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• Western University to consider ties to Alice Munro following daughter’s revelations

  09-07-2024 23:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Alice Munro’s alma mater says it’s considering how to move forward after the Nobel laureate’s daughter revealed she was sexually abused by her stepfather and Munro chose to stay with him.
  Western University has long touted its ties to the short story writer and since 2018 has employed an Alice Munro Chair in Creativity to “lead the creative culture” of the arts and humanities faculty.
  Acting dean Ileana Paul says in a statement the faculty is now considering how the
  
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• Dispute at B.C. ports may reignite over employers’ push on automation: expert

  09-07-2024 23:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — An expert says a narrowly averted labour stoppage at British Columbia ports could re-emerge despite federal intervention unless the core issue of automation and its threat to union jobs is addressed.
  The Canada Industrial Relations Board ordered on Sunday that the union representing ship and dock foremen at B.C. ports rescind a strike notice against DP World Canada that would have started job action on Monday.
  McGill University Associate Prof. Barry Eidlin says while strike act
  
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• Dabrowski, Routliffe advance to Wimbledon quarterfinals with win over Kostyuk, Ruse

  09-07-2024 23:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LONDON — Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski and partner Erin Routliffe of New Zealand advanced to the women’s doubles quarterfinals at Wimbledon with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Elena-Gabriela Ruse of Romania and Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine on Tuesday.
  Dabrowski and Routliffe, seeded second at the All England Club, scored the only break of the first set to take a 5-4 lead before winning the deciding game on serve.
  Ruse and Kostyuk double-faulted while facing break point to give Dabrowski and Rou
  
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• B.C. premier wants to better understand bail reform failing in woman’s murder

  09-07-2024 23:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SURREY, B.C. — British Columbia’s premier says the province worked with the federal government to change its bail rules, so he is not sure why a man with a long and violent criminal history was released from jail weeks before the stabbing death of a woman in her Surrey, B.C., home.
  David Eby called the murder “horrific,” saying the reformed federal rules should have prevented Adam Mann’s release.
  The 40-year-old man was arrested and charged with second-degree murder
  
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• Former federal consultant who overbilled government charged with fraud

  09-07-2024 23:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A former federal consultant has been charged with fraud for overbilling the government by $25,000.
  The RCMP say Clara Elaine Visser faces one charge of fraud over $5,000, following an investigation first launched by Public Services and Procurement Canada three years ago.
  The RCMP say the charge was laid based on evidence showing fraudulent time sheets were submitted between Jan. 1, 2020 and June 30, 2021.
  Public Services and Procurement Canada says in a separate statement that it
  
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• Spain beats France 2-1 to reach Euro 2024 final with Yamal youngest-ever scorer at major tournament

  09-07-2024 23:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MUNICH (AP) — Spain reached the European Championship final with a 2-1 victory over France on Tuesday with 16-year-old Lamine Yamal becoming the youngest-ever scorer at a major tournament.
  France took an early lead when Randal Kolo Muani headed in a cross from Kylian Mbappé, who played without a mask, before Yamal’s moment of brilliance in the 21st minute. Dani Olmo scored what was to prove the winner four minutes later.
  Spain, which is chasing a record fourth European Champio
  
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• Campfire ban to hit Ross Lake, south of Hope

  09-07-2024 22:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ROSS LAKE (WASHINGTON STATE) — The U.S. National Park Service says all campfires will be banned in Ross Lake, accessible from Canada via Silver Skagit Road south of Hope, starting later this week.According to a statement on its website, NPS says campfires, the ignition of wood, briquettes or any fuel in fire pits, fire pans and BBQ grills, will be banned in all portions of North Cascades National Park Service complex starting this Friday, July 12.The ban encompasses North Cascades National
  
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• Ottawa looking to clear problem backlog by March 2025 before axing Phoenix

  09-07-2024 22:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Ottawa says a big pile of problems still needs to be cleared before it can finally dump the error-prone Phoenix pay system for public-service employees.The federal government has ambitions to clear that backlog by March of next year.
  Alex Benay, the associate deputy minister of the Public Services department, says there is still a backlog of about 215,000 unresolved, complex problems with the pay system.
  He says the government hopes to get through more than half of those cases by
  
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• Dump truck reportedly strikes hydro pole in Chilliwack, leading to Hope River Road being blocked

  09-07-2024 22:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The Chilliwack Fire Department and Chilliwack RCMP were dispatched Tuesday after a dump truck reportedly struck a hydro pole on Hope River Road east of Fairfield Island.According to scanner traffic Tuesday morning, Chilliwack firefighters were called to the 47400 block of Hope River Road after receiving a report that a dump truck struck a utility pole on Hope River Road.Firefighters told dispatch shortly thereafter that the hydro pole was sheared off and leaning, and that BC H
  
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• Teammates, fellow goalkeepers rally around Toronto FC’s Gavran after freakish goal

  09-07-2024 22:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The goalkeeping fraternity and Luka Gavran’s teammates were quick to offer support when the young Toronto FC ‘keeper conceded a freakish goal in a 2-1 loss June 20 at Atlanta United.
  Gavran, deputizing for No. 1 Sean Johnson who was away on international duty with the United States at Copa America, was about to put the ball back into play in the dying minutes with the score tied 1-1 when things suddenly went south.
  The 24-year-old Gavran hadn’t noticed that Sene
  
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• ‘Not warranted’: Chiefs pass resolution reversing course on forensic audit of AFN

  09-07-2024 21:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The Assembly of First Nations has passed an emergency resolution that says a forensic audit of the advocacy body is “not warranted and should not be undertaken.”
  Former national chief RoseAnne Archibald called for a forensic audit of the organization in 2022 over allegations of financial impropriety, a call that chiefs supported at the time.In an emergency resolution today, chiefs voted against an audit, and instead directed the assembly to comply with the Canada Lab
  
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• Whale rescue teams hoping to disentangle right whale in St. Lawrence Estuary

  09-07-2024 21:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Fisheries and Oceans Canada says whale rescue teams are preparing to make another attempt to disentangle a young right whale in the St. Lawrence Estuary.
  The department says it has been working for more than two weeks to disentangle the animal, which was first spotted June 22 off the coast of New Brunswick and was seen Monday off Portneuf-sur-Mer, Que.
  A spokesperson says several rescue attempts have already been made and rescuers managed to remove part of the rope that is wrapp
  
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• Herdman sees Forge as a stiff test, hopes for reinforcements for cup return leg

  09-07-2024 21:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Coach John Herdman welcomes the six-week interval between the two legs of Toronto FC’s Canadian Championship semifinal against Canadian Premier League champion Forge FC.
  Herdman, whose team faces Forge on Wednesday at Tim Hortons Field, expects to have reinforcements for the Aug. 21 return leg at BMO Field.
  “For us it’s amazing,” a smiling Herdman said of the time between the two games. “Copa America will be over. We’ll expect some summer signings in, some tur
  
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• B.C. to provide more funding for new medical school, founding dean appointed

  09-07-2024 21:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SURREY, B.C. — Premier David Eby says the province is providing millions more in funding for the new medical school at Simon Fraser University in Surrey, B.C., that aims to start classes in September 2026.
  Eby says $33.7 million will go toward the renovation of an interim space at an existing building on Simon Fraser’s Surrey campus, as well as at leased space to accommodate classrooms, laboratories and offices.
  He says that’s in addition to $27 million in operational funding g
  
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• US-built pier will be put back in Gaza for several days to move aid, then permanently removed

  09-07-2024 21:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The pier built by the U.S. military to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza will be reinstalled Wednesday to be used for several days, but then the plan is to pull it out permanently, several U.S. officials said. It would deal the final blow to a project long plagued by bad weather, security uncertainties and difficulties getting food into the hands of starving Palestinians.The officials said the goal is to clear whatever aid has piled up in Cyprus and on the floating dock offs
  
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• Ontario reports 9 cases of listeriosis in outbreak linked to plant-based milk recall

  09-07-2024 21:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Ontario’s top doctor says nine people in the province have become sick with listeriosis and five have been hospitalized in an outbreak that triggered a national recall of certain plant-based milks.
  While the cases reported so far are all in Ontario, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is urging people across the country not to drink Silk oat, almond, coconut or almond and cashew milk and Great Value almond milk with expiry dates up to and including Oct. 4., as they could be contaminated wi
  
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• Fort Nelson First Nation orders remote B.C. site evacuated by boat due to wildfire

  09-07-2024 21:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FORT NELSON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — The Fort Nelson First Nation in northeast British Columbia has issued a wildfire evacuation order for a remote riverside reserve, telling residents and visitors they must immediately leave by boat.
  The First Nation says the order covers the Kahntah Reserve, which is a few kilometres south of an out-of-control fire that was discovered on Monday.
  The BC Wildfire Service says the blaze, measuring five hectares in size, is believed to have been caused by
  
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• Beryl leaves hot misery in the Houston area. It still threatens flooding on its path northward

  09-07-2024 20:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — Many of the millions left without power after Hurricane Beryl crashed into Texas, killing several people and unleashing flooding, sweltered and fretted Tuesday as the storm deprived them of air conditioning, food and water in dangerous heat.
  A heat advisory took effect through Wednesday in the Houston area and beyond, with temperatures expected to soar into the 90s (above 32.2 Celsius) and humidity that could make it feel as hot as 105 degrees (40.5 Celsius).
  “We can h
  
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• Former Chilliwack Museum and Archives executive director of nearly 30 years passes - Fraser Valley Today

  09-07-2024 20:49 via news.google.com
  
  Former Chilliwack Museum and Archives executive director of nearly 30 years passes  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Former Chilliwack Museum and Archives executive director of nearly 30 years passes

  09-07-2024 20:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The man who earned a fond nickname of being “Mr. Museum” for his extensive time spent as the executive director of the Chilliwack Museum and Archives for 28 years has passed.According to a statement from archivist Tristan Evans on the website of the Chilliwack Museum and Archives, Ron Denman passed away on June 26, 2024 in Hope. Denman previously served as executive director of the non-profit organization from 1985 to 2013, and interim director roles from in 2014-1
  
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• Heavy Israeli bombardment in Gaza City forces medical facilities to close as thousands flee

  09-07-2024 20:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Heavy Israeli bombardment shook Gaza City on Tuesday as thousands of fleeing Palestinians searched for shelter and medical facilities were forced to shut down in the latest offensive in the territory’s north.
  Separately in southern Gaza, an apparent Israeli airstrike on a school where displaced people were sheltering killed at least 19 people and wounded dozens more, according to Palestinian health officials, who said the toll was likely to climb. The
  
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• Professional football players see parallels between their sport and tech investment

  09-07-2024 20:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Henoc Muamba didn’t have much use for his degree in information systems over the course of his 12-year CFL career.
  Now that he’s retired from playing, he’s finally getting to put his education to use.
  Muamba was a speaker at Toronto’s Collision tech conference last month, an annual networking event that will be moving to Vancouver next year. He said that his passion for innovative businesses never left him, he just had to shelve it while playing profession
  
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• BC Highway Patrol cracks down on truck drivers in Hope just before Canada Day long weekend

  09-07-2024 20:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HOPE — Peace officers with the BC Highway Patrol had a watchful eye on commercial big rig drivers during a training exercise at the end of June in Hope.From an enforcement and safety perspective, their efforts paid dividends in a big way.According to a statement from provincial police, BC Highway Patrol conducted a commercial vehicle enforcement training day in Hope on Friday, June 28. Seven commercial big rigs were placed out of service, and police served a whopping 20 violation tickets f
  
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• B.C. Lions quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. tops CFL honour roll for second straight week

  09-07-2024 20:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — B.C. Lions quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. is the top-rated offensive player on the CFL’s honour roll for a second straight week.
  He earned a player grade of 93.6 to lead the Week 5 list announced Tuesday.Adams was 26-of-36 passing (72.2 per cent) for 383 yards and four touchdowns in Sunday’s 44-28 road victory over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
  The 31-year-old has already been tabbed as the league’s highest-rated offensive player three times in 2024.
  Hamilton lineman C
  
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• Residents of Merritt, B.C., told to conserve water as city well has ‘major failure’

  09-07-2024 20:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MERRITT, B.C. — There has been a “major failure” in a well in Merritt, B.C., prompting the city to ask its residents to stop all non-essential water use.The city says in a statement that the failure is in the Voght well and affects the city’s water distribution system.The statement says residents need to conserve water by all means possible so it can maintain its fire protection services.No lawn watering is permitted until a pump is repaired.
  It says the city’s wate
  
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• Montreal’s air quality in 2023 worst in eight years due to historic forest fires

  09-07-2024 19:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The air in Montreal last year was the most polluted it has been since 2015, thanks to Quebec’s historic forest fire season.The city’s annual air quality report, published this week, shows fine particle pollution spiked in 2023 to its highest level in eight years.Air quality in Montreal improved between 2014 and 2016, partly because many coal-fired thermal power stations closed in the United States.The city experienced its worst smog days ever recorded on June 25-26 l
  
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• Another coastal clash: Whitecaps, Pacific FC meet in Canadian Championship semifinal

  09-07-2024 19:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Pacific FC has been here before.Heading into the Canadian Championship semifinal, the Canadian Premier League club is the underdog, set to take on Major League Soccer’s Vancouver Whitecaps in a two-game series starting in Langford, B.C., on Wednesday.
  The tournament’s other semifinal will see MLS side Toronto FC face CPL’s Forge FC.
  It’s no secret that Pacific’s resources are a fraction of what the Whitecaps have on hand, but the results still come
  
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• Appeals court orders release of woman whose murder conviction was reversed after 43 years in prison

  09-07-2024 19:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — An appellate court has ordered the release of a Missouri woman whose murder conviction was overturned after she served 43 years in prison, but the state attorney general is still trying to keep her behind bars as the case is reviewed.
  Monday’s ruling by a panel of appeals court judges comes after a judge ruled that Sandra Hemme’s attorneys had established “clear and convincing evidence” of “actual innocence.” Judge Ryan Horsman sa
  
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• New urban wetlands project 'on the way' in Chilliwack area - Chilliwack Progress

  09-07-2024 19:48 via news.google.com
  
  New urban wetlands project 'on the way' in Chilliwack area  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Montreal to hold public consultations on how to better manage services for homeless

  09-07-2024 19:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The City of Montreal says it will hold public consultations on how to better integrate services for homeless people with surrounding neighbourhoods.
  The announcement comes as Montrealers living near organizations that serve vulnerable people have been raising the alarm about visible drug use, homelessness and concerning behaviour on their doorsteps.
  Mayor Valérie Plante says in a statement that the city has heard concerns from businesses, families and community members on
  
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• B.C. Conservatives trailing NDP by only 2 points, but leading by 15 outside Metro Vancouver & Vancouver Island

  09-07-2024 19:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — With only three months left until this fall’s provincial election, the surging Conservative Party of B.C. trails David Eby’s NDP by only two points.According to the latest poll from Liaison Strategies, the B.C. NDP have the support of 40 per cent of B.C. voters, just two points above the Conservatives’ mark of 38 per cent. The B.C. Greens are third with 10 per cent, while the official Opposition B.C. United are in last with only nine per cent.The poll was con
  
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• Canada-US women’s hockey series will wrap in Halifax and Summerside, PEI

  09-07-2024 19:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — The Rivalry Series between the Canadian and American women’s hockey teams will return in 2024-25, with Atlantic Canada hosting the final two games.
  Hockey Canada and USA Hockey announced the schedule for the five-game series Tuesday.
  The fourth game will be played Feb. 6 at Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, and Summerside, P.E.I., will hold the finale on Feb. 8 at Credit Union Place.
  The series will start with three games in the United States: San Jose, Calif. on Nov. 6, West V
  
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• Future of historic movie theatre in Hope uncertain after current operators say farewell

  09-07-2024 19:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HOPE — The future of the New Hope Cinema, a quaint theatre in the heart of downtown Hope that hosts an eclectic variety of movies and community events, appears to be in doubt.
  According to an Instagram post dated Monday, July 8, the current operators of the New Hope Cinema, located at 376 Wallace Street in downtown Hope, are saying farewell to the historic art deco cinema that has shown new and classic movies dating back to 1945.
  “It is with deep sadness that we announce our time as
  
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• Steer, two horses euthanized at Calgary Stampede rodeo competition

  09-07-2024 19:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — A third animal has been euthanized at the Calgary Stampede’s rodeo competition.
  The Stampede says a steer was injured Monday night in what it calls an unusual incident.
  It says medical attention was provided, but a veterinarian made the humane decision to put down the steer.
  A chuckwagon horse injured in a race Friday was also euthanized.
  And another horse, ridden by an outrider during Saturday’s chuckwagon competition, was euthanized after it was injured.
  The Stamped
  
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• Jannik Sinner loses to Daniil Medvedev at Wimbledon after getting treatment from a trainer

  09-07-2024 18:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LONDON (AP) — Top-seeded Jannik Sinner was treated by a trainer and left the court during the third set, seemingly surged in the fourth and then faltered again in the fifth, eventually losing to Daniil Medvedev 6-7 (7), 6-4, 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-3 in the Wimbledon quarterfinals on Tuesday.
  It was not immediately clear what was wrong with Sinner, who had his heart rate checked while sitting on the sideline before heading to the locker room. The 22-year-old from Italy returned after about 10 minu
  
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• Mayor of town where Munro lived would ‘consider’ amending monument honouring her

  09-07-2024 18:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CENTRAL HURON, ONT. — For the mayor of the municipality where Alice Munro spent much of her adult life, the monument honouring her outside the local library should be left unchanged – an affirmation that for Clinton, Ont., the Nobel laureate will always be considered a cherished member of the community.
  But Jim Ginn, the mayor of Central Huron, conceded that he would consider amending the installation if public outcry mounted following recent stunning revelations that Munro chose to
  
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• CF Montreal hires executive Corey Wray as sports strategy consultant

  09-07-2024 18:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — CF Montreal hired longtime Major League Soccer executive Corey Wray as a sports strategy consultant Tuesday.
  Wray will assist president and chief executive Gabriel Gervais in “optimizing the club’s sporting activities.”
  A graduate of Brock University’s sports management program, Wray began his career with Toronto FC in 2006 as the club’s first-ever intern, working his way up to manager of team operations (2012-14), senior manager of team operations
  
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• Abbotsford's Ledgeview Golf Club hosting B.C. Amateur Championship - Chilliwack Progress

  09-07-2024 18:32 via news.google.com
  
  Abbotsford's Ledgeview Golf Club hosting B.C. Amateur Championship  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Former US Sen. Jim Inhofe, defense hawk who called human-caused climate change a ‘hoax,’ dies at 89

  09-07-2024 18:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Former Sen. Jim Inhofe, a conservative firebrand known for his strong support of defense spending and his denial that human activity is responsible for the bulk of climate change, has died. He was 89.Inhofe, a powerful fixture in Oklahoma politics for over six decades, died Tuesday morning after he had a stroke over the July Fourth holiday, his family said in a statement.Inhofe, who was elected to a fifth Senate term in 2020, stepped down in early 2023.
  Inhofe frequent
  
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• Design of websites and apps makes protecting privacy harder: Privacy Commissioner

  09-07-2024 17:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  GATINEAU, Que. — The Privacy Commissioner of Canada says a review of websites and mobile apps has found that deceptive design patterns that make it difficult for people to protect their privacy are not only prevalent, but often worse among those geared toward children.
  The conclusions are based on a sweep conducted earlier this year of more than 1,000 websites and mobile apps, by the commission, along with 25 privacy enforcement authorities from across Canada and around the world.
  The glob
  
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• Chilliwack Basketball Association hires new coach, looking to grow game - Chilliwack Progress

  09-07-2024 17:37 via news.google.com
  
  Chilliwack Basketball Association hires new coach, looking to grow game  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Daily heat records tumble in B.C., temperatures in southern Interior to remain high

  09-07-2024 17:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  More daily temperature records have fallen in British Columbia, with temperatures forecast to remain in the high 30s for the rest of the week in much of the southern Interior.
  A summary from Environment Canada shows 27 daily high temperature records fell across the province Monday, from Whistler, to Trail in the southeast, Smithers in the northwest, and Campbell River on Vancouver Island.
  The Lytton, B.C., area was a hot spot with a daily high of 42.4 C, breaking the old record of 39.4 set in 19
  
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• Chilliwack RCMP look to identify witness in high-visibility vest - Chilliwack Progress

  09-07-2024 16:56 via news.google.com
  
  Chilliwack RCMP look to identify witness in high-visibility vest  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Chilliwack RCMP look to identity witness in high-visibility vest - Abbotsford News

  09-07-2024 16:48 via news.google.com
  
  Chilliwack RCMP look to identity witness in high-visibility vest  Abbotsford News
  
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• Israeli strike in Syria kills a former bodyguard of Lebanon’s Hezbollah leader

  09-07-2024 16:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — An Israeli strike in Syria Tuesday killed a former personal bodyguard of the Hezbollah leader, an official with the Lebanese militant group said.
  The news came hours after an Israeli drone strike on a car in Syria near the Syria-Lebanon border was reported by a war monitor and by pro-government radio Sham FM. The Hezbollah official spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations.
  The Britain-based pro-opposition war monitor Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said tw
  
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• Job action ends at Harrison Hot Springs Hotel, but the battle for better wages and benefits is far from over

  09-07-2024 16:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The three-day strike initiated by unionized workers at Harrison Hot Springs Resort & Spa may have wrapped up, but the battle is far from over.Michelle Travis from Unite Here Local 40 told Fraser Valley Today in a text message Monday (July 8) that workers concluded their three-day job action Monday and returned back to work early Monday morning.“They delivered a strong message to management that their concerns should be taken seriously,” Travis wrote in a text m
  
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• Indian nationals who were misled into joining the Russian army will be discharged, official says

  09-07-2024 16:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  India said Tuesday that its nationals who were “misled” into joining the Russian army will be discharged, a development that came as Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his first visit to Moscow since the war in Ukraine began.
  Indian Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra made the announcement at a briefing in Moscow, following a meeting between Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
  New Delhi raised this issue in March, and the country’s federal investigation agency at the time said
  
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• Jonathan Pedneault resigns from Green Party, leaving Elizabeth May as sole leader

  09-07-2024 16:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The man who was chosen by Green Party members to be co-leader with Elizabeth May says he’s resigning.
  Jonathan Pedneault says he is leaving for personal reasons and that it’s been an honour to serve beside May and the party’s other member of Parliament, Mike Morrice.
  Pedneault, who does not have his own seat in Parliament, says he is proud to have worked on rebuilding the party and stabilizing its base.
  May says she is “heartbroken” by his decision an
  
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• Fraser Valley man in court today to face charges of importing firearm parts to distribute 3D printed guns

  09-07-2024 16:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LANGLEY — Canada Border Services Agency says a Fraser Valley man will have his first court appearance today (Tuesday, July 9) on charges that he allegedly imported firearm parts to make and distribute unregulated 3D printed guns.
  According to a news release from the federal agency, CBSA charged Brodie Alexander McDonald on June 19, 2024, under the Criminal Code of Canada with one count each of weapons trafficking, possession of a prohibited firearm, possession of a prohibited device, and p
  
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• In the news today: Trudeau to attend NATO leaders’ summit

  09-07-2024 10:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed…
  Trudeau to attend NATO leaders’ summit
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be gathering with NATO leaders today to mark the 75th anniversary of the defensive alliance as Russia escalates its aggression towards Ukraine.
  The ongoing battle in Ukraine will top the agenda of the three-day summit following Russian missile attacks which left death and destruction, including at a large children’s h
  
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