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• Three charged with first-degree murder in Vancouver Island overdose death: police

  21-10-2024 22:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  British Columbia police say three people have been charged with first-degree murder in the overdose death of a woman from Nanaimo.
  A statement from B.C.’s Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit says their team on Vancouver Island began investigating in August 2023 after obtaining information that led them to believe the woman’s death was “suspicious.”
  The investigation led to the identification of three suspects, two men and one woman, all from nearby Duncan and ranging
  
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• Veteran Ticats quarterback Mitchell poised to claim first CFL passing title

  21-10-2024 22:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HAMILTON — It’s been a season to remember and forget for Bo Levi Mitchell and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
  Hamilton (7-10) heads into its regular-season finale Friday in Ottawa assured of finishing fourth in the East Division and missing the CFL playoffs. But Mitchell is poised to claim his first CFL passing title.
  Mitchell, 34, threw for 450 yards and five TDs in Hamilton’s 42-20 home win over Calgary on Friday night. It was Mitchell’s first victory over his former team and
  
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• Northern Super League minimum player salary set at $50,000 with all deals guaranteed

  21-10-2024 22:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Players in the new Northern Super League will earn at least $50,000 and can’t be traded without their consent.
  The six-team Canadian women’s professional league is set to kick off in April.
  Teams will work under a $1.6-million player salary cap with 20- to 25-woman rosters. Each club is allowed one designated player, whose salary will not count against the cap.
  The league’s standard player agreement comes with guaranteed contract terms and players will also be free agents follo
  
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• Montreal’s Roses FC signs French international midfielder and Canadian goalkeeper

  21-10-2024 22:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Roses FC, Montreal’s entry in the fledgling Northern Super League, has announced veteran French international defensive midfielder Charlotte Bilbault and Canadian goalkeeper Gabrielle Lambert as its first player signings.
  The 34-year-old Bilbault, who arrives from Montpellier in France’s top flight, has won 56 caps for France and captained her country in a friendly against Kazakhstan in December 2020.She was part of the French World Cup team in 2019.
  Lambert, a native of Saint-Hyacin
  
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• Newly elected Chilliwack MLA says voters wanted change, right from their doorsteps - Fraser Valley Today

  21-10-2024 22:33 via news.google.com
  Newly elected Chilliwack MLA says voters wanted change, right from their doorsteps  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Newly elected Chilliwack MLA says voters wanted change, right from their doorsteps

  21-10-2024 22:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Newly elected Chilliwack North MLA Heather Maahs says she heard similar themes brought up repeatedly by Chilliwack residents when she was out door knocking as a B.C. Conservative Party candidate in the lead-up to Saturday’s provincial election.Those two main concerns revolved largely around public safety, including open drug use and addiction issues, and affordability.
  “During the campaign I heard from community members regarding their concerns over numerous issues
  
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• Chilliwack, Abbotsford shatter precipitation records Saturday

  21-10-2024 22:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Environment Canada warned last week of an incoming atmospheric river weather system that would produce “prolonged heavy rain” to British Columbia’s south coast over the election weekend.The national forecaster was not only correct, but the heavy rains set multiple records across the Fraser Valley, including Chilliwack, Abbotsford, Agassiz, Hope and Langley, on Saturday.
  Environment Canada says it recorded 89.1 millimetres (3.5 inches) of precipitation in Chil
  
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• Chilliwack, Abbotsford experience record precipitation Saturday - Fraser Valley Today

  21-10-2024 22:08 via news.google.com
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• Alidou replaces the injured Lacasse for Canadian women’s friendly in Spain

  21-10-2024 21:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Marie-Yasmine Alidou has been called in to replace the injured Cloe Lacasse ahead of the Canadian women’s international friendly in Spain on Friday.
  The sixth-ranked Canadians face No. 3 Spain, the reigning World Cup champions, at Estadio Francisco de la Hera in Almendralejo.
  Lacasse was forced to leave in the 36th minute of the Utah Royals’ 1-1 draw at Angel City FC on Sunday with an apparent knee injury. The 31-year-old from Sudbury, Ont., was coming off a three-goal performance in
  
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• Edmonton Oilers sign first-round pick Sam O’Reilly to three-year entry-level contract

  21-10-2024 21:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers signed forward Sam O’Reilly to a three-year entry-level contract on Monday.O’Reilly, an 18-year-old Toronto native, was selected with the 32nd overall pick in the NHL Draft last June.He had one goal over four pre-season games with the Oilers before being returned to the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League.O’Reilly had 56 points (20-36) over 68 games with the Knights last season.
  This report by The Canadian Press was first published O
  
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• CF Montreal wants to maintain an underdog mentality in wild-card game against Atlanta

  21-10-2024 21:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — CF Montreal is well aware of the motivation of being an underdog, so it’s not surprising to see the team wary of Atlanta United ahead of its Eastern Conference wild-card match.It might not have been the expected Major League Soccer playoff matchup a month ago, but the two teams will face off on Tuesday night at Saputo Stadium. The stakes are clear: the winner will play a best-of-three series against Lionel Messi and Inter Miami CF in the first round.
  Six weeks ago, Montrea
  
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• Canada’s Andreescu and Fernandez earn first-round wins at Pan Pacific tennis

  21-10-2024 21:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TOKYO — Canada’s Bianca Andreescu and Leylah Fernandez earned first-round victories at the Toray Pan Pacific Open on Monday.
  Andreescu, from Mississauga, Ont., defeated Japan’s Mei Yamaguchi 7-5, 6-3, while Fernandez had a 5-7, 6-2, 5-2 lead on Aliaksandra Sasnovich when the Belarusian retired due to injury.
  Andreescu will play second-seeded Beatriz Haddad Maia in the second round.
  The Brazilian was given a first-round bye in the WTA 500 event.
  Fernandez will meet Varvara Grach
  
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• Liberal, Bloc MPs vote not to summon soccer officials for cheating scandal questions

  21-10-2024 21:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A parliamentary committee will not question the coaches of the national women’s soccer team about the Paris Olympics cheating scandal, after Liberal and Bloc Québécois MPs voted against launching a study today.The team was penalized during the Olympics this summer for cheating by taking drone footage of an opponent’s practice.NDP MP Niki Ashton put forward a motion at the House of Commons heritage committee to study what role officials from the team and C
  
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• Inequality has broad impacts on the health of Montreal children, report finds

  21-10-2024 21:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — A new public health report says economic inequality has wide-ranging effects on Montreal children’s health and development, affecting everything from high school graduation rates to screen time.
  The report released today by Montreal’s public health department finds that the city’s 12-and-under population is doing well as a whole, but that there are “significant inequalities” depending on where they live and their socioeconomic status.
  Researchers co
  
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• Chilliwack fashion designer off to Vancouver Fashion Week - Chilliwack Progress

  21-10-2024 20:39 via news.google.com
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• Two-time Olympic beach volleyball player Sarah Pavan announces retirement

  21-10-2024 20:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Two-time Olympian Sarah Pavan announced her retirement Monday, ending a 25-year volleyball career that included play in both indoor team competition and the beach volleyball discipline.
  Pavan, who won a world beach title in 2019, finished fifth at the Rio Olympics in 2016 and the Tokyo Games in 2021.“Volleyball has always been so much more than a sport to me,” Pavan said in a statement. “It has been my social circle, my safe space, my classroom, my vehicle of se
  
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• Canadian swingman RJ Barrett upgraded to day-to-day ahead of Raptors home opener

  21-10-2024 20:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors are inching closer to being totally healthy, just days before their home opener.
  Canadian swingman RJ Barrett was upgraded to day-to-day and engaged in non-contact practise on Monday, two days before Toronto hosts the Cleveland Cavaliers at Scotiabank Arena. Once Barrett is healthy, he will immediately slot into the Raptors’ starting lineup.
  “It’s tough, especially for a team like us,” said centre Jakob Poeltl, who missed the final 32 g
  
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• Texas man whose execution was halted by subpoena won’t testify in person before lawmakers

  21-10-2024 20:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) —A Texas man whose execution was halted will not appear to testify at state Capitol following objections to transporting him from prison, officials announced Monday.
  THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas man whose execution was halted after a last-ditch maneuver by lawmakers who believe Robert Roberson did not kill his 2-year-old daughter was expected to testify before a state House panel on Monday, fou
  
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• Independents struggle across the Fraser Valley in Saturday’s provincial election

  21-10-2024 20:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Four independent candidates from throughout the Fraser Valley didn’t fare so well in Saturday’s provincial election.
  In Chilliwack, one of those four independent candidates, real estate lawyer Daniel Grice, only received 473 votes, or 2.27 per cent, in the Chilliwack North riding that Heather Maahs handily won with 55 per cent of the vote.Grice ran a largely online campaign but did participate in the all-candidates debate in October. He lamented campaign spending l
  
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• Quebec religion wants Health Canada’s blessing to use magic mushrooms in ceremonies

  21-10-2024 20:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  A Quebec-based religion says Health Canada is dragging its feet on a decision whether to allow members to use magic mushrooms in their ceremonies.Gratitude Sanctuary, known as Sanctuaire de la Gratitude in French, and its “Reverend Superior” Alain Menier, say in an application filed in Federal Court that members need to consume magic mushrooms to practice their religion.The application filed by the religious non-profit in early October in Ottawa says the group believes people receive
  
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• B.C. woman, 57, found dead after home swept away by mudslide

  21-10-2024 20:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  COQUITLAM, B.C. — Police say a woman has been found dead after her home was swept away by a mudslide triggered by torrential rain across British Columbia’s south coast.
  RCMP in Coquitlam, B.C., east of Vancouver, say emergency crews had been searching for the 57-year-old since the slide occurred on Saturday.
  They say she was found the following evening by firefighters and members of Canada Task Force 1, a specialized search and rescue team based in Vancouver.
  The Mounties say officer
  
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• Trump makes more debunked claims about FEMA as he surveys storm damage in North Carolina

  21-10-2024 19:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  RUTHERFORDTON, N.C. (AP) — Surveying storm damage in North Carolina, former President Donald Trump on Monday blasted federal emergency responders whose work has been stymied by armed harassment and a deluge of misinformation, but he said he was not concerned that the aftermath of Hurricane Helene would affect election results in the battleground state.
  Trump was asked whether it was helpful to criticize hurricane relief workers after the Federal Emergency Management Agency recently paused
  
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• 11 Montreal teachers suspended with pay over allegations they mistreated students

  21-10-2024 19:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Eleven Montreal teachers who were suspended for allegedly creating a climate of fear and intimidation inside a primary school are being paid pending the outcome of disciplinary hearings.
  Their union says it hasn’t yet filed any grievances to challenge the suspensions, adding that it doesn’t have all the information for each case against the 11 teachers at Bedford school in the city’s multicultural Côte-des-Neiges neighbourhood.
  Quebec’s largest scho
  
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• Coquitlam mudslide victim, 57, located deceased

  21-10-2024 19:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  COQUITLAM — Coquitlam RCMP says first responders in Coquitlam have located the body of a 57-year-old woman following Saturday’s mudslide.According to a statement from Coquitlam RCMP spokesperson Corporal Alexa Hodgins, Mounties in Coquitlam responded to a report of a mudslide on Quarry Road between Calgary Drive and MacIntrye Road in Coquitlam. One home had been swept away with the mudslide, including a resident.Cpl. Hodgins says Canada Task Force 1 – Urban Search and Rescue an
  
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• Panthers’ Reinhart named NHL first star after posting nine points over four games

  21-10-2024 19:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK — Florida Panthers centre Sam Reinhart was named NHL first star of the week on Monday after leading all players with nine points over four games last week.
  Reinhart had four goals, five assists and a plus-seven rating to help the Stanley Cup champions post a 3-0-1 record on the week and move into first place in the Atlantic Division.New York Rangers left-winger Artemi Panarin took the second star and Minnesota Wild goaltender Filip Gustavsson was the third star.
  Panarin had eight
  
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• Russia investigates the claimed shoot-down of a cargo jet in Sudan’s Darfur region

  21-10-2024 19:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Russia said Monday it is investigating the claimed shoot-down of a cargo jet by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in Darfur.The message from Russia’s Embassy in Khartoum came after videos circulated online suggesting a cargo jet had been downed in Sudan’s Malha region in northern Darfur near the border with Chad.The embassy’s message said Russians may have been aboard the aircraft at the time.The Associated Press
  
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• Browns QB Deshaun Watson’s season ended by ruptured Achilles tendon, team said he’ll have surgery

  21-10-2024 19:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Deshaun Watson won’t finish the season as Cleveland’s starting quarterback for the second straight year.
  He’s injured again, and the Browns have new problems.
  Watson ruptured his right Achilles tendon in the first half of Sunday’s loss to Cincinnati, collapsing as he began to run and leading some Browns fans to cheer while the divisive QB laid on the ground writhing in pain.
  The team feared Watson’s year was over and tests done Monday confirme
  
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• Jays reliever Green and Canadian slugger O’Neill nominated for comeback player award

  21-10-2024 19:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK — Toronto Blue Jays reliever Chad Green and Canadian slugger Tyler O’Neill of the Boston Red Sox were named finalists for the Major League Baseball Players’ Association’s American League comeback player award on Monday.Chicago White Sox left-hander Garrett Crochet was the other nominee.New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge, Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani and Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. were named player of the year finalists
  
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• National revenue minister to leave federal politics, run for Sherbrooke mayor

  21-10-2024 19:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SHERBROOKE, Que. — National Revenue Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau will run for mayor of Sherbrooke, Que., in the municipal elections slated for next fall.The Liberal MP for the Quebec riding of Compton-Stanstead confirmed Monday morning that she will complete her current term in Ottawa, but will not seek re-election.Bibeau, who has been national revenue minister since July 2023, was first elected in 2015 and has since spent time as minister of agriculture, international development and la F
  
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• Lower Mainland kayakers require rescue after capsizing Sunday

  21-10-2024 19:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NORTH VANCOUVER — Mounties in North Vancouver say RCMP members and North Vancouver search and rescue personnel were activated Sunday (Oct. 20) after receiving a call about kayakers who had capsized on the Seymour River.
  According to a brief social media post from police, North Vancouver RCMP says authorities responded to a call for assistance on the Seymour River. RCMP and a SAR boat, in addition to frontline RCMP members using a remotely piloted aircraft system, or drone, were able to suc
  
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• White House: Biden ‘deeply concerned’ about release of documents on Israel’s possible attack plans

  21-10-2024 18:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is “deeply concerned” about the release of classified documents on Israel’s preparation for a potential retaliatory attack on Iran, according to a White House spokesman.
  U.S. officials confirmed on Saturday that the administration is investigating an unauthorized release of classified documents that assess Israel’s plans to attack Iran.
  White House national security spokesman John Kirby said on Monday that the administration was
  
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• Sardis Falcons blank Mission in wet, muddy battle

  21-10-2024 18:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MISSION — The wet and muddy conditions during Friday’s steady downpours were no match for the determined Sardis Falcons.
  The Falcons bounced back from a tough loss the week prior and returned to its winning ways with a 21-0 road victory over the Mission Roadrunners.The Falcons continued their good season to date with strong play from their senior players, anchored by running back and linebacker Tim Bullert, who rushed the ball 13 times for 51 yards, and had 7 solo tackles and one int
  
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• Public inquiry grapples with definition of foreign interference in its final week

  21-10-2024 18:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A federal public inquiry into foreign interference is grappling with how to define its central issue as it begins the final week of hearings in Ottawa.
  The inquiry will hear from expert panels this week on disinformation, national security and how to ensure electoral integrity.This morning, experts talked about the challenge in differentiating between legitimate diplomatic efforts and more nefarious interference attempts.This panel also includes the challenge of how to regulate ef
  
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• Canada’s Diallo up 31 spots to No. 87 in ATP rankings after reaching Almaty final

  21-10-2024 18:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LONDON — Canada’s Gabriel Diallo moved into the top 100 of the ATP Tour rankings for the first time Monday, rising 31 spots to No. 87 after reaching the final of the Almaty Open.
  Diallo upset four top-100 players — including 21st-ranked Alejandro Tabilo of Chile and 30th-ranked Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina — to reach his first career ATP Tour final.
  The 23-year-old from Montreal forced a decisive third set against 24th-ranked Karen Khachanov of Russia before dropping
  
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• Outpouring of support emerges for outgoing Chilliwack MLA - Fraser Valley Today

  21-10-2024 18:29 via news.google.com
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• Outpouring of support emerges for outgoing Chilliwack MLA

  21-10-2024 18:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — There’s been an outpouring of online support from scores of Chilliwack residents for outgoing Chilliwack MLA Kelli Paddon, who lost by 10 points in Saturday’s provincial election to political newcomer Á’a:líya Warbus in the Chilliwack-Cultus Lake riding.Paddon, who was first elected to Chilliwack-Kent in October 2020, garnered 10,860 votes, or 44.9 per cent compared to 13,307 votes for Warbus, or 55.06 per cent, in Saturday’s results.Accor
  
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• Browns QB Deshaun Watson ruptured his Achilles tendon and is out for the season, AP source says

  21-10-2024 18:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson will miss the rest of Cleveland’s season after rupturing his right Achilles tendon on Sunday against Cincinnati, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Monday.
  Watson was injured on a non-contact play in the second quarter of Cleveland’s 21-14 loss to the Bengals.
  Watson will soon undergo surgery, said the person who spoke on condition of anonymity because the team has not announced the results of ima
  
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• Search underway for hiker missing from park in remote area of northern B.C.: RCMP

  21-10-2024 18:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FORT NELSON, B.C. — Police in northeastern British Columbia say they’re searching for a man who has failed to return from a 10-day camping trip in a remote provincial park.
  RCMP say Sam Benastick’s family reported him missing on Saturday, after he didn’t come home from the trip to Redfern-Keily Park, located about 250 kilometres northwest of Fort St. John.
  They say Benastick started his hike on Oct. 7, his last update to his family was the following day, and he was suppos
  
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• Wildfire smoke pollution linked to thousands of annual deaths: global study

  21-10-2024 17:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  A new international study co-authored by a Canadian researcher says climate change is contributing to thousands more wildfire smoke-related deaths than in previous decades.The modelling study estimates that about 12,566 annual wildfire smoke-related deaths in the 2010s were linked to climate change, up from about 669 in the 1960s.Sian Kou-Giesbrecht, an assistant professor at Dalhousie University who contributed to the study, says the results attest to the importance of reducing planet-warming g
  
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• Newly elected Chilliwack MLA thanks voters, pledges immediate focus on economic stability - Fraser Valley Today

  21-10-2024 17:58 via news.google.com
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• Newly elected Chilliwack MLA thanks voters, pledges immediate focus on economic stability

  21-10-2024 17:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Newly elected Chilliwack-Cultus Lake MLA Á’a:líya Warbus has issued a post-election statement thanking Chilliwack voters while fixing her eyes on what’s looming ahead.“First of all I want to thank the voters of Chilliwack for the trust they have placed in me,” said Warbus, a mother of three. “I am humbled and honoured by their support as well as that of my family and team of dedicated volunteers. I would also like to thank my predece
  
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• Weekend rain drowns multiple daily records across British Columbia - Chilliwack Progress

  21-10-2024 16:30 via news.google.com
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• Mats Sundin hopes Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews rewrites team’s record book

  21-10-2024 16:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Mats Sundin is fine with being tracked down.
  The former Maple Leafs captain has been the proud owner of a couple of franchise marks that appeared fairly safe until 2016.
  The clock, however, is ticking.
  Sundin registered 420 goals and put up 987 points in his 981 regular-season games with Toronto. Star centre and current captain Auston Matthews, who scored an outrageous 69 times in 2023-24, sat just 50 goals back heading into Monday’s action.The top pick at the 2016 NHL draf
  
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• Maple Leafs legend Mats Sundin looks back in ‘Home and Away’

  21-10-2024 16:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Mats Sundin was in a familiar place. Everything was also very different.
  It was February 2009. The former captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs was back in his second home — only this time as a member of the opposition.
  Sundin had signed with the Vancouver Canucks after 13 seasons under the brightest of spotlights in hockey’s biggest media market.
  The Swedish centre jolted out of his hotel bed that cold Saturday morning. Sweat dripped down his brow. In his mind’s e
  
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• Fleming, Sauerbrunn and over 100 women’s soccer players protest FIFA deal with Saudi oil giant Aramco

  21-10-2024 14:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ZURICH (AP) — Canadian national team captain Jessie Fleming, former U.S. national team captain Becky Sauerbrunn and Netherlands forward Vivianne Miedema are among more than 100 women’s soccer players who have signed an open letter protesting FIFA’s sponsorship deal with Saudi Arabian state oil giant Aramco.
  The letter calls the deal, which includes sponsorship at the 2027 Women’s World Cup in Brazil, “much worse than an own goal,” citing Saudi Arabia’s r
  
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• Moldovans narrowly vote to secure the country’s path toward EU membership

  21-10-2024 12:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Moldovans have voted by a razor-thin majority in favor of securing the country’s path toward European Union membership, electoral data showed Monday, following a ballot a day earlier that nearly caused a major setback for the pro-Western president who accused “criminal groups” of trying to undermine the vote.
  With 99.41% of the 1.4 million votes counted in the EU referendum held Sunday, the “Yes” vote stood at 50.39%, to 49.61% who vot
  
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• Forward Jade Kovacevic is the first player signing announced by Northern Super League

  21-10-2024 12:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Jade Kovacevic, a veteran forward who has scored goals at home and abroad, is the first player signing revealed by the new Northern Super League.
  The 30-year-old from Acton, Ont., has joined AFC Toronto, one of six teams scheduled to kick off the fledgling women’s pro soccer league in April.
  “I’m so excited. It’s a dream come true for me,” Kovacevic said.
  Kovacevic, who spent a year playing collegiate soccer at LSU and had overseas stints in Hungary
  
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• Self-exiled Turkish spiritual leader Fethullah Gülen dies in Pennsylvania

  21-10-2024 11:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SAYLORSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Fethullah Gülen, a reclusive U.S.-based Islamic cleric who inspired a global social movement while facing accusations he masterminded a failed 2016 coup in his native Turkey, has died.
  Abdullah Bozkurt, the former editor of the Gulen-linked Today’s Zaman newspaper, who is now in exile in Sweden, said Monday that he spoke to Gulen’s nephew, Kemal Gulen, who confirmed the death. Fethullah Gülen was in his eighties and had long been in ill health.
  
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• In the news today: MPs returning, but it’s hardly business as usual

  21-10-2024 10:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed…
  MPs returning, but it’s hardly business as usual
  The House of Commons returns today from a week-long break, but it’s unlikely to be business as usual.
  Members of Parliament are slated to resume debating a Conservative demand for documents about federal spending on green technology projects.
  The matter of privilege has all but paralyzed House business as the Liberals try to maintain a grip o
  
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• B.C.’s final election result won’t be known until recounts complete Oct. 26-28

  21-10-2024 10:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The final results of British Columbia’s weekend election won’t be known until at least next week.
  Elections BC says official recounts are being held in two tight ridings where the difference between the New Democrat and B.C. Conservatives candidates is less than 100 votes.
  The NDP candidates hold slim leads in both the Surrey City Centre and Juan de Fuca-Malahat ridings, and the results could determine who forms government.
  Elections BC says it will also be counting
  
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