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• Postmaster General Louis DeJoy resigns after 5 years in the position

  24-03-2025 23:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The head of the beleaguered U.S. Postal Service, Louis DeJoy, resigned Monday after nearly five years in the position and following protests last weekend by postal workers concerned about the direction of the agency.
  DeJoy had said last month he planned to step down but hadn’t set a date.
  Deputy Postmaster General Doug Tulino will take on the role until the Postal Service Board of Governors names a permanent replacement.
  “I believe strongly that the organization is well positioned an
  
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• Vanisova, Campbell, Tapani named PWHL’s three stars of the week

  24-03-2025 23:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Ottawa Charge forward Tereza Vanisova, Toronto Sceptres goaltender Kristen Campbell and Boston Fleet forward Susanna Tapani have been named the Professional Women’s Hockey League’s three stars of the week. Vanisova, the league’s first star, scored three goals in a span of eight minutes 44 seconds in a 5-2 win over New York on Saturday.
  She is the first player in PWHL history to record two hat tricks in a season.
  Campbell was in goal for a pair of 2-1 victo
  
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• Calgary Flames gear up for final playoff push chasing Blues and duelling Canucks

  24-03-2025 22:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Every win, loss and overtime point is magnified for the Calgary Flames.
  With 13 games remaining in their regular season, including seven at home, the Flames are in a fight to the finish for an NHL playoff spot.
  Calgary (33-25-11) are one point back of St. Louis and have three games in hand on the Blues, who hold down the Western Conference’s final wild-card berth.
  But the Flames were also just a point up on the Vancouver Canucks, who were visiting the New Jersey Devils on M
  
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• WHL To Add Penticton Vees, Initiate Application For Chilliwack Chiefs - prohockeyrumors.com

  24-03-2025 22:35 via news.google.com
  WHL To Add Penticton Vees, Initiate Application For Chilliwack Chiefs  prohockeyrumors.com
  
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• Jets set to host Capitals as Ovechkin’s pursuit of Gretzky’s goal mark continues

  24-03-2025 22:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — Josh Morrissey is both hockey nut and student of the game.
  The Winnipeg Jets defenceman has a keen appreciation for storylines that capture the sport’s attention.
  Alex Ovechkin’s relentless pursuit of Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL goal mark — a quest that’s now into single digits — is one such narrative.
  Morrissey just doesn’t want the Russian superstar inching any closer Tuesday.
  Winnipeg hosts Ovechkin, who sits just seven goals back of
  
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• Police in B.C. say girl, 5, revived with naloxone after fentanyl overdose

  24-03-2025 22:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MISSION, B.C. — Police in Mission, B.C., say a five-year-old girl was sent to hospital last week after she apparently overdosed on fentanyl, requiring multiple doses of naloxone to revive her.
  Mission RCMP say emergency responders were called to a home on Nottman Street on Thursday, where they found the child unconscious after she “reportedly handled a jar containing fentanyl” while having a bath.Police say adults in the home called 911 after the child began vomiting, and param
  
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• Venezuela-hired lawyers file petition in El Salvador in effort to free Venezuelans deported by US

  24-03-2025 22:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Lawyers hired by the Venezuelan government filed legal action Monday in El Salvador aimed at freeing the 238 Venezuelans deported by the United States who are being held in a Salvadoran maximum-security prison.
  Jaime Ortega, who says he represents 30 of the imprisoned Venezuelans, said that they filed the habeas corpus petition with the Supreme Court’s Constitutional Chamber. He said that by extension they requested that it be applied to all Venezuela
  
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• Stellato-Dudek, Deschamps look to reach mountain top again at figure skating worlds

  24-03-2025 22:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Deanna Stellato-Dudek tackles each year like a new mountain to climb.
  This season, the path to the top has been a rocky road for her and partner Maxime Deschamps.
  “A lot of treacherous obstacles in our way that we were not expecting,” Stellato-Dudek said.
  Canada’s top figure skating pair has yet to reach the same heights since last year’s world championship gold in Montreal, capping a fairy tale season. At 40, Stellato-Dudek became the oldest woman to win a world title.
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• Chilliwack mother enduring multiple seizures faces year-and-a-half wait for epilepsy procedure - CBC.ca

  24-03-2025 22:01 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack mother enduring multiple seizures faces year-and-a-half wait for epilepsy procedure  CBC.ca
  
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• Trump’s portrait to be taken down at Colorado Capitol after president claimed it was `distorted’

  24-03-2025 21:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DENVER (AP) — A portrait of President Donald hanging at the Colorado state Capitol will be taken down after Trump claimed it was “purposefully distorted,” state officials said Monday.
  House Democrats said in a statement that the oil painting would be taken down at the request of Republican leaders in the Legislature.
  “If the GOP wants to spend time and money on which portrait of Trump hangs in the Capitol, then that’s up to them,” the Democrats said.
  The portr
  
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• U.S. ferry company ‘unintentionally’ flew Canadian flag upside down entering Victoria

  24-03-2025 21:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SEATTLE — The operator of a ferry service between Vancouver Island and Washington state says it’s sorry for “unintentionally” raising the Canadian flag upside down as it entered Victoria harbour on Sunday.The Black Ball Ferry Line, which runs a ferry between Victoria and Port Angeles, Wash., says raising the flag on approach to the harbour is part of a “routine practice,” and the mistake was “fixed immediately.”
  The Seattle-based company says in a
  
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• Mission 5-year-old girl hospitalized after overdosing on fentanyl: RCMP

  24-03-2025 21:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MISSION — Mounties in Mission say a 5-year-old girl was hospitalized this past week after reportedly overdosing on fentanyl at a home in Mission.
  According to a statement from Mission RCMP spokesperson Corporal Harrison Mohr, first responders were called to a Nottman Street residence last Thursday evening, March 20 for a young girl who was unconscious and receiving CPR. Police say the girl was having a bath when she reportedly handled a jar containing fentanyl, and began exhibiting signs o
  
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• Vancouver car show sets attendance records after Tesla ban, defying boycott calls

  24-03-2025 20:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Organizers of the Vancouver International Auto Show say the event broke attendance records after it attracted international headlines for banning Tesla on safety grounds.
  Supporters of the electric car company and CEO Elon Musk had called for a boycott of the show, but organizers say it instead set a new five-day attendance record of more than 138,000.They say in a news release that Saturday’s attendance of more than 42,000 at the Vancouver Convention Centre also broke th
  
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• Toronto FC reserve side signs 15-year-old Jamaican youth international forward

  24-03-2025 20:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Toronto FC has signed 15-year-old Jamaican forward Jahmarie Nolan to its reserve team.
  At 15 years, four months and 14 days, the Jamaican youth international is the youngest player to sign an MLS Next Pro contract in Toronto FC II history.
  “Jahmarie is an exciting young talent that we’re thrilled to welcome to the club,” Toronto FC technical director Sean Rubio said in a statement. “He is a dynamic attacking player with significant experience at both the s
  
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• Manitoba Tories call for ethics investigation into premier’s trips to Grey Cup games

  24-03-2025 20:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — Manitoba’s Opposition Progressive Conservatives are calling for an investigation after Premier Wab Kinew accepted private travel with Winnipeg’s professional football team to go to two Grey Cup games.
  The Tory caucus has asked the ethics commissioner to investigate the trips, saying accepting flights through a private charter goes against the province’s Conflict of Interest Act.
  The Winnipeg Blue Bombers invited Kinew on a private charter to the 2023 game in Ha
  
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• Canada’s Shapovalov loses third-round match to Fritz at Miami Open

  24-03-2025 20:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MIAMI — Denis Shapovalov was eliminated from the Miami Open tennis tournament after a 7-5, 6-3 loss to third-seeded American Taylor Fritz on Monday.
  Fritz scored an early break in the second set to go up 2-0 and held serve the rest of the way. He opened the deciding game with his ninth ace of the match and served to love to wrap up the match in one hour 26 minutes.
  Shapovalov had six double faults, including two in the deciding game of the first set which Fritz won on return without surren
  
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• Strahl cites crime, rising costs in re-election pitch to Chilliwack-Hope voters - Fraser Valley Today

  24-03-2025 20:22 via news.google.com
  Strahl cites crime, rising costs in re-election pitch to Chilliwack-Hope voters  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Strahl cites crime, rising costs in re-election pitch to Chilliwack-Hope voters

  24-03-2025 20:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Citing out of control crime and the rising cost of living, Chilliwack-Hope MP Mark Strahl says a change in government is needed nationally as he launches his re-election campaign ahead of next month’s federal election.“I was born and raised here and raised my own family here, and it has been an incredible honour to represent the people of Chilliwack–Hope since 2011,” said Strahl. “I am once again seeking the privilege to serve this amazing communi
  
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• Jets forward Gabriel Vilardi out week-to-week as playoffs loom

  24-03-2025 19:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — Jets forward Gabriel Vilardi is out week-to-week with an upper-body injury, Winnipeg head coach Scott Arniel said Monday.
  Arniel said the injury is not related to an incident in the first period of Winnipeg’s 5-3 loss to visiting Buffalo on Sunday when the puck hit Vilardi’s ear.
  Vilardi has a career-high 27 goals and 61 points in 71 games with the Jets this year.
  It’s unclear if he will be set to return to the Western Conference-leading Jets in time for the st
  
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• Atmospheric river soaks B.C. coast including Metro Vancouver, triggers slide

  24-03-2025 19:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  COQUITLAM, B.C. — An atmospheric river weather system drenched parts of southern British Columbia over the weekend, dumping more than 100 millimetres of rain in some locations and setting off a landslide.Environment Canada says the highest water mark was 130 millimetres over 48 hours at the Cape Beale Lighthouse on Vancouver Island’s west coast, while the Lennard Island Lighthouse near Tofino reported more than 100 millimetres.In Metro Vancouver, more than 60 millimetres of rain were
  
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• Want to own a hockey team in Chilliwack? The WHL has a brand new one for sale - The Province

  24-03-2025 19:45 via news.google.com
  Want to own a hockey team in Chilliwack? The WHL has a brand new one for sale  The Province
  
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• Team Einarson announces departure of lead Briane Harris, who joins Team Cameron

  24-03-2025 19:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  GIMLI, Man. — Team Kerri Einarson and lead Briane Harris are parting ways.The four-time national champions made the announcement on social media without providing a reason for the departure.
  Also today, Team Kate Cameron posted that Harris has joined the Winnipeg-based rink at third.
  Harris was provisionally suspended for almost a year due to an anti-doping rule violation in early 2024.
  The ban was lifted by the Court of Arbitration for Sport last January. Harris claimed she was unknowingl
  
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• Western Hockey League expanding to Penticton and Chilliwack - rdnewsnow.com

  24-03-2025 19:21 via news.google.com
  Western Hockey League expanding to Penticton and Chilliwack  rdnewsnow.com
  
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• Calgary Flames sign goaltender Owen Say to one-year, two-way contract

  24-03-2025 18:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — The Calgary Flames have signed goaltender Owen Say to a one-year, two-way contract, the NHL team announced Monday.
  The contract kicks in next season and is worth US$872,500 at the NHL level.
  Say, from London, Ont., posted a 10-15-0 record with a .920 save-percentage and a 2.82 goals-against average with the University of Notre Dame in 2024-25.
  Say’s .920 save-percentage ranked third in the NCAA’s Big 10 conference while his 829 were second-most behind Flames prospect
  
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• Youth, 16, charged with stabbing taxi driver in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside

  24-03-2025 18:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — A teenager has been charged with assault for allegedly stabbing a taxi driver in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside last week.
  The alleged attack happened last Tuesday, when Vancouver Police say an off-duty officer saw the stabbing near the intersection of Main and Hastings streets.
  They say the officer then alerted on-duty police colleagues, who arrested a 16-year-old male.
  Vancouver police say the teen suspect has now been charged with assault, assault with a weapon, possess
  
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• Conservative Mark Strahl to run for re-election in Chilliwack-Hope - Chilliwack Progress

  24-03-2025 18:42 via news.google.com
  Conservative Mark Strahl to run for re-election in Chilliwack-Hope  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Conservative Mark Strahl to run for re-election in Chilliwack-Hope - The Chilliwack Progress

  24-03-2025 18:36 via news.google.com
  Conservative Mark Strahl to run for re-election in Chilliwack-Hope  The Chilliwack Progress
  
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• UN says it will reduce its footprint in Gaza and blames Israel for staff member’s death

  24-03-2025 18:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The United Nations has said it will “reduce its footprint” in the Gaza Strip after an Israeli tank strike hit one of its compounds last week, killing one staffer and wounding five others.
  Israel has denied it was behind the March 19 explosion at the U.N. guesthouse in central Gaza. In a statement Monday, U.N. Secretary-General spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said that “based on the information currently available,” the strikes on
  
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• Gustavsson, Eichel, Holloway named NHL’s three stars of the week

  24-03-2025 18:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK — Minnesota goaltender Filip Gustavsson, Vegas centre Jack Eichel and St. Louis centre Dylan Holloway have been named the NHL’s three stars of the week.
  Gustavsson went 3-0-0 with a 0.67 goals-against average, .976 save percentage and one shutout to propel the Wild to a perfect week.He made 82 saves on 84 shots en route to earning first-star honours.
  Eichel tied for the NHL lead with seven points (two goals, five assists) in three games as the Golden Knights also went undefe
  
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• Canada coach Jesse Marsch hopeful about captain Alphonso Davies’ health

  24-03-2025 18:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canada captain Alphonso Davies may be headed to an MRI after exiting Sunday’s 2-1 win over the United States in the CONCACAF Nations League third-place game in the 12th minute favouring his knee.
  But Canada coach Jesse Marsch is hopeful about the Bayern Munich star fullback’s health.“I think he’ll be OK.” he said Monday.
  “There’s talk of him getting an MRI but I do think he was a little bit spooked because it was his knee and it moved in a certain way,&r
  
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• Pedestrian transported to hospital in critical condition after being struck in Agassiz

  24-03-2025 18:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  AGASSIZ — A spokesperson for B.C. Emergency Health Services has confirmed that a pedestrian was struck early Monday morning in Agassiz and transported to hospital in critical condition.According to a statement from Paramedic Public Information Officer Brian Twaites, B.C. EHS paramedics received a call at 5:49 a.m. Monday (Mar. 24) about a motor vehicle incident involving a pedestrian at Highway 9 aand Mackay Crescent in Agassiz.B.C. EHS says one ambulance with primary care paramedics and o
  
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• Chilliwack receiving WHL franchise for 2026-27 season - Chilliwack Progress

  24-03-2025 18:19 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack receiving WHL franchise for 2026-27 season  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Canada’s Jesse Marsch, shown a red card against the U.S., says he would do it again

  24-03-2025 17:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canada coach Jesse Marsch missed Jonathan David’s 59th-minute deciding goal in Sunday’s 2-1 win over the U.S. in the CONCACAF Nations League third-place game.
  Marsch had been sent off five minutes earlier at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif.
  “I was in transit,” Marsch explained in an interview Monday. “Actually the elevator doors were closing and I heard an eruption. And then as the door closed I was like ‘Well, I hope that’s a goal for us.'”
  It wa
  
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• WHL Awards Expansion Franchises To Penticton and Chilliwack - The Hockey News

  24-03-2025 17:54 via news.google.com
  WHL Awards Expansion Franchises To Penticton and Chilliwack  The Hockey News
  
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• Update: BCHL responds after WHL initiates franchise application process for Chilliwack for 2026-27 season

  24-03-2025 17:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  UPDATE 9:30 A.M., MONDAY: The BCHL has issued a statement after acknowledging that ownership of the Penticton Vees has acquired a WHL expansion squad starting this fall, and the City of Chilliwack has been identified as a WHL expansion location for 2026-27.
  The BCHL says the current Penticton Vees ownership will retain its membership in the BCHL and will look to relocate in the near future, while the Chiefs organization, who had no involvement in the city’s WHL expansion process, is commit
  
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• Update: BCHL responds after WHL initiates franchise application process for Chilliwack for 2026-27 season - Fraser Valley Today

  24-03-2025 17:30 via news.google.com
  Update: BCHL responds after WHL initiates franchise application process for Chilliwack for 2026-27 season  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Decorated Canadian wheelchair basketball player Patrick Andreson announces retirement

  24-03-2025 17:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  One of the most decorated Canadian basketball players of all time has retired.
  Patrick Anderson, who led the Canadian men’s wheelchair basketball team to three Paralympic gold medals and a silver, says last year’s Paralympic Games in Paris was his last.
  The 45-year-old from Fergus, Ont., has been called the Michael Jordan of wheelchair basketball.
  Anderson was one of Canada’s flag-bearers for the opening ceremonies in Paris. He scored 31 points and had 11 rebounds in the bronze
  
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• WHL adds Penticton, looks for ownership in Chilliwack - MSN

  24-03-2025 17:24 via news.google.com
  WHL adds Penticton, looks for ownership in Chilliwack  MSN
  
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• Canadian governments rely on Starlink for critical services. Some are reconsidering

  24-03-2025 17:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ST. JOHN’S — More than half of Canada’s provincial and territorial governments buy critical internet and emergency communications services from Starlink — a satellite constellation owned by billionaire Elon Musk.
  And with Musk now acting as a top adviser to a U.S. president who has repeatedly threatened to annex Canada, one researcher sees that reliance as a threat to Canadian sovereignty.
  Dwayne Winseck, a professor of journalism and communications at Carleton University
  
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• One arrested in overnight fire at Fraser Valley strip mall

  24-03-2025 17:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SURREY, B.C. — A man has been arrested after an overnight fire at a strip mall in Surrey, B.C., damaged at least one business.
  Police say patrolling officers detected smoke and a burning smell in the City Centre neighbourhood.
  They say officers saw a man leaving a business at the mall where the smoke was coming from, and he was arrested.
  Firefighters responded to the scene, and police say traffic may be disrupted in the area.
  No one was injured.
  Police say the suspect remains in custody as
  
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• Canadiens defenceman Kaiden Guhle to travel with team on upcoming road trip

  24-03-2025 17:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Montreal Canadiens defenceman Kaiden Guhle will travel with the team on its upcoming road trip after undergoing surgery on a lacerated quadriceps muscle in January.
  Guhle skated in a regular jersey Monday at CN Sports Complex in Brossard, Que., for the first time since sustaining the injury on Jan. 28 against the Winnipeg Jets.
  The 23-year-old from Edmonton had four goals and 10 assists in 44 games before the injury while playing a key shutdown role for Montreal.
  The Canadiens n
  
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• Western Hockey League initiates franchise application process for Chilliwack for 2026-27 season

  24-03-2025 16:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The Western Hockey League announced Monday morning (Mar. 24) that it has awarded an expansion franchise to the Penticton Vees and initiated a franchise application process with the City of Chilliwack to begin play in the 2026-27 WHL season.According to a statement, the WHL says the announcements herald a new opportunity to develop junior hockey league players.“This is an exciting day, as the Western Hockey League takes its next step as the world’s finest developmen
  
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• Penticton Vees make the jump to WHL; League eyeing expansion in Chilliwack - My PG Now

  24-03-2025 16:21 via news.google.com
  Penticton Vees make the jump to WHL; League eyeing expansion in Chilliwack  My PG Now
  
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• One arrested in overnight Metro Vancouver fire at strip mall

  24-03-2025 16:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SURREY, B.C. — A man has been arrested after an overnight fire at a strip mall in Surrey, B.C., damaged at least one business.
  Police say patrolling officers detected smoke and a burning smell in the City Centre neighbourhood.
  They say officers saw a man leaving a business at the mall where the smoke was coming from, and he was arrested.
  Firefighters responded to the scene, and police say traffic may be disrupted in the area.
  No one was injured.
  Police say the suspect remains in custody as
  
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• WHL awards expansion franchise to Penticton Vees

  24-03-2025 16:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — The Western Hockey League has awarded an expansion franchise to Penticton, B.C. for the 2025-26 season.
  The WHL made the announcement Monday, in addition to initiating a franchise application process for Chilliwack, B.C., to begin play in the 2026-27 campaign.
  The expansion increases the number of teams in the league to 24 by 2026-27, with 18 teams in western Canada and six in the United States.
  The Penticton Vees will join the B.C. Division in the Western Conference.
  The Pentict
  
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• Canadian Elite Basketball League to host outdoor game in Montreal on May 23

  24-03-2025 16:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The Canadian Elite Basketball League is holding an outdoor game this spring.
  The Montreal Alliance will host the Ottawa Blackjacks on May 23 at IGA Stadium, an open-air venue.
  It will be the first professional five-on-five basketball game held outdoors in Canadian history, according to the CEBL.
  The game will be nationally televised on TSN and RDS starting at 8 p.m. ET.
  IGA Stadium was the original home of Major League Baseball’s Montreal Expos and has also hosted soccer,
  
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• UPDATE: Rainfall warning lifted for Fraser Valley - Chilliwack Progress

  24-03-2025 15:55 via news.google.com
  UPDATE: Rainfall warning lifted for Fraser Valley  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• RCMP seize pellet guns from youth near Mission fair, arrest 16-year-old male

  24-03-2025 15:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MISSION — Less than 48 hours after a social media post claimed a shootout would occur at a fair operating in a mall parking lot over the weekend, Mounties in Mission seized pellet guns from two groups of youth just a few hours apart on Saturday evening and arrested a 16-year-old maleAccording to a statement from RCMP spokesperson Corporal Harrison Mohr, Mission RCMP notified the public on Friday, March 21 that they were investigating an online claim about a shootout. Police worked thorough
  
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• WHL awards expansion team to Penticton Vees; application process begins for Chilliwack - Daily Faceoff

  24-03-2025 15:41 via news.google.com
  WHL awards expansion team to Penticton Vees; application process begins for Chilliwack  Daily Faceoff
  
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• WHL adds Penticton, looks for ownership in Chilliwack - Sportsnet.ca

  24-03-2025 15:36 via news.google.com
  WHL adds Penticton, looks for ownership in Chilliwack  Sportsnet.ca
  
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