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• Update at 12:45 p.m. Monday: Chilliwack Lake Road has reportedly reopened after a vehicle incident - Fraser Valley Today

  23-09-2024 23:51 via news.google.com
  Update at 12:45 p.m. Monday: Chilliwack Lake Road has reportedly reopened after a vehicle incident  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Farming for Love farmer from Chilliwack in cast of The Traitors Canada - Vancouver Sun

  23-09-2024 23:39 via news.google.com
  Farming for Love farmer from Chilliwack in cast of The Traitors Canada  Vancouver Sun
  
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• BC Greens to run candidates in Chilliwack-Cultus Lake, Chilliwack North - Chilliwack Progress

  23-09-2024 23:05 via news.google.com
  BC Greens to run candidates in Chilliwack-Cultus Lake, Chilliwack North  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Tyler Bertuzzi looking to help the Chicago Blackhawks emerge from their rebuild

  23-09-2024 22:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Tyler Bertuzzi played for three teams in the past two NHL seasons. He is hoping to stick around Chicago for a while.
  Bertuzzi is ramping up with the Blackhawks after agreeing to a $22 million, four-year contract on the first day of free agency this summer. He has been playing on a line with Connor Bedard and Taylor Hall at the start of training camp, indicating his new team has big plans for the gritty winger.
  “It’s learning every day,” Bertuzzi said after
  
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• Father of Gaudreau brothers helps out on the ice at Philadelphia Flyers practice

  23-09-2024 22:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  John Tortorella had a former hockey coach help him Monday at Philadelphia Flyers training camp — the father of the late John and Matthew Gaudreau, who was an invited guest.
  The Flyers tapped their sticks in appreciation of Guy Gaudreau, a former hockey coach at Hollydell Ice Arena and Gloucester Catholic High School in New Jersey, when he hit the ice to assist with drills during practice. The Flyers shook Gaudreau’s hand at the end of the skate in appreciation and thanked him for hel
  
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• Everyone welcome at free Orange Shirt Day Powwow in Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress

  23-09-2024 22:10 via news.google.com
  Everyone welcome at free Orange Shirt Day Powwow in Chilliwack  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Gunman who killed 10 at a Colorado supermarket found guilty of murder

  23-09-2024 21:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A mentally ill man who killed 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in 2021 was convicted Monday of murder and faces life in prison.
  Defense attorneys did not dispute that Ahmad Alissa, who has schizophrenia, fatally shot 10 people including a police officer in the college town of Boulder. But he pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, with the defense arguing he couldn’t tell right from wrong at the time of the attack.Alissa did not visibly react as the judge b
  
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• Sardis Falcons make it 3 wins in a row by trouncing Earl Marriot 55-0

  23-09-2024 21:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The Sardis Falcons clicked on all cylinders Friday night in a resounding 55-0 win over Earl Marriot Secondary of Surrey, relying on outstanding performances from its stellar running back crew of Claudio Gomez, Tim Bullert and Brady Boisclair.The Falcons had no problem dispatching the Mariners in regular season action, scoring early and often thanks to an effective run game. Gomez, a senior, scored on a 25-yard outside run, punctuated by an extra point from kicker Max Murphy. G
  
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• Jim Mullin stepping down as Football Canada president after six years on the job

  23-09-2024 20:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Jim Mullin is stepping away from Football Canada to concentrate on his post with the International Federation of American Football (IFAF).
  Mullin confirmed Monday that after six years as Football Canada’s president, he is resigning from the post. His decision came hours before the national governing body’s annual general meeting.
  “I believe now I can leave the organization in the capable hands of executive director Kevin McDonald, board chairperson Peter Baxter and the staff,&r
  
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• Hall of Famer Mark Messier headlines Amazon’s NHL broadcast team

  23-09-2024 20:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Hall of Fame hockey player Mark Messier will be among the on-air talent for Amazon’s new NHL broadcast.Amazon has unveiled its plans for “Prime Monday Night Hockey,” which include Messier working as an analyst for select games.The broadcast team will also include hosts Andi Petrillo, formerly of CBC Sports, and Adnan Virk, who’s worked for TSN, ESPN and the MLB Network.Analysis will come from Blake Bolden, Thomas Hickey, Shane Hnidy and Jody Shelley, while
  
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• B.C. Green Party quietly introduces its Chilliwack-Cultus Lake MLA candidate

  23-09-2024 20:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — With no news release or formal announcement, the B.C. Green Party has revealed that Molly McKay, a seasoned leadership vet with over a decade of experience in the nonprofit and corporate sectors, will be its MLA candidate in the Chilliwack-Cultus Lake riding in this year’s provincial election.
  According to a biography on the B.C. Green website, McKay brings over 15 years of experience to her candidacy. The party says McKay is known for her strategic vision and core compe
  
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• Chilliwack council to vote on 2024 road rehab tender of $1.5M - Chilliwack Progress

  23-09-2024 20:30 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack council to vote on 2024 road rehab tender of $1.5M  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Update at 9:25 a.m.: Chilliwack Lake Road could be blocked for several hours Monday morning due to car accident, BC Hydro response

  23-09-2024 20:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  UPDATE MONDAY AT 9:25 A.M.: A Chilliwack resident reports, as of 9:03 a.m., that an RCMP member told her it could be at least two more hours before single-lane alternating traffic will occur on Chilliwack Lake Road east of the Vedder Bridge.
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  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack Lake Road about one kilometre east of the Vedder Bridge is blocked Monday morning following a reported vehicle incident.
  Chilliwack RCMP vehicles are blocking both directions of eastbound and westboun
  
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• B.C. Green Party quietly introduces its Chilliwack-Cultus Lake MLA candidate - Fraser Valley Today

  23-09-2024 20:21 via news.google.com
  B.C. Green Party quietly introduces its Chilliwack-Cultus Lake MLA candidate  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Over 800 BC Hydro customers lose power after vehicle crash on Chilliwack Lake Road

  23-09-2024 19:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Over 800 BC Hydro customers in Chilliwack have been without power for several hours Monday morning after a vehicle crash occurred on Chilliwack Lake Road.BC Hydro wrote on its power outage dashboard on its website that 838 customers lost power Monday morning at 8:01 a.m. due to a motor vehicle incident. Power could be restored by 2 p.m.The affected customers live mostly along the Chilliwack Lake Road corridor starting in the west near Baker Trails, and continuing east along th
  
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• There’s an air of hostility around the House as MPs head into heated debates

  23-09-2024 19:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Some MPs are demanding more discipline from House of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus after an exchange between two party leaders last week got so heated one MP thought it may actually come to physical blows.
  In Question Period on Thursday, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh had a shouting match after Poilievre called Singh a phoney and a fraud for his refusal to vote to bring down the Liberal government.The Conservatives insist Singh challenged Poilievre
  
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• Cosmetics retailer Lush laying off staff amid ‘scaling down’ of Vancouver operations

  23-09-2024 19:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Cosmetics brand Lush says it is laying off staff as it scales down operations at its Vancouver facilities.Amanda Caruso, a spokesperson for the U.K.-based brand, cited privacy concerns while refusing to say how many workers will lose their jobs as part of cuts to the company’s Canadian footprint.
  However, she confirmed the scale-down will mean closing a B.C. woodshop the brand ran, and manufacturing operations in Vancouver will be shifted to Toronto.
  Caruso says the moves
  
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• G.W. Graham dominates on all fronts in 47-6 win Friday night in Chilliwack

  23-09-2024 19:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — G.W. Graham running back Denver Adam wasted no time introducing himself to the Handsworth Royals of North Vancouver Friday night under the lights at Exhibition Field in Chilliwack.On the Grizzlies’ first play from scrimmage, Adam took it to the house for the first of three touchdowns he would score in a 147-yard performance, setting the tone for a decisive 47-6 victory and second consecutive win after a 45-34 comeback win over Notre Dame the week prior.The contest showca
  
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• Vehicle incident closes Chilliwack Lake Road - Mission City Record

  23-09-2024 19:11 via news.google.com
  Vehicle incident closes Chilliwack Lake Road  Mission City Record
  
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• UPDATE: Traffic resumes normal flow on Chilliwack Lake Road - Agassiz Harrison Observer

  23-09-2024 19:05 via news.google.com
  UPDATE: Traffic resumes normal flow on Chilliwack Lake Road  Agassiz Harrison Observer
  
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• UPDATE: Traffic resumes normal flow on Chilliwack Lake Road - Chilliwack Progress

  23-09-2024 19:01 via news.google.com
  UPDATE: Traffic resumes normal flow on Chilliwack Lake Road  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• NDP urges government to recognize Palestinian statehood, sanction Israeli officials

  23-09-2024 19:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The NDP is urging the Liberals to recognize Palestinian statehood, warning that a Conservative government would not protect international law in the Middle East.
  NDP foreign affairs critic Heather McPherson is accusing the Trudeau government of lacking courage to advance its stated goal of helping a two-state solution, where Israel and a Palestinian country exist peacefully.
  McPherson is calling for Canada to sanction far-right ministers in Israel who have suggested it would be ju
  
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• Union for grain terminal workers in Metro Vancouver says strike to start Tuesday

  23-09-2024 18:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BURNABY, B.C. — The union representing grain workers at terminals in Metro Vancouver says it has served the employer with a 72-hour strike notice.
  The Grain Workers Union Local 333 says in a notice posted to Facebook that it served the notice at 7 a.m. Saturday, with job action to start Tuesday.
  It says the union’s bargaining committee made the decision after the Vancouver Terminal Elevators Association “invested very little effort” during negotiations last week, and it&r
  
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• Chilliwack plan for poverty reduction on the agenda - Chilliwack Progress

  23-09-2024 18:38 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack plan for poverty reduction on the agenda  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Update at 9:25 a.m.: Chilliwack Lake Road could be blocked for several hours Monday morning due to vehicle incident

  23-09-2024 18:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  UPDATE MONDAY AT 9:25 A.M.: A Chilliwack resident reports, as of 9:03 a.m., that an RCMP member told her it could be at least two more hours before single-lane alternating traffic will occur on Chilliwack Lake Road east of the Vedder Bridge.
  Original story below: 
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack Lake Road about one kilometre east of the Vedder Bridge is blocked Thursday morning following a reported two-vehicle incident.
  Chilliwack RCMP vehicles are blocking both directions of eastbound and we
  
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• Chilliwack Lake Road blocked after vehicle incident Monday morning - Fraser Valley Today

  23-09-2024 18:06 via news.google.com
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• US is sending more troops to the Middle East as violence rises between Israel and Hezbollah

  23-09-2024 18:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is sending additional troops to the Middle East during a sharp spike in violence between Israel and Hezbollah forces in Lebanon that has raised the risk of a greater regional war, the Pentagon said Monday.Pentagon press secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder would provide no details on how many additional forces or what they would be tasked to do. The U.S. currently has about 40,000 troops in the region.The new deployments come after significant strikes by Israeli forces
  
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• Chilliwack Lake Road blocked after vehicle incident Monday morning

  23-09-2024 18:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack Lake Road about one kilometre east of the Vedder Bridge is blocked Thursday morning following a reported two-vehicle incident.Chilliwack RCMP vehicles are blocking both directions of eastbound and westbound Chilliwack Lake Road after two vehicles reportedly crashed.Image: Mike Vanden Bosch / Pattison Media / Chilliwack Lake Road is blocked Monday morning as of 8:40 a.m. due to a vehicle incident.
  According to scanner traffic and witness descriptions, BC Hydro was di
  
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• Four Canadian WHL teams bidding to host 2026 Memorial Cup

  23-09-2024 17:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Five Western Hockey League teams — including four Canadian clubs — are vying to host the Memorial Cup in 2026.The Canadian Hockey League announced Monday that the Brandon Wheat Kings, Kelowna Rockets, Lethbridge Hurricanes, Medicine Hat Tigers and Spokane Chiefs have all submitted formal bids to host the league’s championship tournament.
  The teams will formally present their bid to a selection committee, which will evaluate the proposals based on business operat
  
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• Iran’s President accuses Israel of seeking wider Mideast war and laying ‘traps’ to lead Iran into it

  23-09-2024 17:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Iran’s president accused Israel on Monday of seeking a wider war in the Middle East and laying “traps” to lead his country into a wider conflict.
  Masoud Pezeshkian told about two dozen media representatives that Iran doesn’t want to see the current war in Gaza and airstrikes across the Israeli-Lebanon border expanded.
  He said while Israel insists it doesn’t want a wider war, it is taking actions that show otherwise.Pezeshkian pointed to t
  
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• Quebec anglophones have right to health services in English, updated directive says

  23-09-2024 17:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The Quebec government has published a new health-care directive clarifying that anglophones have the right to receive health and social services in English.The five-page document states multiple times that English speakers do not have to prove their identity to receive care in their language.
  It is meant to replace an older directive, published in July, that raised concerns the government was limiting access to health care in languages other than French.The government promised l
  
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• Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard enters not-guilty plea at Ontario sexual assault trial

  23-09-2024 17:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HAILEYBURY, Ont. — Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard has pleaded not guilty to sexual assault in a northeastern Ontario court as his trial gets underway.The former Hedley frontman, dressed in a dark suit, stood up to enter his not-guilty plea today.Jury selection has begun for the trial that’s taking place in Haileybury, a community within Temiskaming Shores, Ont.Hoggard is facing a sexual assault charge for an incident alleged to have happened on June 25, 2016, in nearby Kirkland Lake
  
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• Hamilton Tiger-Cats sign veteran Peters to one-year contract extension

  23-09-2024 17:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HAMILTON — The Hamilton Tiger-Cats signed American cornerback Jamal Peters to a one-year contract extension Monday.
  The deal keeps Peters with the CFL club through the 2025 season.
  Peters, 27, has registered 38 tackles and four interceptions in 12 games this season, his first with Hamilton.
  Peters signed with the Ticats as a free agent in February following three seasons with the Toronto Argonauts. Peters helped the Argos win a Grey Cup title in 2022.
  Peters has appeared in 48 regular-seas
  
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• Montreal’s Félix Auger-Aliassime to lead Canada into Davis Cup Final 8

  23-09-2024 17:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Montreal’s Félix Auger-Aliassime will lead the Canadian team into the Davis Cup Final 8, with Frank Dancevic returning as captain.
  Auger-Aliassime will once again be joined by Denis Shapovalov, of Richmond Hill, Ont., Montreal’s Gabriel Diallo, Alexis Galarneau, of Laval, Que., and Vasek Pospisil of Vernon, B.C., in the event taking place, Nov. 19-24 in Malaga, Spain.
  It’s the same squad that posted a 7-2 match record during the tournament’s group
  
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• Parents of 28-year-old man killed by Montreal police in 2017 want case reopened

  23-09-2024 17:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The family of a Quebec man killed by police in 2017 is calling on the province’s justice minister to order an independent investigation after the Crown declined to charge the officers involved.
  Koray Kevin Celik’s parents issued their request today at a news conference, a day before a Montreal police ethics hearing for some of the officers involved in his death is set to begin.
  On March 6, 2017, Celik’s parents called police to their home in western Montreal be
  
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• Presidents Cup: Canadians on International team have ties to Kent State University

  23-09-2024 17:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Herb Page was going about his business on a Tuesday morning when Mackenzie Hughes, one of his former star players on Kent State University’s men’s golf team, reached out to him on FaceTime.
  Hughes said he just wanted to say hi because he was killing time at the kind of corporate function PGA Tour players are often invited to speak at. But just as Page bit on his story, Taylor Pendrith and Corey Conners leaned into the frame on Hughes’s phone.
  All three were in the midst of a pr
  
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• Birmingham, Alabama, officials plead for information on mass shooting and offer reward money

  23-09-2024 16:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Officials in Birmingham, Alabama, pleaded Monday with members of the public for information leading to arrests in a weekend mass shooting that killed four people and injured more than a dozen others, announcing rewards of up to $100,000.
  Police Chief Scott Thurmond said at a news conference that police are still sifting through tips. Five of the injured victims remain in the hospital, he said.
  The FBI is offering a $50,000 reward, and Crime Stoppers is offering $50,
  
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• 2024 BC Election: Chilliwack, Hope, and the Eastern Fraser Valley - Fraser Valley Current

  23-09-2024 14:51 via news.google.com
  2024 BC Election: Chilliwack, Hope, and the Eastern Fraser Valley  Fraser Valley Current
  
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• Songs about 'nobodies' and iconic singers coming to Chilliwack stage - Chilliwack Progress

  23-09-2024 14:35 via news.google.com
  Songs about 'nobodies' and iconic singers coming to Chilliwack stage  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Push for gender equity in tennis ‘a beautiful thing’: Bianca Andreescu

  23-09-2024 12:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Bianca Andreescu knows a significant part of her job takes place away from the tennis court, in moments she may not even have a racket in her hand.
  Whether she’s signing a ball or writing a book for kids, the Canadian tennis star wants to be an inspiration for the next generation and help make her sport better for the girls who’ll follow.
  The push for gender equity in tennis — particularly in terms of what athletes are paid — is a “beautiful thing,” Andreescu
  
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• In the news today: Girl, 6, missing near Burns Lake, B.C. is safe

  23-09-2024 10:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed…
  Girl, 6, missing near Burns Lake, B.C. is safe
  A 6-year-old girl who had been missing from her community in north-central British Columbia since Thursday has been found safe.Resources from across the province were enlisted in the search to find the child who lives in a small community not far from Burns Lake.
  The girl, who is on the autism spectrum and non-verbal, was found on Sunday night around 6 p.m
  
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• Trudeau to meet with Haiti’s acting prime minister in New York

  23-09-2024 10:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK — Justin Trudeau will turn his focus to the ongoing crises in Haiti as he speaks with some world leaders Monday ahead of the 78th meeting of the United Nations General Assembly.
  The prime minister will meet with the Caribbean country’s acting Prime Minister Garry Conille before delivering remarks at a high-level meeting for a UN advisory group for Haiti.
  Conille stepped into his role earlier this year after former Prime Minister Ariel Henry was forced out amid surging unrest
  
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• Early days of B.C. campaign sees NDP, Conservatives trade barbs over housing, drugs

  23-09-2024 10:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Drug policy and housing shortages are emerging as the top issues early in British Columbia’s election campaign.
  New Democrat Leader David Eby and B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad spent much of the campaign’s first weekend traversing Metro Vancouver, from Richmond to North Vancouver to Surrey to Langley, signaling the importance of winning ridings in urban areas.
  Rustad launched his campaign in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside CRAB park, an area associated wit
  
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• Crime, disorder take centre stage in B.C. election, but statistics tell complex story

  23-09-2024 10:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  David Screech doesn’t mince words when asked about street disorder and crime around his business in downtown Victoria.
  He described vehicle break-ins, people defecating on or near his store property, and someone pulling a knife on an employee in the store’s parking lot.
  Screech, a former mayor of the Victoria-area community of View Royal, has worked at Greggs Furniture & Upholstery since 1981 and has owned the business since 2000.
  But the iconic store is slated to close later thi
  
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• Court to hear appeal arguments over challenge to Saskatchewan’s pronoun law

  23-09-2024 10:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  REGINA — Saskatchewan’s Appeal Court is set to hear arguments over the next two days about a provincial law that requires parental consent when children under 16 want to change their names or pronouns at school.
  A judge ruled earlier this year a challenge of the law could continue, even though the government invoked the notwithstanding clause to override certain Charter rights.The province has asked the Court of Appeal to quash that ruling, arguing use of the notwithstanding clause s
  
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• A look at recent B.C. crime and public safety incidents ahead of fall election

  23-09-2024 10:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Crime and street disorder have become a key political issue in British Columbia amid a series of violent stranger attacks and other public safety incidents. Here are some of events that have made the issue prominent with the public.Sept. 10, 2023: Three people are stabbed at a community festival in Vancouver’s Chinatown. Blair Donnelly is charged with aggravated assault for the attacks. He had previously been found not criminally responsible for stabbing his teenage daughter to death in 20
  
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• Pope cancels his audiences due to slight illness days before a new trip

  23-09-2024 09:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ROME (AP) — Pope Francis cancelled his audiences Monday because of a “slight flu-like state” just days before he is to embark on a trip to Belgium and Luxembourg, the Vatican said.The move was described as a “precaution” in the statement from the Vatican.Francis is due to visit Luxembourg on Thursday and then spend the rest of the week in Belgium, ending with a Mass in Brussels on Sunday.Francis, 87, who has battled a series of health problems in recent years, has h
  
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• UPDATE: Traffic resumes normal flow on Chilliwack Lake Road - Mission City Record

  23-09-2024 09:00 via news.google.com
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• 2024 BC Election: Chilliwack, Hope, and the Eastern Fraser Valley ridings, candidates, and polling info - Fraser Valley Current

  23-09-2024 09:00 via news.google.com
  2024 BC Election: Chilliwack, Hope, and the Eastern Fraser Valley ridings, candidates, and polling info  Fraser Valley Current
  
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• Israel calls on Lebanese to leave homes where Hezbollah stores arms as warplanes launch new strikes

  23-09-2024 08:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military has called on people in Lebanon to immediately evacuate homes and other buildings where the Hezbollah militant group stores weapons.The two sides exchanged heavy fire on Sunday, with Hezbollah firing over 100 rockets into a wider and deeper area of northern Israel than it has struck previously in months of low-level conflict.
  Israel carried out dozens of airstrikes early Monday on southern Lebanon.
  Residents of different villages in southern Lebanon po
  
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