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• Chilliwack home sales continued to surge in July - Chilliwack Progress

  09-08-2024 23:59 via news.google.com
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• Canada claims silver medal in women’s beach volleyball after dropping final to Brazil

  09-08-2024 23:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PARIS — Canadian beach volleyball players Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson will settle for silver at the Paris Games.They dropped a 2-1 (26-24, 12-21, 15-10) decision to Brazil’s Ana Patricia Ramos and Eduarda Santos (Duda) Lisboa in Friday’s final at Eiffel Tower Stadium.It’s the first time a Canadian women’s team has reached the Olympic podium in the sport.Humana-Paredes and Wilkerson, both from Toronto, lost two of three matches in pool play and won a
  
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• Jessica Berglund appointed as new chief civilian director of B.C. police watchdog

  09-08-2024 23:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — The Ministry of the Attorney General has announced a new leader for the province’s police watchdog.
  It says Jessica Berglund has been appointed to the position of chief civilian director of B.C.’s Independent Investigations Office by Attorney General Niki Sharma.
  The announcement comes following the retirement of Ronald J. MacDonald, who served in the role for seven years.
  The statement says Berglund is a lawyer with 21 years of experience at B.C.’s workers&rsq
  
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• RCMP officer in Langley injured in hit and run

  09-08-2024 23:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LANGLEY — A Langley RCMP officer was injured in a hit-and-run collision on Friday (Aug. 9) morning while conducting traffic enforcement in the 5000 block of 208 Street.
  In a news release, RCMP says the incident occurred at approximately 11:20 a.m. The suspect vehicle fled the scene, heading northbound on 208 Street. The officer sustained what are believed to be non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to a hospital for treatment.
  The area around 50th Avenue and 208th Street was cl
  
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• Wildfire allegedly started by lightning spotted west of Agassiz Friday: BC Wildfire Service

  09-08-2024 23:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HARRISON MILLS — BC Wildfire Service says a small fire has been spotted west of Agassiz Friday near Harrison Hill in the Harrison Mills area.According to the BCWS dashboard, the fire was first discovered Friday morning, August 9. The fire is only .009 hectares in size but is considered out of control.
  The suspected cause is lightning, as BCWS says, “When lightning strikes an object it can release enough heat to ignite a tree or other fuels.”
  BCWS says the fire is in, or on, an
  
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• Indigenous nation closes B.C.’s Chilcotin River bridge, citing riverbank cracks

  09-08-2024 23:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — A bridge over British Columbia’s Chilcotin River is closed to traffic until further notice after new cracks were discovered near a massive landslide that had blocked the river for days before a breach sent torrents of water and debris downstream.
  The Tsilhqot’in National Government posted notice on social media today, saying the bridge at Farwell Canyon south of Williams Lake is closed due to concerns for public safety.
  Chief Joe Alphonse, Tsilhqot’i
  
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• Trump plane heading to Montana rally was diverted but landed safely nearby, airport staff says

  09-08-2024 23:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Donald Trump’s plane was diverted on its way to Bozeman, Montana, due to a mechanical issue but landed safely in nearby Billings, according to a staff member at the Billings airport.The former president was heading to Bozeman for a Friday night rally in support of Republican Senate candidate Tim Sheehy, who is challenging Democratic Sen. Jon Tester.Trump’s campaign posted a video of him upon landing in which he said he was glad to be in Montana but did not
  
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• Canada loses to U.S., will play for third place at CONCACAF Girls’ U-15 Championship

  09-08-2024 23:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ALAJUELA — Canada will play for third place at the CONCACAF Girl’s U-15 Championship after losing a semifinal penalty shootout Friday to the defending champion U.S.
  The young Americans won the shootout 4-2 after the game finished knotted at 1-1. Isabella Lanzillotta, from LFC IA Mississauga, and Lacey Kindel, from the Whitecaps FC Girls Elite Academy, scored for Canada in the shootout.
  Mckenna (Mak) Whitham opened the scoring for the U.S. in the 35th minute with Christ-Mayron Brou, a
  
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• Illinois sheriff retiring after deputy he hired was charged with murder for shooting Sonya Massey

  09-08-2024 23:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois sheriff who hired the deputy charged in the death of Sonya Massey announced Friday that he will retire, five weeks after the 36-year-old Black woman was fatally shot in her home.Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell, who won the office in 2018, said politics stood in the way of his effectiveness as sheriff and suggested he and his family had received death threats. Campbell, a 30-year veteran of the department, had previously said he did “not inte
  
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• Scams targeting Chinese community in Vancouver result in millions lost, police say

  09-08-2024 22:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver are warning about three scams that are targeting the Chinese community after victims reported losing nearly $6 million this year.They are investigating 26 files since Jan. 1, but investigators believe there are more victims who haven’t come forward.Police say the first fraud involves the victim getting a call from someone impersonating a Chinese police officer who tricks them into sending money to Hong Kong banks, saying they are in trouble because the
  
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• Defending champ Jessica Pegula advances to the quarterfinals at National Bank Open

  09-08-2024 22:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Jessica Pegula remains on track at the National Bank Open.Last year’s winner defeated American qualifier Ashlyn Krueger 6-2, 6-4 on Friday to advance to the quarterfinals at the Canadian tennis championship.Pegula, a 30-year-old from Buffalo, N.Y., was the beneficiary of nine double faults in a performance that saw her at times struggle with the conditions inside a windy Sobeys Stadium.The No. 3 seed in 2024 topped Russia’s Liudmila Samsonova in last year’s fina
  
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• Retired judge to review records into demotion of Victoria police sergeant

  09-08-2024 22:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — The Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner says it has arranged a review of the record into the demotion of a now-retired Victoria Police Department sergeant after he was found to have given unredacted documents to media.
  The process includes having a retired judge conduct “a paper review of all evidence and materials from the investigation and discipline hearing,” from which they must determine whether there was misconduct and if there is a need for corrective
  
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• Canadian winger Liam Millar joins England’s Hull City from Switzerland’s FC Basel

  09-08-2024 22:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HULL — Canadian international winger Liam Millar has joined Hull City of England’s second-tier Championship from Swiss Super League side FC Basel.
  The 24-year-old has signed a three-year deal with a club option for another year.
  Millar spent last season on loan in the Championship with Preston North End, scoring five goals and adding five assists in 36 appearances.
  The Toronto-born Millar had 13 goals and 10 assists in 98 appearances for Basel after signing from Liverpool in July 202
  
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• Alexander starts again as Alouettes go for back-to-back wins over Tiger-Cats

  09-08-2024 22:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Davis Alexander is relishing the opportunity to face — and defeat — the Hamilton Tiger-Cats for a second-straight week.
  The Montreal Alouettes quarterback also knows Hamilton will try to catch him by surprise.
  Alexander threw one touchdown, one interception and 262 passing yards in his first CFL start to help the Alouettes (7-1) dispatch the Tiger-Cats (2-6) 33-16 last week at Tim Hortons Field.
  With starter Cody Fajardo still on the injured list, Alexander will get
  
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• Highway 7 construction planned in Mission

  09-08-2024 22:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MISSION — The provincial government is advising drivers of an upcoming lane closure on Highway 7 between Murray and Stave Lake streets as construction continues to improve the commercial truck route through Mission.
  The highway will be reduced to single-lane-alternating traffic from 7:30 p.m. Friday (Aug. 9) until 5 a.m. Monday. The closure is necessary to stabilize the slope on the bank below the highway.
  The project requires the lane closure to span multiple days. A construction-zone spe
  
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• Wildfires tick up with lightning in forecast for B.C.’s southern Interior

  09-08-2024 22:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The number of active wildfires in British Columbia is increasing after holding below 350 for days as officials warn of lightning in the forecast.
  There are just under 360 active blazes in B.C., including 25 sparked since Thursday as many areas in the southern part of the province bake under hot and dry conditions.
  The BC Wildfire Service says there’s a significant chance of lightning in the southern Interior and crews were bracing for new starts and intensifying fire behaviour.
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• B.C. risks ‘carpet’ of rotting apples without help after co-op’s closure: growers

  09-08-2024 21:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  As gala apples ripen on British Columbia’s trees, the president of the provincial fruit growers’ group worries about a devastating season without a way for farmers to refrigerate their crops.Peter Simonsen of the BC Fruit Growers’ Association says without infrastructure provided by the BC Tree Fruits Cooperative, which abruptly closed last month, it may not be worth picking this year, leaving a “carpet of apples” on the floor of orchards.
  B.C. Agriculture Minister P
  
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• 68 dead fish found after contaminated water discharge from Yukon mine disaster site

  09-08-2024 21:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WHITEHORSE — Yukon government officials say 68 dead fish have been found after an ore slide and discharge of cyanide contaminated water from the Eagle Gold mine site.Cameron Sinclair, a Yukon government fisheries biologist, says the fish were discovered last week by the mine’s owner, Victoria Gold, and they’re believed to have died after a release from the mine’s water treatment plant.Sinclair says the company stopped discharging treated water after finding the dead fish,
  
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• Plane with 62 people aboard crashes in fiery wreck in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state

  09-08-2024 21:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SAO PAULO (AP) — A plane with 62 people aboard crashed in a fiery wreck in a residential area of a city in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state Friday, the airline said, but it was not immediately clear how many people were injured or killed.
  The airline VOEPASS confirmed in a statement that a plane headed for Sao Paulo’s international airport Guarulhos crashed in the city of Vinhedo with 58 passengers and 4 crew members aboard. The statement didn’t say what caused the accident.
  At a
  
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• Man who attacked police at the US Capitol with poles gets 20 years, one of longest Jan. 6 sentences

  09-08-2024 21:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A California man with a history of political violence was sentenced on Friday to 20 years in prison for repeatedly attacking police with flagpoles and other makeshift weapons during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.David Nicholas Dempsey’s sentence is among the longest among hundreds of Capitol riot prosecutions. Prosecutors described him as one of the most violent members of the mob of Donald Trump supporters that attacked the Capitol as lawmakers met to
  
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• Fatal ATV crashes prompt safety warning from Chilliwack RCMP - Chilliwack Progress

  09-08-2024 21:17 via news.google.com
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• Chilliwack RCMP confirms yet another person has died from a fatal ATV incident - Fraser Valley Today

  09-08-2024 21:09 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack RCMP confirms yet another person has died from a fatal ATV incident  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Chilliwack RCMP confirms yet another person has died from a fatal ATV incident

  09-08-2024 21:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The Upper Fraser Valley RCMP detachment says a person has died after a single-vehicle incident involving an all-terrain vehicle happened earlier this week, marking the fourth ATV fatality in just four months.
  According to a statement Friday (August 9) from the UFVRD media relations unit, Mounties in Chilliwack responded on Monday, August 5 at about 5 p.m. for the report of a vehicle incident at the 20-kilometre mark of Tamihi Forest Service Road in Chilliwack. When they arrive
  
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• National Bank Open matches in Montreal postponed due to rain

  09-08-2024 20:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Friday’s matches at the National Bank Open in Montreal have been postponed due to rain as remnants of tropical storm Debby roll through the city.
  The day’s schedule included a total of 13 matches, including three second-round men’s singles meetings that were originally supposed to be played Thursday.
  Those three matches were also postponed due to rain as precipitation began to fall just as the evening session was scheduled to start.
  Tournament officials say the
  
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• Suspect identified in attempted murder in Surrey

  09-08-2024 20:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SURREY — Surrey RCMP have identified the suspect involved in an attempted murder that occurred in Whalley on August 2. The suspect, 33-year-old Kalid Yimer, is described as 5’6” tall, with dark hair, brown eyes, and a medium build.
  The incident occurred at approximately 1:10 p.m. on August 2 in the 10200 block of City Parkway. Officers responded to reports of a serious assault and found the victim with severe injuries. The victim was transported to the hospital.
  The following d
  
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• Canadian men’s 4×100 team wins Olympic gold

  09-08-2024 20:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PARIS — Canada’s men’s 4×100-metre relay team has claimed Olympic gold.
  With Andre De Grasse running the anchor leg, the Canadians posted a winning time of 37.5 seconds in Friday’s final.
  South Africa was second in 37.57 seconds and Britain third in 37.61.
  The United States, which botched its first handoff, was disqualified.
  The Canadian team, which also included Aaron Brown, Jerome Blake and Brendon Rodney, improved on the silver medal they won in Tokyo.
  And for De
  
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• ‘Bold and brilliant:’ Loved ones remember firefighter killed fighting Jasper blaze

  09-08-2024 19:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — The Alberta wildland firefighter killed while battling a blaze in Jasper National Park last weekend is being remembered for his big personality and sense of humour.Alberta Wildfire spokeswoman Melissa Story says Morgan Kitchen is mourned by family, friends and colleagues.
  RCMP say Kitchen died Saturday afternoon after he was injured by a falling tree while fighting an active fire northeast of Jasper, Alta.
  A memorial post circulating on social media says Kitchen, who was 24 and l
  
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• Illegal ride-hailing operators in Lower Mainland targeted by police

  09-08-2024 19:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  RICHMOND — The Richmond RCMP Road Safety Unit (RSU) and the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure’s Commercial Vehicle Safety Enforcement (CVSE) officers conducted a joint operation aimed at unlicensed ride-hailing operators in the City of Richmond recently.
  The operation involved RSU and CVSE officers using unauthorized ride-hailing apps to book rides with unlicensed drivers. Authorities say the illegal operators bypass the background checks and safety protocols required by
  
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• Canadian midfielder Simi Awujo leaves USC to turn pro with Manchester United

  09-08-2024 19:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MANCHESTER — Midfielder Simi Awujo has joined fellow Canadian international Jayde Riviere at Manchester United.
  The English club said Friday that Awujo has signed a contract through the end of the 2026-27 season. The 20-year-old is giving up her final year of eligibility at the University of Southern California to turn pro.
  “Simi is an exciting young talent who we are delighted has chosen to continue her football journey with us here at Manchester United,” coach Marc Skinner sa
  
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• Canada imposes sanctions on anniversary of fraudulent 2020 Belarus election

  09-08-2024 19:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says Canada his imposed sanctions on 10 people and six entities on the anniversary of the fraudulent 2020 presidential elections in Belarus.The sanctions are in response to what Joly describes as ongoing and systematic human rights abuses in Belarus, and support for Russia’s illegal war of aggression against Ukraine.The list includes judges who Canada says have arbitrarily condemned citizens for expressing their opposition to the
  
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• Students, recent immigrants hit hard by weakening job market, StatCan data suggests

  09-08-2024 18:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Students who have been hunting for a summer job and recent immigrants looking for work have felt the brunt of the country’s weakening labour market, Statistics Canada’s latest employment report shows.
  The federal agency’s July labour force survey released on Friday says the overall jobless rate held steady at 6.4 per cent last month as the economy shed a modest 2,800 jobs.
  The employment rate, which measures the share of the population aged 15 and older that is e
  
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• Canada’s Vincent, MacKenzie making the most of sprint canoe’s Olympic spotlight

  09-08-2024 18:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PARIS — Katie Vincent made a compelling case for another generation of Canadian canoeists to follow in her footsteps.
  Vincent, from Mississauga, Ont., teamed with Sloan MacKenzie of Windsor Junction, N.S., to take the bronze medal in the women’s sprint canoe double 500-metre final on Friday. It’s Vincent’s second Olympic bronze in the event after finishing third with three years ago in Tokyo.
  She says her sport gets limited exposure outside the Olympics, but she’s b
  
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• Calgary mayor says city considering replacing water pipe that ruptured

  09-08-2024 18:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Calgary’s mayor says the city is considering ways to strengthen a key water main for the long term, including replacing it altogether.Jyoti Gondek says in the spring the city could add a liner or a sleeve to the pipe to strengthen it, or dig alongside it and built an entirely new one.
  The pipe in northwest Calgary ruptured in early June, drenching a stretch of the Trans-Canada Highway and nearby parkland.The break forced Calgarians to undertake a series of water conservatio
  
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• Youth golfers gather in Chilliwack for Maple Leaf Junior Tour - Chilliwack Progress

  09-08-2024 18:09 via news.google.com
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• Woman from United States dead after highway crash in southeastern B.C.

  09-08-2024 18:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FIELD, B.C. — Police in southeastern British Columbia say one person is dead after a highway crash just outside the community of Field, B.C., near the Alberta boundary.
  RCMP say the two-vehicle crash on Thursday involved a pick-up truck carrying two people from the United States and a minivan with three people from Alberta.They say evidence at the scene suggests the truck crossed the centre line of Highway 1, hitting the oncoming van.
  Everyone involved was taken to hospital, including two
  
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• Quebec says it won’t limit health care in English, open to ‘clarifying’ directive

  09-08-2024 17:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The Quebec government says it is ready to make changes to a controversial directive that has raised concerns the province is restricting access to health care in English.
  Three provincial ministers say in an open letter published this morning that the government is not limiting the availability of health services in English, and there will never be language requirements in Quebec to treat a patient.
  Jean-François Roberge, minister of the French language, Eric Girard, mini
  
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• Poilievre calls for tariffs on Chinese-made EVs, solar panels, batteries and steel

  09-08-2024 16:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he would impose big new import taxes on a host of Chinese-made goods including electric cars, solar panels and semiconductors if his party wins the next election.
  Poilievre made the announcement in Hamilton, standing in front of a few dozen employees at the city’s Stelco steel plant.Steel is among the products Poilievre says requires new import tariffs as he accuses China of breaching labour and environment standards to “crush&
  
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• ‘Freedom Convoy’ organizer Pat King in court after alleged bail breach

  09-08-2024 16:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — “Freedom Convoy” organizer Pat King’s criminal trial ended late last month, but he is in court again today after the Crown accused him of breaching his bail conditions.
  King has pleaded not guilty to mischief, counselling others to commit mischief, obstructing police and other offences, and a judge is expected to deliver his verdict in October.
  King is appearing before the same trial judge today, who will decide whether he should await that verdict in jail or not
  
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• Source: Toronto FC sends Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty to CF Montreal for allocation money

  09-08-2024 15:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Toronto FC has traded winger/wingback Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty to rival CF Montreal.
  A source confirmed the deal, which will see Toronto receive up to US$1.3 million in general allocation money, with $850,000 of that guaranteed.
  The source was granted anonymity because the trade had not been announced yet.
  The 20-year-old Marshall-Rutty signed with Toronto as a homegrown player in January 2020. While he has impressed at times — setting up the winning goal Sunday against Mexico’s Pachu
  
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• Canadian high jumper Derek Drouin presented belated 2012 Olympic silver in Paris

  09-08-2024 15:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PARIS — Canadian high jumper Derek Drouin has been belatedly awarded an Olympic silver medal in a ceremony at the Paris Games.
  Drouin stood alongside American Erik Kynard, who was awarded the gold in the same event, as the two had their medals placed around their necks 12 years after the original performances.
  Kynard and Drouin were originally awarded silver and bronze at the 2012 London Olympics, but were both upgraded after Russia’s Ivan Ukhov was stripped of the gold for a doping
  
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• Early arrival will help to produce positive experience at Abbotsford International Airshow

  09-08-2024 15:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — With the Abbotsford International Airshow set to draw aviation experts and enthusiasts this weekend, the City of Abbotsford is advising travelers to plan ahead and arrive early.
  Over the next three days of the airshow, increased traffic is expected on Highway 1 and major routes through Abbotsford and the Fraser Valley.
  The City of Abbotsford is encouraging airshow attendees to carpool and use public transit when possible. A free BC Transit shuttle will operate on Saturday, Aug
  
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• Debby bringing heavy rain, flooding and possible tornadoes northeast into the weekend

  09-08-2024 14:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LUCAMA, N.C. (AP) — A 78-year-old woman died in North Carolina on Thursday night when a tree fell on her home while Debby was passing through the state, said Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Kevin Suthard.Suthard said the death in the community of Browns Summit northeast of Greensboro was considered storm-related. No further details on the circumstances or the woman’s ID were immediately provided.
  The overall death toll since Debby hit Florida as a hurricane has now risen
  
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• What's happening Chilliwack: List of events from Aug. 9 onward - Chilliwack Progress

  09-08-2024 14:35 via news.google.com
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• Russia declares a federal emergency in a border region that is under attack from Ukrainian forces

  09-08-2024 13:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s Ministry for Emergencies on Friday declared the situation in the Kursk region a “federal level” emergency, four days after hundreds of Ukrainian troops poured over the border in what appeared to be Kyiv’s biggest attack on Russian soil since the war began.
  Meanwhile, a Russian plane-launched missile hit a Ukrainian shopping mall late morning Friday, killing at least nine people and injuring 26, authorities said.
  The mall in Kostiantyniv
  
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• In the news today: Debby blows in to Eastern Canada

  09-08-2024 10:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed…
  Debby blows in to Eastern Canada
  Remnants of tropical storm Debby merging with another low pressure system over the Great Lakes could bring up to 100 millimetres of rain to parts of Eastern Canada on Friday.
  The system is passing through Southern Ontario and Quebec today, which has prompted Environment Canada to issue alerts and warnings for communities between Cornwall, Ont., through Quebec City about
  
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• Heavy rain coming to Eastern Canada as remnants of tropical storm Debby move in

  09-08-2024 10:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Remnants of tropical storm Debby merging with another low pressure system over the Great Lakes could bring up to 100 millimetres of rain to parts of Eastern Canada on Friday.
  The system is passing through Southern Ontario and Quebec today, which has prompted Environment Canada to issue alerts and warnings for communities between Cornwall, Ont., through Quebec City about the risk of flash flooding.
  The agency has also warned that minor landslides are a possibility.
  Ottawa is forecast to be partic
  
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• ‘Extra hoops’: Parks Canada’s lease system, building rules could delay Jasper rebuild

  09-08-2024 10:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Residents of Jasper, Alta., who lost their homes in last month’s wildfire face unique rebuilding challenges tied to leasing provisions nearly as old as Canada, followed modern rules dictating what they can and can’t construct.
  Lawyer Jessica Reed said property owners in the townsite in Jasper National Park own their buildings but, unlike other municipalities, don’t own the land they sit on.
  “The actual owner of the land, even if you looked at the land title, is the King h
  
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• UPDATE: Two small wildfires identified near Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress

  09-08-2024 09:00 via news.google.com
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• Two of three wildfires still burning near Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress

  09-08-2024 09:00 via news.google.com
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• Margaret Carradice Obituary - Chilliwack, BC - Dignity Memorial

  09-08-2024 09:00 via news.google.com
  Margaret Carradice Obituary - Chilliwack, BC  Dignity Memorial
  
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