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• VIDEO: Cutting-edge sonar counting salmon at Vedder Bridge near ... - Aldergrove Star

  21-07-2023 23:55
  
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• Minor League Cricket considering expansion into British Columbia - Chilliwack Progress

  21-07-2023 23:48
  
  Minor League Cricket considering expansion into British Columbia  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Canada loses to France in men’s water polo at world aquatics championships

  21-07-2023 23:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FUKUOKA, Japan — The Canadian men’s water polo team finished preliminary-round play with a 15-11 loss to France on Friday at the FINA World Aquatics Championships.
  Canada finished the preliminary round third in Group B with a 1-2 record and will face the United States in the Round of 16 on Sunday.
  Nicolas Constantin-Bicari, Jeremie Cote and Bogdan Djerkovic each had three goals for Canada, while Gaelan Patterson scored twice.
  Mehdi Marzouki, Emil Bjorch and Ugo Crousillat each had th
  
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• Moviegoers flock to a Mattel-mushroom cloud ‘Barbenheimer ... - Chilliwack Progress

  21-07-2023 23:30
  
  Moviegoers flock to a Mattel-mushroom cloud ‘Barbenheimer ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• B.C. port union to recommend settlement agreement to its members - Chilliwack Progress

  21-07-2023 23:30
  
  B.C. port union to recommend settlement agreement to its members  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Alabama lawmakers refuse to create 2nd majority-Black congressional district

  21-07-2023 23:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers on Friday refused to create a second majority-Black congressional district, a move that could defy a recent order from the U.S. Supreme Court to give minority voters a greater voice in elections and trigger a renewed battle over the state’s political map.
  The legislation now goes to Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, who is expected to sign it.
  Lawmakers in the Republican-dominated House and Senate instead passed a plan that would increase the percentage
  
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• Police find $618K worth of drugs on Lower Mainland acreage - Chilliwack Progress

  21-07-2023 23:00
  
  Police find $618K worth of drugs on Lower Mainland acreage  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Couple disheartened after helping newcomers to Okanagan - Chilliwack Progress

  21-07-2023 22:52
  
  Couple disheartened after helping newcomers to Okanagan  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Harman matches British Open records at Hoylake to build 5-shot lead over Fleetwood

  21-07-2023 22:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HOYLAKE, England (AP) — Brian Harman found himself in elite company through two rounds at Royal Liverpool, tying the 36-hole record also held by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy. Even better was having no company at all atop the leaderboard Friday in the British Open.
  Harman seized control early with four straight birdies, and saved his best for the final hole. He ripped a 5-iron to 15 feet for eagle, giving him a 6-under 65 that gave him a five-shot lead over Tommy Fleetwood going into the we
  
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• PHOTOS: Harrison Festival of the Arts closes on a high note - Chilliwack Progress

  21-07-2023 22:15
  
  PHOTOS: Harrison Festival of the Arts closes on a high note  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• CF Montreal leans on impressive home form as it welcomes Pumas in Leagues Cup play

  21-07-2023 21:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — CF Montreal will be leaning on its impressive home form as it opens its Leagues Cup campaign against Mexican side Pumas U.N.A.M. on Saturday.
  Despite a brief dip in quality at Stade Saputo, Montreal still holds one of the best home records in Major League Soccer this season, taking eight wins from 11 games and only conceding five goals in that span. It’s also in an advantageous position as both its group stage games will be played at home.
  “We take every competition
  
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• Baseball a hit as Indigenous youth connect with the sport at North American Games

  21-07-2023 21:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HALIFAX — Baseball is known as America’s game, but there were signs Friday on a misty Halifax field that First Nations and Métis athletes from Canada are increasingly adopting it as their own.
  At the North American Indigenous Games in Halifax, Brandon Beaudin-Herney coached his Saskatchewan team to a 2-1 comeback win over Ontario for the bronze medal at the 19-and-under youth tournament.
  As his athletes presented team captain Tegan Nahnepowisk with a birthday cake at home plat
  
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• Firefighters rally to douse wildfire threatening Chilliwack ... - Hope Standard

  21-07-2023 21:45
  
  Firefighters rally to douse wildfire threatening Chilliwack ...  Hope Standard
  
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• Crews making progress as Davis Lake wildfire remains at 150 ... - Chilliwack Progress

  21-07-2023 21:19
  
  Crews making progress as Davis Lake wildfire remains at 150 ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Chilliwack fire breaks out at structure, turns into wildfire - CityNews Vancouver

  21-07-2023 21:17
  
  Chilliwack fire breaks out at structure, turns into wildfire  CityNews Vancouver
  
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• Battle of the defences as B.C. Lions take on Saskatchewan Roughriders

  21-07-2023 21:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SURREY, B.C. — The West Division-leading B.C. Lions are looking to continue their defensive dominance as they host the third-place Saskatchewan Roughriders on Saturday.
  The Lions (4-1) have ridden strong on the performances on defensive lineman Mathieu Betts who leads the league with nine sacks.
  That sets him over halfway to Brent Johnson’s Canadian record of 17 set in 2005. 
  “We’ve reminded ourselves from day zero on Monday, you got to win as many games as possible,
  
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• Longtime NHL executive Brian O’Neill, who oversaw 1967-68 expansion, dead at 94

  21-07-2023 20:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Brian O’Neill, a longtime NHL executive who helped oversee the league’s first major expansion and was tasked with drafting its first 12-team schedule, has died at age 94.
  The NHL confirmed O’Neill’s death in a release on Friday. A cause of death was not given.
  O’Neill was hired by NHL president Clarence Campbell in 1966 as the league’s director of administration.
  The Montreal native was in charge of drawing up the NHL’s 1967-68 schedule, which added six
  
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• Hydro lines down following crash near busy Abbotsford intersection

  21-07-2023 20:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — The intersection of Marshall Road and Sumas Way is expected to be partially closed through Friday (Jul. 21) following an unusual morning crash.
  Abbotsford Police say they were called to the area on a report that a semi-trailer, transporting an extra wide load, had collided with a hydro pole along Sumas Way.Police immediately closed the roadway because of the danger posed by low-hanging hydro lines across the asphalt.
  After the initial investigation, police ruled out impairment
  
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• Jays acquire left-hander Cabrera from Cardinals for catching prospect Hernandez

  21-07-2023 20:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have acquired left-handed reliever Génesis Cabrera from the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for catching prospect Sammy Hernandez, the team announced Friday.
  The 26-year-old Cabrera has appeared in 32 games for the Cardinals this season, posting a 5.06 earned-run average with 38 strikeouts across 32 innings. 
  The Cardinals designated Cabrera for assignment on Monday.
  The native of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, was signed by the Tampa Bay Ray
  
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• Ministers’ embrace of Rwanda’s Kagame undermines democratic values: governance prof

  21-07-2023 20:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A professor who studies how countries relate with authoritarian states says Canada has missed the mark in warmly embracing Rwandan President Paul Kagame.
  Rwanda is hosting a major development conference this week called Women Deliver in the capital of Kigali.
  Canadian cabinet ministers Harjit Sajjan and Marci Ien met with Kagame as part of their visit, saying they spoke about ways their two countries could co-operate more and posting photos of smiles and handshakes online.
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• Wildfire smoke highlights need for better ventilation in public spaces - Chilliwack Progress

  21-07-2023 20:00
  
  Wildfire smoke highlights need for better ventilation in public spaces  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• At UN, Trudeau hails European values as source of global strength in troubled times

  21-07-2023 19:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is at the United Nations where he is bestowing a special award on the European Commission and its president.Trudeau is presenting the World Peace and Liberty Award to Ursula von der Leyen on the final day of the World Law Congress.
  He says European values, forged 80 years ago in the cauldron of the Second World War, have never been more important.And he says Canada and Europe are kindred spirits that champion democratic values and understand the p
  
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• Provincial government announces $7.5 million investment in food ... - Chilliwack Progress

  21-07-2023 19:30
  
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• Chilliwack teen inspires roller hockey tourney raising money for ... - Hope Standard

  21-07-2023 19:30
  
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• Chilliwack Teen Inspires Roller Hockey Tourney Raising Money For ... - Abbotsford News

  21-07-2023 19:30
  
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• Silent treatment: Quebec officers refusing to answer questions from police watchdog

  21-07-2023 19:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The majority of police forces across Quebec are refusing to answer questions from investigators with the province’s independent police watchdog after a court affirmed the right of officers not to incriminate themselves.
  The situation, first reported by The Globe and Mail, reflects an increasingly tense relationship between Quebec’s police forces and the body mandated to hold them accountable — and to help maintain the public’s trust in the institution of
  
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• Teen star McIntosh leads strong Canadian swim team at world championships

  21-07-2023 19:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Summer McIntosh no longer enjoys the luxury of gracing the pool deck as a relatively anonymous up-and-comer with modest expectations from the outside world.
  Reporters peppered the 16-year-old swim phenom with questions at a Friday news conference in Fukuoka, Japan as the Canadian swim team made its final preparations for the 2023 World Aquatics Championships.
  The queries ranged from how the Torontonian manages pressure, to what she thinks of Olympic champion Ariarne Titmus to why her parents nam
  
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• Stage 2 water restrictions put in place in Abbotsford and Mission

  21-07-2023 19:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — As drought conditions continue to worsen across the province, the Abbotsford Mission Water and Sewer Commission (AMWSC) has taken action to support the provincial government’s directive to conserve water. Effective immediately, Stage 2 Water Restrictions are being implemented in an effort to preserve water during the summer months.
  Although the local water supply currently falls within Stage 1 parameters, officials note the water levels in Dickson Lake and Cannel Lake ha
  
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• Environment Canada issues blistering heat warnings for B.C. Interior regions

  21-07-2023 18:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Environment Canada says unseasonably hot weather in British Columbia’s Okanagan, Thompson, and Boundary regions will push temperatures into the mid 30s into the weekend.
  Environment Canada issued heat warnings Friday covering portions of the province’s Interior, saying the hot weather was expected to persist through to Sunday.
  The agency says daytime temperatures are expected to reach 38 Celsius in the Boundary region, while temperatures in the south and central Oka
  
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• Retired RCMP officer charged with helping Beijing intimidation campaign

  21-07-2023 18:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The RCMP says it has charged one of its former members in a case of alleged foreign interference. 
  William Majcher is accused of helping the Chinese government identify and intimidate a person. 
  Police say he is from Hong Kong and used his network of Canadian contacts to get intelligence or services that benefited the People’s Republic of China. 
  They say a national security investigation into Majcher’s suspicious activities began in the fall of 2021.
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• Texas A&M University president resigns after Black journalist’s hiring at campus unravels

  21-07-2023 18:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M University announced Friday that its president has resigned after a Black journalist’s celebrated hiring at one of the nation’s largest campuses unraveled following pushback over her diversity and inclusion work.
  President Katherine Banks said in a resignation letter that she would retire immediately, because “negative press has become a distraction” at the nearly 70,000-student campus in College Station.
  Her exit comes as Republic
  
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• THE MOJ: Scoping out some summer stories around the sports world - Chilliwack Progress

  21-07-2023 18:30
  
  THE MOJ: Scoping out some summer stories around the sports world  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Gunman who ambushed North Dakota police had a ‘binary trigger’ that let him fire rapidly, AG says

  21-07-2023 18:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A gunman who ambushed police officers in Fargo, North Dakota, last week had a “binary trigger” that allowed him to fire rapidly, authorities said Friday.
  The .223-caliber rifle that Mohamad Barakat used in his July 14 attack sounded like an automatic weapon because of how quickly it fired, state Attorney General Drew Wrigley said at a news conference.
  Barakat killed one officer and wounded two others and a civilian before the fourth officer at the scene shot
  
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• Professional wrestling returns to Abbotsford Agrifair - Chilliwack Progress

  21-07-2023 18:07
  
  Professional wrestling returns to Abbotsford Agrifair  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• More money for Montreal supervised drug-use sites as city deals with addiction issues

  21-07-2023 18:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Quebec is boosting funding for supervised consumption sites in Montreal to prevent overdoses as the city grapples with homelessness and substance abuse issues.
  The province is dedicating an additional $1.5 million for services targeted to drug users, including $1.2 million that will go to four organizations in Montreal’s downtown, Hochelaga-Maisonneuve and Village neighbourhoods.
  The Village became the focus of Montreal’s homelessness and drug abuse issues earlier th
  
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• B.C. firefighter numbers top 2,500, as 100 Brazilians arrive today - Chilliwack Progress

  21-07-2023 18:00
  
  B.C. firefighter numbers top 2,500, as 100 Brazilians arrive today  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• British balloonists’ transatlantic quest thwarted as troubles force landing in N.L.

  21-07-2023 17:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — Two ballooning Brits have abandoned their quest to fly across the Atlantic after technical issues forced them to land in Newfoundland this morning.
  U.K. residents Mike and Deborah Scholes lifted off from a New Brunswick field on Thursday morning in a Rozier hot air balloon, bound for the other side of the ocean.
  They hoped to cross the Atlantic in about six days, with the balloon’s trajectory and landing spot determined by the direction and speed of the winds
  
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• Britney Spears and will.i.am set to release new single - Chilliwack Progress

  21-07-2023 17:30
  
  Britney Spears and will.i.am set to release new single  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Honda Indy Toronto benefits Ontario tourism as organizers seek contract renewal

  21-07-2023 17:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Although Christian Lundgaard stood atop the podium after the Honda Indy Toronto, local tourism may have been the real winner.
  The four-day racing event at Toronto’s Exhibition Place drew 148,000 attendees in 2022 and organizers say it drew even more this summer. Andrew Weir, executive vice-president of Destination Toronto, said the Honda Indy is one of the most valuable tourism draws in southern Ontario’s summer calendar because, like Caribana and the Toronto Internat
  
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• Show by 3 Chilliwack artists features realistic paintings of nature ... - Hope Standard

  21-07-2023 16:55
  
  Show by 3 Chilliwack artists features realistic paintings of nature ...  Hope Standard
  
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• Liberal government looking for input on new law to improve safety in long-term care

  21-07-2023 16:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The federal government is looking for public input on a new legislation to improve safety in long-term care, in the aftermath of the devastation wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic.The Liberals promised during their 2021 election campaign to table a Safe Long-Term Care Act, after widespread COVID-19 outbreaks drew attention to the struggle many homes faced to provide basic care to residents.
  The new legislation is also a condition of the Liberals’ supply-and-confidence deal wit
  
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• The picture of personalized health - Chilliwack Progress

  21-07-2023 16:30
  
  The picture of personalized health  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• B.C. wants federal clarity on the future of the Canadian Mounties - Chilliwack Progress

  21-07-2023 16:30
  
  B.C. wants federal clarity on the future of the Canadian Mounties  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Armenia: Canada to send two experts for EU mission seeking peace in Nagorno-Karabakh

  21-07-2023 16:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada is sending two officials to support a European mission that is aiming to prevent another war between between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
  The unarmed European Union mission in Armenia is a project involving a hundred civilian monitors who keep tabs on the security situation at the border with Azerbaijan.
  Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly has announced that Canada will contribute to the mission and send two recruited experts.
  The mission follows heightened tensions in
  
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• Judge sets a trial date for next May in Trump’s classified documents case in Florida

  21-07-2023 15:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge in Florida has set a trial date for next May for former President Donald Trump in a case charging him with illegally retaining hundreds of classified documents.
  The May 20, 2024, trial date is a compromise between a request from prosecutors to set the trial for this December and a request from defense lawyers to schedule it after the 2024 presidential election.The Associated Press
  
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• Tony Bennett, masterful stylist of American musical standards, dies ... - Chilliwack Progress

  21-07-2023 15:30
  
  Tony Bennett, masterful stylist of American musical standards, dies ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Canada’s Ware dives to bronze at World Aquatics Championships in Japan

  21-07-2023 15:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FUKUOKA, Japan — Montreal diver Pamela Ware won the bronze medal in the three-metre springboard at the FINA World Aquatics Championships on Friday.
  Ware, 30, finished with 332.00 points after five dives, a little more than nine points behind silver medallist Chang Yani (341.50) of China.
  Chen Yiwen, also from China, won gold with a cumulative score of 359.50 points.
  It was Ware’s fourth career podium finish at the FINA world championships and her first since winning silver in the sam
  
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• He killed his ailing wife. A Cyprus court ruled it was manslaughter, not murder

  21-07-2023 13:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PAPHOS, Cyprus (AP) — A Cyprus court on Friday found a British man who killed his ailing wife in their home guilty of manslaughter, saying that the prosecution didn’t prove beyond reasonable doubt that the 76-year-old man committed premeditated murder.In a unanimous decision, the three-judge bench said that David Hunter’s decision to suffocate his 74-year-old wife Janice as she was sitting in a recliner in December 2021 was a spur-of-the-moment decision: he snapped as he could
  
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• In the news today: Women’s World Cup, new BC port strike deal

  21-07-2023 10:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today…
  Canada gets 0-0 draw with Nigeria in Women’s World Cup opener
  Canada was left looking for positives Friday in the wake of a scoreless draw with Nigeria in its opening match at the FIFA Women’s World Cup.
  Coach Bev Priestman and her players found some. But it had a feel of trying to make lemonade out of lemons, especially given captain Christine Sinclair’
  
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• Uncertainty at B.C. ports continues as possible deal emerges in labour dispute

  21-07-2023 10:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The uncertainty at British Columbia ports persists as a union local for workers says that a tentative agreement has been reached between a union bargaining committee and employers, the latest development in a tumultuous week in the high-stakes labour dispute.
  A statement on the website of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada Local 502 says that a tentative agreement has been reached with the BC Maritime Employers Association, and the ILWU will hold an “e
  
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