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• Chilliwack-Hope MP Mark Strahl among those who pushed to delay ... - Hope Standard

  16-12-2022 23:58
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• Chilliwack-Hope MP Mark Strahl among those pushing to delay ... - Chilliwack Progress

  16-12-2022 23:58
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• B.C. opium seizure largest in Canada Border Service Agency’s history - Chilliwack Progress

  16-12-2022 23:50
  B.C. opium seizure largest in Canada Border Service Agency’s history  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Province announces full reopening of the Coquihalla Highway

  16-12-2022 23:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HOPE — The Coquihalla Highway took a beating following last year’s atmospheric river events that saw significant damage to the provincial highway connecting Hope and Merritt.That’s why the provincial government basked in the news Friday (Dec. 16) that the Coquihalla (Highway 5) has now reopened to four lanes as a result of the completion of temporary repairs at three bridge sites, constituting a significant milestone.“This is another momentous achievement as we rebuild ou
  
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• Chilliwack girl, 3, donates ponytails from 1st ever haircut to Wigs for ... - Agassiz Harrison Observer

  16-12-2022 23:42
  Chilliwack girl, 3, donates ponytails from 1st ever haircut to Wigs for ...  Agassiz Harrison Observer
  
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• Montreal public health says two children have died from strep A infections

  16-12-2022 23:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Montreal public health officials say two children have died from strep A amid an uptick in infections across the city.
  Health authorities have reported four cases in the city as of Dec. 15 and the deaths of two children aged two years or younger. Officials recorded between zero and one case per year between 2017 and 2021.
  Officials say their investigation showed no epidemiological link between the Montreal cases and are calling on health professionals to keep an eye out for symptoms compatible w
  
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• Record amount of opium found in Vancouver marine containers: border services

  16-12-2022 23:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DELTA, B.C. — What started as a probe into some oddities with shipping pallets in Vancouver has ended with a record seizure of opium by the Canada Border Services Agency. 
  The agency says its investigators found 247 shipping pallets loaded with almost 2,500 kilograms of opium in several shipping containers at Vancouver’s port. 
  Nina Patel, the regional director general for the agency in the Pacific region, says the seizure in October is their largest such discovery. 
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• Longtime QMJHL commissioner Gilles Courteau announces retirement

  16-12-2022 22:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Longtime Quebec Major Junior Hockey League commissioner Gilles Courteau said he will retire part way through the 2023-24 season.
  Courteau, who has been involved in the league for 47 years, said the process of finding a replacement will start early next year, with a new commissioner nominated in May 2023.
  Courteau said he will remain on for the first half of the 2023-024 season to mentor his replacement.
  The 65-year-old Courteau took over the top job in the league in the middle o
  
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• ‘If all else fails, we will blockade’: Chiefs call for Sask. bill to be scrapped

  16-12-2022 22:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SASKATOON — Chiefs in Saskatchewan sent a message to the provincial government to scrap a controversial bill or the new year could start with blockades.
  “Political avenues, legal avenues are in place,” Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Chief Bobby Cameron said. 
  “If all else fails, we will blockade.”  
  The Saskatchewan First Act passed its second reading in November. The bill would unilaterally amend the Constitution to assert provincial jurisdict
  
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• Right-handed pitcher Chris Bassitt officially signs with Toronto Blue Jays

  16-12-2022 22:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Chris Bassitt is officially a member of the Toronto Blue Jays.
  Bassitt and the Blue Jays have agreed to a new three-year deal worth $63 million.
  Several media outlets had reported that the 33-year-old right-handed pitcher had signed with Toronto as a free agent on Monday, but the club only confirmed it on Friday.
  Bassitt had a 3.42 earned-run average and a 15-9 record for the New York Mets in 2022, setting career highs with 30 starts, 181 2/3 innings pitched, and 167 strikeouts.&
  
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• Former Canada foes face off Saturday to decide third place at the World Cup

  16-12-2022 22:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  If nothing else, Saturday’s third-place playoff at the World Cup serves as a reminder of the tough neighbourhood that Canada found itself in in its return to the men’s soccer showcase after a 36-year absence.
  While second-ranked Belgium was expected to be Canada’s toughest challenge in Group F, No. 12 Croatia and No. 22 Morocco advanced to the knockout rounds and made it all the way to the semifinals before losing to No. 3 Argentina and No. 4 France, respectively.
  Croatia and M
  
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• Molson Coors brewery in Chilliwack now producing flavored-alcohol beverages as part of $60 million capital investment

  16-12-2022 22:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Molson Coors announced earlier this month that two of its breweries in Canada, including one here in Chilliwack, are embarking on a new foray into the emerging flavored-alcohol market.In a news release, Molson Coors said Molson Coors’ breweries in Toronto and Chilliwack are now producing flavored-alcohol beverages, including hard seltzers and FABs, for western and central Canadian markets as part of a $60 million capital investment, the company said on December 5.Beverag
  
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• Alberta wraps up fall legislature sitting dominated by controversial sovereignty act

  16-12-2022 22:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — Alberta’s Opposition NDP says the first sitting under Premier Danielle Smith was a short, chaotic mess with the passage of a sovereignty act that dooms the province to confusion over who follows which laws.
  NDP house leader Christina Gray said the government passed the bill in just over a week by cutting off debate time in order to get it out of the spotlight before critics and affected parties could further assess it.
  “People had virtually no opportunity to consider
  
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• Chilliwack Chiefs ready for well-deserved Christmas break - Hope Standard

  16-12-2022 22:00
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• Chilliwack Chiefs ready for well-deserved Christmas break - Agassiz ... - Agassiz Harrison Observer

  16-12-2022 22:00
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• Biden signs bill to keep government open through Dec. 23

  16-12-2022 21:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden signed legislation Friday to fund the government for an additional week as lawmakers race to finish work on a full-year spending package before they head home for the holidays and a new Congress is sworn in.
  Congress in September passed a bill to keep the government running through midnight Friday. The latest extension funds federal agencies through Dec. 23. It passed the Senate on Thursday evening by a vote of 71-19.
  “Negotiations keep trending
  
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• B.C. government continues the pandemic wage top-up for care home workers

  16-12-2022 21:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is extending its COVID-19 wage top-ups for staff at seniors facilities, but the restriction that limited those workers to one work site has been lifted. 
  The province began the temporary wage increases for non-unionized clinical staff in long-term care and assisted-living facilities shortly after the pandemic began. 
  John Horgan promised during the last election that the government would continue to spend more than $10 million a month on
  
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• Murder team to provide update on killing of senior Abbotsford couple - Chilliwack Progress

  16-12-2022 20:47
  Murder team to provide update on killing of senior Abbotsford couple  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Ontario and British Columbia headed for a buyer’s market, RBC says - Chilliwack Progress

  16-12-2022 20:30
  Ontario and British Columbia headed for a buyer’s market, RBC says  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Nature finance impasse deepens between developed, developing ... - Chilliwack Progress

  16-12-2022 20:30
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• Easter Island rebounds from wildfire that singed its statues - Chilliwack Progress

  16-12-2022 20:30
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• COLUMN: The magic of Christmas isn’t so unbelievable, is it? - Chilliwack Progress

  16-12-2022 20:30
  COLUMN: The magic of Christmas isn’t so unbelievable, is it?  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Spanish playmaker Victor Vazquez back for second stint with Toronto FC

  16-12-2022 20:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Spanish playmaker Victor Vazquez has rejoined Toronto FC.
  The 35-year-old spent the past two seasons with the Los Angeles Galaxy. 
  Vazquez left Toronto in January 2019 to join a club in Qatar.
  Los Angeles did not exercise his contract option after the season and Toronto selected him in Stage 2 of the MLS re-entry draft last month.
  A product of the FC Barcelona academy and former Belgian Professional Footballer of the Year, Vazquez had 16 goals and 25 assists in 52 regular-se
  
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• Large police presence noted as Chilliwack RCMP execute search ... - Hope Standard

  16-12-2022 20:13
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• Large police presence noted as Chilliwack RCMP execute search ... - Chilliwack Progress

  16-12-2022 20:13
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• Ottawa mayor, local businesses welcome expected return of federal workers to offices

  16-12-2022 19:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Ottawa’s mayor is among those celebrating the return of federal workers to offices. 
  The Treasury Board’s decision to stick with hybrid work means public servants will be back to in-person work two to three days a week starting early next year, which is expected to be a boon for businesses and public transit ridership alike.
  In a news release on Thursday, mayor Mark Sutcliffe said getting clarity from the federal government on the future of its workforce is “critical&rdquo
  
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• Environment Canada calls for very light snowfall on Saturday in Chilliwack

  16-12-2022 19:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — While it’s unclear whether Environment Canada’s latest forecast calling for snow will materialize like its last two missed snowfall projections, it’s clear subzero temperatures during the day will certainly arrive this weekend.According to a Friday morning (Dec. 16) forecast, the national weather agency is calling for flurries and snowfall accumulations of between 2-4 centimeters.
  Saturday temperatures will barely exceed the freezing point with a forecast mar
  
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• Arendz’s gold tops three-medal day for Canada at Para-Nordic World Cup in Finland

  16-12-2022 19:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VUOKATTI, Finland — Canada’s Mark Arendz recovered from a difficult start on the shooting range to win his second straight biathlon gold medal on Friday at the Para-Nordic World Cup 
  Arendz’s gold in the men’s 10-kilometre standing event was one of three Canadian medals in different biathlon disciplines.
  Britany Hudak of Prince Albert, Sask., earned silver in the women’s 10-kilometre standing event and Christina Picton of Fonthill, Ont., took second in the wome
  
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• Conditional sentences for Chilliwack father and son who trafficked ... - Hope Standard

  16-12-2022 19:20
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• Fraser Health to budget $6.6 million for land acquisition to possibly expand Chilliwack General Hospital

  16-12-2022 18:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Fraser Health Authority says it will budget up to $6.6 million to acquire up to five land lots on Mary Street and School Street on the north side of town as it seeks to possibly expand the aging Chilliwack General Hospital.In a letter dated December 5 from Dr. Victoria Lee, CEO of Fraser Health, the health authority notified the Fraser Valley Regional Hospital District that it has approved $21 million in capital investments for what it calls Fraser East.Of those $21 million in
  
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• Canadian women’s under-18 hockey team bolstered by seven returning players

  16-12-2022 18:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CALGARY — Defender Ava Murphy headlines the Canadian women’s under-18 hockey team in its bid to defend its world title in Sweden in January.
  Murphy of Kitchener, Ont., compiled two goals and three assists in six games to lead Canada in the 2022 world under-18 championship in June in Madison, Wis.
  She scored a goal and had an assist in a 3-2 win over the host U.S. in the final.
  Murphy was among 23 players, including seven returnees, named to the roster Friday by Hockey Canada.
  The 202
  
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• Ontario and British Columbia headed for a buyer’s market, RBC says

  16-12-2022 18:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — A new report says high interest rates will continue to hold back homebuyers into the new year except in Ontario and British Columbia. 
  The report by RBC says those purchasing real estate in Ontario and B.C. in 2023 will hold a stronger hand as conditions in these provinces continue to favour buyers as opposed to sellers.
  Assistant Chief Economist for RBC Robert Hogue says real estate conditions look reasonably balanced nationwide with sales-to-new listings in “balanced
  
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• Progress on TRC calls to action moving at ‘glacial pace’: Indigenous think tank

  16-12-2022 18:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — An Indigenous-led think tank says progress is moving at a “glacial pace” seven years after the final report from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission was released.
  The Yellowhead Institute, based at Toronto Metropolitan University, says two of the report’s 94 calls to action were completed this year — bringing the total of completed calls so far to 13.
  The group says at this rate it will take 42 years, or until 2065, to complete all the calls to action.
  
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• Downtown ambassador Harold Zinke to receive Streams Foundation’s Community Hero Award

  16-12-2022 18:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — They call him the unofficial mayor of Chilliwack due to his ubiquitous smile, joyful demeanour, and a dedicated work ethic that ensures downtown Chilliwack looks its very best.Streams Foundation Canada, a volunteer-based non-profit organization working in Chilliwack, announced Friday morning (Dec. 16) that it will present its Community Hero Award to popular Downtown Chilliwack Business Improvement Association employee Harold Zinke, at a special dinner this weekend.
  “We a
  
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• Surrey’s top Mountie Brian Edwards: ‘We have public safety in order’ - Chilliwack Progress

  16-12-2022 18:20
  Surrey’s top Mountie Brian Edwards: ‘We have public safety in order’  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• In 2021, judge warned of gay bar attacker’s shootout plans

  16-12-2022 18:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A judge who dismissed a 2021 kidnapping case against the Colorado gay nightclub shooter warned last year that the defendant had been stockpiling weapons and planning a shootout, and needed mental health treatment or “it’s going to be so bad.”
  The comments made by Judge Robin Chittum in August last year are contained in court documents obtained by The Associated Press. They add to the warning signs authorities had about Anderson Aldrich&rsquo
  
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• Blue Bombers sign linebacker Kyrie Wilson to one-year extension

  16-12-2022 18:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have signed linebacker Kyrie Wilson to a one-year contract extension. 
  Wilson returns for his sixth season in Winnipeg after his 2022 campaign was cut short when he sustained an Achilles injury in a Week 4 win over Toronto. 
  He had 17 defensive tackles, one special-teams tackle and a sack before the injury.
  Wilson’s best season statistically came in 2019, when he started all 18 games and finished third on the club in defensive plays.&nbs
  
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• Montreal meeting between prime minister and Quebec premier snowed out

  16-12-2022 17:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — A snowstorm forced the cancellation of a meeting scheduled today in Montreal between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Quebec Premier François Legault.
  The leaders were supposed to discuss issues on which the two diverge, such as health transfers and immigration.
  A Trudeau spokesperson says the two men would instead speak over the phone and an in-person meeting would occur at a later date.
  Legault and other premiers have been calling for a substantial increase in federal
  
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• Expert says government decision to delay MAID expansion not necessary

  16-12-2022 17:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The chair of a federal expert panel on medically assisted death is questioning what the government is hoping to accomplish by delaying the expansion of the assisted-dying regime.
  Dr. Mona Gupta says the federal government has already followed through with its commitment to study the expansion that will allow people whose sole underlying condition is a mental disorder to seek a medically assisted death. 
  The expert panel determined the proper safeguards are in place for the ch
  
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• Cultus Lake Park to increase hourly parking fees in 2023 to offset increased costs

  16-12-2022 17:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CULTUS LAKE — Cultus Lake Park will increase what it calls its “high-season” weekday parking rate from $4 to $5, according to budget documents from the November 23 board meeting package.The parking fee increase does not apply to any provincial parking areas around Cultus Lake, but rather parking lots governed by the Cultus Lake Park Board near main beach.Park Board chair Kirk Dzaman confirmed the parking rate increase in a text message to Fraser Valley Today on Friday morning (
  
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• B.C. family represents their Indigenous heritage on Family Feud ... - Chilliwack Progress

  16-12-2022 17:30
  B.C. family represents their Indigenous heritage on Family Feud ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Orca community mourns death of legendary Washington whale ... - Chilliwack Progress

  16-12-2022 17:00
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• Year in review: A look at news events in November and December 2022

  16-12-2022 16:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  A look at news events in November and the first half of December 2022:
  November
  1 – Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. claimed his first American League Gold Glove Award as the league’s top defensive player. His win came two seasons after he switched to first base after starting his career playing at third. Guerrero finished ahead of Minnesota’s Luis Arraez and New York’s Anthony Rizzo. 
  3 – Health Canada authorized a new version of Moderna&r
  
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• CF Montréal signs goalkeeper Pantemis to 2023 deal with two option years

  16-12-2022 16:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — CF Montréal has signed goalkeeper James Pantemis to a new contract for the 2023 Major League Soccer season, with option years in 2024 and 2025.
  The 25-year-old Montreal native has played 36 games in all competitions with his hometown MLS club since making his professional debut on July 24, 2019, in a 1-0 Canadian Championship win over York United FC.
  He has a 17-11-8 record with Montreal with nine clean sheets.
  Pantemis has yet to win a cap with Canada’s senior men&
  
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• Year in review: A look at news events in October 2022

  16-12-2022 16:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  A look at news events in October 2022:
  1 – Russia vetoed a United Nations resolution calling its Ukraine annexation referendums illegal. The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 10-1 with China, India, Brazil and Gabon abstaining. The resolution would also have demanded an immediate halt to Russia’s “full-scale unlawful invasion of Ukraine” and the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all its military forces from Ukraine.
   1 – Travellers to Canada no
  
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• Two-vehicle crash caused rollover on Highway 1 near Chilliwack - Hope Standard

  16-12-2022 16:44
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• Two-vehicle Crash Caused Rollover On Highway 1 Near Chilliwack - Abbotsford News

  16-12-2022 16:44
  Two-vehicle Crash Caused Rollover On Highway 1 Near Chilliwack  Abbotsford News
  
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• Year in review: A look at news events in September 2022

  16-12-2022 16:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  A look at news events in September 2022:
  1 – Health Canada approved Moderna’s new COVID-19 booster vaccine. The bivalent vaccine targets both the original strain of the novel coronavirus and the Omicron variant.  
  1 – The United Nations accused China of serious human rights violations in a long-awaited report examining the crackdown on Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim ethnic groups. Human rights groups have accused Beijing of sweeping a million or more people from the minor
  
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• Year in review: A look at news events in August 2022

  16-12-2022 16:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  A look at news events in August 2022:
  2 – Vin Scully, Hall of Fame broadcaster for the Dodgers of Major League Baseball, died at the age of 94. Scully’s dulcet tones provided the soundtrack of summer while entertaining and informing Dodgers fans in Brooklyn and Los Angeles for 67 years. He was the longest tenured broadcaster with a single team in pro sports history.
  4 – An independent review of Hockey Canada’s governance began with former Supreme Court of Canada judge Tho
  
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• ‘Driven, motivated’ Zellweger looking for more hardware with Canada at world juniors

  16-12-2022 16:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Olen Zellweger was firing puck after puck into the shooting cage one day following practice.
  Lost in the off-ice training – picking corners and snapping rubber off iron – time must have got away from the defenceman and a couple of his teammates.
  Because when they returned to their dressing room in the darkened arena, the door was locked.
  Everyone else had left.
  “We couldn’t get our phones or keys to go home,” Zellweger recalled with grin.
  So, what did they do during
  
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