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• Montreal judoka Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard fights to gold at Tel Aviv Grand Slam

  17-02-2023 23:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TEL AVIV, Israel — Montreal judoka Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard fought to a gold medal in the under-63-kilogram category on Friday at the Tel Aviv Grand Slam.
  Beauchemin-Pinard won her third career gold on the circuit and first since 2021 when she defeated Cuba’s Maylin Del Toro Carvajal in the grand final.
  Del Toro defeated Beauchemin-Pinard in a bronze-medal match two weeks ago at the Paris Grand Slam.
  In Friday’s rematch, Beauchemin-Pinard scored a waza-ari by throwing her op
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Fisheries Department to shut 15 salmon farms off B.C.’s coast

  17-02-2023 23:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray says the government will not renew licences for 15 open-net Atlantic salmon farms around British Columbia’s Discovery Islands. 
  Murray says the Discovery Islands area is a key migration route for wild salmon where narrow passages bring migrating juvenile salmon into close contact with the farms. 
  She says in a news release that recent science indicates uncertainty over the risks posed by the salmon farms to wild salmon.
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• Former MP says Canada has become ‘open market’ for foreign interference in elections

  17-02-2023 23:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  RICHMOND, B.C. — A former British Columbia member of Parliament says he fears Canada has become an “open market” for foreign governments to sway elections after being named in a newspaper report as the target of an alleged campaign by Chinese diplomats to defeat him.
  Kenny Chiu, a Conservative who lost his seat of Steveston-Richmond East in the 2021 election, says he’s not surprised by the report in the Globe and Mail citing Canadian intelligence documents and describing
  
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• Speedskaters Johnson, Dubreuil and Gélinas-Beaulieu help Canada win team sprint gold

  17-02-2023 23:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TOMASZÓW MAZOWIECKI, Poland — Canada won its first men’s team sprint gold medal in five seasons on Friday to kick off the final World Cup speedskating event of the 2022-23 campaign.
  Anders Johnson of Calgary, Laurent Dubreuil of Levis, Que., and Antoine Gélinas-Beaulieu of Sherbrooke, Que., reached the top of the podium in their first race as a team, crossing the line with a time of one minute 19.53 seconds.
  Norway was second, 1:36 seconds behind the Canadians, and the
  
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• Ottawa’s Mirela Rahneva finishes third on World Cup skeleton circuit

  17-02-2023 23:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SIGULDA, Latvia — Ottawa’s Mirela Rahneva locked up third place overall on the World Cup women’s skeleton standings with a sixth-place finish Friday in the final event of the season.
  Rahneva finished the event with a combined time of one minute 44.03 seconds.
  The 34-year-old was poised to earn her fourth medal of the season after throwing down the second-fast time in the opening heat on the tricky 16-corner track in Sigulda.
  However, she struggled through the bottom portion of
  
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• Quick Quotes: Canada reacts to report that says use of Emergencies Act was justified

  17-02-2023 23:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Nearly one year after the “Freedom Convoy” demonstrators blocked traffic at Canadian border crossings and occupied the nation’s capital, an independent commission released a report saying the government’s use of the Emergency Act to quell those protests were justified. In his report, Justice Paul Rouleau said lawful protests descended into lawlessness, culminating in a national emergency. 
  Here are some reactions from across Canada on Rouleau’s f
  
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• Rosedale-area roads to close for CN track repairs next week

  17-02-2023 23:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The City of Chilliwack wrote on social media Friday (Feb. 17) that three roads in Rosedale will be closed intermittently for repairs to the CN railroad tracks over a span of four days.
  The city wrote that sections of Nevin Road, McGrath Road, and Ford Road will be closed starting Tuesday, February 21 at 8 a.m. and lasting until Friday, February 24 at 6 p.m.Nevin Road west of Ford Road will be closed at the CN tracks starting Tuesday, Feb. 21 at 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. on Wednesday
  
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• Canada’s Rob Thomson reflects on World Series appearance with Phillies

  17-02-2023 23:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DUNEDIN, Fla. — CANADIAN CLASSIC
  Philadelphia Phillies manager Rob Thomson has had a few months to reflect on his team’s long post-season run last fall. 
  The Canadian took over as skipper in June when the Phillies were 22-29. He helped turn things around and led the Phillies all the way to the World Series, where they dropped a six-game series to the Houston Astros.
  After the dust settled, Thomson said his brother asked him how it really felt to manage in the Fall Classic.
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• University of British Columbia midwifery program expanded with another 20 seats

  17-02-2023 22:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The provincial government is spending $1.7 million to expand the University of British Columbia’s midwifery program.
  The expansion from 28 to 48 seats, includes a dozen new spots in the bachelor of midwifery program and eight positions in the midwives bridging program, helping internationally educated midwives to become registered to practise in B.C. 
  Selina Robinson, the minister of post-secondary education, says the funding will significantly increase the program&r
  
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• Missing a chainsaw? 2 recovered from attempted break-in ... - CTV News Vancouver

  17-02-2023 22:47
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• Chilliwack Animal Safe Haven receives $40K from province to buy equipment, reduce operating costs

  17-02-2023 22:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The Chilliwack Animal Safe Haven Society on Chilliwack Central Road will receive a grant from the provincial government to help it buy equipment and upgrade its facilities in order to enhance its services for people and animals.
  In a news release Friday (Feb. 17), the B.C. government announced the Chilliwack Animal Safe Haven Society will be receiving $40,485 to install solar panels and heat pumps to help reduce operational costs.This funding is part of the $140 million distri
  
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• Zelenskyy pushes for speedy support to avoid more deaths - Chilliwack Progress

  17-02-2023 22:30
  
  Zelenskyy pushes for speedy support to avoid more deaths  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Inquiry: decision to invoke Emergencies Act justified, but ‘regrettable ... - Chilliwack Progress

  17-02-2023 22:30
  
  Inquiry: decision to invoke Emergencies Act justified, but ‘regrettable ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Veteran lineman Shawn Lemon still on CFL’s open market

  17-02-2023 22:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Three days after the start of CFL free agency, veteran American defensive lineman Shawn Lemon remains on the open market.
  And that’s definitely surprising given what the Calgary Stampeder did in 2022. The six-foot-one, 242-pound Lemon led the West Division in sacks (14 to tie a career high) and was second in the CFL behind Ottawa’s Lorenzo Mauldin IV (17 sacks).
  Lemon and Mauldin were named the West and East Division’s top defensive players and CFL all-stars. But Mauldin got th
  
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• Qatar-based bid for Man United confirmed on deadline day

  17-02-2023 22:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MANCHESTER, England (AP) — A Qatar-based bid for Manchester United was confirmed Friday, with Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani promising to rid the iconic soccer team of debt and return it to former glories.Sheikh Jassim is the chairman of QIB, which is one of Qatar’s leading banks, and has submitted a 100% offer to buy out current owners the Glazer family.“The bid will be completely debt free via Sheikh Jassim’s Nine Two Foundation, which will look to invest in the footb
  
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• Vancouver Whitecaps sign Japanese goalkeeper Yohei Takaoka to two-year deal

  17-02-2023 22:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps have added to their depth in net, signing Japanese goalkeeper Yohei Takaoka to a two-year deal.
  The ‘Caps announced the news Friday, saying the agreement includes a club option for the 2025 season and that Takeda will occupy an international roster spot pending receipt of his international transfer certificate and work permit.
  The 26-year-old ‘keeper comes to Vancouver from Yokohama F. Marinos in Japan’s J1 League, where he has recorded
  
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• Blue Jays slugger Guerrero to focus on pitch selection after slight offensive dip

  17-02-2023 22:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DUNEDIN, Fla. — Vladimir Guerrero Jr., provided one of the better lines of spring training last year when he proclaimed the Blue Jays’ 2021 season was the trailer and the 2022 campaign would be the movie. 
  It turned out to be a shorter film than he’d hoped. Toronto’s post-season run lasted the minimum two games.
  There were no such proclamations on Friday when Guerrero held his first formal media availability of the spring.
  “This year I’m not going to say
  
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• Justice Rouleau calls for more time, transparency in future Emergencies Act inquiries

  17-02-2023 22:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Public Order Emergency Commission has made 56 recommendations after investigating the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act to quell protests at border crossings and in downtown Ottawa in early 2022. 
  A number of Justice Paul Rouleau’s recommendations are meant to address issues that arose during the public inquiry itself. 
  The federal government must do a better job of collecting and sharing information
  The Liberal government has been criticize
  
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• Chilliwack Animal Safe Haven gets provincial government grant - Chilliwack Progress

  17-02-2023 22:00
  
  Chilliwack Animal Safe Haven gets provincial government grant  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Trudeau says Canadians decided 2021 election outcome in spite of Chinese meddling

  17-02-2023 21:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is playing down a report that China tried to sway the last federal election, saying Canadian voters alone decided the outcome.
  The Toronto-based Globe and Mail newspaper, citing classified Canadian Security Intelligence Service records, says China worked to help ensure a Liberal minority victory in the 2021 general election as well as defeat Conservative politicians considered unfriendly to Beijing.The story says China’s former consul-general in
  
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• Foodie Friday: Pan-roasted cod swims in tomatoes, panko and ... - Chilliwack Progress

  17-02-2023 21:30
  
  Foodie Friday: Pan-roasted cod swims in tomatoes, panko and ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• In his own words: Justice Paul Rouleau’s conclusion about the ‘Freedom Convoy’

  17-02-2023 21:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Justice Paul Rouleau, the head of the public inquiry that examined the federal Liberal government’s decision to invoke the Emergencies Act in February 2022, concluded in his final report the choice was justified.
  Here is what he wrote:
  “It is regrettable that such a situation arose here, because in my view, it could have been avoided. As I have explained in this report, the response to the ‘Freedom Convoy’ involved a series of policing failures. Some of the
  
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• Vancouver Canucks forward Tanner Pearson placed on LTIR with hand injury

  17-02-2023 20:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks have placed left-winger Tanner Pearson on long-term injured reserve due to a season-ending hand injury.
  General manager Patrik Allvin announced the move Friday, a month after the team said the ailment would keep the 30-year-old left-winger off the ice for the rest of the 2022-23 campaign.Pearson has had multiple surgeries on his hand after sustaining the injury in a 5-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Nov. 9.The six-foot-one, 201-pound forward had five p
  
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• Oppose Canada’s ‘xenophobic’ foreign property tax, U.S. critics urge ... - Chilliwack Progress

  17-02-2023 20:30
  
  Oppose Canada’s ‘xenophobic’ foreign property tax, U.S. critics urge ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• International organization says Indigenous families will lead unmarked graves report

  17-02-2023 20:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The head of an international organization brought in by the federal government to provide communities with options for identifying possible human remains buried near former residential school sites says Indigenous families must lead the way. 
  Kathryne Bomberger, director general of the International Commission on Missing Persons, says families are central to addressing the issue of missing children and unmarked burials.
  The federal government spent $2 million
  
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• Next generation of Canadian curlers arrives, with some familiar names

  17-02-2023 20:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KAMLOOPS, B.C. — The curling kids are coming.
  The offspring of some of the biggest names in Canadian curling have landed on the national stage, starting with Kelly Middaugh making her Scotties Tournament of Hearts debut Friday in Kamloops, B.C.
  The daughter of decorated curlers Wayne and Sherry Middaugh plays lead for Quebec’s Laurie St-Georges.
  Wayne is a three-time men’s world champion. Sherry skipped Ontario to Hearts semifinals four times and also reached the women’s
  
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• Police cars converged on parking lot in Chilliwack after pepper ... - Chilliwack Progress

  17-02-2023 20:18
  
  Police cars converged on parking lot in Chilliwack after pepper ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• 1 woman charged in Prince George Valentine’s Day murder - Chilliwack Progress

  17-02-2023 20:00
  
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• Rouleau report addresses six questions raised during Emergencies Act hearings

  17-02-2023 19:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Throughout seven weeks of public hearings in Ottawa, the Public Order Emergency Commission heard from more than 100 witnesses and released thousands of pages of documents. 
  This evidence raised many questions about the actions taken by the Liberal government.
  Here are some key questions Justice Paul Rouleau addressed.
  Can the commission make a determination without seeing all the evidence?
  The Public Order Emergency Commission considered evidence from a variety of sources and
  
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• Liberals introduce ‘Milgaard’s Law’ to create review process for ... - Chilliwack Progress

  17-02-2023 19:30
  
  Liberals introduce ‘Milgaard’s Law’ to create review process for ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• ‘The Walking Weapon’ Josh Alexander embracing role as Impact Wrestling’s ambassador

  17-02-2023 19:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canada’s Josh Alexander has made history as Impact World Champion twice, first for having the shortest title reign in the belt’s history, and now as the longest reign in its lineage.
  As the reigning champion for 300 days and counting, Alexander has embraced his role as an ambassador for Impact Wrestling, representing the promotion across North America. The native of Bolton, Ont., will do so again at Battle in the Valley, a New Japan Pro Wrestling event, on Saturday.
  “It’s
  
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• Judge orders psychiatric evaluation for driver in Quebec daycare bus crash

  17-02-2023 19:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LAVAL, Que. — The man charged with killing two young children when the bus he was driving slammed into a daycare in Laval has been ordered by a judge to undergo a psychiatric evaluation.
  Pierre Ny St-Amand’s lawyer requested the evaluation today, saying he has reason to question whether his client is mentally fit to stand trial.
  St-Amand appeared to be struggling to walk and had to be supported by two corrections officers as he made his way to the courtroom in Laval, a suburb north o
  
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• Watchdog report blasts RCMP failures investigating missing Saskatchewan woman

  17-02-2023 19:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SASKATOON — Amanda Michayluk’s final moments were spent walking alone in the cold and snow through a Saskatchewan field as her family anxiously waited for an RCMP search and rescue team that would never arrive.
  A scathing report from the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the RCMP says officers responding to calls for help from  Michayluk’s family had tunnel vision, relied on stereotypes and did an inadequate ground search. 
  The decision not to call in sear
  
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• Teck reviewing alternatives for steelmaking coal business - Chilliwack Progress

  17-02-2023 19:00
  
  Teck reviewing alternatives for steelmaking coal business  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Chilliwack stays ahead of bus driver shortage as other school ... - Chilliwack Progress

  17-02-2023 18:20
  
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• Downtown Chilliwack BIA expecting strong turnout for its Mar. 1 meeting on safety and security

  17-02-2023 18:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — In the wake of several incidents over the past year in which multiple businesses in Chilliwack have been vandalized in various forms, the Downtown Chilliwack Business Improvement Association’s upcoming forum for merchants on safety and security couldn’t have come at a better time.
  The BIA announced in mid-January that it would be organizing a merchants-only discussion with the Upper Fraser Valley RCMP in Chilliwack, security personnel, and members of Chilliwack Cit
  
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• Energy transition jobs plan aims to sustain and create jobs, not kill them: feds

  17-02-2023 18:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Liberal government’s long-promised plan to transition Canada’s labour force to respond to climate change says a clean energy economy will not prompt massive unemployment in the country’s energy towns.
  It says if Canada plays its cards right, the clean energy economy will create so many jobs there may not be enough workers to fill them.
  The plan has become a political lightning rod for the federal Liberals in the face of heavy criticism from Alberta Premier Da
  
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• Hamilton Tiger-Cats sign CFL defensive back Chris Edwards

  17-02-2023 18:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HAMILTON, Ohio — The Hamilton Tiger-Cats signed veteran American defensive back Chris Edwards on Friday.
  The 30-year-old started 13 games last season for the Grey Cup-champion Toronto Argonauts, registering 37 tackles (three tackles for loss), two interceptions, two touchdowns and a forced fumble.Edwards is entering his sixth CFL season, having spent time with the Argos (2021-22), B.C. Lions (2019) and Edmonton (2017-18).
  The six-foot-two, 217-pound Edwards has registered 195 total tackles
  
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• Auger-Aliassime falls to Medvedev 6-2, 6-4 in Rotterdam quarterfinals

  17-02-2023 18:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ROTTERDAM, Netherlands — Félix Auger-Aliassime’s bid for a second straight Rotterdam Open title came to an end Friday with a 6-2, 6-4 quarterfinal loss to Daniil Medvedev.
  Auger-Aliassime won his first career ATP Tour title at the indoor tennis tournament last year. He went on to win three more indoor titles and help Canada to a Davis Cup championship in a breakout season.
  On Friday, however, Medvedev proved more than a match for Auger-Aliassime and improved to 5-0 against the
  
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• Premiers urge Trudeau to agree to regular health funding reviews - Chilliwack Progress

  17-02-2023 18:00
  
  Premiers urge Trudeau to agree to regular health funding reviews  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Slope stabilized along Salmon Ridge Trail in Promontory, but trail not reinstated

  17-02-2023 17:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The Salmon Ridge Trail was once a popular hiking path in Chilliwack within the forested trail network that connected parts of Promontory with Chilliwack Lake Road.
  But the raging flood waters in the atmospheric river events of 2021 inflicted severe damage and eroded parts of the trail to the point that immobile fences were erected at various access points, rendering parts of the trail behind Bridle Ridge Crescent up on Promontory inaccessible and impassable.Thankfully, work ha
  
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• Plaintiffs in CHL lawsuit weighing options after class-action request denied: lawyer

  17-02-2023 17:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The lawyer for the plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the Canadian Hockey League, the country’s three major junior circuits and its teams related to disturbing allegations of sexual assault and torture suffered by teenage players says his clients are considering “their various options” after a class-action request was denied.
  In a decision earlier this month, an Ontario Superior Court judge described the “horrific and despicable and unquestionably criminal ac
  
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• Military finishes recovering Chinese balloon debris

  17-02-2023 17:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has finished efforts to recover the remnants of the large balloon that was shot down off the coast of South Carolina, and analysis of the debris so far reinforces conclusions that it was a Chinese spy balloon, U.S. officials said Friday.
  Officials said the U.S. believes that Navy, Coast Guard and FBI personnel collected all of the balloon debris off the ocean floor. U.S. Northern Command said in a statement that the recovery operations ended Thursday and that fin
  
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• Hwy. 1 closes overnight after car crash, hospitalizing driver and killing dog ejected from car

  17-02-2023 17:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — A vehicle crashed on Highway 1 westbound in Abbotsford late Thursday night (Feb. 16) after it left the highway and struck a B.C. Hydro pole, sending the male driver to hospital with life-threatening injuries and killing a dog that was ejected from the vehicle during the crash.
  According to Sgt. Paul Walker, media relations spokesperson for the Abbotsford Police Department, patrol officers from the department responded to a single-vehicle collision along Highway 1 westbound nea
  
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• 5 Memphis officers plead not guilty in death of Tyre Nichols

  17-02-2023 16:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Five former Memphis police officers pleaded not guilty Friday to second-degree murder and other charges in the violent arrest and death of Tyre Nichols.
  Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Desmond Mills Jr., Emmitt Martin III and Justin Smith made their first court appearances with their lawyers before a judge in Shelby County Criminal Court. The officers were fired after an internal police investigation into the Jan. 7 arrest of Nichols, who died in a hospital three day
  
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• Time, games running out for beleaguered Canada women ahead of summer World Cup

  17-02-2023 16:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. — After coming out flat against the U.S. under the shadow of a bitter labour dispute with Canada Soccer, the Canadian women hope to find their game in Nashville where they play Brazil next at the SheBelieves Cup.
  The clock is ticking. Time and games are running out with the World Cup looming in July.
  Canada was overwhelmed early Thursday night in a 2-0 loss to the top-ranked Americans at Exploria Stadium, with goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan forced to make a save just seconds afte
  
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• Ottawa Redblacks sign veteran Canadian receiver Lemar Durant

  17-02-2023 16:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Ottawa Redblacks signed  veteran Canadian receiver Lemar Durant to a one-year contract Friday.
  Durant, 30, had 12 catches for 112 yards and a TD in 11 regular-season games with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats last season. 
  The six-foot-two, 218-pound Vancouver native, has appeared in 85 career regular-season CFL contests with Calgary, B.C. and Hamilton, registering 195 receptions for 2,465 yards with 14 touchdowns.
  Durant won a Grey Cup with Calgary in 2018. He was named the
  
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• Secrets and Lives with Shelley McArthur Everett - Chilliwack Progress

  17-02-2023 16:30
  
  Secrets and Lives with Shelley McArthur Everett  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• NHLPA names US Labor Secretary Marty Walsh executive director - Chilliwack Progress

  17-02-2023 16:30
  
  NHLPA names US Labor Secretary Marty Walsh executive director  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Chinese balloon flew through ‘radar gaps’ during journey over Canada: Norad

  17-02-2023 15:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The deputy commander of Norad says a suspected Chinese spy balloon passed through “radar gaps” during its flight over Canada.
  Lt.-Gen. Alain Pelletier says that affected the military’s ability to track its flight path as it flew over central British Columbia.
  Pelletier and Maj.-Gen. Paul Prevost of the Canadian Armed Forces strategic joint staff are appearing before a parliamentary committee this morning.
  The two say the Chinese balloon passed near several Canadi
  
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