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• Argonauts snap Redblacks win streak with 24-19 victory, further gap in East Division

  10-09-2022 23:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Toronto Argonauts tightened their grip on first place in the East Division with a 24-19 over the Ottawa Redblacks on Saturday afternoon.
  Toronto (7-5) now has a four-point cushion over the second-place Montreal Alouettes (5-7). 
  Despite a strong push in the second half, the Redblacks (3-9) left their 21,673 fans still waiting for their first home win at TD Place and saw their two-game winning streak come to an end.
  Argos quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson finished the aft
  
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• Man, 67, charged with 2017 murder of Abbotsford woman in Mission – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  10-09-2022 22:33 via theprogress.com
  Man, 67, charged with 2017 murder of Abbotsford woman in Mission – Chilliwack Progress  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Tributes to the Queen flood in from around the world as Charles III proclaimed king

  10-09-2022 21:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LONDON — People from all over the world gathered outside London’s Buckingham Palace today to mark the end of one era and the start of another as Charles III was proclaimed king. 
  At a segment of Green Park, near the palace, rows upon rows of bouquets, photos, handwritten notes and flags formed an ever-growing tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, who died Thursday at 96.
  Outside the palace, it was difficult to move amid the crush of people pressing against the barricades in hopes of la
  
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• Fire west of Hope doubles in size to 65 hectares in one day; air quality advisory issued for entire Lower Mainland; 43 firefighters battling

  10-09-2022 21:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — As smoky skies blanket all of Chilliwack today and create unhealthy breathing conditions throughout the city, the inferno some 45 kilometres east of downtown Chilliwack has now doubled in size in about 24 hours.
  According to an update from the B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) posted at 12:14 p.m. on Saturday, September 10, the fire has doubled from 30 hectares on Friday morning to an estimated 65 hectares today.
  It is known as the Flood Falls Trail and has been designated as a hum
  
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• The Conservative party uses ranked ballots for leadership races. Here’s how it works.

  10-09-2022 18:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Conservative Party of Canada will announce the winner of its leadership race at an event in Ottawa on Saturday night.
  The party said it would be counting nearly 418,000 ballots out of some 678,700 eligible voters.
  The first-ballots results are expected to be revealed around 7:30 p.m. eastern time, but the ranked-ballot system the party uses to elect its leader could mean it will take longer than that for someone to emerge victorious.
  Here is how it works.
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• Pools at Cheam Leisure and Chilliwack Landing Centres to close Monday, Sept. 12 temporarily as YMCA takes over city leisure centres

  10-09-2022 18:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — In conjunction with the switchover from Recreation Excellence to the YMCA as the new municipal operator, the pools at the Cheam Leisure Centre and Chilliwack Landing Leisure Centre will be temporarily closed starting Monday, September 12.The YMCA of Greater Vancouver posted the announcement on its website earlier this week to advise users of the temporary inconvenience.“As an anticipated part of the transition process, the aquatic portions of the leisure centres will be
  
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• Canadian men start hot then hang on to beat Wales at Rugby World Cup Sevens

  10-09-2022 18:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CAPE TOWN, South Africa — After falling to Uruguay earlier in the day, the Canadian men survived a 19-point Welsh comeback in the second half to win 33-19 in consolation play at the Rugby World Cup Sevens on Saturday.
  Tenth-seeded Canada moved on to face No. 17 Chile on Sunday to decide 13th place in the 24-team men’s field. Chile had advanced in the Challenge portion of the bracket by beating No. 12 Scotland 24-21 in extra time.
  The fifth-seeded Canadian women, who downed No. 12 Chi
  
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• Quebec election: François Legault promises to balance Quebec budget in five years

  10-09-2022 18:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SAINT-JÉRÔME, Que. — Coalition Avenir Québec Leader François Legault is promising to balance Quebec’s budget in five years if his party is re-elected on Oct. 3.
  Legault told reporters in Saint-Jérôme, Que., north of Montreal, that his party is the only one that has a credible plan to return to a balanced budget and pay down the province’s debt.
  The CAQ has made $29.6 billion in promises, including a one percentage point cut in the tax rat
  
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• Evenepoel set to win Spanish Vuelta after protecting lead

  10-09-2022 17:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  PUERTO DE NAVACERRADA, Spain — (AP) — Remco Evenepoel all but clinched his first Grand Tour title on Saturday after the 22-year-old Belgian protected his lead in the Spanish Vuelta on the three-week race’s final competitive stage.
  Well-supported by his Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl team, Evenepoel had little trouble ensuring that Enric Mas and the Spaniard’s Movistar team were never able to challenge the two-minute lead he took into the 20th stage in mountains just north of Madr
  
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• Russia announces troop pullback from Ukraine’s Kharkiv area

  10-09-2022 16:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s Defense Ministry said Saturday that it is pulling back forces from two areas in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region where a Ukrainian counter offensive has made significant advances in the past week.Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said the troops would be regrouped from the Balakliya and Izyum areas to the Donetsk region. Izyum was a major base for Russian forces in the Kharkiv region.Konashenkov said the move is being made “in order to achi
  
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• Chilliwack businessman, Rotarian to run for Chilliwack City Council

  10-09-2022 15:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — If candidates are measured by their relentless zeal for all things Chilliwack, like diving in and getting your hands dirty so to speak, Chilliwack businessman Mike McLatchy might fit the mold.
  For over 40 years, McLatchy has lived, worked, raised a family, and steadfastly volunteered for a number of noble causes, all in Chilliwack. He prides himself on being a tenacious problem-solver, according to his website (www.mikemclatchy.com).But he says Chilliwack can and should do bet
  
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• Lum, the highest vote-getter in 2018, to seek fourth and final term on Chilliwack City Council

  10-09-2022 15:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — He waited until the last day to officially submit his candidacy paperwork, but incumbent Councillor Jason Lum is just as ready and eager to serve his constituents for another four years on the Chilliwack City Council.
  Lum confirmed his plans Friday evening (Sept. 9) to run for re-election as a tireless advocate on behalf of Chilliwack constituents.“After careful consideration, and taking the time to speak with my family and close friends, I have decided to put my name fo
  
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• Quebec election: Two new parties trying to spoil Liberals’ chances with anglophones

  10-09-2022 13:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — As Quebec’s major political parties duke it out ahead of the Oct. 3 election, a pair of newcomers are trying to capitalize on issues like language and minority rights to steal votes in heavily English-speaking ridings from the struggling Liberals. 
  The Canadian Party of Quebec and Bloc Montreal are running for the first time this election, having cropped up recently over opposition to the Coalition Avenir Québec’s language policies, but also because they
  
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• Voters go to polls for byelection in B.C. riding of Surrey South

  10-09-2022 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SURREY, B.C. — Voters in the British Columbia riding of Surrey South go to the polls today to replace a longtime Liberal Party member of the legislature.
  Stephanie Cadieux, a former Liberal government cabinet minister, resigned the seat in April when she took on the job of Canada’s first chief accessibility officer. 
  New Democrat candidate Pauline Greaves, a teacher at Langara school of management, ran against Cadieux in the 2020 election and lost by just under 1,200 votes. 
  
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• The Conservative leadership contest ends tonight and it’s Pierre Poilievre’s to lose

  10-09-2022 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — It’s finally here. 
  The Conservative Party of Canada will announce its next leader in Ottawa tonight, after candidates and supporters spent the past seven months on its third leadership contest in six years. 
  As candidates wait at the finish line, party members have their eyes not only on who will win, but also on the margin of victory.
  Expectations are high for veteran Conservative Pierre Poilievre, who ran a populist campaign around the theme of “freedom&rd
  
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• Low spirits over high tea in Victoria, B.C., as Empress patrons mourn the Queen

  10-09-2022 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — Afternoon sunshine streams into the Fairmont Empress Hotel’s iconic high tea room in Victoria, British Columbia, but cannot lift the sombre mood brought on by the death of Queen Elizabeth II.  
  Priscilla Luk of Vancouver says she took a float plane to Victoria on Friday to attend high tea at the Empress, which has long embraced its royal heritage, and help her mourn the monarch.
  She holds up her mobile phone, scrolling through her Chinese-language social media posts p
  
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• B.C. resident recalls meeting Queen, says photo is a ‘treasure’ of his life

  10-09-2022 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Rob Rathbun fondly recalls the day he lifted a little girl on his shoulders so she could give Queen Elizabeth II a bouquet of flowers during a procession outside the British Columbia legislature in 2002.
  The girl was “over the moon,” he said. 
  Rathbun, the vice-president of the Royal Commonwealth Society in British Columbia, said he then led the crowd in a cheer for the sovereign.
  “I was thinking to myself, the crowd’s being awfully quiet, and this shouldn’t be
  
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• 5 dead after New Zealand boat flips in possible whale strike

  10-09-2022 08:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Five people in New Zealand died Saturday after the small charter boat they were aboard capsized, authorities say, in what may have been a collision with a whale. Another six people aboard the boat were rescued.Police said the 8.5-meter (28-foot) boat overturned near the South Island town of Kaikōura. Police said they were continuing to investigate the cause of the accident.
  “This has been a tragic event and the police are providing support to those
  
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• Flood Falls Trail fire west of Hope grows to 50 hectares, prompts evacuation alert from Hope, FVRD

  10-09-2022 06:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  FLOOD HOPE — The fire that broke out late Thursday night (Sept. 8) west of Hope has now grown to 50 hectares, prompting an evacuation alert Friday evening from the District of Hope and the Fraser Valley Regional District.The blaze was initially 30 hectares Friday morning and was designated as out of control by provincial fire authorities has broken out in what’s called the Flood Falls Trail wildfire near exit 165 along Highway 1.The evacuation alert (pictured below, yellow represents
  
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• Alcaraz stops Tiafoe’s US Open run for 1st Grand Slam final

  10-09-2022 06:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz surged into his first Grand Slam final and gave himself a chance to become No. 1 at age 19 by ending Frances Tiafoe’s run at the U.S. Open with a 6-7 (6), 6-3, 6-1, 6-7 (5), 6-3 victory on Friday night.
  No. 3 Alcaraz moved ahead by grabbing nine of 10 games in one stretch and could have ended the semifinal when he held a match point in the fourth set. Tiafoe saved that and forced a fifth set by improving to 8-0 in tiebreakers during the tournament.Showi
  
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• District of Hope, FVRD issue evacuation order for homes west of Hope; fire grows to 50 hectares

  10-09-2022 06:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  FLOOD HOPE — The fire that broke out late Thursday night (Sept. 8) west of Hope has now grown to 50 hectares, prompting an evacuation notice Friday evening from the District of Hope and the Fraser Valley Regional District.
  The blaze was initially 30 hectares Friday morning and was designated as out of control by provincial fire authorities. It is being called the Flood Falls Trail wildfire, and its location is near exit 165 along Highway 1.
  The evacuation area in question (pictured below,
  
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• Bichette hits 5th HR in 4 games, Blue Jays beat Rangers 4-3

  10-09-2022 05:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Bo Bichette homered for the fifth time in the last four games, Danny Jansen hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the ninth inning and the playoff-contending Toronto Blue Jays beat Texas 4-3 on Friday night, when top Rangers prospect Josh Jung hit a home run in his first career at-bat.Bichette’s 23rd homer was a two-run shot in the third inning that put the Blue Jays up 3-0. He also drove in a run with a fielder’s choice grounder in the first.
  After the Ranger
  
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• Alouettes bounce back behind impressive first half with 31-10 victory over Lions

  10-09-2022 05:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — The Montreal Alouettes used a strong 21-point first-half effort to fuel a 31-10 win over the B.C. Lions on Friday night.
  The Alouettes (5-7) not only shook off a tough loss to the Ottawa Redblacks from last week, but also snapped a nine-game losing streak against the Lions. 
  Quarterback Trevor Harris threw for 163 yards on 16-of-23 passing to go along with one touchdown and one interception. 
  In his Alouettes debut, cornerback Nafees Lyon had one interception which he
  
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• US, Trump team propose names for arbiter in Mar-a-Lago probe

  10-09-2022 04:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department and Donald Trump’s legal team proposed candidates Friday for the role of an independent arbiter in the investigation into top-secret documents found at the former president’s Florida home, but the two sides differed on the scope of duties the person would have.
  Lawyers for Trump said they believe the so-called special master should review all documents seized by the FBI during its search last month of Mar-a-Lago, including records with c
  
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• CF Montreal books ticket to playoffs behind thrilling 2-2 draw against Columbus

  10-09-2022 04:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — CF Montreal have booked their first trip to the post-season since 2016 with a dramatic 2-2 draw against the Columbus Crew on Friday night.
  Victor Wanyama scored in the 89th minute and Zachary Brault-Guillard scored in stoppage time to even the score and allow Montreal (16-9-4) to pick up one point. 
  Jonathan Mensah and Lucas Zelarayán scored for Columbus (9-6-13).
  Columbus caught Montreal off guard early in the game, getting on the front foot immediately. With star s
  
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• Trudeau, Horgan meet after Liberal cabinet retreat marked by Queen’s death

  10-09-2022 04:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and British Columbia Premier John Horgan met over lunch in Vancouver on Friday, before Trudeau was set to travel back to Ottawa following a three-day cabinet retreat marked by the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
  A readout from the Office of the Prime Minister says the pair acknowledged with sadness Her Majesty’s passing at the age of 96 on Thursday, noting the “tremendous influence” she had throughout Canada during her 70-year reign.
  
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• Trains collide in Croatia, killing at least 3, injuring 11

  10-09-2022 03:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — A passenger train and freight train collided Friday night in central Croatia, killing at least three people and injuring another 11 or more, authorities said.The collision happened around 9:30 p.m. near the town of Novska, which is close to Croatia’s border with Bosnia, police said in a statement.“The impact was huge,” said Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic, who rushed to the scene with other government officials.Plenkovic confirmed that so far bodies
  
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• Jeongeun Lee6 finds her form and leads LPGA in Cincinnati

  10-09-2022 02:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Without a top 10 since the Asia swing in early March, Jeongeun Lee6 posted her best score in nearly a year on Friday with a 9-under 63 that gave her a one-shot lead in the Kroger Queen City Championship.
  Lee6 has gone three years since her lone win on the LPGA Tour at the 2019 U.S. Women’s Open, and the 26-year-old South Korean hasn’t contended since Singapore at the HSBC Women’s World Championship.
  She was at 13-under 131, one ahead of Janet Lin of Chin
  
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• Charges to be announced in 2017 murder of Abbotsford woman – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  10-09-2022 02:25 via theprogress.com
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• Blue Jays place Gurriel Jr. on 10-day IL due to left hamstring strain

  10-09-2022 02:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The Toronto Blue Jays placed outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. on the 10-day injured list on Friday due to a left hamstring strain.
  The move is retroactive to Thursday. Gurriel exited Wednesday’s 4-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles in the second inning with the injury.
  Gurriel, 28, has the second-best batting average on the team at .291, and has five home runs to go along with 52 RBIs in 121 games this season. 
  Toronto (76-60) has won six of its last seven games entering the first of a th
  
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• RCMP locate vehicle they believe was used by suspect after mass stabbing

  10-09-2022 01:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  REGINA — Saskatchewan RCMP say they have located a vehicle they believe was used by a suspect in a mass stabbing. 
  Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore says in a video statement that a witness reported Thursday to police that they may have seen Myles Sanderson in a rural area north of Saskatoon on Sunday evening. 
  Blackmore says a search of the area has now located the black Nissan Rogue, with a matching licence plate, that police believe Sanderson was initially travelling in
  
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• UPDATED: Misssing Chilliwack 19-year-old Located Safe And Sound - Abbotsford News

  10-09-2022 01:28 via abbynews.com
  UPDATED: Misssing Chilliwack 19-year-old Located Safe And Sound  Abbotsford News
  
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• Chilliwack 19-year-old last seen at Motley Crue concert in Vancouver last week – Hope Standard - Hope Standard

  10-09-2022 01:28 via hopestandard.com
  Chilliwack 19-year-old last seen at Motley Crue concert in Vancouver last week – Hope Standard  Hope Standard
  
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• Filing period closes as Chilliwack candidates for mayor, city council and school board launch campaign

  10-09-2022 01:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — The fall municipal election will feature an interesting array of Chilliwack candidates vying for mayor, city council, and school board.Not only will Mayor Ken Popove have a challenger in Ian Carmichael, 12 candidates will be vying for six seats on the Chilliwack City Council, while 15 candidates will compete for seven seats on the Chilliwack School District Board of Education.Chief election officer Jacqueline Morgan, who will administer election protocol for the City of Chilli
  
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• Accession ceremony for King Charles III to happen Saturday at Rideau Hall

  10-09-2022 01:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — A ceremony to proclaim the accession of King Charles III as Canada’s new head of state will take place Saturday morning at Rideau Hall.
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and members of the federal cabinet and Privy Council are also expected to meet as part of the protocol needed to formally proclaim the new sovereign.
  Trudeau is signing the book of condolences for the Queen this evening, after he returns to Ottawa from a three-day cabinet retreat in Vancouver.
  A date for Canada&
  
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• Fraser Valley Regional District elections will include acclamations for several directors – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  10-09-2022 01:04 via theprogress.com
  Fraser Valley Regional District elections will include acclamations for several directors – Chilliwack Progress  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Chilliwack RCMP ask for help in locating missing teenager, who hasn’t been heard from after attending Motley Crue concert

  10-09-2022 00:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack RCMP are currently looking for a 19-year-old Indigenous male who went missing after attending a Motley Crue concert earlier this week.Chilliwack RCMP are asking for the public’s help in locating Ashton Allan, who has not been heard from since September 3 when he attended a Motley Crue concert.Allan is described as an Indigenous male, 19 years old, 5’9″, 119 pounds (54 kilograms), brown and red hair, brown eyes, and has a tattoo of a rose on his rig
  
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• Members of some diaspora communities call for Canada to break ties to Crown

  10-09-2022 00:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Some Canadians from diaspora communities called for the country’s independence from the Crown on Friday, saying the death of the Queen is a chance to rethink its ties to the monarchy.
  More than 50 countries with historical links to Britain are part of the Commonwealth, which Queen Elizabeth II was head of throughout her reign. Her death Thursday came as a growing number of nations debate their relationship with the British Crown amid demands that the country apologize for its colonial-era
  
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• Dangerous driving suspect with 'abysmal' criminal record denied bail – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  10-09-2022 00:26 via theprogress.com
  Dangerous driving suspect with 'abysmal' criminal record denied bail – Chilliwack Progress  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Prolific offender steals trailer with ATVs and dirt bike, tries to elude police but loses control and crashes into an Abbotsford home

  10-09-2022 00:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD — A prolific offender who is known to area police thought he could steal a trailer loaded with ATVs and a dirt bike early Friday morning and get away with it.Instead, 39-year-old John Szanto faces multiple criminal charges involving theft of a motor vehicle and theft of over $5,000, just to name a few, after his early-morning heist went sideways between Abbotsford and Mission.On Friday, September 9, at 4:23 a.m., Abbotsford Police patrol officers located a vehicle towing a stole
  
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• EDITORIAL: Threats against politicians must stop – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  10-09-2022 00:00 via theprogress.com
  EDITORIAL: Threats against politicians must stop – Chilliwack Progress  Chilliwack Progress
  
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