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• Dave Roberts vows to never sprint again after the Los Angeles manager face-plants at World Series

  31-10-2025 23:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO (AP) — Dodgers manager Dave Roberts joked Friday that he'll never sprint again a day after he fell flat on his face in a race with second baseman Hyeseong Kim during a World Series workout.Adding some levity to Thursday's workout in Toronto, Roberts raced Kim and fell while rounding second.Kim stood on first base and Roberts stood near the cutout, where a runner would take his lead.
  Rounding second, Roberts stumbled and fell. The 53-year-old manager feigned a hamstring injury after
  
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• New Pentagon policy undercuts trans troops’ ability to ask to stay in the military, AP learns

  31-10-2025 23:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has rolled out a new policy that will severely undercut the ability for transgender troops who have been banned from the armed forces by the Trump administration to turn to boards of their peers to argue for their right to stay in the military, according to a memo obtained by The Associated Press.If military separation boards decide to allow transgender service members to remain in uniform, commanders can override that decision, according to an Oct. 8 memo to
  
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• B.C. man charged with murdering Chantelle Moore, who disappeared a year ago

  31-10-2025 23:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SURREY — A murder charge has been laid in the death of a 34-year-old woman last seen in Langley, B.C., a year ago.The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says in a statement that charges of second-degree murder and indignity to human remains have been laid against 31-year-old Trenton Henneberg.Police say in a statement that Henneberg, who's from Port Moody, remains in custody.Chantelle Moore's family reported her missing last November, although police have said she was last seen at a La
  
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• Unidentified remains of 3 people transferred to Israel, Red Cross says

  31-10-2025 23:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Red Cross said it transferred the unidentified remains of three people to Israel late Friday but they were still being examined and may not be those of missing hostages, an Israeli military official said.The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to speak to the media, said the remains had earlier been turned over to the Red Cross by Hamas in Gaza.The handover follows Israel's return Friday of the bodies of 30 Palest
  
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• Thunder All-Star Jalen Williams’ return delayed again after follow-up surgery

  31-10-2025 23:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Jalen Williams will miss at least another 10 days for the Oklahoma City Thunder.The All-Star guard/forward who helped Oklahoma City win the NBA title last season had surgery in July to repair a torn ligament in his right wrist. The team announced Friday that he had a follow-up procedure to remove a screw that was causing irritation just as he neared a return to action. He will be re-evaluated in 10 to 14 days.
  Dr. Steven Shin performed the initial procedure and the fol
  
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• 31-year-old man charged with second-degree murder of woman who was last seen at Fraser Valley hotel

  31-10-2025 22:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LANGLEY — Homicide investigators in B.C. now say a 31-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder in the disappearance of a 30-year-old woman who last seen at a Langley hotel about a year ago.
  According to a statement from IHIT Sgt. Freda Fong, authorities arrested 31-year-old Trenton Henneberg of Port Moody on Friday, October 31 for the homicide of Chantelle Moore. The B.C. Prosecution Service has since approved one count of second-degree murder and one count of indignity to h
  
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• B.C. minister weighs in on plan to slash pipelines’ tax value, branded ‘disgusting’

  31-10-2025 22:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — British Columbia Finance Minister Brenda Bailey says she'll look into a plan by BC Assessment that would cut the taxable value of pipeline and other projects in a move that has angered some local officials.
  Director David Laird of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District in southwestern B.C. says it's "disgusting" the assessment agency hasn't previously told British Columbians about the strategy that would slash the taxable value of pipelines by $300 million, or more than a quarter
  
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• Blue Jays all-star Bo Bichette not thinking about free agency — yet

  31-10-2025 22:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Bo Bichette is focused on the World Series, even if he might only have two games left with the Toronto Blue Jays.
  Bichette spoke with media ahead of Game 6 of the World Series between Toronto and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
  The Blue Jays lead the best-of-seven series 3-2, meaning there are a maximum two games left in Major League Baseball's season.
  The 27-year-old shortstop is eligible to become a free agent in the off-season.
  He says that he "would be lying" if he said he hasn't th
  
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• Police say more charges laid against woman accused of Vancouver stranger assaults

  31-10-2025 22:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver say more charges have been laid against the suspect in a series of stranger assaults in Yaletown earlier this month.
  The Vancouver Police Department says the 35-year-old woman was initially charged with one count of assault but prosecutors have now approved four more counts of assault with a weapon and one further count of assault.
  Investigators were called on October 10 after several people reported being assaulted by a stranger near David Lam Park around 7
  
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• Ottawa Rapid forward DB Pridham completes near sweep of Northern Super League awards

  31-10-2025 22:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Ottawa Rapid forward D.B. Pridham has completed a near sweep of the hardware up for grabs from the inaugural Northern Super League season.
  The 28-year-old was named Player and Forward of the Year honours, took the Golden Boot as the league's top scorer with 18 goals and was named to the team of the season.
  All that is missing is the Diana B. Matheson Cup, which goes to the winner of the NSL final, scheduled for Nov. 15 at Toronto's BMO Field.
  Pridham and Ottawa open their two-leg
  
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• FBI confirms shooter in deadly Michigan church attack was motivated by hatred towards Mormons

  31-10-2025 22:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The man who opened fire in a Michigan church and set it ablaze was motivated by “anti-religious beliefs” against the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the FBI confirmed Friday.While friends close to the gunman in the deadly shooting have said he long harbored hatred against the church, the FBI had previously declined to specify the motivation behind the attack that left four people dead and the church burned to the ground, except to say it was &
  
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• ‘Come on over to Montreal’: Alexander set for playoff start in East semi vs. Bombers

  31-10-2025 22:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Athletes often regurgitate the same line about blocking out outside noise come playoff time. Davis Alexander doesn’t shy away from it.
  So when Winnipeg Blue Bombers defensive lineman Willie Jefferson said this week that he planned to walk into Montreal, hand Alexander his first loss and “kick their door in” in Saturday’s CFL East Division semifinal — you can be sure the Alouettes quarterback heard it.
  “I love it,” Alexander said Friday a
  
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• Vancouver interested in joining 2031 Men’s Rugby World Cup in U.S. as host city

  31-10-2025 21:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Vancouver is among the cities that have submitted letters of Intent to continue in the host city selection process for the 2031 Men's Rugby World Cup in the United States.
  Vancouver was the lone Canadian name among the 27 "cities and areas" released by World Rugby at the United by Rugby Summit in Chicago, on the eve of Saturday's test match between the second-ranked New Zealand All Blacks and No. 3 Ireland at Soldier Field.
  The other applicants are Arizona, Atlanta, Baltimore, Birmingham, Boston
  
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• Federal judge rules Trump can’t require citizenship proof on the federal voting form

  31-10-2025 21:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s request to add a documentary proof of citizenship requirement to the federal voter registration form cannot be enforced, a federal judge ruled Friday.U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly in Washington, D.C., sided with Democratic and civil rights groups that sued the Trump administration over his executive order to overhaul U.S. elections. She ruled that the proof-of-citizenship directive is an unconstitutional violation of the separatio
  
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• FBI confirms shooter in deadly Michigan church attack despised Mormons

  31-10-2025 21:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The man who opened fire in a Michigan church and set it ablaze was motivated by “anti religious beliefs” against the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the FBI confirmed Friday.While friends close to the gunman in the deadly shooting have said he long harbored hatred against the church, the FBI had previously declined to specify the motivation behind the attack that left four people dead and the church burned to the ground, except to say it was &
  
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• Mission Memorial Hospital E.R. to shut down for Halloween night

  31-10-2025 21:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MISSION — Fraser Health has announced another temporary service disruption at the Mission Memorial Hospital due to doctor shortages.
  The emergency department is set to experience a service interruption from 5:00 p.m. on Friday, October 30, to 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 1. The closure helps to ensure a doctor can see patients already in the E.R. before shifts end at 11 p.m.
  Emergency-trained nurses will be on-site to re-direct care, transfer patients with urgent needs to a nearby hospi
  
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• 12-year-old boy reported missing: Surrey Police Service

  31-10-2025 21:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SURREY — Surrey Police Service (SPS) are appealing to the public for help in locating a missing 12-year-old boy who was last seen Thursday afternoon on 106 Avenue in Surrey.
  According to a statement from SPS Staff Sergeant Lindsey Houghton, Christopher was last seen at approximately 2:20 p.m. on October 30, 2025, in the 13100 block of 106 Avenue in Surrey. He has not been seen or heard from since.
  Police say Christopher is described as a Caucasian male, 5’3” tall, 125 pounds, w
  
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• Judges order Trump administration to use emergency reserves for SNAP payments during the shutdown

  31-10-2025 21:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BOSTON (AP) — Two federal judges ruled nearly simultaneously on Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration must continue to pay for SNAP, the nation’s biggest food aid program, using emergency reserve funds during the government shutdown.The judges in Massachusetts and Rhode Island gave the administration leeway on whether to fund the program partially or in full for November. That also brings uncertainty about how things will unfold and will delay payments for many be
  
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• George Springer back in Blue Jays lineup for Game 6 of World Series

  31-10-2025 20:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — George Springer is back in the Toronto Blue Jays' lineup for Game 6 of the World Series.
  Springer will lead off as Toronto hosts the Los Angeles Dodgers.
  The Blue Jays hold a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series for Major League Baseball's championship.
  The 36-year old Springer, who has mainly been a designated hitter this year, was kept out of the Blue Jays' lineup for a second straight game on Wednesday, missing Toronto's 6-1 Game 5 win in Los Angeles.
  He's been hurting through
  
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• Canada announces first investments under G7 pact, aims to stockpile critical minerals

  31-10-2025 20:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Canada has announced the first 25 investments under a G7 critical minerals production alliance envisioned as a counterweight to China's dominance in the sector.The investments include purchase agreements for a Quebec graphite mine and investments to scale up a rare earth elements refinery in Ontario.Energy Minister Tim Hodgson also says Canada has taken steps to begin stockpiling some critical minerals it deems essential to its defence and national security interests.China has wi
  
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• Canada on a roll, looking for fifth straight win at FIFA Women’s U-17 World Cup

  31-10-2025 20:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  After watching from the stands as Brazil blanked host Morocco 3-0 at Rabat's Olympic Stadium in the opening match of the FIFA Women's U-17 World Cup, Canada gets to play the South Americans there in Saturday's quarterfinal.
  "We'll be at the bench that we sat behind," said Canada coach Jen Herst. "So it's a nice full-circle moment for us."
  The young Canadians have outscored their opposition 18-2 in winning four straight at the Football Academy Mohammed VI. Now in the business end of the expanded
  
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• Political fundraising dries up following spring election surge, data shows

  31-10-2025 20:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Fresh political fundraising data shows partisan donors closed their wallets over the summer months after shelling out to fill party war chests for the spring election.
  The new figures published this week by Elections Canada come just in time for fall election speculation to heat up in Ottawa as the Liberal government does not currently have the support it needs to pass the upcoming federal budget.
  Quarterly party financial returns for the three month period between July and Septem
  
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• ‘Exploitative’ trucker loophole to addressed in upcoming budget

  31-10-2025 20:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Finance minister François-Philippe Champagne will use Tuesday's federal budget to close a tax loophole critics say is exploiting workers and creating unfair labour practices in the trucking industry.
  At issue is a business model the Canadian Trucking Alliance refers to as"Driver Inc.", in which transport companies misclassify drivers as independent contractors rather than employees to save money on payroll taxes.
  In a statement issued on Thursday, Champagne's office said th
  
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• Trump says Carney apologized for advertisement, talks still paused

  31-10-2025 19:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — U.S President Donald Trump says Prime Minister Mark Carney apologized for an advertisement paid for by the Ontario government that halted trade talks.
  Speaking on Air Force One today, Trump said negotiations with Canada had not resumed but that he likes Carney.
  The president and Carney appeared cordial at a dinner in South Korea on Wednesday, which marked their first in-person meeting since Trump terminated negotiations over the ad which used clips of former president Ronald R
  
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• Grey Cup victory is top priority for veteran Calgary receiver Dominique Rhymes

  31-10-2025 19:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  At this point in his CFL career, the Grey Cup trumps regular-season accomplishments for Dominique Rhymes.
  Three times over eight seasons the veteran receiver has cracked the 1,000-yard plateau and he's also earned league all-star honours. But still missing from his CFL resume is a Grey Cup victory.
  The 32-year-ld Miami native will resume his championship quest Saturday when the Calgary Stampeders visit the B.C. Lions in the West Division semifinal.
  "I'm not concerned about stats," Rhymes sad. "I
  
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• Forge, Cavalry renew playoff rivalry with place in CPL championship game on the line

  31-10-2025 19:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Two familiar foes square off Sunday when Forge FC hosts defending CPL champion Cavalry FC with a berth in the Nov. 9 championship game against Atletico Ottawa on the line.
  The matchup is a repeat of the last two Canadian Premier League finals, with Cavalry winning in 2024 and Forge in 2023, as well as the inaugural 2019 championship game won by Forge. Cavalry actually beat Forge twice in last year's playoffs, winning the semifinal 1-0, forcing the Hamilton side to play Ottawa to get into the fin
  
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• Judges order the Trump administration to use contingency funds for SNAP payments during the shutdown

  31-10-2025 19:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BOSTON (AP) — Two federal judges ruled nearly simultaneously on Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration must to continue to fund SNAP, the nation’s biggest food aid program, using contingency funds during the government shutdown.The rulings came a day before the U.S. Department of Agriculture planned to freeze payments to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program because it said it could no longer keep funding it due to the shutdown.The program serves about 1 in
  
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• Devon White to throw out first pitch at Game 6 of World Series, Grenon to sing anthem

  31-10-2025 19:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Former Blue Jays outfielder Devon White will throw out the first pitch, while singer-songwriter David Grenon will perform the Canadian national anthem before Game 6 of the World Series between Toronto and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
  White, a three-time all-star over his career, was a key member of the Blue Jays team that won back-to-back World Series in 1992 and 1993.
  Cito Gaston, who managed those Blue Jays teams, and Joe Carter, whose walkoff home run clinched the 1993 title, thre
  
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• Police confirm one death in Hwy.1 two-vehicle crash between Chilliwack and Hope - Maple Ridge News

  31-10-2025 19:00 via news.google.com
  Police confirm one death in Hwy.1 two-vehicle crash between Chilliwack and Hope  Maple Ridge News
  
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• Clocks turning back won’t make up for a World Series worth of late nights: expert

  31-10-2025 18:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Bleary-eyed Blue Jays fans may be looking forward to an extra hour of sleep when they turn the clocks back on Sunday, but an expert says it won't be enough to make up for a World Series worth of late nights.
  Patricia Lakin-Thomas, a biology professor at York University who studies circadian rhythms, says the hours-long games that start as late as 8 p.m. ET have likely thrown many sports fans' internal clocks out of whack.
  She says maintaining a regular sleep schedule is crucial f
  
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• 1 dead, 4 injured in multi-vehicle Highway 1 crash between Hope and Chilliwack

  31-10-2025 18:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Police are now investigating a fatal two-car collision on Highway 1 between Hope and Chilliwack.
  On October 30, at 6:50 p.m., first responders and officers from Hope, Agassiz, Chilliwack and BC Highway Patrol were paged out to a collision involving two vehicles in the 56000 block of the highway.One woman who was a passenger died on scene.Another individual was airlifted to hospital in serious condition, and three more were taken to hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.&l
  
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• Alabama man charged with threatening rabbis, imam and others in multiple Southern states

  31-10-2025 18:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Federal prosecutors have charged an Alabama man with making threatening calls and texts to multiple rabbis, an imam and others in the South, including telling one that “I want you to die.”Jeremy Wayne Shoemaker of Needham, Alabama, was charged with making an Interstate Communications Threat. He was arrested earlier on related state charges of resisting arrest and possession of a pistol by a person forbidden to legally have a handgun.An FBI agent wrote in
  
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• Analysts say Carney-Xi meeting set right tone, urge caution on next steps

  31-10-2025 18:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Some analysts say Prime Minister Mark Carney's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping might set the right tone in moving the bilateral relationship forward, though they also urge caution.
  Margaret McCuaig-Johnston of the China Strategic Risks Institute says Carney had a successful meeting that set the tone for high-level engagement without conceding things to Beijing.
  She says Canada should look at conventional energy as a way to partner with China, while keeping restrictions o
  
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• B.C. government reopens next-gen farm funding for third intake

  31-10-2025 17:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Farmers in the Fraser Valley will have another opportunity to upgrade their operations as the province opens its farming fund for next-generation farmers.
  The New Entrant Farm Business Accelerator Program will be opening to help eligible farmers create or update a growth strategy for their operations.
  “New and young farmers are the future of agriculture in Canada,” said Heath MacDonald, federal minister of agriculture and agri-food.“Investments through the Ne
  
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• New farmers grateful for fund helping them grow more flowers in Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress

  31-10-2025 17:46 via news.google.com
  New farmers grateful for fund helping them grow more flowers in Chilliwack  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Forge FC’s Bobby Smyrniotis up for CPL top coach for a seventh straight year

  31-10-2025 17:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Forge FC's Bobby Smyrniotis has been nominated for Canadian Premier League coach of the year for a seventh straight season.
  Smyrniotis finally won the award last year after missing out his first five nominations. Excellence is expected, it appears, given Forge's winning record.
  He is up against York United FC’s Mauro Eustaquio and Atletico Ottawa’s Diego Mejía this year.
  The winner, decided in a vote of CPL teams' technical leadership and select media members, will be announce
  
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• Vaccine records aren’t up to date for more than half of Ottawa, Toronto students assessed: public health

  31-10-2025 17:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Public health records for Ottawa and Toronto schools show that among the cohorts assessed this year, more than half of the students did not have up-to-date immunization records, which experts say exposes an antiquated system that's unhelpful in the race to boost vaccination rates.Toronto Public Health said it sent 60,000 letters over the summer to students in Grades 2 to 5 who hadn't submitted records. The Immunization of School Pupils Act requires students to be vaccinated again
  
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• Halloween drenching for much of British Columbia amid wind and rainfall warnings

  31-10-2025 16:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Much of British Columbia is facing a soaked Halloween as wind and rainfall warnings cover much of the central province, parts of the south and central coasts and Vancouver Island.
  The rainfall warning spans Metro Vancouver north of the Fraser River as well as Howe Sound and the lower Sunshine Coast, with 50 to 80 millimetres of rain expected Friday with the arrival of a moisture-laden system.
  Metro Vancouver trick-or-treaters could get a drenching with the rain expected to intensify in the after
  
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• Canadians Fernandez, Mboko to meet in semifinals of Hong Kong Open

  31-10-2025 16:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HONG KONG — Canadians Leylah Fernandez and Victoria Mboko are set to clash in the semifinals of the Hong Kong Open tennis tournament after cruising to quarterfinal wins on Friday.
  Fernandez, the second seed in Hong Kong, advanced with a 6-4, 6-4 win over seventh-seed Sorana Cirstea of Romania.
  Mboko, seeded third, advanced when sixth-seeded Russian Anna Kalinskaya retired while trailing 6-1, 3-1.
  Fernandez saved four of five break points while breaking Cirstea on three of nine chances in h
  
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• Former refugee believes she wouldn’t have been able to stay with proposed border bill

  31-10-2025 16:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — A trans woman does not believe she would have been able to stay in Canada if the refugee rules outlined in the government's new border bill were in effect.Asya Medea came to Canada in 2018 on a student visa to begin a PhD in gender, sexuality and women's studies at Toronto's York University. Due to a combination of worsening health conditions and growing danger for LGBTQ+ people in Turkey, Medea filed a refugee claim about 18 months after arriving."Turkey had become increasingly t
  
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• Ohio panel adopts new US House districts that could help Republicans in next year’s election

  31-10-2025 16:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  A Republican-dominated Ohio panel adopted new U.S. House districts on Friday that could boost the GOP’s chances of winning two additional seats in next year’s elections and aid President Donald Trump’s efforts to hold on to a slim congressional majority.The action by the Ohio Redistricting Commission comes as Trump has been urging Republican-led states to reshape their U.S. House districts in an attempt to win more seats. But unlike in other states, Ohio’s redistricting w
  
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• Police seek missing 62-year-old man in Chilliwack

  31-10-2025 16:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — A family is asking for the public’s help in finding a 62-year-old man who has been missing for a week.
  Mark Frank was last seen in Hope Saturday, October 25, at around 10 p.m., driving a 2010 Silver Chevy Malibu with licence plate XT952G.Source: Facebook
  He’s described as a Caucasian man, standing at 6’4” and 195 pounds, with short, grey hair and blue eyes.Anyone with information is asked to contact Chilliwack RCMP at 604-792-4611.
  
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• Supreme Court to decide on Nov. 6 whether to hear case of B.C. ostriches

  31-10-2025 16:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The Supreme Court of Canada is set to issue a decision next week on whether to hear a last-ditch appeal against an ordered cull of ostriches at a British Columbia farm.
  A list of leave applications that will be ruled upon on Thursday includes the challenge by Universal Ostrich Farms to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's order to cull the flock after an outbreak of avian flu was detected last Dec. 31.
  If the court decides not to hear the case and lifts a stay on the cull, there will be no lega
  
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• Blue Jays backers are basking in the World Series glow but how long will it last?

  31-10-2025 16:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Toronto Blue Jays partners like Tim Hortons and TD Bank might be basking in the team's World Series run now, but experts say the glow won't last long.
  Ann Pegoraro, the Lang Chair in Sport Management at the University of Guelph in Ontario, says research around mega events like the Olympic Games suggests there's a "two-week halo" for athletes who've won medals and the sponsors associated with them.
  If the Blue Jays become the World Series defending champions, she says the team wil
  
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• 1 dead, 1 taken to hospital after single-vehicle crash near Highway 10 in Langley

  31-10-2025 16:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LANGLEY — Langley RCMP are investigating a fatal crash that occurred north of Highway 10 early Friday morning (Oct. 31).
  Police say at around 1:21 a.m., officers responded to a report of a single-vehicle collision on Glover Road, north of the highway, and found a car off the roadway on the east side.“One person has tragically lost their life and another taken to hospital,” said Sergeant Zynal Sharoom of the Langley RCMP. “At this time impairment and speed have not been ru
  
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• Upset with new doctor law, students at all four Quebec medical schools vote to strike

  31-10-2025 16:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Students at Quebec's four medical schools have voted for an unlimited general strike mandate over a new provincial law that ties part of doctors' remuneration to performance targets.
  Medical schools at Université de Sherbrooke, Université de Montréal, Université de Laval and McGill University say their students have voted to strike.
  The law passed one week ago has faced strong opposition from the province's doctor federations, which have denounced mea
  
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• Auger-Aliassime closes in on ATP Finals spot with win over Vacherot in Paris

  31-10-2025 16:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  PARIS — Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the semifinals of the Paris Masters tennis tournament and picked up crucial points in his bid to qualify for the year-ending ATP Finals.
  Auger-Aliassime moved on with a 6-2, 6-2 win over wild card Valentin Vacherot of Monaco on Friday and will face either sixth-seed Alex de Minaur of Australia or 23rd-seed Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan in the final four.
  The win over the in-form Vacherot also moved Auger-Aliassime just 90 points behind Lorenzo Mus
  
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• UPDATE: Hwy. 1 reopens after crash between Chilliwack and Hope - The Northern View

  31-10-2025 15:49 via news.google.com
  UPDATE: Hwy. 1 reopens after crash between Chilliwack and Hope  The Northern View
  
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• Mandatory minimum child pornography sentences unconstitutional, Supreme Court rules

  31-10-2025 15:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada says the one-year mandatory minimum jail sentences for accessing or possessing child pornography are unconstitutional.
  In a ruling today, the top court says although the sentences contribute to the objectives of denunciation and deterrence, they also remove judges' discretion to impose sentences other than imprisonment when appropriate.
  The decision affirms a ruling of the Quebec Court of Appeal, which said the mandatory minimum sentences violated the C
  
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• People ‘generally’ support advance MAID requests before decision-making capacity lost: report

  31-10-2025 15:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — A new Health Canada report says people surveyed about medical assistance in dying "generally" support allowing patients who will lose their decision-making capacity to give advance consent.
  Right now, MAID is legal for people who have a serious and incurable medical condition and are experiencing intolerable suffering, but they must be able to give consent immediately before they die.There have been calls to allow people with dementia to give advance consent to receive a medicall
  
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