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• Alena Sharp headlines Canada’s golf team for the Santiago Pan American Games

  26-09-2023 23:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Hamilton’s Alena Sharp headlines Golf Canada’s team for the upcoming Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.
  Sharp was one of four players named to the team by the national sport organization on Tuesday.
  She’ll be joined by Selena Costabile of Thornhill, Ont., Myles Creighton of Digby, N.S., and Étienne Papineau of St-Jean-Sur-Richelieu, Que.
  The four athletes qualified for Team Canada based on their standing through their respective World Golf Ranking, wi
  
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• Coyote attacks 4 unhoused people in downtown Prince George ... - Chilliwack Progress

  26-09-2023 23:41 via news.google.com
  
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• Trans Mountain pipeline shift raising reconciliation questions - Chilliwack Progress

  26-09-2023 23:30 via news.google.com
  
  Trans Mountain pipeline shift raising reconciliation questions  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• FVRD to consider rezoning application to develop RV campground north of Hope

  26-09-2023 22:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HOPE — The availability of campground sites can be slim pickings during the peak summer season, particularly at popular camping sites around Cultus Lake and the Chilliwack River Valley, and because people often reserve their favourite spots through the BC Parks campground system four months in advance.
  According to the applicant behind a proposed RV campground and park site in the Fraser Canyon, there is a strong demand for RV camping in the area likewise.
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• CP NewsAlert: 15 ‘potential’ gravesites found near former Yukon residential school

  26-09-2023 22:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CARCROSS, Yukon — An investigation into unmarked graves and the deaths of children who attended the former Chooutla Residential School in Carcross, Yukon, has found 15 “potential” gravesites at or near the school.
  Researchers say they’ve also used archival documents to identify 33 students who either died at the school or shortly after being injured there. 
  More coming. The Canadian Press
  
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• Singh echoes Trudeau: intelligence India behind killing 'clear' and ... - Chilliwack Progress

  26-09-2023 22:00 via news.google.com
  
  Singh echoes Trudeau: intelligence India behind killing 'clear' and ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Blue Jays reinstate Brandon Belt from 10-day injured list and recall Jay Jackson

  26-09-2023 21:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — First baseman and designated hitter Brandon Belt has been reinstated from the 10-day injured list by the Toronto Blue Jays.
  He will bat sixth for Toronto in tonight’s game against the New York Yankees.
  Belt was out with lumbar spine muscle spasms.
  Right-handed reliever Jay Jackson was also recalled from triple-A Buffalo by the Blue Jays ahead of the critical game against the visiting Yankees.
  Infielder Spencer Horwitz and hard-throwing righty Nate Pearson were sent to the F
  
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• Police identify three fishers who died after their boat sank off northeastern Quebec

  26-09-2023 21:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BLANC-SABLON, Que. — Quebec provincial police have identified the three fishers who died after their boat sank off of Quebec’s Lower North Shore early Monday morning.
  Provincial police spokesman Sgt. Hugues Beaulieu says the three men were Yves Jones, 65, Dean Lavallée, 53, and Damon Etheridge, 36, all from Blanc Sablon, Que., about 1,300 kilometres northeast of Montreal.
  He says the two men and one woman rescued after the Silver Condor sank are expected to survive. 
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• TMX route change leads to question about Liberals’ commitment to reconciliation

  26-09-2023 21:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The federal Crown corporation constructing the expansion to the Trans Mountain pipeline says it remains committed to “meaningful engagement” with Indigenous communities after being given the green light to move the pipeline route over the objection of a First Nation.The Canada Energy Regulator approved the route change Monday a week after Trans Mountain Corporation said the original route was going to take an extra nine months and cost $86 million more.
  The pipeline cr
  
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• Procession for RCMP Constable Rick O’Brien this afternoon in Abbotsford

  26-09-2023 21:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — There will be a formal procession this afternoon in Abbotsford to recognize Constable Rick O’Brien, who tragically died in the line of duty last Friday in Coquitlam.In a news release from the BC RCMP Tuesday morning, provincial Mounties say motorists traveling through the Fraser Valley along Highway 1 this afternoon should expect minor traffic delays as an RCMP procession will be traveling through the area to escort Cst. Rick O’Brien from the Abbotsford Hospital to
  
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• Quebec nurses union says job postings requiring bilingualism are discriminatory

  26-09-2023 21:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — A nurses union on Quebec’s Gaspé Peninsula says job postings by the local health-care network discriminate against francophone people because they require that applicants speak English.
  Union president Pier-Luc Bujold says the postings are disconnected from reality and amount to a kind of discrimination that belongs in a previous century.
  He saysthe requirement disqualifies the majority of would-be applicants in the region.
  The union says the decision to limit jobs
  
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• UPDATE: 2 dead in helicopter crash near Prince George - Chilliwack Progress

  26-09-2023 20:47 via news.google.com
  
  UPDATE: 2 dead in helicopter crash near Prince George  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Messi Mania has grabbed hold in Major League Soccer, but will it be a long-lasting boost?

  26-09-2023 20:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  It’s highly unlikely any player other than Lionel Messi could have brought Prince Harry, Selena Gomez and Leonardo DiCaprio out to a regular-season Major League Soccer match.But there they were — very noticeable in fact — in the crowd when Messi’s Inter Miami squad took on LAFC in Southern California early this month.Since Messi arrived in the United States, the league and his team have both been enjoying a rare spotlight, with sell-outs on the road and at home, No. 10 je
  
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• Chilliwack council to consider 5-storey mid-rise with mostly small ... - Chilliwack Progress

  26-09-2023 20:39 via news.google.com
  
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• Players who skate in non-sanctioned leagues face new Hockey Canada restrictions

  26-09-2023 20:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Hockey players who participate in a league not sanctioned by Hockey Canada will be ineligible to compete in the Canadian Hockey League, Canadian Junior Hockey League or try for a spot Canada’s under-18 club championships for the remainder of the season.
  Hockey Canada announced changes to its non-sanctioned leagues policy Tuesday and said they are in force effective immediately.
  The governing body says the restrictions apply to any player participating in a non-sanctioned le
  
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• Quebec coroner hears from officers who took part in takedown of killing spree suspect

  26-09-2023 20:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Montreal police tactical officers have described the shootout in a motel room between them and a suspect who had killed three men at random over a 24-hour period in August 2022.
  Officers Jean-Philippe Bergeron and Mathieu Robillard testified today on Day 2 of a coroner’s inquest into the murders of the three men, and the police killing of the suspect, 26-year-old Abdulla Shaikh.
  The officers say they encountered an armed suspect who had barricaded himself inside a Montreal motel room, and
  
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• End in sight for McDougall Creek wildfire in West Kelowna - Chilliwack Progress

  26-09-2023 20:10 via news.google.com
  
  End in sight for McDougall Creek wildfire in West Kelowna  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Taylor Swift is a fan and suddenly, so is everyone else. Travis Kelce jersey sales jump nearly 400%

  26-09-2023 20:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift’s trip to watch the Kansas City Chiefs’ Travis Kelce play football on Sunday didn’t just have the internet talking nonstop. Following the 12-time Grammy Award winner’s appearance at Arrowhead Stadium, jersey sales for the All-Pro tight-end seemingly skyrocketed.
  According to sportswear and fan merchandise company Fanatics, Kelce was one of the top 5 selling NFL players Sunday. He “saw a nearly 400% spike in sales throughout the Fan
  
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• California governor signs law raising taxes on guns and ammunition to pay for school safety

  26-09-2023 20:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will double the taxes on guns and ammunition and use the money to pay for more security at public schools and various violence prevention programs under a new law Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Tuesday.The federal government already taxes the sale of guns and ammunition at either 10% or 11%, depending on the type of gun. The law Newsom signed adds another 11% tax on top of that — making it the only state with its own tax on guns and ammunition, accordin
  
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• Ottawa’s Crum earns top quarterback grading in CFL honour roll

  26-09-2023 19:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Another week, another CFL honour roll nod for Ottawa Redblacks quarterback Dustin Crum.
  Crum earned a top quarterback grade of 92.9 on Tuesday for his play in Ottawa’s 36-28 win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Crum finished 21-of-26 passing for 243 yards and two touchdowns while rushing five times for 53 yards.
  Crum was also the top quarterback last week with a grading of 88.7.
  Players in nine specific positions are highlighted as per data points registered and compiled
  
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• After briefing on intel, Singh says ‘clear evidence’ India involved in B.C. killing

  26-09-2023 19:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he received an intelligence briefing about allegations that the Indian government could be behind the killing of a Sikh leader in British Columbia. 
  Singh says after learning more information, he can “confirm” that “clear evidence” of India’s involvement exists.
  He received the briefing days after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told the House of Commons about “credible allegations,” which India has
  
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• Man, 29, identified in fatal Richmond shooting - Chilliwack Progress

  26-09-2023 19:35 via news.google.com
  
  Man, 29, identified in fatal Richmond shooting  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Record number of golfers raise over $110,000 at tournament for Fraser Valley hospitals

  26-09-2023 19:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HARRISON MILLS — The Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation teamed up with presenting sponsor RBC Wealth Management Dominion Securities and enlisted the help of a record number of golfers to raise over $110,000 in support of Fraser Valley hospitals at its 8th annual Golfing Fore Your Hospitals tournament on Thursday, Sept. 7.The event was held at Sandpiper Resort in Harrison Mills and attracted nearly 200 golfers.“We had a record number of 196 golfers join us this year for a fabulous d
  
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• Road work will deliver major 'milestone of community ... - Chilliwack Progress

  26-09-2023 19:19 via news.google.com
  
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• Feds unlock another $20 billion for low-cost rental construction financing: Freeland

  26-09-2023 19:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the federal government is unlocking another $20 billion in low-cost financing for the construction of rental housing across Canada.
  The federal government had an annual limit of $40 billion on its Canada Mortgage Bonds program, which raises funds for residential mortgage financing.
  The limit is being increased to $60 billion, which the federal government says will increase rental construction by 30,000 units annually.
  Freeland is making the
  
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• B.C. arachnophobes surrounded by 900 species of creepy crawly ... - Chilliwack Progress

  26-09-2023 19:19 via news.google.com
  
  B.C. arachnophobes surrounded by 900 species of creepy crawly ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Chilliwack city council to vote today on 5-storey apartment complex on Wellington Ave.

  26-09-2023 19:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack city council is scheduled to vote on a proposed development today (Tuesday, Sept. 26) that would construct a five-storey apartment building in the 45600 block of Wellington Avenue.
  Councillors are slated to consider a development variance permit and a development permit at its meeting today, as part of a public information meeting tonight at 6:30 p.m., for property located at 45624 and 45632 Wellington Avenue, about three blocks west of the downtown core.The applica
  
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• VIDEO: Bear euthanized after Sunday capture in downtown Langley - Chilliwack Progress

  26-09-2023 19:00 via news.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Bear euthanized after Sunday capture in downtown Langley  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Canadian tennis great Daniel Nestor back on Hall of Fame ballot

  26-09-2023 18:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEWPORT, R.I. — Canadian tennis great Daniel Nestor was one of six players named to the ballot for the 2023 class of the International Tennis Hall of Fame on Tuesday.
  Nestor is one of five returning players to the ballot, along with Cara Black, Ana Ivanovic, Carlos Moya and Flavia Pennetta.
  First-time nominee Leander Paes, the owner of 18 Grand Slam titles in men’s doubles or mixed doubles, is the first Asian man to be nominated in the player category
  Nestor is an eight-time Grand Sl
  
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• Canada watching nervously as Biden, Trump do battle in Michigan over EV strategy

  26-09-2023 18:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — Joe Biden is making history today as the first modern U.S. president to visit a picket line — a big-stakes play for blue-collar votes with implications for Canada. 
  Biden, an avowedly pro-union president, is in Michigan to commiserate with striking members of the United Auto Workers. 
  But it’s not just about supporting union workers — the visit is also about defending his all-in strategy on making electric vehicles a cornerstone of U.S. manufacturin
  
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• Who is Anthony Rota, the House of Commons Speaker who has been asked to resign?

  26-09-2023 18:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Until Friday afternoon, Anthony Rota was considered a highly respected Speaker of the House of Commons on both sides of the parliamentary aisle.That day, he invited a Ukrainian veteran who fought for the Nazis to the House of Commons to witness a speech by Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and lauded the man as a Canadian and Ukrainian hero.Rota apologized to the House on Monday amid international criticism over the incident.
  He is now facing calls to resign from all
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Helicopter crashes in central B.C.

  26-09-2023 18:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — RCMP say there were multiple people aboard a helicopter that crashed east of Prince George, B.C. 
  More coming.The Canadian Press
  
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• UPDATE: Lanes reopen after crash on Abbotsford-Mission Highway - Chilliwack Progress

  26-09-2023 17:59 via news.google.com
  
  UPDATE: Lanes reopen after crash on Abbotsford-Mission Highway  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Judge dismisses charges against Philadelphia police officer in fatal shooting during traffic stop

  26-09-2023 17:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A judge has dismissed all charges, including a murder count, against a Philadelphia police officer who shot and killed a driver.
  Philadelphia Municipal Judge Wendy Pew made her ruling Tuesday after watching video of the fatal shooting of 27-year-old Eddie Irizarry. The defense had asserted that Officer Mark Dial was acting in self-defense when he fired his weapon at close range through the rolled-up driver’s side window of Irizarry’s sedan during a vehicle s
  
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• Veteran skip Glenn Howard among the headliners at PointsBet Invitational

  26-09-2023 17:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Unlike many elite curling teams that are built for the full quadrennial, veteran Canadian skip Glenn Howard uses a season-by-season approach. 
  As long as he’s having fun and his body holds up, the 61-year-old Howard says, he’s keen to continue competing against the top rinks in the men’s game. 
  His foursome is seeded 11th at this week’s PointsBet Invitational, the first Season of Champions event of the season. The March Madness-style single-elimination format ha
  
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• Defence, prosecutors argue over email evidence in Lt.-Gen. Whelan court martial

  26-09-2023 17:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The court martial for Lt.-Gen. Steven Whelan is set to hear from the woman at the centre of the case today, but it’s been slowed by arguments about evidence.
  Whelan has pleaded not guilty to a charge of conduct to the prejudice of good order and discipline related to changing the woman’s performance report in 2011. 
  The prosecution alleges that Whelan improved her score on that report because he wanted to stop her from releasing personal and inappropriate emails b
  
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• Wildfire orders and alerts disappearing in B.C.'s southern Interior - Chilliwack Progress

  26-09-2023 16:52 via news.google.com
  
  Wildfire orders and alerts disappearing in B.C.'s southern Interior  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Activist calls on Parkland to buy back shares and reduce debt

  26-09-2023 16:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  An activist investor that pushed for changes at Parkland Corp. earlier this year is making new recommendations such as prioritizing share buybacks.
  In a letter to the Parkland board, Engine Capital commended the company on the work it has done so far including changes at the board and plans to sell non-core assets.
  However, Engine Capital says Parkland remains undervalued and is making a number of recommendations including refining the company’s capital allocation, better aligning manageme
  
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• Supreme Court allows drawing of new Alabama congressional map to proceed, rejecting state’s plea

  26-09-2023 15:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the drawing of a new Alabama congressional map with greater representation for Black voters to proceed, rejecting the state’s plea to retain Republican-drawn lines that were struck down by a lower court.
  In refusing to intervene, the justices allowed a court-appointed special master’s work to continue. On Monday, he submitted three proposals that would create a second congressional district where Black voters comprise a maj
  
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• Montreal Alouettes look to clinch playoff spot with win over Redblacks

  26-09-2023 15:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Montreal Alouettes can punch their ticket into the CFL playoffs this week.
  Montreal (7-7) will clinch a post-season berth Saturday if it can earn a road victory over Ottawa (4-10). Wins by the Alouettes and Saskatchewan Roughriders would eliminate the Redblacks from playoff contention.
  Montreal enters action second in the East Division behind the Toronto Argonauts (12-1).
  Saskatchewan (6-8) visits B.C. (10-4) on Friday night. The Lions would clinch a home playoff game with a
  
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• Chilliwack Hospice Society disco party raises over $100,000

  26-09-2023 15:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Supporters of the Chilliwack Hospice Society cut a mean rug to support a great cause over the weekend.On Saturday evening, September 23, Chilliwack Hospice Society supporters put on their dancing shoes and bell-bottoms for a night of fundraising under the gleaming light of a disco ball at The’í:tselíya – S.A.Y. Health & Community Centre. The evening featured a gourmet dinner by Restaurant62, silent and live auctions, and dancing to many disco-era
  
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• Superstar Carrie Underwood to perform during Grey Cup week

  26-09-2023 15:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HAMILTON — The star power of the ’23 Grey Cup won’t be limited to just the players on the field.
  Country superstar Carrie Underwood will perform Nov. 17 as part of the Grey Cup Music Festival, the Hamilton organizing committee announced Tuesday.
  The Grey Cup game will be held at Tim Hortons Field on Nov. 19.
  Underwood’s performance will be at Hamilton’s FirstOntario Centre.The Built in the Hammer Grey Cup Music Festival will run from Nov. 16-19 and feature both free
  
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• Uber expands to Agassiz, Mission and “north of Chilliwack”

  26-09-2023 15:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Uber Canada announced Monday (Sept. 25) that it will expand its ridesharing platform to Agassiz, Mission and what it calls “north of Chilliwack.”
  According to a news release from company spokesperson Keerthana Rang, Uber has expanded its platform to even more communities in the Fraser Valley, thereby offering residents and visitors a way to access safe, reliable transportation that the company claims is affordable. The larger Fraser Valley footprint enables Uber dr
  
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• PODCAST: Housing Minister Kahlon discusses the Housing Supply ... - Chilliwack Progress

  26-09-2023 14:32 via news.google.com
  
  PODCAST: Housing Minister Kahlon discusses the Housing Supply ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• AbbyPD captures 42-year-old female following robbery on Saturday

  26-09-2023 14:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — She tried to get away, but quick action by the Abbotsford Police Department stopped an alleged robber from eluding justice.On Saturday, September 23, at 12:22 p.m., Abbotsford Police Department patrol members responded to a robbery at a business in the 1800 block of McCallum Road in Abbotsford. According to a news release from AbbyPD media relations spokesperson Constable Art Stele, a female suspect had reportedly pulled a knife directed at staff, taking items of over $600 fro
  
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• Ukrainian boat captain found guilty in Hungary for the 2019 Danube collision that killed at least 27

  26-09-2023 11:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The captain of a river cruise boat that collided with another vessel in Hungary’s capital in 2019, killing at least 27 people most of them South Korean tourists, was found guilty on Tuesday of negligence leading to a fatal mass catastrophe and sentenced to five years in prison.Judge Leona Nemeth with the Pest Central District Court found that the negligence of the Ukrainian captain, Yuriy Chaplinsky, had caused his river cruise boat, the Viking Sigyn, to coll
  
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• In the news today: NDP and Bloc ask Rota to resign, Quebec daycare crash

  26-09-2023 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…
  Here’s what else we’re watching …NDP, Bloc say Speaker should resign after honouring man who fought for Nazis
  Some opposition leaders are calling on House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota step down from his position after he invited a man who fought for the Nazis into Parliament.
  Yaroslav Hunka was invited by Rota, without knowledge to the rest of the Ho
  
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• Man accused of driving bus into Quebec daycare, killing two kids, returning to court

  26-09-2023 10:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LAVAL, Que. — A Quebec man accused of killing two young children by driving a city bus into a Montreal-area daycare is scheduled to return to court today.
  Pierre Ny St-Amand was arrested after a bus crashed into the front of a daycare in Laval, Que., on Feb. 8, killing two four-year-olds and injuring six other children.
  The 51-year-old bus driver has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder as well as seven other charges, including attempted murder and aggravated assault.
  The ca
  
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• Developer says it’s moving to build 5,000 rental units because of Liberals’ GST break

  26-09-2023 10:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A Toronto-based real estate company says it is planning to build 5,000 new rental units in urban centres across the country as a result of the federal government’s decision to eliminate GST charges on rental developments.
  The CEO of Dream Unlimited Corp., Michael Cooper, says high interest rates and construction costs had put many projects on pause. 
  “A lot of projects that we had hoped to be able to start haven’t penciled out,” Cooper said.
  But the fe
  
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• Arguments set to begin in Peter Nygard sex-assault case in Toronto

  26-09-2023 10:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Arguments in the Toronto sexual-assault case against former Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard are expected to begin today.
  The 82-year-old appeared in court in a wheelchair last week to plead not guilty to five counts of sexual assault and one count of forcible confinement.
  Nygard, the founder of a now-defunct international women’s clothing company, has been accused of using his position in the fashion industry to lure women and girls.
  He founded Nygard International in W
  
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