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• UN rejects Canadian push to call out “deliberate cruelty” of Hamas attacks

  27-10-2023 23:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — A Canadian-led effort to formally condemn Hamas for the “deliberate cruelty” of its deadly Oct. 7 attacks on Israel went down to defeat Friday as the United Nations instead endorsed a call for a humanitarian pause in hostilities. 
  On the second day of an emergency session of the UN General Assembly, delegates debated the language of a draft resolution calling for a “truce” to allow aid to enter the Gaza Strip and trapped civilians to escape. 
  
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• UPDATE: Suspect in Maine shooting found dead

  27-10-2023 23:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  UPDATE:  LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Authorities say a man suspected of fatally shooting 18 people and wounding 13 in Maine has been found dead.
  Robert Card, who was wanted in connection with the shootings at Schemengees Bar and Grille and at Just-In-Time Recreation bowling alley in Lewiston, is believed to have died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, a law enforcement official tells The Associated Press.
  The official was not authorized to discuss details of the investigation publicly
  
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• UN General Assembly calls for `humanitarian truce’ in Gaza leading to halt in Israel-Hamas fighting

  27-10-2023 23:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly approved a nonbinding resolution Friday calling for a “humanitarian truce” in Gaza leading to a cessation of hostilities between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers.
  It was the first U.N. response to Hamas’ surprise Oct. 7 attacks on Israel and Israel’s ongoing military response and vow to obliterate Hamas.
  The 193-member world body adopted the resolution by a vote of 120-14 with 45 abstentions after rejecting a Canad
  
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• Authorities scour woods, water and homes on Day 2 of search for suspect in Maine mass shooting

  27-10-2023 23:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Authorities scoured the woods and hundreds of acres of family-owned property, sent dive teams with sonar to the bottom of a river and scrutinized a possible suicide note Friday in the second day of their intensive search for an Army reservist accused of fatally shooting 18 people and wounding 13 at a bowling alley and a bar in Maine.
  All of the deceased have been identified, and they ranged in age from 14 to 76, according to a spokesperson for the state medical exami
  
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• Intel unit focused on analysis, not criminal operations, RCMP employee tells jury

  27-10-2023 23:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — An RCMP employee who worked in the same intelligence unit as a man charged with revealing classified information says the unit was not involved in criminal investigations, surveillance or undercover work.
  Gregory O’Hayon told Ontario Superior Court that Operations Research, as the unit was known, focused on intelligence and analysis.
  The Crown alleges Cameron Jay Ortis, who once led the unit, anonymously sent secret information in 2015 to people who were of investigative int
  
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• Parks Canada says whirling disease could decimate fish, respect B.C. closures

  27-10-2023 23:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Parks Canada officials say they’re closely watching lakes and rivers in Kootenay and Yoho national parks for a parasite that could “decimate” as much as 90 per cent of young trout and salmon.
  The first suspected case of the disease in British Columbia was found in September in Emerald Lake, in Yoho National Park, prompting the closure of the lake and other nearby waterways. 
  Francois Masse, Parks Canada’s field unit superintendent for Lake Louise, Y
  
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• A list of facts about whirling disease found in some national park waterways in B.C.

  27-10-2023 23:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Parks Canada officials have shut down waterbodies in British Columbia’s Yoho and Kootenay national parks after the discovery of whirling disease. Here are some facts about the disease:
  — Species susceptible to the disease include cutthroat, rainbow, bull, brown and brook trout, coho, sockeye, chinook and Atlantic salmon and the mountain whitefish. 
  — The disease is especially deadly for young finfish, with the overall death rate of fry and fingerlings rea
  
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• Waterloo rivals to meet in U Sports football playoffs as Warriors face Golden Hawks

  27-10-2023 23:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The Waterloo Warriors used their last game of the regular season to squeak into the U Sports football playoffs with a 3-5 record. Their reward is a daunting first-round matchup against a longtime crosstown rival. 
  The 7-1 Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks will host the Warriors in an Ontario quarterfinal on Saturday at University Stadium.
  “It’s going to be competitive and intense,” said Warriors head coach Chris Bertoia. “These guys want to get after each other, that&rsqu
  
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• The CFL suspended B.C. defensive lineman Sione Teuhema for one game

  27-10-2023 23:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The CFL suspended B.C. defensive lineman Sione Teuhema for one game Friday following an incident in last week’s 41-16 loss to the Calgary Stampeders.
  The six-foot-four, 249-pound Teuhema received the suspension for making unnecessary head contact with Calgary offensive lineman D’Antne Demery, then striking him. Teuhema was ejected from the game.
  Teuhema, a 28-year-old American, is in his second season with B.C. He has 37 tackles (three for loss), seven sacks, and two
  
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• The greatest Rugby World Cup final? Huge expectations for All Blacks-Springboks showdown

  27-10-2023 22:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The ultimate Rugby World Cup final. That’s the promise.
  Saturday’s 106th showdown between gigantic rivals New Zealand and South Africa has elevated rugby’s biggest game — if that was at all possible — to a potential do-you-remember-where-you-were moment for everyone who follows the sport, young or old, from New Zealand, South Africa or elsewhere.
  Through 102 years of games in a duel that’s remained rugby’s most ferocious even when there’s no silver
  
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• Redblacks look to end another disappointing season with a win over first-place Argos

  27-10-2023 22:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — With the playoffs out of reach for a fourth straight year, the Ottawa Redblacks will have to settle for attempting to end the season on a high note with a win over the league-leading Toronto Argonauts.
  The Argos (15-2) have a chance to set a franchise record for most wins if they beat the Redblacks (4-13) on Saturday at TD Place Stadium. The Redblacks, meanwhile, are looking to reach five wins in a season for the first time since 2018.
  Even without a victory Saturday night the Arg
  
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• Inmate dies, lockdown in place at prison in Agassiz

  27-10-2023 22:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  AGASSIZ — Correctional Service Canada announced Friday (Oct. 27) that an inmate has died while in custody, and a lockdown is in place, at Mountain Institution, a medium-security federal prison west of Agassiz.In a statement, CSC says Kelly Michael Richet, an inmate from Mountain Institution, died while in custody on Tuesday, October 24, 2023.At the time of death, the inmate had been serving a sentence of 5 years, 1 month and 21 days for manslaughter since March 23, 2023.
  The inmate’s
  
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• Tyson Fury tries to provoke Francis Ngannou at weigh-in before Saudi Arabia fight

  27-10-2023 22:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Tyson Fury compared himself to Novak Djokovic after going face-to-face with Francis Ngannou at their weigh-in on Friday.
  The towering Brit dismissed the punching threat posed by Ngannou, a former UFC star who will make his professional boxing debut Saturday at age 37.
  “It’s like a table tennis champion facing Djokovic in the Wimbledon final — totally different,” the WBC heavyweight champion said.
  The 35-year-old Fury weighed-in at 277.7 p
  
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• Jasmine Suwannapura stays in the lead after two rounds of the LPGA tournament in Malaysia

  27-10-2023 21:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — First-round leader Jasmine Suwannapura trailed on the leaderboard for most of the day Friday but emerged with a one-stroke lead going into the third round of the Maybank Championship on the LPGA Tour.
  Suwannapura shot a second-round 3-under 69 for a two-round total of 12-under 132 on the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club course.Rose Zhang of the United States was in second place after a 68. She was followed by Celine Boutier of France, who had the round of th
  
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• ‘A roller-coaster’: Maxime Deschamps speaks out about ADHD in figure skating

  27-10-2023 21:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Getting to know your skating partner can be difficult and time consuming process, say Canadians Maxime Deschamps and Deanna Stellato-Dudek, and doing so involves lots of trust and care.
  Which makes being honest about health conditions important for success.
  Deschamps said he suffers from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, colloquially known as ADHD, which is a chronic neurodevelopmental disorder that researchers estimate affects approximately five per cent to nine per ce
  
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• Canadian fishermen rescue American drifting 200km off B.C. coast - Chilliwack Progress

  27-10-2023 21:52 via news.google.com
  
  Canadian fishermen rescue American drifting 200km off B.C. coast  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Annual poppy campaign supporting Chilliwack veterans kicks off - Chilliwack Progress

  27-10-2023 21:45 via news.google.com
  
  Annual poppy campaign supporting Chilliwack veterans kicks off  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Montreal Alouettes host Hamilton Tiger-Cats in East semifinal rehearsal

  27-10-2023 21:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — No. 1 quarterbacks Cody Fajardo and Bo Levi Mitchell will start under centre as the Montreal Alouettes host the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Saturday night.
  Don’t expect either to stay in the game long, however, because it’s only a rehearsal for next Saturday’s Canadian Football League East Division semifinal.
  The Alouettes (10-7) are locked in to second in the division, while the Ticats (8-9) have secured third entering the final week of the regular season. The two
  
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• Canada coach says Sinclair’s influence, example will be felt long after she retires

  27-10-2023 21:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — While the countdown has started on Christine Sinclair’s international career, coach Bev Priestman says the longtime Canada captain’s impact will be felt long after she’s gone.
  “I’ve heard her say the team is in safe hands. I think she’s very much done that,” Priestman said after Canada’s final training session before Saturday’s friendly against Brazil. “In everything that she does.
  “She comes into a meeting with a
  
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• 2025 Brier set to be held in Kelowna, B.C., for first time since 1968

  27-10-2023 21:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KELOWNA, B.C. — For the first time since 1968, Kelowna, B.C. will be hosting the national men’s curling championship.
  Curling Canada made the announcement Friday that the Montana’s Brier will be held in the Okanagan city in 2025.
  It will take place from Feb. 28-March 9 at the 6,886-seat Prospera Place.
  Kelowna was supposed to host the tournament in 2021 but it was instead moved to a bubble in Calgary due to the pandemic.
  It will be the eighth time the event has been held in B.C
  
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• Toronto Maple Leafs send Fraser Minten back to WHL’s Kamloops Blazers

  27-10-2023 21:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Fraser Minten’s first NHL taste as come to an end.
  The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Friday the 19-year-old centre has been reassigned to the Western Hockey League’s Kamloops Blazers.
  The move back to junior comes after Minten was a surprise inclusion on the team’s opening-right roster following an impressive training camp.
  In a corresponding move Friday, the Leafs recalled defenceman William Lagesson from the American Hockey League’s Toronto Marlies.
  Selected in the seco
  
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• Biden talks with Chinese foreign minister as he prepares for potential meeting with Xi

  27-10-2023 21:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden met Friday with China’s top diplomat, a conversation that’s viewed as the precursor to a potential sit-down with Chinese President Xi Jinping next month.
  The encounter was the latest in a series of high-level contacts between the two countries as they explore the possibility of stabilizing an increasingly tense relationship at a time of conflict in Ukraine and Israel.
  The White House said Biden “emphasized that both the United States
  
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• Brier curls into Kelowna - Chilliwack Progress

  27-10-2023 21:05 via news.google.com
  
  Brier curls into Kelowna  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Senators lose two more defencemen in Chabot, Brannstrom to injuries

  27-10-2023 20:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PITTSBURGH — The Ottawa Senators are down two more defencemen due to injury.
  Head coach D.J. Smith told reporters Friday that Thomas Chabot fractured his hand and will likely miss six weeks. 
  Smith also said Erik Brannstrom returned to Ottawa after having scans done Thursday night with what Smith said is “clearly a concussion.”
  Brannstrom was stretchered off the ice in the Senators’ 3-2 loss to the New York Islanders on Thursday night after taking a hard hit from Cal
  
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• MATCHDAY: Barcelona hosts Madrid in Bellingham’s 1st ‘clasico’, Arsenal plays Sheffield United

  27-10-2023 20:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  A look at what’s happening in European soccer on Saturday:
  ENGLAND
  Arsenal hosts last-place Sheffield United in what looks like lopsided matchup, but the visitors have played tough against Manchester United, Tottenham and Manchester City — 2-1 losses each time. The unbeaten Gunners are third in the Premier League standings after nine games. Sheffield has just one point and has lost five straight games. Brentford makes a short trek to Stamford Bridge for a west London derby against Ch
  
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• ‘I can’t breathe:’ Report says Quebec hockey player forced to mimic George Floyd

  27-10-2023 20:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  GATINEAU, Que. — Quebec Sports Minister Isabelle Charest says she was “deeply shocked” by a report that a young Black hockey player in the province was made to say, “I can’t breathe,” as a teammate knelt on his neck.
  The racist incident drew on the words uttered by George Floyd, a Black man who died while a white police officer in Minneapolis pressed a knee to his neck in May 2020, sparking protests around the world.
  According to a report in Gatineau, Que., da
  
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• Chilliwack campground getting $483500 from province for upgrades - Chilliwack Progress

  27-10-2023 20:21 via news.google.com
  
  Chilliwack campground getting $483500 from province for upgrades  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Hundreds arrested for shoplifting in latest Vancouver police blitz

  27-10-2023 20:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — A police crackdown on violent and chronic shoplifters in Vancouver has ended in 258 arrests and the recovery of almost $57,000 in stolen goods. 
  Vancouver police say the arrests were made during a two-week operation in September, which was co-ordinated with other Lower Mainland police departments, resulting in another 82 arrests in Delta, Langley, Richmond and Burnaby. 
  Staff Sgt. Mario Mastropieri says Vancouver isn’t alone in dealing with rampant theft, and ot
  
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• Doubts raised over Sainte-Marie’s past roil First Nations, raise questions on harms

  27-10-2023 19:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Doubts raised over Buffy Sainte-Marie’s First Nations bona fides are roiling the community she claims to be part of. 
  A CBC story saying the singer’s ancestry may not be Indigenous has renewed debate about who gets to speak for whom.
  Eleanore Sunchild, an Indigenous lawyer and professor, says that Sainte-Marie hasn’t used her claims of identity to gain advantages, unlike other so-called “pretendians.”
  Tracy Robinson, a member of an Indigenous group that has spo
  
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• Lions Clubs purchase mammography equipment for Chilliwack ... - Chilliwack Progress

  27-10-2023 19:30 via news.google.com
  
  Lions Clubs purchase mammography equipment for Chilliwack ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• U.S. man lost at sea is rescued by Canadian crew west of Vancouver Island

  27-10-2023 19:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Sharp-eyed mariners on a Canadian vessel have rescued a U.S. man, one day after the United States Coast Guard ended its search for a commercial fishing boat from Washington state with two people aboard. 
  U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer Steve Strohmaier says crew aboard the Canadian fish boat Ocean Sunset spotted a life-raft drifting in open ocean far west of Vancouver Island on Thursday.
  A social media post from U.S. officials shows the life-raft from the 13-metre Evening f
  
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• PHOTOS: B.C. teen model shines on Paris runway - Chilliwack Progress

  27-10-2023 19:05 via news.google.com
  
  PHOTOS: B.C. teen model shines on Paris runway  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Farewell tour thrusts Sinclair into the spotlight with 'mixed emotions' - Chilliwack Progress

  27-10-2023 19:00 via news.google.com
  
  Farewell tour thrusts Sinclair into the spotlight with 'mixed emotions'  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• UPDATE: Traffic slows on Mission Bridge after truck rolls over - Chilliwack Progress

  27-10-2023 18:54 via news.google.com
  
  UPDATE: Traffic slows on Mission Bridge after truck rolls over  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Minor injuries reported after 2-vehicle crash results in massive fireworks show west of Hope

  27-10-2023 18:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HOPE — The Hope Fire Department says a motor vehicle collision involving a pickup truck and a semi truck resulted in a massive fireworks show Thursday night (Oct. 26) along Highway 1 west of Hope.
  According to a Facebook post from the department, Hope Fire says its firefighters were dispatched for the report of a motor vehicle incident pitting a pickup truck versus a semi truck near Hunter Creek at 9:51 p.m.“Proof yet again that you’ve never seen it all in the fire service,&rdq
  
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• Canadian boxer Tammara Thibeault claims Pan American Games gold

  27-10-2023 18:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SANTIAGO, Chile — Canadian boxer Tammara Thibeault has won a Pan American Games gold medal.
  The 26-year-old from Shawinigan, Que., defeated  Panama’s Atheyna Bylon by unanimous decision for the women’s middleweight title. It was a rematch of their 2022 world championship final, which Thibeault also won.
  The Canadian had already qualified for next summer’s Olympic Games in Paris by winning her semifinal.
  She will box for Canada at an Olympic Games a second time after
  
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• Huge majority of Proline bettors behind Toronto Raptors this season

  27-10-2023 18:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The NBA regular season has begun and Proline bettors have plenty of optimism regarding the Toronto Raptors this year.
  According to the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp., over 95 per cent of money is on the Raptors over 36.5 regular-season wins. Last year, Toronto finished with a 41-41 record before losing to the Chicago Bulls 109-105 in their single elimination play-in game.
  Toronto opened its season with a 97-94 home win over Minnesota on Wednesday.
  The Milwaukee Bucks is the bet
  
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• Goalkeeper Melissa Dagenais savours first Canada women’s soccer camp close to home

  27-10-2023 18:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — A first-time call-up to the Canadian national team is always something special, even more so if it comes in your backyard.
  That’s the enviable situation that goalkeeper Melissa Dagenais finds herself this week. The 22-year-old from nearby Saint-Hubert is in camp with Canada in Montreal, preparing for a pair of friendlies against Brazil.
  The 10th-ranked Canadians host No. 9 Brazil on Saturday at Saputo Stadium before heading east for a Tuesday rematch in Halifax at Wanderer
  
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• Coyotes’ Travis Dermott on using Pride tape, forcing NHL’s hand: ‘Had to be done’

  27-10-2023 18:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Travis Dermott had a lot on his mind as he carefully wrapped the shaft of his hockey stick with rainbow-coloured tape.
  The NHL had dispatched a memo to teams before the season reiterating its ban on altering on-ice gear for warmups and practices to reflect theme nights. 
  The Arizona Coyotes defenceman was about to become the first player to defy that edict on supporting social causes — including Pride tape for the LGBTQ community.
  And he was going to do it in a game.
  “A bunch of
  
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• Rep. Dean Phillips announces primary challenge to Biden. He says Democrats need to focus on future

  27-10-2023 18:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — For months, Dean Phillips has been calling for a Democratic primary challenge to President Joe Biden. He’s drawn no public interest from governors, lawmakers, and other would-be alternatives.
  The 54-year-old Minnesota congressman is finally entering the race himself, telling a Friday event outside New Hampshire’s statehouse, “I am today announcing my candidacy for the presidency of the United States of America.”
  Phillips, one of Congress’
  
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• Outdoor gear retailer MEC names COO Peter Hlynsky as new CEO

  27-10-2023 17:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Mountain Equipment Company says Peter Hlynsky is the retailer’s new chief executive.
  Hlynsky joined the Vancouver-based outdoor gear company in 2020, serving as its chief financial officer and then chief operating officer.
  He takes over from Eric Claus, who led the company in the wake of it filing for creditor protection and being sold to U.S.-based private investment firm Kingswood Capital Management.
  Hlynsky says he doesn’t expect to radically change the business
  
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• Study: Touchdown Atlantic generated $10-million economic impact

  27-10-2023 17:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — This year’s edition of Touchdown Atlantic had an overall economic impact of $10 million, according to an independent study by Sport Tourism Canada.
  The study said the overall impact included over $7.3 million in economic activity within Nova Scotia and over $6.8 million in Halifax.
  A sellout gathering of 11,555 watched the Toronto Argonauts earn a 31-13 win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders at Huskies Stadium on July 29.
  Over 72.7 per cent of those in attendance were from H
  
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• Ex-Canadiens, Oilers recall first Heritage Classic two decades on: ‘It was so cold’

  27-10-2023 17:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Jose Theodore just wanted a keepsake. He didn’t envision the idea becoming iconic.
  The Montreal Canadiens goaltender headed into the 2003 Heritage Classic — the NHL’s first regular-season outdoor game — against the host Edmonton Oilers feeling both excited and uncertain.
  He was also keen to make a specific memory.
  So, along with one of his brothers and the team’s trainer, Theodore hatched a plan to secure a red and blue Canadiens tuque, pompom and all, atop his mask
  
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• Canada’s Kerri Einarson aims to reach top step of Pan Continental podium

  27-10-2023 17:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Kerri Einarson has been a force on the Canadian women’s curling scene in recent years with four straight national titles — and counting — on her resume.
  She’s hoping to start matching those strong domestic results at major international competitions.
  Her Manitoba-based foursome will wear Canada colours starting Sunday at the Pan Continental Curling Championships in Kelowna, B.C. The event serves as a world championship qualifier for countries outside Europe. 
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• Immigration minister announces new rules to curb international student fraud schemes

  27-10-2023 17:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Immigration Minister Marc Miller has announced new rules aimed at protecting international students from fraud, following an investigation this summer into more than 100 cases involving fake admission letters. 
  The immigration department launched a task force in June to investigate a scheme that dates back to 2017, which saw immigration agents issue fake acceptance letters to get international students into Canada.
  Of the 103 cases reviewed so far, roughly 40 per cent of stud
  
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• Even without poutine and ketchup chips, 4 players from Toronto aim to get Miami back to NCAAs

  27-10-2023 17:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — There are some serious complaints being aired by a handful of Miami women’s basketball players. For example, finding good poutine in South Florida isn’t easy. Ketchup-flavoured potato chips aren’t in most stores. And the inability to start a day with coffee from Tim Hortons is a real problem.
  These are key issues when almost half of a team’s roster hails from Toronto.
  For these Hurricanes — Lemyah Hylton, Lashae Dwyer, Shayeann Day-Wi
  
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• Long-necked elasmosaur officially adopted as B.C.'s fossil emblem - Chilliwack Progress

  27-10-2023 16:52 via news.google.com
  
  Long-necked elasmosaur officially adopted as B.C.'s fossil emblem  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Oilers look to reboot season in Heritage Classic showdown with archrival Flames

  27-10-2023 16:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — No matter if Connor McDavid is on the ice or sitting in a warm suite, the Edmonton Oilers are viewing the Heritage Classic like a chance to hit the reset button on their season.
  The Oilers are off to a dreadful start, winning just one of their first seven games. McDavid, the reigning Hart Trophy winner, has missed the team’s last two games with an upper-body ailment.
  His absence was noticeable in Thursday’s 3-0 loss to the Rangers, which, save for a couple of goalpos
  
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• Family, birth certificate raise questions about Buffy Sainte-Marie’s Indigenous claim

  27-10-2023 16:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CBC says legendary musician Buffy Sainte-Marie’s birth certificate, other documents and details from family members contradict the singer’s claim that she is Indigenous.
  Sainte-Marie said Thursday ahead of the report that she doesn’t know who her birth parents are or where she’s from.
  She called herself “a proud member of the Native community with deep roots in Canada.”
  CBC located her birth certificate, which says Sainte-Marie was born in 1941 in Stoneham, Ma
  
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• Whirling disease closes lakes in Kootenay and Yoho National Parks - Chilliwack Progress

  27-10-2023 16:15 via news.google.com
  
  Whirling disease closes lakes in Kootenay and Yoho National Parks  Chilliwack Progress
  
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