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• LAFC to provide Whitecaps tough test in CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals

  04-04-2023 23:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps know what they’re up against. 
  The ‘Caps are coming off a rout of CF Montreal in Major League Soccer action on Saturday, but their next match — a meeting with Los Angeles FC in the CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals Wednesday — is likely to provide a tougher test. 
  “LAFC is the best team in North America,” Whitecaps coach Vanni Sartini said Tuesday. “It’s the best team from, I don’t kno
  
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• AP exclusive: MLB average salary up 11% year after lockout

  04-04-2023 23:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A year removed from a labor lockout that postponed opening day, major league players are enjoying their biggest salary spike in more than two decades.
  The average Major League Baseball salary was up 11.1% to a record $4.9 million to start this season, the largest jump for the sport since 2001, according to a study by The Associated Press.
  The surge follows a spending spree in the first offseason since players and owners agreed to a five-year collective bargaining agreement
  
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• Canada’s Gushue rolls to 8-3 win over Czech Republic at world men’s curling playdowns

  04-04-2023 23:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada’s Brad Gushue defeated Lukas Klima of the Czech Republic 8-3 on Tuesday afternoon at the world men’s curling championship. 
  Canada stole three points in the fourth end and wrapped up the victory in eight ends.
  Gushue, vice Mark Nichols, second E.J. Harnden and lead Geoff Walker improved to 4-2 with the win while the Czechs fell to 2-4.
  Round-robin play continues through Friday night at TD Place.
  The top six teams in the 13-team field will qualify for the pl
  
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• Playoff atmosphere expected when Winnipeg Jets host Calgary Flames

  04-04-2023 22:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — Head coach Rick Bowness is predicting an intensity similar to an NHL playoff-series clincher when his Winnipeg Jets host the Calgary Flames on Wednesday.
  “(Wednesday) night is probably going to be like a Game 7 for both teams,” Bowness said after the Jets practised Tuesday. “I think that’s the importance of the game for both teams.”
  Bowness says it may not be an elimination game, but the Jets will treat it like one.
  “There’s still three
  
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• UFV Cascades men’s basketball sign pair of B.C. talents - Chilliwack Progress

  04-04-2023 22:53
  
  UFV Cascades men’s basketball sign pair of B.C. talents  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Relief, but some mixed feelings, as Finland joins NATO

  04-04-2023 22:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HELSINKI (AP) — The selling points of the charming bed-and-breakfast are its century-old buildings, its spacious rooms and its proximity to Russia, a short cross-country ski trip to the east.
  For Russians, it was place to stay when they came to buy dairy goods and dish soap in the closest part of the European Union, which became a part of NATO on Tuesday. For Finns with roots in the Karelia region, which covers parts of both Finland and Russia, they could go across the border to buy cheap
  
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• Romanian family’s dream of life in Canada ended tragically in waters off Akwesasne

  04-04-2023 22:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  A Romanian family who had hoped to build a life near Toronto with their two Canadian-born children saw their dreams end tragically in the frigid waters off Akwesasne, Que., after fleeing a deportation order.
  Florin Iordache, his wife Cristina (Monalisa) Zenaida Iordache, their two-year-old daughter Evelin and one-year-old son Elyen were among eight people found dead in a river near the Akwesasne Mohawk Territory last week.
  Peter Ivanyi, a Toronto lawyer who had represented the Iordache family si
  
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• Pet dog infected with avian flu for first time in Canada, federal government says

  04-04-2023 22:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says a pet dog has been infected with H5N1 avian flu for the first time in Canada.A news release from the agency says the dog in Oshawa, Ont., was infected after chewing on a wild goose.
  The dog developed symptoms and died.
  A necropsy completed yesterday showed its respiratory system was affected.The federal government says the risk to Canadians remains low and that the risk of humans getting H5N1 flu from a pet is minor.The government says pet
  
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• Trump pleads not guilty to 34 charges; admonished by judge - Chilliwack Progress

  04-04-2023 22:30
  
  Trump pleads not guilty to 34 charges; admonished by judge  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Canada’s Leylah Fernandez beats Rodina to advance at Charleston Open

  04-04-2023 22:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHARLESTON, S.C. — Canada’s Leylah Fernandez beat Russia’s Evgeniya Rodina in the round of 64 at the Charleston Open on Tuesday, winning 6-3, 6-2.
  Fernandez hit three aces and won four breakpoints en route to victory at the Althea Gibson Club Court.
  Fernandez, ranked 51st in the world, is looking to make it past the round of 32 in a WTA singles event for just the second time this season.
  The 20-year-old from Montreal came within a win of claiming her first WTA doubles title at
  
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• Simon Fraser University ceases its football program

  04-04-2023 22:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BURNABY, B.C. — Simon Fraser University has ceased its football program, school president Joy Johnson announced Tuesday.
  Simon Fraser was slated to play this season in the Lone Star Conference. 
  In February, the conference announced it would not be renewing its football affiliation with the Simon Fraser Red Leafs past this season. 
  Simon Fraser posted a 1-9 record last year.
  The school’s varsity teams have been competing against NCAA Division II schools in the United States
  
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• Kent Institution inmate dies at age 29 - Chilliwack Progress

  04-04-2023 22:13
  
  Kent Institution inmate dies at age 29  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Defamation case against ‘Freedom Convoy’ lawyer resolved outside court, firm says

  04-04-2023 22:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A lobbying firm that filed a defamation lawsuit against a lawyer who represented “Freedom Convoy” organizers during a public inquiry says the case has been resolved out of court.
  The dispute arose during last fall’s Public Order Emergency Commission hearings, when lawyer Brendan Miller alleged that hateful imagery at the “Freedom Convoy” protest was staged. 
  Miller accused an Enterprise Canada employee of planting Nazi and Confederate flags at th
  
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• ‘At a crossroad’: Canada’s police chiefs request urgent meeting with premiers

  04-04-2023 22:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police is requesting an urgent meeting with Canada’s premiers to discuss bail reform and the recent killings of officers.
  In a letter to Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson, association president Danny Smyth says there has been a link in the rise of violence by people released on bail since changes in legislation were brought in four years ago. 
  Smyth, who is also Winnipeg’s chief of police, says an increase in drug, gang and
  
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• Transgender bathroom bill approved in Kansas; veto expected

  04-04-2023 22:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas bill that would bar transgender people from using public bathrooms or changing their name or gender on their driver’s license cleared the GOP-controlled Legislature on Tuesday by margins suggesting backers could override Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s expected veto.
  The state Senate voted 28-12 with one vote more than a two-thirds majority that would be needed to overturn any veto, giving final passage to an earlier House-passed version of the legisl
  
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• Michael Cera to appear in ‘Barbie’ movie as discontinued character ... - Chilliwack Progress

  04-04-2023 22:00
  
  Michael Cera to appear in ‘Barbie’ movie as discontinued character ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Trump makes history, pleading not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records

  04-04-2023 21:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — Donald Trump has reportedly pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. 
  Media reports say the ex-president entered the plea today in a heavily guarded New York courtroom — the first former commander-in-chief in U.S. history ever to do so. 
  Live television coverage showed a stone-faced Trump, clad in his trademark dark suit and red tie, follow his legal team into the courtroom for his arraignment. 
  He was equally stoic — an
  
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• $55-million lotto winner in Sidney, B.C., plans to buy a new house with a dock

  04-04-2023 21:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — Bookkeeper William Scott Gurney says he’s sure he won’t be back for another tax season. 
  He doesn’t have to after claiming the winning ticket on Tuesday for the $55-million Lotto Max draw on Feb. 28. 
  Gurney, who’s from Sidney on Vancouver Island, says news of the single winning ticket purchased locally was all over the radio, so he checked his Lotto App. 
  He says he called in his assistant to confirm the number, which she originally though
  
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• Winnipeg police say another woman’s body has been found in a landfill

  04-04-2023 21:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Winnipeg police are reporting the discovery of another Indigenous woman’s body in a landfill.
  Police say the remains of Linda Mary Beardy were found Monday afternoon at the city-run Brady landfill in south Winnipeg.
  Inspector Shawn Pike says the death is suspicious and is being investigated by the homicide unit.
  Pike says the case is not believed to be linked to the remains of Rebecca Contois that were found in the same landfill last year, or the killings of three other women.
  Police have
  
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• UPDATE w/PHOTOS and VIDEO: Chilliwack firefighters battle ... - Hope Standard

  04-04-2023 21:20
  
  UPDATE w/PHOTOS and VIDEO: Chilliwack firefighters battle ...  Hope Standard
  
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• UPDATE W/PHOTOS And VIDEO: Chilliwack Firefighters Battle ... - Abbotsford News

  04-04-2023 21:20
  
  UPDATE W/PHOTOS And VIDEO: Chilliwack Firefighters Battle ...  Abbotsford News
  
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• Chilliwack firefighters battle apartment building fire on Victor Street ... - Hope Standard

  04-04-2023 21:20
  
  Chilliwack firefighters battle apartment building fire on Victor Street ...  Hope Standard
  
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• Canadian defender Shelina Zadorsky details medical ordeal of recent months

  04-04-2023 21:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canadian defender Shelina Zadorsky says she has emerged from a medical ordeal that started in mid-December when she found out she had COVID.
  The 30-year-old from Kitchener, Ont., who has won 89 caps for Canada and captains England’s Tottenham, is now back in training.
  But in a social media post and video, Zadorsky details how her health deteriorated.
  “In my own experience over the last three-and-a-half months, I have been dealing with health challenges relating to COVID, illness, fat
  
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• Highway 1 between B.C. and Alberta to close for five days - Chilliwack Progress

  04-04-2023 21:00
  
  Highway 1 between B.C. and Alberta to close for five days  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Canadian basketball player Laeticia Amihere declares for WNBA draft

  04-04-2023 20:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canada women’s basketball player Laeticia Amihere is declaring for the upcoming WNBA draft.
  Amihere, who made the announcement via her Twitter account, played her last four seasons with the University of South Carolina and won a national championship in 2022.
  The 21-year-old forward from Mississauga, Ont., averaged 7.1 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 36 games this season.
  South Carolina went undefeated in 36 games from the beginning of the season all the way to the NCAA Final Four,
  
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• Quebec calls for public inquests into police officer’s killing, deadly Montreal fire

  04-04-2023 20:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The Quebec government is asking the coroner to hold public inquests into the killing of a provincial police officer and a deadly fire in Old Montreal.
  Provincial police Sgt. Maureen Breau was stabbed to death March 27 while attempting to make an arrest in Louiseville, Que. 
  The man accused of killing her — who was shot dead by police — had a history of mental health issues and had been found not criminally responsible at least five times for past offences.
  Seven
  
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• B.C. Electoral Boundaries Commission seeks 6 new B.C. ridings, revisions to 72 others

  04-04-2023 20:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — British Columbia’s Electoral Boundaries Commission is recommending the creation of six more electoral districts in the province, raising the number of ridings to 93 from the current 87.
  The commission has submitted its final report and elected members of the legislature must decide whether to accept all, some or none of its recommendations.
  In addition to the call for six new districts that reflect areas of rapid population growth, the commission is also seeking adjustment
  
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• Chilliwack church pastor takes child pornography conviction to B.C. ... - Hope Standard

  04-04-2023 20:43
  
  Chilliwack church pastor takes child pornography conviction to B.C. ...  Hope Standard
  
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• Driver faces first-degree murder charges in deaths of Quebec ... - Chilliwack Progress

  04-04-2023 20:30
  
  Driver faces first-degree murder charges in deaths of Quebec ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Chilliwack's iconic pink car the subject of April Fool's joke - Chilliwack Progress

  04-04-2023 20:30
  
  Chilliwack's iconic pink car the subject of April Fool's joke  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Average carbon rebates were higher than average carbon price costs in 2021: report

  04-04-2023 20:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A new report says rebates sent to most Canadians in 2021 far outstripped what they paid in carbon pricing that year.
  The annual report on the federal government’s national price on pollution says on average, families in the four affected provinces received between 34 per cent and 59 per cent more from the “climate action incentive” rebates than they paid in carbon pricing.
  Every province must have the same price levied on greenhouse-gas emitting fuels but only Al
  
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• Trump surrenders at NY courthouse. Here’s what to expect

  04-04-2023 20:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Former President Donald Trump came to a New York City courtroom Tuesday for his arraignment on charges related to falsifying business records in a hush money investigation, the first president ever to be charged with a crime.The Republican former president, who has denied any wrongdoing and has repeatedly assailed the investigation, has called the indictment “political persecution” and predicted it would damage Democrats in 2024. Trump’s lawyers have said the former president &
  
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• Once-prestigious 24 Sussex full of rodents, carcasses: National Capital Commission

  04-04-2023 20:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — When a lumber baron first built a home for his wife 24 Sussex Drive, he described it as a place of peace, but now it has become a place of rodents.
  Documents from National Capital Commission say the rodent infestation in the official residence of Canada’s prime minister is so severe that the walls, attic and basement are filled with carcasses and excrement.The issues were first reported by the National Post newspaper, which obtained the documents through the access-to-inform
  
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• Trump leaves NYC home ahead of arraignment in criminal probe

  04-04-2023 19:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump departed Trump Tower on Tuesday ahead of his arraignment on criminal charges stemming from a hush money payment to a porn actor during his 2016 campaign.
  Trump was believed to be headed to a Manhattan courthouse, where he was due to surrender to authorities — a remarkable reckoning after years of investigations and an extraordinary moment in U.S. history. He’s expected to be fingerprinted and processed, and his mug shot may be taken.The booking and
  
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• Chilliwack man charged with kidnapping and assault has bail bid ... - Mission City Record

  04-04-2023 19:20
  
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• Chilliwack man charged with kidnapping and assault has bail bid ... - Hope Standard

  04-04-2023 19:20
  
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• Chilliwack man charged with kidnapping and assault has bail bid ... - Chilliwack Progress

  04-04-2023 19:20
  
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• Alberta waited a month to declare emergency response to oilsands releases: document

  04-04-2023 19:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — The Alberta government waited a month before calling an emergency response to one of the biggest releases of oilsands tailings in the province’s history, a leaked document shows.
  The document, obtained by The Canadian Press, shows the province didn’t initiate an emergency response until after First Nations chiefs in the area went public about how they were informed of the releases from Imperial Oil’s Kearl mine, about 70 kilometres north of Fort McMurray, Alta.
  
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• Maple Ridge development would replace trailer court, motels with ... - Chilliwack Progress

  04-04-2023 19:00
  
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• Major Crime Unit taking over investigation into stolen vehicle case in Abbotsford

  04-04-2023 18:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — Police investigators are asking for the public’s help in learning more about a vehicle that was taken from a residence in the 300 block of Ross Road Saturday evening.
  In a news release, Abbotsford Police say a 62-year-old woman was robbed by five men wearing masks while she was outside her home around 8 p.m. The suspects used pulled out a gun while demanding money from the victim. Police say the suspects then made off with the woman’s vehicle. Although shaken the v
  
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• AFN chiefs endorse revised child-welfare settlement, call on Trudeau to apologize

  04-04-2023 18:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — First Nations chiefs have endorsed a revised multi-billion-dollar settlement for children and families harmed by Ottawa’s underfunding of on-reserve child and family services. 
  Chiefs gathered for a special meeting of the Assembly of First Nations passed a motion today supporting the new deal, which includes an extra $3 billion from Ottawa and increases the total compensation package to $23 billion. 
  In 2019, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ordered the federal g
  
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• Former Quebec doctor faces manslaughter charge after patient dies following surgery

  04-04-2023 18:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Laval police say a former doctor is facing a manslaughter charge after an 84-year-old patient died following a 2019 surgery.
  Isabelle Desormeau was arrested March 30 and released under conditions and a promise to appear for her arraignment on April 21.
  Police say the 52-year-old Desormeau faces one count of manslaughter in connection with the death of the patient on Nov. 1, 2019, at Cité-de-la-Santé hospital in Laval, Que., a Montreal suburb.
  Authorities say Desorm
  
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• Chilliwack Chiefs Sign Abbotsford's Tyler Pretty - Abbotsford News

  04-04-2023 18:27
  
  Chilliwack Chiefs Sign Abbotsford's Tyler Pretty  Abbotsford News
  
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• Federal privacy watchdog probing OpenAI, ChatGPT after complaint about popular bot

  04-04-2023 18:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada has launched an investigation into the company behind ChatGPT, an explosively popular artificial intelligence-powered chatbot.
  The office says it is initiating the investigation into U.S.-based company OpenAI because it received a complaint alleging “the collection, use and disclosure of personal information without consent.”
  Privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne says in a statement today that artificial intelligence an
  
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• Maple Leafs goalie Matt Murray listed day-to-day with head injury

  04-04-2023 18:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Maple Leafs goalie Matt Murray is listed day-to-day with a head injury, Toronto coach Sheldon Keefe said Tuesday.
  Murray left Sunday’s loss to the Red Wings after appearing to hit his head on the ice when Detroit forward Lucas Raymond slipped and fell into the back of the netminder’s legs, causing Murray to fall backwards.
  The 28-year-old Murray has struggled to stay healthy in his first season since being acquired from the Ottawa Senators.
  In 26 games this season, Mu
  
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• iGO reports robust first year for Ontario’s open sports-betting market

  04-04-2023 18:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — It’s been quite an opening year for Ontario’s fledgling open sports-betting market.
  iGaming Ontario announced Tuesday — the Ontario market’s first anniversary — the province delivered about $35.6 billion in total wagers and approximately $1.4 billion in total gaming revenue.
  It added that placed the province among North America’s top five igaming jurisdictions.
  Last April, Ontario was the first Canadian province to launch an open, regulated iga
  
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• Hockey Hall of Fame debuts exhibit on women’s game

  04-04-2023 18:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Hockey Hall of Fame has unveiled a new exhibit showcasing the women’s game.
  Hall of Famers Angela James and Jayna Hefford were on hand to put the finishing touches on the exhibit in downtown Toronto, placing trophies named after them into a display case.
  The exhibit’s debut was timed to coincide with this week’s women’s world hockey championship in nearby Brampton, Ont.
  Players representing Canada, Germany, Sweden, and Czechia were also in attendance.
  
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• Maple Leafs won’t wear themed jerseys for team’s Pride night Tuesday

  04-04-2023 17:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs won’t wear themed warmup jerseys for the team’s annual Pride night celebration Tuesday.
  The organization has held Pride nights in support of the LGBTQ community since 2017, but has never sported special warmup jerseys.
  The Leafs say rainbow stick tape will be available to players during the pre-game skate, and the team has a number of other events planned throughout the night.
  Toronto players and head coach Sheldon Keefe donned rainbow-themed T
  
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• Canada suffers costly cricket loss to Namibia in ICC World Cup Qualifier Playoff

  04-04-2023 17:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINDHOEK, Namibia — Canada suffered a costly 111-run defeat to Namibia on Tuesday at the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier Playoff.
  The Namibia event serves as the penultimate stage of the qualification process for the 2023 World Cup. The top two teams progress to the final qualifying tournament in Zimbabwe in June that will determine the last two participants in the 10-team World Cup in India in October.
  Canada (2-2-0, four points) dropped into fourth place in the six-team table, with one g
  
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• Why the Ford Bronco Sport is perfect for outdoor enthusiasts - Chilliwack Progress

  04-04-2023 17:30
  
  Why the Ford Bronco Sport is perfect for outdoor enthusiasts  Chilliwack Progress
  
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