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• First Quantum Minerals releases preliminary production for 2022 and guidance

  16-01-2023 23:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — First Quantum Minerals Ltd. says it expects copper and gold production for 2022 to be down from 2021, at 4.9 per cent and 8.3 per cent respectively, while it expects nickel production to be 29.4 per cent higher. 
  The Vancouver-based company says its Cobre Panama mine delivered record production in 2022. 
  That mine is at the centre of ongoing talks between First Quantum and the Panama government in attempts to reach an agreement that will allow the company to continue
  
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• Veteran Adams amping up preparation to battle for Lions’ starting job

  16-01-2023 23:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  It’s time for veteran quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. to amp up his off-season workouts.
  With Canadian Nathan Rourke signing with the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, the B.C. Lions will have a new starter in 2023. And Adams, who joined the club midway through last season, says he’ll be more than ready to battle for the No. 1 job in training camp.
  “If Nathan was coming back, I’d still be working hard to be able to push him and make sure he could be the best he cou
  
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• Young Toronto FC goalkeeper Tomas Romero has already packed a lot in in soccer career

  16-01-2023 23:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Just 22, goalkeeper Tomas Romero has already packed a lot in.
  The New Jersey native joined the Philadelphia Union’s residency program in the eighth grade. At 15, he made the game-day roster with the Bethlehem Steel and had his first start for the Union affiliate at 16.
  “It’s been a journey since then,” said Romero. “But I’m grateful for all the opportunities coaches have given me since.”
  At 18, he helped Georgetown University win the NCAA title, alongsid
  
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• Trudeau should have visited First Nation during Saskatchewan stop: Indigenous leaders

  16-01-2023 23:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SASKATOON — The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations says it is dismayed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau did not visit the First Nation where a child’s bone was found at a former residential school site while he was in the province.
  The Star Blanket Cree Nation announced last week that a fragment of a child’s jawbone was unearthed and ground-penetrating radar found 2,000 areas of interest.
  Trudeau, who was at a rare earth elements processing plant in Saskatoon on Monday, ca
  
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• Blue Bombers sign defensive end Jeffcoat to one-year extension

  16-01-2023 22:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have re-signed defensive end Jackson Jeffcoat to a one-year contract extension, the team announced Monday.Jeffcoat was scheduled to be a free agent in February but instead will be back for his sixth season with the Bombers.
  The 32-year-old had 20 defensive tackles, four sacks, one interception and a forced fumble in 2022, despite missing six games.He also had two sacks and a forced fumble in two post-season games as Winnipeg fell short of a third consec
  
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• Blazers prepare for post-season run ahead of first Memorial Cup appearance since 1995

  16-01-2023 22:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Just because the Kamloops Blazers are guaranteed a Memorial Cup berth, doesn’t mean they’re taking their feet off the gas.
  Blazers general manager Shaun Clouston made big moves ahead of the Western Hockey League’s trade deadline, gearing his team up for a deep post-season run. 
  He did all that even though Kamloops is hosting the Memorial Cup, making the Blazers the only team with a guaranteed berth in the national major junior championship.
  “We know we’re in th
  
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• BMW drivers handed hefty tickets following speedy North Vancouver ... - Chilliwack Progress

  16-01-2023 22:56 via news.google.com
  
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• A whistle, a watch and DNA identify Canadian soldier 106 years after death in France

  16-01-2023 22:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — A whistle, a pocket watch and DNA analysis helped a Canadian Forces forensic team identify the remains of a Vancouver soldier more than 100 years after he died in France. 
  A National Defence statement says the remains of Cpl. Percy Howarth, a soldier in the First World War, were discovered during a munitions clearing process in Vendin-le-Vieil, France, in 2011, but it would be another decade before he could be identified. 
  Howarth was 23 years old when fought with the 7t
  
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• Kane’s return from injured list raises cap questions for Edmonton Oilers

  16-01-2023 22:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — It appears Edmonton Oilers forward Evander Kane is nearing the end of his lengthy stay on the injured list.
  Kane’s wrist was lacerated in a freak accident Nov. 8 in Tampa, when he was knocked to the ice had his wrist stepped on by Lightning forward Patrick Maroon. 
  The Oilers power forward was on the ice with his team for practice Monday morning at Rogers Place, before he was scheduled to see if he would get clearance to return from the doctor.
  Kane is in the first ye
  
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• Vancouver Canucks need ‘major surgery’ but not rebuild: Rutherford

  16-01-2023 22:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks’ president of hockey operations says the team needs “major surgery” but stopped short of calling for a rebuild.Jim Rutherford says the team may need to move some of its core players or use buyouts in order to make the necessary changes ahead, including creating cap space and getting younger.He made the comments Monday in a wide-ranging press conference initially called to discuss how they team handled forward Tanner Pearson’s season
  
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• Leafs forward Robertson to undergo season-ending shoulder surgery

  16-01-2023 22:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Toronto Maple Leafs forward Nick Robertson is set to undergo season-ending shoulder surgery, the team announced Monday.
  The 21-year-old is expected to be out of action for six months.
  Robertson sustained a shoulder injury after taking a hit from Kings defenceman Matt Roy in the first period of a 5-0 win over Los Angeles on Dec. 8.He was initially ruled out six to eight weeks, with the plan at the time to go through rehab and avoid surgery.
  Robertson has two goals and three assists in 15 games fo
  
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• Chilliwack RCMP investigate shots fired at SinAmen Bun bakery

  16-01-2023 21:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack RCMP are investigating after a male suspect fired several bullets at a popular Chilliwack bakery that sells gourmet cinnamon buns.
  The incident occurred at SinAmen Bun Co., located at the corner of Chilliwack Central Road and Young Road, around 10:30 p.m. Sunday night, January 15. Surveillance images reportedly show a single male suspect riding up on his bike and firing several shots at the south-facing window and a west-facing window, according to Shawn Gieselman,
  
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• B.C. tenants ordered to pay $500,000 after unit in ‘near-hoarding state’ catches fire

  16-01-2023 21:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Two Vancouver tenants have been ordered to pay more than $500,000 following a November 2017 apartment fire that a judge ruled was “foreseeable.” 
  B.C. Supreme Court Justice Matthew Kirchner ruled Angela Chou created a risk of harm and fire by keeping her apartment “in a near-hoarding state” with densely packed items covering most of the floor space.
  Chou and her former partner Danny Chen, who was not living there but was still listed as a tenant, ha
  
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• New standards on long-term care released, with Liberal government bill yet to come

  16-01-2023 21:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — A team of experts has released a detailed handbook on how to boost quality of life and prevent the spread of infection in long-term care homes that could inform anticipated federal legislation.The 137-page document released by CSA Group — formerly known as the Canadian Standards Association — outlines how best to design and run homes, all the way down to their ventilation and plumbing systems.
  The Liberal government pledged to set new national standards after the pande
  
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• Chilliwack Chief Mason Kesselring nets BCHL third star status - Chilliwack Progress

  16-01-2023 21:30 via news.google.com
  
  Chilliwack Chief Mason Kesselring nets BCHL third star status  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Chilliwack Chief Mason Kesselring nets BCHL third star status ... - Agassiz Harrison Observer

  16-01-2023 21:30 via news.google.com
  
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• Baby, teen mom among 6 killed in shooting at California home

  16-01-2023 21:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VISALIA, Calif. (AP) — Six people — including a 17-year-old mother and her 6-month-old baby — were killed in a shooting early Monday at a home in central California, and authorities are searching for at least two suspects, sheriff’s officials said.Deputies responded around 3:30 a.m. to reports of multiple shots fired at the residence in unincorporated Goshen, just east of Visalia, the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office said.“Actually the report was that an active
  
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• CF Montreal welcomes back national team players as training camp continues

  16-01-2023 21:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — An influx of talent helped CF Montreal kick off the second week of its pre-season camp on Monday. 
  Montreal welcomed back defensive midfielder Samuel Piette, defenders Joel Waterman and Kamal Miller and goalkeeper James Pantemis —who all represented Canada at the 2022 World Cup—and defender Robert Thorkelsson, who received his first senior call-up with the Icelandic national team.
  Piette and Waterman were the only two that trained with the group, as the others f
  
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• Canadian MPs say Ottawa must help women who were Afghan lawmakers escape Taliban

  16-01-2023 21:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — An all-party group of MPs is calling on the Canadian government to help Afghan women who were lawmakers before the Taliban takeover get to safety.
  Police in Kabul said Sunday that former MP Mursal Nabizada and her bodyguard were shot dead by unknown attackers.
  She was among the few female parliamentarians who stayed in the capital city after the Taliban seized power in August 2021.
  Six Canadian MPs say in a joint statement that they have worked together since last October to bring
  
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• B.C. has plan to streamline housing permit approval process to get more homes built

  16-01-2023 20:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government is creating a single hub for developers to get provincial approval for their projects in another step to tackle the housing shortage.
  Premier David Eby says homebuilding authorizations in B.C. can require multiple provincial permit applications across separate ministries, each with different processes, that can sometimes take up to two years for approval.
  He says the new strategy will streamline the process by creating a single, co-ordinated appr
  
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• Quarterback Jeremiah Masoli signs contract extension with Ottawa Redblacks

  16-01-2023 20:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Quarterback Jeremiah Masoli has signed a contract extension with the Ottawa Reblacks.
  The 34-year-old American is now under contract through the 2024 season. Masoli is entering his second season with the Redblacks after signing with the team on Feb. 7, 2022. 
  “Having consistency at the quarterback position is a key piece to have success as a CFL team, so we’re very happy to be able to keep Jeremiah Masoli in red and black for the foreseeable future,” said Re
  
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• UPDATE: Windows at Chilliwack businesses damaged by pellet gun ... - Hope Standard

  16-01-2023 20:10 via news.google.com
  
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• Canada’s Andreescu, Shapovalov and Auger-Aliassime win Aussie ... - Chilliwack Progress

  16-01-2023 20:00 via news.google.com
  
  Canada’s Andreescu, Shapovalov and Auger-Aliassime win Aussie ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Police in India charge two men in deaths of family who froze crossing into U.S.

  16-01-2023 19:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Police in India say two men are facing charges in the deaths of a family who froze a year ago while trying to cross from Manitoba into the United States.
  Deputy Commissioner Chaitanya Mandlik of the Ahmedabad crime branch in the state of Gujarat says the two men were arrested Sunday and other suspects are also wanted in Canada and the U.S.
  He says the two men are accused of acting as immigration agents, supplying the family with paperwork and assisting them in getting to the U.S.
  They are charge
  
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• P.E.I. premier asking Ottawa to reduce toll for Confederation Bridge

  16-01-2023 19:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHARLOTTETOWN — The premier of Prince Edward Island is asking the federal government to reduce the toll for the Confederation Bridge to make trips to the mainland more affordable.
  Dennis King says he wants the current toll for cars to drop to $20 from $50.25 by September to eliminate what he calls a “competitive disadvantage” for Island businesses.
  King sent a letter to federal Infrastructure Minister Dominic LeBlanc on Dec. 9, saying federal and provincial officials should com
  
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• Powell River Kings fall to Chilliwack in weekend rematch - Powell River Peak

  16-01-2023 19:45 via news.google.com
  
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• CRA files labour complaint against union amid bargaining impasse ahead of tax season

  16-01-2023 19:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has filed an unfair labour practices complaint against the union representing taxation employees, claiming it is not bargaining in good faith.
  The Public Service Alliance of Canada – Union of Taxation Employees (PSAC-UTE) left the bargaining table on Sept. 1, declaring an impasse in negotiations, then withdrew from mediation on Dec. 20. 
  On Friday the CRA filed the complaint with the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment B
  
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• Martin Jones, Lucas Raymond, Nikita Kucherov named NHL’s three stars of the week

  16-01-2023 19:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — Seattle goaltender Martin Jones, Detroit left-wing Lucas Raymond and Tampa Bay right-wing Nikita Kucherov have been named the NHL’s three stars of the week.
  Jones went 3-0-0 with a 1.67 goals-against average, .933 save percentage and two shutouts to help the Kraken to a four-win week and a sweep of a seven-game road trip.
  He opened the week with consecutive shutouts, making 21 saves in a 4-0 victory over Montreal on Jan. 9 and 27 stops in a 3-0 win against Boston on Thursd
  
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• Abbotsford police release video of suspects running from fatal hit & run, appeal for information

  16-01-2023 19:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD — Abbotsford police are asking for the public to step forward with information about two men who are not cooperating with an investigation into a hit and run that claimed the life of an Abbotsford man on December 11, 2022.
  38-year-old Marc Ellis was struck and killed by a 2019 red Dodge Ram pickup truck while attempting to rescue a dog running along Lefeuvre Road.
  The driver and passenger in the truck fled the scene on foot before police arrived. Investigators allege both had be
  
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• Trudeau says Ottawa looking at bail reform after letter from premiers demands action

  16-01-2023 19:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government is looking “carefully” and “quickly” at a letter from Canada’s premiers calling for reforms to the country’s bail system.
  Premiers from all 13 provinces and territories signed the letter sent to Trudeau on Friday, writing that the time for action is now and “our heroic first responders cannot wait.”
  The letter was initiated by Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s office following the lat
  
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• VIDEO: Flight data, voice recorders retrieved from Nepal crash site - Chilliwack Progress

  16-01-2023 18:16 via news.google.com
  
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• Guilbeault gives green light to James Bay lithium mine with 271 conditions

  16-01-2023 18:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says a new lithium mine in northern Quebec can go ahead with more than 270 conditions to protect wildlife and respect Indigenous use of the lands of traditional purposes.
  The James Bay mine is expected to produce lithium for up to two decades, mainly for use in North America’s electric vehicle and battery manufacturing industries.
  Lithium is one of the six critical minerals identified as a priority in the federal government’s new
  
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• CAMPBELL: Couple ‘evicted’ from B.C. ferry terminal gets zero ... - Chilliwack Progress

  16-01-2023 18:00 via news.google.com
  
  CAMPBELL: Couple ‘evicted’ from B.C. ferry terminal gets zero ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Canadian forward Jonathan David reaches 40-goal milestone with France’s Lille

  16-01-2023 17:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Thanks to a two-goal performance against Troyes, Canadian Jonathan David has become the first foreign player to reach 40 goals with Lille in France’s Ligue 1.
  The forward from Ottawa, who turned 23 Saturday, helped Lille to a 5-1 win over Troyes on Sunday.
  David roofed a rebound in the 46th minute before heading home a RemyCabella cross in the 87th to reach the 40-goal milestone in 94 games.
  With 12 goals on the season, David is tied with Lorient’s Terem Moffi behind Kylian Mbappe&rs
  
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• Ukraine strike deaths hit 40; Russia seen preparing long war - Chilliwack Progress

  16-01-2023 16:30 via news.google.com
  
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• Italian film legend Gina Lollobrigida dies at age 95 - Chilliwack Progress

  16-01-2023 16:30 via news.google.com
  
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• As federal workers return to the office, some decry lack of direction, long commutes

  16-01-2023 11:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Ottawa public servant YuTaek Hwang has been working remotely for nearly three years.
  But despite the fact that a back-to-office mandate for federal workers takes effect beginning this week, Hwang said his department has not offered any information about when he should return.
  “We did get a corporate email saying they want people to be back in two to three times a week, but nothing as of recent,” he said.
  Hwang is not the only public servant raising concerns about a lack of direction
  
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• Italy arrests Sicilian Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro

  16-01-2023 10:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ROME (AP) — Italy’s No. 1 fugitive, convicted Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro, was arrested on Monday at a private clinic in Palermo, Sicily, after 30 years on the run, Italian paramilitary police said.
  Messina Denaro was captured at the clinic where he was receiving treatment for an undisclosed medical condition, said Carabinieri Gen. Pasquale Angelosanto, who heads the police force’s special operations squad.
  Messina Denaro was taken to a secret location by police immediatel
  
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• In The News for Jan. 16 : New mental health support for Canadian veterans

  16-01-2023 10:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of Jan. 16 …
  What we are watching in Canada …
  A new program aims to better train and prepare mental-health professionals on the unique challenges and needs of Canadian veterans, first responders and their families.
  The program is being offered by Wounded Warriors Canada, in conjunction with the Atlas Institute for Veterans and
  
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• Trudeau to visit rare earths element processing plant in Saskatoon today

  16-01-2023 10:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SASKATOON — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be in Saskatoon today to visit a rare earths element processing plant.
  Lithium, graphite, nickel, cobalt, copper and the group of 17 metals and minerals known as rare earth elements are being prioritized for investments in exploration, production and processing as part of Canada’s critical minerals strategy, announced by Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson last month.
  Critical minerals were also among the issues Trudeau, U.S. P
  
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• Course aims to fill gap by training therapists on needs of veterans, first responders

  16-01-2023 10:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — It wasn’t until psychologist number three that retired warrant officer Brian McKenna was able to find someone who, in his words, “had a clue.”
  McKenna, a veteran of the war in Afghanistan now living in Vancouver, had been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and had been trying unsuccessfully for years to find a mental-health professional who could understand and help him.
  “A lot of the questioning coming out of the practitioner was more to the eff
  
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• Flight data, voice recorders retrieved from Nepal crash site

  16-01-2023 09:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  POKHARA, Nepal (AP) — A spokesman for Nepal’s Civil Aviation Authority says a flight data recorder and a cockpit voice recorder have been retrieved from the site of the crash of a passenger plane that went down on approach to the tourist town of Pokhara.Jagannath Niraula said the boxes were found on Monday, a day after the ATR-72 aircraft crashed, killing 68 of the 72 people aboard. He said they will be handed over to investigators.Pemba Sherpa, spokesperson for Yeti Airlines, also c
  
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• UPDATE: Windows at Chilliwack businesses damaged by pellet gun ... - Chilliwack Progress

  16-01-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  
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• Andreescu’s ‘Aha moment’ made Australian Open win possible

  16-01-2023 07:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Bianca Andreescu traces the path that brought her back to the tennis tour after a mental health break — and, on Monday, put her back in the win column thanks to beating a seeded opponent at the Australian Open — to what she calls “an ‘Aha’ moment” on a beach in Costa Rica during a spiritual retreat nearly a year ago.
  Here, then, is how the 22-year-old Canadian described that epiphany in an interview with The Associated Press a
  
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• Nick Kyrgios pulls out of Australian Open with injured knee

  16-01-2023 06:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Nick Kyrgios has pulled out of the Australian Open because of an injured knee, a day before he was scheduled to play his first-round match.
  Kyrgios was the runner-up at Wimbledon last year in singles and the men’s doubles champion at the Australian Open and considered the host country’s strongest chance to win a title at Melbourne Park this year.
  Kyrgios announced his withdrawal on Monday, Day 1 of action at the year’s first Grand Slam tourname
  
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• Grandy, St-Georges, Galusha punch tickets to Canadian women’s curling championship

  16-01-2023 06:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  B.C.’s Clancy Grandy and Quebec’s Laurie St-Georges both went to extra ends to win their respective women’s provincial curling championships Sunday and qualify for the 2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts.
  Kerry Galusha of Northwest Territories also punched her ticket to the Canadian women’s championship, to be held Feb. 17-26 in Kamloops, B.C.
  Grandy, St-Georges and Galusha joined already qualified defending champion Kerri Einarson of Gimli, Man., Nunavut’s Brigitte
  
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• Gauthier, Asselin, Scoffin qualify for Canadian men’s curling championship

  16-01-2023 05:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  B.C.’s Jacques Gauthier, Quebec’s Felix Asselin and Yukon’s Thomas Scoffin won their respective provincial and territorial men’s curling championships Sunday to gain entry into the 2023 Tim Hortons Brier.
  Asselin, Gauthier and Scoffin joined already qualified defending champion Brad Gushue of St. John’s, N.L., and Nunavut’s Jake Higgs in the Canadian men’s championship field March 3-12 in London, Ont.
  Gauthier’s Victoria foursome scored three in th
  
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• Jets post 2-1 win to extend Coyotes’ misery

  16-01-2023 03:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — Blake Wheeler scored the game-winner late in the second period as the Winnipeg Jets handed the Arizona Coyotes their ninth straight loss with a 2-1 victory on Sunday.
  Pierre-Luc Dubois had the other goal for the Jets (29-14-1), who have won their past three games and are 8-1-0 in their last nine.
  Connor Hellebuyck made 20 saves for Winnipeg in front of 13,949 fans at Canada Life Centre, where the Jets have won five consecutive games.
  Clayton Keller scored for the Coyotes (13-25-
  
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• Si Woo Kim rallies with big finish to win Sony Open

  16-01-2023 03:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HONOLULU (AP) — Si Woo Kim brought a sleepy Sony Open to life Sunday with a birdie-birdie finish that gave him a 6-under 64 and a one-shot victory over Hayden Buckley.
  Buckley had a two-shot lead at the start of the day and was among nine players from the leading 16 going into the final round who had never won.
  Kim, who started the day three shots behind, finally caught up late in the round. But then Buckley holed a 15-foot birdie putt on the 16th hole to regain the lead, and Kim was in th
  
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• Andreescu bounces Bouzkova in Aussie Open opener

  16-01-2023 03:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MELBOURNE, Australia — Bianca Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont., who missed last year’s Australian Open, made her presence felt on Sunday with a straight-set win over No. 25-ranked Marie Bouzkova of Czechia 6-2,6-4.
  Andreescu, who took one hour, 41 minutes to eliminate the 24-year-old player from Prague, had 23 service winners and only committed eight unforced errors, compared to Bouzkova’s 17.
  Andreescu had two aces, two double faults and was good on 87 per cent of her first serv
  
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