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• Man indicted on 98 charges including hate crimes for 2022 shooting at Taiwanese church in California

  11-05-2023 23:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A man accused of killing one person and wounding five others when he opened fire at a Southern California church luncheon last year has been charged with dozens of federal hate crimes in connection with the attack, which investigators said was motivated by political hatred of Taiwan.The indictment announced Thursday by the U.S. Department of Justice charges David Chou, of Las Vegas, with 98 counts including weapons and explosives charges and forcefully obstructing
  
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• Chilliwack-Kent MLA partners with Project AIM to reduce stigma ... - Chilliwack Progress

  11-05-2023 23:30 via news.google.com
  
  Chilliwack-Kent MLA partners with Project AIM to reduce stigma ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Chilliwack-Kent MLA partners with Project AIM to reduce stigma ... - Agassiz Harrison Observer

  11-05-2023 23:30 via news.google.com
  
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• Chilliwack-Kent MLA Partners With Project AIM To Reduce Stigma ... - Abbotsford News

  11-05-2023 23:30 via news.google.com
  
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• Man who choked NYC subway passenger to death will face manslaughter charge, prosecutors say

  11-05-2023 23:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Manhattan prosecutors said Thursday that they will bring criminal charges against a man who used a deadly chokehold on an unruly passenger aboard a New York City subway train, an incident that stirred outrage and debates about the response to mental illness in the nation’s largest transit system.
  Daniel Penny, a 24-year-old U.S. Marine Corps veteran, will be arrested and face a charge of second degree manslaughter, which could carry a jail term of up to 15 years.
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• Cattle seized from Quebec farm that was home to herd that went on the run for months

  11-05-2023 23:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Quebec’s agriculture department says it has seized 38 cattle from the central Quebec farm that was home to a group of fugitive cows that escaped last summer and went on the run for months.
  Yohan Dallaire Boily, a spokesman for the agriculture department, says the cattle were seized from Ferme Clément Lapointe et fils after a recent inspection found the safety and well-being of some of the animals was at risk. 
  He says the animals will be assessed by a veterinar
  
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• Hectares burned in B.C. wildfires four times higher as high heat moves in

  11-05-2023 23:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Two major wildfires in British Columbia’s Peace River region continue to burn out of control, as firefighters brace for the possibility that scorching weather may ignite more blazes.
  B.C.’s Ministry of Emergency Management says in a statement that the number of hectares burned so far this fire season is four times larger than normal.
  About 85 per cent of that comes from three current wildfires of note, which include the Boundary Lake and Red Creek fires in the Peace River Regional Di
  
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• ‘Money, power, sex’: Idaho jury deliberates case against slain kids’ mom in alleged doomsday plot

  11-05-2023 22:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho jury is weighing the fate of a woman charged in the slayings of her two youngest children and a romantic rival in what prosecutors say was a strange doomsday-focused plot.Lori Vallow Daybell wanted the victims’ money, so she used sex and power to manipulate her brother and a lover into carrying out the crimes, Idaho prosecutors told jurors Thursday at the close of the weekslong case. The panel of 12 jurors began deliberations shortly after 2 p.m.
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• Alberta regulator says Imperial Oil faces more water problems at Kearl oilsands mine

  11-05-2023 22:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Imperial Oil is facing more wastewater problems at its Kearl oilsands mine in northern Alberta.
  The Alberta Energy Regulator has issued a notice of non-compliance to the company after chemicals associated with oilsands tailings  were found at an off-site well at levels that exceed provincial guidelines.
  Sulphates have been detected at a well that is 100 metres from the Muskeg River, a tributary of the Athabasca River. 
  The chemicals are not particularly harmful in themselves, but are t
  
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• Finally back in form, Campbell getting familiar with new teammates at CF Montreal

  11-05-2023 22:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — It’s been a long time coming, but defender George Campbell is starting to settle in with CF Montreal.
  Acquired in December from Atlanta United, the six-foot-two, 185-pound centre back quickly signed a three-year contract with Montreal, but his anticipated debut was delayed by a pre-season ankle injury. Months later, he’s finally getting some run in the starting lineup.
  Campbell, a 21-year-old from Chester, Pa., says he’s happy to be back with the team full-time
  
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• SFU names special adviser as it looks for feedback on its cancelled football team

  11-05-2023 21:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BURNABY, B.C. — Simon Fraser University says it has appointed a special adviser to help determine the future of its cancelled football program.
  The university says in a statement that Bob Copeland, senior vice-president of McLaren Global Sports Solutions, has been chosen for the role.
  It adds that Copeland’s appointment was also reviewed by the university’s football alumni association.
  The Burnaby, B.C. university announced the dissolution of the football team on April 4 of thi
  
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• Proposed Tim Hortons coming to the corner of Hwy. 7 and 9 in Agassiz

  11-05-2023 21:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  AGASSIZ — District of Kent staff in Agassiz confirmed Thursday (May 11) that a proposed Tim Hortons will be built at the southeast corner of Highway 7 (Lougheed Highway) and Highway 9, across from the Canco gas station.
  According to information provided by Lisa Beaulieu, director of development services for the district of Kent, the property address is 6438 Lougheed Highway. The property is already zoned for commercial development.
  At its meeting on July 18, 2022, district of Kent councill
  
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• As Liberals’ grocery rebate bill becomes law, one-time payments will land this summer

  11-05-2023 21:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Department of Finance says the grocery rebate the Liberals promised in this year’s federal budget will be extended to eligible Canadians on July 5. 
  That confirmation comes after Parliament passed legislation on the measure this week.
  The government has billed the one-time payment as targeted inflation relief for some 11 million low- and modest-income households.
  It repeats the temporary boost to the GST rebate that the government offered last year to address growin
  
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• Chilliwack man awarded $1.5 million for injuries sustained in 2015 ... - Mission City Record

  11-05-2023 21:45 via news.google.com
  
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• Chilliwack man awarded $1.5 million for injuries sustained in 2015 ... - Chilliwack Progress

  11-05-2023 21:45 via news.google.com
  
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• Chilliwack Man Awarded $1.5 Million For Injuries Sustained In 2015 ... - Abbotsford News

  11-05-2023 21:45 via news.google.com
  
  Chilliwack Man Awarded $1.5 Million For Injuries Sustained In 2015 ...  Abbotsford News
  
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• Abbotsford Police ask for help in locating missing 25-year-old man

  11-05-2023 21:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — The Abbotsford Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 25-year-old man who was last seen on Monday following a single motor vehicle accident.
  According to a press release from Sgt. Paul Walker, media relations spokesman for the department, Abbotsford police say Karlton Kajak went missing after he was involved in a single-motor vehicle accident at about 11:30 p.m. on Monday, May 8. He was last seen in the vicinity of Sumas Mountain Road and
  
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• Veteran CFL quarterback Mitchell enjoying change of scenery in Hamilton

  11-05-2023 21:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HAMILTON, New Zealand — The change of scenery has been invigorating for veteran CFL quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell.
  The 33-year-old Texan participated in his first on-field workout Thursday at the Hamilton Tiger-Cats rookie camp at Ron Joyce Stadium. Mitchell played his first 10 CFL seasons with Calgary before signing a three-year deal with the Ticats, who had acquired his rights from the Stampeders.
  “It’s been amazing,” Mitchell said. “Honestly, I wouldn’t say
  
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• Oilers look to keep momentum in back-and-forth series with Golden Knights

  11-05-2023 20:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Stopping the momentum swings will be the key for the Edmonton Oilers.
  Since the Vegas Golden Knights opened their second round Pacific Division final against the Oilers with a 6-4 victory last Wednesday, the series has seen dramatic pendulum shifts in play.
  The Oilers were dominant in a 5-1 victory in Game 2 before the Golden Knights galloped back with a 5-1 win of their own. 
  The Oilers then swung the momentum back in their favour on Wednesday night with a convincing 4-1 w
  
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• Former NDP cabinet minister Harry Lali joins Opposition BC United, cites rural divide

  11-05-2023 20:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — A former New Democrat cabinet minister says he is joining the Opposition BC United, saying his former party no longer champions rural British Columbia.
  Harry Lali, who was the NDP’s transportation and highways minister in the late 1990s, says in a statement the New Democrats are now an urban interest party with little focus on issues and challenges facing rural communities.
  Lali was first elected in 1991 in the Merritt-area riding of Yale-Lillooet and re-elected four times
  
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• Chilliwack man shot by RCMP officer after domestic assault ... - Chilliwack Progress

  11-05-2023 20:30 via news.google.com
  
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• Chilliwack man shot by RCMP officer after domestic assault ... - Agassiz Harrison Observer

  11-05-2023 20:30 via news.google.com
  
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• UPDATE: Man missing from Abbotsford returns to his residence - Chilliwack Progress

  11-05-2023 20:24 via news.google.com
  
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• Former B.C. NDP minister Harry Lali endorses BC United - Chilliwack Progress

  11-05-2023 20:10 via news.google.com
  
  Former B.C. NDP minister Harry Lali endorses BC United  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• New fund aims to reimburse legal fees for victims of military sexual misconduct

  11-05-2023 20:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The military’s independent sexual misconduct support and resource centre is now offering to help victims of misconduct pay for legal services.
  The centre will review applications to reimburse military personnel and those who’ve faced misconduct by a Canadian Armed Forces member for legal fees for criminal proceedings and for up to four hours of advice.
  The resource centre’s services are also being expanded to include cadets, junior rangers and members of the defe
  
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• Homicide investigators called in after body found in Surrey alley - Chilliwack Progress

  11-05-2023 20:00 via news.google.com
  
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• MP Brad Vis denounces removal of Terry Fox from new Canadian passports

  11-05-2023 19:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MISSION — He’s a revered national hero by Canadians of all political stripes and persuasions for his relentless determination to raise money for cancer victims during his Marathon of Hope in 1980.But area elected officials, including MP Brad Vis representing Agassiz and Mission in Parliament, aren’t taking too kindly to the removal of Terry Fox from the newly designed Canadian passports that were unveiled on Wednesday.
  “I am extremely disappointed to hear of the governmen
  
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• Toronto FC captain Michael Bradley to undergo hamstring procedure in England

  11-05-2023 19:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Toronto FC’s injured list continues to grow in size and severity.
  “The longest I’ve ever had, by far,” veteran coach Bob Bradley said after training Thursday.
  Bradley revealed that captain Michael Bradley, his son, was scheduled to leave for England later in the day to undergo a procedure Saturday in London on his hamstring. The procedure will be done by Dr. Ernest Schilders, considered a world-leading expert in adductor and groin problems in athletes.
  The 35-year-old mid
  
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• Indian authorities aim to have Canadians sent to face charges in border deaths

  11-05-2023 19:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Indian authorities have started the process to have two Canadians extradited to face charges after four members of the same family froze to death in southern Manitoba while trying to cross into the United States, says a police officer.
  Chaitanya Mandlik, deputy commissioner of police for Ahmedabad’s crime branch in the state of Gujarat, said authorities are looking to send Vancouver residents Fenil Patel and Bitta Singh, who also goes by Bittu Paji, to face charges in India. 
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• Rookie goaltender Joseph Woll set to get another must-win start for Maple Leafs

  11-05-2023 19:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Joseph Woll is in line to get the nod in another must-win moment.
  The rookie goaltender is scheduled to start Game 5 of Toronto’s second-round playoff series with the Florida Panthers after putting up a 24-save performance in the Maple Leafs’ 2-1 victory Wednesday night that kept their season alive.
  Toronto head coach Sheldon Keefe said Thursday before the team flew north that Ilya Samsonov remains unavailable with an upper-body injury. Matt Murray is sl
  
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• Disaster risk profile warns Canada ill-prepared for a major earthquake - Chilliwack Progress

  11-05-2023 19:00 via news.google.com
  
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• Ovarian cancer can be hard to detect: What to know about prevention, symptoms

  11-05-2023 18:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canadian-American figure skater Piper Gilles announced earlier this week that she had her left ovary removed after she was diagnosed with Stage 1 ovarian cancer in January.
  Gilles, 31, said she feels “lucky” that her cancer was detected early and hopes disclosing her diagnosis will help raise awareness so that other women can get diagnosed earlier too.It’s very difficult to screen for ovarian cancer and early detection often depends on women and their health-care providers payi
  
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• Olympian freestyle skier to visit Chilliwack for BIA food drive in June

  11-05-2023 18:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — An Olympic freestyle skier from Team Canada will headline a five-hour food drive in June, sponsored by the Downtown Chilliwack Business Improvement District.In an email from BIA executive director Trevor McDonald, the downtown Chilliwack business advocacy organization says Team Canada freestyle skiing sensation Reece Howden will be its special guest at a food drive/meet and greet with friends and loyal supporters on Saturday, June 10 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.Howden, 24, is a nati
  
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• Alleged victim of Quebec businessman accused of paying for sex sues for $8 million

  11-05-2023 18:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Another alleged victim of a prominent Quebec businessman accused of exploiting minors and young adults for sex has filed a lawsuit against him.
  Montreal-based law firm CaLex filed an $8-million lawsuit Wednesday naming Robert Miller, the company he founded — Future Electronics — two vice-presidents with the firm, and a downtown Montreal hotel where some sexual encounters allegedly took place.
  The complainant, identified by the initials A.B., says she was a victim of
  
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• Heat advisories for Alberta and B.C., temperatures set to soar 15 degrees over normal

  11-05-2023 18:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Environment Canada has blanketed all of Alberta and most of British Columbia in special heat advisories as daytime temperatures are expected to soar up to 15 degrees above normal over the next several days.
  In B.C., the weather service says the unseasonably hot weather will begin Friday and continue through Tuesday, with the heat peaking Sunday and Monday as daytime temperatures reach the high 20s to low 30s.
  Forecasters say freezing levels will rise, leading to increased snow
  
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• Ticats name veteran CFL coaches Reinebold, Milanovich to coaching staff

  11-05-2023 18:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HAMILTON — Jeff Reinebold is back with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
  The veteran CFL coach was named Hamilton’s special-teams co-ordinator and assistant defensive backs coach Thursday. 
  This marks Reinebold’s third stint with the Ticats, having served as special-teams co-ordinator from 2013-16 and 2019-21.
  He most recently worked as director of player development at the University of Hawaii (2022-23). 
  Reinebold takes over special-teams duties from Craig Butler, who steppe
  
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• Disaster risk profile warns Canada ill-prepared for a major earthquake

  11-05-2023 18:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The first draft of a new national disaster risk assessment report warns that a major earthquake in British Columbia or parts of Ontario and Quebec could swiftly become the most costly natural disaster Canada has seen.
  It says there are major gaps in Canada’s earthquake response plans, including limited information on the risks and how to prepare for them.
  The national risk profile published this morning is the government’s first attempt to identify the biggest threats
  
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• World-class Okanagan winery wins international accolade - Chilliwack Progress

  11-05-2023 18:00 via news.google.com
  
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• Record-breaking heat forecast for Chilliwack, but won’t match 2021 heat dome

  11-05-2023 17:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement as unseasonably hot weather is forecast for five days in Chilliwack and surrounding communities starting Friday.
  In a special weather bulletin issued early Thursday morning (May 11), the national weather agency said daytime high temperatures will register in the high 20s to low 30s with overnight lows in the mid-teens.The highest temperatures are expected Sunday and Monday, including forecasted temps of about 33 degrees
  
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• Former intelligence officer calls on Canada to expel more Chinese diplomats

  11-05-2023 17:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A former intelligence officer with Canada’s spy agency is calling on the federal government to kick out more Chinese diplomats, saying they have too big a presence in the country.  
  Michel Juneau-Katsuya says the Canadian Security Intelligence Service has known since the mid-1990s that Conservative and Liberal governments have been compromised by China. 
  Juneau-Katsuya, testifying today at a House of Commons committee studying foreign interference, says political p
  
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• ‘Chaotic’ down south, concern up north as U.S. ends COVID border, immigration rules

  11-05-2023 17:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — It’s a tale of two borders today as the U.S. braces for the end of its COVID-19 restrictions: chaos in the Rio Grande Valley and concern along the 49th parallel. 
  President Joe Biden says it will be “chaotic for a while” at the U.S.-Mexico border once the public health measure known as Title 42 ends at midnight. 
  Up north, lawmakers and border communities say they worry that cross-border tourism may never fully recover from the pandemic without more
  
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• US ambassador accuses South Africa of providing arms to Russia; president cites investigation

  11-05-2023 17:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The U. S. ambassador to South Africa accused the country Thursday of providing weapons to Russia via a cargo ship that docked secretly at a naval base near the city of Cape Town for three days in December. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said an investigation was underway.
  Ambassador Reuben Brigety said the U.S. was certain that weapons were loaded onto the vessel at the Simon’s Town naval base and then transported to Russia, according to report
  
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• YOUR PERSPECTIVE: How we’re preparing workers for the future

  11-05-2023 17:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Our government knows that when you invest in people you build a stronger economy for everyone. Over the next ten years, British Columbia is expecting one million job openings across our province and eighty percent of those jobs will require a form of post-secondary education or training.
  So how do we make sure that people in B.C. are ready for the opportunities of tomorrow? It starts with investing and supporting British Columbians right now. Last week, we announced the Future Ready Action Plan
  
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• Canada women look to end HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series season on high note in France

  11-05-2023 16:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  A season of change wraps up this weekend in Toulouse, France, for the Canadian women’s rugby sevens side.
  While the eighth-ranked Canadians have not made the podium as they have in the past, coach Jack Hanratty believes the depth developed this year on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, in part due to a rash of injuries, bodes well for the future.
  “We’ve left 11 players at home for this trip, which obviously is a tough thing to say,” said Hanratty. “But it also mea
  
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• Slain officer identified, two others in hospital after shooting east of Ottawa: OPP

  11-05-2023 16:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BOURGET, Ont. — One officer is dead and two others were injured early Thursday morning after they were shot in a village east of Ottawa, Ontario Provincial Police said. 
  The OPP commissioner said he anxiously awaited further information about the two injured officers, as he identified the slain officer as Sgt. Eric Mueller.
  “It is with an extremely heavy heart that I regretfully advise that OPP Sgt. Eric Mueller has been killed in the line of duty,” OPP Commissioner Thomas
  
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• Pakistan’s Supreme Court orders release of former PM Imran Khan, after his arrest sparks violence

  11-05-2023 16:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the release of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, whose arrest earlier this week sparked a wave of violence across the country by his supporters.
  Khan’s backers danced in the streets outside the court building, celebrating the latest turn in the confrontation between the ex-premier and the current government. Amid days of clashes between protesters and police, and mob attacks on military and government sites, the gove
  
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• In The News for May 11 : RCMP to start field-testing body-worn cameras

  11-05-2023 14:27 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 May 11 …
  What we are watching in Canada …
  The RCMP says it expects officers in three parts of the country to start field-testing body-worn cameras in the coming days.Members of the RCMP in Nova Scotia, Nunavut and Alberta will have audio and video from the cameras captured and uploaded onto a digital evidence management syst
  
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• Official: Explosion at residential building in Germany injures 12 first responders

  11-05-2023 14:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BERLIN (AP) — An explosion at a residential building in western Germany injured at least a dozen people Thursday, some of them seriously, a senior security official said.
  The interior minister of North Rhine-Westphalia state, Herbert Reul, told regional lawmakers that 10 firefighters and two police officers were injured in the blast at a high-rise building in the town of Ratingen.
  Firefighters and police were called to the building in the morning after concerns were raised about two reside
  
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• Announcement expected from feds over safe sport in Canada

  11-05-2023 13:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The federal sport minister is expected to announce changes to improve accountability and encourage sustainable culture change in Canadian sports.
  Pascale St-Onge is due to outline specifics of the plan at a press conference Thursday morning.
  The announcement comes after a series of hearings held by parliamentary committees appointed to investigate sporting abuses and safe sport in Canada.
  Former athletes and officials have testified before the committees, with many athletes callin
  
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• Wildfires threatening nine First Nations in Alberta: Indigenous Services Canada

  11-05-2023 10:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Indigenous Services Canada says wildfires are threatening nine First Nations in Alberta, including the Little Red River Cree Nation, where more than 100 structures have been lost in the community of Fox Creek.
  The department says it is helping the northern First Nation set up temporary housing in nearby John D’or Prairie for 500 people, including a commercial kitchen and other amenities.
  Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation has also been hit hard, with fire destroying 45 structures and power infrastr
  
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