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• Feds announce another $1.2 billion for ocean cleanup and protection

  18-11-2022 23:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — The federal government has announced an investment of another $1.2 billion in its Ocean Protection Plan for 29 projects involving ocean safety, science and environmental safeguards. 
  Federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra made the announcement on the waterfront in Vancouver’s Stanley Park, saying the government is building on six years of work together with Indigenous Peoples and other coastal communities. 
  The funding is part of an extra $2 billion allocated
  
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• Blue Bombers’ receiver Schoen shines in CFL after football leap of faith

  18-11-2022 23:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  REGINA — Dalton Schoen had never set foot in Canada and knew little about the CFL before arriving in Winnipeg for training camp.
  “Didn’t know where Winnipeg was until I Googled it,” Schoen told The Canadian Press. “I tell people I didn’t even know there’s 12 people on the field until I got my playbook, which was like two weeks before camp. Then you learned the field’s wider.”
  The 26-year-old out of Kansas State was a quick study with the Blue
  
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• LETTER: Shame on Justin Trudeau for being overseas on November 11 - Chilliwack Progress

  18-11-2022 23:30
  LETTER: Shame on Justin Trudeau for being overseas on November 11  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Canada’s Ivanie Blondin captures a bronze in speedskating World Cup in Heerenveen

  18-11-2022 23:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HEERENVEEN, Netherlands — Ivanie Blondin raced to bronze in the women’s mass start for Canada’s lone medal on the opening day of an ISU long-track speedskating World Cup stop on Friday.
  It was Blondin’s third medal of the season. 
  Reigning Olympic champion Irene Schouten of the Netherlands took the lead for good at the midway point of the 16-lap race, crossing in eight minutes 30.34 seconds. 
  Ottawa’s Blondin narrowly missed silver, crossing in 8:48.57, ju
  
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• LETTER: Special needs children are routinely left out - Chilliwack Progress

  18-11-2022 23:00
  LETTER: Special needs children are routinely left out  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Alberta chief critical of Premier Danielle Smith’s claim of Indigenous roots

  18-11-2022 22:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — A First Nations leader in Alberta is questioning Premier Danielle Smith’s claim of Indigenous heritage.  
  Smith has said she has some Cherokee roots and, in 2012, declared herself as a person of mixed race.
  Chief Tony Alexis of Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation says that a true Indigenous person would not go against treaty people.
  He made the comment at a news conference where leaders of Treaties 6, 7, and 8 say they oppose Smith’s plan to introduce an Alberta sovereig
  
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• Ukrainian president Zelenskky calls on Canada to help with long-term peace

  18-11-2022 22:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is calling on Canada to help on a long-term peace plan with Russia.
  The Ukrainian leader made the request in a pre-recorded video address to an international security conference in Halifax.
  Zelenskyy, whose country was invaded by Russia in February, said real peace will require agreement on 10 different areas.
  Those include the withdrawal of Russian forces, the release of prisoners and the securing of Ukraine’s nuclear, food and energy
  
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• Abbotsford’s Clarion Hotel rises from the flood - Chilliwack Progress

  18-11-2022 22:31
  Abbotsford’s Clarion Hotel rises from the flood  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• LETTER: MP Strahl’s complaints about Trudeau are not constructive - Chilliwack Progress

  18-11-2022 22:30
  LETTER: MP Strahl’s complaints about Trudeau are not constructive  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Quebec man charged with terrorism in Haitian coup plot will fight charges: lawyer

  18-11-2022 22:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — The lawyer for a Quebec man charged with planning a terrorist act to overthrow the Haitian government of Jovenel Moïse says his client will fight the charges.
  On Thursday, the RCMP said Gérald Nicolas, 51, will appear at the Quebec City courthouse on Dec. 1 to face three terrorism-related charges.
  Nicolas is charged with leaving Canada to facilitate a terrorist activity, facilitating a terrorist activity and providing property for terrorist purposes.
  Police say their
  
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• Saudi prince’s new title key to dodging lawsuit over killing

  18-11-2022 22:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — It raised eyebrows six weeks ago when Saudi Arabia’s aged king, Salman, named his son, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, as prime minister. The kingdom’s laws designate the king as prime minister. King Salman had to declare a temporary exception to loan out the title, and at the same time made clear he retains key duties.
  But that move reaped dividends Thursday, when the Biden administration declared that Prince Mohammed’s standing as prime minister shie
  
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• Canadians Fournier Beaudry, Soerensen lead ice dance at NHK Trophy in Japan

  18-11-2022 22:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SAPPORO, Japan — Canada’s Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Nikolaj Soerensen are the leaders after the short dance at figure skating’s NHK Trophy Grand Prix event.
  Skating to Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine’s “Conga,” Fournier Beaudry and Soerensen scored 85.66 to take a narrow lead over Americans Madison Chalk and Evans Bates (85.00) into Saturday’s free dance. 
  Fournier Beaudry and Soerensen, who were ninth at the Beijing Olympics, won sil
  
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• Jean Lapointe, singer, actor and retired Canadian senator, dies at 86

  18-11-2022 22:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Jean Lapointe, the beloved Quebec singer, actor and comedian who was later appointed to the Senate, has died at age 86.
  The foundation he created announced Friday his death from health complications at a Montreal palliative care home, surrounded by loved ones.
  Born in Price, a village in the Lower St-Lawrence region, Lapointe began his career as a teenager at a Quebec City radio station.
  In 1955, he founded the Jérolas with Jérôme Lemay. The popular duo mixed
  
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• Winnipeg QB Zach Collaros joins Blue Bomber practice ahead of Grey Cup

  18-11-2022 21:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  REGINA — Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Zach Collaros practised Friday for the first time since his team landed in Regina for Sunday’s Grey Cup.
  Collaros rolled his right ankle in the CFL’s West Division final and didn’t step on the turf for Winnipeg’s first two practices this week.
  The 34-year-old pivot, who won the league’s Most Outstanding Player award for the second time in as many years, has said he will play in Sunday’s championship game against
  
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• EA Sports releases World Cup ratings and Canada sits down the pecking order

  18-11-2022 21:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The World Cup has yet to kick off but Canada is down the pecking order, at least in the new ratings for the tournament update to the EA Sports FIFA 23 video game.
  Canada ranks 26th in the 32-country field with its 26-man roster having an average rating of 75 (out of 100).
  Brazil leads with an average ranking of 85 followed by Argentina, France and Germany, all at 84 (with Argentina having the highest score when decimal points are factored in). England is fifth followed by Spain, Portugal, the Ne
  
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• Argos head coach Dinwiddie not banking on McManis suiting up for Argos

  18-11-2022 21:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  REGINA — Barring an act of God, Ryan Dinwiddie isn’t planning on linebacker Wynton McManis playing in Sunday’s Grey Cup game.
  McManis, who had a team-high 88 tackles this season, suffered a torn bicep in Toronto’s 34-27 East Division final win last weekend over the Montreal Alouettes. The Argonauts take on the two-time defending champion Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the CFL championship game at Mosaic Stadium.
  “We were holding out hope he could play Sunday (but) it&rsqu
  
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• Anunoby “wrung out” after games due to his high energy on both ends of the floor

  18-11-2022 21:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — O.G. Anunoby admits he’s “wrung out” after Toronto Raptors games this season.
  It’s easy to see why.
  The 25-year-old has developed into one of the Raptors’ most consistent two-way players, and one of the league’s finest defenders. He scored 32 points and hauled down 10 rebounds in Toronto’s 112-104 win over Miami on Wednesday, and was doling out brilliant passes as naturally as he was throwing down dunks or scoring three-pointers.
  “I
  
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• New B.C. Premier David Eby sworn in, announces $100 electricity credit - Chilliwack Progress

  18-11-2022 21:30
  New B.C. Premier David Eby sworn in, announces $100 electricity credit  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Fate of prime minister’s residence up in the air as staff move out due to hazards

  18-11-2022 21:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Canadian government has spent billions trying to solve the country’s housing crisis. But when it comes to fixing the prime minister’s own crumbling official residence? That’s a different story. 
  The picturesque mansion, known by its address of 24 Sussex Drive, spans 34 rooms and is tucked beside the Ottawa River. Built in 1868, it’s been the designated home of the country’s prime ministers since 1950.
  It’s split into private and public
  
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• Commissioner Ambrosie still bullish on potential financial benefits of CFL 2.0

  18-11-2022 21:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  REGINA — It has yet to bear financial fruit but Randy Ambrosie remains bullish on the potential of his CFL 2.0 initiative.
  Ambrosie unveiled his program to grow Canadian football on a global scale four years ago but the COVID-19 pandemic effectively pushed it to the back burner. On Friday, Ambrosie said during his annual state of the league address that while CFL 2.0 hasn’t generated “substantial revenue” to date, it’s showing signs of doing so.
  “I would say,
  
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• Duvernay-Tardif back with Jets after working on residency

  18-11-2022 21:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — The Doctor is back in — on the football field.
  Veteran guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif signed with the Jets’ practice squad Friday, giving New York some depth on a unit hit hard by injuries this season.
  Duvernay-Tardif stepped away from football after spending the last two months of last season with the Jets so he could begin working on his medical residency program at a Montreal-area hospital.
  “It’s phenomenal,” Jets coach Robert Saleh
  
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• Holding back the water for Abbotsford - Chilliwack Progress

  18-11-2022 21:00
  Holding back the water for Abbotsford  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Bill on mandatory minimum penalties, sunset clause for drug convictions becomes law

  18-11-2022 20:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — A Liberal bill that removes a significant number of mandatory minimum sentences for certain drug and firearms offences has become law. 
  Minimum penalties have been repealed for all convictions under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and 14 firearms- and tobacco-related offences in the Criminal Code.
  Thanks to an NDP amendment, the bill also creates a sunset provision that means people who are convicted of drug offences will see their record cleared either two years afte
  
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• The ring is the thing that’s missing for Argos receiver Brandon Banks

  18-11-2022 20:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  REGINA — Brandon Banks isn’t embarrassed to admit he’s desperate to win a Grey Cup championship.
  Banks, who joined the Toronto Argonauts for the 2022 season after eight years with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, is heading into his fifth Grey Cup game but he’s yet to win a CFL championship. The Tiger-Cats lost to the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2013, the Calgary Stampeders in 2014 and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2019 and 2021.
  Banks, who will turn 35 on Dec. 21, recognizes that
  
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• ‘Bleakest of role models for women’: Fired health leader calls out Alberta premier

  18-11-2022 20:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — A leader in Alberta’s health system who was fired by Premier Danielle Smith is firing back.
  Tony Dagnone, in an open letter, says Smith’s abusive, divisive rhetoric blended with her “warped” anti-science beliefs make her a poor excuse for a leader and one who is putting Albertans in harm’s way.
  Dagnone, an Order of Canada winner for his decades of work in hospital and health administration, was one of 11 members of the governing board of Alberta Hea
  
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• David Eby sworn in as B.C.’s 37th premier; B.C. residents to receive $100 credit from Hydro

  18-11-2022 20:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — David Eby became B.C.’s 37th premier during a ceremony Friday morning (Nov. 18), surrounded by family, friends, colleagues and community members from throughout the province.
  In a ceremony held in the Musqueam Community Centre, Eby committed to tackle head-on the challenges people are facing, while making meaningful improvements in the lives of British Columbians.
  “British Columbia is a wonderful place to call home,” said Premier Eby. “At the same time,
  
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• Alberta treaty chiefs unite against United Conservatives’ proposed sovereignty act

  18-11-2022 20:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — All of Alberta’s treaty chiefs have come together to oppose Premier Danielle Smith’s proposed sovereignty act.
  The chiefs of Treaties 6, 7, and 8 — all the province’s treaties — say in a statement that it’s offensive and they reject it outright. 
  Few details of the legislation’s substance have been released, but Smith has said the bill would allow Alberta to opt out of federal measures deemed harmful to provincial interests and that
  
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• Hockey Canada’s incoming board to be selected by committee, not a wider vote

  18-11-2022 20:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Hockey Canada’s independent nomination committee will select eight directors and a new board chair from more than 550 applicants instead of putting candidates up for a wider vote, according to a letter sent to provincial and territorial members.
  In the document dated Thursday, the committee said it is “hard at work” and “very encouraged” by the resumes received from Canadians hoping to head the sport’s national organization following a scandal-filled six month
  
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• FVRD reviewing plan to build almost 300 homes in tiny Lake Errock, population 343

  18-11-2022 20:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LAKE ERROCK — The look and feel of a small picturesque waterfront community west of Agassiz could be permanently altered from a proposal to build nearly 300 homes just north of Highway 7 in FVRD Electoral Area C.According to a Fraser Valley Regional District-linked website, GWEB Holdings Ltd. has made an application to redevelop an existing gravel pit at 43837 and 43873 Lougheed Highway in Lake Errock. The proposal calls for a mammoth residential development of approximately 290 dwelling u
  
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• Canadians show support for Latvian allies on tense Independence Day in Baltic country

  18-11-2022 20:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  RIGA, Latvia — A parade through the streets of Riga Friday in which Canadian soldiers helped mark Latvian independence took on added significance as neighbouring Russia continues its war on Ukraine.
  Latvia, a small Baltic nation sharing a long border with Russia, has frequently lived under occupation throughout its history and fears an invasion from its powerful and unpredictable neighbour.
  Canada has sent 1,000 soldiers to the country, creating with its NATO allies a defence and dissuasio
  
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• Ontario to allow bars, restaurants to serve alcohol starting at 7 a.m. for World Cup

  18-11-2022 20:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Ontario’s liquor regulator says restaurants and bars provincewide will be able to serve alcohol at 7 a.m. for the duration of the FIFA World Cup to align with some of the early-morning matches. 
  The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario made the announcement today, just two days before the prestigious soccer tournament is set to get underway in host country Qatar. 
  It says the temporary extension of liquor service to 7 a.m., two hours earlier than the current s
  
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• Aging Grey Cup fans look to the youth to carry on Canadian football traditions

  18-11-2022 20:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  REGINA — John Couture is old school. 
  The 71-year-old travels without a cellphone, yet manages to find hundreds of his friends at the Grey Cup every year.
  They recognize him by the drinks in his hand, the buttons he wears and the beads around his neck. 
  This is Couture’s 49th straight Grey Cup Festival, which Regina is hosting this year. 
  He went to his first game at 22 after hopping onto the Grey Cup Train, travelling from east to west, with free booze along the way.&
  
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• Deadly missile strike adds to Ukraine war fears in Poland - Chilliwack Progress

  18-11-2022 20:00
  Deadly missile strike adds to Ukraine war fears in Poland  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• After 13 unsuccessful nominations, songwriter Diane Warren finally gets her Oscar - Chilliwack Progress

  18-11-2022 20:00
  After 13 unsuccessful nominations, songwriter Diane Warren finally gets her Oscar  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Garland names special counsel to lead Trump-related probes

  18-11-2022 19:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland named a special counsel on Friday to oversee the Justice Department’s investigation into the presence of classified documents at former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate as well as key aspects of a separate probe involving the Jan. 6 insurrection and efforts to undo the 2020 election.
  The move, which is being announced just three days after Trump announced his 2024 candidacy, is a recognition of the unmistakable political
  
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• North Korea test-fires ICBM with range to strike entire US - Chilliwack Progress

  18-11-2022 19:50
  North Korea test-fires ICBM with range to strike entire US  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• China, Saudi Arabia must be part of new fund for climate loss and damage: Guilbeault

  18-11-2022 19:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says all big emitters, including China, must contribute to a new global climate loss and damage fund for developing countries.
  This year’s climate talks in Egypt were the first where the final pact was to include movement on a fund built by the richest countries that are most responsible for the emissions that cause climate change.
  It is intended to help countries that are least responsible for climate change — but most affected b
  
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• Dangerous lake-effect snowstorm blankets Buffalo, western New York - Chilliwack Progress

  18-11-2022 19:30
  Dangerous lake-effect snowstorm blankets Buffalo, western New York  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Chilliwack RCMP visible in the community in meaningful ways this past week

  18-11-2022 19:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Members of the Upper Fraser Valley RCMP Regional Detachment in Chilliwack were visible in the community for a number of important events this past week.
  The busy week featured road safety checks and removal of impaired drivers, the collection of over 200 toques from a Chilliwack church, a Senior Safety presentation for residents of Elim Village, participation in the Officer in Charge Awards ceremony, and the sombre involvement in Remembrance Day.
  The Upper Fraser Valley RCMP p
  
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• Nicki Minaj, Maluma, Myriam Fares release World Cup anthem

  18-11-2022 19:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Hip hop star Nicki Minaj has teamed up with Colombian singer-songwriter Maluma and Lebanese singer Myriam Fares for the latest addition to the official soundtrack of the World Cup in Qatar.
  The single “Tukoh Taka,” with lyrics in English, Spanish and Arabic, was released on Friday, two days ahead of the start of the tournament.
  It’s the latest in a series of songs by artists from around the world released as part of FIFA’s official soundtrack of t
  
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• Chilliwack drug stores short on children’s pain meds; foreign supply to hit Canadian shelves next week

  18-11-2022 19:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — A trip to your local Shoppers Drug Mart or London Drugs in Chilliwack might reveal completely empty shelves when it comes to finding children’s pain medication for your loved ones.According to a report from the Canadian Press today (Nov. 18), a large foreign supply of children’s fever and pain medication is expected to start showing up on pharmacy and retail shelves next week, Health Canada said Friday.
  One million bottles of children’s medication will have b
  
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• Late-season wildfire prompts evacuation alert in eastern Fraser Valley of B.C.

  18-11-2022 19:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  AGASSIZ, B.C. — An out-of-season wildfire has put residents of a rural area on the edge of Agassiz, B.C., under evacuation alert. 
  The District of Kent has declared a state of local emergency and says the blaze on the side of Limbert Mountain south of the Canadian Pacific Railway line is posing a risk to life and health. 
  The alert covers about a dozen properties and says residents should be prepared to leave if conditions change. 
  The BC Wildfire Service says the fire disco
  
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• Abbotsford Disaster Relief Fund raises $4.4 million - Chilliwack Progress

  18-11-2022 19:00
  Abbotsford Disaster Relief Fund raises $4.4 million  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Former Canada Soccer president Jim Fleming dies at age 87 on eve of World Cup

  18-11-2022 18:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Former Canada Soccer president Jim Fleming, who helped lead Canada to its first men’s World Cup, has died on the eve of Canada’s return to the soccer showcase.
  Canada Soccer said Fleming died Thursday in Edmonton. He was 87.
  “We lost a great man today who was a fantastic father and our hero,” Sean Fleming, a former Canadian national team youth coach, said in a social media post. “He fought a courageous battle against COVID. (Canada Soccer) ⁩ now has a great fa
  
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• Foreign supply of children’s pain meds set to hit Canadian shelves next week

  18-11-2022 18:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  A large foreign supply of children’s fever and pain medication is expected to start showing up on pharmacy and retail shelves next week, Health Canada said Friday.
  One million bottles of children’s medication will have been distributed to hospitals, pharmacies and retailers after next week, health officials said during a media briefing.
  “The initial supplies, including that one million bottles, is of acetaminophen for children and those are the products that are destined for th
  
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• Construction to begin on four-lane widening of Highway 7 between Mission and Maple Ridge

  18-11-2022 18:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MISSION/MAPLE RIDGE — A key stretch of Highway 7 between Mission and Maple Ridge will be upgraded and widened, giving commuters and commercial vehicles a better driving experience than the current infrastructure in place.
  The B.C. government announced this week that construction between 266 Street and 287 Street of Highway 7 is set to begin this month.
  According to a release from the BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure Thursday (Nov. 17), a four-lane upgrade will improve safet
  
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• Canada invites G7 ministers to meeting on tackling disinformation

  18-11-2022 18:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Canada plans to host a gathering of representatives from the G7 next year to develop new programs and tools to stem the spread of disinformation.
  Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino extended the invitation to his counterparts this week at a meeting in Germany of interior ministers from G7 countries.
  Mendicino said participants began exploring ways they could work more closely together to fight propaganda and other forms of false information online by improving digital literacy
  
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• Chilliwack pastor found guilty of hosting church service in violation of COVID rules - Hope Standard

  18-11-2022 18:32
  Chilliwack pastor found guilty of hosting church service in violation of COVID rules  Hope Standard
  
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• Chilliwack Pastor Found Guilty Of Hosting Church Service In Violation Of COVID Rules - Abbotsford News

  18-11-2022 18:32
  Chilliwack Pastor Found Guilty Of Hosting Church Service In Violation Of COVID Rules  Abbotsford News
  
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• Mission Institution ends lockdown, seizes unknown white powder and blue pills

  18-11-2022 18:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MISSION — A lockdown implemented at Mission Institution earlier this month has ended, leading correctional staff to seize and recover unauthorized contraband.The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) reported yesterday (Nov. 17) that the lockdown instituted on November 3 has ended, followed by an exceptional search that wrapped up on Friday, Nov. 11.The exceptional search resulted in a number of unauthorized items seized, including unknown white powder, a drone, and six unidentified blue pi
  
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