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• B.C.'s agriculture industry at forefront of climate change reality - Chilliwack Progress

  28-08-2023 23:30 via news.google.com
  
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• Showers, much cooler weather expected Tuesday in Chilliwack

  28-08-2023 22:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Environment Canada is forecasting a significant change in the smoky, hot summer weather.The national weather agency says showers are expected to begin sometime Tuesday morning (Aug. 29), signaling a departure from smoky, humid skies that have characterized the past week in Chilliwack.Periods of rain are forecast for Tuesday night.Temperatures are forecast to drop from a high of 28 on Monday to a high of only 19 on Tuesday, followed by 20 degrees on Wednesday.Sunny skies are ex
  
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• Former Mission political candidate faces criminal charges in Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress

  28-08-2023 21:50 via news.google.com
  
  Former Mission political candidate faces criminal charges in Chilliwack  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Former Mission political candidate faces criminal charges in Chilliwack - Abbotsford News

  28-08-2023 21:50 via news.google.com
  
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• Police search for suspected shooter at University of North Carolina; students warned to stay inside

  28-08-2023 21:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — An apparent shooting at the University of North Carolina flagship campus on Monday led to a school-wide alert warning of an “armed, dangerous person on or near campus” and urging people to go inside and avoid windows.
  Authorities didn’t provide details of the alleged shooting on the Chapel Hill campus, including whether anyone had been shot. But Gov. Roy Cooper posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, that he had spoken to the Orange County sheriff
  
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• Charcuterie on the Pier attempts to break Guiness World Record - Chilliwack Progress

  28-08-2023 21:30 via news.google.com
  
  Charcuterie on the Pier attempts to break Guiness World Record  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Toronto Blue Jays place third baseman Matt Chapman on injured list with finger sprain

  28-08-2023 21:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have placed third baseman Matt Chapman on the 10-day injured list with a right middle finger sprain.
  Infielder Ernie Clement has been recalled from Triple-A Buffalo and will be active for Monday night’s game against the visiting Washington Nationals.
  Chapman, who’s hitting .248 this season with 15 homers and 50 RBIs, has been bothered by the finger issue at times this month.
  He left Sunday’s game against Cleveland after the sixth inning whe
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Herdman steps down as Canada head coach, takes TFC job

  28-08-2023 21:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  John Herdman has stepped down as head coach of Canada’s national men’s soccer team and taken over as coach of Major League Soccer’s Toronto FC.
  More coming.The Canadian Press
  
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• Hawaii power utility takes responsibility for first fire on Maui - Chilliwack Progress

  28-08-2023 21:20 via news.google.com
  
  Hawaii power utility takes responsibility for first fire on Maui  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• BC Wildfire thanks firefighters from Chilliwack, Hope and across BC for help with fire near Lillooet

  28-08-2023 21:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The BC Wildfire Service has recognized the tremendous assistance offered by firefighters from Chilliwack and Hope and other fire agencies throughout BC as they collectively battle fires within the Bendor Range Complex west of Lillooet.“We would like to extend gratitude to the various fire departments and local governments that are providing structure protection support while responding to wildfires within the Bendor Range Complex near Lillooet. Structure protection teams
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Police say deadly Montreal fire last March now a criminal investigation

  28-08-2023 21:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Police say a fire last March that killed seven people in a heritage building in Old Montreal has turned into a criminal investigation.
  Montreal police say traces of fire accelerants were found at the site, which they say can help explain why the flames spread so quickly.
  More coming.The Canadian Press
  
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• 'I remember the fear': Canadians recounted Bernardo horror after ... - Chilliwack Progress

  28-08-2023 20:40 via news.google.com
  
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• Quebec kids killed: Domestic homicide often follows many warning signs, experts say

  28-08-2023 20:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Researchers of domestic violence say Canadians should be aware of the signs someone they know may harm members of their own family.
  Their comments come after a man and two children were found dead in Notre-Dame-des-Prairies, Que., northeast of Montreal, on Saturday.
  Police allege that Ian Lamontagne, 46, killed his two three-year-old children, Antoine and Tristan Lamontagne, before killing himself.
  Katreena Scott, with the Centre for Research and Education on Violence Against Wo
  
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• Woman found dead on Highway 1 in Chilliwack, spurring investigation - Global News

  28-08-2023 20:26 via news.google.com
  
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• Okanagan, B.C., transitions to fire recovery, as tally of burned properties hits 189

  28-08-2023 20:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KELOWNA, B.C. — Officials say the number of properties around Lake Okanagan destroyed or suffering significant wildfire damage has increased to 189, up from 181, as the region in B.C.’s southern Interior moves from response to recovery.
  West Kelowna Fire Chief Jason Brolund has told a briefing that the destructive McDougall Creek fire is still burning out of control, but the battle against the blaze is now in the hills above the community, “not in the streets and neighbourhoods
  
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• Rainbow crosswalk vandalized in Summerland - Chilliwack Progress

  28-08-2023 20:03 via news.google.com
  
  Rainbow crosswalk vandalized in Summerland  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• California sues district that requires parents be notified if their kids change pronouns

  28-08-2023 20:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — California’s attorney general sued a Southern California school district Monday over its recently adopted policy that requires schools to notify parents if their children change their gender identification or pronouns.
  Attorney General Rob Bonta said he filed a lawsuit against the Chino Valley Unified School District over the policy that mandated this notification, calling it a “forced outing” of transgender students that violates their civil righ
  
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• Firefighters battle many challenges tied to deadly wilderness blazes - Chilliwack Progress

  28-08-2023 20:00 via news.google.com
  
  Firefighters battle many challenges tied to deadly wilderness blazes  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Feds mull stopgap plan for formula shortage before overhauling approval process: docs

  28-08-2023 20:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — An internal memo shows the federal government is looking for ways to bring more infant formula products to store shelves while it overhauls the way it is regulated to prevent future shortages.
  Many parents still struggle to find the right formula for their babies at a reasonable price after last year’s temporary shutdown of a U.S.-based manufacturing plant caused a major shortage of shipments to Canada.
  The government is expected to reveal its long-term plans to deal with th
  
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• N.W.T. to discuss delaying October election over wildfire safety concerns

  28-08-2023 19:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  YELLOWKNIFE — The Northwest Territories legislature is to meet later today to discuss delaying a territorial election set for October because of wildfires.
  The territory is scheduled to go to the polls on Oct. 3.
  But because of massive evacuations in several communities and general safety concerns, the N.W.T.’s chief electoral officer has suggested that be pushed until November. 
  Some members of the territory’s legislature say there’s clear support for delay.
  The ter
  
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• Edmonton Oilers sign Gagner, Sutter to tryout deals ahead of training camp

  28-08-2023 19:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have signed forwards Sam Gagner and Brandon Sutter to professional tryout agreements ahead of training camp.
  It’s Gagner’s third stint with the Alberta club, being drafted in 2007 before heading to the Philadelphia Flyers in 2014 and then spending stints with the Blue Jackets and Canucks before re-signing with the Oilers in 2018.
  In total, he’s played 463 games for Edmonton, recording 896 points.
  Sutter has appeared in 770 games over 13 NHL
  
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• Courtenay Subway robber can't live in Chilliwack while appealing ... - Chilliwack Progress

  28-08-2023 19:30 via news.google.com
  
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• Courtenay Subway robber can't live in Chilliwack while appealing ... - Abbotsford News

  28-08-2023 19:30 via news.google.com
  
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• Rookie Mailand scores as UFV Cascades down national champions - Chilliwack Progress

  28-08-2023 19:20 via news.google.com
  
  Rookie Mailand scores as UFV Cascades down national champions  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• A look at how Canada’s housing woes are straining the budgets of foreign students

  28-08-2023 18:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Housing woes for international students have made headlines in recent weeks as they grapple with lack of housing, inadequate placements or fake admissions offers. Some say what drove them to come to Canada in the first place was a good education and opportunities. Now that they’re here, they’re feeling squeezed.
  Here’s a look at some foreign students and their experiences securing accommodation in Canada. 
  Anubhav Gupta, 24, Saint Mary’s University, Halifax
  Gupta is
  
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• Toronto Maple Leafs sign ex-Anaheim Ducks defenceman to one-year deal

  28-08-2023 18:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed defenceman Simon Benoit to a one-year contract worth US$775,000.
  Benoit spent three seasons with the Anaheim Ducks, scoring four goals and notching seven assists in 137 games.
  He led the Ducks in hits last season with 216, more than 100 ahead of his next closest teammate.
  The Laval, Que., native started his professional career with the San Diego Gulls, signing as a free agent in 2018.
  He also played in the QMJHL with the Shawinigan Cataractes f
  
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• The Huddle returns for second year in southern Ontario

  28-08-2023 18:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Another NFL season, another year of The Huddle.
  The Huddle was launched last year by NFL Canada as its first-ever pop-up sports bar to cater to the league’s fans in southern Ontario.
  NFL Canada kicks off this year’s initiative Sept. 7 at the Early Mercy bar in downtown Toronto in time for the Kansas City Chiefs to begin their Super Bowl title defence hosting the Detroit Lions. 
  “I like original concepts,” Nate Burleson, a Canadian-born former NFL rece
  
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• Hawaii power utility takes responsibility for first fire on Maui, but faults county firefighters

  28-08-2023 18:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Hawaii’s electric utility acknowledged its power lines started a wildfire on Maui but faulted county firefighters for declaring the blaze contained and leaving the scene, only to have a second wildfire break out nearby and become the deadliest in the U.S. in more than a century.
  Hawaiian Electric Company released a statement Sunday night in response to Maui County’s lawsuit blaming the utility for failing to shut off power despite exceptionally high winds and dry conditions. Hawaiian
  
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• B.C.’s agriculture industry at forefront of climate change reality

  28-08-2023 18:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — B.C. farmers say they’re increasingly concerned about climate change and the impacts of extreme weather on food production in the province.
  Because of its warm climate, B.C. has a unique agriculture industry.
  The province’s farmers can grow fruit and vegetables that won’t grow in other parts of Canada, and B.C. also boasts Western Canada’s only major winery regions.
  But in the last three years, B.C. farmers have suffered through drought, extreme heat, floo
  
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• RCMP say missing woman has been located

  28-08-2023 18:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — A 32-year-old Indigenous woman who went missing earlier this month has been located.
  According to an update on Friday, August 25 provided by Staff Sgt. Kris Clark, senior media relations spokesperson for the BC RCMP, Kayla Koks has since been located.“She is safe and sound. The RCMP thanks the media and public for their assistance,” S/Sgt. Clark said.Koks had had been reported missing on August 5 and was last spotted August 9 on a bus in Surrey.
  
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• PHOTOS: Driver airlifted following multi-vehicle rollover in ... - Chilliwack Progress

  28-08-2023 17:55 via news.google.com
  
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• Minimal weekend growth for Walroy Lake wildfire in north Kelowna - Chilliwack Progress

  28-08-2023 17:45 via news.google.com
  
  Minimal weekend growth for Walroy Lake wildfire in north Kelowna  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Coroner confirms names of Quebec children police say were murdered Saturday by father

  28-08-2023 17:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NOTRE-DAME-DES-PRAIRIES, Que. — The Quebec coroner’s office has confirmed the identities of two children who police say were murdered on Saturday by their father, who then allegedly killed himself.
  A coroner’s spokesman says the victims were Antoine and Tristan Lamontagne, both three years old. 
  The body of Ian Lamontagne, 46, was found with those of his two children at the scene in Notre-Dame-des-Prairies, Que., a town of about 10,000 people northeast of Montreal. 
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• March 4 trial date set for Trump in federal case charging him with plotting to overturn election

  28-08-2023 17:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge has set a March 4 trial date for Donald Trump in the federal case in Washington charging the former president with trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
  The decision from U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan denied a defense request to push the trial back until April 2026, about a year and a half after the 2024 election, but also sets it later than the January date proposed by special counsel Jack Smith’s team.
  Chutkan made it clear to both sides
  
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• Montreal police warn of rising number of sextortion cases targeting youth

  28-08-2023 17:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Montreal police are warning young people to be careful online after the number of sextortion cases they’ve seen has risen dramatically.
  The force says its child sex exploitation unit has already received more than 100 complaints this year, compared to about 30 at the same time last year. 
  Police say victims are most often young men between the ages of 14 and 17 who are contacted online by people posing as teen girls.
  The perpetrator builds the victim’s trust before asking for in
  
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• Short turnaround from Tokyo to Paris has Canada’s para athletes working hard

  28-08-2023 17:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Three years between Paralympic Games instead of four has Paris 2024 coming at high speed for champion swimmer Aurelie Rivard.
  A double gold medallist in Tokyo’s Games, which were postponed from 2020 to 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 27-year-old from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., is adjusting to a compressed turnaround.
  “Yesterday we were talking about Tokyo and suddenly we have to talk about Paris,” Rivard said. “I can’t believe we’re already a y
  
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• Canadian athletes to watch in 2024 Paralympic Games

  28-08-2023 17:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  With the 2024 Paralympics a year away, here is a look at 10 Canadian athletes who could find themselves on the podium in Paris:
  Aurelie Rivard, swimming
  Five-time Paralympic freestyle champion and double gold medallist at the Tokyo Paralympics, the 27-year-old from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., holds world records in four events in S10 classification (left hand impairment).
  Nate Riech, track and field
  Reigning Paralympic and world champion and world-record holder in the men’s 1,500 T38 (
  
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• Secrets and Lives with Michelle Webber - Chilliwack Progress

  28-08-2023 16:30 via news.google.com
  
  Secrets and Lives with Michelle Webber  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Updated: Police discover deceased female on Hwy. 1

  28-08-2023 16:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack RCMP Sgt. Krista Vrolyk says police are investigating a fatality that occurred early Monday morning, August 28.
  In a news release, Sgt. Vrolyk said Chilliwack RCMP received a report of a person laying in the travel portion of Hwy. 1 at Vedder Road at approximately 3:15 am on Monday, August 28.
  The Integrated Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Service (ICARS), the RCMP’s Forensic Identification Service (FIS), the Chilliwack RCMP and the BC Coroners Service a
  
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• Updated: Highway 1 eastbound at Vedder Road now open following police incident

  28-08-2023 16:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  **UPDATE at 7:49 a.m.: Drive BC says eastbound Hwy. 1 has now opened up.**
  Original story below:
  CHILLIWACK — A police investigation has both Highway 1 eastbound lanes blocked at Vedder Road (exit 119) Monday morning, August 28.
  According to a post from Drive BC, a detour is available via the Vedder Road ramps to bypass the closure.
  Traffic is backed up beyond Evans Road and for several kilometres to the west.
  According to scanner traffic, police had asked fire personnel to respond to the
  
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• Police investigation in Chilliwack blocks Hwy. 1 eastbound at Vedder

  28-08-2023 16:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — A police investigation has both Highway 1 eastbound lanes blocked at Vedder Road (exit 119) Monday morning, August 28.
  According to a post from Drive BC, a detour is available via the Vedder Road ramps to bypass the closure.
  Traffic is backed up beyond Evans Road and for several kilometres to the west.
  According to scanner traffic, police had asked fire personnel to respond to the area of the Vedder Road overpass for some kind of wash down of an area. Chilliwack Fire Departmen
  
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• Moscow helping cybercriminals operate with “near impunity”: Canadian Cyber Centre

  28-08-2023 16:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A new federal report predicts Russian intelligence services and police will help cybercriminals operate with “near impunity” against their targets — including Canadians — in coming months.
  The assessment says Russia, and to a lesser extent Iran, very likely act as cybercrime safe havens from which digital criminals based within their borders can operate against Western targets.
  The cybercrime forecast is the latest assessment from the Canadian Centre for Cy
  
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• VIDEO: McDougall Creek wildfire continues to grow in West Kelowna - Chilliwack Progress

  28-08-2023 14:25 via news.google.com
  
  VIDEO: McDougall Creek wildfire continues to grow in West Kelowna  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Biden and the first lady head to District of Columbia public middle school to welcome back students

  28-08-2023 12:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden are visiting a District of Columbia public middle school on Monday to welcome students back for the new school year.The Bidens are heading to Eliot-Hine Middle School, located east of the U.S. Capitol, to mark the District of Columbia’s first day of school for the 2023-24 year. The event kicks off several back-to-school activities for the first lady, who is traveling later in the week to the Midwest to celebrate teachers
  
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• Residents of B.C.’s wildfire-stricken Shuswap region will soon learn fate of homes

  28-08-2023 11:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Residents of British Columbia’s Shuswap region forced from their homes by a destructive wildfire just over a week ago will soon learn the fate of their properties.
  Derek Sutherland, director of the emergency operations centre for the Columbia Shuswap Regional District, says staff will start reaching out to residents today.
  He told a briefing Sunday that the estimated number of properties destroyed by the Bush Creek East wildfire is unchanged at 131, with another 37 sustaining damage.
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• In the news today: Wildfire damage update today for residents of BC’s Shuswap region

  28-08-2023 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…
  Wildfire-affected residents to learn fate of homes
  Residents of British Columbia’s Shuswap region forced from their homes by a destructive wildfire just over a week ago will soon learn the fate of their properties.
  Derek Sutherland, director of the emergency operations centre for the Columbia Shuswap Regional District, says staff will start reaching out to residents
  
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• Man who served time for Chilliwack manslaughter faces 8 new ... - Agassiz Harrison Observer

  28-08-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  
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• Courtenay Subway robber can't live in Chilliwack while appealing ... - Comox Valley Record

  28-08-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  
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• U.S. Open starts Monday with Swiatek, Gauff, Djokovic in action

  28-08-2023 07:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The season’s last Grand Slam tournament, the U.S. Open, gets started on Monday with some of the biggest names in tennis — about a year after two even bigger names walked away from the sport.The Day 1 schedule includes Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff on the women’s side, and Novak Djokovic and Frances Tiafoe on the men’s. And many more, of course.No one carries quite the star power of Serena Williams, whose last event was the 2022 U.S. Open, or Roger Feder
  
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• Texas takeover raises back-to-school anxiety for Houston students, parents and teachers

  28-08-2023 06:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — The library at Houston’s Lockhart Elementary had been a refuge for 8-year-old Sydney, who has struggled because of dyslexia. The school’s librarian, Cheryl Hensley, curated a space that encouraged her to read.
  But now Texas has taken over Houston’s public school district, and her refuge has been repurposed as a space to be used in part for discipline. While students can still check out books, there will be no one to guide them. Hensley, the librarian, is go
  
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