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• Chilliwack left 'high and dry' by province with stalled shelter project: councillor - Chilliwack Progress

  22-11-2024 23:57 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack left 'high and dry' by province with stalled shelter project: councillor  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• O’Shea stands by decision to keep playing Collaros after QB was hurt in Grey Cup

  22-11-2024 23:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — Mike O’Shea stood in front of reporters Friday and kept his cool while answering questions about the Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ 41-24 Grey Cup loss to the Toronto Argonauts last weekend.
  The head coach was asked if he made a mistake keeping injured quarterback Zach Collaros in the game, why star running back Brady Oliveira didn’t get the ball more and whether a flawed game plan led to Winnipeg’s third consecutive championship loss.
  “As an entire team, w
  
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• Octopus battles B.C.’s bomb cyclone in ocean floor video

  22-11-2024 23:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Even with eight legs it was difficult to hang on during this week’s bomb cyclone in British Columbia, with a remote camera capturing an octopus battling currents whipped up by the hurricane-force winds.
  The giant Pacific octopus was spotted by an Ocean Networks Canada video camera on the sea floor off Vancouver Island’s west coast, clinging to rocks and coral buffeted by the currents early Wednesday.
  The video shows the octopus using its tentacles to hang on, while its mantle —
  
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• Secondary school shuts in Campbell River, B.C., due to fire

  22-11-2024 22:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CAMPBELL RIVER, B.C. — Hundreds of students in Campbell River, B.C., couldn’t attend class on Friday because of a fire in their high school.A statement from Campbell River Fire Chief Dan Verdun says they responded to a report of a fire in Carihi Secondary School late Thursday night.
  Verdun’s statement says the fire was contained to one area of the school, but the cause of the blaze is unknown.The building was empty and he says there were no injuries.The chief says they managed
  
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• Chilliwack Startup Challenge narrows to seven finalists ahead of Live Pitch Event - Fraser Valley Today

  22-11-2024 22:41 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack Startup Challenge narrows to seven finalists ahead of Live Pitch Event  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Chilliwack Startup Challenge narrows to seven finalists ahead of Live Pitch Event

  22-11-2024 22:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK – A competition that empowers local aspiring entrepreneurs is now down to just seven finalists set to pitch business ideas to a panel of judges.
  Community Futures South Fraser says 15 participants had come on board initially for its Start-Up Challenge.
  That number has now shrunk in half and what remains will face local judges at a Live Pitch Event for a grand prize package, including $5000 to use for their business.
  “The Startup Challenge has been an incredible journey for
  
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• Two-vehicle fiery Highway 1 crash in Chilliwack snarls traffic - Global News Toronto

  22-11-2024 22:36 via news.google.com
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• Police report injuries in two-vehicle crash between Chilliwack and Abbotsford - Fraser Valley Today

  22-11-2024 22:33 via news.google.com
  Police report injuries in two-vehicle crash between Chilliwack and Abbotsford  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Nanaimo Bulldogs sniff out semifinal win over Vernon Panthers - Chilliwack Progress

  22-11-2024 22:23 via news.google.com
  Nanaimo Bulldogs sniff out semifinal win over Vernon Panthers  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• High-powered Laurier side puts unbeaten record on line against Laval in Vanier Cup

  22-11-2024 22:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KINGSTON, Ont. — Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks head coach Michael Faulds feels his team plays its best football when the competition is tough.The unbeaten squad should be put to the test Saturday against the Quebec powerhouse Laval Rouge et Or in the Vanier Cup.
  “We’ve been saying to the guys all week that it was very fitting that the Yates Cup had to go through the Western Mustangs, the team that has won the most (Ontario titles),” Faulds said. “And it’s very
  
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• Maple Leafs place Knies on injured reserve and add Alex Nylander on a one-year deal

  22-11-2024 22:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The injury-ravaged Toronto Maple Leafs placed Matthew Knies on injured reserve Friday and signed fellow forward Alex Nylander to a one-year contract, recalling him from the AHL Marlies.
  Knies was hurt in a mid-ice check by Las Vegas defenceman Zach Whitecloud in the Toronto’s 3-0 home win Wednesday. Knies did not return and has been placed on injured reserve retroactive to Wednesday with an upper-body injury.
  Toronto is already missing captain Auston Matthews, Max Domi, Dav
  
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• Fiery crash leaves people injured, closes Highway 1 between Chilliwack and Abbotsford - Castanet.net

  22-11-2024 21:53 via news.google.com
  Fiery crash leaves people injured, closes Highway 1 between Chilliwack and Abbotsford  Castanet.net
  
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• Video: Fiery crash leaves people injured, closes Highway 1 between Chilliwack and Abbotsford - Castanet.net

  22-11-2024 21:44 via news.google.com
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• Man arrested on allegations he threatened police while livestreaming: Richmond RCMP

  22-11-2024 21:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  RICHMOND — Mounties in Richmond, B.C., say a man has been arrested for allegedly uttering threats against police while livestreaming on a social media platform.RCMP say they received the complaint about the man on Friday morning as he stood outside Richmond City Hall.
  Police say officers flooded the area and made an arrest without any incident.Insp. Michael Cohee, with RCMP investigative services, says they commend the person who recognized the potential risk and called police.
  He says the
  
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• Canadian men start climb back up rugby sevens ladder with win over Guyana

  22-11-2024 21:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The Canadian men began their climb back up the rugby sevens ladder Friday with a 29-0 victory over Guyana at the Rugby Americas North (RAN) Sevens in Trinidad.
  Relegated from the elite HSBC SVNS circuit in June, the Canadians need to win the RAN 7s in Arima, some 30 kilometres east of Port of Spain, to join World Rugby’s second-tier World Challenger Series.
  The top four teams from the three-event Challenger Series will face off against the bottom four from the HSBC SVNS at the SVNS World C
  
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• One hospitalized after fiery crash on Hwy 1 in Chilliwack - CTV News Vancouver

  22-11-2024 21:21 via news.google.com
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• Highway 1 reopens after serious crash near Chilliwack - Global News Toronto

  22-11-2024 21:15 via news.google.com
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• Police report injuries in two-vehicle crash between Chilliwack and Abbotsford

  22-11-2024 20:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK – RCMP report that people were injured following a two-vehicle collision on Highway 1 near the Yale Road exit west of Chilliwack.
  BC Highway Patrol (BCHP) investigators report that a small car and a full-size van collided, causing the van to roll and catch fire.
  “Our officers are working hard to determine the cause of the incident, and we can confirm that there were injuries,” BCHP Cpl. Michael McLaughlin said.
  “Highway 1 will be closed eastbound from No. 3 Roa
  
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• Collision closes Highway 1 between Chilliwack and Abbotsford - Voiceonline.com

  22-11-2024 20:40 via news.google.com
  Collision closes Highway 1 between Chilliwack and Abbotsford  Voiceonline.com
  
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• B.C. school bus crash was ‘tragic accident,’ set off by medical event: police

  22-11-2024 20:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. — Police in British Columbia say a June school bus crash followed by the death of a pedestrian was a “tragic accident” triggered when the 60-year-old bus driver suffered a medical event.
  Cpl. Michael McLaughlin with BC Highway Patrol says the evidence shows there was no criminality involved in the crash near Lac La Hache in the B.C. Interior, in which many children on the bus were hurt.He says the driver, who is still recovering from serious injuries, will
  
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• Hoops star Nurse aims to rebound from ‘rocky’ two years with Athletes Unlimited

  22-11-2024 20:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Everything changed for Kia Nurse when she tore her anterior cruciate ligament in the 2021 WNBA playoffs.The basketball star from Hamilton was locked in as starter for a team in the semifinals. She’d been selected as an all-star just two years prior. But in one awkward fall three years ago, she was plunged into the depths of surgery and rehab.
  Nurse would miss the entire 2022 season due to the injury. She signed with the Seattle Storm for the 2023 campaign before a trade lan
  
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• Two-vehicle fiery Highway 1 crash in Chilliwack snarls traffic - MSN

  22-11-2024 20:25 via news.google.com
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• Canada rugby sevens women to meet familiar foe in Dubai in HSBC SVNS season kickoff

  22-11-2024 19:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The Canadian women’s rugby seven team leaves for Dubai early Sunday, knowing a familiar foe awaits when the 2025 HSBC SVNS season kicks off Nov. 30.
  After games against Japan and Brazil, Canada wraps up Pool C play against New Zealand at the Emirates Dubai 7s. It’s the first meeting between the two since the Blacks Ferns Sevens’ 19-12 victory July 30 in the gold-medal game at the Paris Olympics.
  “They have been for the last decade the measuring stick of women’s seve
  
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• Former Quebec pension fund workers charged in U.S. in Indian government bribery case

  22-11-2024 19:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Quebec’s pension fund manager says it is co-operating with United States authorities after three former employees were indicted in federal court in Brooklyn, N.Y., in an alleged scheme to give hundreds of millions of dollars in bribes to the Indian government.
  The U.S. Attorney’s Office says the trio were involved between 2020 and 2024 in a plot to pay more than US$250 million in bribes to Indian officials and to deceive investors and banks to secure contracts worth
  
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• Police officer acquitted in 2016 death of Ottawa man testifies at coroner’s inquest

  22-11-2024 19:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A police officer who was found not guilty of manslaughter in the 2016 death of an Ottawa man is telling a coroner’s inquest that his goal was to “distract” Abdirahman Abdi with punches during the arrest.Ottawa Police Const. Daniel Montsion is among those testifying at the inquest into Abdi’s death following his violent arrest.
  The 38-year-old died in July 2016 after police responded to a 911 call reporting that a man was groping women outside a coffee shop
  
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• 2 men convicted of charges related to human smuggling after scheme led to an Indian family’s death

  22-11-2024 19:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (AP) — Two men have been convicted by a Minnesota jury of charges related to human smuggling for participating in a scheme that led to the deaths of an Indian family who froze while trying to cross the Canada-U.S. border during a 2022 blizzard, according to a prosecution spokesperson.
  Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel, 29, an Indian national who prosecutors say went by the alias “Dirty Harry,” and Steve Shand, 50, an American from Florida, were part of a sophisticat
  
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• Texas education board approves optional Bible-infused curriculum for elementary schools

  22-11-2024 19:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas’ education board voted Friday to allow Bible-infused teachings in elementary schools, joining other Republican-led states that pushed this year to give religion a larger presence in public classrooms.
  The curriculum adopted by the Texas State Board of Education, which is controlled by elected Republicans, is optional for schools to adopt, but they will receive additional funding if they do so. The materials could appear in classroom as early as next school
  
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• Jury reaches verdicts in human smuggling case after Indian family froze to death at Canada-US border

  22-11-2024 19:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (AP) — A jury has reached verdicts for two men facing charges in a human smuggling case that led to the deaths of an Indian family who froze while trying to cross the Canada-U.S. border during a 2022 blizzard.
  The jury’s decision is expected to be announced in court shortly.
  Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel, 29, an Indian national who prosecutors say went by the alias “Dirty Harry,” and Steve Shand, 50, an American from Florida, each faced four charges relate
  
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• Ship strikes kill thousands of whales. A study of hot spots could map out solutions

  22-11-2024 19:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  A study of hot spots for collisions between ships and whales around the world, including Canadian waters, offers a map for measures to prevent the deadly strikes that could drive some species to extinction, one of the British Columbia-based authors says.
  Chloe Robinson said reported strikes represent a fraction of their true extent, and a lack of protection measures leaves whales vulnerable as global shipping expands.
  The study found shipping takes place across 92 per cent of the ranges for hump
  
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• Canada ordered to address Jordan’s Principle backlog, find new solutions

  22-11-2024 19:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has ordered Canada to address a backlog of requests under Jordan’s Principle which is meant to ensure First Nations children don’t wait to receive assistance because of jurisdictional battles.
  The First Nations Child and Family Caring Society raised concerns that Ottawa was taking too long to process requests for financing through Jordan’s Principle, leaving children without access to services.
  The principle stipulates that when
  
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• The winners and losers of the Liberals’ holiday tax break and cash giveaway

  22-11-2024 19:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Liberal government is pulling out the federal wallet to put more money into people’s pockets over the holidays, but its recently announced affordability measures create winners and losers.
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Thursday that the federal government will remove the goods and services tax on a slew of items for two months, starting Dec. 14.But in provinces where the provincial and federal sales taxes are blended together into a harmonized sales tax, Can
  
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• Hwy 1 eastbound closed between Abbotsford and Chilliwack for flipped, flaming vehicle - CityNews Vancouver

  22-11-2024 19:06 via news.google.com
  Hwy 1 eastbound closed between Abbotsford and Chilliwack for flipped, flaming vehicle  CityNews Vancouver
  
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• UPDATE: Vehicles roll over, 1 ignites in Highway 1 crash in Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress

  22-11-2024 18:54 via news.google.com
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• UPDATE: Vehicles roll over, 1 ignites in Highway 1 crash in Chilliwack - Abbotsford News

  22-11-2024 18:51 via news.google.com
  UPDATE: Vehicles roll over, 1 ignites in Highway 1 crash in Chilliwack  Abbotsford News
  
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• Halifax Security Forum begins amid questions on Canada’s military spending

  22-11-2024 18:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HALIFAX — The Halifax International Security Forum started today with Canada’s defence minister defending Canada’s military spending as Donald Trump’s election in the United States increases pressure on NATO members to do more.
  About 300 policy analysts, politicians and defence officials from 60 countries are participating in the 16th annual gathering in the Nova Scotia capital.
  Former U.S. ambassador to Canada Kelly Craft said in the waning days of the U.S. election camp
  
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• Driver dies in two-vehicle collision on Coquihalla near Hope: RCMP

  22-11-2024 18:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HOPE – A driver has died after a fatal crash Wednesday on the Coquihalla Highway near Hope.
  RCMP say the 69-year-old driver succumbed to injuries at the scene of a collision between two passenger vehicles in the 3200 block of Highway 5 around 9:20 p.m.
  “Our condolences go out to the family and friends of this individual,” Staff Sgt. Mike Sargent said in a statement.
  The collision occurred in the 3200 block of Highway 5 in the northbound lanes.
  The incident closed the lanes for
  
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• First Nation considers legal options as B.C. approves mining permit ‘without consent’

  22-11-2024 18:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The Xatśull First Nation says it is “disappointed” that British Columbia’s Mines Ministry has granted an operating permit for the Cariboo Gold Mine without meeting its leadership or obtaining the nation’s consent.
  The mine is on the nation’s territory in central B.C. and it issued a statement earlier this month calling for the project to be halted until the nation had given its consent.
  The B.C. government announced Thursday that Barkerville G
  
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• Jury deliberations begin in trial of human smuggling, frozen migrant family

  22-11-2024 18:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FERGUS FALLS — Jurors have begun deliberations in the trial of two men accused of human smuggling across the Canada-U.S. border between Manitoba and Minnesota.
  They are tasked with deciding whether to convict or acquit Steve Shand and Harshkumar Patel on four charges.
  The prosecution says the two men were part of a smuggling ring that saw Indian nationals brought to Canada then made to walk across the border into the U.S.
  During one trip on Jan. 19, 2022, a family of four from India died w
  
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• New B.C. storm brings 100 km/h winds with some Vancouver Island homes still in dark

  22-11-2024 18:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — BC Hydro is warning customers in remote areas of Vancouver Island that they may be without power until late Saturday, as winds from another powerful storm hit the coast.
  The latest in a series of fall storms has brought gusts up to 100 km/h but Environment Canada says it isn’t as strong as the bomb cyclone that knocked out power to more than 300,000 properties this week.
  BC Hydro says crews have reinstated power to most customers, but “small pockets” on Vancou
  
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• Abbotsford confirm appeal of court order requiring services for City Hall encampment occupants

  22-11-2024 18:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD – The City of Abbotsford has confirmed it is appealing a court decision that orders the municipality to provide services to residents of an encampment at City Hall.
  In a post on the city website Thursday night, council stated that they are seeking the Supreme Court of BC to remove conditions imposed after the city won a ruling allowing them to remove the encampment.
  Councillors insist that the services—such as housing options, harm reduction services, and mental health ass
  
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• Quebecer, 81, to serve at least 10 years for killing ailing wife ‘out of love’

  22-11-2024 17:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LAVAL, Que. — An 81-year-old Quebec man who says he ended his ailing wife’s life out of love and compassion was sentenced today to serve at least 10 and a half years in prison for murder.Gilles Brassard told reporters on the way into the courtroom that he couldn’t stand watching his wife of 50 years deteriorate from Alzheimer’s disease.
  Brassard pleaded guilty last week to second-degree murder in the September 2023 strangling death of Thérèse Brassard-L&eacu
  
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• Another fall storm to bring bands of heavy snow to Coquihalla Highway: Hope to Merritt

  22-11-2024 17:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HOPE – Environment Canada has issued a highway warning for the Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt due to the likelihood of 15 cm of snow accumulating on sections of the roadway.
  Canada’s weather agency says gusty easterly winds could create periodic blowing snow, further reducing visibility.
  “The system is forecast to remain offshore over the next few days, with associated bands of precipitation pushing into the region today and bringing heavy snow,” the statemen
  
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• Tuomas Sammelvuo resigns as head coach of Canada’s men’s volleyball team

  22-11-2024 16:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Tuomas Sammelvuo has resigned as head coach of Canada’s men’s volleyball team,Volleyball Canada announced Sammelvuo’s departure in a release Friday and said he and his wife recently welcomed a new baby, which influenced the decision.
  Sammelvuo was named the men’s team head coach in 2022.
  He helped the team finish second in its pool at a 2023 qualification tournament and successfully punch its ticket for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
  Canada finished 10th at the Paris Games and
  
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• Canadian defender Alistair Johnston agrees to new contract with Scotland’s Celtic

  22-11-2024 16:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canadian defender Alistair Johnston has agreed to a new contract with Celtic that will keep him at the Scottish powerhouse until the summer of 2029.
  The 26-year-old from Aurora, Ont., originally signed with the Glasgow club in December 2022 on a five-year deal from CF Montreal.
  Johnston has made 79 appearances since, scoring six goals from his right fullback position, and captained the side against Motherwell this season.
  “In a relatively short period of time he has established himself as
  
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• Chilliwack emergency services band together for food bank donations - Chilliwack Progress

  22-11-2024 16:33 via news.google.com
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• Canadian speedskater Dubreuil captures 500m silver at World Cup stop in Japan

  22-11-2024 16:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NAGANO — Laurent Dubreuil is picking up this season’s ISU World Cup speedskating campaign where he left off.The long-track star from Lévis, Que., captured silver in his season debut in a men’s 500-metre race Friday at Nagano’s M-Wave.
  Dubreuil finished last season’s World Cup circuit second in the overall 500-metre standings.
  Skating in the second-last pair, Dubreuil knew the time to beat was 34.43 seconds by reigning World Champion Jordan Stolz of the United
  
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• Uncertainty hangs over COP29 as tense climate finance negotiations down to the wire

  22-11-2024 16:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canada’s environment and climate change minister was critical of Azerbaijani leadership at the United Nations climate summit as tense negotiations on a new finance deal came down to the wire.
  Steven Guilbeault, speaking late Thursday, said he had so far been “disappointed” by the talks hosted by Azerbaijan, adding that time was “rapidly running out.”
  With the conference known as COP29 stretching into overtime, negotiators are still hashing out how much money wealthi
  
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• Decision expected today in trial for Convoy protester Pat King

  22-11-2024 15:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A judge is expected to issue a decision this morning in the criminal case against one of the most prominent figures of the 2022 “Freedom Convoy” in Ottawa.
  Pat King pleaded not guilty to mischief, counselling others to commit mischief, obstructing police and other offences for his role in the blockade.
  His defence argued that King was peacefully protesting during the three-week demonstration in Ottawa that gridlocked downtown streets to oppose COVID-19 public health re
  
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• What's happening Chilliwack: List of events from Nov. 22 onward - Chilliwack Progress

  22-11-2024 14:35 via news.google.com
  What's happening Chilliwack: List of events from Nov. 22 onward  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Enjoy festive fiddles when Celtic Christmas comes to Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress

  22-11-2024 14:35 via news.google.com
  Enjoy festive fiddles when Celtic Christmas comes to Chilliwack  Chilliwack Progress
  
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