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• New Canada Post stamp honours first Indigenous woman to lead a Canadian government

  11-06-2023 23:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ULUKHAKTOK, N.W.T. — The first Indigenous woman to lead a provincial or territorial government in Canada is being honoured with a new stamp.
  Canada Post says it has unveiled a stamp in honour of Nellie Cournoyea, known as a champion of her people in Canada’s western Arctic.
  Cournoyea was the first Indigenous woman, and second woman, to head a provincial or territorial government in Canada, serving as premier of the Northwest Territories from 1991 to 1995.
  Canada Post says in a statem
  
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• Biggio’s homer leads Blue Jays in 7-6 comeback win over Twins, avoid series sweep

  11-06-2023 23:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Cavan Biggio’s three-run homer in the eighth inning completed a 7-6 comeback win for the Toronto Blue Jays against the Minnesota Twins on Sunday.
  The Blue Jays (37-30) overcame a five-run deficit to defeat the Twins (33-33) in the series finale after dropping the first two games.
  Alejandro Kirk and Santiago Espinal led off the eighth inning with singles before Biggio blasted his fifth homer of the year to right-centre field off reliever Emilio Pagan (3-1).
  Toronto closer Jo
  
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• Tories to work with NDP, Bloc to set terms on potential foreign interference inquiry

  11-06-2023 23:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The federal Conservatives are willing to work with other opposition parties to set the terms of reference for a possible inquiry on foreign interference and plan to get the process started in the coming days, the Tory leader said Sunday. 
  Pierre Poilievre said he will reach out to the New Democrats and Bloc Quebecois next week to get the work underway. 
  Poilievre’s remarks came a day after the Liberal government re-opened the possibility of holding a public inquiry
  
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• Crosses from New Zealand shipwreck sent to Quebec in honour of 19th-century Patriot

  11-06-2023 22:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — A pair of wooden crosses made from a shipwreck in New Zealand have been sent to Quebec to honour the 185-year-old wish of a francophone man who rebelled against British rule.
  François-Xavier Prieur was one of dozens of Patriots who were exiled to Australia aboard the HMS Buffalo as punishment for their part in the 1837-1838 uprising in Lower Canada, now Quebec. He later wrote in his memoir of his desire that pieces of the ship be sent to his home as a reminder of what he
  
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• Abbotsford's Nick Taylor breaks golf course record at RBC Canadian ... - Chilliwack Progress

  11-06-2023 20:41 via news.google.com
  
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• Wildfires continue to wreak havoc across B.C. and Alberta

  11-06-2023 20:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Residents in parts of northeast British Columbia have been asked to flee their homes because of encroaching wildfires.
  The Northern Rockies Regional Municipality has issued an evacuation alert for the remote areas of Ittsi Creek and Maxhamish Lake, located about 125 kilometres north of Fort Nelson.
  To the south, shifting winds and cooling temperatures today are helping firefighters battling the out-of-control wildfire threatening the community of Tumbler Ridge.
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• VIDEO: 200 people displaced after large fire in downtown Maple ... - Chilliwack Progress

  11-06-2023 18:50 via news.google.com
  
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• Quebec now taking the offensive against forest fires: natural resources minister

  11-06-2023 18:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The number of out of control forest fires in Quebec has declined as firefighters begin to take the offensive instead of just reacting to the blazes, the province’s natural resources minister said Sunday.
  Maïté Blanchette Vézina said there are still 131 fires burning in the province, but the number of those classified as out-of-control has dropped by 28 and now stands at44.
  “We’ve gone from a reactive mode to an offensive mode,” she told
  
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• Novak Djokovic wins his 23rd Grand Slam title by beating Casper Ruud in the French Open final

  11-06-2023 18:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic won his men’s-record 23rd Grand Slam title on Sunday with a 7-6 (1), 6-3, 7-5 victory over Casper Ruud in the French Open final.
  Djokovic, a 36-year-old from Serbia, broke a tie with rival Rafael Nadal for the most major singles trophies in the history of men’s tennis, which dates to the 1800s.
  Nadal, a 14-time champion at Roland Garros, missed this year’s tournament because he is injured.
  This victory goes alongside the French Open titles earn
  
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• Elevated section of heavily traveled I-95 collapses in Philadelphia

  11-06-2023 18:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An elevated section of Interstate 95 collapsed early Sunday in Philadelphia after a vehicle caught fire, closing the main north-south highway on the East Coast and threatening to upend travel in parts of the densely populated Northeast, authorities said.
  Transportation officials warned of extensive delays and street closures and urged drivers to avoid the area. Early reports indicated that the vehicle may have been a tanker truck, but officials could not immediately con
  
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• Shifting winds, cooler temperatures helping firefighters at Tumbler ... - Chilliwack Progress

  11-06-2023 18:10 via news.google.com
  
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• Battle rages over obscure law to expand railway competition in ... - Chilliwack Progress

  11-06-2023 18:00 via news.google.com
  
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• CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted – Week of June 11, 2023

  11-06-2023 17:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Here are three people wanted by police in our region this week. This list is provided by Crime Stoppers.Name: Alexander SladeczekAge: 24
  Height: 5’1” Weight: 102lb
  Hair:Blonde Eyes: Blue
  Wanted: Theft $5000 or underWarrant in effect: June 6, 2023
  Parole Jurisdiction: ChilliwackName:Kwabena BosiakoAge: 22
  Height: 5’11” ft Weight: 186lbs
  Hair: Black Eyes: Brown
  Wanted: Multiple counts of robbery using an unauthorized firearm, discharging a firearm with in
  
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• Ex-Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon arrested by police investigating governing party’s finances

  11-06-2023 16:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LONDON (AP) — Former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, who dominated politics in Scotland for years, was arrested Sunday by police investigating the finances of the governing, pro-independence Scottish National Party.
  Police Scotland said a 52-year-old woman was detained “as a suspect in connection with the ongoing investigatn into the funding and finances of the Scottish National Party.”
  “The woman is in custody and is being questioned by Police Scotland detective
  
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• Canada’s Fernandez and partner Townsend come up short in French Open doubles final

  11-06-2023 16:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PARIS — Canada’ Leylah Fernandez fell just short in her quest to win her first Grand Slam title Sunday at the French Open.
  Fernandez and American partner Taylor Townsend were defeated 1-6, 7-6 (5), 6-1  by the unseeded team of Hsieh Su-Wei of Taiwan and and Wang Xinyu of China in the women’s doubles final at Roland Garros stadium.
  As with countrywoman Bianca Andreescu in the mixed doubles final, Fernandez, of Laval, Que., came within a set of the big prize, but couldn&rsqu
  
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• Hsieh and Wang win French Open women’s doubles after beating Fernandez and Townsend

  11-06-2023 15:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PARIS (AP) — Unseeded Hsieh Su-Wei of Taiwan and Wang Xinyu of China won the French Open women’s doubles on Sunday after beating 10th-seeded Leylah Fernandez of Canada and Taylor Townsend of the United States 1-6, 7-6 (5), 6-1.
  It was another upset victory for Hsieh and Wang after they beat sixth-seeded Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Ellen Perez to reach the final, and three other seeded pairs before that. 
  The feat was made more remarkable by the fact it was only their second tou
  
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• Left-leaning Mexico seeks closer Canada ties in labour and business amid mining spat

  11-06-2023 12:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Trudeau government is taking a mixed approach to Mexico charting its own path to economic growth, as a desire for more trade and better labour rights bumps up against mining reform and agriculture regulations that have riled Canadian firms.
  Ahead of a visit this week of senior Mexican officials, Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan was in Mexico this month taking stock of the country’s growing movement to unionize, which has been undergoing major reforms with some Canadi
  
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• U.S. border towns still wait on buyers from B.C., as Vancouver shopping buses vanish

  11-06-2023 10:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Cross-border shopping buses filled with Chinese and Korean Canadian consumers were once ubiquitous outside Washington state malls, but they have all-but disappeared from the commercial landscape, dealing a heavy blow to border-town businesses.
  The removal of COVID-19 restrictions at the border late last year has boosted the number of Canadians making land crossings to the United States, but consumers and tour operators say the pandemic may have altered people’s travel and
  
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• Amanda Nunes beats Irene Aldana to retain title at UFC 289; Canadians go undefeated

  11-06-2023 07:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Amanda (Lioness) Nunes beat Irene Aldana by unanimous decision during UFC 289 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver on Saturday night to hold on to her bantamweight title before announcing her retirement.
  Nunes dominated the fight, landing far more hits than her opponent, while Aldana’s corner repeatedly encouraged their fighter to go on the offensive.
  Charles (Do Bronxs) Oliveira won by TKO in the co-main event against Beneil Dariush in the lightweight bout.
  The title fight cappe
  
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• Gauld’s late goal gives tired Whitecaps 1-1 draw with Cincinnati

  11-06-2023 06:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Fatigue may have been a factor for the Vancouver Whitecaps. But the home side pressed through for a 1-1 draw against Cincinnati FC in front of 16,086 fans on Saturday at B.C. Place.
  Just three days after they last hit the pitch, the Whitecaps (5-5-7) extended their home unbeaten streak in Major League Soccer play to nine games while snapping the six-game winning streak of league-leading Cincinnati (12-1-4).
  Ryan Gauld had the Whitecaps’ only goal, on a penalty in the 89th
  
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• Canada fails in bid to qualify for World Rugby U20 Trophy, beaten again by the U.S.

  11-06-2023 06:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Canada failed in its bid to make the World Rugby U20 Trophy on Saturday, beaten 39-14 by the U.S. in the second leg of a two-match North American qualifier.
  The Americans won the total points series 82-35.
  The young Canadians came into the game facing a 22-point deficit after losing the opener 43-21 on Tuesday at the same venue — Spartanburg Regional Field at County University Stadium — on the campus of University of South Carolina Upstate (formerly known as
  
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• Golden Knights push Panthers to edge of elimination with 3-2 win

  11-06-2023 05:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — It can be done. Such will be the thinking for the Florida Panthers for the next couple days, as they try to dig their way out of a 3-1 deficit in the Stanley Cup final.
  And they’ll think that for good reason — because they’ve already done it once.
  Here they go again. The Panthers rallied from a 3-1 series hole in Round 1 against the Boston Bruins, and now they’ll have to do it again in this matchup with the Vegas Golden Knights. Game 5 is Tuesda
  
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• Golden Knights fend off Panthers 3-2, move 1 win from Stanley Cup title

  11-06-2023 05:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — The Vegas Golden Knights are on the verge of winning the first Stanley Cup title in franchise history after holding on to beat the Florida Panthers 3-2 in Game 4 of the final Saturday night.
  Vegas leads the series 3-1 and can win the NHL championship on home ice Tuesday night. Getting to the verge that wasn’t easy.
  Chandler Stephenson scored twice for the Golden Knights, and William Karlsson broke through to end his series-long goal drought to build a 3-0 lead. T
  
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• Alouettes open CFL season by beating Redblacks 19-12

  11-06-2023 04:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Cody Fajardo threw for 261 yards and ran for a touchdown in his first game as the Alouettes quarterback, and Montreal hung on to beat the Ottawa Redblacks 19-12 in the CFL regular-season opener for both squads.
  Fajardo wasted no time getting going, finding receiver Austin Mack with a 61-yard heave on his first pass of the game before running in a one-yard touchdown in front of an announced crowd of 20,865 at Percival Molson Stadium.
  Montreal is short a few starting receivers to
  
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• Nashville SC rallies to tie Toronto FC 1-1, extending unbeaten run to nine games

  11-06-2023 03:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — A goalkeeping error by the normally reliable Sean Johnson allowed Nashville SC to extend its unbeaten streak to nine matches in MLS play with a 1-1 draw with Toronto FC on Saturday.
  The 69th-minute goal came seconds after Toronto centre back Aime Mabika cleared Hany Mukhtar’s header off the goal-line. The ball came out and Federico Bernardeschi could not clear it, allowing substitute Randall Leal to launch a long-range shot that Johnson fumbled.
  Trailing 1-0 after a stylish
  
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• Toye scores twice as Montreal beats Minnesota 4-0

  11-06-2023 03:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Mason Toye scored twice and C-F Montreal didn’t surrender any goals in posting a 4-0 Major League Soccer victory on Saturday against visiting Minnesota United.
  Toye, with goals in the seventh and 57th minutes, got offensive help from Zachary Brault-Guillard with a goal in the 13th minute and Rudy Camacho in the 76th. Montreal improved to 7-9-1 with the win, while Minnesota (5-7-5) has now lost eight of its last nine games on the road in all competitions.
  This was Montreal&
  
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• Holmqvist holds onto lead in ShopRite LPGA Classic

  11-06-2023 02:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  GALLOWAY, N.J. (AP) — Dani Holmqvist birdied the par-5 18th for a 4-under 67 and a one-stroke lead over Hyo Joo Kim on Saturday in the ShopRite LPGA Classic.
  Holmqvist, the 35-year-old Swede seeking her first LPGA Tour victory, took an 11-under 131 total into the final round Sunday on the Bay Course at Seaview, close to the casinos in Atlantic City. She opened with a career-best 64 on Friday.
  “It’s always some nerves and stuff, but it was nerves in a good way, because it’
  
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• Vancouver’s Stuart Macdonald gets goosebumps at RBC Canadian Open

  11-06-2023 02:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Vancouver’s Stuart Macdonald got goosebumps as he approached the Rink, the signature hole of the RBC Canadian Open.
  As he was announced fans started chanting his name, sang “O Canada!” and just generally let him know that they were there to support him. A far cry from the PGA Tour Latinoamerica, PGA Tour Canada, and the Korn Ferry Tour where he usually plays golf.
  “It’s been an amazing experience,” said Macdonald, who shot a 3-over 75 to finish
  
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• McGregor knocks out Heat mascot in bizarre promotion

  11-06-2023 01:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MIAMI (AP) — Conor McGregor knocked out the Miami Heat mascot in a mid-game bit that went wrong.
  Burnie — more specifically, the man who occupies Burnie’s costume — briefly sought medical attention Friday night after taking two punches from McGregor during a third-quarter stoppage of Game 4 of the NBA Finals between the Heat and the Denver Nuggets.
  The Heat said Saturday that the employee, who was not identified, received pain medication and was resting at home.
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• Arcangelo wins Belmont Stakes to make Antonucci first female trainer to win

  11-06-2023 01:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Arcangelo took the lead at the top of the stretch and won the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, making Jena Antonucci the first female trainer to win the race in its 155 years.
  After the horse crossed the finish line, Antonucci doubled over and rested her arm and her head on the back of a chair. She kissed the horse on the nose when it returned to the area in front of the winner’s circle.
  Arcangelo finished the 1 1/2 mile race in 2:29.23 and as 1 1/2 lengths in front of fav
  
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• Reports: Toronto Raptors hiring Grizzlies assistant Darko Rajakovic as new head coach

  11-06-2023 00:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The Toronto Raptors head coaching search has come to a halt.
  Toronto is hiring Memphis Grizzlies assistant Darko Rajakovic as its new head coach, according to multiple reports Saturday.Rajakovic spent the previous three seasons with Memphis after one year in Phoenix (2019-20) and five in Oklahoma City (2014-2019), all as an assistant coach.
  The move comes almost two months after the firing of now-Philadelphia 76ers head coach Nick Nurse.
  The Raptors were the only team remaining in the NBA with a
  
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• Correa’s grand slam leads Twins past Blue Jays in 9-4 comeback victory

  11-06-2023 00:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Carlos Correa’s eighth-inning grand slam home run spearheaded the Minnesota Twins’ 9-4 comeback win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday.
  Correa belted his second career bases-loaded home run into the first row in left field to give the Twins a second straight win in the three-game set against the Blue Jays.
  The Twins sent 10 batters to the plate in the eighth. Two hitters after Correa, Max Kepler smacked a three-run shot to right-centre field.
  Correa’s homer
  
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