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• Eryn Braley named 2023 recipient of the UFV Young Distinguished Alumni award

  18-09-2023 23:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Eryn Braley is thankful to have chosen a career in Indigenous public health that allows her to connect with her Indigenous identity.
  “I am so appreciative of the Indigenous mentors and peers who have guided me in my career and personal journey. Through teachings, connection, and ceremonies, I am connecting with who I am as nehiyaw iskwew, a Cree woman.”
  In recognition of her dedication and innovation in ensuring Indigenous Peoples are heard and respected within the
  
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• Boundary Bay commercial crab fleet investigations lead to major fines, forfeitures of over $287K

  18-09-2023 23:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SURREY — Recent investigations by fishery officers with Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) into the Boundary Bay commercial crab fleet have generated several convictions in Surrey Provincial Court.In a news release from DFO Monday (Sept. 18), four vessel masters received fines and forfeitures totalling over $287,000, including one captain also received a first-ever fishing prohibition.
  On August 4, 2023, Han Van Lam, master of the vessel John Lam, pleaded guilty to illegally fishing in Unit
  
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• Home Suite Home: B.C. announces measures to accelerate housing ... - Chilliwack Progress

  18-09-2023 23:30 via news.google.com
  
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• 'Credible' intelligence links India to Surrey Sikh leader's death ... - Chilliwack Progress

  18-09-2023 23:30 via news.google.com
  
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• Chiefs, Mahomes agree to restructured deal to include big pay raise, AP source says

  18-09-2023 23:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs and reigning NFL MVP Patrick Mahomes agreed to a restructure of his 10-year, $450 million contract that gives him a substantial boost in pay over the next four seasons, two people familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Monday.
  The people spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the contract.
  The revised agreement pushes some of the money Mahomes was scheduled to make going forward to the next four
  
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• Biogas plant in Chilliwack becomes largest of its kind in B.C. - Agassiz Harrison Observer

  18-09-2023 22:42 via news.google.com
  
  Biogas plant in Chilliwack becomes largest of its kind in B.C.  Agassiz Harrison Observer
  
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• ‘A serious moment in the life of the world’: Trudeau heads back to United Nations

  18-09-2023 22:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — At the annual UN General Assembly, that traffic-snarling symposium of international hand-wringing and high dudgeon now underway in New York City, the peril of climate change is always a prominent topic. 
  But as Taylor Swift might say, it hits different after the summer of 2023.
  The year saw a record-setting wildfire season in Canada, more than 11,000 dead from catastrophic flooding in Libya and a record 23 separate billion-dollar weather disasters in the U.S. in just the
  
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• B.C. director expands Bones of Crows for the small screen - Chilliwack Progress

  18-09-2023 22:30 via news.google.com
  
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• ‘Credible’ intelligence links Indian government to B.C. Sikh leader’s murder: Trudeau

  18-09-2023 22:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadian intelligence services are investigating “credible” information about “a potential link” between the government of India and the murder of British Columbia Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
  Nijjar was shot outside his gurdwara in Surrey, B.C., on June 18.
  Members of the Sikh community in Canada accused the Indian government of being behind the murder and attempting to silence voices advocating for part of Punjab st
  
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• UFV Cascades women's soccer continue shutout streak - Chilliwack Progress

  18-09-2023 21:56 via news.google.com
  
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• Davis Schneider learning on the job as Blue Jays chase post-season berth

  18-09-2023 21:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Every time fans with pasted-on moustaches are shown on the Rogers Centre Jumbotron, all the Toronto Blue Jays start elbowing Davis Schneider, telling him to look.
  The disguises are a loving tribute to the 24-year-old Schneider, who has rocked the distinctive facial hair since the film “Top Gun: Maverick” came out in May 2022. But when Schneider debuted for Toronto with a splash on Aug. 4, hitting a home run in his first-ever Major League at bat, Blue Jays fans started
  
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• B.C. health officer urges patience on drug crisis; delegates to vote on resolutions

  18-09-2023 21:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Provincial Health Officer Bonnie Henry is urging patience from British Columbia’s municipal leaders on drug decriminalization, saying the problem isn’t something they can arrest their way out of.Henry told politicians at the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention that the pilot program is “not perfect,” but provincial statistics show the largest group of drug users who have died from overdoses are men between ages 30 and 59.She says many of them died be
  
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• 60-year-old tennis courts at Yarrow Community Centre to be removed for 41-stall parking lot

  18-09-2023 21:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Construction has begun on a project that will see the tennis courts at Yarrow Community Centre removed and replaced with a 41-stall parking lot, street lighting, landscaping and an electric vehicle charging station.
  According to a staff report dated August 4, 2023 and prepared by Richard Fortin, parks planning manager for the City of Chilliwack, the Yarrow Community Hall (Centre) and community park parking lot has substantially more demand for parking than supplied. Fortin cit
  
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• Grizzly bears in Quesnel subdivision cause concern, debate - Chilliwack Progress

  18-09-2023 21:20 via news.google.com
  
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• SFU football program plans remain uncertain after report released

  18-09-2023 21:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BURNABY, B.C. — An independent special adviser has found that Simon Fraser University’s varsity football program would have the potential to operate in Canada but not south of the border. 
  In a 136-page report released Monday, McLaren Global Sport Solutions senior vice-president Bob Copeland concluded that a “competitive football program operating in the United States is not feasible or sustainable.”
  However, he noted that SFU football has the potential to build &ldq
  
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• Abbotsford Canucks to hold 2023 training camp in Chilliwack from ... - Canucks Army

  18-09-2023 21:01 via news.google.com
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• Dine Around Happy Hour comes to B.C. restaurants - Chilliwack Progress

  18-09-2023 21:00 via news.google.com
  
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• FortisBC gas users will see a drop in natural gas prices in October

  18-09-2023 20:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SURREY, B.C. — British Columbia natural gas users can expect to see their monthly bills decrease starting in October. 
  FortisBC says in a statement that it has been given approval by the B.C. Utilities Commission to drop its gas rates for customers by more than 90 cents a gigajoule starting Oct. 1. 
  The utility says it will amount to about $7 a month in savings for residential customers, depending on a customer’s consumption. 
  Joe Mazza, vice-president of energy supply
  
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• Toronto FC looks forward to Inter Miami, hoping Lionel Messi will play Wednesday

  18-09-2023 20:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Toronto FC leaves for Florida on Tuesday for a mid-week game at Inter Miami, wondering whether Lionel Messi will be waiting at DRV PNK Stadium.
  After leading Miami to the Leagues Cup title and the U.S. Open Cup final, the Argentine star has sat out the last two MLS games. Miami coach Gerardo (Tata) Martino said the decision to hold out Messi was “because he has muscular fatigue and it was prudent to leave him.”
  Martino told reporters Friday he will avoid overworking the 36-year-old M
  
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• Gusty winds complicate B.C. wildfire fight, but human-caused blazes also a factor

  18-09-2023 20:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Gusty winds and unsettled weather in parts of British Columbia helped kick up several wildfires over the weekend, forcing a number of evacuation orders and alerts.
  Four regional districts, from the Sunshine Coast to the Cariboo, central Okanagan and Peace River, issued or upgraded evacuation orders between Friday and Sunday.
  The most recent order covers the Glen Lake fire west of Peachland, a suspected human-caused blaze spotted on Saturday that the BC Wildfire Service says has
  
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• ‘El Chapo’ son Ovidio Guzmán López pleads not guilty to US drug and money laundering charges

  18-09-2023 20:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Ovidio Guzmán López, a son of former Sinaloa cartel leader Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán, pleaded not guilty Monday to drug trafficking, money laundering and other charges during his first court appearance since being extradited to the U.S. from Mexico.Guzmán López was extradited Friday, five months after U.S. prosecutors unsealed sprawling indictments against him and his brothers, known collectively as the “Chapitos.” T
  
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• Charges laid against Surrey man, Harinder Singh Sahota, for break and enter, assault

  18-09-2023 20:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SURREY — Mounties in Surrey say charges have been laid against 38-year-old Harinder Singh Sahota for his alleged role in a series of incidents and collisions involving break and enter, multiple assaults and dangerous operation of a vehicle that allegedly occurred in Surrey and Delta on Saturday night, Sept. 16.According to Corporal Vanessa Munn of the Surrey RCMP, 38-year-old Harinder Singh Sihota is charged with numerous offences including:Break and enter;
  Three counts of Assault;
  Fail to
  
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• People Are Comparing The New Downtown Chilliwack to Disney ... - 604 Now

  18-09-2023 20:10 via news.google.com
  
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• Abbotsford woman chosen for The Bachelor's next season - Chilliwack Progress

  18-09-2023 20:03 via news.google.com
  
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• American forward Taylor Heise taken first overall at inaugural PWHL draft

  18-09-2023 20:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Minnesota has selected forward Taylor Heise with the first overall pick of the inaugural Professional Women’s Hockey League draft.
  Tennis legend Billie Jean King, an investor in the league, made the announcement.
  Toronto selected veteran Canadian defender Jocelyne Larocque of Ste-Anne, Man., with the second pick.
  Heise, of Lake City, Minn., is coming off her fifth and final year at the University of Minnesota, where she was a first-team all-American after leading the NCAA i
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Pastor gets 60-day sentence for role in Alberta border blockade

  18-09-2023 19:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Calgary pastor Artur Pawlowski has been sentenced to 60 days jail for his role in protests against COVID-19 public health measures that blocked Alberta’s main Canada-U.S. border crossing for more than two weeks in early 2022. 
  But a judge in Lethbridge, Alta., gave him 60 days credit for time already served. 
  In May, Pawlowski was found guilty of mischief and breaching a release order. 
  More coming.  The Canadian Press
  
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• A suspect has been arrested in the ambush killing of a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy

  18-09-2023 19:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PALMDALE, Calif. (AP) — A man has been arrested in the ambush killing of a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy who was shot as he sat in a patrol car, authorities said Monday.
  Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said the suspect surrendered at a home in the city of Palmdale early Monday.
  Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer was shot Saturday evening outside the Palmdale sheriff’s station and died at a hospital. He had become engaged to be married four days earlier.
  Luna did not immedi
  
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• MLS terminates contract of CF Montreal midfielder Matko Miljevic

  18-09-2023 19:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK — Major League Soccer has terminated the contract of CF Montreal midfielder Matko Miljevic.
  An investigation found that he engaged in conduct detrimental to the league and violated his standard player agreement, MLS said Monday in a one-paragraph news release. 
  Several media outlets reported last week that Miljevic was banned for life from a Quebec amateur indoor soccer league for striking another player in the face.
  The 22-year-old Argentine player allegedly used a false nam
  
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• Families of slain First Nations women disappointed by meeting with Anandasangaree

  18-09-2023 19:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The families of two First Nations women whose remains are believed to be in a Winnipeg landfill say they were left feeling disappointed by a meeting with a Liberal cabinet minister in Ottawa.
  The remains of Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran are suspected to be in the Prairie Green Landfill, a private facility north of Winnipeg, and families have been calling for provincial and federal leaders to fund a search.
  Their families say they expected Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gar
  
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• Silver Skagit Road to reopen in April 2024, but flood repairs will carry into 2025

  18-09-2023 19:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HOPE — While most of Silver Skagit Road south of Hope is closed due to more than 38 flood-damaged sites along the route following massive flooding in late 2021, the province provided an update Monday that forecasts reopening of additional sections of Silver Skagit Road by April 2024.According to an update from the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, Silver Skagit Road is expected to reopen on April 15, 2024 for public use, though construction activities will remain along the rou
  
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• Lawsuits filed by building owner, victim’s family in Old Montreal fire that killed 7

  18-09-2023 19:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The owner of an Old Montreal building where seven people died in a fire last March is suing the city for $7.6 million.
  Emile Benamor says the city’s rules and regulations for heritage properties made it impossible to make some changes or repairs to the building.
  Benamor also alleges firefighters did not deploy adequate resources to the March 16 fire and didn’t listen to him when he told them minutes after the fire started that there were very likely people inside.
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• Chilliwack Citizens for Change push city for more full-time firefighters - Chilliwack Progress

  18-09-2023 19:12 via news.google.com
  
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• Undo Line 5 shutdown order, federal government’s filing urges U.S. appeals court

  18-09-2023 19:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — Ottawa is urging a U.S. appeals court to reverse a Wisconsin judge’s order that threatens to shut down the Line 5 cross-border pipeline by June 2026.Forcing a shutdown would violate Canada’s treaty rights, government lawyers argue in an amicus brief filed today with the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.A Wisconsin court ruling in June gave Calgary-based Enbridge Inc. an ultimatum: reroute the pipeline around an Indigenous reserve within three years or shut it
  
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• ABBOTSFORD CANUCKS ANNOUNCE 2023 TRAINING CAMP IN ... - Abbotsford Canucks

  18-09-2023 19:00 via news.google.com
  
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• Chevron on Vedder Road nearing completion, will sell M&M Food Market products

  18-09-2023 18:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — A gas station that formerly operated as Esso at the corner of Thomas Road and Vedder Road across from McDonald’s, DQ and A&W in Sardis will soon open as a Chevron-branded store with an On The Run convenience store selling M&M Food Market products.Esso closed at 5688 Vedder Road earlier this year and has been closed for at least a month, possibly more, while it underwent renovation. The Chevron-branded store will have a cleaner look, a convenience store like it di
  
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• Chilliwack Fire Department crews put out minor fire atop power pole - Chilliwack Progress

  18-09-2023 18:52 via news.google.com
  
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• Class-action lawsuit application for COVID-19 response in care homes begins in Quebec

  18-09-2023 18:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — A Quebec Superior Court judge is being asked to authorize a class-action lawsuit on behalf of all residents of public long-term care homes that experienced COVID-19 outbreaks during the pandemic’s first two waves.
  Montreal lawyer Patrick Martin-Ménard said today in court that Quebec’s early response to COVID-19 in long-term care homes was marked by improvisation and that a pre-existing pandemic plan was ignored until it was too late.
  The lawsuit would also inc
  
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• The Olive Junction closes in Garrison Village after 5 years, relocates to Alberta

  18-09-2023 18:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — A specialty boutique store in Garrison selling certified extra virgin olive oil, artisan foods and sauces and other unique offerings has closed and will relocate to Alberta.
  According to signs outside its retail store near Waves Coffee and Subway, Olive Junction’s final retail day of operation in person was Saturday, September 16 in Garrison Village, at the corner of Keith Wilson Road and Vedder Road.“Our last retail day was September 16th before we move our busine
  
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• Former NFL player Sergio Brown’s mother is found dead, and now he is missing

  18-09-2023 18:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MAYWOOD, Ill. (AP) — Authorities searched Monday for a former NFL player after his 73-year-old mother’s body was found near a creek behind her suburban Chicago home.Relatives told officers Saturday in Maywood that they could not find Sergio Brown, 35, or Myrtle Brown, police said.
  Officers found Myrtle Brown’s body, and a medical examiner determined Sunday that she had been injured during an assault.
  Sergio Brown played defensive back from 2010 through 2016 with the New England
  
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• 154 BC Hydro customers north of downtown Chilliwack could be without power much of Monday

  18-09-2023 18:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — BC Hydro says an equipment failure has left 154 BC Hydro customers north of downtown Chilliwack without power Monday morning, and their power could be off for most of the day.
  According to an outage update on its website, BC Hydro says 154 customers near Young and Lewis have been without power since 6:50 a.m.The hydro outage area includes Young Road and Lewis Avenue, west of Young to include Berkeley Avenue and Henley Avenue, and the northern end of Corbould Street. The affect
  
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• Chilliwack Foundation scholarships awarded to 56 Chilliwack grads - Chilliwack Progress

  18-09-2023 17:55 via news.google.com
  
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• Two men and a woman arrested after human remains found in Quebec City area

  18-09-2023 17:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Quebec provincial police say they’ve made three arrests after human remains were found in the Quebec City area on Sunday.
  Police say two men, aged 44 and 31, and a 31-year-old woman were arrested Sunday evening while the suspects were driving in the Montreal-area Mohawk territory of Kahnawake.
  They say that despite the remains being found in the Quebec City area, evidence suggests the alleged murder took place about 200 kilometres away in Contrecoeur, Que., northeast of Mo
  
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• Champagne, Freeland meet with grocery executives to discuss stabilizing prices

  18-09-2023 17:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Top executives from Canada’s major grocery chains are in Ottawa this morning to meet with two federal cabinet ministers and discuss measures to stabilize grocery prices.
  Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne are set to meet with executives from Loblaw, Metro, Empire, Walmart and Costco this morning.
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced last week that the federal government is asking major Canadian grocers to come up wi
  
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• PODCAST: Authors Kennedy Stewart and Margot Fedoruk discuss ... - Chilliwack Progress

  18-09-2023 16:34 via news.google.com
  
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• Massive Snowbird RV show moves into Abbotsford Thursday

  18-09-2023 14:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — Abbotsford’s TRADEX centre is gearing up to host the 2023 Snowbird RV Show & Sale, an annual must-see event for RV enthusiasts. From September 21 to September 24, attendees will be able to explore over 120,000 square feet of displays and information from more than 45 exhibitors. Officials are promising over 200 RVs will be on-site.
  According to organizers, what sets the event apart from others are the daily seminars, an absolute favorite among attendees. The seminars
  
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• Hunter Biden sues the IRS over tax disclosures after agent testimony

  18-09-2023 14:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Hunter Biden has filed a lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service, arguing that two agents violated his right to privacy when they publicly aired his tax information as they pressed claims that a federal investigation of him had been improperly handled.The lawsuit filed Monday says that his personal tax details shared during congressional hearings and interviews was not allowed by federal whistleblower protections.The suit escalates the legal fight as a long-running investigation continues t
  
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• In the news today: Parliament resumes, with focus on housing and food prices

  18-09-2023 10:16 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…
  Housing, food prices on agenda as MPs return
  MPs are returning to the House of Commons today determined to find relief for Canadians feeling the pinch of inflation.
  While some of the most heated debates this fall will surround bail reform, gun restrictions and climate change, it is housing costs and grocery bills that will likely dominate the agenda.Industry Minister Fran
  
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• Trajectory for ‘Freedom Convoy’ organizers’ trial uncertain as third week begins

  18-09-2023 10:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Lawyers on both sides of the trial of key “Freedom Convoy” organizers are working to keep the proceedings from coming to a standstill.
  Tamara Lich and Chris Barber are facing charges related to their role in the demonstration that had big-rig trucks blocking downtown Ottawa streets to protest COVID-19 public health measures.
  The Crown had thought it would take about 10 days to present its case in a trial originally scheduled for 16 days.
  But as the trial begins its thi
  
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• Residents of Hay River and surrounding communities return after month-long evacuation

  18-09-2023 10:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HAY RIVER, N.W.T. — Jennifer Coleman has lived in and around Hay River in the Northwest Territories her whole life, but the highway into the community felt like a strange place as she and other wildfire evacuees were allowed to return there Saturday for the first time in over a month.
  “It’s almost like muscle memory when you drive that highway, it’s almost like you shut your mind off and just drive, and you end up at home,” Coleman said in an interview Sunday.
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• Officers warned about harassment before former Saskatchewan police chief’s exit: memo

  18-09-2023 10:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. — Officers with a beleaguered Saskatchewan police force were warned about harassing behaviour in the weeks before their police chief accused members of personal attacks and character assassination, internal documents show.
  Jonathan Bergen announced he was retiring as chief of the Prince Albert Police Service last May saying he was the subject of “cowardly” attacks. 
  “What I don’t expect from my service and the community I trust and value is
  
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