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• Help for special-needs children in B.C. is put off while government delays: advocate

  09-11-2023 23:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — British Columbia’s children’s representative says a years-old government promise to revamp supports for kids with special needs appears to be stalled, leaving those who require help to struggle while they wait for action.
  A report from Jennifer Charlesworth says services and supports for families of children with disabilities are under-resourced, difficult to navigate, and “filled with closed doors and lengthy wait lists for assessments and treatment.”
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• B.C. Lions ready for second crack at Blue Bombers in CFL’s Western final

  09-11-2023 23:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The B.C. Lions’ message since May’s training camp in Kamloops has been clear: push beyond the Western final and win the Grey Cup.
  Last season ended on a snowy day at I.G. Field with a 28-20 loss to the 2021 champion Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
  Now, the Lions (13-6) find themselves heading back to Manitoba, eager to put last year’s loss behind them and exact some revenge on the Bombers.
  Quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. didn’t start last year’s West Division
  
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• B.C. shifts ambulance staffing for rural communities in bid to boost emergency care

  09-11-2023 23:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — British Columbia is shifting its ambulance paramedics staffing model for 60 rural and remote communities in what Health Minister Adrian Dix says is an “unprecedented” investment in emergency health care.
  Dix says three new staffing models for paramedics would increase the number of on-duty ambulance workers during nights and other off-peak times.
  The shift will add 261 new full-time paramedic positions and part-time workers whose combined hours will equal 238 full-ti
  
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• Former top prosecutor for Baltimore convicted in perjury case tied to purchase of Florida homes

  09-11-2023 22:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A former top prosecutor for the city of Baltimore was convicted on Thursday of charges that she lied about the finances of a side business to improperly access retirement funds during the COVID-19 pandemic, using the money to buy two Florida homes.
  A federal jury convicted former Baltimore state’s attorney Marilyn Mosby of two counts of perjury after a trial that started Monday.
  Mosby served two terms as state’s attorney for Baltimore. A federal grand jury
  
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• High-risk drivers pay the price in Abbotsford

  09-11-2023 21:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — The Traffic Enforcement Unit from the Abbotsford Police Department hit the jackpot on Wednesday, but for all the wrong reasons.
  On Wednesday, November 8, AbbyPD patrol officers and members of the department’s Traffic Enforcement Unit stopped 14 high-risk drivers from roads within the community. Most of them were excessive speeders, which pose an immense risk to the safety of other motorists and pedestrians.
  Abbotsford PD released the exact file numbers and details associ
  
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• Kraken’s Jordan Eberle out vs. Avalanche after suffering cut on leg from skate blade

  09-11-2023 21:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DENVER (AP) — Seattle Kraken forward Jordan Eberle will miss the game at Colorado on Thursday night after suffering a cut to his leg from a skate blade during practice.
  Kraken coach Dave Hakstol said after the morning skate Thursday at Ball Arena that Eberle was “day-to-day right now as we go forward.” Eberle arrived at the rink with his teammates.
  Eberle suffered the cut during a practice on Wednesday. Seattle general manager Ron Francis told The Seattle Times that Eberle suff
  
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• Canadian offensive lineman Ryan Hunter flourishing with Toronto Argonauts

  09-11-2023 21:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — It’s been a seamless transition for Ryan Hunter.
  The 28-year-old North Bay, Ont., native has become one of the CFL’s top offensive linemen since joining the Toronto Argonauts late last season after being released by the L.A. Chargers. The six-foot-two, 315-pound Hunter stepped in at guard and helped the team win a Grey Cup championship.
  On Wednesday, Hunter was named a CFL all-star after helping Toronto (16-2) tie the league record for most regular-season wins. The Ar
  
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• Democratic West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin is retiring, giving GOP a key pickup opportunity in 2024

  09-11-2023 21:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia announced Thursday that he won’t seek reelection in 2024, giving Republicans a prime opportunity to pick up a seat in the heavily GOP state.
  Manchin, 76, said in a statement that he had made the decision “after months of deliberation and long conversations” with his family.
  “I believe in my heart of hearts that I have accomplished what I set out to do for West Virginia,” he said. “I ha
  
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• SD33 students, staff hold Remembrance Day ceremonies throughout Chilliwack

  09-11-2023 21:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Students and staff throughout the Chilliwack School District held meaningful Remembrance Day ceremonies Thursday morning (Nov. 9) to remember the immeasurable sacrifices of Canada’s heroic veterans and brave Indigenous soldiers.Unsworth Elementary was the site of one of many assemblies Thursday morning as principal Shawn McLeod emceed the roughly 35-minute event during which time students presented wreaths, heard what peace meant from their fellow students and watched vi
  
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• CP NewsAlert: 11 people sent to hospital in school bus crash in Burnaby, B.C.,

  09-11-2023 19:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BURNABY, B.C. — Eleven people have been sent to hospital after a school bus crashed into a home in Burnaby, B.C.
  BC Emergency Health Services says in a statement that all 11 patients are in stable condition. 
  Health services says the call came in just before 8 a.m. today about the accident. 
  Police have asked drivers to avoid a busy stretch of Canada Way.
  Photos on social media show the bus wedged into the front of a home at the corner of Canada Way and 16th Avenue. 
  The 24-
  
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• Feds, mayors don’t want to ‘slow things down’ after premiers criticize housing deals

  09-11-2023 19:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The mayor of Halifax, which recently secured a deal with Ottawa to fast-track the building of thousands of new homes, says he was caught off guard by recent complaints from premiers over being left out of funding agreements between the federal government and cities.
  Federal Housing Minister Sean Fraser, who has been travelling across Canada to highlight such agreements made directly with cities, says he was also surprised by the backlash — but is not planning to back down.
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• More housing could be coming to Promontory

  09-11-2023 19:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack city council this week gave first and second reading to a proposal that would build 17 townhouse units on what appears to be a 1.54-acre property on Hudson Road up in Promontory.According to agenda item 7.8 on the council agenda this past Tuesday (Nov. 7), applicant James David Hipwell is looking to rezone 46750 Hudson Road from an R3 (small lot residential) zone to an R4 (low density multi-unit residential) zone to facilitate a future 17-unit townhouse development.
  
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• Federal government will spend $900M to build housing in Quebec, matched by province

  09-11-2023 19:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LONGUEUIL, Que. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is announcing a $900-million federal contribution over the next four years to accelerate housing construction in Quebec.He made the announcement today near Montreal alongside Premier François Legault, who said the province has agreed to match the federal funds.
  The two politicians say the investment will directly create 8,000 social and affordable housing units, including 500 that will be earmarked for people who are homeless or at ris
  
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• NDP MP calls on Commons to support her bill seeking to criminalize coercive control

  09-11-2023 18:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — New Democrat MP Laurel Collins says she began paying close attention to the issue of coercive control when her sister showed up to her door in tears.
  The member of Parliament from Victoria says her sister’s partner had taken away her keys and bank cards, and tried preventing her from leaving.
  Collins shared her sister’s story during a press conference in Parliament Hill today, as she called on MPs to support her private member’s bill seeking to criminalize a patt
  
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• Maple Leafs recall forward Pontus Holmberg from American Hockey League

  09-11-2023 18:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs recalled forward Pontus Holmberg from the American Hockey League on Thursday.
  The club also loaned defenceman Max Lajoie to the Toronto Marlies in a corresponding move.
  Holmberg has been held without a point in seven games for the Leafs this season. The 24-year-old winger, who was sent down to the AHL on Monday, has a goal and an assist in two contests with the Marlies.
  The Leafs (6-5-2) have one win in their last six games (1-3-2) and just three regulatio
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Freeland to table fall economic statement on Nov. 21

  09-11-2023 18:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is expected to table the federal government’s fall economic statement on Nov. 21.
  More coming.The Canadian Press
  
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• Pro Football Focus names Toronto Argonauts quarterback Kelly as CFL’s top player

  09-11-2023 18:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Pro Football Focus has named Toronto Argonauts quarterback Chad Kelly as its league MVP.
  The American analytics company graded CFL players this past season for the league’s weekly and monthly honour rolls. The awards announced Thursday were based upon the regular season only and a player’s overall grade.
  Kelly, who is also a finalist for the CFL’s outstanding player award, won 15 of his 16 starts this season with Toronto (16-2) and earned an overall grade of 91.8, the highest o
  
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• Deputy BC Green leader fired for liking post about Bonnie Henry and Nazi doctor

  09-11-2023 18:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Inappropriate social media activity has cost Dr. Sanjiv Gandhi his job as deputy leader of the BC Green Party and he’s also resigned as a Green candidate in the 2024 provincial election.
  An online message posted Wednesday by BC Green Leader Sonia Furstenau says Gandhi was removed when she learned the details.
  Furstenau says Gandhi “liked a tweet with an inappropriate comparison” between provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Josef Mengele, an infamous
  
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• Abbotsford Police Dept., CP target violent offenders along railroad tracks, make multiple arrests

  09-11-2023 17:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — The Abbotsford Police Department says it has made multiple arrests along railroad tracks following a joint patrol effort with Canadian Pacific Police Service last month.
  According to a social media post, AbbyPD’s patrol shift 1 led “Project Off the Rails,” in partnership with CP Rail Police, last month. The project saw AbbyPD patrolling the railways stretching through Abbotsford as part of AbbyPD’s larger initiative, “Project Spotlight,” tar
  
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• Canadians should plan for higher rates in the long run, BoC’s Rogers says

  09-11-2023 17:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Bank of Canada senior deputy governor Carolyn Rogers is warning interest rates might not return to the low levels people were used to before COVID-19 pandemic.
  Rogers is delivering a speech in Vancouver today, where she touches on reasons the world may be heading toward higher interest rates in the long run.
  According to her prepared remarks, the senior deputy governor says structural changes to the global economy, higher levels of government debt and geopolitical risks could k
  
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• G.W. Graham JV football team hosts playoff game Thursday night at Exhibition Stadium in Chilliwack

  09-11-2023 17:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — While the G.W. Graham senior varsity football team gets a first round bye, the junior varsity Grizzlies are poised and ready for week 1 of AAA provincial playoffs as they take on the Centennial Centaurs of Coquitlam Thursday night (Nov. 9) at 7 p.m. at Exhibition Stadium in Chilliwack.Their offence is led by running back Denver Adam, who has scored an incredible 17 TDs on the year, consisting of 13 rushing TDs and four receiving scores, and amassed over 1000 yards in 9 games.
  
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• Father of Liverpool striker Luis Díaz released after his kidnapping in Colombia by ELN guerrillas

  09-11-2023 17:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s government announced Thursday that the father of Liverpool striker Luis Díaz was released, 12 days after his kidnapping in northern Colombia by members of the guerrilla group National Liberation Army, or ELN.
  The release was announced by the government’s delegation that currently is in peace negotiations with the ELN.Luis Manuel Díaz’s kidnapping on Oct. 28 in the small town of Barrancas quickly drew international attention
  
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• Remembering Quillan Roberts’ historic goal for Canada at 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup

  09-11-2023 17:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canada, which opens play Friday against Spain at the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Indonesia, has scored just 10 goals in its previous seven trips to the youth showcase.
  But one of those made history.
  On June 22, 2011, Canadian goalkeeper Quillan Roberts booted his way into the record books against England.
  Roberts, then a 16-year-old Toronto FC academy ‘keeper, hammered a clearance from just inside his side of the halfway line with time winding down and Canada trailing 2-1 in Pachuca, Mexico. Th
  
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• Nic Benn returns to Toronto Arrows after missing most of 2023 season through injury

  09-11-2023 17:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Centre/wing Nic Benn, who was limited to just one game last season after suffering a shoulder injury in the Toronto Arrows’ season opener, has re-signed with the Major League Rugby team.
  The Arrows say the 22-year-old back will be ready for the start of his second MLR campaign. 
  A native of Newcastle, Australia, Benn joined the Arrows from Shute Shield side Manly. He scored six tries for Manly’s senior team in 2022 after spending two years with the club’s u
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Two Montreal Jewish schools hit by gunshots, police say, nobody injured

  09-11-2023 17:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Montreal police say two Jewish schools in the city were hit overnight by gunshots.
  Staff members discovered bullet holes on the exterior of the buildings when they arrived this morning.
  Police say nobody was inside at the time of the shootings.
  More coming.The Canadian Press
  
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• YOUR PERSPECTIVE: Giving child care professionals a boost

  09-11-2023 17:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  There is nothing more important than making sure our children are cared for.A part of making sure that British Columbians have quality child care is hiring qualified professionals, who treat our kids with compassion and are trained to provide the best care possible for infants, toddlers and children. To attract and retain these qualified professionals, they need to be fairly compensated.
  That’s why Early Childhood Educators (ECEs) working at eligible licensed child care facilities are gett
  
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• White House says Israel agrees to 4-hour daily pauses in N Gaza fighting to allow civilians to flee

  09-11-2023 16:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says Israel has agreed to put in place four-hour daily humanitarian pauses in its assault on Hamas in norther Gaza.
  The Biden administration says it has secured a second pathway for civilians to flee fighting. President Joe Biden had asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to institute the daily pauses during a Monday call.
  U.S. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said that the first humanitarian pause would be announced Thursday and tha
  
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• Jones tops Strouse to remain unbeaten at Grand Slam of Curling’s Kioti National

  09-11-2023 16:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PICTOU, N.S. — Winnipeg’s Jennifer Jones beat American Delaney Strouse 8-5 on Thursday morning to remain unbeaten at the Grand Slam of Curling’s Kioti National. 
  Jones, who won the circuit’s season-opening HearingLife Tour Challenge last month in Niagara Falls, Ont., was tied at 3-0 with South Korea’s Eun Ji Gim, a 4-1 winner over Italy’s Stefania Constantini.
  In other early results, Switzerland’s Silvana Tirinzoni defeated American Tabitha Peterson
  
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• Labour minister tables replacement-worker legislation promised in Liberal-NDP deal

  09-11-2023 16:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Replacement workers would be banned during strikes and lockouts at federally regulated workplaces under new legislation introduced in the House of Commons today.
  Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan says the bill will bar employers from hiring someone to do the work of anyone who is on strike or lockout, and will apply to multiple work sites including federal Crown corporations, airports, ports and the federal public service.
  There are exceptions if not replacing workers would con
  
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• Canada’s Stakusic, Fernandez get singles nods for BJK Cup Finals tie against Poland

  09-11-2023 16:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SEVILLE, Spain — Canada’s Marina Stakusic and Leylah Fernandez have been tabbed for singles play in Thursday’s tie against Poland at the Billie Jean King Cup Finals.
  Both earned singles victories in a 3-0 sweep of host Spain in the Group C round-robin opener a day earlier.
  Stakusic was tabbed to play Magdalena Frech while Fernandez was to meet Magda Linette. 
  In doubles, Fernandez and Gabriela Dabrowski were to face Weronika Falkowska and Katarzyna Kawa. The doubles lineup
  
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• High court to hear appeal of B.C. law slapping health care costs on opioid companies

  09-11-2023 16:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear an appeal from four pharmaceutical manufacturers, distributors or retailers trying to halt a proposed class-action lawsuit by the British Columbia government.
  Sanis Health, Sandoz Canada and McKeeson Canada, plus pharmacy retailer Shoppers Drug Mart, want the high court to examine two B.C. court decisions that confirmed the province’s right to pass legislation recovering opioid-related health care costs from companies making or
  
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• CF Montreal fires coach Hernan Losada after team misses playoffs

  09-11-2023 15:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Hernan Losada is out as head coach of CF Montreal.
  The club announced his firing this morning in a news release.
  The move comes after the Major League Soccer team came two points short of the playoff cut.
  Montreal will begin its search for a new head coach for a second straight off-season after coach-of-the-year finalist Wilfried Nancy left the club last December to join the Columbus Crew.
  Losada, a 41-year-old from Argentina, took over later that month on a two-year contract wi
  
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• In Wisconsin, old fashioneds come with brandy. Lawmakers want to make it somewhat official

  09-11-2023 15:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — In Wisconsin, the old fashioned cocktail comes with brandy, not bourbon.
  Now, state lawmakers want to make it somewhat official.
  A bipartisan resolution declaring the brandy old fashioned as the official Wisconsin state cocktail was up for approval Thursday in the state Assembly.It’s a resolution, not a bill, so even if passed by the Assembly and Senate the brandy old fashioned won’t make it onto the list of other official state symbols that include milk as
  
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• Veteran Spanish conservative politician shot in face in Madrid street

  09-11-2023 15:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MADRID (AP) — Veteran Spanish right-wing politician Alejandro Vidal-Quadras has been taken to a hospital in Madrid after being shot in a street in the capital, police said Thursday.
  Police said he was shot in the face on a central street around 1:30 p.m. local time and was conscious when taken to a hospital.
  Vidal Cuadras, 78, was a long-time member of Spain’s conservative Popular Party, its regional leader in Catalonia, and a European Parliament member before he broke away to help f
  
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• Man United manager Ten Hag under more pressure as international break looms

  09-11-2023 15:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MANCHESTER, England (AP) — The pressure is mounting on Erik ten Hag as his Manchester United reign descends deeper into crisis.The 4-3 loss against Copenhagen in the Champions League on Wednesday was yet another blow for the Dutch manager in a season that is unravelling by the week.He says he is waiting for “one moment” to turn the campaign around. It needs to come quickly.United now faces the humiliating prospect of being eliminated from the Champions League after the group st
  
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• Republican presidential hopeful wants to build a wall — along the Canada-U.S. border

  09-11-2023 15:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — It was a well-worn Canadian punchline during the Trump years: someone should build a wall along the Canada-U.S. border. 
  One of the former president’s would-be successors says he wants to do exactly that. 
  During Wednesday’s Republican primary debate, a straight-faced Vivek Ramaswamy called it an example of skating to where the puck is going.
  It also reflects a popular talking point among some Capitol Hill Republicans who say they fear an increase in migr
  
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• Mourinho and Sarri exchange jibes ahead of Rome derby in Serie A

  09-11-2023 14:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MILAN (AP) — Despite Roma and Lazio being involved in European competition, much of the attention this week has been focused on Sunday’s derby match in Serie A and the barbs have been flying.
  After Lazio beat Feyenoord 1-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday, coach Maurizio Sarri said his team had gone to “war” against the Dutch side, while he deemed Roma’s Europa League game against Slavia Prague later on Thursday to be just a “friendly match.”
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• Manuel Neuer hails ‘phenomenon’ Harry Kane for brilliant start with Bayern Munich

  09-11-2023 14:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MUNICH (AP) — England captain Harry Kane has made a brilliant start in Germany, where 15 goals in 10 Bundesliga games have matched another Bayern Munich great’s league record.
  Gerd Müller is the only other player to have scored so many after the first 10 rounds, a feat he managed in the 1968-69 season.
  Kane, who joined Bayern in a Bundesliga-record transfer from Tottenham in the offseason, reached Müller’s tally with hat tricks in consecutive games – first again
  
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• Spain’s Socialists to grant amnesty to Catalan separatists in exchange for support of new government

  09-11-2023 12:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MADRID (AP) — Spain’s Socialist Party has struck a deal with a fringe Catalan separatist party to grant an amnesty for potentially thousands of people involved in the region’s failed secession bid in exchange for its key backing of acting Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez in forming a new government.
  Socialist lawmaker and party official Santos Cerdán announced the deal on Thursday in Brussels after sealing the agreement with the party led by Carles Puigdemont,
  
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• French President Macron opens Gaza aid conference with appeal to Israel to protect civilians

  09-11-2023 11:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron opened a Gaza aid conference on Thursday with an appeal for Israel to protect civilians, saying that “all lives have equal worth” and that fighting terrorism “can never be carried out without rules.”“Civilians must be protected. It’s absolutely essential. It is non-negotiable,” Macron said.He reiterated calls for a humanitarian pause in Israel’s operations against Hamas. He said that by attacking
  
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• Canadians and other foreign nationals still waiting for border crossing to reopen

  09-11-2023 10:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  A key crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt has remained closed today as hundreds of people connected to Canada await news of when — and whether — they will be able to escape the besieged Palestinian territory.The federal government confirmed that no Canadians were able to leave the Gaza Strip on Wednesday because of a closure of the Rafah border crossing.
  A U.S. State Department spokesperson told reporters on Wednesday that the closure was because of a “security circumstan
  
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• In The News for today: Gaza bombardment overnight hits close to hospital

  09-11-2023 10:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed tobring you up to speed on what you need to know today…
  Israel and Hamas conflict continues
  The general director of Gaza City’s main hospital says scores of wounded people are being treated at the Al-Shifa Hospital following overnight Israeli strikes and shelling.
  Dr. Mohammad Abu Selmia told the Associated Press by phone that at least one shell landed very close to the hospital at around dawn Thursday, resulting in only
  
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• Supports for Gaza Strip evacuees to be determined based on need, minister says

  09-11-2023 10:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Immigration Minister Marc Miller says the immigration status and supports available for evacuees who escape from Gaza Strip will have to be determined based on individual circumstances once people make their way to Canada.
  The federal government has been working to secure the safe passage of more than 400 people with connections to Canada as part of ongoing negotiations between Israel and Egypt that are being mediated by Qatar.
  The slow trickle of people allowed through the highly
  
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• Study looks back centuries to peer into the future for polar bears

  09-11-2023 10:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  New research suggests that ancient polar bear populations shrank as sea ice dwindled, adding weight to concerns about the predator’s future as climate change melts the Arctic. 
  “The population size seems to have decreased at a time when temperatures went up and sea ice went down,” said Paul Szpak, a professor at Trent University and a co-author of a newly published paper that looks at bear populations and habitats over thousands of years. 
  Szpak and 19 colleagues from
  
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• Tickets for Taylor Swift’s Vancouver shows go on sale to winners of presale lottery

  09-11-2023 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The wait to buy tickets for Taylor Swift’s 2024 concert dates in Vancouver is finally over, with online sales scheduled to start this morning. 
  But only the lucky fans who won a lottery to receive presale codes yesterday will get a chance to purchase up to four tickets for the shows at BC Place on Dec. 6, 7 and 8 next year.
  Ticketmaster’s website says the start of sales for the three dates will be staggered today at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Pacific time, but
  
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• Supreme Court to decide whether to hear Ontario election advertising case

  09-11-2023 10:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada is set to indicate today whether it will hear an appeal of a ruling that struck down third-party election advertising rules in Ontario.
  The law in question added more onerous restrictions to the amounts that third parties, such as unions and special interest groups, are allowed to spend in the lead up to an election, and the Court of Appeal for Ontario found it unconstitutional.
  Before 2021, third parties were allowed to spend up to $600,000 on advertis
  
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• New Boston Pizza in Hope to hold 3-day hiring fair next week

  09-11-2023 07:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HOPE — The new Boston Pizza in Hope will hold a 3-day hiring fair starting next week.According to Facebook posts from the company, Boston Pizza will conduct a three-day hiring fair starting Tuesday, November 13 through Thursday, Nov. 15 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.The franchise will be hiring for all positions at its new retail location, 904 Old Hope Princeton Way, next to the Colonial 900 Motel.The restaurant is hiring for all positions including line cook, server, host, bartender, kitchen help
  
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• Gilgeous-Alexander scores 43 as the Thunder top the Cavaliers 128-120

  09-11-2023 07:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander put up big numbers without focusing on them.
  The high-scoring guard had 43 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 128-120 on Wednesday night.
  Hamilton’s Gilgeous-Alexander made 15 of 22 field goals and 12 of 13 free throws. He fell one point short of his career high and scored at least 40 for the eighth time.Best known for his mid-range prowess and exceptional ability to finish around the basket, Gilgeous-Ale
  
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• Finkel stops 31 shots, United States beats Canada 3-1 in opener of Rivalry Series

  09-11-2023 06:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Hilary Knight had a goal and an assist, Aerin Frankel stopped 31 shots and the United States beat Canada 3-1 in the opener of the Rivalry Series on Wednesday night.
  The Americans won the last time these rivals met, scoring four unanswered goals to beat Canada 6-3 in the gold medal game of the IIHF World Championships in April.
  Canada had the early jump in the first of seven games in the 2023-24 version of the Rivalry Series, but Frankel made some tough saves to keep the
  
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• Siakam scores 31, Raptors beat Mavericks 127-116 to finish two-game sweep in Texas

  09-11-2023 05:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Pascal Siakam had 31 points and 12 rebounds, OG Anunoby scored 26 and the Toronto Raptors finished a two-game sweep in Texas with a 127-116 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night.
  Three nights after Toronto rallied from 22 points down for a win at San Antonio, Siakam and Anunoby combined for all the points on an 11-0 run that broke a 73-all tie in the third quarter.
  Luka Doncic scored 31 points and Kyrie Irving had 22 for the Mavericks, who lost for the first ti
  
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