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• Federal police in B.C. bust fentanyl labs, seize chemicals and equipment

  10-04-2025 23:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SURREY — Federal police in British Columbia say three drug labs were dismantled last month in the Lower Mainland cities of Pitt Meadows, Mission and Aldergrove, as part of an investigation launched in 2023.
  RCMP say officers also arrested two suspects, including someone described as a “chemist,” but no charges have yet been laid as the police probe continues.
  The Mounties say they executed “numerous” search warrants in late March and found the three labs, which were
  
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• Penguins GM Kyle Dubas to serve as general manager of Canadian team at men’s worlds

  10-04-2025 23:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Kyle Dubas will serve as general manager of the Canadian men’s team at the IIHF World Championship next month.
  The tournament is set for May 9-25 in Stockholm, Sweden and Herning, Denmark.Dubas, as director of player personnel, recently helped the Canadian team win the championship at the 4 Nations Face-Off. He also served as associate GM at the 2024 world playdowns.
  Dubas will be supported by player relations adviser Ryan Getzlaf and Sco
  
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• May the scores be with you: Star Wars concert comes to Chilliwack stage - The Chilliwack Progress

  10-04-2025 23:12 via news.google.com
  May the scores be with you: Star Wars concert comes to Chilliwack stage  The Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Judge halts Trump administration from ending humanitarian parole for people from four countries

  10-04-2025 23:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday said she will halt the Trump administration from ending a program that allowed hundreds of thousands of Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans to temporarily live in the United States.U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani that she will issue a stay on the program, which was set to end later this month. The push to help more than half-a-million Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans is part of a broader legal effort to protect nationals f
  
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• Vancouver officer charged with assault related to alleged incident at jail

  10-04-2025 23:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — Crown prosecutors in British Columbia say a Vancouver police officer has been charged with assault related to an alleged incident in 2023.
  A statement from the BC Prosecution Service says the charge against the special municipal constable stems from an incident at the police department’s jail.
  It allegedly happened on Jan. 1, 2023, and the service says the charge was sworn on Thursday.
  It says the accused officer will make his first appearance in the case at a Vancouver pr
  
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• Judge allows requirement that everyone in the US illegally must register to move forward

  10-04-2025 23:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge is allowing the Trump administration to move forward with a requirement that everyone in the U.S. illegally must register with the federal government, in a move that could have far-reaching repercussions for immigrants across the country.In a ruling Thursday, Judge Trevor Neil McFadden sided with the administration, which had argued that they were simply enforcing an already existing requirement for everyone in the country who wasn’t an American citi
  
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• Six people have died in a helicopter crash in the Hudson River in New York City, an AP source says

  10-04-2025 22:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A helicopter crashed Thursday into the Hudson River just off Manhattan, killing six people, officials said.
  The fire department said it received a report of a helicopter in the water at 3:17 p.m. A official told The Associated Press that six people were aboard, and all were dead.
  Videos posted on social media showed the Bell 206 mostly submerged, upside-down in the water. Multiple rescue boats were seen circling the aircraft.
  The rescue craft were near the end of a long mai
  
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• B.C. government to give Metro Vancouver’s transit operator $312M over three years

  10-04-2025 22:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says it will provide $312 million in operating funding to Metro Vancouver’s transit operator over the next three years.Transportation Minister Mike Farnworth says they know that TransLink was facing a significant deficit as costs and demand for service increased.The operator had been warning of drastic cuts to services for Metro Vancouver riders, saying that it faced a shortfall of $600 million per year.The B.C. money is in addition to $1.5
  
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• B.C. premier tells government to cancel American contracts ‘wherever viable’

  10-04-2025 22:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  British Columbia’s premier says U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to pause much of his tariffs for the rest of the world while excluding Canada is “insulting.”David Eby made the comments while announcing that he is directing B.C.’s Crown corporations, ministries and health authorities to cancel American contracts “wherever viable,” in the latest move to cut reliance on goods from the United States.
  The directive also says government should pause par
  
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• North Vancouver police arrest volleyball coach for alleged sex assaults

  10-04-2025 22:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NORTH VANCOUVER — A volleyball coach has been arrested by North Vancouver RCMP over what they say is an ongoing sexual assault investigation involving a youth.Police say they received a report on Dec. 22 last year that the youth had allegedly been sexually assaulted by a volleyball coach.Police say that after their investigation they arrested a 50-year-old man on April 3.
  The man, whose name hasn’t been released, was freed on a number of conditions pending charge approval and further
  
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• Lions defensive lineman Covington pleasantly surprised by level of talent in CFL

  10-04-2025 21:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HAMILTON — Christian Covington enters his second CFL season with renewed respect for the Canadian game.
  The six-foot-three, 285-pound defensive lineman signed with B.C. last May following nine NFL seasons. Covington, 31, registered 29 tackles, six sacks — two off the league lead — and two forced fumbles with the Lions but was pleasantly surprised by the level of talent in the CFL.
  “I can’t lie to you, there were times when I wondered, ‘How early can I dominate
  
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• Gardiner scores twice, Canada downs Finland 5-0 to start world hockey championship

  10-04-2025 21:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE — Jennifer Gardiner scored twice and had an assist in her women’s world hockey championship debut to lead Canada to a 5-0 win over Finland on Thursday.
  Marie-Philip Poulin and Ella Shelton each had a goal and an assist and Emma Maltais also scored for the defending champions in their tournament opener.
  Goaltender Kristen Campbell posted a 24-save shutout in her first world championship start.Finland’s starter Emilia Kyrkko allowed four goals on
  
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• Prince Harry meets war victims in unannounced visit to Ukraine

  10-04-2025 21:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry met with war victims on Thursday in an unannounced visit to Ukraine as part of his ongoing work with wounded veterans, a spokesperson said.
  Harry visited the Superhumans Center, an orthopedic clinic in Lviv that treats and rehabilitates wounded military personnel and civilians, to see top-notch services provided in a country in the midst of war. The center provides prosthetics, reconstructive surgery and psychological help free of charge.
  The Duke of Sussex, who
  
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• WATCH: Chilliwack-Hope federal candidates field questions from chamber and public - The Chilliwack Progress

  10-04-2025 21:24 via news.google.com
  WATCH: Chilliwack-Hope federal candidates field questions from chamber and public  The Chilliwack Progress
  
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• WATCH: Chilliwack-Hope federal candidates field questions from chamber and public - Agassiz-Harrison Observer

  10-04-2025 21:21 via news.google.com
  WATCH: Chilliwack-Hope federal candidates field questions from chamber and public  Agassiz-Harrison Observer
  
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• WATCH: Chilliwack-Hope federal candidates field questions from chamber and public - theprogress.com

  10-04-2025 21:20 via news.google.com
  WATCH: Chilliwack-Hope federal candidates field questions from chamber and public  theprogress.com
  
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• Chilliwack-Hope MP to make campaign stop in Agassiz - Agassiz-Harrison Observer

  10-04-2025 21:20 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack-Hope MP to make campaign stop in Agassiz  Agassiz-Harrison Observer
  
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• AbbyPD receives ‘multiple’ 911 calls over reported explosion in east Abbotsford

  10-04-2025 20:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — Police in Abbotsford say they received multiple 911 calls Thursday morning (Apr. 10) about an explosion in the eastern part of Abbotsford.
  According to a statement sent to Fraser Valley Today, AbbyPD Sgt. Paul Walker says first responders attended to the area and confirmed the source of the explosion to be blasting that occurred at one of the Sumas Mountain gravel pits.
  No injuries and no property damage were reported, Sgt. Walker said.
  People on Facebook reported hearing the
  
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• Emaarion Boyd steals 6 bases without a hit, 1st minor league player to do it since at least 2005

  10-04-2025 20:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Emaarion Boyd became the first minor league player in at least 20 years to steal six bases in a game without getting a hit when he pulled off the feat for High-A Beloit (Wisconsin) against Cedar Rapids.
  Boyd, batting ninth and playing center field in the 10-0 win Wednesday night, reached on a fielder’s choice, walk and hit by pitch. He stole second and third base each time.
  Boyd was an 11th-round pick by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2022 Major League Bas
  
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• Chilliwack-area home sales drop double digits year over year as real estate board cites ‘tariff uncertainty’ - Fraser Valley Today

  10-04-2025 20:13 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack-area home sales drop double digits year over year as real estate board cites ‘tariff uncertainty’  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Chilliwack-area home sales drop double digits year over year as real estate board cites ‘tariff uncertainty’

  10-04-2025 20:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Home sales through the Chilliwack and District Real Estate Board tumbled in March due to what the association calls “tariff uncertainty.”
  According to a statement from CADREB, there were 233 housing units sold in March 2025, a drop of 12.1 per cent from March 2024.
  Home sales were 37 per cent below the five-year average and nearly 33 per cent below the 10-year average for the month of March.
  “Home sales remained tepid in March following a lacklustre February,
  
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• Chilliwack-area home sales drop double digits in March as real estate board cites ‘tariff uncertainty’

  10-04-2025 20:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Home sales through the Chilliwack and District Real Estate Board tumbled in March due to what the association calls “tariff uncertainty.”
  According to a statement from CADREB, there were 233 housing units sold in March 2025, a drop of 12.1 per cent from March 2024.Home sales were 37 per cent below the five-year average and nearly 33 per cent below the 10-year average for the month of March.
  “Home sales remained tepid in March following a lacklustre February,
  
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• Chilliwack Chiefs return home with first round playoff series tied 2-2 - The Chilliwack Progress

  10-04-2025 19:56 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack Chiefs return home with first round playoff series tied 2-2  The Chilliwack Progress
  
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• High winds expected later today in Chilliwack, Fraser Valley and Vancouver Island

  10-04-2025 19:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Environment Canada says strong winds of up to 80 km/h are expected later today in the Fraser Valley and Vancouver Island.According to a statement issued Thursday morning by the national weather agency, gusty winds are expected to arrive in the Fraser Valley this later today and into the evening.A vigorous front will cross the South Coast today. In the midst of this front, strong and gusty southwesterly winds will develop this afternoon. Localized wind gusts up to 80 km/h can b
  
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• High winds expected later today in Chilliwack, Fraser Valley and Vancouver Island - Fraser Valley Today

  10-04-2025 19:42 via news.google.com
  High winds expected later today in Chilliwack, Fraser Valley and Vancouver Island  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Legault cites capacity amid outcry from Haitian community over asylum seeker comments

  10-04-2025 19:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Premier François Legault says Quebec doesn’t have the capacity to take in more immigrants amid a surge in the number of asylum seekers arriving at the province’s border with the United States.
  Legault told reporters today in Sherrington, Que., that the sheer numbers are stretching Quebec’s social security net to the limit.
  Immigration Minister Jean-François Roberge faced criticism Tuesday after responding to the increase in asylum seekers —
  
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• Saskatchewan premier says MLA terrorist remark wrong and ‘very, very inappropriate’

  10-04-2025 19:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says one of his legislature members made inaccurate and “very, very inappropriate comments” by calling federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh a terrorist.
  But Moe says Humboldt-Watrous MLA Racquel Hilbert has publicly apologized and retracted the remark.
  He says the programs and policies of his Saskatchewan Party government show it’s committed to building on and embracing the diversity of the province’s people.
  Moe made the statemen
  
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• Remember public phones? The Masters still offers old-school devices as alternative to cellphones

  10-04-2025 19:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Attending the Masters for the first time was a new experience for Thomas Abraham, and it wasn’t just about the golf.
  The 16-year-old from Houston had the rare opportunity to use a public telephone for the first time.
  “It was kind of cool,” said Abraham, who phoned a friend while attending the Masters Par 3 competition on Wednesday with his father, Sid. “I’ve never used one before. I figured it out. If I had to use one of those (rotary) phon
  
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• Fraser Valley band bridges generation gaps with Abbotsford show - The Chilliwack Progress

  10-04-2025 19:09 via news.google.com
  Fraser Valley band bridges generation gaps with Abbotsford show  The Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Despite outshooting Spruce Kings 45-25, Chiefs come up short in PG as series heads back to Chilliwack

  10-04-2025 19:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PRINCE GEORGE — The Chilliwack Chiefs outshot the Prince George Spruce Kings by a 45-25 margin, but came up short Wednesday night in a 5-2 loss at Kopar Memorial Arena.The two teams were separated by 27 points in the regular season standings, but none of that matters now that the Spruce Kings and Chiefs are all tied up in their first round BCHL playoff series.
  The power play scored twice and the Prince George Spruce Kings stayed with it after the game got tied in the second. Brock Cummings
  
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• Dates set for Whitecaps’ CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinal clash with Inter Miami

  10-04-2025 18:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps will kick off their CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinal against Lionel Messi and Inter Miami on April 24 at BC Place, the Major League Soccer club announced Thursday.
  The return leg will take place April 30 at Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
  The Whitecaps advanced to the semifinal of the competition for the first time following a 2-2 draw with Mexican powerhouse Pumas UNAM on Wednesday in Mexico City.The two sides ended the two-legged quarterfinal at 3-3 but the Whit
  
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• Int’l cybercrime investigation results in arrest of Fraser Valley resident

  10-04-2025 18:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FRASER VALLEY — Federal investigators with the RCMP Pacific Region in B.C. have arrested a Fraser Valley resident for their role in operating a network of thousands of infected computers capable of delivering malware.
  According to a statement from RCMP Sgt. Tammy Lobb with Federal Policing in Surrey, the arrest of a Surrey resident in March 2025 was made as part of a joint international investigation into a transnational network of cybercriminals.
  This arrest was conducted as part of Opera
  
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• Sam Adekugbe, Charlie Trafford join ownership group of NSL’s Calgary Wild FC

  10-04-2025 18:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Vancouver Whitecap defender Sam Adekugbe and former Cavalry FC midfielder Charlie Trafford are buying into the Northern Super League’s Calgary Wild FC.
  The two join an ownership group that includes board chair Deanna Zumwalt, chief executive officer Lara Murphy, chief financial and operating officer Lisa Oldridge, Kelly Mannix and Winnipeg Jets defenceman Josh Morrissey.
  “Being part of Wild FC is an honour, but what truly excites me is the mission behind it — a
  
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• B.C.’s Kootenay Lake ferries expected to resume as union, employer complete mediation

  10-04-2025 18:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — British Columbia’s labour minister says the Kootenay Lake ferries are expected to resume full service Friday following a months-long labour dispute.Jennifer Whiteside says the B.C. General Employees’ Union and their employer, Western Pacific Marine, have agreed to submit proposals on remaining contract matters to a special mediator, who will then issue binding recommendations.
  The government called in mediator Vince Ready on March 30 to try to solve the dispute.
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• Canada women to face Ireland in Belfast in final warmup ahead of Rugby World Cup

  10-04-2025 18:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canada’s women will play Ireland in Belfast on Aug. 9 in their final test match before this summer’s Rugby World Cup in England.
  Canada, ranked second in the world, defeated No. 5 Ireland 21-8 the last time they met, during the 2024 WXV 1 tournament in Langley, B.C.
  “This match against Ireland will give us one final opportunity to fine-tune our game as we prepare for the Rugby World Cup,” Canada coach Kevin Rouet said in a statement. “Ireland gave us a tough test la
  
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• Despite nat’l lead by Liberals, Chilliwack MP Strahl still in the driver’s seat heading into tonight’s debate

  10-04-2025 18:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — While multiple pollsters have the federal Liberals in front of the Conservatives by single digits, Chilliwack-Hope MP Mark Strahl still has the edge ahead of tonight’s all-candidates debate in Chilliwack.
  how that plays out in Chilliwack-Hope and the rest of the Fraser Valley is a completely different story.
  Nationally, every major pollster now has the Liberals leading by at least three points, according to CBC’s Poll Tracker. The NDP and Bloc Quebecois are current
  
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• Despite nat’l lead by Liberals, Chilliwack MP Strahl still in the driver’s seat heading into tonight’s debate - Fraser Valley Today

  10-04-2025 18:03 via news.google.com
  Despite nat’l lead by Liberals, Chilliwack MP Strahl still in the driver’s seat heading into tonight’s debate  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Canadian champion Jacobs edges Italy’s Retornaz at Grand Slam of Curling event

  10-04-2025 17:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Reigning Canadian champion Brad Jacobs defeated Italy’s Joel Retornaz 5-4 on Thursday morning at the AMJ Players’ Championship.
  Jacobs, who threw at a game-low 70 per cent, scored a single in the eighth end for the win.
  The world bronze medallist is playing with a substitute front end this week of Connor Njegovan at lead and Tyler Tardi at second.
  Germany’s Marc Muskatewitz edged Scotland’s Ross Whyte 5-4 and Japan’s Satsuki Fujisawa topped South Kor
  
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• House passes GOP bill requiring proof of US citizenship for voting, a Trump priority

  10-04-2025 17:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans passed one of their signature issues for the year on Thursday, approving legislation to require proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote for federal elections, one of President Donald Trump’s top election-related priorities.
  Democrats lined up against the bill and warned that it risks disenfranchising millions of Americans who do not have ready access to the proper documents.Trump has long signaled a desire to change how elections are run
  
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• Supreme Court confirms order for new murder trials in attack on woman’s parents

  10-04-2025 16:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has confirmed an order for new first-degree murder trials for an Ontario woman and three others who were convicted in an attack on her parents.
  Jennifer Pan was sentenced in 2015 to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years for first-degree murder, and life for attempted murder, for a 2010 attack that left her mother dead and her father with a serious head wound.Her three co-accused were convicted on the same charges.
  In its ruling today, the
  
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• Bootleg Gap to host BC Amateur Championship, hires new superintendent - The Chilliwack Progress

  10-04-2025 16:42 via news.google.com
  Bootleg Gap to host BC Amateur Championship, hires new superintendent  The Chilliwack Progress
  
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• New driver pays the price for blazing through Abbotsford construction zone

  10-04-2025 16:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — A 19-year-old driver with a class 7 license will pay a steep price after being caught driving roughly 70 km/h above a posted construction zone on Wednesday.Police in Abbotsford say that same driver is now facing serious consequences for being clocked at 150 km/h in an 80 km/h construction on Highway 1 through Abbotsford. Those penalties include an excessive speeding ticket and a seven-day vehicle impoundment.The incident is one of 132 this year, in less than three and a half m
  
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• Mbappé’s legal team says he has seized 55 million euros from PSG’s accounts in their legal dispute

  10-04-2025 16:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PARIS (AP) — Kylian Mbappé’s legal team is going on the attack to try and resolve the legal dispute between the World Cup winner and his former club Paris Saint-Germain.
  The France striker argues PSG owes him 55 million euros ($61 million) in unpaid wages, and his lawyers say they have asked the Paris court to start proceedings.
  Legal expert Thomas Clay said Mbappé has been authorized to make a precautionary seizure of the money, which has been frozen from PSG’s b
  
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• Statistics Canada data shows drop in Canadians making return trips from U.S.

  10-04-2025 16:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — New travel numbers suggest Canadians made fewer return trips from the United States last month compared to the same time last year, with a sharp decline in trips by car.Statistics Canada says the number of Canadians returning from the U.S. by car was down almost 32 per cent compared to March 2024, the third consecutive month of year-over-year declines.
  Observers have suggested the weak loonie and anger over U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war and annexation comments are
  
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• TC Energy CEO says Canada can become top LNG supplier to Asia

  10-04-2025 14:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The chief executive of pipeline operator TC Energy says he believes Canada can be the No. 1 exporter of liquefied natural gas to Asia, but political leadership is crucial to making it happen.
  “We have the supply, we have a transportation cost advantage and the demand is there for the taking,” François Poirier said in a speech Thursday to Canadian Club Toronto.“Our leaders need to unite on this ambition — and show the world that Canada is back in business.”
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• Instant hit: Brand new Chilliwack Rock Choir sells out first concert - theprogress.com

  10-04-2025 14:35 via news.google.com
  Instant hit: Brand new Chilliwack Rock Choir sells out first concert  theprogress.com
  
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• Instant hit: Brand new Chilliwack Rock Choir sells out first concert - The Chilliwack Progress

  10-04-2025 14:35 via news.google.com
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• Israel releases Palestinian who took part in attack aged 13 and developed mental illness in prison

  10-04-2025 14:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Thursday released a Palestinian who took part in an attack when he was 13 and developed schizophrenia in prison as requests for early release were denied.
  Israel says Ahmad Manasra is a terrorist who tried to kill Jews his own age. Palestinians accuse Israel of subjecting a child to harsh incarceration that led to serious and potentially permanent mental illness. His lawyer, Khaled Zabarqa, said he was released after completing his nine-and-a-half-year sentence.I
  
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• Number of dead in a roof collapse at a nightclub in Dominican Republic rises to 218

  10-04-2025 13:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The number of dead in a roof collapse at an iconic nightclub in the Dominican Republic surged to 218 on Thursday, an official said.Juan Manuel Méndez, director of the Center of Emergency Operations, said crews at the scene were still looking for victims and potential survivors, although no one has been found alive since Tuesday afternoon.
  “We’re not going to abandon anyone. Our work will continue,” he said.
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• US-Russian dual national Ksenia Karelina is released in prisoner swap between Moscow and Washington

  10-04-2025 11:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  A U.S.-Russian dual national jailed in Russia on treason charges was freed Thursday in a prisoner exchange with Washington, the woman’s lawyer and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.
  Ksenia Karelina also identified in the media as Ksenia Khavana, is “on a plane back home to the United States,” Rubio said in a post on X. She was arrested in the Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg in February 2024 and convicted of treason later that year on charges stemming from a donation
  
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