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• Fraser Valley residents urged to get active for cognitive health - Chilliwack Progress

  14-03-2024 23:56 via news.google.com
  
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• Chilliwack bus driver removed from duties for allegedly making inappropriate comments to a minor

  14-03-2024 23:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — B.C. Transit, a Crown corporation that coordinates the delivery of public transportation across B.C., says a Chilliwack bus driver has been removed for ill-advised comments directed at a minor.
  According to a statement released through a spokesperson Thursday afternoon (Mar. 14), the provincial agency says it’s aware that a driver in the Chilliwack transit system allegedly made inappropriate comments to a young passenger. The comments happened sometime this past week.
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• Blue Jays top Twins 5-1, earn fourth consecutive pre-season win

  14-03-2024 23:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FORT MYERS, Fla. — Brian Serven hit a two-run homer in the third inning and the Toronto Blue Jays extended their win streak to four games with a 5-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday in pre-season play.
  Davis Schneider contributed a run with a sacrifice fly, Rafael Lantigua added an RBI double, and Steward Berroa, with a bases-loaded walk, helped power the Toronto (10-9) attack.
  Bowden Francis (2-1) threw two strikeouts and allowed four hits and one run in six innings starting o
  
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• Woman murdered at home near University of B.C. campus, two arrested, say police

  14-03-2024 22:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Police say two people have been arrested after the murder of a woman at a home on the edge of the University of British Columbia campus.
  The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says in a statement that police were called to a residence on the University Endowment Lands near midnight Wednesday after a report of a woman in medical distress.
  Police say the victim died from her injuries, and a man and a woman were arrested at the scene in relation to what investigators called a
  
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• Sport BC announces top amateur athletes of the last year - Chilliwack Progress

  14-03-2024 22:15 via news.google.com
  
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• NHL and NHLPA reach a settlement on Blackhawks terminating Corey Perry’s contract, AP sources say

  14-03-2024 22:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The NHL and NHL Players’ Association have reached an undisclosed settlement to resolve Corey Perry’s situation with the Chicago Blackhawks when they terminated his contract, two people with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Thursday.
  The people spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the settlement is not being made public. A grievance was threatened but never filed, and the league and union agreed to extend the window to consider it beyond the 60-day d
  
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• Dance, storytelling combine to bring myth of Odysseus to Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress

  14-03-2024 22:06 via news.google.com
  
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• NFL is reviewing whether Eagles and Falcons violated tampering policies

  14-03-2024 21:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The NFL is reviewing whether the Atlanta Falcons and Philadelphia Eagles violated tampering policies during the legal tampering window, a league spokesman said Thursday.
  The Falcons agreed to a contract with four-time Pro Bowl quarterback Kirk Cousins shortly after teams were permitted to start negotiating with unrestricted free agents on Monday.
  The Eagles quickly struck a deal with two-time Pro Bowl running back Saquon Barkley soon after the negotiation period opened at 12 p.m. EDT.
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• UNB opens title defence with 4-0 win over Brock at U Sports men’s hockey nationals

  14-03-2024 21:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Benjamin Corbeil had two goals and one assist as the New Brunswick Reds opened their title defence with a 4-0 quarterfinal win over the Brock Badgers on Thursday at the U Sports men’s hockey championship.
  Cody Morgan and Kade Landry also scored for top-ranked UNB, which got a nine-save shutout from Samuel Richard.
  Connor Ungar stopped 34 shots for eighth-seeded Brock.
  The Reds — who went undefeated all year and are the reigning AUS champions — will next face the
  
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• College swimmers, volleyball players sue NCAA over transgender policies

  14-03-2024 21:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Former Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines was among more than a dozen college athletes who filed a lawsuit against the NCAA on Thursday, accusing it of violating their Title IX rights by allowing Lia Thomas to compete at the national championships in 2022.
  The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Atlanta, details the shock Gaines and other swimmers felt when they learned they would have to share a locker room with Thomas at the championships in Atlanta. It documents a number
  
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• B.C. Mounties seize cache of stolen Lego, Jellycat toys, clothes worth $150,000

  14-03-2024 21:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  RICHMOND, B.C. — Mounties in Richmond, British Columbia, weren’t playing around when they recovered a large haul of stolen Lego and plush toys that they say illuminates “dark corners of the retail theft sector.”
  Richmond RCMP say a search of a home in the Steveston neighbourhood netted 1,000 items including clothing, Lego kits and Jellycat toys worth $150,000.Police say the investigation began with a tip about potentially stolen merchandise being sold online.
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• Russians head to polls in a vote set to extend Putin’s rule. His foes are in jail, in exile or dead

  14-03-2024 21:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Voters headed to the polls in Russia on Friday for a three-day presidential election that is all but certain to extend President Vladimir Putin’s rule by six more years after he stifled dissent.
  The election takes place against the backdrop of a ruthless crackdown that has crippled independent media and prominent rights groups and given Putin full control of the political system.It also comes as Moscow’s war in Ukraine enters its third year. Russia has the advantage on the battlefiel
  
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• Mavs star Luka Doncic won’t play against Thunder a night after leaving game with hamstring soreness

  14-03-2024 21:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic won’t play in Oklahoma City a night after leaving a win over Golden State with hamstring soreness.
  Doncic’s seven-game streak of triple-doubles ended with 21 points, nine assists and three rebounds in a 109-99 victory over the Warriors on Wednesday night. The NBA scoring leader exited midway through the fourth quarter with left hamstring soreness, just 22 seconds after re-entering the game.
  The absence of Doncic at the Thunder on
  
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• B.C. boy, 9, loves hockey, his rabbit and pi, which he has memorized to 2,030 digits

  14-03-2024 21:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PITT MEADOWS, B.C. — Nine-year-old Lucas Mason Yao loves the Vancouver Canucks, his pet bunny Chomp and pi, the mathematical constant that’s celebrated every March 14 around the world.
  Yao, from Pitt Meadows, B.C., has memorized the ratio between a circle’s circumference and its diameter to 2,030 digits, far beyond the 3.14 that’s close enough for most people.
  The feat that he achieved last year took 23 minutes to recite and earned him 115th place on the world ranking for
  
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• Suspect in B.C. triple stabbing has history of ‘sudden’ violence: review board

  14-03-2024 20:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  COQUITLAM, B.C. — The man accused of stabbing three people at a festival in Vancouver’s Chinatown had a history of “sudden” violence but a report says he showed no signs of deteriorating mental health as he left a psychiatric hospital that day. 
  The report posted on the website of the B.C. Review Board says Blair Donnelly had been leaving the forensic hospital in Coquitlam, B.C., on unaccompanied day passes “several times per week, without issue,” in the
  
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• McIlroy had a 65 with 2 tee shots in the water and 1 uncomfortable dispute

  14-03-2024 20:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Rory McIlroy began The Players Championship with a 65 on his scorecard, two tee shots that went into the water and one lengthy dispute about where to take a penalty drop on Thursday.
  McIlroy ended the day with 10 birdies for his lowest start ever at the TPC Sawgrass, leaving him tied with Xander Schauffele among early starters. He would love to have back the tee shots on the 18th and the seventh holes, both of which found water and slowed his momentum on an o
  
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• Prosecutors say they’re open to delaying start of Donald Trump’s March 25 hush-money trial

  14-03-2024 20:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors said Thursday they’re open to delaying the start of Donald Trump’s New York hush-money criminal trial to give the former president’s lawyers time to review evidence that was only recently turned over.
  The Manhattan district attorney’s office said in a court filing that it’s not opposed to adjourning the start of the trial for not more than 30 days.Jury selection in the trial is scheduled to begin March 25. The judge has yet to rule
  
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• New security company opens in Chilliwack to serve residential, commercial customers

  14-03-2024 20:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — A new security company with roots in Chilliwack and a service platform tailored to the Fraser Valley has opened its doors as a local provider of security solutions for residential and commercial customers.Erik Devisser, a longtime employee with a local security company, announced this week that Chilliwack-based Alpine Security has officially commenced business operations.The business is co-founded by Devisser and fellow co-founder Mike Schimann.“We are thrilled to announ
  
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• Toronto FC trades midfielder Latif Blessing to Houston Dynamo for allocation money

  14-03-2024 20:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Toronto FC has traded Ghanaian midfielder Latif Blessing to the Houston Dynamo for US$75,000 in general allocation money plus up to $200,000 more in allocation money if certain performance-based metrics are met.
  Toronto acquired Blessing and a 2023 international roster slot last July in the trade that sent Canadian midfielder Mark-Anthony Kaye to the New England Revolution.
  The 27-year-old Blessing made five league appearances for Toronto and 14 for New England last season. He has not seen actio
  
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• Aaron Judge could return to Yankees lineup on Saturday

  14-03-2024 20:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — New York Yankees star Aaron Judge could be back in the lineup Saturday after being slowed by abdominal discomfort.
  Judge hasn’t taken on-field batting practice or hit in a game since Sunday. He had an MRI on Monday.
  New York manager Aaron Boone intends to have Judge to play center field Saturday against Toronto. Judge is more focused on the March 28 opener at Houston.
  “We’re in no rush,” Judge said Thursday. “In the season, I’m definit
  
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• Palestinian leader appoints longtime adviser as prime minister in the face of calls for reform

  14-03-2024 19:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has appointed his longtime economic adviser to be the next prime minister in the face of U.S. pressure to reform the Palestinian Authority as part of Washington’s postwar vision for Gaza.
  Mohammad Mustafa, a U.S.-educated economist and political independent, will head a technocratic government in the Israeli-occupied West Bank that could potentially administer Gaza ahead of eventual statehood. But those plans face major o
  
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• Documents show more companies, performers owed money by Just for Laughs

  14-03-2024 19:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Documents made public by an insolvency trustee show Montreal comedy festival Just for Laughs and affiliated companies owe millions of dollars in unpaid debts beyond what was included in a court filing last week.
  Groupe Juste pour rire inc., the parent company of the festival and several other comedy-related businesses, announced earlier this month that it is insolvent and seeking creditor protection.
  Documents released this week by insolvency trustee PwC, formerly known as Price
  
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• Associations representing Olympic, Paralympic athletes request more federal funding

  14-03-2024 19:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canadian athlete representatives are asking the federal government to increase funding for the Athlete Assistance Program (APP) by $6.3 million in the 2024 federal budget.
  AthletesCAN, the association of Canada’s national team athletes, the Canadian Olympic Committee Athletes’ Commission and the Canadian Paralympic Committee Athletes’ Council made the announcement Thursday, saying the proposed funding hike aligns with inflation since 2017 — the last time the program was a
  
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• Dr. Melanie Madill - Obituary - - Chilliwack Progress

  14-03-2024 19:44 via news.google.com
  
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• Chilliwack bylaw enforcement takes action against home north of downtown

  14-03-2024 19:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The City of Chilliwack has taken enforcement action against a home north of downtown Chilliwack where there are multiple appliances stored on its driveway and exterior premises.
  According to an emailed statement from Liana Wiebe, communications manager for the City of Chilliwack, bylaw staff have received one complaint regarding an incident of unsightly premises at a home just west of Young Road.
  It’s not known exactly how long the appliances have been stored there in th
  
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• B.C. law to recover health costs from ‘wrongdoers’ behind harmful products: AG Sharma

  14-03-2024 19:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has introduced proposed legislation to recover health-related costs from alleged “wrongdoers,” including social-media giants.
  Attorney General Niki Sharma introduced the legislation today, saying that if it passes, it will allow the province to use the courts for recovery of health-related costs associated with the promotion and distribution of products that are harmful.The government says in a statement that the law would provide a wa
  
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• Elks may be looking to sell to private owners after 75 years of community ownership

  14-03-2024 19:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — The Edmonton Elks may be looking to sell to a private ownership group for the first time in the franchise’s 75-year history.
  The Elks say that the team’s president and the chair of its board provided an update to the Canadian Football League’s Board of Governors on its ongoing ownership review yesterday.
  That update is based on the findings of a special committee working with Park Lane, a sports investment bank that managed the sale of the Montreal Alouettes a
  
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• B.C.’s seniors advocate blames long-term care waits on lack of home support

  14-03-2024 19:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — British Columbia’s seniors advocate says the increasing unmet demand for home support services is likely to blame for a ballooning wait-list to get a bed in long-term care, with the problem worsened by population growth.
  In her final report as advocate, Isobel Mackenzie says while the availability of some home and community care services has increased over the past five years, it hasn’t been enough, and the rate of services relative to the population has fallen
  Her r
  
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• Easter egg hunt to kick off Chilliwack agri-tourism site's 2024 season - Chilliwack Progress

  14-03-2024 19:09 via news.google.com
  
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• Vancouver Canucks sign former Vernon Viper - Chilliwack Progress

  14-03-2024 18:54 via news.google.com
  
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• Chilliwack woman who thwarted bank robbery among RCMP award recipients - Chilliwack Progress

  14-03-2024 18:54 via news.google.com
  
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• Five types of Insignia air fryers recalled due to potential fire risk

  14-03-2024 18:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Health Canada and Best Buy are recalling five types of Insignia-brand air fryers because they are a potential fire or burn hazard.There have been six reports in Canada of the air fryer’s handles melting or breaking and one report of the glass breaking due to overheating.There have also been reports of the air fryers catching fire in the U.S., but no injuries have been reported.
  The affected models were sold between September 2021 and November 2023.Health Canada says people with the affecte
  
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• Toronto FC’s Johnson, Laryea out for two to three weeks with hamstring strains

  14-03-2024 18:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Toronto FC will be without goalkeeper Sean Johnson and fullback Richie Laryea for two to three more weeks due to hamstring strains.
  Coach John Herdman says Laryea, who has missed the last two games, is expected to be out for three more weeks. Johnson, who was injured on the eve of Saturday’s home-opening 1-0 win over Charlotte FC, is expected to be sidelined for two more weeks.
  Toronto has been one of the surprise teams in Major League Soccer so far this season, with two wins and a tie in
  
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• Alberta renewables report contradicts government proposals for industry, critics say

  14-03-2024 18:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Critics are asking why the Alberta government’s proposed regulations on renewable power seem to have ignored the conclusions of its own utilities regulator.
  Sarah Elmeligi, Opposition New Democrat environment critic, points out the governing United Conservatives had in hand a report from the Alberta Utilities Commission by the end of January.
  That report, released yesterday, concludes renewables pose little threat to Alberta’s agriculture or environment and that conc
  
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• Supreme Court will not hear appeal from churches who fought Manitoba COVID rules

  14-03-2024 18:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — The Supreme Court of Canada has decided not to hear an appeal by several churches that fought Manitoba’s COVID-19 restrictions.
  Lawyers for the churches argued public health orders in 2020 and 2021 that temporarily closed in-person religious services, then permitted them with caps on attendance, violated the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
  They lost that argument in two lower courts.
  The Manitoba Court of Appeal ruled last year the restrictions were necessary to prevent th
  
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• Longtime Conservative MP Ed Fast says he won’t run in the next federal election

  14-03-2024 18:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Longtime Conservative member of Parliament Ed Fast says he will retire from politics as of the next federal election.
  Fast, who represents a riding in Abbotsford, B.C., has been an MP for more than 18 years. 
  He was international trade minister in prime minister Stephen Harper’s cabinet and the Opposition critic for environment, industry and finance.
  In a statement, Fast says he helped negotiate trade deals including the Trans-Pacific Partnership and deals with the Euro
  
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• PWHL Toronto’s Brittany Howard suspended one game for cross-check

  14-03-2024 18:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Professional Women’s Hockey League handed Toronto forward Brittany Howard a one-game suspension on Thursday for a cross-checking incident in Toronto’s 3-0 win over Montreal last Friday.
  The infraction occurred late in the second period when Howard struck Montreal defender Catherine Daoust in the back of the head during a scramble in front of the net. 
  Daoust got up under her own power, but in obvious pain,
  Howard was not penalized on the play, with Montreal h
  
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• Canada’s earlier Olympic mixed doubles curling trials puts athletes in hurry-up mode

  14-03-2024 17:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  For mixed doubles curlers in Canada, the next Olympic Games are coming fast.
  Curling Canada’s changes to qualification means the country will know its 2026 representative in just over nine months, and well over a year out from the Winter Games in Milan and Cortina, Italy.
  The gold, silver and bronze medallists in the national mixed doubles championships starting Sunday in Fredericton will be the first three declared teams for the 16-team Olympic trials Dec. 30, 2024 to Jan. 4, 2025.
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• Calgary Flames sign defenceman Hunter Brzustewicz to entry-level contract

  14-03-2024 17:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — The Calgary Flames have signed defenceman Hunter Brzustewicz to a three-year entry-level contract.
  The average annual value of the deal is US$950,000.
  Calgary acquired Brzustewicz from Vancouver on Jan. 31 in a trade that also brought in Andrei Kuzmenko, Joni Jurmo, and the Canucks’ 2024 first-round pick and 2024 conditional fourth-round pick in exchange for forward Elias Lindholm.
  Vancouver selected Brzustewicz in the third round (75th overall) in the 2023 draft.
  The six-f
  
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• Canada relocating some diplomats from ‘volatile’ Haiti, following other nations

  14-03-2024 17:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada is moving to reduce the number of diplomats at its embassy in Haiti, citing an increasingly volatile security situation in the Caribbean country.
  Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says the government decided to limit staff at the Port-au-Prince embassy to essential employees only.
  Other countries have also moved non-essential staff out of the country over the past week.
  On Tuesday, Canada’s ambassador in Haiti said none of his staff had been evacuated, thou
  
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• Woman charged with buying guns used in Minnesota standoff that killed 3 first responders

  14-03-2024 17:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal authorities say a woman has been charged with illegally buying guns used in the killings of three Minnesota first responders in a standoff at a home in the Minneapolis suburb of Burnsville, where seven children were inside.Officers Paul Elmstrand and Matthew Ruge, both 27, and firefighter-paramedic Adam Finseth, 40, were slain during the standoff. Their memorial service two weeks ago drew thousands of law enforcement officers, firefighters and paramedics.
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• Mission senior volunteers dig deep, donate thousands to help Mission Memorial Hospital

  14-03-2024 17:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MISSION — The Mission Health Care Auxiliary comprised of dedicated senior volunteers has made a generous donation of $7,000 to purchase state-of-the-art equipment at Mission Memorial Hospital.
  According to a news release from the Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation, Mission Health Care Auxiliary has helped to fund next-generation technologies and facility improvements at the hospital for more than a century. The auxiliary has assisted the hospital in purchasing a blanket warmer, a bariatr
  
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• New eatery set to open soon at the Cottonwood mall in Chilliwack

  14-03-2024 16:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The branding seems to be a play off Chilliwack’s name, and it appears almost ready to open any day now in the Cottonwood Centre mall.Chilli Wok, a quick service restaurant serving fresh options like satay chicken, chicken chow mein and curry shrimp, isn’t officially listed as a retailer on the mall’s website just yet, but has a menu mounted inside the store. Its front entrance doors have brown construction paper on it to indicate it is not yet open to the pub
  
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• Top court won’t hear appeal of Calgary man found not responsible for killing five

  14-03-2024 16:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear an appeal of a Calgary man who fatally stabbed five young people at a house party nearly a decade ago.
  The court, as per usual practice, did not give reasons for its decision in the case of Matthew de Grood.
  De Grood was found not criminally responsible in 2016 for the deaths two years earlier of Zackariah Rathwell, Jordan Segura, Kaiti Perras, Josh Hunter and Lawrence Hong. 
  The five were stabbed during a house party in the northwest
  
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• YOUR PERSPECTIVE: Health care access, reproductive health: A key priority for B.C. government

  14-03-2024 16:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  An accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare system is a top priority for British Columbians, and it is for us, too.British Columbians should have a healthcare system that is there to meet their evolving needs. David Eby and our government are making record-setting investments in recruiting and training more healthcare workers, and making sure that we’re supporting people where they need it most.
  As our population continues to grow and age, we know that we need to train and reta
  
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• NFL considers rule changes that include challenges for penalties

  14-03-2024 15:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The Indianapolis Colts are proposing a rule change that would allow coaches to challenge any penalty call for the first time.
  The NFL released a list of several rule change proposals on Wednesday made by teams that included an option to run a fourth-and-20 play in lieu of an onside kick, the moving of the trade deadline and giving teams an additional challenge if they are successful on one of their first two tries.
  The competition committee will make its own rule change proposals next week and o
  
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• Blue Jays star Bo Bichette kicks up training regimen by adding Muay Thai to the mix

  14-03-2024 15:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  An avid mixed martial arts fan, Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette turned to a traditional combat sport for a new training technique in the off-season.
  He tried Muay Thai last fall and incorporated it into his regular workouts along with swimming and Pilates.
  “Honestly it’s probably the hardest thing I’ve ever done,” Bichette said. “It was mentally challenging to get through it. But I was lucky enough to have a trainer who pushed me really hard. 
  “I
  
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• Jaromir Jagr bobbleheads stolen en route to Pittsburgh. Giveaway postponed

  14-03-2024 15:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jaromir Jagr is missing. Well, the bobbleheads of the former NHL star are anyway.
  The Pittsburgh Penguins announced Thursday that a shipment carrying bobbleheads of the franchise icon was stolen after arriving in California.
  The team had intended to give the bobbleheads away to fans during Thursday night’s home game against the San Jose Sharks. Instead, the club will give fans a voucher that will allow them to pick up the item at a later date.
  Penguins president of
  
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• Vancouver Whitecaps renew rivalry with Los Angeles FC, this time in League Cup play

  14-03-2024 15:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The Vancouver Whitecaps will renew acquaintances with Los Angeles FC, which ended their playoff run last season, in the Leagues Cup this season.
  The Whitecaps and LAFC have been drawn in the West Group 7 along with Mexico’s Club Tijuana.
  In the East, Toronto FC was placed in Group 6 with the New York Red Bulls and Mexico’s Club Pachuca while CF Montreal finds itself in Group 2 with Orlando City SC and Mexico’s Atletico de San Luis.
  The second edition of the Leagues Cup, which r
  
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• Penguins postpone Jagr bobblehead giveaway after the trinkets were stolen en route to Pittsburgh

  14-03-2024 15:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jaromir Jagr is missing. Well, the bobbleheads of the former NHL star are anyway.
  The Pittsburgh Penguins announced Thursday that a shipment carrying bobbleheads of the franchise icon was stolen after arriving in California.
  The team had intended to give the bobbleheads away to fans during Thursday night’s home game against the San Jose Sharks. Instead, the club will give fans a voucher that will allow them to pick up the item at a later date.
  Penguins president of
  
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