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• Winnipeg Jets sign forward Jaret Anderson-Dolan to two-year contract

  02-07-2024 23:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets have signed forward Jaret Anderson-Dolan on a two-year contract, the NHL club announced Tuesday.
  The deal, with an average annual value of US$775,000 at the NHL level, is a two-way contract in 2024-25 and a one-way contract in 2025-26.
  Anderson-Dolan had four points (one goal, three assists) and six penalty minutes in 31 games with the Nashville Predators and Los Angeles Kings last season.
  The 24-year-old from Calgary also had two goals in three games for the A
  
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• Helicopter pilot dies fighting wildfire in Northwest Territories

  02-07-2024 23:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  YELLOWKNIFE — A helicopter pilot has died while fighting a wildfire in the Northwest Territories.
  Transportation Safety Board officials had said an aircraft operated by Great Slave Helicopters crashed Friday at the Fort Good Hope airport.
  The company says Tom Frith died while battling a blaze near the community, roughly 800 kilometres northwest of Yellowknife.
  Great Slave Helicopters expressed condolences to Frith’s family and friends in Yellowknife and Australia.
  Wildfire informatio
  
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• Trudeau missing Calgary Stampede this summer, his only absence outside COVID-19 years

  02-07-2024 23:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s summer campaign circuit will not include a stop at the Calgary Stampede.
  The annual 10-day rodeo and festival is usually a must-do event for politicians and Trudeau hasn’t missed a summer except for the COVID-19 years of 2020 and 2021.
  But his office confirms there will be no pancake flipping, cowboy-hat tipping or crowd-hopping for the prime minister this year.
  There was no immediate explanation provided for his absence.
  The Stampede of
  
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• Jewish teachers file antisemitism complaint against B.C. Teachers’ Federation: lawyer

  02-07-2024 23:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — A Vancouver labour lawyer says a group of British Columbia teachers has launched a human rights complaint against their union, saying the BC Teachers’ Federation “has engaged in and enabled antisemitism.”Paul Pulver, who says he represents BC Teachers Against Antisemitism, filed the complaint with the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal over what he calls the “erasure of Jewish and Zionist voices and opinions” within the union and members’ workplaces.
  
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• Demiral’s double helps Turkey beat Austria 2-1 to set up Euro 2024 quarterfinal vs. the Netherlands

  02-07-2024 23:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) — Merih Demiral scored twice to send Turkey into the European Championship quarterfinals with a 2-1 win over Austria on Tuesday.
  Demiral opened the scoring after less than a minute and netted again in the second half to set up a clash against the Netherlands in Berlin on Saturday.
  Tuesday’s game got off to a ferocious start. Both teams had chances inside the first 30 seconds and Demiral scored inside the first minute after the Austrian defense failed to deal wit
  
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• Manitoba murder conviction deemed likely a miscarriage of justice by federal minister

  02-07-2024 22:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — A Manitoba man convicted of murder 50 years ago is getting another court date and a chance to clear his name.
  Clarence Woodhouse was found guilty in 1974 of fatally beating and stabbing a restaurant worker in downtown Winnipeg.
  Woodhouse was granted parole in 1983 and filed last year for a ministerial review of his conviction.
  His lawyers have said a confession Woodhouse supposedly made was in fluent English, although he primarily spoke Saulteaux.
  Federal Justice Minister Arif V
  
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• Canadian teenager Olivia Smith leaves Portugal’s Sporting CP for England’s Liverpool

  02-07-2024 22:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LIVERPOOL — Canadian teenager Olivia Smith has left Portugal’s Sporting CP for England’s Liverpool.
  The 19-year-old from Whitby, Ont., who can play both as a midfielder and forward, signed her new contract Tuesday at Liverpool’s training centre.
  “A lot of work has gone into it, we’ve been monitoring her now for the last year and a half,” said Liverpool coach Matt Beard. “I’m really excited, fans should be excited by her as well.
  “She&rs
  
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• NHL free agency shows teams in states with no income tax have an advantage

  02-07-2024 22:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  When the Tampa Bay Lightning made moves at the NHL draft to clear salary cap space, general manager Julien BriseBois hoped a variety of factors would entice players to sign as free agents.
  One, of course, was the organization’s penchant for winning and the talent already on the roster. Another, he pointed out, was the “favourable taxation situation.”It has become difficult to deny the impact of favourable tax situations around the league in recent years. Four of the past five S
  
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• Blue Jays place infielder Isiah Kiner-Falefa on 10-day IL

  02-07-2024 22:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have placed infielder Isiah Kiner-Falefa on the 10-day injured list with a left knee sprain.
  The Jays announced the move, which is retroactive to Monday, hours before hosting the Houston Astros on Tuesday night.
  Kiner-Falefa was originally in the Blue Jays’ starting lineup for Monday’s series opener against the Astros before being scratched when his knee felt sore during pre-game warmups.Houston won the game 3-1.
  In a corresponding move, the Blue
  
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• Abbotsford vehicle incident closes Costco, impacts Sumas Way

  02-07-2024 21:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — Social media users are reporting that Costco is closed in Abbotsford after a motor vehicle collision in the area of Vye Road and Sumas Way.
  According to a brief social media posting from the Abbotsford Police Department at 12:12 p.m. Tuesday (July 2), police say hydro pole repairs are underway following a motor vehicle collision. Vye Road between Riverside Road and Sumas Way will be temporarily closed in all directions. Repair crews are at the scene. Please avoid the area to p
  
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• Coach John Herdsman sees positives despite Toronto FC’s recent run of results

  02-07-2024 21:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — While Toronto FC is mired in a four-game losing streak and seven-game winless run (0-5-2), coach John Herdman still sees plenty of positives.
  “Statistically we’re right there … The facts will tell you one thing and then your emotions will tell you something different,” Herdman said after training Tuesday. “You come back to the clarity of the facts and that keeps the boys on track.
  “We’re right there. We’re right there. It’s g
  
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• Van driver hurt after road-rage shooting at Richmond, B.C., intersection: RCMP

  02-07-2024 21:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  RICHMOND, B.C. — Police in Richmond, B.C., are seeking witnesses to a “reckless and brazen” road-rage incident in which a car passenger pulled out a gun and shot at a van driver at an intersection.
  Richmond RCMP say the van driver wasn’t hit by any bullets but was injured by shattered glass from his window in the Friday evening shooting at the intersection of Alderbridge Way and Lansdowne Road.
  Police say the victim was driving a white Mercedes van when he was cut off by
  
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• Taiwan says China’s coast guard has detained a Taiwanese fishing vessel and demands its release

  02-07-2024 21:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan said the Chinese coast guard boarded a Taiwanese fishing boat Tuesday before steering it to a port in mainland China, and demanded that Beijing release the vessel.
  The Dajinman 88 was intercepted by two Chinese vessels Tuesday evening near the Kinmen archipelago, which lies a short distance off China’s coast but is controlled by Taiwan, Taiwanese maritime authorities said in a statement.Taiwan dispatched three vessels to rescue the Dajinman 88, but the on
  
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• Adams, Eduard, Elks offensive line among top scorers on CFL’s honour roll for Week 4

  02-07-2024 21:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — B.C. Lions quarterback Vernon Adams Jr., Toronto Argonauts defensive back Jonathan Edouard and the Edmonton Elks’ offensive line were among the top performers on the CFL’s honour roll for Week 4 of the season.
  Adams was 27-of-38 passing for 331 yards and a touchdown with no interceptions in the Lions’ 24-21 win over Edmonton on Thursday to earn a player grade of 89.5.
  Edouard had a defensive tackle, an interception and a knockdown in Toronto’s 30-20 loss t
  
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• Sixteen-year-old girl dies after fentanyl overdose in Prince George, B.C.: RCMP

  02-07-2024 20:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Police in Prince George, B.C., say a 16-year old girl who was taken to hospital last week after a drug overdose has died.
  Prince George RCMP’s Serious Crime Unit is investigating and says the girl appears to have been targeted by a fentanyl trafficker.
  RCMP media relations officer Cpl. Jennifer Cooper says the girl died over the weekend and the investigation into her overdose and death is a top priority for the unit.
  Police had been called to a home on McMaster
  
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• Quebec politician accused of ‘interfering’ in French elections

  02-07-2024 20:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  QUEBEC CITY, Que. — A Quebec provincial politician is being accused of engaging in “a form of interference” in French politics by a candidate for the far-right National Rally.
  Québec solidaire member Ruba Ghazal was accused of interference by Aurélien Nambride, an alternate candidate for the National Rally in North America, ahead of last weekend’s first round of voting.
  Last week, Ghazal called on French voters in Quebec to block the path to power for the ex
  
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• Council tackles 'nuisance' trash outside stores in Chilliwack - Abbotsford News

  02-07-2024 20:47 via news.google.com
  
  Council tackles 'nuisance' trash outside stores in Chilliwack  Abbotsford News
  
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• Chilliwack Foundation awards over $86000 in scholarships to Chilliwack graduates - Fraser Valley Today

  02-07-2024 20:28 via news.google.com
  
  Chilliwack Foundation awards over $86000 in scholarships to Chilliwack graduates  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Chilliwack Foundation awards over $86,000 in scholarships to Chilliwack graduates

  02-07-2024 20:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Nearly 70 graduates of secondary schools in Chilliwack have had their postsecondary educational plans enriched by the generosity of the Chilliwack Foundation and its magnanimous donors.According to a social media post from the non-profit organization, the Chilliwack Foundation says exactly 68 Chilliwack graduates were awarded $86,750 to assist with their ongoing education.The foundation reports that every dollar donated to the Chilliwack Foundation is invested in perpetuity, a
  
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• Fernandez continues impressive grass-court season with first-round Wimbledon win

  02-07-2024 20:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LONDON — Canada’s Leylah Fernandez continued her impressive grass-court season Tuesday with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Italy’s Lucia Bronzetti in first-round action at Wimbledon.
  Fernandez, seeded 30th in the women’s singles draw at the All England Club, had three breaks in the match, including a key win to go up 4-2 in the second set.
  The 21-year-old from Laval, Que., won 80 per cent of both first serve points and net points, hit 21 winners to Bronzetti’s 10 and outscored
  
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• Council tackles 'nuisance' trash outside stores in Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress

  02-07-2024 20:13 via news.google.com
  
  Council tackles 'nuisance' trash outside stores in Chilliwack  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Chinese restaurant destroyed by 2023 fire poised to open in new Chilliwack location - Fraser Valley Today

  02-07-2024 20:09 via news.google.com
  
  Chinese restaurant destroyed by 2023 fire poised to open in new Chilliwack location  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Chinese restaurant destroyed by 2023 fire poised to open in new Chilliwack location

  02-07-2024 20:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — A Chinese restaurant that was decimated by a fire at its Young Road location in May 2023 will open at a new location in a strip mall just off Vedder Road in Sardis.According to a social media post dated Sunday night, June 30, Hing Lung announced that it will reopen in unit 26 at 5725 Vedder Road in the Vedder Village shopping centre, which counts A&W and Dairy Queen among its commercial tenants.“Exciting News! We’re thrilled to announce that Hing Lung Chinese R
  
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• Much-improved Netherlands beats Romania 3-0 to reach first Euros quarterfinal in 16 years

  02-07-2024 19:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MUNICH (AP) — The Netherlands reached its first European Championship quarterfinal in 16 years with a 3-0 win over Romania on Tuesday.
  Cody Gakpo broke the deadlock in the 20th minute and Donyell Malen scored two late goals to send the Dutch to their first quarterfinal in the tournament since 2008.
  The Dutch had missed a plethora of earlier opportunities to add to the early lead and captain Virgil van Dijk also hit the woodwork. It was nevertheless a much-improved display compared to its d
  
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• FortisBC says all customers now see renewable natural gas on utility bills

  02-07-2024 19:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SURREY, B.C. — FortisBC says it has become the first utility in North America to automatically designate a portion of their residential customers’ natural gas use to RNG, or renewable natural gas.
  The utility company says as of July 1, all of its residential customers will see their natural gas bills include a one per cent RNG blend.RNG is a non-fossil-fuel form of natural gas, typically produced by harnessing the methane produced from landfills or agricultural waste.
  While RNG is mo
  
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• Colorado man gets 60 years for setting fire that killed a Senegalese family of 5

  02-07-2024 19:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DENVER (AP) — A Colorado man was sentenced to 60 years in prison on Tuesday for setting a fire that killed five members of a Senegalese family out of revenge for a robbery after he mistakenly tracked his stolen iPhone to the house.
  Kevin Bui, now 20, pleaded guilty to the killings in May. He is the last of three friends to be sentenced for the August 2020 fire that killed Hassan Diol, her infant daughter, Hawa; Diol’s brother, Djibril Diol; his wife, Adja Diol; and their 22-month-old
  
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• WANTED: Cheering squad to welcome Terry Fox cyclists to Chilliwack - Maple Ridge News

  02-07-2024 19:33 via news.google.com
  
  WANTED: Cheering squad to welcome Terry Fox cyclists to Chilliwack  Maple Ridge News
  
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• Canada cancels training session after winger Tajon Buchanan suffers leg injury

  02-07-2024 19:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ARLINGTON — Winger Tajon Buchanan was injured in practice Tuesday ahead of Canada’s upcoming Copa America quarterfinal against Venezuela.
  Canada Soccer said the Inter Milan attacker sustained an injury to his lower leg.
  While there was no immediate word on the severity of the injury, the training session was cancelled after Buchanan was taken away in an ambulance.
  Canada Soccer said in a short statement that Buchanan was taken to a local hospital for further evaluation and treatment.
  
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• Calgary lifts indoor water restrictions, outdoor ban remains after water main break

  02-07-2024 19:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek says the city is no longer asking residents to restrict their indoor water use stemming from a major water main break.
  Gondek says residents can resume the normal number of showers, toilet flushes and loads of laundry and dishes.
  But a mandatory ban on outdoor water use, such as lawn-watering, remains in effect.
  The city and surrounding municipalities have been under the water restrictions since a water main that supplies 60 per cent of the drinking wat
  
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• UN experts say Russia violated international law by imprisoning Wall Street Journal reporter

  02-07-2024 19:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  GENEVA (AP) — U.N. human rights experts say Russia violated international law by imprisoning Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and should release him “immediately.”
  The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, made up of independent experts convened by the U.N.’s top human rights body, said there was a “striking lack of any factual or legal substantiation” for spying charges leveled against Gershkovich, 32.
  The five-member group said Gershkovich&rsquo
  
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• Rep. Lloyd Doggett is first Democrat to publicly call for Biden to step down as party’s nominee

  02-07-2024 19:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A House Democratic lawmaker has become the first in the party to publicly call for President Joe Biden to step down as the Democratic nominee for president, citing Biden’s debate performance failing to “effectively defend his many accomplishments.”
  Rep. Lloyd Doggett of Texas said in a statement Tuesday that Biden should “make the painful and difficult decision to withdraw.”
  “My decision to make these strong reservations public is not d
  
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• VIDEO: 7000 people gather for Canada Day drone show in Chilliwack - Hope Standard

  02-07-2024 18:55 via news.google.com
  
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• VIDEO: 7000 people gather for Canada Day drone show in Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress

  02-07-2024 18:55 via news.google.com
  
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• Concern as Quebec slashes number family reunification applications it will process

  02-07-2024 18:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — A group representing Quebecers waiting to sponsor family members living abroad says the province is acting in bad faith by slashing the number of family reunification applications it will accept.Laurianne Lachapelle of Quebec Réunifié says the decision will cause yet more stress and delays for Quebec families who already wait far longer than other Canadians to bring over relatives.
  Quebec announced last week it will process a maximum of 13,000 family reunification
  
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• British Nurse Lucy Letby, already convicted of killing 7 babies, found guilty in attempted killing

  02-07-2024 18:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LONDON (AP) — A British neonatal nurse who is serving a life sentence for murdering seven babies and attempting to murder six others was convicted Tuesday of trying to kill another infant in her care.
  Lucy Letby, 34, tried to kill a baby girl known as Child K in February 2016 at the Countess of Chester Hospital in northwestern England, a jury decided after a previous panel failed to reach a verdict on that count.
  Letby, who testified that she never harmed a child, was found guilty in Manch
  
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• Pogacar attacks in the Tour de France’s first big mountain stage and reclaims the yellow jersey

  02-07-2024 18:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VALLOIRE, France (AP) — Uphill. Downhill. And everywhere else in between.
  Tadej Pogacar is dominating cycling like few riders ever have.
  The Slovenian standout’s latest exploit came in the fourth stage of the Tour de France on Tuesday, when he attacked near the top of the race’s first big mountain pass and extended his lead during the twisty, high-speed descent to take back the yellow jersey.
  Displaying full confidence as he hit speeds of nearly 90 kph (56 mph) coming down from
  
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• Oilers, Panthers rematch set for mid-December as NHL announces 2024-25 schedule

  02-07-2024 18:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK CITY — The Edmonton Oilers have to wait until mid-December to get another crack at the Florida Panthers.
  The NHL released its full schedule for the 2024-25 season Tuesday, with a highlight coming Dec. 16 when the Oilers host the Panthers at Rogers Place.
  The Panthers defeated the Oilers last month in a dramatic Stanley Cup final that saw Edmonton claw back from a 3-0 deficit before losing 2-1 in a decisive Game 7.
  The two teams will meet in a rematch Feb. 27 in Sunrise, Fla.
  A pot
  
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• Beloved Chilliwack Indigenous Elder who impacted the lives of many has passed

  02-07-2024 18:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The University of the Fraser Valley Indigenous Student Centre is mourning the passing of beloved Resident Elder Gary Williams, an Indigenous leader who impacted the lives of many as a master canoe puller, fisher and Sto:lo historian.
  According to the UFV Indigenous Student Centre, Williams passed on Sunday morning, June 30 at Chilliwack General Hospital, surrounded by his family. Williams, who was known affectionately as “Uncle Gary” to many, came to UFV in 2017 to
  
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• Thibeault, Sanford officially named to Canada’s Olympic boxing team

  02-07-2024 18:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Boxing Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee have named Tammara Thibeault and Wyatt Sanford to Canada’s boxing team for this summer’s Paris Games.
  The team was officially announced Tuesday. Sanford and Thibeault both earned Olympic spots by winning gold at the 2023 Pan American Games.
  They will be the only boxers on the team Paris after all nine Canadians competing in an Olympic qualification tournament earlier this year in Bangkok failed to lock up another spot.
  
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• Lightning lock down star defenceman Victor Hedman with 4-year, $32 million contract extension

  02-07-2024 18:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Two-time Stanley Cup champion defenceman Victor Hedman has signed a four-year, $32 million extension with the Tampa Bay Lightning, a deal that will keep him under contract with the team through the 2028-29 season.
  General manager Julien BriseBois announced the move Tuesday, less than 24 hours after former team captain Steven Stamkos left the Lightning in free agency to sign a four-year contract for the same amount of money with the Nashville Predators.
  Stamkos, 34, depar
  
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• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to attend NATO leaders’ summit in Washington next week

  02-07-2024 18:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is heading to Washington, D.C., next week to take part in the NATO leaders’ summit.The 32 NATO allies are set to mark the alliance’s 75th anniversary in the same city where the initial treaty was signed.
  The ongoing war in Ukraine is expected to take centre stage again this year.NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg wants allies to contribute around $58 billion a year to a fund to help the war-torn country defend itself.
  Trudeau will als
  
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• Rapper Rick Ross involved in Canada Day concert altercation in Vancouver

  02-07-2024 18:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — American Rapper Rick Ross has been involved in a violent altercation in Vancouver, where he performed a concert on Sunday.
  A video posted on social media early Monday shows the rapper at the Plaza of Nations across the street from BC Place Stadium, when he is punched in the face by a man.
  A melee involving multiple individuals then breaks out, with another video appearing to show an unconscious man being dragged away.
  It is unclear if Ross was injured the brawl.
  Neither Vancouv
  
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• Judge issues ruling that protects a migrant shelter that Texas sought to close

  02-07-2024 18:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A Texas judge ruled against the state attorney general on Tuesday in his effort to shut down a migrant shelter in El Paso that he claimed encourages illegal migration.
  Judge Francisco X. Dominguez in El Paso ruled that Attorney General Ken Paxton’s attempts to enforce a subpoena for records of migrants served at the Annunciation House violated the constitutional rights of the shelter. His ruling prevents Paxton from seeking the records and protects the shelter f
  
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• Man suffers eye injury after poking shotgun shell that later activated: Mission RCMP

  02-07-2024 18:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MISSION — Mounties in Mission say a 27-year-old man sought medical treatment a little over a week ago after he used a knife to poke at a shotgun shell he discovered in the remote backcountry, and set off the shell, resulting in shrapnel to his face.
  According to a statement from the Mission RCMP detachment, police say a man and his friends were camping along a remote forest service road on Sunday evening, June 23 when they found a pile of shotgun shells. The 27-year-old man began using his
  
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• Liberal MP suggests party needed stronger ground game in Toronto—St. Paul’s vote

  02-07-2024 18:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The co-chair of the Liberals’ Ontario campaign is suggesting the party’s candidate in the Toronto—St. Paul’s byelection needed more time to campaign before the vote.
  The Liberals had held the seat for 30 years, recently under Carolyn Bennett, but the Conservatives won the seat last week by about 600 votes.Karina Gould, who is the Liberal MP for Burlington, is in charge of finding candidates for the next federal election, which must happen before fall of 202
  
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• Hezbollah’s deputy leader says group would stop fighting with Israel after Gaza cease-fire

  02-07-2024 17:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — The deputy leader of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah said Tuesday the only sure path to a cease-fire on the Lebanon-Israel border is a full cease-fire in Gaza.
  “If there is a cease-fire in Gaza, we will stop without any discussion,” Hezbollah’s deputy leader, Sheikh Naim Kassem, said in an interview with The Associated Press at the group’s political office in Beirut’s southern suburbs.
  Hezbollah’s participation in the Israel-Hamas war
  
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• United States looking at all tools to respond to Canada’s digital services tax

  02-07-2024 17:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON, D. C. — The Office of the United States Trade Representative says it will do what’s necessary to halt Canada’s tax on large foreign digital services companies.
  Last month Parliament approved the government’s plan to add a three per cent levy on foreign tech giants which generate revenue from Canadian users.
  Many of those companies are based in the United States and American industry is demanding action.
  The Computer and Communications Industry Association, whi
  
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• Parole denied for Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who has spent most of his life in prison

  02-07-2024 17:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who has spent most of his life in prison since his conviction in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents in South Dakota, has been denied parole.The U.S. Parole Commission said in a statement Tuesday announcing the decision that he won’t be eligible for another parole hearing until June 2026.
  His attorney, Kevin Sharp, a former federal judge, argued that Peltier was wrongly convicted and said that the health of the 79-year-old was failing. Peltier’s a
  
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• Giuliani disbarred in NY as court finds he repeatedly lied about Trump’s 2020 election loss

  02-07-2024 17:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Rudolph Giuliani, the former New York City mayor, federal prosecutor and legal advisor to Donald Trump, was disbarred in the state on Tuesday after a court found he repeatedly made false statements about Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss.
  The decision was handed down by a New York appeals court in Manhattan.
  The court ruled that Giuliani be “disbarred from the practice of law, effective immediately, and until the further order of this Court, and his name stricke
  
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• Prosecutor won’t oppose Trump sentencing delay in hush money case after high court immunity ruling

  02-07-2024 17:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Manhattan prosecutors said they would be open to delaying Donald Trump’s sentencing in his criminal hush money case following a Supreme Court’s ruling that granted broad immunity protections to presidents.In a letter filed Tuesday, prosecutors with the Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office said they would be open to delaying the July 11 sentencing for up to two weeks.
  The letter came one day after Trump’s attorney requested the judge delay the trial as he weigh
  
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