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• Canada’s Félix Auger-Aliassime advances to Round of 16 at Indian Wells Masters

  11-03-2023 23:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Montreal’s Félix Auger-Aliassime is on to the next round of the Indian Wells Masters tournament.
  He beat Spain’s Pedro Martinez 7-6 (5), 6-4 in the Round of 64 of the men’s single’s tournament on Saturday.
  It was the first time the two had ever played each other on the ATP Tour.
  Auger-Aliassime rallied despite being down a break in the first set.
  He smashed 10 aces to Martinez’s none, but went 2 for 17 on break points.
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• Indigenous group calls for apology, Vancouver hotel says employee followed protocol

  11-03-2023 23:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The B.C. Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres has called for a public apology after an employee at a Vancouver hotel denied an Indigenous man access to a washroom, which they say resulted him losing control of his bladder in front of onlookers.
  The General Manager of the Hyatt Regency Hotel says it conducted an internal investigation after the association reported an incident last month.
  Patrick Gosselin says it determined the employee was following protocol to close re
  
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• PHOTOS: Biggest turnout ever for squash championships in Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress

  11-03-2023 23:32 via news.google.com
  
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• Wild Card 1’s Bottcher eliminates Ontario’s McEwen in Page 3-4 game at Brier

  11-03-2023 22:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LONDON, Ont. — Wild Card 1’s Brendan Bottcher defeated Ontario’s Mike McEwen 6-3 in the Page playoff 3-4 game on Saturday at the Tim Hortons Brier.
  Bottcher scored the lone deuce in the sixth end and picked up a critical steal in the ninth that put the game away. 
  He advanced to Sunday’s semifinal with the victory while McEwen was eliminated.
  Defending champion Brad Gushue was scheduled to play Manitoba’s Matt Dunstone in the Page 1-2 game on Saturday night at
  
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• B.C. conservation officers on snowmobiles rescue man stuck in snowstorm

  11-03-2023 21:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  QUESNEL, B.C. — The B.C. Conservation Officer Service says three of its members rescued a man who was stranded in a remote area near Quesnel, B.C., last week.
  It posted about the rescue on Twitter on Friday, saying the 60-year-old miner had been caught in a winter storm.
  It says the man was four days overdue, but had no way of checking in. 
  The conservation service says he was stuck about 26 km from a plowed road and that while he had a trailer for shelter, a large snowfall made drivi
  
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• Chelsea wins again, Liverpool loses at Bournemouth in EPL

  11-03-2023 21:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LONDON (AP) — Chelsea might finally be finding its stride under Graham Potter while Liverpool’s up-and-down season took another nosedive in the English Premier League on Saturday.
  Chelsea made it three straight wins in all competitions for the first time since October by beating Leicester 3-1 away, another sign that the expensively assembled team is starting to gel under Potter.
  Liverpool, though, followed its record 7-0 win over archrival Manchester United by losing 1-0 at relegatio
  
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• Canada wins three medals at speedskating world championships in South Korea

  11-03-2023 20:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — Canada’s Steven Dubois won silver in the men’s 500-metre race at the world short track speedskating championships, while Pascal Dion and Kim Boutin both won bronze in their 1,500-metre races.
  Boutin, from Sherbrooke, Que., kicked things off with a hard-fought bronze medal in the women’s 1,500 metre, a race that saw six lead changes over 13 laps. 
  It was her third career World Championship medal in the distance, having previously captured s
  
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• Blue Jays introduce $20 general admission tickets for outfield areas at Rogers Centre

  11-03-2023 20:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays are introducing new $20 general admission tickets for outfield areas of Rogers Centre.
  Toronto’s downtown ballpark has undergone major renovations this off-season, including the creation of five new “neighbourhoods” within the stadium.
  Blue Jays single game tickets provide fans with a reserved bowl seat but the new $20 outfield district tickets will give them access to the new outfield areas.
  Those new sections include Park Social, a space
  
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• Alek Manoah, Alejandro Kirk re-sign with Toronto Blue Jays, 13 others

  11-03-2023 20:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Ace pitcher Alek Manoah has had his contract renewed by the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday and 14 other players, including all-star catcher Alejandro Kirk, agreed to new contracts.
  The 25-year-old Manoah had a 16-7 record last season with a 2.24 earned-run average and 180 strikeouts over 196 2/3 innings pitched.
  Kirk emerged as Toronto’s top catcher last year, hitting .285 with 14 home runs and 63 runs batted in and walks. 
  He was named to his first-ever all-star team a
  
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• Locally produced film documenting Indian farmers' movement to be ... - Chilliwack Progress

  11-03-2023 19:22 via news.google.com
  
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• Locally Produced Film Documenting Indian Farmers’ Movement To ... - Abbotsford News

  11-03-2023 19:22 via news.google.com
  
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• Bud Grant, stoic coach of powerful Blue Bombers teams, dies at 95

  11-03-2023 19:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Bud Grant, who won four Grey Cups as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers head coach and would later lead the Minnesota Vikings to four Super Bowl losses, has died. He was 95.
  The Vikings confirmed Grant’s death on social media on Saturday.
  “We are absolutely devastated to announce legendary Minnesota Vikings head coach and Hall of Famer Bud Grant has passed away this morning at age 95,” the post said. “We, like all Vikings and NFL fans, are shocked and saddened by this terrible new
  
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• Top-ranked Unity Christian looks to win 3rd straight provincial basketball title Saturday night in Langley

  11-03-2023 19:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LANGLEY — Following three decisive playoff victories, top-ranked Unity Christian of Chilliwack has advanced to the B.C. senior boys Single A championship game Saturday night to face King David High School of Vancouver at the Langley Events Centre. Game time is 8:30 p.m.
  Unity Christian hopes to win its third consecutive Single A title, thanks to championship titles they won in 2020 and again in 2022. There was no provincial championship tournament in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The
  
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• Chelsea beats Leicester 3-1 away to ease pressure on Potter

  11-03-2023 19:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LEICESTER, England (AP) — Chelsea’s recent revival under Graham Potter continued at Leicester with a 3-1 win in the English Premier League on Saturday, making it three straight wins in all competitions for the London club.
  Kai Havertz’s fine finish restored the visitors’ lead just before halftime after Patson Daka equalized, and Mateo Kovacic’s volley added the third for Chelsea in the second half.
  Chelsea forward Joao Felix hit the post and had a goal ruled out by
  
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• Meta to block access to news on Facebook, Instagram if Online News Act adopted as-is

  11-03-2023 18:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Facebook and Instagram’s parent company says it will stop making news content available on its platforms if the proposed federal Online News Act passes in its current form.
  Meta spokesperson Lisa Laventure says the company made the decision because the act will require it to pay publishers for links or content it doesn’t post.
  Laventure says paying for these posts is neither sustainable nor workable for Meta.
  Tech giants like Meta and Google have fought against the pro
  
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• Trans Mountain pipeline construction nearing 80% completion

  11-03-2023 18:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — As pipeline activities occur throughout Chilliwack and the surrounding communities to the east and west, Trans Mountain Corporation said Friday that construction of the pipeline is close to 80 per cent complete as project costs now exceed $30 billion.In a news release posted on its website Friday (Mar. 10), Trans Mountain Corporation says the pipeline will be in service in the first quarter of 2024. Once completed, the pipeline system will have nearly tripled its capacity, rep
  
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• Tydel Foods of Chilliwack honoured with Fraser Valley Cultural Diversity award

  11-03-2023 17:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — Thanks to its community initiatives aimed at helping low-income seniors and families around town, Chilliwack retail meat store Tydel Foods headlined the list of winners at Thursday night’s 20th annual Fraser Valley Cultural Diversity Awards at the Clarion Hotel & Conference Centre in Abbotsford.Tydel Foods of Chilliwack has built a reputation for competitively priced beef and chicken at its store in downtown Chilliwack, and for giving out over 1,000 Christmas meals a
  
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• Svensson leads rain-delayed Players as McIlroy misses cut

  11-03-2023 17:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Adam Svensson hit a shot onto a hospitality tent and made birdie Saturday morning to build a two-shot lead in The Players Championship. Rory McIlroy dug a hole he could not escape and missed his first cut since August.
  The Players finally finished its second round after storms moved in late Friday and shut down play with half the field unable to finish.
  Svensson’s worst shot turned into a birdie when he received a free drop from the tent and a cart path
  
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• Striking bus drivers rally on Yale Road in Chilliwack

  11-03-2023 16:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — A small group of First Transit bus operators on strike with CUPE Local 561 spent part of Friday rallying public support with signs and placards in Chilliwack in the midst of ongoing job action.
  A group of five drivers set up a canopy and held signs on Yale Road in an industrial section of Chilliwack Friday (Mar. 10) following the second bus strike in under a month.With signs directly pointing at westbound drivers, some motorists showed support by honking horns and gesturing wi
  
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• Skier Shiffrin wins slalom for record World Cup win 87

  11-03-2023 14:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ARE, Sweden (AP) — American skier Mikaela Shiffrin set the outright World Cup record for most career victories with 87 by winning a slalom Saturday.
  Shiffrin broke a tie with Ingemar Stenmark on the all-time overall winners list — between men and women. The Swede competed in the 1970s and 80s.
  Shiffrin had matched Stenmark’s mark of 86 wins with victory in a giant slalom Friday.
  Saturday’s result marked the American’s sixth slalom win of the season and the record-ex
  
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• Quebec truckers worry problems at auto board will force them to park their rigs

  11-03-2023 13:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — As frustrated motorists continue to deal with long lineups at Quebec’s automobile insurance board, truck drivers are worried that they won’t be able to leave the province come April 1.
  The provincial auto insurance board has been dealing with lengthy lineups at many of its service centres since introducing a new online portal on Feb. 20, which users have had trouble accessing due to an authentication issue.
  Richard Pellerin, a self-employed truck driver based in the
  
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• Western Canada seeks LNG, energy pledges in Liberals’ Indo-Pacific strategy

  11-03-2023 12:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — As the Trudeau government fleshes out its Indo-Pacific strategy, Western Canada is seeking more certainty from the Liberals on expanding energy exports to Asia.
  “There are people in Ottawa who understand what our energy mix is, and what it has to be in the future,” Alberta Trade Minister Rajan Sawhney in an interview this week.
  “And there are others who are pushing back.”
  Last November, Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly unveiled the government’s ap
  
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• For the Conservatives’ messenger on firearms, thoughtfulness is a secret weapon

  11-03-2023 12:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — For Raquel Dancho, words have always come easily. 
  She remembers her parents saying she was less than a year old when she started stringing them together, speaking in short sentences. 
  “Everyone’s born with natural gifts,” she said in an interview from her Parliament Hill office. “I’ve always just been a good communicator.”
  Today, Dancho is the federal Conservative Party’s main voice on one of the country’s most heated topi
  
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• Clocks across Canada to jump forward, but U.S. could consign time change to history

  11-03-2023 10:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Most Canadians will wind their clocks forward an hour tonight, but legislation in the United States that could put an end to the seasonal time change is also moving ahead.
  U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio last week reintroduced the Sunshine Protection Act that would allow states to make daylight time permanent.
  If passed, the law would have knock-on effects across Canada with provinces including British Columbia and Ontario waiting on neighbouring U.S. states to ditch the time change befo
  
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• PHOTOS: Huge crowd for free 'Coffee with Seniors' event in ... - Chilliwack Progress

  11-03-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  
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• Locally produced film documenting Indian farmers' movement to be ... - Agassiz Harrison Observer

  11-03-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  
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• Chilliwack artist, Horsefly duo among B.C. winners at opening night ... - Surrey Now Leader

  11-03-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  
  Chilliwack artist, Horsefly duo among B.C. winners at opening night ...  Surrey Now Leader
  
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• Chilliwack artist, Horsefly duo among B.C. winners at opening night ... - Nelson Star

  11-03-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  
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• Chilliwack artist, Horsefly duo among B.C. winners at opening night ... - Comox Valley Record

  11-03-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  
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• Chilliwack artist, Horsefly duo among B.C. winners at opening night ... - Chilliwack Progress

  11-03-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  
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• Russell scores 28 points in return, Lakers beat Raptors

  11-03-2023 07:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — D’Angelo Russell had 28 points and nine assists in his dynamic return from a six-game injury absence, Dennis Schröder added 23 points and seven assists and the Los Angeles Lakers won for the seventh time in nine games, 122-112 over the Toronto Raptors on Friday night.
  Austin Reaves scored 18 points while Rui Hachimura and Jarred Vanderbilt added 16 apiece as the Lakers extended their impressive recent surge even with little contribution this time from Anthony
  
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• Ducks play spoiler in beating frustrated Flames 3-1

  11-03-2023 05:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Max Comtois had a goal and assist and John Gibson made 34 stops as the Anaheim Ducks defeated the Calgary Flames 3-1 on Friday night.
  Brett Leason and Derek Grant, into an empty net, also scored for Anaheim (22-35-9), which improves to 5-1-2 in their last eight.
  Mikael Backlund scored the lone goal for Calgary (29-24-13), which is winless in its last five at home (0-4-1). The Flames remain four points back of Winnipeg for the second wild-card playoff berth in the Western Conferen
  
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• Shapovalov bounced in straight sets at Indian Wells

  11-03-2023 05:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Ugo Humbert had to work for more than two-and-a-half hours to get the job done, but the athlete from Metz, France wasn’t complaining after bouncing Canadian Denis Shapovalov in straight sets at the BNP Paribas Open on Friday night.
  Humbert defeated Shapovalov 7-5, 6-4 in the round of 64 men’s singles at Stadium 4.
  Shapovalov, of Richmond Hill, Ont., had six aces, 13 double faults and 29 unforced errors.
  Humbert had five aces, three double faults and only
  
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• China names Li Qiang premier nominally in charge of economy

  11-03-2023 04:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BEIJING (AP) — China on Saturday named Li Qiang, a close confidant of top leader Xi Jinping, as the country’s next premier nominally in charge of the world’s second-largest economy now facing some of its worst prospects in years.Li was nominated by Xi and appointed to the position with no dissenting voices at Saturday morning’s session of the National People’s Congress, China’s ceremonial parliament. That came a day after Xi, 69, secured a norms-breaking third
  
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• Ontario Progressive Conservative Vincent Ke resigns from caucus, sits as Independent

  11-03-2023 03:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — A Progressive Conservative member of Ontario’s provincial parliament has resigned from caucus.
  Premier Doug Ford’s office says in a release Friday that Vincent Ke, the member for Don Valley North, will sit as an Independent.
  The statement says Ke faces serious allegations that deserve his full undivided attention as he works to clear his name but does not say what the allegations are.
  Global News is reporting that Ke served as a financial intermediary in Chinese Commu
  
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• Surrey’s Svennson shares lead as storms interrupt Players Championship

  11-03-2023 02:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Chad Ramey became the only player to reach double digits under par at The Players Championship. The TPC Sawgrass, as usual, had the final say.
  Ramey put two tee shots in the water on the island-green 17th hole Friday for a quintuple-bogey that cost him a three-shot lead on a day of wild swings and, eventually, wild weather.
  The second round was suspended with half the field unable to finish the round because of a storm system expected to dump a half-inch of r
  
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• Panthers acquire NFL’s first overall draft pick from the Bears - Chilliwack Progress

  11-03-2023 01:30 via news.google.com
  
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• B.C. announces spring COVID-19 boosters to be available soon - Chilliwack Progress

  11-03-2023 01:30 via news.google.com
  
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• Osorio says relationship with Canada Soccer can be mended, but it will take time

  11-03-2023 01:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Veteran midfielder Jonathan Osorio has voiced his support for Canadian captain Christine Sinclair and her assertion that Canada Soccer operates in a “culture of secrecy and obstruction.”
  “I do think I’ve experienced moments like that,” the Toronto FC star said.
  Osorio said there has been no attempt to repair the relationship between the players and the governing body in the past.
  “It’s kind of been a separate thing and not one team. And b
  
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• Three killed in Vernon, B.C. house fire - Chilliwack Progress

  11-03-2023 01:20 via news.google.com
  
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• Man convicted of killing Kristin Smart gets 25 years to life

  11-03-2023 00:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTEREY, Calif. (AP) — The man convicted of killing Kristin Smart, who vanished from a California college campus more than 25 years ago, was sentenced Friday to 25 years to life in prison.
  Paul Flores is “a cancer to society,” Monterey County Superior Court Judge Jennifer O’Keefe said. Flores also must register as a sex offender.
  Before sentencing, the judge rejected defense motions to toss out Flores’ conviction, acquit him and order a new trial.
  Smart, 19, disapp
  
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• Canadian striker Jonathan David nets hat trick as Lille draws with Lyon 3-3

  11-03-2023 00:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LILLE, France (AP-CP) — Canadian striker Jonathan David notched a hat trick for Lille to become the top scorer in the French league and Lyon substitute Alexandre Lacazette netted two late goals to salvage a 3-3 draw on Friday.
  David raised his league tally to 19, one more than Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe. The only player from Europe’s top five leagues with more goals than the Canadian this season is Manchester City’s Erling Haaland (27).
  The 23-year-old from Ottaw
  
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• Vancouver Whitecaps look to turn ‘unacceptable’ losses into a win over FC Dallas

  11-03-2023 00:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps are looking to turn their resounding win in the CONCACAF Champions League midweek into Major League Soccer success on Saturday.
  Vancouver beat Real Espana 5-0 on Wednesday with goals coming from Tristan Blackmon, Ryan Raposo, Pedro Vite and Brian White, as well as an own-goal from Espana.
  The tournament features the top clubs in North America, Central America and the Caribbean as winners of last year’s Canadian Championship.
  But in MLS, Vancouver i
  
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• Maturity key as surging Ottawa Senators make playoff push: coach

  11-03-2023 00:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — With his Ottawa Senators on a run, Drake Batherson isn’t making any spring travel plans this year. 
  The Sens (33-27-4) currently sit four points out of the second Eastern Conference wild card spot and, with 18 regular-season games left on the schedule, the team believes a post-season berth is within its grasp.
  It’s a much different feeling than previous seasons, Batherson said Friday.
  “This time in past years, you’re kind of booking your vacations a
  
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• Kiska, Marineland’s lone killer whale and last captive orca in Canada, has died

  11-03-2023 00:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. — The Ontario government says Kiska, the last captive killer whale in Canada, has died. 
  A spokesman for the solicitor general says Marineland, a Niagara Falls, Ont., theme park where Kiska lived, told the province the killer whale died on Thursday.
  Brent Ross says the province’s Animal Welfare Services officers were on-site as Marineland performed a necropsy on the orca.
  Kiska is believed to be 47 years old and was captured in Icelandic waters in 1979.
  She w
  
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