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• Chilliwack resident named new Lands Manager at Cheam First Nation

  01-10-2024 23:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Cheam First Nation in Chilliwack announced Tuesday it has named Sarah Copeland as its Lands Manager, effective October 1.
  Copeland is a native of Johannesburg, South Africa who moved to Canada at a young age, spent her childhood in Calgary and later moved to British Columbia in 2010. She will report to Adam Hammoud, Director of Lands & Capital Management at Cheam FN.Copeland, a resident of Chilliwack for the past four years, earned a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in A
  
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• Skubal sensational, Tigers jump on Valdez early to get 3-1 win over Astros in AL Wild Card Series

  01-10-2024 23:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — Tarik Skubal kept up his stellar season with a sensational playoff debut and the Detroit Tigers got to Framber Valdez early in a 3-1 win over the Houston Astros in their AL Wild Card Series opener on Tuesday.
  The Tigers, swept in the American League Division Series in their last trip to the playoffs in 2014, got their first postseason win since Game 4 the 2013 AL Championship Series against .Down 3-0 entering the ninth, Houston scored on Yanier Diaz’s RBI single and ha
  
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• September weather saw 4 hot days over 30C in Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress

  01-10-2024 23:49 via news.google.com
  September weather saw 4 hot days over 30C in Chilliwack  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Office of Alberta Premier Smith responds to her comment about chemtrails

  01-10-2024 23:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s office says her recent comment about chemtrails doesn’t mean she believes the United States government is spraying them in the province.
  Spokeswoman Savannah Johannsen says Smith was simply sharing what she has heard from Albertans.
  Smith has come under criticism after she spoke about chemtrails at a weekend United Conservative Party town hall.
  The premier said she has not found evidence chemtrails are being sprayed over Edmonton, but
  
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• Violent attack on girl captured on video in Kelowna, B.C., RCMP investigating

  01-10-2024 23:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KELOWNA, B.C. — Police in Kelowna, B.C., say they’re investigating a violent attack on a girl that was captured on video on Friday night.
  RCMP say they are “reviewing very clear and detailed video of the incident to identify all of those involved,” including “primary aggressors” and witnesses.
  They say the video has been circulating “widely” online in the Kelowna community.
  The Mounties say the attack was one of several incidents of youth committin
  
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• Canadian men edge Nepal with three balls remaining in T20 cricket match

  01-10-2024 23:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KING CITY, Ont. — Former captain Saad Bin Zafar scored 33 not out Tuesday to lead Canada to a four-wicket win over Nepal in a T20 cricket match.
  After Nepal scored 139 for six in its 20 overs, the Canadian men reached their victory target with three balls to spare at Maple Leaf Cricket Ground.
  Anil Sah and Aasif Sheikh led Nepal with 41 and 40 runs, apiece, in a 70-run opening partnership after Canada won the toss and elected to field.
  Captain Nicholas Kirton scored 26 runs for Canada with
  
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• Abbotsford Police Dept. unveils purple police cruiser to bring awareness to intimate partner violence

  01-10-2024 22:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — The Abbotsford PD unveiled its newly commissioned purple police cruiser Tuesday (Oct. 1) to coincide with the inception of Intimate Partner Violence Awareness Month and the launch of the Purple Lights Nights campaign.In a news release from AbbyPD spokesperson Constable Art Stele, police say the annual campaign works to shine a spotlight on the epidemic of intimate partner violence and honour victims of violence.“As part of the Violence Against Women in Relationships (VAW
  
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• YOUR PERSPECTIVE: Drive safely in cone zones to save lives

  01-10-2024 22:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Roadside workers help keep us all safe. We can return the favour when in Cone Zones. Every day, tens of thousands of roadside workers across British Columbia face significant danger just doing their jobs. Their workplace is mere metres from passing traffic. In some cases, orange cones are the only things between them and vehicles weighing tonnes.These people depend on our driving decisions for their safety. Like all of us, they deserve to return home safe at the end of each day. Sadly, too many
  
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• Fundraiser launched for former Chilliwack tow truck operator now facing lung cancer - Fraser Valley Today

  01-10-2024 22:41 via news.google.com
  Fundraiser launched for former Chilliwack tow truck operator now facing lung cancer  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Fundraiser launched for former Chilliwack tow truck operator now facing lung cancer

  01-10-2024 22:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — A GoFundMe has been launched for a Chilliwack resident who formerly operated Dave’s Towing in Chilliwack but has been too sick to work due to lung cancer.
  According to the text of a GoFundMe appeal organized by Raina Lloyd, Dave Rowan of Chilliwack was diagnosed a few months back with lung cancer. The tumour is very large and occupies more than half of his lung, Lloyd wrote, saying it is inoperable and treatment will not help.
  “He [Dave] is too sick for chemo and r
  
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• Canadian government not ordering Novavax’s protein-based COVID-19 vaccine this year

  01-10-2024 22:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Public Health Agency of Canada says it is not providing Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine this respiratory virus season, citing low demand.
  It says the manufacturer requires a minimum order of its updated protein-based vaccine, called Nuvaxovid, which far exceeds the uptake by Canadians last year.
  The agency says a very small portion of the doses ordered in 2023 were used and that its decision reflects efforts to limit vaccine wastage.
  It is distributing two mRNA vaccines &mda
  
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• Toronto FC needs two wins and likely help from elsewhere to make MLS playoffs

  01-10-2024 22:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — With just two regular-season games remaining, Toronto FC sits on the MLS playoff bubble with no margin of error. Even two wins may not be enough to return to the post-season for the first time since 2020.
  “It’s doable,” said English midfielder Matty Longstaff. “We definitely have a good chance. We’ve just got to concentrate on (Wednesday) and make sure we win.”Toronto (11-17-4, 37 points) hosts the playoff-bound New York Red Bulls (10-7-14, 44
  
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• UFV celebrates community with annual awards event at Chilliwack campus - Chilliwack Progress

  01-10-2024 22:05 via news.google.com
  UFV celebrates community with annual awards event at Chilliwack campus  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Chilliwack firm named title sponsor of BCHL Showcase - Castanet.net

  01-10-2024 21:30 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack firm named title sponsor of BCHL Showcase  Castanet.net
  
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• Hurricane Helene’s death toll passes the 150 mark after South Carolina adds to its tally

  01-10-2024 21:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SWANNANOA, N.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster said Tuesday that the remnants of Hurricane Helene killed 36 people in the state, which pushes the storm’s overall death toll to 152.
  McMaster announced three more deaths during a news conference in West Columbia, South Carolina.
  The storm carved a path of death and destruction through the Southeast after coming ashore Thursday in Florida. Nearly half of the deaths were in North Carolina, while dozens of others were in South C
  
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• Pete Rose made history and left a lasting mark during his brief stint with the Expos

  01-10-2024 21:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The late Pete Rose wasn’t with the Expos for long, but his brief presence provided Montreal fans with a historic moment.
  Rose was pronounced dead at 83 years old on Monday, with the cause of death yet to be determined.He was a 17-time all-star, won National League MVP in 1973 and three World Series titles. Rose holds the major league record for hits (4,256), games played (3,562) and plate appearances (15,890).
  He signed a one-year contract with the Expos for the 1984 season, his 22nd in Ma
  
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• Bombers, Ticats take win streaks into Friday night contest at Tim Hortons Field

  01-10-2024 21:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Much has changed for Scott Milanovich and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats since their last meeting with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
  Zach Collaros’s 10-yard touchdown strike to Kenny Lawler with 19 seconds remaining earned Winnipeg (9-6) a 26-23 home win over Hamilton on Aug. 23. It was the Bombers’ third straight victory in their current seven-game win streak that has catapulted the club to top spot in the West Division standings.
  But Hamilton (6-9) hasn’t loss since. The Ticats having
  
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• John Amos, patriarch on ‘Good Times’ and an Emmy nominee for the blockbuster ‘Roots,’ dies at 84

  01-10-2024 20:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — John Amos, who starred as the family patriarch on the hit 1970s sitcom “Good Times” and earned an Emmy nomination for his role in the seminal 1977 miniseries “Roots,” has died. He was 84.
  Amos’ publicist, Belinda Foster, confirmed the news of his death Tuesday. No other details were immediately available.
  He played James Evans Sr. on “Good Times,” which featured one of television’s first Black two-parent families. Produced
  
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• Police launch hate crime investigation after protesters clash in Vancouver

  01-10-2024 20:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver say they’ve launched a hate crime investigation after a clash between protesters with opposing views on war in the Middle East.
  They say it happened outside the Vancouver Art Gallery Sunday night.Police say in a statement that “violence broke out” between groups of protesters with differing views on the war between Israel, Hamas, and Hezbollah.
  Police say a 34-year-old woman was injured and required medical attention after she was knocked t
  
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• Zach Collaros, Rollan Milligan Jr., earn CFL top performer honours

  01-10-2024 19:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Quarterback Zach Collaros of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and defensive back Rolan Milligan Jr. of the Saskatchewan Roughriders were named the CFL’s top performers of the week Tuesday.
  Collaros was the top offensive player with a grade of 93.1. The veteran quarterback completed 21-of-26 passes for a season-high 432 yards and career-best six touchdowns in Winnipeg’s 55-27 win over Edmonton.
  Milligan earned top defensive player honours with an 87.0 grade. He had three tack
  
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• Claudia Sheinbaum sworn in as 1st female president of Mexico

  01-10-2024 19:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Claudia Sheinbaum took the oath of office Tuesday as Mexico’s first female president in more than 200 years of independence, promising to protect an expanded social safety net and other popular policies put in place by her predecessor, but facing pressing problems.
  The 62-year-old scientist-turned-politician receives a country with a number of immediate challenges, foremost among them stubbornly high levels of violence, a sluggish economy and the hurricane-battered
  
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• Leisure pool at Chilliwack Landing Centre temporarily closed due to unexpected incident involving glass

  01-10-2024 19:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — YMCA personnel that manage and operate Chilliwack’s two municipal recreation centres say the leisure pool at the Chilliwack Landing Leisure Centre will be closed for several days after glass somehow fell and entered the pool.
  According to a brief statement posted Monday evening (Sept. 30), the YMCA did not go into extensive details about the “unexpected incident” but only said glass from an overhead source entered the centre’s leisure pool. It said the
  
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• Leisure pool at Chilliwack Landing Centre temporarily closed due to unexpected incident involving glass - Fraser Valley Today

  01-10-2024 19:26 via news.google.com
  Leisure pool at Chilliwack Landing Centre temporarily closed due to unexpected incident involving glass  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• B.C. Greens candidate drops out of Chilliwack-Cultus Lake election race - Chilliwack Progress

  01-10-2024 19:26 via news.google.com
  B.C. Greens candidate drops out of Chilliwack-Cultus Lake election race  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• B.C. Greens candidate drops out of Chilliwack-Cultus Lake election race - Abbotsford News

  01-10-2024 19:26 via news.google.com
  B.C. Greens candidate drops out of Chilliwack-Cultus Lake election race  Abbotsford News
  
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• Small businesses to receive five years’ worth of carbon rebates in December

  01-10-2024 19:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says owners of small and medium-sized businesses will finally receive their long-awaited carbon pricing refunds before the end of this year.
  The Finance Department says the federal government will send more than $2.5 billion to about 600,000 Canadian businesses in December.
  The payments will return a portion of the carbon price revenue from 2019-20 through 2023-24 to small businesses in jurisdictions where the federal fuel charge applies.
  The amo
  
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• Quebec premier floats idea of ‘waiting zones’ in Canada for asylum seekers

  01-10-2024 19:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PARIS — Quebec Premier François Legault says his government has asked Ottawa to set up “waiting zones” for asylum seekers, as is the practice in France.
  Legault told reporters during a press conference today in Paris that Canada should take inspiration from the European country.
  The premier says Quebec is home to 45 per cent of asylum seekers in Canada, and wants the federal government to better distribute would-be refugees across the country.Former Quebec immigration mi
  
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• Dead inmate identified as suspect in 1995 disappearance of 6-year-old Morgan Nick

  01-10-2024 18:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ALMA, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas man who died in prison more than two decades ago has been identified as a suspect in the disappearance of 6-year-old girl who went missing in 1995.
  Alma Police Chief Jeff Pointer on Tuesday said police have identified Billy Jack Lincks as a suspect in the abduction of Morgan Nick, who was last seen chasing fireflies with friends at a Little League ballpark.
  “As of today, for the first time I’m aware of, I’m calling Billy Jack Lincks a suspect
  
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• PWHL’s six teams to gather in Toronto, Montreal during training camps

  01-10-2024 18:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Professional Women’s Hockey League camps starting Nov. 12 will include mini camps for all six teams in Toronto and Montreal.
  The Montréal Victoire, Boston Fleet and Ottawa Charge will assemble at Montreal’s Verdun Auditorium and Toronto Sceptres, Minnesota Frost and New York Sirens at Toronto’s Ford Performance Centre for training sessions and pre-season scrimmages Nov. 19-22.
  The scrimmages in the two cities will be closed to the public, the PWHL said Tu
  
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• Montreal Alouettes extend wide receiver Cole Spieker through 2026

  01-10-2024 18:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The Montreal Alouettes signed American wide receiver Cole Spieker to a contract extension through 2026 on Tuesday.
  The six-foot-two, 215-pound Spieker has caught 49 passes for 710 yards and seven touchdowns in 15 games this season.
  Spieker, who played college ball at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, joined the Alouettes in 2022.
  In 2023, the 28-year-old totalled 389 receiving yards and one touchdown in 12 games.
  He also caught three passes for 62 yards and one touchdown in
  
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• Despite resounding loss to the Sun, Valley Huskers are still playoff-bound

  01-10-2024 18:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KELOWNA — American import Elelyon Noa proved to be too much for the Huskers defence Saturday by racking up over 200 yards on the ground, and the undefeated Okanagan Sun capitalized on three punt returns for touchdowns in a 60-14 win over the visiting Valley Huskers Saturday.From the opening kickoff, the Huskers found themselves on the back foot and couldn’t sustain any offensive momentum. Their defense was on the field for far too long, and the Okanagan Sun dominated in all aspects o
  
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• Raptors star Barnes excused from start of camp in Montreal for personal reasons

  01-10-2024 18:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Toronto Raptors star Scottie Barnes has been excused from the start of training camp due to personal reasons and did not travel with the team to Montreal.
  The Raptors say Barnes is expected to join the team later this week.
  Toronto opened camp on Tuesday morning at the Université du Québec à Montréal.
  The camp – which includes an open practice at McGill University on Friday night – runs through Sunday’s Raptors versus Washington Wiza
  
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• French and US companies to invest $10 billion to extract oil off Suriname’s coast

  01-10-2024 18:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) — France’s TotalEnergies and U.S. hydrocarbon company APA Corp. plan to invest $10 billion to extract oil off the coast of Suriname in a historic investment for the South American country, officials announced Tuesday.
  The first oil is expected by mid-2028, with an anticipated production of 220,000 barrels per day, according to TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanné, who flew to Suriname to personally announce the investment, the country’s largest to
  
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• G.W. Graham extracts a bit of payback vs. highly-ranked Carson Graham

  01-10-2024 18:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NORTH VANCOUVER — The G.W. Graham Grizzlies were eager for a bit of redemption against a squad that ended its postseason in the semifinal playoffs at B.C. Place Stadium last year.For the current batch of seniors who witnessed last year’s 36-14 loss at the hands of Carson Graham, this game took on a whole new meaning.Although the Grizzlies got off to an inauspicious start by trailing 20-0 in the first half at one point, G.W. Graham put on an exhilarating show by outscoring Carson Grah
  
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• Sex crimes case of Montreal billionaire Robert Miller put off until December

  01-10-2024 18:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The sex crimes case against Montreal billionaire Robert Miller has been put off until December.
  The founder of global electronics giant Future Electronics was arrested in May on 21 counts involving 10 complainants, many of them minors at the time of the alleged offences between 1994 and 2016.
  One of the alleged victims was under the age of 14 per the charges.
  Crown attorney Myriam Corbeil said today she is ready to proceed and set a trial date, estimating the case against Miller
  
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• Canadiens rookie David Reinbacher out 5-6 months after knee surgery

  01-10-2024 18:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Montreal Canadiens rookie defenceman David Reinbacher is out five to six months after undergoing surgery on his left knee Tuesday morning.
  The Canadiens announced the injury update after Reinbacher — the No. 5 pick at last year’s draft — fell awkwardly from a hit by Toronto’s Marshall Rifai early in Saturday’s 2-1 pre-season loss to the Maple Leafs.
  Montreal is also expected to provide an update on winger Patrik Laine, who left the game moments afte
  
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• WNBA Toronto president Teresa Resch set to speak at Elevate tech conference

  01-10-2024 17:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Teresa Resch likes to put her time and energy into organizations that go beyond the surface level.
  Resch was officially named the president of Toronto’s new WNBA expansion team in May and will be one of the keynote speakers this week at Elevate, a Canadian tech conference that emphasizes using innovation to better the world.The parallels she saw between WNBA Toronto and Elevate are what led her to agreeing to speak at the conference on Thursday.
  “Ultimately, this team
  
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• A timeline look at Saskatchewan elections and governments over five decades

  01-10-2024 17:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  REGINA — Saskatchewan’s provincial election campaign has begun, with polling day on Oct. 28. Here’s a look at provincial governments over five decades:
  New Democrats, 1971-78
  The NDP and leader Allan Blakeney, a former cabinet minister under Tommy Douglas, defeated Ross Thatcher’s Liberals in 1971. Blakeney and the NDP were re-elected in 1975 and 1978.
  Progressive Conservatives, 1982-86
  Blakeney’s NDP was defeated by Grant Devine’s Progressive Conservatives in
  
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• MPs to debate Lebanon crisis, evacuation options this evening after Israeli incursion

  01-10-2024 17:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The House of Commons will hold an emergency debate this evening on the crisis in Lebanon after Israel’s ground incursion intensified fears of a full-scale invasion.
  Members of Parliament will weigh in on how Ottawa should respond to the Israeli ground operation that started early this morning and the airstrikes that have destroyed apartment buildings in Beirut.
  Israel says it’s undertaking a limited incursion and that its actions are aimed at ending Hezbollah’s r
  
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• Leaders in profile: A look at Saskatchewan Party’s Scott Moe and NDP’s Carla Beck

  01-10-2024 17:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  REGINA — Saskatchewan’s general election has been called, with voting day on Oct. 28. Here’s a look at the leaders of the two main parties:
  Scott Moe, Saskatchewan Party
  Age: 51. Born July 31, 1973, in Prince Albert, Sask.
  Early years: Grew up the oldest of five children on a grain farm near Shellbrook, Sask. His mother worked as a teacher and his father farmed and owned school buses. Moe played sports growing up, including hockey.
  Education: Graduated from the University of Sa
  
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• Economy, crime, schools and health: Top issues in Saskatchewan election campaign

  01-10-2024 17:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  REGINA — The Saskatchewan election campaign is underway, with voting day on Oct. 28. Here’s a look at key issues and party promises:
  EconomyScott Moe’s governing Saskatchewan Party has promised to grow the economy, jobs and the population. In its pre-election budget, Moe’s government projected a $354-million deficit but delivered no hikes to personal income taxes. It rejected pausing the gas tax, saying the cash is needed for road repairs.Carla Beck, while leader of the O
  
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• New-look Grand Slam of Curling series kicks off under new ownership

  01-10-2024 16:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHARLOTTETOWN — Canada’s Reid Carruthers opened the Grand Slam of Curling season with a 7-5 loss to Sweden’s Niklas Edin at the HearingLife Tour Challenge.
  Carruthers, from Winnipeg, was the lone Canadian skip in action during the opening draw at Bell Aliant Centre. He missed an angle-raise in the eighth end for the win and was denied an extra end when a measure confirmed an Edin single.
  It’s the first Grand Slam event since The Curling Group purchased the five-event seri
  
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• Tuesday - Oct. 1, 2024 - Chilliwack to keep city name on hockey arena - Fraser Valley Current

  01-10-2024 14:48 via news.google.com
  Tuesday - Oct. 1, 2024 - Chilliwack to keep city name on hockey arena  Fraser Valley Current
  
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• McGill law professors’ union agrees to suspend strike, resume classes

  01-10-2024 14:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — A union representing McGill law professors has suspended a five-week-long strike and will allow classes to begin this week.McGill’s administration and the Association of McGill Professors of Law say they have decided to find a way to negotiate collective agreements jointly with other faculty unions, and classes will resume by Oct. 3.The news comes a day after McGill threatened to cancel the fall semester if the union didn’t agree to a deal.A message sent to law stude
  
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• By-donation garbage pickup for large items returns to Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress

  01-10-2024 14:35 via news.google.com
  By-donation garbage pickup for large items returns to Chilliwack  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Playoff positioning on the line as Vancouver Whitecaps host Seattle Sounders

  01-10-2024 13:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — With four games left in their regular-season campaign, Vanni Sartini is challenging his Vancouver Whitecaps to adjust their mindset.The club clinched its post-season spot last weekend. Now the head coach wants every game from here on out to be treated like a playoff matchup, starting Wednesday when the ‘Caps (13-9-8) host their regional rivals, the Seattle Sounders (14-9-8).
  “We try to win the game. We have the luck to be already qualified, so even though it’s
  
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• Israeli military orders evacuation of several Lebanese communities near the border

  01-10-2024 11:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military on Tuesday ordered the evacuation of nearly two dozen Lebanese border communities.The orders came hours after Israel sent ground forces into southern Lebanon in what it described as a limited incursion against the Hezbollah militant group.
  The evacuation order, posted by the Israeli military’s Arabic spokesman on the social media platform X, specified around two dozen communities in southern Lebanon and ordered people to evacuate north of the Awa
  
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• In the news today: Walz and Vance to face off during VP debate

  01-10-2024 10:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed…
  Walz and Vance to face off during VP debate
  Tim Walz and JD Vance will face off on the debate stage tonight in a matchup political experts say is likely to focus on who’s too weird for the White House.Walz, the Democratic governor of Minnesota, and Vance, the Republican senator from Ohio, will exchange barbs during the only debate for vice-presidential hopefuls ahead of November’s election.
  
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• Saskatchewan election campaign to begin today with voting day set for Oct. 28

  01-10-2024 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  REGINA — The race to elect a new government in Saskatchewan begins today.
  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has said he will be asking Lt.-Gov. Russ Mirasty today to dissolve the house to launch the provincial general election, with voting day set for Oct. 28.Moe confirmed the plan in a post Monday on the social media platform X.
  His Saskatchewan Party is seeking a fifth straight majority after spending 17 years in office.
  Moe says he’s running on his record of growing the economy while
  
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• Minimum wage in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, P.E.I. increases

  01-10-2024 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The minimum wage in four provinces is going up today.
  The rate in Ontario is rising by 65 cents to $17.20 an hour, an increase tied to inflation.
  Saskatchewan’s minimum wage is going up by a dollar to $15, but it will still be the lowest in Canada, along with Alberta.
  In Manitoba, the rate is going up by 50 cents to $15.80, a hike that follows a formula set in provincial law tied to the rate of inflation of the previous calendar year.
  And in Prince Edward Island, the minimum wage is increa
  
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