• House passes defense bill to raise troop pay and overhaul weapons purchases
• Former Bolivian President Arce arrested in corruption investigation a month after leaving office
• Flooding severs B.C.'s Lower Mainland from Interior, as cross-border flows rival 2021
• Drenching rains sever routes between B.C.'s Lower Mainland and Interior
• Drenching rain triggers Fraser Valley state of emergency, and memories of 2021 floods