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• Canada’s Tyler Mislawchuk posts career-best eighth at World Triathlon Championship

  23-09-2023 23:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PONTEVEDRA, Spain — Winnipeg’s Tyler Mislawchuk achieved his best-ever Olympic distance triathlon result with an eighth-place finish at the World Triathlon Championship on Saturday.
  The 28-year-old Mislawchuk finished the challenging 1.5-kilometre swim, 40-kilometre bike and 10-kilometre run in 1:43:09. 
  France’s Dorian Coninx claimed the World Championship title in a thrilling conclusion edging Germany’s Tim Hellwig and France’s Pierre Le Corre in a photo fini
  
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• PHOTOS: Honouring military at Canadian Walk for Veterans in ... - Chilliwack Progress

  23-09-2023 23:02
  
  PHOTOS: Honouring military at Canadian Walk for Veterans in ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Water main break postpones Toronto FC-New York City FC game in suburban Harrison

  23-09-2023 22:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HARRISON, N.J. — Toronto FC’s game with New York City FC has been put back a day to Sunday due to a water main break to the pipeline that services Red Bull Arena.
  News of the postponement came three hours 15 minutes before the scheduled 7:30 p.m. ET kickoff Saturday.
  “As local authorities assess the damage, all water to the stadium has been shut down,” NYCFC said in a statement.
  The game is now scheduled to start at 1 p.m. ET Sunday.
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• Death of B.C. Mountie casts pall over law enforcement across Canada

  23-09-2023 22:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The death of a Metro Vancouver RCMP officer who was shot dead while executing a search warrant is reverberating with law enforcement officials across the country.
  The National Police Federation, which represents RCMP members across Canada, says it has launched a GoFundMe fundraising campaign for the family of Const. Rick O’Brien, 51, who died yesterday in Coquitlam, B.C.
  Kevin Halwa, chair of the federation’s Benevolent Foundation, says calling the mood in the law enforcement communi
  
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• Flamingos in Wisconsin? Tropical birds visit Lake Michigan beach in a first for the northern state

  23-09-2023 22:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PORT WASHINGTON, Wis. (AP) — Five flamingos that showed up in Wisconsin to wade along a Lake Michigan beach attracted a big crowd of onlookers eager to see the unusual visitors venturing far from their usual tropical setting.
  The American flamingos spotted Friday in Port Washington, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) north of Milwaukee, marked the first sighting of the species in Wisconsin state history, said Mark Korducki, a member of the Wisconsin Society for Ornithology, the Milwaukee Journ
  
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• Canucks face off against each other in team scrimmage ahead of pre-season opener

  23-09-2023 21:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — Vancouver Canucks players squared off against each other Saturday in a full-contact scrimmage ahead of Sunday’s first pre-season game in Calgary against the Flames.
  The Canucks have been in Victoria since Thursday for the team’s training camp, which concludes Sunday.
  The scrimmage contest saw the Canucks dress two full benches of players, including veterans Elias Pettersson, J.T. Miller and goalie Thatcher Demko and several rookies trying to crack the line up.
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• Smoke prevents Yellowknife from holding welcome home celebration

  23-09-2023 21:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  YELLOWKNIFE — Smoke has forced Yellowknife to cancel a celebration marking the return of residents to the city after a wildfires-prompted evacuation that lasted for weeks.
  The Northwest Territories capital had planned a “Welcome Home” gathering on Saturday at Somba K’e Civic Plaza, featuring live music, bouncy castles and a shop-local contest.
  But the city posted a notice on its website that due to poor air quality, the celebration has been cancelled due to safety concern
  
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• Moneris confirms credit and debit card processing outage, but offers few details

  23-09-2023 21:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Canadian payment processing firm Moneris says credit and debit card transactions were interrupted by a network outage reported earlier in the day.
  Complaints about outages started rolling in to the Downdetector.ca website before noon eastern time on Saturday, but Moneris did not say when the outage started.
  About three hours later, Moneris posted a message on X — the  social media site formerly known as Twitter — saying it had resolved the network problem.
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• Chilliwack-Hope MP invites residents to submit photos for 2024 ... - Hope Standard

  23-09-2023 21:30
  
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• Chilliwack-Hope MP invites residents to submit photos for 2024 ... - Chilliwack Progress

  23-09-2023 21:30
  
  Chilliwack-Hope MP invites residents to submit photos for 2024 ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Melodically alluring sounds of Indian classical music coming to ... - Chilliwack Progress

  23-09-2023 21:15
  
  Melodically alluring sounds of Indian classical music coming to ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Melodically alluring sounds of Indian classical music coming to ... - Agassiz Harrison Observer

  23-09-2023 21:15
  
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• GW Graham loses first game of the season in Washington state despite standout performances

  23-09-2023 21:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FIFE, WASHINGTON — The GW Graham Grizzlies took their unbeaten record on the road to Washington state for the second time this season but met their match in a 33-21 loss to Fife High School, despite strong performances from standout players on offence, defence and special teams.According to a game summary provided by assistant coach Ian Parks, the Fife Trojans started the game off strong with a 65-yard kickoff return followed by an early scoring run to go up 7-0. The Grizzlies countered wi
  
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• Arundell scores 5 tries in England romp against Chile at the Rugby World Cup

  23-09-2023 20:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LILLE, France (AP) — Winger Henry Arundell scored a record-tying five tries for England in his Rugby World Cup debut as debutant Chile was sliced apart 71-0 on Saturday.
  England’s highest score in 20 years featured 11 tries, eight of them converted by captain Owen Farrell, who closed to within one point of Jonny Wilkinson’s England all-time points record of 1,179.
  Criticized for the poor quality of its game at the Rugby World Cup, England excited with flair and clinical finishi
  
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• Tributes pour in for fallen RCMP officer in Coquitlam

  23-09-2023 20:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — R-C-M-P Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald says the death of an officer in Coquitlam has “gutted” the Mounties.
  McDonald says 51-year-old Constable Rick O’Brien was fatally shot in a confrontation while police were executing a search warrant in the Metro Vancouver city of Coquitlam.
  He says two other officers were injured and the suspect is in hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after being shot during Friday’s incident.
  Policing was a second ca
  
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• Playoff-bound and injury-depleted Rays put 2B Brandon Lowe on IL with fractured right patella

  23-09-2023 19:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The playoff-bound and injury-depleted Tampa Bay Rays put second baseman Brandon Lowe on the 10-day injured list with a fractured right patella on Saturday.
  Lowe was hurt Thursday when he hit a foul ball off his leg.
  The Rays selected the contract of outfielder Raimel Tapia from Triple-A Durham. To make room on the the 40-man roster for Tapia, right-hander Calvin Faucher was recalled from Durham and placed on the 60-day IL due to right biceps tendinitis.
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• Canadian women’s volleyball team beats Mexico but fails to clinch Olympic spot

  23-09-2023 19:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NINGBO, China — Canada’s women’s volleyball team scored a 3-0 (25-22, 25-22, 25-17) win over Mexico on Saturday, but fell short in its bid to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics. 
  The Canadian attack was led by Kiera Van Ryk of Surrey, B.C. (17 points), Alexa Gray (13) and Hilary Howe (12), both of Calgary, and Emily Maglio of Coquitlam, B.C. (11).
  Canada improved to 4-2 with the victory, but it’s not enough for entry into the Paris Games. 
  Serbia and Dominican
  
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• Russian foreign minister lambastes the West but barely mentions Ukraine in UN speech

  23-09-2023 18:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  United Nations (AP) — Russia’s top diplomat lashed out at the U.S. and the West on Saturday as self-interested defenders of a fading international order, but he didn’t discuss his country’s war in Ukraine in his speech to the U.N. General Assembly.“The U.S. and its subordinate Western collective are continuing to fuel conflicts which artificially divide humanity into hostile blocks and hamper the achievement of overall aims. They’re doing everything they can t
  
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• A black student’s family sues Texas’ governor and AG over his suspension for his hairstyle

  23-09-2023 18:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — The family of a Black high school student in Texas on Saturday filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the state’s governor and attorney general over his ongoing suspension by his school district for his hairstyle.Darryl George, 17, a junior at Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu, has been serving an in-school suspension since Aug. 31 at the Houston-area school. School officials say his dreadlocks fall below his eyebrows and ear lobes and violate the district
  
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• Australia under huge pressure in Rugby World Cup match with Wales. Scotland, Tonga look to rebound

  23-09-2023 18:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The Rugby World Cup knockout stage has started early for Australia.
  On the back foot after a loss to Fiji, the Australians cannot afford to lose their third pool game — against Wales in Lyon — otherwise they’ll likely be heading for their earliest-ever exit from the tournament.
  Self-introspection has gripped a proud rugby nation, which has been at a low ebb for years and is wondering whether it really was the best idea to turn in January to charismatic coach Eddie Jones to lead
  
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• Canada women rally after slow start but can’t catch England in 50-24 rugby loss

  23-09-2023 17:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EXETER, United Kingdom — Canada recovered from a slow start Saturday but could not keep up with top-ranked England, losing 50-24 in a women’s rugby test match.
  The two teams meet again next Saturday at London’s StoneX Stadium, home of Saracens and Canadians Alex Ellis, McKinley Hunt, Emma Taylor, Maya Montiel and captain Sophie de Goede. They are also slated to meet at the WXV tournament next month in New Zealand.
  The English women, who have been together for six weeks, are all
  
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• Manitoba could make history by electing first First Nations premier to lead province

  23-09-2023 16:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — A First Nations premier would head a province for the first time in Canadian history if the New Democrats win the Oct. 3 Manitoba election, and the significance is not lost on party leader Wab Kinew. 
  “My dad was not allowed to vote when he was a young man, and I have a shot at potentially leading the province,” he said in an interview with The Canadian Press last month. 
  “That’s a big change that speaks to progress in our country and in our pro
  
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• FRVD heartbroken by results of Xyólhmet ye Syéwiqwélh (Taking Care of Our Children) Project

  23-09-2023 15:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The Fraser Valley Regional District (FRVD) has joined other local government bodies in expressing sorrow stemming from the announcement of the findings of the Xyólhmet ye Syéwiqwélh (Taking Care of Our Children) Project. The research team revealed Thursday (Sept. 21) that it had identified 158 Indigenous children who had lost their lives as a result of attending residential schools St. Mary’s, All Hallows, and Coqualeetza, which later became Coqualee
  
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• Tropical Storm Ophelia makes landfall in North Carolina as coastal areas lashed with heavy rain

  23-09-2023 13:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Tropical Storm Ophelia made landfall on the North Carolina coast early Saturday, lashing coastal areas with damaging winds and dangerous surges of water, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.Radar, hurricane hunter aircraft and observers on the ground found that Ophelia’s center came ashore at around 6:15 a.m. near Emerald Isle with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph (110 kph), the hurricane center said in an update. That’s roughly 25 miles (40 kilometer
  
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• B.C. frog relocation project aims to better understand conservation practice

  23-09-2023 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Almost every day this summer, University of British Columbia master’s student Megan Winand waded through wetlands with an antenna, following the beeping sounds to find Columbia spotted frogs.
  Winand is one of the first to study the impacts of mitigation translocation, or the movement of animals from one location to “the next available habitat that is of the same or better value than where they came from.”
  It is typically done as a conservation effort during co
  
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• Late game heroics give Chilliwack Chiefs a win in season opener

  23-09-2023 07:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LANGLEY — Brady Milburn scored with 92 seconds left in regulation time to lift the Chilliwack Chiefs to a 5 – 4 win over the Langley Rivermen on the opening night of the BCHL season. The goal capped a dramatic comeback for the Chiefs who trailed by 3 goals at one point in the game.
  Langley opened the scoring just 3.31 into the first period when Vitaly Levyy notched the first goal of the year.The Chiefs answered back just 8 seconds later when Nico Grabas pulled Chilliwack back on even
  
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• Taquan Mizzell’s TDs lead Lions past Elks 37-29; B.C. clinches playoff berth

  23-09-2023 07:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Taquan Mizzell ran in a pair of touchdowns as the B.C. Lions clinched a playoff spot with a 37-29 victory over the Edmonton Elks on Friday.
  Quarterback Vernon Adams Jr., passed for 265 yards and two touchdowns to help B.C. (10-4) win three games in a row.
  Canadian QB Tre Ford had two TD passes on 182 yards as Edmonton (4-11) saw its faint playoff hopes almost disappear.
  The Elks at least managed to score a point against the Lions after stunningly being shutout out in both of the
  
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• Zelenskyy, accompanied by Trudeau, greets cheering crowd of supporters in Toronto

  23-09-2023 06:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — A large crowd of members of the Ukrainian community and politicians welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his wife, Olena Zelenska, with a standing ovation as they walked into a Canadian Armed Forces facility in Toronto Friday night.
  About 1,000 people gathered at the Fort York Armoury to show support for Zelenskyy, who is visiting Canada for the first time since Russian troops began a full-scale assault on Ukraine in February 2022.
  Zelenskyy and his wife arrived a
  
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• Rangers back on top of AL West after 8-5 win in opener over Mariners, and a loss by Astros

  23-09-2023 05:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Corey Seager got Texas started with his 32nd homer and rookie Evan Carter added a three-run blast as the Rangers took over the AL West lead for the first time in September with an 8-5 victory over the Seattle Mariners in the opener of a crucial series Friday night.The Rangers (85-68) and Mariners began the day tied for the American League’s third and final wild-card spot, and a half-game behind reigning World Series champion Houston for the division lead.But t
  
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• Crum powers Redblacks past Roughriders 36-28; Ottawa snaps seven-game losing skid

  23-09-2023 04:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Dustin Crum threw a pair of touchdown passes and ran for another to lead the Ottawa Redblacks to a 36-28 win over the visiting Saskatchewan Roughriders on Friday.
  Crum finished with 243 passing yards as the Redblacks (4-10) halted a seven-game losing streak and held on to their faint playoff hopes.
  The Roughriders (6-8) suffered their third straight loss and remain third in the West Division despite two touchdown passes and 291 yards from Jake Dolegala.
  Ottawa got some breathing r
  
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• Canada women down Jamaica 2-0 to take lead into second leg of Olympic qualifier

  23-09-2023 04:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KINGSTON, Jamaica — Goals by Nichelle Prince and Adriana Leon gave Olympic champion Canada a 2-0 win over Jamaica on Friday in the opening game of a two-legged Olympic qualifier.
  The Canadian women had the upper hand for most of the evening and had chances to add to the lead after Prince opened the scoring in the 18th minute. Leon made it 2-0 in stoppage time, celebrating her 100th cap by flicking in a Gabby Carle feed for her 30th career goal as Jamaica pressed for an equalizer. 
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• Bassitt becomes AL’s second 15-game winner as Blue Jays beat Rays 6-2

  23-09-2023 04:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Chris Bassitt became the American League’s second 15-game winner and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-2 on Friday night in a matchup of teams holding the top two American League wild-card positions.
  Bassitt (15-8) allowed two runs and six hits while striking out eight in 6 2/3 innings. He tied Tampa Bay’s Zach Eflin for the AL lead in wins.
  Jordan Romano replaced Jordan Hicks with two on and two outs in the eighth and walked Isaac Pare
  
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• Zelenskyy, accompanied by Trudeau, greets large crowd of supporters in Toronto

  23-09-2023 03:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is greeting a large crowd of supporters at a Canadian Armed Forces facility in Toronto. 
  About 1,000 people have gathered in the Fort York Armoury to show support for Zelenskyy, who is visiting Canada for the first time since Russian troops began a full-scale assault on Ukraine in February 2022.
  Zelenskyy arrived at the venue accompanied by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freelan
  
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• 3 crashes in less than 30 minutes in Chilliwack; 1 shut down road - Chilliwack Progress

  23-09-2023 02:10
  
  3 crashes in less than 30 minutes in Chilliwack; 1 shut down road  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Playoff clock ticking on Calgary Stampeders with five games left in regular season

  23-09-2023 01:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — The Calgary Stampeders are running out of playoff runway.
  Calgary (4-9) is tied with the Edmonton Elks for fourth in the West Division and four points back of the Saskatchewan Roughriders (6-7), who are holding down the division’s final playoff spot. 
  With five games remaining in their regular season, the Stampeders are desperate for a win Saturday over the visiting Montreal Alouettes to stay in the post-season hunt.
  “You keep hope, you know it’s there and
  
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• One RCMP officer shot dead, suspect and two officers hurt: B.C. police watchdog

  23-09-2023 01:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  COQUITLAM — British Columbia’s police watchdog says an RCMP officer has died and a suspect and two other officers have been injured while police were serving an arrest warrant in the Metro Vancouver suburb of Coquitlam.
  The Independent Investigations Office says police had an altercation with a man, resulting in officers being hurt and the suspect being shot.
  It says one of the officers who was also shot died of their injuries.
  Carley Hodges, a witness in the busy area of city, descr
  
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• Chilliwack City Council expresses sorrow in the wake of the identification of 158 children who died at area residential schools and hospital

  23-09-2023 01:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack Mayor Ken Popove and members of City Council have released a statement following Thursday’s announcement by the Stó:lō Nation that it had identified 158 children who died at or because of their attendance at residential schools in Chilliwack, Mission and Yale along with a former hospital on Stó:lō territory.
  In a social media post, the statement from mayor and council reads, “We were deeply saddened to hear confirmation of the dea
  
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• Ibrahim Ali murder trial: Expert defends opinion dead girl was sexually assaulted

  23-09-2023 00:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — A lawyer for Ibrahim Ali at his B.C. murder trial has highlighted part of an expert witness’s report saying there’s “considerable overlap” between the type of injuries that can occur in consensual and non-consensual sex acts.
  Sexual assault expert Dr. Tracy Pickett previously testified that injuries suffered by a 13-year-old girl found dead in a Burnaby, B.C., park six years ago “strongly indicated” sexual assault.
  Pickett pushed back under c
  
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• Fraser Valley Comedy moves laughs to new venue in Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress

  23-09-2023 00:45
  
  Fraser Valley Comedy moves laughs to new venue in Chilliwack  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Team World strikes first as Shelton cruises to win over Fils at Laver Cup

  23-09-2023 00:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Ben Shelton defeated Arthur Fils 7-6 (4), 6-1 as Team World took an early lead over Team Europe at the Laver Cup international tennis tournament.
  Shelton won 85 per cent of first-serve points and had the only two breaks of the match, both coming in the second set.
  Fils, a 19-year-old from France and making his Laver Cup debut, was up 4-1 in the first set tiebreaker before Shelton stormed back with six straight points to take the first set.
  The American carried that momentum int
  
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• Former diplomat criticizes how Ottawa went public with India allegations

  23-09-2023 00:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BANFF, Alta. — A former high commissioner of India in Canada is criticizing the way Ottawa disclosed allegations the Indian government was involved in the killing of a Canadian citizen. 
  Vikas Swarup, who also served with India’s Ministry of External Affairs and wrote the book upon which the film “Slumdog Millionaire” was based, was initially reluctant to discuss the state of Canada-India relations while speaking at the Global Business Forum in Banff, Alta., on Frida
  
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