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• B.C. Ferries prepares for busy B.C. Day long weekend - Chilliwack Progress

  26-07-2022 23:45 via theprogress.com
  
  B.C. Ferries prepares for busy B.C. Day long weekend  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Sex charges stayed in case of former B.C. Indigenous leader Edward John

  26-07-2022 23:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — The B.C. Prosecution Service says a stay of proceedings has been directed in the sex assault trial of former provincial cabinet minister and Indigenous leader Edward John. 
  The decision to halt the case in the B.C. Supreme Court in Prince George follows cross-examination of a complainant in allegations that date back to 1974.
  Justice Terence Schultes called an early break in proceedings when the woman, now in her 60s, broke down in tears under questioning from Jo
  
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• Firefighters battle blaze along Chilliwack Lake Road - Chilliwack Progress

  26-07-2022 23:30 via theprogress.com
  
  Firefighters battle blaze along Chilliwack Lake Road  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Volunteers needed in Chilliwack and beyond for Tour de Cure fundraiser - Agassiz Harrison Observer

  26-07-2022 23:20 via agassizharrisonobserver.com
  
  Volunteers needed in Chilliwack and beyond for Tour de Cure fundraiser  Agassiz Harrison Observer
  
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• Volunteers needed in Chilliwack and beyond for Tour de Cure fundraiser - Abbotsford News

  26-07-2022 23:20 via abbynews.com
  
  Volunteers needed in Chilliwack and beyond for Tour de Cure fundraiser  Abbotsford News
  
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• ArriveCan app frustrates users, experts even after glitch fix - Chilliwack Progress

  26-07-2022 23:12 via theprogress.com
  
  ArriveCan app frustrates users, experts even after glitch fix  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• CP NewsAlert: ‘Freedom Convoy’ organizer Tamara Lich to be released on bail, again

  26-07-2022 23:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — “Freedom Convoy” organizer Tamara Lich has once again been ordered released from jail after the Ontario Superior Court found errors in the decision to revoke her bail two weeks ago. 
  More coming. 
  This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 26, 2022.Laura Osman, The Canadian Press
  
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• Canadian peacekeepers safe, sheltering as deadly anti-UN protests rock the DRC

  26-07-2022 23:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The federal government says all Canadian peacekeepers are safe and accounted for following a second day of deadly anti-United Nations protests in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
  The Department of National Defence and RCMP confirmed the safety of all Canadian personnel in the DRC this afternoon as the UN reported three peacekeepers had been killed in the violence.
  Dozens of other people have also been killed or injured during what UN officials described as several attacks on peac
  
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• Trump back in Washington, repeating election lies

  26-07-2022 23:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump returned to Washington for the first time since leaving office Tuesday, vigorously repeating his false election claims that sparked the Jan. 6 insurrection at the nearby Capitol.
  “It was a catastrophe that election. A disgrace to our country,” he said, insisting despite all evidence that he had won in 2020. “We may just have to do it again,” he said, repeating as he does in all recent appearances the ever-clearer hints
  
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• Chilliwack guards want to keep city’s vulnerable safe and hydrated during heat wave

  26-07-2022 22:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — A heat wave warning for most of B.C., issued by Environment Canada Monday morning (July 25), has prompted many local agencies to ramp up their efforts to keep the community hydrated.
  Chilliwack’s Griffin Security trucks can be seen driving around the city, handing out cold bottled water to those without shelter—and to anyone who looks like they might need a helping hand.
  Brandon Jurick, a security guard for the agency, explained that while his usual duties entail p
  
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• Quebec climber Richard Cartier dies while climbing K2, world’s second highest peak

  26-07-2022 22:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  A Quebec mountaineer has died while climbing K2, the world’s second highest mountain.
  Richard Cartier, an experienced climber in his 60s from St-Jérôme, north of Montreal, died climbing the 8,611-metre high mountain located in Pakistan.
  The discovery of Cartier, a physician, and fellow climber and teammate Australian Matt Eakin was first reported by the Himalayan Times website today, and Cartier’s family confirmed his death on Facebook.
  The pair died during their descent
  
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• Elks acquire punter Jon Ryan from Tiger-Cats in exchange for conditional draft pick

  26-07-2022 22:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — The Edmonton Elks acquired national punter Jon Ryan from the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Tuesday.
  Hamilton will receive a conditional eighth-round pick in the 2023 draft in exchange.
  Ryan, of Regina, had signed with the Tiger-Cats on July 10.
  The 40-year-old played 28 games over the last two CFL seasons (2019, 2021) with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
  Ryan started his professional career with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers before spending 12 seasons in the NFL, where he won a Super Bowl wi
  
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• Victims rights advocate Kennedy calls for resignation of Hockey Canada leaders

  26-07-2022 22:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Former NHL player and victims rights advocate Sheldon Kennedy has called for the resignation of Hockey Canada president and chief executive officer Scott Smith, his leadership team and the organization’s board of directors as scrutiny of the organization’s handling of sexual abuse allegations involving its players continues.
  Kennedy posted his demand on Twitter in a statement responding to Hockey Canada’s “action plan” released Monday to combat toxic culture.
  His st
  
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• Oilers sign forward Jesse Puljujarvi to one-year, $3-million deal

  26-07-2022 22:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers re-signed forward Jesse Puljujarvi to a one-year, US$3 million deal on Tuesday.
  Puljujarvi played 65 games this past season and set career highs in points (36) and assists (22).
  His 14 goals fell one short of his career high.
  The five-year veteran added another three points in 16 playoff games during the team’s run to the Western Conference finals.
  A fourth-overall pick in 2016, Puljujarvi has recorded 46 goals and 52 assists in 259 career games with Ed
  
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• Canadian on-air weather personalities shifting tone amid worsening climate change

  26-07-2022 21:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Some Canadian on-air weather personalities say they’ve had to shift their tone and approach in light of worsening climate change. 
  CTV News’ Vancouver Island weather anchor Warren Dean says he’s changed his approach over the last five years to share a “bigger picture” in his forecasts, explaining why a region is seeing certain conditions and how they could affect people living there. 
  But he says it’s been difficult getting through to some viewers wh
  
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• Privacy committee to conduct study of spyware tools used by RCMP

  26-07-2022 21:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A parliamentary committee will hold hearings on the RCMP’s use of spyware and potential risks to the privacy rights of Canadians.
  The House of Commons privacy committee voted today to determine which “device investigation tools” the RCMP uses and seek a list of judicial warrants obtained for deploying such software.
  The committee was called to meet after the RCMP submitted a document to the House of Commons describing its use of tools that covertly and remotely o
  
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• Sharks hire David Quinn as new head coach

  26-07-2022 21:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The San Jose Sharks have hired former New York Rangers coach David Quinn as their new head coach.The Sharks announced Tuesday that Quinn would replace the fired Bob Boughner as the Sharks overhaul their management and coaching team.
  “His previous NHL head coaching experience is valuable to us and he implements a system that will fit with our philosophy of being a hard team to play against,” general manager Mike Grier said in a statement. “We are ex
  
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• Jury finds former Canucks forward Jake Virtanen not guilty of sexual assault

  26-07-2022 21:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — A jury has found former Vancouver Canucks forward Jake Virtanen not guilty of sexual assault. 
  Virtanen wept openly when the verdict was read in B.C. Supreme Court on Tuesday. 
  He clutched his head in his hands and was comforted by his defence lawyers while several friends and family, seated in the front row of the courtroom, whispered “yes!”
  Virtanen and his lawyers declined to comment on the case as they left the court. 
  Virtanen was charged in Janu
  
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• Blue Jays broadcaster Martinez returns to booth after completion of cancer treatment

  26-07-2022 21:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Veteran Blue Jays broadcaster Buck Martinez is set to make his return to the booth tonight when Toronto takes on the St. Louis Cardinals.
  Martinez, 73, stepped away from the job in mid-April after being diagnosed with cancer. He has since completed his treatment for the disease.
  His ties to the Blue Jays date back to 1981 when he started a six-year stint as one of the team’s catchers.
  Martinez played 17 years in Major League Baseball, including stops with the Kansas City Ro
  
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• Crown begins closing argument in trial for Dutch man accused of extorting B.C. teen

  26-07-2022 20:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. — Crown and defence counsel have finished calling evidence in the British Columbia Supreme Court trial for the Dutch man accused of harassing and extorting teenager Amanda Todd before she died a decade ago.
  Aydin Coban pleaded not guilty at the jury trial in New Westminster to charges of extortion, harassment, communication with a young person to commit a sexual offence and possessing child pornography.
  Crown attorney Kristen LeNoble began closing arguments by telling
  
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• What Pope Francis left out in his words of apology to residential school survivors

  26-07-2022 20:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Pope Francis delivered a historic apology on Monday to survivors of Canada’s residential schools. The majority of those government-funded institutions, in which thousands of Indigenous children suffered abuse and neglect, were run by the Catholic Church.
  In the lead-up to the Pope’s visit, Indigenous leaders made specific calls about what they wanted to see in the apology and where they hoped it would lead to next. 
  Here’s what was missing:
  A revocation of t
  
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• Two Chilliwack agencies to benefit from provincial funds to help adults enrich their literacy, math and digital skills

  26-07-2022 20:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Two provincial grants totaling over $70,000 will help two Chilliwack agencies promote literacy, math and digital skills for Chilliwack-area adults in need of a skills enhancement.
  The government of B.C. announced a funding allocation of $3.4 million Monday (Jul. 25), of which $35,252 apiece will go to both Chilliwack Community Services’ Pathways to Education program and Chilliwack Learning Society’s volunteer tutor program.More specifically, the appropriation will
  
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• Prompt warning of N.S. killer’s replica car would have been ‘helpful’: senior Mountie

  26-07-2022 20:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HALIFAX — A senior Mountie testified today that he would have liked to have seen a quicker warning to the public in 2020 that an active shooter in Nova Scotia was driving a replica RCMP cruiser.
  Chief Supt. Darren Campbell made the comment during testimony before a public inquiry looking into the events of April 18-19, 2020, when a 51-year-old gunman drove the mock patrol car around the province, murdering 22 people.
  He testified that the RCMP’s commander on the scene had complete au
  
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• Saudi crown prince: First EU visit since Khashoggi killing

  26-07-2022 20:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived in Greece Tuesday on his first trip to a European Union country since the killing in 2018 of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi that triggered widespread international condemnation.
  Bin Salman, who is traveling with a large government and business delegation, met with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and will attend the signing of a series of bilateral investment and defense agreements.Khashoggi, a U.S.-based journalist,
  
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• ‘Big Brother vibes’: Spy agency ditches job ads after mixed reviews from focus groups

  26-07-2022 20:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada’s cyberspy agency has changed course on proposed recruitment efforts after focus groups found job ads had too much of a “Big Brother vibe.”
  The Communications Security Establishment spent just over $56,000 earlier this year on research from Earnscliffe Strategy Group that explored reactions to various branding concepts, including graphic designs that featured big camera lenses.
  Some focus group participants told the researchers that the agency’s logo
  
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• B.C. Sports Hall of Fame annual summit coming to Kelowna - Chilliwack Progress

  26-07-2022 20:00 via theprogress.com
  
  B.C. Sports Hall of Fame annual summit coming to Kelowna  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Edmonton Oilers add former NHL defenceman Mark Stuart to coaching staff

  26-07-2022 19:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The Edmonton Oilers have added former NHL defenceman Mark Stuart to its coaching staff for the upcoming season.
  Stuart spent last season coaching at his alma mater, Colorado College.
  The 38-year-old previously held a position with the Winnipeg Jets’ American Hockey League affiliate, the Manitoba Moose, in 2018-19 before joining the University of Vermont staff.
  A former first-round draft choice in 2003, Stuart played 673 games across 12 seasons in the NHL.
  Stuart played six years for the Bo
  
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• Jackie Robinson Museum opens after 14 years of planning

  26-07-2022 19:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Long dreamed about and in development for longer than the big league career of the man it honors, the Jackie Robinson Museum opened Tuesday in Manhattan with a gala ceremony attended by the 100-year-old wife of the barrier-breaking ballplayer and two of his children.
  Rachel Robinson, who turned 100 on July 19, watched the half-hour outdoor celebration from a wheelchair in the 80-degree heat, then cut a ribbon to cap a project launched in 2008.
  Her 72-year-old daughter, Shar
  
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• Activists say Canada’s response to HIV, AIDS has stalled, call for more funding

  26-07-2022 19:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Canadian HIV and AIDS organizations say an international AIDS conference opening in Montreal this week is shining a light on Canada’s lagging response to the disease.
  Advocates say federal funding for HIV and AIDS has been frozen since 2008, even though the number of people in Canada living with HIV has risen by 25 per cent since then.
  They are calling for federal funding to be increased from around $73 million a year to $100 million. 
  Richard Elliott, a former execut
  
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• Feds tout nearly $3 million in funding that bolstered Chilliwack pump track, public works

  26-07-2022 19:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The federal government is touting an allocation of nearly $3 million, through its Canada Community-Building Fund, that helped establish a new pump track in Chilliwack and several other public amenities in 2021.The City of Chilliwack benefited from $2.95 million in federal funding, of which the largest portion, $1.7 million, was utilized to repave and rehabilitate 13 kilometres of roadways throughout Chilliwack. Six kilometres of bike lanes and over three kilometres of pedestri
  
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• Trevor Harris, Andrew Harris, Gittens Jr. named CFL top performers for Week 7

  26-07-2022 17:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Montreal Alouettes quarterback Trevor Harris is among three players to be named the top performers for Week 7 of the CFL season.
  Harris completed 25-of-31 passes for a season-high 341 yards along with two touchdowns in a 40-33 win over the Ottawa Redblacks on Thursday.
  Toronto Argonauts running back Andrew Harris and receiver Kurleigh Gittens Jr. were also honoured for their Week 7 performances.
  Harris had 33 total touches for 188 yards from scrimmage in a 31-21 win over the Saskatchewan Roughri
  
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• After apology in Alberta, First Nations want Pope to say sorry on Quebec soil

  26-07-2022 17:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — As Pope Francis’s visit to Canada shifts east, Indigenous leaders say their communities deserve to hear him on Quebec soil beg forgiveness for the sins of the Catholic Church in that province.
  An apology from the pope in front of an audience in Quebec would be a meaningful gesture after the pontiff apologized Monday on the grounds of the former Ermineskin Indian Residential School at Maskwacis, Alta., said Mandy Gull-Masty, grand chief of the Cree Nation.
  “I think it
  
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• Salvage work begins to remove barge stuck for months on Vancouver beach

  26-07-2022 17:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Work is finally underway in Vancouver’s English Bay to remove a huge barge that has been washed up on the beach for eight months.
  A company has begun drilling piles into the shoreline to anchor the barge while it is cut apart and removed.
  The city of Vancouver has said placement of the pilings is the first step in the removal process estimated to take three to four months to complete.
  The barge broke free of its moorings during a fierce storm and extremely high tide last
  
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• Ex-Liberal MP accused of using office for personal gain sees trial extended to fall

  26-07-2022 17:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The trial for former Liberal MP Raj Grewal, who stands accused of using his political office for personal financial gain, will extend until at least this fall. 
  The ex-Brampton politician faces two breach of trust charges related to a series of loans he took out to pay for gambling debts, which he kept hidden from the federal ethics commissioner while he served in Ottawa. 
  The Crown has tried to establish that Grewal offered help with visas or special access to Prime Min
  
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• Search for suspect in double murder ends after body found near Chilliwack, B.C. - The Globe and Mail

  26-07-2022 17:18 via theglobeandmail.com
  
  Search for suspect in double murder ends after body found near Chilliwack, B.C.  The Globe and MailChilliwack double murder suspect found dead in Bridal Falls area  Global NewsChilliwack double homicide suspect found dead: RCMP | CTV News  CTV News VancouverSuspect in Chilliwack double homicide found dead  CBC.caBREAKING: Suspect in double homicide in Chilliwack found dead after 4 days at large  Chilliwack ProgressView Full coverage on Google New
  
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• Former Conservative PM Stephen Harper endorses Pierre Poilievre for party leader - Chilliwack Progress

  26-07-2022 17:17 via theprogress.com
  
  Former Conservative PM Stephen Harper endorses Pierre Poilievre for party leader  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• First Nations leaders, members react to Pope’s apology on residential schools - Chilliwack Progress

  26-07-2022 17:17 via theprogress.com
  
  First Nations leaders, members react to Pope’s apology on residential schools  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Myanmar executions of 4 activists spur global outrage - Chilliwack Progress

  26-07-2022 17:16 via theprogress.com
  
  Myanmar executions of 4 activists spur global outrage  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• De Grasse, Brown, Blake, LePage withdraw from Commonwealth Games following worlds - Chilliwack Progress

  26-07-2022 17:11 via theprogress.com
  
  De Grasse, Brown, Blake, LePage withdraw from Commonwealth Games following worlds  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Russia to drop out of International Space Station after 2024 - Chilliwack Progress

  26-07-2022 17:10 via theprogress.com
  
  Russia to drop out of International Space Station after 2024  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Prehistoric Dance Of Death Discovered In Amber

  26-07-2022 16:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not!In the Middle Ages, a curious theme developed across parts of Europe known as the Dance of Death or Danse Macabre (via Oxford Bibliographies). Both a visual and literary concept, there are many variations on the idea, but all contain the image of a skeleton dancing with mortals. Most scholars date the first Dance of Death image to the 14th century as a direct response to the high casualty rates witnessed during the Black Plague.
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• Pence, newly burnished by Jan. 6 hearings, pressing ahead with presidential ambitions

  26-07-2022 16:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — Two of the central characters in America’s January 6 drama are back in the national capital — both of them with presidential ambitions. 
  Former vice-president Mike Pence, who refused to do Donald Trump’s bidding as rioters ransacked Capitol Hill that day, is speaking at a conservative youth conference.
  Advisers say Pence remains keen on seeking the Republican nomination for president in 2024, regardless of who he’s running against. 
  That could
  
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• Abbotsford police, fire investigate 2nd arson at apartment building

  26-07-2022 16:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — On Saturday night (Jul. 23), the Abbotsford Police Department responded to a request for assistance from the Abbotsford Fire Rescue Service following a suspicious fire at an apartment building in the 33100 block of George Ferguson Way.
  Authorities learned that a small fire had been intentionally started in the second floor landing of a stairwell inside the apartment building, according to a statement from Abbotsford Police Department on Monday (Jul. 25).
  Residents inside the a
  
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• De Grasse, Brown, Blake, LePage withdraw from Commonwealth Games following worlds

  26-07-2022 15:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Sprinter Andre De Grasse and decathlete Pierce LePage are among the top Canadian track and field stars who have withdrawn from competing at the upcoming Commonwealth Games.
  De Grasse ran the anchor leg as Canada won gold in the 4×100-metre relay at the recent world track and field championships.
  Aaron Brown and Jerome Blake, who were also part of the relay team, have also withdrawn.
  De Grasse, who had a bout with COVID-19 about a month back, failed to qualify for the men’s 100m final
  
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• Russia to drop out of International Space Station after 2024

  26-07-2022 15:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — Russia will pull out of the International Space Station after 2024 and focus on building its own orbiting outpost, the country’s new space chief said Tuesday amid high tensions between Moscow and the West over the fighting in Ukraine.
  Yuri Borisov, who was appointed this month to lead the state space agency, Roscosmos, said during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin that Russia will fulfill its obligations to its partners before it leaves the project.
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• Hope Solo pleads guilty to DWI, gets 30-day sentence, fine

  26-07-2022 15:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Former U.S. women’s national team star goalkeeper Hope Solo pleaded guilty Monday to driving while impaired, almost four months after she was found passed out behind the wheel of a vehicle in North Carolina with her 2-year-old twins inside.
  Solo also was charged with misdemeanor child abuse and resisting a public officer in connection with the March 31 incident. Her attorney, Chris Clifton, said those two charges were voluntarily dismissed, the Winston-Sale
  
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• BC Culture Days: A nature walk with a printmaking twist

  26-07-2022 15:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MISSION — This week, as part of BC Culture Days, kids took a walk in Centennial Park in Mission to learn more about nature. This year’s theme is “Earth Endeavours.”
  Emilie Kvist is one of eight ambassadors for the program and was the tour guide for Monday’s session called “Into Nature.”
  “I’m a printmaker by trade, and so I was really interested in the topic of Earth Endeavors for myself,” Kvist said. “Part of that was post-pandemi
  
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• Ronaldo arrives at Man United’s training base, set for talks

  26-07-2022 12:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo arrived at Manchester United’s training ground with his agent on Tuesday with the Portugal great’s future at the English club up in the air.
  Ronaldo has yet to start preseason training with United — he missed the team’s tour of Thailand and Australia — and is set to hold talks with recently hired manager Erik ten Hag.
  Ronaldo’s agent, Jorge Mendes, was pictured in the car driven by Ronaldo entering United&rsqu
  
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• MPs begin another two days of hearings into Hockey Canada’s sex assault settlement

  26-07-2022 10:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — More Hockey Canada officials are appearing before a parliamentary committee this week as fallout continues over allegations that players from two World Junior Championship teams committed group sexual assaults in 2003 and 2018. 
  The House of Commons heritage committee has called for two days of meetings as it tries to unravel what happened when the organization learned of an alleged group sexual assault following a gala in 2018 involving eight unidentified players.
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• Montreal monkeypox cases levelling off, but officials concerned by rises elsewhere

  26-07-2022 10:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Monkeypox cases in Montreal appear to be hitting a plateau, but authorities say they’re worried that soaring infections in the United States and a low vaccination rate could help the disease surge anew in the city.
  Dr. Geneviève Bergeron of Montreal public health says that while the situation in the city has stabilized in recent weeks, she fears the busy tourist and travel season could compromise efforts to contain the disease.
  “We’re concerned we might
  
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