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• Nova Scotia premier joins calls for meeting with Trudeau about carbon pricing

  06-04-2024 23:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s Progressive Conservative premier has joined a call from leaders across the country asking for a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to discuss carbon pricing.
  Tim Houston took to social media to share a letter he wrote to Trudeau on Friday in which he asked the prime minister to convene a first ministers’ meeting “to eliminate the carbon tax in an effort to make life more affordable for all Canadians.”
  Last month, as an alternative to
  
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• City of Kamloops promises legal action after mayor’s leak of Code of Conduct investigation report

  06-04-2024 23:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KAMLOOPS — The legal firm that represented the City of Kamloops in a Code of Conduct investigation into workplace misconduct allegations against Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson is threatening legal action in response to the mayor’s leak to local media this week.
  On Friday (Apr. 5), Hamer-Jackson provided CFJC Today with an unredacted copy of the report stemming from the investigation, compiled by investigator Terry Honcharuk of the Integrity Group. Radio NL also reported on the unredacted d
  
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• Quebec’s Les Supremes three-peat at world synchronized skating championship

  06-04-2024 23:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ZAGREB, Croatia — Les Supremes of Saint-Leonard, Que., became the first synchronized skating team win a third straight world championship Saturday.
  Les Supremes ranked first in both the short program (78.99) and Saturday’s free skate (159.08) to take gold with a total score of 237.97, ahead of the silver medallist Haydenettes of the U.S. with 233.85 and bronze medallist Helsinki Rockettes with 229.84.
  “It was really exciting for us to skate last,” said Les Supremes co-cap
  
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• MRI shows damage to Braves ace Spencer Strider’s elbow ligament, leaving status for season in doubt

  06-04-2024 23:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Braves ace right-hander Spencer Strider has damage to the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, an MRI revealed Saturday, leaving his status for the remainder of the season in doubt.
  The Braves said Strider will be evaluated further by Dr. Keith Meister in Arlington, Texas, at a date to be determined. Even though the team did not announce the severity of the damage, Atlanta manager Brian Snitker said the result “wasn’t good.”
  “You hate that,&r
  
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• Former Quebec premier Jean Charest calls on Canada’s leaders to promote civility

  06-04-2024 22:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  QUEBEC — Former Quebec Premier Jean Charest is concerned about what he says has been a rise in incivility across Canada.
  In an open letter he co-signed with former mayors, senators, artists and business people, he calls on the political class to take concrete action to clean up public debate.
  The letter published Tuesday in The Globe and Mail caused a stir on social media, Charest said in a telephone interview with The Canadian Press. 
  “The reaction is very strong. It stunned us
  
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• South Carolina women’s hoops coach Dawn Staley says transgender athletes should be allowed to play

  06-04-2024 22:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley said Saturday that she believes transgender athletes should be allowed to compete in women’s sports.
  Staley was asked at the news conference the day before her unbeaten Gamecocks play Iowa for the national championship for her opinion on the issue.
  “I’m of the opinion that if you’re a woman, you should play,” Staley said. “If you consider yourself a woman and you want to play spor
  
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• Michael Bunting scores in 3rd period as the Pittsburgh Penguins top the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-4

  06-04-2024 22:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Michael Bunting snapped a tie with 5:28 left in the third period, and the Pittsburgh Penguins moved into a playoff spot with a 5-4 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday.
  Referee Steve Kozari was taken off the ice on a stretcher after colliding with Lightning defenseman Haydn Fleury 6:11 into the third period. Kozari was able to move his arms. Fleury did not return.
  Evgeni Malkin had two goals and an assist for Pittsburgh, and Bunting also had two assists. Sidney Cr
  
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• Canada dispatches Scotland to advance to world men’s curling final

  06-04-2024 22:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland — Canada’s Brad Gushue will again play for gold at the world men’s curling championship.
  Gushue and his St. John’s, N.L., team of Mark Nichols, E.J. Harnden and Geoff Walker advanced to the championship final with a 9-4 semifinal win over Scotland’s Bruce Mouat on Saturday. The Scots qualified for the semifinal game with an 8-4 qualification win over the United States earlier Saturday.
  Gushue will face Sweden’s Niklas Edin in the fina
  
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• PWHL, international crossover extends beyond players at world championship

  06-04-2024 21:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  UTICA, N.Y. — The pipeline between the new Professional Women’s Hockey League and the women’s world championship extends beyond players.
  Three of six PWHL head coaches are behind Canada’s bench in this year’s event. Former Canadian team defender Carla MacLeod is head coach of both Czechia and PWHL Ottawa.
  Canada’s general manager Gina Kingsbury wears the same hat with PWHL Toronto.
  Troy Ryan, of Spryfield, N.S., is head coach of both Canada and PWHL Toronto. K
  
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• Vince Carter, Chauncey Billups headline 13-member class for Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame

  06-04-2024 19:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Vince Carter wowed the basketball world with his high-flying dunks for more than two decades. Chauncey Billups was a clutch guard and Finals MVP for the Detroit Pistons.
  Two icons from the 2000s era of basketball are headed to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.
  The 13-member class inducted Saturday includes former Lakers, Grizzlies and Warriors executive Jerry West, who was already inducted as a player and as a member of the 1960 U.S. Olympic team. Also in the cla
  
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• Berry lab at UFV Chilliwack campus gets $617000 grant from province - Chilliwack Progress

  06-04-2024 18:59 via news.google.com
  
  Berry lab at UFV Chilliwack campus gets $617000 grant from province  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Female passenger in Mission allegedly stabs taxi driver, steals taxi: RCMP

  06-04-2024 18:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MISSION — Mounties in Mission say a 61-year-old taxi driver is recuperating after a female passenger stabbed him with a needle and stole his taxi on Friday night (Apr. 5) in Mission.According to a statement from police, a taxi driver arrived in the area of Kudo Drive in Mission shortly before 11 p.m., when a dispute arose about the cab fare. Police say the sole passenger, described as a white female in her mid-30s, reportedly stabbed the taxi driver with a needle before getting into the dr
  
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• Man in his 60s dead after head-on collision with truck on Quebec Highway 50

  06-04-2024 18:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BROWNSBURG-CHATHAM, Que. — Quebec police say a man in his 60s died this morning after the van he was driving collided with a large cargo truck in Brownsburg-Chatham, Que., roughly 70 kilometres west of Montreal.
  Provincial police spokesperson Camille Savoie says emergency services were called to the scene of the crash on Quebec Highway 50 at around 1:30 a.m.
  Savoie says the van seems to have hit the truck after deviating from its lane and entering oncoming traffic.
  The man was pronounced d
  
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• Guardians ace Shane Bieber to have season-ending Tommy John surgery after solid start in 2024

  06-04-2024 17:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Guardians ace Shane Bieber will have season-ending Tommy John elbow surgery, a major blow to the team and the 2020 Cy Young winner.
  Bieber, who missed several months last season with elbow issues, experienced pain following an opening-day start in Oakland and again this week against Seattle. The right-hander underwent imaging tests, and reconstructive surgery on his ulnar collateral ligament was recommended by several doctors.
  The recovery time can take up to 16
  
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• Canadiens defencemen Kaiden Guhle, Arber Xhekaj out against Maple Leafs

  06-04-2024 17:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens are down two defencemen for Saturday night’s rivalry game against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
  The Canadiens announced Kaiden Guhle is day-to-day with an upper-body injury. Arber Xhekaj is also out with an upper-body injury, with a further update to come pending evaluation.
  In a corresponding move, the Canadiens recalled defenceman Justin Barron from American Hockey League affiliate Laval on an emergency basis.
  Guhle exited Thursday’s game against
  
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• Canadian women lose Hong Kong 7s quarterfinal while Canada men’s losing streak grows

  06-04-2024 17:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HONG KONG — After winning their pool with three straight wins, the Canadian women ran into a New Zealand buzz saw Saturday in the Cup quarterfinal at the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens.
  New Zealand, which stands second in the overall standings after winning the last two stops on the HSBC SVNS circuit, raced to a 21-0 lead before Shalaya Valenzuela scored a late try for Canada. But that’s as close as the Canadians would come in dropping a 26-5 decision.
  Canada had defeated the No. 4 Ame
  
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• Eclipse watchers could see a range of bizarre phenomena as the moon covers the sun

  06-04-2024 16:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — A total solar eclipse is more than just the moon covering the sun; it’s a multi-phase spectacle that can cause a number of unusual phenomena, if the weather is right.
  In the past, eclipses were often associated with bad omens and misfortune. In 1133, for example, a solar eclipse over England was later seen as a portent of the king’s death — which occurred two years later — and the ensuing civil war. While the mechanism of an eclipse is now understood, man
  
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• Federal minister says nuclear power is key part of renewable energy expansion

  06-04-2024 15:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The federal minister responsible for innovation and industry says Canada could be at risk of losing out on attracting green industries if it doesn’t consider all options for renewable electricity, which he says include nuclear power.
  François-Philippe Champagne said in an interview with The Canadian Press that he considers nuclear power part of the renewable energy portfolio that needs to grow to support the country’s lean into “the economy of the 21st
  
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• Chilliwack Chiefs open playoffs with OT win over Langley

  06-04-2024 14:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Brady Milburn’s goal at 4:01 over the first overtime period lifted the Chilliwack Chiefs to a 5 – 4 victory over the Langley Rivermen in the opening game of the BCHL playoffs Friday (Apr. 5) in Chilliwack.
  The Chiefs were trailing Langley with four minutes left in regulation time until Mateo Mrsic evened the game and set up the extra period.
  Willyam Gendron and Hunter McInnes led the Chiefs offence with a goal and an assist each. Matt Argentina also scored for Chil
  
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• Province loosens rules in support of wineries

  06-04-2024 14:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — The province is loosening rules around B.C.’s wineries and liquor makers as this summer’s tourism season approaches, in a bid to soften the blow of business hardship in recent years.
  Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth says in a statement that B.C. is changing policy to allow more flexibility for visitors’ ability to sample products when visiting a winery.
  Wine and liquor makers are now also allowed to sell and promote products in picnic areas, as well as con
  
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• School stories, art, teach kids about organ donation for Humboldt Broncos’ Green Shirt Day

  06-04-2024 12:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  When Sandra LaRose’s 16-year-old daughter decided she wanted her organs donated, she encouraged her mom and step-dad to do the same and put red and white stickers on their Saskatchewan health cards.
  “I remember her saying, ‘Where are the organ donation stickers?’ ” LaRose said of Kailynn Bursic-Panchuk, who rummaged through the house in April 2018 to unearth the stickers. 
  The “jokester” who loved feeding the cows, goats and sheep on the family&rsqu
  
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• ‘You can hear it’: Those with low vision can enjoy the eclipse with interactive tools

  06-04-2024 12:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Total solar eclipses like the much-anticipated one taking place on Monday are usually thought of as visual experiences.
  Lasting memories of the day might include a few minutes of complete darkness, prompted by the rare alignment of the sun, Earth and moon.
  The highlight for others, if they’re lucky enough to get their hands on a pair of special eclipse glasses to protect their eyes, could be a glimpse of a partially shadowed sun. 
  But eclipses have historically been more difficult to
  
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• Resignation of three town councillors latest shock to small Quebec town

  06-04-2024 12:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — What began as a disagreement over an alcohol expense by a library volunteer in Ste-Pétronille, Que., has escalated into a political crisis that has upended the small village east of Quebec City and shaken its governing body.
  The resignation this week of three members of the Ste-Pétronille town council is the latest turn in the heated months-long conflict between residents and elected officials that has prompted an investigation by provincial authorities and led the
  
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• Beijing is looking for a closer relationship with Ottawa. Should Canada play ball?

  06-04-2024 12:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Beijing is seeking to improve relations with Ottawa after years of diplomatic unease, and though it’s not clear whether Canada is ready to play ball, some experts say there are practical reasons to look for better co-operation. 
  “The strained relations between our two countries is actually not what we would like to see,” China’s ambassador to Canada, Cong Peiwu, said in a recent interview.
  “We can be engaged in a candid and constructive dialogue.
  
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• US and China plan talks on economic growth including manufacturing ‘overcapacity’ issue, Yellen says

  06-04-2024 08:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  GUANGZHOU, China (AP) — The U.S. and China agreed to hold talks that will address a key American complaint about China’s economic model, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on the second day of an official visit to China.
  The two sides will hold more talks and create two new economic groups dedicated to growth in domestic and global economies as well as anti-money laundering, according to a U.S. statement about the creation of the groups.Yellen, who started her five-day visit in one
  
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• Andrew Harris to sign one-day deal and retire as a Winnipeg Blue Bomber

  06-04-2024 06:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — Running back Andrew Harris will sign a one-day contract with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers this month and retire as a member of the team, the CFL club said Friday. 
  “Thank you for everything,” the Blue Bombers said on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, in a post that included a goat emoji and a graphic of some of Harris’s accomplishments. 
  Harris, a 36-year-old Winnipeg native, helped the Blue Bombers win Grey Cup titles in 2019 and 2021. 
  He
  
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• Star forward Connor McDavid scores twice as Oilers top Avalanche 6-2

  06-04-2024 06:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Connor McDavid and Evander Kane each scored a pair of goals as the Edmonton Oilers clinched a playoff spot with a 6-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Friday.
  Corey Perry and Mattias Ekholm also scored for the Oilers (46-24-5), who ended a two-game losing skid and improved to 9-0-1 in their last 10 games at home.
  Jonathan Drouin and Ross Colton replied for the Avalanche (48-23-6), who have lost four of their last six.
  Edmonton got off to a hot start with a goal coming just
  
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• Caitlin Clark leads Iowa rally for 71-69 win over UConn in women’s Final Four. South Carolina awaits

  06-04-2024 06:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Caitlin Clark led Iowa back to the national championship game, scoring 21 points as the Hawkeyes rallied past Paige Bueckers and UConn 71-69 in the women’s Final Four on Friday night.
  Next up for the Hawkeyes (34-4) is a rematch with unbeaten South Carolina, which lost to Iowa in last year’s national semifinals. The Hawkeyes then fell short of winning the school’s first championship, falling to LSU in the title game. Now Clark is one win away from bringin
  
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• Ecuadorian police break into Mexican embassy in Quito as diplomatic rift between countries deepens

  06-04-2024 06:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuadorian police officers on Friday forcibly broke into the Mexican embassy in Quito, where former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas is holed up. The raid took place hours after the Mexican government granted Glas political asylum as diplomatic tensions between both countries deepen.
  The police broke the external doors of the Mexican diplomatic headquarters in the Ecuadorian capital and entered the main patio.
  The situation of former Vice President Glas was not im
  
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• Raptors snap 15-game skid and extend slump for Bucks, who lose third straight to sub-.500 team

  06-04-2024 05:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Gary Trent Jr. scored 31 points and the Toronto Raptors snapped a 15-game losing streak with a 117-111 victory over the slumping Milwaukee Bucks on Friday night.
  Milwaukee, playing without the injured Giannis Antetokounmpo, lost for the fifth time in its last six games, with the last three coming against Washington, Memphis and Toronto, who are all well below .500. Antetokounmpo sat out with a left hamstring injury.
  Trent was 7 of 15 from 3-point range and helped the Rapto
  
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• Maple Leafs clinch playoff spot, will return to post-season for eighth year in a row

  06-04-2024 04:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs clinched a playoff berth Friday night without stepping on the ice. 
  Toronto started the day with four clinch scenarios depending on the results of games involving the Philadelphia Flyers, Detroit Red Wings and Washington Capitals. 
  All three of those teams lost Friday as the Maple Leafs secured a post-season berth for the eighth year in a row. 
  Toronto (43-23-9) is third in the NHL’s Atlantic Division standings with 95 points. The Mapl
  
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• First Nations men wrongfully convicted in Manitoba file lawsuits claiming racism

  06-04-2024 03:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — Two First Nations men wrongfully convicted of murdering a restaurant worker are suing three levels of government saying their imprisonment was the result of racial discrimination. 
  Brian Anderson and Allan Woodhouse were sentenced to life in prison when they were teens for the killing of Ting Fong Chan, who was stabbed near a Winnipeg construction site in 1973.
  They have maintained their innocence for decades. 
  The men filed separate statements of claim this week namin
  
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• B.C.’s first female lieutenant-governor, Iona Campagnolo, dies at 91

  06-04-2024 03:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has confirmed former B.C. lieutenant-governor Iona Campagnolo has died at the age of 91.
  Campagnolo was appointed as the province’s 27th lieutenant-governor in 2001.
  She was the first woman to hold the role and remained in the position until Sept. 30, 2007.
  Trudeau says she championed many causes while serving as lieutenant-governor, including climate action, gender equality and reconciliation.
  He says Campagnolo also served as minister of state
  
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• South Carolina women stay perfect, surge past N.C. State 78-59 to reach NCAA title game

  06-04-2024 03:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — All-America center Kamilla Cardoso scored 22 points and unbeaten South Carolina avoided a second straight stumble in the women’s Final Four, surging past North Carolina State 78-59 on Friday night.
  The talented and tenacious Gamecocks (37-0) led by one at halftime before putting their full arsenal on display in the third quarter. They outscored the Wolfpack 29-6 to turn what had been a tense matchup into another blowout.
  South Carolina advanced to Sunday’s cham
  
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• Akshay Bhatia stretches lead to 5 shots at windy Texas Open

  06-04-2024 03:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Akshay Bhatia survived a rocky start Friday in the Valero Texas Open by rallying with a pair of late birdies for a 2-under 70 that stretched his lead to five shots and raised hopes of getting the final spot in the Masters next week.
  Bhatia started with a three-shot lead and opened with a 15-foot birdie putt, perhaps a sign that this might be another easy day. Far from it.
  He made bogey from the bunker on the next hole. He three-putted for bogey from long range. He failed
  
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• RCMP cancel Amber Alert for four-month-old B.C. boy allegedly taken by his mom

  06-04-2024 02:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LANGLEY, B.C. — Mounties in Langley, B.C., say they are cancelling the Amber Alert issued for a four-month-old boy who was allegedly abducted by his mother on Thursday. 
  Police say in a statement that the child was located and is safe and sound. 
  The RCMP say they were notified by staff at Langley Memorial Hospital that the mother had shown up there with the child. 
  When officers arrived, they confirmed both mother and her son were in good health. 
  Police said earlier i
  
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• CP NewsAlert: RCMP cancel Amber Alert for B.C. baby boy

  06-04-2024 02:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LANGLEY, B.C. — Mounties in Langley, B.C., say they are cancelling the Amber Alert issued for a four-month-old boy who was allegedly abducted by his mother on Thursday. 
  Police say in a statement that the child was located and is safe and sound. 
  More coming.The Canadian PressNote to readers: This is a corrected story. A previous version said the boy was three months old, but police now say he is four months old.
  
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• Amber Alert cancelled – Child and mother found safe

  06-04-2024 02:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LANGLEY — RCMP in Langley cancelled an Amber Alert,launched Thursday (Apr. 4) night in that community.
  Police say the 4-month-old child and its 35-year-old mother have been located. Mounties say both were safely located at Langley Memorial Hospital. at approximately 5 p.m.
  The child and the mother are no longer being named for privacy reasons. Previous stories on the Amber Alert have also been removed.
  The Amber Alert was put in place shortly after 8 p.m. Thursday when the mother was repor
  
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• GoFundMe launched for couple in Chilliwack rollover crash - CityNews Vancouver

  06-04-2024 01:47 via news.google.com
  
  GoFundMe launched for couple in Chilliwack rollover crash  CityNews Vancouver
  
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