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• Quebec Liberals chief organizer will not renew mandate, comes after historic defeat

  29-10-2022 23:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — The chief organizer of the Quebec Liberal Party, Jean-François Helms, says he will not renew his mandate.
  Helms says today in a post on social media that he informed Leader Dominique Anglade and party president Rafael Primeau-Ferraro of his decision this morning. 
  The announcement comes at the end of a tumultuous week for the Liberal party. 
  On Thursday, one of the party’s longest-serving members, Marie-Claude Nichols, was kicked out of the Liberal caucus
  
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• Alouettes hold off Argonauts in 38-33 regular-season finale victory

  29-10-2022 23:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Cole Spieker caught six passes for 105 yards and a touchdown to lead the Montreal Alouettes to a 38-33 win against the Toronto Argonauts in the regular-season finale on Saturday.
  Spieker, who hauled in a 53-yard first-quarter touchdown, caught a critical first-down pass to keep a late-game drive alive for Montreal (9-9). Alouettes running back Jeshrun Antwi fumbled a couple of plays later at the Toronto four-yard line, but Montreal’s defence held on for the victory.
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• Police working to identify person found dead in fire at restaurant in Kamloops, B.C.

  29-10-2022 23:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  KAMLOOPS, B.C. — One person is dead after a fire at a restaurant in Kamloops, B.C. 
  RCMP say an officer patrolling the area Saturday morning noticed smoke and fire coming from the rear of the eatery, which was closed at the time. 
  Police tried to put out the fire, which was limited mostly to a shed or outbuilding attached to the back of the restaurant, until firefighters arrived and extinguished it.
  They say the body of an unidentified person was found while officials combed thro
  
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• G.W. Graham overpowers rival W.J. Mouat in 48-16 win Friday at Exhibition Stadium

  29-10-2022 23:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — In a battle for first-place supremacy in the Eastern Conference, the second-ranked G.W. Graham Grizzlies left nothing to chance in the second half to pull away from W.J. Mouat in a 48-16 win Friday night at Exhibition Stadium.G.W. (4-1) looked polished offensively when it raced to a 14-0 first quarter lead, before the two teams traded touchdowns in the second quarter. The Hawks converted a pair of two-point conversions but trailed 28-16.
  In the second half, G.W. took over by m
  
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• Watanabe wins gold, Schizas and Daleman tumble down to 7th and 10th at Skate Canada

  29-10-2022 22:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Japan’s Rinka Watanabe captured gold in women’s singles at Skate Canada International on a rough day for Canadians Madeline Schizas and Gabrielle Daleman.
  Skating to the soundtrack from the Japanese TV show “Jin,” the 20-year-old opened with a triple Axel — a jump that still eludes most female skaters — to score 197.59 on Saturday. It was her Grand Prix debut, on either the junior or senior level.  
  “This is my first time e
  
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• Canada’s Woods looks forward to a second chance at the Rugby League World Cup

  29-10-2022 22:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  After suffering a serious knee injury ahead of the 2017 Rugby League World Cup in Australia, Petra Woods put away her boots to serve as Canadian team manager.
  “She did an incredible job,” said Stevi Schnoor, who played for Canada in 2017 and is now part of Canadian head coach Mike Castle’s staff. “We’re still in awe of how she just took over the reins and made everything so seamless … Honestly she did such an amazing job for the team.”
  “That being
  
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• Families of Flight 752 form Canada-wide ‘human chain’ to support Iran protests

  29-10-2022 22:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The families of the victims of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 lent their voices to the worldwide calls for revolution in Iran on Saturday through a series of coordinated protests in cities across Canada.
  Scores of demonstrators lined the streets in 10 cities ranging from Halifax to Vancouver as part of a worldwide “human chain” organized by the Association of Families of Flight PS752 Victims. Organizers said the events were being held in solidarity with ant
  
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• First round of 2022 lacrosse draft dominated by Lower Mainland players – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  29-10-2022 20:45 via news.google.com
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• Aircraft carrier visit to Halifax shows “how tight” U.S. is with allies: commander

  29-10-2022 20:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HALIFAX — A senior officer on the newest and most advanced aircraft carrier in the U.S. navy’s fleet says the ship’s stop in Canada is a time to remember the value of working closely with allies in ocean warfare.
  During a visit to Halifax harbour today, Captain Paul Lanzilotta, the commanding officer on the USS Gerald R. Ford, said the flagship vessel has been part of a training exercise in the North Atlantic during its inaugural mission at sea. 
  He told reporters brought
  
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• Province issues payouts to B.C. family doctors to help with overhead clinic costs

  29-10-2022 20:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — For family doctors and general practitioners with mounting administrative costs, including medical office assistant salaries and expensive office leases, the help can’t come soon enough.The provincial government has begun distributing the lion’s share of $118 million in funding to support family doctors with overhead costs as part of a multi-phased approach to help protect and support B.C.’s health-care system, it said in a news release Saturday morning (Oct.
  
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• Southside Church in Chilliwack hosting Trunk-or-Treat Halloween event tonight from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

  29-10-2022 20:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — For parents or kids who just can’t wait for Halloween on Monday night, Southside Church off South Sumas Road is offering a community Halloween event in a two-hour window tonight (October 29).Southside Church invites the community to its Trunk-or-Treat event from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., where candy and other goodies will be passed out from vehicle to vehicle. Kids are more than welcome to dress up in their favourite costume, even parents for that matter.There is a medium chance
  
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• Weapons, contraband estimated at $52,640 seized by Kent Institution correctional staff

  29-10-2022 19:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  AGASSIZ — Correctional staff at the maximum-security federal prison west of Agassiz were instrumental in intercepting a stash of illicit goods intended for its inmates.The Correctional Service of Canada reported this past week that contraband estimated at $52,640 was seized on October 12 at Kent Institution, thanks to the vigilance of staff members.
  The contraband and unauthorized items seized included five cell phones, two chargers, two weapons, THC, and tobacco. The total estimated insti
  
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• Open fires permitted again after Coastal Fire Centre lifts fire ban

  29-10-2022 18:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Don’t be alarmed if open fires begin cropping up on rural and agricultural land out in the country, following weeks of hazardous, smoky air that dominated the skies above Chilliwack.The City of Chilliwack posted on its social media page Friday that open fires are now permitted after the provincial Coastal Fire Centre lifted a ban on burning activities.“With the provincial fire ban ending as of noon on October 28, residents in rural and agricultural areas of Chilliw
  
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• Canada’s Shapovalov defeats Coric in straight sets to move on to Vienna Open final

  29-10-2022 18:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VIENNA — Canada’s Denis Shapovalov will be moving on to the Vienna Open final after topping Borna Coric 7-6 (4), 6-0 on Saturday.The Richmond Hill, Ont., native won a blistering 95 per cent of his first-serve points in addition to hitting seven aces.Shapovalov also broke on three of his four opportunities.
  He sent the first set to a tiebreak after continuously tying the match following every game Coric won. The Canadian won the first three points in the final set before Coric came ba
  
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• Search continues for one-month-old child missing in Laval, Que. river since Friday

  29-10-2022 18:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Searchers resumed their efforts to find a missing one-month-old child on Saturday, a day after the vehicle in which the infant was travelling drove into a river in Laval, Que.
  City police spokeswoman Erika Landry said provincial police divers and a helicopter joined the search Saturday, supplementing boats from the local fire department.
  People who live along the Mille-Îles river, which divides the island city of Laval from the mainland to the north and east, are being ask
  
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• Head over to Heritage Park for the start of the 38th annual Rotary book sale Sunday

  29-10-2022 18:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Book lovers in search of a great deal have a reason to leave the house and battle the heavy rains scheduled to fall all day Sunday.The Rotary Club of Chilliwack will hold its 38th annual Rotary book sale starting Sunday, October 30 until Saturday, November 5 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. inside Heritage Park, 44140 Luckakuck Way.Since 1984, the Rotary Club of Chilliwack has held its annual book sale to raise funds for community and international projects. It relies on the community o
  
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• Officials: Dozens in cardiac arrest after Seoul crowd surge

  29-10-2022 18:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean officials said around 50 people were in cardiac arrest and a number feared dead after being crushed by a large crowd pushing forward on a narrow street during Halloween festivities in the capital Seoul.Choi Cheon-sik, an official from the National Fire Agency, said around 100 people were reported as injured during the crowd surge Saturday night in the Itaewon leisure district and that around 50 were being treated for cardiac arrest as of early Sunday.
  
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• Kipp Avenue Halloween display welcomes curious visitors, if you dare; donations for Chilliwack food bank gladly accepted

  29-10-2022 17:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — This is not your ordinary Halloween house display.Not only have does Kipp Manor at 45512 Kipp Avenue in Chilliwack have its own Facebook and Instagram page, April Blais and her family collect food donations for the Salvation Army Community Food Bank.“We bring [the donations] to the local Salvation Army food bank after Halloween is done,” Blais said. “Last year we had my entire truck bed full of food donations as well as few hundred dollars if I remember corre
  
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• Canada’s Auger-Aliassime bests world No. 1 Alcaraz to advance to Swiss Indoors final

  29-10-2022 17:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BASEL, Switzerland — Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz 6-3, 6-2 to book his ticket to the Swiss Indoors final on Saturday.
  It is the second time the Montreal native has beaten Alcaraz since he became the top-ranked player on the ATP circuit. Auger-Aliassime got the best of the 19-year-old Spaniard in a singles match at the Davis Cup on Sept. 16 while competing for Canada.
  The 22-year-old fired nine aces without committing a double fault in the match.
  
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• Russia says it will suspend UN-brokered Ukraine export deal

  29-10-2022 17:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Russian Defense Ministry said Saturday that Moscow has moved to suspend its implementation of a U.N.-brokered grain export deal which has seen more than 9 million tons of grain exported from Ukraine and brought down global food prices.The ministry cited an alleged Ukrainian drone attack against Russia’s Black Sea Fleet ships moored off the coast of occupied Crimea, which Russia says took place in early Saturday, as the reason for the move. Ukraine has denied
  
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• Two explosions rock Somalia’s capital, leaving “scores” dead

  29-10-2022 16:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Two car bombs exploded Saturday at a busy junction in Somalia’s capital near key government offices, leaving “scores of civilian casualties,” police told state media. The attack came five years after a massive blast at the same location.
  The Somalia National News Agency cited national police spokesman Sadiq Dodishe on the toll. The attack in Mogadishu occurred on a day when the president, prime minister and other senior officials were meeting to
  
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• Guilbeault slams oilpatch for raking in cash and sitting idle on climate action

  29-10-2022 13:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The federal environment minister is calling out Canada’s oil companies for failing to put cash behind their promises to tackle climate change.Steven Guilbeault says the country’s major oil playershave promised to do something about greenhouse gas emissions, but instead have funnelled most of their record-breaking profits to shareholders.
  This is at least the third time in the last six months Guilbeault’s frustration has spilled over as oil company profits soar. T
  
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• Hong Kongers returning to Vancouver after years of population decline, census shows

  29-10-2022 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Ken Tung says he recently helped a new arrival from Hong Kong find a basement unit in Metro Vancouver for only $500 rent per month, thanks to a discount by a sympathetic landlord. 
  “It’s a good price,” said Tung, who said he has helped at least 100 young people from Hong Kong settle in Canada over the past three years. 
  But Tung said he’s playing a relatively limited role resettling Hong Kongers compared to Vancouver-based groups, including chu
  
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• Rain and winds headed for Fraser Valley

  29-10-2022 09:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Environment Canada is predicting a wetweekend throughout the Fraser Valley. It’s issued a special weather statement warning of heavy rain and strong winds.
  Canada’s national weather agency says an atmospheric river system is setting up over the province’s south coast this weekend. It will lead to periods of rain that will gradually intensify through the event. The stream of rain will be sliding from the north to the south as it crosses over the region.
  While
  
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• Jets beat Coyotes 3-2 in overtime to spoil Mullett debut

  29-10-2022 07:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Blake Wheeler scored 32 seconds into overtime and the Winnipeg Jets spoiled the Arizona Coyotes’ Mullett Arena debut with a 3-2 victory Friday night.
  Arizona opened the season with six straight road games before returning to the desert and The Mullett.
  Mullett Arena, Arizona State University’s new arena, is by far the smallest venue in the NHL and a temporary home until a permanent one is built. 
  The Coyotes had the early jump in front of 5,000 mullet-w
  
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• Marino loses tough semifinal match in Mexico

  29-10-2022 07:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TAMPICO, Mexico — Rebecca Marino’s great run at the WTA 125 K Abierto Tampico tournament is over.
  The Vancouver athlete lost a tough three-set battle — 6-3, 3-6, 4-6 — to Magda Linette of Poland in a singles semifinal match that took two hours, 24 minutes to play Friday night.
  Marino had five aces compared to Linette’s two, but Linette fared better on saving break points and scoring off her first serve.
  Linette advances to the final against Elisabetta Cocciaretto of
  
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• Kuzmenko posts two-point night as Vancouver Canucks down Pittsburgh Penguins 5-1

  29-10-2022 06:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Bo Horvat put up a pair of power-play points and the Vancouver Canucks collected their first home win of the season, topping the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-1 on Friday.
  Horvat and Andrei Kuzmenko each scored and notched an assist, while Tanner Pearson, J.T. Miller and Oliver Ekman-Larsson all had goals for the Canucks (2-5-2). Ilya Mikheyev contributed a pair of helpers.
  Rickard Rakell replied for the Penguins (4-3-1), who saw their losing skid stretch to three games, all in regulat
  
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• Blue Bombers refuse to let Rourke roll in 24-9 victory over Lions

  29-10-2022 05:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — Zach Collaros threw two touchdown passes to help the Winnipeg Blue Bombers post a franchise-best 15th victory with a 24-9 win over the B.C. Lions on Friday.
  Bomber teams recorded 14-win seasons in 2001, 1993 and 1960.
  The game in front of 23,685 fans at IG Field marked the end of the CFL regular season for both clubs and didn’t affect playoff positioning.
  Winnipeg’s (15-3)) next action will be hosting the CFL West Final on Nov. 13. The Lions (12-6) are home to the Ca
  
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• Philadelphia’s Tyrese Maxey dominant as Sixers rout Raptors 112-90

  29-10-2022 04:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Tyrese Maxey scored a career-high 44 points as the Philadelphia 76ers routed the Toronto Raptors 112-90 on Friday.
  Pascal Siakam led Toronto (3-3) with 26 points, 10 rebounds and six assists. OG Anunoby added 19 points and pulled down nine rebounds.
  All-star point guard Fred VanVleet struggled with his shooting all night, going 0 for 11 from field-goal range, including eight missed three-pointers, with his one point coming on a free throw.
  Maxey’s explosive performance for
  
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• National anthem singer flubs lyrics at World Series opener

  29-10-2022 02:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HOUSTON (AP) — Grammy-nominated singer Eric Burton lost track of the lyrics during “The Star-Spangled Banner” before Friday night’s World Series opener between Houston and Philadelphia.
  With players and staff lined up on the field for the traditional pre-game ceremony, and a giant American flag unfurled across the outfield, the Black Pumas band leader went off track on the second line. He sang: “What so proudly we hail’d at the twilight’s last streaming&
  
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• Spurs waive Canadian Josh Primo, No. 12 pick in 2021 NBA draft

  29-10-2022 02:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The San Antonio Spurs waived Canadian guard Josh Primo on Friday, surprisingly cutting ties with the No. 12 pick in the 2021 NBA draft.
  The 19-year-old 6-foot-6 guard, who is from Toronto, had averaged 7.0 points in four games this season while battling minor injuries.
  “It is our hope that, in the long run, this decision will serve the best interest of both the organization and Joshua,” Spurs Sports & Entertainment CEO RC Buford said.
  The Spurs would not
  
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• Canada Soccer addresses issue of workers’ rights, Inclusivity in World Cup host Qatar

  29-10-2022 02:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Canada Soccer added its voice Friday to the push for greater workers’ rights and inclusivity in Qatar as the country prepares to host next month’s FIFA World Cup.
  The gas-rich emirate has come under fire during the past decade for its treatment of migrant workers, mostly from South Asia, who were needed to build billions worth of stadiums, transportation and hotels ahead of the 32-country men’s soccer showcase. 
  “Canada Soccer supports the ongoing pursuit of further
  
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• Atletico Ottawa’s Bassett wins CPL POY and Players’ Player of the Year Award

  29-10-2022 02:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Atletico Ottawa’s Ollie Bassett won both the Canadian Premier League Player of the Year and the inaugural Players’ Player of the Year awards on Friday.
  Bassett guided Ottawa from worst to first after departing from Pacific FC in the off-season. The 24-year-old attacking midfielder from Northern Ireland led his team with eight goals and was named to the CPL team of the week a league-high 11 times.
  Atletico Ottawa’s head coach Carlos Gonzalez claimed the Coach of t
  
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• Chilliwack Chief Liam Steele representing United Kingdom on world stage – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  29-10-2022 01:30 via news.google.com
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• Calgary quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell says he doesn’t need ‘hoorah moment’ at McMahon

  29-10-2022 01:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CALGARY — Bo Levi Mitchell is guaranteed one more run onto McMahon Stadium turf as a Stampeder.
  The suspense in Saturday’s otherwise meaningless game against the visiting Saskatchewan Roughriders is whether Calgary’s all-time leading passer will get reps in likely his last home game for the CFL franchise.
  Jake Maier has started every game for Calgary since mid-August and signed a two-year contract extension last month.
  Mitchell in the final year of his contract led the Stampede
  
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• Quebec judge grants interim injunction stopping McGill project over Mohawk concerns

  29-10-2022 01:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — A Quebec Superior Court judge has ordered a temporary halt to excavation work on a major McGill University project after an Indigenous group raised concerns about possible unmarked graves.
  Justice Gregory Moore granted the interim injunction late Thursday following a request from a group of elders from Kahnawake known as the Mohawk Mothers.
  Kimberly R. Murray, the federally appointed independent special interlocutor for missing children and unmarked grave sites, said in an inter
  
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• Chilliwack-area realtors holding 28th annual Realtors Care Blanket Drive Nov. 14-19

  29-10-2022 00:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — As the temperatures drop and cold weather lingers for the next 3-4 months, Chilliwack-area realtors have the most vulnerable on their minds as they plan their annual blanket and clothing drive in mid-November.The Chilliwack and District Real Estate Board will hold their 28th annual Realtors Care Blanket Drive starting Monday, November 14 through Saturday, November 19.Agassiz residents can drop off new or gently used blankets, sleeping bags, coats, warm clothing, as well as new
  
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• Explorer's cameras recovered after 85 years on Yukon glacier – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  29-10-2022 00:30 via news.google.com
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• LETTER: Chilliwack school trustees throwing lawsuits around like Halloween candy – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  29-10-2022 00:00 via news.google.com
  LETTER: Chilliwack school trustees throwing lawsuits around like Halloween candy – Chilliwack Progress  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Climate Migration: Alaska village resists despite threats – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  29-10-2022 00:00 via news.google.com
  Climate Migration: Alaska village resists despite threats – Chilliwack Progress  Chilliwack Progress
  
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