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• Chilliwack man arrested after wild sequence of events stretching from Mission to Chilliwack last week - Fraser Valley Today

  23-07-2024 23:50 via news.google.com
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• Chilliwack man arrested after wild sequence of events stretching from Mission to Chilliwack last week

  23-07-2024 23:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Mounties in Mission say a 36-year-old prolific offender from Chilliwack is in custody following a sequence of dangerous events that eventually led to his capture Friday night in Chilliwack.According to a statement from the Mission RCMP detachment, Mounties in Mission were dispatched shortly before 6 p.m. on Friday, July 19 after the owner of an auto repair shop on Harbour Avenue in Mission alerted police about a man who allegedly stole keys to one of their customer’s veh
  
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• Chilliwack man crashes into Mission shop owner, police vehicles after theft - Mission City Record

  23-07-2024 23:39 via news.google.com
  
  Chilliwack man crashes into Mission shop owner, police vehicles after theft  Mission City Record
  
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• Chilliwack man crashes into Mission shop owner, police vehicles after theft - Abbotsford News

  23-07-2024 23:39 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack man crashes into Mission shop owner, police vehicles after theft  Abbotsford News
  
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• Deaths of women, 3 stabbings are ‘deeply unsettling,’ Vancouver mayor says

  23-07-2024 23:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — A suspect is in custody after three apparent random stabbings in Vancouver, where police are also investigating the deaths of two women, a series of events the city’s mayor calls “deeply unsettling.”Three men were stabbed blocks apart in Vancouver’s downtown core late Monday.
  A suspect was arrested and police have said there’s no indication the victims knew each other or their attacker.
  It happened on the same day that police said a woman’s b
  
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• New walking tours show off the 'artistic heartbeat' of Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress

  23-07-2024 22:59 via news.google.com
  New walking tours show off the 'artistic heartbeat' of Chilliwack  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• France’s Macron says he’ll keep the centrist caretaker government on through the Olympics

  23-07-2024 22:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday he will keep a centrist caretaker government on through the Olympics to avoid “disorder,” brushing aside an 11th-hour prime minister nomination by the country’s leftist coalition.Macron made his widely expected announcement in a TV interview late Tuesday. Just prior to that appearance, the leftist coalition that won the most votes in this month’s parliamentary elections selected little-known civil servant Lu
  
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• Manitoba Chiefs decry reduced federal funds for residential school searches

  23-07-2024 22:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs criticized the federal government for reducing funds to search the grounds of former residential schools, saying in a statement they are profoundly disappointed and outraged.
  Communities could previously receive up to $3 million per year through the Residential Schools Missing Children Community Support Fund, but funding will now be capped at $500,000.
  “The decision to cut back substantial funding for this critical initiative is not only dishe
  
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• Oscar Mayer Wienermobile flips onto its side after crash along suburban Chicago highway

  23-07-2024 21:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OAK BROOK, Ill. (AP) — One of Oscar Mayer’s hot dog-shaped Wienermobiles ended up flipped onto its side after crashing on a suburban Chicago highway, police said.
  The Wienermobile hit a car Monday morning along Interstate 294 and its driver lost control and overcorrected, causing it to roll onto its side near the Chicago suburb of Oak Brook, Illinois State Police said.
  No injuries were reported after the crash, which prompted the closure of the right lane of northbound I-294 for more
  
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• Team chosen to design eight-lane replacement for B.C.’s Massey tunnel

  23-07-2024 21:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  RICHMOND, B.C. — A team has been selected to design a new eight-lane tunnel to replace the aging George Massey Tunnel under the Fraser River in Metro Vancouver, with British Columbia’s transportation minister calling it a “huge step” for the project.
  Rob Fleming says the selection of the preferred proponent for the tunnel project, Cross Fraser Partnership, means design plans can now be finalized.
  A statement from Fleming’s ministry says the proponent will build on e
  
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• Quebec government funnels another $413 million to Airbus A220 program

  23-07-2024 21:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MIRABEL, QUE. — The Quebec government is investing another $413 million in the Airbus A220 commercial jet program, formerly known as the C Series.Quebec Premier François Legault made the announcement this afternoon at the Airbus assembly site in Mirabel, Que.
  He said Airbus is investing $1.2 billion in the program, and has guaranteed that two-thirds of the jobs involved in building the jets will remain in Quebec.The investment maintains Quebec’s 25-per-cent share in the progra
  
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• One of Canada’s new navy ships stopped in Hawaii after taking on water

  23-07-2024 21:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — One of the country’s newest navy ships is tied up in a U.S. port after it took on 20,000 litres of water because of a leak.
  HMCS Max Bernays is one of Canada’s new Arctic and offshore patrol ships, built in Halifax by Irving Shipyards.It was taking part in an international exercise called the Rim of the Pacific Exercise when the incident happened July 12.A Defence Department spokesperson said a valve and pump in one of the ship’s seawater cooling systems was leak
  
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• Yukon mine inspector directs Victoria Gold to shore up water treatment efforts

  23-07-2024 20:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WHITEHORSE, YUKON — A Yukon mine inspector says a water treatment plan submitted by Victoria Gold after a disastrous spill of cyanide-laced-rock and water last month at its Eagle Gold mine is insufficient and the company must shore up its efforts after missing a deadline.In an inspector’s direction issued July 20, mine inspector Sevn Bohnet says Victoria Gold was required to come up with a water treatment plan earlier this month, and the company submitted a pair of “unsigned me
  
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• Chilliwack Cheefs beef up blue line with newest signing - Chilliwack Progress

  23-07-2024 20:34 via news.google.com
  
  Chilliwack Cheefs beef up blue line with newest signing  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• US Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey is resigning from office following his corruption conviction

  23-07-2024 20:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez is resigning from office Aug. 20 following his conviction for taking bribes for corrupt acts including acting as an agent of the Egyptian government, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
  Menendez had insisted after the July 16 verdict that he was innocent and promised to appeal. The person who told the AP about Menendez’s resignation did so on the condition of anonymity because the New Jersey Democrat&rsqu
  
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• B.C., Ottawa ink $426M deals to support care assistants, drugs for rare diseases

  23-07-2024 20:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Ottawa is providing $426 million to support heath care in British Columbia.
  A statement from Health Canada says $232 million will flow through an “aging with dignity agreement” to help pay the salaries of nearly 13,000 health-care assistants in public long-term care and assisted living facilities over the next five years.
  That agreement was first struck in February and Health Canada says the funding will be extended through to 2029.
  The remaining $194 million is bei
  
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• Alexander’s 21 points lead Canada to 77-74 win over Australia in pre-Olympic game

  23-07-2024 20:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SEGOVIA — Kayla Alexander had 21 points and six rebounds as Canada’s women’s basketball team continued its preparations for the Paris Olympics with a 77-74 won over No. 3 Australia on Tuesday.
  Natalie Achonwa added 15 points on 6-for-7 shooting and six rebounds for No. 5 Canada, while Bridget Carleton chipped in with 10 points.
  Jade Melbourne led Australia with a game-high 23 points.
  The two teams will meet again on Aug. 1 in preliminary-round play at the Paris Games.
  Canada im
  
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• Adventure-seeking B.C. couple were victims found on Nova Scotia island: relative

  23-07-2024 20:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HALIFAX — The British Columbia couple whose remains recently washed ashore on Nova Scotia’s remote Sable Island have been identified as 70-year-old James Brett Clibbery and his 54-year-old wife, Sarah Packwood.
  Clibbery’s sister, Lynda Spielman, said today the RCMP have confirmed their identities.
  Spielman, a Calgary resident, says she’s heard many theories about what happened to the adventurous couple after June 11 when they left Halifax harbour in a 13-metre sailboat en
  
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• Chilliwack Chiefs hire former pro goaltender as an assistant coach - Fraser Valley Today

  23-07-2024 20:10 via news.google.com
  
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• Chilliwack Chiefs hire former pro goaltender as an assistant coach

  23-07-2024 20:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — A former goaltender with hockey stints in the ECHL, EIHL and AHL spanning six seasons has joined the Chilliwack Chiefs coaching staff.The Chilliwack Chiefs say they have hired BCHL alumni and former professional goaltender Joel Rumpel as their assistant coach.
  Rumpel enjoyed a successful junior career before heading to the University of Wisconsin. After his collegiate career, Joel launched his professional hockey playing career with stops in the ECHL (East Coast Hockey League)
  
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• Feds were warned about setting ‘significant precedent’ with Ukraine visa program

  23-07-2024 19:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Court documents show federal immigration officials warned that the government risked undermining the temporary immigration system with the design of the emergency visa program for war-displaced Ukrainians.Immigration Department staff raised the concern in a memo to Sean Fraser, immigration minister at the time, shortly after the program was announced.
  The documents were disclosed as part of a lawsuit against the federal government by two Afghan Canadians, who allege Canada discriminated against
  
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• Hendrix, Ajou claim top scores in weekly CFL honour roll

  23-07-2024 19:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Saskatchewan Roughriders receiver Ajou Ajou and defensive lineman DeWayne Hendrix of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats were among the top performers in the CFL’s weekly honour roll Tuesday.
  Ajou was the top-rated offensive player with a grade of 81.3. He had four catches for 110 yards in Saskatchewan’s 19-9 win over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers last week.
  Hendrix earned top defensive player honours with a grade of 87.8. He registered two tackles and a sack in Hamilton’s 27-2
  
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• Advocate warns of impending ‘crisis’ in B.C. child welfare staffing

  23-07-2024 19:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — The representative for children in British Columbia says the provincial child welfare system is either in a state of crisis or close to it with understaffing and unmanageable workloads.
  A report released by Jennifer Charlesworth says the environment for those working for the Ministry of Children and Family Development is unhealthy for staff, characterized by undue stress, burnout and fear, and there’s no time for the government to wait to address the “critical circum
  
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• How to Watch: 2025 Grandview Steelers vs Chilliwack Jets | Hockey - FloHockey

  23-07-2024 19:32 via news.google.com
  
  How to Watch: 2025 Grandview Steelers vs Chilliwack Jets | Hockey  FloHockey
  
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• Bodies of two women found near beaches along Vancouver’s English Bay: police

  23-07-2024 19:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver say they are investigating the discovery of the bodies of two women found near beaches along the city’s English Bay within two days.
  A statement from Sergeant Steve Addison says the first body was spotted by a passerby at Sunset Beach on Sunday.The department issued a statement saying officers had also responded to a report of a second body being found on the opposite shore of English Bay, near the Kitsilano Yacht Club, on Monday afternoon.Police say n
  
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• Harris visits battleground Wisconsin in first rally as Democrats coalesce around her for president

  23-07-2024 19:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris flew to her first battleground state Tuesday after locking up nomination support from Democratic delegates, determined to prosecute the Democrats’ political case against Republican former President Donald Trump.
  Just two days after President Joe Biden dropped his reelection bid, Harris arrived in Milwaukee, where she was to hold her first campaign rally since she launched her campaign on Sunday with Biden’s endorsement. Harris has r
  
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• Chilliwack's Connor Dykstra inks MLB contract with Mariners - Chilliwack Progress

  23-07-2024 18:34 via news.google.com
  
  Chilliwack's Connor Dykstra inks MLB contract with Mariners  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• JOEL RUMPEL NAMED ASSISTANT COACH

  23-07-2024 18:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The Chilliwack Chiefs are proud to announce the hiring of BCHL alumni and former professional goaltender Joel Rumpel as Assistant Coach. Rumpel enjoyed a successful junior career before heading to the University of Wisconsin. After his collegiate career, Joel began his professional hockey playing career with stops in the ECHL, EIHL, and AHL throughout six seasons. For the past two seasons, Joel has been the assistant coach for the Norfolk Admirals of the ECHL. He will be working with the Chiefs
  
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• Trudeau hand-picking candidate in Montreal byelection riles aspiring contenders

  23-07-2024 18:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decision to hand-pick a candidate for a riding in an upcoming Montreal byelection isn’t being well-received by three aspiring contenders who spent months campaigning.
  The Liberals announced Montreal city Coun. Laura Palestini last week as the party’s candidate in a byelection whose date has yet to be announced for the riding of LaSalle—Émard—Verdun.
  Three aspiring candidates — a local school commissioner, a
  
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• UPDATE: Chilliwack man missing on Fraser found dead near Mission - Maple Ridge News

  23-07-2024 18:10 via news.google.com
  
  UPDATE: Chilliwack man missing on Fraser found dead near Mission  Maple Ridge News
  
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• Man missing on Fraser River near Chilliwack with dog left behind - Surrey Now Leader

  23-07-2024 18:10 via news.google.com
  
  Man missing on Fraser River near Chilliwack with dog left behind  Surrey Now Leader
  
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• Man missing on Fraser River near Chilliwack with dog left behind - Maple Ridge News

  23-07-2024 18:10 via news.google.com
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• Iowa law banning most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy to take effect Monday

  23-07-2024 18:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa judge has ruled the state’s strict abortion law will take effect Monday, preventing most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they are pregnant.
  The law passed last year, but a judge had blocked it from being enforced. The Iowa Supreme Court reiterated in June that there is no constitutional right to an abortion in the state and ordered the hold to be lifted. That translated into Monday’s district court judge&rsquo
  
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• Freedom Mobile expands coverage area to Chilliwack and Hope - Fraser Valley Today

  23-07-2024 17:41 via news.google.com
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• Freedom Mobile expands coverage area to Chilliwack and Hope

  23-07-2024 17:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Low-cost telecommunications provider Freedom Mobile announced Tuesday (July 23) it has expanded its service area to include Chilliwack, Hope and other cities in British Columbia and Alberta.In a statement, the company says over 250,000 more Canadians can subscribe to Freedom Mobile’s affordable slate of wireless services as the telecom expands to Chilliwack, Hope, Salmon Arm and Revelstoke, and Camrose, Wetaskiwin and Edson in Alberta.The company says the this latest mar
  
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• Winnipeg Blue Bombers add veteran defensive back Grymes to practice roster

  23-07-2024 17:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Blue Bombers added veteran defensive back Aaron Grymes to the practice roster Tuesday.
  Grymes, 33, was released in January by the Edmonton Elks after missing the 2022 and 2023 seasons with a knee injury.
  The five-foot-11, 186-pound Grymes has appeared in 95 career CFL regular-season games with Edmonton (2013-15, 2017-18, 2021-23) and the B.C. Lions (2019).
  Grymes, who also spent time with the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles (2016), helped the Elks win the Grey Cup i
  
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• Legal tech firm Clio smashes Canadian software financing record with US$900M raise

  23-07-2024 16:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BURNABY, B.C. — Clio has raised a US$900-million round of funding that the legal tech firm says is the largest software raise in Canadian tech history.
  The Burnaby, B.C.-based company says the Series F investment is based on a US$3 billion valuation.
  The funding round was led by New Enterprise Associates, whose portfolio includes investments in fintech firms Plaid and Robinhood and cybersecurity company Cloudflare.
  Also part of the round are Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Sixth Street Gro
  
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• Secret Service director steps down after assassination attempt against ex-President Trump at rally

  23-07-2024 16:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The director of the Secret Service is stepping down from her job, according to an email she sent to staff, following the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump that unleashed intensifying outcry about how the agency tasked with protecting current and former presidents could fail in its core mission.
  Kimberly Cheatle, who had served as Secret Service director since August 2022, had been facing growing calls to resign and several investigations into how
  
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• Eclectic retail store in downtown Chilliwack set to close after nearly 2 decades in business - Fraser Valley Today

  23-07-2024 16:16 via news.google.com
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• Eclectic retail store in downtown Chilliwack set to close after nearly 2 decades in business

  23-07-2024 16:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Amethyst Books & Essence, an eclectic retail store selling books, crystals, incense, music and all things metaphysical, is set to close its doors on Young Road in Chilliwack for good after nearly 19 years in business.
  Janet from Amethyst told Fraser Valley Today through Facebook Messenger last Friday, July 19 that the retail store does not have an official closing date just yet, but the store’s landlord has given Amethyst a notice to vacate by the end of October. The
  
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• Popular yoga fitness studio coming to Popkum

  23-07-2024 16:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK/POPKUM — Oxygen Yoga & Fitness, a popular studio offering a variety of group yoga and fitness fusion classes with over 50 locations across Canada, is poised to open in Popkum east of Chilliwack this fall.According to its website (oxygenyogaandfitness.com), OYF will open in unit 103 at 52964 Yale Road East in Popkum in the Rosedale Village shopping centre, next to Starbucks and Dairy Queen, in fall 2024. It did not provide a more specific opening date.OYF offers intense cardi
  
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• 3 Army Reserve officers disciplined after reservist killed 18 people last October in Maine

  23-07-2024 16:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Three Army Reserve officers were disciplined for dereliction of duty in the aftermath of a rampage in which a reservist killed 18 people in Maine, according to an Army report that cited communication failures within the chain of command, and between military and civilian hospitals, among other shortcomings revealed during an investigation.
  The Army review, released Tuesday, unearthed “a series of failures by unit leadership,” said Lt. Gen. Jody Daniels, c
  
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• Cyclist suffers serious injuries in collision with motor vehicle: AbbyPD

  23-07-2024 16:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — Abbotsford Police say a 26-year-old male cyclist sustained serious injuries following a collision with a motor vehicle Monday in Abbotsford.
  Abbotsford Police Department spokesperson Constable Art Stele says police were dispatched at 3:22 p.m. Monday (July 22) to the intersection of Garden Street and Simon Avenue for a motor vehicle versus a cyclist. At the scene, police say medical aid was immediately rendered to the victim, who was transported to hospital for further care an
  
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• Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly to visit China after years-long rift

  23-07-2024 15:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is headed to China on Friday at the invitation of Beijing, after years of diplomatic strain following the 2018 detention of two Canadians.
  In recent months, China has urged Canada to work on shared priorities and draw less attention to disagreements.
  Joly’s visit follows Canadian security officials flagging Chinese interference as the country’s greatest strategic threat, a charge Beijing rejects.
  Canadian business leaders ha
  
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• Hamas and Fatah sign declaration in Beijing on ending yearslong rift, Chinese state media says

  23-07-2024 11:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah signed a declaration in Beijing on ending a yearslong rift, Chinese state media said Tuesday, taking a step toward potentially resolving the deep divide between the sides as the war in Gaza rages on.
  The declaration is the result of the latest in a series of talks meant to unite the sides. Previous declarations have failed, casting doubt over whether the China-sponsored negotiations might actually lead to a resolution. It come
  
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• Death toll in southern Ethiopia mudslides rises to at least 146 as search operations continue

  23-07-2024 10:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — At least 146 people were killed in mudslides in a remote part of Ethiopia that has been hit with heavy rainfall, according to local authorities.
  Young children and pregnant women were among the victims of the mudslides in the Kencho Shacha Gozdi district of southern Ethiopia, said Dagmawi Ayele, a local administrator.
  The death toll rose from 55 late Monday to 146 on Tuesday as search operations continued in the area, said Kassahun Abayneh, head of the Gofa Zon
  
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• In the news today: Storms on the way as B.C. wildfires ramp up

  23-07-2024 10:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed…
  Storms on the way as B.C. wildfires ramp up
  The B.C. Wildfire Service says a significant change in the weather could ramp-up fire activity, as Environment Canada warns of severe thunderstorms in several parts of the province following weeks of hot and dry conditions.The service says there were thousands of lightning strikes over the weekend in the province’s north, and more lightning is on the wa
  
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• High winds, large hailstones and high temperatures challenge B.C. wildfire crews

  23-07-2024 10:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The B.C. Wildfire Service says a significant change in the weather could ramp-up fire activity, as Environment Canada warns of severe thunderstorms in several parts of the province following weeks of hot and dry conditions.The service says there were thousands of lightning strikes over the weekend in the province’s north, and more lightning is on the way for multiple regions, with severe storms potentially bringing gusty winds, hailstones the size of nickels and heavy downpours of rain.The
  
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• Wildfire near Jasper National Park prompts evacuation order and highway closures

  23-07-2024 07:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  A wildfire in Alberta is forcing a well-known mountain community to evacuate.
  An evacuation order has been issued for the town of Jasper, with residents being advised to head west on Highway 16 to British Columbia. Highway 16 has also been closed for westbound travel at the Jasper Park gates, on the east side.
  Eastbound access to Jasper will also be blocked, and Highway 93 along the Athabasca River is also closed.
  Parks Canada said earlier Monday evening that its fire crews and the Jasper Fire D
  
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• Dodgers’ lefty Paxton designated for assignment as Ryan makes debut

  23-07-2024 04:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers made a surprising change to their evolving rotation Monday.
  Veteran James Paxton of Richmond, B.C., was designated for assignment to make room for River Ryan on the 40-man roster. Ryan made his major league debut Monday night against the San Francisco Giants, becoming the 14th pitcher to start for the Dodgers this season.
  Paxton was tied with Gavin Stone and Tyler Glasnow for most starts on the team with 18. The veteran left-hander was 8-2 with a
  
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