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• Vancouver Island city looks to attract family doctors with municipal job offers

  18-12-2024 23:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  COLWOOD, B.C. — The suburban city of Colwood, B.C., on Vancouver Island, says it has hired its first family doctor in a new approach to easing the community’s shortage of physicians.
  Colwood Mayor Ken Kobayashi says in a statement that it has initiated a first-in-Canada pilot project where it recruits family doctors and puts them on the city payroll, offering full medical benefits, vacation and a pension.
  He says the doctors will practise out of the Colwood Clinic, setto open next ye
  
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• Former top aide to New York City’s mayor expected in court on criminal charges, AP source says

  18-12-2024 23:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A former top aide to New York City Mayor Eric Adams is expected in court Thursday to face corruption charges in the latest blow to an administration beset by searches, resignations and the mayor’s own indictment.
  Ingrid Lewis-Martin, who resigned Sunday as Adams’ chief adviser and one of the most powerful officials in City Hall, is expected to be arraigned Thursday afternoon in state court in Manhattan, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press
  
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• What is a trade deficit — and does it matter to the economy?

  18-12-2024 23:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  In a post on Truth Social early Wednesday, Donald Trump claimed his country is financially supporting its northern neighbour.
  The U.S. president-elect wrote that “we subsidize Canada to the tune of $100,000,000 a year” — an apparent reference to a previous claim about a $100-billion trade gap — and said the imbalance “makes no sense.”
  “Many Canadians want Canada to become the 51st State,” he said in the post, made at 3:23 a.m. EST.
  In fact, the U.S
  
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• Northern Super League signs multi-year deal with Hummel to provide team uniforms

  18-12-2024 23:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Northern Super League has signed a multi-year partnership with Hummel to become its official kit provider.
  Founded in 1923 by the Messmer family in Germany and now based in Denmark, Hummel provides kit for the Danish national team, Germany’s Werder Bremen, Spain’s Real Betis and England’s Coventry City among others.
  The Hummel logo is a stylized bumblebee (hummel is German for bumblebee).
  The company will supply custom-designed playing kits and training gear
  
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• Former Chilliwack MLA announces he'll run in school board byelection - Aldergrove Star

  18-12-2024 22:51 via news.google.com
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• Government funding plan collapses as Trump makes new demands

  18-12-2024 22:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump abruptly rejected a bipartisan plan Wednesday to prevent a Christmastime government shutdown, instead telling House Speaker Mike Johnson and Republicans to essentially renegotiate — days before a deadline when federal funding runs out.
  Trump’s sudden decision to make new demands sent Congress spiraling as lawmakers are trying to wrap up work and head home for the holidays. It leaves House Speaker Mike Johnson scrambling to salvage
  
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• Theodore Tugboat replica partially sinks at Ontario dock, awaits effort to refloat

  18-12-2024 22:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ST. CATHARINES, Ont. — The Theodore Tugboat replica that was long a fixture in the Halifax harbour is listing heavily with its red-capped head just above water after partially sinking Tuesday in Ontario.
  A news release from the boat’s owner says the life-size version of the TV character began taking on water and as of Wednesday morning it was resting on the bottom in shallow water beside a dock in St. Catharines.
  The release says the cause of the sinking is unclear, but it holds out
  
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• Montana’s top court upholds landmark ruling in youth climate case over greenhouse gas emissions

  18-12-2024 21:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana’s Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a landmark climate ruling that said the state was violating residents’ constitutional right to a clean environment by permitting oil, gas and coal projects without regard for global warming.The justices, in a 6-1 ruling, upheld an August 2023 decision by a state judge that was considered a breakthrough in attempts by young environmentalists and their attorneys to use the courts to leverage action on climate change
  
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• Abbotsford PD captures violent offender who breached court order

  18-12-2024 21:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — A 35-year-old man is facing charges following a traffic stop involving a stolen vehicle Tuesday night in Abbotsford.AbbyPD says its patrol officers were conducting routine patrols in the 3300 block of Trethewey Street in Abbotsford when they identified a stolen vehicle. Officers pinned the vehicle so that it could not escape and arrested the driver, later identified as Andrew Meeches, without incident.Police say a search of the vehicle revealed a variety of weapons, notably a
  
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• Riders sign Canadian defensive back Jayden Dalke to one-year contract extension

  18-12-2024 21:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  REGINA — The Saskatchewan Roughriders signed Canadian defensive back Jayden Dalke to a one-year contract extension Wednesday.
  The six-foot-one, 200-pound Dalke was slated to become a free agent in February.
  Dalke, of Leduc, Alta., had 14 combined tackles, one sack and a forced fumble in 16 regular-season games last year with Saskatchewan.He was selected in the fifth round, 54th overall, of the ’22 CFL draft by the Riders and appeared in all 18 regular-season contests as a rookie.
  Dal
  
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• Sentencing Friday for Quebecer convicted of killing spouse, two children

  18-12-2024 21:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LONGUEUIL, Que. — A Quebecer convicted this week in a triple domestic murder that left a woman and her two young children dead in a Montreal suburb will be sentenced on Friday.
  Mohamad Al Ballouz was found guilty by a jury Monday of the second-degree murder of Synthia Bussières and the first-degree murder of their two sons, five-year-old Eliam and two-year-old Zac.
  Al Ballouz, who was Bussières’ husband at the time of the September 2022 killings but now identifies as a
  
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• Survivors’ Secretariat warns it’s at risk of bankruptcy without funding decision

  18-12-2024 21:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Survivors’ Secretariat says it will be bankrupt by the end of the month unless Canada makes a decision on whether it will fund the group’s work.
  The organization documents what happened at the Mohawk Institute, a residential school that operated in Brantford, Ont., and supports survivors of the school.
  Laura Arndt, the secretariat’s lead, says it has been waiting months to hear whether it will get funding through the residential schools and missing children c
  
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• 'I feel like a millionaire': Chilliwack mom wins Christmas Car Giveaway - Chilliwack Progress

  18-12-2024 21:00 via news.google.com
  'I feel like a millionaire': Chilliwack mom wins Christmas Car Giveaway  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Letters to Santa will be delivered but he ‘won’t have time’ to respond: Canada Post

  18-12-2024 20:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canada Post says letters destined for the North Pole will arrive by Christmas Eve as its operations resume, but Santa Claus “won’t have time to respond” this year.The Santa letters program is back on after a month-long strike of more than 55,000 postal workers, and Canada Post says the mailed wish lists will be handled with “special care.”The postal service says all letters with the iconic HOH OHO postal code mailed by Dec. 23 will be delivered.While Santa won&rsquo
  
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• Chilliwack building manager livid after her vintage 1967 truck was intentionally torched

  18-12-2024 20:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack resident Wendy Power says she poured over $30,000 into her vintage 1967 F100 pickup truck.
  She even had plans to buy a hydrogen motor for it a decade or so from now and hand it down to her 8-year-old granddaughter, who could one day drive it in her teenage years.Instead, the vehicle is likely a write-off after Power says it was intentionally burned Wednesday morning (Dec. 17) just after 2 a.m. inside a fenced parking lot near Williams Street, between Maple Avenue an
  
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• World champion Jeff Powell takes over as Rowing Canada chief executive officer

  18-12-2024 20:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — Olympic rower Jeff Powell has been named the new chief executive officer of Rowing Canada.
  The 48-year-old from Winnipeg, who was a two-time world champion in the men’s eight, was executive director of the Canadian Sport Centre Manitoba for a decade and a member of Rowing Canada’s board.
  “I am tremendously excited to return more fully to the sport and the organization that has been such an enormous part of my life,” Powell said Wednesday in a statement.&l
  
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• Montreal forward Ibrahim Conde looks forward to Friday’s MLS SuperDraft

  18-12-2024 20:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The University of New Hampshire helped develop star defender Moise Bombito. Now the Wildcats have another Canadian looking to make his mark.
  Montreal forward Ibrahim Conde, the lone Canadian invited to last week’s MLS College Showcase in San Diego, hopes to follow Bombito’s road to the pros via Friday’s MLS SuperDraft.
  With clubs increasingly using their academies as talent pipelines, the three-round MLS draft is not as important as it once was. That was shown recently when the
  
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• Heavy snow expected on Coquihalla Wednesday

  18-12-2024 20:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Environment Canada issued a Winter Storm Warning for the Coquihalla Highway for Wednesday (Dec. 18), suggesting up to 30 cm of snow could fall before the day is out.
  It says a system is delivering heavy snow through B.C.’s southern interior region Wednesday as it crosses the province. It says gusty winds are associated with the system which could lead to near-zero visibility for motorists.Along with the snow, Environment Canada says there is a risk of freezing rain expec
  
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• Tim Hortons Field to be rebranded when 10-year naming rights agreement ends

  18-12-2024 20:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HAMILTON — The home of the CFL’s Hamilton Tiger-Cats will soon have a new name.
  Hamilton Sports Group announced Wednesday that Tim Hortons Field, the stadium where the Ticats and Forge FC of soccer’s Canadian Premier League play, will be rebranded with a new sponsor after a 10-year naming rights agreement with the restaurant chain runs out at the end of the year.
  A new sponsor was not disclosed in Wednesday’s announcement.
  Tim Hortons Field, which is owned by the City of
  
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• Canadian Benefield, Broncos set to follow Ashton Jeanty’s lead in playoffs

  18-12-2024 20:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Ashton Jeanty will head into the U.S. college football playoffs with added incentive after being snubbed in the Heisman Trophy voting.
  Canadian safety Ty Benefield and the Boise State Broncos plan to follow the star running back’s lead.
  Third-seeded Boise State (12-1) will face either Penn State or SMU in the Fiesta Bowl on Dec. 31, its first game of the expanded playoff bracket. The Nittany Lion and Mustangs meet Saturday.
  Jeanty finished behind Colorado’s Travis Hunter in voting fo
  
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• Metro Vancouver says population growth is accelerating and will hit 4 million by 2045

  18-12-2024 20:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Metro Vancouver’s projected population growth is accelerating, with an average of 50,000 new residents expected per year.
  That’s 40 per cent higher than the previous projection under a “medium growth scenario,” and Metro Vancouver now says it expects the regional district’s population to hit four million by 2045, nine years earlier than before.
  Most new residents are expected to come from outside Canada, while the district says natural population c
  
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• Canada coach Jesse Marsch to hold coaching seminars across Canada in January

  18-12-2024 20:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canada coach Jesse Marsch is hitting the road next month for a series of coaching workshops for provincial coaches.
  The trip starts Jan. 21 in Halifax for a stop hosted by Soccer Nova Scotia, with coaches from Nova Scotia, the P.E.I. Soccer Association, Newfoundland and Labrador Soccer Association, and Soccer New Brunswick.
  Marsch then heads to Quebec City on Jan. 22 to host coaches from Soccer Quebec before heading to Winnipeg on Jan. 25, Regina on Sept. 26 and Calgary on Jan. 27.
  The coaching
  
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• Former Chilliwack MLA announces he'll run in school board byelection - Chilliwack Progress

  18-12-2024 19:46 via news.google.com
  Former Chilliwack MLA announces he'll run in school board byelection  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Senate passes defense bill that will raise troop pay and aims to counter China’s power

  18-12-2024 19:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed a defense bill Wednesday that authorizes significant pay raises for junior enlisted service members and boost overall military spending to $895 billion while stripping coverage of transgender medical treatments for children of military members.
  The annual defense authorization bill usually gains strong bipartisan support and has not failed to pass Congress in nearly six decades, but the Pentagon policy measure in recent years has become a battleground fo
  
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• All-star Scottie Barnes upgraded to questionable by Toronto Raptors

  18-12-2024 19:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — All-star Scottie Barnes has been upgraded to questionable by the Toronto Raptors.
  Barnes participated in practice at OVO Athletic Centre this morning ahead of a game tomorrow night against the visiting Brooklyn Nets.
  He has missed two games after spraining his right ankle in a 113-108 loss to the New York Knicks on Dec. 9.
  Centre Jakob Poeltl, forward Bruce Bruce and guard Immanuel Quickley are listed as out against the Nets.
  Poeltl suffered a bilateral groin strain in Monday&rsq
  
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• Winter storm brings heavy rain then snowfall warnings to B.C.

  18-12-2024 18:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Environment Canada says a moisture-laden Pacific front weather system that pelted coastal regions with rain on Tuesday will bring snow to parts of the southern B.C. Interior.
  The weather office says between 15 and 20 cm is expected over most of region today, while higher elevations may get up to 30 cm of snow.
  It warns those driving on highways in B.C.’s south — specifically in the mountain passes — to stay alert as visibility and road conditions may be affect
  
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• Montreal Alouettes sign Canadian defensive lineman Lwal Uguak to one-year extension

  18-12-2024 18:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The Montreal Alouettes signed Canadian defensive lineman Lwal Uguak to a one-year extension Wednesday.
  The deal keeps Uguak with Montreal through the 2026 season.
  The six-foot-five, 271-pound Edmonton native had five tackles in five regular-season games with Montreal last season. He registered three tackles in the Alouettes’ 30-28 East Division loss to Toronto.
  Uguak began his ’24 season with the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers, registering two tackles, a sack and p
  
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• Hockey Canada says officials whistling more penalties for on-ice discrimination

  18-12-2024 18:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Hockey officials are whistling more penalties for discriminatory taunts, insults and intimidation on the ice, according to a Hockey Canada report.
  The national governing body of hockey says penalties called under its discrimination rule increased 41 per cent during the 2023-24 season, to 2.6 per 1,000 players from 1.9 in 2022-23.
  Sex, sexual orientation and gender-based slurs were the most common type of witnessed penalties resulting in suspensions.
  Racial slurs were the second-m
  
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• VIDEO: 'Buttercup' the classic pickup torched in Chilliwack - Abbotsford News

  18-12-2024 18:23 via news.google.com
  VIDEO: 'Buttercup' the classic pickup torched in Chilliwack  Abbotsford News
  
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• Trudeau’s advisers lay out his options as path to stay on as PM narrows

  18-12-2024 18:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s inner circle has begun laying out his options after Chrystia Freeland’s bombshell resignation Monday heightened calls for him to step down.
  A senior Liberal close to the prime minister says Trudeau is being presented possible paths forward, including proroguing Parliament to allow a Liberal leadership race to take place.
  Freeland resigned as finance minister Monday the same day she was scheduled to present the fall economic statement jus
  
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• VIDEO: 'Buttercup' the classic pickup torched in Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress

  18-12-2024 18:18 via news.google.com
  VIDEO: 'Buttercup' the classic pickup torched in Chilliwack  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• House Ethics Committee secretly voted to release Matt Gaetz ethics report, source says

  18-12-2024 17:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Ethics Committee has voted in secret to release the long-awaited ethics report into ex-Rep. Matt Gaetz, raising the possibility that the allegations against the Florida Republican who was President-elect Donald Trump’s first choice for attorney general could be made public in the coming days.The decision by the bipartisan committee was made earlier this month, according to a person familiar with the vote who was not authorized to publicly discuss the matte
  
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• Martone, Schaefer ready for Canada’s world junior stage as NHL draft looms large

  18-12-2024 17:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Porter Martone and Matthew Schaefer have won together. They’ve also battled on opposite sides.The pair are now eyeing gold for Canada at the upcoming world junior hockey championship. And after that, the teenage stars will pivot to the next hurdle in their young careers.The 2025 NHL draft.Martone and Schaefer are expected to be among a handful of players in the mix for the No. 1 selection in June.Martone is an 18-year-old power forward with a skill set teams covet. Schaefer checks in as a
  
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• Olivia Smith, Nathan Saliba named Canada Soccer Youth Players of the Year

  18-12-2024 17:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Olivia Smith and Nathan Saliba have been named Canada Soccer’s Young Players of the Year.
  Players born in 2004 or later were eligible for the award, which was decided by Canada Soccer youth team coaches.
  Smith also won in 2019 when, at age 15, she made her senior debut for Canada in a 4-0 loss to Brazil.
  The 20-year-old from Whitby, Ont., now has 13 senior caps, nine of which came this year. Smith scored three goals and added three assists for the senior side in 2024 and was named the Youn
  
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• 2-time Stanley Cup winner Justin Schultz announces his retirement after 12 NHL seasons

  18-12-2024 16:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Two-time Stanley Cup-winning defenseman Justin Schultz is retiring after 12 NHL seasons following a short stint in Europe.
  The NHL Players’ Association announced Schultz’s decision Wednesday. The 34-year-old terminated his contract with HC Lugano in Switzerland last week.
  Schultz won the Cup with Pittsburgh in 2016 and ’17 after spending his first four seasons in the league with Edmonton. The Kelowna, British Columbia, native played two seasons each with Washington and Seattle
  
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• UPDATE: All weather alerts but 1 rescinded for Okanagan highways - Chilliwack Progress

  18-12-2024 16:49 via news.google.com
  UPDATE: All weather alerts but 1 rescinded for Okanagan highways  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• ‘It’s pretty competitive’: NHL players and their pre-game sewer ball obsession

  18-12-2024 16:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Connor McDavid lunged for the ball. Leon Draisaitl was nearby awaiting his turn.A number of teammates were also in the mix as shoes squeaked on concrete floors underneath Florida’s Amerant Bank Arena concourse. Cheers went up when a player was eliminated. Cat calls and friendly barbs echoed down hallways in every direction.The Edmonton Oilers were just over an hour from the biggest moment of their sporting lives. The Stanley Cup final’s winner-take-all showdown was around the next co
  
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• Ottawa Redblacks sign American defensive lineman Bryce Carter to extension

  18-12-2024 16:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Ottawa Redblacks signed American defensive lineman Bryce Carter to a two-year contract extension Wednesday.
  The six-foot, 250-pound Carter was slated to become a free agent in February.
  Injuries limited Carter to just 11 regular-season appearances last season.
  He had 21 tackles and four sacks.
  But in 2023, the 26-year-old had 31 tackles and 12 sacks (second in CFL) in 18 regular-season contests with Ottawa.He also registered two forced fumbles in being named an East Division a
  
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• Montreal police investigating alleged arson at synagogue

  18-12-2024 16:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — A synagogue in a Montreal suburb was targeted early this morning in an alleged arson.
  Police say they received a 911 call shortly before 3 a.m. about a fire at the Congregation Beth Tikvah in the on-island suburb of Dollard-des-Ormeaux.Spokesperson Véronique Dubuc says firefighters extinguished the blaze and found an incendiary device at the site, and witnesses told police they saw at least one suspect leaving the area after the fire started.There are no reported injuries
  
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• Teen charged in UK dance class stabbings pleads not guilty

  18-12-2024 15:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LONDON (AP) — A teen charged with killing three girls and wounding 10 other people in a stabbing rampage at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England this summer had not guilty pleas entered on his behalf Wednesday.
  Axel Rudakubana, 18, who has refused to speak in court, was read the charges of three counts of murder, 10 counts of attempted murder and additional charges related to possessing the poison ricin and for having an al-Qaida manual.
  The not guilty pleas were entered by the cou
  
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• Man serving term for second-degree murder dies after being assaulted at Agassiz prison

  18-12-2024 15:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  AGASSIZ — A 43-year-old inmate who had been serving an indeterminate prison sentence for second-degree murder has died following a serious assault over the weekend at a max-security prison in Agassiz.
  According to a statement from Correctional Service Canada, Christopher Braun died on Saturday, Dec. 15 due to an assault at Kent Institution.At the time of death, Braun had been serving an indefinite prison term since January 27, 2021. His family has been notified about his sudden death.As is
  
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• Chilliwack River Valley firefighters give back by gathering over $12,000 in toys for Christmas toy drive

  18-12-2024 15:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The newly formed Chilliwack River Valley Firefighters Society set out with a mission in 2024 to give back to the community they serve in tangible, meaningful ways.
  Toward that end, board members Joshua Sawyer and Brad O’Hara submitted a proposal to launch the “Firefighters for Kids Christmas Toy Drive” to support Chilliwack-area families in need and bring joy and smiles to children during the holiday season.
  The toy drive officially began on November 30 at th
  
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• Chilliwack River Valley firefighters give back by gathering over $12,000 in toys for Christmas toy drive - Fraser Valley Today

  18-12-2024 15:48 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack River Valley firefighters give back by gathering over $12,000 in toys for Christmas toy drive  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Captain Andre Rampersad back for seventh season with CPL’s Halifax Wanderers

  18-12-2024 15:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HALIFAX — Captain Andre Rampersad, who has been with the franchise since Day 1, is returning for a seventh season with the Halifax Wanderers.
  The Canadian Premier League team has exercised 2025 contract options for the 29-year-old Trinidad and Tobago international midfielder as well as goalkeeper Aiden Rushenas, defender Wesley Timoteo and forwards Massimo Ferrin and Ryan Telfer.
  But midfielder Aidan Daniels and defender Zachary Fernandez appear on the way out.
  Daniels and Fernandez each s
  
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• Hope Secondary students, Hope mayor pitch in to clean up 2 encampments Tuesday

  18-12-2024 15:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HOPE — It just goes to show that many hands can truly make light work.Students from Hope Secondary School’s leadership program teamed up with Hope-area volunteers, including District of Hope Mayor Victor Smith, to clean up two main encampments Tuesday morning, requiring about an hour to get the job done.Ryan Smith of the Hope Community Cleanup Society, organizer of the event, lauded the community effort.
  “Wow, what an incredible turn out! It took everyone about an hour to get t
  
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• Order of Canada goes to advocates, athletes, scientists and Deadpool

  18-12-2024 14:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  More than 40 years after being told she was a threat to Canada because of her sexuality, Diane Pitre is being given one of the country’s top honours.
  The advocate for LGBTQ+ members of the Canadian Armed Forces, who was kicked out of the service in 1980 as part of what has become known as The Purge, is among 88 new appointees to the Order of Canada announced Wednesday.
  They include “Deadpool” movie star Ryan Reynolds, Holocaust survivor and educator Mariette Doduck, geneticist
  
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• A list of the 88 new appointees to the Order of Canada

  18-12-2024 14:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Governor General Mary Simon has made 88 new appointments to the Order of Canada. Here is the list of notable Canadians:
  CompanionPierre Boivin — Montreal (This is a promotion within the order.)
  OfficersStephen Aaron Arshinoff — Toronto
  Sylvia Beth Bashevkin — Toronto
  Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta — Toronto
  Ronald Frank Burnett — Vancouver (This is a promotion within the order.)
  Stan Douglas — Vancouver
  Dafna Debora Gladman — Toronto
  Carlton Lloyd
  
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• Indiana law shrouds executions in secrecy, prompting new pushes for public oversight

  18-12-2024 10:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  From public hangings in the town square to lethal injections witnessed by journalists, executions historically have mostly been carried out with at least some public scrutiny. Indiana was expected to again diverge from that tradition Wednesday, until state prison officials granted Joseph Corcoran ‘s request to include a reporter among those witnessing his early-morning execution.The state had said no independent witnesses would be present due to Indiana laws shielding information about the
  
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• In the news today: Trudeau taking time to reflect: Liberal minister

  18-12-2024 10:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed…
  Trudeau taking time to reflect: Liberal minister
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is taking some time to reflect after Chrystia Freeland’s bombshell resignation as finance minister, Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said Tuesday.
  That comes as the number of Liberals who are calling for Trudeau to step aside appears to have grown.
  The House of Commons is now on its holiday break, giving Trudeau a fe
  
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• Toronto recreational soccer team calls on league to change gender inclusion policy

  18-12-2024 10:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — A recreational soccer team in Toronto says controversy surrounding its league’s gender policy, which temporarily excluded non-binary players from women’s teams, has sparked a bigger conversation about accessibility and support for LGBTQ+ athletes.
  Evergreen FC co-captain Riley Yesno says her team, composed of female, LGBTQ+ and gender diverse members, has been playing in the women’s division of Stadium Sport Leagues since 2022.But last month, the league sent Yes
  
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