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• Second doses of monkeypox vaccine available in B.C. this week

  03-10-2022 23:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Second doses of the monkeypox vaccine will be available to British Columbians starting this week. 
  The Provincial Health Services Authority says those who received their first dose at least 28 days ago are eligible to make appointments for their second, as part of a two-dose series approved by Health Canada. 
  More than 19,000 doses of Imvamune have been administered to those most at risk of contracting the virus in B.C.
  The health authority says eligible people who ha
  
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• Legislation to temporarily boost GST rebate expected to pass this week

  03-10-2022 23:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Legislation to temporarily double GST rebates to help low- and modest-income Canadians cope with high inflation is expected to pass the House of Commons later this week.
  Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the measure is “a balance between compassion and fiscal responsibility.”
  Freeland appeared at the House of Common Finance Committee Monday where she commended MPs from all parties for supporting the measure.
  The bill is expected to come to a final vote in the Hou
  
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• Changing census question raises concerns about language data: expert

  03-10-2022 23:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — A Canadian polling expert is raising concerns about the results of the Statistics Canada language census after the order of two questions were swapped on the national questionnaire last year.
  The national statistics agency flipped the order of two questions related to which language Canadians spoke at home on a regular basis and which languages they spoke most often.
  Association for Canadian Studies CEO Jack Jedwab says the results showed an unprecedented rise in the number of Can
  
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• Report reveals toxic culture within Rowing Canada’s high performance program

  03-10-2022 23:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  One of Canada’s best women’s rowers is recovering from an eating disorder that developed in 2019. 
  It was her attempt to maintain a sense of control over what she said was an unhealthy relationship with former national women’s coach Dave Thompson that was spiralling out of hand. 
  “I would eat my meal, and then start to feel really nauseous because I would start freaking out a little bit, and I’d think ‘I need to throw up,'” said the Olympic row
  
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• Officials: US to send Ukraine more advanced rocket systems

  03-10-2022 23:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will soon deliver to Ukraine four more of the advanced rocket systems credited with helping the country’s military gain momentum in its war with Russia.
  The High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, known as HIMARS, will be part of a new $624 million package of aid expected to be announced on Tuesday, according to U.S. officials.
  The decision marks the first time the U.S. has sent more HIMARS to Ukraine since late July, and it will bring the total number deli
  
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• B.C. study links policy changes and logging patterns, shows targeting of old growth

  03-10-2022 23:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — The worsening effects of climate change are compounding the historical loss of British Columbia’s old-growth forests, says the co-author of a new paper that shows decades of logging on the province’s central coast targeted the highest-value forests first.
  “History tells us that we have really depleted these high-value elements of the landscape, and that we can’t keep going,” said Ken Lertzman, professor emeritus at Simon Fraser University’s s
  
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• Frustration with Ukraine war spills out on Russian state TV

  03-10-2022 23:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Russia’s retreat from a key Ukrainian city over the weekend elicited outcry from an unlikely crowd – state-run media outlets that typically cast Moscow’s war in glowing terms.
  A series of embarrassing military losses in recent weeks has presented a growing challenge for prominent hosts of Russian news and political talk shows scrambling to find ways to paint Ukraine’s gains in a way that is still favorable to the Kremlin.Frustration with the battlefield setbacks has long
  
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• 9 grass fires along Highway 1 in medians west of Chilliwack – Hope Standard - Hope Standard

  03-10-2022 22:56 via hopestandard.com
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• Senators goalie Cam Talbot out five-to-seven weeks with upper-body injury

  03-10-2022 22:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators will start the NHL season without goalie Cam Talbot after he suffered an upper-body injury. 
  The team says Talbot, 35, will miss five-to-seven weeks due to the undisclosed ailment. 
  Ottawa acquired the veteran netminder from the Wild for goalie Filip Gustavsson in July. 
  Talbot spent last season in Minnesota, where he posted a 32-12-4 record with a 2.76 goals-against average and a .911 save percentage. 
  The Senators address their goaltending
  
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• Chilliwack Chiefs finding their way in early season BCHL action – Agassiz Harrison Observer - Agassiz Harrison Observer

  03-10-2022 21:45 via agassizharrisonobserver.com
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• Hockey Canada lacks transparency, needs new leadership: sport minister

  03-10-2022 21:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Sport Minister Pascale St-Onge is once again calling for change in Hockey Canada’s leadership in the wake of new allegations against the troubled sporting body. 
  The Globe and Mail reported Monday that Hockey Canada put player registration fees toward a second fund used to cover sexual assault claims and other lawsuits. The news follows revelations about another fund, known as the National Equity Fund.
  Speaking to reporters on Parliament Hill, St-Onge said the latest ne
  
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• B.C. bolsters mental health and substance use services for inmates leaving jail

  03-10-2022 21:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says inmates struggling with mental health and substance use will be supported after they leave jail by transition teams connected to all 10 of the province’s correctional centres.
  Mental Health and Addictions Minister Sheila Malcolmson says that’s an increase from inmates at five facilities getting help with services like housing, health care, transportation and treatment when they are released.
  The length of time those services are o
  
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• MPs debate second reading of dental care, targeted inflation relief

  03-10-2022 20:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Federal Conservatives say the Liberal dental-care and rental-housing relief legislation will only add to inflation without providing relief from the rising cost of living.
  MPs today are debating the government’s legislation to create an annual $650 dental benefit for low- and middle-income families for every child under the age of 12.
  The bill also gives low-income renters a one-time payment of $500.
  The Conservatives are pushing an amendment to quash the bill entirely.
  That
  
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• Prairie premiers, governors urge Canada, U.S. to keep border crossings open longer

  03-10-2022 20:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — Canada’s Prairie premiers and two U.S. governors want their respective countries to restore pre-pandemic operating hours at entry points along their shared land border. 
  The group of provincial and state leaders have written to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and President Joe Biden to argue that curtailed hours at border crossings are hurting the economy. 
  The letter is signed by Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe and Manitoba Premier H
  
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• EXPLAINER: Favre, other sports figures in welfare fraud case

  03-10-2022 20:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Mississippi’s largest public corruption case, in which tens of millions of dollars earmarked for needy families was misspent, involves a number of sports figures with ties to the state — including NFL royalty Brett Favre and a famous former pro wrestler.
  At the center, though, is the former head of the state’s Department of Human Services, John Davis, who pleaded guilty on Sept. 22 to federal counts of conspiracy and theft and state counts of conspiracy and fraud against the go
  
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• Mother killed, 4 children injured in head-on crash near Trail – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  03-10-2022 20:02 via theprogress.com
  Mother killed, 4 children injured in head-on crash near Trail – Chilliwack Progress  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• B.C. legislature welcomes newest member, prepares for Premier Horgan to step down

  03-10-2022 19:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — Politicians at British Columbia’s legislature are celebrating the first pledge to the King for a newly elected member and are recognizing what’s expected to be the last session as premier for John Horgan. 
  The seven-week fall sitting started today with the swearing-in of Liberal Elenore Sturko, who was elected last month in the Surrey South byelection.
  Legislature clerk Kate Ryan-Lloyd told those gathered for the swearing-in ceremony that Sturko is the first ele
  
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• Trump rallies drift to fringe ahead of potential 2024 bid

  03-10-2022 19:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WARREN, Mich. (AP) — Paige Cole is one of the “Anons.” The mother of three from Eastpointe, Michigan, says Joe Biden is a sham president and believes Donald Trump will soon be reinstated to the White House to finish the remainder of Biden’s term.
  “His whole inauguration was fake. He didn’t have real military people. He had like fake badges, fake people. And Trump is actually our president,” she said while waiting in line for his latest rally on Saturday
  
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• Canada, U.S. to play women’s hockey Rivalry Series game in Nevada

  03-10-2022 19:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Canada and the U.S will meet in a women’s hockey Rivalry Series game Dec. 15 in Henderson, Nev.
  The game announced Monday by USA Hockey will be the fourth in a seven-game series between the two countries.
  The series opens Nov. 15 in Kelowna, B.C., followed two days later by another game in Kamloops, B.C.
  The U.S. will host Canada on Nov. 20 in Seattle followed by the game at the The Dollar Loan Center in the Las Vegas suburb of Henderson.
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• Judicial review sought of fire order to remove tents off Vancouver street

  03-10-2022 19:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Two women who were sheltering in tents on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside have launched a court challenge of an order to dismantle the street encampment. 
  A petition for judicial review filed to the B.C. Supreme Court argues the city’s fire chief made the order without procedural fairness to those living on Hastings Street.
  The city’s fire chief issued the order July 25, saying the tents posed an extreme fire and safety risk.
  The petition, filed last week b
  
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• Accessible Gaming with Streamer RockyNoHands

  03-10-2022 19:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not!Rocky Stoutenburgh of Southgate, Michigan, is a massively popular Twitch streamer and professional gamer signed to Luminosity Gaming. If you were just watching Rocky’s gameplay, you likely wouldn’t know he was playing entirely with his mouth! That’s right, Rocky is a gamer with quadriplegia and does all of his streaming, editing, and gaming with the use of his mouth and a custom controller!
  Where It All Began
  For most of Rocky’s
  
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• Ukraine claws back more territory in southern Kherson region – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  03-10-2022 19:30 via theprogress.com
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• Poland demands $1.3 trillion in war damages from Germany – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  03-10-2022 19:30 via theprogress.com
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• Russian court sets Brittney Griner appeal date for Oct. 25

  03-10-2022 19:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court on Monday set Oct. 25 as the date for American basketball star Brittney Griner’s appeal against her nine-year prison sentence for drug possession.
  Griner, an eight-time all-star center with the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury and a two-time Olympic gold medalist, was convicted Aug. 4 after police said they found vape canisters containing cannabis oil in her luggage at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport.
  The Moscow region court said it will hear her appeal.
  
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• Abuse in women’s pro soccer league was systemic, report says

  03-10-2022 19:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  An independent investigation into the scandals that erupted in the National Women’s Soccer League last season found emotional abuse and sexual misconduct were systemic in the sport, impacting multiple teams, coaches and players, according to a report released Monday.“Abuse in the NWSL is rooted in a deeper culture in women’s soccer, beginning in youth leagues, that normalizes verbally abusive coaching and blurs boundaries between coaches and players,” former acting U.S. A
  
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• NWSL abuse was systemic, damning report says

  03-10-2022 19:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  An independent investigation into the scandals that erupted in the National Women’s Soccer League last season found emotional abuse and sexual misconduct were systemic in the sport, impacting multiple teams, coaches and players, according to a report released Monday.“Abuse in the NWSL is rooted in a deeper culture in women’s soccer, beginning in youth leagues, that normalizes verbally abusive coaching and blurs boundaries between coaches and players,” former acting U.S. A
  
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• Carol Todd calls for police to take online harassment, sextortion seriously

  03-10-2022 18:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — A mother whose teenage daughter died by suicide 10 years ago says police need to take online harassment seriously and not shame victims into thinking they brought their torment on themselves.
  Carol Todd’s 15-year-old daughter Amanda Todd died a few weeks after she posted a video on the internet detailing how she was blackmailed by an online predator.
  Aydin Coban is awaiting sentencing after being convicted in August of extortion, harassment, possession of child pornography a
  
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• Ten days after Fiona P.E.I. residents without power alarmed at pace of response

  03-10-2022 18:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHARLOTTETOWN —Residents of Prince Edward Island say they’re growing exhausted, anxious and cold as thousands remain without power 10 days after post-tropical storm Fiona swept through the region.
  Kylee Graham, who hasn’t had power at her Charlottetown apartment since 1 a.m. on Sept. 24., says life is increasingly difficult as she copes with cooling temperatures and a lack of heat or light.
  The 26-year-old is also a volunteer with the Charlottetown Mutual Aid, and says she is e
  
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• Chilliwack's Valley Huskers take out Westshore Rebels – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  03-10-2022 18:30 via theprogress.com
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• Nearly 4,500 Canadian Armed Forces members, families waiting for military housing

  03-10-2022 18:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Department of National Defence says thousands of Canadian Armed Forces members and their families are waiting for military housing.
  New figures provided to the Canadian Press show nearly 4,500 Armed Forces members and their families were on a Canadian Forces Housing Agency waitlist in July.
  The Defence Department has about 12,000 military housing units available to rent on Canadian Forces bases and wings.
  Defence Chief Gen. Wayne Eyre previously said another 4,000 to 6,000 uni
  
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• B.C. nurse suspended for plethora of practice and conduct issues – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  03-10-2022 17:40 via theprogress.com
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• Sunday saw record-breaking heat in Chilliwack with extremely low humidity – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  03-10-2022 17:13 via theprogress.com
  Sunday saw record-breaking heat in Chilliwack with extremely low humidity – Chilliwack Progress  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Hurricane Orlene hits Mexico’s Pacific coast near Mazatlan

  03-10-2022 16:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MAZATLAN, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Orlene made landfall on Mexico’s Pacific coast near the tourist town of Mazatlan on Monday.
  Orlene lost some strength after roaring over the Islas Maria, a former prison colony being developed as a tourist draw. The main island is sparsely populated, mainly by government employees, and most buildings there are made of brick or concrete.
  The hurricane’s winds slipped back to 85 mph mph (140 kph) as iut hit land about 45 miles (75 kilometers) sou
  
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• Canada’s Hughes jumps 31 spots to No. 51 on world golf ranking list after title

  03-10-2022 16:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VIRGINIA WATER, United Kingdom — Canada’s Mackenzie Hughes jumped 31 positions to No. 51 on the official world golf ranking list Monday after winning the Sanderson Farms Championship. 
  Hughes, from Hamilton, beat Sepp Straka on the second hole of a playoff on Sunday to earn his second career PGA Tour victory.
  The 31-year-old Canadian’s previous title came at Sea Island in 2016.
  Hughes cracked the top 50 for the first time last November and started the year at a career-high
  
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• B.C. teacher suspended after showing Halloween prank video with fake decapitations – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  03-10-2022 16:48 via theprogress.com
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• Jurors begin hearing Jan. 6 Oath Keepers sedition case

  03-10-2022 16:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors began Monday to lay out for jurors their case against the founder of the Oath Keepers extremist group and four associates charged in the most serious case to reach trial yet in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack.Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Nestler was delivering an opening statement in Washington’s federal court in the trial of Stewart Rhodes and others charged with seditious conspiracy. They are accused of a weekslong plot to stop the tra
  
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• Sex workers challenging criminal laws in court, citing Charter violation – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  03-10-2022 16:30 via theprogress.com
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• Quebec votes: Quebecers head to the polls for province's general election – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  03-10-2022 16:30 via theprogress.com
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• Nobel win for Swede who unlocked secrets of Neanderthal DNA – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  03-10-2022 16:30 via theprogress.com
  Nobel win for Swede who unlocked secrets of Neanderthal DNA – Chilliwack Progress  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• In Hurricane Ian's wake, dangers persist, worsen in parts – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  03-10-2022 16:30 via theprogress.com
  In Hurricane Ian's wake, dangers persist, worsen in parts – Chilliwack Progress  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Heavy rain swells rivers, causing floods in much of Thailand – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  03-10-2022 16:30 via theprogress.com
  Heavy rain swells rivers, causing floods in much of Thailand – Chilliwack Progress  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Beautiful food boards – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  03-10-2022 16:30 via theprogress.com
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• Canada to sanction 25 Iran officials and morality police after Mahsa Amini death

  03-10-2022 16:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Canada is sanctioning 25 senior Iranian officials and nine government entities following a violent crackdown on anti-government protests in Iran.
  Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says in a statement posted to Twitter that the sanctions are a result of Iran’s “grave and ongoing breaches of international law” and its “blatant disregard for human life.
  Thousands of Iranians took to the streets in Iran following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini
  
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• Feds seek organization to administer Black-led philanthropic fund

  03-10-2022 15:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The federal government has begun its search for an organization to administer an endowment fund aimed at bolstering the economic and social well-being of Black Canadians.
  The most recent federal budget allocated $200 million to establish the Black-led Philanthropic Endowment Fund as a sustainable source of money to support Black communities.
  The government says the fund is intended to support Black-led charities and non-profit organizations, given the systemic barriers Black commu
  
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• Kick-start your new career search in Abbotsford – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  03-10-2022 15:00 via theprogress.com
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• Toronto FC II suffers heartbreaking loss to Columbus Crew II in MLS Next Pro playoffs

  03-10-2022 14:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Toronto FC II’s first foray into the playoffs ended in dramatic fashion Sunday when Columbus Crew II answered the TFC reserve team’s late comeback with a rally of its own.
  Goals by substitutes Jordan Knight and Coleman Gannon gave league-leading Columbus a 4-3 extra-time win over Toronto in a roller-coaster MLS Next Pro Eastern Conference final at Historic Crew Stadium.
  With TFC 2 trailing 2-1, Themi Antonoglou forced extra time with a stoppage-time goal and th
  
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• PODCAST: Bob Marjanovich with Bryan Burnham – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  03-10-2022 14:40 via theprogress.com
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• 'Million-dollar smile': Chilliwack street cleaner gets new teeth thanks to generous community – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  03-10-2022 14:00 via theprogress.com
  'Million-dollar smile': Chilliwack street cleaner gets new teeth thanks to generous community – Chilliwack Progress  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Iran’s supreme leader breaks silence on protests, blames US

  03-10-2022 12:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei responded publicly on Monday to the biggest protests in Iran in years, breaking weeks of silence to condemn what he called “rioting” and accuse the U.S. and Israel of planning the protests.Khamenei said he was “heartbroken” by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in the custody of Iran’s morality police, which set off the nationwide protests. However, he sharply condemned the
  
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• Quebec votes, sex workers challenging Criminal Code : In The News for Oct. 3

  03-10-2022 10:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of Oct. 3 …
  What we are watching in Canada …
  Quebecers are heading to the polls today after a five-week provincial election campaign dominated by issues such as immigration, the environment and the rising cost of living.
  Polls have suggested Coalition Avenir Québec Leader François Legault is poised to cruise to a
  
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