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• Advocates question fairness as federal government backs away from pharmacare program

  28-07-2025 23:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Reproductive health advocates say the federal government’s failure to commit to funding pharmacare in all provinces and territories is leaving people with a lot of uncertainty, and could create inequality across the country.
  “It’s really disappointing, honestly,” said Liz Thompson, advocacy lead for Cover Contraception.
  “It seems like they don’t really know what they’re going to do.”
  The first phase of the Pharmacare Act, which was p
  
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• 2 kids killed at Miami sailing camp after barge collides with their boat, authorities say

  28-07-2025 23:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Two kids were killed and two more are in critical condition after a barge struck their boat and sent them overboard during a sailing camp in Miami on Monday, authorities said.
  All six people on the sailing boat were pulled from the water by responders, and four kids were rushed to a nearby hospital where two were pronounced dead upon arrival, said Petty Officer 3rd Class Nicholas Strasburg, a spokesperson for the U.S. Coast Guard.
  The six — one adult and five kids — were in their las
  
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• Linebacker Jacob Roberts making most of chance to start with Calgary Stampeders

  28-07-2025 23:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Preparation ensured Jacob Roberts was ready when the Calgary Stampeders needed him most.
  The second-year linebacker leads Calgary in total tackles (43), which also leaves him tied for third in the CFL. Not bad, considering Roberts began the season as a backup before stepping in at weakside linebacker after middle linebacker Marquel Lee (bicep) was hurt in the Stampeders 29-19 win in Toronto on June 14.
  The six-foot-one, 228-pound Roberts had 14 total tackles (four defensive, 10 special teams) in
  
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• Blue Jays transfer right-hander Bowden Francis to 60-day injured list

  28-07-2025 23:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have transferred starting right-hander Bowden Francis to the 60-day injured list due to right shoulder impingement.
  Francis was initially placed on the 15-day IL on June 17.
  The 29-year-old has struggled this season after a career year in 2024. He has a 2-8 record with a 6.05 earned-run average, having allowed 19 home runs in 14 starts this season.
  Francis went 8-5 last season with a 3.30 ERA and allowed 17 homers in 13 starts.
  In other moves, the Jays reins
  
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• Quebec City judge to rule Thursday on bail for three accused of extremist plot

  28-07-2025 23:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  QUÉBEC — A Quebec court judge will decide Thursday whether to grant bail to three men facing terrorism charges in the Quebec City region.Judge René de la Sablonnière heard final arguments Monday from Crown and defence attorneys.Simon Angers-Audet, 24, Raphaël Lagacé, 25, and Marc-Aurèle Chabot, 24, face charges of facilitating a terrorist activity and other charges related to the illegal storage of firearms and possession of explosives and prohibited
  
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