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• Trump says US to boycott G20 in South Africa, repeating allegations about treatment of white farmers

  07-11-2025 23:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that no U.S. government officials would be attending the Group of 20 summit this year in South Africa, citing the country’s treatment of white farmers.Trump had already announced he would not attend the annual summit for heads of state from the globe’s leading and emerging economies. Vice President JD Vance had been scheduled to attend in Trump’s place, but a person familiar with Vance’s plans who was granted anon
  
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• Hope RCMP seek witnesses after pedestrian struck, transported to hospital Thursday night

  07-11-2025 22:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HOPE — Mounties in Hope are appealing to the public for help with their investigation after a pedestrian was struck in Hope Thursday night.
  According to a statement from Hope RCMP spokesperson S/Sgt. Mike Sargent, Mounties in Hope were dispatched at 7:05 p.m. Thursday night for the report of a collision between a black Honda Civic and a pedestrian in the area of Queen Street and 3rd Avenue.Police say a 24-year-old woman suffered minor injuries and was transported to hospital by ambulance.
  
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• B.C. RCMP trio violated code of conduct with racist, sexist messages: adjudicator

  07-11-2025 22:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  An RCMP adjudicator has found three B.C constables failed to treat people with respect and courtesy when they posted racist, sexist and homophobic comments in a group chat with other officers and on police computer terminals.
  Louise Morel found Coquitlam constables Mersad Mesbah, Ian Solven and Philip Dick violated the RCMP code and displayed discreditable conduct by posting the comments, but dismissed other allegations related to workplace harassment.
  Lawyers will meet next week to discuss next
  
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• Nova Scotia judge approves $32-million settlement for people with disabilities

  07-11-2025 22:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HALIFAX — A judge has approved one of the largest class-action settlements in Nova Scotia history, saying the agreement could see the province paying $32 million to as many as 2,600 residents with disabilities.
  The award is aimed at compensating mentally and physically disabled residents who for years were wrongly denied social assistance benefits under the province's disabilities assistance program.
  Nova Scotia Supreme Court Justice Darlene Jamieson said the settlement, which could rise t
  
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• ‘It’s time we get going:’ captain Connor McDavid wants more urgency from Oilers

  07-11-2025 22:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — Connor McDavid says it's time for the Edmonton Oilers to get their act together and get going.
  Speaking to the media after a fast-paced, hour-long practice Friday, the Oilers captain said the team has to begin playing with a little more desperation, a little more urgency.And it has to start now.
  “Fifteen games in … we’re in the meat of the season now,” McDavid said of the Oilers. “Two games here, then we go on a long road trip, a lot of hockey, a l
  
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• Canadian company Premier Tech ends association with Israel-based cycling team

  07-11-2025 22:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  RIVIÈRE-DU-LOUP — Canadian company Premier Tech is ending its association with an Israel-based cycling team that has been the target of several recent protests.
  The company said in a statement Friday that it will end its co-title sponsorship of the team formerly known as Israel-Premier Tech effective immediately.
  The development comes a month after the team announced a plan to rebrand after a tumultuous 2025 season.
  Despite that, Premier Tech said continuing as a sponsor was "untena
  
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• B.C. government workers voting through to Thursday on tentative agreement

  07-11-2025 22:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BURNABY — Members of the British Columbia General Employees' Union have begun voting on the tentative agreement reached last month with the provincial government.The union says in a statement that voting started Thursday and will continue until Nov. 13, with the results expected later that day.By the end of the eight-week strike, most of the union's 34,000 members were walking the picket line.The escalating strike shut down numerous government services over the eight weeks of job action, i
  
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• Milanovich wants Ticats to take successful regular-season formula into East final

  07-11-2025 21:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HAMILTON — The formula that earned the Hamilton Tiger-Cats first in the East Division is what head coach Scott Milanovich wants the club to follow in its playoff showdown with the Montreal Alouettes.
  Hamilton hosts Montreal in the Eastern final Saturday. The Ticats led the CFL in turnovers (44), interceptions (27) and points off turnovers (134) and also won the turnover battle in both of their regular-season wins over the Alouettes.
  "Just do what we've been good at, which is protect the fo
  
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• Orbán says Trump will not punish Hungary for buying Russian energy, reducing impact of sanctions

  07-11-2025 21:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán says his country has received an exemption from U.S. sanctions on Russian energy after a meeting in the White House with President Donald Trump.The allowance will keep Russian oil and gas flowing to Hungary in a sign of the close affinity between the two leaders.THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said on Friday he's considering granting Hungary a
  
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• Abbotsford hospital team receives key funding for renal care research project

  07-11-2025 21:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD — A team at the Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre is working to improve kidney patient care across the province with a new research grant.The Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation and Michael Smith Health Research BC have awarded a group of local researchers a Knowledge Translation award – kick-starting new research that aims to help dietitians feel more comfortable using clinical tools, such as dynamometers, to examine patients.
  “It’s a great conve
  
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• Smith defends back-to-work law, says decision is the democratic job of lawmakers

  07-11-2025 21:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is defending her government's move to quickly pass back-to-work legislation invoking the notwithstanding clause, saying democracy is when elected officials make decisions -- not the courts.
  The government passed the law last week to end a three-week teachers strike, saying the growing toll on more than 740,000 students demanded action.
  Smith says elected officials were doing their jobs and, if they got it wrong, they'll "hear about it in the polls."
  The premier als
  
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• Tuba Christmas will sound in downtown Chilliwack for 2nd year - Chilliwack Progress

  07-11-2025 21:25 via news.google.com
  Tuba Christmas will sound in downtown Chilliwack for 2nd year  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• James Watson, co-discoverer of the double-helix shape of DNA, has died at age 97

  07-11-2025 21:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  James D. Watson, whose co-discovery of the twisted-ladder structure of DNA in 1953 helped light the long fuse on a revolution in medicine, crimefighting, genealogy and ethics, has died. He was 97.The breakthrough — made when the brash, Chicago-born Watson was just 24 — turned him into a hallowed figure in the world of science for decades. But near the end of his life, he faced condemnation and professional censure for offensive remarks, including saying Black people are less intellig
  
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• Vancouver Canucks could be without all-star goalie Thatcher Demko for weekend games

  07-11-2025 21:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks may be without goalie Thatcher Demko for a pair of back-to-back home games this weekend.The 29-year-old all-star netminder was not on the ice with his teammates at a practice on Friday, and Vancouver has called goalie Jiri Patera up from the American Hockey League’s Abbotsford Canucks Friday under emergency conditions.
  Head coach Adam Foote says Demko is taking care of himself in a season with a condensed schedule, but did not say he was dealing with
  
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• Conditions are of no concern to Cavalry FC, Atlético Ottawa entering CPL final

  07-11-2025 21:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Controlling the controllable looks to be a theme for Sunday's Canadian Premier League championship game.Atlético Ottawa (16-2-11) will host Cavalry FC (13-8-9) in the nation’s capital where weather could prove to be a deciding factor. The winner will not only lift the North Star Cup, but also earn a coveted berth in the CONCACAF Champions Cup.
  It’s the first-ever playoff meeting between Ottawa and Cavalry and the first final in league history not to feature Forg
  
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• Carney tells business crowd a new pipeline project is ‘going to happen’

  07-11-2025 21:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney came close to telling a Bay Street audience today that he will secure a new pipeline for Alberta, offering his strongest endorsement yet of the idea.
  During an address to the Canadian Club Toronto this afternoon Carney told the audience not worry because "we're on the pipeline stuff" without offering any details.
  But then Carney stopped himself short and said "well, something's going to happen, let's put it that way."
  Speaking in Calgary today, Alberta P
  
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• Israel says another set of remains of a hostage has been turned over in Gaza

  07-11-2025 21:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said Friday that the remains of a hostage had been turned over to the Red Cross in Gaza.Militants have previously returned the bodies of 22 hostages since the start of the current ceasefire. If the remains handed over are confirmed to be those of an additional hostage that would leave five others still in Gaza.The ceasefire, which began Oct. 10, is aimed at winding down the deadliest and most destructive war ever fought between Israel and the Palestini
  
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• Family of Ottawa mass murder victims calls on immigration department for help

  07-11-2025 20:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The brother and father of an Ottawa man whose wife and four children were killed in a gruesome mass stabbing last year are asking the federal government for help as they face immigration challenges.
  Febrio De-Zoysa was sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty on Thursday to killing Darshani Ekanayake, her four children including a two-month-old infant, and their family friend, Gamini Amarakoon, in an Ottawa townhouse in March 2024.
  The children's father Dhanushka Wickrama
  
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• Roughriders, Lions prepare to square off in chilly West Division final

  07-11-2025 20:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  REGINA — November weather is often an issue once the CFL division finals come around.
  Saskatchewan Roughriders linebacker Jameer Thurman would prefer to focus on the things his team can control.
  The Roughriders host the B.C. Lions in the West Division final on Saturday in a showdown between teams that are looking to end Grey Cup droughts.
  The temperature in Regina at kickoff is expected to be -7 C, with gusts up to 15 km/h resulting in a wind chill of -15.“That's something that you c
  
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• Poilievre lays out market-first opposition to Carney’s federal budget in speech

  07-11-2025 20:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre called for removing obstacles to homebuilding and promoting market competition in a speech today offering his alternative to the Liberal budget tabled earlier this week.
  Poilievre delivered his address to a business crowd at the Economic Club of Canada, a few blocks away from the Canadian Club Toronto, where Prime Minister Mark Carney was outlining the vision behind his federal budget at the same time.
  The leader of the Official Opposition blas
  
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• Liberal government survives second confidence vote amid Conservative caucus turmoil

  07-11-2025 20:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Conservatives helped the minority Liberal government survive a second confidence vote on the budget this afternoon.
  The House of Commons recorded a vote of 307 against a Bloc Québécois motion to reject the budget, and 30 in favour.
  On Thursday, the Bloc and NDP teamed up to vote against a Conservative motion that also called on MPs to reject the budget.
  It caps off a chaotic week in Parliament, after Nova Scotia MP Chris d'Entremont crossed the floor to join the
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Liberals survive second confidence vote amid Tory caucus turmoil

  07-11-2025 20:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The minority Liberal government survived a second confidence vote on the budget this afternoon, with the Conservatives voting against a Bloc Québécois motion to reject the budget.
  The House of Commons recorded a vote of 307 against the Bloc amendment, and 30 in favour of it.
  More coming.The Canadian Press
  
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• Montreal police adopt new practices to support victims of strangulation

  07-11-2025 20:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Montreal police are expanding a pilot project meant to provide better support for victims of strangulation in relation to domestic violence.
  The 18-month pilot launched in May 2024 in Montreal's east end handled 348 cases of strangulation.Police say studies show that when someone attempts to strangle their intimate partner, the risk increases significantly that they will later kill them.
  The pilot included giving information to victims about symptoms that can occur following str
  
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• West Fraser to shut mill in 100 Mile House, B.C., amid market challenges

  07-11-2025 19:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  100 MILE HOUSE — West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. will permanently close its mill in 100 Mile House, B.C., by the end of this year, putting roughly 165 people out of work.It says in a statement that the mill is no longer able to reliably access enough economically viable timber.West Fraser says challenging softwood lumber demand, higher duties and additional tariffs have compounded the situation.The company pays combined countervailing and anti-dumping duties of 26.47 per cent and the Trump adm
  
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• Montreal transit agency says there’s been progress in talks with one striking union

  07-11-2025 18:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — The CEO of Montreal's public transit agency says there is progress in negotiations with one of two unions whose walkouts have disrupted service across the network.
  Marie-Claude Léonard says there are advances with the union representing 4,500 bus and metro operators, who walked out Nov. 1 and plan to do the same on the weekend of Nov. 15-16.
  The transit agency opposes the two-day strike, which must be approved by the province's administrative labour tribunal.
  Negotiations
  
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• Police seek 39-year-old woman missing for over a month in Langley

  07-11-2025 18:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LANGLEY — Police in Surrey are asking for the public’s help in finding a 39-year-old woman who has been missing for over a month.
  Yvonne Jackson was last seen on October 6 at around 6:15 a.m. in the 22000 block of Fraser Highway in Langley.She’s described as a White woman, standing at 5’5” and 120 pounds, with shoulder-length brown hair and brown eyes.
  Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to contact the Surrey Police Service at 604-599-0502 or Crime S
  
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• Cornell University to pay $60M in deal with Trump administration to restore federal funding

  07-11-2025 18:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Cornell University has agreed to pay $60 million and accept the Trump administration’s interpretation of civil rights laws in order to restore federal funding and end investigations into the Ivy League school.Cornell President Michael Kotlikoff announced the agreement on Friday, saying it upholds the university’s academic freedom while restoring more than $250 million in research funding that the government withheld amid investigations into alleged civil right
  
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• Woman dies after fire in Mission: RCMP

  07-11-2025 18:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MISSION — Mounties in Mission have confirmed that a woman died and multiple other people were displaced following a house fire on Shaw Street in Mission Thursday morning (Nov. 6).
  According to a statement from Corporal Harrison Mohr, Mssoin RCMP and the Mission Fire Rescue Service responded to a rural property on Shaw Street around 1:45 a.m. on November 6, after a neighbour reported a house was on fire.
  First responders arrived to find the house fully engulfed, and were advised that one of
  
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• Veteran fullback Fraser Aird looks forward to third straight CPL final with Cavalry

  07-11-2025 18:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Fraser Aird's third straight trip to the Canadian Premier League championship game with Cavalry FC has come with a long runway.
  The Calgary-based side's first game this year was Feb. 6 against Mexico's Pumas UNAM in CONCACAF Champions Cup play. Camp opened Jan. 3.
  "It's been a long season for us again this year, starting in CONCACAF and coming in in January," Aird said. "But the fact that we have a chance to play in another final come Sunday makes it all worth it."
  Defending champion Cavalry has
  
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• Name of veteran Hells Angels member appears on Montreal-area tombstone

  07-11-2025 18:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — The name of a veteran Hells Angels member has appeared on a new tombstone showcasing the logo of the outlaw biker gang at a parish cemetery on Montreal's South Shore.
  A worker on Thursday inscribed the name Normand Labelle "Billy" on the tombstone in St-Basile-le-Grand, Que., along with the dates 1955 to 2025.
  A 2014 Quebec Superior Court decision lists Normand Labelle as a member of the Montreal chapter of the Hells Angels as of 1977 and a founding member of the South Shore cha
  
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• Liberals face second confidence vote today as Conservative caucus turmoil continues

  07-11-2025 18:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The minority Liberal government faces a second confidence vote on the budget today after surviving a vote on Thursday evening.
  That first key vote was overshadowed by Alberta MP Matt Jeneroux's announcement that he will resign from Parliament, following days of rumours suggesting he might join the Liberals.
  Jeneroux has not officially stepped down yet but Nova Scotia MP Chris d'Entremont quit the Conservative caucus to sit with the Liberals following the release of the budget on T
  
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• Pakistan says peace talks with Afghanistan are deadlocked despite mediation

  07-11-2025 18:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Peace talks in Istanbul between Pakistan and Afghanistan were at a deadlock on Friday, a day after both sides accused each other of mounting border clashes that risked breaching a ceasefire brokered by Qatar. The update on the talks by Pakistan’s Information Minister Attaullah Tarar came after an Afghan official said four Afghan civilians were killed and five others wounded in clashes between Pakistani and Afghan forces along their shared border despite the join
  
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• Record number of individuals apply for Chilliwack Fire Department’s paid on-call recruitment

  07-11-2025 18:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — It’s always an encouraging sign to have a significant number of people who are willing and able to give back to their community by serving as a highly qualified firefighter.
  According to the minutes of the Public Safety Advisory Committee held on September 17, 2025, the Chilliwack Fire Department fielded a record number of applicants for its paid on-call fire recruitment earlier this year.
  Chilliwack Fire Chief Andy Brown tells Fraser Valley Today that the department att
  
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• Chilliwack unemployment jumps to 7.1% in October: StatCan - Fraser Valley Today

  07-11-2025 18:10 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack unemployment jumps to 7.1% in October: StatCan  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Chilliwack unemployment jumps to 7.1% in October: StatCan

  07-11-2025 18:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — New labour figures from Statistics Canada show that the job market has slowed to a near halt in the Fraser Valley over the past month.
  Chilliwack added 500 jobs in October, but unemployment rose 0.7 points to 7.1 per cent. Similarly, while Abbotsford-Mission added 300 jobs, joblessness in the area stayed at 7.2 per cent.
  Both figures are higher than the provincial and national unemployment rates of 6.6 and 6.9 per cent, respectively.
  B.C. ministers say tariffs are the primary
  
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• Hockey Canada unveils jerseys for 2026 Olympic Winter Games

  07-11-2025 17:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Hockey Canada has unveiled its jerseys for the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milano and Cortina, Italy.
  Members of Canada's women's, men's and para hockey teams will have two uniform options — a white jersey with a red maple leaf and a red jersey with a black maple leaf.
  Hockey Canada says the multi-tone design of the maple leaf crests reflects the look of a diamond, representing the athletes' ability to "withstand incredible pressure."It says the jerseys were designed by Nike and presented
  
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• Quebec police arrest 22 men in online child sex exploitation investigation

  07-11-2025 17:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Quebec provincial police have arrested 22 men between the ages of 18 and 70 in an investigation into the online sexual exploitation of children.
  Police say 20 of the suspects have appeared in court on charges that include possessing, distributing and accessing material related to child sexual abuse and exploitation.
  Some 150 police officers participated in a series of raids that took place between Nov. 3-7.
  The operation was led by a specialized Quebec provincial police unit alo
  
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• Canada names 14-player roster for inaugural FIFA Futsal Women’s World Cup

  07-11-2025 17:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Goalkeeper Léa Palacio and forward Esther Brossard will lead Canada at the inaugural FIFA Futsal Women’s World Cup later this month in the Philippines.
  The 16-team tournament runs Nov. 21 to Dec. 7 in Pasig City, Metropolitan Manila, with Canada drawn in a challenging Group B alongside Spain, Thailand and Colombia.
  Spain has won all three editions of the UEFA Women’s Futsal Championship while Thailand was runner-up at the AFC Women’s Futsal Asian Cup in May. Colombia fin
  
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• Trump administration seeks to halt SNAP food aid payments after a court order

  07-11-2025 16:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BOSTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration asked a federal appeals court Friday to block a judge’s order that it distribute November’s full monthly SNAP benefits amid a U.S. government shutdown, even as at least some states said they were moving quickly to get the money to people. U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell Jr. had given Trump’s administration until Friday to make the payments through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. But Trump&rsq
  
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• Canada’s Olivier Rioux, the world’s tallest teenager, becomes the tallest player in college basketball history

  07-11-2025 16:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida coach Todd Golden had people yelling at him at halftime Thursday night to get seven-foot-nine center Olivier Rioux in the game.
  Golden relented with 2:09 to play — and made history in the process — after chants of “We Want Ollie” swept through the O’Connell Center.
  Rioux became the tallest person to ever play college basketball when he made his debut in a 104-64 victory over North Florida. Rioux, a 19-year-old redshirt freshman
  
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• Fact File: Video shared as evidence of U.S. election ‘fraud’ actually from Quebec

  07-11-2025 16:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  On Tuesday, Americans in several states elected Democrats in key governor's and mayoral races. A video posted to X that day claimed to show Democrats using blank ballots for "scheming," indicating election fraud.
  The video, which features a man confronting two women who he claims transported blank ballots in a taxi to fill in themselves, in fact originated from Quebec. It was likely filmed during Canada's federal election in April, and when it first surfaced, Elections Canada said safeguards wer
  
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• National employment numbers for October, at a glance

  07-11-2025 15:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — A quick look at Canada's October employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets):
  Unemployment rate: 6.9 per cent (7.1)
  Employment rate: 60.8 per cent (60.6)
  Participation rate: 65.3 per cent (65.2)
  Number unemployed: 1,557,300 (1,606,500)
  Number working: 21,081,900 (21,015,300)
  Youth (15-24 years) unemployment rate: 14.1 per cent (14.7)
  Men (25 plus) unemployment rate: 5.9 per cent (6.1)
  Women (25 plus) unemployment rate: 5.5 per cent (5.6)
  This report by The Can
  
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• Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for October, by province

  07-11-2025 15:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Canada's national unemployment rate was 6.9 per cent in October. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets):
  _ Newfoundland and Labrador 10.1 per cent (10.6)
  _ Prince Edward Island 8.5 per cent (9.7)
  _ Nova Scotia 6.7 per cent (6.2)
  _ New Brunswick 7.9 per cent (8.1)
  _ Quebec 5.3 per cent (5.7)
  _ Ontario 7.6 per cent (7.9)
  _ Manitoba 5.8 per cent (6.2)
  _ Saskatchewan 5.5 per cent (6.0)
  _ Alberta 7.8 per cent (7.8)
  _ British Colu
  
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• Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for October, by Canadian city

  07-11-2025 15:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 6.9 per cent in October. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities. It cautions, however, that the figures may fluctuate widely because they are based on small statistical samples.Here are the jobless rates last month by city (numbers from the previous month in brackets):
  _ St. John's, N.L. 7.4 per cent (6.9)
  _ Halifax 5.8 per cent (5.7)
  _ Moncton, N.B. 7.2 per cent (7.3)
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• European Union vessel reaches ship raided by pirates off Somalia; all 24 crew on board safe

  07-11-2025 15:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A European Union naval force on Friday reached a Malta-flagged tanker earlier attacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia, finding all its 24 mariners safe after an assault that raised renewed fears about piracy in the region.The seizure of the Hellas Aphrodite, carrying a load of gasoline from India to South Africa, ended as the ESPS Victoria came alongside the vessel. Special forces from the Spanish frigate boarded the tanker and “released the 24
  
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• What’s happening Chilliwack: List of events from Nov. 7 onward - Chilliwack Progress

  07-11-2025 14:49 via news.google.com
  What’s happening Chilliwack: List of events from Nov. 7 onward  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Canada adds surprise 67,000 jobs in October, unemployment rate drops to 6.9%

  07-11-2025 14:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the economy added 67,000 jobs in October, blowing past economists’ labour market expectations for a second month in a row.
  Those job gains were concentrated in part-time work while the private sector saw employment grow for the first time since June.
  Tariff-sensitive Ontario led job growth last month with 55,000 positions added, while the wholesale and retail trade sector and the transportation and warehousing industry drove employment gains nationally
  
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• Republican US Rep. Elise Stefanik is running for governor of New York

  07-11-2025 14:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NEW YORK (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik is running for governor of New York, her campaign announced Friday.In a video shared on social media, Stefanik called Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul “the worst governor in America” and called New York “the most unaffordable state in the nation.”Stefanik, who represents a solid red congressional district in upstate New York, has for months teased a run for governor, leveling heavy criticism at Hochul and more recently
  
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• Canadian sprinter Brendon Rodney helping with hurricane relief aid in Jamaica

  07-11-2025 13:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Brendon Rodney knows even helping a few people is enough to make a big difference.
  The three-time Olympic medallist sprinter from Toronto lives in Jamaica where Hurricane Melissa caused significant damage, mainly in the northwest and southwest parts of the country. The Category 5 hurricane hit the island last week and took a number of lives as well.
  "It's always tough because it's my home, ... I live here, but it's my home away from home," he said. "And the people that have been affected are not
  
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• Multiple explosions shake a mosque in an Indonesian high school and injure 55

  07-11-2025 12:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Multiple explosions shook a mosque at a high school during Friday prayers in Jakarta, Indonesia’s capital, injuring at least 55 people, mostly students. Police tried to dissuade speculation that the blasts were a terror attack and said they were investigating.Witnesses told local television stations that they heard at least two loud blasts around midday, from inside and outside the mosque, just as the sermon had started at the mosque at SMA 27, a state high
  
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