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• Baby passes away in Interior B.C. town while waiting for ambulance - Chilliwack Progress

  28-08-2022 23:45 via theprogress.com
  Baby passes away in Interior B.C. town while waiting for ambulance  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Man dies hours after shooting outside Surrey, B.C. home

  28-08-2022 23:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SURREY, B.C. — One man has died the day after a late night shooting in south Surrey, B.C.
  RCMP in the city southeast of Vancouver say officers responded to reports of shots being fired outside a home along 19th Avenue off 168 Street around 11 p.m. Saturday.
  Officers found the 37-year-old man with serious injuries, and a statement from police around 12:45 p.m. Sunday says the man has died.
  The Mounties say the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has been called.
  They say the investigatio
  
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• Ohtani, Rengifo hit two-run homers as Angels complete sweep of Jays with 8-3 win

  28-08-2022 23:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Shohei Ohtani and Luis Rengifo belted two-run homers to push the Los Angeles Angels to an 8-3 win to sweep the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday.
  The Blue Jays (68-58) were outscored 22-3 and managed only 17 hits in the three-game series to snuff out the good vibrations from their 6-1 road excursion to New York and Boston last week.
  After two extra-inning games in Boston, they arrived home with an overworked bullpen. But the hangover from the successful trip lasted the entire weekend a
  
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• Legault criticized for calling Liberal leader ‘that lady’ as election campaign starts

  28-08-2022 23:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  QUEBEC — Coalition Avenir Québec Leader François Legault is being criticized for referring to Liberal Leader Dominique Anglade as “that lady” on Day 1 of the provincial election campaign. 
  Legault was asked by reporters during his first campaign stop to respond to claims by Anglade, who said Quebec’s economy is struggling. 
  He responded that Quebec’s economic growth is doing better than Ontario’s, adding that he didn’t know why &l
  
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• Kyrgios would consider 1st-round US Open loss a win for him

  28-08-2022 22:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — In one breath, Nick Kyrgios talks about heading into the U.S. Open with as much self-belief and good play as ever, coming off a runner-up finish at Wimbledon and some strong results on hard courts in recent weeks.In the next, ever an enigma, the 23rd-seeded Kyrgios says he can’t wait for his stay in the Flushing Meadows bracket to be over — perhaps as soon as Monday night, when he faces his “good mate,” fellow Australian and doubles partner Thanasi K
  
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• UPDATE: Victim of fatal South Surrey shooting identified - Chilliwack Progress

  28-08-2022 22:10 via theprogress.com
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• Multiple people detained as fatal Surrey shooting ruled a homicide - Chilliwack Progress

  28-08-2022 22:10 via theprogress.com
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• South Africa’s Paula Reto holds off Nelly Korda of the U.S. to win CP Women’s Open

  28-08-2022 21:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — South Africa’s Paula Reto has won the CP Women’s Open.
  Reto shot a final round of 4-under 67 to win the Canadian women’s golf championship.
  That score lifted her over third round co-leaders Narin An and Hye-Jin Choi of South Korea.
  Nelly Korda of the United States mounted a late charge but fell a shot short of forcing a playoff with Reto.
  Reto fired a course-record 9-under 62 at Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club in Thursday’s first round.
  Hamilton’s Alena Sha
  
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• Canada drops all 3 games at L.A. Rugby Sevens - Chilliwack Progress

  28-08-2022 21:14 via theprogress.com
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• Quebec general election: Selection of quotes from party leaders on Day 1 of campaign

  28-08-2022 20:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Quebecers are going to the polls for a general election on Oct. 3; here are a series of quotes from the leaders of the province’s five major parties on Day 1 of the campaign.
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  François Legault, outgoing premier and leader of Coalition Avenir Québec
  “I am not perfect; you have seen it. It happens that I make mistakes, and when it happens, I don’t try to persist with pride but to show humility. And one thing that the pandemic has taught me is
  
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• Poulin, Bach spark Canada’s scoring burst in 9-0 win over Japan in women’s hockey

  28-08-2022 19:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HERNING, Denmark — Victoria Bach and several Canadian teammates took full advantage of the sustained offensive-zone time Japan gave them in Sunday’s 9-0 win at the women’s world hockey championship.
  Bach scored the first world championship goal of her career, set up the first for teammate Emma Maltais and had another assist en route to a three-point game.
  Captain Marie-Philip Poulin scored twice and had an assist for the defending champions. 
  Ella Shelton, Blayre Turnbull,
  
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• Canada invests $100 million into “historic” action plan for LGBTQ2S+ communities

  28-08-2022 19:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The federal government unveiled what it described as a historic first on Sunday as it announced a five-year, $100 million plan to support LGBTQ, two-spirit and intersex communities across the country.
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled the strategy, dubbed “Canada’s first Federal 2SLGBTQI+ Action Plan,” at a news conference on Sunday ahead of the pride parade in Ottawa — the first in-person march after a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19.
  Trudeau touted t
  
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• Vancouver Island’s drought rating rises to level 3 - Chilliwack Progress

  28-08-2022 19:30 via theprogress.com
  Vancouver Island’s drought rating rises to level 3  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• ‘Tape or chewing gum:’ Twitter’s lapses echo worldwide - Chilliwack Progress

  28-08-2022 18:00 via theprogress.com
  ‘Tape or chewing gum:’ Twitter’s lapses echo worldwide  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Pakistan flooding deaths pass 1,000 in ‘climate catastrophe’ - Chilliwack Progress

  28-08-2022 17:10 via theprogress.com
  Pakistan flooding deaths pass 1,000 in ‘climate catastrophe’  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Mexico’s president revived dangerous form of coal mining - Chilliwack Progress

  28-08-2022 17:10 via theprogress.com
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• What are the five major parties taking part in Quebec’s provincial election?

  28-08-2022 16:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Quebec’s election campaign began on Sunday and Quebecers will go to the polls on Oct. 3; here’s a look at the five parties vying to form the province’s next government. 
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  Coalition Avenir Québec
  In 2018, the Coalition Avenir Québec — also known as the CAQ — took power for the first time, becoming the first party other than the Parti Québécois and the Liberals to win a Quebec election in more than 50 years.
  Fou
  
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• ‘From leaf to space’: N.W.T. youth join NASA flight surveying climate change effects

  28-08-2022 16:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  YELLOWKNIFE — Two Northwest Territories youth joined NASA researchers aboard a Gulfstream III jet earlier this month as it soared above Great Slave Lake and parts of Nunavut and Alberta. 
  “It was really cool learning about what they do — like what each person and each instrument does,” said Jacki Moore-Tsetta, a 22-year-old environmental technician with the North Slave Métis Alliance. 
  “It was amazing. They were so eager to show me the ropes,”
  
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• Artemis space mission to moon ‘a stepping-stone’ to Mars and beyond

  28-08-2022 16:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The last time humans went to the moon, it was a destination.
  But when NASA’s Artemis 1 mission launches Monday, the moon will be more of a way station.
  “It’s really to learn how we can go further,” said Isabelle Tremblay of the Canadian Space Agency, which is playing a big role in the Artemis missions. “It’s really to learn how we can go to Mars.”
  Artemis 1 is the first in a series of flights intended to result in a base orbiting the moon, from which cre
  
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• Kent Harrison Search and Rescue assists injured hiker, stranded campers caught in high winds and rough water

  28-08-2022 16:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HARRISON — Kent Harrison Search and Rescue (KHSAR) are there when you need them, and they’ve been doing it since 1976.They went the extra mile over the weekend by assisting a group of stranded campers whose float became caught in high winds and rough water, as well as rescuing an injured hiker on the Sandy Cove Trail in Harrison Hot Springs, according to a social media post from KHSAR.When the campers needed help Friday (Aug. 26) and weren’t able to return to shore on their flo
  
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• Chilliwack Rotary book sale draws bargain hunters, book lovers alike

  28-08-2022 15:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack residents know a good deal when they see one, especially when proceeds benefit exemplary and worthwhile programs right here in the Chilliwack community.While precipitation appeared ominous early Saturday morning, rain never materialized as thousands of bargain hunters and book lovers converged on the Rotary facility on Wolfe Road for the Rotary one-day book sale under cloudy skies and cool temperatures.
  Seniors, families, teens, and bibliophiles alike found it hard
  
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• CRIMESTOPPERS: ‘Most wanted’ for the week of August 28 - Chilliwack Progress

  28-08-2022 14:50 via theprogress.com
  CRIMESTOPPERS: ‘Most wanted’ for the week of August 28  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Two art heists, 50 years apart: expert says Canada is a ‘soft target’

  28-08-2022 13:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — It’s not clear how they did it: was it a clandestine operation, carried out under the cloak of darkness? An elaborate ruse, designed to fool onlookers? Or something else?However it happened, it’s clear those who stole a world-famous portrait of Sir Winston Churchill from the Château Laurier planned the heist meticulously.It took more than eight months for anyone to realize the photo hanging from the wood-panelled walls of the Reading Lounge was a fake.“It w
  
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• Quebec election campaign to officially kick off today ahead of Oct. 3 vote

  28-08-2022 10:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  QUEBEC — The Quebec provincial election campaign is set to officially begin today, giving party leaders about five weeks to win over voters ahead of the Oct. 3 vote.
  Outgoing premier François Legault announced last week the race would finally kick off “for real” after weeks of unofficial campaigning by political parties and billions of dollars already promised to voters.
  Polls suggest Legault’s Coalition Avenir Québec party holds a commanding lead heading in
  
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• Whitecaps’ playoff drive hits big pothole in 3-0 loss to Nashville

  28-08-2022 06:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps hit a pothole in their drive to the Major League Soccer playoffs by giving up a pair of first-half goals and losing 3-0 to Nashville SC Saturday night.
  Defender Jake Maher scored twice for Nashville who won back-to-back games for the first time since April. Maher and striker Randall Leal scored about four minutes apart in the first half.
  The Whitecaps were forced to play with 10 men when striker Lucas Cavallini, a second-half substitution, was given a re
  
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• Ichiro expresses gratitude entering Mariners Hall of Fame

  28-08-2022 05:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — Ichiro Suzuki was inducted into the Seattle Mariners Hall of Fame on Saturday night, giving his entire 16-minute speech in English while reflecting on his career.Suzuki became the 10th member of Seattle’s Hall of Fame, joining former teammates Ken Griffey Jr., Edgar Martinez, Jamie Moyer, Jay Buhner and Dan Wilson who had previously been honored by the club. All but Buhner were in attendance.
  Suzuki’s speech was one of the few times he’s spoken extensively
  
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• Insigne, Bernardeschi spark Toronto past Charlotte 2-0

  28-08-2022 04:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Lorenzo Insigne and Federico Bernardeschi scored second-half goals to lead Toronto FC to a 2-0 victory over Charlotte FC on Saturday.
  Insigne gave Toronto a 1-0 lead in the 49th minute with his fourth goal of the season. Bernardeschi added an insurance goal — his fifth — in the 66th minute.
  Alex Bono finished with four saves to earn the clean sheet for Toronto (9-13-6), Kristijan Kahlina saved one shot for Charlotte (10-16-2).
  Toronto beat Charlotte, an e
  
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• Redblacks outlast Elks 25-18, post second win of season

  28-08-2022 04:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Caleb Evans scored a pair of short-yardage touchdowns as the Ottawa Redblacks put together their strongest showing of the season in a 25-18 victory over the Edmonton Elks on Saturday.
  It was only the second win of the CFL season for the Redblacks (2-8), who snapped a two-game skid.
  The Elks (3-8) have now lost 13 consecutive games at Commonwealth Stadium, a streak going back to Oct. 12, 2019. The record is 14 straight losses at home.
  Edmonton started the scoring midway through t
  
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• Analysis: Bills’ ‘thorough examination’ clearly failed

  28-08-2022 03:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The Buffalo Bills decided releasing Matt Araiza was the “right thing” to do, two days after the rookie punter was accused of gang-raping a teenager in a civil lawsuit.
  The only surprise is that it took this long.
  “Our culture in Buffalo is more important than winning football games,” Bills general manager Brandon Beane said Saturday night.
  After a “thorough examination” by the team failed to produce sufficient information for management to act, disturbing deta
  
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• Canada drops all three games at L.A. Rugby Sevens

  28-08-2022 03:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LOS ANGELES — So much for a happy Hollywood ending.
  Canada dropped all three of its Group B round robin games on Saturday in the World Rugby L.A. Sevens at Dignity Health Sports Park.
  Canada, playing in a pool with New Zealand, South Africa and the United States, lost 26-5 to New Zealand, 22-17 to South Africa and 26-17 to the U.S.
  Against New Zealand, Canada got one try from Alex Russell in the fourth minute, two minutes after Moses Leo gave New Zealand the lead on his try. Canada trailed
  
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• Yankees reliever Chapman out with infection from tattoo

  28-08-2022 02:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — New York Yankees reliever Aroldis Chapman will be placed on the injured list after getting an infection in his leg from a recent tattoo.
  Manager Aaron Boone said before Saturday’s game against the Oakland Athletics that Chapman felt irritation in the leg on Thursday after getting the tattoo earlier in the week. The seven-time All-Star stayed back at the team hotel Friday and Saturday receiving antibiotics and getting treatment.
  “It’s still significa
  
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• Scheffler clings to 1-shot lead as Tour Championship delayed

  28-08-2022 02:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Justin Thomas was a tap-in away from polishing off a 7-under 63. And then the horn sounded Saturday signaling a stop in play because of storms near the Tour Championship.
  He had to wait until Sunday to not only finish, but to figure out where it left him in pursuit of the FedEx Cup and its $18 million prize.
  Scottie Scheffler was still in the lead, barely. Xander Schauffele was still on his heels, even tying him ever so briefly. They were on the 13th hole and among 10 player
  
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• Canada’s rugby women whip Wales 31-3 in exhibition match on home soil

  28-08-2022 01:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HALIFAX — Canada’s senior women’s 15s marked their final warm-up test match on home soil before the Rugby World Cup with a 31-3 win over Wales at the Wanderers Grounds on Saturday.
  Tries from Paige Farries (2), Fabiola Forteza, Maddy Grant and Justine Pelletier — as well as a string of successful conversions from a combination of Brianna Miller and captain Sophie de Goede — were enough to seal the victory.
  “I think the girls reacted well,” said Canada&rs
  
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• Ohtani, Angels blank frustrated Blue Jays 2-0

  28-08-2022 01:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Shohei Ohtani was the superior pitcher in his duel with Alek Manoah, yielding only two hits in seven innings in the Los Angeles Angels 2-0 win against the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday.
  The Angels (54-73) shut out the Blue Jays (68-57) for the second consecutive game to open the three-game series.
  Ohtani’s (11-8) masterful 109-pitch performance included nine strikeouts and a lone walk before 45,311 fans at Rogers Centre.
  Manoah (12-7) also lasted seven innings with four hit
  
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• VIDEO: Find Me My Furever Home – Clark at the Chilliwack SPCA - Chilliwack Progress

  28-08-2022 00:49 via theprogress.com
  VIDEO: Find Me My Furever Home – Clark at the Chilliwack SPCA  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Zaretsky has best reason to be late for university enrolment – an LPGA Tour event

  28-08-2022 00:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Most freshmen spend their first week of university buying books and meeting new people. Lauren Zaretsky is playing in her first LPGA Tour event.
  The 18-year-old from Thornhill, Ont., delayed her arrival at Texas Tech by a week so she could play at the CP Women’s Open. Betting on herself has paid dividends as Zaretsky is the only Canadian amateur to make the cut at the national women’s golf championship.
  “It just brings good momentum coming in,” said Zaretsk
  
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• South Korea’s An and Choi share lead at CP Women’s Open as Canada’s Henderson fades

  28-08-2022 00:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — South Korea’s Hye-Jin Choi and Narin An are co-leaders after three rounds at the CP Women’s Open.
  An, the tournament’s second-round leader, shot a 3-under 68 on Saturday to stay atop the leaderboard.
  Choi fired a 5-under 66 to move up into a tie with An at 16-under overall.
  South Africa’s Paula Reto (67), the first-round leader after setting a course record at Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club on Thursday, sat in second.
  Maggie Szeryk (69) of London, Ont., was the
  
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