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• Canada surpasses gold, total medal count from Tokyo Paralympics on Day 9

  06-09-2024 23:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PARIS — Canada has surpassed its total medal count and gold medal count from the Tokyo Paralympics with two days remaining in Paris.Wheelchair racer Cody Fournie earned his second gold of the Games, while discus thrower Jesse Zesseu took silver, both at Stade de France. In the pool, Sebastian Massabie struck gold for Canada’s 11th swimming medal and fourth gold.
  Canada is now up to 23 medals and eight golds, having won 21 in total and five golds in Tokyo three years ago.
  Fournie won
  
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• Grant to bring new equipment for Chilliwack Players Guild - Fraser Valley Today

  06-09-2024 23:51 via news.google.com
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• Grant to bring new equipment for Chilliwack Players Guild

  06-09-2024 23:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK – A local theatre group believes a $12,500 grant from the Chilliwack Foundation will enhance future performances through technology upgrades.
  The Chilliwack Players Guild says the money will be earmarked for new LED lights, an amplifier for their sound system, and a computer management system for costumes, props, library, and membership information.
  “This grant will really assist the Guild in presenting an even better level of theatre to the community, as well as help in t
  
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• Coordination Agreement empowers Sts’ailes Child and Family Services

  06-09-2024 23:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  STS’AILES XA’XA TEMEXW – Following four years of negotiations, the Sts’ailes Nation, alongside the Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia, took a significant step today toward what is being seen as a safeguarding of the well-being and cultural identity of Sts’ailes children and families.The signing of a child and family services coordination agreement was celebrated in a ceremony in Sts’ailes, near Agassiz. It was attended by Siyam te Sts&rs
  
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• NewsAlert: Manitoba Grand Chief Cathy Merrick dies after collapsing outside court

  06-09-2024 23:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says Grand Chief Cathy Merrick of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs has died.
  Merrick, the first woman elected to the role, collapsed outside the Winnipeg Law Courts building and was rushed to hospital.
  She had been talking to reporters about two court cases when she said she felt dizzy and quickly fell to the ground.Fire and paramedic crews arrived, performed chest compressions and carried Merrick away on a stretcher.
  Kinew says he had known Merrick for
  
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• Coach says Canadian men show “a bit of swagger” ahead of games with CONCACAF rivals

  06-09-2024 23:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  After finishing fourth in a deep Copa America run, coach Jesse Marsch and the 40th-ranked Canadian men now get to test themselves against the three top-ranked teams in CONCACAF.
  The run of friendlies starts Saturday against the 16th-ranked U.S. in Kansas City, a matchup the Canadians go into with a “bit of swagger,” according to Marsch.
  “You see that they’ve grown. There’s more self-confidence,” Marsch said in a virtual availability Friday. “That they be
  
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• Former Bank of Canada governor Carney to speak at Liberal caucus retreat next week

  06-09-2024 23:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The former governor of the Bank of Canada who has long been touted as a possible Liberal candidate or successor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will give the party some advice on the economy at the Liberal caucus retreat in Nanaimo, B.C. next week.Mark Carney will address Liberal MPs about the economy and a plan for growth as the caucus meets to plot strategy both ahead of the imminent return of Parliament and the looming federal election.
  The Liberals are entering the caucus in
  
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• Redblacks look to gain more breathing room in East Division facing Argos

  06-09-2024 23:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Ottawa Redblacks and Toronto Argonauts are both looking to rebound from disappointing losses last week when they square off Saturday afternoon at TD Place.Ottawa, boasting a 7-3-1 record, remains undefeated at home and is eager to maintain that streak. Meanwhile, Toronto, sitting at 6-5-0, is hungry to close the gap with their divisional rivals.
  For Ottawa, the focus is not just on defending home turf but building some breathing room in the East Division standings. Head coach
  
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• UFV completes School of Education in Mission

  06-09-2024 22:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MISSION – An $8 million revitalization of the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) Mission campus is expected to relieve capacity pressure at the institution’s Abbotsford location, according to executives.
  The now-completed two-storey facility, which is expected to include teacher and early childhood education programs, will feature a new library, community spaces on the main floor, and classrooms “equipped with progressive technology.”
  “I am so pleased to see UFV
  
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• Whitecaps look for others to seize opportunity in home matchup versus FC Dallas

  06-09-2024 22:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps will be without several veterans for their Major League Soccer match against Dallas FC Saturday.
  But what some people may see as an adversity, Vancouver head coach Vanni Sartini calls an opportunity.
  The Whitecaps have five players called up for international duty and are dealing with some injuries. Sartini said the vacancies gives other players a chance to prove themselves on the pitch at BC Place Stadium.
  “I’m really happy that we can give
  
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• Union ‘optimistic’ ahead of negotiations to end accessible transit strike in B.C.

  06-09-2024 22:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The head of the union for striking HandyDART transit workers in Metro Vancouver says he’s cautiously optimistic ahead of Sunday’s mediated negotiations with their employer, but members are prepared to stay on strike “as long as it takes.”
  Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1724 president Joe McCann says it’s concerning that employer Transdev waited a week to come to the table with a mediator, but the union remains “optimistic” a deal can be done.
  About 600
  
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• BC United to run some candidates to keep party name alive, despite halting campaign

  06-09-2024 21:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — British Columbia’s Official Opposition BC United party now says it will run some candidates in the Oct. 19 election, despite suspending its campaign last week to support the B.C. Conservative Party instead.
  A letter to party members says despite last week’s suspension “we intend on running a select number of candidates” in the fall election.
  The letter says that’s to ensure that BC United, formerly the B.C. Liberal Party, remains a registered politi
  
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• Canadian wheelchair racer Cody Fournie wins second Paralympic gold

  06-09-2024 21:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PARIS — Canadian wheelchair racer Cody Fournie has won his second gold medal at the Paralympic Games.
  The 35-year-old from Victoria won the men’s T51 100 metres at Stade de France in a Paralympic-record time of 19.63 seconds.
  Fournie also won the 200 metres Tuesday.
  Fournie’s gold medal was the Canadian team’s fourth at the track and seventh medal overall.
  Fournier earned a silver medal in the 100 metres at this year’s world championship in Kobe, Japan.
  He began whe
  
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• Involuntary mental health care must be ‘dignified and humane,’ B.C. premier says

  06-09-2024 21:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Premier David Eby says mental health care in the province for those committed against their will needs to be “dignified and humane” to be effective, as his government works on a strategy about involuntary care.
  Eby, speaking after a deadly random stranger attack in downtown Vancouver this week, says the 2012 closure of Riverview mental health hospital in Coquitlam put vulnerable people on the streets without adequate supports.
  He says he saw people struggle with men
  
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• Canada Post proposes 25-cent price hike for stamps in 2025

  06-09-2024 21:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada Post is proposing an increase to regulated postage rates next year, bringing the price of most stamps up by 25 cents to $1.24.The organization says it’s kept letter mail rate increases to a minimum over the past decade and the one-time increase would help align stamp prices with the rising cost of providing the service.
  Canada Post says letter mail volumes have decreased by 60 per cent over the last two decades while the number of addresses to serve has gone up.
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• Veteran Tyson Beukeboom leads 35-woman Canada camp roster ahead of WXV rugby tourney

  06-09-2024 20:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Veteran forward Tyson Beukeboom, who won a record 68th cap for Canada in May, leads coach Kevin Rouet’s 35-player training squad ahead of the WXV women’s rugby tournament that kicks off later this month.
  Rouet has also called in seven members of Canada’s silver medal-winning sevens squad from the Paris Olympics: Olivia Apps, Caroline Crossley, Alysha Corrigan, Chloe Daniels, Fancy Bermudez, Florence Symonds and Taylor Perry.
  Third-ranked Canada faces No. 4 France, No. 10 Irelan
  
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• Canadian tied to alleged Russian influencer op received thousands in fees: U.S.

  06-09-2024 20:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — U.S. officials say the founders of a company connected to Canada received US$760,000 in fees and commissions as part of an alleged Russian ploy to dupe right-wing influencers into sowing division among Americans.
  An indictment filed Wednesday charged two employees of RT, a Russian state-controlled media outlet, in a US$10-million scheme that purportedly used social media personalities to distribute content with Russian government messaging.While not explicitly mentioned in cou
  
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• B.C. Indigenous chiefs slam Conservative leader's take on reconciliation - Chilliwack Progress

  06-09-2024 20:21 via news.google.com
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• Canadian swimmer Sebastian Massabie wins gold at Paralympics in 50m freestyle

  06-09-2024 20:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PARIS — Canadian swimmer Sebastian Massabie has set a new world record while claiming gold at the Paralympics.
  The 19-year-old Toronto native finished with a time of 35.61 seconds in the men’s S4 50-metre freestyle event on Friday.
  That reset his previous Paralympic record of 36.95 from Friday morning’s heats and broke the world record of 36.25 by Israel’s Ami Omer Dadaon from June 2022.
  Japan’s Takayuki Suzuki grabbed silver (36.85), while Dadaon took bronze (37.11
  
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• Two motorcyclists die in separate fatal collisions in Mission area

  06-09-2024 20:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MISSION — Mounties in Mission say a 44-year-old man from Maple Ridge was killed instantly after colliding with a dump truck on Lougheed Highway (Highway 7) last week, while another motorcyclist died after attempting to pass another vehicle over the Labour Day weekend.According to a statement from the Mission RCMP media relations unit, police say the first fatal collision happened Thursday, August 29 shortly before 2 p.m. The crash led to a complete closure of Lougheed Highway for several h
  
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• Molson Coors ends diversity, equity and inclusion policies, moves to ‘broader view’

  06-09-2024 19:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Brewing company Molson Coors says it is dropping its diversity, equity and inclusion policies and taking a “broader view” in which all employees know they are welcome.
  In an internal memo Molson Coors shared with The Canadian Press, the company says its DEI employee training is complete and that it will no longer have specific “representation goals” in its hiring process.
  As well, the Canadian-American multinational says it will no longer participate in t
  
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• Downtown Chilliwack church event to draw thousands this weekend with free lunch, activities - Fraser Valley Today

  06-09-2024 19:43 via news.google.com
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• Downtown Chilliwack church event to draw thousands this weekend with free lunch, activities

  06-09-2024 19:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Thousands of people are expected to fill a downtown Chilliwack park this weekend as Main Street Church invites the community to join them for a fall kick-off event.According to a news release from Main Street Church, located at 45830 Princess Avenue in Chilliwack, the festivities get underway at 10:30 a.m. at Central Community Park (45951 Victoria Avenue) this Sunday with a vibrant church service, followed by a free lunch and a variety of family-friendly entertainment.Main Str
  
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• Stamps switch it up at QB with eyes on avenging loss to Bethel-Thompson, Elks

  06-09-2024 19:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — As the Edmonton Elks and Calgary Stampeders prep for Saturday’s Labour Day Classic rematch, the fortunes of their veteran quarterbacks are trending in opposite directions.
  Elks’ pivot McLeod Bethel-Thompson has re-established himself as the No. 1 choice in Edmonton. Meanwhile, the Stampeders have decided to demote Jake Maier.
  Bethel-Thompson was in vintage form in the Elks’ 35-20 Labour Day win over Calgary, throwing for 486 yards and three touchdowns. Meanwhil
  
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• Propeller falls off BC Ferries vessel, spilling 800 litres of oil

  06-09-2024 19:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — About 800 litres of light hydraulic oil have spilled into the sea from a BC Ferries vessel after one of its propellers fell off this week.
  BC Ferries says the type of oil leaked “disperses quickly in the marine environment” and no oil sheens have been detected as a result of the spill from the 60-year-old Queen of New Westminster.
  The company says it is working with the Canadian Coast Guard to take “all appropriate measures” to mitigate possible impact to
  
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• Judge delays Donald Trump’s sentencing in hush money case until after November election

  06-09-2024 19:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A judge agreed Friday to postpone Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case until after the November election, granting him a hard-won reprieve as he navigates the aftermath of his criminal conviction and the homestretch of his presidential campaign.
  Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan, who is also weighing a defense request to overturn the verdict on immunity grounds, delayed Trump’s sentencing until Nov. 26, several weeks after the final votes are cast in t
  
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• B.C. Interior wildfires show increased activity, triggering evacuation alert

  06-09-2024 19:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BURNS LAKE, B.C. — A growing cluster of out-of-control wildfires in the British Columbia Interior has forced officials to place residents in the area under an evacuation alert.
  The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako says people in a remote area about 80 kilometres south of Burns Lake, B.C., should be prepared to leave on short notice.
  The BC Wildfire Service says fire behaviour at the nearby Oootsa Lake complex including the Sabina Lake blaze has shown increased behaviour and remains out
  
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• Playground, chess tables featured in Chilliwack’s newest park - Fraser Valley Today

  06-09-2024 18:51 via news.google.com
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• Playground, chess tables featured in Chilliwack’s newest park

  06-09-2024 18:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — A playground, chess tables and even a bike repair station are just some of the new amenities Valley Rail Trail users will be able to take advantage of in new park added to the Sardis neighbourhood.
  Image: City of Chilliwack / Photo of nature-themed playground for children between the ages of two and five-years-old at 45795 Webb Avenue.
  Webb Avenue Park, located along the trail just east of Vedder Road, is expected to serve a recent influx of residents in the area, including fa
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Girl charged with attempted murder after Saskatoon student set on fire

  06-09-2024 18:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SASKATOON, Sask. — Police say a 14-year-old girl has been charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault and arson after a student was set on fire at a Saskatoon high school.
  They say the 15-year-old victim is in serious condition in hospital.
  More coming.The Canadian Press
  
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• Cavaliers, center Tristan Thompson agree to 1-year contract for 2024 season, AP source says

  06-09-2024 18:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Free agent center Tristan Thompson has agreed to a one-year contract to continue his second stint with the Cleveland Cavaliers, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Friday.
  The 33-year-old Thompson, from Brampton, Ont., returned to the Cavs last season after playing for Boston, Sacramento, Indiana, Chicago and the Los Angeles Lakers since 2020. Thompson played in 49 games last season, averaging 3.3 points and 3.6 rebounds.
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• China launches WTO complaint against Canada over EV, aluminum and steel tariffs

  06-09-2024 18:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — China has launched a complaint against Canada at the World Trade Organization over recently announced tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, aluminum and steel.
  The Ministry of Commerce announcement of the filing comes after a promise earlier this week it would do so.
  Following in the footsteps of the U.S., Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Aug. 26 that Canada would impose a 100 per cent tariff on Chinese EVs and a 25 per cent tariff on steel and aluminum.
  While the U.S. t
  
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• An ex-Mafia hitman is sentenced to 25 years in the slaying of gangster James ‘Whitey’ Bulger

  06-09-2024 18:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — A former Mafia hitman was sentenced to 25 years in prison Friday in the 2018 fatal prison bludgeoning of notorious Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger.
  Federal prisoner Fotios “Freddy” Geas was sentenced in federal court in northern West Virginia after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter and assault resulting in serious bodily injury
  Prosecutors said Geas used a lock attached to a belt to repeatedly hit the 89-year-old Bulger in the
  
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• Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard seeking leave to appeal sex assault conviction to Canada’s top court

  06-09-2024 17:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard is seeking leave to appeal his sexual assault conviction before Canada’s top court.
  The Supreme Court of Canada website shows Hoggard filed a notice of application for leave to appeal earlier this week.
  Meanwhile, the Court of Appeal for Ontario says the Hedley frontman will be seeking bail at a hearing on Tuesday.
  The Appeal Court last month upheld Hoggard’s conviction despite finding his trial should not have heard the evidence of a psychologist who
  
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• Recent immigrants shut out of strong wage growth as unemployment rises in Canada

  06-09-2024 17:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada’s unemployment rate continued to trend higher in August — reaching 6.6 per cent — as the job market slowdown hits workers and job seekers unevenly.
  Statistics Canada’s labour force survey on Friday showed the economy added a modest 22,000 jobs last month, lagging the pace of population growth.
  The national jobless rate increased from 6.4 per cent in July. In British Columbia, the jobless rate rose from 5.5 per cent in July to 5.8 per cent in August.E
  
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• Illegal dumping: Quebec taking soil samples from trucks headed to Kanesatake

  06-09-2024 17:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Quebec’s Environment Department is taking soil samples from trucks headed to the Mohawk community of Kanesatake as part of an effort to fight illegal dumping in the area.The operation is underway this week in collaboration with provincial police, and a department spokesperson says it’s part of an “action plan” to reduce dumping of contaminated soil on the territory west of Montreal.
  Officials were in Kanesatake last week to inspect sites and collect soil
  
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• Jacob Hoggard seeking leave to appeal sex assault conviction to Canada’s top court

  06-09-2024 15:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard is seeking leave to appeal his sexual assault conviction before Canada’s top court.
  The Supreme Court of Canada website shows Hoggard filed a notice of application for leave to appeal earlier this week.
  Meanwhile, the Court of Appeal for Ontario says the Hedley frontman will be seeking bail at a hearing on Tuesday.
  The Appeal Court last month upheld Hoggard’s conviction despite finding his trial should not have heard the evidence of a psychologist who
  
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• Decorated Canadian para surfer Victoria Feige lobbying for inclusion in L.A. 2028

  06-09-2024 15:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PARIS — Surfing is California’s official state sport and Canadian para surfer Victoria Feige wants Los Angeles to live up to that pledge in 2028.
  The five-time women’s world champion from Vancouver is at the forefront of a lobby to get L.A. to introduce para surfing to the Paralympic Games.
  L.A.’s organizing committee stated in June it would not propose para surfing for inclusion as a new sport in 2028. “Cost and complexity” of the Summer Games was the stated
  
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• What's happening Chilliwack: List of events from Sept. 6 onward - Chilliwack Progress

  06-09-2024 14:59 via news.google.com
  What's happening Chilliwack: List of events from Sept. 6 onward  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Teen charged in deadly shooting at Georgia high school appears in court for hearing

  06-09-2024 14:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINDER, Ga. (AP) — The 14-year-old suspect in a shooting at a Georgia high school that killed four people will stay in detention as his lawyer declined to seek bail at a Friday morning court hearing.
  THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.
  WINDER, Ga. (AP) — The 14-year-old accused of fatally shooting four people at his high school in Georgia was expected to make his first court appearance Friday, a day after his father was also arrested for allowing h
  
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• Canadian thrower Jesse Zesseu claims Paralympic silver in discus

  06-09-2024 14:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PARIS — Canadian discus thrower Jesse Zesseu has won a silver medal at the Paralympic Games.
  The 25-year-old from Toronto reached the podium in his Paralympic debut with a throw of 53.24 metres.
  He was just over four metres shy of the winner from Uzbekistan.
  Zesseu competes in the men’s F37 classification.
  Mild cerebral palsy caused by a stroke at birth limits function on the right side of his body.
  Zesseu came to para sport as an adult. He says he was working for Cerebral Palsy Onta
  
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• NDP used stock video from Russia, weeks after decrying Tories for doing the same

  06-09-2024 14:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The New Democrats used a stock image from Russia in a recent video, weeks after the party criticized the Conservatives for doing the same.On Wednesday NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh announced in a video message that he was ending the supply and confidence deal with the Liberal government, while accusing Conservative policies of hurting Canadians, including retirees.The video then flashes to a stock video of two seniors sitting at a table looking at their laptop.The Canadian Press indepe
  
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• A fire in a school in Kenya kills 17 students and seriously burns 13 others

  06-09-2024 10:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A fire in a school dormitory in Kenya killed 17 students and seriously burned 13 others, police said Friday.
  There are fears that the death toll may rise, police said.
  The cause of the fire Thursday night at Hillside Endarasha Primary in Nyeri county was being investigated, police spokesperson Resila Onyango said. The school caters to children up to the age of 14.
  Nyeri County Commissioner Pius Murugu and the education ministry reported that the dormitory that caught
  
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• In the news today: StatCan to release August jobs report today

  06-09-2024 10:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed…Statistics Canada to release August jobs report today amid labour market slowdown
  Statistics Canada is set to release its August labour force survey this morning. Economists polled by Reuters are forecasting employers added 25,000 jobs and the unemployment rate rose to 6.5 per cent in the month, according to LSEG Data & Analytics. Canada’s jobless rate has been rising for the last year and a h
  
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• Statistics Canada to release August jobs report today amid labour market slowdown

  06-09-2024 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Statistics Canada is set to release its August labour force survey this morning.Economists polled by Reuters are forecasting employers added 25,000 jobs and the unemployment rate rose to 6.5 per cent in the month, according to LSEG Data & Analytics.
  Canada’s jobless rate has been rising for the last year and a half as high interest rates slow economic activity.
  The unemployment rate was 6.4 per cent in July.
  The Bank of Canada cut its key interest rate for the third time
  
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• ‘Secret swing state strategy’: Democrats push efforts for Americans abroad vote

  06-09-2024 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — Running between classes on the McGill University campus in Montreal, Jacob Wesoky’s thoughts drift between assignments and class schedules. But there’s another looming deadline for the political science and international development student: the U.S. election.
  Wesoky, a 20-year-old from Virginia, is one of more than 2,000 American students studying at McGill. There are thousands more at universities across Canada, and Democrats are betting their ballots could play
  
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• Many people at risk never got their 2nd mpox vaccine dose, public health agencies say

  06-09-2024 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Public health agencies are encouraging people who received a first dose of mpox vaccine over the last two years to make sure they get a second dose.Many people at risk for mpox exposure got vaccinated in Canada beginning in spring 2022, when a global outbreak of the virus was declared, Canada’s chief public health officer said in a recent interview with The Canadian Press.
  But a lot of them never got a second dose, which is recommended at least 28 days after the first shot.
  ”Please g
  
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• Chiefs hold off Ravens 27-20 when review overturns TD on final play of NFL’s season opener

  06-09-2024 07:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes thought for a moment that the Chiefs were headed to overtime. So did Ravens counterpart Lamar Jackson, who had found Isaiah Likely in the back of the end zone with no time left for a touchdown that appeared to tie the game.
  In the end, the NFL’s season opener Thursday night was decided by referee Shawn Hochuli undertaking a video review.
  With a capacity crowd that included pop superstar Taylor Swift waiting in anticipation, Hochuli needed just
  
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• Chiefs hold off Ravens 27-20 when review overturns a TD on final play of NFL’s season opener

  06-09-2024 06:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes threw for 291 yards and a touchdown, and the Kansas City defense kept Lamar Jackson and the Ravens out of the end zone on three heart-stopping plays in the final seconds, allowing the Chiefs to begin the pursuit of a record third straight Super Bowl title with a 27-20 victory over Baltimore on Thursday night.
  The game ended with a video review after Jackson appeared to connect with Isaiah Likely in the back of the end zone with no time remaining for
  
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• CRUISE-IN: A shared love of show cars - Chilliwack Progress

  06-09-2024 04:30 via news.google.com
  CRUISE-IN: A shared love of show cars  Chilliwack Progress
  
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