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• BCWS monitors Chilliwack wildfires after over 100 lightning strikes in region Sunday - Fraser Valley Today

  12-08-2024 23:36 via news.google.com
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• BCWS monitors Chilliwack wildfires after over 100 lightning strikes in region Sunday

  12-08-2024 23:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Despite a fierce lightning storm that delivered 108 strikes in the Coastal Fire Centre Sunday (Aug. 12), the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) reports that only five new wildfires were spotted in the eastern section of the Coastal Fire Centre, and none are threatening structures or infrastructure.
  As of Monday afternoon, the BCWS reports two fires burning out of control in the vicinity of Chilliwack.
  The Harrison Hill wildfire, north of Chilliwack, started on Friday when a lightning
  
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• Canadians should be prepared for more wildfires and hurricanes: Environment Canada

  12-08-2024 22:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Human-caused climate change is making heat waves much more likely, the federal government says, bringing extreme weather from fires to storms.
  That’s according to Environment and Climate Change Canada’s rapid extreme weather event attribution system, which compares today’s climate to a pre-industrial one.
  Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says there will be more wildfires from British Columbia to Manitoba this month, with climate change fuelling them.
  
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• Canadian Johnston just misses out on earning a record second Elite Series win

  12-08-2024 22:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PLATTSBURGH — Chris Johnston just missed out on his record second Elite Series win Monday.
  Johnston, of Peterborough, Ont., had to settle for an agonizing second at the Series event on Lake Champlain. Johnston’s final five-fish limit weighed 19 pounds five ounces, giving him the overall lead at 80 pounds 11 ounces.
  That stood until the final competitor, American Ed Loughran III, came to the weigh scale. He needed 16 pounds 14 ounces to move into first and his five-fish limit weighed
  
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• Wild salmon defenders mark 12 years with Chilliwack celebration - Chilliwack Progress

  12-08-2024 22:50 via news.google.com
  Wild salmon defenders mark 12 years with Chilliwack celebration  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Looking ahead to Los Angeles: 10 Canadian athletes to watch for 2028 Olympics

  12-08-2024 22:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The Paris Games are over and the Summer Olympics torch is moving on to Los Angeles in 2028.
  After Summer McIntosh and Andre De Grasse headlined Canada’s team in Paris, who might be some athletes to watch in four years?
  Here are 10 Canadians to look out for over the next quadrennial:
  SUMMER MCINTOSH — SWIMMING
  Yes, the Paris Games were coined as the “summer of Summer” in Canada, and that could very well be the case again in Los Angeles with the Toronto swimmer only 17 year
  
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• Third person dies in Listeria outbreak linked to plant-based milks

  12-08-2024 21:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Public Health Agency of Canada says a third person has died in a Listeria outbreak connected to Great Value and Silk plant-based milks.
  The agency says there are now 20 confirmed cases of listeriosis in Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and Alberta.The Ontario ministry of health previously confirmed the first two deaths happened in that province.It’s not yet clear where the third death happened.
  The affected products include Silk brand almond milk, coconut milk, almond-cocon
  
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• Chilliwack Chiefs lose athletic therapist to Western Hockey League - Fraser Valley Today

  12-08-2024 21:28 via news.google.com
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• Chilliwack Chiefs lose athletic therapist to Western Hockey League

  12-08-2024 21:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Just weeks before the opening of training camp, the Chilliwack Chiefs are in the market for an Athletic Therapist. The team announced that Adrian Presnilla has resigned to take a position with the Western Hockey League’s Edmonton Oil Kings.
  “As I take the next step in my career, I’m experiencing a mix of excitement for the future and nostalgia for leaving such a distinguished organization,” said Presnilla. “My time here has been truly special, and
  
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• Receiver Wilson enjoying solid rookie season with Winnipeg Blue Bombers

  12-08-2024 21:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Ontaria Wilson has been quite a find for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
  The six-foot, 175-pound rookie is the CFL club’s top receiver with 37 catches for 575 yards and two touchdowns at the halfway point of the season for Winnipeg (3-6). Wilson’s emergence has been timely with starters Kenny Lawler, Dalton Schoen and most recently Drew Wolitarsky all sidelined with injuries.
  “I hate that the guys got hurt but I’m also grateful for the opportunity,” Wilson said in a tele
  
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• Calgary Flames re-sign forward Adam Klapka to one-year contract extension

  12-08-2024 21:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — The Calgary Flames have re-signed forward Adam Klapka to a one-year contract extension, the NHL club announced Monday.
  The two-way contract is worth US$750,000 at the NHL level.Klapka appeared in six games with the Flames last season and scored his first NHL goal April 18 in a 5-1 win over the San Jose Sharks.
  The 23-year-old led the American Hockey League’s Calgary Wranglers in scoring last season with 21 goals and 25 assists, and his plus-8 defensive rating was the second
  
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• Hikers to climb Mt. Thom in memory of Chilliwack's 'Happy Hiker' - Mission City Record

  12-08-2024 21:18 via news.google.com
  Hikers to climb Mt. Thom in memory of Chilliwack's 'Happy Hiker'  Mission City Record
  
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• Hikers to climb Mt. Thom in memory of Chilliwack's 'Happy Hiker' - Chilliwack Progress

  12-08-2024 21:18 via news.google.com
  Hikers to climb Mt. Thom in memory of Chilliwack's 'Happy Hiker'  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• CF Montreal sends defender Ruan to FC Dallas for up to $150K

  12-08-2024 21:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — CF Montreal is sending Brazilian right back Ruan to FC Dallas for up to US$150,000 in general allocation money.
  The trade, announced Monday, guarantees Montreal $50,000 in 2024. The club could receive an additional $100,000 in 2025 if Ruan meets unspecified performance conditions.
  Montreal acquired Ruan and $500,000 last December from D.C. United in exchange for right back Aaron Herrera.
  The 29-year-old Ruan produced two goals and six assists in 25 games for Montreal this season
  
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• B.C. Securities Commission finds $13M in fraud by crypto trading platform

  12-08-2024 20:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — A panel of the British Columbia Securities Commission has found a cryptocurrency trading platform and its owner lied to customers and diverted about $13 million in assets to gambling and personal accounts.The commission says the company operating under the name ezBtc and incorporated by then-B.C. resident David Smillie told customers their bitcoins would be held in “cold storage,” a more secure method of keeping digital assets offline.
  Instead, the panel found about
  
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• Coquihalla Canyon Park to reopen next week

  12-08-2024 20:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HOPE — BC Parks says it expects Coquihalla Canyon Park will partially reopen next week following years of planning and restoration work.In a newsletter released recently, it says Phase One of the park’s recovery plan is nearing completion.
  Work has focused on rock and tunnel stabilization and trail restoration. Repairs have been made to a standard that officials believe will make the park more resilient to severe weather.
  The park suffered extensive damage during the November 2021 at
  
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• Adrian Presnilla Accepts Position with Edmonton Oil Kings

  12-08-2024 20:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The Chilliwack Chiefs are extremely proud to announce Adrian Presnilla, our athletic therapist, has accepted a job with the Edmonton Oil Kings of the WHL. 
  “Bittersweet, we’re losing a really good young man who works extremely hard and excels at his craft.” Head Coach and GM Brian Maloney commented, “It would be pretty selfish of us if we weren’t trying to promote, not only our players but also our staff. Junior hockey is a stepping stone in one’s develop
  
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• Quebec municipalities hit by remnants of tropical storm Debby face months of cleanup

  12-08-2024 20:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Quebec municipalities hit by the remnants of tropical storm Debby say they’re looking at months of recovery.The mayors of La Macaza and St.-Lin-Laurentides, which have both declared states of emergency, say they’ve never seen anything like the torrential rain that battered their communities Friday.They say it will take months to repair the damage to roads from flooding that was so bad it left hundreds of people temporarily stranded in their homes.Mathieu Maisonneuve,
  
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• CBC paid more than $18 million in bonuses in 2024 after eliminating hundreds of jobs

  12-08-2024 20:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. paid $18.4 million in bonuses this year after hundreds of jobs at the public broadcaster were eliminated.Documents obtained through access-to-information laws show CBC/Radio-Canada paid out bonuses to 1,194 employees for the 2023-24 fiscal year.
  More than $3.3 million of that was paid to 45 executives.That means those executives got an average bonus of over $73,000, which is more than the median family income after taxes in 2022, according to Statis
  
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• Thunderstorms, lightning in forecast with more than 400 wildfires burning in B.C.

  12-08-2024 19:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Little rain and a lot of lightning is fuelling wildfire activity in British Columbia.
  The BC Wildfire service says lightning has been the spark behind more than 80 per cent of nearly 260 new blazes over the last week.
  Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm watch spanning much of B.C.’s southern Interior from the Fraser Canyon east to the Alberta boundary.
  The weather office says conditions are favourable for the development of storms that may be capable of producing strong win
  
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• One dead after vehicle reportedly crosses highway median in Nanaimo, B.C.

  12-08-2024 19:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NANAIMO, B.C. — Police on Vancouver Island are investigating a two-vehicle highway crash that killed one person over the weekend.
  Nanaimo RCMP say witnesses told police they saw the driver of a car cross the median on the Nanaimo Parkway and hit an SUV head on.Police say the driver of the SUV died of their injuries after being taken to hospital.
  The other driver has serious but non-life-threatening injuries.It happened at about 8:30 Saturday night and the Mounties say investigators, includ
  
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• Chief human rights commissioner resigns after investigation into Israel comments

  12-08-2024 19:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The recently appointed chief commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission says he has agreed to resign today after an investigation into comments he made in the past related to Israel.The justice minister launched an investigation after Canadian Jewish organizations raised concerns about Birju Dattani’s past activities.
  Dattani has previously denied allegations that he made anti-Israel statements, including what Conservatives characterize as a “justification of
  
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• Saskatchewan Roughriders sign Americans Jean Delance, Aubrey Miller Jr.

  12-08-2024 19:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  REGINA — The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed offensive lineman Jean Delance and linebacker Aubrey Miller Jr., the CFL club announced Monday.
  The six-foot-five, 305-pound Delance attended the B.C. Lions’ training camp earlier this year.
  He also played for the United Football League’s DC Defenders earlier in the year. He was ejected from a game for spitting on an opponent in a March 31 game.
  The 6-1, 229-pound Miller played five games with the Edmonton Elks this season, earn
  
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• Crews begin demolishing Texas church where gunman killed more than two dozen in 2017

  12-08-2024 19:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (AP) — Crews on Monday began to tear down a Texas church where a gunman killed more than two dozen worshippers in 2017, using heavy machinery to raze the small building even after some families sought to preserve the scene of the deadliest church shooting in U.S. history.
  A judge cleared the way last month for the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs to tear down the sanctuary where the attack took place, which until now had been kept as a memorial.
  Members
  
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• Snoop’s side quests: Beyond the Olympics, rapper has proved versatility from cooking to wrestling

  12-08-2024 19:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Although he is most prominently known for his decades-long rap career and being everyone’s “uncle,” Snoop Dogg has proven his talent extends beyond what he does in the recording studio.
  That’s been evident the past two weeks, as Snoop became a breakout star of the Paris Olympics, bearing the torch, hitting the gym with the U.S. Olympic weightlifting team and freestyling to horses trotting during the dressage competition.
  He also performed, along w
  
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• Shandhar Hut Indian Cuisine Opens New Location in Chilliwack - EIN News

  12-08-2024 18:22 via news.google.com
  Shandhar Hut Indian Cuisine Opens New Location in Chilliwack  EIN News
  
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• Quebec Liberals say province needs own constitution to affirm ‘who we are’

  12-08-2024 18:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The Quebec Liberal Party is proposing that the province adopt its own constitution, a project it says will be “unifying.”
  The idea was announced this morning by members of the party’s policy commission — Julie White and Antoine Dionne Charest, son of former Quebec Liberal premier Jean Charest.
  In a video released on social media they say a constitution would assert key elements of “who we are,” including the province’s language, the powe
  
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• Argentina striker Julian Alvarez joins Atletico Madrid from Man City in deal worth around $103M

  12-08-2024 17:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Argentina striker Julian Alvarez joined Atletico Madrid from Manchester City in a deal reportedly worth more than $103 million on Monday, ending his trophy-laden two-year spell at the English champions.
  City manager Pep Guardiola said last week that Alvarez told him he wanted to leave for a new challenge.
  Alvarez left Argentine team River Plate in 2022 for 14 million pounds (now $17.8 million) and helped City win the Premier League in both seasons he was in England, as well as the Champions Leag
  
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• Dozens of pregnant women, some bleeding or in labor, being turned away from ERs despite federal law

  12-08-2024 15:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Bleeding and in pain, Kyleigh Thurman didn’t know her doomed pregnancy could kill her.
  Emergency room doctors at Ascension Seton Williamson in Texas handed her a pamphlet on miscarriage and told her to “let nature take its course” before discharging her without treatment for her ectopic pregnancy.When the 25-year-old returned three days later, still bleeding, doctors finally agreed to give her an injection intended to end the pregnancy. But it was too la
  
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• Police in London say a man is arrested after a child and adult were stabbed in a busy square

  12-08-2024 15:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LONDON (AP) — A man has been arrested after an 11-year-old girl and a 34-year-old woman were stabbed in central London, London’s Metropolitan Police said Monday.
  The attack occurred in Leicester Square, a magnet for tourists with its shops, theaters and cinemas. The square and surrounding area have an estimated 2.5 million visitors every week.
  Police said the two victims were taken to a major trauma center. The extent of their injuries was not immediately clear.
  The stabbing occurred
  
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• Russia’s Putin says Ukraine’s incursion into Kursk is an attempt to stop Moscow’s eastern offensive

  12-08-2024 14:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that the Ukraine army’s incursion into the Kursk region, which has caused more than 100,000 civilians to flee, is an attempt by Kyiv to stop Moscow’s offensive in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region.Speaking at a meeting with top security and defense officials, Putin said the attack that began last Tuesday appeared to reflect Kyiv’s attempt to gain a better negotiating position in possible future talks to
  
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• Trio of concerts in Chilliwack feature string quartet surrounded by candles - Chilliwack Progress

  12-08-2024 14:35 via news.google.com
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• Mission axe attack sends one to hospital

  12-08-2024 12:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MISSION — A 32-year-old man is recovering from serious injuries after being assaulted with axes outside a homeless shelter on Logan Avenue in Mission on the evening of August 1.
  The incident occurred following an argument between the victim and another man. According to Mission RCMP, the confrontation escalated when the victim was approached by two men and a woman, all of whom were known to him.
  During the altercation, the woman allegedly swung an axe at the victim, striking him in the arm
  
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• In the news today: Jasper to learn date for return to town today

  12-08-2024 10:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed…
  Jasper to learn date for return to town today
  Details about when and how evacuated residents of Jasper will be allowed to return to their homes nearly three weeks after a wildfire forced them to flee will be announced today.
  Parks Canada says Unified Incident Command will hold a virtual media briefing this morning to provide information on the phased re-entry into the town of Jasper.On Saturday, Jasper
  
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• Trial of Coutts protesters resumes after men convicted of mischief, weapons charges

  12-08-2024 10:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Lawyers for two men convicted of mischief at the border blockade at Coutts, Alta., are scheduled to appear in court today as the case moves toward sentencing.
  A jury on Aug. 2 also found Anthony Olienick and Chris Carbert guilty of possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose, and Olienick was convicted of possessing a pipe bomb.
  They were acquitted of the more serious charge of conspiring to murder police officers.
  RCMP found a cache of weapons, ammunition and body armo
  
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• Jasper evacuees to get information on phased re-entry of town today

  12-08-2024 10:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HINTON, Alta. — Details about when and how evacuated residents of Jasper will be allowed to return to their homes nearly three weeks after a wildfire forced them to flee will be announced today.
  Parks Canada says Unified Incident Command will hold a virtual media briefing this morning to provide information on the phased re-entry into the town of Jasper.On Saturday, Jasper Mayor Richard Ireland said the date when people will be permitted back into the town would come Monday.
  Ireland said t
  
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• Major wildfire rages out of control on fringes of Greek capital; hundreds of firefighters deployed

  12-08-2024 09:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Hundreds of firefighters backed by more than two dozen water-dropping planes were battling a major forest fire raging out of control Monday on the northern fringes of the Greek capital.
  A children’s hospital and a military hospital were being evacuated early Monday morning, the fire department said, while evacuation orders were issued for more than a dozen areas, including Marathon and several Athens suburbs. Authorities in nearby suburbs were opening at least o
  
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• River Lions beat Bandits in 97-95 thriller to net first CEBL championship

  12-08-2024 06:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The Niagara River Lions are kings of the Canadian Elite Basketball League jungle.
  In a championship weekend not for the faint-hearted, the River Lions found the most dramatic way possible to claim their first-ever title at Verdun Auditorium.
  After blowing an 87-77 lead in Target Score Time, Mr. Clutch — a.k.a. Khalil Ahmad — scored the golden basket that lifted the River Lions to a 97-95 win over the resilient Vancouver Bandits.
  “I can’t even put it into
  
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• Surging Elks dump Lions 33-16 for second straight win

  12-08-2024 04:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Boris Bede kicked three field goals as the Edmonton Elks won their second game in a row, and second of the season, defeating the B.C. Lions 33-16 on Sunday.
  The Elks are now 2-7. It was their first win at home this season, and just the third in their last 31 games stretching back to Oct. 26, 2019.
  The Lions are heading in the opposite direction, losing their third game in a row to drop to 5-4.
  The Lions were quick off the mark, scoring a touchdown on their opening drive. In for
  
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• Anti-crime petition launched in Chilliwack B.C. amid worrying statistics - Global News Toronto

  12-08-2024 03:39 via news.google.com
  Anti-crime petition launched in Chilliwack B.C. amid worrying statistics  Global News Toronto
  
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• Rai takes advantage of Greyserman meltdown to win Wyndham Championship

  12-08-2024 03:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Aaron Rai took advantage of Max Greyserman’s late meltdown to win the Wyndham Championship on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title.
  Rai closed with a 6-under 64, with the 29-year-old Englishman making a 6 1/2-foot birdie putt on the par-4 18th to post at 18-under 262 in the regular-season finale at Sedgefield Country Club.
  Greyserman, the 29-year-old former Duke player, shot 69 to finish two strokes back on a day when everyone played 36 holes and some a few mor
  
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• Aaron Rai takes advantage of Max Greyserman’s late meltdown to win the Wyndham Championship

  12-08-2024 03:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Aaron Rai took advantage of Max Greyserman’s late meltdown to win the Wyndham Championship on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title.
  Rai closed with a 6-under 64, with the 29-year-old Englishman making a 6 1/2-foot birdie putt on the par-4 18th to post at 18-under 262 in the regular-season finale at Sedgefield Country Club.
  Greyserman, the 29-year-old former Duke player, shot 69 to finish two strokes back on a day when everyone played 36 holes and some a few mor
  
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• Whitecaps FC Girls Elite successfully defend League1 Canada Inter-Provincial title

  12-08-2024 03:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HAMILTON — The Whitecaps FC Girls Elite team retained its League1 Canada Inter-Provincial Championship on Sunday, defeating CS Mont-Royal Outremont 3-2 in a penalty shootout.
  The match went to penalties after it finished knotted at 2-2 after regulation time with Kaylee Hunter scoring both goals for the Vancouver team, in the 37th, from the penalty spot, and 64th minute.
  Anais Naila Oularbim, in the 23rd minute, and Joëlle Gosselin, in the 58th, replied for the Quebec side.
  Vancouver w
  
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• Ames birdies final hole to defend Boeing Classic title

  12-08-2024 03:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SNOQUALMIE, Wash. (AP) — Canadian Stephen Ames successfully defended his Boeing Classic title Sunday, birdieing the par-5 18th for a 5-under 67 and one-stroke victory over Ernie Els, Steven Alker and Robert Karlsson.
  The 60-year-old Ames, a naturalized Canadian from Trinidad and Tobago, won his third PGA Tour Champions title of the season and ninth overall. He won four times on the PGA Tour.
  “This stage right now, this is all icing on my cake, so I’m just enjoying this and I&rs
  
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• NDP nominate Kooner as candidate in Abbotsford South

  12-08-2024 01:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — Sarah Kooner, an Infant Development professional with nearly a decade of experience at the Fraser Valley Child Development Centre, has been nominated by the BC NDP to run in Abbotsford South. Kooner, who works closely with children under five and their families, is also a board member of the Health Sciences Association, advocating for improved conditions for healthcare workers.
  In accepting the party’s nomination, Kooner highlighted the importance of investing in healthc
  
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• Toronto Nationals dethrone the Montreal Tigers to win the Global T20 Canada title

  12-08-2024 00:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BRAMPTON, Ont. — Andries Gous scored 58 not out to help the Toronto Nationals win the Global T20 Canada cricket title Sunday with an eight-wicket victory over the defending champion Montreal Tigers.
  Batting third, the South African-born U.S. international rescued the innings after Toronto lost its two openers for just 12 runs in response to Montreal’s modest total of 96 for nine in the championship game at the CAA Centre.
  Gous slammed eight fours in his 49-ball innings. South African
  
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• Atlanta Falcons release Canadian quarterback Nathan Rourke

  12-08-2024 00:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canadian quarterback Nathan Rourke has been cut from an NFL training camp roster for the second time this year.
  The Atlanta Falcons released Rourke on Sunday, just 10 days after he signed with the team.
  Rourke joined the Falcons on Aug. 1, less than a week after he was cut by the New York Giants.
  New York claimed Rourke off waivers May 7, but he didn’t see much action during the first week of camp.
  The 26-year-old from Victoria finished last season with New England. He was inactive for tw
  
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