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• No need to wait until New Year’s, as Chilliwack bakery holds Oliebollen Fest this weekend

  15-11-2024 23:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — You don’t have to wait until New Year’s to get your hands on a deep-fried delectable Dutch treat this weekend in Chilliwack.Benanna Bakery owners Travis and Rebecca Neels invite the community to join them for their annual Oliebollen Fest on Saturday, Nov. 16 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 8985 Young Road in Chilliwack.Benanna Bakery will have plenty of oliebollen, a special treat topped with powdered sugar, for sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.Image: Benanna Bakery
  
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• Court temporarily limits scope of ruling that Louisiana’s Ten Commandments law is unconstitutional

  15-11-2024 23:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court in New Orleans on Friday temporarily limited the scope of a ruling that Louisiana’s law requiring public schools to post the Ten Commandments in all classrooms next year is unconstitutional.U.S. District Judge John deGravelles’ ruling that the law is unconstitutional remains in effect under the order from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. However, the appellate court temporarily blocked a part of the ruling that requires state edu
  
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• Stopping Brady Oliveira a priority if Argos hope to beat Bombers in Grey Cup

  15-11-2024 23:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — There’s a long list of things the Toronto Argonauts must do if they hope to upset the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in Sunday’s Grey Cup game.
  Near the top is containing explosive Bomber running back Brady Oliveira.
  The Argos are planning a more-is-better strategy when it comes to preventing Oliveira from running wild at B.C. Place on Sunday.
  “The thing with Brady is that he is so powerful,” said Kevin Eiben, who shares Toronto’s defensive co-ordinator dut
  
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• Bombers offensive line faces another tough challenge with Argos defensive front

  15-11-2024 23:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Chris Kolankowski will be a key figure Sunday for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
  As Winnipeg’s centre, one of Kolankowski’s responsibilities is getting a bead on the defensive front and making adjustments to the offensive line’s blocking schemes before each snap. That job will be an important one when the Bombers face the Toronto Argonauts in the Grey Cup at B.C. Place Stadium.
  Toronto’s defence registered 12 sacks in sweeping the two-game series with Winnip
  
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• B.C. Human Rights Tribunal to expedite complaint from Jewish teachers’ group

  15-11-2024 23:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — A group of teachers says British Columbia’s Human Rights Tribunal has agreed to expedite a complaint of antisemitism against their union as more allegations surface.
  Vancouver labour lawyer Paul Pulver, who represents BC Teachers Against Antisemitism, filed the complaint this year over what he called the “erasure of Jewish and Zionist voices and opinions” within the BC Teachers’ Federation and at members’ workplaces.
  The group claims the union has
  
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• Leafs set to face milestone-reaching McDavid; Matthews still out injured

  15-11-2024 22:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — John Tavares met Connor McDavid before the phenom had ever played a shift in junior.
  Chris Tanev has trained alongside the superstar each off-season for more than a decade.Both will once again try to find an answer for the milestone-reaching Oilers captain Saturday when Edmonton visits the Toronto Maple Leafs.
  Not many opponents have unlocked the formula.
  McDavid became the fourth-fastest player in NHL history to reach 1,000 career points Thursday, hitting the mark in a jaw-dropp
  
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• From last pick to first-liner: Swedish star Ljungblom making waves with Victoire

  15-11-2024 22:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The Montreal Victoire anticipated Swedish star Lina Ljungblom’s arrival from overseas for more than a year.
  They’re confident it was well worth the wait.
  “We wanted a game breaker,” head coach Kori Cheverie said. “Lina is a threat to score every shift. … It really is a great addition to our lineup.”
  First-line players aren’t normally drafted in the last round, but that’s what the Victoire have in Ljungblom.
  The 23-year-old w
  
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• Blue Bombers defensive back Tyrell Ford focused as Winnipeg returns to Grey Cup

  15-11-2024 22:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Jordan Younger knew right away that Tyrell Ford was a special talent.He first noticed the Canadian defensive back at the CFL combine in 2022 and was impressed.“I could see by the way he moved, some of the decisions he made that he had, of course, the physical ability. But he had the understanding of how to play the position, too,” said Younger, defensive coordinator for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. “I thought if he was humble enough to take in some of the lesson
  
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• Abbotsford “remains vulnerable” to a significant flood event: mayor

  15-11-2024 22:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD – Despite work to reinforce riverbanks already completed and a new pump station on the horizon, Abbotsford’s mayor admits the municipality “remains vulnerable” to a “significant flood event.”
  On the three-year anniversary of the devastating flood, Ross Siemens stated that components of the forthcoming $76 million Barrowtown Pump Station and other enhancements, such as the stabilization of the Sumas Riverbank, will “increase flood resiliency&rd
  
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• Acadian journalist appointed lieutenant-governor of New Brunswick

  15-11-2024 22:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FREDERICTON — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today announced the appointment of a former journalist and women’s rights advocate as the next lieutenant-governor of New Brunswick.
  Louise Imbeault was a reporter for Radio-Canada Acadie, where Trudeau says she “promoted” Acadian culture across the world.
  Her work earned her numerous honours, including being named to the Order of New Brunswick and the Order of Canada.
  Premier Susan Holt congratulated Imbeault on her appointment
  
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• Canadian men start climb back up rugby sevens ladder later this month at RAN Sevens

  15-11-2024 22:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canada looks to take the first step back up the rugby sevens ladder when it competes in the Rugby Americas North (RAN) Sevens later this month.
  The Canadian men were relegated from the elite HSBC SVNS circuit in an eight-team playoff in Madrid in early June after finishing last in the 12-country overall standings. Canada, which finished eighth at the Tokyo Olympics, had been a core team on the top sevens circuit since 2012-13 and lifted the trophy in Singapore in 2017.
  The Nov. 22-24 tournament
  
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• PHOTOS: Christmas kicks off in downtown Chilliwack with tree lighting - Chilliwack Progress

  15-11-2024 22:22 via news.google.com
  PHOTOS: Christmas kicks off in downtown Chilliwack with tree lighting  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Trump names Interior-designee Doug Burgum to head new White House council on energy

  15-11-2024 22:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, Trump’s choice to head the Interior Department, will also lead a newly created National Energy Council that will seek to establish U.S. “energy dominance” around the world.
  Burgum, in his new role, will oversee a panel that crosses all executive branch agencies involved in energy permitting, production, generation, distribution, regulation and transportation, Trump said in
  
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• CRTC launches public consultation to review what is Canadian content

  15-11-2024 22:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The CRTC is looking at how to redefine Canadian content, launching a new consultation with plans to hold a public hearing in the spring.
  That includes asking questions about whether artificial intelligence-created video can be considered Cancon.
  The consultation is part of the CRTC’s implementation of the Online Streaming Act, which updated broadcasting laws to capture online platforms.
  Part of that effort involves looking to ensure Canadian content is visible and easily dis
  
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• Canadian under-17 team blanks Costa Rica 3-0 in men’s soccer friendly

  15-11-2024 21:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SAN JOSÉ — Aghilas Sadek, Will Daniels and Aidan Evans scored to help the Canada under-17 team blank Costa Rica 3-0 in a friendly Friday.
  The young Canadians play Mexico on Sunday, also in San Jose.
  Sadek is with the CF Montreal academy while Daniels and Evans play in England for the Leicester City under-18 team and Fulham U18 side, respectively.
  The Canadian team is preparing for CONCACAF U-17 qualifying play Feb. 7-16. Canada has been drawn with host Bermuda, Curacao, Anguilla, an
  
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• Suspended Avs forward Valeri Nichushkin added to roster, will make season debut against Washington

  15-11-2024 21:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DENVER (AP) — Suspended Colorado forward Valeri Nichushkin was added to the Avalanche’s active roster and will make his season debut Friday night against Washington.
  Nichushkin recently returned to the team after being placed in Stage 3 of the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program six months ago. Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said Friday after the morning skate that Nichushkin’s “in a good spot, and we’re excited to have him back.”
  The suspension of Nichushkin wa
  
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• Joly, Blinken push to get B.C. river treaty through Congress before Trump government

  15-11-2024 20:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LIMA — Top officials in both Canada and the United States are pushing for the need to finalize the Columbia River Treaty to manage water flowing between the two countries before the administration change in America.
  Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly told reporters in Lima, Peru, that much can be accomplished to get the treaty passed through Congress before president-elect Donald Trump takes office on Jan. 20.
  Joly is attending an APEC meeting in Peru and says she met with U.S. S
  
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• Stellato-Dudek, Deschamps lead after pairs short program at Finlandia Trophy

  15-11-2024 20:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HELSINKI — Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps led after Friday’s pairs short program at the Finlandia Trophy, the fifth stop on the Grand Prix figure skating circuit.
  Stellato-Dudek, who is from Chicago but is in the process of acquiring Canadian citizenship, and Deschamps, from Vaudreuil-Dorion, Que., scored 75.89 points for their routine set to a remix of Beyonce’s “Crazy in Love.”
  Rebecca Ghilardi and Filippo Ambrosini of Italy were second with 67.43 poin
  
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• Three more cases of fraudulent overbilling, Ottawa says

  15-11-2024 19:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The federal government has referred three more cases of fraudulent overbilling in its procurement system to the RCMP.
  In July, a former federal consultant was charged with fraud for overbilling the government by $250,000.
  Previously in March, Ottawa asked the RCMP to investigate at least $5 million in suspected fraud by IT sub-contractors who were billing multiple departments for the same work.
  Public Services and Procurement Canada says it has now referred a total of seven cases
  
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• Avian flu detected in Fraser Valley wetlands - Chilliwack Progress

  15-11-2024 19:54 via news.google.com
  Avian flu detected in Fraser Valley wetlands  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Québec solidaire member faces rebuke for saying fellow politicians target minorities

  15-11-2024 19:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Amid heavy criticism across party lines, an opposition member of the provincial legislature is not backing down from comments that his fellow lawmakers say painted them as racist.
  Haroun Bouazzi of Québec solidaire has been criticized this week for a speech delivered recently before a community group that works with immigrants.
  He told the audience that every day in the national assembly he witnesses “the construction of the other” — which he described a
  
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• Insurance bureau estimates $110 million in damages from October storms in B.C.

  15-11-2024 19:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Intense flooding that hammered British Columbia’s coast last month has led to more than $110 million in insured damage claims.The Insurance Bureau of Canada says insurers have been working with clients for the last few weeks since the Category 4 atmospheric river caused “significant flood damage” to Metro Vancouver properties in Coquitlam, Burnaby, West Vancouver, North Vancouver, and Surrey.
  The bureau says the intense rainfall and wind — which prompted
  
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• Cabinet minister Randy Boissonnault apologizes over Indigenous identity claims

  15-11-2024 19:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Canada’s Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault is apologizing after shifting claims of his Indigenous identity came under scrutiny.
  The Edmonton Liberal member of Parliament says he’s sorry he hasn’t been clear about who he is and his family’s history and that he’s still learning about his heritage.
  Boissonnault has previously referred to himself as “non-status adopted Cree from Alberta” and said his great-grandmother was a “full-
  
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• Guatemalan court overturns order that freed journalist José Rubén Zamora, orders his return to jail

  15-11-2024 19:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — A Guatemalan appeals court on Friday overturned the order freeing journalist José Rubén Zamora and ordered his return to jail.
  Zamora, founder of El Periódico newspaper, had spent more than two years in jail awaiting trial before a judge granted him house arrest in October.
  Prosecutors appealed the order and on Friday another court ordered the 68-year-old journalist to continue waiting in jail.
  Zamora had been imprisoned since July 2022, when he w
  
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• Highway 7 near Hope closed after rockslide: DriveBC

  15-11-2024 19:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HOPE – Both lanes of Highway 7 near Hope were closed overnight after a rockslide on Thursday, according to DriveBC.
  The ministry says that “large rocks” tumbled onto the road between Haig Scale and Seventh-day Adventist Youth Camp Road.
  In a social media post on Friday morning, work crews reported that a geotechnical assessment and cleanup were taking place.
  The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure says the geotechnical assessment analyzes the slope of nearby hills to
  
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• Regulators approve North Dakota section of planned 5-state Midwest carbon dioxide pipeline

  15-11-2024 19:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota utility regulators granted approval on Friday for a span of a proposed carbon dioxide pipeline that would cross five Midwestern states — a key victory for the company that has faced vociferous landowner objections and various hurdles and setbacks in its plans.
  The state Public Service Commission voted unanimously to approve a siting permit for Summit Carbon Solutions’ modified, 333-mile route in North Dakota. The company’s proposed $8 bi
  
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• Federal government overestimating immigration impact on housing gap: PBO

  15-11-2024 19:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada’s parliamentary budget officer says the federal government is overestimating the impact its new immigration plan will have on the country’s housing shortage.
  In October the Liberal government announced it was cutting the number of permanent residents allowed into the country between 2025 and 2027.
  The PBO has previously reported that Canada needs to build another 1.3 million homes by 2030 to close the housing gap — and today it says the revised immigration
  
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• Doctors in northern Saskatchewan treat 27 scurvy cases, highlight food insecurity

  15-11-2024 18:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LA RONGE, Sask. — Doctors in La Ronge, Sask., have treated 27 cases of scurvy within the last six months, bringing to light the severe impact of food insecurity in the province’s North.
  Dr. Jeff Irvine told the news website larongeNow that a colleague was surprised to diagnose a case in May.“The physician started to get some red flags from his other patients and started noticing that there’s even more signs and symptoms of scurvy in these other patients,” Irvine sai
  
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• Whistler, Pemberton, Sea-to-Sky Highway in B.C.to get ‘significant snowfall’

  15-11-2024 18:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Whistler, B.C., is expected to get its first “significant snowfall” of the season this weekend.Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for the winter resort as well as for Pemberton and the Sea-to-Sky Highway between Squamish and Whistler.It says a weather system will arrive Saturday, bringing rain to the coast and snow to the inland regions.The weather office says snow is expected to begin early Saturday before turning into a mix of rain by aftern
  
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• Toronto FC 2 makes roster moves, with no current place for leading scorer Altobelli

  15-11-2024 18:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Toronto FC 2, TFC’s reserve side which plays in MLS Next Pro, has started reshaping its 2025 roster with question marks over the future of captain and leading scorer Julian Altobelli, forward Jesús Batiz and goalkeeper Adisa De Rosario among others.
  All three are out of contract at the end of 2024, along with midfielders Matthew Catavolo and Charlie Staniland. The club says contract talks are ongoing with “select players out of contract.”
  Altobelli, a mid
  
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• Inmate assaulted at maximum-security prison in Agassiz

  15-11-2024 18:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  AGASSIZ – Correctional Service Canada (CSC) has revealed it’s investigating an assault at a maximum-security prison in Agassiz that sent one person to a hospital last week.
  Officials with Kent Institution say the incident occurred on Nov. 8 and that the assailants have been identified.
  “The injured inmate was evaluated by staff members and transported to a hospital off-site for treatment,” CSC said in a release Friday.
  “The Agassiz detachment of the Royal Canadian M
  
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• Uber expanding service across B.C. in 2025

  15-11-2024 17:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  British Columbians in need of rides will have more options in the near future.
  Uber has announced it will be expanding it’s services to communities throughout B.C. starting in early 2025.
  “British Columbians and visitors alike are constantly opening the app to try and find a ride just like they can in most cities across the country,” Michael van Hemmen, General Manager of Mobility for Uber Canada, said.
  “It’s time that residents across the province have the same acc
  
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• Blondin makes two trips to the podium as Canada earns three medals at Four Continents

  15-11-2024 17:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HACHINOHE — Ivanie Blondin helped Canada to a team sprint gold medal before picking up an individual bronze Friday as the season-opening ISU Four Continents speedskating championships got underway.
  Ottawa’s Blondin combined with Carolina Hiller of Prince George, B.C., and Béatrice Lamarche of Quebec City to win the women’s team sprint in a track record time of one minute 27.87 seconds.
  South Korea was 1.39 seconds off the pace for silver, while Kazakhstan was 2.49 second
  
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• Family of 'severely burned' Chilliwack man appeals for help - Chilliwack Progress

  15-11-2024 17:13 via news.google.com
  Family of 'severely burned' Chilliwack man appeals for help  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Chilliwack burn victim succumbs to injuries from Ryder Lake house fire - Chilliwack Progress

  15-11-2024 17:13 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack burn victim succumbs to injuries from Ryder Lake house fire  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Canada's deadliest train cities include Toronto, Montreal, London—and Chilliwack - Fraser Valley Current

  15-11-2024 17:03 via news.google.com
  Canada's deadliest train cities include Toronto, Montreal, London—and Chilliwack  Fraser Valley Current
  
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• A French student who was arrested and detained in Tunisia returns to Paris

  15-11-2024 16:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PARIS (AP) — A French doctoral student detained in Tunisia returned to Paris on Friday after weeks of top-level diplomatic discussions.
  Victor Dupont, a 27-year-old pursuing a Ph.D. at Aix-Marseille University’s Institute of Research and Study on the Arab and Islamic Worlds, arrived at Charles de Gaulle Airport on Friday afternoon, 27 days after he was arrested in Tunis.
  “Obviously, we welcome this outcome for him and, most of all, we welcome that he is able to reunite with his
  
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• Germany’s Scholz discusses Ukraine with Russia’s Putin in first such call in 2 years

  15-11-2024 16:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz condemned the war in Ukraine in a phone call Friday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the German government said, in the first such conversation in two years.
  Government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit said Scholz condemned “Russia’s war of aggression” against Ukraine during the call, and called on Putin to end it by withdrawing troops that invaded the country in February 2022.
  “The chancellor urged Russia to be willing
  
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• Canada Post workers are on strike. Here’s what you need to know about your mail

  15-11-2024 16:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Workers at Canada Post went on strike Friday in a move that is expected to create delays and other disruptions to mail and parcel delivery — just as the Crown corporation prepares for what’s typically its busiest period.
  The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says it came to the decision after “a year of bargaining with little progress.” Meanwhile, Canada Post says it’s “disappointed” with the decision, which will “have a significant
  
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• Foreign interference inquiry’s final report now due by end of January

  15-11-2024 16:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The federal government is giving an inquiry into foreign interference an extra month to complete its work.Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue’s final report is now due by the end of January, a month later than expected.In a statement, Democratic Institutions Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Hogue had written to the Privy Council Office to request the extension, and the government subsequently agreed.
  LeBlanc said opposition parties have been notified of the extension.
  The com
  
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• What's happening Chilliwack: List of events from Nov. 15 onward - The Chilliwack Progress

  15-11-2024 14:57 via news.google.com
  What's happening Chilliwack: List of events from Nov. 15 onward  The Chilliwack Progress
  
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• What's happening Chilliwack: List of events from Nov. 15 onward - Chilliwack Progress

  15-11-2024 14:57 via news.google.com
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• McIlroy one off the lead at World Tour Championship and in good shape to clinch Race to Dubai title

  15-11-2024 14:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The path is clear for Rory McIlroy to clinch the year-long Race to Dubai title and be crowned the European tour’s best player for a sixth time.
  He’s well in contention to win the season-ending World Tour Championship, too.
  McIlroy hit a fairway wood from 265 yards to 15 feet at No. 18 and two-putted for a closing birdie in his second round on Friday, a 3-under 69 leaving the No. 3-ranked Northern Irishman one stroke off the lead held by France
  
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• Regina welcomes Laval, Laurier visits Bishop’s in U Sports football semifinals

  15-11-2024 13:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The underdog role suits Regina Rams head coach Mark McConkey just fine.His team has thrived against favoured competition in the U Sports football playoffs. Now armed with a Canada West title, the Rams are looking for another upset win Saturday against the Laval Rouge et Or in the Mitchell Bowl.
  “I don’t think many people are going to give us a chance and we like it that way,” McConkey said of his .500 team. “Let’s just keep that story going and be the underdog. Just
  
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• Defending Champions: Canada looks to win again at Billie Jean King Cup

  15-11-2024 13:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Longtime Canadian women’s tennis captain Heidi El Tabakh could sense that Leylah Fernandez was going to be a special player from a young age.She remembers slotting her in for a debut Fed Cup appearance in 2019 against Czech star Marketa Vondrousova when the Canadian was just 16.
  “Vondrousova was on her way up and Leylah lost a close one,” El Tabakh recalled. “I remember her being devastated and crying afterwards. As captain, I was very happy with her effort. But it showed
  
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• In the news today: Canada Post workers go on strike Friday

  15-11-2024 10:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed…
  Canada Post workers go on strike Friday
  Canada Post workers are on strike after failing to reach a negotiated agreement with their employer.Canadian Union of Postal Workers says approximately 55-thousand workers are striking, claiming little progress has been made in the bargaining process.
  The Canadian Union of Postal Workers issued a 72-hour strike notice earlier in the week, saying it’s been a
  
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• Fire breaks out at a Spanish nursing home, killing at least 10 people

  15-11-2024 10:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MADRID (AP) — At least 10 people died in a blaze at a nursing home in Zaragoza, Spain, before firefighters managed to extinguish it , local authorities reported on Friday.
  Authorities were alerted of the blaze early Friday morning in Villa Franca de Ebro, about 30 minutes from the northeastern city.The cause of the fire was not yet known, local media reported.Jorge Azcon, head of the regional government of Aragon, whose capital city is Zaragoza, confirmed the deaths and said on X, formerly
  
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• Manitobans energized over CFL’s Grey-Cup bound Blue Bombers, high-flying Jets

  15-11-2024 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Oh, to be a Manitoba sports fan these days, with the Blue Bombers back yet again in the CFL Grey Cup — and now the NHL’s high-flying Jets are stomping all comers and breaking records.Just ask Chuck Duboff, who has been posting pictures of both teams’ victories on social media this week.
  “Everybody’s just smiling more. It’s just been electric in the city,” Duboff, a high school teacher, said in an interview.
  “It’s beyond anything any of us cou
  
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• English soccer game did not deliver such a big bounce for N.L. after all: province

  15-11-2024 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador’s return on investment for sponsoring a professional English soccer team was not quite as rosy as previously claimed.
  In September, Liberal Immigration Minister Sarah Stoodley told The Canadian Press that a government website whose address was emblazoned on the jerseys of Barrow AFC saw a boost in traffic after the English side played a match against top-tier titans Chelsea FC.She said the HomeAwaits.ca site, which offers information
  
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• What to know about bird flu, poultry and dairy farms

  15-11-2024 10:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — People have been hearing a lot about H5N1 bird flu — or highly pathogenic avian influenza — since a B.C. teen became the first human to get the virus in Canada and is in hospital.It’s not yet known how the teen got infected, but Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s chief public health officer, said on Wednesday that genomic sequencing shows they have a strain of H5N1 similar to the strains found in poultry farm outbreaks in British Columbia.More than 20 locations wit
  
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