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• Yule wins Madonna di Campiglio night slalom for 3rd time

  22-12-2022 23:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MADONNA DI CAMPIGLIO, Italy (AP) — When it comes to the World Cup slalom on the steep and icy Canalone Miramonti course, Daniel Yule is a specialist.
  The Swiss skier won the night race for the third time Thursday, surging up from fourth place after the opening run with a flawless second trip down.
  Yule matched Alberto Tomba and Henrik Kristoffersen in second place on the all-time wins list for the Italian race, trailing only Ingemar Stenmark’s five victories.
  Three of Yule’s fi
  
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• Maple Leafs hang on for 4-3 victory over Flyers in weekday matinee

  22-12-2022 23:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Power-play goals from Calle Jarnkrok and Mitch Marner ignited the Toronto Maple Leafs late in the second period. They then survived a late-game scare to score a 4-3 win against the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday afternoon.In their final outing before the Christmas break, the Maple Leafs (21-7-6) increased their victory string at Scotiabank Arena to six games and a perfect 5-0 in December.
  Only the Boston Bruins, who were scheduled to play the Winnipeg Jets later Thursday, have a
  
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• Spirits brighten on the annual Chilliwack and District Real Estate ... - Hope Standard

  22-12-2022 23:17 via news.google.com
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• Spirits brighten on the annual Chilliwack and District Real Estate ... - Agassiz Harrison Observer

  22-12-2022 23:17 via news.google.com
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• Hockey Canada unveils 25-player roster for upcoming Spengler Cup

  22-12-2022 23:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CALGARY — Olympians David Desharnais and Daniel Winnik headline Canada’s 25-player roster for the upcoming Spengler Cup in Davos, Switzerland.
  Two goalies, eight defencemen and 15 forwards were selected by general manager Shane Doan, Hockey Canada director of operations Tyler Dietrich and the team’s management group.
  Desharnais, Winnik and Chris DiDomenico are the returnees from the 2019 squad that won gold when the annual holiday season tournament was last played. 
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• Blowing snow to begin early Friday, followed by freezing rain in Chilliwack

  22-12-2022 22:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — As if the -23 wind chill weren’t bad enough today, Environment Canada is warning it could get even worse tomorrow in Chilliwack, Abbotsford and Hope.
  To make matters worse, primary roads like Yale Road could turn into a sheet of ice by Friday if weather forecasts come to fruition.
  Environment Canada is warning that a multi-hazard storm will bring blowing snow shortly after midnight tonight (Thursday), followed by ice pellets and the likelihood of freezing rain Friday (De
  
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• Warm-up on horizon for southern B.C., but not before more snow, ice, freezing rain

  22-12-2022 22:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Warmer weather is set to arrive in southern British Columbia by Christmas Eve but forecasters warn it’s going to get messy.
  Most of the province is under an extreme cold warning or winter storm watch as bitterly cold temperatures and dangerous wind chill values of -40 C hit some regions.
  Environment Canada is warning heavy snow, ice pellets and freezing rain is expected in Metro Vancouver, Vancouver Island and the Fraser Valley from now through Christmas Eve on Saturday f
  
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• Canada to spend $1.8B on rescue helicopter upgrades, nearly double original budget

  22-12-2022 22:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Canada is planning to spend $1.8 billion to upgrade its fleet of military search-and-rescue helicopters ⁠— nearly double what was originally budgeted.
  Defence Minister Anita Anand and Procurement Minister Helena Jaczek announced the sole-sourced deal to upgrade the military’s Cormorant helicopters late this afternoon.
  The federal government has been planning to upgrade the Cormorant fleet for years, which will include modernizing its 13 existing helicopters and b
  
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• Davies named Canada Soccer player of the year after scoring at World Cup

  22-12-2022 22:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Bayern Munich and Canadian men’s national team star Alphonso Davies has been named Canada Soccer player of the year for the fourth time in five seasons.
  Davies was instrumental in helping the men’s team qualify for the World Cup for the first time in 36 years, and scored the squad’s first-ever goal at soccer’s showcase event in Qatar.
  The 22-year-old left back from Edmonton also helped Bayern win the 2021-22 Bundesliga and 2022 DFL Supercup in Germany and
  
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• The Grinch spotted scooping up recycling in Chilliwack this week - Chilliwack Progress

  22-12-2022 22:10 via news.google.com
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• Environment Canada warning Quebecers about possible blackouts due to winter storm

  22-12-2022 21:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Environment Canada is warning Quebecers to prepare emergency kits that can help sustain them for up to 72 hours without power, as a major storm approaches the province.
  The weather agency is forecasting heavy snow, rain and strong winds for many regions in Quebec starting Thursday.
  Meteorologist Jean-Philippe Bégin says Quebecers should prepare for the possibility of blackouts “for prolonged periods.”
  Bégin says winds between 80 and 120 kilometres per h
  
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• Wildlife overpasses not wide enough: University of B.C. study - Chilliwack Progress

  22-12-2022 21:30 via news.google.com
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• Jan. 6 witness recounts pressure campaign from Trump allies

  22-12-2022 21:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson described to the House Jan. 6 committee a wide-ranging pressure campaign from Donald Trump’s allies aimed at influencing her cooperation with Congress and stifling potentially damaging testimony about him.
  In extraordinary closed-door testimony made public Thursday, Hutchinson recounted how those in the former president’s circle dangled job opportunities and financial assistance as she was cooperating with the committ
  
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• Love letter from the people of Chilliwack goes out to those suffering ... - Terrace Standard

  22-12-2022 20:40 via news.google.com
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• Love letter from the people of Chilliwack goes out to those suffering ... - Summerland Review

  22-12-2022 20:40 via news.google.com
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• NFL ‘Sunday Ticket’ headed to YouTube beginning next season - Chilliwack Progress

  22-12-2022 20:30 via news.google.com
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• How to protect yourself against ‘renoviction’ as rental markets heat up - Chilliwack Progress

  22-12-2022 20:30 via news.google.com
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• Olympic champ Edin named interim president of new Curling Players’ Association

  22-12-2022 20:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Olympic champion Niklas Edin of Sweden has been named interim president of the new Curling Players’ Association.
  The international group was organized by Curling Live streaming service co-founder Rylan Hartley, the association said Thursday in a release.
  Executive group members include representatives from Europe (Switzerland’s Silvana Tirinzoni, Edin), Canada (Tyler Tardi, Emma Miskew), the U.S., (Korey Dropkin, Tabitha Peterson), Pacific-Asia (Japan’s Anna Ohmiya and J.D. Lin
  
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• Feds opt to focus on making access-to-info law work better amid calls for reforms

  22-12-2022 20:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The federal government says departments will focus on making the access-to-information system work better amid calls for fundamental changes to the transparency law.
  The Access to Information Act allows people to request government documents, from internal emails to research reports, for a $5 fee — but it is widely considered to be outdated and poorly administered.
  The law has not been fully overhauled since its introduction almost 40 years ago, and many users complain of le
  
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• Extreme cold has many lifts shut down at Kootenay ski hills - Chilliwack Progress

  22-12-2022 20:10 via news.google.com
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• Chilliwack physiotherapist facing sexual assault charges opts ... - Chilliwack Progress

  22-12-2022 20:10 via news.google.com
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• Chilliwack RCMP Supt. Davy Lee tells Santa that Mounties have been good this year

  22-12-2022 19:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Santa knows who’s been naughty or nice in 2022.Upper Fraser Valley Regional Detachment Superintendent Davy Lee saddled up next to Santa and had a lot to tell him during a recent visit with Saint Nicholas.The RCMP detachment posted on Twitter Thursday morning (Dec. 22), less than three days before Santa’s arrival, that the RCMP were on their best behaviour in 2022.According to the Twitter post, RCMP members in Chilliwack, Agassiz, Hope, Boston Bar, Harrison Hot Spri
  
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• Losada gets fresh start in Montreal after troubled stint with D.C. United

  22-12-2022 19:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Hernán Losada’s first stint as a Major League Soccer head coach lasted just over one season, a tenure characterized by a contentious relationship between the coach and his bosses at D.C. United.
  With Losada now charged with taking the reins at CF Montreal, sporting director Olivier Renard is confident the Argentine and the club’s brain trust are on the same page.
  “If we weren’t in agreement, he wouldn’t be here right now,” Renard said T
  
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• Refugee group says Ottawa will help bring 600 LGBTQ Afghans to Canada

  22-12-2022 19:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — An LGBTQ refugee group says Ottawa is helping resettle 600 Afghans to Canada who are fleeing persecution due to their sexual orientation or gender identity.
  Earlier this week, Toronto-based Rainbow Railroad said it has been able to resettle only four per cent of the nearly 3,800 Afghans who have asked for help coming to Canada since the Taliban took over their country.
  The organization complained Ottawa’s resettlement programs don’t account for Afghans persecuted on th
  
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• ‘Cousin Eddie’ display in Kentucky leads to police response

  22-12-2022 19:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SHEPHERDSVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A “Cousin Eddie” display in Kentucky apparently looked a little too real and police were called to check it out.
  After receiving the call, a dispatcher described the scene to responding officers as “a male standing outside. He is naked. He has a robe covering part of his body. He is exposing himself, and he has a hose between his legs.”
  Officers arrived at the Shepherdsville home to find a mannequin in the yard that looked like Cousin Eddi
  
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• Ottawa move to seize millions from Russian oligarch could test Charter: trade lawyer

  22-12-2022 18:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Canada’s attempt to seize and forfeit a Russian oligarch’s holdings could be a major test of how Ottawa balances sanctions and Charter rights.
  This week, Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly said she plans to use a new law to confiscate and divert assets held by people who have been sanctioned.
  The first case involves Roman Abramovich, an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin who partially owns the steel company Evraz, which has facilities in Regina and Calgary.
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• Chilliwack businesses and community raise $88K in just a month for 4 ECG machines at Chilliwack Hospital

  22-12-2022 18:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — From Canex Building Supplies to Gulf & Fraser Fishermen’s Credit Union, businesses across the Fraser Valley are stepping up to help the Chilliwack Hospital Foundation in its mission to support the hospital’s capital needs and enable health care professionals to provide quality care to all Chilliwack residents.Thanks to the generous donation from a downtown Chilliwack church, as well as a Chilliwack philanthropist, and the greater Chilliwack community, the all-v
  
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• Redblacks sign defensive lineman Cleyon Laing to two-year extension

  22-12-2022 18:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Ottawa Redblacks have signed defensive lineman Cleyon Laing to a two-year extension. 
  Laing had 26 defensive tackles and three sacks in 18 games last season, his ninth in the CFL.
  The Edmonton native broke into the CFL with Toronto in 2013 and spent three seasons with the Argonauts before an NFL stint with the Miami Dolphins.
  He returned to the CFL in 2016, joining the Redblacks for one regular-season game before helping the team win its first Grey Cup.
  He returned to Tor
  
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• VIDEO: Friends say Chilliwack Christmas car giveaway recipient ... - Hope Standard

  22-12-2022 18:14 via news.google.com
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• VIDEO: Friends say Chilliwack Christmas car giveaway recipient ... - Agassiz Harrison Observer

  22-12-2022 18:14 via news.google.com
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• Taliban minister defends ban on women’s university studies

  22-12-2022 17:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The minister of higher education in the Taliban government on Thursday defended his decision to ban women from universities — a decree that had triggered a global backlash.
  Discussing the matter for the first time in public, Nida Mohammad Nadim said the ban issued earlier this week was necessary to prevent the mixing of genders in universities and because he believes some subjects being taught violated the principles of Islam. He said the ban was in place un
  
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• Quebec court sides with First Nation regarding underfunding of its police force

  22-12-2022 17:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — First Nations in northern Quebec are calling on the province and the federal government for more funding for Indigenous police forces.
  The call for money comes after the Quebec Court of Appeal ruled in favour of the Pekuakamiulnuatsh Takuhikan First Nation on the issue.
  In a judgment rendered Dec. 15, the court agreed that the First Nation was owed $1.6 million from Quebec and Ottawa to cover years of underfunding of its police force.
  Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador Ch
  
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• Canadian head coach took road less travelled to world junior spotlight

  22-12-2022 17:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Dennis Williams accepted the job and packed the car without a second thought.
  A young hockey mind looking for another chance, he also sported a slightly bruised ego.
  Williams had taken over as interim head coach at Bowling Green in the NCAA ranks the previous season, but was ultimately turned down for the full-time position.
  When his phone rang with a unique offer in the wake of that 2010 disappointment, he jumped at the chance – coaching in the NAHL, a second-tier junior circuit that dots
  
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• ‘My heart is crying’: Afghan refugees wait on family members to join them in Canada

  22-12-2022 17:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Khalid Khogiani arrived in Canada from Afghanistan through Pakistan more than a year ago and has been waiting for the Canadian government to process the refugee applications for his wife, mother and siblings ever since. 
  The 34-year-old, who worked as a computer assistant and interpreter with the Canadian Armed Forces in Kandahar between 2009 and 2011, said he applied for asylum at Canada’s embassy in Kabul and got his visa before the Taliban seized control of the Afgh
  
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• Arizona to remove shipping container wall from Mexico border

  22-12-2022 17:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey will take down a makeshift wall made of shipping containers at the Mexico border, settling a lawsuit and political tussle with the U.S. government over trespassing on federal lands.
  The Biden administration and the Republican governor entered into an agreement that Arizona will cease installing the containers in any national forest, according to court documents filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Phoenix.
  The agreement also calls for Arizona to
  
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• Senators-Red Wings game postponed due to severe winter storm brewing in Ontario

  22-12-2022 17:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators’ game Friday night against the Detroit Red Wings has been postponed due to a severe winter storm forecast for much of Ontario.
  The game has been rescheduled to Monday, Feb. 27, at 7 p.m. ET.
  The Senators are scheduled to host the Washington Capitals on Thursday night. With Friday’s game rescheduled, they will next play Tuesday against Boston at the Canadian Tire Centre.
  “While unfortunate that we have to postpone the game, the safety of our pl
  
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• Former Broncos RB Ronnie Hillman dies at 31

  22-12-2022 17:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DENVER (AP) — Running back Ronnie Hillman, who was part of the Denver Broncos team that won Super Bowl 50, has died, his family said in a statement. He was 31.
  Hillman’s family posted on his Instagram account Wednesday that he was diagnosed in August with a rare form of kidney cancer called renal medullary carcinoma and was under hospice care. The family wrote hours later that he died surrounded by family and close friends.The Broncos expressed their condolences on social media Thurs
  
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• Family, friends to gather for funeral of man shot in condo building north of Toronto

  22-12-2022 17:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The family of a man who was among five people killed in a shooting rampage at a Toronto-area condo says the 59-year-old’s funeral will be held at a mosque today. 
  Police have said Naveed Dada and four others were killed on Sunday night by a 73-year-old gunman who was later shot dead by police. 
  Dada and three of the victims were members of the condo board, which the gunman had a lengthy legal dispute with. The two others killed were spouses of two board members wh
  
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• Chilliwack transit will be impacted Thursday due to employee shortage and illness

  22-12-2022 16:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — B.C. Transit posted on its website Thursday morning (Dec. 22) at 6:26 a.m. that it is experiencing a lack of employees due to a staff shortage and/or seasonal illnesses.As a result, the public transit operator advised, schedules may be altered on a very short notice to adjust to its operational capacities.
  “The Chilliwack Transit system is currently experiencing service challenges due to employee shortage/illness,” B.C. Transit wrote on its website. “The impa
  
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• Trudeau signals shift away from humanitarian aid toward financing ... - Chilliwack Progress

  22-12-2022 16:30 via news.google.com
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• Temperatures fall far and fast as winter storm threatens US - Chilliwack Progress

  22-12-2022 16:30 via news.google.com
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• Hockey Canada picking up the pieces after disastrous, scandal-filled ... - Chilliwack Progress

  22-12-2022 16:30 via news.google.com
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• First Transit bus drivers in Fraser Valley, including Chilliwack, vote for strike

  22-12-2022 16:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD — Members of CUPE (Canadian Union of Public Employees) 561 who work as bus drivers for First Transit have voted 98 per cent in favour of job action.The Canadian Union of Public Employees is Canada’s largest union, with 715,000 members across the country, representingworkers in health care, emergency services, education, early learning and child care, municipalities, social services, libraries, utilities, transportation, airlines and more.
  The strike vote, which was complet
  
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• Part-time, well-paying job opens up with Chilliwack-Kent MLA Kelli Paddon

  22-12-2022 15:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — A rare but well-paying opportunity to work for a local Member of the Legislative Assembly in Chilliwack just became available this past week.
  Chilliwack-Kent MLA Kelli Paddon posted on her Facebook page Tuesday (Dec. 20) that she is looking to hire a part-time constituency assistant with a starting wage of $29.11 an hour and a maximum wage of $34.50 an hour.Assuming an individual is compensated for 52 weeks of work per year, the starting annual salary equals $42,384 up to a ma
  
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• Three Ways Cleopatra Contributed to Science and Medicine

  22-12-2022 15:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not!Cleopatra remains a favorite of Hollywood epics and Halloween costumes. One of the most celebrated movies to explore the late, great Egyptian pharaoh’s life was 1963’s Cleopatra, starring Elizabeth Taylor. The historical figure reimagined has also appeared in TV shows like 2005’s Rome. Moreover, she’s slated for recreation by Gal Gadot in the forthcoming — you guessed it! — Cleopatra.
  Depictions of Cleopatra emphasize her
  
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• With high-performance review underway, Curling Canada hopes new quad yields results

  22-12-2022 13:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Curling Canada is hoping an ongoing high-performance review will help put the federation on track for success after a disappointing showing on the international stage last season.
  Canada’s lone curling medal at the Beijing Olympics was a men’s bronze and the gold shutout continued at the world championships.
  One of the top priorities on the organization’s to-do list for the new quadrennial is hiring a high-performance director to succeed Gerry Peckham, who is serving as a consu
  
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• Virginia state Sen. McClellan wins Democratic nomination

  22-12-2022 11:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Virginia state Sen. Jennifer McClellan has overwhelmingly won the Democratic nomination to succeed the late A. Donald McEachin in Congress, party officials said.
  McClellan won the nomination with 23,661 votes in Tuesday’s firehouse primary over Sen. Joe Morrissey, who netted just 3,782, and two other candidates. She will be the overwhelming favorite in the heavily Democratic 4th Congressional District when a special election is held Feb. 21.
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• Back-to-office mandate has some public-service parents scrambling to find child care

  22-12-2022 11:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Tania Marcil doesn’t have much time to spare before the holidays set in.Now, instead of using those rare moments to get ready for the season, she says she is spending them scrambling to find last-minute care for her three children.
  The Halifax-based worker is among the public servants who received a controversial back-to-the-office order last week. Federal employees will be required to spend two or three days a week at the office by March, with a transition beginning in mid-
  
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• More flight delays possible as storm approaches Toronto : In The News for Dec. 22 …

  22-12-2022 10:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of Dec. 22 …
  What we are watching in Canada …
  A major winter storm bearing down on Toronto is adding to the calamity in Canadian airports already plagued by flight cancellations and delays set off early this week by heavy snow in Vancouver. 
  Environment Canada says Toronto’s storm will begin today with rain or snow f
  
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• Trudeau signals shift away from humanitarian aid toward financing infrastructure

  22-12-2022 10:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is signalling a shift away from humanitarian aid toward funding infrastructure projects in developing countries.
  “A lot of it is less around humanitarian development, in my conversations with the Global South, and much more about, well, how can you create investments in renewable energies that’s going to last the next 20 years?” Trudeau said last week in a year-end interview with The Canadian Press.
  “How are you going to build
  
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