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• BC Craft Farmers Co-Op want cannabis included in proposed Federal GST break

  24-11-2024 23:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PRINCE GEORGE — The BC Craft Farmers Co-Op (BCCFC) wants the federal government to reconsider its new GST policy that does not include cannabis among the list of exempt items.
  It says its disappointed that the “more harmful alcohol products” were included in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s so-called GST holiday, which also covers groceries, restaurant meals, children’s clothing and toys, print newspapers and Christmas trees.
  “Alcohol contributes to tens of tho
  
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• Should B.C. build a train service linking Whistler to Chilliwack? This group thinks so. - MSN

  24-11-2024 23:00 via news.google.com
  Should B.C. build a train service linking Whistler to Chilliwack? This group thinks so.  MSN
  
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• Find one-of-a-kind gifts at student art show in Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress

  24-11-2024 23:00 via news.google.com
  Find one-of-a-kind gifts at student art show in Chilliwack  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Should B.C. build a train service linking Whistler to Chilliwack? This group thinks so - Vancouver Sun

  24-11-2024 22:50 via news.google.com
  Should B.C. build a train service linking Whistler to Chilliwack? This group thinks so  Vancouver Sun
  
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• Canadian men win RAN Sevens tournament, qualify for World Rugby Challenger Series

  24-11-2024 22:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ARIMA — Canada thumped Trinidad and Tobago 38-0 to win the Rugby Americas North (RAN) Sevens on Sunday and qualify for World Rugby’s second-tier Challenger Series.
  The tournament-favourite Canadian men outscored their opposition 169-0 over five matches in a first step back up the rugby sevens ladder since being relegated from the elite HSBC SVNS circuit in June.
  The top four teams from the three-event Challenger Series will face off against the bottom four from the HSBC SVNS at the S
  
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• Canada Post says talks with postal workers’ union show ‘limited’ progress this weekend

  24-11-2024 22:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO – Canada Post says ongoing talks between the Crown agency and the union representing striking postal workers have seen “limited” progress this weekend.
  In a statement on Sunday, Canada Post spokesperson Lisa Liu said negotiations over the past day centered on the prospect of making contracted cleaning staff full-time employees and “pushing back” on pay and benefits for future hires.
  Liu said this focus was contrary to the agency’s “urgent”
  
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• Salah double sends Liverpool 8 points clear in Premier League as United draws first game with Amorim

  24-11-2024 19:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  It has been more than 30 years since a team held as big a lead as Liverpool after 12 rounds of the Premier League.
  Not that Arne Slot is getting too excited about an eight-point advantage before even hitting December.
  “It’s nice to have this position,” the Liverpool manager said Sunday after Mohamed Salah inspired a 3-2 come-from-behind win at Southampton, “but we are definitely not getting carried away.”
  Only Manchester United’s class of 1993-94 — under
  
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• Jannik Sinner leads Italy past the Netherlands for its second consecutive Davis Cup title

  24-11-2024 19:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Jannik Sinner clinched Italy’s second consecutive Davis Cup title and capped his breakthrough season at the top of tennis by beating Tallon Griekspoor 7-6 (2), 6-2 on Sunday for a 2-0 win over the Netherlands in the final of the team competition.
  Matteo Berrettini put Italy ahead with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Botic van de Zandschulp in the opening singles match on an indoor hard court at the Palacio de Deportes Jose Maria Martin Carpena in southern Spain.
  The Ital
  
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• Chilliwack’s Rotary Christmas Parade to roll out across downtown Saturday - Fraser Valley Today

  24-11-2024 19:47 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack’s Rotary Christmas Parade to roll out across downtown Saturday  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Chilliwack’s Rotary Christmas Parade to roll out across downtown Saturday

  24-11-2024 19:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK – Organizers with the 30th edition of the Chilliwack Rotary Christmas Parade expect another sizable turnout downtown when floats roll out Saturday afternoon.
  Participation is expected to rival that of last year’s four-hour excursion, which boasted 80 parade entries and more than 900 volunteers and participants.
  The event will close much of Chilliwack’s streets in the downtown core to vehicular traffic between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m., but free fares from BC Transit on all r
  
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• Ivanie Blondin wins two long-track speedskating medals at World Cup in Nagano

  24-11-2024 19:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NAGANO — Ivanie Blondin was a key player in two of Canada’s medals at the long-track speedskating World Cup on Sunday, earning a silver in the women’s mass start and a bronze with Yankun Zhao in the mixed gender relay.
  Those two pushed Canada’s total for the weekend to four medals.
  Blondin made excellent use of her versatile tactic to remain within the front pack of skaters in the women’s mass start, while conserving her energy for the final sprint.She crossed the l
  
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• Montreal police chief expects additional arrests following anti-NATO protest

  24-11-2024 18:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Montreal’s police chief says he expects more arrests stemming from a Friday anti-NATO protest that turned violent, with smashed windows and burned cars in downtown Montreal.
  Chief Fady Dagher told reporters on Saturday that more arrests would be coming thanks to additional evidence gathered during the protests and says police are aware of who was behind the vandalism as well as assaults on police officers.
  Police said that during the march, smoke bombs were deployed, metal
  
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• St. Louis Blues fire Drew Bannister and hire Jim Montgomery as coach

  24-11-2024 17:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Drew Bannister is out as coach of the St. Louis Blues after less than a full calendar year on the job. Jim Montgomery is back behind the bench of an NHL team five days after he was fired by the Boston Bruins.
  The Blues fired Bannister on Sunday and hired Montgomery as his replacement, a stunning move a quarter of the way through the NHL season that puts a seasoned coach in charge of keeping St. Louis’ Stanley Cup-contending window open. President and general manager Doug Armstrong is sched
  
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• Leicester fires manager Steve Cooper just 12 games into Premier League

  24-11-2024 17:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LEICESTER, England (AP) — Leicester fired manager Steve Cooper on Sunday, just 12 rounds into the Premier League season.
  Leicester is in 16th place in the 20-team league, two points above the relegation zone, after winning just two of its games so far.Cooper replaced Enzo Maresca in the offseason but was only in charge for five months.
  His last game proved to be the 2-1 loss at Chelsea on Saturday.
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• CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted – Week of November 24, 2024

  24-11-2024 17:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Here are three people wanted by police in our region this week. This list is provided by Crime Stoppers.
  Name: Alex Giriteka
  Age: 34
  Height: 5’10” ft
  Weight: 139lbs
  Hair: Black
  Eyes: Brown
  Wanted: Fail to Comply with Probation and Mischief
  Warrant in effect: November 18, 2024Parole Jurisdiction: Chilliwack
  Name: Kaiya Marie WesselAge: 32
  Height: 4’9” ft
  Weight: 98lbs
  Hair: BlondeEyes: Green
  Wanted: Possession of Stolen Property, Breach of Release Order,
  
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• Sacred and popular Christmas music blend at CMO concert in Chilliwack - Agassiz Harrison Observer

  24-11-2024 14:35 via news.google.com
  Sacred and popular Christmas music blend at CMO concert in Chilliwack  Agassiz Harrison Observer
  
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• Clippers fought hard but lost 4-2 to the Chilliwack Chiefs - Nanaimo Clippers

  24-11-2024 13:19 via news.google.com
  Clippers fought hard but lost 4-2 to the Chilliwack Chiefs  Nanaimo Clippers
  
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• Uruguay’s once-dull election has become a dead heat in the presidential runoff

  24-11-2024 12:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Uruguayans on Sunday began voting for their next president in a tight runoff election between the candidates of the center-right incumbent party and a moderate left-wing coalition.
  The close race between conservative Álvaro Delgado, most recently secretary of the current president, and the left-wing Yamandú Orsi, a working-class former history teacher, is taking place after a general election last month failed to produce a candidate with the require
  
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• Nova Scotia Tories appear safe with close battle for second between Liberals and NDP

  24-11-2024 12:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HALIFAX — With two days left before Nova Scotians elect their next government, polls suggest Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Houston’s decision to call an early vote will pay off and the real battle will be between the Liberals and NDP for second place.
  The Progressive Conservatives are seeking a second consecutive mandate Tuesday after sweeping the Liberals from power in August 2021. Tory Leader Tim Houston called the snap election on Oct. 27 citing the need for a fresh mandate
  
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• Israel says rabbi who went missing in the UAE was killed

  24-11-2024 08:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel said Sunday that the body of of an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi who went missing in the United Arab Emirates has been found after he was killed in what the government described as a “heinous antisemitic terror incident.”
  The statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said Israel “will act with all means to seek justice with the criminals responsible for his death.”
  Zvi Kogan went missing on Thursday, and there were suspi
  
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• Israel says the body of a rabbi who went missing in the UAE has been found

  24-11-2024 08:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel says the body of of an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi who went missing in the United Arab Emirates has been found, citing Emirati authorities.
  The statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office on Sunday said Zvi Kogan was murdered, calling it a “heinous antisemitic terror incident.”“The state of Israel will act with all means to seek justice with the criminals responsible for his death,” it said.
  Kogan went missing on Thursda
  
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• Michkov scores in overtime, Flyers rally to beat Blackhawks 3-2

  24-11-2024 08:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Matvei Michkov scored a power-play goal in overtime as the Flyers overcame a two-goal deficit in the third period to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Saturday.
  Michkov scored on a set play, taking a pass from Travis Konecny on the back door and slamming it home at 1:06 of overtime.
  Trailing 2-0 in the third period, Sean Couturier and Noah Cates scored goals 2:38 apart to tie the score.
  Couturier scored for the first time in 14 games and Cates scored for the first time
  
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• Vasily Podkolzin ends drought, scores first as an Edmonton Oiler

  24-11-2024 07:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Vasily Podkolzin vowed there’s more to come after his first goal as an Edmonton Oiler.
  Podkolzin scored the game’s first goal and Connor McDavid had two goals and an assist for the Oilers in a 6-2 victory over the New York Rangers on Saturday
  Podkolzin was all over opposing nets in recent games and was finally rewarded when he beat Rangers goalie Jonathan Quick for his first goal this season, his first as an Oiler and his first goal since last March for a span of 42
  
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• McDavid paces Edmonton Oilers to 6-2 win over New York Rangers

  24-11-2024 07:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Connor McDavid had two goals and an assist for the Edmonton Oilers in a 6-2 win over the visiting New York Rangers on Saturday.
  Leon Draisaitl and Evan Bouchard each had a goal and an assist and Vasily Podkolzin and Darnell Nurse also scored for the Oilers (11-9-2) who improved to 5-2-1 in their last eight games.
  Mattias Janmark and Connor Brown each contributed a pair of assists to Edmonton’s victory.
  Artemi Panarin replied with a pair of goals for the Rangers (12-6-1) wh
  
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• Montreal Canadiens’ momentum halted in 6-2 loss to Vegas Golden Knights

  24-11-2024 06:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Just when the Montreal Canadiens seemed to be gaining some momentum, they were brought up short in a 6-2 loss at home to the Vegas Golden Knights.
  After winning three of four games, including a 3-0 shutout of the Edmonton Oilers earlier in the week, the Canadiens took a step backwards in giving up five unanswered goals in the second period to Vegas.
  Montreal head coach Martin St. Louis expects growing pains, but not like that.
  “We’re a young team and that comes with
  
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• Slumping Ottawa Senators searching for answers after fifth straight loss

  24-11-2024 06:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators were searching for answers Saturday after inconsistency and missed opportunities were their undoing, again, in a fifth straight loss.
  The Senators surged late in the third period with a pair of goals, but fell short in a 4-3 loss to the visiting Vancouver Canucks.
  Early lapses and costly mistakes hampered Ottawa (8-11-1). Only the Montreal Canadiens (7-11-2) rank lower in the Eastern Conference.
  “I know we’ve been stressing playing a good full 60, a
  
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• Banda’s goal leads Pride over Spirit 1-0 for NWSL championship

  24-11-2024 04:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Barbra Banda scored in the 37th minute to give the Orlando Pride their first National Women’s Soccer League championship with a 1-0 victory over the Washington Spirit on Saturday night.
  Banda dribbled into the right side of the box and made a move past a defender before kicking the ball on the ground with her left foot and past the goalkeeper. She became the first player in the NWSL to score in each round of the playoffs.
  The Pride’s Angelina was nearly
  
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• Vancouver Canucks fend off Ottawa Senators late surge in 4-3 win

  24-11-2024 04:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Vancouver Canucks kicked off a six-game road trip by holding off the Ottawa Senators 4-3.
  The Senators surged late with a pair of goals in the final three and a half minutes, but lost their fifth straight.
  The Canucks (10-6-3) put in a solid road effort without leading scorer Quinn Hughes for most of the game.
  Hughes was assessed a boarding major and game misconduct at 12:29 of the first period for a hit on Josh Norris that resulted in a facial injury.
  Jake DeBrusk led the Can
  
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• Roman Josi scores twice as Nashville Predators defeat Winnipeg Jets 4-1

  24-11-2024 04:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Roman Josi scored twice and Jonathan Marchessault scored a goal and assisted on another to lead the Nashville Predators to a 4-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday night.
  Steven Stamkos also scored and Juuse Saros made 22 saves for the Predators, winners of two of three.
  Adam Lowry scored and Eric Comrie made 32 saves for Winnipeg, which had a two-game winning streak snapped.
  Nashville played their first home game after returning from a two-week, five-game r
  
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• Golden Knights ride five-goal period to 6-2 win over Montreal Canadiens

  24-11-2024 04:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — A disastrous second period sunk the Montreal Canadiens, who fell 6-2 to the Las Vegas Golden Knights at the Centre Bell on Saturday night.The Golden Knights exploded for five unanswered goals in the second period from Tomas Hertl, Callahan Burke with his first career NHL goal, Ivan Barbashev, Tanner Pearson, and Keegan Kolesar.
  Montreal’s Emil Heineman and Jacob Struble scored in the third before Golden Knights’ Jack Eichel collected his seventh of the season.
  Golden
  
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• San Jose Sharks retire Joe Thornton’s No. 19 jersey in emotional ceremony

  24-11-2024 03:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Joe Thornton spent a career setting up his teammates with the perfect passes that helped them score goals.His jersey retirement ceremony Saturday was an opportunity for his former San Jose teammates to dish out the compliments for his play, leadership and friendship in tributes that repeatedly forced him to wipe away tears on an emotional afternoon.“The best thing hockey ever gave me — friends for life,” Thornton said during a lengthy speech that i
  
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• Revival of Pospisil, power play fuels Flames to 4-3 shootout win over Wild

  24-11-2024 03:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — A week ago, the Calgary Flames were winning despite Martin Pospisil’s slump and the NHL club’s weak power play.
  The Flames won thanks to key contributions from both Saturday afternoon in a thrilling 4-3 shootout victory over the red-hot Minnesota Wild.
  With the game tied 1-1 late in the second period, Calgary scored on its first power play of the game when Pospisil, stationed in front of the net, neatly steered Nazem Kadri’s slap-pass behind Filip Gustavsson for
  
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• Fred Harris, former US senator from Oklahoma and presidential hopeful, dies at 94

  24-11-2024 03:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CORRALES, N.M. (AP) — Fred Harris, a former U.S. senator from Oklahoma, presidential hopeful and populist who championed Democratic Party reforms in the turbulent 1960s, died Saturday. He was 94.
  Harris’ wife, Margaret Elliston, confirmed his death to The Associated Press.
  “Fred Harris passed peacefully early this morning of natural causes. He was 94. He was a wonderful and beloved man. His memory is a blessing,” Elliston said in a text message.
  Harris served eight years
  
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• Pittsburgh Penguins’ Sidney Crosby scores 600th NHL goal

  24-11-2024 02:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby became the 21st player in NHL history to score 600 goals when he reached the mark in the second period against the Utah Hockey Club on Saturday night.
  Crosby got his 600th with 10 seconds left on a 5-on-3 power play. The Penguins’ bench emptied following Crosby’s goal, which was also his first against Utah. Crosby finished a one-timer from the right side of the net, set up by a pass from Erik Karlsson at 3:11 of the second. After the goal was ann
  
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• Andersson scores shootout winner, Flames hold off late Wild comeback in 4-3 win

  24-11-2024 01:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Rasmus Andersson scored the shootout winner and the Calgary Flames held off the Minnesota Wild 4-3 after blowing a two-goal lead late in the third period Saturday.
  Kevin Rooney, Martin Pospisil and Yegor Sharangovich scored in regulation for Calgary (12-6-3), which has won four games in a row and has points in eight of its last nine (6-1-2).
  Marcus Johansson, Brock Faber and Marco Rossi scored for Minnesota (13-3-4). The NHL’s top road team, the Wild have lost only once in
  
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• Bear killed after attacking man walking on Metro Vancouver trail with dog

  24-11-2024 00:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. — British Columbia conservation officers say a man was injured earlier this week when he was attacked by a black bear while he was walking his dog on a Metro Vancouver trail.
  The Conservation Officer Service says in a Facebook post that the incident happened on Wednesday at around 2:30 p.m., when the bear engaged the off-leash dog on a trail near 240th Street in Maple Ridge, B.C.
  The statement says the man was then able to gain control of the dog and was trying to leave w
  
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• ‘Lighting of the Trees’ event features in Mission holiday kickoff

  24-11-2024 00:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MISSION – Officials with the City of Mission are set to kick off the holiday season with the “Lighting of the Trees” at Centennial Park on Friday.
  In a release, a spokesperson said the public is invited to “a small community ceremony” featuring live music from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
  The lights will shine every evening after the Nov. 29 kickoff and will remain lit until Jan. 3.
  Buddy’s Holly Jolly Christmas
  One of the city’s highlight holiday events will
  
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• Jeeno Thitikul makes late charge to catch Angel Yin in the LPGA finale

  24-11-2024 00:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Angel Yin was making putts from across the green and threatening to build a big lead until Jeeno Thitikul finished eagle-birdie for a 9-under 63 to share the lead Saturday going into the final round of the CME Group Tour Championship with $4 million on the line.
  Yin had a 69 after another day of big putts and one chip-in from some 60 feet for eagle on the par-5 sixth hole that put her comfortably ahead at Tiburon Golf Club.
  She holed a 30-footer on the eighth hole, anot
  
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