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• Grey Cup MVP Harris says he’d be ‘shocked’ if he called time on his career

  19-11-2025 23:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  REGINA — Trevor Harris sounds ready to return for another season.
  The MVP of the 112th Grey Cup has been non-committal about his future so far. But at the Saskatchewan Roughriders' year-end media availability Wednesday, fresh off their Grey Cup win just three days earlier, the quarterback sounded like someone not ready for retirement.
  "I’d be shocked if I turn around and say 'that’s a wrap,'" Harris said.The pending free agent doesn’t expect his decision about 2026 will t
  
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• New trade deal to chop red tape, knock down trade barriers across Canada

  19-11-2025 23:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — A trade agreement has been signed between all provinces, territories and the federal government to will bring down trade barriers, allowing businesses to sell their products across Canada.
  Ravi Kahlon, British Columbia's minister of jobs and economic growth, announced the agreement in Victoria, although it was signed by the country's trade ministers at a meeting in Yellowknife on Wednesday.The B.C. government proposed and chaired the national initiative for the Canadian Mutual R
  
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• Activists award Canada ‘fossil of the day’ title at UN climate conference

  19-11-2025 23:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Canada's reputation as a global climate leader took a hit Tuesday when it was awarded the satirical "fossil of the day" title at the UN Climate Conference in Brazil.
  The Climate Action Network, which has handed out the satirical award since 1999, said Canada was singled out for the first time in more than a decade for "flushing years of climate action down the drain."
  While Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday said Canada respects its commitments under the Paris agreement and is c
  
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• Federal terrorism charge filed against a man who allegedly set a woman on fire on Chicago train

  19-11-2025 23:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Federal prosecutors on Wednesday charged a man with committing a terrorist attack for allegedly setting a woman on fire on a Chicago train.Lawrence Reed was sitting at the back of a car on a Blue Line L train on Monday night when he approached a woman as she sat with her back to him, according to a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrest affidavit. Reed removed the cap from a plastic bottle, then doused the woman with what was believed to be gasoline, the affidavit said.The 26
  
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• ‘Devil in the details’ on Alberta-Ottawa energy accord: former pipeline executive

  19-11-2025 22:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CALGARY — Federal climate policy will have to be finessed in just the right way if Alberta's push for a "grand bargain" on a new West Coast oilsands pipeline is to pan out, a former energy executive said after The Globe and Mail reported the province and Ottawa were nearing an agreement in support of such a project."The devil is in the details and there will still be a lot of questions about how do we trust a Liberal government," said Dennis McConaghy, who retired more than a decade ago fr
  
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• RCMP says B.C. ostrich farm investigations continue, charges neither laid nor stayed

  19-11-2025 22:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  RCMP say investigations are ongoing in relation to their enforcement operation at a British Columbia farm where avian influenza prompted the cull of hundreds of ostriches, with charges neither laid nor stayed after several arrests.
  Katie Pasitney, whose mother Karen Espersen is the co-owner of Universal Ostrich Farms, had posted a video to her Facebook profile on Monday saying charges against the pair stemming from their arrests in September had been "dropped."
  In the video, she says they no lon
  
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• B.C.-incorporated cryptocurrency firm appeals record $176 million Fintrac penalty

  19-11-2025 22:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — A cryptocurrency firm incorporated in British Columbia is appealing a $176 million penalty issued by Canada's anti-money-laundering agency last month.Xeltox Enterprises Ltd. says in an appeal filed in Federal Court that Fintrac's penalties for violations of the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act were based on "errors of law."
  The company says Fintrac found the company in violation for failing to report suspicious transactions, including more than 7,5
  
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• Judge to proceed with contempt probe after US flew migrants to El Salvador prison in March

  19-11-2025 22:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge Wednesday asked attorneys to identify witnesses and offer plans for how to conduct a contempt probe of the Trump administration for failing to turn around planes carrying Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador in March.U.S. District Judge James Boasberg in Washington said a ruling Friday by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit gave him the authority to proceed with the inquiry, which will determine whether there is sufficient evidence
  
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• Man accused of setting a woman on fire on a Chicago train is charged with terrorism

  19-11-2025 22:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Federal prosecutors on Wednesday charged a man with terrorism for allegedly setting a woman on fire on a Chicago train.Lawrence Reed was sitting at the back of a car on a Blue Line L train on Monday night when he approached a woman as she sat with her back to him, according to a federal investigator’s arrest affidavit. He removed the cap from a plastic bottle, then doused the woman with what was believed to be gasoline, the affidavit said.The woman then ran to the back of the train car. Re
  
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• Kings captain Anze Kopitar soaking in final NHL season: ‘Take it all in’

  19-11-2025 22:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Drew Doughty wanted to have a conversation about the future. The Los Angeles Kings defenceman was looking to convince his captain to shelve talk of calling it a career.Anze Kopitar was having none of it.
  "I did this summer," Doughty said with a smile when asked if he tried to change his teammate's mind. "And then he announced it. I'm leaving him alone now."Kopitar dropped his retirement news in September, letting the NHL and wider hockey world know that the 2025-26 season would b
  
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• Will Newfoundland energy deal be finalized? ‘Good question,’ says Hydro-Québec chief

  19-11-2025 22:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Hydro-Québec's chief executive says she is confident a draft energy deal with Newfoundland and Labrador will be finalized, despite political moves in the eastern province that leave the agreement on shaky ground.
  When reporters first asked Claudine Bouchard if the deal would proceed, she chuckled and said it was a "good question."
  The new head of Quebec's hydro utility says the proposed agreement is commercial, not political, and it serves both provinces very well.
  She says there are key
  
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• Stars on Ice glides into Chilliwack for first time - Chilliwack Progress

  19-11-2025 21:26 via news.google.com
  Stars on Ice glides into Chilliwack for first time  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Sponsor a Christmas hamper to feed a local family in Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress

  19-11-2025 21:23 via news.google.com
  Sponsor a Christmas hamper to feed a local family in Chilliwack  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Numeris: Grey Cup had average audience of 4 million, reach of 10 million

  19-11-2025 21:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Last week's Grey Cup had an average Canadian audience of nearly four million viewers, according to data released Wednesday by audience measurement company Numeris.
  Numeris said an average audience of 3.985 million watched the Saskatchewan Roughriders defeat the Montreal Alouettes 25-17 on Sunday in Winnipeg in the 112th edition of the CFL's championship game. The game was broadcast on TSN, RDS and CTV.
  The number is an increase over the average audience for the previous two Grey Cup games (3.572
  
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• Young striker Kervon Kerr leads Canadian under-16 roster for tournament in Mexico

  19-11-2025 21:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Kervon Kerr, the younger brother of Toronto FC striker Deandre Kerr, has been named to Canada's under-16 roster for the 4 Nations Tournament later this month in Puebla, Mexico.
  The young Canadians will face Costa Rica on Nov. 26, the Dominican Republic on Nov. 27 and Mexico on Nov. 28 at Unidad Deportiva San Juan Cuautlancingo.
  Kerr has been a scoring machine in the TFC academy, recording 50-plus goals in the 2024-25 season and adding 15 more in 13 games this year. In July, he was named to the 2
  
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• Senators amend legislation to make it easier to pass on First Nations status

  19-11-2025 21:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Senators have passed sweeping amendments to a bill that would simplify the transfer of First Nations status between generations, rejecting the federal government's advice to limit its scope.
  Bill S-2, introduced in the Senate with support by the Liberal government, was drafted to eliminate some gender inequities in the Indian Act and allow some 6,000 people to become eligible for First Nations status.
  Some senators and Indigenous community leaders said the bill didn't go far enoug
  
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• Fillier motivated to transform re-tooled Sirens into PWHL contenders after 2 last-place finishes

  19-11-2025 20:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  If Sarah Fillier's aspirations involve her becoming the best women’s hockey player in the world, the New York Sirens center is hardly satisfied following her PWHL rookie of the year season.
  For all the times she produced in finishing tied with Hilary Knight for the league lead with 29 points, Fillier spent the offseason instead focusing on the opportunities she missed that contributed to New York ending up last in the standings for a second straight year.
  “There were moments that I h
  
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• Chilliwack Crusaders battle through tough weekend of rugby - Chilliwack Progress

  19-11-2025 20:36 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack Crusaders battle through tough weekend of rugby  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Safety changes urged after accidental lifeboat plunge off B.C.: TSB

  19-11-2025 20:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  RICHMOND — The Transportation Safety Board is urging stronger safety procedures involving lifeboats on commercial vessels after an investigation into a 2023 incident where a boat was accidentally dropped into the water, seriously injuring an engineer.
  The board says in its investigation report that an engineer on the Golden Zhejiang bulk carrier was conducting a safety check on a free-fall lifeboat in the Trincomali Channel off the British Columbia coast when the release was accidentally t
  
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• In wake of Venezuela win, Canadian men climb one spot in No. 27 in new FIFA rankings

  19-11-2025 19:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Canada has climbed one place to No. 27 in the latest FIFA rankings, after defeating Venezuela 2-0 and playing Ecuador to a scoreless draw in the FIFA November international window.
  Elsewhere the United States, climbing two spots to No. 14, leapfrog World Cup co-hosts Mexico, which slips one rung to No. 15. Canada stands third in North and Central America and the Caribbean, above No. 30 Panama.
  The Canadians are sandwiched between Australia and Ukraine in the overall rankings. Canada beat Ukraine
  
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• Man gets seven years for B.C. home invasion linked to cryptocurrency theft

  19-11-2025 19:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  PORT MOODY — A man who committed a violent home invasion to steal cryptocurrency in 2024 has been sentenced to seven years in prison.Police in Port Moody say Tsz Wing Boaz Chan was arrested and charged after the home invasion in the city on April 27, 2024.
  Investigators say Chan's motive for the violent robbery was stealing cryptocurrency, but police didn't release details about the victims or the amount taken in the home invasion.Port Moody Police say Chan pleaded guilty to break and ente
  
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• Early-morning fire extinguished in Chilliwack before wood siding could burn - Chilliwack Progress

  19-11-2025 19:43 via news.google.com
  Early-morning fire extinguished in Chilliwack before wood siding could burn  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Quick action by Chilliwack firefighters stops spread of garage fire on South Sumas Road - Fraser Valley Today

  19-11-2025 19:39 via news.google.com
  Quick action by Chilliwack firefighters stops spread of garage fire on South Sumas Road  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Loaded barge bound for Seattle sinking off central B.C. coast

  19-11-2025 19:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BELLA BELLA — A barge carrying numerous cargo containers is sinking in the waters off British Columbia's central coast.The Canadian Coast Guard says in a statement that the tug boat Malolo was en route from Alaska to Seattle when it reported Monday that the barge it was towing was taking on water.
  The Coast Guard says divers hired by the tug owner are at the scene and trying to assess the why the barge is taking on water, and the Heiltsuk Nation's marine emergency response team is also the
  
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• Quick action by Chilliwack firefighters stops spread of garage fire on South Sumas Road

  19-11-2025 19:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack firefighters are being credited for their quick and decisive action in stopping a garage fire from spreading to the rest of a home on South Sumas Road Wednesday morning.
  According to a statement from Chilliwack Assistant Fire Chief Chris Wilson, fire crews were paged at about 5:15 a.m. for a reported structure fire in the 45000 block of South Sumas Road. Roughly 20 firefighters from Halls 1 and 4 responded to the area and witnessed heavy fire and smoke emanating fro
  
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• Senate passes amendments to First Nations status bill; MPs still need to vote

  19-11-2025 19:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Senators have passed sweeping amendments to a bill that would simplify the transfer of First Nations status between generations.
  Bill S-2, introduced in the Senate and supported by the Liberal government, was drafted to eliminate some gender inequities in the Indian Act and allow some 6,000 people to become eligible for First Nations status, but some senators and community leaders said it didn't go far enough.
  Senators have changed the legislation to remove what is known as the se
  
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• Patient airlifted after serious accident on Hwy. 1 in the Fraser Canyon Tuesday afternoon

  19-11-2025 19:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SPUZZUM/FRASER CANYON — One person was airlifted to hospital Tuesday afternoon (Nov. 18) following a reported rollover on Highway 1 in the Fraser Canyon.
  According to a statement from B.C. Emergency Health Services spokesperson Brian Twaites, paramedics received a call at 3:23 p.m. Tuesday (Nov. 18) about a motor vehicle incident on Hwy. 1 near the Alexandra Tunnel in Spuzzum.
  An ambulance with primary care paramedics responded to the scene.
  “Paramedics provided emergency medical tre
  
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• Group sues Quebec City for cancelling July show of U.S. Christian singer Sean Feucht

  19-11-2025 19:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  A group associated with an American Christian singer is suing the Quebec City municipal administration after it cancelled one of his shows over the summer.
  Burn 24/7 Canada had organized the Canadian tour of Sean Feucht, who saw several of his shows cancelled in July amid outcry over his anti-abortion views and connection to the political movement of U.S. President Donald Trump.
  The Christian group based in British Columbia alleges the city’s actions amounted to an attack on its rights to
  
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• Bomb discovered during police search in Prince George, B.C.

  19-11-2025 19:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  PRINCE GEORGE — A bomb squad from British Columbia's Lower Mainland is en route to Prince George after police there discovered an explosive device while executing a drug-related search warrant.
  Prince George RCMP say several homes in the 1600 block of Eighth Avenue in the city have been evacuated due to the discovery.
  Police say officers who were conducting the search have also left the home that was being searched and are on site to keep the scene secure while the bomb squad arrives.No fu
  
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• Chilliwack-area firefighters to hold Christmas Toy Drive with help from Canadian Tire, volunteers & community - Fraser Valley Today

  19-11-2025 18:49 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack-area firefighters to hold Christmas Toy Drive with help from Canadian Tire, volunteers & community  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Mission author in Chilliwack to sign copies of book about legend of lost gold - Chilliwack Progress

  19-11-2025 18:46 via news.google.com
  Mission author in Chilliwack to sign copies of book about legend of lost gold  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Chilliwack-area firefighters to hold Christmas Toy Drive with help from Canadian Tire, volunteers & community

  19-11-2025 18:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack-area firefighters from four organizations hope to garner community support and help local families and kids through their annual Christmas Toy Drive next month.Joshua Sawyer, community engagement coordinator with the Chilliwack River Valley Firefighters Society, tells Fraser Valley Today that firefighters hope to bring joy to children and their families this year, just like they did in last year’s successful initiative, known as the Firefighters for Kids Chris
  
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• Seven Canadians charged in U.S. drug probe linked to ex-Olympian

  19-11-2025 18:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — Seven Canadians have been arrested for extradition to the United States in relation to a drug trafficking probe involving Ryan Wedding, a former Team Canada Olympian-turned-fugitive.
  "Our work is not done. Fugitive Ryan Wedding remains one of the top threats to Canadian public safety," said RCMP Commissioner Michael Duheme at the U.S. Justice Department in Washington Wednesday.
  Duheme joined U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, FBI Director Kash Patel and other American officials
  
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• B.C. Liberal MPs say tanker ban changes would need provincial, First Nations consent

  19-11-2025 18:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — B.C. Liberal MPs say the tanker ban on the northern B.C. coast can't change without provincial and First Nations consent.
  The Globe and Mail is reporting that the federal government, which is in talks with Alberta on the prospect of building a new pipeline, is considering allowing some tanker traffic on the northern B.C. coast.
  Jonathan Wilkinson, a B.C. Liberal MP and a former federal environment minister, said today that "a number of things" would need to happen before the tanke
  
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• Raptors rookie Collin Murray-Boyles doubtful vs. 76ers with MCL sprain

  19-11-2025 18:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  PHILADELPHIA — Collin Murray-Boyles is listed as doubtful by the Toronto Raptors for tonight's game against the Philadelphia 76ers.
  Murray-Boyles has a medial collateral ligament sprain in his right knee, according to the Raptors' personnel report.
  The rookie is averaging 8.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.2 assists over 11 games for Toronto this season.
  Murray-Boyles was taken ninth overall by the Raptors in this past summer's NBA Draft.
  He averaged 16.8 points, 8.3 rebounds, and 2.4 assists
  
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• P.E.I. man faces first terror charges in Atlantic, for allegedly 3D-printing firearms

  19-11-2025 18:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHARLOTTETOWN — A man in Prince Edward Island is facing terrorism charges for allegedly making firearms with a 3D printer and uttering threats, the RCMP announced Wednesday.
  The Mounties issued a statement saying 51-year-old Daniel Desmond Crowder has been charged with two terrorism-related offences under the Criminal Code, adding that the case marks the first time this type of charge has been laid in Atlantic Canada.
  “These charges show how seriously the RCMP take threats of violent
  
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• CP NewsAlert: 7 Canadians charged in U.S. drug probe linked to ex-Olympian

  19-11-2025 18:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — Seven Canadians have been arrested for extradition to the U.S. in relation to a drug trafficking probe involving Ryan Wedding, a former Team Canada Olympian-turned-fugitive.
  Wedding is believed to be hiding in Mexico.
  More coming.The Canadian Press
  
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• Justice Department says full grand jury in Comey case didn’t review copy of final indictment

  19-11-2025 18:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — The Justice Department acknowledged in court Wednesday the grand jury that charged former FBI Director James Comey was not presented with a copy of the final indictment, a concession that may further imperil a prosecution already subject to multiple challenges and demands for its dismissal.The revelation is the latest indication of a troubled presentation of the case to the grand jury by an inexperienced and hastily appointed U.S. attorney named to the job just days
  
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• Wind warning issued for Haida Gwaii off B.C. coast, gusts of 110 km/h expected

  19-11-2025 18:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HAIDA — A wind warning has been issued for parts of British Columbia's north coast, with gusts of 110 kilometres an hour expected at Haida Gwaii today.
  The warning from Environment Canada comes as a strong frontal system tracks across the region, and the weather forecaster says some wind damage is possible.
  Environment Canada says residents on Haida Gwaii should secure loose objects and expect possible disruption to utilities, transportation and other services.
  The winds are expected to su
  
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• YOUR PERSPECTIVE: Limiting the need for sick notes in B.C.

  19-11-2025 17:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Changes to the Employment Standards Act have come into effect on November 12th that limit when employers can ask for sick notes due to short-term illness. This will help ease the administrative burden on health care professionals while also making sure that people aren’t spreading illness or experiencing long wait times.And when you or your children come down with a cold or a flu, you shouldn’t be stuck in a waiting room, potentially getting other people sick, in order to get a sick
  
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• Quebec Liberal leader calls for external investigation into report on cash for votes

  19-11-2025 16:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  QUÉBEC — Quebec Liberal Party Leader Pablo Rodriguez is calling for an independent, external investigation into what he says are serious allegations related to his leadership campaign.
  His comments are in reaction to a report by Quebecor about text messages suggesting that members who supported Rodriguez during the leadership race received cash rewards.
  In a short written statement, the Liberal leader said the allegations are serious and he asked the president of the party to mandat
  
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• New speed limits go into effect in two Chilliwack neighbourhoods

  19-11-2025 16:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Following approval by municipal councillors last month, the City of Chilliwack is moving forward with a pilot to reduce speed limits in Garrison and Fairfield Island for a one-year span.
  Councillors had been asked to vote at their meeting on October 21 to lower the speed limit to 40 km/h in designated areas of the two neighbourhoods.
  Several cities across Canada such as Duncan, Nelson, Vancouver, Victoria, Calgary, and Edmonton have already instituted speed limit reduction pil
  
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• Over 1/3 of Chilliwack School District sites over capacity, including the city’s largest school

  19-11-2025 15:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — The latest enrolment figures from the Chilliwack School District reveal that a dozen school sites in SD33 are over capacity, including the city’s largest school.
  According to the latest student data from Superintendent Rohan Arul-pragasam, 12 of the 29 schools in SD33 are over capacity.
  They include Chilliwack Secondary, which was designed to accommodate 1,200 pupils but currently has 1,620 students (135 per cent capacity), as well as G.W. Graham (1,605 students, 115 per
  
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• Chilliwack-area volunteers set to clean up abandoned camp today featuring three torched vehicles

  19-11-2025 15:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Doing the job that no government agency will do, volunteers today plan to clean up an abandoned homeless camp in the Chilliwack River Valley where three burnt vehicles sit.Ross Aikenhead, a longtime Chilliwack resident and cleanup volunteer, tells Fraser Valley Today the encampment is one of nearly two dozen currently situated in the Chilliwack River Valley east of the Vedder Bridge.The camp in question has a burnt fifth wheel, a torched RV and an incinerated SUV. It is locate
  
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• Israel’s military carries out airstrikes in Lebanon after warning people to evacuate

  19-11-2025 15:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SIDON, Lebanon (AP) — The Israeli military carried out airstrikes in southern Lebanon Wednesday on what it said was Hezbollah infrastructure after a drone strike earlier in the day killed one person and wounded several others, including students on a bus.The new wave of strikes came as tensions between Israel and militants are escalating. An airstrike Tuesday night killed 13 people in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ein el-Hilweh, the deadliest of Israeli attacks since a ceasefire in the I
  
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• Israel warns 2 villages in southern Lebanon to evacuate ahead of strikes

  19-11-2025 14:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The Israeli military on Wednesday warned two villages in southern Lebanon to evacuate buildings close to what it said are Hezbollah sites, as tensions between Israel and militant groups escalate.At least 14 people were killed in Lebanon in the past day by Israeli strikes on what the military said were sites belonging to groups associated with Hezbollah and Hamas.Earlier Wednesday, an Israeli airstrike on a car in southern Lebanon killed one person and wounded 11 inc
  
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• Indonesia raises alert for Mount Semeru volcano to the highest level after a series of eruptions

  19-11-2025 13:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities raised the alert for Mount Semeru volcano to the highest level on Wednesday after a series of eruptions. The volcano lies on the country’s most densely populated island,Mount Semeru in East Java province unleashed avalanches of searing clouds of hot ash and a mixture of rock, lava and gas that traveled up to 7 kilometers (4.3 miles) down its slopes several times since midday to dusk, while a column of hot clouds rose 2 kilometers (1.2
  
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• Several arrested in Poland over railway sabotage, state media says

  19-11-2025 13:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish authorities have arrested several people in connection with a blast that damaged a rail line linking Warsaw to the Ukrainian border over the weekend, state media reported Wednesday.Jacek Dobrzyński, the spokesman for Poland’s secret services minister, said the suspects were being questioned but did not provide details on how many were detained, according to the Polish Press Agency, or PAP. Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk has described the e
  
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• Veteran players say PWHL has changed their minds and their hockey

  19-11-2025 12:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Playing hockey for a living has changed the way some women in the Professional Women's Hockey League see themselves in the game.
  The PWHL's third season opens Friday with the Vancouver Goldeneyes and Seattle Torrent squaring off, and the Walter Cup champion Minnesota Frost hosting the Toronto Sceptres.
  As the league has evolved since the first game Jan. 1, 2024, so have players. Their dream of more games and practices, a living wage, and the competitive support their male counterparts have final
  
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• Poland to shut last Russian consulate in the country after railway sabotage

  19-11-2025 11:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s foreign minister said Wednesday that he will order the closure of the last Russian consulate still operating in the country after authorities said two Ukrainian citizens working for Moscow are suspected of blowing up a railway line in Poland.Radek Sikorski said he had repeatedly warned Russia that its diplomatic and consular presence would be reduced further if it didn’t cease hostile actions against Poland, Polish news agency PAP reported.“
  
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