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• A wild-card spot a virtual lock for Blue Jays, home field a good possibility

  22-09-2022 23:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  With two weeks left in the regular season, the Toronto Blue Jays lead the American League wild-card standings and have a faint chance of catching the New York Yankees in the East Division race. 
  Here’s a look at some of the numbers and storylines as the Blue Jays continue their road trip Thursday night with the opener of a big four-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays.
  NUMBERS GAME
  The Blue Jays are a virtual lock to qualify for the playoffs thanks to a strong September that put som
  
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• Canadian dollar slides as investors retreat to U.S. dollars – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  22-09-2022 23:30 via theprogress.com
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• ‘Seismic change:’ Jets GM Cheveldayoff excited to have Bowness behind bench

  22-09-2022 23:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — Kevin Cheveldayoff knows he didn’t make big changes to the Winnipeg Jets roster in the off-season, but the general manager believes hiring Rick Bowness as head coach was a “seismic” move that should pay off.
  “I think we had a seismic change on July 4 when we changed the coaching staff here, the philosophy,” Cheveldayoff told media Thursday after watching the former Dallas Stars head coach run Day 1 of training camp.
  “I think if you just watche
  
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• Maple Leafs hoping Murray-Samsonov tandem answer crease question mark

  22-09-2022 23:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Ilya Samsonov made a couple acrobatic saves during his first official on-ice session with the Maple Leafs.
  A few hours later, it was Matt Murray’s turn to set up shop in the same crease as Toronto’s second training camp group went through the paces.
  Kept apart Thursday, the organization is banking on a goaltending duo with plenty to prove coming together in tandem to stabilize hockey’s most important position — and by far the Leafs’ biggest question
  
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• Charges laid in 6-month-old Lower Mainland slaying – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  22-09-2022 23:10 via theprogress.com
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• Parliamentarians honour Team Canada on 50th anniversary of Summit Series

  22-09-2022 23:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Members of the legendary hockey team that defeated the Soviet Union for hockey supremacy 50 years ago have pulled off another improbable victory — a rare moment of unity in the House of Commons.
  Parliamentarians from all political stripes honoured several of Team Canada’s stars from the 1972 Summit Series on the House floor following question period on Thursday as the nation continues to celebrate the anniversary of one of the most iconic moments in Canadian history.
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• Celebrating National Seniors' Day with free pancake breakfast for seniors in Chilliwack – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  22-09-2022 23:06 via theprogress.com
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• Merritt, B.C., to pilot four-day work week at city hall to attract workers

  22-09-2022 23:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MERRITT, B.C. — The City of Merritt in the B.C. Interior is launching a four-day work week pilot program in hopes of attracting, recruiting and retaining municipal workers.
  Merritt’s chief administrative officer says the one-year trial, approved by council on Tuesday, will see city hall closed on Mondays, with operational hours extended Tuesday through Friday to 8 a.m. to 5:45 p.m., an extra hour and 45 minutes each day.
  Sean Smith says wages won’t change but hopes the compress
  
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• B.C. seniors have lowest financial support in Canada, says advocate – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  22-09-2022 23:00 via theprogress.com
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• Alex Jones testifies in trial over his Sandy Hook hoax lies – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  22-09-2022 23:00 via theprogress.com
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• Toronto Arrows sign former Bristol Bears forward Mitch Eadie for 2023 MLR season

  22-09-2022 22:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The Toronto Arrows have signed former Bristol Bears forward Mitch Eadie for the 2023 Major League Rugby season.The 30-year-old back-rower made more than than 150 appearances for his hometown club across two stints between 2010 and 2022, helping Bristol secure promotion to England’s top-flight in 2016 after seven years in the second-tier Championship.
  “Mitch is one of the most popular players in Bristol history and has established himself as a top-shelf Premiership pla
  
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• Chilliwack Councillor Bud Mercer says public safety doesn’t mean just policing; Councillor Westeringh wishes some prolific offenders were behind bars permanently

  22-09-2022 22:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Backed by a 34-year career with the RCMP,including time as an assistant commissioner and chief operating officer of the Vancouver Olympic Games, Chilliwack Councillor Bud Mercer knows a thing or two about policing and the challenges of public safety.
  But as he pointed out in a news release sent to Chilliwack media outlets earlier this week, public safety doesn’t mean just adding police and problems magically go away.“When we say the words ‘public safety&rsquo
  
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• Veteran linebacker Muamba full participant in Toronto Argonauts practice

  22-09-2022 22:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Ryan Dinwiddie got some good news Thursday. 
  Veteran Canadian linebacker Henoc Muamba was a full participant in practice. He didn’t practise Tuesday due to an abdominal ailment and was limited Wednesday. 
  So all signs point to Muamba playing Saturday night when Toronto (7-5) visits the Ottawa Redblacks (3-9). The Argos can cement a CFL playoff spot with a victory.
  “We’ll see,” Dinwiddie said. “I know he felt pretty good (Thursday) but we&rs
  
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• Jonathan Huberdeau, Nazem Kadri settle in as Calgary Flames

  22-09-2022 22:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CALGARY — Nazem Kadri has fallen in love with Banff, Alta., and Jonathan Huberdeau bought a pickup truck.
  The two forwards are settling into life as Calgary Flames. 
  The spotlight is on them in training camp, which opened Thursday with 67 players skating in three groups at the Saddledome.
  The pressure is on the two men to replace the production and other qualities that departed with top scorers Johnny Gaudreau and Matthew Tkachuk in the off-season.
  As expected, Huberdeau drew into Gau
  
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• Injuries to Edmundson, Suzuki mark first day of Montreal Canadiens training camp

  22-09-2022 22:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens opened training camp on Thursday with injuries looming over the team. 
  A behemoth 74-player roster took to the ice, but defenceman Joel Edmundson was nowhere to be seen.
  Coach Martin St. Louis revealed that Edmundson will be out for an undetermined amount of time with an undisclosed lower-body injury. 
  “It’s undetermined because we don’t have enough details,” said St. Louis. “You’re always worried when a player
  
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• Homan and Lawes earn first-round victories at PointsBet Invitational

  22-09-2022 22:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  FREDERICTON — Rachel Homan jumped out to an early five-point lead and rolled to a comfortable 8-4 victory over Suzanne Birt on Thursday afternoon at the PointsBet Invitational.
  Homan, who throws fourth on a team now skipped by third Tracy Fleury, threw 89 per cent in the first-round victory at Willie O’Ree Place.
  Kaitlyn Lawes outscored Emily Deschenes 10-8 and Kristie Moore, filling in for absent skip Casey Scheidegger, edged Kerry Galusha 8-7.Penny Barker scored three points in the
  
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• Golfers make big gains for Fraser Valley hospitals – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  22-09-2022 22:20 via theprogress.com
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• Name Game: Team Fleury name iced at PointsBet Invitational in favour of Team Homan

  22-09-2022 21:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The name game was played before Thursday’s opening draw at the PointsBet Invitational as the Team Fleury name was iced in favour of Team Homan.
  The team asked event organizers to make the switch and Curling Canada agreed to the change for this event, a federation spokesman said in an email. 
  Tracy Fleury joined the powerhouse rink in the off-season and is serving as skip while throwing third stones. Rachel Homan, who skipped the team last season, still throws last rock on a rink that
  
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• CP NewsAlert: PM Trudeau backs lifting some COVID-19 travel rules

  22-09-2022 21:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has agreed to let a cabinet order enforcing mandatory COVID-19 vaccination requirements at the Canadian border to expire Sept. 30, according to two senior government sources.
  The federal government is still deciding whether to maintain the requirement for passengers to wear face masks on trains and airplanes.
  More coming.The Canadian Press
  
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• B.C. man on the run from kidnap sentence found by police working different case

  22-09-2022 21:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  COQUITLAM, B.C. — Coquitlam RCMP say a British Columbia man who was on the run, allegedly trying to evade sentencing for a separate crime, is now back in custody. 
  Police say members of the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team arrested 25-year-old Arjun Purewal on Tuesday at a Surrey home as they followed leads related to a separate murder in Richmond.
  A Canada-wide warrant was issued for Purewal late last month after he removed the ankle monitor he was wearing while on bail.
  He was
  
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• Dangerous fungus detected at Montreal-area hospital, health officials say

  22-09-2022 21:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Regional health authorities say a dangerous fungus known for its resistance to treatment has been detected at a hospital in Longueuil on Montreal’s South Shore.
  Officials at Hôpital Pierre-Boucher say two cases of patients carrying Candida auris have been identified at the hospital since Sept. 8.
  On that date, a first person suspected of carrying the fungus was placed in isolation as well as their close contacts.
  Spokeswoman Caroline Doucet says other precautionary m
  
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• Canadian women’s basketball team says new coach Lapena has brought instant energy

  22-09-2022 21:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Bridget Carleton laughed when describing Victor Lapena’s infectious excitement at practice.
  On the heels of its early exit from the Tokyo Olympics, Lapena was hired to take Canada’s seemingly stagnant women’s basketball team to the next level, and the high-octane Spaniard has injected an immediate boost of energy.
  “He’s passionate, he’s so fun to be around, he just brings so much energy to the gym,” Carleton said from Australia earlier this week. “
  
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• Canadian women face Fiji in final international test before Rugby World Cup

  22-09-2022 21:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SUVA, Fiji — Canada plays its final test match ahead of next month’s Women’s Rugby World Cup when it takes on Fiji on Friday at HFC Bank Stadium in Suva.
  The third-ranked Canadians are en route to New Zealand, where they open Pool B play against No. 13 Japan on Oct. 9 (New Zealand time) before facing No. 5 Italy and the sixth-ranked U.S. 
  Fiji, ranked 21st in the world, is in Pool C with top-ranked England, No. 4 France and No. 11 South Africa.
  Canada coach Kevin Rouet cal
  
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• Montreal Alouettes “dialed in” for East Division clash with Hamilton Tiger-Cats

  22-09-2022 21:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Bye weeks haven’t been very kind to the Montreal Alouettes this season. 
  The team has a 0-2 record coming out of bye weeks. Most recently, the Als suffered a crushing 38-24 home defeat to the bottom-dwelling Ottawa Redblacks on Sept. 2.  
  General manager and interim coach Danny Maciocia addressed the troubling pattern on the first day of training this week ahead of Friday’s visit from the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
  “Clearly after two bye weeks, we’re
  
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• Hockey Canada reveals large chunk of player insurance fees go to National Equity Fund

  22-09-2022 20:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Hockey Canada has revealed that over 65 per cent of player insurance fees go toward the organization’s National Equity Fund.
  In a letter to MP Peter Julian obtained by The Canadian Press, Hockey Canada president and chief executive officer Scott Smith provided a breakdown of how registration and insurance fees are allocated.
  General liability insurance ($8.90), director’s and officers insurance ($2) and safety/admin ($2.75) are allocated to the National Equity Fund and make up $13.65
  
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• Chilliwack Chief AJ Lacroix commits to Michigan State – Hope Standard - Hope Standard

  22-09-2022 20:45 via hopestandard.com
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• Chilliwack Chief AJ Lacroix commits to Michigan State – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  22-09-2022 20:45 via theprogress.com
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• B.C. seniors have lowest financial support in Canada, says advocate

  22-09-2022 20:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie says British Columbia ranks last among Canada’s provinces and territories in providing key financial support for seniors.
  Mackenzie says a report released by her office finds the province provides the lowest support for seniors in nine areas, including home support, eye exams, hearing aids and monthly supplements. 
  The report outlining the financial struggles facing B.C. seniors makes 10 recommendations, including indexing the seniors
  
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• Chilliwack Chiefs forward A.J. Lacroix commits to Michigan State University

  22-09-2022 20:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — West Vancouver product and Chilliwack Chiefs forward A.J. Lacroix has a bright future ahead of him.The Chilliwack Chiefs announced Thursday (Sept. 22) that Lacroix, a 6-foot, 194-pound standout, has committed to play NCAA Division I hockey for Michigan State University.In a news release, the Chiefs said the 2005-born forward is heading into his second season with the Chiefs. As a 16-year-old, Lacroix tallied 40 points by virtue of 21 goals and 20 assists in 53 games, taking ho
  
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• B.C. man proudly serves in 'Operation London Bridge' for queen's funeral – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  22-09-2022 20:30 via theprogress.com
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• B.C. adds $2 million to enhance suicide prevention, patient care

  22-09-2022 20:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — British Columbia’s minister of mental health and addictions has announced $2 million in funding to support enhanced care for people at risk of suicide.
  Sheila Malcolmson says the money will be spread across regional health authorities to provide training and resources for health workers caring for people experiencing a mental health crisis, with the aim of reducing suicide deaths.
  Malcolmson’s ministry says the provincial coroners service investigated 582 suicide dea
  
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• Junior Hoilett to captain Canada against Qatar in Vienna men’s soccer friendly

  22-09-2022 20:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  In the absence of the injured Atiba Hutchinson, David (Junior) Hoilett will captain Canada against Qatar in an international friendly against Qatar on Friday in Vienna.
  The 39-year-old Hutchinson, Canada’s all-time men’s caps leader with 97 senior appearances, has been sidelined by a bone bruise suffered in pre-season with Turkey’s Besiktas. The 32-year-old Hoilett takes over the captain’s armband in his 48th appearance for Canada.
  “He’ll lead the team out,&rd
  
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• Rick Klassen Field to be dedicated next week at Sardis Secondary in honour of the late CFL great

  22-09-2022 20:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack product Rick Klassen made a name for himself on the gridiron in both the high school ranks and the Canadian Football League.Standing 6’2″ and playing lineman, Klassen made an immediate impact in his playing days at Sardis Secondary, earning the top Junior and Senior Male Athlete of the Year from 1972-77 all while being an honor roll student, and later an illustrious career in the CFL where he won two Grey Cups and was nominated into the B.C. Lions Hall o
  
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• Photo exhibit in Chilliwack shows Dubai changing from 'dunes to dollars' over 50 years – Hope Standard - Hope Standard

  22-09-2022 20:05 via hopestandard.com
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• Senators’ Batherson says he is ‘co-operating’ with Hockey Canada investigations

  22-09-2022 19:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Ottawa Senators forward Drake Batherson says he is co-operating with investigations into allegations of sexual assault involving players from the 2018 Canadian world junior team.
  Batherson spoke to reporters Thursday as the Senators opened training camp and said he would have no further comment on the investigations.
  Hockey Canada, the NHL and police in London, Ont., are investigating allegations that a woman was sexually assaulted by eight players, including members of the 2018 world junior tea
  
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• Canada not looking toward windfall taxes on fossil fuel companies, minister says

  22-09-2022 19:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault isn’t warming to the idea of combating climate change by imposing a windfall tax on the massive profits being posted by Canadian energy companies.
  U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres this week said fossil fuel companies are making massive profits and should be taxed extra to pay for climate action and deliver help to people struggling with their energy and food bills.
  Guilbeault says Canada is already ensuring fossil fuel com
  
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• Cultus Lake embarks on main beach dock restoration work that will take about 12-15 weeks

  22-09-2022 19:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Reconstruction of the Cultus Lake docks following last year’s atmospheric river events has begun.
  The Cultus Lake Park Board announced Tuesday (Sept. 20) that restoration work has launched in order to rebuild the main beach docks that were heavily damaged after the unprecedented rain and wind events of November 2021.“The Main Beach foreshore area will be inaccessible until further notice to accommodate storage of heavy equipment and materials for the dock installat
  
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• Quebec election: Liberals, Anglade attempt to turn around struggling campaign

  22-09-2022 18:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — With polls suggesting her party could be relegated to third place in the Oct. 3 election, Quebec Liberal Leader Dominique Anglade is trying to turn around her team’s fortunes by putting more of herself forward.
  Speaking to a lunchtime crowd at the Montreal Chamber of Commerce Tuesday, Anglade discarded prepared remarks in favour of a more conversational, personal tone as she paced the stage.
  Anglade said later those close to her have told her they want to see more of the D
  
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• Wildfire on Promontory started on patio of home in Chilliwack – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  22-09-2022 18:17 via theprogress.com
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• Chilliwack-Hope MP Mark Strahl seeks photography submissions from Chilliwack-area constituents for yearly calendar

  22-09-2022 18:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack-Hope MP Mark Strahl is launching his yearly call for photographs taken by constituents for his 2023 constituency calendar.
  In 2023, back by popular demand, 13 different photographs – one for the cover and one for each month – will be featured in Strahl’s full-colour calendar, which will be delivered by mail to every household across the constituency.
  “We live in one of the most beautiful places in Canada,” Strahl said. “I am reque
  
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• Canadian forward Deanne Rose sidelined by Achilles injury playing for Reading

  22-09-2022 17:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  READING, United Kingdom — Canadian forward Deanne Rose has been sidelined “for an extended period” after suffering an Achilles injury playing for Reading FC in its season opener in its Barclays Women’s Super League season opener.
  Rose was forced off the pitch 20 minutes into Reading’s game against Manchester United last Saturday. Scans later showed a ruptured Achilles.
  The 23-year-old from Alliston, Ont., joined Reading last season when she scored five goals in all
  
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• Mutiny charge withdrawn as military officer goes on trial for anti-vaccine comments

  22-09-2022 17:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — A Canadian Armed Forces officer who urged other military members against helping to distribute COVID-19 vaccines has pleaded guilty to conduct to the prejudice of good order and discipline.
  Officer Cadet Laszlo Kenderesi entered the guilty plea at the start of his court martial at Canadian Forces Base Borden today, but pleaded not guilty to behaving in a scandalous manner unbecoming an officer.
  Military prosecutors have withdrawn a third charge of endeavouring to persuade another
  
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• Canadian Olympic Committee signs agreement with Abuse-Free Sport

  22-09-2022 17:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The Canadian Olympic Committee has signed an agreement to join Abuse-Free Sport, Canada’s new independent program to address maltreatment in sport.
  The COC and its stakeholders will be able to access services of the Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner (OSIC) by Dec. 21 at the latest, following a transition period.
  “The COC recognizes that safe sport is everyone’s responsibility,” David Shoemaker, the COC’s CEO and general secretary. “We&
  
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• US: Security Council must tell Russia to stop nuke threats

  22-09-2022 17:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is calling on every U.N. Security Council member to “send a clear message that these reckless nuclear threats must stop immediately.”
  Blinken is addressing a council session Thursday about Russia’s war in Ukraine.
  Russian President Vladimir Putin said earlier this week that his nuclear-armed country “certainly use all means available to us” if its territory is threatened and to defend the country and
  
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• Spouse of gunman who killed 22 Nova Scotians calls for policing reforms at inquiry

  22-09-2022 16:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HALIFAX — The spouse of the gunman who killed 22 Nova Scotians in the 2020 mass shooting is calling for improved police training and handling of domestic violence.
  Jessica Zita, a lawyer representing Lisa Banfield, told the federal-provincial inquiry into the killings that police failed to protect Nova Scotians by not following up on previous accusations of violence involving the gunman.
  Zita noted that some of these accusations dated back many years.
  In 2001 the gunman assaulted a teenage
  
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• Edmonton Oilers sign forward Ryan McLeod to one-year contract extension

  22-09-2022 16:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — Forward Ryan McLeod has signed a one-year contract extension with the Edmonton Oilers, the club announced Thursday.
  The contract carries an average annual value of $798,000.
  McLeod is entering his second full season with the Oilers. The 23-year-old recorded nine goals and 12 assists for 21 points in 71 games last season.
  McLeod played in all 16 of Edmonton’s playoff games, tallying three goals and an assist.
  The Oilers selected the Mississauga, Ont. native in the second ro
  
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• Alex Jones set to testify in trial over Sandy Hook hoax lies

  22-09-2022 16:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) — Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones appeared in court Thursday in Connecticut as he and his lawyer try to limit damages he must pay for promoting the lie that the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre was a hoax.
  More than a dozen family members of the 20 children and six educators killed in the shooting also showed up to observe his testimony in Waterbury Superior Court, which is about 20 miles (32 kilometers) away from Newtown.
  Jones was expected to be the first witness call
  
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• Central banks worldwide tighten policies to cool inflation – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  22-09-2022 16:30 via theprogress.com
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• Canadian study builds on link between long COVID and autoimmune diseases – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  22-09-2022 16:30 via theprogress.com
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• New taxes on banks and life insurers will generate $5.3 billion over five years: PBO

  22-09-2022 16:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The parliamentary budget officer estimates proposed new federal taxes on some financial institutions could generate $5.3 billion over the next five years.
  Two new PBO reports calculate the expected revenues from the Canada Recovery Dividend and a proposed permanent increase to corporate taxes on banks and life insurance groups.
  The dividend is a one-time 15 per cent windfall tax on banks and life insurers profits made during the pandemic and the PBO says it will generate $3 billio
  
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