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• Oil, gas companies told to cut emissions by one-third under planned cap

  04-11-2024 23:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Oil and gas producers in Canada will be required to cut greenhouse gas emissions by about one-third over the next eight years under new regulations published Monday.
  The government is also going to establish a cap-and-trade system that Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said will reward lower-emitting producers and incentivize higher-polluting ones to do more.
  The regulations, which are still only in draft form and about two years behind schedule, were met with dismay from ind
  
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• Quebec police watchdog investigates shooting that left 1 dead, 1 injured in Far North

  04-11-2024 23:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SALLUIT, Que. — Quebec’s police watchdog is investigating after one person was killed and another injured in a shooting involving police in the northern territory of Nunavik.
  The watchdog, known as the BEI, says the altercation with police took place early Monday morning in Salluit, a remote village in the Far North.
  The watchdog says that according to preliminary information one person was killed and another suffered serious injuries.Five investigators will be dispatched soon to inv
  
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• Hindu temple in Surrey, B.C., wants police suspended after protest unrest

  04-11-2024 23:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — A Hindu temple in Surrey, B.C., is calling for the suspension of police officers involved in what it calls “unjustified violence against temple devotees” during unrest on Sunday in which three people were arrested.
  The arrests outside the Sri Lakshmi Narayana Hindu Temple came as protesters calling for a separate Sikh nation called Khalistan had demonstrated outside the temple on Sunday during a visit by Indian consular officials.
  The temple issued a statement on so
  
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• Redblacks need work this off-season, but return to CFL playoffs set a foundation

  04-11-2024 22:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — After a string of disappointing seasons, the Ottawa Redblacks finally had something to cheer about in 2024.
  The Redblacks made the playoffs for the first time since 2018, and while they lost 58-38 to the Toronto Argonauts in the East semifinal there is now a foundation to build on.One of the biggest improvements this year was the team’s performance at home, where it posted an impressive 7-1-1 record.
  “We talked about it from day one that we want to make sure that this
  
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• VIDEO: Semi truck rollover reported on Highway 1 in Chilliwack - Abbotsford News

  04-11-2024 22:46 via news.google.com
  VIDEO: Semi truck rollover reported on Highway 1 in Chilliwack  Abbotsford News
  
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• Truck rolls over on e/b Highway 1 in Chilliwack, causing extensive delays

  04-11-2024 22:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — DriveBC says an eastbound vehicle incident is blocking the left lane before Annis Road Monday afternoon.
  According to a post from DriveBC at 1:22 p.m., the vehicle incident is causing delays for eastbound traffic. Emergency crews are already on scene.
  A picture from Dani Ledger shows a semi rolled over on its side in the shoulder of eastbound Highway 1.
  Image: Google Maps / Highway 1 traffic as of 1:30 p.m. Monday afternoon shows dark red (heavy congestion) west of Annis Road.
  
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• Martin St. Louis toughens his approach amid slow start for Canadiens

  04-11-2024 22:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BROSSARD, Que. — As the Montreal Canadiens look for wins and progress, head coach Martin St. Louis is toughening his approach.
  “If we’re gonna transition as a team, I have to be in transition as well. It’s a big part of this season for me,” St. Louis said after practice Monday at CN Sports Complex. “We’re not at the same stage as two years ago, a year ago.”
  The rebuilding Canadiens entered the season with hopes of being “in the mix” for
  
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• Truck rolls over on e/b Highway 1 in Chilliwack, causing extensive delays - Fraser Valley Today

  04-11-2024 22:35 via news.google.com
  Truck rolls over on e/b Highway 1 in Chilliwack, causing extensive delays  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Elections BC says box of 861 votes uncounted, others votes unreported

  04-11-2024 22:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — Elections BC says it has discovered that a ballot box containing 861 votes wasn’t counted in the recent provincial election, as well as other mistakes including 14 votes going unreported in a crucial riding narrowly won by the NDP.
  The election agency says omission of the ballot box did not affect the result in the riding of Prince George-Mackenzie, while the unreported votes in Surrey-Guildford were discovered during preparations for a judicial recount in the riding, wher
  
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• VIDEO: Fierce windstorm tips over semi on Highway 1 in Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress

  04-11-2024 22:18 via news.google.com
  VIDEO: Fierce windstorm tips over semi on Highway 1 in Chilliwack  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• VIDEO: Fierce windstorm tips over semi on Highway 1 in Chilliwack - Abbotsford News

  04-11-2024 22:16 via news.google.com
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• Winter storm warning issued for Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt

  04-11-2024 21:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — A special weather statement has been upgraded to a winter storm warning for the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt.Environment Canada states the stretch of Highway 5 will see heavy snow and strong, gusty winds throughout the day Monday (Nov. 4). It’s due to a strong Pacific frontal system that will push into B.C.’s interior Monday.While lower elevations could see rain by the afternoon, the weather agency states snowfall accumulation is expected to be around 20
  
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• UPDATE: Power outages, downed trees and traffic issues in Chilliwack due to windstorm - Chilliwack Progress

  04-11-2024 21:11 via news.google.com
  UPDATE: Power outages, downed trees and traffic issues in Chilliwack due to windstorm  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Indian prime minister condemns violence at Hindu temple in Ontario

  04-11-2024 21:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BRAMPTON, Ont. — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is condemning violence that erupted Sunday when Indian consular officials visited a Hindu temple in Brampton, Ont., as police announced three people have been charged in the clash.
  Social-media posts over the weekend appeared to show demonstrators holding banners in support of a separate Sikh country called Khalistan clashing with others, including some holding India’s national flag.The videos seemed to show fist fights and people
  
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• Conservatives are trying to loosen regulations on natural health products

  04-11-2024 20:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A Conservative MP wants Parliament to undo changes made by the Liberals last year that brought natural health products under the same regulations as pharmaceuticals.
  The new rules mean Health Canada can demand that stores pull products such as supplements and homeopathic medicines off their shelves if they are found to be a health risk, and impose bigger fines on companies that don’t comply with regulations.
  Alberta Conservative MP Blaine Calkins is seeking to reverse the ch
  
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• Musk PAC tells Philadelphia judge the $1 million sweepstakes winners are not chosen by chance

  04-11-2024 20:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A lawyer for Elon Musk ‘s political action committee told a judge in Philadelphia on Monday that so-called “winners” of his $1 million-a-day voter sweepstakes in swing states are not chosen by chance but are instead chosen to be paid “spokespeople” for the group.
  GOP lawyer Chris Gober also said that the recipients Monday and Tuesday will come from Arizona and Michigan, respectively, and therefore will not affect the Pennsylvania election.
  
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• Proposal to upgrade fire training building coming to Chilliwack council - Chilliwack Progress

  04-11-2024 20:22 via news.google.com
  Proposal to upgrade fire training building coming to Chilliwack council  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Saints fire coach Dennis Allen after seventh straight loss. Darren Rizzi named interim coach

  04-11-2024 20:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Saints fired coach Dennis Allen on Monday, a day after a loss at last-place Carolina extended the Saints’ losing streak to seven games — their longest since 1999.
  “DA is an excellent football coach,” Saints general manager Mickey Loomis said. “This season, we’ve had an avalanche of injuries. It took its toll. DA has never offered excused. He fought each day for this organization and this team and that is what makes toda
  
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• ‘Beam of light that cut through injustice’: Tributes for TRC chair Murray Sinclair

  04-11-2024 19:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — Murray Sinclair, a former judge, senator and chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission into residential schools, died Monday in Winnipeg. He was 73.
  Here are some notable tributes to his life and work:
  “The Honourable Murray Sinclair dedicated his life to repairing Canada’s relationship with Indigenous Peoples. As the Chief Commissioner of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, he challenged us to confront the darkest parts of our history — because he
  
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• B.C. sees strong winds along the coast, winter storm warnings for Interior highways

  04-11-2024 19:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Environment Canada is warning of strong winds and heavy rain over much of coastal British Columbia and a large swath of the central Interior, while winter storm warnings are in effect for stretches of highway in the south.
  The weather office says gusts of wind could reach speeds of up to 90 or 100 kilometres an hour over southern Vancouver Island, including the Victoria area.
  It says gusts could jump to speeds of 110 kilometres an hour over northern Vancouver Island and stretching up to Bella Be
  
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• Longtime rivals Ovechkin, Crosby join Necas as NHL’s three stars of the week

  04-11-2024 19:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK — Washington Capitals left-wing Alex Ovechkin, Carolina Hurricanes centre Martin Necas and Pittsburgh Penguins centre Sidney Crosby have been named the NHL’s three stars of the week.
  Ovechkin had a league-leading five goals and nine points in four games.The 39-year-old Capitals captain has 14 points in 11 games this season, and his 860 career goals are just 34 shy of Wayne Gretzky’s record.
  Necas shared the league lead with nine points (three goals, six assists) in thr
  
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• Abbotsford-based SiteTechnology acquires IT firm Quicktech, expands staff to nearly 40

  04-11-2024 19:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — Abbotsford-based SiteTechnology announced Monday (Nov. 4) it has acquired Quicktech, a trusted IT services provider with over two decades of experience serving business across Canada.In a news release from the company, SiteTechnology says the acquisition bolsters its service portfolio and provides a full-stack solution encompasses all aspects of technology for its clients. Due to the acquisition, SiteTechnology says it has enlarged its team to nearly 40 professionals and incre
  
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• Update Tuesday morning: Hundreds of customers in Chilliwack still without power following fierce wind storm - Fraser Valley Today

  04-11-2024 19:10 via news.google.com
  Update Tuesday morning: Hundreds of customers in Chilliwack still without power following fierce wind storm  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Thousands in Fraser Valley without power Monday morning

  04-11-2024 19:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FRASER VALLEY — BC Hydro says over 5,000 customers in Langley and Surrey are without power Monday morning, presumably due to high winds from the arrival of a potent storm system.BC Hydro posted on X/Twitter at 9:58 a.m. that repair crews are on their way to an outage impacting 5,621 customers in Langley and Surrey. Hydro did not specify a cause but simply said it’s under investigation.Crews are expected to arrive by 10:55 a.m.
  Multiple outages are being reported in Surrey, Langley an
  
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• Harris and Trump make a furious final push before Election Day

  04-11-2024 19:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A presidential campaign that has careened through a felony trial, an incumbent president being pushed off the ticket and multiple assassination attempts comes down to a final sprint across a handful of states on Election Day eve.
  Kamala Harris is spending Monday in Pennsylvania, whose 19 electoral votes offer the largest prize among the states expected to determine the Electoral College outcome. The vice president and Democratic nominee will visit working-class areas,
  
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• Supreme Court won’t revisit request from four Canadian men held in Syria

  04-11-2024 18:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada’s top court will not reconsider pleas from four Canadian men detained in Syria for a hearing that could open a path to their freedom.
  Last year the Supreme Court of Canada declined to hear the men’s challenge of a Federal Court of Appeal ruling that said Ottawa is not obligated under the law to repatriate them.
  In a fresh notice filed with the court in March, lawyers for the men said exceedingly rare circumstances warranted another look at the application for le
  
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• The death toll in Lebanon crosses 3,000 in the 13-month Israel-Hezbollah war, Health Ministry says

  04-11-2024 18:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s Health Ministry said more than 3,000 people have been killed during 13 months of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. At least 13,492 have been injured.Hezbollah began firing rockets into northern Israel the day after Hamas’ surprise attack into Israel on Oct. 7, 2023 ignited the war in Gaza. Hezbollah and Hamas are both allied with Iran.
  The conflict dramatically escalated on Sept. 23 with intense Israeli airstrikes on south and east Lebanon as well a
  
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• Ohio jury reaches verdict in trial of ex-police officer charged in the shooting death of Andre Hill

  04-11-2024 18:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A jury on Monday reached a verdict in the trial of a former police officer charged with murder and reckless homicide in the shooting of Andre Hill, a Black man who was holding a cellphone and keys when he was killed.
  The verdict is expected to be announced shortly.Officer Adam Coy, who served nearly 20 years with the Columbus police force, shot Hill four times in a garage nearly four years ago. Coy, who is white, was fired after the shooting. He later told jurors that
  
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• Sports betting roundup: NFL and college football were all about the favourites

  04-11-2024 18:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The past weekend of football was all about the favourites.
  The favoured teams went 13-1 straight up and 10-4 against the spread in the NFL. In college football, the three most teams bet at the BetMGM Sportsbook in terms of number of bets and money all won and covered. All three were favourites.
  Trends of the Week
  The three most bet college teams that won and covered on Saturday were Ohio State (-3.5) vs. Penn State, Indiana (-7.5) at Michigan State and Oregon (-14.5) at Michigan. Penn State has
  
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• Former winners Kyle Bekker, Tristan Borges among finalists for CPL top player award

  04-11-2024 18:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Previous winners Kyle Bekker and Tristan Borges are among the five finalists for the Canadian Premier League’s Player of the Year award.
  Bekker, who won in 2020 and was also a finalist in 2019 and ’23, and Borges, the 2019 winner, are joined by Forge FC teammate Alessandro Hojabrpour and Cavalry FC’s Tobias Warschewski and York United FC’s Brian Wright as this year’s finalists.
  The winner, to be decided in a vote by the eight CPL clubs’ technical leadership an
  
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• Trucking, construction expect ‘labour crisis’ with new temporary worker rules

  04-11-2024 18:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Dominique Lamothe said the trucking firm she works for will be in trouble once new rules for high-wage temporary foreign workers take effect on Friday.
  Groupe Nadeau, a Quebec-based trucking company, has a fleet of around 200 trucks and 1,400 trailers serviced by 70 full-time heavy mechanics. Human resources director Lamothe said half those mechanics are temporary foreign workers.
  Most of them were hired through the programs’ high-wage stream, which used to apply to jobs tha
  
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• Longtime Chilliwack resident known for tow truck business, generous deeds passes - Fraser Valley Today

  04-11-2024 18:44 via news.google.com
  Longtime Chilliwack resident known for tow truck business, generous deeds passes  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Vancouver home sales surge in October amid lower borrowing costs: board

  04-11-2024 18:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Greater Vancouver Realtors says home sales in the region jumped 31.9 per cent in October compared with the same month last year, marking potential early signs of a long-awaited rebound after the Bank of Canada’s four consecutive cuts to its key interest rate.
  The real estate board says there were 2,632 sales of existing residential homes last month, which is just 5.5 per cent below the 10-year average after months of tracking approximately twenty per cent below those tren
  
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• Longtime Chilliwack resident known for tow truck business, generous deeds passes

  04-11-2024 18:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Friends and community members are mourning the passing of a longtime Chilliwack resident who was known for his tow truck business and countless acts of generosity and kindness.Dave Rowan, who operated Dave’s Towing and its signature green-on-black branded tow truck for many years in Chilliwack, passed last Wednesday, October 30 after a short and difficult battle with lung cancer, according to Raina Lloyd, a close friend.A parade was held Sunday, November 3 north of downt
  
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• 'Toys for tickets' idea under consideration by Chilliwack council - Chilliwack Progress

  04-11-2024 18:34 via news.google.com
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• Jacques Villeneuve calls thieves of late father’s bronze monument soulless idiots

  04-11-2024 18:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Jacques Villeneuve, the son of late Canadian Formula One driver Gilles Villeneuve, is lashing out at thieves who stole a bronze statue of his father from outside a Quebec museum in his honour, calling them “idiots.”
  The younger Villeneuve, also a celebrated F1 driver, posted a video to social media on the weekend saying he has had trouble sleeping since learning of the theft, and in an accompanying message he describes the culprits as “shameless, soulless being
  
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• Chilliwack council to consider application to build 2-storey veterinary clinic - Fraser Valley Today

  04-11-2024 18:09 via news.google.com
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• Chilliwack council to consider application to build 2-storey veterinary clinic

  04-11-2024 18:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack councillors will consider a development permit application to construct a two-storey veterinary clinic at its meeting Tuesday afternoon (Nov. 5) on the site of a former supermarket, across from auto repair shop Broadway Motors.According to a City of Chilliwack staff report from planner Joty Rai, the applicant behind the project at 46604 First Avenue in Chilliwack is seeking approval to vary zoning bylaw standards to facilitate the construction of a new commercial de
  
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• Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. named finalist for Silver Slugger award

  04-11-2024 18:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK — Toronto Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was named a finalist for an American League Silver Slugger Award on Monday.Guerrero, who hit 30 homers and drove in 103 runs last season, was nominated at first base with Carlos Santana of the Minnesota Twins and Canadian Josh Naylor of the Cleveland Guardians.Naylor, from Mississauga, Ont., led all AL first basemen with 31 homers and 108 RBIs. Santana hit 23 homers and drove in 71 runs.Guerrero previously won the award in 2021.Awa
  
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• Quebec plans to force new doctors to stay in the province and work in public system

  04-11-2024 17:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The provincial government says it will force new doctors trained in Quebec to work in the province’s public health-care system for the first years of their practice.
  Health Minister Christian Dubé told a Montreal radio station this morning that those who want to leave Quebec or work in the private system will face “consequences.”
  The minister announced Sunday evening he plans to table a new bill to force new family physicians and specialist doctors to st
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Murray Sinclair, Truth and Reconciliation Commission chair, dies at 73

  04-11-2024 16:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — Murray Sinclair, who chaired the Truth and Reconciliation Commission on residential schools, has died at the age of 73.
  Niigaan Sinclair says his father died this morning in a Winnipeg hospital.
  Murray Sinclair was the first Indigenous judge in Manitoba and the second in Canada.He was also a senator from 2016 to 2021.The member of Peguis First Nation was a father of five, as well as a grandfather.
  He limited public engagements in recent years due to his declining health.
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• Canada coach calls in 19 players in advance of CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal

  04-11-2024 16:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Canada coach Jesse Marsch has summoned 19 MLS players to a camp in Toronto ahead of the full men’s team getting together for the two-legged CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal later this month against Suriname.
  Canada, ranked 35th in the world, opens the series against No. 136 Suriname on Nov. 15 in Paramaribo. The second leg is four days later at Toronto’s BMO Field.
  The FIFA international window runs Nov. 11 to 19.The other quarterfinals are No. 39 Panama versus No
  
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• Supreme Court will weigh in on new mostly Black Louisiana congressional district, after election

  04-11-2024 15:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) —The Supreme Court said Monday it will take up a new redistricting case involving Louisiana’s congressional map with two mostly Black districts.
  The court won’t hear arguments until early next year and the 2024 elections are proceeding under the challenged map, which could boost Democrats’ chances of retaking the closely-divided House of Representatives.
  A lower court had invalidated the map, but the justices allowed it to be used in 2024 after an emergenc
  
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• Fraser Valley home sales rise significantly after interest rate cut

  04-11-2024 15:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FRASER VALLEY — The Fraser Valley Real Estate Board says home sales throughout the region have increased for the first time in five months after the Bank of Canada instituted a sizeable interest rate cut last month.
  In a news release Monday (Nov. 4), the FVREB says it recorded 1,330 real estate sales in October, a substantial 35 per cent increase from September and a 37 per cent uptick year over year.
  “After waiting it out on the sidelines for a number of months, buyers seem to be fi
  
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• Winter Fantasia blends 8 Chilliwack ensembles, choirs for holiday story - Chilliwack Progress

  04-11-2024 14:47 via news.google.com
  Winter Fantasia blends 8 Chilliwack ensembles, choirs for holiday story  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• BCE signs deal to buy U.S. fibre internet provider Ziply Fiber for $5 billion

  04-11-2024 14:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — BCE Inc. says it has signed a deal to buy U.S. fibre internet provider Ziply Fiber for about $5 billion in cash.
  In addition to the purchase price, BCE will assume about $2 billion in net debt as part of the transaction.
  The company says the deal will extend Bell’s fibre footprint to the United States, adding approximately 1.3 million fibre locations.
  Based in Kirkland, Wash., Ziply Fiber offers fibre internet service in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, including Washington, Or
  
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• Chilliwack's weather forecast for November 4: Risk of strong thunderstorms - The Weather Network

  04-11-2024 12:36 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack's weather forecast for November 4: Risk of strong thunderstorms  The Weather Network
  
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• After four decades on men’s curling circuit, Howard shifts attention to coaching

  04-11-2024 12:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  For the first time in four decades, curling legend Glenn Howard’s focus has fully shifted to coaching duties instead of his playing performance.That doesn’t make it any easier when the four-time world champion walks into an arena.“I still want to play, I don’t know if that’s ever going to go away,” said Howard. “The game is in my blood and I want to play all the time. But I know it’s time with the old knee.”
  Howard announced his retirement la
  
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• Poilievre asks premiers to axe their sales taxes on new homes worth under $1 million

  04-11-2024 11:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has written to the provinces’ premiers, asking them to eliminate their sales taxes on new homes that are under $1 million.
  It follows Poilievre’s own pledge last week that if he becomes prime minister, he will axe the federal sales tax on new homes sold for under $1 million.
  The Conservatives estimated that measure would reduce the cost of an $800,000 home by $40,000 and spur construction of another 30,000 homes per year.
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• B.C. port lockout to begin as no deal reached in labour dispute with foremen union

  04-11-2024 10:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The provincewide lockout against a union of more than 700 foremen at all British Columbia ports is expected to begin at 8 a.m.
  The BC Maritime Employers Association has said the lockout is meant to “facilitate a safe and orderly wind-down of operations” in light of “escalating and unpredictable strike action.”
  Last week, it said the move was being done “defensively” after International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 514 had issued a 72-h
  
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