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• B.C. Premier touts involuntary care plans at convention, days before campaign begins

  19-09-2024 23:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — B.C. Premier David Eby says several city governments are on board with having a “secure site” to house and treat severely mentally ill and drug addicted people.Eby told local politicians at the Union of B.C. Municipalities conference in Vancouver that public safety is a priority for cities, especially in downtown cores, where many people are seen “visibly” struggling with addictions.Eby says 250 more RCMP officers have been added around the province in s
  
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• With NHL national rights up in 2026, could Amazon be the big winner after MLSE deal?

  19-09-2024 23:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Rogers Communications’ plan to buy out Bell’s ownership share of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment could become a big victory for an emerging power player on the sports media scene.
  The deal makes tech giant Amazon a strong favourite to land national NHL broadcast rights once the current deal with Rogers expires in less than two years, a sports management associate professor said Thursday.
  “The big winner was Amazon,” said Brock University’s Mike Naraine. &ldquo
  
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• West Fraser indefinitely curtails Lake Butler, Fla., sawmill

  19-09-2024 23:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. says it’s indefinitely curtailing its sawmill in Lake Butler, Fla., by the end of the month.
  The Vancouver-based company says the decision is because of high fibre costs and soft lumber markets.
  West Fraser says the curtailment will affect about 130 employees, though it will mitigate the impact by providing work opportunities at other locations.
  The company says high fibre costs at Lake Butler and the current low-price commodity environment hav
  
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• Chilliwack Conservative candidate backs state of emergency over opioid crisis - Chilliwack Progress

  19-09-2024 23:31 via news.google.com
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• Gausman pitches 5 no-hit innings and Guerrero goes deep twice as Blue Jays beat Rangers 4-0

  19-09-2024 23:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Kevin Gausman pitched five no-hit innings before exiting with lower back tightness, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit two solo homers after that and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Texas Rangers 4-0 on Thursday to avoid a series sweep.
  Texas managed only two singles against Gausman and four relievers.
  Gausman (13-11) struck out six and the only runner he allowed was on a walk in the fifth. The 33-year-old right-hander threw 38 of his 58 pitches for strikes before Dillon Tate
  
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• Norris looks to put injury woes behind him as Senators open training camp

  19-09-2024 23:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The road to recovery for Josh Norris has been long, but he’s starting training camp determined to leave the challenges of past seasons behind him.
  The Ottawa Senators centre has had his share of injuries and is no stranger to the gruelling process of rehab. Last season, Norris underwent surgery on his left shoulder for the third time and second in as many years.
  “A long summer of training,” Norris said. “I had a lot of time to train so I feel good.”
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• Off-season departures means opportunity knocks for young players at Jets camp

  19-09-2024 23:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets have some huge holes to fill on both offence and defence this season.
  They lost second-line centre Sean Monahan and winger Tyler Toffoli to free agency and promising centre/winger Cole Perfetti — a restricted free agent — has yet to re-sign.
  That opens the door to such young blood as Nikita Chibrikov, Brad Lambert, Brayden Yager and others to crack the starting to roster.
  Chibrikov, 21, has been impressive in the early going, scoring two goals and a
  
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• Stamps, Riders face off in battle of teams desperate to make a playoff push

  19-09-2024 22:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Even though the Calgary Stampeders haven’t won a game in more than a month, they’re still right in the thick of things in the CFL’s West Division.
  When the Stampeders (4-8-1) host the Saskatchewan Roughriders (5-7-1) at McMahon Stadium on Friday night, it will be a clash between two struggling teams battling for their playoff lives.
  “Two teams that are fighting for their for their season to continue, and it’s a big series,” said Calgary quarter
  
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• Veteran linebacker Wynton McManis returns to Argos defence to face Ticats

  19-09-2024 22:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Wynton McManis will get a second shot at the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
  The veteran linebacker returns Friday night when the Toronto Argonauts (7-6) host Hamilton (4-9). McManis missed six games with a groin injury.
  “Man, that’s tough as hell,” said McManis, a trademark toothpick in his mouth. “Just seeing your brothers going out there and competing and laying it all on the line and feeling you have something to offer or want to offer something to be able to hel
  
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• Chilliwack’s newest Little Free Library features artwork from local elementary school

  19-09-2024 22:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack’s newest Little Free Library at Vedder Park contains the hand-crafted work of some pretty creative students from nearby Stitó:s Lá:lém Totí:lt Elementary School, just up the Vedder Rotary Loop Trail.Chilliwack resident Tony Gore says two elementary classes were instrumental in contributing the imagery to the book house. Mr. Froese’s grade 3 class from the 2023-24 school year produced the space theme on one half of the book hou
  
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• French President Emmanuel Macron to visit Ottawa, Montreal next week

  19-09-2024 22:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Canada next week after a planned trip in July was cancelled amid political turmoil in France.
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced in a statement today that Macron will be in Canada Wednesday and Thursday after the leaders attend the United Nations General Assembly in New York City.
  Trudeau will welcome Macron in Ottawa on Wednesday, where they are expected to discuss collaboration on geopolitical issues including their ongoing suppor
  
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• Justice Department opens civil rights probe into sheriff’s office after torture of 2 Black men

  19-09-2024 22:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into a Mississippi sheriff’s department whose officers tortured two Black men in a case that drew condemnation from top U.S. law enforcement officials, including Attorney General Merrick Garland.
  The Justice Department will investigate whether the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department engaged in a pattern or practice of excessive force and whether it used racially discriminatory policing practices
  
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• Health Canada approves updated Novavax COVID-19 vaccine

  19-09-2024 22:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Health Canada has authorized Novavax’s updated COVID-19 vaccine that protects against currently circulating variants of the virus.The mRNA vaccine, called Nuvaxovid, has been reformulated to target the JN.1 subvariant of Omicron.
  It will replace the previous version of the protein-based vaccine, which targeted the XBB.1.5 subvariant of Omicron.
  Health Canada recently asked provinces and territories to get rid of their older COVID-19 vaccines to ensure the most current vaccine will be used
  
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• Quebec public services are becoming ‘dehumanized’ due to rise in demand: ombudsperson

  19-09-2024 22:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Quebec’s ombudsperson is warning that public services are becoming “dehumanized” in the province amid a rise in demand for them.
  Marc-André Dowd released his annual report today, which highlights several examples of people receiving inadequate care across the health network in the 12 months leading to March 31.
  One dying man who lived alone was denied help cleaning his letterbox by his local health clinic, a service Dowd says should have been given for &
  
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• Métis Nation Saskatchewan leaves national council, cites concerns with Ontario group

  19-09-2024 22:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Métis Nation of Saskatchewan has pulled out of a national body representing Métis, citing problems with the Métis Nation of Ontario.
  In a resolution passed Thursday morning, the Saskatchewan group says the Ontario group, which is a member of the national body, accepts and continues to represent people who are not Métis.
  “The Métis National Council has increasingly been used for advocacy purposes that are inconsistent with its original m
  
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• Yukon RCMP officer cleared in 2022 fatal shooting at Whitehorse airport

  19-09-2024 21:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Independent investigators have cleared a Yukon police officer in a 2022 fatal shooting of a man who was threatening others with a rifle.
  In a report released by the civilian-led Alberta Serious Incident Response Team, investigators say an officer who shot the man at Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport was “acting properly in the execution of his duties.”
  The shooting happened on Nov. 24, 2022, when a man with a rifle followed an airline employee past a secu
  
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• Nelly Furtado to perform at Invictus Games opening cermony with Bruneau and Kahan

  19-09-2024 21:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Canadian pop icon Nelly Furtado has been named one of three headliners for the opening ceremony of the upcoming Invictus Games.
  Furtado, from Victoria, will share the stage with alt-pop star Roxane Bruneau of Delson, Que., and American singer-songwriter Noah Kahan.
  They’ll be part of the show that opens the multi-sport event in Vancouver and Whistler, B.C., in February.
  The Invictus Games sees wounded, injured, and sick military service members and Veterans compete in 11
  
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• NDP to join Bloc in defeating Conservatives’ non-confidence motion

  19-09-2024 21:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he will join the Bloc Québécois in blocking a non-confidence motion next week when the Conservatives attempt to topple the the government.
  The planned votes from the Bloc and the New Democrats eliminate the possibility of a snap election next week.Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre announced he will put forward a motion that simply states that the House had no confidence in the government or the prime minister.
  If it were to pass, it w
  
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• Lawsuit by Manitoba chiefs urges Lake Winnipeg be legally defined as a person

  19-09-2024 21:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — A Manitoba court is being asked to declare Lake Winnipeg a person with Constitutional rights to life, liberty and security of person.
  The contention is contained in a lawsuit filed by the province’s Southern Chiefs Organization, which hopes to use the lawsuit to force the government to hold public hearings on Manitoba Hydro’s licence renewal to continue regulating the lake’s waters for power generation.The lawsuit says Lake Winnipeg, one of the world’s la
  
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• Red Wings sign Moritz Seider to 7-year deal worth nearly $60M

  19-09-2024 21:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Red Wings made another investment this week in a young standout, signing Moritz Seider to a seven-year contract worth nearly $60 million.
  The Red Wings announced the move with the 23-year-old German defenseman on Thursday, three days after keeping 22-year-old forward Lucas Raymond with a $64.6 million, eight-year deal.
  Detroit drafted Seider with the No. 6 pick overall eight years ago and he has proven to be a great pick. He has 134 career points, the most by a d
  
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• Chilliwack businesses not for lease, despite two signs in their parking lots

  19-09-2024 21:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Two popular Chilliwack businesses are not for lease, despite a pair of signs indicating otherwise in their parking lot.
  Two for-lease signs appeared sometime recently in the parking lot outside Jimmy J’s Grill and Characters Pub & Grill at 8559 Young Road, but the businesses are in no danger of closing nor are they looking for a new location.
  Re/Max commercial realtor Gavin Pannu told Fraser Valley Today over the phone Thursday morning there is office space for lease
  
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• B.C. First Nations declare state of emergency over opioid crisis and mental health

  19-09-2024 21:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PORT ALBERNI, B.C. — A tribal council representing 14 First Nations along the west coast of Vancouver Island is declaring a state of emergency over the opioid crisis, which is killing their members and leaving others with mental health struggles.Judith Sayers, president of the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council, says not enough is being done and the nations need help from governments and health authorities to devise their own solutions for fight what she calls a “war on trauma” in d
  
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• B.C. invests $5 million in Harrison Lake dike project - Chilliwack Progress

  19-09-2024 20:53 via news.google.com
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• New Brunswick election candidate profile: Liberal Leader Susan Holt

  19-09-2024 20:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FREDERICTON — A look at Susan Holt, leader of the Liberal Party of New Brunswick.
  Born: April 22, 1977.
  Early years: Raised in Fredericton, she attended Queen’s University in Kingston, Ont., and then spent a year in Toronto before moving abroad for three years, spending time in Australia and India.
  Education: Bachelor of arts in economics and a bachelor of science in chemistry from Queen’s University.
  Family: Lives in Fredericton with her husband Jon Holt and three young daught
  
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• Vancouver Canucks star goalie Thatcher Demko working through rare muscle injury

  19-09-2024 20:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PENTICTON, B.C. — Vancouver Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko says he’s been working his way back from a rare lower-body muscle injury since being sidelined in last season’s playoffs.The 28-year-old all star says the rehabilitation process has been frustrating, but he has made good progress in recent weeks and is confident he’ll be able to return to playing.
  He says he and his medical team have spent the last few months talking to specialists around the world, and have not fo
  
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• Olympic medallist Alysha Newman aims for new heights after career-best season

  19-09-2024 20:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Alysha Newman was initially disappointed when her historic season, marked by an Olympic medal and record-breaking performances, came to a close.The 30-year-old from Delaware, Ont., finished third in the Diamond League final on Saturday, clearing 4.80 metres in the women’s pole vault. That capped a campaign where Newman overcame an ankle injury late in the indoor season to win Olympic bronze.
  “The first emotion I had was I was kind of sad,” she said. “With the injury that
  
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• Chilliwack’s Smoking Gun Coffee finalist for Small Business BC E-commerce award - Fraser Valley Today

  19-09-2024 20:45 via news.google.com
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• Chilliwack’s Smoking Gun Coffee finalist for Small Business BC E-commerce award

  19-09-2024 20:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — A small Chilliwack coffee shop’s online platform, which sells beans and brew gear, has put it in the running for a Small Business BC (SBBC) Award.
  Smoking Gun Coffee on Yale Road has made the final three in a category recognizing excellence in e-commerce among 400 participating businesses across the province.
  “They focused on building a fun and unique online experience with appealing visuals and interesting information and recipes,” the SBBC acknowledged in a
  
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• Climate, food security, Arctic among Canada’s intelligence priorities, Ottawa says

  19-09-2024 20:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The pressing issues of climate change and food security join more familiar ones like violent extremism and espionage on a new list of Canada’s intelligence priorities.
  The federal government says publishing the list of priorities for the first time is an important step toward greater transparency.
  The government revises the priorities every two years, based on recommendations from the national security adviser and the intelligence community.
  Once the priorities are reviewed
  
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• Veterans Tyson Beukeboom, Karen Paquin lead Canada’s team at WXV rugby tournament

  19-09-2024 20:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Veterans Tyson Beukeboom and Karen Paquin will lead Canada at the WXV 1 women’s rugby tournament starting later this month in the Vancouver area.
  WXV 1 includes the top three teams from the Women’s Six Nations (England, France and Ireland) and the top three teams from the Pacific Four Series (Canada, New Zealand, and the United States).Third-ranked Canada faces No. 4 France, No. 7 Ireland and No. 1 England in the elite division of the three-tiered WXV tournament that runs Sept. 29 to
  
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• New Brunswick election profile: Progressive Conservative Leader Blaine Higgs

  19-09-2024 20:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FREDERICTON — A look at Blaine Higgs, leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick.Born: March 1, 1954.
  Early years: The son of a customs officer, he grew up in Forest City, N.B., near the Canada-U.S. border.Education: Graduated from the University of New Brunswick with a degree in mechanical engineering in 1977.
  Family: Married his high-school sweetheart, Marcia, and settled in Saint John, N.B., where they had four daughters: Lindsey, Laura, Sarah and Rachel.
  Before polit
  
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• New Brunswick election candidate profile: Green Party Leader David Coon

  19-09-2024 20:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FREDERICTON — A look at David Coon, leader of the Green Party of New Brunswick:Born: Oct. 28, 1956.
  Early years: Born in Toronto and raised in Montreal, he spent about three decades as an environmental advocate.
  Education: A trained biologist, he graduated with a bachelor of science from McGill University in Montreal in 1978.
  Family: He and his wife Janice Harvey have two daughters, Caroline and Laura.Before politics: Worked as an environmental educator, organizer, activist and manager for
  
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• Chilliwack-Hope MP inviting residents to submit photos for 2025 calendar - Chilliwack Progress

  19-09-2024 20:09 via news.google.com
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• Chilliwack-Hope MP inviting residents to submit photos for 2025 calendar - Hope Standard

  19-09-2024 20:05 via news.google.com
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• Radko Gudas is named the Anaheim Ducks’ first captain since Ryan Getzlaf’s retirement 2 years ago

  19-09-2024 19:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Radko Gudas has been named the first captain of the Anaheim Ducks since Ryan Getzlaf’s retirement two seasons ago.
  The Ducks made the announcement on the first day of training camp Thursday.
  Gudas joined Anaheim a year ago as a free agent. The 34-year-old Czech defenseman had six goals, 12 assists and 128 penalty minutes last season while providing badly needed veteran leadership for the Ducks’ talented young core.
  Gudas is the ninth captain in Ducks histo
  
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• Jacob Trouba says ‘there’s no animosity’ toward Rangers following trade rumors

  19-09-2024 19:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — New York Rangers defenseman Jacob Trouba said Thursday “there’s no animosity” toward the organization following an offseason in which his name was prominently mentioned in trade rumors.
  “It’s part of the business of hockey,” Trouba said following the first day of training camp for the reigning Presidents’ Trophy-winning Rangers.
  According to reports, Rangers president and general manager Chris Drury had negotiated a trade th
  
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• B.C. and First Nations reach deal to sell 2,600 condos at 60% of market value

  19-09-2024 19:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — An agreement between First Nations and the British Columbia government will see thousands of homes made available in Vancouver at 40-per-cent below cost.Premier David Eby calls it a “remarkable” accomplishment between the province and the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations, which would see about 2,600 homes sold for 60 per cent of the value in one of the most expensive real estate markets in the world.The agreement would sell one-, two- and three-be
  
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• B.C. police divers unable to find American man after Yukon River crash

  19-09-2024 19:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WHITEHORSE — Mounties in Yukon say specialized police divers have been unable to find an American man missing after the truck he was in plunged into the Yukon River.
  RCMP say the crash happened Monday when a pickup truck pulling a trailer missed the Lewes River Bridge, located south of Whitehorse on the Alaska Highway.
  They say in statement that both men were from Phoenix, Ariz., and one of them escaped the wreck and received medical treatment.
  The second man is missing, and RCMP say there
  
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• EU chief visits flood-stricken region in Europe and pledges billions in swift aid

  19-09-2024 19:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday pledged billions of euros for flood recovery for Central European countries that suffered enormous damage to infrastructure and housing during the curent flooding that has claimed 24 lives in the region.
  Von der Leyen paid a quick visit to flood-damaged region in southeastern Poland and met with the government heads of the affected countries — Poland, Austria, the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
  She said funds w
  
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• City of Chilliwack issues public notice about design award for new pickleball facility

  19-09-2024 19:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The City of Chilliwack has notified the public about its intent to extend a design award to Vernon-based MQN Architects for a new pickleball facility.
  According to a notice on the city’s tenders and bids website, the value of the design award has been calculated at an estimated $226,485.
  The City of Chilliwack wrote in its public notification that it intended to award this design work directly because significant funds have already been spent on the pre-design phase of t
  
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• Injury-plagued season continues for Jays’ Bichette, now out with fractured finger

  19-09-2024 19:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette returned to the 10-day injured list Thursday due to a right middle finger fracture.The move, retroactive to Wednesday, essentially ends an injury-plagued season for Bichette.He had two hits and one RBI in a 13-8 loss to Texas on Tuesday in his return from a 52-game stint on the IL with a right calf strain.Bichette also missed nine games due to the calf issue in June.His latest injury was suffered Wednesday during infield practice. Bichette
  
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• Former Canada captain Atiba Hutchinson tells his story in ‘The Beautiful Dream”

  19-09-2024 19:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Making 104 senior appearances for Canada over a 20-year span, Atiba Hutchinson embodied quiet professionalism and leadership.
  “He’s very humble but his influence is as strong as I’ve ever seen on men,” said former national team coach John Herdman.
  “For me it was just a privilege, because I’ve had the honour to work with people like (former Canada women’s captain Christine) Sinclair. And Atiba, he’s just been a gift to Canada,” he added.
  Hutch
  
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• Update at 9:35 a.m.: Highway 1 is now clear westbound through Abbotsford

  19-09-2024 18:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  UPDATE AT 9:35 A.M. THURSDAY: DriveBC reported at 9:24 a.m. that Highway 1 is now clear through Abbotsford/Sumas Way, exit 92.
  Original story below: 
  ABBOTSFORD — The Thursday morning commute on westbound Highway 1 through Abbotsford is a mess.
  DriveBC posted at 8:33 a.m. that a vehicle incident has blocked the left lane of Highway 1 west of Sumas Way (exit 92).
  A real-time camera image from the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure shows traffic backed up for several kilometr
  
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• Veteran Bombers linebacker Bighill to undergo season-ending knee surgery

  19-09-2024 18:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — Veteran Winnipeg Blue Bombers linebacker Adam Bighill said Thursday that he will undergo season-ending surgery on his left knee.
  The 35-year-old posted the injury update on his Instagram account and said he plans to return after rehab.
  Bighill had 48 tackles and a sack over 10 games with the Bombers this season, his 12th in the CFL and sixth with Winnipeg.
  He was placed on the six-game injured list after Winnipeg’s 35-33 win over Saskatchewan on Sept. 1. He made two tackle
  
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• Edmonton Oilers sign forward Jasper Weatherby to professional tryout

  19-09-2024 18:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have signed forward Jasper Weatherby to a professional tryout, the NHL team announced Thursday.
  The 26-year-old from Portland, Ore., had 12 goals and 13 assists in 66 games for the American Hockey League’s Milwaukee Admirals last season.
  Weatherby was selected by San Jose in the fourth round (102nd overall) of the 2018 NHL draft and had five goals and six assists in 50 games with the Sharks in 2020-21.
  Weatherby was dealt to Detroit in January 2023 befo
  
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• Motorcycle rider dead in crash that closes Highway 1 outside Langley, B.C.

  19-09-2024 18:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LANGLEY, B.C. — Police in Langley, B.C., say one person is dead in an early morning crash between a car and a motorcycle on Highway 1.
  Mounties say their initial investigation indicates both vehicles were travelling east when they collided shortly before 4:20 a.m. near 240 Street on the highway.The motorcycle rider died from their injuries.
  The eastbound lanes of the highway remain closed between 232 and 264 streets.RCMP say their integrated collision analysis reconstruction team was at th
  
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• Pablo Rodriguez leaves cabinet, Liberal caucus to run for Quebec Liberal leadership

  19-09-2024 17:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  GATINEAU, Que. — Pablo Rodriguez has resigned as Canada’s transport minister and the government’s Quebec lieutenant so he can run for leadership of the provincial Liberal party.
  A senior government official told The Canadian Press that a new transport minister will be installed at a ceremony at Rideau Hall this afternoon.Rodriguez says he’s also leaving Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal caucus so that he can set his own priorities and focus on Quebec.
  He plans
  
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• Chilliwack, FVRD get extensions to comply with B.C. housing mandates - Chilliwack Progress

  19-09-2024 17:43 via news.google.com
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• Vehicle incident clogs Hwy. 1 westbound through Abbotsford

  19-09-2024 17:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — The Thursday morning commute on westbound Highway 1 through Abbotsford is a mess.
  DriveBC posted at 8:33 a.m. that a vehicle incident has blocked the left lane of Highway 1 west of Sumas Way (exit 92).
  A real-time camera image from the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure shows traffic backed up for several kilometres west of the Sumas Way exit.
  The westbound morning commute was already impacted by a fatal collision between 232 and 264 Street in Langley where a motorc
  
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• Far-right Rebel News not eligible for journalism tax credits, Federal Court rules

  19-09-2024 17:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A Federal Court judge has upheld the government’s decision that far-right media outlet Rebel News doesn’t qualify for journalism tax credits because it doesn’t produce enough original content.
  Rebel News applied in May 2021 to be designated as a qualified Canadian journalism organization, but was rejected by the Canada Revenue Agency, which found that less than one per cent of its content was original news.The outlet sought a judicial review in Federal Court, but
  
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