REGINA — There was championship football redemption for Montreal on Saturday as the Carabins captured the 60th Vanier Cup with a 30-16 victory over the University of Saskatchewan Huskies.
The University of Montreal's victory came six days after the CFL's Montreal Alouettes lost the 112th Grey Cup to the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
The Carabin offence, led by U Sports rookie of the year Pepe Gonzalez, put on an aerial clinic for much of the afternoon.Gonzalez passed for 344 yards and touchdow
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Gonzalez throws for three touchdowns as Carabins beat Huskies 30-16 in Vanier Cup
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Worker dies at copper mine northeast of Williams Lake, B.C.
WILLIAMS LAKE — Taseko Mines Limited says a worker has died after an accident at its copper mine northeast of Williams Lake, B.C.
A statement from the mining company says the accident occurred in an active mining area of the Gibraltar mine and was discovered at approximately 5 p.m. Friday.
It says the accident site has been secured and mining activity halted while an investigation is underway.
The statement provides no details on how the contract worker died but says personnel are fully co -
Favourites Homan, Einarson open Canadian Olympic curling trials with lopsided wins
HALIFAX — Tournament favourites Rachel Homan and Kerri Einarson opened with lopsided wins Saturday in the first draw of the 2025 Montana’s Canadian Curling Trials.
Ottawa’s Homan, the two-time reigning Canadian and world women’s champion, had a draw for three in the third end and stole four more in the fourth en route to a 16-5 win over Kate Cameron of St. Adolphe, Man.
“I felt like we were learning the ice really well in practice and we came out strong,” said -
UFV security staff recognized after saving man’s life on campus
ABBOTSFORD — Two members of the University of the Fraser Valley’s security team are being recognized for their quick actions at the Abbotsford campus last summer.
Site manager Amrit Khullar and security officer Toni McNamee responded to reports of a person sleeping in the bushes near what is now Rogers Forum.
“We went there thinking we’d just politely ask the person to leave, but as we approached him it sounded like he was gargling,” Amrit recalled.“We tried t -
Another Canadian arrested linked to Ryan Wedding case
The FBI say a Vancouver man is the latest to be arrested in connection to his alleged role in Canadian Olympic snowboarder-turned-fugitive Ryan Wedding's intercontinental drug smuggling ring.
An update from the FBI says Rasheed Pascua Hossain was captured days after it was announced seven other Canadians had been charged for extradition to the United States over their connection to the ring.
The FBI says a federal arrest warrant was issued for Hossain last month after he was charged with conspir -
Abbotsford farming store warns against contaminated products being resold after July fire
ABBOTSFORD — A local garden centre is warning customers about resellers of contaminated pet and livestock products that were recovered from its premises after a fire this summer.
Buckerfield’s Abbotsford says consumable pet and livestock products, including food and treats, have illegally entered the marketplace.“The salvage of these contaminated consumable products is a breach of contract between Buckerfield’s and our insurer, who had agreed to discard and dispose of the -
Canada’s Dandjinou races to gold in two events at short-track speedskating event
GDANSK — Canadian star speedskater William Dandjinou raced to gold in the men's 500- and 1,500-metre events on Saturday at the third stop of the ISU Short Track World Tour.
The four-time world champion from Montreal topped the podium in the 500 with a time of 40.849 seconds. He took the 1,500 in two minutes 24.153 seconds in what was a four-medal day for Canada.
Courtney Sarault of Moncton, N.B., won silver in the women's 1,000 metres while Steven Dubois of Lachenaie, Que., took bronze in -
UN climate deal increases money to countries hit by climate change, but no explicit fossil fuel plan
BELEM, Brazil (AP) — United Nations climate talks in Brazil reached a subdued agreement Saturday that pledged more funding for countries to adapt to extreme weather’s wrath. But the catch-all agreement doesn’t include explicit details to phase out fossil fuels or strengthen countries' inadequate emissions cutting plans, which dozens of nations demanded.The Brazilian hosts of the conference said they’d eventually come up with a road map to get away from fossil fuels workin -
Canadian men post four straight wins en route to reaching semifinals at RAN Sevens
ARIMA — Defending champion Canada cruised into the semifinals at the Rugby Americas North (RAN) Sevens with wins over Mexico and the Cayman Islands on Saturday.
After the Canadian men downed Mexico 35-7 to top their group, they thumped the Cayman Islands 40-7 in quarterfinal play.
Ian Jones led the way against the Cayman Islands with three tries with Thomas Isherwood adding two and Harry Corkum adding a single. Canada led at 26-7 the half.
Canada led Mexico 14-0 at the half, taking advanta -
Chris Paul hints at retirement from NBA with video before Clippers-Hornets game in his home state
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Los Angeles Clippers point guard Chris Paul hinted his potential retirement prior to the team's game against the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday in what would be his final game in his home state of North Carolina.
The Winston-Salem, North Carolina, native released a video on social media about 90 minutes before tipoff showing highlights of him playing for several NBA teams throughout his 21-year professional career. The video also includes Paul from childhood through h -
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Pick-up truck crashes into Chilliwack liquor store Friday night
CHILLIWACK — Wine spilled out onto the streets of Garrison after a pick-up truck rammed into a liquor store Friday night (Nov. 21).
At around 8 p.m., residents reported roughly seven police cars and two EHS vehicles heading toward Market Way.
Witnesses on the scene say a white pick-up backed into another truck– then drove forward into the Garrison Wine & Liquor’s wine shelves, with the male driver trying to run into the building.
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Canada rugby men close out their European tour with 33-27 loss to Portugal
COIMBRA — Manuel Vareiro kicked 18 points and Portugal hung on for a 33-27 win over Canada on Saturday, ending the Canadian men's November tour with a third straight loss.
Canada, ranked 24th in the world, lost 31-21 to No. 21 Romania on Nov. 8 in Bucharest, then fell 38-17 to No. 11 Georgia last Saturday in Batumi.
The Canadians never led at Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, but went into the break tied 16-16 and were within one score of No. 20 Portugal late in the second half.
Nicolas Ma -
Gogolev takes bronze at Finlandia Trophy, Sadovsky impresses in fourth
HELSINKI — Stephen Gogolev jumped his way to his first Grand Prix medal on Saturday, but Roman Sadovsky served notice that the competition for Canada's lone men's figure skating spot at the 2026 Winter Olympics is going to be a fight.
Toronto's Gogolev continued his resurgent season with a third-place finish in the men's competition at the 2025 Finlandia Trophy.
The 20-year-old from Toronto entered the men's free skate in second place after a clean short program on Friday. He was third in -
Quebec’s federation of family doctors launches legal challenge against pay reform law
The federation representing family doctors in Quebec has launched a legal challenge against a new law that sets physician pay according to performance metrics.
The federation filed its appeal for judicial review on Friday and wants the law to be suspended until a hearing on it can be heard.
The law known as Bill 2 has been in place since Oct. 25 and ties salaries to the number of patients served and their degree of vulnerability.
The federation says the law has already had catastrophic impacts, -
Canadiens’ Florian Xhekaj set for NHL debut vs. Maple Leafs; Jake Evans avoids injury
MONTREAL — Florian Xhekaj's phone kept ringing as he attempted to get some sleep.
The feisty Laval Rocket forward was trying to rest up ahead of Friday's American Hockey League matchup against the Belleville Senators.
Instead, he learned he'll make his NHL debut for the Montreal Canadiens, playing alongside older brother Arber Xhekaj, on Saturday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
"I got a few calls, but I was tired. I was trying to sleep, so I was just ignoring them," he said. "Then I -
UN climate talks end with deal for more money to countries hit by climate change
BELEM, Brazil (AP) — United Nations climate talks in Brazil reached a subdued agreement Saturday to deliver more money to countries hit hardest by climate change to help them adapt to extreme weather’s wrath. But the agreement doesn’t include an explicit detailed map to phase out fossil fuels or strengthen inadequate emissions cutting plans.The Brazilian hosts of the conference said they’d eventually come up with a road map to get away from fossil fuels working with hardl -
Police launch new initiative to tackle shoplifting in Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD — The Abbotsford Police Department is shining a light on the growing issue of shoplifting in the community with a new enforcement campaign.Project Lighthouse aims to protect business owners, employees and customers by increasing the identification and apprehension of offenders.Participating businesses in the pilot program will have “Project Lighthouse” signs throughout their premises, including all entry and exit points.
AbbyPD’s Community Engagement Response T -
Canadian ski jumper Abigail Strate has a silver start to the World Cup season
LILLEHAMMER — Calgary's Abigail Strate won the silver medal in the women's large hill competition Saturday at the season-opening event of the World Cup ski jump circuit.
The 24-year-old fought tricky conditions to land jumps of 129 and 121 metres for a two-heat total of 259.7 points.
Nozomi Maruyama of Japan was first with 285.5 points, while Austria's Lisa Eder was third with 255.4.
Strate won her sixth World Cup medal and matched her career-best performance. She also won silver at a Worl -
Lottery player in Rosedale bags $500K win from Lotto Max prize
ROSEDALE — A Rosedale resident – or visitor – just became half a million dollars richer last night (Nov. 21).
The BCLC website shows that a Lotto Max Extra ticket for Friday’s draw has gone to one lucky resident in the area, with the unofficial winning numbers being 37, 53, 68 and 87.
Specific retail location and names have not been announced yet.
Last month, a Chilliwack couple also won a $500,000 Extra prize after buying the ticket from Save-On-Foods on Vedder Road.
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Canadians lose 2-0 to Colombia at inaugural FIFA Futsal Women’s World Cup
MANILA — Canada lost its opening game at the inaugural FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup, beaten 2-0 by Colombia on Saturday.
Nicole Mancilla and Angely Camargo scored for eighth-ranked Colombia. Canada, due to its lack of international games, is ranked 74th.
Goalkeepers starred on the day with Canadian captain Lea Palacio-Tellier making two stellar stops while Colombians Paula Valencia and Allison Olave also excelled.
Camargo broke the deadlock after Colombia's Isabella Mosquera split the def -
Rosedale resident bags $500K win from Lotto Max prize
ROSEDALE — A Rosedale resident just became half a million dollars richer last night (Nov. 21).The BCLC website shows that a Lotto Max Extra ticket for Friday’s draw has gone to one lucky resident in the area, with the unofficial winning numbers being 37, 53, 68 and 87.
Specific retail location and names have not been announced yet.
Last month, a Chilliwack couple also won a $500,000 Extra prize after buying the ticket from Save-On-Foods on Vedder Road.
B.C. lottery players have redee -
Delays expected on Highway 10 in Langley due to emergency railway work
LANGLEY — Morning rush-hour traffic may be a little heavier for some Langley drivers this week as urgent railway work gets underway on 200th Street, south of Highway 10.
From 7 a.m. Monday, November 24, to 5 p.m. Tuesday,the road will be fully closed as CPKC crews complete emergency repairs.Drivers will have to turn east- or westbound onto Highway 10, as all southbound through lanes on the north side of the highway will be redirected.Westbound left-turn lanes and eastbound right-turn lanes -
Israel launches strikes in Gaza ceasefire’s latest test as hospitals say 20 killed
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s military on Saturday launched airstrikes against Hamas militants in Gaza in the latest test of the ceasefire that began on Oct. 10. Health officials in Gaza reported at least 24 people killed and another 54 wounded, including children.The Israeli strikes came as international momentum was building on Gaza, with the U.N. Security Council on Monday approving the U.S. blueprint to secure and govern the territory. It authorizes an international s -
Canada joins Europe rejecting Trump’s Ukraine plan, Anand says sovereignty is key
JOHANNESBURG — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Ukraine must be in control of how peace is forged, as Canada joined European peers in rejecting U.S. President Donald Trump's plan for ending Russia's invasion.
The U.S. plan has been widely seen as favouring Moscow, in that it calls for Ukraine to hand over territory, reduce the size of its army and to not join the NATO alliance, with limited security guarantees for Kyiv.
Canada joined European nations and Japan in issuing a stateme -
Solutions are slow to come for water crisis plaguing Quebec’s Nunavik region
PUVIRNITUQ — Most Quebecers have only to twist a tap to get a seemingly endless source of clean water. The reality is completely different in the northern region of Nunavik, where the water supply system faces a host of problems, from bad weather to outdated equipment and labour shortages.Some would be inclined to blame a lack of political will, but solutions aren't easy to implement.
Water shortages are common north of the 55th parallel. In 13 of the 14 villages, there is no aqueduct and -
Brazil’s ex-president Bolsonaro arrested over alleged plot to avoid 27-year prison term
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro was under arrest on Saturday over suspicion he was plotting to avoid starting a 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt. Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who oversaw the case on Bolsonaro’s attempt to keep the presidency after his defeat to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in 2022, ordered the preemptive arrest after saying the far-right leader’s ankle monitor was violated at 0:08 a.m -
Rotary to offer up heat-pump info sessions at Chilliwack Library - Hope Standard
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Brazil’s judge orders Bolsonaro’s arrest for allegedly plotting escape ahead of prison term
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s Supreme Court ordered the preemptive arrest of former President Jair Bolsonaro on Saturday, with a judge claiming he was intent on escaping just days before he was set to begin his 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt. The 70-year-old politician was taken to the headquarters of the country's federal police in the capital, Brasilia, from his house arrest.Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who oversaw the case, said in his ruling that Bol -
Brazil’s Supreme Court orders Bolsonaro’s arrest ahead of prison sentence
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s Supreme Court ordered the preemptive arrest of former President Jair Bolsonaro on Saturday, days before he was set to begin his 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt. The embattled leader was taken to the headquarters of the country's federal police in the capital, Brasilia, from his house arrest.Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who oversaw the case, said in his ruling that the arrest “should be made with all respect to -
PM Carney in Johannesburg as G20 members agree to release a declaration without U.S.
JOHANNESBURG — Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Johannesburg for the G20 summit, where South African officials say there will be a joint declaration despite a U.S. boycott.
Carney is meeting today with leaders from France, Jamaica, Norway, Germany, the U.K., the European Union and the World Trade Organization.
He is also taking part in official meetings with G20 leaders, with a morning session on inclusive economic growth such as reforming financing for development, and an afternoon sessio -
Ottawa is ‘rebooting’ its relationship with the tech industry, advocates say
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney told a business crowd in Montreal recently that the federal government got a bit of outside help on a major piece of innovation policy in the recently passed federal budget.
"We went to Shopify and said, 'Can you help us redesign this process?' Somewhat embarrassingly, they came back in 48 hours and said, 'Do this.' We looked at it for three months and then we did what they said," he said to laughter in the room.
Carney was speaking to Chamber of Commerc -
New legislation could expand First Nations status — here’s what you need to know
OTTAWA — Senators have passed sweeping amendments to a bill that would simplify the transfer of First Nations status between generations, but it's not clear yet if those changes will pass the House of Commons.
Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty told The Canadian Press she is still consulting with First Nations on how to address the issue.
First Nations status is a highly complex and personal topic, and changes to the rules on who can claim status will have ripple effects through -
G7 security ministers in Ottawa to talk organized crime, migrant smuggling, drugs
OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree plans to meet his Group of Seven counterparts and others in Ottawa today to discuss problems including transnational organized crime.
The two-day G7 meeting of interior and security ministers is also expected to focus on threats from synthetic drugs, migrant smuggling and transnational repression.
Participants are also slated to discuss tactics to deal with the online challenges of terrorist and violent extremist content, cybercrime and t -
Brazil’s former President Bolsonaro arrested days before starting his 27-year prison sentence
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s federal police arrested former President Jair Bolsonaro preemptively on Saturday, days before he was set to begin his 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt, officials said. A close aide said the embattled former leader was taken to the police force headquarters in the capital, Brasilia.The force said in a short statement, which did not name Bolsonaro, that it acted on the request of Brazil’s Supreme Court.Neither Brazil’s federal pol -
Travis Head’s century leads Australia to an 8-wicket victory over England in Ashes series opener
PERTH, Australia (AP) — Travis Head flipped the narrative and dominated the England pace bowlers with one of the great centuries in Ashes cricket Saturday as Australia raced to an eight-wicket victory with three days to spare in the first test.Head turned England’s “Bazball” tactics back on the visitors, clobbering a century from 69 deliveries after being promoted up the order to open the innings when Usman Khawaja was injured.In three innings across five sessions, fast b -
PM Carney in Johannesburg as G20 meetings kick off, set to meet with numerous leaders
JOHANNESBURG — Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Johannesburg for the G20 summit, where he will be meeting with the leaders of Canada's closest partners.
Carney met this morning with French President Emmanuel Macron, and they were set to discuss geopolitical issues as well as Canada's collaboration with European defence firms through the ReArm Europe initiative.
Carney is set to meet today with leaders from Jamaica, Norway, Germany, the U.K., the European Union and the World Trade Organizat -
Vatican’s return of Indigenous artifacts applauded, but is it really a gift?
When the Vatican announced this month that Pope Leo was giving a "gift" of 62 Indigenous artifacts to Canadian bishops, to be returned to their original communities, some Indigenous leaders celebrated it as a continuation of a reconciliation journey.
While Nisga'a scholar Amy Parent said she was pleased for the communities involved, many questions are left unanswered, and the biggest one is: "Why did it take so long?"
"I'm really happy for them, but also, again, it feels really bittersweet to kn -
Search continues for grizzly that attacked students, teachers at B.C. trail
Conservation officers are continuing to search for a grizzly bear that attacked a group of elementary school students and their teachers in British Columbia.
Sgt. Jeff Tyre with the B.C. Conservation Officer Service says officers are on the ground in Bella Coola after the Thursday attack, leaving three pupils and a teacher with major injuries.
Health officials say the four people are in hospital after the attack on the group of about 20 students and staff, who were on a field trip and having lun -
Number of children abducted in Nigerian school attack raised to more than 300
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — More than 300 schoolchildren and 12 teachers were abducted by gunmen during an attack on St. Mary’s School, a Catholic institution, in north-central Nigeria’s Niger state, the Christian Association of Nigeria said Saturday, updating an earlier tally of 215 schoolchildren.The tally was changed “after a verification exercise and a final census was carried out,” according to a statement issued by the Most. Rev. Bulus Dauwa Yohanna, chairman of the -
Chilliwack’s Angel Trees pop up at local businesses to support Community Services - theprogress.com
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‘Something different was in the air’: First game a special experience for Goldeneyes
VANCOUVER — Sarah Nurse has won Olympic gold. She's long been a trailblazer for women's hockey.Yet Friday's matchup was a special one for the Canadian star as she helped the Vancouver Goldeneyes to a 4-3 overtime win over the Seattle Torrent in their first-ever game.
“I’ve played a lot of hockey games — a lot of really big hockey games — and I've never felt the emotion and I've never felt emotional like I have in that first 20 minutes of the game," Nurse said. "It f -
Chiefs Battle to Earn a Point in Friday Night Rematch
Chilliwack, B.C. – Just a week after the Chiefs dominated in a 6-1 win against the Victoria Grizzlies, the teams met again for a Friday night rematch, with the Chiefs debuting their new third jerseys.
The Chiefs struck first 4 minutes and 24 seconds into the game as Dustin Renas capitalized on a second rebound that originated at the blue line. Ty Campbell and Olivier Beaulieu picked up the helpers on Renas’ 7th goal of the season. The first period ended with the Chiefs leading -
Staal’s two goals propel Hurricanes past Jets 4-3
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Jordan Staal scored twice and the Carolina Hurricanes beat Winnipeg 4-3 on Friday night in the Jets’ first game since learning star goalie Connor Hellebuyck will be sidelined four to six weeks.
Hellebuyck will have arthroscopic surgery for a knee problem dating to training camp. Eric Comrie made 24 saves against the Hurricanes.
Seth Jarvis scored short-handed for Carolina and Andrei Svechnikov added a goal. Backup goalie Brandon Bussi stopped 24 shots. The H -
Vancouver Goldeneyes begin inaugural season with 4-3 OT win over Seattle Torrent
VANCOUVER — Abby Boreen scored 1:26 into overtime and the Vancouver Goldeneyes rallied to edge the Seattle Torrent 4-3 and collect the first win in franchise history on Friday.
It was the inaugural game for the Professional Women’s Hockey League’s first two expansion teams, and an enthusiastic sellout crowd of 14,958 took in the game at Vancouver’s Pacific Coliseum.
Claire Thompson had a goal and an assist for the Goldeneyes (1-0-0-0), while Sarah Nurse notched the first -
‘We need to play better in front him’: Jets lament effort in front of Comrie in loss
WINNIPEG — When Eric Comrie got scored on 16 seconds into Friday's game against the Carolina Hurricanes, Jets head coach Scott Arniel wasn't upset.
Comrie was replacing star netminder Connor Hellebuyck, whom the team said Friday was undergoing arthroscopic surgery for a knee problem dating back to training camp. He's expected to be out four to six weeks.
The former backup made 24 saves in the 4-3 loss to the Hurricanes.“Obviously, we got caught right off the bat there on a transition -
No. 10 Florida rolls Merrimack 80-45 as world’s tallest teen scores first collegiate point
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Rueben Chinyelu had 14 points and a career-high 21 rebounds, Alex Condon recorded 20 points and 11 boards for his third double-double of the season, and No. 10 Florida overwhelmed Merrimack from the opening tip in an 80-45 victory Friday night.
The world’s tallest teenager, 7-foot-9 Olivier Rioux, Terrebonne, Que., got the loudest ovation of the night when he checked in with 2:26 to play. The tallest player in college basketball history got fouled the first t -
Raptors advance to NBA Cup quarterfinals with dominant 140-110 win over Wizards
TORONTO — Toronto Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic doesn't like to get ahead of himself, instead having his players just focus on the game in front of them.
They made one small exception on Friday night.
As they prepared to play the Washington Wizards, the Raptors spoke about how a win — coupled with an Indiana Pacers' loss — would help them advance to the knockout stage of the Emirates NBA Cup for the first time in the in-season tournament's three-year history.
"Everybody sa -
Staal scores twice as Hurricanes defeat Hellebuyck-less Jets 4-3
WINNIPEG — Jordan Staal scored twice in a 4-3 Carolina Hurricanes victory Friday that put a damper on Eric Comrie's first game as the Winnipeg Jets' starting goaltender.
Comrie was replacing star netminder Connor Hellebuyck, whom the team said Friday was undergoing arthroscopic surgery for a knee problem dating back to training camp. He's expected to be out four to six weeks.
The former backup made 24 saves for Winnipeg (12-8-0) and is 4-2-0 this season.
Gabriel Vilardi scored twice and de
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