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• Road to Silver Lake, Ross Lake south of Hope reopens

  16-04-2025 23:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SKAGIT VALLEY (HOPE) — The B.C. government says Silver Skagit Road south of Hope has now reopened to the public as of Tuesday, April 15, but construction will continue for roughly 45 kilometres of the road that suffered extensive flood damage in 2021.
  According to an update from the province, remedial work is ongoing along the route and will continue for the 2025 construction season to repair the remaining 13 flood-damaged sites along the route. Construction will continue along the corrido
  
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• Chilliwack bodybuilder returns to the stage, earns podium wins - theprogress.com

  16-04-2025 23:30 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack bodybuilder returns to the stage, earns podium wins  theprogress.com
  
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• Chilliwack bodybuilder returns to the stage, earns podium wins - The Chilliwack Progress

  16-04-2025 23:30 via news.google.com
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• No comeback for Real Madrid as Arsenal is back in Champions League semifinals. VAR plays a key role

  16-04-2025 23:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MADRID (AP) — Arsenal defeated defending champion Real Madrid 2-1 on Wednesday to reach the Champions League semifinals for the first time since 2009 in a match where VAR played a key role in two penalty decisions.
  Arsenal advanced 5-1 on aggregate after a 3-0 first-leg win at home in London last week, keeping alive its chances of winning Europe’s top club competition for the first time. It will face Paris Saint-Germain in the semifinals.
  Inter Milan advanced past Bayern Munich in th
  
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• Inter Milan reaches Champions League semifinals after eliminating Bayern Munich 4-3 on aggregate

  16-04-2025 23:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Milan (AP) — Former Bayern Munich defender Benjamin Pavard scored against his old club to help Inter Milan to a 2-2 draw against the German team on Wednesday, sending the Nerazzurri through to the Champions League semifinals 4-3 on aggregate.
  It was Pavard’s first goal for Inter, after the France international joined from Bayern in 2023.
  Harry Kane had leveled the quarterfinal early in the second half but Inter swiftly turned the game around with goals from Lautaro Martínez an
  
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• B.C. ministers urge residents to have go-bags, insurance before floods and wildfires

  16-04-2025 22:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says residents should start preparing for wildfire and flood season with go-bags and insurance, as emergency response officials watch the snowpack and drought levels across the province.The coming spring runoff and the prospect of extreme heat or rain events could lead to flooding in some regions, though officials say the snowpack is lower than average and there is “potential for prolonged drought this year.”The BC Wildfire Service say
  
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• Nav Canada warns to expect flight delays at Vancouver International Airport

  16-04-2025 22:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  RICHMOND — The agency that provides air traffic control for Canada’s airports is warning travellers at Vancouver’s airport of flight delays over what it says are “resource constraints.”
  Nav Canada says in a social media post that passengers need to check the status of their flights with their airlines before they head to Vancouver International Airport.The agency said earlier this year that there was a severe shortage of air traffic controllers who help manage 18 mi
  
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• US Army engineers decide to fast-track Great Lakes tunnel permits under Trump energy emergency order

  16-04-2025 22:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has decided to fast-track permits for building a protective tunnel around an aging Enbridge oil pipeline that runs beneath a channel connecting two Great Lakes, stoking environmentalists’ fears that the project will escape scrutiny, damage the sensitive region and perpetuate fossil fuel use.
  The move comes after President Donald Trump issued an executive order in January declaring that the U.S. has become too dependent on foreign energy sources. The order m
  
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• Bassitt in form, Guerrero homers as Blue Jays beat Braves 3-1 in rubber game

  16-04-2025 22:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Toronto starter Chris Bassitt threw five shutout innings and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit his first homer of the season to help the Blue Jays to a 3-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday.
  Bassitt (2-0) allowed three hits, two walks and had 10 strikeouts over a 90-pitch outing.Guerrero drove in Bo Bichette with a single in the third inning and hit a no-doubt solo shot off Braves starter Spencer Strider in the sixth.Brendon Little, Nick Sandlin, Yimi Garcia and Jeff Hoffman p
  
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• ‘Go Leafs go!’ Doug Ford says as Maple Leafs, Senators set to battle in NHL playoffs

  16-04-2025 21:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he hopes a Canadian team wins the Stanley Cup, but he really wants the Maple Leafs do it.
  The Leafs are set to face off against the Ottawa Senators in the playoffs for the first time in more than 20 years.
  The Senators have not made the post-season since 2017, while the Leafs have been in the spring dance every year since, though they have only one won playoff round in that time.
  Ford has lived much of his life in Etobicoke, the inner Toronto suburb
  
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• Schenn brothers will go from supporters to rivals when Jets face Blues in playoffs

  16-04-2025 21:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — The Schenn brothers have put their parents in a bad spot — but in a good way.
  Older brother Luke and his Winnipeg Jets will take on Brayden and his St. Louis Blues in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, with the schedule yet to be announced.
  It’s the first time the Saskatoon-born siblings will compete in the NHL playoffs for opposing teams. They’re the 37th set of brothers to go head-to-head in the league’s history, according to NHL Stats and Inf
  
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• 2025 Election: Chilliwack, Hope, and the Eastern Fraser Valley results - Fraser Valley Current

  16-04-2025 20:52 via news.google.com
  
  2025 Election: Chilliwack, Hope, and the Eastern Fraser Valley results  Fraser Valley Current
  
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• Toronto FC hopes to get some injured players back for visit to Salt Lake

  16-04-2025 20:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Toronto FC could get some reinforcements this weekend with several injured players close to a return.
  Coach Robin Fraser said defenders Nicksoen Gomis and Henry Wingo and forward Ola Brynhildsen are “potentials” to rejoin the squad for Saturday’s game at Real Salt Lake.
  “They’re still not training. But with a couple of days to go (before the match), they’re still doing some individual work and should get into team training (Thursday),” Fr
  
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• Team president Masai Ujiri says Toronto Raptors still working to get better

  16-04-2025 20:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Masai Ujiri believes there are three ways to build a successful NBA team: the draft, via trade or in free agency.
  The Raptors president said at his season-ending news conference on Wednesday that his front office has done well to turn the team’s fortunes around and Toronto is poised return to the post-season.Ujiri acknowledged it was a fine line to walk trying improve the Raptors this season without damaging their position in this summer’s NBA Draft.
  “We have to
  
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• Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang undergoes surgery to close small hole in his heart

  16-04-2025 20:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang’s season is over.
  The 19-year veteran will miss Pittsburgh’s finale against Washington on Thursday night after undergoing a procedure to close a small hole in his heart.
  The Penguins made the announcement on Wednesday. Letang did not participate in the team’s practice on Tuesday for what coach Mike Sullivan called a medical appointment.
  Letang, a three-time Stanley Cup champion, has missed time earlier in his ca
  
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• Langley RCMP warn of dangerous man wanted by B.C. authorities

  16-04-2025 20:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LANGLEY — Mounties in Langley are currently looking for a man they say is wanted on multiple firearms charges and considered dangerous.According to a statement from Langley RCMP Sgt. Zynal Sharoom, Jason Carl Lindgren is wanted in British Columbia for possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm with ammunition; and two counts of possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm with ammunition while prohibited.He’s described as a Caucasian male who stands 6’4″ tall an
  
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• 10 guards charged over the fatal beating of a New York inmate, including 2 with murder

  16-04-2025 19:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — Ten New York prison guards were charged Wednesday in connection with the fatal beating of a 22-year-old prison inmate, including two charged with murder. It’s the second time this year a group of correctional officers in the state was indicted for a death behind bars.
  Other prisoners say several guards severely beat Messiah Nantwi, a prisoner at the Mid-State Correctional Facility, sending him to a hospital where he died on March 1.The Utica-area facility was one o
  
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• BC Health Coalition urges province to end contract with U.S. owner of LifeLabs

  16-04-2025 19:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — A public health advocacy group is urging the British Columbia government to end a contract with an American company that owns LifeLabs, the province’s main provider of outpatient lab services.The BC Health Coalition has issued an open letter urging Premier David Eby to follow through on a directive he issued last week for all government bodies to review their connections to U.S. firms amid the tariff dispute, then cancel its contract with Quest Diagnostics.The American fir
  
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• New Olympic mixed-team golf event adds ‘excitement and new energy’ to competition

  16-04-2025 19:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canadians Brooke Henderson and Corey Conners have both enjoyed individual success on their respective golf tours over the last decade.
  But come 2028, there’s a chance their shared good play could result in an Olympic medal.
  This week, the International Olympic Committee executive board approved the addition of a mixed-team event to the Olympic golf competition, which will make its debut in Los Angeles in 2028. It will be a compliment to the existing individual events, with the team golf co
  
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• Court bans pro-Palestinian protests on McGill University campus for 10 days

  16-04-2025 19:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — McGill University has obtained a 10-day court order against a pro-Palestinian student group forbidding protests on campus.
  A Quebec Superior Court judge granted the injunction Tuesday against Students for Palestinian Honour and Resistance.
  Group members are not permitted to block or obstruct McGill entrances; engage in protests within five metres of any McGill building; or obstruct any academic activities including courses and exams.
  McGill sought the court order after a three-d
  
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• Jays starter Scherzer encouraged after throwing this week, to visit hand specialist

  16-04-2025 19:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Blue Jays starter Max Scherzer, who’s on the injured list due to right thumb inflammation, was scheduled to visit a hand specialist on Wednesday in Florida.Toronto manager John Schneider said the veteran right-hander, who threw on Monday and Tuesday, planned to meet with Dr. Veronica Diaz. Based in Jupiter, Fla., she has served as a consultant with one of Scherzer’s former teams, the Washington Nationals.
  “It’s like a day-to-day thing,” Schneider sai
  
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• YOUR PERSPECTIVE: Supporting British Columbians with energy costs

  16-04-2025 19:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  We know that across B.C., people are struggling with global inflation and rising costs. British Columbians also care deeply about protecting our environment, and they want a government who is focused on the climate alongside affordability efforts.One way we’re helping is making sure people have affordable options available to make sustainable choices in how they choose to heat and cool their homes, and that includes supporting people to afford heat pump upgrades for their homes.
  Last week,
  
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• Judge finds probable cause to hold Trump administration in contempt for violating deportation order

  16-04-2025 18:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday said he has found probable cause to hold the Trump administration in criminal contempt of court for violating his orders to turn around planes carrying deportees to El Salvador.U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg said he the administration must try to “purge” itself of a contempt finding or he will launch hearings and potentially refer the matter for prosecution.“The Court does not reach such conclusion lightly or hastily;
  
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• Langley rail overpass struck - theprogress.com

  16-04-2025 18:33 via news.google.com
  
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• Ontario to loosen internal trade, remove barriers on alcohol and labour mobility

  16-04-2025 18:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Ontario is set to table legislation to make trade between provinces easier, as a way to shore up the economy against the effects of American tariffs.
  Officials say the bill would make Ontario the first government in Canada to unconditionally remove all current exceptions to interprovincial free trade.
  The legislation would also enable the government to direct regulators in the province to recognize the goods, services and workers of reciprocating provinces and territories.
  For ex
  
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• Commercial vehicle strikes Highway 1 overpass in the Fraser Valley Wednesday morning

  16-04-2025 18:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FRASER VALLEY — BC Highway Patrol says it is speaking to witnesses, reviewing video and preparing possible enforcement action after a confirmed overpass strike on Highway 1 in the Fraser Valley.
  BCHP spokesperson Corporal Michael McLaughlin says a caller told police on Wednesday morning, April 16, at about 7:52 a.m., that a box truck struck the CP Rail overpass on Highway 1 westbound just after 232 Street in Langley.
  “The damage to the overpass appears to be minor. It is hard to dist
  
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• Chilliwack Chiefs dominate Game 7 BCHL playoff finale vs. Prince George

  16-04-2025 18:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The Prince George Spruce Kings were unable to complete an upset in Game 7 against the Chilliwack Chiefs on Tuesday night.
  Chiefs goaltender Quentin Miller stopped all 33 shots the Spruce Kings fired at him to earn his first BCHL playoff shutout in a 4-0 win for the Chiefs.
  The first goal of the game didn’t come until a minute and 45 seconds into the second period, when Chiefs forward Caleb Elfering put his first of two past Spruce Kings goalie Charles-Edward Gravel.
  The
  
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• Five things as Canada reaches playoffs in women’s world hockey championship

  16-04-2025 18:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE — Canada went 3-1 to finish second in Pool A behind the United States at the women’s world hockey championship.The defending champions outscored the opposition 17-3 over four games, but dropped a 2-1 decision to archrival U.S. in the preliminary round.Five things to watch for as Canada heads into Thursday’s quarterfinal against Japan at Budvar Arena. The semifinals are Saturday and the medal games Sunday.
  RECORD WATCH
  Captain Marie-Philip Pouli
  
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• Chilliwack Chiefs dominate Game 7 BCHL playoff finale vs. Prince George - Fraser Valley Today

  16-04-2025 18:13 via news.google.com
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• Canadiens host Hurricanes with chance to clinch final playoff spot

  16-04-2025 18:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens are gearing up for their biggest game of the season Wednesday.
  The Canadiens host the Carolina Hurricanes in their regular-season finale with a chance to clinch a playoff spot on the line.
  Montreal needs at least one point to secure the second wild-card berth in the Eastern Conference.
  If the Canadiens lose, they will only qualify for the post-season if the trailing Columbus Blue Jackets fail to win their home matchup Thursday against the New York Islander
  
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• Chilliwack Jets coach recognized for franchise-record season

  16-04-2025 17:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — It didn’t take long for coach Chris Price to make an impact with the Chilliwack Jets in the Pacific Junior A Hockey League as the team’s bench boss.
  Price, who’s been described as a leader, mentor and overall difference maker, guided the Jets to an exceptional 39-9-0 record this past season, earning him PJHL Coach of the Year honours.
  “His passion, preparation, and commitment to the game made a clear impact both on the ice and in the locker room, earnin
  
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• Chilliwack Jets coach recognized for franchise-record season - Fraser Valley Today

  16-04-2025 17:55 via news.google.com
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• Burned by the Conservatives, Fraser Valley candidate garners endorsements from 2 notables

  16-04-2025 17:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — After campaigning for a year only to be turned down by the federal Conservatives, former Abbotsford-West MLA turned independent MP candidate Mike de Jong has received two notable endorsements in the race for Abbotsford-South Langley.
  Abbotsford MP Ed West and former Abbotsford mayor Henry Braun have both endorsed de Jong, who says he was approached by the Conservative Party in 2023 to seek the nomination in Abbotsford-South Langley.“I campaigned for a year, earning trust
  
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• NHLers on the challenges of winding down post-game: ‘Adrenalin shoots through you’

  16-04-2025 17:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Morgan Rielly is often still replaying the game in his mind.
  The Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman has also developed a routine across 12 seasons grinding against NHL opponents that helps him relax after stepping off the ice and out of the action.
  Hydration and a meal are key. Maybe a glass of wine at home, on the plane or in his hotel room.He then flicks on the tablet.
  “I watch my shifts,” Rielly explained. “You’re constantly thinking, ‘Could I have done something dif
  
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• Canada’s Andreescu loses in third-set tiebreaker in return to WTA Tour

  16-04-2025 17:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ROUEN — Canadian tennis player Bianca Andreescu fell just short in her return to WTA Tour action after falling 6-1, 4-6, 7-6 (2) to Suzan Lamens of the Netherlands on Wednesday in first-round action at the Open de Rouen.
  The 24-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., made her return at the WTA 250 clay-court event after an absence of nearly six months.
  Lamens, ranked No. 69, dominated the first set by converting three of four break points while converting nine of 11 first service points.
  Andreesc
  
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• Boy, 16, dies after stabbing in Montreal; city’s eighth homicide in 2025

  16-04-2025 17:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — A 16-year-old boy who was stabbed Tuesday evening in Montreal has died.
  Police confirmed his death today — the city’s eighth reported homicide in 2025.
  The teenager was stabbed in the Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough.
  He was transported to hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
  Const. Raphaël Bergeron says police have not made any arrests in the case.
  Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante offered condolences to the family on the
  
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• Bank of Canada holds steady on rate decision amid trade war

  16-04-2025 17:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada has decided to keep its current interest rate in place amid looming trade war impacts to the economy.
  The central bank cut its policy rate by a quarter point to 2.75 per cent at its most recent decision in March.
  Market bets were nearly evenly split between a rate hold and a cut heading into Wednesday’s meeting.
  The decision comes a day after Statistics Canada reported the annual rate of inflation cooled to 2.3 per cent last month.
  The rate decision also l
  
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• Jets sign forward Alex Iafallo to three-year contract extension

  16-04-2025 17:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets have signed forward Alex Iafallo to a three-year contract extension, the NHL club announced Thursday.
  The extension will kick in next season and carries an average annual value of US$3.67 million.
  The 31-year-old from Eden, N.Y., has 15 goals and 16 assists in 81 games for the Jets this season.
  He has played on the Jets top line with Gabe Vilardi, who is recovering from an upper-body injury, and has two goals and three assists over his last six games.
  Vilardi,
  
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• Iranian state TV says 2nd round of Iran-US nuclear talks will be in Rome

  16-04-2025 17:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian state television confirmed on Wednesday that the second round of Iran-U.S. nuclear talks will be held in Rome after earlier confusion over where the negotiations would be held.
  The talks will be mediated by Oman, as they were last weekend in the sultanate’s capital of Muscat, the state TV report said.
  On Monday, multiple officials said they would be held in Rome. However, Iran’s Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson said early Tuesday
  
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• Abbotsford police investigate sexual assault at park - theprogress.com

  16-04-2025 16:28 via news.google.com
  
  Abbotsford police investigate sexual assault at park  theprogress.com
  
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• Abbotsford police investigate sexual assault at park - The Chilliwack Progress

  16-04-2025 16:28 via news.google.com
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• Chilliwack Chiefs @ Alberni Valley Bulldogs Wednesday, April 23, 2025 - BCHL

  16-04-2025 16:24 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack Chiefs @ Alberni Valley Bulldogs Wednesday, April 23, 2025  BCHL
  
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• Chilliwack Chiefs @ Alberni Valley Bulldogs Tuesday, April 22, 2025 - BCHL

  16-04-2025 16:24 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack Chiefs @ Alberni Valley Bulldogs Tuesday, April 22, 2025  BCHL
  
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• Alberni Valley Bulldogs @ Chilliwack Chiefs Saturday, April 19, 2025 - BCHL

  16-04-2025 16:24 via news.google.com
  Alberni Valley Bulldogs @ Chilliwack Chiefs Saturday, April 19, 2025  BCHL
  
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• Alberni Valley Bulldogs @ Chilliwack Chiefs Friday, April 25, 2025 - BCHL

  16-04-2025 16:24 via news.google.com
  
  Alberni Valley Bulldogs @ Chilliwack Chiefs Friday, April 25, 2025  BCHL
  
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• Green Party disinvited from tonight’s federal debate after it ‘intentionally’ reduced the number of candidates

  16-04-2025 16:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Leaders’ Debate Commission says it has rescinded its invitation to the Green Party to participate in the two federal leaders’ debates.
  The decision comes just hours before the French language debate is scheduled to take place in Montreal and one day before the English debate.
  The commission says because the party intentionally reduced its number of candidates running in the federal election, it “no longer meets the intention of the participation criteria.&rdq
  
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• Trump administration sues Maine over participation of transgender athletes in girls sports

  16-04-2025 14:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration announced a lawsuit Wednesday against Maine’s education department for not complying with the government’s push to ban transgender athletes in girls sports, escalating a dispute over whether the state is abiding by a federal law that bars discrimination in education based on sex.
  The lawsuit follows weeks of feuding between the Republican administration and Democratic Gov. Janet Mills that has led to threats to cut off crucial federal
  
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• Chilliwack high-school students share work at ART33 district-wide show - theprogress.com

  16-04-2025 14:35 via news.google.com
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• Carney, Poilievre to meet face-to-face as party leaders square off in first debate

  16-04-2025 11:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Liberal Leader Mark Carney’s French language skills will be put to the test, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will seek to turn his numbers around, when the five main federal party leaders square off in Montreal tonight in the first of two debates ahead of election day on April 28.
  The two-hour French-language debate will be moderated by Radio-Canada’s Patrice Roy and will focus on five themes: the cost of living, energy and climate, the trade war, identity and
  
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• UK Supreme Court rules that equalities law defines a woman as someone born biologically female

  16-04-2025 11:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LONDON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the U.K. equalities law defines a woman as someone born biologically female.
  Justice Patrick Hodge said five judges at the court had ruled unanimously that “the terms ‘woman’ and ‘sex’ in the Equality Act refer to a biological woman.”
  The ruling means that a transgender person with a certificate that recognizes them as female should not be considered a woman for equality purposes.
  The case stems from a
  
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