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• BC RCMP - Chilliwack RCMP urge safety on the water as busy BC Day long weekend approaches - BC.RCMP-grc.gc.ca

  29-07-2022 23:54 via bc-cb.rcmp-grc.gc.ca
  BC RCMP - Chilliwack RCMP urge safety on the water as busy BC Day long weekend approaches  BC.RCMP-grc.gc.ca
  
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• EDITORIAL: Employers face challenges with low unemployment - Chilliwack Progress

  29-07-2022 23:51 via theprogress.com
  
  EDITORIAL: Employers face challenges with low unemployment  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Culvert crossing replacement to bring traffic delays to Yarrow, environmental monitoring

  29-07-2022 22:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The City of Chilliwack will replace a culvert crossing in Yarrow starting this week, a necessary project that could bring extensive traffic delays for summertime motorists traveling through Yarrow in August.The Stewart Creek culvert crossing near 42751 Yarrow Central Road will be replaced starting this Tuesday, August 2 and lasting through the end of September.Motorists are advised to use an alternate route if possible, or to expect delays on Yarrow Central Road due to single-
  
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• Former sport minister Duncan has zero faith Hocky Canada can clean up its sport

  29-07-2022 22:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — As a former gymnast who has seen the darker side of that sport, Kirsty Duncan’s mandate was to try to eradicate abuse in Canadian sport. 
  Duncan, who was Canada’s sport minister from 2015 to ’19, is angry she wasn’t informed by either Hockey Canada or Sport Canada about the assault allegations against the world junior team in 2018. 
  She said she has zero confidence in Hockey Canada to clean up the sport now, particularly if the same people remain
  
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• Canada’s ambassador to Ukraine working off-site in Kyiv due to security concerns

  29-07-2022 22:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau raised the flag over the Canadian Embassy in Kyiv in May and announced it was reopening for business.
  But nearly three months on, Canada’s ambassador to Ukraine is not back at her old desk, and is instead working at another location in Kyiv with her staff for security reasons.
  “Security concerns remain ongoing and therefore the ambassador and staff work off-site in Kyiv to ensure their safety,” said Jason Kung, a Global Affairs Canad
  
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• B.C. releases details of monkeypox vaccine availability as outbreak spreads globally

  29-07-2022 21:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says monkeypox vaccine is being made available to eligible patients in most areas of the province.
  A statement from the Ministry of Health says cases of the virus are low in B.C., but some community transmission has been identified, so the vaccine is being offered in the Vancouver, Coastal, Fraser, Island and Interior health regions.
  Priority is being given to patients in the Lower Mainland, where most infections have occurred, and contact tracing
  
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• Swim star Summer McIntosh races to gold at Commonwealth Games

  29-07-2022 20:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom — Swimming star Summer McIntosh has added to her burgeoning trophy case, earning Canada’s first gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in the women’s 400-metre individual medley.
  The 15-year-old from Toronto won the race in a Commonwealth Games record time of four minutes 29.01 seconds.
  Australia’s Kiah Melverton was second in 4:36.78 and Katie Shanahan of Scotland was third in 4:39.37.
  Ella Jansen of Burlington, Ont., was fifth and Tessa Ciepluch
  
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• Blinken presses Russia to free Brittney Griner, Paul Whelan

  29-07-2022 20:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke by phone to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday in the highest-level known contact between the two sides since Russia invaded Ukraine, with Blinken urging Russia to accept a deal to win the release of American detainees Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan.
  Russian officials gave no public hint whether Blinken had made any headway, only issuing a chiding statement afterward urging the U.S. to pursue the Americans’ free
  
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• B.C. heat wave breaks 13 more single-day temperature records - Chilliwack Progress

  29-07-2022 20:54 via theprogress.com
  
  B.C. heat wave breaks 13 more single-day temperature records  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Abbotsford PD investigating violent street robbery, female victim dragged by suspect vehicle

  29-07-2022 19:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — Abbotsford Police are investigating a report of a late night robbery in which four teenagers or young adults presented a firearm, robbed a 40-year-old female, and allegedly dragged her a short distance by their vehicle.Abbotsford Police responded to a delayed report of a street robbery in the 2500 block of McCallum Road, just west of downtown Abbotsford, in the early morning hours of July 20.A 40-year-old female victim told police she had been robbed by four unknown males wear
  
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• Lightning, continuing heat wave raise wildfire concerns as fire danger climbs in B.C.

  29-07-2022 19:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Lightning strikes have peppered British Columbia’s southern Interior, raising wildfire concerns as yet another day of heat warnings blanket most of the province and the wildfire risk jumps to high or extreme.
  Environment Canada’s lightning danger map shows dozens of strikes early Friday in the Kamloops, North Thompson, Shuswap and North Columbia regions, while the BC Wildfire Service map shows a handful of small fires sparked since midnight, although the cause of ea
  
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• Parents facing tough conversations, decisions in wake of Hockey Canada controversies

  29-07-2022 19:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Sylvain Perrier was sitting down to lunch with his wife and daughter when he saw the breaking news that Hockey Canada was embroiled in another group sexual assault investigation, this time involving the 2003 world junior team.
  Turning to his wife, he began telling her in French about the allegations when his daughter interjected, asking what they were talking about.
  “For a second my brain froze and I was like, ‘Oh, man, she’s only 11,'” said Perrier. “I tried to exp
  
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• Blinken says he spoke to Russia FM about detained Americans

  29-07-2022 19:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he spoke to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov by phone on Friday and urged Moscow to accept a U.S. offer to release two Americans detained in Russia.
  Blinken did not provide details of Lavrov’s response to what he had previously called a “substantial proposal” for Russia to release the two U.S. citizens: Paul Whelan and Brittany Griner.
  Blinken had publicly requested the call and revealed the existence of the o
  
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• Abbotsford Police, IHIT investigate death of 45-year-old female; suspect taken into custody

  29-07-2022 19:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — Abbotsford Police and the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) are investigating the death of a 45-year-old female that happened sometime Thursday (Jul. 28) afternoon in central Abbotsford.Police responded Thursday at 4:44 p.m. to a report of an assault in progress at a residence in the 2900 block of Eastview Street, just east of the Clearbrook area of town.On arrival, Abbotsford Police members located a 45-year-old female suffering from life-threatening injuries. Tra
  
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• CF Montreal in mourning over death of assistant coach Jason Di Tullio from cancer

  29-07-2022 19:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Jason Di Tullio, an assistant coach and former player with CF Montreal, has died after a battle with cancer. He was 38.
  His death Thursday night was confirmed by the MLS club.
  “It is with great sadness that we mourn the passing of our colleague, teammate, and friend, who left us far too soon. Our thoughts are with his family and loved ones,” Montreal president and CEO Gabriel Gervais said in a statement. “Jason was a great player and a great man.
  “His ene
  
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• CF Montréal looking to carry momentum up Eastern Conference standings

  29-07-2022 18:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Putting together a strong regular-season run in Major League Soccer requires consistency and showing up for big games. 
  CF Montréal has the former, with wins in four of its last six contests. The latter will be tested when the club hosts New York City FC on Saturday at Stade Saputo in a key Eastern Conference matchup.
  Montreal sits fourth in the conference standings heading into the game, six points behind second-place New York. Both teams will look to take advantage
  
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• In-person service for mail-in passport requests now available at 300 sites in Canada

  29-07-2022 18:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Some travellers keen to get their passports will now be able to request their mail-in applications be transferred to any of the more than 300 local Service Canada centres for processing.
  They can also now do so even if their need for a passport is slightly less urgent, as in for those planning to leave the country within the next few weeks, instead of a couple of days.
  Until now, applicants in the queue could only ask for a transfer by visiting one of 35 specialized passport sites
  
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• Russian charged with using US groups to spread propaganda

  29-07-2022 18:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A Russian operative has been charged with using political groups in the United States to advance pro-Russia propaganda, the Justice Department said Friday.
  Aleksandr Viktorovich Ionov is charged in federal court in Florida with conspiring to have U.S. citizens act as illegal agents of the Russian government. It was not immediately clear if he had a lawyer who could speak on his behalf.The Treasury Department also announced sanctions against him Friday.Eric Tucker, The Ass
  
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• TFC ‘keeper Alex Bono survives pressure of the position by staying in the moment

  29-07-2022 17:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Toronto FC flew out of Vancouver the same night it lost the Canadian Championship final to the Whitecaps this week.
  Goalkeeper Alex Bono didn’t sleep a wink on the red-eye charter.
  “No. It was a long way,” he said. “It was weird. You’re kind of up in the clouds and at a certain point you see the horizon. And the sun starts to come up. And you’re like … ‘It’s morning.'”
  Proof positive that the sun does rise — even after a painful
  
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• Canadian economy avoids contraction, holds steady in May - Chilliwack Progress

  29-07-2022 17:14 via theprogress.com
  
  Canadian economy avoids contraction, holds steady in May  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Visa denials denounced at Montreal AIDS conference, federal minister cancels speech

  29-07-2022 17:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The president of the International AIDS Society says her organization will re-evaluate how it organizes international conferences as a result of visa denials by the Canadian government.
  Adeeba Kamarulzaman told attendees at the opening ceremony of the AIDS 2022 conference this morning in Montreal that “many” delegates, including staff members and leadership of her organization, were unable to get visas to attend.  
  A group of protesters took the stage during the
  
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• Public service unions say federal government’s guidance on hybrid work flawed - Chilliwack Progress

  29-07-2022 17:05 via theprogress.com
  
  Public service unions say federal government’s guidance on hybrid work flawed  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Coleen Rooney victorious in ‘Wagatha Christie’ court battle

  29-07-2022 16:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LONDON (AP) — In a legal showdown between soccer spouses that mixed celebrity, social media and amateur sleuthing, a judge has ruled whodunnit.
  Judge Karen Steyn on Friday cleared Coleen Rooney of libeling Rebekah Vardy by claiming that Vardy had leaked her private social media posts to the tabloid press.
  In a devastating blow to Vardy, who launched the libel suit to defend her reputation, the judge said Rooney’s allegation was “substantially true.” Steyn said it was like
  
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• ‘All I’m doing is creating an inclusive space for everyone to belong’ Agrifair to showcase drag show

  29-07-2022 15:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — The Abbotsford Agrifair has been in existence since 1909, but this year will be it’s first for a drag show.
  Shane Stark, also known by the drag name Anida Queen of the Valley, is organizing the show, and said he is thrilled that the fair is building more inclusivity.
  “Part of the reason I started these shows is because I wanted to build community here in the Fraser Valley,” he said. “It’s usually not as inclusive as say Vancouver; but there’
  
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• No new COVID-19 cases this past week in Agassiz-Harrison - Chilliwack Progress

  29-07-2022 14:30 via theprogress.com
  
  No new COVID-19 cases this past week in Agassiz-Harrison  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• 15 dead in Appalachian flooding, toll expected to rise

  29-07-2022 14:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  JACKSON, Ky. (AP) — Search and rescue teams backed by the National Guard searched Friday for people missing in record floods that wiped out entire communities in some of the poorest places in America. Kentucky’s governor said 15 people have died, a toll he expected to grow as the rain keeps falling.“We’ve still got a lot of searching to do,” said Jerry Stacy, the emergency management director in Kentucky’s hard-hit Perry County. “We still have missing pe
  
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• Ukrainian president observes 1st grain exports leaving

  29-07-2022 13:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ODESA, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday visited the Odesa region to observe the loading of grain as exports resume for the first time since the start of the Russian invasion.Zelenskyy observed a Turkish ship loaded with grain.
  “The first vessel, the first ship is being loaded since the beginning of the war,” Zelenskyy said.
  He said the export of grain will begin with the departure of several ships that were already loaded but could not depart the
  
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• Pope wraps up trip and SCOC to clarify consent stance: In The News for July 29, 2022

  29-07-2022 10:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of Friday, July 29, 2022 …
  What we are watching in Canada …
  Pope Francis is set to end his six-day tour of Canada that he has called a pilgrimage of penance with meetings in Quebec City and Iqaluit. 
  The pontiff is scheduled to begin the day with private meetings at the Archbishop of Quebec’s residence and then is ex
  
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• Separatists say shelling killed Ukrainian prisoners of war

  29-07-2022 10:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — At least 40 Ukrainian prisoners of war captured during the fighting for Mariupol have been killed by Ukrainian shelling, Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine said.
  Daniil Bezsonov, a spokesman for the Russia-backed separatists in the Donetsk region, said that at least 40 Ukrainian prisoners of war were killed and 130 were injured Friday when Ukrainian shelling hit a prison in the town of Olenivka.
  There was no immediate comment from the Ukrainian authorities to
  
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• Pope to hold two meetings with Indigenous groups as his six-day tour comes to an end

  29-07-2022 10:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  QUEBEC — Pope Francis is set to end his six-day tour of Canada that he has called a pilgrimage of penance with meetings in Quebec City and Iqaluit. 
  The pontiff is scheduled to begin the day with private meetings at the Archbishop of Quebec’s residence and then is expected to speak with a delegation of Indigenous Peoples.
  Later in the day, Francis is to travel to Iqaluit where he will take part in private meetings with residential school survivors.
  There will also be an outdoor
  
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• Crisis line gets double the number of calls for help after Pope’s apology

  29-07-2022 10:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — People who provide mental health support across the country have been significantly busier helping those with trauma after Pope Francis arrived in Canada and apologized for evil committed by members of the Catholic Church.
  “As soon as we set up, before the Pope made his first address on Monday, we had seen about 125 people come to us in Maskwacis,” said Nola Jeffrey, executive director of Tsow-Tun Le Lum Society, a substance abuse and trauma help centre that offers t
  
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• Supreme Court to make ruling in B.C. case on sexual consent and use of protection

  29-07-2022 10:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will release a decision today that is expected to clarify how the use of a condom during sex relates to consent in sexual assault law.
  The court will rule on a British Columbia case in which a complainant told a new sexual partner, Ross McKenzie Kirkpatrick, that she would only have sex with him if he wore a condom.
  The fact Kirkpatrick used a condom the first time they had sex led the complainant to assume that he was already wearing one when he initia
  
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• Statistics Canada to release its latest reading on economic growth this morning

  29-07-2022 10:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Statistics Canada will release its latest reading on economic growth this morning. 
  The agency is set to release gross domestic product figures for the month of May and a flash estimate for the second quarter of 2022. 
  Real GDP grew by 0.8 per cent in the first quarter of this year, a slowdown from the previous two quarters. 
  Statistics Canada’s preliminary estimate points to a slight decline of 0.2 per cent in May.
  The latest GDP reading will have implication
  
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• Public service unions say federal government’s guidance on hybrid work flawed

  29-07-2022 10:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Federal public service unions say the government’s plan to get employees back to the office is confusing, disjointed and jeopardizing health and safety.
  The Treasury Board of Canada released its guidelines on hybrid work arrangements in May, tasking government departments with deciding “whether the location of work can be made flexible, to what extent, and how.”
  Deputy heads will make decisions about health and safety in the context of how their organization runs
  
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• Woman killed in assault in Abbotsford; IHIT investigating - Chilliwack Progress

  29-07-2022 06:10 via theprogress.com
  
  Woman killed in assault in Abbotsford; IHIT investigating  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• IHIT called to Abbotsford following assault, death of woman - Chilliwack Progress

  29-07-2022 06:10 via theprogress.com
  
  IHIT called to Abbotsford following assault, death of woman  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Jet boat group calls for calm after beating filmed on river in Chilliwack

  29-07-2022 05:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  Chilliwack RCMP has launched an investigation after a man who was fishing from the riverbank was beaten viscously by three men who sped up in a boat on the Vedder River.
  
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• Calls for calm after beating filmed on river in Chilliwack - Global News

  29-07-2022 05:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calls for calm after beating filmed on river in Chilliwack  Global News
  
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• Ticats outscore Alouettes in second half to capture 24-17 home victory

  29-07-2022 04:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HAMILTON — Steven Dunbar Jr. and Don Jackson scored second-half touchdowns as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats held on for a 24-17 win over the Montreal Alouettes on Thursday night.
  Hamilton (2-5) opened an important stretch on a winning note. It was the first of six straight (and seven of eight overall) the Ticats will play against East Division competition.
  What’s more, Dunbar Jr. and Jackson helped the Ticats outscore Montreal 14-11 in the second half. It marked the first time this season
  
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• Man executed despite calls from victim’s family to spare him

  29-07-2022 04:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama inmate convicted of killing his former girlfriend decades ago was executed Thursday night despite pleas from the victim’s family to spare his life.
  Joe Nathan James Jr. received a lethal injection at a south Alabama prison after the U.S. Supreme Court denied his request for a stay.James was convicted and sentenced to death in the 1994 shooting death of Faith Hall, 26, in Birmingham. Hall’s daughters have said they would rather James serve life in
  
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• Matt Chapman has two home runs as Blue Jays fend off Tigers 5-3

  29-07-2022 04:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Matt Chapman had a two-run homer and added a solo shot as the Toronto Blue Jays held on for a 5-3 win over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday.
  Alejandro Kirk had an RBI single and added a double, going 2-for-3 for Toronto (55-44). Danny Jansen added a run with a sacrifice fly.
  Yusei Kikuchi (4-5) struck out five, holding the Tigers to two hits, a walk, and one run over five innings.
  It was Kikuchi’s first start since July 5 after a stint on the Blue Jays’ 15-day injured l
  
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• Canadian Dwayne DeRosario among the candidates for U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame

  29-07-2022 03:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canadian Dwayne DeRosario, in his first year of eligibility, is a candidate for the U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame.
  In all, there are 156 candidates for the Class of 2023 across three categories: players, veteran (players) and builders, with a maximum of six earning induction. Screening committees will now narrow the eligibility lists to create the final ballots. Voting committees will decide the individuals to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.
  As many as three players and two veterans can b
  
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• RCMP reminding citizens not to operate vehicles, boats while under the influence

  29-07-2022 03:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — With the B.C. Day long weekend on the horizon, combined with lots of sunshine, citizens are being reminded not to operate a vehicle or a boat after a few cold ones.
  Sgt. Mike Sargent, detachment commander of the Agassiz RCMP, said the message is simple—just don’t do it.
  “This is a good opportunity for the police to remind the public not to drink and drive and not to boat and drive,” Sgt. Sargent said. “We see an increase in these kinds of activiti
  
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• Choi has 1-shot lead after 1st round of LPGA’s Scottish Open

  29-07-2022 02:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  AYRSHIRE, Scotland (AP) — LPGA Tour rookie Hye-Jin Choi shot an 8-under 64 Thursday to take a one-shot lead at the Scottish Open on a day of low scoring on the Dundonald Links course.
  Choi had seven birdies, one eagle and a bogey to tie her career-low round on the LPGA Tour.
  “Today I had really good shots overall, but more than my shots, my putter was very good so I had a lot of chances,” said Choi, who needed 27 putts Thursday. “I just made birdies when I got the chance.
  
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• Finau, Pendrith share Rocket Mortgage lead at 8-under 64

  29-07-2022 02:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Tony Finau sent an approach from 250 yards soaring over trees and onto the seventh green at Detroit Golf Club, going for the reward and ignoring the risk with a difficult shot.
  The way he has been playing over the last week, it made a lot of sense.
  Finau, coming off his third career victory on the PGA Tour, and Canadian Taylor Pendrith shared the first-round lead at 8-under 64 on Thursday in the Rocket Mortgage Classic.
  The pivotal shot on Finau’s 16th hole, a 560-yard
  
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• Senators, Mathieu Joseph agree to terms on four-year contract extension

  29-07-2022 01:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The Ottawa Senators have agreed to terms with forward Mathieu Joseph on a four-year contract extension worth US$11.8 million on Thursday. 
  Ottawa acquired Joseph through a trade with the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for forward Nick Paul in March.
  The 25-year-old recorded four goals and eight assists in 11 games with the Senators.
  He established career highs of 18 assists and 30 points in 69 total games played last season.
  Joseph, of Laval, Que., was drafted 99th overall in the fourth ro
  
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• B.C. COVID cases, hospital admissions down this week - Chilliwack Progress

  29-07-2022 01:42 via theprogress.com
  
  B.C. COVID cases, hospital admissions down this week  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Fitness fundraiser raises $11K for Canuck Place Children’s Hospice - Chilliwack Progress

  29-07-2022 01:30 via theprogress.com
  
  Fitness fundraiser raises $11K for Canuck Place Children’s Hospice  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Canadian rider Alex Cataford breaks collarbone after going down in Spain one-day race

  29-07-2022 01:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canadian cyclist Alex Cataford will be out four to six weeks after breaking his collarbone in the Prueba Villafranca-Ordiziako Klasik one-day race.
  The 28-year-old from Ottawa went down when his front wheel was clipped by a rider in front of him in Monday’s race in Spain.
  “Not exactly how I wanted second part of the season to start,” he said in a social media post.
  Cataford’s Israel-Premier Tech team said Thursday that scans had revealed a far medial left collarbone fract
  
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• UPDATE - Nohomin Creek wildfire sees growth amid heatwave - Chilliwack Progress

  29-07-2022 00:59 via theprogress.com
  
  UPDATE - Nohomin Creek wildfire sees growth amid heatwave  Chilliwack Progress
  
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