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• Serious crimes unit takes over case of two missing B.C. children named in Amber Alert

  20-07-2023 23:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SURREY, B.C. — Police have released more information about the woman alleged to have abducted her two  children, who are the subject of an Amber Alert.
  RCMP say Verity Bolton was spotted by closed-circuit TV emerging from a grocery store with a loaded cart in Kamloops two days before she was expected to give her children, who are from Surrey, back to their father after a vacation.   
  Surrey RCMP say in a news release that its serious crimes unit has taken over conduct of the
  
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• Fleetwood among British Open leaders. McIlroy among the survivors.

  20-07-2023 23:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HOYLAKE, England (AP) — The British Open showed again Thursday that even after 163 years, golf’s oldest championship can still deliver a few surprises.
  It started with Christo Lamprecht, the South African amateur as tall as a flag stick and almost as thin, making three birdies over his last six holes and posting a 5-under 66 to become the first amateur in 12 years to share the 18-hole lead at the Open.
  Curiosity about the 22-year-old amateur turned to glee at the site of local hero,
  
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• Beginner pump tracks coming to two Chilliwack parks

  20-07-2023 23:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The City of Chilliwack says two new beginner pump tracks are coming to Chilliwack and should be completed by the end of 2023.According to a post on Facebook Thursday (July 20), beginner pump tracks will be built in Vedder Park in Sardis and in Jinkerson Park up in Promontory.Chilliwack city council approved a request for proposal contract at its meeting on Tuesday, July 18 that would have Velosolutions Canada West Ltd. design and build two pump tracks at a cost of $499,392.77.
  
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• Equestrian Ben Asselin handed 14-month sanction for doping violation

  20-07-2023 22:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Equestrian Ben Asselin was handed a 14-month ban by the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport on Thursday for an anti-doping rule violation.
  The Calgary native was found to have the presence of d-amfetamine, a prohibited stimulant, from a urine sample done in competition on June 18, 2022.
  According to the CCES, the 29-year-old accepted a provisional ban but requested a hearing to determine if the proposed sanction period should be eliminated or lowered. The CCES was seeking a two-ye
  
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• Who knew what when? A timeline of the Bernardo case and controversial prison transfer

  20-07-2023 22:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Correctional Service of Canada announced Thursday that a review found Paul Bernardo’s transfer to a medium-security prison from a maximum-security penitentiary was sound and followed proper policies and laws. 
  Public backlash had erupted following its decision to move the convicted murderer and serial rapist, engulfing the Liberal government with questions around its handling of the matter and who knew what when. 
  Here is a timeline of events that led to Thursd
  
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• IHIT identifies victim in Abbotsford homicide

  20-07-2023 22:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — A 46-year-old Abbotsford man faces charges in relation to a homicide that occurred earlier this week in Abbotsford west of Clearbrook.According to a news release from the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team, Chancal Badwal, 46, has been arrested in connection to the killing of Imtiaz Hussain, 62, in Abbotsford.IHIT is reaching out to the community for any information they may have on the circumstances surrounding the homicide.On Tuesday, July 18, at 7:06 a.m., the Abbotsfor
  
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• A woman who investigators say burned a Wyoming abortion clinic pleads guilty to arson

  20-07-2023 22:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) —An abortion opponent who told investigators that anxiety and nightmares about plans for Wyoming’s first full-service abortion clinic in years led her to break into and burn the facility pleaded guilty to a federal arson charge Thursday.U.S. District Judge Alan Johnson accepted Lorna Roxanne Green’s agreement with prosecutors at a change-of-plea hearing. Green, 22, will face up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine when she’s sentenced.
  The fire ha
  
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• Before Oppenheimer: Ripley’s Buys Part of First Nuclear Reactor

  20-07-2023 22:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not!Christopher Nolan’s $100-million epic, Oppenheimer, releases in theaters on Friday, July 21. The movie is expected to offer an electrifying portrayal of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the “Father of the Atomic Bomb,” a physicist who was pivotal in developing the first nuclear weapon.
  Just in time for the film’s release, Ripley’s recently purchased at auction its very own piece of atomic history: a graphite disc from Chicago Pile-1 &mda
  
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• N.L. judge upholds Trudeau Foundation bid to have sex harassment suit heard in Quebec

  20-07-2023 22:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — The Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador says a sexual harassment case involving the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation and a former Northwest Territories premier should be heard in Quebec.
  In a ruling released today, Justice Peter Browne says the case will face fewer procedural barriers if it is held in Quebec than in Newfoundland and Labrador.
  Cherry Smiley alleges she was sexually harassed in June 2018 in St. John’s by former Northwest Territories pre
  
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• Guerrero’s seventh inning lifts Blue Jays over Padres 4-0; Toronto avoids sweep

  20-07-2023 22:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. made a sharp defensive play and hit a home run in the seventh inning as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the San Diego Padres 4-0 on Thursday afternoon to avoid a three-game sweep.
  Alejandro Kirk added a two-run homer after Guerrero’s blast for Toronto (54-43). Jordan Luplow’s RBI single in the second gave the Blue Jays their first lead of the three-game interleague series.
  Chris Bassitt (10-5) struck out five, issuing a walk and four hits over six sco
  
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• Trudeau cuts appearance in Belleville, Ont., short as protesters swarm motorcade

  20-07-2023 21:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — An event for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was cut short in Belleville, Ont., today after nearly 100 protesters surrounded him and his motorcade. 
  Trudeau was in the city to mark the seventh anniversary of the Liberal government’s Child Care Benefit, to meet with the mayor and to visit a farmers’ market.
  Protesters showed up at the market outside city hall as Trudeau met with a crowd of community members and took selfies. 
  Trudeau was set to meet with about 1
  
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• Canadian sprinter Almond Small eyes continued rise in young career

  20-07-2023 21:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canadian sprinter Almond Small didn’t expect to be at this point.
  It wasn’t until he was in Grade 12 at Toronto’s Northern Secondary School that he thought he could go somewhere in track and field. He had stopped competing entirely earlier in high school. 
  After wrapping up his junior college career at Barton Community College in Great Bend, Kan., in May, Small is headed to the powerhouse Texas Longhorns in January.
  The 20-year-old Toronto native is currently set to compet
  
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• Rookie Powell to start at quarterback for Ticats versus unbeaten Argos

  20-07-2023 21:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HAMILTON — Taylor Powell was the definition of calm Thursday.
  The rookie quarterback will make his first CFL start Friday night when Hamilton (2-3) hosts the archrival Toronto Argonauts (4-0). Following the Tiger-Cats walk-through, the 24-year-old Arkansas native gave no indication of having any pre-game jitters or that the moment was too big for him.
  “I think I’m a pretty chill guy, kind of an outdoorsy guy who’s from Arkansas, likes to play football and loves this game,
  
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• Cycling Canada says athletes can compete as chosen gender in non-UCI events

  20-07-2023 21:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Cycling Canada says athletes will be able to compete according to their currently identified gender for the rest of the year in Canadian competitions that are not sanctioned by the world cycling governing body.
  The International Cycling Union (UCI) announced last Friday that female transgender athletes who transitioned after male puberty will no longer be able to compete in women’s races.
  Its decision came after American rider Austin Killips became the first openly transgender woman to win
  
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• Bronze-medal finish ‘a motivator’ for Canadian diver McKay heading into Olympic year

  20-07-2023 21:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Caeli McKay’s bronze-medal performance at the World Aquatics Championships is still sinking in.
  “I woke up this morning, I was like, ‘did I dream that? Or did I actually do that yesterday?’” said the Canadian diver. “It was a crazy feeling. Just really proud.”
  The 24-year-old from Calgary finished third in the 10-metre platform event in Fukuoka, Japan, on Wednesday, claiming her first-ever medal at a world championships.
  McKay had three consecutive stron
  
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• Auger-Aliassime looks to put injury woes behind him

  20-07-2023 21:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Felix Augier-Aliassime admits his tennis season hasn’t gone the way he wanted.
  Illness, injuries and early round exits have all played a role. But he says he feels in a good space mentally and is ready to turn his season around.
  “It’s obvious that this hasn’t been the season that I would have hoped for so far,” he said, from Paris. “Luckily for me, it’s not over.”
  One of his main struggles, he says, is knee injuries that have curtailed performances
  
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• 3 charged in relation to home invasion in Abbotsford - Chilliwack Progress

  20-07-2023 20:45
  
  3 charged in relation to home invasion in Abbotsford  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Quebec police looking for Ukrainian refugee missing after going for swim in river

  20-07-2023 20:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — A Ukrainian refugee who recently arrived in Quebec has gone missing after he went swimming in a river southeast of Quebec City.
  Laura Torres, who works with a group that helps immigrants settle into the region, says the young man had fled the war in Ukraine and arrived in Quebec this month.
  Torres says she was with the man’s mother on Wednesday when the woman called police about her missing son.
  Quebec provincial police say they are looking for a man in his 20s who disappe
  
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• Chilliwack Fire Dept. ensures Stevenson Road apartment fire doesn’t spread

  20-07-2023 19:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Eight firefighters from Hall 4 on South Sumas Road were dispatched Wednesday afternoon (July 19) to the report of a fire on the first floor patio of a four-storey apartment.In a news release from assistant fire chief Chris Wilson, fire crews responded to the scene and discovered a small fire on a first-floor patio of a four-storey apartment building that had been extinguished by the occupants of the apartment unit.Crews quickly overhauled the area and utilized a thermal imagin
  
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• Netanyahu visit to Canada ‘not on the table,’ says PM Trudeau

  20-07-2023 19:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is not currently planning to join the American president in inviting his Israeli counterpart for a visit.
  Trudeau is slated to speak with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu soon, after months of strain between the two countries.
  Canada has expressed concern over the past year about rising violence and judicial reform that Ottawa argues would undermine democracy in the Jewish state.
  Netanyahu is governing through a coalition with
  
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• RCMP to continue search for Surrey man who drowned at Cultus Lake

  20-07-2023 19:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Efforts to locate a 21-year-old man from Surrey who was last seen in the water at Cultus Lake on Wednesday evening will resume today.According to a statement from the Upper Fraser Valley Regional Detachment, Chilliwack RCMP, Cultus Lake, BC Emergency Health Services and Chilliwack Search were dispatched Wednesday, July 19 shortly after 5 p.m. for the report of a possible drowning at Cultus Lake.
  Witnesses advised that a man in his early 20s entered the water in an attempt to r
  
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• Families get boosted Canada Child Benefit through sizable cost-of-living adjustment

  20-07-2023 18:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Families eligible for the Canada Child Benefit are getting their July payments today, which includes a hefty cost-of-living adjustment.
  Most federal benefits and credits increased by 6.3 per cent this month to reflect the pace of inflation in the previous year.That means families can receive an annual total of up to $7,437 per child under the age of six and $6,275 per child ages six through 17.
  The Liberals are highlighting the Canada Child Benefit today to mark its seven-year ann
  
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• Ottawa working to prevent further wildfire tragedy after deaths: environment minister

  20-07-2023 18:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says the federal government is doing everything it can to prevent further tragedy after wildfires claimed three lives last week.
  A nine-year-old boy from British Columbia died last week after an asthma attack that is believed to have been exacerbated by wildfire smoke.
  Two firefighters were also killed while battling wildfires in the Northwest Territories and British Columbia. 
  This wildfire season has been worst in recorded history, wit
  
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• VIDEO: Playful black bear beats down B.C. critter cam - Chilliwack Progress

  20-07-2023 18:20
  
  VIDEO: Playful black bear beats down B.C. critter cam  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Chilliwack RCMP motorcycle officer injured in collision expected to make a full recovery

  20-07-2023 18:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — A Chilliwack RCMP motorcycle officer who was rear-ended last week in the 46100 block of Yale Road in downtown Chilliwack is expected to make a full recovery.
  According to a statement Thursday from RCMP Sgt. Krista Vrolyk, media relations spokesperson for the Upper Fraser Valley Regional Detachment, Chilliwack RCMP and BC Emergency Health Services responded to a collision in the 46100 block of Yale Road in Chilliwack.
  The collision involved an on-duty police officer operating a
  
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• Chilliwack referee slated to work BCHL games in 2023-24 - Hope ... - Hope Standard

  20-07-2023 18:10
  
  Chilliwack referee slated to work BCHL games in 2023-24 - Hope ...  Hope Standard
  
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• Chilliwack referee slated to work BCHL games in 2023-24 - Agassiz Harrison Observer

  20-07-2023 18:10
  
  Chilliwack referee slated to work BCHL games in 2023-24  Agassiz Harrison Observer
  
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• Multiple homes threatened by growing St. Mary’s River fire in southeastern B.C.

  20-07-2023 18:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  An evacuation order has been expanded and an evacuation alert has been issued for multiple homes in southeastern B.C., as the St. Mary’s River wildfire continues to rage out of control.
  Late Wednesday, the Regional District of East Kootenay issued an evacuation order for 15 properties north of the Aq’am First Nation in the Woods Corner East area near Cranbrook, including some that had been on alert since Tuesday. 
  The new evacuation alert covers nine properties in the Woods Corn
  
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• University of British Columbia announces neuropsychologist as new president

  20-07-2023 18:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The University of British Columbia has named neuropsychologist and Carleton University leader Benoit-Antoine Bacon as its new president and vice-chancellor.
  The university says Bacon will take over from interim president Deborah Buszard, who has served in the role since the October 2022 exit of Santa Ono.
  Nancy McKenzie, chair of UBC’s board of governors, says Bacon has strong leadership qualities and brings a wealth of experience to the role with a track record as a rese
  
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• Prime minister heads to New York to promote rule of law, honour European Commission

  20-07-2023 18:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is headed to New York City to sing the praises of democratic values and Europe’s ongoing efforts to defend them. 
  Trudeau is expected to take part in the World Law Congress at the United Nations, where he is to highlight the importance of the rule of law in maintaining peace around the globe.
  The Prime Minister’s Office is billing the visit as an important show of international solidarity in the face of mounting global instability
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Helicopter crashes in Alberta during firefighting operation

  20-07-2023 18:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PEACE RIVER, Alta. — The Transportation Safety Board says a helicopter involved in firefighting operations has crashed in northwestern Alberta. 
  The agency says investigators are heading to the scene near Peace River. 
  More coming. The Canadian Press
  
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• Chilliwack cyclist Greg Luesink bikes over 400 kilometres to combat human trafficking

  20-07-2023 17:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack cyclist Greg Luesink doesn’t mind a good challenge on his bike, particularly for a great cause.As an avid cyclist, Luesink is accustomed to long rides of up to 200 kilometres as a way to experience the spectacular beauty of the Lower Mainland and its mountainous surroundings and push himself to achieve personal feats. In fact, Luesink rode 333 kilometres from Chilliwack to Vancouver and back in one day in June 2022 and raised $2,500.In his most recent challeng
  
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• Quebec police watchdog investigates death of man who allegedly fired at officers

  20-07-2023 17:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Quebec’s police watchdog is investigating the death of a man who allegedly got into a shootout with provincial police officers on Wednesday.
  The watchdog — known as the BEI — says police responded to a call around 7 p.m. about a person in possible distress inside a home in Cleveland, Que., about 115 kilometres east of Montreal.
  The BEI says that when police spotted the man inside the home he allegedly started shooting at the officers, who shot back.
  He allegedl
  
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• Man who fled from police and was convicted dies at Abbotsford prison

  20-07-2023 17:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — A man who had been serving a four-year sentence involving flight from a peace officer and other charges has died in custody at an Abbotsford prison.According to a news release dated Monday, July 17, Douglas Gordon Martin, an inmate at Pacific Institution, died while in custody on July 14.At the time of death, the inmate had been serving a sentence of four years, two months and 23 days for dangerous operation of conveyance, operation while prohibited, and flight from peace offi
  
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• Russia seeks a 20-year prison term for Kremlin foe Navalny in closed trial, ally says

  20-07-2023 17:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russian prosecutors asked a court to sentence imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny to 20 years in prison on extremism charges, his ally Ivan Zhdanov said Thursday.According to Zhdanov, the trial against Navalny, which went on behind closed doors in the prison where the politician is serving another lengthy sentence, is scheduled to conclude with a verdict on Aug. 4.In his closing statement released Thursday by his team, Navalny bashed Russian authorities as b
  
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• Oklahoma executes a man for the 1995 butcher knife slaying of a Tulsa woman

  20-07-2023 17:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  McALESTER, Okla. (AP) —Oklahoma executed a man Thursday for stabbing a Tulsa woman to death with a butcher knife in 1995 after his escape from a prison work center.
  Jemaine Cannon, 51, received a lethal injection at 10 a.m. and was pronounced dead 13 minutes later at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. It was the second execution in Oklahoma this year and the ninth since the state resumed lethal injections in 2021.
  Cannon was convicted of killing 20-year-old Sharonda Clark, a mot
  
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• Maple Leafs hire Guy Boucher, Mike Van Ryn as assistant coaches

  20-07-2023 17:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have hired Guy Boucher and Mike Van Ryn as assistant coaches, the team announced Thursday.
  The hirings round out head coach Sheldon Keefe’s staff going into the 2023-24 season. 
  The rest of the group includes assistants Dean Chynoweth and Manny Malhotra, goaltending coach Curtis Sanford and video coaches Jordan Bean and Sam Kim.
  Boucher previously served as head coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning from 2010-11 to 2012-13 and the Ottawa Senators fro
  
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• Ottawa’s new round of sanctions on Russians includes celebrities, Wagner Group heads

  20-07-2023 17:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada is sanctioning more Russians whom Ottawa accuses of supporting Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine and mercenary violence in Africa.
  Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly has announced new sanctions against 38 individuals and 25 entities.
  The list has a focus on the paramilitary Wagner Group, which has sent combatants to Ukraine and across Africa.
  The sanctions also target Russia’s nuclear, drone and cultural industries, in response to that country’s attac
  
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• YOUR PERSPECTIVE: Supporting people in crisis

  20-07-2023 17:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  When someone is in a mental health crisis, it can be scary for them, their friends and family, and those around them. In a situation like this, the person needs care, compassion, and to be kept safe until they can receive appropriate mental health care.
  Often, the police alone are not properly equipped to support someone going through this type of crisis, and police involvement can discourage people from seeking help. What’s needed is a health-focused response that also keeps people safe.
  
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• India breaks silence over ethnic violence after mob shown molesting ... - Chilliwack Progress

  20-07-2023 17:00
  
  India breaks silence over ethnic violence after mob shown molesting ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Budget watchdog reviewing underused housing tax again as U.S. critics push for relief

  20-07-2023 17:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — Canada’s budget watchdog is taking a second look at Ottawa’s new tax on underused housing that critics hope will lead to a last-minute reprieve for U.S. cottage owners.A spokesman for Niagara Falls MP Tony Baldinelli says the Parliamentary Budget Office has agreed to review its initial 2022 analysis of the measure.New York congressman Rep. Brian Higgins says he’s hopeful the review will prompt the federal government to reconsider the levy before the Oct. 31 f
  
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• Canadians Bouchard, Zhao and Sebov receive qualifying draw wild cards for NBO

  20-07-2023 16:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Three Canadians have received qualifying draw wild cards for the National Bank Open women’s tournament, including hometown favourite Eugenie Bouchard.
  The 29-year-old from Montreal is joined by Carol Zhao of Richmond Hill, Ont., and Toronto’s Katherine Sebov.
  Canadians Bianca Andreescu, Leylah Fernandez and Rebecca Marino have already qualified for the tournament’s main draw after receiving wild cards last week.
  Bouchard, ranked 212th in the world, was a Wimble
  
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• Toronto Blue Jays sign 15 draft picks and three non-drafted free agents

  20-07-2023 16:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have signed 15 players selected in the 2023 Major League Baseball draft as well as three non-drafted free agents.
  First-round draft pick Arjun Nimmala was signed on Monday and the other 17 prospects were announced today. 
  Toronto did not have a second-round pick and pitcher Juaron Watts-Brown, taken in the third, has yet to agree on terms with the Blue Jays.
  The new signings include pitchers Landen Maroudis and Connor O’Halloran, selected in the f
  
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• Aldergrove crash sends motorcyclist to hospital, closes highway - Chilliwack Progress

  20-07-2023 16:00
  
  Aldergrove crash sends motorcyclist to hospital, closes highway  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Correctional Service to release results of review into Paul Bernardo’s transfer

  20-07-2023 15:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Correctional Service of Canada is set to unveil the results of a review into the controversial decision to transfer notorious serial killer Paul Bernardo to a medium-security prison. 
  Commissioner Anne Kelly will be joined by other officials at a scheduled 1:45 p.m. news conference, where she is expected to lay out the review of Bernardo’s transfer and security classification.
  Bernardo had spent nearly 30 years in a maximum-security prison — most recently the
  
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• Star striker Sam Kerr ruled out of Australia’s opening two Women’s World Cup games with injury

  20-07-2023 14:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SYDNEY (AP) — Sam Kerr will miss Australia’s opening two games of the Women’s World Cup because of an injury that wasn’t revealed publicly until the starting lineup was announced about an hour before kick off Thursday against Ireland.
  Kerr has been the face of a heavy marketing campaign ahead of the tournament being co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand. She is Australia’s captain and leading scorer and her absence is a massive setback for the Matildas.
  The star st
  
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• Canadian men climb two places to No. 43 in latest FIFA world rankings

  20-07-2023 14:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  In the wake of a busy June, the Canadian men have moved up two places to No. 43 in the latest FIFA world rankings.
  The top 11 teams are unchanged with World Cup champion Argentina at No. 1. France, Brazil, England, Belgium, Croatia, the Netherlands, Italy, Portugal and Spain complete the top 10.
  There were 62 matches played since the last edition of the world rankings in June with Canada taking part in six of them.
  John Herdman’s team went 2-2-2 during that time period, with both losses co
  
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• Australia opens Women’s World Cup with a 1-0 win over Ireland, despite Sam Kerr’s absence

  20-07-2023 14:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SYDNEY (AP) — Rocked by the late withdrawal of Sam Kerr through injury, Australia took time to settle before getting off to a winning start at the Women’s World Cup on Thursday by beating Ireland 1-0 in Sydney.Steph Catley swept home a 52nd-minute penalty to end Ireland’s resistance and spark an eruption of joy from fans inside Stadium Australia.There was also no shortage of relief from the majority of the 75,784-strong crowd after the tournament co-hosts struggled to cope with
  
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• Prominent Egyptian rights activist with ties to Italy walks free from jail, rights defender says

  20-07-2023 13:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CAIRO (AP) — A prominent Egyptian rights activist with ties to Italy walked free from jail Thursday, according to his family and a rights defender.
  Patrick George Zaki, a postgraduate student in Italy, was pardoned by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi along with five other people on Wednesday, according to the country’s Official Gazette.
  The news of his release was announced by Hossam Bahgat, founder of Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights, who posted a picture of Zaki on h
  
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• Wilkinson’s goal gives New Zealand a 1-0 win over Norway in an emotional Women’s World Cup opener

  20-07-2023 11:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Hannah Wilkinson scored to open the second half and New Zealand went on to beat Norway 1-0 on Thursday for its first-ever win at the Women’s World Cup, just hours after a shooting in downtown Auckland shocked the host nation.
  A gunman stormed a high-rise construction site near Norway’s team hotel and opened fire, killing two people. The gunman was found dead after a police shootout.There was increased security at Eden Park stadium, where 42,137 &mda
  
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