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• Elks name three-time Grey Cup champion Chris Morris as president and CEO

  30-10-2024 23:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Chris Morris has been named the new president and chief executive of the Edmonton Elks, the club announced today.
  Morris was an offensive lineman with Edmonton from 1992 to 2005 and won Grey Cup titles with the club in 1993, 2003 and 2005.
  He spent the last 12 years as head coach of the University of Alberta’s U Sports football team.
  Morris takes over from Rick LeLacheur, who was brought out of retirement to take on the role of president and CEO on an interim basis after t
  
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• North Korea test-launches a ballistic missile toward the sea, South Korea says

  30-10-2024 23:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea test-launched a ballistic missile toward the North’s eastern waters on Thursday, South Korea’s military said.
  South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a short statement the launch happened on Thursday morning but gave no further details such as how far the weapon flew.
  The reported launch happened a day after South Korea’s military intelligence agency told lawmakers that North Korea has likely completed preparations for its s
  
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• New wardens assume command at 5 Fraser Valley correctional institutions

  30-10-2024 23:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The Correctional Service of Canada says it held an Affirmation of Command ceremony earlier this week to install new wardens at five Fraser Valley correctional facilities.
  According to a news release from the federal agency, CSC says the formal occasion embodies the responsibility of leadership in the role of warden, thereby reinforcing the responsibility, authority, and accountability of a correctional leader.
  On Monday, October 28, a ceremony marking the occasion was held at
  
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• Foreign affairs minister seeks support for plan to return deported Ukrainian children

  30-10-2024 22:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says she hopes countries from around the world will support a plan to bring back Ukrainian children who have been deported to Russia since the war in Ukraine began nearly three years ago.Joly urged more than 60 delegations attending a ministerial conference in Montreal on Wednesday to make a “strong pledge” to ensure children and other Ukrainian civilians are returned home.The Ukrainian government estimates that 19,500 Ukr
  
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• B.C. judge halts the medically assisted death of Alberta woman

  30-10-2024 22:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — A British Columbia judge has granted an injunction stopping a woman’s medically assisted death, the day before it was scheduled to take place in Vancouver.The injunction granted on Saturday to the woman’s common-law partner prevents Dr. Ellen Wiebe or any other medical professional from helping end the life of the 53-year-old Alberta woman within 30 days.
  The court application by the woman’s partner says she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder but later became
  
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• Quebec names new head of embattled youth protection agency amid multiple scandals

  30-10-2024 22:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  QUÉBEC — The Quebec government has named Lesley Hill as the province’s new youth protection director, after her predecessor stepped down earlier this week amid a number of scandals plaguing the agency.
  Hill is a longtime youth services worker who served on the Laurent Commission, a public inquiry that examined the state of the province’s youth protection system following the killing of a seven-year-old girl from Granby, Que., in 2019.
  The Coalition Avenir Québec g
  
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• B.C. groups lose bid to stop Alaskan fishery’s sustainable certification

  30-10-2024 22:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  A coalition of Canadian environmental groups has lost its latest bid to prevent Alaska’s salmon fishery from being labelled as sustainable by an international certification body.
  The groups — including the Raincoast Conservation Foundation and Watershed Watch Salmon Society — say an adjudicator has upheld the Marine Stewardship Council’s decision to certify the Alaskan fishery despite what they call “unsustainable” fishing practices that intercept British Colu
  
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• Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation to auction off 2 Taylor Swift concert tickets

  30-10-2024 22:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — The Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation is getting into the frenzy around Taylor Swift with a plan to auction off two tickets to her upcoming concert in Vancouver at their fundraising gala next month.According to a news release from the foundation, FVHCF is turning up the excitement at this year’s Annual Gala with a jaw-dropping live auction item featuring a pair of exclusive tickets to see Taylor Swift in her sold-out show at B.C. Place in Vancouver on December 7, 2024
  
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• Drug-trafficking investigation leads to charges against 19 people in northern B.C.

  30-10-2024 21:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Federal prosecutors have approved charges against 19 people, eight of them still at large, after an investigation into what police call a violent drug trafficking network in northeastern British Columbia.
  A statement from B.C.’s Combined Special Forces Enforcement Unit says two of the 11 people who were arrested remain in custody, while the others have been released with conditions as they move through the judicial process.
  It says the other eight, all men, are wanted on outstanding charge
  
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• Alberta infrastructure minister says he accepted free NHL Oilers playoff tickets

  30-10-2024 21:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA — Alberta’s Infrastructure Minister Peter Guthrie says he accepted free Edmonton Oilers NHL playoff tickets and says it did not contravene government conflict-of-interest rules.
  Guthrie says he attended Oilers home games during the team’s playoff run last spring as a guest of MHCare Medical, a medical supply and distribution company.
  Guthrie didn’t specify exactly how many games he attended but he says he has no “business or personal relati
  
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• Canada’s Yeji Kwon nears LPGA Tour dream in her first six months as a pro golfer

  30-10-2024 21:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Yeji Kwon’s life is unusual, but she wouldn’t trade it for anything.
  The 18-year-old Kwon has spent the past five months on the road with her parents, playing golf on the Women’s All Pro Tour, sharpening her skills to become Canada’s next top player. That hard work paid off last week as she was the top Canadian at the qualifying stage of the LPGA Tour’s Q-Series, tying for 10th to advance to the final level.
  “Definitely different from regular teenagers who go
  
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• Kraken’s Campbell comfortable as trailblazer: ‘I’m part of something a lot bigger’

  30-10-2024 21:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Jessica Campbell stood behind the visitors bench watching that night’s opponent in warm-ups.
  The Seattle Kraken assistant coach was focused on the Dallas Stars’ line rushes and defence pairs when she noticed a young girl in the stands.
  “Just so excited,” Campbell recalled of the face looking back through the glass. “I locked eyes with her in that moment … it hit me that I’m looking at her and she can now see what she can become.“I
  
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• Police say man behind ballot box arsons has metalworking experience and may be planning more attacks

  30-10-2024 21:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Investigators say the man suspected of burning ballot drop boxes in Oregon and Washington state is an experienced metalworker and may be planning additional attacks.
  Portland Police Bureau spokesman Mike Benner said Wednesday that authorities believe the man who set the incendiary devices at ballot boxes in Portland and nearby Vancouver, Washington, had a “wealth of experience” in metal fabrication and welding.
  The suspect is described as a white man, age
  
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• Global Affairs won’t confirm reports Canadian dead in Russia was foreign fighter

  30-10-2024 21:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Global Affairs Canada says it is aware of the death of a Canadian citizen in Russia.
  But the department won’t confirm reports the Canadian was among four foreign fighters who had crossed into Russia to fight for Ukraine.
  The Globe and Mail reported today that four foreigners, including at least one Canadian, were killed on Sunday in a firefight in Russia’s Bryansk region, which borders Ukraine.
  Asked about the report, a spokesperson with Global Affairs would only say t
  
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• Like Mario Kart on bikes: Cyclocross provincials come to Chilliwack - Abbotsford News

  30-10-2024 20:51 via news.google.com
  Like Mario Kart on bikes: Cyclocross provincials come to Chilliwack  Abbotsford News
  
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• Mother of teen victim in mass killing suing Manitoba’s child welfare agency

  30-10-2024 20:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — The mother of a 17-year-old victim in a mass slaying in Manitoba is suing a child welfare agency for allegedly failing to protect the girl.
  Juliette Hastings claims in the lawsuit that Winnipeg Child and Family Services, the General Child and Family Services Authority and the director of Child and Family Services were “reckless, careless and negligent in their statutory duty” to her daughter, Myah-Lee Gratton.
  The lawsuit was filed Monday in Court of King’s Ben
  
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• Shaun White and Nina Dobrev are engaged. He faked a dinner invite with Anna Wintour to propose

  30-10-2024 20:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Former skateboarder and Olympic snowboarder Shaun White and actor Nina Dobrev are getting married.
  White’s publicist Jennifer Peros confirmed the engagement Wednesday.
  White popped the question last weekend at The Golden Swan, a New York restaurant and presented Dobrev with a five-carat diamond ring.
  Peros created a fake invite for a small dinner with Anna Wintour that she sent to Dobrev as a ruse to get her to the location. When Dobrev arrived, White was waiting with a photographer. After
  
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• Canada’s Stakusic through to quarterfinals in Merida with win over Australia’s Joint

  30-10-2024 20:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MÉRIDA — Canada’s Marina Stakusic advanced to the quarterfinals of the Merida Open tennis tournament with a 2-6, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (2) win over Australia’s Maya Joint on Wednesday.
  Stakusic, who entered the tournament ranked 116th in the world, converted seven of her 10 break points in a match that lasted two hours 40 minutes.
  Joint, the world No. 110, was also strong on return with five breaks on eight attempts but hindered her cause with 10 double faults.
  She will next face
  
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• A&W restaurants to offer free Halloween meal for kids in Chilliwack - Fraser Valley Today

  30-10-2024 20:38 via news.google.com
  A&W restaurants to offer free Halloween meal for kids in Chilliwack  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• TSB says B.C. helicopter crashed in 2021 after rotors collided

  30-10-2024 20:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canada’s Transportation Safety Board says the fatal crash of a British Columbia logging helicopter was caused when the chopper’s rotor system broke up mid-flight.
  A final report from the board says that on Oct. 4, 2021, the pilot of the Kaman K-1200 dropped off a load of logs into Jervis Inlet on B.C.’s south coast, turned around to pick up another load, then crashed into the water and sank.
  The K-1200 has rotors on either side of the fuselage and the investigation found a blad
  
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• State adversaries getting ‘bolder’ in cyberspace, Canadian threat forecast warns

  30-10-2024 20:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A new federal threat forecast warns that foreign adversaries are becoming bolder and more aggressive with their tactics in cyberspace.
  The 2025-26 forecast from the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security says state-sponsored cyberthreat actors are almost certainly combining disruptive computer network attacks with online information campaigns to shape public opinion.
  The report says these opponents linked to foreign states are also very likely targeting critical infrastructure network
  
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• Toronto Argonauts, Saskatchewan Roughriders to host respective division semifinals

  30-10-2024 20:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Dru Brown finished the CFL regular season with a bang.
  The Ottawa quarterback ended it with consecutive 400-yard passing performances, including 445 yards with three touchdowns and an interception in a 37-31 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats last week. That snapped a five-game losing streak just in time for the Redblacks to visit the Toronto Argonauts on Saturday afternoon for the East Division semifinal.
  Also on Saturday, the Saskatchewan Roughriders host the B.C. Lions in the West Division semi
  
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• PM says he’s trying to get Poilievre names of Tories linked to foreign interference

  30-10-2024 20:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he’s asked national security services to find a way to share information with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre about foreign interference affecting his caucus.Earlier this month, Trudeau told a public inquiry that he has been given the names of past and present Conservative parliamentarians and candidates who are linked to foreign interference.Trudeau also said other party members, including Liberals, have also been flagged.
  Today, whil
  
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• ‘Not going to play their games,’ Singh won’t help Tories, Bloc topple the Liberals

  30-10-2024 20:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his caucus will not cave to demands from the Bloc Québécois and Conservative leaders to help them bring down the Liberal government.
  On Tuesday Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet said he will make good on his threat to work with opposition parties to topple the minority Liberals with a non-confidence vote.
  The Conservatives and Bloc would also need support from the NDP to make that happen, but Singh says he’s not going to &l
  
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• Precision Drilling expects rig demand growth with LNG Canada startup

  30-10-2024 20:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Precision Drilling Corp. said it will be closely watching the startup of this country’s first liquefied natural gas export facility after being caught off guard by the dramatic increase in drilling following the opening of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.
  The company is Canada’s largest drilling rig contractor, and as such, serves as a barometer for the overall health of the country’s energy sector.
  But CEO Kevin Neveu said even Precision itself was surpri
  
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• Former foreign ministry official recalls fear Abdelrazik would end up in Guantanamo

  30-10-2024 19:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A former senior official at Canada’s foreign ministry says there were fears two decades ago that Montreal man Abousfian Abdelrazik might end up at a prison for suspected terrorists in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
  Daniel Livermore, who was director general in the department’s security and intelligence bureau, testified in Federal Court today in Abdelrazik’s civil lawsuit against Ottawa over his detention and alleged torture in Sudan.
  The Sudanese-born Abdelrazik became a
  
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• A&W restaurants to offer Halloween treat for kids in Chilliwack

  30-10-2024 19:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — A&W fast food restaurants in Chilliwack might be a very busy place for kids 12 and under on Halloween.
  According to a news release from the company, children 12 and under can enjoy a free A&W Kids’ Pack — a special one-day offer on October 31.The company does say the offer is only available on Halloween (October 31), and is not available through the A&W mobile app, third-party deliver apps (e.g., Skip the Dishes, Uber Eats, etc.), or at A&W shopping
  
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• B.C. NDP must ‘adapt,’ ‘build bridges,’ says Surrey MLA now nicknamed ‘Comeback Kid’

  30-10-2024 19:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — The New Democrat whose 27-vote, come-from-behind victory is being credited with giving B.C. Premier David Eby a razor-thin majority government says he’s a bridge builder in his community and the New Democrats need to build similar relationships across the province.Garry Begg’s slim win over the B.C. Conservative candidate in Surrey-Guildford is still subject to a judicial recount, but for now his win gives the NDP the 47 seats needed to form a majority government in
  
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• Liberals look to move past leadership drama with eye on next campaign

  30-10-2024 19:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Liberal caucus is looking ahead to the party’s plan for the next election after an unsuccessful attempt by some MPs to oust Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
  Longtime Liberal operative Andrew Bevan was named the new national campaign director two weeks ago and made his first presentation to the full caucus this morning.
  The presentation was initially scheduled to happen last week but that nearly three-hour meeting was dominated by discussions of Trudeau’s leadership.
  
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• Yankees fans who were ejected have been banned from Game 5 of World Series

  30-10-2024 18:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Two New York Yankees fans who were ejected from Game 4 of the World Series for interfering with play have been banned from Game 5 on Wednesday night.
  The league and club released a statement saying the two fans who were involved in a ball being pried from Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts’ glove would not be permitted at the game.
  “Last night two fans were ejected from Yankee Stadium for egregious and unacceptable physical contact with Dodgers outfielder Mookie Be
  
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• Montreal City Hall removing welcome sign with hijab sends wrong message: Muslim group

  30-10-2024 18:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — A national Muslim advocacy group says Montreal is sending the wrong message by removing a welcome sign at city hall that had on it a woman wearing a hijab.
  Stephen Brown, chief executive of the National Council of Canadian Muslims, says his organization was surprised and disappointed by the city’s decision.
  Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante told a television talk show that the artwork depicting a woman wearing a headscarf would be removed in the name of secularism, addi
  
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• North Korean troops in Russian uniforms are heading toward Ukraine, US says

  30-10-2024 18:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday that North Korean troops wearing Russian uniforms and carrying Russian equipment are moving to the Kursk region near Ukraine, in what he called a dangerous and destabilizing move.
  Austin was speaking at a press conference with South Korean Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun, as concerns grow about Pyongyang’s deployment of as many as 11,000 troops to Russia.
  He said officials are discussing what to do about the deployment.
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• City of Mission projects potential tax increase of 7.5% in 2025 to maintain day-to-day services

  30-10-2024 18:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MISSION — To maintain community priorities and day-to-day services that residents rely on, the City of Mission anticipates a potential 7.55 per cent property tax increase as part of its 2025 budget.According to a news release Wednesday (Oct. 30), the city is soliciting community feedback on its 2025 budget and corresponding 2025-2029 Financial Plan. Each year the municipality updates its financial plan to make sure it best aligns with community priorities.Over the summer, community members
  
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• Raptors all-star Scottie Barnes out at least three weeks with broken orbital bone

  30-10-2024 18:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — All-star forward Scottie Barnes is out with a fractured right orbital bone.
  The Toronto Raptors say Barnes’s injury will be re-evaluated in three weeks’ time.
  Barnes took an elbow to his eye from Denver Nuggets centre Nikola Jokic with 24 seconds left in the fourth quarter in Monday’s game.
  Denver scored at the other end of the court as Barnes dropped to his knees in pain.
  The Nuggets went on to complete the comeback with a 127-125 overtime win over the Raptors.
  
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• Canadian flyweight Jamey-Lyn Horth returns to UFC cage after 11-month layoff

  30-10-2024 18:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canadian flyweight Jamey-Lyn Horth has waited 11 months to return to action in the UFC after a split-decision loss to Veronica Hardy, her first defeat as a pro.
  At least Horth (6-1-0) won’t have to wait Saturday on the UFC Fight Night show in Edmonton. The 34-year-old from Squamish, B.C., opens the Rogers Place card against Norway-based Croatian Ivana Petrovic (7-1-0).
  “It definitely gave me a lot of time to game-plan and make changes and build that excitement factor for (Saturday),&
  
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• Canada’s Homan dumps South Korea’s Gim 8-2 at Pan Continental curling championship

  30-10-2024 18:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LACOMBE, Alta. — Canada’s Rachel Homan defeated South Korea’s Eunji Gim 8-2 on Wednesday to secure a playoff berth at the Pan Continental curling championships.Homan, from Ottawa, needed only six ends to complete the victory. Canada improved to 5-0 while South Korea fell to 4-1.The victory also secured a top-four finish for the host team, giving Canada a berth in the 2025 world women’s curling championship.Homan, vice Tracy Fleury, second Emma Miskew and lead Sarah Wilkes
  
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• Calgary Stampeders decide not to retain three assistant coaches

  30-10-2024 18:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Longtime assistant coaches Mark Kilam and Brent Monson won’t be back with the Calgary Stampeders.The CFL club announced Wednesday that Kilam, the special-teams co-ordinator and assistant head coach, and Monson, the defensive co-ordinator, along with defensive-line coach Juwan Simpson, will not be retained for the 2025 season.
  Calgary (5-12-1) finished fifth in the West Division this season, missing the CFL playoffs for the first time since 2004.“As an organization, we
  
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• Achinioti-Jonsson, Antonoglou, Klomp up for CPL top defender award

  30-10-2024 18:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Forge FC’s Alexander Achinioti-Jonsson, Valour FC’s Themi Antonoglou and Cavalry FC’s Daan Klomp are the finalists for the Canadian Premier League’s Defender of the Year Award.
  Achinioti-Jonsson won the award in 2022 while Klomp was honoured last year.
  This year’s winner, determined by a vote from the technical leadership of the eight CPL clubs and select media, will be announced Nov. 7 in Calgary as part of the CPL championship game festivities.
  Achinioti-Jonsson w
  
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• Witches raise money for Chilliwack Search and Rescue with dance video - Abbotsford News

  30-10-2024 17:54 via news.google.com
  Witches raise money for Chilliwack Search and Rescue with dance video  Abbotsford News
  
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• Alzheimer Society supports advance MAID requests, but also good dementia care

  30-10-2024 17:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Alzheimer Society says people with dementia should have the right to request medical assistance in dying in advance — but it must not be a replacement for high-quality palliative care.As of today, people with dementia in Quebec are allowed to make advance requests for MAID, before they lose the capacity to provide informed consent.Alzheimer Society of Ontario CEO Cathy Barrick says advance requests in the rest of Canada would allow people with dementia to have the same
  
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• Toronto Argonauts, Saskatchewan Roughriders led way in voting for CFL all-star teams

  30-10-2024 17:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts and Saskatchewan Roughriders each had nine players named to the East and West Division all-star squads, respectively, Wednesday.
  Voting for was conducted by the Football Reporters of Canada and nine CFL head coaches.
  Running back Ka’Deem Carey (1,060 yards) topped the list of Argos placed on the East Division team. Also named were receiver Makai Polk, offensive linemen Ryan Hunter and Dejon Allen, defensive lineman Jake Ceresna, defensive halfback DaSh
  
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• Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid out 2-3 weeks with ankle injury

  30-10-2024 17:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid is expected to be out for two to three weeks with an ankle injury, the NHL team said Wednesday.
  McDavid sustained the injury 37 seconds into Edmonton’s 6-1 loss at Columbus on Monday.
  McDavid got tripped up by the stick of Blue Jackets defenceman Zach Werenski during his first shift of the game and crashed heavily into the boards.He got up and as he skated back to the ice, motioned to the bench that he was having some problems and imm
  
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• City of Abbotsford OK’s sweeping changes to Good Neighbour bylaw, includes strict rules around vacant properties

  30-10-2024 17:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — The City of Abbotsford says it has modernized its Good Neighbour bylaw following the consolidation of two 20-year-old bylaws meant to promote community well-being and comprehensive problem-solving among neighbourhoods.
  The city posted on its website Tuesday (Oct. 29) that the new bylaw guidelines underscore its commitment to keeping Abbotsford safe, healthy and a great place to live, work and play.“As a City Council it is our mission to continually improve the quality of
  
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• Quebec City to host Montreal-Ottawa neutral-site PWHL game

  30-10-2024 17:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  QUÉBEC — The Montréal Victoire will host the Ottawa Charge in a Professional Women’s Hockey League regular-season game in 2025.
  The PWHL announced Wednesday the game will take place on the afternoon of Jan. 19 at the Videotron Centre.
  The Sunday game is one of nine regular-season neutral-site contests scheduled for the upcoming PWHL season.
  The announcement comes a day after Amy Scheer, the PWHL’s senior vice president for business operations, said the league was
  
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• Ottawa urged to halt imports of endangered monkeys for drug testing, amid U.S. probe

  30-10-2024 17:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The federal government is facing mounting pressure to investigate the importation of endangered monkeys for medical research in Quebec, after a United States probe allegedly prompted a pharmaceutical giant to sharply increase its imports north of the border.
  The influx of long-tailed macaques from Cambodia, which the U.S. alleges are being illegally captured from the wild, has animal advocates, researchers and opposition politicians sounding the alarm over animal welfare and pote
  
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• Controlled burns light up the American skies south of Chilliwack, Columbia Valley

  30-10-2024 17:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Controlled burns in the mountains south of Chilliwack and Columbia Valley on the American side of the border have captured the attention of at least a few onlookers this week.
  Taryn Dixon, who represents Electoral Area H on the Fraser Valley Regional District board, a catchment that encompasses Columbia Valley and runs south to the U.S. border, advised area residents earlier this week they might observe fires to the south. Dixon posted a note on Facebook courtesy of her her Am
  
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• Controlled burns light up the American skies south of Chilliwack, Columbia Valley - Fraser Valley Today

  30-10-2024 16:59 via news.google.com
  Controlled burns light up the American skies south of Chilliwack, Columbia Valley  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Federal government would have to double military spending to meet NATO target: PBO

  30-10-2024 16:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The parliamentary budget officer says if the federal government wants to meet NATO’s military spending target by 2032 as promised, it will have to almost double defence spending to $81.9 billion.The budget watchdog made that conclusion in a report published today on the fiscal implications of meeting the NATO target, which stipulates that member states spend two per cent of their GDP on defence.The government’s latest defence policy, released in April, estimated defenc
  
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• Air Canada to resume daily flights to Beijing, increase service to Shanghai

  30-10-2024 16:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Air Canada says it’s increasing its service to China including daily flights to Beijing.
  The airline says it’s resuming daily flights from Vancouver to the Chinese capital starting on Jan. 15.
  Air Canada is also increasing the frequency of its flights from Vancouver to Shanghai to daily starting Dec. 7.The airline currently offers flights four days a week from Vancouver to Shanghai.
  Mark Galardo, Air Canada’s executive vice-president for revenue and network pla
  
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• Harris promises to ‘represent all Americans’ after Biden’s remark on Trump supporters and ‘garbage’

  30-10-2024 15:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris said she disagrees “with any criticism of people based on who they vote for,” reacting after President Joe Biden’s reference to Donald Trump’s supporters and “garbage.”
  “I will represent all Americans, including those who don’t vote for me,” the vice president said.Harris, the Democratic nominee for president, made the comment to reporters as she prepared to campaign in three states. Her words were an att
  
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