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• Toronto Arrows re-sign Canadian international prop Tyler Rowland for 2023 MLR season

  18-10-2022 23:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Canadian international prop Tyler Rowland is coming back for a fourth season with the Toronto Arrows.
  The six-foot-one 270-pounder has made 29 appearances, including 11 starts, since his debut in the pandemic-shortened 2020 Major League Rugby season. 
  “We’re really excited to have Tyler back and to see where he can build off of his strong finish to 2022,” Arrows COO and GM Mark Winokur said in a statement. “He’s a local boy and one whose entire
  
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• After summer of memes, voters yearn for substance in Pennsylvania race for US Senate

  18-10-2022 23:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LATROBE, Pa. — Barbara Griffin all but rolls her eyes when asked who she wants to represent Pennsylvania in the United States Senate. 
  Her dog Romeo tugs on his leash as Griffin considers her options: Pennsylvania’s hoodie-wearing Democratic lieutenant-governor, John Fetterman, or television celebrity and Donald Trump acolyte Dr. Mehmet Oz. 
  “It’s not much of a choice,” says the 77-year-old one-time mayor of Latrobe, a former mining and steel town best kno
  
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• RCMP officer in Burnaby, B.C., stabbed to death at homeless camp

  18-10-2022 23:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BURNABY, B.C. — An RCMP officer in Burnaby, B.C., has been stabbed to death in what Solicitor General Mike Farnworth calls a terrible tragedy. 
  Farnworth said Tuesday the female officer “sacrificed her life in the course of duty,” but he had no other details about her death. 
  Several media reports say the officer was killed while assisting a bylaw officer at a homeless camp. 
  A visibly shaken Farnworth said thousands of police officers go about their jobs every d
  
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• California man charged in 3 slayings linked to serial killer

  18-10-2022 23:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — Prosecutors on Tuesday charged a Northern California man with fatally shooting three men whom police have said were among six victims slain by a serial killer over the past year and a half.
  Wesley Brownlee, 43, was arrested Saturday on suspicion of killing six men and wounding a woman in a series of shootings dating back to April 2021. Police had been conducting surveillance on him Saturday as he drove through the streets of Stockton, armed with a handgun and possib
  
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• RCMP officer killed at Burnaby homeless camp

  18-10-2022 23:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BURNABY, B.C. – Media reports say an RCMP officer has been stabbed to death at a homeless camp while assisting a bylaw officer in Burnaby, B.C.Solicitor General Mike Farnworth says in a tweet the event that unfolded in Burnaby is awful and tragic.He says hearts go out to the RCMP officer’s family, friends and fellow police.
  ** This story will be updated as information becomes available.
  
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• NHL releases first diversity and inclusion report: ‘This provides us a benchmark’

  18-10-2022 23:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Kim Davis is proud of the work done to this point. She also knows there’s still a long road ahead.
  The NHL’s executive vice-president of social impact, growth initiatives and legislative affairs presented the league’s first-ever comprehensive diversity and inclusion report to the board of governors Tuesday in New York.
  The 24-page document aims to highlight efforts to “promote positive social change” in hockey, including an overview of work done at the league level
  
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• Trudeau guarantees this time Canada will meet its emissions target

  18-10-2022 23:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he guarantees Canada will meet its latest emissions target because for the first time, it’s accompanied by a plan that actually shows how to get there.
  In a question-and-answer session at a net zero conference in Ottawa, however, he would not say when Canadians will finally see substantial cuts to greenhouse gas emissions.
  Canada has set eight different climate targets since 1988 and so far has never come close to meeting a single one.
  It b
  
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• Chilliwack school district to limit smoke exposure for students and staff due to poor air quality

  18-10-2022 22:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack School District announced Tuesday afternoon (Oct. 18) that it will limit smoke exposure for staff and students by implementing health and safety measures.These measures include allowing students who are sensitive to the smoke to remain indoors during lunch and breaks; closing exterior doors and windows and utilizing filtered ventilation systems; rescheduling outdoor activities; and closely monitoring students with asthma or other breathing conditions.An air quality
  
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• Analyst acquitted at trial over discredited Trump dossier

  18-10-2022 22:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A jury on Tuesday acquitted on all counts a think tank analyst accused of lying to the FBI about his role in the creation of a discredited dossier about former President Donald Trump.
  The case against Igor Danchenko was the third and possibly final case brought by Special Counsel John Durham as part of his probe into how the FBI conducted its own investigation into allegations of collusion between the 2016 Trump campaign and the Kremlin.
  The first two cases ended in
  
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• RCMP remove 8 high-risk drivers from area roads Oct. 10-17

  18-10-2022 22:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Police with the Upper Fraser Valley RCMP detachment in Chilliwack continue to keep their eyes peeled for dangerous, high-risk drivers throughout the Chilliwack area and behyond.During the week of October 10-17, RCMP removed five impaired drivers from the road and three prohibited drivers.While those numbers may seem low, RCMP had an active week Sept. 26 through October 3 when it removed 11 drunk or impaired drivers, seven prohibited drivers, and two motorists for excessive spe
  
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• Chilliwack small-flock poultry owners invited to attend avian flu session in Yarrow on November 1

  18-10-2022 22:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — The Ministry of Agriculture and Food will hold an information session on the avian influenza virus on Tuesday, Nov. 1 in Chilliwack for small-flock poultry owners.
  The session, which will be held at the Yarrow Community Centre at 4670 Community Street next to the Yarrow Library, will focus on how owners can protect their flocks and how to prepare for potential impacts if their birds become sick.
  Back in mid-September, a commercial poultry farm in Chilliwack was placed under qu
  
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• Chilliwack session to provide tips on recognizing, preventing avian flu | BC Gov News - BC Gov News

  18-10-2022 22:04 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack session to provide tips on recognizing, preventing avian flu | BC Gov News  BC Gov News
  
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• Three new commissioners to join Cultus Lake Park Board; Chilliwack election results recap

  18-10-2022 21:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — The Cultus Lake Park Board will have several new faces after three challengers were elected this past Saturday in municipal elections.
  Eligible voters in Cultus Lake elected John Beesley as the top vote getter with 217 votes, followed by Erika Jartved in second place with 199 votes, and Tom Moul in third with 171 votes. The top three were elected.
  Jartved and Moul did not return an email for comment. John Beesley’s contact information was not available on Civic Info B.C.
  
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• Four defensive TDs highlight last week’s CFL regular-season games

  18-10-2022 21:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The CFL has long been about wide-open play and high-scoring offence but last week defences got into the act.
  Four defensive touchdowns were scored in the league’s four games. That included interception returns by B.C. defensive backs Marcus Sayles and T.J. Lee, in the Lions’ 40-32 home win over the Winnipeg Blue Bombes on Saturday night.
  Sayles returned his interception 45 yards for the score to put B.C. ahead 17-10 in the second quarter. It came after Winnipeg’s Janarion Grant
  
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• FC Dallas forward Jesus Ferreira named MLS Young Player of the Year

  18-10-2022 21:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — FC Dallas forward Jesus Ferreira, whose father David Ferreira was the MLS MVP in 2010, has been named the 2022 MLS Young Player of the Year.
  The award honours the top player in the league age 22 and under. Players born on, or before, Jan. 1, 2000, were eligible for selection. 
  The 21-year-old FC Dallas academy product won 32.4 per cent of the vote, beating out Atlanta United FC”s Argentine attacking midfielder Thiago Almada (17.27 per cent) and FC Cincinnati’s B
  
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• Burnaby officer fatally stabbed; suspect shot and in hospital – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  18-10-2022 21:24 via news.google.com
  Burnaby officer fatally stabbed; suspect shot and in hospital – Chilliwack Progress  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Irish republican party Sinn Fein asks Canada to halt trade talks with U.K.

  18-10-2022 21:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Irish political party pushing for unifying the island wants Ottawa to halt trade talks with London.
  Sinn Fein argues that Britain is violating the Good Friday Agreement, which brokered peace in Ireland in 1998.
  The U.K. government has proposed unilateral changes to the deal it signed with the European Union after Brexit.
  The changes involve the Irish border, which experts fear could inflame tensions between Catholic and Protestant groups.
  On a visit to Canada, Sinn Fein MP Joh
  
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• Forge FC’s Achinioti-Jonsson up for CPL defender of the year after switching position

  18-10-2022 21:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Forge FC’s Alexander Achinioti-Jonsson, a defensive midfielder who shifted to centre back this season to fill an injury hole, is up for Defender of the Year in the Canadian Premier League.
  The 26-year-old Swede is up against Pacific FC’s Amer Didic and York United FC’s Dominick Zator, with the three nominees chosen by members of the league office. The winner, to be decided by a media ballot, will be announced Oct. 29-30 during the league’s championship wee
  
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• Mayor of Iqaluit announces immediate resignation on Twitter

  18-10-2022 21:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  IQALUIT, Nunavut — The mayor of Iqaluit says he plans to immediately step down from the job. 
  Kenny Bell announced his resignation as mayor of Nunavut’s capital in a statement on Twitter.
  He didn’t indicate a reason but says he discussed it with friends and family. 
  Bell was born in Inuvik in the Northwest Territories and moved to Iqaluit in 1986.
  He was elected mayor in October 2019, after serving as a city councillor from 2012 to 2015. 
  Bell became a well-known
  
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• Health care tops list of complaints to B.C.’s ombudsperson: report

  18-10-2022 20:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — Complaints about British Columbia’s health-care system to the provincial ombudsperson have reached a 10-year high.
  Jay Chalke’s annual report for 2021-2022 says the office received almost 1,300 complaints or inquiries focused on programs and services provided by the Ministry of Health.The figure is more than 15 per cent of all 8,215 complaints lodged with the office in that period.Chalke says in a news release that health care was top of mind for those who reached ou
  
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• Police: Man arrested in connection with 4 Oklahoma slayings

  18-10-2022 20:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OKMULGEE, Okla. (AP) — A man wanted for questioning about the deaths and dismemberment of four men in eastern Oklahoma has been arrested in Florida, police said Tuesday.
  Joe Kennedy, 67, was arrested Monday in Daytona Beach Shores while driving a stolen vehicle, according to a statement by Okmulgee Police Chief Joe Prentice.
  Prentice has described Kennedy as a “person of interest” in the deaths of Mark Chastain, 32, Billy Chastain, 30, Mike Sparks, 32, and Alex Stevens, 29.
  The
  
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• Drought, lack of rain, high temperatures and wildfires by the numbers in B.C.

  18-10-2022 20:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — British Columbia should be well into its rainy season, but instead, persistent hot and dry weather has created drought conditions. Here are some of the numbers connected with the drought:
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  Recorded rainfall between July and Oct. 18, compared with average rainfall:
  Sechelt: current 9 mm, average 200 mm
  Powell River: current 27 mm, average 192 mmFort Nelson: current 61 mm, average 182 mm—
  The B.C. government ranks drought levels from 0 to 5, with a 5 rating being the
  
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• Dock restoration work at Cultus Lake Main Beach going on one month now

  18-10-2022 19:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Construction crews are well on their way to restoring the Cultus Lake docks following last year’s atmospheric river events at Main Beach.Reconstruction of the Cultus Lake main beach docks began on September 20 following the unprecedented rain and wind events of November 2021.“The Main Beach foreshore area will be inaccessible until further notice to accommodate storage of heavy equipment and materials for the dock installation,” the park board said in a news
  
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• Capitals’ Kuznetsov suspended one game for high-sticking Canucks’ Burroughs

  18-10-2022 19:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — Washington Capitals forward Evgeny Kuznetsov has been suspended for one game without pay for high-sticking Vancouver Canucks defenceman Kyle Burroughs on Tuesday.
  The incident happened at 16:40 of the second period in the Capitals 6-4 win on Monday.
  The two collided after Kuznetsov missed on a scoring chance in front of the net. Burroughs had lost his stick and pushed the forward away from the puck as he was getting back up. Kuznetsov then swung his stick and struck Burroughs in
  
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• Air quality plummets as regional fires burn in Manning Park and elsewhere

  18-10-2022 19:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — The rain that’s forecast for later this week can’t come soon enough.
  Regional wildfires near Manning Park and Skagit Park, Hope, Harrison Lake and Hope are creating terribly unhealthy conditions for Chilliwack residents, as not a single panoramic ridge or mountain peak can be seen above the Fraser Valley skies.
  The B.C. Wildfire Service continues to respond to several lightning-caused fires in E.C. Manning Park and Skagit Park, including the Heather Creek wildfire,
  
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• Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Russell Teibert undergoes ankle surgery

  18-10-2022 19:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Russell Teibert has undergone successful surgery on his right ankle. 
  The club says the 29-year-old is expected to make a full recovery ahead of next season’s training camp. 
  The Whitecaps did not release any details on when or how Teibert sustained the ankle injury.
  He made 33 appearances for the ‘Caps last season, including 28 starts, and registered one assist. 
  Hailing from Niagara Falls, Ont., Teibert is a product of the Whitecaps aca
  
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• PHAC eyeing COVID-19 variant evolution as fall resurgence looms

  18-10-2022 19:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Canada’s chief public health officer says she is preparing for “worst-case scenario” COVID-19 variants, as early signs show a fall resurgence of the virus.
  At the House of Commons health committee, Dr. Theresa Tam says the Public Health Agency of Canada is keeping a careful eye on the evolution of Omicron variants, which are the most common subvariants in the country.
  Tam says in the early days of the pandemic the virus would mutate in all sorts of ways, because
  
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• Record of 22 Canadians on opening-night rosters as NBA season tips off

  18-10-2022 19:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  A record of 22 Canadians will be on opening-night rosters in the NBA, which tips off the 2022-23 season on Tuesday.
  The influx of talent from north of the border is not new to the NBA. Over the years, Canadian players have continuously made their way through the NCAA and onto the league rosters.
  However, the impact of Canadian talent has risen, along with the level of blue-chip talent entering the NBA.
  Andrew Wiggins headlines the group fresh off an NBA title win with the Golden State Warriors.
  
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• Chiefs Acquire Boston College Commit Delay from USHL

  18-10-2022 18:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The Chilliwack Chiefs are proud to announce the acquisition of Timmy Delay from the Sioux Falls Stampede of the USHL in exchange for future considerations.
  Delay played 48 games in the USHL last season and is committed to play his NCAA hockey at Boston College.
  “Timmy is a player that is going to come in and help us right away offensively, and is a player who makes our team better. His skill set and ability to process the play will be a huge asset to our group. We know he has really taken
  
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• Canada exits FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in India after 1-1 draw with Tanzania

  18-10-2022 18:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NAVI MUMBAI, India — Canada exited the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup on Tuesday after drawing debutante Tanzania 1-1 in its final opening-round game.
  The Canadians went into the contest needing a win at DY Patil Stadium and some help from Japan, in the form of a victory or tie with France in the other Group D game kicking off simultaneously in Goa, to stay alive at the tournament.
  Amanda Allen opened the scoring for Canada from the penalty spot. Veronica Mapunda tied it up for Tanzania
  
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• Canada dumps India 9-2 at world mixed curling championship for third straight win

  18-10-2022 18:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABERDEEN, United Kingdom — Canada’s Jean-Michel Menard rolled to a 9-2 win over India’s P.N. Raju on Tuesday at the world mixed curling championship.
  It was the third straight win for Menard and teammates Marie-France Larouche, Ian Belleau and Annie Lemay.
  Canada (4-1) scored three points in the first end and stole three more in the fourth. India (2-3) conceded after seven ends. 
  Menard remained in second place in the Group A standings behind Finland’s Markus Sipila
  
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• Police search Georgia landfill for missing toddler’s remains

  18-10-2022 18:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The search for a missing Georgia toddler presumed dead by police shifted Tuesday to a landfill outside Savannah where investigators planned to start sifting through trash for the child’s remains.
  Chatham County Police Chief Jeff Hadley said investigators had evidence that prompted the landfill search for the body of 20-month-old Quinton Simon, but he declined to say what it was.
  “We believe that he was placed in a specific dumpster at a specific location an
  
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• Tough competition abounds at 19th annual Around the Lake Give ‘R Take 30 race

  18-10-2022 18:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — While thousands of Chilliwack residents were hitting the streets toward their local polling station on Election Day this past Saturday, a group of diehard runners made their own statement pounding the trails around Cultus Lake over the weekend in the 19th annual Around the Lake Give ‘R Take 30 Trail race.Over 200 racers traversed the pathways surrounding Cultus Lake under largely smoke-free skies, benefitting from warm temperatures, and ultra-dry and dusty conditions, th
  
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• Google has ‘serious’ concerns with Liberal bill requiring platforms to pay for news

  18-10-2022 18:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Google is raising “serious” concerns about a Liberal bill that seeks to require tech giants to negotiate deals to pay media outlets for making news content available online.
  Colin McKay, Google Canada’s head of public policy and government relations, told a House of Commons committee today that the bill could unintentionally elevate misinformation and propaganda.
  McKay says a provision in the bill that would keep platforms from giving “undue preference&rdqu
  
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• Federal government announces funding for Earth observation satellites

  18-10-2022 18:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Canada is announcing new funding to help launch a series of satellites that will help monitor and respond to climate change.
  Francois-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, says Canada will contribute $200 million to the NASA-led Atmosphere Observing System.
  The satellites are to examine how clouds, air movements, precipitation and atmospheric particles affect climate change — a major source of uncertainty in climate models. 
  Champagne says the multi-satelli
  
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• North Korea fires artillery shells near border with S. Korea

  18-10-2022 18:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says North Korea has fired artillery shells near the rivals’ sea border in its latest weapons test.
  South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff says North Korea fired about 100 shells off its west coast and 150 rounds off its east coast on Tuesday night.
  It says the shells fell inside maritime buffer zones the two Koreas established under a 2018 inter-Korean agreement on reducing tensions.In recent weeks, North Korea has conducted a spate of missil
  
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• Chilliwack council candidates express thanks after successful campaign

  18-10-2022 18:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Following an intense 29-day political campaign filled with participation in several debates, countless communication with constituents, social media engagement, and sign-posting all over town, victorious Chilliwack CIty Council candidates have acknowledged the voters who elected them to serve a four-year term.Nicole Huitema Read posted to Facebook Sunday night that she was grateful to all her family, friends and supporters for helping her campaign. She succeeded in her first t
  
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• Ticats Leonard and White, Alouettes’ Pickett named CFL’s top performers

  18-10-2022 17:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Defensive back Richard Leonard and receiver Tim White of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats as well as Montreal Alouettes defensive back Adarius Pickett were named the CFL’s top performers for Week 19 on Tuesday.
  Leonard earned top-performer honours after registering two interceptions –returning one 64 yards for the touchdown — in Hamilton’s 35-32 road win over the Calgary Stampeders. It was the fourth career multi-interception game for Leonard, who also had eight ta
  
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• Longtime NHL coach Mike Keenan takes over as coach of Italian men’s national team

  18-10-2022 17:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Mike Keenan will be leading the Italian men’s national hockey team as head coach, the Italian Ice Sports Federation announced Tuesday.
  Keenan, 72, coached eight teams in the NHL over a span of 25 years from 1984 to 2009. 
  Italy, which did not compete in the 2022 Beijing Games, is set to host the 2026 Winter Olympics. Host countries get automatic entries into Olympic competition for hockey.
  Keenan won the Jack Adams Award in his first year as a head coach with the Philadelphia Flyers a
  
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• B.C. drought forces emergency order on Sunshine Coast, but officials urge calm

  18-10-2022 17:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SECHELT, B.C. — Some businesses and amenities on British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast have been told to stop using all treated drinking water later today due to severe drought, but officials say there’s no need to panic.
  The Sunshine Coast Regional District, District of Sechelt and shishalh Nation have declared a state of local emergency that takes effect Tuesday at midnight as the system that supplies water to about 90 per cent of the homes and businesses in the Sechelt area is a
  
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• Mendicino ‘concerned’ RCMP withheld badge numbers of officers who cleared protest

  18-10-2022 17:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says he’s concerned the RCMP chose not to the release the badge numbers of officers who cleared “Freedom Convoy” protesters from the Ambassador Bridge last winter.The force was asked for a list of officer names and badge numbers through an access-to-information request, which the RCMP denied on the basis that the release could put officer safety at risk.The Canadian Press obtained a briefing note to Commissioner Brenda Lucki
  
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• Admitted pedophile on trial for kidnapping dies in custody

  18-10-2022 17:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — A self-proclaimed pedophilia advocate and accused kidnapper who was on trial for allegedly grooming a 12-year-old California girl has died in custody in Arizona, according to public records.
  Nathan Larson was arrested in 2020 by authorities who said they caught him flying across the country with the girl who he had persuaded to run away from home in Fresno, California.
  Larson died Sept. 18 and an order of dismissal in his case was filed Oct. 11, the Sacramento Bee rep
  
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• BC Ferries hitting passengers with another fuel surcharge increase – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  18-10-2022 17:30 via news.google.com
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• Women’s World Cup ski races conditionally approved for Mont-Tremblant

  18-10-2022 17:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Women’s World Cup ski racing is coming to Mont-Tremblant, Que.
  Alpine Canada and the ski resort northwest of Montreal have conditional approval from skiing’s world governing body for annual women’s giant slalom races from 2023 to 2025, Alpine Canada said Tuesday in a statement.
  Course improvements are underway and test races are scheduled for February and March.
  The first double giant slalom races at Mont-Tremblant’s World Cup are planned for Dec. 2-3, 2023.
  “People
  
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• Two children dead, 46-year-old man arrested in Laval, north of Montreal

  18-10-2022 16:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LAVAL, Que. — Police say two children are dead and a 46-year-old man is under arrest after officers were called to intervene at a home north of Montreal Monday evening.
  A spokeswoman for police in Laval, Que., says an 11-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl were taken to hospital where their deaths were confirmed.
  The suspect was also transported to hospital but his condition has stabilized and he will be questioned by investigators before an arraignment later today.
  Police have not release
  
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• Winnipeg Blue Bombers sign QB Zach Collaros to three-year contract extension

  18-10-2022 15:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — Zach Collaros is staying put.
  The veteran quarterback signed a three-year contract extension with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Tuesday.
  Collaros, the league’s outstanding player last season, was scheduled to become a CFL free agent in February.
  Collaros has thrown a career-high 4,115 yards this season and league-high 35 touchdown passes as Winnipeg (14-3) has clinched top spot in the West Division.
  Collaros, 34, joined Winnipeg in a 2019 late-season trade with Toronto and
  
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• Abbotsford and Mission mayors appeal for water conservation

  18-10-2022 14:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD — The most obvious sign of the warm fall in the Fraser Valley is the wildfire smoke hanging over the region. But not as visible and perhaps more impactful, is the looming drought.
  Water conservation is top of mind for the Abbotsford Mission Water and Sewer Commission (AMWSC) as the region moves to level 5 drought conditions.
  “As a City, we can do without a lot of things but water is not one of them,” said City of Abbotsford Mayor, Henry Braun. “We are asking al
  
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• Missiles, exploding drones again hit Ukraine’s power, water

  18-10-2022 12:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Airstrikes cut power and water supplies in a repeatedly bombed Ukrainian city and pounded critical energy facilities elsewhere on Tuesday, part of what Ukraine’s president denounced as a quickening Russian campaign to drive Ukrainians into the cold and dark and making peace talks impossible.President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said nearly one-third of Ukraine’s power stations have been destroyed in the past week, “causing massive blackouts across the country
  
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• Neymar set to testify in fraud trial over Barcelona transfer

  18-10-2022 12:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Neymar arrived in court on Tuesday to testify in a fraud and corruption trial over his transfer from Brazilian club Santos to Barcelona nearly a decade ago.
  Neymar and his father, who acts as his agent, were among those accused of concealing the real amount of the transfer from an investment group involved in the negotiations.
  Neymar’s mother, former Barcelona presidents Sandro Rosell and Josep Bartomeu, and representatives of both club also were set to be in
  
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• Worry grows for Iran woman athlete who climbed without hijab

  18-10-2022 11:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — An Iranian female competitive climber left South Korea on Tuesday after competing at an event in which she climbed without her nation’s mandatory headscarf covering, authorities said. Farsi-language media outside of Iran warned she may have been forced to leave early by Iranian officials and could face arrest back home, which Tehran quickly denied.
  The decision by Elnaz Rekabi, a multiple medalist in competitions, to forgo the headscarf, or hijab, came as pr
  
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