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• Snake in a toilet: Slithering visitor to Arizona home camps out where homeowner least expects it

  10-08-2023 23:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Like a scene out of a horror movie, Michelle Lespron returned to her Tucson, Arizona, home to find a snake had set up camp in her toilet.“I’d been gone for four days and was looking forward to using my own restroom in peace. I lifted up the lid and he or she was curled up,” Lespron told The Associated Press. “Thank God the lid was closed.”
  The hiss-sterical encounter happened July 15. But Lespron has been getting messages from family, frie
  
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• McCulloch wins Canadian men’s amateur golf championship by five shots

  10-08-2023 23:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALEDON, Ont. — Ashton McCulloch shot a final round of 70 to win the 118th Canadian men’s amateur golf championship by five shots.
  McCulloch of Kingston, Ont., was the only player in the field to shoot under par all four days of the tournament at The Pulpit Club.
  He posted rounds of 69-68-70-70 to finish at 7-under.
  The win gives McCulloch a spot at the 2024 RBC Canadian Open at the Hamilton Golf and Country Club.
  Phil Arci of Woodbridge, Ont., finished second at 2-under.Jordan Gilki
  
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• Syndergaard helps Guardians earn 4-3 victory over Blue Jays

  10-08-2023 22:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Noah Syndergaard won for the first time since April 30, rookies Brayan Rocchio and José Tena sparked Cleveland’s offense, and the Guardians defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 on Thursday.
  Syndergaard (2-5) allowed one run in 5 2/3 innings and was removed with the bases loaded and two outs in the sixth. Nick Sandlin retired Nathan Lukes on a ground ball to end the inning.
  Toronto trailed 4-1 entering the seventh but scored twice. Cleanup hitter George Springer
  
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• Deadly Maui wildfire triggers advisory for Canadians to avoid non-essential travel

  10-08-2023 22:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canada is advising people not to travel to the Hawaiian island of Maui after a devastating wildfire largely destroyed the town of Lahaina, killing at least 36 people.
  Global Affairs Canada’s advisory on its website says to “avoid non-essential travel” to Maui, and warns Canadians already on the island to consider if they really need to be there, and if not to “think about leaving.”
  Air Canada says the travel situation to Maui remains “dynamic and evolving&rdqu
  
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• Recent shark deaths in Canada a sign that efforts to grow the population are working

  10-08-2023 22:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FREDERICTON — An unusually high number of great white sharks found dead on Canadian beaches over the past year is a sign the population is growing, says a shark biologist.
  Four great white sharks were found washed up along beaches in Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Quebec in the past 12 months, said John Chisholm from the New England Aquarium, in Boston, Mass. That number is higher than previous years, he said in an interview Thursday.
  “The other part of this is
  
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• Ally Ewing leads Women’s British Open after 1st round in bid to become latest American major champ

  10-08-2023 22:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WALTON-ON-THE-HILL, England (AP) — The United States is seeking its third female major champion of 2023 at the AIG Women’s British Open this week.
  Few would have predicted Ally Ewing leading the charge.
  Ewing made eagle from 5 feet at the par-5 16th to leapfrog a five-way tie for first place and parred the last two holes to shoot 4-under 68 for the solo lead at Walton Heath in the opening round of the year’s final major.
  Ranked No. 39, Ewing missed the cut in two of the last th
  
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• Longtime OHL commissioner David Branch to retire after next season

  10-08-2023 21:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — David Branch says he will retire as Ontario Hockey League commissioner, a role he has held since the league was founded in 1980, after the upcoming season.
  Branch was named commissioner of the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League on Sept. 15, 1979.The helped negotiate the formation of the OHL, which was the product of the OMJHL’s split from the Ontario Hockey Association.
  Branch was also president of the Canadian Hockey League, the umbrella major junior hockey organization th
  
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• Lil Tay not dead, says her social media accounts were hacked - Chilliwack Progress

  10-08-2023 21:30 via news.google.com
  
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• Federal government releases new draft regulations on clean electricity - Chilliwack Progress

  10-08-2023 21:30 via news.google.com
  
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• Leafs sign first-round draft pick Easton Cowan to entry-level contract

  10-08-2023 21:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed first-round draft pick Easton Cowan to a three-year, entry-level contract.
  The Maple Leafs selected the 18-year-old forward with the 28th overall pick at the 2023 NHL draft.
  Cowan, from Mount Brydges, Ont., had 20 goals and 33 assists in 68 regular-season games with the Ontario Hockey League’s London Knights last season.
  He added nine goals and 12 assists in 20 playoff games.
  Cowan was named to the OHL’s 2022-23 second all-rookie te
  
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• Surrey girl dashes to warn neighbours about fire - Chilliwack Progress

  10-08-2023 21:10 via news.google.com
  
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• Audit finds 800 items missing from Canadian history museum, no plan to deal with it

  10-08-2023 21:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — An investigation by Canada’s auditor general found the Canadian Museum of History’s conservation system is putting its collections at risk.
  The federal Crown corporation manages collections for the Canadian Museum of History and the Canadian War Museum, and is charged with the care of more than four million objects and historical and cultural artifacts.
  The audit found the corporation did such a poor job keeping tabs on those objects that more than 800 were declared mi
  
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• Police charge B.C. men with kidnapping in Alberta - Chilliwack Progress

  10-08-2023 20:45 via news.google.com
  
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• Sprott Shaw College celebrates 120 years with party in Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress

  10-08-2023 20:11 via news.google.com
  
  Sprott Shaw College celebrates 120 years with party in Chilliwack  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Veterans Affairs earmarks $1.46M for Surrey, Greater Vancouver ... - Chilliwack Progress

  10-08-2023 20:00 via news.google.com
  
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• Rain delays third-round play at National Bank Open in Toronto

  10-08-2023 19:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Third-round play at the National Bank Open men’s tennis tournament is delayed due to rain.Canada’s Milos Raonic was down a break to American Mackenzie McDonald when play was suspended at Sobeys Stadium.
  McDonald broke Raonic in the opening game and had a 3-2 lead in the opening set.
  Raonic, from Thornhill, Ont., is the lone Canadian left in the singles draw at the Masters 1000 tournament.
  The former world No. 3 is playing in his third tournament since returning from a
  
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• Pegula advances to NBO Open quarterfinals with quick win over Paolini

  10-08-2023 19:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Jessica Pegula of the United States has advanced to the quarterfinals of the women’s National Bank Open with a 6-4, 6-0 win over Italy’s Jasmine Paolini.
  Pegula, the fourth seed in Montreal, had six aces to one double-fault and broke Paolini five times on 11 chances to cruise to victory in just one hour nine minutes.
  The American is looking for her first NBO Open title after reaching the semifinals at the last two tournaments.
  Pegula will next face the winner of a ma
  
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• Nearly 200-year-old violin stolen in Kelowna alley - Chilliwack Progress

  10-08-2023 19:00 via news.google.com
  
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• Province to update wildfire, drought in B.C., as new heat wave approaches

  10-08-2023 18:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Wildfire crews across British Columbia are keeping a close eye on the backcountry after recent lightning storms raised the potential for smouldering fires to erupt as the next hot spell arrives this weekend.
  Less than five millimetres of rain fell in parts of southern and southeastern B.C., where wildfire danger ranges from moderate to extreme and several blazes have resulted in evacuations or evacuation alerts.
  That includes two separate, nearly month-old wildfires on the east
  
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• Abbotsford 2023 55-Plus BC Games still accepting volunteers - Chilliwack Progress

  10-08-2023 18:50 via news.google.com
  
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• Quebec power utility studies possible reopening of Gentilly-2 nuclear reactor

  10-08-2023 18:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Quebec’s hydroelectric utility says it is studying whether to reopen the province’s only nuclear power generating station.
  Hydro-Québec says that as demand for electricity rises in the province, it is looking into restarting the Gentilly-2 reactor in Bécancour, Que., on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River about halfway between Montreal and Quebec City.
  The Hydro-Québec facility was shut down in 2012 by the provincial government after it rea
  
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• Iran puts 5 Iranian-American prisoners under house arrest, lawyer says; Tehran does not acknowledge

  10-08-2023 18:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has put five Iranian-American prisoners to house arrest, a U.S.-based lawyer said Thursday, a move coming as Tehran for months has suggested a prisoner swap was possible between it and Washington. Iran did not immediately acknowledge the move.The move comes amid months of heightened tensions between Iran and the U.S. A major American military buildup in the Persian Gulf is underway, with the possibility of armed U.S. troops boarding and guarding comm
  
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• Holmgren wins world junior cross-country cycling title, fellow Canadian Lowe second

  10-08-2023 18:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  GLASGOW, United Kingdom — Isabella Holmgren won gold and fellow Canadian Marin Lowe took silver in the women’s junior cross-country Olympic race Thursday at the cycling world championships.
  Holmgren, from Orillia, Ont., rode out to an early lead in the first lap of the race and finished with a time of one hour seven minutes 37 seconds.
  Lowe, from Squamish, B.C., crossed the finish line 39 seconds later. 
  Natalia Grzegorzewska of Poland claimed bronze.
  Holmgren’s world titl
  
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• New Chiefs D has family ties to Chilliwack organization - Hope Standard

  10-08-2023 18:40 via news.google.com
  
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• New Chiefs D has family ties to Chilliwack organization - Agassiz Harrison Observer

  10-08-2023 18:40 via news.google.com
  
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• Abbotsford International Airshow highlights women in aviation - Chilliwack Progress

  10-08-2023 18:27 via news.google.com
  
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• Western officials: Niger junta warned they’d kill deposed president after any military intervention

  10-08-2023 18:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NIAMEY, Niger (AP) —Niger’s junta told a top U.S. diplomat that they would kill deposed President Mohamed Bazoum if regional countries attempted any military intervention to restore his rule, two Western officials told The Associated Press.
  Representatives of the junta told U.S. Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland of the threat to Bazoum during her visit to the country this week, a Western military official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of t
  
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• Biden will ask Congress for $13B to support Ukraine, $12B for disaster fund, an AP source says

  10-08-2023 18:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday will ask Congress to provide more than $13 billion in emergency aid to Ukraine, another massive infusion of cash as the Russian invasion wears on and Ukraine pushes a counteroffensive against the Kremlin’s deeply entrenched forces, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.The last such request from the White House, made in November, was met and then some — Congress approved more than what Biden had requested.
  
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• No joke: Satirical websites get caught up in Meta’s quest to block news in Canada

  10-08-2023 17:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Satirical websites are getting caught up in Meta’s quest to remove all news from its Facebook and Instagram platforms in Canada, which the publications say could threaten their survival. 
  Luke Gordon Field, editor-in-chief of The Beaverton, says the site’s satirical content began getting blocked from Canadian eyeballs this week.
  He says most of his website’s traffic comes from Facebook, and it would be a disaster if access is not restored — one that co
  
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• High court won’t examine acquittal of B.C. old-growth logging protester

  10-08-2023 17:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada’s highest court has refused to hear an appeal of a British Columbia Supreme Court decision that acquitted a demonstrator of criminal contempt for taking part in a blockade of old-growth logging on Vancouver Island.
  In its decision, the Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed the appeal application from the B.C. Crown and awarded costs to the demonstrator who now uses the name Emily Henderson.
  As is customary, the high court did not provide reasons for its ruling.
  Hender
  
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• Former Conservative senator, longtime politico Hugh Segal dead at 72

  10-08-2023 17:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Former Tory senator and longtime Progressive-Conservative political staffer Hugh Segal died Wednesday at the age of 72.
  Graham Fox, a managing principal at the Navigator consulting firm, confirmed the news this morning.
  Those close to him say he was an ardent defender of civil liberties, and a lifelong advocate for a guaranteed annual income.
  Former prime minister Brian Mulroney says in an interview that Segal was an eternally optimistic person who worked hard as his chief of staf
  
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• First Nations to argue against nuclear waste site near Ottawa River at safety hearing

  10-08-2023 17:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission will hear final arguments from Indigenous communities today regarding a proposed nuclear waste facility near the Ottawa River.
  The commission paused its decision to move ahead with a facility located in Chalk River, Ont., about 180 kilometres northwest of Ottawa, last year.
  The site sits within a kilometre of the Ottawa River.
  Several First Nations have opposed the development, including Kebaowek First Nation and Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg, who
  
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• YOUR PERSPECTIVE: Keeping each other safe this summer

  10-08-2023 17:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Summer is in full swing across the province, and many people are enjoying summer days – whether it’s at one of British Columbia’s many beautiful lakes and rivers, on the coast by the ocean, or enjoying time in one of B.C.’s amazing towns or cities.With the summer, though, comes the heat. This year, we are experiencing particularly challenging wildfires and drought conditions, leading to some people being on evacuation alert or having to evacuate their homes. Even though w
  
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• Deadly Hawaiian wildfires delay flight to British Columbia - Chilliwack Progress

  10-08-2023 17:00 via news.google.com
  
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• Wanted man out of the Fraser Valley may be in Kamloops: RCMP

  10-08-2023 16:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KAMLOOPS — Kamloops RCMP are asking for the public’s help in finding a wanted man.
  In a news release issued Thursday (Aug. 10) morning, police say 32-year-old Raymond Francis Thiffault is wanted on unendorsed warrants out of Upper Fraser Valley. His charges include possession of stolen property, driving while prohibited, failure to comply with a release order and failure to comply with an undertaking.
  “Kamloops RCMP officers believe Thiffault may be in the Kamloops or surroundi
  
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• England midfielder Lauren James handed 2-match ban at Women’s World Cup

  10-08-2023 16:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SYDNEY (AP) — England midfielder Lauren James was handed a two-match ban Thursday following her sending-off against Nigeria in the round of 16 at the Women’s World Cup.
  James was red-carded for violent conduct after standing on Nigeria defender Michelle Alozie.
  She will now miss the quarterfinal match against Colombia in Sydney on Saturday, and a possible game in the semifinals.
  James has been one of the stars of the tournament, scoring three goals and providing three more assists as
  
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• Beerensteyn says bye to USA as Netherlands prepare for Spain in Women’s World Cup quarterfinals

  10-08-2023 16:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Netherlands forward Lineth Beerensteyn is happy to admit her first reaction on learning the United States had been knocked ou t of the Women’s World Cup was “bye!”
  It was raw and spontaneous relief, coupled with a little schadenfreude. The joy over someone else’s demise was, perhaps, understandable.The U.S. and Netherlands played out a tight 1-1 draw during the group stage in Wellington, where the Dutch will meet Spain on Friday in the
  
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• Canada joins U.S., Britain in sanctioning Lebanese trio accused of embezzlement

  10-08-2023 16:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada is joining peers in leveraging sanctions on a trio of people tied to an alleged embezzlement scandal at Lebanon’s central bank.
  The sanctions apply to former bank governor Riad Salameh, his brother Raja Salameh and his former assistant Marianne Hoayek.
  The three stand accused of involvement in allegedly siphoning commissions from the central bank when it bought bonds, without providing any services of value.
  Prosecutors allege those funds were used to buy luxury prope
  
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• Transit exchange at Chilliwack Mall temporarily relocated during ... - Mission City Record

  10-08-2023 16:42 via news.google.com
  
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• Transit exchange at Chilliwack Mall temporarily relocated during ... - Chilliwack Progress

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• Transit exchange at Chilliwack Mall temporarily re-locates during ... - Mission City Record

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• Highest court refuses to hear appeal from B.C. churches opposed to COVID-19 ruling

  10-08-2023 16:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has refused to hear an appeal from three British Columbia churches that argued their constitutional rights were violated when provincial restrictions banned indoor religious services at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  The case stems from orders issued by provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry during the second wave of the pandemic more than two years ago.
  The orders prohibited or regulated specific gatherings and activities, including in-person
  
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• Taylor Swift’s multi-billion-dollar tour meets Canadian capitalism - Chilliwack Progress

  10-08-2023 15:30 via news.google.com
  
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• Police using social media accounts as Meta begins blocking ... - Chilliwack Progress

  10-08-2023 15:30 via news.google.com
  
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• Ottawa police identify 15 suspects in storming of Senegalese Embassy - Chilliwack Progress

  10-08-2023 15:30 via news.google.com
  
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• Snowbirds among the headliners as the Abbotsford International Airshow opens tomorrow

  10-08-2023 15:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — Canada’s beloved Canadian Air Force Snowbirds are among the highlighted performances as the Abbotsford International Airshow opens Friday in Abbotsford.
  The Snowbirds, who are known as the 431 Air Demonstration Squadron with the air force, are in the midst of their Western Canadian schedule, having made stops in Saskatchewan and Alberta in the last month.
  The aerobatic group is scheduled to appear all three days of the airshow, debuting Friday evening at approximately 6
  
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• With 6 weeks until NHL training camps open, some teams may not be done making moves

  10-08-2023 14:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Kyle Dubas had just completed the biggest trade of the NHL offseason, landing defenseman Erik Karlsson in a three-team deal that furthers the Pittsburgh Penguins’ desire to win now, when he was asked if other moves might be in store.
  The team’s new general manager and president of hockey operations said he thinks he’s done this summer. Still, he acknowledged: “You can never make any promises. You always want to try and improve the team.”
  Rival GM Brian MacLellan of
  
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• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and family heading to B.C. on vacation this week

  10-08-2023 13:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau and his family are vacationing in British Columbia for just over a week, the Prime Minister’s Office says.
  The PMO is not specifying where they will be staying, but says they are set to return to Ottawa on Aug. 18.
  Trudeau and his wife of 18 years, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, announced last week that they are separating but that they still plan to spend time together as a family. 
  They also asked for privacy for the well-being of their three children.
  
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• At least 36 people have died in fires burning through Hawaii, county reports

  10-08-2023 10:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — At least 36 people have died in the Lahaina fire in Hawaii, Maui County wrote in a statement posted to the county website Wednesday evening.Wildfires, whipped by strong winds from Hurricane Dora passing far to the south, took the island of Maui by surprise, leaving behind burned-out cars on once busy streets and smoking piles of rubble where historic buildings had stood. Flames roared throughout the night, forcing adults and children to dive into the ocean for safety
  
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• In the news today: Fed’s clean electricity regulations and autoworkers talk contracts

  10-08-2023 10:16 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…
  Clean electricity regulations expected today
  Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is expected to announce the country’s draft clean electricity regulations today. 
  The government has set a target of making the electricity grid net-zero by 2035, and the regulations are meant to help guide the way.
  It has been seeking feedback on the regulatory framework for ne
  
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