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• Serie A title race loses significance after Fiorentina player collapses on field

  01-12-2024 23:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MILAN (AP) — The Italian league title race didn’t seem so important on Sunday after a player collapsed on the field during a Serie A match.
  League leader Napoli had won 1-0 at Torino earlier in the day and was waiting to see how its rivals would fare, especially Fiorentina and Inter Milan, which were playing each other later Sunday and were just four points behind.
  However, Fiorentina midfielder Edoardo Bove fell to the ground in the 16th minute of the match, which was abandoned shor
  
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• Holiday Lights in Williams Park drive-through in Langley Township set to open soon

  01-12-2024 23:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LANGLEY TOWNSHIP – A beloved holiday event featuring 150,000 lights and festive displays in a drive-through format is just days away from opening in Langley Township.
  The ‘Holiday Lights in Williams Park,’ which initially restricted bookings to local residents, opened registration to out-of-town visitors over the weekend.
  The outdoor, family-friendly tour runs from Dec. 9 to Dec. 29 and offers free bookings in 30-minute increments.
  The event is open nightly from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m
  
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• Lion Electric temporarily lays off 400 workers, gets extension from creditors

  01-12-2024 23:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Electric bus manufacturer Lion Electric is temporarily laying off 400 employees and shutting down production at its Illinois plant after getting a two-week reprieve from its lenders.The St-Jérôme, Que.-based company said in a statement Sunday that it has secured an extension to Dec. 16 for a loan and a credit agreement with a syndicate of lenders, after a Saturday deadline passed.The company says its 300 remaining employees will focus on bus manufacturing, sales and
  
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• Music groups come together for 'A Chilliwack Christmas Celebration' - Hope Standard

  01-12-2024 22:26 via news.google.com
  Music groups come together for 'A Chilliwack Christmas Celebration'  Hope Standard
  
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• Music groups come together for 'A Chilliwack Christmas Celebration' - Agassiz Harrison Observer

  01-12-2024 22:26 via news.google.com
  Music groups come together for 'A Chilliwack Christmas Celebration'  Agassiz Harrison Observer
  
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• Jake DeBrusk scores hat trick, including OT game-winner, as Canucks top Red Wings 5-4

  01-12-2024 22:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Jake DeBrusk scored a hat trick, including the game-winner in overtime, and goaltender Kevin Lankinen set an NHL record for most consecutive road wins to start a season as the Vancouver Canucks beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-4 on Sunday.
  DeBrusk scored two power-play goals in a 43-second span early in the second period and assisted on Erik Brannstrom’s goal that tied the game with 3:20 left in regulation. Pius Suter also scored for Vancouver.
  Lankinen is now 10-0-0 on th
  
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• Canada Post presents union with ‘framework’ to reach deal as strike continues

  01-12-2024 21:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canada Post says it has presented the union representing some 55,000 striking postal workers with a framework to reach negotiated agreements.
  A statement issued Sunday says the framework includes proposals to bring greater flexibility to the Canada Post delivery model and shows “movement on other key issues” in the labour dispute that’s stretching into the holiday season.
  It says Canada Post officials are hoping the proposals will “reignite discussions” and the pari
  
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• Man injured in police shooting during Vancouver carjacking arrest

  01-12-2024 20:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Vancouver Police say a carjacking suspect is in hospital receiving treatment for a gunshot wound to his arm after officers responded to a report of a man allegedly armed with a knife and a broken glass bottle in a stolen car.
  Sgt. Steve Addison says police received a 9-1-1 call at about 4 a.m. Sunday from a security guard in East Vancouver, who reported that an armed man had stolen his vehicle.
  Addison says police located the suspect and vehicle about 25 minutes later, and the
  
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• ‘High-Risk Driver’ encounters with Abby police similar year over year despite concerning November spike

  01-12-2024 20:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD – Despite a November spike in impaired driving incidents, Abbotsford police data suggests encounters with high-risk drivers have remained relatively steady year over year.
  In a social media post on Saturday, AbbyPD reported the removal of 1,547 high-risk drivers during daily patrols in the first 11 months of 2024.
  The average so far is proportional to 2023’s year-end total, when 1,754 high-risk drivers were removed from municipal roadways by frontline officers.Our AbbyPD f
  
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• Homan makes game-winning tap to beat Hasselborg in Grand Slam final

  01-12-2024 20:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — Canada’s Rachel Homan defeated Sweden’s Anna Hasselborg 6-5 in the women’s final of the Grand Slam of Curling’s Kioti National on Sunday.The Ottawa skip made a game-winning inturn tap for two points in the eighth end after Hasselborg’s final stone overcurled.
  Homan’s top-ranked team ran the table at the Grand Slam competition and has won 23 straight games overall.
  Homan, third Tracy Fleury, second Emma Miskew and lead Sarah Wilke
  
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• Warnings from Environment Canada as heavy snow, freezing rain hit northern B.C.

  01-12-2024 19:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  A winter storm has dumped heavy snow over parts of British Columbia’s north coast with freezing rain in the forecast as temperatures start to rise.
  A warning from Environment Canada says the Terrace area could see as much as 50 centimetres of snow in total, with a risk of freezing rain, followed by rain.
  The weather office says the messy winter mix was expected to shift to rain overnight as the storm system pushes inland, drawing in warm Pacific air.
  The bulletin says the rapidly accumulat
  
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• San Jose Sharks forward Macklin Celebrini named NHL rookie of the month

  01-12-2024 19:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK — San Jose Sharks centre Macklin Celebrini was named NHL rookie of the month on Sunday after recording 12 points over 14 games in November.
  Celebrini, who returned from a 12-game absence on Nov. 5, led all rookies with seven goals last month.He edged Calgary Flames goaltender Dustin Wolf, Philadelphia Flyers forward Matvei Michkov, Sharks teammate Will Smith, New York Islanders forward Maxim Tsyplakov and Florida Panthers forward Mackie Samoskevich for the honour.
  Celebrini was se
  
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• Guilbeault disappointed as plastic treaty talks end with no deal

  01-12-2024 19:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canada’s environment minister says he’s disappointed that international negotiations over a treaty to end plastic pollution have ended without an agreement.Yet Minister Steven Guilbeault says he’s still hopeful a deal can be struck as negotiators make plans to meet again next year.
  The talks held in South Korea this week were supposed to be the fifth and final round of negotiations, held over two years, on the world’s first international treaty to address plastic pollutio
  
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• Quebec launches new health-care agency in bid to improve services

  01-12-2024 19:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — A new Crown corporation officially has officially taken the reins of Quebec’s health-care system as part of the provincial government’s effort to reduce emergency room wait times and surgery wait lists.The agency, called Santé Québec, will manage all health-care facilities in the province and will become the sole employer of 330,000 health-care workers.The agency is a key part of the Quebec government’s plan to reform the province’s health-c
  
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• Max Verstappen wins action-packed Qatar Grand Prix after Lando Norris penalized

  01-12-2024 19:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — Red Bull’s Max Verstappen followed up his Formula 1 drivers’ title with another win Sunday in an incident-packed Qatar Grand Prix as Lando Norris was hit with a penalty that ended his challenge for the race victory.
  Verstappen, who’d been dropped from pole to second place after an incident with George Russell in qualifying, got his revenge on the Mercedes driver off the line in the race.
  Verstappen got alongside Russell to take the inside line into th
  
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• Fiorentina midfielder Edoardo Bove collapses on field and Serie A match against Inter is abandoned

  01-12-2024 19:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Fiorentina midfielder Edoardo Bove collapsed on the field during his team’s Serie A match at home to Inter Milan on Sunday, with the game abandoned shortly afterward.
  Bove’s teammates immediately called for medical help and surrounded the 22-year-old while he was being treated before he was swiftly stretchered off to an ambulance near the pitch.
  Fiorentina players were distraught on the field and were comforted by staff members as well as Inter players. S
  
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• Poilievre calls for asylum seeker cap, border plan as U.S. tariff threat looms

  01-12-2024 18:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has demanded the federal government present a plan before Parliament to beef up border security as U.S. president-elect Donald Trump threatens to impose stiff tariffs on Canada.
  Poilievre says the plan should include measures to increase patrols and technology to crack down on illegal drug trafficking, as well as tightening visa rules and working with provincial law enforcement.
  The Conservative leader told a news conference that Canada should
  
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• Canadian long-track speedskater Valerie Maltais takes silver in Beijing

  01-12-2024 18:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BEIJING — Canadian long-track speedskater Valerie Maltais earned a silver medal Sunday in the women’s mass start competition at the Beijing World Cup.Marijke Groenewoud of the Netherlands won gold in eight minutes 27.62 seconds.Ottawa native Ivanie Blondin initially finished second in 8:28.49 but was later disqualified. Officials felt that body contact between Blondin and Italy’s Francesca Lollobrigida affected another skater.
  Maltais, from La Baie, Que., was given the silver i
  
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• Australia women win Dubai 7s title for fifth straight time, Canada finishes eighth

  01-12-2024 17:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DUBAI — A Canadian comeback fell just short Sunday in a 24-22 loss to Japan in the women’s seventh-place game at the Emirates Dubai Sevens.
  Trailing 24-10, Savannah Bauder — the U Sports women’s rugby player of the year with UBC in 2023 — scored two late tries but it was not enough for Canada, which also got tries from Carissa Norsten and captain Piper Logan. Asia Hogan-Rochester added a conversion.
  The Olympic silver medallist Canadian women dropped into the sevent
  
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• Quebec forest industry already under pressure amid Trump tariff threat: Legault

  01-12-2024 17:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Quebec’s premier is raising concerns about the potential impact of the tariff proposed by U.S. president-elect Donald Trump on the province’s forest industry.
  François Legault says in a statement posted on social media that high interest rates and existing duties on softwood lumber are already putting pressure on the sector, which he says accounts for more than 50,000 jobs in Quebec.His comments echo those of British Columbia Premier David Eby, who told media
  
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• Negotiators fail to reach an agreement on a plastic pollution treaty. Talks to resume next year

  01-12-2024 17:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BUSAN, South Korea (AP) — Negotiators working on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution won’t reach an agreement in South Korea and are making plans to resume the talks next year.They are at an impasse over whether the treaty should reduce the total plastic on Earth and put global, legally binding controls on toxic chemicals used to make plastics.The negotiations in Busan, South Korea, were supposed to be the last round and produce the first legally binding treaty
  
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• CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted – Week of December 1, 2024

  01-12-2024 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: Jayden PickettAge: 28
  Height: 5’9” ft Weight: 146lbs
  Hair: Brown Eyes: Blue
  Wanted: Assault Causing Bodily Harm, Assault Peace Officer On Duty, Breach of Release Order x3
  Warrant in effect: November 26, 2024Parole Jurisdiction: Chilliwack
  Name: James Bertram HaneveldAge: 68
  Height: 5’7” ft Weight: 165lbs
  Hair: Blonde/GreyEyes: Blue
  Wanted: Driv
  
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• Chilliwack Chiefs beat Alberni Valley, end November on top of Coastal Conference

  01-12-2024 16:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ALBERNI VALLEY – The Chilliwack Chiefs concluded November on a high note, defeating the Alberni Valley Bulldogs 8-6 on Saturday.
  Winger Brendyn Van Oene led the way with a hat trick.
  The victory puts the Chiefs’ atop the BCHL’s Coastal Conference thanks to a 7 and 2 record during November.
  They hold a one-point advantage over the Bulldogs.
  The Chiefs opened November 4 and 0 with impressive back-to-back winning weekends against Powell River, Nanaimo, and a pair against Surrey.
  T
  
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• Chilliwack Chiefs beat Alberni Valley, end November on top of Coastal Conference - Fraser Valley Today

  01-12-2024 16:51 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack Chiefs beat Alberni Valley, end November on top of Coastal Conference  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• RCMP seek suspect after overnight spree damages several vehicles in Mission

  01-12-2024 15:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MISSION – Mission RCMP are seeking a suspect responsible for a string of vehicle vandalism incidents that occurred early Wednesday morning.
  Police released a photo on Saturday captured by CCTV footage from Nov. 27 of a suspect believed to be linked to eight separate reports of vehicle damage.
  The majority of incidents took place between 4:30 a.m. and 5:30 a.m. in the area between Cade Barr Street and Topper Drive. Additional cases were reported near the intersection of 10th Avenue and Ceda
  
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• Ghana activists warn an anti-gay bill threatens the young democracy’s institutions

  01-12-2024 12:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ACCRA — Frank gets disturbing flashbacks every time he sees a police officer.As a staff member of the group LGBT+ Rights Ghana, he knew police could intimidate people for bribes, or say homophobic things. But he didn’t realize that police could enter his home without a warrant, round everyone up for being LGBTQ+ and gloat about expecting a bonus for doing so.
  “It just shows you how far things are going in this country,” said Frank, who asked that his real name not be publ
  
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• UN says it is halting aid deliveries through main Gaza crossing because the route is too dangerous

  01-12-2024 11:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees say it is halting aid deliveries through the main cargo crossing into Gaza because the route on the Gaza side has become too dangerous.Philippe Lazzarini, the head of UNRWA, the main aid provider in Gaza, said Sunday said the route is vulnerable to looting.Armed men robbed a large convoy last month, and he said armed gangs stole another shipment on Saturday.
  THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story fo
  
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• Nugent-Hopkins has goal and assist, Skinner stops 27 shots as Oilers beat Avalanche 4-1

  01-12-2024 07:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DENVER (AP) — Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had a goal and an assist, Stuart Skinner stoped 27 shots and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-1 on Saturday night.
  Kasperi Kapanen, Vasily Podkolzin and Brett Kulak also scored as Edmonton won for the fourth time in five games.
  Nikolai Kovalenko scored for Colorado, and Alexandar Georgiev had 28 saves.
  Kovalenko had a power-play goal at 7:02 of the first period as the Avalanche went 1 for 5 with the man advantage.
  Kapanen, playing his four
  
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• PHOTOS: Christmas parade draws thousands to downtown Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress

  01-12-2024 06:27 via news.google.com
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• Marie-Philip Poulin plays hero again in Victoire’s season-opening PWHL win

  01-12-2024 04:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LAVAL, Que. — Marie-Philip Poulin played hero yet again Saturday night after some trial and error.
  The Montreal Victoire captain scored the shootout winner in a 4-3 win over the Ottawa Charge in a thrilling PWHL season-opener for both teams.
  Poulin, who was otherwise held off the scoresheet, missed a breakaway in the dying seconds of overtime and another attempt earlier in the shootout.
  Head coach Kori Cheverie was confident the third time would be the charm when she sent her superstar out
  
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• Rachel Homan, Brad Jacobs reach Kioti National curling finals

  01-12-2024 04:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — Canadian curling teams skipped by Brad Jacobs and Rachel Homan will play in Sunday’s finals of the Grand Slam’s Kioti National.
  Reigning women’s world champion Homan of Ottawa will chase a record-extending 17th career Grand Slam when she faces Sweden’s Anna Hasselborg in St. John’s, N.L.
  Homan was a 7-6 winner in an extra end in Saturday’s semifinal against South Korea’s Eun-jung Kim.
  Hasselborg dumped Canada’s Kerri
  
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• Auston Matthews picks up two assists in his return to the lineup as Maple Leafs top Lightning 5-3

  01-12-2024 04:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Auston Matthews picked up a pair of assists in his return to the lineup and Joseph Woll stopped 38 shots as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-3 on Saturday night
  Chris Tanev had a goal and an assist and Mitch Marner added two assists. Matthew Knies, Nick Robertson, John Tavares and William Nylander also scored for Toronto.Matthews assisted on Toronto’s first goal of the game scored by Knies and also on Nylander’s empty-net goal in the thi
  
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• Bunting, Letang lead Pittsburgh Penguins in 6-2 win over Calgary Flames

  01-12-2024 04:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Michael Bunting and Kris Letang each scored a power-play goal and added two assists, as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Calgary Flames 6-2 on Saturday night.
  Philip Tomasino also scored on the power play as Pittsburgh has goals with the man advantage in six of its last eight games. Rickard Rakell equalled a season-long, three-game goal streak with his 10th of the season, while Anthony Beauvillier and Blake Lizotte also scored. Sidney Crosby extended a four-game point str
  
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• Kopitar helps the Kings beat the Senators 5-2 for their third straight win

  01-12-2024 04:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anze Kopitar, Trevor Moore and Kevin Fiala each had a goal and an assist, and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Ottawa Senators 5-2 on Saturday night for their season-high third consecutive win.
  Alex Laferriere and Adrian Kempe also scored for Los Angeles, and David Rittich made 20 saves.
  Kopitar snapped a tie 1:37 into the third period, finding himself alone at the top of the crease before finishing for his eighth goal of the season.
  Kempe added a power-play goal with 3:46
  
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• Marie-Philip Poulin’s shootout winner lifts Victoire to 4-3 win over Charge in PWHL

  01-12-2024 02:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LAVAL, Que. — Marie-Philip Poulin scored the shootout winner for the Montreal Victoire in a 4-3 win over the Ottawa Charge in a thrilling season-opener for both teams Saturday.
  The Victoire captain buried the only goal of the five-round shootout after missing a previous attempt and a breakaway late in overtime.
  Jennifer Gardiner, Laura Stacey and Abigail Boreen scored in regulation for Montreal (0-1-0-0) before a crowd of 10,033 at Place Bell. Goaltender Ann-Renée Desbiens stopped 2
  
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• San Jose State’s volleyball season that ignited debate over women in sports ends in MW title match

  01-12-2024 01:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — San Jose State’s volleyball team, the subject of a national debate about women in sports, was beaten by Colorado State 27-25, 25-20, 23-25, 25-16 in Saturday’s Mountain West tournament final, ending the Spartans’ season.
  The Rams (20-10) received the conference’s automatic bid to the 64-team NCAA Tournament.
  San Jose State’s season was marked by forfeits, limited protests and the topic of gender identity becoming a political issue in an electi
  
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• Trump taps Kash Patel for FBI director, a loyalist who would aid effort to upend law enforcement

  01-12-2024 01:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Kash Patel to serve as FBI director, turning to a fierce ally to upend America’s premier law enforcement agency and rid the government of perceived “conspirators.” It’s the latest bombshell Trump has thrown at the Washington establishment and a test for how far Senate Republicans will go in confirming his nominees.
  “I am proud to announce that Kashyap ‘Kash’ Patel will serve as the next D
  
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• Mission’s ‘Lighting of the Trees’ Holiday Event Rescheduled

  01-12-2024 01:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MISSION – City of Mission officials have rescheduled the annual “Lighting of the Trees,” a holiday season kick-off event.
  The event is now set for Centennial Park on Wednesday, December 4th, five days later than originally scheduled.
  In a release, a spokesperson said the public is invited to a small community gathering featuring live music from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
  The lights will shine every evening after the kickoff and will remain lit until January 3rd.
  The city will follo
  
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• Trump names loyalist Kash Patel to serve as FBI director

  01-12-2024 01:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) —President-elect Donald Trump has picked Kash Patel to serve as FBI director, turning to a fierce loyalist to upend America’s premier law enforcement agency and rid the government of perceived “conspirators.” It’s the latest bombshell Trump has thrown at the Washington establishment and a test for how far Senate Republicans will go in confirming his nominees.
  “I am proud to announce that Kashyap “Kash” Patel will serve as the next D
  
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• First Métis group signs modern treaty with the federal government

  01-12-2024 00:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — Manitoba Métis Federation President David Chartrand told a ceremony for a new treaty that recognizes his organization as the government for the Red River Métis that the moment was 154 years in the making.
  “We will pursue something that’s rightfully ours, and no matter how long it takes, we will never give up. We will try and try and try,” Chartrand told the ceremony in Winnipeg on Saturday.
  The federation is the first Métis group to sign a
  
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• Holiday Candlelight Parade could draw thousands to Mission’s downtown

  01-12-2024 00:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MISSION – One of BC’s largest nighttime holiday parades is set for next Saturday in Mission.
  The 39th edition of the Mission Candlelight Parade, hosted by the city’s chamber of commerce, will begin rolling down a two-kilometre stretch of First Avenue and the Lougheed Hwy at 6 p.m. on Dec. 7.
  As many as 10,000 spectators have attended past parades which feature a competition between floats in four categories. Santa and Mrs. Claus will attend, as will various groups and businesse
  
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