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• BC RCMP asks youth to help ‘Name the Puppies’ - Chilliwack Progress

  07-03-2023 23:35 via news.google.com
  
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• Indigenous leaders stress need for consultation on federal firearms legislation

  07-03-2023 23:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A House of Commons committee studying Liberal efforts to outlaw assault-style firearms is hearing criticism, as well as some measured support, from Indigenous leaders.
  Chief Jessica Lazare of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake tells MPs on the committee the realities of Indigenous people who take their firearms on trips to hunt for food are being overlooked due to lack of consultation.
  Gwich’in Tribal Council Grand Chief Ken Kyikavichik says he does not question the intent of t
  
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• Eby: Federal government needs to reform bail system ‘now’ to target repeat offenders

  07-03-2023 23:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  British Columbia Premier David Eby says the federal government needs to reform Canada’s bail system now instead of simply talking about it.
  His comments come after federal Justice Minister David Lametti said Ottawa is prepared to change the Criminal Code to add “more stickiness” for people seeking bail, and he plans to discuss the matter with his provincial counterparts on Friday.
  Eby, speaking at a news conference, says B.C. residents are “very frustrated — and rig
  
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• B.C. man fined $7,500 for keeping bear cub in a cage - Chilliwack Progress

  07-03-2023 23:25 via news.google.com
  
  B.C. man fined $7,500 for keeping bear cub in a cage  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Former massage therapist in Chilliwack facing sexual assault charges

  07-03-2023 23:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack RCMP announced Tuesday that a former registered massage therapist in Chilliwack is facing two counts of sexual assault from offences that allegedly occurred at his business at 11-46058 Bridle Ridge Crescent in Promontory.In a news release from RCMP Sgt. Krista Vrolyk, media spokesperson for the Chilliwack detachment, Mounties say 58-year-old Darcy Ferrier has been charged with two counts of sexual assault in relation to offences that are alleged to have occurred whi
  
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• BC RCMP - Former Chilliwack Registered Massage Therapist faces ... - BC.RCMP-grc.gc.ca

  07-03-2023 23:12 via news.google.com
  
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• Unpaid oilpatch taxes rise again despite industry boom, say rural municipalities

  07-03-2023 22:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Rural Municipalities of Alberta says the total of unpaid taxes from the oilpatch keeps rising despite the industry’s boom. 
  In a release, the group says energy companies owe towns and villages in which they operate a total of $268 million.
  That’s up more than six per cent from last year.
  As well, the rate of non-payment is increasing.
  Paul McLauchlin, president of the group, says $53 million was left unpaid last year and $38 million the year before. 
  McLauchlin says the pro
  
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• NASA Reveals Blueprint For Deflecting Killer Asteroids

  07-03-2023 22:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not!Humanity has long been obsessed with its own demise. From Y2K to the end of the Mayan calendar, people have spent countless hours predicting cataclysmic futures. Thankfully, none of the fearmongering has manifested. But that hasn’t stopped Hollywood from fixating on horrific options for planet-wide destruction. Among the most famous tropes is a collision with a killer asteroid.
  Forays into this theme have included 1958’s The Day the Sky Exploded
  
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• G.W. Graham recognizes outstanding football players from memorable 2022 season

  07-03-2023 22:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — After an 11-2 season in which the senior varsity team came within a two-point conversion of winning a provincial championship, the G.W. Graham Grizzlies celebrated their year-end party over the weekend with over 200 players, family, and friends sharing dinner and an evening of awards.And it wasn’t just the senior varsity that had an exemplary season, as the junior varsity team advanced to the provincial quarterfinals and had its own share of standouts.In a press release
  
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• No indication objects downed over Yukon, Lake Huron operated by foreign state: Anand

  07-03-2023 22:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Defence Minister Anita Anand says there is no indication the flying objects shot down over Yukon and Lake Huron last month were affiliated with a foreign country.
  But Anand says she won’t otherwise speculate on the origins or purpose of those two objects, or of a third shot down off the coast of Alaska, because they have not been recovered.
  Anand made the comments today during an appearance with senior military officers at the House of Commons defence committee.
  The three ob
  
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• Interim Alouettes president Mario Cecchini appointed as president of QMJHL

  07-03-2023 22:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BOUCHERVILLE, Que. — The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League has hired Mario Cecchini as its commissioner.
  Cecchini replaces Gilles Courteau, who stepped down from that post Sunday after 37 years.However, Cecchini won’t officially take office until May 8 as he’s currently the interim president of the CFL’s Montreal Alouettes and involved in the impending sale of the franchise.
  Interim commissioner Martin Lavallee will continue in that role until then.
  “Mr. Cecchini is
  
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• A look at the players involved in federal efforts to address foreign interference

  07-03-2023 22:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada’s major political parties have accepted the results of the 2019 and 2021 election and a panel of bureaucrats has determined both elections remained free and fair, an assessment that national security agencies agree with.
  Despite this, attempts at foreign interference — mainly by China — have emerged in recent media reports, resulting in calls for more transparency about how the government deals with the issue.
  Here’s a look at the organizations and i
  
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• Safety agency opens probe of rail operator Norfolk Southern

  07-03-2023 22:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Federal investigators on Tuesday announced a special investigation into rail operator Norfolk Southern following a fiery derailment on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border in February and several other accidents, including the death of a train conductor this week.The National Transportation Safety Board said it will begin a broad look at the railroad’s safety culture, saying it has sent investigation teams to look into five significant accidents involving Norfolk Southern
  
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• B.C. invests $200 million toward boosting food banks, producers and supply chain

  07-03-2023 22:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — British Columbia is dedicating $200 million toward boosting both the province’s food bank system and overall agricultural production and resiliency. 
  Premier David Eby says the funding will go toward two branches of spending: adding infrastructure to food banks, such as commercial coolers, and to improve overall food production and access throughout B.C.
  Part of the money will be used to enhance programs to strengthen the food supply chain; expand food production fro
  
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• Passengers restrain man who tried to stab attendant on US flight - Chilliwack Progress

  07-03-2023 22:00 via news.google.com
  
  Passengers restrain man who tried to stab attendant on US flight  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Blue Jays pitcher Kikuchi continues impressive spring with three no-hit innings

  07-03-2023 21:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LAKELAND, Fla. — Toronto pitcher Yusei Kikuchi continued his impressive spring with three no-hit innings before the Blue Jays fell 7-2 to the Pittsburgh Pirates in spring training baseball action Tuesday.
  Kikuchi has been making a strong bid to join ace Alek Manoah, Kevin Gausman, Jose Berrios and newcomer Chris Bassitt in the Blue Jays’ starting rotation for the upcoming season.
  He has yet to surrender a run and has struck out nine over seven innings in three pre-season appearances.
  
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• Fundraiser tops $5,000 for Okanagan boy injured after falling under ... - Chilliwack Progress

  07-03-2023 21:30 via news.google.com
  
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• Fundraiser tops $10,000 for Okanagan boy injured after falling ... - Chilliwack Progress

  07-03-2023 21:30 via news.google.com
  
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• A look at Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Leader Dennis King

  07-03-2023 21:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHARLOTTETOWN — A look at Dennis King, leader of Prince Edward Island’s Progressive Conservative party.
  Age: 51
  Early years: King was born Nov. 1, 1971, in Georgetown, P.E.I., to Catherine (Cattie) Rachel Stevens and Lionel MacKenzie King; he has three brothers and four sisters.Education: He graduated from Montague Regional High School in 1990, and after studying journalism in Ontario, he returned to P.E.I.Career: King has worked for various media outlets, including as a reporter wit
  
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• Maple Leafs centre Ryan O’Reilly undergoes surgery on broken finger

  07-03-2023 21:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEWARK, N.J. — Toronto Maple Leafs centre Ryan O’Reilly is expected to miss four weeks of action after undergoing surgery on his broken finger.
  Acquired from the St. Louis Blues in a blockbuster trade last month, the 32-year-old suffered the injury late in the second period of Saturday’s 4-1 loss to the Vancouver Canucks.Head coach Sheldon Keefe provided the update Tuesday before Toronto’s matchup with the New Jersey Devils that concluded a five-game road trip.
  O’Re
  
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• Agassiz RCMP seize illegal drugs, ammo, cash following traffic stop - Chilliwack Progress

  07-03-2023 21:29 via news.google.com
  
  Agassiz RCMP seize illegal drugs, ammo, cash following traffic stop  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• First Nations woman first to testify in trial for former residential school priest

  07-03-2023 21:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — A First Nations woman told a courtroom she was left scared and sick to her stomach after a priest allegedly assaulted her at a residential school more than 50 years ago. 
  Arthur Masse, 93, is charged with one count of indecent assault from when the woman was a 10-year-old student at the Fort Alexander Residential School north of Winnipeg. 
  RCMP charged Masse last summer following a criminal investigation that started in 2011. The tall, slender man with thinning hair an
  
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• B.C.’s overdose death rate double what it was when health emergency declared in 2016

  07-03-2023 21:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — The overdose death toll has surpassed 200 for another month in British Columbia. 
  The BC Coroners Service says 211 people died in January, bringing the number of deaths to at least 11,195 since the public-health emergency was declared in 2016.
  A statement from the coroner’s office says the death rate in January was 47 people per 100,000, more than double the 20.5 death rate that prompted B.C.’s medical health officer to declare the emergency almost seven years a
  
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• Woman facing federal terrorism charge has Chilliwack hearing ... - Hope Standard

  07-03-2023 21:00 via news.google.com
  
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• Woman facing federal terrorism charge has Chilliwack hearing ... - Chilliwack Progress

  07-03-2023 21:00 via news.google.com
  
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• Government adds indecency, abortion offences to list of ‘unjust ... - Chilliwack Progress

  07-03-2023 20:30 via news.google.com
  
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• Government adds indecency, abortion offences to list of ‘unjust’ historic convictions

  07-03-2023 20:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — People who have been convicted of a number of indecency and anti-abortion offences that are no longer on the books can now have those convictions expunged.
  The list of “historically unjust offences” is being expanded to include a raft of charges that date back to 1892 and were largely directed at the LGBTQ community and women.
  The government says police historically used certain indecency charges to target and raid bathhouses, LGBTQ nightclubs and swingers clubs.
  Some
  
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• Canadian International turf ace returns to Woodbine in 2023

  07-03-2023 19:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The Canadian International returns in 2023.
  The $7500,000 turf event for three-year-olds and up wasn’t held in 2022 but will be run Oct. 8 at Woodbine Racetrack. It will cover 1 1/4 miles over the E.P. Taylor Turf Course instead of 1 1/2 miles.
  Also on Oct. 8 will be the Grade 1 $750,000 E.P. Taylor, a 1 1/4-mile race for fillies and mares three years old an up.
  Woodbine will open its 133-day meet April 22. It will conclude Dec. 10.
  The ’23 season at Woodbine will also feature two $1
  
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• Montreal primary school teacher pleads guilty to sex crimes involving five girls

  07-03-2023 19:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — A Montreal elementary school teacher has pleaded guilty to several sex-related crimes involving five young girls.
  Dominic Blanchette today entered guilty pleas on eight counts, including sexual interference, possession of child pornography, child luring and sexual exploitation.
  His crimes occurred between September 2017 and May 2022, when he was arrested.
  Court documents say that Blanchette, 28, who taught in the city’s Montreal North borough, used his influence as a teach
  
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• Three-day bus strike starts this Thursday in Abbotsford, Chilliwack ... - Hope Standard

  07-03-2023 19:31 via news.google.com
  
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• Three-day Bus Strike Starts This Thursday In Abbotsford, Chilliwack ... - Abbotsford News

  07-03-2023 19:31 via news.google.com
  
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• 3,500-kilometre Labrador snowmobile race cancelled after team goes into open water

  07-03-2023 19:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LABRADOR CITY, N.L. — A snowmobile race in Labrador that bills itself as the longest and toughest in the world has been cancelled mid-course because of rain and broken sea ice brought on by unseasonably warm temperatures.
  Organizers of the 3,500-kilometre Cain’s Quest endurance race say the decision was made for safety reasons because of weather conditions now and in the coming days.
  The news comes after a member of the Finnish team drove into open water early today on their way to a
  
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• Judicial council reviewing complaint against Supreme Court of Canada’s Russell Brown

  07-03-2023 19:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Canadian Judicial Council says it is reviewing a complaint about the alleged conduct of Supreme Court of Canada Justice Russell Brown.
  In a statement, the council says the complaint against Brown, received Jan. 29, was referred to Christopher Hinkson, chief justice of the Supreme Court of British Columbia and chairperson of the council’s judicial conduct committee.
  Brown provided comments to Hinkson, at his request, about the complaint on Feb. 20.
  The Supreme Court recen
  
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• Hershey debuts plant-based Reese’s Cups, chocolate bars - Chilliwack Progress

  07-03-2023 19:15 via news.google.com
  
  Hershey debuts plant-based Reese’s Cups, chocolate bars  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Canada’s Denis Shapovalov calls for equal pay between men and women in pro tennis

  07-03-2023 19:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canada’s Denis Shapovalov says the gender gap in professional tennis should not exist.
  The world No. 30 in men’s tennis made the plea for gender equality in his sport on Tuesday in an article posted to the Players Tribune.
  Shapovalov says he was motivated to advocate for equal pay between men and women after comparing his experience on the ATP Tour to that of his girlfriend Mirjam Bjorklund, a player on the WTA Tour.
  The product of Richmond Hill, Ont., recalled a conversation with Bj
  
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• B.C. commissioner urges creative ways to fight hate as reports double during pandemic

  07-03-2023 19:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s Human Rights Commissioner says the province is facing a “reckoning” as hate in society rose sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  Kasari Govender released a nearly 500-page report Tuesday detailing the results of her office’s public inquiry into hate incidents during the pandemic.
  It offers a dozen recommendations, including a call to create a centralized system for reporting incidents of hate that connects victims with counselling, he
  
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• Chilliwack bus service suspended Thursday through Saturday due to CUPE 561 job action

  07-03-2023 19:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack buses will not run for three days later this week due to job action by CUPE Local 561 representing First Transit bus operators.B.C. Transit confirmed Tuesday morning (Mar. 7) that bus service in Chilliwack and the surrounding communities will be impacted for the second time in less than a month due to job action from CUPE Local 561 representing First Transit bus operators.
  No buses will run Thursday, March 9 through the end of the day on Saturday, March 11, in the A
  
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• Jury selection starts for 2019 Halloween homicide near Cultus Lake - Chilliwack Progress

  07-03-2023 19:00 via news.google.com
  
  Jury selection starts for 2019 Halloween homicide near Cultus Lake  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Live free or dry: No buying booze on Amtrak in New Hampshire

  07-03-2023 18:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Riders on an Amtrak train that runs from Maine to Boston will soon have to hold off on buying alcoholic beverages during the 35-mile stretch of the trip that goes through New Hampshire.
  The Amtrak Downeaster takes passengers 145 miles from Brunswick, Maine, to Boston. The train includes a cafe car that serves alcohol.
  However, the New Hampshire Liquor Commission has told the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority that the train can’t serve alcohol during
  
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• Young Canadians keep up pandemic-inspired DIY projects to save ... - Chilliwack Progress

  07-03-2023 18:45 via news.google.com
  
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• Ukraine war: Two Montreal companies sanctioned by U.S. for alleged ties to Russia

  07-03-2023 18:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Canada Border Services Agency says it helped put two Montreal-based companies with alleged ties to the Russian military on a United States sanctions list.
  The U.S. Department of Commerce last month added CPUNTO inc. and Electronic Network inc. to a list of entities subject to export controls.
  Both companies are headquartered in the Montreal borough of St-Laurent and describe themselves online as sellers of electronic components.
  The export controls bar them from exporting almost
  
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• Canada skip Gushue dealing with nagging lower-body discomfort at Tim Hortons Brier

  07-03-2023 18:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LONDON, Ont. — Canada skip Brad Gushue has been dealing with some lower-body discomfort over the first few days at the Tim Hortons Brier.
  He admits he “probably overdid it” at a team training camp ahead of this week’s Canadian men’s curling championship. 
  “We’ll manage it throughout the week and hopefully it gets better and better,” Gushue said.
  This is the first competitive event for the St. John’s, N.L.-based team since mid-January. Gu
  
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• Swim lesson sign-ups reportedly fill up within minutes for Cheam Leisure Centre

  07-03-2023 18:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack parents intent on registering their kids for swimming but who weren’t successful Monday morning (Mar. 6) may have to wait at least another month before the next round of swim lesson registrations.According to two parents who posted on Facebook Monday morning, sign-ups for swim lessons at the Cheam Leisure Centre were full within literally minutes of the 9 a.m. start time Monday morning, March 6.One parent said she was disappointed that lessons were full within
  
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• WeightWatchers gets into prescription weight loss business - Chilliwack Progress

  07-03-2023 18:30 via news.google.com
  
  WeightWatchers gets into prescription weight loss business  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Manitoba’s Dunstone tops Nova Scotia’s Manuel 8-4 to remain unbeaten at Brier

  07-03-2023 18:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LONDON, Ont. — Manitoba’s Matt Dunstone defeated Nova Scotia’s Matthew Manuel 8-4 on Tuesday morning at the Tim Hortons Brier.
  Dunstone made a hit for three in the sixth end and picked up two late steals to earn his fourth straight round-robin win.
  In other early games, Ontario’s Mike McEwen beat Yukon’s Thomas Scoffin 10-7 and Brendan Bottcher of Wild Card 1 edged New Brunswick’s Scott Jones 8-7.
  Alberta’s Kevin Koe posted a 6-4 victory over Nathan Youn
  
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• Opposition continues to push for public inquiry into foreign interference

  07-03-2023 18:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The leader of Canada’s Opposition says he has little confidence the Liberal government will appoint a truly independent watchdog to investigate foreign interference. 
  Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he predicts the government will pick someone who looks like a “reasonable fella” with grey hair, but is really tied to the Liberal establishment.
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government will appoint a special rapporteur with a wide mandate to
  
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• RCMP arrest 40-year-old Chilliwack man for stabbing another man in downtown area

  07-03-2023 18:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — A 40-year-old Chilliwack man faces criminal charges after he stabbed a man near the 46200 block of Yale Road in downtown Chilliwack last week.On Thursday, March 2, at approximately 10:20 p.m., multiple members of the Chilliwack RCMP responded to the area and located a man who had been stabbed, according to Corporal Martin Godard, an RCMP spokesperson who works in crime prevention and youth services.Cpl. Godard says the victim was transported to hospital where he received care
  
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• Wild beat Chilliwack in a 5-1 Win on Saturday - wenatcheeworld.com

  07-03-2023 18:00 via news.google.com
  
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• Vatican ‘donating’ its own 3 Parthenon sculptures to Greece - Chilliwack Progress

  07-03-2023 17:45 via news.google.com
  
  Vatican ‘donating’ its own 3 Parthenon sculptures to Greece  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Elite Series rookie Cooper Gallant starting trend among Canadian competitors

  07-03-2023 17:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Cooper Gallant has started something.
  In 2022, the Bowmanville, Ont., native committed to fishing all nine Bassmaster Opens in the U.S. to qualify for the Elite Series, pro bass fishing’s top circuit. The move paid off as Gallant finished third in the Southern standings to punch his ticket.
  This year, five Canadians — Jamie Bruce of Kenora, Ont., Paul Bouvier of Kingston, Ont., Ryan Clark of Whitby, Ont., Evan Kung of Pickering, Ont. and Danny McGarry of Newcastle, Ont. — are f
  
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