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• Irving Abella, historian who wrote on Canada’s refusal of Jewish refugees, dead at 82

  04-07-2022 23:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Historian Irving Abella, the co-author of a seminal book on the Canadian government’s refusal to accept Jewish refugees fleeing the Holocaust, has died.
  Abella died on Sunday, the day after his 82nd birthday, after a long illness.He was born and raised in Toronto, and completed his bachelor’s, master’s and PhD degrees at the University of Toronto.His 1982 book “None is too Many: Canada and the Jews of Europe 1933-1948,” co-written with Harold Troper, shed light on t
  
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• Canada Soccer makes new compensation offer to its national teams

  04-07-2022 23:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canada Soccer says it has made a new compensation offer to its men’s and women’s national teams.
  “While we will continue to negotiate confidentially with our men’s national team — as a willing and respectful partner — we are happy to inform the public that a revised proposal was sent on 23 June 2022,” Canada Soccer said in a statement Monday. “We remain confident that an agreement will be made in due course.”
  The governing body also said an o
  
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• B.C. health minister says province preparing for fall COVID-19; urges vaccinations

  04-07-2022 23:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SURREY, B.C. — Preparations are underway to help British Columbia fight any potential surges in COVID-19 this fall.
  Health Minister Adrian Dix says the COVID-19 pandemic has not ended and he’s urging people to continue to stay safe and ensure they have been vaccinated.
  Dix says the number of people in hospital in B.C. with COVID-19 continues to decline but that isn’t the case in other jurisdictions. 
  The minister made the comments at a news conference announcing the govern
  
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• Dabrowski loses in mixed quarterfinals as Canadians bow out at Wimbledon

  04-07-2022 23:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LONDON — Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski and Australian partner John Peers were eliminated in the mixed-doubles quarterfinals at Wimbledon on Monday, ending Canada’s involvement in the professional draws at the grass-court Grand Slam.
  Dabrowski and Peers fell 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 to Croatia’s Mate Pavic and India’s Sania Mizra.
  Peers and Dabrowski, seeded fourth in the tournament, combined for 13 aces but converted just one of their three break point chances. Pavic and Mizra b
  
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• Crime Stoppers: Most Wanted – Week of July 4, 2022

  04-07-2022 23:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Here are three people wanted by police in the lower mainland. The list is provided by Crime Stoppers.
  If you have any information regarding the individuals listed here, please contact Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1 800 222-8477. You could be eligible for a reward of up to $5,000 upon arrest and charge. You will never be asked your name.
  Name: REMPEL, Jaysie
  Image: Crime Stoppers supplied
  Age: 25
  Height: 5’6” ft
  Weight: 144lbs
  Hair: Blonde/dyed hairEyes: GreenWante
  
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• Road rehab in Chilliwack will see paving start on Yale Road, Ferry Road in July – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  04-07-2022 22:55
  
  Road rehab in Chilliwack will see paving start on Yale Road, Ferry Road in July – Chilliwack Progress  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Researchers see little evidence that more white sharks prowling North Atlantic

  04-07-2022 22:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HALIFAX — A new study of the distribution of the endangered great white shark in Canadian waters says an underwater detection network suggests the population remains stable but is not growing.
  That runs counter to worries the ocean’s greatest predators are increasingly prowling the region — perceptions fuelled by a suspected attack last August on a woman in the waters off Nova Scotia’s Cape Breton Island and cellphone videos the same month depicting a shark chewing a seal
  
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• Canadian women look to get offence firing at CONCACAF W Championship in Mexico

  04-07-2022 22:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  After being held to six goals in six games this year, the Canadian women’s soccer team is looking to kick its offence into higher gear at the CONCACAF W Championship.
  And there’s plenty on the line as Canada, the defending Olympic champion currently ranked sixth in the world, open Tuesday night against No. 76 Trinidad and Tobago in Monterrrey, Mexico.
  The eight-team tournament, which runs through July 18, serves as the qualifier in North and Central America and the Caribbean for both
  
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• Canada signs $20B compensation agreement on First Nations child welfare – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  04-07-2022 22:20
  
  Canada signs $20B compensation agreement on First Nations child welfare – Chilliwack Progress  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Julia Budzinski, daughter of Blue Jays first-base coach, died in tubing accident

  04-07-2022 22:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Julia Budzinski, the 17-year-old daughter of first-base coach Mark (Bud) Budzinski, died in a tubing accident in Virginia on the weekend.
  Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources spokesperson Paige Pearson said in a statement that two girls fell off a tube being pulled behind a boat on the James River on Saturday.
  As the boat operator returned to get them out of the water, the boat hit a wave causing it to be pushed on top of a 17-year-old victim, striking her with the propeller
  
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• Canadian basketball players relish chance to play at home in Globl Jam U23 tournament

  04-07-2022 22:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — At a recent meeting of Canada’s under-23 basketball teams, players were asked to raise a hand if they’d ever played for Canada at home.
  Two of the 30-plus players in attendance raised their hands.
  This week’s inaugural Globl Jam tournament isn’t just an opportunity to bridge the gap in Canada’s national program between the youth and senior squads, but a rare chance for the country’s most talented young players to don the Maple Leaf at home.
  Aal
  
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• Canadian forward Adrian Leon leaves West Ham for Manchester United

  04-07-2022 22:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canadian striker Adriana Leon is leaving England’s West Ham for Manchester United.
  The 29-year-old from King City, Ont., who spent the last 3 1/2 seasons with the Hammers, has signed with the Red Devils through the end of the 2023-24 season.
  “Adriana is a player that will excite our fans and offer valuable experience both on and off the field,” United coach Marc Skinner said in a statement. “I was extremely impressed with Adriana’s character, as she expressed confid
  
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• Flood watch near Kelowna, as rain, thunderstorms persist in south, southeast – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  04-07-2022 21:30
  
  Flood watch near Kelowna, as rain, thunderstorms persist in south, southeast – Chilliwack Progress  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• VIDEO: River Lions down Fraser Valley Bandits – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  04-07-2022 21:00
  
  VIDEO: River Lions down Fraser Valley Bandits – Chilliwack Progress  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• ‘I would have done the same thing:’ Bowness OK with being Jets’ second choice

  04-07-2022 21:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — Rick Bowness doesn’t mind being the second choice.
  The new Winnipeg Jets head coach took part in his first press conference Monday, a little more than a week after first target Barry Trotz declined the team’s offer because the veteran wanted to spend more time with his family.
  “If I’m in his chair, I’m going after Trotzy. I am. It’s that simple,” Bowness said with a laugh, referring to Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff sitting besi
  
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• Crown wants jail term for former clerk of the B.C. legislature for breach of trust

  04-07-2022 20:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The Crown is asking for a jail term for the former clerk of British Columbia’s legislature who was found guilty of fraud and breach of trust over expenses he claimed.
  The conduct of Craig James was a “departure” by the most senior officer of the legislature, which Crown attorney Brock Martland told the court deserves “unequivocal denunciation.”
  Martland says there are situations where conditional sentences are granted, and while they often “i
  
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• Canada Day protests lacked convoy’s ‘perfect storm of amplification,’ expert says

  04-07-2022 20:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The protests staged in Ottawa over the weekend that caused only minimal disruptions were a far cry from the “Freedom Convoy” demonstrations that occupied downtown streets for three weeks earlier this year.
  While the initial protests saw vehicles blockading streets, the installation of a speaker’s platform and a hot tub on Wellington Street in front of Parliament Hill, last weekend’s protests saw measures like security screenings to visit the Hill and making
  
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• Surrey's next hospital in Cloverdale advancing, Dix says – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  04-07-2022 20:30
  
  Surrey's next hospital in Cloverdale advancing, Dix says – Chilliwack Progress  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• More than $140000 raised for officers affected by Saanich bank shooting – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  04-07-2022 20:30
  
  More than $140000 raised for officers affected by Saanich bank shooting – Chilliwack Progress  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Canada signs $20B compensation agreement on First Nations child welfare

  04-07-2022 20:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The federal government says it has signed a $20-billion final settlement agreement to compensate First Nations children and families harmed by chronic underfunding of child welfare.
  The Assembly of First Nations and plaintiffs in two class-action lawsuits agreed to the deal, which also accounts for the government’s narrow definition of Jordan’s Principle.
  Indigenous Services Canada says the settlement is the largest in Canadian history.
  The $20 billion accounts for hal
  
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• BC partners with 2 business to grow agriculture and food security – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  04-07-2022 20:10
  
  BC partners with 2 business to grow agriculture and food security – Chilliwack Progress  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• FortisBC, Suncor to partner on Port Moody hydrogen pilot project

  04-07-2022 19:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SURREY, B.C. — FortisBC Energy Inc. says it will partner with Suncor Energy Inc. and Hazer Group Ltd. to build a hydrogen pilot project in Port Moody, B.C.
  The $11-million pilot project will also be supported with grant funding from the provincial government’s CleanBC Industry Fund.
  The project will be located at Suncor’s Burrard Terminal site and will produce hydrogen from natural gas.
  The carbon byproduct produced will be stored as solid synthetic graphite that can be sold fo
  
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• Top general says military to leave Sudan political talks

  04-07-2022 19:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s leading general said Monday the country’s military will withdraw from negotiations meant to solve the ongoing political crisis after a coup last year, allowing civil society representatives to take their place.In televised statements aired on Sudan’s state television, Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan also promised that he will dissolve the sovereign council that he leads after a new transitional government is formed. The council has governed the country since
  
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• Navy Security Team sets course for tactical training in Kelowna – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  04-07-2022 19:37
  
  Navy Security Team sets course for tactical training in Kelowna – Chilliwack Progress  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Crown seeking prison time for former BC legislature clerk – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  04-07-2022 19:35
  
  Crown seeking prison time for former BC legislature clerk – Chilliwack Progress  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Ottawa starting to transfer ‘small number’ of asylum seekers to Ontario from Quebec

  04-07-2022 19:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The federal government is starting to relocate asylum seekers who have crossed irregularly into Quebec from the United States, following a rise in the number of would-be refugees at the border.
  Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada says that as of June 30, officials have started to transfer a “small number” of asylum seekers to Ottawa and Niagara Falls to help reduce the pressure on Quebec. The department didn’t give details.
  More than 13,250 refugee cla
  
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• Crash between bus, delivery van in B.C., leaves young Quebec student on life support

  04-07-2022 19:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CASTLEGAR, B.C. — RCMP say a teenage student visiting from Quebec is on life support after a delivery van collided with a transit bus in southeastern British Columbia.
  A statement from Castlegar RCMP says the crash happened Thursday as the 18-year-old woman and 15 other Quebec students were aboard the bus while taking part in a program at the nearby Selkirk College.
  Police say the bus was side-swiped by an oncoming Purolator van, injuring the female student, who was sitting at the window w
  
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• Get a head start on a rewarding new career! – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  04-07-2022 19:24
  
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• Police respond shooting at July 4 parade in Chicago suburb

  04-07-2022 19:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Police are responding to a shooting at a July Fourth parade in a Chicago suburb, authorities said Monday. Authorities have not officially reported any casualties, but witnesses described seeing bloodied bodies covered with blankets.
  The Chicago Sun-Times reported that the parade began around 10 a.m. but was suddenly halted 10 minutes later after shots were fired. A Sun-Times reporter saw blankets placed over three bloodied bodies. Several witnesses told the newspaper that th
  
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• Dior does folklore in Ukraine-themed Paris couture

  04-07-2022 19:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PARIS (AP) — Images of traditional embroideries and floral paintings adorned the walls of Dior’s celebrity-laden runway homage to Ukraine as Paris’ four-day Couture Week kicked off Monday.
  The set, from Ukrainian artist Olesia Trofymenko, was the starting point for designer Maria Grazia Chiuri who returned this season to the atelier’s needle-and-thread. Dior said the embroidery-rich collection riffed on Eastern European styles that was also a message of cultural dialogue
  
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• June weather was cool, rainy in Chilliwack until the first day of summer – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  04-07-2022 19:10
  
  June weather was cool, rainy in Chilliwack until the first day of summer – Chilliwack Progress  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• ‘Vital’ victims of crime ombudsman job still vacant after nine months

  04-07-2022 19:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The federal government has now left a key victim-rights watchdog role vacant for more than nine months.
  There has been no federal ombudsman for victims of crime since Oct. 1, and the Department of Justice only launched an application process for the job at the end of February. 
  Conservative senator and longtime victim-rights advocate Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu recently criticized the delay in filling the “vital” advocacy position.
  Boisvenu told a House of Commons comm
  
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• Truth-speaking Vancouver Island totem pole unveiled on Canada Day – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  04-07-2022 19:00
  
  Truth-speaking Vancouver Island totem pole unveiled on Canada Day – Chilliwack Progress  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• 12 southern resident killer whales designated as 'vulnerable' – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  04-07-2022 19:00
  
  12 southern resident killer whales designated as 'vulnerable' – Chilliwack Progress  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Innocent bystander injured in Williams Lake Stampede shooting – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  04-07-2022 18:55
  
  Innocent bystander injured in Williams Lake Stampede shooting – Chilliwack Progress  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Innocent bystander injured in targeted Williams Lake Stampede shooting; 1 arrested – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  04-07-2022 18:55
  
  Innocent bystander injured in targeted Williams Lake Stampede shooting; 1 arrested – Chilliwack Progress  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• No summer access to Canada side of Peace Arch Park – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  04-07-2022 18:40
  
  No summer access to Canada side of Peace Arch Park – Chilliwack Progress  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Major drug bust at BC border crossing – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  04-07-2022 18:40
  
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• Flood watch near Kelowna, B.C., as rain, thunderstorms persist in south, southeast

  04-07-2022 18:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The River Forecast Centre has issued another flood watch as heavy rains swell a waterway that winds through parts of Kelowna, B.C.
  The centre says flows on Mission Creek increased rapidly overnight and will continue to rise through Tuesday, depending on the amount of additional rainfall.
  High streamflow advisories remain in place for many other rivers and streams across southern and southeastern B.C. after as much as 35 millimetres of rain fell in the last day.
  Thundershowers a
  
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• Fatal collision on Lougheed Highway in Mission – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  04-07-2022 18:19
  
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• Olympic luge champ Natalie Geisenberger expecting 2nd baby

  04-07-2022 17:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  German slider Natalie Geisenberger, who has won the last three Olympic women’s luge gold medals and is considered by many to be the most dominant athlete in her sport’s history, is pregnant with her second child.
  Geisenberger made the announcement over the weekend on social media. Her first child, Leo, was born in 2020. Geisenberger took off the 2019-20 season, then returned in 2020-21 to win her eighth overall World Cup championship.
  This past season, she finished third in the World
  
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• Prominent Radio-Canada personalities urge broadcaster to fight CRTC N-word decision

  04-07-2022 17:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Dozens of prominent Radio-Canada personalities are urging their employer to fight back against a recent CRTC decision ordering the public broadcaster to apologize over the on-air use of the N-word.
  The journalists, hosts and commentators say in an open letter published in La Presse that last week’s decision threatens journalistic freedom and independence and opens the door to censorship.
  The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission ordered Radio-Canada t
  
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• NHL draft prospect understands pressure-packed situations in the crease, off the ice

  04-07-2022 16:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Tyler Brennan knows a thing or two about being in the middle of pressure-packed situations. 
  The top-ranked North American goaltender ahead of the upcoming NHL draft saw plenty of rubber in his first full Western Hockey League campaign. 
  It was a nice change after both the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons were cut short or stunted by the COVID-19 pandemic. 
  Brennan’s understanding of stressful moments, however, goes beyond battling through screens or facing shooters one-on-one.&n
  
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• Canadian star forward Cyle Larin leaves Turkey’s Besiktas for Belgium’s Club Brugge

  04-07-2022 16:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Forward Cyle Larin is joining fellow Canadian Tajon Buchanan at Belgium’s Club Brugge.
  Larin, who leads all Canadian men with 24 goals internationally, said farewell to Turkey’s Besiktas in a social media post on the weekend.
  “We accomplished a lot together,” wrote the 27-year-old from Brampton, Ont. “Stood strong during the tough days and from there brought great joy as we went on to win championships. It was an honour to share those moments with all of you who are
  
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• Ukraine lays out $750B 'recovery plan' for postwar future – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  04-07-2022 16:30
  
  Ukraine lays out $750B 'recovery plan' for postwar future – Chilliwack Progress  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Pope denies resignation rumors, hopes to visit Kyiv, Moscow – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  04-07-2022 16:30
  
  Pope denies resignation rumors, hopes to visit Kyiv, Moscow – Chilliwack Progress  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• In Studio with Charles Campbell – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  04-07-2022 16:30
  
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• Graffiti artist completes world's tallest mural in downtown Calgary – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  04-07-2022 16:30
  
  Graffiti artist completes world's tallest mural in downtown Calgary – Chilliwack Progress  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• US: Shot that killed journalist likely fired from Israelis

  04-07-2022 16:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials have concluded that gunfire from Israeli positions likely killed Al-Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh but that there was “no reason to believe” her shooting was intentional, the State Department said Monday.
  The finding, in a statement from State Department spokesman Ned Price, came after what the U.S. said was inconclusive tests by independent ballistics experts under U.S. oversight of the bullet fragment recovered from Abu Akleh’s bod
  
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• Chilliwack, FVRD reinstate summer bus service to Cultus Lake

  04-07-2022 15:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK – If Cultus Lake hourly parking fees at main beach have you seeing red this summer, another option for traveling there opened up over the Canada Day long weekend.BC Transit, Fraser Valley Regional District and the City of Chilliwack released a seasonal service change effective July 1 in Chilliwack and Fraser Valley Regional District transit systems.
  The seasonal service reinstatement gives Chilliwack residents a rapid southbound trip to the main beach area in less than 15 minute
  
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