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• VIDEO: Anti-SOGI protestors hold second large march in Abbotsford - Chilliwack Progress

  22-10-2023 23:42
  
  VIDEO: Anti-SOGI protestors hold second large march in Abbotsford  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Canada adds two individual medals at short-track World Cup event in Montreal

  22-10-2023 23:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Canada added two individual medals Sunday in the first ISU World Cup short-track speedskating event of the season.
  Felix Roussel of Sherbrooke, Que., won silver in the men’s 500-metre race, finishing half a skate blade behind reigning Olympic champion Liu Shaoang of China. French skater Quentin Fercoq took bronze.
  It was Roussel’s first time reaching second on the podium in an individual World Cup event.
  Montreal’s William Dandjinou, the Canadian national champ
  
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• Canadian swimmer Maggie Mac Neil adds Pan Am gold to her butterfly medal collection

  22-10-2023 22:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SANTIAGO, Chile — Maggie Mac Neil added a Pan American Games gold medal to her Olympic gold in the women’s 100-metre butterfly Sunday.
  The 23-year-old from London, Ont., set a Pan Am Games record of 56.94 seconds. 
  The Canadian led at the turn and beat runner-up Kelly Pash of the United States by just under a second.
  It was Mac Neil’s second gold medal in as many days in Santiago, Chile after helping the women’s freestyle relay team win on the first day of swimming.
  
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• Minjee Lee beats Alison Lee in playoff to win LPGA South Korea tournament

  22-10-2023 21:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Australian Minjee Lee weathered a late rally by Alison Lee to eventually defeat the American on the first playoff hole and win the LPGA South Korea tournament on Sunday.
  Both players finished at 16-under 272 on the Seowon Valley Country Club course outside Seoul forcing a playoff, where the Australian made a birdie at the par-4 18th after her namesake saw her birdie attempt narrowly miss.
  “These last few holes, I was quite excited to play, and you know, we a
  
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• Michigan State didn’t seek permission or pay for Hitler-related quiz content, YouTube creator says

  22-10-2023 21:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The creator and producer of The Quiz Channel on YouTube, which includes Adolf Hitler’s image as part of a quiz Michigan State used on its videoboards before a game against No. 2 Michigan, said the school didn’t ask for permission to use his content or pay him for it.
  “It’s an absolutely normal trivia question, shown in an inappropriate setting,” Floris van Pallandt wrote Sunday on his YouTube page. “Ignoring the dark facets of
  
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• Collin Morikawa wins Zozo Championship in Japan for first PGA Tour title in more than two years

  22-10-2023 21:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  INZAI CITY, Japan (AP) — American Collin Morikawa called winning the Zozo Championship in Japan “incredible,” a special way to close the season for a player whose great-grandparents emigrated from the country.
  But more important was a victory — anywhere, any victory — after a 27-month winless streak on the PGA Tour that started prompting questions about his game.
  He broke through Sunday with a 7-under par 63 for a six-shot victory at the Narashino Country Club just
  
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• Jennifer Jones beats Kaitlyn Lawes 7-4 to win Grand Slam’s Tour Challenge

  22-10-2023 21:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. — Jennifer Jones defeated Kaitlyn Lawes 7-4 on Sunday to win the HearingLife Tour Challenge for her 10th career Grand Slam of Curling title.
  Jones, from Springwater, Ont., ran Lawes out of rocks in the eighth end for the victory. It was the first Slam title for Jones third Karlee Burgess, second Emily Zacharias and lead Lauren Lenentine.
  “To have it happen so early (in the season) and just to be a part of their first Slam win (was special),” Jones said.
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• John Herdman has plenty of work to do in rebuilding fractured Toronto FC roster

  22-10-2023 20:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Under John Herdman, the Canadian men’s soccer team talked proudly — and often — of the brotherhood within the squad.
  “We believe within our group,” veteran midfielder Jonathan Osorio said on the eve of Canada’s opening game against Belgium at the World Cup in Qatar. “With the quality that we have and our brotherhood we can go as far as we want to go.”
  “We know it’s going to take a lot of hard work, a lot of smart work al
  
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• Toronto teenager Fay De Fazio Ebert wins Pan American Games skateboarding gold

  22-10-2023 19:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SANTIAGO, Chile — With a white feather from her pet duck Richard jutting from her helmet, skateboarder Fay De Fazio Ebert dropped into the Pan American Games park bowl and won a gold medal Sunday.
  The 13-year-old from Toronto threw down a top score of 82.71 in the first of three rounds and bettered that mark in the second with an 84.66.With the pressure on the other seven women to get to that number, De Fazio Ebert attempted a move she’d been working in warm-up, a kick-flip indie, on
  
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• Israel welcomes Canada’s conclusion that Israel didn’t strike hospital in Gaza

  22-10-2023 19:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Israel is “pleased” that Canada has joined the United States and France in believing that an explosion at a Gaza City hospital last week was fired by an errant rocket from within the Gaza Strip, the Israeli ambassador in Ottawa said Sunday.
  “The loss of life at the al-Ahli Arab hospital was a tragedy that should horrify any human being and it is a reminder of the double war crimes against Palestinians and Israelis that are committed by Hamas and other terrorist g
  
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• Poor data hinders B.C. old-growth logging deferrals, advocates say - Chilliwack Progress

  22-10-2023 18:13
  
  Poor data hinders B.C. old-growth logging deferrals, advocates say  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• CBC mainly remains off X, citing low traffic six months after scaling back presence

  22-10-2023 17:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Six months after the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. and Radio-Canada scaled back its use of the social media site X, the public broadcaster says it will mostly remain off the platform formerly known as Twitter because it doesn’t bring in a lot of traffic.
  Leon Mar, a spokesperson for the public broadcaster, said CBC’s focus is to engage Canadians on other platforms and to continue driving traffic to its websites and streaming services. 
  “The audience and engage
  
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• CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted – Week of October 25, 2023

  22-10-2023 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: Leonard AhenakewAge: 26
  Height: 5’11” ft Weight: 159lbs
  Hair: Black/Brown Eyes: Brown
  Wanted: Assault
  Warrant in effect: October 17, 2023
  Parole Jurisdiction: ChilliwackName: Austin KarduxAge: 23
  Height: 6’0” ft Weight: 157lbs
  Hair: Black Eyes: Brown
  Wanted: Assault
  Warrant in effect: October 17, 2023
  Parole Jurisdiction: ChilliwackName: Simon
  
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• BoC expected to hold key interest rate steady at 5% amid ‘sluggish’ economy

  22-10-2023 15:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada is widely expected to hold its key interest rate steady on Wednesday as the Canadian economy bends to higher interest rates and inflation resumes its downward trend.
  The central bank held its key interest rate steady at five per cent last month but kept the door open to more rate hikes, citing concerns about the persistence of underlying price pressures. 
  “Economic data releases since the Bank of Canada opted to forego an interest rate hike in Septemb
  
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• Palestine supporters march in Vancouver

  22-10-2023 15:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Hundreds of Palestine supporters gathered outside the Vancouver Art Gallery in the city’s downtown yesterday.
  Among them was Mohammed Zaqout, who said he has been living in a state of worry and uncertainty about whether his many relatives in Gaza are alive.
  Yesterday’s rally came as the Canadian government announced it will be providing an additional 50-million dollars for humanitarian assistance in the Gaza Strip.
  International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen iss
  
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• Avian flu detected at Chilliwack farm

  22-10-2023 14:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says avian flu has been detected on a commercial poultry farm in Chilliwack.
  The H-5-N-1 strain, which is spread through contact with an infected bird or its feces or nasal secretions, was first detected in Canadian farms in late 2021 and has continued to infect farms since then.
  The agency’s latest available data shows there have been 330 infected flocks countrywide, affecting 7-million-773-thousand birds, as of September 28th.
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• Polls open for Argentina election that could see right-wing populist win the presidency

  22-10-2023 13:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentines began voting in an election Sunday that could see a right-wing populist who upended the political landscape become president and adopt controversial measures to shore up South America’s second-largest economy.
  Polls opened at 8 a.m. (1100 GMT) and were scheduled to close 10 hours later. Voting is conducted with paper ballots, making it unpredictable how long it would take for Argentina’s electoral authority to tally results. Initial res
  
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• Israel strikes Gaza, Syria and West Bank as war against Hamas threatens to ignite other fronts

  22-10-2023 09:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli warplanes struck targets across Gaza overnight and into Sunday, as well as two airports in Syria and a mosque in the occupied West Bank allegedly used by militants, as the two-week-old war with Hamas threatened to spiral into a broader conflict.
  Israel has traded fire with Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group on a near-daily basis since the war began, and tensions are soaring in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, where Israeli forces have battled militants
  
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• Calgary Wranglers escape Abbotsford after wild 7-6 overtime win - Chilliwack Progress

  22-10-2023 07:22
  
  Calgary Wranglers escape Abbotsford after wild 7-6 overtime win  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Scheifele scores in OT as Jets ground Oilers 3-2

  22-10-2023 07:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Mark Scheifele scored the winner at 3:53 of overtime as the Winnipeg Jets Oilers emerged with a 3-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday in a game between two struggling squads.
  Josh Morrissey sent the puck toward the net and it was redirected by Scheifele past Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner in the extra session.
  Morrissey and Vladislav Namestnikov also scored for the Jets, who improved to 2-3-0.
  Darnell Nurse and Evan Bouchard replied for the Oilers (1-3-1) who have lost
  
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• Suh takes his first 54-hole lead on PGA Tour into final round of Zozo Championship

  22-10-2023 06:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  INZAI CITY, Japan (AP) — Justin Suh shot a 3-under 67 on Saturday to lead the third round of the Zozo Championship, the first time he’s the leader going into the final day of a PGA Tour event, and also looking of his first PGA Tour victory.
  Just one shot behind are fellow Americans Eric Cole and Beau Hossler, who are also seeking their first PGA Tour victories. Cole shot 66 and Hossler, the second-round leader, had a 68 on a sunny fall day at the Narashino Country Club just outside T
  
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• Phillies overpower Diamondbacks 6-1, grab 3-2 lead in NLCS

  22-10-2023 05:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Zack Wheeler delivered another post-season gem with seven shutdown innings, Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber and J.T. Realmulto homered and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-1 on Saturday night to take a 3-2 National League Championship Series lead.
  Philadelphia moved one win from its second straight World Series appearance, regaining control after wasting late leads in consecutive one-run losses at Chase Field.
  Bryson Stott hit an RBI single and Harper s
  
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• Philippines says a coast guard ship and supply boat are hit by Chinese vessels near disputed shoal

  22-10-2023 05:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Chinese coast guard ship and one of its militia vessels separately bumped a Philippine coast guard ship and a military-run supply boat Sunday off a disputed shoal, Philippine officials said.
  They did not say if there were injuries or damage.
  The Philippine government condemned the incident in “the strongest degree” and called it a violation of Manila’s sovereignty, the officials said.
  A Philippine government task force said the collisions occu
  
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• Whitecaps miss 2 penalty kicks, settle for 1-1 draw with LAFC

  22-10-2023 05:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps battled back from a first-half deficit but failed to score on two penalty kicks and had to settle for a 1-1 draw with LAFC on Saturday’s Decision Day, a result that means they won’t begin the MLS playoffs with home-field advantage.
  Midfielder Ali Ahmed sent a jolt of energy through the crowd of 25,146 at BC Place Stadium when he scored in the 58th minute for the Whitecaps (12-10-12). Vancouver, which ended the regular season with just one win
  
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• Undefeated Golden Knights beat Bedard and the Blackhawks 5-3

  22-10-2023 05:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Nicolas Roy, Mark Stone and Paul Cotter scored in the third period, and the undefeated Vegas Golden Knights beat Connor Bedard and the Chicago Blackhawks 5-3 on Saturday night.
  Bedard scored on his first shot in Chicago’s home opener, but Vegas’ superior depth proved to be too much for the rebuilding Blackhawks. The Golden Knights became the first Stanley Cup champions to begin their title defense with six consecutive victories.
  William Karlsson and Jonathan Marc
  
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• Tavares scores in OT as Leafs rally to beat Lightning 4-3

  22-10-2023 05:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — John Tavares scored with 55 seconds left in overtime as the Toronto Maple Leafs rallied from a two-goal, third-period deficit to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 on Saturday night.
  Tavares scored from in-close off a pass from William Nylander.
  “We found a way,” Tavares said.
  Matthew Knies had two goals in a span of 2:22 in the third period as Toronto tied it 3-3. The second, at 14:33, came while he was down on one knee.
  “It just feels awesome,” sa
  
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• Tavares scores in OT, Maple Leafs beat Lightning 4-3

  22-10-2023 04:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — John Tavares scored with 55 seconds left in overtime as the Toronto Maple Leafs rallied from a two-goal, third-period deficit to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 on Saturday night.
  Tavares scored from in-close off a pass from William Nylander.
  Matthew Knies had two goals in a span of 2:22 in the third period as Toronto tied it at 3. The second, at 14:33, came while he was down on one knee.
  Nikita Kucherov had two goals and an assist for Tampa Bay. His point-blank shot wi
  
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• Bombers blitz Elks 45-25, set player milestones

  22-10-2023 04:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — Brady Oliveira ran for two touchdowns and 72 yards to move into second place on the CFL all-time list for rushing yards by a Canadian in the Blue Bombers’ 45-25 victory over the Edmonton Elks on Saturday.
  Oliveira leads the league with 1,498 yards through 17 games. Jon Cornish holds the record with 1,813 yards in 2013 with the Calgary Stampeders.
  Winnipeg (13-4) had already clinched first place in the West Division when the B.C. Lions lost to the Stampeders on Friday. The
  
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• Canucks score two late goals, top Panthers 5-3

  22-10-2023 04:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Andrei Kuzmenko scored the go-ahead goal with 4:57 left to help the Vancouver Canucks beat the Florida Panthers 5-3 on Saturday night.
  Quinn Hughes, Carson Soucy, Elias Pettersson and Brock Boeser also scored for Vancouver, which snapped a two-game losing streak. Casey DeSmith made 33 saves.
  Sam Reinhart scored two third-period goals to rally the Panthers from a 3-1 deficit into a 3-3 tie with 5:59 left. Aleksander Barkov also scored for Florida while Evan Rodrigues pi
  
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• Caufield scores in OT as Canadiens edge Caps 3-2

  22-10-2023 04:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Cole Caufield scored 47 seconds into overtime winner as the Montreal Canadiens edged the visiting Washington Capitals 3-2 on Saturday night at the Bell Centre
  Sean Monahan and Brendan Gallagher also scored for Montreal (2-1-1) while Dylan Strome scored a pair for Washington (1-2-1) who have only won once this season.
  Montreal started the game on the front foot, getting the puck deep and establishing a strong forecheck. This led to the game’s first chance just three minutes
  
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• Okanagan Sun advance to BCFC final with 33-16 win over ... - Castanet.net

  22-10-2023 03:45
  
  Okanagan Sun advance to BCFC final with 33-16 win over ...  Castanet.net
  
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• Whitecaps sign coach Sartini to two-year contract extension

  22-10-2023 03:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps have signed head coach Vanni Sartini to a two-year contract extension through 2025, the Major League Soccer team said Saturday.
  Sartini has a 38-21-27 record across all competitions since taking over the Whitecaps coaching duties from Marc Dos Santos in August 2021. The 46-year-old native of Florence, Italy, has led Vancouver to back-to-back Canadian Championships and the team qualified for the 2021 and 2023 MLS playoffs.
  “I am happy, actually ecst
  
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• Crew clinch MLS top-4 seed, eliminate Montreal with 2-1 win

  22-10-2023 03:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Darlington Nagbe scored the winner in the second half and the Columbus Crew clinched a top-four seed in Major League Soccer’s Eastern Conference, while eliminating CF Montreal from post-season play with a 2-1 victory on Saturday night.
  Columbus (16-9-9) finishes 12-1-4 at home this season, posting a club-record 40 points. The Crew’s previous record was 38 in 2017. The Crew have just one loss at home in their last 27 matches in all competitions.
  Nagbe took
  
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• Defence powers GW Graham to a 42-21 win over the Voodoo in Kelowna

  22-10-2023 02:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KELOWNA — The 2-1 G.W. Graham Grizzlies might have had the same record as their host opponent in the Rutland Voodoo, but everything about their defence distinguished them mightily from their opponent Saturday.GW Graham set the tone defensively with two defensive interceptions that were returned for a score in the first half Saturday as the Grizzlies rolled to a 28-0 halftime lead and finished the job in a 42-21 win.The Grizzlies, now 3-1, had a 50-yard interception return from defensive ba
  
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• NHL suspends Flames’ Andersson 4 games for charging

  22-10-2023 02:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL has suspended Calgary Flames defenceman Rasmus Andersson for four games without pay for charging Columbus Blue Jackets forward Patrik Laine.
   Andersson will lose nearly $95,000 in pay, and that money will go to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund.
  In the video explaining the reasoning behind the suspension announced Saturday, the NHL said the force of the hit on Friday night and the fact the game was out of reach at the time “combined to elevate
  
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• Bradley exits on a losing note as Toronto FC loses 2-0 to Orlando in season finale

  22-10-2023 02:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Captain Michael Bradley, in his final game before retirement, exited on a losing note Saturday as Toronto FC was beaten 2-0 by Orlando City SC in its regular-season finale.
  While Toronto had most of the play against a second-string Orlando lineup, substitute Duncan McGuire put Orlando ahead in the 63rd minute. The Orlando rookie forward clearly hadn’t read the script, beating Bradley on the play. And McGuire did it again in the 74th minute.
  It was a game that meant nothing
  
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• Canadian men’s gymnastics team mines Pan Am silver after high of Olympic berth

  22-10-2023 02:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SANTIAGO, Chile — After achieving an elusive goal, the Canadian men’s gymnastics team dug into its reserves to get on the Pan American Games podium Saturday.
  Canada qualified a team in Olympic men’s artistic gymnastics for first time in 15 years at the world championship in Antwerp, Belgium earlier this month.
  Rene Cournoyer, Zachary Clay, Felix Dolci, William Emard and Jayson Rampersad were back on the rings, bars, floor, vault and pommel horse Saturday in Santiago, Chile, to
  
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• Canada ending evacuation flights out of Israel next week due to decreasing demand

  22-10-2023 01:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Ottawa will end evacuation flights from Israel next week, citing decreasing demand and increasingly available commercial options now that a number of Canadians have successfully left the country since the latest Israel-Hamas war began.
  Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says in a statement that the last scheduled assisted departure flight from Tel Aviv will leave on Monday.
  Joly says Canadian Armed Forces aircraft will remain on stand-by in the region in case conditions change and the demand
  
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• Roughriders’ playoff hopes end with 29-26 loss to Argonauts

  22-10-2023 01:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  REGINA — The Toronto Argonauts eliminated the Saskatchewan Roughriders from the CFL playoff race with a 29-26 victory on Saturday.
  The Argos earned the victory on a five-yard touchdown run by Dan Adeboboye with 58 seconds left in the fourth quarter. The 15-2-0 Argos handed the Riders their seventh consecutive defeat which gave the Calgary Stampeders the third and final playoff spot in the West Division. It was the second straight season that the Riders finished with a seven-game losing str
  
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• Astros’ Abreu suspended 2 games by MLB, which says he intentionally threw at García

  22-10-2023 00:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Astros pitcher Bryan Abreu was suspended for two games and fined Saturday by Major League Baseball, which said he intentionally threw at Adolis García of the Texas Rangers during Game 5 of the AL Championship Series.
  MLB said all six umpires decided Abreu’s pitch was intentional. MLB said it “took into account the dangerous nature of the pitch and its potential impact on player safety.”
  Abreu would start the suspension with Game 6 on Sunday u
  
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• Trudeau under pressure over response to Israel-Hamas war - Chilliwack Progress

  22-10-2023 00:20
  
  Trudeau under pressure over response to Israel-Hamas war  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• South Africa pulls off great escape to beat England and make Rugby World Cup final

  22-10-2023 00:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PARIS (AP) — South Africa pulled off a great escape to come from nine points behind and beat England 16-15 at the death on Saturday, keeping alive its title defense at the Rugby World Cup and setting up a blockbuster final against its fiercest rival New Zealand.
  One of them will win a record fourth Rugby World Cup and — after England’s agonizing exit — the trophy is once again set to stay in the southern hemisphere.
  The Springboks trailed for the entire semifinal against
  
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