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• Many support staff positions unfilled in Quebec schools, union warns

  27-08-2023 23:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — As Quebec struggles to recruit enough teachers to fill its classrooms ahead of the new school year, a major union is warning that it’s proving equally hard to find enough support staff.
  The Fédération des employées et employés de services publics said Sunday there is a worrying number of vacancies for positions such as secretaries, special education technicians and educators who provide childcare outside of school hours.
  The latter shortage is t
  
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• Canadian Chris Johnston takes second in final Elite Series event of 2023.

  27-08-2023 23:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CLAYTON, N.Y. — Canadian Chris Johnston fell just short in the season-ending Elite Series event on the St. Lawrence but did claim family bragging rights.
  Johnston, of Peterborough, Ont., brought in a five-fish limit weighing 25 pounds, 12 ounces for a four-day total of 103 pounds, 12 ounces. That stood up for the tournament lead until American Kyle Welcher, the last competitor to weigh in, had 24 pounds, 10 ounces for an overall total of 105 pounds to relegate Johnston to second spot.
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• Air quality advisory could continue into Monday through the Fraser Valley

  27-08-2023 22:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The Air Quality Advisory covering Chilliwack, Abbotsford and the rest of the Fraser Valley, will remain in effect until further notice according to the Metro Vancouver Regional District. The advisory has been in place since Friday (Aug. 25) and is expected to stay in place through Monday.
  The advisory is a result of wildfires that have been burning in the B.C. interior and the state of Washington.In addition, officials are concerned about high concentrations of ground-level oz
  
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• Roberto Mancini appointed Saudi Arabia coach 2 weeks after quitting job in charge of Italy

  27-08-2023 21:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Roberto Mancini was appointed Saudi Arabia coach on Sunday, just two weeks after the European Championship-winning manager surprisingly left his job in charge of Italy.
  The Saudi Arabian soccer federation says Mancini has been given a four-year contract. His first matches in charge will be against Costa Rica on Sept. 8 and South Korea four days later — both are friendly games.
  Italian media reported that Mancini’s contract is worth 25 million euros (
  
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• Bob Barker remembered as ‘strong voice for animals’ in Canada, says wildlife advocate

  27-08-2023 21:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Television host Bob Barker charmed viewers on “The Price is Right,” but it’s his “strong voice for animals” that one Canadian wildlife advocate says will be irreplaceable.
  Julie Woodyer, campaigns director at Zoocheck, knew Barker for years as they collaborated on both successful and failed efforts to free animals from captivity at Canada’s zoos.
  She says Barker brought a determination and generosity that was unmatched by other celebrities, oft
  
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• Canada’s Moh Ahmed places seventh in men’s 5,000m at athletics worlds

  27-08-2023 21:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BUDAPEST, Hungary — Canada’s Moh Ahmed finished seventh in the men’s 5,000 metres at the World Athletics Championships on Sunday.
  Ahmed of St. Catharines, Ont., crossed the line at 13 minutes 12.92 seconds.
  Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen (13:11.30) claimed gold. Spain’s Mohamed Katir (13:11.44) and Kenya’s Jacob Krop (13:12.28) earned silver and bronze, respectively.
  Ahmed, 32, is the reigning silver medallist from the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 in the 5,000, and gra
  
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• West Kelowna, B.C., fire department returns to ‘normal’ operations: wildfire service

  27-08-2023 20:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The BC Wildfire Service says the West Kelowna, B.C., fire department is returning to “normal day-to-day operations,” 10 days after a fast-moving wildfire forced thousands to flee and went on to destroy more than 170 homes in the area.
  It says an additional 1,800 people have been allowed to return home this weekend as evacuation orders in communities on both sides of Okanagan Lake are lifted.
  Interior Health says residents of two more long-term care homes are among those returning hom
  
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• Sheriff provides the first details of how a white man fatally shot 3 Black people at a Florida store

  27-08-2023 20:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The white man who fatally shot three Black people in a racist attack at a Florida store shot one of his victims as she sat in her car, chased another through the store and shot the third as he entered, Jacksonville’s sheriff said Sunday.
  Shooter Ryan Palmeter, 21, legally purchased his guns in recent months even though he had been involuntarily committed for a mental health examination in 2017, Sheriff T.K. Waters said. He killed himself after killing his th
  
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• Fire south of Kamloops reaches 11000 hectares - Chilliwack Progress

  27-08-2023 20:00 via news.google.com
  
  Fire south of Kamloops reaches 11000 hectares  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Blue Jays place right-hander Erik Swanson on 15-day injured list

  27-08-2023 18:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays placed right-hander Erik Swanson on the 15-day injured list on Sunday.
  The 29-year-old relief pitcher is suffering from thoracic spine inflammation.
  Swanson’s last outing came on Saturday, where he pitched 1/3 of an inning and allowed one hit in an 8-3 win over the Cleveland Guardians.
  Toronto snapped a three-game losing skid with the victory and sits 1.5 games behind the Houston Astros for the third and final American League wild-card spot.
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• Barrett leads balanced offence as Canada thumps Lebanon 128-73 at hoops World Cup

  27-08-2023 17:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  JAKARTA, Indonesia — RJ Barrett scored a game-high 17 points and Canada cruised to a 128-73 win over Lebanon on Sunday at the FIBA Basketball World Cup.
  All but two Canadians scored in double digits as Canada improved to 2-0 at the tournament.
  Trae Bell-Haynes had 15 points, hitting five of the six shots he took from three-point range, and added eight assists.
  Melvin Ejim had 13 points, while Kelly Olynyk, Zack Edey, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nickeil Alexander-Walker had 12 apiece. Kyle
  
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• CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted – Week of August 27, 2023

  27-08-2023 17:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Here are three people wanted by police in our region this week. This list is provided by Crime Stoppers.Name: Ronald HeathenAge: 39
  Height: 5’9” ft Weight: 166 lbsHair: Brown Eyes: Brown
  Wanted: Possession of Stolen Property
  Warrant in effect: August 16, 2023
  Parole Jurisdiction: Chilliwack
  Name: Shawn Douglas GaleAge: 44
  Height: 5’9” Weight: 196
  Hair: Bald Eyes: Brown
  Wanted: Dangerous Offender including Kidnap Unlawfully Confine – All Others (x3
  
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• Wildland firefighters battle mental health, labour challenges atop deadly blazes

  27-08-2023 16:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Two-week work cycles. Shifts that can last up to 18 hours. Sleeping in tents or gymnasiums far from home. Dangerous and unpredictable work environments. 
  Those are the working conditions for many wildland firefighters across the country as Canada contends with a record wildfire season. 
  With climate change expected to worsen wildfires in the future, some firefighters say gruelling labour conditions and associated mental health challenges are taking a toll on the workforce. 
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• ‘It’s really hard’: Ukrainian grandmother lonely but happy family is in Canada

  27-08-2023 16:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Galyna Danyliuk knew she would miss her daughter and grandsons when they fled to Canada shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine, but she felt it was best she stay behind to protect their family home.
  The 68-year-old hairdresser lives in Rivne, with a population of 240,000,  about 330 kilometres west of the capital of Kyiv.
  “It’s been a little bit lonely but I’m in a safe place,” Danyliuk told The Canadian Press through an interpreter.
  “I really want to see them, b
  
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• Quiet weekend for Bush Creek East wildfire in Shuswap

  27-08-2023 14:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Mike McCulley, an information officer with the B-C Wildfire Service, says it has been relatively quiet in terms of growth on the wildfire that’s destroyed more than 130 structures and damaged several dozen others in the Shuswap region.
  An evacuation order for the Sorrento area has been downgraded, allowing residents of more than 800 properties to return to their homes.
  But McCulley says conditions are hot, dry, and challenging as crews continue to battle the 430-square-k
  
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• QUIZ: Preparing for an Ironman - Chilliwack Progress

  27-08-2023 13:50 via news.google.com
  
  QUIZ: Preparing for an Ironman  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Nisga’a memorial pole about to start journey home to B.C. from Scottish museum

  27-08-2023 13:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  A memorial totem pole belonging to members of the Nisga’a Nation in northwestern British Columbia is about to begin its journey home from the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, where it has been on display for nearly a century.
  Amy Parent, a member of the nation and Canada Research Chair in Indigenous education and governance, said she expects to feel a deep sense of peace when the pole that’s alive with the spirit of a relative returns to the Nass Valley.
  The pole is set to m
  
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• Influx of asylum claimants flooding shelters, social services in Ottawa

  27-08-2023 13:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Femi Biobaku came to Canada more than a year ago fleeing persecution from the Nigerian authorities, forcing him to leave his wife, two children, community and job as an accountant back home. 
  He landed in Ottawa in July 2022 and stayed with a host family for nearly a month before moving into a dorm at the Ottawa Mission homeless shelter, where things took a turn for the worse. 
  “It was horrible. When I was there, I was being attacked,” said Biobaku. 
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• ‘I remember the fear’: Canadians recounted horror of Bernardo case following transfer

  27-08-2023 13:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The haunting effect of Paul Bernardo’s crimes lingered for Canadians nearly 30 years later, detailed in the hundreds of messages that poured into Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office after the serial killer was transferred to a medium-security prison.
  “I have a personal friend who was on that jury and she remains traumatized nearly 30 years later,” one person wrote in correspondence obtained by The Canadian Press through a freedom-of-information request.&
  
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• Russia says it has confirmed Prigozhin died in the plane crash

  27-08-2023 12:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Investigative Committee has confirmed Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was killed in a plane crash.The committee said in a statement Sunday that after forensic testing, all 10 bodies recovered at the site of the crash were identified, and their identities “conform to the manifest.”Russia’s civil aviation authority earlier this week said Prigozhin, along with some of his top lieutenants, were on the list of those on board the plane that crashed W
  
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• Teachers turn to AI to make workload more manageable, chart lesson plans

  27-08-2023 10:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Jessica Reid has thought about quitting the career she’d dreamed of since childhood hundreds of times.
  Until recently, she was overwhelmed by her workload as an elementary school teacher— planning lessons for all subjects, creating behavioural support plans for students, grading, not to mention actual classroom time — while also raising three young kids of her own.
  But then Reid turned to artificial intelligence, joining droves of other teachers who say the technology keeps the
  
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• 3 people are injured, 1 critically, in a US military aircraft crash in Australia, officials say

  27-08-2023 08:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Three United States military personnel were taken to a hospital, one with critical injuries, after a U.S. aircraft crashed on a north Australian island Sunday during a multination military exercise, officials said.
  One of the injured was in a critical condition and other two were in stable conditions, rescue helicopter operator CareFlight said in a statement.
  Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said all three injured are American.
  The critically injured pa
  
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• Rossi sparks Columbus Crew to 2-0 victory over Toronto FC

  27-08-2023 04:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Diego Rossi scored early, Jacen Russell-Rowe used an assist from goalkeeper Patrick Schulte to score late and the Columbus Crew handed Toronto its 10th straight loss in all competitions, upping their unbeaten streak at home to 12 with a 2-0 victory on Saturday night.
  Rossi found the net in his second appearance and first start for Columbus (12-7-6) in his return to Major League Soccer, scoring unassisted in the 21st minute to give the Crew a 1-0 lead. Rossi scored 48
  
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• Megan Khang fends off charge from Sei Young Kim to hold on to CPKC Women’s Open lead

  27-08-2023 04:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Megan Khang of the United States had birdies on four of her final five holes to hold on to her lead at the CPKC Women’s Open on Saturday.
  Khang finished the third round at 4-under 68 to move to 11-under overall.
  The four birdies on her back nine were necessary to fend off hard-charging Sei Young Kim of South Korea.
  Kim had two eagles, including a hole-in-one, for a 5-under 67 round to sit two shots back in second.
  Brooke Henderson of Smiths Falls, Ont., struggled through
  
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• Messi scores dazzling goal in MLS debut, leads Miami over Red Bulls

  27-08-2023 04:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — Lionel Messi scored a dazzling goal in the 89th minute of his Major League Soccer debut, helping Inter Miami beat the New York Red Bulls 2-0 on Saturday night and end an 11-match league winless streak.
  Forty-eight years after Pelé joined the North American Soccer League’s New York Cosmos in an effort to jump-start soccer in the United States, the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner entered in the 60th minute.
  Jordi Alba made an acrobatic leap to blindly c
  
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• Ex-Lion Butler notches 2 touchdowns as B.C. falls 30-13 against Tiger-Cats

  27-08-2023 04:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The Hamilton Tiger-Cats avenged their loss to Edmonton last week with a 30-13 win over the B.C. Lions on Saturday in Vancouver.
  Third-string quarterback Taylor Powell went 18 of 23, throwing for 222 yards and one touchdown, while Vernon Adams Jr. threw for 311 yards, one touchdown and one interception.
  Former B.C. Lions running back James Butler shredded through his former team’s defence, consistently finding space through the defensive line.
  He opened the scoring for Ham
  
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• Campbell connects for late goal, CF Montreal tips New England 1-0

  27-08-2023 04:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — George Campbell’s late goal helped push CF Montreal past Eastern Conference heavyweights New England Revolution 1-0 on Saturday evening at Stade Saputo.
  Campbell scored in the 86th minute for Montreal (11-12-2), handing New England (12-5-7) just their second loss in 11 Major League Soccer games and denying them a single shot on target.
  This was Montreal’s third consecutive win in MLS, picking up a crucial three points in the race for the post-season.
  The game started
  
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• Aldergrove resident fundraising for Kelowna fire victims - Chilliwack Progress

  27-08-2023 03:00 via news.google.com
  
  Aldergrove resident fundraising for Kelowna fire victims  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Hovland shoots 66 for 6-shot lead at Tour Championship, closes in on FedEx Cup title

  27-08-2023 02:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Viktor Hovland delivered another sterling performance, this time starting from the top that allowed him to pull away Saturday in the Tour Championship with a 4-under 66 that gave him a six-shot lead going into the final round of the PGA Tour season.
  That leaves the Norwegian star 18 holes away from the $18 million bonus.
  Hovland came into East Lake fresh off a 61 in the final round at Olympia Fields — 28 on the back nine — to rally for a victory in the BMW Champi
  
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• PHOTOS: Readers swarm to Chilliwack Rotary Outdoor Book Sale - Chilliwack Progress

  27-08-2023 01:13 via news.google.com
  
  PHOTOS: Readers swarm to Chilliwack Rotary Outdoor Book Sale  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Curacao, California to square off in Little League World Series final

  27-08-2023 01:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — California will take on Curacao in the Little League World Series championship on Sunday after both teams worked their way into the title game from the elimination bracket.
  Here’s a look at both teams:
  HOW THEY GOT HERE
  Curacao didn’t have an easy path to the championship. Last year’s runner-up lost to Taiwan and then had to beat Mexico to get another shot at the Taiwanese.
  In the rematch Saturday, Curacao beat Taiwan 2-0 to win the internat
  
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• A shooting in Jacksonville, Florida, has left multiple people and the shooter dead, officials say

  27-08-2023 00:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Multiple people were fatally shot Saturday inside a Jacksonville, Florida, Dollar General store, the city’s mayor has told a television station. A city council member says the shooter is dead.Mayor Donna Deegan told WJXT “there are a number of fatalities” inside the store but didn’t give a precise number. Numerous police officers were in the area near Edward Waters University, a small historically Black university.“This is unacceptabl
  
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• Davis Schneider leads Blue Jays to 8-3 win over Guardians, ending three-game skid

  27-08-2023 00:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Davis Schneider belted three hits, including a two-run homer and knocked in three runs in Toronto Blue Jays’ 8-3 win against the Cleveland Guardians on Saturday.
  The red-hot rookie infielder also scored three times to help the home side end a three-game slide before 41,924 at a closed-roof Rogers Centre.
  The 24-year-old Schneider smacked his fourth homer in 10 games with two out in the opening inning, doubled and scored in the fourth and knocked in Vladimir Guerrero Jr. wit
  
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• VIDEO: Vancouver FC lose to York - Chilliwack Progress

  27-08-2023 00:00 via news.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Vancouver FC lose to York  Chilliwack Progress
  
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