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• Alberta RCMP investigating after N.W.T. man injured during interaction with police

  14-03-2023 23:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FORT GOOD HOPE, N.W.T. — Alberta RCMP are investigating after a man was injured during an interaction with police in the Northwest Territories.
  RCMP in the territory say they responded Monday morning to a report of an alleged assault on a woman in Fort Good Hope.
  The woman was taken to the local health centre to be treated for injuries. 
  Police say they found the male suspect on the Mackenzie Valley Winter Road armed with what appeared to be an edged weapon. 
  RCMP say the man sus
  
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• OPINION: This is an important Chilliwack story about nothing - Chilliwack Progress

  14-03-2023 23:30 via news.google.com
  
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• Chilliwack Chiefs forward Aaron Davidson, a 6’9″ fan favourite, commits to University of Waterloo

  14-03-2023 22:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — While Aaron Davidson might be known for his towering 6-foot-9, 250-pound frame to opposing hockey players in the BCHL, the Chilliwack Chiefs forward is perhaps best known for becoming a fan favourite in Chilliwack because of his work ethic and love of the community.In a news release Tuesday (Mar. 14), the Chiefs announced that Davidson has committed to play for the University of Waterloo Warriors next season.
  “We’re extremely proud of Aaron,” said Chiefs head
  
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• $3.28-billion Indigenous-led LNG project gets B.C. environmental certificate

  14-03-2023 22:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — The Haisla First Nation on British Columbia’s northern coast has been granted a provincial environmental assessment certificate for a floating liquefied natural gas facility.
  The B.C. government says the nation, in partnership with Pembina Pipeline Corp., proposes to use electricity to operate the LNG facility and export terminal. 
  The $3.28-billion terminal will be supplied with natural gas from the Coastal GasLink pipeline, which is still under construction. 
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• MP Yasir Naqvi drops parliamentary role in possible provincial Liberal leadership bid

  14-03-2023 22:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Liberal MP Yasir Naqvi has stepped down from his role as a parliamentary secretary in order to possibly run for leadership of the provincial Liberals.
  Naqvi will continue to hold his Ottawa Centre seat but will no longer act as the parliamentary secretary for both the president of the King’s Privy Council for Canada and the minister of emergency preparedness.
  His office confirmed in a written statement that Naqvi is taking the step as he “explores the leadership of the
  
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• Abbotsford woman arrested for discharging pellet gun at police

  14-03-2023 22:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — Abbotsford Police have arrested a 49-year-old Abbotsford woman after she discharged a pellet gun at police early Sunday morning (March 12).
  In a statement from Sgt. Paul Walker Tuesday, Abbotsford Police Department plainclothes officers were conducting routine patrol early Sunday, March 12 at 12:36 a.m. in the 31900 block of South Fraser Way when officers located a group of people gathered on the property, prompting an investigation.As officers approached the group in their un
  
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• Toronto FC pick up Whitecaps defender Gutierrez off waivers

  14-03-2023 22:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  A former Vancouver Whitecaps defender has found a new home with Toronto FC. 
  The ‘Caps announced Tuesday they had placed Cristian Gutierrez on waivers and he was picked up by Toronto. 
  Gutierrez, 26, spent three seasons with Vancouver, playing wingback in 42 Major League Soccer games and registering six assists. 
  Born in Greenfield Park, Que., he moved to Colombia when he was three and played five seasons in the Chilean Primera Division before joining the Whitecaps in 2020.&
  
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• Groups alleged to be operating as Chinese police station offer co-operation with RCMP

  14-03-2023 22:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Two Quebec community groups that are under investigation for allegedly operating as secret police stations for the Chinese government say they want to co-operate with authorities.
  In a statement issued today through Montreal law firm Dufresne Wee Avocats, the groups say they want their fundamental rights to be respected and stress the importance of the presumption of innocence.
  Last week, the RCMP confirmed their Integrated National Security Team had opened investigations into t
  
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• Federal govt. to fund historic restoration of Skelton block in downtown Chilliwack

  14-03-2023 22:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The federal government announced Friday (Mar. 10) that it will provide over $635,000 to the Chilliwack Economic Partners Corporation (CEPCO) to restore an historic area of downtown Chilliwack and construct a pedestrian-friendly area with patio seating.Minister Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and the government representative responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada (PacifiCan), announced over $2.5 million in PacifiCan funding fo
  
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• Veteran third Ryan Fry says he’s stepping back from competitive curling

  14-03-2023 21:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Decorated Canadian curler Ryan Fry has indicated on his social media accounts he’s stepping back from competitive curling.
  The 44-year-old from Winnipeg played third for the Brad Jacobs team that won an Olympic gold medal in 2014, a Canadian championship in 2013 and a world championship silver that same year.
  “An athlete never fully knows when it’s time to quit because the true meaning of being an athlete is to never give up,” Fry wrote Tuesday in a Twitte
  
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• Iditarod co-founder’s grandson Ryan Redington wins dog race

  14-03-2023 21:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Ryan Redington on Tuesday won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, bringing his six dogs off the Bering Sea ice to the finish line on Nome’s main street.
  Redington, 40, is the grandson of Joe Redington Sr., known as the “Father of the Iditarod.” He helped co-found the arduous race across Alaska that was first held in 1973.
  “My grandpa, dad and Uncle Joee are all in the Mushing Hall of Fame. I got big footsteps to follow,” Ryan Redington w
  
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• Recruit Ready prepares young football players for U.S. high school, college ranks

  14-03-2023 21:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  What began as a way to remain involved in football and develop young players has blossomed into something unique for Brad Black and Blair Atkinson.
  Back in 2012, the former Manitoba Bisons players began Recruit Ready, a Winnipeg-based football speed and skill training program. Since then, graduates have not only gone on to play high school football in the U.S. but secure NCAA scholarships and pro opportunities in Canada.
  Running back Brady Oliveira and receiver Nic Demski, both Winnipeg natives
  
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• A 2nd wave of layoffs at Meta 10,000 jobs are cut - Chilliwack Progress

  14-03-2023 21:30 via news.google.com
  
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• Oprah Winfrey reflects on book club, announces 100th pick - Chilliwack Progress

  14-03-2023 21:10 via news.google.com
  
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• Poilievre says he would sue Big Pharma, won’t comment on supervised consumption sites

  14-03-2023 21:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says that if he became prime minister, he would sue pharmaceutical companies as a way to fund drug treatment ⁠— but he won’t say what he would do about supervised consumption sites.Poilievre made the pledge today in Metro Vancouver, a region of the country he has routinely criticized on its approach to the opioid crisis, once calling the Downtown Eastside neighbourhood “hell on earth.”The Tory leader says the feder
  
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• Daughter donates blood for dad’s birthday - Chilliwack Progress

  14-03-2023 21:00 via news.google.com
  
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• Aaron Davidson Commits to University of Waterloo

  14-03-2023 20:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The Chilliwack Chiefs are very proud to announce that forward Aaron Davidson has committed to play for the University of Waterloo Warriors next season.
  While he may be known around the BCHL for his 6’9, 250 lbs pound frame, he has quickly become a fan favourite in Chilliwack because of his work ethic and love of the community.
  “We’re extremely proud of Aaron. He’s come into this organization, put his head down with an incredible work ethic while asking many questions, and
  
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• Lindsay Lohan announces pregnancy in Instagram post - Chilliwack Progress

  14-03-2023 20:30 via news.google.com
  
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• FIFA expands 2026 World Cup again to create 104-game program - Chilliwack Progress

  14-03-2023 20:30 via news.google.com
  
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• City of Winnipeg to stage 2025 Grey Cup game, festivities - Chilliwack Progress

  14-03-2023 20:30 via news.google.com
  
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• Charges against topless protester during Juno Awards pending ... - Chilliwack Progress

  14-03-2023 20:30 via news.google.com
  
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• Part of 2000 Gold Cup champions, Richard Hastings enters Canada Soccer Hall of Fame

  14-03-2023 20:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Richard Hastings thought he was getting on a Canada Soccer call with former teammates Paul Stalteri and Julian de Guzman to reminisce about the 2007 Gold Cup.
  Instead Hastings, who made the Gold Cup Best XI that year, found himself on the line with Canada captain Atiba Hutchinson, coach John Herdman and former Canadian internationals Jason deVos, Iain Hume and Craig Forrest. 
  It was Hutchinson who broke the news that Hastings was headed to the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame.
  “Obviously I
  
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• CUPE 561 criticizes new owners of First Transit bus company amid job action; bus strike looming

  14-03-2023 20:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Fraser Valley Today has obtained an email sent from CUPE Local 561, the union involved in two recent bus strikes that have impacted bus service in Chilliwack in the past month, in which it criticizes the new owners of First Transit, the company previously tasked with employing bus operators.CUPE 561, representing unionized bus operators that drive B.C. Transit buses in Chilliwack, Abbotsford, Mission and surrounding communities, has conducted job action that led to service dis
  
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• ‘A transformational decision’: Alberta requiring body cameras for all police services

  14-03-2023 20:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — The Alberta government is planning to require all police services in the province to use body cameras. 
  Public Safety Minister Mike Ellis said Tuesday that officers often respond to complex calls and make split-second decisions. 
  That can raise concerns from the public about officers’ actions and whether appropriate force was used. 
  “Mandating police to wear body-worn cameras is a transformational decision that will ensure all interactions with officer
  
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• Transportation Safety Board urges better medical screening guidelines for pilots

  14-03-2023 20:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — The Transportation Safety Board says pilots in Canada need better guidelines for screening heart-related conditions.
  The independent federal agency says at least eight crashes since the early 2000s have been linked to heart attacks or other cardiovascular diseases among pilots. 
  The recommendation follows the 2021 crash of an amateur-built plane in central Alberta that killed the pilot. 
  An investigation into the crash in Lacombe, Alta., found evidence the pilot had a
  
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• My statement stands, Supreme Court justice says of alleged ‘unwanted touching’

  14-03-2023 19:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Russell Brown continues to insist he did nothing wrong prior to an alleged altercation in Arizona that triggered a complaint to the Canadian Judicial Council.
  A lawyer for Brown says the justice has nothing to add after a police report alleged “unwanted touching” of a female guest during a Jan. 28 encounter at a Scottsdale resort lounge.
  That report included the complainant, Jon Crump, accusing Brown of being intoxicated and “hitting on&
  
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• Conviction overturned for Kelowna, B.C., man after court identifies trial errors

  14-03-2023 19:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The British Columbia Court of Appeal has ordered a new trial for a Kelowna man convicted of second-degree murder for bludgeoning another man with a hammer.
  Steven Pirko was convicted for the 2014 attack on Christopher Ausman after he intervened in a fight between his friend and Ausman, killing the 32-year-old by hitting him at least twice in the head with a hammer.
  In a unanimous decision, a three-justice panel of B.C.’s highest court overturned Pirko’s conviction,
  
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• If Ottawa wants tighten its purse, spending rules and more taxes could help: experts

  14-03-2023 19:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — As the Liberal government drafts its spring budget, fiscal experts say it should consider stricter spending rules and higher taxes to improve federal finances.
  The budget comes at a time when the government is facing pressure to rein in spending so as to not work against the Bank of Canada’s inflation-fighting efforts. 
  The central bank has aggressively raised interest rates over the last year to dampen spending by consumers and businesses. Excessive fiscal stimulus cou
  
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• B.C. lifts age limit on free tuition for those who were once in care

  14-03-2023 19:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is opening to all ages its tuition waiver for those who were in foster care in the province. 
  The program was launched in 2017, waiving fees for people who had been in care from the ages of 19 to 26, but starting next August, that restriction will be eliminated. 
  To be eligible for the program, students must be studying full or part time at an undergraduate level at a B.C. public post-secondary institution, the Native Education College o
  
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• Authentic Mexican cuisine abounds at Good Taco where employees work and recover from addiction

  14-03-2023 19:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Good Taco is much more than a new venue in Chilliwack for experiencing authentic Mexican food and fresh sauces inspired by the taco stands of Mexico.Its employees are men from an addiction recovery program in Chilliwack under the auspices of Adult & Teen Challenge Society of B.C., a one-year addiction recovery program.The society opened Good Taco, located at 5525 Vedder Road in Garrison Marketplace, on February 2 as an opportunity for men to start their lives over, some of
  
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• My statement stands, Supreme Court justice says of alleged ... - Chilliwack Progress

  14-03-2023 19:30 via news.google.com
  
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• Canada weighs need for new submarines as U.S., Britain push forward on nuclear fleets

  14-03-2023 19:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The clock is ticking for the Canadian military to decide whether to replace its submarines, as Canada’s closest allies push ahead with plans to build new fleets. 
  The Royal Canadian Navy launched a push to replace the country’s four Victoria-class submarines nearly two years ago by creating a special team to figure out what Canada needs in a new fleet.
  The move came in response to growing concerns about the age of Canada’s existing submarines and the amount
  
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• Insigne expected to miss Toronto FC’s next 3-4 games after aggravating groin injury

  14-03-2023 18:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Star winger Lorenzo Insigne, who hobbled off in Toronto FC’s season opener, is expected to miss the next three to four games after aggravating his groin injury.
  The MLS club said Insigne trained all of last week but had “a setback” Friday, with a followup scan over the weekend showing aggravation of the groin.
  The 31-year-old Italian has not played since Feb. 25 when he exited in the 34th minute of the season-opening 3-2 loss at D.C. United.
  Insigne was running
  
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• A look at notable vehicle-ramming cases in Canada

  14-03-2023 18:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Two people are dead and nine others are injured after a pickup truck ran into multiple pedestrians in the eastern Quebec community of Amqui on Monday, with police alleging the driver acted deliberately and with premeditation. Here’s a look at some other vehicle-ramming cases in Canada in recent years: 
  Laval daycare bus crash
  In early February, two young children were killed after a bus crashed into their daycare in Laval, Que. Six other children from Garderie Éducative Ste-Ros
  
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• Australian company to buy Arctic Canadian Diamond Company’s assets

  14-03-2023 18:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  YELLOWKNIFE — An Australian company is set to buy all of Arctic Canadian Diamond Company Ltd.’s assets, including the Ekati diamond mine in the Northwest Territories. 
  Burgundy Diamond Mines has entered into a binding share purchase agreement with Arctic for approximately US$136 million.
  The deal is dependent on financing and the approval of Burgundy’s shareholders, which is expected in late April.
  An announcement from Arctic says the sale will secure continued operations
  
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• BC SPCA issues warning about pair selling ‘sick, skinny kittens’ - Chilliwack Progress

  14-03-2023 18:20 via news.google.com
  
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• US no longer seeking death for man convicted in Sjodin case

  14-03-2023 18:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  U.S. prosecutors said Tuesday that they will no longer seek the death penalty for the man convicted in the kidnapping and killing of college student Dru Sjodin in 2003 in a case that led to changes in sex offender registration laws.
  U.S. Attorney Mac Schneider said in a news release that following a directive from Attorney General Merrick Garland, he filed a notice withdrawing his effort to seek the death penalty for Alfonso Rodriguez Jr.
  “My thoughts today are with Dru Sjodin’s fami
  
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• Fraser Valley film documenting Indian farmers' movement to be ... - North Delta Reporter

  14-03-2023 17:54 via news.google.com
  
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• City of Winnipeg to stage 2025 Grey Cup game, festivities

  14-03-2023 17:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — The 2025 Grey Cup game will be played at Winnipeg’s IG Field.
  The CFL made the official announcement Tuesday. It will mark the fifth time that the Grey Cup game will be played in Winnipeg and the first since 2015.
  “As a proud Winnipegger, I’m absolutely elated to announce the return of the Grey Cup to my hometown,” CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie said. “I’m thrilled for the city, the entire province of Manitoba and, of course, for all of our i
  
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• Canada’s Zach Edey of the Purdue Boilermakers headlines AP All-America Team

  14-03-2023 17:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Purdue’s Zach Edey and Indiana’s Trayce Jackson-Davis have given the Big Ten Conference a third straight year with multiple first-team Associated Press All-America picks, while Kansas had a second straight first-teamer in Jalen Wilson.
  The 7-foot-4, 305-pound Edey appeared on all 58 ballots as a first-team selection from AP Top 25 voters as the lone unanimous pick in results released Tuesday. 
  The selections of the Boilermakers’ Edey and the Hoosiers’ Jackson-Davis c
  
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• Ritchie Bros. shareholders approve acquisition of IAA Inc. at special meeting

  14-03-2023 17:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Inc. says its shareholders approved the company’s deal to buy U.S. automotive salvage company IAA Inc. at a meeting Tuesday that caps months of criticism since the acquisition was announced in November.
  Several Ritchie Bros. shareholders had expressed concerns about the deal and had made it clear they planned to vote against it.
  Shareholder advisory firms Glass Lewis and Institutional Shareholder Services had both recommended shareholders vote ag
  
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• Belgium will face Canada’s best possible team at Billie Jean King Cup qualifier

  14-03-2023 17:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Canada will send out its best possible team when it takes on Belgium in next month’s Billie Jean King Cup qualifier in Vancouver.
  Tennis Canada announced Tuesday that Bianca Andreescu, Leylah Fernandez, Rebecca Marino and doubles ace Gabriela Dabrowski will represent Canada in the Gainbridge qualifiers, April 14-15 at Pacific Coliseum.
  Andreescu, the 2019 U.S. Open champion and Canada’s highest ranked player on the WTA Tour at No. 36, will play her first home Billie
  
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• Spring fair carnival in Chilliwack moved back a week

  14-03-2023 17:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Instead of being scheduled for the first weekend of Chilliwack School District’s two-week spring break, the Chilliwack Spring Fair has been pushed back a week.Instead of Thursday, March 16 through Sunday, March 19, the Chilliwack Spring Fair will be returning to the grounds of the Chilliwack Coliseum for a four-day carnival run starting Thursday, March 23 through to Sunday, March 26.The festivities feature rides, treats and good times for the whole family, Coliseum manag
  
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• Chilliwack to address infrastructure gaps with provincial funding of ... - Chilliwack Progress

  14-03-2023 17:01 via news.google.com
  
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• Review: U2 reworks past in thrilling ‘Songs of Surrender’ - Chilliwack Progress

  14-03-2023 17:00 via news.google.com
  
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• Another teen driver busted by Abbotsford Police, gets parent’s Mercedes impounded

  14-03-2023 16:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — A Fraser Valley teenager will have to live with the consequences of reckless driving after being observed by Abbotsford Police early Monday morning (March 13) at 100 kilometers over a posted speed limit in a luxury vehicle owned by his parent(s).In a tweet from the Abbotsford Police Department, patrol officers were conducting traffic enforcement just after 1 a.m. Mondaywhen a 17-year-old class 7 N driver was seen driving 150 kilometers in a 50-kilometre zone.Police said the dr
  
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• Singh says budget will have money for dental care as NDP push for another GST rebate

  14-03-2023 16:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh says he thinks his party has more leverage to push for things it wants in the next federal budget, which is set to be released March 28.
  He says there will be money in the budget to expand dental care coverage to teens, seniors and people living with a disability, which was part of that deal. 
  But he also wants to see the Liberals extend the six-month GST rebate introduced last fall.
  Singh says his budget priority is helping Canadians find wa
  
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• Olympic men’s ski cross champion Brady Leman to retire

  14-03-2023 16:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Olympic ski cross champion Brady Leman will retire after this season.
  The 36-year-old from Calgary claimed Olympic gold in 2018 in Pyeongchang, South Korea, as well as a world championship silver medal in 2019.
  Leman will conclude his career in Canada. 
  The World Cup ski cross season wraps with races Friday and Saturday in Collingwood, Ont.
  This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 14, 2023.The Canadian Press
  
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• Poll suggests most Canadians trust election results, want ... - Chilliwack Progress

  14-03-2023 15:30 via news.google.com
  
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• Canadians uninterested in King Charles’ coronation, British ... - Chilliwack Progress

  14-03-2023 15:30 via news.google.com
  
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