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• ‘The war has begun’: Quebec coroner hears of stalking, custody concerns in familicide

  25-10-2023 23:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — A former work colleague of a Montreal woman who was killed along with her children by her estranged spouse in December 2019 told an inquiry Wednesday that he was following her despite a court order forbidding contact.
  “He was stalking her,” Najla Ben Ammar told the inquiry looking into the December 2019 killings of Dahia Khellaf, 42, and her sons, Adam, 4, and Aksil, 2.
  Police say the three were strangled by Nabil Yssaad, 46, who took his own life by jumping from a h
  
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• Regulator to restart consultations on long-delayed drug-price reform guidelines

  25-10-2023 23:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The federal agency that regulates the price of patented medicines says it plans to relaunch consultations on the finer points of long-delayed drug-price reforms.
  The Patented Medicine Prices Review Board stalled the implementation of new guidelines last year to give more time for industry groups to weigh in, which caused a major rift at the agency and culminated in the resignation of several board members and the executive director.
  The reforms, which are intended to lower the cos
  
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• Mac Neil becomes Canada’s most decorated Pan Am Games athlete with fifth gold medal

  25-10-2023 23:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SANTIAGO, Chile — Maggie Mac Neil became Canada’s most decorated Pan American Games athlete with her fifth gold medal in the pool in Santiago, Chile.
  The 23-year-old from London, Ont., swam the butterfly leg to help Canada win the women’s 4 x 100 medley relay on the final night of Pan Am Games swimming.
  Mac Neil was also a gold medallist in the women’s 100-metre butterfly, 100-metre freestyle and 50-metre freestyle and 4 x 100 freestyle relay.
  Her fifth trip to the top of
  
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• Rep. Bowman of New York faces misdemeanor charge in fire alarm pulled in House office building

  25-10-2023 23:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman was charged Wednesday with a misdemeanor for triggering a fire alarm as lawmakers scrambled to pass a funding bill before a government shutdown deadline in September.
  The alarm prompted an evacuation of a House office building. It reopened an hour later after Capitol Police determined it was not a threat.
  The New York lawmaker acknowledged pulling the alarm, telling reporters hours later that it was a mistake. He said he was rushing to get to votes and trying to get
  
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• Driver pleads guilty over 2021 crash that killed two University of B.C. students

  25-10-2023 22:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The BC Prosecution Service says a Vancouver man accused in the dangerous driving deaths of two University of British Columbia students has pleaded guilty. 
  Dan McLaughlin, a spokesman with the prosecution service, says Tim Goerner pleaded guilty to two counts of dangerous driving causing death earlier this month. 
  The service says a sentencing hearing will be held for Goerner on Nov. 6. 
  The man was originally accused of impaired driving causing death and other c
  
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• Canadian broadcasters Shulman and Doucet named finalists for Hall of Fame’s Frick Award

  25-10-2023 22:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Canada’s Dan Shulman and Jacques Doucet are among the finalists for the Hall of Fame’s Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in baseball broadcasting.
  Joe Buck, Gary Cohen, Joe Castiglione, Tom Hamilton, Ernie Johnson Sr., Ken Korach, Mike Krukow and Duane Kuiper are also finalists, the Hall said Wednesday.
  Shulman, 56, was the voice of ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball from 2011-17 and now calls Toronto Blue Jays games on Sportsnet. He also called Blue Jays g
  
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• Canada rugby coach names five uncapped players for men’s tournament in Spain

  25-10-2023 22:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canada coach Kingsley Jones has named five uncapped players in his 32-man roster for next month’s La Vila International Rugby Cup in Spain
  The five are forwards Zephyr Melnyk and Dewald Kotze and backs Ciaran Breen, Jamin Hodgkins and Reid Watkins.
  Breen and Melynk, graduates of the Pacific Pride academy, were part of the Canadian team that travelled to Fiji and Tonga in August. Kotze, another former Pacific Pride player, and Hodgkins come from the under-20 team. Watkins is with the MLR&rs
  
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• Driver in Malibu crash that killed 4 students charged with murder, prosecutor says

  25-10-2023 22:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 22-year-old driver of a BMW that struck and killed four Pepperdine University students in Malibu last week has been charged with four counts of murder, authorities said Wednesday.
  Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced the charges against Fraser Bohm at a Wednesday news conference. He didn’t immediately say if Bohm had entered a plea.
  Bohm was in court Wednesday, a day after he was arrested, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s De
  
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• Canada’s Ellie Szeryk wins Jim West Challenge for first NCAA individual title

  25-10-2023 22:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canada’s Ellie Szeryk had the golden touch over the weekend, winning four different ways at the Jim West Challenge.
  Szeryk won her first individual NCAA title on Monday, which in turn helped Southern Methodist University win its first team championship of the fall, just days after the Mustangs also won the tournament’s pro am. 
  Things were going so well for Szeryk and her teammates that they even won the tournament’s karaoke contest.
  “It was pretty special. I honestl
  
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• Canada needs to move faster than the rest of the world on renewable energy: Wilkinson

  25-10-2023 21:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says Canada needs to “get with the program” and move faster to become a renewable energy powerhouse, as a new international energy outlook forecasts demand for all fossil fuels will peak in seven years.
  The International Energy Agency annual outlook published Tuesday says that even if no new climate-related policies are implemented, the ones that exist are still enough to bring demand for oil, gas and coal to a peak by 2030.
  It says t
  
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• Inmate hospitalized after assault at Matsqui federal prison in Abbotsford

  25-10-2023 21:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — Abbotsford Police investigators are looking into an assault that occurred over the weekend at a prison near the University of the Fraser Valley.According to a statement dated Tuesday, October 25, Correctional Service Canada says an inmate was hospitalized after being assaulted at Matsqui Institution, a medium-security federal prison in Abbotsford.The injured inmate was evaluated by staff members and transported to an outside hospital to receive treatment.
  The Abbotsford Police
  
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• Biden condemns retaliatory attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank

  25-10-2023 20:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday spoke out against retaliatory attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank in the aftermath of the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel. He also said he was redoubling his commitment to working on a two-state solution to end the decadeslong Israel-Palestinian conflict.
  Biden said the attacks by settlers amounted to “pouring gasoline” on the already burning fires in the Middle East since the Hamas attack.
  “I
  
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• ‘Elegant’ low-carbon energy projects planned by northern B.C. First Nation: Eby

  25-10-2023 20:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — A northern British Columbia First Nation has signed an agreement with the province to work together on what Premier David Eby calls an “elegant” proposal for a clean energy hub on band territory north of Prince George.
  McLeod Lake Indian Band Chief Harley Chingee says signing a memorandum of understanding for the Tse’khene energy transition hub gives him certainty to move forward “in a good way” on the project that relies on existing pipelines in th
  
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• As 39th annual book sale begins this Sunday, Rotary’s work in Chilliwack is far-reaching

  25-10-2023 20:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — You’ve probably seen their book sale signs on Keith Wilson Road, Vedder Road and other major thoroughfares throughout Chilliwack.As Rotarians prepare for their 39th annual book sale starting this weekend, the scope and reach of the local service club is far-reaching throughout Chilliwack.Since 1984, the Rotary Club of Chilliwack has held its annual book sale to raise funds for community and international projects. This year’s sale gets underway this Sunday, October
  
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• Raptors exercise fourth-year team option on Scottie Barnes’s rookie contract

  25-10-2023 20:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Scottie Barnes is going to be with the Toronto Raptors for at least one more year.
  The Raptors exercised the fourth-year team option on the rookie scale contract of the swingman on Wednesday.
  Barnes is now signed through the 2024-25 season. 
  Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
  Barnes averaged 15.3 points, 6.6 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 1.1 steals and 34.8 minutes in 77 games last season. 
  The 2021-22 NBA rookie of the year shot .456 from the field last season an
  
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• Jean Charest’s son reacts after Legault says comparison to ex-premier is ‘insulting’

  25-10-2023 20:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  QUEBEC — Jean Charest’s son is sticking up for his father after Quebec Premier François Legault suggested it’s an insult to be compared to the former premier.
  Antoine Dionne Charest wrote on the X platform, formerly known as Twitter, that Legault’s decision to insult a former premier was disrespectful, ungenerous and unworthy of the office he holds.
  The dispute comes after Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon suggested in the legislature th
  
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• Accused RCMP leaker never spoke of doing undercover operations: former colleague

  25-10-2023 20:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A former colleague of Cameron Jay Ortis, who is accused of disclosing secrets to people of interest to police, has testified in court that Ortis never mentioned taking part in undercover operations.
  Dan Morris told the Ontario Superior Court that Ortis did not speak to him about contacting the targets of RCMP investigations.  
  The Crown alleges Ortis, a former RCMP intelligence official, anonymously sent classified information in 2015 to people who were of investigative inter
  
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• Canadian women’s rugby team looks to end losing streak against top-ranked England.

  25-10-2023 20:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The fourth-ranked Canadian women’s rugby team has lost 11 straight to top-ranked England, including three defeats in the last year.
  Most recently Canada was beaten 50-24 and 29-12 by the Red Roses in September in Exeter and London, respectively. 
  Canada coach Kevin Rouet, however, believes his squad had the talent to take down the fully professional English side when they meet Friday at the WXV tournament in New Zealand.
  “We had a good performance on offence in the first game (i
  
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• Auger-Aliassime begins Swiss Indoors title defence with win over Riedi

  25-10-2023 20:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BASEL, Switzerland — Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime started off his defence of his Swiss Indoors tennis title with a dominant 6-3, 6-2 win over Switzerland’s Leandro Riedi.
  Auger-Aliassime, ranked 19th in the world and seeded sixth in Basel, won 58 per cent of total points and broke No. 162 Riedi four times on six chances.
  The Canadian faced break point just twice, saving one, in a match that took just over one hour 15 minutes to complete.
  Auger-Aliassime will next face Dutch
  
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• Republican Mike Johnson has secured enough votes to become House speaker as ballot draws to a close

  25-10-2023 19:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Mike Johnson easily secured enough votes to be elected House speaker on Wednesday, as Republicans were eagerly elevating the little-known conservative leader to the seat of U.S. power and ending for now the political chaos in their majority.
  With voting still underway, Johnson, of Louisiana, was picking up support from most all Republicans anxious to put the past weeks of tumult behind and get on with the business of governing.A lower-ranked member of the House GOP l
  
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• French-language university heads criticize tuition hike for non-Quebec students

  25-10-2023 19:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — A group of French-language university heads in Quebec is coming to the defence of English schools who say a planned tuition hike for out-of-province students could devastate their finances.
  The leaders of the Université de Montréal, Université de Laval, Université de Sherbrooke, Polytechnique Montréal and HEC Montréal criticize the plan in an open letter published in La Presse today.
  They denounce “any measure that would put the ve
  
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• Drought reveals cracks in Canada-U.S. Columbia River Treaty as B.C. lake dries up

  25-10-2023 19:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Victoria Youmans says she hasn’t seen Arrow Lakes Reservoir looking so low in more than 20 years.
  The resident of Nakusp on the shores of the reservoir in British Columbia’s southern Interior says she’s seen thousands of dead fish on the shore, and the receding waterline means boat access has been cut to waterfront properties. Instead of lapping waters, some homes now face an expanse of sucking quicksand.
  Drought is part of reason. But so too is the Columbia River Treaty with t
  
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• ‘It’s grim:’ Community devastated by shooting deaths in Sault Ste. Marie

  25-10-2023 19:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. — Halloween decorations still fluttered from the front porch of a home in Sault Ste. Marie where three children were found shot dead this week, the youngest victims of a rampage in the northern Ontario city that ended with five people killed.
  In the front windows, more decorations hung in anticipation of the upcoming celebration, while outside, yellow police tape surrounded the bungalow as neighbours could occasionally be seen weeping nearby.The entire neighbourhood,
  
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• Health-care standards not met at Alberta correctional centre, report finds

  25-10-2023 19:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Alberta’s public interest commissioner has found what he calls “serious lapses” in medical care at a provincial correctional centre.
  Kevin Brezinski’s investigation, responding to a whistleblower, says Alberta Correctional Health Services failed in five cases to provide adequate medical care at the Edmonton Remand Centre. 
  In two of those cases, the patients died, while the other three were hospitalized.
  A nursing consultant who reviewed patient reco
  
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• Ontario Sen. Ian Shugart, former top public servant, dead at 66

  25-10-2023 19:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Speaker of the Senate announced today that Ian Shugart, an Ontario senator and former top public servant, has died at the age of 66. 
  The Senate is expected to hold a moment of silence for Shugart before adjourning for the day. 
  Shugart was appointed to the Senate in September 2022 by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, following a career in the public service that spanned over 40 years. 
  He became the clerk of the Privy Council and secretary to the cabinet in 2019,
  
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• Air Canada apology to U.K. MP over airport screening ‘right thing to do’: Rodriguez

  25-10-2023 19:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez says Air Canada was right to apologize to a British MP who alleges he was subjected to Islamophobic screening by the airline and Canadian border officials on a recent diplomatic trip to Canada.Mohammad Yasin was pulled aside for questioning at London’s Heathrow Airport while other lawmakers he was travelling with were allowed through, and was stopped again at airports in Montreal and Toronto.
  Yasin’s fellow Labour MP rose in the Briti
  
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• Judge reinstates murder charge against Philadelphia police officer in fatal shooting of motorist

  25-10-2023 18:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A judge on Wednesday reinstated all charges, including a murder count, against a former police officer who shot and killed a driver through a rolled-up car window — a confrontation police initially described as the officer shooting the driver after he lunged at him with a knife outside the car.
  Common Pleas Court Judge Lillian Ransom ruled after a hearing that the facts of the case should be established at a trial.
  Former officer Mark Dial was charged with murder,
  
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• Quebec public sector unions call for one-day strike to be held Nov. 6

  25-10-2023 18:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Quebec’s common front of public sector unions is gearing up for a one-day strike on Nov. 6.
  Certain hospitals and regional health boards have begun receiving strike notices for that day, one of those institutions confirmed today.
  The unions did not confirm or deny the date, but they received a strike mandate from members on Oct. 17.
  The mandate has the support of 95 per cent of members and calls for one-day walkouts before an indefinite strike begins.
  The common front is m
  
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• Chilliwack council passes bylaw amendment banning oversized real estate signs; fines for noncompliant realtors

  25-10-2023 18:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — In response to a growing number of oversized real estate signs that have been cropping up around Chilliwack the past year, Chilliwack city council passed a sign bylaw amendment at its meeting on Tuesday (Oct. 24) that effectively bans these types of signs and implements fines for noncompliance.
  According to a city staff report authored by Caitlin Weston, manager of bylaw enforcement for the City of Chilliwack, resident complaints regarding real estate advertising signs have be
  
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• Questions loom after CF Montreal crashes out of MLS playoff race

  25-10-2023 18:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — CF Montreal missed out on the playoffs this Major League Soccer season by the slimmest of margins.
  A 1-0 New York win over Charlotte on Saturday, cemented by a 94th-minute penalty from John Tolkin, moved the Red Bulls into a playoff position and relegated Montreal to 10th place in the Eastern Conference.
  But the big issue in Montreal is not that the team missed out, but how. CF Montreal was one of the league’s worst road teams this year and managed to claim just six of the
  
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• Montreal to ban most natural gas heating, cooking in new buildings

  25-10-2023 18:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Montreal will ban gas-powered systems in new construction starting next fall, with some notable exceptions.
  The new regulation, adopted by the city’s executive committee this morning, will apply to new, small buildings — up to three storeys and 600 square metres in area — as of Oct. 1, 2024, and larger buildings starting six months later.
  Examples of soon-to-be prohibited systems include residential gas-powered stoves, indoor gas fireplaces, hot water heaters and furnaces that
  
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• YOUR PERSPECTIVE: B.C. tax dollars fuelling the illicit drug trade

  25-10-2023 18:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  In a shocking and deeply concerning revelation, recent findings have uncovered public money being used to purchase illicit drugs from the dark web, feeding organized crime and perpetuating the drug crisis in B.C. The essence of our province’s toxic drug crisis lies in the relentless fight against drug addiction and its devastating consequences. As taxpayers, we expect our tax dollars to be used ethically in ways that benefit society as a whole — with tangible results to show for it.
  
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• Rugby referees have plenty to say during games — and everyone can listen

  25-10-2023 17:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  After a flare-up at an English club rugby game between London Irish and the Worcester Warriors, referee Wayne Barnes called the offending players over and calmly read them the riot act.
  “I understand this is an important game. Loads of pressure,” said Barnes, a lawyer when not being a top-flight official. “But you’ve still got a lot of games in the season. If you two carry on like this, we’ll just get two other players on (the field). OK? Understand?”
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• ‘Humanitarian pauses’ in Israel-Hamas war don’t prevent advocacy on hostages: Gould

  25-10-2023 17:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Government House leader Karina Gould says there doesn’t need to be a choice between calling for the release of hostages held by Hamas and advocating for “humanitarian pauses” in its war with Israel.
  Gould said on Parliament Hill this morning that freeing the hostages, among whom may be two people with links to Canada, remains one of the government’s “top priorities.” 
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined other international leaders on Tuesd
  
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• Running back Oliveira gets nod as Bombers nominee for CFL outstanding player

  25-10-2023 17:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Zach Collaros won’t be in the running for a third straight CFL outstanding player award.
  The Winnipeg quarterback has won the honour the last two years. But Canadian running back Brady Oliveira earned the Blue Bombers’ nod Wednesday for this year’s award in voting conducted by the Football Reporters of Canada and nine CFL head coaches.
  The five-foot-10, 222-pound Oliveira, a Winnipeg native, is the CFL’s rushing leader with 1,498 yards (5.9-yard average) a
  
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• Salmon Arm youth's record-breaking achievements inspire holiday ... - Chilliwack Progress

  25-10-2023 17:15 via news.google.com
  
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• Stampeders look to become first CFL franchise to hit 700 all-time win

  25-10-2023 17:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  It won’t affect the West Division standings but the Calgary Stampeders’ regular-season finale is significant for the franchise.
  Calgary (6-11) hosts the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (13-4) on Friday night with both teams having clinched playoff spots. The Stampeders already know, win or lose, they’ll face the B.C. Lions (12-6) in the West Division semifinal Nov. 4 at B.C. Place Stadium.
  Winnipeg has also cemented top spot and home-field advantage against either Calgary or B.C. in the
  
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• NHL notebook: Past champions talk Stanley Cup hangovers

  25-10-2023 16:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Jack Eichel had a plan this summer.
  The idea was simple — a little less would have to do.
  After helping the Vegas Golden Knights capture their first Stanley Cup on June 13, Eichel and his teammates had just over three months to celebrate and recuperate.
  Getting back in the gym to ensure his body was ready for this season, while important, wasn’t the sole focus with a short runway.
  “I didn’t try and overdo anything,” Eichel said before training camp. “I tried t
  
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• UPDATE: Coquihalla Highway reopened northbound following late ... - Chilliwack Progress

  25-10-2023 16:41 via news.google.com
  
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• India to start processing visa applications in Vancouver, other ... - Chilliwack Progress

  25-10-2023 16:30 via news.google.com
  
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• CP NewsAlert: India resuming visa services at high commission, consulates in Canada

  25-10-2023 16:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — India’s high commission in Canada says the country’s officials will resume processing visa applications in Ottawa and at consulates in Toronto and Vancouver, a month after New Delhi suspended the services in Canada and for Canadian citizens worldwide.
  More coming. The Canadian Press
  
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• Hurricane Otis weakens over southern Mexico after battering Acapulco - Chilliwack Progress

  25-10-2023 15:30 via news.google.com
  
  Hurricane Otis weakens over southern Mexico after battering Acapulco  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Longshot World Series: Diamondbacks vs Rangers is a Fall Classic few saw coming

  25-10-2023 15:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Tell the truth: How many people picked Arizona and Texas to meet in the World Series?
  A Rangers-Diamondbacks matchup had 1,750 to 1 odds when wagering opened last fall.
  But in an era when 12 teams make the playoffs, sustained excellence over the six-month regular season has become a boarding pass, not the journey, leading to a Longshot Series that opens Friday night at Globe Life Field.
  “Once you get into the big dance, anything can happen,” Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said be
  
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• A capsule look at the World Series between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Texas Rangers

  25-10-2023 15:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  A capsule look at the best-of-seven World Series between the Arizona Diamondbacks and Texas Rangers:
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  Schedule: (All times EDT) Game 1, Friday, at Arlington, Texas, 8:03 p.m. (Fox); Game 2, Saturday, at Arlington, Texas, 8:03 p.m. (Fox); Game 3, Monday, Oct. 30, at Phoenix, 8:03 p.m. (Fox); Game 4, Tuesday, Oct. 31, at Phoenix, 8:03 p.m. (Fox); x-Game 5, Wednesday, Nov. 1, at Phoenix, 8:03 p.m. (Fox); x-Game 6, Friday, Nov. 3, at Arlington, Texas, 8:03 p.m. (Fox); x-Game 7, Saturday, Nov. 4,
  
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• PHOTOS: Designer builds dungeon in Chilliwack home in time for ... - Chilliwack Progress

  25-10-2023 14:35 via news.google.com
  
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• Food Banks Canada report paints dire picture of Canada-wide affordability crisis

  25-10-2023 13:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — There are many heartbreaking tales behind the record number of Canadians using food banks as they struggle with high inflation and mounting housing costs, says a Vancouver food bank executive. 
  “We see parents who are skipping meals so that their children can eat. We see people who haven’t eaten in days. We see seniors who haven’t had produce in months,” said Cynthia Boulter, chief operating officer with Greater Vancouver Food Banks. 
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• Whitecaps face familiar foe in defending champion LA - Chilliwack Progress

  25-10-2023 12:50 via news.google.com
  
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• U.N. warns Gaza blockade could force it to sharply cut relief operations as bombings rise

  25-10-2023 11:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees warned Wednesday that without immediate deliveries of fuel it will soon have to sharply cut back relief operations across the Gaza Strip, which has been blockaded and hit by devastating Israeli airstrikes since Hamas militants launched an attack on Israel more than two weeks ago.
  The warning came as hospitals in Gaza struggled to treat masses of wounded with dwindling resources, and health officials in the Hamas-ruled territ
  
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• Russian parliament’s upper house rescinds ratification of global nuclear test ban

  25-10-2023 11:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — The upper house of the Russian parliament on Wednesday revoked the ratification of a global nuclear test ban in what Moscow has describes as a move to establish parity with the United States.
  The Federation Council voted to endorse a bill rescinding the ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, also known as the CTBT. The bill will now be sent to President Vladimir Putin for final approval. The lower house approved the bill last week.
  The vote follows a state
  
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• In the news today: Israel’s bombardment in Gaza surges, reducing buildings to rubble

  25-10-2023 10:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today…
  Israel ramps up airstrikes across the Gaza Strip
  Israel has ramped up airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, reducing residential buildings to rubble and crushing families. Airstrikes have killed dozens at a time in levelled homes, according to witnesses.
  The surging death toll foretells even greater loss of life ahead in Gaza, where Israeli forces are expected to launch a gro
  
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