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• Rep. Santos faces new charges he stole donor IDs, made unauthorized charges to their credit cards

  10-10-2023 23:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A new indictment unsealed Tuesday charged U.S. Rep. George Santos with stealing the identities of donors to his campaign and then using their credit cards to ring up tens of thousands of dollars in unauthorized charges.
  Prosecutors said some of that stolen money money ended up in his own bank account.
  The 23-count indictment replaces one filed earlier against the New York Republican charging him with embezzling money from his campaign and lying to Congress about his wealth,
  
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• Toronto Maple Leafs sign forward Noah Gregor to one-year contract

  10-10-2023 23:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed forward Noah Gregor to a one-year contract worth US$775,000.
  The 25-year-old Gregor spent parts of four seasons with the San Jose Sharks, accumulating 51 points (26 goals, 25 assists) in 178 games.
  He had 10 goals and seven assists in 57 games last season in San Jose.
  Gregor attended training camp in Toronto after agreeing to a professional tryout offer with the Leafs in September. 
  He scored a goal and added two assists in five pre-season
  
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• Cannabis Act review finds companies struggling to profit, health experts supportive

  10-10-2023 22:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A review of the federal legislation that paved the way for the legal recreational use and sale of cannabis says companies in the legal market report struggling to realize profits and maintain financial viability.
  Retailers cite the burden of taxes, markups, fees, and regulatory compliance costs as barriers to the industry’s viability, which they say is a necessary precondition to maintaining a safe and legal source of supply and to combat the illicit market.
  The statutory re
  
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• Raptors’ first-ever head coach Brendan Malone dead at 81

  10-10-2023 22:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The Toronto Raptors’ first-ever head coach Brendan Malone has died. He was 81.
  The Denver Nuggets announced his passing on social media Tuesday. The cause of death was not released.
  “Coach Brendan Malone was a great man who left behind a great legacy in the world of basketball, but he will be remembered even more for the amazing husband, father, son and grandfather that he was and the profound impact he had on the friends, family and colleagues who were lucky enough to know him,&rdqu
  
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• Chilliwack gangster dies in custody at Kent Institution - Chilliwack Progress

  10-10-2023 22:00
  
  Chilliwack gangster dies in custody at Kent Institution  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Chilliwack gangster dies in custody at Kent Institution - Agassiz Harrison Observer

  10-10-2023 22:00
  
  Chilliwack gangster dies in custody at Kent Institution  Agassiz Harrison Observer
  
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• Centre of attention: Poeltl to be a constant in Toronto Raptors lineup this season

  10-10-2023 21:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  There will be one constant in the Toronto Raptors lineup this season: centre Jakob Poeltl.
  New head coach Darko Rajakovic declared at a pre-season press conference that he was planning on a heavy rotation of players through the guard and wing positions. But the five-spot? That will be Poeltl’s position to own.
  The seven-foot-one Poeltl, entering his eighth NBA season, said he’s ready for the challenge of playing with a wide cast of characters.
  “I think my experience helps me wi
  
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• Missing Alberta teen may be heading to Chilliwack; public asked to be on the lookout

  10-10-2023 21:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — A Chilliwack resident says her 13-year-old niece has been missing for nearly 36 hours and could be heading to the Fraser Valley to visit family members.According to Chilliwack’s Heidi Loeppky, 13-year-old Kaitlyn Ferguson, who may also go by Kaitlyn Combes or Kaitlyn Crann, has been missing since 3 a.m. on Monday. She’s described as 5 feet, 6 inches tall, and was last seen wearing a hoody and pajama pants, with one yellow Converse shoe and one black Converse shoe.&
  
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• Falcon 'not concerned' about poll showing BC United trailing ... - Chilliwack Progress

  10-10-2023 21:30
  
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• Excavator burns in open field on Chilliwack Lake Road Tuesday

  10-10-2023 21:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Multiple engines from the Chilliwack Fire Department were dispatched after an excavator caught fire and was fully engulfed in flames Tuesday (Oct. 10) just before noon.The fire broke out at approximately 11:45 a.m. Firefighters were dispatched at 11:50 a.m. and were on scene before noon.There were two flaggers standing on the south side of Chilliwack Lake Road to one of two entrances to the property.The fire was knocked down by 12:14 p.m., according to scanner traffic.It is un
  
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• 1 arrested for trafficking black bear parts in B.C. - Chilliwack Progress

  10-10-2023 21:07
  
  1 arrested for trafficking black bear parts in B.C.  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Jamaican beats, German treats at SKAtoberfest in Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress

  10-10-2023 21:03
  
  Jamaican beats, German treats at SKAtoberfest in Chilliwack  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Biden condemns Hamas for ‘unadulterated evil’ in attack on Israel, vows US resolve in backing Israel

  10-10-2023 21:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday condemned the militant group Hamas for “sheer evil” for its shocking multipronged attack on Israel launched from the Gaza Strip that has killed hundreds of civilians, including at least 14 American citizens.
  Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris spoke by phone earlier on Tuesday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the situation on the ground. Biden spoke out of the actions he and other allies have taken to
  
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• UFV Cascades women's soccer team enters crucial weekend for ... - Chilliwack Progress

  10-10-2023 20:56
  
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• Los Angeles deputies were taken to a hospital after fire broke out during training

  10-10-2023 20:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Multiple Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies were taken to the hospital Tuesday morning after a fire during a “training incident” north of Los Angeles, authorities said.
  The extent of the deputies’ injuries weren’t immediately known, said sheriff’s department spokesperson Nicole Nishida. It also was not known yet what caused the fire, which fire fighters were still battling in Castaic, a community roughly 35 miles (55 kilometers) nor
  
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• Edmonton Oilers sign defenceman Beau Akey to three-year, entry-level deal

  10-10-2023 20:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have signed defenceman Beau Akey to a three-year, entry-level contract, the team announced Tuesday.
  Akey was selected in the second round, 56th overall, in the 2023 NHL draft.
  The 18-year-old blueliner tallied 11 goals and 36 assists for 47 points in 66 games last season with the Barrie Colts of the Ontario Hockey League.
  Akey has a goal and two assists through four games with Barrie this season.This report by The Canadian Press was first publishedOct. 10, 20
  
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• Quebec rejects coroner’s recommendation to look at .05 blood-alcohol limit

  10-10-2023 20:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — A Quebec coroner is recommending the province study reducing the legal blood-alcohol concentration for drivers to .05, but Quebec’s transport minister says lowering the limit is not in the plans.
  Coroner Yvon Garneau’s recommendation comes in a report made public today into the 2021 death near Drummondville, Que., of Stéphanie Houle, a passenger in a vehicle driven by someone whose blood-alcohol level was nearly double the Criminal Code limit of .08.
  Quebec la
  
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• Canadians desperate to help loves ones in Gaza struggle for options

  10-10-2023 20:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canadians with families under bombardment in Gaza say they are terrified and desperate to help loved ones in the sealed-off Palestinian territory but don’t know how.
  Reem Sultan, a 49-year-old pharmacist from London, Ont., says she has previously sent money to support family in Gaza, but is now struggling to communicate with them since Israel launched a massive retaliatory assault on Saturday following an attack by Hamas militants. 
  Sultan says she currently sees no way to help relati
  
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• Girl Guides' adopt-a-senior cookie campaign returns to Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress

  10-10-2023 19:47
  
  Girl Guides' adopt-a-senior cookie campaign returns to Chilliwack  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Canada limited in preventing wider Mideast crisis, amid humanitarian plight: experts

  10-10-2023 19:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Experts say Canada has limited options as it works diplomatic channels to try preventing clashes in Israel and Palestinian territories from escalating into a wider, regional war.
  Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says she’s in touch with counterparts in the region, as the fallout from Hamas’s brazen surprise attacks on Israel Saturday threatens to engulf multiple countries. 
  University of Ottawa professor Costanza Musu says that while some countries in
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Vancouver man, Ben Mizrachi, killed by Hamas in Israel: school head

  10-10-2023 19:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — A 22-year-old Vancouver man has been killed in southern Israel after Hamas militants launched a series of deadly attacks on Saturday. 
  The head of the King David High School in Vancouver confirmed in a Facebook post that former student Ben Mizrachi was gunned down while attending a music festival in southern Israel. 
  The statement says Mizrachi was larger than life, with a big personality. 
  It says a funeral will take place Wednesday in Israel. 
  More coming.
  
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• Conservation officers notified about bear seen climbing fence at Stitó:s school in Chilliwack

  10-10-2023 19:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Personnel from the BC Conservation Officer Service have been notified about a bear that was seen climbing over a fence at Stitó:s Lá:lém Totí:lt elementary-middle school near the Vedder River on Monday morning, Thanksgiving Day.According to a social media post from Chilliwack resident Lisa Wloch, a black bear was seen climbing over the fence at around 10 a.m. Monday morning.That same bear was also seen Monday morning, October 9 just behind homes on
  
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• B.C. man among hundreds killed at music festival in Israel - Chilliwack Progress

  10-10-2023 18:46
  
  B.C. man among hundreds killed at music festival in Israel  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• B.C. first province to sign individual health deal with feds, worth $1.2 billion

  10-10-2023 18:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — British Columbia is the first province to sign a tailored funding agreement with the federal government as part of the $196-billion health accord the prime minister offered provinces earlier this year.
  The deal will see Ottawa shift $1.2 billion to B.C. over three years.
  Health Minister Mark Holland told a news conference at Vancouver General Hospital on Tuesday that the funding also comes with a commitment for federal support for B.C.’s health-care system for the next 10
  
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• Man convicted of assaulting a police officer, discharging a firearm dies at Agassiz prison

  10-10-2023 18:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  AGASSIZ — Correctional Service Canada says a man who was convicted of assaulting a police officer, obstructing a police officer and discharging a firearm has died at Kent Institution, a maximum-security federal prison west of Agassiz.
  According to a statement from the federal agency, Brodie Tyrel Takahashi Robinson, an inmate from Kent Institution, died while in custody on Thursday, October 5.At the time of death, the inmate had been serving a sentence of 5 years, 11 months and 4 days for
  
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• Chilliwack plan for 2023 road rehab on deck for vote at city hall - Chilliwack Progress

  10-10-2023 18:34
  
  Chilliwack plan for 2023 road rehab on deck for vote at city hall  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Burnout, despair facing workers on front lines of poverty and homelessness in Canada

  10-10-2023 18:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Those who work with people facing homelessness and food shortages say employees are carrying a massive emotional burden as demand for services soars beyond what their organizations can provide.
  Warren Maddox, executive director at Fredericton Homeless Shelters, in New Brunswick, says staff are witnessing more desperation, more violence and more people in extreme states of crisis.
  He says demand from staff on the organization’s in-house mental health counsellor has increased and that it&rsq
  
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• 20th anniversary of Around the Lake Give ‘R Take 30 trail race this Saturday at Cultus Lake

  10-10-2023 18:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The 20th anniversary of a popular endurance run that circumnavigates Cultus Lake will happen this Saturday, October 14 when over 300 runners hit the ground running for the annual Around the Lake Give ‘R Take 30 trail race.As a highlight on BC’s trail racing circuit, Around the Lake Give ‘R Take 30 will feature 315 runners traversing approximately 30 kilometres around Cultus Lake, starting and finishing at Main Beach.The first staging of this trail race took p
  
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• Russia is defeated in its bid to regain a seat on the UN’s top human rights body

  10-10-2023 18:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia was defeated in its bid to regain a seat in the United Nations premiere human rights body by a significant majority in Tuesday’s election in the General Assembly, which voted last year to suspend Moscow after its invasion of Ukraine.
  Russia competed against Albania and Bulgaria for two seats on the Geneva-based Human Rights Council representing the East European regional group.
  In the secret ballot vote, Bulgaria got 160 votes, Albania got 123 votes and R
  
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• B.C., feds sign $1.2B agreement for healthcare improvements - Chilliwack Progress

  10-10-2023 18:10
  
  B.C., feds sign $1.2B agreement for healthcare improvements  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Quebec delays opening of representative office in Israel amid Hamas attacks

  10-10-2023 18:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  QUEBEC — The Quebec government says it will delay the opening of its representative office in Israel amid the unprecedented attacks on the country.
  Catherine Boucher, a spokeswoman for the province’s international relations minister, says the office will officially open when security conditions improve.
  She says the director of the office, which was scheduled to open in Tel Aviv next week, is working from Quebec for the time being.Announced in early August, the office at the Canadian
  
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• Understanding green waters, Sqwá First Nation of Chilliwack looks at water quality monitoring

  10-10-2023 17:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The Hope Slough, also called the Hope River, features thick algae and a green hue that is similar to the vegetation that grows along its shoreline. It meanders through the city of Chilliwack and into the Fraser River.Historically, the slough supported a healthy, biodiverse ecosystem before algae choked its waters. A recent water quality monitoring training equipped members of the Sqwá (Skwah) First Nation to better understand the state of this river with future restorat
  
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• CP NewsAlert: B.C. first province to sign individual health deal with feds

  10-10-2023 17:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  British Columbia is the first province to sign a tailored funding agreement with the federal government as part of the $196-billion health accord the prime minister offered provinces earlier this year. 
  More coming.The Canadian Press
  
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• NHL issues updated theme night guidance, which includes a ban on players using Pride tape on the ice

  10-10-2023 17:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The NHL sent a memo to teams last week clarifying what players can and cannot do as part of theme celebrations this season, including a ban on the use of rainbow-colored stick tape for the Pride nights that have become a hot-button issue in hockey.
  The updated guidance reaffirms on-ice player uniforms and gear for warmups and official team practices cannot be altered to reflect theme nights, including Pride, Hockey Fights Cancer or military appreciation celebrations. Players can voluntarily part
  
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• Soldiers asking for donations to help with housing, food costs: memo to Gen. Eyre

  10-10-2023 16:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The military’s chaplain-general says many soldiers are struggling with the high cost of living and morale is the lowest it’s been in recent memory. 
  Chaplains say in a briefing note written to the chief of the defence staff that more Armed Forces members are asking for help to make ends meet. 
  The briefing note was sent to Gen. Wayne Eyre last month based on information gathered by chaplains in the first six months of the year.
  It says that some soldiers have
  
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• Mid-rise apartment envisioned for former Sardis Bottle Depot site, Canadian Legion to stay put for now

  10-10-2023 16:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — A mixed residential and commercial development could be coming to the site of the former Sardis Bottle Depot, following its recent demolition.The city of Chilliwack says an application to rezone the property, located at 45635 Lark Road just off Vedder Road, has been submitted with the goal of facilitating the construction of a mixed residential and commercial development. The application aims to rezone the property in question to a C9 zone, or mid-rise commercial apartment zon
  
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• Pamela Anderson makes bare-faced appearance at Paris Fashion ... - Chilliwack Progress

  10-10-2023 16:34
  
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• Should NHL refs speak to the media? Players weigh in: ‘Get it from the horse’s mouth’

  10-10-2023 16:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Leon Draisaitl has left the rink frustrated by a call more than once. 
  The Edmonton Oilers star might get an explanation from a referee or linesman on the ice. That doesn’t mean Draisaitl is in agreement. 
  After some time to cool off, however, he might watch replays of the sequence in question — slowed down, from multiple angles. 
  And then probably watch it again. 
  “I’m like, ‘Man, like, that’s so tough to see,'” Draisaitl said at the
  
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• Finnish president says undersea gas and telecom cables damaged by ‘external activity’

  10-10-2023 15:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HELSINKI (AP) — Finnish President Sauli Niinistö says damage to an undersea gas pipeline and telecommunications cable connecting Finland and Estonia appears to have been caused by “external activity.”
  Finnish and Estonian gas system operators on Sunday said they noted an unusual drop in pressure in the Balticconnector pipeline after which they shut down the gas flow.
  The Finnish government on Tuesday said there was damage both to the gas pipeline and to a telecommunication
  
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• In the news today: Freedom Convoy trial resumes and GM workers launch strike

  10-10-2023 14:37 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…
  ‘Freedom Convoy’ trial to resume Wednesday
  The evidence put forward by the Crown and defence in the criminal trial of two prominent “Freedom Convoy” organizers is so similar, in that it reflects something of a Rorschach test for how people feel about the massive protest, said criminologist Michael Kempa.
  The trial is set to reconvene Wednesday afte
  
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• Chilliwack Scouts ready to say 'thank you' to community with Apple ... - Chilliwack Progress

  10-10-2023 14:35
  
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• GM workers hit the picket lines at three facilities in Ontario

  10-10-2023 14:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Unifor workers have kicked off a strike at General Motors Canada after failing to reach a new contract with the U.S. automaker.
  Unifor national president Lana Payne said in a statement early Tuesday that GM has refused to meet the pattern agreement the union negotiated with Ford of Canada.
  “The company knows our members will never let GM break our pattern – not today – not ever,” Payne said.
  “The company continues to fall short on our pension demands
  
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• MLSE offers first peek at more than $350 million in Scotiabank Arena renovations

  10-10-2023 14:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — As Scotiabank Arena approaches its 25th anniversary in February, the downtown venue is undergoing renovations worth more than $350 million.
  The ongoing “Scotiabank Arena Venue Reimagination” project ranges from new or upgraded premium areas to revamped, enlarged concourses that use cutting-edge technology to accelerate food and drink purchases or just add to the decor.
  Not to mention, a unique art collection.
  Most of the renovations already completed are on the 200 su
  
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• P.E.I. piping plover numbers see a tiny bump this year from effects of Fiona

  10-10-2023 13:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Post-tropical storm Fiona left behind a trail of destruction and crumbling shorelines on Prince Edward Island, but the cataclysmic tempest seems to have been a big help to a tiny bird, the piping plover.
  Lily McLaine, a spokeswoman for Parks Canada, said the number of piping plover chicks has seen a small increase this year. 
  There were 17 chicks born from 10 breeding pairs on the shores of P.E.I. National Park this year, she said. 
  Parks Canada is cautiously optimistic because the bir
  
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• Wall Street Journal reporter loses appeal in Russia and will stay in jail until the end of November

  10-10-2023 12:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — A Wall Street Journal reporter who was detained in Russia on espionage charges lost his appeal against his arrest Tuesday, meaning he will stay in jail until at least the end of November.
  Evan Gershkovich, wearing a blue shirt, T-shirt and jeans, appeared in a glass defendant’s cage at Moscow City Court as he once again appealed his release. He stared at the cameras in court with a blank expression.
  It was the second time in less than a month that the journalist had app
  
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• ‘Freedom Convoy’ trial evidence a Rorschach test for attitudes about protest: expert

  10-10-2023 10:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The evidence put forward by the Crown and defence in the criminal trial of two prominent “Freedom Convoy” organizers is so similar, it reflects something of a Rorschach test for how people feel about the massive protest, said criminologist Michael Kempa.
  The trial is set to reconvene Wednesday after a two and a half week break, and has so far focused largely on the social media posts of Tamara Lich and Chris Barber. The two are co-accused for their role in organizing a
  
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• Chilliwack gangster dies in custody at Kent Institution - Mission City Record

  10-10-2023 09:00
  
  Chilliwack gangster dies in custody at Kent Institution  Mission City Record
  
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• Car rams into Chinese Consulate in San Francisco and police fatally shoot driver, officers say

  10-10-2023 07:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A car rammed into the Chinese Consulate in San Francisco on Monday, coming to a stop in the lobby and creating a chaotic scene that ended with police shooting the driver, who later died at the hospital, officials said.
  Police descended on the consulate building just after 3 p.m. following a report of a vehicle crashing into the building and officials urged people to avoid the area. Officers entered the lobby of the consulate’s visa office and shot the suspect, po
  
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• Israel strikes downtown Gaza City and mobilizes 300,000 reservists as war enters fourth day

  10-10-2023 07:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli warplanes pounded downtown Gaza City, home to Hamas’ centers of government, with relentless bombardments into early Tuesday, after Israel’s prime minister vowed retaliation against the Islamic militant group that would “reverberate for generations.”
  The 4-day-old war has already claimed 1,600 lives, as Israel saw gun battles in the streets of its own towns for the first time in decades and neighborhoods in Gaza were reduced to rubble. Hamas
  
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• Diamondbacks jump on Dodgers’ starter, beat L.A. for 2-0 lead in NLDS

  10-10-2023 06:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and the surprising Arizona Diamondbacks made quick work of another Dodgers’ starter, beating Los Angeles 4-2 on Monday night behind Zac Gallen for a 2-0 lead in their National League Division Series.
  The young Diamondbacks, who earned the final National League wild-card berth despite losing their final four regular-season games, improved to 4-0 in these playoffs — all on the road against division winners.
  They’ll try for a stunning s
  
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