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• Victim of Chilliwack plane crash identified - Vancouver Sun

  07-10-2023 23:56
  
  Victim of Chilliwack plane crash identified  Vancouver Sun
  
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• Ireland blitzes Scotland to set up Rugby World Cup quarterfinal with New Zealand

  07-10-2023 23:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PARIS (AP) — Top-ranked Ireland confirmed a Rugby World Cup quarterfinal after blitzing Scotland by six tries and 36-14 on Saturday.
  Ireland topped Pool B ahead of defending champion South Africa, which it beat 13-8 in a titanic contest two weeks ago.
  This one was never close as Ireland cruised to a national record-extending 17th straight win, with Scotland’s two tries coming after it was already 36-0.
  The Irish have never passed the quarters and they face three-time champion New Zea
  
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• Loutitt becomes first Canadian to reach ski jumping’s Grand Prix Summer Series podium

  07-10-2023 22:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KLINGENTHAL, Germany — World champion ski jumper Alexandria Loutitt fell well short of a victory on Saturday but still managed to become the first Canadian to climb onto the overall podium in the Grand Prix Summer Series.
  The 19-year-old Calgarian, who won bronze in four of the previous six Grand Prix events, sat in first place after posting the longest jump of the day at 139.9 metres in the opening round, but dropped to 25th after falling in her final attempt.
  Slovenia’s Ema Klinec
  
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• Victim of Chilliwack plane crash identified as trainee pilot from India - The Province

  07-10-2023 22:03
  Victim of Chilliwack plane crash identified as trainee pilot from India  The Province
  
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• THE MOJ: Opportunity Lost as Lions Lose To Winnipeg - Chilliwack Progress

  07-10-2023 20:30
  
  THE MOJ: Opportunity Lost as Lions Lose To Winnipeg  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Slow pace to Surrey policing transition

  07-10-2023 20:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SURREY — Canada’s top Mountie says he has yet to see a transition plan as the City of Surrey moves away from the R-C-M-P to a municipal force.
  Commissioner Mike Duheme made the remarks yesterday during his first official visit to B-C since being appointed earlier this year.
  The B.C. government ordered Surrey to continue its transition to the Surrey Police Service last July, but Duheme says he hasn’t seen any plan or dates indicating when the Mounties may start “drawing do
  
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• Canada to meet U.S. for gold at the International Para Hockey Cup

  07-10-2023 20:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OSTRAVA, Czechia — Team Canada will face off against the United States for a gold medal in Sunday’s championship game at the 2023 International Para Hockey Cup.
  Canada advanced to the title game with a 4-1 win over Team IPH in Saturday’s semifinal.
  The win avenged Thursday’s 7-5 preliminary round loss to Team IPH, which is a team of players from different countries.
  “We got back to emphasizing what we believe is important for us to have success today. We showed a co
  
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• Old faces, new places: A look at NHLers with new addresses this season

  07-10-2023 20:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The NHL saw plenty of movement this summer as players said emotional goodbyes, forced moves out of town, signed on with new teams, and returned to old haunts.
  The Canadian Press takes a look at some of the notable off-season address changes across the league.
  ERIK KARLSSON
  The Pittsburgh Penguins made the biggest splash by acquiring Erik Karlsson from the San Jose Sharks.
  The star defenceman turned back the clock in 2022-23 with 101 points to capture his third Norris Trophy — and first sin
  
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• Canadian politicians condemn deadly surprise Hamas attack on Israel

  07-10-2023 18:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canadian politicians condemned an unprecedented Saturday attack Hamas militants waged on Israel that is being called the deadliest in the country in years.
  Hours after the militants fired thousands of rockets and sent dozens of fighters to infiltrate the heavily fortified border by air, land and sea, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that Canada strongly condemns the attacks and called for civilian life to be protected. 
  “These acts of violence are completely unacceptable. We stand w
  
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• Jays GM Atkins says manager Schneider made decision to pull Berrios from Game 2

  07-10-2023 18:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Toronto Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins says manager John Schneider made the decision to pull starting pitcher Jose Berrios in Toronto’s playoff-ending loss to the Minnesota Twins.
  Berrios was taken out of the scoreless game after a leadoff walk in the fourth inning. The right-hander had thrown only 47 pitches and had struck out five batters before being replaced by lefty Yusei Kikuchi.
  The Twins went on to win the game 2-0, eliminating the Jays from the American League wild-card ser
  
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• Canada’s dramatic summer weather has altered the fall colours this year: researchers

  07-10-2023 17:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HALIFAX — The customary reds, oranges and yellows of the trees, marking the arrival of fall, may have appeared early this year, or not at all.
  The dramatic summer weather that brought wildfires in some parts of the country and heavy rain in others is being reflected in fall colours across Canada, researchers say.
  In Nova Scotia, where summer started with forest fires and ended with stretches of overcast and stormy days, dull brown has replaced the vibrant hues usually seen this time of yea
  
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• NHL coaches, executives potentially under extra pressure in 2023-24

  07-10-2023 17:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The NHL’s head coaching carousel continued to spin in the off-season with six teams making hires. Four organizations, meanwhile, have new general managers ahead of the 2023-24 campaign. 
  Clubs across the league are at different stages of development, but there are always expectations. 
  The Canadian Press looks at some of the coaches, GMs and executives who could be feeling the heat if things don’t go according to plan. 
  D.J. SMITH/PIERRE DORION 
  Newly-minted Ottaw
  
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• Canadians likely to spend more on Thanksgiving dinner this year - Chilliwack Progress

  07-10-2023 17:27
  
  Canadians likely to spend more on Thanksgiving dinner this year  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Canadian politicians condemn deadly surprise Hamas attack on Israel - Chilliwack Progress

  07-10-2023 17:11
  
  Canadian politicians condemn deadly surprise Hamas attack on Israel  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Canada falls to Belgium at men’s volleyball Olympic qualifier tournament

  07-10-2023 16:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  XI’AN — Canada dropped a four-set loss (14-25, 25-22, 28-30, 16-25) to Belgium on Saturday to fall to 4-2 at the men’s volleyball Olympic qualification tournament.
  Belgium led in attack points (55-50) and blocking points (18-7), and made fewer errors (21-27) than Canada,
  Belgium’s veteran captain Sam Deroo paced the attack with 20 points. Stephen Maar, of Aurora, Ont., led Canada with 19 points, while Eric Leoppky, of Steinbach, Man., had 14.
  “Today Belgium was a lo
  
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• Chilliwack Chiefs beaten in Surrey

  07-10-2023 16:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SURREY — Aaron Schwartz had two goals and two assists to lead the Surrey Eagles to a 7 – 2 victory over Chilliwack Friday (Oct. 6) in BCHL play.
  Schwartz scored once on the powerplay and once shorthanded to help the Eagles jump out to a 4 – 0 lead by the midway point of the game.
  Stone Rolston had both goals for the Chiefs. He now has five goals on the young season.
  Chilliwack will host Vernon Saturday night at the Chilliwack Coliseum in a6 p.m. contest.
  89.5 JR Country is the
  
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• Investigation into fatal plane crash in Chilliwack to begin

  07-10-2023 15:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Investigators from Canada’s Transportation Safety Board are expected to arrive in Chilliwack over the weekend to begin an examination of a fatal small airplane crash Friday (Oct. 6) that claimed the lives of three people.
  RCMP said they were alerted to the crash around 2 p.m. Friday. “Police, fire and BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) responded. Sadly, three people on board are confirmed to be deceased,” the Mounties’ statement said.
  The plane went d
  
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• 3 people killed in Chilliwack plane crash - Global News

  07-10-2023 09:00
  3 people killed in Chilliwack plane crash  Global News
  
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• 3 dead after small plane crashes in Chilliwack, B.C. - CTV News Vancouver

  07-10-2023 09:00
  3 dead after small plane crashes in Chilliwack, B.C.  CTV News Vancouver
  
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• 2 Chilliwack plane crash victims identified - CityNews Vancouver

  07-10-2023 09:00
  
  2 Chilliwack plane crash victims identified  CityNews Vancouver
  
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• Bombers stage late comeback to beat B.C. 34-26 in OT to tighten hold on West top spot

  07-10-2023 07:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The Winnipeg Blue Bombers stormed back to beat the B.C. Lions 34-26 in overtime on Friday, despite trailing for nearly the entire game.
  Zach Collaros went 31 of 41, throwing 389 yards and two touchdowns for Winnipeg (12-4) in the close win.
  Running back Brady Oliveira punched in the winning touchdown for the Blue Bombers in overtime, with receiver Kenny Lawler adding the two-point conversion.
  Winnipeg pulled it within three with just over two minutes left in the game, followed
  
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• Phil Di Giuseppe leads Canucks past Flames 3-1 in pre-season play

  07-10-2023 06:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Phil Di Giuseppe scored and added an assist as the Vancouver Canucks topped the Calgary Flames 3-1 on Friday in NHL pre-season action.
  Tyler Myers and Teddy Blueger had the other goals for Vancouver (2-3-1), while Thatcher Demko made 17 saves.
  Nazem Kadri replied for Calgary (4-3-1), as Jacob Markstrom stopped 28 shots.
  Neither team score on the power play.
  The Canucks were 0 for 4 and the Flames were 0 for 2.
  After the Canucks were embarrassed in a 10-0 loss at the Saddledome
  
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• Palestinian militants launch dozens of rockets into Israel. Millions of Israelis are told to shelter

  07-10-2023 06:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip launched dozens of rockets toward Israel early Saturday, setting off air raid sirens across the country and raising the likelihood of a new round of heavy fighting. Israel ordered residents near Gaza to remain indoors as it said a “suspected security incident” along the border had occurred.
  The sound of outgoing rockets whooshing through the air could be heard in Gaza and sirens wailed as far away as Tel Aviv, some 70 kil
  
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• Evander Kane’s two-point game leads Oilers past Kraken 3-1 in pre-season play

  07-10-2023 06:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Evander Kane had a goal and an assist as the Edmonton Oilers closed out pre-season play with a 3-1 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Friday.
  Connor McDavid and Zach Hyman also scored and Evan Bouchard had a pair of assists for the Oilers (5-2-1), who have won three straight exhibition contests.
  Oilers goalie Jack Campbell made 35 saves in the win.
  Jared McCann replied for the Kraken (3-2-1) as Philipp Grubauer stopped 22 shots.
  Edmonton controlled the bulk of the play for the f
  
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• McManis interception return TD leads Argos past Elks 35-12

  07-10-2023 04:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Wynton McManis returned an interception 83 yards for a touchdown as Toronto defeated the Edmonton Elks 35-12 on Friday night in the Argonauts’ 150th anniversary game.
  Toronto celebrated the occasion by bringing back many notable former Argos. Among them were quarterbacks Ricky Ray, Condredge Holloway, Damon Allen, receivers Raghib (Rocket) Ismail, Chad Owens, Terry Greer and Derrell (Mookie) Mitchell, running back Bill Symons and Grey Cup-winning head coach Bob O’Bill
  
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• Four Olympians win at long-track speedskating Canadian championships

  07-10-2023 03:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Ivanie Blondin, Connor Howe, Isabelle Weidemann and Ted-Jan Bloemen, all Olympians, won gold on Friday at the Canadian long-track speedskating championships.
  Blondin, from Ottawa, won the women’s 1,000-metre event in one minute 15.62 seconds.
  Maddison Pearman of Ponoka, Alta., took silver (1:16.43), while Carolina Hiller of Prince George, B.C., raced a personal best time of 1:16.68 for bronze.
  Howe, from Canmore, Alta., won the men’s 1,000 metre.
  Laurent Dubreuil of L
  
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• Ben Griffin has season-best 63 to lead Sanderson Farms in Mississippi

  07-10-2023 03:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Ben Griffin joined a crowded pack of contenders in the Sanderson Farms Championship and then moved past them Friday afternoon with a 30 on the back nine, sending him to a 9-under 63 and a two-shot lead going into the weekend.
  Griffin’s score was one shot better than his previous best in his rookie season, highlighted by a 65-foot eagle from the fringe on the par-5 14th hole at the Country Club of Jackson.
  Only one of his seven birdies came from inside 10 feet.
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• Trois personnes perdent la vie dans un accident d'avion à Chilliwack - Radio-Canada.ca

  07-10-2023 02:37
  
  Trois personnes perdent la vie dans un accident d'avion à Chilliwack  Radio-Canada.ca
  
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• Man accused of killing 10 at Colorado supermarket in 2021 is ruled mentally competent to stand trial

  07-10-2023 01:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A judge ruled Friday that the man accused of killing 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in a 2021 rampage is mentally competent to stand trial.The decision allows the prosecution of Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa to move forward. Judge Ingrid Bakke ruled that Alissa, who has schizophrenia, is able to understand court proceedings and contribute to his own defense.
  Bakke presided over a hearing last week to consider an August determination by experts at a state mental hospital
  
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• Woman who was returned from Syria prison camp faces terrorism charge

  07-10-2023 01:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — A 29-year-old woman who was among a group of women and children returned to Canada in April after years in a Syrian prison camp has been charged with a terrorism-related offence.
  RCMP say the charge was laid following an investigation by the force’s Integrated National Security Enforcement Team.
  Four Canadian women and 10 children landed in Montreal in April after being held for years at the al-Roj camp, with three of the women arrested upon arrival and released on conditio
  
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• Precious Achiuwa to miss Raptors’ first pre-season game with left groin strain

  07-10-2023 01:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BURNABY, B.C. — Forward Precious Achiuwa will miss the Toronto Raptors’ first pre-season game due to injury.
  Achiuwa strained his left groin during a training camp workout.
  He will also miss tonight’s open practice at Simon Fraser University.
  Achiuwa will undergo further evaluation upon the team’s return to Toronto.
  The team will issue an update on his condition when appropriate.
  The Raptors host the Sacramento Kings in Vancouver on Sunday.
  This report by The Canadian Pre
  
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• 3 people dead after plane crash in Chilliwack, B.C.: RCMP - CBC.ca

  07-10-2023 00:51
  
  3 people dead after plane crash in Chilliwack, B.C.: RCMP  CBC.ca
  
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• Liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court justice rejects GOP call to recuse on redistricting cases

  07-10-2023 00:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A newly elected liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court justice, who has called Republican-drawn electoral districts “rigged,” declined to recuse herself on Friday from a pair of redistricting lawsuits.
  Justice Janet Protasiewicz’s decision to remain on the cases increases the chance that Republicans, who control the Legislature and drew the maps, may proceed with the unprecedented step of impeaching her. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has threatened impeachment
  
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• Small plane crashes beside inn near Chilliwack, B.C., airport

  07-10-2023 00:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK, B.C. — A small plane has crashed beside a hotel in Chilliwack, B.C. 
  Haylie Morris, who works nearby, was on a forklift at about 2:15 p.m. today when she says she watched the plane fly right in front of her. 
  Morris says she knew right away the plane was too low and began running as she watched it go through trees and crash beside the Chilliwack Motor Inn, just south of Chilliwack Municipal Airport. 
  Morris says she and a co-worker called 911 and  directed e
  
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• B.C. Mountie charged after crash in which motorcyclist was badly injured

  07-10-2023 00:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — A Metro Vancouver RCMP officer has been charged under the Motor Vehicle Act after an off-duty crash in which a motorcyclist was seriously hurt. 
  The BC Prosecution Service says Const. Brendan Prasad faces a single charge of driving without due care and attention. 
  The crash involving the officer from the Ridge Meadows detachment happened while he was driving on Lougheed Highway in Mission on Oct. 8, 2022. 
  B.C.’s police watchdog, the Independent Investigatio
  
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• Riders ready for return of nemesis in Hamilton quarterback Mitchell

  07-10-2023 00:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  REGINA — The Saskatchewan Roughriders will face an old nemesis on Saturday when veteran quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell returns to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats starting lineup. 
  The 33-year-old Mitchell has experienced a challenging season in Hamilton, seeing action in only three games due to injuries. Mitchell, who signed with Hamilton in the off-season after spending 10 CFL seasons with the Calgary Stampeders, suffered a hip injury on June 18 in a 32-14 loss to the Toronto Argonauts. 
  
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• Plane crashes into tree near Chilliwack Airport

  07-10-2023 00:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  The plane appears to have crashed behind the Chilliwack Motor Inn, which is near the Elements Casino and the airport. It is on private property.
  
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• 3 people killed after plane crashes into tree near Chilliwack Airport - Global News

  07-10-2023 00:13
  
  3 people killed after plane crashes into tree near Chilliwack Airport  Global News
  
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• 3 people killed after plane crashes into tree near Chilliwack Airport

  07-10-2023 00:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  The plane crashed behind the Chilliwack Motor Inn, which is near the Elements Casino and the airport. It is on private property.
  
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