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• Trump lawyers say proposed protective order is too broad, urge judge to impose more limited rules

  07-08-2023 23:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Donald Trump’s legal team on Monday urged the judge overseeing the election conspiracy case against the former president to reject prosecutors’ proposed protective order concerning evidence in the case, saying it is overly broad and restrictive of his First Amendment rights.Lawyers for the early 2024 Republican presidential primary front-runner said the judge should impose a more limited protective order that would prevent the public disclosure of only materials deemed “sensiti
  
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• Wildfire prompts TNRD to place 85 properties on evacuation alert

  07-08-2023 23:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KAMLOOPS — Dozens more properties in the B.C. Interior have been placed on evacuation alert as the Bush Creek East wildfire near Adams Lake fills the air with thick smoke.
  The Thompson-Nicola Regional District says it expanded the evacuation alert to 85 addressed properties Monday, also closing a boat launch to keep recreational boaters off the water to allow aircraft to work unimpeded as blazes burn on both sides of the lake.
  The regional district says conservation officers and the RCMP a
  
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• Wildfire prompts B.C. regional district to place 85 properties on evacuation alert

  07-08-2023 23:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Dozens more properties in the B.C. Interior have been placed on evacuation alert as the Bush Creek East wildfire near Adams Lake fills the air with thick smoke. 
  The Thompson-Nicola Regional District says it expanded the evacuation alert to 85 addressed properties Monday, also closing a boat launch to keep recreational boaters off the water to allow aircraft to work unimpeded as blazes burn on both sides of the lake. 
  The regional district says conservation offic
  
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• Karolina Pliskova advances to second round at National Bank Open

  07-08-2023 23:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Czech Republic’s Karolina Pliskova earned a 6-3, 6-7 (8), 6-2 win over China’s Lin Zhu on Monday in women’s singles opening-round play at the National Bank Open on Monday.
  Pliskova, the world No. 23, had 11 aces to seven double faults, while breaking on five of her 16 chances.
  Zhu had two aces to eight double faults and broke on two of her three opportunities.
  It was one of just three women’s singles matches on Monday to reach the finish line as play was
  
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• Canada’s Alexis Galarneau falls in opening round of National Bank Open

  07-08-2023 22:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Canada’s Alexis Galarneau lost his opening-round match 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 to Argentina’s Francisco Cerundolo in men’s singles action Monday at the National Bank Open. 
  The Laval, Que., native had three aces and three double faults in the match, while winning 65 per cent of first-serve points. Galarneau, 24, also converted three of his 13 break point chances.
  Cerundolo, meanwhile, fired 10 aces to six double faults and won 62 per cent of first-serve points. He br
  
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• VIDEO: 200-pound walrus calf rescued, prescribed cuddles in Alaska - Chilliwack Progress

  07-08-2023 21:40 via news.google.com
  
  VIDEO: 200-pound walrus calf rescued, prescribed cuddles in Alaska  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Evolving wildfire conditions challenging for Yukon officials after village evacuation

  07-08-2023 21:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WHITEHORSE — Yukon fire officials say they’re hoping for a shift in the weather to work in their favour as a wildfire inches closer to the Village of Mayo, which was evacuated Sunday afternoon. 
  Yukon fire information officer Haley Ritchie says the Talbot Creek wildfire is about four kilometres outside the small village and remains out of control, and aerial firefighting efforts are focused on managing the blaze and keeping it away from the town. 
  Ritchie says tankers and h
  
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• Ryan Reynolds named to Order of B.C. - Chilliwack Progress

  07-08-2023 20:30 via news.google.com
  
  Ryan Reynolds named to Order of B.C.  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Hiren Creek wildfire smoke may impact Highway 1, near Revelstoke - Chilliwack Progress

  07-08-2023 20:00 via news.google.com
  
  Hiren Creek wildfire smoke may impact Highway 1, near Revelstoke  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Chilliwack Mural Festival ready to take over the city

  07-08-2023 20:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Organizers are promising a memorable weekend with this year’s Chilliwack Mural Festival. The 2023 festival will focus on both Stó:lō and international artists.
  “The Chilliwack Mural Festival is thrilled to transport you into a world of artistic wonderment in 2023 as we unveil the captivating works of six extraordinary new artists,” said Lise Oakley, Director for the Chilliwack Mural Festival.
  The event will begin Thursday and run through Saturday
  
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• MCU star Ryan Reynolds among 14 new appointees to the Order of British Columbia

  07-08-2023 19:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Ryan Reynolds has received his home province’s top honour after being named to the Order of British Columbia. 
  The “Deadpool” star and mainstay of the Marvel Cinematic Universe was among 14 new appointees announced by Lieutenant-Governor Janet Austin today.
  Other honourees included Susan Giles and Evanna Brennan, longtime outreach nurses working in Vancouver’s Downtown East Side, music talent scout Sam Feldman and conservationist George Riefel.
  The
  
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• York United’s Osaze De Rosario banned for one month after positive cannabis test

  07-08-2023 18:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — York United FC striker Osaze De Rosario has been suspended for one month after testing positive for THC, a component of cannabis.
  De Rosario, the son of former Canadian international star Dwayne De Rosario, tested positive at an in-competition urine test on Oct. 1 and was sanctioned by the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES).THC is included on the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) list of prohibited substances.The CCES notes that the WADA’s prohibited list is n
  
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• Chilliwack Fire, BC EHS respond to rollover on Hope River Road Monday

  07-08-2023 18:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack Fire Department and BC Emergency Health Services crews were dispatched Monday morning (August 7) to Hope River Road in Fairfield Island after a car rolled over.According to scanner traffic and Chilliwack resident Julie Hiscock, who monitors scanner traffic throughout the day, first responders were dispatched to Hope River Road near Killarney after a white VW Jetta overturned and wound up on its roof.
  An image shared by Scott Kehler shows a white VW Jetta upside down
  
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• Scouts, including hundreds of Canadians, to evacuate Korea jamboree ahead of storm

  07-08-2023 18:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  South Korean officials say they will evacuate tens of thousands of scouts, including hundreds of Canadians, from an international scouting jamboree along the country’s western coast before the expected arrival of a typhoon. 
  Kim Sung-ho, a vice minister at South Korea’s Ministry of the Interior and Safety, says more than 36,000 scouts from 158 countries will begin leaving Tuesday morning, with most heading to venues in the capital city, Seoul, and the nearby metropolitan area.
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• Québec solidaire members pick byelection candidate, ignore calls to nominate a woman

  07-08-2023 18:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  QUEBEC — Members of the left-wing party Québec solidaire have chosenOlivier Bolduc to run in an upcoming provincial byelection, rebuffing suggestions from party leadership that a woman should be nominated.
  The party announced at a nomination meeting late Sunday that Bolduc, a court stenographer, would run in the Quebec City riding of Jean-Talon, which was left vacant by the departure of Coalition Avenir Québec legislature member Joelle Boutin last month.
  The choice came after
  
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• JoJo Mason concert headlines 151st annual Chilliwack Fair

  07-08-2023 18:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Following record attendance at last year’s summer extravaganza, the Chilliwack Fair is poised to bring back another spectacular lineup of family-friendly entertainment for Chilliwack and Fraser Valley residents alike.The Chilliwack & District Agricultural Society will present the 151st annual Chilliwack Fair starting Friday, August 11 until Sunday, August 13 at Heritage Park.One of the many highlights of the three-day fair is a concert by Canadian Country Music Award
  
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• Canada’s Murray out of exhibition games leading up to FIBA Men’s Basketball World Cup

  07-08-2023 18:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Jamal Murray has been ruled out of Canada’s exhibition games ahead of the FIBA Men’s Basketball World Cup.
  Canada Basketball made the announcement Monday morning, saying in a release that the Denver Nuggets star will instead focus on his off-season recovery and a decision on his status for the tournament will be made a later date.
  Murray is less than two months removed from the end of his NBA season after the Nuggets won their first title in franchise history in June.
  
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• Canadian Armed Forces to phase out old housing benefit over three years

  07-08-2023 17:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada’s military has created a new program to gradually phase out its old housing benefit after hearing feedback from members who were set to lose the payments. 
  The Armed Forces announced plans in March to create a new housing allowance that is based on salary, rather than where a soldier is posted. 
  It was estimated the move would make thousands of people eligible for the new allowance while cutting off thousands of others.
  The military said that would result in
  
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• Ex-Minneapolis officer sentenced to nearly 5 years on state charge for role in George Floyd’s death

  07-08-2023 16:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) —Tou Thao, the last former Minneapolis police officer convicted in state court for his role in the killing of George Floyd, was sentenced Monday to 4 years and 9 months.
  Thao had testified that he merely served as a “human traffic cone” when he held back concerned bystanders who gathered as former Officer Derek Chauvin, who is white, knelt on Floyd’s neck for 9 1/2 minutes while the Black man pleaded for his life on May 25, 2020. A bystander video capture
  
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• Explore the 2023 Prize Home Lottery - Chilliwack Progress

  07-08-2023 15:00 via news.google.com
  
  Explore the 2023 Prize Home Lottery  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Venus Williams has high praise for Canada’s Leylah Fernandez

  07-08-2023 13:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Canada’s Leylah Fernandez has an all-time great in her corner.
  Venus Williams, a seven-time Grand Slam champion, former world No. 1 and Olympic gold medallist who’s still playing at 43 years of age, couldn’t have more time for the young player from Laval, Que.
  “She has the greatest attitude on the court. Unbelievable competitor. I think she’s so good for the game,” said Williams in her pre-tournament availability at the National Bank Open. &ld
  
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• B.C.’s low-income renters thought they’d get free AC units, but some face hurdles

  07-08-2023 13:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Summer isn’t fun for Surrey, B.C., renter Inderjit Singh Ghuman.
  It means restless nights with his wife and son in an overheating ground-floor basement suite that lacks air conditioning. 
  “It was really uncomfortable here in my unit. It was hot and my family couldn’t sleep in the nighttime,” Ghuman said, referring to July. “It’s tough here on hot days.”
  His 18-year-old son has been struggling to study in stifling conditions in rece
  
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• Multiple passengers dead after charter bus crashes in Pennsylvania, police say

  07-08-2023 12:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LOWER PAXTON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) — Multiple passengers died after a charter bus carrying up to 50 people collided with a vehicle on an interstate in Pennsylvania, state police said.
  The crash happened at about 11:50 p.m. Sunday on southbound Interstate 81 in Dauphin County’s Lower Paxton Township, near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania State Police said. The bus flipped on its side.
  Police said in a statement that “multiple passengers” died.
  Multiple people also were taken to a hos
  
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• England advances over Nigeria on penalty kicks despite James’ red card at the Women’s World Cup

  07-08-2023 12:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — England won without star Lauren James, who was ejected with a red card, to beat Nigeria on penalty kicks Monday and advance to the quarterfinals at the Women’s World Cup.
  The round of 16 match ended 0-0 after regulation and extra time, giving Nigeria a chance to win a knockout match at the Women’s World Cup for the first time in nine trips to the global tournament.
  But European champion England won the shootout 4-2, missing only one attempt.
  England b
  
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• As ambassadors seek answers from Poilievre, Tory caucus offers foreign policy hints

  07-08-2023 12:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Ambassadors around Ottawa are looking for clues to decipher the Conservative Party’s foreign policy, as leader Pierre Poilievre offers few hints of how he’d approach the world stage as prime minister.
  In Ottawa, diplomats at several embassies describe feeling uncertain about whether Conservatives would stick to global climate commitments and continue staunchly supporting Ukraine. 
  They would only speak about the matter if they were not directly identified, citing
  
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• 2 Southern California firefighters and a pilot were killed after a mid-air collision, officials say

  07-08-2023 11:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CABAZON, Calif. (AP) — Three people were killed after two firefighting helicopters collided in Southern California on Sunday while fighting a blaze in Riverside County, emergency officials said.
  One of the helicopters landed safely. “Unfortunately, the second helicopter crashed and tragically all three members perished which included one Cal Fire Division chief, one Cal Fire captain and one contract client pilot,” Cal Fire Southern Region Chief David Fulcher said during a news
  
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• Niger’s junta shuts airspace, accuses nations of plans to invade as regional deadline passes

  07-08-2023 08:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Niger’s mutinous soldiers closed the country’s airspace and accused foreign powers of preparing an attack, as the junta defied a deadline to restore the ousted president and said any attempt to fly over the country will be met with “an energetic and immediate response.”
  Niger’s state television announced the move Sunday night, hours before West African regional bloc ECOWAS had demanded that the coup leaders reinstate President Mohamed Bazo
  
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• Elderly man reportedly assaulted over the weekend in Chilliwack

  07-08-2023 07:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack RCMP, Chilliwack Fire Department and BC Emergency Health Services personnel were dispatched early Sunday morning for the report of an elderly man who was allegedly assaulted.
  According to scanner traffic overnight, an elderly man was reportedly hit on the head and suffered a laceration on his forehead, prompting a multi-agency response Sunday, August 6 at about 12:05 a.m. to Margaret Avenue in Chilliwack.Margaret Avenue is a three-block street running east-west that
  
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• Chilliwack Fire Dept. responds to railroad track fire near Ritchie Brothers Sunday night

  07-08-2023 06:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Engine 6 (Greendale) from the Chilliwack Fire Department was dispatched for the report of a small fire in an industrial area southeast of Ritchie Brothers in Chilliwack, resulting in a request to CN Rail that rail traffic be briefly suspended.
  According to scanner traffic Sunday night, Engine 6 responded to the area at approximately 8:50 p.m. Sunday (August 6) with a crew of five firefighters for the report of a fire southeast of Ritchie Brothers on Industrial Way.
  At one poin
  
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• Scarborough, Calgary win CEBL conference semifinals, advance to championship weekend

  07-08-2023 05:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Scarborough Shooting Stars are packing for an exciting weekend on the West Coast. The Ottawa BlackJacks are packing it up for the season.
  The Shooting Stars, who trailed 37-30 at halftime and 62-50 heading into the final quarter, rallied to knock off the BlackJacks 77-72 in the Canadian Elite Basketball League’s Eastern Conference semifinal on Sunday at TD Place.
  In Calgary, the Surge dunked the visiting Edmonton Stingers 84-68 in the Western Conference semifinal at the
  
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• Lauther plays hero as Riders clip Redblacks 26-24 on late 54-yard field goal

  07-08-2023 04:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  REGINA — Brett Lauther’s 54-yard field goal with 26 seconds left in the game propelled the Saskatchewan Roughriders to a 26-24 victory over the Ottawa Redblacks on Sunday in Regina.
  The victory ended a three-game losing streak for the Riders, who improve to 4-4 with the exciting win. The Redblacks are now 3-5.
  The victory also marked the first win as a starting quarterback for Mason Fine, who took over the reins of the Saskatchewan offence after Trevor Harris suffered a tibial platea
  
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• AP: Coyotes agree to 1-year, $3.9 million deal with defenceman Dumba

  07-08-2023 03:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Defenceman Matt Dumba has agreed to a one-year, $3.9 million contract with the Arizona Coyotes, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press.
  The person spoke on condition of anonymity on Sunday because the contract has not been signed yet.
  Dumba played 10 seasons with Minnesota. He served as an alternate captain for the Wild the past two seasons, playing more of a shutdown role after being one of the NHL’s better two-way defencemen.
  The 29-year-
  
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• Fires on both sides of Adams Lake in B.C. prompt evacuation orders

  07-08-2023 03:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Wildfires on both sides of Adams Lake in the B.C. Interior have prompted evacuation orders as crews continue to battle the blazes over the long weekend. 
  A post by the Columbia Shuswap Regional District on Sunday says the Lower East Adams Lake wildfire has grown minimally, days after residents were hastily evacuated after a drastic wind shift began blowing the fire toward lakeside properties. 
  The regional district says heavy smoke has made visibility poor and we
  
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• Glover wins Wyndham Championship, Thomas season ends by inches

  07-08-2023 02:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Lucas Glover did more than extend his PGA Tour season Sunday. He won the Wyndham Championship with a 2-under 68 that sends him into the FedEx Cup playoffs with more big opportunities in front of him.
  Glover managed a two-hour rain delay and took advantage of a faltering Russell Henley to win for the first time in more than two years and earn an unlikely spot in the lucrative post-season.
  Justin Thomas ended his season with a shot he won’t soon forget. Needing
  
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• Evacuation order issued for Village of Mayo in Yukon due to Talbot Creek wildfire

  07-08-2023 02:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MAYO, YUKON — Residents of the Yukon Village of Mayo are under an evacuation order as a wildfire inches closer to the small northern community. 
  The Yukon Emergency Measures Organization says it issued the order at 1 p.m. Sunday due to hazards to life posed by the Talbot Creek wildfire.
  The order covers all properties from kilometres 35 to 66 along Yukon Highway 11, known as the Silver Trail. 
  “Evacuating a community of any size is never easy,” said fire information o
  
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• Andreescu to play Giorgi, Fernandez faces Stearns in National Bank Open first round

  07-08-2023 01:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Three Canadian women’s singles players now know their first-round opponents with Sunday’s qualification complete at the National Bank Open.
  Bianca Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont., will open against on No. 51 Camila Giorgi of Italy in a match scheduled for Tuesday night at IGA Stadium. Andreescu is the highest-ranked Canadian in the tournament at No. 44.
  Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que., ranked 88th, opens play against No. 59 American Peyton Stearns. The start time for
  
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• Caroline Wozniacki makes return to tennis at National Bank Open in Montreal

  07-08-2023 00:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Caroline Wozniacki is juggling a lot more balls in the air than the last time she played in a tennis tournament.
  Since her last tournament appearance, she’s become a mother — twice — and her hands have been full with more than tennis rackets.
  The former world No. 1 and 2018 Australian Open champion received a wild-card entry into the National Bank Open main draw and is playing her first match since January 2020 on Tuesday at IGA Stadium after retiring to start
  
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• Vikings sign Canadian receiver N’Keal Harry

  07-08-2023 00:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EAGAN, Minn. — The Minnesota Vikings have added Canadian wide-receiver N’Keal Harry to their 90-man NFL roster.
  Harry, 25, previously spent three seasons with the New England Patriots with 57 receptions for 598 yards and four touchdowns on 103 targets.
  He was traded to the Chicago Bears in 2022 for a seventh round draft pick.
  During his time with the Bears, he had seven receptions for 116 yards and a touchdown on nine targets with the Bears.
  Harry was born in Toronto, Ont. before he
  
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• Schneider has 4 hits and 4 RBIs, Chapman drives in 3 as the Blue Jays rout the Red Sox 13-1

  07-08-2023 00:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Davis Schneider went 4 for 5 with a homer and four RBIs, and the Toronto Blue Jays completed a weekend sweep of the Boston Red Sox with a 13-1 rout Sunday.
  Matt Chapman had a two-run double after Red Sox center fielder Jarren Duran misplayed a fly ball that would have been the final out of a four-run third inning.
  Toronto moved five games ahead of the last-place Red Sox in the AL East for the third and final American League wild-card spot. The third-place Blue Jays lost their
  
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