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• B.C. police investigating reports of needles in Halloween candy in two cities

  03-11-2025 23:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Police in two British Columbia cities are investigating multiple reports of sewing needles or pins being found in children’s Halloween candy.
  A statement from Prince George RCMP says several families in the area of Bittner Road West and Bachinski Crescent reported finding the sharp objects in mini chocolate bars and bagged gummy candy.
  There have been no reports of injuries but the Mounties are urging parents to have another look at their kids’ candy.
  Delta police say in a separate s
  
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• Middlesbrough defender Alfie Jones to join Canada for November friendlies

  03-11-2025 23:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Canada coach Jesse Marsch has invited Middlesbrough defender Alfie Jones to camp for upcoming games with Ecuador and Venezuela in the November international window.
  The English-born Jones, who has Canadian ties through a grandparent, is in the process of finalizing his Canadian citizenship, according to Canada Soccer.
  The 28-year-old Jones joined Middlesbrough in July on a four-year contract from Hull City, which is home to Canadian international Liam Millar. Middlesbrough currently stands secon
  
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• Atlanta Braves hire Walt Weiss as their manager, succeeding Brian Snitker

  03-11-2025 23:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves hired Walt Weiss on Monday as their manager, promoting from within for the successor to 2021 World Series winner Brian Snitker.Weiss has been the Braves’ bench coach since 2018 and was on Snitker’s staff four years ago when they won the fourth championship in franchise history. Snitker also was an internal hire, coming from Triple-A in 2016, when he replaced Fredi González midseason and then got the full-time job the following year.This
  
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• BC Hydro says it should have been more proactive as Site C costs overflowed

  03-11-2025 23:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — British Columbia's power utility says it should have been more proactive about ballooning costs on the massive Site C hydroelectric dam project, partly blaming a failure to budget for "low-probability, high-consequence risks."
  BC Hydro says in a "lessons learned report" to the British Columbia Utilities Commission that it's on track to complete the project on the Peace River within a $16 billion budget.
  But that's almost double the original 2014 budget of about $8.8 billion, wh
  
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• Surrey Police Service seek identity of alleged Facebook Marketplace theft suspect

  03-11-2025 23:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SURREY — Police in Surrey are appealing to the public for help in identifying a suspect in a recent alleged fraud incident.
  According to a statement from Surrey Police Service, frontline officers were dispatched on Monday, October 27 after getting a report from a victim who alleged they had been scammed by someone when they tried to buy a cell phone from a Facebook Marketplace advertisement.
  SPS Staff Sgt. Lindsey Houghton says the victim had met the suspect several days earlier to complet
  
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• Captain Adam Lowry set to return to action as soaring Jets visit Kings

  03-11-2025 22:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — Adam Lowry feels like he’s about to open a special gift this week.
  The Winnipeg Jets captain is expected to make his season debut Tuesday in Los Angeles after recovering from hip surgery in late May.
  “I feel really good and I’m looking forward to being back out there, and it finally feels like Christmas morning,” Lowry said after Monday’s practice.
  The Jets have posted a 9-3-0 record during the veteran centre’s absence, including 4-0-0 on the
  
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• Rogers: Average audience of 10.9 million tuned in for Game 7 of World Series

  03-11-2025 22:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — An average audience of 10.9 million viewers watched Game 7 of the World Series between the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers, according to Rogers Communications.
  The media company says the combined viewership on Sportsnet, Sportsnet+ and Citytv for Saturday night's Game 7 coverage makes it the most-watched English-language broadcast in Canada outside of the 2010 Winter Olympics.
  In a release, Rogers says the average audience peaked at 14 million around 11:38 p.m. ET when
  
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• 4 people arrested after sneaking into Canada from Washington, caught near Abbotsford: RCMP

  03-11-2025 22:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD — Mounties say four individuals were taken into custody last month following an illegal border crossing from the United States into Canada.According to a statement from B.C. RCMP spokesperson Sgt. Tammy Lobb, the illegal border crossing happened on Wednesday, October 8, 2025 when three individuals fled on foot as they were being pursued by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and unlawfully crossed into Canada between Northwoods Road in Lynden, Washington and 0 Avenue in Abbotsf
  
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• Chilliwack RCMP field over 25 fireworks complaints, arrest 10 on Halloween night

  03-11-2025 22:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Mounties in Chilliwack responded to a little under 100 calls for service on Halloween night over a 12-hour time period, marked by over a dozen fireworks complaints, 10 arrests and five public intoxication reports.
  According to a social media post from police, Chilliwack RCMP fielded 94 calls for service marked by the following:Fireworks complaints: 27Drunk in public: 5Fights: 2Youth related files: 3Immediate Roadside Prohibitions (IRPs): 324 hr driving prohibition (Drugs): 1Mo
  
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• 4 people detained after sneaking into Canada from Washington state: RCMP

  03-11-2025 22:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD — Mounties say four individuals were taken into custody last month following an illegal border crossing from the United States into Canada.According to a statement from B.C. RCMP spokesperson Sgt. Tammy Lobb, the illegal border crossing happened on Wednesday, October 8, 2025 when three individuals fled on foot as they were being pursued by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and unlawfully crossed into Canada in the area of Northwoods Road in Lynden, Washington and 0 Avenue in
  
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• Chilliwack RCMP field over 25 fireworks complaints, arrest 10 on Halloween night - Fraser Valley Today

  03-11-2025 22:10 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack RCMP field over 25 fireworks complaints, arrest 10 on Halloween night  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• 7 moments that made Dodgers-Blue Jays a World Series for the ages

  03-11-2025 22:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Epic comebacks. Thrilling marathons. All-time performances from some of the game’s all-time greats.The Toronto Blue Jays’ heartbreaking, seven-game World Series loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers had it all — from a Game 1 blowout to the final out in the 11th inning of Game 7 at Rogers Centre.
  Was it the best Fall Classic ever? Some experts say there’s no question.
  “There has never been a better Game 7 than we got in Toronto on Saturday night and into Sunday morning. A
  
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• Nanaimo teen dead in fiery crash | Mountie hit head-on in Chilliwack - Vancouver Sun

  03-11-2025 22:01 via news.google.com
  Nanaimo teen dead in fiery crash | Mountie hit head-on in Chilliwack  Vancouver Sun
  
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• Montreal mayor-elect is a former refugee who says her victory breaks barriers

  03-11-2025 21:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Montreal's new mayor-elect says voters have broken a new ceiling by electing a person from a diverse and immigrant background to lead the city.
  Soraya Martinez Ferrada says her victory is proof that people from all over the world can be welcomed and find success in the city.
  Martinez Ferrada arrived in Canada as a Chilean child refugee in 1980, when her family fled the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet.
  On Sunday, the former federal cabinet minister handily defeated the
  
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• How it started, how it ended: A chronology of Ontario’s ad blitz against U.S. tariffs

  03-11-2025 21:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Here is a day-by-day chronology of the controversy over Ontario's advertising campaign against U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods:
  Tues., Oct. 14: The office of Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province will spend $75 million to broadcast an anti-tariff ad in the United States using video of an address by former U.S. president Ronald Reagan, who said in 1987 that in the long run, "such trade barriers hurt every American worker and consumer."
  Tues., Oct. 21: A day after the ad airs d
  
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• Nanaimo teen dead in fiery crash | Mountie hit head-on in Chilliwack - Yahoo News Canada

  03-11-2025 21:54 via news.google.com
  Nanaimo teen dead in fiery crash | Mountie hit head-on in Chilliwack  Yahoo News Canada
  
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• Bent nail in candy bar reported to Chilliwack RCMP on Halloween - Chilliwack Progress

  03-11-2025 21:51 via news.google.com
  Bent nail in candy bar reported to Chilliwack RCMP on Halloween  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Bent nail in candy bar reported to Chilliwack RCMP on Halloween - Abbotsford News

  03-11-2025 21:47 via news.google.com
  Bent nail in candy bar reported to Chilliwack RCMP on Halloween  Abbotsford News
  
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• Serious collision involving Chilliwack RCMP officer - Indo-Canadian Voice

  03-11-2025 20:51 via news.google.com
  Serious collision involving Chilliwack RCMP officer  Indo-Canadian Voice
  
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• ‘It’s heartbreaking:’ Crosby, Leafs react to Blue Jays’ crushing World Series loss

  03-11-2025 20:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Sidney Crosby and his teammates landed in Toronto late Saturday night.
  The Pittsburgh Penguins had just flown in from Winnipeg following a 5-2 loss to the Jets that afternoon.
  The club's superstar captain had a singular focus once the plane touched down — tuning into the conclusion of an epic World Series.
  It didn't, however, go the way Crosby and many fans across Canada had hoped for a team that captured the country's attention and provided a new generation with memories t
  
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• Dostal, Batherson, Kurashev named NHL’s three stars of the week

  03-11-2025 20:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — Anaheim Ducks goaltender Lukas Dostal, Ottawa Senators right-wing Drake Batherson and San Jose Sharks centre Philipp Kurashev have been named the NHL's three stars of the week.
  Dostal won all three of his starts and posted a 1.63 goals-against average, .948 save percentage and league-high 91 saves as Anaheim moved into first place in the Pacific Division.
  He closed the week with a season-high 32 stops in a 4-1 win over the Metropolitan Division-leading New Jersey Devils on Sunda
  
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• RCMP officer in hospital after serious crash in Chilliwack - CTV News

  03-11-2025 20:26 via news.google.com
  RCMP officer in hospital after serious crash in Chilliwack  CTV News
  
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• UPDATE: Chilliwack RCMP officer in hospital following head-on crash - Chilliwack Progress

  03-11-2025 20:15 via news.google.com
  UPDATE: Chilliwack RCMP officer in hospital following head-on crash  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• 158 people died of toxic drug deaths in September, down 19 per cent from last year

  03-11-2025 20:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — British Columbia's coroner says 158 people died from illicit drug overdoses in September, down almost 20 per cent from the same month last year in a trend that has seen the death rate fall to its lowest level since 2019.
  The BC Coroners Service says in a statement that fentanyl or its analogs were found in the system of 84 per cent of those who were tested.The service's online dashboard shows the death rate from unregulated drugs in B.C. has dropped sharply since 2023, when 2,58
  
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• Chilliwack RCMP officer seriously hurt in crash - Western Standard

  03-11-2025 20:01 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack RCMP officer seriously hurt in crash  Western Standard
  
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• RCMP officer in stable condition at hospital after being struck head-on early Sunday in Chilliwack

  03-11-2025 20:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — A spokesperson for the Chilliwack RCMP detachment says an RCMP officer remains in stable condition in the hospital after a serious two-vehicle crash on Vedder Road just north of Stevenson Road early Sunday morning.
  According to a statement from RCMP spokesperson Sgt. Alexandra Mulvihill, a Chilliwack RCMP officer activated her emergency button after being involved in a serious two-vehicle collision on Vedder Road, just north of Stevenson Road, at 1:10 a.m. Sunday morning (Nov.
  
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• RCMP officer in stable condition after being struck head-on early Sunday in Chilliwack

  03-11-2025 19:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — A spokesperson for the Chilliwack RCMP detachment says an RCMP officer remains in stable condition in the hospital after a serious two-vehicle crash on Vedder Road just north of Stevenson Road early Sunday morning.
  According to a statement from RCMP spokesperson Sgt. Alexandra Mulvihill, a Chilliwack RCMP officer activated her emergency button after being involved in a serious two vehicle collision on Vedder Road, just north of Stevenson Road, at 1:10 a.m. Sunday morning (Nov.
  
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• Feds will unveil proposed changes to EV sales mandate this winter, officials say

  03-11-2025 19:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The federal government will unveil proposed changes to its electric vehicles sales mandate this winter, federal officials say.
  Mark Cauchi, director general of energy and transportation at Environment and Climate Change Canada, told MPs on the House of Commons environment committee today his department is looking to share the results of its highly-anticipated review of the mandate by the end of the year.
  On Sept. 11, Prime Minister Mark Carney abruptly paused the rollout of the EV
  
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• Northwest B.C. First Nation overwhelmingly ratifies Treaty, Constitution - Chilliwack Progress

  03-11-2025 19:47 via news.google.com
  Northwest B.C. First Nation overwhelmingly ratifies Treaty, Constitution  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Canadian women’s hockey team roster unveiled for Rivalry Series games in U.S.

  03-11-2025 19:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CALGARY — Hockey Canada has named the 25 players for the women's team facing the host United States in the first two games of the Rivalry Series.
  Three goalies, eight defenders and 14 forwards will square off against their archrival Americans on Nov. 6 in Cleveland, Ohio, and Nov. 8 in Buffalo, N.Y.
  The roster includes 20 players who earned a silver medal in this year's world championship in Ceske Budejovice, Czechia, where Canada lost the final 4-3 in overtime to the U.S.
  Forwards Hannah
  
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• Prescription painkillers shortage in Canada expected to continue into new year

  03-11-2025 19:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Pharmacists say a shortage of medications that contain oxycodone is expected to continue into the new year, while supply of another type of painkiller has increased since a nationwide disruption in the summer.In July, Health Canada sent out a notice about a shortage of drugs that contain acetaminophen with oxycodone, which includes those by the brand name Percocet.There was also a shortage of acetaminophen with codeine, which includes Tylenol 3.
  It was supposed to last until earl
  
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• 158 people died of toxic drug deaths in September, B.C.’s coroner says

  03-11-2025 19:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — British Columbia's coroner says 158 people died from illicit drug overdoses in September.The BC Coroners Service says in a statement that fentanyl or its analogs were found in the system of 84 per cent of those who were tested.The cities experiencing the highest number of toxic drug deaths this year were Vancouver at 314 and Surrey with 137, while 93 people died in Greater Victoria.The service says between January and September the number of youth, aged 18 or younger, who died i
  
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• Former Bloc MP who lost by single vote says she will appeal to Supreme Court

  03-11-2025 19:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — The former Bloc MP who lost her Quebec riding by a single vote is taking the matter to the Supreme Court of Canada.Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné says she will appeal a recent Quebec Superior Court decision that rejected her request for a new election in the Montreal-area riding of Terrebonne.She had challenged the result after a Bloc voter revealed that her special ballot was not counted and instead returned to her because of an error in the address on the envelope provided
  
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• Forge FC captain Kyle Bekker up for CPL Player of the year Award for a sixth time

  03-11-2025 19:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Forge FC captain Kyle Bekker has been nominated for the Canadian Premier League's Player of the Year Award for a sixth time.
  Bekker, who won the award in 2020, is up against Atletico Ottawa’s David Rodríguez and Sam Salter, Cavalry FC’s Sergio Camargo and Forge teammate Daniel Nimick.
  The winner, decided in a vote of the technical leadership from the eight CPL clubs as well as select media, will be announced Friday in Ottawa as part of the championship game festivities.
  The 35
  
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• Delgado, Kent, Sheffield and Valenzuela join Hall ballot with Bonds, Clemens, Mattingly and Murphy

  03-11-2025 19:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Don Mattingly and Dale Murphy were held over on the Hall of Fame's contemporary baseball era committee ballot and will be joined next month by Carlos Delgado, Jeff Kent, Gary Sheffield and Fernando Valenzuela.
  The 16-person committee meets on Dec. 7 at the winter meetings in Orlando, Florida, and a 75% vote is necessary for election. Anyone elected will be inducted on July 26, along with anyone chosen in the Baseball Writers’ Assoc
  
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• Judge rejects plea deal for funeral home owner accused of stashing nearly 190 decaying bodies

  03-11-2025 19:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DENVER (AP) — A Colorado judge rejected the plea deal of a funeral home owner accused of stashing nearly 190 decaying bodies in a bug-infested building Monday after family members of the deceased argued that the deal's 15- to 20-year sentence was too lenient. Carie Hallford and her husband, Jon Hallford, owned Return to Nature Funeral Home and are accused of dumping the bodies in a building in a rural town between 2019 and 2023, giving families fake ashes and defrauding the federal governm
  
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• Data stored in Canada can be subject to foreign courts, government paper warns

  03-11-2025 19:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — A new government white paper on digital sovereignty says Ottawa can’t maintain full control over its data if its data storage supplier is subject to the laws of another country.
  It warns the federal government can only maintain full legal control if it delivers the service itself, or uses service providers that operate completely under Canadian jurisdiction.
  The paper notes providers must follow the laws of each country in which they operate, which can create competing oblig
  
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• Over two dozen drug deaths reported in Chilliwack in 2025: BC Coroners Service

  03-11-2025 18:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — The BC Coroners Service says unregulated toxic drugs have claimed the lives of more than two dozen people in Chilliwack in 2025.In a statement released Monday, the provincial agency says 28 people have died in Chilliwack this year due to unregulated drug toxicity.Across the Fraser Valley, the situation was just as bleak. Abbotsford saw 57 people die due to unregulated drug toxicity, while 36 people perished in Langley.According to preliminary data, 158 people died in September
  
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• Carney asked Ford ‘a couple of times’ to pull anti-tariff ad, premier says

  03-11-2025 18:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says Prime Minister Mark Carney called him "a couple of times" from Asia to ask him to pull an ad campaign that's being blamed for ending trade talks with the United States.
  Carney said this weekend that he told Ford he didn't think the province should run the ad that featured clips of former U.S. president Ronald Reagan speaking negatively about tariffs.
  Ford says he has a "different recollection" of their conversation.
  Trump cut off trade talks late la
  
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• Over two dozen drug deaths reported in Chilliwack in 2025: BC Coroners Service - Fraser Valley Today

  03-11-2025 18:50 via news.google.com
  Over two dozen drug deaths reported in Chilliwack in 2025: BC Coroners Service  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Sweden to send its royals, industry chiefs in delegation to Canada this month

  03-11-2025 18:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Sweden is sending a large delegation of some of its most prominent people to Canada later this month as it seeks closer ties across the Arctic.
  Rideau Hall says Gov. Gen. Mary Simon will welcome King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia to Canada for a visit to Ottawa and Montreal from Nov. 18 to 20.
  Sweden became the latest country to join the NATO military alliance last year and Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine has boosted its collaboration with Canada on issues such as disin
  
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• Canada’s Auger-Aliassime puts ATP Finals qualification at risk with Metz withdrawal

  03-11-2025 18:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Canadian tennis star Felix Auger-Aliassime is pulling out of this week's Moselle Open, a move that prioritizes his health while putting a berth in the elite ATP Finals at risk.
  The 25-year-old from Montreal cited a knee injury as the reason for his withdrawal from the tournament in Metz, France, which is one of two ATP 250 events running this week.
  Auger-Aliassime is coming off a gruelling run to the final of the Paris Masters, which ended with a 6-4, 7-6 (4) loss to world No. 1 Jannik Sinner on
  
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• Chilliwack RCMP investigating reports of tampered Halloween candy - Fraser Valley Today

  03-11-2025 18:27 via news.google.com
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• Chilliwack RCMP investigating reports of tampered Halloween candy

  03-11-2025 18:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — A spokesperson for the Chilliwack RCMP detachment says police are investigating reports that Halloween candy distributed to trick-or-treaters had been tampered with or contained sharp objects.
  According to a brief statement from Chilliwack RCMP Sgt. Alexandra Mulvihill, police have an open file into allegations made by various Chilliwack residents that Halloween candy in their possession contained sharp objects like pins or nails.“Yes, we have an open file for this. The
  
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• Government expects fewer questions on foreign aid from weakened NDP: briefing note

  03-11-2025 18:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — A Global Affairs Canada briefing note suggests the department expects fewer questions going forward in the House of Commons about possible cuts to foreign aid from the much-reduced NDP caucus.
  A June briefing note released under access-to-information law shows the department sought to stop accepting applications for foreign aid programs prioritized by the Trudeau government, while ensuring those projects underway are able to complete their work.
  That's a typical move by an incomin
  
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• Rick Westhead exposes rot in Canadian hockey culture in book “We Breed Lions”

  03-11-2025 18:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  "Hockey people don't like outsiders knowing their business."
  Former Western Hockey League player Ryan Phillips said the above to investigative journalist Rick Westhead in his book "We Breed Lions; Confronting Canada's Troubled Hockey Culture" to be released Tuesday by Penguin Random House Canada.
  Westhead catalogues hockey's commercialism and tribalist creed, as well as other cultural factors that led to the sexual assault trial of five players on a Canadian junior team who went on to play in th
  
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• Trump administration says SNAP will be partially funded after judges’ rulings

  03-11-2025 18:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  President Donald Trump’s administration said Monday that it will partially fund SNAP after a pair of judges’ rulings required it to keep the food aid program running.The U.S. Department of Agriculture had planned to freeze payments to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program starting Nov. 1 because it said it could no longer keep funding it due to the shutdown. The program serves about 1 in 8 Americans and is a major piece of the nation’s social safety net. It costs about
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Joly says Canada launching dispute process against Stellantis

  03-11-2025 18:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Industry Minister Mélanie Joly says the federal government is launching a dispute resolution process against Stellantis for moving planned vehicle production from its Brampton, Ont. plant out of the country.
  Joly told a parliamentary committee this morning the formal, 30-day process is aimed at recovering Canadian taxpayer money and returning production to the Brampton facility.
  She said the process is underpinned by government contracts with the carmaker and will be initia
  
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• Canadian Corey Wray named St. Louis City FC sporting director

  03-11-2025 17:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ST LOUIS — Canadian Corey Wray, whose resume includes front-office stints with Toronto FC, CF Montreal and Columbus, has been named sporting director of St. Louis City FC.
  The MLS team says Wray will oversee all of its sporting operations from scouting and recruitment to player health and performance, as well as overseeing the pathway from the academy to the first team.“Corey is a progressive sporting director who brings a forward-thinking, holistic approach to building winning teams
  
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• Ottawa urged to keep Canadian weapons out of Sudan’s civil war

  03-11-2025 17:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — As Prime Minister Mark Carney prepares to visit the United Arab Emirates, human rights advocates are calling on his government to do more to stop the flow of weapons from the UAE to a militia in Sudan committing atrocious acts of ethnic violence.
  While the UAE insists it isn't arming the Rapid Support Forces militia, numerous human rights groups say they believe planes meant to carry humanitarian aid from the UAE to Sudan are regularly delivering weapons instead.
  Some groups say t
  
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