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• Biden to speak on operation against al-Qaida in Afghanistan

  01-08-2022 23:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden was set to address the nation Monday following what the White House says was a “successful” counterterrorism operation on an al-Qaida target in Afghanistan over the weekend.The White House said there were no civilian casualties.Biden planned to speak from the balcony off the White House Blue Room as he remains in isolation in the residence while he continues to test positive for COVID-19.The Associated Press
  
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• Man who stormed Capitol with gun gets 87 months in prison

  01-08-2022 22:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A Texas man convicted of storming the U.S. Capitol with a holstered handgun helmet and body armor was sentenced on Monday to 87 months — more than seven years — in prison, the longest sentence imposed so far among hundreds of Capitol riot cases.
  Prosecutors said Guy Reffitt told fellow members of the Texas Three Percenters militia group that he planned to drag House Speaker Nancy Pelosi out of the Capitol building by her ankles, “with her head hitting ev
  
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• Medvedev, Swiatek get top seeds for upcoming National Bank Open tennis tournaments

  01-08-2022 21:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Defending champion Daniil Medvedev has been named the top seed for the upcoming National Bank Open men’s tennis tournament in Montreal, while Iga Swiatek is the top seed for the women’s event in Toronto.
  Tennis Canada announced the seedings Monday, based on that day’s release of the most recent ATP and WTA rankings. Both Medvedev and Swiatek are world No. 1 players.
  Other seeded players for the men’s tournament include five-time champion Rafael Nadal as th
  
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• Griner’s trial resumes amid intensified diplomacy

  01-08-2022 20:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — Since Brittney Griner last appeared in her trial for cannabis possession, the question of her fate expanded from a tiny and cramped courtroom on Moscow’s outskirts to the highest level of Russia-US diplomacy.
  The WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist is to return to court on Tuesday, a month after the beginning of the trial in which she could face 10 years in prison if convicted. As the trial has progressed, the Biden Administration has faced rising calls for act
  
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• Canada blanks Jamaica 5-0 to open play at CONCACAF U-15 Women’s Championship

  01-08-2022 19:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TAMPA, Fla. — Nikolina Istocki scored twice as Canada opened play at the CONCACAF Girls’ Under-15 Championship with a 5-0 win over Jamaica on Monday.
  Keira Martin, Annabelle Chukwu and Taegan Stewart also scored for Canada, which led 3-0 at the half. Goalkeeper Noelle Henning recorded the shutout.
  The 20-team tournament runs through Aug. 7 at the Hillsborough County Sportsplex.
  Canada, competing in the eight-team League A, will play Puerto Rico on Tuesday and the defending champion U
  
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• Head of World Health Organization tells Montreal conference progress on HIV at risk

  01-08-2022 19:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The director-general of the World Health Organization told an international AIDS conference in Montreal today that growing inequality could reverse a decade of progress made in the fight against HIV.
  Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who addressed the AIDS 2022 conference by video, says COVID-19, inflation and cuts to foreign aid by wealthy countries are deepening the divide between rich and poor nations.
  He says that while the number of HIV infections and deaths related to AIDS are m
  
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• Ukraine paddlers to push hard at Worlds, as reminder “sport must live” despite war

  01-08-2022 19:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DARTMOUTH, N.S. — Ukrainian paddlers at the world championships are grateful for the tranquility of the Dartmouth lakes — having temporarily left behind sirens and missiles flying overhead.
  But for Pavlo Altukhov, a 26-year-old canoe racer and Olympian, the contrast of peacefulness in Canada and violence at home motivates him to push for podium performances.
  “It’s better to be in a safe place, but it’s hard to realize that your own country is at war,” he said
  
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• Prime Minister Trudeau is routinely offered portraits of himself as gifts: Analysis

  01-08-2022 19:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been offered the gift of his own likeness some 17 times since becoming prime minister, including once by the president of China.
  The portraits, along with a myriad of vases and wine bottles and Star Wars paraphernalia, are among the more than 400 gifts — each worth more than $200 — that Trudeau has declared to the federal ethics commissioner since late 2015.
  An analysis of the listings shows more than 140 gifts were offered to his spouse, Sophie, or
  
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• Chilliwack Fire Department extinguishes structure fire in 5800 block of Vedder Road

  01-08-2022 19:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Over 15 firefighters from the Chilliwack Fire Department were dispatched to a structure fire in the 5800 block of Vedder Road Sunday (Jul. 31), as crews worked to extinguish a balcony fire in a 3-storey residential apartment.At approximately 1 p.m. Sunday, firefighters from Halls 1 and 4 responded to a fire from an exterior second-floor suite balcony in a multi-tenant complex. Fire personnel reported seeing light grey smoke emanating from the exterior of the building once they
  
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• Mateo Restrepo trades one dream for another, leaving pro soccer for med school

  01-08-2022 17:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  At 25, Mateo Restrepo has already achieved one dream by playing pro soccer. Now the HFX Wanderers FC defender is embarking on another, quitting football for medical school.
  The Toronto native left Monday for New York City where he will start at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai come Aug. 8.
  Restrepo admits to a swirl of emotions as he switches careers.
  “I know that it’s going to be quite a transition from training every day and kind of having a lot of off time to just being
  
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• ‘Very profound’: Hundreds of residential school photos found in Rome archives - Chilliwack Progress

  01-08-2022 17:50 via theprogress.com
  
  ‘Very profound’: Hundreds of residential school photos found in Rome archives  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Former MP calls on Parliament Hill security to stop racial profiling - Chilliwack Progress

  01-08-2022 17:50 via theprogress.com
  
  Former MP calls on Parliament Hill security to stop racial profiling  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• COVID-19 vaccinations add new twist to MLB trade deadline - Chilliwack Progress

  01-08-2022 17:50 via theprogress.com
  
  COVID-19 vaccinations add new twist to MLB trade deadline  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Canadian gymnast Dolci takes silver in men’s floor event at Commonwealth Games

  01-08-2022 17:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom — Canadian gymnast Felix Dolci has picked up his second medal of the Commonwealth Games, taking silver in the men’s floor event.
  Dolci, from Laval, Que., earned a score of 14.166 points, finishing behind winner Jake Jarman of England (14.666).
  Giarnni Regini-Moran of England claimed bronze with 13.966 points.
  Dolci earned his first medal of the Games on the opening day of competition when he helped Canada to a second-place finish in the men’s team fin
  
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• ‘Very profound’: Hundreds of residential school photos found in Rome archives

  01-08-2022 16:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — Raymond Frogner says when he found images of residential school students in the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate archives in Rome, he knew he was looking at something important.“It did have a very historic feeling to it, very profound,” the head archivist for the Winnipeg-based Centre for Truth and Reconciliation said in a recent interview with The Canadian Press.
  Few archivists are able to explore the religious order’s private records in the Italian city,
  
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• Weather conditions expected to cool off soon in Chilliwack

  01-08-2022 15:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — A Heat Warning and Air Quality Advisory remain in place for the Fraser Valley on the final day of the B.C. Day long weekend. Environment Canada is predicting a high temperature of 30 today (Aug.1) in Chilliwack, however humidity levels will make it feel more like 35.
  Meantime air quality concerns are continuing with the hot temperatures helping to produce high concentrations of ground level ozone, a key component of smog. Environment Canada sayswildfire smoke for the Nohomin C
  
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• 80 men in South African court on charges of raping 8 women

  01-08-2022 15:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — More than 80 men suspected of the gang rapes of eight women and the armed robbery of a video production crew in the South African town of Krugersdorp, west of Johannesburg, appeared in court on Monday.The men were arrested at an abandoned mining site following the rapes and robbery near the disused mine.
  The suspects are allegedly illegal miners known as zama-zamas who dig for gold in the Johannesburg area’s many closed mine shafts. Many of the illegal miners are
  
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• AP sources: NFL suspends Browns QB Deshaun Watson 6 games

  01-08-2022 14:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The NFL suspended Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson for six games on Monday for violating its personal conduct policy following accusations of sexual misconduct made against him by two dozen women in Texas, two people familiar with the decision said.
  The people spoke on condition of anonymity because the decision had not been publicly released. Watson, who played for four seasons with Houston before being traded to Cleveland in March, recently settled 23 of 24 lawsuits filed by massage
  
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• Chilliwack fire destroys home | CityNews Vancouver - CityNews Vancouver

  01-08-2022 09:00 via vancouver.citynews.ca
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• 1st ship carrying Ukrainian grain leaves the port of Odesa

  01-08-2022 08:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The first ship carrying Ukrainian grain has set off from the port of Odesa, Turkey’s defense ministry said Monday.
  The Sierra Leone-flagged cargo ship, Razoni left the port of Odesa for Lebanon, the ministry said. A statement from the United Nations said the Razoni is carrying over 26,000 tons of corn.
  The ship is expected to reach Istanbul on Tuesday, where it will be inspected, before being allowed to proceed to Lebanon, the ministry said.
  Russia and Ukraine s
  
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• Man charged with aggravated assault after alleged attack on Vancouver police officer

  01-08-2022 06:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Vancouver police say a man has been charged with aggravated assault in connection with an alleged attack Saturday on an officer in the city’s Downtown Eastside.
  Const. Tania Visintin says in a statement two officers were sitting in their patrol vehicle Saturday morning when a man carrying a weapon struck one of the officers through an open window.
  She says one of the officers tried to subdue the man by deploying a taser, but ultimately an officer fired shots.
  She says a second officer who
  
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• Japanese video journalist detained at Myanmar protest march

  01-08-2022 04:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BANGKOK (AP) — A Japanese video journalist has been detained by security forces in Myanmar while covering a protest against military rule in the country’s largest city, pro-democracy activists said Sunday.
  Toru Kubota, a Tokyo-based documentary filmmaker, was arrested on Saturday by plainclothes police after a flash protest in Yangon, according to Typ Fone, a leader of the group Yangon Democratic Youth Strike, which organized the rally. Like many activists, he uses a pseudonym for pr
  
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• COVID-19 vaccinations add new twist to MLB trade deadline

  01-08-2022 03:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — This is always a stressful time of year for Major League Baseball’s 30 general managers, who are evaluating talent, juggling financial implications and trying to figure out ways to make their teams better as Tuesday’s trade deadline approaches.
  Now there’s another factor in the wheeling-and-dealing calculus — COVID-19 vaccination status.
  “It’s certainly one of the things that’s new that you didn’t have to think about,” Pi
  
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• Redblacks record first win by upsetting Argonauts 23-13

  01-08-2022 02:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Ottawa Redblacks are no longer the CFL’s only winless team.
  Jaelon Acklin had a touchdown reception and led his team with 144 receiving yards as the Redblacks defeated the Toronto Argonauts 23-13 at BMO Field on Sunday.
  Caleb Evans completed 24 of 29 passing attempts and threw for 286 yards and had two touchdowns for the Redblacks, whose record improved to one win and six losses.
  McLeod Bethel-Thompson completed just 26 of 40 passing attempts for 340 yards and one touch
  
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• D.C. United stuns Orlando City 2-1 in Rooney’s debut

  01-08-2022 01:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — New D.C. United coach Wayne Rooney didn’t have to wait long to earn his first victory.
  Chris Durkin and Taxiarchis Fountas scored goals during second-half stoppage time and D.C. United stunned Orlando City 2-1 on Sunday in Rooney’s debut.
  Rooney was hired on July 12 but had to watch United’s last three matches while waiting for his work visa to be approved. The 36-year-old English national, played in D.C. from 2018-19.
  Júnior Urso scored in the 9t
  
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• AP sources: Decision in Watson discipline case coming Monday

  01-08-2022 01:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  A decision on discipline for Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson following accusations of sexual misconduct is coming Monday.
  Two people with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press that retired judge Sue L. Robinson has informed the NFL and the NFL Players’ Association she’s ready to issue a ruling on Watson’s disciplinary hearing that concluded a month ago. They spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the discussions are private.
  Watson was accu
  
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• CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted – Week of July 31, 2022

  01-08-2022 01:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Here are three people wanted by police in our region this week. This list is provided by Crime Stoppers.Name: MEETOOS, Tyler
  Image supplied by Crime Stoppers.
  Age: 32
  Height: 6’0″ ft
  Weight: 161 lbsHair: Brown
  Eyes: Brown
  Wanted: Escaped lawful custody, domestic violence, property-related offences
  Warrant in effect: July 26, 2022
  Parole Jurisdiction: Vancouver, BC
  Name: SEE, Michael
  Image supplied by Crime Stoppers.
  Age: 42
  Height: 6’0″ ft
  Weight: 221 l
  
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• VIDEO: Fraser Valley Bandits finish regular season with a win - Chilliwack Progress

  01-08-2022 01:00 via theprogress.com
  
  VIDEO: Fraser Valley Bandits finish regular season with a win  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Chilliwack senior celebrated 90th birthday by tackling Mt. Thom

  01-08-2022 00:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Art Lengkeek is a well-known Chilliwack community member who is known as “The Happy Hiker”—Lengkeek turned 90 years young today (July 31) and strapped on his boots to hike up Mt. Thom with friends and family.
  Lengkeek’s longtime friend, Ted VanAsseldonk, proudly spoke of the birthday boy’s tenacity and his caring nature.
  “To me, it didn’t really matter how far he went,” VanAsseldonk said. “It was a matter of that he had the
  
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• Finau wins Rocket Mortgage for 2nd straight victory; Canada’s Pendrith ties for 2nd

  01-08-2022 00:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Tony Finau ran away with the Rocket Mortgage Classic on Sunday at Detroit Golf Club to become the first PGA Tour player in three years to win consecutive regular-season events.
  Finau closed with a 5-under 67 for a five-shot victory and a tournament-record 26-under 262 total. Canada’s Taylor Pendrith (72), Patrick Cantlay (66) and rookie of the year front-runner Cameron Young (68) tied for second.
  Finau and Pendrith, from Richmond Hill, Ont., started Sunday tied but the
  
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