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• Canadian women lose to Spain in return to field hockey World Cup after 28 years away

  01-07-2022 23:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TERRASSA, Spain — Canada’s women’s field hockey team ended a 28-year absence from the World Cup with a 4-1 loss to co-host Spain in Friday’s tournament opener.
  Karli Johansen, a veteran defender from North Vancouver, B.C., who has won more than 150 caps, scored for Canada on a 57th-minute penalty corner.
  Belen Iglesias (fifth minute), Xantal Gine (21st), Maria Lopez (26th) and Begona Garcia (29th) scored for Spain, which is ranked seventh in the world compared to No. 15 f
  
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• After one-sided loss in Montreal, Riders look to rebound at home against Alouettes

  01-07-2022 23:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  REGINA — Dealing with a nightmare defeat isn’t easy, but Cody Fajardo believes the Saskatchewan Roughriders are up to the task.
  The Riders, coming off a short week, were trounced 37-13 by the Montreal Alouettes on June 23. It was a game that started badly for the Riders — Montreal’s Chandler Worthy took the opening kickoff 88 yards for a touchdown — and didn’t improve as the game progressed.
  Fajardo admitted Riders, who will host the Als on Saturday in Regina,
  
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• Kerry says US climate setbacks are slowing work abroad

  01-07-2022 23:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said Friday that setbacks for President Joe Biden’s climate efforts at home have “slowed the pace” of some of the commitments from other countries to cut climate-wrecking fossil fuels, but he insisted the U.S. would still achieve its own ambitious climate goals in time.
  Kerry spoke to The Associated Press after a major Supreme Court ruling Thursday limited the Environmental Protection Agency’s options for regulating cl
  
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• Hope park filled with classic cars for Canada Day – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  01-07-2022 22:52 via theprogress.com
  
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• Bruins hire Montgomery as coach to replace Cassidy

  01-07-2022 22:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins have hired Jim Montgomery as their new coach, giving the hockey lifer another chance at an NHL head-coaching job less than three years since he lost his first one.
  Recently extended general manager Don Sweeney announced the hire Friday, filling one of the league’s final high-profile coaching vacancies hours after the San Jose Sharks created another by firing their staff. Montgomery replaces Bruce Cassidy, who was fired after the team’s loss in th
  
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• BC beach named one of the best in the world – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  01-07-2022 22:14 via theprogress.com
  
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• 89.5 JR Country becomes Chilliwack’s newest radio station

  01-07-2022 21:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK – Chilliwack has a new radio station on a pretty special occasion.89.5 JR Country is celebrating Canada Day with its arrival in Chilliwack. It replaces The Drive FM on local radio dials.
  Longtime radio DJ Glen Slingerland will continue broadcasting his signature morning show, followed by fresh new voices Kristen Jade hosting “JR at Work” and “Country Nights” with Logan. John Vosper remains at the helm of the afternoon show.“Chilliwack is the heartbe
  
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• Russell Martin bids farewell to Blue Jays fans after retiring in May

  01-07-2022 21:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Russell Martin’s favourite memory at Rogers Centre is the same as many Toronto Blue Jays’ fans: Jose Bautista’s infamous bat flip in Game 5 of the 2015 American League Division Series.
  “Just the electricity of the crowd, you could feel the ground trembling and the energy was insane,” said Martin. “That’s definitely one moment that just sticks out more than any other.”
  Martin added another memorable moment on Friday, throwing out the
  
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• Alberta and Quebec most likely to support separation from Canada: poll – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  01-07-2022 21:51 via theprogress.com
  
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• Canucks add assistants Yeo, Cull to Boudreau’s staff, Colliton takes over AHL team

  01-07-2022 21:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks have hired Mike Yeo as an assistant coach and promoted Trent Cull to the same position to flesh out Bruce Boudreau’s staff for the upcoming NHL season.
  The club also announced assistant coach Brad Shaw is leaving the organization to take an associate coach position with the Philadelphia Flyers.
  Jeremy Colliton will take over from Cull as head coach of the American Hockey League’s Abbotsford Canucks.  
  Yeo, 48, served as an assistant coach
  
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• Shortage of specialized infant formula to continue through summer: Health Canada

  01-07-2022 20:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Health Canada says the nationwide shortage of specialized baby formula is expected to continue throughout the summer. 
  The federal department says shipments of specialized formulas are expected to be available in pharmacies starting the first week of July, but supplies will continue to be limited.
  The affected formulas are intended for infants with food allergies and some medical conditions. 
  Health Canada says there is no shortage of regular formula in Canada.
  The sho
  
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• Criscito trains with TFC but fellow Italian Insigne still dealing with calf issue

  01-07-2022 20:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Italian job is underway at Toronto FC.
  Domenico Criscito took part in his first Toronto practice Friday while fellow Italian newcomer Lorenzo Insigne trained separately indoors.
  Toronto coach Bob Bradley, whose team hosts the Seattle Sounders on Saturday, said Insigne is recovering from a calf injury picked up in Europe prior to his arrival here.
  “It’s day-to-day,” said Bradley. “When players come halfway through the year, especially if they’re c
  
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• Seeking parole, Pistorius meets with girlfriend’s father

  01-07-2022 19:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African former track star Oscar Pistorius has met with the father of Reeva Steenkamp, the woman he shot to death in 2013, as part of his parole process, the Steenkamp’s family lawyer told The Associated Press on Friday.
  Lawyer Tania Koen said in a text message that Pistorius and Barry Steenkamp met face-to-face on June 22 as part of what’s known in South Africa as a victim-offender dialogue. It gives victims of crimes or their relatives a ch
  
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• Squamish Hospital maternity patients diverted to other facilities amid staff shortage

  01-07-2022 19:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SQUAMISH, B.C. — The health authority for the Vancouver area says expectant parents in Squamish, B.C., may be diverted to other health-care facilities in the region this month due to what it calls a “temporary gap in coverage” at the Squamish General Hospital.
  Vancouver Coastal Health issued a news release saying patients going into labour in early July could be sent to Lions Gate Hospital, Richmond Hospital, St. Paul’s Hospital or B.C. Women’s Hospital, where appro
  
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• Source: Toronto Raptors sign NBA champ and free agent forward Porter Jr.

  01-07-2022 19:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors have signed forward Otto Porter Jr., who was a key member of the Golden State Warriors’ NBA championship team.
  The deal was first reported by Yahoo Sports, and confirmed to The Canadian Press by a source close to negotiations.
  Terms of the deal weren’t known.
  The 29-year-old averaged 8.2 points per game this past season. He’s a tenacious defender and solid long-range shooter, with a career average of 39.8 per cent from behind the arc.Porter&r
  
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• Reports: Jets close to deal with Bowness to take over as head coach

  01-07-2022 19:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets are finalizing a deal with Rick Bowness to become the team’s new head coach, according to multiple media reports.
  TSN was the first to report that Bowness and the Jets were close to a deal.
  Bowness spent most of the past three NHL seasons with the Dallas Stars, leading them to an appearance in the 2020 Stanley Cup final.
  While Bowness was not under contract past this season, the 67-year-old coach said he was stepping away from the Stars to “allow th
  
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• Court rejects bid by AFN National Chief RoseAnne Archibald to overturn suspension

  01-07-2022 19:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Assembly of First Nations says an Ontario court has rejected a bid by National Chief RoseAnne Archibald to overturn her recent suspension.
  The organization issued a statement Thursday saying an Ontario Superior Court judge declined to take action on Archibald’s request for a hearing prior to the start of the assembly’s annual general meeting next week in Vancouver.
  Archibald argued her suspension was unlawful because the executive committee does not have the power
  
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• Canada’s Dabrowski and partner Olmos advance in women’s doubles at Wimbledon

  01-07-2022 19:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LONDON — Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski and partner Giuliana Olmos of Mexico advanced to the third round of the Wimbledon women’s doubles tournament with a 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 win over Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk and Czech partner Tereza Martincová on Friday.
  Dabrowski and Olmos, seeded third at Wimbledon, came out a break ahead in the close match. The duo broke their opponents four times on 10 chances while defending just one of the four break points they faced.
  Dabrowski and
  
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• Canadian men look to maintain unbeaten record against Belgium in Halifax rugby test

  01-07-2022 18:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The Canadian men’s rugby team returns to action this weekend for the first time in almost eight months, facing the same opponent that it closed out 2021 against.
  Canada, currently ranked 21st in the world, blanked No. 26 Belgium 24-0 on Nov. 13 in Brussels. The two teams renew acquaintances Saturday in Halifax, with the Canadians then heading to Ottawa to host No. 15 Spain on July 10.
  Spain was a late replacement for the French Barbarians, an all-star side that withdrew from the Canadian f
  
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• Bear cub rescued after getting head stuck in plastic jug

  01-07-2022 18:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HARWINTON, Conn. (AP) — Wildlife biologists in Connecticut had to rescue a bear cub that got its head stuck in a plastic container, state wildlife officials said.
  The misadventure happened June 23 when a mother bear with three cubs knocked over a garbage can in the town of Harwinton in Litchfield County, and one of the cubs stuck its head in a clear plastic jar that had spilled out.
  “Given the warm weather and tight fit of the container, it was important to try and free the cub quick
  
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• 'Summer of recovery': Pandemic-stricken tourism industry sees signs of optimism – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  01-07-2022 18:18 via theprogress.com
  
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• Affordable worker housing is latest tourist town business hurdle – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  01-07-2022 18:12 via theprogress.com
  
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• San Jose Sharks fire coach Bob Boughner, assistants

  01-07-2022 18:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The San Jose Sharks have fired coach Bob Boughner and his staff two months after the regular season ended.
  The team confirmed the moves Friday, after reports surfaced Boughner and assistants John MacLean and John Madden were informed Thursday night they were being let go. Video coach Dan Darrow also was fired, and the Sharks said no replacements were immediately named.
  The organization is still in the middle of a lengthy search for a general manager after Doug Wilson stepped down after nearly tw
  
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• EDITORIAL: A more muted Canada Day should be the new normal – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  01-07-2022 18:00 via theprogress.com
  
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• Shane Wright poised to take next step on long road at NHL draft

  01-07-2022 17:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Shane Wright was doing his best to stay in shape. 
  He also figured it was time to branch out in the face of so much downtime. 
  As the COVID-19 pandemic chipped away and eventually stole his entire 2020-21 season, the teenage hockey star was home in Burlington, Ont., working on his strength, speed and skating — at least as much as was allowed against the backdrop of strict health and safety restrictions. 
  Between those long, lonely workouts sessions, Wright also picked up a h
  
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• Raptors announce multi-year extension with forward Thaddeus Young

  01-07-2022 17:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors have signed forward Thaddeus Young to a multi-year contract extension.
  The Raptors announced the deal Friday, though it had been widely reported after NBA free agency opened at 6 p.m. ET Thursday that Young had signed a two-year, US$16 million extension with the club.
  Toronto acquired the six-foot-eight, 235-pound native of New Orleans on trade deadline day in February as part of a package that included disgruntled Goran Dragic and the Raptors’ first-rou
  
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• BC COVID hospitalizations remain steady, 17 new deaths reported – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  01-07-2022 16:55 via theprogress.com
  
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• Life and style – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  01-07-2022 16:30 via theprogress.com
  
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• New Tropical Storm Bonnie heads for hit on Central America

  01-07-2022 15:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Bonnie formed over the Caribbean on Friday as it headed for a quick march across Central America and potential development into a hurricane after reemerging in the Pacific.
  The U.S. National Hurricane Center said that Bonnie is on a track for the general Nicaragua-Costa Rica border region. It was expected to cause significant flooding, with rains of up to 8 inches (about 200 millimeters), and even more in isolated places.
  It had maximum sustained winds of
  
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• District of Hope looks at recovery plan for 'vulnerable' Coquihalla River – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  01-07-2022 14:30 via theprogress.com
  
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• QUIZ: How much do you know about Canada? – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  01-07-2022 14:00 via theprogress.com
  
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• Amazon gets Champions League games in British TV deal

  01-07-2022 13:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  GENEVA (AP) — Streaming service Amazon will broadcast some live Champions League games in Britain for the first time when the competition expands in 2024.
  Amazon said Friday it secured rights to the top pick of the Tuesday games each week from the new expanded league stage through to the semifinals — a total of 16 each season — for the three years from 2024-27.
  The deal to show Tuesday games on the Prime Video channel is similar to Amazon’s current Champions League rights
  
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• Celebrations and protests planned for first in-person Canada Day in Ottawa in years

  01-07-2022 12:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Both celebrations and protests are set to take place throughout downtown Ottawa for Canada Day.
  Heritage Canada says for the first time in 50 years, Ottawa’s main celebrations are being moved off Parliament Hill, where Centre Block is under construction.
  The main events in LeBreton Flats Park and at Place des Festivals Zibi in Gatineau include a daytime ceremony and evening performances, acrobatic shows and activities for families. 
  The Canadian Forces Snowbirds, howeve
  
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• Gov. Gen. calls for kindness, inclusion; Ontario cuts gas tax: In The News for July 1

  01-07-2022 10:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of July 1 …
  What we are watching in Canada …
  Gov. Gen. Mary Simon says Canadians should work together to build an inclusive society in her official message to the nation to mark Canada Day.
  She says Canadians should be kind to each other, learn from one another and listen to Indigenous Peoples, on whose land we live.
  Simon is C
  
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• Trial for US basketball star begins in Moscow-area court

  01-07-2022 09:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner is set to go on trial in a Moscow-area court Friday, about 4 1/2 months after she was arrested on cannabis possession charges at an airport while traveling to play for a Russian team.
  The Phoenix Mercury center and two-time U.S. Olympic gold medalist could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted of large-scale transportation of drugs. Fewer than 1% of defendants in Russian criminal cases are acquitted, and unlike in the U.S., acquittals
  
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• Life and style - Chilliwack Progress

  01-07-2022 09:00 via theprogress.com
  
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• Hope park filled with classic cars for Canada Day - Chilliwack Progress

  01-07-2022 09:00 via theprogress.com
  
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• EDITORIAL: A more muted Canada Day should be the new normal - Chilliwack Progress

  01-07-2022 09:00 via theprogress.com
  
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• Russian missile attack hits residential buildings in Odesa

  01-07-2022 07:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian emergency services say missile attacks have struck residential buildings in Ukraine’s Odesa region, causing deaths and injuries.Video of the pre-dawn Friday attack showed the charred remains of buildings in Odesa.The assault comes after Russian forces withdrew from Snake Island, a key Black Sea island, on Thursday, potentially easing the threat to the vital Ukrainian port city of Odesa. But they kept up their push to encircle the last stronghold of resi
  
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• Pattison Media launches news website: Fraser Valley Today

  01-07-2022 07:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK – Pattison Media today announced the launch of Fraser Valley Today, an online news portal dedicated to “Everything Fraser Valley”.The website, fraservalleytoday.ca, features news and community events from Chilliwack, Agassiz, Harrison Hot Springs, Abbotsford and everywhere in between.
  Mark Patric, General Manager of Pattison Media Limited – Chilliwack Division, said today’s announcement ushers in an exciting new era.
  “Fraser Valley Today will become
  
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• Governor General calls on Canadians to work toward inclusive society on Canada Day

  01-07-2022 06:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Gov. Gen. Mary Simon says Canadians should work together to build an inclusive society in her official message to the nation to mark Canada Day.
  She says Canadians should be kind to each other, learn from one another and listen to Indigenous Peoples, on whose land we live.
  Simon is Canada’s first Indigenous Governor General and was known for her Inuit advocacy work before being appointed to the role.
  She says on Canada Day, Canadians should remember to keep working together
  
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• China’s Xi swears in new Hong Kong leader John Lee

  01-07-2022 05:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping officiated the swearing-in ceremony of Hong Kong’s new leader John Lee on Friday as the city marked the 25th anniversary of its return to Chinese rule after being pulled in recent years under much tighter Communist Party control.
  Lee, a former security official who oversaw the crackdown on dissent in the city since 2019 pro-democracy protests, pledged to uphold the city’s mini-constitution, the Basic Law, and bear allegiance to Hong
  
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• BC Lions still unbeaten after thrilling 34-31 win over Redblacks – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  01-07-2022 05:00 via theprogress.com
  
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• Lions still unbeaten after beating Redblacks 34-31

  01-07-2022 04:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Nathan Rourke lived up to the hype Thursday night as the young Canadian quarterback led the B.C. Lions to their third straight CFL victory with a 34-31 decision over the Ottawa Redblacks at TD Place Stadium.
  Rourke finished the game completing 23 of 31 passes for 359 yards, two passing touchdowns, one rushing TD and two interceptions, the first of his career.
  Ottawa’s Jeremiah Masoli proved far less effective going 13 for 26 for 159 yards with one rushing TD, as the Redblack
  
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• Bregman helps Astros sink Yankees again, 2-1

  01-07-2022 04:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — Alex Bregman hit a two-run double early and the Houston Astros held on for a 2-1 win over the New York Yankees on Thursday night.Thursday’s game completes a stretch for the Astros of nine straight games against New York teams. Houston went 3-2 against the major league-leading Yankees and swept four games with the Mets, who had baseball’s second best record before being overtaken by the Astros.The Yankees were in town for just one game to make up part of a series
  
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• Backup catcher Perez’s 3 HRs help Pirates beat Brewers 8-7

  01-07-2022 04:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Backup catcher Michael Perez had three home runs, rookies Oneil Cruz and Jack Suwinski hit back-to-back shots and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-7 on Thursday night.
  It was the first multi-homer game of Perez’s five-year career. He also doubled his season home run total.
  Perez hit a two-run blast in the fourth inning off Brent Suter (1-2) to break a 3-3 tie. The backup catcher added another two-run homer in the sixth to make it 6-4 before connec
  
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• Kikuchi makes quality start and Blue Jays hit two homers in 4-1 win over Rays

  01-07-2022 04:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Teoscar Hernandez and Santiago Espinal homered as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 on Thursday night in the opener of a five-game series at Rogers Centre.
  Yusei Kikuchi made his first quality start in over a month and Adam Cimber earned the save as Toronto won for the third time in four games.
  Toronto (43-33) moved into a second-place tie with Boston in the American League East standings. Tampa Bay fell 2 1/2 games behind the Blue Jays and idle Red Sox, who occup
  
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• Navy report: Multiple errors poisoned Pearl Harbor water

  01-07-2022 04:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — A Navy investigation released Thursday revealed that shoddy management and human error caused fuel to leak into Pearl Harbor’s tap water last year, poisoning thousands of people and forcing military families to evacuate their homes for hotels.The investigation is the first detailed account of how jet fuel from the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, a massive World War II-era military-run tank farm in the hills above Pearl Harbor, leaked into a well that
  
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• Ex-agent: Braves fostering ‘false narrative’ about Freeman

  01-07-2022 04:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The former agent of Los Angeles Dodgers star Freddie Freeman says the Braves are presenting a “false narrative” about the first baseman’s parting with Atlanta in March.
  “I will not stand by as the circumstances surrounding Freddie Freeman’s departure from Atlanta are mischaracterized,” agent Casey Close of Excel Sports Management said Thursday in a statement.
  Freeman was in tears and at times could barely speak when talking to reporter
  
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• AP source: Durant asks for trade from Brooklyn Nets

  01-07-2022 03:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Kevin Durant may be taking his quest for more titles elsewhere.
  Durant has requested a trade from the Brooklyn Nets, according to a person with direct knowledge of the decision that undoubtedly will have teams scrambling to put together offers for the perennial All-Star.
  The Nets have been working with Durant to find a trade partner, and he has multiple teams on his preferred list, according to the person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Thursday because neither the pl
  
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