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• Does artificial intelligence deserve a seat in Canada’s courtrooms?

  29-03-2025 09:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The case law looked real to Fraser MacLean.It was December 2023 and the Vancouver-based family court lawyer was reading citations in an application by opposing counsel Chong Ke, who wanted an order allowing the children of her client to visit him in China.
  “I read it there in the courtroom for the first time, and there were two cases talking about travel overseas and maintaining the cultural ties for the children,” MacLean said, initially thinking the case law would
  
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• Pettersson out with upper-body injury as Vancovuer Canucks prep for final push

  01-04-2025 23:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks could be without Elias Pettersson as they make a final, desperate push for a playoff spot.
  Pettersson was not on the ice Tuesday when the Canucks practised at Rogers Arena, and hasn’t played since suffering an upper-body injury midway through Vancouver’s 5-3 road loss to the New York Rangers on March 22.Instead of remaining with the team for the final four games of the road trip, Pettersson returned to Vancouver.
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• Jays pitcher Max Scherzer day to day after receiving cortisone injection to thumb

  01-04-2025 23:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The pain of a cortisone injection to his ailing thumb isn’t what has Max Scherzer hurting.
  “It doesn’t feel good,” he said of the injection, “but you’ll take any pain to get out there. The pain’s not the problem. The pain is not being able to pitch and be out there. That’s what stinks … Not playing is the worst part.”
  The 40-year-old pitcher lasted three innings in his Toronto Blue Jay debut Saturday, then shut it down
  
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• Canada’s Gilgeous-Alexander named NBA Western Conference player of the month

  01-04-2025 22:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK — Canada’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has been named the NBA’s Western Conference player of the month.
  The star guard from Hamilton averaged 34.7 points, 7.4 assists and 4.3 rebounds as the NBA-leading Oklahoma City Thunder went 15-1 in March.
  He also won the award in November and December.
  Gilgeous-Alexander is having an MVP-calibre season in Oklahoma City.
  He leads the NBA in scoring, averaging 32.8 points per game, and is tied for fourth in steals with 1.7 per game.
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• Sources: TSN president Johnston top candidate to become CFL commissioner

  01-04-2025 22:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — TSN president Stewart Johnston has emerged as the leading candidate to replace Randy Ambrosie as CFL commissioner.
  Two league sources requesting anonymity told The Canadian Press on Tuesday the CFL would decide upon Ambrosie’s successor in time for its global/Canadian drafts April 29. Both suggest Johnston is the league’s top choice to assume the commissioner’s role.
  One of the sources said negotiations between the league and Johnston are ongoing and, while not
  
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• Blue Jays, Astros swap right-handed pitching prospects Robertson and Batista

  01-04-2025 21:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have traded minor league right-handed pitcher Nick Robertson to the Houston Astros for right-handed pitching prospect Edinson Batista.
  Robertson hasn’t pitched a big league game this season, while the 22-year-old Batista has never pitched in the majors.
  Batista had a 6-6 record with a 5.01 earned-run average over 26 games with Houston’s A+ affiliate in Asheville, N.C., last season.He struck out 103 over 115 innings in that span.
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• Police investigate ‘suspicious’ fires in three Langley, B.C., homes

  01-04-2025 21:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LANGLEY, B.C. — Mounties in Langley, B.C., say they are investigating three separate house fires that broke out early Tuesday.Police say fire crews were first called at 3:15 a.m. to a fire in a home in the 19900 block of 76 Ave.When they arrived, a second home was also reported to be ablaze in the same neighbourhood.
  A third fire was called in two hours later just a few blocks away.The RCMP say all three homes were abandoned and had been slated for demolition.Sgt. Zynal Sharoom of the Lang
  
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• Canada’s Lauren Kim returns to Augusta playing elite golf for Texas Longhorns

  01-04-2025 21:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Lauren Kim’s first time playing in the Augusta National Women’s Amateur was a singular experience. Not just because it’s one of the most historic golf courses in North America, but because she played the final round of the elite tournament alone.
  Kim had made the cut at Augusta last year but, because there was an odd number of competitors, she wound up playing her final round alongside a marker. Effectively playing by herself worked because she fired a 71 — one of the few
  
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• Eichel, Tavares, Binnington named NHL’s three stars for March; Hutson top rookie

  01-04-2025 21:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK — Vegas Golden Knights centre Jack Eichel, Toronto Maple Leafs centre John Tavares and St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington have been named the NHL’s three stars of the month.
  The league also announced Montreal Canadiens defenceman Lane Hutson as March’s top rookie.
  Eichel led the league with 23 points (eight goals, 15 assists) in 14 games as the Pacific Division-leading Golden Knights posted a 10-2-2 month.
  Tavares posted a league-high 13 goals in 15 games and
  
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• Sirens star Sarah Fillier playing her ‘best hockey’ in first pro season

  01-04-2025 20:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Sarah Fillier has long stood out as one of the best players in hockey.
  The list of accolades includes an Olympic gold medal and three world championship crowns.
  Despite all that international success, the New York Sirens rookie forward believes her game has reached new heights in the Professional Women’s Hockey League.
  “The best hockey of my career,” the 24-year-old from Georgetown, Ont., said of this season’s output after practice earlier this week. &ldq
  
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• NFL postpones a decision on the tush push but passes other rule changes

  01-04-2025 20:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The future of the tush push has been pushed until next month.
  NFL team owners had been set to vote Tuesday on Green Bay’s proposal to ban the play that’s helped the Philadelphia Eagles win one Super Bowl and reach another, but the proposal was tabled until May.
  Team owners approved modifying the kickoff rule, expanding replay assist and revising overtime rules, along with other changes.
  The decision to postpone the tush push vote means the debate will co
  
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• Burning permit granted for Hope property to clear land

  01-04-2025 20:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HOPE — The Hope Fire Department has notified residents of the municipality that a burning permit has been issued for property on Gardner Drive.
  According to a social media post Tuesday morning (Apr. 1), Hope Fire personnel say the permit was granted for the purpose of land clearing at 65737 Gardner Drive.The department says the exact time and dates for the permit can only be determined once the contractor meets environmental conditions for smoke venting as determined by the provincial vent
  
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• Canada’s Jacobs posts 8-6 win over Sweden’s Edin at world men’s curling championship

  01-04-2025 20:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MOOSE JAW, Sask. — Canada’s Brad Jacobs defeated Sweden’s Niklas Edin 8-6 in the morning draw at the BKT World Men’s Curling Championship.
  Jacobs and his team of Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant and Ben Hebert scored three points in the fourth end and won the game with a hit in the 10th.
  The host team will return to the Temple Gardens Centre in the evening to play Italy’s Joel Retornaz.
  Canada is 4-1 after nine sessions while the defending champion Swedes are 3-2.
  Round-
  
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• Chilliwack gas prices drop double digits per litre after B.C. carbon tax gets axed

  01-04-2025 19:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — As predicted, Chilliwack gas prices fell by more than 10 cents per litre after an early-morning decision by B.C. MLAs to axe the carbon tax, though they could spike anytime like they did last week.The NDP government fast-tracked legislation in an effort to kill off the tax on Monday, in time to coincide with today’s demise of the federal version of the tax, but it was around 1:30 a.m. before it finally passed its third reading in the legislature.
  Fraser Valley Today witn
  
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• Trump administration halts dozens of research grants at Princeton University

  01-04-2025 19:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHIGNTON (AP) — The Trump administration has halted several dozen federal research grants at Princeton University, the Ivy League school said Tuesday.
  The university received notifications this week that grants were being suspended by agencies including the Department of Energy, NASA and the Defense Department, according to a campus message from Princeton President Christopher Eisgruber.
  The rationale was not fully clear but Princeton will comply with the law, Eisgruber said.
  “We a
  
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• Expert says AI’s presence in sports betting is double-edged sword

  01-04-2025 18:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Artificial intelligence has become an important part of business operations globally, including the sports betting industry.Bettors have more information at their fingertips to make more informed decisions, while operators can integrate AI technology to provide better odds calculations and data-driven insights.
  However, longtime AI strategist David Borish feels artificial intelligence in sports betting is a double-edged sword.
  “The rapid advancement of AI has revolutionized various industr
  
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• B.C. finally ends its carbon tax on consumers after marathon debate in legislature

  01-04-2025 18:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — British Columbians are facing a future without a consumer carbon tax for the first time in 17 years, after the early-morning approval of a bill to end the long-standing policy.
  The NDP government fast-tracked legislation in an effort to kill off the tax on Monday, in time to coincide with today’s demise of the federal version of the tax, but it was around 1:30 a.m. before it finally passed its third reading in the legislature.
  Premier David Eby had said Monday he expected
  
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• Chilliwack-Hope candidates kick off federal election campaign

  01-04-2025 18:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Two of the four declared Chilliwack-Hope candidates in the upcoming federal election kicked off their campaigns with events over the weekend.
  Teri Westerby, the NDP candidate for Chilliwack-Hope, held an event Saturday night that included SD33 trustee Willow Reichelt, SD33 teacher Christopher Hunt, and recent SD33 by-election candidate Katie Bartel.
  “Last night was powerful,” Westerby wrote online. “We kicked off this campaign with a gathering full of energy,
  
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• Trump to unveil latest tariff plans at ‘Make America Wealthy Again’ event Wednesday

  01-04-2025 18:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump is set to lay out his plans to realign global trade through “reciprocal” tariffs Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET in the White House Rose Garden.
  A news release from the White House calls it a “Make America Wealthy Again Event.”
  Trump has called Wednesday “Liberation Day” and says he will impose “reciprocal” tariffs by increasing U.S. duties to match the tax rates other countries charge on imports.
  It’s no
  
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• U.S. lists Quebec’s language law in annual report on ‘foreign trade barriers’

  01-04-2025 17:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The United States government has listed Quebec’s French-language reform as a barrier to trade, as President Donald Trump prepares to impose new tariffs on Canada.
  The office of the U.S. trade representative released a report on Monday listing “foreign trade barriers” and included Quebec’s Bill 96.
  It says U.S. firms have complained about a provision set to take effect on June 1 requiring companies to translate into French any part of their trademark on pr
  
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• Rogers playing long game as gatekeeper with NHL rights deal, professor says

  01-04-2025 17:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Rogers’ new reported deal with the National Hockey League to retain television rights allowed it to maintain its hold on the Canadian market for another 12 years beginning in 2026.
  Brock University sport management associate professor Michael Naraine says the deal reflects Rogers’ strategy to shape the future of NHL broadcasting in Canada.
  Naraine believes the company is positioning itself as a “gatekeeper,” monitoring industry trends before deciding wheth
  
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• Chilliwack-area residents could see smoke, sirens Tuesday night

  01-04-2025 16:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Residents of Popkum east of Chilliwack could see simulated smoke and hear sirens during a training exercise scheduled for Tuesday evening.According to a social media post, Popkum Fire Department plans to hold several mini-training exercises Tuesday evening, April 1 from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Firefighters will be practicing their hazardous materials response skills through training scenarios.
  Residents in Popkum, and possibly Rosedale or nearby Cheam First Nation, can expect t
  
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• Chilliwack North MLA blasts Bill 7 as dangerous overreach of B.C. NDP-led govt.

  01-04-2025 15:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack North MLA Heather Maahs is calling Bill 7 the most dangerous attempt at governmental control and overreach in British Columbia’s history.
  According to a statement, Maahs, who was elected in October 2024 with nearly 55 per cent of the vote in her riding, says if Bill 7 is enacted, the repercussions of this bill and the effect it will have on every resident of British Columbian will be the end of freedoms.
  “David Eby is unapologetic and insists he needs th
  
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• Pizza franchise to open 4 more locations across the Fraser Valley

  01-04-2025 15:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — A pizza franchise with three existing locations in the greater Chilliwack area plans to add upwards of four more retail locations between Abbotsford and Hope.
  As Fraser Valley Today first reported in mid-March, Freshslice Pizza is coming soon to Fraser Gateway Centre at 43949 Industrial Way near Lickman Road and Highway 1. There is also construction activity underway inside a downtown Chilliwack storefront at 45887 Wellington Avenue, adjacent to This ‘n That.Freshslice a
  
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• BC Housing claims downtown Chilliwack housing project will be done next year

  01-04-2025 15:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The provincial agency that has been heavily criticized by elected officials in Chilliwack for repeated delays in a government-financed supportive housing project is making a bold claim about a new housing project currently under construction in Chilliwack.According to a social media post dated March 19, BC Housing claims the 64-unit project on the grounds of the former Cheamview United Church at Main Street and Spadina Avenue will be completed by next year. The project will be
  
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• Volcano begins erupting in southwestern Iceland after a nearby town and spa are evacuated

  01-04-2025 14:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LONDON (AP) — A volcano began erupting in southwestern Iceland on Tuesday, just hours after authorities evacuated a nearby community and the Blue Lagoon spa.Flames and smoke shot through the air as the volcanic fissure opened near the town of Grindavik, where some 40 homes have been evacuated, national broadcaster RUV reported. The community, located on the Reykjanes Peninsula, was largely evacuated a year ago when the volcano came to life after lying dormant for 800 years.
  Webcams showed
  
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• Layoffs begin at US health agencies charged with tracking disease, researching, regulating food

  01-04-2025 13:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Employees across the massive U.S. Department of Health and Human Services began receiving notices of dismissal on Tuesday in a major overhaul expected to ultimately lay off up to 10,000 people. The notices just days after President Donald Trump moved to strip workers of their collective bargaining rights at HHS and other agencies throughout the government.
  Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s announced a plan last week to remake HHS, which, through its agencies, is responsible for trac
  
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• Myanmar earthquake death toll surpasses 2,700 as hope fades for finding more survivors

  01-04-2025 12:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BANGKOK (AP) — The death toll from the devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake that hit Myanmar has surpassed 2,700, with thousands more injured, Myanmar media reported Tuesday.
  The head of Myanmar’s military government, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, told a forum in the capital, Naypyitaw, that 2,719 people have now been found dead, with 4,521 others injured and 441 missing, the Western News online portal reported.
  With many areas hit by Friday’s earthquake still not reached by res
  
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• Quebec becomes last province with a price on carbon, but how long will it last?

  01-04-2025 11:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — As Quebec becomes the last province in Canada that hasn’t abandoned carbon pricing, the provincial government could start feeling pressure to align itself with the rest of the country.
  There has long been a broad consensus in Quebec on the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and the province’s cap-and-trade system, launched in 2013, has never been especially controversial.
  But some say Prime Minister Mark Carney’s decision to scrap the federal consumer car
  
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• In the news today: Campaigning continues as more Trump tariffs loom

  01-04-2025 10:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed…
  Federal party leaders continue campaigning as more Trump tariffs loom
  Party leaders are likely to receive questions about Canada-U.S. relations during their campaign stops today, a day before American President Donald Trump is expected to impose “reciprocal” tariffs by increasing U.S. duties to match the tax rates that other countries charge on imports. Tomorrow, Trump may also reinstate ec
  
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