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• Deadlines approaching for Chilliwack Fair home-and-garden competitions - Chilliwack Progress

  16-07-2024 23:56 via news.google.com
  
  Deadlines approaching for Chilliwack Fair home-and-garden competitions  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• National media firm shows Chilliwack trustee with a double-digit lead over NDP incumbent

  16-07-2024 23:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — A national political website says a Chilliwack trustee is leading by double digits in the newly named Chilliwack North riding.According to projection data from website 338Canada.com, Conservative Party of B.C. candidate Heather Maahs leads Chilliwack NDP MLA Dan Coulter by 17 points, 51-34, with roughly three months before this fall’s provincial election.The 338Canada.com website says this projection is calculated using a mostly-proportional swing model adjusted with pro
  
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• Husband sentenced to 16 years for killing, dismembering B.C. teacher Naomi Onotera

  16-07-2024 23:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. — A man who admitted killing and dismembering his wife has been sentenced to 16 years in prison by a British Columbia Supreme Court judge.Obnes Regis initially pleaded not guilty to the manslaughter of Langley teacher-librarian Naomi Onotera and committing indignity to her remains, but later pleaded guilty to both charges after his trial began in May.
  The brief trial in New Westminster heard that Regis killed Onotera with a single punch to the head during an argument
  
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• Rolling Vancouver Whitecaps buoyed by return of Ali Ahmed and Sam Adekugbe

  16-07-2024 23:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Ali Ahmed wasn’t about to let distance and time zones keep him from cheering for his teammates.While the 23-year-old wingback spent the past several weeks with the Canadian men’s soccer team at the Copa America, the Vancouver Whitecaps were never far from his mind.“I was on the East Coast sometimes, so (I was) staying up, just watching the games, seeing the guys fight and stay together,” Ahmed said.
  What he saw was a Whitecaps (10-7-5) team in solid form
  
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• After Copa success, Marsch hopes Canadian men’s team can recruit more dual nationals

  16-07-2024 23:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Canada coach Jesse Marsch hopes his team’s success at Copa America will have dual nationals thinking twice about playing for a different country.
  Hired in May as John Herdman’s successor, Marsch helped Canada to a sensational run at the Copa — his first tournament as manager.
  Canada defeated Venezuela on penalty kicks in the quarterfinal before falling 2-0 to eventual champions Argentina and Lionel Messi in the semis. The Canadians then gave heavily favoured Ur
  
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• Analysis: Jones’s defensive acumen didn’t translate into success in second Elks stint

  16-07-2024 23:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The innovations and schemes that earned Chris Jones a reputation as a defensive guru didn’t translate into success as the Edmonton Elks head coach and general manager.
  The Elks fired Jones on Monday following an 0-5 start to the season. Over two-plus seasons under Jones, Edmonton compiled an 8-33 record.
  The axe fell during an Edmonton season that’s been plagued by costly turnovers, untimely penalties and an inability to finish.
  Jones was in his second stint as Edmonton head coach, h
  
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• B.C. premier says working with Ottawa can feel like ‘beating our head against a wall’

  16-07-2024 23:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HALIFAX — British Columbia’s premier says trying to work with the federal government can feel like “beating our head against a wall.”During a news conference in Halifax, Premier David Eby said he’s continually disappointed by the lack of teamwork with Ottawa.
  Eby, who is in town for a conference of Canada’s premiers, says he’s baffled Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has not met with the country’s premiers to discuss pressing issues, despite repeated
  
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• Vancouver Canucks sign goaltender Arturs Silovs to two-year contract

  16-07-2024 22:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks have signed goaltender Arturs Silovs to a two-year contract, the NHL club announced Tuesday.
  Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed by the Canucks.
  The 23-year-old Silovs, from Riga, Latvia, appeared in 10 playoff games for the Canucks last season after starting netminder Thatcher Demko sustained an undisclosed injury in Game 1 of Vancouver’s first-round series with Nashville.
  He went 5-5 with a 2.91 goals against average and an .898 save per
  
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• Philippine officials say suspect in the killings of 2 Australians and a Filipina has surrendered

  16-07-2024 22:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TAGAYTAY, Philippines (AP) — The suspect in the killings of two Australians and their Filipina companion last week at a hotel in a popular resort city south of the Philippine capital has surrendered, officials said Wednesday.
  The bodies of the victims, whose hands and feet were tied, were found sprawled on the floor in a room at the Lake Hotel in Tagaytay city a week ago. Police at the time said it was a rare heinous crime in a tourism destination that is largely known for a scenic volcano
  
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• Self-exiled Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui convicted of defrauding followers after fleeing to US

  16-07-2024 22:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Guo Wengui, a self-exiled Chinese business tycoon whose criticism of the Communist Party won him legions of online followers and powerful friends in the American conservative movement, was convicted by a U.S. jury Tuesday of engaging in a massive multiyear fraud that ripped off some of his most devoted fans.
  Once believed to be among the richest people in China, Guo was arrested in New York in March of 2023 and accused of operating a racketeering enterprise that stretched f
  
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• ‘I was terrified’: Coutts protester says he fled after arrival of RCMP and helicopter

  16-07-2024 21:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — A protester at the border blockade at Coutts, Alta., described in court Tuesday a police presence so overwhelming and intimidating that he decided to go home early.“I observed the helicopter (and) drones. It looked like a scene out of a movie … a full military program coming at me. On foot, there was probably 30 or 40 RCMP in full riot gear,” Daryl Yorgason testified.
  “We just decided it was time to go, because we didn’t want to get ambush
  
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• Yukon water regulator said miner ‘flouted’ licence, saved millions, long before spill

  16-07-2024 21:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WHITEHORSE, YUKON, CANADA — Two years before the disastrous ore slide and spill of cyanide solution last month at the Eagle Gold mine in Yukon, the former head of the Yukon Water Board accused the mine’s owner of violating conditions of its water licence.Roger Lockwood, then director of the Yukon Water Board, told a court that Victoria Gold “flouted” conditions of the licence, saving millions by allegedly failing to re-contour slopes at the mine, about 500 kilometres nort
  
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• Muslim charity calls court ruling on audit a green light for government overreach

  16-07-2024 21:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A major Muslim charity is disappointed about losing another court battle in an ongoing bid to halt a Canada Revenue Agency audit.
  The Muslim Association of Canada says a new Ontario Court of Appeal ruling is a green light for government overreach, and will allow the federal government to infringe the Charter rights of Canadians with impunity.The association contends that a long-running revenue agency audit of its activities is fundamentally tainted by systemic bias and Islamophobi
  
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• Alberta, B.C. toast wine deal after tiff over taxing direct sales to consumers

  16-07-2024 21:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — The premiers of Alberta and B.C. are celebrating an agreement to again allow direct sales to consumers after a tiff over taxes.
  With the temporary deal, Albertans can order wine directly from more than 350 wineries in B.C.
  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says it means the province’s liquor wholesaler can collect consistent fees on all wine sold in the province, but details of how it will work are still being sorted.
  The agreement comes after Alberta threatened to stop stock
  
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• Chilliwack Symphony Orchestra unveils 25th anniversary season with unforgettable lineup of concerts

  16-07-2024 21:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The Chilliwack Symphony Orchestra has announced its 25th anniversary season, showcasing what it says is a remarkable series of concerts that recognizes the enduring power of music.Under the distinguished leadership of Maestra Paula DeWit, the milestone season promises to captivate and entertain audiences with a diverse, enchanting exhibition of unparalleled music and performers.The season opens on September 27 and 28 with the “Magnificat Vesper Concert,” a breathta
  
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• Wynton McManis, Ontaria Wilson earn CFL honour roll recognition

  16-07-2024 21:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Linebacker Wynton McManis of the Toronto Argonauts, Winnipeg receiver Ontaria Wilson and the Blue Bombers’ offensive line were the top selections in the CFL honour roll Tuesday.
  McManis was the top-rated defensive player with a grade of 90.6. He had four tackles and returned his first interception of the season for a touchdown in leading Toronto past the Montreal Alouettes 37-18, earning his second honour roll selection of the season.
  Players in nine specific positions are
  
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• Vancouver Canucks sign golatenderr Arturs Silovs to two-year contract

  16-07-2024 21:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks have signed goaltender Arturs Silovs to a two-year contract, the NHL club announced Tuesday.
  Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed by the Canucks.
  The 23-year-old Silovs, from Riga, Latvia, appeared in 10 playoff games for the Canucks last season after starting netminder Thatcher Demko sustained an undisclosed injury in Game 1 of Vancouver’s first-round series with Nashville.
  He went 5-5 with a 2.91 goals against average and an .898 save per
  
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• Iran threat prompted increased protection of Trump, Saturday attack appears unrelated, officials say

  16-07-2024 21:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A threat from Iran prompted moves by the U.S. Secret Service to boost protection around Donald Trump before Saturday’s attempted assassination of the former president, which appears unrelated to the original threat, according to two U.S. officials.
  Upon learning of the threat, the Biden administration reached out to senior officials at the Secret Service to make them aware, the officials said, adding it was shared with the lead agent on Trump’s protection deta
  
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• Ex-TV host Carlos Watson convicted in trial over collapse of startup Ozy Media

  16-07-2024 21:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Former TV personality Carlos Watson was convicted Tuesday in a federal financial conspiracy case about Ozy Media, an ambitious startup that collapsed after another executive impersonated a YouTube executive to hype the company’s success.
  Brooklyn federal prosecutors announced on the social platform X that a jury found Watson guilty of all three charges against him: conspiracy to commit securities fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.Pro
  
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• Quebec court orders hospital to keep woman on life support so she can die in Nigeria

  16-07-2024 20:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — A Quebec court ordered a Montreal hospital in April to keep a woman on life support to give her husband the chance to arrange for her to be sent home to die in Nigeria.
  McGill University Health Centre sought permission earlier this year to stop all the 42-year-old woman’s treatments and give her palliative care after concluding she had no chance of neurological recovery.Her husband opposed the change, asking the hospital to keep his wife alive long enough for her to be tra
  
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• Kayaker's survival a 'crucial reminder' to wear life jacket: Chilliwack RCMP - Chilliwack Progress

  16-07-2024 20:54 via news.google.com
  
  Kayaker's survival a 'crucial reminder' to wear life jacket: Chilliwack RCMP  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Clark Wayne Hitchcock - Chilliwack Progress

  16-07-2024 20:42 via news.google.com
  
  Clark Wayne Hitchcock  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Canada sending 338 athletes to Summer Olympics in Paris

  16-07-2024 20:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Canadian Olympic Committee has introduced the 338 athletes chosen to represent their country at the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris.
  The Games officially start with the July 26 opening ceremonies, but preliminary competition gets underway July 24.
  Canada’s youngest athlete is 14-year-old skateboarder Fay De Fazio Ebert of Toronto and its oldest is 61-year-old Jill Irving, of Moncton, N.B., in equestrian dressage.
  The team features 38 athletes who already own a medal and
  
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• Supporters of scaling back Arkansas abortion ban sue state for rejecting ballot measure petitions

  16-07-2024 20:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Supporters of a proposal to ask voters scale back Arkansas’ abortion ban sued the state on Tuesday for rejecting their petitions to get the measure on the November ballot.
  Arkansans for Limited Government, the group supporting the proposed constitutional amendment, asked the state Supreme Court to reverse the state’s decision and order the state to begin counting its signatures. The secretary of state’s office said on July 10 that the group didn&r
  
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• Ottawa says deal reached with Saskatchewan on carbon levy money owed

  16-07-2024 20:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  REGINA — The federal government says it has reached an agreement with Saskatchewan over the province not paying carbon levy money to Ottawa, though the case may still end up in court.National Revenue Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau says the deal secures 50 per cent of outstanding amounts Saskatchewan owes until the dispute is resolved.She says the agreement complies with the law and standard practices.Saskatchewan Justice Minister Bronwyn Eyre says the province has offered to establish a lett
  
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• Chilliwack RCMP police boat activated Monday at Cultus Lake for kayaker who fell underwater and became exhausted

  16-07-2024 20:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack RCMP says a water rescue Monday afternoon (July 15) at Cultus Lake involving a kayaker who had fallen underwater and required assistance highlights the critical importance of life jackets.According to a news release from police, Chilliwack RCMP responded to Cultus Lake Monday afternoon for the report of a female who had fallen out of a kayak and went underwater. Police say the incident prompted immediate attention from emergency services and first responders.Upon re
  
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• B.C.’s ‘massive error’ part of web of inaction that could have saved boy: advocate

  16-07-2024 20:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — The ministry that is supposed to be protecting British Columbia’s kids made what the children’s representative says was a “massive error,” resulting in the torturous death of an 11-year-old boy at the hands of those who were approved to be his caregivers.
  Jennifer Charlesworth says the boy’s death is not an outlier, but rather an example of ways the child welfare system has let down children and families in B.C. and across Canada, despite decades of
  
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• 2008 Forward Ben Bowen Signs with Chiefs

  16-07-2024 20:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The Chilliwack Chiefs are extremely excited to announce the commitment of Ben Bowen from Peterborough, Ontario and the Vaughan Kings U16 AAA program. Bowen, a 6’2 power forward was teammates last season with recent Chiefs signing Caleb Malholtra. Born in 2008, Bowen has been a massive presence offensively throughout his time in the Vaughan program. Last season he put up an incredible 33 goals and 36 assists in just 51 games played. He also acquitted himself very well as an underage affilia
  
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• Liberal energy minister promises ban on oil furnaces for new builds as soon as 2028

  16-07-2024 20:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson has announced an intention to ban the installation of oil furnaces in new construction as early as 2028.The federal government’s planned phase-out of heating oil would be paired with more financial support for Canadians to purchase and install heat pumps instead.
  Liberal ministers say the Canada Green Buildings Strategy released today aims to drive energy efficiency improvements while addressing affordability and emissions.
  It seeks to acce
  
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• Quebec government quietly loosened its approach to drug possession over a year ago

  16-07-2024 19:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The Quebec government has quietly relaxed its approach to people caught with small quantities of drugs.In April 2023, the province recommended that simple possession cases should only be prosecuted when there is a public safety risk, including in the context of organized crime, violence or when minors are present.The Coalition Avenir Québec government made no public announcement of the change, which was reported for the first time this week by Le Devoir.
  Municipal police
  
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• Singer Ingrid Andress says she was drunk during panned MLB anthem performance, will get treatment

  16-07-2024 19:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  After a widely panned performance of the U.S. national anthem at the MLB Home Run Derby, country singer Ingrid Andress apologized Tuesday and said she was drunk.
  “I’m checking myself into a facility today to get the help I need,” she wrote in an Instagram post. “That was not me last night. I apologize to MLB, all the fans, and this country I love so much for that rendition.”
  On Monday night, the four-time Grammy nominee belted an a cappella version of “The Sta
  
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• Quebec liquor board says sales are up at some stores amid LCBO strike

  16-07-2024 19:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Quebec’s liquor Crown corporation says it’s seeing a surge in sales at some stores along the boundary with Ontario amid a strike by workers of that province’s liquor control board.
  Société des alcools du Québec spokeswoman Linda Bouchard says that since last week the shelves have been emptying quickly at between 20 and 25 outlets located near Ontario.
  She says spirits and ready-to-drink items are selling the fastest and that the SAQ has had
  
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• Armoured battle, archery, pageantry coming to middle-ages fair in Chilliwack - Agassiz Harrison Observer

  16-07-2024 19:47 via news.google.com
  
  Armoured battle, archery, pageantry coming to middle-ages fair in Chilliwack  Agassiz Harrison Observer
  
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• Flooding on DVP in Toronto as torrential rain hits city, GTA

  16-07-2024 19:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — A major highway, several thoroughfares and a key transit hub were flooded in Toronto on Tuesday afternoon after torrential rain hit the city, while power outages were reported in multiple areas.Toronto police said part of the Don Valley Parkway, which runs from the north part of the city into the downtown area, was closed due to flooding. They also said part of Lakeshore Boulevard, which runs along Lake Ontario, was flooded and closed.At the heart of the downtown core, flooding w
  
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• Chiefs sign Ontario's Matthew Manza, add to offensive corps - Chilliwack Progress

  16-07-2024 19:30 via news.google.com
  
  Chiefs sign Ontario's Matthew Manza, add to offensive corps  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Wildfire along Highway 1 in B.C.’s Fraser Valley now classified as ‘held’

  16-07-2024 19:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  A wildfire that flared up along the Trans-Canada Highway between Chilliwack and Hope, B.C., is now classified as “being held,” and isn’t expected to spread beyond its boundaries.The one-hectare blaze had forced the closure of an eastbound lane on Monday.
  The BC Wildfire Service says human activity is the suspected cause.It’s one of more than 150 wildfires active in the province, with clusters in the northeast and the central Interior.Of those fires, more than half are con
  
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• Canada drops $9M on NYC luxury condo for consul general’s official residence

  16-07-2024 19:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada has spent $9 million for a luxury condo in Manhattan to be used as the official residence for its consul general in New York.Global Affairs Canada says a previous New York City residence purchased in 1961 isn’t up to code and doesn’t meet the department’s standards, but won’t say what is being done with it.
  The deed to the new condo shows it was listed for more than $6.6 million USD and was sold last month to “His Majesty the King in right of C
  
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• Return of Osorio, Laryea boosts Toronto FC ahead of games in Miami and Montreal

  16-07-2024 19:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Buoyed by the return of captain Jonathan Osorio and Richie Laryea from Copa America and having finally snapped a nine-game winless run, Toronto FC looks to consolidate a post-season position with 10 games remaining in the MLS regular season.
  The playoff push starts with two challenging road games, however, as John Herdman’s team visits Inter Miami on Wednesday and CF Montreal on Saturday.
  Toronto (8-13-3, 27 points) currently sits eighth in the Eastern Conference and needs to pick up point
  
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• Almondo Sewell returns to Edmonton Elks as their defensive line coach

  16-07-2024 19:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Almondo Sewell is back with theEdmonton Elks.
  Sewell rejoined the CFL franchise Tuesday as its defensive line coach. He replaces Nate O’Neal, who resigned.
  Sewell’s return to Edmonton comes after Chris Jones was fired as head coach and general manager on Monday.
  Offensive co-ordinator/quarterback coach Jarious Jackson was named interim head coach while assistant GM Geroy Simon takes over general manager duties, also on an interim basis.
  Sewell was a defensive lineman
  
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• Lawyer who prosecuted Alice Munro’s husband unsurprised case stayed hidden for years

  16-07-2024 19:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  A former Crown attorney who prosecuted Alice Munro’s husband says he always assumed a desire to protect the author’s reputation was among the reasons why Gerald Fremlin’s sexual abuse of Munro’s daughter went unreported even after he pleaded guilty.
  Fremlin’s case also may have escaped public attention because it moved unusually fast through the Goderich, Ont., court system in early 2005, Robert Morris said in an interview.When Munro’s youngest daughter Andrea
  
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• City of Chilliwack staff urge council to reject rezoning application for proposed 7-storey development at Fourth/Nowell

  16-07-2024 19:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — City of Chilliwack staff are urging Chilliwack council to deny an amendment to the Official Community Plan and a related rezoning application connected to a proposed seven-storey, mixed-use development at the corner of Fourth Avenue and Nowell Street, east of Young Road, in Chilliwack.
  At the June 18th meeting of Chilliwack council, an application to amend the 2040 Official Community Plan (OCP) designation for four properties near Fourth Avenue and Nowell Street from “Re
  
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• City of Chilliwack staff urge council to reject rezoning application for proposed 7-storey development at Fourth/Nowell - Fraser Valley Today

  16-07-2024 19:08 via news.google.com
  City of Chilliwack staff urge council to reject rezoning application for proposed 7-storey development at Fourth/Nowell  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Jury in Sen. Bob Menendez bribery trial has reached a verdict, to be read in court soon

  16-07-2024 18:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The jury in Sen. Bob Menendez bribery trial says it has reached a verdict, which will be announced in court soon, a court spokesperson said Tuesday.
  The New Jersey Democrat is accused of accepting bribes of cash, gold and a luxury car from three businessmen and acting as a foreign agent for Egypt.
  Over a nine-week trial, prosecutors said Menendez abused the power of his office to protect allies from criminal investigations and enrich associates, including his wife, through
  
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• French president accepts prime minister’s resignation but keeps him as head of caretaker government

  16-07-2024 18:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron accepted the prime minister’s resignation Tuesday but kept him on as head of a caretaker government.
  Macron’s office said in a statement that Macron “accepted” the resignation of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal and other ministers on Tuesday.
  Attal and other government members are “to handle current affairs until a new government is being appointed,” the statement said.
  There is no firm timeline for when Macron
  
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• A dam is near failure in Illinois after heavy rains and tornadoes sweep the Midwest

  16-07-2024 18:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — A dam near the town of Nashville in southern Illinois was in imminent danger of failure Tuesday after heavy rain, officials said.
  Some of Nashville’s 3,000 residents were evacuating, according to a Facebook post from the Washington County Emergency Management Agency.Darrah Sabo, deputy director of the agency, told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that about 300 residents live in the zone that is under evacuation orders. The homes are near the Nashville City Reservoir, about
  
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• Repeated extreme weather events linked to rise in mental health problems, trauma

  16-07-2024 18:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FREDERICTON — Jennifer Moore was helping a neighbour on flood-prone Stannus Street, in Windsor, N.S., last week when she fell face first in waist-deep brown water in her driveway.
  It was the third time in three years the catch basin on the street overflowed, after 1.2 metres of water adulterated with sewage poured into Moore’s basement on the road that runs through the Annapolis Valley town.
  “It was terrifying,” she said Monday, as she prepared to rush out to get hepatiti
  
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• Choinière says he’s focused on playing at CF Montreal for now

  16-07-2024 18:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Canadian international Mathieu Choinière says he’s focused on playing for CF Montreal, for now.
  The midfielder’s name is circulating in transfer rumours after he reportedly requested a trade from the club in May due to an impasse in contract negotiations.
  GiveMeSport’s Tom Bogert reported Monday that Choiniere still wants out of Montreal and that plenty of Major League Soccer clubs are interested.
  The Canadian transfer window opened Friday, while the Uni
  
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• Members of Tragically Hip named honorary grand marshals for Honda Indy

  16-07-2024 17:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Members of Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip have been named honorary grand marshals for the upcoming Ontario Dealers Honda Indy, organizers of the Toronto IndyCar race announced Tuesday.Guitarists Paul Langlois and Rob Baker, bassist Gord Sinclair and drummer Johnny Fay will be on the starting grid as part of pre-race festivities and will give the order for drivers to start their engines.
  The Honda Indy runs Sunday at Toronto’s Exhibition Place.
  The Tragically Hip was
  
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• Media companies win court injunction against sports-streaming pirates

  16-07-2024 17:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Major broadcasters have won a court injunction to prevent internet pirates from illegally streaming live sports events to online viewers.
  A newly released Federal Court ruling says the anonymous and elusive pirates make money by infringing the media companies’ copyright.Rogers Communications, Bell Media, Groupe TVA and others went to court to try to stop the illicit streaming.
  In its decision, the court says the applicants have shown they are entitled to an injunction.
  The e
  
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• 200 additional Kenyan police arrive in Haiti to help fight gangs

  16-07-2024 17:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A second contingent of 200 police officers from Kenya arrived in Haiti on Tuesday to bolster a U.N.-backed mission led by the East African country to battle violent gangs in the troubled Caribbean country.
  The officers arrived nearly a month after the first contingent of 200 landed in the capital of Port-au-Prince, where gangs control at least 80% of the territory.
  Authorities have declined to provide details on the Kenyans’ assignments, citing security c
  
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