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• Metal-detecting stranger retrieves woman’s ring lost in sea

  20-08-2022 23:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HAMPTON, N.H. (AP) — A Massachusetts woman’s diamond wedding ring, a family heirloom, is back on her finger after a man with a metal detector responded to her social media plea for help and found it at the bottom of the ocean.Francesca Teal told The Boston Globe that she was tossing a football with her husband this month at North Beach in Hampton, New Hampshire, when the ring that once belonged to her great-grandmother slipped off her finger.They couldn’t find the ring in the w
  
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• Ireland’s Bennett wins second Vuelta stage, Teunissen grabs overall lead

  20-08-2022 22:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  UTRECHT, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch fans got a surprise treat as Mike Teunissen grabbed the overall leader’s red jersey in the Spanish Vuelta, and Sam Bennett of Ireland won the sprint finish in the second stage Saturday. 
  Defending champion Primoz Roglic stayed near the top of the standings.
  Teunissen came in fourth place at the final sprint to become the second Dutch leader in the overall standings after his Jumbo-Visma teammate Robert Gesink led after the first stage.
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• Canada’s Poulin, Fillier each score four goals in world warmup win over Denmark

  20-08-2022 21:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HERNING, Denmark — Canada’s Marie-Philip Poulin and Sarah Fillier each scored four goals in a 14-1 win over Denmark in an international women’s hockey exhibition game Saturday.
  The first meeting of the two countries in women’s hockey since 1992 was a warmup for the world championship starting Thursday in Herning and Frederikshavn, Denmark.
  The Danes ranked 10th in the world are the host team for the first time. 
  Canada, the reigning Olympic and world champion, is ran
  
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• Semifinal berth for Vernon’s Vasek Pospisil in Vancouver - Chilliwack Progress

  20-08-2022 21:30 via theprogress.com
  
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• B.C. Lions taking more time to evaluate quarterback Nathan Rourke’s injured foot

  20-08-2022 21:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The B.C. Lions had little to say Saturday regarding the status of quarterback Nathan Rourke.
  The 24-year-old from Victoria, who leads the CFL in passing yards (3,281) and touchdowns (25), injured his right foot in the fourth quarter of Friday’s 28-10 win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders when he was sacked by Pete Robertson.
  Rourke didn’t return to the game and donned a walking boot.
  “Lions quarterback Nathan Rourke was examined by team doctors this morning,&r
  
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• Lower Mainland paramedics warn ambulance service critically understaffed - Chilliwack Progress

  20-08-2022 20:45 via theprogress.com
  
  Lower Mainland paramedics warn ambulance service critically understaffed  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Chilliwack Fire extinguishes barn fire near Blue Heron Reserve early Saturday morning

  20-08-2022 20:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack Fire has extinguished a barn fire that broke out early Saturday morning (Aug. 20) near the Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve in Greendale.
  On August 20, at approximately 12:45 a.m., the Chilliwack Fire Department was dispatched to a reported structure fire located in a barn in the 5200 block of Sumas Prairie Rd.According to a statement from Andy Brown, assistant fire chief of training for the Chilliwack Fire Department, fire crews confirmed on arrival there was a full
  
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• MLA John Rustad says he has “no animosity” toward BC Liberal Party after ouster

  20-08-2022 20:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — A British Columbia MLA says he holds no animosity toward the BC Liberal Party or its leader after being ousted from its caucus earlier this week.
  John Rustad, who represents Nechako Lakes in central B.C., was removed after he retweeted comments that questioned the role of carbon dioxide in climate change.
  In a statement posted to Twitter, Rustad says he believes in climate change and is worried about the effect it will have on future generations, but refuses to “support po
  
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• B.C. students struggle to find housing ahead of fall semester - Chilliwack Progress

  20-08-2022 20:35 via theprogress.com
  
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• National real estate association says Chilliwack benchmark housing price now tops $800,000

  20-08-2022 20:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Sales of homes might be slowing in Chilliwack, but the prices keep ticking up incrementally across British Columbia.The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) released data Friday (Aug. 19) showing that the benchmark housing unit in Chilliwack now exceeds $800,000.In its British Columbia housing market snapshot for July, CREA reported that Chilliwack’s benchmark housing price is $805,000.The benchmark housing price is defined as the MLS estimate of a typical home in a c
  
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• No animals injured in early-morning barn fire in Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress

  20-08-2022 20:19 via theprogress.com
  
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• CFL star returner DeVonte Dedmon returns to Redblacks after NFL stint

  20-08-2022 20:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — CFL all-star DeVonte Dedmon has returned to the Ottawa Redblacks following his release from the NFL’s Miami Dolphins.
  The 26-year-old from Williamsburg, Va., was named the CFL’s most outstanding special teams player and to the league’s all-star team in 2021 when Dedmon compiled 2,841 return yards and three touchdowns.
  Dedmon rejoins Ottawa (1-8) for the rest of the season.
  “DeVonte has proven himself to be a top player in our league who is always a threat w
  
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• Gunmen storm hotel in Somali capital, leave 20 dead

  20-08-2022 19:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Islamic militants have stormed a hotel in Somalia’s capital, engaging in an hours-long exchange of fire with the security forces that left at least 20 people dead, according to police and witnesses.In addition, at least 40 people were wounded in the late Friday night attack and security forces rescued many others, including children, from the scene at Mogadishu’s popular Hayat Hotel, they said Saturday.
  The attack started with explosions outside the ho
  
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• B.C. First Nation arrives in Scotland, asks museum to return totem pole taken in 1929

  20-08-2022 19:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Delegates from the Nisga’a First Nation are in Scotland this week to discuss repatriating a memorial totem pole it says was stolen nearly a century ago.
  Seven members, including Nisga’a Nation Chief Earl Stephens, have travelled from British Columbia and are scheduled to meet withstaff, curators and politicians at the National Museum of Scotland on Monday.
  “This will be the first time in living memory that members of the House of Ni’isjoohl will be able
  
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• Stigma against psychedelics could fade with decriminalization in B.C., experts say - Chilliwack Progress

  20-08-2022 18:00 via theprogress.com
  
  Stigma against psychedelics could fade with decriminalization in B.C., experts say  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Russia’s Gazprom to shut gas pipeline to Europe for 3 days - Chilliwack Progress

  20-08-2022 17:26 via theprogress.com
  
  Russia’s Gazprom to shut gas pipeline to Europe for 3 days  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Apple warns of security flaw for iPhones, iPads and Macs - Chilliwack Progress

  20-08-2022 17:24 via theprogress.com
  
  Apple warns of security flaw for iPhones, iPads and Macs  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Learning support teacher Brian VanGarderen announces run for Chilliwack school board

  20-08-2022 16:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — As a learning support teacher who works with students who are deaf and hard of hearing, Brian VanGarderen has a unique vantage point working inside a school classroom.It’s a perspective he believes will position himself as a candidate in this fall’s Chilliwack School District Board of Education race.VanGarderen began his teaching career in 2015 working with students with exceptionalities at the School for the Deaf in Edmonton, before moving back to Chilliwack in 20
  
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• Chilliwack Mural Festival to showcase 10 new murals today at downtown celebration

  20-08-2022 16:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The Chilliwack Mural Festival hopes to revitalize the once dreary downtown core with an all-day celebration of art, music, pride, and festivities galore today (Aug. 20).
  The event runs from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and features a lineup off local artists and performers to commemorate the arrival of 10 new contemporary murals replete with 4 music stages, 14 live artists, a legal graffiti wall, dance battles, roaming performances, a community-led wall, and more.
  In partnership wit
  
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• Chilliwack harpist to perform in musical drama about 1538 dissolution of monasteries in England - Chilliwack Progress

  20-08-2022 16:30 via theprogress.com
  
  Chilliwack harpist to perform in musical drama about 1538 dissolution of monasteries in England  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Tlicho reflect on legacy of Treaty 11 during 100-year celebrations

  20-08-2022 16:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BEHCHOKǪ̀, N.W.T. — As some communities in the Northwest Territories gather to celebrate 100 years since Treaty 11 was signed, many Indigenous people are reflecting on what the historic agreement means today.
  The last of the numbered treaties between the Canadian government and Indigenous people, Treaty 11 travelled by river to nine signatory communities in 1921 and 1922. The document, which covers 950,000 square kilometres of what is now Yukon, the Northwest Terriroties and Nuna
  
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• Stigma against psychedelics could fade with decriminalization in B.C., experts say

  20-08-2022 16:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Decriminalization of some hard drugs in British Columbia could help reduce stigma around psychedelic substances that have medicinal value, but have been caught up in the war on drugs, experts say.
  “The war on drugs is one of the main drivers of the overdose epidemic and it also may be one of the reasons why we’re not using the best treatment for mental health — psychedelics,” said Zach Walsh, a professor of psychology at the University of British Columbia and a scientist
  
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• Deal freeing Catholic entities from $25M campaign for residential schools released

  20-08-2022 13:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada agreed to “forever discharge” Catholic entities from their promise to raise $25 million for residential school survivors and also picked up their legal bill, a final release document shows. 
  The Canadian Press obtained a signed copy of the 2015 agreement through federal Access-to-Information laws, marking what appears to be the first time the document has been widely publicized. 
  “That’s a very, very important set of records,” said Ry
  
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• Timeline of Canada’s call to abandon 2015 appeal over residential schools fundraiser

  20-08-2022 13:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada’s decision to abandon its appeal of a 2015 court ruling that freed Catholic groups from the need to raise $25 million for residential school survivors has caused anger and confusion. 
  Last fall, a package of more than 200 pages of briefing notes and court records was prepared for Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller, who promised he would look into what transpired. The Canadian Press obtained the records under federal access-to-information laws. 
  
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• No animals injured in early-morning barn fire in Chilliwack – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  20-08-2022 09:00 via theprogress.com
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• Chilliwack harpist to perform in musical drama about 1538 dissolution of monasteries in England – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  20-08-2022 09:00 via theprogress.com
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• B.C. students struggle to find housing ahead of fall semester – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  20-08-2022 09:00 via theprogress.com
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• QB Rourke injures foot as Lions extend win streak with 28-10 victory over Roughriders

  20-08-2022 07:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  REGINA — The B.C. Lions picked up a costly 28-10 victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Friday night as starting quarterback Nathan Rourke went down with a foot injury early in the fourth quarter.
  Rourke suffered the injury when he was sacked by Riders defensive lineman Pete Robertson.
  The 24-year-old needed assistance from two teammates to leave the field after being attended to by the Lions training staff.
  Rourke wore a walking boot when exiting the field at the end of the game. A
  
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• Auger-Aliassime drops quarterfinals match in straight sets to Coric in Cincinnati

  20-08-2022 06:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CINCINNATI — Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime lost 6-4, 6-4, to Borna Coric Friday in the quarterfinals of the Western & Southern Open Masters-level tennis tournament.
  The Montreal native fired 12 aces to Coric’s eight but committed five double faults in the loss. 
  Coric broke the 22-year-old on two out of nine opportunities, while Auger-Aliassime recorded zero break points.
  Auger-Aliassime, the seventh seed in the tournament, defeated Alex de Minaur in the second round,
  
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• Yankees blanked again, Gausman pitches Blue Jays to 4-0 win

  20-08-2022 04:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Gausman tossed seven sharp innings and the Toronto Blue Jays became the latest team to shut out the New York Yankees, beating the AL East leaders 4-0 Friday night.
  The Yankees were held to four singles and didn’t get a runner beyond second base as they lost for the 14th time in 18 games. They have been blanked three times in the last six games and five times in the last 13 games — Aaron Judge and his teammates were shut out just six times in the first 107
  
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• Elks dominate second half, snap three-game skid with 30-12 win over Redblacks

  20-08-2022 04:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Taylor Cornelius threw two touchdown passes and the Edmonton Elks scored 21 unanswered points in the second half of a 30-12 win over the Ottawa Redblacks on Friday.
  Cornelius completed 16-of-27 passes for 208 yards, including a four-yard touchdown pass to Derel Walker with 6:34 left in the fourth quarter. The win halted a three-game losing streak for the Elks (3-7).
  Caleb Evans threw for 111 yards and rushed for another 82, including a 21-yard touchdown run, but the Redblacks (1-8
  
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• Audrey Leduc breaks women’s 100-metre sprint record to win gold at Canada Games

  20-08-2022 03:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  THOROLD, Ont. — Quebec’s Audrey Leduc broke the women’s 100-metre sprint record Friday en route to gold at the Canada Games.
  Leduc ran 11.55 seconds to take down Cindy Moore’s record of 11.56 from 1977. 
  The 23-year-old’s time was an impressive 0.29 seconds ahead of Katherine Lucas of Team B.C. who finished with silver. 
  In another record-breaking effort, the Leduc-led Team Quebec won a gold medal in the 4×100 women’s relay with a time of 44.74
  
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• Adam Scott takes lead, Canada’s Corey Conners tied for second at BMW Championship

  20-08-2022 03:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Adam Scott felt he was playing well enough that he should start seeing some better scores at some point. That moment appears to have arrived at just the right time.
  Scott put together another tidy round Friday except for one hole — a double bogey on the 17th — for a 2-under 69 that gave him a one-shot lead going into the weekend at the BMW Championship.
  Canada’s Corey Conners shot 4-under 67 to jump 11 spots and be in a four-way tie for second. The
  
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• How to eat healthier when ordering takeout - Chilliwack Progress

  20-08-2022 02:30 via theprogress.com
  
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• Canada dominates in 6-0 win over Japan at Little League World Series

  20-08-2022 02:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Jaxon Mayervich struck out 10 batters and recorded an RBI while Benjamin Dartnell hit three RBIs in a 6-0 Canada win over Japan in Little League World Series action.
  After a scoreless first five innings Friday, Canada turned it up a notch in the sixth and final inning.
  Mayervich drove in Canada’s first run on a single and Ellis St. James followed that up with a sacrifice hit that made it 2-0.
  Three batters later, Dartnell hit a double to right field that dro
  
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• Pence says he didn’t leave office with classified material

  20-08-2022 02:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence said Friday that he didn’t take any classified information with him when he left office.
  Pence made the comment during an interview with The Associated Press in Iowa a week and a half after the FBI seized classified and top secret information during a search at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate.
  Asked directly if he retained any classified information upon leaving office, Pence said, “No, not to my k
  
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• New federal electoral districts proposed in Ontario would cut seats in Toronto, north

  20-08-2022 02:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The commission responsible for redrawing Ontario’s federal electoral map is proposing an overhaul to account for changes in where people live.
  Under the proposal, Toronto and northern Ontario would lose one riding each, with new districts created in the eastern and northern Greater Toronto Area, central Ontario, along with the Guelph and Brampton areas. 
  The Constitution calls for a review of electoral boundaries after each 10-year census, and a new federal law requires
  
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• Man accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie pleads not guilty - Chilliwack Progress

  20-08-2022 02:00 via theprogress.com
  
  Man accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie pleads not guilty  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Currents, depth continue to hamper fuel spill response near Victoria - Chilliwack Progress

  20-08-2022 01:30 via theprogress.com
  
  Currents, depth continue to hamper fuel spill response near Victoria  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• The Reach in Abbotsford seeks artists for Fraser Valley Biennial - Chilliwack Progress

  20-08-2022 01:08 via theprogress.com
  
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• Ontario nuclear operator travelling on motorcycle across Canada with canine friend - Chilliwack Progress

  20-08-2022 00:53 via theprogress.com
  
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• Vancouver police investigate three violent stranger attacks in Fairview neighbourhood - Chilliwack Progress

  20-08-2022 00:30 via theprogress.com
  
  Vancouver police investigate three violent stranger attacks in Fairview neighbourhood  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• COVID-19 to blame for Canada’s airport delays, says transport minister - Chilliwack Progress

  20-08-2022 00:30 via theprogress.com
  
  COVID-19 to blame for Canada’s airport delays, says transport minister  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Michigan GOP governor nominee Dixon picks running mate

  20-08-2022 00:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Republican gubernatorial nominee Tudor Dixon chose former state Rep. Shane Hernandez of Port Huron as her running mate Friday in her bid to unseat Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
  Hernandez served two terms in the Michigan House ending in 2020, when he ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. House. He chaired the powerful budget-writing House Appropriations Committee for one term.“Shane Hernandez as lieutenant governor will help to improve our schools, create
  
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