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• Someone keeps anonymously mailing cash to this B.C. RCMP ... - Chilliwack Progress

  07-09-2023 23:59 via news.google.com
  
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• Disco fever to hit Chilliwack at hospice fundraising gala - Chilliwack Progress

  07-09-2023 23:51 via news.google.com
  
  Disco fever to hit Chilliwack at hospice fundraising gala  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• CFL, CFLPA to use third party to test air quality after Labour Day game dispute

  07-09-2023 23:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The CFL and CFLPA say an independent third-party organization will test air quality and provide measurements for future games after an investigation was launched over the conditions in Monday’s Edmonton Elks-Calgary Stampeders game.
  The two organizations said in a joint statement on Thursday that the decision to play, or continue to play, a game will be based on the measurements provided by the organization.
  If the measurement shows an Air Quality Health Index reading of seven, then the ga
  
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• Quebec man, 37, charged with arson in connection with wildfires in province’s north

  07-09-2023 23:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Quebec provincial police have arrested a man for arson in connection with numerous forest fires that burned earlier this summer in the province’s north.
  Police say a 37-year-old man was scheduled to appear by video conference today in a court in Roberval, Que., facing arson charges.
  The man from Chibougamau, Que., was arrested by members of the provincial police’s major crimes unit.
  Chibougamau Mayor Manon Cyr told Radio-Canada that the suspect allegedly started a series of small fir
  
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• South Chehalis Lake wildfire under control - Chilliwack Progress

  07-09-2023 23:17 via news.google.com
  
  South Chehalis Lake wildfire under control  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Carla Qualtrough inherits safe-sport crisis upon return as federal sports minister

  07-09-2023 23:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Federal sports minister Carla Qualtrough says she knows what’s required to solve Canada’s safe-sport crisis. The how is still a work in progress.
  The Delta-MP was re-appointed sports minister this summer eight years after she was first assigned the portfolio in 2015.
  The lawyer and visually-impaired former Paralympic swimmer moved onto other cabinet positions after two years in sports. 
  Qualtrough returns to the file a more seasoned cabinet minister, and amid what her predecesso
  
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• Vernon swimmer roars to gold at World Juniors in Israel - Chilliwack Progress

  07-09-2023 23:03 via news.google.com
  
  Vernon swimmer roars to gold at World Juniors in Israel  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Feds say wildfire season could last throughout Canadian fall - Chilliwack Progress

  07-09-2023 23:00 via news.google.com
  
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• Former Canada captain Gareth Rees set for 10th Rugby World Cup, this time as analyst

  07-09-2023 22:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  While Canada sits out the men’s Rugby World Cup for the first time, former captain Gareth Rees maintains his perfect attendance record at the tournament.
  Rees became the first man to play in four World Cups when, despite a heavily strapped right thigh, he led Canada out against host France in 1999 in Beziers.
  Ignoring a nagging knee injury and thigh strain, Rees kicked a penalty and a conversion in a 33-20 Canada loss. And he led the way on a day of smash-mouth defence, almost decapitating
  
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• Ulcer sidelines Springsteen for September, recovery expected - Chilliwack Progress

  07-09-2023 22:30 via news.google.com
  
  Ulcer sidelines Springsteen for September, recovery expected  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Trump White House official Navarro convicted of contempt after defying House Jan. 6 subpoena

  07-09-2023 22:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump White House official Peter Navarro was convicted Thursday of contempt of Congress charges filed after he was accused of refusing to cooperate with a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
  The verdict came after a short trial for Navarro, who served as a White House trade adviser under President Donald Trump and later promoted the Republican’s baseless claims of mass voter fraud in the 2020 election he lost.Navarro was th
  
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• While the Canadians are missing in action, there are Canada ties at Rugby World Cup

  07-09-2023 22:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  While Canada is not part of the 20-country field at the Rugby World Cup, there are still some Canadian connections on offer in France.
  Canadian-born Ewan Ashman will be wearing Scottish colours at the tournament, which kicks off Friday with third-ranked France facing No. 4 New Zealand in Paris.
  The 23-year-old hooker was born in Toronto to a Scottish father and English mother. His parents spent some eight years in Toronto thanks to his father’s construction job with Ashman four years old w
  
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• Uzelman: The B.C. government shrouds the economic costs of ... - Chilliwack Progress

  07-09-2023 21:15 via news.google.com
  
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• First Cruise-In Hand On Jeep contest underway in Langley - Chilliwack Progress

  07-09-2023 20:45 via news.google.com
  
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• Chilliwack council OK’s not enforcing bylaws or BC building code for Margaret Ave. shelter

  07-09-2023 20:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack city council voted Tuesday (Sept. 5) to accept a recommendation from staff that the city of Chilliwack not enforce bylaws or BC building code requirements governing a shelter for unhoused people at 46146 Margaret Avenue, next to Ruth and Naomi’s Mission.The time frame for non-enforcement of city bylaws and BC building code regulations would run from October 1 through April 30, 2024.City staff wrote in their recommendation to council that shelter beds are urgen
  
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• Bank of Canada may need to raise rates again, despite this week’s hold: Macklem

  07-09-2023 20:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem said the central bank may have to raise interest rates further, given inflation may stay high for some time.
  That’s according to prepared remarks the governor is delivering before the Calgary Chamber of Commerce on Thursday.
  His speech comes one day after the central bank decided to hold its key interest rate steady at five per cent, as signs of a slowing economy grow.
  Statistics Canada reported last week the economy shrank in the second
  
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• Prince George, B.C., explosion linked to pipe theft, gas buildup in structure: RCMP

  07-09-2023 20:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Police say the explosion that destroyed a building in downtown Prince George, B.C., last month was likely caused by “unauthorized” people who broke into the property and were unaware of a natural-gas buildup inside.
  Prince George RCMP say fire investigators have determined there is evidence of copper pipe theft, causing damage to at least one natural gas line. 
  Police say numerous people were in the building over the course of the night on Aug. 22, bu
  
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• Justice minister lays blame on Quebec court for cases being dropped in north

  07-09-2023 20:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SAGUENAY, Que. — Quebec’s justice minister is blaming the provincial court for procedural delays that have led to scores of criminal cases being dropped in the province’s north.
  Simon Jolin-Barrette was responding today to a report in Montreal’s La Presse that 126 cases have been dropped since March in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Nunavik regions.
  Jolin-Barrette told reporters on the sidelines of a Coalition Avenir Québec caucus retreat that he is unhappy w
  
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• Damaged natural gas line led to Prince George explosion: RCMP - Chilliwack Progress

  07-09-2023 20:00 via news.google.com
  
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• New questions for wind, solar in Alberta create more confusion for industry: advocate

  07-09-2023 19:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — A renewable energy group says new requirements for wind and solar projects create further problems for a booming industry that government policy has already slowed.
  On Wednesday, the Alberta Utilities Commission released a series of information requests those proposing new projects will be required to answer.
  Jorden Dye of the Business Renewables Centre says some of those questions are reasonable and are already part of the approval process. 
  But he says others seem arbitra
  
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• Five things to know ahead of Canada’s FIBA World Cup semifinal matchup versus Serbia

  07-09-2023 19:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canada has gone head up with some of FIBA’s best at the World Cup but faces its biggest test yet in sixth-ranked Serbia on Friday.
  Here are five things to know ahead of Canada’s semifinal game:
  Historic Opportunity
  The 15th-ranked Canadian men have shown how things can look when the team is able to gather some of its best talent on one team. 
  Canada made it to the second round of the tournament for the first time since 1998 after winning its first two games of the group phase. A
  
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• Federal prediction says parts of Canada could see wildfires through winter

  07-09-2023 19:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The latest federal government forecast says Canada’s already unprecedented 2023 wildfire season could continue late into the fall or winter.
  Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says there is potential for increased wildland fire activity from eastern Alberta through to central Ontario at least until the end of this month, while fires in B.C. and the Northwest Territories will continue to smoulder.Although fall brings cooler nights and fewer lightning sto
  
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• Trapped US explorer thanks authorities for saving his life in emotional video from Turkish cave

  07-09-2023 19:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ISTANBUL (AP) — In his first emotional video deep down a Turkish cave, a trapped U.S. explorer has thanked authorities for saving his life. “I was very close to the edge,” said Mark Dickey in the video dated Sept. 6 that was made available to The Associated Press by Turkish authorities on Thursday. Rescue experts from across Europe have converged on the cave in southern Turkey to save Dickey who became trapped around 1,000 meters (3,000 feet) below the surface after suffering s
  
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• Sister confirms identity of man killed by Revelstoke RCMP - Chilliwack Progress

  07-09-2023 19:33 via news.google.com
  
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• Karting provincials bolstering racing resurgence across B.C. - Chilliwack Progress

  07-09-2023 19:23 via news.google.com
  
  Karting provincials bolstering racing resurgence across B.C.  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Gilgeous-Alexander’s high school coaches say guard’s success inspiring Hamilton youth

  07-09-2023 19:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s former coaches in his hometown of Hamilton say his star performance for team Canada at the FIBA Basketball World Cup is a source of pride for the city and its basketball community.Gilgeous-Alexander, the Oklahoma City Thunder pointguard who has led Canada to its first-ever semifinal spot at the tournament, played high school basketball in Hamilton before transferring to a school in Tennessee.Tim Francis, who coached Gilgeous-Alexander in 2012 and 2
  
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• Chilliwack River Valley Fire Dept. volunteers return from fighting fires across BC

  07-09-2023 19:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The Chilliwack River Valley Fire Department says its volunteers have returned after being deployed multiple times to fight fires over the summer.
  According to an online update earlier this week, Chilliwack River Valley Fire Department was deployed seven times provincially and worked to protect communities like Boston Bar, Burns Lake, Seaton Portage, Gold Bridge, Adams Lake, Osoyoos and Gun Lake.CRVFD utilized three of its five apparatus units and members logged over 900 hours
  
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• Chilliwack Fire responds to fire in Yale Road supportive housing building

  07-09-2023 18:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Fourteen firefighters from two Chilliwack fire halls were dispatched Wednesday (Sept. 6) after a fire broke out in a unit at a Yale Road supportive housing complex.According to a news release from Fire Chief Ian Josephson, Chilliwack firefighters were dispatched at 3:32 p.m. Wednesday after a fire alarm activated in a three-storey supportive housing building in the 45000 block of Yale Road.
  Once they arrived, fire crews discovered the fire alarm activation was due to a fire in
  
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• A man is back in prison despite a deal reducing his sentence. He’s fighting to restore the agreement

  07-09-2023 18:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A lawyer for a man sent back to prison in South Carolina after a deal reducing his sentence was canceled said he plans to ask for the agreement to be restored.Attorney Todd Rutherford said Wednesday that he and his client Jeroid Price did nothing wrong to warrant the state Supreme Court’s emergency order in April that sent Price back to prison.
  “Jeroid Price is being treated as someone who did something wrong, when in fact he did nothing wrong,” Ruth
  
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• Western Canada a global hot spot over summer months: Climate Central study

  07-09-2023 18:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  An analysis has found that Western Canada was one of the global hot spots in a summer that climate change made one of the warmest on record.
  The extensive study by Climate Central concludes that Canada saw nine days of high temperatures that were made at least three times more likely by greenhouse gases.It also says average temperatures in Canada during July and August were 1.5 degrees warmer than average — one of the highest increases in the world.
  Climate Central uses peer-reviewed metho
  
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• Police say individuals broke into building prior to explosion in Prince George

  07-09-2023 18:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PRINCE GEORGE — Mounties in Prince George say multiple unauthorized people broke into a building before an explosion rocked the downtown core roughly two weeks ago.According to an update from the Prince George RCMP, investigators have been working diligently to uncover the cause of the event since the early morning explosion that occurred on Tuesday, August 22 in downtown Prince George.The investigation so far has determined that the building was secured in the early evening on August 21,
  
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• 89.5 JR Country in Chilliwack hiring for its Street Team

  07-09-2023 17:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Nearly 14 months after it began broadcasting under a new format, Chilliwack-based 89.5 JR Country is looking to hire some energetic, outgoing people to fill the roster of its Street Team.
  Pattison Media Ltd., the parent company of 89.5 JR Country and Fraser Valley Today, says it has an opportunity for individuals looking to get their foot in the door with its Chilliwack radio team.
  According to a job description on the JR Country website, “89.5 JR Country is looking for
  
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• ‘There’s no one to fill his shoes’: Journalist and author Peter C. Newman dies at 94

  07-09-2023 17:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Veteran journalist and author Peter C. Newman, who held a mirror up to Canada, has died at the age of 94.He died in hospital in Belleville, Ont., Thursday morning from complications related to a stroke he had last year, which caused him to develop Parkinson’s disease, his wife Alvy Newman said by phone.“It’s a big loss for Canada,” she said. “He has no peers. There’s no one to fill his shoes. Who is there that’s an author and a journalist that can show C
  
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• PWHL’s Montreal team signs Poulin, Desbiens, Stacey

  07-09-2023 17:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Forwards Marie-Philip-Poulin and Laura Stacey and goaltender Ann-Renée Desbiens were the first players signed by the Professional Women’s Hockey League team in Montreal.
  The three members of the Canadian team that won Olympic gold in 2022 were introduced Thursday at a press conference.
  The PWHL’s inaugural season starts in January with teams in Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, Boston, Minneapolis-St. Paul and New York.
  Poulin of Beauceville, Que., is the all-time ac
  
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• Changes to minimum tax to add $2.6 billion over five years for feds: PBO

  07-09-2023 17:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The parliamentary budget officer says the federal government’s proposed changes to the alternative minimum tax will generate an additional $2.6 billion in revenue over five years.
  The tax aims to ensure high-income earners and trusts don’t pay disproportionately less in taxes than other taxpayers. 
  The Liberal government proposed in the 2023 budget changes to the alternative minimum tax so that the highest income earners pay the greatest share of the revenue gener
  
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• Abbotsford Chamber accepting nominations for 27th annual Business Excellence Awards

  07-09-2023 17:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — The Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce and the Abbotsford News are welcoming nominations for the 27th annual Business Excellence Awards.The Abbotsford Chamber said in a news release Wednesday (Sept. 6) from CEO Alex Mitchell that two new categories have been added to the awards to highlight the success of Indigenous-led businesses and young professionals. The Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce and Abbotsford News will recognize outstanding organizations and individuals in Abbotsford t
  
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• Track-hopping emotional support bunny rescued at B.C. SkyTrain ... - Chilliwack Progress

  07-09-2023 17:30 via news.google.com
  
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• $200000 private donation helps B.C. district fill teacher shortage - Chilliwack Progress

  07-09-2023 17:00 via news.google.com
  
  $200000 private donation helps B.C. district fill teacher shortage  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Freedom Convoy trial expected to pivot to social media barrage - Chilliwack Progress

  07-09-2023 16:30 via news.google.com
  
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• CFL players file complaint over smoky air during Calgary game - Chilliwack Progress

  07-09-2023 16:30 via news.google.com
  
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• American players Knight, Keller and Frankel sign 3-year deals with Boston’s PWHL team

  07-09-2023 16:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BOSTON — Forward Hilary Knight, goaltender Aerin Frankel and defender Megan Keller have signed three-year contracts with the Boston franchise of the Professional Women’s Hockey League.The trio helped the United States win gold at the IIHF world women’s championship last April in Brampton, Ont.Knight scored a hat trick in a 6-3 victory over Canada in the final.The PWHL player selection process opened Sept. 1 with an initial free agency period continuing through Sunday.Salary fig
  
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• Ice dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir to enter Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame

  07-09-2023 16:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Decorated ice dance duo Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir and mixed martial arts star Georges St-Pierre are among the 2023 inductees into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame.
  Randy Ferbey’s curling team, wheelchair basketball player Danielle Peers and softball player Phyllis Bomberry will also be inducted as athletes, with judo coach Hiroshi Nakamura and lacrosse pioneer Oren Lyons joining them as builders.
  This year’s inductees were announced Thursday at the Canadian Museum
  
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• French actor Dujardin set for starring role at Rugby World Cup opening ceremony

  07-09-2023 14:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PARIS (AP) — Award-winning French actor Jean Dujardin’s involvement in the Rugby World Cup opening ceremony on Friday might prove a lucky omen for his nation when it takes on New Zealand.
  Dujardin will be joined by 33 high-profile guests representing French gastronomy, sports and the arts. Names have been kept quiet but three-star Michelin chef Guy Savoy — a friend of France coach Fabien Galthié — and former world pastry chef of the year Pierre Hermé are exp
  
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• MATCHDAY: Ronaldo reflects on Messi rivalry ahead of playing for Portugal in Euro 2024 qualifying

  07-09-2023 14:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  A look at what’s happening in European Championship qualifying on Friday:
  GROUP J
  Cristiano Ronaldo has been in reflective mood as he brings up 20 years in Portugal’s national team, saying he and great rival Lionel Messi “changed the history of soccer” and that he still wants to raise the bar at the age of 38. Ronaldo’s debut for Portugal was in August 2003 and two decades later the most prolific scorer in men’s internationals — with 123 goals in a recor
  
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• Latvia tops Italy, moves into 5th-place game at Basketball World Cup

  07-09-2023 14:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Latvia will play either Slovenia or Lithuania for fifth place at the Basketball World Cup.
  Latvia earned its trip to that game by topping Italy 87-82 on Thursday in the start of the consolation playoffs.
  Slovenia and Lithuania will meet later Thursday. The winner gets Latvia in Saturday’s fifth-place game; the loser plays Italy for seventh place, also on Saturday.
  LATVIA 87, ITALY 82
  Andrejs Grazulis made 12 of his 13 shots, finishing with 28 points and six
  
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• Liberals tap Quebec judge to lead inquiry into foreign interference: sources

  07-09-2023 14:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The federal government has tapped a Quebec judge to head a public inquiry into allegations of foreign interference in Canada’s affairs.
  Two government sources, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss matters not yet made public, confirmed that Quebec Court of Appeal Justice Marie-Josée Hogue will lead the probe.
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc, who is also the minister for democratic institutions, is set to announce
  
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• Wild-Card Hopes: Toronto Blue Jays on playoff bubble entering stretch drive

  07-09-2023 12:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Back-to-back series wins over the Colorado Rockies and Oakland Athletics have given the Toronto Blue Jays some momentum for the stretch drive.
  A three-game set against another lowly opponent — the Kansas City Royals — begins Friday, kicking off a critical 10-game homestand that includes series against the Texas Rangers and Boston Red Sox.
  Here’s a look at five things to watch as the Blue Jays aim to make a September push for a playoff spot in the American League
  
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• In the news today: Trudeau in Singapore, trial of “Freedom Convoy” organizers resumes

  07-09-2023 10:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today…
  Trudeau visits Singapore to promote Canadian businesses, products
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is continuing his tour of the Indo-Pacific region this week with a visit to Singapore to promote Canadian business and products.
  His two-day visit is expected to include meetings with business leaders in the region, as well as meeting with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loo
  
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• Private donation helps attract teachers to rural B.C. with $10,000 cash welcome gifts

  07-09-2023 10:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  A rural school district in the British Columbia Interior has filled a shortfall of teachers with help from an anonymous benefactor who donated $200,000 to welcome new educators.
  At a time when schools across the province are struggling with staff recruitment and retention, the Gold Trail School District offered $10,000 incentives to attract new teachers, and $15,000 for those who agreed to move to the small town of Lytton which was devastated by fire two years ago.
  Superintendent Teresa Downs sa
  
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• ‘Freedom Convoy’ organizers’ trial to delve into social media from protest

  07-09-2023 10:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The criminal trial of “Freedom Convoy” organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber is expected to resume today with a deep dive into a mountain of social media evidence police amassed during the protest.
  Lich and Barber are facing charges related to their role in organizing the protest against COVID-19 health restrictions last year that blockaded city streets for weeks with big-rig trucks and encampments.
  The Crown is expected to call Ottawa police Sgt. Joanne Pillotte, wh
  
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