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• Group linked to ‘Freedom Convoy’ ordered evicted from Ottawa heritage building

  23-09-2022 23:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — A group loosely associated with the “Freedom Convoy” protest in Ottawa last winter has been ordered evicted from a former church east of downtown.
  In her ruling, Ontario Superior Court Justice Sally Gomery says The United People of Canada breached an agreement of purchase and sale with the property’s owners.
  Gomery found the group violated the agreement by failing to pay deposits totalling $100,000 on Aug. 10 despite two extensions of the deadline.
  She says the o
  
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• LETTER: Kindness from health-care practitioners during medical emergency – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  23-09-2022 23:45 via theprogress.com
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• LETTER: Inclusion benefits everyone – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  23-09-2022 23:30 via theprogress.com
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• More Indigenous-led services needed for communities, national wellness summit hears

  23-09-2022 23:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — An Indigenous leader who lost loved ones in the Saskatchewan stabbing rampage says there’s a need for more Indigenous-led services to help communities deal with tragedies and mental health issues.  
  Saskatoon Tribal Council Chief Mark Arcand, whose sister and nephew were killed in the attacks, says such services were crucial to supporting families through what took place on the James Smith Cree Nation and the nearby village of Weldon.
  Arcand is making the comments at a
  
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• LETTER: Sturgeon catch-and-release is cruel – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  23-09-2022 23:00 via theprogress.com
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• South Korea president Suk-yeol praises Canada in visit focused on trade

  23-09-2022 22:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol says Canada is a natural match for boosting the production of electric vehicles.
  On his one-day visit to Ottawa, the president praised Canada’s natural resources and research into artificial intelligence.
  He said those strengths complement his country’s work in digital technology and semiconductors. 
  Both Canada and Korea are still working on strategies for the Asia-Pacific region, such as how to balance trade with human rights
  
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• Job fair helping during serious labour shortage – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  23-09-2022 22:46 via theprogress.com
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• MPs, Senators debate requirements for medically assisted dying with mental disorders

  23-09-2022 22:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — An expert told a special joint committee of the House of Commons and Senate that people with mental disorders can suffer for decades, and their distress is equally as valid as someone suffering physical pain. 
  People suffering solely from mental disorders are due to become eligible for assisted dying in March. 
  Mental health advocates warn it is harder to predict the outcomes and treatments of mental illnesses, and a wish to die is often a symptom, but an expert panel ea
  
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• OPINION: Maybe it's time Chilliwack shifts to 8 city councillors – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  23-09-2022 22:25 via theprogress.com
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• Desperate Redblacks search for first win at home as they entertain Argonauts

  23-09-2022 22:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — With just six games remaining the Ottawa Redblacks need to be near perfect if they hope to salvage their season.
  Ottawa (3-9-0) hosts the Toronto Argonauts (7-5-0) Saturday night and will need to be much better than they were two weeks ago when they lost 24-19 to the Argos.
  The Redblacks, who sit last in the CFL’s East Division, were forced to play catch-up for most of the game after a dreadful start. Ottawa trailed 13-6 at the half and 24-9 after three quarters.
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• Blue Jays recall White ahead of start against Rays, Griffin optioned to Triple-A

  23-09-2022 22:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have recalled right-hander Mitch White and named him the starter for Friday night’s road game against the Tampa Bay Rays. 
  White had been optioned to Triple-A Buffalo on Sept. 14.
  Entering play Friday, he had a 0-4 record and 7.47 earned-run average with Toronto since he was acquired in an Aug. 2 trade with the Los Angeles Dodgers. White was 1-6 with a 5.05 ERA in 22 appearances — including 16 starts — with Toronto and L.A. this season
  
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• Canada cruises to 2-0 win over World Cup host Qatar in men’s soccer friendly

  23-09-2022 21:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VIENNA — Early goals by Cyle Larin and Jonathan David helped Canada to a comfortable 2-0 victory over World Cup host Qatar in an international men’s soccer friendly Friday.
  Canada controlled large stretches of the game and built their 2-0 lead after just 13 minutes at a largely empty Generali Arena, home to Austria Vienna. Qatar, at No. 48 five places below Canada in the world rankings, failed to impress on the day.
  The Canadians, who were facing Qatar for the first time, will underg
  
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• Club 16 Trevor Linden Fitness coming to Cottonwood Centre mall

  23-09-2022 20:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — A proposed liquor store making its way through the municipal permitting process isn’t the only new tenant scheduled to join the Cottonwood Centre mall.Club 16 Trevor Linden Fitness announced on social media Thursday afternoon (Sept. 22) that it will set up shop near Old Navy and Save-on-Foods in the Cottonwood Centre.According to the posting on Facebook, Club 16 will feature a gleaming new 30,000 square foot facility, a women’s-only fitness area, cardio, free weigh
  
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• RCMP ‘did their best’ in response to N.S. mass shooting: federal Justice Department

  23-09-2022 20:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HALIFAX — The RCMP’s response to the 2020 shooting rampage that left 22 Nova Scotians dead was far from perfect, but police did their best, the federal Justice Department said Friday. 
  During the final day of public proceedings at the federal-provincial inquiry into the mass shooting, Lori Ward, general counsel for the federal Department of Justice, said there’s always room for improvement for all policing agencies.
  “No response to a critical incident of this magnitu
  
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• Games involving Judge, Pujols only available on Apple TV+

  23-09-2022 20:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fans looking to watch Aaron Judge’s pursuit of the AL home run record or Albert Pujols chase 700 homers live Friday night will need to it via streaming.
  Apple TV+ has exclusive coverage of both games as part of its “Friday Night Baseball” package. The games were selected and announced in early August.
  When games air nationally, it also means other networks can’t do live cut-ins. ESPN and MLB Network did that earlier in the week when games were onl
  
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• New $395K mammography machine at Chilliwack General Hospital will advance women’s health care, area foundation says

  23-09-2022 20:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — If there’s good news coming out of the Chilliwack General Hospital (CGH) these days, it’s the advent of a state-of-the-art mammography machine that will help advance women’s health care and hopefully reduce wait times for Chilliwack women.According to the fall newsletter from the Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation that was mailed to supporters this past week, CGH will soon offer an advanced mammography unit, an essential tool for detecting breast cancer.&ld
  
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• Animal rescue organizations seeing influx of surrendered animals post-pandemic – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  23-09-2022 20:19 via theprogress.com
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• Amended autopsy: Black man died due to sedative, restraint

  23-09-2022 20:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DENVER (AP) — A Black man who died after a police encounter in a Denver suburb in 2019 died because he was injected with a powerful sedative after being forcibly restrained, according to an amended autopsy report publicly released Friday.Despite the finding, the death of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old massage therapist, was still listed as undetermined, the report shows. McClain was put in a neck hold and injected with ketamine after being stopped by police in Aurora for “being suspic
  
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• Russian additions impressing at Vancouver Canucks training camp

  23-09-2022 20:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WHISTLER, B.C. — Russian lessons may be in the future for Vancouver Canucks centre Elias Pettersson.The Swedish star is skating alongside new additions Andrei Kuzmenko and Illya Mikheyev at training camp in Whistler, B.C., this week, creating a line that Pettersson said could have a lot to offer.“I think all three of us, we bring different aspects of the game,” he said. “Mikheyev, he’s super fast, he opens up for us. And me and Kuzmenko are maybe kind of similar in
  
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• Jason Kenney, soon out as Alberta premier, pokes fun at himself in speech

  23-09-2022 20:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CALGARY — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney drew laughs and applause in one of his final speeches before he leaves the job in two weeks.
  Kenney, speaking to municipal leaders in Calgary, interrupted one burst of applause by saying the warmth clearly shows he’s not at one of his own United Conservative caucus meetings.
  Kenney also got a phone call at the podium, and let it go to voicemail, saying “Sorry, Justin, I’ll call back later.”
  He joked that he had tried and failed
  
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• No millennial monolith as Gen Y leaders rise at UN – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  23-09-2022 20:00 via theprogress.com
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• Fees in licensed child care in B.C. to drop by up to $550 a month by Dec. 1

  23-09-2022 20:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BURNABY, B.C. — Child-care fees in British Columbia are set to drop by up to $550 a month starting in December for children in licensed care for those in kindergarten and younger.
  Jennifer Whiteside, B.C.’s minister of education and child care, says the reductions will mean families of 96 per cent of children in eligible care, or about69,000 kids, will automatically receive the lower fees.
  She says the savings for families are on top of earlier reductions of $350 per month for childr
  
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• Hearing-impaired N.L. student awarded $10,000 after prof refused to wear microphone

  23-09-2022 19:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — Memorial University is appealing a human rights ruling that found a student with a hearing disability had been discriminated against when one of his professors refused to wear a microphone in class, citing her religious beliefs.
  Brodie Gallant, an adjudicator with the Newfoundland and Labrador Human Rights Commission, found the university failed to take appropriate steps to accommodate William Sears, who was told by a history professor that her religious beliefs pr
  
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• COVID-19 outbreak reported at care centre in Nunavut

  23-09-2022 19:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  GJOA HAVEN, Nunavut — Health officials in Nunavut have declared a COVID-19 outbreak at a continuing care centre home in Gjoa Haven.
  The territory’s Department of Health says all eight residents and one staff member have tested positive for COVID-19.
  It says all elders are in stable condition and are being closely monitored. 
  As a result of the outbreak, visitation at the centre is being controlled and those who have tested positive are isolating.
  Nunavut lifted all public health
  
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• Homan eliminated at PointsBet Invitational after losing draw to the button

  23-09-2022 19:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  FREDERICTON — Rachel Homan’s third-seeded team was eliminated from the PointsBet Invitational on Friday after dropping a 7-6 decision to Kristie Moore’s sixth-seeded side.
  Moore, who’s filling in for absent skip Casey Scheidegger, scored two points in the ninth end and held Homan to a single in the 10th.Since traditional extra ends are not used at this event, Moore sealed the victory by finding the rings with her draw to the button after Homan’s throw was short of t
  
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• India cautions its citizens of hate, violence in Canada

  23-09-2022 19:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The government of India is warning its citizens in Canada of a sharp increase in hate crimes, sectarian violence and anti-India activities. 
  India’s External Affairs Ministry issued a statement saying it has taken upthe incidents it’s alleging with Canadian authorities and requested an investigation. 
  It says the perpetrators of the crimes have not been brought to justice in Canada. 
  However, the statement does not reveal details of any criminal allegations or where th
  
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• Execs: US casinos learned some useful lessons from pandemic – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  23-09-2022 19:40 via theprogress.com
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• Tonga volcano blast was unusual, could even warm the Earth – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  23-09-2022 19:30 via theprogress.com
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• Nunavut review board recommends temporary production increase for iron ore mine

  23-09-2022 19:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  POND INLET, Nunavut — An environmental assessment agency in Nunavut has recommended that an iron ore mine on the northern tip of Baffin Island be allowed to increase its production by roughly two million tonnes this year, staving off expected job losses. 
  The Nunavut Impact Review Board issued its report Thursday stating that Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation’s Mary River Mine should be allowed to temporarily increase production from 4.2 to six million tonnes, as it has done in
  
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• Former Bills star Moulds happy fans, ownership can enjoy club’s NFL resurgence

  23-09-2022 19:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Eric Moulds couldn’t be happier to see the Buffalo Bills’ loyal fanbase being rewarded for its patience and loyalty.
  Before the start of the ’22 NFL season, a majority of prognosticators picked Buffalo as their Super Bowl pick. And thus far, the Bills (2-0) have lived up to the hype, registering convincing victories over the Super Bowl-champion Los Angeles Rams (31-10) and Tennessee Titans (41-7 on Monday night).
  Buffalo will certainly have history on its side S
  
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• Court of Appeal upholds sharing of Canadian bank account info with U.S. authorities

  23-09-2022 19:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Federal Court of Appeal has affirmed the constitutionality of legislation that allows account information held by Canadian financial institutions to be shared with U.S. authorities.
  Two U.S.-born women who now live in Canada, Gwendolyn Louise Deegan and Kazia Highton, challenged the Canadian provisions implementing a 2014 agreement between the two countries that makes the information-sharing possible.
  The two unsuccessfully argued in Federal Court that the provisions breach th
  
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• QB Adams settles in as Lions look to clinch playoff berth against visiting Stampeders

  23-09-2022 18:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SURREY, B.C. — With his first win with the B.C. Lions now in the books, quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. is getting used to life on the West Coast. 
  The 29-year-old native of Pasadena, Calif. has moved into his new home and is enjoying the company of his new teammates.
  “I didn’t know they were so funny,” Adams said after practice Thursday, as the 9-3 Lions prepare to host the 8-5 Calgary Stampeders at B.C. Place. “Everyone on the team, they’re always joking a
  
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• Chilliwack cancer patient, sisters raise money for charity by doing 10000 minutes of fitness - Chilliwack Progress

  23-09-2022 18:56 via theprogress.com
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• Temporary EI measures set to expire with no timeline for program reform

  23-09-2022 18:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Workers applying for employment insurance benefits will have to qualify based on pre-pandemic rules starting Sunday, when temporary measures are set to expire.
  The Liberal government has pledged to reform EI and address gaps in the program, but temporary measures that were put in place during the pandemic will expire before any reform is implemented.
  Labour advocates as well as NDP and Bloc Québécois members of Parliament have been calling on the federal government t
  
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• BUSH: Road trip wrong-turn triggers bungle at the Osoyoos border – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  23-09-2022 18:30 via theprogress.com
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• NFL Canada opens its first-ever pop-up sports bar to celebrate with fans

  23-09-2022 18:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — It’s a first for David Thomson and NFL Canada.
  The organization has opened the ’22 season with The Huddle, a first-ever pop-up sports bar event. The aim is to celebrate the league’s Canadian fans and give those in southern Ontario “a unique viewing experience.”
  “Nothing really pulls people together quite like the NFL,” said Thomson, the vice-president and managing director, NFL Canada. “What we really wanted to do this year with the
  
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• Bus driver shortage prompts Vedder Middle School to solicit help from parents for transportation to games

  23-09-2022 18:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — An extreme shortage of bus drivers has prompted one Chilliwack school to solicit help from parents.According to an email from Vedder Middle School staff earlier this week, the Chilliwack School District is experiencing “an extreme shortage of bus drivers. As we get prepared to start our extra-curricular sports games next week, with permission forms going home at practices this week, we had to make some decisions regarding transportation to games.”
  The email goes on
  
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• 'Reinstate campfire ban,' Chilliwack storm watcher urges province – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  23-09-2022 18:05 via theprogress.com
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• ‘Reinstate Campfire Ban,’ Chilliwack Storm Watcher Urges Province - Abbotsford News

  23-09-2022 18:05 via abbynews.com
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• Knife-wielding patient arrested at B.C. hospital after staff hid on ward: police

  23-09-2022 18:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Vancouver Police say an investigation is underway after a patient allegedly armed with a knife chased a doctor at BC Women’s Hospital and tried to access a locked nursery as staff hid to protect themselves.
  Sgt. Steve Addison says he has listened to chilling 911 calls from staff and social workers fearful of the volatile woman, whose child is also a patient at the hospital.
  He says an officer subdued the woman, who is in her 30s, with a bean bag gun.
  Addison says getting hit with a bean ba
  
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• Victoria council candidate arrested after skipping court date – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  23-09-2022 18:00 via theprogress.com
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• Senators sign defenceman Jorian Donovan to entry-level contract

  23-09-2022 17:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators have signed defenceman Jorian Donovan to a three-year entry-level contract.
  The 18-year-old is expected to play his second season with the Ontario Hockey League’s Hamilton Bulldogs this upcoming season/
  He led Hamilton’s rookie defenceman in scoring last season with 22 points (three goals, 19 assists) while posting a plus-25 defensive rating.
  The Senators selected Donovan, from Richmond, Ont., in the fifth round (136th overall) of the 2022 NHL draft
  
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• Canadian women down Fiji 24-7 in final test before Rugby World Cup in New Zealand

  23-09-2022 17:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SUVA, Fiji — Tyson Beukeboom celebrated her 50th cap with a try off the bench Friday as Canada defeated Fiji 24-7 Friday in its final test match ahead of next month’s Women’s Rugby World Cup.
  Beukeboom is the fifth Canadian woman to reach the 50-cap milestone.
  Sara Kaljuvee, Gillian Boag and Maddy Grant also scored tries for Canada in a game that was scoreless at the half at HFC Bank Stadium.
  Akanisi Sokoiwasa scored the lone Fiji try, after an interception by Sesenieli Donu.
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• Canadian flyweight Malcom (X) Gordon returns to Fight Island for UFC 280 bout

  23-09-2022 17:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Canadian flyweight Malcolm (X) Gordon looks to make it three wins in a row when he faces unbeaten Muhammad (The Punisher) Mokaev at UFC 280 next month.
  The card, scheduled for Oct. 22 on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, features two title bouts. Brazilian Charles Oliveira takes on Russia’s Islam Makhachev, the No. 4 contender, for the vacant lightweight championship while Aljamain (Funk Master) Sterling defends his bantamweight crown against fellow American T.J. Dillashaw, ranked second among 135-
  
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• Trudeau taps career diplomat Jennifer May to be Canada’s new ambassador to China

  23-09-2022 17:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is naming longtime diplomat Jennifer May to be Canada’s new ambassador to China.
  The post has been vacant since last December, when Dominic Barton stepped down three months after the release of Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, who were released in September 2021 after being detained in China for nearly three years.
  Canada believes their arrests were politically motivated retaliation after Canadian authorities arrested Huawei executive Meng Wan
  
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• Follow Canada’s lead on easing COVID-19 travel restrictions, U.S. lawmakers urge

  23-09-2022 17:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — U.S. lawmakers are urging the Biden administration to follow Canada’s lead in easing COVID-19 travel restrictions at the northern border. 
  Montana Sen. Jon Tester, a Democrat, wants the Department of Homeland Security to lift the vaccine requirement for truck drivers and other travellers. 
  In a letter to DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Tester says vaccine mandates at the border are making cross-border trade harder and more expensive. 
  New York congressma
  
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• Toronto FC II set for first playoff outing after winning regular-season finale

  23-09-2022 17:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — While Toronto FC is out of playoff contention with two games remaining in the MLS season, TFC II is embarking on its first-ever foray into the post-season.
  The young Reds host the Philadelphia Union II at BMO Field on Saturday in the MLS Next Pro Eastern Conference semifinal.
  “We’re happy where we’re at,” said head coach Gianni Cimini. “We believe we’re a team that can go all the way.”
  TFC II (12-9-3) finished atop the Northeast Division
  
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• NHLers have mixed feelings on jersey ads: ‘You knew something like that was coming’

  23-09-2022 17:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Max Domi is poised to begin his first season with the Chicago Blackhawks after previously playing for the Montreal Canadiens.
  His dad, longtime enforcer Tie Domi, suited up for both the Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers.
  The family will have donned jerseys for four of the NHL’s Original Six teams once the 2022-23 schedule gets underway.
  The younger Domi understands the league’s move to include corporate sponsor patches on its sweaters beginning this season — especially a
  
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• James Cameron turns to Earth before release of new 'Avatar' – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  23-09-2022 16:30 via theprogress.com
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• Hoxton Home is where the heart is – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  23-09-2022 16:30 via theprogress.com
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