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• Abbotsford football talent helping lead Valley Huskers to success - Chilliwack Progress

  09-09-2024 23:54 via news.google.com
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• Canada Soccer and national team players move closer to long-awaited labour deal

  09-09-2024 23:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Canada Soccer has reached a “framework” for a long-awaited labour agreement with its men’s and women’s national teams.
  But the deal is contingent on a reworked deal with Canadian Soccer Business, whose investor group and board includes the Canadian Premier League owners. CSB looks after marketing and broadcast rights for both Canada Soccer and the CPL, now in its sixth season.
  “I am pleased to report that Canada Soccer and the players’ associat
  
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• BC United sources leak ‘extremism’ file on B.C. Conservatives’ executive Isidorou

  09-09-2024 23:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — Sources in the Official Opposition BC United party have leaked a file on the “extremism” of the B.C. Conservatives’ executive director, Angelo Isidorou, less than two weeks after the parties’ leaders announced a deal to work together.
  The document depicts Isidorou’s involvement in the People’s Party of Canada as a founding member, his “admiration” of right-wing figures including Donald Trump, and includes what it calls a “whi
  
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• Canada coach Jesse Marsch expects Mexico to present a tough test in Texas friendly

  09-09-2024 23:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Despite Mexico failing to impress at this summer’s Copa America and firing coach Jaime Lozano after failing to get out of the group stage, Canada coach Jesse Marsch is expecting a tough test Tuesday when the two CONCACAF rivals meet in Arlington, Texas.
  The 40th-ranked Canadian men are coming off a 2-1 win over the 16th-ranked U.S. on Saturday in Kansas City, Canada’s first victory over the Americans on U.S. soil since 1957.
  Canada now faces the 17th-ranked Mexicans, another 2026 Wor
  
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• Chilliwack Chiefs win home opener in overtime against Langley's Rivermen - Chilliwack Progress

  09-09-2024 23:15 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack Chiefs win home opener in overtime against Langley's Rivermen  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• PWHL names and logos receive mixed reactions: ‘You will never please everyone’

  09-09-2024 23:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Hockey star Hilary Knight wouldn’t expect anything less.
  More than a year after the circuit was founded, the Professional Women’s Hockey League unveiled much-anticipated names and logos for all six franchises on Monday.
  Many fans took to social media to share their love for the new looks, but others weren’t so sure.
  “It’s tough,” said Knight, captain of the Boston Fleet. “Whenever you launch something, people are like, ‘Oh, I don’t know if I
  
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• Canada launches legal challenges of U.S. softwood lumber duty increases

  09-09-2024 22:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The federal government says Canada will challenge recent increases to softwood lumber duties by the United States.
  International Trade Minister Mary Ng says Canada has taken steps to launch two legal challenges under the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement.
  Ng describes the duties as unfair and unjust and says they will harm Canadian industry and increase housing costs.
  In August, the U.S. Department of Commerce nearly doubled duties on softwood lumber.
  Its fifth administrative
  
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• Experts say Harris-Trump debate will be ‘most consequential 90 minutes’ of campaign

  09-09-2024 22:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — Kamala Harris will bring her message of joy directly to Donald Trump during a debate that experts say is shaping up to be a critical moment ahead of the November U.S. election.“This is perhaps the only time U.S. voters will see Kamala Harris and Donald Trump interact directly on stage together,” said Allison Prasch, an associate professor at the University of Wisconsin.
  “I think this is possibly the most consequential 90 minutes of this entire election season
  
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• Man accused of shooting 5 on Kentucky interstate vowed to ‘kill a lot of people,’ warrant says

  09-09-2024 22:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LONDON, Ky. (AP) — The man suspected of opening fire on a highway in Kentucky sent a text message vowing to “kill a lot of people” less than 30 minutes before he shot and wounded five people on Interstate 75, authorities said in an arrest warrant.
  “I’m going to kill a lot of people. Well try at least,” Joseph Couch, 32, wrote in the text message, according to the warrant affidavit filed in court. In a separate text message, Couch wrote, “I’ll kill
  
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• New bakery in Chilliwack offers a unique type of sweet, buttery bread - Fraser Valley Today

  09-09-2024 22:12 via news.google.com
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• New bakery in Chilliwack offers a unique type of sweet, buttery bread

  09-09-2024 22:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — A new bakery offering a unique style of delicious bread has opened its doors to the public in an industrial area of Chilliwack just off Lickman Road, north of Highway 1.Arabelle’s Bakery, operated by Esther and Alex Esuk, held a soft opening in June, followed by a grand opening in mid-August at 43995 Progress Way, unit 106, located just west of Lickman Road.The bakery is the newest branch of the original Arabelle’s Bakery, which first opened in Winnipeg in October
  
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• Woman charged in weekend home invasion, stabbing in Kelowna, B.C.

  09-09-2024 21:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KELOWNA, B.C. — A 24-year-old woman faces a charge for what RCMP in Kelowna, B.C., say was a home invasion where another woman was repeatedly stabbed.
  Officers responded to the call on Saturday and found a 28-year-old woman with life-threatening injuries after she had been stabbed several times.RCMP say the unknown suspect left the scene after “being confronted” by others in the home, but officers found a woman who matched her description later the same day.
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• Chabot, Giroux, Stutzle excited for new-look Senators after Ottawa’s busy off-season

  09-09-2024 21:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Thomas Chabot’s golf swing seemingly wasn’t impacted by off-season wrist surgery or the addition of a wedding ring. He’s sure the operation will improve his on-ice performance when the Ottawa Senators’ season begins, too.
  Chabot, Claude Giroux, and Tim Stutzle were some of the Senators on hand Monday for the NHL team’s annual charity golf tournament that marks the unofficial start of the hockey season. All three were excited to get back to playing, es
  
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• Girl set on fire in Saskatoon school faces long recovery, says grandmother

  09-09-2024 21:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SASKATOON, Sask. — The grandmother of a 15-year-old student who was set on fire at a Saskatoon high school says she has a long recovery ahead.She says the teen is in an Edmonton hospital but declined to provide details about her condition.
  She says the family is asking people to send prayers and wear purple Tuesday when classes resume at Evan Hardy Collegiate, as purple is her granddaughter’s favourite colour.
  Police have said the girl was in serious condition with burns after Thursd
  
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• Chilliwack-North candidate for BC United steps out of race - Chilliwack Progress

  09-09-2024 21:01 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack-North candidate for BC United steps out of race  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Trainer Kevin Attard to run four horses in $400,000 Prince of Wales Stakes event

  09-09-2024 20:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  It’s not as prestigious as the real thing but an unofficial Canadian Triple Crown would still be a significant accomplishment for Kevin Attard.
  Attard will send four horses postward Tuesday in the $400,000 Prince of Wales Stakes at Fort Erie Racetrack. Missing from the field, though, will be Attard’s King’s Plate-winning filly Caitlinhergrtness, who’s taking a break after running three times over seven weeks.
  “Obviously, it would be very special,’ said Attard,
  
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• Coroner issues report into ‘avoidable’ killings of Quebec police officer, assailant

  09-09-2024 20:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — A Quebec coroner has concluded that the deaths of a provincial police sergeant and the mentally ill man who fatally stabbed her were avoidable.
  In her report released today, Géhane Kamel issued 38 recommendations for various government departments and organizations in connection with the deaths of Sgt. Maureen Breau and Isaac Brouillard Lessard.
  On March 27, 2023, Brouillard Lessard fatally stabbed Breau with a kitchen knife and seriously injured another officer before be
  
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• 'Insightful' all-candidates event in Chilliwack coming for MLA hopefuls - Chilliwack Progress

  09-09-2024 20:09 via news.google.com
  'Insightful' all-candidates event in Chilliwack coming for MLA hopefuls  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Chilliwack doctor officially drops MLA bid for this year’s B.C. election, but says he’ll be back - Fraser Valley Today

  09-09-2024 19:41 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack doctor officially drops MLA bid for this year’s B.C. election, but says he’ll be back  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Chilliwack doctor officially drops MLA bid for this year’s B.C. election, but says he’ll be back

  09-09-2024 19:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — A Chilliwack doctor says he has officially ended his campaign as an MLA candidate in this year’s provincial election after BC United leader Kevin Falcon suspended his own campaign, throwing the party and its candidates into disarray.
  In a Facebook post over the weekend, Dr. David Moniz says the decision to withdraw his MLA candidacy in the Chilliwack North riding was a difficult one.“Hi everyone, I wanted to give an update on my campaign as there has been a substan
  
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• Air quality advisory issued in central, northeastern B.C. as wildfires persist

  09-09-2024 19:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Wildfire smoke has prompted Environment Canada to issue an air-quality advisory for several regions in central and northeastern British Columbia.
  The weather office says pollution levels are either expected or occurring in the region, and are likely to persist for the next 24 to 48 hours.
  The advisory comes after the BC Wildfire Service says the fire situation is still active as above seasonal temperatures persist in the province.The service says in its situational report posted Monday that much
  
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• The UN chief calls the death and destruction in Gaza the worst he’s seen

  09-09-2024 19:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. chief said Monday that the United Nations has offered to monitor any cease-fire in Gaza and demanded an end to the worst death and destruction he has seen in his more than seven-year tenure.
  Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in an interview with The Associated Press that it’s “unrealistic” to think the U.N. could play a role in Gaza’s future, either by administering the territory or providing a peacekeeping force, because Israel
  
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• Up to 600,000 Canadians now using federal dental-care program, health minister says

  09-09-2024 19:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Health Minister Mark Holland says more than four-fifths of dental providers are now participating in his government’s dental-care program, and some 600,000 Canadians have taken advantage of it.
  The update comes a month after the minister touted a 75 per cent participation rate.
  Uptake was in doubt earlier this summer, when less than half of dentists, hygienists and denturists had registered to offer care and associations warned there were flaws in the program’s design
  
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• Legault government heads into fall session after resignation of high-profile minister

  09-09-2024 19:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — As the fall session of Quebec’s legislature kicks off this week, Premier François Legault will have to fend off claims his government is past its best-before date, even as he works to shepherd a pivotal energy bill into law.Legault’s right-leaning Coalition Avenir Québec government has been lagging in the polls since last fall, dogged by controversies and missteps. The premier suffered another blow last week with the abrupt resignation of one of his hig
  
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• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau named honorary chairman of Presidents Cup

  09-09-2024 19:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has accepted an invitation to serve as honorary chairman of the Presidents Cup when the competition returns to Canada later this month.
  The Royal Montreal Golf Club hosts the best-on-best men’s international golf tournament Sept. 24-29. The biannual match-play competition sees 12 golfers from the United States face 12 from the rest of the world, excluding Europe.
  This year’s edition will see three Canadians compete for the International
  
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• Chilliwack home sales remain strong as single-family home prices actually drop - Fraser Valley Today

  09-09-2024 19:01 via news.google.com
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• Chilliwack home sales remain strong as single-family home prices actually drop

  09-09-2024 19:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The Chilliwack and District Real Estate Board says homes sales were much stronger in August compared to a year ago, while the benchmark price for a single-family home in the Chilliwack area actually dropped in August versus 2023.According to a news release from CADREB executive director Steve Lerigny, the number of homes sold through the Multiple Listing Service system totaled 227 units in August 2024, a substantial increase of 19.5 per cent versus August 2023.On a year-to-dat
  
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• August homes sales surge, supply healthy in Chilliwack and area - Chilliwack Progress

  09-09-2024 18:56 via news.google.com
  August homes sales surge, supply healthy in Chilliwack and area  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Calgary Stampeders sign linebacker Dan Basambombo, add to practice roster

  09-09-2024 18:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Canadian linebacker Dan Basambombo signed with the Calgary Stampeders on Monday and was added to the team’s practice roster.
  The six-foot, 225-pound Basambombo was selected out of the Universite Laval in the second round of the 2020 CFL draft by the Ottawa Redblacks.
  He played 23 games with Ottawa in 2021 and 2022, recording six special-teams tackles.
  Basambombo played 14 games over three seasons at Laval, recording 42 tackles, including four for loss, three sacks, two forc
  
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• NDP defends Montreal byelection flyer with Palestinian flag, ‘genocide’ accusation

  09-09-2024 18:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The NDP is defending its candidate in a Montreal federal byelection after a campaign flyer featuring the Palestinian flag and accusations of “genocide” in the Gaza Strip has drawn criticism from political opponents and a Jewish group.
  The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs says the leaflet for LaSalle—Émard—Verdun candidate Craig Sauvé fuels antisemitism and shows the NDP has turned its back on Canadian values.
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• Canada’s Nicholas Bennett captures second Paralympic swim gold, Maxwell earns silver

  09-09-2024 18:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PARIS — The work that produced Nicholas Bennett’s first gold medal of the Paralympic Games was the key to his second.
  The Canadian surged into the lead on the breaststroke leg of his 200-metre individual medley en route to victory Wednesday, and two days after his gold in the 100-metre breaststroke.
  The 20-year-old from Parksville, B.C., is the first Canadian man to win multiple Paralympic gold medals in a single meet since Benoit Huot’s five in Athens, Greece, in 2004.
  Bennett
  
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• Judge orders change of venue in trial of man charged with killing 4 University of Idaho students

  09-09-2024 18:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — A judge has agreed to move the trial of man charged in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students to a different city.
  In an order dated Friday, Idaho Second District Judge John C. Judge said he was concerned about defendant Bryan Kohberger’s ability to receive a fair trial at the Latah County courthouse in Moscow, given extensive media coverage of the case as well as statements by public officials suggesting Kohberger’s guilt.He also noted th
  
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• Chilliwack Chief one of five chosen for BCHL scholarship - Chilliwack Progress

  09-09-2024 18:24 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack Chief one of five chosen for BCHL scholarship  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Montreal’s Diallo moves up 40 spots on ATP rankings to 103rd, third highest Canadian

  09-09-2024 18:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LONDON — Montreal’s Gabriel Diallo made a big move up the ATP Rankings on Monday after his solid performance at the U.S. Open.
  The 22-year-old moved 40 spots up to 103rd on the men’s tennis rankings thanks to his 2-1 record at the final Grand Slam of the season.
  Diallo lost to Tommy Paul in four sets in the third round of the U.S. Open on Aug. 31.
  He’s now the third highest-ranked Canadian on the men’s tour behind No. 21 Felix Auger-Aliassime of Montreal and No. 100
  
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• Employer considers union plan in week two of Metro Vancouver HandyDART transit strike

  09-09-2024 18:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Most services for Metro Vancouver’s specialized HandyDART transit system remain cancelled for a second week, with the operator saying it will respond to a new proposal from the union representing striking workers on Thursday.
  TransDev Canada says that’s when talks were “previously scheduled” to resume, and no agreements were reached in Sunday’s initial mediated talks.
  Joe McCann, president of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1724, says it’s disappointed as
  
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• Update: Chilliwack RCMP confirms a man has drowned at Cultus Lake

  09-09-2024 17:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  UPDATE AT 8:48 A.M. MONDAY: Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson Corporal Teresa Parsons told Fraser Valley Today in a brief email Monday morning that a man drowned at Cultus Lake on Saturday. More details will be provided in a media release later today, Cpl. Parsons said.
  Original story below: 
  CHILLIWACK — A spokesperson for BC Emergency Health Services says no patient was transported to hospital Saturday after multiple first responders were called to Cultus Lake for a drowning.
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• Kate, princess of Wales, says she’ll return to public duties

  09-09-2024 17:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LONDON (AP) — Kate, the princess of Wales, says she has completed chemotherapy and will return to some public duties in the coming months.
  The 42-year-old wife of Prince William is expected to undertake a light program of engagements until the end of the year. She announced in March that she was being treated for an undisclosed type of cancer.
  The princess, who has acknowledged that she has good days and bad days while undergoing treatment, last appeared in public for the men’s final
  
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• Tropical Storm Francine forms off Mexico, aiming for the Louisiana coast

  09-09-2024 17:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Francine formed Monday off the coast of Mexico and was expected to drench the Texas coast with up to a foot (30 centimeters) of rain before coming ashore in Louisiana Wednesday night as a hurricane.The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Francine is located about 245 miles (395 kilometers) southeast of the mouth of the Rio Grande, and about 480 miles (770 kilometers) south-southeast of Cameron, Louisiana. Francine’s top winds Monday morning were a
  
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• Germany expands controls at borders to stem irregular migration and extremism risks

  09-09-2024 17:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s government ordered temporary controls at all land borders on Monday as a response to irregular migration and to protect the country from extremist threats.
  Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said at a news conference that the government is extending temporary border controls that it already has in place at some of its borders to all German land borders.“We are strengthening our internal security through concrete action and we are continuing our tough stance
  
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• Mourners begin to arrive for the funeral of brothers John and Matthew Gaudreau

  09-09-2024 16:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MEDIA, Pa. (AP) — Mourners have begun to arrive for the funeral for John and Matthew Gaudreau at a church in suburban Philadelphia on Monday.
  A bus brought family members and players to St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church in Media, Pennsylvania, and dozens of others walked in for the service more than two hours before its scheduled start at noon.
  The Gaudreau brothers died when they were struck by a suspected drunken driver while riding bicycles in their home state of New Jersey. John, an Al
  
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• BC EHS says no patient was transported to hospital after drowning incident Saturday at Cultus Lake

  09-09-2024 16:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — A spokesperson for BC Emergency Health Services says no patient was transported to hospital Saturday after multiple first responders were called to Cultus Lake for a drowning.
  According to scanner traffic and witness descriptions, Cultus Lake Fire, Chilliwack RCMP, BC EHS and Chilliwack Search and Rescue were dispatched for a drowning at Cultus Lake near the Jade Bay boat launch. Cultus Lake Fire Department activated at least three units, including Engine 1, Rescue 1 and Marin
  
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• Methanex buying OCI Global’s international methanol business in US$2.05B deal

  09-09-2024 15:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Methanex Corp. has signed a deal to buy OCI Global’s international methanol business in an agreement valued at US$2.05 billion, including assumed debt.
  The deal includes OCI’s interest in two methanol facilities in Beaumont, Texas, one of which also produces ammonia.It also includes a low-carbon methanol production and marketing business and an idled methanol facility in the Netherlands.
  Under the agreement, Methanex will pay OCI US$1.15 billion in cash, issue the c
  
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• PWHL reveals names, logos for all six franchises ahead of second season

  09-09-2024 15:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Professional Women’s Hockey League unveiled long-awaited team names and logos for all six franchises on Monday.
  The Boston Fleet, Minnesota Frost, Montréal Victoire, New York Sirens, Ottawa Charge and Toronto Sceptres will take the ice next season as the league enters its second campaign.
  Teams played without nicknames or logos during the PWHL’s inaugural season from last January to late May, with city names stitched across each club’s jerseys.
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• Unforgettable moments await at Chilliwack Cultural Centre this October - Chilliwack Progress

  09-09-2024 15:13 via news.google.com
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• Curler Briane Harris awaiting decision of doping appeal after CAS hearing

  09-09-2024 14:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — A lawyer for Team Kerri Einarson lead Briane Harris said a decision on an appeal of the curler’s provisional suspension will likely be released in October by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
  Toronto-based Amanda Fowler, who’s serving as counsel for Harris with Emir Crowne, said a half-day remote hearing with the Lausanne, Switzerland-based tribunal was held Aug. 23.
  “We are awaiting the decision,” Fowler said in an email to The Canadian Press. “We
  
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• Book-themed event to raise funds for Chilliwack literacy society - Chilliwack Progress

  09-09-2024 14:35 via news.google.com
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• Canadian Medical Association calls for more tracking of health care funds

  09-09-2024 11:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Canadian Medical Association says there should be better tracking of health care spending, following health care agreements the federal government has signed with the provinces and territories.
  The doctors’ group has released a new report calling for a greater commitment to tracking improvements in delivery and patient outcomes, citing the complexity of the deals.
  It says the report outlines gaps in the agreements, such as that no province or territory has set targets fo
  
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• In the news today: Liberal caucus gathers for retreat in Nanaimo

  09-09-2024 10:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed…
  Liberal caucus gathers for retreat in Nanaimo
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau may be bracing for an earful from his caucus when Liberal MPs gather in Nanaimo, B.C. today to plot their strategy for the coming election year.
  It will be the first time he faces them as a group since MPs departed Ottawa in the spring.
  Still stinging from a devastating byelection loss earlier this summer, the caucus is now als
  
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• Judge expected to sentence protesters at Coutts border protest

  09-09-2024 10:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — A judge is expected to hand down sentences today for two men convicted for their roles in the 2022 Coutts, Alta., border blockade.
  Anthony Olienick and Chris Carbert were convicted last month of public mischief over $5,000 and possessing a firearm dangerous to the public peace. Olienick was also convicted of possessing a pipe bomb.
  A jury found them not guilty of the most serious charge they faced: conspiracy to murder police officers.
  The men were charged after RCMP fo
  
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• Former fashion tycoon Peter Nygard’s long-delayed sentencing expected today

  09-09-2024 10:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Former fashion mogul Peter Nygard is expected to be sentenced for his sexual assault convictions today, after multiple delays in the case that have stretched for months.
  The 83-year-old was convicted on four charges last November but the sentencing process has dragged on for several reasons, including Nygard’s difficulties in retaining legal counsel.
  The sentencing was postponed once again last month because one of the Crown attorneys was out of the country.Nygard’s l
  
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