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• Inquest set in 2020 wrong-way highway triple fatality in Chilliwack - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  14-11-2025 23:59 via news.google.com
  Inquest set in 2020 wrong-way highway triple fatality in Chilliwack  Nanaimo News Bulletin
  
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• MLA organizes community rally after several ER shutdowns at Mission Memorial

  14-11-2025 23:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MISSION — The MLA for Abbotsford-Mission is looking to send a message to government after half a dozen ER shutdowns at Mission Memorial Hospital this year.
  On November 9, the hospital temporarily suspended its urgent care services due to a doctor shortage– the sixth time in 2025. As a result, MLA Reann Gasper is organizing a peaceful community assembly at Mission Memorial.
  “Every single time those doors close, it’s the same story. Families stuck driving to Abbotsford or M
  
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• Vancouver Canucks place goalie Thatcher Demko on IR with lower-body injury

  14-11-2025 23:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks have placed goalie Thatcher Demko on injured reserve.General manager Patrik Allvin announced the move Friday, saying it is retroactive to Tuesday, when the all-star netminder left Vancouver's 5-3 loss to the Winnipeg Jets after playing just one period.Demko started the game and gave up three goals on eight shots and did not return for the second period. The team later said he would not return due to a lower-body injury.He also missed three games for mainte
  
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• Montreal transit network prepares for more disruption as third union plans to strike

  14-11-2025 23:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — A third union representing workers in Montreal's public transit network has announced it will go on strike.Maintenance workers walked off the job three times since June, and bus and metro drivers are to strike this weekend.
  Now it's the union representing about 1,316 administrative, technical and professional employees that says its members will strike Nov. 19.
  However, Quebec's labour tribunal has ruled that 33 members of that union must be available Nov. 19 to maintain public
  
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• Chilliwack politicians bring concerns about homelessness, drug use to Eby - Chilliwack Progress

  14-11-2025 23:21 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack politicians bring concerns about homelessness, drug use to Eby  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• B.C. lawyers receiving extortion threats, legal regulator warns

  14-11-2025 23:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — The Law Society of British Columbia says it has become aware of lawyers receiving extortion threats for "substantial sums of money."
  The legal profession regulator sent out a notice to its members that says lawyers have been targeted with threats to their physical safety and it urges victims to contact police.Conservative member of the legislature Steve Kooner, the Opposition attorney general critic, says in a statement that lawyers being threatened represents a "disturbing esc
  
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• Auger-Aliassime advances to final four at ATP Finals with upset of Zverev

  14-11-2025 23:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TURIN — Canadian tennis star Félix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the semifinals of the ATP Finals for the first time in his career with a 6-4, 7-6 (4) win over Germany's Alexander Zverev on Friday.
  The 25-year-old from Montreal improved to 2-1 in round-robin play and will face world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz of Spain on Saturday in the semifinals of the elite season-ending event.
  Auger-Aliassime, seeded eighth in Turin, claimed the only break of the match in the final game of the first set
  
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• CFL commissioner Johnston says if league expands, he wants it to be in Canada

  14-11-2025 23:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — It's not a priority currently, but CFL commissioner Stewart Johnston said if the league does add a 10th team, he wants it to be in Canada.
  Johnston said Friday during his first state of the league address that when the league unveiled its changes to its rules and field dimensions, it wasn't with an eye to returning to the United States. The league had U.S.-based franchises in the 1990s before returning to its all-Canadian setup in 1996.
  "It is not our objective,” said. "Wh
  
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• CF Montréal ready for cold-weather dates in revamped MLS schedule

  14-11-2025 22:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTRÉAL — The future MLS schedule will certainly bring challenges for CF Montréal, but Gabriel Gervais says his organization is ready to face them.
  The president and CEO of CF Montréal met with journalists for more than half an hour on Friday morning, a day after MLS executives announced changes to the league's seasonal schedule to align with the rest of international soccer.
  Without confirming if his organization had voted in favour of the new schedule — citing
  
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• Fraser Valley Realtors launch RealtorsCare Week - Chilliwack Progress

  14-11-2025 22:31 via news.google.com
  Fraser Valley Realtors launch RealtorsCare Week  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Als kicker Maltos Diaz puts mother’s name on his back — and carries it into Grey Cup

  14-11-2025 22:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — Jose Maltos Diaz combined football and family in a special way this season.
  When he learned in July that his mother, Maria, was having surgery in Mexico, the Montreal Alouettes kicker looked for a way to honour her — and added her family name, Diaz, to the back of his jersey.
  “There was Maltos, my dad’s last name,” the 34-year-old said this week as he prepared for Sunday's Grey Cup game against the Saskatchewan Roughriders.“I need to honour my mom&r
  
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• ‘Backdoor dealing’: B.C. farmer decries omission of private owners from Cowichan case

  14-11-2025 22:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  RICHMOND — The co-owner of an eight-hectare farm on the Cowichan Tribes Aboriginal title lands says he and fellow private landowners were unfairly left out of the court case that confirmed the title claim.
  Gord Maichin says the decision of the B.C. Supreme Court not to inform landowners about the case that has set off a debate about its impact on private land ownership was "backdoor dealing" that left the owners unable to defend themselves.
  Maichin, speaking at a news conference about the
  
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• Ottawa to return $623 million to small businesses in rebate payments

  14-11-2025 21:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — More than 600,000 small businesses will share $623 million in carbon price rebate payments before the end of the year, the final payment they will receive following the end of the consumer carbon price last spring.
  The payments are the second rebates issued to businesses under the carbon pricing program, after an initial plan to return the revenues through energy efficiency retrofit programs fell flat.
  Payments close to $2.5 billion were issued last December to 600,000 small- and
  
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• Governor General Simon released from hospital, recovering from illness

  14-11-2025 21:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Rideau Hall says Gov. Gen. Mary Simon was released from hospital today and is now recovering at home.
  The 78-year-old head of state missed the annual Remembrance Day service in Ottawa on Tuesday after being hospitalized with a respiratory illness.
  The statement says Simon extends thanks to Chief Justice Richard Wagner for representing her at the Remembrance Day ceremony.
  It says Wagner will also represent the Crown in Simon's stead during a state visit by the Swedish royal family
  
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• B.C. police watchdog finds no officer offence after 2022 crash that injured four

  14-11-2025 21:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SURREY — The Independent Investigations Office of BC says there are no grounds to find officers committed any offences after four people were injured in a head-on crash caused by a vehicle swerving to avoid a spike strip.Chief Civilian Director Jessica Berglund says in a decision released Friday that police were trying to stop a stolen vehicle on the Lougheed Highway in Agassiz, B.C., on Sept. 17, 2022.It says police were called by the owner of a stolen Mitsubishi Lancer that day, who said
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Governor General released from hospital, recovering from illness

  14-11-2025 21:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Rideau Hall says Gov. Gen. Mary Simon was released from hospital today and is now recovering at home.
  The 78-year-old head of state missed the annual Remembrance Day service in Ottawa on Tuesday after being hospitalized with a respiratory illness.
  More coming.
  David Baxter, The Canadian Press
  
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• Grey Cup linebackers chasing the perfect hit — the one that takes your breath away

  14-11-2025 21:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — Darnell Sankey's perfect football hit is breathtaking.
  Literally.
  "It's when you hit somebody and feel and hear the breath escaping from their lungs," said the Montreal Alouettes veteran middle linebacker. "Or when you look at them and they're slow to get up and having trouble breathing or catching their breath.
  "Yeah," he continued with a chuckle. "I've had a few."
  Sankey has had plenty of practice delivering big hits in Canada. The six-foot, 242-pound American has cracked the
  
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• Chilliwack RCMP seek identity of pickup truck driver after pedestrian was struck Friday morning in Promontory - Fraser Valley Today

  14-11-2025 21:16 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack RCMP seek identity of pickup truck driver after pedestrian was struck Friday morning in Promontory  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Chilliwack RCMP seek identity of pickup truck driver after pedestrian was struck Friday morning in Promontory

  14-11-2025 21:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Mounties in Chilliwack are appealing to the public for any surveillance camera imagery or dashcam footage after a pedestrian was struck Friday morning in Promontory.
  According to a statement from RCMP spokesperson Sgt. James Mason, police are looking to identify a vehicle involved in the hit and run that left a 21-year-old female pedestrian with serious injuries.
  Chilliwack RCMP responded at 6:41 a.m. Friday morning after a female pedestrian who was walking her dog was hit by
  
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• Five things to know about Quebec graphite mine added to major projects list

  14-11-2025 21:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — A graphite mine in Quebec has been included on the federal government's expanded list of major projects in the national interest to be considered for regulatory fast-tracking. Here are five things to know about Nouveau Monde Graphite’s Matawinie Mine.
  Two facilities
  The project includes the company's future open-pit Matawinie Mine in the Lanaudière region, about 120 kilometres north of Montreal, which plans to produce 106,000 tonnes per year of graphite concentrate
  
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• Residents invited to first Chilliwack-wide free swap event at Evergreen Hall - Fraser Valley Today

  14-11-2025 20:56 via news.google.com
  Residents invited to first Chilliwack-wide free swap event at Evergreen Hall  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Residents invited to first Chilliwack-wide free swap event at Evergreen Hall

  14-11-2025 20:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — The City of Chilliwack is looking to turn one resident’s trash into another person’s treasure with an upcoming city-wide event.
  On November 30, locals are invited to the City’s first Free Swap event. Staff will take donated items and hand out swap tickets, which residents can use to bring home items from the swap tables. All are welcome – whether they donate or not.“[The Free Swap event is] a fun, community-driven way to give new life to gently us
  
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• Forward Newhook, defenceman Guhle out long-term for Canadiens after surgery

  14-11-2025 20:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens will be without forward Alex Newhook and defenceman Kaiden Guhle for the long term as both players recover from surgery.
  The NHL team announced that Newhook underwent a procedure on his right ankle Friday and is expected to miss four months.
  He was hurt in Montreal's 7-0 loss to the visiting Dallas Stars on Thursday when he crashed feet-first into the end boards.
  Guhle underwent surgery Thursday on a partially torn adductor muscle and is expected to miss e
  
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• Canadian goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau looking for new club after leaving Portland

  14-11-2025 20:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  PORTLAND — The Portland Timbers made it official Friday, confirming Canadian goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau will not be back next season.
  In its end-of-season roster release, the MLS side announced it had exercised the 2026 contract option on fellow Canadian 'keeper James Pantemis. Veteran Canadian defender Kamal Miller was already under contract for next season.
  Portland included Crepeau in its list of players no longer under contract.
  The 31-year-old from Candiac, Que., had signalled his time
  
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• B.C. invests $241 million in trades training to boost labour for major projects

  14-11-2025 20:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ESQUIMALT — British Columbia's government is investing $241 million over the next three years to boost trades training in a bid to support labour demands anticipated for upcoming major projects.
  The province says the investment is a doubling of existing funding and will be spent on boosting apprentice programs.
  The money will also ensure "faster access to training" in critical industrial trades that have waiting lists for labour demands, as well as advance certification for certain skilled
  
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• A suspect in the shooting of ‘Last Chance U’ coach John Beam is arrested, Oakland police say

  14-11-2025 19:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A suspect has been arrested in the shooting of college football coach John Beam, who was featured in the Netflix series “Last Chance U” and remains in critical condition after being shot on campus, the Oakland Police Department said Friday.Few other details were available. It was the second shooting in two days at a school in Oakland. Mayor Barbara Lee described Beam as a “giant” and a mentor, educator and lifeline for young people. “For
  
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• Police seek suspect in sexual assault of 10-year-old in Surrey

  14-11-2025 19:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SURREY — Surrey police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect in relation to a sexual assault of a young girl nearly two months ago.
  On September 17, at around 7:15 p.m., the 10-year-old victim was in a business in the 7100 block of 138 Street when an adult man came up to her, grabbed her buttocks and ran away.
  Frontline members with the Surrey Police Service (SPS) were paged out to the scene at around 8 p.m., and the SPS Special Investigation Section has since tak
  
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• Annual ‘Holly Jolly’ celebration returns to Chilliwack with seasonal events, markets - Fraser Valley Today

  14-11-2025 19:13 via news.google.com
  Annual ‘Holly Jolly’ celebration returns to Chilliwack with seasonal events, markets  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Hamilton fighter Denis Puric set for kickboxing showdown in Tokyo

  14-11-2025 19:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  There isn't much in combat sports that Denis (The Bosnian Menace) Puric hasn't done.
  The 40-year-old Hamilton-based fighter has competed around the world, including the unlikely venue of Thai prison (as a guest rather than inmate). While Puric has competed in mixed martial arts for Bellator and other promotions, these days he is focusing on kickboxing under the One Championship banner.
  On Saturday, Puric takes on Takeru (Natural Born Krusher) Segawa in Tokyo on the undercard of "One 173: Superbo
  
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• Coroner’s inquest set for wrong-way highway fatal in Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress

  14-11-2025 19:11 via news.google.com
  Coroner’s inquest set for wrong-way highway fatal in Chilliwack  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Annual ‘Holly Jolly’ celebration returns to Chilliwack with seasonal events, markets

  14-11-2025 19:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack is getting into the full swing of the holiday spirit with its latest lineup of events and attractions starting this weekend.
  “This immersive seasonal campaign transforms the city into a festive playground filled with twinkling lights, cozy experiences, and magical moments to be discovered around every corner,” said Carly Brkich, destination marketing manager for Tourism Ch’illiwack.“Whether you’re planning a cheerful day trip or a full
  
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• Canada exits the FIFA U-17 World Cup after painful penalty shootout loss to Ireland

  14-11-2025 19:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DOHA — Canada exited the FIFA U-17 World Cup in painful fashion Friday, losing a marathon 10-round penalty shootout to tournament debutant Ireland in round-of-32 play.
  Irish 'keeper Alex Noonan made a diving one-handed save to deny Canadian defender Elijah Roche for a 9-8 win in the shootout.
  Canada had scored late to pull even at 1-1 and force penalties.
  Noonan saved Canadas first penalty attempt from Kevin Khan while Canadian 'keeper Jonathan Ransom stopped Oisin McDonagh with Ireland le
  
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• Fact File: No ‘plan’ to ‘euthanize’ 15 million Canadians with MAID

  14-11-2025 19:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Podcast clips recently shared on social media claim that Health Canada plans to save money by "euthanizing" 15 million Canadians.The clips cite a journal article that presents a scenario in which members of specific vulnerable groups receive medical assistance in dying, with or without consent. The authors estimate that from 2027-2047 that would result in a total of 16.7 million MAID deaths in Canada.There are no "plans" by Heath Canada to force MAID on patients, who must meet certain criteria t
  
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• Supreme Court of Canada upholds impaired driving convictions based on breath tests

  14-11-2025 18:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld impaired driving convictions in two cases, saying criminal law amendments enacted in 2018 were intended to streamline prosecutions based on breath test results.
  The related decisions from the top court Friday clarify the evidentiary scheme for proving blood alcohol concentration in impaired driving cases under the Criminal Code.
  In each case, the Supreme Court looked at whether the New Brunswick Court of Appeal erred in interpreting what the
  
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• Suspect arrested in shooting of ‘Last Chance U’ coach John Beam, Oakland police say

  14-11-2025 18:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A suspect has been arrested in the shooting of college football coach John Beam, who was featured in the Netflix series “Last Chance U” and remains in critical condition after being shot on campus, the Oakland Police Department said Friday.Few other details were available. It was the second shooting in two days at a school in Oakland. Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee described Beam as a “giant” and a mentor, educator and lifeline for young people. &l
  
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• Coroner’s inquest will look into fatal 2020 Chilliwack crash following police pursuit - CityNews Vancouver

  14-11-2025 18:39 via news.google.com
  Coroner’s inquest will look into fatal 2020 Chilliwack crash following police pursuit  CityNews Vancouver
  
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• CFL commissioner Johnston unveils new league, team websites in first Grey Cup address

  14-11-2025 18:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — Commissioner Stewart Johnston says the CFL will overhaul its digital operation with new league and team websites.
  The overhaul was one of three league initiatives for next season Johnston announced Friday in his first Grey Cup gathering with reporters.
  The league's website crashed during the 2025 CFL draft, just Johnston's third day on the job.
  It did so again on the opening exhibition game of the season.
  Unreliable league statistics were also an issue early in 2025.
  Johnston al
  
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• Shop Local: Why Christmas craft markets help make a difference - Chilliwack Progress

  14-11-2025 18:18 via news.google.com
  Shop Local: Why Christmas craft markets help make a difference  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Maple Leafs place captain Matthews on IR, recall Cowan from AHL and activate Woll

  14-11-2025 18:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have placed captain Auston Matthews on injured reserve with a lower-body injury, the NHL club announced Friday.
  The move is retroactive to Tuesday, when Matthews left a 5-4 road loss to the Boston Bruins in the second period.
  The move comes after Maple Leafs coach Craig Berube said Thursday that he expected Matthews to be out "maybe a week, maybe sooner."
  The Maple Leafs also activated goaltender Joseph Woll, recalled forward Easton Cowan from the American
  
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• Oil and gas producers applaud Ottawa’s latest major projects list

  14-11-2025 18:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers is applauding Ottawa’s latest list of major projects after another liquefied natural gas project made the cut.
  On Thursday, Prime Minister Mark Carney identified the second tranche of projects his government is submitting to the Major Projects Office for consideration as projects of national interest.
  Such designation would give it special treatment to fast track approvals and possibly sidestep certain environmental laws, as th
  
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• Poll shows more young women want to leave U.S. — their top destination is Canada

  14-11-2025 18:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — A record number of younger American women now say they want to leave the United States — and their most common destination of choice is Canada.
  Those findings come from a new Gallup poll that says 40 per cent of American women aged 15 to 44 report they would permanently leave the United States if they had the opportunity.
  That's four times higher than the 10 per cent of younger women who told Gallup in 2014 they'd move abroad.
  Gallup noted that expressing a desire to mov
  
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• Karen McCaughan - Chilliwack Progress

  14-11-2025 17:49 via news.google.com
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• New prosecutor takes on the Georgia election case against Trump and others

  14-11-2025 17:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ATLANTA (AP) — A longtime prosecutor announced he will take over the Georgia election interference case against President Donald Trump and others, after Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis was removed from the case and no one else wanted the job.The nonpartisan Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia was tasked with replacing Willis after she was disqualified over an “appearance of impropriety” created by a romantic relationship with the special prosecutor she&r
  
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• Mark Carney attends launch of new branch of Montreal-area light rail network

  14-11-2025 17:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Prime Minister Mark Carney is among the dignitaries attending the launch of the northwest expansion of a light rail project in the Montreal area.
  Carney and Premier François Legault were among the first invited aboard to ride the Deux-Montagnes branch of the Réseau express métropolitain, or REM, before it opens to the public on Monday.Carney described the REM as a sustainable and innovative project that can serve as an example of what is needed across Canada
  
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• Semi flips heading northbound on Coquihalla near Hope Friday morning

  14-11-2025 17:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  COQUIHALLA HIGHWAY — Crews are working to recover a big rig that flipped heading uphill on the Coquihalla Highway early Friday morning (Nov. 14).
  Just before 1:30 a.m., DriveBC reported an overturned semi at the Zopkios Rest Area, roughly three kilometres south of the Coquihalla Summit, blocking all northbound lanes.Traffic had been able to pass on the adjacent side road until about 7:45 this morning, when the left lane opened.
  Drivers are advised to expect minor delays and watch for traff
  
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• First Nation to acquire Great Canadian Entertainment's Elements Casino Chilliwack - Yogonet

  14-11-2025 17:11 via news.google.com
  First Nation to acquire Great Canadian Entertainment's Elements Casino Chilliwack  Yogonet
  
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• Squamish, B.C., sees close to 100 millimetres of precipitation as warning ends

  14-11-2025 17:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — The rainfall warning for parts of Metro Vancouver and the Howe Sound region of British Columbia's south coast has ended, but not before close to 100 millimetres of precipitation was dumped on one community.
  Environment Canada says Squamish, about 64 kilometres north of Metro Vancouver, received 93 millimetres of rain as of 4 p.m. Thursday.
  The weather agency says nearby Tantalus saw 70.5 millimetres of precipitation during that time, and Whistler received 32.6 millimetres of ra
  
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• Bus crashes into a bus stop in Stockholm and causes fatalities, police say

  14-11-2025 17:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  STOCKHOLM (AP) — A double-decker bus crashed into a bus stop in Stockholm on Friday, causing fatalities and injuries, police said.Police didn’t immediately give details of the number of victims, Swedish news agency TT reported. The cause of the crash wasn’t immediately clear.Authorities were alerted to the crash at 3:23 p.m. on Friday. The bus stop that was rammed was on Valhallavägen, a street in the Swedish capital’s Östermalm district.Emergency services said
  
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• Chilliwack, Hope businesses targeted with fake $100 bills: RCMP - Fraser Valley Today

  14-11-2025 17:02 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack, Hope businesses targeted with fake $100 bills: RCMP  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Chilliwack, Hope businesses targeted with fake $100 bills: RCMP

  14-11-2025 17:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Police are warning local businesses about counterfeit money being used in Hope and Chilliwack.According to an RCMP social media post, male and female suspects have been attempting to pass multiple $100 bills at once, many of which are marked with “prop money” or “copy” and often feature the serial number GKV9181892.
  The suspects may cause a scene to pressure staff when challenged.
  Businesses are asked to check the serial number and consider posting that
  
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