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• Judge Chutkan denies Trump’s request to recuse herself in federal election subversion case

  27-09-2023 23:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan said Wednesday she won’t recuse herself from Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case in Washington, rejecting the former president’s claims that her past comments raise doubts about whether she can be fair.
  Chutkan, who was nominated to the bench by President Barack Obama and was randomly assigned to Trump’s case, said in her written decision that she sees no reason to step aside. The case, scheduled for tri
  
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• Campfire ban rescinded for Chilliwack, Coastal Fire Centre area

  27-09-2023 23:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — After a nearly three-month ban, campfires are once again allowed effective starting today (Sept. 27).The Coastal Fire Centre has lifted the category 1 campfire prohibition starting at noon on Wednesday, meaning all open burning will once again be permitted within the centre’s jurisdiction.The BC Wildfire Service cited a change in fall-like conditions, widespread rain and a decreased fire danger rating in the Coastal Fire Centre as the rationale for the campfire prohibiti
  
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• Rota debacle renews calls to examine history, including war crime records

  27-09-2023 23:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada could revisit calls to declassify documents about the presence of Nazi war criminals in the country, Immigration Minister Marc Miller said Wednesday, as the fallout continued over Parliament’s recognition last week of a man who fought for the Nazis.
  “Canada has a really dark history with Nazis in Canada,” Miller said, heading into the weekly Liberal caucus meeting.
  “There was a point in our history where it was easier to get (into Canada) as a Nazi t
  
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• Justice minister says Liberal bail-reform bill will work, but he won’t say how

  27-09-2023 23:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Federal Justice Minister Arif Virani says he is confident the Liberals’ bail-reform bill will have an impact, but he says he cannot measure what that will be.  
  Virani is appearing before the Senate legal committee that is studying Bill C-48, which seeks to toughen up access to bail for certain violent offenders.
  The House of Commons passed the bill by unanimous consent last week, skipping over the step of sending it to a committee of MPs for review.
  Virani says the gov
  
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• Einarson in early form in 15-3 win over Zimmerman at Pointsbet Invitational

  27-09-2023 23:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OAKVILLE, Ont. — Reigning Canadian women’s champion Kerri Einarson cruised to a 15-3 win over Josie Zimmerman on Wednesday in the opening draw of the Pointsbet Invitational curling tournament.
  Einarson’s team from Gimli, Man., went up 5-0 after a steal of four in the second end, and put the game out of reach with six in the sixth end.
  The team curled 91 per cent, with Einarson leading the way at 98 per cent.
  In other scores from the opening draw, Kaitlyn Lawes thumped Abby Mark
  
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• Lululemon strikes five-year partnership with Peloton for content, apparel

  27-09-2023 23:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Lululemon Athletica Inc. says it has struck a five-year partnership with Peloton Interactive Inc.
  The deal will make Vancouver-based Lululemon the primary athletic apparel partner of Peloton, while New York-based Peloton will be the exclusive digital fitness content provider to Lululemon.
  As part of the collaboration, some Peloton instructors will become Lululemon ambassadors, while Lululemon will sell co-branded clothing.Subscribers to Lululemon’s digital services will a
  
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• Survivors of fishing boat sinking didn’t think they had much time left: rescuer

  27-09-2023 23:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The three survivors of a fatal fishing boat sinking off the coast of Quebec Monday didn’t think they would survive much longer when a search and rescue helicopter appeared, according to one of the rescuers.
  Sgt. Anthony Bullen, a search and rescue team leader with 103 SAR Squadron based in Gander, N.L., said he didn’t have much time to talk with the survivors during the rescue — he and his colleagues were focused on bringing people up and providing medical care
  
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• What ever happened to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s most important relationship?

  27-09-2023 23:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The first mandate letters Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gave his cabinet ministers in 2015 said no relationship was more important to him, and to the country, than the one with Indigenous Peoples. 
  He called for a new nation-to-nation relationship — one based on the recognition of rights, respect, co-operation and partnership.
  He promised to end boil-water advisories in First Nations communities within five years. 
  He said constitutionally guaranteed rights of Firs
  
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• Bylaw change could allow physician assistants to work in B.C. emergency rooms

  27-09-2023 22:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — The B.C. Ministry of Health says a proposed bylaw change by the body that regulates doctors could allow physician assistants to work in provincial emergency rooms. 
  The ministry says the College of Physicians and Surgeons of B.C. has moved to make the change, which would require physician assistants to register with the college and work in hospital emergency rooms under doctor supervision.
  Health Minister Adrian Dix says the ministry and the college have worked together to
  
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• B.C.’s projected deficit grows to $6.7 billion for 2023-2024 fiscal year

  27-09-2023 22:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — Higher costs to fight wildfires and lower natural gas prices have forced a $2.5-billion addition of British Columbia’s projected deficit for this fiscal year, boosting it to $6.7 billion. 
  The new projection comes as Finance Minister Katrine Conroy releases the province’s first-quarterly report for the fiscal year 2023-2024.
  The latest update says wildfire expenses are $762 million more than planned for in Budget 2023, while revenue from natural gas royalties fe
  
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• Sports - Chilliwack Progress

  27-09-2023 21:57 via news.google.com
  
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• New staff gym opens at Chilliwack General Hospital

  27-09-2023 21:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation says the recently inaugurated staff gym facility at Chilliwack General Hospital, made possible by funds from FVHCF and the Chilliwack Medical Staff Association (CMSA), stands as a testament to the remarkable life and legacy of Jens Bak Paulsen, an extraordinary individual who left an indelible mark on the health care community.
  The foundation wrote in a news release Wednesday (Sept. 27) that Paulsen, a man characterized by his warmth, h
  
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• Forestry contractors on helicopter that crashed, killing 2 near Prince George, B.C.

  27-09-2023 21:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Forest products firm Canfor says hired contractors on their way to conduct field survey work for the company were on board a helicopter that crashed outside Prince George, B.C., killing two and injuring four. 
  Emergency crews were called just before 8 a.m. Tuesday after the helicopter crashed near Purden Lake off Highway 16, with six people on board. 
  Canfor says in a statement issued Wednesday that the survey crew, the helicopter and its pilot were contracted for fie
  
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• Winner of $1.6 billion Mega Millions jackpot claims prize in Florida

  27-09-2023 21:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The winner of the $1.6 billion Mega Millions jackpot in August — the third-largest in U.S. history — has come forward to claim the prize, officials said Wednesday.
  In all, Mega Millions has had five prizes of more than a billion dollars.
  Under a new Florida law, the winner’s name remains anonymous for 90 days from the date the prize was claimed, which was on Sept. 25, lottery officials said in an email. The lottery did not confirm whether the
  
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• Report says Alberta energy regulator followed rules in Kearl mine wastewater release

  27-09-2023 21:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — A third-party report into the release of millions of litres of oilsands wastewater at Imperial Oil’s Kearl mine has found Alberta’s energy regulator followed all its rules and procedures in keeping the public and area First Nations informed.
  The report by Deloitte recommends a number of improvements to communications protocols, such as including Indigenous people in the notification process.
  The review was commissioned by the regulator’s board after two large r
  
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• Hajdu says ‘co-developed’ First Nations water legislation to be tabled this fall

  27-09-2023 21:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu says she hopes to table a piece of legislation this fall that she says is the closest the federal government has come to co-developing law with First Nations.
  The proposed bill would aim to begin addressing the protection of fresh water within First Nation communities, as well as water that flows into them.
  She says that while working with the Assembly of First Nations and other stakeholders, she understood that people who live in communiti
  
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• Damian Lillard is being traded from the Trail Blazers to the Bucks, AP source says, ending long saga

  27-09-2023 21:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Damian Lillard is being traded by Portland to play alongside Giannis Antetokounmpo in Milwaukee, a person with knowledge of the agreement said Wednesday, a deal that ends his 11-year run with the Trail Blazers and a three-month saga surrounding his wish to be moved elsewhere in hopes of winning an NBA title.
  The seven-time All-Star — a player so elite that he was selected to the NBA’s 75th anniversary team — goes from the Trail Blazers to the Bucks in a three-team deal that sen
  
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• What we know about the company linked to the E.coli outbreak at Calgary daycares

  27-09-2023 20:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Health officials say the source of an E. coli outbreak at several Calgary daycares, declared Sept. 4, was most likely meat loaf and vegan loaf served from a shared kitchen. More than 350 people have been infected and more than three dozen have been treated in hospital.
  Here’s what we know about Fueling Minds Inc., the company that runs the kitchen, which has been closed indefinitely.
  The company:
  The Fueling Minds website says it’s a catering program for child-care ce
  
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• NewsAlert: Trudeau apologizes for presence of Nazi unit war veteran in Parliament

  27-09-2023 20:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is apologizing for Parliament’s recognition of a man who fought alongside the Nazis during last week’s address by Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
  More coming.
  The Canadian Press
  
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• B.C. Lions can clinch home playoff game with victory over Roughriders

  27-09-2023 20:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. and the B.C. Lions look to secure a home playoff game Friday night.
  B.C. (10-4) can cement a playoff date at BC Place Stadium with a home win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders (6-8). The two teams have split their previous two meetings this year but appear headed in opposite directions.
  B.C. has won its last three games while Saskatchewan is on a three-game losing streak. And while the Lions are 5-1 at home this season, the Riders are 2-5 away from Mosaic Stadium.
  Th
  
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• TransLink's SkyTrain system 4th busiest rapid transit in North America - Chilliwack Progress

  27-09-2023 20:14 via news.google.com
  
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• Flames AGM Chris Snow suffers brain injury, is not expected to recover

  27-09-2023 20:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — The wife of Chris Snow says the Calgary Flames assistant general manager has suffered a “catastrophic” brain injury after going into cardiac arrest and is not expected to recover.
  Kelsie Snow says on social media that her husband became unresponsive and suffered a heart attack on Tuesday.
  She says paramedics and doctors were able to get his heart beating again, but suffered a brain injury due to a lack of oxygen. She said his doctors do not expect him to wake up from
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Driver sentenced to 12 years for killing Calgary police officer

  27-09-2023 19:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — A young man convicted in the hit-and-run death of a Calgary police officer has been sentenced to 12 years in prison.
  Sgt. Andrew Harnett died after he was dragged by an SUV and fell into the path of an oncoming car on Dec. 31, 2020. 
  The driver of the SUV was days away from turning 18 and was charged as a youth with first-degree murder.
  A judge convicted him of manslaughter and ordered that he receive an adult sentence.
  The driver testified during his trial that he was scare
  
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• Woman tells Quebec coroner of grief after losing brother in 2022 killing spree

  27-09-2023 19:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The sister of one of the victims of a Montreal-area murder spree in August 2022 told a coroner today she lives with a tremendous amount of grief over the loss of her younger brother.
  Roxanne Lévis Crevier told coroner Géhane Kamel that her brother, 22-year-old Alex Lévis Crevier, lived just three blocks from her home in Laval, Que., and was a frequent presence at her apartment and a popular uncle to her three children.
  Lévis Crevier was the last of th
  
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• Flames winger Pelletier to undergo surgery on left shoulder, will be out indefinitely

  27-09-2023 19:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Calgary Flames winger Jakob Pelletier is scheduled to undergo surgery on his left shoulder next week and will be out indefinitely.
  The Flames updated Pelletier’s status after the 22-year-old sustained an injury in a pre-season game against visiting Seattle on Monday.
  Pelletier was checked headfirst into the boards by Kraken winger Marian Studenic with six seconds remaining in the first period. After writhing on the ice in obvious pain, Pelletier was escorted off the ice by the Flames&rsquo
  
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• 31-year-old female arrested for stolen property; bear mace and machete seized: AbbyPD

  27-09-2023 19:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — The Abbotsford Police Department caught up to a 31-year-old female who was definitely up to no good on a Sunday morning near Costco in Abbotsford.
  According to a social media post from the department, AbbyPD patrol members located a stolen vehicle from a neighbouring jurisdiction in the 1200 block of Sumas Way on Sunday, September 24 at 10:47 a.m. Police say a female suspect was observed associated with the parked vehicle.
  A takedown resulted in the recovery of the stolen vehi
  
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• Invitation withdrawn for ethnic nationalist set to testify at Quebec legislature

  27-09-2023 19:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  QUEBEC — An ethnic nationalist who had been scheduled to testify Thursday before a Quebec legislature committee studying the province’s immigration plan was told today he’s no longer welcome.
  Earlier in the day, the presence of Alexandre Cormier-Denis on the list of witnesses to appear before the committee drew concern from all parties in the legislature.
  In videos and articles posted online, Cormier-Denis has suggested that immigration will lead to the “replacement&rdquo
  
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• Fire danger drops, bans lifting as cooler weather eases B.C.’s wildfire season

  27-09-2023 19:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The British Columbia Wildfire Service says the fire danger rating across most of the province has dropped to low or very low as cool, damp fall weather arrives.
  The wildfire service says there have been no new fires in the last 24 hours, and of the 384 active fires burning in B.C., roughly three-quarters are ranked as under control or “being held,” meaning they are not likely to spread.
  Six highly visible or potentially threatening blazes are still listed as fires o
  
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• Derelict boats, Part 3: Solution mired in governmental bureaucracy - Chilliwack Progress

  27-09-2023 19:10 via news.google.com
  
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• Mission RCMP investigating sophisticated commercial burglary at warehouse

  27-09-2023 19:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MISSION — The crooks clearly had this one planned from the get-go.Mission RCMP are asking for the public’s help with information stemming from they call a “sophisticated” break-and-enter to a warehouse.According to Mission RCMP spokesperson Corporal Harrison Mohr, a group of thieves targeted a business in a warehouse complex near Gill Avenue in Mission on Monday morning, September 11 at 3:45 a.m.
  Two one-ton cube vans were used in the break-in – one being a Ford E35
  
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• Crooks steal cube vans, repaint them, break into business and burn vans after burglary: Mission RCMP

  27-09-2023 19:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MISSION — The crooks clearly had this one planned from the get-go.
  Mission RCMP are asking for the public’s help with information stemming from they call a “sophisticated” break-and-enter to a warehouse.
  According to Mission RCMP spokesperson Corporal Harrison Mohr, a group of thieves targeted a business in a warehouse complex near Gill Avenue in Mission on Monday morning, September 11 at 3:45 a.m.
  Two one-ton cube vans were used in the break-in – one being a Ford E
  
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• Turning offices into homes could help address the housing crisis, but can it be done?

  27-09-2023 18:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The building used to feature endless cubicles, long hallways and fluorescent lighting.
  Now, the same spaces house modern apartments featuring granite countertop islands, fully furnished bedrooms and living rooms with views looking out to the Gatineau Hills. 
  The Slayte, in the heart of Ottawa’s downtown, has transformed from a vacant government office built in the 1970s to a residential space with amenities such as a gym and rooftop terrace with shared barbecues, a hot
  
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• Immigration drives massive Canadian population increase: StatCan

  27-09-2023 18:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says immigration is almost solely responsible for the largest annual population boom Canada has seen since 1957.
  The newly released data shows Canada’s population grew by more than a million people between from July 2022 to July 2023, which represents an increase of about three per cent. 
  Canada also saw a massive 46 per cent increase in the number of temporary residents in Canada over the same period.
  The Liberal government has set record-breaking tar
  
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• Canada pledges $14 million for Afghan refugees in Pakistan after 2022 floods

  27-09-2023 18:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen has unveiled $14 million to support global organizations in Pakistan to help accommodate Afghan refugees.
  The funding is meant to help the World Health Organization and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees afford the added cost of last year’s devastating floods in Pakistan.
  Ever since the Taliban took over Kabul in August 2021, hundreds of thousands of Afghans have fled to neighbouring Pakistan, putting pressure on
  
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• Alberta premier defends minister over possible conflict of interest concerns

  27-09-2023 18:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is defending one of her cabinet ministers over possible conflict of interest concerns.
  Provincial records show the husband of Environment and Protected Areas Minister Rebecca Schulz may be lobbying the government in areas that could overlap with her ministry’s work.
  Lobbying registry records show Cole Schulz is a partner in the firm Garrison Strategies, which is trying to influence the government on how reclamation certificates for oil and ga
  
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• Rollover on Hwy. 1, semi in ditch impact Wednesday morning traffic in Chilliwack

  27-09-2023 18:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack Fire, Popkum Fire RCMP and BC Ambulance Service were dispatched for the report of a rollover on Highway 1 east of Annis Road near the “S-curve” Wednesday morning at about 7:45 a.m.First responders, including two engines from Chilliwack Fire, three BC Ambulance vehicles, RCMP and Popkum Fire, converged on the westbound shoulder of Highway 1; yellow tape was set up to indicate that a vehicle may have rolled over and onto the hilly terrain just off the free
  
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• Montana judge blocks enforcement of law to ban gender-affirming medical care for minors

  27-09-2023 18:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HELENA, Mont. (AP) —A Montana law banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors is temporarily blocked, a state judge ruled Wednesday, just four days before it was to take effect.
  District Court Judge Jason Marks agreed with transgender youth, their families and healthcare providers that a law passed by the 2023 Montana Legislature is likely unconstitutional and would harm the mental and physical health of minors with gender dysphoria.
  The preliminary injunction blocking the
  
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• Veteran American receiver Derel Walker signs with Hamilton Tiger-Cats

  27-09-2023 18:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HAMILTON — Derel Walker is back in the East Division.
  The veteran CFL receiver signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Wednesday. The club also signed American defensive lineman Jamal Davis II.
  Walker, a two-time CFL all-star, appeared in one game this year with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, registering three catches for 28 yards and a touchdown Week 1 against Edmonton before sustaining a knee injury. He was released by the Riders on Aug. 9. 
  The 32-year-old American has suited up for
  
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• Canadian pot companies cheer as Senate committee advances cannabis finance reforms

  27-09-2023 18:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — Canadian cannabis companies are cheering a Senate committee’s decision today to push forward with easing federal financing restrictions on the U.S. industry. 
  The Senate banking committee voted 14-9 to send the SAFER Banking Act for a full vote on the Senate floor, although it is still unclear when that vote will happen.
  The bill is just the latest version of a long-standing effort to make it easier for cannabis companies that operate legally under state laws to acc
  
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• Minister urges U.S. to stand strong with Canada in regulating tech giants like Meta

  27-09-2023 18:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge is urging the United States to stand strong with Canada over regulating tech giants in order to protect the news industry. 
  St-Onge made the comments today during a keynote address at the Center for Journalism and Liberty at the Open Markets Institute
  She says Canada and the U.S., along with other G7 nations, need to stand strong to protect democracies from companies like Meta that are making major decisions that shape citizens&r
  
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• US Sen. Bob Menendez pleads not guilty to pocketing bribes in a wide-ranging corruption case

  27-09-2023 17:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to federal charges accusing him of pocketing bribes of cash and gold bars in exchange for wielding his political influence to secretly advance Egyptian interests and do favors for local businessmen.Menendez made his initial court appearance in Manhattan’s federal court days after prosecutors unsealed an indictment alleging vast corruption by the Democrat, who was forced to step down as chairman of th
  
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• Turkey senior diplomat ‘disappointed’ by Canada’s ongoing arms-export embargo

  27-09-2023 17:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Turkey’s deputy minister of foreign affairs says Ankara still wants Canada to drop its arms embargo.
  Ahmet Yildiz said in a keynote address Tuesday, during a forum organized by the Institute for Peace and Diplomacy think tank, that Canada’s restrictions on exporting drones and other material to Turkey amount to sanctioning a military ally.
  Yildiz said he’s “disappointed” by the restrictions, arguing they curtail Turkey’s efforts to secure the Bl
  
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• Military’s key witness takes stand at court martial for Lt.-Gen. Whelan

  27-09-2023 17:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The court martial for Lt.-Gen. Steven Whelan is hearing today from the complainant in the case, who is testifying about the personal relationship she had with Whelan in 2010 and 2011. 
  Whelan has pleaded not guilty to a charge of conduct to the prejudice of good order and discipline related to improperly changing the woman’s performance evaluation report while they were deployed together.
  The woman, whom The Canadian Press is not naming due to the nature of the allegati
  
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• Ottawa rolls out voluntary code of conduct for AI as ‘fear’ persists over its use

  27-09-2023 17:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The federal government is unfurling a voluntary code of conduct for generative AI as anxiety persists over its proliferation and pace of development.
  Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne announced the code on Wednesday at the All In artificial intelligence conference in Montreal, where Canadian technology companies including OpenText and Cohere pledged to sign on.
  The document lays out measures organizations can take when working in generative AI — the al
  
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• Mission RCMP investigates 'sophisticated' theft targeting a business - Chilliwack Progress

  27-09-2023 17:30 via news.google.com
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Company at centre of E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares charged

  27-09-2023 17:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — The City of Calgary says it has charged a catering company and school lunch delivery service provider at the centre of an E. coli outbreak affecting several Calgary daycares.
  The city alleges Fueling Minds had been providing third-party food services to five Calgary childcare centres not owned by the company without a proper licence.More coming.
  The Canadian Press
  
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• Disputed immigration provision requires link to national security, Supreme Court says

  27-09-2023 17:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada says a provision of federal immigration law can be used to bar people on security grounds for engaging in violence only when there is a clear connection to national security.
  The decision comes today in a ruling on two cases that began with administrative rulings under a section of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
  The section of the law says permanent residents or foreign nationals are inadmissible on security grounds for engaging in acts of
  
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• YOUR PERSPECTIVE: B.C. needs a new approach to wildfire management

  27-09-2023 17:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  With each passing year, we watch wildfires burn more of our province. This summer was no exception, as fires blanketed tens of thousands of hectares across B.C. and displaced thousands of people. My thoughts are with all those who were impacted, and I want to say a sincere thank you to every first responder and volunteer who put themselves at risk to keep people and property safe.
  The fires extended into the Fraser Canyon, resulting in the devastating Kookipi fire, with undeniable impacts on all
  
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• Rollover on Highway 1 near Chilliwack sees single vehicle go off road - Chilliwack Progress

  27-09-2023 16:54 via news.google.com
  
  Rollover on Highway 1 near Chilliwack sees single vehicle go off road  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Residents asked to weigh in on annual Chilliwack budget survey - Chilliwack Progress

  27-09-2023 16:46 via news.google.com
  
  Residents asked to weigh in on annual Chilliwack budget survey  Chilliwack Progress
  
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