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• Twenty-two Canadians fill NBA rosters, second most of any country in the league

  22-10-2024 23:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canada is the second-most represented country in the NBA for the 11th consecutive season.
  Twenty-two Canadians were set to lace it up on opening-day rosters, second only to the United States, as the 2024-25 NBA season tipped off Tuesday.
  Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of Hamilton leads the charge after an MVP-calibre season where he averaged 30.1 points, 6.2 assists and 5.5 rebounds.
  Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray of Kitchener, Ont., is also one of the biggest names comin
  
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• Canada coach Kingsley Jones names 32-man roster for November tour to Romania

  22-10-2024 23:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Lucas Rumball will captain a 32-man roster, which includes four uncapped players, for Canada’s rugby tour to Romania next month.
  The 22nd-ranked Canadians face No. 21 Chile on Nov. 9 and No. 20 Romania on Nov. 16, with both games in Bucharest, in their final international test matches of the year.
  Twenty-five players return from Pacific Nations Cup play, which saw Canada losses to Japan (55-28), the United States (28-15) and Tonga (30-17) in August and September.
  The Canadian men split the
  
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• Barnes: “Push the pace and play defence” is Toronto Raptors’ mantra in 2024-25 season

  22-10-2024 23:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors will try to live up to their namesake in the NBA team’s 30th season and play fast, aggressive basketball.
  All-star forward Scottie Barnes, the Raptors focal point on both sides of the ball, summed it up neatly days before Toronto hosted the Cleveland Cavaliers in their home opener on Wednesday at Scotiabank Arena.
  “Push the pace and play defence,” said Barnes on the court at OVO Athletic Centre, the team’s practice facility. “That
  
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• Georgia Supreme Court rejects Republican attempt to quickly reinstate invalidated election rules

  22-10-2024 22:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an attempt by national and state Republicans to immediately reinstate recently passed election rules that a judge had ruled were invalid.
  Fulton County Superior Court Judge Thomas Cox last week ruled that the State Election Board didn’t have the authority to adopt the new rules and declared them “illegal, unconstitutional and void.” The Republican National Committee and the Georgia Republican Party had appealed
  
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• Fraser Valley Record Fair replays in Chilliwack - Abbotsford News

  22-10-2024 22:20 via news.google.com
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• CP NewsAlert: Two people confirmed killed when Vancouver Island road washed out

  22-10-2024 22:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PORT ALBERNI, B.C. — RCMP say the body of a second person has been found inside their vehicle after a road washed away amid pouring rain on the west coast of Vancouver Island.Police say two vehicles went into the Sarita River when Bamfield Road washed out on Saturday as an atmospheric river hammered southern B.C.The body of the other driver was found Sunday.More coming.
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• Families call for inquiry after nine Indigenous people killed in police interactions

  22-10-2024 21:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Black and Indigenous women gathered in Ottawa to demand action following a spate of police-involved deaths, including nine Indigenous people who were killed in interactions with police in August and September.The families, who often spoke through tears about their loved ones, say the federal government must launch a national inquiry into the deaths of them and others.
  Laura Holland, a Wet’suwet’en woman and the mother of Jared Lowndes, says it’s impossible to get
  
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• Auditor general will probe government contracts with ArriveCan app contractor

  22-10-2024 21:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The federal auditor general will probe all government contracts given to the company that was behind the controversial ArriveCan app.
  The app was created during COVID-19 to allow Canadians returning to the country from confirm their vaccination status but opposition parties have heavily criticized the government for the $60-million price tag.
  Auditor Karen Hogan already looked into the app’s development, concluding three departments lacked financial records to explain the co
  
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• Youth arrested after alleged threat of school shooting in Richmond, B.C., police say

  22-10-2024 21:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  RICHMOND, B.C. — Police say a youth has been arrested after a report of online threats against a school in the Metro Vancouver community of Richmond, B.C.
  RCMP say the Richmond School District contacted them on Saturday about alleged threats that a shooting would take place at a particular school on Monday.The Mounties say they began investigating immediately, identifying and arresting a youth that day.They say nothing so far indicates the threat was being followed through on, and there ar
  
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• Abdelrazik wipes away tears in court as he recounts time in Sudanese detention

  22-10-2024 21:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Abousfian Abdelrazik wiped away tears today as he told a court about being detained in Sudan two decades ago.
  He is suing the Canadian government for $27 million, claiming officials arranged for his arbitrary imprisonment, encouraged his detention by Sudanese authorities and actively obstructed his repatriation to Canada for several years.
  Abdelrazik, who came to Canada from Sudan as a refugee, was arrested in September 2003 during a trip to his native country to see his ailing mo
  
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• Vehicle hits Chilliwack General Hospital, but no criminality or injuries involved: RCMP - Fraser Valley Today

  22-10-2024 20:36 via news.google.com
  Vehicle hits Chilliwack General Hospital, but no criminality or injuries involved: RCMP  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Vehicle hits Chilliwack General Hospital, but no criminality or injuries involved: RCMP

  22-10-2024 20:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — A vehicle struck the brick wall outside Chilliwack General Hospital Monday night, leaving the building with minimal damage not far from the hospital’s ambulance bays.According to Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson Corporal Teresa Parsons, frontline RCMP members attended Monday evening after a vehicle struck the hospital.“I found a file in which frontline members did attend,” Cpl. Parsons said. “It’s indicated there were no injuries and minor damage to t
  
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• Toronto FC captain Jonathan Osorio making a difference off the pitch as well as on it

  22-10-2024 20:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Toronto FC captain Jonathan Osorio is making a difference, 4,175 kilometres away from home.
  The 32-year-old Canadian international midfielder, whose parents hail from Colombia, has been working with the Canadian Colombian Children’s Organization, a charity whose goal is to help disadvantaged youth in the South American country.
  Osorio has worked behind the scenes, with no fanfare.
  Until now, with his benevolence resulting in becoming Toronto FC’s nominee for the Audi
  
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• Five Things to Know: Toronto Raptors’ 2024-25 season

  22-10-2024 20:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors kick off the 2024-25 season on Wednesday night when they host the Cleveland Cavaliers at Scotiabank Arena. Here are five things to know ahead of the Raptors’ home opener:
  THREE DECADES — It’s the Raptors’ 30th anniversary and the team has plans to celebrate all season, including bringing back their purple jerseys from the mid-1990s. Toronto will also be honouring former players, including Hall of Famer Vince Carter. He’ll be the f
  
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• Source of fish-kill spill in Chilliwack slough still 'undetermined' - Chilliwack Progress

  22-10-2024 20:06 via news.google.com
  Source of fish-kill spill in Chilliwack slough still 'undetermined'  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Chad Kelly, Christophe Beaulieu named CFL’s top offensive, defensive performers

  22-10-2024 19:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Toronto Argonauts quarterback Chad Kelly and defensive back Christophe Beaulieu of the B.C. Lions were named the CFL’s top offensive and defensive performers Tuesday.
  Kelly took top offensive honours with a grade of 93.6. Kelly was 21-of-26 passing for 385 yards and three touchdowns in Toronto’s 38-31 win over the Ottawa Redblacks on Saturday afternoon that clinched second spot in the East Division for the Argos.
  Kelly also ran for 25 yards and a touchdown in the cont
  
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• Quebec government considers abolishing time change, announces consultations

  22-10-2024 19:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  QUÉBEC — The Quebec government says it wants to hear from Quebecers about the possibility of scrapping the twice-yearly time change.Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette says the time change has a number of negative health effects, especially on children and teenagers.The minister is announcing a public consultation that will last until Dec. 1, and says the government could then table legislation to abolish the practice, but he didn’t say whether the province would prefer to s
  
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• Leafs defenceman Ekman-Larsson fined for interference against Lightning’s Guentzel

  22-10-2024 19:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK — The NHL has fined Toronto defenceman Oliver Ekman-Larsson US$5,000 for his hit on Tampa Bay forward Jake Guentzel.
  The incident occurred in the third period of the Maple Leafs’ 5-2 win against the visiting Lightning on Monday.
  Ekman-Larsson skated in front of Guentzel and threw his back into a hit as the Tampa Bay forward chased a puck. Guentzel’s head snapped back as he fell to the ice, but he remained in the game.
  Ekman-Larsson was assessed a minor penalty for inte
  
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• B.C. breaks vaccination records, with 82,000 COVID-19 and flu shots in one day

  22-10-2024 19:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Record numbers of people in British Columbia are being vaccinated against COVID-19 and flu, as the province ramps up its immunization campaign for respiratory illness season.
  The health ministry says in a news release invitations for priority populations started going out on Oct. 8, and on the first day of delivery on Oct. 15, B.C. pharmacies administered almost 82,000 vaccinations.
  It says that was a record for any single day, with about 50,000 shots for the flu, and about 32,000 for COVID-19.
  
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• Schmidt, Ivankovic highlight CHL roster for series against United States U18 team

  22-10-2024 19:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Vancouver Giants forward Cameron Schmidt and Brampton Steelheads goaltender Jack Ivankovic highlight the Canadian Hockey League’s roster for next month’s CHL USA Prospects Challenge.
  The CHL announced its roster Tuesday.
  Schmidt entered Tuesday leading the Western Hockey League with 12 goals and was tied for first in points with 19. Ivankovic had a 4-0-0 record with an Ontario Hockey League-leading 1.71 goals-against average and .936 save percentage over five appearan
  
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• US charges Iran Revolutionary Guard official in alleged plot to kill a human rights activist in NYC

  22-10-2024 19:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — An official with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has been charged in a plot to kill an Iranian American author on U.S. soil, according to a rewritten indictment filed on Tuesday.
  Ruhollah Bazghandi and three other men were charged in the updated indictment against those accused of trying to kill Masih Alinejad. Bazghandi is not in custody.
  The Iranian opposition activist and journalist has been living in exile in New York City. Her identity is not in court papers, but she
  
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• Judge rejects challenge from man who once operated a raw milk outfit in Chilliwack

  22-10-2024 19:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  A judge in Victoria says a longtime raw milk advocate who once tried to circumvent regulations through a “cow share” program can’t try to overturn the provincial ban on unpasteurized milk again after two previous unsuccessful attempts.
  Judge William Veenstra says in a ruling posted online Monday (Oct. 21) that raw milk activist Gordon Watson’s latest attempt to change raw milk regulations can’t succeed because the matters have already been heard and decided by the c
  
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• Chilliwack runner defies mud and rain to win trail race nearly 10 minutes faster than last year

  22-10-2024 18:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CULTUS LAKE — Despite less than ideal conditions from consistent downpours and soggy trails, Chilliwack’s Kalyn Head trimmed nearly 10 minutes off last year’s first-place finish and crossed the finish line as the fastest female in Saturday’s 21st running of the Around the Lake Give ‘R Take 30 kilometre trail race in Cultus Lake.The 27-year-old runner registered a blazing time of 2 hours, 45 minutes and 14 seconds, eclipsing last year’s time of 2:55:09, as the
  
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• Canadiens winger Slafkovsky out for the week with upper-body injury

  22-10-2024 18:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BROSSARD, Que. — The Montreal Canadiens say Juraj Slafkovsky is out with an upper body injury and will be re-evaluated in a week.
  The Canadiens provided the update on the top-line forward Tuesday, hours before they were scheduled to host the New York Rangers.
  Slafkovsky left practice early on Friday while favouring his left shoulder, but he had two assists in Montreal’s 4-3 road loss to the New York Islanders on Saturday.
  The left-winger has a goal and five assists in six games this
  
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• By the numbers: A look at the women’s hockey landscape in Canada

  22-10-2024 18:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  A look at women’s hockey in Canada:
  — In the 2023-24 hockey season, there were 108,313 women and girls registered as players in Hockey Canada-sanctioned programs, which represented 19.9 per cent of all participants — the highest percentage in Canadian hockey history.
  — Almost 45 per cent of those athletes were registered with the Ontario Hockey Federation and Ontario Women’s Hockey Association, representing the largest number of women and girls playing hockey in Can
  
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• PHOTOS: Revamped Train and Hobby Show a hit in Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress

  22-10-2024 18:24 via news.google.com
  PHOTOS: Revamped Train and Hobby Show a hit in Chilliwack  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Child welfare reform is in the hands of the AFN after deal voted down, minister says

  22-10-2024 18:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu says it is up to the Assembly of First Nations to come back to the federal government with a clear message about how it wants to proceed after chiefs voted against a $47.8 billion child welfare reform agreement last week.Hajdu says she is sure AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak is “listening very closely” to concerns chiefs have about how the AFN handled negotiations for that agreement.
  Chiefs rejected the 10-year reform
  
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• LETTER: Nobody deserves to die tragically - Chilliwack Progress

  22-10-2024 18:13 via news.google.com
  LETTER: Nobody deserves to die tragically  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• John Rustad shares his B.C. Conservative origin story, in postelection message

  22-10-2024 18:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — John Rustad has taken to social media to describe his origin story as leader of British Columbia’s Conservative Party, which he took from obscurity to the brink of power in Saturday’s provincial election.
  The Conservatives went from taking less than two per cent of the vote in 2020 to being elected or leading in 45 ridings, two short of a majority and only one behind Premier David Eby’s New Democrats.
  Rustad has shared a photo on social media platform X showin
  
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• Authorities say multiple factors may have contributed to death of juvenile salmon in Chilliwack

  22-10-2024 18:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Despite the involvement of nearly a dozen agencies, authorities have not been able to identify the exact source of a toxic spill that killed thousands of juvenile fish in a Chilliwack waterway last month.According to an update from the provincial government dated Friday, October 18, the source of the spill in Hope Slough remains undetermined, but B.C. Emergency Management and Climate Readiness (EMCR) says multiple factors may have contributed to the fish kill. The provincial g
  
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• Montreal suburb begins controversial deer cull to reduce population in local park

  22-10-2024 18:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LONGUEUIL, Que. — A Montreal suburb has started an operation to kill white-tailed deer in one of its local parks, after years of legal battles with activists seeking to save the animals.
  A spokesman for the City of Longueuil confirmed that Michel-Chartrand park is closed until further notice while hunters armed with air rifles reduce the size of the herd.
  The city just south of Montreal has been trying to carry out a cull since 2020, but it faced a strong backlash and legal challenges from
  
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• Justin Trudeau says his leadership is not in danger as Liberals brace for revolt

  22-10-2024 18:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his leadership of the Liberal party is not in danger, even as members of his caucus prepare to confront him Wednesday in the hopes of convincing him to step down.
  He brushed off those concerns as he headed into his regular Tuesday meeting with cabinet ministers.
  While members of the cabinet have defended Trudeau staying on as leader, a number of Liberal MPs have signed onto a letter that aims to convince him to step aside before the next election
  
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• Legault ‘shocked’ by Montreal teacher scandal, pledges to toughen secularism controls

  22-10-2024 17:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Quebec Premier François Legault says he is shocked that a group of 11 teachers in Montreal tried to introduce “Islamist concepts” into a public school.
  The premier said on social media that he will see how Quebec’s secularism rules can be tightened in response to a government investigation into the Bedford school in Montreal.
  He says it’s unthinkable in Quebec in 2024 that teachers avoided teaching subjects like science and sex education, and that
  
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• Canadian rider Guillaume Boivin signs contract extension with Israel-Premier Tech

  22-10-2024 17:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canadian rider Guillaume Boivin has signed a contact extension that will keep him a 10th season with Israel-Premier Tech.
  “I’m super happy to stay with the team for next year,” Boivin said in a statement. “I have been here since 2016, so it feels like I’m staying at home for one more year.”
  The 35-year-old from Montreal has several wins to his name with Israel-Premier Tech and has helped teammates to other victories including Stevie Williams’ victory at
  
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• Hockey Canada releases discussion paper on state of the women’s game

  22-10-2024 16:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Hockey Canada has identified some of the challenges it faces in reaching its goal of having more than 170,000 girls and women playing hockey in Canada by 2030.
  That’s up from more than 100,000 women and girls registered by Hockey Canada this year to play in sanctioned hockey programs.
  But a discussion paper released Tuesday cites a list of barriers, identified through research from Hockey Canada, its members and Canadian Women and Sport, that are negatively affecting the gr
  
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• Politicians remember Parliament Hill attack a decade later

  22-10-2024 16:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Federal politicians are marking the 10th anniversary of the deadly shooting on Parliament Hill that killed a 24-year-old reservist and forced the prime minister and MPs into lockdown for hours.
  Nathan Cirillo’s family held a private memorial this morning at the National War Memorial, where he was standing guard when he was shot and killed on Oct. 22, 2014.
  The gunman then made his way down the street to Parliament Hill and entered Centre Block, where he fired multiple shots
  
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• Veteran Quebec TV exec Marie-Philippe Bouchard named new CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada

  22-10-2024 16:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A seasoned Quebec television executive has been appointed as the next president and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada.
  Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge says Marie-Philippe Bouchard will step into the top role at Canada’s public broadcaster.
  She begins a five-year term on Jan. 3, 2025.
  Bouchard has been president and CEO of TV5 Québec Canada since 2016 and previously worked in various management positions at the CBC.
  Bouchard was part of the committee St-Onge set up last May to
  
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• Pokemon cards, music royalties, sports memorabilia: Do alternative investments work?

  22-10-2024 16:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  When some rare first-edition Pokemon trading cards went on sale three years ago, Adam O’Brien was hit with a wave of nostalgia. For the now 32-year-old, it was an irresistible offer that had the potential for value in the long run.
  It was a bit of a gamble, spending $100,000 for three packs of cards. But it paid off: two of them combined were worth more than what he paid.
  “One could argue the Pokemon cards and trading cards are a better place to store your value than something like t
  
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• Canadian women to face Fiji in their opening match at 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup

  22-10-2024 15:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canada will open against Fiji before facing Scotland and Wales in group play at next year’s Women’s Rugby World Cup in EnglandThe second-ranked Canadian women will meet No. 17 Fiji on Aug. 23, 2025, at York Community Stadium in York, one day after the tournament opener between top-ranked England and the ninth-ranked U.S. at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light.
  Reigning champion New Zealand, currently third in the world rankings, begins its title defence against No. 13 Spain in York o
  
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• No rugby, field hockey, badminton, triathlon or cricket at leaner 2026 Commonwealth Games

  22-10-2024 14:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Scotland conceived rugby sevens in the 1880s yet it will not feature in the scaled-back 2026 Commonwealth Games hosted by Glasgow.
  Other sports that have also been dropped include field hockey, triathlon, badminton, Twenty20 cricket, squash, and diving.
  The Games will have a 10-sport program in four venues. Athletics and swimming are compulsory while there will also be track cycling, gymnastics, netball, weightlifting, boxing, judo, bowls and 3×3 basketball.
  
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• Struggling Whitecaps, Timbers set to meet in MLS wild-card matchup

  22-10-2024 13:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps have been here before — literally and figuratively.With the season hanging in the balance, the ‘Caps were dealt a blow last week when the club learned it wouldn’t be able to play a post-season wild-card game in its home stadium, B.C. Place, due to a scheduling conflict.
  The Whitecaps ceded home field advantage to their regional rival, the Portland Timbers. The two clubs will battle for the final playoff spot in Major League Soccer&rsquo
  
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• Chilliwack's weather forecast for October 22: Cloudy with showers today - The Weather Network

  22-10-2024 11:00 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack's weather forecast for October 22: Cloudy with showers today  The Weather Network
  
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• In the news today: Liberal victory shifts political landscape in N.B.

  22-10-2024 10:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed…
  Liberal victory shifts political landscape in N.B.
  New Brunswickers are waking up to a transformed political landscape, after the Liberal Party ended six years of Progressive Conservative rule in Monday’s provincial election.
  Winning 31 of 49 seats, Susan Holt’s Liberals delivered a convincing majority win, with the Tories winning 16 seats and the Greens two.
  Holt has become the first woman
  
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• Blinken arrives in Israel as US looks to renew cease-fire efforts after the killing of Hamas leader

  22-10-2024 09:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel Tuesday on his 11th visit to the region since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war.He is expected to meet with top officials as the United States looks to revive cease-fire efforts after the killing of top Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.
  Blinken landed just hours after Hezbollah launched a barrage of rockets into central Israel on Tuesday, setting off air raid sirens in the country’s most populated areas but causing
  
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• Source of fish-kill spill in Chilliwack slough still 'undetermined' - Mission City Record

  22-10-2024 09:00 via news.google.com
  Source of fish-kill spill in Chilliwack slough still 'undetermined'  Mission City Record
  
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• NFL roundup: Ravens win fifth straight game by beating Bucs 41-31

  22-10-2024 06:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Lamar Jackson threw for 281 yards and five touchdowns, helping the Baltimore Ravens overcome an early double-digit deficit and extend their National Football League winning streak to five games with a 41-31 victory Monday night over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who lost their top two receivers to injuries.
  The two-time NFL MVP improved to 23-1 against NFC teams, the best mark by a quarterback against an opposing conference in NFL history. He’s 3-0 against the Bucs (4-
  
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• Nylander fills net, focuses on details in Leafs’ win over Bolts: ‘It’s contagious’

  22-10-2024 05:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube pulled William Nylander aside for a couple of long chats at Monday’s morning skate.
  Toronto’s star winger was coming off an eight-shot, zero-point showing in a 4-1 loss to the New York Rangers over the weekend.
  Berube didn’t have an issue with how Nylander was playing. The message was about some of the details in his game.
  The puck then bounced his way Monday night.
  Nylander opened the scoring and assisted on his team’s
  
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• William Nylander powers Maple Leafs over Lightning 5-2

  22-10-2024 04:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — William Nylander had two goals and an assist as the Toronto Maple Leafs downed the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-2 on Monday night.
  Auston Matthews, Max Pacioretty and Matthew Knies also scored for Toronto (4-2-0). Anthony Stolarz made 32 saves. Mitch Marner had two assists.
  Nick Paul and Brayden Point replied for Tampa (3-2-0). Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed four goals on 14 shots before getting the hook midway through the second period. Jonas Johansson made 14 saves in relief. Victor Hedma
  
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• Premier-designate of New Brunswick, Susan Holt, is first woman to lead the province

  22-10-2024 04:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  FREDERICTON — After her party won a majority government in the New Brunswick election on Monday, Liberal Leader Susan Holt thanked all the women who came before her.
  Flanked by her three young daughters on stage in Fredericton, Holt, the first female premier-designate in New Brunswick history, delivered a bilingual victory speech that paid tribute to female trailblazers in provincial politics.
  The 47-year-old former business advocate and public servant led the Liberals to victory after a 3
  
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• A look at Susan Holt, Liberal premier-designate of New Brunswick

  22-10-2024 03:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FREDERICTON — A look at Susan Holt, premier-designate and leader of the New Brunswick Liberal party.
  Born: April 22, 1977.
  Early years: Raised in Fredericton, she attended Queen’s University in Kingston, Ont., and then spent a year in Toronto before moving abroad for three years, spending time in Australia and India.
  Education: Earned a bachelor of arts in economics and a bachelor of science in chemistry from Queen’s University.
  Family: Lives in Fredericton with her husband, Jo
  
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