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• Judge still at 60, homerless in 4th straight as Yanks win

  24-09-2022 23:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge went homerless for the fourth straight game and remained one shy of Roger Maris’ American League record of 61 as the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 7-5 on Saturday to close in on their first AL East title since 2019.
  Judge was 0 for 3 with two strikeouts and a walk. Since hitting No. 60 to spark a ninth-inning comeback on Tuesday night, Judge is 3 for 13 with two doubles, five walks and six strikeouts.
  He made a rare showing of anger on the field
  
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• Family says Bill Blaikie, who served as NDP MP for nearly 30 years, dies

  24-09-2022 23:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — Manitoba politician Bill Blaikie, who spent nearly 30 years as a Member of Parliament with the federal New Democrats, has died.
  His son, NDP Finance Critic Daniel Blaikie, posted a family statement on social media saying his father died Saturday at home in the presence of his wife, Brenda.
  Bill Blaikie had announced publicly earlier this month that he was entering palliative care.
  Blaikie was first elected to the House of Commons in 1979 representing a Winnipeg riding for the ND
  
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• Maple Leafs top Senators 4-1 to open split-squad pre-season doubleheader

  24-09-2022 22:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Justin Holl had a goal and an assist as the Toronto Maple Leafs scored on three straight shots in a 4-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday in the opener of a split-squad doubleheader to kick off the NHL’s pre-season schedule.
  Alex Steeves, with two goals, and Denis Malgin provided the rest of the offence for Toronto. Mark Giordano added three assists.
  Erik Kallgren stopped seven shots over 40 minutes of work for the Leafs before making way for Dylan Ferguson in th
  
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• Quebec election: Fiona briefly throws off Quebec election campaigns

  24-09-2022 22:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Post-tropical storm Fiona caused some disarray on the campaign trail Saturday as some parties cancelled planned events and Coalition Avenir Québec Leader François Legault briefly suspended his campaign to manage response to the powerful gale that hit Atlantic Canada and parts of Quebec.
  Legault, the incumbent premier, resumed his re-election bid on Saturday afternoon after meeting with public security officials in Quebec City and holding a briefing with reporters.
  
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• Theatre and music come together for Johnny Cash tribute on Chilliwack stage – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  24-09-2022 22:00 via theprogress.com
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• Fiona hits Newfoundland: Houses collapse, resident rescued after she is swept to sea

  24-09-2022 21:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHANNEL-PORT AUX BASQUES, N.L. — Neighbours pulled a woman from the waters off southwestern Newfoundland early Saturday after a storm surge caused by post-tropical storm Fiona enveloped her home, causing it and several others to collapse into huge waves driven by hurricane-force winds.
  RCMP Cpl. Jolene Garland said police were also investigating reports that a second woman had been swept into the Gulf of St. Lawrence under similar circumstances, but the Mountie said the status of that woma
  
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• Reaction to destruction caused by post-tropical storm Fiona across the East Coast

  24-09-2022 21:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HALIFAX — Post-tropical storm Fiona knocked out power to more than 500,000 customers in the Maritimes and forced towns in Cape Breton and on Newfoundland’s southwestern coast to declare states of emergency on Saturday. Officials in Port aux Basques, N.L., say homes were washed into the sea. Here is some of the reaction:
  Rene Roy, editor of the weekly newspaper in Port aux Basques:
  “Lower Water Street is devastated with damage …. There are homes gone. There are homes in t
  
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• Chilliwack City Council to decide the fate of a proposed daytime wellness shelter for homeless people

  24-09-2022 20:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — The City of Chilliwack is currently reviewing applicants from a request for proposals (RFP) for the establishment of a daytime wellness shelter.The RFP period closed Friday, September 23. The contract has not been awarded yet.The B.C. NDP government announced back on August 22 that it will provide over $600,000 in funding for a daytime wellness centre in Chilliwack to provide refuge for homeless people as well as a separate Indigenous youth outreach project.
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• Quicksketch: A look at Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon

  24-09-2022 19:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Here’s a look at Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, Parti Québécois Leader and leader of the third opposition party at the National Assembly.
  Born: Feb. 18, 1977, in Trois-Rivières, Que.
  Education: A lawyer by training, holds a Bachelor’s degree in Civil and Common Law from McGill University, an MBA from Oxford University and a certificate in International Law from the Lund University in Sweden.
  Before politics: St-Pierre-Plamondon worked in law in Bolivi
  
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• Former innovation advisor to run for Abby City Council to make Abbotsford more business-friendly, safer and more livable

  24-09-2022 19:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD — A former innovation adviser to the City of Abbotsford wants to see the growing municipality of over 150,000 people transformed into a more business-friendly, livable and safer city.
  Alex Mitchell, a community builder, volunteer, experienced local government changemaker, and community volunteer, has positioned economic development at the forefront of her campaign for Abbotsford City Council.“Abbotsford is a place of opportunity and it has shaped who I am today,” sai
  
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• Jones beats Einarson 9-5 to reach final of PointsBet Invitational

  24-09-2022 19:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  FREDERICTON — Jennifer Jones beat top-seeded Kerri Einarson 9-5 on Saturday afternoon to reach the final of the PointsBet Invitational.
  The fifth-seeded Jones gave up a game-tying steal in the ninth end but scored four in the 10th when Einarson’s angle-raise attempt rolled too deep.
  Jones will play sixth-seeded Kristie Moore in Sunday’s final.Moore, who’s filling in for skip Casey Scheidegger, scored two in the 10th end for an 8-7 win over second-seeded Kaitlyn Lawes in t
  
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• Cultus Lake Park Board to review commissioner remuneration per bylaw guidelines

  24-09-2022 19:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CULTUS LAKE — The Cultus Lake Park Board has agreed to undertake a routine review of its commissioner remuneration, according to minutes from its meeting this past Wednesday, September 21.And compared to municipal and regional agencies in the Chilliwack area, elected officials on the Cultus Lake Park Board are paid less than their counterparts.The park board’s remuneration bylaw No. 1163, with a 2019 amendment that was approved by the board in 2019, clearly outlines a process and tim
  
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• For International team, tie feels like win in Presidents Cup

  24-09-2022 18:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The International team battled to a draw Saturday morning in the Presidents Cup. The way this week has gone, it almost felt like a win.
  The Korean duo of Tom Kim and K.H. Lee won two late holes and closed out Masters champion Scottie Scheffler and Sam Burns on the 17th hole, ending the morning foursomes session at 2-2. 
  It was the first time the Americans did not win a session at Quail Hollow.
  But it didn’t change the big picture. 
  This U.S. team is s
  
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• Federer Laver Cup fill-in, Berrettini, beats Auger-Aliassime

  24-09-2022 18:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LONDON (AP) — Filling in for the retired Roger Federer at the Laver Cup, 2021 Wimbledon finalist Matteo Berrettini put Team Europe back in front by edging Team World’s Felix Auger-Aliassime of Montreal 7-6 (11), 4-6, 10-7 on Saturday.
  Federer closed his career at the team event founded by his management company on Friday night. The 20-time Grand Slam champion’s last match came in doubles alongside longtime rival Rafael Nadal, a loss to Team World’s Frances Tiafoe and Jack
  
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• Musqueam history, heritage and culture showcased in new FIFA 23 video game

  24-09-2022 18:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The hit EA Sports FIFA video game has gone back to its roots with its new edition, literally.
  FIFA 23, developed primarily in EA Vancouver, recognizes the history, heritage and culture of the Musqueam Indian Band by including artwork and assets from Musqueam artists in its new edition.
  Vancouver is located on the ancestral and unceded territory of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh nations.
  There are more than 1,300 Musqueam band members. About half live in a small portion of its ancestra
  
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• Homes washed away by Fiona in N.L., storm wreaks havoc across Atlantic region

  24-09-2022 17:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SYDNEY, N.S. — Towns in Cape Breton and on Newfoundland’s southern coast declared states of emergency on Saturday as post-tropical storm Fiona — one of the strongest storms to ever strike Eastern Canada — continued to lash the region.
  Brian Button, the mayor of Port aux Basques, N.L., said some local homes have been washed away amid high winds and surging water levels. In a Facebook Live video posted on Saturday morning, he pleaded with residents not to roam around and ur
  
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• Canada’s Conners and South Korea’s Im lose in third round of Presidents Cup

  24-09-2022 17:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Canada’s Corey Conners and partner Sungjae Im of South Korea have lost the first match of the day at the Presidents Cup.
  Conners, from Listowel, Ont., and Im shook hands with American opponents Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas on the 15th green.
  The 4&3 loss for the internationals gave the United States a 9-2 lead at the best-on-best tournament.
  There are three matches still underway at Quail Hollow Golf Club in the event’s third session.
  A fourth session w
  
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• Cops for Cancer Tour de Valley rolls through Chilliwack, rallies students to raise funds for pediatric cancer

  24-09-2022 16:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK— The annual Cops for Cancer Tour de Valley caravan rolled through Chilliwack Friday, as cycling constables raised awareness and pumped up middle school students at Vedder Middle in a mid-morning rally.
  As a DJ blasted rock and R&B in the background at just after 10 a.m, a group of 30 police officers arrived at the school on South Sumas to an amped up crowd of students and staff eagerly awaiting the spirited constables.Image: M. Vanden Bosch / PML / Cops for Cancer riders rid
  
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• N.W.T. man among finalists in international astronomy photographer contest

  24-09-2022 16:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  YELLOWKNIFE — A man from Yellowknife is gaining international recognition for a photo capturing a stunning display of dancing green aurora lights over the Cameron River.
  Frank Bailey was the only Canadian among the finalists in the Royal Observatory Greenwich’s 2022 Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition. His time-lapse photo taken outside the Northwest Territories capital landed him the runner-up spot in the Aurorae category.
  “I was of course thrilled, but also humbled
  
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• Chilliwack man, diagnosed with leukemia, and family raise more than $10000 for hospital foundation - Chilliwack Progress

  24-09-2022 14:10 via theprogress.com
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• Quebec election: PQ leader fighting to revive sovereignty debate — and his own party

  24-09-2022 13:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — The question of Quebec independence has been put on the back burner during Quebec’s election campaign, but Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon is fighting to secure a place for it — and his party — after the Oct. 3 vote. 
  St-Pierre Plamondon, whose once-strong party has been relegated to last place in the polls, invoked the independence question during the final leaders debate on Thursday, making a direct appeal to sovereigntists
  
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• Federal government unlikely to declare victory on COVID as travel restrictions loosen

  24-09-2022 12:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The thundering sound of hoofbeats charging toward the end of the track was met with a chorus of cheers from thousands of revellers in cowboy hats and jeans, dazzled by the colourful lights of the midway in the distance.
  The Calgary Stampede attracted 500,000 visitors in 2021 after a year of pandemic isolation and uncertainty, epitomizing Alberta Premier Jason Kenney’s “best summer ever.”
  Kenney beamed from behind a podium that spring as he declared that Alberta h
  
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• HIV spike among B.C. drug users associated with COVID-19 lockdown, research says

  24-09-2022 10:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — A new study says reduced access to HIV services during early COVID-19 lockdowns in British Columbia was associated with a “sharp increase” in HIV transmission among some drug users.
  The study by University of British Columbia researchers says that while reduced social interaction during the March-May 2020 lockdown worked to reduce HIV transmission, that may not have “outweighed” the increase caused by reduced access to services.
  The study, published in L
  
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• Arozarena 6 RBIs, Rays beat Blue Jays, tie for AL WC lead

  24-09-2022 05:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Randy Arozarena hit his 20th homer and drove in six runs as the Tampa Bay Rays beat Toronto 10-6 Friday night, tying the Blue Jays at the top of the AL wild-card standings.
  The win clinched the season series — and the tiebreaker — for the Rays, who have won 10 of 17 against the Blue Jays.
  Arozarena’s three-run homer gave Tampa Bay a 6-4 lead in the fifth inning. He hit a two-out, two-run single in the eighth off Yimi Garcia (4-5).
  Javy Guerra (
  
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• Blueprint for future crewed Mars Mission released – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  24-09-2022 05:30 via theprogress.com
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• Lewis breaks 1000-yard mark on game-winning TD in Alouettes’ 23-16 win over Ticats

  24-09-2022 05:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Eugene Lewis broke the 1000-yard mark scoring the game-winning touchdown as the Montreal Alouettes grabbed a 23-16 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Friday.
  The Alouettes (6-7) trailed until the fourth quarter but capped off their first-ever four-game homestand with a win and a 3-1 record. Montreal also solidified its position as second in the East Division winning the all-important season series which acts as a tiebreaker. 
  Trevor Harris went 26-of-35 passing for 244 yar
  
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• Shannon Smallwood appointed Chief Justice of Supreme Court of the N.W.T.

  24-09-2022 02:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Shannon Smallwood has been appointed as the new Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories.
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement in a release Friday, noting that she is the first Indigenous person appointed to the position.
  Chief Justice Smallwood, who had been serving as a judge of the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories, replaces Chief Justice Louise A. Charbonneau, who retired on July 11.
  Trudeau says Smallwood has more than two decade
  
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• Roger Federer’s last match is doubles loss with Rafael Nadal

  24-09-2022 01:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LONDON (AP) — Roger Federer wrapped up his superlative professional tennis career at age 41 with a loss in doubles alongside longtime rival Rafael Nadal at the Laver Cup on Friday night.
  Federer, who won 20 Grand Slam titles, and Nadal, whose 22 are the men’s record, paired up for Team Europe and were beaten by Frances Tiafoe and Jack Sock of Team World 4-6, 7-6 (2), 11-9 at the O2 Arena.
  Federer announced last week that this team event founded by his management company would be his
  
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• Arizona judge: State can enforce near-total abortion ban

  24-09-2022 01:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona can enforce a near-total ban on abortions that has been blocked for nearly 50 years, a judge ruled Friday, meaning clinics across the state will have to stop providing the procedures to avoid the filing of criminal charges against doctors and other medical workers.
  An injunction has long blocked enforcement of a law, on the books since before Arizona became a state, that bans nearly all abortions. The only exemption is if the woman’s life is in jeopardy.
  The ru
  
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• Chilliwack RCMP confirm Kayla Killoran-Roy, wanted for breach of a probation order, has been arrested

  24-09-2022 00:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — A Chilliwack woman with a history of theft who had been sought by authorities for failing to twice comply with terms of her probation order has been nabbed by police.
  Chilliwack RCMP Sgt. Krista Vrolyk issued a news release late Friday afternoon in which police said the 24-year-old woman was arrested.Sgt. Vrolyk expressed thanks to the public and media for their assistance.Killoran-Roy was described as 5’2″, 117 pounds, with black eyes and hazel hair. Her parole ju
  
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• Americans add to lead at Presidents Cup as Canada’s Conners, Pendrith paired together

  24-09-2022 00:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Canada’s Corey Conners and Taylor Pendrith lost to Americans Billy Horschel and Max Homa 1 up in the second round of the Presidents Cup on Friday.
  The United States now holds an 8-2 lead over the internationals at the best-on-best tournament.
  This year’s Presidents Cup is the first time two Canadians have played in the event that sees 12 Americans take on 12 players from around the world, excluding Europe.
  Conners and Pendrith had different partners in the fir
  
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• Defenceman Brady Keeper vows to be ‘better than ever’ in return to Canucks’ camp

  24-09-2022 00:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WHISTLER, B.C. — A year after a heinous injury scuttled his hockey season, Brady Keeper is back with the Vancouver Canucks — and looking to cement his spot on the team.
  The 26-year-old defenceman lay on the ice, screaming in pain after breaking both the tibia and fibia in his left leg at the end of training camp last September. It was his first injury in his professional hockey career, and one that forced a second abbreviated season in a row after COVID-19 curtailed the previous camp
  
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• Chilliwack RCMP announce arrest of 24-year-old Kenneth Charlie, wanted for illegal firearm possession, assault, obstruction and breach of a release order

  24-09-2022 00:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack RCMP announced Friday afternoon (Sept. 23) that 24-year-old Kenneth Charlie, a Chilliwack male who was wanted for possession of a firearm without a license, assault with a weapon, obstruction and breach of a release order on September 14, has been arrested.RCMP Sgt. Krista Vrolyk, media spokesperson, expressed thanks to the media and public for their assistance in bringing Charlie to justice.Chilliwack RCMP are on the lookout for a 24-year-old man suspected of multi
  
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• Oil and gas companies should invest profits in climate action: Steven Guilbeault

  24-09-2022 00:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Oil and gas companies can show their commitment to climate action by investing some of their record profits to cut their emissions, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said Friday.
  Canadian oil companies are reaping the benefits of surging oil prices following the Russian invasion of Ukraine with many companies posting record profits in the first half of 2022.
  This week, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on countries to impose windfall taxes on fossil fuel com
  
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• Russian additions impressing at Vancouver Canucks training camp – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  24-09-2022 00:30 via theprogress.com
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• LETTER: Hops story in The Progress was nice to see – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  24-09-2022 00:30 via theprogress.com
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• India cautions its citizens of hate, violence in Canada – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  24-09-2022 00:30 via theprogress.com
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• B.C. senior in serious condition finally flown out for treatment – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  24-09-2022 00:20 via theprogress.com
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