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• Man arrested following stabbing spree in Vancouver park

  08-10-2022 23:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Police say one suspect is in custody after a “stabbing spree” in downtown Vancouver’s Crab Park.
  They say officers were patrolling near the waterfront around 3 a.m. when two victims fled the park and approached them for help.
  Police say 911 operators also received a call reporting a man randomly stabbing people at the homeless encampment in the park and, as more victims and bystanders fled the area, officers found a third badly injured victim.
  Police say the t
  
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• Canada’s Jessica Klimkait captures bronze at judo world championships

  08-10-2022 22:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TASHKENT, Uzbekistan — Canada’s Jessica Klimkait defeated top-ranked Timna Nelson Levy of Israel to grab the under-57 kilogram bronze medal at the judo world championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Saturday.
  The athlete from Whitby, Ont., rebounded from an earlier loss in the tournament with a convincing effort against Nelson Levy, who Klimkait has now defeated in five consecutive fights.
  “I knew my opponent really well and I knew I had to follow my game plan to the letter. To
  
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• Incoming Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to seek Brooks-Medicine Hat seat

  08-10-2022 21:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MEDICINE HAT, Alta. — Incoming Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she will seek the southeastern seat of Brooks-Medicine Hat in a byelection, even though she doesn’t live in the area. 
  Smith, who won the leadership of the United Conservative Party on Thursday, says she wanted to run in a rural seat because she thinks rural issues need better representation at the highest level of government.
  The move was expected after Brooks-Medicine Hat legislature member Michaela Frey, who h
  
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• Modeste levels Dortmund with Bayern late in ‘Klassiker’

  08-10-2022 20:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BERLIN (AP) — Borussia Dortmund substitute Anthony Modeste scored in the last minute of injury time against Bayern Munich to salvage a dramatic 2-2 draw in the Bundesliga’s ‘Klassiker’ on Saturday.
  The French forward set up Youssoufa Moukoko for the equalizer in the 75th then clinched what felt like a winning goal in the 95th when he headed in Nico Schlotterbeck’s cross from close range.
  Leon Goretzka and Leroy Sané scored with the visitors’ first two s
  
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• Canada’s Alphonso Davies leaves Bayern game after taking a boot to the face

  08-10-2022 20:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DORTMUND, Germany — Canadian star Alphonso Davies had to leave Bayern Munich’s game against Borussia Dortmund on Saturday after taking a boot to the face.
  The incident occurred in the 45th minute at Signal Iduna Park when Davies challenged Dortmund’s Jude Bellingham for the ball. The English midfielder, using his body to shield the ball from Davies, knocked the ball into the air with his right foot, looking to pivot and knock it away from the Canadian.
  Davies got his head to th
  
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• Quebec businessman and philanthropist André Chagnon, founder of Vidéotron, dead at 94

  08-10-2022 20:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — André Chagnon, a Quebec businessman who founded telecommunications giant Vidéotron and later set up one of the largest family foundations in the country, has died.
  In a statement, his family said Chagnon passed away early Saturday at the age of 94, surrounded by loved ones.
  The Montreal-born Chagnon, an electrician by trade, was the founder of Vidéotron in 1964, the Quebec cable television company that would become one of the largest telecommunications compa
  
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• Canada blends experience and youth in roster for Americas Rugby Trophy competition

  08-10-2022 20:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Toronto Arrows flanker Lucas Rumball leads Canada’s 32-man roster for the new Americas Rugby Trophy competition scheduled for later this month in Brazil.
  The three-country developmental tournament, whose matches are not considered to have full test status, also features Brazil and Chile.
  Canada opens against Chile on Oct. 21 before facing Brazil on Oct. 26, with both matches in Mogi das Cruzes, some 65 kilometres east of Sao Paulo.
  At test level, the Canadians are ranked 23rd in the world
  
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• Vegas showgirls describe shock of stabbings that left 2 dead

  08-10-2022 19:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Victims of a quick series of stabbings on the Las Vegas Strip described the shock and horror of the unexpected attack on a group of showgirls and others outside a casino that left two people dead and six injured.
  Police arrested Yoni Barrios, 32, after a short chase blocks from where they say he attacked four showgirls and ended up stabbing eight people on Thursday.
  An arrest report released Friday said Barrios told police some of the victims had laughed at him and he &ldq
  
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• G.W. Graham bounces back from loss to dominate Abbotsford Senior in a 70-12 win on the road

  08-10-2022 19:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD — After suffering a tough setback against Vancouver College a week ago in a showdown of top AAA-ranked teams in the province, G.W. Graham wasted little time Friday night getting back into the winning column.
  In a bounce-back game for the Grizzlies, two early touchdowns by Tyson Orregaard set the tone for G.W. Graham as they cruised to a 29-0 first quarter lead en route to a resounding 70-12 win over Abbotsford Senior on the road.Six different Grizzlies scored touchdowns as the o
  
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• Young Canadian international forward Clarissa Larisey on the move and loving it

  08-10-2022 19:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Clarissa Larisey’s soccer road has taken her from Ottawa to Memphis, Reykjavik and Glasgow. Now the 23-year-old hopes to see the World Cup in her future.
  “It’s been amazing,” said Larisey. “I’ve always wanted to travel. So this is a fun way of being able to go around the world. I’ve enjoyed myself.”
  Larisey has been turning heads along the way.
  Summoned to both of Canada’s two most recent camps, she made her senior debut last month when she c
  
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• Flames sign head coach Darryl Sutter to multi-year contract extension

  08-10-2022 19:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CALGARY — The Calgary Flames have signed head coach Darryl Sutter to a multi-year contract extension, the team announced Saturday.
  Sutter, the reigning Jack Adams Award winner, led the team to a 50-21-11 season and a Pacific Division title last year. The Flames fell in the second round of the post-season.
  The 64-year-old has a 65-36-11 overall record since being hired in March 2021 following the dismissal of Geoff Ward.
  Sutter coached the team to its last Stanley Cup final appearance in th
  
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• ‘The game has never been as dynamic’: NHL stars wowed by skill league-wide

  08-10-2022 19:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The NHL experienced an injection of offence last season.
  Led by the exploits of stars like Auston Matthews, Connor McDavid and Roman Josi, teams across the league averaged 3.14 goals per game — the most since 1995-96 when Mario Lemieux and Jaromir Jagr combined for a ridiculous 310 points with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
  Those types of numbers are hard to envision in today’s game, but the current generation of stars continue to push the envelope.
  “Lots of skill, lots of talent,&rd
  
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• Santiago Espinal returns to Blue Jays lineup for Game 2 against Mariners

  08-10-2022 18:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Santiago Espinal is back in the Toronto Blue Jays’ lineup for Game 2 of the American League wild card series.
  He will hit ninth against the Seattle Mariners on Saturday afternoon.
  Espinal will start at second base after a prolonged stint on the injured list due to a strained left oblique.
  He was placed on the 10-day IL on Sept. 21 and was returned to the Blue Jays roster on Friday.
  Whit Merrifield was moved to left field with Espinal’s return and will hit eighth.
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• Fernandez, Andreescu headline Canadian women’s Billie Jean King Cup team

  08-10-2022 18:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Leylah Fernandez and Bianca Andreescu will headline the Canadian women’s team at the Billie Jean King Cup finals next month in Glasgow, Scotland.
  Rebecca Marino, Gabriela Dabrowski and Carol Zhao were also named to the team Saturday.
  The tournament is set to take place Nov. 8-13. Canada will be in Group A with Italy and Switzerland.
  Fernandez, the top-ranked player on the team at No. 38, helped cement Canada’s place in the finals with two singles victories in the team’s win ove
  
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• Shapovalov falls out of Japan Open in three-set semifinal loss to Fritz

  08-10-2022 17:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TOKYO (AP) — Denis Shapovalov’s run at the Japan Open came to a close Saturday after a 3-6, 7-6 (5), 3-6 semifinal loss at the hands of Taylor Fritz.
  Fritz, who spent a week in quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19 in Seoul last week, fought back in the decisive set after trailing 3-1 to earn the victory.
  Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., fired eight aces to Fritz’s six but only broke on two out of seven opportunities. The American was 4-of-6 on break point chances.
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• ‘Fake heiress’ released to house arrest, fights deportation

  08-10-2022 17:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NEW YORK (AP) — Phony socialite and convicted swindler Anna Sorokin, whose scheme inspired a Netflix series, has been released from U.S. immigration custody to house arrest, immigration officials and her spokesperson said.
  Anna Sorokin is on home confinement in New York City, said her spokesperson, Juda Engelmayer.“Anna now has her opportunity to demonstrate her commitment to growing and giving back and being a positive impact on those she meets,” Engelmayer said in a statement
  
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• ‘Pushed to the back’: First Nations women under-represented as chiefs in Canada

  08-10-2022 16:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  More than a year after Sheila North unsuccessfully ran to lead one of Manitoba’s largest First Nations political organizations, the Cree leader and journalist is ready to try again. 
  The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs is preparing to host a byelection later this month to fill its top position after it removed Arlen Dumas as grand chief over harassment allegations, which he has denied.  
  Elders and chiefs urged North to run again. 
  “Ultimately, it’s being asked of my
  
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• ‘Arrival of a new Arctic’: Study predicts Arctic rainy days will double by 2100

  08-10-2022 16:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  YELLOWKNIFE — While the Arctic is better known for blankets of snow than rain clouds, new research suggests the number of rainy days in the region will roughly double by the end of this century.
  The study, published in the American Geophysical Union journal Earth’s Future, used climate modelling to predict changes in precipitation under a high level of greenhouse gas emissions from 2015 to 2100. It found that not only will there be more rainfall in the Arctic by 2100, it will occur e
  
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• SD33 to distribute $900,000 in affordability funds to schools and their PACs, Bowls of Hope, Starfish Backpack, and Murray Honda coat program

  08-10-2022 15:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack School District will allocate about $900,000 of a total outlay of $1.5 million to various schools, their PACs, Bowls of Hope, Starfish Backpack, and other community initiatives.Mark Friesen, assistant secretary-treasurer for SD33, prepared a report ahead of this coming Tuesday’s monthly school board meeting that offers a glimpse into how Chilliwack school officials plan to distribute the funds.The B.C. government announced back on August 29 that it would provi
  
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• Chilliwack City Council awards $480,500 contract for daytime wellness shelter; location unknown

  08-10-2022 15:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack City Council voted unanimously at its meeting this past Tuesday (Oct. 4) to award a $480,500 contract to Pacific Community Resources Society for the establishment of a daytime wellness shelter.The contract was not on the council agenda and there was no PDF attachment on the electronic agenda. The contract award was added as a last-minute item to Tuesday’s agenda.The City of Chilliwack had been soliciting applicants from a request for proposals (RFP) for the es
  
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• B.C. actress unleashes her inner monster in first major acting role – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  08-10-2022 14:00 via theprogress.com
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• Agassiz hits top temperature in Canada again: Weather Canada – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  08-10-2022 14:00 via theprogress.com
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• Five Things to Know: Game 2 of Blue Jays v. Mariners American League wild-card series

  08-10-2022 13:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Seattle Mariners 4-0 last night in the first game of their American League wild-card series. 
  Here are five things to know heading into Game 2 of the best-of-three series:
  ON DECK — Kevin Gausman, who earned a 12-10 regular-season record with a 3.35 earned-run average, will start for Toronto this afternoon. Seattle will counter with Robbie Ray, who had a 12-12 record with a 3.71 ERA this year.
  “I’ve never pitched an elimina
  
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• Montreal off to Miami with goal of finishing first in MLS East

  08-10-2022 12:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — After missing the Major League Soccer playoffs in heartbreaking fashion last season, CF Montreal will have no such stress this year after booking their trip to the post-season a month ago.
  They will, however, have the opportunity to secure first place in the Eastern Conference and nab a crucial first-round bye as they take on Inter Miami on the road on Sunday afternoon.
  That being said, skipping the first round has often been a poison apple for teams at the top of the East. Sinc
  
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• Veterans, legion butt heads over use of poppy on election signs

  08-10-2022 12:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Two veterans running for municipal council north of Toronto have run afoul of the Royal Canadian Legion for using the image of the poppy on their election campaign signs.
  Nickolas Harper and Chris Dupee, both veterans of the war in Afghanistan, say they decided to use the iconic symbol of remembrance so voters in their respective communities would know that they served in uniform.
  Dupee, who is running for council in Newmarket, where he lives and owns a mental-health clinic for ve
  
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• B.C. agrees to pay $300,000 to couple who say logging flooded their property

  08-10-2022 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Lawyers for the British Columbia government have agreed to pay $300,000 to settle a lawsuit by a couple whose property flooded after a third of the forest in the surrounding watershed was cut down.
  The agreement came in a handwritten note that was signed by the Crown’s lawyers and handed over in court on the day the trial was set to begin last month.
  Ray Chipeniuk and Sonia Sawchuk had launched the lawsuit in 2014, claiming that BC Timber Sales, the provincial Crown agency responsible fora
  
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• Canucks crush Coyotes 4-0 in final pre-season test

  08-10-2022 06:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Newcomer Andrei Kuzmenko scored a goal and added an assist while goaltender Thatcher Demko stopped seven shots for the shutout as the Vancouver Canucks wrapped up their NHL pre-season with a 4-0 win over the Arizona Coyotes Friday night.
  Bo Horvat, Dakota Joshua and Elias Pettersson also scored for the Canucks, who ended the pre-season with a 2-3-2 record. Vancouver’s first exhibition win came Wednesday night against Edmonton in Abbotsford, B.C.
  The Coyotes (0-5-1) wrap u
  
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• NBA roundup: Heat trim Grizzlies, Rockets dunk Raptors

  08-10-2022 06:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Duncan Robinson scored 29 points to lead the Miami Heat to a 111-108 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night.
  Robinson shot 7 for 11 from the field, including 5 for 7 on 3-pointers. Jamal Cain, an undrafted rookie who played his last college season at Oakland University, scored 19 points, and Nikola Jovic — the 27th overall pick in the draft — scored 13 points as the Heat played the game with their reserves.
  Dillon Brooks led Memphis with 18 poi
  
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• Oilers strike late to knock off determined Kraken 5-3

  08-10-2022 05:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — Leon Draisaitl had a goal and three assists as the Edmonton Oilers closed out NHL pre-season play on Friday with a 5-3 victory over the Seattle Kraken.
  Jesse Puljujarvi, Tyson Barrie, Evander Kane and Connor McDavid also scored for the Oilers, who ended up with a 5-3 record in exhibition action.
  Daniel Sprong, Matty Beniers and Jared McCann responded for the Kraken, who dropped to 4-2.
  It took 13 minutes for the first goal of the game when Seattle’s Sprong was able to dig
  
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• Dubois scores twice for Jets in 5-3 pre-season win over Flames

  08-10-2022 05:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CALGARY — Pierre-Luc Dubois scored twice for the Winnipeg Jets in a 5-3 pre-season win over the host Calgary Flames on Friday.
  Kyle Conner had a goal and two assists, Mark Scheifele scored short-handed and Nikolaj Ehlers also scored for the Jets in the final tune-up for both teams ahead of their 2022-23 NHL regular seasons.
  Tyler Toffoli had a goal and an assist with Blake Coleman and Nazem Kadri also scoring for the Flames.
  Dubois scored both of his goals in the first period, and didn&rsq
  
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• Small’s four field goals lead Ticats past Riders 18-14

  08-10-2022 05:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HAMILTON — Seth Small booted four field goals to lead the Hamilton Tiger-Cats to a crucial 18-14 home win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Friday night.
  Small’s 29-yard field goal at 12:43 of the fourth quarter staked Hamilton to its four-point lead. It capped a 71-yard, 14-play drive that took 7:38 off the clock.
  Saskatchewan had the ball at its 42-yard line with 2:09 remaining and drove to the Hamilton 45 before Cody Fajardo’s third-down pass was incomplete with 1:21 rema
  
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• Canucks ship Dickinson, draft pick to ‘Hawks for Stillman

  08-10-2022 05:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks have traded centre Jason Dickinson and a second-round draft pick to the Chicago Blackhawks for defenceman Riley Stillman, general manager Patrik Alvin said Friday.
  Dickinson, a native of Georgetown, Ont., played 62 games for the Canucks last year, collecting five goals and 11 points. The 27-year-old spent six seasons with the Dallas Stars after being selected in the first round, 29th overall, in the 2013 Entry Draft.
  The six-foot-one, 196-pound Stillman ha
  
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• Ewart Shadoff holds her ground, expands lead on LPGA

  08-10-2022 04:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — Jodi Ewart Shadoff started out Friday as hot as she finished the day before at the LPGA Mediheal Championship. She finally hit a few bumps, but not before expanding her lead with a 3-under 69.
  Ewart Shadoff opened with a 64 at The Saticoy Club by making four straight birdies over her last five holes. The 34-year-old from England added three birdies in her opening four holes and looked to be on her way.
  She sprinkled in enough bogeys to slow her progress and still w
  
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• Red Wings rally to dump visiting Maple Leafs 4-2 in pre-season tilt

  08-10-2022 04:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DETROIT — The Detroit Red Wings spotted the Toronto Maple Leafs an early 2-0 lead, but managed to claw back and beat their longtime rival 4-2 in NHL pre-season action on Friday.
  Tyler Bertuzzi led the Red Wings with two goals, including an empty netter, while Elmer Soderblom and Joe Veleno added singles for the Red Wings, who improved their pre-season record to 3-4. Veleno’s game-winning goal was scored at 8:13 of the third period.
  Nick Abruzzese, who scored before the game was two m
  
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• Pereira riding confidence and a 63 for one shot Las Vegas lead

  08-10-2022 03:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Mito Pereira of Chile led a parade of players from the International team at the Presidents Cup in the Shriners Children’s Open on Friday, making birdie on half of his holes for an 8-under 63 that gave him a one-shot lead.
  Pereira took care of the par 5s at the TPC Summerlin and putted for birdie on every hole except the par-4 12th, where he had to save par from a bunker left of the green.
  His one lapse was on the seventh hole toward the end of his round when he ran
  
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• Blue Jays’ Whit Merrifield makes post-season debut after seven MLB seasons

  08-10-2022 02:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Whit Merrifield has waited the better part of a decade to make his first appearance in a Major League Baseball playoff game.
  Even before the opening pitch of the Toronto Blue Jays’ 4-0 loss to the Seattle Mariners on Friday night, Merrifield felt he belonged. The second baseman went 1 for 3 in Game 1 of the best-of-three American League wild-card series.
  “I felt comfortable. I felt really comfortable,” said the 33-year-old Merrifield after the game. “Juice
  
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• Appeals court reinstates injunction blocking abortion ban

  08-10-2022 01:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Court of Appeals on Friday blocked a trial court’s decision that allowed immediate enforcement of a pre-statehood law that criminalizes nearly all abortions.
  The ruling means that abortions can again take place in Arizona, at least for now, unless the state Supreme Court steps in.
  The three-judge panel agreed with Planned Parenthood that the judge should not have lifted the decades-old order blocking its enforcement.
  The brief order written by Presiding Jud
  
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• Toronto fans gather to cheer on the Blue Jays in wild-card opener

  08-10-2022 01:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Jersey-clad fans of all ages descended on downtown Toronto Friday afternoon to cheer on the Blue Jays in the opening game of the wild-card American League series.Jesse Woolford, one of the lucky ticket holders at the sold-out game, said it felt good to see the playoffs return to the city for the first time since 2016 at a time when residents and local businesses need a boost.
  “It’s good to be back home after COVID,” he said of the playoff series. “(It&rsqu
  
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• Burt gets 210 days for Chilliwack assault – Hope Standard - Hope Standard

  08-10-2022 01:20 via hopestandard.com
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• Haiti’s leader requests foreign armed forces to quell chaos

  08-10-2022 01:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s government has agreed to request the help of international troops as gangs and protesters paralyze the country and supplies of water, fuel and basic goods dwindle, according to a document published Friday.
  The document, signed by Prime Minister Ariel Henry and 18 top-ranking officials, states that they are alarmed by “the risk of a major humanitarian crisis” that is threatening the life of many people.It authorizes Henry to request fro
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Blue Jays fall to Mariners in American League wild-card series opener

  08-10-2022 01:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Cal Raleigh hit a two-run homer and Luis Castillo threw 7 1/3 shutout innings as the Seattle Marinersblankedthe Toronto Blue Jays 4-0 in Game 1 of their American League wild-card series on Friday.
  The Jays must win Game 2 on Saturday to force a decisive Game 3 on Sunday.More coming.The Canadian Press
  
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• B.C. to get 1.7 million doses of new Pfizer bivalent vaccine from next week

  08-10-2022 01:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — Provincial officials say shipments of Pfizer’s new COVID-19 vaccine targeting the Omicron variant are expected in British Columbia soon, after Health Canada approved the shot.
  A joint statement from B.C.’s provincial health officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, and Health Minister Adrian Dix, says the Pfizer-BioNTech bivalent vaccine will be available to people aged 12 and older from next week.
  They say B.C. is set to receive 1.7 million doses of the newly approved shot, which
  
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• NYC hospitals to pay $165M to women abused by gynecologist

  08-10-2022 00:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NEW YORK (AP) — Two New York hospitals have agreed to pay more than $165 million to 147 former patients who have accused a former gynecologist of sexual abuse and misconduct.Columbia University Irving Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian announced the agreement Friday. Last year, the two hospitals reached a settlement to establish a $71 million compensation fund with 79 of Hadden’s former patients.The doctor, Robert Hadden, surrendered his medical license after being convicted in
  
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• Toronto Argonauts set to square off at home versus B.C. Lions – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  08-10-2022 00:30 via theprogress.com
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• NHLers glad to see women moving up management ranks: 'It's amazing' – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  08-10-2022 00:30 via theprogress.com
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• How 165 workers parked tugboats and froze a B.C. shipyard – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  08-10-2022 00:30 via theprogress.com
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• Multiple explosions rock eastern Ukraine city of Kharkiv

  08-10-2022 00:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A series of explosions rocked the eastern Ukraine city of Kharkiv early Saturday, sending towering plumes of illuminated smoke in the sky and triggering a series of secondary explosions.
  The blasts came as Russia concentrated attacks Friday in its increasingly troubled invasion of Ukraine on areas it illegally annexed, while the death toll from earlier missile strikes on apartment buildings in the southern city of Zaporizhzhia rose to 14.
  It was not immediately clear w
  
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• Winnipeg Blue Bombers expect ‘street fight’ with last-place Edmonton Elks

  08-10-2022 00:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — Jermarcus Hardrick is going to ensure his helmet is buckled on tight when the Winnipeg Blue Bombers host the Edmonton Elks on Saturday.
  Even though the 13-2 Bombers are favoured to beat the 4-11 Elks, the veteran offensive lineman predicts a battle with an outcome that isn’t a given.
  “Any time you face a Chris Jones team, you’ve got to get ready for a fight, and I’m talking street fight,” Hardrick said after Friday’s walk-through, referring to
  
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• Flynn, Gingrich testimony sought in Georgia election probe

  08-10-2022 00:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia prosecutor investigating whether then-President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to interfere in the 2020 election filed paperwork Friday seeking to compel testimony from a new batch of Trump allies, including former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former national security adviser Michael Flynn.
  Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis filed petitions seeking to have Gingrich and Flynn, as well as former White House lawyer Eric Herschmann and other
  
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