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• Italian star Lorenzo Insigne out from the cold, starts for Toronto FC at Red Bulls

  22-03-2025 23:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HARRISON — Italian star Lorenzo Insigne returned to Toronto FC’s starting lineup Saturday after being frozen out for the first four games of the MLS season.
  The 33-year-old winger was in the starting 11 for Toronto’s game at the New York Red Bulls. It marked his first competitive action since Oct. 5 when he made a 10-minute cameo off the bench in TFC’s 2024 season finale.
  Toronto has been trying to move Insigne since, saying he did not fit in the team’s new style of
  
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• Blue Jays double Twin 2-1 in spring training, Scherzer shines

  22-03-2025 23:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FORT MYERS — The Toronto Blue Jays doubled the Minnesota Twins 2-1 in spring training Saturday with help from a defensive gem by pitcher Max Scherzer.
  The Jays led 1-0 after the first inning. In the second, the three-time Cy Young Award winner reached behind his back to snag a ground ball hit by Twins second baseman Edouard Julien.
  The right-handed Scherzer had his back to home plate after delivering the pitch, but made the grab with his glove and threw to first base for the out to end the
  
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• Rainfall warning issued for Metro Vancouver, parts of B.C.’s south coast

  22-03-2025 23:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Heavy rain in the forecast is slated to pummel parts of British Columbia’s south coast, with some areas possibly getting as much as 130 millimetres.
  Environment Canada says the rainfall warning covers much of western Vancouver Island including Tofino, Port Renfrew and Sooke, as well as parts of the Sunshine Coast and Metro Vancouver.
  The forecasts say as much as 90 millimetres of precipitation is expected in Vancouver, Burnaby and Maple Ridge into the western part of the
  
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• Mission giving out 100 free water meters to volunteering homeowners

  22-03-2025 23:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MISSION — The City of Mission’s ideas for water conservation aren’t drying up–A voluntary water metering program has launched this week for single-detached homeowners who are willing to participate.“This program is designed to help residents reduce water consumption, potentially lower utility costs, and protect local watersheds,” said the City in a release.Efforts to save water started in 2018 when the Abbotsford-Mission Water and Sewer Commission (AMWSC) upda
  
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• Blackhawks’ Maroon, a three-time Stanley Cup champion, plans to retire after season

  22-03-2025 23:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Three-time Stanley Cup champion Patrick Maroon said he is retiring after this season.
  Maroon, who turns 37 next month, made the announcement in a pre-game television interview before he and the Chicago Blackhawks played at his hometown St. Louis Blues.
  “Sometimes you’ve got to give up everything you know and everything you dreamed of your whole life,” Maroon told Darren Pang on Chicago Sports Network. “I just know it’s time for me and it&rsquo
  
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• Vanisova hat trick sparks Ottawa Charge in 5-2 win over New York Sirens in PWHL

  22-03-2025 23:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Tereza Vanisova scored three goals to lead the Ottawa Charge to a 5-2 victory over the New York Sirens in the Professional Women’s Hockey League on Saturday.
  Vanisova’s hat trick overshadowed a historic goal by New York’s Abby Roque, who scored the first Michigan in PWHL history.Roque had control of the puck behind the net and wrapped a high shot to the post behind Ottawa goalie Gwyneth Philips.The shot, sometimes referred to as a high wrap was pulled
  
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• Jonny Brodzinski scores twice as New York Rangers down Vancouver Canucks 5-3

  22-03-2025 23:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Jonny Brodzinski scored his second goal of the game late in the third period and Igor Shesterkin made 36 saves as the New York Rangers downed the Vancouver Canucks 5-3 on Saturday to snap a three-game losing streak.
  Brodzinski rifled his ninth goal of the season past Canucks netminder Kevin Lankinen at 15:47 to give the Rangers the lead 37 seconds after Vancouver’s Brock Boeser tied the contest.
  Former Canuck J.T. Miller added an empty-net goal. New York lost to Edmon
  
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• Canada’s Shapovalov advances, Fernandez ousted in Miami Open tennis

  22-03-2025 23:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MIAMI — Canada’s Denis Shapovalov reached the third round of men’s singles at the Miami Open while Leylah Fernandez was ousted in the third round of women’s singles in the tennis tournament Saturday.
  Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., battled through a 6-3, 6-7(1), 7-6(3) win over Argentina’s Thiago Tirante that lasted just under two hours 25 minutes.
  It was Shapovalov’s first match at the Masters 1000 event after a first-round bye.
  Fernandez fell 6-1, 7-5 to
  
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• Marsch says Canadian men expect a ‘big response’ from U.S. in third-place game

  22-03-2025 21:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canada coach Jesse Marsch says his team has put aside the disappointment of its semifinal loss to Mexico and expects a highly motivated United States in Sunday’s third-place game at the CONCACAF Nations League.
  Given the critical response to the Americans’ upset loss to Panama in their semifinal, Marsch said the Canadian men face “a hard, real game and a big response from the U.S. national team.”
  Canada, ranked No. 31 in the world, lost 2-0 to No. 19 Mexico on Thursday wh
  
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• Vancouver reports first homicide of 2025 after man found dead on beach

  22-03-2025 21:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Vancouver has recorded its first homicide of 2025 after a man was found dead in the city’s Downtown Eastside.
  Vancouver Police say officers were called to Crab Park at about 8:30 a.m. after someone reported a dead body found on the beach.
  The force issued a release saying the case is the city’s first homicide this year, but no cause of death has been determined at this time.
  Police say they have not been able to identify the victim yet.
  No arrests have been made so
  
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• Inmate convicted of sexual interference dies in Abbotsford prison

  22-03-2025 21:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — An 85-year-old inmate who was serving a two-year sentence has died in an Abbotsford prison last week.
  According to Correctional Service Canada (CSC), Garcia Ribeiro Dias had been serving a sentence at Pacific Institution since March 11, 2024.
  While the CSC typically won’t divulge deceased inmates’ crimes, court documents show that Dias was found guilty of one count of sexual interference against an eight-year-old girl. He was 78 at the time of the offence– wh
  
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• Charity looks to strike a chord in Chilliwack with upcoming concert fundraiser - Fraser Valley Today

  22-03-2025 19:03 via news.google.com
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• Charity looks to strike a chord in Chilliwack with upcoming concert fundraiser

  22-03-2025 19:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK —A charity that provides unique music lessons to underserved youth is looking to introduce itself to the Chilliwack community with an evening of songs and storytelling.Empower Through Music (ETM) offers lessons, instruments, and mentorship at no cost to at-risk youth, especially those who are neurodivergent or physically disabled. Chilliwack-raised founder Kris Schulz founded the charity in Vancouver back in 2018, but he’s looking to expand its work into the community he g
  
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• Canada says it will fund Jordan’s Principle for First Nations kids through 2026

  22-03-2025 18:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The federal government says it will continue to fund Jordan’s Principle to support First Nations children through 2026.
  Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu announced the extension about 24 hours before a federal election campaign is expected to kick off.No specific spending amounts were provided in the latest announcement, but Hajdu says the government has poured $8.8 billion into the principle since it was established in 2016.
  The principle is intended to assure that
  
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• Pope Francis will be released from the hospital on Sunday, doctors say

  22-03-2025 18:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ROME (AP) — Pope Francis will be released from the hospital on Sunday, after 38 days battling a life-threatening case of pneumonia in both lungs, his doctors said.
  Gemelli medical director Dr. Sergio Alfieri said Francis will require at least two months of rest and rehabilitation as he continues recovering back at the Vatican.
  Francis was admitted to Gemelli hospital on Feb. 14 after a bout of bronchitis worsened. He later developed a life-threatening case of pneumonia.
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• Canada’s Evan Dunfee sets world record in 35-kilometre race walk

  22-03-2025 18:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DUDINCE — Canadian race walker Evan Dunfee has set a world record in the 35 kilometres.
  The 34-year-old from Richmond, B.C., shaved seven seconds off the previous record of two hours, 21 minutes 47 seconds held byJapan’s Masatora Kawano since last year.
  Dunfee also knocked more than three minutes off his previous best time to win the World Athletics Race Walking Tour distance in Dudince, Slovakia.
  German runner-up Christopher Linke finished three minutes behind the Canadian. Mexico&r
  
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• Blue Jays outfielder Varsho will open season on injured list after shoulder surgery

  22-03-2025 17:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays centre-fielder Daulton Varsho, who is still recovering from shoulder surgery, will open the season on the injured list.
  Blue Jays manager John Schneider told reporters Saturday that Varsho needs more time to recover from right rotator cuff surgery in September. Varsho has appeared in games as a designated hitter this spring, hitting .276 with four homers.
  The team wants Varsho, who won his first Gold Glove in 2024, to be available in the outfield. Sch
  
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• Canada’s Homan tops South Korea’s Gim to advance into women’s world curling final

  22-03-2025 17:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  UIJEONGBU-SI — Rachel Homan’s curling team went the distance to reach the final of the women’s world championship.
  Homan, Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew and Sarah Wilkes navigated waves of momentum swings in a 6-5 win in an extra end over South Korea’s Eunji Gim in Saturday’s semifinal.
  The Canadians meet Switzerland’s Silvana Tirinzoni for gold Sunday (3a.m. ET) in a rematch of last year’s final in Sydney, N.S., where Homan downed Tirinzoni 7-5 for the title
  
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• RCMP increase patrols at Mission fair after unconfirmed shootout post

  22-03-2025 17:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MISSION — RCMP will be ramping up their presence around a mall parking lot fair in Mission after a Facebook post alleged that a “shootout” is set to take place there.Police say a number of concerned residents alerted them to the comments online on Friday (Mar. 21). Investigators have spoken with the original post author and are continuing to follow up with others related to the matter.“At this time, the credibility of the threat has not been confirmed, however there have
  
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• Namibia makes short work of Canada in weather-shortened T20 cricket match

  22-03-2025 17:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINDHOEK — Namibia defeated Canada by 10 wickets Saturday in a lopsided T20 cricket game shortened due to poor weather.
  Canada won the toss and elected to bat at the Namibia Cricket Ground, managing just 42 runs at the expense of seven wickets in the 13 overs it was able to get in.
  Namibia only needed 16 balls to reach the victory target of 42 under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stein system — a formula used to fairly calculate the winning side when inclement weather intervenes and the match i
  
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• Three killed, 14 injured in a shooting at a park in New Mexico’s Las Cruces

  22-03-2025 16:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — At least three people were killed and 14 others were injured in a mass shooting at a park in the desert city of Las Cruces, New Mexico, police said Saturday.
  Police were asking Saturday for bystanders to share videos and other tips as they continued to seek a suspect or suspects in the attack, which occurred at about 10 p.m. on Friday in the city’s Young Park, a music and recreation venue.
  Gunshot victims were sent to all three local hospitals, as well as to U
  
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• Nova Scotia legislators vote unanimously to scrap electric car rebates for Tesla

  22-03-2025 15:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HALIFAX — Nova Scotia has become the latest province to scrap electrical vehicle rebates for Teslas due to the CEO’s association with the U.S. administration and its trade war on Canada.
  The Progressive Conservative government joined with the NDP and Liberal opposition parties in a votedropping the electric automaker from the rebate program, which provides subsidies that range from $2,000 to $3,000 per purchase.
  The vote came after Susan Leblanc, an NDP member of the legislature, cal
  
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• Liberals to expand eligibility for dental care program

  22-03-2025 15:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The federal health minister says that as of May, all eligible Canadians will be able to apply for the federal dental care program.
  The program was launched initially for seniors in December 2023 and has been expanded in phases to cover children and people with disabilities.
  In May, the program will open to other Canadians who have household incomes of less than $90,000 and don’t have private insurance.
  The government says coverage will start as early as June 1.
  The announcem
  
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• Canada updates travel advisory for U.S., noting need to register on long stays

  22-03-2025 14:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The Canadian government has updated its travel advisory for those heading south of the border, noting the U.S. requires that visitors register if staying more than 30 days.The updated advisory says the registration requirement applies to Canadians and other foreign nationals travelling to the U.S.Ottawa says those who don’t to comply with the registration requirement could face fines and misdemeanour prosecution.The government says visitors can consult the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
  
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• Rotary brings 'grand finale' 3rd climate fair to Chilliwack - The Chilliwack Progress

  22-03-2025 13:35 via news.google.com
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• Rotary brings 'grand finale' 3rd climate fair to Chilliwack - Mission City Record

  22-03-2025 13:35 via news.google.com
  Rotary brings 'grand finale' 3rd climate fair to Chilliwack  Mission City Record
  
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• Rotary brings 'grand finale' 3rd climate fair to Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress

  22-03-2025 13:35 via news.google.com
  Rotary brings 'grand finale' 3rd climate fair to Chilliwack  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• ‘No Canadian dream’: Meet some who want to join a 51st U.S. state

  22-03-2025 13:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Jordon Kosikowie has been thinking a lot about what would happen if Alberta joined the United States.
  The 35-year-old works in the oil and gas industry in the Edmonton area and says life has been hard in recent years. So he’s open to the idea if it brings more prosperity.
  “If there’s an opportunity for me to put more money into my pocket, why not converse about it?” said Kosikowie, who runs a Facebook group for Albertans who want to be a part of a 51st U.
  
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• Israel fires on Lebanon in response to rockets fired at Israeli targets

  22-03-2025 12:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) — Israel struck Lebanon on Saturday in retaliation for rockets targeting Israel, in the heaviest exchange of fire since the ceasefire.
  Earlier, rockets were fired from Lebanon into Israel for the second time since December, sparking concern about whether the fragile ceasefire with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah would hold.
  Israel’s Prime Minister’s office said Saturday it instructed the army to act forcefully against dozens of targets in Lebanon.
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• The five senses of spring: How climate change is shaping our experience of the season

  22-03-2025 11:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Singing frogs are looking for love. Sweet sap is flowing from the maple trees. Striking migratory birds are returning to their northerly nests.Spring is about transformation, a season often marked by its dynamic sights, smells, sounds and tastes. As humans change the climate, our experience of the season is changing, too.
  Here are just a few of the ways that climate change, driven by the burning of fossil fuels, is transforming our spring senses.———
  HEARING: A quieter chorusIt
  
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• RCMP unit that helps flag threats to PM faces ‘numerous challenges’: internal report

  22-03-2025 11:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Members of an RCMP unit that helps to protect the prime minister and other public figures face a risk of burnout due to a heavy workload and limited resources, says a newly released internal evaluation report.
  The Protective Behavioural Analysis Unit “has faced numerous challenges” since its inception in 2020 and program implementation remains “incomplete and inefficient,” says the report compiled by RCMP reviewers.
  The unit is “not sustainable”
  
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• Just hours left before PM Carney is expected to trigger a federal election

  22-03-2025 11:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — With just hours left to go before a widely expected election call, the main political parties are gearing up as their leaders pitch themselves as the best people to lead Canada through a trade war with the U.S.
  Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to ask Gov. Gen. Mary Simon tomorrow to dissolve Parliament and call for an election, with a vote to take place at the end of April or early May.
  That election call means the House of Commons won’t return to work Monday as schedu
  
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• Register now: Chilliwack Canvassing for Change - Canadian Labour Congress

  22-03-2025 08:00 via news.google.com
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• WHL to Add Penticton Vees in 2025-26 and Chilliwack in 2026-27 - Inside The Rink

  22-03-2025 06:42 via news.google.com
  WHL to Add Penticton Vees in 2025-26 and Chilliwack in 2026-27  Inside The Rink
  
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• Canada’s Homan tops Scotland’s Jackson to advance into women’s curling worlds semis

  22-03-2025 04:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  UIJEONGBU-SI — Canada’s Rachel Homan cruised to a 10-4 win on Saturday in a qualification match over Scotland’s Sophie Jackson to earn a spot in the semifinal of the LGT World Women’s Curling Championship.
  The defending champion Canadians will next face South Korea’s Eunji Gim for a spot in the final.
  Homan’s top-ranked Ottawa-based rink entered the qualification match in South Korea having lost to Scotland 8-7 in the tournament’s opening weekend.
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• Carney keeping emissions cap on oil and gas, but focusing on investing in green tech

  22-03-2025 02:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed Friday that his government would keep the emissions cap on oil and gas production in place if elected — but would fast-track investments in carbon capture to meet those emissions targets.
  Speaking to reporters in Ottawa Friday after the first ministers meeting, Carney was asked to clarify his stance on the issue after appearing to contradict his environment minister on Thursday.
  The Canadian Press reported on Thursday a Carney government
  
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• Canadian Cory Johnston stands second after first day of Bassmaster Classic

  22-03-2025 02:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FORT WORTH, TEXAS — It was a solid start to the US$1-million Bassmaster Classic for Canadian Cory Johnston.
  Johnston, of Cavan, Ont., was second after the opening day of pro bass fishing’s premier event Friday on Lake Ray Roberts. Johnston brought in a five-fish limit weighing 25 pounds nine ounces to stand one pound behind leader Trey McKinney of the U.S.
  Jeff Gustafson, of Kenora, Ont., was 26th in the 56-angler field, his five-fish limit weighing 14 pounds 11 ounces. In 2023, Gust
  
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• Jacob Bridgeman leads Valspar. Hovland goes in search of his swing and finds himself in contention

  22-03-2025 01:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) — Viktor Hovland is searching for his swing and found himself in contention Friday at the Valspar Championship, where Jacob Bridgeman has a one-shot lead and a host of others were right behind going into the weekend at Innisbrook.
  Bridgeman was among several players atop the leaderboard on an unseasonably chilly day until the Copperhead course bit back at some point. He had a two-shot lead until missing a par putt from 4 feet on the 18th hole. That gave him a 2-under
  
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• Randy Boissonnault announced he will not run in upcoming election

  22-03-2025 01:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Former cabinet minister Randy Boissonnault says he will not run again in the upcoming election.
  The Liberal party had confirmed Boissonnault as a candidate in Edmonton Centre, a riding he won in 2015, lost in 2019, then reclaimed in 2021.
  In a statement posted to X today, the former cabinet minister says the past year had been a difficult one for he and his family.
  Boissonnault resigned from cabinet in November amid controversy over his business dealings and skepticism about his c
  
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• City of Chilliwack regains Coliseum ownership after nearly 23 years - Fraser Valley Today

  22-03-2025 00:33 via news.google.com
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• City of Chilliwack regains Coliseum ownership after nearly 23 years

  22-03-2025 00:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The Chilliwack Coliseum is going back to its roots with the City of Chilliwack– more than 22 years after its tenure with the Chiefs Development Group (CDG).In 2002, the City entered a Public-Private Partnership agreement with the CDG to finance, build and operate the Coliseum. This helped the arena come to fruition at a lower cost without sacrificing quality.In line with the agreement, the City announced on Friday (Mar. 21) that ownership will revert back to it on May 1,
  
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• Chilliwack Coliseum ownership reverting back to City of Chilliwack - Langley Advance Times

  22-03-2025 00:21 via news.google.com
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• Chilliwack Coliseum ownership reverting back to City of Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress

  22-03-2025 00:21 via news.google.com
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• 4 taken to hospital after vehicle incident on Coquihalla Highway

  22-03-2025 00:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HOPE — BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) was on scene at a motor vehicle incident on the Coquihalla Highway this afternoon (Mar. 21).A BCEHS spokesperson told Fraser Valley Today that a call came in at 12:12 p.m. regarding the incident near Dry Gulch Bridge– roughly an hour north-east from Hope.“Three ambulances with primary care paramedics and a paramedic specialist responded to the scene,” said Paramedic Public Information Officer Brian Twaites.“Paramedics prov
  
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