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• Bowden Francis throws 7 scoreless innings as Blue Jays shut out Cubs 1-0

  18-08-2024 23:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Joey Loperfido homered and Bowden Francis threw seven scoreless innings to help the Toronto Blue Jays shut out the Cubs 1-0 on Sunday.
  Loperfido’s solo shot off Shota Imanaga (9-3) was all Toronto needed to end a two-game skid.Francis (6-3) matched his longest career outing, set six days earlier against the Los Angeles Angels.
  He was perfect the first time through the order but loaded the bases in the fourth. He escaped the jam by catching Dansby Swanson looking at a t
  
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• Canadian Cory Johnston wins second Elite Series tournament title

  18-08-2024 23:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WADDINGTON — It wasn’t nearly as emphatic as his first, but Canadian Cory Johnston still captured an impressive second Elite Series title Sunday.
  Johnston, of Cavan, Ont., won the season-ending event on the St. Lawrence River with a solid 102 pounds. He finished one pound nine ounces ahead of American Robert Gee, who entered the final round with a 13-ounce lead over the second-place Johnston.
  Johnston’s final five-fish limit weighed 24 pounds 11 ounces while Gee came in with a
  
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• Miette Hot Springs reopens, but wildfire keeps rest of Jasper National Park closed

  18-08-2024 23:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Parks Canada says Miette Hot Springs, a popular feature of Jasper National Park, has reopened as crews continue to fight a wildfire that’s keeping the rest of the park closed.
  Parks Canada issued a statement saying the springs, as well as the Source of the Springs Trail, were reopening to visitors on Sunday following a lengthy closure due to the Utopia Wildfire and the Jasper Wildfire Complex.
  On Saturday, Parks Canada announced the status of the Jasper Wildfire Complex had changed from ou
  
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• Ukrainian president says push into Russia’s Kursk region is to create a buffer zone there

  18-08-2024 21:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday the daring military incursion into Russia’s Kursk region aims to create a buffer zone.
  It was the first time the president had clearly stated the aim of the operation, which was launched on Aug. 6. Previously, he had said the operation aimed to protect communities in the bordering Sumy region from constant shelling.
  Zelenskyy said “it is now our primary task in defensive operations overall: to destroy as m
  
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• PHOTOS: Chilliwack shines with murals, music, performers - Chilliwack Progress

  18-08-2024 21:30 via news.google.com
  PHOTOS: Chilliwack shines with murals, music, performers  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• PHOTOS: Chilliwack shines with murals, music, performers - Mission City Record

  18-08-2024 21:20 via news.google.com
  PHOTOS: Chilliwack shines with murals, music, performers  Mission City Record
  
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• PHOTOS: Chilliwack shines with murals, music, performers - Agassiz Harrison Observer

  18-08-2024 21:20 via news.google.com
  PHOTOS: Chilliwack shines with murals, music, performers  Agassiz Harrison Observer
  
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• Wet weather helps fire fight in B.C.’s south, while the north remains warm and dry

  18-08-2024 21:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Wet weather is helping firefighters in British Columbia tackle some of the wildfires burning in the south of the province.
  An update from the BC Wildfire Service says the southern half of the province is seeing cooler temperatures with rainy conditions pushing inland from the coast and that the increase in relative humidity is helping ease fire behaviour.
  The statement says there is the potential for widespread thunderstorm activity across the central Interior, though any lightning strikes are e
  
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• Chilliwack City Council to decide fate of rezoning application for Capella Dance Studio

  18-08-2024 19:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack City staff is recommending that a proposed rezoning application, which would allow Capella Dance Studio to permanently operate in its current industrial location, be denied. The dance studio, located at 7949 Venture Place, has been operating under a Temporary Use Permit (TUP) since 2015. The latest TUP was renewed in June 2024, allowing the studio to continue its operations temporarily.
  The application, submitted by the property owner, seeks to amend the Official Co
  
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• Chilliwack City Council to decide fate of rezoning application for Capella Dance Studio - Fraser Valley Today

  18-08-2024 19:31 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack City Council to decide fate of rezoning application for Capella Dance Studio  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Chilliwack City Council to decide fate of rezoning application for Capello Dance Studio

  18-08-2024 19:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack City staff is recommending that a proposed rezoning application, which would allow Capello Dance Studio to permanently operate in its current industrial location, be denied. The dance studio, located at 7949 Venture Place, has been operating under a Temporary Use Permit (TUP) since 2015. The latest TUP was renewed in June 2024, allowing the studio to continue its operations temporarily.
  The application, submitted by the property owner, seeks to amend the Official Co
  
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• Volcano erupts after powerful earthquake in Russia’s Far East and scientists warn of a stronger one

  18-08-2024 18:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PETROPAVOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, Russia (AP) — One of Russia’s most active volcanoes has erupted, spewing plumes of ash 5 kilometers (3 miles) into the sky over the far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula and briefly triggering a “code red” warning for aircraft.
  The Shiveluch volcano began sputtering shortly after a powerful 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck off Kamchatka’s east coast early Sunday, according to volcanologists from the Russian Academy of Sciences. They warned that ano
  
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• CFL reinstates Toronto Argonauts quarterback Chad Kelly with conditions

  18-08-2024 17:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Chad Kelly can return to the Toronto Argonauts.
  The CFL reinstated the quarterback with conditions Sunday. The announcement comes after the league suspended Kelly on May 7 for Toronto’s two exhibition games and first nine regular-season contests for violating its gender-based violence policy.
  “The Canadian Football League (CFL) has reinstated Toronto Argonauts quarterback Chad Kelly on a last-chance agreement provided that he continues to meet a number of ongoing cond
  
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• CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted – Week of August 18, 2024

  18-08-2024 17:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Here are three people wanted by police in our region this week. This list is provided by Crime Stoppers.
  Name: Ashley PhillipsAge: 24
  Height: 5’3” ft Weight: 141lbs
  Hair: Blonde/Brown Eyes: Blue
  Wanted: Assault
  Warrant in effect: August 13, 2024
  Parole Jurisdiction: Chilliwack
  Name: Dominic EthierAge: 46
  Height: 6’0” ft Weight: 183lbs
  Hair: Brown Eyes: Blue
  Wanted: Obstructing a Police Officer, Assaulting a Police Officer, and Failure to Appear
  Warrant
  
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• Coast Guard launches new science vessel in Vancouver

  18-08-2024 14:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The Canadian Coast Guard’s largest dedicated science vessel was lowered into the water for the first time in Vancouver on Saturday (Aug. 18).
  The CCGS Naalak Nappaaluk is a floating laboratory that can accommodate up to 34 crew members and 26 scientists. It will be stationed at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
  “Through the National Shipbuilding Strategy, we are revitalizing the shipbuilding industry, creating good jobs, and building n
  
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• Windstorm results in series of power outages across Fraser Valley and Lower Mainland

  18-08-2024 14:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack, Abbotsford, and other parts of the Fraser Valley were not spared from the impact of an overnight windstorm that swept into B.C.’s Lower Mainland late Saturday (Aug. 18) night.
  As of 5 a.m. Sunday, the largest outage in Chilliwack occurred in a neighborhood just south of South Sumas Road and east of Tyson Road. A total of 121 homes and businesses were left without power shortly after 1:15 a.m. when a piece of BC Hydro equipment failed.
  Another five BC Hydro cu
  
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• Calgary pipe woes flag ‘dire need’ for infrastructure upgrades: municipalities group

  18-08-2024 14:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — The condition of infrastructure across the country is dire and action needs to be taken now to prevent the kind of massive water pipe break that continues to plague Alberta’s biggest city, says the president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.Geoff Stewart was in Calgary as part of the federation’s annual general meeting in June when the break occurred, leading to months of water restrictions and other onerous measures.
  Montrealers woke to their own infrastr
  
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• Democrats look to build on Kamala Harris’s momentum at national convention

  18-08-2024 12:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — A reinvigorated Democratic party is gathering in Chicago for its national convention looking to build on the momentum of recent weeks after U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris moved to the top of the ticket for the November presidential election.Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, are set to officially accept the party’s nomination during the four-day event. It will serve as an opportunity for the vice-president to redefine herself as a leader and lay out
  
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• Rawlyn Thiessen Obituary - Chilliwack, BC - Dignity Memorial

  18-08-2024 09:00 via news.google.com
  Rawlyn Thiessen Obituary - Chilliwack, BC  Dignity Memorial
  
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• Rankin rushes for three touchdowns to power Elks to 47-22 road win over Ticats

  18-08-2024 04:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HAMILTON — Justin Rankin ran for 108 yards and three touchdowns to power the Edmonton Elks past the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 47-22 on Saturday night.
  Edmonton (3-7) won its third straight at Tim Hortons Field and third game overall. The Elks last earned three consecutive victories in 2019.
  Edmonton’s defence also forced four turnovers (two interceptions, two fumble recoveries) that set up three touchdowns.
  The Ticats (2-8) suffered a third straight loss before a Tim Hortons Field gatherin
  
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• One dead in Abbotsford motorcycle crash

  18-08-2024 04:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — A motorcyclist was killed Saturday afternoon in a collision at the intersection of Golden Avenue and Trethewey Street in Abbotsford.
  A news release from the Abbotsford Police Department reports the crash occurred at approximately 3:30 p.m. When officers arrivedat the crash scene, they found that a motorcycle had collided with a light standard. Despite the response of emergency personnel, the motorcyclist succumbed to his injuries at the scene.
  AbbyPD Patrol Officers, with supp
  
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• Hideki Matsuyama surges to a 5-shot lead in steamy Memphis

  18-08-2024 02:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Hideki Matsuyama felt his lower back starting to act up. On a whim, he decided to put a new putter in his bag for the start of the PGA Tour postseason. And now the Japanese star has a five-shot lead going into the final round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship.
  “I am surprised,” Matsuyama said through his interpreter, breaking into a big smile when he added, “but I did play well today.”
  He played well enough for a second straight 6-under 64 tha
  
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• Storm expected to skim past Fraser Valley Saturday night

  18-08-2024 01:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Environment Canada is tracking a major storm that is bearing down on parts of Vancouver Island and B.C.’s Lower Mainland. It has issued a Special Weather Statement warning of heavy downpours and strong winds.
  The agency is advising residents to prepare for strong winds, thunderstorms with heavy downpours, and gusty conditions from Saturday evening through Sunday morning. The national weather service says an upper-level disturbance has been moving up the Oregon and Washing
  
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• Hot stretch vaults Green to the top of Rogers Charity Classic leaderboard

  18-08-2024 01:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Australian Richard Green fired 11 birdies on Saturday to vault to the top of the Rogers Charity Classic leaderboard.
  If not for one bogey and one double bogey, Green could have tied or broken the course record of 61 at Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club.
  Instead, he had to settle for shooting a round of 8-under 62 to move into top spot at 13 under with one round to go at the PGA Tour Champions event.
  “That was fun,” he said. “It’s been in the making for
  
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• Chris Johnston becomes first Canadian to Elite Series overall title

  18-08-2024 01:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WADDINGTON — Another first for Canadian Chris Johnston.
  The Peterborough, Ont., native clinched the Elite Series overall title Saturday, becoming the first Canadian to win angler-of-the-year honours. And he did so emphatically, registering the day’s heaviest five-fish bag to qualify for the final round of the circuit’s season-ending event.
  In 2020, Johnston became the first Canadian to win an Elite Series title, doing so on the St. Lawrence River, the same body of water as the
  
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• Ian Happ’s homer and Michael Busch’s 2-run triple power Cubs past Blue Jays 3-2

  18-08-2024 00:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Ian Happ homered in the first inning and Michael Busch added a two-run triple as the Chicago Cubs beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 on Saturday.
  Dansby Swanson added two hits for the Cubs, who won their second straight after losing three consecutive games to the American League Central-leading Cleveland Guardians.
  Nate Pearson (2-1), one of seven pitchers for the Cubs, allowed a hit in two scoreless innings and earned the victory. Jorge López allowed a homer in the ninth
  
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• Fernandez falls to Pegula in three-set quarterfinal match at Cincinnati Open

  18-08-2024 00:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CINCINNATI — Canada’s Leylah Fernandez suffered a 7-5, 6-7 (1), 7-6 (3) defeat at the hands of American Jessica Pegula in the quarterfinals of the Cincinnati Open on Saturday.
  Already having to win one tiebreaker just to keep herself in the match, Fernandez needed to do it once more to advance to the semifinals. However, Pegula jumped out to a 5-2 lead before eventually taking the tiebreaker 7-3 to emerge victorious.
  Fernandez of Laval, Que., broke on six of her 15 opportunities and
  
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