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• Man facing 1st-degree murder in partner’s killing had allegedly threatened her before

  11-11-2024 23:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LONGUEUIL, Que. — A man charged with first-degree murder in the death of his partner in a Montreal suburb was out on bail for uttering threats against her when she was killed.
  Shilei Du was charged today with the killing of 29-year-old Guangmei Ye in Candiac, Que., about 15 kilometres southwest of Montreal.
  Sgt. Frédéric Deshaies of the Quebec provincial police says their investigators were called by local police to a home in Candiac at about noon on Sunday.
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• Man arrested after standoff that shut down Hwy 1 near Chilliwack on Sunday night - PentictonNow

  11-11-2024 23:50 via news.google.com
  Man arrested after standoff that shut down Hwy 1 near Chilliwack on Sunday night  PentictonNow
  
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• PHOTOS: Thousands attend rainy Remembrance Day ceremonies in Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress

  11-11-2024 23:29 via news.google.com
  PHOTOS: Thousands attend rainy Remembrance Day ceremonies in Chilliwack  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• B.C. veteran, 101, recalls danger, discipline of war, as Vancouver cenotaph turns 100

  11-11-2024 23:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Second World War veteran Percival Smith says he entered the British Merchant Navy as a teenager and came out as a man, going home to a family that he “couldn’t even recognize” after the warSmith, 101, was among thousands who gathered in downtown Vancouver for the 100th Remembrance Day ceremony to be held at the Victory Square Cenotaph.
  He says he’s glad to remember friends who gave up their lives to serve king and country during the Second World War, but he doesn’t
  
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• ‘I get goosebumps’: Canadians across the country mark Remembrance Day

  11-11-2024 23:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — An echoing peal of cannon fire signalled the start of a moment of silence Monday in St. John’s, N.L., and throngs of people along the city’s two main downtown streets fell quiet and bowed their heads.
  Across Canada, dignitaries marked Remembrance Day by laying wreaths at ceremonies, schoolchildren sang in the late fall chill and veterans recalled the horrors of battle.
  Canadians gathered in cities and towns to honour the sacrifice of men and women in uniform who gave t
  
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• Sabres leading scorer Tage Thompson out with lower-body injury

  11-11-2024 23:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Sabres leading scorer Tage Thompson left Monday’s game against the Montreal Canadiens in the second period with a lower-body injury and did not return.
  Thompson, who scored his 11th goal of the season in the first period of the Sabres 7-5 loss, played one shift of the second period before he left the game. Sabres coach Lindy Ruff did not have an update on his condition following the game.
  “He’s a huge piece on our team and we need him out ther
  
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• Cody Fajardo casts doubt over status as Alouettes’ starter next season

  11-11-2024 23:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Cody Fajardo is hungry to lead the Montreal Alouettes back to the Grey Cup next year.
  The veteran quarterback, however, couldn’t confirm that general manager Danny Maciocia would choose him as next season’s starter over backup Davis Alexander.
  “There’s a lot of things that have to work out in the off-season,” Fajardo said Monday after his exit meeting with the Alouettes GM. “You have a, let’s call it a little bit older quarterback, and y
  
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• Suspect’s bail extended in Adam Johnson hockey manslaughter case

  11-11-2024 22:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SHEFFIELD — A man arrested on suspicion of manslaughter following the death of player Adam Johnson during a professional hockey game in England has had his bail extended, South Yorkshire Police said Monday.
  Chief Inspector Benjamin Wood said in a statement that the investigation into Johnson’s death remains ongoing.
  Johnson’s neck was fatally cut by opponent Matt Petgrave’s skate during an Elite Ice Hockey League game in Sheffield, England, on Oct. 28, 2023.
  Johnson, 29,
  
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• Fire crews knock down two-alarm blaze that damaged garage, deck in Chilliwack

  11-11-2024 22:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK – Firefighters say a garage and attached deck were damaged during an early morning blaze in a Chilliwack residential neighbourhood on Monday.
  A fire department spokesperson said the two-alarm incident started around 8:30 a.m. at a vacant address on Garden Drive, just off Charles Street.
  “Approximately 35 firefighters from Halls 1, 2, 4, and 6 responded to the scene,” Assistant Fire Chief Krista Minar said.
  “Upon arrival, crews confirmed that a detached garage a
  
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• Maple Leafs place Pacioretty on injured reserve due to lower-body injury

  11-11-2024 22:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have placed forward Max Pacioretty on the injured reserve with a lower-body injury, the team announced Monday.The 35-year-old left-winger has been listed as week-to-week by the Leafs.
  Pacioretty has six points (two goals, four assists) in 13 games for Toronto. He signed a one-year deal in October after taking part in training camp on a professional tryout contract.
  Pacioretty joins Auston Matthews on the injured reserve. The Leafs captain put on IR Friday
  
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• Cole Caufield scores twice to lead Canadiens over Sabres 7-5

  11-11-2024 22:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Cole Caufield scored twice, including the game-winner, to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 7-5 win against the Buffalo Sabres on Monday.
  The win snapped a six-game losing streak for the Canadiens, and ended a three-game winning streak for the Sabres.
  Caufield’s two goals put him at a league-leading 12 for the season. His second was a power-play goal with 7:02 left in the third period that put the Canadiens ahead to stay.
  Buffalo leading-scorer Tage Thompson and d
  
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• Surrey police transition deal still in works, less than three weeks before handover

  11-11-2024 21:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The Surrey Police Service is less than three weeks from taking over from the RCMP to manage policing in British Columbia’s second most populous municipality, but there’s still no deal on how responsibilities will be split between the two forces.
  On Nov. 29, the municipal service becomes the police force of jurisdiction in Surrey, while the Mounties take on what’s expected to be a years-long supporting role.
  Surrey Police Chief Norm Lipinski says he isn’t worried about the
  
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• From transmission to symptoms, what to know about avian flu after B.C. case

  11-11-2024 21:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  A B.C. teen has a suspected case of H5N1 avian flu — the first known human to acquire the virus in Canada.The provincial government said on the weekend that B.C.’s chief veterinarian and public health teams are still investigating the source of exposure, but that it’s “very likely” an animal or bird.Human-to-human transmission is very rare, but as cases amonganimals rise, many experts are worried the virus could develop that ability.As of Saturday, the teen was bein
  
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• Canada captain Alphonso Davies to miss CONCACAF Nations League games against Suriname

  11-11-2024 20:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canada will be without captain Alphonso Davies for its upcoming CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal against Suriname.
  Canada Soccer says the Bayern Munich star has withdrawn as a “precautionary measure due to physical fatigue.”
  Vancouver Whitecaps fullback Sam Adekugbe has been called into camp.
  Th 35th-ranked Canadian men are gathering in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to prepare for a two-game series against No. 136 Suriname. The quarterfinal opens Friday in Paramaribo with the return leg
  
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• Calgary Flames winger Anthony Mantha to undergo season-ending knee surgery

  11-11-2024 20:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Calgary Flames right-winger Anthony Mantha will miss the rest of the NHL season with a knee injury, the team announced Monday.Mantha will undergo anterior cruciate ligament surgery on Thursday after getting hurt in Calgary’s 3-2 overtime win against the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday.Mantha, 30, signed a one-year, US$3.5-million deal with the Flames on July 1 and put up four goals and three assists in 13 appearances this season.The six-foot-five, 234-pound forward from Longu
  
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• Veterans purged from military for sexual orientation lay wreath at Montreal ceremony

  11-11-2024 20:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Private Martine Roy was only 20 years old in 1984 when she was arrested, interrogated and dismissed from the Canadian Armed Forces for being what was then termed a “sexual deviant.”
  Today, after fighting for the right to be recognized as a veteran, she laid a wreath at Montreal’s Remembrance Day ceremony on behalf of victims of the wave of persecution that has become known as the LGBT Purge.
  Roy was one of the plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit that led to a
  
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• Argos sign QB Bryan Scott, adding depth to under centre for Grey Cup

  11-11-2024 20:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts have signed quarterback Bryan Scott to give them depth at under centre heading into the Grey Cup following the injury to star quarterback Chad Kelly.
  Kelly sustained a broken ankle late in the third quarter for the Argonauts’ 30-28 win over Montreal in the East Division final on Saturday.
  Veteran Nick Arbuckle finished the game and is slated to start for Toronto against Winnipeg in Sunday’s Grey Cup game in Vancouver.
  Cameron Dukes is slated to s
  
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• Family of missing teen ‘grateful’ for groups that joined weekend search in Surrey

  11-11-2024 20:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SURREY – The older sister of a Surrey teen who has been missing for almost three weeks says she’s ‘grateful’ to the nearly 100 people who braved the rain to search on Saturday.
  In a Facebook post, Brenda Maku expressed her appreciation for the groups of volunteers who gathered in Holland Park, later dispersing to search for clues and put up posters of 18-year-old Joseph Maku.
  “So grateful for all of the people that took the time to come out today and support my fami
  
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• Hockey Canada COO, VP Pat McLaughlin to step down at end of year

  11-11-2024 20:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Pat McLaughlin is stepping down as Hockey Canada’s chief operating officer and executive vice-president of strategy, the governing body announced Monday.
  Hockey Canada said in a release that McLaughlin will leave his post on Dec. 31 to open his own executive coaching, leadership development and consulting practice.
  McLaughlin was the co-executive lead for the inaugural “Beyond the Boards Summit,” hosted by Hockey Canada in September 2023, and developed the organ
  
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• Ottawa urges return to table after B.C. port dispute talks break down

  11-11-2024 20:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The federal government is urging both sides in the British Columbia port dispute to return to the table after mediated talks broke off on Saturday, the first of three scheduled days.
  A statement issued by the office of federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon says both the port employers and the union representing more than 700 longshore supervisors “must understand the urgency of the situation.”
  The statement urges both sides to “do the work necessary to reac
  
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• Hellebuyck, MacKinnon, Luukkonen named NHL’s three stars of the week

  11-11-2024 18:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK — Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck, Colorado Avalanche centre Nathan MacKinnon and Buffalo Sabres goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen have been named the NHL’s three stars of the week.
  Hellebuyck was named first star after stopping 88 of the 89 shots he faced over three appearances as the Jets extended their winning streak to six games.
  Hellebuyck’s goaltending helped the Jets become the first team in NHL history to win 14 of its first 15 games of a season.
  The 3
  
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• Twin port shutdowns risk more damage to Canadian economy: business groups

  11-11-2024 18:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Business groups are raising concerns about the broad effects of another round of labour disruptions in the transport sector as Canada faces shutdowns at its two biggest ports.
  Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters president Dennis Darby says the twin shutdowns in Vancouver and Montreal come at a challenging time as businesses face a year-end crunch, while the U.S. election results have heightened the need to be seen as a reliable trading partner.
  Darby says hundreds of millions of dollars in go
  
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• Rays’ Wander Franco, who awaits sex abuse trial, arrested in parking lot altercation involving guns

  11-11-2024 18:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was involved in an armed altercation in a parking lot in the Dominican Republic countryside and was arrested, police said Monday.
  Meregirdo Espinosa, a Dominican police spokesman, told The Associated Press it happened in San Juan de la Maguana, a city that is 116 miles (187 kilometers) west of Dominican Republic capital Santo Domingo. Franco was arrested Sunday. Another man and a woman were also detained, polic
  
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• UPDATE: Emergency crews battle shop fire behind Chilliwack house - Chilliwack Progress

  11-11-2024 18:16 via news.google.com
  UPDATE: Emergency crews battle shop fire behind Chilliwack house  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Environment Canada issues snow, fog and rain advisories across B.C.

  11-11-2024 18:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Environment Canada has issued rainfall advisories along B.C.’s west coast with the highest amounts expected around Metro Vancouver.
  It says downpours of up to 70 millimetres are expected in the region before easing around noon, which could interrupt Remembrance Day events scheduled to happen this morning.
  Special weather statements have also been issued for the Fraser Valley and along the Sunshine Coast, while snow and fog advisories have gone up elsewhere in the province
  
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• Trump names Stephen Miller to be deputy chief of policy in new administration

  11-11-2024 17:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump is naming longtime adviser Stephen Miller, an immigration hard-liner, to be the deputy chief of policy in his new administration.
  Vice President-elect JD Vance posted a message of congratulations on Monday to Miller on X and said, “This is another fantastic pick by the president.” The announcement was first reported by CNN.
  Miller was a senior adviser in Trump’s first term and has been a central figure in many of his policy decisions, notably
  
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• HSBC SVNS champions to be decided in California at 2028 Olympic rugby sevens venue

  11-11-2024 17:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The 2025 HSBC SVNS season will wrap up May 3-4 at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif., where the champions will be crowned at the 2028 Olympic rugby sevens venue.
  The championship round of the elite rugby sevens competition will follow a stop in Singapore, World Rugby announced Monday.
  The first five events of the 2025 season, including Feb. 21-23 in Vancouver, were announced in August.
  The Canadian men won’t be part of the new season, however. They dropped out in June after being
  
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• Trump chooses New York Rep. Elise Stefanik as ambassador to United Nations

  11-11-2024 14:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Rep. Elise Stefanik to serve as his ambassador to the United Nations.
  “Elise is an incredibly strong, tough, and smart America First fighter,” Trump said in a statement Monday announcing his pick.
  Nikki Haley, who challenged Trump for the GOP nomination, was among those who previously held the role in his first term.
  Stefanik, 40, who serves as House Republican Conference Chair, has long been one of Trump’s most loya
  
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• Where to pay your respects in Chilliwack on Remembrance Day - Chilliwack Progress

  11-11-2024 14:40 via news.google.com
  Where to pay your respects in Chilliwack on Remembrance Day  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• 17 Chadian soldiers and 96 rebels killed in a Boko Haram attack, army says

  11-11-2024 10:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  N’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — Boko Haram insurgents killed 17 Chadian soldiers in a weekend attack on a military post that also left 96 of the assailants dead in the country’s west, Chad’s army said.The attack in the Lake Chad region happened on Saturday, army spokesperson Gen. Issakh Acheikh said on national television Sunday night. He did not provide details.
  The Lake Chad region has been plagued this year by frequent attacks from insurgents, including Boko Haram and the Islam
  
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• Canadians across the country mark Remembrance Day

  11-11-2024 10:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Today Canadians will remember and honour the sacrifice of men and women in uniform who gave their lives in service of the country’s values and principals.
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Gov. Gen. Mary Simon are both expected to pay their respects in a ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa.They will be joined by this year’s Silver Cross Mother Maureen Anderson from New Brunswick whose two sons Sgt. Ron Anderson and Sgt. Ryan Anderson, both served in Afghani
  
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• In the news today: Montreal dockworkers reject latest offer

  11-11-2024 10:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed…
  Montreal dockworkers reject latest offer
  The union representing some 1,200 dockworkers at the Port of Montreal has overwhelmingly rejected a deal with their employers association, and a lockout at the facility is underway.
  A spokesman for the Canadian Union of Public Employees says members voted 99.7 per cent to reject the latest offer.
  “The hostile offer was rejected because the employer refused
  
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• Quebec First Nation says government, Hydro-Québec left it out of wind projects

  11-11-2024 10:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — A First Nation near Quebec City says the provincial government and Quebec’s hydro utility have ignored their constitutional duty to consult about four planned wind projects south of the St. Lawrence River.
  The claim is part of a long-running territorial disagreement between the Huron-Wendat Nation, the Quebec government and neighbouring First Nations, and it comes as Hydro-Québec looks to triple the province’s wind power capacity in co-operation with Indigenou
  
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• How much does Canada owe in climate aid? A trillion-dollar question headlines COP29

  11-11-2024 10:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  This year’s international climate talks are expected to be headlined by fraught negotiations over how Canada and other wealthy countries, who have contributed a disproportionate share of planet-warming emissions, should financially compensate other nations in their fight to tackle climate change.Many pressing questions for negotiators are on the table: How much should those wealthy countries pay? Which countries will have to contribute? And how should the money be provided?The answers may
  
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• Update: Highway 1 east of Annis Road reopens Sunday night following police incident in Chilliwack

  11-11-2024 07:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  UPDATE 10:25 P.M., SUNDAY: Highway 1 has reportedly reopened in both directions, according to Fraser Valley Road Report. A Chilliwack resident who spoke to the RCMP about an unrelated incident Sunday night says an RCMP member told her tonight’s police incident has been peacefully resolved. There’s been no official news release from authorities late Sunday night.
  UPDATE, 9:20 P.M.: Highway 1 remains blocked as of 9:15 p.m. due to an unfolding police incident east of Annis Road (exit 1
  
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• Update: Highway 1 east of Chilliwack still blocked at 9:15 p.m. Sunday due to police incident

  11-11-2024 07:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  UPDATE, 9:20 P.M.: Highway 1 remains blocked as of 9:15 p.m. due to an unfolding police incident east of Annis Road (exit 129) in Chilliwack. A Chilliwack resident whose cousin and young daughter are stuck in the incident tells Fraser Valley Today the following: “Okay, they [police] got us turned around but now we’re stopped because they [police] have stopped traffic both ways so emergency can get in and we’re on the wrong side of the highway. They said we will be here until th
  
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• Update: Highway 1 east of Chilliwack still blocked at 9:15 p.m. Sunday due to unfolding police incident

  11-11-2024 06:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  UPDATE, 9:20 P.M.: Highway 1 remains blocked as of 9:15 p.m. due to an unfolding police incident east of Annis Road (exit 129) in Chilliwack. A Chilliwack resident whose cousin and young daughter are stuck in the incident tells Fraser Valley Today the following: “Okay, they [police] got us turned around but now we’re stopped because they [police] have stopped traffic both ways so emergency can get in and we’re on the wrong side of the highway. They said we will be here until th
  
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• LeBron James gets 2nd straight triple-double as Lakers dunk Raptors 123-103

  11-11-2024 06:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James recorded his second straight triple-double, and Anthony Davis scored 22 points before leaving with an eye injury in the third quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers‘ 123-103 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday night.
  Davis was hit in the face by Jakob Poeltl’s off hand while he blocked the Toronto centre’s dunk attempt with 5:16 left in the third quarter. The nine-time All-Star, who began the night leading the NBA in scoring, was ruled ou
  
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• NHL roundup: Kurashev’s OT goal lifts Blackhawks over Wild 2-1

  11-11-2024 06:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Philipp Kurashev’s goal at 1:48 of overtime lifted the Blackhawks to a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Wild on Sunday night, snapping Chicago’s two-game slide.
  Kurashev ripped a shot from left wing that sailed past Filip Gustavsson’s glove.
  Petr Mrazek finished with 32 saves to help the Blackhawks snap a 12-game losing streak against Wild. Chicago hadn’t beaten Minnesota since Dec. 15, 2019.
  Matt Boldy scored with 4:31 left in the third period to tie it 1-
  
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• Police incident slows traffic on Highway 1 in Chilliwack Sunday night; incident possibly related to crash, weapons

  11-11-2024 05:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack RCMP and Chilliwack Fire have been dispatched to an police incident on Highway 1 east of Annis Road (exit 129) in Chilliwack Sunday night after witnesses say a vehicle crashed sometime after 7:15 p.m. and the occupant of the vehicle may have had weapons.
  According to scanner traffic and multiple witness descriptions, multiple police vehicles have been deployed to an area of Highway 1 where it curves before the Bridal Falls exit (135).
  Kamscan posted on X/Twitter at
  
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• Update: Man arrested after standoff Sunday night east of Chilliwack - Fraser Valley Today

  11-11-2024 05:33 via news.google.com
  Update: Man arrested after standoff Sunday night east of Chilliwack  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Traffic slow near Rosedale during police incident - Chilliwack Progress

  11-11-2024 04:40 via news.google.com
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• California voters reject proposed ban on forced prison labor in any form

  11-11-2024 03:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California voters have rejected a measure amending the state Constitution to ban forced labor in any form. The constitution currently bans it except as punishment for crime.That exemption became a target of criminal justice advocates who are concerned about prison labor conditions. People who are incarcerated are often paid less than $1 an hour to fight fires, clean cells and do landscaping work at cemeteries.
  The initiative was included in a package of reparation
  
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• Province urges drivers to be vigilant following a rash of deer collisions in six-hour period

  11-11-2024 01:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA – BC’s Ministry of Transportation is urging drivers to stick to posted speed limits after six deer were hit by vehicles in separate incidents on Saturday.
  In a social media post just after 8 p.m. on Nov. 9, DriveBC reported that the incidents occurred over a six-hour period in six different locations across the province.
  “The best defense against striking wildlife is to travel at the posted road speed,” the post on X said.
  The province estimates there are 5,700 v
  
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• A person is dead and 16 are hurt after a shooting at Tuskegee University; 1 arrest made

  11-11-2024 00:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — A 25-year-old man who was found with a weapon while leaving the shooting scene at Tuskegee University in Alabama early Sunday has been arrested and charged with a federal offense, authorities said.
  A statement released by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency identified the man in custody as Jaquez Myrick of Montgomery and said he was found in possession of a handgun with a machine gun conversion device. He faces a federal charge of possession of a machine gun.It wasn’t i
  
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