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• Trump lawyers seek recusal of judge in DC presiding over federal election subversion case

  11-09-2023 23:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for Donald Trump on Monday asked the federal judge presiding over his election subversion case in Washington to recuse herself, saying her past public statements about the former president and his connection to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol call into question whether she can be fair.
  The recusal motion from Trump’s lawyers takes aim at U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, a former assistant public defender who was nominated to the bench by Preside
  
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• Montreal Alouettes sign veteran middle linebacker Darnell Sankey

  11-09-2023 22:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The Montreal Alouettes announced Monday the signing of American linebacker Darnell Sankey.
  The six-foot-one, 245-pound Sankey, a native of San Jose, Calif., is coming off a championship campaign, having helped the Arlington Renegades capture the XFL title in May. Sankey had 47 tackles and a sack as Arlington finished second in the South Division with a 4-6 record.
  But Arlington defeated the DC Defenders 35-26 in the league’s championship game May 13. Sankey secured his XFL
  
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• Chinatown stabbing suspect was on day release from psychiatric facility: VPD chief

  11-09-2023 22:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Vancouver’s police chief says the suspect in a triple stabbing at a Chinatown festival over the weekend was on day release from a forensic psychiatric hospital.
  Chief Adam Palmer told a news conference attended by Mayor Ken Sim and festival organizers that a 64-year-old man is in custody after Sunday’s attack that left a couple in their 60s and a woman in her 20s with severe but non-life-threatening injuries.
  He says the attack that occurred around 6 p.m. near the main stage of the L
  
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• US makes deal with Iran to swap prisoners and release $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds

  11-09-2023 22:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has cleared the way for the release of five American citizens detained in Iran by issuing a blanket waiver for international banks to transfer $6 billion in frozen Iranian money from South Korea to Qatar without fear of U.S. sanctions. In addition, as part of the deal, the administration has agreed to release five Iranian citizens held in the United States.
  Secretary of State Antony Blinken signed off on the deal late last week, but Congress was n
  
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• Gas leak in downtown Chilliwack after excavator strike at ... - Chilliwack Progress

  11-09-2023 22:05 via news.google.com
  
  Gas leak in downtown Chilliwack after excavator strike at ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• 'Red-light runners' who pass Chilliwack school buses being tracked - Chilliwack Progress

  11-09-2023 21:58 via news.google.com
  
  'Red-light runners' who pass Chilliwack school buses being tracked  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Mission City Outlaws earn opening weekend split with Chilliwack Jets - Mission City Record

  11-09-2023 21:32 via news.google.com
  
  Mission City Outlaws earn opening weekend split with Chilliwack Jets  Mission City Record
  
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• Blue Jays reinstate right-hander Erik Swanson from 15-day injured list

  11-09-2023 21:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have reinstated right-hander Erik Swanson from the 15-day injured list.
  The 30-year-old relief pitcher was dealing with thoracic spine inflammation.
  Swanson’s last outing came on Aug. 26, where he exited the game after pitching 1/3 of an inning and allowing one hit in an 8-3 win over the Cleveland Guardians.
  He will be active for Monday’s game against the Texas Rangers at Rogers Centre.
  The Blue Jays are currently riding a three-game winning stre
  
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• Chilliwack Fire dispatched after excavator reportedly clips gas line in downtown Chilliwack

  11-09-2023 21:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Three engines (1, 1-2 and 4) from the Chilliwack Fire Department have been dispatched to the 46000 block of Victoria Avenue in downtown Chilliwack after an excavator reportedly clipped a one-inch service main line around noon Monday (Sept. 11).
  According to scanner traffic, an excavator reportedly hit a gas line, resulting in gas flowing from the clipped service main line. There is reportedly a strong smell of gas in the air in the area.
  Chilliwack Fire has blocked two nearby
  
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• Abbotsford's Ag-Rec Building transforming into pickleball courts - Chilliwack Progress

  11-09-2023 21:16 via news.google.com
  
  Abbotsford's Ag-Rec Building transforming into pickleball courts  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• BC Hydro adding higher-powered, faster-charging EV stations to Manning Park

  11-09-2023 21:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — BC Hydro announced Friday (Sept. 8) it will add higher-powered chargers to its growing network of fast-charging EV stations with the introduction of 180-kilowatt charging units, which have the ability to add up to 180 kilometres of driving to the average electric vehicle in roughly 10 minutes.“BC is a leader in electric vehicle adoption and has one of the largest public electric vehicle charging networks in Canada, and we are committed to providing more options for driver
  
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• City of Terrace apologizes to former councillor for systemic racism - Chilliwack Progress

  11-09-2023 20:51 via news.google.com
  
  City of Terrace apologizes to former councillor for systemic racism  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Settlement in sex-assault lawsuit against Quebec religious order

  11-09-2023 20:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — A settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit providing compensation for victims of sexual abuse at orphanages and other institutions run by the Frères de Saint-Gabriel religious order in Quebec.
  Under the settlement announced today, a fund of between $9.4 million and $26.9 million will be made available to victims for assaults committed since 1940.
  The lawsuit was filed in December 2019 and covers those who were minors when they were sexually assaulted, provide
  
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• MP Michael Chong testifies Tuesday in D.C. about being a foreign interference target

  11-09-2023 20:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — Canadian Conservative MP Michael Chong will be in the U.S. capital Tuesday to tell Capitol Hill lawmakers what it’s like to be a target of a Chinese foreign interference campaign.
  Chong is one of several witnesses who are scheduled to appear before the Congressional-Executive Commission on China. 
  Chong says he’s unafraid to tell his story and to speak on behalf of the countless other Canadians that he says have also been targeted.
  The commission, which includ
  
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• Study says fish stocks along Atlantic, Pacific coasts unaffected by marine heat waves

  11-09-2023 20:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Marine heat waves haven’t had a lasting effect on fish populations along Canada’s Atlantic and Pacific coasts, says a study showing there is still a chance to act on climate change.
  The study published Aug. 30 in the journal Nature looked at data from 1993 to 2019, which included 248 marine heat waves – described as prolonged periods of warm ocean temperatures.
  “The expectation is that whenever there are heat waves, the fish stocks will be affected, and that the bigger th
  
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• B.C. sets maximum rent increase for 2024 at 3.5% - Chilliwack Progress

  11-09-2023 20:12 via news.google.com
  
  B.C. sets maximum rent increase for 2024 at 3.5%  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• B.C. caps allowable rent increases at 3.5 per cent, 2 points lower than inflation

  11-09-2023 20:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has set the allowable rent increase for next year at 3.5 per cent.
  The rate is more than two percentage points below the 12-month average inflation rate of 5.6 per cent. 
  Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon says in a statement that costs have been increasing, especially for housing, at a rate that’s unsustainable for many people, and this increase is a balance to protect renters, while keeping units on the market. 
  The increase can be eff
  
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• RCMP boosts contract scrutiny following review of dealings with China-linked firm

  11-09-2023 20:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The RCMP says it is updating its procurement practices after an internal review of dealings with a company that has ties to China. 
  A standing offer with Sinclair Technologies to provide the RCMP with radio-frequency filtering equipment was suspended in December after media coverage focusing on national security implications.
  Sinclair’s parent company, Norsat International, has been owned by Chinese telecommunications firm Hytera since 2017, and the Chinese government h
  
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• Horrors! The Nun II dominates weekend box office despite reviews - Chilliwack Progress

  11-09-2023 20:00 via news.google.com
  
  Horrors! The Nun II dominates weekend box office despite reviews  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Sask. premier accuses Trudeau of risking trade with India, hiding status of talks

  11-09-2023 19:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe’s government is accusing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of damaging relations with India and keeping the provinces in the dark about trade talks.
  In a letter Moe released Monday, Saskatchewan Trade Minister Jeremy Harrison argues Trudeau is picking a fight with India for domestic political gain and risking access to one of his province’s most important export markets.
  Harrison claims the province learned that Canada paused trade talks with India through
  
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• Canada’s Adriana Leon joins Aston Villa on two-year contract

  11-09-2023 19:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canada’s Adriana Leon has signed a two-year deal with Aston Villa of the English Women’s Super League.
  The 30-year-old forward was with Manchester United last year and spent the second half of the season on loan with the National Women’s Soccer League’s Portland Thorns.
  Leon, from Maple and King City, Ont., joined United in July 2022 and scored three goals in nine appearances for the club. 
  She spent the four seasons prior to that with West Ham United.
  Leon has 99 ca
  
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• Chilliwack's G.W. Graham football Grizzlies stun American opponent - Chilliwack Progress

  11-09-2023 19:50 via news.google.com
  
  Chilliwack's G.W. Graham football Grizzlies stun American opponent  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Industrial trades school run by 2 unions relocating to Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress

  11-09-2023 19:45 via news.google.com
  
  Industrial trades school run by 2 unions relocating to Chilliwack  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Indian PM, in meeting with Trudeau, rebukes Canada on Sikh independence vote

  11-09-2023 19:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed “strong concerns” to Canada over its handling of the Punjabi independence movement, on the same day the Sikh community in Metro Vancouver held a vote on the matter.
  A statement released by India’s Ministry of External Affairs says Modi told Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the sidelines of this weekend’s G20 summit in New Delhi that progress in the two countries’ relationship requires “mutual respect a
  
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• Province allows max rent increase of 3.5% for 2024

  11-09-2023 19:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — It might not be music to the ears of renters across BC, but the provincial government says its maximum allowable rent increase is being set below the inflation rate for the coming year.The BC government announced Monday (Sept. 11) that for the second consecutive year, BC’s maximum allowable rent will be set below the inflation rate, paving the way for a max rent increase of 3.5 per cent in 2024.“Across the country, costs have been increasing – especially for ho
  
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• Montreal public health investigating after overdoses send six people to hospital

  11-09-2023 19:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Montreal public health says it’s investigating a series of overdoses in downtown Montreal Sunday that sent six people to hospital.
  The health agency says what happened is concerning but that it’s not uncommon for a large number of people to overdose in one day because of the contamination of street drugs with synthetic opiates, such as fentanyl.
  Montreal’s ambulance service says it received a call Sunday afternoon for six people experiencing overdoses and that four were transpo
  
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• Ex-Conservative Quebec MP, ‘political orphan’ Alain Rayes won’t seek re-election

  11-09-2023 19:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Quebec MP Alain Rayes says he won’t run again for federal office, a year after leaving the Conservative Party.
  In a statement, Rayes says it is the right time for him to exit politics, though he will continue to sit as an MP until the next federal election.
  Rayes calls himself “a political orphan,” arguing no federal party has a positive vision while being prudent about fiscal management.
  The Independent MP has represented the riding of Richmond-Arthabaska in Quebec’s Eas
  
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• NDP wants Suncor CEO to tell MPs why company moving away from focus on clean energy

  11-09-2023 18:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — NDP MP Charlie Angus says the head of oilsands giant Suncor needs to explain to a House of Commons committee why he’s moving his company’s focus away from clean energy.CEO Rich Kruger told investors on a conference call last month that the company was spending too much time transitioning to renewable fuels and needed to refocus on its core business of the oilsands.
  A week later, during the Liberal cabinet retreat in Charlottetown, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault
  
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• Harrison fire chief resigns - Chilliwack Progress

  11-09-2023 18:43 via news.google.com
  
  Harrison fire chief resigns  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton announces new coaches for national skeleton program

  11-09-2023 18:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton has named Joe Cecchini, Kevin Boyer and Micaela Widmer as its newest coaches for the national skeleton program.
  Cecchini will take on the dual role of head coach and technical lead.After beginning his skeleton career on Canada’s development team from 2006-2012, he went on to compete for Italy at the 2018 Olympics. He has also worked privately with many of Canada’s skeleton athletes over the last two years as a club and international coach at
  
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• B.C. launches task force to deal with climate emergencies - Chilliwack Progress

  11-09-2023 18:35 via news.google.com
  
  B.C. launches task force to deal with climate emergencies  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Chilliwack's Valley Huskers hit Westshore wall as Rebels win big - Chilliwack Progress

  11-09-2023 18:30 via news.google.com
  
  Chilliwack's Valley Huskers hit Westshore wall as Rebels win big  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Informant at heart of Quebec’s secret trial sues authorities for $5.8 million

  11-09-2023 18:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — A police informant at the heart of a secret trial in Quebec is suing authorities for roughly $5.8 million.
  The unnamed informant, described in the Aug. 28 lawsuit as the “designated person,” accuses police officers of acting in bad faith by reneging on the co-operation deal and then allegedly blackmailing him or her.
  Designated person and another plaintiff called X are suing the unnamed police force and three police officers for a combined total of about $5.8 million
  
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• Cease-fire declared after days of intense fighting in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp

  11-09-2023 18:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SIDON, Lebanon (AP) — An “immediate and lasting cease-fire” was declared Monday after a top Lebanese general met with officials from rival Palestinian factions, following days of fighting in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp, which left several people dead and dozens wounded.
  It was the latest in a series of cease-fires that only lasted for hours before fighting erupted again. It was not clear if this truce will hold and whether rival groups will abide by it.The
  
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• Chilliwack school board trustee base salary now approaches $2,100/month

  11-09-2023 18:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — All seven members of the Chilliwack school board have received a slight adjustment to their yearly salary pegged to inflation.
  In a memo from Secretary-Treasurer Simone Sangster contained within the 177-page board package for Tuesday’s September school board meeting, Chilliwack School District trustees will now earn a base salary of $24,847. The vice chair will receive $26,314, while the board chair earns $28,128. The base salary is about $2,070 per month.
  The salary adj
  
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• Disney, Charter settle cable dispute hours before ‘Monday Night Football’ season opener

  11-09-2023 18:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Hours before the fall’s first “Monday Night Football” game, Disney and Charter Communications have settled a business dispute that had left some 15 million cable TV customers without ESPN and other Disney channels.
  Disney said that because of the deal, the majority of its ESPN customers would have service restored to Charter’s Spectrum cable system right away. Charter confirmed the deal Monday.
  It comes before the New York Jets and Buffalo Bills were
  
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• B.C. coach leads Germany to historic world basketball title - Chilliwack Progress

  11-09-2023 18:04 via news.google.com
  
  B.C. coach leads Germany to historic world basketball title  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Saturday’s accident on Highway 1 hospitalizes 2, including 1 in critical condition

  11-09-2023 17:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Saturday’s accident on Highway 1 near No. 3 Road that blocked the two eastbound lanes sent two patients to the hospital, including one in critical condition.
  According to a Sunday night statement released by Joshua Smith, communications specialist for the Provincial Health Services Authority, BC Emergency Health Services responded to a motor vehicle incident between Number 3 Road and Atkinson Road in Abbotsford shortly after 2 p.m. The 9-1-1 call came in at 2:03 p.m.Two
  
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• Senators promote Ben Sexton to join D.J. Smith’s staff as assistant coach

  11-09-2023 17:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Ottawa Senators head coach D.J. Smith has a new assistant on his staff.
  Ben Sexton has been promoted from American Hockey League affiliate Belleville Senators to join Smith’s staff.
  Sexton spent the last three seasons as an assistant coach with Belleville after being hired prior to the 2020-21 season.
  The 32-year-old Ottawa native was a seventh-round (206th overall) pick in the 2009 draft by the Boston Bruins.Sexton spent much of his professional career in the AHL, but had a short stint wi
  
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• Canucks name defenceman Quinn Hughes 15th captain in franchise history

  11-09-2023 17:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks have named defenceman Quinn Hughes their 15th captain in franchise history.
  Hughes is the first defenceman to hold the honour for Vancouver since a three-player rotation during the 1990-91 season that included blue-liner Doug Lidster. 
  The last full-time defenceman to don the “C” in Vancouver was Kevin McCarthy from 1979 to 1982.
  Hughes served as an assistant captain for the first time during the 2022-23 season, during which the 23-year-ol
  
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• Libyan prime minister says 2,000 people believed dead in flooding in eastern Libya following storm

  11-09-2023 17:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CAIRO (AP) — The head of one of Libya’s rival governments said Monday that 2,000 people are feared dead in flooding that swept through the eastern parts of the north African nation.
  In a phone interview with al-Masar television station Monday, Prime Minister Ossama Hamad said that 2,000 were feared dead in the eastern city of Derna, and thousands of others are reported missing.
  He said the floods have swept away entire neighborhoods in Derna, which has been declared a disaster zone,
  
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• Quinn Hughes named as the latest Captain Canuck - Chilliwack Progress

  11-09-2023 17:30 via news.google.com
  
  Quinn Hughes named as the latest Captain Canuck  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Triple stabbing at Vancouver Chinatown festival, 1 man arrested - Chilliwack Progress

  11-09-2023 16:33 via news.google.com
  
  Triple stabbing at Vancouver Chinatown festival, 1 man arrested  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Tennis history made for Canada with Dabrowski's U.S. Open win - Chilliwack Progress

  11-09-2023 16:30 via news.google.com
  
  Tennis history made for Canada with Dabrowski's U.S. Open win  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Basketball bronze over U.S. has a golden glow for Canada - Chilliwack Progress

  11-09-2023 16:20 via news.google.com
  
  Basketball bronze over U.S. has a golden glow for Canada  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Canadians in shock as devastating Moroccan earthquake kills 2100 - Chilliwack Progress

  11-09-2023 16:10 via news.google.com
  
  Canadians in shock as devastating Moroccan earthquake kills 2100  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Bells toll as the U.S. marks 22 years since 9/11, from ground zero to Alaska

  11-09-2023 14:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Bells tolled at ground zero and solemn tributes unfolded around the country as Americans looked back Monday on the horror and legacy of 9/11.People gathered at memorials, firehouses, city halls, campuses and elsewhere to observe the 22nd anniversary of the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil. Nearly 3,000 people were killed when hijacked planes crashed at New York’s World Trade Center, the Pentagon and Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and the attack reshaped American forei
  
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• Defenceman Matheson named assistant captain of Montreal Canadiens

  11-09-2023 14:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LAVAL-SUR-LE-LAC, Que. — Defenceman Mike Matheson has been named an assistant captain of the Montreal Canadiens, the team announced Monday.
  The club said the decision was made by the Canadiens’ management team.
  Veteran Brendan Gallagher will continue to serve as an assistant captain, while forward Nick Suzuki retains his role as team captain.
  The 29-year-old Matheson led the team’s defencemen with 34 points (8-26) in 48 games last season. The 6-foot-2, 195-pound blue-liner also
  
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• Trudeau expected to leave India Tuesday morning after plane breaks down

  11-09-2023 11:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW DELHI — The Canadian Armed Forces sent a plane yesterday evening to pick up Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who is stranded in India after the plane he arrived on was grounded because of technical issues. 
  A press secretary for the prime minister’s office says Trudeau is expected to leave New Delhi Tuesday morning, local time. 
  Mohammad Hussain says they’ll keep the public updated as the situation remains fluid. 
  The lockdown in New Delhi lifted at midnight fo
  
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• South Korean media: North Korean train presumably carrying leader Kim Jong Un departed for Russia

  11-09-2023 10:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A North Korean train presumably carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has departed for Russia for a possible meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, South Korean media said Monday.
  Citing unidentified South Korean government sources, the Chosun Ilbo newspaper reported that the train likely left the North Korean capital of Pyongyang on Sunday evening and that a Kim-Putin meeting is possible as early as Tuesday.
  The Yonhap news agency and some other media
  
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