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• Homan tops Einarson to claim PointsBet Invitational title

  01-10-2023 22:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OAKVILLE, Ont. — Rachel Homan defeated Kerri Einarson 9-7 to claim the PointsBet Invitational title on Sunday.
  Homan used a three-point ninth end to break a 6-6 tie and eventually win the women’s final.
  After a blank opening end, it was top seed Einarson who notched three points in the second to take an early lead. Down 4-2 entering the fifth, though, Homan’s second-seeded squad took their first lead with a three-point end.
  After Homan bumped the lead to 6-4 in the seventh, Ein
  
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• Canada names roster for inaugural WXV women’s rugby tournament in New Zealand

  01-10-2023 21:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canada coach Kevin Rouet has named his roster for the new WXV women’s 15s rugby tournament, choosing 21 players from the squad that finished fourth at the World Cup last November.
  Sophie de Goede will captain the fourth-ranked Canadians who will face No. 1 England, No. 3 France and No. 6 Wales in the six-team elite tier of the WXV that runs Oct. 20 to Nov. 4 in New Zealand.
  The Canadians open Oct. 20 (11 p.m. ET in Canada/4 p.m. local time Oct. 21 in New Zealand) against Wales in Wellingto
  
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• John Herdman takes over as coach of Toronto FC but plans to be an observer this week

  01-10-2023 21:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — John Herdman plans a soft landing with Toronto FC. Probably a sound move given the mess that awaits.
  The former Canada coach, who was scheduled to arrive in Toronto on Sunday evening from the West Coast, will essentially spend his first week on the job observing the underperforming MLS club. Toronto (4-17-10) has two road games this week, at Charlotte FC on Wednesday and the New York Red Bulls on Saturday, before closing out the season at home against Orlando City on Oct. 21.
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• Tim Wakefield, who revived his career and Red Sox trophy case with knuckleball, has died at 57

  01-10-2023 20:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Tim Wakefield, the knuckleballing workhorse of the Red Sox pitching staff who bounced back after giving up a season-ending home run to the Yankees in the 2003 playoffs to help Boston win its curse-busting World Series title the following year, has died. He was 57.
  The Red Sox announced his death in a statement Sunday. Wakefield had brain cancer, according to ex-teammate Curt Schilling, who outed the illness on a podcast last week — drawing an outpouring of support for W
  
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• Abbotsford residents asked to review concept plan for Mill Lake park

  01-10-2023 20:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — The City of Abbotsford is inviting residents to have their say in shaping the future of Mill Lake Park through a new community engagement initiative. The Mill Lake Park Master Plan, a comprehensive roadmap for the park’s development over the next 15-20 years, is the subject of a community check-in, to gather feedback on three potential concept plans for the city.
  Residents can participate in several ways, including an online survey, as well as public open houses on Octob
  
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• Quebec public-sector unions continue to see strong support for strike mandates

  01-10-2023 20:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Members of several Quebec public-sector unions are continuing to vote in favour of strike mandates by large margins.
  The four unions, which represent around 420,000 education, health care and social service workers, say more than 90 per cent of members who have participated in votes have supported a strike mandate.
  The unions, which are working together, have been asking their members to back a strike mandate since mid-September, with votes scheduled to continue until Oct. 13.&n
  
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• Jrue Holiday being traded to Boston, AP source says, as Portland continues making moves

  01-10-2023 19:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Jrue Holiday was out of the Eastern Conference for just a few days, and now it’s the Boston Celtics who will hope that the Olympic gold medalist and NBA champion can help deliver them another title banner.
  The Celtics finalized a deal with Portland on Sunday to land Holiday, who was sent to the Trail Blazers last week by Milwaukee in the trade that sent seven-time All-Star Damian Lillard to the Bucks.
  Boston gave up two key pieces — point guard Malcolm Brogdon and forward Robert Will
  
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• Biden says there’s ‘not much time’ to keep aid flowing to Ukraine and Congress must ‘stop the games’

  01-10-2023 19:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Sunday that American aid to Ukraine will keep flowing for now as he sought to reassure allies of continued U.S. financial support for the war effort. But time is running out, the president said in a warning to Congress.
  “We cannot under any circumstances allow American for Ukraine to be interrupted,” Biden said in remarks from the Roosevelt Room after Congress voted late Saturday to avert a government shutdown by passing a short-term f
  
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• Blue Jays will soon learn their opponent in best-of-three AL wild-card series

  01-10-2023 18:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays and Tampa Bay Rays will close out Major League Baseball’s regular season Sunday at Rogers Centre in a playoff warm-up for both teams.
  Toronto dropped a 7-5 decision to Tampa Bay on Saturday but clinched a post-season spot a few hours later when the Texas Rangers beat the Seattle Mariners 6-1.
  The Blue Jays are expected to celebrate their playoff berth after the mid-afternoon finale.It remains unclear who Toronto will play in the best-of-three wild-card
  
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• Halloween-themed event will raise money for arts programming in ... - Hope Standard

  01-10-2023 18:40
  
  Halloween-themed event will raise money for arts programming in ...  Hope Standard
  
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• Ryder Cup in Rome stays right at home for Europe

  01-10-2023 18:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — Europe won back the the Ryder Cup on Sunday, just like it always does before its raucous crowd, with Rory McIlroy leading the way and Tommy Fleetwood delivering the winner.
  McIlroy was still fired up over what he perceived to be bad behavior by Patrick Cantlay’s caddie the previous night. He helped put Europe on the brink by winning his fourth match of the week to cap off his best performance.
  And then Fleetwood hit a signature shot on the signature
  
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• Canada’s men’s artistic gymnastics team qualifies for Olympics with worlds showing

  01-10-2023 18:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ANTWERP, Belgium — Canada is sending a men’s gymnastics team to the Olympics for the first time since 2008.
  Needing a top-12 finish in the team qualification to clinch an Olympic berth, Canada placed fourth at the world artistic gymnastics championships on Sunday to secure their spot.The group of René Cournoyer, Félix Dolci, William Émard, Jayson Rampersad, Zachary Clay and Yanni Chronopoulos will be headed to the 2024 Paris Games thanks to their 249.26 score.
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• CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted – Week of October 1, 2023

  01-10-2023 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: Nathan UmphervilleAge: 26
  Height: 5’10” ft Weight: 122 lbsHair: Black Eyes: Brown
  Wanted: Unlawfully at Large
  Warrant in effect: August 27, 2023
  Parole Jurisdiction: VancouverName: Joey Van OverveldAge: 31
  Height: 5’11” ft Weight: 177 lbsHair: Red Eyes: Blue
  Wanted: Possession of Stolen Property
  Warrant in effect: September 26, 2023
  Parole Juri
  
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• A fire at a nightclub in Spain’s southeastern city of Murcia kills 13

  01-10-2023 16:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MADRID, Spain (AP) — A fire broke out in a nightclub in the southeastern Spanish city of Murcia on Sunday, killing 13 people and injuring several others, authorities said.
  The fire started around 6 a.m. in the popular Teatre nightclub and quickly tore through the venue, according to Spain’s state news agency EFE.
  It was not immediately clear what caused the fire.
  A video shared by Murcia’s fire service showed firefighters trying to control flames inside the nightclub. Police an
  
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• Chilliwack Chiefs score overtime win over Prince George

  01-10-2023 16:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Stone Rolston forced overtime with his third goal of the season at 13:40 of the third period and then Nico Grabas scored his second of the game at 7:20 of the extra period to give the Chilliwack Chiefs a 3 – 2 win over the Prince George Spruce Kings Friday (Sept. 29) in Chilliwack.
  The Chiefs dominated the game, outshooting the Spruce Kings 38 to 25, but Prince George’s Ryan Sanborn stood tall in the Kings net.Austin McNicholas gave up just two goals in the Chiefs
  
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• Winter tire regulations begin Sunday for Coquihalla, Okanagan Connector

  01-10-2023 14:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MERRITT, B.C. — Drivers who are planning to traverse high mountain highways in B.C. should remember to look at their calendars.
  Merritt RCMP are reminding motorists that winter tires are required for the Coquihalla, theOkanagan Connector, and the Hope – Princeton highway startingtoday, October 1.
  Image: Ministry of Transportation / winter tire season
  The requirement will remain in place until April 30. Certain highways that do not go through mountain passes will see the requirement e
  
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• Suicide bomber detonates a device in the Turkish capital. A second assailant is killed in a shootout

  01-10-2023 10:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in the heart of the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Sunday, hours before parliament was scheduled to reopen after a three-month summer recess. A second assailant was killed in a shootout with police, the interior minister said.Two police officers were slightly injured during the attack near an entrance to the Ministry of Interior Affairs, Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.Th
  
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• Save the Children advocate says aid cut hinders Canada’s leadership in youth rights

  01-10-2023 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Save the Children’s global advocate says Canada could lead an effort to have youth steer the reform of global institutions to fight climate change, while urging Ottawa to reverse aid cuts.
  “Canada is uniquely placed today to really help the world to lead differently, to help young people to find hope for the future,” said Rotimy Djossaya, the charity’s global policy head, during a recent visit to Ottawa.
  “Canada can play a critical role in ensuring th
  
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• Overdoses from smoking toxic drugs outpace B.C. prevention sites

  01-10-2023 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Nearly two-thirds of the overdose deaths in British Columbia this year came after smoking illicit drugs, yet only 40 per cent of the supervised consumption sites in the province offer a safe place to smoke, and the chief coroner says that needs to change.
  Lisa Lapointe said the latest data show 65 per cent of overdose deaths in 2023 came after smoking drugs, compared to 15 per cent involving injection, 14 per cent snorting and five per cent from oral consumption. The coroners&r
  
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• Vancouver Whitecaps, D.C. United draw 2-2 as MLS playoff push continues

  01-10-2023 06:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps and D.C. United battled to a 2-2 draw, with defensive miscues and close chances cancelling each other out, as the chase for a Major League Soccer playoff spot intensified on Saturday night.
  The Whitecaps thought they had sealed the win when striker Brian White was brought down in the box, with a penalty awarded after video review in the 57h minute.
  Ryan Gauld stepped up and cooly dispatched the spot pick for Vancouver to once again take the lead in the t
  
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• Hughes helps Canucks power past Oilers 5-2

  01-10-2023 06:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Defenceman Quinn Hughes scored twice and collected an assist as the Vancouver Canucks finally found their scoring touch in a 5-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers in NHL pre-season play Saturday night.
  Phillip Di Giuseppe had a goal and two assists for the Canucks (1-2-1) who had managed just two goals in their previous three exhibition games, all losses.
  Andrei Kuzmenko and Elias Pettersson added power-play goals while Brock Boeser collected three assists.
  Adam Erne and Raphael Lav
  
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• Captain Hughes helps Vancouver Canucks power past Oilers 5-2 - Chilliwack Progress

  01-10-2023 06:05
  
  Captain Hughes helps Vancouver Canucks power past Oilers 5-2  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• A populist, pro-Russia ex-premier claims victory in Slovakia’s parliamentary elections

  01-10-2023 06:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — A populist former prime minister and his leftist party won early parliamentary elections in Slovakia, staging a political comeback after campaigning on a pro-Russian and anti-American message, according to almost complete results.
  With results 99.2% from some 6,000 polling stations counted by the Slovak Statistics Office early Sunday, former Prime Minister Robert Fico and the leftist Smer, or Direction, party led with 23.3% of the votes.
  The election was a test
  
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• Orlando City beats CF Montreal 3-0 to set club records with 54 points, 15 wins

  01-10-2023 05:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Dagur Thórhallsson and Facundo Torres each scored in the second half and Orlando City beat CF Montreal 3-0 on Saturday night to set a club record with 54 points and 15 wins.
  Orlando (15-7-9) is unbeaten in 13 straight home matches in all competitions, with eight wins, having not lost at Exploria Stadium since April. The Lions topped last season’s record win total of 14.
  Montreal (11-16-4) had won three straight Major League Soccer meetings with Orlando, in
  
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• Two killed in bear attack at Banff National Park, grizzly euthanized: Parks Canada

  01-10-2023 05:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Parks Canada says a bear attack in Alberta’s Banff National Park has left two people dead.
  Banff field unit external relations manager Natalie Fay says the agency received an alert from a GPS device originating from the Red Deer River Valley at approximately 8 p.m. on Friday indicating a bear attack.
  In a statement, Fay says a response team trained in wildlife attacks were immediately mobilized but weather conditions at the time did not allow for helicopter use, leading the team to travel
  
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• LETTER: Respecting Const. Rick O'Brien – and all police - Chilliwack Progress

  01-10-2023 05:00
  
  LETTER: Respecting Const. Rick O'Brien – and all police  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Jays secure playoff berth

  01-10-2023 04:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays are returning to the post-season.
  Toronto secured an American League playoff spot when the visiting Texas Rangers beat the Seattle Mariners 6-1 tonight.
  The Blue Jays dropped a 7-5 decision in 10 innings to Tampa Bay earlier in the day, but secured a wild-card berth with the Mariners’ loss.
  Toronto will be on the road for a best-of-three wild-card series starting Tuesday against either the Minnesota Twins or Tampa Bay Rays.
  The Rays have already secure
  
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• Shiltz comes off bench to rally Ticats to playoff-clinching win over Stampeders

  01-10-2023 04:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HAMILTON — Matt Shiltz came off the bench to throw two touchdown passes as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats cemented a CFL playoff spot with a 22-15 home win over the Calgary Stampeders on Saturday night.
  Hamilton (7-8) punched its post-season ticket with the win and the Montreal Alouettes’ 32-17 road victory over the Ottawa Redblacks earlier Saturday. The Ticats have won four of their last six games and improved to 4-2 versus West Division competition.
  Shiltz replaced rookie Taylor Powell ea
  
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• Chiefs Add NCAA Veteran Argentina

  01-10-2023 03:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The Chilliwack Chiefs are excited to announce the signing of 2003-born forward Matt Argentina.
  Argentina joins the Chiefs after spending the past two seasons with Boston College. In his time there, the Philadelphia product suited up for 53 games.
  “We’re excited to have Matt join our already deep forward group. He will add experience, skill, and grit to our group. We were in the market for a power forward who’s a right-hand shot that can also take face-offs. Having played two ye
  
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• Maple Leafs remain hot, knock off Canadiens 3-1

  01-10-2023 03:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The Toronto Maple Leafs won their third consecutive NHL pre-season game, beating the Montreal Canadiens 3-1 on the road Saturday night.
  Matthew Knies, Fraser Minten, and Nicholas Robertson all scored for Toronto, which won their second consecutive game against Montreal in as many nights. Kaiden Guhle was the lone goal scorer for Montreal.
  The Bell Centre crowd were given an appetizer of what the Oct. 11 opener could look like, with all the physicality and animosity of a rivalry
  
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• Cincinnati scores late goal to edge Toronto FC 3-2

  01-10-2023 03:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Aaron Boupenza scored the game-winner in the 73rd minute to give visiting FC Cincinnati a 3-2 win against Toronto FC and lock up the fifth-year franchise’s first Supporters’ Shield on Saturday.
  Boupenza took a short pass from Luciano Acosta inside the box to slip a left-footed goal into the bottom right side of the TFC goal at BMO Field.
  The regular-season clinching victory improved Cincinnati’s (19-4-8) undefeated Major League Soccer streak to four games (2-0-2
  
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• Pierre Poilievre called out for Truth and Reconciliation Day photos with Inuk elder

  01-10-2023 03:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre found himself the subject of online criticism after posting photos with an Inuk elder alongside a caption about meeting with Algonquin elders on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
  Poilievre posted two photos to X, formerly known as Twitter, on Saturday with a caption about joining Algonquin elders and leaders at the eternal flame on Parliament Hill to mark the holiday at an event hosted by the Algonquin Nation and the National Centr
  
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• Flames assistant GM Chris Snow dies from ALS complications

  01-10-2023 03:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Calgary Flames vice-president of data and analytics and assistant general manager Chris Snow has died of complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
  Snow, 42, was diagnosed in 2019 with ALS, which is a progressive nervous system disease affecting brain cells and the spinal cord, and causes a loss of muscle control.
  Chris’s wife Kelsie confirmed Snow’s death on Saturday.
  Snow’s father, two uncles and a cousin also died of what’s also known as Lou Gehrig’s
  
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• LPGA Tour rookie Hae Ran Ryu leads NW Arkansas Championship

  01-10-2023 03:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ROGERS, Ark. (AP) — LPGA Tour rookie Hae Ran Ryu shot another bogey-free 7-under 64 to push her lead to two strokes Saturday in the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship, leaving Lexi Thompson six strokes back with a round left.
  Ryu played her final nine at Pinnacle Country Club in 5-under 31 with birdies on Nos. 3-6 and 9. Seeking her first LPGA Tour victory, the 22-year-old South Korean player was the LPGA Q-Series medallist last year.
  “It’s more confidence … that I can mak
  
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• American band Green Day to headline Grey Cup halftime show

  01-10-2023 02:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HAMILTON — Grammy Award-winning band Green Day will headline the halftime show for the 2023 Grey Cup game.
  The CFL made the announcement Saturday night during halftime of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats-Calgary Stampeders game at Tim Hortons Field. The Grey Cup game will be held Nov. 19 in Hamilton.
  “You better be ready because we’re about to turn the Grey Cup green and into the loudest f****** night in CFL history,” the band said in a statement.
  Green Day, a punk-rock band that&
  
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• UN to vote on resolution to authorize one-year deployment of armed force to help Haiti fight gangs

  01-10-2023 01:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.N. Security Council is scheduling a vote Monday on a resolution that would authorize a one-year deployment of an international force to help Haiti quell a surge in gang violence and restore security so the troubled Caribbean nation can hold long-delayed elections.
  The U.S.-drafted resolution obtained by The Associated Press on Saturday welcomes Kenya’s offer to lead the multinational security force. It makes clear this would be a non-U.N. force fund
  
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• Alouettes cash in on turnovers to beat Redblacks 32-15, clinch playoff berth

  01-10-2023 01:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Ottawa Redblacks turned the ball over six times on Saturday and the Montreal Alouettes made them pay with a 32-15 win.
  The Alouettes (8-7) clinched a CFL playoff berth with the victory. The Redblacks (4-11) saw their playoff hopes take a hit with the setback, but not all hope is lost. They must win their final three games and get some help.
  Cody Fajardo threw for 178 yards and a touchdown for the Alouettes, while William Stanback ran for 85 yards and a touchdown.
  Redblacks qua
  
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• ‘A shared responsibility’: quotes from Canada’s 3rd Day for Truth and Reconciliation

  01-10-2023 01:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  People donned orange clothing and gathered by the hundreds across Canada on Saturday to acknowledge the systemic oppression of Indigenous people by marking the third annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The federal statutory holiday recognizes abuses suffered by Inuit, First Nations and Metis people at hundreds of state and church-run residential schools.
  Here are some excerpts of what was said in honour of the occasion:
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  “I remember sitting there crying, and I was only
  
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• Quebec seeks to join class-action lawsuit against opioid manufacturers, distributors

  01-10-2023 00:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  QUEBEC — The Quebec government intends to table a bill in the coming days to enable it to join a class action lawsuit brought by British Columbia against more than 40 pharmaceutical companies accused of downplaying the harmful effects of opioids. 
  A source familiar with the file confirmed the information to The Canadian Press.
  The British Columbia lawsuit dates to 2018 and alleges manufacturers both misrepresented the risk of addiction to opioids and failed to mention side effects and
  
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• Waiting Game: Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-5 in 10 innings

  01-10-2023 00:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The playoff waiting game continued for the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday afternoon after they dropped a 7-5 decision to the Tampa Bay Rays.
  Taylor Walls hit a two-run single off Jordan Hicks in the 10th inning to silence the sellout crowd of 42,097 at Rogers Centre. Tampa Bay added another run on Junior Caminero’s infield single. 
  Chris Devenski (6-4) gave up an RBI double to Bo Bichette in the bottom half of the inning before getting Kevin Kiermaier on a groundout to
  
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