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• Georgia’s Warnock outraises Walker as giving to Kemp jumps

  05-10-2022 23:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ATLANTA (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock is maintaining his cash lead in Georgia over Republican challenger Herschel Walker, while incumbent GOP Gov. Brian Kemp’s fundraising sharply accelerated over the summer in his race with Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams.
  Walker said Wednesday that his campaign raised more than $12 million in the three months ending Sept. 30, giving him almost $33 million since he began his campaign. Walker’s campaign said that’s the m
  
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• COLUMN: Breaking the stigma surrounding mental illness and PTSD – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  05-10-2022 23:37 via theprogress.com
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• Canada ‘contracts out’ obligations to refugee claimants, advocates tell top court

  05-10-2022 23:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Refugee and human-rights advocates are telling the Supreme Court of Canada that a binational pact “contracts out” Canada’s international obligations to refugee claimants to the United States, without proper followup to ensure Washington is doing the job.
  In a written submission, opponents of the 18-year-old Safe Third Country Agreement ask the top court to declare the legislation underpinning the pact in violation of the Section 7 Charter of Rights and Freedoms g
  
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• Revelstoke residents receive awards for performing life-saving CPR on baby – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  05-10-2022 23:20 via theprogress.com
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• B.C. Premier Horgan heads to California for climate deal with West Coast governors

  05-10-2022 23:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier John Horgan is travelling to San Francisco for meetings with leaders of U.S. West Coast states, where he expects to sign up to joint action on climate change.
  Horgan says the gathering of the Pacific Coast Collaborative grouping that starts Thursday includes himself and the governors of California, Oregon and Washington.
  The premier says the leaders expect to sign a memorandum agreement on climate approaches for the region.
  Horgan says B.C. and the U.S.
  
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• Vernon man assaulted while counter-protesting anti-COVID rally – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  05-10-2022 23:00 via theprogress.com
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• Vernon man assaulted at anti-COVID protest – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  05-10-2022 23:00 via theprogress.com
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• Calgary Stampeders extend receiver Malik Henry’s contract for three seasons

  05-10-2022 22:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CALGARY — The Stampeders have signed receiver Malik Henry to a three-year contract extension that keeps him in Calgary to the end of the 2025 season.
  The 25-year-old from Tifton, Ga., has amassed 1,023 receiving yards for eight touchdowns in his second CFL season. Henry leads the league in yards after catch with 422.
  “Malik this season has emerged as a dynamic playmaker and one of the league’s most dangerous receivers,” Stampeders president and general manager John Hufnag
  
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• Correctional Service seizes $223000 in contraband at Kent Institution – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  05-10-2022 22:48 via theprogress.com
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• Vancouver Canucks, Edmonton Oilers dressing top names for Abbotsford preseason game – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  05-10-2022 22:05 via theprogress.com
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• Abbotsford Police, RCMP arrest underage male involved in horrific stabbing of 37-year-old woman; charges approved by Crown

  05-10-2022 22:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD — Abbotsford Police announced Wednesday morning (Oct. 5) that a male youth has been arrested in connection with a horrific stabbing that happened back in August in Abbotsford.Police say the underage male was arrested by the Abbotsford Police Department Major Crime Unit, with assistance from the Surrey RCMP, last week Wednesday, September 28. Due to the youth being a young offender, police say no further details can be released about his identity, according to Sgt. Paul Walker, m
  
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• Orioles rally past Blue Jays 5-4 in doubleheader opener

  05-10-2022 21:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Terrin Vavra hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift the Baltimore Orioles to a 5-4 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays in the first game of a doubleheader Wednesday.
  It was the first career homer for Vavra, and it capped Baltimore’s rally from a 4-0 deficit. Gabriel Moreno hit his first career home run for the Blue Jays, a three-run shot in the sixth.
  Faced with the task of navigating 18 innings of baseball while also preparing for their play
  
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• End vaccination mandate at Canada-U.S. border, New York senator urges White House

  05-10-2022 21:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — A prominent New York senator is joining the ranks of American lawmakers who want the White House to end vaccination rules at the Canada-U.S. land border.
  Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Rep. Brian Higgins, Democrats both, have written to urge President Joe Biden to “reciprocate” Canada’s new COVID-19 border policy. 
  Gillibrand says businesses, hospitals and medical suppliers in New York have been suffering throughout the pandemic as a result of border restri
  
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• Sinclair, Lawrence the latest players sidelined by injury ahead of games in Spain

  05-10-2022 21:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The injuries are mounting for Canada coach Bev Priestman ahead of international friendlies in Spain against Argentina and Morocco.
  Talismanic captain Christine Sinclair and influential fullback/midfielder Ashley Lawrence are the latest players sidelined. They join the missing Vanessa Gilles, Deanne Rose, Gabrielle Carle and Jayde Riviere, who will all watch Thursday’s game with Argentina from a distance.
  Midfielder Sarah Stratigakis has been summoned as an injury replacement. Priestman sai
  
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• Alouettes look to cement home playoff date with win over Redblacks

  05-10-2022 21:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  It’s a very simple scenario facing Trevor Harris and the Montreal Alouettes: Beat the Ottawa Redblacks on Monday and clinch a home playoff date.
  The two teams open a home-and-home series at Molson Stadium on Thanksgiving Day. Ottawa (3-11) will host the Alouettes on Oct. 14.
  Montreal (7-7) has won three straight and is just two points behind the first-place Toronto Argonauts (8-6) in the East Division. And the Alouettes’ final four regular-season games will be split between Ottawa an
  
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• ‘Misunderstanding’ blamed for last-minute cancellation of Montreal Pride parade

  05-10-2022 21:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — A new report says communication problems and a simple “misunderstanding” were at the heart of the decision to cancel this year’s Montreal’s Pride parade hours before it was scheduled to begin.
  Report author Philippe Schnobb finds that the cancellation of the Aug. 7 event was announced hastily without the approval of the organization’s executive director or board of directors.
  A timeline of the events in the report shows that unnamed staff members re
  
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• Vancouver police probe Komagata Maru vandalism, after smashing of Olympic cauldron

  05-10-2022 20:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Police are investigating the vandalism of the Komagata Maru memorial on Vancouver’s downtown waterfront, and whether it’s connected to the recent smashing of the nearby Olympic Cauldron.
  The VPD says it launched an investigation Tuesday after being alerted by a social media post that the glass covering the memorial in Coal Harbour had been shattered.
  Const. Jason Doucette says officers are looking into any links to what he called a “similar crime” in whi
  
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• Price at the gas pumps could rise more as OPEC Plus cuts production

  05-10-2022 20:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Gasoline prices in Canada continue to creep higher ahead of the Thanksgiving long weekend.
  According to retail fuel price tracking website GasBuddy.com, the national average price for regular gasoline as of midday Wednesday was 167.4 cents per litre, up 1.1 cents from the day before and an increase of 6.5 cents from last week’s average of 160.8 cents per litre.
  Some commentators had predicted gasoline prices could jump as much as 10 cents per litre in some markets mid-week. While that hasn
  
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• City to look at modifying Tyson and Keith Wilson roundabout due to speed concerns; property will need to be purchased

  05-10-2022 20:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Councillor Bud Mercer has asked city engineering staff to explore possible modifications to the Tyson Road and Keith Wilson Road roundabout.During Tuesday’s (Oct. 4) Chilliwack City Council meeting, Councillor Mercer said drivers going east or west through the roundabout don’t even have to adjust their steering wheel in order to keep a torrid pace of 60 kilometers an hour.Unlike the newer, wider roundabouts on Prest Road or the heavily used Evans Road roundabout ne
  
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• Vancouver's Komagata Maru memorial vandalized for second time – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  05-10-2022 20:45 via theprogress.com
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• Van College beats Chilliwack's G.W. Graham in battle of AAA football titans – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  05-10-2022 20:45 via theprogress.com
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• Federal government wants class-action suit filed by Black civil servants dismissed

  05-10-2022 20:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The federal government is asking a judge to dismiss a class-action lawsuit filed by Black civil servants, arguing the matter is better pursued in another jurisdiction as a labour grievance. 
  The proposed class-action, filed in Federal Court in 2020, alleges that around 30,000 Black civil servants lost out on “opportunities and benefits afforded to others based on their race” going back to the 1970s. 
  The statement of claim says the lawsuit is seeking damages
  
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• NHL stars hoping for World Cup in 2024, lament missed opportunities

  05-10-2022 19:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Connor McDavid has seen enough big-time opportunities slip through hockey’s fingers.
  The NHL made a business decision when it opted against sending its stars to the 2018 Olympics in South Korea after participating at five straight Winter Games.
  The league was then on course for a return to the world’s biggest sporting showcase in February as part of a 2020 deal with its players in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown. 
  But the plug on going to Beijing in 2022 was eventuall
  
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• Hockey Canada failing to take situation seriously: Trudeau

  05-10-2022 19:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it is clear Hockey Canada executives just don’t get the seriousness of the situation facing the organization.
  Trudeau says it “boggles the mind” that past and present board chairs are digging in their heels about replacing the entire leadership team at the sport’s governing body.
  His comments come a day after interim board chair Andrea Skinner told a House of Commons committee that hockey is being made a “scapegoat&r
  
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• Canada women’s coach Kevin Rouet puts engineering career aside to focus on rugby

  05-10-2022 19:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Six years ago Kevin Rouet gave up his day job as an engineer to focus on rugby.Today he is in charge of Canada at the Women’s Rugby World Cup, which kicks off this weekend in New Zealand. Rouet and the third-ranked Canadians open Pool B play Saturday night against No. 13 Japan at the Northlands Event Centre in Whangarei.
  Born in France, the 35-year-old Rouet is a mechanical engineer as well as a rugby coach. He believes the two are a good match.
  “I’m very organized. I know that
  
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• Lametti says feds trying to find ‘right solution’ to deal with Afghan aid barriers

  05-10-2022 19:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Changing the Criminal Code could be one way — but not the only option — to fix an issue that aid groups say is barring them from helping desperate Afghans, said Justice Minister David Lametti.
  Humanitarian groups say they are unable to provide assistance to people in need because of fear they could face reprisals under Canada’s terror laws, which list the Taliban as a terrorist entity.Organizations told members of Parliament in the spring that Global Affairs Cana
  
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• Alberta UCP wraps up voting Thursday, prepares to announce new premier

  05-10-2022 19:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — Alberta’s governing United Conservative Party is scheduled pick the province’s new premier Thursday, and political observers say its next step should be getting back on the same page as the rest of the province.
  “The campaign was striking for the lack of focus on the issues that are primary for Albertans,” said political scientist Lori Williams.
  “It was about controversies over Ottawa and how to deal with Ottawa. 
  “Clearly that is a prima
  
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• Federal government to reveal plan to improve access to diabetes care

  05-10-2022 19:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The federal government is expected to table a plan to improve access to diabetes treatment and prevention in Canada later today.
  Liberal MP Sonia Sidhu called for the new framework as part of a private member’s bill that became law in 2021.
  Sidhu is expected to appear at a press conference later today with Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos. 
  A press release sent Tuesday says the two will announce “a way forward for addressing diabetes in Canada.”
  In her bill,
  
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• 11 impaired among high-risk drivers removed from roads by Chilliwack RCMP – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  05-10-2022 18:55 via theprogress.com
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• City of Chilliwack hopes to add sidewalks and cycling lanes to parts of Tyson Road and Keith Wilson Road in Sardis

  05-10-2022 18:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — The City of Chilliwack approved a motion at its meeting yesterday (October 4) to pursue a plan to add sidewalks and cycling lanes to both sides of Tyson Road between Evans Road and Watson Road, and on Keith Wilson between Tyson Road and Garrison Boulevard, in Sardis.
  More specifically, Chilliwack City Council had been asked to authorize staff to apply for shared funding under the B.C. government’s Active Transportation Grant, which could see the city receive significant
  
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• Nearly 4500 Canadian Armed Forces members, families waiting for military housing – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  05-10-2022 18:30 via theprogress.com
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• Schneider has impressed since being named Blue Jays interim manager last July

  05-10-2022 18:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Three months into the job as interim manager of the Toronto Blue Jays and John Schneider appears to have settled into the job quite nicely.
  Winning games out of the gate helped with the transition. Earning a playoff berth didn’t hurt either.
  It has all been part of Schneider’s long journey with the organization that drafted him in 2002.
  “I try to take a step back every now and then and realize how fortunate I am and (that) basically I couldn’t ask for a be
  
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• Collaros, Demski and Thurman named CFL’s top performers for September

  05-10-2022 18:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Quarterback Zach Collaros and receiver Nic Demski of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Calgary Stampeders linebacker Jameer Thurman were named the CFL’s top performers for September on Wednesday.
  Collaros, the CFL’s outstanding player last season, was named the top performer after completing 73-of-108 passes for 1,125 yards and 12 TD passes in four games. Collaros leads the CFL in passing yards (3,874) and touchdowns (32)
  Demski claimed second performer honours after accu
  
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• YOUR PERSPECTIVE: The Legislature is in session – Can the NDP answer for their inaction?

  05-10-2022 18:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The first week of October brings with it not just the anticipation of Thanksgiving, but also the start of the fall sitting of the Legislature in Victoria. With so many critical issues facing British Columbians, and a long summer of inaction from the NDP, I look forward to being back in session questioning government on their record and ensuring they are accountable to British Columbians.It’s been a difficult few months for B.C., dealing with a number of growing crises. On the top of everyo
  
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• Joly pushing for Haiti plan at Americas summit as countries ponder Venezuela ties

  05-10-2022 17:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is trying to help broker a plan to get Haiti on its feet after a gas shortage that has sparked violence.
  Joly is in Peru for the annual assembly of the Organization of American States, which includes most countries across the Americas.
  She is convening a meeting with Haiti and nearby countries to push for a plan to fix fuel shortages that have caused protests, looting and a health-care collapse.
  Joly says that would include a sanctions
  
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• Hockey Quebec has ‘lost confidence’ in Hockey Canada; withholding funds

  05-10-2022 16:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Hockey Quebec says it has lost confidence in Hockey Canada and will not transfer funds to the national organization.
  The provincial federation confirmed to The Canadian Press that its board of directors adopted a motion Tuesday night saying it does not believe Hockey Canada’s current structure can change hockey culture. The resolution was first reported by La Presse. 
  Hockey Quebec has also decided to keep the portion of registration fees normally handed over to the n
  
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• Canadiens sign defenceman Logan Mailloux to three-year, entry-level contract

  05-10-2022 16:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens have signed defenceman Logan Mailloux to a three-year, entry-level contract, the club announced on Wednesday.
  The deal is worth US$750,000 in the first season and $832,500 in the next two campaigns.
  The Canadiens were heavily criticized for drafting Mailloux with the 31st pick at the 2021 NHL draft.
  He was fined by Swedish authorities after admitting to two charges related to sharing, without her consent, a photo of a woman performing a sexual act.
  Maillou
  
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• Prostitution laws, not sex work, source of 'structural inequality,' says lawyer – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  05-10-2022 16:30 via theprogress.com
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• National gas price average rises slightly, still way below B.C. highs – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  05-10-2022 16:30 via theprogress.com
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• Musk Twitter turnaround highlights legal challenge he faced – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  05-10-2022 16:30 via theprogress.com
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• At home with art – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  05-10-2022 16:30 via theprogress.com
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• Polybius: The Most Dangerous Video Game to Never Exist

  05-10-2022 15:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not!During the 1980s, youthful gamers flocked to arcades with quarters in hand to play legendary games like Pac-Man and Donkey Kong. In Portland, Oregon, amongst these colorful cabinets laid Polybius.
  This video game was apparently so dangerous it made players sick, and government agents used it to control minds. The game’s biggest mystery, however, is whether it ever existed in the first place.
  The Legend of Polybius
  Polybius is allegedly an arcade game
  
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• PODCAST.: B.C. filmmaker documents stories of Canadian WWII veterans – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  05-10-2022 14:40 via theprogress.com
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• Chilliwack YMCA renamed in honour of long-serving, prominent supporter Bob Chan-Kent – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  05-10-2022 14:30 via theprogress.com
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• Detained Iranian-American, 85, leaves Iran for major surgery

  05-10-2022 14:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An 85-year-old Iranian-American held by Iran over internationally criticized spying charges left the country Wednesday for Oman, officials said, after increasing pressure to free him amid his struggles with poor health. His 50-year-old son, however, remains in Iran.
  The release of Baquer Namazi marks the first American to be freed by Iran since President Joe Biden took office, even as talks over Tehran’s tattered nuclear deal with world powers have
  
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• Danish prime minister calls general election for Nov. 1

  05-10-2022 14:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Wednesday called a general election for Tuesday Nov. 1, seven months ahead of the end of her term in office.
  Frederiksen, who has headed the Social Democratic minority government since June 2019, has seen her popularity dwindle in recent weeks due to her role in a pandemic-era decision to wipe out Denmark’s entire captive mink population.Polls show that the center-left bloc is neck-and-neck with the center-right op
  
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• Bench bosses on the bubble: Keefe, Boudreau among NHL coaches at risk this season

  05-10-2022 14:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Players aren’t the only ones feeling pressure as the NHL season gets underway. 
  The men behind the bench know their jobs depend on their team’s performance, too. Life as an NHL head coach can be precarious, and last season, seven teams across the league opted to swap their bench boss midseason.
  Here’s a look at six head coaches who could be in trouble as the 2022-23 campaign gets underway. 
  BRUCE BOUDREAU, VANCOUVER CANUCKS
  The Canucks closed out their season with a 3
  
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• Nobel chemistry prize awarded to 3 for attaching molecules

  05-10-2022 11:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  STOCKHOLM (AP) — This year’s Nobel Prize in chemistry has been awarded in equal parts to Carolyn R. Bertozzi, Morten Meldal and K. Barry Sharpless for developing way of “snapping molecules together.”
  Hans Ellegren, secretary general of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, announced the winners Wednesday at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden.
  A week of Nobel Prize announcements kicked off Monday with the award in medicine honoring a scientist who unlocked the
  
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• TupiTea Reviews – Scam or Legit? Important Information to Know First! – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  05-10-2022 10:30 via theprogress.com
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• Fiona recovery continues and Russia formalizes annexation: In The News for Oct. 5

  05-10-2022 10:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of Oct. 5 …
  What we are watching in Canada …
  The desire to quickly rebuild after post-tropical storm Fiona is running up against challenges that existed before the hurricane-force winds left a trail of destruction in Nova Scotia: the rising cost of construction material and widespread skilled labour shortages.
  It’s too ea
  
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