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• Western Forest Products indefinitely curtails Alberni Pacific Division facility

  16-04-2024 23:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Western Forest Products Inc. says it’s indefinitely curtailing operations at its Alberni Pacific Division facility.
  The Vancouver-based company says the facility has been temporarily curtailed since the fall of 2022.In January 2023, Western Forest Products confirmed the mill would not restart “in its current configuration.”It started a working group to explore viable solutions for the site.
  However, it says it was unable to achieve an outcome that would allow
  
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• Unifor withdraws Amazon union applications, citing ‘suspiciously high’ employee data

  16-04-2024 23:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Unifor says it’s temporarily withdrawing its applications to represent workers at two Vancouver-area Amazon facilities, accusing the e-commerce giant of providing a “suspiciously high” employee count. 
  The union announced last week it had filed two applications with the B.C. Labour Relations Board to represent workers at fulfilment centres in New Westminster and Delta. 
  Unifor says B.C. law doesn’t make employers provide an employee count durin
  
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• Edmonton Elks receiver Eugene Lewis says mission to Africa changed his life

  16-04-2024 23:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  It was a life-changing experience for Eugene Lewis.
  The Edmonton Elks receiver was among six CFL players who spent a week on a mission in Africa last month. Like many, Lewis had seen the commercials that request support for the less fortunate there but they didn’t come close to preparing Lewis for his up-close-and-personal visit.
  “It opened up my eyes to seeing a different part of the world and understanding what being grateful really, really is,” Lewis said. “You just un
  
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• PWHL Toronto ready for final stretch of season after ‘reset’ from international break

  16-04-2024 23:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Despite a split from some of their teammates and coaches, the Professional Women’s Hockey League’s international break served as a welcome reset for the players on league-leading Toronto.
  Seven players, along with head coach Troy Ryan and goalie coach Brad Kirkwood, went to Utica, N.Y., for the women’s world hockey championship. Those that remained found time to practice four times a week during their break, which began March 24 and was set to end Thursday at Bo
  
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• Government boosts carding money for athletes ahead of Paris Olympics

  16-04-2024 23:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The federal government announced in Tuesday’s budget that it will increase funding for the Athlete Assistance Program by $35 million over the next five years as the 2024 Paris Olympics approach.
  The $7-million annual increase is more than $6.3-million raise requested by Canadian athletes last month.
  It’s the first raise to the AAP, informally known as “carding” money, since 2017.
  The money is for living expenses and competition costs an athlete’s spor
  
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• Four-time Canadian and world champion curler Glenn Howard retires

  16-04-2024 23:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Glenn Howard announced his retirement from competitive curling on Tuesday, ending a career that included four world titles and four Canadian championships.
  The 61-year-old from Midland, Ont., cited a nagging injury to his left knee as the reason for his retirement in a social media post.
  Howard won his first Brier title in 1987 as third on an Ontario team skipped by his brother Russ. That squad went on to win that year’s men’s world championship in Vancouver.
  The Howards, with Russ a
  
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• B.C. coroner’s jury hears from victim’s son about night of fatal hostage taking

  16-04-2024 23:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BURNABY, B.C. — The son of a woman killed in a hostage standoff in Surrey, B.C., in 2019 says he stood a block away watching as a “tank” was brought in, and heard multiple flashbangs going off on the night his mother was accidentally shot by police.
  Brandon McEwen told the jury on the first day of a coroners inquest that he called 911 that night because his father, who lived nearby, heard a loud bang and a scream from the home where his mom, Nona McEwan, lived with her partner
  
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• Some of the key highlights from the Liberal government’s 2024 federal budget

  16-04-2024 23:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland introduced the 2024 federal budget on Tuesday. Some key highlights:
  Housing
  In hopes of building nearly 3.9 million new homes across Canada by 2031, the government plans to:
  — increase the capital cost allowance rate for apartments from four to 10 per cent, allowing builders larger tax writeoffs;
  — extend the mortgage amortization period to 30 years for first-time homebuyers purchasing new builds;
  — make more public lands availa
  
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• Budget 2024: Key numbers from the Liberals’ latest spending plan

  16-04-2024 22:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Here are some key numbers from the Liberal government’s federal budget:$535 billion: Total government spending for the 2024-25 financial year.
  $39.8 billion: The total deficit, just shy of the $40-billion projection in the fall economic statement.$11.5 billion: The amount of new spending this year.
  $8.5 billion: What’s being spent to spur new housing.$3.87 million: The number of new homes the government says its housing plan will get built by 2031.
  $2.6 billion: What t
  
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• Kingpins or go-betweens? Jurors hear closing arguments in Coutts blockade trial

  16-04-2024 22:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — A Crown prosecutor making the case against three men charged with mischief at the Coutts, Alta., border blockade told jurors Tuesday they don’t have to determine the accused were protest kingpins to find them guilty.
  Lawyers for the defence, though, argue their clients were moderates who played a small role.
  In closing arguments, prosecutor Steven Johnston said if jurors are satisfied the three were demonstrably supporting the blockade, they should be convicted of
  
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• Higher tobacco and vaping taxes offset drug plan spending in federal budget

  16-04-2024 22:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Liberals expect a new bid to curb smoking rates in the federal budget will generate $1.7 billion in new revenue for the government.
  The increased cash flow coincides with the launch of a new $1.5-billion drug plan to offer universal coverage for contraceptive and diabetes medications.
  Both programs were billed as new health measures in the budget tabled in the House of Commons by Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland on Tuesday. 
  Health Minister Mark Holland announced the la
  
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• Budget 2024: Liberals aim to hit the brakes on car theft with new criminal offences

  16-04-2024 22:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The federal government is going after car thieves in its latest budget, which proposes several new Criminal Code offences specific to auto thefts.
  The Liberals are proposing new charges for the use of violence while stealing a vehicle and for links to organized crime, as well as laundering money for the benefit of a criminal organization.
  They’re also planning to make it illegal to own or sell the electronic and digital devices police say are being commonly used to steal car
  
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• In federal budget, Ottawa looks to Canada Post land for building housing supply

  16-04-2024 22:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The federal government is eyeing underutilized Canada Post and National Defence properties as a way to deliver affordability and supply to the country’s housing market.
  The Liberals’ fiscal plan mentions at least six times that housing should be designed for Canadians to live in rather than serving as a speculative asset.
  It aims to make the cost of renting or owning a home more accessible by creating a supply of 3.87 million new homes by 2031.
  That would add two milli
  
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• Some of the winners and losers in the 2024 federal budget

  16-04-2024 22:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — With a variety of fiscal and policy measures announced in the federal budget, here’s a look at some of the winners and losers:
  Winner: Small businesses
  Carbon tax rebates for small businesses are coming, five years after consumers began receiving their share. The measure is “a big relief,” says Dan Kelly of the Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses, which represents the sector. The budget says as many as 600,000 small firms would be eligible for a share o
  
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• Feds offer $5B in Indigenous loan guarantees, fall $420B short on infrastructure asks

  16-04-2024 22:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The federal government is providing up to $5 billion in loan guarantees to help Indigenous communities invest in natural resource and energy products.
  But when it comes to a promise to close what advocates say is a sprawling Indigenous infrastructure gap, Ottawa is short more than $420 billion.Teased in last year’s fall economic statement, the Indigenous loan guarantee in the 2024 budget allows communities to decide which projects to invest in.
  The loans would be guaranteed
  
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• Budget 2024: Liberals to dole out five years worth of carbon rebates to businesses

  16-04-2024 22:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Small- and medium-sized business owners are set to receive a long-awaited refund from Ottawa, which was holding onto billions of dollars while it sorted out a way to deliver them their carbon pricing rebates.
  The federal government is set to dole out $2.5 billion in promised revenues to business owners this year, five years after the Liberals ushered in their price on pollution.More than 600,000 businesses are expected to receive the money later this year through a refundable tax
  
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• QH EDITED $535B budget projects $39.8B deficit, aims to restore economic fairness

  16-04-2024 22:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says this year’s federal budget will provide “generational fairness” to younger Canadians — by raising taxes on those who already benefited from Canada’s economic strengths.
  The economic blueprint introduced today projects spending of $535 billion this year, with a deficit of $39.8 billion.
  That compares to projected spending of $497.5 billion and a deficit of $40 billion last year.
  Freeland is adding $11.5 billion i
  
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• Liberals raise capital gains tax on wealthiest Canadians, firms to pay for agenda

  16-04-2024 22:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Liberal government met all its fiscal goals in the federal budget today, including keeping the $40 billion deficit from rising, even as it introduced tens of billions in new spending.Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is presenting the federal budget in the House of Commons today, which pledges $53 billion in new spending that she says is focused on economic justice for younger generations.
  Meanwhile, the deficit, deficit-to-GDP ratio and debt-to GDP ratio are all projected to
  
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• Travis Kelce named host of ‘Are You Smarter than a Celebrity?’ for Prime Video

  16-04-2024 21:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Travis Kelce’s NFL off-season with the Kansas City Chiefs has been a busy one.
  The Super Bowl LVIII-winning tight end is the host of a new game show called “Are You Smarter than a Celebrity?” for Prime Video, the streaming service confirmed Tuesday. Filming for the 20-episode season has already completed.
  The premise is a twist on “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?”, which debuted on Fox in 2007 and was hosted by Jeff Foxworthy. It also aired in syndication. John C
  
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• Michigan gets 3 years of probation for football recruiting violations; case vs. Jim Harbaugh pending

  16-04-2024 21:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Michigan was given three years of probation, fined and hit with recruiting limits by the NCAA on Tuesday after football coaches and staff had impermissible contact with recruits and players under then-coach Jim Harbaugh while access was restricted during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  The NCAA said it had reached a negotiated resolution with the school that has been approved by the committee on infractions involving five former and current coaches and staffers, but it did not include allegations that Ha
  
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• How did the Arizona Coyotes end up facing a move to Salt Lake City?

  16-04-2024 21:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The Arizona Coyotes are headed out the door for Utah after insisting for years they would stay.
  Team owner Alex Meruelo is expected to sell the team for $1.2 billion to Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith, who intends to move the franchise to Salt Lake City. The deal could come as soon as Thursday, a day after the Coyotes’ final home game in Arizona.A look at how the team got here:
  HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?
  The Coyotes, no matter the ownership group, have insisted the franchise is here to stay, even bui
  
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• House Republicans send Mayorkas impeachment articles to the Senate, forcing a trial

  16-04-2024 21:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — House impeachment managers walked two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas across the Capitol to the Senate on Tuesday, forcing senators to convene a trial on the allegations that he has “willfully and systematically” refused to enforce immigration laws.While the Senate is obligated to hold a trial under the rules of impeachment once the charges are walked across the Capitol, the proceedings may not last long. Democrat
  
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• Three teens arrested in alleged high school hockey hazing in Manitoba

  16-04-2024 20:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — Three 17-year-old boys have been arrested following alleged hazing involving a high school hockey team from rural Manitoba.
  RCMP say there are five complainants, ages 15 and 16, who were rookies on the team.
  The alleged assaults happened in January and November, when the team was staying at a Winnipeg hotel while playing in tournaments.
  Police say two of the accused face charges of sexual assault with a weapon, sexual assault and forcible confinement. 
  The third accused is
  
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• Canada faces CONCACAF champ Costa Rica with FIFA Futsal World Cup berth on the line

  16-04-2024 20:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Canada is one win away from qualifying for the FIFA Futsal World Cup this fall in Uzbekistan.
  But to get there, the Canadian men will have to get past reigning CONCACAF champion Costa Rica in quarterfinal play Wednesday at the CONCACAF Futsal Championship at Polideportivo Alexis Arguello.
  The Canadians go in as underdogs given Costa Rica is in search of its fourth straight CONCACAF title and fifth overall. But Canadian Loïc Kwemi, who plays for Evolution Futsal Cl
  
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• Veteran skip Brendan Bottcher parts ways with team after two seasons

  16-04-2024 20:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Veteran skip Brendan Bottcher is looking for teammates after parting ways with the crew he has led for the past two years.
  Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant, Ben Hebert and coach Paul Webster made a joint announcement Tuesday on social media that they “have decided to make a change at the skip position.”
  Bottcher said in a statement on the same account on X, formerly known as Twitter, that he wishes his former teammates well but is looking to the future.
  Edmonton’s Bottcher joined fo
  
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• The Coyotes’ troubled tenure in Arizona has come down to 1 last game before an expected move to Utah

  16-04-2024 20:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Coyotes dubbed Mullett Arena “The Party Barn” for its raucous, closed-quarters atmosphere.
  The NHL’s smallest arena ended up being one of the franchise’s biggest problems and will be the site of one final party that will be more like a wake.
  The Coyotes’ game against Edmonton on Wednesday night will likely mark the end of an era, a 28-year run of ups and downs in the desert culminating in an anticipated move to Utah that will ta
  
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• Lululemon unveils first summer kit for Canada’s Olympic and Paralympic teams

  16-04-2024 20:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Lululemon says it is combining function and fashion in its first-ever summer kit for Canada’s Olympians and Paralympians.
  The Canadian outfitter unveiled its kit for this summer’s Paris Olympics and Paralympics today in Toronto.
  The company says it conducted product testing and feedback sessions with 19 Canadian Olympic and Paralympic athletes across 14 different sports while designing the kit.
  The kit includes features like magnetic-close zippers, pull-on loops, and
  
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• IIO asks Crown to consider charges against Abbotsford PD officers after 2 people died in 2022 incident

  16-04-2024 20:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — The civilian watchdog agency that probes police officer-involved incidents resulting in serious injuries or fatalities has filed a report with the Crown for consideration of charges in connection with an incident in August 2022 that left a male and female dead in Abbotsford.
  According to a news release Tuesday (Apr. 16), the Independent Investigations Office says it has forwarded a report to the B.C. Prosecution Service for possible charges in an August 2022 incident involving
  
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• Blake Griffin retires after high-flying NBA career that included Rookie of the Year, All-Star honors

  16-04-2024 20:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Blake Griffin announced his retirement Tuesday after a 14-year career that included six All-Star selections, Rookie of the Year honors and a dunk contest victory.
  Griffin said in a social media post that he’s “thankful for every single moment” of his career. He was the No. 1 overall pick by the Los Angeles Clippers out of Oklahoma in 2009. He missed his first season with a knee injury, but rebounded to earn Rookie of the Year honors in 2011, when he won the All-Star Game dunk c
  
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• 'Everyone Rides' expands into Chilliwack, Abbotsford for first time - Abbotsford News

  16-04-2024 20:19 via news.google.com
  
  'Everyone Rides' expands into Chilliwack, Abbotsford for first time  Abbotsford News
  
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• Party in the Park featuring multiple food trucks, vendors happens next month in Chilliwack

  16-04-2024 20:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Multiple food trucks, vendors, live entertainment and a kids zone are coming to downtown Chilliwack’s Central Community Park next month for a two-day event.Greater Vancouver Food Truck Festival says Party in the Park will have plenty of food options, artisan vendors featuring local crafts and eclectic offerings, live entertainment curated by MacDonald Entertainment Media, and an on-site beer garden with a selection of cold brews.Party in the Park gets underway at 11 a.m.
  
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• Government documents confirm coal lobbying on Rockies mining, show months of planning

  16-04-2024 19:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Documents released under Alberta Freedom of Information laws confirm the United Conservative government was talking with the coal industry for years about relaxing a policy that protected the Rocky Mountains from open-pit mines. 
  The documents also show the province was talking about opening those landscapes to more development generally for at least seven months before letting the public in on its plans. 
  The Canadian Press has seen material released to a group of sou
  
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• Venezuela closes embassy in Ecuador to protest raid on Mexican embassy there

  16-04-2024 19:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday ordered the closure of his country’s embassy and consulates in Ecuador in solidarity with Mexico in its protest over a raid by Ecuadorian authorities on the Mexican embassy in Quito.Maduro made his announcement during a meeting of the leaders of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States.
  Ecuadorian authorities raided the Mexican diplomatic outpost April 5 on the orders of Ecuador’s President Dani
  
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• Quebec court approves class action alleging opioid makers misled users about risks

  16-04-2024 19:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — A Quebec Superior Court judge has authorized a class-action lawsuit against 16 pharmaceutical companies that are alleged to have misled consumers about the efficacy and dangers of opioid medications.
  The class action includes everyone in Quebec who was diagnosed with opioid use disorder after being prescribed opioid medications made by the pharmaceutical companies between 1996 and the present.
  Margo Siminovitch, one of the lawyers representing people who developed opioid use dis
  
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• Whitey Herzog, Hall of Fame manager who led St. Louis Cardinals to 3 pennants, dies at 92

  16-04-2024 19:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Whitey Herzog, the gruff and ingenious Hall of Fame manager who guided the St. Louis Cardinals to three pennants and a World Series title in the 1980s and perfected an intricate, nail-biting strategy known as “Whiteyball,” has died. He was 92.
  Cardinals spokesman Brian Bartow said Tuesday the team had been informed of his death by Herzog’s family. The team was not yet sure whether it happened Monday night or Tuesday. Herzog had been at Busch Stadium on Apr
  
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• NHL clears Canadiens defenceman Logan Mailloux ahead of season finale

  16-04-2024 19:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The NHL says it has cleared Logan Mailloux for participation after the Montreal Canadiens recalled the defenceman Monday night ahead of their regular-season finale Tuesday.
  The 21-year-old Mailloux is expected to make his NHL debut against the Detroit Red Wings after spending the entire season to date with the American Hockey League’s Laval Rocket.
  The Windsor, Ont. native was fined by Swedish authorities in 2020 after admitting to two charges related to sharing, without h
  
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• B.C. construction sector seeks support as workers shortage, late payments persist

  16-04-2024 18:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — British Columbia’s construction industry says its workforce numbers have improved in recent years, but labour shortages persist and are putting “extreme pressures” on employers.
  The BC Construction Association says the shortage of qualified workers has pushed the average annual wage in the sector to just short of $75,000, up 21 per cent in the last five years.
  The association says the average entry-level wage for construction workers is now at more than $22 an
  
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• Federal appeals court overturns West Virginia transgender sports ban

  16-04-2024 18:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court has overturned a West Virginia transgender sports ban, finding that the law violates Title IX, the federal civil rights law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in schools.The ruling Tuesday from the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals blocks a West Virginia law banning transgender girls from playing on girls’ sports teams.The court said the law cannot lawfully be applied to a 13-year-old girl who has been taking puberty-blocking medi
  
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• Ruth and Naomi’s plans 2024 Night of Hope gala to enhance its addiction recovery services in Chilliwack

  16-04-2024 18:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Ruth and Naomi’s in Chilliwack plans to highlight compelling testimonies from people who have been transformed by recovery at an upcoming fundraising gala.The Night of Hope event happens Friday, May 3 at 6 p.m. at Chilliwack Alliance Church, 8700 Young Road. Attendees are invited to hear powerful testimonies of transformation and hear firsthand the incredible journey from struggle to flourishing from individuals who have overcome addiction.“These stories aren&rsquo
  
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• Celebrini remains top North American prospect in final NHL pre-draft rankings

  16-04-2024 18:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK — Boston University Macklin Celebrini remained the top North American skater in the NHL Central Scouting Bureau’s final rankings released Tuesday ahead of the 2024 entry draft.
  Celebrini, a 17-year-old freshman from North Vancouver, B.C., led the Terriers with 64 points (32 goals, 32 assists) in 38 games this past season en route to winning the Hobey Baker Memorial Award as the NCAA’s top men’s hockey player.
  He had four goals and four assists in five games for C
  
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• International competition for ideas on how to reuse old Montreal Olympic Stadium roof

  16-04-2024 17:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The organization that oversees Montreal’s Olympic Stadium is holding an international competition to find a second life for the building’s tattered, old roof.
  The Olympic Park has launched a contest on how best to recycle and reuse the materials and components that are set to be dismantled this summer.
  Quebecers will be asked to vote for their favourite among eight ideas selected by a jury.
  In February, the Quebec government announced a project to replace the stadium
  
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• Largest Vaisakhi Day Parade in North America happens this weekend in the Fraser Valley

  16-04-2024 17:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SURREY — Mounties in Surrey say they’re gearing up for the largest Vaisakhi Day Parade in North America this weekend, where approximately 500,000 people attend Surrey’s annual parade.Every April, millions of Sikhs worldwide celebrate Vaisakhi Day, a day that commemorates the new year. Considered one of the most important festivals in the Sikh calendar, parades celebrating the event are held in Sikh communities around the world.
  According to a news release from Corporal Sarbjit
  
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• Canada’s Auger-Aliassime outlasts Marterer in marathon match in Munich

  16-04-2024 17:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MUNICH — Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime was pushed to the limit before narrowly defeating Germany’s Maximilian Marterer 6-7 (5), 7-6 (6), and 7-6 (3) in the first round of the Bavarian International Tennis Championships on Tuesday.
  Auger-Aliassime, firing 11 aces, overcame the unseeded Marterer in a marathon match that lasted three hours and 25 minutes on the clay court.
  It was the first-ever career matchup between the two players.
  Auger-Aliassime, ranked 34th in the world, n
  
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• Canadian men get another high-profile test this summer with friendly in France

  16-04-2024 17:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The Canadian men are getting another high-profile test in advance of this summer’s Copa America.
  Canada Soccer has confirmed the 49th-ranked Canadians will play No. 2 France on June 9 at the Matmut Atlantique in Bordeaux, a 42,115-capacity stadium that is home to Ligue 2’s FC Girondins de Bordeaux. The France game comes three days after a previously announced friendly with the seventh-ranked Netherlands at Stadion Feijenoord in Rotterdam.
  “It’s by playing against the best
  
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• Buffalo Sabres fire head coach Don Granato after extending playoff drought to 13th season

  16-04-2024 16:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Sabres fired head coach Don Granato on Tuesday, making him the seventh coach to be ousted during what’s grown into an NHL-record 13-season playoff drought.
  The move was announced by the team a day after the Sabres closed their season with a 4-2 win at Tampa Bay. They finished with a 39-27-6 record and had been eliminated from playoff contention last week.
  Granato completed his third full season in Buffalo after taking over on an interim basis in the m
  
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• Surrey RCMP appeals for help in finding missing 16-year-old girl

  16-04-2024 15:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SURREY — Mounties in Surrey are asking for the public’s help in locating a 16-year-old female who was last seen on Monday, April 15.Police say Keara Sigurdson-Gaffney was reported missing to Surrey RCMP on Monday, Apr. 15. She was last seen Monday at about 5 p.m. in the 1700 block of 152 Street. As of 1:25 a.m. early Tuesday morning, the time when Surrey RCMP sent a news release to media outlets, she has not been seen or heard from since.
  Sigurdson-Gaffney is described as a 16-year-o
  
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• Trump returns to court after first day of his hush money criminal trial ended with no jurors picked

  16-04-2024 15:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump returned to a New York courtroom Tuesday as a judge works to find a panel of jurors who will decide whether the former president is guilty of criminal charges alleging he falsified business records to cover up a sex scandal during the 2016 campaign.The first day of Trump’s history-making hush money trial in Manhattan ended Monday with no one yet chosen to be on the panel of 12 jurors and six alternates. Dozens of people were dismissed after saying they di
  
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• Hockey business is booming as the NHL bounces back from the pandemic in a big way

  16-04-2024 14:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Arenas are full, the NHL is a fixture on TV screens across North America, highlight-reel goals are talking points on a near-daily basis and “The Pat McAfee Show” even has a segment called “Hockey is Awesome.”
  Piece it all together, and more eyes are on the puck than ever before with the playoffs beginning this weekend.
  Business is booming for the NHL, which has bounced back in a major way from the pandemic. Backstopped by new media rights deals, digi
  
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• In the news today: It’s Budget day in Ottawa and March inflation numbers are due out

  16-04-2024 10:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today…
  Freeland to present federal budget today
  Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is finally set to present the federal budget in the House of Commons on Tuesday afternoon, showcasing how the government plans to win back support from disgruntled Canadians worried about the cost of living. 
  The Liberal government has already unveiled significant planks of the budget over th
  
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• Planning next bid to rescue B.C. orca calf will take ‘few days’: Fisheries Department

  16-04-2024 10:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ZEBALLOS, B.C. — The Department of Fisheries says planning for a new attempt to rescue an orca calf trapped in a Vancouver Island lagoon will be finalized in the next few days but no date has been set.
  It says in a news release that any new attempt to capture and release the young whale will depend on weather and the availability of equipment and personnel.
  An initial attempt to corral the whale in the shallows of the tidal lagoon failed on Friday, after she evaded capture by staying in de
  
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