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• Capitals defenceman Ethan Bear enters NHL/NHLPA assistance program

  27-03-2024 23:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Washington Capitals defenceman Ethan Bear is entering the NHL and NHL Players’ Association’s joint assistance program and will be unavailable to the club for an indefinite period.
  The NHLPA and NHL said in a joint release Wednesday that Bear will be eligible to return to on-ice competition when cleared by the program administrators.
  The 25-year-old from Ochapowace First Nation, near Regina, is in his first season with Washington after signing a two-year, US$4.125-mill
  
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• Conservation officers seize massive python from Chilliwack home; enforcement action pending

  27-03-2024 23:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The B.C. Conservation Officer Service says it has seized a 9-foot-long Burmese python from a home in Chilliwack that was being illegally kept as a pet.In a news release from the service, conservation officers say the COS, including its general investigations section and officers who are specially trained to handle exotic animals, executed a search warrant on Tuesday, March 26 and recovered the reptile from the home safely.The seizure resulted from an ongoing investigation into
  
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• North Vancouver RCMP say 3 underage boys may have been involved in 2 suspicious fires

  27-03-2024 23:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NORTH VANCOUVER — Mounties in North Vancouver say witnesses report seeing three male youth between the ages of 10 and 12 loitering around the time of two suspicious fires Tuesday afternoon (Mar. 26).
  According to a news release from the detachment, North Vancouver RCMP were alerted by the District of North Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services of two suspicious fires in the 1300 block of Sowden Street Tuesday afternoon. Firecrews were dispatched around 2:30 p.m. after a home owner smelled smo
  
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• Former Sen. Joe Lieberman, Democrats’ VP pick in 2000, dead at 82

  27-03-2024 22:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, who nearly won the vice presidency on the Democratic ticket with Al Gore in the disputed 2000 election and who almost became Republican John McCain’s running mate eight years later, has died, according to a statement issued by his family.
  Lieberman died in New York City on Wednesday due to complications from a fall, the statement said. He was 82.
  The Democrat-turned-independent was never shy about veering from the party l
  
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• Patient airlifted to hospital after incident at Agassiz prison Tuesday night

  27-03-2024 21:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  AGASSIZ — One person was airlifted to hospital following an undisclosed incident at Kent Institution, a maximum-security prison, in Agassiz Tuesday night.B.C. Emergency Health Services spokesman Bowen Osoko says paramedics received a call about an incident at Kent Institution in Agassiz Tuesday, March 26 at 7 p.m. An air ambulance and two ambulances were dispatched to the scene. Paramedics provided emergency medical treatment and transported one patient by air ambulance to hospital, Osoko
  
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• Talks on luring NHL’s Capitals and NBA’s Wizards to Virginia are over, city of Alexandria says

  27-03-2024 21:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Negotiations aimed at luring the NHL’s Washington Capitals and the NBA’s Washington Wizards to northern Virginia have “ended” and the proposal to create a development district with a new arena for the teams “will not move forward,” the city of Alexandria said Wednesday.Virginia’s House speaker also confirmed he was told that Ted Leonsis, majority owner of the teams, is no longer considering a deal to relocate them from the Dist
  
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• Family of Bob Murdoch says two-time Stanley Cup winner suffered from CTE

  27-03-2024 21:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The family of Bob Murdoch says the two-time Stanley Cup champion suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a progressive and fatal disease associated with repeated traumatic brain injuries.
  The Concussion Legacy Foundation said in a statement Wednesday that Boston University CTE Center researchers made the diagnosis after Murdoch died in August at age 76.
  The foundation added Murdoch’s widow, Bev, released the findings to raise awareness around the long-term effects of repetitive blo
  
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• Ottawa signs $3.7B health deal with Quebec, final province to sign onto health accord

  27-03-2024 21:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Health Minister Mark Holland signed a $3.7-billion health pact with Quebec today, which means all 13 provinces and territories have now signed on to Ottawa’s new health accord.
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau first pitched a new health-funding deal to provinces more than a year ago to increase federal health transfers and provide targeted help. 
  The offer came as premiers and health workers raised the alarm about the ailing state of Canada’s health-care systems.
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• City of Chilliwack plans to build new $4M pickleball facility - Chilliwack Progress

  27-03-2024 21:23 via news.google.com
  
  City of Chilliwack plans to build new $4M pickleball facility  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• University of the Pacific hires ex-Carleton basketball coach Dave Smart as head coach

  27-03-2024 20:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  STOCKTON, Calif. — Dave Smart, a 10-time U Sports coach of the year winner, is getting a head coaching gig in the United States.
  The longtime leader of the Carleton University men’s basketball program has been hired by the University of the Pacific Tigers as head coach of the men’s NCAA Division I team.
  The 58-year-old left Carleton last year to join the NCAA’s Texas Tech as an assistant coach.
  The Red Raiders went 23-11 this season and earned a No. 6 seed in the NCAA tou
  
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• Suspects plead not guilty in human smuggling case involving family’s death at border

  27-03-2024 20:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ST. PAUL, MINN. — A man accused of helping smuggle people across the U.S.-Canada border into Minnesota, including four members of an Indian family who froze to death in 2022, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to seven counts of human smuggling.
  Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel, 28, who prosecutors say went by the alias “Dirty Harry,” entered his plea during a brief teleconference with U.S. Magistrate Judge Leo Brisbois of Duluth.
  Steven Shand, 49, was hired by Patel to drive the Indian nat
  
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• Alouettes defensive back Murray thankful injury allowed him to help care for mother

  27-03-2024 19:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  It cost him a chance to play in the Grey Cup but Najee Murray is thankful the injury that ended his season happened when it did.
  Murray’s 2023 campaign ended July 30 when he suffered a torn pectoral muscle in Montreal’s 25-18 win over the Calgary Stampeders. Surgery was required, forcing him to watch the Alouettes’ improbable Grey Cup march.
  But the setback allowed Murray to be with his 52-year-old mother when she was unexpectedly admitted into hospital in Steubenville, Ohio, w
  
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• Hope's Othello Tunnels to partially reopen in July - Chilliwack Progress

  27-03-2024 19:50 via news.google.com
  
  Hope's Othello Tunnels to partially reopen in July  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Travis Green looking to capitalize on second NHL gig: ‘I’m a better coach today’

  27-03-2024 19:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Travis Green had plenty of time to reflect.
  Fired as head coach of the Vancouver Canucks in December 2021 with the team in a tailspin, he stepped away from hockey awaiting his next chance.
  “I unplugged for a while,” Green said this week. “I studied the game a lot … just got ready for another opportunity.” 
  That came in June when the New Jersey Devils added the Castlegar, B.C., product to Lindy Ruff’s coaching staff in an associate role to help guide a yo
  
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• Measles cases in Canada are increasing, Canada’s chief public health officer warns

  27-03-2024 19:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canada’s chief public health officer says the number of measles cases in the country continues to rise. 
  Dr. Theresa Tam says in a statement the Public Health Agency of Canada is aware of 40 measles cases in Canada so far this year. 
  That’s more than three times the number of cases reported in all of 2023. 
  Tam says she is concerned that not enough children have received the recommended two doses of measles vaccine. 
  She says measles is highly contagious and is ur
  
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• Talks resume on bringing Israeli delegation to Washington to discuss Gaza operation, AP sources say

  27-03-2024 19:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Talks have restarted aimed at bringing top Israeli officials to Washington to discuss potential military operations in Gaza, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu canceled a planned visit this week because he was angry about the U.S. vote on a U.N. cease-fire resolution, two U.S. officials said Wednesday.No date has been finalized for strategic affairs minister Ron Dermer and national security adviser Tzachi Hanegbi to come to Washington, the officials said. The officia
  
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• Canucks place all-star goalie Thatcher Demko on long-term injured list

  27-03-2024 19:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks have placed all-star goalie Thatcher Demko on the long-term injured reserve list retroactively.
  The 28-year-old netminder was sidelined with a lower-body injury midway through Vancouver’s 5-0 win over the Winnipeg Jets on March 9. 
  Demko boasts a 34-18-2 record this season, with a .917 save percentage, a 2.47 goals-against average and five shutouts.
  Casey DeSmith has taken over the starting job for Vancouver, going 3-2-1 since Demko’s inju
  
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• Police investigating after two bodies found in home northwest of Montreal

  27-03-2024 19:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LAC-SUPÉRIEUR, Que. — Quebec provincial police are investigating after two bodies were found in a home in the Laurentians region.
  The bodies were found about 9:15 a.m. inside a residence in Lac-Supérieur, Que., about 105 kilometres northwest of Montreal.
  Provincial police spokesperson Camille Savoie says the two people were transported to hospital where they were declared dead.
  Savoie says the deaths are considered suspicious.
  The crimes against persons unit has taken over th
  
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• Protection fund, bill of rights for renters coming; ‘renters matter,’ Trudeau says

  27-03-2024 19:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The federal government wants to support those who rent their homes with a protection fund, a bill of rights and a plan to give reliable renters credit when they step up to by a home. 
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says there’s something fundamentally unfair about paying $2,000 a month for rent, while those paying the same for a mortgage get equity and build their credit score. 
  The measures are part of next month’s federal budget and include a $15-million
  
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• Ontario’s gaming commission monitoring NBA’s investigation of Raptors’ Jontay Porter

  27-03-2024 18:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario says it’s closely monitoring an investigation of Toronto Raptors backup centre Jontay Porter.
  The NBA confirmed Monday that it’s investigating Porter after irregularities in bets surrounding his performances in two recent Raptors games.
  Ontario is currently the only province where registered private vendors can offer online sports betting.
  AGCO is responsible for regulating betting in the province including safeguarding against odds manipu
  
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• Climate change expected to drive shifts in urban birds, animals, bugs

  27-03-2024 18:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  A study suggests climate change will drive a massive shift in the birds, bugs and other critters that live alongside humans in 60 cities across North America.
  The good news in the newly published paper is that under warming temperatures, cities with temperate climates like those in Canada could welcome new animals.
  By the end of the century, cities such as Ottawa and Edmonton could become hospitable for hundreds of new species while losing habitat for a couple dozen.
  The bad news is that the spe
  
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• Unmarried parents would get ‘parental union’ status under Quebec bill

  27-03-2024 18:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Quebec is proposing a new legal status for unmarried, non-civil union couples with children that would set a framework for splitting family assets if the parents separate.
  The “parental union” designation is the centrepiece of a family law reform bill that Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette introduced today.
  Under a parental union certain property, including the family home, furniture and vehicles, would be considered by the government as common goods regardless of who paid for th
  
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• Othello Tunnels in Hope to partially reopen this summer

  27-03-2024 17:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HOPE — A sought after destination east of Hope best known for its tunnels, stunning river views in the canyons below, and picturesque trails will partially reopen this summer.
  The B.C. government announced Wednesday morning (Mar. 27) that Othello Tunnels and Coquihalla Canyon Park will partially reopen this summer. Construction work will soon commence to repair infrastructure damaged by severe weather, the province said.
  “Coquihalla Canyon Park and Othello Tunnels are extremely popul
  
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• Big polluters shouldn’t be punished financially — they should just emit less: Moe

  27-03-2024 17:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says big polluters shouldn’t be forced to pay for their pollution — they should just emit less.
  Moe appeared today at a House of Commons committee at the invitation of Conservative MPs to discuss his plea for Ottawa to kill off the carbon price.
  Liberal, NDP and Bloc Québécois MPs pushed him to explain what he would do instead.
  Moe says Saskatchewan industry and farmers have lowered their emissions and are displacing product
  
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• B.C. govt. buys 36 hectares of undeveloped private property in Semá:th territory in Abbotsford

  27-03-2024 17:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — The B.C. government announced Wednesday (Mar. 27) that it has purchased 36 hectares of undeveloped private property in Sumas First Nation, a transaction that signifies ongoing reconciliation efforts with the Semá:th towards protecting a sacred site.
  According to a news release from the province, Sumas First Nation (Semá:th) and the province are taking a major step in their shared reconciliation journey through the purchase and acknowledgment of a sacred site, the
  
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• Drowning in debt, athletes ask for raise in monthly “carding” money in federal budget

  27-03-2024 17:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Olympic bobsledder Cynthia Appiah is thousands of dollars in debt for her sled’s runners and for travel to competition.
  Her Canadian teammate Melissa Lotholz recently sought free accommodation in a church while competing in Lake Placid, N.Y.
  Olympic rowing champion Andrea Proske says she’s still paying off debt, and that her mother planted an extra garden to grow fruits and vegetables to meet her caloric needs when Proske trained and raced on a tight budget.
  With the 2024 Olympic and
  
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• Conservatives blast pro-carbon price economists as ‘so-called experts’

  27-03-2024 17:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The federal Conservatives say they won’t be taking advice from “so-called experts” when it comes to carbon pricing, after more than 200 economists signed an open letter challenging Pierre Poilievre’s stance.
  Instead, the party is pledging to listen to the “common sense of the common people.”
  The comments come after economists associated with universities across Canada took aim at common claims in the heated debate over the policy. 
  Economis
  
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• Indigenous nation gives stranded B.C. killer whale calf name: Brave Little Hunter

  27-03-2024 17:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ZEBALLOS, B.C. — A marine scientist says he expects rescue efforts to help coax a stranded killer whale calf from a shallow lagoon off northern Vancouver Island to continue today despite federal Fisheries Department concerns about limited opportunities due to changing tidal flows.
  Jared Towers, who’s with the whale research group Bay Cetology, says attempts to use recorded killer whale vocalizations to convince the calf to leave the lagoon over the past few days have not been success
  
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• Orlando Pride’s Amanda Allen included in Canada U-20 squad for European friendlies

  27-03-2024 17:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Orlando Pride forward Amanda Allen, who has already been capped by the Canadian senior side, is among the 24 players summoned by Canadian under-20 coach Cindy Tye for games against the United States and Germany next month.
  The internationals, both in Verl, Germany, are preparation for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Colombia, which runs Aug. 31 to Sept. 22 in Bogota, Cali and Medellin.
  The Canadians will face the U.S. on April 7 at Stadion am Furlbach before taking on Germany on April 9
  
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• Despite spending over $47K on print advertising in 2022, FVRD to continue public notices in newspapers

  27-03-2024 17:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Despite spending over $47,000 posting public notices in print advertising in just 2022 alone, the Fraser Valley Regional District board voted last week to continue posting notices in Black Press-affiliated newspapers.According to a staff report from Jaime Van Nes, director of legislative services from FVRD, the Community Charter and the Local Government Act require that all local governments provide advanced public notice on matters of public interest such as public hearings,
  
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• NCAA President Charlie Baker urges state lawmakers to ban prop betting on college athletes

  27-03-2024 16:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NCAA President Charlie Baker on Wednesday urged lawmakers in states with legal wagering on sporting events to ban betting on individual player performances.
  “Sports betting issues are on the rise across the country with prop bets continuing to threaten the integrity of competition and leading to student-athletes getting harassed,” Baker said in statement posted on social media. “The NCAA has been working with states to deal with these threats and many are responding by banning
  
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• Three men dead after apparent avalanche during snowmobile trip in Quebec

  27-03-2024 16:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SAINTE-ANNE-DES-MONTS, Que. — Three men died after an apparent avalanche on Quebec’s Mount Médaille on Tuesday during a snowmobiling expedition on the Gaspé Peninsula.
  Quebec provincial police say a fourth member of the snowmobiling group called emergency services at around 5:30 p.m. to report the disappearance of his three companions in the Chic-Chocs nature reserve.
  Police dispatched a team of rescuers trained in avalanche response to locate the men, all aged in their
  
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• YOUR PERSPECTIVE: A.G.’s report highlights failure of NDP’s overdose prevention and ‘safe supply’ programs

  27-03-2024 16:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Last week, British Columbia’s Auditor General released two critical audits highlighting significant deficiencies in the NDP’s overdose prevention and so-called ‘safer supply’ program.The report highlighted ineffective implementation and a lack of communication, consultation, and transparency. These types of failures are common in David Eby’s NDP government: acting secretively, keeping data away from the public’s view.When it comes to the implementation of addi
  
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• CF Montreal signs midfielders Alessandro Biello, Matteo Schiavoni

  27-03-2024 15:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — CF Montreal signed midfielders Alessandro Biello and Matteo Schiavoni to their first professional contracts Wednesday.
  Biello, who joined Montreal’s academy in 2019, signed a two-year homegrown player deal for this season and next with option years in 2026, 2027 and 2028. Biello has played for Canada’s under-17 and under-20 national teams.
  The 17-year-old from Montreal is the son of Mauro Biello, the interim head coach of Canada’s men’s national team.&nbs
  
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• City of Chilliwack looking for companies to build $4 million pickleball facility

  27-03-2024 15:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Amid increasing participation in the sport, the City of Chilliwack has issued a request for qualifications (RFQ) seeking qualified companies to build a 10-court pickleball facility estimated to cost $4 million.
  According to a 23-page bid document on the city’s website, the purpose of the RFQ is to invite interested parties to submit responses to the city indicating their interest in and providing their qualifications for the construction of the Chilliwack Pickleball Faci
  
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• 2023 Around the Lake race funds scholarships for SD33 students, Chilliwack Search and Rescue

  27-03-2024 15:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The committee behind an annual trail race that traverses Cultus Lake says proceeds from the 2023 event will provide two scholarships to SD33 students and fund various other initiatives in the Chilliwack community.According to a news release from committee volunteer Dave Stephen, funds generated from last October’s 20th Around the Lake Give ‘R Take trail race are providing $10,000 to various local organizations to support outdoor recreation and safety, and Chilliwac
  
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• Statistics Canada says population growth rate in 2023 was highest since 1957

  27-03-2024 14:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the country posted its highest annual population growth rate in more than six decades last year.
  The agency says the population grew 3.2 per cent, its fastest pace since 1957 when it grew 3.3 per cent.
  The increase brought the population to 40,769,890on Jan. 1, 2024.
  The total was up by 1,271,872 people compared with the start of 2023.
  Statistics Canada says most of the growth was due to temporary immigration last year.Without temporary immigration, it says
  
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• Here’s what we know about the allegations against Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara

  27-03-2024 13:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Only a week has passed since the Los Angeles Dodgers abruptly fired Ippei Mizuhara, the translator and constant companion of their new $700 million slugger, Shohei Ohtani.
  But the biggest story of baseball’s spring is still murky — and shocking — as the regular season begins in earnest Thursday.
  The scandal encompasses gambling, alleged theft, extensive deceit and the breakup of an enduring partnership between the majors’ biggest star and his righ
  
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• Texas’ migrant arrest law is on hold for now under latest court ruling

  27-03-2024 13:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Texas law that allows the state to arrest and deport migrants suspected of illegally entering the U.S. will remain on hold for now, a federal appeals court ruled.
  The order late Tuesday from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals followed a March 20 hearing by a three-judge panel of the court. It’s just the latest move in a seesaw legal case that is not yet over.The Justice Department has argued that Texas’ law is a clear violation of federal authority and w
  
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• Djokovic splits with Ivanisevic after winning 12 Grand Slam titles during their partnership

  27-03-2024 13:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LONDON (AP) — Top-ranked Novak Djokovic has split with coach Goran Ivanisevic, ending their association that began in 2018 and included 12 Grand Slam titles for the Serbian tennis player.
  In a post on Instagram published Wednesday, Djokovic said he stopped working with Ivanisevic “a few days ago.”
  “Our on-court chemistry had its ups and downs,” Djokovic wrote, “but our friendship was always rock solid.”
  With the help of Ivanisevic, Djokovic has taken his
  
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• Lawmakers in Thailand overwhelmingly approve a bill to legalize same-sex marriage

  27-03-2024 09:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BANGKOK (AP) — Lawmakers in Thailand’s lower house of Parliament overwhelmingly approved a marriage equality bill on Wednesday that would make the country the first in Southeast Asia to legalize equal rights for marriage partners of any gender.
  The bill passed its final reading with the approval of 400 of the 415 members of the House of Representatives who were in attendance, with 10 voting against it, two abstaining and three not voting.
  The bill amends the Civil and Commercial Code
  
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• RCMP to release progress report on response to inquiry into 2020 mass shooting

  27-03-2024 09:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HALIFAX — The RCMP are expected to provide an update today on progress they have made in responding to the inquiry into the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting that killed 22 people.
  The report from RCMP commissioner Mike Duheme comes three months after the police force’s self-imposed deadline passed, and almost a year after the public inquiry released its final report.
  The federal-provincial Mass Casualty Commission investigated the worst mass shooting in modern Canadian history and issu
  
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• Interference inquiry to hear from members of diaspora communities as hearings resume

  27-03-2024 09:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Members of diaspora communities are slated to testify today as a federal inquiry begins two weeks of hearings into foreign meddling allegations and how the government responded to them. 
  The hearings will focus on possible interference by China, India, Russia and others in the last two general elections. 
  The commission of inquiry, led by Quebec judge Marie-Josée Hogue, expects to hear evidence from more than 40 people, including community members, political party
  
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• Leaders panel a 'unique opportunity' for Chilliwack chamber members - Chilliwack Progress

  27-03-2024 08:00 via news.google.com
  
  Leaders panel a 'unique opportunity' for Chilliwack chamber members  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• The winless lottery streak is over. Someone has won the $1.12 billion Mega Millions jackpot

  27-03-2024 06:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Someone overcame the odds Tuesday night and won the $1.12 billion Mega Millions jackpot, breaking a winless streak that dated to last December.
  The numbers drawn were: 7, 11, 22, 29, 38 and 4.
  Until the latest drawing, no one had matched all six numbers and won the Mega Millions jackpot since Dec. 8. That amounted to 30 straight drawings without a big winner.
  It’s tough to win the Mega Millions jackpot because the odds are so long, at 1 in 302.6 million.
  The p
  
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• Canadiens snap Avalanche’s 9-game win streak with 2-1 win

  27-03-2024 05:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DENVER (AP) — Sam Montembeault made 27 saves and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Colorado Avalanche 2-1 on Tuesday night in coach Martin St. Louis’ return to the team.
  Nick Suzuki and Joel Armia scored for the Canadiens, who snapped Colorado’s nine-game win streak. They won consecutive games for the first time since Jan. 15-17 and swept the two-game season series from Colorado.
  St. Louis was behind the Montreal bench after missing four games to be with his family. His 16-year-o
  
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• Hyman plays OT hero as Oilers edge Jets 4-3

  27-03-2024 04:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — Zach Hyman scored his 51st goal of the season 1:22 into overtime to lift the Edmonton Oilers to a 4-3 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday.
  Hyman has five goals in a four-game goal streak.
  The Oilers halted a two-game losing skid and the Jets recorded their fourth straight loss (0-3-1).
  Edmonton led 3-1 six minutes into the third period, but Winnipeg goals one minute apart by Brenden Dillon and Sean Monahan tied it at 10:39.
  Mason Appleton also scored for the Jets (44-22-6)
  
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• Dickinson scores twice, last-place Blackhawks smother Flames 3-1

  27-03-2024 04:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Jason Dickinson scored twice, Petr Mrazek made 40 saves and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Calgary Flames 3-1 on Tuesday.
  Seth Jones also scored for Chicago, and Joey Anderson had two assists. Connor Bedard, who wrapped the blade of his stick in rainbow-coloured Pride tape for warm-ups on Pride Night, picked up his team-best 35th assist.
  Blackhawks’ rookie Landon Slaggert had two assists for his first points in his sixth NHL game. But he was turned away by Calgary def
  
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• NHL roundup: Zacha’s late goal lifts Bruins over Panthers 4-3

  27-03-2024 03:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Pavel Zacha scored the winning goal with 2:21 to go in regulation and Boston defeated Florida 4-3 on Tuesday night.
  The Bruins also broke a tie with Florida atop the Atlantic Division and now hold a two-point lead although the Panthers have played one less game.
  Charlie McAvoy, David Pastrnak and Trent Frederic also scored for the Bruins and Jeremy Swayman made 18 saves.
  Evan Rodrigues, Sam Reinhart and Carter Verhaeghe scored for the Panthers while Sergei Bobrovsky ma
  
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• Jake Allen shines early, New Jersey Devils down Maple Leafs 6-3

  27-03-2024 03:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Jake Allen made 42 saves, Nico Hischier had a goal and two assists, and the New Jersey Devils topped the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-3 on Tuesday.
  Jack Hughes scored twice, including into the empty net, and Timo Meier added a goal and an assist, while Luke Hughes and Max Willman provided the rest of the offence for New Jersey (36-33-4). 
  Jesper Bratt chipped in three assists for the Devils, who have won four of five as they push for a playoff spot. Curtis Lazar added two of his ow
  
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