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• Joe Veleno has two goals to lead Detroit Red Wings past Ottawa Senators 5-2

  21-10-2023 22:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Joe Veleno scored twice while Dylan Larkin added a goal and two assists as the Detroit Red Wings defeated the Ottawa Senators 5-2 on Saturday afternoon.
  The game marked the return of Alex DeBrincat, who was dealt to Detroit earlier this summer. And the Canadian Tire Centre gathering of 18,834 made DeBrincat know he was persona non grata.
  Shayne Gostisbehere and David Perron also scored for Detroit (4-1-0), which is on a four-game win streak. Ville Husso was solid in goal, stopping
  
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• Hurricane Norma makes landfall near resorts of Los Cabos on Mexico’s Baja California peninsula

  21-10-2023 22:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Norma has made landfall near the resorts of Los Cabos at the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula.The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Norma, once a Category 4 hurricane, made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane with winds of 80 mph (130 kph) just south of Todos Santos.Norma is expected to continue weakening over the weekend as it crosses into the Sea of Cortez, also known as the Gulf of California.
  Norma is expected to bring he
  
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• B.C. has highest cost of living in Canada: Study - Chilliwack Progress

  21-10-2023 22:23 via news.google.com
  
  B.C. has highest cost of living in Canada: Study  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Canadian trapped in Gaza says first load of aid barely helping humanitarian crisis

  21-10-2023 21:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  A Canadian man trapped in Gaza says the first truckloads of aid let into the enclave today since the latest Israel-Hamas war began two weeks ago will barely make a dent to the humanitarian crisis Palestinians are experiencing all around him.
  Mahmoud Nasser, a 30-year-old who relocated to Gaza City from Mississauga, Ont., in 2021 to take care of his aging father, is among the people in the Palestinian territory under bombardment from Israeli airstrikes since Hamas’ bloody and shocking rampa
  
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• Brooks wins Brazil surfing event after bid for Canadian citizenship turned down

  21-10-2023 21:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SAQUAREMA, Brazil — Teenage surfer Erin Brooks, whose bid for Canadian citizenship was denied this week, won the Corona Saquarema Pro on Saturday.
  The 16-year-old Brooks defeated Australia Sophie McCulloch in the final of the competition, an event on the World Surf League’s Challenger Series.
  Brooks was born in Texas and grew up in Hawaii but has Canadian ties through her American-born father Jeff, who is a dual American-Canadian citizen, and her grandfather who was born and raised i
  
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• Quebec tuition hike for out-of-province students already weighing on high schoolers

  21-10-2023 21:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Quebec’s decision to raise university tuition for out-of-province students starting next year is already weighing on high schoolers and their families.
  17-year-old Gage Crouchman from Ottawa says he was interested in applying to McGill and Concordia universities, but the roughly $8,000 tuition hike would be an insurmountable financial barrier.
  Though 16-year-old Kes Lokker and his father from Grimsby, Ont. say their family would be able to afford the new tuition — ar
  
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• Argentina intends to take unwanted World Cup third-place game seriously

  21-10-2023 20:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PARIS (AP) — Argentina is serious about the Rugby World Cup third-place game that nobody likes to play.
  The Pumas were lumped with the unwanted playoff after losing their semifinal against New Zealand 44-6 on Friday at Stade de France.
  The so-called bronze final is next Friday, the day before the final. The Pumas will face South Africa or England, who had their semifinal late Saturday.
  The Pumas have never reached the final but have played for third place twice — winning in 2007 and
  
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• Canada commits to spend $50 million on humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip

  21-10-2023 20:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Canadian government announced today it will provide an additional $50 million for humanitarian assistance in the Gaza Strip and neighbouring areas.
  International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen issued a statement saying the government will ensure none of the money goes to Hamas, the militant group that launcheda series of terror attacks on Israel two weeks ago.
  Hussen said the money will be used to provide the Palestinian population with food, water, medical assistance, prot
  
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• U.S. fugitive wanted for kidnapping, assault arrested in B.C. - Chilliwack Progress

  21-10-2023 20:22 via news.google.com
  
  U.S. fugitive wanted for kidnapping, assault arrested in B.C.  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Tractorgrease book launch coming to Chilliwack as part of music tour - Chilliwack Progress

  21-10-2023 20:00 via news.google.com
  
  Tractorgrease book launch coming to Chilliwack as part of music tour  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• First snowfall of the season to hit parts of B.C. - Chilliwack Progress

  21-10-2023 20:00 via news.google.com
  
  First snowfall of the season to hit parts of B.C.  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Anonymous 'free candie' box on B.C. trail leaving sour taste - Chilliwack Progress

  21-10-2023 20:00 via news.google.com
  
  Anonymous 'free candie' box on B.C. trail leaving sour taste  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Mounties arrest ‘top priority’ U.S. fugitive wanted in Creston, B.C.

  21-10-2023 19:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CRESTON, B.C. — The RCMP says a fugitive from the United States has been arrested in Creston, B.C.
  The Mounties say they were alerted Friday that the man, who was wanted in the U.S. on allegations of rape, attempted kidnapping and aggravated assault, was in the Creston Valley.
  They say he was a “top priority fugitive” in the U.S.
  Police say officers quickly found and arrested Cole Levine without issue. 
  He is being held in custody. 
  Police say they are now working wit
  
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• ‘Dramatic decline’: Calgary researcher says sea ice in Antarctica lowest since 1986

  21-10-2023 19:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ROTHERA RESEARCH STATION, ANTARCTICA — A Calgary researcher, who has spent the last eight months in Antarctica studying sea ice, says he has seen first-hand how big an effect climate change has had in the region. 
  Vishnu Nandan, a post-doctoral associate with the University of Calgary, along with Robbie Mallett, from the University of Manitoba, have been studying ways to improve how radar satellites measure the thickness of Antarctic sea ice and snow. 
  The research is part of a B
  
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• PHOTOS: BC Lions pay tribute to killed Pitt Meadows child - Chilliwack Progress

  21-10-2023 19:48 via news.google.com
  
  PHOTOS: BC Lions pay tribute to killed Pitt Meadows child  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Much of southern Quebec under rainfall warning, up to 60 millimetres expected

  21-10-2023 18:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Much of southern Quebec is under a rainfall warning today as Environment Canada forecasts between 40 and 60 millimetres of rain could drench the province by Sunday evening.
  The federal weather agency’s rainfall warning covers a wide area from the Ontario border west of Montreal to the Maine border in the east, and from the Vermont border in the south to the region just west of Quebec City to the north.
  Environment Canada says rainfall will be heavy at times, noting downpours have the poten
  
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• Montreal one step closer to getting park to mark Irish mass grave site

  21-10-2023 18:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Montreal is one step closer to getting a commemorative park for the 6,000 Irish immigrants buried in unmarked graves in an industrial pocket of the city southeast of the downtown core.
  This week, the Montreal Irish Memorial Park Foundation became the new owner of the solitary monument known as the Black Rock, a three-metre-tall boulder that marks the location of the largest mass grave in Canada. 
  The site, previously the property of the Anglican Diocese of Montreal, consists of a small patc
  
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• Man United, England soccer great Bobby Charlton dies at 86

  21-10-2023 17:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Bobby Charlton, an English soccer icon who survived a plane crash that decimated a Manchester United team destined for greatness to become the heartbeat of his country’s 1966 World Cup-winning team, has died. He was 86.
  A statement from Charlton’s family, released by United, said he died Saturday surrounded by his family.
  An extravagantly gifted midfielder with a ferocious shot, Charlton was the leading scorer for both United (249 goals) and England (
  
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• Mountain biker Gunnar Holmgren wins Canada’s first gold at Pan American Games

  21-10-2023 17:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SANTIAGO, Chile — Mountain biker Gunnar Holmgren of Orillia, Ont., has won Canada’s first gold medal at the Pan American Games.
  Holmgren took the men’s cross-country race in Santiago, Chile, in a time of one hour 17 minutes 59 seconds Saturday.
  The 24-year-old Canadian beat Chilean silver medallist Martin Vidaurre Kossman by 53 seconds.
  Jose Gabriel Marques De Almeida of Brazil was over two minutes back of Holmgren for the bronze medal.
  Holmgren moved into the lead on the third
  
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• Unbeaten New Zealand and India meet at scenic Dharamsala in Cricket World Cup on Sunday

  21-10-2023 16:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Over the past week, the Indian city of Dharamsala received the season’s first snowfall. As television cameras pan out behind the stadium, the Himalayan mountaintops are noticeable in their pristine white glory.
  Temperatures are set to rise on Sunday, though, when the only two unbeaten teams at the Cricket World Cup meet. New Zealand and hosts India are 4-0 in the tournament, although the 2019 runners-up New Zealander lead on net run rate.
  New Zealand began its tournament by beating defendi
  
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• Canada falls tow Sweden, will play for bronze medal at mixed curling worlds

  21-10-2023 16:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABERDEEN, United Kingdom — Canada’s first loss at the world mixed curling championship was a costly one.
  The Montreal-area rink, skipped by Felix Asselin fell 7-4 to Sweden in the tournament’s semifinal on Saturday.
  Sweden, skipped by Johan Nygren, led 4-1 after four ends before Canada scored three in the fifth to even the score.
  Sweden then pulled away with two points in the sixth followed by a steal of one in the seventh.
  Canada, which entered the match with a perfect 9-0 rec
  
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• Canada’s Leylah Fernandez falls to Siniakova in Jiangxi Open semifinal

  21-10-2023 15:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NANCHANG, China — Leylah Fernandez’s eight-match win streak came to an end on Saturday as she fell 7-5, 6-4 to Katerina Siniakova in the semifinal of the Jiangxi Open.
  The meeting was a rematch of last week’s Hong Kong Open, which Fernandez won in three sets to claim her first title in 19 months.
  Siniakova had three aces and capitalized on seven of 19 breakpoint opportunities to hand Fernandez her first-ever loss in a WTA semifinal.The 22-year-old had won all five of her previo
  
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• Chilliwack Chiefs struggles continue

  21-10-2023 15:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Caden Cranston had two goals and one assist to lead the Surrey Eagles to a 3 – 1 victory in Chilliwack Friday in BCHL action.
  Cranston opened the scoring on a first period powerplay and then added his eighth of the season in the third period as the Eagles continued their perfect season with their eighth win in eight games.
  Hunter McInnes scored the lone Chiefs goal in the third period as Chilliwack fell to 2 – 6 – 1 – 0 on the season.
  The Chiefs, along
  
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• Canada-U.S. refugee pact changes expected to ‘exacerbate existing threats’: memo

  21-10-2023 15:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A newly released memo shows federal officials warned last spring that expanding a bilateral refugee pact to the entire Canada-U.S. border would likely fuel smuggling networks and encourage people to seek more dangerous, remote crossing routes.
  Officials feared the development would also strain RCMP resources as irregular migrants dispersed more widely across the vast border.
  The April memo, made public by Public Safety Canada through the Access to Information Act, was prepared in
  
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• GoByBike weekend events planned in Chilliwack

  21-10-2023 15:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The fall edition of the GoByBike event hits its top gear this weekend with a pair of events planned.
  Residents are invited to join Cycle Chilliwack on the Vedder Rotary Trail for a ride Saturday (Oct. 21) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Refreshments and prizes will be part of the event.
  Those who prefer trail rides will have a chance to take part in the Chilliwack Gravel Ride Sunday afternoon from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. The 26 km Vedder Rotary Trail ride will start from the Vedder Dong Park
  
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• Arrest made in fatal Vancouver shooting

  21-10-2023 14:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Vancouver police (VPD) say they have made an arrest in connection with a killing last month.The VPD says officers arrested a man on Wednesday after a fatal shooting in East Vancouver on September 10th, but no charges have been laid so far.Investigators say two men were shot near Victoria Drive and East 28th Avenue, and both were taken to hospital.
  Police say one of the victims, 35-year-old Zuhoruddin Mansoori, died on Monday, and at the time of the shooting police said they&rsq
  
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• 'Like driving into a brick wall': A Chilliwack man's passion for jousting - Vernon Morning Star

  21-10-2023 14:00 via news.google.com
  
  'Like driving into a brick wall': A Chilliwack man's passion for jousting  Vernon Morning Star
  
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• ‘Like driving into a brick wall’: A Chilliwack man’s passion for jousting - Terrace Standard

  21-10-2023 14:00 via news.google.com
  
  ‘Like driving into a brick wall’: A Chilliwack man’s passion for jousting  Terrace Standard
  
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• 'Like driving into a brick wall': A Chilliwack man's passion for jousting - Parksville-Qualicum Beach News

  21-10-2023 14:00 via news.google.com
  
  'Like driving into a brick wall': A Chilliwack man's passion for jousting  Parksville-Qualicum Beach News
  
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• ‘Like driving into a brick wall’: A Chilliwack man’s passion for jousting - Barriere Star Journal

  21-10-2023 14:00 via news.google.com
  
  ‘Like driving into a brick wall’: A Chilliwack man’s passion for jousting  Barriere Star Journal
  
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• Israel strikes Gaza after 2 captives freed, and there are signs that aid may soon enter from Egypt

  21-10-2023 08:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel and Palestinian militants traded fire on Saturday after Hamas released an American woman and her teenage daughter, the first of some 200 captives to be freed after the militant group’s Oct. 7 rampage into Israel. Meanwhile, there were indications that the Rafah crossing between Egypt and Gaza would soon open to allow in humanitarian aid.
  Israel has sealed off the territory for two weeks, forcing Palestinians to ration food and to drink filthy water fro
  
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• Canadian women open WXV rugby tournament in New Zealand with 42-22 win over Wales

  21-10-2023 07:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Captain Sophie de Goede scored 17 points as Canada defeated Wales 42-22 in its opening game at the new WXV women’s 15s rugby tournament Saturday.
  De Goede, named player of the match, was a force running with the ball and disrupting the Welsh attack.
  “Sophie was great,” said Canada coach Kevin Rouet. “She leads the team on and off the field.” 
  The WXV is a new three-tier annual competition with the fourth-ranked Canadians in the e
  
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• Stampeders hammer Lions 41-16 to keep control of their destiny

  21-10-2023 07:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The Calgary Stampeders earned a dominant 41-16 victory over the B.C. Lions Friday night at B.C. Place to hold control of their destiny for the post-season.
  The Stampeders (6-11) can clinch a playoff berth if the Saskatchewan Roughriders (6-11) fall to the Toronto Argonauts on Saturday or if Calgary can defeat the Winnipeg Blue Bombers next week.
  Jake Maier went 10-of-21 passing for 123 yards and two touchdowns for the Stampeders.
  Vernon Adams went 9-of-13 passing for 116 yards
  
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• American sensation Ilia Malinin flawless on opening night of Skate America

  21-10-2023 06:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  American figure skater Ilia Malinin began his Grand Prix season in a familiar place.
  Right at the top of the standings at Skate America.
  The 18-year-old from Fairfax, Virginia, began the defense of his title with a brilliant short program Friday night to put a huge gap between himself and the rest of the field. Malinin was flawless on his three jump sequences, including a difficult quad lutz-triple toe combination, to score 104.06 points and earn a huge ovation at Credit Union of Texas Event Cen
  
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• Jack Hughes scores second goal of game in OT as Devils beat Islanders 5-4

  21-10-2023 06:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Jack Hughes got his second goal of the game at 2:19 of overtime and added two assists to give the New Jersey Devils a 5-4 win over the New York Islanders on Friday night.
  Dougie Hamilton, Tyler Toffoli and Luke Hughes also scored and New Jersey snapped a two-game skid. Jesper Bratt had three assists, Timo Meier had two and Akira Schmid stopped 27 shots for his first win of the season.
  Brock Nelson and Bo Horvat each scored twice, and Kyle Palmieri had three assists as the I
  
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• Danforth has goal and an assist, Martin stops 36 shots as Blue Jackets beat Flames 3-1

  21-10-2023 04:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Justin Danforth had a goal an assist, backup goalie Spencer Martin stopped 36 shots to get his first win in nearly a year, and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Calgary Flames 3-1 on Friday night.
  Sean Kuraly and Zach Werenski also scored for the Blue Jackets, who rebounded from a 4-0 loss to Detroit on Monday.
  Elias Lindholm scored, and Jacob Markstrom stopped 23 shots for Calgary.
  After a scoreless first period, Kuraly picked up a leading pass from Danforth in the
  
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• Former Canada captain Jamie Cudmore put in charge of Toronto Arrows academy

  21-10-2023 03:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Former Canada captain Jamie Cudmore has been put in charge of the Toronto Arrows academy in the role of director and head coach.
  Cory Hector, who previously ran the academy, is moving to a full-time coaching role with the Arrows senior side ahead of the 2024 Major League Rugby season.
  Cudmore, a native of Squamish, B.C., represented Canada at four World Cups from 2003 to 2015 and played overseas in France, Wales and New Zealand. He retired as a player in 2017.
  While playing at AS
  
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• Forge FC’s Bekker up for Canadian Premier League player of the year for a fourth time

  21-10-2023 02:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Pacific FC’s Manny Aparicio, Forge FC’s Kyle Bekker, Halifax Wanderers FC’s Lorenzo Callegari and Cavalry FC’s Daan Klomp and Ali Musse are the five nominees for the Canadian Premier League’s player of the year.
  Bekker has been nominated for the award in four of the CPL’s five seasons, winning in 2020.
  The 33-year-old midfielder finished second in the league in assists with seven and added three goals. His 7.02 expected assists were the most among CPL players
  
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• Judge temporarily lifts narrow gag order on Trump in 2020 election case

  21-10-2023 01:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan temporarily lifted her narrow gag order in Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case in Washington on Friday to give lawyers time to file more briefs on the matter.Chutkan made that ruling shortly after Trump’s lawyers urged the judge to pause the gag order while he pursues his appeal of it. The gag order she issued Monday barred him from making public statements targeting prosecutors, court staff and potential witnesses.Chutkan said the order w
  
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• Einarson beats Homan in wild showdown, advances to playoffs at Grand Slam opener

  21-10-2023 01:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. — Kerri Einarson earned a playoff spot at the Grand Slam of Curling’s HearingLife Tour Challenge with a wild 7-5 win over Rachel Homan on Friday.
  Einarson was up 7-0 after four ends, but the four-time defending Canadian women’s champion had to fend off a furious comeback from Homan.
  Homan, the event’s defending champion, scored three in the fifth end and then had back-to-back steals of one, but it wasn’t enough.
  Einarson, from Gimli, Man., moved
  
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• High school completion, income levels increasing for First Nations peoples: StatCan

  21-10-2023 01:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Status First Nations people in Canada have seen some improvement in several key aspects of daily life, Statistics Canada has found, citing gains in areas ranging from household income levels to internet access.The agency’s report, produced in collaboration with the Assembly of First Nations and released on Wednesday, studied how on- and off-reserve First Nations peoples are faring in areas like education, housing and employment and noted several examples of significant progr
  
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• Father of freed American teen hostage Natalie Raanan says she’s “doing very good”

  21-10-2023 01:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — The father of freed American teen hostage Natalie Raanan says she’s doing well after her release Friday by Hamas.Uri Raanan of Illinois told The Associated Press that he spoke to his daughter by telephone. “She’s doing good. She’s doing very good,” said Uri Raanan, who lives in the Chicago suburbs. “I’m in tears, and I feel very, very good.”The 71-year-old said he saw on the news Friday that an American mother and daught
  
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• Achiuwa, Poeltl and Porter active for Raptors in pre-season game against Wizards

  21-10-2023 00:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors will have their full complement when they host the Washington Wizards in a pre-season game tonight.
  Centre Jakob Poeltl as well as forwards Precious Achiuwa and Otto Porter Jr. were all available to play for Toronto.
  Poeltl was returning from an undisclosed illness that sidelined him all week.
  Achiuwa missed all three of the Raptors’ pre-season games with a strained groin.
  Porter could play in his first NBA game in nearly a year after he had surgery on h
  
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• British Columbians at higher risk for eviction from rentals - Chilliwack Progress

  21-10-2023 00:00 via news.google.com
  
  British Columbians at higher risk for eviction from rentals  Chilliwack Progress
  
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