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• 2 people stabbed at business next to Richmond RCMP station - Chilliwack Progress

  16-11-2022 23:50
  2 people stabbed at business next to Richmond RCMP station  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• B.C. woman’s remains found decades after her killer was convicted

  16-11-2022 23:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — The remains of a woman have been found in Prince George, B.C., 30 years after her killer was convicted of her murder. 
  RCMP say the human remains were discovered last month in Connaught Hill Park.
  Police say with the help of the BC Coroners Service, it was able to identify the remains as those of Donna Charlie, who was killed in 1990. 
  While the initial investigation resulted in a conviction, police say the file remained open with its missing persons unit.&n
  
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• 2 B.C. teachers disciplined over angry, intimidating behaviour - Chilliwack Progress

  16-11-2022 23:30
  2 B.C. teachers disciplined over angry, intimidating behaviour  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Argos head coach Dinwiddie looking to emulate Bombers’ successful model

  16-11-2022 22:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  REGINA — Mike O’Shea and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers are where Ryan Dinwiddie wants the Toronto Argonauts to be.
  Winnipeg faces Toronto in the Grey Cup game Sunday at Mosaic Stadium. The Blue Bombers are chasing a third straight CFL title.
  “I have a lot of respect for (O’Shea) and what they’ve done in Winnipeg,” Dinwiddie said Wednesday during the Grey Cup coaches news conference. “In years prior, Calgary was kind of the model everybody wanted to follow an
  
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• Dr. Bonnie Henry rejects mask mandate; province still urges B.C. residents to get vaccinated and boosted

  16-11-2022 22:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — On the same day that Dr. Bonnie Henry ruled out a return to mask mandates, public-health officials continue to urge all British Columbians to get their influenza and COVID-19 immunizations as soon as possible, as rates of respiratory illnesses are on the rise throughout the province.
  Vaccinations remain the best defence against COVID-19 and influenza. Everyone older than six months can get both immunizations for free. People can book their shots through the provincial Get Vacc
  
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• From Wordle to sweets, holiday gift ideas for the grown-ups - Chilliwack Progress

  16-11-2022 22:30
  From Wordle to sweets, holiday gift ideas for the grown-ups  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Canadians divided on Ottawa’s plan to admit more immigrants: poll - Chilliwack Progress

  16-11-2022 22:30
  Canadians divided on Ottawa’s plan to admit more immigrants: poll  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Australia says Djokovic has visa to play Australian Open

  16-11-2022 22:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian government confirmed on Thursday that Novak Djokovic had been granted a visa to compete in the Australian Open in January a year after he was deported over his stance against COVID-19 vaccination.
  The 21-time Grand Slam singles champion had his visa cancelled on public interest grounds on Jan. 14 and lost an appeal against deportation in the Full Federal Court.
  Immigration Minister Andrew Giles said he had approved Djokovic’s application to r
  
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• Argos’ Davis calls preparing for sixth Grey Cup in six seasons an ‘absurd’ feat

  16-11-2022 22:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  REGINA — Ja’Gared Davis is heading to his sixth consecutive Grey Cup game, an unlikely streak he calls “absurd.”
  Davis and his Toronto Argonauts teammates will take on the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, the two-time defending Grey Cup champions, on Sunday in the CFL championship game at Regina’s Mosaic Stadium. 
  Davis has played six CFL seasons and has reached the Grey Cup game every year.
  Does the six-foot-one, 238-pound defensive lineman have a unique ability to pick
  
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• Chilliwack-Hope MP Mark Strahl lauds heroes, farmers and volunteers on 1-year anniversary of B.C. floods and mudslides

  16-11-2022 22:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — On the one-year anniversary of the devastating B.C. floods and mudslides that ravaged the Fraser Valley, including Sumas Prairie and critical farm land west of Chilliwack, Chilliwack-Hope MP Mark Strahl delivered a statement in the House of Commons Wednesday (Nov. 16) acknowledging the heroic efforts of farmers, public works crews, and volunteers alike.“It’s been one year this week since many B.C. communities, including my own, were devastated by flooding and mudsl
  
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• Winter ‘Freedom Convoy’ blockades cost billions to Canada’s economy, inquiry hears

  16-11-2022 21:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Transport Canada estimates as much as $3.9 billion in trade activity was halted because of border blockades across the country related to protests against COVID-19 restrictions last winter.
  The Public Order Emergency Commission reviewed emails between staff for various federal ministers who were hearing from businesses frustrated with border blockades between Feb. 8 and 9.
  The commission is holding public hearings to investigate the events that led to the federal government’
  
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• G.W. Graham gears up for playoff home opener Friday against South Delta Sun Devils

  16-11-2022 21:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Exhibition Stadium in Chilliwack will be a madhouse for all the right reasons come Friday night.Not only is it the home playoff opener for G.W. Graham, but the Grizzlies have a formidable opponent in the South Delta Sun Devils, whose 8-3 record and big, beefy linemen will give the host Grizzlies a run for their money.Kick-off is 7 p.m. in what will be the final senior home game.“They are big and strong on the line,” defensive coordinator Ian Parks said in describin
  
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• Tom Brady, Larry David, other celebrities named in FTX suit

  16-11-2022 21:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NEW YORK (AP) — A host of Hollywood and sports celebrities including Larry David and Tom Brady were named as defendants in a class-action lawsuit against cryptocurrency exchange FTX, arguing that their celebrity status made them culpable for promoting the firm’s failed business model.FTX has been in the public eye for more than a week, after the third-largest cryptocurrency exchange ended up with billions of dollars worth of losses and had to seek bankruptcy protection. The Bahamas-b
  
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• NHL Notebook: New coaching hires making waves across league

  16-11-2022 21:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Jim Montgomery mapped out a straight-forward approach before entering the fray as a new voice in a veteran locker room.
  “Learn from them,” the first-year Boston Bruins head coach said. “They have an incredible culture. It’s well-known throughout the league.
  “One of the first things I said was, ‘I want to work together and learn from you guys.'”
  The messaging — in both directions — has been well-received for a team that tops the NHL standings
  
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• Canada Artistic Swimming joins federal government’s safe sport program

  16-11-2022 21:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Canada Artistic Swimming says it has signed an agreement to join Abuse-Free Sport, the federal government’s program to prevent and address maltreatment in sport.
  The governing body for artistic swimming in Canada will have access to the new Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner (OSIC), which is the central hub of Abuse-Free Sport, following a transition period that will end no later than Dec. 31.
  Canada’s sport minister Pascale St-Onge has given national sport org
  
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• Canada adds new sanctions against Iran as crackdown on protests continues

  16-11-2022 21:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly has announced a fifth package of economic sanctions against Iran as the country continues its crackdown on human-rights protesters. 
  Joly said in a statement that two aviation companies, Shahed Aviation Industries and Qods Aviation Industries, are being added to Canada’s sanctions list for their ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a much-maligned branch of Iran’s military. 
  Joly’s statement describ
  
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• B.C. health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says no need for ‘heavy hand’ of mask mandate

  16-11-2022 20:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — British Columbia’s provincial health officer says she doesn’t believe there’s a need for the “heavy hand” of a mask mandate. 
  Dr. Bonnie Henry says while influenza cases are up, 90 per cent of people in the province have some immunity to the COVID-19 virus through vaccination and infection or both. 
  Henry says masks are an important tool, but they should be used in situations where it makes sense, including in health care settings. 
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• Former Raptors star Kyle Lowry says returning to Toronto will always be emotional

  16-11-2022 20:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Kyle Lowry says coming “home” to Toronto will always be tough.
  The former Raptors guard talked about the emotional roller-coaster of returning to city he called home for nine years ahead of the Miami Heat’s game Wednesday at Scotiabank Arena.
  “Nah . . . It’s always great to come home, always great to be here, always great to be in the city. (But) I don’t think it gets any easier,” Lowry said, after Miami’s morning shootaround. &ldqu
  
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• Federal government seeking feedback on promised school food policy as inflation rises

  16-11-2022 20:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The federal minister of families, children and social development says the government is looking for feedback on the creation of a national school food policy. 
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tasked Karina Gould with creating a nutritious meal program when she took on the role last fall, which was also a Liberal platform promise in the 2021 election.
  The federal budget in April said provinces, territories, municipalities and Indigenous Peoples would be among those consulted on
  
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• Youth homelessness spotlighted in outside sleepout night this Friday; Chilliwack has more homeless youth per capita than Abbotsford or Mission

  16-11-2022 20:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Trevor Bentley has a certain resilience that most young adults have yet to experience.Bentley overcame remarkable challenges as a youth, including seven years in foster care and two years of youth homelessness.He’ll be voluntarily sleeping outside this Friday, November 18, as part of a Lower Mainland movement to help raise support and understanding for homeless and vulnerable youth.
  Central Community Church next to ICBC on Chilliwack Central Road is the satellite locatio
  
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• Toronto mayor backs early booze sales at bars, restaurants during World Cup

  16-11-2022 19:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Toronto Mayor John Tory is backing a plan to allow local restaurants and bars to serve alcohol earlier than usual during the FIFA World Cup. 
  The mayor says he will ask city councillors next week to approve a plan permitting alcohol sales to start at 8 a.m., an hour ahead of the provincial standard, for the duration of the international soccer tournament.
  The World Cup runs from Nov. 20 to Dec. 18, but the earliest the Toronto proposal would get the greenlight is at the first meeting of the
  
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• State media: Gunmen attack bazaar in Iran, killing 5

  16-11-2022 19:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Gunmen opened fire in a bazaar in the southwestern Iranian city of Izeh on Wednesday, killing at least five people and wounding civilians and security forces, state TV reported.
  It was not immediately clear what motivated the attack or if it was linked to the nationwide protests that have convulsed Iran over the past two months. Another 10 people, including security forces, were wounded in the shooting, according to state TV.
  State TV said that groups of
  
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• Ex-PQ leader and sex offender André Boisclair refused therapy in jail, denied parole

  16-11-2022 19:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Former Parti Québécois leader André Boisclair has been denied his first chance at parole after serving one-sixth of his sentence for sex crimes.
  Boisclair was sentenced in July to two years in jail less one day after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting one man in 2014 and another in 2015.
  In a decision made public late Tuesday, the province’s parole board — Commission québécoise des libérations conditionnelles — said
  
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• McConnell reelected Senate GOP leader; Scott’s bid rejected

  16-11-2022 19:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Mitch McConnell was reelected as Republican leader Wednesday, quashing a challenge from Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, the Senate GOP campaign chief criticized over his party’s midterm election failures.
  Retreating to the Capitol’s Old Senate Chamber for the private vote, Republicans had faced public infighting following a disappointing performance in last week’s elections that kept Senate control with Democrats.
  McConnell, of Kentucky, easily swatted
  
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• Underdog Argos have some history on their side heading into Grey Cup

  16-11-2022 19:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  REGINA — It’s a scenario McLeod Bethel-Thompson has lived before.
  The Toronto quarterback had a front-row seat five years ago when an upstart Argonauts squad registered a huge Grey Cup upset. 
  Veteran quarterback Ricky Ray earned a record fourth CFL title win as a starter, guiding the Double Blue (9-9) to a stunning 27-24 win over the Calgary Stampeders (league-best 13-4-1 record) at Ottawa’s TD Place Stadium.
  On Sunday, Bethel-Thompson will lead the underdog Argos against
  
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• B.C. Liberal Party members vote to change name to BC United

  16-11-2022 19:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — British Columbia Liberal Party members have voted to change the party’s name to BC United.
  Leader Kevin Falcon says 80 per cent of the voters who cast a ballot were in favour of the name change, and he’s thrilled with the result. 
  The change first needs to be approved by members at convention, which Falcon says will likely be early next year. 
  It’s also up to them to decide when the change will be made, something Falcon says they want to be smart abou
  
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• B.C. Liberal Party officially changing name to BC United - Chilliwack Progress

  16-11-2022 18:56
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• Bombers head coach Mike O’Shea unfazed about being in final year of CFL deal

  16-11-2022 18:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  REGINA — Mike O’Shea isn’t letting his contract status enter his thought process as his Winnipeg Blue Bombers prepare to earn a third straight Grey Cup championship.
  O’Shea, the CFL’s longest-tenured head coach, is in the final year of his deal with Winnipeg. But the 52-year-old native of North Bay, Ont., suggested Wednesday at the Grey Cup coaches conference that people shouldn’t try reading anything into it.
  “If you look at the history, I always play o
  
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• Chilliwack City Council passes motion to probe high gas prices in Chilliwack compared to other Fraser Valley cities

  16-11-2022 18:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Inquiring minds want to know why Chilliwack’s retail gas prices tend to be higher than Abbotsford or other portions of the Fraser Valley, despite Chilliwack being outside of the Metro Vancouver transit tax that tacks on an extra 13 cents to the cost of a liter of gas.During the councillors’ reports portion of Tuesday’s meeting on November 15, Councillor Bud Mercer asked city staff to make contact with Chilliwack gas station owners as to why the city’s g
  
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• YOUR PERSPECTIVE: A year since the floods, promises must be kept

  16-11-2022 18:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Just over a year ago, record-breaking levels of rainfall poured over communities across southern British Columbia. Heavy torrents of rain breached dikes and flooded farmland, homes, businesses, and infrastructure while disrupting the lives of thousands of people as they fled danger.
  The flood, which caused billions of dollars in damage, hit the Sumas Prairie hard, with agricultural land and livestock submerged following the atmospheric river. The Abbotsford community came together immediately to
  
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• Composer Nézet-Séguin, producer Boi-1da among top Canadian Grammy nominees - Chilliwack Progress

  16-11-2022 18:30
  Composer Nézet-Séguin, producer Boi-1da among top Canadian Grammy nominees  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Major League Soccer package on Apple TV to launch on Feb. 1

  16-11-2022 18:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Major League Soccer’s 10-year partnership with Apple will kick off next Feb. 1 with the launch of MLS Season Pass.The announcement Wednesday came less than two weeks after the MLS Cup and just ahead of the start of the World Cup.The rights deal, which was first announced in July, allows fans to watch every game without local blackouts or restrictions. The service will be available in over 100 countries exclusively through the Apple TV app beginning next year.The app can be accessed on Appl
  
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• 22 LA County sheriff’s recruits hit by vehicle during run

  16-11-2022 18:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WHITTIER, Calif. (AP) — A vehicle struck 22 Los Angeles County sheriff’s recruits on a training run around dawn Wednesday and five were critically injured, authorities said.
  A total of 23 people were injured, including the driver, said Los Angeles County Fire Department spokesperson Capt. Sheila Kelliher.
  In addition to the five who were critically injured, there were four with moderate injuries and 14 with minor injuries. The driver was among those with minor injuries, she said.
  The
  
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• 22 LA County sheriff’s recruits hit by vehicle during run - Chilliwack Progress

  16-11-2022 18:05
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• Chilliwack brother and sister wage war against Radon - Hope Standard

  16-11-2022 18:00
  Chilliwack brother and sister wage war against Radon  Hope Standard
  
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• Chilliwack brother and sister wage war against radon - Chilliwack Progress

  16-11-2022 18:00
  Chilliwack brother and sister wage war against radon  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Council race in Michigan town settled by two pieces of paper

  16-11-2022 17:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ROGERS CITY, Mich. (AP) — The election to fill a city council seat in a Michigan town was settled by drawing two pieces of paper from a bowl, days after a 616-616 tie.
  The new council member in Rogers City: Timeen Adair, whose paper said “elected.”
  Brittany VanderWall’s paper said “not elected.” There were hugs by the pair Monday — and no hard feelings, The Alpena News reported.
  “I told people, either way, Rogers City wins,” VanderWall said b
  
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• Blue Jays trade outfielder Teoscar Hernandez to Mariners for pitchers Swanson, Macko

  16-11-2022 17:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have traded outfielder Teoscar Hernandez to the Seattle Mariners for pitchers Erik Swanson and Adam Macko.
  The 30-year-old Hernandez, who is entering his eighth Major League Baseball season, batted .267 with Jays last season with 25 home runs and 77 runs batted in.
  Hernadez spent six seasons in Toronto and won Silver Slugger awards in both 2020 and 2021, and was a finalist this season. The Silver Slugger is awarded to the best offensive player at each positi
  
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• US Supreme Court clears way for Arizona prisoner’s execution

  16-11-2022 17:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  FLORENCE, Ariz. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a last-minute appeal from an Arizona prisoner who faces execution on Wednesday in the 1980 killings of two people, clearing the way for the state’s third execution this year.
  Murray Hooper, 76, is scheduled to die by lethal injection at the state prison in Florence for his murder convictions in the killings of William “Pat” Redmond and his mother-in-law, Helen Phelps, at Redmond’s home in Phoenix. Redmond’
  
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• After eventful year, Canada’s Alphonso Davies set to shine on soccer’s biggest stage

  16-11-2022 16:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Paul Stalteri first saw Alphonso Davies when he was 14 at a Canadian under-15 camp in Toronto.
  “You could see right away he had something different,” said Stalteri, a former Canada captain who was a Canada Soccer youth coach at the time. “Obviously at 14 a different body than he has now, but he was fast and dynamic and still powerful when you compared him to the players around him.”
  The question then was where would he play?
  “At that age, almost like he is now, you
  
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• The bride reimagined - Chilliwack Progress

  16-11-2022 16:30
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• Poland, NATO say missile strike wasn’t a Russian attack - Chilliwack Progress

  16-11-2022 16:30
  Poland, NATO say missile strike wasn’t a Russian attack  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Partial list of nominees for the 65th Grammy Awards - Chilliwack Progress

  16-11-2022 16:30
  Partial list of nominees for the 65th Grammy Awards  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Judas Priest, Mellencamp leave memorable Rock Hall moments - Chilliwack Progress

  16-11-2022 16:30
  Judas Priest, Mellencamp leave memorable Rock Hall moments  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• G20 leaders end summit with pledges aligned to Trudeau agenda - Chilliwack Progress

  16-11-2022 16:30
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• Concern about political interference with RCMP spotlighted at Emergencies Act inquiry - Chilliwack Progress

  16-11-2022 16:30
  Concern about political interference with RCMP spotlighted at Emergencies Act inquiry  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• B.C.’s overdose crisis: drugs, death and denial on the job - Chilliwack Progress

  16-11-2022 16:30
  B.C.’s overdose crisis: drugs, death and denial on the job  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• UVA cancels upcoming game in wake of shooting that killed 3

  16-11-2022 15:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — The University of Virginia has canceled a home football game scheduled for Saturday in the wake of a shooting that left three players dead and another wounded.
  The school announced Wednesday it would not play the game against No. 23 Coastal Carolina.
  A former player is accused of opening fire Sunday night in a bus returning from a field trip, killing three team members and wounding a fourth, according to authorities.The players killed in the shooting have been i
  
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• What Happens to Your Body When You’re Struck by Lightning

  16-11-2022 15:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not!Lightning strikes on humans are rare, but they can wreak havoc on the body. Between 2006 and 2021, 444 people died from lightning strikes in the United States, according to the CDC. Typically, victims are those who are participating in outdoor activities or working outside.
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  Among other problems, being struck by lightning can cause eyesight or hearing issues, Dr. David Claypool, a staff physician at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, told A
  
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• G20 leaders end summit with pledges aligned to Trudeau agenda

  16-11-2022 14:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NUSA DUA, Indonesia — The world’s largest economies are closing the G20 summit with strong condemnation of Russia and a pledge to deepen collaboration aimed at preventing another pandemic.
  The G20 Research Group says that means Canada is walking away with most of what it wanted from the summit in Bali, Indonesia.
  Canada has been pushing countries to further isolate Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, which many developing nations want to avoid as they try to preserve relations with R
  
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