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• Chilliwack Fire Department recruiting paid on-call firefighters - Chilliwack Progress

  19-07-2024 23:53 via news.google.com
  
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• Missouri judge scolds AG’s office and orders release of woman whose murder conviction was overturned

  19-07-2024 23:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  A Missouri judge has once again ruled that a woman whose 1980 murder conviction was overturned must be released — and he said she must be allowed to walk free by Friday evening.
  Judge Ryan Horsman overturned Sandra Hemme’s conviction last month and ordered her release then, but Republican Attorney General Andrew Bailey fought it in the courts.During a court hearing Friday, Horsman said that if Hemme wasn’t released by a designated time, he wanted Republican Attorney General And
  
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• CF Montreal hungry for revenge entering derby match against Toronto FC

  19-07-2024 23:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — CF Montreal centre back Joel Waterman is always motivated when Canadian rival Toronto FC comes to town.
  But Saturday’s MLS derby match at Saputo Stadium has “a little extra something special” after TFC thrashed Montreal last time the two sides met.
  Toronto handed Montreal a 5-1 loss at BMO Field on May 18. Four days later, a rattled Montreal fell 2-1 in the Canadian Championship to lower-tier Forge FC at home, culminating in a fourth-straight loss and a low poi
  
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• Sqwá First Nation near Chilliwack holds inaugural Pride Day - Chilliwack Progress

  19-07-2024 23:02 via news.google.com
  
  Sqwá First Nation near Chilliwack holds inaugural Pride Day  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Shane Lowry keeps calm and carries British Open lead at Troon

  19-07-2024 22:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TROON, Scotland (AP) — Shane Lowry found himself in a familiar position in the British Open, even if it required a detour that could have rattled him on a wild day Friday at Royal Troon.
  Lowry took what seemed like an eternity to make a double bogey on the 11th hole. He recovered with two birdies over the final three holes for a 2-under 69, giving him a two-shot lead as the second round headed for a conclusion.
  And now he gets to wait even longer before he plays again, a product of being i
  
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• B.C. hospitals pivot to paper amid CrowdStrike global technology outage

  19-07-2024 22:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s health minister says 50,000 devices at the province’s hospitals were impacted by the CrowdStrike global technology outage, forcing hospital staff to pivot to using paper to manage everything from lab work to meal orders.Adrian Dix says experts began immediately working on the problem, which has impacted computers running Microsoft Windows, and that the systems are beginning to come back online.
  Dix says the event had “a profound impact on st
  
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• Jamal Peters and the Hamilton Ticats set to host archrival Toronto Argonauts

  19-07-2024 22:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HAMILTON — Jamal Peters will host several friends and familiar faces Saturday night but won’t exactly be feeling hospitable.
  Peters faces his former team for the first time when Hamilton (0-5) takes on archrival Toronto (3-2) at Tim Hortons Field. Peters spent three seasons with the Argonauts (2021-23) before signing with the Tiger-Cats as a free agent.
  “It’s a little personal but then again I can’t make the game bigger than it is,” Peters said. “(The) t
  
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• Blue Jays reinstate reliever Yimi Garcia from 15-day injured list

  19-07-2024 22:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have reinstated right-handed reliever Yimi Garcia from the 15-day injured list.
  The Blue Jays said Garcia would be available for Toronto’s series opener against visiting Detroit on Friday.
  Garcia had been out with a right elbow injury since leaving a save opportunity against Cleveland with two outs in the ninth inning on June 16.
  He has been Toronto’s most consistent reliever this season, with a 3-0 record and 2.57 earned-run average in 27 games.
  
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• City councilor Laura Palestini to run for Liberals in Montreal byelection

  19-07-2024 22:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — City councillor Laura Palestini will be the Liberal candidate in the coming byelection for the Montreal riding of LaSalle–Émard–Verdun.
  The seat has been empty since the resignation of former justice minister David Lametti, who was the MP for the riding from 2015 to early this year.
  The Liberal Party says Palestini, who represented the area on the local borough council and Montreal city council, advocated for “progressive priorities” such as public t
  
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• Proposed class-action lawsuit filed over Calgary water main break

  19-07-2024 21:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — A proposed class-action lawsuit has been filed against the City of Calgary over a major water main break claiming businesses lost significant revenue.
  In a statement of claim filed Wednesday, Angel’s Cafe, located near the June 5 rupture, alleges the city knew the failed pipe was made of lower-grade materials and should have moved to prevent the failure.
  “The city knew or ought to have known about the Bearspaw water main’s state of disrepair before the rupture a
  
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• Ten Commandments won’t go in Louisiana classrooms until at least November as lawsuit plays out

  19-07-2024 21:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana won’t take official steps to implement a law requiring the Ten Commandments be placed in all of the state’s public school classrooms until at least November as a lawsuit makes its way through the courts, according to an agreement approved by a federal judge Friday.
  The suit was filed in June by parents of Louisiana public school children with various religious backgrounds, who said the law violates First Amendment language forbidding government
  
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• Joey Votto to start for Toronto Blue Jays’ Triple-A affiliate after rehab assignment

  19-07-2024 20:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays infielder Joey Votto is scheduled to start for the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons on Friday after missing time with ankle and lower back issues.
  The six-time All-Star from Toronto will play for the Herd as they host the Scranton/Wilkes Barre RailRaiders.
  Votto, 40, was the 2010 National League MVP. He’s played 2,056 games during a 17-year major league career. He has a .294 career major league batting average with 356 home runs and 1,144 RBI. He signed
  
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• B.C. promises expanded gynecological cancer care, new programs in Surrey, Kelowna

  19-07-2024 20:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government is bringing in new programs to address the growing demand for gynecological cancer surgical care in Kelowna and Surrey.Premier David Eby says the new services, and expansions of programs that already exist in Vancouver and Victoria, will nearly double the number of surgeons providing the cancer care in B.C. from eight to 15.
  Eby says rates of gynecological cancer have increased by almost 50 per cent over the last decade in B.C.A government statem
  
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• Sartini expects tougher road ahead for Whitecaps as MLS playoffs approach

  19-07-2024 20:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — After making it look easy the last few games, head coach Vanni Sartini expects things will get harder for the Vancouver Whitecaps as the race for the Major League Soccer playoffs heats up.
  The Whitecaps, who host the Houston Dynamo Saturday night at BC Place Stadium, are unbeaten in their last five MLS games (4-0-1) and six (5-0-1) across all competitions. Vancouver has outscored its opponents 16-7 during that stretch.
  The Whitecaps (11-7-5) sit fourth in the Western Conference
  
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• B.C. brings in more restrictions to limit spread of chronic wasting in deer, elk

  19-07-2024 20:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — The B.C. government is taking further steps to prevent the spread of chronic wasting disease in deer, moose and caribou, including removing urban deer from Cranbrook and Kimberley.A statement from the government says updated hunting regulations will see mandatory testing for the disease in deer, elk and moose in certain zones in the Kootenay region.Two deer in the Kootenay region were confirmed with the disease in January, but testing since then on roadkill and a targeted hunt o
  
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• Sports minister Qualtrough announces new Ministerial Athlete Advisory Committee

  19-07-2024 20:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Sports minister Carla Qualtrough announced Friday a group of 14 Canadian athletes who will form a Ministerial Athlete Advisory Committee.
  Gymnast Ellie Black of Halifax, who’s heading to her fourth Olympics this summer in Paris, and Canadian women’s soccer team defender Vanessa Gilles of Ottawa are among the athletes who were selected after an open call for applications.
  The goal of the committee is for athletes to have a dedicated platform to share their perspectives
  
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• Canada’s Auger-Aliassime loses to Berrettini in Swiss Open quarterfinals

  19-07-2024 20:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  GSTAAD, SWITZERLAND — Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime was eliminated from the Swiss Open clay-court tennis tournament with a 7-6 (9), 7-6 (2) quarterfinal loss to Italy’s Matteo Berrettini on Friday.
  Berrettini went up 5-0 in the second tiebreaker before converting his first match point on serve.
  Auger-Aliassime missed a chance to take control of the first set when Berrettini came back from triple break point in the sixth game to hold for a 3-3 tie.
  The Italian then converted
  
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• Chilliwack Fire Department opens recruitment for paid on-call firefighters - Fraser Valley Today

  19-07-2024 19:51 via news.google.com
  
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• Chilliwack Fire Department opens recruitment for paid on-call firefighters

  19-07-2024 19:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The Chilliwack Fire Department has announced its Paid On-Call (POC) Firefighter Recruitment has begun for its next Recruit Training Program. Residents are invited to join the ranks of first responders who play a crucial role in protecting and serving the community.
  POC firefighters are Chilliwack residents who respond to emergencies 24/7. They receive an hourly wage for emergency responses and for attending weekly practice sessions held on Monday nights.
  The role of Chilliwack
  
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• Five things to know about Quebec’s unique, two-week-long construction holiday

  19-07-2024 19:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — It’s one of Quebec’s many idiosyncrasies that in the dog days of summer, when everyone wishes they were on holiday, virtually the entire construction industry and a good chunk of the rest of the province close up shop for two weeks.On Sunday, Quebec’s annual construction holiday will officially begin. It’s a 50-year-old tradition unique to the province that has a major effect on the region’s tourism industry — and on its roads.Here are five th
  
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• Shetland Creek wildfire doubles in size to 12,000 hectares; travel advisory in place on Highway 1

  19-07-2024 19:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SPENCES BRIDGE, B.C. — The Shetland Creek wildfire has more than doubled in size over the past 24 hours.In an update Friday (July 19) morning, the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) lists the wildfire north of Spences Bridge at 12,403 hectares in size. BCWS credits the substantial jump in size to significant overnight growth and more accurate mapping.As of publication, the BCWS map online shows the northern edge of the fire is nearly 12 kilometres away from the village of Ashcroft.
  An evacuation a
  
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• Toronto flood insurance claims could be ‘significant but manageable’: ratings agency

  19-07-2024 19:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Morningstar DBRS says insurance claims caused by the Toronto flood earlier this week could be “significant but manageable” for insurers.
  The credit rating agency says the insurance industry can expect insured losses of around $1 billion from the heavy rains on July 16 that led to flooded highways and basements.
  The agency says the insured losses are large for a single weather event, but they’re entirely manageable for the insurance industry.
  While the single eve
  
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• Bangladesh security forces fire bullets and sound grenades as protests over government jobs escalate

  19-07-2024 18:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Police and security officials in Bangladesh fired bullets and tear gas at protesters Friday and banned all gatherings in the capital as internet and mobile services were cut off following days of deadly clashes over the allocation of government jobs. Several people were killed, media reports said.
  The protests, which began weeks ago but escalated sharply this week, represent the biggest challenge to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina since she won a fourth consecutive te
  
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• More than 250 wildfires in B.C. as hot and dry weather persists

  19-07-2024 18:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  More than 250 wildfires are burning in British Columbia as much of the province continues to bake under a heat wave that is expected to last into next week.
  Cliff Chapman with the BC Wildfire Service said Thursday the province appeared to be “on the precipice of a very challenging 72 hours” with hot and dry weather, dry lightning and strong winds forecast.
  Scores of new fires have started since Thursday.
  The out-of-control Shetland Creek fire in the southern Interior is currently the
  
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• Fraser Health services impacted by global cyber outage

  19-07-2024 18:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — B.C.’s health system has been impacted by a global cyber disruption that has produced widespread IT outages.
  In a message on its website, the Fraser Health Authority says the health system across the province has also been impacted. Networks and computers across Fraser Health and the provincial system have been impacted.
  Fraser Health says it has put contingency plans into action to remain operational. It says it is doing its best not to disrupt patient care.
  If resident
  
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• Chilliwack Corn Maze and Festival - Miss604

  19-07-2024 17:52 via news.google.com
  
  Chilliwack Corn Maze and Festival  Miss604
  
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• Pogacar moves closer to a 3rd Tour de France title after dominant win in the mountains

  19-07-2024 17:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Tadej Pogacar took a giant step closer to clinching a third Tour de France title after winning another tough mountain stage on Friday, pulling away from Jonas Vingegaard to move five minutes ahead of his main rival with two days left.
  The Slovenian looks almost certain to reclaim the Tour crown from Vingegaard, the two-time defending champion from Denmark, who is 5 minutes, 3 seconds behind him. Tour debutant Remco Evenepoel of Belgium is 7:01 adrift in third place.
  Pogacar attacked with about 9
  
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• Two men shot dead in Montreal, the city’s 19th and 20th homicides in 2024

  19-07-2024 17:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Montreal police have opened a homicide investigation after two men in their 30s were gunned down early Friday in the city’s St-Michel neighbourhood.
  Police were alerted to gunshots on 25th Avenue near Robert Boulevard around 1:50 a.m.
  Officers found two men at the scene suffering from gunshot wounds.
  Both men were transported in critical condition to hospital where the pair, aged 33 and 34, were declared dead.
  The major crimes unit is leading the investigation and forensic
  
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• Top court says government can be held liable for making unconstitutional laws

  19-07-2024 17:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada says governments can be required to pay damages for making unconstitutional laws.In a new ruling, a majority of the top court says governments have a limited liability for drafting and passing laws that are later found to violate the Charter.
  The decision paves the way for a New Brunswick man to take the federal government to court over two laws passed by the former Conservative government in 2010 and 2012.Joseph Power was convicted of two offences in t
  
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• Biden’s campaign chair acknowledges support ‘slippage’ but says he’s staying in the race

  19-07-2024 15:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden ‘s campaign is insisting anew that he is not stepping aside as he faces the stark reality that many Democrats at the highest levels want him to consider how stepping aside from the 2024 election to make way for a new nominee atop the ticket could be the party’s best chance of preventing widespread losses in November.
  Isolated as he battles a COVID infection at his beach house in Delaware, Biden’s already small circle of confidants bef
  
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• UFV reshapes its plans for its Chilliwack campus - Fraser Valley Current

  19-07-2024 15:33 via news.google.com
  
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• The top UN court convenes to deliver advisory opinion on Israel’s policies in occupied territories

  19-07-2024 15:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The top United Nations court has opened a hearing to deliver a non-binding advisory opinion on the legality of Israel’s 57-year occupation of lands sought for a Palestinian state, a ruling that could have more effect on international opinion than it will on Israeli policies.
  International Court of Justice President Nawaf Salam is expected to take about an hour to read out the opinion of the panel that is made up of 15 judges from around the world.
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• What's happening Chilliwack: List of events from July 19 onward - Chilliwack Progress

  19-07-2024 14:44 via news.google.com
  
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• Canadian flights, hospitals, border disrupted during global technology outage

  19-07-2024 14:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — A global technology outage had grounded flights, disrupted hospitals and backed up border crossings in Canada on Friday, as reported issues persisted hours after the issues with Microsoft services were said to be getting fixed.
  Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike said that the issue believed to be behind the outage was not a security incident or cyberattack.The issue affected Microsoft 365 apps and services, and escalating disruptions continued after the technology company said it was
  
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• Vietnam Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong, the country’s most powerful leader, dies at age 80

  19-07-2024 13:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party and the country’s most powerful politician, has died following months of ill health, official media said Friday. He was 80.
  “General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Party Nguyen Phu Trong passed away at 13:38 on July 19, 2024, at the 108 Central Military Hospital due to old age and serious illness,” the Nhan Dan newspaper said.
  Trong had dominated Vietnamese polit
  
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• Toronto Blue Jays host Detroit Tigers after all-star break, West road trip

  19-07-2024 12:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays are back home after a nine-game road trip and MLB all-star break.
  Chris Bassitt takes the mound as Toronto (44-52) opens a three-game series Friday night against the Detroit Tigers for its first game at Rogers Centre since July 4.
  Detroit (47-50) counters with right-hander Jack Flaherty.
  After going 5-4 on their western swing through Seattle, San Francisco and Arizona, the Blue Jays are 9.5 games outside of an American League wild-card spot and remain last i
  
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• IndyCar drivers hit the track in Toronto as 2024 Honda Indy opens with first practice

  19-07-2024 11:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — IndyCar drivers are hitting the track Friday for the first practice at the 2024 Ontario Dealers Honda Indy in Toronto.
  The race is set for Sunday on the street circuit at Exhibition Place.
  Spain’s Alex Palou leads the NTT IndyCar Series with 379 points, 35 ahead of Australia’s Will Power heading into the weekend.
  Danish driver Christian Lundgaard won Honda Indy last year. He ranks 13th in the grid.
  Members of Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip have been named honor
  
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• ‘Challenging’ wildfire conditions in B.C. as hot and dry weather persists

  19-07-2024 10:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Over 250 wildfires are burning in British Columbia as much of the province continues to bake under a heat wave that is expected to last into next week.
  Cliff Chapman with the BC Wildfire Service said Thursday that the province appeared to be “on the precipice of a very challenging 72 hours” with hot and dry weather, dry lightning and strong winds in the forecast.
  Parts of B.C. are expected to see temperatures in the mid- to high 30s over the coming days, along with overnight lows in
  
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• In the news today: Trudeau expected to appoint new labour minister

  19-07-2024 10:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed…
  Trudeau expected to appoint new labour minister
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to appoint a replacement for outgoing labour minister Seamus O’Regan, whose resignation is effective today.
  O’Regan announced Thursday he was stepping down from the Liberal cabinet for family reasons, though he intends to continue sitting as an MP until the next federal election.
  Trudeau’s office
  
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• Trudeau expected to appoint new labour minister as Seamus O’Regan steps down

  19-07-2024 10:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to appoint a replacement for outgoing labour minister Seamus O’Regan, whose resignation is effective today.
  O’Regan announced Thursday he was stepping down from the Liberal cabinet for family reasons, though he intends to continue sitting as an MP until the next federal election.
  Trudeau’s office did not indicate whether a new cabinet member would be appointed or if other ministers would be affected.
  A source with knowled
  
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• Elections Canada floats suggestions to shield nomination contests from meddling

  19-07-2024 10:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Elections Canada is suggesting possible changes to protect the political nomination process from foreign meddling, including barring non-citizens from helping choose candidates, requiring parties to publish contest rules and explicitly outlawing practices such as voting more than once.
  The federal elections agency outlines the proposed moves in a discussion guide intended to help chief electoral officer Stéphane Perrault draft final recommendations to be submitted later thi
  
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• Majority of Democrats think Kamala Harris would make a good president, AP-NORC poll shows

  19-07-2024 06:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Joe Biden faces a growing drumbeat of pressure to drop his reelection bid, a majority of Democrats think his vice president would make a good president herself.
  A new poll from the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that about 6 in 10 Democrats believe Kamala Harris would do a good job in the top slot. About 2 in 10 Democrats don’t believe she would, and another 2 in 10 say they don’t know enough to say.
  Since Biden’s debate de
  
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• Chilliwack’s Barn Burner BBQ and Car Show reignited for 2024 - Chilliwack Progress

  19-07-2024 06:29 via news.google.com
  
  Chilliwack’s Barn Burner BBQ and Car Show reignited for 2024  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Air attack leaves 1 dead, at least 10 injured in Tel Aviv

  19-07-2024 06:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A large explosion rumbled through the streets of central Tel Aviv early Friday morning, raining down shards of shrapnel and injuring at least 10 people, first responders said.
  Israel’s military said that they were reviewing the explosion and increasing air patrols after the incident, which its initial inquiries determined was caused by “an aerial target.”
  It was not immediately clear how the strike evaded Israel’s air defenses or how Israel m
  
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• Trump describes assassination attempt with personal details as he accepts Republican nomination

  19-07-2024 04:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Donald Trump, defiant and bandaged, accepted the GOP presidential nomination on Thursday at the Republican National Convention in a speech that largely ignored his most divisive plans and focused instead on uniting his party — and the nation — just five days after an assassination attempt that could have ended his life.
  The 78-year-old former president, known best for his bombast and aggressive rhetoric, offered a softer and more personal message that drew dire
  
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• Clippers trade Russell Westbrook to Jazz. He’s expected to join the Nuggets after a buyout

  19-07-2024 04:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers sent Russell Westbrook to the Utah Jazz on Thursday in a sign-and-trade deal for point guard Kris Dunn.
  The Jazz are expected to buy out the former NBA MVP’s contract so Westbrook can sign with the Denver Nuggets, according to ESPN.
  Utah also got the right to swap second-round draft picks in 2030, the draft rights to center Balsa Koprivica and cash.
  Westbrook, a nine-time All-Star and the 2017 MVP for Oklahoma City, was traded for the fifth
  
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• Hope Bottle Depot set to vacate its current premises

  19-07-2024 02:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HOPE — The Hope Bottle Depot will close its doors this week at its current location on 6th Avenue and make the move to a new facility around the corner.Mickey Ho, director of communications and stakeholder relations for Return-It based in Burnaby, confirmed to Fraser Valley Today in an email Thursday that the Hope Bottle Depot will close Friday, July 19 at 930A 6th Avenue.The collection facility is expected to reopen Tuesday, July 30 at 517 Corbett Street, about a 500-metre drive around th
  
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• Franklin’s walkoff homer lifts Canada 6-3 over the Netherlands at Softball World Cup

  19-07-2024 02:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CASTIONS DI STRADA, ITALY — Larissa Franklin hit a walkoff home run in the seventh inning as Canada defeated the Netherlands 6-3 in the first game of the Softball World Cup super round on Thursday.
  With the Netherlands leading 3-2, Canada’s Erika Polidori hit a double to right-centre to bring home Kelsey Harshman and tie the game.
  The Netherlands then intentionally walked Callum Pilgrim — who hit a solo home run in the first inning — to set up Franklin’s dramatic fi
  
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• B.C. Solicitor General to visit Chilliwack for $100/person fundraiser with Chilliwack MLA Dan Coulter

  19-07-2024 02:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — B.C. Solicitor General Mike Farnworth will visit Chilliwack next week for a political fundraiser with Chilliwack NDP MLA Dan Coulter.
  Farnworth, who was first elected as MLA for Port Coquitlam-Burke Mountain in 1991 and most recently re-elected in 2020 for the riding of Port Coquitlam, has served as Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General and Government House Leader since July 2017 and, as of October 2021, has been appointed deputy premier.
  According to details on a BC
  
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• B.C. Solicitor General to visit Chilliwack for $100/person fundraiser with Chilliwack MLA Dan Coulter - Fraser Valley Today

  19-07-2024 02:04 via news.google.com
  
  B.C. Solicitor General to visit Chilliwack for $100/person fundraiser with Chilliwack MLA Dan Coulter  Fraser Valley Today
  
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