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• Quebec takes third straight mixed curling title with 10-3 win over Northern Ontario

  12-11-2022 23:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. — Quebec captured its third straight Canadian mixed curling championship with a convincing 10-3 win over Northern Ontario on Saturday.
  The team of skip Felix Asselin, lead Emily Riley, second Emile Asselin and third Laurie St-Georges had the final all but wrapped up after a four-point steal in the third end put Quebec up 9-0.
  Asselin’s foursome entered Saturday’s playoffs with the best record out of the championship pool and put Quebec in contention for a t
  
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• UPDATE: 6 killed after vintage aircraft collide at Dallas air show - Chilliwack Progress

  12-11-2022 22:50 via news.google.com
  UPDATE: 6 killed after vintage aircraft collide at Dallas air show  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Little house-shaped libraries double as public art in 5 Chilliwack parks - Hope Standard

  12-11-2022 22:30 via news.google.com
  Little house-shaped libraries double as public art in 5 Chilliwack parks  Hope Standard
  
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• Little House-shaped Libraries Double As Public Art In 5 Chilliwack Parks - Abbotsford News

  12-11-2022 22:30 via news.google.com
  Little House-shaped Libraries Double As Public Art In 5 Chilliwack Parks  Abbotsford News
  
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• Giroux returns to Philly with 2 assists for Sens in 4-1 win

  12-11-2022 22:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Claude Giroux had two assists in his return to Philadelphia, Alex DeBrincat scored a pair of power-play goals and the Ottawa Senators snapped a seven-game winless streak by beating the Flyers 4-1 on Saturday.Giroux was warmly welcomed by fans before the game, having been the longest-serving captain in Flyers history and second all-time in scoring for the franchise. But in the first period, he let the Philly fans know he’s with someone new — helping set up Ot
  
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• Lifeguard education grant program working, dozens already signed up

  12-11-2022 22:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — It appears an incentive grant being offered to attract new lifeguards, is having the intended impact.
  According to the operator of four pools in Chilliwack, 70 applicants have joined the lifeguard training process because of the grant.Dave Woollven, V.P. of Health, Fitness at YMCA Greater Vancouver is extremely pleased with the success of the grant program.
  A lack of lifeguards in the area led to the introduction of the $1,000 grant towards lifeguard education provided by the
  
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• Women’s pursuit team wins World Cup gold in Norway, Dubreuil takes 500 silver

  12-11-2022 19:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  STAVANGER, Norway — Canada won gold in the women’s team pursuit and silver in the men’s 500 metres Saturday on the second day of the season-opening speedskating World Cup stop.
  Isabelle Weidemann, Ivanie Blondin and Valérie Maltais combined to win the team pursuit in three minutes 1.81 seconds.
  The Netherlands took silver and Japan earned bronze.
  Weidemann and Blondin, both from Ottawa, and Maltais of Saguenay, Que., have dominated the event recently, winning the team pu
  
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• Canadian women find themselves at a crossroads after fourth place at Rugby World Cup

  12-11-2022 19:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The Canadian women return home from the Rugby World Cup proud but disappointed after a tournament that saw them impress prior to running into a classy French side in the bronze-medal match.
  France romped to a 36-0 win Saturday, before host New Zealand upset top-ranked England 34-31 to defend its world title before 42,579 at Eden Park in Auckland.
  The loss dropped Canada to fourth in the world rankings, with France replacing them at No. 3 behind England and No. 2 New Zealand.
  As the lone amateur
  
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• Former CFL rushing leader Stanback rounding into form with Montreal Alouettes

  12-11-2022 18:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — It’s been a steady, gradual return for William Stanback.
  The 2021 CFL rushing leader will appear in a sixth straight game Sunday when Montreal visits the Toronto Argonauts in the East Division final. The six-foot, 233-pound Stanback suffered a fractured ankle during the Alouettes’ season-opening 30-27 road loss to Calgary that required surgery.
  Stanback, 28, returned for Montreal’s 24-18 loss to Ottawa on Oct. 10 and in its final four regular-season games ran fo
  
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• Joly won’t meet her Russian counterpart, but is open to working with China

  12-11-2022 17:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Canada’s foreign affairs minister says she won’t meet with her Russian counterpart when the two cross paths at international summits in the coming days.
  Mélanie Joly says she is open to the idea of working with China on certain issues, but says Russia must be treated like a pariah.
  Joly is travelling to a series of global summits, two of which Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is attending.
  She said she would not meet with Lavrov if she was in
  
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• Canada rides strong second-half performance to down the Dutch in men’s rugby test

  12-11-2022 17:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  AMSTERDAM — Canada scored 24 second-half points en route to a 37-25 win over the Netherlands on Saturday in an international rugby test match.
  The 28th-ranked Dutch kept it tight in the first half with the game tied 13-13 at the break under bright sunshine. 
  But the 22nd-ranked Canadian men kept coming and took control in the second half until the Dutch scored two late tries.
  Ross Braude, Lindsey Stevens, Lucas Rumball and Josh Larsen scored tries for Canada. Cooper Coats kicked four
  
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• Abbotsford Mayor promises improvements in permit wait times

  12-11-2022 15:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD — The acute labour shortage that has swept across many industries across the country has impacted the pace of development in Abbotsford. Before project managers could struggle with finding tradespeople to make their designs a reality, they were struggling to get construction permit approvals from City Hall.
  According to civic officials, some projects have been forced to wait 20 weeks for approvals because of a backlog created by a staffing shortage in the Abbotsford building per
  
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• Ukrainian police, broadcasts return to long-occupied city

  12-11-2022 14:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MYKOLAIV, Ukraine (AP) — Authorities say Ukrainian police officers and broadcasts are returning to the southern city of Kherson following the withdrawal of Russian troops after more than eight months of occupation.
  The chief of the National Police of Ukraine, Ihor Klymenko, said in a Facebook post on Saturday that some 200 officers were at work in the city, setting up checkpoints and documenting evidence of possible war crimes.Police teams also were working to identify and neutralize unexp
  
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• Voting begins for Green leadership as candidates look to revitalize embattled party

  12-11-2022 12:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — After a disappointing federal election result last year, a series of public scandals over internal conflicts and continued a downward trend in fundraising, the federal Green Party is getting ready to install a new leader — or leaders. 
  Green members can start casting their ballots Saturday in a contest that will culminate with the announcement of a victor Nov. 19. 
  Over the course of the six-month race, leadership hopefuls have been quick to acknowledge the party&r
  
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• Six people vying for leadership of Green Party as voting starts Saturday

  12-11-2022 12:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Around 22,000 people will be able to start voting Saturday for the next leader of the Green Party of Canada, with the winner set to be announced Nov. 19. 
  The Greens are the fifth-largest federal party, holding two seats in the House of Commons: Mike Morrice in Kitchener-Centre and former leader Elizabeth May in Saanich-Gulf Islands.
  Here’s a look at the candidates.
  Elizabeth May and Jonathan Pedneault: Running on a joint ticket, former leader May and crisis expert Pedn
  
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• Remnants of hurricane Nicole bring heavy rain to southern Quebec and Atlantic region

  12-11-2022 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — The remnants of hurricane Nicole are bringing heavy rainfall to much of southern Quebec and Atlantic Canada.
  Environment Canada said Friday that Nicole would merge overnight with a cold front and track into the Maritimes.
  New Brunswick is expected to receive up to 70 millimetres of rainfall by this morning.
  The agency says rain and wind will occur over the Maritimes, including Nova Scotia, which is expected to see wind gusts up to 60 kilometres per hour.
  Up to 100 mm of rain is
  
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• NZ beats England 34-31 in Women’s Rugby World Cup final

  12-11-2022 09:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Replacement winger Ayesha Leti-I’iga scored her second try in the 72nd minute as defending champion New Zealand rallied to beat top-ranked England 34-31 Saturday in a breathtaking final to the Women’s Rugby World Cup.
  Hooker Amy Cockayne earlier had scored three tries at the heart of England’s trademark rolling maul as the Red Roses overcame a red card in the 18th minute to lead 31-29 with time running out.
  But New Zealand, also down to 14 pla
  
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• Little house-shaped libraries double as public art in 5 Chilliwack parks - Chilliwack Progress

  12-11-2022 09:00 via news.google.com
  Little house-shaped libraries double as public art in 5 Chilliwack parks  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Trudeau arrives in Cambodia for ASEAN summit as Canada seeks deeper Indo-Pacific ties

  12-11-2022 08:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has touched down in Cambodia for a summit aimed at deepening Canada’s economic ties with Southeast Asia.
  He is attending the leaders’ summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Phnom Penh.
  That includes a Saturday evening commemorative event to mark Canada’s 45 years of relations with ASEAN, a 10-country group.
  Trudeau will also meet with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen.
  Canada is among Cambodia’s to
  
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• France dominates Canada women to win bronze medal at Rugby World Cup

  12-11-2022 06:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Canada’s Rugby World Cup campaign ended in disappointment Saturday, beaten 36-0 by France in the bronze-medal match.
  The fourth-ranked French were better in just about every phase, outkicking, outrunning and outhitting the third-ranked Canadian women, who perhaps left their ‘A’ game in last weekend’s gritty semifinal loss to top-ranked England.
  “We didn’t show up. We know it,” said Canada’s French-born coach Kevin Roue
  
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• Russia-Ukraine war derails World Cup of Hockey plans for ’24

  12-11-2022 05:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Russia’s war in Ukraine has derailed plans to hold a World Cup of Hockey this winter.
  The NHL and NHL Players’ Association on Friday abandoned plans to stage a World Cup in February 2024 as they had hoped, saying in a joint statement “it is not feasible” in the current environment. 
  There is uncertainty about what to do with players from Russia since the country’s invasion of Ukraine earlier this year and the ongoing war there. Some countries did not want Russi
  
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• Omoruyi nets career-high 22 as Thunder top Raptors 132-113

  12-11-2022 05:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Eugene Omoruyi scored a career-high 22 points to help the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Toronto Raptors 132-113 on Friday night to snap a four-game losing streak.
  Omoruyi, a two-way player in his second year, made eight of 10 field goals in a reserve role.
  Shai Gilgeous Alexander scored 20 points and Josh Giddey added 15 points, nine rebounds, and five assists for the Thunder, who posted their largest margin of victory this season.
  Pascal Siakam, Toronto’s top s
  
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• Democrat wins Arizona elections post over GOP conspiracist

  12-11-2022 05:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  PHOENIX (AP) — Democrat Adrian Fontes won the top elections post in Arizona on Friday, defeating a Republican rival who attended the Jan. 6 rally that preceded the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol and who said he would not have certified Joe Biden’s win in the state.
  Fontes, who formerly oversaw parts of the election system in Arizona’s most populous county, had said Republican Mark Finchem represented a danger to democracy if he had won. The secretary of state, working with
  
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• Kelly holds Arizona Senate seat for Dems, defeating Masters

  12-11-2022 04:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  PHOENIX (AP) — Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly won his bid for reelection Friday in the crucial swing state of Arizona, defeating Republican venture capitalist Blake Masters to put his party one victory away from clinching control of the chamber for the next two years of Joe Biden’s presidency.
  With Vice President Kamala Harris’ tiebreaking vote, Democrats can retain control of the Senate by winning either the Nevada race, which remains too early to call, or next month’s runof
  
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• Penguins down Maple Leafs in Hall of Fame game

  12-11-2022 03:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Brock McGinn scored the winner early in the third period as the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 on Friday night.
  Evgeni Malkin, with a goal and an assist, Jason Zucker and Jake Guentzel, into an empty net, provided the rest of the offence for Pittsburgh (6-6-2). 
  Casey DeSmith made 28 stops for the Penguins, who won their second straight following a seven-game slide.
  William Nylander and Zach Aston-Reese replied for Toronto (7-5-3), which got 19 save
  
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• Finau ties career low with 62 for early lead in Houston Open

  12-11-2022 02:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HOUSTON (AP) — Tony Finau finished his opening round with a string of birdies and then took the momentum right into Friday, making 10 birdies to match his career low with an 8-under 62 to build a big lead in the Houston Open.
  Finau was at his best late in the round at Memorial Park, finishing with three straight birdies. His final shot from light rough left of the 18th fairway still had enough spin to check up about 4 feet from the hole.
  He was at 13-under 127 and four shots clear of Patri
  
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• Trump files lawsuit to avoid Jan. 6 committee subpoena

  12-11-2022 02:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is suing the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to block a subpoena requiring him to testify.
  “Long-held precedent and practice maintain that separation of powers prohibits Congress from compelling a President to testify before it,” Trump attorney David A. Warrington said in a statement announcing Trump’s intentions.
  He said Trump had “engaged with the Committee in a good
  
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• Maria Fassi delivers career-best 62 to take early LPGA lead

  12-11-2022 01:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BELLEAIR, Fla. (AP) — Maria Fassi always knew a good putting stroke to go along with her explosive power would lead to low scores. She picked a good time for it to finally come together.
  Fassi powered her way across the rain-softened Pelican Golf Club and rode a smooth putting stroke to an 8-under 62, her career low on the LPGA Tour, giving her a two-shot lead in the Pelican Women’s Championship.
  This is the final tournament before the leading 60 players qualify for the CME Group Tou
  
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• Police investigate shooting near junior college in Laval, Que.

  12-11-2022 01:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LAVAL, Que. — At least three people were shot and injured in a park near a junior college in Laval, Que., just north of Montreal.
  Laval police say they received word just before 5:30 p.m. Friday of a shooting in a park near Collège Montmorency, in that city’s Chomedey district.
  Sgt. Geneviève Major, a police spokeswoman, says the victims sought refuge inside the college, creating some initial confusion as to where the shooting took place. 
  Police have cordoned off
  
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• Former Canada forward Iain Hume retires after scoring goals around the globe

  12-11-2022 01:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Forward Iain Hume, whose soccer career took him from England to India with 43 Canadian caps along the way, has officially confirmed his retirement.
  The 39-year-old’s last club was India’s FC Pune City, which he left in June 2019. More recently he has served as a TV analyst for OneSoccer and as head coach of Woodstock FC.
  He did not officially call it quits as a player, however, until this week in a social media post.
  Born in Edinburgh to Scottish parents, Hume came to Canada when he
  
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• 100% ballot hand-count blocked; Arizona county plowing ahead

  12-11-2022 01:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  PHOENIX (AP) — The board of supervisors in a southern Arizona county will meet next week to consider counting nearly all the ballots cast in-person on Election Day, despite an earlier court order limiting the hand-count driven by unfounded distrust in machines that tabulate votes.
  The actual count may start before Tuesday’s planned meeting of the Cochise County board, and the local prosecutor is warning starting it at any time may lead to criminal charges.The moves come just days aft
  
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• Daniel Alfredsson on Ryan Reynolds’ interest in buying Senators: ‘It’s fabulous’

  12-11-2022 00:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Daniel Alfredsson had never heard of the “Welcome to Wrexham” reality series.
  When rumours started to swirl the Welsh soccer club’s famous co-owner was interested in buying the Swede’s former NHL team, however, his brother suggested they watch an episode.
  Alfredsson like what he saw.
  Poised to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame next week, the Ottawa Senators icon was asked Friday about Canadian movie star Ryan Reynolds publicly stating he’s kee
  
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• Canada’s Howe, Weidemann earn speedskating medals on first day of season

  12-11-2022 00:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  STAVANGER, Norway — Canada’s Connor Howe earned silver and Isabelle Weidemann took bronze on Friday in the first day of international speedskating competition of the 2022-23 season.
  Howe reached the podium in the men’s 1,500-metre race at the season-opening World Cup stop, and Weidemann got her medal in the women’s 3,000 metres.
  Howe, from Canmore, Alta., won only the third individual World Cup medal of his career. Racing in the penultimate pair, Howe finished in one minu
  
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• Sedin twins, Luongo, Alfredsson lead Hockey Hall of Fame’s class of 2022

  12-11-2022 00:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Daniel Sedin has shared the spotlight with his brother ever since they stepped into the NHL.
  The dynamic, breathtaking duo’s playing careers finished and with one of the game’s biggest honours beckoning, the younger sibling – by a whole six minutes – was front and centre minus his twin Friday as the celebration for the Hockey Hall of Fame’s class of 2022 got underway.
  Henrik Sedin is recovering from a bout with COVID-19 and wasn’t in attendance
  
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