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• Pole fire disrupts power for hydro customers near Roseberry Road in Chilliwack

  14-09-2024 19:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Close to 100 B.C. Hydro customers were affected by an outage Friday night after a power pole caught fire in Chilliwack.
  Chilliwack Fire says they were called out just before 9:30 p.m. to Roseberry Road just east of Tyson and north of Watson Roads of a possible electrical blaze.
  Firefighters reported flames at the top of the pole upon arrival.
  B.C. Hydro characterized the incident as an “equipment failure” and said crews were still on the scene Saturday morning rest
  
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• Control of the US House hangs in the balance with enormous implications for Trump’s agenda

  07-11-2024 01:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House majority hung in the balance Wednesday, teetering between Republican control that would usher in a new era of unified GOP governance in Washington or a flip to Democrats as a last line of resistance to a Trump second-term White House agenda.
  A few individual seats, or even a single one, will determine the outcome. Final tallies will take a while, likely pushing the decision into next week — or beyond.
  After Republicans swept into the majority in the U
  
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• Outdoor skating rink offering free access opens this week in Harrison

  07-11-2024 00:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HARRISON HOT SPRINGS — The Village of Harrison Hot Springs says its Starlight Skating Rink will open for the season starting this week.The skating rink featuring a synthetic surface of 70 feet by 70 feet in size will open for the season starting this Friday, November 8. The facility is free to use.The public is welcome to bring their own skates for free, or rent them for a fee from the concession building. The concession operates between 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and from 1 p.
  
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• B.C. court allows police to apply to dispose of evidence at serial killer’s property

  06-11-2024 23:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The B.C. Supreme Court says it has jurisdiction to order the disposal of thousands of pieces of evidence seized from Robert Pickton’s pig farm decades ago, whether it was used in his murder trial or not.The court says in a ruling issued online today that the RCMP can apply to dispose of some 15,000 pieces of evidence collected from the search of Pickton’s property in Port Coquitlam, including “items determined to belong to victims.”Police asked the court
  
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• A look at potential fresh faces around Premier David Eby’s next B.C. cabinet table

  06-11-2024 23:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  British Columbia Premier David Eby’s new cabinet will be sworn in on Nov. 18, and it will have to feature a significant number of new ministers after last month’s election saw several incumbents defeated while others didn’t run.
  Eby will also have to figure out how the cabinet will represent rural regions, given that the party won only five of its 47 seats, pending recounts, outside Vancouver Island and Metro Vancouver.
  Here are some of the potential candidates for a new seat a
  
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• Republican Jen Kiggans keeps House seat in Virginia while 7th District race remains a close contest

  06-11-2024 23:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Incumbent U.S. Rep. Jen Kiggans won her bid for reelection Wednesday in Virginia’s 2nd District race, defeating her Democratic challenger in a victory for Republicans aiming to keep the congressional seat in their battle to control the House.
  Democrats had backed candidate Missy Cotter Smasal in hopes of reclaiming Kiggans’ seat after Republicans flipped it in the 2022 midterm election.
  “I’m incredibly thankful that Southeast Virginia has once a
  
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• Canadian Press NewsAlert: Ottawa orders TikTok’s Canadian arm to be dissolved

  06-11-2024 23:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The government says it’s ordering the dissolution of TikTok Technology Canada, the Canadian arm of the app’s owner ByteDance, after a national security review.It says the move will not block Canadians’ access to the TikTok app.More coming.The Canadian Press
  
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• Used to fast starts, stumbling Boston Bruins in unfamiliar territory

  06-11-2024 22:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Jim Montgomery turned to his right and trudged down the tunnel towards the visitors locker room at Scotiabank Arena.
  The Bruins head coach and his players moved past the windows of the rink’s exclusive new social club — a venue that allows select fans a brief glimpse into an NHL team’s journey.
  Boston’s ride has been largely unfamiliar and bumpy so far this season.
  A franchise used to fast starts to the schedule, the Bruins sit below .500 at 6-7-1 on the heels of Tuesday&
  
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• Kelly, Argos have shot at redemption in East Division final rematch with Alouettes

  06-11-2024 22:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Chad Kelly and the Toronto Argonauts can flip the script versus the Montreal Alouettes.
  Toronto visits Montreal on Saturday in an East Division final rematch. Last year, the Alouettes forced nine turnovers — returning two of Kelly’s four interceptions for TDs — in a stunning 38-17 road win before downing Winnipeg 28-24 in the Grey Cup.
  That loss tarnished an otherwise stellar season for both Toronto and Kelly. The Argos posted a 16-2 record while Kelly was the league’s ou
  
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• Man who bit a woman’s nose off dies of ‘natural causes’ at Abbotsford prison

  06-11-2024 22:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — The Correctional Service of Canada says Angel Jones, who was serving an indeterminate sentence in a British Columbia prison for biting a woman’s nose off, has died of natural causes at the age of 47.
  Jones was declared a dangerous offender by an Ontario court in 2007 and jailed indefinitely for the crime, which the judge called an “evil act of stark horror” at the time.
  The Correctional Service says in a statement that Jones was at the Pacific Instituti
  
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• Ontario man with indeterminate prison sentence dies at 47 of ‘natural causes’ in B.C.

  06-11-2024 22:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — The Correctional Service of Canada says Angel Jones, who was serving an indeterminate sentence in a British Columbia prison for biting a woman’s nose off, has died of natural causes at the age of 47.Jones was declared a dangerous offender by an Ontario court in 2007 and jailed indefinitely for the crime, which the judge called an “evil act of stark horror” at the time.The Correctional Service says in a statement that Jones was at the Pacific Institution
  
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• Abbotsford PD seeks dashcam footage in ‘targeted’ incident of shots fired at a truck

  06-11-2024 22:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — Police in Abbotsford have launched an investigation after a resident told police their truck that was parked in front of their residence had been struck by several bullets last week.
  According to a statement from Sgt. Paul Walker, AbbyPD patrol officers were dispatched on on Tuesday, October 29 for the report of an overnight shooting in the 3700 block of Harwood Crescent. Sgt. Walker says shortly after 10 a.m., a resident in the area reported the incident to police. No one was
  
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• Swimming Canada CEO Ahmed El-Awadi steps down to pursue other opportunities

  06-11-2024 21:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Ahmed El-Awadi is stepping down as the chief executive officer of Swimming Canada.
  The governing body said Wednesday that El-Awadi is leaving to pursue other opportunities and spend more time with family.
  El-Awadi joined Swimming Canada as CEO in 2013. He had been on a personal leave of absence since May 25, 2023.
  Canada has become a consistent medal contender in the pool on his watch, particularly on the women’s side.
  Toronto’s Summer McIntosh was one of the big star
  
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• Petting farm in Campbell River, B.C., culls entire bird flock over avian flu outbreak

  06-11-2024 21:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  A petting farm on Vancouver Island says it was forced to cull its entire flock of about 50 chickens and ducks when they contracted the highly infectious avian flu.
  In the post to social media, Holly Hill Farm in Campbell River says it is “devastated,” noting each bird had a name, but it was forced to kill the flock “to prevent the spread and help protect food sources.”
  It says Island Health has assured them the risk to their guests is “extremely low,” although
  
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• Democrat Elissa Slotkin wins Michigan’s open Senate seat, defeating the GOP’s Mike Rogers

  06-11-2024 21:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin has won Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat, giving Democrats a bittersweet victory in a swing state that also backed Republican President-elect Donald Trump in his successful bid to return to the White House.Slotkin, a third-term representative, defeated former Republican congressman Mike Rogers. Democrats have held both Senate seats in Michigan for decades, but this year were left without retiring incumbent Sen. Debbie Stabenow.
  Michi
  
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• Dutch defender Klomp finds home with Calgary’s Cavalry FC in Canadian Premier League

  06-11-2024 21:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Daan Klomp, his club career stalling in his native Netherlands, was considering quitting football for a day job in 2020.
  Klomp’s contract with NAC Breda had come to an end and the club’s new coach had made it clear the defender was not part of his plans. Not to mention the pandemic.
  Then Cavalry FC called.
  The 26-year-old has since found a home in Calgary and will go after the Canadian Premier League title Saturday when Cavalry hosts defending champion Forge FC.And his trophy case ma
  
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• Canada’s Aaron Cockerill’s steady improvement takes him to DP World Tour playoffs

  06-11-2024 21:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Aaron Cockerill has been carefully working away at his golf game like a master craftsman, just chipping away with a hammer and chisel.
  The result is that he’s in the midst of his best-ever season as a professional golfer and will play in the European-based DP World Tour’s playoffs for the first time ever when the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship tees off on Thursday.Reaching that elite tournament has been the product of incremental improvement year-over-year.
  “My whole career has be
  
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• ‘Should never have ended like that’: Inuk man killed by police in Quebec’s Far North

  06-11-2024 20:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — A remote northern Quebec community is demanding justice after a man was shot and killed and his twin brother seriously injured by police responding to a drunk driving call.
  Joshua Papigatuk was killed and his twin, Garnet, is recovering in a Montreal hospital following an altercation with the Nunavik Police Service early Monday in Salluit, an Inuit fly-in community about 1,850 kilometres north of Montreal.
  The pair were identified by Mosusi Tarkirk, a 24-year-old Salluit residen
  
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• Special counsel evaluating how to wind down two federal cases against Trump after presidential win

  06-11-2024 20:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith is evaluating how to wind down the two federal cases against Donald Trump before he takes office in light of longstanding Justice Department protocol that says sitting presidents cannot be prosecuted, a person familiar with the matter said Wednesday.
  Smith charged Trump last year with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and illegally hoarding classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate. But Trump’s election
  
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• Blues’ Dylan Holloway escapes serious injury after being struck in neck by puck

  06-11-2024 20:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Blues forward Dylan Holloway was back at the team’s practice facility Wednesday and appeared to escape serious injury a day after being struck in the neck by a puck and leaving the ice on a stretcher against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
  “I feel good today, feel way better,” Holloway said. “As soon as I got hit, I knew something was a little off, but then I saw we got a two on one, so I couldn’t pass up that opportunity. But as soon as I
  
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• No talks scheduled in standoff between employers, union in B.C. port lockout

  06-11-2024 20:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — British Columbia port employers say they may be “required to reassess” their position on a current offer to more than 700 unionized workers as a lockout shuts down most shipping on the West Coast.The BC Maritime Employers Association says there has been no engagement with International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 514 or federal mediators since it locked out workers Monday in response to strike activity by the union.
  A statement from the association says the
  
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• Rain warning for B.C.’s north coast, power still out for thousands on south coast

  06-11-2024 20:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Environment Canada is warning of heavy rain on British Columbia’s north coast, while several thousand BC Hydro customers remain without power across the south coast after heavy winds on Monday.
  The weather office says total rainfall amounts between 110 and 130 millimetres are expected on the north coast, including Prince Rupert.
  It says inland areas will see 70 to 110 millimetres of rain before the downpours ease.
  The warning says the rain will taper off later Wednesday in Stewart, but con
  
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• GOP candidate concedes race to Democratic US Rep Don Davis in NC’s 1st Congressional District

  06-11-2024 20:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Republican candidate Laurie Buckhout conceded the race for North Carolina’s only toss-up congressional district on Wednesday following a tight, closely watched race against incumbent first-term Democratic U.S. Rep. Don Davis.
  Buckhout issued a statement announcing her loss and congratulating Davis. Davis also put out a statement declaring victory and thanking his supporters. The Associated Press has not yet called the race.With the vast majority of precincts repo
  
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• Canada’s Lawes beats Japan’s Kitazawa at Grand Slam of Curling’s Co-op Canadian Open

  06-11-2024 19:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NISKU, Alta. — Canada’s Kaitlyn Lawes defeated Japan’s Ikue Kitazawa 6-4 on Wednesday at the Grand Slam of Curling’s Co-op Canadian Open.Lawes, from Winnipeg, led by three at the game’s midway point and iced the win with a single in the eighth end.In other early games, Xenia Schwaller edged Silvana Tirinzoni 6-5 in an all-Swiss battle, Italy’s Stefania Constantini beat South Korea’s Seung-youn Ha 7-3 and Japan’s Satsuki Fujisawa dumped South Korea&
  
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• Democrats hoped Harris would rescue them. On Wednesday, she called Trump to concede

  06-11-2024 19:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris called President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday to concede the election and congratulate him on his victory, according to a senior adviser to the vice president.The aide, who declined to be identified discussing a private conversation, said Harris talked about the need for a peaceful transfer of power.Harris, once viewed as a potential savior for the Democratic Party after Joe Biden ‘s reelection campaign stalled, is reckoning with a profound rejectio
  
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• Biopic on Chilliwack hero Piper Richardson has new funding deadline - Abbotsford News

  06-11-2024 19:53 via news.google.com
  Biopic on Chilliwack hero Piper Richardson has new funding deadline  Abbotsford News
  
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• Company ordered to pay $200,000 in Alberta arena workplace death

  06-11-2024 19:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TOFIELD, Alta. — A recreation facility equipment supplier has been ordered to pay $200,000 after a worker was killed at an arena in central Alberta.The Alberta government says the worker was conducting demolition and reclamation work at the arena in Tofield, southeast of Edmonton, in March 2022.
  It says a support beam broke free and struck the worker, causing a fatal fall from a ladder.
  Global Sports Resources Ltd. pleaded guilty to one count under the Occupational Health and Safety Code,
  
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• Oilers captain Connor McDavid makes speedy recovery, set to return against Vegas

  06-11-2024 19:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Connor McDavid is ready to return — well ahead of schedule.
  The Oilers captain will be back in the lineup when Edmonton hosts the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday.
  McDavid suffered an ankle injury early in a game against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Oct. 28.
  The team announced the 27-year-old would miss up to three weeks of action, but he’s instead good to go after just nine days on the shelf.
  The three-time Hart Trophy winner as NHL MVP has three goals and 10 point
  
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• Chilliwack real estate sales surge double digits in October versus 2023, as single-family home prices dip - Fraser Valley Today

  06-11-2024 18:49 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack real estate sales surge double digits in October versus 2023, as single-family home prices dip  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Chilliwack real estate sales surge double digits in October versus 2023, as single-family home prices dip

  06-11-2024 18:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The Chilliwack and District Real Estate Board (CADREB) is touting a double-digit increase in real estate sales figures in October 2024 compared to the year prior.
  According to a statement from CADREB, the number of homes sold through the Multiple Listing System totaled 243 units in October 2024, an increase of 25.3 per cent from October 2023. On a year-to-date basis, real estate sales equaled 2,420 units over the first 10 months of the year, a more modest gain of 5 per cent ve
  
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