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• Some quick facts about submersible missing near Titanic wreck off Newfoundland

  19-06-2023 23:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  A search was underway Monday in an area of the Atlantic Ocean about 700 kilometres south of Newfoundland for a small submersible reported missing during a dive to view the wreckage of the Titanic. Here are a few facts about the missing vessel and its owner, Washington-based OceanGate Expeditions.
  1. The Titan is a 6.4-metre manned submersible made of carbon fibre and titanium, designed to carry five people to depths of up to 4,000 metres for “site survey and inspection, research and data c
  
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• Longtime Chilliwack search and rescue member receiving medal for ... - Hope Standard

  19-06-2023 23:50 via news.google.com
  
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• Longtime Chilliwack search and rescue member receiving medal for ... - Chilliwack Progress

  19-06-2023 23:50 via news.google.com
  
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• Canada finishes 5th, 6th at international wheelchair basketball world championships

  19-06-2023 23:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DUBAI CITY, United Arab Emirates — The Canadian women’s wheelchair basketball team beat Australia 64-62 to clinch fifth place at the international wheelchair basketball world championships in Dubai on Monday.
  Cindy Ouellet had a game-high 35 points while Kady Dandeneau chipped in 10 points, 10 rebounds and four assists.
  Ouellet also had 10 rebounds and seven assists in the win.
  On the men’s side, Canada fell 67-56 to Italy on Monday to finish sixth in the tournament.
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• Toronto Six re-sign playoff hero Tereza Vanisova for upcoming PHF season

  19-06-2023 23:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Six have signed playoff hero Tereza Vanisova to a contract for the upcoming Premier Hockey Federation season.
  The 27-year-old forward from Strakonice, Czechia, scored in overtime as the Six defeated the Minnesota Whitecaps 4-3 on March 26 to capture their first Isobel Cup title.
  It capped a breakout season for Vanisova, who had a career-high 14 points (five goals, nine assists) in 24 games with Toronto.
  Vanisova won her third straight PHF title in 2022-23 after hoisti
  
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• Were you in the graduating class of 1973 from Chilliwack Senior ... - Chilliwack Progress

  19-06-2023 22:58 via news.google.com
  
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• Snowbirds pilot charged with sexual assault after alleged incident in Barrie

  19-06-2023 22:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Snowbirds pilot Maj. Steve Hurlbut has been charged with sexual assault after an alleged incident in Barrie, Ont., last week. 
  The Canadian Forces Provost Marshal’s office says it began an investigation on June 14.
  Military police laid the charge on Saturday, but a media advisory the same day made no mention of charges and did not name the individual involved. 
  Officials said on the weekend that the allegation was made by another member of the aerial acrobatics tea
  
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• Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk placed on 10-day injured list with hand laceration

  19-06-2023 22:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays placed catcher Alejandro Kirk on the 10-day injured list Monday with a left hand laceration.
  He was hit by a pitch in the second inning of Toronto’s 11-7 loss to the Texas Rangers on Sunday. 
  Kirk has three homers and 21 RBIs in 59 games this season. 
  The Blue Jays also recalled catcher Tyler Heineman and right-hander Trent Thornton from Triple-A Buffalo. 
  Both players were active for Toronto’s road game against the Miami Marlins o
  
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• Tories vote in favour of bill enshrining long-term funding for child-care system

  19-06-2023 22:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Conservative members of Parliament joined other parties to vote in favour of a bill that enshrines the federal government’s long-term commitment to a Canada-wide early learning and child-care system.
  The Liberals introduced the bill late last year as part of an effort to ensure that future federal governments would continue providing child-care funding to provinces.
  The bill, which passed unanimously, also creates a national advisory council on early learning and child care.
  
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• Native women’s association says high school students should be taught about genocide

  19-06-2023 21:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Native Women’s Association of Canada says the ongoing genocide of Indigenous peoples should be part of Canadian high school curriculums, and the organization has developed a graphic guide to help teach students about it.
  The group’s CEO Lynne Groulx says she sees a lack of political will when it comes to implementing the 231 calls for justice that came out of the national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.
  She says in the four years since
  
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• Lewis Hamilton on Red Bull’s F1 dominance: ‘It’s likely they will win every race’

  19-06-2023 21:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton says he’s come to terms with the possibility of not winning a race this season. 
  The Red Bull car is just too good.
  Red Bull is a perfect eight for eight this year after Max Verstappen won the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday, with the Dutch driver landing atop the podium six times and teammate Sergio Perez twice.
  “It’s not a frustration anymore, if it ever was. It’s how it is,” said Hamilton, a Merce
  
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• New Nanaimo hospital ICU to take patients soon, replacing one of Canada’s worst units

  19-06-2023 21:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NANAIMO, B.C. — A new intensive care unit in Nanaimo, British Columbia, will start taking patients later this month, replacing an aging unit once called one of the worst ICUs in Canada.
  Health Minister Adrian Dix says the new 12-bed intensive care unit at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital will officially open to patients on June 28.
  Dix was in Nanaimo today for an opening ceremony for the unit that will replace what he says is an outdated and undersized ICU, a10-bed facility built in 1970.
  
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• No fireworks show on Canada Day in Chilliwack due to provincial fire ban

  19-06-2023 21:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — There will be no fireworks to cap off the Canada Day festivities in Chilliwack after a fireworks contractor advised the city that it could not obtain liability insurance for a show due to a province-wide ban on fireworks.In a staff report from Carol Marleau, manager of recreation services and corporate wellness for the City of Chilliwack, Midnight Pyro, the city’s fireworks contractor, told city staff that due to a category 2 and 3 provincial fire ban, it was unable to s
  
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• Fentanyl detected in 9 of 10 illicit drug toxicity deaths, B.C. coroner says

  19-06-2023 20:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — The death toll for illicit drug overdoses in British Columbia has surpassed 1,000 people just five months into the year.A statement from the BC Coroners Service says the 176 deaths in May pushed the toll to 1,018 people who have overdosed due to unregulated drugs.
  The service says illicit drug toxicity is now the leading cause of death in B.C. for people between the ages of 10 to 59, surpassing homicides, suicides, accidents and natural diseases combined.
  Chief coroner Lisa Lapo
  
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• With starter and backup away, Greg Ranjitsingh set for first start in Toronto FC goal

  19-06-2023 20:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — With starter Sean Johnson and backup Tomas Romero away on international duty, Greg Ranjitsingh will make his first start in goal for Toronto FC on Wednesday at FC Cincinnati.
  The 29-year-old Ranjitsingh will be backed up by Luka Gavran, Toronto’s second-round pick (31st overall) in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft. Coach Bob Bradley said the team was working on a short-term loan agreement to get Gavran from TFC II. 
  Bradley said Toronto will get fullback Richie Laryea and midfi
  
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• No time for ‘games’: B.C. solicitor general gives deadline for Surrey policing report

  19-06-2023 19:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — British Columbia’s solicitor general accuses the City of Surrey of playing games around its decision to retain the RCMP as its policing agency.Mike Farnworth issued a statement saying he became concerned last Wednesday after learning a report on the future of policing in the city that hadn’t been shared with the province was nevertheless going before council.Farnworth says he asked Mayor Brenda Locke to give them the report and delay the vote until they could agree o
  
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• Abbotsford Police arrest reckless drivers going over 130 km/hr in a 50 zone

  19-06-2023 19:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — Two reckless drivers paid a hefty price for reckless and dangerous driving this past weekend in Abbotsford.According to a Facebook post from the Abbotsford Police Department, traffic members from the police department observed two vehicles driving over 130 kilometres an hour on Gladwin Road in a posted 50 km/h zone. Police say the two drivers were weaving in and out of traffic and passing cars in the oncoming lane.Police caught up to the reckless motorists and arrested both dr
  
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• Police investigation into 2018 Canada junior team questioned at parliamentary hearing

  19-06-2023 19:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The handling of the investigation into sexual assault allegations made against the 2018 Canadian junior hockey team was questioned at a parliamentary committee on Monday.
  Judge Rosemarie Aquilina, who sentenced former U.S. gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar for the sexual assault of minors, testified before the standing committee on Canadian Heritage facing questions from MPs.
  Conservative Kevin Waugh asked her what could be done to help those who were members of the hockey team but n
  
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• Radon exposure in Chilliwack homes a growing concern

  19-06-2023 19:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The concept of radon exposure may not seem like a clear and present danger to the typical homeowner or residential tenant in Chilliwack.But when Chilliwack resident Mark Gore learned that his home registered radon levels five times higher than the current Canadian guideline of 200 becquerels per cubic metre, he wasn’t thinking first and foremost about the cost associated with radon mitigation.He was thinking more about his son Jack’s long-term health.“My home
  
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• Canada Day events to feature citizenship ceremony in Ottawa, cross-country concert

  19-06-2023 19:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada Day celebrations this year are set to feature a citizenship ceremony for 17 people in Ottawa, speeches from dignitaries and a cross-country concert with Canadian musicians.
  Ottawa’s LeBreton Flats Park will be open from 9 a.m. until 10:30 p.m. with a main stage and family-friendly activities including a teaching on connections to the land by elder Indigenous women.Newcomers from France, Cameroon and other countries are expected to take their oaths of citizenship, whil
  
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• Indigenous artist’s design chosen for Afghan war monument

  19-06-2023 18:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Veterans of the war in Afghanistan were influential in choosing the final design for a monument that will memorialize Canada’s contributions in the conflict. 
  Artist Adrian Stimson, a member of Siksika First Nation in Alberta, says the design unveiled today is inspired by the medicine wheel, an important symbol in many Indigenous cultures. 
  The materials are reminiscent of the bases in Afghanistan that Stimson visited while taking part in the Canadian Forces Artist
  
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• Judge in Larry Nassar case calls on Canada for athlete protection at hearing

  19-06-2023 18:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The judge who sentenced former U.S. gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar says Canada has an opportunity to be a world leader when it comes to protecting children and youth in sports.
  Judge Rosemarie Aquilina testified before the standing committee on Canadian Heritage on Monday that sporting organizations cannot be relied on to regulate themselves and called for more athlete and government involvement.
  She says that non-disclosure agreements with coaches who are fired or dismissed for m
  
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• Chilliwack Fire responds to four overnight dumpster fires

  19-06-2023 18:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The Chilliwack Fire Department responded to four dumpster fires between Sunday night and Monday morning, as the fires appear to have been deliberately started.According to Chilliwack resident Julie Hiscock, who works graveyard shifts outdoors and monitors scanner traffic, Chilliwack firefighters responded to two garbage dumpsters on fire behind the old Canadian Tire on Vedder Road. This happened around 4:25 a.m. Monday morning (June 19). Engine 4 from the South Sumas Road fire
  
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• Fire situation eases slightly, but risks remain as more than 400 wildfires still burn

  19-06-2023 18:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — More than 200 wildfires are still burning out of control in Canada this morning as the country’s record-setting forest fire season continues to raze thousands of square kilometres every day.
  Rain helped ease the fire situation in parts of Alberta and Quebec over the weekend, but the fire risk remains high in most of the country.
  As of this morning, 420 fires were burning in nine provinces and two territories, and 207 of those are still considered to be out of control.
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• Temple leader who supported separate Sikh state is shot dead in Surrey, B.C.

  19-06-2023 18:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SURREY, B.C. — The general secretary of the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara Society in Surrey, British Columbia, confirms the president of the gurdwara was fatally shot in an attack just outside the temple.
  Bhupinder Singh Hothi says in a telephone interview that Hardeep Singh Nijjar had just left the gurdwara and was in his vehicle in the parking lot when he was attacked on Sunday night.
  Surrey RCMP said in a news release that the shooting happened at about 8:30 p.m. and the victim died at the s
  
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• Search underway for sub missing near Titanic wreck off Newfoundland

  19-06-2023 18:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HALIFAX — A search is underway off the coast of Newfoundland for a small submersible reported missing near the wreck of the Titanic.
  The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Halifax says a research submarine was reported overdue around 9:13 p.m. Sunday, about 700 kilometres south of St. John’s, N.L.
  Lt.-Cmdr. Len Hickey says an Aurora military aircraft and the Canadian Coast Guard vessel Kopit Hopson are assisting the search effort, which is being led by the U.S. Coast Guard in Boston
  
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• Parti Québécois refuses invite to Fête nationale concert to protest choice of host

  19-06-2023 18:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  QUEBEC — The Parti Québécois have turned down an invitation to address the crowd at a major concert marking the province’s national holiday in protest over the choice of host.
  Party spokeswoman Méganne Perry Mélançon accused the organizers of lacking judgment when they named Émile Bilodeau as host of the Quebec City concert on the Plains of Abraham the evening before the June 24 holiday.
  The 28-year-old Bilodeau has been a vocal critic of the
  
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• Most residents of northern Quebec town return after wildfire threat, but risks remain

  19-06-2023 18:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LEBEL-SUR-QUÉVILLON, Que. — The mayor of a northern Quebec town says firefighters are making progress combating a nearby forest fire.
  But Guy Lafrenière says residents should be prepared if a new evacuation order is issued.
  The mayor says about two-thirds of residents of Lebel-sur-Quévillon, Que., began returning home over the weekend after officials lifted an evacuation order due to encroaching wildfires.
  Lafrenière says low winds have helped firefighters&rsquo
  
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• Canada’s Denis Shapovalov wins opener at Terra Wortmann Open

  19-06-2023 17:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HALLE, Germany — Canada’s Denis Shapovalov defeated South Africa’s Lloyd Harris 7-6 (1), 6-4 in first-round play Monday at the Terra Wortmann Open.
  The unseeded Shapovalov, who rose two spots to No. 27 in the latest ATP Tour rankings, needed one hour 34 minutes to complete the victory.
  Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont., will face ninth-seeded Alexander Zverev of Germany or Austrian wild-card Dominic Thiem in the next round. 
  Top-seeded Russian Daniil Medvedev and second
  
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• Canada sanctions judges of Iran’s Revolutionary Courts over human-rights violations

  19-06-2023 17:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada has levied sanctions against seven Iranian officials, citing their role in gross and systematic human-rights violations in the country’s criminal justice system.
  Global Affairs Canada says Iran’s Revolutionary Courts are notorious for issuing death sentences and harsh prison terms following sham trials relying on evidence gathered under torture.
  It is the twelfth package of sanctions imposed by Canada against the Iranian regime since October, following widesprea
  
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• Davies, David among big names missing from Canada’s Gold Cup roster

  19-06-2023 17:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canada will be without some big names for its Gold Cup campaign.
  Alphonso Davies, Jonathan David, Cyle Larin, Tajon Buchanan, Alistair Johnston, Atiba Hutchinson and Ismael Kone will not make the transition from the CONCACAF Nations League squad to the Gold Cup.
  The 47th-ranked Canadians who lost the Nations League final to the 13th-ranked U.S. on Sunday night in Las Vegas, open Gold Cup play June 27th against either No. 170 Guyana or unranked Guadeloupe at Toronto’s BMO Field. Canada will
  
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• 'Deal with together': Manitoba community prays for victims of bus ... - Chilliwack Progress

  19-06-2023 16:30 via news.google.com
  
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• Man stabs pit bull to death in Central Park after argument between dog walkers

  19-06-2023 16:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A man stabbed a pit bull to death following a quarrel with the dog’s owner in New York City’s Central Park, officials said.The seriously injured dog was transported to a local animal clinic, where he was euthanized after the stabbing Saturday evening, police said.According to the New York Daily News, an argument broke out between the man and the woman when the assailant’s unleashed dog began biting at the woman’s pit bull. As she tried to separate th
  
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• Russian court starts trial of opposition leader Navalny that could keep him locked up for decades

  19-06-2023 11:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MELEKHOVO, Russia (AP) — A Russian court on Monday opened a new trial of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny that could keep him behind bars for decades.
  The trial is taking place at a maximum security prison in Melekhovo, 250 kilometers (150 miles) east of Moscow, where Navalny — the Kremlin’s arch foe — is serving a nine-year sentence for fraud and contempt of court.
  Navalny, 47, who exposed official corruption and organized major anti-Kremlin protests,
  
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• Manitoba premier to speak about deadly bus crash : In The News for June 19

  19-06-2023 10:17 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 June 19 …
  What we are watching in Canada …
  Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson will speak with reporters today about last week’s bus crash that killed 15 people and left 10 others seriously injured.
  The news conference will take place at RCMP D Division headquarters in Winnipeg at noon local time, and Stefanson will be
  
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• Premier, RCMP and health official to hold news conference about Manitoba bus crash

  19-06-2023 10:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson will speak with reporters today about last week’s bus crash that killed 15 people and left 10 others seriously injured.
  The news conference will take place at RCMP D Division headquarters in Winnipeg at noon local time, and Stefanson will be joined by Supt. Rob Lasson, officer in charge of major crime services with Manitoba RCMP.
  Lanette Siragusa, CEO of Shared Health, the co-ordinator of many of the province’s health services, will
  
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• MPs call for reform of Canada’s extradition system to avoid ‘further injustices’

  19-06-2023 10:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Liberal government should undertake a “comprehensive reform” of Canada’s extradition law as soon as possible to prevent “further injustices” due to shortcomings, a House of Commons committee recommends.
  In addition to calling for an overhaul of the Extradition Act, a report from the justice and human rights committee urges the government to make administrative changes to the process for sending people to face prosecution and incarceration abroad.
  
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• High government spending means more inflation? It’s complicated, economists say

  19-06-2023 10:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s attempt to block the federal government’s budget bill from passing earlier this month is the latest example of government spending coming under scrutiny amid high inflation. 
  And while most fiscal experts agree that government spending can fuel inflation, economic research suggests the link between the two is more complex. 
  The leader of the opposition demanded the federal government present a plan to balance its budget,
  
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• Here’s what observers are watching for in Monday’s four federal byelections

  19-06-2023 10:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Four new MPs are set to be elected to the House of Commons Monday in a handful of byelections that political watchers say could expose rifts within the Conservative party and bring a new Liberal cabinet hopeful into the fold.
  The Liberals are expected to hold onto seats in Winnipeg and Montreal, said Philippe J. Fournier, the polling analyst behind the 338Canada polling aggregator website.
  The Tories, meanwhile, are poised to hang on in rural Ontario and Manitoba seats, he said &m
  
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• ‘A bit of help’: Canadian Red Cross funding medical clinics for displaced in Ukraine

  19-06-2023 10:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KORSUN-SHEVCHENKIVSKYI — Medical intern Alina Manko sits at a desk and speaks with a woman as other patients wait for their turn.
  Wearing a red vest and cap, Manko is part of a group staffing mobile units funded by the Canadian Red Cross that provide health care in central Ukraine for thousands of citizens displaced by the war with Russia.
  “It is part of my job to help people if they are broken,” Manko says in halting English from the makeshift clinic inside a community centre
  
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• Blinken to meet Xi, State Department says, in bid to ease US-China tensions

  19-06-2023 09:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BEIJING (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping at 4:30 p.m. Monday, the State Department said, as America’s top diplomat wrapped up a two-day visit to Beijing aimed at easing soaring tensions.
  A Blinken-Xi meeting had been expected, but neither side had confirmed it would happen until about an hour before the talks, which are seen as key to the success of the trip. A snub by the Chinese leader would have been a major setback to the e
  
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• Langley realtor found guilty of dragging Alberta Mountie at traffic ... - Chilliwack Progress

  19-06-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  
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• Gunbattle in Jenin: 3 Palestinians killed, 29 others wounded in Israeli raid in West Bank

  19-06-2023 08:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli troops killed 3 Palestinians, including a minor, and wounded at least 29 others during a massive gunbattle with militants in the streets of the occupied West Bank city of Jenin on Monday, the Palestinian Health Ministry said.The fighting was the latest in more than a year of near-daily violence that has wracked the West Bank.
  The Palestinian Health Ministry identified Khaled Asasa, 21, Qassam Abu Sariya, 29, and 15-year-old Ahmed Saqr among the killed and said at l
  
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• Smith enjoys strong finish at U.S. Open, aims to defend British Open title

  19-06-2023 05:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LOS ANGELES — Cameron Smith’s strong play during the final nine holes of the U.S. Open Sunday could give him a boost when he defends his British Open title next month.
  Smith shot 3 under on the more difficult back nine at Los Angeles Country Club to close with a 67. The Australian finished tied for fourth at 6-under 274, although he wasn’t seriously in contention.
  It’s the third time in the last four majors Smith has finished in the top 10. He tied for ninth in last month
  
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• Canada’s trophy wait continues after loss to U.S. in CONCACAF Nations League final

  19-06-2023 05:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LAS VEGAS — The Canadian men’s bid for a first trophy in 23 years fell short Sunday in a 2-0 loss to the U.S. in the CONCACAF Nations League final.
  The 47th-ranked Canadian men were looking for their first tournament win since the 2000 Gold Cup, not to mention the Nations League winner’s prize of some US$1 million.
  Chris Richards (12th minute) and Folarin Balogun (34th minute) scored for the 13th-ranked U.S.
  Fifteenth-ranked Mexico defeated No. 58 Panama 1-0 in the earlier thir
  
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• Fowler fades in final round after bounceback U.S. Open

  19-06-2023 04:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — From his electric opening-round 62 to his neon-orange Sunday ensemble, Rickie Fowler showed off just about everything during the 123rd U.S. Open that once made him one of the most compelling figures in golf.
  Unfortunately, that also included another painful fade from title contention after he took a share of the lead into the final round.
  Fowler stumbled to a 75 Sunday, finishing in a three-way tie for fifth at Los Angeles Country Club. After 18 holes alongside eventual
  
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• McIlroy gets big break at US Open but ice-cold putter costs him the title

  19-06-2023 04:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rory McIlroy got the sort of break most players need to win a U.S. Open. If only he could’ve made a putt or two to go with it.The golf gods, to say nothing of the golf rulebook, gave McIlroy a chance to save par after his approach shot on the 14th hole came up short and embedded in the deep grass above a greenside bunker. But McIlroy missed the putt — a common theme on Sunday — and made his only bogey of the day. That single shot cost him in a one-strok
  
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• Clark plays big, becomes major champion at the U.S. Open

  19-06-2023 04:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wyndham Clark always carried the message from his late mother to “play big.” Nothing was bigger than Sunday when he held off Rory McIlroy with one clutch shot after another to become a U.S. Open champion.
  The final act was two putts from 60 feet away on the 18th hole at Los Angeles Country Club, and the 29-year-old Clark pumped his fist when it settled a foot away. He tapped that in for an even-par 70 and a one-shot victory over McIlroy and so many other star
  
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• Kelly directs Argos to 32-14 win over Tiger-Cats

  19-06-2023 04:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Quarterback Chad Kelly rushed for three touchdowns to lead the defending champion Toronto Argonauts to a convincing season-opening 32-14 win against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Sunday.
  The Argos (1-0) opened their 150th anniversary CFL season with a banner-raising ceremony to toast their 18th Grey Cup championship before their dominant outing against the rival Ticats (0-2) before 15,967 at BMO Field.
  They also trotted out past stars like Damon Allen and Rickey Foggie to help celeb
  
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• Montreal’s Lance Stroll finishes ninth at Canadian Grand Prix

  19-06-2023 01:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Another Canadian Grand Prix, another familiar result for Montreal’s Lance Stroll.
  The Aston Martin driver managed to climb through the field and finish in ninth place Sunday at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.
  A penalty in qualifying on Saturday had relegated Stroll to 16th place on the starting grid. He has always started in 16th or 17th at his home Grand Prix, but has now finished in ninth place three times (2017, 2019 and 2023) and 10th place once (2022). He had to retire
  
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