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• Future of Sport Lab names 10 new startups to accelerator program

  15-05-2025 23:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Artificial intelligence is here to stay, at least in the world of sport tech, according to one industry expert.
  The Future of Sports Lab announced the selection of 10 innovative startups for its incubator program on Thursday. Cheri Bradish, an associate professor at Toronto Metropolitan University who is the founder and managing director of the school’s sport tech accelerator, said more applications to the program involved AI than any other round of pitches in its 10-year h
  
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• B.C. Union that represents 67,500 health workers votes 54.2 per cent for 4 year deal

  20-12-2025 02:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BURNABY — The bargaining group that represents 67,500 health workers in British Columbia has voted 54.2 per cent in favour of a four-year agreement.The deal follows other contracts recently signed with the government, which include wage increases of three per cent in each year, and the Facilities Bargaining Association says it also has gains in support for recruitment, retention and workplace safety.A statement from the Finance Ministry says the workers will also receive wage comparability
  
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• Snuneymuxw First Nation purchases the Great Canadian Casino Vancouver in Coquitlam

  20-12-2025 01:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NANAIMO — A First Nation on Vancouver Island is all in on the casino business in B.C., announcing its fifth purchase in the province this year.The Snuneymuxw First Nation says it has an agreement to purchased the Coquitlam, B.C., venue owned by the Great Canadian Casino Vancouver.
  Snuneymuxw Chief Mike Wyse says the acquisition of the new casino marks another step toward "economic self-determination" for the nation, strengthening their financial independence and restoring an economy that t
  
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• Alberta Next panel recommends ditching RCMP, referendum to quit CPP

  20-12-2025 01:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s hand-picked panel re-examining the province's relationship with Ottawa says it’s time to ditch the RCMP and hold a provincewide referendum on quitting the Canada Pension Plan.
  The Alberta Next panel, in a report with findings and recommendations, says creating a provincial pension plan was the most hotly debated topic among citizens and one that needs to proceed to a vote.
  “Replacing the CPP with an (Alberta plan) is the most fi
  
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• Certain salads sold in Western Canada recalled for possible listeria contamination

  20-12-2025 01:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Five food products ranging from salads to noodle bowls distributed across Western Canada have been recalled due to possible listeria contamination.
  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the affected products are branded "Inspiredgo" and include Greek Mezze salad, Dill Chickpea salad and Super Solstice salad packages.
  The brand's bento noodle bowl and pickle platter snack pack products are also affected.
  The recalled items were distributed across all four provinces in Western Ca
  
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• US military launches strikes in Syria against Islamic State fighters after American deaths

  20-12-2025 00:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration launched military strikes Friday in Syria to “eliminate” Islamic State group fighters and weapons sites in retaliation for an ambush attack that killed two U.S. troops and an American interpreter almost a week ago. A U.S. official described it as “a large-scale” strike that hit 70 targets in areas across central Syria that had IS infrastructure and weapons. Another U.S. official, who also spoke on condition of anonymity to
  
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• Hegseth announces operation in Syria to ‘eliminate’ Islamic State fighters after deaths of Americans

  20-12-2025 00:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday announced the start of a military operation in Syria to “eliminate ISIS fighters, infrastructure, and weapons sites” following the deaths of three U.S. citizens in an ambush attack almost a week ago.A U.S. official described it as “a large-scale” strike that targeted multiple locations and concentrated areas across central Syria that had Islamic State group infrastructure and weapons. Another U.S. official,
  
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• Man charged in shooting at Abbotsford, B.C., business

  20-12-2025 00:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD — A 22-year-old man accused of shooting at an Abbotsford, B.C., business this week has been charged, but police say officers with its extortion unit continue to investigate.The update comes after Abbotsford police said on Thursday that no one was hurt in the shooting that happened around 10:45 p.m. the day before at a business on King Road.It said that officers arrived at the scene and confirmed the details, including a description of the suspect and his vehicle.Police say offic
  
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• Alberta government panel calls to ditch RCMP, hold referendum to quit CPP

  20-12-2025 00:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s handpicked panel re-examining the province's relationship with Ottawa says it’s time to ditch the RCMP and hold a provincewide referendum on quitting the Canada Pension Plan.
  The Alberta Next panel, in a new report of findings and recommendations, says creating a provincial pension plan was the most hotly debated topic among citizens but one that needs to proceed to a vote.
  “Replacing the CPP with an (Alberta plan) is the most f
  
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• Hegseth announces operation to ‘eliminate’ Islamic State fighters in Syria after deaths of Americans

  19-12-2025 23:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced the start of an operation to “eliminate ISIS fighters, infrastructure, and weapons sites” in Syria following the deaths of three U.S. citizens.“This is not the beginning of a war — it is a declaration of vengeance. The United States of America, under President Trump’s leadership, will never hesitate and never relent to defend our people,” he said Friday on social media.Two Iowa National Guard
  
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• 1 charged in overnight shooting at Abbotsford business

  19-12-2025 23:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD — The Abbotsford Police Department is continuing to investigate an overnight shooting at a local business on King Road Wednesday evening.
  On December 17, at around 10:43 p.m., patrol officers responded to reports of a shooting in the 31000 block of King Road. No one was injured in the incident.
  The following day, AbbyPD reports that 22-year-old Gursewak Singh has been formally charged in connection with the incident.
  Police are releasing a photo of Singh to encourage additional
  
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• Judge says Freedom Convoy organizer Chris Barber gets to keep his truck

  19-12-2025 23:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — One of the main organizers of the 2022 "Freedom Convoy" won't have to forfeit a long-haul truck used in the 2022 protest, following a court ruling today.
  Diane Magas, Chris Barber's lawyer, says an Ontario court judge denied the forfeiture application brought by the Crown, despite the truck — called "Big Red" — being "offence-related property."
  Magas says Barber's defence team supports the decision and Barber is relieved to be able to keep the truck "that has been part
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Alberta government panel urges referendum to quit Canada Pension Plan

  19-12-2025 23:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — An Alberta panel re-examining the province's relationship with Ottawa says it’s time to ditch the RCMP and hold a referendum on quitting the Canada Pension Plan.
  But a report from the Alberta Next panel says any referendum on leaving the CPP should be held after residents receive more information on the pros and cons.
  The panel also says such a vote should only be held if an Alberta pension plan matches or betters payouts and premiums of the federal system.
  It’s one
  
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• Investigation into illegal releases of invasive sport fish in Cultus Lake, B.C.

  19-12-2025 23:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — The BC Conservation Officer Service is seeking public help as it investigates illegal releases of smallmouth bass, a prized sport fish, into Cultus Lake in Chilliwack, B.C.
  The service says its investigations suggest "multiple instances" of the invasive predatory species being released into the lake since 2017.
  It says smallmouth bass aren't native to the lake and pose a serious threat to species such as the endangered Cultus Lake sockeye salmon and the threatened pygmy sculpi
  
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• Rep. Elise Stefanik ends her campaign for New York governor and won’t seek reelection to House

  19-12-2025 22:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Rep. Elise Stefanik announced Friday that she is suspending her campaign for New York governor and will not seek reelection to Congress.In a post on X, Stefanik, a Republican ally of President Donald Trump, said “it is not an effective use of our time or your generous resources to spend the first half of next year in an unnecessary and protracted Republican primary, especially in a challenging state like New York.” Stefanik was facing Bruce Blakeman, the exe
  
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• Fact File: The truth behind common dental myths

  19-12-2025 22:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Anxiety, distrust and misinformation about dental care is abundant on social media, where posts containing false or out-of-context claims about dentistry can receive millions of views.The Canadian Press looked at several claims posted to social media in recent months that promote false, misleading or out-of-context information about dental care, and spoke to dentists about the truth behind common dental myths.CAN REMINERALIZING PRODUCTS CURE CAVITIES?
  A TikTok video from November with around two
  
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• Rep. Elise Stefanik says she’s suspending her campaign for New York governor, won’t seek reelection

  19-12-2025 22:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Rep. Elise Stefanik announced Friday that she is suspending her campaign for New York governor and will not seek reelection to Congress.In a post on X, Stefanik, a Republican ally of President Donald Trump, said “it is not an effective use of our time or your generous resources to spend the first half of next year in an unnecessary and protracted Republican primary, especially in a challenging state like New York.” Stefanik was facing Bruce Blakeman, the exe
  
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• Los Angeles Angels settles lawsuit with family of pitcher Tyler Skaggs over fatal overdose

  19-12-2025 22:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels reached a confidential settlement Friday in a lawsuit over the drug overdose death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs.The decision to settle was reached after a two-month civil trial in Southern California over whether the Angels should be held responsible for Skaggs’ 2019 death after he snorted a fentanyl-laced pill provided by the team’s communications director, Eric Kay.Skaggs’ widow, Carli, and his parents filed the lawsuit allegin
  
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• Justice Department begins releasing long-awaited files tied to Epstein sex trafficking investigation

  19-12-2025 22:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Friday began releasing its files on Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender and wealthy financier known for his connections to some of the world’s most influential people, including Donald Trump, who as president had tried to keep the files sealed.The total number of files being released in accordance with a congressional mandated deadline was not immediately clear, though Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a Fox News Channel in
  
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• Trust of First Nations ‘fragile’ as B.C. government considers changes to UN law

  19-12-2025 22:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — The chief of a First Nation in the Great Bear Rainforest says B.C. Premier David Eby risks losing the trust of Indigenous people and could fuel racism if he changes the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act.Eby has said amendments may be necessary after a B.C. Appeal Court approved a challenge by a First Nation against B.C.'s mining tenure system that gives effect to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
  Chris McKnight, the chief counc
  
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• Los Angeles Angels settles lawsuit with family of late pitcher Tyler Skaggs over fatal overdose

  19-12-2025 21:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels on Friday settled a lawsuit over the drug overdose death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs.The decision to settle was reached after a two-month civil trial in Southern California over whether the Angels should be held responsible for Skaggs’ 2019 death after he snorted a fentanyl-laced pill provided by the team’s communications director, Eric Kay.Skaggs’ widow, Carli, and his parents filed the lawsuit alleging the MLB team knew or sho
  
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• Judge grants bail to Quebec man as 1994 murder conviction under review

  19-12-2025 21:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — A Quebec judge has granted bail to a man who has spent 33 years behind bars for four murders, after concerns were raised about the fairness of his trial.
  Daniel Jolivet's case is being examined by a federal panel for a possible miscarriage of justice. In the meantime, Quebec Superior Court Justice Lyne Décarie announced on Friday at the Montreal courthouse that Jolivet will be released from prison pending the outcome of the review.
  Jolivet, 68, was convicted on two counts
  
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• Prime Minister Carney hands off G7 presidency to France

  19-12-2025 21:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron today to hand over the G7 presidency.
  A readout of the meeting from the Prime Minister's Office says Macron congratulated Carney on Canada’s successful presidency of the G7 in 2025.
  It says that the leaders discussed key G7 accomplishments under Canada’s leadership, including joint efforts to fortify collective security, strengthen global energy security and build a more resilient global economy.
  Th
  
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• Abbotsford long-term care facility gets new upright rehab walker

  19-12-2025 21:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD — Cottage and Worthington Pavilion in Abbotsford has recently received new equipment to help patients take steps forward into better mobility.
  The Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation (FVHCF) donated a state-of-the-art Arjo platform walker – a mobility aid that better supports patients’ posture and activity than an average walker or rollator.
  Haalah Mazhar, an occupational therapist at Cottage and Worthington Pavilion, says the tool has helped residents regain confid
  
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• Canadian Premier League expansion side FC Supra adds three more players

  19-12-2025 20:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Expansion FC Supra doubled its roster with the announcement of three new players Friday.
  The Canadian Premier League side has added midfielders Charles Auguste and Oussama Boughanmi as well as goalkeeper Joakim Milli.
  They join David Choinière, Sean Rea and Loïc Kwemi, the Montreal team's first three signings.
  Boughanmi, Auguste and Mill have all played for CS Saint-Laurent, a Ligue1 Quebec club that has extensive ties with the Supra leadership.
  Supra president and c
  
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• Several weeks of repairs needed on Highway 3 washout site near Hope

  19-12-2025 20:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HOPE — Folks between the Lower Mainland and Southern Interior for the holidays may have to use an alternative route as repairs continue on a recent washout along Highway 3, 42 kilometres east of the Highway 3/5 junction.
  On Wednesday, December 16, water from heavy rain washed away a 50-metre section of the highway, damaging 11 sites between Hope and Manning Park.
  In an update Friday, the Ministry of Transportation and Transit reports that several weeks of work would be needed to bring acce
  
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• Ottawa captain Nathan Ingham announces plans to leave club when contract expires

  19-12-2025 20:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Goalkeeper Nate Ingham, who captained Atletico Ottawa to a North Star Cup win last month, is leaving the club when his contract expires at the end of the year.
  The 32-year-old captain has spent the last four seasons with Ottawa, which topped the regular-season standings in 2022 and won the league title this year.
  While Ingham plans to continue playing soccer, the decision to leave Ottawa is apparently due to personal and business reasons.
  A native of Keswick, Ont., Ingham studied
  
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• B.C. police look for more victims after two people charged with child exploitation

  19-12-2025 20:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SURREY — Police in Surrey, B.C., are looking for additional victims in a child exploitation case that has resulted in charges being approved against two people.
  They say an investigation began more than a year ago into offences that are believed to have taken place between 2021 and 2024 related to child sexual abuse material.
  Police say two people were identified as suspects and, on Dec. 10, the BC Prosecution Service approved charges against a 28-year-old Carter Cooke and 21-year-old Mika
  
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• Toronto reliever Tyler Rogers says Blue Jays were aggressive in free agency

  19-12-2025 20:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Toronto reliever Tyler Rogers says the Blue Jays were the first team to reach out to him on the opening day of free agency.He adds the Blue Jays were "more aggressive" than any other club, with the two sides eventually agreeing to a three-year deal worth US$37 million.The 35-year-old submarine pitcher took part in a media call this afternoon after the team confirmed the contract Monday.Rogers is coming off the best season of his seven-year career. He'll most likely serve in a set
  
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• Gusts up to 90 km/h expected for Chilliwack to Hope area - Chilliwack Progress

  18-12-2025 22:59 via news.google.com
  Gusts up to 90 km/h expected for Chilliwack to Hope area  Chilliwack Progress
  
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