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• Republican Sweeney plans to withdraw from Alaska House race

  23-08-2022 23:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Republican U.S. House candidate Tara Sweeney said Tuesday she plans to end her campaign, saying she does not see a path to victory or to raise the money needed to be successful in the November general election.Sweeney was positioned in fourth place after last week’s U.S. House primary as elections officials continue to count ballots. But she was far behind the top finishers, Democrat Mary Peltola and Republicans Sarah Palin and Nick Begich, who were alrea
  
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• Quebec provincial election campaign to begin Sunday, François Legault confirms

  23-08-2022 23:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Quebec Premier François Legault says the fall provincial election campaign will begin Sunday.
  He made the announcement today in a video uploaded to social media.
  Legault says campaigning will officially start Aug. 28 and continue right up to voting day on Oct. 3.
  Polls suggest Legault’s Coalition Avenir Québec party holds a commanding lead heading into the campaign, and the party is widely expected to cruise to a second majority.
  A Léger poll published
  
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• Single mothers group challenges B.C. government stance on legal aid system - Chilliwack Progress

  23-08-2022 23:00 via theprogress.com
  
  Single mothers group challenges B.C. government stance on legal aid system  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• MP says Ottawa underestimated Canadians’ desire to travel again - Chilliwack Progress

  23-08-2022 23:00 via theprogress.com
  
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• Canada, Germany sign deal to start hydrogen shipments by 2025 - Chilliwack Progress

  23-08-2022 23:00 via theprogress.com
  
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• Lapena, Canadian women’s team gather in Edmonton ahead of World Cup

  23-08-2022 22:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Victor Lapena left a steady job in his hometown to move to Ibiza, Spain, for his first professional coaching gig. It paid him 600 euros a month.
  But it opened a door to something better, and then something even better, and eventually to Toronto to lead Canada’s women’s basketball team in its quest to be among the world’s best.
  “Everything is connected, like when Steve Jobs talked about adding up the points, linking the points in your life,” Lapena sa
  
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• Hurricanes sign veteran forward Paul Stastny to 1-year deal

  23-08-2022 22:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. — Adding offense has been at the center of the Carolina Hurricanes’ offseason.
  After acquiring a pure goal scorer and losing him to injury for potentially half the season, they added one of his close friends who knows how to put the puck in the net in different ways.
  Carolina signed veteran forward Paul Stastny to a $1.5 million, one-year deal Tuesday, a move that shores up the championship contender’s forward depth following winger Max Pacioretty’s Achilles
  
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• Single mothers group challenges B.C. government stance on legal aid system

  23-08-2022 22:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — A three-day hearing has begun in British Columbia Supreme Court, with a group challenging the provincial government’s stance that it doesn’t have the capacity to take a case regarding legal aid to trial.
  The Single Mothers’ Alliance launched the constitutional case five years ago saying eligibility for legal aid does not meet the needs of low-income women, especially those escaping domestic violence.
  The alliance is being represented by West Coast Leaf, whose
  
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• B.C. public-sector union says negotiations with government are back on

  23-08-2022 21:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s largest public-sector union says it has accepted the government’s invitation to resume talks following limited job action that began over a week ago.
  The B.C. General Employees’ Union says it is expecting to return to the bargaining table “soon” as part of its negotiations with the Public Service Agency.
  The union says the resumption of contract talks, which went off the rails last spring, is the result of pressure from employees
  
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• Acute nursing shortage reduces Chilliwack General Hospital operating rooms to just two a day

  23-08-2022 21:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — An acute nursing shortage at Chilliwack General Hospital is having an adverse impact on the ability of doctors to perform surgeries and could continue for months if not addressed by Fraser Health or the provincial Ministry of Health.
  Fraser Valley Today has learned that multiple nurses have left the operating room (OR) at Chilliwack Hospital, and more nurses will reportedly soon be on maternity leave, reducing the normal allotment of three ORs a day to just two.One nurse in pa
  
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• MP says Ottawa underestimated Canadians’ desire to travel again

  23-08-2022 21:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — A member of Parliament says Ottawa may have underestimated Canadians’ desire to travel when planning for a return to normal following the end of most pandemic restrictions.
  Airlines and airports have been grappling with a surge in customers this summer, compounded by staffing shortages affecting both carriers and federal agencies.As a result, travellers have experienced widespread flight cancellations, baggage delays and lengthy lineups, particularly at Toronto’s Pear
  
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• Chilliwack's Jordyn Huitema joining national soccer squad for Australia friendlies - Chilliwack Progress

  23-08-2022 21:15 via theprogress.com
  
  Chilliwack's Jordyn Huitema joining national soccer squad for Australia friendlies  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Temporary changes to EI made during pandemic are set to expire late next month

  23-08-2022 21:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Temporary changes to the employment insurance program made during the pandemic are set to expire soon, jeopardizing access to jobless benefits for automotive workers in Windsor, Ont., who expect to be out of work in the fall, says a Unifor leader.
  Rob Kennedy, a worker at Syncreon Automotive and a vice-president of Unifor Local 195, says the Windsor plant will close Oct. 30 after auto manufacturer Stellantis ended its contract with Syncreon. 
  Since the onset of the pandemic,
  
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• Man killed in Highway 3 crash near Yahk - Chilliwack Progress

  23-08-2022 21:00 via theprogress.com
  
  Man killed in Highway 3 crash near Yahk  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• BCGEU to go back to negotiating table with province - Chilliwack Progress

  23-08-2022 21:00 via theprogress.com
  
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• England midfielder Jill Scott retires from soccer

  23-08-2022 20:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LONDON (AP) — England midfielder Jill Scott announced her retirement from soccer on Tuesday, the second member of the Euro 2022-winning team to do so in two days.
  The 35-year-old Scott’s decision comes after Ellen White, the team’s record scorer, said Monday she was retiring. Both Scott and White played in the final of the Women’s European Championship on July 31, when England beat Germany 2-1 after extra time.
  Scott made her England debut in 2006 and had a total of 161 i
  
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• Far more women than men not seeking re-election in Quebec’s fall vote

  23-08-2022 20:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  QUEBEC — Far more women than men are saying goodbye to the Quebec legislature ahead of the fall election.
  Of the 34 members who have announced they won’t be seeking re-election, 22 are women.
  That means women represent nearly two-thirds of the departures, even though they hold less than half the seats in the 125-seat legislature.
  The trend is most apparent in the governing Coalition Avenir Québec party, where nine women have chosen not to run again, compared to three men. 
  
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• UFV Cascades women’s soccer opening season on Friday - Chilliwack Progress

  23-08-2022 20:24 via theprogress.com
  
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• NWSL final to be televised nationally during prime time

  23-08-2022 20:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The National Women’s Soccer League title game will be aired nationally in prime time for the first time in the 10-year-old league’s history.
  The game is scheduled for 8 p.m. Eastern at Audi Field in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 29 and will be aired nationally by CBS.“As we continue to advance the women’s sports landscape in the U.S. and around the world, this is a particularly significant moment for the league and an opportunity our players wholly deserve,” NWSL Commis
  
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• Euro falls below parity with US dollar, what does it mean? - Chilliwack Progress

  23-08-2022 20:05 via theprogress.com
  
  Euro falls below parity with US dollar, what does it mean?  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Lions’ Gwacham, Als’ Harris, Ticats’ White named CFL top performers for Week 11

  23-08-2022 20:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — B.C. linebacker Obum Gwacham, Montreal quarterback Trevor Harris and Hamilton receiver Tim White have been named the CFL’s top performers for Week 11 of the 2022 season.
  Gwacham posted single-game highs in tackles (five) and sacks (two) as the Lions overcame a foot injury to star quarterback Nathan Rourke and improved to 8-1 with a 28-10 win over Saskatchewan on Friday in Regina.
  Gwacham has 16 tackles and four sacks in nine games with the Lions this season.
  Harris set seas
  
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• Prince George beats Valley Huskers for first BC Football Conference win - Chilliwack Progress

  23-08-2022 20:00 via theprogress.com
  
  Prince George beats Valley Huskers for first BC Football Conference win  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Realtor, father of 3 to seek seat on Chilliwack school board this fall

  23-08-2022 19:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Elliott Friesen has a vested interest in seeing his kids in the Chilliwack public school system thrive and prosper.
  Friesen, a realtor who has lived in Chilliwack for many years and has an extensive background in the construction and real estate industries, says his decision to run for the Chilliwack School District Board of Education in this fall’s election is based on his strong conviction to support higher learning while protecting the most vulnerable.“As a fath
  
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• Ukraine investigating 28,000 Russian war crimes, including child deaths: ambassador

  23-08-2022 19:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Ukraine’s ambassador to Canada says her country is investigating more than 28,000 war crimes, including the killing of 373 children, by Russian forces. 
  Ambassador Yulia Kovaliv says the crimes being documented and probed, with help from Canadians, include the kidnapping of children to Russia and the murders of fleeing civilians. 
  In an interview, she says Russia’s war with Ukraine goes beyond military aims and includes destroying Ukraine’s cultural her
  
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• VIDEO: Starlink satellite train wows stargazers across Abbotsford and beyond - Chilliwack Progress

  23-08-2022 19:52 via theprogress.com
  
  VIDEO: Starlink satellite train wows stargazers across Abbotsford and beyond  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Moscow seeks a ‘sense of normal’ amid Ukraine conflict - Chilliwack Progress

  23-08-2022 19:50 via theprogress.com
  
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• Serena Williams tells Meghan of baby’s injury before match

  23-08-2022 19:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Serena Williams and Meghan recount challenges they’ve experienced as working mothers on the Duchess of Sussex’s first podcast, including stories of having to work soon after scary incidents involving their children.
  Williams, a 23-time Grand Slam champion who said recently “the countdown has begun” to her retirement, recounted on Meghan’s “Archetypes” Spotify podcast Tuesday that she played a match at the 2018 French Open after a
  
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• Chilliwack SAR rescued mountain climbers on Cheam, attended calls in Chilliwack River Valley - Chilliwack Progress

  23-08-2022 19:23 via theprogress.com
  
  Chilliwack SAR rescued mountain climbers on Cheam, attended calls in Chilliwack River Valley  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Skies will be the limit once Chilliwack Airport gets new automated weather system - Surrey Now Leader

  23-08-2022 19:20 via surreynowleader.com
  
  Skies will be the limit once Chilliwack Airport gets new automated weather system  Surrey Now Leader
  
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• Skies will be the limit once Chilliwack Airport gets new automated weather system - Mission City Record

  23-08-2022 19:20 via missioncityrecord.com
  
  Skies will be the limit once Chilliwack Airport gets new automated weather system  Mission City Record
  
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• Skies will be the limit once Chilliwack Airport gets new automated weather system - Maple Ridge News

  23-08-2022 19:20 via mapleridgenews.com
  
  Skies will be the limit once Chilliwack Airport gets new automated weather system  Maple Ridge News
  
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• Skies will be the limit once Chilliwack Airport gets new automated weather system - Hope Standard

  23-08-2022 19:20 via hopestandard.com
  
  Skies will be the limit once Chilliwack Airport gets new automated weather system  Hope Standard
  
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• US to send $3 billion in aid to Ukraine as war hits 6 months

  23-08-2022 18:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — As Russia’s war on Ukraine drags on, U.S. security assistance is shifting to a longer-term campaign that will likely keep more American military troops in Europe into the future, including imminent plans to announce an additional roughly $3 billion in aid to train and equip Ukrainian forces to fight for years to come, U.S. officials said.U.S. officials told The Associated Press that the package is expected to be announced Wednesday, the day the war hits the six-mont
  
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• Motorcyclist fatally collides with machinery on BC bridge - Chilliwack Progress

  23-08-2022 18:45 via theprogress.com
  
  Motorcyclist fatally collides with machinery on BC bridge  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Finnish PM Sanna Marin to wild? - Chilliwack Progress

  23-08-2022 18:30 via theprogress.com
  
  Finnish PM Sanna Marin to wild?  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Fetty Wap pleads guilty to cocaine conspiracy - Chilliwack Progress

  23-08-2022 18:30 via theprogress.com
  
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• Durant, Nets plan to move forward together instead of trade

  23-08-2022 17:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets plan to stay together after all, even after the All-Star forward asked to be traded earlier this summer.
  The Nets said Tuesday that the team’s leadership met a day earlier with Durant and business partner Rich Kleiman in Los Angeles and “agreed to move forward with our partnership,” general manager Sean Marks said in a statement.
  Marks added that the goal remains to bring a championship to Brooklyn.
  That is certainly more
  
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• 2 men guilty of conspiring to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

  23-08-2022 17:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A jury on Tuesday convicted two men of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020, in a plot prosecutors described as a rallying cry for a U.S. civil war by anti-government extremists.
  The jury also found Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr. guilty of conspiring to obtain a weapon of mass destruction, namely a bomb to blow up a bridge and stymie police if the kidnapping could be pulled off at Whitmer’s vacation home.
  Croft, 46, a trucker from Bear,
  
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• Renowned architect Moshe Safdie gifts archive and Habitat 67 condo unit to McGill

  23-08-2022 17:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Israeli-Canadian architect Moshe Safdie is donating his professional archive to McGill University, including his thesis that led to the Habitat 67 apartment complex in Montreal.
  McGill says the collection is composed of more than 100,000 items including sketchbooks, models, drawings and correspondence related to unbuilt and built projects across the globe.
  It also includes the master copy of the McGill undergraduate thesis that inspired his design for Habitat 67, which was creat
  
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• Quebec coroner investigates deaths of Inuuk women struck on Montreal highways

  23-08-2022 17:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The Quebec coroner is investigating the deaths of two Inuuk women in their 20s who were hit by cars within a 24-hour period over the weekend on separate Montreal highways.
  A spokesperson for the coroner’s office confirmed today that the investigations have been ordered.
  Provincial police say they received a call on Friday around 4:15 a.m. about a woman in a wheelchair who was struck by a vehicle on a highway in Dorval, a city on the Island of Montreal.
  Mary-Jane Tulugak, f
  
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• PHOTOS: Mission firefighters battle structure fire with toxic fumes - Chilliwack Progress

  23-08-2022 17:27 via theprogress.com
  
  PHOTOS: Mission firefighters battle structure fire with toxic fumes  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• B.C. wildfires: 215 fires burning, 72 of them out of control - Chilliwack Progress

  23-08-2022 17:06 via theprogress.com
  
  B.C. wildfires: 215 fires burning, 72 of them out of control  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• ‘We need to be more transparent’: RCMP Commissioner Lucki says police must modernize

  23-08-2022 16:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HALIFAX — Canada’s top Mountie has told a public inquiry into the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting that the RCMP must become a more transparent organization.
  Commissioner Brenda Lucki is before the inquiry today to testify about how a gunman driving a replica police car carried out 22 murders over 13 hours on April 18-19, 2020. 
  The 131-page transcript of Lucki’s Aug. 4 interview with inquiry lawyers, released today, includes her discussing her regrets about an Aug. 28, 2020
  
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• NDP MP Peter Julian seeks answers from Hockey Canada CEO Scott Smith in letter

  23-08-2022 16:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NDP MP Peter Julian is seeking further accountability and transparency from Hockey Canada by way of a letter issued to the organization’s president and CEO, Scott Smith.
  The letter, provided to The Canadian Press, comes following new information Julian had been informed of by a former board member — who opted to remain anonymous — regarding perks and luxurious accommodations provided to board members.
  “Thousands of dollars that are being spent on board meetings, on luxury
  
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• Ken Dryden gets personal, remembering historic 1972 hockey showdown in “The Series”

  23-08-2022 16:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Ken Dryden didn’t want to write about the 1972 Summit Series. 
  The Hall of Fame goalie has, over the past 50 years, helped with projects about the historic games between Canada and Russia, but whenever someone asked him to pen a book on the subject, he politely declined. The stories about have already been told, Dryden said. 
  Then COVID-19 hit. 
  With the borders closed and his kids and grandkids living in the U.S., his plans for Christmas 2020 quickly changed. 
  “S
  
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• Mexico crushes Canada 10-0 at Little League World Series - Chilliwack Progress

  23-08-2022 16:30 via theprogress.com
  
  Mexico crushes Canada 10-0 at Little League World Series  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Canada to create team to counter Russian disinformation: Trudeau - Chilliwack Progress

  23-08-2022 16:30 via theprogress.com
  
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• Health minister appoints chief nursing officer to offer input on care concerns

  23-08-2022 16:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos has appointed Leigh Chapman to the newly reinstated role of chief federal nursing officer to offer input on the many issues facing Canada’s health systems.
  The federal government announced it would reinstate the role in February in recognition of the central role nurses played in keeping health care afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic. 
  Since then, a national shortage of qualified nurses has continued to stretch health systems thin as th
  
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• Survivor Dog Lost For Two Months Rescued By Cave Explorers

  23-08-2022 16:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not!Gerry Keene and Rick Haley are regular visitors to the Berome Moore Cave north of Perryville, Missouri, according to ABC 7. The spelunkers have been involved in an intensive mapping effort of its maze-like network of underground tunnels and chambers for the Cave Research Foundation. It represents the second largest cave in the “Show Me” state and one declared by the Karst Conservancy to stretch for roughly 21 miles. But little did they know they
  
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• Canada to create team to counter Russian disinformation: Trudeau

  23-08-2022 15:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Ottawa will create a special team to counter Russian disinformation and propaganda, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Tuesday. 
  Canada is also expanding its sanctions list to include 62 more individuals as well as Russian dronemaker Concern Avtomatika in retaliation for Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
  The prime minister announced the new measures during a special meeting involving leaders from dozens of countries supporting Ukraine.
  Notionally intended to discuss Russia’s
  
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