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• Njegovan will be able to support Team Lawes at Scotties while on pregnancy leave

  07-02-2023 23:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Team Lawes vice Selena Njegovan will be able to serve in a support role at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts after all despite initially being told she’d have limited access on site while on pregnancy leave.
  The change, confirmed Tuesday by Curling Canada’s Nolan Thiessen, will likely put an end to a weeklong series of developments stemming from the organization’s unveiling of a pregnancy exemption eligibility policy ahead of the national championship.
  That policy was walked ba
  
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• Iqaluit says it has lost at least 6 million litres of water due to issues with system

  07-02-2023 23:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  IQALUIT, Nunavut — The City of Iqaluit says it lost between six and 10 million litres of water over the past three days as crews worked to address problems with its piped water system. 
  The city shut down all water services on Saturday while crews repaired the water line near the Astro Hill complex where a major leak had been reported early that morning. 
  Water was restored for most of the city by Saturday night, while a medical boarding home was hooked back up to the system by S
  
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• Dave Dickenson dives into CFL free agency in first year as Stampeders’ GM

  07-02-2023 23:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Dave Dickenson’s 20th year in the Calgary Stampeders’ organization is his first pushing contracts across the table for players to sign.
  When John Hufnagel handed the general manager’s reins to his head coach in December after 15 years on the job, Dickenson began prepping for his first foray into CFL free agency that opens Feb. 14.
  “I’ve got a good model to follow,” Dickenson said Tuesday at McMahon Stadium. “I haven’t probably put i
  
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• CF Montreal starts tactical work in Florida as training camp continues

  07-02-2023 23:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  With the first leg of their pre-season camp finished, CF Montreal have temporarily relocated to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., for three weeks before opening the 2023 Major League Soccer season against Inter Miami.While at the Florida Blue Training Center, the club is looking to develop their tactical setups and take advantage of the time away from home to bond as a team.
  “We spend a lot of time together outside training. Obviously, there are meetings and obligations, but we find a lot of time to
  
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• How Truth and Reconciliation Day is marked across Canada

  07-02-2023 23:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — British Columbia has introduced legislation to make the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation a statutory holiday. 
  If the legislation passes, B.C. would become the sixth province or territory to designate Sept. 30 as a holiday. Here is a list of how provinces, territories and Canada mark the day.
  Canada: The federal government in 2021 designated Sept. 30 a national statutory holiday, with paid leave for all its workers. It says the day is an opportunity for public work
  
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• Chilliwack's Ethan Mastin gets nod for Invitational CFL Combine - Chilliwack Progress

  07-02-2023 23:15 via news.google.com
  
  Chilliwack's Ethan Mastin gets nod for Invitational CFL Combine  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• VIDEO: Alberta Premier Smith meets Trudeau; awkward handshake ... - Chilliwack Progress

  07-02-2023 23:00 via news.google.com
  
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• What Trudeau has offered to the premiers to fund health care

  07-02-2023 22:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Premiers got their fist look at Ottawa’s offer to increase long-term health funding Tuesday at a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, but the federal proposal falls short of what they were seeking.
  The provinces budgeted about $204 billion for health care in this fiscal year and the Canada Health Transfer was set at $45 billion, or about 22 per cent of that. The premiers want the federal share to increase to 35 per cent, which amounts to another $26 billion in this ye
  
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• Saskatchewan Roughriders feature new faces on club’s coaching staff

  07-02-2023 22:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  REGINA — Head coach Craig Dickenson will have five new faces on his Saskatchewan Roughriders staff in 2023.
  The Riders unveiled Dickenson’s staff Tuesday and making their first appearance with Saskatchewan this year will be Andre Bulduc (run-game co-ordinator/running backs coach); Del Cowsette (defensive line); Naaman Roosevelt (offensive assistant); Drew Tate (receivers); and Anthony Vitale (offensive line). They join Dickenson, Kelly Jeffrey (offensive co-ordinator/quarterbacks); J
  
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• Microsoft bakes ChatGPT-like tech into search engine Bing - Chilliwack Progress

  07-02-2023 22:30 via news.google.com
  
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• Canadian military plane heads home after two surveillance flights over Haiti

  07-02-2023 22:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A Canadian Armed Forces surveillance plane is returning home after two intelligence-collecting flights over Haiti.
  The federal Liberal government announced on Saturday that the CP-140 Aurora was being deployed to collect intelligence on gang activity in Haiti.
  Defence Minister Anita Anand and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said it also demonstrated Canada’s commitment to the embattled nation.
  Haiti has been battered by a series of crises, including rampant gang
  
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• Prosecutor: XXXTentacion’s accused killers set out to rob - Chilliwack Progress

  07-02-2023 22:20 via news.google.com
  
  Prosecutor: XXXTentacion’s accused killers set out to rob  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Canadian Championship to kick off April 19 with games in Hamilton and Montreal

  07-02-2023 21:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The 2023 Canadian Championship will kick off April 18 in Hamilton and Montreal with Forge FC hosting FC Laval and CF Montreal entertaining Vaughan SC in first-round matches.
  While the tournament draw was held Jan. 31, Canada Soccer announced dates and locations Tuesday for the first round of the 14-team knockout competition.
  The preliminary round continues April 19 with three more games. 
  Halifax Wanderers FC and Atletico Ottawa will meet in a neutral site game at Toronto’s York Lions
  
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• Andreescu, Fernandez, Marino bounced in Abu Dhabi opening round

  07-02-2023 21:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Canadians were sent packing early at the Abu Dhabi Women’s Tennis Open, with Bianca Andreescu, Leylah Fernandez and Rebecca Marino all losing their first-round matches on Tuesday.
  Andreescu, who advanced to the semifinals of last week’s Thailand Open before retiring with a shoulder injury, lost 7-6 (2), 6-2 to Kazakhstan’s Yulia Putintseva.
  Putintseva broke Andreescu, from Mississauga, Ont., five times on nine chances, and strung together
  
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• B.C’s pink sea urchins are on the move to shallower waters thanks to climate change

  07-02-2023 21:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Pink sea urchins off the coast of Vancouver Island are expanding into shallower waters, in what researchers say is an indication of how rapidly climate change is affecting ocean life.
  Researchers at Memorial University, Ocean Networks Canada and the University of Victoria found the urchins were moving into shallower water at an average rate of 3.5 metres per year as climate change and warming water reduce oxygen levels and food sources at lower depths.
  The study’s co-auth
  
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• Coalition calls on Ottawa to invest $6B in Indigenous housing

  07-02-2023 21:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  A new coalition is calling on the federal government to invest $6 billion in its upcoming budget to develop an urban, rural and northern Indigenous housing strategy.
  The National Urban Rural and Northern Indigenous Housing Coalition, which represents Indigenous housing providers across Canada, said there’s a need to increase the housing supply by 73,000 units.
  It said investments should focus on an Indigenous-led approach and support culturally relevant community resources and health servi
  
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• They call her “Billie Howliday” but she’s actually a quiet hound available for adoption in Chilliwack

  07-02-2023 21:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — In this week’s instalment of “For Pets’ Sake” sponsored by 89.5 JR Country, there’s a pretty awesome dog available for adoption at the CARE animal centre in Chilliwack, located at 44860 Wolfe Road in Chilliwack.She goes by the name of “Billie Howliday” but staff there at CARE, or Community Animal Response and Education Centre, say Billie is the happiest dog ever.“She isn’t vocal like her surname might suggest – in fac
  
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• Defamation case between Chilliwack political rivals hinges on ... - Hope Standard

  07-02-2023 21:00 via news.google.com
  
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• Defamation case between Chilliwack political rivals hinges on ... - Chilliwack Progress

  07-02-2023 21:00 via news.google.com
  
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• Defamation Case Between Chilliwack Political Rivals Hinges On ... - Abbotsford News

  07-02-2023 21:00 via news.google.com
  
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• COVID critic had illness but died of drug overdose, B.C. coroner says

  07-02-2023 20:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — A report from British Columbia’s coroner says a prominent anti-vaccine and COVID critic died in 2021 of a drug overdose, although he also tested positive for the illness post-mortem.
  The report says Mak Parhar was found by a family member unresponsive in the bathroom of his New Westminster home on Nov. 4, 2021.
  Coroner Damian Balam’s report into the death says Parhar was found lying on the floor with drug paraphernalia including a syringe, a glass pipe and a burnt sp
  
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• Jupiter’s moon count jumps to 92, most in solar system - Chilliwack Progress

  07-02-2023 20:30 via news.google.com
  
  Jupiter’s moon count jumps to 92, most in solar system  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Doctors call for executive’s resignation due to Vancouver Island ... - Chilliwack Progress

  07-02-2023 20:30 via news.google.com
  
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• Former Canadian envoys to China urge Ottawa to launch foreign agent registry

  07-02-2023 20:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Two of Canada’s former envoys to China say Ottawa is enabling foreign interference on Canadian soil by not launching a registry to track those acting on behalf of other countries.
  The Liberals have promised to eventually launch consultations on a foreign agent registry, which would require people to publicly report when they are doing paid work on behalf of another state, under threat of fines or jail time.
  But Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino warned on Monday that suc
  
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• Source: Roughriders secure deal with former Alouettes receiver Wieneke

  07-02-2023 20:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan Roughriders’ rebuild is quickly taking shape.
  A CFL source said the Riders agreed to a one-year deal with Montreal Alouettes receiver Jake Wieneke on Tuesday. Wieneke was slated to become a free agent next Tuesday, but pending free agents have been able to speak with teams since Sunday as per the league’s negotiating window.
  The source added the move comes a day after the Riders reached an agreement with Montreal quarterback Trevor Harris, who also was scheduled to b
  
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• AP sources: Walsh to leave Biden Cabinet for NHL union

  07-02-2023 20:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh is expected to leave the Biden administration to run the National Hockey League Players’ Association, according to two people familiar with his plans.
  The hockey players’ union has been searching for a new executive director to take over for Don Fehr. An association spokesperson had no official update on the situation when reached Tuesday.
  A serious fan of the Boston Bruins, Walsh showed an encyclopedic knowledge of the sport i
  
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• Two Montreal police officers lied about 2017 death of detainee: ethics board

  07-02-2023 20:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Quebec’s police ethics board says two Montreal officers lied to investigators about the 2017 death of a 23-year-old man in custody.
  Administrative judge Benoit Mc Mahon says Const. Mathieu Paré and Dominic Gagné — since promoted to detective-sergeant — were negligent or showed a lack of concern for the man’s well-being when they wrote on an intake form that he did not suffer from any medical conditions or take medication.
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• National reconciliation day to become September statutory holiday in B.C.

  07-02-2023 19:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has introduced legislation to make Sept. 30 a paid statutory holiday marking the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
  Labour Minister Harry Bains introduced a bill in the legislature today, saying the holiday will be observed this September and every Sept. 30 afterwards.
  He says the B.C. holiday follows the federal government’s decision in 2021 to declare Sept. 30 a national truth and reconciliation holiday for its workers.
  Bains told
  
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• SD33, independent students now required to complete First Nations course before graduating

  07-02-2023 19:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Starting this fall with the 2023-24 school year, secondary school students in British Columbia will now need to complete an Indigenous-focused course in order to earn a certificate of graduation.According to a post from Chilliwack School District on Facebook on January 20, the provincial move coincides with the B.C. government’s commitment to anti-racism initiatives.“As part of B.C.’s commitment to truth, reconciliation, and anti-racism, the Ministry of Educa
  
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• Toronto Raptors forward O.G. Anunoby out vs. San Antonio Spurs

  07-02-2023 19:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Raptors forward O.G. Anunoby will not be in the lineup when Toronto hosts the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday.
  Head coach Nick Nurse says Anunoby is still out with a left wrist sprain.
  The 25-year-old small forward participated in drills at Raptors practice on Tuesday morning.
  Anunoby was injured in Toronto’s 129-117 loss to the Golden State Warriors on Jan. 27.
  He is averaging 16.9 points, 5.5 rebounds and two assists per game this season. 
  This report by The Canadian
  
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• Fortitude Wine Bar, a classy addition to District 1881, hopes to expand liquor license hours

  07-02-2023 18:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Fortitude Wine Bar, an elegant cornerstone of the thriving District 1881 commercial area in downtown Chilliwack, hopes to expand its operating hours in a manner similar to Farmhouse Brewing in Greendale.
  According to a city staff report, Chilliwack City Council is set to review an application by Fortitude Wine Bar to expand its operating hours from 45 hours a week, open five days a week, to 98 hours a week and be open seven days a week.Chilliwack City Council is slated to revi
  
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• THE MOJ: Super Bowl week all about the schmooze - Chilliwack Progress

  07-02-2023 18:30 via news.google.com
  
  THE MOJ: Super Bowl week all about the schmooze  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Sluggish home sales, lower prices define January real estate sales in Chilliwack area

  07-02-2023 18:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — A substantial decline in the number of homes sold in January 2023 compared to January 2022 came as no surprise to the Chilliwack and District Real Estate Board.Not only are home sales slower, prices are dropping, and more homes are on the market compared to historical data.In a news release Monday (Feb. 6), real estate transactions during January 2023 fell by over 50 per cent compared to the year prior, and the benchmark price of a single-family home fell to $820,100, a substa
  
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• Canadian forward Cyle Larin already a fan favourite in Spain with Real Valladolid

  07-02-2023 18:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canadian Cyle Larin has made a splash landing in La Liga.
  The 27-year-old from Brampton, Ont., has scored the winning goal off the bench in his first two appearances for Real Valladolid CF since joining the Spanish top-tier side from Belgium’s Club Brugge.
  Larin has two goals in just 47 minutes work.
  According to Opta, Larin is the first player to score in each of his first two games for Valladolid in league play this century. His two goals to date in Spain are double his count in his nine
  
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• Canada announces $10 million in aid to Turkey and Syria after deadly earthquake

  07-02-2023 18:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Ottawa says Canada will contribute $10 million to earthquake relief efforts in Turkey and Syria as part of an initial aid package.
  International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan says the federal government is conducting a needs assessment for further aid and is also considering deploying the country’s disaster assistance response team to help with rescue operations.
  The death toll of Monday’s earthquake has surpassed 5,300 and is expected to rise as search and rescue operations con
  
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• Quebec police say former health authority worker made fake COVID-19 vaccine documents

  07-02-2023 18:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Quebec anti-corruption police say a former employee of a Montreal health authority is facing criminal charges for allegedly creating fake proof-of-vaccination documents for COVID-19.
  Deborah Kapinga, 31, of Brossard, Que., south of Montreal, has been charged with one count of forgery and one count of unauthorized use of a computer.
  Mathieu Galarneau, a spokesman for the anti-corruption unit known as UPAC, says Kapinga made the fake documents in April 2022.
  Galarneau says Kapinga
  
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• Toronto FC confirms signing of Norwegian international defender Sigurd Rosted

  07-02-2023 17:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Toronto FC added to its backline Tuesday, signing Norwegian international defender Sigurd Rosted.
  The move was expected after Brondby IF, Rosted’s previous club in Denmark, said farewell to the 28-year-old centre back on its official Twitter account last week, saying the defender was travelling to Toronto “to negotiate his personal terms.”
  Toronto, at the time, said nothing has been finalized yet.
  The MLS club confirmed the move Tuesday, saying Rosted has signed a three-year de
  
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• Coquihalla, Highway 3 issued winter storm warning - Chilliwack Progress

  07-02-2023 17:45 via news.google.com
  
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• Dances with Wolves actor facing sex charge in 2018 B.C. incident - Chilliwack Progress

  07-02-2023 17:30 via news.google.com
  
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• B.C. pushes bail reform forward in talks with feds - Chilliwack Progress

  07-02-2023 17:30 via news.google.com
  
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• Emergencies Act commission report to be delivered Feb. 20

  07-02-2023 17:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The federal commission looking into the Liberal government’s decision to use the Emergencies Act is being granted an extension to deliver its report to the cabinet and the public at the same time this month.
  The Public Order Emergency Commission is investigating use of the act to end the “Freedom Convoy” protest, which paralyzed downtown Ottawa for more than three weeks in the winter of 2022. 
  Justice Paul Rouleau was given 360 days to deliver his report.
  An order-in-counc
  
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• Heavy rain drenching the Lower Mainland until frontal system moves ... - Chilliwack Progress

  07-02-2023 16:58 via news.google.com
  
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• U.S. actor facing sex charges in Nevada also facing charge in B.C.

  07-02-2023 16:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KEREMEOS, B.C. — A former actor in the movie “Dances With Wolves” who is facing eight sex-related charges in Nevada is also facing a charge in British Columbia.
  Documents filed in B.C. show Nathan Chasing Horse was charged last week with one count of sexual assault linked to the southern Interior village of Keremeos in September 2018.
  RCMP spokesman Staff Sgt. Kris Clark says in an email that an unendorsed warrant has been posted in B.C. for Chasing Horse.
  He says it is too ear
  
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• Water restrictions lifted on Sunshine Coast as disastrous drought ... - Chilliwack Progress

  07-02-2023 16:30 via news.google.com
  
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• The Grammys ended in controversy, again: here’s what to know - Chilliwack Progress

  07-02-2023 16:30 via news.google.com
  
  The Grammys ended in controversy, again: here’s what to know  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Russia hits more civilian targets amid doubts over offensive - Chilliwack Progress

  07-02-2023 16:30 via news.google.com
  
  Russia hits more civilian targets amid doubts over offensive  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• One-third of households say they’re financially worse off compared to year ago: poll

  07-02-2023 16:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A new poll finds one-third of Canadian households say their financial situation has worsened over the last year.
  According to a Leger poll commissioned by the Association for Canadian Studies, 34 per cent of Canadian households say they’re financially worse off compared with a year ago.
  The majority of respondents, 58 per cent, said their financial situation is about the same as it was a year ago. 
  Meanwhile, nine per cent report their financial situation has improved.&
  
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• Ottawa spending $2M for international commission to offer advice on unmarked graves

  07-02-2023 15:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Ottawa is spending $2 million for an international organization to provide First Nations with options around identifying possible human remains buried near residential schools. 
  A statement from the office of Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller says it is signing a technical agreement with the International Commission on Missing Persons. 
  Based out of The Hague, the organization works in different countries to help identify the remains of those who have disappeared or been
  
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• PODCAST: Adaptability and Aging in place - Chilliwack Progress

  07-02-2023 14:40 via news.google.com
  
  PODCAST: Adaptability and Aging in place  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Overnight rescue dig saves toddler trapped in Thai well

  07-02-2023 12:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BANGKOK (AP) — An overnight rescue operation successfully retrieved a 19-month-old girl from a dry artesian well shaft Tuesday — 18 hours after she fell into the hole at a cassava farm in northern Thailand.
  Rescuers clapped and cheered as the toddler, the daughter of migrant workers from Myanmar, was pulled out of the 15-meter (49-foot) -deep well shaft and placed on an a stretcher that carried her to a waiting ambulance.
  “Great job, guys. We did it!” exclaimed one rescue
  
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