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• Sinner beats de Minaur in National Bank Toronto final for first Masters 1000 title

  13-08-2023 23:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Jannik Sinner is the winner of the National Bank Open.
  The seventh-seeded Italian beat Australia’s Alex de Minaur 6-4, 6-1 today for his first career Masters 1000 series title.
  Sinner broke de Minaur to close the first set in front of a near-capacity crowd at Sobeys Stadium.
  The 21-year-old right-hander maintained the pressure in the second set and closed out the match in 89 minutes. 
  De Minaur is ranked 18th in the world and was unseeded at the tournament.
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• Montreal Pride Parade draws record crowd after abrupt cancellation of 2022 event

  13-08-2023 23:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — There was a festive mood across downtown Montreal on Sunday as the city’s Pride parade drew a record number of participants one year after the 2022 event was abruptly cancelled. 
  Simon Gamache, head of parade organizer Pride Montréal, said around 15,500 people participated in the parade, a record for the event.
  “Why are we here today? First of all, it’s because we’re proud of who we are and we want to show that we’re proud of who we are,
  
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• Varsho’s five RBIs power Blue Jays past Cubs 11-4; Toronto avoids three-game sweep

  13-08-2023 22:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Daulton Varsho had a three-run homer and a two-run single to lead the Toronto Blue Jays past the Chicago Cubs 11-4 on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep.
  Whit Merrifield went 4 for 6 with an RBI double, two runs, and a stolen base as Toronto (66-54) snapped a three-game losing skid. 
  Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had a pair of RBI singles, with George Springer, Santiago Epsinal and Paul DeJong also driving in runs with base hits.
  Hyun-Jin Ryu (1-1) allowed two runs — both unea
  
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• Chilliwack home sustains significant damage in Sunday morning fire

  13-08-2023 22:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack firefighters were called to a home in the 8700 block of Broadway Sunday (Aug. 13) morning to battle a fire in a home.
  49 firefighters from five fire halls responded to the blaze at 5:03 a.m. When they arrived they found fire and smoke rising from the two-storey home.
  The lone occupant of the home had managed to escape the home safely when fire crews arrived.
  The home sustained significant fire and water damage before crews could contain the fire.
  There were no injur
  
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• Samsonova defeats Rybakina, advances to NBO final against Pegula

  13-08-2023 21:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Liudmila Samsonova of Russia defeated Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan 1-6, 6-1, 6-2 on Sunday afternoon to advance to the National Bank Open women’s singles final.
  Up 4-2 in the third set, Samsonova broke Rybakina, who double-faulted and hit a shot long while tied at deuce, before serving out the match.
  The semifinal was originally scheduled for Saturday evening but had to be pushed due to rainy weather in Montreal, which subsided on Sunday.
  As a result, the 15th-seeded Samso
  
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• Barrett scores 31 points, Canada comes back to beat Germany in basketball exhibition

  13-08-2023 21:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HAMBURG — RJ Barrett scored 31 points and Canada came back to beat Germany 133-112 in overtime in the final of the DBB SuperCup, a warm-up basketball tournament for the upcoming FIBA World Cup.
  The New York Knicks guard put in a near-perfect offensive performance, hitting 12 of the 13 shots he took including all four from three-point range.
  Germany led by 12 points later in the third quarter, but Trae Bell-Hynes hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer to cut the lead to nine starting the fourth
  
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• B.C. braces for week of heat, with temperatures expected in the 30s

  13-08-2023 21:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — A sweltering and protracted heat wave is expected to arrive today and could last for the rest of the week across much of British Columbia.
  Officials have warned residents to prepare for temperatures into the high 30s in the province’s south, and say cooling centres will be open for those looking to escape the heat.
  Emergency Management Minister Bowinn Ma has said British Columbians should take precautions to avoid the heat, drink water and limit outdoor activity.
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• Roger Thibault, one half of first same-sex civil union in Quebec, dies at 77

  13-08-2023 21:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — A member of the first same-sex couple to be legally joined in a civil union in North America has died.  
  Theo Wouters said his husband Roger Thibault, 77, died in his arms Friday.
  The two men had shared their lives for 50 years.
  Wouters said Thibault suffered from Parkinson’s disease. “Unfortunately, Rogers’ illnesses progressed very fast,” he said in an interview. “Last week, his condition deteriorated quite quickly.”
  The couple was unit
  
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• Déjà Vu: American golfer Lilia Vu captures 2nd major in 2023 at Women’s British Open

  13-08-2023 21:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WALTON-ON-THE-HILL, England (AP) — American golfer Lilia Vu won the Women’s British Open to claim her second major title of 2023, taking any potential drama out of the final round by shooting 5-under 67 for a six-stroke victory on Sunday.
  The 25-year-old Californian, who also won the Chevron Championship in April, became the first female player to win two majors in the same year since Jin Young Ko in 2019, and the first American woman since Juli Inkster in 1999.
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• Canada makes three changes to starting lineup for second rugby test against Tonga

  13-08-2023 21:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canada coach Kingsley Jones has made three changes to his starting lineup for Monday’s rugby test match with Tonga.
  The 23rd-ranked Canadian men lost 28-3 to the 15th-ranked Pacific Islanders in the opening test Wednesday in the Tongan capital of Nuku’alofa.
  Sion (pronounced Sean) Parry, who won his first cap off the bench in the first Tonga match, starts at openside flanker with Lucas Rumball shifting to the blindside and Mason Flesch dropping to the bench.
  Parry, who plays in his n
  
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• Media observers worry about impact of Métro Média closure on Quebec’s local democracy

  13-08-2023 20:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The abrupt closure of Quebec newspaper publisher Métro Média will end news coverage of local government in parts of the province’s two largest cities, media observers say. 
  Andrew Mulé, Métro Média’s president and CEO, announced the immediate suspension of operations at the company’s more than 30 hyperlocal publications — including 17 print newspapers — in a statement sent to employees, colleagues and contribu
  
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• Jays third baseman Chapman out against Cubs with finger inflammation

  13-08-2023 19:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Toronto third baseman Matt Chapman has been scratched from the Blue Jays’ series finale against the Chicago Cubs with right middle-finger inflammation.
  The Jays planned to move Santiago Espinal from shortstop to third base and play Paul DeJong at short to cover Chapman’s absence.
  Chapman is batting .255 this season with 15 home runs and 49 runs batted in.
  The Jays entered the finale against Chicago on Sunday afternoon trying to avoid a three-game series sweep.This report by The Canad
  
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• Increased temperatures, wind gusts expected Sunday for East ... - Chilliwack Progress

  13-08-2023 19:20 via news.google.com
  
  Increased temperatures, wind gusts expected Sunday for East ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Andreescu out with small back stress fracture, will miss Cincinnati Open

  13-08-2023 19:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Canadian tennis player Bianca Andreescu says she has a small stress fracture in her back and will miss the upcoming WTA 1000 tournament in Cincinnati.
  Andreescu said on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, that she experienced back pain during her first-round  loss to Marta Kostyuk at the Citi Open in Washington, D.C., on July 31.
  She said the pain became worse in her first-round loss to Camila Giorgi at the National Bank Open on Tuesday in Montreal.
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• Gunfire erupts at prominent Shiite shrine in southern Iran, wounding at least 4 people

  13-08-2023 19:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Gunfire erupted Sunday night at a prominent shrine in southern Iran, wounding at least four people, authorities said.
  Information on the attack at Shah Cheragh remained unclear immediately after the shooting, with state media and semiofficial news agencies offering differing details.The state-run IRNA news agency said four had been wounded, including two workers at the shrine and two pilgrims.Shah Cheragh is one of Iran’s top five Shiite shrines. It draws pilgrims
  
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• CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted – Week of August 13, 2023

  13-08-2023 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: Ryan CarlessAge: 37 Height: 5’9” ftHair: Brown Eyes: Blue
  Wanted: Robbery with use of a Firearm during Flight, Possession of a Weapon for a Dangerous Purpose and other Weapon PossessionContrary to a Prohibition Order
  Warrant in effect: August 4, 2023
  Parole Jurisdiction: Vancouver
  Name: Alex Leon
  Age: 40Height: 5’8” ft Weight: 170 lbsHair: Black
  
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• Cooling Centres available in Abbotsford as heatwave arrives in Fraser Valley

  13-08-2023 15:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — Temperatures are predicted to rise up to 33 C over the next several days as a high-pressure ridge moves over southern B.C.
  The heat wave is expected to produce temperatures nearly 10 C degrees warmer than the average highs through the Fraser Valley, prompting a heat warning from Environment Canada and an advisory from Emergency Management BC. The ministry says the hot weather is currently expected to last until Saturday, but is not forecast to be as severe as during the 2021 h
  
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• Public input sought for proposed changes to Wren Park in Mission

  13-08-2023 15:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MISSION — There could be some big changes coming to Wren Park in Mission soon. But before any plans are confirmed, the City of Mission is asking the public to weigh in with their thoughts.
  “For many years, Wren Park has been under-used and we want to change that,” said Mission Mayor Paul Horn. “Our aim is to create a park that better serves all of Mission and the neighbourhood of Silverhill. We need your input to get it right.”
  The public is being asked to consider
  
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• Chilliwack Fire Department’s paid on-call firefighter recruitment underway

  13-08-2023 15:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The Chilliwack Fire Department has kicked off its annual paid-on-call (POC) firefighter recruitment drive for the upcoming 2023-2024 Recruit Training Program. Aspiring local firefighters are being called upon to join the ranks of the Chilliwack Fire Department.
  The heart of the POC firefighter role lies in being a good neighbor. Responding around the clock to emergencies, these everyday citizens are an essential force, ready to jump into action when paged. Not only do they dis
  
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• Roberto Mancini announces surprise resignation as Italy coach after up-and-down tenure

  13-08-2023 14:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ROME (AP) — Italy coach Roberto Mancini surprisingly resigned on Sunday, ending an an up-and-down tenure with the national team that included a European Championship title in 2021 but also a failed qualification for last year’s World Cup.
  The Italian soccer federation issued a short announcement saying that Mancini communicated his resignation “late last night,” adding that a new coach would be named “over the next days.”
  The federation doesn’t have much
  
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• Poilievre’s Conservative party embracing language of mainstream conspiracy theories

  13-08-2023 13:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has been hitting the summer barbecue circuit with ramped-up rhetoric around debunked claims that the World Economic Forum is attempting to impose its agenda on sovereign governments.
  It is, some experts suggest, another sign that some conspiracy theories are moving from the fringes of the internet to mainstream thinking, as people’s distrust of government grows.
  In speeches to Conservative supporters across Canada, Poilievre has promised
  
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• Two years into Taliban rule, Afghan women ask Canada for education and accountability

  13-08-2023 13:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Ahead of the second anniversary of the Taliban takeover of Kabul, Afghan women are asking Canadians to join them in protecting gains in girls’ education and resisting legitimacy for the terrorist group.
  Meanwhile, Ottawa won’t say when Canadian development groups will be able to launch projects in Afghanistan.
  “It’s a complete humanitarian and human-rights crisis that’s been going on for two years,” said Murwarid Ziayee, a senior director with C
  
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• Montreal urban fish farmers say their Arctic char cuts greenhouse gases and waste

  13-08-2023 13:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — A warehouse basement in an industrial area of Montreal, near the intersection of two highways, feels about as far from a fish habitat as it gets.
  But walk through the doors of Opercule’s self-described “urban fish farm,” and the unmistakable smell of fish fills the air. 
  After donning rubber boots and lab coats, visitors are greeted with the constant hum of the plant’s filtration system. Inside the dimly lit warehouse basement, thousands of sleek, sp
  
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• Calgary, Scarborough square off in Sunday’s CEBL championship final

  13-08-2023 13:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LANGLEY, B.C. — The Canadian Elite Basketball League will have a new champion on Sunday night.
  The Scarborough Shooting Stars and the Calgary Surge will square off at Langley Events Centre to determine the best of the 10-team league that’s finishing its fifth season.
  The Shooting Stars, who finished the regular season with an 11-9 record and third in the East, advanced to Sunday’s showdown with a 74-71 win on Friday over the league’s top-ranked Niagara River Lions in the
  
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• As death toll from Maui fire reaches 89, authorities say effort to count the losses is just starting

  13-08-2023 06:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — As the death toll from a wildfire that razed a historic Maui town reached 89, authorities warned Saturday that the effort to find and identify the dead was still in its early stages. It’s already the deadliest U.S. wildfire for over a century.
  Crews with cadaver dogs have completed just 3% of the search area, Maui Police Chief John Pelletier said.“We’ve got an area that we have to contain that is at least 5 square miles and it is full of our loved o
  
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• Chilliwack first responders dispatched to reported drowning at Lindeman Lake Saturday

  13-08-2023 05:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — A multitude of Chilliwack first responders and emergency personnel were dispatched to Lindeman Lake in the Chilliwack River Valley Saturday afternoon (August 11) for a drowning incident that reportedly resulted in a fatality.
  According to witness Derrick Kramer, personnel from the Chilliwack River Valley Fire Department, Chilliwack Search and Rescue, Chilliwack RCMP, and BC Emergency Health Services responded to the Lindeman Lake parking lot in response to a reported drowning
  
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• Nowitzki, Gasol, Parker give international flavour to Basketball Hall of Fame

  13-08-2023 04:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Fans waved a German flag and chanted Dirk Nowitzki’s name when the former Dallas Mavericks big man walked the red carpet into Symphony Hall on Saturday night for the Basketball Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony.
  Tony Parker’s fans whooped it up when he took the stage to lead off the proceedings. “There are a lot of French people in town. Sorry,” the San Antonio Spurs point guard said.
  Spain was well-represented, too, with Pau Gasol shoutin
  
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• Adams Jr. returns from injury to lead B.C. Lions to 37-9 win over Calgary Stampeders

  13-08-2023 04:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Vernon Adams Jr. went 23 for 32 and threw for four touchdowns in his return to the Lions starting lineup as B.C. hammered the Calgary Stampeders 37-9 on Saturday evening at B.C. Place.
  The Lions (7-2) started strong, with Adams leading the team to a touchdown on its first drive of the game.
  Adams repeatedly connected with Keon Hatcher, with the receiver finishing with nine receptions, 170 yards and one touchdown.
  The Stampeders (3-6) struggled on offence, with miscues between q
  
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• Second semifinal at NBO Montreal postponed to Sunday due to weather

  13-08-2023 03:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The second women’s singles semifinal at the National Bank Open has been postponed due to rainy weather.
  The match between third seed Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan and Liudmila Samsonova will now take place at 1:30 p.m. ET on Sunday at IGA Stadium after previously being scheduled for Saturday night.
  As a result, Sunday’s final won’t take place until the winner has had “suitable rest” after the semifinal, with the earliest possible start set for 5:30 p
  
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• Indigenous journalist association renamed for inclusivity - Chilliwack Progress

  13-08-2023 03:34 via news.google.com
  
  Indigenous journalist association renamed for inclusivity  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• PHOTOS: 2023 Abbotsford International Airshow Saturday - Chilliwack Progress

  13-08-2023 03:30 via news.google.com
  
  PHOTOS: 2023 Abbotsford International Airshow Saturday  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Former P.E.I. premier tapped to help pick next Supreme Court Justice - Chilliwack Progress

  13-08-2023 03:30 via news.google.com
  
  Former P.E.I. premier tapped to help pick next Supreme Court Justice  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Shooting at Surrey bus stop sends man to hospital - Chilliwack Progress

  13-08-2023 02:30 via news.google.com
  
  Shooting at Surrey bus stop sends man to hospital  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• PHOTOS: 151st annual Chilliwack Fair jam-packed with fun - Mission City Record

  13-08-2023 01:37 via news.google.com
  
  PHOTOS: 151st annual Chilliwack Fair jam-packed with fun  Mission City Record
  
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• PHOTOS: 151st annual Chilliwack Fair jam-packed with fun - Hope Standard

  13-08-2023 01:37 via news.google.com
  
  PHOTOS: 151st annual Chilliwack Fair jam-packed with fun  Hope Standard
  
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• Glover goes low again, leads FedEx Cup opener by 1 stroke

  13-08-2023 01:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Lucas Glover got enough out of his round Saturday for a 4-under 66, giving him a one-shot lead going into the final round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship and a chance to lock up a spot in the Tour Championship.
  Glover posted a 66 or lower for the sixth time in his last seven rounds, three of those last week when he won the Wyndham Championship to go from No. 112 in the FedEx Cup and well into the top 70 who reached the PGA Tour’s post-season.
  Taylor Moore, who won
  
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• Morel’s late RBI double lifts Cubs over Blue Jays 5-4 as Toronto honours Bautista

  13-08-2023 00:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Christopher Morel’s late RBI double handed the Chicago Cubs a 5-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday.
  Dansby Swanson had a three-run homer to give Chicago (61-56) a lead in the fourth inning after Cody Bellinger’s RBI single tied it 1-1.
  Justin Steele struck out seven but allowed three runs on six hits over five innings. Relievers Michael Fulmer, Mark Leiter Jr., Jose Cuas, Julian Merryweather (4-0) and Adbert Alzolay followed him to the mound.
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• Emergency crews called to possible drowning near Chilliwack - Mission City Record

  13-08-2023 00:30 via news.google.com
  
  Emergency crews called to possible drowning near Chilliwack  Mission City Record
  
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• Emergency crews called to possible drowning near Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress

  13-08-2023 00:30 via news.google.com
  
  Emergency crews called to possible drowning near Chilliwack  Chilliwack Progress
  
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