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• B.C. Premier Eby facing questions over rally-style announcements - Chilliwack Progress

  19-06-2024 00:10
  
  B.C. Premier Eby facing questions over rally-style announcements  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Former Toronto Maple Leafs forward Sergei Berezin dead at 52

  27-06-2024 01:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Sergei Berezin, who played five of his seven NHL seasons with Toronto and was a reliable scorer for the Maple Leafs, has died at 52.
  The NHL Alumni Association announced Berezin’s death in a social media post Wednesday. A cause of death was not provided.
  Berezin, from Voskresensk, Russia, was selected by the Maple Leafs in the 10th round, 256th overall, at the 1994 NHL draft.
  He played five seasons with the Maple Leafs, passing the 20-goal mark in four of them.
  His best sea
  
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• Vancouver Canucks sign forward Teddy Blueger to two-year deal

  27-06-2024 01:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks have signed a two-year deal with depth forward Teddy BluegerThe contract, announced by the team Wednesday, carries an average annual value of US$1.8 million.
  The 29-year-old was set to become an unrestricted free agent, with the NHL’s free agency period opening on Monday.
  Blueger proved to be an important depth piece for Vancouver last year, chipping in with six goals and 22 assists across 68 regular-season games.
  He signed a one-year, $1.9 million d
  
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• Dams, storage ponds, used to hold contaminated water following Yukon mine landslide

  26-06-2024 23:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MAYO, YUKON — The Department of Energy Mines and Resources in Yukon says contaminated water from a landslide and equipment failure at a territory gold mine is being pumped into storage ponds, while the investigation continues into what went wrong.
  The latest statement from the Yukon government says the failure at the heap-leach facility at the Victoria Gold Eagle Mine near Mayo on Monday resulted in a slide that spilled outside a containment area at the base of the facility.
  It says the co
  
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• Trudeau, Rankin celebrate 10th anniversary of landmark Tsilhqotʼin decision

  26-06-2024 23:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEMAIAH VALLEY, B.C. — British Columbia Minister of Indigenous Relations Murray Rankin says it is “really powerful” to be in the territory of the Tsilhqot’in First Nation to mark a Supreme Court of Canada case that changed the country’s history.
  Rankin was joined by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, federal Indigenous Minister Gary Anandasangaree and Indigenous leaders, along with members of the First Nation in B.C.’s remote Nemaiah Valley to celebrate the 10-yea
  
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• Goaltender Ullmark not hurrying into long-term commitment with Sens

  26-06-2024 23:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators believe they’ve solved their goaltending woes by acquiring Linus Ullmark, but unless a contract extension is signed over the summer this coming season will be an extended tryout for both the player and the team.
  Ullmark, who was acquired Monday from the Boston Bruins in exchange for goalie Joonas Korpisalo, centre Mark Kastelic and the 25th first-round pick in Friday’s NHL entry draft, is in the final year of his four-year, US$20-million contract.
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• Lions quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. expected to start against Elks

  26-06-2024 23:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Head coach Rich Campbell was confident Vernon Adams Jr. will start against the Edmonton Eskimos, but the B.C. Lions quarterback was a little more guarded about his health.
  Adams practiced Monday, but missed Tuesday’s workout with an abdominal injury. At the time his status was listed as questionable for when the Lions (2-1) face the Elks (0-3) Thursday at BC Place Stadium to open Week 4 of the CFL season.
  “He’s good,” Campbell said after the Lions walk-t
  
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• Turkey reaches Euro 2024 knockout round and eliminates Czech Republic in 2-1 win

  26-06-2024 23:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — Cenk Tosun scored in stoppage time to send Turkey into the knockout stage of the European Championship with a 2-1 win over 10-man Czech Republic on Wednesday.
  Czech captain Tomas Soucek equalized in the 66th minute to cancel Hakan Calhanoglu’s opening goal, but it wasn’t enough to keep his team in the tournament. The Czechs had midfielder Antonin Barak sent off in the 20th minute for two bookable fouls.
  The Czech Republic finished bottom of Group F behin
  
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• Georgia upsets Portugal 2-0 to reach the last 16 at Euro 2024

  26-06-2024 23:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) — Georgia pulled off one of the biggest upsets in European Championship history on Wednesday, beating Portugal 2-0 and advancing to the last 16.
  The Georgians needed a win to reach the knockout stage at Euro 2024 and got their opening goal after only 93 seconds. Georges Mikautadze intercepted a poor pass and set up Khvicha Kvaratskelia to score with a low shot.
  António Silva gave away the ball before the first goal and gave away a penalty for the second,
  
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• Mounties seize 439 catalytic converters in B.C. theft, trafficking investigation

  26-06-2024 23:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BURNABY, B.C. — Mounties in Burnaby, B.C., say they used undercover officers as part of a lengthy investigation into hundreds of stolen catalytic converters that they say were destined to be sent to the United States.RCMP say in a statement that its officers used search warrants on June 1, 2023, at four locations linked to one man, including his home, business, and an industrial works yard.
  Police say they found 439 catalytic converters, which are part of a vehicle’s exhaust system,
  
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• Veterans Amy Millar, Mario Deslauriers named to Olympic equestrian jumping team

  26-06-2024 22:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Olympic veterans Amy Millar and Mario Deslauriers were named to Canada’s equestrian jumping team for this summer’s Paris Games.
  Millar, the daughter of legendary show jumper Ian Millar, and Deslauriers were part of the team that qualified Canada for the event with a silver medal at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.
  They will be joined by Erynn Ballard, who is currently the second highest-ranked female show jumper in the world, on the team announced Wedne
  
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• Catholic Church and B.C. First Nation unveil covenant on residential schools

  26-06-2024 22:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KAMLOOPS, B.C. — The leader of Vancouver’s Roman Catholic archdiocese says the church was wrong to administer residential schools in British Columbia, and he hopes a newly released covenant with a First Nation can act as a road map for redress.Archbishop J. Michael Miller and Tkemlups te Secwepemc First Nation Chief Rosanne Casimir have told an online news conference the covenant signed earlier this year contains commitments from the Catholic Church, including full transparency of re
  
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• Billionaire businessman Frank Stronach facing eight additional charges: police

  26-06-2024 22:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Billionaire businessman Frank Stronach, accused earlier this month of sex-related offences dating back decades, is now facing eight additional charges, police said Wednesday.Peel Regional Police said the 91-year-old founder of auto parts giant Magna was arrested again and charged with six counts of sexual assault, one count of attempted rape and one count of indecent assault on a female.
  They did not provide any details of those allegations but said investigators “have identified additiona
  
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• Bolivian president warns “irregular” military deployment under way in capital, raising coup fears

  26-06-2024 22:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivian President Luis Arce warned Wednesday that an “irregular” deployment of troops was taking place in the capital, raising concerns that a potential coup was underway.
  He called for “democracy to be respected” on a message on his X account came as Bolivian television showed two tanks and a number of military in front of the government palace.
  Former Bolivian president Evo Morales, also in a message on X, denounced the movement of the mili
  
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• Jury recommends death penalty for ex-prison guard trainee who murdered 5 women inside Florida bank

  26-06-2024 21:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  A jury recommended Wednesday that a former prison guard trainee be sentenced to death for his execution-style murders of five women inside a Florida bank five years ago.The Highlands County jury voted 9-3 to recommend that Zephen Xaver receive the death penalty for the Jan. 23, 2019, massacre at the SunTrust Bank in Sebring, about 85 miles (135 kilometers) southeast of Tampa. The jury deliberated less than three hours before reaching its verdict.
  The final decision rests with Circuit Judge Angel
  
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• World champion decathlete Pierce LePage won’t compete at Canadian Olympic trials

  26-06-2024 21:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — World champion decathlete Pierce LePage has received a medical exemption and won’t compete this week at the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic track and field trials.
  LePage, considered one of Canada’s biggest podium contenders for this summer’s Paris Games, won world championship gold last year and silver in 2022.
  Athletes hoping to be nominated to the Canadian Olympic or Paralympic team must compete at trials but can receive a written medical exemption from the
  
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• Eleven-year-old boy drowns after inflated tube flips in B.C. lake

  26-06-2024 21:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KIMBERLEY, B.C. — RCMP say an 11-year-old boy has drowned in Wasa Lake, north of Cranbrook in southeastern B.C.Police say the boy was out with two other children on Sunday on an inflated tube when it flipped in high winds and rough water.They say the boy wasn’t able to make it back to shore.Officers, with the help of a local resident, used a boat to search the lake and within a few minutes spotted the boy under the water.An officer jumped in to pull the boy to the surface and they im
  
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• Abbotsford PD cracks down on speed demons, impounds over 3 dozen vehicles in 48 hours

  26-06-2024 21:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — The Traffic Enforcement Unit of Abbotsford Police Department cracked down on excessive speeders during a traffic initiative last week, resulting in a whopping 42 vehicles that were impounded in 48 hours.
  According to a news release from Constable Art Stele, AbbyPD traffic cops focused on identifying and taking enforcement action against excessive speeding within Abbotsford. Cst. Stele said police honed in on commuter and high-traffic corridors using a covert and overt approach
  
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• City of Chilliwack says 7 intersection crosswalks have been upgraded for pedestrian safety

  26-06-2024 20:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The City of Chilliwack says seven intersection crosswalks have been upgraded with rapid rectangular flashing beacons (RRFBs) throughout the city this spring to elevate pedestrian crossing visibility, including some on major roads like Young Road and Chilliwack River Road.In a social media post Wednesday (June 26), the City of Chilliwack says the upgrades occurred due to higher traffic volumes and visibility requirements, as part of the annual priority-based installation progra
  
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• Canada’s Andre De Grasse feeling rejuvenated after meeting 100m Olympic standard

  26-06-2024 20:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Canadian sprinter Andre De Grasse says he’s feeling like his old self after meeting the 100-metre entry standard for the Paris Olympics last week.
  De Grasse ran a season-best 10.00 seconds at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Turku, Finland, for his fastest time since 2021.
  The six-time Olympic medallist is one of several athletes gearing up for the Paris Games this week at the Canadian Olympic track and field trials.
  The trials take place Wednesday through Sunday at Claude-Robilla
  
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• Argos to host Alouettes in battle of unbeaten East Division rivals

  26-06-2024 20:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Another week another road game for Cody Fajardo and the Montreal Alouettes.
  Montreal (3-0) visits the Toronto Argonauts (2-0) on Friday night in a battle of unbeaten East Division rivals. It will mark the third time in four games the defending Grey Cup champions will play on the road, while the Argos has yet to leave BMO Field.
  And home field has definitely been good to Toronto, which is riding an 11-game win streak that dates back to last season, However, Montreal also comes in having won its l
  
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• Vancouver Police release video showing suspect in synagogue arson

  26-06-2024 20:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver have released video showing a man who is believed to have set fire to the front entrance of a synagogue last month in the hope that someone may recognize the suspect.The security video shows a man wearing a dark jacket, light ball cap and a medical face mask approaching the front steps of the Schara Tzedeck synagogue on Vancouver’s Oak Street on May 30 with a time stamp of 9:41 p.m.The man is carrying a clear bottle with liquid inside, and he unscrews
  
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• Child drowns at B.C. lake: RCMP

  26-06-2024 20:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASA LAKE — Mounties in Kimberley, B.C. say a child drowned in Wasa Lake last weekend.According to a news release from police, Kimberley RCMP officers were dispatched on Sunday, June 23 after an inflated tube carrying three children flipped over due to high winds and rough waters. Police say one of the children, an 11-year-old boy, did not make it to shore.With the assistance of a local resident, officers utilized a boat to search the lake and observed the child underneath the water within
  
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• Lumsden named Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton’s high-performance director

  26-06-2024 20:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Two-time world championship silver medallist and three-time Olympian Jesse Lumsden has been named Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton’s high-performance director.
  Canada’s governing body for bobsled and skeleton announced the move in a release Wednesday.He replaces Chris Le Bihan, who parted ways with the organization in February.
  Lumsden helped Canada win silver in two-man bobsled at the 2012 and 2017 world championships.
  He represented Canada in both the two- and four-man com
  
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• Romania and Slovakia draw 1-1 to send both into the round of 16 at Euro 2024

  26-06-2024 20:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Romania and Slovakia got the 1-1 draw that sent both teams into the round of 16 at the European Championship on Wednesday, with the Romanians topping Group E ahead of Belgium.
  During a thunderstorm and pounding rain midway through the second half, both teams chased a winning goal in a frenetic spell of play despite the tied score suiting them both.
  Romania advanced atop the group with Slovakia in third because second-place Belgium drew 0-0 with last-place Ukraine,
  
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• Belgium advances to last 16 at Euro 2024 after 0-0 draw, Ukraine eliminated

  26-06-2024 20:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Belgium advanced to the last 16 of the European Championship after a 0-0 draw with Ukraine on Wednesday, and the Ukrainians became the first team with four points in a group to be eliminated.
  All four teams in Group E at Euro 2024 finished with four points. Romania ended up first, followed by Belgium and Slovakia. Ukraine was last on goal difference.
  The third-ranked Belgians nearly had a different ending when Ukraine substitute Ruslan Malinovskyi tried to score d
  
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• MP Brad Vis says B.C. NDP govt. partly responsible for Abbotsford not getting disaster funding

  26-06-2024 20:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — Abbotsford-area MP Brad Vis is pointing the finger at the B.C. NDP government for not approving disaster mitigation funding for the City of Abbotsford.In a news release dated Monday, June 24, Vis joined fellow MPs Ed Fast (Abbotsford) and Tako van Popta (Langley) in slamming the Trudeau government’s decision not to support the City of Abbotsford’s application for funding connected to the Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund. The support would have allowed the ci
  
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• Fourteen-year-old Pan Am champion De Fazio Ebert named to Olympic skateboard team

  26-06-2024 19:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Fourteen-year-old Fay De Fazio Ebert has been named to Canada’s skateboard team for the Paris Olympics.
  The roster, announced Wednesday by Canada Skateboard and the Canadian Olympic Committee, also includes Miles Berger of Kamloops, B.C., Ryan Decenzo of Delta, B.C., and Cordano Russell of London, Ont.
  De Fazio Ebert, from Toronto, is likely to be the youngest competitor on Canada’s Olympic delegation. She won a gold medal in the women’s park event at the 2023 S
  
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• District of Kent to hold free “Slide into Summer” event this week at Ferny Coombe Pool

  26-06-2024 19:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  AGASSIZ — Right after school recesses for the summer in SD78, the District of Kent will hold a free community event entitled “Slide into Summer” later this week at the Ferny Coombe Pool, 6820 Pioneer Avenue, along with free hot dogs.The free event happens Friday, June 28 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Ferny Coombe Pool (6820 Pioneer Ave), and will feature an inflatable slide, pool games, pool crafts, and barbecue for the community. Super Valu, an Agassiz supermarket, has generous
  
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• The Supreme Court seems poised to allow emergency abortions in Idaho, a Bloomberg News report says

  26-06-2024 19:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court appears poised to allow emergency abortions in Idaho when a pregnant patient’s health is at serious risk, according to Bloomberg News, which said a copy of the opinion briefly posted Wednesday on the court’s website.The document suggests the court will conclude that it should not have gotten involved in the case so quickly and will reinstate a court order that had allowed hospitals in the state to perform emergency abortions to protect a preg
  
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