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• Biden says it was a ‘mistake’ to say he wanted to put a ‘bull’s-eye’ on Trump

  15-07-2024 23:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden told NBC News in an interview airing Monday that it was a “mistake” to say he wanted to put a “bull’s-eye” on Republican nominee Donald Trump, but argued that the rhetoric coming from his opponent was more incendiary.“It was a mistake to use the word,” Biden told NBC anchor Lester Holt in a clip released by the network. He said he wanted to “focus” to be on “what he’s saying.”Biden
  
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• Edmonton Elks fire head coach/GM Chris Jones after 0-5 start

  15-07-2024 23:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — The Edmonton Elks have fired general manager and head coach Chris Jones after an 0-5 start to the CFL season.
  The Elks were coming off a 37-34 loss to visiting Ottawa on Sunday. It was their fourth three-point loss of the season.
  The Elks said in a statement Monday that Geroy Simon will take over as interim general manager, while offensive co-ordinator and quarterbacks coach Jarious Jackson will handle interim head coach duties.Jones joined the Elks for a second stint as head co
  
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• Trump shooting: Legault rectifies remarks that Quebec has no political violence

  15-07-2024 23:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HALIFAX — Premier François Legault was forced to clarify remarks he made Monday when he appeared to forget recent history in asserting that Quebec politicians didn’t face political violence similar to the attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump.
  Speaking to reporters at the Council of the Federation meeting in Halifax, Legault said what happened over the weekend to Trump “is worrying for democracy in the United States” but “we don’t hav
  
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• B.C. premier wants to support N.L.’s plan to sue Ottawa over equalization program

  15-07-2024 23:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HALIFAX — British Columbia’s premier says he wants to support Newfoundland and Labrador’s plans to sue Ottawa over the federal equalization program, which transfers money from wealthier provinces to poorer ones, calling the current formula “completely absurd.”
  David Eby told reporters Monday he hopes to have an announcement on the matter before the three-day Council of Federation meetings of Canada’s premiers in Halifax wraps up on Wednesday. The premier said
  
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• Residents celebrate waste removal from farm site near Chilliwack - Maple Ridge News

  15-07-2024 23:17 via news.google.com
  
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• UPDATE: Wildfire along Hwy 1 between Hope and Chilliwack now held - VernonNow

  15-07-2024 23:11 via news.google.com
  
  UPDATE: Wildfire along Hwy 1 between Hope and Chilliwack now held  VernonNow
  
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• Jets sign defenceman Ville Heinola to a two-year contract extension

  15-07-2024 23:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets have signed defenceman Ville Heinola to a two-year contract extension with an average annual value of US$800,000, the NHL club announced Monday.
  The 23-year-old from Honkajoki, Finland had 27 points (10 goals, 17 assists) in 41 games for the American Hockey League’s Manitoba Moose last season.
  He has 11 points (one goal, 10 assists) in 35 games over four seasons with the Jets after Winnipeg selected him in the first round, 20th overall, at the 2019 NHL dr
  
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• Attacker stabs and wounds French soldier patrolling Paris ahead of the 2024 Olympics

  15-07-2024 23:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PARIS (AP) — A French soldier was stabbed outside a big train station in Paris on Monday and the attacker was arrested, officials said, while the city was under a high security alert 11 days before the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympics.
  A French military official said the soldier was hospitalized but is not in life-threatening condition, and that the reason for the attack is being investigated. The official was not authorized to be publicly named. The soldier was among thousands of tro
  
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• Highway improvements coming to B.C. northwest, including better Wi-Fi access

  15-07-2024 22:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — The B.C. and federal governments are jointly providing $195 million for a series of highway improvements in Tahltan Nation territory in the province’s northwest.
  A statement from B.C.’s Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation says the funding will enhance road safety, while improving access to services for local communities and for development of critical minerals.The work will involve widening the shoulders and creating pullouts along Highway 37, as well
  
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• Single-use plastic bags banned as next round of B.C. plastic regulations kicks in

  15-07-2024 22:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — Plastic shopping bags and other single-use products are no longer available at British Columbia stores as the government implements the latest step in its plan to phaseout certain plastic items and keep harmful chemicals out of landfills.
  Businesses may no longer provide single-use plastic shopping bags, and they must charge a minimum of $2 for new reusable bags or 25 cents for new paper bags.
  A statement from the province says food-service businesses are also restricted from di
  
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• UFV School of Education leaves Abbotsford

  15-07-2024 22:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — The School of Education at the University of the Fraser Valley will relocate from its current home on the Abbotsford campus to a new home in Mission later this month.
  In a news release from the university, the UFV building in Mission has undergone a complete transformation and will provide more than enough capacity and facility space for a thriving program within the university. The move will occur on Monday, July 29.“We’ve gone from 64 students to 106, making it a
  
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• Police made 27 arrests in chaos at Copa America final, including Colombian soccer official’s son

  15-07-2024 22:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Miami-Dade Police Department said it made 27 arrests and 55 ejections following a host of crowd control issues Sunday at the Copa America final between Argentina and Colombia, including fans breaching security gates at the entrance of Hard Rock Stadium.
  The son of Ramón Jesurún, the head of soccer’s governing body in Colombia, was arrested after being accused of fighting multiple security guards amid the spectacle. Arrest records showed Mo
  
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• New equipment to help babies, pediatric patients arrives at Abbotsford Hospital

  15-07-2024 22:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — Health care professionals can find it challenging to locate veins in humans, particularly in babies and pediatric patients who may have even harder veins to see and locate.New equipment at Abbotsford Regional Hospital could be a game-changer for health care workers thanks to funding from the Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation.
  The foundation says Abbotsford Regional Hospital has recently received state of the art equipment for maternal, child, infant and youth patients in ca
  
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• Trump names vice presidential pick

  15-07-2024 22:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — The top of Republicans’ presidential ticket was coming together Monday, as cheering delegates were casting votes to officially make Donald Trump the official GOP nominee and the former president announced JD Vance as his running mate.
  The announcement came amid a frenzy of phone calls updating potential running mates and just days after an attempted assassination on Trump at a Pennsylvania rally.
  Inside the convention hall, delegates flanked by “Make America Gr
  
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• Brett Sutter retires after 17 pro hockey seasons, 1,090 AHL games

  15-07-2024 22:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Brett Sutter has retired after 17 seasons of professional hockey.
  The son of former NHL coach Darryl Sutter played in 1,090 games in the American Hockey League and another 60 in the NHL.
  Brett Sutter concluded his playing career with the Calgary Flames’ AHL affiliate, the Calgary Wranglers, and will join the team’s coaching staff as an assistant.
  The 37-year-old forward from Viking, Alta., was a sixth-round pick, 179th overall, of the Flames in 2005.Sutter had eight g
  
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• Trump names vice presidential pick as anger and anxiety loom over RNC

  15-07-2024 21:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — The top of Republicans’ presidential ticket was coming together Monday, as cheering delegates were casting votes to officially make Donald Trump the official GOP nominee and the former president announced JD Vance as his running mate.The announcement came amid a frenzy of phone calls updating potential running mates and just days after an attempted assassination on Trump at a Pennsylvania rally.
  Inside the convention hall, delegates flanked by “Make America Gre
  
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• Biden orders Secret Service to protect RFK Jr. after attempt on Trump’s life

  15-07-2024 21:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has ordered the U.S. Secret Service to protect independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., after the attempted assassination of Donald Trump.Kennedy is a longshot to win Electoral College votes, much less the presidency. But his campaign events have drawn large crowds of supporters and people interested in his message.
  Trump was not seriously injured in the shooting over the weekend in Pennsylvania. There is an independent review of the a
  
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• Top EU leaders will boycott meetings hosted by Hungary’s Orban after his outreach to Russia, China

  15-07-2024 20:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Top EU officials will boycott informal meetings hosted by Hungary while the country has the EU’s rotating presidency, after Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban held a series of meetings with foreign leaders that angered European partners, the European Commission said Monday.
  The highly unusual decision to have the European Commission president and other top officials of the body boycott the meetings was made ‘’in light of recent developments mar
  
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• Gauld, Bernardeschi to take part in MLS All-Star Skills Challenge in Columbus

  15-07-2024 20:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Vancouver Whitecaps captain Ryan Gauld and Toronto’s FC’s Federico Bernardeschi will take part in the MLS All-Star Skills Challenge.
  The two will be part of a 10-person MLS squad that will go up against Liga MX stars in five head-to-head contests that require ball control, accuracy, strategy and teamwork. The competition is slated for July 23 at Lower.com Field in Columbus, Ohio, the day before the all-star game.
  Other MLS players taking part in the skills competition are Luciano Aco
  
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• ‘Damn, so close’: UBC looks into professor’s social media after Trump rally shooting

  15-07-2024 20:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The University of British Columbia says it is “aware” of a social media post that was apparently made by a professor at its faculty of medicine shortly after the attempted assassination of former U.S. president Donald Trump.
  The school says it is “looking into” the post and that it “does not condone violence of any kind.”
  Posts that appeared on a now deleted X account belonging to Professor Karen Pinder said “Damn, so close. Too bad,&rd
  
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• Five-time Olympic medallist Gagnon named Canada’s short-track speed skating coach

  15-07-2024 20:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Five-time Olympic medallist Marc Gagnon has been named the head coach of Canada’s short-track program, Speed Skating Canada announced Monday.
  Former head coach Sebastien Cros will remain with the program in the new role of assistant head coach.
  Gagnon had worked as an assistant coach at Speed Skating Canada under Cros since 2021.
  Speed Skating Canada said in a statement that the coaching changes were made to meet the “evolving needs” of Canada’s high-performance program.
  
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• Fatal shooting in Winnipeg followed soccer game, police say it was not random

  15-07-2024 20:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — Winnipeg police are investigating a shooting in the parking lot of a soccer complex that left a 22-year-old man dead.
  Police say they were called to the scene late Saturday night and found a man with gunshot wounds.
  He was transported to hospital but died.
  The victim has been identified as Mohamed Yusuf Abdullahi, of Winnipeg, and police say they do not believe the shooting was random.
  The incident followed the final games of the Canada African Cup of Nations soccer tournament,
  
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• Trump makes his vice presidential pick. Rubio is told he is not the choice, an AP source says

  15-07-2024 20:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Donald Trump has made his decision on his vice presidential pick, according to a person familiar with his thinking who spoke Monday on the condition of anonymity.
  Trump’s pick is expected to appear at the Republican National convention later Monday afternoon as the vice president is formally nominated.
  Florida Sen. Marco Rubio has been informed that he is not Trump’s vice presidential pick, according to a person familiar with their conversation.
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• CHIEFS COMMIT TO OJHL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR MATTHEW MANZA

  15-07-2024 20:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The Chilliwack Chiefs are proud to announce the commitment of 2007-born forward Matthew Manza. Manza, an Ohio State Commit, won the OJHL’s rookie of the year award last season with an outstanding year of production tallying 26 goals, 23 assists in 49 games played for the Toronto Patriots.Growing up in Mississauga, Manza has always been a player depended on to create offense going back to his days playing for the Mississauga Senators program in the GTHL. Despite being a young player coming
  
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• Toronto FC coach John Herdman gets Messi injury update from unlikely source

  15-07-2024 19:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Toronto FC coach John Herdman got an injury update on Lionel Messi from an unexpected source Sunday night.
  “My daughter woke us up at it must have been about 10:50 last night to tell us Messi got injured (in the Copa America final). So she was the news reader,” Herdman said Monday. “Which I wasn’t too happy about, to be honest. I was fast asleep.”
  Toronto, which currently sits eighth in the MLS Eastern Conference, visits second-place Inter Miami on W
  
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• Massive power outage leaves 5,500+ in Hope, Sunshine Valley, Manning Park without power

  15-07-2024 19:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HOPE — BC Hydro says over over 5,500 customers in Hope, Silver Creek, Laidlaw, Dogwood Valley, Manning Park, Haig, Othello and the surrounding areas are without power Monday morning.1,700 customers in Othello, Sunshine Valley, Manning Park and parts of Eastgate on Hwy. 3 (Crowsnest Highway) are without power Monday morning due to a fire.
  According to a post from BC Hydro’s on its X/Twitter account at 10:39 a.m., 1,701 customers lost power at 10:23 a.m. due to a fire in the area.Howev
  
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• Gaza protesters remain as Vancouver Island University’s deadline to leave expires

  15-07-2024 19:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NANAIMO, B.C. — A deadline for pro-Palestinian protesters to dismantle an encampment at Vancouver Island University in Naniamo, B.C., has expired without the demonstrators leaving.
  The university last Thursday issued a trespass notice to the protesters over the camp that has been in place since May 1, saying legal action would be launched if they did not leave by 8 a.m. Monday.
  It says in an email that as of about 9 a.m. the protesters “(have) not decamped” and the university w
  
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• Residents celebrate waste removal from farm site near Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress

  15-07-2024 19:43 via news.google.com
  
  Residents celebrate waste removal from farm site near Chilliwack  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Residents celebrate waste removal from farm site near Chilliwack - Abbotsford News

  15-07-2024 19:43 via news.google.com
  
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• CBC/Radio-Canada board approves bonuses for 2023-24, but will review practice

  15-07-2024 19:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The board of directors for CBC and Radio-Canada has approved bonuses for some staff, following a fiscal year that saw 141 employees let go, and another 205 vacant positions eliminated.The decision was posted quietly on the public broadcaster’s website last month following a board of directors meeting.A spokesman for CBC would not disclose how much money was doled out to the 1,194 eligible employees during the 2023-24 fiscal year, saying it’s internal information.The pu
  
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• B.C. wildfires holding steady at about 150, heat warnings span southern Interior

  15-07-2024 19:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  British Columbia’s wildfire service says this week will bring “increased heat,” marking a 15-day trend of hot and dry weather that has fuelled a surge in fire activity.
  A provincial fire situation report says there’s potential for thunderstorms in the Interior, while the northeast returns to a warming trend after a three-day break.
  Environment Canada maintains heat warnings for parts of the southern Interior from the Fraser Canyon up to the south Cariboo as well as the Ok
  
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• Power outage possibly connected to 1-hectare fire northeast of Chilliwack

  15-07-2024 19:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HERRLING ISLAND — A power outage possibly connected to the 1-hectare fire northeast of Chilliwack has left over 160 customers without power Monday morning (July 15).
  According to the BC Hydro website, 165 customers lost power at 6:33 a.m. Monday due to wires down. Power is expected to be restored by 4 p.m. this afternoon.
  The power outage appears to be connected to this morning’s fire.
  According to scanner traffic early Monday morning, there are unconfirmed reports that a BC Hydro po
  
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• Wildfire east of Chilliwack closes Highway 1 lane - CityNews Vancouver

  15-07-2024 19:15 via news.google.com
  
  Wildfire east of Chilliwack closes Highway 1 lane  CityNews Vancouver
  
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• Senators re-sign goaltender Sogaard, deal forward Jarventie to Oilers

  15-07-2024 19:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators have retained some goaltending depth behind new netminder Linus Ullmark by signing Mads Sogaard to a two-year contract.
  The first year of the deal announced Monday is a two-way contract, and the second year is one-way. It carries an annual value of US$775,000 in the NHL and $225,000 in the American Hockey League.
  Sogaard, from Aalborg, Denmark, had a 1-3-0 record with a 4.05 goals-against average and .859 save percentage in six appearances, including five start
  
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• Wildfire burning alongside Highway 1 causing traffic delays near Chilliwack - BC - Global News Toronto

  15-07-2024 19:10 via news.google.com
  
  Wildfire burning alongside Highway 1 causing traffic delays near Chilliwack - BC  Global News Toronto
  
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• Trucker who killed 16 in Humboldt Bronchs crash applies to have permanent resident status returned

  15-07-2024 19:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — The truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash has applied to have his permanent resident status returned.
  The Immigration and Refugee Board issued a deportation order in May for Jaskirat Singh Sidhu and his permanent resident status was revoked.
  Sidhu is from India and arrived in Canada in 2014.
  In 2018, while living in Calgary, the rookie truck driver barrelled through a stop sign and into the path of the junior hockey team’s bus at a rural intersection
  
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• Update: Fast-growing wildfire erupts near Herrling Island, east of Chilliwack, and grows to 1 hectares

  15-07-2024 19:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  **Update at 8:56 a.m.: A helicopter is now at the scene of this fast-growing fire between Herrling Island and Peters Road, east of Chilliwack. The fire has grown to one hectare in size as of 8:56 a.m. The fire is believed to have originated near, or around, BC Hydro power lines.**
  Original story below: 
  HERRLING ISLAND — Popkum Fire and Agassiz Fire have been dispatched Monday morning (July 15) for a fast-growing fire between Herrling Island and Peters Road, northwest of Jones (Wahlea
  
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• Quebec RCMP seize 63 kilograms of cocaine stashed inside grand piano, arrest four

  15-07-2024 18:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Quebec RCMP say they seized 62.7 kilograms of cocaine hidden in the walls of a grand piano during searches in the Lanaudière region and the Sherbrooke, Que., area.
  They arrested four people on July 12 allegedly involved in a conspiracy to import and traffic the drugs, following a tip from Homeland Security Investigations, a United States law enforcement agency.
  RCMP say they also seized $10,000 in cash and several electronic devices.
  The four arrested are Billy Donais Cad
  
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• ‘Freedom Convoy’ organizer Pat King will not testify at his trial: Crown

  15-07-2024 18:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Crown attorney in the criminal mischief trial against “Freedom Convoy” organizer Pat King says the defendant will not testify.
  The trial itself is also being delayed again at the request of defence lawyer Natasha Calvinho who told the judge this morning she needed an adjournment for “personal” reasons.
  It is the second time this month the case has been adjourned just as Calvinho was set to call her first witness — something that now won’t ha
  
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• Auger-Aliassime, Stricker lose Swiss Open doubles opener top Murray, Pavlasek

  15-07-2024 18:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  GSTAAD, SWITZERLAND — Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime and partner Dominic Stricker of Switzerland fell 6-4, 7-6 (4) to top seeds Jamie Murray of Britain and Czechia’s Adam Pavlasek on Monday in first-round doubles action at the Swiss Open tennis tournament.
  Murray and Pavlasek took an early 6-2 lead in the second-set tiebreaker.Aliassime and Strikcer scored an ace and a point on return to make it 6-4 before the top seeds put the match away in 48 minutes.
  Auger-Aliassime fell t
  
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• Canadian Coast Guard investigating source of motor oil spill in Montreal river

  15-07-2024 18:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The Canadian Coast Guard says it’s still investigating the source of a motor oil spill the length of several city blocks in the St. Lawrence River near the Montreal east-end neighbourhood of Pointe-aux-Trembles.
  The federal agency said Sunday it was still recovering the oil and decontaminating the seagrass beds and shoreline after a large black slick was discovered last week.
  It says some 14,000 litres of oil mixed with water had been recovered, and that an operation was u
  
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• Trucker who caused Broncos crash applies to have permanent resident status returned

  15-07-2024 18:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — The truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash has applied to have his permanent resident status returned.
  The Immigration and Refugee Board issued a deportation order in May for Jaskirat Singh Sidhu and his permanent resident status was revoked.
  Sidhu is from India and arrived in Canada in 2014.
  In 2018, while living in Calgary, the rookie truck driver barrelled through a stop sign and into the path of the junior hockey team’s bus at a rural intersection
  
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• Update: Out of control wildfire near Herrling Island, east of Chilliwack, grows to 1 hectare

  15-07-2024 18:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  **Update at 8:56 a.m.: A helicopter is now at the scene of this fast-growing fire between Herrling Island and Peters Road, east of Chilliwack. The fire has grown to one hectare in size as of 8:56 a.m. The fire is believed to have originated near, or around, BC Hydro power lines.
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  HERRLING ISLAND — Popkum Fire and Agassiz Fire have been dispatched Monday morning (July 15) for a fast-growing fire between Herrling Island and Peters Road, northwest of Jones (Wahleach
  
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• Canada coach believes Copa America chaos won’t be repeated at 2026 World Cup

  15-07-2024 17:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Canada coach Jesse Marsch got an inkling of how Copa America might go off the field after meeting with CONMEBOL organizers before the U.S.-based tournament.
  “They were telling me about weather patterns in different cities and they were telling me about facilities,” Marsch said in an interview Monday. “At one point I said ‘You guys don’t know what you’re talking about.’
  “They didn’t even know I was American … They made t
  
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• Auger-Aliassime leads Canada’s Davis Cup team into Manchester

  15-07-2024 17:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Montreal’s Félix Auger-Aliassime will lead Canada into the Davis Cup Finals this September, Tennis Canada announced on Monday.
  Auger-Aliassime, ranked 18th in the world, will be joined by Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., Gabriel Diallo of Montreal, Milos Raonic of Thornhill, Ont., and Vasek Pospisil of Vernon, B.C., at the men’s team tennis championship in Manchester, England.
  Auger-Aliassime, Shapovalov, Diallo, and Pospisil were all part of the team
  
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• Authorities issue multiple fines to offenders for violating campfire ban in the Chilliwack River Valley

  15-07-2024 16:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Despite widespread messaging through digital news outlets, radio, TV and social media, scofflaws in the Chilliwack River Valley decided the province-wide campfire prohibition that took effect on Friday, July 12 didn’t apply to them.So, authorities took appropriate action.According to a social media post dated Sunday, July 14, the Chilliwack River Valley Fire Department teamed up with the Chilliwack RCMP to issue several fines and extinguish “numerous fires” S
  
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• Wildfire erupts near Herrling Island, east of Chilliwack, early Monday

  15-07-2024 16:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HERRLING ISLAND — Popkum Fire and Agassiz Fire have been dispatched Monday morning (July 15) for a fast-growing fire between Herrling Island and Peters Road, northwest of Jones (Wahleach) Lake.According to scanner traffic and social media posts, the call initially came in at approximately 6:35 a.m. Monday for a fire. Crews told dispatch the fire was initially 30 feet by 30 feet in size.That estimate has now grown to 300 feet by 500 feet in size as the fire spreads into the forest. Wires ar
  
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• Federal judge dismisses Trump classified documents case over concerns with prosecutor’s appointment

  15-07-2024 16:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal judge presiding over the classified documents case of former President Donald Trump in Florida has dismissed the prosecution because of concerns over the appointment of the prosecutor who brought the case.
  U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon granted the defense motion to dismiss the case on Monday, voiding a prosecution that at the time it was brought was seen as the most perilous of the multiple legal threats Trump faced.
  Lawyers for Trump had argued that speci
  
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• Wholesale trade falls in May as manufacturing sales tick up: Statistics Canada

  15-07-2024 14:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says wholesale sales, excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain, fell 0.8 per cent to $82.2 billion in May.The overall decrease came as sales fell in five of the seven subsectors, with the largest decline coming from motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories, which decreased by 3.8 per cent to $13.9 billion.
  In volume terms, wholesale sales decreased by 0.8 per cent in May.
  Meanwhile, Statistics Ca
  
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• Why do trains only run west through Chilliwack? A Fraser Valley train Q&A - Fraser Valley Current

  15-07-2024 14:48 via news.google.com
  
  Why do trains only run west through Chilliwack? A Fraser Valley train Q&A  Fraser Valley Current
  
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