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• Former Vancouver Island doctor wanted on Canada-wide warrant - Chilliwack Progress

  12-03-2023 23:30 via news.google.com
  
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• North Korea tests submarine-launched missile, Seoul confirms

  12-03-2023 23:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Monday it has conducted submarine-launched cruise missile tests, days after its leader Kim Jong Un ordered his troops to be ready to repel its rivals’ “frantic war preparation moves.”
  The test on Sunday came a day before the U.S. and South Korean militaries begin large-scale joint military drills that North Korea views as a rehearsal for invasion.
  The official Korean Central News Agency said Monday that the missile launches were
  
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• Britton’s three-run homer seals Blue Jays’ 8-3 win over Phillies

  12-03-2023 22:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CLEARWATER, Fla. — Zach Britton’s three-run home run in the ninth inning sealed the Toronto Blue Jays’ 8-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies in spring training action on Sunday.
  Britton’s homer was a part of a four-run inning that also saw Addison Barger reach home base on a fielding error by Phillies second baseman Hao-Yu Lee.
  George Springer started a three-run third inning with a solo home run, followed by Daulton Varsho bringing Bo Bichette home on a sacrifice fly an
  
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• Canada’s Dabrowski advances to second round of women’s doubles at Indian Wells

  12-03-2023 21:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Canada’s Gabriela Dabrowski and Brazil’s Luisa Stefani cruised through first-round play, defeating Asia Muhammad and Anna Danilina 6-1, 6-3 at the Indian Wells Masters on Sunday.
  Dabrowski and Stefani fired one ace to two double faults and broke on 5-of-7 opportunities in the one hour, one-minute women’s doubles match.
  They also won 74.2 per cent of first-serve points.
  Meanwhile, Muhammad of the U.S. and Kazakhstan’s Danilina committed four do
  
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• Fly half Sam Malcom does it all in Toronto Arrows’ win over the Chicago Hounds

  12-03-2023 21:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. — The Toronto Arrows can thank Sam Malcolm for their first victory of the Major League Rugby season.
  The 27-year-old fly half from New Zealand accounted for all of Toronto’s points in a 27-26 win over the expansion Chicago Hounds at SeatGeek Stadium on Saturday night.
  And the Arrows vice-captain collected the points haul in every way, scoring two tries and kicking four penalties and a conversion before booting a 78th-minute drop goal to seal the win.
  Malcolm’s
  
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• 8 dead after smuggling boat capsizes off San Diego coast - Chilliwack Progress

  12-03-2023 20:50 via news.google.com
  
  8 dead after smuggling boat capsizes off San Diego coast  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• How does Oscars voting work? This is how winners are decided - Chilliwack Progress

  12-03-2023 20:45 via news.google.com
  
  How does Oscars voting work? This is how winners are decided  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Canucks, Di Giuseppe agree on 2-year, 2-way contract extension - Chilliwack Progress

  12-03-2023 20:45 via news.google.com
  
  Canucks, Di Giuseppe agree on 2-year, 2-way contract extension  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Canucks, Di Giuseppe agree on two-year, two-way contract extension

  12-03-2023 20:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Phillip Di Giuseppe has agreed to a two-year, two-way contract extension with the Vancouver Canucks, the team announced Sunday.
  The 29-year-old winger has split time between both the Canucks and affiliate Abbotsford Canucks of the AHL this season.
  Di Giuseppe has two goals and two assists in 13 games with Vancouver, but he has 32 points (13 goals, 19 assists) in 37 games with Abbotsford.
  After spending all of last season with Abbotsford, Di Giuseppe made his Vancouver debut on
  
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• Manitoba’s Dunstone beats Wild Card 1’s Bottcher in Brier semifinal

  12-03-2023 20:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LONDON, Ont. — Manitoba’s Matt Dunstone is moving on to the Tim Hortons Brier final. 
  He beat Wild Card 1’s Brendan Bottcher 7-5 in semifinal play Sunday afternoon at Budweiser Gardens. 
  Bottcher was light with his final draw to give Dunstone a steal of two and the victory. Dunstone will play defending champion Brad Gushue in the evening final. 
  Gushue earned a direct berth to the championship game with a 5-4 victory over Dunstone in the Page 1-2 game on Saturday
  
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• Poilievre calls for spending cap, tax cuts in coming federal budget

  12-03-2023 20:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says the coming federal budget should lower taxes, cap spending and make it easier to build new houses.
  Poilievre spelled out his party’s budget priorities today in advance of the Liberal government’s fiscal blueprint, to be presented to Parliament on March 28.
  The Tory leader accused Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of fuelling inflation and making it harder for Canadians to feed and house their families.
  Poilievre’s criticism c
  
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• CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted – Week of March 12, 2023

  12-03-2023 19:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Here are three people wanted by police in our region this week. This list is provided by Crime Stoppers.Name: Brody MeechesAge: 28
  Height: 5’11”
  Weight: 210lbs
  Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown
  Wanted: Robbery, Weapons Offence, Failure to Comply, and Uttering Threats
  Warrant in effect: March 6, 2023
  Parole Jurisdiction: VancouverName: Lawrence Abel PelletierAge: 38
  Height: 5’8”
  Weight: 170lbs
  Hair: Black Eyes: Brown
  Wanted: Sexual Interference & Sexual Assaul
  
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• Prince Rupert man charged with manslaughter after assault on ... - Chilliwack Progress

  12-03-2023 19:30 via news.google.com
  
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• Earthquakes Canada reports minor quakes near Daajing Giids and Port Alice, B.C.

  12-03-2023 19:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DAAJING GIIDS, B.C. — Earthquakes Canada says two separate, minor quakes rattled areas off the coast of British Columbia over the weekend. 
  It says a 3.8 magnitude quake struck on Saturday just before 11:30 p.m. on Graham Island in Haida Gwaii, B.C.
  The tremor was recorded 50 km south of Daajing Giids, B.C., at a depth of 10 kilometres, and the federal agency says the quake was lightly felt in Skidegate and Port Clements.
  It says there are no reports of damage, none are anticipated an
  
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• Maple Leafs forward Tavares fined by NHL for slashing incident

  12-03-2023 18:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Toronto Maple Leafs forward John Tavares has been fined US$5,000, the NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced Sunday.
  Tavares was issued the fine for slashing Edmonton Oilers defenceman Vincent Desharnais in Toronto’s 7-4 win on Saturday.
  The incident occurred at 3:41 of the third period and Tavares was assessed a minor penalty.
  Tavares assumed position near Edmonton’s net but after multiple pushes from Desharnais, who was behind him, the defenceman’s stick got caught
  
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• Indigo union demands more details on cyberattack, support for ... - Chilliwack Progress

  12-03-2023 18:00 via news.google.com
  
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• Canada wins three medals on final day of short track speedskating world championships

  12-03-2023 17:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — Canada earned three bronze medals on the final day of the short track speedskating world championships on Sunday.
  Steven Dubois claimed his second medal of the competition in the men’s 1,000 metres, while Courtney Sarault took a medal in both the women’s 1000 and the women’s 3000 relay race.
  Dubois, who won silver in the 500 on Saturday, made it into the final after getting bumped off the track in the semifinal. The Lachenaie, Que., native (1:2
  
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• Nature group wants Canada to strengthen reviews of genetically ... - Chilliwack Progress

  12-03-2023 17:30 via news.google.com
  
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• It’s natural: Coconuts become tool in shoreline protection - Chilliwack Progress

  12-03-2023 17:30 via news.google.com
  
  It’s natural: Coconuts become tool in shoreline protection  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Heavy snowfall warning issued on 3 major southern B.C. highways - Chilliwack Progress

  12-03-2023 17:30 via news.google.com
  
  Heavy snowfall warning issued on 3 major southern B.C. highways  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Canada’s Howden, Gairns earn World Cup ski cross bronze medals

  12-03-2023 16:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VEYSONNAZ, Switzerland — Canada’s Reece Howden and Tiana Gairns both earned bronze medals in World Cup ski cross action on Sunday.
  Howden of Cultus Lake, B.C., finished behind Japan’s Ryo Sugai and Sweden’s David Mobaerg, who grabbed silver and gold, respectively.
  The 24-year-old Howden remains atop the men’s overall standings with 596 points, 57 ahead of Mobaerg, who is in second.
  Gairns crossed the finish line ahead of fellow Canadian Marielle Thompson to claim he
  
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• Avalanche Canada releases details on B.C. avalanche that killed 3 ... - Chilliwack Progress

  12-03-2023 16:23 via news.google.com
  
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• Iran claims prisoner swap with US; US calls it ‘cruel lie’

  12-03-2023 15:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s top diplomat claimed Sunday that a prisoner swap was near with the U.S., though he offered no evidence to support his assertion. The U.S. immediately dismissed his comments as a “cruel lie.”
  Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has made similar comments in the past about possible deals with the U.S. on frozen assets abroad and other issues that never came to fruition. Some of those remarks have appeared aimed at shorin
  
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• RCMP gifts musical ride horse to King Charles ahead of upcoming coronation

  12-03-2023 15:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Royal Canadian Mounted Police say they will be gifting King Charles with a new horse, Noble, ahead of the monarch’s upcoming coronation in May.
  The RCMP says the King will be presented with the horse, which is also being given in recognition of the federal service’s 150th anniversary, at a ceremony.
  It says the King personally requested a horse from the musical ride to eventually be his new charger when his current steed, George, retires.
  The musical ride is a troo
  
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• Kearl oilsands leak exposes gaps in how Alberta and Canada oversee industry: experts

  12-03-2023 15:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Recent leaks of toxic tailings from northern Alberta oilsands mines have revealed serious flaws in how Canada and Alberta look after the environment, observers say. 
  Some accuse the federal government of abandoning the province. Others point to what they call a captive provincial regulator. All agree that there’s no way leaks from Imperial Oil’s Kearl tailings ponds should have gone unreported for nine months to both Ottawa and Edmonton, as well as the people wh
  
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• Snowfall warning issued for Coquihalla

  12-03-2023 14:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Mother Nature is continuing to play havoc with driving conditions through one of B.C.’s busiest high-altitude highways.Environment Canada has issued a heavy snowfall warning for theCoquihalla highway between Hope and Merritt. It’s expecting up to 20 cm of snow to fall on the roadway by Tuesday (Mar. 14) morning.It says drivers should expect to find themselves in challenging driving conditions due to the rapid accumulation of snow and changes in conditions as precipi
  
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• CRIMESTOPPERS: ‘Most wanted’ for the week of March 12 - Chilliwack Progress

  12-03-2023 13:30 via news.google.com
  
  CRIMESTOPPERS: ‘Most wanted’ for the week of March 12  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• ‘Welcome to Lviv’: Ukrainian city ready for ‘brave’ Canadian tourists

  12-03-2023 12:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LVIV, Ukraine — Two women sit at a table near the front door of a small, nondescript bar in western Ukraine.Speak the password, and they will escort you to a closet, inside which is a staircase that leads down to a stone cellar.As they descend, they’re greeted with bass music from the chic restaurant below. It’s decorated with modern art installations that represent Ukrainian independence and the Russian occupation. On the menu is elevated traditional Ukrainian cuisine. All the
  
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• Climate change hits home for some on P.E.I. but takes back seat in election

  12-03-2023 12:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  STANLEY BRIDGE, P.E.I. — A week into the Prince Edward Island election campaign, there has been plenty of talk about health care and housing. But after post-tropical storm Fiona pounded the Island last fall and heightened fears about rising seas, some observers are questioning why climate change is not front and centre on the campaign trail.
  Scientists say tropical storms like Fiona that form in the southern Atlantic and head north to the Canadian coast are likely getting more intense as t
  
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• A look at Prince Edward Island Liberal Leader Sharon Cameron

  12-03-2023 12:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHARLOTTETOWN — A look at Sharon Cameron, leader of Prince Edward Island’s Liberal party. 
  Age: 62
  Early years: Cameron was born on Dec. 5, 1960, in Amherst, N.S., and currently lives in Cornwall, P.E.I. 
  Education: She has a master’s degree in educational psychology from Dalhousie University.
  Career: Cameron was CEO of the province’s Workers Compensation Board and also served as a provincial deputy minister from 2007-2018. She then worked as academics and resea
  
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• A look at Prince Edward Island Green Party Leader Peter Bevan-Baker

  12-03-2023 12:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHARLOTTETOWN — A look at Peter Bevan-Baker, leader of Prince Edward Island’s Green party.
  Age: 60
  Early years: Bevan-Baker was born June 3, 1962, in Scotland, U.K., to John Stewart Bevan Baker, a British composer, and June Findlay. He is one of five children. He made his way to Prince Edward Island after stops in Lewisporte, N.L., and Brockville, Ont. Bevan-Baker became a Canadian citizen in 1992.
  Education: He has a bachelor of dental surgery from the University of Glasgow, in Scot
  
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• Nature group wants Canada to strengthen reviews of genetically engineered animals

  12-03-2023 11:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A national biodiversity group says Canada needs to keep genetically engineered animals out of the wild, after the federal government recently rejected several attempts to strengthen its existing laws.
  Canada hasn’t had any accidents with the technology, but Nature Canada senior adviser Mark Butler said we need to prevent wild animals from being exposed to engineered cousins that could breed with them, prey on them or compete with them for food.
  “Now is the time to act,
  
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• Kuzmenko scores twice as Vancouver Canucks trounce Ottawa Senators 5-2

  12-03-2023 07:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Andrei Kuzmenko scored twice as the Vancouver Canucks extended their win streak with a 5-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday.
  J.T. Miller and Nils Aman each recorded a goal and an assist for the Canucks (28-32-5), while Sheldon Dries also found the back of the net and Dakota Joshua notched a pair of helpers. 
  The Senators (33-28-4) struggled to get a puck past Vancouver goalie Thatcher Demko until midway through the third period, when Claude Giroux and Nick Hold
  
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• Chilliwack artist, Horsefly duo among B.C. winners at opening night ... - Terrace Standard

  12-03-2023 06:00 via news.google.com
  
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• Chilliwack artist, Horsefly duo among B.C. winners at opening night ... - Hope Standard

  12-03-2023 06:00 via news.google.com
  
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• Nashville hands Montreal third straight shutout loss

  12-03-2023 05:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jacob Shaffelburg scored a first-half goal and Joe Willis made it stand up without having to make a save as Nashville SC blanked CF Montreal 2-0 on Saturday night.
  Shaffelburg found the net in the 37th minute with an assist from reigning MVP Hany Mukhtar. Taylor Washington added an insurance goal for Nashville (2-0-1) in the 89th minute. Shaq Moore and Alex Muyl notched assists on the score.
  Montreal (0-3-0) is the only team in Major Soccer League without a goal or
  
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• Andreescu bounces Stearns at Indian Wells after shaky start

  12-03-2023 05:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Bianca Andreescu got off to a shaky start against Peyton Stearns in her women’s singles match Saturday at the BNP Paribas Open, but the Canadian eventually found her groove en route to a three-set victory.
  The Mississauga, Ont., athlete took two hours, 24 minutes to defeat her 21-year-old rival from Cincinnati, Ohio, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the round of 64.
  Andreescu had two aces, four double faults, and won 46 of 92 points on return.
  Stearns had no aces, six double f
  
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• Mark Scheifele scores in OT, Jets tip Panthers 5-4

  12-03-2023 04:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Mark Scheifele scored his second goal of the game at 4:31 of overtime to give the Winnipeg Jets a 5-4 victory over Florida on Saturday night, ending the Panthers’ winning streak at three games.
  Vladislav Namestnikov also scored twice, Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and Connor Hellebuyck made 44 saves. Winnipeg had lost seven of eight.
  Matthew Tkachuk scored twice for Florida. Sam Reinhart and Marc Staal also connected and Sergei Bobrovsky made 23 saves.
  The Panthers r
  
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• Devils add to Canadiens’ misery with 3-1 win

  12-03-2023 04:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The New Jersey Devils scored two first-period goals and held on to a 3-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday.
  Nathan Bastian and Nico Hischier scored for New Jersey. Tomas Tatar added an empty-net goal against his former team.
  Dawson Mercer extended his point streak to 12 games, a franchise record for skaters under the age of 22.
  Akira Schmid made 23 saves as New Jersey (43-16-6) capped off its season series with a 2-2 tie.
  Denis Gurianov scored Montreal’s lone goa
  
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• Columbus rallies to tie Toronto 1-1 with late goal in TFC home opener

  12-03-2023 04:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Substitute Jimmy Medranda’s 75th-minute goal gave the Columbus Crew a 1-1 draw with Toronto FC in TFC’s home opener Saturday night.
  Aidan Morris put Medranda in behind the Toronto defence and the Colombian, just two minutes into his Columbus debut, chipped Sean Johnson for the goal only to see the offside flag go up. But referee Ismir Pekmic awarded the goal after reviewing the play on the pitchside monitor. 
  Columbus (1-1-1) had a chance to win it in stoppage ti
  
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• Maple Leafs score four times in the second period, down McDavid’s Oilers 7-4

  12-03-2023 04:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — John Tavares scored twice as part of a four-goal barrage in the second period as the Toronto Maple Leafs roared back from a 3-1 deficit to down the Edmonton Oilers 7-4 on Saturday.
  Mitch Marner had a goal and three assists for Toronto (40-17-8), while William Nylander and Auston Matthews each scored and set up another. Tavares added an assist for a three-point night and Noel Acciari had the other two goals, including into the empty net, for the Leafs.
  Matt Murray made 24 saves
  Co
  
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• B.C. arena named finalist in Kraft Hockeyville contest - Chilliwack Progress

  12-03-2023 02:00 via news.google.com
  
  B.C. arena named finalist in Kraft Hockeyville contest  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Avalanche Canada releases details on B.C. avalanche that killed three Germans

  12-03-2023 01:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  INVERMERE, B.C. — Avalanche Canada has released more details about the deadly avalanche that killed three German citizens in southeastern British Columbia last week. 
  It says in an incident report that nine heli-skiers and one guide were about 30 km southwest of Invermere, B.C., in the Coppercrown Mountain region on a run called “Too bad about the skiing.”
  It says the guide was regrouping higher up on the run, when “the fifth person in the group triggered a settlemen
  
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• PHOTOS: Huge crowd for free 'Coffee with Seniors' event in Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress

  12-03-2023 01:00 via news.google.com
  
  PHOTOS: Huge crowd for free 'Coffee with Seniors' event in Chilliwack  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Flair Airlines says four of its aircraft seized in a ‘commercial dispute’

  12-03-2023 00:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Flair Airlines says passengers were “impacted” after four of its leased aircraft were seized in Toronto, Edmonton and Kitchener, Ont. in what the company is calling a “commercial dispute.”
  Flair issued a statement on Saturday calling the move by “a New York-based hedge fund” to  take the aircraft “extreme and unusual.”
  It says Flair will use “additional fleet capacity” to lessen the affects on passengers and it does not foresee any
  
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