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• CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted – Week of May 12, 2024

  12-05-2024 17:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Here are two people wanted by police in our region this week. This list is provided by Crime Stoppers.
  Name: Jeffrey ChapmanAge: 42
  Height: 6’4” ft Weight: 241lbs
  Hair: Blonde Eyes: Blue
  Wanted: Fail to Comply with Probation
  Warrant in effect: May 1, 2024Parole Jurisdiction: Chilliwack
  Name: Corey RobinsonAge: 47
  Height: 6’3” ft Weight: 251lbs
  Hair: Brown/Blonde Eyes: Hazel
  Wanted: Indecent Act in a Public Place x2 and Fail to Appear.Warrant in effect:
  
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• B.C. College of Nurses & Midwives reprimands Mission nurse for lack of knowledge around patient care

  06-06-2024 01:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The British Columbia College of Nurses & Midwives has reprimanded a Mission nurse in relation to a lack of knowledge around patient assessment and vital signs, along with a litany of other infractions, from a year ago.According to a consent agreement dated June 3, 2024 on its website, a panel of the college’s inquiry committee approved an agreement between the college and Simaranjot Kaur of Mission involving practice issues that transpired between April 29 and June 28
  
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• Space for Algonquin Peoples to open near Parliament, but no date set

  06-06-2024 01:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Algonquin leaders and the federal government have signed an agreement committing to a new space for Algonquin Peoples in Ottawa’s parliamentary precinct, five years after the former grand chief staged a hunger and hydration strike in protest.
  Verna Polson, who previously served as the grand chief of the Algonquin Anishinabeg Nation Tribal Council, refused both food and water as she camped out in front of the Indigenous Peoples building in Ottawa in July 2019. She was critici
  
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• Russian warships headed to Caribbean for drills as tensions rise over Ukraine, US officials say

  06-06-2024 01:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has been tracking Russian warships and aircraft that are expected to arrive in the Caribbean for a military exercise in the coming weeks, in a Russian show of force as tensions rise over Western military support for Ukraine, U.S. officials said Wednesday.
  The ships also are expected possibly to make port calls in Venezuela and Cuba, as Russia establishes a Western Hemisphere military presence that the senior Biden administration officials said was notable but not
  
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• B.C. appoints chief scientific adviser for complex mental health, addiction needs

  06-06-2024 00:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — British Columbia has announced the appointment of a chief scientific adviser to address a “growing population” of people who survived an overdose but were left with life-altering brain injuries.It said Dr. Daniel Vigo is now B.C.’s chief scientific adviser for psychiatry, toxic drugs and concurrent disorders and has a goal to improve care for people with complex mental-health and addiction challenges.Premier David Eby said about 15,000 people in B.C. have died
  
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• Chilliwack-Cultus Lake MLA candidate Attrill Knott to host meet and greet next week at newly renovated Garrison restaurant

  06-06-2024 00:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack constituents have the opportunity to get to know former four-term Chilliwack councillor turned BC United MLA candidate Sue Attrill Knott over coffee in Garrison next week.
  Attrill Knott, who was acclaimed in February 2024 as the B.C. United candidate for the newly named Chilliwack-Cultus Lake riding in this fall’s provincial election, invites the community to join her for coffee on Saturday morning, June 15 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the newly renovated Distric
  
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• Canada’s Lance Stroll unfazed by his F1 detractors: ‘I do my talking on the track’

  06-06-2024 00:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Lance Stroll hears the criticism, but he says he pays it no mind.
  The Canadian’s legitimacy as a Formula One driver is sometimes dismissed by pundits and fans because his father, billionaire Lawrence Stroll, is a part-owner of his Aston Martin team.
  That’s something he’s used to.
  “It’s part of it. It’s kind of just what my career’s been,” Stroll said Wednesday. “I’ve dealt with that over the years, but I do my talking o
  
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• Alouettes, Bombers brimming with confidence ahead of Grey Cup rematch

  06-06-2024 00:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — Brady Oliveira is ready to help prove Montreal Alouettes quarterback Cody Fajardo is wrong.
  When Fajardo was preparing for Thursday’s Grey Cup rematch against the Blue Bombers, the reigning championship MVP was brimming with confidence about his team that upset Winnipeg 28-24 in last year’s title game.
  “I think we have the best team in the CFL,” Fajardo told Montreal reporters earlier this week. “And I’ll always say that because I believe what
  
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• Israel denies link to Islamophobic campaign in Canada that Meta says originated there

  05-06-2024 23:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Israeli government is being accused in published reports of involvement in an operation aimed at reducing support for Palestinians in Canada that was flagged by artificial intelligence researchers.
  Israel rejects the claim, being reported by the New York Times and Israeli newspaper Haaretz, that it’s behind the social-media influence campaign, in which researchers say North Americans are being targeted with Islamophobic content.
  Accounts bearing the name United Citizens
  
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• Hope RCMP investigating brazen theft of a travel trailer from Yale Road home

  05-06-2024 23:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HOPE — Mounties in Hope say they’re investigating a brazen theft of a travel trailer from a home on Yale Road, west of town in the Floods area of Hope, earlier this week.According to a statement Wednesday from Hope RCMP spokesperson Sgt. Mike Sargent, Mounties responded to a complaint about a stolen travel trailer from the 61000 block of Yale Road. Police say a white 2005 Keystone travel trailer was stolen from the property and has not been located.The trailer was stolen between midn
  
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• Canada’s Maddie Szeryk rolls into LPGA Tour return after Texas Women’s Open win

  05-06-2024 23:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Checking her email regularly has paid off for Canadian golfer Maddie Szeryk.
  The native of London, Ont., who resides in Texas, was going through her inbox three weeks ago when she noticed a message from the organizers of the Texas Women’s Open reminding her that there was still four days left to sign up for the tournament at Grapevine Golf Course.Seeing that it would be a great opportunity to tune up before she returned to the LPGA Tour, she decided to register.
  “I wasn’t playi
  
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• Chilliwack to host Canada Men’s U18 National Club Championships next year

  05-06-2024 22:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Championship hockey is returning to Chilliwack next year, marking the first time since 2017 that Canada’s men’s U18 National Club Championship will be held in British Columbia.Hockey Canada last week announced the host locations for Canada’s 2025 U18 national club championships, with the Esso Cup set for Lloydminster, Alberta, and the Telus Cup returning west to the Fraser Valley in B.C.
  From April 20-26, the Lloydminster Steelers of the Alberta Female Hockey
  
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• Lululemon sees Q1 net income hit $321M, revenues up 10%

  05-06-2024 22:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Lululemon Athletica Inc. says its net income reached US$321 million in its first quarter, up from US$290 million a year earlier.
  The Vancouver-based apparel retailer’s net revenue for the period ended April 28 amounted to US$2.2 billion compared with about US$2 billion a year prior.
  The company, which reports its earnings in U.S. dollars, says its international net revenue alone was up 35 per cent from a year ago, while its net revenue attributable to the Americas rose by
  
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• McDavid says veteran Oilers built to handle ‘aggressive’ Panthers

  05-06-2024 22:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers know what to expect from the Florida Panthers. Lots of hits. Scrums after the whistle. A mix of skill and willpower.
  But the Oilers say they’re not intimidated by the physical challenges posed by the Panthers. They’ll be ready to answer the bell when the Stanley Cup final begins Saturday night.
  “Florida plays a fast game, in-your-face, aggressive,” said Oilers captain Connor McDavid, who leads the playoffs scoring race with 31 points.
  
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• Appeals court halts Trump’s Georgia election case while appeal on Willis disqualification pending

  05-06-2024 22:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — An appeals court has halted the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump and others while it reviews the lower court judge’s ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to remain on the case.
  The Georgia Court of Appeals on Wednesday issued the order, which will prevent Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee from moving forward with pretrial motions while the appeal is pending.The appeals court on Monday docketed
  
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• New Jersey adopts public records law critics say tightens access to documents

  05-06-2024 22:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation on Wednesday overhauling access to the state’s public records, likely making it harder for the public and media to access some documents, according to critics.Murphy, a Democrat, said he acknowledged the disappointment of social justice, labor and other groups that vociferously objected to the bill.“If I believed that this bill would enable corruption in any way, I would unhesitatingly veto it,” Murphy sa
  
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• Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberté fined $24,000 in Tahiti over cannabis use

  05-06-2024 22:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PAPEETE — A representative for Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberté says the Canadian entrepreneur has been fined about $24,000 for cannabis possession in French Polynesia.
  Anne Dongois says a court in Papeete, on Tahiti’s northwestern coast, found Laliberté guilty on Tuesday of possessing and using cannabis.
  She says he was cleared of any other infractions.
  Laliberté was originally taken into custody by authorities in Tahiti in 2019 over claims of cannabis cul
  
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• Canadian cyclist Derek Gee finishes sixth in Criterium du Dauphiné time trial

  05-06-2024 22:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEULISE — Canadian rider Derek Gee, who started the day wearing the leader’s yellow jersey, dropped to fourth overall after Wednesday’s time trial at Criterium du Dauphiné.
  The 26-year-old from Ottawa, however, performed well in placing sixth in the 33.4-kilometre fourth stage of the race, which runs through Sunday.
  Belgian Remco Evenepoel won the time trial, ahead of Josh Tarling of Wales and Olympic champion Primoz Roglic of Slovenia.
  Evenepoel moved into first place i
  
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• B.C. seniors feel ‘invisible and forgotten,’ new seniors advocate says

  05-06-2024 21:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — Seniors in British Columbia are feeling “invisible and forgotten” as their advocate says they are falling thorough the cracks in existing provincial support systems.
  In his first report as B.C.’s senior’s advocate, Dan Levitt says affordability was the top concern during visits with hundreds of seniors in more than 20 communities in April.
  He says one in four seniors in B.C. earn less than $23,000 a year, which is below the poverty line, and more seniors
  
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• Trudeau congratulates Modi re-election, raises rule of law in India relationship

  05-06-2024 21:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is congratulating his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on his re-election, while reinforcing the importance of the rule of law.
  Modi won a weeks-long election Tuesday, securing a majority but losing more seats than widely expected to opposition parties.
  Despite huge amounts of trade between Canada and India, relations have been strained for years over efforts by some Canadians to advocate for a separate Sikh homeland to be carved out of India.
  Those t
  
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• Canada drawn with France, Brazil and Fiji at FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Colombia

  05-06-2024 21:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canada has been drawn in Group B with France, Brazil and debutante Fiji for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup.
  The draw for the newly expanded 24-team tournament, which runs Aug. 31 to Sept.22 in Colombia, was held Wednesday in Bogota.France has made the tournament semifinals four times, missing out on the final four in 2022 in a penalty shootout loss to Japan. The French were runners-up in 2016 and third in 2014, when Canada hosted the tournament.
  France booked its ticket to Colombia as the
  
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• Vancouver Canucks promote Svejkovsky to assistant coach, expand Sedins’ roles

  05-06-2024 21:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks have made some coaching changes, including promoting skills coach Yogi Svejkovsky to an assistant role.The team says Daniel and Henrik Sedin are also getting bigger coaching roles where they will be more involved with the day-today activities of both the NHL club and its American Hockey League affiliate, the Abbotsford Canucks.The moves follow an announcement last week that Vancouver had “mutually parted ways” with assistant coach Mike Yeo.The
  
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• Trial to begin Thursday in murder-conspiracy case tied to Coutts border blockade

  05-06-2024 21:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — The trial for two men charged with conspiracy to commit murder during the border protest at Coutts, Alta., is set to begin Thursday.
  Anthony Olienick and Chris Carbert were arrested after RCMP found a cache of guns, body armour and ammunition in trailers in the community in February 2022.
  Mounties said at the time that they seized long guns, handguns, a machete, a large quantity of ammunition and body armour.A five-man, nine-woman jury was selected Friday, but the trial
  
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• PBO accuses Liberals of hiding economic analysis of carbon pricing

  05-06-2024 20:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Parliamentary budget officer Yves Giroux is accusing the federal government of hiding its own economic analysis that confirms carbon pricing has a negative overall effect on Canadian households.
  Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says the accusation is ridiculous.
  Giroux is battling with the Liberals after he admitted recently that his office’s own analysis of the carbon price was flawed.
  While the analysis said it only looked at the impact of the consumer carbon levy, i
  
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• House Republicans issue criminal referrals against James and Hunter Biden, alleging false tesitmony

  05-06-2024 20:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans issued criminal referrals Wednesday against Joe Biden’s son and brother, accusing the president’s family members of making false statements to Congress as part of year-long impeachment inquiry.The Republican chairmen of the House Oversight, Judiciary and Ways & Means committees sent a letter to the Justice Department recommending prosecution of the Hunter Biden and James Biden.
  For months, Republicans have pursued an impeachment inquiry s
  
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• Weather window may help search for three missing mountaineers: B.C. RCMP

  05-06-2024 20:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SQUAMISH, B.C. — Police and rescue teams hope a window of good weather will help the search for three mountaineers lost since Friday on Mount Garibaldi in British Columbia.
  A Squamish RCMP spokeswoman says the clearing conditions could allow an aerial assessment of the area before search and rescue teams are deployed in the “complex terrain.”
  The lost climbers were reported overdue on May 31 and were last seen on Atwell Peak on the southern edge of Mount Garibaldi, about 70 kil
  
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• Raed Jaser, convicted in Via Rail terror plot, loses appeal

  05-06-2024 20:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Ontario’s highest court has upheld the conviction and life sentence of one of the two men found guilty of terrorism charges in a plot to derail a passenger train between Canada and the U.S.
  Raed Jaser had challenged the outcome of the 2015 trial on several grounds, including that his case should have been severed from that of his co-accused, Chiheb Esseghaier – something he requested twice, unsuccessfully.
  Esseghaier, who was self-represented, refused to meaningfully participate in t
  
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• Jesse Marsch likes what he see in first camp in charge of Canadian men

  05-06-2024 20:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Jesse Marsch likes what he’s seen at his first camp in charge of the Canadian men’s soccer team.
  “All the things that I felt about the team and the optimism I have had has been exceeded by the work that’s been done,” Marsch said Wednesday in Rotterdam. “And I think a lot of that comes down to not just the quality and the talent in the team but the quality of the character.”
  Marsch cited the players’ selflessness and “drive to be successful as
  
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• ATV incident on Harrison East FSR seriously injures 2 males

  05-06-2024 20:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HARRISON EAST FOREST SERVICE ROAD — An ATV accident on Harrison East Forest Service Road Tuesday night (June 4) north of Agassiz has seriously injured two males, according to the Agassiz RCMP detachment.
  Sgt. Andy Lot of the Agassiz RCMP detachment told Fraser Valley Today over the phone Wednesday morning that B.C. Ambulance Service paramedics, Kent Harrison Search and Rescue, and Agassiz RCMP were dispatched sometime after 10:30 p.m. after receiving a report of a single-vehicle ATV crash.
  
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• Robert Miller too sick to defend himself against sex charges, his lawyers say

  05-06-2024 20:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Lawyers defending Quebec billionaire businessman Robert Miller against sex crime charges have filed an application for a stay of proceedings, saying he is too sick to appear in court.
  The founder of Future Electronics was arrested last week on 21 sex charges involving 10 complainants, many of whom were minors when the alleged offences occurred between 1994 and 2016.
  The application says the 80-year-old Miller was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 1996 and is now in the
  
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