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• B.C. halts new jade mining in northwest, five-year transition for existing operations

  10-05-2024 22:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — British Columbia has prohibited mining activities on new jade tenures in the northwest, while setting a five-year wind-down period for existing operators.
  A statement from the Ministry of Energy and Mines says officials have been working closely with First Nations to address concerns about the effects of jade mining on sensitive alpine environments in the area near Dease Lake.
  It says an order under the Environment and Land Use Act was necessary to protect the area from further
  
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• Speed restrictions, B.C. fishery closures, aim to protect southern killer whales

  03-06-2024 21:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The federal government has announced salmon fishery closures and mandatory speed limits in areas where southern resident killer whales forage and travel in the ongoing effort to protect the endangered species.
  A statement from Transport Canada says the measures off Vancouver Island are aimed at protecting the whales from noise, contaminants and improving their access to prey.
  Until Nov. 30, all vessels must slow down to a maximum of 10 knots in two speed-restricted zones near S
  
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• RCMP believes serial killer who once lived in Chilliwack, Abbotsford and Cultus Lake may have committed other crimes

  03-06-2024 20:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ALBERTA — Mounties in Alberta have connected four homicides of young women from the 1970s to a now-deceased serial killer from the United States and suspect there may be additional unsolved homicides in Western Canada linked to this criminal.According to a news release dated May 17, 2024 from the Alberta RCMP, four women between the ages of 14 and 20 died in 1976 and 1977 at the hands of serial killer Gary Srery, a U.S. citizen who was living illegally in Canada and preyed on young women.S
  
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• Children, people with disabilities to qualify for national dental care on June 27

  03-06-2024 20:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Liberal government says it will expand eligibility for the federal dental program to children and people with disabilities on June 27.
  Citizens’ Services Minister Terry Beech says children under the age of 18 and people who receive the disability tax credit will be able to apply on that date.The government estimates that will extend eligibility to some 1.2 million people.To qualify, applicants must be uninsured and have a household income under $90,000 per year.
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• Weather hampers search for mountaineers missing since Friday near Squamish, B.C.

  03-06-2024 20:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SQUAMISH, B.C. — A spokeswoman for Squamish Search and Rescue in British Columbia says the area where three climbers have been missing since Friday is “socked in” with clouds and moisture, hampering efforts to find them.
  Christy Allan says rescue crews were on standby in the community about 65 kilometres north of Vancouver, hoping the weather clears enough to allow them to try to reach the area where the mountaineers were last seen.She says the effort would involve helicopter a
  
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• Mission Fire Rescue Service welcomes 10 new firefighters

  03-06-2024 20:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MISSION — Mission Fire Rescue Service (MFRS) says it has welcomed 10 new probationary firefighters to its ranks spread among three fire stations in the city.According to a social media post, the fire department in Mission reports that its newest group of recruits is now officially probationary recruits as of Sunday, June 2.Its probationary firefighters received pagers a few weeks ago and are now able to respond to all incidents and regular training.“MFRS is proud of the dedication, s
  
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• B.C. sets distance for drivers to steer clear of cyclists, scooter users, walkers

  03-06-2024 20:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — Drivers in British Columbia now have to meet minimum distances between their vehicle and people walking or riding on provincial roads.The new rules start Monday and require drivers to stay at least a metre away from vulnerable road users if the speed limit is up to 50 kilometres an hour, and a metre-and-a-half at speeds over that.A statement from the Ministry of Transportation says vulnerable road users include pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists, people on horses or in vehicle
  
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• Israel confirms deaths of 4 more hostages, including 3 older men who appeared in video

  03-06-2024 20:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military on Monday confirmed the deaths of four more hostages held by Hamas — including three older men seen in a Hamas video begging for their release.
  The three men, Amiram Cooper, Yoram Metzger and Haim Peri, were all age 80 or older. Looking weak and wary, they appeared in a video in December released by Hamas under the title, “Don’t let us grow old here.”
  The fourth hostage was identified as Nadav Popplewell.
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• Kylian Mbappé has signed a contract to join Real Madrid

  03-06-2024 19:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MADRID (AP) — Kylian Mbappé has signed a contract to play for Real Madrid in a union of the sport’s top talent and its most successful club.
  Madrid said on Monday that Mbappé agreed to a five-year contract.
  The 25-year-old World Cup winner with France joins a Madrid team that is already loaded with talent and still celebrating its record-extending 15th European Cup title.
  Until now, Mbappé has played club soccer only for French teams — first at Monaco and f
  
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• Sabalenka powers into French Open quarterfinals, Medvedev loses to De Minaur

  03-06-2024 19:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PARIS (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka extended her dominant run at the French Open by dispatching Emma Navarro 6-2, 6-3 to reach the quarterfinals on Monday.
  And watch out, because the sun is back at Porte d’Auteuil in the southwest of Paris.
  “When the sun is out, I play with a lot more happiness,” said Sabalenka, who has yet drop at Roland Garros.
  She was joyful after her fourth-round win over the 22nd-seeded Navarro, showing disco-inspired dance moves on her way off the court to
  
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• Larry Allen, a Hall of Fame offensive lineman for the Dallas Cowboys, dies suddenly at 52

  03-06-2024 19:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Larry Allen, one of the most dominant offensive linemen in the NFL during a 12-year career spent mostly with the Dallas Cowboys, has died. He was 52.
  Allen died suddenly on Sunday while on vacation with his family in Mexico, the Cowboys said.
  A six-time All-Pro who was inducted into the Pro Football of Hall of Fame in 2013, Allen said few words but let his blocking do the talking.
  “Larry, known for his great athleticism and incredible strength, was one of the most respe
  
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• ‘State of Palestine’ applies to join South Africa’s case at top UN court accusing Israel of genocide

  03-06-2024 19:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Palestinian officials have applied on behalf of the “State of Palestine” at the top U.N. court for permission to join South Africa’s case accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza.
  The request published Monday says that Israel’s ongoing military operation is “part of a systematic effort to wipe Palestinian society and its culture and social institutions from the map.” The request to the International Court of Justice was signed by
  
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• Elected leaders should read Supreme Court decisions before speaking, says top justice

  03-06-2024 19:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The chief justice of the Supreme Court is sending a warning about the risks elected officials run by reacting to decisions from the court without first having read the rulings themselves.Richard Wagner issued that call during his annual news conference on the work of the top court and other matters pertaining to the administration of justice.Wagner says he is concerned about the spread of false information on court rulings, and politicians criticizing rulings based in part on whic
  
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• Hamilton Tiger-Cats sign veteran defensive back Jonathan Moxley

  03-06-2024 19:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HAMILTON — The Hamilton Tiger-Cats signed veteran American defensive back Jonathan Moxley on Monday.
  Moxley, 29, spent four seasons with the Calgary Stampeders (2019, 2021-23), registering 78 total tackles (70 defensive) and three interceptions in 50 regular-season appearances.The five-foot-10, 195-pound Florida native came to the CFL after spending time in the NFL with Tampa Bay (2017) and Arizona (2017-18).
  Moxley played collegiately at Boise State (2013-16). He appeared in 52 games, rec
  
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• Elks-Riders CFL game moved to afternoon to accommodate Game 1 of Stanley Cup final

  03-06-2024 19:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — The CFL has moved the Elks’ season opener against the Saskatchewan Roughriders to an afternoon start to allow sports fans in Edmonton to also watch the Oilers in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup final.
  The game originally scheduled for Saturday at 5 p.m. MT will now start three hours earlier.
  Game 1 of the NHL final is scheduled for Saturday at 6 p.m. MT in Sunrise, Fla.
  The Oilers advanced to their first Stanley Cup final since 2006 with a six-game win over the Dallas Stars in t
  
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• Popular Chilliwack diner temporarily closes, plans to relocate to Vedder Road

  03-06-2024 19:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — A popular diner on South Sumas Road serving hearty breakfast omelettes and a variety of lunchtime sandwiches in an industrial area of Chilliwack has closed ahead of its relocation to Sardis.
  According to an update on its Instagram page in May, Little Beetle, which was voted Chilliwack’s No. 1 lunch restaurant, has closed effective May 27 as it relocates to 6640 Vedder Road in the Tim Hortons/BMO shopping centre at Vedder Road and Stevenson Road.“In the summer of 20
  
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• Quebec to spend $31 to boost security at courthouses after violent incidents

  03-06-2024 18:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LONGUEUIL, Que. — The Quebec government is pledging $31 million to add security checkpoints and more special constables to the province’s courthouses after recent violent incidents that raised safety concerns.
  Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette and Public Security Minister François Bonnardel made the announcement today in Longueuil, where an interpreter was seriously injured in a courthouse knife attack early this year.
  Part of the funding announced today will allow walk-th
  
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• AFN national chief blasts governments’ inaction on fifth anniversary of MMIWG report

  03-06-2024 18:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — On the fifth anniversary of a national inquiry’s report into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, the national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is blasting all levels of government for what she calls slow progress to stop the crisis.
  Only two of the more than 150 calls to action focused on First Nations people have been implemented since 2019, Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak says.
  That’s despite constant calls from advocates for more funding from all levels o
  
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• BC United loses another MLA to BC Conservatives

  03-06-2024 18:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SOUTH SURREY — The B.C. Conservative Party says Surrey South MLA Elenore Sturko has left BC United and joined their party as a way to “rebuild the coalition that’s needed to defeat the NDP.”
  According to a news release from the Conservative Party of B.C. Monday morning (June 3), Sturko is a former RCMP spokesperson and military veteran who was elected in a by-election in 2022 by winning 52 percent of the vote.“It’s easy to dismiss the polls, but it’s imp
  
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• Elks optimistic of brighter 2024 after several seasons of futility

  03-06-2024 18:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — The Edmonton Elks won all of four games in the 2023 season. The Green and Gold has just 11 wins over the previous three CFL campaigns. The team hasn’t been to the playoffs since 2019.
  Yet, as training camp wrapped up, two words were consistently on the lips of general manager and head coach Chris Jones and his players.“Grey Cup.”
  How could a team that’s been so far out of the playoff races over the past half-decade see itself as a contender for the league
  
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• Elenore Sturko leaves BC United party for Conservatives to ‘defeat the NDP’

  03-06-2024 18:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — Another BC United member has left the party to join the Conservative Party of BC just months before the provincial election.Surrey South MLA Elenore Sturko says in a statement that she’s joining the provincial Conservatives to “rebuild the coalition that’s needed to defeat the NDP.”Her move comes after Lorne Doerkson, the former BC United caucus chair, defected from the official Opposition on Friday, bringing the number of Conservative members in the legi
  
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• Head coach Mace looks to change culture as Riders move on from disappointing seasons

  03-06-2024 18:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  REGINA — The 2024 CFL campaign will be a season of change for the Saskatchewan Roughriders with new head coach Corey Mace at the helm.Mace signed a three-year contract with the Riders in November to replace Craig Dickenson, who served as Saskatchewan’s head coach for the previous four seasons.The Riders compiled a 34-34 record under Dickenson but struggled in his last two seasons with 6-12 marks in both 2022 and 2023. Saskatchewan ended both those seasons with seven-game losing strea
  
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• Bethel-Thompson to take charge of Elks’ present while mentoring their future

  03-06-2024 18:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  McLeod Bethel-Thompson is back in the CFL, tasked with solidifying the Edmonton Elks’ present while providing for their future.
  The 35-year-old quarterback signed a one-year deal with Edmonton in January after leading the USFL in passing in 2023 and guiding the Boston Breakers to a 7-3 record.The year before, Bethel-Thompson was the CFL’s top passer and helped the Toronto Argonauts win the Grey Cup.
  Edmonton’s last playoff appearance was in 2019. It has finished fifth in the We
  
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• Deep, talented Blue Bombers look for fifth straight trip to Grey Cup

  03-06-2024 17:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — Zach Collaros could have a problem this season, but it’s a good one.
  The Winnipeg Blue Bombers veteran quarterback has to divvy up passes and touches to keep his hungry offensive teammates happy as the CFL team aims for a fifth straight trip to the Grey Cup.
  “It’s a problem that everybody would want, obviously,” Collaros said. “And I wouldn’t even call it a problem.
  “We’re built the right way here and those guys wouldn’t be h
  
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• Canada calls Minnesota forward Tani Oluwaseyi into camp for European friendlies

  03-06-2024 17:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canada coach Jesse Marsch has brought Minnesota United forward Tani Oluwaseyi into camp for friendlies against the Netherlands and France.
  It’s a first national team call-up for the 24-year-old who has turned heads this season with seven goals and four assists for the Loons. Oluwaseyi has played in all 15 league games, with six starts, for Minnesota (8-3-4) and leads the team in goals with five more than designated player Teemu Pukki, Finland’s leading scorer.
  Born in Abuja, Oluwasey
  
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• Calgary Stampeders seek return to former glory in 2024

  03-06-2024 17:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — The Calgary Stampeders need improvement on both sides of the football to return to the CFL’s upper echelon.
  A 2-5 start and losing five games by three points or less in 2023 contributed to a 6-12 record in Dave Dickenson’s first season holding down the dual roles of general manager and coach.Calgary’s worst record in almost two decades was still enough to win the turtle derby for the third and final playoff spot in the West Division, but a team that regularly wo
  
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• B.C. Lions eager to ‘do a little more’ in hunt for Grey Cup

  03-06-2024 17:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Garry Peters noticed something was a little different as his B.C. Lions teammates filtered into training camp last month.
  Instead of using camp to get their bodies into peak physical condition, guys were already in game shape when they arrived.
  The difference shows how the Lions are already putting in extra work as the team chases the Grey Cup this year, Peters said.
  “A lot of guys mindsets are a lot different than its been in the past. We know we’ve always been goo
  
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• Jonas Brothers named to perform at halftime of 2024 Grey Cup game in Vancouver

  03-06-2024 17:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The Jonas Brothers will be the halftime entertainment at the 2024 Grey Cup game in Vancouver.
  The CFL and B.C. Lions made the joint announcement Monday.
  The pop-rock band — consisting of brothers Kevin, Joe and Nick Jonas — will make its second appearance in Vancouver in roughly a year. The brothers performed in the city in November 2023 during its tour in support of “The Album.”
  The Jonas Brothers have sold over 20 million albums globally.The band has had 26 Billboard Ho
  
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• Feds create $530M fund for cities to adapt to climate change

  03-06-2024 17:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canadian cities and towns facing an uphill battle to stave off the effects of climate change will share more than half a billion dollars from a new federal adaptation fund.
  The Local Leadership for Climate Adaptation initiative will offer up to $1 million to local governments for projects that upgrade or adjust their infrastructure and natural environment to be more protected from extreme weather events including floods, fires and major storms.
  There will be a separate stream of f
  
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• Trudeau pitches strong ties to Mexico’s new leader Claudia Sheinbaum amid U.S. tumult

  03-06-2024 16:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is welcoming the election of Mexico’s next president, Claudia Sheinbaum, and pitching closer ties between the two counties as they ponder the future of North American relations.
  Mexicans elected Sheinbaum as their first female president Sunday, and in October she will replace Andrés Manuel Lopéz Obrador.
  The election comes three months after the Liberals reimposed a visa requirement for Mexican visitors over concerns that the 2016
  
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