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• Potential unmarked graves identified at former residential school in central B.C.

  30-11-2024 23:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The chief of a First Nation in central British Columbia says potential unmarked graves have been identified at the site of the former Lejac Indian Residential School after nearly two years of geophysical survey work.
  Nadleh Whut’en Chief Beverly Ketlo says the community has always known children were buried at the institution because many of their graves are marked in a cemetery.
  A statement from the First Nation says the institution had a cemetery on its grounds since it was founded in 19
  
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• 10-man Botafogo wins its first Copa Libertadores title

  30-11-2024 23:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Botafogo overcame playing with 10 men to win its first Copa Libertadores title after beating fellow Brazilian side Atletico Mineiro 3-1 in the final at Monumental de Nunez Stadium on Saturday.
  After just 30 seconds, midfielder Gregore, one of Botafogo’s best players, hit the head of Fausto Vera with his foot and was given a straight red card.
  Brazil was assured of a sixth consecutive Copa Libertadores title and the 24th in history, just one less than Ar
  
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• Toronto Sceptres open PWHL season with 3-1 comeback win over Boston Fleet

  30-11-2024 23:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Hannah Miller scored a power-play goal with 1:38 remaining in the game, lifting the Toronto Sceptres to a 3-1 victory over the Boston Fleet in the Professional Women’s Hockey League season opener on Saturday.
  With Boston standout Hilary Knight in the penalty box for a vicious boarding penalty on Sceptres defender Renata Fast, Miller made good on her rebound attempt on a Daryl Watts shot with a half-open net.
  Fast recovered for an assist on the winner before 8,089 fans at Co
  
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• B.C. Métis Nation votes to withdraw immediately from Métis National Council

  30-11-2024 23:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SURREY, B.C. — Members of the Métis Nation British Columbia have voted to leave the national organization, the Métis National Council, effective immediately.
  The vote was held virtually on Saturday during the B.C. group’s governance assembly.
  A statement from Métis Nation B.C. says the decision comes after “careful consideration and deliberation” by its elected board of directors and community leaders, who voted with a “strong majority” in
  
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• Annual Shred-A-Thon, food drive set for Chilliwack Coliseum in early December - Fraser Valley Today

  30-11-2024 22:41 via news.google.com
  Annual Shred-A-Thon, food drive set for Chilliwack Coliseum in early December  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Kakko’s late goal lifts Rangers past Canadiens 4-3

  30-11-2024 22:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Kaapo Kaako scored a power-play goal with 24 seconds left, and the New York Rangers stopped a five-game slide by topping the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 on Saturday.
  Artemi Panarin, Vincent Trocheck and Mika Zibanejad also scored for the Rangers, who got their first win since a 4-3 victory at Vancouver on Nov. 19. Adam Fox had two assists, and Jonathan Quick made 25 saves.
  With Montreal’s Kirby Dach serving a four-minute, high-sticking penalty, Kaako got his fourth goal of
  
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• Annual Shred-A-Thon, food drive set for Chilliwack Coliseum in early December

  30-11-2024 22:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK – Residents will have the opportunity to protect their identity by having documents professionally shredded next Saturday, while also fighting food insecurity across Chilliwack.
  The city’s annual Shred-A-Thon and Food Drive will take place on December 7th between 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Chilliwack Coliseum parking lot, located at 45323 Hodgins Avenue (just off Ashwell Road).
  Up to ten boxes per household can be dropped off for shredding. Participants are encouraged to
  
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• Gallery 7’s holiday themed “Parfumerie”: A heartwarming comedy set for Abbotsford run

  30-11-2024 20:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD – An executive with the Gallery 7 Theatre is characterizing their forthcoming romantic comedy as a “gem of a play” with a holiday theme and a time-tested happy ending.
  Managing Artistic Director, Ken Hildebrandt says Parfumerie, adapted from a Hungarian play by Miklos Laszlo, has “all the feels” viewers are looking for in their holiday entertainment.
  “I’ve waited a long time to bring this heartwarming and funny play to our stage,” said H
  
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• PHOTOS: Crews battle vacant house fire in downtown Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress

  30-11-2024 20:42 via news.google.com
  PHOTOS: Crews battle vacant house fire in downtown Chilliwack  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Mikaela Shiffrin crashes in final run of giant slalom, taken off the hill in a sled

  30-11-2024 20:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KILLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — American ski racer Mikaela Shiffrin crashed after catching an edge in her second run of a World Cup giant slalom race Saturday, did a somersault and wound up in the protective fencing.
  Shiffrin stayed down on the course for quite some time as the ski patrol attended to her. She was taken off the hill on a sled and waved to the cheering crowd. There was no immediate word on any injuries.
  The 29-year-old Shiffrin was leading after the first run of the GS and charging a
  
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• Trump calls Florida meeting with Trudeau productive amid stiff tariff threat

  30-11-2024 20:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  President-elect Donald Trump called his meeting with Justin Trudeau productive and says the prime minister made a commitment to work with the United States to end the drug crisis amid the threat of stiff tariffs.
  Trudeau flew to Florida Friday evening to attend a dinner at Mar-a-Lago, where Trump’s transition team is based.
  The in-person meeting came at the end of a rocky week in which Trump threatened to impose stiff tariffs on all imports from Canada and Mexico, unless the two countries
  
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• Taiwan’s president arrives in Hawaii for a 2-day stop in the US as part of South Pacific visit

  30-11-2024 19:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — Taiwan’s president arrived Saturday in Hawaii to begin a two-day transit in the U.S. as part of a trip to the South Pacific, his first since assuming office.The stopover in Hawaii and one planned for the territory of Guam have drawn fierce criticism from Beijing, which claims Taiwan as its own territory and objects to official exchanges between it and the U.S., the island’s biggest backer and military provider.Lai Ching-te left on a weeklong trip to visit the Ma
  
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• Canada’s Weidemann takes 3,000-metre bronze in World Cup speedskating

  30-11-2024 19:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BEIJING — Canadian speedskater Isabelle Weidemann finished on the World Cup podium Saturday, taking bronze in the women’s 3,000-metre event in Beijing.
  Weidemann posted a time of four minutes and 2.02 seconds in her fastest race of the season.The 29-year-old from Ottawa won Olympic bronze at the same venue at the 2022 Beijing Games.
  Saturday’s race saw Joy Beune of the Netherlands take silver and Norway’s Ragne Wiklund capture gold with a time of 4:00.10.
  Canadians fared
  
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• Mont-Tremblant World Cup skiing races cancelled due to warm weather

  30-11-2024 19:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Fans hoping to see the world’s top woman skiers compete next week in Mont-Tremblant, Que., are out of luck after the PwC Tremblant World Cup was cancelled due to warm weather.
  The races were scheduled for Dec. 7 and 8, but on Friday organizers announced in a news release that they were pulling the plug on this year’s event.
  Peter Gerdol, a race director at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation, says the weather has not been cold enough to produce the necessa
  
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• Canada’s Mikael Kingsbury kicks off World Cup season with 91st gold medal

  30-11-2024 19:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  RUKA — Canadian freestyle skier Mikael Kingsbury started the World Cup season in dominant fashion, racing to yet another moguls gold in Ruka, Finland, on Saturday.The 32-year-old Olympic and world champion from Deux-Montagnes, Que., finished with 83.90 points, ahead of Sweden’s Walter Wallberg (81.14) and Ikuma Horishima of Japan (80.51).Fellow Canadian Elliot Vaillancourt of Drummondville, Que., came in eighth with a score of 75.07.
  Kingsbury, now in his 16th season, has 91 World Cu
  
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• Premier League trophy in Toronto as Man City visits Liverpool in high-stakes showdown

  30-11-2024 17:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Manchester City’s Premier League title hopes could hang in the balance Sunday when the slumping club visits league-leading Liverpool.
  The trophy they are both battling for is 5,450 kilometres away — in Toronto.
  It is one of three trophies on the move as part of Manchester City’s “4-In-A-Row Trophy Tour.” Former Man City players Shaun Wright-Phillips and Nedum Onuoha are along for the ride, with the FIFA Club World Cup and FA Community Shield completi
  
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• Canadian women lose twice but advance to quarterfinals at Emirates Dubai Sevens

  30-11-2024 17:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DUBAI — Canada’s women defeated Brazil but lost to Japan and New Zealand on Day 1 of the Emirates Dubai Sevens, the opening event of World Rugby’s 2025 HSBC SVNS series.
  Canada (1-2-0) finished third in Pool C on Saturday, behind New Zealand (3-0-0) and Japan (2-1-0), while Brazil (0-3-0) was fourth.
  Helped by other results, the Canadian women advance to Sunday’s quarterfinals where they will face Australia, which has won the last four Dubai titles.
  Australia dispatched C
  
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• Showers likely during Rotary Christmas Parade in Downtown Chilliwack: Environment Canada - Fraser Valley Today

  30-11-2024 16:40 via news.google.com
  Showers likely during Rotary Christmas Parade in Downtown Chilliwack: Environment Canada  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Showers likely during Rotary Christmas Parade in Downtown Chilliwack: Environment Canada

  30-11-2024 16:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK – Canada’s weather agency is predicting showers for Saturday night, potentially impacting the 2024 edition of the Chilliwack Rotary Christmas Parade.
  Environment Canada’s forecast calls for an 80 per cent chance of precipitation and temperatures around 6°C when floats begin winding down Yale Road at approximately 5:30 p.m.
  However, the likelihood of rain is expected to decrease as the event progresses.
  Despite the forecast, organizers anticipate another significa
  
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• Surrey teen missing since October found dead in Delta, says family

  30-11-2024 15:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SURREY – The search for an 18-year-old Surrey teen, Joseph Maku, who had been reported missing in October, is now over.
  In a Facebook post Friday night, Brenda Maku, Joseph’s sister, shared the “devastating news” that he was found deceased in Delta, BC.
  The family has been informed that he likely passed away on the day he was reported missing.
  “Tonight, I am writing to let you all know that we have received devastating news today, that Joseph has passed away,”
  
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• Israeli strike in Gaza allegedly kills workers with World Central Kitchen charity

  30-11-2024 15:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli airstrike on a car in the Gaza Strip on Saturday killed five people, a senior Palestinian health official said.
  Three of them were said to be employees of the charity World Central Kitchen, whose aid delivery efforts in the war-ravaged territory were temporarily suspended earlier this year after an Israeli strike killed seven of its workers, most of them foreigners.
  World Central Kitchen could not immediately be reached for comment, and it did no
  
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• From inside a Cameroon jail, gay youth say police exploit homophobia to seek bribes

  30-11-2024 12:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DOUALA — Pierre wakes up every morning atop a makeshift wooden table, in an open-air courtyard at the New Bell central prison in Douala, the most populous city in Cameroon.
  He cleans toilets, shoes and laundry to afford the privilege of sleeping under the sky. He is exposed to rain and mosquitoes there, but it provides some distance from the bed bugs that crawl onto the tarps on the ground where other men sleep.
  Pierre, who requested that his real name not be published due to safety concer
  
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• Iceland votes for a new parliament amid disagreements on immigration, energy policy and the economy

  30-11-2024 10:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Icelanders will elect a new parliament Saturday after disagreements over immigration, energy policy and the economy forced Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson to pull the plug on his coalition government and call early elections.
  This is Iceland’s sixth general election since the 2008 financial crisis devastated the economy of the North Atlantic island nation and ushered in a new era of political instability.
  Opinion polls suggest the country may be in for an
  
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• Panthers beat Hurricanes 6-3, snapping their nine-game home win streak

  30-11-2024 07:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A.J. Greer and Anton Lundell scored 4:10 apart in the third period helping the Florida Panthers recover after squandering a two-goal lead to beat the Carolina Hurricanes 6-3 on Friday.
  Lundell, who also had an assist, notched the Panthers’ league-leading seventh short-handed goal this season.
  A nine-game home-ice winning streak ended for the Hurricanes.
  Jesper Boqvist, Sam Reinhart, Carter Verhaeghe and Sam Bennett, with an empty-net tally, also scored for Florid
  
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• Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scores in OT to lift Oilers to 4-3 win over Utah

  30-11-2024 06:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored 1:18 into overtime and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Utah Hockey Club 4-3 on Friday night.
  Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl each tallied a goal and an assist, and Vasily Podkolzin also scored for the Oilers. Calvin Pickard stopped 28 shots.
  Alexander Kerfoot and Logan Cooley scored in the first period for Utah, and Lawson Crouse tied the score in the third period. Karel Vejmelka had 28 saves.
  Edmonton fell behind 2-0 late in the first before
  
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• Winnipeg’s McEwen top seed heading into Kioti National quarterfinals

  30-11-2024 06:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — Mike McEwen remains perfect at the Kioti National after taking an 8-1 victory over Winnipeg’s Reid Carruthers on Friday.McEwen, who’s also from Winnipeg, scored three in the first end and never trailed.He went 4-0 across round-robin play to finish as the No. 1 seed heading into Saturday’s quarterfinals, where he’ll face the winner of a tiebreaker between Switzerland’s Marco Hoesli (2-2) and Marc Muskatewitz (2-2) of Germany.Quarterfina
  
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• Howden and Barbashev score twice as the Golden Knights beat NHL-leading Jets 4-3

  30-11-2024 06:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Brett Howden’s second goal of the game late in third period proved to be the winner as the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the NHL-leading Winnipeg Jets 4-3 on Friday night.
  Howden’s goal with 4:05 remaining broke a 3-all tie and came seven minutes after the Jets had tied the game.
  Ivan Barbashev also had two goals, and Adin Hill made 22 saves for Vegas, which won for the fourth time in five games.
  Cole Perfetti scored twice and Neal Pionk added a goal for Winnip
  
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• Butler scores 26, Herro adds 23 and Adebayo has triple-double as Miami tops Toronto 121-111

  30-11-2024 04:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MIAMI (AP) — Jimmy Butler scored 26 points, Tyler Herro added 23 and the Miami Heat beat the Toronto Raptors 121-111 on Friday night.
  The Heat were 21 of 54 on 3-pointers in the game, the third-most attempts from beyond the arc in franchise history. Miami has taken 56 in a game twice.
  Bam Adebayo had a triple-double for Miami — 14 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds, the last of those boards coming after Butler airballed a jumper in the final seconds. Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 15 points
  
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• Delta Police investigating vehicle with children that went ‘off road’ near Fraser River

  30-11-2024 03:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DELTA – Delta Police are investigating a Friday morning incident involving a vehicle that went “off-road” near the Fraser River as a potential “criminal matter.”
  Investigators say officers were called out to an area near River and Webster roads just after 9:30 a.m. on Nov. 29.
  “The vehicle was off road, and stuck in the foreshore of the river and not in the water,” Insp. James Sandberg explained.
  “Prior to police arrival, Delta Fire Department fire
  
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• Conor Garland scores 2 including OT winner as Canucks rally to beat Sabres 4-3

  30-11-2024 01:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Conor Garland scored twice including the winning goal 3:59 into overtime to lead the Vancouver Canucks in a 4-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Friday.
  Garland also had an assist in the comeback victory. Quinn Hughes and Brock Boeser each had two assists. Boeser’s pass set up Garland’s go-ahead goal on a power play at 5:15 into the third.
  Pius Suter added a goal in the third period and assisted on Jake DeBrusk’s tying goal late in the second. Kevin Lan
  
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• Blue Jackets extend points streak to 5 games with a chippy 5-2 win over the Flames

  30-11-2024 01:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Adam Fantilli scored twice and the Columbus Blue Jackets extended their points streak to five games with a 5-2 win over the Calgary Flames in a chippy game that included six fighting majors.
  Kirill Marchenko had a goal and two assists, Zach Werenski scored his fourth goal in four games and had an assist, and Kent Johnson added a goal for Columbus (10-9-3), which has four straight wins over Calgary dating to last season. Dimitri Voronkhov contributed two assists, and E
  
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• RCMP’s ‘Stuff the Cruiser’ food drive returns to Chilliwack and other Fraser Valley locales - Fraser Valley Today

  30-11-2024 01:05 via news.google.com
  RCMP’s ‘Stuff the Cruiser’ food drive returns to Chilliwack and other Fraser Valley locales  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• RCMP’s ‘Stuff the Cruiser’ food drive returns to Chilliwack and other Fraser Valley locales

  30-11-2024 01:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK – Agassiz, Hope, Boston Bar, and Chilliwack are destinations across the Fraser Valley and area hosting the RCMP’s annual Stuff the Cruiser food drive over the next three weeks.
  The campaign is in its 15th year, and six locations in Chilliwack will be taking non-perishable food items and cash donations on Saturday, November 30.
  “This initiative has grown to become one of the largest contributors to local food banks, bringing communities together to help those in need
  
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• Comedian Jerry Seinfeld to make Abbotsford stop in 2025 during world tour

  30-11-2024 00:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD – Legendary TV and stand-up comedian Jerry Seinfeld will make another stop in Abbotsford during his latest world tour.
  Officials with Abbotsford Centre say the “Jerry Seinfeld Live” show will happen on April 25, with tickets going on sale next week.JUST ANNOUNCEDJerry Seinfeld is bringing the laughs to the Abbotsford Centre on April 25th for his new show, Jerry Seinfeld Live!Tickets will go on sale Friday, Dec 6th at 10AM! #AbbyCentre | @JerrySeinfeld | @JSTouringEve
  
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