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• Western U investigating women’s hockey program for reported misconduct allegations

  12-09-2023 23:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Western University has enlisted an external investigator to look into its women’s hockey program.
  According to a report from TSN, multiple players complained about the conduct of head coach Candice Moxley and Western’s strength and conditioning coach Jeff Watson.
  In a statement sent to The Canadian Press, the London, Ont., school said it has “launched independent reviews to look closely at these matters, and to hear from all impacted parties.” It also stated that such rev
  
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• Wisconsin GOP to pursue nonpartisan redistricting to avoid having state justices toss maps

  12-09-2023 23:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republican lawmakers, in a surprise move on Tuesday, reversed their long-held position and proposed a nonpartisan redistricting plan they want to enact ahead of the 2024 election to preempt the liberal-controlled state Supreme Court from tossing the current GOP-drawn maps.
  The move comes as Wisconsin justices are considering two Democratic-backed lawsuits seeking to toss the Republican maps, first enacted in 2011, that are among the most gerrymandered in the
  
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• Oilers sign forward Adam Erne to professional tryout agreement

  12-09-2023 23:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have signed forward Adam Erne to a professional tryout agreement. 
  Erne produced eight goals and 10 assists in 61 games with the Detroit Red Wings last season.
  He spent four seasons in Detroit.
  The six-foot-one, 212-pound Erne was a second-round (33rd overall) selection in the 2013 draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning, where he spent the first three seasons of his seven-year NHL career.
  Erne, 28, has 40 goals and 49 assists in 355 career games.
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• Hunting 101: RCMP urge safety when travelling with firearms - Chilliwack Progress

  12-09-2023 23:00 via news.google.com
  
  Hunting 101: RCMP urge safety when travelling with firearms  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• From Bach to Beatles: Cello quartet coming to Chilliwack stage - Chilliwack Progress

  12-09-2023 22:55 via news.google.com
  
  From Bach to Beatles: Cello quartet coming to Chilliwack stage  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Captains Mike Weir and Jim Furyk preparing for Presidents Cup in Montreal a year out

  12-09-2023 22:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canadian golfing legend Mike Weir is counting the days until he can again hear the roar of a Presidents Cup crowd.
  Weir, from Brights Grove, Ont., was doing site inspections and meeting key organizers of the 2024 Presidents Cup at Royal Montreal Golf Club on Tuesday. He said that although the 12-on-12 tournament will feature some of the best players on the PGA Tour, the atmosphere is on an entirely different level than the top men’s circuit.
  “There’s roars, there’s not ju
  
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• New Blue Jackets coach Mike Babcock blasts report suggesting he was invading his players’ privacy

  12-09-2023 22:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  New Columbus Blue Jackets coach Mike Babcock said Tuesday he had done nothing wrong in asking players to show him photos off their phones, clarifying he was trying to get to know them after a report emerged criticizing him for invasion of privacy.
  Paul Bissonnette said on the ‘Spittin’ Chiclets’ podcast he was told by an unidentified player that Babcock asked captain Boone Jenner to show him photos. Bissonnette, a former NHL player-turned-analyst for TNT, relayed he was informe
  
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• Award-winning musicians from around globe to perform in Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress

  12-09-2023 21:46 via news.google.com
  
  Award-winning musicians from around globe to perform in Chilliwack  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• New Mexico Democratic attorney general won’t defend suspension of right to publicly carry guns

  12-09-2023 21:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s top prosecutor says he cannot undertake a defense of the governor’s public health order that suspends the right to carry firearms in public.
  State Attorney General Raúl Torrez said Tuesday in a letter to the governor that gun violence cannot be rebranded as a public health emergency to justify a blanket prohibition against carrying firearms.
  He said he agrees with the need to start a debate on the devastating impact of gun violence a
  
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• 'It was terrifying': B.C. resident recalls Morocco earthquake - Chilliwack Progress

  12-09-2023 21:00 via news.google.com
  
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• B.C. premier breaks ground on second hospital, cancer centre at cost of $2.88 billion

  12-09-2023 20:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SURREY, B.C. — A long-awaited and often promised second hospital for the City of Surrey marked a milestone today with a groundbreaking ceremony promising the opening of the new facility by 2029.
  Premier David Eby says the start of construction on the new $2.88 billion hospital and cancer treatment centre is an anticipated and needed health-care expansion in one of British Columbia’s fastest growing communities.
  Eby acknowledged the concerns of local physicians who staged a rally last
  
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• Forty-five per cent of Proline players saw Lions opening NFL season with upset win

  12-09-2023 20:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Almost half of Proline players saw the Detroit Lions upsetting the Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday to kick off the ’23 NFL season.
  Detroit opened with a 21-20 road win over Kansas City. The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. says while only 34 per cent of Proline customers had Detroit plus-3.5 points, 45 per cent had the Lions downing the defending Super Bowl champions and 31 per cent predicted the total under of 52.5 points.
  On Sunday night, the Dallas Cowboys earned a 40-0 v
  
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• Aaron Rodgers’ injury means the Packers won’t get a first-round pick from Jets in next year’s draft

  12-09-2023 20:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ torn left Achilles tendon is costing his former team a chance at an extra first-round pick in next year’s draft.
  That’s because the four-time MVP’s inability to play will cost the Green Bay Packers a first-round draft pick.
  Part of the package the Jets used to acquire Rodgers included compensation in the 2024 draft. Under the terms of the deal, the Packers would get a 2024 first-round pick only if Rodge
  
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• Kent-Harrison SAR manager honoured with prestigious service award - Chilliwack Progress

  12-09-2023 20:43 via news.google.com
  
  Kent-Harrison SAR manager honoured with prestigious service award  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Harrison Pumpkin Festival opens Friday, September 29 in Agassiz

  12-09-2023 20:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  AGASSIZ — Fraser Valley residents are invited to celebrate the advent of cooler temperatures, shorter nights, and the arrival of fall by following the seasonal farm trail to Agassiz for the start of the Harrison Pumpkin Festival, home of the “all-you-can-carry” pumpkin patch.The same farm family, now operating under the “Onos Farms” umbrella, that has for years produced beloved local flower fests will be wrapping up the inaugural Harrison Sunflower Festival on Septe
  
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• Chilliwack River Valley cleanup aimed at keeping 'magnificent' area ... - Chilliwack Progress

  12-09-2023 20:30 via news.google.com
  
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• Collaros, Oliveira and Bombers offensive line secure top honour roll grades

  12-09-2023 20:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Zach Collaros, Brady Oliveira and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ offensive line were graded as some of the top performers Tuesday in the CFL’s weekly honour roll.
  Collaros earned a grade of 94.0 after completing 18-of-21 passes for 319 yards and five TDs in Winnipeg’s 51-6 win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders. It’s the fifth time this year the Winnipeg starter has earned the top quarterback score.
  Players in nine specific position are highlighted as per data
  
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• Wildfire evacuations ordered near Prince George, dropped near ... - Chilliwack Progress

  12-09-2023 20:20 via news.google.com
  
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• Bill prompts call for Quebec to recognize systemic racism in health system

  12-09-2023 20:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Quebec’s College of Physicians says the government is taking a “paternalistic and colonialist” approach with new legislation aimed at improving the treatment of Indigenous people in the health network.
  The professional order overseeing the province’s doctors was the first group to testify at two days of consultations on a bill aimed at instituting a “cultural safety approach” toward Indigenous patients.
  The college says in a written brief presented to a legisl
  
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• Toronto Argonauts look to cement first in East with road win over Alouettes

  12-09-2023 20:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts can punch their ticket to the East Division final Friday night.
  Toronto (10-1) can clinch first place in the East Division with a road win over the Montreal Alouettes (6-6).
  That would give the Argos home-field advantage for the conference final Nov. 11.
  Even if the Argos lose, they’d clinch a home playoff game Saturday if the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (10-3) defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (5-7) at Tim Hortons Field.
  This report by The Canadian Press was
  
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• Argos star returner Javon Leake sometimes misses former life as a running back

  12-09-2023 20:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — He’s already established himself as one of the CFL’s top punt returners but there are times when Javon Leake misses being a running back.
  Back in 2019 as a junior at Maryland, Leake ran for 736 yards and eight TDs on 102 carries (7.22-yard average). That season, Leake also led the Big Ten (and was third in NCAA) in kickoff returns (804 yards, 30 returns, two TDs) en route to being named a conference all-star as a returner and winner of the Rogers-Dwight returner of th
  
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• Environment minister must unblock Rebel News founder Levant on X under court order

  12-09-2023 19:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault must unblock Rebel News founder Ezra Levant on X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter, under the terms of a court order.
  The order issued by Federal Court Justice Russel Zinn ends an action Levant filed two years ago claiming the Liberal minister was violating his constitutional rights by blocking him.
  Levant argued that his inability to see or respond to Guilbeault’s posts on the platform limited his ability to engage in de
  
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• Walkerton and XL Foods: A look at some of the major E. coli 0157 outbreaks in Canada

  12-09-2023 19:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  An outbreak of E. coli infections at several Calgary day centres has infected more than 200 people, most of them children. It’s not the first major outbreak of the food-borne illness, which is caused by bacteria that live in the feces of animals and is carried to humans through undercooked meat, unpasteurized food or contaminated water.
  The E. coli variant known as 0157 is often the most virulent and can cause hemolytic uremic syndrome, which affects the kidneys and the ability of blood to
  
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• Premier Eby ‘white-hot’ angry over Chinatown stabbing suspect’s release from hospital

  12-09-2023 19:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SURREY, B.C. — British Columbia Premier David Eby says he is “white-hot” angry over the day release of a man from a forensic psychiatric hospital before he was arrested for a triple stabbing in Vancouver’s Chinatown.
  Eby says the decision to release the man boggles the mind, and he wants to get to the bottom of how it occurred.
  Blair Evan Donnelly, who’s 64 years old, has been charged with three counts of aggravated assault and remains in custody after Sunday’
  
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• Canada set to begin Davis Cup title defence against group stage hosts Italy

  12-09-2023 19:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The mood entering the Davis Cup is different this time around for Canada.
  Canada begins its title defence on Wednesday in Bologna, Italy with a tie against the host Italians in Group A action. Canada’s 2022 championship — clinched by a 2-0 win over Australia in Malaga, Spain — was its first in the event since 1913.
  “Yeah, I mean, so many memories,” Denis Shapovalov said at a press conference Monday. “Bringing back of a lot of good feelings that I’m back
  
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• 16 Yorkshire terriers, pregnant Pomeranian seized from B.C. breeder - Chilliwack Progress

  12-09-2023 19:20 via news.google.com
  
  16 Yorkshire terriers, pregnant Pomeranian seized from B.C. breeder  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• What’s at stake for the Assembly of First Nations in the upcoming election?

  12-09-2023 19:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The next leader of the Assembly of First Nations will be tasked with unifying hundreds of chiefs at a time when reconciliation appears to be less of a priority in Canada, says an Indigenous policy expert.
  Hayden King, executive director of Indigenous-led think tank Yellowhead Institute, says the assembly’s influence has been vaulted under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government, but its internal politics have been an issue in recent years.
  Chiefs are expected to cho
  
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• Man declared dead is likely still alive, Quebec court reaffirms in appeal case

  12-09-2023 19:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Quebec’s Court of Appeal has upheld a ruling that overturned a missing man’s declaration of death more than five years after he was pronounced deceased.
  Court documents say Hooshang Imanpoorsaid went missing in 2008 and was declared dead by a Quebec judge in 2017.
  The documents suggest that his death freed up a $500,000 insurance policy for his wife and children.
  But a police investigation revealed he had allegedly flown to Amsterdam, and the family discovered he owe
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Premier Eby ‘white hot’ angry over Chinatown stabbing suspect’s release

  12-09-2023 19:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  British Columbia Premier David Eby says he is “white hot” angry over the day release of a man from a forensic psychiatric hospital before he was arrested for a triple stabbing in Vancouver’s Chinatown.
  Eby says the decision boggles the mind, and he wants to get to the bottom of how it occurred.
  More coming.The Canadian Press
  
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• ‘Someone is going to die’: City of Merritt protests emergency room closure

  12-09-2023 19:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MERRITT — Another night, another closed emergency room (ER).
  Merritt Mayor Mike Goetz, city councillors and locals all gathered in protest of the multiple closures the city has had to endure over the past few weeks, and within the year.
  Interior Health (IHA) announced in an email that it would be closing Nicola Valley Hospital’s emergency department Thursday (Sept. 7) at 10 p.m., then reopening Friday (Sept. 8) at 7 a.m.
  Just days later, another closure. It’s an ongoing issue t
  
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• Liberal MPs meet to prep for fall sitting, as Trudeau stares down slumping polls

  12-09-2023 18:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LONDON, Ont. — Liberal MPs are gathering in London, Ont., to plan their strategy as the party grapples with rising discontentment toward Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
  Polls show the Liberals have sunken to their lowest levels of support since taking government in 2015, largely to the benefit of the Conservatives.
  Most of the party’s 158 MPs will meet in the southern Ontario city for three days to plot out their strategy for the fall parliamentary session.
  The meeting kicks off today
  
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• Chilliwack Landing Leisure Centre aquatics centre undergoes several upgrades

  12-09-2023 18:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — YMCA BC, the operator of two city-owned rec centres, says it has implemented a number of upgrades to the aquatics centre at the Chilliwack Landing Leisure Centre.
  The aquatic facility at the Chilliwack Landing Leisure Centre, one of two city-owned recreation centres in town, had been closed from Monday, August 21 through Friday, September 8 for what the YMCA BC said would be scheduled maintenance and cleaning.
  According to a Facebook post dated Friday, September 8 at 3:35 p.m.
  
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• Surrey urging B.C. strategy to fight catalytic converter theft - Chilliwack Progress

  12-09-2023 18:45 via news.google.com
  
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• One evacuation imposed, another dropped, as B.C. wildfires burn through September

  12-09-2023 18:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The latest evacuation order issued due to a wildfire in British Columbia covers a rural area north of Prince George in a region straddling the boundaries of two regional governments.
  The regional districts of Fraser-Fort George and Bulkley-Nechako issued the order Monday night as the 10-square kilometre Ocock Lake blaze moves toward properties in the Noonlang Lake area, about 150 kilometres north of Prince George.
  The order is the only one issued in B.C. in the last 24 hours, b
  
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• Cyclist injured in downtown Chilliwack collision Monday evening: witness

  12-09-2023 18:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — A cyclist was allegedly injured and required paramedic assistance after some kind of collision Monday evening (Sept. 11) at the busy intersection of Young and First Avenue near downtown Chilliwack.
  According to information provided by AJ Pirhonen of 89.5 JR Country, a cyclist was reportedly hit at approximately 6 p.m. at Young and First. Pirhonen says the cyclist looked responsive from where she was standing.
  The cyclist, a male, had a bandage on his head. Paramedics and first
  
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• McCarthy directs House panel to open Biden impeachment inquiry

  12-09-2023 17:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Tuesday he is directing a House committee to open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden over his family’s business dealings, launching historic proceedings ahead of the 2024 election.
  McCarthy said the House Oversight Committee’s investigation so far has found a “culture of corruption” around the Biden family as Republicans probe the business dealings of Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, from before the De
  
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• Critical health violations found in kitchen used by daycares after E. coli outbreak

  12-09-2023 17:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Alberta’s chief medical officer of health says there three critical violations were found at a central kitchen serving Calgary daycares affected by an E. coli outbreak.
  More than 200 people have fallen ill from the bacteria since the outbreak at 11 daycares was declared a week ago.
  Dr. Mark Joffe says the kitchen was closed immediately on Sept. 4 and that likely prevented the outbreak from being much worse.
  He says the violations, found the following day, related to food ha
  
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• BC RCMP wraps up massive drug lab case that saw 6 convictions, drug seizures of $258 million

  12-09-2023 17:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SURREY — A BC RCMP federal policing investigation that resulted in the dismantling of one of the largest drug super-labs in BC, and conviction of all 6 suspects, has culminated with the last 2 suspects being sentenced to 11 years of imprisonment for their involvement in the production of methamphetamine, and fentanyl.
  In a news release from the BC RCMP Tuesday morning, Mounties announced that on August 14, 2023, Robyn Leigh Bryson, 38, and Trent Anton Fussi, 33, were each sentenced to conc
  
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• Defenseman Torey Krug injured his right foot while training for the coming season, Blues say

  12-09-2023 17:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Blues defenseman Torey Krug injured his right foot while training for the coming NHL season, general manager Doug Armstrong announced Tuesday.
  The Blues did not reveal how long they expect the 32-year-old to be sidelined, other than to say Krug is expected to be reevaluated Oct. 1.
  St. Louis opens the season Oct. 12 at Dallas. Krug’s injury is a pre-training camp blow to the organization that’s attempting to return to the playoffs quickly after a rare
  
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• It will take 20 years for feds to break even with Volkswagen, Stellantis deals: PBO

  12-09-2023 17:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The parliamentary budget officer says it will take the federal government until 2043 to break even on its EV battery deals with two automotive giants.
  The government announced subsidies for Volkswagen and Stellantis and LG Energy Solution this year to entice them to build electric vehicle battery plants in Canada.
  The PBO says it will take 20 years for government revenues generated from the production of both plants to equal the production subsidies, which total $28.2 billion.&nbs
  
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• Delayed by plane troubles, Canada’s PM Trudeau finally heading home from India

  12-09-2023 17:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau finally left India on Tuesday after technical issues with a government aircraft delayed his departure by two days.
  Trudeau and the Canadian delegation that attended the G20 leaders’ summit in New Delhi was set to depart for Ottawa on Sunday, but the plane was grounded over an issue discovered during pre-flight checks.
  The CC-150 Polaris plane, part of a fleet that was commissioned in the early 1990s, has been plagued with problems in recent year
  
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• Health Canada approves updated Moderna vaccine for COVID-19

  12-09-2023 16:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Health Canada has authorized the use of an updated Moderna vaccine for COVID-19 for all Canadians over the age of six months.
  The new vaccine targets the XBB.1.5 variant of the virus that causes COVID-19.
  The decision, posted on the Health Canada website this morning, says the vaccine can be given in a single dose to everyone five and older. 
  For children between six months and four years of age, one dose is recommended for those previously vaccinated against COVID-19.
  For ch
  
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• Jets make centre Adam Lowry new captain, third to wear ‘C’ in Winnipeg history

  12-09-2023 15:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets have named centre Adam Lowry new team captain.
  Lowry scored 13 times and added 23 assists for the Jets last season.
  He has 93 goals and 111 assists over nine NHL seasons, all with Winnipeg.
  Lowry is the third Jets captain since the team moved from Atlanta to Winnipeg.
  He follows Andrew Ladd and Blake Wheeler, who served as captain for five and six years respectively.
  Lowry, from St. Louis, Mo., was selected 67th overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.
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• Hurricane Lee could arrive in Canada as weak hurricane or strong tropical storm

  12-09-2023 15:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HALIFAX — The Canadian Hurricane Centre says hurricane Lee could make landfall this weekend anywhere from Maine to southeastern Nova Scotia.
  The centre in Halifax says Lee will likely approach the Atlantic region as a weak hurricane or strong tropical storm that could dump heavy rain over the area during the latter part of the week.
  Environment Canada meteorologists say that as the hurricane moves north, it will grow in size but is not expected to gain strength by merging with other weathe
  
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• Accused stabber killed daughter, Vancouver's Chinatown reels from ... - Chilliwack Progress

  12-09-2023 15:30 via news.google.com
  
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• 2023 Surrey Eagles vs Chilliwack Chiefs - Hockey Event - FloHockey

  12-09-2023 11:53 via news.google.com
  
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• Red Cross official says 10,000 people missing after deadly floods in eastern Libya

  12-09-2023 11:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  GENEVA (AP) — The head of delegation for Libya for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies says that 10,000 people are missing after devastating flooding in the North African country, warning that the death toll could reach thousands.
  Tamer Ramadan, speaking to reporters at U.N. briefing in Geneva via videoconference from Tunisia on Tuesday, said the death toll was “huge” and expected to reach into the thousands in the coming days as assessments of
  
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• In the news today: “Freedom Convoy” trial, Trudeau heads home from India after delays

  12-09-2023 10:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today…
  ‘Freedom Convoy’ Facebook page to be focus Tuesday
  The Facebook page of the “Freedom Convoy” protest is expected to be at the centre of the evidence and legal arguments today as the trial of two prominent organizers enters its sixth day.
  The Crown’s case against Tamara Lich and Chris Barber for their role in the protest has been mired in comp
  
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• MP Michael Chong in D.C. to tell U.S. lawmakers about being a foreign meddling target

  12-09-2023 10:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — The Conservative MP at the centre of Canada’s foreign interference saga is telling his story today to U.S. lawmakers on Capitol Hill.  
  Michael Chong, whose tale of Chinese meddling has been a political headache for the federal Liberal government, is testifying before the Congressional-Executive Commission on China.
  The commission, established in 2000 to keep tabs on Beijing’s human rights record, is a bipartisan committee of U.S. senators, House members and a
  
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• ‘Freedom Convoy’ Facebook page to be focal point of criminal trial Tuesday

  12-09-2023 10:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Facebook page of the “Freedom Convoy” protest is expected to be at the centre of the evidence and legal arguments today as the trial of two prominent organizers enters its sixth day.
  The Crown’s case against Tamara Lich and Chris Barber for their role in the protest has been mired in complaints from the defence that have slowed the process.
  Crown prosecutor Tim Radcliffe is expected to take the court through several posts and videos from the “Freedom Co
  
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