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• George Springer’s four RBIs power Blue Jays past Royals 5-1 in key Toronto win

  09-09-2023 23:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — George Springer drove in four runs on three hits, including two home runs, to power the Toronto Blue Jays past the Kansas City Royals 5-1 on Saturday.
  Cavan Biggio added an RBI single as Toronto (79-63) opened a critical 10-game homestand with back-to-back wins.
  Kevin Gausman (11-8) was superb for the Blue Jays, striking out 10 and giving up one run on just two hits over eight innings. Jordan Hicks pitched the ninth.
  Edward Olivares belted his 10th home run of the season for lowl
  
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• Ford kicks 14-man England to relieving win over Argentina at Rugby World Cup

  09-09-2023 23:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MARSEILLE, France (AP) — George Ford kicked everything, including three first-half drop goals, to give 14-man England a pressure-relieving 27-10 win over Argentina at the Rugby World Cup on Saturday.
  Written off ahead of the tournament and down a man from the opening minutes after flanker Tom Curry’s head clash with Juan Cruz Mallia resulted in a red card, England took nearly every chance that came its way from a sloppy Argentina to start Pool D with a big win that no one saw coming.
  
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• Canada’s Michael Woods headlines 2023 Montreal Grand Prix cycling race

  09-09-2023 23:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Tour de France stage winner Michael Woods will headline 2023 Montreal Grand Prix cycling race on Sunday.
  A total of 161 competitors representing 23 teams are set to wind their way around iconic Mount Royal to wrap up a 430-kilometre event that also included Friday’s race in Quebec City.
  Woods, who’s from Ottawa, will be joined by the likes of rising star Arnaud De Lie. The 21-year-old Belgian took first in the provincial capital Friday, winning the 201.6-kilometre ra
  
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• Canada will not recognize ‘sham’ Russian election results in Ukraine, says Trudeau

  09-09-2023 23:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will not recognize the results of elections held this week by Russian authorities in occupied parts of Ukraine.
  Trudeau condemned the elections in a statement through his office today, calling them a “sham.”
  He says the elections are “a cynical attempt to legitimize military conquest under the guise of democracy,” and a violation of international law.
  Local elections for Russian-installed legislatures began earlier
  
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• New Hockey Canada boss Katherine Henderson calls Calgary summit humbling

  09-09-2023 22:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Hockey Canada’s new leader called what she heard at its summit humbling and eye-opening.
  Katherine Henderson took over as president and chief executive officer of Hockey Canada this summer amid calls for culture change in both the organization and the sport. She was previously Curling Canada’s CEO.
  The two-day Beyond The Boards Summit — that fell within Henderson’s first official week on the job — examined toxic masculinity in the elite men’s g
  
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• Ouellette rushes for two TDs, Argos cement playoff berth with win over Alouettes

  09-09-2023 22:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Chad Ouellette ran for 105 yards and two touchdowns as the Toronto Argonauts clinched a CFL playoff spot with a 39-10 home win over the Montreal Alouettes on Saturday afternoon.
  Toronto (10-1) earned a fourth straight victory, but also cemented the season series with Montreal (6-6). The two teams meet Friday at Molson Stadium to complete the home-and-home series.
  Ouellette cemented the win with a two-yard TD run at 2:36 of the fourth quarter, putting Toronto ahead 36-10. The Argo
  
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• Mariners’ George Kirby apologizes to manager Scott Servais for wishing for earlier removal

  09-09-2023 22:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ST. PETERBURG, Fla (AP) — Seattle Mariners pitcher George Kirby apologized to manager Scott Servais for saying he wished he wasn’t sent back to the mound for the seventh inning of a 7-4 loss to Tampa Bay after reaching the 90-pitch mark.
  Servais said he talked with the 25-year-old right-hander “for a long time” both Friday night and Saturday morning.
  “He said ‘Skip, that’s not who I am,” Servais said before Saturday’s game. “We all know
  
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• Los Angeles Rams put WR Cooper Kupp on injured reserve with lingering hamstring issue

  09-09-2023 22:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams have placed receiver Cooper Kupp on injured reserve, sidelining him for at least their first four games.
  The Rams also put new tight end Hunter Long on injured reserve Saturday, one day before their season opener at Seattle.
  Kupp injured his hamstring Aug. 1 in training camp, and he aggravated the injury late last month. The Super Bowl 56 MVP got treatment and saw a specialist in Minnesota in recent days but didn’t improve enough to p
  
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• Dalvin Cook signed with the Jets despite them giving the running back a ‘worst-case scenario’

  09-09-2023 22:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Coach Robert Saleh was certain the New York Jets were about to lose out on signing Dalvin Cook.
  The then-free agent running back was visiting the team in July, with each side gauging the other’s interest, when the Jets presented what seemed like a potential deal breaker.
  “I feel like we put on a worst-case scenario,” Saleh recalled Saturday. “When he left, I was like, ’There’s no way he’s going to want to play here.’
  
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• All 4 Grand Slam trophies were at the US Open when Djokovic lost to Medvedev in the 2021 final

  09-09-2023 22:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — All four Grand Slam trophies were there. When Novak Djokovic played Daniil Medvedev in the 2021 U.S. Open final — the same two men who will meet Sunday in Arthur Ashe Stadium for the 2023 title — there was more than just the championship of that particular two-week tournament at stake, and the U.S. Tennis Association wanted to be prepared.
  Djokovic was attempting to become the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to complete a calendar-year Grand Slam by winning al
  
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• GAME DAY: Vees at Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL Pre-Season) - Penticton Vees

  09-09-2023 21:49 via news.google.com
  
  GAME DAY: Vees at Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL Pre-Season)  Penticton Vees
  
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• Chilliwack Fire, RCMP, EMS respond to two-car crash at Vedder/Knight Saturday

  09-09-2023 20:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack RCMP, Chilliwack Fire and BC Ambulance Service were dispatched to the intersection of Vedder Road and Knight Road in Sardis early Saturday morning after a two-car crash.
  According to Chilliwack resident Mohit Bharadwaj, who attended the scene, police, fire and ambulance personnel responded for the report of a crash sometime after 12:30 a.m. Saturday, September 9.
  Bharadwaj says he was sitting in the nearby Produce Gone Wild parking lot when the accident occurred.
  Th
  
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• Zinchenko scores as Ukraine holds England to 1-1 draw in European Championship qualifying

  09-09-2023 20:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WROCLAW, Poland — Ukraine ended England’s perfect record in 2024 European Championship qualifying after Oleksandr Zinchenko’s first-half goal helped secure a 1-1 draw on Saturday. 
  Zinchenko put Ukraine ahead with a side-footed finish in the 26th minute before Kyle Walker equalized with his first goal for England, on his 77th appearance, in the 41st. 
  The Ukrainian fans celebrated as if it was a win after the final whistle, with the players applauding the supporters i
  
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• Canadian forecasters watching point where hurricane Lee turns and journeys northwards

  09-09-2023 20:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HALIFAX — Atlantic Canadians will learn more about the track of hurricane Lee later this week, after it becomes clear where the powerful storm will begin its journey northwards.
  Environment Canada meteorologist Bob Robichaud says the hurricane will be felt in Atlantic Canada by next weekend, but the question remains how close it will come to shore.
  He says the point where Lee, currently in the northeastern Caribbean, twists to the north could affect whether it results in higher waves along
  
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• Brewers’ Christian Yelich scratched against Yankees because of lower back soreness

  09-09-2023 20:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich was scratched from Saturday’s game against the New York Yankees because of lower back soreness.
  Yelich was slated to lead off before the two-time All-Star was dropped from the starting lineup about 10 minutes before first pitch.
  Rookie Sal Frelick replaced the 2018 NL MVP ih in the leadoff spot for NL Central-leading Milwaukee, which won Friday’s opener 8-2.
  Yelich is batting .274 with 17 homers and 70 RBIs in 136 ga
  
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• Bengals QB Joe Burrow, now the NFL’s highest-paid player, says contract talks weren’t a distraction

  09-09-2023 20:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow, in his first comments to reporters since becoming the highest-paid player in the NFL, said contract negotiations weren’t a distraction as he worked to rehab from a training camp injury and then game plan for Sunday’s opener at Cleveland.
  “I’ve always been pretty good at compartmentalizing things that are important to me,” the 26-year-old said Saturday at a news conference.
  Burrow finalized his contract extension on Thursday
  
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• Rory McIlroy moves into contention at Irish Open, 2 shots behind leader Hurly Long

  09-09-2023 19:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  STRAFFAN, Ireland (AP) — Rory McIlroy birdied his last two holes to move into contention for a second Irish Open title as most of the players in front of him faltered in the third round on Saturday.McIlroy finished off a 6-under 66 with a short birdie putt on the 18th to push into third place, two shots behind leader Hurly Long of Germany.That’s a better spot than he had expected, given that he started the day eight shots off the lead.
  “I felt like I maybe needed to go a couple
  
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• N.S. park officers kill coyote that chased bike, search for another that bit rider

  09-09-2023 19:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  INGONISH, N.S. — Parks Canada says it has killed a coyote that was chasing a cyclist on Cape Breton’s Cabot Trail, while conservation officers keep searching for another coyote that bit a different bike rider’s arm.
  Erich Muntz, a resource conservation manager with the agency, said in an interview Saturday that the chasing behaviour in the latest incident was considered dangerous enough to warrant shooting the animal.
  He says the incident occurred on Friday on MacKenzie Mountai
  
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• Emotions run high for Virginia as the Cavaliers honor slain teammates ahead of first home game

  09-09-2023 19:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Virginia played its first home football game in 10 months on Saturday and went in hoping to create a high point in what remains a long, emotional journey that started in a horrific way.
  Tributes and dedications for three players slain in a shooting last November began Friday with a tree planting and the placement of a plaque to honor the three, as well as another player and a female student who were wounded. The victims were also honored before the Saturday game
  
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• Equipment stolen from Chilliwack Search and Rescue volunteers

  09-09-2023 19:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — At a time when they’re trying to fundraise for a new building on Fifth Avenue, Chilliwack Search and Rescue says equipment packs from two of its most active volunteer members have been stolen from right outside their homes.
  According to a post from Chilliwack SAR on Facebook, the non-profit reports that the packs contained survival gear, first aid, technical clothing, rope rescue equipment equipment and many other essential items to ensure a “safe and effective res
  
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• GW Graham grinds out 35-33 road win over highly-ranked Prairie of Washington state

  09-09-2023 18:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BATTLE GROUND, WASHINGTON – After a convincing win in Week 0, the Grizzlies drove down 6-plus hours to Vancouver, Washington to play the Prairie Falcons, a top 3A school in the United States.
  Friday Night Lights on US soil showed the tenacity of this team, with their first win, 35-33, over a 3A team in the states as a program.
  The Falcons started on offence and had a scoring drive to go up 6-0. The Falcons went for a 2-point conversion, but were stopped by lineback Noah Sandau in the backf
  
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• UFV’s Kareena Sahota keeps a clean sheet as Cascades find two second half goals to defeat Mount Royal

  09-09-2023 18:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Kareena Sahota made three saves as the UFV Cascades women’s soccer team maintained their first clean sheet of the season in a 2-0 victory over the Mount Royal University Cougars on Friday in Calgary.According to a game summary from UFV Cascades, both teams struggled to find an edge in the first half, as they went into the break scoreless.MRU looked to strike in the 65th minute as the ball bounced around in the Cascades box after a free kick, but Caitlyn Vieira’s shot
  
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• Sexton returns and leads a record-setting day for Ireland at Rugby World Cup

  09-09-2023 18:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BORDEAUX, France (AP) — Jonathan Sexton was bent over, clutching his left wrist, and Ireland and its supporters held their breath.
  Uh oh.
  Ireland’s prized asset in their determined bid to win the Rugby World Cup for the first time was playing his first match in six months on Saturday and appeared in pain.
  Sexton had turned casually to flop between the posts for a try and braced his fall with his left arm — the same arm that Romania back Jason Tomane, too late to spoil the try,
  
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• Doncic and Slovenia top Italy 89-85 for 7th place at Basketball World Cup. Latvia finishes 5th

  09-09-2023 17:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Luka Doncic ended his summer schedule with a win.
  Doncic, the Dallas Mavericks star, finished with 29 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists, and Slovenia topped Italy 89-85 on Saturday in the seventh-place game at the Basketball World Cup.
  Mike Tobey scored 12 points and Zoran Dragic added 10 for Slovenia (5-3).
  Marco Spissu scored 22 points for Italy (4-4), which dropped its last three games in the tournament. Simone Fontecchio scored 16 and Achille Polonara add
  
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• Can the NFL’s 2020 QB draft class be among the best ever? The early results say yes

  09-09-2023 17:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Joe Burrow is not only the NFL’s highest-paid quarterback, he is the leader of a draft class that in a short time is making a run to be one of the best.
  The 2020 QB draft class has had one of its own in the Super Bowl the past two seasons — Burrow with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2021 and Jalen Hurts last season with the Philadelphia Eagles.
  Burrow and Hurts are in the top five in The Associated Press ranking of quarterbacks.
  The rest of the group also has its share of accomplishments.
  
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• Minister urges Canadians in Morocco to contact Global Affairs after devastating quake

  09-09-2023 17:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Federal Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly has urged Canadians in Morocco to register with Global Affairs Canada after a deadly earthquake struck the country late Friday night.
  In a tweet this morning, Joly says Canada’s thoughts are with all of those affected by the devastating quake.
  She says Canadians in Morocco who need help should contact the federal Emergency Watch and Response Centre, which can provide emergency consular assistance.
  Global Affairs Canada says it is working
  
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• Rescue begins of ailing US researcher stuck 3,000 feet inside a Turkish cave, Turkish officials say

  09-09-2023 17:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Rescue has begun of ailing US researcher stuck 3,000 feet inside a Turkish cave, Turkish disaster management agency says.Rescue crews were waiting for doctors to give the go-ahead for an operation to move out an American researcher who fell ill almost 1,000 meters (more than 3,000 feet) below the entrance of a cave in Turke y, officials said. The effort could last up to 10 days.The Associated Press
  
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• With sexism in Spanish soccer being scrutinized, female players strike for higher league wages

  09-09-2023 17:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — First, Spain’s Women’s World Cup winners said they would no longer play for their country as they fight sexism in the nation’s soccer federation. Now, Spain’s women’s league players are on strike and pushing for what they call a dignified minimum wage.
  The Liga F — Spain’s women’s league — was supposed to kick off its second season on Friday, but instead its players are striking for the first two rounds of games.
  
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• Browns defensive star Myles Garrett chasing greatness, hoping for picture perfect season

  09-09-2023 17:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Myles Garrett was in an unfamiliar, vulnerable position. Flat on his back.
  Accustomed to shedding blockers to knock down quarterbacks, Cleveland’s All-Pro defensive end looked as if he might be ready to take a nap as he stretched out on a padded landing mat inside the Browns’ indoor field house this week.
  With a Week 1 matchup against Joe Burrow and the Bengals approaching, Garrett was just soaking up a precious chance to relax after practice on an unusually
  
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• UK police catch terrorism suspect who escaped from a London prison

  09-09-2023 13:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LONDON (AP) — A former soldier who escaped from a London prison while awaiting trial on terrorism charges was captured Saturday, police said.
  Daniel Abed Khalife was on the run four days before a massive search managed to nab him in the Chiswick, west of London.
  Khalife escaped on the bottom of a food delivery truck from Wandsworth Prison on Wednesday. The breakout ignited a storm of criticism as political opponents blamed the ruling Conservative party for incompetence.
  Khalife, 21, is acc
  
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• Frustration, despair at Montreal airport amid road traffic woes

  09-09-2023 13:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The entrance to Montreal’s airport rumbled with honks, groans and a few profanities on a recent afternoon as a herd of cars inched forward on the road leading to the terminals.
  The gridlock proved too much for some anxious travellers to bear. More than a dozen ditched their rides, some dashed hundreds of metres alongside traffic, luggage in tow, in frantic attempts to catch their flights — or to simply skip the wait. Their heads bobbed between vehicles on the bouleva
  
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• Foreign aid: Ottawa overhauling ‘risk-averse’ red tape for charities operating abroad

  09-09-2023 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Global Affairs Canada is reforming its bureaucratic system for funding foreign-aid initiatives in a bid to approve funding requests faster and eliminate multiple layers of red tape.
  Charities say Canada’s international aid system is notoriously cumbersome. The system provides more than $6.5 billion a year in development aid for everything from education and climate-change adaptation to gender equality, in addition to humanitarian funding for emerging crises.
  “They know
  
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• Conservatives to close Quebec City convention with votes on party policy

  09-09-2023 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  QUEBEC — Conservatives gathered in Quebec City will vote today on a series of changes to their policy handbook on the final day of a three-day convention. 
  More than 2,500 delegates have been gathered at a conference centre near the city’s historic walls to energize themselves to fight the next election and debate what to change about the party’s policy and constitution. 
  Riding associations from across the country worked to advance certain priorities and delegates me
  
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• Canada, U.S. ‘have to look after each other’ on cybersecurity: Cyber Centre head

  09-09-2023 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — The man in charge of protecting Canadians from malicious hackers says it is vital for Canada and the United States to keep working closely together on cybersecurity. 
  Sami Khoury, the head of the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security, was in D.C. this week for an international cybersecurity summit and meetings with U.S. counterparts. 
  Khoury says the two countries have become essential partners in fortifying the continent’s cyber defences, a collaboration he expec
  
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• Trudeau arrives at G20 Summit as most powerful countries focus on Global South

  09-09-2023 08:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW DELHI — The G20 has kicked off in New Delhi, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arriving alongside other leaders from the world’s richest and powerful countries.Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who wants to make this summit about the Global South, also welcomed the African Union as its newest permanent member.
  The European Union is the only other regional bloc that holds permanent membership.
  Trudeau will spend most of the day sitting in sessions with the other leaders, with
  
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• Phyllis Ellis, Michael Woods among winners at Canadian Sport Awards

  09-09-2023 07:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The Canadian Soccer Players Association, former field hockey player Phyllis Ellis and cyclist Michael Woods were honoured at the Canadian Sport Awards on Friday night.
  AthletesCAN named the CSPA, representing the national women’s soccer team, as the winner of its representative of the year award.
  Ellis, who represented Canada at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, was recognized with the social responsibility award. She directed the 2022 film “Category: Woman.”
  Woo
  
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• Novak Djokovic will face Daniil Medvedev in the US Open final. It’s a rematch from 2021

  09-09-2023 05:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Novak Djokovic limited big-serving Ben Shelton to five aces and broke him five times in their U.S. Open semifinal Friday. Djokovic pushed back when the 20-year-old unseeded American produced a late stand that got the home crowd into the match.
  And after overcoming what he called “a little black hole” caused by tension to right himself, finish off a 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 (4) victory and reach his record-tying 10th final at Flushing Meadows and 36th at all major tournamen
  
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• Daniil Medvedev ousts US Open defending champion Carlos Alcaraz to reach the final. Djokovic awaits

  09-09-2023 05:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Daniil Medvedev ended Carlos Alcaraz’s reign as the U.S. Open champion by eliminating him in the semifinals 7-6 (3), 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 on Friday night to set up a rematch in the final against Novak Djokovic.
  The No. 3-seeded Medvedev won his lone major championship at Flushing Meadows in 2021 by defeating 23-time Slam winner Djokovic in that year’s title match.That prevented Djokovic from completing what would have been the first calendar-year Grand Slam in men&rsqu
  
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• Hamilton Tiger-Cats hang on for 27-24 win over Ottawa Redblacks

  09-09-2023 05:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Hamilton Tiger-Cats swept the season series against the Ottawa Redblacks with a 27-24 win at TD Place on Friday night.
  The Redblacks (3-9) dropped their sixth straight game and find themselves mired in the CFL East Division basement. 
  With Ottawa driving towards midfield late in the fourth quarter, quarterback Dustin Crum had the ball knocked out of his hands. Hamilton’s Ted Laurent recovered with 69 seconds left and after a pair of rushing plays, the Tiger-Cats ran
  
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• Toronto Blue Jays kick off homestand with 5-4 victory over Kansas City Royals

  09-09-2023 04:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s hit a two-run double in Toronto’s four-run seventh inning and the Blue Jays hung on for a 5-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Friday.
  Bo Bichette drove in two runs with a single and a double for Toronto (78-63) in his first game since Aug. 27. Pinch-hitter Ernie Clement also had an RBI single.
  Bichette was reinstated from the 10-day injured list four hours before the game after missing time with a strained right quadriceps.
  Starter Yusei
  
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• B.C. salmon swimming through summer sauna get emergency ... - Chilliwack Progress

  09-09-2023 03:04 via news.google.com
  
  B.C. salmon swimming through summer sauna get emergency ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• New Mexico governor issues order to suspend open and concealed carry of guns in Albuquerque

  09-09-2023 02:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday issued an emergency order suspending the right to carry firearms in public across Albuquerque and the surrounding county for at least 30 days in the midst of a spate of gun violence.
  The Democratic governor said she is expecting legal challenges but felt compelled to act in response to gun deaths, including the fatal shooting of an 11-year-old boy outside a minor league baseball stadium this week.
  The firearms suspensio
  
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• Belgium’s De Lie wins Quebec cycling race, Canada’s Boivin finishes 41st

  09-09-2023 02:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  QUEBEC — Belgium’s Arnaud De Lie finished first in the UCI World Tour Quebec City Grand Prix men’s road race on Friday.
  He had a time of four hours 47 minutes 36 seconds. 
  New Zealand’s Corbin Strong was second and Australia’s Michael Matthews was third in the same time. 
  Montreal’s Guillaume Boivin was the top Canadian in 41st place, eight seconds behind.
  This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 8, 2023. The Canadian Press
  
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• Powerful earthquake strikes Morocco, damaging some buildings and sending people into the streets

  09-09-2023 02:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  RABAT, Morocco (AP) — A powerful earthquake struck Morocco late Friday, damaging buildings in major cities and sending panicked people pouring into streets and alleyways from Rabat to Marrakech. There was no immediate word on any casualties.
  The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 when it hit at 11:11 p.m. Morocco’s National Seismic Monitoring and Alert Network measured it at 7 on the Richter scale.
  Variations in early measurements are common, alt
  
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• Vancouver officer charged a year after cruiser hit pedestrian - Chilliwack Progress

  09-09-2023 01:53 via news.google.com
  
  Vancouver officer charged a year after cruiser hit pedestrian  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Peiyun Chien posts 64 and builds 4-shot lead on LPGA in Cincinnati

  09-09-2023 01:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Peiyun Chien of Taiwan holed out for eagle on the sixth hole and played bogey-free on Friday for an 8-under 64 to build a four-shot lead in the Kroger Queen City Championship as she tries for her first LPGA Tour victory.
  Chien has won three times on what is now the Epson Tour and twice on the Taiwan LPGA.
  “I really want to play well in America and go back to Asia, play Asian Games for my country” said Chien, who reached the halfway mark at 14-under 130 at Kenw
  
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• Saving lives focus of new Downtown Eastside youth outreach centre - Chilliwack Progress

  09-09-2023 01:35 via news.google.com
  
  Saving lives focus of new Downtown Eastside youth outreach centre  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• UBCO must pay $50000 for mishandling sex assault complaint - Chilliwack Progress

  09-09-2023 01:34 via news.google.com
  
  UBCO must pay $50000 for mishandling sex assault complaint  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Residents of West Kelowna fire zone get brief home access but restrictions extended

  09-09-2023 01:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WEST KELOWNA, B.C. — Residents of wildfire-ravaged Wilson’s Landing in West Kelowna, B.C., were granted a four-hour window Friday to access their homes to retrieve important items as an area-wide restriction order was extended to Sept. 15.
  The Central Okanagan Regional District says in a statement residents were temporarily permitted entry to the evacuation zone, but no further access is expected this weekend.
  Evacuation alerts were lifted near Lytton and Lillooet in the Fraser Canyo
  
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• UBC Okanagan ordered to pay $50,000 in sexual assault discrimination case

  09-09-2023 00:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — University of British Columbia Okanagan has been ordered to pay a former student $50,000 for discriminating against her based on her sex and disability in the way it handled her allegation of sexual assault by another student.
  The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal says the university’s method of investigating non-academic misconduct exacerbated Stephanie Hale’s PTSD and caused her harm to the point that she couldn’t participate in the process.
  The tribunal says that
  
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