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• Vancouver police report on ‘social safety net’ spending under fire from councillor

  09-11-2022 23:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — A report commissioned by the Vancouver Police Department says $5 billion a year is being spent on the city’s “social safety net,” but is being criticized by a city councillor over its methodology and for “stigmatizing” the Downtown Eastside. 
  The $142,000 report by Alberta-based HelpSeeker Technologies says the spending on Vancouver’s social safety net includes $1 million a day in the Downtown Eastside.
  It lands on the sum of $5 billion
  
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• Musk seeks to reassure advertisers on Twitter after chaos - Chilliwack Progress

  09-11-2022 23:30 via news.google.com
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• Mindfulness worked as well as drug for easing anxiety in study - Chilliwack Progress

  09-11-2022 23:30 via news.google.com
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• In a first, doctors treat fatal genetic disease before birth - Chilliwack Progress

  09-11-2022 23:30 via news.google.com
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• Alberta premier consulting with Trump adviser may affect health system, NDP warns

  09-11-2022 23:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — Alberta’s Opposition leader says Premier Danielle Smith consulting a medical adviser of former U.S. president Donald Trump on COVID-19 who calls vaccines “bioweapons” exacerbates worries she runs a government not guided by science.
  “(Dr. Paul Alexander) is a conspiracy theorist whose ideas have been discredited by all reasonable folks in the scientific and medical community,” NDP Leader Rachel Notley said Wednesday after delivering a speech to the R
  
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• Biden hopes Putin will negotiate WNBA star Griner’s release

  09-11-2022 23:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says he hopes Russian President Vladimir Putin will be more willing to negotiate the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner now that the U.S. midterm elections are over.
  Biden made the comment during a news conference Wednesday to discuss the midterm election results. He added that he is “determined to get her home” as well as others.
  “My hope is that now that the election is over, that Mr. Putin will be able to discuss with us and be w
  
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• Alleged thief injured during altercation with police in Abbotsford, says IIO - Chilliwack Progress

  09-11-2022 23:12 via news.google.com
  Alleged thief injured during altercation with police in Abbotsford, says IIO  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Canadian Air Force squadron commended for rescue of hundreds after B.C. landslide

  09-11-2022 23:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LONDON — The Royal Canadian Air Force’s 442 Squadron has been singled out for outstanding courage for a mass rescue of people trapped by landslides on a British Columbia highway last year. 
  The Honourable Company of Air Pilots, a group based in the United Kingdom, has awarded the squadron the Barry Marsden Memorial Award for outstanding performance in a time of exceptional distress. 
  The company says the squadron, based in Comox, B.C., showed exceptional dedication to rescu
  
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• Ever-present defender Alistair Johnston set to enter Canadian men’s record book

  09-11-2022 22:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Alistair Johnston has been a fixture for Canada the last two years, missing out on just one of the Canadian men’s 29 games since the start of 2021.
  And on Friday, the 24-year-old CF Montreal defender can enter the Canada record book if he sees action against No. 85 Bahrain in a pre-World Cup warmup at Al-Khalifa Stadium in Manama.
  Johnston has started 26 games in a row for Canada. Former Canada captain Bruce Wilson holds the men’s record at 27, set from 1984 to ’86 when Canada
  
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• Toronto Argos linebacker Wynton McManis hopeful about playing in CFL’s East final

  09-11-2022 22:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The injury news continues to get better for Ryan Dinwiddie and the Toronto Argonauts.
  Last week, the CFL team announced veteran Canadian running back Andrew Harris had resumed practising after suffering a torn pectoral muscle in a 34-27 loss to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Aug. 12. The 35-year-old Winnipeg native required what was thought to be season-ending surgery at the time but will play Sunday when Toronto hosts the Montreal Alouettes in the East final.
  And linebacker Wynton M
  
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• Sherbrooke Phoenix’s Justin Gill enjoying breakout season with eyes on NHL again

  09-11-2022 22:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Fuelled by motivation from a down moment, Justin Gill has turned the corner in his junior hockey career.
  The 19-year-old Sherbrooke Phoenix centre has been enjoying a breakout season as one of the QMJHL’s top scorers, sitting second in points (31) and goals (15) through 17 games. After not having his named called at this summer’s NHL draft, Gill made sure to be back better than ever.
  “Obviously it’s not the best feeling, but at the same time I was expecting it,” the
  
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• Jack Eichel thriving in the desert with Vegas Golden Knights

  09-11-2022 22:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Mark Stone knew all about the player. He just wasn’t sure about the person. 
  The Vegas Golden Knights acquired Jack Eichel from Buffalo in a blockbuster trade last November following a messy, protracted standoff between the star centre and the Sabres over how to proceed with a neck injury that required surgery. 
  The disagreement – or argument – unfolded, at least partially in public. The NHL also got involved.
  Stone battled against the No. 2 pick at the 2015 draft ple
  
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• Biden hails Democrats’ ‘strong night,’ acknowledges concerns

  09-11-2022 22:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Wednesday that “Democrats had a strong night” in the midterm elections.
  “While the press and the pundits were predicting a giant red wave, it didn’t happen,” he said at the White House in his first public remarks since voting ended.Democrats may still lose control of at least one chamber of Congress, and Biden acknowledged that Americans remain dissatisfied with the country’s direction.
  “The voters were al
  
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• Sole purpose of Chilliwack Cupcake Festival to spread joy throughout community - Chilliwack Progress

  09-11-2022 22:35 via news.google.com
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• Poilievre stands by ‘Freedom Convoy’ support, but will wait to weigh in on evidence

  09-11-2022 22:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he stands by his support of the “Freedom Convoy,” but will wait until a public inquiry on the matter is over before weighing in on what it has heard. 
  Poilievre was among the many members of the Tory caucus who voiced support for demonstrators who descended on downtown Ottawa last winter, protesting against COVID-19 mandates and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government. 
  At the time, Poilievre was a high-profi
  
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• Highway swept away in 2021 floods reopens between Merritt and Spences Bridge, B.C.

  09-11-2022 22:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — A highway that washed out in more than two dozen places has reopened to the public a year after a series of atmospheric rivers stalled over southern British Columbia.
  Transportation Minister Rob Fleming says it has taken crews considerable work to restore Highway 8, a scenic corridor that snakes along the Nicola River between Merritt and Spences Bridge. 
  When the heavy rains pummelled B.C., the Nicola River surged and changed course while whole sections of the highway, and
  
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• Toronto FC trades Canadian Luca Petrasso to Orlando City for allocation money

  09-11-2022 22:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Toronto FC has traded fullback/midfielder Luca Petrasso to Orlando City SC in a deal that could net TFC up to US$400,000 in general allocation money.
  Toronto will get a guaranteed $300,000 in 2023 general allocation money and an additional $50,000 in 2024 and $50,000 in 2025 if certain performance-based metrics are met. Toronto will also retain a sell-on percentage in the event of a subsequent transfer.
  “Luca is a very technical player that can play anywhere on the left side of our formati
  
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• Oilers forward Evander Kane out 3-4 months after wrist cut by skate

  09-11-2022 22:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Edmonton Oilers forward Evander Kane will miss three to four months after being cut on the left wrist by a skate blade.
  The injury occurred during Edmonton’s 3-2 win at Tampa Bay on Tuesday.
  Kane got tangled with Lightning defenceman Philippe Myers just inside the Edmonton defensive zone and while on the ice was cut by Tampa Bay forward Pat Maroon’s skate blade 3:27 into the second period.
  Kane was transported to a hospital and underwent a procedure Tuesday night.
  The 31-year-old Kan
  
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• Canadiens forward Slafkovsky suspended two games for boarding Red Wings’ Luff

  09-11-2022 22:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — The NHL has suspended Montreal Canadiens rookie forward Juraj Slafkovsky two games, boarding Detroit Red Wings forward Matt Luff.
  The incident occurred in the third period of Montreal’s 3-2 shootout win at Detroit on Tuesday.Slafkovsky, the first overall pick in the 2022 NHL draft, was assessed a major and game misconduct for driving Luff head-first into the boards with a check from behind.
  Slafkovsky will forfeit US$10,270 in salary. He will miss Montreal’s game Wed
  
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• USA will play for gold at World Under-17 Hockey Challenge - Chilliwack Progress

  09-11-2022 22:00 via news.google.com
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• Montreal unveils pollinator plan ahead of UN biodiversity conference

  09-11-2022 21:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Montreal is promising more green space, less grass mowing and more bee-and-butterfly-friendly gardens as part of a multi-year plan to help pollinators and urban biodiversity.
  Mayor Valérie Plante said today that the city is committing to increase the amount of protected land from eight per cent of the city’s total area to 10 per cent by 2030 and create at least five corridors to link natural areas.
  The city is also planning to give insect populations a boost by reducing mowing in ci
  
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• Trudeau to miss national Remembrance Day ceremony due to summit in Cambodia

  09-11-2022 21:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to miss Friday’s national Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa.
  He will instead fly to Cambodia late Thursday to attend the ASEAN summit, which involves countries from across Southeast Asia.
  The summit, which is scheduled to start on Saturday, is the first of four international meetings that Trudeau will attend over a 10-day period.
  Senior government officials confirmed his expected absence during a briefing about the coming trip, whic
  
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• Bill 21 appeal: English school board says law is ‘affront’ to values of Quebec anglos

  09-11-2022 21:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — A lawyer for Quebec’s largest English-language school board says the province’s secularism law is an affront to the dignity and values of the anglophone community.
  Perri Ravon, lawyer for the English Montreal School Board, told a Court of Appeal hearing today that religious diversity is a way of life in Quebec’s English schools.
  Ravon told the court that it doesn’t matter whether Bill 21 — which prohibits some public sector workers from wearing reli
  
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• Yukon posts 8-0 upset over Quebec at Canadian mixed curling championship

  09-11-2022 21:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. — Quebec suffered its first defeat at the 2022 Canadian mixed curling championship in surprising fashion, dropping an 8-0 decision to previously winless Yukon in Wednesday’s early draw.
  Yukon, skipped by Terry Miller, put the game away with a steal of three in the fifth end.
  Miller’s team opened with the hammer and scored two in the first end.Yukon followed with steals of one in the third and fourth, setting up the big fifth end.
  Felix Asselin’s Quebe
  
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• Ex-PQ member LeBel told accuser he didn’t remember night of alleged sex assault

  09-11-2022 21:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  QUEBEC — A jury has heard that a former Quebec provincial politician on trial for sexual assault sent his accuser an email saying he had no memory of the alleged events because he had drunk too much. 
  Former Parti Québécois legislator Harold LeBel wrote in the 2020 email entered into evidence today that he woke up next to the woman and didn’t know why he was there.
  He was replying to an email sent by the alleged victim in early 2020 accusing LeBel of sexually assau
  
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• Five reasons Windsor had success ending ‘Freedom Convoy’ blockade, but Ottawa didn’t

  09-11-2022 21:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — By the time protesters blockaded the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ont., last winter, a separate protest was already fully entrenched in the downtown streets of Ottawa.
  The blockade at the border crossing was smaller with far fewer trucks involved, but the economic impact was far greater, according to the federal government. 
  While Ottawa struggled for weeks to come up with a response to the “Freedom Convoy” occupation in the city’s downtown, police in Winds
  
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• Lawyer for former Surrey, B.C., mayor says Crown can’t prove he lied

  09-11-2022 21:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SURREY, B.C. — A defence lawyer for former Surrey, B.C., mayor Doug McCallum says his client should be acquitted of a public mischief charge because the Crown failed to prove he intended to mislead police by saying his foot was run over. 
  Eric Gottardi says any embellishments in McCallum’s statement to police that a woman with a history of harassing him peeled away from a supermarket parking lot were due to confusion following a frightening incident. 
  In the videotaped stat
  
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• Canada Ravens rally for dramatic 22-16 win over Brazil at Rugby League World Cup

  09-11-2022 20:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LEEDS, United Kingdom — Alanna Fittes’ 79th-minute try lifted the Canada Ravens to a dramatic 22-16 win over tournament debutant Brazil on Wednesday at the Rugby League World Cup.
  The Canadian women leave the eight-team competition on a high note after opening losses to Papua New Guinea and England.
  The game was knotted at 16-16 when veteran standoff Laura Mariu, from a Canadian scrum, kicked deep into the Brazil end with time running out. Dani Franada beat three Brazilians to the ba
  
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• Warnock, Walker advance to runoff for Senate seat in Georgia

  09-11-2022 20:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ATLANTA (AP) — Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker will meet in a Dec. 6 runoff in Georgia after neither reached the general election majority required under state law.That sets up a four-week blitz that again will test whether voters are more concerned about inflation under Democratic control of Washington or the Republican candidate’s rocky past.
  Warnock styles himself as a pragmatist in a partisan era. He’s touted deals with Republicans
  
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• Williams named Canada’s coach for upcoming world junior hockey championship

  09-11-2022 20:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CALGARY — Dennis Williams, who helped Canada win the gold medal at the 2022 world junior hockey championship as an assistant coach, will lead the staff for the upcoming 2023 tournament.
  Hockey Canada announced its coaching staff for the tournament in Halifax and Moncton, N.B., on Wednesday. Joining Williams on Canada’s bench will assistants coaches Stéphane Julien, Brent Kisio and Alan Letang.
  Goaltending consultant Kelly Guard and video coach James Emery are also on Williams&
  
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• Abbotsford police investigating hammer attack

  09-11-2022 19:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD — Police in Abbotsford are asking for witnesses to come forward with information on an assault early Friday (Nov. 4) morning.
  In a news release, police say they received multiple calls to the 32000 block of Mt. Waddington Avenue shortly before 3 a.m.In what police are calling a targeted attack, a 37-year-old man had been assaulted while walking in the area.
  According to police, the victim was approached by a woman driving a newer silver or dark grey 4-door hatchback. A man jumpe
  
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• City of Chilliwack increasing winter shelter space - Chilliwack Progress

  09-11-2022 19:50 via news.google.com
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• Democratic Gov. Kelly wins 2nd term in GOP-leaning Kansas

  09-11-2022 19:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TOPEKA, Kan., (AP) — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly won reelection in GOP-leaning Kansas, overcoming Republican efforts to tie her to President Joe Biden and high inflation and likely benefitting from moderate GOP and independent voters’ frustrations with a failed summer attempt to tighten abortion laws.Kelly defeated Republican Derek Schmidt, the state’s three-term attorney general, after highlighting Kansas’ improved finances and greater spending on public schools on her w
  
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• Canadians watch as abortion rights supporters take wins out of U.S. midterms

  09-11-2022 19:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — A representative for Democrats Abroad says concern over the right to abortion was a motivating factor for those living outside the United States to vote in the country’s midterm elections.
  Dianna English, who leads the Toronto chapter of the organization, says many people she spoke to were in “disbelief” that outlawing access to abortion was put back on the table this year.
  The Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade, which had protected abortion as a co
  
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• Defending-champion Blue Bombers providing big challenge for B.C. Lions

  09-11-2022 19:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  There’s a big obstacle standing in the way of Nathan Rourke leading the B.C. Lions to their first Grey Cup appearance since 2011.
  Rourke and Co. are at IG Field on Sunday to face Winnipeg in the West Division final. To gain a shot at a first CFL title in 11 years, the Lions must dispatch a Blue Bombers team that’s won the last two Grey Cups and posted a league-best 15-3 record this season.
  Also on Sunday, the Toronto Argonauts host the Montreal Alouettes in the East Division final. T
  
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• Back from Russia, Chery ready to help Canada qualify for FIBA World Cup

  09-11-2022 19:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — Guard Kenny Chery is training with his Canadian national teammates, getting ready to face Venezuela and Panama in FIBA World Cup qualifiers.
  But about nine months ago, he was a world away from Edmonton. He was trying to get out of Russia. 
  Chery was playing for BC Avtodor Saratov. But, when Russian troops crossed into Ukraine, he realized it was time to get the heck out.
  “The circumstances were tough,” said Chery after Canada wrapped up a practice session at Edm
  
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• Chilliwack woman finds 2 gold rings in thrift store jacket - Parksville-Qualicum Beach News

  09-11-2022 19:45 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack woman finds 2 gold rings in thrift store jacket  Parksville-Qualicum Beach News
  
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• Chilliwack woman finds 2 gold rings in thrift store jacket - Keremeos Review

  09-11-2022 19:45 via news.google.com
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• Death of Quebec teen shot by cops avoidable had doctors intervened: coroner

  09-11-2022 19:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — A Quebec coroner says the 2018 death of a teenager shot by provincial police was avoidable had health-care workers communicated with each other and followed up with the teen regarding his mental health issues.
  Coroner Géhane Kamel says in her report that Riley Fairholm was not seeking a so-called “suicide by cop” and that police were justified in using lethal force because they thought their lives were in danger.
  Police shot Fairholm in the head after they wer
  
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• Meyer-Crothers hasn’t seen proof that NHL prospect Miller has changed his ways

  09-11-2022 19:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Isaiah Meyer-Crothers, the victim of racist bullying by Mitchell Miller, says he hasn’t seen proof that the NHL prospect has changed his ways.
  In a statement released Wednesday by the Hockey Diversity Alliance, Meyer-Crothers, who is Black and has developmental disabilities, said Miller reached out by text to apologize and to say he was doing community work to help youth.
  “I told him, ‘That’s all cool but where is the proof though?’ He didn’t give me any (proo
  
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• Chilliwack Chiefs Acquire Michael Stenberg from USHL

  09-11-2022 19:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The Chilliwack Chiefs are excited to announce the acquisition of Michael Stenberg in exchange for future considerations from the Des Moines Buccaneers of the USHL.
  Stenberg, a Needham, MA product, comes to the Chiefs already with an NCAA commitment to Providence College.
  “We are really excited to add Michael to our group. He comes to us with experience at the junior level, a high work rate, and determination that he plays with. We are always looking at ways to improve our club and this is
  
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• Wisconsin’s Johnson beats Barnes; key Senate seat stays GOP

  09-11-2022 18:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson defeated Democrat Mandela Barnes in the midterm elections, keeping a seat in GOP hands while turning back Barnes’ attempt to make history as Wisconsin’s first Black senator.
  The win for Johnson, one of former President Donald Trump’s biggest backers, came after Trump narrowly lost the state to President Joe Biden two years ago.
  “The votes are in,” Johnson said in an email statement. “There is no path
  
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• Dems defying expectations, but control of Congress unclear

  09-11-2022 18:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Razor-thin margins around the country left control of Congress undetermined Wednesday, but Democrats showed surprising strength in the midterm election, topping Republicans in a series of competitive races and defying expectations that high inflation and President Joe Biden’s low approval ratings would drag his party to key defeats.In the most heartening news for Democrats, John Fetterman flipped Pennsylvania’s Republican-controlled Senate seat that’s ke
  
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• Justin Trudeau to appear on ‘Canada’s Drag Race’ spinoff series - Chilliwack Progress

  09-11-2022 18:30 via news.google.com
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• Toronto Arrows re-sign New Zealand-born prop Lolani Faleiva for 2023 MLR season

  09-11-2022 18:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — One day after re-signing Isaac Salmon, the Toronto Arrows have brought fellow prop Lolani Faleiva back for the 2023 MLR season.
  The two Kiwis proved to be imposing bookends for the Arrows last season, with Faleiva at six foot four and 285 pounds and Salmon measuring five foot 11 and 255 pounds.
  The 23-year-old Faleiva featured in 14 matches, including three starts, in his debut 2022 season. 
  “Lolani is one of the top ball carriers in the league and combines size with s
  
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• Canadian Elite Basketball League announces expansion to Winnipeg

  09-11-2022 18:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — The Canadian Elite Basketball League says it is expanding to Winnipeg for the 2023 season.
  Winnipeg will be the league’s fifth expansion since it launched in 2019 with six teams.
  The league said Winnipeg’s name and logo will be announced at a later date.
  The CEBL, now with 11 teams, is the largest wholly Canadian professional sports league. The CFL and soccer’s Canadian Premier League, which recently added a new team in Vancouver FC, each have nine franchises.
  
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• GOP’s Lawler defeats Democratic Rep. Sean Maloney in NY

  09-11-2022 18:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Republican Mike Lawler defeated Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney in New York City’s northern suburbs, and the GOP swept all four seats on Long Island, as the party closed in on its largest share of the state’s congressional delegation in two decades.
  Lawler defeated the five-term New York Democrat who had led his party’s attempt to retain control of Congress.
  Lawler, a state Assemblyman, ran a spirited campaign focused on inflation and public safety issues ag
  
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• Tropical Storm Nicole forces evacuations in Bahamas, Florida

  09-11-2022 18:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Nicole forced people from their homes in the Bahamas and threatened to grow into a rare November hurricane in Florida on Wednesday, shutting down airports and Disney World as well as prompting evacuation orders that included former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club.
  Hundreds of people sought shelter in the northwestern Bahamas before the approaching storm, which had already sent seawater washing across roads on Hutchinson Island in Martin County, Fl
  
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• Democrat Deluzio wins US House seat in Pennsylvania

  09-11-2022 18:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Election lawyer Chris Deluzio, a Democrat, has won a GOP seat in a U.S. House district north of Pittsburgh, beating a Republican businessperson and former township commissioner.
  Deluzio will represent a district that consists largely of the voters who elected Democratic U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb to Congress for the past couple terms. It became vacant for this year’s election when Lamb chose not to seek reelection in what was an ultimately failed attempt to get his p
  
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• Abortion supporters win in conservative, liberal states

  09-11-2022 18:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Abortion rights supporters won in the four states where access was on the ballot Tuesday, as voters enshrined it into the state constitution in battleground Michigan as well as blue California and Vermont and dealt a defeat to an anti-abortion measure in deep-red Kentucky.In all, it was a dramatic illustration of how the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in June to eliminate the nationwide right to abortion has galvanized voters who support women’s right to choose
  
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