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• County judge strikes down Ohio abortion ban, citing voter-approved reproductive rights amendment

  24-10-2024 23:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The most far-reaching of Ohio’s laws restricting abortion was struck down on Thursday by a county judge who said last year’s voter-approved amendment enshrining reproductive rights renders the so-called heartbeat law unconstitutional.
  Enforcement of the 2019 law banning most abortions once cardiac activity is detected — as early as six weeks into pregnancy, before many women know they’re pregnant — had been paused pending the challenge be
  
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• Scotland’s Stuart Armstrong another US$2-million man with Vancouver Whitecaps

  24-10-2024 23:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  While captain Ryan Gauld remains Vancouver’s highest-paid player, the Whitecaps now have a second $2-million man (all figures in U.S. dollars) in fellow Scottish international Stuart Armstrong.
  The MLS Players Association, in its updated salary report released Thursday, lists the 32-year-old Armstrong’s 2024 salary at $2.878 million — although that would be pro-rated given he didn’t come on board until early September.
  Gauld is making $2.985 million this season.
  Gauld (th
  
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• LETTER: Former Chilliwack journalist reflects on election night - Chilliwack Progress

  24-10-2024 23:49 via news.google.com
  LETTER: Former Chilliwack journalist reflects on election night  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• More rain in B.C. forecast, although ‘nothing’ compared to atmospheric river

  24-10-2024 23:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The District of North Vancouver is getting ready for another bout of rain after an atmospheric river weather system drenched B.C.’s south coast last weekend, triggering a mudslide and localized flooding that killed at least three people.
  The North Shore mountains could see another 75 millimetres of rain this weekend, and Lisa Muri, a councillor with the district, says staff are preparing by cleaning up culverts and placing sandbags throughout the community.
  Muri says last weekend’s s
  
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• Chilliwack, Cranbrook athletes among qualifiers for Alpine Canada’s 2024-25 team - CityNews Vancouver

  24-10-2024 23:32 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack, Cranbrook athletes among qualifiers for Alpine Canada’s 2024-25 team  CityNews Vancouver
  
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• Canadian ice dance stars Gilles and Poirier in a groove heading into new season

  24-10-2024 23:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HALIFAX — Piper Gilles says she and Paul Poirier will skate until they run out of gas.
  Right now, the tank is full for Canada’s top ice dancers.
  “We’re going to keep skating until we feel like we have nothing left to give,” Gilles said. “I feel like we still have so much drive and motivation and unfinished business.”
  Gilles and Poirier open their figure skating season this weekend at their ninth Skate Canada International. They’re also targeting a
  
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• Redblacks host Ticats looking to snap losing skid ahead of playoffs

  24-10-2024 23:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Ottawa Redblacks will host the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Friday night in a game that, on paper, might seem insignificant.
  However, for the Redblacks (8-8-1), who are winless in their last five games, it’s a crucial opportunity to fine-tune their game ahead of what will be their first CFL playoff appearance in six years.Win or lose, the Redblacks will be headed to Toronto eight days later for the East Division semifinal and would prefer going into the playoffs riding a win.
  
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• Facts about the B.C. Greens who could be kingmakers in the legislature

  24-10-2024 22:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — Two Green Party legislators could hold the balance of power in British Columbia after Saturday’s provincial election gave neither the NDP nor the B.C. Conservatives a majority of seats after the initial count.Both Green members are new to provincial politics, although leader Sonia Furstenau will continue to lead the party after she lost re-election when she switched ridings to Victoria-Beacon Hill.Here are some facts about the MLA-elects, Jeremy Valeriote and Rob Botterell
  
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• Colorado funeral home owners accused of stashing dead bodies plead guilty to federal fraud charges

  24-10-2024 22:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DENVER (AP) — Colorado funeral home owners accused of misspending nearly $900,000 in pandemic relief funds and living lavishly, all while allegedly storing 190 decaying bodies in a building and sending grieving families fake ashes, pleaded guilty Thursday to federal fraud charges for defrauding customers.
  Jon and Carie Hallford each pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. The plea agreement, which stipulates that prosecutors will not request over 15 years imprisonme
  
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• Former player Diana Matheson seeing the other side of life in camp with Canada

  24-10-2024 22:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Former Canadian international Diana Matheson is getting a taste of how the other half lives.
  The 40-year-old Matheson, who won 206 caps for Canada from 2003 to 2020, is part of the Canadian coaching staff for Friday’s international women’s friendly against World Cup champion Spain in Almendralejo, Spain.
  “It’s been really interesting just to live on the staff side — in the black hoodie, as they say. The dark side, as the players call it,” Matheson said Thursda
  
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• Policy points, partisan jabs mark closing foreign interference hearing

  24-10-2024 22:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Participants in a federal inquiry called on Ottawa today to take bolder action against foreign interference by making effective use of legal tools, closing loopholes and fostering public educaton.
  The commission of inquiry heard closing submissions from counsel for political parties, diaspora and human rights groups, and the federal government.
  The submissions included doses of partisan finger-pointing as well as earnest policy recommendations.
  Several weeks of public hearings thi
  
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• Hurricane Kristy strengthens into a Category 5 storm in the Pacific Ocean

  24-10-2024 22:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Kristy strengthened into a Category 5 storm on Thursday and was expected to remain away from land as it churns in the Pacific Ocean and weakens over the coming days, forecasters said.
  The major hurricane was 970 miles (1,565 kilometers) southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula of Mexico, and was moving west at 16 mph (26 kph). It had maximum sustained winds of 160 mph (260 kph), according to the Miami-based National Hurricane Center.
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• Elections BC underestimated number of outstanding mail-in and absentee ballots

  24-10-2024 22:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — British Columbia’s provincial election outcome just took another peculiar turn.
  Elections BC acknowledged Thursday (Oct. 24) that it has underestimated the number of remaining absentee and mail-in ballots needed as part of its final count.
  According to a statement on its website, Elections BC initially believed that approximately 49,000 ballots would be enumerated as part of the final count. Since the screening process is nearing completion, it now estimates that approxima
  
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• Prosecutors recommend resentencing Erik and Lyle Menendez in 1989 killings of their parents

  24-10-2024 22:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors will recommend Erik and Lyle Menendez be resentenced for the 1989 killings of their parents in the family’s Beverly Hills home, providing the brothers with a chance at freedom after 34 years behind bars.
  An official with knowledge of the decision who was not authorized to speak on the record ahead of a planned press conference confirmed that Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón will would recommend resentencing for the brothers.
  The
  
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• Messi leads list of MLS MVP finalists, with Inter Milan teammate Suarez also among 5 players

  24-10-2024 22:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  No surprise here: Lionel Messi is among the finalists for Major League Soccer’s MVP award for this season.In addition to Messi, Inter Miami teammate Luis Suarez is among five finalists for the Landon Donovan MLS MVP announced on Thursday. The others include Evander from the Portland Timbers, Cucho Hernandez of the Columbus Crew and D.C. United’s Christian Benteke, who also won this season’s Golden Boot for most goals.Inter Miami finished the season atop the Eastern Conference s
  
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• Elections BC vastly underestimated number of outstanding mail-in and absentee ballots

  24-10-2024 22:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — British Columbia’s provincial election outcome just took another peculiar turn Thursday morning.
  Elections BC acknowledged Thursday (Oct. 24) that it has underestimated the number of remaining absentee and mail-in ballots needed as part of its final count.
  According to a statement on its website, Elections BC initially believed that approximately 49,000 ballots would be enumerated as part of the final count. Since the screening process is nearing completion, it now estimat
  
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• Crucial B.C. election recounts won’t start until Sunday afternoon

  24-10-2024 22:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — Voting officials say recounts in two ridings that could determine the outcome of British Columbia’s election won’t start until Sunday afternoon.
  Elections BC says results of the Surrey City Centre recount will be posted on Sunday when it is complete, while the outcome from Juan De Fuca—Malahat will be posted on Monday.
  The election agency also says in a statement that screening of uncounted absentee and mail-in ballots has identified 65,000 votes provincewide t
  
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• World champions St. Germain, Crawford headline Alpine Canada’s 2024-25 team

  24-10-2024 22:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — World champions Laurence St. Germain and James Crawford headline Canada’s alpine ski team as athletes prepare for the 2026 Winter Olympics.
  Alpine Canada named 53 athletes to its 2024-25 alpine, ski cross and para-ski teams Thursday.St. Germain, from Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges, won the women’s slalom title at the 2023 championships in the French Alps, while Toronto’s Crawford won the men’s Super-G.
  Valérie Grenier of St. Isidore, Ont., was also
  
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• Chilliwack records 23 toxic-drug deaths in first 9 months of 2024 - Chilliwack Progress

  24-10-2024 21:54 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack records 23 toxic-drug deaths in first 9 months of 2024  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Eight-year-old ‘beloved’ giraffe dies at Greater Vancouver Zoo in Langley

  24-10-2024 21:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LANGLEY, B.C. — The Greater Vancouver Zoo says one of its iconic animals, Jenga the giraffe, has died “far too soon.”
  The zoo says in a statement that the eight-year-old male was seen found “peacefully resting in his barn stall” moments after having a meal on Wednesday.
  Menita Prasad, director of Animal Care at the zoo, says in the statement that they are awaiting the results of the necropsy, and that other giraffes at the zoo “continue to display normal, heal
  
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• Fireworks show happening Friday night in Chilliwack

  24-10-2024 21:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  UPDATE THURSDAY, 11:35 A.M.: Assistant Fire Chief Chris Wilson says the Chilliwack Fire Department is fully aware of Friday night’s fireworks show in Yarrow. Wilson told Fraser Valley Today a permit has been issued for the event.
  CHILLIWACK — Plans are underway to stage a 15-minute fireworks show in Yarrow Friday night.
  According to a social media post from Christopher Epp, the fully-licensed, fully-insured fireworks show starts promptly at 8 p.m. near Lumsden Road and the Southern R
  
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• Eight-year-old ‘beloved’ giraffe dies at Greater Vancouver Zoo

  24-10-2024 21:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LANGLEY, B.C. — The Greater Vancouver Zoo says one of its iconic animals, Jenga the giraffe, has died “far too soon.”The zoo says in a statement that the eight-year-old male was seen found “peacefully resting in his barn stall” moments after having a meal on Wednesday.Menita Prasad, director of Animal Care at the zoo, says in the statement that they are awaiting the results of the necropsy, and that other giraffes at the zoo “continue to display normal, health
  
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• A car bomb explodes outside a police station in western Mexico, wounding 3 officers

  24-10-2024 21:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ACAMBARO, Mexico (AP) — A car bomb left outside a police station in the town of Acambaro in western Mexico has wounded three people, prosecutors in the violence-wracked state of Guanajuato said Thursday.They said another explosion occurred in the nearby town of Jerecuaro, but nobody was wounded.The near-simultaneous attacks in two different towns located about a half-hour away from each other suggested the involvement of drug cartels that have been fighting bloody turf battles for years in
  
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• Teenage surfer Erin Brooks making waves, moving up the world surfing ladder

  24-10-2024 21:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Teenage surfer Erin Brooks really is riding the crest of a wave these days.
  Brooks, a wild-card entry, became the first Canadian woman to win on the World Surf League’s elite Championship Tour, defeating Olympic silver medallist Tatiana Weston-Webb in the final of the 2024 Fiji Pro in August.Books recorded another Canadian first earlier this month, winning promotion to the 2025 Championship Tour after finishing fourth overall in the second-tier Challenger Series season standings — he
  
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• Raptors guard Quickley questionable vs. 76ers after hard fall in home opener

  24-10-2024 21:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Immanuel Quickley is considered questionable for the Toronto Raptors’ game tomorrow against the visiting Philadelphia 76ers.
  Quickley was leading Toronto’s offence when Cleveland Cavaliers guard Darius Garland undercut him when contesting a rebound late in the second quarter of last night’s home opener.
  He fell hard on his tailbone and left the game shortly after that with a right pelvic contusion.
  Quickley had 13 points, four assists and two rebounds over 14 mi
  
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• President Biden to apologize for 150-year Indian boarding school policy

  24-10-2024 20:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — President Joe Biden is expected to formally apologize on Friday for the country’s role in the Indian boarding school system, which devastated the lives of generations of Indigenous children and their ancestors.
  “I would never have guessed in a million years that something like this would happen,” said Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland, a member of the Pueblo of Laguna. “It’s a big deal to me. I’m sure it will be a big deal to all of
  
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• Downtown Chilliwack apartment fire contained to one unit - Chilliwack Progress

  24-10-2024 20:52 via news.google.com
  Downtown Chilliwack apartment fire contained to one unit  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Update: Chilliwack Fire Department ‘fully aware’ of fireworks show Friday night in Chilliwack

  24-10-2024 20:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  UPDATE THURSDAY, 11:35 A.M.: Assistant Fire Chief Chris Wilson says the Chilliwack Fire Department is fully aware of Friday night’s fireworks show in Yarrow. Wilson told Fraser Valley Today a permit has been issued for the event.
  CHILLIWACK — Plans are underway to stage a 15-minute fireworks show in Yarrow Friday night.
  According to a social media post from Christopher Epp, the fully-licensed, fully-insured fireworks show starts promptly at 8 p.m. near Lumsden Road and the Southern R
  
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• Questions about QB Tre Ford’s future in Edmonton surface as Elks close out CFL season

  24-10-2024 20:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Tre Ford was supposed to be Edmonton’s quarterback of the future. After this Friday’s season finale against the Toronto Argonauts, he could very well be the quarterback of the Elks’ past.
  The Elks (6-11) have already been eliminated from the playoff race. The Argos (10-7) have already clinched second spot in the East and a home playoff date against the Ottawa Redblacks.
  So, when the two teams face each other Friday at Commonwealth Stadium in a game that has no
  
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• Man cooperating with investigation into Mission Superstore arson: RCMP

  24-10-2024 20:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MISSION — Mounties in Mission say a man who was sought in connection with a significant fire at Superstore in Mission Tuesday night has come forward to talk to police.
  According to a Thursday morning (Oct. 24) update from police, Mission RCMP released an image of a man they wanted to identify and speak with in connection to the fire.
  That man has now come forward and is cooperating with the investigation. The Mission RCMP have thanked the media and the public for their willingness to assis
  
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• Plans underway for fireworks show Friday night in Chilliwack

  24-10-2024 19:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Plans are underway to stage a 15-minute fireworks show in Yarrow Friday night.According to a social media post from Christopher Epp, the fully-licensed, fully-insured fireworks show starts promptly at 8 p.m. near Lumsden Road and the Southern Railway tracks, located north of Yarrow Mountain Road.Epp says tomorrow’s fireworks show mirrors one held the last couple years in Yarrow.“Good afternoon fellow Yarrowites! It’s that time of year again,” Epp wrote
  
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• Fireworks show happening Friday night in Chilliwack - Fraser Valley Today

  24-10-2024 19:52 via news.google.com
  Fireworks show happening Friday night in Chilliwack  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Quebec says it’s ready to start accepting advanced MAID requests as of Oct. 30

  24-10-2024 19:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Quebec’s Health Department says it will be ready to meet the expected demand for advanced applications for medical assistance in dying when it begins accepting those requests next week.Dr. Stéphane Bergeron, an associate deputy minister in the department, told reporters it will take time for the first requests to be analyzed and approved, giving the health system room to adjust.
  On Oct. 30 Quebec will become the first province to allow a person with a serious and in
  
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• Shapovalov advances to Swiss Indoors quarterfinals with win over Bautista Agut

  24-10-2024 19:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BASEL — Canada’s Denis Shapovalov advanced to the quarterfinals of the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament with a 6-3, 7-6 (4) win over Roberto Bautista Agut on Thursday.
  Shapovalov used a strong service game to overcome the Spanish veteran for the win at the ATP 500 event in just under one hour 40 minutes.
  The 25-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ont., fired 18 aces, including one to set up match point in the second-set tiebreaker, and won 79 per cent of first-serves and 63 per cent of secon
  
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• Coroner says there’s been a sharp spike in females dying from illicit drugs in B.C.

  24-10-2024 19:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — Illicit drug deaths are down slightly in British Columbia from the same period last year, but the coroners service says females are dying at a much higher rate.The service says in a statement that 26 per cent of the 1,749 toxicity deaths so far this year were women or girls, and the rate of death among females is up 60 per cent from four years ago.
  There were 187 overdose deaths in B.C. in August and 183 in September.The service says the nine-month total is an eight per cent dec
  
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• Golf carts to ride roads in seven Alberta municipalities under pilot program

  24-10-2024 19:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  COALDALE, Alta. — Alberta’s golfers might be squeaking out their last rounds of the year before winter hits, but some might not have to put their golf carts away quite yet.
  The Alberta government says golf carts can be driven on roads in seven rural communities under new pilot programs.
  The government made changes to the Traffic Safety Act earlier this year to permit and regulate motor vehicle transportation pilot projects.
  The town of Coaldale, Alta., about 230 kilometres south of C
  
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• Resident displaced after apartment fire Wednesday night in Chilliwack

  24-10-2024 19:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack Fire Department crews were dispatched Wednesday evening after a fire broke out at an apartment building on Gore Avenue, resulting in one occupant being displaced.
  According to a news release from Assistant Fire Chief Chris Wilson, approximately 15 firefighters from Halls 1 (Cheam Avenue, 4 (South Sumas) and 6 (Greendale) were dispatched at about 6 p.m. for an apartment fire. Responding crews arrived on scene and witnessed black smoke emanating from a second floor ba
  
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• Receiver Justin Hardy to miss Redblacks’ regular-season finale

  24-10-2024 18:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — American receiver Justin Hardy will miss the Ottawa Redblacks’ regular-season finale Friday.
  Hardy, who leads the CFL in receptions (97) and is second in receiving yards (1,343), was listed off Ottawa’s depth chart Thursday. Hardy was named Wednesday as the Redblacks’ nominee for the league’s outstanding player award.
  American Andrew Miller will start in Hardy’s place.
  Ottawa (8-7-1) concludes its regular season hosting the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (7-10).
  
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• Cameron Dukes to start at quarterback in Argos regular-season finale

  24-10-2024 18:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Cameron Dukes will be the Toronto Argonauts’ starting quarterback for their regular-season finale against the Edmonton Elks on Friday night.
  Dukes was listed as the No. 1 quarterback on Toronto’s depth chart Thursday. Veteran Nick Arbuckle will be his backup with incumbent Chad Kelly serving as the club’s third quarterback.
  Dukes started eight regular-season games this season — Arbuckle made the other — while Kelly missed Toronto’s first nine
  
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• Fentanyl continues to fuel unabated drug deaths in Abbotsford and Chilliwack - Fraser Valley Today

  24-10-2024 18:37 via news.google.com
  Fentanyl continues to fuel unabated drug deaths in Abbotsford and Chilliwack  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Fraser Valley Record Fair replays in Chilliwack - Cloverdale Reporter

  24-10-2024 18:36 via news.google.com
  Fraser Valley Record Fair replays in Chilliwack  Cloverdale Reporter
  
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• Fentanyl continues to fuel unabated drug deaths in Abbotsford and Chilliwack

  24-10-2024 18:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — The B.C. Coroners Service says fentanyl and stimulants are largely to blame for the loss of hundreds of lives in just August and September alone.The provincial agency announced Thursday (Oct. 24) that unregulated toxic drugs claimed the lives of 187 British Columbians in August and 183 in September, according to the the latest data. Initial figures reveal that since January 2024, at least 1,749 people have died from unregulated drug toxicity in communities throughout the provinc
  
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• Leafs’ Woll returns against Blues; Berube faces St. Louis for first time since firing

  24-10-2024 18:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Joseph Woll is good to go.
  Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube said the goaltender will make his first start of the season Thursday when Toronto hosts the St. Louis Blues.
  Woll has yet to play in 2024-25 because of a groin injury.
  The 26-year-old, who’s had difficulty staying healthy throughout his professional career, owns a 21-13-1 record with a .912 save percentage and 2.76 goals-against average in 36 career games across three seasons.
  He’s watched fellow netminder
  
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• NDP plan motion to push back against anti-abortion ‘creep’ from Conservatives

  24-10-2024 18:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The NDP is looking to push back against what it calls a “creep” of legislation, petitions and threats from the Conservatives aimed at reducing access to abortion.Leader Jagmeet Singh says his party will use its next opposition day to force the House of Commons to debate and vote on a motion that calls for urgent action to improve abortion access.Speaking in Montreal, Singh also called out the governing Liberals, saying they haven’t done enough to improve abortion
  
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• Rogers to sell minority stake in portion of backhaul infrastructure to pay down debt

  24-10-2024 18:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Rogers Communications Inc. is selling a minority stake in a portion of its wireless network infrastructure for $7 billion amid a “pivot” in strategy as it seeks to pay down debt.
  The transaction, which is expected to close in the fourth quarter, involves a “leading global financial investor” that will acquire a minority interest in the infrastructure that transports data from Rogers’ cell towers to its core network.
  The company announced the deal Thu
  
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• Future of Sport in Canada Commission to hold cross-country hearings in nine cities

  24-10-2024 18:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Future of Sport in Canada Commission has announced dates and locations for its cross-country consultations.
  The commission’s mandate is to learn from Canadians, including victims and survivors of abuse and maltreatment, about their experience in and with sport.
  The first of nine commission hearings will be Oct. 31 to Nov. 1 in Toronto and and the last Dec. 10-13 in Halifax.
  There will be other stops in Regina, Quebec City, Montreal, Winnipeg, Calgary, Victoria and Vancou
  
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• City of Mission issues boil water advisory

  24-10-2024 18:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MISSION — The City of Mission has issued an urgent boil water advisory for the Ruskin Water System northwest of the municipality, west of Hayward Lake.In a statement from the municipality, the City of Mission says the advisory went into effect Wednesday afternoon (Oct. 23) due to elevated turbidity levels in the source water, thereby reducing the effectiveness of the local treatment system. It’s not known exactly how many residents are affected by the advisory.Turbidity is defined as
  
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• Joly at Paris summit on Lebanon as Canadian donation-matching goal falling short

  24-10-2024 17:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is attending a conference on Lebanon as leaders try to help the country cope with the damage caused by Israeli airstrikes.
  Meanwhile, Ottawa’s effort to match donations for humanitarian needs in Lebanon is still $1 million short of its goal with 10 days to go.
  France is hosting a meeting of ministers from dozens of countries in Paris today with the theme of supporting Lebanon’s people and sovereignty.
  The meeting has three p
  
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• Trudeau says he will remain prime minister despite caucus revolt

  24-10-2024 17:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has no intention of stepping down as the leader of the Liberal party by next week.A letter signed by two dozen Liberal MPs asking Trudeau to step down was presented to the prime minister Wednesday at a tense caucus meeting in Ottawa.
  The letter asked for him to let the caucus know by Oct. 28 what he decides to do.
  Trudeau told MPs he would reflect on what was said, but when asked today if he would stay on as prime minister after that date he answered a defin
  
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• Mozambique’s ruling party candidate declared winner of presidential election as rigging claims swirl

  24-10-2024 17:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) — Moazmbique’s ruling party candidate Daniel Chapo was declared the winner of the country’s presidential election Thursday amid claims of rigging by the opposition.
  According to the national election commission, Chapo won by 70,67% of the national vote, followed by independent candidate Venancio Mondlane with 20,32% of the vote. The candidate of the opposition party Renamo, Ossufo Momade, came third with 5,81% of the total votes.
  The results of the Oct.
  
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