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• Catcher Alejandro Kirk leaves Blue Jays game after being hit by pitch

  18-06-2023 22:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ARLINGTON, Texas — Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk has left Toronto’s game with the Texas Rangers after being hit by a pitch.
  Kirk had a laceration and contusion after being taking a 95.6 m.p.h. fastball off his left hand.
  He underwent X-rays that came back negative for a fracture.
  Danny Jansen came into pinch run for Kirk after Jon Gray’s pitch struck him in the second inning.
  Kirk is hitting .253 this season with three home runs and 21 runs batted in.
  The 24-year-old Kirk wa
  
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• Possible snowfall expected on B.C. Interior highways: Environment Canada

  18-06-2023 22:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KELOWNA, B.C. — After a month of above-normal temperatures across British Columbia, Environment Canada is warning about possible snowfall on the province’s southwest Interior highways.
  The agency issued a statement Saturday saying wet snow or a mixture of rain and snow may create slippery conditions on highway passes in the region.
  The statement is in effect for the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Kamloops, Highway 3 from Hope to Penticton via Allison Pass and the Okanagan Connector
  
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• Co-Management Agreement between Province and Shxw’ōwhámél First Nation for continued operation of Fraser River Debris Trap

  18-06-2023 21:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HOPE — In a groundbreaking move, the Province of British Columbia and the Shxw’ōwhámél First Nation have entered into a co-management agreement for the Fraser River Debris Trap., marking the first of its kind in the province. The landmark agreement is the first of its kind in the province and formalizes the collaborative oversight of the debris trap, a vital piece of infrastructure that has been intercepting debris for more than four decades.
  Situated between Hope
  
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• Trudeau calls byelection in riding of Calgary Heritage for July 24

  18-06-2023 20:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Voters in the federal riding of Calgary Heritage will go to the polls late next month.
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a byelection will be held in the Alberta riding on July 24.
  Conservative MP Bob Benzen resigned his seat in Calgary Heritage at the end of last year.
  Benzen easily won re-election in 2021, with New Democrat Kathleen Johnson placing second and Liberal Scott Forsyth coming third.
  Elections Canada says it will open an office in Calgary Heritage soon.
  The
  
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• Canada, Ontario reach historic $10 billion proposed First Nations treaty settlement

  18-06-2023 20:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Leaders of the Robinson Huron Treaty Litigation Fund say they’ve reached a proposed $10-billion settlement with the governments of Ontario and Canada over unpaid annuities for using their lands.
  The fund, which represents the 21 Robinson Huron First Nations, announced Saturday that the proposal will resolve claims only tied to past unpaid annuities which stretch back more than 170 years.
  The Robinson-Huron Treaty was signed in 1850 and committed to paying the First Nations groups annual am
  
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• Why Marty Walsh left the Biden administration to run the NHL players’ union

  18-06-2023 19:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Marty Walsh wasn’t a man in a hurry to leave the Biden administration.
  Less than halfway through the president’s term, Walsh was in a comfortable spot in the Cabinet as labor secretary. Then he got a call about an interesting opportunity: running the NHL Players’ Association.
  The former mayor of Boston and longtime Bruins fan was intrigued and earlier this year accepted the role as executive director. Now three months in, Walsh is trying to get to know players and what they car
  
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• Evacuation order for B.C.’s West Kiskatinaw wildfire rescinded, alert remains

  18-06-2023 19:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The Peace River Regional District says the evacuation order for the One Island Lake community in the northeast corner of British Columbiahas been cancelled and residents can return home.
  But it says an evacuation alert remains in effect for all the areas previously under that order, which was first issued Thursday.
  The district says the BC Wildfire Service recommended the alert “due to the potential danger to life and health” caused by the West Kiskatinaw wildfire, which is now burni
  
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• Canada’s Wilkerson and Humana-Paredes win gold at Beach Pro Tour Challenge event

  18-06-2023 19:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  JŪRMALA, Latvia — Canada’s Brandie Wilkerson and Melissa Humana-Paredes won their first Beach Pro Tour gold medal as a team on Sunday.
  Canada defeated Switzerland’s Zoé Vergé-Dépré and Esmée Böbner 2-0 (21-17 21-17) in the tournament’s final. 
  Although the Swiss put pressure on Canada with their serve, Canada out blocked their opponents 5-1 and made fewer errors. 
  Wilkerson and Humana-Paredes, both from Toronto, won a
  
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• VIDEO: Vancouver Bandits beat Saskatchewan Rattlers - Chilliwack ... - Chilliwack Progress

  18-06-2023 18:00 via news.google.com
  
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• Canadian rider Michael Woods wins La Route d’Occitanie for the second year in a row

  18-06-2023 17:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SAINT-GIRONS, France — Canadian Michael Woods won La Route d’Occitanie for the second year in a row Sunday.
  The 36-year-old from Ottawa had moved into first place by winning Saturday’s penultimate third stage. He finished 18th in Sunday’s stage to finish atop the general classification by 10 seconds over Spain’s Cristián Rodríguez.
  Britain’s Simon Carr won Sunday’s 64.7-kilometre stage.
  “It’s really special to win this race over
  
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• Quebec wildfire: Lebel-sur-Quévillon citizens return, but remain on evacuation alert

  18-06-2023 17:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Authorities have reopened the road into Lebel-sur-Quévillon, Que., and residents will come home as planned today, but the mayor is warning locals the return could be short-lived due to the massive wildfire burning nearby.
  The roughly 2,000 residents of the northern Quebec community are still expected to return today as planned despite the fact the fire that forced them from their homes has flared up again.Mayor Guy Lafrenière says in a video message that a fire sou
  
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• After World Cup, Canadian forward Lucas Cavallini enjoying latest soccer journey

  18-06-2023 17:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Lucas Cavallini and Jonathan Osorio have come a long way since the days of playing soccer as kids in the Cavallini family basement in Mississauga, Ont.
  Last year, they fulfilled a dream by making it to the World Cup.
  “When we finally arrived in Qatar is when we started to realize our past and what brought us here,” recalled Cavallani, who came off the bench in Canada’s 4-1 loss to Croatia at the World Cup. “And what we had to go through. The struggles, the sacrifice, the
  
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• Denialists tried to dig up suspected unmarked graves at Tk’emlups: report

  18-06-2023 17:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WARNING: This story contains details that may be distressing to some.
  KAMLOOPS — Residential school denialists tried to dig up suspected graves of children outside of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, according to a new report.
  The report was published Friday (June 16) by Kimberly Murray, the Independent Special Interlocutor for Missing Children and Unmarked Graves and Burial Sites associated with Indian Residential Schools.
  In a section detailing the immediate impact of the c
  
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• CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted – Week of June 18, 2023

  18-06-2023 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: Kevin Roy Grunerud
  Age: 46
  Height: 5’7” Weight: 165
  Hair: Brown Eyes: Hazel
  Wanted: Assault with a Weapon, Forcible Confinement, Family ViolenceWarrant in effect: June 7, 2023
  Parole Jurisdiction: VancouverName: Shannon SnukutsAge: 36
  Height: 5’8” ft Weight: 126lbs
  Hair: Blonde Eyes: Blue
  Wanted: Mischief
  Warrant in effect: June 13, 2023
  Parole
  
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• Netanyahu says Israel will move ahead on contentious judicial overhaul plan after talks crumble

  18-06-2023 14:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday his government intends to move ahead on contentious plans to change the country’s judicial system after talks aimed at finding a compromise solution appeared to be crumbling.
  The government’s plans to overhaul the judiciary plunged Israel into one of its worst domestic crises ever earlier this year. Negotiations between the government and opposition parties somewhat alleviated the crisis with attempts
  
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• QUIZ: How much do you know about famous fathers? - Chilliwack ... - Chilliwack Progress

  18-06-2023 13:50 via news.google.com
  
  QUIZ: How much do you know about famous fathers? - Chilliwack ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• In Labrador, those caring for a town’s homeless population face backlash, criticism

  18-06-2023 12:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, N.L. — On a recent spring day in a sandy church parking lot in Labrador, Vanessa Hamel stopped mid-sentence to lean out of a food truck window and wave to an approaching group of people.
  “Whaddaya doin’?” she sang out to them, laughing. They waved and laughed back.
  She pulled her head back into the truck — the local Salvation Army’s Emergency Disaster Relief Vehicle — and began gathering up bags of ham sandwiches, juices and snack
  
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• F1 leader Max Verstappen aims for second consecutive Canadian Grand Prix win

  18-06-2023 11:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Formula One leader Max Verstappen can win the Canadian Grand Prix for a second consecutive year on Sunday afternoon at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.
  Verstappen will start at the pole position after finishing first in Saturday’s qualifying session.
  The 25-year-old Dutch driver is the two-time reigning world champion and is well on his way to earning a third, having won five of seven races this season, including the last three.
  Veteran Aston Martin driver Fernando Alonso starts
  
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• Manitoba community to pray for loved ones who died in highway crash

  18-06-2023 10:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DAUPHIN, Man. — Residents of Dauphin, Man., are expected to seek solace at church services today as they mourn 15 community members who died in a highway crash that also left 10 gravely injured. 
  Father Brent Kuzyk of St. George’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church says part of his liturgy is to be dedicated to victims of the crash. 
  He says he plans to offer prayers for those who died and speak to the community’s overall suffering. 
  The Ukrainian church is among many pla
  
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• Clark criticizes late start for U.S. Open’s third round

  18-06-2023 07:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Call him a traditionalist, but Wyndham Clark thinks professional golf is better in the daylight.
  The U.S. Open co-leader criticized NBC’s decision to put Saturday’s third round in a late broadcast window that forced the final competitors to finish their rounds around sunset. Visibility at Los Angeles Country Club was poor for the final hour of play, and Clark wasn’t thrilled to finish the biggest round of his life in suboptimal conditions.
  “Person
  
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• Fowler, Clark share U.S. Open lead, major champs chasing them

  18-06-2023 05:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rickie Fowler made his biggest birdie when no one expected it with a 70-foot putt. Wyndham Clark responded with a bold play for a birdie on the final hole to catch him Saturday and set the stage for a dynamic conclusion to the U.S. Open.
  Fowler looked to have his first 54-hole lead in a major until he missed a 3 1/2-foot par putt on the final hole at Los Angeles Country Club and settled for an even-par 70. Clark was reeling after his third bogey on the back nine, but dri
  
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• Short par-3 15th hole presented many challenges at U.S. Open

  18-06-2023 05:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Country Club features two of the longest par-3 holes in U.S. Open history. On Saturday, it also had the shortest.
  The 15th hole played at 81 yards, supplanting the seventh hole at Pebble Beach, which played at 92 yards in 2010 in the final round.
  “I’m the happiest man alive that I hit that green,” said Bryson DeChambeau, who got a par. “With my wedge game and how fast I can move a golf club, I’m super happy that I was able to
  
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• Toronto Arrows end disappointing MLR season with 13th loss of the campaign

  18-06-2023 04:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The injury-plagued Toronto Arrows ended a disappointing season with yet another defeat Saturday, squandering a first-half lead to lose 26-24 to the NOLA Gold in Major League Rugby play.
  Toronto (1-13-2, 16 points) did not go quietly. The Arrows mounted a late charge with tries by James O’Neill in the 74th minute and Liam Bowman, on a 90-metre intercept, in added time but it was too little too late.
  Their inability to play the full 80 minutes cost them again.
  Toronto, with t
  
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• B.C. Lions blitz Edmonton Elks 22-0, Rhymes records game’s only touchdown

  18-06-2023 04:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The B.C. Lions blitzed the Edmonton Elks 22-0 as the Lions kicked off their home opener on Saturday at B.C. Place.
  With 33,000 fans in the stands, the Lions’ offence sputtered throughout the first half as quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. repeatedly threw in to low success opportunities, finishing the game 25 for 35 with one touchdown and one interception.
  It took until the dying moments of the third quarter for the Lions’ offence to record its first and only touchdown o
  
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• VIDEO: A loss for Vancouver FC in Ottawa - Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  18-06-2023 04:00 via news.google.com
  
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• Wet snow, slippery driving conditions expected along Coquihalla

  18-06-2023 02:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Summer will officially arrive Wednesday, but in the days leading up to the summer solstice, drivers along the Coquihalla may have to contend with wet snow on the highway.
  Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement warning motorists who are planning to drive the Coquihalla, the Okanagan Connection or Highway 3 through Allison Pass.It says a trough of cold air will move over southwestern B.C. Saturday (Jun. 17) evening. It will deliver precipitation while lowering
  
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• Blinken arrives Beijing on high-stakes mission to cool soaring US-China tensions

  18-06-2023 01:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BEIJING (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Beijing early Sunday on a high-stakes diplomatic mission to try to cool exploding U.S.-China tensions that have set many around the world on edge.Blinken was to begin two days of talks with senior Chinese officials in the afternoon. He is the highest-level American official to visit China since President Joe Biden took office and the first secretary of state to make the trip in five years.
  The trip comes after he postponed pl
  
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• PHOTOS: Vegan festival in Chilliwack attracts plant-based foodies ... - Hope Standard

  18-06-2023 01:35 via news.google.com
  
  PHOTOS: Vegan festival in Chilliwack attracts plant-based foodies ...  Hope Standard
  
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• Yang takes Meijer LPGA Classic lead with third straight 67

  18-06-2023 01:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BELMONT, Mich. (AP) — Amy Yang birdied all five par 5s at Blythefield and shot her third straight 5-under 67 to take the third-round lead Saturday in the Meijer LPGA Classic.
  Yang rebounded from bogeys on the par-3 11th and 13th to birdie the par-5 14th, par-4 17th and par-5 18th to reach 15-under 201 on the tree-lined course.
  “All week my ball-striking has been really good,” Yang said. “I was giving myself good chances out there. I was a little bit off with putting speed
  
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• Jung, Heim hit back-to-back homers, García shines in field as Rangers beat Jays 4-2

  18-06-2023 00:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Josh Jung and Jonah Heim hit back-to-back homers, Adolis García had his MLB-leading 10th outfield assist among three defensive gems and the Texas Rangers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-2 on Saturday.
  Corey Seager also homered, his 10th on a solo shot in the seventh, as the AL West-leading Rangers won for just the third time in 10 games.
  The rookie Jung’s two-run homer put the Rangers in front in the second inning after García walked, and Heim made
  
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• Talismanic captain Atiba Hutchinson set for final appearance for Canada

  18-06-2023 00:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canada captain Atiba Hutchinson calls an end to his distinguished playing career Sunday. He’s looking to leave with a trophy.
  The 40-year-old midfielder has already said goodbye to his longtime Turkish club team, via a social media post this week saying: “Thank you Besiktas, forever in my heart.”
  He will close his Canadian chapter at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas where the 47th-ranked Canadian men take on the 13th-ranked U.S. in the CONCACAF Nations League final. The winner li
  
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