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• 39-year-old charged with second-degree murder after homicide in West Vancouver

  14-12-2024 23:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WEST VANCOUVER, B.C. — A 39-year-old suspect has been charged with second-degree murder within the same day after a homicide in a waterfront neighbourhood in West Vancouver.
  The West Vancouver Police Department says officers responded to a well-being check on Dec. 13th after 1 a.m. in the Ambleside District.
  Police say they found a deceased woman with suspicious injuries upon arrival, and a suspect was arrested at the scene.The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team looked into the homicid
  
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• Toronto’s McIntosh sets another world record at short-course swimming championships

  14-12-2024 23:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BUDAPEST — Summer McIntosh has set yet another world record.
  The Toronto native won gold in the women’s 400-metre medley at the World Short Course Swimming Championship on Saturday.
  She finished in four minutes, 15.48 seconds, nearly five seconds ahead of the next swimmer.
  It is McIntosh’s third gold medal and the third record she has set at the World Short Course Swimming Championship.
  Katie Grimes of the United States earned silver (4:20.14) and Great Britain’s Abbie Wo
  
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• Athletics acquire LHP Jeffrey Springs in multiplayer deal with the Rays

  14-12-2024 22:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The Athletics are building a new-look rotation for their big move to Sacramento.
  The A’s added to their pitching depth on Saturday, acquiring Jeffrey Springs in a multiplayer trade with the Tampa Bay Rays.
  The A’s also received fellow left-hander Jacob Lopez from Tampa Bay in exchange for right-handers Joe Boyle and Jacob Watters, infielder Will Simpson and a competitive balance pick in the 2025 amateur draft.
  The addition of Springs is another notable move for the A’s ahead of
  
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• Sea to Sky Highway has been closed in both directions due to mudslide

  14-12-2024 22:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SQUAMISH, B.C. — The Sea to Sky Highway linking Vancouver and Whistler, B.C., has been closed in both reactions after a mudslide near Lions Bay brought down trees and debris to block the road.The RCMP in Squamish, B.C., says the road is not expect to reopen until midnight and no detours are available.It says there are no reported injuries so far but emergency crews are still working to confirm if anyone was hurt and the extent of the damage.Photos and videos posted on the social media plat
  
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• Mudslide blocks Sea to Sky Highway

  14-12-2024 22:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SQUAMISH — A mudslide has cut off the highway linking West Vancouver and the lower mainland to Squamish and Whistler.According to RCMP, a landslide swept across Highway 99 Saturday. The slide occurred near the Brunswick Road exit ramp, closing the highway in both directions. There are no detours immediately available.
  #BCHwy99 Closed due to landslide at Brunswick Beach. Assessment in progress. Expect delays. https://t.co/yeCSfPHDws #SeaToSky #LionsBay #Whistler #Squamish #WestVan pic.twitt
  
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• Canada earns five medals at short-track speedskating World Cup in Seoul

  14-12-2024 21:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SEOUL — William Dandjinou, Steven Dubois and Canada’s women’s relay squad all earned gold medals on Saturday at a short-track speedskating World Cup.
  Danaé Blais and Jordan Pierre-Gilles were also silver medallists, adding to the podium results for Canada.
  Blais skated alongside Florence Brunelle, Courtney Sarault, and Kim Boutin to capture the Canadian team’s third consecutive victory on the World Tour circuit in the women’s relay.
  Montreal’s Dandjinou
  
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• Tiny, endangered sea turtle found on Quebec’s Magdalen Islands for the first time

  14-12-2024 20:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — One of the world’s smallest and most endangered turtle species was found on the shores Quebec’s Magdalen Islands last week – a first in the province.
  Veterinarian Jean-Simon Richard says he was contacted last Saturday after someone found a beached Kemp’s ridley sea turtle on the archipelago in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
  Richard says attempts were made to revive the turtle but proved unsuccessful and the animal will be sent for a necropsy to confirm a cause
  
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• Ducks trade D Cam Fowler to St. Louis, ending his 15-season tenure in Anaheim

  14-12-2024 19:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Ducks traded Cam Fowler to the St. Louis Blues on Saturday, abruptly ending the veteran defenseman’s 15-season tenure in Anaheim.
  The Blues sent a second-round pick in 2027 and minor-league defenseman Jeremie Biakabutuka to Anaheim for a fourth-round pick in 2027 and Fowler, the top-scoring defenseman in Ducks franchise history.
  The 33-year-old Fowler was Anaheim’s first-round pick in 2010, and he has scored 457 points for the Ducks after making the N
  
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• 10-man Liverpool draws with Fulham in Premier League but Arsenal cannot take advantage

  14-12-2024 18:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Premier League leader Liverpool twice came from behind with 10 men to draw with Fulham 2-2, yet dropped points for the second straight match to give hope to its title rivals on Saturday.
  Arsenal couldn’t take advantage.
  A 0-0 draw at home to lowly Everton left third-placed Arsenal still six points behind Liverpool and will go down as a big opportunity missed.
  Undermined by Andy Robertson’s 17th-minute red card, Liverpool did well to earn a point at Anfield — but could have prod
  
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• Elite U18 hockey team hosts ceremony for Telus Cup in Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress

  14-12-2024 18:36 via news.google.com
  Elite U18 hockey team hosts ceremony for Telus Cup in Chilliwack  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Avian flu found in another poultry farm in the Fraser Valley

  14-12-2024 17:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Another commercial poultry facility has been added to the list of farms where avian influenza has been detected in the Fraser Valley.The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says more than 8.3 million birds have been culled in the province since a spike of infections in the spring of 2022.
  That’s up from 7.6 million birds in an update earlier this week.
  The agency says there is no evidence to suggest that eating cooked poultry or eggs could transmit the virus to humans.
  
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• Saturday is Teddy Bear Toss night in Abbotsford

  14-12-2024 17:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — The Abbotsford Canucks are set to host their Teddy Bear Toss game on Saturday (Dec. 14), as they face the Manitoba Moose at 7 p.m.. The night invites fans to bring new or gently used teddy bears to the game to toss onto the ice after the Canucks first goal.
  The teddy bears will be donated to the Archway Christmas Bureau, supporting local families through the holiday season.
  In addition to the cuddly tradition, fans are encouraged to embrace the festive spirit by wearing their
  
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• US officials have been in direct contact with the Syrian rebel group that ousted Assad, Blinken says

  14-12-2024 16:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  AQABA, Jordan (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Saturday that American officials have been in direct contact with the Syrian rebel group that spearheaded the overthrow of President Bashar Assad’s government but is designated a foreign terrorist organization by the United States and others.
  Blinken is the first U.S. official to publicly confirm contacts between the Biden administration and Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, which led a coalition of armed opposition groups
  
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• Abbotsford unveils updated business strategy to support local economy

  14-12-2024 16:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — The City of Abbotsford has released an updated Business Retention and Expansion Strategy and action plan that it says will strengthen the local business landscape and solidify its position as the economic hub of the Fraser Valley.
  The updated strategy, developed through extensive consultations with stakeholders and insights from the City’s Economic Development Table, outlines steps to support Abbotsford’s 7,700 businesses.
  “As the economic hub of the Fraser V
  
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• 'Little club that can' Rotarians help seniors, youth in Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress

  14-12-2024 14:35 via news.google.com
  'Little club that can' Rotarians help seniors, youth in Chilliwack  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• British departure means uncertain future for Alberta’s massive Suffield military base

  14-12-2024 14:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CFB SUFFIELD, ALBERTA — A sprawling military training base more than twice the size of New York City in southeastern Alberta appears to be a shadow of its former self while its future use remains up in the air.
  Canadian Forces Base Suffield, 260 kilometres east of Calgary, is the largest training area in Canada at nearly 2,700 square kilometres.
  The British Army sent thousands of troops to the base for armour training and exercises each year beginning the early 1970s.
  Prince Harry trained
  
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• Problems with RCMP police dog program pose ‘health and wellness risks’: evaluation

  14-12-2024 12:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The RCMP’s police dog training centre has been plagued by staffing shortages, low morale and rundown facilities that pose health risks to officers and canines, an internal review says.The evaluation of RCMP police dog services reveals numerous challenges for the program that supplies and trains four-legged helpers to protect VIPs, support emergency teams, and sniff out suspects and illicit drugs.
  Reviewers looked at the governance and delivery of the force’s police dog
  
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• Ex-soccer player Kavelashvili becomes Georgia’s president in a blow to its EU aspirations

  14-12-2024 12:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Former soccer player Mikheil Kavelashvili became president of Georgia on Saturday, as the ruling party tightened its grip in what the opposition calls a blow to the country’s EU aspirations and a victory for former imperial ruler Russia.Kavelashvili, 53, easily won the vote given the Georgian Dream party’s control of a 300-seat electoral college that replaced direct presidential elections in 2017.Georgian Dream retained control of parliament in the South
  
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• South Korea’s parliament votes to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his martial law order

  14-12-2024 09:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s parliament has voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived martial law declaration this month.
  The National Assembly passed the motion in a 204-85 vote on Saturday.
  Yoon’s presidential powers and duties will be suspended after the copies of a document on the impeachment are delivered to him and to the Constitutional Court.
  The court has up to 180 days to determine whether to dismiss Yoon as president or restore his power
  
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• Robert Vanderveer Obituary - Chilliwack, BC - Dignity Memorial

  14-12-2024 09:00 via news.google.com
  Robert Vanderveer Obituary - Chilliwack, BC  Dignity Memorial
  
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• _Dan Coulter, former NDP MLA for Chilliwack, dead at 49 - MSN

  14-12-2024 05:50 via news.google.com
  _Dan Coulter, former NDP MLA for Chilliwack, dead at 49  MSN
  
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• Pinto, Ullmark lead Senators to 3-0 road win over Hurricanes

  14-12-2024 04:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Shane Pinto scored twice, Linus Ullmark stopped 32 shots, and the Ottawa Senators beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-0 on Friday night.
  Nick Jensen had a goal and an assist as the Senators won for the fourth time in five games. Nick Cousins and Michael Amadio both chipped in with two assists.
  Ullmark got his second shutout of the National Hockey League season and 10th of his career.
  Pyotr Kochetkov made 19 saves, but the Hurricanes were blanked for the second time in six g
  
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• Strong winds and high tides could bring storm surge to coastal B.C., forecaster says

  14-12-2024 02:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Environment Canada is warning of a storm surge on British Columbia’s south coast that could reach a metre high.It says coastal areas of Metro Vancouver and the entire western side of Vancouver Island are vulnerable to the surge.Elevated ocean water levels along with significant wind and waves are expected, which the forecaster says will likely exceed the highest tide.It warns that coastal flooding due to large waves will coincide with that high tide.In Metro Vancouver, Su
  
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• Body of missing skier found near B.C. resort, criminality not suspected: police

  14-12-2024 02:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Police in British Columbia’s southern Interior say a man has been found dead days after he was reported missing at a ski resort outside Kamloops.The body of 68-year-old Tomasz Jaholkowski was discovered near an area of Sun Peaks Resort, and RCMP say there’s no suspicion of criminality in the death.Police had issued a statement asking for the public’s help in finding Jaholkowski on Thursday, saying he’d been reported missing to the Tk’emlups RC
  
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• More volunteers needed for Operation Red Nose in Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress

  14-12-2024 01:13 via news.google.com
  More volunteers needed for Operation Red Nose in Chilliwack  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Source: Running back-returner Javon Leake staying put with Edmonton Elks

  14-12-2024 00:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Javon Leake is staying put.
  A CFL source said Friday the veteran running back-returner has agreed to terms on a two-year extension with the Edmonton Elks.
  Leake was slated to become a free agent in February.
  The source added the deal — which was negotiated by Kenny Kim of Summit Athletes — was worth more than $270,000 in hard money.
  The source spoke on the condition of anonymity as the Elks hadn’t formally announced the move.
  The six-foot, 205-pound Leake ran for a career-high
  
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• Lawyers in Quebec class actions seek $906M in fees for work in landmark tobacco case

  14-12-2024 00:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Lawyers representing tens of thousands of Quebecers in two class-action lawsuits against three major tobacco manufacturers will seek to receive more than $900 million in fees for their work in the landmark case that has spanned decades.
  Spokespeople for counsel in one of the lawsuits say documents were filed in court Friday requesting approval for a notice that would be sent to the class-action members about the payment being sought for more than 175,000 hours of work.
  The move comes a day after
  
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• Toronto Blue Jays officially sign reliever Garcia to two-year, US$15M deal

  14-12-2024 00:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have officially signed right-handed reliever Yimi Garcia to a two-year, US$15-million contract.
  The Blue Jays announced the deal Friday, two days after multiple media outlets reported the agreement.
  The 34-year-old Garcia was traded from Toronto to Seattle on July 26 for outfielder Jonatan Clase and catcher/outfielder Jacob Sharp. He had a 6.00 ERA in nine innings over 10 appearances for the Mariners.
  He was 3-0 with a 3.46 ERA and five saves overall this ye
  
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• Toronto Argonauts sign American running back Kevin Brown

  14-12-2024 00:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Grey Cup-champion Toronto Argonauts signed American running back Kevin Brown on Friday.
  The five-foot-nine, 205-pound Brown rushed for 522 yards on 101 carries in 12 games last season with the Edmonton Elks.
  He added 22 catches for 138 yards before finishing the ’24 campaign on the CFL club’s practice roster.
  In 2023, Brown ran for 1,141 yards and four TDs with Edmonton. He also had 28 receptions for 222 yards and a touchdown.
  Brown, 28, spent three seasons with t
  
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• Pro Football Hall of Famer Randy Moss says he’s being treated for cancer in his bile duct

  14-12-2024 00:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver Randy Moss said Friday he is being treated for cancer in his bile duct between his pancreas and liver.
  In an appearance on Instagram Live, Moss, aided by a cane, introduced himself as a cancer survivor and thanked his “prayer warriors” for their support. He had a procedure to put a stent in his liver on Thanksgiving after experiencing urine discoloration.
  Moss said he was hospitalized for six days before being released on Friday. He said he&rsq
  
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• Canada unveils roster for upcoming world junior hockey championship

  14-12-2024 00:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada’s team for the upcoming world junior hockey championship is set.
  The country unveiled its 25-player roster Friday following the conclusion of a selection camp in Ottawa. The tournament runs in the nation’s capital Dec. 26 to Jan. 5.
  Gavin McKenna, at only 16, and 18-year-old Porter Martone are among Canada’s 14 forwards, while 17-year-old Matthew Schaefer headlines the group of eight defencemen.
  Jack Ivankovic, Carter George and Carson Bjarnason are Canada
  
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• Hope Fire goes outside its service area to extinguish backcountry fire, 7 cats rescued from the area

  14-12-2024 00:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PEERS CREEK FOREST SERVICE ROAD (HOPE)— Firefighters in Hope faced a challenging task Friday morning (Dec. 13) as it tackled a backcountry RV fire that would normally be considered outside of its coverage area.
  Hope Fire Department says it was dispatched in the early morning hours Friday for the report of a recreational vehicle on fire on Peers Creek Forest Service Road east of Hope on Highway 5. Since Initial reports indicated the RV may have been occupied, Hope Fire respond to the incide
  
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• New military vessel launched in B.C. bears illustrious naval name

  14-12-2024 00:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. — A Canadian Navy vessel with the name HMCS Protecteur will again set sail, nearly a decade after the last supply ship with its respected legacy was taken out of service.
  The new joint support ship — the longest naval vessel ever to be built in Canada — was launched at a rainy ceremony at shipbuilder Seaspan’s shipyards in North Vancouver, B.C., attended by dignitaries, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
  It is the first of two joint support shi
  
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• B.C. expands areas eligible for financial help after October atmospheric river

  14-12-2024 00:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is expanding financial assistance for those impacted by intense rainfall and flooding that hammered British Columbia’s coast in October.
  The emergency management ministry says businesses and residents in Surrey, Port Moody and the village of Anmore are now eligible to apply to the Disaster Financial Assistance program.
  The ministry says the new areas expand upon Indigenous communities, electoral areas and municipalities already deemed eligib
  
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