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• Kadriana and Colton Lott move to 5-0 at Canadian mixed doubles curling championship

  19-03-2024 23:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FREDERICTON — Kadriana and Colton Lott moved to 5-0 at the Canadian mixed doubles curling championship with a 6-5 win over Jenny and Edward White in a battle of husband-and-wife duos Tuesday.
  The Lotts jumped out to a 4-1 lead after four ends in the late afternoon draw.
  However, the Whites made it a game late, tying the contest with three in the seventh before the Lott’s scored the winning single in the final end.
  Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant, the 2019 national champions and wo
  
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• Canada’s Adam Copeland enjoying new challenges in All Elite Wrestling

  19-03-2024 23:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Adam Copeland has never been interested in playing it safe.
  The 50-year-old Copeland, originally from Orangeville, Ont., but billed throughout his career as a Toronto native, could have finished his Hall of Fame career at World Wrestling Entertainment under his old guise of Edge, but decided to jump to the newer All Elite Wrestling in October. Changing promotions has given him the opportunity to work with a whole new roster of wrestlers that he has never faced before.
  “It w
  
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• Senate passes updated Canada-Ukraine free trade agreement without support of Tories

  19-03-2024 23:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Senate has passed a bill to implement Canada’s updated free trade agreement with Ukraine, paving the way for it to become law. 
  It passed without the support of a single Conservative senator, which is in line with how Tory Leader Pierre Poilievre and the rest of his MPs voted in the House of Commons. 
  Conservatives say they voted against the bill because the trade deal says the two countries, which both have a carbon price in place, will promote carbon pricing.
  
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• Orioles score eight runs in final three innings to top Jays 13-8 in pre-season play

  19-03-2024 23:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DUNEDIN, Fla. — Colton Cowser and Tyler Nevin both homered in the seventh inning to kick-start a late Baltimore run as the Orioles earned a 13-8 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday in pre-season action. 
  Baltimore (19-5) went into the seventh down 7-5 before outscoring the Blue Jays 8-1 in the final three innings.
  Alex Pham (1-0) earned the win for the Orioles, throwing four strikeouts and allowing three hits in 2 2/3 innings of work, and exiting in the ninth. Starter Cole Irvin
  
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• Quebec cop death: Criminologist calls for mandatory risk evaluations for patients

  19-03-2024 23:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Risk assessments should be mandatory before Quebec’s mental health review board decides whether a patient is released into society, a criminologist told a coroner’s inquest on Tuesday.
  Josée Rioux told the inquest that a comprehensive risk assessment was not conducted in the case of Isaac Brouillard Lessard, the 35-year-old who stabbed a provincial police sergeant to death on March 27, 2023.
  Police had been dispatched to arrest him on charges of uttering threa
  
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• Purdue’s Edey, Tennessee’s Knecht, UNC’s Davis headline the AP men’s college All-America teams

  19-03-2024 22:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  For the second straight year, Purdue’s Zach Edey is the unanimous headliner for The Associated Press men’s college basketball All-America team.
  The 7-foot-4, 300-pound senior from Toronto topped all 62 ballots from AP Top 25 poll voters in results released Tuesday. The reigning AP national player of the year claimed all 58 votes last year.
  Tennessee’s Dalton Knecht and North Carolina’s RJ Davis joined Edey (310 points) in a clear top trio. Knecht (298) was a first-team pi
  
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• Major League Baseball announces each team’s starting pitcher for opening day

  19-03-2024 22:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  It didn’t have the drama of the NCAA Tournament bracket release of two days earlier, but MLB held its own unveiling Tuesday by announcing the starting pitching matchups for all season openers.
  At least half the teams already had announced their opening day starters.
  “To be able to be told by your skipper that you’re going to be the guy that’s starting the first game of the season, it’s an honor,” Colorado pitcher Kyle Freeland said in a video released by the t
  
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• Five Canadians to watch in NCAA women’s basketball tournament

  19-03-2024 22:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  There are a few Canadian women with sights set on leaving their imprint at March Madness.
  The NCAA women’s basketball tournament begins Wednesday with two First Four games, followed by 32 first-round games on Friday and Saturday. The Final Four will be in Cleveland, Ohio on April 5, with the title game being on April 7.
  The Canadian Press takes a look at five Canadian players to watch in the women’s NCAA tournament.
  Aaliyah Edwards, University of Connecticut
  Edwards came off a stella
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Quebec, Ottawa reach agreement on health-care funding

  19-03-2024 22:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Quebec has reached an agreement in principle on health-care funding with the federal government. 
  Premier François Legault’s office says the proposed infusion of $900 million in health transfer payments this year comes with no conditions.
  More coming.The Canadian Press
  
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• No jail time for Chilliwack physiotherapist in sexual assault case - Chilliwack Progress

  19-03-2024 22:12 via news.google.com
  
  No jail time for Chilliwack physiotherapist in sexual assault case  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• No jail time for Chilliwack physiotherapist in sexual assault case - Abbotsford News

  19-03-2024 22:12 via news.google.com
  
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• Toronto FC’s Richie Laryea expected to be out three months after hamstring surgery

  19-03-2024 22:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Toronto FC’s injury concerns grew Tuesday with news that Canadian international fullback Richie Laryea will be out for three months following hamstring surgery.
  The MLS club says Laryea will undergo surgery Saturday in London, England, with Fares Haddad, a hip and knee reconstructive surgeon at University College Hospitals, doing the procedure.
  Former Toronto captain Michael Bradley also underwent hamstring surgery in London last May but his procedure was performed by Ernest Schilders, con
  
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• Former NHL enforcer Chris Simon dead at age 52

  19-03-2024 22:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Chris Simon, once one of the hockey’s most feared enforcers, has died.
  He was 52.
  The NHL Players’ Association confirmed the news via Simon’s family that he died Monday night. The cause of death wasn’t provided.
  The six-foot-three, 232-pound forward from Wawa, Ont., amassed 1,824 penalty minutes in 782 games with the Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche, Washington Capitals, Chicago Blackhawks, New York Rangers, Calgary Flames, New York Islanders and Minnesota Wild.
  The NH
  
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• CFL officials take different philosophies into league’s national combine

  19-03-2024 22:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  They’re the glamour events of any football combine but neither the bench press nor the 40-yard dash are major points of emphasis in Chris Jones’s evaluation of a pro prospect.
  The Edmonton Elks head coach/GM feels the vertical and broad jumps provide more telling measurables.
  “I think those are two real big indicators of explosiveness and flexibility,” Jones said. “Many other events — the three-cone, five-10-five — are technique events where you can beat
  
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• Highlights from auditor reports on B.C. overdose prevention, safer-supply programs

  19-03-2024 21:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — British Columbia’s auditor general has released a report on two key government programs aimed at curbing the death toll from the toxic-drug crisis. The first audit examined the implementation of overdose prevention and supervised consumption services, while the second looked at how the initial phase of the prescribed safer-supply program was set up and monitored. 
  Both reports provided recommendations to B.C.’s health and addictions ministries, who lead the prov
  
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• Hullabaloo over fate of Saskatchewan Hoopla basketball tournament overshadows budget

  19-03-2024 21:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  REGINA — The Saskatchewan government is set to release its 2024 budget Wednesday, a day expected to be overshadowed by teacher protests and heightened hullabaloo over the fate of Hoopla.
  Hoopla, the provincial high school basketball championship tournament, is one of Saskatchewan’s signature sports events, drawing hundreds of students and thousands of fans every year.
  Teachers are the backbone of Hoopla — coaching, organizing and volunteering — but this year they’ve
  
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• What to know about MPs’ vote on Palestine statehood, changes to Middle East policy

  19-03-2024 21:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Members of Parliament passed a symbolic motion on Palestinian statehood in the House of Commons late Monday with support from the Liberal government. 
  Here’s how the motion differs from Ottawa’s previous approach to the Middle East. 
  What happened Monday night?
  Most of the Liberal caucus voted for an NDP motion that the two parties substantially changed at the last minute. 
  The original motion called for Canada to “officially recognize the state of
  
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• Remembering Ross ‘Rosco’ Beebe

  19-03-2024 21:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The Chilliwack Chiefs are deeply saddened to announce the passing of our beloved Educational Advisor, Ross “Rosco” Beebe.
  Rosco first became involved with the Chiefs as a billet in 1997, when he and his wife Valerie welcomed now Head Coach Brian Maloney into their home.
  “This is a really tough one for me. Rosco was a huge part of my life. When I moved to Chilliwack, my Dad reached out to Rosco because they had been buddies in the Navy together. Right away, they took me in and m
  
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• Rick Nash named Canada’s general manager for men’s world hockey championship

  19-03-2024 20:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Rick Nash will lead Canada at the men’s world hockey championship.
  The former NHLer and two-time Olympic gold medallist was named general manager Tuesday by Hockey Canada for the tournament set to run May 10 to 26 in Czechia.
  The 39-year-old from Brampton, Ont., was an assistant GM when the Canadians won silver at the 2022 tournament. Nash, who retired as a player in 2019, is in his third season as director of player development with the Columbus Blue Jackets following two
  
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• Five things to know for the figure skating world championships in Montreal

  19-03-2024 20:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The world’s best figure skaters descend on Montreal this week for the 2024 International Skating Union world championships.
  The competition goes Wednesday through Saturday at the Bell Centre, home of the NHL’s Montreal Canadiens. Here’s a look at five things to know heading into the event:
  BACK IN MONTREAL
  Four years later, the world championships are back.
  Montreal was supposed to host the worlds in 2020 but the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the competition mere
  
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• Darko Rajakovic, Raptors host open practice for Toronto-area coaches

  19-03-2024 20:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Darko Rajakovic remembers what it’s like to be an eager young basketball coach, trying to absorb as much as possible from more experienced teachers.
  Now that he’s the head coach of the Toronto Raptors, he’s happy to impart as much as he can to the next generation of young coaches.
  The Raptors held an open practice on Tuesday morning at Scotiabank Arena, with approximately 400 Toronto-area basketball coaches from all levels of the game sitting in the stands, watc
  
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• Chilliwack RCMP honours off-duty Abbotsford police officers, paramedic for water rescue at Cultus Lake

  19-03-2024 20:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Two off-duty Abbotsford Police Department officers and a Lower Mainland paramedic were among those honoured at the Officer in Charge award ceremony last week at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre.The trio received the Excellence in Valor award for their courageous 2023 rescue of a drowning victim at Cultus Lake. The award recipients include AbbyPD Constable Janelle Smith, B.C. EHS paramedic Ariana Dudley and AbbyPD Constable Jacqueline Cardinal.Abbotsford PD Deputy Chief Constable
  
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• MP Housefather ‘reflecting’ on future with the Liberals after Middle East motion vote

  19-03-2024 20:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Quebec Liberal MP Anthony Housefather says he is “reflecting” on his future in the Liberal party after a heavily amended NDP motion on Palestinian statehood passed in the House of Commons on Monday.
  Housefather was among three Liberals who voted against the final motion, which called only for progress towards a two-state solution instead of the recognition of a Palestinian state.
  The other two, former public-safety minister Marco Mendicino and Manitoba MP Ben Carr, bot
  
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• Canada’s basketball teams set for Paris Olympics, group foes revealed

  19-03-2024 20:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MIES, Switzerland — The Canadian men’s and women’s basketball teams can now begin their preparations for the Paris Olympics this summer knowing who they may be up against.
  Canada’s seventh-ranked men’s team will be in Group A alongside fifth-ranked Australia, the winner of the Olympic qualifying tournament in Spain and the winner of the Olympic qualifying tournament in Greece. It’s the first Olympic appearance for Canada since 2000.
  The Canadian men qualified
  
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• Abbotsford Regional Hospital in dire need of wheelchairs

  19-03-2024 19:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — The Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation says there’s an urgent need involving wheelchairs for patients with reduced mobility at Abbotsford Regional Hospital.According to a news release from the non-profit health care organization Tuesday morning (Mar. 19), the foundation reports there were 88 basic wheelchairs in circulation at Abbotsford Regional Hospital in 2008. This number has now dwindled to only 40 wheelchairs for a facility containing 400 acute care beds.“F
  
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• IOC excludes Russian and Belarusian athletes from taking part in the Paris Olympics opening ceremony

  19-03-2024 19:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Russian and Belarusian athletes will not be allowed to take part in the traditional parade at the opening ceremony at the Paris Olympics, the IOC said Tuesday.
  The opening ceremony on July 26 will see thousands of athletes travel on boats down the River Seine for several miles (kilometers) toward the Eiffel Tower, instead of the normal parade of teams inside a stadium.The International Olympic Committee said athletes from Russia and Belarus who are approved to
  
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• Supreme Court lifts stay on Texas law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants at border

  19-03-2024 19:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted a stay on a Texas law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of crossing the border illegally while a legal battle over immigration authority plays out.
  The Biden administration is suing to strike down the measure, arguing it’s a clear violation of federal authority that would hurt international relations and create chaos in administering immigration law. A judge could then order them to leave the U.S.
  Texas has argued it has a
  
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• Canada spending $40M to help Czechs send ammunition to Ukraine front lines

  19-03-2024 19:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada is buying artillery ammunition and night vision equipment for Ukraine as part of its latest round of aid for the country. 
  Defence Minister Bill Blair met with the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, which includes about 50 allied countries led by the United States. 
  Canada plans to spend $40 million to send artillery ammunition to Ukraine as part of a deal with Czechia. 
  The Czechs said last month they have 800,000 pieces of ammunition and needed other countries
  
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• Tough foes await Canada women at Wednesday’s Olympic tournament draw

  19-03-2024 19:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canada could find itself facing two top-10 teams in pool play when it opens defence of its Olympic women’s soccer title this summer in Paris.
  The tournament draw, which is being held Wednesday in suburban Saint-Denis, sees top-ranked Spain and the fourth-ranked U.S. in Pot 1 alongside host France, currently ranked third in the world.No. 5 Germany, No. 7 Japan and No 9 Canada are in Pot 2 with No. 10 Brazil, No. 12Australia and No. 23 Colombia in Pot 3 and No. 28 New Zealand and two yet-to-
  
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• NBA Notebook: Alexander-Walker stepping up for Timberwolves with all-star Towns out

  19-03-2024 19:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Nickeil Alexander-Walker has been stepping up in a time of need for the Minnesota Timberwolves.
  Minnesota, one of the best success stories of the 2023-24 NBA season, took a hit a couple of weeks ago when all-star forward Karl-Anthony Towns went down with a torn meniscus in his left knee. 
  Facing the possibility of their first three-game losing streak of the season, the Timberwolves rallied from a 22-point second-quarter deficit to defeat the Los Angeles Clippers 118-100 on the road last Tue
  
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• ‘Passed like a baton’: Advocates, Air Canada CEO clash on accessible travel

  19-03-2024 19:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Advocates and Air Canada’s CEO are serving up opposing views of accessibility in the country’s aviation system.
  Michael Rousseau, who heads Canada’s largest airline, told a House of Commons transport committee today that an overwhelming majority of the 1.3 million passengers who requested special assistance last year had a positive experience.
  Under a three-year plan, Air Canada has pledged to roll out measures that range from establishing a customer accessibilit
  
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• Retired Belarusian hockey player Konstantin Koltsov dies in Florida at 42

  19-03-2024 18:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MIAMI (AP) — Former Belarusian hockey player Konstantin Koltsov, who was coaching in the KHL, has died in Florida, police said Tuesday. He was 42.
  Miami-Dade Police detective Argemis Colome confirmed Koltsov’s death in a statement sent to The Associated Press. Police said the death was an apparent suicide. No foul play was suspected.
  Koltsov served as an assistant coach for Salavat Yulaev Ufa the past two seasons. He also was an assistant on staff for the Belarusian men’s natio
  
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• Toronto Blue Jays name right-hander Jose Berrios opening day starter

  19-03-2024 18:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DUNEDIN, Fla. — The Toronto Blue Jays have named right-hander Jose Berrios as their starting pitcher on opening day for the Major League Baseball season.
  The 29-year-old posted an 11-12 record in 2023 with a 3.65 earned-run average and 184 strikeouts in 32 starts.
  Berrios is 1-0 with a 1.38 ERA and nine strikeouts in 13 innings this spring during the exhibition schedule.
  He will take the mound for real when the Jays open the regular season March 28 on the road against the Tampa Bay Rays.
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• More restaurants, businesses coming to Cottonwood mall in Chilliwack

  19-03-2024 17:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Nearly a year after the food court closed for good, leaving Chilliwack seniors and families alike without a place to gather and dine, two more restaurants are coming to the Cottonwood Centre mall in 2004.John Chasmar, vice president of leasing for Warrington PCI, the company that manages the mall, confirmed in a phone call Monday (Mar. 18) with Fraser Valley Today that Opa! of Greece and Boardwalk Burgers should be open by the end of 2024.Chasmar confirmed both restaurants hav
  
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• Dwayne De Rosario, Robyn Gayle headed to Canada Soccer Hall of Fame as Class of 2024

  19-03-2024 17:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Former MLS MVP Dwayne De Rosario and longtime international Robyn Gayle have been named to the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame. 
  De Rosario and Gayle will be honoured later this year at a national team match. The two join the Class of 2024 alongside builders Christine O’Connor and Leeta Sokalski, the first two female administrators ever honoured by the Hall.
  De Rosario scored 20 goals in 81 appearances for Canada from 1998 to 2015, taking part in five World Cup qualifying cycles and five e
  
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• Driven by wildfire smoke, Canada’s air quality worse than U.S.: report

  19-03-2024 17:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canada’s air quality last year was worse than the United States for the first time since a firm started publishing its annual assessment in 2018. 
  The 2023 World Air Quality report from Swiss company IQAir says raging wildfires were a major influence on Canada’s drop in air quality. 
  The report found that on a list of 15 most polluted cities in both the U.S. and Canada, Canadian communities made up the 13 most polluted cities on the list, topped by Fort McMurray, Alta., and
  
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• Mary Assman Obituary (1946 - 2024) - Chilliwack, BC - The Prince George Citizen - Legacy.com

  19-03-2024 17:35 via news.google.com
  
  Mary Assman Obituary (1946 - 2024) - Chilliwack, BC - The Prince George Citizen  Legacy.com
  
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• Cascades Scholarship Golf Tournament returns to Chilliwack on June 27 - Chilliwack Progress

  19-03-2024 17:35 via news.google.com
  
  Cascades Scholarship Golf Tournament returns to Chilliwack on June 27  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Federal government launches forensic audit of Saskatchewan First Nations group

  19-03-2024 17:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Indigenous Services Canada says it plans to launch a forensic audit of an organization representing 74 First Nations in Saskatchewan.
  The department says it is aware of allegations brought forward against the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations and is reviewing them. 
  The government says in a statement that it takes allegations of the misuse of public funds seriously. 
  But the statement says that due to privacy concerns, it is not confirming any details about the
  
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• Top Canadian pair believe age is an advantage at figure skating worlds in Montreal

  19-03-2024 17:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — In an exacting sport where much of the competition hasn’t yet turned 25, Canadian figure skating pair Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps aren’t discouraged by their combined age of 72.
  They say it’s an advantage, because life experience — and not youth — is what’s propelling this pair to medal contention on the world stage.
  “As an adult, I feel that I come to the table with so much more as an athlete,” Stellato-Dudek said.
  
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• Major Quebec nurses union reaches agreement with province for five-year-contract

  19-03-2024 17:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — After 15 months of negotiations a major nurses union has reached an agreement with the Quebec government for a five-year collective agreement.
  The proposed deal needs to be put to the 80,000 members of the Fédération interprofessionnelle de la santé du Québec, known as the FIQ, which also represents respiratory therapists and clinical perfusionists.
  The union and Quebec Treasury Board President Sonia LeBel both said today they won’t discuss spec
  
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• Jets head coach Bowness to be away from team after medical procedure

  19-03-2024 17:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — Rick Bowness will not be with the Winnipeg Jets Tuesday night in New York against the Rangers.
  The Jets announced Tuesday morning that the 69-year-old returned to Winnipeg for a “minor medical procedure.”
  Winnipeg announced that he will be away from the team until his condition improves, with associate coach Scott Arniel taking over on an interim basis.
  Bowness has led the Jets to a 43-19-5 record this season. The Jets are tied with Colorado and Dallas at 91 points f
  
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• Canada’s Homan beats Italy’s Constantini to remain unbeaten at women’s worlds

  19-03-2024 16:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SYDNEY, N.S. — Canada’s Rachel Homan defeated Italy’s Stefania Constantini 8-7 in an extra end to remain unbeaten at the world women’s curling championship.
  Homan’s Ottawa-based team (5-0) forced the Italians (4-1) to a single in the 10th end and secured the win when Constantini’s final throw overcurled to leave the Canadian rock as shot stone.
  Homan and teammates Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew and Sarah Wilkes will return to Centre 200 in the evening to play defen
  
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• Mississippi ex-deputy gets 20-year sentence in racially motivated torture of two Black men

  19-03-2024 16:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A former Mississippi sheriff’s deputy was sentenced Tuesday to about 20 years in prison for his part in torturing two Black men.
  Hunter Elward received a 241-month sentence from U.S. District Judge Tom Lee in a Jackson federal court.
  Five other former law enforcement officers are also set to be sentenced this week by Lee. One of those ex-officers will also be sentenced Tuesday, while two will be sentenced on Wednesday and two others on Thursday.
  All six of the f
  
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• City looking to curb wildlife attractants on Chilliwack hillsides - Chilliwack Progress

  19-03-2024 16:17 via news.google.com
  
  City looking to curb wildlife attractants on Chilliwack hillsides  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• G.W. Graham varsity boys rugby secures huge win over Abby Secondary in 2024 season opener

  19-03-2024 15:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The G.W. Graham varsity boys rugby team got its 2024 season off to an auspicious start in their season opener, beating Abbotsford Secondary 58 to 22 last week in a match that was highly anticipated after last year’s playoff defeat.According to G.W. rugby coach Michael Jordan, the 2024 squad features a blend of seasoned veterans, enthusiastic juniors, and newcomers. They showcased their growth and determination under the exemplary leadership of vice-captains Reid O’
  
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• Tickets for WNBA game between Sparks and Storm in Edmonton to go on sale Wednesday

  19-03-2024 15:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Every time Natalie Vermaas walks into Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena to watch the WNBA’s Storm play, building and team staff call her “Canada.” 
  She expects that will change if she can get tickets to see WNBA Canada Game, a pre-season exhibition between Seattle and the Los Angeles Sparks at Edmonton’s Rogers Place on May 5, when they go on sale Wednesday. Vermaas said she’s willing to sacrifice her beloved nickname if she can watch her favourite professio
  
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• Infrastructure program falls short on tracking results, but on right path: auditor

  19-03-2024 15:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Auditor general Karen Hogan says the government’s $4.6-billion program to bolster transportation infrastructure across the country suffers from poor results tracking, but the fund is well-crafted overall.
  Hogan says in a new report that the Transport Department took an evidence-based approach to pinpoint supply-chain bottlenecks and call for proposals under the National Trade Corridors Fund.
  For example, backed-up terminals and overloaded warehouses during the past few years led officials
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Auditor ‘completely discouraged’ by First Nations housing, policing

  19-03-2024 15:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The federal auditor general is panning Ottawa’s poor record on First Nations housing and policing in reports published this morning.
  Karen Hogan says she’s “completely discouraged” to see so little improvement to substandard housing over decades.
  More coming.The Canadian Press
  
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• Brazil’s Bolsonaro is indicted for first time over alleged falsification of his own vaccination data

  19-03-2024 14:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s Federal Police have accused former President Jair Bolsonaro of criminal association and falsifying his own COVID-19 vaccination data, marking the first indictment for the embattled far-right leader with others potentially in store.
  The Supreme Court released the police’s indictment on Tuesday that alleges Bolsonaro and 16 others inserted false information into the public health database to make it appear as though the then-president, his 12-year-old da
  
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