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• PHOTOS: Wide mix of artwork at themeless 'Anything Goes' show in Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress

  13-07-2024 23:48 via news.google.com
  
  PHOTOS: Wide mix of artwork at themeless 'Anything Goes' show in Chilliwack  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Northern Quebec town preparing for possible evacuation as Labrador fire rages

  13-07-2024 23:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FERMONT, QUEBEC — A northern Quebec town is facing a possible evacuation order as a forest fire rages nearby on the other side of the provincial boundary with Newfoundland and Labrador.
  The municipality of Fermont, Que., has issued a pre-alert warning to residents to stay vigilant and prepare for a possible evacuation after thousands of people fled Labrador City on Friday night, just 30 kilometers away from the Quebec town.
  SOPFEU, Quebec’s forest fire protection agency, told the Can
  
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• Kyriacou has 1-shot lead going into final round of Evian Championship

  13-07-2024 22:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) — Stephanie Kyriacou of Australia posted seven birdies in a 4-under 67 and will take a one-shot lead into the final round of the Evian Championship.
  Kyriacou was at 14 under overall after the third round on Saturday, just ahead of overnight clubhouse leader Ayaka Furue of Japan (70) and Lauren Coughlin of the United States (65), who were tied for second.
  “I’m just trying to stay patient. The more you play this course, the more you figure out the tip
  
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• Aberg rallies with late birdies for 2-shot lead in Scottish Open

  13-07-2024 22:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NORTH BERWICK, Scotland (AP) — Ludvig Aberg overcame a pair of bogeys early on the back nine with three late birdies that carried him to a 5-under 65 Saturday at the Scottish Open, slightly dampening the enthusiasm of a gallery fully behind local star Robert MacIntyre.
  “Not the most stress-free golf, but it was again a good score,” Aberg said. “I’m pleased with the way I hung in there and finished it out.”
  The final round before most of the field heads to Roya
  
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• Victoria police chief says violence escalating against first responders

  13-07-2024 21:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — The chief of the Victoria Police Department says firefighters and paramedics will no longer respond to calls in a specific neighbourhood without police backup after a paramedic was attacked by a man in medical distress, and officers who arrived to help were threatened by a large crowd.Police chief Del Manak says the latest attack on Thursday was only “one piece of the trend” of increasing aggression toward emergency personnel.Police say members of BC Emergency Health
  
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• Tired of moral victories, Elks host Redblacks looking for first win of 2024

  13-07-2024 18:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Chris Jones doesn’t believe in moral victories.
  The coach and general manager of the 0-4 Edmonton Elks is fully aware that his team has played four close games through what has been a very tough schedule.Those four losses came against the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Montreal Alouettes, Toronto Argonauts and B.C. Lions, teams that had a collective record of 16-4 going into this weekend’s action.
  All four of the team’s losses were one-score games, and Jones is pain
  
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• Mission RCMP investigating indecent exposure and assault incident

  13-07-2024 18:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MISSION — Mission RCMP are investigating an incident of indecent exposure followed by a possible assault in the area of Lougheed Highway and Haig Street on July 2.
  In the early afternoon, a woman reported to police that a man approached her near a gas station, exposed his genitals, and made a crude comment.Shortly after the initial report, police received a call about a fight in the same area. When officers arrived, the altercation had ended. But witnesses provided accounts that suggested
  
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• Barbora Krejcikova wins Wimbledon for her second Grand Slam trophy by beating Jasmine Paolini

  13-07-2024 17:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LONDON (AP) — Barbora Krejcikova won Wimbledon for her second Grand Slam title with a 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 victory over Jasmine Paolini in the final on Saturday.
  Krejcikova is a 28-year-old from the Czech Republic who adds this trophy to her championship at the French Open in 2021.
  She was unseeded in Paris back then and was only the 31st of 32 seeds at the All England Club after illness and a back injury this season limited her to a 7-9 record entering this tournament.
  Krejcikova is the eighth w
  
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• Coal miner missing in a Polish mine found alive more than two days after an earthquake

  13-07-2024 15:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A miner who went missing after an earthquake shook Poland’s Rydultowy coal mine has been found alive more than two days after the accident that killed one and injured 17 other workers, local officials said Saturday.The office of the provincial governor of the Silesia coal mining region, in southern Poland, said that the miner was conscious and was being transported to the surface. Details of his condition were not immediately known. An air ambulance was waiting
  
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• UFV students to examine the possibility of a rail line connecting the Fraser Valley to Metro Vancouver

  13-07-2024 14:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — It doesn’t take many commutes from Chilliwack or Abbotsford to Vancouver to realize the challenges represented by the growth of traffic congestion along Highway 1. Even with the promise of widened highways through the Fraser Valley, the problem doesn’t seem like it will be going away anytime soon.
  Mountain Valley Express (MVX), a non-profit society, believes it sees a solution. The group is dedicated to connecting the Fraser Valley, Metro Vancouver, and the Sea-to-
  
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• 'Fast' humour coming to Chilliwack stage with Monty Python's Spamalot - Chilliwack Progress

  13-07-2024 14:30 via news.google.com
  
  'Fast' humour coming to Chilliwack stage with Monty Python's Spamalot  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• A Pakistani court acquits ex-PM Khan and wife in marriage case, paving the way for possible release

  13-07-2024 13:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani court on Saturday overturned the conviction and seven-year prison sentence of former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife in the case of the couple’s alleged 2018 unlawful marriage case, removing the last known hurdle in the way of his release nearly a year after he was jailed, lawyers said.Naeem Panjutha, one of Khan’s lawyers, said the court announced the verdict in the garrison city of Rawalpindi, where the former premier is being held.
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• An Israeli attack on southern Gaza Strip leaves 71 dead, the Health Ministry in Gaza says

  13-07-2024 12:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Gaza Health Ministry said 71 people were killed in an Israeli attack Saturday in the south of the war-stricken enclave.
  The ministry said 289 others were injured in the attack that struck the Khan Younis area. It said that many of the injured and dead were taken to nearby Nasser Hospital.
  At the hospital, Associated Press journalists counted over 40 bodies and witnesses there described an attack that included several strikes.
  It remains unclear if the att
  
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• Quebec town leaders, residents unite to decide fate of mine with ties to Pentagon

  13-07-2024 12:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Five Quebec municipalities located by a proposed site for a graphite mine with ties to the Pentagon have created an alliance to accelerate public consultations on the project and pressure the provincial government to listen to what locals have to say.
  When Lomiko Metals Inc., a mining company based in Surrey, B.C., announced plans for a mine in Quebec’s Laurentians region to produce graphite — one of the world’s most sought after critical minerals needed for ma
  
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• Princess of Wales set to attend Wimbledon men’s final on Sunday in rare public appearance

  13-07-2024 11:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LONDON (AP) — The Princess of Wales is set to attend the Wimbledon men’s final on Sunday in a rare public appearance after her cancer diagnosis.
  Kensington Palace confirmed on Saturday that Kate, wife of heir to the throne Prince William, will be in the Royal Box on Centre Court to watch defending champion Carlos Alcaraz play Novak Djokovic.
  However, she will not attend Saturday’s women’s final between Jasmine Paolini and Barbora Krejcikova. Wimbledon organizers said the
  
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• Can AI be an author? Federal Court asked to decide in new copyright case

  13-07-2024 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Federal Court of Canada is being asked to declare that only humans — and not artificial intelligence — can be considered authors under Canada’s copyright law.
  It’s the first court case in the country testing how the Copyright Act treats artificially generated content, like the text, images and videos created by systems such as ChatGPT.
  David Fewer, director and general counsel at the University of Ottawa’s Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Polic
  
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• Rescuers recover the first body from two buses swept by a landslide and fell into a river in Nepal

  13-07-2024 09:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepali authorities say rescuers have recovered Sunday the first body from two buses that were swept by a landslide and submerged into a raging river in a raging river a day earlier.
  The buses, carrying more than 50 people, fell into the Trishuli river which was swollen by continuous rainfall over the past few days as heavy monsoon downpours turned their waters murky brown, making it even more difficult to see the wreckage.
  The body was that of a man and was found so
  
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• Geraldo Perdomo drives in 9th run with sac fly to lift the Diamondbacks past the Blue Jays, 5-4

  13-07-2024 06:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Geraldo Perdomo brought home Corbin Carroll with a sacrifice fly in the ninth inning, and the Arizona Diamondbacks rallied to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Friday night.
  The Diamondbacks jumped above .500 for the first time since April 3, improving to 48-47. Arizona had lost five straight times prior to Friday when it had a chance to push to a winning record.
  The Blue Jays have lost eight of 10.
  Arizona trailed 4-2 in the eighth before a two-out, two-run single by Alek T
  
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• Collaros has first TD pass of season as Blue Bombers top Stampeders 41-37

  13-07-2024 06:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — Zach Collaros threw his first touchdown pass of the season into the hot hands of rookie Ontaria Wilson and Deatrick Nichols recorded a 55-interception return for a score as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeated the Calgary Stampeders 41-37 in a see-saw battle on Friday.Calgary led 37-33 with 7:32 to go in the fourth quarter when Collaros guided the Bombers on a nine-play, 102-yard drive that ended with Nic Demski’s 10-yard touchdown catch and two-point convert grab with 3:25
  
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• Canada defeats Romania 35-22 in rugby test match in Ottawa

  13-07-2024 03:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada had an impressive response Friday night at TD Place as they downed Romania 35-22 in a men’s rugby test match.Last Saturday, Canada fell pretty significantly to Scotland as the Scots retained claim of the Douglas JL Horn Cup with a decisive 73-12 romp.It was the first of two test matches in Ottawa for the Canadian side who will next face Japan in Vancouver on Aug. 25 and then the United States in Los Angeles on Aug. 31 in the Pacific Nations Cup.The two Ottawa summer f
  
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• Peter Navarro, Trump ex-aide jailed for contempt of Congress, will address RNC, AP sources say

  13-07-2024 03:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Former White House trade advisor Peter Navarro, who is currently in jail on contempt of Congress charges, is expected to speak at next week’s Republican National Convention just hours after his release.
  That’s according to two people familiar with the event’s schedule who spoke on condition of anonymity to share details before they were formally announced.Navarro is set to be released from a Miami prison on Wednesday, July 17, giving him just enough time t
  
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• California reports first wildfire death of the 2024 season as fires persist across the West

  13-07-2024 02:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Wildfires fueled by strong winds and an extended heat wave have led to the first death in California of the 2024 season, while wind-whipped flames in Arizona have forced hundreds to flee from what tribal leaders are calling the “most serious” wildfire on their reservation in decades.
  The fires were unfolding as authorities in Western states warned of the rising risk of wildfires amid this month’s protracted heat wave that has dried out the landscape,
  
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• The collapse of a school in northern Nigeria leaves 22 students dead, officials say

  13-07-2024 02:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A two-story school collapsed during morning classes Friday in north-central Nigeria, killing 22 students and sending rescuers on a frantic search for more than 100 people trapped in the rubble, authorities said.
  The Saints Academy college in Plateau state’s Busa Buji community collapsed shortly after students, many of whom were 15 years old or younger, arrived for classes.A total of 154 students were trapped but 132 of them were rescued and were being treated fo
  
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• D.F.O. investigating as Abbotsford completes clean up after chemical spill in Stoney Creek

  13-07-2024 01:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has confirmed it is investigating a chemical spill that resulted in the death of nearly 1,000 fish in Abbotsford’s Stoney Creek earlier this month. The incident, which occurred on July 3, was caused by the accidental release of firefighting foam from a disconnected hose. The foam drained into a nearby storm sewer and eventually into the waterway.
  The City of Abbotsford became aware of the spill late on July 3 and said it promptly al
  
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• Vernon's Cooper Humphreys wins second straight B.C. Amateur crown - Chilliwack Progress

  13-07-2024 01:48 via news.google.com
  
  Vernon's Cooper Humphreys wins second straight B.C. Amateur crown  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Woman killed when SUV goes off embankment east of Mission

  13-07-2024 01:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MISSION — Mission RCMP are investigating an unusual series of events that resulted in the death of a woman earlier this week. Police say a woman from the Mission area was found dead inside a vehicle at the bottom of a steep embankment.
  An RCMP news release said forestry workers came across a 33-year-old man on the Norrish Creek Forest Service Road (FSR) east of Mission around 4:30 a.m. Monday (Jul. 8).The man claimed he had been driving his SUV a day earlier when it veered off the road and
  
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• Civil rights trailblazer Viola Desmond’s childhood home in Halifax conditionally sold

  13-07-2024 01:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HALIFAX — A historical piece of real estate in Halifax that is listed as the childhood home of Viola Desmond has been conditionally sold.
  The listing says the three-bedroom, two-bathroom home on Maynard Street is “the childhood home of trailblazer, female entrepreneur and civil rights activist Viola Desmond” and sits across from the former residence of boxer Delmore (Buddy) Daye.Desmond was a successful Nova Scotia businesswoman who refused to leave a whites-only area of a movi
  
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• Firm says production may never resume at Yukon gold mine after ore-slide disaster

  13-07-2024 00:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MAYO, YUKON, CANADA — The Victoria Gold mining company says it’s uncertain if it will ever resume production or if it has the financial resources to repair damage and fix the environmental impact of last month’s ore-slide disaster at its Eagle Gold mine in Yukon.
  The company also says in an update that there’s “no assurance” it will receive the authorizations necessary to restart production either.
  It says it’s co-operating with technical experts hired b
  
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• BCHL Showcase coming to Fraser Valley - Chilliwack Progress

  13-07-2024 00:30 via news.google.com
  
  BCHL Showcase coming to Fraser Valley  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Toronto FC coach John Herdman has new Olympic role — proud father

  13-07-2024 00:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — No stranger to the Olympics with two bronze medals on his coaching resume, John Herdman will have a new role this summer with the Paris Games.
  Proud father.
  Herdman’s 19-year-old son Jay is on New Zealand’s Olympic soccer roster.
  “I’m excited for him,” said Herdman Sr. “He’s reached a dream.”
  Jay was born in New Zealand while his father was working for New Zealand Football before leaving in 2011 to coach the Canadian women’s t
  
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• Humble and hungry B.C. Lions challenge Saskatchewan Roughriders for best in West

  13-07-2024 00:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SURREY, B.C. — Vernon Adams Jr. is on track to make CFL history.
  The B.C. Lions quarterback, however, isn’t particularly concerned about his passing numbers.
  “The biggest thing is winning. Just win, baby. That’s it,” he said Friday. “As long as we win, I’m OK with throwing less. Whatever it takes, that’s what I need to do to win a game.”Five games into the campaign, Adams leads the league in passing yards with 1,752 and is on pace to throw fo
  
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• Boutique winery seeks lounge endorsement at Chilliwack city hall - Chilliwack Progress

  13-07-2024 00:01 via news.google.com
  
  Boutique winery seeks lounge endorsement at Chilliwack city hall  Chilliwack Progress
  
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