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• Canada halts planned deportation of bisexual man to Kenya

  24-08-2024 23:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Supporters of a bisexual man in Canada on the verge of being deported to Kenya say the federal government has halted the move just a day before his scheduled flight.Migrant Workers Alliance for Change, an organization supporting Charles Mwangi, says the 48-year-old man living in Toronto has been granted a one-year temporary resident permit.Mwangi, who says he fled death threats and abuse in Kenya because of his sexuality before arriving in Canada in 2019, had feared his forced re
  
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• Francis loses no-hitter bid late, helps lead Blue Jays to 3-1 victory over Angels

  24-08-2024 23:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Bowden Francis lost his bid for a no-hitter when Taylor Ward led off the ninth inning with a solo home run, but the Toronto Blue Jays prevailed 3-1 against the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday.
  Francis established career bests with 12 strikeouts and going eight-plus innings in his 117-pitch performance. After eight innings, Francis had thrown 111 pitches, 16 more than his career high.
  He also one-hit the Angels in seven innings of work in Anaheim, Cali., on Aug. 12.
  Ward’s 17
  
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• VIDEO: Sinkhole buckles Langley City street - Chilliwack Progress

  24-08-2024 23:35 via news.google.com
  VIDEO: Sinkhole buckles Langley City street  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Weekend rain dampening B.C. wildfire activity as active blazes numbers drop

  24-08-2024 22:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Rain and cool weather in southern British Columbia is dousing wildfire activity in the province, but firefighters are urging vigilance despite the drop in the number of active blazes.
  The BC Wildfire Service says there are now about 320 active wildfires in the province, continuing a decreasing trend this week as only seven blazes have been started in the last 24 hours while 26 were declared out.
  The wildfire service says more than 100 wildfires have been declared out in the las
  
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• Semi-truck careens off bridge near Sicamous, plunges into Shuswap Lake; Highway 1 closed

  24-08-2024 21:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SICAMOUS — Highway 1 is closed in both directions just west of Sicamous after a vehicle incident that took place on the RW Bruhn Bridge.A semi-truck crashed through the railing of the bridge and into Shuswap Lake on Saturday (Aug. 24) morning, according to a Columbia Shuswap Regional District media release.A dive team has been called in to work on recovery efforts while the Shuswap Emergency Program works with the District of Sicamous to activate a response plan.
  A dangerous goods spill re
  
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• Sinkhole discovered near Fraser Highway in Langley

  24-08-2024 21:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LANGLEY — Road crews in Langley are busy after the discovery of a sinkhole near the Fraser Highway. The sinkhole was found on Saturday near the intersection of 201A Street and Fraser Highway.
  Southbound motorists who wish to use the right-turn lane from 201A Street onto Fraser Highway are being detoured due to the sinkhole.
  In a social media post by Langley RCMP, drivers and pedestrians are being asked to avoid the area to allow the City of Langley Engineering Department to investigate.
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• Tugboats free grounded cargo ship blocking traffic in St. Lawrence Seaway

  24-08-2024 20:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — A stuck 138-metre cargo ship that had been blocking traffic in the St. Lawrence Seaway near Montreal has been freed.Fisheries and Oceans Canada says two tugboats successfully towed the Dutch ship Heemskerkgracht to safety earlier today.
  The ship ran aground late Thursday in the Kahnawake area following an engine problem, forcing navigation to be suspended in the South Shore Canal.
  Fisheries and Oceans Canada said the ship didn’t appear to be leaking pollution and nobody wa
  
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• Cody Fajardo starts at QB as league-leading Alouettes host surging Elks

  24-08-2024 20:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The league-leading Montreal Alouettes are getting even better on Sunday.
  Grey Cup MVP Cody Fajardo returns as Montreal’s starting quarterback against the Edmonton Elks at Molson Stadium after missing four games with a hamstring injury.
  Led by Davis Alexander, who rose from third-string QB to starter, the Alouettes (9-1) have won four straight since Fajardo left in the first quarter of a 37-18 loss to the Toronto Argonauts on July 11.
  “It just goes to show how talente
  
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• Watchdog clears police of criminal offences in handling of Lumby, B.C., death

  24-08-2024 20:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SURREY, B.C. — British Columbia’s police watchdog group has closed its investigation of a woman’s death in April in Lumby, B.C., saying it did not find any evidence of a criminal offence in officers’ handling of the case.
  Tatjana Stefanski’s body was discovered on April 14 after she was reportedly taken from her home a day earlier, and her partner said the couple had previously received extreme threats that were reported to police four months before her disappearanc
  
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• B.C. man rides in his 12th Tour de Cure - Chilliwack Progress

  24-08-2024 20:15 via news.google.com
  B.C. man rides in his 12th Tour de Cure  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Dozens of baby turtles set free in Quebec river as part of zoo conservation project

  24-08-2024 19:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PIKE RIVER, Que. — Dozens of endangered baby spiny softshell turtles are being released into a southern Quebec river today as part of a project to help save the species.
  The Granby zoo east of Montreal collects turtle eggs and hatches them in an incubator as a way of protecting the nests from predator’s fangs and flooding events.
  Zoo conservation coordinator Chelsey Paquette was on hand today at a turtle festival in Pike River, where local families were given the chance to handle the
  
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• Prest Road closure begins Monday in Chilliwack - Fraser Valley Today

  24-08-2024 18:32 via news.google.com
  Prest Road closure begins Monday in Chilliwack  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Prest Road closure begins Monday in Chilliwack

  24-08-2024 18:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Commuters in Chilliwack will face detours and delays as the City prepares for significant infrastructure work on Prest Road. Starting August 26, Prest Road will be fully closed between Bailey Road and McGuire Road until September 11 for underground work, according to a City announcement.
  The closure is part of a project to replace an aging culvert that runs beneath Prest Road. The current corrugated steel arch pipes will be removed and replaced with a 3-metre by 2.4-metre conc
  
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• Man charged in connection with Maple Ridge homicide - Chilliwack Progress

  24-08-2024 18:18 via news.google.com
  Man charged in connection with Maple Ridge homicide  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• As Newfoundlanders say goodbye to a daily print paper, some worry culture will suffer

  24-08-2024 17:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — Today is the last day for anyone to pick up the major daily newspaper in Newfoundland and Labrador in print.
  The Telegram newspaper in St. John’s, N.L., is ceasing its daily print run and switching to a weekly print version with daily news online as Postmedia takes over SaltWire Network, the paper’s parent company.
  Nicole Penney with Memorial University’s Folklore and Language Archive says clippings from The Telegram paper are common sights in the
  
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• German prosecutors don’t rule out terrorism in knife attack at festival that killed 3

  24-08-2024 15:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SOLINGEN, Germany (AP) — A prosecutor says a terrorist motive has not been ruled out in a knife attack in western Germany in which three people were killed and seven wounded.
  Markus Caspers told a news conference on Saturday that authorities are still looking into what is behind the attack in the city of Solingen during a community festival on Friday evening.
  A 15-year-old boy was arrested early Saturday but police said he was not the perpetrator.
  THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s
  
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• Mission and Maple Ridge open new supportive housing sites

  24-08-2024 15:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MISSION — Two new supportive housing sites have opened in the Fraser Valley, providing critical assistance to people experiencing homelessness, including those with complex mental-health and addiction challenges. The new facilities, located in Mission and Maple Ridge, offer safe, permanent housing and access to essential support services.
  “We know the safest communities are those where all residents have their core needs met,” said Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon. “There is
  
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• PHOTOS: Hundreds pay respect to former Chilliwack MP Chuck Strahl - Chilliwack Progress

  24-08-2024 14:35 via news.google.com
  PHOTOS: Hundreds pay respect to former Chilliwack MP Chuck Strahl  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Industry awaits labour board decision in railway dispute

  24-08-2024 13:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Railway workers, their union and their employers are all waiting today for a decision from the Canada Industrial Relations Board that will determine what’s next for the labour dispute that ground trains across the country to a halt this week.
  On Thursday, the federal government asked the board to enact binding arbitration in the dispute between Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd., Canadian National Railway Co., and their workers.
  The government also asked the board to force th
  
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• Storm clouds still heavy around Liberals as cabinet meets for retreat in Halifax

  24-08-2024 12:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will kick off a three-day cabinet retreat in Halifax on Sunday, where the themes are fairness and Canada-U.S. relations, but the feelings are all about déjà vu.
  A year ago in Charlottetown the cabinet hoped its annual post-summer retreat and the massive cabinet shuffle that preceded it would give new life to the Liberal government.Spoiler alert: They did not.Trudeau and his team are so far behind the Conservatives in the polls that if th
  
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• Professor asks top court to review ‘revolutionary’ law curbing spy watchdog members

  24-08-2024 12:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A law professor is urging the Supreme Court of Canada to weigh the constitutionality of “revolutionary and unprecedented legislation” that limits members of a prominent spy watchdog from using their parliamentary immunity to speak out.
  In an application to the top court, Lakehead University Prof. Ryan Alford says the case raises issues of public importance about the protections afforded to MPs and senators exercising their freedom of speech and debate.
  Federal lawyers
  
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• As kids head back to school, make sure their vaccines are up to date, doctors say

  24-08-2024 12:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Amid a rise in infections such as measles and whooping cough in Canada and around the world, doctors say now is the perfect time for parents to ensure their kids and teens are protected against vaccine-preventable diseases.“It is absolutely the time of year when families start thinking about their back-to-school checklists like school supplies … healthy lunches, et cetera,” Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s chief public health officer, said in an interview.
  “Making sure yo
  
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• Bombers late TD drive lifts them past pesky Ticats 26-23

  24-08-2024 06:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — Kenny Lawler caught a 10-yard pass in the end zone with 19 seconds remaining as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers avoided a Hamilton Tiger-Cats comeback with a 26-23 victory on Friday.
  The Blue Bombers (5-6) extended their win streak to three games in front of a sold-out crowd of 32,343 at Princess Auto Stadium, while the Tiger-Cats (2-9) dropped their fourth game in row.
  Hamilton trailed 16-3 at halftime, but a pair of Greg Bell rushing touchdowns helped the visitors hold a 23-19 lead
  
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• Ninth-inning homers from Loperfido, Barger lift Blue Jays over Angels 5-4

  24-08-2024 03:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Back-to-back homers from Joey Loperfido and Addison Barger in the ninth inning steered the Toronto Blue Jays to a 5-4 walk-off win against the Los Angeles Angels on Friday.
  Loperfido and Barger’s bombs off Los Angeles reliever Roansy Contreras (2-3) extended the Blue Jays (61-68) homer streak to 12 games as the Angels (54-75) dropped their third in a row before 25,421 at Rogers Centre.
  Chad Green (4-3) pitched the ninth for Toronto.
  The four runs surrendered in the second i
  
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• Chilliwack woman ID'd as victim of 2005 suspicious death in Ontario - CityNews Vancouver

  24-08-2024 03:25 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack woman ID'd as victim of 2005 suspicious death in Ontario  CityNews Vancouver
  
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• B.C. auditor general cites two ‘significant errors’ in government’s final accounts

  24-08-2024 02:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — The office of British Columbia’s auditor general says he found two “significant errors” in the New Democrat government’s year-end public financial statements, but the Ministry of Finance says it’s been advised to continue using what it says are long-standing accounting practices.
  Michael Pickup says in a statement the errors could mislead users of the financial statements, but does not suggest wrongdoing.
  Finance Minister Katrine Conroy released the
  
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• Filly Caitlinhergrtness rallies to win $1-million King’s Plate at Woodbine

  24-08-2024 01:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Rafael Hernandez and filly Caitlinhergrtness made it worth the wait for Kevin Attard.
  Hernandez moved Caitlinhergrtness past 3/5 favourite My Boy Prince in the deep stretch to capture the $1-million King’s Plate on Friday night. The race was originally scheduled to be run last Saturday but was postponed for safety reasons following heavy rain.
  Caitlinhergrtness, a 9/1 pick and the lone filly in the field, was coming off a second-place finish to Kin’s Concerto in the W
  
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• Adam Scott builds 3-shot lead in hopes of reaching FedEx Cup finale

  24-08-2024 01:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (AP) — Adam Scott kept making birdies and changing his outlook on the season until he finished with his lowest score of the year, a 9-under 63 on Friday in the BMW Championship that gave him a three-shot lead going into the weekend.
  Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley did his best to stay in range until making his first bogey of the week on the 18th hole at Castle Pines. He still had a 68 and was in good position.
  The 44-year-old Scott, who first played Castle Pines as a 20
  
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• Sharks acquire prized goaltending prospect Askarov from Predators

  24-08-2024 01:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The San Jose Sharks acquired prized goaltending prospect Yaroslav Askarov from Nashville in a deal Friday that sends a 2025 first-round pick to the Predators.
  The 22-year-old Askarov had reportedly asked for a trade with his path to a starting role in Nashville blocked by Juuse Saros, and San Jose jumped at the opportunity to add a potential top young goalie to a franchise sorely lacking one.
  The Sharks will send Vegas’ first-round pick acquired in the deal th
  
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• Red Sox catcher Jansen set to make history on Monday against Blue Jays

  24-08-2024 00:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Danny Jansen will become the first major leaguer to appear in a game for both teams when he plays catcher for the Boston Red Sox on Monday in the resumption of a suspended game against the Toronto Blue Jays.
  “He’s catching. Let’s make history,” Boston manager Alex Cora said before the Red Sox opened a three-game series against Arizona.
  Jansen was about to bat for Toronto when the June 26 game against Boston was suspended in the second inning because of
  
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• South Carolina sets date for first execution in more than 13 years

  24-08-2024 00:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina has set a Sept. 20 date to put inmate Freddie Eugene Owens to death in what would be the state’s first execution in more than 13 years.
  South Carolina was once one of the busiest states for executions, but for years had had trouble obtaining lethal injection drugs due to pharmaceutical companies’ concerns that they would have to disclose that they had sold the drugs to officials.The state Legislature has since passed a law allowing officials
  
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• Alberta RCMP offer $10,000 reward for second suspect in fatal shooting near Calgary

  24-08-2024 00:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  STRATHMORE, ALBERTA — Mounties have significantly increased the reward for information in an effort to apprehend the remaining suspect in a deadly roadside shooting near Calgary.
  “A decision to offer $10,000 for any information leading to Mr. Elijah Blake Strawberry’s arrest is not something that happens often, but it does demonstrate the Alberta RCMP’s commitment to follow all avenues available to find Mr. Strawberry in a timely manner,” Staff Sgt. Mark Wielgosz, t
  
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• Rainfall Warning issued for Chilliwack, Abbotsford and the Fraser Valley - Fraser Valley Today

  24-08-2024 00:17 via news.google.com
  Rainfall Warning issued for Chilliwack, Abbotsford and the Fraser Valley  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Rainfall Warning issued for Chilliwack, Abbotsford and the Fraser Valley

  24-08-2024 00:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Environment Canada has issued a Rainfall Warning for the Fraser Valley, including Chilliwack and Abbotsford.
  The national weather agency forecasts heavy rain with a total accumulation of up to 50 mm. The rain is being produced by a low-pressure system off the coast of Oregon that is tracking north. The heaviest rainfall is expected from Friday evening into Saturday morning.
  The agency warns that heavy downpours could lead to flash floods in some areas, and drivers should be cau
  
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• B.C. police watchdog called in after officer stabbed, man shot in Richmond

  24-08-2024 00:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  RICHMOND, B.C. — British Columbia’s police watchdog has been called in after RCMP say they shot a man in an incident that also left an officer with serious injuries.
  Richmond RCMP say they got a call from the local fire department Thursday night to help respond to a man who was allegedly setting a sign on fire.
  They say the man was “uncooperative” with officers, and a struggle ensued resulting in police shooting the suspect.
  The Mounties say an officer was also stabbed du
  
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