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• School board candidate objects to gender neutral washrooms at two Chilliwack schools – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  13-09-2022 23:50 via theprogress.com
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• B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix says system in crisis since 2020 must be transformed

  13-09-2022 23:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WHISTLER, B.C. — Health Minister Adrian Dix says British Columbia has been in a health-care crisis since at least the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, while acknowledging there’s urgent need for change. 
  Dix spoke in Whistler today at the Union of B.C. Municipalities, an annual meeting of municipal politicians, during a plenary on health care. 
  He says the pandemic has seen primary care transition to a disproportionately digital system, creating challenges alongside cris
  
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• Casket of Queen Elizabeth II arrives at Buckingham Palace – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  13-09-2022 23:30 via theprogress.com
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• Expansion Montreal Force women’s hockey team names Peter Smith first head coach

  13-09-2022 23:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — The Montreal Force has named Peter Smith the team’s head coach for its expansion season in the Premier Hockey League.
  Smith, of Lachine, Que., coached the McGill University Martlets to four national university championships during his 20 seasons behind their bench.
  He was an assistant coach of Canadian women’s teams that won Olympic gold in 2006 and 2010, and world championship gold in 2007.
  Smith was head coach of the team national team that took silver in 2008.
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• Ken Starr, whose probe led to Clinton impeachment, dies

  13-09-2022 23:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Ken Starr, a former federal appellate judge and a prominent attorney whose criminal investigation of Bill Clinton led to the president’s impeachment, died Tuesday at age 76, his family said.
  In 2020, he was recruited to the legal team representing President Donald Trump in the nation’s third presidential impeachment trial.
  For many years, Starr’s stellar reputation as a lawyer seemed to place him on a path to the Supreme Court. At age 37, he became the y
  
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• Toronto FC signs teenage forward Hugo Mbongue to homegrown contract

  13-09-2022 23:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Toronto FC has signed teenage forward Hugo Mbongue to a homegrown contract through 2025 with an option for 2026.
  The 18-year-old Mbongue, the younger brother of former TFC midfielder Ralph Priso, becomes the 31st player in club history to sign for the first team from the Toronto academy.“Hugo is a talented young striker who has worked hard to improve his overall game,” Bob Bradley, Toronto’s head coach and sporting director, said in a statement. “We look forward to seeing
  
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• Hockey Canada told Ottawa of its National Equity Fund in 2019

  13-09-2022 23:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Hockey Canada asked the federal government in 2019 if it could self-govern its safe-sport cases, despite facing a “significant potential claim.”
  In a three-page email to the Sport Minister’s office, Hockey Canada boasted about its safe-sport management that was “second to none,” but voiced concerns both about any third-party mechanism for investigations, and the new toll-free number for reporting abuse.
  The email signed by Glen McCurdie, who was then Hockey Canada&r
  
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• Randy Arozarena lifts Rays over Blue Jays 4-2 in 1st game of doubleheader

  13-09-2022 22:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Randy Arozarena drove in runs in the first and third innings as the Tampa Bay Rays held on for a 4-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday in the first game of a doubleheader.
  Both times Arozarena hit into a fielder’s choice to score Yandy Diaz to give Tampa (79-61) the early lead. Manuel Margot had an RBI single to score Arozarena and David Peralta’s sacrifice fly brought in Wander Franco in the third to give the Rays a 4-0 lead.
  Jeffrey Springs (8-4) pitched six
  
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• West Virginia lawmakers OK abortion ban with few exceptions

  13-09-2022 22:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s Legislature passed a sweeping abortion ban with few exceptions Tuesday, approving a bill that several Republicans said they hope will make it impossible for the state’s only abortion clinic to continue to offer the procedure.
  Under the legislation, rape and incest victims would be able to obtain abortions at up to eight weeks of pregnancy, but only if they report to law enforcement first. Such victims who are minors would have until 14 w
  
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• Flood Falls Trail fire west of Hope grows to 545 hectares

  13-09-2022 22:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  FLOOD HOPE — The Flood Falls Trail fire west of Hope has grown incrementally over the past day to a new high of 545 hectares.
  The B.C. Wildfire Service released an update Tuesday morning, Sept. 13 in which the fire grew slightly from 520 hectares to 545 hectares.
  It originally started Thursday evening, Sept. 8, and quickly took off in size over the weekend.
  An air quality advisory was in effect all weekend as smoky skies created hazardous breathing conditions for people with lung disease,
  
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• VIDEO: Fraser Valley Bandits change name and owners – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  13-09-2022 22:04 via theprogress.com
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• Ukrainian troops keep up pressure on fleeing Russian forces

  13-09-2022 21:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian troops piled pressure on retreating Russian forces Tuesday, pressing deeper into occupied territory and sending more Kremlin troops fleeing ahead of the counteroffensive that has inflicted a stunning blow on Moscow’s military prestige.
  As the advance continued, Ukraine’s border guard services said the army took control of Vovchansk — a town just 3 kilometers (2 miles) from Russia seized on the first day of the war. Russia acknowledged tha
  
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• Toronto Arrows add to their backline with signing of Australian Fabian Goodall

  13-09-2022 21:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The Toronto Arrows have signed Australian centre/wing Fabian Goodall for the 2023 Major League Rugby season.
  The 27-year-old played most recently for Eastwood in Australia’s Shute Shield competition. Over six seasons, the six-foot-two, 255-pounder scored 32 tries in 68 matches since debuting for the team in 2017.
  “Fabian is a big, athletic back that really makes things happen with his imposing style of play, and will bring a new dimension to our backline this year,&rd
  
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• Canadian Cooper Gallant first overall heading into final three Bassmaster Open events

  13-09-2022 21:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Canadian Cooper Gallant finds himself in an enviable position heading into the home stretch of the ’22 Bassmaster Open schedule.
  Gallant, 24, of Bowmanville, Ont., leads the overall standings through six-of-nine events. A top-three finish following the season-ending tournament Oct. 20-22 on Sam Rayburn Reservoir in Jasper, Texas, would secure Gallant a spot next year on the Bassmaster Elite Series — the top pro bass circuit in the U.S.
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• Chilliwack RCMP and Chilliwack Fire Department investigates five suspicious fires in less than a day

  13-09-2022 21:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack RCMP and Chilliwack Fire Department investigators appear to have up to five possible cases of arson on their plate in the past 24 hours.According to a news release from Assistant Fire Chief Chris Wilson just after noon today (Sept. 13), the Chilliwack Fire Department responded to five minor but suspicious fires in various locations, all of which occurred on the north side of Chilliwack.The locations include the 45000 block of Spadina Avenue (Meadow Rose Society), 87
  
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• Chilliwack Fire Department investigating five small but suspicious fires – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  13-09-2022 21:45 via theprogress.com
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• City of Abbotsford facilities closed Sept. 19 to observe National Day of Mourning

  13-09-2022 21:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD — Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, has declared Sept. 19 a National Day of Mourning and a national holiday in recognition of the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. The City of Abbotsford, like other government offices across the country, will be observing this day as a national holiday.
  Mayor Henry Braun said the city will be joining all Canadians in mourning the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
  “The Queen led an incredible life of public service and reigned with dign
  
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• Chilliwack Chiefs choose Eric Williams as new goalie coach – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  13-09-2022 21:00 via theprogress.com
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• Chilliwack Chiefs choose Eric Williams as new goalie coach – Agassiz Harrison Observer - Agassiz Harrison Observer

  13-09-2022 21:00 via agassizharrisonobserver.com
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• Indigenous residents question RCMP failure to issue warnings about N.S. mass shooter

  13-09-2022 20:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HALIFAX — An inquiry into the Nova Scotia mass shooting heard today from Indigenous residents who complained about the RCMP’s failure to issue timely warnings as the killer passed near two First Nations during his 13-hour rampage.
  The inquiry has heard that late on the night of April 18, 2020, the RCMP started issuing alerts via Twitter, but those messages did not mention that an active shooter was on the loose — a warning that wasn’t issued until 8 a.m. the next day.
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• Study co-authored by B.C.’s top doctor says 80% of kids, youth have had COVID-19

  13-09-2022 20:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — A study co-authored by British Columbia’s top doctor says at least 70 to 80 per cent of children and youth in Greater Vancouver and the Fraser Valley have been infected with COVID-19.
  The study, which lists Dr. Bonnie Henry among 13 authors, says that in contrast, 60 to 70 per cent of adults aged 20 to 59 and about 40 per cent of those aged 60 and over have been infected.
  The preprint study, which has not been peer-reviewed, was published online on Sept. 9 and says a seri
  
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• Video review pilot project planned when Chilliwack hosts BCHL Showcase – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  13-09-2022 20:20 via theprogress.com
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• Local owners buy Canadian Elite Basketball Leauge’s Bandits, rebrand team

  13-09-2022 20:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — A new era is underway for one of the Canadian Elite Basketball League’s original six teams.
  The club formerly known as the Fraser Valley Bandits announced Tuesday that the team has been sold to local owners Kevin Dhaliwal and Bryan Slusarchuk, and rebranded as the Vancouver Bandits.
  “It’s not a profit-loss thing for us,” said Dhaliwal, founder of real estate developers Essence Properties. “It’s more about creating that atmosphere, that energy
  
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• Chilliwack's Valley Huskers bash VI Raiders in huge road win – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  13-09-2022 20:00 via theprogress.com
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• Chilliwack Fire investigate suspicious fire to rear and interior of Meadow Rose Society; the charity helps families with young toddlers who are in financial crisis

  13-09-2022 19:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack Fire Department responded Monday night, Sept. 12 to a report of a fire in the rear building component of Meadow Rose Family Help Center Society, a non-profit charity in downtown Chilliwack near Main Street and Spadina Avenue, close to the Chilliwack Museum and Archives.
  Assistant Fire Chief Chris Wilson of the Chilliwack Fire Department said the fire is suspicious is nature and is still under investigation. Firefighters were first dispatched to the location for a sm
  
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• Yukon Premier Sandy Silver says he’s stepping down to reconnect with community

  13-09-2022 19:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  YELLOWKNIFE — Yukon Premier Sandy Silver says he’s ready to be known as just Sandy again. 
  Silver announced plans to step down as leader of the Yukon Liberal Party on Friday at a hastily convened news conference in Whitehorse.
  He said a major influence in his decision was his attendance this summer at a graduation ceremony at Robert Service School in Dawson City, where he once led the mathematics department.
  He only recognized about 20 per cent of families, Silver said. 
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• 'Succession,' 'Ted Lasso' top Emmys; 1st time winners shine – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  13-09-2022 19:30 via theprogress.com
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• Chilliwack native and software developer Lewis Point, son of the former Lieutenant Governor of B.C., to run for Chilliwack school board

  13-09-2022 19:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — As the son of the former Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, Chilliwack native Lewis Point carries a fairly distinguished family heritage.His father, the Honourable Steven Lewis Point, worked as a lawyer and provincial court judge and is now the 19th chancellor of UBC.While Lewis has carved out his own career path first as a police officer and later, a software engineer and software developer, he is cognizant of his namesake and what his father’s legacy represents.&
  
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• Poilievre taps Scheer to serve in new leadership team ahead of Parliament’s return

  13-09-2022 18:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Pierre Poilievre is tapping one of his predecessors to serve as his chief lieutenant in the House of Commons, as the newly minted Conservative leader prepares his party for next week’s return of Parliament.
  Former party leader Andrew Scheer will serve as Opposition leader in the House of Commons, one of nine key appointments announced today as Poilievre unveiled his new leadership team.
  Scheer took over as Conservative leader from former prime minister Stephen Harper in 2017
  
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• Zhao advances to second round of Chennai Open with win over Tjandramulia

  13-09-2022 18:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHENNAI, India — Carol Zhao advanced to the second round of the Chennai Open tennis tournament with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Australia’s Olivia Tjandramulia on Tuesday.
  Zhao, from Richmond Hill, Ont., won 69.8 per cent of service points and 56.1 per cent of return points in the comfortable victory that took one hour three minutes to complete.
  The Canadian did not face break point, and converted five of the 12 break points she had.
  The win is Zhao’s first in the main draw of a WTA ev
  
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• Flames hire decorated women’s hockey player Rebecca Johnston in player development

  13-09-2022 18:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CALGARY — Canadian women’s hockey team veteran forward Rebecca Johnston has been hired by the NHL’s Calgary Flames in a player development role.
  The three-time Olympic gold medallist will work in player development, prospect evaluation and on-ice instruction as well as with the Flames Foundation in community programs in a full-time role, the Flames said Tuesday.
  Johnston, of Sudbury, Ont., was the oldest player on the Canadian team that won Olympic gold in Beijing in February a
  
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• Prime Minister says Monday will be federal holiday to mark Queen’s state funeral

  13-09-2022 18:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Sept. 19 will be a federal holiday to mourn Queen Elizabeth II on the day of her state funeral in London.
  Speaking at a caucus retreat in New Brunswick today, Trudeau says “declaring an opportunity for Canadians to mourn on Monday is going to be important.”
  He says the government will be working with provinces and territories to ensure they’re “aligned.”
  Monday will be a holiday for federal employees and those in fed
  
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• Weather Network predicts warmer-than-normal fall across most of Canada

  13-09-2022 18:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Don’t put away your summer clothing just yet; the Weather Network says there are still some warm days ahead.
  The network says in its fall forecast that much of Canada can expect warmer-than-normal conditions throughout September before temperatures start to drop in October.
  It says the amount of precipitation will vary across the country, though most parts will see fewer storms than usual.
  The network says November is expected to bring periods of more typical weather, which will likely inc
  
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• Collaros, Gittens, Jefferson named CFL top performers for Week 14

  13-09-2022 18:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Winnipeg quarterback Zach Collaros, Toronto receiver Kurleigh Gittens Jr. and Blue Bombers defensive lineman Willie Jefferson have been named the CFL’s top performers for Week 14.
  Collaros threw for 272 yards and four touchdown passes with an 84-per-cent completion rate as the league-leading Blue Bombers improved to 12-1 with a 54-20 rout of the visiting Saskatchewan Roughriders on Saturday.
  The reigning CFL outstanding player earned a top performer nod for the third time t
  
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• Ontario's Lakers cut B.C. Thunder lead in Mann Cup – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  13-09-2022 18:00 via theprogress.com
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• Canada to match individual donations for Pakistan floods, provide $25M in aid

  13-09-2022 17:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — EMBARGOED UNTIL PM SPEAKS
  The federal government will match donations from Canadians to help the people of Pakistan, where a humanitarian emergency has been caused by massive flooding.
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says donations made to one of the 12 aid agencies that make up the Humanitarian Coalition will be matched until Sept. 28, to a maximum of $3 million.
  Emergency food, water, sanitation and health services are badly needed after monsoon rains over the last three months ha
  
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• Wildfire smoke from B.C. and U.S. spreads east as several blazes still uncontained

  13-09-2022 16:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Smoke from wildfires in British Columbia, Washington and Idaho has wafted east, prompting air quality advisories from Vancouver Island into Alberta.
  Environment Canada is maintaining advisories for a portion of northeast B.C. and the southern half of the province and has extended air quality statements across southern Alberta.
  It warns that fine particulates contained in the smoke are likely to increase through the day.
  The BlueSky Canada smoke forecast map shows little relief
  
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• 'Squid Game,' 'Succession,' 'Ted Lasso' vie for Emmy Awards – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  13-09-2022 16:30 via theprogress.com
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• Australian man killed by kangaroo in rare fatal attack – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  13-09-2022 16:30 via theprogress.com
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• Chilliwack back-to-school event will help youth connect

  13-09-2022 15:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack Building Youth Futures (CBYF) is hosting a free back-to-school event called ‘Back to School Banger’ on Wednesday, September 21 at the Chilliwack Landing Centre.
  According to the event coordinator, Jenna Fraser, the event is a byproduct of a weekly CBYF event and will cater to youth between the ages of 11 and 19.
  “This bigger event is kind of a spinoff of the smaller events we do each Wednesday,” explained Fraser. “So, the smaller events
  
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• Armenia says 49 soldiers killed in attacks by Azerbaijan

  13-09-2022 12:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Azerbaijani forces shelled Armenia’s territory on Tuesday in a large-scale attack that killed at least 49 Armenian soldiers and fueled fears of even broader hostilities.
  Azerbaijan and Armenia have been locked in a decades-old conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, which is part of Azerbaijan but has been under the control of ethnic Armenian forces backed by Armenia since a separatist war there ended in 1994. Azerbaijan reclaimed broad swaths of Nagorno-Karabakh in a
  
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• Documentary series dives deep into raw emotion, high stakes of 1972 Summit Series

  13-09-2022 12:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  A shrinking generation of Canadians who can remember the 1972 Summit Series, and fewer of those who played in it alive with each passing year, gave documentarians urgent reasons in addition to a 50th anniversary to retell an epic hockey story.
  With archival footage never seen before, a four-part “Summit 72” series starting Wednesday on CBC and CBC Gem recounts the eight-game series between Canada and the Soviet Union transforming not only the sport, but Canada’s identity.
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• Press perils: killing of Las Vegas reporter drives home dangers of modern journalism

  13-09-2022 10:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — The slaying of a Las Vegas newspaper reporter, allegedly at the hands of one of his investigative targets, is driving home a reality the U.S. hasn’t had to confront since the Civil War: journalism on home soil is becoming more dangerous. 
  Jeff German, 69, an old-school investigative reporter with the Las Vegas Review-Journal, was stabbed to death outside his home last week — months removed from his exposé of the Clark County Public Administrator’s
  
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• Most Canadians indifferent to British monarchy, untouched by Queen’s death: poll

  13-09-2022 10:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — A new poll suggests that while many Canadians plan to watch Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral next week, the vast majority have not been personally impacted by her passing and feel no attachment to the monarchy.
  The poll from Leger and the Association of Canadian Studies also found that while some Canadians are happy about King Charles III taking the throne and others are not, most are largely indifferent to Canada’s new head of state.
  The results, which are based on an onl
  
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• Mass Saskatchewan stabbing shows gap in how suspect with arrest warrant was at large

  13-09-2022 10:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — In late May, a parole officer issued an arrest warrant for an offender with a violent criminal past who had recently been released from prison in Saskatchewan and who had since disappeared. 
  More than 100 days later, Myles Sanderson remained unlawfully at large when he was named as a suspect in a stabbing rampage that left 11 people dead — including his brother, Damien Sanderson, who was also named as a suspect — and 18 others injured in James Smith Cree Nation an
  
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• Feds to unveil details of cost-of-living aids for low, modest income Canadians

  13-09-2022 10:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SAINT ANDREWS, N.B. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today will unveil the full details of a plan to try and take some of the sting out of inflation for Canadians feeling it the most.
  Both Liberal and NDP sources tell The Canadian Press the plan includes doubling GST rebate cheques for six months as well as a temporary dental-care benefit for some families with young children, and an expanded housing allowance payment.
  All three are initiatives the NDP has been asking for since the spring a
  
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• CAQ leader visits Montreal riding held for decades by Liberals but now up for grabs

  13-09-2022 10:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Coalition Avenir Québec Leader François Legault is visiting a Montreal riding today that was held by the Liberals for decades but is now a three-way battleground.
  Legault’s trip to the Verdun riding reflects the growth in support for his party in Quebec’s largest city and the serious problems the Liberal campaign is facing in many former strongholds. 
  Poll-aggregating website qc125.com places the CAQ and Québec solidaire in a tie in Verdun,
  
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• ‘A magical experience’: Ottawa bagpipe troupe among last to perform for the Queen

  13-09-2022 10:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  When Dave Inglis took up the bagpipes at age 40, he never imagined he would one day perform for royalty.
  But last month, Inglis travelled to Scotland with 16 of his bandmates from Ottawa’s Sons of Scotland pipe and drum troupe for a string of shows that ended with a performance at Balmoral Castle in front of the Queen. The royal performance included more than 40 pipers and drummers from across the globe, accompanied by almost as many Highland dancers.
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• Injuries in crush at stadium as Kenya inaugurates president

  13-09-2022 09:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A number of people were crushed and injured as Kenyans on Tuesday forced their way into a stadium where William Ruto will be inaugurated as president.It is not clear how many people were hurt, but local broadcaster KTN reported hundreds at a Red Cross tent. There are no reports of deaths.
  Ruto narrowly won the Aug. 9 election in East Africa’s most stable democracy over longtime opposition figure Raila Odinga, and the Supreme Court last week rejected challenges t
  
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• Video review pilot project planned when Chilliwack hosts BCHL Showcase – Hope Standard - Hope Standard

  13-09-2022 09:00 via hopestandard.com
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