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• New Jersey Devils beat Senators to stretch their league-best win streak to 12 games

  19-11-2022 23:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — As captain of the Ottawa Senators, Brady Tkachuk was willing to take the blame for his team’s 5-1 loss to the New Jersey Devils on Saturday afternoon.
  The reality is the Senators just weren’t good enough against the NHL’s hottest team.
  The Devils (15-3-0) have now won 12 straight and were better in every aspect of the game on this day.
  “Disappointed overall with the way we played,” said Tkachuk. “We just weren’t ready to play from the star
  
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• Decorated Bombers’ offensive lineman Bryant gears up to protect Collaros in Grey Cup

  19-11-2022 23:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  REGINA — Before every game, Stanley Bryant awaits a text from his mother Bernita Hines asking him “are you ready for some football?”
  His answer, in both word and on-field deeds, is a resounding “yes.”
  Winner of the CFL’s most outstanding offensive lineman award for a record fourth season, Bryant will have a hand in protecting Blue Bombers quarterback Zach Collaros in Sunday’s Grey Cup game against the Toronto Argonauts.
  Since Collaros will play on a susp
  
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• Argos, Blue Bombers hold their final practices prior to Grey Cup game

  19-11-2022 23:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  REGINA — The night before the Grey Cup offered Zach Collaros an opportunity to catch up on the latest episodes of Gabby’s Dollhouse.
  The CFL’s outstanding player the last two seasons planned to spend his Saturday night with his wife, Nicole, young daughters Sierra and Capri as well as his in-laws. Following dinner, Collaros expected to sit with Sierra and watch Gabby’s Dollhouse, an animated-interactive preschool series.
  It’s some welcomed family time for the vetera
  
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• Huskies pull away from X-Men in fourth quarter to clinch a spot in Vanier Cup

  19-11-2022 23:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The University of Saskatchewan Huskies will play for the Vanier Cup title.
  The Huskies pulled away in the second half on Saturday to beat St. Francis Xavier 36-19 in the Uteck Bowl in Antigonish, N.S..
  They’ll face the winner of the Mitchell Bowl between Laval University and University of Western Ontario in the 57th edition of the Canadian university football championship next Saturday in London, Ont.
  Saturday’s game was tied 6-6 at halftime before the Huskies pulled away in the four
  
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• Girl killed in float crash at North Carolina holiday parade

  19-11-2022 22:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A girl died on Saturday after she was struck by a vehicle towing a float for a holiday parade in North Carolina, police said.
  The driver who lost control of the vehicle and struck the child was charged with reckless driving and other offenses, the Raleigh Police Department said in a news release.
  Witnesses told WTVD-TV that people attending the Raleigh Christmas Parade heard the pickup truck’s driver screaming that he had lost control of the vehicle and couldn&rs
  
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• Outgoing SD33 Secretary-Treasurer Gerry Slykhuis accepts same position with SD78 in Hope

  19-11-2022 22:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Outgoing SD33 Secretary-Treasurer Gerry Slykhuis’ post-retirement plans of being a full-time trail runner and doting grandpa may have to wait a few more years.Slykhuis, who was already slated to leave the Chilliwack School District on December 31 and make room for his successor, Dr. Simone Sangster, has accepted a position as the secretary-treasurer for the Fraser-Cascade School District in Hope.
  Slykhuis notified the Chilliwack School District Board of Education Thursda
  
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• Walker, Kemp campaign in Ga. together for the 1st time

  19-11-2022 22:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SMYRNA, Ga. (AP) — Fresh off his commanding reelection, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Saturday played the role of dutiful Republican soldier as he campaigned for the first time alongside Senate hopeful Herschel Walker after spending months steering clear of his ticket-mate.
  The joint appearance reflects how important Kemp’s broad coalition will be in determining whether Walker can unseat Sen. Raphael Warnock in a Dec. 6 runoff. The fact it occurred only now underscores the challenges th
  
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• Eleven years between Grey Cups, Muamba taking nothing for granted

  19-11-2022 20:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  REGINA — With 11 years between Grey Cup appearances, Toronto Argonauts linebacker Henoc Muamba isn’t taking anything for granted as he heads into the CFL championship game on Sunday.
  Muamba is in his 11th season of professional football, 10 in the CFL with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Montreal Alouettes, Saskatchewan Roughriders and Argos and one with the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts. The first overall selection in the 2011 CFL draft by the Alouettes, Muamba’s rookie season inc
  
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• Crowded fan zone turns thousands away before Qatar World Cup

  19-11-2022 20:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Authorities turned away thousands of fans Saturday night from a concert celebrating the World Cup beginning the next day in Qatar, showing the challenges ahead for Doha as it tries to manage crowds in FIFA’s most-compact tournament ever.
  Disappointed fans took being turned away largely in stride. Once away from the venue, Qatari police, security guards and others guided the thousands away with giant foam fingers, bullhorns and blinking traffic control wands.But the
  
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• Federal Green Party set to unveil new leadership after week-long voting period

  19-11-2022 20:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The federal Green Party will officially be under new leadership as of tonight. 
  Party members have been casting ballots for a new leader over the past week, and the results are set to be unveiled at an evening announcement in Ottawa.
  There are six names on the ranked ballot, but four of the candidates intend to implement a co-leadership model that would see them sharing the role with another of the contenders if elected to succeed Annamie Paul as party leader.
  Elizabeth May,
  
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• Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Zach Collaros says ankle good to go for Grey Cup

  19-11-2022 20:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  REGINA — Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Zach Collaros says his ankle, which has been under much scrutiny during Grey Cup week, didn’t regress after his lone practice in Regina.
  Collaros rolled his right ankle when he was tackled in the fourth quarter of the CFL’s West Division final last Sunday.  
  He sat out Winnipeg’s first two practices after landing in Regina before taking to the field Friday. 
  With his ankle taped for support, Collaros threw off his back
  
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• G.W. Graham advances in playoffs behind gutsy, amazing 48-47 overtime win vs. South Delta

  19-11-2022 19:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Josh Seo is accustomed to using his leg to score as the field goal and point-after-attempt kicker for the G.W. Graham senior varsity Grizzlies football team.
  But on Friday night, Seo used his arms to give G.W. Graham the win in what was arguably the most thrilling game in recent history at Exhibition Stadium.Seo came up with an interception in the end zone on a two-point attempt by South Delta, thwarting the Sun Devils’ chance to win the game, as G.W. Graham won its AAA
  
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• Malaysia’s old party, Mahathir, lose ground to poll rivals

  19-11-2022 18:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s graft-tainted coalition that had ruled the country for decades was losing ground to rival Malay blocs but could still return to power depending on post-election alliances, according to partial results Sunday from general elections.Among other key election losers was two-time former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, who at 97 is leading a separate Malay movement.The alliance led by the United Malays National Organization, which ruled Malaysia si
  
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• SD33 hiring for uncertified teachers on call, bus drivers and custodians; 88 job openings with SD33 right now

  19-11-2022 18:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — It’s not everyday that living wage jobs within Chilliwack become available, particularly those involving a public agency that typically pay robust, competitive wages.But labour shortages have become the norm across Chilliwack, the Lower Mainland, B.C. itself, and Canada, as a low unemployment rate and a tight labour market have invariably impacted both private and public-sector employers.
  The Chilliwack School District isn’t immune to these ongoing labour challenge
  
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• Fournier Beaudry and Soerensen capture first Grand Prix ice dance victory in Japan

  19-11-2022 18:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SAPPORO, Japan — Canadian ice dancers Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Nikolaj Soerensen won gold at the NHK Trophy on Saturday, for their first victory on the ISU Grand Prix figure skating circuit.
  It was one of two medals on the day for Canada as Brooke McIntosh of Toronto and Benjamin Mimar of Terrebonne, Que., captured bronze in pairs, their first Grand Prix medal.
  Fournier Beaudry and Soerensen scored an international career-high 210.41 points to beat Americans Madison Chock and Evan Bat
  
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• ‘I freaking love it:’ Canadian soccer superfan going for Guinness record at World Cup

  19-11-2022 16:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Lee Kormish is ready for an adventure of a lifetime. 
  Not only is the Saskatchewan superfan finally able to watch Canada compete in the World Cup, he’s also chasing his own Guinness World Record. 
  “It’s not easy and it’s work, but I freaking love it,” Kormish, 44, said from the airport in Doha, Qatar, where he was waiting to pick up a crew of Canadian fans. 
  As the Canadian men’s soccer team marks its first appearance on the world stage since 19
  
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• Canada hurting ahead of World Cup opener in Qatar against No. 2 Belgium

  19-11-2022 15:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  UMM ŞALĀL ‘ALĪ, Qatar — Canada coach John Herdman had a bleak medical update Saturday with goalkeeper Milan Borjan and midfielder Stephen Eustaquio joining star Alphonso Davies as question marks for the World Cup opener against No. 2 Belgium.
  Davies arrived in Qatar on Friday evening after receiving treatment back at Bayern Munich for a hamstring strain suffered Nov. 6 in a Bundesliga game at Hertha Berlin. While Bayern said Davies’ participation in Qatar was &ld
  
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• Search and rescue group now working Abbotsford flood experience into training - Chilliwack Progress

  19-11-2022 14:30 via news.google.com
  Search and rescue group now working Abbotsford flood experience into training  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Samaritan’s Purse still on the ground in Abbotsford with recovery specialists - Chilliwack Progress

  19-11-2022 14:00 via news.google.com
  Samaritan’s Purse still on the ground in Abbotsford with recovery specialists  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Maldives minister: negotiators reach deal on climate fund

  19-11-2022 13:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — Negotiators say they have struck a potential breakthrough deal on the thorniest issue of United Nations climate talks, creation of a fund for compensating poor nations that are victims of extreme weather worsened by rich nations’ carbon pollution.
  “There is an agreement on loss and damage,” which is what negotiators call the concept, Maldives Environment Minister Aminath Shauna told The Associated Press Saturday. It still needs to be approved
  
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• P.E.I. woman scrambles to save beloved horse from slaughterhouse

  19-11-2022 13:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Tyra Perry sat bolt upright in her bed early on Nov. 4. She says her hands shook as she held her phone and read the message: Mittcent Vangogh, the gentle racehorse she had grown to love, was being taken to a slaughterhouse.
  “I jumped out of bed. I was very, very upset,” Perry, 19, said in an interview this week from her home in Tignish, P.E.I.
  Last summer, Perry’s family sold the 11-year-old standardbred back to the New Brunswick dealer where they had bought him because he had
  
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• Australian punter Haggerty could be secret weapon in Grey Cup for Argos

  19-11-2022 12:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  REGINA — John Haggerty could be the Toronto Argonauts’ secret weapon Sunday.
  The Australian-born punter will complete his first CFL season trying to help Toronto defeat Winnipeg in the Grey Cup at Mosaic Stadium. The Argos have won in their last six trips to the CFL final while the Bombers, who posted a league-best 15-3 record, are looking for a third consecutive championship.
  Haggerty will certainly be a double threat for Toronto.
  The six-foot-five, 225-pound Haggerty has the abilit
  
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• Here’s how Canada stacks up against other countries when it comes to high inflation

  19-11-2022 12:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Decades-high inflation has Canadians worried about the rising cost of living, but as gloomy as things may seem, Canada appears to be faring better than many other major economies. 
  Its national inflation rate is still lower than that of the United States, the European Union and the United Kingdom — whose year-over-year inflation rose to an eye-popping 11.1 per cent in October. 
  Price pressures have begun to ease in Canada, with gas prices falling from record highs
  
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• Trudeau attends summit of French-speaking nations in Tunisia amid geopolitical tumult

  19-11-2022 10:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DJERBA, Tunisia — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has arrived in Africa for a gathering of French-speaking countries grappling with chaos in Haiti, soaring food prices and anxiety over the language’s role in the digital age.
  Members of the International Organization of the Francophonie are gathering this weekend in Tunisia to take stock of a turbulent era in geopolitics and seek closer ties.
  Like the Commonwealth, the Francophonie has annual meetings to touch base on everything from hu
  
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• The battle continues against 2 ‘out-of-control’ Agassiz-area wildfires - Chilliwack Progress

  19-11-2022 09:00 via news.google.com
  The battle continues against 2 ‘out-of-control’ Agassiz-area wildfires  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Brock Boeser scores twice as Vancouver Canucks down L.A. Kings 4-1

  19-11-2022 06:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Brock Boeser broke his goalless drought in dramatic fashion Friday, scoring twice to lead the Vancouver Canucks to a 4-1 win over the L.A. Kings. 
  Elias Pettersson also had a two-goal night for the Canucks (6-9-3), while Andrei Kuzmenko and Quinn Hughes each notched a pair of assists. 
  Blake Lizotte responded for the Kings (11-8-1), redirecting a Sean Walker shot in midway through the second period. 
  L.A. outshot the home side 38-25 across the game and forced Van
  
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• Flash bangs and snipers in Merritt neighbourhood standoff - Chilliwack Progress

  19-11-2022 03:10 via news.google.com
  Flash bangs and snipers in Merritt neighbourhood standoff  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Blue Jays decline to tender Tapia, Zimmer, Capra heading into 2023 off-season

  19-11-2022 03:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays declined to tender three players for the 2023 season, the team announced on Friday.
  Outfielders Raimel Tapia and Bradley Zimmer, as well as infielder Vinny Capra, are now set to become free agents.
  Major League Baseball’s deadline was 8 p.m. ET on Friday to tender contracts to any salary arbitration-eligible players.
  Tapia played in 128 games, batting .265 while hitting seven home runs and recording 52 runs batted in.
  Zimmer had two homers and five RBI
  
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• B.C. residents to receive $100 Hydro one-time credit; businesses to get $350-$500 credit

  19-11-2022 03:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — B.C. Hydro emailed its customers Friday evening (Nov. 18) with further information about the $100 cost of living credit, following the installation of David Eby as the 37th premier of British Columbia.
  B.C. Hydro explained in its email to customers that eligible B.C. Hydro residential customers will receive a one-time cost of living credit.More specifically, the $100 credit will be applied automatically to customers’ next B.C. Hydro bill after December 4. Customers need
  
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• Drought state of emergency lifted for B.C.’s Sunshine Coast, water restrictions stay

  19-11-2022 02:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SECHELT, B.C. — A state of local emergency in response to drought along British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast has been lifted as water flow returned to a key water source. 
  A statement from the Regional District of Sunshine Coast, the District of Sechelt and shishalh Nation says levels in the watershed have risen slightly because of snowmelt with warmer-than-expected temperatures.
  Leonard Lee, the regional district board chair, says staff have worked hard to ensure residents have ha
  
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• Saanich daycare kerfuffle reveals dire state of childcare in Greater Victoria - Chilliwack Progress

  19-11-2022 01:50 via news.google.com
  Saanich daycare kerfuffle reveals dire state of childcare in Greater Victoria  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Washington bans fish-farming net pens, citing salmon threat - Chilliwack Progress

  19-11-2022 01:00 via news.google.com
  Washington bans fish-farming net pens, citing salmon threat  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Feds announce another $1.2 billion for ocean cleanup and protection - Chilliwack Progress

  19-11-2022 01:00 via news.google.com
  Feds announce another $1.2 billion for ocean cleanup and protection  Chilliwack Progress
  
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