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• New $274M long-term care home in Chilliwack to replace outdated facility - Cloverdale Reporter

  19-08-2024 23:49 via news.google.com
  New $274M long-term care home in Chilliwack to replace outdated facility  Cloverdale Reporter
  
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• Blue Jays pitcher Bowden Francis named American League Player of the Week

  19-08-2024 23:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Bowden Francis has been named the American League Player of the Week.
  The 28-year-old right-hander went 2-0 last week with a 0.64 earned-run average while allowing four hits with no walks and posting 15 strikeouts.
  He pitched seven strong innings in both his starts, a 4-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Monday and a 1-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday.
  It’s the first Player of the Week award for Francis and the third for the Blue Jays th
  
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• New $274M long-term care home in Chilliwack to replace outdated facility - Chilliwack Progress

  19-08-2024 23:24 via news.google.com
  New $274M long-term care home in Chilliwack to replace outdated facility  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Tories delete Canadian dream video featuring what Liberals say are Russian jets

  19-08-2024 23:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Conservative Party of Canada has deleted a video that promoted Canadian values but featured what the Defence Minister’s office says are Russian fighter jets.The video was posted by the party on X over the weekend with the slogan “Canada. Our Home” and features a speech delivered by leader Pierre Poilievre from the Calgary Stampede.In the video, Poilievre is describing a Canadian manlooking up at the sky to see a brand new fighter jet that he says is “ge
  
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• New long-term care facility coming to Chilliwack at a projected cost of $274 million

  19-08-2024 22:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The B.C. government announced Monday (Aug. 19) it will help fund a new $274 million, 200-bed long-term care facility on Mary Street near Chilliwack General Hospital.
  B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix paid a visit to Chilliwack to herald the advent of the new facility, saying Fraser Health will commence construction in two years and be completed by some point in 2029.
  The facility will be a five-storey and replace the 90-bed Bradley Centre, which took two years to build starting
  
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• New long-term care facility coming to Chilliwack at a projected cost of $274 million - Fraser Valley Today

  19-08-2024 22:43 via news.google.com
  New long-term care facility coming to Chilliwack at a projected cost of $274 million  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Chilliwack woman hit by train Saturday night faces long road to recovery: relative - Fraser Valley Today

  19-08-2024 22:43 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack woman hit by train Saturday night faces long road to recovery: relative  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Star winger Laine and 2026 pick traded to Montreal Canadiens for defenceman Harris

  19-08-2024 22:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BROSSARD, Que. — The Montreal Canadiens have acquired star forward Patrik Laine and a second-round pick in the 2026 NHL draft in a trade with the Columbus Blue Jackets for defenceman Jordan Harris.Laine had six goals and three assists in 18 games with Columbus last season.The six-foot-five, 215-pound winger has appeared in 480 regular season games over eight NHL seasons with the Winnipeg Jets and the Blue Jackets, scoring 204 goals and adding 184 assists.Laine, from Tampere, Finland, was d
  
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• Former US Rep George Santos pleads guilty to wire fraud and identity theft in his federal case

  19-08-2024 22:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. George Santos pleaded guilty Monday to committing wire fraud and aggravated identity theft in connection with the federal fraud case that led to his expulsion from Congress.
  The New York Republican entered the plea in a courtroom in Long Island just weeks before his trial was set to begin in early September.
  Santos was indicted on felony charges that he stole from political donors, used campaign contributions to pay for personal expenses, lied to
  
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• Landmark property in Chilliwack sold for 55 per cent of assessed value - Western Investor

  19-08-2024 22:00 via news.google.com
  Landmark property in Chilliwack sold for 55 per cent of assessed value  Western Investor
  
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• LONG-TERM CARE BEDS COMING TO CHILLIWACK - Business Examiner

  19-08-2024 21:57 via news.google.com
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• All-star receiver Mack back with Alouettes after NFL stint with Falcons

  19-08-2024 21:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — All-star receiver Austin Mack is back with the Montreal Alouettes after a stint with the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons.
  The CFL club announced Mack’s return in a release on Monday.Mack played one pre-season game with the Falcons after signing with the team in January.He was released on Aug. 12.
  The 26-year-old American was named a CFL all-star in 2023, his first season in the league, when he caught 78 passes for 1,154 yards and four touchdowns.
  He added six receptions for 10
  
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• New long-term care beds coming to Chilliwack - Fraser Health Authority

  19-08-2024 21:51 via news.google.com
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• Tour de Cure issues traffic advisory for Aug. 24-25 - Chilliwack Progress

  19-08-2024 21:14 via news.google.com
  Tour de Cure issues traffic advisory for Aug. 24-25  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Jays claim Lucas off waivers from Detroit, move Manoah to 60-day IL

  19-08-2024 21:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have claimed left-handed pitcher Easton Lucas off waivers from the Detroit Tigers and have transferred right-hander Alek Manoah to the 60-day injured list.
  The club said 27-year-old Lucas has been assigned to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons.Lucas has a 1-0 record with a 10.29 earned-run average and eight strikeouts in seven innings over six major-league appearances with Oakland and Detroit this season.
  He is 3-1 with a 3.31 ERA and 52 strikeouts over 32 Triple-A
  
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• Rain, cool weather dampen wildfire activity in southern B.C., but the north is dry

  19-08-2024 21:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  British Columbia’s wildfire service says southern parts of the province are benefiting from rain and cooler weather, a reprieve for the southeast in particular.
  But the latest bulletin from the service says there’s a drying trend in the north and unfavourable winds may fan increased fire behaviour, especially in the northwest.
  About 370 wildfires are active across B.C., with 34 per cent burning out of control, down from about 40 per cent in recent days.
  Five blazes are considered &ld
  
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• Canada’s assisted-dying law faces constitutional fight for excluding mental disorder

  19-08-2024 20:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A man who says he suffers from chronic and worsening mental health issues is among those launching a court challenge of the federal government assisted dying law, which excludes people suffering solely from a mental disorder.An application filed by Dying with Dignity in Ontario Superior Court on Monday argues that it is discriminatory to bar people with mental disorders from being eligible for an assisted death when it is available to people who suffer physically.
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• Congo says it will receive its first mpox vaccines next week to address new global emergency

  19-08-2024 20:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo will receive the first vaccine doses to address its mpox outbreak next week from the United States, the country’s health minister said Monday, days after the World Health Organization declared mpox outbreaks in Africa a global emergency.
  Mpox cases have been confirmed among children and adults in more than a dozen African countries, and a new form of the virus is spreading. Few vaccine doses are available on the continent.
  Congo has the vast majority of t
  
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• Democrats looking for party unity at national convention in Chicago

  19-08-2024 20:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHICAGO — Party faithful are feeling invigorated by Vice-President Kamala Harris’s swift ascension to the top of the ticket as the Democratic National Convention kicks off in Chicago on Monday following a tumultuous month for the party.The four-day convention’s theme is “For the People, For Our Future” and observers say it will be a key moment for Democrats to unify the party and build on the excitement behind the Harris campaign.
  President Joe Biden is scheduled to
  
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• B.C. film company fined for flying drone too close to killer whales

  19-08-2024 19:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PORT HARDY, B.C. — A Vancouver-based film company and its drone operator have been fined a total of $30,000 for operating a drone too close to northern resident killer whales.A statement from Fisheries and Oceans Canada says the fines follow an investigation by the department’s whale protection unit.
  It says River Road Films pleaded guilty in July to unlawfully capturing footage by operating too close to a pod of whales “beach rubbing” on Vancouver Island.
  The department
  
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• Flash floods from ‘training thunderstorms’ leave 2 dead in Connecticut

  19-08-2024 19:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OXFORD, Conn. (AP) — Torrential rain flooded parts of Connecticut and New York’s Long Island, washing out roads, trapping people in cars and a restaurant, and sweeping two people into a river. Two women died in the storms, which also caused problems in New Jersey late Sunday and early Monday, authorities said.As much as 10 inches (25.4 centimeters) of rain fell on some parts of western Connecticut, coming down so fast that it caught drivers unaware as roads quickly turned into rushin
  
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• Saskatchewan Roughriders sign American offensive lineman Trevon Tate

  19-08-2024 19:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  REGINA — American offensive lineman Trevon Tate has signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, the CFL club announced Monday.
  The six-foot-four, 295-pound Tate joins the Roughriders after playing four games at right tackle for the Calgary Stampeders this year.
  Tate spent two seasons (2022-23) with the Toronto Argonauts, suiting up for 18 games including eight starts at right tackle and two at left tackle in 2023 as part of an offensive line that allowed a league-low 19 sacks.
  He won a Grey
  
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• Milestones ahead for Tyson-Keith Wilson road project in Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress

  19-08-2024 19:34 via news.google.com
  Milestones ahead for Tyson-Keith Wilson road project in Chilliwack  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Blinken says Israel has accepted U.S.-backed proposal for a cease-fire, calls on Hamas to do same

  19-08-2024 19:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Israel has accepted a bridging proposal for a cease-fire and hostage release in Gaza, and called on Hamas to do the same.He spoke Monday after holding a 2 1/2 hour meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
  THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.
  TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that the time is now to conclude a Gaza cease-fire ag
  
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• Abbotsford resident plans to celebrate Lotto Max jackpot by going out to eat and helping the grandkids

  19-08-2024 19:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — Winning a half-million dollar jackpot can leave a lot of people speechless and utterly stunned.That’s the kind of reaction Josephine Knipstrom’s husband had when she him that she won $500,000 from the August 13, 2024 Lotto Max draw.
  The Abbotsford resident, who split a Maxmillions prize with another player in Ontario, had to interrupt her husband’s meal of cereal to share the exceptionally important news.“I walked into the kitchen and said, ‘I hop
  
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• Chilliwack woman hit by train Saturday night faces long road to recovery: relative

  19-08-2024 18:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack resident Ryan Morris says his niece was hit by a train Saturday evening near the Young Road railroad crossing in Chilliwack, leaving her with multiple injuries in the critical care unit at Chilliwack General Hospital.Morris told Fraser Valley Today by phone Sunday morning that his 33-year-old niece, who has lived in Chilliwack for approximately six years, was walking along the railroad tracks when she was hit by a train, a collision that sent her to hospital and lef
  
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• DC councilmember known for pushing antisemitic conspiracy theories is arrested on bribery charge

  19-08-2024 18:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A District of Columbia councilmember known for promoting antisemitic conspiracy theories has been arrested on charges that he accepted over $150,000 in bribes in exchange for using his elected position to help companies with city contracts, according to court records unsealed on Monday.
  Trayon White Sr., a Democrat who ran an unsuccessful mayoral campaign in 2022, was arrested on a federal bribery charge by the FBI on Sunday. He is expected to make his initial court appea
  
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• Chilliwack's Exhibition Field set for $1M upgrade - Chilliwack Progress

  19-08-2024 18:38 via news.google.com
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• Toronto Raptors sign back-up guard Jared Rhoden

  19-08-2024 18:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Reserve guard Jared Rhoden has signed with the Toronto Raptors, the NBA club announced Monday.
  Per team policy, financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
  The six-foot-six, 210-pound guard averaged 4.9 points, 1.9 rebounds and 14.4 minutes in 17 games with Detroit last season.Rhoden shot 50 per cent (33-66) from the field and .387 (12-31) from beyond the arc.He scored in double figures twice, including a career-high 16 points on Apr. 14 at San Antonio.
  Rhoden averaged 4.1 po
  
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• Ottawa Pride stance on Israel causes some civil servants, embassy to exit parade

  19-08-2024 18:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A decision by organizers of the Pride parade in Ottawa to boycott Israeli companies is prompting a growing number of participants to pull out of the festivities.
  The Capital Pride committee condemned the brutal attack by Hamas last fall, but also accused the Israeli government of touting its LGBTQ+ inclusivity to distract from carnage in the Gaza Strip.
  The committee endorsed a campaign to boycott Israeli companies, which it says is aimed at ending the war in Gaza and getting just
  
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• After 3rd ER closure at Mission Memorial Hospital in August alone, city leader speaks out

  19-08-2024 18:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MISSION — After Mission Memorial Hospital closed its emergency department for a portion of the weekend for the third time this month due to a lack of ER physicians, the City of Mission has responded with a statement of concern.According to a statement from the City of Mission on its website, Mayor Paul Horn expressed consternation over what seems to be a trend throughout the province.“The City is aware that doctor shortages are affecting the entire province, but we are concerned abou
  
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• Cause of water main break that flooded Montreal neighbourhood remains unclear: mayor

  19-08-2024 17:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The mayor of Montreal says the cause of a major water main break Friday morning near the city’s Jacques Cartier Bridge remains unknown.Valérie Plante says 50 buildings were flooded when millions of litres of water erupted onto city streets, and 16 households have asked the Red Cross for emergency housing.
  She says workers are now removing debris from roads in the area, but it will take time to get the parts to repair the two-metre-wide pipe.
  Plante says she’s
  
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• Ticats hire former Elks coach/GM Chirs Jones as senior defensive assistant

  19-08-2024 17:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HAMILTON — The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have hired Chris Jones as a senior defensive assistant and have cut ties with assistant head coach and defensive coordinator Mark Washington, the CFL club announced Monday.
  The club said in a release that Jones will take over defensive play-calling duties after it “mutually agreed to part ways” with Washington.
  The announcement comes after the Ticats (2-8) were defeated 47-22 by the Edmonton Elks (3-7) on Saturday at Tim Hortons Field.
  Jones w
  
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• 2025 Honda Civic delivers hybrid efficiency with style - Chilliwack Progress

  19-08-2024 15:19 via news.google.com
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• 1 dead and 6 missing after luxury superyacht sinks in storm off Sicily

  19-08-2024 14:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ROME (AP) — A luxury superyacht carrying foreign tourists capsized and sank off Sicily in bad weather early Monday. One body was found, six people remain missing and 15 people were rescued, authorities said.
  The ship had overturned around 5 a.m. off the port of Porticello, where it was apparently anchored. It had a crew of 10 people and 12 passengers, including British, American and Canadian nationalities, the Italian coast guard said. Local media said a sudden fierce storm, including torn
  
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• Ukrainian officials issue an evacuation order for families with children from the city of Pokrovsk

  19-08-2024 12:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian local authorities on Monday issued a mandatory evacuation order for families with children from the eastern city of Pokrovsk, where 53,000 people still live.They say Russian forces are advancing so quickly that it is compulsory for families to leave the city and other nearby towns. Russian troops have been pushing toward Pokrovsk for months.
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• BC Health Minister to make long-term care announcement Monday in Chilliwack - Fraser Valley Today

  19-08-2024 11:02 via news.google.com
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• BC Health Minister to make long-term care announcement Monday in Chilliwack

  19-08-2024 11:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — With B.C.’s provincial election exactly two months away, Health Minister Adrian Dix is scheduled to make an announcement Monday (Aug. 19) afternoon in Chilliwack.
  An advisory from the Ministry of Health was delivered to the medialate last week, saying the minister would be making an announcement about long-term care services in the city.No other details have been announced however it is known the government has had plans to develop a new long-term care facility near Chil
  
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• In the news today: Union serves 72-hour strike notice to CPKC

  19-08-2024 10:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed…
  Union serves 72-hour strike notice to CPKC
  More than 9,000 workers at Canada’s two major railways could be either on strike or locked out as of Thursday, disrupting supply chains relied upon by many industries.The union representing thousands of workers at Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. says it has served a 72-hour strike notice to the railway.
  The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference issued a new
  
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• Sectors that earned most corporate capital gains created no jobs over 5 years: report

  19-08-2024 10:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Two sectors were responsible for the majority of corporate capital gains earned in Canada over five years but added no new jobs over that time span, a new study found.The Centre for Future Work and l’Institut de recherche et d’informations socioéconomiques, two progressive policy thinktanks, published a report that delves into the companies and individuals that earn capital gains in Canada.The analysis comes after a heated debate in the country over the Liberals
  
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• Lawyers make final arguments for acquittal of ‘Freedom Convoy’ organizers

  19-08-2024 10:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — An Ottawa court is expected to hear final arguments for acquittal from the legal teams of two “Freedom Convoy” figureheads today.Tamara Lich and Chris Barber are fighting criminal charges for their role in organizing the protest in 2022, which brought massive crowds and thousands of big rig trucks to downtown Ottawa for weeks, in opposition to pandemic restrictions.The two are charged with mischief, intimidation and counselling others to break the law, but their trial
  
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• Joly heads to Africa as Liberals craft ‘approach’ to continent, instead of strategy

  19-08-2024 10:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is headed to Africa as her government assembles a long-delayed plan on how to engage with the continent.
  Joly is heading to Ivory Coast today before visiting South Africa for two days starting Wednesday.
  Her office says the trip to Ivory Coast is aimed at exploring shared counterterrorism priorities and affirming Canada’s ties with both English- and French-speaking countries.
  It says the stop in South Africa will see Joly discuss
  
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• Days after wildfire evacuation ends, Jasper makes progress on path back to normal

  19-08-2024 10:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  JASPER, ALTA. — The people of Jasper are making progress on getting back to normal after being allowed back to their town, cleaning their homes, re-uniting with neighbours and seeking insurance information.
  Friday was the first day residents were allowed back after a wildfire forced the evacuation of the entire community, which eventually lost close to one third of its structures in the blaze.
  Over the weekend, Parks Canada announced the status of the Jasper Wildfire Complex had changed fr
  
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• New $274M long-term care home in Chilliwack to replace outdated facility - Mission City Record

  19-08-2024 09:00 via news.google.com
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• New $274M long-term care home in Chilliwack to replace outdated facility - Agassiz Harrison Observer

  19-08-2024 09:00 via news.google.com
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• Fernandez, Putintseva lose in women’s doubles final at Cincinnati Open

  19-08-2024 07:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CINCINNATI — Canada’s Leylah Fernandez and Kazakhstan’s Yulia Putintseva lost 3-6, 6-1, 10-4 to American Asia Muhammad and New Zealand’s Erin Routliffe in the women’s doubles final at the Cincinnati Open on Sunday.
  Fernandez and Putintseva won 61.8 per cent of their first-serve points while their opponents won 74.3 per cent in the 80-minute match.
  The third-seeded Routliffe and Muhammad hit three aces with five double faults. Fernandez and Putintseva committed three
  
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• Favorable views of Kamala Harris have risen this summer heading into the DNC, AP-NORC poll shows

  19-08-2024 06:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is entering the Democratic National Convention with increased excitement from Democrats and a steady rise in her favorability ratings among Americans as a whole.
  About half of U.S. adults — 48% — have a very or somewhat favorable view of Harris, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. That is up from 39% at the beginning of the summer, before President Joe Biden’s poor perfor
  
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• Oilers trade Cody Ceci, third-round pick to Sharks for Ty Emberson

  19-08-2024 05:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers traded defenceman Cody Ceci and a third-round draft pick in 2025 to the San Jose Sharks for defenceman Ty Emberson on Sunday.
  Ceci spent his last three campaigns in Edmonton, producing five goals and 20 assists in 79 games last season.
  The 30-year-old defensive defenceman added two goals and three assists in 24 games during Edmonton’s run to the Stanley Cup final. He has one year remaining on his contract at US$3.25 million.
  Emberson had one goal and ni
  
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• Blue Bombers spoil Nathan Rourke’s CFL return with 20-11 win over Lions

  19-08-2024 04:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The Winnipeg Blue Bombers spoiled Nathan Rourke’s return to the CFL by picking off the Canadian-born quarterback twice in a 20-11 win over the BC Lions on Sunday.
  The Lions, who were embarrassed 25-0 by the Bombers earlier this month, lost for the fourth consecutive game.
  The fans at BC Place Stadium hoping to see some Rourke magic instead watched the Victoria native complete eight of 25 passes for 126 yards plus the interceptions. Rourke was also sacked twice.
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• Shetland Creek wildfire, which destroyed multiple homes, now considered ‘held’

  19-08-2024 02:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — A large wildfire that destroyed multiple homes in north of Hope last month is now considered “held.”
  BC Wildfire Service says the 280-square-kilometre Shetland Creek wildfire is not likely to spread further, but crews still have hard work ahead.
  A statement from the service online says smoke will remain visible from within the perimeter as crews use hand tools to dig out hot spots and turn over and wet down earth to remove heat from the fire.
  The fire is still listed
  
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