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• ‘Photography not allowed,’ Poilievre says of ceremony with Algonquin leaders

  03-10-2023 23:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he did not share photos of a ceremony he participated in with Algonquin leaders on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation out of respect for their traditional customs.
  Poilievre shared two photos on the X platform, formerly known as Twitter, on Saturday with a post about joining Algonquin elders and leaders at the eternal flame on Parliament Hill to mark the occasion.
  The women in the photos were not Algonquin but Inuit, including M
  
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• Schroder looks to bring World Cup team mentality to Raptors training camp

  03-10-2023 23:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BURNABY, B.C. — The Toronto Raptors message of unity and “team basketball” has at least one follower looking to make sure it’s followed through on.
  Dennis Schroder, an off-season signing for the Raptors, said he saw that same ideal play out as he and the German national team claimed the FIBA Basketball World Cup this summer.
  “If everybody’s professional, everybody cares about winning, everybody puts their ego to the side. I think that’s what we did this
  
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• BC United won't move toward the right: Kevin Falcon - Chilliwack Progress

  03-10-2023 23:30
  
  BC United won't move toward the right: Kevin Falcon  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• A bus crash near Italian city of Venice kills at least 21 people, including Ukrainian tourists

  03-10-2023 23:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ROME (AP) — A bus carrying foreign tourists including Ukrainians crashed near the Italian city of Venice when it fell from an elevated street Tuesday, killing at least 21 people and injuring 18 others, authorities said.
  Four of the injured were in serious condition following the accident in the Mestre borough, on the mainland opposite the historic old city of Venice, said Renato Boraso, a Venice city official. Two of the dead were children, Venice prefectMichele Di Bari said.
  Boraso confir
  
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• Canada’s Mackenzie Hughes wants to repeat at Sanderson Farms Championship

  03-10-2023 23:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  A birdie on the second playoff hole of last year’s Sanderson Farms Championship put Mackenzie Hughes in a solid position for the rest of the PGA Tour season. 
  As much as he’d like to repeat as champion, things have changed in the past 12 months.
  Hughes, from Dundas, Ont., still wants to win it for a second consecutive year, but now it’s more about keeping his game in good shape than it is climbing the FedEx Cup standings. The shifting goals are largely because the PGA Tour
  
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• Independent MP Han Dong says he’s still awaiting word if he can rejoin Liberal caucus

  03-10-2023 22:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Independent MP Han Dong says he’s still waiting for word on whether or not he can return to the Liberal caucus, but he hopes it will happen as soon as possible. 
  The Toronto-area MP resigned from the government caucus in March saying he wanted to clear his name following allegations published in media reports.
  Global News had reported, citing unnamed national security sources, that Dong told a Chinese diplomat in February 2021 that releasing Canadians Michael Kovrig and
  
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• Grizzly that killed two in Banff National Park was old, had bad teeth: Parks Canada

  03-10-2023 22:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BANFF, Alta. — Parks Canada says a grizzly bear that killed a couple and their dog in Banff National Park on the weekend was old, underweight and had bad teeth.
  Two people were attacked and killed by a bear in a remote wilderness area — the first recorded fatalities in Canada’s busiest national park in decades.
  The federal agency has not responded to interview requests since the attack, but it issued another statement Tuesday.
  It says a necropsy has been completed on the bear a
  
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• Quick facts about the new House of Commons Speaker, Liberal MP Greg Fergus

  03-10-2023 22:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — On Tuesday, Greg Fergus became the first Black Canadian to be elected House of Commons Speaker. Here are some quick facts about the Liberal MP, who has also described himself as a community activist, an ideas man, a long-distance runner, a grandfather and a failed musician.
  Age: 54
  Riding: Hull-Aylmer in Quebec 
  Early life: Fergus said he first subscribed to Hansard — the daily transcripts of debate in the House of Commons — at 14 years old. In 1988, he became a p
  
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• Abbotsford dentist suspended for 12 months

  03-10-2023 22:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD— The provincial regulatory body that registers and oversees more than 16,000 oral health practitioners across the province has suspended the owner and operator of a dental facility in Abbotsford for 12 months due to professional misconduct.According to a disciplinary finding posted on the BC College of Oral Health Professionals, Dr. Kyle I.T. Nawrot has been suspended for 12 months following an investigation into two patient complaints received by the college in 2021. An inquiry
  
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• Lions quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. earns CFL honour roll nod

  03-10-2023 22:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The ninth 300-yard performance of the season earned B.C. Lions quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. a top nod in the CFL honour roll.
  Adams received a top quarterback grade of 91.9 on Tuesday after he threw for 458 yards and three touchdowns in a 33-26 home win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Players in nine specific positions are highlighted as per data points registered and compiled by Pro Football Focus, a sports analytics company.
  Teammate Keon Hatcher (10 catches, 172 yards, TD)
  
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• Fatal Surrey crash claims one life - Chilliwack Progress

  03-10-2023 22:04
  
  Fatal Surrey crash claims one life  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Five-storey hotel could be coming to Lickman Road in Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress

  03-10-2023 21:49
  
  Five-storey hotel could be coming to Lickman Road in Chilliwack  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Blue Jays earning plenty of interest from Ontario sports bettors

  03-10-2023 21:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays are in the playoffs for a second straight year, but this time Johnny Avello expects them to get past the opening round.
  The Blue Jays opened a best-of-three wild-card series on the road against the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday afternoon. Toronto reached the playoffs last year before being swept 2-0 by the Seattle Mariners in a wild-card series.
  The Twins and Jays split their six games this season, with the road team winning two-of-three each time. Earlier on T
  
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• Another pedestrian struck by a vehicle in Langley

  03-10-2023 21:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LANGLEY — For the second time in less than three weeks, a pedestrian has been hit by a vehicle in Langley.On Monday, October 2, at just before 8 p.m., Langley RCMP received a report of a pedestrian being struck by a vehicle at the intersection of 202 Street and 64 Avenue. According to a statement from Mounties in Langley, officers arrived and found Emergency Health Services (EHS) and Township of Langley Fire Department on scene communicating with a female who was pinned under the front of
  
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• Plan to penalize BC Ferries for missed ‘core-service’ sailings, details next year

  03-10-2023 21:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is planning to penalize BC Ferries when it cancels “core-service” sailings due to staffing shortages after a summer of travel chaos for passengers. 
  A statement from the Ministry of Transportation says details of the plan to improve the reliability of the ferry service will be confirmed next spring.
  Transportation Minister Rob Fleming says he knows last summer was frustrating for travellers and a challenge for BC Ferries due to st
  
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• B.C. disaster response outdated and inaccessible for evacuees: ombudsperson report

  03-10-2023 21:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — A report from British Columbia’s ombudsperson says emergency support programs for those forced from their homes during disasters are outdated, under-resourced, inaccessible and poorly communicated. 
  Ombudsperson Jay Chalke’s report on the government’s response to wildfires and severe flooding in 2021 analyzed the fairness in delivering assistance programs, and says there is unclear and confusing communication about programs, unreasonable delays in providi
  
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• Butler sworn in to replace late California Sen. Feinstein, third Black female senator in US history

  03-10-2023 21:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Former union leader and Democratic insider Laphonza Butler was sworn in as the newest member of the Senate on Tuesday, replacing California Sen. Dianne Feinstein after her death and becoming only the third Black female senator in history.
  Butler was appointed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday, just two days after Feinstein died at her home in Washington. Butler is a longtime fundraiser and strategist in the state’s Democratic circles and was the head of Emil
  
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• BC Ferries to face penalties for missed sailings: Province - Chilliwack Progress

  03-10-2023 21:13
  
  BC Ferries to face penalties for missed sailings: Province  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• As Herdman takes in first game in charge, Toronto FC GM promises change is coming

  03-10-2023 21:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  John Herdman will take in his first Toronto FC game as head coach when the cellar-dwelling MLS club visits Charlotte FC on Wednesday.
  The former Canada coach will be an observer with interim coach Terry Dunfield running the show from the sideline. But one thing is already certain when it comes to the team roster.
  Change is coming.
  “Any time you have a season like this, you should expect a lot of change,” general manager Jason Hernandez said in an interview. “You know what they
  
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• Alpine Canada, former skier Allison Forsyth reach settlement in Charest lawsuit

  03-10-2023 21:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Alpine Canada has settled a lawsuit with former national team skier Allison Forsyth via the sport body’s insurer.
  Forsyth sued Alpine Canada over its handling of former coach Bertrand Charest.
  Charest was convicted in 2017 and sentenced to 12 years in prison for various sex crimes against young skiers under his care — including minors — in the 1990s.
  Quebec’s Court of Appeal later dropped Charest’s convictions from 37 to 21 and reduced his sentence to 57 months. He
  
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• Speaker McCarthy’s job at risk after House votes to move ahead with hard-right effort to oust him

  03-10-2023 20:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s ability to remain in leadership is now seriously at risk after the House voted Tuesday to move ahead with an effort by hard-right Republican critics to oust him.
  The narrow vote forced by McCarthy’s chief rival, Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, brought together a handful of conservative Republican critics of the speaker and many Democrats who say he is not worthy of leadership.
  By refusing to table the motion, or set it aside, the House now
  
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• VIDEO: Woman trapped under truck in Langley - Chilliwack Progress

  03-10-2023 20:45
  
  VIDEO: Woman trapped under truck in Langley  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Whitecaps seek helping hand in bid for MLS playoff qualification

  03-10-2023 20:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps are nearly masters of their destiny, but they will need a helping hand from rivals to clinch a playoff spot.
  Vancouver (11-10-10) faces Western Conference winners St. Louis City S.C. (17-5-10) on Wednesday night at B.C. Place.
  The Whitecaps need a victory and for both Minnesota United F.C. and the Los Angeles Galaxy to lose or draw on Wednesday in order to clinch.
  “To make the playoff is the primary goal. That’s the thing,” said Vanni S
  
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• Alberta mountain town loses appeal on order by tribunal to allow major developments

  03-10-2023 20:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Alberta’s highest court has dismissed an appeal by a popular mountain community to reverse a decision by a provincial tribunal ordering it to allow two major developments that would almost double the town’s population.
  Canmore town council had rejected the proposed Three Sisters Village and Smith Creek projects, but the Land and Property Rights Tribunal of Alberta ruled in May 2022 that both developments could go ahead.
  The town, west of Calgary, had applied for permi
  
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• Vancouver-area border guards seize nearly 200 kilograms of opium hidden inside steel machinery, furniture

  03-10-2023 20:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  METRO VANCOUVER — Canada Border Services Agency says CBSA officers from the Metro Vancouver District have seized nearly 200 kilograms of opium concealed within inbound shipping containers.
  On August 15, 2023, border services officers and a Detector Dog Service team at the Burnaby Container Examination Facility discovered 150 kilograms of opium concealed within the interior structure of a piece of steel machinery. The shipment was identified for examination by the National Targeting Centre,
  
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• CBSA seizes nearly 200 kilograms of opium hidden inside steel machinery, furniture

  03-10-2023 20:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  METRO VANCOUVER — Canada Border Services Agency says CBSA officers from the Metro Vancouver District have seized nearly 200 kilograms of opium concealed within inbound shipping containers.
  On August 15, 2023, border services officers and a Detector Dog Service team at the Burnaby Container Examination Facility discovered 150 kilograms of opium concealed within the interior structure of a piece of steel machinery. The shipment was identified for examination by the National Targeting Centre,
  
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• Frequent price increases by businesses contributing to sticky inflation: BoC official

  03-10-2023 20:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Bank of Canada deputy governor Nicolas Vincent says businesses raising their prices more frequently than they did before the pandemic is contributing to higher-than-expected inflation.
  Vincent made the comments Tuesday in his first speech as external non-executive deputy governor, a newly created role, to the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal.
  In prepared remarks for his speech, which was delivered primarily in French, Vincent said price increases have been larger than
  
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• Class-action claims foreign workers exploited by Quebec recruiter, airline caterer

  03-10-2023 20:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — A Montreal organization that supports migrant workers is seeking authorization for a class-action lawsuit against an international aviation catering company and a recruitment firm that they say illegally employed foreign workers.
  The Immigrant Workers Centre says in a court filing that Quebec-based recruitment company Trésor lured hundreds of workers to Canada under false pretences and exploited them once they were in the country.
  It claims the workers, who entered the co
  
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• New pacemaker program at Abbotsford Hospital to bolster treatment for Fraser Valley patients

  03-10-2023 20:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — The Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation says patients in the Fraser Valley who need implantable electrical devices like pacemakers no longer have to travel to Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster or the Jim Pattison Outpatient Care and Surgery Centre Clinic in Surrey.As of September, patients in Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Mission, Langley and Hope can now have their treatment at Abbotsford Regional Hospital, becoming the third site in the province to offer services to Fra
  
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• UFV Cascades women earn one point in two home games - Chilliwack Progress

  03-10-2023 19:59
  
  UFV Cascades women earn one point in two home games  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• District of Hope calls out company for offering water sampling, treatment services to residents

  03-10-2023 19:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HOPE — The District of Hope says an unidentified company is deceiving residents by saying they are from the “City of Hope” and perform water testing services.According to a social media post on X/Twitter dated Friday, September 29 at 10:51 a.m., the district is advising residents not to fall prey to the apparent scam in which a company purports to represent the municipality and offers water sampling services.“The District has received a report from a resident that a compa
  
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• MK-ULTRA mind-control experiments: Quebec high court says U.S. has immunity in Canada

  03-10-2023 19:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Quebec’s Court of Appeal says the United States government cannot be sued in Canada for its alleged role in infamous brainwashing experiments at a Montreal psychiatric hospital.
  The proposed class-action lawsuit is about MK-ULTRA — allegedly funded by the Canadian government and the CIA between the 1940s and 1960s at Montreal’s Allan Memorial Institute, which was affiliated with McGill University.
  In a 3-0 decision rendered Monday, the province’s highest
  
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• Senior donkey finds forever home at B.C. farm - Chilliwack Progress

  03-10-2023 19:19
  
  Senior donkey finds forever home at B.C. farm  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Three suspects captured after fleeing armed robbery Saturday: AbbyPD

  03-10-2023 19:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — Three male suspects are facing multiple charges after they allegedly robbed a retail store on Gladwin Road in Abbotsford late Saturday night (Sept. 30), fled police, and were later captured.
  According to a news release from Constable Art Stele, media relations spokesperson for the Abbotsford Police Department, AbbyPD patrol officers were alerted to a robbery in progress on Saturday at 11:32 p.m. at a retail store after closing hours in the 2800 block of Gladwin Road. Members o
  
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• Thunder Bay to host Canadian women’s curling championship in 2025

  03-10-2023 19:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  THUNDER BAY, Ont. — Thunder Bay will host the 2025 Scotties Tournament of Hearts after the northwestern Ontario city had two previous attempts at hosting the Canadian women’s curling championship impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
  The championship will run Feb. 14-23, 2025, at Fort William Gardens.
  Thunder Bay was initially awarded the 2021 tournament, but pandemic restrictions saw the event shifted to Calgary’s curling bubble in exchange for the right for Thunder Bay to host i
  
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• Chilliwack dancers bring home gold from international competition - Chilliwack Progress

  03-10-2023 19:14
  
  Chilliwack dancers bring home gold from international competition  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• CF Montreal looks to regain home form with playoff spot up for grabs

  03-10-2023 18:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Currently mired in a six-game winless streak, CF Montreal will need to revert to its dominant home form Wednesday against the Houston Dynamo to improve its playoff chances.
  Montreal (11-16-4) was in unbeatable form at home earlier this season. The club posted eight straight shutouts, including six in Major League Soccer competition, from April 18 to June 21.
  In its last seven MLS home games, however, Montreal has managed to win just twice, due in large part to a lack of late-gam
  
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• NHL stars eager to see what Connor Bedard brings on big stage: ‘So much potential’

  03-10-2023 18:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Connor Bedard thinks hockey fans are probably sick of hearing about Connor Bedard. 
  The No. 1 pick at June’s NHL draft — the sport’s most talked about prospect since Connor McDavid — has been mentioned as a potential “Next One” since age 13. 
  And after Bedard dominated junior hockey on both the national and international stage the last few years, the once-proud Chicago Blackhawks hit the jackpot when they won the right to select the phenom from North
  
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• Herdman adds another member of his Canada Soccer staff to the Toronto FC ranks

  03-10-2023 18:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — John Herdman added to his staff at Toronto FC on Tuesday, bringing César Meylan on board as the MLS club’s director of performance.
  The Swiss native is a familiar sight to Canadian soccer fans, having spent the last 12 years with Canada Soccer working with both the men’s and women’s teams.
  Meylan was also part of Herdman’s staff in New Zealand prior to coming to Canada.
  Meylan joins Eric Tenllado, Simon Eaddy, Robyn Gayle, and Alex Dodgshon, who wer
  
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• B.C. MLA speaks out against insults targeting her appearance - Chilliwack Progress

  03-10-2023 18:21
  
  B.C. MLA speaks out against insults targeting her appearance  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Chiefs $10,000 Prize Season Ticket Sweepstakes

  03-10-2023 18:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The Chilliwack Chiefs are excited to be partnering up with Zone Garage Fraser Valley, Certified Autosound, Stones Speed Shop, and Mountain Pacific Mechanical this off-season to give one lucky season ticket member $10,000 worth of prizes! 
  Every season ticket member who has previously signed up for the 2023/24 season and continues to sign up before December 16th will be entered. 
  The winner will take home: 
  -A vehicle makeover from Stones Speed Shop including full detail, polish, a
  
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• New women’s pro hockey league injects extra fizz into Rivalry Series

  03-10-2023 18:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Emily Clark hasn’t played a hockey game in her hometown in over a decade.
  She was named to the Canadian women’s team for the 2018 Four Nations Cup in Saskatoon. An ill-timed leg injury before the tournament planted her in the stands wearing a walking boot.
  So the 27-year-old forward wants to play for Canada in this winter’s seven-game Rivalry Series against the United States that includes a stop in Saskatoon.
  “Who gets to play for the national team, so few people get to,
  
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• Hope Fire Dept., RCMP investigating suspicious pickup truck fire near downtown Hope

  03-10-2023 18:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HOPE — The Hope Fire Department and Upper Fraser Valley RCMP are investigating after a pickup truck caught fire in the early morning hours of Monday, October 2 near downtown Hope.According to a Facebook post from the Hope Fire Department, Hope firefighters were dispatched for a vehicle fire overnight at approximately 12:30 a.m. Monday. The department received multiple reports of a vehicle on fire near Park Street and 5th Avenue, not far from the District of Hope municipal building.On arriv
  
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• Wildlife incident slows Highway 1 in both directions east of Abbotsford Tuesday morning

  03-10-2023 18:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — Drive BC reported at 8:38 a.m. Tuesday morning (Oct. 3) on social media that an eastbound wildlife incident near Cole Road is blocking the left lane of Highway 1 traffic.There are unconfirmed reports a bear is involved.Drive BC says the westbound left lane is partially blocked. Drive BC added that it urges motorists to watch for wildlife. It added an emoji of a bear as if to suggest that the wildlife incident involves a bear.
  
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• Canada offers to help UN military intervention in Haiti led by Kenya

  03-10-2023 17:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says Canada is determining how it can best help with an international military intervention in Haiti, leaving it unclear whether this will involve a military role for Canada.
  The United Nations Security Council approved a multinational force Monday to help combat violent gangs in Haiti, which Kenya has offered to lead.
  Joly says she’s spoken with her counterpart from Kenya as well as Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations
  
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• Harvester catches fire in Rosedale over the weekend

  03-10-2023 17:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The Chilliwack Fire Department was dispatched twice over the long weekend after a harvester caught fire near Kitchen Hall Road and Jesperson Road.According to scanner traffic, Chilliwack firefighters attached to five fire engines responded to the report of a harvester on fire Friday night (Sept. 29) at about 9:09 p.m. Engines 1, 4, 1-2, 1-3 and Rescue 1 were deployed.The fire was extinguished by about 9:43 p.m., according to scanner traffic.Images supplied by Lisa Armstrong de
  
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• Pat King asks to move trial out of Ottawa, claims more notoriety than Randy Hillier

  03-10-2023 17:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — “Freedom Convoy” organizer Pat King has asked the court once again to move his criminal trial out of Ottawa, even though others who were charged during the demonstration have been denied similar requests.
  King’s lawyer Natasha Calvinho is arguing that King had a greater notoriety than most other convoy organizers and even Ontario MPP Randy Hillier, who also faces charges related to the convoy last winter.
  Convoy organizer James Bauder and Hillier had said in thei
  
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• Military withdraws final conduct charge against Lt.-Gen. Steven ... - Chilliwack Progress

  03-10-2023 17:21
  
  Military withdraws final conduct charge against Lt.-Gen. Steven ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Fall sitting starts for B.C. legislature with 4 official parties - Chilliwack Progress

  03-10-2023 17:14
  
  Fall sitting starts for B.C. legislature with 4 official parties  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Okanagan doctor's memoir made available to world - Chilliwack Progress

  03-10-2023 16:41
  
  Okanagan doctor's memoir made available to world  Chilliwack Progress
  
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