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• ‘The lunatics are trying to take over:’ Quotes from Kenney’s time in Alberta politics

  02-10-2022 21:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — Alberta’s United Conservative Party is to vote in a new leader and premier on Thursday. Premier Jason Kenney announced in May, following a leadership review, that he would be stepping down. Here are some key quotes from his time in Alberta politics:
  “I’ve decided to seek the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party of Alberta, seeking an explicit mandate: to unite with the Wildrose Party and all like-minded Albertans so we can defeat the NDP and put thi
  
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• The gig is up: Alberta Premier Jason Kenney set to step down from top job

  02-10-2022 21:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — Don’t cry for me, Alberta, I was leaving anyway.  
  It’s Premier Jason Kenney’s swan song message as he prepares to depart the province’s top job, forced out by the very United Conservative Party he willed into existence.
  “I was never intending to be in this gig for a long time,” Kenney told an audience earlier this month. He had planned for one more provincial election, he said.
  Instead, UCP members pick a new leader on Thursday, turning
  
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• Jason Kenney on list of past Alberta premiers to resign amid party strife

  02-10-2022 21:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announced in May that he would be stepping down as United Conservative Party leader after receiving 51.4 per cent support in a leadership review. Kenney said the result did not show enough support for him to stay on and he would step down when a new leader could be chosen. A new leader and premier is to be elected Thursday. Here are some past Alberta premiers who resigned amid party strife:
  Ralph Klein (1992-2006):
  The folksy one-time Calgary mayor l
  
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• CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted – Week of October 2, 2022

  02-10-2022 20:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Here are three people wanted by police in our region this week. This list is provided by Crime Stoppers.Name: RUSK, Allan
  Image supplied by Crime Stoppers.
  Age: 40
  Height: 5’10” ft.
  Weight: 159 lbs.
  Hair: Black
  Eyes: Brown
  Wanted: Failure to comply with probation order.
  Warrant in effect: September 27, 2022
  Parole Jurisdiction: Chilliwack, B.C.
  Name: BOB, Corbin
  Image supplied by Crime Stoppers.
  Age: 38
  Height: 6’2″ ft.
  Weight: 201 lbs.
  Hair: BrownEyes:
  
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• Mediator: Ousted Burkina Faso leader offers resignation

  02-10-2022 20:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Burkina Faso’s ousted coup leader has offered his resignation as long as his security and other conditions were met, and the new junta leader who overthrew him has accepted the deal, religious leaders mediating the West African nation’s latest political crisis said Sunday.
  A junta spokesman later announced on state television that their leader, Capt. Ibrahim Traore, officially has been named head of state following the Friday coup that ousted Lt
  
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• Man located suffering serious injuries in Abbotsford

  02-10-2022 18:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD — On Oct. 2 at 5:37 a.m., Abbotsford police conducting routine patrols located an injured man in the parking lot of 31940 South Fraser Way.
  A 41-year-old man was confirmed to be suffering from a stab wound and was transported to a hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
  The AbbyPD Major Crime Unit has taken over the investigation and is in the preliminary stages of this investigation.
  Investigators are seeking witnesses and dashcam footage from anyone travelling
  
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• Inflation hits international students hard, with some turning to food banks – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  02-10-2022 17:45 via theprogress.com
  Inflation hits international students hard, with some turning to food banks – Chilliwack Progress  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Behind the stripes: What 3 NHL officials enjoy off the ice – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  02-10-2022 17:45 via theprogress.com
  Behind the stripes: What 3 NHL officials enjoy off the ice – Chilliwack Progress  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Latvian premier's center-right party wins national election – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  02-10-2022 17:30 via theprogress.com
  Latvian premier's center-right party wins national election – Chilliwack Progress  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• 125 die as tear gas triggers crush at Indonesia soccer match – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  02-10-2022 17:30 via theprogress.com
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• Nishioka beats Shapovalov to win Korean Open

  02-10-2022 17:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka claimed his second career title after beating fourth seed Denis Shapovalov of Canada 6-4, 7-6 (5) to win the Korean Open on Sunday.
  The 27-year-old Japanese, who beat top seed and world No.2 Casper Ruud in the quaterfinals, was impressive in defense and his counter-punching style eventually wore down his higher ranked opponent in just under two hours at the Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center.
  The unseeded Nishioka, appearing in his s
  
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• Russian embassy complaints show tricky business of protecting embassies and diplomats

  02-10-2022 15:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Russia’s recent complaints about its Ottawa embassy being blocked by protesters and attacked with a Molotov cocktail shed light on the tricky balance Canada faces in protecting diplomatic missions.
  “We have an unquestioned responsibility,” said Roy Norton, who served as Canada’s protocol chief from 2016 to 2019, overseeing the security of diplomatic missions within Canada.
  “We take it seriously; we honour it and we expect others abroad to honour it,&r
  
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• Quebec votes: CAQ’s Legault holds lead as vote nears despite ‘difficult’ campaign

  02-10-2022 15:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Polls show the Coalition Avenir Québec in position to coast to a second majority government Monday, but political observers say there is still plenty to watch for on election night — in particular the profound political shift reflected in the battle for official Opposition.
  Thierry Giasson, director of the political science department at Université Laval, says CAQ Leader François Legault has maintained his lead despite lacklustre debate performances an
  
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• Surrey man racks up $15K in fees from FVRD for illegally building 2-story addition to home east of Chilliwack, ignoring bylaw violations

  02-10-2022 15:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LAIDLAW — The Fraser Valley Regional District has launched legal proceedings against a rogue Surrey homeowner who decided to build a two-story addition to an existing home on a 10-acre parcel of land east of Chilliwack, without proper building permits, and then ignored all subsequent stop work orders and no occupancy notices.And when asked about the illegal construction activities, at one point the Surrey landowner sought to intimidate a female bylaw officer from FVRD who was monitoring co
  
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• QUIZ: How much do you know about housing and homes? – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  02-10-2022 14:30 via theprogress.com
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• Brazil holds historic election with Lula against Bolsonaro

  02-10-2022 13:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilians were voting on Sunday in an election that could signal a sharp turn to the left in the world’s fourth largest democracy after four years of far-right leadership.Incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro’s administration has been marked by incendiary speech, his testing of democratic institutions and his handling of the disastrous COVID-19 pandemic — though many Brazilians admire his defense of conservative social values and him presenting himself
  
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• Inflation hits international students hard, with some turning to food banks

  02-10-2022 11:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Laughter lights up the gathering twilight at Langara College in Vancouver, where first-year health science student Jagiit Singh is chatting with friends next to the school’s fountain.
  But his smile fades when he’s asked about the cost of living in Canada since moving from India last year.
  Singh and his classmates say the growing financial stresses on international students cast a shadow over the new school year’s possibilities and opportunities.
  “Some pe
  
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• Golden Gauld notches goal, assist as Vancouver Whitecaps blank Austin FC 2-0

  02-10-2022 06:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Ryan Gauld had a goal and an assist, and the Vancouver Whitecaps recorded a crucial 2-0 victory over Austin FC in their home finale on Saturday.
  Gauld opened the scoring with a breakaway goal in the seventh minute and set up substitute Lucas Cavallini in the 62nd.Goalkeeper Thomas Hasal made five saves to collect his fourth clean sheet of the Major League Soccer season for the Whitecaps (12-14-7).
  Brad Stuver stopped four-of-six on-target shots for Austin (16-10-7), which dropp
  
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• Kraken crush Canucks 4-0, remain unbeaten in NHL pre-season

  02-10-2022 06:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SEATTLE — Hands up if you had the Seattle Kraken dominating Pacific Division rivals or going undefeated in the NHL pre-season.
  The surprising Kraken posted their fourth consecutive win, and second in a row against Vancouver, by dumping the Canucks 4-0 at Climate Pledge Arena on Saturday.
  Yanni Gourde had two goals for Seattle, while Matty Beniers and Alex Wennberg added singles for the Kraken, who erased a 3-1 deficit on Thursday in Vancouver to beat the Canucks 4-3 in overtime.
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• Unbeaten G.W. Graham football team suffers first loss of the year in close battle to Vancouver College

  02-10-2022 06:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BURNABY — G.W. Graham’s unbeaten streak is over, but the Grizzlies didn’t go down without a valiant fault.In a battle of the two top-ranked AAA teams in the B.C. rankings, the Grizzlies overcame a 14-6 halftime deficit with second half scores, before the Vancouver College Fighting Irish held on for a 28-23 victory at O’Hagan Field in Burnaby.G.W. Graham (4-1) came out grinding on defence by holding Vancouver College (4-0) on two consecutive 3-and-out series. G.W. marched
  
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• Oilers outlast Jets 3-2 in pre-season shootout

  02-10-2022 05:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — Edmonton forward Devin Shore scored the only goal of a shootout to give the Oilers a 3-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets in an NHL pre-season game at the Canada Life Centre on Saturday night.
  The five-minute overtime solved nothing, forcing the game into a shootout.
  Jason Demers and Tyler Benson potted the other Edmonton goals. Cole Perfetti scored a pair of goals for the Jets.
  Oilers netminder Stuart Skinner stopped 33 of 35 shots by the end of OT. Winnipeg goalie Connor Hellebu
  
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• Death toll escalates in Florida to 47 from Hurricane Ian

  02-10-2022 04:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Authorities in Florida confirmed several more deaths late Saturday that raised the state’s death toll from Hurricane Ian to at least 47 fatalities, hiking the global toll to at least 54 dead.A list of the dead compiled by medical examiners in the state and made public reported numerous drowning deaths, victims found submerged or floating in storm waters.Ian slammed into the southwest Gulf Coast of Florida as a major Category 4 hurricane earlier in the week bef
  
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• Fourth-quarter surge pushes Calgary Stampeders to 29-2 win over Toronto Argonauts

  02-10-2022 04:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CALGARY — Cam Judge’s 71-yard interception return to score late in the fourth quarter sealed a 29-2 win for the Calgary Stampeders over the visiting Toronto Argonauts on Saturday.
  Calgary running back Ka’Deem Carey totalled 92 yards on 14 carries with one last-minute touchdown. He leads the CFL in rushing yards this season with 949.
  Reggie Begelton and Tommy Stevens also scored touchdowns for the Stampeders, who halted Toronto’s run of consecutive wins at four.
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• DeBrincat’s overtime goal lifts Senators past Canadiens 5-4 in pre-season action

  02-10-2022 04:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Alex DeBrincat scored a power-play goal in overtime, his second of the night, to lead the Ottawa Senators to a 5-4 NHL pre-season win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.
  Shane Pinto led the way with a pair of goals for the Senators (1-3-0), while Mathieu Joseph also scored.
  Netminder Mads Sogaard allowed three goals on 14 shots through two periods of play. Antoine Bibeau allowed one goal on two shots.
  Jake Evans scored twice for the Canadiens, while Rem Pitlick and Just
  
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• Montreal trips D.C. United 1-0, focuses on shot at top spot

  02-10-2022 03:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — CF Montreal will have it all to play for on Decision Day, sitting only two points behind first place in the Eastern Conference after a nervy 1-0 win over D.C. United on Saturday evening.
  A Donovan Pines own goal was the sole difference between Montreal (19-9-5) and United (7-20-6), who suffered their 20th loss of the Major League Soccer season.
  Montreal got on the front foot immediately, dictating the pace, dominating possession, and creating a golden opportunity inside the firs
  
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• Jets honour Hawerchuk greatness, memory with special statue

  02-10-2022 03:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — Crystal Hawerchuk told a crowd of hundreds of people how much her late husband, Dale, loved the city and the province before the official unveiling of the statue of the greatest Winnipeg Jet of all time just outside of the Canada Life Centre on Saturday afternoon.
  “Now, he is home again,” Crystal said.,
  Then, 16 former Jets teammates unfurled the cover over the statue to much whooping and applause.
  “Dale was notified of this honour shortly before he died and he
  
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• 129 dead after fans stampede to exit Indonesian soccer match

  02-10-2022 03:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MALANG, Indonesia (AP) — Panic at an Indonesian soccer match after police fired tear gas to stop brawls left 129 dead, mostly trampled to death, police said Sunday.
  Several fights between supporters of the two rival soccer teams were reported inside the Kanjuruhan Stadium in East Java province’s Malang city after the Indonesian Premier League game ended with Persebaya Surabaya beating Arema Malang 3-2.
  The brawls that broke out just after the game ended late night Saturday prompted r
  
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• Hubbard’s hot birdie run takes him to 65, leads Hughes by one

  02-10-2022 02:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mark Hubbard ran off five straight birdies on the back nine and ended with a superb shot to 4 feet, giving him a 7-under 65 and a one-shot lead Saturday in the Sanderson Farms Championship as he goes for his first PGA Tour victory.
  Hubbard has gone 163 starts over six years without winning, and this would be as good a chance as any. It’s his first time to hold a 54-hole lead on tour.
  Mackenzie Hughes of Dundas, Ont., showed how much can change in so little time
  
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• BCHL team bus driver allegedly attacks fan outside Salmon Arm arena – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  02-10-2022 01:40 via theprogress.com
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• Alouettes’ late pick clinches 25-18 win over Elks in Edmonton

  02-10-2022 01:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — Tyrice Beverette’s 100-yard interception return turned the tide as the Montreal Alouettes kept their hopes of making a run at top spot in the CFL’s East Division with a thrilling 25-18 victory over the hapless-at-home Edmonton Elks on Saturday.
  The Alouettes won their third game in a row and fifth of their last six and improved to 7-7, at least temporarily two points back of Toronto.
  Edmonton set a CFL record for most consecutive home losses at 15, having failed to w
  
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• Cha-ching! Biden embraces his election-year fundraising role

  02-10-2022 01:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Whenever a donor’s unsilenced cellphone goes off at a fundraiser while President Joe Biden is talking, he has the same joke ready to go: It’s Donald Trump on the other line.“If that’s Trump calling me again, tell him I’m busy,” Biden said at an event this past week for the Democratic Governors Association, repeating a variation of the quip he also relayed during receptions in Illinois and New York earlier this year. The crowd of a few d
  
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• PHOTOS: People come together for Truth and Reconciliation Powwow in Chilliwack – Hope Standard - Hope Standard

  02-10-2022 00:58 via hopestandard.com
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• PHOTOS: People come together for Truth and Reconciliation Powwow in Chilliwack – Agassiz Harrison Observer - Agassiz Harrison Observer

  02-10-2022 00:58 via agassizharrisonobserver.com
  PHOTOS: People come together for Truth and Reconciliation Powwow in Chilliwack – Agassiz Harrison Observer  Agassiz Harrison Observer
  
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• Danny Jansen a triple short of the cycle as Blue Jays rout Red Sox 10-0

  02-10-2022 00:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Catcher Danny Jansen was a triple short of hitting for the cycle to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 10-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday afternoon.
  Jansen had a single, double, and home run, driving in a total of five runs as the Blue Jays (89-69) rolled past Boston for a second consecutive game after a 9-0 victory on Friday.
  Saturday’s win moved Toronto closer to home-field advantage in the first round of the American League playoffs. Tampa Bay and Seattle are
  
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