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• Bell Canada president admits ‘congestion’ issues slowed down Yukon cell network

  26-07-2024 23:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Bell Canada president Mirko Bibic says the company takes complaints from Yukon residents about poor cellphone service in the territory “extremely seriously.”
  Bibic responded to a letter sent by Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai this week to the company, expressing frustrations about poor cellphone service in the territory where the company is the dominant player.He says in a letter of response that Bell investigated once it was told about the problems customers were having, and found that th
  
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• Celine Dion stages comeback with performance at Paris Olympics opening ceremony

  26-07-2024 23:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Celine Dion staged the comeback of her career during the opening ceremony at the Olympic Games in Paris.
  The Quebecois vocal powerhouse performed publicly for the first time since revealing she was diagnosed with stiff person syndrome, singing “L’Hymne à l’amour” originally performed by Édith Piaf.
  Dion was the grand finale of a show that ran for more than three hours and featured performances by Lady Gaga and Aya Nakamura. About 6,800 athletes paraded down
  
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• Turpel-Lafonde won’t sue CBC over Cree heritage report that took ‘heavy toll’: lawyer

  26-07-2024 23:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The lawyer for a former judge whose claims to be Cree were questioned in a CBC investigation says his client is not considering legal action against the broadcaster after the Law Society of British Columbia this week backed her claims of Indigenous heritage.
  Instead, Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond wants to “get on with her life,” lawyer David Wotherspoon said Friday, a day after the release of an agreed statement of facts between his client and the society that said an independent genetici
  
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• Damages to college athletes to range from a few dollars to more than a million under settlement

  26-07-2024 23:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Thousands of former college athletes will be eligible for payments ranging from a few dollars to more than a million under the $2.78 billion antitrust settlement agreed to by the NCAA and five power conferences, a deal that also paves the way for schools to directly compensate athletes while attempting regulate payments from boosters.
  Details of the sprawling plan were filed Friday in federal court in the Northern District of California, a little more than two months after the framework of an ag
  
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• Blue Jays recall RHP Rodriguez from Buffalo prior to series with Rangers

  26-07-2024 22:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays recalled pitcher Yerry Rodriguez from Triple-A Buffalo and activated him ahead of Friday’s game against the Texas Rangers.
  In a corresponding move, Toronto optioned pitcher Ryan Burr to Buffalo.
  Rodriguez, a 26-year-old righthanded pitcher from the Dominican Republic, was traded to the Blue Jays from the Rangers in June in exchange for minor-league pitcher Josh Mollerus.
  Rodriguez has appeared in 12 MLB games this season, all with Texas, recording one
  
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• B.C. port employers say foremen’s union plans industry-wide strike vote

  26-07-2024 22:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The BC Maritime Employers Association says it has been told by a lawyer for the foremen’s union that an industry-wide strike vote will take place in coming weeks.
  The employers’ group says the lawyer for ILWU Local 514 informed them of the vote this week after a case management meeting with the Canada Industrial Relations Board.
  No one could immediately be reached for comment from the ship and dock foreman’s union, whose 730 members work at British Columbia&rs
  
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• Veteran guard Russell Westbrook agrees to 2-year deal with Denver Nuggets, AP source says

  26-07-2024 22:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DENVER (AP) — Russell Westbrook has agreed to a two-year contract with the Denver Nuggets, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Friday.
  The deal provides Denver with a much-needed backup point guard for oft-injured star Jamal Murray and gives the 35-year-old veteran and nine-time All-Star a chance to play with a championship contender that is one year removed from its first NBA title.
  Westbrook, 35, will make the minimum salary of $3,303,711 next season with a m
  
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• Jets sign defenceman Simon Lundmark to a one-year, two-way contract extension

  26-07-2024 22:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets have defenceman Simon Lundmark on a one-year, two-way contract extension, the NHL club announced Friday.
  The contract has an average annual value of US$775,000 at the NHL level.
  The 23-year-old from Stockholm had 17 points (five goals, 12 assists) in 67 games for the American Hockey League’s Manitoba Moose last season.
  Winnipeg selected Lundmark in the second round, 51st overall, at the 2019 NHL draft.
  He has 48 points (12 goals, 36 assists) and 54 penalt
  
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• From noisy fans outside team hotels to spy drones, dirty tricks nothing new to soccer

  26-07-2024 21:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Dirty tricks are nothing new in world football. Rivals have long looked to give themselves a competitive advantage or to unsettle the opposition.“The truth is it has gone on forever and I have seen it all,” said a former Canadian men’s team coach. “Including opposition staff pretending to be cleaning the stadium. I don’t condone it and always made it clear to my staff. Unless it was an open training session.”
  “Not sure it’s rampant but I’m as
  
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• Yukon government stepping in to build ‘safety berm’ after company misses deadlines

  26-07-2024 21:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WHITEHORSE, YUKON — The Yukon government says it is stepping in to build a safety berm at the site of the Eagle Gold mine disaster after the mine’s owner failed to meet a deadline imposed by a mine inspector last week.
  Yukon government officials say the berm is essential to allow for the installation of groundwater monitoring and interception wells to collect contaminated material for treatment, but work has been hampered by a forest fire along an access road to the mine.Lauren Haney
  
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• Patriots sign safety Jabrill Peppers to a contract extension, head coach Jerod Mayo says

  26-07-2024 20:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The New England Patriots signed safety Jabrill Peppers to a contract extension, head coach Jerod Mayo said before Friday’s practice.
  The 28-year-old Peppers is entering his third season with the Patriots. Last year, he recorded two interceptions and made 78 tackles in 15 games.
  “I am very happy for Peppers and for his family, and also for our team and the organization,” Mayo said. “He really embodies everything that we want on the field, you
  
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• Environmental activists target Montreal airport for third straight day

  26-07-2024 20:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Environmental activists have caused disruptions outside Montreal’s Trudeau International Airport for a third consecutive day in protest of Canadian fossil fuel policy.
  Activist group Last Generation Canada says three of its membersglued their hands to the road today, blocking access to the arrivals area.
  Shortly before 2 p.m., the group issued a news release saying it is demanding that Ottawa stop the extraction and consumption of oil, gas and coal by 2030.
  Airport authori
  
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• Court hears closing arguments in ‘Freedom Convoy’ organizer Pat King’s criminal trial

  26-07-2024 20:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The defence lawyer for a prominent organizer of the 2022 “Freedom Convoy” in Ottawa says he is not responsible for the mischief that ensued during the protest.
  Defence Lawyer Natasha Calvinho began her closing arguments today by asking the court to dismiss the charges against King, and blamed police, city officials and other protesters for allowing tensions to escalate during the protest.Calvinho argues King was a peaceful protester and was not a leader of the three-we
  
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• Lululemon pauses sales of Breezethrough after consumers say line is ‘unflattering’

  26-07-2024 20:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Lululemon Athletica Inc. says it is pausing sales of one of its new product lines that have generated complaints from consumers.
  The line of tights and other activewear being halted by the Vancouver-based apparel company is called Breezethrough.
  Many of the pieces in the line featured a long V-shaped waistband in the front and Y-shaped seam in the back that some consumers complained was unattractive and produced a “whale tail” look.Lululemon says it takes guest feed
  
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• ‘Time is running out’: Experts call on Ottawa to increase efforts with U.S. on trade

  26-07-2024 20:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON, D. C. — A group of experts is sounding the alarm that Ottawa needs to swiftly make more inroads with Americans, or Canada will be deeply disadvantaged in a looming review of a crucial trade agreement.“Time is running out very rapidly for us,” said Perrin Beatty, co-chair of the Expert Group on Canada-U.S. Relations.
  The independent group, which includes former diplomats, policy advisers and business leaders, was created in recent months amid concern Ottawa was &ldqu
  
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• Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to tour Jasper townsite following wildfire devastation

  26-07-2024 19:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HINTON, ALBERTA, CANADA — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is set to tour the resort town of Jasper to see firsthand the devastation caused by wildfires.
  Smith is also expected to give an update on firefighting efforts.
  Cool wet weather overnight has helped fire crews, but the weekend forecast is for the heat to return.
  Wildfires menacing the town flared up into towering walls of flame Wednesday night, breaching defences and destroying homes and businesses.
  Critical infrastructure, including
  
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• B.C.’s top doctor ends COVID-19 public health emergency

  26-07-2024 19:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — British Columbia’s top doctor says she is ending the public health emergency declared in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020.
  Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says any remaining restrictions, including the vaccination requirement for health-care workers, are being rescinded.
  Henry says after reviewing all the data she is confident the province has reached the point where there is no longer a need for the public health emergency and all requirements th
  
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• Dodgers trade Canadian pitcher James Paxton to the Red Sox for 17-year-old minor leaguer Moises Bolivar

  26-07-2024 19:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Canadian pitcher James Paxton to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for minor league infielder Moises Bolivar on Friday.
  Bolivar, a 17-year-old from Venezuela, hit .270 with three home runs and 19 RBI with the Dominican Summer League Red Sox. He signed with Boston in January as an international free agent.
  Paxton, of Ladner, B.C., was designated for assignment on Monday, a day after he pitched against the Red Sox and earned the win. He allowed
  
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• Herdman offers few answers but says he will co-operate with Canada Soccer probe

  26-07-2024 18:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Former Canada coach John Herdman says he will co-operate with a Canada Soccer review into what CEO and general secretary Kevin Blue called what appears to be “a systemic ethical shortcoming” with the organization.
  But Herdman declined to provide details of his experiences at the helm of the Canadian men and women on the issue of spying. He said he would share that with the Canada Soccer internal review
  Herdman quit the Canadian men’s team last August to coach Ma
  
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• Work continues to clean second motor oil spill in river near Montreal

  26-07-2024 18:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Work is continuing today to clean up the second oil spill in two weeks in the St. Lawrence River off eastern Montreal.The Quebec Environment Department has confirmed that the two spills in the Pointe-aux-Trembles district involved motor oil that flowed into the river from a city storm sewer.Officials are working with the City of Montreal to figure out how the oil ended up in the sewers.The latest spill was discovered near a marina on Thursday, after heavy rainfall the night befo
  
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• Montreal Canadiens winger Rafael Harvey-Pinard undergoes surgery for broken leg

  26-07-2024 18:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BROSSARD, Que. — The Montreal Canadiens have suffered an off-season injury blow.
  The club announced Friday winger Rafael Harvey-Pinard has undergone surgery for a broken leg and will be out of action until late November.
  The Canadiens didn’t provide details on how the 25-year-old was hurt.
  Selected 201st overall at the 2019 NHL draft, Harvey-Pinard was limited to 45 games last season due to separate lower-body injuries, registering two goals and 10 points.
  The Saguenay, Que., product
  
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• Canada calls for Israeli response to ICJ advice on occupied Palestinian territory

  26-07-2024 17:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling for Israel to “respond substantively” to the top United Nations court’s recent advisory opinion that Israel’s presence in the occupied Palestinian territories is unlawful and that it should end.The court’s non-binding opinion released last week was an unprecedented, sweeping condemnation of Israel’s rule over the lands it captured 57 years ago.
  Trudeau responded to the court’s advice as part of a jo
  
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• Wildfire sparked by a burning car triples in size in a day. A 42-year-old man is arrested

  26-07-2024 17:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Lightning strikes have sparked fast-moving wildfires in Idaho, prompting the evacuation of multiple communities, including one in which a man drove past a building and trees engulfed in flames as a tunnel of smoke rose over the roadway.Videos posted to social media include a man who said he heard explosions as he fled Juliaetta, about 27 miles (43 kilometers) southeast of the University of Idaho’s campus in Moscow. The town of just over 600 residents was evacuated just ahead of the Gwen Fi
  
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• Nebraska Supreme Court upholds law restricting both medical care for transgender youth and abortion

  26-07-2024 17:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska law that combined abortion restrictions with another measure to limit gender-affirming health care for minors does not violate a state constitutional amendment requiring bills to stick to a single subject, a majority of the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled Friday.
  The state’s high court acknowledged in its ruling that abortion and gender-affirming care “are distinct types of medical care,” but found the law does not violate Nebraska’s singl
  
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• UK drops plans to challenge ICC arrest warrant request against Benjamin Netanyahu

  26-07-2024 16:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office said Friday that the U.K. will not interfere with the International Criminal Court’s request for an arrest warrant against Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
  The announcement is reversal of plans announced by former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who was ousted earlier this month when Starmer’s Labour Party swept Conservatives from office in a landslide.
  “This was a proposal by the previous gover
  
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• Canada Soccer head investigating ‘systemic ethical shortcoming’ amid spying scandal

  26-07-2024 15:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PARIS — The head of Canada Soccer said he is investigating a potential “systemic ethical shortcoming” as the organization deals with a drone-spying scandal at the Paris Olympics.
  Kevin Blue, Canada Soccer’s chief executive officer and general secretary said the future of women’s coach Bev Priestman is pending the outcome of the organization’s review.
  Priestman was suspended and removed from the women’s team after a member of her staff was caught using a
  
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• What's happening Chilliwack: List of events from July 26 onward - Chilliwack Progress

  26-07-2024 14:35 via news.google.com
  
  What's happening Chilliwack: List of events from July 26 onward  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• 95 Libyan nationals arrested in South Africa at suspected secret military training camp

  26-07-2024 14:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African police arrested 95 Libyan nationals in a raid on a suspected secret military training camp on Friday and authorities said they were investigating whether there were more illegal bases in other parts of the country.
  The camp was discovered at a farm in White River in the Mpumalanga province, about 360 kilometers (220 miles) northeast of Johannesburg, police said.
  National police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe said in a post on the social media site X that the
  
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• Barack and Michelle Obama endorse Kamala Harris, giving her expected but crucial support

  26-07-2024 11:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama have endorsed Kamala Harris in her White House bid, giving the vice president the expected but still crucial backing of the nation’s two most popular Democrats.
  The endorsement, announced Friday morning in a video showing Harris accepting a joint phone call from the former first couple, comes as Harris continues to build momentum as the party’s likely nominee after President Joe Biden’s deci
  
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• In the news today: B.C. crews wary of winds boosting wildfires

  26-07-2024 10:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed…
  B.C. crews wary of winds boosting wildfires
  The B.C. Wildfire Service says winds fanned by a cold front were to blame for the rapid expansion of an out-of-control fire near Golden, B.C., and it warns of similar fire behaviour even as it brings in rains and cooler weather.
  The Town of Golden says the 55 square kilometre Dogtooth Forest Service Road fire destroyed as many as six homes, but assessments ar
  
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• Paris Olympics begin with unique opening ceremony along the Seine

  26-07-2024 10:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PARIS — The Paris Summer Olympics officially get underway today with a unique opening ceremony.
  Instead of marching into a stadium, representatives from more than 200 competing countries will enter the Games on boats along the River Seine, passing landmarks like the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame.
  Sprinter Andre De Grasse and weightlifter Maude Charron, both Olympic gold medallists, will carry the Canadian flag and lead the Maple Leaf contingent in the floating parade.
  About 6,800 athletes wi
  
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• B.C. crews wary of winds accompanying rain, cool temperatures boosting wildfires

  26-07-2024 10:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The B.C. Wildfire Service says winds fanned by a cold front were to blame for the rapid expansion of an out-of-control fire near Golden, B.C., and it warns of similar fire behaviour even as it brings in rains and cooler weather.
  The Town of Golden says the 55 square kilometre Dogtooth Forest Service Road fire destroyed as many as six homes, but assessments are still being done to confirm the damage.The wildfire service says in its latest update that the storms that are bringing rain may also pro
  
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• Supreme Court of Canada to issue decision in Robinson Treaties case this morning

  26-07-2024 10:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada’s top court is set to issue a decision this morning in a case about Crown payments under the Robinson Huron Treaties that have been frozen for almost 150 years.
  The treaties were signed in 1850, ceding a large swath of land to the Crown in return for annual payments to the Anishinaabe of Lakes Huron and Superior.The treaties included a clause that states the payments should increase over time, so long as the Crown did not incur a loss, but they have been frozen at $4
  
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• People should stay inside, filter indoor air amid wildfire smoke, respirologist says

  26-07-2024 10:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  A Calgary respirologist is advising people to regularly check the outdoor air quality and stay inside as smoke from the Jasper wildfires blows into other parts of Alberta and possibly beyond.Dr. Alex Chee says if the air quality is poor, people should close their windows and do what they can to filter the indoor air.He recommends using air purifiers, but says air conditioners can also act as air filters, or people can turn their furnaces on to the fan setting.He says it’s important air con
  
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• French train lines hit by ‘malicious acts’ disrupting traffic ahead of Olympics, rail company says

  26-07-2024 09:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PARIS (AP) — The French national rail company SNCF said Friday that high-speed lines were hit by several “malicious acts” that heavily disrupted traffic on the day of the high-risk Olympics opening ceremony.
  Lines in the west, north and east of France were affected, SNCF announced. Trains to neighboring Belgium and to London under the English Channel were also affected.
  Government officials denounced the incidents hours before the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics, which a
  
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• Chilliwack crime rate third-worst in the country in 2023 - Mission City Record

  26-07-2024 09:00 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack crime rate third-worst in the country in 2023  Mission City Record
  
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• Chilliwack crime rate third-worst in the country in 2023 - Abbotsford News

  26-07-2024 09:00 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack crime rate third-worst in the country in 2023  Abbotsford News
  
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• Recent rain, cooler weather limiting spread of wildfires in Jasper National Park

  26-07-2024 07:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Cool and wet weather is making a difference in Jasper National Park.
  The park posted a statement on X late Thursday night saying cooler temperatures and up to 15 millimetres of rain since midnight had led to minimal fire activity.
  The park says due to the rainfall, fire behaviour is likely to calm over the next 72 hours.
  While more rain is expected Friday, temperatures are supposed to return to the mid 20s by Saturday, which the park says will lead to an increase in fire activit
  
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• Chilliwack had the 3rd highest crime rate in Canada in 2023: Statistics Canada

  26-07-2024 05:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — New data released by Statistics Canada Thursday (July 25) indicates Chilliwack had the third-highest crime rate of any census metropolitan area in Canada last year.
  According to data from Statistics Canada, police reported 11,615 incidents per 100,000 residents in Chilliwack, the third-highest in Canada behind Kamloops (13,116 crimes per 100,000 population) and Red Deer, Alberta (12,765 per 100,000).
  The average crime rate for the country as a whole was 5,843 per 100,000 in 20
  
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• Chilliwack had the 3rd highest crime rate in Canada in 2023: Statistics Canada - Fraser Valley Today

  26-07-2024 05:33 via news.google.com
  
  Chilliwack had the 3rd highest crime rate in Canada in 2023: Statistics Canada  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• D-backs add left-handed pitcher A.J. Puk in deal with Marlins, AP source says

  26-07-2024 05:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks added left-handed pitcher A.J. Puk in a trade with the Miami Marlins on Thursday, according to a person familiar with the deal, signaling that the D-backs will be a buyer at the rapidly approaching trade deadline.
  The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the trade hasn’t been officially announced.
  The 29-year-old Puk should be useful in the back end of the D-backs’ bullpen. He’s been a solid relieve
  
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• Third-string quarterback Davis Alexander rallies Alouettes past Roughriders 20-16

  26-07-2024 05:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Third-string quarterback Davis Alexander threw two touchdowns in relief as the Montreal Alouettes rallied for another comeback win at home Thursday, defeating the Saskatchewan Roughriders 20-16.The third-year pivot out of Portland State finished 15-of-18 passing for 178 yards and those two scores — his first in the CFL — to help Montreal improve to a league-best 6-1 on the season.
  Saskatchewan starter Shea Patterson was 21-of-33 passing for 222 yards. Frankie Hickson
  
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• Oakland All-Star closer Mason Miller breaks left pinky finger pounding training table in frustration

  26-07-2024 03:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Oakland Athletics All-Star closer Mason Miller broke the pinky finger on his non-pitching hand when he pounded a table in frustration after he was reminded he had to do postgame lifting following Monday night’s game against Houston.
  The 25-year-old right-hander, the hardest-throwing pitcher in the major leagues and the subject of trade speculation, was put on the 15-day injured list retroactive to Tuesday.
  MLB.com reported Miller was injured putting his hand do
  
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• Bridgeman shoots 63 at the TPC Twin Cities to take the 3M Open lead; Canada’s Hughes second

  26-07-2024 03:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BLAINE, Minn. (AP) — Jacob Bridgeman birdied five of his last seven holes for an 8-under 63 and a one-stroke lead over Canada’s Mackenzie Hughes on Thursday after the first round of the 3M Open.
  Patrick Rodgers, Martin Trainer and Andrew Novak were two shots back at the TPC Twin Cities.Billy Horschel, coming off a second-place tie Sunday in the British Open after holding the 54-hole lead, withdrew about an hour before his tee time due to illness.
  Bridgeman had his lowest score in 23
  
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• ‘El Mayo’ Zambada, historic leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, and son of ‘El Chapo’ arrested in US

  26-07-2024 03:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, a historic leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, and Joaquín Guzmán López, a son of another infamous cartel leader, were arrested by U.S. authorities in Texas on Thursday, the U.S. Justice Department said.
  A leader of the powerful Sinaloa cartel for decades alongside Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, Zambada was known for running the cartel’s smuggling operations while keeping a lower p
  
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• Ames takes first-round lead at Senior British Open at Carnoustie, four players a stroke behind

  26-07-2024 02:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canada’s Stephen Ames shot a four-under 68 Thursday to take the first-round lead at the Senior British Open at Carnoustie.
  The Calgary-based golfer had a one-stroke lead over four players — Richard Green, Paul Broadhurst, Peter Baker and K.J. Choi. Scott Hend shot 70 and was in sixth place.
  Padraig Harrington, Retief Goosen and Thomas Bjorn shot 71. Darren Clarke and Bernhard Langer had 74 and Vijay Singh shot 78.
  John Daly, who withdrew from the British Open last week with an appare
  
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• Toronto Nationals open Global T20 cricket tournament with convincing win

  26-07-2024 02:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BRAMPTON, Ont. — The Toronto Nationals opened the Global T20 cricket tournament in style Thursday, defeating the Vancouver Knights by eight wickets.
  Toronto won the toss and elected to bat first. Set a victory total of 111, the Nationals cruised to the win reaching 111 for two with 32 balls remaining.
  Former New Zealand international Colin Munro led the way with 44 runs off 39 balls, slamming three fours and three sixes. South African Rassie van der Dussen added 31 not out.
  Toronto stood a
  
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• Clayton Kershaw makes 2024 debut with Dodgers, strikes out six in solid outing versus Giants

  26-07-2024 02:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clayton Kershaw made his season debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday, striking out six and allowing two runs and six hits in his return from offseason shoulder surgery.
  With his return to the lineup against the San Francisco Giants, Kershaw became the only pitcher to play for the Dodgers in at least 17 seasons and ended his longest absence from the big leagues.
  Kershaw made his first big league appearance since last October’s NL Division Series opener aga
  
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• Former judge with disputed Cree heritage likely has Indigenous DNA: report

  26-07-2024 01:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A DNA test shows a former judge and Order of Canada recipient accused of falsely claiming to be Cree “most likely” has Indigenous heritage, a report from the Law Society of British Columbia revealed Thursday.
  Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond previously served as B.C.’s representative for children and youth, and was well known as a lawyer on Indigenous rights.
  Her Indigenous identity was the subject of a 2022 CBC News investigation, which called into question her heritage
  
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• COC removes women’s soccer coach Bev Priestman amid Olympic drone spying scandal

  26-07-2024 01:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PARIS — Bev Priestman’s time at the Paris Olympics ended before the opening ceremony.The Canadian Olympic Committee has removed the head coach of its women’s national soccer head coach for the remainder of the Games amid a drone spying scandal.The COC added in a statement released at 1:24 a.m. local time that assistant coach Andy Spence will lead the defending gold medallists for the remainder of the tournament.
  Canada’s camp was thrown into disarray this week after two t
  
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