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• Chiefs win 4-3 get overtime in first of two against Surrey

  09-11-2024 15:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK – An overtime goal from winger Mateo Mrsic secured a 4-3 road win for the Chilliwack Chiefs over the Surrey Eagles in BCHL action Friday night.
  The two teams will face off again on Saturday night in Chilliwack to conclude the home-and-home series.
  Game time is 6 p.m. at the Coliseum.
  
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• Alouettes GM Danny Maciocia facing quarterback dilemma this off-season

  13-11-2024 00:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The Montreal Alouettes believe they’re in a great spot at quarterback, but there’s one problem: they can’t pay both Cody Fajardo and Davis Alexander what they’re worth.
  “You can’t pay starting quarterback money to two quarterbacks,” Alouettes general manager Danny Maciocia said Tuesday at Olympic Stadium. “That’s impossible, because it’s going to take a significant hit elsewhere.”
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• Raptors point guard Immanuel Quickley out again with torn ligament in elbow

  12-11-2024 23:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Immanuel Quickley is hurt once again.
  The Toronto Raptors announced on Tuesday that their starting point guard has a partial ligament tear in his left elbow.
  Quickley’s ulnar collateral ligament will be re-evaluated in a week.
  He was hurt during the fourth quarter of Toronto’s 123-103 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday.
  Quickley already missed eight games this season with a right pelvic contusion after taking a hard fall on his tailbone in the home opener on Oct. 23.
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• Team Carruthers begins search for new second after Derek Samagalski steps back

  12-11-2024 23:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — Team Reid Carruthers has started the search for a new second after Derek Samagalski’s decision to step back from the Winnipeg-based rink.Carruthers, vice Catlin Schneider, Samagalski and lead Connor Njegovan were in their first season together as a foursome. Schneider joined the team last spring after the departure of Brad Jacobs.
  Samagalski, 40, made nine appearances at the national men’s championship and played with Carruthers for parts of 14 seasons. They won the
  
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• With new faces in camp, Charge focused on making playoffs in second PWHL season

  12-11-2024 23:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Ottawa Charge have some tough decisions ahead, and general manager Mike Hirshfeld is prepared to make them.
  The team gathered Tuesday the first day of training camp in preparation for the Professional Women’s Hockey League’s second season.
  While there were many familiar faces, there are a number of new additions who will be vying for a roster spot. Ottawa has 29 players in camp, 19 of whom were part of last year’s inaugural team.
  Rosters are set at 23, with t
  
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• Frustration lingers for Vancouver Whitecaps following playoff elimination

  12-11-2024 23:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — A bitter taste lingers for the Vancouver Whitecaps as another Major League Soccer season comes to an end.The ‘Caps were ousted from the playoffs Friday by Los Angeles FC when Vancouver dropped the decisive game of the best-of-three first-round playoff series 1-0 in California.It was the second year in a row Los Angeles eliminated Vancouver in the first round.“Definitely a bit of frustration,” striker Brian White said of the season’s end. “You think
  
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• Canada’s privacy commissioner opens investigation into World Anti-Doping Agency

  12-11-2024 22:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The federal privacy watchdog has opened an investigation into the World Anti-Doping Agency’s handling of biological samples collected from athletes.
  The office of privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne says the investigation will examine whether the collection, use and disclosure practices of the organization respect Canada’s personal information law for the private sector.
  The commissioner’s office says a complaint alleged the agency disclosed personal data to i
  
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• ‘He was a fighter’: Tributes to former B.C. premier John Horgan

  12-11-2024 22:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Tributes to former British Columbia premier John Horgan are flowing after his death on Tuesday at the age of 65.Here are some of them:
  “John embodied kindness and courage. He was a fighter. He will be celebrated for his leadership and the progress he made on so many important issues. Above all, we will remember how John made us feel. His warmth. His positivity. His ability to connect with people irrespective of their politics or beliefs. John leaves behind a profound legacy that will inspi
  
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• Pentagon secrets leaker Jack Teixeira sentenced to 15 years in prison by a federal judge

  12-11-2024 22:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a Massachusetts Air National Guard member to 15 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to leaking highly classified military documents about the war in Ukraine.Jack Teixeira pleaded guilty earlier this year to six counts of willful retention and transmission of national defense information under the Espionage Act following his arrest in the most consequential national security case in years. He was brought into court in an orange jumpsuit
  
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• Drugs disguised as dog treats seized by Metro Vancouver Transit Police

  12-11-2024 21:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. — Two people have been charged after a Metro Vancouver Transit Police investigation turned up guns and illicit drugs, including fentanyl disguised as dog treats.
  Police say they began investigating an alleged drug trafficking operation based in Surrey, B.C., last spring, leading to the arrest of a man and a woman from the area.
  They say investigators determined the suspects posed a “serious risk to public safety” due to their access to fentanyl as well as
  
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• Ottawa provides $9 million to fight homelessness among veterans in B.C., Yukon

  12-11-2024 21:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SURREY, B.C. — The federal government is providing more than $9 million in funding for programs in British Columbia and Yukon to combat homelessness among veterans.
  The announcement, which comes a day after Remembrance Day, includes $4.7-million for the VRS Communities’ Affordable Housing Program at Legion Veterans Village in Surrey, B.C.
  The Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities says in a news release that the money will go toward providing eligible veterans in the M
  
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• Quebec officer suspended 15 days for throwing away piece of victim’s skull

  12-11-2024 21:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — A Quebec provincial police officer has been suspended for 15 days without pay after throwing part of a young motorcycle accident victim’s skull into a ravine in 2021.
  An administrative judge with the police ethics tribunal found that Sgt. Sébastien Plouffe’s misconduct was “inexplicable and unjustifiable,” but nevertheless upheld the sentence that had been jointly recommended by the officer and the ethics board investigator.
  An agreed statement of
  
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• Public works crews respond to active rockfall incident in Hope

  12-11-2024 21:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HOPE — The District of Hope says municipal public works crews are responding to an active rockfall incident Tuesday morning (Nov. 12) on Union Bar Road in Hope.According to a statement on its social media channels, the district says slope stabilization professionals have been notified and will be responding to the site as soon as possible.
  The district did not specify the exact location on Union Bar Road.The district says residents should avoid using this corridor if at all possible.
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• Key findings from Sonia Regenbogen’s independent review into Olympic drone-spying

  12-11-2024 21:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Findings from the independent report by Sonia Regenbogen into the drone-spying scandal involving the Canadian women’s soccer team at the Paris Olympics:
  — Two of the women’s national team coaches directed, approved and condoned the actions taken by a third member of the women’s national team coaching staff to film practices of an opposing team at the Paris Olympics using a drone.
  — Some assistant coaches and staff members felt uncomfortable with the practice of spyi
  
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• B.C. teen with bird flu is in critical care, infection source unknown: health officer

  12-11-2024 21:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  British Columbia’s provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says the teenager who has tested positive for bird flu is in critical condition and being treated at B.C. Children’s Hospital.
  Henry says the teen, who has the first presumptive human case of bird flu contracted in Canada, was admitted to hospital late Friday.She says it’s likely that the teenager contracted the illness from exposure to an animal or the environment, although there’s a “very real possibili
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Priestman out at Canada Soccer in wake of Olympic drone-spying scandal

  12-11-2024 21:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Bev Priestman is out as coach of the Canadian women’s soccer team following an independent report into the Olympic drone-spying scandal.
  More coming.The Canadian Press
  
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• Canada’s privacy commissioner to launch investigation into World Anti-Doping Agency

  12-11-2024 21:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  GATINEAU, Que. — Canada’s privacy commissioner is launching an investigation into the World Anti-Doping Agency.
  The move comes after Philippe Dufresne’s office received a complaint about the Montreal-based agency’s handling of biological samples collected from athletes.In a release, the office says the investigation will examine whether the collection, use, and disclosure practices of WADA comply with Canada’s federal private-sector privacy law (known as PIPEDA, the
  
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• FAA prohibits US airlines from flying to Haiti for 30 days after plane was shot by gangs

  12-11-2024 21:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration announced Tuesday that it will prohibit U.S. airlines from flying to Haiti for 30 days after gangs shot a Spirit Airlines flight.
  The bullets hit the plane when it was about to land Monday in the country’s capital Port-au-Prince, hitting a flight attendant. It was part of a wave of violence that erupted in Haiti as the country swore in its new prime minister after a politically tumultuous process.
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• Former Rugby Canada chair seeks seat on World Rugby’s executive board

  12-11-2024 20:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Former Rugby Canada chair Sally Dennis is seeking a seat on World Rugby’s executive board.
  There are 13 candidates running for the six available positions with Dennis running against Samoa’s Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi and Uruguay’s Sebastian Pineyrua for the non-high-performance union position.The election is set for Thursday at World Rugby meetings in Dublin, which Dennis will be attending.
  Dennis says the executive board essentially acts as the world governing body’s
  
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• CP NewsAlert: B.C. teen with bird flu is in critical condition, says health officer

  12-11-2024 20:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  British Columbia’s provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says the teenager who has tested positive for bird flu is in critical condition and being treated at B.C. Children’s Hospital.
  Henry says the teen, the first presumptive human case of bird flu contracted in Canada, was admitted to hospital late Friday.More coming.
  Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press
  
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• BREAKING: Former B.C. Premier John Horgan has died

  12-11-2024 20:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Ambassador to Germany and former British Columbia premier John Horgan has died at the age of 65, after his third bout with cancer.
  Horgan served as B.C.’s New Democrat premier for five years before stepping down in 2022, then was appointed ambassador last year.
  But in June, Horgan announced he was on leave after being diagnosed with thyroid cancer.
  Horgana, who served five terms as a member of the provincial legislature, resigned his suburban Victoria seat in March 2023, citing health reas
  
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• Former B.C. premier John Horgan dies aged 65, after third bout with cancer

  12-11-2024 20:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — Ambassador to Germany and former British Columbia premier John Horgan has died at the age of 65, after his third bout with cancer.
  Horgan served as B.C.’s New Democrat premier for five years before stepping down in 2022, then was appointed ambassador last year.
  But in June, Horgan announced he was on leave after being diagnosed with thyroid cancer, and a government source has confirmed his death.Horgan, who served five terms as a member of the provincial legislature, resig
  
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• Federal government launching research institute for AI safety

  12-11-2024 20:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The federal government is opening a research centre that will study risks posed by artificial intelligence technology.It says AI can be misused in election interference efforts, disinformation campaigns and cybersecurity breaches.
  Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne called the centre a key player for building public trust in artificial intelligence technology.
  The Canadian Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute will collaborate with similar institutes in other c
  
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• Quebec group not happy after Supreme Court deletes unilingual rulings from website

  12-11-2024 20:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — A Quebec civil liberties group says it intends to push forward with legal action after the Supreme Court of Canada responded to its translation demand by simply removing thousands of unilingual judgments from its website.
  Droits collectifs Québec had gone to Federal Court this month alleging the high court’s registrar — the court’s administrative body — was not respecting the Official Languages Act.
  That was because more than 6,000 rulings that pre
  
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• Police say 44-year-old man has gone missing after weekend fishing trip north of Agassiz

  12-11-2024 20:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  AGASSIZ — Mounties in Agassiz are asking for the public’s help in locating a 44-year-old man who was reported missing over the Remembrance Day long weekend.
  According to a statement from Agassiz RCMP Sgt. Andy Lot, 44-year-old Bradly Werbowski was reported missing on Sunday, November 10. Werbowski had gone fishing with a friend on the Chehalis River near Morris Valley Road. He was reported missing to Agassiz RCMP on Sunday at 6 p.m. when he did not return to his vehicle.
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• O’Shea, Dinwiddie set to square off in second Grey Cup showdown as CFL head coaches

  12-11-2024 20:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Mike O’Shea and Ryan Dinwiddie are together again at the Grey Cup.
  Winnipeg faces Toronto in the CFL championship game Sunday at B.C. Place Stadium, the second meeting in three years between the two teams after the Argonauts edged the Blue Bombers 24-23 in the 2022 game.
  Winnipeg is making its fifth straight Grey Cup appearance under O’Shea and chasing a third victory.
  Dinwiddie is completing his fourth season with Toronto, having led the franchise to three straight
  
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• NHL adds former Red Wings, Oilers GM Holland to hockey ops department as consultant

  12-11-2024 20:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK — Former Detroit Red Wings and Edmonton Oilers general manager Ken Holland has joined the NHL’s hockey operations department as a consultant.
  The league announced the new role for the Hockey Hall of Famer in a release Tuesday.
  Holland spent 27 years as an NHL general manager, including 22 in Detroit.
  He helped the Red Wings win a Stanley Cup title as an assistant GM in 1997, then three more (1998, 2002, 2008) after being promoted to the GM role.
  He spent the previous five se
  
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• Ambrosie holds final state of the league address as CFL commissioner

  12-11-2024 20:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie has some friendly advice for his successor: Surround yourself with good people and be open-minded.
  Ambrosie held his final state of the league address Tuesday after announcing last month he planned to retire in 2025 once a new commissioner is hired.
  The 61-year-old Winnipeg native was named the CFL’s 14th commissioner July 5, 2017, succeeding Jeffrey Orridge. His seven-plus-year tenure is the second-longest in CFL history, behind the late J
  
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• Trump picks former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee to be ambassador to Israel

  12-11-2024 19:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump will nominate former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee as ambassador to Israel, Trump announced Tuesday.
  Huckabee is a staunch defender of Israel and his intended nomination comes as Trump has promised to align U.S. foreign policy more closely with Israel’s interests as it wages wars against the Iran-backed Hamas and Hezbollah.
  “Mike has been a great public servant, Governor, and Leader in Faith for many years,” Trump sa
  
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• Canada steadfast on climate plan despite Trump re-election: Guilbeault

  12-11-2024 19:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says Donald Trump’s re-election in the U.S. will not impact Canada’s plan to fight climate change.
  Guilbeault is in Azerbaijan for the annual United Nations climate change conference, which includes discussions about the Paris agreement.
  Trump withdrew the United States from that agreement during his first term and has promised to do so again.
  In a phone call with reporters today, Guilbeault says a Trump administration is familiar
  
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