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• Judge orders improvements at a Chicago-area immigration facility after claims of inhumane conditions

  05-11-2025 23:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge in Chicago on Wednesday ordered authorities to improve conditions at an immigration facility after a group of detainees alleged they were kept in “inhumane” conditions and sued.The order for the facility in the west Chicago suburb of Broadview will be in effect for 14 days. It requires officials to provide detainees with a clean bedding mat and sufficient space to sleep, soap, towels, toilet paper, toothbrushes, toothpaste, menstrual products and
  
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• Chilliwack RCMP seeking help in finding missing man from New Hazelton - My Bulkley Lakes Now

  05-11-2025 23:54 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack RCMP seeking help in finding missing man from New Hazelton  My Bulkley Lakes Now
  
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• City of Chilliwack looks to improve 1.3-km stretch of Watson Road in Sardis - Fraser Valley Today

  05-11-2025 23:05 via news.google.com
  City of Chilliwack looks to improve 1.3-km stretch of Watson Road in Sardis  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• City of Chilliwack looks to improve 1.3-km stretch of Watson Road in Sardis

  05-11-2025 23:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — The City of Chilliwack says it is seeking expressions of interest from qualified respondents to develop, design and construct the Watson Road Design-Build project spanning 1.3 kilometres in Sardis.On its website, the city says the purpose of its request for expressions of interest is to receive qualified submissions from respondents who have experience and expertise in roads and transportation infrastructure engineering and construction.The project calls for widening and upgra
  
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• Alouettes’ Adeyemi-Berglund draws relentless attitude from ‘gritty’ upbringing

  05-11-2025 22:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Isaac Adeyemi-Berglund always knew he was built to play defence.
  The Montreal Alouettes defensive lineman isn’t much of a “finesse guy.” He relies on power, effort and relentlessness, traits that trace back to his upbringing in rugged Dartmouth, N.S.
  "I'm from the East Coast of Canada, where it's a gritty place to live, it's a blue-collar place to live,” he said Wednesday after practice at Stade Hébert. “Everyone there kind of has the same at
  
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• Ottawa Redblacks hire Ryan Dinwiddie as their head coach and general manager

  05-11-2025 22:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Ottawa Redblacks have hired Ryan Dinwiddie as their new head coach and general manager.
  Dinwiddie, who led the Toronto Argonauts to two Grey Cup titles over five seasons, takes over coaching duties from Bob Dyce, who was relieved of his duties after Ottawa posted a 4-14 record this season to miss the CFL playoffs.
  Dinwiddie also assumes the GM title, with Shawn Burke — who was hired in that capacity in December 2021 — being promoted to vice-president of football op
  
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• Winger Conor Garland latest to return to Vancouver Canucks’ injury-riddled lineup

  05-11-2025 22:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks' early-season injury woes are beginning to ease as another body returns to the lineup.Winger Conor Garland was set to return to play Wednesday when the Canucks (7-7-0) host the Chicago Blackhawks.“That's a huge boost," assistant coach Brett McLean said after morning skate. "Plan is for him to play tonight, and his energy, his ability to strip pucks and hold pucks in the offensive zone, should be huge for our group coming off that road trip.”
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• Chilliwack Chiefs take 8-0 win over Powell River Kings - Chilliwack Progress

  05-11-2025 22:18 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack Chiefs take 8-0 win over Powell River Kings  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Ottawa Redblacks hire Dinwiddie as coach and general manager

  05-11-2025 22:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Ottawa Redblacks have hired Ryan Dinwiddie as head coach and general manager, signing him through the 2028 season, while extending Shawn Burke as vice-president of football operations.
  More coming.The Canadian Press
  
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• One Canadian among seven climbers dead after avalanche in Nepal

  05-11-2025 22:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Global Affairs says a Canadian is one of the seven killed in an avalanche in Nepal earlier this week.A spokesperson says Canadian officials are in contact with local authorities to gather more information, and further details can't be disclosed due to privacy reasons.
  The avalanche pounded the base camp at Mount Yalung Ri, located at 4,900 metres, on Monday morning.Snowstorms prevented rescuers from reaching the site the same day, but the weather cleared Tuesday and a helicopter l
  
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• Democratic Maine Rep. Jared Golden won’t seek reelection in competitive US House district

  05-11-2025 21:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine Democratic Rep. Jared Golden, who represents one of the most competitive U.S. House districts in the country, said Wednesday he will not seek reelection.Golden was first elected to Congress in 2018 and has carved out a space as a Democrat who is willing to work with President Donald Trump's administration. He announced his decision not to seek a new term in an opinion piece published Wednesday in the Bangor Daily News in his home state.Golden wrote that he has
  
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• Environment Canada warns of storm surge as winds and high tides combine on B.C. coast

  05-11-2025 21:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — A series of frontal systems moving over from the Pacific will bring rainfall and coastal flooding for parts of British Columbia's coast, while setting off high-water advisories for rivers in some of those areas.Environment Canada has issued a coastal flood warning for much of the east coast of Haida Gwaii, where wind and waves could bring a storm surge 50 centimetres above the highest tides as two systems move in Wednesday and Thursday.Special coastal flooding statements have a
  
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• City of Chilliwack hosts free swap meet to help keep items out of landfill - Chilliwack Progress

  05-11-2025 21:43 via news.google.com
  City of Chilliwack hosts free swap meet to help keep items out of landfill  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• MP Chris d’Entremont’s jump from Tories to Liberals sparks chatter across Nova Scotia

  05-11-2025 21:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia MP’s high-profile jump from the federal Conservatives to the Liberals has sparked chatter across the region.Acadia University political scientist Alex Marland speculated that Acadie-Annapolis MP Chris d’Entremont’s decision to cross the floor was due in part to feeling “marginalized” by Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre.
  Marland, who co-authored a book on party loyalty and floor-crossing in Canadian politics, says these decisions dep
  
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• Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Montreal Alouettes head into East final with solid run threats

  05-11-2025 21:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The spotlight will be firmly fixed on quarterbacks Bo Levi Mitchell and Davis Alexander, but running backs Stevie Scott III and Greg Bell will both be key figures in the East Division final Saturday.
  Scott ran for 133 yards and two touchdowns in Montreal's 42-33 Eastern semifinal win over Winnipeg last weekend. He anchored the Alouettes' 176-yard rushing performance against a Blue Bombers defence that was third against the run (94.1 yards per game) during the regular season.
  The two teams meet a
  
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• Ten talking points entering off-season for American League champion Toronto Blue Jays

  05-11-2025 21:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Just a few days after falling painfully short of their first World Series title in 32 years, the Toronto Blue Jays are shifting focus to the off-season.Here's a look at 10 talking points for the franchise as it prepares for the 2026 campaign.BO FUTURE
  Homegrown star Bo Bichette is one of the marquee names in this year's free-agent class.He shifted from shortstop to second base after returning to the lineup after missing seven weeks with a knee sprain. That could be the position t
  
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• BC Highway Patrol nabs suspected impaired driver at ferry terminal – while police feed his kids

  05-11-2025 20:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  FRASER VALLEY/WEST VANCOUVER — A spokesperson for the B.C. Highway Patrol says a Kelowna man is facing court and criminal charges after he allegedly drove impaired on Highway 1 between Chilliwack and West Vancouver Sunday morning with his two pre-teen sons in his pickup.
  According to a statement from BCHP spokesperson Corporal Michael McLaughlin, police say the man was stopped following a number of complaints about him being allegedly impaired.
  Cpl. McLaughlin says multiple agencies from C
  
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• ‘This is exactly where we want to be:’ B.C. Lions welcome West final battle

  05-11-2025 20:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — The B.C. Lions know exactly what they're up against.While the squad is riding a seven-game win streak into the West final, earning a spot in the Grey Cup will require B.C. to defeat the CFL-leading Saskatchewan Roughriders. And they'll have to do it in the bitter cold, in front of a boisterous crowd of Riders fans.Saturday's forecast calls for a high of -6 C and a low of -15 C in Regina — a far cry from what the Lions have experienced in Metro Vancouver in recent weeks.Th
  
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• Harrison council supports underwater Search and Rescue drone - Chilliwack Progress

  05-11-2025 20:17 via news.google.com
  Harrison council supports underwater Search and Rescue drone  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Ottawa to restore accidentally deleted privacy provision in streaming bill

  05-11-2025 20:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Liberal government says it will restore a privacy provision from the Online Streaming Act that was accidentally deleted.
  The federal budget released this week says the government will make a legislative amendment to add back the privacy provision.
  In 2023, the Online Streaming Act updated Canada’s Broadcasting Act to capture online streamers like Netflix.
  The Senate included an amendment stating the bill would be construed and applied in a manner consistent with individu
  
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• Fraser Valley real estate sales show signs of life in October, up 17% from September

  05-11-2025 20:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  FRASER VALLEY — The Fraser Valley Real Estate Board says motivated home sellers are turning to more realistic pricing strategies, which may explain an uptick in October sales compared to September.
  The real estate association says Fraser Valley home sales rose for the second straight month in October, a sign that some buyers might be receptive to steadily easing prices.
  The FVREB recorded 1,123 sales on its Multiple Listing Service in October, a 17 per cent increase from September, but 16
  
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• B.C. regulator fines Amazon $10,000 in ruling that limits what ‘delivery’ means

  05-11-2025 20:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SAANICH — A British Columbia regulator has ordered Amazon to pay a $10,000 penalty over a failed delivery, ruling that it's not good enough to leave a package on a doorstep or with another person unless the buyer consents.
  Consumer Protection BC says in a decision issued last month that the consumer complained to them that Amazon failed to deliver an order for electronic equipment under a "distance sales contract" in August 2024.The Oct. 14 decision says the unnamed consumer alleged Amazon
  
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• Over 5,000 researchers oppose order to share 25 years of federal grant applicant data

  05-11-2025 19:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — More than 5,000 researchers have signed an open letter pushing back against a parliamentary committee order that they say draws parallels with the U.S. government's crackdown on equity, diversity and inclusion funding in health and science research.
  The Standing Committee on Science and Research adopted a motion on Oct. 1 requiring health and science grant institutions to share disaggregated data on all student and faculty grant applications submitted between 2020 and 2025.The sp
  
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• Canadian rider Michael Leonard joins EF Education-EasyPost cycling team

  05-11-2025 19:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Canadian time-trial champion Michael Leonard has joined the EF Education-EasyPost cycling team.
  The 21-year-old from Oakville, Ont., who is now based in Andorra, made the move after three seasons with Britain's Ineos Grenadiers team.Founded in 2003 by Jonathan Vaughters, EF Education-EasyPost has competed in the UCI World Tour since 2009.
  “This team has a unique identity,” Leonard said in a statement. "Even growing up, watching the sport, it seemed like a team with an exciting cultur
  
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• City of Mission, RCMP see major improvement in Halloween night calls after rough turn of events in 2024

  05-11-2025 19:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MISSION — After a disastrous Halloween in 2024 that saw repeated incidents of mayhem and an RCMP officer get assaulted, the City of Mission says first responders fared much better during last Friday’s Halloween.
  In a news release, the municipality said first responders noted a considerable improvement in the number and types of calls for service on Halloween night this year, thanks in part to a coordinated effort between the Mission Fire Rescue Service, Mission RCMP, and the City of
  
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• Researchers find microplastics in lobsters caught off the coast of Nova Scotia

  05-11-2025 19:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HALIFAX — A new study has confirmed the presence of microplastics in the tails of lobsters caught off the coast of Nova Scotia.
  Co-author Amber LeBlanc, a researcher at Dalhousie University in Halifax, says the study raises questions about the future of the lucrative industry and the long-term impact on human health.
  She says she and her colleagues found a variety of microplastics in edible meat pulled from all of the lobsters they studied.
  The researchers determined the plastics primarily
  
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• Canadian para hockey player Raphaëlle Tousignant diagnosed with breast cancer

  05-11-2025 19:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Para hockey player Raphaëlle Tousignant, who became the first woman to play for Canada in a major international competition, says she has been diagnosed with breast cancer.
  “I never thought I would say those words again – not now, not anytime soon. But life has its own plans,” she wrote in an Instagram post on Tuesday. “About a week ago, I was diagnosed with breast cancer.
  “I’ve been here before. I’ve faced challenges on and off the ice that have sh
  
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• Canadian Jessica Camara looks to take one step closer to another title shot

  05-11-2025 19:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  After a loss and a draw in championship fights earlier in the year, Canadian lightweight Jessica (The Cobra) Camara looks to position herself for another title shot with a win Saturday.
  The 37-year-old Camara takes on Czechia's Lenka Volejnikova in the co-main event of "Champ Promotions 7: Fighting Spirit" boxing card at Victoria's Bay Street Armoury.
  Camara (14-5-1) calls the bout with the 39-year-old Volejnikova (3-4-1) a "stepping-stone" to her next shot at a championship belt.
  "I feel like I
  
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• Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante sends message against cynicism as she meets successor

  05-11-2025 19:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Outgoing Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante has met her successor at city hall in a gesture she hopes will help combat cynicism in politics.
  After meeting today with mayor-elect Soraya Martinez Ferrada, the outgoing mayor spoke with media for a final time before she steps away from the role she has held since 2017.Martinez Ferrada defeated Luc Rabouin — Plante's successor as the head of the Projet Montréal party — on her way to a convincing victory in Sunday
  
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• Canadian men rally to beat Uganda and record first-ever win at FIFA U-17 World Cup

  05-11-2025 19:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DOHA — Elijah Roche scored in the 88th minute and Marius Aiyenero converted a penalty in stoppage time as Canada pulled off a Houdini-like 2-1 win over Uganda on Wednesday for its first-ever victory in nine trips to the FIFA U-17 World Cup
  James Bogere's 25th-minute goal had looked to give Uganda something to celebrate in its first-ever appearance at a FIFA tournament. But Roche, who minutes earlier had made a goal-saving tackle at the other end, rose high to head home Aghilas Sadek's corn
  
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• COC, CPC to continue lobby for sport core funding after federal budget gave none

  05-11-2025 18:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  No extra money for national sport organizations in the federal budget had the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic committees taking a measured tone.
  The COC and CPC asked on behalf of sport federations for a $144-million increase in core funding, which they say hasn't increased in two decades.
  NSOs count on core funding as predictable annual revenue with which to pay for operations, coaches and support staff.
  The COC and CPC say national sports organizations are running deficits, cutting back on sen
  
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• Jacob Frey fends off democratic socialist’s challenge to win 3rd term as Minneapolis mayor

  05-11-2025 18:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis Democratic Mayor Jacob Frey defeated democratic socialist Omar Fateh and 13 other challengers Wednesday during the final round of counting in the city's ranked-choice voting election.Frey, who secured a third term, led Fateh by about 10 percentage points after Tuesday night's first round of counting but didn't cross the 50%-plus-one-vote threshold he needed to win outright. The way ranked-choice voting works in Minneapolis, if no candidate clears the threshol
  
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• Fireworks discharge in Abbotsford causes chain reaction of tragic events for local pet owner

  05-11-2025 18:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD — On the night of Halloween, as trick-or-treaters went from door to door to grab candies and chocolate bars, Emmanuel Van’t Padje in Abbotsford was desperately looking for his dog, which had run out of the house.
  The Abbotsford pet owner says his pet Phillip, frightened of fireworks, ran through the opened dog door, went through the fence, and got hit by a vehicle.
  The dog was eventually put down after being sent to the hospital.
  “They launched fireworks into above m
  
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• City of Mission, RCMP see improvement in Halloween night calls after rough turn of events in 2024

  05-11-2025 18:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MISSION — After a disastrous Halloween in 2024 that saw repeated incidents of mayhem and an RCMP officer get assaulted, the City of Mission says first responders fared much better during last Friday’s Halloween.In a news release, the municipality said first responders noted a considerable improvement in the number and types of calls for service on Halloween night this year, thanks in part to a coordinated effort between the Mission Fire Rescue Service, Mission RCMP, and the City of M
  
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• Ex-hydro researcher tells spying trial he wasn’t given opportunity to defend himself

  05-11-2025 18:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — A former researcher with Quebec's hydro utility says he had no idea he was under a criminal investigation until he was arrested by the RCMP in 2022.
  The Crown accuses Yuesheng Wang, 38, of sharing confidential research from Hydro-Québec with Chinese entities in commercializing battery technologies.
  Testifying for a second day in Quebec court, Wang said he wasn't given any explanation by his superiors before he was suspended in August 2022 and fired in November of that yea
  
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• Global Affairs says Canada exploring possible postwar role in Gaza Strip

  05-11-2025 18:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — With Canadian military personnel already deployed to Gaza to monitor the ceasefire, the federal government says it's scoping out how it can best support Palestinians in Gaza in the event a peace deal leads to self-governance.
  "Decisions have not yet been made on the level of resources nor the type of assistance that we could provide," Alexandre Lévêque, an assistant deputy minister at Global Affairs Canada, told the House of Commons foreign affairs committee Tuesday.
  
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• Indigenous leaders say federal budget falls short on health care, education

  05-11-2025 17:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Some Indigenous leaders say Tuesday's federal budget lacks the investments in health and education their communities desperately need.
  The budget froze annual base funding for Indigenous health and social services and for treaty work, which Ottawa says amounts to a two per cent cut at a time when most federal agencies face a 15 per cent cut.
  National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak of the Assembly of First Nations says the freeze will have serious impacts on communities with high bi
  
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• Federal budget promises legislation to accelerate Alto high-speed rail project

  05-11-2025 17:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — The federal budget promises new legislation to accelerate development of the Alto high-speed rail project.
  Tabled Tuesday, the budget says legislative changes will streamline approvals and reduce regulatory uncertainty for the planned high-speed rail line between Toronto and Quebec City.Prime Minister Mark Carney announced in September that the government would speed up engineering and regulatory work on the project to get construction underway within four years.The project, ann
  
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• Eby, coastal First Nations call on Ottawa to maintain oil tanker ban

  05-11-2025 17:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — British Columbia Premier David Eby and coastal First Nations have signed a declaration calling on the federal government to maintain an oil tanker ban off the province's north coast.
  Eby says one oil spill in the area would destroy billions of dollars in economic activity along the coast, with no technology available to clean it up.
  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has been calling for the tanker ban to be repealed as part of her government's proposal to build an oil pipeline to
  
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• Judge in Comey case scolds prosecutors as he orders them to produce records from probe

  05-11-2025 17:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday ordered prosecutors in the criminal case of former FBI Director James Comey to produce a trove of materials from the investigation, saying he was concerned that the Justice Department’s position had been to “indict first and investigate later.”Magistrate Judge William Fitzpatrick instructed prosecutors to produce by the end of the day on Thursday grand jury materials as well as other evidence that investigators seized du
  
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• Lions quarterback Rourke earns his first All-CFL team selection

  05-11-2025 17:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Nathan Rourke has his first All-CFL team selection.
  The B.C Lions quarterback was named a league all-star Wednesday in voting by the Football Reporters of Canada, nine CFL head coaches and fans.
  Rourke, of Victoria, finished second in CFL passing yards (5,290) and touchdowns (31) but tops in 300-yard games (12) and rushing among quarterbacks (564 yards, 9.2-yard average, 10 touchdowns). B.C. ended its regular season with six straight wins before dispatching the Calgary Stampeders
  
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• Expelled CAQ member of Quebec legislature slams government over doctor payment bill

  05-11-2025 17:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — A member of the Quebec legislature whom the premier expelled from his caucus says she no longer recognizes the party she used to represent.
  Isabelle Poulet says she is “profoundly disappointed” by how the Coalition Avenir Québec government has handled a new law that changes how doctors in the province are paid.She says doctors in her riding on Montreal’s South Shore are angry, and she regrets voting for the bill, which she says was poorly planned and com
  
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• Canada’s Dayne St. Clair and two Vancouver Whitecaps named to MLS Best XI

  05-11-2025 17:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Canadian goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair has been named to the MLS Best XI, along with Vancouver Whitecaps players Tristan Blackmon and Sebastian Berhalter.
  The honour is just the latest for Minnesota United's St. Clair and Blackmon. St. Clair was named goalkeeper of the year, while Blackmon was chosen the league's top defender.The Best XI is drawn from nine different clubs, with the Whitecaps and Philadelphia Union leading the way with two representatives each.
  St. Clair led the league with a 77.93
  
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• Pittsburgh Penguins off to surprise hot start: ‘Something to prove’

  05-11-2025 17:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Sidney Crosby was answering uncomfortable questions about his future.The Pittsburgh Penguins superstar sat down with a small group of reporters in Las Vegas at the NHL's player media tour in September.He acknowledged rumours about the potential for an eventual trade away from the only franchise he's ever known — one pivoting toward a full rebuild following three straight springs outside the playoffs."I understand it," Crosby said at the time. "It's not something that you wa
  
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• Pitcher Bieber remains with Blue Jays after exercising player option for 2026 season

  05-11-2025 16:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Right-hander Shane Bieber has elected to return to the Toronto Blue Jays next season rather than enter the open market as a free agent.
  He has exercised his player option for the 2026 season, the team said Wednesday.Bieber, 30, was 4-2 and posted a 3.57 earned-run average with Toronto after being acquired from the Cleveland Guardians at the trade deadline last summer.His return solidifies a starting rotation that will likely include ace Kevin Gausman, Trey Yesavage, Jose Berrios
  
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• CF Montreal fires assistant coach Maxime Leconte after disciplinary process

  05-11-2025 16:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — CF Montreal has fired assistant coach Maxime Leconte following an internal disciplinary process.
  The Major League Soccer club announced the move Wednesday but did not reveal the reason for Leconte’s dismissal, citing confidentiality.
  Leconte, a 35-year-old native of France, only spent a few months with the club after joining the coaching staff in May.
  His dismissal comes two weeks after Marco Donadel was named CF Montreal’s permanent head coach.The Italian took over
  
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• Bolivian top court annuls former interim president sentence and orders her immediate release

  05-11-2025 16:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — The Bolivian Supreme Court of Justice on Wednesday annulled the 10-year prison sentence against former interim President Jeanine Áñez, ordering her immediate release.The court also ordered that Áñez, who has been imprisoned for more than four years, be subjected to a political trial, as demanded by her defense.Court President Romer Saucedo told the media on Wednesday that the sentence was annulled based on “several arguments” a
  
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• Chilliwack to feature billboards about dangers of radon gas during Radon Action Month - Fraser Valley Today

  05-11-2025 16:15 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack to feature billboards about dangers of radon gas during Radon Action Month  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Chilliwack to feature billboards about dangers of radon gas during Radon Action Month

  05-11-2025 16:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Realtors across British Columbia are teaming up with two other organizations in the province during November to urge the public to test their homes for radon, a colourless, odourless radioactive gas that can adversely impact people’s health.November is Radon Action Month, and the BC Real Estate Association (BCREA), BC Lung Foundation, and Real Estate Foundation of BC are teaming up to urge the public to test their homes for radon gas.
  Roadside Billboards will be appearin
  
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• Chilliwack tradeswoman, community activist announces run for Chilliwack City Council

  05-11-2025 15:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — A former software engineer who later worked to become a Red Seal tradeswoman and project manager plans to run for Chilliwack City Council in next year’s municipal elections.Ghazaleh Nozamani announced on her website that she will be running for council in 2026, alongside former council candidate Lisa Morry. She says she believes Chilliwack deserves leadership that puts “people first, blends logic with lived experience and never stops fighting for working families.&
  
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