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• RCMP Halloween Safety Tips

  25-10-2018 13:57 via mychilliwacknews.com
  UFVRD:  With jack-o’-lanterns carved, and trick or treaters preparing to haunt the roadways of our communities, the RCMP remind ghosts and goblins to have a safe and fun evening.
  “Make no bones about it, Halloween is an exciting time for children of all ages,” says Corporal Mike Rail spokesperson for the UFVRD. ”We encourage parents to talk with your kids about being safe before starting out for the evening, and remind motorists to slow down and be watchful for pedes
  
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• South Carolina inmate dies by lethal injection in state’s first execution in 13 years

  21-09-2024 01:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina put inmate Freddie Owens to death Friday as the state restarted executions after an unintended 13-year pause because prison officials couldn’t get the drugs needed for lethal injections.
  Owens was convicted of the 1997 killing of a Greenville convenience store clerk during a robbery. While on trial, Owens killed an inmate at a county jail. His confession to that attack was read to two different juries and a judge who all sentenced him to death.
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• Vancouver Canucks goalie Silovs confident, calm heading into new season

  21-09-2024 01:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PENTICTON, B.C. — Arturs Silovs was the Vancouver Canucks breakout star during last season’s playoffs — and not only for his fashion sense.Now, with Vancouver’s leading goalie Thatcher Demko sidelined by a rare muscle injury, Silovs appears poised to take over the crease once again.The 23-year-old Latvian remains unfazed by the opportunity.“Just have to take it one day at a time. Take it as a challenge and be prepared,” he said at the Canucks training camp in
  
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• Canadian cricketers defeat Oman for second straight win in World League 2 play

  21-09-2024 01:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KING CITY, Ont. — Harsh Thaker scored 93 runs and captain Nicholas Kirton added 57 to help Canada defeat Oman by 59 runs Friday in ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 play.
  It marked a second straight half-century for Kirton, who scored 73 runs not out in Monday’s decisive 103-run win over Nepal in the opening match of the triangular series.
  The Canadians finished at 276 for eight in their 50 overs Friday. In response, Oman was 217 all out with four overs remaining in a determined effort
  
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• Joly says around 45,000 Canadians are in Lebanon as violence escalates

  21-09-2024 00:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says close to 45,000 Canadians are in Lebanon months after warning there is no guarantee Ottawa can evacuate them if the situation deteriorates further.Joly has been urging Canadians to leave the country for months after attacks between Israel and Lebanon.
  But the government has never been clear how many people that includes.
  Global Affairs Canada has only provided the number of Canadians who proactively registered with the embassy, a f
  
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• Canada announces $151 million for polio eradication, after outbreak in Gaza Strip

  21-09-2024 00:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada is setting aside $151 million for the fight to eradicate polio worldwide.
  International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen announced the news at a Rotary International conference in Toronto.
  The funding comes a month after Palestinian officials announced the first cases of polio in 25 years in the Gaza Strip.
  The funding will support the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, which provides vaccines to children worldwide, including more than a half-million kids in Gaza.
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• RCMP officers face firing over ‘atrocious’ racist behaviour, harassment

  20-09-2024 23:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Three RCMP members from a Metro Vancouver detachment could be fired over alleged “atrocious,” “racist” and “horrible” behaviour detailed by a fellow officer.
  A schedule from the RCMP shows Constables Philip Dick, Ian Solven and Mersad Mesbah are slated to appear next February for code of conduct hearings over allegations including discrimination, harassment and discrediting the police force.
  In court filings to obtain a search warrant, an off
  
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• Fall Adopt a River cleanup picks up in Chilliwack this weekend

  20-09-2024 23:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK – A Chilliwack-based nonprofit dedicated to keeping the river valley clean will host a BC Rivers Cleanup event this Sunday at Thompson Regional Park.
  The Chilliwack Vedder River Cleanup Society (CVRCS) is partnering with the Fraser Valley Regional District for the Adopt a River program. The organized event begins with registration at 8:30 a.m. on Sept. 22.
  Participants will receive garbage and recycling bags, along with gloves, for the trek, which will take place rain or shine.
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Three men injured after man enters Quebec mosque bearing a knife

  20-09-2024 22:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Three men have been injured after a 24-year-old man entered a mosque southwest of Montreal armed with a knife.Police in Châteauguay, Que., on Montreal’s South Shore, say the three men were in their fifties and suffered only minor injuries, with one transported to hospital.The suspect entered the Muslim cultural centre in Châteauguay this afternoon.
  A physical altercation followed, but police wouldn’t confirm whether the knife was used to cause any of the
  
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• Quebec company looks to help open up Canada to Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship

  20-09-2024 22:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  With an ownership stake in the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, Quebec’s Allrem Sports & Entertainment has a vested interest in seeing the promotion flourish in Canada.
  BKFC has held two cards to date in Canada, both at the River Cree Resort and Casino in Enoch, Alta. — an Indigenous-owned venue on Treaty 6 territory. But it has to convince provincial regulatory bodies elsewhere to sanction the sport.
  And that’s where Allrem comes in.
  Allrem president Erik de Pokomandy i
  
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• Hobbled Redblacks look to clinch playoff spot with win over league-leading Alouettes

  20-09-2024 22:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Playoff hopes are on the line as the Ottawa Redblacks host the Montreal Alouettes on Saturday.
  The Alouettes (10-2-1) have already secured a playoff berth, but a win, coupled with a Toronto loss, would lock up a home playoff game for the defending Grey Cup champions. Meanwhile, the Redblacks (8-4-1) are eager to clinch their first postseason appearance since 2018.
  Ottawa (6-0-1) is the league’s only undefeated team at home, but the challenge will be steep at TD Place Stadium
  
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• Canadiens’ St. Louis preaches patience as Laine, Dach, Newhook build chemistry

  20-09-2024 22:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Martin St. Louis knows Patrik Laine and Kirby Dach can be difference-makers on the Montreal Canadiens’ second line.
  The Canadiens head coach says his job now is to preach patience as the two towering forwards return to the ice from lengthy absences.
  “It’s been a while since they’ve played, and it’s not easy to play in the NHL. When you’ve lost time, it’s hard to come back,” St. Louis said Friday, the third day of training camp at C
  
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• RCMP say arson destroyed Red Bridge across Thompson River in Kamloops, B.C.

  20-09-2024 22:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Police in Kamloops, B.C., say they have launched an arson investigation into the fire that destroyed the 88-year-old Red Bridge across the South Thompson River.
  RCMP say in a statement that the blaze started early Thursday morning and by the time fire crews and police arrived, the bridge was fully engulfed in flames.While crews did try to fight the flames, police say the 365-metre-long bridge collapsed into the river.A statement from RCMP Supt. Jeff Pelly says the investig
  
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• City-wide garage sale gives Chilliwack residents a chance to extend the life of clothing, household items

  20-09-2024 21:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — A city-wide garage sale, described as “a unique opportunity” for Chilliwack residents to encourage the reuse of materials, is set for Saturday.
  The fall garage sale, which offers free advertising for participants on social media and in the local newspaper, runs for five hours and showcases gently used clothing and household items.
  The event runs from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Sept. 21 and is one of two annual events held in both spring and fall.
  A list of participa
  
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• Journeyman ties 36-hole record at Wentworth to lead by two; McIlroy four shots back

  20-09-2024 21:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) — Three weeks ago, Matthew Baldwin was laughing at himself for mishitting a drive so badly that the ball went between his legs and advanced just one yard in front of the tee markers.
  On Friday, the No. 363-ranked journeyman from England was the second-round leader by two strokes at the flagship event on the European tour and preparing himself for the biggest weekend of his career.
  The 38-year-old Baldwin shot 6-under 66 to set an unexpectedly hot pace at the BM
  
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• Blue Bombers visit Elks as hottest teams in the West square off

  20-09-2024 20:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have won five in a row. The Edmonton Elks have won five of their last six games. They are the two hottest teams in the West.
  When they meet Saturday at Commonwealth Stadium, something has to give.“Yeah, somebody’s got to lose,” said Elks rookie defensive back Devodric Bynum. “It won’t be us, though.”
  Bynum is part of a secondary that hauled in nine interceptions in two previous wins over the Calgary Stampeders. Bynum
  
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• North Dakota US Sen. Kevin Cramer’s son pleads guilty in car-chase death of a deputy

  20-09-2024 20:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The adult son of U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer pleaded guilty on Friday to all the charges he faced in connection with a car-chase crash that killed a North Dakota sheriff’s deputy.
  Ian Cramer, 43, changed his plea in the Dec. 6, 2023, death of Mercer County Sheriff’s Deputy Paul Martin, 53. The charges included homicide while fleeing peace officer, fleeing a peace officer, preventing arrest, reckless endangerment, driving under suspension, possession of methamph
  
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• A year into job as Hockey Canada chief, Henderson says hockey healthier

  20-09-2024 20:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Hockey Canada president and chief executive officer Katherine Henderson says the organization and hockey are headed in healthier directions since she stepped to the helm just over a year ago.
  Henderson inherited an organization in crisis.Five players from Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey championship team were charged in January with sexual assault that allegedly occurred at a Hockey Canada gala in London, Ont., in June of that year.
  The allegations have not been proven in
  
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• Abbotsford to host one of many Walk For Veterans across Canada this weekend

  20-09-2024 20:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD – A group of veterans and civilians in Abbotsford will join a nationwide walk raising awareness for those who serve in Canada’s forces.
  The seventh annual Canadian Walk For Veterans will take place Saturday morning at Mill Lake Park, with participants hitting the road between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., according to organizers.
  “Each year, the Canadian Walk for Veterans invites Canadians to walk together in recognition of serving members of the armed forces, veterans, and th
  
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• Chilliwack bakery to host Apple Fest with 30-plus vendors, food trucks and Kidz Zone this weekend

  20-09-2024 19:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Just in time for the fall harvest, a Chilliwack bakery invites the community to join them for Apple Fest this weekend.Benanna Bakery at 8985 Young Road says Apple Fest activities consist of over 30 local vendors, food trucks, live entertainment, giveaways, demonstrations, free samples, door crasher sales and a chance to win a $300 shopping spree.Families with little ones can take advantage of the the event’s Kidz Zone packed with fun activities including a bouncy castle,
  
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• Music equipment donation invigorates residents at Chilliwack long-term care, says foundation

  20-09-2024 19:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — A set of drums and bells are part of a music equipment donation aiding therapy efforts at a long-term care home in Chilliwack.
  A spokesperson for Fraser Valley Health says music programs at Heritage Village have been enriched as residents take to the new instruments, which arrived in August, offering therapeutic benefits.
  “In particular, our Bell Choir experience has been enhanced with the extra set of bells to use,” said local music therapist Marni Brechin.
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• NDP ask competition watchdog to investigate potential rent-fixing by landlords

  20-09-2024 19:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The NDP is asking the Competition Bureau to investigate whether Canadian landlords are using the same AI software that sparked an antitrust lawsuit in the United States.The U.S. Justice Departmentfiled the lawsuit last month against real estate software company RealPage Inc., accusing it of an illegal scheme that allows landlords to coordinate to hike rental prices.
  The lawsuit, filed alongside attorneys general in states including North Carolina and California, alleges the compan
  
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• RCMP ask for help in finding 7-year-old girl missing near Burns Lake, B.C.

  20-09-2024 19:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BURNS LAKE, B.C. — Police are asking the public for help in finding a seven-year-old girl missing from her home about 250 kilometres west of Prince George, B.C.
  RCMP say Oaklynn Schwedder was last seen outside her home in the small community of Southbank, near Burns Lake, at 6 p.m. on Thursday.
  They describe the girl as “on the autism spectrum” and non-verbal.
  Police say they have “numerous resources” in the area, including search and rescue crews who are working wi
  
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• Toronto FC balances MLS playoff push against upcoming Canadian Championship final

  20-09-2024 19:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Coach John Herdman finds himself between a rock and a hard place ahead of Toronto FC’s game Saturday at the Colorado Rapids.
  With just four regular-season games remaining, eighth-place Toronto (11-16-3) needs points to stay above ninth-place Philadelphia and 10th-place D.C. United in the Eastern Conference playoff hunt. The two chasing teams are both three points behind with a game in hand.
  The eighth- and ninth-place teams meet in a playoff wild-card game, with the winner moving on to tak
  
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• Secret Service report details communication failures preceding July assassination attempt on Trump

  20-09-2024 19:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Communication breakdowns with local law enforcement hampered the Secret Service’s performance ahead of a July assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, according to a new report that lays out a litany of missed opportunities to stop a gunman who opened fire from an unsecured roof.
  A five-page document summarizing the Secret Service report’s key conclusions finds fault with both local and federal law enforcement, underscoring the cascading and wid
  
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• Suspect in Edmonton-area bank robberies arrested in Chilliwack: RCMP

  20-09-2024 18:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — A 30-year-old man from Chilliwack is facing four charges in connection with a pair of July bank robberies in and around Edmonton, Alberta.
  Alberta RCMP say the first robbery occurred at a CIBC in Spruce Grove around noon on July 17, when the accused handed a note to a teller saying, “This is a robbery.”
  After telling the bank employee he had a gun and demanded cash, he walked out after being handed money, according to investigators.
  The following day, Edmonton Police
  
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• Georgia State Election Board approves rule requiring hand count of ballots

  20-09-2024 18:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s State Election Board on Friday voted to approve a new rule that requires poll workers to count the number of paper ballots by hand.The board voted 3-2 to approve the rule, going against the advice of the state attorney general’s office, the secretary of state’s office and an association of county election officials. Three board members who were praised by former President Donald Trump during a rally last month in Atlanta voted to approve the measu
  
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• Former Harrods boss Al Fayed was a ‘monster’ who abused young women, lawyers for his accusers say

  20-09-2024 18:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LONDON (AP) — Mohamed Al Fayed, the former boss of Harrods, was a “monster’ who raped and sexually abused young women, lawyers representing dozens of his accusers said Friday.
  The abuse went on through much of Al Fayed’s 25-year tenure — from 1985 on — at the helm of the world-renowned London department store, the lawyers said. They spoke at a televised news conference in London in the wake of the BBC documentary “Al-Fayed: Predator At Harrods.”The
  
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• Legacy, financial opportunity likely motivated Rogers for MLSE takeover: experts

  20-09-2024 18:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Experts say rising team valuations and the desire to forge a legacy are likely at the heart of what motivated Rogers Communications Inc. executive chair Edward Rogers to bolster the company’s portfolio of Toronto professional sports teams.
  The company’s $4.7-billion deal to acquire rival telecom BCE Inc.’s 37.5 per cent stake in Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment will give Rogers a majority control of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto Raptors, Toronto Argonaut
  
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• Quebec minister accuses organized crime of using 14-year-old ‘to do their dirty work’

  20-09-2024 18:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Quebec’s public security minister says he’s shocked by reports that a 14-year-old boy’s death southeast of Quebec City is linked to organized crime.
  François Bonnardel was reacting to multiple media reports that the body of a teenager from Montreal was found near a Hells Angels bunker in Frampton, Que., about 50 kilometres southeast of Quebec City in the Beauce region.
  In recent months, there has been an ongoing fight in the Quebec City area over drug te
  
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