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• Dolegala stepping up at QB for Roughriders as COVID-depleted Saskatchewan hosts Argos

  23-07-2022 23:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  REGINA — The circumstances may be strange but Jake Dolegala isn’t about to pass up on the opportunity to be the starting quarterback for the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
  It’s been a tough week for the Roughriders, who will host the Toronto Argonauts on Sunday at Mosaic Stadium. The game was initially scheduled for Saturday but it was rescheduled as the Saskatchewan locker-room dealt with a number of COVID-19 cases following last week’s game in Halifax.
  Riders starter Cody Fa
  
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• Police open investigations into 2003 and 2018 Canadian world junior teams - Chilliwack Progress

  23-07-2022 22:56
  
  Police open investigations into 2003 and 2018 Canadian world junior teams  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Tourists among those getting monkeypox shots in Montreal as global emergency declared

  23-07-2022 22:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Tourists are among those lining up to get monkeypox vaccines in Montreal as the World Health Organization declares the virus a global health emergency.
  Brian Maci was one of several New Yorkers who was waiting to get the shot at an outdoor walk-in clinic in the city’s Gay Village this afternoon. 
  Maci, who was already in Montreal on vacation, said he was prompted to get the vaccine in Canada after trying unsuccessfully to book an appointment back home.
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• PHOTOS: Mission Folk Music Festival continues today and Sunday - Chilliwack Progress

  23-07-2022 22:20
  
  PHOTOS: Mission Folk Music Festival continues today and Sunday  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Thousands ordered to flee California wildfire near Yosemite

  23-07-2022 21:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WAWONA, Calif. (AP) — A fast-moving brush fire near Yosemite National Park exploded in size Saturday into one of California’s largest wildfires of the year, prompting evacuation orders for thousands of people and shutting off power to more than 2,000 homes and businesses.The Oak Fire, which began Friday afternoon southwest of the park near Midpines in Mariposa County, grew to 10.2 square miles (26.5 square kilometers) by Saturday morning, according to the California Department of For
  
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• Investigators find Chilliwack double-homicide suspect's vehicle on Friday - CBC.ca

  23-07-2022 21:47
  
  Investigators find Chilliwack double-homicide suspect's vehicle on Friday  CBC.caInvestigators locate suspect's Jeep in Chilliwack double homicide  Vancouver SunChilliwack homicide suspect's vehicle found, IHIT says | CTV News  CTV News VancouverSuspect vehicle in Chilliwack, B.C. double homicide found nearby in Bridal Falls  Global NewsRCMP locate vehicle believed to belong to alleged suspect in fatal Chilliwack shooting  Chilliwack ProgressView
  
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• Record-breaking cross-Canada run passes through Langley, Fraser Valley - Chilliwack Progress

  23-07-2022 20:45
  
  Record-breaking cross-Canada run passes through Langley, Fraser Valley  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Homicide investigators still looking for suspected gunman in fatal shootings in Chilliwack

  23-07-2022 19:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Investigators from the provincial Integrated Homicide Investigation Team advised Saturday morning that they are still looking for the suspect in a double homicide that occurred near downtown Chilliwack on Thursday.Investigators are in the process of figuring out why Shestalo travelled to Bridal Falls in the aftermath of Thursday’s fatal shooting of two people in Chilliwack, in the 9700 block of McNaught Road.
  The heavy police presence that inundated parts of Bridal Falls
  
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• Suspect vehicle in Chilliwack, B.C. double homicide found nearby in Bridal Falls

  23-07-2022 19:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Jeep YJ, associated with Eric Shestalo, was located on Friday in the town of Bridal Falls, roughly 17 kilometres west of Chilliwack.
  
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• Jordin Tootoo denies involvement in alleged 2003 world juniors sexual assault

  23-07-2022 19:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Jordin Tootoo is the third member of Canada’s 2003 men’s world junior hockey team to deny any involvement in an alleged group sexual assault.
  Halifax Regional Police have opened an investigation into the incident that allegedly happened as that city hosted the international tournament 19 years ago. Tootoo, who was a member of the silver-medal winning team, issued a statement on Saturday calling for a full investigation into the “disturbing allegations.”
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• Nohomin Creek wildfire sees ‘quieter fire behaviour’, no more growth - Chilliwack Progress

  23-07-2022 19:00
  
  Nohomin Creek wildfire sees ‘quieter fire behaviour’, no more growth  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Chilliwack doctor says Ministry of Health to blame for clinic staffing issues - Chilliwack Progress

  23-07-2022 19:00
  
  Chilliwack doctor says Ministry of Health to blame for clinic staffing issues  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Canada’s Brooke Henderson takes 2-shot lead into final round of Evian

  23-07-2022 18:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) — Brooke Henderson stood over a birdie putt from three feet at the 18th green, a three-shot lead going into the final round of the Evian Championship seemingly at her mercy.
  For the first time on Saturday — maybe all week, given her dominance of the fourth women’s major of the year — her putting stroke let her down.
  Henderson missed it left, to gasps from spectators around the green at Evian Resort Golf Club. The Canadian couldn’t believ
  
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• Vingegaard eyes Tour de France win, Van Aert claims last TT

  23-07-2022 18:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ROCAMADOUR, France (AP) — Jonas Vingegaard thundered through the last serious test of the Tour de France to increase his overall lead on Saturday and all but guarantee winning cycling’s biggest race.
  After three weeks of exhausting racing, the Jumbo-Visma leader dug deep in his reserves to deliver yet another impressive performance in a long time trial in southern France.
  Vingegaard, who is not a pure specialist of the race against the clock, could have played it safe given his more
  
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• Air Force establishes new division to ‘protect Canadian interests in space’ - Chilliwack Progress

  23-07-2022 17:19
  
  Air Force establishes new division to ‘protect Canadian interests in space’  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• UN health agency chief declares monkeypox a global emergency - Chilliwack Progress

  23-07-2022 17:13
  
  UN health agency chief declares monkeypox a global emergency  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Prospect of forgiveness stirs complex feelings among residential school survivors

  23-07-2022 16:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Residential school survivor Rod Alexis remembers his late father telling him: “Son, I don’t know how to be a parent.”
  “I lost the gift that was given to us by the Creator because I was all alone in the residential school,” the member of the Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation recalls his father, also a residential school survivor, saying. “Many times I wanted to say ‘I love you,’ wanted to give you a hug, but I didn’t know how.”
  
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• Pope Francis to carry mass at one of Quebec’s basilicas, Indigenous pilgrim site

  23-07-2022 16:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The site of the first mass in Quebec during the Pope’s weeklong visit to Canada to make amends with First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities is a renowned pilgrimage destination that merges Indigenous culture and Catholicism.
  For more than 300 years, the Ste-Anne-de-Beaupré Basilica, about 30 kilometres northeast of Quebec City, has been visited by thousands of pilgrims, and St. Anne — revered in Christianity as the grandmother of Jesus — holds
  
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• NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh ‘optimistic’ following first visit to N.W.T.

  23-07-2022 16:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  YELLOWKNIFE — Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he is confident there are tangible solutions to challenges facing the North following his first trip to the Northwest Territories. 
  Singh met with residents and leaders in the territory this week following a visit to Yukon. He said they discussed the high cost of living, lack of affordable housing and health-care shortages. 
  “Being present in the North is important to me,” he said. “I want folks to know that I&
  
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• Girl, 6, among 3 fatally shot in tent at Iowa state park

  23-07-2022 16:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  A 6-year-old girl was among three Iowa family members fatally shot while camping in a state park, apparently killed by a man from Nebraska who later turned the gun on himself, police said.The victims from Cedar Falls, Iowa — identified by the Iowa Department of Public Safety as Tyler Schmidt, 42; Sarah Schmidt, 42; and Lulu Schmidt, 6 — were found in their tent early Friday at the Maquoketa Caves State Park Campground, about 180 miles (290 kilometers) east of Des Moines.Investigators
  
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• Lockdown in place at Mountain Institution prison in Agassiz

  23-07-2022 14:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  AGASSIZ — Late Friday night (Jul. 22), correctional staff instituted an immediate lockdown at Mountain Institution, a medium-security federal prison, to enable staff members to conduct an exceptional search.The Correctional Service of Canada announced the search was ordered to ensure the safety and security of the prison, its staff and inmates.Normal operations will resume as soon as staff deem it safe to do so. Visits are suspended until the search is completed, though private family visi
  
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• Middle school portables leaving Mt. Slesse en route for A.D. Rundle in Chilliwack starting today

  23-07-2022 14:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Mount Slesse Middle School’s loss is A.D. Rundle’s gain.Middle school portables were set to be hauled off the grounds of Mount Slesse starting early today (Jul. 23) between 12:30 a.m. and 5 a.m.
  According to a traffic notice issued by the City of Chilliwack, the portables will be moved from Mt. Slesse, 5871 Tyson Road, to A.D. Rundle, 45660 Hocking Avenue, on Jul. 23, Wednesday, Jul. 27, and Friday, Jul. 29, between 12:30 a.m. and 5 a.m.
  Of note, signs at the Tyson
  
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• Inmates assaulted at Kent Institution, treated and released from hospital

  23-07-2022 14:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  AGASSIZ — There’s never a dull moment at Kent Institution, where contraband seizures or assaults seem par for the course.Two inmates of the maximum-security institution, located northwest of Agassiz, were assaulted on July 13. After receiving an evaluation from correctional staff members, the injured inmates were transported to an outside hospital to receive treatment.Both inmates have since returned to the institution. The assailants have been identified and the appropriate actions
  
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• City awards $500,000 contract to Jake’s Construction to remove sediment from Vedder River for flood protection purposes; City seeks to reduce impact to pink salmon

  23-07-2022 14:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — In a normal year, less than 40,000 cubic metres of debris and gravel are typically deposited into the Vedder River and Canal.The atmospheric river events of November 2021 unleashed nearly 11 times that amount of sediment into the Vedder River and Vedder Canal in seemingly record fashion.For flood protection purposes and to address an unexpected 440,000 cubic metres of debris that fell into the Vedder River and related waterways, Chilliwack City Council voted on Jul. 19 to awar
  
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• Imprisoned by pain: Nelson woman isolated by rare genetic disorder - Chilliwack Progress

  23-07-2022 14:30
  
  Imprisoned by pain: Nelson woman isolated by rare genetic disorder  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Advocates say Canadians struggling with rising food costs need help from government

  23-07-2022 12:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — With the cost of living rising at the fastest pace in decades, Canadians struggling to put food on the table are turning to community organizations for help.  
  The Community Food Centre in Stratford, Ont., says foot traffic has doubled at its discounted produce markets, where local produce is sold at lower prices than grocery stores. According to the centre, customers are spending twice as much at the market as they used to a few months ago.  
  “People come who neve
  
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• Tragic circumstances surrounding Chilliwack double murder - Global News

  23-07-2022 09:00
  
  Tragic circumstances surrounding Chilliwack double murder  Global News
  
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• Walker aims to pivot focus back to Dems in tight Ga. race

  23-07-2022 06:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ALTO, Georgia (AP) — Republican U.S. Senate nominee Herschel Walker commiserated as north Georgia farmers bemoaned environmental regulations and rising costs of doing business. Minutes before, the former football star and political newcomer volleyed with journalists on issues ranging from gas prices to abortion.
  In both audiences, Walker tried every way he could to steer the conversation back to Sen. Raphael Warnock and a Democratic administration whose popularity lags in this battleground
  
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• Calgary Flames deal Matthew Tkachuk to Florida Panthers

  23-07-2022 06:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — The Calgary Flames bid a bitter farewell to Johnny Gaudreau at the start of NHL free agency.
  Now they’re parting ways with his linemate.
  The Florida Panthers announced Friday night they’ve acquired forward Matthew Tkachuk and a conditional fourth-round pick from Calgary. The Flames receive forwards Jonathan Huberdeau and Cole Schwindt, defenceman McKenzie Weegar and the Panthers’ lottery-protected 2025 first-round selection.
  Florida also said Tkachuk has agreed
  
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• Rogers says it couldn’t have restored emergency services any faster during outage

  23-07-2022 04:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Rogers Communications Inc. says in a submission to the federal telecom regulator that it could not have restored emergency services any faster during a widespread service outage earlier this month that crippled the company’s networks and affected millions of customers across Canada.
  New details about the extent of the disruption were also included in the filing and range from media outlets unable to produce news broadcasts to outages for all customers in critical infrastruc
  
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• Public gathering violation conviction set aside for Calgary preacher and his brother

  23-07-2022 04:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — A preacher and his brother have successfully appealed their convictions for hosting public gatherings during the pandemic and are to have their fines reimbursed.
  Twice in 2021, Artur and Dawid Pawlowski of Calgary were ruled to be in contempt of a COVID-19-related Alberta Health Services injunction that limited the number of people permitted to congregate and required physical distancing and face masks.
  Artur Pawlowski, a Street Church preacher, was sentenced to three days in jai
  
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• Vancouver council passes plan aimed at creating ‘equitable, livable, affordable’ city

  23-07-2022 03:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Vancouver city council has approved a land-use strategy aimed at reshaping the city to become more “equitable, livable, affordable and resilient” in years to come.
  A statement from the city says the Vancouver Plan represents “a new way for the city to grow by allowing more housing options across all neighbourhoods,” along with expanding social housing, transportation options and other infrastructure.
  The plan also contains what the city calls a comprehensive ecological fr
  
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• Baltimore prosecutor Marilyn Mosby defeated in primary

  23-07-2022 01:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Marilyn Mosby, a high-profile prosecutor who aligned herself with criminal justice reformers but ended up with legal problems of her own, has lost the Democratic primary for Baltimore state’s attorney to Ivan Bates, a defense attorney.Baltimore is heavily Democratic, and there is no Republican candidate in the race. Roya Hanna is an unaffiliated candidate who has filed to run in November’s general election.
  Mosby, who was a two-term incumbent, rose to nati
  
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• Conservative party says it had evidence to disqualify Brown, releases new allegations

  23-07-2022 00:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A Conservative committee reviewing Patrick Brown’s disqualification from the Tory leadership race has concludes the party had the evidence it needed to recommend he be removed from contention. 
  Its decision contains new allegations Brown used money orders to purchase memberships and allowed non-compliant membership sales through a portal.
  Brown’s legal counsel had filed a notice of appeal after the party’s leadership election organizing committee voted to re
  
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• Ruling may mean less time for 2 who violated Floyd’s rights

  23-07-2022 00:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge on Friday sided with two former Minneapolis police officers who were convicted of violating George Floyd’s civil rights, ruling that the guidelines for their sentences will be calculated in a way that could mean substantially less prison time for them.
  U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson handed J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao a victory when he ruled that the complex formulas for calculating their sentences will use the crime of involuntary manslaughte
  
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• Jets forward Pierre-Luc Dubois accepts one-year, $6M qualifying offer

  23-07-2022 00:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Winnipeg Jets forward Pierre-Luc Dubois agreed to a one-year, US$6-million qualifying offer Friday.
  The 24-year-old Dubois, who arrived in Winnipeg in a trade with Columbus in exchange for Patrik Laine early in the 2020-21 season, played 81 games for the Jets last season, recording 60 points (28 goals, 32 assists), and 106 penalty minutes.
  The native of Ste-Agathe-Des-Monts, Que., has posted 239 points (102G, 137A) and 306 PIMs in 361 career games for both the Jets and  Blue Jackets. 
  
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• Ukrainian guests and their Chilliwack-Kent hosts invited to casual open house by local MLA - Agassiz Harrison Observer

  23-07-2022 00:10
  
  Ukrainian guests and their Chilliwack-Kent hosts invited to casual open house by local MLA  Agassiz Harrison Observer
  
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