Chilliwack news

• Research crucial to stop parasite from destroying P.E.I. oyster industry: minister

  15-08-2024 23:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island’s fisheries minister says he hopes recently announced federal funding can help develop oysters that are resistant to a parasite that is threatening a fishery vital to the province.
  The federal Fisheries Department this week committed up to $1 million over the next two years to study the parasite called multinucleate sphere X — or MSX — identified for the first time in Prince Edward Island oysters last month.
  Cory Deagle, the P.E.I. min
  
  Read more

• Trump hits Harris on inflation and economics in remarks at his New Jersey golf club

  15-08-2024 23:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BEDMINSTER, N.J. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump said Thursday that Americans are struggling with massive price hikes that he blamed on Vice President Kamala Harris, looking to saddle his new Democratic rival with the unpopular economic record of President Joe Biden.
  Trump stuck close to his scripted economic message, reading from a binder in front of him in a news conference at his New Jersey golf club. A day earlier, he struggled to make a sustained case for his economic policies du
  
  Read more

• Quarterback Trevor Harris back in action for Roughriders’ clash with Alouettes

  15-08-2024 23:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  REGINA — Trevor Harris may not be at 100 per cent physically but after missing six games, the Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback is ready to get back on the field on Friday night against the Montreal Alouettes.
  Harris was injured late in the second quarter of a 36-20 victory over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on June 23. The 38-year-old pivot was put on the six-game injury list after spraining his left MCL on a tackle by Ticats defensive lineman Nick Usher.Shea Patterson took over the starter&
  
  Read more

• District gives ‘all clear,’ rescinds evacuation alert due to Shetland Creek wildfire

  15-08-2024 23:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  An all-clear notice has been given for most residents placed on evacuation alert or forced from their homes in B.C.’s southern Interior due to a wildfire that was sparked more than a month ago.The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has lifted an evacuation alert for about 80 properties along Hat Creek Road, northeast of Lillooet, B.C., and in the Venables Valley area between the communities of Spences Bridge and Ashcroft.
  The Shetland Creek wildfire destroyed at least 20 structures, six of
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Defending champ Duke will have to contend with Ames, Els at Rogers Charity Classic

  15-08-2024 23:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — One year ago, Ken Duke won the 2023 Shaw Charity Classic at Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club for his first PGA Tour Champions title in his 100th career start.
  Back to defend his title at the rebranded Rogers Charity Classic, Duke will have to fend off challenges from the likes of Ernie Els and Stephen Ames, who both have three victories this season and are sitting in first and second, respectively, in the Charles Schwab Cup standings.
  “It’s great to be back,&rdquo
  
  Read more

• Update: Victim in pellet gun assault reportedly located, but not cooperating with Merritt RCMP

  15-08-2024 23:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  UPDATE THURSDAY AT 2 P.M.: The Merritt Herald is now reporting that Mounties in Merritt have located the victim of the pellet gun assault, but the victim is not cooperating with the investigation. Merritt RCMP has expressed thanks to the public for their assistance.
  Original story below:
  MERRITT – Mounties in Merritt are seeking information pertaining to a pellet gun assault that occurred in front of the Old Barley Market Wednesday evening (Aug. 14).
  At around 6 p.m. Wednesday evening, pol
  
  Read more

• Alberta Premier Smith says legislation on school pronouns coming after September

  15-08-2024 22:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government will introduce legislation on pronouns in schools after classes begin in September.
  Smith says the new policy requiring parents to be notified when kids 15 and under want to change their names or pronouns in schools will be proposed in the fall legislature session that begins in late October.
  Her comments come about three weeks before most Kindergarten to Grade 12 schools open their classrooms.
  Smith says she intends to bring le
  
  Read more

• Bloc leader says he is shocked by millions in ‘juicy’ bonuses awarded to CBC execs

  15-08-2024 22:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The $18.4 million CBC/Radio-Canada awarded in bonuses to its employees this year is shocking, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet said.
  He also said bonuses at the public broadcaster aren’t justified because a government-owned corporation doesn’t face competition like in the private sector.“The juicy bonuses given under the pretext that without them we aren’t competitive in the market — well, we’ve been hearing that
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Youth survey shows mental health a concern in Fraser East - Chilliwack Progress

  15-08-2024 22:43 via news.google.com
  Youth survey shows mental health a concern in Fraser East  Chilliwack Progress
  
  Read more

• Conservative MP calls for emergency committee meeting to study violence against women

  15-08-2024 22:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A Conservative member of Parliament is calling for an emergency meeting to launch a study on violence against women.
  Michelle Ferreri has written a letter to fellow MPs on the House of Commons status of women committee requesting toimmediately recall members for the study.
  This comes after two witnesses invited to testify on their personal experience with domestic violence tearfully stormed out of a committee hearing last month that devolved into political bickering.
  One of the wi
  
  Read more

• Detroit judge who ordered teen into jail clothes, handcuffs during field trip is sidelined

  15-08-2024 21:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit judge who ordered a teenager into jail clothes and handcuffs on a field trip to his courtroom will be off the bench while undergoing “necessary training,” the court’s chief judge said Thursday.
  Meanwhile, the girl’s mother said Judge Kenneth King was a “big bully.”
  “My daughter is hurt. She is feeling scared,” Latoreya Till told the Detroit Free Press.
  She identified her daughter as Eva Goodman. The 15-year-old fell a
  
  Read more

• Surf park, Nordic spa coming to Bridal Falls near Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress

  15-08-2024 21:51 via news.google.com
  Surf park, Nordic spa coming to Bridal Falls near Chilliwack  Chilliwack Progress
  
  Read more

• Fernandez saves double match point, upsets Rybakina at Cincinnati Open

  15-08-2024 21:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CINCINNATI — Canada’s Leylah Fernandez overcame 20 aces and saved two match points before beating fourth seed Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4 in second-round action Thursday at the Cincinnati Open.
  Rybakina, who hadn’t played since losing in the Wimbledon semifinals to eventual champion Barbora Krejcikova, had double-match point while serving up 6-5 in the second set.
  But Fernandez, from Laval, Que., came back to get the break and win the ensuing tiebreaker, then
  
  Read more

• Chilliwack resident dismayed by proposed 5-storey apartments at Yale/Carleton; council says housing mandates are ‘undemocratic’

  15-08-2024 21:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Count Chilliwack resident Roxanne Shaddick as a steadfast opponent of a proposed five-storey, 74-unit housing development that could go in at the corner of Yale Road and Carleton Street, in the Little Mountain area of Chilliwack.
  Shaddick, who has lived on Carleton Street in Chilliwack for 28 years, says the proposed development at 46780 Yale Road and 9795 and 9777 Carleton Street will only make traffic through her neighbourhood worse. Shaddick, who works at a day care, says t
  
  Read more

• Chilliwack resident dismayed by proposed apts. at Yale/Carleton; council says housing mandates are ‘undemocratic’ - Fraser Valley Today

  15-08-2024 21:45 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack resident dismayed by proposed apts. at Yale/Carleton; council says housing mandates are ‘undemocratic’  Fraser Valley Today
  
  Read more

• Raptors open 2024-25 NBA season at home to Cleveland Cavaliers

  15-08-2024 21:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors open their 2024-25 campaign at home against Cleveland as they look to bounce back from a disappointing season.
  The NBA released its regular-season schedule Thursday, with Toronto getting things going Oct. 23 against the Cavaliers. In another key early matchup, the Raptors host Jamal Murray of Kitchener, Ont., and the Denver Nuggets on Oct. 28.
  The Raptors will first meet the defending NBA champion and Atlantic Division counterpart Celtics in Boston on Nov. 16.
  
  Read more

• Merritt RCMP seek info after a male was allegedly shot in the head with a pellet gun

  15-08-2024 20:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MERRITT – Mounties in Merritt are seeking information pertaining to a pellet gun assault that occurred in front of the Old Barley Market Wednesday evening (Aug. 14).
  At around 6 p.m. Wednesday evening, police responded to a report of a male being shot in the head with a pellet gun in front of the Old Barley Market on Quilchena Avenue.
  Upon arrival to the area officers immediately located the suspect, who was taken into custody without any issues.
  The victim was not located and fled the sce
  
  Read more

• Newest clothing store opens inside the Cottonwood Centre mall in Chilliwack

  15-08-2024 20:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Boathouse, a Canadian retailer founded in 1963 that has grown to over 90 stores across Canada, has officially opened at the Cottonwood Centre mall in Chilliwack.
  Cottonwood Centre mall management made the announcement Thursday (Aug. 15), saying Boathouse offers the latest trends in street wear, leading brands in footwear and stylish activewear all under one roof. They also sell Nike, Adidas, Dr. Martens and Crocs.Boathouse bills itself as “Canada’s destination for
  
  Read more

• Buffalo Bills starting linebacker Matt Milano out indefinitely with torn left bicep

  15-08-2024 20:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Buffalo Bills coach Sean McDermott announced on Thursday that linebacker Matt Milano is out indefinitely and will miss at least the first few months of the season with a torn left bicep in what becomes the starter’s latest setback after missing a majority of last season with a broken leg.
  McDermott provided the update as the Bills prepared to hold a joint practice with the Steelers, two days before the teams play a preseason game at Pittsburgh. Milano is scheduled to have surgery and, barr
  
  Read more

• Workplace report blames BC Wildfire Service again in another firefighter’s death

  15-08-2024 20:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  A workplace investigation into a firefighter’s death in a utility vehicle crash last year in northern British Columbia has blamed a series of failures by the BC Wildfire Service, in the second such report to emerge in two days.
  The WorkSafeBC report into the July 28 death of Zak Muise, employed by contractor Big Cat Wildfire, says the wildfire service didn’t adequately supervise use of the utility vehicles, lacked procedures and training about their operation and didn’t ensure
  
  Read more

• Overdose, grief, healing the focus of Chilliwack mother's art show - Abbotsford News

  15-08-2024 19:59 via news.google.com
  Overdose, grief, healing the focus of Chilliwack mother's art show  Abbotsford News
  
  Read more

• Canada demands investigation into water well destroyed by Israeli troops in Gaza

  15-08-2024 19:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Canadian government is still calling for an investigation into Israel’s destruction nearly a month ago of a large water facility in an area of the Gaza Strip where Ottawa is known for supporting Palestinians.
  The office of the International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen says the incident adds to a “catastrophic” humanitarian situation.
  “Canada has contacted the Israeli government for more information on this incident and we call for an investigation
  
  Read more

• Manitoba government follows other provinces in restricting cellphone use in schools

  15-08-2024 19:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is following other provinces in restricting the use of cellphones in classrooms beginning this school year.There is to be a ban for students in kindergarten to Grade 8, while those in high school will be restricted from using their devices during class time but are free to use them during breaks and lunch.The province says exemptions are to be made for medical or accessibility reasons.The bans are designed to reduce distractions and help students focus in
  
  Read more

• RCMP, CVSE in B.C. issue over $66,000 in fines against ride-hailing app drivers; 1/3 are repeat offenders

  15-08-2024 18:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  RICHMOND — Police in the Lower Mainland have teamed up with peace officers from the Commercial Vehicle Safety Enforcement unit to crack down on unlicensed ride-hailing operators, resulting in over $66,000 fines levied over a three-month period.
  What’s even more galling, police say, is that approximately one-third of the scofflaws were repeat offenders.According to a news release from the Richmond RCMP, with no specific spokesperson’s name given, Richmond RCMP’s Road Safet
  
  Read more

• Mauricio Pochettino negotiating to succeed Gregg Berhalter as U.S. soccer coach, AP source says

  15-08-2024 18:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Mauricio Pochettino and the U.S. Soccer Federation are working toward a deal for him to become the men’s national team coach, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.
  Pochettino, the former Tottenham, Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain coach, has agreed to take over as the U.S. coach but the deal is not complete, the person said Thursday, speaking on condition of anonymity because the agreement was not finalized.
  Pochettino would succeed Gregg Berhalter less than 22
  
  Read more

• CFL’s Edmonton Elks call press conference to announce new owner

  15-08-2024 18:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — The Edmonton Elks have called a press conference for Thursday to announce the CFL team’s new owner.
  A CFL source requesting anonymity told The Canadian Press on Tuesday that the new owner is Alberta businessman Larry Thompson.
  He is the former owner of Thompson Brothers Construction.
  With a private owner taking over the Elks, the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers are the last two community-owned teams in the league.
  The Elks (2-7) sit last in the CFL&rsquo
  
  Read more

• Canada rugby coach Kingsley Jones bullish about future of 21st-ranked Canadian men

  15-08-2024 18:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canada rugby coach Kingsley Jones is feeling bullish about his team these days.
  Its qualifying road to the 2027 World Cup has been set and the 21st-ranked Canadian men’s schedule is filling up, starting Aug. 25 against No. 14 Japan in Vancouver in Pacific Nations Cup play.
  And Jones, who took over the side in September 2017, has some much-needed depth in his roster.
  “The depth that we have at the moment is probably the best it’s been in at least six years. And the backs particu
  
  Read more

• Abbotsford councillor reportedly drops out as MLA candidate in this year’s election

  15-08-2024 18:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — Abbotsford Councillor Dave Sidhu, a popular elected official who had submitted his name as an MLA candidate in the upcoming provincial election with BC United, has reportedly dropped out of the race.
  According to a post on X/Twitter from Vancouver-area political pundit and radio host Jas Johal, Councillor Sidhu has withdrawn from this year’s provincial election for family reasons. He had been the MLA candidate in Abbotsford West, a riding where incumbent Michael de Jong
  
  Read more

• Quebec premier François Legault on defensive for his response to torrential rainfall

  15-08-2024 17:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Quebec Premier François Legault is defending himself for not having visited flood-stricken communities until almost one week after torrential rain flooded basements and washed out roads across the province.The premier spoke to reporters for the first time this morning since last Friday’s rainfall during a visit to Louiseville, Que., a hard-hit municipality northeast of Montreal.Legault says his priorities were restoring power to the 550,000 customers who were left i
  
  Read more

• Donald Trump asks judge to delay sentencing in hush money case until after November election

  15-08-2024 17:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump is asking the judge in his New York hush money criminal case to delay his sentencing until after the November presidential election.
  In a letter made public Thursday, a lawyer for the former president and current Republican nominee suggested that sentencing Trump as scheduled on Sept. 18 — about seven weeks before Election Day — would amount to election interference.
  Trump lawyer Todd Blanche wrote that a delay would also allow Trump time to weigh n
  
  Read more

• Montreal police called in to investigate motor oil spills in St. Lawrence River

  15-08-2024 17:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Montreal police are investigating how hundreds of litres of motor oil leaked into the St. Lawrence River in the city’s east end.
  Oil slicks were discovered off the Pointe-aux-Trembles district on July 11 and July 25, and the City of Montreal says both spills came from a single discharge of motor oil into the storm sewer system.
  The administration of Mayor Valérie Plante is asking anyone with information to contact police about the spills, which the city says are ser
  
  Read more

• Canada jumps two spots to No. 5 in FIBA men’s basketball rankings

  15-08-2024 17:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MIES — Canada has risen two spots in the FIBA men’s basketball rankings, despite failing to medal at the Paris Olympics.
  FIBA released the new rankings Thursday, with Canada moving up to No. 5.
  The Canadians jumped from No. 15 to No. 6 last September after earning bronze at the FIBA World Cup. It was Canada’s first time on the podium at the World Cup.
  At the Olympics, Canada swept through Group A, defeating Greece, Australia and Spain, furthering hopes of a medal.
  However, Cana
  
  Read more

• Brazil’s Lula says Maduro could call for a new election in Venezuela ‘if he has good sense’

  15-08-2024 16:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Thursday morning that he still doesn’t recognize Venezuelan counterpart Nicolás Maduro as the winner of last month’s presidential election and that his counterpart could call for a new vote “if he has good sense.”
  “Maduro still has six months left in his term. He is the president regardless of the election. If he has good sense, he could call upon the people of Venezuela, perhaps
  
  Read more

• Wingback Max Ferrari set to celebrate 100th career game for York United FC

  15-08-2024 16:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Growing up, Max Ferrari was told he was too small or too slow to excel at soccer.
  “Not really talked about when I was younger, getting looked off a lot, I think, was a good thing in the end for me,” Ferrari said. “It really pushed me. It really showed me that I had to work even harder for what I wanted to achieve and that was always to be a professional footballer.”
  Several trials with the Toronto FC academy didn’t lead to anything. But Ferrari has s
  
  Read more

• UFC to hold Fight Night card in Edmonton on Nov. 2

  15-08-2024 15:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — The UFC is returning to Edmonton on Nov. 2 for a Fight Night event at Rogers Place.
  Third-ranked flyweight Erin Blanchfield will take on No.5-ranked, and two-time former strawweight champion, Rose Namajunas in the main event.
  Meanwhile, 11th-ranked heavyweight Derrick Lewis, who holds the record for most UFC wins by knockout with 15, meets 13th-ranked Alexandr Romanov.
  Middleweight Marc-Andre Barriault of Gatineau, Que., women’s flyweight Jasmine Jasudavicius of Niagara, O
  
  Read more

• Vance and Walz agree to a vice presidential debate on Oct. 1 hosted by CBS News

  15-08-2024 15:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Ohio Sen. JD Vance have agreed to debate each other on Oct. 1, setting up a matchup of potential vice presidents as early voting in some states gets underway for the general election.
  CBS News on Wednesday posted on its X feed that the network had invited both Vance and Walz to debate in New York City, presenting four possible dates — Sept. 17, Sept. 24, Oct. 1 and Oct. 8 — as options.
  Walz reposted that message from his own cam
  
  Read more

• Statistics Canada reports wholesale sales down 0.6% in June

  15-08-2024 15:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says wholesale sales, excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain, fell 0.6 per cent to $82.4 billion in June.The agency says sales fell in five of the seven subsectors.
  Sales in the motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories subsector fell 2.6 per cent to $14.2 billion as the motor vehicle merchant wholesalers category fell 2.7 per cent to $11.5 billion.The machinery, equipment and supplies subsector
  
  Read more

• Ukrainian President Zelenskyy says Kyiv troops have full control of the Russian town of Sudzha

  15-08-2024 15:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that Kyiv troops have full control of the Russian town of Sudzha in the Kursk region in their incursion into Russian territory.The town, the largest that Ukraine has reportedly seized so far, had a prewar population of around 5,000 people. Natural gas flows from West Siberian gas fields through pipes that pass through Sudzha and cross the Ukrainian border into Ukraine’s system.Zelenskyy said a Ukrainian milita
  
  Read more

• Overdose, grief, healing the focus of Chilliwack mother's art show - Chilliwack Progress

  15-08-2024 14:35 via news.google.com
  Overdose, grief, healing the focus of Chilliwack mother's art show  Chilliwack Progress
  
  Read more

• US-Russian dual national jailed for 12 years on treason charges for $51 donation to Ukraine

  15-08-2024 13:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  YEKATERINBURG, Russia (AP) — U.S.-Russian dual national Ksenia Khavana was convicted Thursday of treason in a Russian court and sentenced to 12 years in prison on charges stemming from a $51 donation to a charity aiding Ukraine.
  Khavana, identified by Russian authorities by her maiden name of Ksenia Karelina, was arrested in the Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg in February and pleaded guilty in a closed trial last week, news reports said.
  Khavana, a 33-year-old former ballet dancer, re
  
  Read more

• Daughter of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will be nominated as new prime minister

  15-08-2024 12:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s populist Pheu Thai party on Thursday said it will nominate its party leader, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, in a Parliament vote for the country’s new leader after former Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin was removed by a court order over an ethical violation.
  Paetongtarn is the youngest daughter of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who is seen as force behind Pheu Thai. He was the first Thai politician ever to win an overall majority of seats. The resi
  
  Read more

• More than 40,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, the territory’s Health Ministry says

  15-08-2024 12:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The Health Ministry in Gaza says more than 40,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war.Thursday’s announcement comes during new efforts to broker a cease-fire to the conflict, now in its 11th month. The count does not distinguish between civilians and militants.It reflects the magnitude of Israel’s offensive in Gaza, one of the most devastating military campaigns in recent history. The war began Oct. 7 after Hamas-led militants attacked south
  
  Read more

• In the news today: Barber defence to make final arguments

  15-08-2024 10:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed…
  Barber defence to make final arguments
  The criminal mischief trial of two prominent “Freedom Convoy” organizers is prepared to hear final arguments from the defence today.
  The Crown alleges Tamara Lich and Chris Barber worked in concert to cause weeks of criminal disruptions in Ottawa to put pressure on government to change pandemic policy.
  They were among several organizers of the protest
  
  Read more

• Why it took nearly a year to link multiple Listeria cases to some plant-based milks

  15-08-2024 10:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The Public Health Agency of Canada says it was only after multiple Listeria cases emerged in Ontario in June that it recognized a broader outbreak that had started back in August 2023.
  Questions have swirled around why it took nearly a year for the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to announce a national recall of several Silk and Great Value plant-based milk products on July 8.
  The federal agency says it became aware of two genetically related listeriosis cases — the illness caused by Liste
  
  Read more

• ‘Freedom Convoy’ organizer Chris Barber’s lawyers to make final arguments

  15-08-2024 10:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The criminal mischief trial of two prominent “Freedom Convoy” organizers is prepared to hear final arguments from the defence today.
  The Crown alleges Tamara Lich and Chris Barber worked in concert to cause weeks of criminal disruptions in Ottawa to put pressure on government to change pandemic policy.
  They were among several organizers of the protest who sought to fight vaccine mandates by demonstrating in the capital in 2022.
  Lich and Barber are facing charges of mis
  
  Read more

• Surf park, Nordic spa coming to Bridal Falls near Chilliwack - Williams Lake Tribune

  15-08-2024 09:00 via news.google.com
  Surf park, Nordic spa coming to Bridal Falls near Chilliwack  Williams Lake Tribune
  
  Read more

• 'Skreagfest' music fundraiser for cancer research returns to Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress

  15-08-2024 09:00 via news.google.com
  'Skreagfest' music fundraiser for cancer research returns to Chilliwack  Chilliwack Progress
  
  Read more

• Chilliwack at The Butchart Gardens - Times Colonist

  15-08-2024 09:00 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack at The Butchart Gardens  Times Colonist
  
  Read more

• Australian Olympic Committee hits out at criticism of controversial breaker Rachael Gunn

  15-08-2024 07:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SYDNEY (AP) — The Australian Olympic Committee has criticized an anonymous online petition attacking controversial Paris Games breaking competitor Rachael Gunn, saying the petition was “vexatious, misleading and bullying.”
  Last weekend, the sport of breaking made its Olympic debut. One of the lasting images was the performance of an Australian b-girl known as Raygun — 36-year-old Sydney university professor Gunn — who did a “kangaroo dance” among other q
  
  Read more

• Berrios pitches a gem, Varsho adds 3-run homer as Blue Jays sweep Angels with 9-2 win

  15-08-2024 06:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Daulton Varsho hit a three-run home run, Jose Berrios dominated over seven innings and the Toronto Blue Jays finished off a three-game sweep of the Los Angeles Angels with a 9-2 victory on Wednesday night.
  Ernie Clement and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. each hit a two-run home run and Berrios (11-9) gave up one run on two hits with a walk and five strikeouts as the Blue Jays pulled off their third series sweep of the season and second on the road.
  Varsho and Guerrero both ha
  
  Read more

Follow @NewsChilliwack on Twitter!