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• Heat preparedness kits ready for Chilliwack seniors in need this ... - Chilliwack Progress

  30-05-2023 23:57
  
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• Heat Preparedness Kits Ready For Chilliwack Seniors In Need This ... - Abbotsford News

  30-05-2023 23:57
  
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• BCHL alters overtime to reduce games ending in shootouts ... - Chilliwack Progress

  30-05-2023 23:50
  
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• Fraser Health emergency wait times now viewable online, including Chilliwack Hospital

  30-05-2023 23:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Fraser Health says it is launching new information about average wait times for care at hospital emergency departments across the region, including Chilliwack General Hospital.In a post from its website Tuesday (May 30), Fraser Health reports that it in light of the busy and unpredictable nature of ER department volumes, the new information will help patients and families make informed decisions about accessing care.“These estimates help demonstrate how long it may take
  
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• B.C. housing non-profit at heart of controversy names interim CEO ... - Chilliwack Progress

  30-05-2023 23:26
  
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• Whitecaps look to home comforts after latest road loss, referee frustration

  30-05-2023 23:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps are returning home and looking to put their road trip woes behind them.
  The Whitecaps have not won away from B.C. Place in Major League Soccer regular-season play this year and have taken 14 of their 17 points at home.
  “I think we should be getting more points than what we’ve got,” said midfielder and captain Ryan Gauld.
  Vancouver (4-5-5) is tied for fourth in goals in the Western Conference but has failed to turn that offence into cons
  
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• New Jersey prosecutors announce murder charge against Virginia man in fatal shooting of councilwoman

  30-05-2023 23:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — A Virginia man was arrested Tuesday on murder and gun charges in the February killing of a local councilwoman who was found fatally shot in her SUV outside her home, New Jersey prosecutors said.Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said 28-year-old Rashid Ali Bynum, of Portsmouth, Virginia, was arrested without incident on first-degree murder and two second-degree handgun charges in the death of Sayreville Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour.Ciccone said the inves
  
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• 'A road map': Anti-racism data committee releases 12 priorities ... - Chilliwack Progress

  30-05-2023 23:12
  
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• Charter Rights Of Accused In Chilliwack Sexual Assault Case Were ... - Abbotsford News

  30-05-2023 23:09
  
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• Maskless-man guilty of assault on Okanagan store owner during ... - Chilliwack Progress

  30-05-2023 23:00
  
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• Andreescu advances to second round at French Open with win over Azarenka

  30-05-2023 23:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PARIS — Canada’s Bianca Andreescu has advanced to the second round of the French Open with a 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over 18th-seed Victoria Azarenka of Belarus.
  Andreescu started to take control of the match after a poor first set, overpowering Azarenka with an aggressive pace and confident shotmaking.
  The 22-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., went up with an early break in the third set to take a 2-1 lead, then fought off a break point for a crucial hold.
  Azarenka did not go quietly, howev
  
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• ‘A big step forward’: Canada’s Tousignant brings exposure to women’s para hockey

  30-05-2023 23:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Raphaelle Tousignant dreams of being a Paralympic hockey player.
  But as a woman, that means making a men’s team because there isn’t a women’s Paralympic hockey team to play on.
  That hasn’t stopped Tousignant from chasing her goal of taking the ice for Canada on the sport’s biggest stage.
  “When I learned that the woman’s side of the game wasn’t at the Paralympic Games, I changed my dream and said, ‘I want to be part of the men’s team,&rs
  
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• Auditor general calls for immediate action to protect children and youth in Nunavut

  30-05-2023 22:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  IQALUIT, Nunavut — Canada’s auditor general says early findings in a review of child and family services in Nunavut were so alarming that her office immediately raised concerns with the territorial government. 
  A report by Karen Hogan released Tuesday found the territory is failing to protect vulnerable children and youth and to provide support to families, front-line workers and communities.
  “This report is more than statistics, trends and a compilation of facts — i
  
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• B.C. to waive education tuition for former youth in care - Chilliwack ... - Chilliwack Progress

  30-05-2023 22:48
  
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• Quebec legislature committee calls for governance changes at QMJHL in hazing report

  30-05-2023 22:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  QUEBEC — A Quebec legislature committee is calling for governance changes at the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League as part of a report on hazing in the sport.
  The committee is calling for the league to be run by an independent board of directors that doesn’t consist mostly of team owners and employees.
  The report released today also recommends that the QMJHL establish what activities are acceptable during initiations and what constitutes hazing.
  It says the league needs to take steps
  
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• B.C. housing non-profit at heart of controversy names interim CEO

  30-05-2023 22:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The Atira Women’s Resource Society says it has named a new interim CEO after former head Janice Abbott stepped down amid a conflict-of-interest controversy involving her husband, former BC Housing CEO Shayne Ramsay. 
  Atira says its new CEO Catherine Roome is an experienced leader in both the public and private sectors and will head the organization until a permanent replacement for Abbott is found. 
  Atira board chair Elva Kim says recruiting Roome is part of its
  
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• B.C. government to provide additional $25 million for marine restoration projects

  30-05-2023 22:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PARKSVILLE, B.C. — British Columbia’s Environment Ministry has announced another $25 million in funding for coastal cleanup and restoration of the marine environment.
  This brings its total investment for the Clean Coast, Clean Waters Initiative Fund to about $50 million.
  Environment Minister George Heyman told a news conference Tuesday that debris from more than 4,600 kilometres of shoreline has been removed so far, while creating more than 1,700 jobs.
  He says the new funding will al
  
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• ‘I’ll be more ready:’ Canadian decathlete LePage aims to build on Hypo Meeting win

  30-05-2023 22:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Pierce LePage feels there’s another step he could take with the world athletics championships approaching in August.
  The Whitby, Ont., native edged fellow Canadian and Olympic champion Damian Warner to claim decathlon gold on Sunday, his first at the Hypo Meeting event in Götzis, Austria. LePage had 8,700 points, one shy of his personal best that won him silver at the 2022 world championships.
  “This meet for me, it’s given me a lot of confidence,” LePage told The Can
  
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• VIDEO: Sts'ailes Sasquatch Dancers perform at Hope Secondary ... - Chilliwack Progress

  30-05-2023 22:24
  
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• Chilliwack to receive funding for illuminated, flashing crosswalk on Yale Rd.

  30-05-2023 22:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — A busy pedestrian crosswalk just a few steps from the downtown Save-On-Foods on Yale Road will get some much needed safety improvements thanks to a provincial grant.
  The B.C. government announced Tuesday (May 30) the City of Chilliwack will receive $9,901 to install a rectangular rapid-flashing beacon crosswalk at the intersection of Yale Road and Kipp Avenue, across from Save-On Foods.The location is within the city’s downtown core, not far from the downtown transit exc
  
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• Blue Jays reliever Anthony Bass apologies for sharing homophobic social media post

  30-05-2023 22:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Blue Jays reliever Anthony Bass says he’s sorry for sharing a homophobic social media post.
  Bass spoke ahead of Toronto’s game against the Milwaukee Brewers tonight.
  The 35-year-old Bass shared an Instagram reel yesterday where another content creator made the “Biblical case” for why Christians should boycott Bud Light and Target after they openly supported the LGBTQ+ community.
  Bass says he apologized to his teammates and is using the Blue Jays’ res
  
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• AG largely praises B.C. COVID-19 tourism supports, cites ‘minor’ shortfalls

  30-05-2023 21:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — B.C’s auditor general says the province’s COVID-19 support program for the devastated tourism industry followed most required guidelines, though he raised some concerns about the way it was documented and monitored.
  Michael Pickup says there were “minor inconsistencies” with the otherwise well designed and implemented destination development grant program that handed out more than $41 million in 2021 and 2022.
  He says in his report released Tuesday that t
  
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• John Hannaford named new clerk of the Privy Council, as Janice Charette retires

  30-05-2023 21:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has appointed a new head of the federal public service.
  John Hannaford, who is currently the deputy minister of natural resources, will become clerk of the Privy Council next month.
  Janice Charette, the current clerk, is set to retire June 24 after nearly 40 years in the public service, including as Canada’s envoy to Britain.
  Hannaford was also a deputy minister of international trade and a foreign policy adviser to Trudeau, and served as Canada
  
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• Man arrested after paddling to escape police near Chase ... - Chilliwack Progress

  30-05-2023 21:30
  
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• Government to recognize historical significance of Canada's ban on ... - Chilliwack Progress

  30-05-2023 21:30
  
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• Amid hot, dry weather, Quebec forest fire prevention group on high alert

  30-05-2023 21:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Quebec’s forest fire prevention agency is maintaining a high alert and says the current weather is a cause for concern.
  The province on Sunday ordered a ban on open fires and the agency, known as SOPFEU, says that ban will be maintained for the time being.
  Fire information officer Mélanie Morin says after a wet, rainy start to the season, the danger index was at “high” for the past two weeks and is now at “extreme,” where it is expected to re
  
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• Supporters of missing human-rights defender say he is being detained in China

  30-05-2023 21:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Family and supporters of a missing Chinese human-rights defender say they have credible word he has been imprisoned in China since October.
  They say in a statement that Dong Guangping is being held by Chinese authorities in the Zhengzhou No. 3 Detention Centre in Henan province, apparently without charge or pending trial.
  The Toronto Association for Democracy in China and the Federation for a Democratic China are urging Chinese authorities to release Dong immediately and allow him
  
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• 'Crushing consequences': Experts see growing risk as wildfires ... - Chilliwack Progress

  30-05-2023 21:00
  
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• Chilliwack couple wins $675,000 on scratch and win ticket ... - Chilliwack Progress

  30-05-2023 20:55
  
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• Government amending Atlantic Accords to include offshore wind energy, spur production

  30-05-2023 20:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says new legislation will let Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador tap into the potential of offshore wind power development.
  He introduced changes to laws implementing the Atlantic Accords today that would expand the mandates of each province’s offshore petroleum boards to include renewable energy. 
  The proposed amendments would enable the development of offshore wind farms by allowing for government regulation.
  Wilkin
  
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• Man caught snatching endangered turtles from Kelowna pond ... - Chilliwack Progress

  30-05-2023 20:30
  
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• Costly shingles vaccines spark call for change from Cowichan ... - Chilliwack Progress

  30-05-2023 20:30
  
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• Chilliwack Man Accused Of Shooting At RCMP Refuses To Co ... - Abbotsford News

  30-05-2023 20:25
  
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• Kelowna woman pleads guilty to killing husband, sentenced to 14 ... - Chilliwack Progress

  30-05-2023 20:15
  
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• ‘Frightening’ Halifax wildfire shows risk when hot, dry weather hits Maritimes

  30-05-2023 20:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The wildfire that ignited Sunday outside Halifax seemingly came out of nowhere, but experts say factors including a string of dry days, gusty winds and debris from post-tropical storm Fiona set the stage for the disaster.
  John Clague, a professor of geosciences at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, B.C., called the fire “a black swan event,” something unexpected but with a significant impact. Raging fires such as the one that has damaged or destroyed an estimated 200 buildings are n
  
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• Freeland says Liberal government respects Alberta electing ... - Chilliwack Progress

  30-05-2023 20:00
  
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• Canada will keep up with U.S., won’t cut corners on permitting reform, Wilkinson says

  30-05-2023 19:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — Canada’s natural resources minister says he won’t be “cutting corners” when it comes to the environmental assessment process for energy projects. 
  Jonathan Wilkinson says the government is focused on delivering a new permitting process before the end of the year. 
  Industry experts say it’s more urgent than ever, now that the U.S. is poised to eliminate duplication and require shorter timelines for environmental assessments.
  The U.S. perm
  
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• Drug policy advocate group Moms Stop the Harm wants meeting with Poilievre

  30-05-2023 19:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The co-founder of a network of mothers whose children died of drug overdoses says she wants to speak with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre about his opposition to prescribing a safer supply of opioids to those living with addiction.
  Leslie McBain of the group Moms Stop the Harm joined other advocates and Green Party MPs at a news conference today, where she said she wants to tell Poilievre that she believes the practice of offering drug alternatives saves lives.
  The Greens joi
  
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• Air Canada failing to provide full services in both official languages: report

  30-05-2023 19:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The official languages commissioner says Canadian travellers — particularly francophones — are struggling to get service in their official language of choice from Air Canada. 
  Raymond Théberge says his assessment also applies to the Canada Border Services Agency and major airport authorities. 
  His new report highlights the way federal institutions are failing meeting the requirement to provide services in English or French, where demand warrants it.&nb
  
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• Mike Benevides returns to Lions as B.C. announces changes to coaching staff

  30-05-2023 19:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Former B.C. Lions head coach Mike Benevides is returning to the team as a special teams consultant.
  The Lions also announced that special teams co-ordinator Don Yanowsky will not be with the team this season due to unexpected family matters.
  Benevides spent 12 years with the Lions, starting as a special teams and linebackers coach before getting the head coaching job from 2012-2014.
  He had a 33-21 record over three seasons as B.C.’s head coach but failed to take the
  
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• Chilliwack couple celebrating big win in ‘Set for Life’ scratch and win game

  30-05-2023 19:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — It was a moment of disbelief and joy for Jessica and Jesse Chandler of Chilliwack when they discovered that a simple purchase of a Set for Life Scratch & Win ticket at a local gas station had granted them the game’s top prize of $675,000. The couple, overwhelmed with excitement, shared their plans for the future and the impact this unexpected windfall will have on their lives.
  Recalling the moment of discovery, Jessica expressed her initial disbelief, saying, “
  
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• Canadian Afghan advisers take government to court over alleged discrimination

  30-05-2023 18:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Two Canadians who served the military in Afghanistan are suing the federal government over alleged discrimination for failing to rescue their family members from the Taliban.The federal government recently created a program to ensure the families of Canadians who served as language and cultural advisers in Afghanistan are brought to safety.
  But the criteria is so restrictive it doesn’t apply to some family members who were threatened because of their connection to Canada&rsq
  
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• French Open’s No. 2 seed, Daniil Medvedev, loses to 172nd-ranked qualifier, Thiago Seyboth Wild

  30-05-2023 18:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PARIS (AP) — Second-seeded Daniil Medvedev was stunned in the first round of the French Open on Tuesday, losing in five sets to Thiago Seybolt Wild, a 23-year-old from Brazil who is ranked just 172nd and was playing only his second match in the main draw of any Grand Slam tournament.
  Seybolt Wild needed to go through qualifying rounds at Roland Garros just to earn a spot in the men’s bracket but looked very much like he belonged on Court Philippe Chatrier, hitting big forehands and k
  
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• Mayor: 5 unaccounted for including 2 likely in wreckage of collapsed Iowa apartment building

  30-05-2023 18:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Five people remain unaccounted for, including two people whose remains may be in a pile of rubble at the site of a partially collapsed apartment building, officials of the city of Davenport, Iowa, said Tuesday.
  Mayor Mike Matson confirmed the numbers at a news conference following criticism that the city was moving too quickly toward demolishing the building before making sure that no one is still inside. Protests erupted after a woman was rescued Monday night, hour
  
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• Will Chilliwack, British Columbia Be Getting A New Scenic Gondola Or Ski Resort? - Unofficial Networks

  30-05-2023 18:25
  
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• The Stanley Cup Final between Vegas and Florida will end with a first-time NHL champion

  30-05-2023 18:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Jon Hamm is excited for this Stanley Cup Final between the Florida Panthers and Vegas Golden Knights.
  “Stoked, man,” the actor and noted hockey fan said. “I live in L.A., so that’s a half-hour flight away for me.”
  The NHL is pumped, too. Even though the ratings will likely sag without big markets involved, the Sun Belt series will feature two teams that have never before won the Cup. It is also a chance for the league to show off its success growing in the U.S. beyo
  
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• Parliament votes down Conservative motion against safe supply of ... - Chilliwack Progress

  30-05-2023 18:22
  
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• First halal meat and grocery market coming to downtown Chilliwack

  30-05-2023 18:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The first of its kind halal meat market is set to open in downtown Chilliwack later this week.Sultana Market Grocery and Halal Meat wrote on Facebook last week that Chilliwack’s first ever halal meat and grocery store will be opening this Thursday, June 1 for its grand opening at 46240 Yale Road, about one block northeast of Five Corners.“Catering to our ever growing diverse community, we will be offering a variety of vegetarian and halal frozen items, dry items su
  
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• Chilliwack paddler selected for Canadian U23 national team ... - Chilliwack Progress

  30-05-2023 18:20
  
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• Liberals still have faith in David Johnston’s work on foreign meddling: House leader

  30-05-2023 18:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Government House leader Mark Holland says the federal Liberals still have faith in the man they appointed to investigate the issue of foreign interference in Canadian elections.
  But Holland would not confirm whether the government could fire David Johnston if an NDP motion calling for his ouster passes in the House of Commons this week. 
  The House is debating a motion from NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh today that calls for the government to remove Johnston as special rapporteur on
  
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