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• Capitals, coach Laviolette part ways after missing playoffs

  14-04-2023 23:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The Washington Capitals and coach Peter Laviolette have decided to part ways after the team missed the playoffs for the first time in nearly a decade.
  General manager Brian MacLellan announced the decision, which he described as mutual, on Friday, less than 24 hours after the Capitals’ season ended. Laviolette’s contract was set to expire.
  “We are grateful for Peter’s leadership and dedication to our organization for the last three seasons,” MacLellan said in a stat
  
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• Jays third baseman Chapman returns to lineup after missing a game with viral illness

  14-04-2023 23:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Blue Jays third baseman Matt Chapman returned to the lineup Friday night after sitting out a game due to a viral illness.
  He was a late scratch for Thursday’s series finale against the Detroit Tigers, but was set to bat fifth in the opener of a three-game set against the Tampa Bay Rays.Chapman is the reigning American League player of the week.He has a .489 batting average over 12 games this season with three homers and 15 RBIs.
  The Rays entered the weekend series at Rogers
  
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• High-risk sex offender charged with breaching release conditions in ... - Maple Ridge News

  14-04-2023 23:38 via news.google.com
  
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• New this week: ‘Judy Blume,’ Rodrigo y Gabriela, Minecraft - Chilliwack Progress

  14-04-2023 23:30 via news.google.com
  
  New this week: ‘Judy Blume,’ Rodrigo y Gabriela, Minecraft  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Canada’s emissions rose slightly in 2021 as pandemic lockdowns ... - Chilliwack Progress

  14-04-2023 23:30 via news.google.com
  
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• Call-out offering artists $300 per design for Chilliwack street banners ... - Chilliwack Progress

  14-04-2023 23:30 via news.google.com
  
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• Injury-riddled Canadiens looking ahead to better future following difficult season

  14-04-2023 23:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BROSSARD, Que. — The Montreal Canadiens had many bumps in the road during the 2022-23 season but nothing marked their campaign more than injuries. 
  Cole Caufield (shoulder), Christian Dvorak (knee), Sean Monahan (groin) and Arber Xhekaj all had to undergo season-ending surgeries. Josh Anderson (ankle), Kaiden Guhle (ankle), Kirby Dach (concussion) and Juraj Slafkovsky (lower body) also had their seasons cut short. 
  Head coach Martin St. Louis and the Habs front office were forced
  
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• Alberta Premier Smith, with election looming, announces new limits on media questions

  14-04-2023 23:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, four days after announcing she won’t answer questions on her ethics investigation, now says she will limit questions on all other topics.
  Smith told reporters in Calgary that given an election is looming, she will now only allow reporters to ask a single question at news conferences and not allow them the traditional followup query.
  Smith says the change is because her United Conservative Party wants to get in questions from more reporters d
  
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• Man convicted of possessing child sexual material in Kelowna ... - Chilliwack Progress

  14-04-2023 23:15 via news.google.com
  
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• Calgary Flames head into the off-season lamenting lack of finish

  14-04-2023 23:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Almost, but not quite, was the theme of the Calgary Flames’ season.
  On the losing side of 30 one-goal games, including an NHL-leading 17 in overtime or a shootout, the Flames ended up two points out of a playoff spot.
  “If you look at the overtime and shootout losses first … if we could win half those games, we’d still be playing,” Flames forward Tyler Toffoli said Friday. “It definitely makes it worse.”
  Aside from Toffoli and his career-
  
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• Toronto Arrows forced to play roster Whac-A-Mole as injuries keep popping up

  14-04-2023 23:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Filling out the lineup sheet has been like a game of Whac-A-Mole this season for the Toronto Arrows as injuries keep popping up.
  Solve one problem and another quickly replaces it.
  The Arrows were down 13 injured players, three of whom are gone for the season, for last Saturday’s 29-27 loss to the defending champion New York Ironworkers in Toronto’s home opener. And while the Major League Rugby game saw several Arrows return from injury, four more went the other way af
  
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• Colorado governor signs abortion, transgender care bills

  14-04-2023 23:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DENVER (AP) — Democratic Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Friday signed a set of health care bills enshrining access to abortion and gender-affirming procedures and medications, as the Democrat-led state tries to make itself a safe haven for its neighbors, whose Republican leaders are restricting care.
  The goal of the legislation is to ensure people in surrounding states and beyond can go to Colorado to have an abortion, begin puberty blockers or receive gender-affirming surgery without fear o
  
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• Canada confident, ready for challenge ahead in semifinals of women’s hockey worlds

  14-04-2023 22:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Despite some close calls, Canada’s confidence hasn’t wavered in its quest for a third straight world title.
  The hosts are entering the semifinals of the women’s world hockey championship coming off two tightly-contested wins. Canada earned a 4-3 shootout win over the U.S. in the final preliminary game on Monday, then a 3-2 overtime victory over Sweden in the quarterfinals on Thursday.
  “I think we have a lot of confidence in each other as a group and we understand there ar
  
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• High-risk sex offender charged with breaching release conditions in ... - Mission City Record

  14-04-2023 22:45 via news.google.com
  
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• High-risk Sex Offender Charged With Breaching Release Conditions ... - Abbotsford News

  14-04-2023 22:45 via news.google.com
  
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• Surrey RCMP say Mary Girvin, 49, has gone missing

  14-04-2023 22:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SURREY — Mounties in Surrey say a 49-year-old woman who suffers from a medical condition has gone missing.According to a statement from Cpl. Sarbjit K. Sangha, media spokesperson for the Surrey RCMP, police say Mary Girvin was last seen at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 12 in the 15900 block of 91A Avenue in Surrey and has not been heard from since. She suffers from a medical condition and may appear disoriented.
  Girvin is described as a 49-year-old Caucasian female, 5’8, 185 pounds, wit
  
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• LETTER: Sexual education should be the responsibility of parents - Chilliwack Progress

  14-04-2023 22:30 via news.google.com
  
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• RCMP looking for missing Fraser Valley woman, 27, last seen Thursday

  14-04-2023 22:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SURREY — Surrey RCMP are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing woman who was last seen Thursday.Jovaria Ghani was last seen at noon on April 13 in the 7800 block of 139A Street in Surrey. She has not been heard from since. Police and family are concerned for her health and well-being.
  Jovaria Ghani is described as a 27-year-old South Asian female, 5’2, 100 lbs. with shoulder length black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a black puffer jacket, ba
  
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• Canadian men do well at draw for this summer’s CONCACAF Gold Cup

  14-04-2023 22:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canada has been drawn in Group D with Cuba, Guatemala and a qualifier for this summer’s Gold Cup.
  It should be a safe landing spot for the 47th-ranked Canadian men given Guatemala is ranked No. 116 and Cuba is No. 165.
  The 17th edition of the Gold Cup is scheduled for June 24 through July 16, with 15 stadiums in 14 cities including Toronto. It will be preceded by a 12-team qualifying competition June 16-20 that will fill the final three berths in the 16-country tournament.
  Friday’s d
  
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• B.C. First Nations health gets $8.2 billion in federal funding to fix ‘disparities’

  14-04-2023 21:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The First Nations Health Authority in British Columbia will receive $8.2 billion over the next decade to help 200 Indigenous communities in a federal government renewal of funding. 
  During an announcement at the Squamish Nation in West Vancouver, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the authority has transformed the way health is delivered to First Nations in B.C. 
  Trudeau says today’s announcement is about ensuring First Nations have the best possible health outc
  
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• Man United defender Lisandro Martinez out for season

  14-04-2023 21:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez has been ruled out for the rest of the season after fracturing a metatarsal bone in his foot, the Premier League club said Friday.
  Fellow center back Raphael Varane is also set to be out for “a few weeks,” United added, leaving the team without two of its top defenders for a crucial stretch of the campaign.Martinez and Varane were both injured during Thursday’s 2-2 draw against Sevilla in the first le
  
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• Italian star Lorenzo Insigne could make limited return for Toronto FC against Atlanta

  14-04-2023 21:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Star winger Lorenzo Insigne could see a few minutes of action Saturday for the first time since exiting Toronto FC’s season opener Feb. 25 with a groin injury.
  The 31-year-old Italian, the highest-paid player in MLS, has missed the last six games.
  “He’ll be in the squad,” Toronto coach Bob Bradley said after training Friday. “He wouldn’t be available for many minutes after only two days of training but it’s great to have him back and part
  
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• Danish rockers Volbeat returning to Abbotsford this summer - Chilliwack Progress

  14-04-2023 21:45 via news.google.com
  
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• Chilliwack's AJ Van Winkle earns invite to Bridgestone Canadian ... - Hope Standard

  14-04-2023 21:40 via news.google.com
  
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• Chilliwack's AJ Van Winkle earns invite to Bridgestone Canadian ... - Agassiz Harrison Observer

  14-04-2023 21:40 via news.google.com
  
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• Putin signs bill allowing electronic conscription notices

  14-04-2023 21:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Putin has signed a bill allowing authorities to issue electronic notices to draftees and reservists amid the fighting in Ukraine. The bill signed into law by Putin was published Friday on the official register of government documents.
  Russia’s military service rules previously required the in-person delivery of notices to conscripts and reservists who are called up for duty. Under the new law, the notices issued by local military conscription offices w
  
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• EDITORIAL: Minimum wage increase will not offset inflation - Chilliwack Progress

  14-04-2023 21:30 via news.google.com
  
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• CUPE faults First Transit, says employer was not interested in stopping bus strike

  14-04-2023 21:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — In a news release on its website, CUPE placed the blame for a nearly four-week transit strike solely on the shoulders of First Transit, the third-party company that employs unionized bus operators in the Fraser Valley.
  According to quotes directly attributed to its president on the CUPE website, CUPE 561 president Jane Gibbons said CUPE members had no choice but to strike.
  “Our members never wanted to do this. We gave the employer plenty of opportunities to prevent a ful
  
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• Feds offer to buy street in front of Parliament Hill closed since ‘Freedom Convoy’

  14-04-2023 21:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The federal government wants to keep the street in front of Parliament Hill closed and has offered to take it over from the City of Ottawa. 
  In a letter to Mayor Mark Sutcliffe, Procurement Minister Helena Jaczek says her government wants to reimagine the parliamentary precinct and keep Wellington Street closed to traffic. 
  Part of the street has been blocked off since early 2022, after thousands of “Freedom Convoy” protesters took over downtown streets for s
  
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• Student paper drops ‘McGill’ from name because university founder enslaved people

  14-04-2023 21:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — A student newspaper at McGill University has dropped “McGill” from its name because the school’s founder enslaved people.
  Madison Edward-Wright, a managing editor of The Tribune, says the university should no longer use the name McGill either.
  She says her publication rejects the legacy of James McGill and wants to create a welcoming atmosphere for Black, Indigenous and other racialized students. 
  McGill University acknowledges on its website that its foun
  
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• Dangerous driving factor in drowning deaths of four RMC cadets: military

  14-04-2023 21:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Military police say dangerous driving was a factor in what led a vehicle carrying four Royal Military College students plunging into the water near their campus in Kingston, Ont.
  Officer cadets Jack Hogarth, Andrei Honciu, Broden Murphy and Andres Salek all drowned last April, weeks before they were poised to graduate.
  The Canadian Forces National Investigation Service had previously ruled out foul play before providing another update in a statement today.
  The CFNIS did not say wh
  
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• Surrey RCMP to ramp up transit patrols after two violent incidents

  14-04-2023 20:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SURREY — Following two violent incidents in two weeks in Surrey, including the senseless death of a 17-year-old male who was fatally stabbed on a transit bus, Surrey RCMP say they plan to ramp up patrols through a joint project alongside Transit Police, given the recent violent incidents.
  In a news release from Corporal Vanessa Munn, media relations officer for the Surrey RCMP, Mounties say overall violent crime is down by 14 per cent, but do step up patrols as needed.“While overall
  
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• Ottawa Senators disappointed to miss playoffs, but believe in team’s future

  14-04-2023 20:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators are missing the playoffs for a sixth straight year, but unlike years past there’s a belief this will be the last time for the foreseeable future.
  There’s good reason for that optimism.
  The Senators posted their best record since the 2016-17 season, going 39-35-8 after losing the final game of the season to the Buffalo Sabres 4-3.
  Despite numerous injuries and a disastrous month of November that saw them go 4-9-1, the Senators found themselves in the
  
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• City of Vancouver says safety up, overdoses and attacks down, after tent camp removal

  14-04-2023 20:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The City of Vancouver says its fire department reports a “marked improvement” in safety and sidewalk accessibility along a Downtown Eastside street where a large tent encampment was recently removed.
  The city has issued a statement updating its actions related to the dismantling of the Hastings Street encampment on April 5 and 6, and continued sweeps of the area in the following days to ensure campers did not return.
  It says Vancouver Fire and Rescue received 27 few
  
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• Lower Mainland family declared BC Outstanding Young Farmers of ... - Chilliwack Progress

  14-04-2023 20:45 via news.google.com
  
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• A look at the bargaining demands ahead of potential strike by federal civil servants

  14-04-2023 20:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — More than 120,000 federal public servants voted in favour of a countrywide strike mandate this week — and their union has made clear that wages are top of mind as it mulls whether to launch the potential job action. Another 35,000 from the Canada Revenue Agency voted for a strike mandate last week.
  The Public Service Alliance of Canada and the federal government have been at the bargaining table since June 2021. After a protracted impasse, during which both parties filed lab
  
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• Former B.C. paramedic gives advice on the 7th anniversary of the overdose crisis

  14-04-2023 20:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — A former Vancouver paramedic with decades of experience says he has watched as illicit drugs have become more toxic, requiring more effort and more overdose-reversing medication to save people’s lives.
  Brian Twaites’ comments come on the seventh anniversary of British Columbia’s declaration of the public health emergency for the overdose crisis. 
  Twaites worked for 36 years, mostly in the city’s Downtown Eastside, and says drug users need to stop us
  
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• Chilliwack's Ruth and Naomi's Mission raising money to open dental ... - Hope Standard

  14-04-2023 20:20 via news.google.com
  
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• Chilliwack's Ruth and Naomi's Mission raising money to open dental ... - Chilliwack Progress

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• Chilliwack Search and Rescue begins $1 million campaign for new building

  14-04-2023 20:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack Search and Rescue has formally launched its $1 million campaign to replace its aging facility at 46195 Fifth Avenue and find a more suitable training, command and admin facility for the second-busiest search and rescue agency in all of B.C.CSAR wrote on Facebook Tuesday, April 12 that it is moving forward with a proactive campaign to highlight the need for a new building.“It’s been a busy few weeks for Chilliwack’s 100% volunteer SAR team – n
  
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• Canada’s pledge to make more vaccines at home is still a work in progress

  14-04-2023 19:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The COVID-19 pandemic wasn’t even six months old, and not a single vaccine for it had been approved for use anywhere, when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took to a podium in Montreal to promise that Canada’s National Research Council would be able to start churning out millions of doses by the end of 2021.
  Nearly 1,000 days later, it hasn’t produced even one dose for clinical use.
  But that day is coming.
  Earl Brown, a virologist and professor emeritus at the Unive
  
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• CF Montreal turn to trade market ahead of crucial homestand

  14-04-2023 19:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — With CF Montreal off to their worst start ever in Major League Soccer, something needed to change ahead of a three-game homestand beginning Saturday against D.C. United.
  Still rebuilding from an off-season that saw it sell or trade several key players, Montreal has lost five games (all on the road) out of six,fallen to last in the Eastern Conference and scored only scoring three goals to start the season.
  Montreal sporting director Olivier Renard realized the team needed depth u
  
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• B.C. First Nations salvaging the sacred from climate disaster - Chilliwack Progress

  14-04-2023 19:30 via news.google.com
  
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• After a drubbing in L.A, the Whitecaps look to return to their winning ways in Austin

  14-04-2023 19:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The last time the Vancouver Whitecaps won on the road in Major League Soccer play was June 2022.
  Since that long-ago victory — a 2-0 decision over Dallas FC at Toyota Stadium — the ‘Caps have failed to secure a win as a visiting team. 
  Vancouver enters Saturday’s match against Austin FC following a 3-0 loss to LAFC in the second leg of CONCACAF Champions League action, losing 6-0 on aggregate.
  Mexican attacker Carlos Velas scored twice before Jose C
  
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• Crime Stoppers alerts public to Abbotsford suspect wanted for attempted murder

  14-04-2023 19:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Metro Vancouver Crime Stoppers has posted an alert on social media about a suspect who is allegedly wanted out of Abbotsford for attempted murder.According to the posts on both Facebook and Twitter, Metro Vancouver Crime Stoppers says Eric McArthur is allegedly wanted for attempted murder. His jurisdiction is listed as Abbotsford.McArthur is reportedly a dangerous offender who is 5’8″, 170 pounds, has brown hair and brown eyes. He has tattoos on his right upper arm
  
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• CBC Bearcats Sign Abbotsford's Jazzi Ashton And Chilliwack's ... - Abbotsford News

  14-04-2023 19:05 via news.google.com
  
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• Dallas Eakins won’t return to Anaheim Ducks after 4 seasons

  14-04-2023 19:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Head coach Dallas Eakins will not return to the Anaheim Ducks after four consecutive losing seasons, the team announced Friday.
  One day after Anaheim finished in last place in the overall NHL standings at 23-47-12, general manager Pat Verbeek said Eakins won’t be back to continue the team’s rebuilding process. Eakins’ contract expired at the end of this season, and the Ducks will not renew it.
  Eakins went 100-147-44 with the Ducks, who promoted him f
  
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• Telford says national security limits what she can say on foreign interference

  14-04-2023 18:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The prime minister’s chief of staff took the hot seat today at a House committee that is tasked with studying alleged foreign interference.Katie Telford is testifying at the procedure and House affairs committee to talk about what she knows about Chinese meddling in the 2019 and 2021 elections.The Conservatives opened the meeting by grilling her about specifics around recent media reports that cite unnamed sources who allege China meddled in the past two elections.Telford sa
  
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• Rouet rewarded with contract extension as coach of Canadian women’s rugby team

  14-04-2023 18:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Kevin Rouet, who coached Canada to a fourth-place finish at last year’s Women’s Rugby World Cup, has been rewarded with a contract extension through the 2025 tournament.
  Under the French-born Rouet, fourth-ranked Canada turned heads at the World Cup in New Zealand in November, pushing No. 1 England to the limit in a 26-19 semifinal loss before falling 36-0 to No. 3 France in the third-place game.
  Rouet spent three years as a volunteer assistant coach with the women before being eleva
  
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• Tydel Foods to launch meal assistance program, Our Daily Bread, for seniors

  14-04-2023 18:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — On top of Christmas meals for the community, Easter dinner packages, discounted meat, and countless community initiatives, Tydel Foods in downtown Chilliwack is taking it to the next level with yet another community program to help those less fortunate.Brigida Crosbie of Tydel Foods confirmed Thursday evening (Apr. 13) in a Facebook message to Fraser Valley Today that she will be starting a meal assistance program called “Our Daily Bread” for seniors struggling wit
  
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