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• Toronto pitcher Gausman solid in brief spring debut, but Pirates edge Blue Jays 7-6

  05-03-2025 23:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BRADENTON — Toronto right-hander Kevin Gausman had a short but solid spring debut as the Blue Jays fell 7-6 to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday.
  Gausman didn’t allow a hit, walked one and struck out two over 1 2/3 innings in his first start of spring training before giving way to Josh Walker.
  Gausman is entering his fourth season with the Jays and the 13th of his career. He rebounded from a rough April last year to finish the 2024 season 14-11 with a 3.83 earned-run average.
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• 3-year-old child 3rd pedestrian fatality in Chilliwack, B.C., in just over 2 weeks - CBC.ca

  05-03-2025 23:31 via news.google.com
  3-year-old child 3rd pedestrian fatality in Chilliwack, B.C., in just over 2 weeks  CBC.ca
  
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• New Jersey Devils star Jack Hughes is done for the season after having shoulder surgery

  05-03-2025 22:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Devils leading scorer Jack Hughes had shoulder surgery and is out for the season, a blow to the team’s hopes of making a playoff run.
  The team said Hughes had surgery on his right shoulder in Vail, Colorado, on Wednesday after tests and conversations with his family, agent and medical staffs. The expectation is that he will be ready for training camp.Hughes, 23, was injured when he slammed into the boards after getting tangled up with Golden Knights cen
  
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• Vancouver police say officer slashed while on patrol, man faces multiple charges

  05-03-2025 22:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver say an officer on patrol was slashed on the leg with an “edged weapon” in the city’s Downtown Eastside.
  A statement from the Vancouver Police Department says the officer was on foot patrol with his partner near East Hastings and Main streets just after 7 p.m. on Tuesday when he was approached from behind by a suspect and injured.
  Police say the suspect fled on foot but was arrested minutes later a block away.
  The statement says the officer
  
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• Three-year-old child dies in pedestrian accident in Chilliwack, B.C. - Energeticcity.ca

  05-03-2025 22:35 via news.google.com
  Three-year-old child dies in pedestrian accident in Chilliwack, B.C.  Energeticcity.ca
  
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• Rotary Club of Chilliwack Fraser strengthens life-saving training with 5-figure donation to Chilliwack SAR

  05-03-2025 22:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Bolstered by deep roots in the community dating back several decades in Chilliwack, the Rotary Club of Chilliwack Fraser recently presented Chilliwack Search and Rescue with a generous five-figure donation to support vital training programs.
  In a news release, the Rotary Club of Chilliwack Fraser says it proudly donated $55,000 to Chilliwack SAR to strengthen its training activities among the volunteer-led organization.
  Rotary’s commitment to CSAR dates back over 35 year
  
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• Three-year-old child dies in pedestrian crash in Chilliwack, B.C. - CHEK News

  05-03-2025 22:31 via news.google.com
  Three-year-old child dies in pedestrian crash in Chilliwack, B.C.  CHEK News
  
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• Toddler dies after being struck by vehicle in Chilliwack - VictoriaNow

  05-03-2025 22:30 via news.google.com
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• Toddler dies after being struck by vehicle in Chilliwack - KelownaNow

  05-03-2025 22:30 via news.google.com
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• Lightning acquire Gourde and Bjorkstrand and Panthers get Vanecek as NHL trade action heats up

  05-03-2025 22:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The Tampa Bay Lightning have answered the cross-state-rival and defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers’ first couple of additions ahead of the NHL trade deadline with a big move of their own.
  The Lightning on Wednesday acquired forwards Yanni Gourde and Oliver Bjorkstrand from Seattle in a three-team trade that also involved Detroit facilitating by retaining salary. They sent conditional 2026 and ’27 first-round picks, a second-rounder this year and winger Mikey Eyssimont to
  
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• Canada’s Matthew Anderson staying steady in rookie season on Korn Ferry Tour

  05-03-2025 22:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Just five tournaments into the Korn Ferry Tour season, and Matthew Anderson has rocketed up the second-tier men’s golf circuit rankings.You wouldn’t be able to tell from his demeanour, however.
  Anderson, from Mississauga, Ont., shot a 3-under 69 in Sunday’s final round of the 118 Visa Argentina Open to tie for seventh. That propelled the 24-year-old Anderson 72 spots up the rankings to sit 49th on the Korn Ferry Tour’s points list.Although Anderson was happy to have a str
  
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• Rotary Club of Chilliwack Fraser strengthens life-saving training with 5-figure donation to Chilliwack SAR - Fraser Valley Today

  05-03-2025 22:18 via news.google.com
  Rotary Club of Chilliwack Fraser strengthens life-saving training with 5-figure donation to Chilliwack SAR  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Ticats general manager Ted Goveia enjoying his return to southern Ontario

  05-03-2025 22:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HAMILTON — Ted Goveia can finally lift his head and breathe.
  It’s been a hectic first three months for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats general manager but the Burlington, Ont., native doesn’t have to look far to gain a sense of perspective or appreciation.
  “The other morning I went into the office at 6:30 a.m.,” Goveia said. “Got up, grabbed my coffee and drove over the (Burlington skyway) bridge and I’m looking out and the sun was coming up.
  “I just sat t
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Manitoba Tories apologize to victims’ families in landfill search case

  05-03-2025 22:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — The interim leader of Manitoba’s Progressive Conservatives has apologized to the families of two slain First Nations women for declining to search a landfill for their remains.
  Wayne Ewasko made the apology in the house to the families of Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran, following last week’s discovery of potential human remains at the Winnipeg-area landfill.
  Ewasko says the party acted without empathy and lost its way in providing closure to the families.
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• Three-year-old child dies in pedestrian accident in Chilliwack, B.C. - Yahoo News Canada

  05-03-2025 22:11 via news.google.com
  Three-year-old child dies in pedestrian accident in Chilliwack, B.C.  Yahoo News Canada
  
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• First Nations-linked corp. finalizes purchase of Chilliwack apartment complex, motel in Harrison - Fraser Valley Today

  05-03-2025 22:11 via news.google.com
  First Nations-linked corp. finalizes purchase of Chilliwack apartment complex, motel in Harrison  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Three-year-old child dies in pedestrian accident in Chilliwack, B.C.

  05-03-2025 22:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK, B.C. — RCMP in Chilliwack, B.C., say a three-year-old child has died in a “tragic motor vehicle collision.”Police say the child was a pedestrian at the intersection of Vedder and Petewawa roads when he or she was hit on Wednesday.They say emergency responders provided immediate medical assistance but the child succumbed to their injuries.The driver remained on the scene is co-operating with the police investigation.Insp. Harinder Kheleh says police extend their cond
  
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• Three-year-old child dies in pedestrian accident in Chilliwack, B.C. - Toronto Star

  05-03-2025 22:05 via news.google.com
  Three-year-old child dies in pedestrian accident in Chilliwack, B.C.  Toronto Star
  
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• Three-year-old child dies in pedestrian accident in Chilliwack, B.C. - Rocky Mountain Outlook - Bow Valley News

  05-03-2025 22:05 via news.google.com
  Three-year-old child dies in pedestrian accident in Chilliwack, B.C.  Rocky Mountain Outlook - Bow Valley News
  
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• Three-year-old child dies in pedestrian accident in Chilliwack, B.C. - Hamilton Spectator

  05-03-2025 22:05 via news.google.com
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• More than 100 arrested in countrywide child exploitation operation, police say

  05-03-2025 22:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Police say they have made more than 100 arrests and laid more than 300 charges in a major national child exploitation operation.
  Representatives of the RCMP and other police forces provided an update today on a project aimed at protecting children from sexual abuse.
  RCMP Insp. Matthieu Girard told a news conference the recent sweep, known as Project Steel, led to the identification of dozens of victims and 37 children being safeguarded from harm.
  A total of 1,132 electronic device
  
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• Canada advances toxic label for ‘forever chemicals,’ phased regulation approach

  05-03-2025 21:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The federal government says it’s moving ahead with a plan to designate the entire class of so-called forever chemicals as toxic and expects to begin consultations in two years on further regulating their use in cosmetics, food packaging and other consumer products.The government released its phased approach to tackling the entire class of chemicals known as PFAS, which are often labelled forever chemicals because they don’t break down easily in the environment.
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• 3-year-old child struck and killed in Chilliwack intersection - Global News Toronto

  05-03-2025 21:30 via news.google.com
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• 3-year-old child struck and killed in Chilliwack intersection - Global News Kingston

  05-03-2025 21:30 via news.google.com
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• Bettman says trade war between Canada, U.S. could cause ‘pain’ for NHL

  05-03-2025 21:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says any negative effects on the Canadian dollar caused by the Trump administration’s tariffs could be “painful” for the league.
  Speaking Wednesday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Bettman said the NHL’s seven Canadian clubs perform well and account for 25 per cent of the league’s revenue.
  But he said a drop in the Canadian dollar relative to its American counterpart could cause difficulties, as the Canadian teams pay their pla
  
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• Seahawks star wide receiver D.K. Metcalf has requested a trade, AP source says

  05-03-2025 21:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  D.K. Metcalf wants out of Seattle.
  A person with knowledge of the decision tells The Associated Press that the longtime Seahawks wide receiver has asked for a trade. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the request was not announced publicly.
  Metcalf, a two-time Pro Bowler, has caught 438 passes for 6,324 yards and 48 touchdowns in six seasons with the Seahawks.The 27-year-old Metcalf has one year remaining on his current contract, which has three voidable seasons after 2
  
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• Police investigating 2014 sexual assault allegation against eight former OHL players

  05-03-2025 21:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Peel Regional Police confirms it is investigating a 2014 sexual assault allegation involving eight former Ontario Hockey League players.
  TSN/CTV first reported the allegations in October. Peel police said Wednesday that their special victims unit is conducting an ongoing investigation into the matter.
  In 2014, according to the original report, the then 22-year-old complainant was in a relationship with a 19-year-old Mississauga Steelheads player. The report said that in
  
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• Defending champ Gushue beats Koe in extra end to secure playoff berth at Brier

  05-03-2025 21:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KELOWNA, B.C. — Brad Gushue has cleared the first hurdle in his pursuit of a record fourth straight title at the Montana’s Brier.The St. John’s skip secured a playoff berth Wednesday with a 7-6, extra-end victory over Alberta’s Kevin Koe at Prospera Place.Gushue leads the nine-team Pool A standings at 6-0. Even if he were to lose his two remaining round-robin games, Gushue would win a tiebreaker given his head-to-head record.
  Pool B leader Mike McEwen (6-0) of Saskatchewa
  
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• Quebec’s Beauce region, known as a hub for business, upended by U.S. tariffs

  05-03-2025 21:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The head of a business group says Quebec’s Beauce region is in a “state of shock” following U.S. President Donald Trump’s imposition of tariffs on Canadian imports.
  Hélène Latulippe of the Conseil économique de Beauce says the region has more than 500 manufacturing companies, some of whom depend on the United States for up to 90 per cent of their business.
  Some businesses have already seen their sales decline in recent weeks due to th
  
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• 3-year-old pedestrian killed in Chilliwack, B.C., crash - CTV News

  05-03-2025 21:00 via news.google.com
  3-year-old pedestrian killed in Chilliwack, B.C., crash  CTV News
  
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• Canucks captain Quinn Hughes to miss game vs. Ducks with lower-body injury

  05-03-2025 20:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Canucks captain Quinn Hughes will not play Wednesday when Vancouver hosts the Anaheim Ducks.Head coach Rick Tocchet says Hughes will get treatment for a lower-body injury and be reassessed on Thursday.Tocchet says the ailment is not the same issue that kept the 25-year-old star defenceman out of six NHL games and forced him to pull out of the United States team at the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament.Hughes returned to Vancouver’s lineup on Feb. 26, but was hurt again in Van
  
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• Macron says he’ll confer with allies on protecting Europe with French nuclear deterrence

  05-03-2025 20:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday he will confer with European allies on the idea of using France’s nuclear deterrent to protect the continent in the face of threats from Russia.
  France is the only nuclear power in the European Union.
  Macron, in a televised address to the nation, described Russia as a “threat to France and Europe,” and said he had decided “to open the strategic debate on the protection of our allies on the European contine
  
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• 3-year-old dies after being hit by car in Chilliwack - CityNews Vancouver

  05-03-2025 20:51 via news.google.com
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• Three-year-old killed in tragic Chilliwack collision - Western Standard

  05-03-2025 20:46 via news.google.com
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• UPDATE: 3-year-old child dies after fatal motor vehicle collision in Chilliwack

  05-03-2025 20:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  UPDATE 11:40 A.M., WEDNESDAY: Chilliwack RCMP have now confirmed that a 3-year-old pedestrian has died after a serious motor vehicle collision at Vedder Road and Petawawa Road in Chilliwack. According to a statement from police, Chilliwack RCMP frontline officers responded to a collision involving a vehicle and a pedestrian at 10 a.m. at Vedder/Petawawa. Emergency responders arrived on scene and provided immediate medical assistance. The child, age 3, sadly succumbed to their injuries.
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• White House confirms ‘ongoing talks and discussions’ with Hamas officials amid ceasefire uncertainty

  05-03-2025 20:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday that U.S. officials have had “ongoing talks and discussions” with Hamas officials.
  Confirmation of the talks in the Qatari capital of Doha come as the Israel-Hamas ceasefire remains in the balance. Leavitt declined to provide detail on the the substance of talks.
  “Look dialogue and talking to people around the world to do what’s in the best interest of the American people is something that
  
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• Trump administration moves to drop Idaho emergency abortion case with national implications

  05-03-2025 20:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Wednesday moved to drop an emergency abortion case in Idaho in one of its first moves on the issue since President Donald Trump began his second term.The Justice Department filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit, which was originally filed by the Biden administration, in a reversal that could have national implications for urgent care.The Biden administration had argued that emergency-room doctors treating pregnant women had to provide terminati
  
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• Canadian lightweight Lucas Bahdi looks to extend unbeaten record at Toronto card

  05-03-2025 20:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Canadian lightweight boxer (Prince) Lucas Bahdi has bet on himself from the get-go.
  “When I turned professional I said to myself ‘I’m going to do this the Mike Tyson route. I’m going to go fight as much as I can and knock out someone every month,'” said the 31-year-old from Niagara Falls, Ont. “And I was doing that up until COVID hit. I went nine straight months, nine wins, nine knockouts.”
  He took the 10th fight, in November 2020, agains
  
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• Chilliwack RCMP drug trafficking investigation ends in seizures, arrests - Western Standard

  05-03-2025 20:24 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack RCMP drug trafficking investigation ends in seizures, arrests  Western Standard
  
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• Weak dollar, anger toward U.S. expected to give big boost to Quebec tourism industry

  05-03-2025 20:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The weak Canadian dollar and the trade war with the United States is expected to boost Quebec’s tourism economy this year.
  A major tourism association says it calculated that Quebecers who choose to vacation in the province instead of the United States will spend $1.5 billion in 2025.
  Sébastien Benedict, with Alliance de l’industrie touristique du Québec, says that figure came from a Leger survey conducted for his group that showed 45 per cent of Quebec
  
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• Los Angeles County sues Southern California Edison, alleging utility’s equipment sparked wildfire

  05-03-2025 20:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County said Wednesday that it’s suing Southern California Edison, alleging the utility’s equipment sparked January’s Eaton Fire, which destroyed more than 9,400 structures and killed 17 people in the Altadena area.
  The lawsuit seeks to recover costs and damages sustained from the blaze that damaged “essential community infrastructure” including parks, a nature center and multiple trails, the county said in a statement.
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• UPDATE: One person transported to hospital after SUV strikes Chilliwack apartment building - Fraser Valley Today

  05-03-2025 20:07 via news.google.com
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• UPDATE: Road closed after child struck by vehicle in Chilliwack - Abbotsford News

  05-03-2025 19:59 via news.google.com
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• Devils coach Sheldon Keefe fined $25,000 for arguing with officials after Jack Hughes’ injury

  05-03-2025 19:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL fined New Jersey Devils coach Sheldon Keefe $25,000 for unprofessional conduct toward officials that led to his ejection from his team’s game at Vegas on Sunday after star center Jack Hughes was injured.
  The league announced the punishment Wednesday. The money goes to the NHL Foundation.
  Keefe was incensed that no penalty was called when Hughes crashed into the boards and left with what looked like a significant injury. Hughes and Jack Eichel of the Golden Kni
  
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• Serious crash closes Vedder Road at Petawawa Road

  05-03-2025 19:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — A serious motor vehicle collision has shut down a major intersection in Chilliwack, with police urging drivers and pedestrians to stay away. Witnesses have told FraserValleyToday that a pedestrian may be involved.
  RCMP say Vedder Road is closed indefinitely from Keith Wilson Road to the Vedder Bridge as officers investigate the crash. The intersection at Vedder Road and Petawawa Road is also shut down.
  Paramedics, fire department and police personnel are at the site to deal wi
  
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• No compromise on tariffs, Ontario Premier Doug Ford says

  05-03-2025 19:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are on the same page with a position that Canada will not be compromising on tariffs.
  He suggests Canada will not be removing any of its retaliatory tariffs unless all American tariffs are removed.
  His comments come one day after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods, with a lower 10 per cent levy on Canadian energy, and Canada responded with 25 per cent retaliatory tariffs on
  
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• The pope has increased his physical activity and celebrated the start of Lent, Vatican says

  05-03-2025 19:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis increased his physical activity Wednesday, called the Catholic parish priest in Gaza and celebrated the start of Lent by receiving ashes on his forehead, the Vatican said.
  The Holy Father suffered no respiratory crises during the day, receiving oxygen through a nasal tube. He will resume the use of a non-invasive mechanical mask for the night. He remained in stable condition.During the morning he participated in an Ash Wednesday celebration, receiving ashes
  
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• Don’t bump Mounties from border patrol role, RCMP union tells Ottawa

  05-03-2025 19:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The union representing front-line Mounties wants Ottawa to dismiss any notion of shifting border security responsibilities away from the RCMP.
  The National Police Federation says the RCMP is the only agency that is fully trained and equipped to handle border-related criminal investigations and patrol remote areas between official crossings.
  The union’s argument comes as Canada bolsters border security to address the White House’s stated concerns about the southbound fl
  
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• UPDATE: Police confirm young child killed by vehicle in Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress

  05-03-2025 19:10 via news.google.com
  UPDATE: Police confirm young child killed by vehicle in Chilliwack  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• UPDATE: Police confirm young child killed by vehicle in Chilliwack - Abbotsford News

  05-03-2025 19:10 via news.google.com
  UPDATE: Police confirm young child killed by vehicle in Chilliwack  Abbotsford News
  
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