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• 3 Chilliwack businesses come together for toy drive to make Christmas brighter for kids - Chilliwack Progress

  26-11-2022 23:30
  3 Chilliwack businesses come together for toy drive to make Christmas brighter for kids  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Auger-Aliassime leads Canada into Davis Cup final showdown with Australia

  26-11-2022 23:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MÁLAGA, Spain — Canada is headed to the Davis Cup championship tie for the third time in the tournament’s 109-year history, and the second time in the last three finals.
  Montreal’s Félix Auger-Aliassime erased Denis Shapovalov’s defeat in the first match of Saturday’s semifinal tie against Italy by winning his singles. The world No. 6 then teamed up in doubles with Vasek Pospisil as a late substitution to give Canada a 2-1 victory.Canada will face Aust
  
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• Canadian ice dancers Gilles and Poirier golden again, winning Grand Prix Espoo

  26-11-2022 23:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ESPOO, Finland — Canadian ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier won the ISU Grand Prix Espoo on Saturday for their second victory of the season.
  Skating to music from the “Evita” soundtrack, the world bronze medallists scored 219.49 points. Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker of the U.S. were second (202.46), while Finland’s Juulia Turkkila and Matthias Versluis won the bronze (191.79). 
  Gilles and Poirier opened the season with a victory at Skate Canada Internati
  
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• Abby PD removes 7 impaired drivers from road, including man who crashed his car into a backyard

  26-11-2022 22:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD — The Abbotsford Police Department is reminding Fraser Valley motorists to plan for a safe ride home during the festive Christmas season.Especially after they arrested a 33-year-old man who crashed the vehicle he was driving through a fence and into a residential backyard sometime Friday night.
  Abbotsford Police posted to Facebook Saturday morning (Nov. 26) that it removed seven people from the road for high-risk driving activities in just six hours alone.Abby PD wrote on Facebo
  
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• Laval Rouge et Or win Vanier Cup with 30-24 victory over Saskatchewan Huskies

  26-11-2022 22:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LONDON, Ont. — The Laval Rouge et Or won the Vanier Cup on Saturday with a 30-24 victory over the Saskatchewan Huskies at Western Alumni Stadium.
  Kalenga Muganda and David Dallaire scored touchdowns and Vincent Blanchard kicked five field goals to help Laval win the Canadian university football championship for a record 11th time.
  Daniel Wiebe caught a three-yard touchdown pass for Saskatchewan with 4:58 left in regulation to make it a three-point game.
  Blanchard kicked a 25-yard field goa
  
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• Oilers score 4 times in third period to defeat Rangers

  26-11-2022 22:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NEW YORK (AP) — Leon Draisaitl scored on the power play with just over two minutes to play and the Edmonton Oilers rallied for four third-period goals to shock the New York Rangers 4-3 Saturday.
  Jack Campbell made 20 saves, while defenseman Evan Bouchard scored twice and Dylan Holloway got his first NHL goal in the comeback.
  Draisaitl’s 12th goal of the season at 17:58 completed the rally by the Oilers, who lost the previous two games in the New York area this week to the Devils and
  
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• Germany takes World Cup gold in two-woman bobsled, Canada finishes fifth

  26-11-2022 21:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WHISTLER, B.C. — Germany’s Kim Kalicki and Anabel Galander slid to gold in the first bobsled World Cup of the season in snowy Whistler, B.C., on Saturday.The duo finished the two-heat race in a time of one minute, 45.93 seconds, 0.20 up on Melanie Hasler and Nadja Pasternack of Switzerland. Americans Kaillie Humphries and Emily Renna took bronze.Bianca Ribi and Niamh Haughey were the top Canadians in the field, finishing in fifth. Canada’s Cynthia Appiah and Leah Walkeden came
  
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• Canadian men started at the bottom, now they’re in Qatar with Drake as soundtrack

  26-11-2022 21:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DOHA, Qatar — It was no coincidence that Canada took the field for warmups prior to its World Cup opener against Belgium to the sounds of Drake’s “Started From the Bottom.”
  It was part of the Canadian men’s playlist in returning to the soccer showcase after a 36-year absence.
  Countries provide FIFA with a suggested soundtrack for their games at the World Cup. Canada also has its own MC, Canadian sportscaster Brendan Dunlop, to introduce the Canadian players.
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• Chilliwack Symphony Orchestra presenting Handel’s Messiah Dec. 9-11

  26-11-2022 19:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — A respected and celebrated tradition of the Christmas season returns for another glorious performance courtesy of the Chilliwack Symphony Orchestra and its talented musicians and soloists.The Chilliwack Symphony Orchestra Baroque Ensemble, Belle Voci and professional soloists will present Handel’s Messiah, conducted by Paula DeWit, on Friday, December 9 through Sunday, Dec. 11 at 7:30 p.m.St. James Catholic Church in Abbotsford is the nearest venue for Chilliwack residen
  
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• B.C. RCMP recruiting experienced police officers with starting salaries of over $106,000

  26-11-2022 19:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — The E Division of the RCMP in British Columbia is making an ambitious, almost aggressive pitch to existing police officers who have at least three years of full-time experience by offering starting salaries of over $106,000.The B.C. RCMP posted on Facebook Friday (Nov. 25) that it is now accepting applications for experienced officers with starting salaries of $106,576 for officers with three years of service.It’s not known if the hiring push is related to Premier David
  
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• Chilliwack Fire quickly douses vehicle fire on Lickman Road farm Saturday morning

  26-11-2022 19:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — The Chilliwack Fire Department responded within minutes to quickly vanquish a motor vehicle on fire Saturday morning just before 9:45 a.m.
  Firefighters were dispatched to the 6000 block of Lickman Road, between South Sumas Road and Keith Wilson Road, on the report of a motor vehicle on fire. A responding unit worked quickly to knock out the fire.
  Image: Mike Vanden Bosch / PML
  The fire did not appear to spread to adjacent barn properties, but did require the services of two fi
  
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• N.B. mother wants change after police mistakenly told her her son had died

  26-11-2022 19:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DIEPPE, N.B. — A mother in New Brunswick says she woke up Tuesday morning to news from the RCMP that her son had died, only to find out hours later that police had made a mistake.
  Donna Price said in an interview that police came to her house in the early morning hours to say her 29-year-old son had been found dead in Moncton, N.B.
  She says she made heart-wrenching calls to his father and his siblings, and then to her elderly parents, to break the devastating news.
  But Price says later tha
  
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• Cultus Lake Park Board reports third-quarter surplus of $2 million

  26-11-2022 18:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — The Cultus Lake Park Board received a positive report from its chief financial officer this week showing a large influx of revenue from its peak summer season when visitors typically flock to the park to camp or hit the main beach area.Erica Lee, chief financial officer for the park board, wrote in a staff report this past Wednesday (Nov. 23) that the park has a $2,010,573 surplus at the end of its third quarter.The park derives much of its revenue from Sunnyside Campground an
  
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• Captain Atiba Hutchinson set to mark 100th appearance for Canada against Croatia

  26-11-2022 18:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DOHA, Qatar — Spare a moment for captain Atiba Hutchinson on Sunday when Canada takes on Croatia at the World Cup.
  Nineteen years after pulling on the Canadian jersey for the first time at the senior level, the 39-year-old from Brampton, Ont., is in line to win his 100th cap, adding to his men’s national team record.
  That’s 19 years of hard graft and criss-crossing the globe. Leaving the family. Turning out for his country when it ranked 122nd in the world, sandwiched between N
  
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• Croatia coach sends Canada a stern message ahead of World Cup showdown

  26-11-2022 17:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DOHA, Qatar — Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic sent Canada a message Saturday at the World Cup. And he didn’t need the F-word to deliver it.
  Dalic offered up a stern statement when asked about John Herdman’s emotional words after Canada’s 1-0 loss to Belgium on Wednesday.
  Asked in a pitchside interview what he had said to his team in a post-game huddle, the Canada coach replied: “I told them they belong here and we’re going to go and eff— Croatia. That’s
  
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• All-star defensive end Jefferson returning for fourth season in Winnipeg

  26-11-2022 17:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have started assembling their forces for a run at a fourth straight Grey Cup appearance.
  The Blue Bombers announced Saturday that they have signed all-star defensive end Willie Jefferson to a one-year contract extension. Jefferson was set to become a free agent in February.
  The six-foot-seven, 242-pound Jefferson is a four-time CFL all-star and was named the league’s outstanding defensive player in 2019.
  the native of Beaumont, Texas, was named a
  
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• Landon Donovan, DaMarcus Beasley voted to US Soccer Hall

  26-11-2022 16:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Landon Donovan and DaMarcus Beasley were elected Saturday to the U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame and will be inducted May 6 along with Lauren Cheney Holiday.
  Vote totals were not announced by the hall.
  Donovan, 40, was a midfielder and forward who scored 57 goals in 157 international appearances from 2000-14. He is tied with Clint Dempsey for the U.S. scoring record and is second in appearances behind Cobi Jones’ 164. Donovan was voted the U.S. Soccer Federatio
  
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• ‘It still hurts:’ Families hope for new homes after mass stabbing in Saskatchewan

  26-11-2022 16:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  JAMES SMITH CREE NATION — Brian (Buggy) Burns says it’s the small things he misses the most, like sitting down and having coffee with his wife nearly every morning for more than three decades.
  Since his wife, Bonnie, and son Gregory were killed in a mass stabbing, coffee just hasn’t tasted the same. Jokes haven’t been as funny. 
  And, Burns says, there is no place to call home. 
  “I miss talking to her and joking around,” Burns says while holding back
  
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• Yellowknife struggling to clear above average snowfall

  26-11-2022 16:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  YELLOWKNIFE — Residents and city staff in the Northwest Territories capital are struggling to keep up with an onslaught of snow. 
  Longtime Yellowknifer and former territorial politician Kieron Testart says he was backing out of his driveway on Friday morning when he got stuck in a snowbank that had formed overnight. 
  “I had done what I could to clear it, but there’s just so much of it that shovels really aren’t enough,” he said. “I haven’t seen
  
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• Landslide leaves up to a dozen missing on Italian island

  26-11-2022 15:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MILAN (AP) — Heavy rainfall triggered landslides early Saturday on the southern Italian island of Ischia that left as many as 12 people missing as it cut a muddy swath through a port town, collapsing buildings and sweeping cars into the sea.The force of the mud sliding down mountainsides was strong enough to send cars and buses into the sea at the port of Casamicciola, on the north end of the island. Streets were impassable and mayors on the island urged people to stay at home. At least 10
  
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• Chilliwack fills 390 bags with donations for Realtors Care Blanket Drive - Chilliwack Progress

  26-11-2022 15:30
  Chilliwack fills 390 bags with donations for Realtors Care Blanket Drive  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Taiwan president resigns as party leader after election loss

  26-11-2022 14:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has resigned as head of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party following local election losses suffered by her party.
  Tsai offered her resignation on Saturday evening, a tradition after a major loss, in a short speech in which she also thanked supporters. She said she will shoulder the responsibility as she had hand-picked candidates in Saturday’s elections.THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.
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• Artistic vision: New executive director wants to bring arts outside Chilliwack Cultural Centre - Chilliwack Progress

  26-11-2022 14:05
  Artistic vision: New executive director wants to bring arts outside Chilliwack Cultural Centre  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• IRCC finds no fault in AIDS summit visa debacle, amid fear of December repeat

  26-11-2022 13:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — With Canada set to host a major international summit next month, advocates are warning about a possible repeat of issues that prevented some African delegates from attending a conference in Montreal over the summer, leading to allegations that the federal immigration department’s policies are racist.
  Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada said it found no fault in its handling of visa applications for the International AIDS Society conference last July. A number of del
  
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• Don’t have a cow: Senator’s legen-dairy speech draws metaphor from bovine caper

  26-11-2022 12:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Haven’t you herd? A dramatic tale of 20 escaped cows, nine cowboys and a drone recently unfolded in St-Sévère, Que., and it behooved a Canadian senator to milk it for all it was worth.
  Prompting priceless reactions of surprise from her colleagues, Sen. Julie Miville-Dechêne recounted the story of the bovine fugitives in the Senate chamber this week — and attempted to make a moo-ving point about politics.
  “Honourable senators, usually, when we
  
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• 3 Chilliwack businesses come together for toy drive to make ... - Chilliwack Progress

  26-11-2022 09:00
  3 Chilliwack businesses come together for toy drive to make ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• PHOTOS: Acclaimed hockey prospect Connor Bedard arrives in Langley - Chilliwack Progress

  26-11-2022 08:20
  PHOTOS: Acclaimed hockey prospect Connor Bedard arrives in Langley  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Holocaust survivor’s recipe for orange cake in high demand in Chilliwack and beyond - Terrace Standard

  26-11-2022 06:18
  Holocaust survivor’s recipe for orange cake in high demand in Chilliwack and beyond  Terrace Standard
  
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• Morrissey scores in OT, Jets beat Stars, Robertson 5-4

  26-11-2022 06:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DALLAS (AP) — Red-hot Jason Robertson tied it for Dallas with two goals in the last 2:12 of regulation, but Winnipeg’s Josh Morrissey scored 34 seconds into overtime to give the Jets a 5-4 victory over the Stars on Friday night.
  The Jets pulled two points behind Central Division leader Dallas and out of a tie for second place.
  Robertson set a Stars’ record in the fast-paced first period with at least a point in 16 consecutive games when he assisted on a power-play goal by Jamie
  
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• Canada’s world bronze medallists Gilles, Poirier leaders after short dance at Espoo

  26-11-2022 01:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ESPOO, Finland — Canadians Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier are the leaders after the short dance at figure skating’s ISU Grand Prix Espoo.
  The world bronze medallists scored 87.80 points Friday for their program to Lady Bri’s “Do What I Do,” for an almost seven-point lead over Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker of the U.S. (80.93). Americans Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomorenko are third (76.20).
  Gilles and Poirier won gold at last month’s Skate Canada Int
  
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• Homicide investigation underway in Maple Ridge - Chilliwack Progress

  26-11-2022 01:30
  Homicide investigation underway in Maple Ridge  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• EDITORIAL: The world is once again standing on a precipice - Chilliwack Progress

  26-11-2022 01:30
  EDITORIAL: The world is once again standing on a precipice  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Ottawa commits $39.4M to support Indigenous languages in the North

  26-11-2022 01:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DETTAH, N.W.T. — The federal government says it is investing $39.4 million to support Indigenous languages in the territories. 
  The funding is to go to communities, organizations and governments to reclaim, revitalize, maintain and strengthen the languages. 
  Northwest Territories member of Parliament Michael McLeod announced the funding in the Yellowknives Dene First Nation community of Dettah on behalf of the minister of Canadian Heritage. 
  The First Nation says the funding
  
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• B.C. retracts plan to scrap individualized autism funding

  26-11-2022 01:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — British Columbia is retracting plans to scrap individualized funding for children with an autism diagnosis, a proposal that had sparked criticism from parents.
  The announcement comes after Premier David Eby and Mitzi Dean, minister of children and family development, met with members of the group AutismBC and other stakeholders, including the First Nations Leadership Council and B.C.’s representative for children and youth.
  Eby says the government will maintain individuali
  
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• Robert Macaskill takes the stand in Chilliwack aggravated assault trial - Mission City Record

  26-11-2022 01:00
  Robert Macaskill takes the stand in Chilliwack aggravated assault trial  Mission City Record
  
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• Robert Macaskill takes the stand in Chilliwack aggravated assault trial - Agassiz Harrison Observer - Agassiz Harrison Observer

  26-11-2022 01:00
  Robert Macaskill takes the stand in Chilliwack aggravated assault trial - Agassiz Harrison Observer  Agassiz Harrison Observer
  
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• Premier announces about-turn on B.C. autism funding cuts - Chilliwack Progress

  26-11-2022 01:00
  Premier announces about-turn on B.C. autism funding cuts  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Senators ride three power-play goals to 5-1 rout of Ducks

  26-11-2022 00:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Derick Brassard and Mathieu Joseph each had a goal and two assists, and the Ottawa Senators beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-1 on Friday.
  Brady Tkachuk and Tim Stützle each had a power-play goal, helping the Senators stop a three-game losing streak. Artem Zub also scored, Drake Batherson had two assists and Cam Talbot made 31 saves.Max Jones scored for Anaheim in the third period, and Anthony Stolarz made 28 saves. The Ducks followed their first regulation win of the se
  
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• Snowfall warnings, storm watches issued for southern B.C. - Chilliwack Progress

  26-11-2022 00:30
  Snowfall warnings, storm watches issued for southern B.C.  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Leafs beat Wild 4-3 behind Murray’s saves, Jarnkrok’s goal

  26-11-2022 00:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Calle Jarnkrok scored the go-ahead goal midway through the second period, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat Minnesota 4-3 on Friday and spoiled Wild goalie Marc-Andre Fleury’s return to the net.
  Mitch Marner scored first for Toronto to stretch his point streak to 15 straight games and extend the longest run in the NHL this season. Zach Aston-Reese and William Nylander each had a goal and John Tavares had two assists for the Maple Leafs, who started their four-ga
  
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• Laval Rouge et Or and Saskatchewan Huskies make final preparations for Vanier Cup

  26-11-2022 00:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LONDON, Ont. — Laval linebacker Ian Leroux skipped out on the turf at Western Alumni Stadium for the start of practice Friday afternoon, extended his arm in a first-down motion and even blew some kisses in the air.
  The Rouge et Or are feeling loose, confident and right at home after preventing the Mustangs from defending their Vanier Cup title. Next up is a return to the same field Saturday for a showdown with the Saskatchewan Huskies for the Canadian university football championship.
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• Snowfall warnings, storm watches issued for southern B.C.

  26-11-2022 00:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Environment Canada has issued a dozen snowfall warnings or winter storm watches for communities across southern British Columbia.
  A Pacific frontal system is expected to sweep through the B.C. Interior, bringing heavy snow and strong winds Friday and Saturday before it tapers off on Sunday. 
  Snowfall warnings have been issued for parts of the Boundary, East Columbia, Kootenay Lake, Shuswap, West Columbia and West Kootenay regions. 
  Winter storm watches have been issue
  
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• Premier Eby reverses course, says B.C. govt. will maintain individual funding for children with autism

  26-11-2022 00:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — B.C. Premier David Eby will maintain individualized funding for children with an autism diagnosis instead of phasing it out in 2025, reversing course as was announced in October 2021 by the B.C. NDP government.Premier David Eby and Mitzi Dean, Minister of Children and Family Development, conferred with representatives of the First Nations Leadership Council and AutismBC, as well as B.C.’s representative for children and youth to discuss improving services for children and
  
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• ‘Witnesses to history’: University makes 3D virtual replicas of residential schools - Chilliwack Progress

  26-11-2022 00:00
  ‘Witnesses to history’: University makes 3D virtual replicas of residential schools  Chilliwack Progress
  
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