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• With hair newly cut and dyed, Bengals QB Joe Burrow says his wrist feels good as training camp opens

  24-07-2024 23:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow showed up for the first day of training camp on Wednesday with a new close-cropped, blond haircut and, more important to Cincinnati, a right wrist he says is ready for the rigors of the season.
  Burrow took part in drills, threw accurately and looked good doing it, showing no outward signs that his surgically repaired wrist will be an issue. He said he’ll get some days off along the way so as not to overdo it.
  “I was happy with to
  
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• Canadian under-20 women’s rugby team tops Wales after wins over England and the U.S.

  24-07-2024 23:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CARDIFF — The Canadian women’s under-20 rugby team scored nine tries in a 53-17 victory over the Wales under-20 side Wednesday to wrap up the inaugural Transatlantic Quad Series.
  The win at Cardiff Arms Park improved Canada’s series record to 3-0-0 after earlier decisions over the U.S. (23-10) and England (36-33).
  Sierra Hasse, Camille Arvin-Bérod, Lana Dueck, Kennedi Stevenson, Addy Holmes, Emily Findlay, Ava Van Santen, Olivia Newsome and Maia Swemmer scored tries for
  
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• Canada falls to Spain 68-48 in final Olympic women’s basketball tune-up

  24-07-2024 23:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SEGOVIA — Megan Gustafson had 17 points and nine rebounds as Spain thumped Canada 68-48 in the countries’ final tune-up ahead of the Paris Olympics.
  Queralt Casas added 20 points for the fourth-ranked Spaniards, who open the women’s tournament at the Games on Sunday against No. 2 China.
  Kayla Alexander led the way for Canada with 10 points. Aaliyah Edwards chipped in with eight points and 14 rebounds.
  The fifth-ranked Canadians play hosts France — No. 7 in the world &mdas
  
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• Judge orders release of Missouri man whose murder conviction was reversed over AG’s objections

  24-07-2024 23:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ST. LOUIS, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge on Wednesday ordered the release of Christopher Dunn, who has spent 33 years in prison for a killing he has long contended he didn’t commit.
  St. Louis Circuit Judge Jason Sengheiser’s decision came after he overturned Dunn’s murder conviction Monday, citing evidence of “actual innocence” in the 1990 killing. He ordered Dunn’s immediate release then, but Republican Attorney General Andrew Bailey appealed, and the sta
  
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• Montreal electronic traffic signs hacked to display pro-Palestinian political slogans

  24-07-2024 23:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Montreal police are investigating after electronic message boards at two road construction sites in Montreal displayed pro-Palestinian political slogans Wednesday morning instead of usual traffic alerts.
  The message boards that normally advise motorists of roadwork were hacked to display phrases such as “free Palestine,” “escalate now,” and “globalize the intifada.” By the end of the morning, the original message had been restored at at least
  
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• NBA says it has signed new 11-year media rights deal with Disney, NBC and Amazon

  24-07-2024 23:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The NBA signed its 11-year media rights deal with Disney, NBC and Amazon Prime Video on Wednesday after saying it was not accepting Warner Bros. Discovery’s $1.8 billion per year offer to continue its longtime relationship with the league.
  The media rights deals were approved by the league’s Board of Governors last week and will bring the league about $76 billion over those 11 years.WBD had five days to match a part of those deals and said it was exercising its right to do so, but it
  
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• Hamilton’s Alena Sharp still on point after 20 Years at CPKC Canadian Open

  24-07-2024 23:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Alena Sharp finds it hard to believe she first competed at the Canadian women’s golf championship two decades ago.
  Despite missing the cut at the 2004 Legends on the Niagara course in Niagara Falls, Ont., she gained valuable experience and has since seized every opportunity to tee it up at the annual event.
  “It doesn’t seem like it’s been 20 years,” said the 43-year-old Sharp, who hails from Hamilton, Ont. “I remember when they announced my nam
  
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• Buffalo Bills GM Brandon Beane opens camp questioning Josh Allen’s latest anonymous critic

  24-07-2024 23:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — After watching Josh Allen pick apart the Bills’ defense in red-zone drills to open training camp on Wednesday, general manager Brandon Beane had a few things to say regarding the quarterback’s latest — and anonymous — naysayer.
  “There’s idiots everywhere,” Beane said.
  He was responding to a recent quote from a person ESPN cited as an anonymous NFL executive, who referred to Allen as “one of the more overrated players in
  
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• West Fraser second-quarter profits rise from loss last year, sales also up

  24-07-2024 23:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — West Fraser Timber Co. says it earned US$105 million in the second quarter, up from a loss of US$131 million a year earlier.The Vancouver-based company says it saw sales of US$1.7 billion, up from US$1.6 billion during the same quarter last year.Diluted earnings per share were US$1.20, compared with a loss of US$1.57 last year.President and CEO Sean McLaren says the company continued to experience demand softness in its North American lumber business.However, he says the quarte
  
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• SUV crashes into a ditch on Keith Wilson Road after driver says his front left tire came off

  24-07-2024 22:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack Fire Department and Chilliwack RCMP personnel were dispatched Wednesday (July 24) after an SUV crashed into a ditch in the 43300 block of Keith Wilson Road, west of Lickman Road.First responders were called to the area at 11:42 a.m. for the report of a motor vehicle incident near 43333 Keith Wilson Road. A Dodge Journey SUV crashed into a ditch on the north side of the rural country road.Engines from Halls 1 (Cheam Avenue), 3 (Yarrow), 4 (South Sumas), and 6 (Greend
  
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• RCMP issue public warning after Richmond, B.C., fraud victim loses more than $1.5M

  24-07-2024 22:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  RICHMOND, B.C. — Police in Metro Vancouver have issued a public warning after a single victim reported losing more than $1.5 million in a fraud scheme.
  Richmond RCMP say it involved fraudsters posing as Chinese police officers.
  The Mounties say the victim reported sending the money after the fraudsters falsely told them about a supposed outstanding arrest warrant in Hong Kong.
  Sgt. Dave Au says in a statement that the criminals are “highly convincing,” using tactics to instil f
  
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• B.C. judge finds delays in child sex assault case went beyond trial ‘ceiling’

  24-07-2024 21:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — A British Columbia judge says trial delays for a man accused of sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl went beyond a “ceiling” set by the Supreme Court of Canada as he stayed the case more than two years after charges were laid.Provincial court Judge Mayland McKimm says in a decision released in May that the man was accused of sexually assaulting the child at his family home when she and her mother attended a “pre-Christmas festive meal” in December 2021
  
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• Canadian cricketers rub shoulders with world stars at GT20 tournament in Brampton

  24-07-2024 21:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  After an injury forced him to watch the recent ICC Men’s T20 World Cup from afar, Canadian cricketer Harsh Thaker is looking forward to playing again at Global T20 Canada.
  The fourth edition of the tournament kicks off Thursday and runs through Aug. 11 in the Toronto suburb of Brampton, Ont., with teams made up of domestic and international cricketers playing before a worldwide audience.Making his third appearance with the Vancouver Knights at the GT20, Thaker was named the Emerging Canadi
  
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• Hurts, Sirianni say all is peaceful between QB and Coach at Eagles’ training camp

  24-07-2024 21:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jalen Hurts got to the point faster than he gets into the end zone on a tush push. Before a reporter could finish the first question to Hurts on the first day of Eagles’ training camp about the franchise QB’s seemingly complicated dynamic with coach Nick Sirianni, Hurts cut him off: The bottom line, all is good between Hurts and the fourth-year coach.
  “I think we’re in a great place,” Hurts said.
  Do the Eagles really believe it inside the l
  
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• Browns place star RB Nick Chubb on PUP list as he recovers from serious knee injury and surgeries

  24-07-2024 21:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Browns star running back Nick Chubb was placed on the physically-unable-to-perform list Wednesday as he continues to recover from a season-ending left knee injury and two surgeries.
  The team made the expected move with Chubb, a four-time Pro Bowler, one day before opening training camp in West Virginia.
  While Chubb was the biggest name on the PUP list, he wasn’t alone. Starting offensive tackles Jack Conklin and Jedrick Wills Jr. were also placed there alon
  
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• Hikers, residents act quickly to help stop Chilliwack forest fire from spreading - Chilliwack Progress

  24-07-2024 21:08 via news.google.com
  Hikers, residents act quickly to help stop Chilliwack forest fire from spreading  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Hikers, residents act quickly to help stop Chilliwack forest fire from spreading - Abbotsford News

  24-07-2024 21:08 via news.google.com
  
  Hikers, residents act quickly to help stop Chilliwack forest fire from spreading  Abbotsford News
  
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• Canada’s Davies, David and Leon up for 2023/24 CONCACAF Player of the Year Award

  24-07-2024 21:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canadians Alphonso Davies, Jonathan David and Adriana Leon are up for 2023/24 CONCACAF Player of the Year.
  Six male and six female nominees were determined “based on performance statistics and the input of football experts.”
  The winners will be determined by a vote of national team coaches and captains, media, and fans. Voting ends Aug. 2.
  In addition to Davies (Bayern Munich, Germany) and David (Lille, France), the men’s nominees are ⁠⁠⁠Jamaica’s Leon B
  
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• Chilliwack resident plans to invest, possibly travel after winning huge Lotto Max prize - Fraser Valley Today

  24-07-2024 21:01 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack resident plans to invest, possibly travel after winning huge Lotto Max prize  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Chilliwack resident plans to invest, possibly travel after winning huge Lotto Max prize

  24-07-2024 20:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Like many lottery winners, Chilliwack resident Aidan Beacock was taken aback when he first got the news that he won a sizable prize from the Lotto Max draw earlier this month.“I was at the gas station, and I thought I won $500,” recalled Beacock. “I was shocked at first, it was unbelievable!”
  The Chilliwack resident checked his ticket using the self-scanner at the Petro Canada on Fraser Highway and Lefeuvre Road in Abbotsford and learned he was the luck
  
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• Police deploy pepper spray as crowd protesting Israel’s war in Gaza marches to the U.S. Capitol

  24-07-2024 20:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Police deployed pepper spray Wednesday as a large crowd protesting Israel’s war in Gaza marched toward the U.S. Capitol, where Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s was speaking to Congress.
  Thousands of protesters descended on Washington, chanting “Free, Free Palestine” as some tried to block streets ahead of Netanyahu’s speech. Police wearing gas marks blocked the crowd, which was calling for an end to the war that has killed more tha
  
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• With Fajardo out injured, Evans set to start for Alouettes against Roughriders

  24-07-2024 20:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The Montreal Alouettes return from the bye week without Cody Fajardo.
  The veteran quarterback won’t play Thursday night when Montreal (5-1) hosts the Saskatchewan Roughriders (5-1) in a battle of division leaders. Fajardo went on the six-game injured list Wednesday after sustaining a hamstring ailment in the Alouettes’ 37-18 loss to the Toronto Argonauts on July 11.
  Caleb Evans will start against the Riders. He was 12-of-22 passing for 127 yards with two TDs and two interceptions (on
  
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• Brewers All-Star Yelich placed on IL, will see specialist to determine if back surgery is needed

  24-07-2024 20:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers were bracing for the possibility that Christian Yelich misses significant time after placing the All-Star outfielder on the 10-day injured list Wednesday because of inflammation in his lower back.
  Yelich is scheduled to see a spine specialist on Thursday to figure out his next steps, including whether he needs season-ending surgery.
  “Everybody plays through stuff, but sometimes, you just can’t,” he said. “That’s kind of whe
  
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• Netanyahu seeks support for Gaza war in address to Congress that sparks large protests and boycotts

  24-07-2024 20:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought to bolster U.S. support for his country’s fight against Hamas and other Iran-backed armed groups in a speech to Congress Wednesday that sparked boycotts by some top Democrats and drew thousands of protesters to the Capitol to condemn the war in Gaza and the humanitarian crisis it has created.
  “America and Israel must stand together,” said Netanyahu, who wore a yellow pin expressing solidarity with the Isra
  
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• Cause of crash that killed NY couple at Niagara Falls border crossing still a mystery 8 months later

  24-07-2024 20:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — A police investigation into the crash and explosion that killed two people in a high-powered luxury car at a Niagara Falls border crossing last year has concluded with the crash’s cause still a mystery, authorities said.
  The probe into the Nov. 22, 2023, crash that killed Kurt and Monica Villani, both 53, “is considered closed at this point, but can be reopened if any new evidence comes to light,” Niagara Falls Mayor Robert Restaino told The Buf
  
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• House committee launches investigation into purchase of Canada’s new $9M condo in NYC

  24-07-2024 20:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A House of Commons committee will look into the Liberal government’s recent purchase of a $9-million condo in Manhattan for its consul general to New York.The government operations and estimates committee unanimously agreed today to hold several meetings next month to investigate the purchase.The committee has directed Global Affairs Canada to provide a list ofproperties, including addresses and prices, that were viewed or considered for purchase for the consul general&rsquo
  
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• Chilliwack RCMP constable eager to reduce seasonal tragedies at Cultus Lake - Fraser Valley Today

  24-07-2024 19:41 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack RCMP constable eager to reduce seasonal tragedies at Cultus Lake  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Fundraiser aids families of Langley mountaineers killed by avalanche - Chilliwack Progress

  24-07-2024 19:36 via news.google.com
  Fundraiser aids families of Langley mountaineers killed by avalanche  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Chilliwack RCMP constable eager to reduce seasonal tragedies at Cultus Lake

  24-07-2024 19:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CULTUS LAKE — Upper Fraser Valley Constable Bradley Holditch’s passion for boating and being on the waters of Cultus Lake fits right in with his job as a boat operator for the RCMP.For the past two years, Cst. Holditch has worked seasonal policingin Chilliwack and responded to drowning incidents at Cultus Lake. According to a statement from B.C. RCMP spokesperson Corporal Brett Urano out of Surrey, Cst. Holditch knew he wanted to do something to help prevent tragedies at Cultus Lake.
  
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• 1 dose of HPV vaccine now recommended for younger groups, immunization committee says

  24-07-2024 19:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The National Advisory Committee on Immunization is now recommending one dose of HPV vaccine for children and youth between nine and 20 years old.It is maintaining its two-dose recommendation for people 21 to 26 years old.
  The committee says research shows that one dose of the vaccine is highly effective against human papillomavirus infection, but those studies have mostly been done in females between nine and 20 years of age.It also says that people who are immunocompromised and those living wit
  
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• The cat came back: Montreal owners reunite with Indie, feline missing for 8 years

  24-07-2024 19:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Indie the cat did indeed come back, but it took her about eight years and a little help from the Ottawa Humane Society.
  After years on the lam and with memories of adventures only she knows about, Indie the 11-year-old tuxedo cat has been reunited with her Montreal family after being found by a passerby in Ottawa.
  How Indie ended up in the nation’s capital, 165 kilometres west of Montreal, remains a mystery.
  Stephen Smith, a spokesman for the humane society, says Indie was
  
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• Canadian team tracking for another strong Olympic Games after Tokyo record

  24-07-2024 19:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PARIS — Canada’s team is poised for a banner Olympic Games in Paris despite safe-sport and financial turmoil since a record performance in Tokyo.
  “I believe this is as strong a Team Canada that we’ve ever seen at the Summer Games,” said Canadian Olympic Committee CEO David Shoemaker.
  “I think the world needs these Olympic Games. I think Canada needs these Olympic Games. We need something to cheer for. We need to instil pride in flag and country and I can&rsquo
  
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• Pacers agree to 3-year, $59 million deal with Andrew Nembhard, AP source says

  24-07-2024 19:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Andrew Nembhard and the Indiana Pacers have agreed to a three-year contract worth $59 million, a person with knowledge of the details said Wednesday.
  The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the deal has not been announced.
  Nembhard started 47 games in his second NBA season, most playing alongside All-Star guard Tyrese Haliburton. Nembhard averaged 9.2 points and was second on the team with 4.1 assists.Indiana has locked up its starting
  
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• Chilliwack funeral home investigated for 'misappropriating' funds - Chilliwack Progress

  24-07-2024 19:16 via news.google.com
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• Ethics commissioner flags conflict at Sustainable Development and Technology Canada

  24-07-2024 18:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The ethics commissioner says the former chair of a foundation responsible for doling out federal funds for sustainable technology projects failed to recuse herself from decisions that benefited organizations to which she had ties.
  Sustainable Development and Technology Canada was abolished last month in response to an auditor general report that cited lapses in the green fund’s handling of public money.Annette Verschuren became chair of the board for Sustainable Development
  
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• Olympics: Céline Dion’s presence in Paris ‘not a coincidence,’ says French minister

  24-07-2024 18:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PARIS — Céline Dion’s presence in Paris ahead of the Olympic Games is “not a coincidence,” the French government says.
  The country’s sports minister told a French television network today there are a “multitude of possible roles” the singer could play in an opening ceremony.But Amélie Oudéa-Castéra wouldn’t confirm whether the Canadian superstar will sing at the opening of the Games on Friday, saying the element of surpr
  
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• Trump rally gunman looked online for information about Kennedy assassination, FBI director says

  24-07-2024 18:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Director Christopher Wray told lawmakers on Wednesday that a laptop tied to the Trump rally gunman included a Google search of “How far away was Oswald from Kennedy?”
  That is a reference to Lee Harvey Oswald, the shooter who killed President John F. Kennedy in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963.
  The Google search, apparently by rally gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks, was done on July 6, a week before the shooting of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in Butler,
  
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• Ribbers gearing up for Chilliwack's second annual Ribfest - Chilliwack Progress

  24-07-2024 18:14 via news.google.com
  Ribbers gearing up for Chilliwack's second annual Ribfest  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Naomi Osaka, Rebecca Marino, Marina Stakusic receive NBO Toronto wild cards

  24-07-2024 18:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka will enter the National Bank Open women’s main draw as a wild card.
  The 26-year-old Osaka, a former world No. 1, returned to tennis in January after taking a break for the birth of her first child.
  Tennis Canada also announced Wednesday that Vancouver’s Rebecca Marino and Toronto’s Marina Stakusic are also wild-card recipients, joining Bianca Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont.
  The 33-year-old Marino and 18-year-old Stakusic
  
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• Clayton Kershaw returning to Dodgers’ rotation at a pivotal time

  24-07-2024 18:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clayton Kershaw’s eventual return to the rotation was once expected to an added bonus as the Los Angeles Dodgers geared up for a postseason run.
  It turns out, though, that the Dodgers’ longtime ace is coming back at a pivotal time.
  When Kershaw takes the mound Thursday afternoon against the San Francisco Giants, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts and the front office are hoping that the three-time NL Cy Young Award winner can bring stability to a rotation that has
  
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• LETTER: Chilliwack Progress news coverage helped spur on dump cleanup - Chilliwack Progress

  24-07-2024 17:59 via news.google.com
  LETTER: Chilliwack Progress news coverage helped spur on dump cleanup  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Cultus Lake Park Board declines request for clothing donation bin in business parking lot

  24-07-2024 17:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CULTUS LAKE — The Cultus Lake Park Board has declined a request from the National Diabetes Trust to install a clothing donation bin in the parking lot of a Cultus Lake business.According to a summary of the Cultus Lake Park Board meeting held Wednesday, July 24, park board commissioners passed a motion saying they did not support hosting a clothing donation bin, following a request from a territory manager on behalf of the national charity.Beata Tymoszejko, territory manager for the Nation
  
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• LETTER: Random act of kindness shown at Bridal Falls restaurant - Chilliwack Progress

  24-07-2024 17:54 via news.google.com
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• Police identify two women found dead in Vancouver, say deaths aren’t connected

  24-07-2024 17:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver say they have identified the two women whose bodies were found on the shores of English Bay on Sunday and Monday.
  Sgt. Steve Addison says police now know the women’s names and their families have been informed of their deaths.
  He says in a statement that police are still investigating both cases, but they are confident the deaths are not connected.
  They say the cause of death of the woman found on Sunset Beach on Sunday is not yet known and police are
  
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• Hawks rookie Djurisic sidelined until at least November following surgery on left foot

  24-07-2024 17:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Hawks rookie guard/forward Nikola Djurisic of Serbia has had surgery on his left foot and is out until at least November.
  Djurisic fractured his left foot during a summer league game on July 14 and had surgery to repair his left fifth metatarsal bone. The surgery was performed on Monday by Dr. Robert Anderson in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Hawks disclosed the surgery on Wednesday and said Djurisic’s status will be updated in November.
  The Hawks traded AJ Gri
  
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• Man who attacked author Salman Rushdie charged with supporting terrorist group

  24-07-2024 17:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A man who severely injured author Salman Rushdie in a frenzied knife attack in western New York faces a new charge that he supported a terrorist group.
  An indictment unsealed in U.S. District Court in Buffalo on Wednesday charges Hadi Matar with providing material support to Hezbollah, a militant group based in Lebanon and backed by Iran. The indictment didn’t detail what evidence linked Matar to the group.
  The federal charge comes after Matar earlier this month
  
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• Alouettes place QB Cody Fajardo on six-game injured list ahead of Riders meeting

  24-07-2024 17:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The Montreal Alouettes have placed starting quarterback Cody Fajardo on the six-game injured list ahead of their meeting with the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Thursday.
  Fajardo, last year’s Grey Cup MVP, did not practise this week after tweaking his hamstring at the end of the first quarter in a 37-18 loss to the Toronto Argonauts on July 11.
  Caleb Evans will take Fajardo’s place under centre. The Alouettes won twice with Evans starting last year.
  The 26-year-old thre
  
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• UN cultural agency rejects plan to place Britain’s Stonehenge on list of heritage sites in danger

  24-07-2024 16:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW DELHI (AP) — The United Nations’ cultural agency rejected recommendations Wednesday to place Stonehenge on the list of world heritage sites in danger over concerns that Britain’s plans to build a nearby highway tunnel threaten the landscape around the prehistoric monument.
  Stonehenge was built on the flat lands of Salisbury Plain in southern England in stages, starting 5,000 years ago, with the unique stone circle erected in the late Neolithic period about 2,500 B.C.
  It was
  
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• Edmonton Oilers hire Stan Bowman as general manager, vice president

  24-07-2024 16:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have hired Stan Bowman as the team’s general manager and vice president of hockey operations, the club announced Wednesday.
  Bowman, 51, becomes the 11th GM in Oilers history after 20 seasons with the Blackhawks, including 12 years as general manager.
  He replaces Ken Holland whose contract was not renewed.
  Bowman stepped aside from his duties in Chicago in October 2021 and was subsequently banned by the NHL, along with long-time coach Joel Quenneville an
  
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• Harrison Dragon Boat Festival returns this weekend featuring 1,500+ racers from B.C., Pacific Northwest

  24-07-2024 16:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HARRISON HOT SPRINGS — Dragon boat racing is believed to have originated on the banks of rivers in the valleys of southern China more than 2,000 years ago as a fertility ritual intended to bring good luck to the upcoming crop season.Crews seated in pairs inside canoe-like vessels paddle to compete in races over typical distances of 250 metres, more or less, in what is an adrenaline-pumping, team-building exhibit of power and collaboration.Following several years of pandemic-related interru
  
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