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• Canadian star Joey Votto to have season-ending rotator cuff surgery

  17-08-2022 23:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto will have season-ending surgery Friday to repair a torn left rotator cuff. 
  The 38-year-old from Toronto announced the upcoming surgery after the Reds’ 1-0 win over Philadelphia on Wednesday.
  Votto said he injured the rotator cuff in 2015 and had been able to play through it, but it had become more painful over the past few months.
  Votto, a six-time All-Star and 2010 NL MVP, hit just .205 this season with 11 homers and 41 RBIs.
  “I’m
  
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• Filly Moira installed as early 5-2 favourite for $1-million Queen’s Plate

  17-08-2022 22:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — She was definitely the class of the Woodbine Oaks but Kevin Attard is expecting a little more of filly Moira on Sunday.
  Moira was installed as the early 5-2 favourite Wednesday for the 163rd running of the $1-million Queen’s Plate. A big reason for that was her emphatic 10 3/4-length win in the $500,000 Woodbine Oaks last month at Woodbine Racetrack.
  Moira’s winning time of 1:49.78 was better than what Sir for Sure posted (1:50.62) in winning the $150,400 Plate Trial
  
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• Nearly two weeks on, search continues for missing Chehalis fisherman - Chilliwack Progress

  17-08-2022 22:45 via theprogress.com
  
  Nearly two weeks on, search continues for missing Chehalis fisherman  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Winnipeg’s Sierhuis discovers love of rowing after childhood cancer diagnosis

  17-08-2022 22:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Katie Sierhuis describes the agonizing homestretch of a rowing race as feeling like her legs are on fire.
  And she cherishes every lung-busting moment.
  The 20-year-old from Winnipeg, who is competing in three rowing races at the Canada Summer Games this week, took up the sport after recovering from a rare form of cancer. 
  She’d been a talented young hockey and soccer player before she was diagnosed with ovarian dysgerminoma at age 12. The many months of treatment that followed thorough
  
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• Intelligence report flagged possible ‘violent revenge’ after Ottawa protest shutdown - Chilliwack Progress

  17-08-2022 22:30 via theprogress.com
  
  Intelligence report flagged possible ‘violent revenge’ after Ottawa protest shutdown  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Feds announce four new passport service sites as backlog continues - Chilliwack Progress

  17-08-2022 22:30 via theprogress.com
  
  Feds announce four new passport service sites as backlog continues  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Census data shows linguistic diversity on the rise in Canada - Chilliwack Progress

  17-08-2022 22:30 via theprogress.com
  
  Census data shows linguistic diversity on the rise in Canada  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Abbotsford man faces charges for impaired driving following a collision with utility poles along Vedder Road in Chilliwack

  17-08-2022 22:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — A 45-year-old Abbotsford man is facing impaired driving charges after police determined he was responsible for a vehicle collision involving two utility poles along Vedder Road in Sardis over the weekend.At approximately 11:30 p.m. on Saturday (Aug. 13) evening, Chilliwack RCMP received a report of a possible impaired driver after witnesses observed a collision on Vedder Road near Wells Road.A subsequent investigation revealed that a pickup truck driven by the unidentified 45-
  
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• Toronto Raptors host Cleveland Cavaliers to tip off new NBA season on Oct. 19

  17-08-2022 22:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors will play nine games this season that will be nationally televised in the United States.
  The Raptors announced their 2022-23 season schedule on Thursday, and among the highlights are two games each on ESPN and TNT and five others on NBATV. 
  The Raptors host the Cleveland Cavaliers on Oct. 19 to tip off their 28th NBA season, opening at home for the 11th straight year, and 22nd time in team history. Their first road game is Oct. 21 at Brooklyn. 
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• Bombing at Kabul mosque kills 10, including prominent cleric

  17-08-2022 22:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ISLAMABAD (AP) — A bombing at a mosque in the Afghan capital of Kabul during evening prayers on Wednesday killed at least 10 people, including a prominent cleric, and wounded at least 27, an eyewitness and police said.
  There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, the latest to strike the country in the year since the Taliban seized power. Several children were reported to be among the wounded.
  The Islamic State group’s local affiliate has stepped up attacks targetin
  
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• Releasing oilsands tailings into river only one solution being considered: Guilbeault - Chilliwack Progress

  17-08-2022 22:06 via theprogress.com
  
  Releasing oilsands tailings into river only one solution being considered: Guilbeault  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• OPINION: Cold hands, small crowds: reflections from a weird world junior championship

  17-08-2022 22:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — I’m not used to wearing a parka in August. 
  It’s a necessity, though, at Rogers Place this month where I’m covering the world junior hockey championship for The Canadian Press. 
  The thermometer may read 30 degrees outside, but up in the makeshift press area on the arena’s fifth floor, I’ve taken to wearing a bulky winter jacket to avoid frozen fingers and chattering teeth.
  Unexpected cold and odd apparel are just some of the things that ha
  
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• Wolf enclosure was damaged to let animals escape at Greater Vancouver Zoo, RCMP say

  17-08-2022 21:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LANGLEY, B.C. — Police say the wolf enclosure at the Greater Vancouver Zoo was damaged by someone who is suspected to have broken into the facility and allowed the animals to escape, as the facility remains shut for a second day.  
  There were nine adult grey wolves and six cubs at the zoo in Aldergrove, but it has not confirmed how many got loose or remain unaccounted for, as conservation workers and zoo staff continue to search for any of the animals.
  The zoo first announced without
  
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• Erik Peterson announced as new fire chief for City of Abbotsford

  17-08-2022 21:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD— The City of Abbotsford announced a new fire chief Wednesday morning. Erick Peterson will be assuming the position as of Sept. 12, leading the City of Abbotsford Fire Rescue Services (AFRS) department.Mayor Henry Braun said in a press release, he was pleased Peterson would be joining the City, with an extensive track record.
  “On behalf of Council and the City of Abbotsford, I would like to welcome our incoming Fire Chief, Erick Peterson,” the mayor said. “With
  
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• City of Chilliwack embraces aggressive climate action plan, aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 40 per cent by 2030

  17-08-2022 21:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The City of Chilliwack is going all in on an ambitious plan to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent by the end of this decade.Chilliwack City Council approved on Tuesday (Aug. 16) an updated Corporate and Community Climate Action Plan (CCAP) that will see the municipality pursue greenhouse gas emission reduction targets for the City and the community and strategies moving forward.According to a statement from the City, the CCAP aims to reduce emissions from buildi
  
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• CEBL’s Guelph Nighthawks are moving to Calgary to play in a larger market

  17-08-2022 21:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  GUELPH, Ont. — The Guelph Nighthawks are moving to Calgary.
  In a strategic move to a bigger market, the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) announced Wednesday that the Guelph franchise will call Calgary home as of the 2023 season, and will play at WinSport Events Centre.
  The team’s new nickname, logo and colours will be unveiled in the fall.
  “Our league has experienced growth that has already exceeded the expectations we had when we launched in 2018,” said Mike Morre
  
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• Argos running back Harris to undergo season-ending surgery for torn pectoral muscle

  17-08-2022 21:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Running back Andrew Harris’s first season with the Toronto Argonauts has ended prematurely.
  An Argos official said the club has determined Harris will require season-ending surgery after suffering a torn pectoral muscle in Toronto’s 34-27 loss to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats last week.
  On Wednesday, the club announced Harris was expected to miss four-to-six weeks with the injury. But head coach Ryan Dinwiddie also didn’t discount Harris needing the operation.
  Harris,
  
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• Census data shows French is in danger in Quebec, province’s language minister says

  17-08-2022 20:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Quebec’s minister for the French language says new data from the Canadian census shows that the French language is in danger in the province.
  Simon Jolin-Barrette told reporters in Quebec City the province is at a linguistic crossroads and that it’s time to stop the decline of French.
  Data released by Statistics Canada today shows that the percentage of Quebec residents who predominantly speak French at home declined to 77.5 per cent in 2021 from 79 per cent in 2016.
  
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• Releasing oilsands tailings into river only one solution being considered: Guilbeault

  17-08-2022 20:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canada’s environment minister says releasing treated oilsands tailings into the environment isn’t the only solution being considered to clean up the massive, toxic ponds. 
  Steven Guilbeault says that even though his government is developing regulations on how the tailings could be drained into the Athabasca River, other solutions are also under review.
  Guilbeault’s comments come as investigators from UNESCO arrive in Alberta to consider threats to Wood Buffalo National Par
  
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• Adult who accused Quebec cardinal of sexual misconduct breaks church-abuse stereotype

  17-08-2022 20:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The woman who recently accused Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet of sexual misconduct has broken a stereotype about church abuse.
  Université de Montréal religious studies professor Solange Lefebvre says the fact Ouellet’s alleged victim was an adult could open the door to more people coming forward with allegations against the church who aren’t children.Lefebvre says that while sex abuse of children within the Catholic Church is well-documented, these new hi
  
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• B.C. rent banks increase housing stability, prevent homelessness: survey - Chilliwack Progress

  17-08-2022 20:08 via theprogress.com
  
  B.C. rent banks increase housing stability, prevent homelessness: survey  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Defensive reinforcements could be coming for Riders in time to face Lions

  17-08-2022 20:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Nathan Rourke and the high-flying B.C. Lions can take care of two objectives with one win Friday night.
  B.C. (7-1) visits the Saskatchewan Roughriders (5-4) to open a home-and-home series riding a four-game win streak. Included was a 32-17 decision at Mosaic Stadium on July 29, a game that saw Rourke, of Victoria, throw for 336 yards and two TDs and rush eight times for 20 yards and a touchdown.
  The Lions would clinch the season series against Saskatchewan with a victory and also move to within
  
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• New census data punctuates need to revitalize Indigenous languages

  17-08-2022 20:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  New 2021 Census data, released Wednesday by Statistics Canada, shows a slight decline in the number of people who can speak an Indigenous language.
  From 2016 to 2021, the overall number dropped from 251,000 to 243,000.
  But StatsCan notes that during COVID-19, it was difficult to fully enumerate all First Nations and Indigenous communities.
  The latest figures arrive as the Liberal government continues to say it wants to promote and preserve Indigenous languages.
  That promise aligns with various c
  
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• Poll: Majority of Canadians believe sexual misconduct a major issue in youth hockey

  17-08-2022 19:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  A majority of Canadians believe sexual harassment and sexual assault are a major problem in youth hockey, according to a new study.
  A poll conducted by the Angus Reid Institute found that 58 per cent of Canadians believe incidences of sexual misconduct are a major issue, while another 17 per cent believe they are a minor problem.
  The study found that 56 per cent of respondents who had close ties with youth hockey felt sexual misconduct was a major problem. Angus Reid said women of all ages are m
  
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• Montreal’s Auger-Aliassime advances in Cincinnati with win over de Minaur

  17-08-2022 19:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CINCINNATI — Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime moved on to the third round of the Western & Southern Open Masters-level tennis tournament with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Australia’s Alex de Minaur on Wednesday.
  Auger-Aliassime, the seventh seed in Cincinnati, overcame 17 unforced errors and won 71 per cent of service points and 48 per cent of return points in a match that took one hour 18 minutes to complete.
  It was the first meeting on the ATP Tour between Auger-Aliassime and worl
  
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• Man who killed Greater Victoria teen in 2010 denied parole - Chilliwack Progress

  17-08-2022 19:20 via theprogress.com
  
  Man who killed Greater Victoria teen in 2010 denied parole  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Red Deer one of four cities getting new passport services

  17-08-2022 18:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Red Deer is part of a federal announcement Wednesday that will see new passport service locations added in four Canadian cities.
  Government officials say this is to address a backlog in processing applications.
  Social Development Minister Karina Gould says people can now apply for and pick up passports at four additional Service Canada centres; in Red Deer, as mentioned, as well as in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Charlottetown, PEI, and Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
  Officials note nearly 1.1 million app
  
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• B.C. cannabis stores grapple with delivery stoppage as BCLDB workers go on strike

  17-08-2022 18:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BURNABY, B.C. — British Columbian cannabis stores are bracing for emptier shelves after a strike stopped the province’s pot distribution centre from shipping out product.
  The British Columbia General Employees’ Union, which represents about 33,000 public-service workers across B.C., set up picket lines at four BC Liquor Distribution Branch wholesale and distribution centres earlier this week.
  The union says retail liquor and cannabis stores are not part of the strike launched o
  
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• Sheen dissipates but sunken U.S. fish boat still in orca habitat east of Victoria

  17-08-2022 18:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — The United States Department of Ecology says an oil sheen from a sunken fish boat appears to have completely dissipated from an area of U.S. waters just east of Vancouver Island.
  The update comes as the U.S. Coast Guard and other agencies work to recover the 15-metre Aleutian Isle that went down Saturday with about 10,000 litres of oil and diesel aboard.
  Five crew members were saved, but the vessel now lies in roughly 60 metres of water near San Juan Island in Haro Strait, about
  
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• Feds announce four new passport service sites as backlog continues

  17-08-2022 17:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The federal government is adding new passport service locations across Canada as a backlog in processing applications continues.
  Social Development Minister Karina Gould says people can now apply for and pick up passports at four additional Service Canada centres in Alberta, Ontario, Quebec and Prince Edward Island.
  Nearly 1.1 million applications for new and renewed passports have been filed since April as pandemic restrictions loosen and Canadians resume travelling.
  More than on
  
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• Chilliwack council doubles down awarding YMCA contract to run its leisure centres - Chilliwack Progress

  17-08-2022 17:27 via theprogress.com
  
  Chilliwack council doubles down awarding YMCA contract to run its leisure centres  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Spirit of reconciliation - Chilliwack Progress

  17-08-2022 16:30 via theprogress.com
  
  Spirit of reconciliation  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Bouchard bounced quickly in return to singles tennis action - Chilliwack Progress

  17-08-2022 16:30 via theprogress.com
  
  Bouchard bounced quickly in return to singles tennis action  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Airbnb is rolling out new screening tools to stop parties - Chilliwack Progress

  17-08-2022 16:30 via theprogress.com
  
  Airbnb is rolling out new screening tools to stop parties  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Number of Indigenous-language speakers drops in Canada: census

  17-08-2022 15:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — New data from Statistics Canada suggests the number of people who can speak an Indigenous language has dropped slightly. 
  However, the agency says comparing census years should be done with caution as the COVID-19 pandemic hampered its ability to fully enumerate First Nations and other Indigenous communities. 
  Statistics Canada released data from the 2021 census that shows about 243,000 people reported being able to speak an Indigenous language, which is a drop from the
  
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• YOUR PERSPECTIVE: We need health care solutions from the B.C. government, and we need them now

  17-08-2022 15:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The tragic health care crisis faced by communities in the Fraser Valley and beyond is simply appalling. Just earlier last week, a well-known Abbotsford resident made local news as they said they were forced to lay seriously ill in a crowded Abbotsford Regional Hospital hallway for more than a week. They spoke of the lack of dignity they felt, and it’s just one of the latest examples of what we’re seeing in B.C.’s understaffed and overwhelmed healthcare system while patients, do
  
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• YOUR PERSPECTIVE: We need health care solutions from the B.C. government, and we need it now

  17-08-2022 15:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The tragic health care crisis faced by communities in the Fraser Valley and beyond is simply appalling. Just earlier last week, a well-known Abbotsford resident made local news as they said they were forced to lay seriously ill in a crowded Abbotsford Regional Hospital hallway for more than a week. They spoke of the lack of dignity they felt, and it’s just one of the latest examples of what we’re seeing in B.C.’s understaffed and overwhelmed healthcare system while patients, do
  
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• That Time A Scientist Dug Secret Tunnels Under D.C. For Exercise

  17-08-2022 15:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not!In 1924, a delivery truck fell victim to a crack in Earth’s foundation right behind Pelham Courts in Washington, D.C., submerging slightly into the ground beneath its tires. The Pelham Courts manager and janitor investigated and discovered the unlikely culprit: a maze of connected hidden tunnels.
  They were built tall and wide enough for a human to effortlessly walk through them. An architect reported that the tunnels were constructed with precision an
  
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• After death of pet pig, Chilliwack man looking for 1,000 signatures to bring ‘Hamson’s Law’ into effect

  17-08-2022 15:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Eli Gagne is on a mission to get the Fraser Valley Regional District to amend Bylaw No. 1206 to allow for the keeping of one, two, or three pigs, classified as livestock as pets on private property.
  Gagne lost his pet pig, Hamson, who was just a-year-and-a-half old, after he had to rehome it.
  He said, “They gave us a week to find a home, and then they were going to start giving us a daily charge of a hundred bucks,” referring to a call he received from animal contr
  
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• Giuliani arrives to testify in Georgia 2020 election probe

  17-08-2022 14:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Rudy Giuliani arrived at an Atlanta courthouse Wednesday under a judge’s order to appear before a special grand jury that is investigating attempts by former President Donald Trump and others to overturn his 2020 election defeat in Georgia.
  News cameras swarmed Giuliani as he stepped out of a limousine Wednesday morning with his attorney, Bob Costello, and walked up the steps into the Fulton County courthouse. Giuliani told reporters that he wouldn’t talk about h
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Census data shows linguistic diversity on the rise in Canada

  17-08-2022 14:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The latest census figures show a record high number of people in Canada now have a mother tongue other than French or English.
  English and French are still by far the most common languages spoken in Canada, and 90 per cent of Canadians speak at least one of the official languages. 
  More coming.
  This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug 17, 2022.The Canadian Press
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• Convoy intelligence documents, Catholic class action: In The News for Aug. 17

  17-08-2022 10:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kick-start your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of Wednesday, August 17, 2022.
  What we are watching in Canada …
  Documents show federal intelligence officials warned decision-makers that the police dispersal of the “Freedom Convoy” could prompt an “opportunistic attack” against a politician or symbol of government. 
  The Feb. 24 “threat highlight&r
  
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• UNESCO team in Alberta to judge if Wood Buffalo Park should go on endangered list

  17-08-2022 10:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — A United Nations body that monitors some of the world’s greatest natural glories is in Canada again to assess government responses to ongoing threats to the country’s largest national park, including plans to release treated oilsands tailings into its watershed.
  In a series of meetings beginning Thursday, UNESCO investigators are to determine whether Wood Buffalo National Park should be on the list of World Heritage Sites In Danger — a move the agency has alrea
  
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• N.W.T. child-care providers ‘trying to be optimistic’ about $10-a-day deal

  17-08-2022 10:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  YELLOWKNIFE — Early learning and child-care providers in the Northwest Territories say they are hopeful more support is coming following a rocky initial rollout of federal funding in the territory. 
  The N.W.T. government signed a $51-million, five-year child-care agreement with the federal government in December with the aim of halving fees and creating 70 new spaces by the end of 2022. The territory plans to reach the $10-a-day mark and create 230 more spaces by 2026.  
  But afte
  
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• Statistics Canada to release 2021 census data on languages today

  17-08-2022 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Statistics Canada will publish its latest census release on languages this morning.
  The release, which reflects data from 2017 to 2021, will shed light on the state of English, French and non-official languages in the country. 
  According to the previous census, the Quebec English-speaking community had grown more between 2011 and 2016 than during any census period over the last four decades.
  Laval University sociologist Jean-Pierre Corbeil says the rise in non-permanent immig
  
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• Intelligence report flagged possible ‘violent revenge’ after Ottawa protest shutdown

  17-08-2022 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Newly disclosed documents show federal intelligence officials warned decision-makers that the police dispersal of “Freedom Convoy” protesters in Ottawa last winter could prompt an “opportunistic attack” against a politician or symbol of government.
  The Feb. 24 “threat highlight,” marked Secret/Canadian Eyes Only, also advised that extremist “influencers” would leverage the outcome of the protests for continued recruitment and propaga
  
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• Canada takes on Switzerland in quarterfinals at world junior hockey championship

  17-08-2022 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — It’s win or go home as the quarterfinals begin at the world junior hockey championship in Edmonton.
  Canada (4-0-0) sits atop the standings after going undefeated in preliminary action and will face Switzerland (1-3) today. 
  The Canadians are captained by Anaheim Ducks’ prospect Mason McTavish, who leads the tournament in scoring with seven goals and six assists. 
  The Swiss clinched a spot in the quarterfinals with a 3-2 win over Austria on Monday, marking t
  
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• Chilliwack council doubles down awarding YMCA contract to run its leisure centres – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  17-08-2022 09:00 via theprogress.com
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• Abbotsford Police investigate possible attempted child abduction - Chilliwack Progress

  17-08-2022 06:25 via theprogress.com
  
  Abbotsford Police investigate possible attempted child abduction  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Trump foe Liz Cheney defeated in Wyoming GOP primary

  17-08-2022 04:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, Donald Trump’s fiercest Republican adversary in Congress, was defeated in a GOP primary Tuesday, falling to a rival backed by the former president in a contest that reinforced his grip on the party’s base.
  The third-term congresswoman and her allies entered the day downbeat about her prospects, aware that Trump’s backing gave Harriet Hageman considerable lift in the state where he won by the largest margin during the 2020 cam
  
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