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• Canada qualifies for Olympic spot at sailing world championships

  19-08-2023 23:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Toronto’s Sarah Douglas qualified Canada for the 2024 Olympics in ILCA 6, the first one for the country, at the sailing world championships on Saturday.
  Douglas finished 24th overall in the women’s dinghy to be the top Canadian on both the men’s and women’s side at the worlds, which continue through to Sunday.
  The 29-year-old was sixth at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 in the laser radial race.
  However, no athlete met the Sail Canada selection p
  
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• Heritage Minister says Meta news block endangers lives as Canadians flee wildfires

  19-08-2023 23:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canada’s Heritage Minister redoubled her calls for Meta to end its ban on Canadian news content on Facebook and Instagram on Saturday as thousands of Canadians continued their rush to escape wildfires ravaging British Columbia and the Northwest Territories.
  In both a Friday social media post and a Saturday interview with The Canadian Press, Pascale St-Onge said the social media giant is recklessly putting people’s lives at risk by blocking Canadian news articles on its two massive pl
  
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• Hurricane Hilary downgraded to Category 2 as Mexico and California brace for catastrophic impact

  19-08-2023 23:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Hilary has been downgraded to a Category 2 storm as it heads for Mexico’s Baja California peninsula, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center.
  Meteorologists expect the storm to bring “catastrophic and life-threatening flooding” to the peninsula and to the southwestern United States, where it was forecast to cross the border as a tropical storm on Sunday.
  The storm weakened from a Category 3 Major hurricane down to a Category
  
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• Jets sign defenceman Logan Stanley to one-year contract

  19-08-2023 22:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets have signed defenceman Logan Stanley to a one-year contract.
  The deal is worth US$1 million.
  Stanley, 25, had three points (one goal, two assists) in 19 games for the Jets during the 2022-23 season.
  He also played in one playoff game for Winnipeg.
  The Waterloo, Ont., native was a first-round pick (18th overall) of the Jets in the 2016 draft.
  The six-foot-seven, 228-pound Stanley has 20 points (three goals, 17 assists) in 114 career games for Winnipeg.
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• A look at fires, evacuations in N.W.T. and B.C.

  19-08-2023 22:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Thousands of people have been ordered to leave their homes as wildfires approach in the Northwest Territories, including some 20,000 people in the territorial capital of Yellowknife. Meanwhile, flames have devoured a number of houses as a wildfire burns in West Kelowna, a city in British Columbia’s interior.
  Here’s a look at the fires by the numbers:
  Yellowknife
  Distance between Yellowknife and the fire: about 15 kilometres
  Size of the blaze: 1,669 square kilometres.
  Population of Ye
  
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• Lions praise ex-teammate Rourke in bid to make NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars

  19-08-2023 21:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SURREY, B.C. — A video of a fourth-quarter touchdown throw from ex-B.C. Lion Nathan Rourke went viral on social media last week in his first pre-season game for the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars.
  In the video, the 25-year-old Victoria native evades three tacklers before a Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman grabs hold of Rourke by the waist.
  As he was being pulled down, Rourke managed to throw a 21-yard pass to Qadree Ollison to seal the 28-23 win. He ran in a four-yard TD just a few minut
  
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• Partial evacuation order due to forest fires lifted in Quebec Cree community

  19-08-2023 20:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The Cree Nation of Wemindji in northwestern Quebec has lifted an evacuation order for medically vulnerable people after nearby forest fires led the community to declare a state of emergency earlier this week.
  The nation said in a notice posted to Facebook Friday evening that the first flight to bring evacuees home was expected to depart at 10 a.m. this morning from Chisasibi, the community further north on James Bay where more than 200 Wemindji residents fled during the evacuati
  
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• Blue Jays activate Bo Bichette from 10-day injured list

  19-08-2023 20:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CINCINNATI — The Toronto Blue Jays have activated shortstop Bo Bichette from the 10-day injured list.
  He has also been made available for tonight’s game against the Cincinnati Reds. 
  Toronto sits a half-game behind Seattle for the third and final American League wild-card spot.
  Bichette was on a rehab assignment with Triple-A Buffalo having dealt with right knee patellar tendonitis. He last played on July 31 in a 4-2 loss to Baltimore.
  The two-time all-star leads the AL in hits
  
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• Former Quebec NDP MP Roméo Saganash charged with sexual assault in Winnipeg

  19-08-2023 19:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Winnipeg police say former New Democrat MP Roméo Saganash has been charged with sexual assault.
  Police say they arrested Saganash on June 27 in relation to an allegation from May 1 in Winnipeg and the matter is now before the courts.
  Saganash represented the northern Quebec riding of Abitibi-Baie-James-Nunavik-Eeyou from 2011 to 2019, serving as the Indigenous affairs critic.
  He has not responded to a request for comment The Canadian Press sent by email on Friday, but APTN,
  
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• Wildfires force cancellation of Salmon Arm ROOTSandBLUES Festival - Chilliwack Progress

  19-08-2023 19:15 via news.google.com
  
  Wildfires force cancellation of Salmon Arm ROOTSandBLUES Festival  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• North Shuswap directer surveying damage in Scotch Creek after ... - Chilliwack Progress

  19-08-2023 18:35 via news.google.com
  
  North Shuswap directer surveying damage in Scotch Creek after ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Canada’s Evan Dunfee places fourth in men’s 20km race walk at world championships

  19-08-2023 18:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BUDAPEST, Hungary — Canada’s Evan Dunfee placed fourth in the men’s 20-kilometre race walk at the World Athletics Championships on Saturday.
  The 32-year-old Richmond, B.C., native set a national record with a time of one hour 18 minutes three seconds.Spain’s Alvaro Martin struck gold with a world-leading time of 1:17:32. Sweden’s Perseus Karlstrom (1:17:39) and Brazil’s Caio Bonfim (1:17:47) earned silver and bronze, respectively, while also setting national r
  
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• B.C. state of emergency helps rapid response to raging wildfires: Eby

  19-08-2023 18:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  British Columbia Premier David Eby says his government’s decision to declare a provincial state of emergency allows authorities to rapidly access tools and implement measures to deal with the evolving wildfire situation.
  B.C. is no stranger to states of emergency, as they were introduced in the 2017 and 2018 wildfire seasons and during the COVID-19 pandemic when restrictions on gatherings took effect.
  A state of emergency under B.C.’s Emergency Program Act allows the province to enac
  
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• Toronto FC has high hopes for young South African international Cassius Mailula

  19-08-2023 17:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — While Toronto FC hopes South African international Cassius Mailula can make a difference this season, it’s clear both parties have an eye to the future.
  For TFC, the 22-year-old forward represents an investment in the future and a possible payday down the line. Mailula, meanwhile, believes the move to Major League Soccer will help open more doors.
  “It was not really an easy decision to take,” Mailula said of leaving South Africa. “But I feel like I need to
  
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• The latest news on the wildfires ravaging British Columbia

  19-08-2023 17:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  A state of emergency remains in place today across British Columbia as threatening wildfires force thousands of residents to evacuate from homes in the Okanagan in the southern Interior and elsewhere in the province. 
  Here are the latest developments on the B.C. wildfires (all times are PT):
  7:30 a.m.:
  The Lower East Adams Lake Wildfire has prompted evacuation orders in the Shuswap Lake area east of Kamloops.
  The Columbia Shuswap Regional District and area Indigenous nations issued evacuati
  
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• Glenmore wildfire in Kelowna shows limited growth, 2,057 on ... - Chilliwack Progress

  19-08-2023 16:45 via news.google.com
  
  Glenmore wildfire in Kelowna shows limited growth, 2,057 on ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Crews continue to battle structural blazes in Kelowna’s Glenmore ... - Chilliwack Progress

  19-08-2023 16:45 via news.google.com
  
  Crews continue to battle structural blazes in Kelowna’s Glenmore ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Yellowknife veterinarian helps pets flee fires, supports animals left behind

  19-08-2023 16:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Yellowknife veterinarian Michelle Tuma was having a hectic month even before an encroaching wildfire forced the mass evacuation of her home community.
  Nothing prepared her for the chaos of getting thousands of people out of the city, but Tuma focused her efforts on making sure evacuees could take their animals with them and on protecting at least some of those left behind.
  “I know how much pets mean to people,” Tuma says.
  “I can’t even imagine having to evacuate and not b
  
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• Sweden beats Australia to win another bronze medal at the Women’s World Cup

  19-08-2023 12:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Sweden won yet another bronze medal at the Women’s World Cup, with Fridolina Rolfo and Kosovare Asllani scoring Saturday in a clinical 2-0 win over tournament co-host Australia.
  The Swedes proved once again they’re tough to beat after a semifinal loss, extending their perfect record in third-place matches to four with the victory in Brisbane.
  It was a disappointing finish for the Matildas, who captivated the host nation during a run to the semifinals
  
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• Veterans, advocates want to see changes at Veterans Affairs under new minister

  19-08-2023 12:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — It’s been just over three years since Veterans Affairs Canada released a strategy to tackle its 23,000 backlogged benefits applications, and that file has landed on the desk of a new minister for the first time.
  Ginette Petitpas Taylor has taken over from longtime minister Lawrence MacAulay, and she says finishing the job by 2024 — the department’s stated target — is among her top priorities.
  “We absolutely want to eliminate that backlog to make sure
  
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• Federal underfunding Indigenous housing leads to years-long wait-lists, frustration

  19-08-2023 12:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Stefania Giesbrecht was hoping that by the time she finished her studies, she could move back to her community of Saugeen First Nation.
  But after nine years on a wait-list, the single mother of three said she has no idea when she will be able to make the move to the community on the shores of Lake Huron near Owen Sound, Ont.
  “I put myself onto the waiting list, and my mother went on the waiting list and my sister went on the waiting list,” she said.
  “And none of
  
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• Zelenskyy visits NATO candidate Sweden for 1st time since full-scale war with Russia

  19-08-2023 11:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  STOCKHOLM (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is visiting Sweden on Saturday — his first visit to the country since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine last year, the Swedish government said.
  It said Zelenskyy will meet Swedish government officials in Harpsund, about 120 kilometers (75 miles) west of Stockholm. He will also meet Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia at a palace in the area.
  Sweden abandoned its longstanding policy of military nonal
  
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• B.C. in state of emergency amid desperate fight to save West Kelowna from wildfires

  19-08-2023 10:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WEST KELOWNA — The wildfire battle in British Columbia continues today, focusing on the central Okanagan, where flames tore through West Kelowna suburbs and forced the evacuation of neighbouring Kelowna’s University of B.C. campus.
  The fire fight in the Interior is the epicentre for a battle against hundreds of fires across B.C. that have prompted the declaration of a provincewide state of emergency and forced the evacuation of about 15,000 people.
  Fire officials say the intense McDo
  
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• ‘Nation-building moment’: Yukon eyes connection to B.C. electricity grid

  19-08-2023 10:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Yukon’s energy minister says Canada’s push for more green energy and a net-zero electricity grid should spark renewed interest in connecting the territory’s power to British Columbia.
  Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources John Streicker says linking the territory’s power grid to the south would help with the national move to renewable energy, support the mineral extraction required for green projects, and improve northern energy and Arctic security.
  “We’re g
  
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• ‘Most of the people are now gone’: Yellowknife nearly emptied as fire fight continues

  19-08-2023 10:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  YELLOWKNIFE — Nearly all residents have left the capital of the Northwest Territories, where officials say the weather has helped slow the threat of an encroaching wildfire. 
  An evacuation order issued Wednesday for Yellowknife, a city of 20,000, had a deadline of Friday noon, and RCMP were going door to door urging people to leave.
  Officials say more than 19,000 people complied with the evacuation, leaving in streams of vehicles south down the highway or by air on evacuation flights.
  
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• VIDEO: Highway 1 closed near Chase due to wildfire - Chilliwack Progress

  19-08-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Highway 1 closed near Chase due to wildfire  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• YMCA hires more lifeguards for Chilliwack pools, acknowledges staffing challenges

  19-08-2023 07:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Hiring and retaining enough lifeguards to sufficiently maintain public swim programs and expand swimming lessons has been a goal of the YMCA since it took over as the exclusive operator of the Cheam Leisure Centre and Chilliwack Landing Leisure Centre in 2022.Toward that end, the YMCA was pleased with the addition of 12 more lifeguards at the beginning of the summer to maintain a more extensive pool schedule.“We welcomed back 12 lifeguards at the beginning of the summer,
  
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• UPDATE: Highway 6 reopens east of Vernon after vehicle incident - Chilliwack Progress

  19-08-2023 06:25 via news.google.com
  
  UPDATE: Highway 6 reopens east of Vernon after vehicle incident  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Demerio Houston’s pick-six lifts Blue Bombers over Stampeders 19-18

  19-08-2023 06:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Defensive back Demerio Houston carried an interception into the end zone as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers held off the Calgary Stampeders 19-18.
  Sergio Castillo made four field goals in the defence-first win for Winnipeg (8-2).
  Quarterback Dru Brown finished 17-of-27 for 171 yards, starting in place of the injured Zach Collaros.
  Kicker Rene Paredes went 6 for 8 on field goals to provide all the scoring for Calgary (3-7).
  Stampeders QB Jake Maier 11-of-24 pass attempts for 190 yards a
  
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• Encarnacion-Strand homers in 9th as Cincinnati Reds beat Toronto Blue Jays 1-0

  19-08-2023 04:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Christian Encarnacion-Strand homered in the ninth inning, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Toronto Blue Jays 1-0 on Friday night in the opener of an interleague series between playoff contenders.
  Encarnacion-Strand drove a 2-2 pitch from Jordan Hicks (2-8) deep to left for his fourth homer. It was Cincinnati’s fourth hit of the game.
  Fighting for positioning in the NL playoff standings, the Reds (64-59) won for the third time in four games.
  Toronto wasted a terrific
  
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• Golden RCMP officer halts wildfire - Chilliwack Progress

  19-08-2023 03:26 via news.google.com
  
  Golden RCMP officer halts wildfire  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• ‘Like 100 years of firefighting in one night’: The battle for West Kelowna, in quotes

  19-08-2023 03:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WEST KELOWNA, B.C. — Here’s what some people are saying about the unfolding wildfire disaster in the Okanagan, where the McDougall Creek fire has forced thousands of people to evacuate from West Kelowna. The blaze has destroyed a significant number of properties.
  “It was a devastating night last night, probably the toughest of my career. We fought hard last night to protect our community. It was like 100 years of firefighting in one night.”
  — West Kelowna fire Chief
  
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• Max Homa sets course record at Olympia Fields to lead BMW Championship

  19-08-2023 01:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. (AP) — Max Homa was aware of the course record at Olympia Fields, and not just because of how well he was playing Friday in the BMW Championship. He happened to see a video board just as it flashed a message that Chris Kirk was challenging the course record of 63.
  “Just randomly saw that today, and then I had to think about it,” Homa said.
  Homa broke the record even with two bogeys, making 10 birdies in his round of 8-under 62 that gave him a two-shot lead
  
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• ‘It was a devastating night:’ McDougall Creek wildfire surges as thousands evacuated from West Kelowna

  19-08-2023 01:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WEST KELOWNA — Thousands have been evacuated from their homes and an unspecified number of properties have been lost as flames from the McDougall Creek wildfire continue to spread through the Okanagan.
  Evacuation alerts and orders were issued and enforced for over 2,400 properties overnight Thursday, Aug. 17 into Friday, Aug. 18 as West Kelowna, Kelowna and the surrounding areas saw flames continue to encroach on their communities.
  Jason Brolund, fire chief with West Kelowna Fire Rescue sa
  
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• B.C. working to provide more emergency accommodation for wildfire ... - Chilliwack Progress

  19-08-2023 01:08 via news.google.com
  
  B.C. working to provide more emergency accommodation for wildfire ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• A timeline of events related to wildfire threat in the Okanagan, B.C.

  19-08-2023 00:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WEST KELOWNA, B.C. — Thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate from West Kelowna and the Westbank First Nation due to the nearby MacDougall Creek wildfire, which has destroyed a significant number of properties. 
  Here is a timeline of events related to the threat, according to information provided by the Central Okanagan Regional District.
  Tuesday, 6 p.m.: The MacDougall Creek wildfire is discovered 10 km northwest of West Kelowna.
  Wednesday, 10 p.m.: An emergency operations c
  
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• Petrovic sits atop leaderboard through first round of Shaw Charity Classic

  19-08-2023 00:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — A late birdie barrage at Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club vaulted Tim Petrovic into the lead after first-round play at the Shaw Charity Classic on Friday.
  Petrovic birdied his final three holes, and four of his last five, to card a round of 8-under 62.
  Starting on the back nine of the par-70, 7,061-yard course, Petrovic birdied the 17th hole and eagled the 18th to start a run that saw him go 8 under through his final 11 holes of the day.
  His score was just one off the course
  
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• Lions receivers ensuring offensive hot streak continues despite battling injuries

  19-08-2023 00:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SURREY, B.C. — Halfway through the season and the B.C. Lions receiving corps is hitting its stride.
  Keon Hatcher recorded a career high in receiving yards against the Calgary Stampeders last Saturday, while Jevon Cottoy is adamant he’s about to bust out.
  Hatcher recorded 170 receiving yards against Calgary, solidifying discussion of his place as an elite receiver in the CFL.
  The Tulsa, Okla., native — who wore sunglasses and a diamond-studded necklace to his post-game press con
  
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• Chief says excavation of Manitoba church basement found no evidence of human remains

  19-08-2023 00:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MINEGOZIIBE ANISHINABE — No evidence of human remains has been found during the excavation of a Catholic church basement on the site of a former Manitoba residential school. 
  Chief Derek Nepinak of Minegoziibe Anishinabe shared the results of the search in a social media video.
  He says it takes nothing away from the difficult truths experienced by those who attended the Pine Creek Residential School. 
  Fourteen anomalies were detected in the basement using ground-penetrating radar
  
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• Canada falls to Dominican Republic in final exhibition game ahead of FIBA World Cup

  19-08-2023 00:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  GRANADA, Spain — Lu Dort scored a team-high 13 points but it was not enough as Canada fell 94 — 88 to the Dominican Republic in its final tune-up game for the FIBA World Cup on Friday.
  Trae Bell-Haynes added 12 points off the bench, while RJ Barrett and Dillon Brooks each had 10 for Canada.
  Karl-Anthony Towns and LJ Figeuroa led the way for the Dominican Republic with 20 points apiece.
  Canada entered Friday’s contest coming off an 85-80 overtime win over top-ranked, and defendi
  
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• Large police presence on Watson Road in Chilliwack - Hope Standard

  19-08-2023 00:17 via news.google.com
  
  Large police presence on Watson Road in Chilliwack  Hope Standard
  
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• Large police presence on Watson Road in Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress

  19-08-2023 00:17 via news.google.com
  
  Large police presence on Watson Road in Chilliwack  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Large police presence on Watson Road in Chilliwack - Chilliwack ... - Chilliwack Progress

  19-08-2023 00:17 via news.google.com
  
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• Kwikwetlem First Nation releases statement on councillor’s murder - Chilliwack Progress

  19-08-2023 00:15 via news.google.com
  
  Kwikwetlem First Nation releases statement on councillor’s murder  Chilliwack Progress
  
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