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• US restarts burns of forest fuel, paused after runaway blaze

  08-09-2022 23:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service is resuming its practice of intentionally lighting fires to clear brush and small trees from forested areas nationwide after a three-month hiatus to review the risks of runaway wildfires under increasingly severe climate conditions, the agency announced Thursday.
  The prescribed fire program was put on hold in late May in the midst of a devastating wildfire sparked by the federal government near Las Vegas, New Mexico. The flames burned across mo
  
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• Quebec election: François Legault cancels campaign events after death of Queen

  08-09-2022 23:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Coalition Avenir Québec suspended its campaign activities Thursday following the death of Queen Elizabeth, a few hours after CAQ Leader François Legault said he wasn’t personally affected by her declining health.
  Legault, who is seeking re-election as premier, offered his condolences to the Royal Family and British people, highlighting the Queen’s strength and calm during the difficult times of the 20th century.
  “She was a woman who had a sense of
  
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• Queen’s Plate host Woodbine Entertainment mourns death of Queen Elizabeth II

  08-09-2022 23:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Woodbine Entertainment, the host of horse racing’s Queen’s Plate, says it’s mourning the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
  Jim Lawson, the organization’s CEO, says it sends its “deepest condolences” to the Royal Family, the Monarchy of Canada, and fans and supporters across the world.
  The Queen’s Plate was first run in 1860 and was named after Queen Victoria after she gave her royal ascent for “a plate to the value of 50 guineas” b
  
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• Rotting sockeye salmon dumped along Fraser River signals 'rampant' illegal sales – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  08-09-2022 23:02 via theprogress.com
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• Mann Cup returns after three-year absence as Langley Thunder face Peterborough Lakers

  08-09-2022 23:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The Mann Cup is finally back after a three-year break due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  The Langley Thunder, representing the British Columbia-based Western Lacrosse Association, will play the Peterborough Lakers of Ontario’s Major Series Lacrosse in a best-of-seven series starting Friday. Thunder forward Curtis Dickson said that he’s relieved that the storied trophy will once again be contested.
  “Kids are always at our games, whether it’s Langley games, whether it’s La
  
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• Alberta UCP leadership candidates unite to raise alarm on Alberta sovereignty bill

  08-09-2022 22:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — More than half the candidates in the race to replace Premier Jason Kenney are raising the alarm over a rival’s plan to proclaim Alberta would reject federal laws and court decisions deemed against the province’s interests.
  The four say the Alberta sovereignty act proposal by candidate Danielle Smith is resonating with United Conservative Party members and they have a duty to speak out on it.
  They call it a dangerous exploitation of latent anti-Ottawa anger and a back
  
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• Toronto Arrows add size, experience in New Zealand forward Micaiah Torrance-Read

  08-09-2022 22:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The Toronto Arrows added size and experience Thursday, signing New Zealand forward Micaiah Torrance-Read for the 2023 Major League Rugby season.
  The six-foot-five, 250-pound lock is currently in his third season with Manawatu, having made 25 appearances (22 starts) for the Turbos in New Zealand’s National Provincial Championship (NPC) since 2020.
  “Micaiah is a big, straightforward lock who does the type of work we are looking for and is a total pro in his approach to
  
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• Canada’s Aaron Brown races to silver and bronze in Diamond League Final

  08-09-2022 22:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ZURICH — Canada’s Marco Arop raced to a silver medal in the men’s 800 metres at the Diamond League Final on Thursday.
  It took a world-leading time for Emmanuel Korir to beat him.
  The Kenyan Olympic and world champion reeled in Arop, a 23-year-old from Edmonton, down the homestretch to pass him just before the finish line with a time of one minute 43.26 seconds, a world’s best this season. Arop crossed in 1:43.38. 
  Arop, bronze medallist at the world championships in
  
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• Banton leads Canada to 82-77 quarterfinal win over Mexico in AmeriCup tournament

  08-09-2022 22:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  RECIFE, Brazil — Toronto Raptors guard Dalano Banton had 16 points and seven rebounds to lift Canada to an 82-77 victory over Mexico on Thursday and into the semifinals of the FIBA AmeriCup tournament.
  Banton, a Toronto native, is making his Canadian team debut at the tournament, and is relishing the opportunity.
  “For me just to be able to represent my country for the first time, I’ve always wanted to do that,” said Banton, who became the first Canadian drafted by the Rap
  
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• The queen’s sporting fascination was racing: ‘I love horses’

  08-09-2022 22:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  It was a classic and comforting sight on the British sporting calendar, Queen Elizabeth II smiling and waving from inside a horse-drawn carriage leading other members of the royal family in a procession along the racetrack at Royal Ascot.
  The monarch would then spend the day watching the races from the Royal Enclosure, cheering on her horses — win or lose.
  And she won plenty.
  Horse racing was the big sporting fascination of the queen, who died on Thursday at the age of 96. She first rode a
  
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• Trump documents probe: US appeals ruling on special master

  08-09-2022 22:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is appealing a judge’s decision to name an independent arbiter to review records seized by the FBI from former President Donald Trump’s Florida home.
  U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon on Monday granted the Trump team’s request for a so-called special master and temporarily blocked the Justice Department from using for investigative purposes the thousands of records taken from Mar-a-Lago during the Aug. 8 search.That order has the l
  
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• A look at the victims of the Saskatchewan stabbing attacks

  08-09-2022 21:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  JAMES SMITH CREE NATION — Ten people were killed in a series of stabbings on the James Smith Cree Nation and in the nearby community of Weldon, northeast of Saskatoon, on Sunday. Police say 18 others were injured. A suspect was found dead on Monday and a second suspect died Wednesday after he was taken into police custody.
  Here is a look at some of the victims:
  Bonnie Burns, 48
  Bonnie Burns was a true matriarch who prioritized her family and home, said her brother, Mark Arcand. She had fou
  
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• Queen Elizabeth’s legacy to live on in B.C.: Premier John Horgan

  08-09-2022 21:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — The life of Queen Elizabeth is being celebrated in British Columbia upon news of her death today. 
  British Columbia Lt.-Gov. Janet Austin issued a statement expressing sadness at the Queen’s death, saying her long and steadfast reign touched entire generations of Canadian families. 
  Austin says those generations watched her grow from a teenage princess who trained as a mechanic during the Second World War, to a young queen who charmed crowds on many Canadian tour
  
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• Remembering Queen Elizabeth's Chilliwack visit – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  08-09-2022 21:50 via theprogress.com
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• With the death of Queen Elizabeth II, what happens to our bills and coins?

  08-09-2022 21:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Canadians are used to seeing Queen Elizabeth II on our money.
  But this could change following the death of the longest-serving British monarch and Canadian head of state.
  However, the Bank of Canada, which produces Canada’s paper bills, says changes likely won’t be seen immediately. 
  It says the current $20 bank note, which features the Queen, is intended to circulate for years to come.
  The central bank says there is no legislative requirement to change the design within a presc
  
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• Cops for Cancer Tour de Valley participants receive official jerseys – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  08-09-2022 21:29 via theprogress.com
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• ‘A stalwart’: World mourns Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II

  08-09-2022 21:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LONDON (AP) — Condolences poured in from around the world Thursday after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, whose rule saw Britain through decades of change.
  Elizabeth had been on the throne since 1952, when the nation was still rebuilding from the destruction of World War II, and became a global icon of calmness and fortitude through years of upheaval.“She lived history, she made history, and with her passing she leaves a magnificent, inspirational legacy,” Israeli President Isa
  
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• Chilliwack-Hope MP Mark Strahl weighs in on the death of Queen Elizabeth II – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  08-09-2022 21:17 via theprogress.com
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• “The end of an era”: Canadians react to the death of Queen Elizabeth II

  08-09-2022 21:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Most Canadians have never known a world in which Queen Elizabeth II wasn’t their official head of state.
  News of the longest-serving British monarch’s death sent shockwaves of grief across the country Thursday.
  The chairman of the Monarchist League of Canada says Canadians will process her loss at their own pace as commemorations are held across the Commonwealth in coming days.
  Robert Finch says the 96-year-old was “a constant in a world of change” and her death marks &ld
  
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• ‘We have only ever known one Queen’: Prominent Canadians react to the Queen’s death

  08-09-2022 21:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The Queen has died at the age of 96. Here is some of the reaction from notable Canadians:Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
  “She was our Queen for almost half of Canada’s existence. And she had an obvious, deep and abiding love and affection for Canadians. She served us all with strength and wisdom for 70 years as we grew into the diverse, optimistic, responsible, ambitious and extraordinary country we are today. As her twelfth Canadian prime minister, I’m having trouble believing t
  
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• Nova Scotia’s mass shooting inquiry receives warning about its recommendations

  08-09-2022 20:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HALIFAX — The inquiry into the mass shooting in Nova Scotia heard today from experts who warned that the federal and Nova Scotia governments have a poor track record when it comes to implementing recommendations from inquiries.
  As a prime example, two experts pointed to the landmark inquiry into the 1971 wrongful murder conviction of Donald Marshall Jr., which called for sweeping changes to the province’s criminal justice system.
  Anthropology professor L. Jane McMillan says despite t
  
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• What happens to Canada’s currency, stamps, place names after the Queen’s death?

  08-09-2022 20:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Queen Elizabeth II has been a constant presence in Canadians’ lives.
  Her face is engraved on our coins. It graces the $20 bill and is featured on some of our stamps. Even buildings, parks, mountains and islands bear her name.
  Here’s a look at some of the things that will — or won’t — change following her death:
  — Coins: The Royal Canadian Mint says all coins engraved with the effigy of the Queen will remain legal tender and stay in circulation i
  
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• A list of Canadian Governors General who served under the late Queen

  08-09-2022 20:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Until her death on Sept. 8, the Queen was the longest-reigning monarch in British history. She also served as Canada’s official head of state, a role in which she was supported by the Governor General. Here’s a list of all those who held the vice-regal position during her reign from 1952 until 2022:
  Vincent Massey: 1952-1959
  Georges Vanier: 1959-1967
  Roland Michener: 1967-1974
  Jules Leger: 1974-1979
  Edward Schreyer: 1979-1984
  Jeanne Sauve: 1984-1990
  Ramon Hnatyshyn: 1990-1995
  Romeo L
  
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• The Queen visited Canada more than any other country during her long reign

  08-09-2022 19:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HALIFAX — It wouldn’t be a stretch to suggest the Queen held a special place in her heart for Canada.
  As an ardent world traveller, she visited this country more than any other during her reign, and she was in the habit of referring to it as home.
  If you include overnight visits and aircraft refuelling stops, the Queen visited Canada no less than 31 times since her coronation in June 1952, according to the Canadian Heritage Department.
  In second place is Australia with 18 visits, inc
  
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• Charles has long history with Canada, but must step into the spotlight as King

  08-09-2022 19:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — As he stood between wind-whipped Canadian flags on a podium in Iqaluit in 2017, Prince Charles recalled his official first visit to Canada’s North nearly half a century earlier.
  “I have never forgotten the warmth of the welcome from the Inuit people, which made me feel instantly at home, as indeed I have with all Canadians on my subsequent visits,” said Charles, who drew applause from the crowd in Nunavut’s capital with a halting attempt at an Inuktitut g
  
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• A list of the Queen’s visits to Canada over the years

  08-09-2022 19:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The Queen has lavished much attention on Canada over the years. Here’s a look at her official visits to Canada: 
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  1951: Her inaugural visit to Canada was made while she was still Princess Elizabeth. She and new husband Prince Philip made a coast-to-coast tour of the country.
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  1957: In her first visit as Queen, she and the Duke of Edinburgh made a four-day visit to Hull and Ottawa, where they officially opened that fall’s session of parliament.
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  1959: The Queen, with Pri
  
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• Transition to King Charles as Canada’s head of state automatic after Queen’s death

  08-09-2022 19:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — As momentous as the death of Queen Elizabeth II may be after 70 years on the throne, it’s pretty much business as usual in terms of Canada’s governance.
  The monarch remains the constitutional head of state in this country, no matter who is filling the role at any given time, says Philippe Lagassé, an associate professor of international affairs at Carleton University and an expert on the role of the Crown in the Westminster system of government.
  Hence, the succe
  
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• Stretch Drive: Blue Jays in control of playoff destiny with four weeks to go

  08-09-2022 19:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  A series win over the Baltimore Orioles this week gave the Toronto Blue Jays some much-needed breathing room in the American League playoff race. 
  Canada’s lone Major League Baseball team is in control of its own destiny with four weeks left in the regular season. 
  Securing one of the three wild-card spots remains a likely outcome for Toronto. Home-field advantage in a first-round series is a possibility and there’s a slim chance of a first-place finish in the East Division
  
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• Police: Official’s DNA found at slain reporter’s crime scene

  08-09-2022 19:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Las Vegas sheriff’s office says an arrested public official’s DNA was found at the site of an investigative reporter’s slaying.
  The Las Vegas-area elected public official was arrested Wednesday as the suspect in the fatal stabbing of the veteran newspaper reporter whose investigations of the official’s work preceded his primary loss in June.
  Clark County Public Administrator Robert “Rob” Telles, a Democrat, was taken into custody at
  
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• The Queen, longest-reigning monarch in British history, dies at 96: Buckingham Palace

  08-09-2022 19:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, Canada and the Commonwealth, ascended the throne as much by a twist of fate as by the grace of God.
  As the daughter and granddaughter of men who were not first in line to the throne, Elizabeth was once destined for a life of relative regal obscurity.
  Instead, she became one of the world’s most famous women at the age of 25, when her father’s death in 1952 made her England’s sixth ruling queen and longest-reigning monarch.
  She lived her
  
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• Canadian Press NewsAlert: The Queen, longest-reigning monarch in British history, dies at 96: Buckingham Palace

  08-09-2022 19:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving British monarch and Canadian head of state, has died.
  She was 96.
  Buckingham Palace announced her death in a statement.
  The announcement came hours after the palace said the monarch had been placed under medical supervision because doctors were concerned for her health.
  Members of the Royal Family travelled to Scotland to be at the bedside of the monarch.
  More coming.The Canadian Press
  
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• Supreme Court chief justice says more transparency will improve faith in system

  08-09-2022 19:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — The chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada says Canadian courts must be more transparent to maintain public faith in the justice system.
  Chief Justice Richard Wagner says judges have a role to play in making the system more transparent, including by writing their rulings in clear and accessible language.
  Wagner is on a media tour ahead of two Supreme Court hearings next week in Quebec City, the second time in the high court’s history that it is hearing cases outside
  
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• Illinois running back Chase Brown tops CFL Scouting Bureau’s fall top-20 list

  08-09-2022 19:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Illinois running back Chase Brown is the top-ranked player on the CFL Scouting Bureau’s top-20 fall list.
  The list, released by the league Thursday, features the top-20 eligible prospects for the 2023 CFL draft.
  The five-foot-11, 205-pound Brown, a native of London, Ont., has had a stellar start to his 2022 season. He has rushed for 350 yards (6.4-yard average) and two touchdowns for Illinois (1-1) and also registered a receiving TD.
  Brown has run for 1,913 yards and scored
  
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• Canada’s Duvernay-Tardif would love one more NFL season before calling it a career

  08-09-2022 19:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Laurent Duvernay-Tardif isn’t ready to walk away from the NFL just yet.
  The Super Bowl champion, who’d put his NFL career on hold to begin a residency program at a Montreal-area hospital to fulfil doctorate requirements, is hoping for one more football season before retiring this winter.
  He requested a five-month leave of absence from the residency program, which began on Monday.
  “It kind of fits perfectly with the beginning of football season,” Duvernay-Tardif told The C
  
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• No margin for error for Canadian men at Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town

  08-09-2022 18:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Canada coach Henry Paul knows there is no margin for error at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.
  The tournament features the “winner takes all” knockout format introduced four years ago at the tournament in San Francisco, with a single loss taking teams out of championship contention. 
  The 24-country men’s field in Cape Town sees 10th-seeded Canada open against No. 23 Zimbabwe on Friday with the winner facing No. 7 France in the round of 16. 
  In contrast, stops
  
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• CF Montreal hosts Columbus Crew in potential MLS playoff preview

  08-09-2022 18:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — On Sunday evening, CF Montreal put together a momentous first-half comeback in the Canadian Classique on the way to a 4-3 win over Toronto FC. 
  On top of severely damaging their archrivals’ playoff chances, Montreal also set a franchise record for most points in a regular season. 
  “It’s something that we’ve done all season, we just didn’t stop fighting, even at half time they wanted to keep pushing and I support that obviously,” said
  
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• Toronto FC star Lorenzo Insigne misses training due to ‘personal family situation’

  08-09-2022 18:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Italian star Lorenzo Insigne missed Toronto FC practice Thursday due to what the cub called “a personal family situation.”
  Fellow Italian Domenico Criscito was also absent to support Insigne and his family, the club said. TFC did not detail the family issue and declined further comment.
  Federico Bernardeschi (seven goals and three assists), Insigne (six goals and two assists) and Criscito (one goal) have now been involved in 17 of Toronto’s last 20 goals in MLS
  
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• Chilliwack Chiefs running with young goaltender tandem – Hope Standard - Hope Standard

  08-09-2022 18:10 via hopestandard.com
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• Chilliwack Chiefs running with young goaltender tandem – Agassiz Harrison Observer - Agassiz Harrison Observer

  08-09-2022 18:10 via agassizharrisonobserver.com
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• Flames forward Nazem Kadri donates $1 million to London, Ont., health centre

  08-09-2022 18:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LONDON, Ont. — Calgary Flames forward Nazem Kadri has donated $1 million to the London Health Sciences Foundation.
  The donation will support the Ambulatory Surgical Centre at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) in western Ontario.
  Kadri, who is from London, Ont., won the Stanley Cup last season with the Colorado Avalanche before signing with Calgary as a free agent.
  The centre will be named the Nazem Kadri Surgical Centre in his honour.
  Now in its second year, the newly named Nazem Kadri
  
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• Feds commit $500000 to fighting sexualized violence on B.C. campuses – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  08-09-2022 18:02 via theprogress.com
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• Chilliwack news: Arrests after abduction attempt | CTV News - CTV News Vancouver

  08-09-2022 17:51 via bc.ctvnews.ca
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• Quebec election: Comments linking immigration to violence continue to haunt Legault

  08-09-2022 17:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ROBERVAL, Que. — Coalition Avenir Québec Leader François Legault is being accused of revealing his true feelings about newcomers by linking immigration to violence and extremism.
  On Day 12 of the election campaign, Legault told reporters that he never meant to disparage immigrants when he said a day earlier that he wouldn’t increase immigration because Quebecers don’t like conflict, extremism or violence.
  Speaking today in Roberval, Que., Legault said that immigra
  
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• ‘We’re wishing her well,’ Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says of Queen

  08-09-2022 17:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he joins Canadians across the country in wishing the Queen well as Buckingham Palace says she has been placed under medical supervision.
  Gov. Gen. Mary Simon is also sending “thoughts of comfort and healing” to the 96-year-old monarch and the Royal Family through a message posted to Twitter today.
  The Queen has been on the throne for 70 years, so a transition of power is unfamiliar territory for the current Canadian government.
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• Special prosecutor to investigate Michigan GOP candidate

  08-09-2022 16:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A special prosecutor in Michigan has been appointed to investigate whether the Republican candidate for attorney general and others should be criminally charged for their attempts to gain access to voting machines after the 2020 election.
  The office of Democratic attorney general Dana Nessel last month asked the the Prosecuting Attorneys Coordinating Council, a state agency, to consider charges against nine people, including Republican Matthew DePerno, her opponent in
  
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• YOUR PERSPECTIVE: That time of year again- Welcome back to school!

  08-09-2022 16:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Summer has flown by and fall approaches as students throughout the Province head back to school this week. Even though we’ll miss the summer fun, I am sure that everyone will be excited to see their friends and favourite teachers in the classroom this year.
  As a former School Trustee and current MLA for Langley East, I believe that the future of both our youth and this province will be determined largely by how well we all fulfill our obligation to provide our children with the best educat
  
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• Queen Elizabeth II under medical care amid health fears – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  08-09-2022 16:30 via theprogress.com
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• Playing Marilyn Monroe was life-changing for Ana de Armas – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  08-09-2022 16:30 via theprogress.com
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• New air passenger protection rules come into effect Thursday – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  08-09-2022 16:30 via theprogress.com
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• Steve Bannon surrenders in NY court in wall donor case

  08-09-2022 15:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s longtime ally Steve Bannon surrendered Thursday to face fresh charges that he duped donors who gave money to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.
  Bannon’s state-level charges in New York closely resemble an attempted federal prosecution that ended abruptly, before trial, when Trump pardoned Bannon on his last day in office. Presidential pardons apply only to federal crimes, not state offenses. In Bannon’s case, any double
  
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