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• Jimmy Graham is grateful to be back with the Saints and confident he can still play

  29-07-2023 23:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Jimmy Graham offered a few reasons why — at age 36 and without having played football last year — he could become a playmaker again for the New Orleans Saints.
  “I’m feeling better than ever. I’m still 6-(foot)-7 and I like the red zone,” the veteran tight end said Saturday in his first public comments since rejoining his first NFL team Tuesday. “I definitely came into this with a chip on my shoulder and with something to prove.
  
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• BREAKING: Firefighter dies battling B.C. wildfire; 2nd fatality this ... - Chilliwack Progress

  29-07-2023 23:21 via news.google.com
  
  BREAKING: Firefighter dies battling B.C. wildfire; 2nd fatality this ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Toxic death cap mushrooms showing up in B.C. earlier than usual - Chilliwack Progress

  29-07-2023 22:17 via news.google.com
  
  Toxic death cap mushrooms showing up in B.C. earlier than usual  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Toronto Blue Jays place Canadian closer Jordan Romano on 15-day injured list

  29-07-2023 21:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Toronto Blue Jays closer Jordan Romano has been placed on the 15-day injured list, the club announced Saturday.
  The 30-year-old from Markham, Ont., left Friday night’s 4-1 win over the Los Angeles Angels with two outs in the top of the ninth due to lower back inflammation.
  Romano has struggled with back soreness since pitching in the all-star game on July 11.
  Nate Pearson was recalled from the Blue Jays’ triple-A affiliate in Buffalo, N.Y., in a corresponding move.
  Romano’s 28
  
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• Shuswap wildfire remains stable with no significant growth - Chilliwack Progress

  29-07-2023 21:30 via news.google.com
  
  Shuswap wildfire remains stable with no significant growth  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Hard work returns Hyun-Jin Ryu to Blue Jays rotation after Tommy John surgery

  29-07-2023 20:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Hyun-Jin Ryu couldn’t wait to get to work.
  Having just undergone the second Tommy John surgery of his career — the first procedure on his ulnar collateral ligament happened when he was a teenager — the 36-year-old pitcher knew that with a dedicated rehabilitation he could recover in a relatively short time frame after going under the knife in June 2022.
  That disciplined approach has paid off, with the South Korean left-hander set to return to the Toronto Blue Ja
  
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• VIDEO: An upset win by Vancouver Bandits over Ottawa - Chilliwack Progress

  29-07-2023 20:00 via news.google.com
  
  VIDEO: An upset win by Vancouver Bandits over Ottawa  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• F1 leader Verstappen wins rain-hit Belgian GP sprint race; Piastri is second

  29-07-2023 19:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (AP) — Two-time reigning Formula One champion Max Verstappen won the rain-hit sprint race at the Belgian Grand Prix on Saturday to extend his huge lead over Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez to 118 points.
  It was Verstappen’s ninth straight win including the two sprint races he has won this season. He collected eight points for the victory and will look to extend his overall lead further in Sunday’s main race as he continues his march to a third straight
  
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• Bronny James plays piano, dines out in video, photos emerging days after he suffers cardiac arrest

  29-07-2023 19:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bronny James plays piano in a video posted by his father, LeBron James, on Saturday, four days after the teenager went into cardiac arrest during a basketball workout at the University of Southern California.
  The 18-year-old plays a brief melody in front of his family, smiles and gets up without speaking in the video posted on his father’s Instagram account. The video doesn’t indicate where or when it was shot.
  “A man of many talents,” the Los Ang
  
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• Excitement, optimism as hundreds line up to ride Montreal’s new light-rail train line

  29-07-2023 19:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The opening of the Montreal metro area’s new light-rail train network is drawing hundreds of curious prospective passengers to the city’s central station today, many of them expressing excitement about the future of the transit service.
  The first section of the driverless, electric train system known as the Réseau express métropolitain, or REM, is free to ride this weekend ahead of its official launch on Monday.
  Five stations are open on the segment con
  
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• Canada’s Liendo breaks own national record, wins silver in men’s 100-metre butterfly

  29-07-2023 19:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FUKUOKA, Japan — Canada’s Josh Liendo won silver in the men’s 100-metre butterfly with a Canadian record time at the World Aquatics Championships on Saturday.
  The 20-year-old from Toronto clocked in at 50.34 seconds to eclipse his previous national mark of 50.36 seconds set back in the spring and improve on his bronze-medal performance at the 2022 worlds.
  France’s Maxime Grousset edged Liendo for gold in 50.14 seconds, while Dare Rose of the United States grabbed bronze i
  
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• Canada’s Alexandria Loutitt wins ski summer jumping bronze; Strate finishes eighth

  29-07-2023 19:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canada’s Alexandria Loutitt won bronze at the FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix summer series opener on Saturday.
  The 19-year-old from Calgary finished third on the women’s 132-metre large hill in Courcheval, France, with 167.1 points.
  Loutitt was sixth after her first jump of 112.5 metres.
  She then launched herself onto the podium with a stellar final leap of 120.5 metres in her second and final attempt.
  Slovenia’s Nika Kriznar took the first gold medal of the summer season, while Ja
  
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• Evacuation orders rescinded as wildfire threats lessen in parts of B.C. Interior

  29-07-2023 19:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Several evacuation orders and alerts have been lifted in B-C as crews take advantage of recent rainfall.
  The Regional District of East Kootenay in the southeast corner of the province has rescinded evacuation alerts for 667 dwellings that had previously been threatened by the St. Mary’s River Fire.
  The blaze is currently listed as 46 square kilometres in size on the B-C Wildfire Service website, but the district says it is being held by firefighters.
  Other orders and aler
  
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• Alouettes looking to put pressure on Stampeders QB Maier as Montreal hosts Calgary

  29-07-2023 18:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Danny Maciocia evaluated “everything” during his team’s bye week.
  So what did the Montreal Alouettes general manager identify as one the group’s biggest needs as he dissected its performance through five games?
  Making life difficult for opposing quarterbacks.
  And Calgary’s Jake Maier will be the target when Montreal hosts the Stampeders on Sunday night at Molson Stadium.
  Montreal (2-3) has lost three games in a row after a 35-27 defeat to the Toront
  
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• New justice minister arrives amid bail debate - Chilliwack Progress

  29-07-2023 18:31 via news.google.com
  
  New justice minister arrives amid bail debate  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Economy grew in May despite wildfire effects: StatCan - Chilliwack Progress

  29-07-2023 18:23 via news.google.com
  
  Economy grew in May despite wildfire effects: StatCan  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Minister’s tweet raises spectre of federal action as B.C. port workers vote down deal

  29-07-2023 18:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Federal Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan has responded to British Columbia port workers’ decision to reject a mediated contract offer overnight, raising the spectre of more federal intervention in the months-long dispute.
  O’Regan says in a tweet this morning that he “will have more to say very soon,” adding Canada must “bring stability back” to B.C. ports for the workers and businesses that depend on them.
  The response comes after the approximately 7,400 w
  
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• Inappropriate touching leads to Vernon chiropractor handing in ... - Chilliwack Progress

  29-07-2023 18:00 via news.google.com
  
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• BC Wildfire Services continue to attack wildfire south of Kamloops - Chilliwack Progress

  29-07-2023 18:00 via news.google.com
  
  BC Wildfire Services continue to attack wildfire south of Kamloops  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Katie Ledecky passes Michael Phelps for most individual golds at world championships

  29-07-2023 17:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FUKUOKA, Japan (AP) — Here’s why Katie Ledecky is one of the greatest freestyle swimmers in the history of the sport. She’s never quite satisfied.
  The 26-year-old American won the 800-freestyle on Saturday at the World Aquatics Championships to become the first swimmer to win six golds in the same event at the worlds. It was also her 16th individual world title, breaking a tie with legendary Michael Phelps for the most golds at the worlds.
  She’s also a seven-time Olympic
  
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• Jamaica edges Panama 1-0 for its first ever Women’s World Cup win

  29-07-2023 17:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PERTH, Australia (AP) — Defender Allyson Swaby scored in the 56th minute and Jamaica hung on to edge Panama 1-0 on Saturday for its first-ever win at the Women’s World Cup.
  Swaby, who grew up in West Hartford, Conn., and played for Boston College, knocked in a header off Trudi Carter’s corner kick to clinch the win that moved the Jamaicans into a surprising share of top spot in Group F with France.
  The Reggae Girlz were without captain and leading scorer Khadija Shaw, who recei
  
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• B.C. deputy fire chief offers saucy solution to fundraising - Chilliwack Progress

  29-07-2023 17:33 via news.google.com
  
  B.C. deputy fire chief offers saucy solution to fundraising  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Canadians exude calm ahead of crucial Women’s World Cup game against Australia

  29-07-2023 17:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MELBOURNE, Australia — Two days before a match that will decide its future at the FIFA Women’s World Cup, Canada exuded calm.
  That despite news from Brisbane that Australia star striker Sam Kerr is fit to play against the Canadians in Monday’s Group B finale at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium.
  “We’re ready to go. We’re excited,” midfielder Julia Grosso said after a team gym session Saturday. “We know this is a very important game, but I think this te
  
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• B.C. port workers vote to reject mediated agreement - Chilliwack Progress

  29-07-2023 17:06 via news.google.com
  
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• ‘Perfectly excited’: Canadian scientists await first look at bits from asteroid Bennu

  29-07-2023 16:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  A group of Canadian scientists is awaiting delivery of an outer space postcard from the past. 
  On Sept. 24, seven years after it blasted off from its Florida launch pad, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is expected to drop a capsule into the Earth’s atmosphere containing matter plucked from the surface of an asteroid dating from the early history of the solar system.
  “I’ve never worked with extraterrestrial material,” said Dominique Weis, a geoscientist at the Univ
  
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• Metro stores in Greater Toronto Area close as workers go on strike

  29-07-2023 16:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Metro locations across the Greater Toronto Area are closed today after thousands of employees at the grocery chain formally went on strike.
  Unifor, the largest private-sector union, says some 3,700 frontline store employees walked off the job just after midnight.It says members of Local 414rejected a tentative labour deal reached last week, but provided few other details.Picket lines at some of the 27 affected locations formed at 8 a.m., and Unifor is set to hold a news conference at one east-To
  
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• Chilliwack’s Little Green Monsters gather one last time - Hope Standard

  29-07-2023 15:30 via news.google.com
  
  Chilliwack’s Little Green Monsters gather one last time  Hope Standard
  
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• Chilliwack's Little Green Monsters gather one last time - Chilliwack Progress

  29-07-2023 15:30 via news.google.com
  
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• Fundraiser started for Chilliwack man, 46, who had stroke while on ... - Chilliwack Progress

  29-07-2023 14:35 via news.google.com
  
  Fundraiser started for Chilliwack man, 46, who had stroke while on ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Canadian men’s 4x100m relay team to receive silver medals in reallocation ceremony

  29-07-2023 13:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LANGLEY, B.C. — The Canadian men’s 4×100-metre relay team will receive their Olympic silver medals Saturday at the Canadian national trials in a medal reallocation ceremony.
  The group of Andre De Grasse, Aaron Brown, Brendon Rodney and Jerome Blake had initially earned bronze in the event at the Tokyo Games two years ago.However, an official upgrade came in May 2022 following the disqualification of the British team due to a doping violation by team member CJ Ujah.
  De Grasse &m
  
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• Montreal program letting residents plant sidewalk gardens provides numerous benefits

  29-07-2023 13:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — On a quiet residential corner of Montreal’s St-Henri neighbourhood, plots of dirt carved out of the sidewalk, each hosting a solitary tree, have become verdant oases along the city block.
  Through a free borough-run program that allows residents to adopt sidewalk tree plantings, local tenants have turned several of the roughly two-square-metre parcels into their own small gardens, some of them now bursting with daisies and hosta. 
  Just in its second year of operation,
  
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• Former Canada coach keeping close eye on potential Denmark matchup at World Cup

  29-07-2023 12:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MELBOURNE, Australia — Kenneth Heiner-Moller’s loyalties will be severely tested if his native Denmark ends up meeting Canada in the round of 16 at the FIFA Women’s World Cup.
  Heiner-Moller is technical director of the Danish Football Association (DBU). And he coached Canada at the 1999 tournament in France. 
  “Ever since the (tournament) draw I’ve been looking at that (potential matchup) and saying ‘Whoa. That’s going to be a tough one,'” Hein
  
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• Federal government struggling to get rid of millions of extra COVID-19 rapid tests

  29-07-2023 12:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The federal government is sitting on a stockpile of 39 million extra rapid tests for COVID-19 and is struggling to get rid of them without chucking them in the trash, an internal Health Canada memo shows.
  As the Omicron variant of the virus began to tear across Canada at the end of 2021, the government rapidly bought up rapid antigen tests, distributing most of them to the provinces so people could swab themselves for the virus at home. 
  Now that far fewer people are subjecti
  
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• A timeline of events surrounding strike action at B.C.’s ports

  29-07-2023 06:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The union representing about 7,400 port workers in British Columbia has announced that its members have voted to reject a mediated contract with employers, in a move that prolongs uncertainty surrounding the province’s ports.
  Here is a timeline surrounding the events.
  2022
  Nov. 30: The British Columbia Maritime Employers Association provides notice to commence collective bargaining to the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada.
  2023
  Feb. 16: Negotiations begin.
  March 20: The IL
  
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• B.C. port workers vote to reject mediated agreement

  29-07-2023 06:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Port workers in British Columbia have voted to reject a mediated contract offer, extending job action that prevented billions in goods from moving for almost two weeks earlier this month.
  In a letter posted on the union’s website, International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada President Rob Ashton says workers are now calling on their employers to “come to the table” and negotiate directly, instead of doing so through the BC Maritime Employers Association.
  The rejection rai
  
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• Ticats top Redblacks 16-12 despite Mitchell’s five interceptions

  29-07-2023 06:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Bo Levi Mitchell threw five interceptions to two touchdowns in his return from injury but the Hamilton Tiger-Cats pulled out a 16-12 win over the Ottawa Redblacks Friday night.
  Mitchell completed 23-of-40 passes for 353 yards following a four-game absence after being placed on the six-game injured list with a hip ailment in June. 
  But it was the Tiger-Cats defence that held the Redblacks (3-4) out of the end zone and limiting them to four field goals from Lewis Ward, includin
  
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• Sam Kerr expects to be available for Australia’s must-win Women’s World Cup game against Canada

  29-07-2023 05:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Star striker Sam Kerr expects to be available for Australia’s must-win Women’s World Cup game against Olympic champion Canada after missing the team’s first two group games because of a calf muscle injury.Australia’s captain and all-time leading scorer has been the face of the promotional campaign for the World Cup being co-hosted in Australia and New Zealand but hasn’t yet started in the tournament.Kerr attended a news conference in
  
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• Lee Hodges leads the 3M Open, while Justin Thomas misses the cut to hurt his playoff hopes

  29-07-2023 04:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BLAINE, Minn. (AP) — With the FedEx Cup two weeks away, Lee Hodges can breathe easier. Justin Thomas can’t.
  Hodges birdied four of his last six holes for a 7-under 64 and a four-stroke lead over Tyler Duncan on Friday after almost two rounds of the 3M Open.
  A nearly two-hour afternoon weather delay led to play being suspended due to darkness with six players yet to finish — none within 10 shots of the lead.
  Hodges, the first-round leader and 74th in the FedEx Cup points race, w
  
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• Whit Merrifield thrives in leadoff spot as Blue Jays down Angels 4-1

  29-07-2023 04:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Whit Merrifield went 3 for 4, including a home run, as Toronto’s new leadoff man to help the Blue Jays down the Los Angeles Angels 4-1 on Friday.
  Toronto manager John Schneider pencilled Merrifield in at the top of the Blue Jays’ batting order for the game, bumping George Springer down to fifth.
  Matt Chapman and Danny Jansen had solo home runs in the second and third innings respectively as Toronto (58-46) earned a critical win in the American League’s wild card
  
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• Miami Sharks select five Canadians in Major League Rugby expansion draft

  29-07-2023 03:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canadians Kainoa Lloyd, Eric Howard, Dawson Fatoric, Shane O’Leary and Avery Oitomen were picked by the Miami Sharks in Major League Rugby’s expansion draft.
  The Sharks selected 25 players in the draft, which required existing teams to each make at least five players available. Chicago Hounds wing Caleb Strum was the first player taken.
  No player is under obligation to accept an offer from Miami and the Sharks are required to match or better a selected player’s current contract
  
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• Argos, Riders meet again in Touchdown Atlantic game as buzz for expansion team rises

  29-07-2023 02:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HALIFAX — Touchdown Atlantic is back, and with plenty of buzz for an expansion team in Halifax.
  The Toronto Argonauts and Saskatchewan Roughriders will have a sold-out crowd of more than 10,000 fans ready to welcome them at Huskies Stadium on Saturday afternoon. It’s the sixth instalment of the game and second regular-season contest to be played in Nova Scotia.
  The stadium normally has a capacity of about 2,000 but currently has temporary pop-up space in order to host the CFL in fron
  
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• Richmond shooting victim connected to B.C. gang conflict: IHIT - Chilliwack Progress

  29-07-2023 01:46 via news.google.com
  
  Richmond shooting victim connected to B.C. gang conflict: IHIT  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Chilliwack's Valley Huskers host Langley Rams to kick off season - Chilliwack Progress

  29-07-2023 01:46 via news.google.com
  
  Chilliwack's Valley Huskers host Langley Rams to kick off season  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• ‘Not acceptable’: Premier speaks with BC Ferries after travel chaos - Chilliwack Progress

  29-07-2023 01:40 via news.google.com
  
  ‘Not acceptable’: Premier speaks with BC Ferries after travel chaos  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• B.C. pilot to use ketamine treatment for children facing suicidal ... - Chilliwack Progress

  29-07-2023 01:30 via news.google.com
  
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• Volunteers in Fraser Valley needed for Tour de Cure cancer fundraiser - Chilliwack Progress

  29-07-2023 01:27 via news.google.com
  
  Volunteers in Fraser Valley needed for Tour de Cure cancer fundraiser  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• IHIT identifies victim in fatal B.C. shooting believed to be linked to gang conflict

  29-07-2023 00:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  RICHMOND, B.C. — The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has identified the victim in a fatal shooting in Richmond, B.C., this week as Ravinder Samra.
  They say the investigation is in its early stages, but they are releasing the 36-year-old’s name in the hope that the public can help build a timeline of his activities leading up to his death. 
  IHIT spokeswoman Cpl. Sukhi Dhesi says Samra was known to police, and investigators believe he was killed in a targeted shooting assoc
  
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• Happy ending to lost-pet saga in Chilliwack as Lucy the dog found - Mission City Record

  29-07-2023 00:13 via news.google.com
  
  Happy ending to lost-pet saga in Chilliwack as Lucy the dog found  Mission City Record
  
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• Happy ending to lost-pet saga in Chilliwack as Lucy the dog found - Hope Standard

  29-07-2023 00:13 via news.google.com
  
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• Happy Ending To Lost-pet Saga In Chilliwack As Lucy The Dog Found - Abbotsford News

  29-07-2023 00:13 via news.google.com
  
  Happy Ending To Lost-pet Saga In Chilliwack As Lucy The Dog Found  Abbotsford News
  
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