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• Toronto Maple Leafs sign forward Ryan Reaves to three-year contract

  01-07-2023 23:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs added enforcer Ryan Reaves as NHL free agency opened on Saturday.
  They also watched two defencemen walk out the door.
  Toronto signed Reaves to a three-year contract worth US$4.05 million, the team announced on Saturday, adding some size and physicality to their lineup.
  The six-foot-two, 225-pound Reaves produced five goals and 10 assists in 73 games split between the New York Rangers and Minnesota Wild last season.
  In 828 career games, the 36-year-old forw
  
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• Smog, air quality alerts in place across much of Quebec as wildfires continue to burn

  01-07-2023 23:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Environment Canada has issued a smog warning for a large part of Quebec as forest fires continue to burn in the provinces northwest.
  The federal department says smog can be expected in the northwestern Abitibi-Témiscamingue region, as well as in a large area stretching from Gatineau, Que., near Ottawa, to the province’s eastern border with the state of Maine.
  That area includes Montreal, which has experienced several smog days this week, and Quebec City.
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• Evacuation Order now downgraded to Alert on Kelowna's Knox ... - Chilliwack Progress

  01-07-2023 23:00 via news.google.com
  
  Evacuation Order now downgraded to Alert on Kelowna's Knox ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• James Wade leaving WNBA’s Chicago Sky to join Toronto Raptors as assistant coach

  01-07-2023 22:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Chicago Sky say head coach and general manager James Wade is joining the Toronto Raptors as an assistant coach.
  Wade led Chicago to its first Women’s National Basketball Association title in 2021 and compiled an 81-59 record since taking the top job in 2019.
  He’s previously coached with the San Antonio Stars and Minnesota Lynx.
  Chicago says Wade will be replaced by Emre Vatansever as interim general manager and head coach.
  Wade joins the coaching staff of new Rapt
  
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• Edmonton Oilers signing reunites Brown with McDavid

  01-07-2023 22:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers reunited winger Connor Brown with his junior teammate Connor McDavid by signing Brown to a one-year contract Saturday.
  The 29-year-old Brown from Toronto played just the first four games for the Washington Capitals this past season because of a knee injury sustained Oct. 17.
  He underwent season-ending surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament.
  Brown scored 90 goals and has 126 assists in 448 career NHL games with Washington, Ottawa and Toronto.
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• YOUR PERSPECTIVE: Canada Day is also Chinese Railroad Workers Memorial Day

  01-07-2023 20:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Between 1881 and 1884, more than 17,000 Chinese railroad workers came by ship from California and China to build the Canadian Pacific Railway. During construction, Chinese railroad workers were given the most difficult, dangerous tasks. It is estimated that three Chinese workers died for every mile of track laid. While white workers were paid $1.50 to $2.50 per day with their provisions provided, Chinese workers were paid only $1 a day and had to pay for their own gear and food.
  The mistreatment
  
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• Rooming house revival: Canadian cities look to single-room homes amid housing crunch

  01-07-2023 20:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Rooming or boarding houses are regaining favour with some Canadian cities as a way to offset a lack of affordable homes, but experts warn there are pitfalls to the once-popular form of urban housing.
  On Tuesday, Montreal executive committee member Benoit Dorais told reporters that the city was applying its right of first refusal to purchase about 100 privately owned rooming houses, in which a person rents a single private room, and shares amenities such as bathrooms or kitchens.
  
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• Canucks bolster blueline with Carson Soucy signing from Kraken

  01-07-2023 20:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks are beefing up their blue line as part of NHL free agency on Saturday.
  The Canucks say they have reached agreements with defencemen Carson Soucy and Ian Cole, as well as forwards Teddy Blueger and Tristen Nielsen.
  Soucy, 28, spent the last two years with the Seattle Kraken — as their expansion pick from the Minnesota Wild — and had three goals and 16 points in 78 games last season.
  He signed a three-year, US$9.75M deal, while Cole will be on a
  
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• Strike gets underway for more than 7,400 port workers across B.C. ... - Chilliwack Progress

  01-07-2023 20:15 via news.google.com
  
  Strike gets underway for more than 7,400 port workers across B.C. ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Milan Lucic returns to Bruins after four seasons with Flames

  01-07-2023 20:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Veteran forward Milan Lucic departed the Calgary Flames to return to the Boston Bruins when NHL free agency opened Saturday.
  The 35-year-old winger from Vancouver signed with Boston where he spent eight seasons from 2008 to 2015 and won a Stanley Cup in 2011.
  His new contract was a one-year deal worth US$1 million, according to CapFriendly.
  Lucic, six foot three and 240 pounds, scored 35 goals and had 48 assists in 283 games over four seasons with the Flames.
  A bottom-six forward
  
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• Blue Jays pitcher Alek Manoah to make double-A start on Sunday

  01-07-2023 19:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Alek Manoah is moving up to double-A.
  The Toronto Blue Jays pitcher will start for the New Hampshire Fisher Cats on Sunday as he works to rediscover his throwing form. Manoah will be facing the Portland Sea Dogs, the double-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox in Maine.
  Blue Jays manager John Schneider said that it was important to the organization to put Manoah in an situation closer to Major League Baseball’s atmosphere.
  “You’re playing under the lights and have
  
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• Strike gets underway for more than 7,400 port workers across B.C.

  01-07-2023 19:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Port workers across British Columbia formally went on strike on Saturday after negotiations supported by federal mediators failed to produce a deal to keep more than 7,000 employees on the job. 
  The BC Maritime Employers Association issued a statement saying talks with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada took place throughout the night, but negotiators were unable to secure an agreement and workers walked off the job in the morning. 
  “Over the
  
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• Chilliwack Fire responds to vehicle crash on Vedder Rd. that injures two kids

  01-07-2023 19:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack Fire and B.C. Emergency Health Services have responded to a high-velocity motor vehicle incident at the roundabout at Vedder Road and Chilliwack Lake Road Saturday morning on Canada Day.
  According to scanner traffic, there were two children in a vehicle that crashed. One of the two children, a young girl, suffered cuts to her leg and a sore back, while a young boy in the front seat of the vehicle suffered a sore back and a suspected concussion including vomiting.
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• Ex-Jets captain Blake Wheeler signs one-year contract with Rangers

  01-07-2023 18:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The New York Rangers have signed former Winnipeg Jets captain Blake Wheeler to a one-year contract, the team announced Saturday.
  New York did not disclose the terms of the deal.
  The signing comes a day after the Jets placed Wheeler on unconditional waivers to buy him out.
  Wheeler served as Winnipeg’s captain for seven years before having the title stripped from him at the start of training camp by new head coach Rick Bowness, who then installed a three-alternate leadership group of Adam Lo
  
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• Canadiens trade defenceman Joel Edmundson to Capitals for picks

  01-07-2023 18:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The Montreal Canadiens traded defenceman Joel Edmundson to the Washington Capitals for a third-round and a seventh-round draft pick in 2024 on Saturday.
  Montreal will retain 50 per cent of Edmundson’s salary.
  Edmundson had two goals and 11 assists in 61 games last season, his third with the Canadiens.
  The 30-year-old has one year remaining on his contract at US$3.5 million.
  Edmunson began his career in St. Louis, where he won a Stanley Cup with the Blues in 2019, before he was traded to th
  
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• Mitchell, Allen to be added to all-time Argos team Monday night

  01-07-2023 18:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — He came to Canada chasing an opportunity to continue playing football. On Monday night, Derrell (Mookie) Mitchell will forever be a part of the Toronto Argonauts.
  Toronto (2-0) will add the speedy receiver and veteran quarterback Damon Allen to its all-time team before hosting the B.C. Lions (3-0) at BMO Field. That will boost the overall number to 24.
  The five-foot-nine, 190-pound Mitchell spent eight of his 11 CFL seasons with Toronto (1997-03, 2007). The 51-year-old Miami nati
  
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• Ottawa Senators sign Brannstrom, Bernard-Docker to deals for next NHL season

  01-07-2023 17:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators have signed two young players ahead of next season.
  Defenceman Erik Brannstrom agreed to a one-year deal, while fellow blueliner Jacob Bernard-Docker has signed a two-year, US$1.61 million contract.
  Brannstrom’s contract is for $2 million for the 2023-24 NHL season.
  The 23-year-old Swedish defenceman established new career highs in assists (16), points (18) penalty minutes (38) and games (74) with the Senators last season.
  Bernard-Docker, 23, split last s
  
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• Upper Fraser Valley RCMP adding extra patrols as summer season begins

  01-07-2023 15:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — RCMP are asking the public to enjoy summertime activities responsibly this year.
  In a news release, the Upper Fraser Valley (UFVRD) RCMP detachment says its officers deal with a major influx of visitors who come to enjoy the natural beauty and recreation offered by the surrounding lakes and park areas. It says it is working with its partners in the community to make recreation areas safe and enjoyable for all families.
  The RCMP Enhanced Policing Program will be providing extra
  
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• Canada Day celebrations in Abbotsford

  01-07-2023 14:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — Abbotsford will have extensive opportunities for residents to celebrate the Canada Day holiday.
  Events begin with a special Canada Day flea market at the Abbotsford Exhibition Grounds from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. More events open at the Exhibition Grounds at 10 a.m. including a community booth where local non-profits, businesses and artisan booths will be set up inside the Ag-Rec building.
  Just outside the Ag-Rec building, a community stage will be set up to host a variety of local m
  
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• Legacy of Canada’s ban on Chinese immigration lasted longer than the law

  01-07-2023 12:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — When Matthew Yan looks at the stoic and determined expression on his father’s face in the black and white photo affixed to the identification papers he carried for decades, he mostly feels pity.
  The photo features Bing Sun Jun in borrowed clothes: a grown man’s suit sagging on his adolescent shoulders, making him look far older than his 13 years.
  The boy’s jaw is set and his eyes are focused, as if he’s trying to be the man he’s been dressed up to be.
  
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• Celebrations, fireworks taking place in Ottawa despite air quality concerns

  01-07-2023 12:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada Day celebrations are taking place in Ottawa and across the country on Saturday, although some have been scaled back due to poor air quality.
  Canada’s capital city will see some festivities around Parliament Hill, but the main entertainment will be at LeBreton Flats, just west of downtown, where celebrations are expected to return to a sense of normalcy this year.
  The COVID-19 pandemic cancelled events across the country for two years, including in Ottawa. Then last ye
  
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• France arrests more than 1,300 people after fourth night of rioting over teen’s killing by police

  01-07-2023 11:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PARIS (AP) — France’s Interior Ministry said Saturday that 1,311 people were arrested around the country during a fourth night of riots triggered by the deadly shooting of a 17-year-old by police.
  The government deployed 45,000 police around the country to try to quell violence. Overnight young protesters clashed with police, set some 2,500 fires and ransacked stores.
  The funeral ceremony for Nahel, who was killed by police in the suburb of Nanterre on Tuesday, began Saturday with a
  
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• At least 51 people killed in road accident in western Kenya, 32 injured, police and Red Cross say

  01-07-2023 10:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A truck rammed into several other vehicles and market traders in western Kenya killing at least 51 people, police said.
  The Friday evening accident occurred at a location known for vehicle crashes near the Rift Valley town of Londiani, which is about 200 kilometers (125 miles) northwest of the capital, Nairobi.Officers at the scene counted 51 bodies, but more people were believed to be trapped in the wreckage, Rift Valley police commander Tom Odera told The Associated
  
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• Skin lesions on endangered killer whales are getting worse, study says

  01-07-2023 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Southern resident killer whales are increasingly suffering from skin diseases that leave large blotches on their distinctive black-and-white colouration, new research says. 
  The research, published Thursday in the journal PLOS One, analyzed photographs of more than 18,000 orca sightings from 2004 to 2016 in the Salish Sea, finding that the skin lesions have become “strikingly” more prevalent, posing another potential threat to a population already facing a rang
  
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• Adams picks up win in first career start as Redblacks beat Elks 26-7

  01-07-2023 04:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Tyrie Adams picked up his first career win in his first CFL start Friday night as the Ottawa Redblacks defeated the Edmonton Elks 26-7.
  Adams finished the game 14 for 20 for 185 yards and one touchdown. He also had 31 yards rushing.
  Jarret Doege also made his first CFL start but didn’t fare as well, going 19 for 33 for 214 yards and one touchdown. He was picked off three times and sacked four in the loss.
  It had been 640 days since Ottawa last won at TD Place. The last win w
  
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• YOUR PERSPECTIVE: Farmer’s Market Nutrition Coupon Program

  01-07-2023 04:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  It’s farmers’ market season in British Columbia!Not only are farmers’ markets an excellent way to spend a morning or afternoon connecting in your community, but they are also wonderful places to buy healthy local foods.That’s why our government is continuing to support and expand the Farmers’ Market Nutrition Coupon Program to help more households purchase healthy, locally-grown food.
  This funding from the province is distributed by the B.C. Association of Farmers&r
  
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• Reports: Fred VanVleet leaving Raptors on three-year, US$130M deal with Rockets

  01-07-2023 04:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Fred VanVleet is leaving the Toronto Raptors and signing a three-year, US$130-million contract with the Houston Rockets, according to multiple reports.
  VanVleet has spent his entire seven-year career with the Raptors after going undrafted in 2016.
  It’s the largest contract for an undrafted player in NBA history.
  VanVleet was part of the Raptors team that won a championship in 2019 and was named an all-star in 2022.
  The 29-year-old point guard opted out of his $22.8-million player option tw
  
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• Duran and Yoshida’s sixth-inning homers lead Red Sox past Blue Jays 5-0

  01-07-2023 03:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Jarren Duran had a two-run homer and Masataka Yoshida a solo shot in the sixth inning as the Boston Red Sox downed the Toronto Blue Jays 5-0 on Friday.
  Justin Turner’s home run opened the scoring as Boston (41-42) snapped a five-game losing skid. He drove in another run with a sacrifice fly in the eighth.
  James Paxton (4-1) of Ladner, B.C., was superb for the Red Sox, striking out seven over 7 2/3 scoreless innings. He only gave up three hits before giving way to relievers
  
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• 65-year-old Bernhard Langer leads US Senior Open at difficult SentryWorld

  01-07-2023 03:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  STEVENS POINT, Wis. (AP-CP) — Bernhard Langer has been able to avoid most of the trouble at SentryWorld in the U.S. Senior Open. He still was far from unscathed Friday in a 3-under 68 that gave him the second-round lead.
  “Believe it or not, I had two three-putts and a hit a sand wedge from the middle of the fairway into the water hazard, which is painful when you think about that from 100 yards,” the 65-year-old German star said after his morning round.
  Langer had six birdies a
  
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• Pendrith, Moore share the Rocket Mortgage Classic lead at 13 under

  01-07-2023 02:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DETROIT (AP-CP) — Taylor Moore and Canada’s Taylor Pendrith shared the Rocket Mortgage Classic lead at 13 under Friday, hoping to hold off a veteran trying to end a victory drought and a promising young pro aiming for his first PGA Tour victory.
  Pendrith, a 32-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ont., shot an 8-under 64 at Detroit Golf Club, one off the tournament record. Moore, who began the day tied with Monday qualifier Peter Kuest, had a 67 to match Pendrith at 13-under 131.
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• Kyrie Irving, Draymond Green, Kyle Kuzma stay put as NBA free agency opens, sources tell AP

  01-07-2023 01:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic are going to try again together in Dallas. Draymond Green is going to chase more championships with Stephen Curry in Golden State. And Jerami Grant is staying put in Portland, for serious money.
  Those decisions came quickly Friday night as free agency in the NBA got off to its traditional fast and free-spending start — with more than $1 billion in deals getting struck in basically the first hour alone.
  Irving agreed to a three-year, $126 million deal to remain
  
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• Possible B.C. port strike will spare cruise ships, employers say

  01-07-2023 01:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — A possible strike by British Columbia port workers will not disrupt cruise ships docked in Vancouver, Prince Rupert or Vancouver Island, employers say.
  The BC Maritime Employers Association says it and the union representing cargo loaders have “confirmed” that cruise ships will continue to be serviced if a strike starts Saturday morning.
  The association says in a statement the exemption was a result of the federal “mediation and conciliation service process.&r
  
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• Union for SkyTrain workers reaches tentative five-year deal with BC Rapid Transit

  01-07-2023 00:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BURNABY, B.C. — The union for more than 1,000 employees of Metro Vancouver’s SkyTrain service says it has reached a tentative five-year deal with the BC Rapid Transit Co. 
  CUPE 7000 says the new deal was reached after 10 days of negotiations, and includes future wage increases and improved benefits over the last contract. 
  CUPE 7000 president Tony Rebelo says he was pleased by the bargaining process and the new deal reflects the membership’s priorities regarding benef
  
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• N.W.T. construction company fined $100K following worker’s death

  01-07-2023 00:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FORT SIMPSON, N.W.T. — A construction company in the Northwest Territories has been fined $100,000 after a worker was killed at a site outside Fort Simpson in 2020.
  Nogha Enterprises Ltd. pleaded guilty to two offences under the territory’s Safety Act on Wednesday.
  Along with the fine, it will be put on probation for two years, which includes a requirement to develop and implement a safety program for operators of powered mobile equipment.
  The territorial Workers’ Safety and Co
  
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• VIDEO: Stepping into the outback on Canada Day can pay off ... - Chilliwack Progress

  01-07-2023 00:00 via news.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Stepping into the outback on Canada Day can pay off ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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