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• Elks, Redblacks in different places heading into Week 7 rematch

  18-07-2024 23:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Ottawa Redblacks and Edmonton Elks enter their CFL Week 7 rematch in very different places.
  The Redblacks (3-2) are on a high after a comeback 37-34 win in Edmonton on Sunday and have a chance to pick up a third straight win at home.
  For Edmonton (0-5), the loss was the end of the line for head coach and general manager Chris Jones, who was fired the next day. Jarious Jackson, in an interim role, will be making his debut as a CFL head coach this week.
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• Police say two dead, one hurt in plane crash and fire at Tofino, B.C., airport

  18-07-2024 23:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TOFINO, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — RCMP say two people are dead after the crash of a small aircraft at the Long Beach Airport in Tofino on Vancouver Island.
  Police say a third person has been seriously injured in the crash involving a six-seat aircraft.
  Tofino RCMP say they were called to the scene at 12:48 p.m. and information is limited but it appears the plane may have suffered an engine fire during takeoff.
  Police say in a news release the injured person was pulled from the plane after
  
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• Accused in Coutts blockade trial feared food shortages, questioned COVID-19 vaccine

  18-07-2024 23:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — One of two men accused of conspiring to kill police at the border blockade at Coutts, Alta., says he was worried about government overreach, food shortages and the COVID-19 vaccine.
  Chris Carbert is testifying in his own defence at the trial in Lethbridge.
  Carbert says he didn’t trust the COVID-19 vaccine for him or his son.
  He says he worried truckers were being forced to have vaccine passports and that the resulting dispute would impact the food chain.
  He says h
  
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• Veteran defensive back DaShaun Amos back healthy with Toronto Argonauts

  18-07-2024 23:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — DaShaun Amos and Royce Metchie are together again on the football field.
  The two are back starting alongside each other in the Toronto Argonauts’ secondary. They also did so last year before Amos’s stellar campaign ended prematurely with a season-ending ankle injury.
  Amos and Metchie have been teammates since 2018 when they began their CFL careers with the Calgary Stampeders. The only time they didn’t play together was 2020 when Amos signed with the NFL’s
  
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• Riders look to limit offensive opportunities as streaking Bombers visit Regina

  18-07-2024 23:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  REGINA — Moral victories have no value for Corey Mace and the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
  The Roughriders were handed their first defeat of the CFL season on July 13, dropping a 35-20 decision to the B.C. Lions in Vancouver. Saskatchewan allowed B.C. to rack up 457 yards of total offence but kept the game close thanks to a defence that had four sacks and two interceptions.
  Although the Lions scored two touchdowns, the Riders defence played well in the red zone, forcing B.C. to kick seven fie
  
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• Hiker, 76, falls 200 metres down Bridal Falls trail near Chilliwack - Abbotsford News

  18-07-2024 23:05 via news.google.com
  
  Hiker, 76, falls 200 metres down Bridal Falls trail near Chilliwack  Abbotsford News
  
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• Permit coming as Spadina church demolition continues in Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress

  18-07-2024 23:03 via news.google.com
  
  Permit coming as Spadina church demolition continues in Chilliwack  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• B.C. tribunal orders woman to pay ex $450 for Coldplay ticket she thought was a gift

  18-07-2024 23:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — A British Columbia woman has been ordered to pay her former romantic partner $450 for her ticket to attend a Coldplay concert together on what she said she believed was a date.
  But the province’s Civil Resolution Tribunal says in a ruling that there was no evidence Michael Stolfi intended the ticket to be a gift to Alyssa Randles, and that instead it was a loan that the woman had to repay.
  Stolfi took Randles to the tribunal after she refused to pay for the ticket and oth
  
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• Tiger Woods in danger of missing cut at British Open again after 8-over 79 at Royal Troon

  18-07-2024 22:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TROON, Scotland (AP) — Hands on his hips, Tiger Woods looked like a commuter whose train was late.
  Woods had sent his drive near the ScotRail line that runs along the 11th hole at Royal Troon. It summed up his opening round at the British Open.
  The 15-time major champion’s 8-over 79 on Thursday left him in danger of missing the cut for a third straight time at the Open.
  “I didn’t do a whole lot of things right today,” he said. “I need to shoot something in the
  
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• Trio of artists to perform at downtown Chilliwack brewery - Chilliwack Progress

  18-07-2024 22:44 via news.google.com
  
  Trio of artists to perform at downtown Chilliwack brewery  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• 'Undue risk': Slain Surrey woman's accused killer had violent past - Chilliwack Progress

  18-07-2024 22:11 via news.google.com
  
  'Undue risk': Slain Surrey woman's accused killer had violent past  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Yukon government ready to step in after mine disaster, firm’s silence ‘unhelpful’

  18-07-2024 21:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WHITEHORSE, YUKON, CANADA — Yukon’s deputy mining minister says it’s “unfortunate and frankly unhelpful” that the owners of the Eagle Gold mine have been “silent in general” about action to remedy a disastrous ore slide that spilt hundreds of millions of litres of cyanide solution.Lauren Haney says Victoria Gold has been “doing a lot of work” to treat and divert contaminated water, but it may not be enough, and the Yukon government is contemp
  
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• Canada selling one of its Manhattan apartments to cover cost of new $9M condo

  18-07-2024 21:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Global Affairs Canada says the sale of one of its apartments in New York City is expected to cover the cost of a brand-new luxury condo it recently purchased for $9 million.The Canadian government owns two apartments at a Park Avenue building in Manhattan, one of which is currently used as the official residence for the consul general in New York.The second apartment is used by Bob Rae, Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations.Global Affairs Canada says the former is being
  
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• City of Chilliwack seeks feedback on Community Accessibility Plan - Fraser Valley Today

  18-07-2024 21:16 via news.google.com
  
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• City of Chilliwack seeks feedback on Community Accessibility Plan

  18-07-2024 21:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The City of Chilliwack says it is seeking feedback toward its goal of creating a Community Accessibility Plan, through an online survey and in-person engagement sessions happening this summer.
  In a news release from city staff Thursday (July 18), the City plans to solicit input from residents about any barriers that residents may have experienced in Chilliwack through city-affiliated services, infrastructure and facilities. The survey is available in the following formats:Onli
  
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• Housing provider for unaccompanied migrant children engaged in sexual abuse and harassment, DOJ says

  18-07-2024 21:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The largest housing provider for unaccompanied migrant children has engaged in the “severe, pervasive, and unwelcome” sexual abuse and harassment of children in its care, the Justice Department alleged Thursday.
  Southwest Key employees, including supervisors, have raped, touched or solicited sex and nude children in its care since at least 2015, the DOJ alleged in a lawsuit.
  Based in Austin, Southwest Key is the largest provider of housing to unaccompanied
  
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• Canada jumps to 40th in FIFA rankings after fourth-place finish at Copa America

  18-07-2024 20:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canada moved up eight spots in the latest FIFA men’s rankings after finishing fourth at the Copa America.
  The Canadians, who narrowly lost to Uruguay in Saturday’s third-place game at the tournament, sat 40th in the rankings released Thursday by soccer’s world governing body.
  Canada’s highest ranking was 33rd on Feb. 10, 2022, during its successful qualifying run for the 2022 World Cup.
  Canada remained fourth in the CONCACAF federation, which covers North and Central Amer
  
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• Federal government announces $89 million for conservation projects across Canada

  18-07-2024 20:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WEST VANCOUVER, B.C. — Canada’s environment minister has announced $89 million in federal funding for 10 greenhouse gas emission reduction projects as the government works toward the goal of conserving 30 per cent of the country’s land and water by 2030.Steven Guilbeault made the announcement in British Columbia, where he says “evidence of climate change is striking,” referencing extreme weather events including flooding, drought and “devastating” wildfi
  
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• Ontario fugitive arrested in Chilliwack due to 'great teamwork' - Chilliwack Progress

  18-07-2024 20:14 via news.google.com
  
  Ontario fugitive arrested in Chilliwack due to 'great teamwork'  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Auger-Aliassime moves into Swiss Open quarterfinals with win over Hanfmann

  18-07-2024 20:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  GSTAAD, SWITZERLAND — Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the quarterfinals of the Swiss Open clay-court tennis tournament with a 7-6 (6), 6-2 win over Germany’s Yannick Hanfmann on Thursday.
  Auger-Aliassime, the third seed at the tournament, broke Hanfmann twice late in the second set, including in the decisive eighth game.
  Hanfmann started strong with an early break to go up 2-0 in the first set, but Auger-Aliassime got that break back in the seventh game.
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• Appeal denied: Frank Zampino, ex-aide at Montreal City Hall, to face corruption trial

  18-07-2024 19:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The Supreme Court of Canada has refused to hear an appeal by a former chair of Montreal city council’s executive committee, who wanted to avoid facing trial on corruption charges.
  The decision confirms Frank Zampino and his fellow accused will be tried on charges of fraud, breach of trust and municipal corruption, with a trial scheduled to begin in January 2025.
  As per its usual practice, the high court did not publish its reasons for refusing to hear the case.
  The charges
  
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• McIlroy, DeChambeau stumble badly out of the gates at British Open

  18-07-2024 19:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TROON, Scotland (AP) — So much for the British Open being one last stand for Rory McIlroy in the majors this year. His best hope now is getting beyond one more day.And he has company from U.S. Open champion Bryson DeChambeau.
  The protagonists from Pinehurst No. 2 were no match for a wind that came out of the opposite direction at Royal Troon and caused both of them more problems than they wanted Thursday.
  McIlroy took two shots to get out of a deep bunker right of the “Postage Stamp,
  
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• Project Innocence Quebec: Montreal law students get new trials for two convicted men

  18-07-2024 19:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Over the past year, a Quebec non-profit that advocates for the wrongfully convicted has convinced the federal justice minister to take a second look at two cases in which people have been declared guilty.
  Project Innocence Quebec says its work led Justice Minister Arif Virani in April to order a new trial in the case of Claude Paquin, a Quebec man convicted of two counts of 1st-degree murder in 1983.
  And in October, the organization was able to have the case of M.R., an individu
  
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• Tony Award-winning musical “Spamalot” to run July 19-28 at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre

  18-07-2024 19:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — “Spamalot” director Steffi Munshaw has a personal connection to the Tony Award-winning musical set to take the stage at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre later this week.“I grew up watching Monty Python with my dad – he was a huge fan and watched Flying Circus when it originally aired,” said Munshaw. Some of my best memories of my dad were watching Monty Python with him; he would be laughing so hard he would have tears streaming down his face. Spamal
  
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• CHIEFS LAND GOALTENDER GATTO

  18-07-2024 19:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The Chilliwack Chiefs are excited to announce that they have signed goaltender Sebastian Gatto for the upcoming BCHL season. A dual citizen who was born in Troy, Michigan, Gatto spent last season with the Leamington Flyers in the OJHL. As a member of the Flyers, Gatto put up sparkling numbers, with a save percentage of .928 and a 2.23 goals against average throughout 30 regular season starts. Gatto was also a member of Canada East at the World Junior A Challenge. Most recently he attended the De
  
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• Blackfalds Bulldogs to attend first BCHL showcase in Abbotsford and Chilliwack - rdnewsnow.com

  18-07-2024 18:58 via news.google.com
  
  Blackfalds Bulldogs to attend first BCHL showcase in Abbotsford and Chilliwack  rdnewsnow.com
  
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• ”Tactical evacuations’ as B.C. Interior wildfire grows: minister

  18-07-2024 18:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KAMLOOPS, B.C. — British Columbia’s minister for emergency management says “tactical evacuations” have been carried out in the Thompson-Nicola area of the province’s Interior, where an out-of-control wildfire is threatening communities.
  Bowinn Ma told a news briefing in Kamloops that the Shetland Creek fire grew “quickly and considerably last night.”
  The Thompson-Nicola Regional District issued an evacuation order for 76 properties in the Venables Valley
  
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• Obama, Pelosi and Democrats make a fresh push for Biden to reconsider 2024 race ahead of convention

  18-07-2024 18:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Former president Barack Obama has privately expressed concerns to Democrats about President Joe Biden’s candidacy, and Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi privately warned Biden that Democrats could lose the ability to seize control in the House if he didn’t step away from the race.
  Pelosi also showed Biden polling that he likely can’t defeat Republican Donald Trump, according to people familiar with the matter who insisted on anonymity to discuss it.
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• Wildfire near Spences Bridge, B.C., balloons to 4,100 hectares, prompts evacuation orders

  18-07-2024 18:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has issued an evacuation order for 76 properties in the Venables Valley area north of Spences Bridge, B.C., due to the out-of-control Shetland Creek wildfire.
  The order issued at 10 p.m. last night says residents are to report to the emergency services reception centre at the community hall in nearby Cache Creek.
  Cook’s Ferry Indian Band has also expanded an evacuation order related to the same fire to include additional reserves along the Thompson Riv
  
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• Wildfire prompts evacuation orders near Spences Bridge, B.C., as hot spell continues

  18-07-2024 18:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has issued an evacuation order for 76 properties in the Venables Valley area north of Spences Bridge, B.C., due to the out-of-control Shetland Creek wildfire.
  The order issued at 10 p.m. last night says residents are to report to the emergency services reception centre at the community hall in nearby Cache Creek.
  Cook’s Ferry Indian Band has also expanded an evacuation order related to the same fire to include additional reserves along the Thompson Riv
  
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• Quebec court rules against Concordia University’s attempt to pause tuition hike

  18-07-2024 18:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — A Quebec Superior Court judge has denied Concordia University’s request to delay a controversial tuition hike for out-of-province and international students.Justice Éric Dufour ruled on July 12 that the harm to the public interest from delaying the tuition increase outweighed the harm to the Montreal university.Starting this fall, out-of-province students at Quebec universities will pay 30 per cent more in tuition, around $12,000 a year.Concordia says the change wil
  
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• Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan leaving cabinet, sources say

  18-07-2024 18:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Two sources with knowledge of the situation say federal Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan is stepping down from cabinet and will not be seeking re-election.
  A Liberal Party source says O’Regan is expected to resign as minister at a cabinet meeting Friday.
  Another source with knowledge on the matter says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will announce a replacement for the position, but a broader cabinet shuffle is not expected.O’Regan will remain the MP representing the
  
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• Chilliwack RCMP arrest wanted Ontario man - Fraser Valley Today

  18-07-2024 18:02 via news.google.com
  
  Chilliwack RCMP arrest wanted Ontario man  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Chilliwack RCMP arrest wanted Ontario man

  18-07-2024 17:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK – Two men wanted on criminal warrants in Ontario were apprehended by Chilliwack RCMP and Prince George RCMP officers, respectively, through a collaborative effort involving multiple law enforcement agencies.
  The BC RCMP Fugitive Return Program, in partnership with the Ontario Provincial Police and the Ministry of the Attorney General (Ontario), extended the Ontario warrants to British Columbia. Working closely with the Chilliwack RCMP and Prince George RCMP detachments, as well
  
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• Raptors, Wizards to play NBA pre-season game at Montreal’s Bell Centre

  18-07-2024 17:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors will host a pre-season game against the Washington Wizards in Montreal as part of this year’s NBA Canada Series.
  The game announced Thursday will take place Oct. 6 at the Bell Centre as the Raptors celebrate their 30th season.
  It will mark the eighth time the Raptors have played a pre-season game in Montreal, which is the most of any Canadian city outside Toronto.
  This year will mark the 10th edition of the NBA Canada Series since its debut in 2012.
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• Chilliwack River Valley residents douse trailer fire near Riverside Campground that almost spread to nearby forest

  18-07-2024 17:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — In what could have been a much worse scenario if left unattended, Chilliwack River Valley resident Derrick Kramer says he and another neighbour extinguished a potential forest fire near Riverside Campground Wednesday morning (July 17) in the Chilliwack River Valley.
  Kramer reached out to Fraser Valley Today just before noon Wednesday to say he was on his way into Chilliwack when he stopped to check on a homeless camp near Riverside and noticed that someone had started a traile
  
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• Canadians should remind American neighbours of important relationship: ambassador

  18-07-2024 17:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MILWAUKEE — As Donald Trump prepares to speak at the Republican National Convention, Canada’s ambassador to the United States is urging Canadians to talk to Americans about the countries’ important relationship.
  Kirsten Hillman, who is attending the convention, says if Canadians are at the lake with Americans this summer, they should take a moment to talk about how lucky they are to be neighbours, and the prosperity and security it brings both countries.
  Tonight will be the fir
  
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• Chilliwack River Valley residents douse trailer fire near Riverside Campground that almost spread to nearby forest - Fraser Valley Today

  18-07-2024 17:32 via news.google.com
  
  Chilliwack River Valley residents douse trailer fire near Riverside Campground that almost spread to nearby forest  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Chilliwack River Valley residents douse trailer fire near Riverside Campground that nearly spread to nearby forest

  18-07-2024 17:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — In what could have been a much worse scenario if left unattended, Chilliwack River Valley resident Derrick Kramer says he and another neighbour extinguished a potential forest fire near Riverside Campground Wednesday morning (July 17) in the Chilliwack River Valley.Kramer reached out to Fraser Valley Today just before noon Wednesday to say he was on his way into Chilliwack when he stopped to check on a homeless camp near Riverside and noticed that someone had started a trailer
  
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• Canadian men look to reach FIFA U-20 World Cup after lengthy absence

  18-07-2024 17:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  After outscoring three lesser opponents by a combined 15-0 in qualifying action, the degree of difficulty increases considerably for Canada when it opens play Saturday at the CONCACAF Men’s U-20 Championship in Mexico.
  The 12-country competition, which runs Friday through Aug. 4 in Celaya and Irapuato, will send four teams to the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile. Canada has not taken part in the FIFA U-20 soccer showcase since it hosted the event in 2007 — and has not qualified sinc
  
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• ‘Major damage’: Vandalism at federal immigration minister’s office in Montreal

  18-07-2024 16:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Police say the Montreal constituency office of federal Immigration Minister Marc Miller was vandalized overnight.
  Outside, windows were smashed and walls were defaced with paint and graffiti.
  Montreal police Const. Sabrina Gauthier said there was also “major damage” inside the office, located in the city’s Sud-Ouest borough.
  Police say they think the ongoing Israel-Palestinian conflict is likely at the root of the vandalism.
  Pro-Palestinian protesters have freq
  
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• Two Listeria deaths were in Ontario, health ministry confirms

  18-07-2024 15:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Ontario’s Health Ministry has confirmed that the two listeriosis deaths linked to a plant-based milk recall were in that province.Twelve people, including 10 in Ontario, one in Quebec and one in Nova Scotia have fallen ill after drinking Listeria-contaminated Silk and Great Value brand milks.Ontario’s Ministry of Health would not comment Thursday on the ages of the people who died, but the Public Health Agency of Canada says 58 per cent of the listeriosis illness have
  
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• Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly to visit China after years-long rift

  18-07-2024 15:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is headed to China on Friday at the invitation of Beijing, after years of diplomatic strain following the 2018 detention of two Canadians.
  In recent months, China has urged Canada to work on shared priorities and draw less attention to disagreements.
  Joly’s visit follows Canadian security officials flagging Chinese interference as the country’s greatest strategic threat, a charge Beijing rejects.
  Canadian business leaders ha
  
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• Student protesters vow ‘complete shutdown’ in Bangladesh as reports say 10 more dead in clashes

  18-07-2024 14:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Police clashed Thursday with student protesters attempting to impose a “complete shutdown” in Bangladesh’s capital, following days of violent confrontations during demonstrations over a system of allocating government jobs, with media reports saying at least 10 more people have died across the country.
  The Prohtom Alo newspaper, which has a strong network of reporters across the country, said it received reports of 10 deaths in Dhaka and elsewhere
  
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• Passenger train derails in India, killing at least 2 passengers and injuring 20 others

  18-07-2024 14:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LUCKNOW, India (AP) — A passenger train derailed on Thursday in northern India, killing at least two passengers and injuring 20 others, a railroad official said. The cause of the accident is being investigated.Naveen Kumar, a state relief commissioner, said dozens of rescuers, a 40-member team of doctors and paramedics, and 15 ambulances have reached the site of the accident. The injured have been moved to hospitals and government health centers in the area, he said.
  The train was on its w
  
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• McIlroy gets last chance to recover from another major letdown as British Open starts at Troon

  18-07-2024 14:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TROON, Scotland (AP) — The first step toward recovery for Rory McIlroy starts with the last major of the year.McIlroy was among early starters Thursday as the British Open began at Royal Troon on a cool, cloudy morning along the Irish Sea.
  The silver claret jug, which Brian Harman had to return at the start of the week as the defending champion, was on the first tee as Justin Leonard hit the opening tee shot into a stiff breeze. Leonard won the Open at Royal Troon in 1997.
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• Three Chilliwack intersections make up bulk of 2023 crashes: ICBC report - Chilliwack Progress

  18-07-2024 14:30 via news.google.com
  
  Three Chilliwack intersections make up bulk of 2023 crashes: ICBC report  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• In the news today: New defence chief takes command, protective zones for MPs proposed

  18-07-2024 10:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed…
  Carignan set to officially become defence chief
  Lt.-Gen. Jennie Carignan is set to officially take over command of the Armed Forces this morning in a ceremony at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa.Carignan will also be promoted to the rank of general during the change-of-command ceremony.She was chosen by the federal government to become Canada’s first female defence chief, and she’s no stra
  
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• Lt.-Gen. Jennie Carignan to officially take over command of Armed Forces in ceremony

  18-07-2024 10:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Lt.-Gen. Jennie Carignan is set to officially take over command of the Armed Forces this morning in a ceremony at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa.Carignan will also be promoted to the rank of general during the change-of-command ceremony.She was chosen by the federal government to become Canada’s first female defence chief, and she’s no stranger to firsts.Carignan was also the first woman to command a combat unit in the Canadian military, and her career has included
  
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• Former safety minister wants ‘protective zones’ for MPs’ offices as threats increase

  18-07-2024 10:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Former public safety minister Marco Mendicino is calling for the creation of “protective zones” around political constituency offices to shield members of Parliament and their staff from a rising tide of threatening behaviour.
  Mendicino, a Toronto Liberal MP, said under the plan anyone who intimidated or otherwise harassed people within the buffer zone of perhaps 50 to 100 metres would be subject to harsher criminal penalties including jail time.
  In an interview, Mendi
  
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