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• Lions receiver Williams doesn’t look too far ahead, but is now focused on Bombers

  05-10-2023 23:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The Winnipeg Blue Bombers now have Terry Williams’ full attention.
  For weeks, the B.C. kick returner refused to look ahead to the club’s much-anticipated rematch with Winnipeg, instead concentrating on whatever team the Lions were set to face. 
  Williams, 27, said he only began thinking about Friday night’s pivotal rematch with the Bombers following last week’s 33-26 victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
  “I’ll be honest, I’ve always taken it one
  
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• B.C. police complaint commissioner calls public hearing into woman’s 2019 death

  05-10-2023 22:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — B.C.’s Office of the Police Complaints Commissioner has called a public hearing into the death of a woman who was struck by plastic bullets fired by Victoria police on Christmas Day 2019.  
  A statement from the office says a Police Act investigation had identified two allegations of misconduct stemming from an officer’s use of force and a lack of documentation of the incident.
  It says the allegations of abuse of authority and neglect of duty were found to be uns
  
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• Ex-USC gynecologist charged with sexually assaulting students dies before going to trial

  05-10-2023 22:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The former University of Southern California campus gynecologist at the center of more than $1 billion worth of university payouts stemming from sexual abuse allegations by hundreds of women was found dead inside his home Wednesday, his lawyer said.
  George Tyndall, 76, was awaiting trial on more than two dozen criminal counts of sexual misconduct between 2009 and 2016 at the university’s student health center. He pleaded not guilty in 2019 and was free on bond ahea
  
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• Drought held on but no September heat records for Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress

  05-10-2023 22:33 via news.google.com
  
  Drought held on but no September heat records for Chilliwack  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Outgoing Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson wins Winnipeg seat in election

  05-10-2023 22:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — Outgoing Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson has hung on to her legislature seat for the Progressive Conservatives. 
  Elections Manitoba says unofficial results from Tuesday’s provincial election show she is the successful candidate in Winnipeg’s Tuxedo riding.
  Stefanson nudged out NDP candidate Larissa Ashdown by 263 votes
  Stefanson announced she was stepping down as leader of the Tories after Wab Kinew’s New Democrats won a majority government.
  She has not
  
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• Toronto FC midfielder Brandon Servania sidelined with torn knee ligament

  05-10-2023 22:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Toronto FC took another body blow on Thursday with news that midfielder Brandon Servania has a torn anterior cruciate ligament.
  The Major League Soccer club says Servania will have surgery in the coming weeks and will begin rehabilitation immediately after.
  The 24-year-old American suffered the knee injury Sept. 20 in a 4-0 loss at Inter Miami, leaving the field just 14 minutes after replacing the injured Victor Vazquez in the 12th minute.
  Servania has been a steady midfield presence for the und
  
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• Chiefs Add Veteran Blueliner Patterson

  05-10-2023 22:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The Chilliwack Chiefs are pleased to announce the addition of Trey Patterson to the roster.
  Patterson, a 2003-born defenceman, joins the Chiefs after 148 career games in the WHL.
  “We’re excited to add another member to our defence core. Adding Trey with his experience will make a difference immediately,” said Chiefs Head Coach and General Manager Brian Maloney. “He will help take on some of those big minutes our veteran guys have been logging back there. While also giving
  
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• Ozempic, similar drugs linked to gastrointestinal conditions ... - Chilliwack Progress

  05-10-2023 22:10 via news.google.com
  
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• Former Rogers CEO responds to countersuit, alleges 'campaign of ... - Chilliwack Progress

  05-10-2023 22:10 via news.google.com
  
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• Biden administration is resuming deportation flights for Venezuelan migrants, AP sources say

  05-10-2023 22:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is going to resume deporting migrants to Venezuela, two U.S. officials told The Associated Press on Thursday.The process is expected to begin shortly, the officials said, though they did not provide specific details on when the flights would begin taking off. The officials were not authorized to publicly disclose details of the government’s plan ahead of an official announcement and spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity.
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• Car in median slows Hwy. 1 traffic near No. 3 Road, east of Abbotsford

  05-10-2023 22:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Motorists seem to be distracted by anything in their visual periphery, whether it’s a car crash, an interesting billboard, or even a car in the median.Drive BC wrote on X/Twitter at 12:54 p.m. Thursday afternoon (Oct. 5) that a car in the grass median on Highway 1, west of No. 3 Road, is presenting what it calls a “visual distraction” for both directions of traffic.Drive BC provided an image showing a motorist standing outside what appears to be a white sedan
  
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• Quebec man charged with murder after his wife found strangled in seniors residence

  05-10-2023 21:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TERREBONNE, Que. — An 81-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in the strangling death of his 79-year-old wife at a Montreal-area seniors residence.
  Police were called to the residence, Ressource de Lanaudière, in Terrebonne, Que., around 6 p.m. Saturday after two people were found unconscious in an apartment.
  Thérèse Brassard-Lévesque was declared dead at the scene, and Gilles Brassard was transported to hospital.
  Terrebonne police say Brassard
  
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• After his final cancer checkup, Chilliwack’s Jayden Lee to run from Vancouver to Chilliwack Friday

  05-10-2023 21:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — As wild as it sounds, getting diagnosed with cancer was one of the best things that could have happened to Chilliwack resident Jayden Lee, a local real estate agent for just under six years.
  Nearly nine years ago, Lee was diagnosed with leukemia, which began a journey of 3 1/2 years with cancer. While Lee wrapped up chemo some five years ago in 2018, he will undergo his final checkup on Friday, October 6 and embark on an epic run of 100 miles, or 161 kilometres, from BC Childr
  
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• Complainant in Nygard trial says door in bedroom suite would not open for her

  05-10-2023 21:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Note: This story contains graphic content.
  A woman who accused Peter Nygard of sexual assault told the fashion mogul she was “really uncomfortable” that she wasn’t able to open a keypad-operated door in his bedroom suite, court heard Thursday as she recalled the lead up to her alleged rape. 
  The complainant, whose identity is protected by a publication ban, told a jury that Nygard was able to open the door to the top-floor suite at his Toronto headquarters
  
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• Drone attack kills 80 and wounds 240 at a packed Syrian military graduation ceremony, official says

  05-10-2023 21:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — A drone attack hit a crowded military graduation ceremony Thursday in the Syrian city of Homs, killing 80 and wounding 240, the health minister said, in one of the deadliest attacks on the war-torn country’s army in years.
  The strike killed civilians, including six children, as well as military personnel, and there were concerns the death toll could rise as many of the wounded were in serious condition, Health Minister Hassan al-Ghabash said.Syria’s military said
  
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• Saskatchewan government proclaims George Reed Day to honour football legend

  05-10-2023 21:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  REGINA — The Saskatchewan government has proclaimed Oct. 7 as George Reed Day to honour one of the Canadian Football League’s greatest players. 
  Premier Scott Moe and Saskatchewan Roughriders president and CEO Craig Reynolds announced the proclamation to commemorate Reed. 
  Reed died earlier this week before his 84th birthday.  
  The rugged fullback was one of the league’s most dominant rushers.
  He had been the league’s all-time leader in rushing yards and ru
  
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• ‘Prophet of Doom’ who wounded 10 in subway shooting is sentenced to life in prison

  05-10-2023 21:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A man who sprayed a New York City subway car with bullets during rush hour, wounding 10 people and sparking a citywide manhunt, was sentenced Thursday to life in prison.
  Frank James, 64, pleaded guilty earlier this year to terrorism charges in the April 12, 2022, mass shooting aboard a Manhattan-bound train. He received a life sentence on 10 counts and 10 years for an 11th count.
  Prosecutors had asked for the life sentence, saying James spent years carefully planning the sh
  
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• B.C. sets out law to ban use of illegal drugs in many public places

  05-10-2023 20:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — British Columbia is setting out new rules as it attempts to navigate a way to curb the overdose crisis with drug decriminalization. 
  Possession of small amounts of many illicit drugs was decriminalized in B.C. in January after the federal government issued an exemption, but legislation introduced by the province today would make their use illegal in many public spaces. 
  Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth says the government is committed to its initiatives to fight t
  
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• Hockey Canada implements new ‘minimum attire’ rule in minor league dressing rooms

  05-10-2023 20:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Hockey Canada has implemented a new dressing room policy for the 2023-24 minor hockey season, including a “minimum attire rule,” with the goal of respecting privacy and making dressing environments more inclusive.
  The governing body requires that players where minimum attire in a dressing room when surrounded by at least one other person.
  The policy, which applies to all minor hockey teams sanctioned by Hockey Canada and its member associations, recommends that players arrive at the
  
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• Canada loses 7-5 to Team IPH at International Para Hockey Cup

  05-10-2023 20:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OSTRAVA, Czechia — Rod Crane had two goals and Adam Dixon had a goal and two assists as Team IPH defeated Canada 7-5 Thursday at the 2023 International Para Hockey Cup.
  Crane, from Clarksburg, Ont., and Dixon, from Midland, Ont., are two of three Canadians on the IPH team’s international roster along with Rob Armstrong of Erin, Ont.
  Canada captain Tyler McGregor of Forest, Ont., led all players with two goals and two assists.
  Dominic Cozzolino of Mississauga, Ont., had a pair of powe
  
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• Women’s Equality Coalition applauds sex-work ruling, calls on Ottawa to do more

  05-10-2023 20:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A coalition of women’s groups that support Canada’s laws criminalizing some aspects of prostitution are calling on the federal government to do more to support and protect vulnerable people in the sex trade.
  Last week, the Ontario Superior Court dismissed a Charter challenge to prostitution-related criminal offences brought in by the former Conservative government of prime minister Stephen Harper in 2014.
  The Canadian Alliance for Sex Work Law Reform, which launched th
  
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• Hand grenade fragments were found in the bodies of victims in Prigozhin’s plane crash, Putin says

  05-10-2023 20:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that hand grenade fragments were found in the bodies of people who died in the Aug. 23 crash of mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin’s plane.
  Experts investigating the crash found no indication the private jet had suffered an “external impact,” he said. Prigozhin and two of his top lieutenants of the Wagner private military contractor were among the 10 people killed when the jet came down as it flew from Moscow to
  
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• Trump lawyers seek dismissal of DC federal election subversion case, arguing presidential immunity

  05-10-2023 20:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for Donald Trump asked a judge on Thursday to dismiss the Washington federal election subversion case against him, arguing the Republican is immune from prosecution for actions they say were taken in his official role as president.
  The motion amounts to the most pointed attack on the federal case charging Trump with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election he lost to Democrat Joe Biden.Eric Tucker And Alanna Durkin Richer, The Associated
  
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• Lions, Bombers faceoff with first place in the CFL’s Western Division at stake

  05-10-2023 20:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SURREY, B.C. — Season series winner, first place in the CFL’s Western Division and bragging rights.
  That’s what is at stake as the Lions (11-4) host the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (11-4) Friday night in what B.C. has dubbed the “Gravy Bowl.”
  “Winnipeg’s a great team. We’re a great team too. We got a lot of great dudes … nobody’s getting complacent,” said quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. “We want this win. We want this win at home to
  
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• IIO suggests charges against off-duty RCMP officer involved in motorcycle accident in Mission

  05-10-2023 20:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SURREY — The independent civilian oversight agency tasked with investigating all officer-related incidents in British Columbia has filed a report with the BC Prosecution Service for consideration of charges regarding IIO file 2022-266.
  According to a statement from the Independent Investigations Office of BC, an off-duty Ridge Meadows RCMP officer driving eastbound on Lougheed Highway was involved in a motor vehicle collision with a motorcycle near the intersection with Silverdale Avenue i
  
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• Accused in secrets case was expected to achieve ‘significant outcomes’ for RCMP

  05-10-2023 20:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Evidence at the trial of a former RCMP intelligence official charged with breaching Canada’s secrets law reveals he was in charge of a unit expected to work in a high-pressure environment.
  A detailed job description for Cameron Jay Ortis says he became director of the national police force’s Operations Research group in 2013.
  It states that in light of imminent national security threats, the unit must “evolve in a no fail operational environment” and genera
  
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• Chilliwack home sales, listings gain momentum in September - Chilliwack Progress

  05-10-2023 20:11 via news.google.com
  
  Chilliwack home sales, listings gain momentum in September  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Quebec tables bill to sue drug companies for health-care costs linked to opioids

  05-10-2023 20:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  QUEBEC — The Quebec government has introduced a bill that would allow it to join a class-action lawsuit against more than 40 pharmaceutical companies accused of downplaying the harmful effects of opioids. 
  The lawsuit, launched by the British Columbia government in 2018, seeks $85 billion in damages to compensate Canadian governments for health-care costs linked to opioids.
  B.C. alleges that drug makers misrepresented the risk of opioid addiction and failed to mention side effects and
  
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• First reforms to B.C. Police Act delayed to spring 2024 - Chilliwack Progress

  05-10-2023 19:53 via news.google.com
  
  First reforms to B.C. Police Act delayed to spring 2024  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Psychiatrist shortage denounced in aftermath of Quebec killing spree, coroner hears

  05-10-2023 19:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — A Quebec doctor denounced to local health officials the severe lack of psychiatrists in a Montreal suburb, shortly after three men were gunned down by a man with mental health issues in August 2022.
  Psychiatrist Simon Roussel testified today in a coroner’s inquest into the shooting deaths of André Lemieux, Mohamed Belhaj and Alex Levis-Crevier, and into the police killing of the suspect, Abdulla Shaikh.
  Roussel told the inquest that he wrote a letter on Aug. 4, 2022
  
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• Oilers sign forward Stonehouse to three-year, entry-level contract

  05-10-2023 19:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have signed forward Brady Stonehouse to a three-year, entry-level contract.
  The 19-year-old from Blenheim, Ont., impressed Oilers coaches and scouts after being invited to rookie camp in September and remaining with the club into the early stages of training camp.
  The undrafted Stonehouse is in his third season with the Ontario Hockey League’s Ottawa 67’s, where he has 92 points (55 goals, 37 assists), 118 penalty minutes and a plus/minus of plus-
  
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• Abbotsford International Airport breaks passenger record - Chilliwack Progress

  05-10-2023 19:31 via news.google.com
  
  Abbotsford International Airport breaks passenger record  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• ERT, RCMP on scene at a house on fire in Mission; neighbours evacuated

  05-10-2023 19:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MISSION — Mission RCMP posted on Facebook Thursday morning that the Emergency Response Team and Mounties from Mission are on scene at a house on fire on Gunn Avenue in Mission.
  According to the Facebook post, police say they have reason to believe that the fire was intentionally set and that the suspect may still be on the property.
  Mission RCMP say neighbouring residents have been evacuated. They’re asking the public to stay out of the area, and not to broadcast locations of any pol
  
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• Abbotsford Int’l Airport on track for record-breaking number of passengers in 2023

  05-10-2023 19:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — It turns out that airline passengers from the Fraser Valley really do prefer the convenient access, shorter commute and cheaper parking rates offered by the Abbotsford International Airport versus YVR.The City of Abbotsford announced Thursday morning (Oct. 5) that Abbotsford International Airport (YXX) is on track to have its most successful year in history, and is poised to welcome 1.2 million passengers by the end of 2023. The city says YXX is not only one of the first airpo
  
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• Trudeau says he never suggested those worried about ‘parental rights’ are hateful

  05-10-2023 19:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he never suggested that individuals concerned about their rights as parents were hateful when he issued a statement in response to the thousands who attended recent protests about “gender ideology” in schools. 
  Speaking to reporters today at a housing announcement in Vaughan, Ont., Trudeau said the post he issued Sept. 20 on X, the platform previously known as Twitter, was about taking a stand for the LGBTQ+ community. 
  Trud
  
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• Chilliwack Fire dispatched for trees on fire on Chilliwack Lake Road Thursday morning

  05-10-2023 18:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Three fire engines were dispatched Thursday morning after the Chilliwack Fire Department received a report of black smoke coming from trees in the 46000 block of Chilliwack Lake Road, about one kilometre east of the Vedder Bridge.Engines 1, 4 and 4-2 were called out for the report of black smoke in trees, accompanied by a popping noise, Thursday morning at 7:49 a.m.The address in question where the fire reportedly occurred, 46063 Chilliwack Lake Road, is within the city’
  
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• Canada will be there for Ukraine regardless of what happens on Capitol Hill: Trudeau

  05-10-2023 18:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the leadership chaos gripping Capitol Hill will have no impact on Canada’s ongoing support for Ukraine.Tuesday’s unprecedented ouster of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is fuelling fear that Republican support for the Ukrainian war effort could soon evaporate.Trudeau says U.S. President Joe Biden is as committed as ever to backstopping that effort, and says standing up to Russia’s invasion remains the right thing to do.T
  
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• Charity cycling event raises nearly six figures for new Chilliwack outreach program at Ruth and Naomi’s

  05-10-2023 18:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Abbotsford-based Diverse Properties says the 2023 Ride for RAN (Ruth and Naomi’s) cycling event in September raised nearly six figures for a new outreach program for the housing and social services entity in Chilliwack.According to a Facebook post from Diverse, over $90,000 was raised at this year’s Ride for RAN event, hosted by Ruth and Naomi’s Mission Family Centre, thanks to an assortment of generous donors.Diverse wrote in its Facebook post in late Septem
  
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• Nicholas Bellemare faces a charge of first degree murder - Chilliwack Progress

  05-10-2023 18:24 via news.google.com
  
  Nicholas Bellemare faces a charge of first degree murder  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Self-employment pulls back as younger Canadians shy away from entrepreneurship: RBC

  05-10-2023 18:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Younger Canadians don’t want to be their own bosses, intensifying the slowdown in entrepreneurship in Canada, according to a new RBC report.
  The decline in the self-employment rate is also being amplified by soaring inflation, strong labour markets and uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the report says.
  While self-employment rates for younger Canadians aged 35 to 44 have always  tended to be lower compared with older cohorts, the report says the share of youn
  
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• Bosa acquires Legacy Pacific industrial park, resulting in $250K donation to Chilliwack Hospital Foundation

  05-10-2023 18:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Bosa Properties announced on Wednesday (October 4) that it has acquired the Legacy Pacific industrial park in Chilliwack from Legacy Pacific Land Corporation, a transaction that will transfer ownership of more than 460,000 square feet of buildings and future development space.The transaction was led by global commercial real estate advisor Avison Young, and signifies the largest industrial sale in Chilliwack’s history to date. It also highlights what Bosa says is the gro
  
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• Pat King will stand trial in Ottawa despite repeated attempts to move

  05-10-2023 17:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — An Ontario judge has ruled that “Freedom Convoy” organizer Pat King will stand trial in Ottawa, dismissing his second request to the move the proceedings out of town. 
  King’s lawyer argued that King is so notorious, it would not be possible for him to get a fair trial in the capital.
  King was among the original group of organizers who brought rig rigs, other vehicles and huge crowds of protesters to Ottawa to demand an end to COVID-19 mask and vaccine mandat
  
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• Ottawa not pressing Ukraine for wartime election, urges allies to keep unity for Kyiv

  05-10-2023 17:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada does not plan to press Ukraine to hold a wartime election, focusing instead on broader democratic efforts.
  A senior bureaucrat overseeing Europe for Global Affairs Canada told a Senate committee that Ottawa is supporting efforts to weed out corruption and engage civil society.
  Alexandre Lévêque said Ottawa would not raise the issue if Kyiv opts against holding a vote, noting that “democracy is about a lot more than just going to vote.”
  Canadians hav
  
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• Canada focused on preventing sexual violence in Haiti as military intervention looms

  05-10-2023 17:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Global Affairs Canada says Ottawa aims to support people in Haiti to prevent sexual violence, ahead of a multinational military intervention in the country.
  The United Nations Security Council approved a multinational force Monday to help combat violent gangs in Haiti, which Kenya has offered to lead by January.
  Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly has said Canada is determining how it can best help Haiti, while backbench Liberal MP Emmanuel Dubourg says he thinks it&rsquo
  
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• Supreme Court will hear Quebec’s challenge to ruling on Indigenous police funding

  05-10-2023 17:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada said today it will hear an appeal to a ruling that ordered Ottawa and Quebec to increase funding for a First Nations police force.
  Quebec’s highest court ruled in December 2022 that the provincial and federal governments owed the Pekuakamiulnuatsh Takuhikan First Nation $1.6 million to make up for years of police underfunding.
  The Quebec government is asking the Supreme Court to overturn that decision.
  In 2019, Quebec’s Superior Court sided
  
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• Bosa acquires industrial park, development land in Chilliwack, B.C. - Real Estate News EXchange - RENX

  05-10-2023 17:39 via news.google.com
  
  Bosa acquires industrial park, development land in Chilliwack, B.C.  Real Estate News EXchange - RENX
  
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• Moroccan earthquake kills 7 family members of Williams Lake woman - Chilliwack Progress

  05-10-2023 17:30 via news.google.com
  
  Moroccan earthquake kills 7 family members of Williams Lake woman  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Man with handgun seeking governor arrested in Wisconsin Capitol, returns with assault rifle

  05-10-2023 17:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A man illegally brought a handgun into the Wisconsin Capitol, demanding to see Gov. Tony Evers, and returned at night with an assault rifle after posting bail, a spokesperson for the state said Thursday.
  The man, who was shirtless and had a holstered handgun, approached the governor’s office on the first floor of the Capitol around 2 p.m. Wednesday, state Department of Administration spokesperson Tatyana Warrick said. The man was demanding to see the governor, wh
  
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• Fire rescue crews respond to fire, police incident in Mission - Chilliwack Progress

  05-10-2023 17:29 via news.google.com
  
  Fire rescue crews respond to fire, police incident in Mission  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Otto Porter Jr. returns to Raptors healthy and looking to make impression

  05-10-2023 17:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BURNABY, B.C. — Otto Porter Jr.’s first season as a Toronto Raptor lasted eight games.
  Since his season-ending surgery on his left foot on Jan. 10, 2022, the team’s head coach has been replaced and iconic, veteran players have departed.
  Porter is looking to use the adversity he faced during his injury rehabilitation to drive himself forward during training camp and the new season. 
  “It’s new. New coaching staff, a lot of new players,” said the 10-year NBA
  
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