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• Low tide pauses efforts to save B.C. orca while rescuers plan next steps

  30-03-2024 23:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ZEBALLOS, B.C. — Low tide kept rescuers trying to save an orphaned whale calf stranded near a remote British Columbia community off the waters on Saturday, but Fisheries and Oceans Canada says officials are re-evaluating techniques that have been used so far while deciding what’s next.
  An email from departmental Spokeswoman Leri Davies says the most promising tool used so far to coax the young animal out of a lagoon off Vancouver Island appears to be Oikomi metal pipes from a line of
  
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• Chilliwack trailer fire injures 2 - CTV News Vancouver

  30-03-2024 21:54 via news.google.com
  
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• Two people dead in Kelowna after gunshots and fire: Mounties

  30-03-2024 21:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KELOWNA, B.C. — RCMP officers in Kelowna, B.C., are investigating after two bodies were found inside a local business following gunshots and a fire.
  A statement from the Mounties says they were called to the Adams Road area Wednesday afternoon after receiving a report of gunfire and a subsequent blaze at the building. 
  They say officers found two bodies once they got inside, but offered no other details. 
  The statement says police believe this is an isolated incident and the publ
  
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• Biden wins the North Dakota Democratic primary

  30-03-2024 21:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — President Joe Biden has won North Dakota’s Democratic presidential primary.
  The state party on Saturday announced the results of the mostly mail-in primary. The party began circulating ballots in February to voters who asked for them.Biden’s victory was virtually assured, though seven other candidates were on the primary ballot.
  Former President Donald Trump won the North Dakota Republican Party’s March 4 presidential caucuses, taking all 29 delegate
  
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• Victoria group will pay tribute to 6 classic bands at Chilliwack show - Chilliwack Progress

  30-03-2024 20:10 via news.google.com
  
  Victoria group will pay tribute to 6 classic bands at Chilliwack show  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Canadian Armed Forces deployed to Jamaica to help train CARICOM troops

  30-03-2024 19:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A few dozen Canadian Armed Forces members have been deployed to Jamaica to train Caribbean Community troops for a mission intended to restore order in Haiti.
  A news release from the Department of National Defence says 70 Canadian Forces members were deployed on Friday at the request of the Jamaican government.
  It says the month-long assignment will see the CAF members help prepare CARICOM troops for deployment in Haiti, where the Caribbean soldiers will bolster the Haitian Nationa
  
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• Cambridge continues Boat Race dominance with double victory over Oxford

  30-03-2024 19:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LONDON (AP) — Cambridge extended its dominant run in the annual Boat Race with victories in the men’s and women’s events on a polluted River Thames on Saturday.
  The men claimed a fifth trophy in six years — to lead 87-81 overall in the race between storied universities Oxford and Cambridge which dates to 1829 — while the women cruised to a seventh straight triumph for a 48-30 overall lead.
  Crews had sunny conditions with just a light breeze ahead of launch time for
  
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• Napoli players take a knee in public show of support after alleged racial abuse of Juan Jesus

  30-03-2024 18:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ROME (AP) — Napoli’s players took a knee before their Serie A game against Atalanta on Saturday in a public show of support for teammate Juan Jesus.
  It came after a sports judge ruled that Inter Milan defender Francesco Acerbi will not face sanctions for allegedly racially abusing Jesus, who is Black, in a Serie A match because there wasn’t enough proof.
  The alleged incident on March 17 was revealed when Jesus told the referee that Acerbi directed a racial slur at him. Acerbi h
  
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• Quebec police investigating overnight fire at shrimp processing plant in Matane

  30-03-2024 17:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MATANE, Que. — Quebec provincial police have taken over an investigation into an overnight fire at a shrimp processing plant in the town of Matane, roughly 350 kilometres northeast of Quebec City.
  The fire at the Fruits de mer de l’Est du Québec factory forced some local residents out of their homes for several hours early this morning before firefighters extinguished the flames.
  Police spokesperson Stéphane Tremblay says firefighters were initially leading an investiga
  
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• New Canada Soccer boss provides financial update and the news isn’t good

  30-03-2024 17:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The newly appointed CEO and general secretary of Canada Soccer has provided an update on the governing body’s finances and the news isn’t good.
  Kevin Blue, who took up his post on March 14, says the governing body’s budget for fiscal 2024 shows a $4-million operating deficit on total expenses of $30 million.
  “While it is common for non-profit sports organizations to operate at surpluses or deficits depending on annual circumstances, the current level of Canada Soccer&rsqu
  
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• Canada’s Gushue edges Czechia’s Klima in extra end at world men’s curling playdowns

  30-03-2024 17:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland — Canada’s Brad Gushue defeated Czechia’s Lukas Klima 9-8 in an extra end on Saturday at the world men’s curling championship. 
  Gushue, from St. John’s, N.L., made a hit-and-stick for the victory in the round-robin opener at the IWC Arena.
  His team of Mark Nichols, E.J. Harnden and Geoff Walker was scheduled to play Germany’s Marc Muskatewitz later in the day.
  In other early games, American John Shuster opened with a 5-3 win over
  
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• UPDATE: 2 hospitalized after fire engulfs trailer in Fairfield Island

  30-03-2024 17:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack Fire Department crews were dispatched Saturday morning (Mar. 30) just before 9 a.m. for a fire that gutted a trailer at a home on Elgin Drive in Fairfield Island.
  According to witnesses in the area, and a video posted on social media, black smoke billowed from a trailer at a home on Elgin Drive near Glasgow Street. Multiple engines from the Chilliwack Fire Department were dispatched.
  Chilliwack RCMP and BC Emergency Health Services also attended.
  Image: Ashton Chudl
  
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• Chilliwack fire crews called to Fairfield Island as fire guts trailer

  30-03-2024 17:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack Fire Department crews were dispatched Saturday morning for a fire that gutted a trailer at a home on Elgin Drive in Fairfield Island.
  According to witnesses in the area, and a video posted on social media, black smoke billowed from a trailer at a home on Elgin Drive near Glasgow Street. Multiple engines from the Chilliwack Fire Department were dispatched.
  Chilliwack RCMP and BC Emergency Health Services also attended.
  Image: Ashton Chudley, used with permission /
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• Fundraiser fashion show for Chilliwack hospice will be 'classy and sassy' - Chilliwack Progress

  30-03-2024 17:10 via news.google.com
  
  Fundraiser fashion show for Chilliwack hospice will be 'classy and sassy'  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Chilliwack RCMP looking for witnesses who may have seen vehicle collision in Promontory

  30-03-2024 17:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack RCMP are seeking witnesses and any possible dash cam footage following Wednesday’s serious crash on Teskey Way that sent two people to hospital.
  According to a statement released by Debbie Sargent of the Upper Fraser Valley Regional Detachment, Chilliwack RCMP received a report of a two-vehicle collision Wednesday night (Mar. 27) on Teskey Way. First responders including RCMP, Chilliwack Fire Department and BC Ambulance Services immediately attended. Drivers f
  
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• Ships with a second round of aid for Gaza have departed Cyprus as concerns about hunger soar

  30-03-2024 14:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — An international charity says a three-ship convoy has left a port in Cyprus to deliver 400 tons of food and other supplies to Gaza as concerns about hunger there soar.
  World Central Kitchen said the vessels and a barge are carrying ready-to-eat items like rice, pasta, flour, legumes, canned vegetables and proteins. The charity said that’s enough to prepare more than 1 million meals.
  It also has a shipment of dates provided by the United Arab Emirates. Dates are tradi
  
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• Dr. Jo-ann Archibald named Chancellor at the University of the Fraser Valley

  30-03-2024 14:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — Dr. Jo-ann Archibald, also known as Q’um Q’um Xiiem, has been announced as the fourth Chancellor of the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV).On Thursday (March 28), UFV announced Dr. Archibald would begin her new role on April 1, 2024 taking over after two terms by Andy Sidhu.Archibald is an esteemed Indigenous education scholar and member of the Soowahlie First Nation, with roots in UFV tracing back about 50 years. Some of her achievements include being appointed
  
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• Strong third period lifts Chilliwack Chiefs past Cowichan Valley

  30-03-2024 13:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DUNCAN — The Chilliwack Chiefs scored three times in the third period to post a 4 – 2 victory over the Cowichan Valley Capitals Friday (Mar. 29) in Duncan.
  Parker Murray, Stone Rolston, Caleb Elfering and Nathan Morin scored goals for the Chiefs. With the victory, Chilliwack maintained their two point lead on Alberni Valley in the race for second place in the BCHL Coastal Division.
  Austin McNicholas stopped 25 of 27 shots in the Chiefs net before he was ejected from the game with 3 s
  
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• Police say multiple people are being held hostage in a Dutch town. They have evacuated nearby homes

  30-03-2024 11:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDE, Netherlands (AP) — Heavily armed police cordoned off part of a Dutch town on Saturday, saying that multiple people were being held hostage in a building there.Police spokesman Simen Klok told The Associated Press people were being held hostage in the town of Ede but he declined to give more details of the incident or say how many people were involved.
  Police said in a message on X, formerly Twitter, that “at the moment there is no indication of a terrorist motive.”
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• Is this real? AI ramps up risk of April Fools’ Day foul-ups for corporate brands

  30-03-2024 11:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Rebranding as “Voltswagen.” Shutting down Trader Joe’s. Emailing confirmation of a $750 food delivery.
  The range of April Fools’ Day marketing pranks gone awry is as varied as their reception. Met with everything from smiles and social media shares to confusion, derision or even fury and falling stocks, the puckish promotional tactic represents a risk that can endear customers to a brand as swiftly as it can sour them on it.
  “One person’s humour is another per
  
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• Chilliwack trailer fire injures 2 | CTV News - CTV News Vancouver

  30-03-2024 08:00 via news.google.com
  
  Chilliwack trailer fire injures 2 | CTV News  CTV News Vancouver
  
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• Top seed Texas uses dominant defense to cruise past Gonzaga and into Elite Eight with 69-47 win

  30-03-2024 07:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Vic Schaefer took a moment in the aftermath of one his team’s more dominant performances this season to encapsulate what Texas has accomplished.Overlooked among the other No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament, the Longhorns looked every bit the part of a title contender this March Madness overwhelming Gonzaga 69-47 on Friday night in the Sweet 16.
  “It’s amazing what this group has accomplished. They’re remarkable young ladies. Unbelievable kids. T
  
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• Sweet 16 nets another big win for Purdue and Canadian big man Zach Edey, 80-68 over Gonzaga

  30-03-2024 03:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Purdue big man Zach Edey withstood all the abuse Gonzaga could lay on him Friday night, finishing with 27 points and 14 rebounds to lift the Boilermakers to an 80-68 victory and move them one win from the Final Four.
  Gonzaga leaned on, swatted and grabbed at the 7-foot-4 center from Toronto — even slapped him across the forehead at one point — but it wasn’t enough to stop either him or his top-seeded team.
  On Sunday, Purdue, which last year became history&r
  
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• Civale sparkles, Lowe hits 4th career grand slam to propel Rays over Blue Jays 8-2

  30-03-2024 02:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Aaron Civale allowed one run over six innings and Brandon Lowe hit his fourth career grand slam to lead the Tampa Bay Rays to a 8-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night.
  Sporting retro Devil Rays uniforms the team will wear for 13 Friday home games this year, the Rays rebounded from a lopsided opening loss and drew a crowd of 18,653 at Tropicana Field — down from the announced sellout of 25,025 the AL East rivals drew the previous day.
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• Canadiens’ Guhle receives one-game suspension from NHL for slashing

  30-03-2024 00:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK — Montreal Canadiens defenceman Kaiden Guhle received a one-game suspension from the NHL on Friday for slashing Philadelphia Flyers forward Travis Konecny.
  The incident occurred at 19:55 of the second period in a 4-1 Montreal win on Thursday.
  Konecny was tied up with Canadiens forward Juraj Slafkovsky after hitting him in front of the Flyers bench shortly before.
  When Konecny was later passing by Montreal’s bench, Guhle hit Konecny in the stomach with his stick while on the
  
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