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• Woodbine Entertainment cancels King’s Plate due to heavy rains

  17-08-2024 23:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The King’s Plate has been cancelled.
  Woodbine Entertainment made the announcement Saturday on X, formerly known as Twitter, pointing to the weather as the reason.
  “In the interest of safety for our horses and horse people, Woodbine Entertainment has cancelled the remainder of Saturday’s live racing card due to unsafe racing conditions caused by heavy rains in the Greater Toronto Area,” the statement said.
  Woodbine Entertainment later added that information
  
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• Jasper wildfire no longer out-of-control, now classified as ‘being held’

  17-08-2024 23:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  JASPER, ALTA. — Parks Canada says a wildfire that forced everyone to flee the Alberta town of Jasper and destroyed close to a third of its buildings is no longer classified as out-of-control and is now listed as “being held.”
  The agency issued a statement saying that means the fire is not currently expected to spread into any priority areas.
  Jasper residents were finally allowed to return to the community on Friday after they had to flee the raging flames more than three weeks
  
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• B.C. woman arrested after ‘racially offensive’ social media content: RCMP

  17-08-2024 21:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK, B.C. — A Chilliwack, B.C., woman has been arrested over what police are describing as racially offensive content she shared via social media.
  Police say the woman was arrested on Aug. 7, but has since been released to appear in court at a later date while prosecutors consider “several” possible recommended charges. Police declined to share the suspect’s name or the account she allegedly used.
  RCMP spokeswoman Corp. Carmen Kiener says the account on X, formerly
  
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• Man changed with murder a year after Sicamous, B.C., death: police

  17-08-2024 20:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SICAMOUS, B.C. — Mounties say a man has been charged more than a year after a body was found on a rural property in south central B.C.
  A statement from police says the body of Wayne Sirvio was discovered at a home in Sicamous on Aug. 5, 2023, three days after he was reported missing.
  His 57-year-old nephew has now been charged with second-degree murder.
  Police have not released any details on how Sirvio died.
  Police say it was the first of three homicides that occurred over the last year i
  
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• Cleanup underway after Montreal water main break floods streets and homes

  17-08-2024 19:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Cleanup is underway after a major water main break near Montreal’s Jacques Cartier Bridge flooded dozens of buildings on Friday and left some 150,000 homes under a boil-water advisory.
  The city says all streets affected by the break have reopened to traffic, and an extra garbage pickup was being organized to collect the debris from flooded homes and businesses.
  Much of the city’s northeast remains under a preventative boil-water advisory after the rupture in the larg
  
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• Lions look to snap three-game losing skid vs Bombers with return of QB Nathan Rourke

  17-08-2024 19:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Quarterback Nathan Rourke will pick up his CFL career where it left off when the BC Lions host the Winnipeg Blue Bombers Sunday afternoon.
  The Victoria native’s last game with BC was a 28-20 loss to the Bombers in the 2022 West Final. He spent the next 18 months trying to land a job in the NFL before returning to the Lions this week.
  “I guess it’s a bit of a coincidence,” Rourke, winner of the CFL’s Most Outstanding Canadian award in 2022, said aft
  
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• Chilliwack RCMP arrest one in connection with racist social media posts - Vancouver Sun

  17-08-2024 18:57 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack RCMP arrest one in connection with racist social media posts  Vancouver Sun
  
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• Chilliwack RCMP arrest social media user over 'discriminatory' and 'racially offensive' posts - CTV News Vancouver

  17-08-2024 18:48 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack RCMP arrest social media user over 'discriminatory' and 'racially offensive' posts  CTV News Vancouver
  
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• Chilliwack RCMP investigate racially offensive social media posts from B.C. woman - Fraser Valley Today

  17-08-2024 18:41 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack RCMP investigate racially offensive social media posts from B.C. woman  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Chilliwack RCMP investigate racially offensive social media posts

  17-08-2024 18:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Mounties in Chilliwack say they’ve arrested a person after receiving reports last month that a social media user made posts containing discriminatory, harmful language.
  In a news release Saturday morning (Aug. 17), Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener said police became aware of the X/Twitter posts on July 17, 2024. After Chilliwack RCMP members consulted with the B.C. Hate Crimes Unit, coupled with tips and evidence from the public, the Chilliwack RCMP Ge
  
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• Canada batting attack crumbles in 63-run Cricket World Cup League 2 loss to the Dutch

  17-08-2024 18:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ROTTERDAM — Canada’s batting attack, after a fast start, crumbled in a 63-run loss to the Netherlands in ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 play Saturday.
  Dutch pace bowler Paulvan Meekeren did most of the damage, taking five wickets in 9.4 overs at the expense of 28 runs. Vivian Kingma took three wickets for 31 runs in seven overs.
  Facing a victory target of 221, Canada was 59 for zero behind openers Aaron Johnson and Dilpreet Bajwa before the bottom fell out. Bedazzled by Kingma and va
  
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• Sudan’s paramilitary fighters killed 85 people in an attack on a central village, residents say

  17-08-2024 18:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CAIRO (AP) — Fighters from Sudan’s paramilitary group rampaged through a central village, looting and burning and killing at least 85 people, including women and children, authorities and residents said Saturday, the latest atrocity in the country’s 18-month devastating conflict.
  The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces began attacking Galgani in the central province of Sennar late in July and last week RSF fighters “indiscriminately opened fire on the village’s unarme
  
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• Chilliwack RCMP arrest person for racially offensive social media content - Voiceonline.com

  17-08-2024 18:23 via news.google.com
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• Person arrested in Chilliwack following racial social media posts - Chilliwack Progress

  17-08-2024 17:59 via news.google.com
  Person arrested in Chilliwack following racial social media posts  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Chilliwack woman arrested after 'racially offensive' posts - Agassiz Harrison Observer

  17-08-2024 17:55 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack woman arrested after 'racially offensive' posts  Agassiz Harrison Observer
  
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• Gov. Gen. names broadcaster Charles Adler, hospital executive Tracy Muggli to Senate

  17-08-2024 17:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Veteran broadcaster Charles Adler and Saskatchewan hospital executive Tracy Muggli are Canada’s latest independent senators.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the appointments today.Adler came to Canada from Hungary as a refugee at a young age and spent more than 50 years as a radio host and journalist.
  A news release from the prime minister’s office says Adler, who will represent Manitoba, used his platform to champion human rights and Canadian democracy during h
  
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• Abbotsford police warn residents of the dangers of cyber criminals

  17-08-2024 17:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — Between 2014 and 2022, the number of cyber-related crimes reported to Canadian police increased by nearly 400 per cent. This is why the Abbotsford Police Department is warning residents about the hazards of cyber criminals.
  AbbyPD has released a series of tips to help residents navigate past cyber criminals without falling victim to their many traps. The first tip is to use strong passwords. According to Cyber Safe Canada, a strong and unique password is the first step in keep
  
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• Low water levels affecting salmon migration in B.C. streams: DFO

  17-08-2024 15:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Low water levels brought on by years of severe drought, paired with meagre snowpack and rainfall, are leaving B.C.’s salmon in a compromising position during their spawning migration, a fisheries expert warns.
  Researchers are also trying to understand the effects of last year’s devastating wildfires in B.C.
  Salmon need a steady stream of cool, fresh water to survive and reach their spawning grounds, but Murray Manson, the section head of the Fisheries Departmen
  
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• Grant from Chilliwack Foundation allows Scouts to camp in snow - Chilliwack Progress

  17-08-2024 14:35 via news.google.com
  Grant from Chilliwack Foundation allows Scouts to camp in snow  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Jasper’s burnt landscape could take more than a century to recover: wildfire expert

  17-08-2024 14:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  JASPER, ALTA. — It could take more than a century for the freshly burned forest in Jasper National Park to regenerate into its previous postcard-perfect form, a wildfire expert says.The dense forest’s regrowth could be affected by how deep the fire burned into the ground and how many pine cones hatched like popcorn in the intense heat and released seeds — not to mention climate change more generally, said Jen Beverly, an associate professor with the University of Alberta’
  
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• Will women embrace Kamala Harris? Experts say she’s injecting a ‘shot of adrenaline’

  17-08-2024 12:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — The Swifties4Kamala group is on the march. Popstar Charlie XCX declared that “Kamala is brat.” A Beyoncé song plays at the beginning of packed campaign rallies.The Democratic presidential nominee is already the first woman to serve as vice-president and second to head a major party presidential ticket.Harris and her campaign have been talking authoritatively about issues such as reproductive rights and equality for all.But they are not explicitly leaning int
  
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• Hurricane Ernesto makes landfall on Bermuda as a category 1 storm

  17-08-2024 11:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Ernesto made landfall on the tiny British Atlantic territory of Bermuda early Saturday as residents hunkered down.
  The wide category 1 storm was directly over the the wealthy territory at 6 a.m. Saturday, with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (140 kph) . The U.S. National Hurricane Center warned of strong winds, a dangerous storm surge and significant coastal flooding.
  Hurricane-strength winds are expected to continue until Saturday afternoon, with t
  
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• Alouettes survive late push from Roughriders, win battle of CFL’s top teams 27-24

  17-08-2024 06:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  REGINA — The Montreal Alouettes defeated the Saskatchewan Roughriders 27-24 on Friday night in a battle of the CFL’s top two teams.
  In a game that featured six lead changes, the East-leading Alouettes improved to 9-1-0 while the Riders — who sit atop the West — dropped to 5-4-1.
  Montreal quarterback Davis Alexander connected on 22 of 33 passing attempts for 285 yards, including a touchdown, and rushed another major over the line.Trevor Harris made good on 31 of 39 passes
  
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• For the 3rd time this month, Mission Memorial Hospital lacks ER docs on a weekend night

  17-08-2024 05:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MISSION — For the third time in a month, Fraser Health has announced a temporary service adaptation at Mission Memorial Hospital due to physician staffing challenges.The adaptation will take effect from Friday, August 16 at 10 p.m. until Saturday, August 17 at 8 a.m., according to Fraser Health spokesperson Gurleen Dhessi.It marks the third time in just August alone that Mission Memorial has lacked ER docs on the weekend. Previous service adaptations occurred August 2-3 and August 10-11.Du
  
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• Canadian lightweight Michael Dufort knocked out in second round of PFL semifinal bout

  17-08-2024 04:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HOLLYWOOD — Russian lightweight Gadzhi Rabadanov knocked out Canadian Michael (The Canadian Badass) Dufort in spectacular fashion Friday to move into the Professional Fighters League lightweight final.
  Rabadanov (23-4-1) floored Dufort with a nasty left hook and then hit him nine more times on the ground before referee Chris Mignocchi stepped in one minute 51 seconds into the second round of the 155-pound semifinal.
  The second-seeded Russian will face No. 1 Brent Primus in the final, with
  
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• Cultus Lake firefighter critically hurt in e-scooter accident

  17-08-2024 03:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — A dedicated firefighter and training captain with the Cultus Lake Fire Department is in critical condition following what a GoFundMe page describes as a “horrific accident” Thursday night.
  According to the text of the GoFundMe online appeal, Training Captain Shane Taylor suffered life-threatening injuries after an accident on his electric scooter. Audra Coton, a volunteer with the Cultus Lake Fire Department, launched the GoFundMe fundraiser.
  Taylor is in critical
  
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• Patient putts put Parel on top of leaderboard at Rogers Charity Classic

  17-08-2024 02:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Scott Parel credited a tip from his caddie for helping him finish atop the leaderboard after the first round of the 2024 Rogers Charity Classic.After his good friend and caddie Keith Nolan told him to be patient with his putting, Parel proceeded to make seven birdies during his bogey-free round of 7-under 63 on Friday at Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club.
  “My putts, I felt like were starting right of where I was intending, especially under the gun,” Parel said. &ld
  
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• Matsuyama, McCarthy tied for lead in opening PGA Tour playoff event

  17-08-2024 01:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Hideki Matsuyama and Denny McCarthy combined to make nearly 300 feet of putts Friday, so it was no surprise to see them sharing the lead going into the steamy weekend of the FedEx St. Jude Championship.
  Matsuyama recovered from a shaky start — he missed a 4-foot birdie putt on No. 2 and put his tee shot into the water on the par-3 fourth — with two long birdie putts and a 3-wood to about 12 feet on the par-5 16th for one of his easier birdies. He had a 6-u
  
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• Pharmacist blamed for deaths in US meningitis outbreak will plead no contest in Michigan case

  17-08-2024 01:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DETROIT (AP) — A Massachusetts pharmacist charged with murder in the deaths of 11 Michigan residents from a 2012 U.S. meningitis outbreak has agreed to plead no contest to involuntary manslaughter, according to an email sent to families and obtained Friday by The Associated Press.
  The deal with Glenn Chin calls for a 7 1/2-year prison sentence, with credit for his current longer sentence for federal crimes, Johanna Delp of the state attorney general’s office said in the email.
  She sa
  
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• Sources: Argos quarterback Kelly meets with CFL commissioner Ambrosie

  17-08-2024 01:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Suspended quarterback Chad Kelly met with CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie on Friday.
  Two league sources confirmed the meeting, which came after Kelly missed a ninth regular-season game with the Toronto Argonauts as per the suspension he received from the CFL before the start of the ’24 campaign. The sources spoke on the condition of anonymity as the CFL didn’t publicly announce that Ambrosie was meeting with Kelly.
  According to TSN, there was no resolution reached Fri
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Four found dead in homicide investigation in McCreary, Manitoba

  17-08-2024 00:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — Mounties in Manitoba say they are investigating four deaths in and around the small community of McCreary, northwest of Winnipeg.
  RCMP Staff Sgt. Richard Sherring says around 10 a.m. today, officers acting on a tip found the body of a 41 year-old man on a road who had died from a self-inflicted injury.
  Based on that find, they went to a nearby home where they found the bodies of a 36-year-old woman, and two men, aged 35 and 65.
  Those deaths are being investigated as homicides.
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