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• In 2020, New Brunswick police fatally shot two Indigenous people, prompting protests

  10-09-2024 23:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The recent fatal shooting of an Indigenous man by a New Brunswick Mountie offers a chilling reminder of two separate incidents in 2020 when police officers in the province fatally shot Indigenous people in distress.
  On the night of June 12, 2020, RCMP officers in eastern New Brunswick responded to a complaint about an “unwanted person” at a home near Metepenagiag.At the time, the Mounties said the man was carrying knives and there were several failed bids to subdue him with a stun gu
  
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• N.B. Liberal leader says death of Indigenous man during wellness check ‘inexplicable’

  10-09-2024 23:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FREDERICTON — A New Brunswick First Nation is calling for a “thorough investigation” after an RCMP officer fatally shot an Indigenous man during a recent wellness check.
  The RCMP confirmed two officers were dispatched Sunday to the Elsipogtog First Nation where they confronted an armed man in mental distress in his home. The Mounties say the man refused to drop his weapon and would not co-operate with the officers.
  The Serious Incident Response Team, which is investigating the
  
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• Pro-Palestinian activists charged with harassment while protesting Marc Miller

  10-09-2024 23:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The lawyer representing pro-Palestinian activists accused of criminal harassment toward federal Immigration Minister Marc Miller says the charges are an attempt to “criminalize free speech.”
  Barbara Bedont says her three clients were protesting outside a Liberal byelection campaign office in Montreal’s Verdun borough last week when they saw Miller and two of his employees in a car and confronted them.One of the accused, Samar Elkahlout — who is also known
  
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• Update: Log pile fire east of Vedder Bridge is out after Chilliwack firefighters team up with provincial crews

  10-09-2024 22:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  UPDATE AT 1:57 P.M.: Chilliwack Fire Department Engine 4 has been cleared of the log pile fire as of 1:47 p.m., and has transferred command to Engine 4-2, which remains on scene of the log pile fire. The fire is reportedly out as of 1:40 p.m.
  CHILLIWACK — A fire believed to be at least 20-by-20, possibly bigger, consumed a log pile just east of the Vedder Bridge around mid-day Tuesday, prompting a joint response between Chilliwack Fire Department crews and provincial forestry personnel.
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• B.C. collaborates with federal government to fight against cyberattacks

  10-09-2024 22:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says it’s collaborating with the federal government to protect its information systems from cyber attacks.The Ministry of Citizens’ Services says in a statement that the new agreement provides the province with access to cyber defence services, which will improve its ability to defend, detect, and respond to cyber threats.
  The announcement comes after the B.C. government said in May that it had experienced a “sophisticated”
  
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• Chilliwack firefighters team up with provincial personnel to tackle log pile fire, east of Vedder Bridge

  10-09-2024 22:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  UPDATE AT 1:47 P.M.: Chilliwack Fire Department Engine 4 has been cleared of the log pile fire, and has transferred command to Engine 4-2, which remains on scene of the log pile fire.
  CHILLIWACK — A fire believed to be at least 20-by-20, possibly bigger, consumed a log pile just east of the Vedder Bridge around mid-day Tuesday, prompting a joint response between Chilliwack Fire Department crews and provincial forestry personnel.
  Multiple fire units were called to the area just east of Side
  
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• B.C. businesses seek concrete economic ‘vision’ from parties ahead of fall election

  10-09-2024 22:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Leaders from a wide array of businesses in British Columbia are urging the province’s political parties to “deliver a clear and actionable plan” for revitalizing an economy that they say has pushed many residents into a “personal recession.”
  Groups representing the forestry and mining industries, independent businesses and contractors say they have sent a survey of 10 questions to leaders of political parties ahead of the fall election, asking for
  
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• Online portal on Canada’s safe sport policies opens to public

  10-09-2024 22:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A public online portal was opened by the federal government today to gather information on safe sport in Canada and improve its policies to protect participants.
  The Future of Sport in Canada Commission hopes to hear from athletes, parents, coaches, officials, administrators, academics, victims and survivors of maltreatment in sport.
  Lise Maisonneuve, the former Chief Justice of the Ontario Court of Justice, leads the commission that was formed in May.The commission wants to bring
  
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• Financial pressures difficult, but not the time for service, support cuts, says Eby

  10-09-2024 21:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — Premier David Eby says the New Democrat government remains committed to providing services and supports for people in British Columbia and cuts are not on his agenda.
  Eby says people have been hurt by high interest costs and the province is facing budget pressures connected to low resource prices, high wildfire costs and struggling global economies.
  The premier says now is not the time to reduce supports and services for people.
  Finance Minister Katrine Conroy will discuss the p
  
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• Abortion-rights measure will be on Missouri’s November ballot, court rules

  10-09-2024 21:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — An amendment to restore abortion rights in Missouri will be on the ballot, the state’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.The proposal to enshrine abortion rights in the constitution is expected to widely undo the state’s 2022 near-total abortion ban if passed. Judges ruled hours before the Tuesday deadline for changes to be made to the November ballot.Mary Catherine Martin, a lawyer for a group of GOP lawmakers and abortion opponents suing to remove the ame
  
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• NFL investigating lawsuit filed against Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson, accused of sexual assault

  10-09-2024 21:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — The NFL said Tuesday it is investigating the latest civil lawsuit filed against Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson to determine if he violated the league’s personal conduct policy.
  On Monday, a woman in Texas accused Watson of sexual assault in 2020 while he played for Houston.
  “We are reviewing the complaint and we will look into the matter under the personal conduct policy,” league spokesperson Brian McCarthy said. “Not looking at commiss
  
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• Joly says Canada bars any Canadian-made arms from reaching Gaza

  10-09-2024 20:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says Ottawa prohibits any Canadian-made weapons from reaching the Gaza Strip.
  Her comments come weeks after the U.S. announced plans to send Quebec-made ammunition to Israel.
  In March, the Liberals joined the NDP to pass a motion to stop authorizing arms exports to Israel, though permits approved in the prior months are still active.
  Global Affairs Canada previously declined to say whether the proposed American purchase violates that ag
  
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• Canada’s Achonwa made assistant coach of Michigan Wolverines women’s basketball team

  10-09-2024 20:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ANN ARBOR — Four-time Canadian Olympian Natalie Achonwa is joining Michigan women’s basketball staff as the assistant coach for player development.
  Achonwa was Canada’s captain at the recently completed Paris Games.
  It was Achonwa’s fourth Olympics, the most ever by a Canadian basketball player. She played alongside 18-year-old guard Syla Swords, who will now be one of her players on the Michigan Wolverines.
  The 31-year-old Toronto native played in 79 career games for Can
  
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• Family of murdered Quebec police sergeant pleased with coroner’s investigation

  10-09-2024 20:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The family of a murdered Quebec provincial police sergeant says it welcomes the recommendations of a coroner’s report into her death.
  Maureen Breau’s relatives watched today’s news conference with coroner Géhane Kamel remotely, with a family spokesman saying they’re ready to turn the page.
  Dominic Roberge, a provincial police officer and longtime friend of Breau and her husband, says the family’s major concern is that Kamel’s 38 recomme
  
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• Israel releases video of a Gaza tunnel where it says Hamas militants killed 6 hostages

  10-09-2024 19:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military on Tuesday released video footage of a Gaza tunnel where it says six hostages were recently killed by Hamas. The video shows a low, narrow passageway deep underground that had no bathroom and poor ventilation.
  The discovery of the hostages’ bodies last month has sparked a mass outpouring of anger in Israel and the release of the new video could add to the pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a cease-fire deal with Hamas to bring
  
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• PHAC explains reason for pulling COVID-19 vaccines before new ones approved

  10-09-2024 19:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The Public Health Agency of Canada says it asked provinces to get rid of existing COVID-19 vaccines to avoid confusion with new formulations that will have the same drug identification number.Health Canada says it is reviewing updated COVID-19 vaccines that essentially modify the current shot to target a more recent strain of the virus for an expected fall rollout.
  That’s opposed to waiting for an entirely new formulation that would carry a different number but take longer to develop from
  
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• Lions running back Mackie, Stamps lineman Rose, Elks O-line named to CFL honour roll

  10-09-2024 19:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — B.C. Lions running back David Mackie, Calgary Stampeders defensive lineman Mike Rose and the Edmonton Elks’ offensive line were named to the CFL’s honour roll on Tuesday.
  They were recognized for their superior play in Week 14 of the league’s schedule.
  Mackie was singled out after he had four rushes for 33 yards in B.C.’s 37-23 win over the Montreal Alouettes last Friday.
  He had a season-high 23-yard run for his sixth touchdown of the season as well as one
  
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• Gunshots reported at Fairfield Island home Monday, but Chilliwack RCMP tight-lipped about incident - Fraser Valley Today

  10-09-2024 19:43 via news.google.com
  Gunshots reported at Fairfield Island home Monday, but Chilliwack RCMP tight-lipped about incident  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Gunshots reported at Fairfield Island home Monday, but Chilliwack RCMP tight-lipped about incident

  10-09-2024 19:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — A spokesperson for the Chilliwack RCMP detachment isn’t releasing much information about a possible incident of gunshots fired early Monday morning at a home in Fairfield Island.Chilliwack RCMP Corporal Teresa Parsons told Fraser Valley Today in an email Monday morning (Sept. 9) that an incident did occur, but offered no specifics.“I have just spoken with the officers investigating,” Cpl. Parsons said Monday morning. “There was an incident earlier this
  
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• Opposition criticizes Montreal mayor for blocking comments on social media accounts

  10-09-2024 19:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Montreal’s Opposition leader is criticizing Mayor Valérie Plante for restricting access to her social media accounts.Aref Salem says Plante and her party, Projet Montréal, are limiting Montrealers’ freedom of expression by blocking comments on social media platforms X and Instagram.He says social media is one of the only ways for citizens to interact with the mayor, and restricting comments is undemocratic.The X accounts of Plante and Projet Montr&eacut
  
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• Chilliwack SPCA takes action after dogs found tied to a fence together outside its facility

  10-09-2024 18:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The Chilliwack chapter of the B.C. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, or SPCA, says two dogs that were found tied together to a fence outside its facility in late August are in the midst of recuperating.
  According to an update provided last week Wednesday, the SPCA says two female pitties were left tied up to its fence late one night in August. Under ideal circumstances, the dogs would have been brought to the facility for adoption, but that didn’t happen
  
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• Coach says young Canadians are up for the challenge of Spain at FIFA U-20 World Cup

  10-09-2024 18:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  After a roller-coaster finale to the group stage of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, Canada has made it to the round of 16 where defending champion Spain awaits Wednesday in Cali, Colombia.
  It’s a tall order — Spain is a force at all ages in the women’s game — but Canada coach Cindy Tye is looking forward to the challenge.“Obviously they’re a great footballing country and they’ve done well at this tournament in the past,” Tye said in an inter
  
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• Canada begins process to impose tariffs on Chinese batteries, critical minerals

  10-09-2024 18:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NANAIMO, B.C. — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the required consultation period to impose tariffs on more clean energy goods coming from China will begin today.
  The move follows a decision in August to hike tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles from six to 106 per cent effective Oct. 1.
  Tariffs of 25 per cent will be applied to some steel and aluminum products made in China on Oct. 15.
  Freeland says now a 30-day Customs Tariff Act review will begin to study the need for tariff
  
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• RCMP lifts veil on use of emerging technologies to fight crime

  10-09-2024 18:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The RCMP says it installed tools on digital devices to covertly collect electronic evidence in 32 cases over a five-year period.
  The criminal offences being investigated in these cases from 2017 to 2022 involved national security, illicit drugs, financial misdeeds and other serious matters.
  The national police force disclosed the statistics today in a report that provides details about various operational technologies.
  It also includes information on remotely piloted drones, facia
  
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• Declassified memo from US codebreaker sheds light on Ethel Rosenberg’s Cold War spy case

  10-09-2024 18:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A top U.S. government codebreaker who decrypted secret Soviet communications during the Cold War concluded that Ethel Rosenberg knew about her husband’s activities but “did not engage in the work herself,” according to a recently declassified memo that her sons say proves their mother was not a spy and should lead to her exoneration in the sensational 1950s atomic espionage case.
  The previously unreported assessment written days after Rosenberg’s a
  
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• Weather aids B.C. fire fight amid evacuation order and alerts in southeast

  10-09-2024 18:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The BC Wildfire Service says rain, light winds and cooler temperatures are expected to decrease fire behaviour in the province this week, just as a newly discovered blaze in the East Kootenays prompts an evacuation order and alerts for more than 50 properties.
  The service says in its situational report Tuesday that a cold front is sweeping across the Kamloops and Southeast Fire Centres, bringing shifting winds and potential thunder storms as temperatures drop.
  It says rain is also forecast in th
  
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• Key players step up as Sardis Falcons edge Mission in close exhibition battle to open the 2024 season

  10-09-2024 17:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Despite blistering hot weather conditions, and an early deficit that greeted them, the Sardis Secondary Falcons varsity football team turned to several facets of its game to defend its home turf in a 26-20 exhibition win over the Mission Roadrunners at Rick Klassen Field last Friday.
  Sardis (1-0 exhibition record) scored first when senior running back Claudio Gomez bolted 65 yards for a touchdown. Mission responded with two quick touchdowns to retake the lead, but the Falcons
  
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• ‘The stakes cannot be higher:’ Harris-Trump to faceoff on debate stage

  10-09-2024 17:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PHILADELPHIA — Kamala Harris and Donald Trump will be face-to-face for the first time during Tuesday night’s debate in Philadelphia, marking a pivotal moment during the final sprint of a razor-thin race for the White House.“We have said over and over again the stakes cannot be higher,” said Allison Prasch, an expert on U.S. presidential rhetoric at the University of Wisconsin.
  A Pew Research Center survey released on Monday suggests the presidential race is deadlocked. It
  
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• Shapovalov gives Canada 1-0 edge over Argentina in Davis Cup tie

  10-09-2024 16:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MANCHESTER — Canada has taken a 1-0 lead in its Davis Cup tie against Argentina.
  Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., defeated Francisco Cerundolo 7-5, 6-3 in the first singles rubber match on Tuesday in Group D action at the AO Arena.
  Shapovalov broke on all four of his opportunities while firing five aces and winning 70 per cent of his first-serve points.
  The 25-year-old also edged out Cerundolo with 13 winners to seven.
  Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime is scheduled to take on
  
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• Canadian Soccer Business points to ‘new, landmark offer’ made to Canada Soccer

  10-09-2024 16:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — While Canada Soccer says a new labour agreement with its players is contingent on a reworked deal with Canadian Soccer Business, CSB says it “proactively made a new, landmark offer” six weeks ago.
  Kevin Blue, Canada Soccer’s CEO and general secretary, said Monday that the association has reached a “framework” for a long-awaited labour agreement with its men’s and women’s national teams. But he emphasized that sealing the deal is contingen
  
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• Flames sign veteran defenceman Tyson Barrie to professional tryout

  10-09-2024 16:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Veteran defenceman Tyson Barrie will attend the Calgary Flames training camp on a professional tryout, the team announced Tuesday.
  Barrie had one goal and 14 assists in 41 games with the Nashville Predators last season.
  The 33-year-old offensive defenceman from Victoria produced 55 points (13 goals, 42 assists) in 75 games split between the Predators and Edmonton Oilers in 2022-23.His three-year, US$13.5-million contract expired after last season.
  The Flames also announced they&r
  
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• Federal Court of Appeal sides with privacy watchdog in long-running Facebook case

  10-09-2024 16:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A panel of judges says Facebook broke federal privacy law by failing to adequately inform users of the risks to their data upon signing up to the popular social media platform.
  In a new ruling, the Federal Court of Appeal says Facebook, now known as Meta, did not obtain the meaningful consent required by the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act between 2013 and 2015.
  The decision overturns a 2023 Federal Court ruling.
  In the latest decision, the Court of Ap
  
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• Maple Leafs re-sign forward Nick Robertson to one-year, US$875K contract

  10-09-2024 15:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs re-signed forward Nick Robertson to a one-year contract worth US$875,000 on Tuesday.
  Robertson produced 14 goals and 13 assists in 56 games last season with the Maple Leafs.
  The 22-year-old reportedly requested a trade out of Toronto this summer, leading to a contract holdout.
  The Maple Leafs drafted Robertson in the second round, 53rd overall, of the 2019 NHL draft. The Pasadena, Calif., product’s entry-level contract expired at the end of last seas
  
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• Prest Road closure extended by a week in Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress

  10-09-2024 14:30 via news.google.com
  Prest Road closure extended by a week in Chilliwack  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• The US accuses Iran of sending Russia short-range ballistic missiles to use in Ukraine

  10-09-2024 14:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LONDON (AP) — The United States formally accused Iran on Tuesday of supplying short-range ballistic missiles to Russia for its war in Ukraine and will take measures to punish those involved.
  U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, speaking alongside British Foreign Secretary David Lammy during a visit to London, said that sanctions would be announced later Tuesday.
  “Russia has now received shipments of these ballistic missiles and will likely use them within weeks in Ukraine, against
  
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• Israeli military: American killed in West Bank was likely shot ‘unintentionally’ by Israeli forces

  10-09-2024 14:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Israeli military saiad Tuesday that an American activist who was killed in the West Bank last week was likely shot “indirectly and unintentionally” by Israeli forces who were aiming at someone else.
  Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a 26-year-old activist from Seattle, was killed Friday following a demonstration against Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, according to Jonathan Pollak, an Israeli protester who witnessed the shooting.
  The military said
  
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• Death toll from Vietnam storm rises to 87 with 70 people missing, state media say

  10-09-2024 13:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — The death toll in Vietnam from Typhoon Yagi and subsequent heavy rain that triggered floods and landslides climbed to 87 on Tuesday, with 70 people missing and hundreds injured, state media said.
  Typhoon Yagi was the strongest typhoon to hit Vietnam in decades when it made landfall Saturday with winds of up to 149 kph (92 mph). It killed nine people and then weakened Sunday, but downpours continued.Vietnamese state broadcaster VTV reported that 87 people are confirmed
  
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• A woman is killed near Moscow as over 140 Ukrainian drones target Russia, officials say

  10-09-2024 11:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Over 140 Ukrainian drones targeted multiple Russian regions overnight, including Moscow and surrounding areas, killing at least one person, officials said Tuesday, in one of the biggest drone attacks on Russian soil in the 2 1/2-year war.
  A woman died and three people were injured in the town of Ramenskoye, just outside Moscow, where drones hit two multistory residential buildings and started fires, Moscow region Gov. Andrei Vorobyov said. Five residential buildings were evacuated due to falling
  
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• In the news today: Liberals and NDP to address their caucuses

  10-09-2024 10:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed…
  Mark Carney, Trudeau to address Liberal caucus
  Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney will present his vision for the Liberals’ economic policy when he meets with MPs in Nanaimo, B.C., today. The party announced Carney’s new role as chair of a Liberal task force on economic growth as MPs arrived for the caucus retreat Monday, where they are planning their strategy for the upcoming elect
  
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• Mark Carney to present his economic vision for the Liberals to caucus

  10-09-2024 10:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NANAIMO, B.C. — Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney will present his vision for the Liberals’ economic policy when he meets with MPs in Nanaimo, B.C., today.
  The party announced Carney’s new role as chair of a Liberal task force on economic growth as MPs arrived for the caucus retreat Monday, where they are planning their strategy for the upcoming election year.Carney will be reporting directly to the prime minister and the committee responsible for drafting the Liberal
  
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• ‘Unshackled’ NDP MPs in Montreal for caucus retreat days after breakup with Liberals

  10-09-2024 10:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — New Democrats are huddling in Montreal to strategize a new path forward ahead of the fall parliamentary session — one that doesn’t include the Liberals at their hips and ideally makes them a credible alternative to the Conservatives at the next election.
  The three-day caucus retreat kicking off Tuesday comes less than a week after NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh announced the end of the supply-and-confidence agreement with the Liberals.It’s also taking place in one of
  
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• Hoggard to seek bail pending attempt to appeal sexual assault conviction at top court

  10-09-2024 10:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard is expected to seek bail at a court hearing today, weeks after beginning to serve his sentence for a sexual assault conviction.The Hedley frontman filed an application seeking leave to appeal his case to the Supreme Court of Canada last week.Hoggard was found guilty in June 2022 of sexual assault causing bodily harm against an Ottawa woman and later sentenced to five years behind bars.He was released on bail hours later pending an appeal to the Cou
  
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• Business lobby group warns Ottawa digital services tax could ‘imperil’ trade talks

  10-09-2024 10:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — One of Canada’s most influential business lobby groups is warning Ottawa about damage to the relationship with the United States after the Biden administration escalated efforts to halt the federal government’s tax on large foreign digital services companies.
  The Business Council of Canada called for the digital services tax to be revoked after the Office of the United States Trade Representative requested dispute settlement consultations under the Canada-U.S.-Mexi
  
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• China’s Football Association bans 43 people for life after corruption investigation

  10-09-2024 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DALIAN, China (AP) — China’s Football Association has banned 43 people for life over allegations of match-fixing and other forms of corruption in the latest effort to weed out graft in the country’s notoriously underperforming team sport.
  The official Xinhua News Agency on Tuesday reported that Zhang Xiaopeng, a top police official, attended a news conference at Dalian to release details of a “two-year investigation that uncovered a series of online gambling, match-fixing
  
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• Over 140 Ukrainian drones target multiple Russian regions, including Moscow, authorities say

  10-09-2024 09:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Over 140 Ukrainian drones overnight targeted multiple Russian regions, including the capital Moscow and the surrounding areas, Russian officials reported Tuesday, in one of the biggest Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian soil in the 2 1/2-year war.
  In the town of Ramenskoye just outside Moscow, drones hit two multistory residential buildings and started fires, Moscow region Gov. Andrei Vorobyov said. A woman was killed and three more people sustained injuries. Five residential buildings near one
  
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• UPDATE: Missing 53-year-old Chilliwack woman found - Hope Standard

  10-09-2024 09:00 via news.google.com
  UPDATE: Missing 53-year-old Chilliwack woman found  Hope Standard
  
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• UPDATE: Missing 53-year-old Chilliwack woman found - Abbotsford News

  10-09-2024 09:00 via news.google.com
  UPDATE: Missing 53-year-old Chilliwack woman found  Abbotsford News
  
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• Campaign office opening for BC NDP candidates in Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress

  10-09-2024 09:00 via news.google.com
  Campaign office opening for BC NDP candidates in Chilliwack  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Woman asked to be taken to hospital before she died in cell, says police watchdog

  10-09-2024 04:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s police watchdog says a woman who died of an overdose in an RCMP jail cell had asked to go to hospital twice.
  A report released by the Independent Investigations Office says the case continues to raise concerns about how intoxicated prisoners are housed in B.C., as police aren’t trained medical personnel and jail cells aren’t the best place for such people.
  The report says Burnaby RCMP responded to a call on Mar. 6 after witnesses reported a
  
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• Israeli missile strike on Gaza humanitarian area kills and wounds dozens, authorities say

  10-09-2024 04:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s military conducted a missile strike early Tuesday that targeted a humanitarian area in the Gaza Strip, killing and wounding dozens of Palestinians there, authorities said.
  Details about the strike in the Mawasi coastal community just west of Khan Younis that the Israeli military has designated as a humanitarian zone remained unclear. The area is home to many Palestinians displaced by the Israel-Hamas war in which the Israeli military has devastated the wider
  
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