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• Nova Scotia MP Chris d’Entremont leaves Conservative caucus on budget day

  04-11-2025 23:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Nova Scotia MP Chris d'Entremont has resigned from the Conservative caucus, a spokesperson for Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's office says.
  The move comes after d'Entremont told Politico earlier today he was considering crossing the floor to join the Liberals, and would make a decision after reading the budget.
  D'Entremont has not told The Canadian Press whether he plans to join the government.
  He served as deputy House Speaker from 2021 until the April election and did not
  
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• Fire at a retiree boarding house in Bosnia kills several people, media reports say

  04-11-2025 23:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — A fire at a boarding house for retirees Tuesday in the northeastern Bosnian town of Tuzla has killed several people, Bosnian media reported. The Dnevni Avaz daily reported that at least nine people were killed when the fire erupted on one of the higher floors of the building.The same source said that at least five people have been hospitalized so far but that many more people are likely injured. The newspaper and other Bosnia media outlets cited police s
  
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• Parole board cites new allegations about Toronto Boxing Day killer in decision

  04-11-2025 23:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — A new decision by the Parole Board of Canada is revealing details about a recent Montreal homicide allegedly involving a man who was previously convicted in the 2005 Toronto Boxing Day murder of a 15-year old.
  The decision revokes parole for Jeremiah Valentine and includes details about the recent Montreal shooting that have not been tested in court. It says that according to "available information," Valentine allegedly shot another man this summer after trying to initiate a rom
  
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• Ticats defence to face Als starter Alexander for first time this year in East final

  04-11-2025 23:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Stavros Katsantonis and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats will get a chance Saturday to be the first CFL team to hand Davis Alexander a loss.
  Alexander is unbeaten in 11 career regular-season starts -- a CFL record to begin a career -- and won his first playoff contest last weekend, leading Montreal past the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 42-33 in the East Division semifinal. That earned the Alouettes a trip to Hamilton for the Eastern final Saturday afternoon.
  Hamilton swept the season series with Montreal 2-0 bu
  
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• Winnipeg star running back and pending free agent Brady Oliveira mulls options

  04-11-2025 23:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — Brady Oliveira might leave home.
  The Winnipeg Blue Bombers star running back is a pending free agent and told media in Tuesday’s end-of-season press conference that the team’s future roster and money will factor into where he plays next year.
  ”Playing for my hometown, it's been incredible,” said Oliveira, who was drafted by Winnipeg in 2019. “I have nothing but good things to say about my time here.
  “And would I love to be back? Absolutely, bu
  
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• PHOTOS: Rugby club doubleheader sees Chilliwack defeat Ridge Meadows in both matches - Maple Ridge News

  04-11-2025 22:59 via news.google.com
  PHOTOS: Rugby club doubleheader sees Chilliwack defeat Ridge Meadows in both matches  Maple Ridge News
  
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• Ottawa earmarks billions of dollars for defence as global spending race ramps up

  04-11-2025 22:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The federal government unveiled plans Tuesday to shell out $73 billion for national defence by the end of the decade — a staggering sum as Canada positions itself to meet aggressive NATO spending commitments.
  The massive defence spending plan — which is light on specifics but presents hefty dollar figures — also hints at what's in the government's promised Defence Industrial Strategy and even teases a new "sovereign space-launch capability."
  Finance Minister Fran
  
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• Parole board cites new allegations about Toronto Boxing Day killer

  04-11-2025 22:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — A new decision by the Parole Board of Canada is revealing details about a recent Montreal homicide allegedly involving a man who was previously convicted in the 2005 Toronto Boxing Day murder of a 15-year old.
  The decision includes details that have not been tested in court and says the man allegedly shot another man this summer after trying to initiate a romantic encounter with the victim's partner.
  The shooting occurred in downtown Montreal on July 15, and Jeremiah Valentine n
  
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• Budget 2025: Key numbers from the Liberals’ latest spending plan

  04-11-2025 22:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Here's a brief look at the key numbers in the Liberal government's 2025 budget:
  $20.1 billion: Total net new government spending for the 2025-26 fiscal year.
  $89.7 billion: Total of net new budget spending items over five-year timeline of budget plan, including a projected $51.2 billion in cost savings.
  $78.3 billion: The total deficit for this fiscal year — more than double estimates for last year.
  Up to 40,000: The number of public service positions the government intends
  
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• Budget pledges to shrink size of public service by 40,000 over three years

  04-11-2025 22:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The federal government intends to slash the public service by 10 per cent over the next three years — eliminating up to 40,000 jobs — as it strays from its election promise to cut the number of federal employees solely through attrition.
  The cuts come as the government moves to slow the rate of growth in government spending on operating costs from eight per cent to less than one per cent, and make government programs more efficient through measures like the expanded us
  
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• Ottawa cutting foreign aid and research spending back to pre-pandemic level

  04-11-2025 22:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Carney government says it is cutting foreign aid spending to a level in line with Canada's pre-pandemic aid allocations — without specifying the size of this year's aid budget.
  Tuesday's budget forecasts $2.7 billion in cuts over four years, which will affect things like global health projects. Ottawa is also withdrawing some support for a world-renowned aid research centre.
  "There will be reductions in development funding to global health programming, where Canada's con
  
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• New restaurant coming to Eagle Landing in Chilliwack, could open this month - Fraser Valley Today

  04-11-2025 22:16 via news.google.com
  New restaurant coming to Eagle Landing in Chilliwack, could open this month  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Budget includes CBC funding boost, pitches getting Canada into Eurovision

  04-11-2025 22:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Liberal government’s plans for CBC/Radio-Canada include looking at getting Canada into the Eurovision international song contest.
  A line in the new federal budget’s section on CBC says the government is working with the public broadcaster to explore participation in the popular song contest.
  Eurovision, which has been running for decades, features performers from various countries and is co-ordinated by the European Broadcasting Union.
  The federal budget, tabled Tu
  
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• Immigration plan slashes student visas, prioritizes economic newcomers

  04-11-2025 22:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Canada's 2026-2028 immigration levels plan aims to increase the number of economic immigrants coming to the country while cutting temporary migration, largely through a dramatic reduction in student visas.
  The new levels plan cuts in half the planned number of student visas for the next three years, bringing it down to 155,000 in 2026 from about 306,000 in the previous year's plan. The government plans to issue about 150,000 student visas annually in both 2027 and 2028.
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• New restaurant coming to Eagle Landing shopping centre in Chilliwack

  04-11-2025 22:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — A new restaurant is slated to occupy the former Original Joe’s that closed around Christmas 2024 in the Eagle Landing shopping centre in Chilliwack.
  Happy Jack’s Restaurant has signage outside unit 302, 8249 Eagle Landing Parkway, next to Sally Beauty Supply, heralding its arrival. It currently has a location on Vancouver Island in Parksville.“We’re excited to announce that Happy Jack’s is expanding to the Fraser Valley!” Happy Jack’s
  
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• Feds unveil new climate strategy with no details on Canada’s emission commitments

  04-11-2025 22:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The federal government's climate competitiveness strategy promises a stronger industrial carbon pricing system and the prospect of ending the emissions cap on oil and gas production to drive more investments in clean growth.
  But the strategy, outlined in the federal budget on Tuesday, was short on details — and offered no update on where Canada stands on its 2030 and 2035 emission reduction targets.
  That's despite assurances from federal ministers in recent months that the c
  
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• Feds pitch $2B fund for critical minerals investments, including equity stakes

  04-11-2025 22:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The federal budget says Canada will take out equity stakes in critical mineral projects to open up mining and position Canada as a major global supplier.
  The federal budget, released Tuesday in Ottawa, outlines a plan for a $2 billion "critical minerals sovereign fund" over five years for equity investments, loan guarantees and offtake agreements.
  Ottawa is also planning to add a dozen more critical minerals to its exploration tax credit list.
  Many of the minerals and metals on th
  
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• Global Affairs Canada could merge embassies with allies, must focus on trade: budget

  04-11-2025 22:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Carney government's first budget redirects diplomatic dollars to the trade file while cutting Global Affairs Canada's budget — possibly by merging some embassies with those operated by like-minded countries.
  In addition to $2.7 billion in cuts to foreign aid, Tuesday's budget calls for Canada to refocus its international presence when it comes to advocacy, security and development, while boosting exports to priority economies.
  Global Affairs Canada's planned spending for
  
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• Some key highlights from the Liberal government’s 2025 federal budget

  04-11-2025 22:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne introduced the 2025 federal budget on Tuesday. Here are some key highlights from the first federal budget under Prime Minister Mark Carney:
  AI and quantum computing
  The budget allots $334.3 million to strengthen Canada’s quantum ecosystem. The money will be provided through the Defence Industrial Strategy over a five-year time period.
  The emerging technology uses the principles of quantum mechanics for applications like com
  
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• Federal budget forecasts $78B deficit as Liberals shift spending to capital projects

  04-11-2025 22:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — This year's federal budget contains a deficit nearly twice the size forecast by the Liberals a year ago, as Prime Minister Mark Carney's government prioritizes capital project spending over programs and services.
  The budget tabled Tuesday projects a $78.3-billion total deficit — the amount of money spent by the government beyond its revenues — for this fiscal year. The figure would steadily decrease to $56.6-billion by 2029-30.
  Ottawa's fall economic statement tabled l
  
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• What’s missing from the Carney government’s first federal budget

  04-11-2025 22:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney's first federal budget represents a shift in policy from Justin Trudeau as the Liberals bet that major investments in an economic transformation will pay off with much-needed growth.
  The spending plan announced Tuesday include billions of dollars for infrastructure and new tax opportunities for businesses, alongside previously outlined plans to reduce government costs, including through job cuts.
  Business lobbies, not-for-profits and other groups have sp
  
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• Game-used World Series items up for grabs in auction

  04-11-2025 21:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Baseball fans and collectors have a chance to get their hands on various used items from this year’s World Series.
  Major League Baseball is auctioning off several collectibles, from balls to base plates, locker tags and jerseys from the series which saw the Los Angeles Dodgers repeat as champions after beating the Toronto Blue Jays in seven games.
  The most expensive item was a ball used for Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani's first World Series strikeout, when he got Toronto Blue Jays Vla
  
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• Mounties, conservation officers lend a hoof and free trapped moose

  04-11-2025 21:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CLINTON, B.C. — Mounties from the Clinton, B.C. detachment teamed up with B.C. Conservation officers to free a trapped moose after it got stuck behind a fence last week.According to a news release, a young moose found itself in a bit of a logjam last Monday, Oct. 27 when it got trapped behind a fence. Mounties say the officers worked together with calm coordination. With an extra dose of patience, they were able to gently guide the curious moose towards freedom. The young moose eventually
  
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• New fundraiser for Chilliwack hospital will see folks bid on decorated Christmas trees - Chilliwack Progress

  04-11-2025 21:34 via news.google.com
  New fundraiser for Chilliwack hospital will see folks bid on decorated Christmas trees  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Chilliwack firefighters respond to burning complaint at site of unpermitted gurdwara

  04-11-2025 21:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack firefighters were called to the 44200 block of Keith Wilson Road just before noon Tuesday morning for the report of a burning complaint on the property of an unpermitted gurdwara.
  According to scanner traffic, fire crews from Chilliwack Fire Department Engine 4-2 were paged at approximately 11:43 a.m. for the report of construction materials being burned at 44233 Keith Wilson Road.
  Firefighters told dispatch at about 11:50 a.m. they located light smoke coming from t
  
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• Chilliwack firefighters respond to burning complaint at site of unpermitted gurdwara - Fraser Valley Today

  04-11-2025 21:16 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack firefighters respond to burning complaint at site of unpermitted gurdwara  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Electoral reform not priority, despite vote: Yukon’s premier-designate

  04-11-2025 21:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WHITEHORSE — The Yukon's premier-designate says he's ready to start implementing key promises from his election campaign but stopped short of pledging electoral reform even after residents voted in favour of changing to a ranked ballot.Currie Dixon made history Monday when his Yukon Party picked up 14 of the 21 available ridings, lining him up to become the first premier born in the territory.
  Dixon said in an interview that his early priorities include a promised expansion of Whitehorse G
  
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• B.C. travel agents hope for return of ‘glory times’ as Chinese group tours to resume

  04-11-2025 21:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Travel agents in British Columbia are celebrating Beijing's decision to resume group tourism to Canada, hoping for the return of big-spending Chinese visitors who were a dominant presence for the local travel industry before the pandemic.
  Travel agent Glynnis Chan, president at Vancouver-based Happy Times Travel and Tour Ltd., has been leading group tours for Chinese tourists in the city for more than forty years.
  She says she expects a big boost for the local economy after Mon
  
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• 2 men accused of setting off fireworks inside a Harvard Medical School building are arrested

  04-11-2025 21:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BOSTON (AP) — Two men who were in the Boston area for college Halloween parties last weekend set off fireworks in a Harvard Medical School building, authorities said Tuesday in announcing their arrests.Logan David Patterson, 18, and Dominick Frank Cardoza, 20, were arrested Tuesday morning on charges of conspiracy to damage by means of fire or an explosive. They were due in court later Tuesday.Neither Patterson, who is from the Boston suburb of Plymouth, nor Cardoza, who is from the Cape C
  
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• Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ detected in dead sea otters collected off B.C. coast

  04-11-2025 20:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — A new study says sea otters in British Columbia have been found to be contaminated with so-called forever chemicals found in food packaging, non-stick cookware, cosmetics, electronics and other products.The study published in the journal Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry says samples from dead otters collected off the B.C. coast between 2016 and 2021 showed varying concentrations of several chemicals in the animals' liver and skeletal muscle tissue.The study say otters col
  
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• Tamara Lich appeals mischief conviction arising from role in ‘Freedom Convoy’

  04-11-2025 20:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Tamara Lich is appealing a mischief conviction arising from her role as an organizer of the "Freedom Convoy" that paralyzed downtown Ottawa in early 2022.
  Lich and fellow organizer Chris Barber were found guilty of mischief in April for their roles in the mass demonstration.
  In early February 2022, downtown Ottawa was packed with protesters, including many in large trucks that rolled into the city beginning in late January.Ostensibly a demonstration against COVID-19 health restric
  
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• 69-year-old man reported missing, last seen a month ago: Abbotsford PD

  04-11-2025 20:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD — Police in Abbotsford are seeking public assistance in locating a 69-year-old man who was reported missing last week but was last seen about a month ago.
  According to a statement from AbbyPD spokesperson Constable Scott McClure, Peter Jones was reported missing to the AbbyPD on Tuesday, Oct. 28. Police say his disappearance is considered highly unusual and has raised concerns for both his family and investigators.Jones is described as a Caucasian male, approximately 5’7&P
  
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• Israel says the remains of a hostage have been turned over in Gaza

  04-11-2025 20:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  JERUSALEM (AP) — The remains of a hostage in Gaza have been turned over and are now in Israel, the military said Tuesday, in the latest sign of progress under the U.S.-brokered ceasefire.Ahead of the announcement, Hamas had returned the remains of 20 hostages to Israel under the ceasefire that began Oct. 10. If the latest remains are confirmed during forensic testing, that would leave the remains of seven others in Gaza.The ceasefire is aimed at winding down the deadliest and most destruct
  
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• Vancouver Canucks terminating winger Vitali Kravtsov’s contract

  04-11-2025 20:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks have parted ways with Vitali Kravtsov.General manager Patrik Allvin announced Tuesday that the team has placed the 25-year-old Russian winger on unconditional waivers for the purpose of contract termination.
  Kravtsov came to Vancouver's training camp in Penticton, B.C., and was later assigned to the club's American Hockey League affiliate, the Abbotsford Canucks, where he had one goal and three assists in 10 games.
  The Canucks initially picked up Kravtsov
  
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• IIO concludes investigation after Abbotsford man suffered serious injuries during arrest

  04-11-2025 20:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD — B.C.’s civilian watchdog has concluded its investigation into a Dec. 2024 incident in which an Abbotsford man sustained serious injuries while he was being taken into custody.
  According to a statement, the Independent Investigations Office (IIO) of BC launched an investigation into the injury of a man while being arrested in Abbotsford in December 2024.At about 8:10 p.m. on December 26, 2024, officers with the Abbotsford Police Department responded to calls regarding an
  
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• Sandy Brondello’s path that led her to becoming Tempo’s first-ever head coach

  04-11-2025 20:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Sandy Brondello is the first-ever head coach for the WNBA's Toronto Tempo.The 57-year-old Australian was named the expansion franchise's coach on Tuesday, with Brondello saying she passed on other coaching opportunities for the gig.
  Here's a look at the coach tasked with leading the expansion Tempo:
  FORMER PLAYER
  Brondello came into coaching after a playing career that spanned from 1992-2004.She played professionally in Australia's Women's National Basketball League, where she was a two-time all
  
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• Over 330 runners take part in nearly perfect conditions for Give’R Take 30 race, raising thousands for charitable causes in Chilliwack

  04-11-2025 20:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CULTUS LAKE — In contrast to the soggy, sloppy conditions from last year, the 2025 Give’R Take 30 trail race in October featured nearly perfect conditions of overcast skies and mild temperatures to usher in fast trail conditions.
  Over 330 participants took part in the annual fall race around Cultus Lake on October 18, marked by a new course record from the top female finisher. The event sold out within days of registration.
  Founded in 2003 by Clarence Wiens, this year’s contest
  
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• B.C. cabinet ministers, First Nation leaders gather amid tensions over Cowichan case

  04-11-2025 20:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Two days of meetings in British Columbia between provincial officials and First Nations leadership are under way amid tensions over a landmark Aboriginal-title court ruling.
  The province says the 10th B.C. Cabinet and First Nations Leaders' Gathering will involve more than 1,300 meetings aimed at advancing government-to-government relationships.
  Those relationships have been strained after a B.C. Supreme Court judge ruled in August that the Cowichan Tribes have Aboriginal title
  
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• MLS boss Garber says Vancouver Whitecaps can’t grow without a better stadium deal

  04-11-2025 19:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — The head of Major League Soccer has long believed Vancouver has what it takes to be a premier soccer market.Now, as the Vancouver Whitecaps reach new highs on the field, league commissioner Don Garber is coming to the city to lobby for change."My trip isn't just to celebrate all the great things that have been going on over the years," he said in a phone interview. "It's to help make sure that success is sustainable long term."
  Garber will be speaking with business leaders and
  
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• 2 French nationals freed from Iranian prison after more than 3 years in detention

  04-11-2025 19:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday that two French nationals have been released from an Iranian prison after more than 3 years in detention and were on their way to the French Embassy in Tehran.Macron expressed “huge relief” at the release of Cécile Kohler, 41 and her partner Jacques Paris, 72. “I welcome that first step,” he wrote on X, adding that the dialogue with Iranian authorities is continuing to allow them to return to France &
  
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• Israel says the remains of a hostage have been turned over to the Red Cross in Gaza

  04-11-2025 19:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s military says the remains of a deceased hostage have been turned over to the Red Cross in Gaza.Ahead of Tuesday's announcement, Hamas had returned the remains of 20 hostages to Israel since the current ceasefire began.If the latest remains handed over are confirmed to be those of a hostage, that would leave the remains of seven others in Gaza.The ceasefire began Oct. 10 and is aimed at winding down the deadliest and most destructive war ever fought between I
  
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• Quebec government wants to restart talks with doctors over payment reform

  04-11-2025 19:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  QUÉBEC — The Quebec government is extending an olive branch to the province's doctors amid a fight over a new law that changes how physicians are paid.
  Treasury Board president France-Élaine Duranceau says Premier François Legault wants to restart talks with doctors.Health Minister Christian Dubé says two elements of the new law that change how physicians are paid will be paused during negotiations.Legault has been under pressure since he forced through the new
  
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• Man sentenced to time served for indecent acts in Abbotsford - Chilliwack Progress

  04-11-2025 19:29 via news.google.com
  Man sentenced to time served for indecent acts in Abbotsford  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• 2 Massachusetts men are arrested in the weekend explosion at Harvard Medical School

  04-11-2025 19:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BOSTON (AP) — Two Massachusetts men were arrested Tuesday in connection with a weekend explosion at Harvard Medical School, authorities said.Logan David Patterson and Dominick Frank Cardoza face charges of conspiracy to damage by means of fire or an explosive, according to the charging document. Patterson, an 18-year-old from Plymouth, and Cardoza, a 20-year-old from Bourne, were arrested Tuesday morning and were due to be arraigned in federal court later in the day.The explosion occurred
  
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• Fraser dismisses using notwithstanding clause to overturn ruling on child pornography

  04-11-2025 19:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Justice Minister Sean Fraser has rejected calls to use the Constitution's notwithstanding clause to overturn a Supreme Court of Canada ruling that said one-year mandatory minimum jail sentences for accessing or possessing child pornography violate the Charter of Rights.
  Fraser says the path forward involves policy choices and that the government is eyeing new legislation with harsher penalties for online sexual exploitation of children.
  In its ruling last Friday, the Supreme Court
  
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• LETTER: Heartwarming story in a ‘world gone mad’ - Chilliwack Progress

  04-11-2025 18:49 via news.google.com
  LETTER: Heartwarming story in a ‘world gone mad’  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• CFL, Winnipeg Blue Bombers announce ’25 Grey Cup game officially sold out

  04-11-2025 18:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — The 2025 Grey Cup game is officially a sellout.
  The CFL and Winnipeg Blue Bombers announced Tuesday the game, which will be played Nov. 16 at Princess Auto Stadium, has been sold out.The release also said most of the festival events leading up to the game, including the CFL awards, are at capacity. A few tickets to the Brad Paisley Truck Still Works World Tour show Nov. 14 are available.
  The CFL has enjoyed success at the gate in Winnipeg this year, with the Blue Bombers selling
  
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• Over 330 runners take part in nearly perfect Give’R Take 30 race, raising thousands for charitable causes in Chilliwack

  04-11-2025 18:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CULTUS LAKE — In contrast to the soggy, sloppy conditions from last year, the 2025 Give’R Take 30 trail race in October featured nearly perfect conditions of overcast skies and mild temperatures to usher in fast trail conditions.
  Over 330 participants took part in the annual fall race around Cultus Lake on October 18, marked by a new course record from the top female finisher. The event sold out within days of registration.Founded in 2003 by Clarence Wiens, this year’s contest
  
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• Free Store Chilliwack accepting candy donations at downtown location - Chilliwack Progress

  04-11-2025 18:16 via news.google.com
  Free Store Chilliwack accepting candy donations at downtown location  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Police say nothing suspicious after man dies at B.C. ostrich farm protest camp

  04-11-2025 18:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — RCMP say a man has died at a British Columbia ostrich farm where protesters have been opposing a proposed cull for months, although there is nothing to suggest the death is suspicious.
  A police liaison team discovered the unresponsive man Monday, and Nakusp RCMP were called to what is being described as a "sudden death."
  RCMP say in a news release that the man was found on the ground at the Universal Ostrich Farms protest camp in Edgewood, B.C.
  They say
  
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