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• St. John Brebeuf holding open house Thursday, Nov. 23

  08-11-2023 23:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — St. John Brebeuf (SJB) Regional Secondary School in Abbotsford will open its doors to potential new students and the class of 2029 for its annual open house on Thursday, November 23.As a regional high school, with students coming from across the Fraser Valley, SJB is home to a vibrant community where students are able to explore their gifts, challenge themselves, grow in faith and be uniquely known, according to a news release from the school.At the open house, students and th
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Bus carrying crew for Shania Twain concert crashes in Saskatchewan

  08-11-2023 23:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WOLSELEY, Sask. — Shania Twain’s management company, Maverick, say members of her concert production crew were on a bus that crashed this morning on an icy highway in southeast Saskatchewan.
  A fire chief in the town of Grenfell says 13 people were taken to hospital and he believes there were no life-threatening injuries.
  More coming.The Canadian Press
  
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• B.C. tables legislation to encourage communities to build homes near transit hubs

  08-11-2023 23:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has introduced legislation it estimates could provide up to 100,000 new homes near designated transit areas over the next decade.
  The government says the proposed legislation is aimed at encouraging communities to build housing in areas designated as transit hubs.
  The legislation is among a series of housing-related bills introduced this fall by the New Democrat government to tackle what has become a crisis in both affordability and lack of housin
  
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• Swifties ‘manifest’ with candles and chants, for opportunity to buy Vancouver tickets

  08-11-2023 23:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Taylor Swift fans will try just about anything to boost their odds of getting tickets to her Vancouver concerts, including “manifesting” visions of pre-sale codes in their email inbox. 
  Ticketmaster was scheduled to release the codes on Wednesday, granting the opportunity to purchase tickets on Thursday for three shows in December 2024, as part of Swift’s Eras concert tour. 
  Ticketmaster said on its website that due to demand, there is no way to prov
  
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• Minnesota Supreme Court dismisses ‘insurrection clause’ challenge and allows Trump on primary ballot

  08-11-2023 23:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit seeking to bar former President Donald Trump from the 2024 primary ballot under a constitutional provision that forbids those who “engaged in insurrection” from holding office.
  The state’s high court declined to become the first in history to use Section Three of the 14th Amendment to prevent someone from running for the presidency. However, it said in its ruling the decision applied only to t
  
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• Chiefs Faceoff Against Silverbacks Friday Night

  08-11-2023 23:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  By Ryleigh Mulvihill
  This Friday, the Chilliwack Chiefs will face the Salmon Arm Silverbacks in their only meeting this season.
  Salmon Arm has won two games in a row to improve their record to 8-5-0. Chilliwack has won four of their last six to better their record to 6-8-1 within a talented Coastal division.
  The Silverbacks have struggled on the road so far this season, winning only two of seven games played. This is a solo game in the Fraser Valley before heading back up the highway while the C
  
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• Argos quarterback Kelly preparing to make first CFL playoff start

  08-11-2023 23:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Chad Kelly isn’t going to mess much with what’s been a winning formula.
  Kelly enjoyed a record-setting 2023 campaign, his first as Toronto’s starting quarterback. But as he prepares to lead the Argonauts into the East Division final Saturday versus the Montreal Alouettes — Kelly’s first playoff game as a starter — the plan is to merely tinker his preparation this week.
  “Mentally, no,” Kelly said following Toronto’s practice We
  
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• Jurors in Peter Nygard’s sexual assault trial begin deliberating their verdict

  08-11-2023 22:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Jurors at the sexual assault trial of Peter Nygard began their deliberations late Wednesday afternoon, with the fate of the former fashion mogul now resting in their hands.
  Over several hours on Wednesday, Justice Robert Goldstein gave the jury his final instructions and told them their duty is to impartially assess the evidence in the case by applying the legal principles he outlined. 
  “You should consider carefully and with an open mind all the evidence presented at
  
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• Oilers call up goalie Pickard from AHL after Campbell clears waivers

  08-11-2023 21:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Edmonton Oilers goaltender Jack Campbell has cleared waivers and has been assigned to the Bakersfield Condors of the American Hockey League.
  The Oilers promoted goalie Calvin Pickard from Bakersfield to Edmonton in a corresponding move Wednesday.
  The Oilers (2-8-1) have had a dismal start to the season and placed the underperforming Campbell on waivers Tuesday as a first step to address their poor performance.
  The 31-year-old Campbell, in the second year of a five-year, US$25-million contract, h
  
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• UFV Science Café to host roundtable at Chilliwack campus Thursday about diabetes management

  08-11-2023 21:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Just in time for Diabetes Awareness month in November, UFV’s Science Café will return for a discussion about living with diabetes this Thursday, Nov. 9 from noon to 1:30 pm at the UFV Chilliwack library in Building A.
  Attendees can learn about how diet and exercise can positively impact diabetes management.
  The third edition of the Science Café features three knowledgeable guest speakers. UFV librarian and alumna Janelle Stzuhar (BGS ‘17), a type-1 di
  
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• Avian flu infects more B.C. farms as wild birds migrate overhead

  08-11-2023 21:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — Avian flu is spreading rapidly through British Columbia poultry farms, including half a dozen diagnosed in commercial flocks this week alone. 
  The fall migration of wild birds is considered the primary cause of infection for B.C.’s commercial and backyard operations.
  B.C.’s chief veterinarian issued two orders last month to try to stop the disease from spreading, telling farmers to keep their birds indoors and stopping markets and auctions. 
  Since Oct. 20,
  
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• Public sector strikes: Quebec nurses, health staff launch two-day walkout

  08-11-2023 20:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Quebec health-care workers launched a two-day strike today, the latest group to walk off the job over stalled contract talks with the provincial government.
  The Fédération interprofessionnelle de la santé, or FIQ, represents 80,000 nurses, licensed practical nurses, respiratory therapists and other health professionals, and the strike is affecting the majority of health-care facilities across the province.
  Essential services are being maintained during the 4
  
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• House Republicans will subpoena Hunter and James Biden as their impeachment inquiry ramps back up

  08-11-2023 20:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans will issue subpoenas on Wednesday to members of President Joe Biden’s family, taking their most aggressive step yet in an impeachment inquiry bitterly opposed by Democrats that is testing the reach of congressional oversight powers.
  The subpoenas were expected to be issued later Wednesday afternoon. The long-awaited move by Rep. James Comer, the chairman of the House Oversight Committee, to subpoena the president’s son Hunter and his brother
  
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• City of Abbotsford to partner with Chilliwack for joint emergency engagement workshop Nov. 15

  08-11-2023 19:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — The City of Abbotsford is seeking input from local businesses through a one-day workshop as it continues to build emergency management and climate readiness in the region.
  The City of Abbotsford, together with Community Futures South Fraser and Chilliwack Economic Partners Corporation (CEPCO), welcomes feedback from local businesses on their experiences and priorities regarding climate-related emergencies through a one-day emergency-engagement workshop. The workshop takes plac
  
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• Quebec mayor, 23, resigns mid-mandate because of burnout from managing forest fires

  08-11-2023 19:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHAPAIS, Que. — One of Quebec’s youngest mayors says she is stepping down because she is suffering burnout from last summer’s historic wildfire season.
  Isabelle Lessard was acclaimed in 2021 as mayor of Chapais, Que., a town of just over 1,500 people, located 400 kilometres northwest of Quebec City.
  Lessard says her resignation is effective Nov. 17, about halfway through her mandate.
  The 23-year-old had been off the job since mid-September, after shepherding Chapais through one
  
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• Young Canadians in search of first-ever win at FIFA U-17 World Cup in Indonesia

  08-11-2023 19:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  In its eighth trip to the FIFA U-17 World Cup, Canada is still looking for its first win.
  And that hunt won’t be any easier at the 24-team tournament that opens Friday in Indonesia with Spain, Mali and Uzbekistan awaiting Andrew Olivieri’s side in Group B.
  The goal is simple — “to put the (Canadian) shirt in a better place” at the youth level, said Olivieri, Canada Soccer’s men’s national youth Excel director.
  The Canadians open Friday against Spain befo
  
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• Quarterback Kelly one of eight Argos named to CFL all-star squad

  08-11-2023 19:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The post-season honours continue for Toronto Argonauts quarterback Chad Kelly.
  Kelly, recently named the East Division’s outstanding player nominee, earned a spot on the CFL all-star team Wednesday. Voting was conducted by the Football Reporters of Canada and nine league head coaches.
  Kelly was among eight Argos named to the squad, the most of any CFL team. That’s not overly surprising as Toronto (16-2) tied the league record for most regular-season victories while es
  
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• BoC on standby to raise rates further, summary reveals hawkish tone to deliberations

  08-11-2023 19:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Further interest rate hikes from the Bank of Canada are very much still on the table as its governing council remains split on whether rates may need to rise further. 
  The central bank today released its summary of deliberations detailing the discussions governing council members had in the lead-up to its Oct. 25 rate decision.
  The summary says some members believed it’s more likely than not that interest rates will need to go higher to get inflation back to target leve
  
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• Youngkin expresses disappointment in legislative wins by Virginia Democrats, pledges bipartisanship

  08-11-2023 19:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — While expressing disappointment in Tuesday night’s legislative wins by Virginia Democrats, GOP Gov. Glenn Youngkin pledged to work with the party’s new legislative majority on bipartisan priorities like improving the mental health care system and economic development over the remainder of his term.
  Youngkin struck an optimistic tone as he told reporters gathered at the foot of the Capitol steps Wednesday afternoon that the results showed Virginia is a &ldqu
  
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• Elected officials raise alarm about ‘terrifying’ rise in antisemitism in Canada

  08-11-2023 19:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Federal politicians are raising the alarm about what they say is an increase in antisemitism in Canada after a Montreal-area synagogue and a local Jewish organization were hit with firebombs this week.
  Liberal MP Anthony Housefather told reporters this morning he has never seen a time when Jewish Canadians felt as scared as they do now.
  Housefather says the firebombing, which caused minor damage to the synagogue he attended as a child, is not something that can be taken lightly.
  A
  
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• Downtown Chilliwack housing project, primarily for Indigenous people, moves forward

  08-11-2023 18:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — A public hearing has been set for Tuesday, November 21 for Chilliwack city council to consider a proposal that would see Cheam View United Church in downtown Chilliwack redeveloped into a six-storey housing project serving Indigenous people.
  According to a staff report from senior planner Stacy Johnson of the City of Chilliwack, Mamele’awt Qweesome/To’o Housing Society (MQHS) and Cheam View United Church have partnered together for this proposal to provide affordab
  
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• Alouettes look to hand Toronto its first home loss of season in East final

  08-11-2023 18:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Cody Fajardo and the Montreal Alouettes are on a nice roll and enjoying their best season since 2012, but they will be decided underdogs Saturday afternoon.
  Montreal visits BMO Field to face the Toronto Argonauts in the East Division final. The winner advances to the Grey Cup game Nov. 19 at Hamilton’s Tim Hortons Field.
  Montreal comes in following a 27-12 home win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the East semifinal. Fajardo was 15-of-23 passing for 212 yards and two touchdowns and accounte
  
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• Defence policy update: Industry demand for clarity has Blair back at drawing board

  08-11-2023 18:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA, Kan. — Defence Minister Bill Blair says he recently instructed his team to rejig the Liberals’ long-promised defence policy update, so as to give industry more clarity on long-term spending plans
  “As the world becomes an increasingly difficult and challenging place, we have to make those investments,” Blair told an industry conference on Wednesday.
  Blair told a summit held by the Aerospace Industries Association of Canada that the group helped him realize the curr
  
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• Colorado funeral home owner, wife, arrested on charges linked to the handling of at least 189 bodies

  08-11-2023 18:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DENVER (AP) — The owner of a Colorado funeral home and his wife were arrested Wednesday after the decaying remains of at least 189 people were recently found at his facility.Jon and Carrie Hallford were arrested in Wagoner, Oklahoma, on suspicion of four felonies — abuse of a corpse, theft, money laundering and forgery — District Attorney Michael Allen said in a news release after at least some of the aggrieved families were told.
  Jon Hallford was being held at the Muskogee Cou
  
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• English Montreal school board sues after it’s forced to communicate in French only

  08-11-2023 18:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The English Montreal School Board says it will take the Quebec government to court over strict language rules requiring the board to communicate exclusively in French.
  The board says it will file the motion in Quebec Superior Court today after it received a warning about its internal communications from the province’s language watchdog — Office québécois de la langue française.
  It says the watchdog has interpreted the new language law — kno
  
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• Woman part of first cohort of Canadian evacuees describes journey from Gaza to Egypt

  08-11-2023 17:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  A woman who was part of the first group of Canadians evacuated from Gaza  amid the Israel-Hamas war says she is incredibly relieved to have made it out of the besieged Palestinian enclave with her two children. 
  Rana Nassrawi, who is currently at a hotel in Cairo, says she and her kids will be flying home to Mississauga, Ont., in a day. 
  Nassrawi was among the 75 people connected to Canada who were able to leave Gaza through the southern Rafah crossing with Egypt — the only
  
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• Trudeau to travel to San Francisco Nov. 15-17 to attend meeting of APEC leaders

  08-11-2023 17:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to travel to San Francisco next week for the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit.
  Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly and International Trade Minister Mary Ng are also to take part in the visit Nov. 15-17.
  A statement from the Prime Minister’s Office suggests Trudeau will be focused on ways to fuel climate-friendly economic growth with Canada’s allies and partners. 
  The Canadian delegation will be
  
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• AbbyPD arrest armed man with imitation firearm near retail store

  08-11-2023 17:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — The Abbotsford Police Department has arrested a 39-year-old man after he was found to have an imitation firearm in his possession earlier this week.On Monday, November 6, at 1:57 p.m., AbbyPD patrol officers responded to a reported call of a suspicious male inside a retail store in the 1800 block of Vedder Way in Abbotsford. The report advised police that the male was in possession of what appeared to be a firearm.Multiple members answered the call and promptly attended, locat
  
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• Free radon tests available in communities across Eastern Fraser ... - Chilliwack Progress

  08-11-2023 17:45 via news.google.com
  
  Free radon tests available in communities across Eastern Fraser ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Lung cancer kills fewer Canadians, early detection, fewer smokers ... - Chilliwack Progress

  08-11-2023 17:06 via news.google.com
  
  Lung cancer kills fewer Canadians, early detection, fewer smokers ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Trudeau says world must ‘get back on track’ to two-state solution

  08-11-2023 17:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is issuing an impassioned plea for a “humanitarian pause” in the clashes between Israeli forces and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, to end the violence and “get back on track” to creating a two-state solution in the Middle East.
  He says Tuesday marked exactly one month since renewed violence erupted with Hamas militants launching “horrific” attacks on Israeli civilians.
  Israel has responded with incredible force in the wee
  
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• YOUR PERSPECTIVE: Addressing gas prices key to affordability

  08-11-2023 17:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  I can barely remember a time when it felt like the price of gas was affordable. We have become so used to sky-high fuel costs that here in the Lower Mainland even prices as unbelievable as $1.85 per litre now seem normal. We reassure ourselves by saying, ‘Well, at least it’s not over $2 right?’ even as we know the devastating impact this visit to the gas station will have on our bank accounts.For far too many British Columbians, the cost of gasoline is becoming an unmanageable
  
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• Underage pint costs popular B.C. restaurant humiliation and $7K - Chilliwack Progress

  08-11-2023 17:00 via news.google.com
  
  Underage pint costs popular B.C. restaurant humiliation and $7K  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• The Under-17 World Cup gives Indonesia a second chance at hosting a global soccer event

  08-11-2023 16:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Indonesia’s unexpected second chance of hosting a global soccer tournament gets underway Friday when the Under-17 World Cup kicks off in Surabaya.
  The soccer-loving nation of almost 280 million is determined to put on its best show, on and off the field, just months after it was stripped of the Under-20 World Cup hosting rights amid political turmoil over Israel’s participation.
  Soccer’s international governing body took the drastic action in March, just eight weeks before the
  
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• Canada’s Einarson dumps South Korea’s Ha at Grand Slam of Curling’s Kioti National

  08-11-2023 16:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PICTOU, N.S. — Canada’s Kerri Einarson defeated South Korea’s Seungyoun Ha 7-1 on Wednesday morning at the Grand Slam of Curling’s Kioti National.
  Einarson and her team from Gimli, Man., needed only five ends to complete the victory at the Pictou County Wellness Centre.
  In other early games, Ottawa’s Rachel Homan posted a 7-1 win over Christina Black of Halifax and Sweden’s Anna Hasselborg beat Winnipeg’s Kaitlyn Lawes 6-3.
  Sweden’s Isabella Wrana
  
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• Winnipeg woman sues Tim Hortons alleging cream in tea led to hospitalization

  08-11-2023 16:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — A Winnipeg woman is suing Tim Hortons alleging a staff mistake that added cream instead of almond milk to her tea led to a severe allergic reaction and stopped her heart for several minutes.The lawsuit for Gabrielle Lien Ho, 25, was filed last week against the popular coffee and food chain, along with Restaurant Brands International, which is the company that owns Tim Hortons, and the operator of the franchised Winnipeg location that Ho visited.
  The statement of claim alleges th
  
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• Patrick Dempsey named Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine - Chilliwack Progress

  08-11-2023 16:30 via news.google.com
  
  Patrick Dempsey named Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Partial reopening of Highway 3 near Keremeos, B.C., after slide forced evacuations

  08-11-2023 16:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KEREMEOS, B.C. — Crews have partially reopened a major highway through southern British Columbia as they deal with a rock slide that blocked the route west of Keremeos on Sunday.
  A geotechnical survey was done Tuesday and DriveBC, the province’s online traveller information system, says Highway 3 between Keremeos and Hedley opened to single lane traffic in each direction by late afternoon.
  The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen says it has lifted the local state of emergency d
  
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• Oilers’ struggles aside, Connor McDavid continues to set bar for fellow NHLers

  08-11-2023 15:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Connor McDavid’s start to the season has been downright miserable.
  Sure, the points have been there — if you’re a mere mortal NHL player — with two goals and eight assists in nine games.
  McDavid’s Edmonton Oilers, however, are one of the league’s biggest stories a month into the campaign.
  And not for a reason they’re proud of.
  Edmonton owns a disastrous 2-8-1 record, good for 31st overall, and looks a far cry from the Stanley Cup contender many believed
  
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• Canada’s Fernandez and Stakusic tabbed for singles matches against Spain at BJK Cup

  08-11-2023 15:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SEVILLE, Spain — Leylah Fernandez and Billie Jean King Cup rookie Marina Stakusic will play singles for Canada in its opening tie against host Spain.
  Stakusic, an 18-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., will kick off the best-of-three tie today against Rebeka Masarova on the indoor hardcourts at Estadio la Cartuja.
  Stakusic is ranked 258th in the world while Masarova is ranked 65th. Fernandez, the world No. 35 from Laval, Que., will open against 50th-ranked Sara Sorribes Tormo. 
  In double
  
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• Ajax seeks Europa League surge as new coach sparks turnaround. Israeli clubs return to European play

  08-11-2023 14:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  A coaching change appears to have done the trick for Ajax as the slumping Dutch giant seeks a late turnaround in its Europa League group.
  John van ’t Schip, a former midfielder for Ajax and the Netherlands, was brought in last week to rescue the four-time European champions after their worst start to a season since the advent of professional soccer in the country in 1954.
  He has started with two straight victories in the Eredivisie — that’s as many wins as Ajax collected in its
  
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• Canada’s Szeryk looks to keep LPGA Tour status heading into season’s final full event

  08-11-2023 12:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Maddie Szeryk feels like her game has turned a corner the last couple of weeks. 
  And that feeling has come at a good time as she prepares to tee it up at the final full-field event of the LPGA Tour’s 2023 schedule. 
  Szeryk, of London, Ont., currently sits 99th in the Race to CME Globe, the LPGA Tour’s season-long points list. The top 100 after this week’s event — The Annika at Pelican Golf Club — will keep their LPGA Tour status for 2024. 
  Szeryk is c
  
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• In the news today: New document suggests more Canadians might soon be leaving Gaza

  08-11-2023 10:17 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…
  More Canadians could soon leave Gaza
  More Canadians could soon be leaving Gaza after their names appeared in the latest published document by Gaza’s General Authority of Crossings and Borders.
  The Canadian government confirmed that 75 people connected to Canada left the Palestinian territory via its border with Egypt on Tuesday.
  Global Affairs Canada said that Canad
  
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• Scientists call on Canada to adopt ecologically minded forest degradation definition

  08-11-2023 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — A letter signed by more than 100 scientists is urging the Canadian government to take action to stop the degradation of its previously undisturbed forests from large-scale industrial logging.The letter, signed by several prominent Canadian and American climate and forest scientists, also calls on the government to help, rather than obstruct, global policies intended to curb industrial expansion into old-growth and primary forests.
  It comes as Canada moves to draft its own definit
  
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• Canada, major fossil-fuel producers failing climate targets, jeopardizing transition

  08-11-2023 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Canada and other major fossil-fuel-producing countries are failing to meet targets to keep global warming in check, a newly released major international report warned Wednesday, putting the world’s energy transition at risk.
  The 2023 Production Gap report says the countries are planning to produce 110 per cent more fossil fuels in 2030 than is consistent with keeping global warming to 1.5 C above pre-industrial levels, and 69 per cent more fossil fuels than what’s in
  
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• G7 nations announce a unified stance on Israel-Hamas war after intensive meetings in Tokyo

  08-11-2023 09:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TOKYO (AP) — Top diplomats from the Group of Seven leading industrial democracies announced a unified stance on the Israel-Hamas war on Wednesday after intensive meetings in Tokyo, condemning Hamas, supporting Israel’s right to self-defense and calling for “humanitarian pauses” to speed aid to desperate Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip.In a statement, the nations sought to balance criticism of Hamas’ attacks against Israel and a push for “urgent action&
  
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• More Canadians could soon be leaving Gaza after names appear in latest document

  08-11-2023 09:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  More Canadians could soon be leaving Gaza after their names appeared in the latest published document by Gaza’s General Authority of Crossings and Borders.
  The Canadian government confirmed that 75 people connected to Canada left the Palestinian territory via its border with Egypt on Tuesday.
  Global Affairs Canada said that Canada is unable to determine when or how many people can cross each day, and the situation is fluid and unpredictable. 
  It said Canadian officials were on the Egy
  
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• Chilliwack's oldest church celebrates 150th anniversary - Chilliwack Progress

  08-11-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  
  Chilliwack's oldest church celebrates 150th anniversary  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Sharks end record-tying 11-game skid with 2-1 win over Flyers

  08-11-2023 07:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The San Jose Sharks snapped an 11-game losing streak that tied for the longest skid to start the season in National Hockey League history with a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night. 
  Anthony Duclair had a goal and an assist, Mackenzie Blackwood made 38 saves and William Eklund added a power-play goal as San Jose (1-10-1) won. The Sharks had allowed 10 goals in each of their last two games.
  Joel Farabee scored for Philadelphia (5-7-1), which lo
  
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• Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves wins 2nd term, defeating Democrat Brandon Presley

  08-11-2023 06:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves won a second term Tuesday in the conservative state where his party dominates.
  Reeves defeated challenger Brandon Presley, who raised more money and made an aggressive push to give Democrats a rare statewide victory in the Deep South.
  “Mississippi has momentum, and this is Mississippi’s time,” Reeves told cheering supporters at a party in the Jackson suburb of Flowood, reflecting the main theme of his campaign.
  
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