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• New Whitecaps signings Adekugbe, Laryea shift focus to MLS playoff push

  09-08-2023 23:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps unveiled their two, new high-profile signings on Wednesday, with the message from both clear: the aim is to win and do so starting soon.
  Canadian national team wingbacks Sam Adekugbe and Richie Laryea spoke to the media in an introductory press conference for the first time since signing with Vancouver last week.
  “Football is about winning games. It’s not about enjoying it and being comfortable. If we don’t have that expectation for our
  
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• Chilliwack, Port Coquitlam launch dried-up lawn competitions amid drought - Global News

  09-08-2023 23:26 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack, Port Coquitlam launch dried-up lawn competitions amid drought  Global News
  
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• Chilliwack, Port Coquitlam launch dried-up lawn competitions amid drought

  09-08-2023 23:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  Do you live in Port Coquitlam or Chilliwack? Do you have an ugly lawn? You may be eligible to win a prize in competitions launched by these municipalities.
  
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• Minister launches review of B.C. port strike case to uncover ‘structural issues’

  09-08-2023 22:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Federal Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan is launching an examination of the recently resolved British Columbia port dispute to see if “structural issues” in negotiations led to a 13-day work stoppage.
  In a written statement released through social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, O’Regan says officials will immediately begin by reviewing reports on previous, similar disputes.
  O’Regan says the goal is to create long-term solutions leading to “a harmon
  
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• Alouettes veteran quarterback Fajardo expected to face Roughriders

  09-08-2023 22:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Jason Maas doesn’t expect a shoulder ailment to prevent quarterback Cody Fajardo from facing his former team.
  Fajardo didn’t practise Tuesday due to the left shoulder injury suffered last week versus the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. But Maas anticipates Fajardo will play Friday night when the Montreal Alouettes host the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
  Fajardo, 31, spent three seasons as Saskatchewan’s starter (2019, 2021-22), led the club to the West Division final his first two campaigns. T
  
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• Top-seed Swiatek survives first set scare, defeats Pliskova in Montreal

  09-08-2023 22:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — World No. 1 Iga Swiatek overcame a first set-scare from Czechia’s Karolina Pliskova to win 7-6 (6), 6-2 in second-round action the National Bank Open on Wednesday.
  Swiatek — coming off a dominant victory in the Poland Open last week — got an early advantage by breaking Pliskova’s serve in the first game.
  However, Pliskova gave a preview of how the set would play out by responding immediately with one of her own.
  After they traded a pair of service games,
  
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• Utah man suspected of threatening President Joe Biden shot and killed as FBI served warrant

  09-08-2023 21:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man accused of making threats against President Joe Biden was shot and killed by FBI agents hours before the president was expected to land in the state Wednesday, authorities said.Special agents were trying to serve a warrant on the home of Craig Deleeuw Robertson in Provo, south of Salt Lake City, when the shooting happened at 6:15 a.m., the FBI said in a statement.Biden is scheduled to fly to Utah late Wednesday. The shooting is under review by the FBI.Court
  
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• Saskatchewan Roughriders release veteran receiver Derel Walker

  09-08-2023 21:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  REGINA — The Saskatchewan Roughriders released veteran American receiver Derel Walker on Wednesday.
  The six-foot-two, 187-pound Walker had three catches for 28 yards and a TD in one game this season with Saskatchewan. Walker signed with the Riders as a CFL free agent and was in his first year with the CFL club.
  Prior to signing with Saskatchewan, Walker spent six of seven seasons with Edmonton, registering 471 catches for 6,653 yards and 33 touchdowns. The 32-year-old spent the 2019 campai
  
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• Nova Scotia angler hooks juvenile great white shark and story of a lifetime

  09-08-2023 21:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FREDERICTON — Rick Austin knew he had hooked a big one as his fishing rod bent and he reeled furiously from his kayak off the Nova Scotia coast, but he never dreamt there would be a great white shark on the end of the line.
  On a perfect summer morning July 30, when the wind was just right and the water was calm, Austin anchored his kayak off Kingsport in the Minas Basin, which feeds into the Bay of Fundy. He was looking for striped bass, and he set out his fishing rods with baits. 
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• Cranbrook disc golfer wins Canadian National Championship - Chilliwack Progress

  09-08-2023 21:18 via news.google.com
  
  Cranbrook disc golfer wins Canadian National Championship  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Chilliwack Chiefs face Cowichan and Cranbrook at BCHL Showcase - Agassiz Harrison Observer

  09-08-2023 21:05 via news.google.com
  
  Chilliwack Chiefs face Cowichan and Cranbrook at BCHL Showcase  Agassiz Harrison Observer
  
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• Free ice-cream drive-through event coming up for Chilliwack seniors - Chilliwack Progress

  09-08-2023 21:01 via news.google.com
  
  Free ice-cream drive-through event coming up for Chilliwack seniors  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Firefighter Zak Muise’s family grateful for support before Penticton, B.C., memorial

  09-08-2023 20:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PENTICTON, B.C. — The family of firefighter Zak Muise, who died last month fighting the Donnie Creek wildfire in B.C.’s northeast, says an outpouring of support has meant a lot to his family ahead of a memorial service to honour him today.
  Muise’s sister, Allison Tackaberry, says Muise’s death devastated his family, calling it a sudden and tragic loss.
  The memorial service and a procession are being held today in Penticton, B.C., home base of the firefighting contractor t
  
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• Renewable energy workers say Alberta’s pause will wipe out season of work

  09-08-2023 20:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  An industry group says Alberta’s decision to pause approvals of new renewable energy projects is putting the lives of thousands of workers on hold. 
  Iron and Earth, a group that assists fossil fuel employees transition to the renewables industry, says the United Conservative Party government’s move will wipe out an entire season of work.
  Director Luisa Da Silva says those workers have bills to pay and many are likely to leave the province.
  Meanwhile, video has surfaced of Rob An
  
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• Police using social media accounts as Meta begins blocking news for Canadians

  09-08-2023 20:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Saskatchewan RCMP say Meta’s decision to remove news links from Facebook and Instagram will affect the way they relay information. 
  In the coming weeks, police forces won’t be able to count on local news popping up in people’s social media feeds as they scroll. 
  Mounties in Saskatchewan say they are working through ways to maximize their distribution of public safety messaging.
  Meanwhile, other police forces say they will use their existing social media
  
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• Canada’s Milos Raonic powers through to third round at National Bank Open

  09-08-2023 20:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Canada’s Milos Raonic used his strong serve to power his way to a 6-4, 6-3 second-round win over Japan’s Taro Daniel at the National Bank Open on Wednesday.
  The Thornhill, Ont., native had 15 aces to just two double faults and broke on two of his seven opportunities.
  Daniel, 30, had three aces to two double faults and went without a break point opportunity throughout the one hour 30-minute match.
  Raonic entered Wednesday’s match having defeated ninth-seeded Amer
  
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• Chilliwack River Valley gets emergency-evacuation funding - Chilliwack Progress

  09-08-2023 20:34 via news.google.com
  
  Chilliwack River Valley gets emergency-evacuation funding  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• British Columbians have less money in their pockets: StatsCan - Chilliwack Progress

  09-08-2023 20:30 via news.google.com
  
  British Columbians have less money in their pockets: StatsCan  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Ottawa police identify 15 suspects in storming of Senegalese Embassy

  09-08-2023 20:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Ottawa police are asking for help identifying 15 people accused of storming the Embassy of Senegal.
  In a statement, they say a protest was happening just before noon on Aug. 1 and that a group forced their way inside the embassy.
  The Senegalese Embassy says in a statement that people violently took over the premises, causing serious damage to the consular section and hurting staff and visitors.
  The embassy says it is suspending consular activities such as passport processing until it is able to
  
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• Fax machines standing in way of Quebec health system fully adopting AI: report

  09-08-2023 20:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The Quebec health-care system’s reliance on fax machines, handwritten notes and paper files is standing in the way of the province fully harnessing artificial intelligence, according to a recent report.
  And the network’s ability to overcome its outdated practices could determine whether it becomes a global leader in health-care AI or languishes behind other jurisdictions, a digital health expert says.
  Chief among the obstacles hindering Quebec’s adoption of AI
  
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• Maple Leafs add goaltending depth with veteran Martin Jones

  09-08-2023 20:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed goaltender Martin Jones to a one-year contract worth US$875,000.
  The 33-year-old from North Vancouver, B.C., brings a wealth of experience to the team with a record of 225-163-35 in 444 career regular-season NHL games with Los Angeles, San Jose, Philadelphia and Seattle. 
  He holds a 2.71 goals-against average and a .905 save percentage, with 28 shutouts.
  Jones had a 27-13-3 record, with a 2.99 goals-against average, .887 save percentage, a
  
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• Cross-border Eagle Bluff Wildfire near Osoyoos now held - Chilliwack Progress

  09-08-2023 20:00 via news.google.com
  
  Cross-border Eagle Bluff Wildfire near Osoyoos now held  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Census workers logged hundreds of cases of violence, harassment ... - Chilliwack Progress

  09-08-2023 20:00 via news.google.com
  
  Census workers logged hundreds of cases of violence, harassment ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• UFV basketball teams drop games to American college squads - Chilliwack Progress

  09-08-2023 19:59 via news.google.com
  
  UFV basketball teams drop games to American college squads  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Canadian QB Ford tasked with ending Elks’ lengthy home losing streak

  09-08-2023 19:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — The mission is clear for Tre Ford: lead the Edmonton Elks to their first home win since 2019.
  It’s a big ask of the Canadian quarterback, who was elevated from No. 3 on the Elks depth chart to the starter’s role by head coach and general manager Chris Jones and new offensive co-ordinator Jarious Jackson for Thursday’s date with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (6-2).
  Ford takes over an offence that’s dead last in the CFL with 105 points in eight games. Jackson w
  
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• Officials said Tories’ Paul Bernardo bill unlikely to come before Parliament: emails

  09-08-2023 19:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Internal documents show government officials in the Privy Council Office discussed a Conservative private member’s bill launched in response to convicted killer Paul Bernardo’s transfer to a medium-security prison. 
  Emails obtained by The Canadian Press through access-to-information law show that staff noted the bill would likely never come before Parliament for debate without the Liberal government being willing to move it up the priority list.
  The bill proposed
  
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• Canada, allies sanction more Belarus officials for role in democratic suppression

  09-08-2023 19:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada has announced more sanctions against officials in Belarus as the country marks three years since a presidential vote that is widely seen as rigged.
  Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly has added nine people and seven military entities to the list of Belarusians who are banned from visiting Canada or holding assets in the country.
  Those sanctioned include Belarus’ head of state television,  the country’s defence department and some military technolog
  
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• Chiefs Trade Feenan to Express

  09-08-2023 19:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The Chilliwack Chiefs have traded 2004-born defenseman Ben Feenan to the Coquitlam Express in exchange for future considerations.
  Feenan, a Surrey product, joined the Chiefs this past January after spending the first part of the season with the Tri-City Americans. As a member of the Chiefs, he netted 3 points in 17 regular season games.
  “Having Ben be a part of our team last season was great for our young team. He’s such a hard worker who helped set the standard we expected from our
  
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• Program rewards companies that better protect temporary foreign ... - Chilliwack Progress

  09-08-2023 19:30 via news.google.com
  
  Program rewards companies that better protect temporary foreign ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Plan to eradicate fallow deer population from B.C. island faces ... - Chilliwack Progress

  09-08-2023 19:30 via news.google.com
  
  Plan to eradicate fallow deer population from B.C. island faces ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Census workers logged hundreds of cases of violence, harassment by public: documents

  09-08-2023 19:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Statistics Canada documents show workers who went door-to-door to collect data for the 2021 census logged hundreds of workplace injuries and at least 15 assaults by members of the public.
  The data tables obtained by The Canadian Press under access-to-information law list 680 injury reports, including more than 280 cases of harassment or violence. 
  In some of the most extreme examples, data show employees were punched, threatened with firearms, spat on or sexually assaulted.
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• Global Affairs says Michael Chong targeted by foreign smear campaign on Chinese app

  09-08-2023 19:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Global Affairs Canada believes Conservative MP Michael Chong has been the victim of a foreign smear campaign that the department suspects was conducted by China.
  The department says a co-ordinated network of news accounts on the social-media app WeChat posted a large volume of false or misleading narratives about Chong from May 4 to 13.
  While it says the information didn’t represent a direct threat to Chong or his family, it made false claims about his background, political
  
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• B.C. private school principal caught by ‘creep catcher’ suspended ... - Chilliwack Progress

  09-08-2023 18:45 via news.google.com
  
  B.C. private school principal caught by ‘creep catcher’ suspended ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Quebec court says it can hear challenge to governor general’s lack of French

  09-08-2023 18:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The Quebec Superior Court has ruled that it can hear a challenge to the appointment of Gov. Gen. Mary Simon, who isn’t fluent in French.
  Several groups are seeking to have Simon’s appointment declared null and void because they say the governor general is constitutionally required to communicate in both official languages.
  The attorney general of Canada had argued that only the Federal Court could hear the case.
  But Justice Catherine Piché said in her June rul
  
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• YOUR PERSPECTIVE: Out of touch Eby approves international delegation turned staff holiday spree

  09-08-2023 18:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  As British Columbians battle an affordability crisis and work harder than ever to cover rising costs for housing, food, fuel, and other bills, David Eby and the NDP continue to demonstrate how wildly out of touch they are with the struggles of everyday people.
  It was recently revealed that the NDP government sent a sizable delegation to a UN conference in Geneva, Switzerland for a presentation on how B.C. implemented UNDRIP into law. Attorney General Niki Sharma says there were also some meeting
  
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• Religious group sues Quebec government for blocking event over abortion concerns

  09-08-2023 18:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  QUEBEC — A Christian group is suing the Quebec government for blocking a religious gathering last June at a publicly owned convention centre.
  Tourism Minister Caroline Proulx cancelled the event weeks before it was set to take place at the Quebec City Convention Centre because she said the event would promote anti-abortion views.
  British Columbia-based Harvest Ministries International filed a motion in Quebec Superior Court against Proulx, the convention centre and Quebec’s attorney
  
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• Vulnerable youth may be hurt by Chilliwack Youth Health Centre ... - Agassiz Harrison Observer

  09-08-2023 17:30 via news.google.com
  
  Vulnerable youth may be hurt by Chilliwack Youth Health Centre ...  Agassiz Harrison Observer
  
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• Dam in Norway partially bursts after days of heavy rains, with downstream communities evacuated

  09-08-2023 16:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A dam partially burst on Wednesday following days of heavy rain that triggered landslides and flooding in mountainous southern Norway, a police official said. Communities downstream already had been evacuated.
  The Glåma, Norway’s longest and most voluminous river, is dammed at the Braskereidfoss hydroelectric power plant, which was under water and out of operation.
  Authorities initially considered blowing up part of the dam to prevent communities from
  
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• Canada Soccer’s Jason deVos says women’s coach Bev Priestman has his “full support”

  09-08-2023 16:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Jason deVos says disappointment is an understatement when it comes to Olympic champion Canada’s early exit at the FIFA Women’s World Cup.
  Canada Soccer’s interim general secretary says there will be a full review of both the tournament and the women’s program.
  “What I can say is that (coach) Bev (Priestman) has my full support. She knows that,” deVos told The Canadian Press. 
  “Bev is obviously taking a bit of time to be with her fami
  
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• Weather reprieve for B.C. wildfire battle not likely to last long - Chilliwack Progress

  09-08-2023 16:30 via news.google.com
  
  Weather reprieve for B.C. wildfire battle not likely to last long  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Fluidity - Chilliwack Progress

  09-08-2023 16:30 via news.google.com
  
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• People in Hawaii flee into ocean to escape wildfires that are burning a popular Maui tourist town

  09-08-2023 15:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — Maui officials say wildfire in historic Lahaina town has burned parts of one of the most popular tourist areas in Hawaii.
  Fire was widespread in Lahaina, including Front Street, an area of the historic town popular with tourists, County of Maui spokesperson Mahina Martin said in a phone interview early Wednesday.
  Traffic has been very heavy as people try to evacuate and officials asked people who weren’t in an evacuation area to shelter in place to avoid adding to the
  
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• All evacuation orders lifted around Osoyoos, B.C., as wildfire no longer spreading

  09-08-2023 15:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  All evacuation orders have now been lifted around the southern British Columbia community that saw a wildfire burn to its doorstep late last month as flames swept north across the border from Washington state.
  The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen has rescinded its state of local emergency as well as all evacuation orders related to the nearly 71-square kilometre Eagle Bluff wildfire just west of Osoyoos.
  More than 130 properties in or around the southern Okanagan community have been eva
  
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• The US Open is adding video review for double bounces. It’s a first for Grand Slam tennis

  09-08-2023 15:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  New U.S. Open tournament referee Jake Garner recalls being a chair umpire and having a tough time figuring out in the moment whether a ball bounced twice before a player got it back over the net.If that happens at Flushing Meadows this year, though, an official can check a replay: Video review will make its Grand Slam tennis debut when main-draw competition begins in New York on Aug. 28.
  “There were certain situations, of course, where you would see a video post-match and wish you had made
  
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• Chilliwack Sunflower Festival transforms into Harrison Sunflower Festival later this month

  09-08-2023 15:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  AGASSIZ — The picturesque landscapes of British Columbia’s Fraser Valley are about to witness the bloom of a new chapter in agritourism. The pioneering Onos family, renowned for their innovative flower festivals, has transplanted their much-loved Chilliwack Sunflower Festival to a new location in Agassiz, near Harrison Hot Springs. Renamed the Harrison Sunflower Festival, the event is scheduled to open to the public on August 22 this year, although the exact date is contingent on the
  
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• Chilliwack Chiefs add experience and scoring with signing of talented winger

  09-08-2023 15:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The Chilliwack Chiefs have announced the signing of Elliot Dutil, a member of the reigning Centennial Cup champion Brooks Bandits of the Alberta Junior Hockey League last season.
  The skilled 2003-born forward had 29 goals and 30 assists in 57 regular season games with the Bandits last year. A year earlier, the Montreal-born player tallied 67 points in 58 games with the Notre Dame Hounds of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League.
  “Last year, our young team grew and did a l
  
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• PODCAST: Tom Hooper of legendary B.C. music group ‘Grapes of ... - Chilliwack Progress

  09-08-2023 14:40 via news.google.com
  
  PODCAST: Tom Hooper of legendary B.C. music group ‘Grapes of ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Symphony in the Park returns to Abbotsford’s Mill Lake - Chilliwack Progress

  09-08-2023 14:30 via news.google.com
  
  Symphony in the Park returns to Abbotsford’s Mill Lake  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Fire at French vacation home for adults with disabilities kills 9 people and 2 more feared dead

  09-08-2023 13:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PARIS (AP) — A fire ripped through a vacation home for adults with disabilities in eastern France on Wednesday, killing at least nine people, the head of rescue operations said.
  Lt. Col. Philippe Hauwiller, who was leading the rescue work of firefighters, said crews were searching for the bodies of two others who were feared dead in the fire. Authorities said 17 people were evacuated, including one who was sent to a hospital with serious injuries.
  Hauwiller said only those who were staying
  
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• In the news today: Details of B.C. port strike deal, missing fishermen in N.B.

  09-08-2023 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…
  Terms of new contract that resolved British Columbia port dispute are released
  The four-year agreement that brought an end to labour uncertainty on B.C.’s busy portlands includes pay raises, retirement bonuses and a maintenance work deal.
  The terms of the new contract are being shared by the Canada Industrial Relations Board, highlighting how the two sides finally g
  
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