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• Chilliwack organization hosts free barbecue for hundreds of people - Chilliwack Progress

  05-08-2023 23:56 via news.google.com
  
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• Mason Fine unbothered by QB controversy as Roughriders get set to host Redblacks

  05-08-2023 23:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  REGINA — The Saskatchewan Roughriders are in the midst of some quarterback controversy, but current starter Mason Fine is adamant the outside noise does not have an effect on him.
  In two contests since Fine took over as starter from injured veteran Trevor Harris, the Riders lost 19-9 to the B.C. Lions and 31-13 to the Toronto Argonauts, with Fine unable to lead the Riders to an offensive touchdown.
  Backup Jake Dolegala, meanwhile, played the last drive against the Argos and went 4-for-5 pa
  
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• Canada’s Rivard captures gold, Dorris wins silver at Para swimming worlds

  05-08-2023 23:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MANCHESTER, United Kingdom — Canada added two medals to its total on the second last day of the Para Swimming World Championships on Saturday.
  Aurelie Rivard, of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., captured gold in the S10 100-metre freestyle competition for a third time in a row at the worlds.
  Danielle Dorris, of Moncton, N.B., won silver in the S7 50-metre freestyle, obtaining her fourth medal at this year’s world championships.
  The performances brought Canada’s medal count to 17 wi
  
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• Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen late scratch against Red Sox due to wrist inflammation

  05-08-2023 22:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BOSTON — Toronto Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen was a late scratch for Saturday afternoon’s game against the Boston Red Sox due to right wrist inflammation.
  Jansen, who was initially in the starting lineup, has 15 home runs and 49 RBIs in 72 games this season.
  Alejandro Kirk took his place behind the plate. 
  Davis Schneider, who hit a home run in his first Major League at-bat in Toronto’s 7-3 win over Boston on Friday, got another start at second base.
  Right-hander Jose Be
  
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• RCMP say Alberta teen dead after Jet Ski collision on Skaha Lake in B.C. interior

  05-08-2023 22:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PENTICTON, B.C. — Police in British Columbia say one teen is dead after a Jet Ski collision on Skaha Lake in the Okanagan city of Penticton. 
  RCMP say four youths were injured when two Jet Ski watercraft collided Friday evening in the middle of the lake. 
  Police say all four youths were taken to the Skaha Marina on a boat where they were met by a pair of off-duty doctors and emergency health services personnel. 
  RCMP say they were taken to a local hospital where one of them
  
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• Boutier takes 3-shot lead at the Women’s Scottish Open

  05-08-2023 22:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  IRVINE, Scotland (AP) — Celine Boutier took a three-shot lead at the Women’s Scottish Open after posting a 6-under 66 in the third round on Saturday.
  Boutier, who won the Évian Championship last Sunday, had eight birdies and two bogeys in her round. The 29-year-old Frenchwoman is 13 under overall.
  “I feel like my expectations have definitely been higher,” Boutier said. “Like even when I miss a good shot or I make a bogey, I definitely get more annoyed. So I d
  
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• Alberta girl, 14, killed in jet-ski crash on B.C. lake - Chilliwack Progress

  05-08-2023 21:51 via news.google.com
  
  Alberta girl, 14, killed in jet-ski crash on B.C. lake  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Overnight shooting investigation underway in Abbotsford underway

  05-08-2023 21:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — The Abbotsford Police Department’s Forensic Identification Unit has been called in to investigate a report of shots fired on Nicola Street in Abbotsford.
  On Saturday, August 5 at 2:45 a.m., AbbyPD patrol officers responded to a report of a caller having heard gunshots in the 3700 block of Nicola Street, according to a news release from Constable Art Stele, media relations spokesperson for the police department.Patrols of the area had officers locating what appeared to be
  
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• Overnight shooting investigation underway in Abbotsford

  05-08-2023 21:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — The Abbotsford Police Department’s Forensic Identification Unit has been called in to investigate a report of shots fired on Nicola Street in Abbotsford.
  On Saturday, August 5 at 2:45 a.m., AbbyPD patrol officers responded to a report of a caller having heard gunshots in the 3700 block of Nicola Street, according to a news release from Constable Art Stele, media relations spokesperson for the police department.
  Patrols of the area had officers locating what appeared to b
  
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• Independent Investigations Office probe Vancouver Police shooting that left man dead

  05-08-2023 21:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Vancouver Police say an 18-year-old man is dead after being shot by police in an East Vancouver park early Saturday morning. 
  The department issued a statement saying officers were called to Clinton Park around 2:15 a.m. after someone reported gun shots near the park’s playground.
  Police say officers showed up and confronted a man with a gun, who was shot by police and later died after being taken to a hospital. 
  They say no officers were hurt during the incident and they were un
  
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• Multiple patients transported via ambulance after two-vehicle accident on Hwy. 1

  05-08-2023 21:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Multiple patients have been transported to hospital via ambulance following a two-vehicle accident on Highway 1 westbound east of Annis Road in Chilliwack Saturday.
  According to scanner traffic, Chilliwack Fire, Popkum Fire, BC Ambulance, and RCMP were dispatched to the report of a two-vehicle car accident at about 11:45 a.m. Saturday (August 5).
  Three engines from Chilliwack Fire were dispatched along with at least one, possibly two engines, from Popkum Fire Department.Accord
  
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• 18-year-old shot and killed by police near Vancouver playground - Chilliwack Progress

  05-08-2023 20:53 via news.google.com
  
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• Canada beats Czechia 3-2 in overtime for 24th Hlinka Gretzky Cup gold medal

  05-08-2023 20:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BŘECLAV, Czechia — Forward Malcolm Spence scored a game-winner with seven seconds left in the first overtime period as Canada beat Czechia 3-2 to capture gold at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup on Saturday.
  Spence stripped the puck off Czechia’s Ondrej Kos near centre ice in the extra frame before skating in on a breakaway and beating goaltender Jakub Milota.
  It’s Canada’s 24th title at the men’s summer under-18 hockey tournament after also winning last year in Red Deer
  
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• Boaters warned to stay clear of aircraft on Adams Lake in B.C. interior

  05-08-2023 20:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KAMLOOPS — Boaters who use Adams Lake this long weekend are being asked to avoid the south and east parts of the lake as the area is still dealing with a notable wildfire.
  The Thompson Nicola Regional District says conservation officers and police will be patrolling the lake to enforce the evacuation orders and boaters should avoid Wildfire Service aircraft working in the area.
  In addition, it says debris has been observed rolling down steep hills on the east side of the lake at the site o
  
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• Canada’s Carol Zhao loses in qualifying at National Bank Open in Montreal

  05-08-2023 20:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Canada’s Carol Zhao lost 6-3, 6-3 to Spain’s Critstina Bucsa in qualifying at the National Bank Open on Saturday. 
  Zhao won 58.7 per cent of her first serve points compared to 69.4 per cent from Bucsa.
  The 28-year-old Zhao from Richmond Hill, Ont., is ranked 245th in the world. Last month, she advanced through qualifying at Wimbledon to play in the main draw of a Grand Slam for the first time in her career. 
  Marina Stakusic, an 18-year-old from Mississauga,
  
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• Canadians Draxl and Martin drop opening matches at NBO Toronto qualifying

  05-08-2023 19:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Canada’s Liam Draxl dropped a 7-6 (6), 6-4 decision to Argentina’s Diego Schwartzman in first-round qualifying play at the National Bank Open on Saturday. 
  Draxl, from Newmarket, Ont., was one of five Canadians entered in the 28-man qualification draw.
  In another early match, Aleksandar Vukic of Australia posted a 6-3, 6-4 win over Dan Martin of Laval, Que. 
  Justin Boulais of Oakville, Ont., Brayden Schnur of Pickering, Ont., and Peter Polansky of Thornhill,
  
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• Abbotsford Police Department investigating shots fired call - Chilliwack Progress

  05-08-2023 19:04 via news.google.com
  
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• Canada beats France to win gold in 3×3 FIBA Women’s Series event in Prague

  05-08-2023 18:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PRAGUE, Czechia — Edmonton’s Michelle Plouffe had 15 points and five rebounds as Canada beat France 20-17 to capture gold in a 3×3 FIBA Women’s Series event in Prague.
  Katherine Plouffe, Michelle’s twin sister, added five points and eight rebounds for the Canadians.Kacie Bosch of Lethbridge, Alta., and American-born Jamie Scott round out the four-person team.It’s Canada’s second consecutive gold medal in women’s 3×3 basketball after winning i
  
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• Abbotsford’s Clearbrook Park hosting disc golf tournament - Chilliwack Progress

  05-08-2023 18:21 via news.google.com
  
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• Veselinovic misses penalty in shootout as Whitecaps fall to Tigres - Chilliwack Progress

  05-08-2023 17:40 via news.google.com
  
  Veselinovic misses penalty in shootout as Whitecaps fall to Tigres  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• B.C. port workers ratify deal, ends months-long labour dispute - Chilliwack Progress

  05-08-2023 17:11 via news.google.com
  
  B.C. port workers ratify deal, ends months-long labour dispute  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• UPDATE: Osoyoos’ Eagle Bluff wildfire now more than 7,000 hectares - Chilliwack Progress

  05-08-2023 16:40 via news.google.com
  
  UPDATE: Osoyoos’ Eagle Bluff wildfire now more than 7,000 hectares  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Hot weather, swirling winds leading to increased wildfire activity ... - Chilliwack Progress

  05-08-2023 16:15 via news.google.com
  
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• ‘Something’s changed’: Summer 2023 is screaming climate change, scientists say

  05-08-2023 16:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Earlier this summer, two Canadians walked into a party in rural Germany.
  “Canadians?” joked the host. “I thought you’d smell more like smoke.”
  It’s been that kind of season. Floods, drought, warm waters lapping three coasts — but mostly wildfire smoke from sea to sea and overseas. Yes, this is climate change, scientists say, and expect more weather weirdness to come. 
  “It’s been a wild ride,” said Danny Blair, co-director of the Pr
  
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• Calls to make swimming lessons more available in Quebec after deadly year on water

  05-08-2023 15:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — A charity that advocates for water safety is calling on the Quebec government to offer swimming lessons more widely — especially to recent immigrants — as drownings in the province are up 30 per cent over the same period last year.
  It has been a particularly deadly year on the water in Quebec, where more than a third of all drownings reported in Canada in 2023 have occurred. Quebec has reported 54 drownings so far in 2023, but this year’s number has been inflat
  
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• Chilliwack Fire Department asks residents to be wary of fires over long weekend

  05-08-2023 15:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Given the widespread challenges British Columbians have seen this wildfire season, it’s not a surprise to see the Chilliwack Fire Department reaching out to residents, asking them to take extra precautions over the B.C. Day long weekend.
  In a news release, the fire department reminds residents to be vigilant and help prevent wildfires. It says the region is experiencing extremely dry conditions right now.And when the weather is warm and dry, the risk of fire ignition and
  
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• Chilliwack Corn Maze uses simple design to celebrate 25 years of ... - Mission City Record

  05-08-2023 14:35 via news.google.com
  
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• Chilliwack Corn Maze uses simple design to celebrate 25 years of ... - Chilliwack Progress

  05-08-2023 14:35 via news.google.com
  
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• Chilliwack Corn Maze Uses Simple Design To Celebrate 25 Years ... - Abbotsford News

  05-08-2023 14:35 via news.google.com
  
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• Dementia-friendly communities start with awareness, B.C. ... - Chilliwack Progress

  05-08-2023 14:30 via news.google.com
  
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• Okanagan Sun host Chilliwack Saturday in their BCFC home opener ... - Castanet.net

  05-08-2023 13:00 via news.google.com
  
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• Bill Blair says he oversaw culture change at Toronto police, not everyone agrees

  05-08-2023 12:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — As he settles in to the corner office in Ottawa’s National Defence headquarters, Bill Blair is feeling pretty comfortable in his new role. 
  This is his fourth ministerial job since 2018, when he was put in charge of border security and organized crime reduction. Blair has also overseen the departments of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness — roles where he’s been in close contact with the military. 
  “I want to make sure that they have the sup
  
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• Pakistani police arrest former Prime Minister Imran Khan

  05-08-2023 10:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ISLAMABAD (AP) —Pakistani police on Saturday arrested former Prime Minister Khan at his home in the eastern city of Lahore. It’s the second time the popular opposition leader has been detained this year.Earlier Saturday, a court convicted him in an asset concealment case, handing down a prison sentence that could see him barred from politics. The Islamabad court issued the arrest warrant after convicting Khan, with police in Lahore moving quickly to take him from his home to the Paki
  
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• Chilliwack RCMP looking for missing woman last seen in Surrey - Agassiz Harrison Observer

  05-08-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  
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• Chilliwack Corn Maze uses simple design to celebrate 25 years of ... - Abbotsford News

  05-08-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  
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• Veselinovic misses penalty in shootout as Whitecaps fall to Tigres in Leagues Cup

  05-08-2023 07:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Tigres UANL beat the Vancouver Whitecaps 5-3 on penalties in round of 32 Leagues Cup action at B.C. Place on Friday.
  Pedro Vite opened the scoring for the Whitecaps, firing a half volley past a stranded Nahuel Guzman in the 10th minute after Ryan Gauld’s intended cross to Brian White was deflected to the Ecuadorean.
  The Whitecaps held on to the lead until the second half when French striker Andre-Pierre Gignac struck back.
  Javier Aquino clipped a cross in from Vancouver&r
  
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• A timeline of events leading up to the new B.C. port deal

  05-08-2023 06:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The union representing about 7,400 port workers in British Columbia has announced its members have ratified a new agreement with employers to end their long-running labour dispute.
  Here is a timeline of events leading up to the new deal.
  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 ILWU serves a notice of dispute to the
  
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• Argonauts lose first game of CFL season 20-7, Stampeders earn first home win

  05-08-2023 06:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — The Calgary Stampeders handed the Toronto Argonauts their first loss and won their first home game of the season in a 20-7 victory Friday.
  The Stampeders (3-5) avoided falling to 2-6 to start a season for the first time since 2004 and halted the winning streak of the defending Grey Cup champions (6-1).
  Stampeders’ quarterback Jake Maier was a tidy 22-for-24 in passing for 149 yards and no interceptions. Tommy Stevens and Michael Griffin scored Calgary’s touchdowns.
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• Scarborough, Edmonton prevail in CEBL play-in games, advance to semis

  05-08-2023 05:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Scarborough Shooting Stars poured it on in the final quarter on Friday to bounce the Brampton Honey Badgers 98-74 in a Canadian Elite Basketball League play-in game held at Toronto’s Pan Am Sports Centre.
  Cat Barber led the Shooting Stars with a CEBL playoff-record 32 points, including seven 3s, and seven assists. The Scarborough squad finished third in the Eastern Conference with an 11-9 record, while the Honey Badgers finished fourth with an 8-12 mark.
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• A judge has ruled Texas’ abortion ban is too restrictive for women with pregnancy complications

  05-08-2023 04:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas judge ruled Friday the state’s abortion ban has proven too restrictive for women with serious pregnancy complications and must allow exceptions without doctors fearing the threat of criminal charges.The ruling is the first to undercut Texas’ law since it took effect in 2022 and delivers a major victory to abortion rights supporters, who see the case as a potential blueprint to weaken restrictions elsewhere that Republican-led states have rushed to i
  
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• Schneider homers in first at-bat, Blue Jays beat Red Sox 7-3

  05-08-2023 04:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Davis Schneider homered in his first major league at-bat and the Toronto Blue Jays tied their season-high with five home runs in a 7-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night.
  Whit Merrifield, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Daulton Varsho and Matt Chapman also went deep to help the Blue Jays increase their lead over Boston for the third and final wild-card spot in the American League.
  Toronto starter Alek Manoh (3-8) pitched 6 2/3 innings. He allowed three runs and struck out
  
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• Henley leads Wyndham again, Svensson on his heels

  05-08-2023 02:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Russell Henley remained in a familiar spot with a 4-under 66 on Friday that gave him the lead at the Wyndham Championship for the fifth time in the last 10 rounds, just not the round that counts toward winning.
  Billy Horschel and Justin Thomas made late moves that could help salvage their seasons.
  And Adam Svensson of Surrey, B.C., remains in the hunt just two shots back of Henley.
  The Wyndham Championship is the final PGA Tour stop before the lucrative post-season
  
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• Shxwa’y paddler takes on the world in Samoa - Chilliwack Progress

  05-08-2023 01:20 via news.google.com
  
  Shxwa’y paddler takes on the world in Samoa  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Province plans to release B.C. major market housing targets shortly - Chilliwack Progress

  05-08-2023 01:00 via news.google.com
  
  Province plans to release B.C. major market housing targets shortly  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• More Osoyoos, B.C., wildfire evacuees can head home as another order lifts

  05-08-2023 00:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OSOYOOS, B.C. — Less than a week after hundreds were forced from their homes by a fast-moving wildfire, more residents and businesses of Osoyoos, B.C., are being allowed to return.
  An evacuation order that includes an industrial area in the town has been downgraded to an alert as the threat from the Eagle Bluff wildfire recedes, days after it threatened the town before favourable winds pushed it away. 
  A map from the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen and the Town of Osoyoos sh
  
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• Lauren Kim of Surrey, B.C., wins Canadian women’s amateur golf championship

  05-08-2023 00:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HALIFAX — Lauren Kim shot a final-round 2-under 71 on Friday to win the 109th Canadian women’s amateur golf championship.
  The native of Surrey, B.C., held second place during the first three rounds of the championship and entered Friday’s final round two strokes behind Brooke Rivers of Brampton, Ont. 
  Kim had five birdies in the final round at Ashburn Golf Club to edge out Rivers by one shot to win the national championship.
  She earns an exemption into this year’s CP
  
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• Andreescu, Fernandez, Marino to play qualifiers in National Bank Open first round

  05-08-2023 00:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Canadians Bianca Andreescu, Leylah Fernandez and Rebecca Marino will open play at this year’s National Bank Open against qualifiers. 
  Andreescu, of Mississauga, Ont., is Canada’s top-ranked player in the tournament as the world No. 44. 
  She won the tournament back in 2019 in Toronto.
  Fernandez, from nearby Laval, Que., and Vancouver’s Marino round out the Canadian women who’ve qualified for the main draw.
  Top seed Iga Swiatek of Poland gets a by
  
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• $1.5 million damages in defamation suit against Langley traffic ... - Chilliwack Progress

  05-08-2023 00:10 via news.google.com
  
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