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• Chilliwack man charged after allegedly driving tractor into police - CityNews Vancouver

  23-12-2024 23:53 via news.google.com
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• Court rules B.C. law to push through Vancouver housing project is unconstitutional

  23-12-2024 23:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The B.C. Court of Appeal says a law passed by the provincial government to stave off opposition to a supportive housing development in the Vancouver neighbourhood of Kitsilano is unconstitutional.The provincial government had adopted the law at the request of the City of Vancouver in 2023 to push through a 12-storey housing development at Arbutus Street, featuring units open to low‑income residents and users of support services.
  But the Arbutus development has been oppose
  
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• Bill Clinton is hospitalized with a fever but in good spirits, spokesperson says

  23-12-2024 23:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton was admitted Monday to Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington after developing a fever.The 78-year-old was admitted in the “afternoon for testing and observation,” Angel Urena, Clinton’s deputy chief of staff, said in a statement.“He remains in good spirits and deeply appreciates the excellent care he is receiving,” Urena said.Clinton, a Democrat who served two terms as president from January 1993 unt
  
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• B.C. man charged after tractor rollover during SOGI protest - Vancouver Is Awesome

  23-12-2024 22:12 via news.google.com
  B.C. man charged after tractor rollover during SOGI protest  Vancouver Is Awesome
  
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• Jack Hughes scores twice, Markstrom posts second straight shutout as Devils beat Rangers, 5-0

  23-12-2024 22:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Jack Hughes had his second two-goal game of the season against the New York Rangers and Jacob Markstrom had his second straight 12-save shutout to lead the New Jersey Devils to a 5-0 victory on Monday.
  Timo Meier, Stefan Noesen and Dawson Mercer also scored for New Jersey, which is 7-2-1 in December. Hughes added an assist on the last goal to post a three-point game.
  Markstrom, who shut out the Penguins on Saturday, wasn’t tested much. His best save came early in
  
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• Union for striking aviation fuel workers in Vancouver says aging pipeline poses risk

  23-12-2024 21:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BURNABY, B.C. — A union representing striking aviation fuel workers in British Columbia is warning that diversion of the fuel to get around the industrial action could pose an environmental hazard.ILWU Local 502 says fuel from a tanker ship was diverted last week from a facility operated by employer SGS Canada to the Westridge Marine Terminal in Burnaby operated by Trans Mountain Corp.
  It says it’s worried the aviation fuel will be transported to Vancouver’s airport via the Pem
  
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• Man faces murder charges in the death of a woman who was lit on fire in New York City subway

  23-12-2024 21:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  A man is facing murder charges in New York City for allegedly setting a woman on fire inside a subway train and then watching her die after she was engulfed in flames, police said Monday.The suspect, identified by police as Sebastian Zapeta, was taken into custody hours after the woman died on Sunday morning.Zapeta, 33, is a Guatemalan citizen who entered the U.S. illegally after he had been previously removed in 2018, said Jeff Carter, a spokesman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.It
  
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• CN Rail cleans up after derailment plunges cars carrying grain near Boston Bar

  23-12-2024 21:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BOSTON BAR — A derailment has sent rail cars carrying grain plunging into the Fraser River, and CN Rail says it’s working to restore the tracks near Boston Bar, B.C.
  It says the incident involving about a dozen cars from a CPKC train on its mainline east of the Fraser Canyon community happened on Sunday due to a rockslide.
  The transport company says “no injuries, fires or dangerous goods” were involved in the derailment and crews worked through the night to safely clear t
  
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• B.C. man charged over tractor crash with police during 2023 anti-SOGI protest

  23-12-2024 21:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SURREY, B.C. — Mounties say a Chilliwack, B.C., man has been charged with three criminal offences after a crash between a tractor and BC Highway Patrol vehicle during a 2023 protest.
  They say the 54-year-old was arrested on Dec. 18 and will appear in Surrey Provincial Court on Jan. 16, charged with fleeing police, dangerous operation of a vehicle and assaulting a police officer with a weapon.
  RCMP said last year that the tractor was one of several vehicles involved in a convoy that began i
  
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• Service increase coming for Fraser Valley Express - Chilliwack Progress

  23-12-2024 21:06 via news.google.com
  Service increase coming for Fraser Valley Express  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• CN Rail cleans up after derailment plunges cars carrying grain into Fraser River

  23-12-2024 21:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — A derailment has sent rail cars carrying grain plunging into the Fraser River, and CN Rail says it’s working to restore the tracks near Boston Bar, B.C.
  It says the incidentinvolving about a dozen cars from a CPKC train on its mainline east of the Fraser Canyon community happened on Sunday due to a rockslide.
  The transport company says “no injuries, fires or dangerous goods” were involved in the derailment and crews worked through the night to safely clear the
  
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• B.C. crime news: Chilliwack man charged in protest tractor crash | Squamish RCMP recover stolen SAR equipment - Vancouver Sun

  23-12-2024 21:01 via news.google.com
  B.C. crime news: Chilliwack man charged in protest tractor crash | Squamish RCMP recover stolen SAR equipment  Vancouver Sun
  
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• Montreal Alouettes sign Canadian offensive lineman Lawrence to extension

  23-12-2024 20:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The Montreal Alouettes signed Canadian centre Justin Lawrence to a one-year contract extension Monday.
  Lawrence is now under contract with the CFL club through the 2026 season.
  The six-foot-two, 310-pound Lawrence made 18 regular-season starts and played in the East final last year with Montreal. Lawrence, of Edmonton, joined the Alouettes in 2023 as a free agent and helped the franchise win the Grey Cup.
  Lawrence began his CFL career in 2018 with Calgary before spending the 202
  
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• Weekend service gets a boost in early 2025 on Chilliwack bus routes - Chilliwack Progress

  23-12-2024 20:40 via news.google.com
  Weekend service gets a boost in early 2025 on Chilliwack bus routes  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Chilliwack farmer facing multiple charges after crashing tractor into police vehicle - CTV News Vancouver

  23-12-2024 20:28 via news.google.com
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• Roughriders acquire quarterback Maier’s rights from Stampeders for ’25 draft pick

  23-12-2024 20:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan Roughriders acquired the rights to veteran quarterback Jake Maier for a 2025 eighth-round draft pick Monday.
  The deal gives Saskatchewan a window to negotiate exclusively with Maier, who’s slated to become a free agent on Feb. 11.
  Maier started 45 of 65 games over four seasons with Calgary (2021-24). The six-foot, 200-pound Maier completed 1,022 of 1,497 passes for 11,685 yards with 60 touchdowns and 39 interceptions.
  He also rushed 60 times for 232 yards and five touchdow
  
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• Indiana quarterback Rourke earns Cornish Trophy as top Canadian in NCAA football

  23-12-2024 20:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Indiana Quarterback Kurtis Rourke captured the ’24 Jon Cornish Trophy as the top Canadian playing football in the NCAA.
  Rourke, of Oakville, Ont., finished first in voting for the award ahead of Montreal’s Dariel Djabome, a junior linebacker at Rutgers.
  Stanford junior receiver Elic Ayomanor, last year’s winner, finished third ahead of Vancouver’s Ty Benefield (sophomore safety, Boise State) and Jett Elad of Mississauga, Ont., a senior safety at UNLV.
  Cornish, of New West
  
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• Judge rejects lawsuit tied to controversial 2017 Montreal Formula E car race

  23-12-2024 20:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — An entrepreneur who sued the City of Montreal for not considering his bid to organize a 2017 electric car race has failed in his effort to obtain more than $3 million in compensation.
  A judge suggested there’s no proof Alexandre Choko would have made money even if he had been selected to run the much-criticized Formula E event, which was cancelled after one year with a deficit of more than $17.7 million.
  Choko sued in 2018 after Montreal’s auditor general released a
  
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• Chilliwack tractor driver Shoker charged with three criminal counts - Voiceonline.com

  23-12-2024 20:11 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack tractor driver Shoker charged with three criminal counts  Voiceonline.com
  
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• Rangers forward Chris Kreider a healthy scratch against Devils

  23-12-2024 20:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New York Rangers forward Chris Kreider was a healthy scratch Monday against the New Jersey Devils for the first time this season.
  The Rangers lost their fourth straight home game 3-1 to the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday, and have been in a freefall since winning at Vancouver on Nov. 19. New York has lost 12 of their last 16 games as Kreider and longtime linemate Mika Zibanejad have particularly struggled.
  Forward Jonny Brodzinski was added to the lineup against New Jers
  
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• Quebec fugitive killed in Mexican resort town, RCMP say

  23-12-2024 19:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — RCMP are confirming that a fugitive wanted by Quebec provincial police has died in Mexico, in what local media are calling a murder.
  Mathieu Bélanger had been on the run since Quebec provincial police issued a warrant in 2022 for his arrest for unlawful possession and storage of firearms.
  Quebec media reports say the Quebecer also had ties to the Hells Angels and was involved in drug trafficking.
  Mexican media say Bélanger was gunned down on Saturday in a parking l
  
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• More than 280 million trees planted in 2024 in B.C., focus on fire-damaged areas

  23-12-2024 19:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — British Columbia’s forests ministry says more than 280 million trees were planted in the province this year.It says 13 different native tree species were chosen in its effort to preserve ecosystems and prioritize characteristics including resilience to climate change.
  The province says the reforestation efforts were focused on fire-damaged areas.It says that work was in addition to the work undertaken by forest tenure holders as part of their legal requirements to regenera
  
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• Bank of Canada watching economy closely after half-point rate cut

  23-12-2024 19:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada’s governing council expects its second straight outsized interest rate cut helped it turn a corner in its fight to tame inflation, but it is watching the economy closely amid weaker than expected growth.
  The central bank’s summary of deliberations released Monday offers a glimpse into the council’s discussions in the lead up to the Dec. 11 rate cut, which lowered its key interest rate by half a percentage point.
  Members considered only cutting
  
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• Chilliwack councillors deny cannabis store application, with 1 growing weary of more stores - Fraser Valley Today

  23-12-2024 19:40 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack councillors deny cannabis store application, with 1 growing weary of more stores  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Trudeau to chair Canada-U.S. relations cabinet committee amid calls to resign

  23-12-2024 19:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will chair a meeting of the cabinet committee on Canada-U.S. relations today, amid increasing calls for his resignation.A mid-day adjustment to Trudeau’s itinerary was issued by the Prime Minister’s Office and notes he will take part in the meeting virtually, though a specific time wasn’t listed.
  It’s been a chaotic week for the governing Liberals, starting with Chrystia Freeland’s cabinet resignation just hours after she
  
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• Makar, Nylander, Laine are named NHL’s three stars of the week

  23-12-2024 19:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK — Colorado Avalanche defenceman Cale Makar, Toronto Maple Leafs winger William Nylander and Montreal Canadiens forward Patrik Laine were named the NHL’s three stars for the week ending Dec. 22.
  Makar led all skaters with eight points in four games, helping Colorado climb to third in the Central Division.The 26-year-old Makar leads all NHL defencemen in scoring this season with 11 goals and 34 assists for 45 points in 36 games.
  Nylander tallied five goals and two assists, inc
  
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• Chilliwack councillors deny cannabis store application, with 1 growing weary of more stores

  23-12-2024 19:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack Councillor Jeff Shields had no qualms denying a motion to advance a proposed cannabis store on Young Road near Elements Casino last week.
  But it wasn’t entirely due to the proposed store at 8247 Young Road being located within 300 metres of a park on Young Road, even if the park seldom gets used if ever.Item 7.10 on last Tuesday’s council agenda asked councillors to give first and second reading to an application to rezone a portion of 8247 Young Road fr
  
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• Chilliwack man facing 3 charges for allegedly crashing his tractor into a police vehicle multiple times - Fraser Valley Today

  23-12-2024 19:20 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack man facing 3 charges for allegedly crashing his tractor into a police vehicle multiple times  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• A new French government is named after the previous one collapsed in a budget fight

  23-12-2024 19:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron’s office announced a new government Monday, after the previous Cabinet collapsed in a historic vote prompted by fighting over the country’s budget.
  Newly named Prime Minister Francois Bayrou put together the government that includes members of the outgoing conservative-dominated team and new figures from centrist or left-leaning backgrounds.
  Coming up with a 2025 budget will be the most urgent order of business. The new government e
  
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• Chilliwack man facing 3 charges for allegedly crashing his tractor into a police vehicle multiple times

  23-12-2024 19:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — BC Highway Patrol says a 54-year-old Chilliwack man is facing three criminal counts after the tractor he drove collided multiple times with a BC Highway Patrol vehicle during a protest a little over a year ago.
  According to a statement from BC Highway Patrol spokesperson Corporal Michael McLaughlin, Malkiat Singh Bill Shoker was charged with dangerous operation of a conveyance, flight while pursued by a peace officer and assaulting a police officer with a weapon, all in violat
  
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• B.C. Transit set to expand bus service in Chilliwack in 2025

  23-12-2024 19:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — B.C. Transit, in partnership with the City of Chilliwack, announced Monday morning that bus service will be expanded in Chilliwack starting in 2025.According to a news release, improvements are being made to weekend service on six specific transit routes spanning Sardis, Promontory, Fairfield Island and Chilliwack starting Janauary 5, 2025. Those six routes consist of Vedder (route 51), Evans (route 52), Fairfield (route 53), Promontory (route 54), Broadway (route 57), and Tys
  
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• Injured Toronto captain Matthews out for second straight game as Leafs face Jets

  23-12-2024 19:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews will miss his second consecutive game Monday against the Winnipeg Jets due to an undisclosed injury.
  Matthews also sat out Saturday’s game against the New York Islanders.
  The 27-year-old was hurt when he took a cross-check to his back in Friday’s 6-3 win over Buffalo. He also missed nine games last month with an upper-body injury, for which he sought treatment in Germany.
  Leafs coach Craig Berube replied “a little bit
  
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• B.C. Transit set to expand bus service in Chilliwack in 2025 - Fraser Valley Today

  23-12-2024 18:46 via news.google.com
  B.C. Transit set to expand bus service in Chilliwack in 2025  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• An ex-Washington police officer is convicted of lying about leaks to the Proud Boys leader

  23-12-2024 18:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A retired police officer in the nation’s capital was convicted Monday of lying to authorities about leaking confidential information to the leader of the Proud Boys extremist group.
  U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson convicted former Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Shane Lamond of obstructing justice and making false statements after a trial without a jury.Sentencing was scheduled for April 3 after Lamond’s conviction on all four counts.
  Lamond was char
  
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• Mounties in Squamish, B.C., recover stolen search-and-rescue equipment

  23-12-2024 18:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SQUAMISH, B.C. — Mounties in Squamish, B.C., say they have recovered BC Parks and search-and-rescue equipment that was stolen this fall.They say in a news release that police received a report on Oct. 18 that a BC Parks storage unit had been broken into overnight and “large items” stolen.
  Then, on Nov. 21, they received a report of a theft from a vehicle in Whistler, B.C., with the value of stolen items in both incidents totalling more than $20,000.
  Police say about a week late
  
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• Woman arrested after kicking, spitting on police officer: Mission RCMP

  23-12-2024 18:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MISSION — Mission RCMP members are recommending charges of assault and assaulting a police officer after an incident in which a woman allegedly spit on a peace officer and kicked an RCMP member.
  According to information from the Mission RCMP Detachment, a woman sought help from a police officer on Lougheed Highway near Haig Street shortly after midnight on Sunday, December 15. The woman told police she had been reportedly assaulted by another woman minutes earlier. The victim was in the pa
  
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• An ex-police officer is convicted of lying about leaks to the Proud Boys leader

  23-12-2024 17:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A retired police officer in the nation’s capital was convicted Monday of lying to authorities about leaking confidential information to the leader of the Proud Boys extremist group.
  U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson convicted former Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Shane Lamond of obstructing justice and making false statements after a trial without a jury.Sentencing was scheduled for April 3 after Lamond’s conviction on all four counts.
  Lamond was char
  
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• Public agencies in Abbotsford team up for ‘Think of Me’ impaired driving initiative

  23-12-2024 17:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — One bad decision by impaired motorists can leave a trail of heartache and misery for those impacted by DUI fatalities or DUI-related crashes.During the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, Abbotsford residents who visit an Angry Otter Liquor store may receive a subtle reminder about refraining from driving drunk or high and the devastating impact it has in British Columbia.The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia reports an average of 61 fatalities on B.C. roadways ea
  
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• ‘Make dreams become reality’: Canada set to begin world junior quest on home soil

  23-12-2024 17:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Easton Cowan watched Canada’s chances crumble in an instant.The winger was seated on the bench at last year’s world junior hockey championship when Czechia scored a late winner off a lucky bounce to secure a stunning 3-2 quarterfinal upset that resigned the scuffling North Americans to an ugly fifth-place finish.Cowan, a prized Toronto Maple Leafs prospect, is among five returnees from that underachieving squad eager to write a different script in Ottawa.Second chances aren’t a
  
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• Ontario asks Canada’s highest court to hear youth-led climate case

  23-12-2024 17:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Ontario is asking the Supreme Court of Canada to urgently decide whether it will hear a historic youth-led challenge of the province’s climate plan.
  It’s the first case to be tried in Canada that considers whether a government’s climate plan can violate the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.In their application to the Supreme Court, lawyers for Ontario say it’s an “excellent opportunity” for the top court to clarify the constitutional obligations
  
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• House Ethics Committee accuses Gaetz of ‘regularly’ paying for sex with women, including minor

  23-12-2024 16:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Ethics Committee on Monday accused Matt Gaetz of “regularly” paying women, including a 17-year-old girl, for sex and purchasing and using illicit drugs all while the Florida Republican was a member of Congress.
  The 37-page report by the bipartisan panel includes explicit details of sex-filled parties and vacations that Gaetz, now 42, took part in while representing Florida’s western panhandle. The findings conclude that he violated multiple sta
  
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• RCMP warn public about door-to-door heat pump scam in the Fraser Valley

  23-12-2024 16:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MISSION — Mounties in Mission are urging residents to be vigilant after fraudulent sales reps convinced two homeowners they would qualify for substantial rebates for a new heat pump, only to pull a bait-and-switch after the fact.According to information provided by the Mission RCMP Detachment, police became aware of two recent incidents where a door-to-door salesman identified himself as being a representative of a home services company. Police say the salesman told the homeowners that the
  
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• Q&A: Canada Basketball’s Steve Baur says women’s team will build off Paris failure

  23-12-2024 16:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Expectations for Canada’s women’s basketball team were high heading into 2024.Veteran WNBA stars Natalie Achonwa and Kia Nurse were set to lead the squad into a fourth-straight Olympics in Paris, where the country was expected to push for the podium.Instead, Canada went winless over three group-stage games, finished 11th in the tournament and slipped to seventh in the world rankings.Now, the organization is focused on the future.The Canadian Press spoke with Steve Baur, Canada Basket
  
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• Matt Petgrave makes crowdfunding appeal, calls death of Adam Johnson a ‘tragic accident’

  23-12-2024 15:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Hockey player Matt Petgrave has called the death of Adam Johnson “a tragic accident” in a public appeal for donations to his legal costs amid a police investigation.
  Johnson, who had briefly played for the Pittsburgh Penguins, died after his neck was cut by Petgrave’s skate in a collision between the two opponents in a game in Sheffield, England, over a year ago.
  Petgrave has raised nearly 10,000 pounds ($12,500) after recently launching a drive on a UK-based crowdfunding site.
  
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• ‘Front-row seats to something amazing’: 2024 had unforgettable moments in sports

  23-12-2024 15:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Patrick Mahomes threw a walk-off pass to win the Super Bowl. Freddie Freeman hit a walk-off grand slam to win a World Series game. Stephen Curry said “nuit, nuit” to win an Olympic basketball title in Paris, Noah Lyles won 100-meter gold by about the smallest margin possible, and Sabrina Ionescu won a WNBA Finals game with a 30-foot heave.
  Depending on who you rooted for, some made you cheer, some left you crushed. Some were the sort that have never been seen before, in a good way: S
  
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• Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to state murder and other charges in United Healthcare CEO’s death

  23-12-2024 15:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The man accused of fatally shooting the CEO of UnitedHealthcare pleaded not guilty on Monday to murder and terror charges in a state case that will run parallel to his federal prosecution.
  Luigi Mangione, 26, was shackled and seated in a Manhattan court when he leaned over to a microphone to enter his plea. The Manhattan district attorney formally charged him last week with multiple counts of murder, including murder as an act of terrorism.His initial appearance in New York
  
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• Shohei Ohtani wins 3rd AP Male Athlete of the Year award, tying Michael Jordan for 1 shy of record

  23-12-2024 15:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani is keeping elite company.The Japanese superstar caps 2024 by winning The Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year for the third time, tying him with basketball great Michael Jordan. He trails only four-time winners Lance Armstrong, Tiger Woods and LeBron James.
  “I’m very honored,” Ohtani said through translator Matt Hidaka in an exclusive interview with the AP. ”Obviously all the hard work has paid off. Maybe next year, I’ll g
  
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• Bozzini's celebrates 20 years of live music in Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress

  23-12-2024 14:35 via news.google.com
  Bozzini's celebrates 20 years of live music in Chilliwack  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Biden gives life in prison to 37 of 40 federal death row inmates so Trump can’t have them executed

  23-12-2024 12:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced on Monday that he is commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row, converting their punishments to life imprisonment just weeks before President-elect Donald Trump, an outspoken proponent of expanding capital punishment, takes office.The move spares the lives of people convicted in killings, including the slayings of police and military officers, people on federal land and those involved in deadly bank robberies or drug
  
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• In the news today: Green Party leader reflects on chaotic week

  23-12-2024 10:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed…
  Green Party leader reflects on chaotic week
  Elizabeth May says in all her years on Parliament Hill she has never seen anything like the last week in Canadian politics.
  In a year-end interview with The Canadian Press, May — now in her 13th year as the B.C. MP for Saanich—Gulf Islands — spoke about the bombshell events on Parliament Hill, the parliamentary stalemate that has paralyzed t
  
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