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• Chilliwack-raised rap artist releases new single - Chilliwack Progress

  13-10-2024 23:00
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• Canada falls 5-3 to US at Para Hockey Cup to earn silver

  13-10-2024 22:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OSTRAVA — Canada earned a third consecutive silver medal after falling 5-3 to the United States at the International Para Hockey Cup on Sunday.
  Auren Halbert, Dominic Cozzolino and James Dunn scored for Canada, which got 22 saves from Adam Kingsmill.
  Jack Wallace and Declan Farmer each had two goals, along with another from Brett Bolton, for the U.S. Griffin LaMarre stopped 10 shots in net.
  “We have an understanding of what our identity is as a team and how we need to play night in a
  
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• How to Save 1,000 Calories at Your Thanksgiving Meal

  13-10-2024 22:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The average person consumes over 3,000 calories on Thanksgiving. Here’s how to save some of those calories!
  Thanksgiving and other seasonal holidays only come around once a year, which makes it hard to resist some of the mouth-watering foods associated with these festivities. While it’s okay to indulge a bit on these special occasions, you may not want to go completely off the rails. After all, enjoying all of your favorites may add up to thousands of calories.
  Here are some food swa
  
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• Man with loaded gun arrested at checkpoint near Donald Trump’s weekend rally in Southern California

  13-10-2024 22:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  COACHELLA, Calif. (AP) — A Nevada man with a shotgun, a loaded handgun and ammunition in his vehicle was arrested at a security checkpoint outside Donald Trump’s rally Saturday night in the Southern California desert, authorities said Sunday. He was released Saturday on $5,000 bail.
  The suspect, a 49-year-old resident of Las Vegas, was driving a black SUV that was stopped by deputies assigned to the rally in Coachella, east of Los Angeles, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Departm
  
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• Aid for overwhelmed food banks underscores BC Election promises ahead of Thanksgiving

  13-10-2024 20:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SURREY – A Thanksgiving long weekend visit to a Surrey mission facing a potential kitchen closure highlighted BC Conservative party leader John Rustad’s call for sustained funding to keep around 100 food banks and community kitchens open.
  Outside the Surrey Urban Mission on Saturday, Rustad promised institutional studies and “consistent annual funding” if elected, aiming to reduce the estimated 200,000 monthly visits to the province’s food banks.
  “We haven&rsq
  
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• Drone strike in Israel wounds almost 40 as Hezbollah is blamed

  13-10-2024 19:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli rescue services say almost 40 people have been wounded in a drone strike in the central city of Binyamina, three of them critically. The Hezbollah militant group is being blamed.
  Israeli media reported that two drones were launched from Lebanon on Sunday. The Israeli military says one drone was intercepted.
  Israel’s advanced air-defense systems mean that it is rare for so many people to be hurt by drones or missiles.
  This is the second time in
  
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• Canada’s Olivia Smith scores historic goal for Liverpool women at storied Anfield

  13-10-2024 19:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LIVERPOOL — Canadian international Olivia Smith made history in a losing cause Sunday, scoring the first-ever goal for the Liverpool women at storied Anfield.
  The 20-year-old from Whitby, Ont., outpaced a Manchester City defender to the ball after a long Liverpool goal kick and beat goalkeeper Ayaka Yamashita in the 41st minute with a low, bouncing shot from well outside the penalty box.
  Jamaican international Khadija Shaw scored twice in the second half, in the 58th and 92nd minute, as Ci
  
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• Eby makes plea to Green voters to support NDP to help keep Conservatives from office

  13-10-2024 19:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SQUAMISH, B.C. — New Democrat Leader David Eby is asking potential Green voters in British Columbia’s Oct. 19 election to support his party instead to help keep John Rustad’s B.C. Conservatives out of office.
  Eby says Green and NDP voters must stick together this election to defeat the B.C. Conservatives, who are running a campaign of division, denial and plans to dismantle climate initiatives.
  At a campaign event today in Squamish, the NDP leader asked Green voters to consider
  
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• Liberals appoint Andrew Bevan as campaign head amid talk of MP revolt against Trudeau

  13-10-2024 18:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the Liberal Party’s new campaign chair, as some MPs reportedly band together to ask their leader to step down.
  Trudeau and the party say Andrew Bevan, a longtime Liberal staff member and volunteer, is taking the reins ahead of the next general election.
  Bevan most recently served as an adviser to Trudeau and chief of staff to Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, which involved helping develop this past spring’s budget.
  He
  
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• US will send an air defense battery and American troops to Israel to bolster defenses against Iran

  13-10-2024 18:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States will send a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense battery and troops to Israel, the Pentagon said Sunday, even as Iran warned Washington to keep American military forces out of Israel.
  Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, Pentagon spokesman, said in a statement that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin authorized the deployment of the THAAD battery at the direction of President Joe Biden.
  Ryder said the air defense system will help bolster Israel’s air defenses following
  
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• Man dead after stabbing on downtown Montreal metro station platform

  13-10-2024 18:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Montreal police say a man is dead following a fatal altercation on a downtown metro station platform late Saturday.
  Const. Jean-Pierre Brabant says a 37-year-old man was stabbed in the upper body during a fight at about 11:20 p.m. with another person on the eastbound train platform.
  The victim was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead.
  Brabant says police have not made an arrest yet.
  A crime scene perimeter remains in the area and homicide investigators are continuing t
  
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• First Canada senior call-up a real homecoming for teenage defender Jamie Knight-Lebel

  13-10-2024 18:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Jamie Knight-Lebel’s first Canada senior call-up has proved to be a real homecoming.
  Knight-Lebel was five when his family moved from Montreal to England, where he now plays his club football for Crewe Alexandra on loan from Bristol City. Summoned by Canada coach Jesse Marsch, the 19-year-old defender found himself back in Montreal with the 38th-ranked Canadian men ahead of Tuesday’s international friendly in Toronto against No. 37 Panama.
  “It’s a real coi
  
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• Nationwide recall issued for seasoned chicken and mushroom pasta sauce

  13-10-2024 17:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  A nationwide recall has been issued for the Rana brand Tagliatelle Seasoned White Chicken & Mushroom Sauce due to possible listeria contamination.
  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says consumers should not use, sell, serve or distribute the recalled product.
  The recall involves packages weighing 1.14 kg and with best before dates of Oct. 10 up to and including Nov. 16.
  The food inspection agency says food contaminated with listeria monocytogenes may not look or smell spoiled but can still
  
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• Alouettes QB Davis Alexander to start vs. Redblacks with Cody Fajardo absent

  13-10-2024 17:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Davis Alexander will start in place of Cody Fajardo at quarterback when the Montreal Alouettes host the Ottawa Redblacks on Monday.
  Fajardo, the reigning Grey Cup MVP, missed practice all week after his wife gave birth to their second son, Cian, back home in Nevada on Wednesday.
  Alexander won all four games he played in when Fajardo missed time with an injured hamstring in July and August.
  On July 25 against the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Alexander came off the bench in the secon
  
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• CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted – Week of October 13, 2024

  13-10-2024 17:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Here are three people wanted by police in our region this week. This list is provided by Crime Stoppers.
  Name: Jayden PickettAge: 28
  Height: 5’9” ft Weight: 146lbs
  Hair: Brown Eyes: Blue
  Wanted: Assault Causing Bodily Harm, Assault of a Peace Officer and Breach of Release x3
  Warrant in effect: October 1, 2024Parole Jurisdiction: Chilliwack
  Name: Raj Kaur MehmiAge: 60
  Height: 6’1” ft Weight: 200lbs
  Hair: BlackEyes: Brown
  Wanted: Importation of a Controll
  
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• Chiefs with win, loss after long weekend home games against Sherwood Park and Blackfalds

  13-10-2024 15:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK – The Chilliwack Chiefs recorded a win and a loss in their two weekend home games before Thanksgiving.
  On Friday night, Robin Benoit of the Sherwood Park Crusaders scored the overtime winner in front of just over 2,000 fans at the Chilliwack Coliseum, leading the visitors to a 4-3 victory.
  The Chiefs bounced back on Saturday night, with Mateo Mrsic scoring twice to help secure a 6-3 win over the Blackfalds Bulldogs.pic.twitter.com/0uoeTj6Qsz
  — Chilliwack Chiefs (@Chiefs_Ho
  
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• Familiar faces and angry voters: Will B.C. elect an Independent MLA?

  13-10-2024 15:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Vicki Huntington says two things are critical to be elected as an Independent member of the legislature in British Columbia — trusted name recognition and an angry constituency.
  She would know.
  In 2009, Huntington became the first Independent MLA elected to the B.C. legislature in 60 years and went on to become the first ever woman re-elected as an Independent, representing Delta until 2017.
  Seven years later, she thinks the political landscape is primed to again to elect an Independent in
  
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• In an engineering feat, mechanical SpaceX arms catch Starship rocket booster at landing pad

  13-10-2024 15:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SpaceX launched its enormous Starship rocket on Sunday on its boldest test flight yet, catching the returning booster back at the pad with mechanical arms.
  Towering almost 400 feet (121 meters), the empty Starship blasted off at sunrise from the southern tip of Texas near the Mexican border. It arced over the Gulf of Mexico like the four Starships before it that ended up being destroyed, either soon after liftoff or while ditching into the sea. The last one in June was the most successful yet, c
  
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• Interior Health announces Thanksgiving emergency room closures in Merritt, Lillooet

  13-10-2024 15:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MERRITT, B.C. — Interior Health has revealed Thanksgiving long weekend closures of the emergency departments at hospitals in Merritt and Lillooet.
  In separate news release, IH says the emergency room at Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt will be closed at 7:00 a.m. on Sunday (Oct. 13) and reopen on Monday at 8:00 a.m.
  Merritt-area residents in need of emergency medical care are advised to call 9-1-1 or visit Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops or Kelowna General Hospital.
  Lillooet Hospital an
  
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• Chilliwack train show returns with new focus on any and all hobbies - Hope Standard

  13-10-2024 14:35
  Chilliwack train show returns with new focus on any and all hobbies  Hope Standard
  
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• Chilliwack train show returns with new focus on any and all hobbies - Chilliwack Progress

  13-10-2024 14:35
  Chilliwack train show returns with new focus on any and all hobbies  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Chilliwack train show returns with new focus on any and all hobbies - Agassiz Harrison Observer

  13-10-2024 14:35
  Chilliwack train show returns with new focus on any and all hobbies  Agassiz Harrison Observer
  
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• Under-the-microscope Mitch Marner moves into seventh Leafs’ all-time scoring list

  13-10-2024 12:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Mitch Marner’s love for the Maple Leafs is no secret.
  A turbulent, rumour-filled off-season left the star winger’s future with the team he grew up supporting in doubt.
  Marner has parked that chatter — at least for now — and impressed those around him with his approach.
  The slick winger picked up his first two points of 2024-25 on Saturday with a goal and an assist in Toronto’s 4-2 home-opening victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins.
  “I’ve w
  
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• Return of Teravainen has been money for Blackhawks

  13-10-2024 12:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Teuvo Teravainen has fitted the Chicago Blackhawks to a T in his return to the NHL club that originally drafted him.
  Teravainen had two goals and two assists and linemate Connor Bedard had a goal and two assists as the Blackhawks captured their first victory of the young season, stunning the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 on Saturday.
  The 30-year-old Finnish forward now has three goals and two assists in his first three games since rejoining the Hawks as a free-agent signing after spending
  
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• Canadiens getting big efforts from ‘smaller’ players

  13-10-2024 12:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Martin St. Louis faced years of rejection before the Tampa Bay Lightning took a chance on him and opened the door for what became a Hall of Fame career.
  The 5-foot-8 St. Louis was written off as too small and the Montreal Canadiens head coach takes pride that his success has paved the way for a future generation.
  The Canadiens defeated the Ottawa Senators 4-1at the Bell Centre Saturday to run their record to 2-1 and two of those players who might have been dismissed as too small
  
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• A state divided: Wisconsin’s political polarization fracturing families, friendships

  13-10-2024 12:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WEST BEND — Mary Herrick has lived in Washington County, just outside of Milwaukee, for 50 years but during a recent lunch with a close friend there was an uncomfortable moment: Herrick said she was going to vote for Vice-President Kamala Harris and her friend said she would be voting for former president Donald Trump.“I think my jaw probably hit the floor,” Herrick, 76, said in a recent interview from her home in West End.The upcoming election has caused relationships to fract
  
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• Jonathan Huberdeau off to strong start for Calgary Flames

  13-10-2024 08:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Jonathan Huberdeau did mental and physical work in the off-season in an effort to make his third season as a Calgary Flame his best one yet.
  The 31-year-old got off to a strong start with two goals and two assists in Saturday’s 6-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers in Calgary’s home-opener.
  Huberdeau’s four-point outing followed his goal in Calgary’s season-opening 6-5 overtime road win over the Vancouver Canucks, for a total of five points in his first two
  
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• Huberdeau scores twice, Wolf has 37 saves in Flames’ 6-3 win over Flyers

  13-10-2024 07:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Jonathan Huberdeau had two goals and two assists for the Calgary Flames in a 6-3 win in their home-opener over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday.
  Nazem Kadri scored twice, including an empty-netter with MacKenzie Weegar and Mikael Backlund each contributing a goal for Calgary (2-0-0).
  Flames goalie Dustin Wolf stopped 37 of 40 shots in his season debut.
  Travis Konecny scored twice, including one short-handed, and Joel Farabee also had a goal for Philadelphia (1-1-0).Flyers star
  
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• Teravainen nets four points as Blackhawks beat winless Oilers 5-2

  13-10-2024 07:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Teuvo Teravainen had two goals and two assists and Connor Bedard had a goal and two assists as the Chicago Blackhawks captured their first victory of the season, defeating the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 on Saturday.
  Seth Jones also had a goal and two assists in his 800th career NHL game and Philipp Kurashev scored the other goal for the Blackhawks, who improved to 1-1-1 on the season.
  Corey Perry and Leon Draisaitl scored for the Oilers, who fell to 0-2 to start the season on the heels
  
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• England’s women’s rugby squad edges Canada 21-12 for WXV title

  13-10-2024 06:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — England’s women’s rugby team captured a second straight WXV title Saturday, beating Canada 21-12 in the international tournament’s finale.
  Maud Muir, Sarah Bern and Zoe Aldcroft each had a try, and Helena Rowland booted three conversions for the Red Roses.
  Justine Pelletier and Alex Tessier each touched for Canada. Tessier also contributed a conversion.
  The Canadians took the lead midway through the second half, scoring on a penalty, but couldn’t hold on
  
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• Macao’s former top judge is elected as the Chinese casino hub’s first leader born in mainland China

  13-10-2024 05:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MACAO (AP) — Macao’s former top judge, Sam Hou Fai, was chosen as the Chinese casino hub’s next leader in a largely ceremonial election on Sunday, setting him up to become the city’s first chief executive born in mainland China.
  Almost the entire election committee stacked with Beijing loyalists — 394 of 398 — voted for Sam, the sole candidate, in a departure from the long-standing custom of having chief executives who were born in the former Portuguese colony
  
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• Roughriders whip Lions 39-8, clinch home playoff game

  13-10-2024 04:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  REGINA — The Saskatchewan Roughriders secured a home playoff game with an impressive 39-8 victory over the B.C. Lions on Saturday.
  The victory improves Saskatchewan’s record to 9-7-1 and puts the Riders three points ahead of the 8-9-0 Lions for second place in the CFL West Division with one regular-season game remaining for both squads.
  The Riders used a tenacious defensive effort to fuel the victory.
  In the first half, the Riders caused four turnovers on seven B.C. possessions &mdas
  
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• Marner, Maple Leafs top Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 in Toronto’s home opener

  13-10-2024 04:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Mitch Marner had a goal and an assist as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 on Saturday.
  William Nylander, with two, including one into an empty net, and Matthew Knies also scored for Toronto (2-1-0). Anthony Stolarz made 21 saves to get his first victory with the Leafs. Max Domi had two assists.
  Toronto head coach Craig Berube — hired in May after six seasons and a Stanley Cup with the St. Louis Blues — got the win in his team’s home o
  
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• Caufield scores twice, Canadiens beat Senators 4-1

  13-10-2024 04:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens grabbed a 2-0 lead on first-period goals by Emil Heineman and Cole Caufield and went on to beat the Ottawa Senators 4-1 on Saturday at the Bell Centre.
  After Alex Newhook boosted the Canadiens’ lead to 3-0 early in the third period, Tim Stutzle ended Sam Montembeault’s bid for a second consecutive shutout. Montembeault, who made 48 saves in a season-opening win over Toronto, made 24 saves.
  Caufield completed the scoring with his second goal of
  
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• McCarty takes lead at Black Desert in second PGA Tour start

  13-10-2024 03:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  IVINS, Utah (AP) — Matt McCarty took a two-stroke lead into the final round in his second PGA Tour start, shooting a 7-under 64 on Saturday in the inaugural Black Desert Championship.
  A three-time winner this season on the Korn Ferry Tour to earn an instant promotion to the PGA Tour, McCarty had a 19-under 194 total at Black Desert Resort in the tour’s first event in Utah in 61 years.
  On a breezier, but still low-scoring afternoon on the Tom Weiskopf design carved out of an ancient b
  
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• Montreal’s Beterbiev beats Bivol, becomes undisputed light heavyweight champion

  13-10-2024 02:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Artur Beterbiev of Montreal beat Dmitry Bivol by a points decision to become the first undisputed light heavyweight champion in the division for more than 20 years.
  The 39-year-old Beterbiev (21-0, 20 KOs), who was born in Russia and became a Canadian citizen after moving to Quebec in 2013, had won all 20 of his previous fights by knockout but was forced the distance by his fellow Russian rival in Riyadh in the early hours of Sunday morning in a fight that had s
  
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• `Big Spender’ is the theme music for MLB’s final four as Mets, Yankees, Dodgers reach LCS

  13-10-2024 02:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — “Big Spender” is the theme music for baseball’s final four.
  The New York Mets, New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers are in the League Championship Series with the sport’s top three payrolls, joined by Cleveland at No. 23.
  “You have to scratch and claw and match up and make moves, take shots and hope that it works,” Guardians manager Stephen Vogt said. “Whereas for the other three teams, for the majorities, they set their lineup
  
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• Calgary’s public libraries closed due to cybersecurity breach

  13-10-2024 01:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — All Calgary Public Library locations have been closed due to a cybersecurity breach.
  The library posted the news on its website, stating the closures took effect as of 5 p.m. Friday.
  The post says that in addition to the closures, all servers and library computer access are being turned off.No further details on the incident were provided, but the post says the library and its security team are working diligently to determine the scope of the breach and that more information will
  
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• Police arrest suspect after stabbing at New Westminster, B.C., Skytrain station

  13-10-2024 01:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. — Police in New Westminster, B.C., say they have arrested a person suspected of stabbing two people at a Skytrain station in the city.
  They say numerous people had called to report a stabbing on Columbia Street, outside the station around 6:45 p.m. on Friday.
  Police say officers rushed to the scene and arrested someone matching the suspect’s description.
  They say investigators confirmed that two people had been stabbed, one had suffered minor injuries while the
  
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• Bill Vigars, campaign manager for Terry Fox Marathon of Hope, dies at 78

  13-10-2024 01:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WHITE ROCK, B.C. — Bill Vigars, who led the promotion of Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope in 1980, has died at the age of 78.His wife, Sherry MacDonald, confirmed the news in an interview, saying Vigars died of congestive heart failure on Thursday surrounded by loved ones at a hospital in White Rock, B.C. She said he fought a “long, tough battle” that began when he had a heart attack in June.Vigars is survived by his wife, two children, a stepson and one grandson. He will be
  
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• Lewis’ late TD lifts Elks to 23-18 win, season series sweep of Stampeders

  13-10-2024 00:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Eugene Lewis caught a 10-yard touchdown pass from Tre Ford with 1:09 remaining in the game to lead the Edmonton Elks to a 23-18 win over the Calgary Stampeders at McMahon Stadium on Saturday.
  Lewis also ran for a touchdown, as did backup quarterback Dakota Prukop for the Elks (6-11).Edmonton has defeated Calgary (4-11-1) all three times the provincial rivals played each other this season.The last time the Elks accomplished that feat was in 2002.
  Boris Bede kicked a pair of single
  
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• Nostalgia Tour in Mission offers a look into past holiday seasons

  13-10-2024 00:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MISSION – Pictures of Christmases past will be featured in a holiday nostalgia tour running in November and December across Mission.
  Archival images showcasing how the holidays were celebrated in bygone eras will be the focus of the Tourism Mission Holiday Nostalgia Tour, which will take place over a little more than six weeks.
  The journey starts with a Saturday kickoff on November 16th at the Junction Shopping Centre, which will include a local artisan market, visits with the Grinch, and
  
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