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• Guilbeault calls Saskatchewan premier ‘immoral’ for breaking carbon-price law

  04-03-2024 23:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says Ottawa has to take action against Saskatchewan for breaking the federal carbon-pricing law.
  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said last week his province would not submit the money it owed for the carbon price on natural gas as required on Feb. 29.
  Moe is protesting Ottawa’s decision to exempt heating oil from the levy but not natural gas, which is used by eight in 10 households in Saskatchewan.
  Under the law, fuel distributors such a
  
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• Toronto Raptors surprise girls basketball tournament at MLSE Launchpad

  04-03-2024 23:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Schools from across the Greater Toronto Area had sent their girls’ basketball teams to MLSE Launchpad for a mini-tournament and then some fun exercises and drills.
  And a special surprise visit from the Toronto Raptors.
  The students started to cheer and clap, some scrambling to get their phones, when the Raptors jogged out of one of the facility’s back rooms, dishing out high-fives to kids as each player’s name was announced. For youth players like Julia, meeting
  
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• New Jersey Devils fire coach Lindy Ruff, name Travis Green interim replacement

  04-03-2024 23:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The New Jersey Devils fired coach Lindy Ruff on Monday and named assistant Travis Green as the interim replacement.
  General manager Tom Fitzgerald made the surprising move with less than 30 games left in the NHL season. The Devils have lost five of seven to fall further out of playoff contention.
  New Jersey plays Tuesday against Florida.Ruff, 64, was in his fourth season with the team. The Devils reached the second round of the playoffs last year.
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• Veteran quarterback Fajardo anxious to help Alouettes defend Grey Cup title

  04-03-2024 23:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  He’s a two-time Grey Cup champion, but Cody Fajardo enters the 2024 season once again with something to prove.
  The veteran quarterback led an upstart Montreal Alouettes franchise to a stunning Grey Cup title last season. Fajardo headed East looking to rejuvenate his CFL career with a team that didn’t land an owner until March and had lost many quality free agents due to the uncertainty surrounding it.
  But Fajardo and Co. caught fire in September, winning their final five regular-seas
  
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• More counselling help for youth in B.C. as Foundry expands - Chilliwack Progress

  04-03-2024 23:22 via news.google.com
  
  More counselling help for youth in B.C. as Foundry expands  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• One killed in B.C. avalanche near Revelstoke as warning extended to Thursday

  04-03-2024 23:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  REVELSTOKE, B.C. — An avalanche in British Columbia’s Interior has killed a snow biker near Revelstoke as warnings of persisting danger are extended by the forecaster. 
  Avalanche Canada says the fatal avalanche happened Sunday at Sale Mountain north of Revelstoke, when one of the riders in a group was caught in the slide.
  The agency says those in the group and others nearby quickly pulled the man from the snow, but even as they were performing CPR, a second avalanche came down a
  
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• Guerrero, Bichette each drive in two runs as Jays beat Phillies

  04-03-2024 23:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DUNEDIN, Fla. — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered and had an RBI single as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2 in spring training action Monday.
  Bo Bichette had a two-run single for the Jays (3-7) while Luis De Los Santos drove in Toronto’s other run on a single.
  Aramis Garcia and Kody Clemens drove in a run each for the Phillies (4-4).
  Yimi Garcia picked up the win for the Jays after pitching a clean fifth inning. Brandon Eisert struck out two in the ninth and picke
  
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• Gangs in Haiti try to seize control of main airport in newest attack on key government sites

  04-03-2024 22:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Heavily armed gangs tried to seize control of Haiti’s main international airport on Monday as they exchanged gunfire with police and soldiers trying to repel them.
  The Toussaint Louverture International Airport was closed when the attack occurred, with no planes operating and no passengers on site.
  Associated Press journalists saw an armored truck on the tarmac shooting at gangs to try and prevent them from entering airport grounds as scores of employees
  
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• TSX ticks lower Monday, U.S. stock markets back off from last week’s highs

  04-03-2024 22:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index ticked lower on Monday, weighed down by weakness in energy stocks, while U.S. markets also eased from the highs they hit last week. 
  The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 21.28 points at 21,531.07. The energy index was down 1.2 per cent amid lower oil prices. 
  In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 97.55 points at 38,989.83.The S&P 500 index was down 6.13 points at 5,130.95, while the Nasdaq composite was down 67
  
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• Longtime Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov is expected to join AHL Hershey after clearing waivers

  04-03-2024 22:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — Longtime Washington Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov is expected to report to the Hershey Bears after clearing waivers, the American Hockey League-leading team said Monday.
  The Bears confirmed Kuznetsov is expected to take part in their practice Tuesday. Not yet cleared to play while receiving care under the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program, the 31-year-old Russian will not speak to reporters until he’s able to take part in games, the team said.
  Kuznetsov went on waiv
  
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• 2015 AL MVP Josh Donaldson says he’s retiring from baseball

  04-03-2024 22:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Josh Donaldson says he’s retiring after a 13-year career in which he was voted the 2015 AL MVP and was selected to three All-Star Games.
  The 38-year-old announced his plans Monday during an appearance on “The Mayor’s Office,” a podcast hosted by former major league first baseman Sean Casey. Donaldson is a free agent after splitting last season between the New York Yankees and Milwaukee.
  “It’s sad because I’ll be not able to go out there and play the game
  
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• Chilliwack's Unity Christian takes senior girls basketball title - Chilliwack Progress

  04-03-2024 21:43 via news.google.com
  
  Chilliwack's Unity Christian takes senior girls basketball title  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• B.C. Supreme Court approves $14.4-million settlement of iPhone class-action lawsuit

  04-03-2024 21:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — A lawyer for a group of iPhone owners says a British Columbia judge has approved a countrywide multimillion-dollar settlement with tech giant Apple over software updates that allegedly slowed down older devices. 
  Lawyer K.S. Garcha says class members who make claims on the $14.4-million settlement can expect to receive between $17.50 and $150 each, depending on how many people submit a claim for the settlement money. 
  The settlement covers eligible residents of Canada
  
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• $587K in Chilliwack coffers to update planning for more housing - Chilliwack Progress

  04-03-2024 21:24 via news.google.com
  
  $587K in Chilliwack coffers to update planning for more housing  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Pro-Palestinian demonstrators say they feel vilified after protest cancels PM event

  04-03-2024 21:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Organizers of a pro-Palestinian protest that disrupted a weekend reception featuring Prime Minister Justin Trudeau say they’re being unfairly vilified. 
  The event, which was to include Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, was abruptly called off as demonstrators blocked entrances to the Art Gallery of Ontario.
  Toronto police say about 400 protesters took part, and while no arrests were made, investigations are ongoing.
  Dalia Awwad, an organizer with Palestinian Youth
  
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• City of Chilliwack to pay photographers to cover its 2024 Canada Day festivities

  04-03-2024 21:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The City of Chilliwack says it is accepting submissions from photographers that are interested in documenting its Canada Day festivities later this year.In a social media post Monday morning (Mar. 4), the municipality invites photographers who are willing to photograph the city’s Canada Day 2024 celebration at Townsend Park on July 1, 2024 from 5 p.m. through 10:30 p.m.In a description on its website, the city makes it clear they will retain ownership of the photos for f
  
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• Gas line struck by excavator in Chilliwack; traffic blocked - Chilliwack Progress

  04-03-2024 21:15 via news.google.com
  
  Gas line struck by excavator in Chilliwack; traffic blocked  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Ottawa should respect Quebec’s immigration cap for family reunification: minister

  04-03-2024 21:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  QUEBEC — The Quebec government is telling Ottawa to show some respect and not ignore the province’s cap on immigration for family reunification. 
  Quebec Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette was responding today to an initiative by federal Immigration Minister Marc Miller to speed up the process of reuniting families with their loved ones.
  Miller informed the province in a letter that he plans to process more permanent resident applications in the family reunification category,
  
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• Foreign interference inquiry hearing some federal evidence behind closed doors

  04-03-2024 20:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The head of an inquiry into foreign interference has agreed to a federal request to present some evidence behind closed doors.
  In a new decision, commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue says she is satisfied that the disclosure of certain classified information could harm Canada or its allies.
  As a result, Hogue says, she must hear the federal evidence in the absence of other inquiry participants and the public, known as an in-camera hearing.
  Hogue says the commission will produce a
  
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• UN envoy says ‘reasonable grounds’ to believe Hamas committed sexual violence on Oct. 7

  04-03-2024 20:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. envoy focusing on sexual violence in conflict said in a new report Monday that there are “reasonable grounds” to believe Hamas committed rape, “sexualized torture,” and other cruel and inhumane treatment of women during its surprise attack in southern Israel on Oct. 7.
  There are also “reasonable grounds to believe that such violence may be ongoing,” said Pramila Patten, who visited Israel and the West Bank from Jan. 29 to F
  
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• Nashville Predators sign Tommy Novak to a 3-year extension worth $10.5 million

  04-03-2024 20:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Nashville Predators don’t appear likely to be sellers at the NHL trade deadline, and they took an important step toward at least standing pat in their playoff pursuit by extending pending free agent forward Tommy Novak.The team on Monday re-signed Novak to a three-year contract worth $10.5 million. He’ll count $3.5 million against the salary cap through 2027.
  Novak, 26, was a late bloomer after being a third-round pick of the Predators nearly a decad
  
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• Eagles center Jason Kelce retires after 13 NFL seasons and 1 Super Bowl ring

  04-03-2024 20:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jason Kelce has retired after 13 seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles.
  The 36-year-old Kelce officially called it quits Monday at the Eagles’ NovaCare Complex, ending a career in which he became not only one of the great centers of his era who played a key role in the franchise’s lone Super Bowl championship but a beloved Philly personality and popular podcast host.
  “Let’s see how long this lasts,” said Kelce, wearing a sleeveless Eagles T-
  
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• Defenceman Josi, Montour, Morrissey named NHL’s three stars of the week

  04-03-2024 20:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK — Defenceman swept the latest NHL player of the week awards, with Nashville’s Roman Josi, Florida’s Brandon Montour and Winnipeg’s Josh Morrissey earning honours.
  Josi had three goals and four assists and topped the league with a plus-7 defensive rating over three games last week as the Predators extended their winning streak to eight games.
  His week included back-to-back three-point outings in a 4-1 win over Ottawa on Tuesday and a 6-1 victory over Minnesota on
  
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• Pope Francis names former judge to investigate Quebec cardinal facing sex allegations

  04-03-2024 20:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Pope Francis has named a retired Quebec Superior Court judge to investigate allegations of sexual touching against a senior leader of the province’s Roman Catholic Church.
  In a Feb. 8 mandate letter, Francis asked André Denis to conduct an investigation into “the facts, circumstances and imputability” of the allegations against Cardinal Gérald Lacroix.
  The allegations against Lacroix emerged in January when he was named as a perpetrator in a class
  
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• Ottawa says its housing deals with cities will build 750,000 homes in the next decade

  04-03-2024 20:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Liberal government says it has reached 179 housing agreements with municipalities that will help build 750,000 homes over the next decade. 
  Housing Minister Sean Fraser says the federal government has finalized all of its deals with municipalities via the $4-billion housing accelerator fund.
  The program offered communities federal dollars in exchange for changes to bylaws and regulations that would boost home construction.
  Experts often point out Canada’s housing sh
  
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• Quebec health officials report 10 cases of measles in Montreal area, confirm community spread

  04-03-2024 20:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Quebec public health officials say the Montreal area has become the epicentre of measles cases in Canada.
  Officials have confirmed there is community spread of the virus in and around the city, with a total of 10 cases reported.
  On Friday public health reported three cases in the province.
  Quebec public health director Dr. Luc Boileau says three of the seven cases in the city of Montreal are linked to travel.
  He says almost all of those who have tested positive for the virus, wh
  
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• Survey finds 25% of Canadians think discrimination is a problem in sports

  04-03-2024 20:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  One-quarter of respondents polled last year felt that racism and discrimination were problems in community sports in the country, according to a survey published Monday by Statistics Canada.
  Eighteen per cent of respondents said they have experienced or witnessed racism or discrimination in sport over the last five years, with race or skin colour the most cited reason at 64 per cent.
  Physical appearance was cited in 42 per cent of incidents and ethnicity or culture in 38 per cent.
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• Mavericks sign Canadian guard A.J. Lawson to standard NBA contract

  04-03-2024 20:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks have converted the contract of Canadian guard A.J. Lawson from a two-way to a standard NBA deal.
  The move makes Lawson, from Brampton, Ont., eligible to play for Dallas in the post-season.
  Lawson has played 28 games with the Mavericks this season, averaging 3.8 points while shooting 47.1 per cent from the field in 8.3 minutes per game.
  The six-foot-six guard also appeared in seven NBA G League games with the Texas Legends, averaging 20.7 points, 7.0 rebounds a
  
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• Northwest Territories’ Jamie Koe beats defending champ Gushue 7-5 in Brier

  04-03-2024 19:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  REGINA — Northwest Territories’ Jamie Koe upset defending champion Brad Gushue 7-5 at the Canadian men’s curling championship.
  Koe, who has skipped a territories team to the playoffs once in 16 previous Brier appearances, improved to 3-1 and dropped Gushue to 2-2 in Pool B.
  Gushue is attempting to win a third straight national title and the sixth of his career.
  Prince Edward Island’s Tyler Smith was 2-1 after a 10-3 victory over Nunavut’s Shane Latimer (0-3).
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• Six skiers rescued on southwestern B.C. mountains amid heavy snowfall

  04-03-2024 19:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WHISTLER, B.C. — Six skiers have been rescued in two separate operations in the mountains in southwestern British Columbia.
  North Shore Rescue says on its Facebook page that five skiers were reported lost Sunday night by Whistler Search and Rescue, and a helicopter was used to help find and bring out them out. 
  Rescuers say the lost skiers had to spend the night outside before they could get them out on Monday. 
  In a separate operation by North Shore Rescue, a team went out late
  
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• Maine questions Canadian study of Agent Orange use at New Brunswick military base

  04-03-2024 19:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FREDERICTON — Maine’s state legislature says it has found flaws in a Canadian study on the use of the herbicide Agent Orange in the 1960s on a southern New Brunswick military base.
  A report released in January by a legislature commission says the potential links between health problems and the use of Agent Orange at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown need to be re-evaluated.
  It says a new investigation would help United States veterans access medical care if they had worked at the base, w
  
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• Spring fair carnival returns to the Chilliwack Coliseum next week

  04-03-2024 19:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — As snowflakes softly fall throughout Chilliwack Monday morning, an event heralding the advent of spring is making its way back to Chilliwack.The Chilliwack Coliseum says it is pleased to welcome back West Coast Amusements for the 3rd annual Chilliwack Spring Fair from Thursday, March 14 through Sunday, March 17. It’s the weekend immediately following the release of SD33 students for the two-week spring break.“We are really excited to welcome back our friends from W
  
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• French lawmakers approve a bill that makes abortion a constitutional right

  04-03-2024 19:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PARIS (AP) — French lawmakers approved a bill that will enshrine a woman’s right to an abortion in the French Constitution during a historic joint session of parliament in at the Palace of Versailles on Monday.The bill was approved in an overwhelming 780-72 vote, and nearly the entire joint session stood in a long standing ovation.
  There were jubilant scenes of celebrations all over France as women’s rights activists hailed the measure promised by President Emmanuel Macron foll
  
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• Conservatives push for Commons committee hearings on microbiology lab security lapses

  04-03-2024 19:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The federal Conservatives want a House of Commons committee to delve into the activities of two scientists who were fired from a high-security lab over their dealings with China.
  Conservative foreign affairs critic Michael Chong is asking the ethics committee to call various witnesses, including representatives of the Public Health Agency of Canada.
  More than 600 pages of internal reports and correspondence about the security matter were made public last week following a special a
  
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• Quebec to offer ‘X’ gender option for health cards, driver’s licences

  04-03-2024 18:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Quebecers who do not identify as male or female will soon be able to opt for an ‘X’ gender marker on their health cards and driver’s licences.
  Both Quebec’s automobile insurance board and its public health insurance board say they’ve been informed of the government’s decision to add a third gender option to the government ID cards.
  The health insurance board, known as the RAMQ, says it learned of the decision this morning and will immediately
  
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• Raptors have no update on injured starters Scottie Barnes and Jakob Poeltl

  04-03-2024 18:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors have no update on injured starters Scottie Barnes and Jakob Poeltl.
  Barnes broke his hand in Friday’s 120-105 loss to the Golden State Warriors.
  Poeltl dislocated the pinky finger on his left hand as Toronto beat the 111-106 win over the Charlotte Hornets.
  Barnes played in his first All-Star Game and has averaged 19.9 points, 8.2 rebounds and 6.1 assists this season.
  Poeltl has started in all 50 games he’s played in this season, missing 11 games wi
  
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• Spring Fair Back to Coliseum this Month

  04-03-2024 18:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The Chilliwack Coliseum is pleased to welcome back West Coast Amusements for the 3rd annual Chilliwack Spring Fair from March 14th – 19th.
  The fair will feature rides, treats, and a great time for the whole family!
  “We are really excited to welcome back our friends from West Coast Amusements. They are a wonderful locally owned family business who have been really fun to work with over the past few years, ” said Vice-President of the Coliseum, Barry Douglas. “We&
  
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• G.W. Graham standout Carter Dallas to play university football in the Prairies

  04-03-2024 18:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — G.W. Graham football standout Carter Dallas is taking his skill set as a two-way player to the Prairies this fall.Dallas, a 5-foot-11, 165-pound wide receiver and safety, became the latest player from the Grizzlies’ class of 2024 to commit to the University of Manitoba. He’ll be joining running back Yapo Conteh and defensive end-linebacker Riley Ashley who have previously announced commitments to play for the Bisons.Dallas took home the Most Valuable Player award a
  
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• Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira pleads guilty to leaking military secrets

  04-03-2024 18:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira pleaded guilty on Monday in federal court to leaking highly classified military documents about Russia’s war in Ukraine and other national security secrets.
  Teixeira pleaded guilty to six counts of willful retention and transmission of national defense information under the Espionage Act nearly a year after he was arrested in the most consequential national security leak in years.The stunning breach raised alarm over
  
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• MLS reverts to having All-Stars face best of Mexico’s Liga MX at Columbus on July 24

  04-03-2024 18:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Soccer is going back to having its All-Star Game feature the league’s top players facing the best of Mexico’s Liga MX.
  MLS said Monday the July 24 game at Lower.com Field in Columbus, Ohio, will have the format used in 2021 at Los Angeles, which was won by MLS on penalty kicks, and 2022 in St. Paul, Minnesota, won by MLS 2-1.
  Arsenal beat MLS 5-0 In last year’s game at Washington, D.C.
  MLS had announced last June the game will be held in Colum
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Terrorism charges laid against man accused in Edmonton City Hall attack

  04-03-2024 17:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — RCMP have laid terrorism charges against a man accused of firing a gun and lighting a Molotov cocktail at Edmonton City Hall in January. 
  More coming.The Canadian Press
  
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• New listings rose in Vancouver last month, easing pressure: real estate board

  04-03-2024 17:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Greater Vancouver’s real estate board says new listings were up in February as home sellers shed some of their hesitance and home sales also rose. 
  The board, which changed its name to Greater Vancouver Realtors last month, says February home sales rose 13.5 per cent from last year to 2,070.
  However, the number of sales was 23.3 per cent below the 10-year seasonal average. 
  The board says there were 4,560 new listings of detached, attached and apartment properti
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Freeland to present federal budget on April 16

  04-03-2024 17:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will present the Liberal government’s federal budget on April 16.
  More coming.The Canadian Press
  
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• Settlement in Wisconsin fake elector case offers new details on the strategy by Trump lawyers

  04-03-2024 17:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Two attorneys for then-President Donald Trump orchestrated a plan for fake electors to file paperwork falsely saying the Republican won Wisconsin in a strategy to overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 victory there and in other swing states, according to a lawsuit settlement reached Monday that makes public months of texts and emails.
  Under their agreements, Kenneth Chesebro and Jim Troupis turned over more than 1,400 pages of documents, emails and text messages, along with photos and video, offering
  
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• MLA candidates visit Women’s Expo in Chilliwack; MLA Paddon plans pancake breakfast

  04-03-2024 17:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The provincial election is still another seven months away, but that’s not stopping two MLA hopefuls in Chilliwack from getting out and talking to local constituents.Fresh off their campaign announcements this week that they will run as MLA candidates in two Chilliwack ridings, Heather Maahs and Á’a:líya (A’aliya) Warbus were joined by Conservative Party of B.C. leader John Rustad at this weekend’s Fraser Valley Women’s Expo at Herit
  
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• Austin Eckroat gets his 1st PGA Tour win by prevailing at Cognizant Classic

  04-03-2024 17:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Austin Eckroat waited a long time to become a winner on the PGA Tour. Another day didn’t hurt.
  Eckroat got the first victory of his tour career Monday, topping Erik van Rooyen and Min Woo Lee by three shots to win the weather-delayed Cognizant Classic. Among his prizes: $1.62 million — by far his biggest golf payday — along with tour status for two years and a trip to the Masters for the first time.
  Eckroat shot a final round of 4-under 67,
  
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• Zack Wheeler and Phillies reach $126 million, 3-year deal for 2025-27

  04-03-2024 17:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ace Zack Wheeler and the Philadelphia Phillies agreed Monday on a $126 million, three-year contract for 2025-27, the fourth-highest average salary in baseball history at $42 million.
  The Phillies scheduled an 11 a.m. EST press conference at their spring training complex in Clearwater, Florida.Wheeler gets $23.5 million this year in the final season of a $118 million, five-year contract, one of the best free agent contracts in Phillies history.
  The new deal for the 33-ye
  
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• Mike Evans agrees to a 2-year, $52 million contract to remain with the Buccaneers, AP source says

  04-03-2024 17:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay receiver Mike Evans has agreed to a two-year, $52 million contract to remain with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers instead of testing his worth in free agency, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press.
  The spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Monday because the contract had not been finalized. ESPN first reported the agreement, saying it includes $35 million guaranteed.
  Evans, 30, is the only player in NFL history to begin his career with 10 conse
  
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• B.C. issues bulletin for people travelling abroad to get vaccinated against measles

  04-03-2024 17:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Measles outbreaks internationally have health officials in British Columbia encouraging people to check their immunization records if they plan to travel abroad during spring break.
  A joint bulletin issued today by the provincial government, the BC Centre for Disease Control and the provincial health officer says babies as young as six months should be vaccinated against measles before travelling to countries where the disease is spreading.
  In B.C., the measles vaccine is given
  
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• UPDATE: Starbucks spokesperson clarifies that Starbucks will indeed open in 2 new venues in 2024

  04-03-2024 16:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Amid ongoing construction of two locations that appear nearly ready for occupation, a Starbucks Canada spokesperson now says two Chilliwack-area locations will indeed open in 2024.
  Leanna Rizzi, communications manager for Starbucks Coffee Canada, wrote in an email to Fraser Valley Today dated Friday, Mar. 1 that a Starbucks at 45044 Commercial Court, just north of the Evans roundabout, and one at 52964 Yale Road East in Popkum east of Chilliwack, will indeed open in 2024.
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