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• Rogers activates new cellular towers on B.C.’s Highway of Tears to boost 911 access

  30-12-2024 22:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Telecom giant Rogers Communications says it has activated five new cellular towers along British Columbia’s Highway of Tears, marking the “substantial completion” of efforts to improve access to 911 services on the route.
  Rogers says in a statement that the new cellular towers along Highway 16 in northern B.C. will cover 166 kilometres where wireless service gaps previously existed.
  The company says that when the final two out of 11 towers are erecte
  
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• Slovakia earns wild 5-4 win over Kazakhstan at world junior hockey championship

  30-12-2024 22:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Maxim Strback scored two minutes 55 seconds into overtime as Slovakia posted a wild 5-4 win over Kazakhstan on Monday at the world junior hockey championship.
  Slovakia looked to have the game wrapped up when — leading 4-2 with less than five minutes to go in regulation — Kazakh forward Asanali Sarkenov was assessed a five-minute major and a game misconduct for cross-checking Slovak forward Frantisek Dej.
  Kazakhstan scored twice while short-handed to send the game to ov
  
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• Chilliwack RCMP: guns, cash stolen after break-in - CityNews Vancouver

  30-12-2024 22:41 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack RCMP: guns, cash stolen after break-in  CityNews Vancouver
  
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• B.C. labour board approves service reductions as inland ferry strike escalates

  30-12-2024 21:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Inland ferry services that are crucial to several small communities in southeast British Columbia face being further cut from today as a labour dispute on Kootenay Lake escalates.
  The West Kootenay communities of Harrop, Procter and Glade could see their ferry service reduced after a B.C. Labour Relations Board ruling that permits expansion of the strike has already limited sailings on the major Kootenay Lake routes.
  For some residents, the only alternative to the cable ferry r
  
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• TOP STORIES 2024: Homicides, fatal crashes, fires in Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress

  30-12-2024 21:30 via news.google.com
  TOP STORIES 2024: Homicides, fatal crashes, fires in Chilliwack  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• LETTER: Chilliwack emergency wonderful, but needs more support - Chilliwack Progress

  30-12-2024 21:00 via news.google.com
  LETTER: Chilliwack emergency wonderful, but needs more support  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Maschmeyer, Mrazova, Poulin named PWHL three stars of the week

  30-12-2024 20:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Ottawa goaltender Emerance Maschmeyer, Charge teammate Katerina Mrazova and Montréal Victoire forward Marie-Philip Poulin have been named the Professional Women’s Hockey League’s three stars of the week. Maschmeyer earned first-star honours after she made 34 saves in Ottawa’s 3-1 road victory over the New York Sirens on Sunday.
  Mrazova, who was named second star, scored her first goal of the season and added an assist as the Charge ended a three-gam
  
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• Chilliwack options for Christmas tree disposal - Fraser Valley Today

  30-12-2024 20:24 via news.google.com
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• Chilliwack options for Christmas tree disposal

  30-12-2024 20:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The City of Chilliwack is reminding residents of ways to responsibly dispose of their natural Christmas trees this holiday season.
  Through January 10, residents participating in the city’s curbside collection program can place their natural Christmas trees at the curb by 7 a.m. on their scheduled collection day. To ensure pickup, trees must be cut into sections no longer than four feet, and all decorations must be removed.
  For those who prefer to drop off their trees, th
  
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• Quebec ski hill operators’ spirits aren’t dampened by rainy and warm weather

  30-12-2024 19:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Quebec ski hill operators say they’re remaining optimistic despite warm temperatures and heavy rainfall that could dampen the lucrative holiday ski period.
  The co-owner of the Mont-Saint-Bruno hill on Montreal’s South Shore says the conditions resemble spring skiing, during which people can dress lightly and leave bulky layers at home.
  Stéphanie Grenier says the snow is still in good shape, since cold weather earlier in December allowed her company to blanket
  
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• Artist and activist Joe Average dies at 67, after life as vivid as his paintings

  30-12-2024 19:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Vancouver’s Joe Average was an artist, advocate and activist whose bright, multicoloured images were as multi-faceted as his existence.
  But his sister Karin Carson says she used to giggle about his fame and always called him by Brock, his given name.Carson, who lives in Falkland, B.C., outside Vernon, said her brother died peacefully in his home on Christmas Eve, frail from the medications he needed to manage his HIV-positive status, a condition he lived with for four dec
  
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• Scheifele, Dahlin, Werenski named NHL three stars of the week

  30-12-2024 19:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK — Winnipeg Jets centre Mark Scheifele, Buffalo Sabres defenceman Rasmus Dahlin and Columbus Blue Jackets defenceman Zach Werenski have been named the NHL’s three stars of the week.
  Scheifele took the first star after posting six points (four goals, two assists) in two games last week.
  He highlighted his week by completing his 10th career hat trick and adding an assist in a 5-2 road win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Dec. 23.
  He added a goal and an assist in a 4-2 win over v
  
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• Online fundraiser underway for Abbotsford man with rare lung disease - Chilliwack Progress

  30-12-2024 19:24 via news.google.com
  Online fundraiser underway for Abbotsford man with rare lung disease  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Man charged after nurse attacked, seriously injured at B.C. hospital

  30-12-2024 18:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PORT MOODY, B.C. — A man has been charged with allegedly assaulting a nurse at a Metro Vancouver hospital in an incident police say left her seriously injured last month.
  Police in Port Moody say a charge of assault causing bodily harm has been approved against a 41-year-old man with no fixed address.
  He is scheduled to appear in court in Port Coquitlam on Feb. 10.
  Investigators say the man was arrested after officers responded to a call at Eagle Ridge Hospital on Nov. 20 about a discharge
  
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• New Brunswick to issue roadside suspensions for impaired driving starting Jan. 1

  30-12-2024 18:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FREDERICTON — Motorists in New Brunswick will be subject to stiff new penalties for impaired driving beginning Jan. 1.
  Changes to the province’s Motor Vehicle Act give police discretion to issue an immediate roadside suspension to impaired drivers, or to lay charges under the Criminal Code.
  Previously, police could only lay criminal charges, sending drivers through a lengthy process in the province’s clogged court system.
  Under the new rules, people with a blood alcohol concent
  
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• Chilliwack Chiefs skate into 2025 at top of Coastal Conference - Chilliwack Progress

  30-12-2024 18:25 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack Chiefs skate into 2025 at top of Coastal Conference  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• RCMP seeking public assistance after firearms, foreign currency stolen from Chilliwack home - Western Standard

  30-12-2024 18:23 via news.google.com
  RCMP seeking public assistance after firearms, foreign currency stolen from Chilliwack home  Western Standard
  
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• Complaints about avocados and cologne make list of B.C.’s worst 911 calls

  30-12-2024 18:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  British Columbia’s emergency call service has released its annual list of the most unusual and inappropriate 911 calls, including complaints about overripe fruit and an overly fragrant neighbour.
  E-Comm says it handles about 2 million calls a year but not all of them qualify as emergencies.
  The 2024 list is topped by complaints about a neighbour wearing too much cologne, a stain left on a shirt by dry cleaners, and an unopened McDonald’s restaurant.
  Other inappropriate 911 calls incl
  
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• Jennifer Jones and Brent Laing win opener at Canadian mixed doubles curling trials

  30-12-2024 18:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LIVERPOOL, N.S. — Jennifer Jones and Brent Laing edged Jessica Zheng and Victor Pietrangelo 6-5 in the opening draw at the Canadian mixed doubles curling trials on Monday.Jones and Laing scored a deuce in the eighth end for the victory.In other early games, Rachel Homan and Brendan Bottcher needed only six ends to complete an 8-2 rout of Paige Papley and Evan Van Amsterdam.Laura Walker and Kirk Muyres scored three points in an extra end for an 8-5 win over Anne-Sophie Gionest and Robert De
  
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• Canada eliminated from Spengler Cup after 4-2 loss to Straubing Tigers

  30-12-2024 18:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DAVOS — Canada was denied a chance at its first Spengler Cup title since 2019 after dropping a 4-2 decision to Germany’s Straubing Tigers in semifinal action on Monday.
  Straubing’s Joshua Samanski scored the winning goal midway through the third period as the Tigers advanced to Tuesday’s final against either host HC Davos or Swiss rival HC Fribourg-Gottéron.
  Mike Connolly had three assists for the Tigers, while JC Lipon had a goal and an assist. Tim Fleischer clinc
  
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• A complaint about a neighbour’s cologne tops the list of worst reasons to call 9-1-1 in 2024

  30-12-2024 18:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — A neighbour’s stinky cologne and a box of rotten avocados are among the bizarre reasons people called 9-1-1 in 2024, according to E-Comm, which handles about two million emergency calls annually across British Columbia.
  To highlight the importance of reserving 9-1-1 for emergencies, E-Comm released its annual list of the top 10 unusual calls. The list includes complaints about dry cleaning mishaps, technical support requests, and directions to a 24-hour pharmacy.
  E-Comm
  
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• Halifax airport runway reopens after plane caught fire upon landing

  30-12-2024 18:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HALIFAX — The plane that caught fire upon landing at Halifax’s airport over the weekend has been removed, and the runway has reopened.
  A spokesperson with the Halifax Stanfield International Airport says the runway reopened at 10:15 a.m., leaving both of the airport’s runways available for regular flights.
  An Air Canada Express flight operated by the regional carrier PAL Airlines, arriving from St. John’s, N.L., experienced a rough landing at approximately 9:30 p.m. Satur
  
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• Red Wings prospect Axel Sandin-Pellikka leading Sweden at world juniors

  30-12-2024 17:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Axel Sandin-Pellikka loves a good dangle.
  The defenceman idolized Patrick Kane as a kid after his dad brought a Chicago Blackhawks jersey home to Sweden with the stickhandling wizard’s No. 88 stitched on the back.
  Sandin-Pellikka was mesmerized by the star forward’s quick hands and deft touch.
  He’s now got plenty of that in his own tool belt. The 19-year-old has also come to realize sometimes less is more.
  “I like to have the puck as much as I can because I
  
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• Federal government plans to extend deadline for charitable donation tax deductions

  30-12-2024 17:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The federal government plans to extend the deadline for claiming charitable donations on tax returns through to the end of February.
  The announcement from Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc comes nearly a week after the premiers called on Justin Trudeau’s government to make the move.
  A statement from LeBlanc’s office says the extension will help ease the effects of the four-week Canada Post strike.
  Charities reported major declines in mail-in donations during what is typically their bu
  
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• Prolific Lille striker Jonathan David considering new contract offer

  30-12-2024 16:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LILLE, France (AP) — Jonathan David is considering a new contract from Lille and says his chances of staying at the French club are “50-50.”
  The 24-year-old Canada striker is enjoying his fifth season at Lille and tops the league’s scoring charts with 11 goals from 15 games. He is out of contract at the end of June and has reportedly been offered a two-year contract.
  “As the president (Olivier Létang) said several times, discussions are going on. We’re
  
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• Coming off a last-place finish, the Toronto Blue Jays appear to be at a crossroads

  30-12-2024 15:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — For a team hoping to rebound after a last-place finish in 2024, the Toronto Blue Jays have had a relatively quiet off-season.That will need to change in a significant way if Canada’s lone big-league club is going to improve in 2025.First baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr., the face of the franchise, still remains without a long-term contract. Two-time all-star shortstop Bo Bichette is also unsigned beyond this year.
  The lack of extension news raises questions about whether the t
  
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• TOP STORIES 2024: Train whistling ceases after driving Chilliwack 'batty' - Chilliwack Progress

  30-12-2024 14:30 via news.google.com
  TOP STORIES 2024: Train whistling ceases after driving Chilliwack 'batty'  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• In the news today: Experts say housing market poised to remain strong in 2025

  30-12-2024 10:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed…
  Housing market poised for 2025 comeback as lower rates unleash pent-up demand
  Economists and real estate agents believe home sales activity is poised to remain strong in 2025, thanks to much lower borrowing costs and more favourable rules for buyers. Re/Max’s 2025 housing market outlook report says it is expecting home sales to rise in 33 of 37 Canadian regions. It forecasts the national average
  
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• ‘Tinder of construction’ aims to keep B.C. building waste out of landfills

  30-12-2024 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  COBBLE HILL, B.C. — Gil Yaron barely contains his excitement when asked to describe his non-profit venture to convince construction companies, developers and renovation contractors to recycle tonnes of building material waste on Vancouver Island.
  “We’re the Tinder of the construction sector,” he said, chuckling at the reference to the online dating application. “We’re the matchmaker.”
  Yaron said it’s not a sexy topic, enticing construction companie
  
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• Quebec needs people to run for local office. The problem is they keep resigning.

  30-12-2024 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Municipal leaders across Quebec are looking for ways to get young people, especially women, to run for local office in next year’s elections, but that is a tall order given the well-documented incidents of harassment and intimidation faced by elected officials in the province.
  As many as 800 municipal councillors — 10 per cent of the roughly 8,000 people elected to local office in 2021 — have quit before the end of their term, says Quebec’s elections agen
  
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• Chinese-Russian air co-operation has Norad’s “full attention”

  30-12-2024 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The head of the North American Aerospace Defence Command says Chinese and Russian air co-operation in the Arctic has Norad’s “full attention.”
  Those two countries for the first time staged a joint patrol in the Arctic near the coast of Alaska last July.
  U.S. Gen. Gregory Guillot told The Canadian Press in a year interview that it potentially takes decades for two nations’ militaries to reach “full integration” at a level like the U.S. and Canada
  
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• Luke Thoma Obituary - Chilliwack, BC - Dignity Memorial

  30-12-2024 09:00 via news.google.com
  Luke Thoma Obituary - Chilliwack, BC  Dignity Memorial
  
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• Evans scores again as Canadiens down Lightning 5-2

  30-12-2024 05:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Jake Evans scored for the career-high fifth consecutive game and the surging Montreal Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-2 on Sunday night.
  Christian Dvorak, Joel Armia, Brendan Gallagher and Alex Newhook also scored to help the Canadiens win for the fifth time in six games. Sam Montembeault made 21 saves.
  Nikita Kucherov and Brandon Hagel scored for Tampa Bay. Jonas Johansson stopped 31 shots.
  Newhook opened the scoring on a one-timer midway through the first peri
  
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• Samsonov stops 31 shots as Golden Knights earn sixth straight win, 3-0 over the Flames

  30-12-2024 05:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Brett Howden scored his 15th goal of the season and Ilya Samsonov stopped 31 shots as the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Calgary Flames 3-0 on Sunday night.
  Howden redirected defenseman Alex Pietrangelo’s shot from the top of the slot late in the second period and is now tied with Ivan Barbashev for the team lead in goals. Howden has scored a goal in four of the last five games.
  Victor Olofsson and Tanner Pearson also scored for the Golden Knights, who have shut o
  
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• Josh Norris scores late power-play goal in the Senators’ 3-1 victory over the Wild

  30-12-2024 05:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Josh Norris broke a tie on a power play with 7:18 left, Leevi Merilainen made 30 saves in his fifth NHL game and the Ottawa Senators beat the Minnesota Wild 3-1 on Sunday night.
  Ottawa has won seven of its past nine games, while the Wild have lost five of their past seven. The Senators won in Minnesota for the first time since 2016.With starter Linus Ullmark and backup Anton Forsberg out with injuries, the Senators have been relying on Merilainen and Mads Sogaard sin
  
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• Unconvincing Canada tops Germany 3-0 at world juniors

  30-12-2024 04:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada got back in the win column at the world junior hockey championship.
  It wasn’t pretty.
  Oliver Bonk, Caden Price and Mathieu Cataford, into the empty net, scored as the wobbly host country picked up an unconvincing 3-0 victory over Germany on Sunday.
  Carter George made 25 saves to register the goaltender’s second straight shutout for the Canadians, who were coming off Friday’s stunning 3-2 upset loss to Latvia in a shootout. Nico Pertuch stopped 33 shots for
  
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• Veteran forward Bruce Brown’s return a boost to flagging Toronto Raptors’ lineup

  30-12-2024 04:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Bruce Brown intercepted a pass and streaked down the court, driving past some token defence from Atlanta Hawks forward Jalen Johnson for a one-handed slam dunk.
  Brown’s Toronto Raptors teammates burst off the home team’s bench, cheering for the veteran forward.
  “It’s just because they didn’t think I can jump, because I haven’t jumped really, or they haven’t seen it, and then they didn’t see it the last year,” Brown said, addin
  
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• Nathan Morin Commits to Dartmouth

  30-12-2024 03:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
   
  The Chilliwack Chiefs are excited to announce that veteran forward Nathan Morin has secured his NCAA future with a commitment to Dartmouth for the 25/26 season. Morin is a player who has seen his role with the Chiefs grow over the past few seasons, and he is now considered one of the best 200 foot players in the entire BCHL. He has played 186 BCHL games to date and is counted on in all situations for the Chiefs.“We are really happy to see Nathan get this opportunity.” Said Chi
  
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• South Korean authorities seek warrant to detain impeached President Yoon in martial law probe

  30-12-2024 03:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean law enforcement officials on Monday requested a court warrant to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol as they investigate whether his short-lived martial law decree on Dec. 3 amounted to rebellion.
  The Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials, which is leading a joint investigation with police and military authorities into the power grab that lasted only a few hours, confirmed it requested the warrant from the Seoul Western Distr
  
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• Trae Young leads Hawks past Raptors 136-107; Toronto has season-high 31 turnovers

  30-12-2024 02:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Trae Young had a double-double as the Atlanta Hawks routed the struggling Toronto Raptors 136-107 on Sunday.
  Young had 34 points and 10 assists as Atlanta (18-15) won its fourth game in a row. He played only 32 minutes as both teams rested their starters with the game well in hand for the Hawks.
  De’Andre Hunter came off Atlanta’s bench for 22 points. Clint Capela had a double-double with 13 rebounds and 11 points.
  Scottie Barnes had 19 points, eight rebounds and five
  
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• Jake Evans scores for the career-high 4th consecutive game, surging Canadiens beat Lightning 5-2

  30-12-2024 02:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Jake Evans scored for the career-high fifth consecutive game and the surging Montreal Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-2 on Sunday night.
  Christian Dvorak, Joel Armia, Brendan Gallagher and Alex Newhook also scored to help the Canadiens win for the fifth time in six games. Sam Montembeault made 21 saves.
  Nikita Kucherov and Brandon Hagel scored for Tampa Bay. Jonas Johansson stopped 31 shots.
  Newhook opened the scoring on a one-timer midway through the first peri
  
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• Ryan Strome’s goal late in 3rd period helps Ducks rally for 5-3 victory over Oilers

  30-12-2024 01:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Ryan Strome scored with 2:36 remaining as the Anaheim Ducks rallied from a two-goal deficit in the second period to defeat the Edmonton Oilers 5-3 on Sunday.
  Strome’s goal, his sixth of the season, originally wasn’t called, but it was reversed after a review. Strome’s shot was entirely over the goal line before Edmonton goalie Calvin Pickard could stop it with his skate.Mason McTavish added an empty-net goal. It is the first time since March 30, 201
  
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• Mother calls for NICU to be set up at Chilliwack hospital - CityNews Vancouver

  30-12-2024 00:53 via news.google.com
  Mother calls for NICU to be set up at Chilliwack hospital  CityNews Vancouver
  
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• Police investigating death of man found on the outskirts of rural northern B.C. town

  30-12-2024 00:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Police in northern B.C. say they’re investigating a “suspicious death” after a man was found dead outside the small community of Mackenzie, about 180 kilometres north of Prince George.Mounties say major crime investigators are looking for witnesses or people who were in the area of the Finlay Community Connector Forest Service Road on Friday evening or Saturday morning.They say Mackenzie RCMP responded to a call Saturday morning about a man “lying on the edge of the roadw
  
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