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• Carleton, Achonwa say attending Canada camp during WNBA break a no-brainer

  08-07-2022 23:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Canada’s women’s basketball practice ended on Friday with a halfcourt shooting contest. 
  Natalie Achonwa put $20 on the line. Her Minnesota Lynx teammate Bridget Carleton hit the winner, running down the court with arms outstretched in celebration.
  The fact Achonwa and Carleton are at Canada’s training camp at all, during the WNBA’s brief all-star break, speaks volumes about the two veterans’ commitment to the national program.
  “Natalie an
  
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• Elon Musk says he's terminating $44B Twitter buyout deal – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  08-07-2022 23:45
  
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• Source: Toronto FC acquires Canadian midfielder Mark-Anthony Kaye

  08-07-2022 23:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Toronto FC continues to remake its roster, acquiring Canadian midfielder Mark-Anthony Kaye from the Colorado Rapids.
  A source confirmed that Kaye is coming to Toronto in exchange for Canadian midfielder Ralph Priso, general allocation money, a 2023 international roster spot and a first-round MLS SuperDraft pick.
  The 27-year-old Kaye started in the Toronto FC academy but left to play for Louisville City in the USL before returning to MLS with Los Angeles FC and Colorado. The Toronto native has wo
  
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• Uvalde mayor: Police didn't get early chance to end massacre – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  08-07-2022 23:30
  
  Uvalde mayor: Police didn't get early chance to end massacre – Chilliwack Progress  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• LETTER: Quit looking for hidden agendas under every rock – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  08-07-2022 23:30
  
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• Kirby Dach relishing chance for a fresh start with Montreal Canadiens

  08-07-2022 23:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Kirby Dach knew the Chicago Blackhawks were heading into rebuild mode. 
  What he didn’t know was that he wasn’t part of the team’s blueprint. 
  The Blackhawks dealt Dach to the Montreal Canadiens for a pair of picks on Thursday. The 21-year-old centre said he learned of the news about five minutes before it was announced on the floor of the NHL entry draft.
  “I was actually on my way into the rink to go skate,” Dach told reporters on a video
  
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• Tringale holds steady against wind, leads Scottish Open by 3

  08-07-2022 23:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NORTH BERWICK, Scotland (AP) — Cameron Tringale finally saw The Renaissance Club in windy weather and held his own Friday to stay three shots ahead in the Scottish Open as he tries to win for the first time in his 13th year on the PGA Tour.
  Tringale stayed on track after making four straight bogeys around the turn and finished with three pars for a 2-over 72. He had a three-shot lead over Gary Woodland (72) and Doug Ghim, whose 69 raised hopes he could earn one of three spots available for
  
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• CP NewsAlert: B.C. to offer COVID-19 booster for 12-plus starting this fall

  08-07-2022 23:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — COVID-19 booster shots will be available to British Columbians aged 12 and over starting this fall. 
  Dr. Penny Ballem, the lead on B.C.’s COVID-19 immunization plan, says invitations start going out Monday for those most vulnerable aged 65 and older. 
  She says the advantage of getting the shot this fall is that Pfizer and Moderna vaccines coming are expected to be more tailor-made to fight Omicron variants. 
  Up to now, B.C. has been offering second booster
  
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• COVID data void in Canada could hamper understanding of lingering impact: experts

  08-07-2022 22:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — A lack of data tracking Canadians who have had COVID-19 could hinder efforts to understand potential post-infection conditions, such as diabetes and brain fog, experts have warned.
  They say the impact of the pandemic on Canadian health systems and society could linger for years but preparing for this is challenged by the data void.
  Dr. Kashif Pirzada, an emergency physician at Toronto’s Humber River Hospital, said reliance on at-home rapid testing for COVID-19 is a major
  
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• BC dentist suspended, fined for sexual relationship with patient – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  08-07-2022 22:53
  
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• FIFA, Qatar prepare beer policy for soccer fans at World Cup

  08-07-2022 22:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Beer with alcohol is expected to be sold at World Cup stadiums in Qatar but fans may be allowed to take only non-alcoholic drinks to their seats.
  FIFA and Qatari organizers are still working on plans to serve all fans who want to drink at games when the tournament starts in November in the Muslim-majority country.
  Hospitality packages offering “premium beverages” at stadiums have been sold since February 2021 but a policy for most fans at the eight venues and
  
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• LETTER: City of Chilliwack staff doing great garden work - Chilliwack Progress

  08-07-2022 22:30
  
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• NHL draft notebook: Keefe confident Dubas will get Leafs the necessary tools

  08-07-2022 22:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe is usually in the middle of the action.
  He was more than happy to play the role of interested observer at the NHL draft.
  Keefe was on the Bell Centre floor in Montreal this week as the team’s management and scouts waded through the available prospects.
  “The coach doesn’t really have a whole lot of role in the draft,” Keefe said Friday. “We’ve got a ton of great people that have put in a lot of work.”
  
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• Health care recruitment a challenge for new Chilliwack Primary Care Centre

  08-07-2022 21:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK – When dignitaries and elected officials converged for the grand opening of the Chilliwack Primary Care Centre on May 13, a sense of accomplishment prevailed as a gleaming new health care facility opened for patients unattached to a family doctor.The idea was to provide same-day health care for patients with complex care management needs, as well as access for clients requiring support for mental health and substance use.Staffing it and the surrounding primary care network with
  
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• Justin Trudeau welcomes Masai Ujiri’s ‘Humanity’ art exhibit to Ottawa

  08-07-2022 21:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says an art installation in Ottawa spearheaded by Toronto Raptors President Masai Ujiri is a reminder of the positivity and hope needed in the world.
  Inspired by the legacy of former South African president Nelson Mandela, the “Humanity” art installation is made up of 35 words that reflect what humanity means to Ujiri.
  Ujiri, also the co-founder of the Giants of Africa organization that provides basketball camps to boys and girls on the co
  
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• Former Chicago Blackhawks defenceman Duncan Keith retiring: source

  08-07-2022 21:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Edmonton Oilers defenceman Duncan Keith is retiring, a source has told The Canadian Press.
  Keith played 16 seasons for the Blackhawks before Chicago dealt him to Edmonton for blue liner Caleb Jones and a draft pick last summer.The 38-year-old put up 21 points (one goal, 20 assists) and 22 penalty minutes in 64 regular-season appearances for the Oilers, then added a goal, four assists and five penalty minutes in 16 playoff games.
  Keith, who hails from Winnipeg, won three Stanley Cups with the Bla
  
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• Quebec nurse gets job back after abrupt 2021 firing over Atikamekw patient treatment

  08-07-2022 21:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — A Quebec nurse who had been accused of making degrading comments towards an Atikamekw woman in March 2021 won’t be fired, an arbitrator has ruled.
  The firing came in the aftermath of the September 2020 death of Joyce Echaquan, a 37-year-old Atikamekw woman who filmed herself as a nurse and an orderly at the Joliette, Que., hospital were heard making derogatory comments.
  In the case before the arbitrator, nurse Sylvie Bellemare had asked her patient, Jocelyne Ottawa, to sin
  
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• Prosecutor tells court Montreal man wanted to promote hate against Jewish people

  08-07-2022 21:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — A Quebec prosecutor is arguing that a Montreal man sought to promote hate against Jews when he wrote an article published on a neo-Nazi website.
  Prosecutor Patrick Lafrenière is making his final arguments today in Quebec court in the trial of Gabriel Sohier Chaput, 35, who faces one count of willfully promoting hatred.
  The defendant has admitted to being the author of the 2017 article on the neo-Nazi website The Daily Stormer.
  Lafrenière says the fact the article &
  
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• Toronto Raptors sign forward D.J. Wilson to multi-year contract

  08-07-2022 20:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors have signed forward D.J. Wilson to a multi-year contract.
  The six-foot-10, 230-pound native of Mount Shasta, Calif., signed three 10-day contracts with the Raptors last season. He averaged 7.5 points, four rebounds and 13.5 minutes in four appearances. 
  Wilson also played in 31 games (23 starts) with the Oklahoma City Blue in the NBA G League, averaging 17.4 points, 10.6 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 27.8 minutes. 
  Wilson was picked 17th overall by Milwa
  
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• For first time ever, CFL game set to be broadcast in an Indigenous language

  08-07-2022 20:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — For the first time in league history, a CFL game will be broadcast in an Indigenous language. 
  Edmonton Elks president and chief executive officer Victor Cui announced Friday the franchise’s July 22 home game against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers will be broadcast live in Cree.
  It will air across Alberta on Windspeaker Media’s radio stations CFWE (98.5 FM in Edmonton) and CJWE (88.1 FM in Calgary). 
  The Canadian national anthem will be performed in both Cree an
  
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• EDITORIAL: US abortion decision will have major impacts in Canada – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  08-07-2022 20:27
  
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• Salcedo could follow Pozuelo out the door as Mexican defender ponders future with TFC

  08-07-2022 20:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — One day after Toronto FC confirmed the sale of Spanish star Alejandro Pozuelo to Inter Miami CF, Toronto coach Bob Bradley conceded that the future of Mexican defender Carlos Salcedo with the club is up in the air.
  Salcedo, like Pozuelo a designated player with TFC, has been shuttling between Toronto and Mexico where his wife gave birth last month. Bradley, who doubles as sporting director, has only said the Mexican is dealing with a family matter.
  Salcedo was not at training Fri
  
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• Afghan ambassador to Canada urges flexibility on passports for approved refugees

  08-07-2022 20:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Afghanistan’s ambassador is urging action to ensure that Afghans who have been approved to come to Canada do not have to risk detention by the Taliban when they apply for a passport.
  Ambassador Hassan Soroosh says in an interview that Afghans are facing house to house searches, extrajudicial killings and forced disappearances under the Taliban. 
  He says those who helped Canada are in a state of high vulnerability and face detention and prosecution if they apply for a pa
  
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• The former clerk of the BC legislature to serve house arrest – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  08-07-2022 20:18
  
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• UN fails to extend aid deliveries to Syrian rebel-held area

  08-07-2022 20:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council failed to extend humanitarian aid deliveries to 4.1 million Syrians in the rebel-held northwest from Turkey on Friday after Russia vetoed a resolution for a year-long extension and got insufficient support for its resolution for a six-month extension.
  The failure of the U.N.’s most powerful body to agree on an extension came two days before Sunday’s expiration of its one-year mandate for deliveries through the Bab al-Hawa border c
  
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• Lions set to test their mettle against Bombers in battle of undefeated teams

  08-07-2022 20:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — After a 3-0 start to the season, the B.C. Lions see their Saturday clash against the defending Grey Cup champion Winnipeg Blue Bombers as an opportunity to test their mettle.
  “They’ve been the best team in the league the last couple of years, and they’re undefeated this year too,” said Lions coach Rick Campbell following practice at the Lions’ training facility on Thursday. “You always want to see how you measure up against the good teams.&rd
  
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• Feds look into potential legal risks of providing abortions to U.S. patients

  08-07-2022 19:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Federal officials are looking into whether Canadian health workers could face legal risks for providing abortion services to Americans from states where the procedure has been outlawed.
  A Health Canada spokeswoman says the government is examining the issue in response to concerns raised by an organization that provides legal support to doctors.
  The Canadian Medical Protective Association wrote a letter this week calling on federal officials to work with their provincial counterparts to protect C
  
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• NHL’s glass ceiling finally shattering as more women move into front-office roles

  08-07-2022 19:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Emilie Castonguay knew she wouldn’t be an anomaly for long. 
  The former player agent made history in January when she became the Vancouver Canucks’ first ever female assistant general manager — and a rare women working in an NHL front office. 
  “Sometimes there’s just one domino that needs to fall and I think the glass ceiling was broken there,” Castonguay said. “And I knew that after that, the floodgates would open.”
  She
  
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• Louisiana abortion ban allowed to proceed; judge lifts stay

  08-07-2022 19:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana can now enforce its ban on almost all abortions under a judge’s order issued Friday amid a flurry of court challenges to state “trigger” laws crafted to take effect when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.The decision came the same day President Joe Biden issued an executive order to protect access to abortion in states where it is still legal and mitigate the potential penalties women seeking the procedure may face after the high c
  
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• Evans Road roundabout the most dangerous intersection for car crashes in Chilliwack – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  08-07-2022 19:30
  
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• Djokovic’s 27th Wimbledon win in row puts him in 8th final

  08-07-2022 19:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Novak Djokovic fashioned a second consecutive comeback victory at Wimbledon on Friday, this one with a deficit far less daunting, the drama far less possible.
  The top-seeded Djokovic beat No. 9 seed Cam Norrie of Britain 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 in the semifinals to run his winning streak at the All England Club to 27 matches in a row as he pursues a fourth straight championship there.
  On the steamiest afternoon of the fortnight so far, with the temperature reaching 85
  
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• CF Montreal looking at positives following inconsistent road trip

  08-07-2022 18:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — CF Montreal is calling its recent two-game road trip a win, despite putting up mixed results.
  Montreal (9-7-2) put together a competent display against the CONCACAF Champions League champion Seattle Sounders, picking up three points on the road with a 2-1 victory. 
  The outcome was very much the opposite in the second leg of that trip against Los Angeles Galaxy. Montreal couldn’t seem to have anything go their way, conceding an opener against the run of play and a pena
  
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• Rona Ambrose to chair Rebecca Schulz’s UCP leadership campaign

  08-07-2022 18:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — A candidate vying to lead Alberta’s United Conservatives has brought on a high-profile former federal politician as campaign chair.Rebecca Schulz says Rona Ambrose, the former Conservative Opposition leader, knows what it takes to unite and lead a party.
  In a video posted to social media, Ambrose says she has a ton of respect and confidence in Schulz, who had been provincial children’s services minister before stepping down to seek the leadership.Ambrose calls Schulz,
  
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• Canada expects physical challenge against Spain in Ottawa rugby test

  08-07-2022 17:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  After blanking Belgium 45-0 on the weekend in Halifax, the Canadian men’s rugby team faces a step up in class Sunday when it faces Spain in Ottawa.
  Just how big a step is to be determined.
  Vaccination requirements have meant that the 15th-ranked Spaniards have not been able to bring their full squad. And with the Spanish side still smarting from being booted from the World Cup due to fielding an ineligible player in qualifying, the team’s mindset is also in question.
  Canada coach Kin
  
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• NHL goalie carousel continues at draft as Husso, Vanecek dealt

  08-07-2022 17:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The NHL goalie market continued to solidify at the league’s 2022 draft Friday.
  The Detroit Red Wings got things started when they acquired pending unrestricted free agent Ville Husso from the St. Louis Blues for the 73rd pick. 
  The pending unrestricted free agent subsequently signed a three-year contract extension.
  The New Jersey Devils then got into the action shortly thereafter when they acquired Vitek Vanecek from the Washington Capitals for two picks — No. 3
  
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• Harvey: FINA launching investigation into alleged drugging incident at world swimming

  08-07-2022 17:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canadian swimmer Mary-Sophie Harvey says she’s healing physically after an alleged drugging incident on the final day of the world aquatics championships.
  It’s her mental health, she says, that is feeling most of the impact.
  Harvey says she was drugged on the final day of the meet in Budapest, Hungary, after several swimmers went to a restaurant to celebrate Canada’s top performance in history.
  The 22-year-old says she had four drinks, and that there’s a window of four to
  
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• Fossils of ancient predators with three eyes shed light on evolution of insects

  08-07-2022 17:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Research based on a collection of fossils from the Burgess Shale shows a bizarre-looking animal with three eyes that sheds light on the evolution of the brain and head of insects and spiders.
  The study, published in the journal Current Biology, looked at 268 specimens collected in the 1980s and 1990s from a site in Yoho National Park in British Columbia and stored at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto.
  Dozens of those fossils contained the brain and nervous system of the half-billion-year-old S
  
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• Montreal bail hearing on sex charge for Peter Nygard delayed by Rogers outage

  08-07-2022 17:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard’s Montreal court appearance on sex-related charges has been put off due to the Rogers Communications network outage.
  Prosecutor Jérôme Laflamme says it is impossible to have Nygard, who is detained in a Toronto jail, appear in court by videoconference due to the outage at the Toronto-based telecommunications company.
  Laflamme says Nygard will appear in Quebec court next week for a bail hearing, but a date was not set.
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• Hope's 1st pot shop application in the hopper – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  08-07-2022 17:00
  
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• Island 22 Regional Park reopening in Chilliwack as water recedes – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  08-07-2022 16:32
  
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• Secrets and Lives with Tara Armstrong – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  08-07-2022 16:30
  
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• Prince Harry wins first stage in suit against UK tabloid – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  08-07-2022 16:30
  
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• Assassinated Japanese leader was close friend to Canada: Trudeau – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  08-07-2022 16:30
  
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• Assassinated Japanese leader was close friend to Canada: Trudeau

  08-07-2022 16:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the assassination of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe is “shocking,” and that Canada has “lost a close friend” with his death.
  Abe was assassinated Friday on a street in western Japan by a gunman who opened fire on him from behind as he delivered a campaign speech — an attack that stunned the country that has some of the strictest gun control laws anywhere.
  The 67-year-old Abe, who was Japan’s longest-
  
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• Wisconsin Supreme Court disallows absentee ballot drop boxes

  08-07-2022 15:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s conservative-controlled Supreme Court ruled Friday that absentee ballot drop boxes may be placed only in election offices and that no one other than the voter can return a ballot in person, dealing a critical defeat to Democrats in the battleground state.
  The court did not address the question of whether anyone other than the voter can return his or her own ballot by mail. Election officials and others had argued that drop boxes are a secure and conve
  
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• Rogers/Fido customers without cell service, internet in widespread network outage – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  08-07-2022 15:00
  
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• Rogers restores service for 'vast majority' of customers after outage – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  08-07-2022 15:00
  
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• Former Angolan president Jose Eduardo dos Santos dies at 79

  08-07-2022 14:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Former Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos died Friday in a clinic in Barcelona, Spain, the Angolan government said.
  He was 79 years old and died following a long illness, the government said in an announcement on its Facebook page.
  The announcement said dos Santos, who ruled Angola for almost 40 years from 1979, was “a statesman of great historical scale who governed … the Angolan nation through very difficult times.”
  Dos Santos had
  
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• Toronto police work on 911 connection issues as Rogers customers report outage

  08-07-2022 14:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Rogers Communications Inc. has been hit with a widespread network outage that has left many customers without mobile and internet service Friday morning.
  Toronto police say the Rogers network is experiencing some technical difficulties.
  Police say some people will have trouble connecting and there are some connection problems calling 911.
  According to Downdetector, a website that tracks outages, about 20,000 problems were reported on Friday. Customers complained online that they
  
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• Canada’s Mikael Kingsbury charged up for Olympic debut of dual moguls in 2026

  08-07-2022 12:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Mikael Kingsbury was golfing with NFL player Laurent Duvernay-Tardif near Montreal in late June when his mobile phone in his bag began chiming and binging like a casino.
  Kingsbury pulled out his phone at the turn to discover almost everyone he knew wanted to tell him that dual moguls would be an Olympic event in 2026 in Milan-Cortina, Italy.
  The 2018 Olympic gold medallist and three-time men’s world moguls champion says euphoria from that revelation carried him through the back nine.
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