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• Sikh protesters in Vancouver decry Nijjar shooting death as foreign interference

  24-06-2023 23:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Protesters in Vancouver say many Sikh community members firmly believe the shooting death of a British Columbia temple president was linked to foreign interference.
  About 200 protesters from the Canadian Sikh community gathered outside Vancouver’s Indian consulate this morning, accusing the South Asian nation’s government of being involved in the death of Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
  Police have not linked the shooting to foreign interference, saying that investigators have no reasons to be
  
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• Former CFL, NFL running back Dahrran Diedrick dead at age of 44

  24-06-2023 22:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Former CFL and NFL running back Dahrran Diedrick has died, the Montreal Alouettes announced Saturday. 
  He was 44. The cause of his death is unknown.
  “I won two championships with Dahrran, and he was a very important piece of our team,” said former Alouettes quarterback and current offensive coordinator and quarterback coach Anthony Calvillo, who played with Diedrick for eight seasons. “He was always in a good mood and got along with everyone in our dressin
  
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• Captain Christine Sinclair says temporary labor deal with Canada Soccer is imminent

  24-06-2023 21:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Canada captain Christine Sinclair says she’s confident the Canadian women’s national team will come to a last-minute pay agreement with its federation before the players depart for the Women’s World Cup.“It’s not going to be some long-term deal, but it will at least cover this year,” said Sinclair, who characterized the agreement as imminent before the team departs for Australia on Monday for a pre-World Cup camp.
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• Guilty plea in Abbotsford hit-and-run case

  24-06-2023 21:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — A woman has pleaded guilty to the charge of failing to remain at the scene of an accident in a December hit-and-run incident that resulted in the death of a mother of two. Laurie Brietzke, 47, was fatally struck at an intersection near Mill Lake Park in Abbotsford.
  During the proceedings at Abbotsford court, it was revealed that the 22-year-old driver had a clean driving record and was neither speeding nor under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash. The c
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• Winless Elks face stiff test against reigning Grey Cup champion Argos

  24-06-2023 19:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — It might be a stretch to call a team that finished 4-14 last season and hasn’t won a home game in more than two seasons the biggest disappointment so far in the young CFL season.
  After all, the bar isn’t set very high for the winless Edmonton Elks, who host the Grey Cup champion Toronto Argonauts on Sunday.
  Despite the Elks’ free-agent signing frenzy this past off-season to improve their offence, the team has scored just 13 points over its first two games, havi
  
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• A bridge over Yellowstone River collapses, sending a freight train into the waters below

  24-06-2023 18:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  COLUMBUS, Mont. (AP) — A bridge that crosses Yellowstone River in Montana collapsed overnight, causing portions of a freight train that was traveling over it to plunge into the water below.
  There was no immediate word from authorities on whether anyone was injured. Officials at the Montana Rail Link could not be reached immediately Saturday for comment.
  Numerous tank cars were partially submerged in the river early Saturday, and railroad crews were at the scene near the town of Columbus, a
  
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• Quebec wildfires: more evacuations ordered in northwestern Quebec

  24-06-2023 18:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Officials in northwestern Quebec have ordered residents of two villages near the Ontario border to leave their homes as a wildfire continues to spread in the area.
  Residents of the villages of Val-Paradis and Beaucanton, home to around 340 people, were given an hour and a half to evacuate on Friday night due to the approach of a nearby fire.
  Officials said earlier in the day the blaze was around 12 kilometres from Val-Paradis, but poor visibility and high winds made operations w
  
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• Ottawa says it’s monitoring tensions in Russia amid armed rebellion

  24-06-2023 17:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada’s incident response group is meeting today to discuss the latest developments in Russia. 
  Authorities in that country are trying to tamp down an armed rebellion led by mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin. 
  Trudeau issued a tweet this morning saying Canada is in contact with allies and will continue to monitor the situation closely. 
  A tweet earlier in the day from Foreign affairs minister Mélanie Joly says the G7
  
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• Mother ship of doomed Titan submersible returns to port in Newfoundland

  24-06-2023 17:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — The Canadian ship that launched the doomed Titan submersible into the depths of the North Atlantic on Sunday has returned to port in Newfoundland.
  The Polar Prince pulled up alongside the Canadian Coast Guard building this morning in St. John’s after a journey of about 700 kilometres from the site of a massive international search for the Titan.
  The Titan lost contact with the Polar Prince about an hour and 45 minutes into its descent to the wreck of the Tita
  
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• Summer Reading Club returns to Chilliwack with lots of events ... - Chilliwack Progress

  24-06-2023 14:35 via news.google.com
  
  Summer Reading Club returns to Chilliwack with lots of events ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Politicians point fingers on housing crisis, but calls growing for more co-operation

  24-06-2023 12:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Calls for co-ordinated action across levels of government to address Canada’s housing crisis are growing as affordability deteriorates and the country risks falling even further behind on building more homes.As it stands, Canada is not on track to build the 3.5 million additional homes — on top of the current pace of building — that the federal housing agency says are needed to restore affordability by 2030.
  During a roundtable interview with The Canadian Press l
  
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• Byelections today in B.C. ridings previously held by former NDP premier, minister

  24-06-2023 10:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LANGFORD, B.C. — Voters in two British Columbia constituencies previously represented by a former New Democrat premier and an NDP cabinet minister will cast ballots in separate byelections today.
  The votes are being held on southern Vancouver Island in Langford-Juan de Fuca and in the riding of Vancouver-Mount Pleasant.
  Both ridings have been vacant since late March following the departures from the legislature of former premier John Horgan and cabinet minister Melanie Mark.
  Horgan had hel
  
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• Hamilton face boos as Alouettes win Tiger-Cats home opener 38-12

  24-06-2023 05:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HAMILTON — Cody Fajardo rushed for a score and connected with receiver Austin Mack for two more touchdowns to help the Montreal Alouettes to a 38-12 victory against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Friday.
  The 31-year-old Fajardo signed a two-year free-agent contract with Montreal in the off-season and now has the Alouettes (2-0) off to a perfect start.
  Meanwhile, the Ticats (0-3) dropped their home opener before 23,180 at Tim Hortons Field and began to hear the boo birds late in the third quart
  
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• Langeliers’s ninth-inning homer lifts lowly Athletics over Blue Jays 5-4

  24-06-2023 04:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Shea Langeliers hit a go-ahead ninth-inning homer as the Athletics edged the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Friday to snap Oakland’s eight-game losing skid.
  JJ Bleday had a two-run homer in the first and a sacrifice fly in the fifth for Oakland (20-58). Langeliers also had an RBI single in the first.
  James Kapriellan gave up four runs on six hits and a walk but had eight strikeouts over his six innings of work. Sam Moll, Lucas Erceg (2-0) and Trevor May pitched for the Athletics.
  
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• TNRD clarifies role in lawsuit against railways over devastating ... - Chilliwack Progress

  24-06-2023 02:15 via news.google.com
  
  TNRD clarifies role in lawsuit against railways over devastating ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Stampeders host Roughriders and chase first home win of 2023 season

  24-06-2023 01:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — The Calgary Stampeders need their young receivers to help get the job done on offence Saturday against the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
  Veteran slotback Reggie Begelton and wide receiver Tyson Middlemost on the injured list this week opened the door for a couple rookies — first-round draft pick Cole Tucker and six-foot-seven Simon Fraser University alum Rysen John — to make their CFL debuts.
  “They’re young, but they’re fearless,” Stampeders quarte
  
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• Campaign launched to buy and preserve $4M Okanagan Lake ... - Chilliwack Progress

  24-06-2023 01:00 via news.google.com
  
  Campaign launched to buy and preserve $4M Okanagan Lake ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• B.C. softball players join Team Canada in journey to World Cup ... - Chilliwack Progress

  24-06-2023 01:00 via news.google.com
  
  B.C. softball players join Team Canada in journey to World Cup ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Abbotsford's Ledgeview Golf Club played big hand in creating Nick ... - Chilliwack Progress

  24-06-2023 00:59 via news.google.com
  
  Abbotsford's Ledgeview Golf Club played big hand in creating Nick ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Recent rain brought little relief as B.C. faces increasing drought ... - Chilliwack Progress

  24-06-2023 00:30 via news.google.com
  
  Recent rain brought little relief as B.C. faces increasing drought ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Netflix phases out 'basic' streaming plan from Canadian subscription ... - Chilliwack Progress

  24-06-2023 00:30 via news.google.com
  
  Netflix phases out 'basic' streaming plan from Canadian subscription ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Project AIM seeks businesses to showcase menstrual equity in ... - Hope Standard

  24-06-2023 00:20 via news.google.com
  
  Project AIM seeks businesses to showcase menstrual equity in ...  Hope Standard
  
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