LYTTON — In a horrific turn of events, fire crews are battling a wildfire just west of the village of Lytton.
The B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) marks the fire as just across the Fraser River from the municipality, possibly on the Lytton First Nation reserve, near the Lytton ferry.
A witness tells CFJC Today the fire broke out during the noon hour Thursday (July 14) and may have already consumed some structures.
BCWS says it is responding but has few details.
Most of the structures in the Vi
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Canadiens sign first-round pick Filip Mesar to entry-level contract
MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens have signed 2022 first-round pick Filip Mesar to a three-year, entry-level contract.
The Canadiens selected the 18-year-old Slovak forward 26th overall, at the 2022 NHL draft.
It was the second Slovak selected by the Canadiens in the first round after they took Juraj Slafkovsky with the No. 1 pick.
The Canadiens signed Slafkovsky to an entry-level contract Wednesday.
Mesar had eight goals and eight assists in 37 games this past season with the Poprad -
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UBC president tapped to take over scandal-ridden University of Michigan – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress
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Record-breaking 195 British Columbians died from toxic drugs in May, B.C. Coroners Service says
VICTORIA – The province of B.C. has set another record for all the wrong reasons.
Preliminary reporting released by the B.C. Coroners Service confirmed that toxic illicit drugs claimed the lives of at least 195 British Columbians in May 2022.
“After a catastrophic 2021, I am saddened to report that we are, once again, on pace to lose a record number of our community members in 2022,” said Lisa Lapointe, chief coroner of the BC Coroners Service, in a statement. “The illici -
Fashion mogul Peter Nygard waves right to bail hearing in Quebec sex crime case
MONTREAL — Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard is waiving his right to a bail hearing in Quebec where he faces two sex-related charges.
Defence lawyer Laurence Juillet told the Quebec court that the accused chose to wave his right to a bail hearing because he is currently detained in a Toronto jail and is subject to a detention order in Manitoba.
Nygard, who participated in the short court hearing by phone, faces a charge of sexual assault and a charge of forcible confinement in Quebec.
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NTSB: Dad, not boy, was driving truck that hit golfers’ van
DALLAS (AP) — A Texas man, not his 13-year-old son, was driving the pickup truck that crossed into the oncoming lane and struck a van carrying New Mexico college golfers, killing nine people, and he had methamphetamine in his system, investigators said Thursday.The National Transportation Safety Board said two days after the March 15 collision that its preliminary findings suggested that the 13-year-old was driving the pickup that struck the van carrying University of the Southwest student -
Andreescu’s comeback continues at site of her 2019 Canadian Open title
TORONTO — Bianca Andreescu’s comeback story will continue on familiar ground when she competes at the upcoming National Bank Open at Toronto’s Sobeys Stadium.
The Mississauga, Ont., native was in attendance Thursday as Tennis Canada announced the player list for this year’s edition of the WTA 1000 tennis tournament.
Andreescu won the event in 2019 during a breakout year that also saw her win the U.S. Open and reach a ranking of No. 4 in the world.
Andreescu, 22, enters th -
Toronto Raptors sign forward Justin Champagnie to multi-year contract
TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors have signed forward Justin Champagnie to a multi-year contract.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but according to multiple media reports the contract is for two years with a partial guarantee in the first year.
The six-foot-six, 210-pound Champagnie averaged 2.3 points, two rebounds and 7.8 minutes in 36 games as a rookie with Toronto last season.
The native of Brooklyn, New York also appeared in 14 regular-season games with Raptors 905 in the NBA G Leagu -
Ottawa signs $1-billion agreement to fund First Nations education in Quebec
MONTREAL — Ottawa is giving $1.1 billion over five years to First Nations communities in Quebec to help fund education.
A signing ceremony for the agreement was held today on the Mohawk territory of Kahnawake, south of Montreal.
The agreement is the result of 10 years of negotiations between Ottawa and the First Nations Education Council.
The money will go toward building culturally adapted education programs for about 5,800 children across 22 communities.
It will also fund school transpor -
Quebec abuse victims call on Pope Francis for ‘swift justice’ before visit to Canada
Quebec victims of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy members are calling on Pope Francis to deliver “swift justice” to them ahead of his visit to Canada at the end of the month.
Lawyers for victims said today they issued the request directly to the Pope in a letter, which said more than 2,500 people who were abused by clergy are waiting to obtain justice before the courts in Quebec.
Law firm Arsenault Dufresne Wee Avocats says some religious congregations in the province have used &ldqu -
$700K in community gaming grants for charities, service groups of Chilliwack, Agassiz – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress
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Hockey Canada reopening investigation into alleged 2018 sexual assault
TORONTO — Hockey Canada says it is in the process of making changes.Whether those moves will be enough to satisfy the general public, fans, federal government and corporate sponsors remains to be seen.The sport’s under-fire national federation made a series of announcements in an open letter to Canadians published Thursday, including the reopening of a third-party investigation into an alleged sexual assault involving members of the country’s 2018 world junior team.Hockey Canad -
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Cascade Skyline Gondola Project east of Chilliwack moves forward with $29 million financing package from Austria-based Doppelmayr
CHILLIWACK — The board of directors of Doppelmayr, an Austria-based manufacturer of cable cars, has approved a finance package exceeding $29 million towards the construction of the Cascade Skyline Gondola Project (CSGP) east of Chilliwack.The funding announcement represents more than $60 million out of the $80 million-plus capital expenditure, or approximately 75 per cent of the project’s total expected cost. CSGP received proposed detailed finance terms from Doppelmayr this week. Th -
Health Canada approves first COVID-19 vax for youngest kids
OTTAWA — Canada’s drug regulator approved Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for infants and preschoolers, making it the first vaccine approved for that age group in the country.
Health Canada now says the Moderna vaccine can be given to young children between the ages of six months and five years old in doses one-quarter the size of that approved for adults.
The National Advisory Committee on Immunization is expected to provide advice on its use later today.
The approval expands COVID -
WNBA’s Griner heads back to Russian court after guilty plea
MOSCOW (AP) — American basketball star Brittney Griner is due back in a Russian court Thursday to resume a trial that was jolted last week when she abruptly pleaded guilty to drug possession charges.In Russia, a guilty plea doesn’t mean that the trial is automatically over. Griner’s defense may put forward arguments during the hearing to mitigate the punishment, or a verdict could be announced. But it wasn’t immediately clear what would happen at the hearing.
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Santa Claus is coming to town? Christmas in July fundraiser at Royal Canadian Legion Chilliwack-Vedder
CHILLIWACK — Deck the halls with boughs of holly; that’s what the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 295 Chilliwack-Vedder will be doing this upcoming Sunday, July 17 for their fundraising event—Christmas in July.
The festive fundraiser is being planned and organized by the Ladies’ Auxiliary in support of veterans in Chilliwack.Image: L. Gomes / PML / A Ladies’ Auxiliary member preparing for the event.
Event coordinator for the Ladies’ Auxiliary Wanda Tutt said Bran -
LEADING OFF: Royals down 10 unvaccinated players in Toronto
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10 DOWN FOR TORONTO
The Royals will be without 10 of the 26 players on their active roster for their upcoming trip to Toronto due to Canadian restrictions on travelers who aren’t vaccinated against COVID-19.
Manager Mike Matheny said Wednesday the club will be without hitters Andrew Benintendi, Hunter Dozier, Cam Gallagher, Kyle Isbel, MJ Melendez, Whit Merrifield and Michael A. Taylor along with pitchers Dylan Coleman, Brad Kelle -
Biden says US won’t wait ‘forever’ for Iran on nuclear deal
JERUSALEM (AP) — President Joe Biden said Thursday that the United States is “not going to wait forever” for Iran to rejoin a dormant nuclear deal, a day after saying he’d be willing to use force as a last resort against Tehran if necessary.
Biden made the comments at a news conference after meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid following one-on-one talks in which they discussed Iran’s rapidly progressing nuclear program.
“We’ve laid out for the -
Iranian gets life in prison in Sweden for 1980s crimes
STOCKHOLM (AP) — An Iranian citizen was Thursday sentenced to life imprisonment by a Swedish court after being convicted of committing grave war crimes and murder during the final phase of the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s.The Stockholm District Court that said Hamid Noury took part in severe atrocities in July-August 1988 while working as an assistant to the deputy prosecutor at the Gohardasht prison outside the Iranian city of Karaj.
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Chilliwack Museum hosts first-in-Canada exhibit 'Where are the Children?' – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress
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Officials: Russian strike kills 17 people in central Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian missiles that struck a city in central Ukraine killed 17 people and wounding about 90 more Thursday, Ukrainian authorities said. The country’s president called the attack “an open act of terrorism” against civilians in locations without military value.
Ukraine’s national police said three missiles hit an office building and damaged nearby residential buildings in Vinnytsia, which is located 268 kilometers (167 miles) southwest of the cap -
Japan PM blames police for death of former leader Shinzo Abe
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday blamed inadequate police security for the death of former leader Shinzo Abe, who was shot while giving an outdoor campaign speech.Abe, one of Japan’s most influential politicians, was assassinated last Friday in western Japan, shocking a nation known for its low crime rate. Photos and videos of the shooting show the gunman was able to come close to Abe.
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UK police open inquiry into Farah trafficking revelations
LONDON (AP) — London’s Metropolitan Police Service has opened an investigation into four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah’s revealed that he was trafficked to the U.K. as a child.
The inquiry comes after Farah, 39, said in a documentary that a woman he didn’t know brought him to the U.K. when he was about 8 years old and forced him to care for her children. He said he wasn’t allowed to go to school until he was 12.
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Senate committee to recommend changes to end ‘horrific’ forced, coerced sterilization
OTTAWA — The Senate is expected to release recommendations today to end forced and coerced sterilization in Canada.
The committee on human rights has been looking into the issue and is holding a press conference at 11 a.m. to talk about its new report.
In June 2021, the same committee released a preliminary report which found “this horrific practice is not confined to the past, but clearly is continuing today.”
The report says forced and coerced sterilization is underrepo -
Muslim relief charity asks Supreme Court to rule on refusal to freeze suspension
OTTAWA — A Muslim international relief charity is telling the Supreme Court of Canada the federal government should not be allowed to “shoot first and hold a hearing later” when it comes to levying administrative penalties.
Ottawa-based Human Concern International is asking the top court to review the Federal Court of Appeal’s refusal to freeze a government-imposed suspension — which prohibited the charity from issuing tax receipts — while a challenge of the p -
Ending forced sterilization, BoC gov. speaks after rate hike: In The News for July 14
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The Senate is expected to release recommendations today to end forced and coerced sterilization in Canada.
The committee on human rights has been looking into the issue and is holding a press conference at 11 a.m. to talk about its new report.
In June 2021, the same committee -
Old computer technology points the way to future of quantum computing
VANCOUVER — Researchers have made a breakthrough in quantum technology development that has the potential to leave today’s supercomputers in the dust, opening the door to advances in fields including medicine, chemistry, cybersecurity and others that have been out of reach.
In a study published in the journal Nature on Wednesday, researchers from Simon Fraser University in British Columbia said they found a way to create quantum computing processors in silicon chips.
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