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• A look at recent migrant deaths and close calls along the Canada-U.S. border

  31-03-2023 23:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The deaths this week of eight people of Indian and Romanian descent in the Mohawk Territory of Akwesasne have underscored the dangers related to illegal immigration.
  Over the past year, a number of deaths and close calls have occurred along the nearly 9,000-kilometre Canada-United States border. Here is a look:
  March 31, 2023
  Akwesasne Mohawk Police say eight people, including two children under the age of three, whose bodies were pulled from the St. Lawrence River, were trying
  
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• Ryan O’Reilly nearing a return for Maple Leafs with playoffs looming

  31-03-2023 23:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Ryan O’Reilly had a strong inkling the diagnosis wouldn’t be what he wanted to hear.
  The Maple Leafs centre had just taken a friendly fire shot off his left hand in the waning moments of the second period in Vancouver on March 4.
  When he got to the locker room, a member of Toronto’s medical staff wanted to take a look at one of his fingers.
  “Saw it was crooked … and then I saw the X-ray,” O’Reilly recalled. “It was disappointing.&r
  
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• Canadian men, facing rugby sevens relegation fight, lose opening match in Hong Kong

  31-03-2023 23:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HONG KONG — The Canadian men lost their opening match at the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens on Friday, beaten 17-7 by Argentina.
  Josiah Mora, playing in his 100th HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series game, scored the lone try for Canada with Brennig Provost kicking the conversion.
  The Canadian men, who came into the tournament in 14th place after seven of 11 stops on the World Series, find themselves in a tough Pool A with No. 2 Argentina, No. 4 Fiji and No. 6 Samoa. Argentina is coming off a win
  
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• Vancouver asks artist, vigil keepers to end Indigenous children’s ... - Chilliwack Progress

  31-03-2023 23:30 via news.google.com
  
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• LETTER: Chilliwack woman grateful for return of lost wallet - Chilliwack Progress

  31-03-2023 23:30 via news.google.com
  
  LETTER: Chilliwack woman grateful for return of lost wallet  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Inquiry into N.S. mass shooting says spouse of killer was revictimized by RCMP probe

  31-03-2023 23:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HALIFAX — The final report of the public inquiry into the Nova Scotia mass shooting says the gunman’s partner — a survivor of his violent domestic abuse — was revictimized by the RCMP investigation into the tragedy.
  Gabriel Wortman’s rampage left 22 dead in April 2020 and began when he assaulted his partner, Lisa Banfield, who escaped and survived by hiding in the woods.
  The inquiry’s report released Thursday said the Mounties’ treatment of Banfield duri
  
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• Like Old Times: Harnden brothers reunite on Canadian team at world curling playdowns

  31-03-2023 23:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Harnden brothers — Ryan and E.J. — cut a familiar pose Friday during a team practice session at TD Place on the eve of the world men’s curling championship.
  Just like they did for a decade as one of the top front ends in the sport, they hovered over the stones together on the pebbled ice — this time reuniting as teammates on the Canadian side skipped by Brad Gushue.
  “It has been an easy transition and they’ve made me feel welcome,” sai
  
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• B.C. picked to host Olympic rugby sevens qualifier in August - Chilliwack Progress

  31-03-2023 23:20 via news.google.com
  
  B.C. picked to host Olympic rugby sevens qualifier in August  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Chilliwack shooting sends one person to hospital: RCMP - CityNews Vancouver

  31-03-2023 23:11 via news.google.com
  
  Chilliwack shooting sends one person to hospital: RCMP  CityNews Vancouver
  
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• City of Chilliwack seeks 150th anniversary art, offers $300 to artists

  31-03-2023 22:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — In recognition of Chilliwack’s incorporation as a municipality in 1873, the city of Chilliwack is currently accepting submissions for street banners that embody the spirit of Chilliwack.The city of Chilliwack wrote on social media Friday (Mar. 31) that it is actively seeking street banner renditions that recognize the uniqueness of the broader community and incorporate some level of diversity.In 1873, the Township of Chilliwhack, as it was known back then, was registered
  
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• Chilliwack, District of Kent receive emergency support services ... - Agassiz Harrison Observer

  31-03-2023 22:30 via news.google.com
  
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• Freeland says drop in foreign-aid spending is not a cut, Ukraine fight is pivotal

  31-03-2023 22:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland insists the government’s projected $1.3-billion drop in foreign aid spending does not amount to a cut.
  The Liberal budget released this week projects that Ottawa will spend nearly $6.9 billion for international development in the coming fiscal year, which is a 16 per cent drop from last year’s allocation.
  That’s despite Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tasking International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan to increase aid spendin
  
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• Vancouver asks artist, vigil keepers to end Indigenous children’s shoe memorial

  31-03-2023 22:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Officials in Vancouver are meeting with the artist and volunteers who are keeping vigil on a children’s shoe memorial on the steps of the city’s art gallery in an effort to end the tribute to children who didn’t return from residential schools. 
  The installation started with 215 pairs of children’s shoes on the gallery steps and was set up shortly after the Tk’emlups te Secwepemc First Nation announced the possible unmarked graves of children
  
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• Probe of deadly Black Hawk crash underway in Kentucky

  31-03-2023 22:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The military says the service members who died in a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter crash ranged in age from 23 to 36 and were from seven states.
  A military news release Friday says the service members came from Florida, Texas, Missouri, California, North Carolina, Alabama and New Jersey.
  “This is a time of great sadness for the 101st Airborne Division. The loss of these Soldiers will reverberate through our formations for years to come,” said Maj. Gen. J
  
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• Italian star Federico Bernardeschi continues to trigger Toronto FC this season

  31-03-2023 22:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Saturday’s visit by Charlotte FC brings back good memories for Toronto FC supporters.
  Italian stars Lorenzo Insigne and Federico Bernardeschi made their MLS debut against Charlotte last July — and they did not disappoint.
  Bernardeschi scored one goal and set up another and Insigne collected a stylish assist in a 4-0 romp over then-expansion Charlotte. The win marked the start of Toronto’s best spell of the 2022 season — an eight-game league run that saw th
  
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• New BC Conservative leader John Rustad says nobody will ... - Chilliwack Progress

  31-03-2023 22:06 via news.google.com
  
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• Missing 48-year-old Chilliwack man was last seen operating boat on ... - Hope Standard

  31-03-2023 22:04 via news.google.com
  
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• Missing 48-year-old Chilliwack man was last seen operating boat on ... - Chilliwack Progress

  31-03-2023 22:04 via news.google.com
  
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• RCMP need help locating missing 48-year-old Chilliwack man

  31-03-2023 22:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The Upper Fraser Valley RCMP are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a 48-year-old Chilliwack man who was last seen operating a boat on the Harrison River near Kilby.
  According to a press release from Sgt. Mike Sargent of the Agassiz RCMP, Patrick Jordan, 48, of Chilliwack, was last seen operating a boat on the Harrison River on Thursday, March 30 at 7 p.m.
  Patrick Jordan is described as a Caucasian male standing 5’5″ tall, weighing 146 pounds, wit
  
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• Tornado emergency issued for Little Rock and nearby areas

  31-03-2023 21:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The National Weather Service has issued a tornado emergency for Little Rock and surrounding areas, warning that 350,000 are in danger from a “confirmed large and destructive tornado.” Forecasters say the tornado was seen Friday afternoon in Little Rock and North Little Rock. There were no immediate reports of injuries.THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Massive storms brewing over at least 15
  
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• Canadiens sign goalie Jakub Dobes to entry-level contract

  31-03-2023 21:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The Montreal Canadiens have signed goalie prospect Jakub Dobes to a two-year, entry-level contract.
  The contract begins next season. Dobes also signed an American Hockey League contract to finish the 2022-23 campaign with Montreal’s affiliate, the Laval Rocket.
  Dobes, a 21-year-old from Ostrava, Czechia, posted a 2.31 goals-against average and a .918 save percentage in 40 games with Ohio State University in the NCAA this season.
  The Canadiens selected Dobes in the fifth round of the 2020 N
  
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• Coquitlam Express meet Chilliwack Chiefs in the BCHL playoffs - The Tri-City News

  31-03-2023 21:45 via news.google.com
  
  Coquitlam Express meet Chilliwack Chiefs in the BCHL playoffs  The Tri-City News
  
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• LETTER: Fund Chilliwack sidewalks before new squash courts - Chilliwack Progress

  31-03-2023 21:30 via news.google.com
  
  LETTER: Fund Chilliwack sidewalks before new squash courts  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Romania: Andrew Tate to leave jail, put under house arrest

  31-03-2023 21:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Andrew Tate, the divisive internet personality who has spent months in a Romanian jail on suspicion of organized crime and human trafficking, has won an appeal to replace his detention with house arrest, an official said Friday.
  The Bucharest Court of Appeal ruled in favor of Tate’s appeal, which challenged a judge’s decision last week to extend his arrest a fourth time for 30 days, said Ramona Bolla, a spokesperson for Romania’s anti-organized c
  
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• Vancouver Canucks winger Andrei Kuzmenko won’t wear Pride warm-up jersey: coach

  31-03-2023 21:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Coach Rick Tocchet says Canucks forward Andrei Kuzmenko won’t wear a themed warm-up jersey when Vancouver hosts its annual Pride night on Friday. 
  Tocchet says he respects the decision the Russian winger made in consultation with his family.
  The jerseys, designed by local artist Christin Hryc, feature a rainbow and flowers across the Canucks’ orca logo, and rainbow patches on the shoulders.
  Kuzmenko, 27, has become a fan favourite in his first NHL season due to
  
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• Zellers announces Abbotsford opening date - Chilliwack Progress

  31-03-2023 20:58 via news.google.com
  
  Zellers announces Abbotsford opening date  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Culture, higher standard play role in continued success of Canadian women’s swimming

  31-03-2023 20:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The Canadian women’s swimming team has been among the best in the world over the last several years, powered by the likes of Penny Oleksiak, Kylie Masse, Maggie Mac Neil and teen phenom Summer McIntosh.
  The foursome have won a combined 38 Olympic and world championship medals, and high performance director and national team coach John Atkinson says a culture shift at Swimming Canada over the last decade has gone hand-in-hand with that success.
  “It’s changed over the last 10 yea
  
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• Canucks sign goaltender Nikita Tolopilo to entry-level contract

  31-03-2023 20:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks have signed goalie prospect Nikita Tolopilo to a two-year, entry-level contract.
  Tolopilo, a 22-year-old from Minsk, Belarus, had a .924 save percentage, a 2.10 goals-against average and four shutouts in 45 regular-season games with Sodertalje SK of Sweden’s second-tier league this season — his second with the club.
  Before heading to Sweden, the six-foot-six, 229-pound Tolopilo played in nine Kontinental Hockey League games for Dinamo Minsk, po
  
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• Accused man testifies at trial for death of Abbotsford Police officer - Chilliwack Progress

  31-03-2023 20:47 via news.google.com
  
  Accused man testifies at trial for death of Abbotsford Police officer  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Former Liberal cabinet minister John Rustad acclaimed leader of B.C. Conservatives

  31-03-2023 20:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — A former Liberal cabinet minister who has been sitting in British Columbia’s legislature as an Independent is the new leader of the provincial Conservatives.
  John Rustad, the member of the legislature for Nechako Lakes, was acclaimed leader of the Conservative Party of B.C. as the only candidate who entered the race.
  Rustad, who is 60 years old, replaces former leader Trevor Bolin, who was serving as interim leader.
  Opposition Liberal Leader Kevin Falcon said he dumped Rus
  
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• Roughriders sign former NFL defensive back Rashard Robinson

  31-03-2023 20:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed American defensive back Rashard Robinson.
  The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
  Robinson, a 27-year-old from Pompano Beach, Fla., played five seasons in the National Football League from 2016 to 2021.
  The six-foot-two, 177-pound LSU product played in 49 NFL regular-season games for the San Francisco 49ers, the New York Jets, the Dallas Cowboys and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, producing 89 tackles, 15 passes defended, two interceptions, one forced fumble
  
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• Canada women renew rugby rivalry with U.S. as Pacific Four Series opens in Madrid

  31-03-2023 19:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  After a lopsided 66-7 win over No. 13 South Africa last weekend in their first outing since the Rugby World Cup in November, the fourth-ranked Canadian women expect a stiffer test Saturday against the seventh-ranked U.S. 
  The two North American rivals meet in Spain in the Pacific Four Series opener at Estadio Nacional de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
  While Canada has had the better of the Americans in recent meetings, Canada coach Kevin Rouet expects the U.S. to look to disrupt at t
  
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• Greendale Acres to host Chilliwack Plowing Match Saturday

  31-03-2023 19:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — A tradition unlike any other in Chilliwack returns this weekend.
  Established in 1923, the Chilliwack Plowing Match has been operating every single consecutive year up until 2020, when COVID-19 restrictions precluded the event from happening. Without this break, the society would have held the plowing showcase for 101 years straight leading into 2023.The annual festivities amount to a huge part of Chilliwack’s storied farming history. In the 1950s the event drew over 55 c
  
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• Langford, B.C., to host North American Olympic rugby sevens qualifier

  31-03-2023 19:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LANGFORD, B.C. — Canada will have home-field advantage for this summer’s Rugby Americas North Sevens, which serves as the regional qualifier for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
  The tournament is scheduled for Aug. 19-20 in Langford, B.C., at Starlight Stadium, which hosted HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series stops for six years (2015 to 2019 and 2022) before the women’s event was wrapped into the Canada Sevens in Vancouver this year.
  Rugby Americas North (RAN) is the governing body fo
  
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• Historic Trump indictment could open door to future political prosecutions: expert

  31-03-2023 19:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — It’s standard Republican operating procedure these days to defend Donald Trump by accusing Democrats of weaponizing the U.S. Justice Department for political gain.
  One expert says Thursday’s historic indictment of a former president is sure to make the line between politics and justice even more blurry. 
  Neama Rahmani, a former assistant U.S. attorney who’s now a personal injury lawyer in California, says prosecutors have always been wary of politically
  
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• Canada’s first female Anglican Archbishop to tour Northwest B.C. ... - Chilliwack Progress

  31-03-2023 19:05 via news.google.com
  
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• Deadline for federal workers to go back to the office is here, as union holds rally

  31-03-2023 18:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The federal government’s return-to-office deadline has arrived — and on cue, a major public-sector union is holding a rally in Ottawa to call attention to workers’ concerns.
  The Public Service Alliance of Canada, which is hosting the demonstration and represents 165,000 federal workers, says women are disproportionately affected by the government’s mandate.
  The union says that parents have been struggling to find affordable child-care and get adequate accom
  
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• Trump to be arraigned Tuesday to face New York indictment

  31-03-2023 18:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is set to be arraigned Tuesdsay after his indictment in New York City, court officials said Friday. Trump’s surrender will usher in the unprecedented scenario of a former U.S. commander-in-chief being arrested and arraigned.Trump’s indictment, announced Thursday, came after a grand jury probe into hush money paid during the 2016 presidential campaign to squelch allegations of an extramarital sexual encounter. The indictment itself h
  
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• Rezoning application for film studio west of Agassiz withdrawn after heated opposition

  31-03-2023 18:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LAKE ERROCK — A proposal to build an indoor film production facility in a picturesque small lakeside community through a rezoning application has been withdrawn after the applicant experienced significant opposition to the project.According to documents from the March 23rd meeting of the Fraser Valley Regional District board of directors, Arcana Studio founder and CEO Sean O’Reilly advised FVRD staff that he is withdrawing an application to rezone property on Bayview Road toward the
  
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• Take Notice - Chilliwack Progress

  31-03-2023 17:30 via news.google.com
  
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• Minneapolis leaders approve agreement to revamp policing

  31-03-2023 17:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minneapolis City Council on Friday approved an agreement with the state to revamp policing, nearly three years after a city officer killed George Floyd.
  City officials agreed to negotiate an agreement after the Department of Human Rights issued a blistering report last year that said the police department had engaged in a pattern of race discrimination for at least a decade. The City Council approved the court-enforceable settlement Friday.The state agency launched i
  
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• Not just Trump’s VP: Pence touts time as governor, US Rep

  31-03-2023 17:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Mike Pence is best known as Donald Trump’s vice president, someone who, apart from one dramatic rejection of his boss ’s effort to overturn their 2020 election defeat, served as a steadfastly loyal, mostly uncontroversial No. 2 during his four years in the White House.
  But as Pence approaches a likely 2024 run for president, he’s hoping to project the record of a conservative fighter, opening up to audiences about the parts of his career before h
  
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• Trump indictment throws 2024 race into uncharted territory - Chilliwack Progress

  31-03-2023 16:30 via news.google.com
  
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• Romancing the stove - Chilliwack Progress

  31-03-2023 16:30 via news.google.com
  
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• Ottawa gives final approval for Rogers $26B purchase of Shaw - Chilliwack Progress

  31-03-2023 16:30 via news.google.com
  
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• Gwyneth Paltrow scores court win that means more than $1 - Chilliwack Progress

  31-03-2023 16:30 via news.google.com
  
  Gwyneth Paltrow scores court win that means more than $1  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Online-streaming bill closer to passing after House OKs most Senate amendments

  31-03-2023 16:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Liberal government’s controversial online-streaming bill is one step closer to passing after the House of Commons approved most of the Senate’s amendments to the proposed legislation.
  If passed, Bill C-11 would update broadcasting rules to include online streaming and require tech giants such as YouTube, Netflix and Spotify to make Canadian content available to users here — or face steep penalties.
  On Thursday evening, the House agreed to adopt many of the Se
  
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• Chow down on the Coquihalla: Popular food truck returns - Chilliwack Progress

  31-03-2023 16:00 via news.google.com
  
  Chow down on the Coquihalla: Popular food truck returns  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Police say six bodies found near Akwesasne, Que., near U.S. border: Mohawk police

  31-03-2023 15:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The search is expected to continue today after six bodies were discovered Thursday in the St. Lawrence River near Akwesasne, Que.
  The Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service says the first body was located around 5:00 p.m. in a marsh area, which searched later Thursday evening by a police marine unit with the help of the Canadian Coast Guard and the Hogansburg Akwesasne Volunteer Fire Department.
  Air support units with the Quebec provincial police and Ontario Provincial Police are expected to assist wit
  
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• Montreal Alouettes sign Canadian defensive back Marc-Antoine Dequoy to extension

  31-03-2023 15:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The Montreal Alouettes signed Canadian defensive back Marc-Antoine Dequoy to a contract extension through the 2025 CFL season.
  The six-foot-three, 200-pound Dequoy had 38 tackles and four interceptions (one returned for a touchdown) in 17 starts at safety.The 28-year-old also added four special-teams tackles.
  The Alouettes selected Dequoy in the second round, No. 14 overall, in the 2020 CFL draft out of the University of Montreal.The league didn’t play that season due to t
  
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