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• Chilliwack RCMP announce arrest of male and female involved in drug trafficking

  12-12-2022 23:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack RCMP on Monday (Dec. 12) announced the arrest of a male and female in connection with an ongoing narcotics investigation by the Chilliwack RCMP Drug Section that resulted in the seizure of cocaine and fentanyl.As part of an ongoing investigation targeting a criminal organization, the Chilliwack Drug Section had been investigating persons suspected of supplying street level drug traffickers, RCMP spokesperson Sgt. Krista Vrolyk said.
  On November 30, the Drug Section
  
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• New UN project office focused on sustainable cities to open in Montreal

  12-12-2022 23:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Montreal has been chosen as the site of a new United Nations office that will oversee a program focused on developing green, resilient and sustainable cities.
  UN-Habitat, the international body’s program for human settlements and sustainable urban development, made the announcement today at the UN Biodiversity Conference in Montreal.
  Stéphane Paquet, the president of the organization Montréal International, says the city was chosen due to its expertise in sustainable developm
  
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• Veteran midfielder Jonathan Osorio signs new three-year contract to stay in Toronto

  12-12-2022 23:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Veteran midfielder Jonathan Osorio has elected to stay in Toronto, rather than test the waters abroad.
  Osorio, whose contract with Toronto FC had expired, has signed a new three-year contract plus a 2026 option with Toronto, using targeted allocation money.
  The 30-year-old will be entering his 11th season in TFC colours next year.
  The targeted allocation money allows the club to buy down the salary cap charge for an existing player providing he earns more than the maximum salary
  
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• Reports: Blue Jays agree to deal with right-hander Chris Bassitt pending physical

  12-12-2022 23:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to a deal with right-hander Chris Bassitt pending a physical, according to multiple media reports.
  ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported the deal to be worth US$63 million over three years.
  The 33-year-old is an imposing figure on the mound at six-foot-five and 220 pounds.
  Bassitt has a 46-34 record with a 3.45 earned-run average, 671 strikeouts and 228 walks in 737 1/3 innings pitched with the Chicago White Sox, Oakland and the New York Mets.
  He was
  
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• Crown argues two men planned murder of B.C. resident for banking information

  12-12-2022 22:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — The prosecutor in the B.C. Supreme Court murder trial for an escaped inmate says evidence shows the accused and another escapee were “inseparable,” and proves the pair planned their attack to get banking information from their victim.
  In her closing arguments in the trial of James Lee Busch, Crown attorney Chandra Fisher says the accused and another man waited for the victim to return from work, and had gathered weapons and duct tape to confine him before he was mur
  
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• ICBC applies to regulator for two-year rate freeze on basic auto insurance

  12-12-2022 22:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Premier David Eby says the provincial auto insurer is applying for a two-year rate freeze on basic auto insurance to help alleviate some of the high cost-of-living pressures on British Columbians. 
  If the application by the Insurance Corporation of B.C. is approved by the provincial utilities commission, Eby said it will mark five years with no increases for the basic rates. 
  “This will help keep insurance affordable for British Columbians at a time when people
  
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• Former CFL head coach John Gregory dies at the age of 84

  12-12-2022 22:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — John Gregory, who guided the Saskatchewan Roughriders to their second Grey Cup title in 1989, has died. He was 84.
  The cause of death wasn’t immediately known. The Iowa Barnstormers, an Arena League team Gregory also coached, confirmed Gregory’s passing Monday.
  “We are deeply saddened to learn about the passing of legendary Iowa Barnstormers Head Coach John Gregory,” the team said. “John was a huge part of the Barnstormers organization, laying the fo
  
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• Bank of Canada governor warns geopolitical trends could make inflation fight harder

  12-12-2022 22:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem says the bank was surprised this year how the combination of large supply chain shocks and an overheated economy would play out on inflation.
  He says Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was also a surprise, which led to higher energy prices and helped turbocharge already rising inflation.
  Macklem says the unexpected geopolitical action points to the longer-term challenge of keeping inflation low as protectionism increases, and the deflationar
  
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• Chilliwack man gets time-served sentence for resisting arrest - Chilliwack Progress

  12-12-2022 21:30
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• Chilliwack man gets time-served sentence for resisting arrest ... - Agassiz Harrison Observer

  12-12-2022 21:30
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• Ottawa police cut email access over fears info would leak during ‘Freedom Convoy’

  12-12-2022 21:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA, Ill. — Police in Ottawa were so worried about leaks from “Freedom Convoy” sympathizers that they shut off the email accounts of members on leave from the force as a precaution during protests that gridlocked the city’s downtown core earlier this year.
  Testimony and documents submitted to the Public Order Emergency Commission investigating the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act show there were several instances of senior officers being concerned
  
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• Winnipeg MP and former Liberal cabinet minister Jim Carr dies after long illness

  12-12-2022 20:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Jim Carr, a Liberal MP from Winnipeg and a former cabinet minister, has died. He was 71.
  Winnipeg MP Kevin Lamoureux asked the House of Commons for a moment of silence before question period today.
  The parties then agreed to suspend the House for the rest of the day. 
  Carr had represented the riding of Winnipeg South Centre for the Liberals since 2015. 
  He served as the minister of natural resources and then the minister of internal trade diversification between 2015 and
  
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• Europe shifts focus to avoiding energy shortage next year - Chilliwack Progress

  12-12-2022 20:30
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• Business group offers $100,000 reward over attack on Coastal GasLink site

  12-12-2022 20:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SURREY, B.C. — The Independent Contractors and Businesses Association of B.C. is offering a $100,000 reward for information about an attack on Coastal GasLink employees at a northern work site in February.
  RCMP say a group of about 20 people armed with axes attacked security guards and smashed vehicle windows at the site near Houston, wrecking heavy machinery and throwing smoke bombs at officers arriving on the scene.
  Association president Chris Gardner says the reward will go to anyone pr
  
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• Return to in-person work a contentious issue among federal public servants

  12-12-2022 20:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Public servants are voicing their disapproval for an impending mandate to return to the office.
  To date, government departments have been making their own decisions about remote and hybrid work, with several opting for a remote work model. 
  Treasury Board President Mona Fortier, who oversees the administration of the public service, said in November that hybrid work is here to stay. 
  But the president of the Public Service Alliance of Canada says workers are awaiting an
  
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• Province holds the line on ICBC rates

  12-12-2022 20:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NORTH VANCOUVER — The province says drivers in B.C. will not face a rate increase for basic automobile insurance rates for the next two years. The announcement was made this morning (Dec. 12) by Premier David Eby and the Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth.
  “Our government is committed to keeping costs down for all British Columbians,” said Premier David Eby. “Holding firm on ICBC’s basic insurance rate for two more years will help million
  
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• Tydel Foods to deliver Christmas dinners for Chilliwack residents in need

  12-12-2022 20:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Instead of putting her own Christmas wish list first a year ago, Brigida Crosbie distributed 350 Christmas meals through her business, Tydel Foods, for Chilliwack residents who needed a little holiday cheer and some tangible assistance.This Christmas, Brigida Crosbie is back at it again with the help of some wonderful community volunteers.Crosbie will be cooking up ham and roast beef this Christmas and is putting out the call for free meals for the Chilliwack community for fam
  
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• BC Children’s prepared to double-bunk patients during busy respiratory illness season

  12-12-2022 19:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — BC Children’s Hospital has approved double-bunking patients in single-occupancy rooms as it tries to cope with an influx of patients with respiratory illnesses.
  A memo obtained by The Canadian Press says that while it’s preferable that patients be in single rooms, two patients may share “if required to provide safe care.”
  The memo, sent Friday, says similar measures have been implemented in other years and any decision must be made in consultation with t
  
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• Violent crime involving firearms down five per cent: Statistics Canada

  12-12-2022 19:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Newly released statistics show violent crime involving firearms dropped five per cent in Canada between 2020 and 2021.
  According to Statistics Canada, violent crime in general went up four per cent, but a decrease in firearm-related crime in urban areas, including Toronto, led to the drop in violent crime with guns.
  In Toronto, the rate of firearm-related crime was 22 per cent lower in 2021 than the year prior.
  However, across the country the rate of firearm-related violent crime
  
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• More ‘sustainable’ funding needed to revitalize Indigenous languages, committee hears

  12-12-2022 19:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Witnesses testifying at a parliamentary committee say that if the federal government is serious about revitalizing Indigenous languages, it must provide better funding. 
  Several speakers appeared today before representatives of the House of Commons Indigenous and northern affairs committee, which is studying the issue. 
  Blaire Gould, executive director of a group that promotes the Mi’kmaw language in Nova Scotia, says that while its funding situation has improved,
  
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• No injuries as car erupts alongside B.C. home’s Christmas display - Chilliwack Progress

  12-12-2022 19:35
  No injuries as car erupts alongside B.C. home’s Christmas display  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Chilliwack man who killed Carlton Leith facing domestic assault trial in March - Chilliwack Progress

  12-12-2022 19:32
  Chilliwack man who killed Carlton Leith facing domestic assault trial in March  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Lindgren, Thompson, Nylander named NHL’s three stars of the week

  12-12-2022 19:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — Washington Capitals goaltender Charlie Lindgren, Buffalo Sabres centre Tage Thompson and Toronto Maple Leafs right-winger William Nylander have been named the NHL’s three stars of the week.
  Lindgren led the NHL with four wins and 111 saves while posting a 1.50 goals-against average and .949 save percentage last week.
  The 28-year-old Lindgren, who signed with Washington during the off-season, has appeared in 12 games this season. He has a 6-3-2 record with a 2.79 GAA and .9
  
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• Talks at COP15 need to move ‘dramatically forward’ if deal to be reached: EU

  12-12-2022 19:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Delegates say there is increasing urgency to refine a proposed agreement on protecting the planet’s biodiversity as negotiations at a UN meeting in Montreal enter their second week.
  Ladislav Miko, who represents the European Commission, says discussions need to move “dramatically forward” to have a hope of reaching a deal by the time the conference ends.
  He said he is encouraged by the progress made in recent days but warns many more issues need to be sorted be
  
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• Ongoing postpartum study at UFV needs more new moms - Chilliwack Progress

  12-12-2022 19:16
  Ongoing postpartum study at UFV needs more new moms  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Vancouver Island dog is ‘Miss August’ in national fundraiser calendar - Chilliwack Progress

  12-12-2022 18:30
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• Hockey Canada releases slate of candidates to form new board of directors

  12-12-2022 18:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CALGARY — Hockey Canada has named its slate of candidates to fill the nine vacant positions on its board of directors on a one-year term.
  The organization’s provincial and territorial members will hold a vote Saturday on whether to accept or reject the entire slate, which includes five women and four men. 
  Hockey Canada’s board stepped down in October as part of the fallout from its past handling of sexual assault allegations and hushed payouts to victims.
  Hugh L. Fraser,
  
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• Here’s what’s on the horizon for Canadian space exploration - Chilliwack Progress

  12-12-2022 18:00
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• ‘Mishandling and delays’ of Montreal archdiocese abuse complaints: ombudsperson

  12-12-2022 17:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — The ombudsperson of Montreal’s Roman Catholic archdiocese says “mishandling and delays” of abuse cases against the church are causing complainants to lose faith in the process.
  Marie Christine Kirouack says in her latest report that since June, delays in some files have become “interminable.”
  Kirouack says she is not questioning the good faith of Archbishop Christian Lépine but says she thinks he lacks strength in enforcing the rules and is p
  
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• ‘Nobody is winning’: Shoppers, workers clash over post-pandemic expectations - Chilliwack Progress

  12-12-2022 17:40
  ‘Nobody is winning’: Shoppers, workers clash over post-pandemic expectations  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Vancouver Island teacher suspended for touching student during athletic demonstration - Chilliwack Progress

  12-12-2022 17:30
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• Ukraine PM urges more military aid to counter Russia attacks - Chilliwack Progress

  12-12-2022 17:30
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• Iran execution: Man publicly hanged from crane amid protests - Chilliwack Progress

  12-12-2022 17:30
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• Stamps coach Dickenson adds GM duties as Hufnagel steps down

  12-12-2022 17:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Calgary Stampeders head coach Dave Dickenson is taking over as general manager of the CFL team, while John Hufnagel will continue as team president.
  The Stampeders announced the changes to their football operations staff in a release.
  Dickenson will retain the head coach duties he inherited in 2016, when Hufnagel stepped away from the sidelines to focus on general manager’s duties as well as his new role as team president.
  Dickenson has been coaching with the Stamps in 2009 after completin
  
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• Pelé’s health improves, but he remains in hospital

  12-12-2022 17:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian soccer great Pelé is doing better after having been hospitalized to treat a respiratory infection aggravated by COVID-19, doctors at the Albert Einstein hospital said Monday.
  Pelé has been in hospital since Nov. 29 and doctors said they still don’t know when he will be discharged from hospital.
  He is “conscious and has stable vital signs,” a statement from the hospital said.
  Pelé, a three-time World Cup winner, is also
  
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• Federal government commits $2.4 million to athletes’ mental health

  12-12-2022 17:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — The federal government is committing $2.4 million in crisis funding towards athletes’ mental health.
  Sports Minister Pascale St-Onge announced in Montreal the money will support crisis care, education and training for Olympic and Paralympic athletes and their coaches.
  A wave of active and retired athletes have pointed to abusive and toxic environments in Canadian high-performance sport. 
  They’ve demanded culture change from the system and their federations, and
  
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• More breast cancer patients can choose smaller surgery - Chilliwack Progress

  12-12-2022 16:30
  More breast cancer patients can choose smaller surgery  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Hailstorm kills 7 in Bolivian village graduation celebration - Chilliwack Progress

  12-12-2022 16:30
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• Golden Globe nominations led by ‘Banshees,’ ‘Everything Everywhere’ - Chilliwack Progress

  12-12-2022 16:30
  Golden Globe nominations led by ‘Banshees,’ ‘Everything Everywhere’  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Golden Globe nominations led by ‘Banshees,’ ‘Everything ... - Chilliwack Progress

  12-12-2022 16:30
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• Parts of B.C. still experiencing drought conditions

  12-12-2022 15:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — Parts of B-C known for towering rainforests and endless days of winter precipitation are experiencing some of the driest conditions on record.
  Both the Sunshine Coast and east side of Vancouver Island are facing persistent water shortages as below-average precipitation fails to replenish reservoirs drained by drought that extended well into this fall.
  Environment Canada meteorologist Lisa Erven says B-C has had a precipitation deficit for many months, and even now, during what&r
  
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• AbbyPD Stuff the Cruiser event planned today

  12-12-2022 15:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD — When they’re not making the community safer, Abbotsford Police are working towards improving the community in other ways including raising awareness of social support programs.
  Today AbbyPD will be collecting toys, food and clothing on behalf of the Abbotsford Christmas Bureau. It’s the holiday Stuff the Cruiser event.It will be held at the Great Canadian Superstore at 2855 Gladwin Road in Abbotsford. Residents can drop off donations between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m.
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• NDP leader requests emergency debate on urgent situation in children’s health care

  12-12-2022 14:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has requested an emergency debate in the House of Commons to discuss the “urgent and escalating” situation in Canada’s children’s hospitals as they deal with an influx of sick kids.
  Singh wrote to the Speaker to give notice for the request, citing several alarming developments across the country.
  Just last week, CHEO, the children’s hospital in Ottawa, called in support from the Canadian Red Cross to bolster the staff who are
  
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• Taliban: Assailants attack hotel in Afghan capital Kabul

  12-12-2022 14:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ISLAMABAD (AP) — A hotel catering to foreign visitors in Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul was attacked Monday and three of the assailants were killed, a Taliban official said.
  Two foreign residents were injured when they jumped out of windows to escape, said Zabihullah Mujahid, the Taliban government’s spokesman. Residents reported explosions and gunfire and photos and video posted on social media showed smoke from the building.
  Khalid Zadran, the Taliban-appointed spokesman for
  
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• 3 children die after fall into icy lake; UK gripped by storm

  12-12-2022 13:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LONDON (AP) — Three young boys who fell through ice covering a lake in central England have died and a fourth remains hospitalized as weather forecasters issued severe weather warnings for large parts of the United Kingdom.
  Rescuers pulled the boys, aged 8, 10 and 11, from the icy waters Sunday afternoon and rushed them to the hospital in the West Midlands, about 100 miles (160 kilometers) north of London. But they could not be revived after suffering cardiac arrest.The fourth child, who i
  
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• In The News for Dec.12: What will the Feds have to say on critical minerals at COP15?

  12-12-2022 10:17 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 Dec. 12, 2022 …
  What we are watching in Canada …
  Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says Canada is looking to commit to only bringing critical minerals into the country if they were mined in a way that is both environmentally sensitive and respectful of human rights.
  Wilkinson will be at the COP15 nature talks in
  
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• Sustainable mining to be discussed today at COP15 in Montreal, Wilkinson says

  12-12-2022 10:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says Canada is looking to commit to only bringing critical minerals into the country if they were mined in a way that is both environmentally sensitive and respectful of human rights.
  Wilkinson will be at the COP15 nature talks in Montreal today where he will make an announcement on critical minerals, just three days after finally publishing the Liberals’ long-promised critical minerals strategy.
  The strategy is focused only on d
  
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• Major upset or ‘business as usual’? What to expect in today’s Mississauga byelection

  12-12-2022 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  At first glance, Monday’s federal byelection in a coveted Greater Toronto Area riding might seem like a nail-biter.
  It’s the first contest under the Conservative leadership of Pierre Poilievre, in an area of the country crucial to his party’s chances of success in future federal elections.
  And the contest, in a district the Tories won when Stephen Harper earned a majority mandate, comes seven years into the tenure of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, whose government is on its sec
  
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• Inside SickKids: How the pediatric hospital’s ICU was saved from near collapse

  12-12-2022 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — It’s 1:50 p.m. on a recent weekday at the intensive care unit of Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children asa trio of women try to solve the latest problem.There are three children who need to be in SickKids’ ICU but are not.One is waiting in the emergency department and two others are at community hospitals. There’s currently no space for them at the intensive care unit, so staff need a plan on how to care for them until beds open up.
  “At this particula
  
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• Dogs gifted by North’s Kim resettle in South Korean zoo

  12-12-2022 09:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A pair of dogs gifted by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un four years ago ended up at a zoo in South Korea after a dispute over who should finance the caring of the animals.
  Kim had given the two white Pungsan hunting dogs — a breed indigenous to North Korea — to then-South Korean President Moon Jae-in as a gift following their summit talks in Pyongyang in 2018. But liberal Moon gave up the dogs last month, citing a lack of financial support for the cani
  
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