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• Repair work will keep 60-year-old ferry out of service for half a year: BC Ferries

  07-09-2024 23:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — The company operating British Columbia’s ferries says divers have recovered a propeller that fell off one of its vessels and triggered an oil spill earlier this week, but notes it will take six months to complete the needed repairs.
  A statement from BC Ferries says the propeller from the 60 year-old Queen of New Westminster — which weighs about 4,500 kilograms — was pulled from the seabed Saturday morning after two days of recovery work.
  Officials took the ferr
  
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• Canada secures two more Paralympic gold medals to equal Beijing output in 2008

  07-09-2024 23:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PARIS — Canadian athletes topped the podium at the track and in the pool Saturday.
  Those performances at the Paralympic Games pushed the country to a level not seen in 16 years.
  Wheelchair racer Austin Smeenk finished first in the men’s T51 800 metres, while swimmer Danielle Dorrie captured the women’s 50-metre final.Canada’s 10 gold medals heading into the final day of competition Sunday is the most since the 2008 Beijing Games. The team’s 29 medals also surpass it
  
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• Hiker rescued overnight southeast of Hope

  07-09-2024 23:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MOUNT OUTRAM (MANNING PROVINCIAL PARK) — Mount Outram is a sought after destination for backcountry hikers as one of the highest Cascade Range peaks in southern British Columbia.However, a hiker that managed to reach the top of the roughly 8,000-foot summit needed help during the weekend, prompting a call for service to Hope Search and Rescue.The non-profit, all-volunteer organization says its members were paged to assist a stranded hiker Friday night (Sept. 6) at the top of Mount Outram.
  
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• Schmidt and Cortes combine for a 4-hitter as the Yankees blank the Cubs once again

  07-09-2024 23:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Clarke Schmidt and Nestor Cortes combined on a four-hitter, and the New York Yankees clinched their 32nd straight winning season by blanking the Chicago Cubs 2-0 on Saturday.
  Schmidt pitched 4 2/3 innings of four-hit ball in his first big league game since May 26. Cortes (9-10) closed it out in his first relief appearance since 2021.
  Schmidt had been sidelined by a right lat strain. He threw 75 pitches, 44 for strikes.
  New York posted its second straight shutout to secure it
  
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• Packers QB Jordan Love has an MCL injury and should return this season, AP source says

  07-09-2024 23:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love injured his medial collateral ligament in the team’s season-opening game, but didn’t suffer damage to his ACL and should return at some point this season, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press.
  The person spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity because the team hasn’t announced the severity of Love’s injury. A timetable for Love’s return wasn’t specified.
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• Montreal byelection candidates go door-to-door on early voting day

  07-09-2024 22:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Advanced voting kicked off on Friday in Montreal’s LaSalle-Émard-Verdun riding, and party leaders are helping get out the vote as the federal byelection on Sept. 16. draws nearer.Polls show a three-way battle emerging between the Liberal Party of Canada, the Bloc Québécois and the New Democratic Party and although LaSalle-Émard-Verdun is considered a Liberal stronghold, the NDP candidate in the race, Craig Sauvé, says he is fired up.
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• Webb returns two interceptions for touchdowns, Redblacks thump Argonauts 41-27

  07-09-2024 22:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Damon Webb returned two interceptions for touchdowns in the first half as the Ottawa Redblacks thumped the Toronto Argonauts 41-27 to remain undefeated at TD Place.
  The Redblacks improved to 8-3-1 overall and are 6-0-1 at home. They also created some space between themselves and the Argonauts (6-6-0) in the CFL’s East Division standings.Despite a steady mist falling for much of the game, Ottawa quarterback Dru Brown was consistent from start to finish, going 30-for-40 for 34
  
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• Algeria’s 78-year-old president is expected to breeze to a second term in Saturday’s election

  07-09-2024 22:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Polls closed in Algeria on Saturday, where voters were deciding whether to grant army-backed President Abdelmadjid Tebboune another term — five years after pro-democracy protests prompted the military to oust the previous president after two decades in power.Since Algeria announced the election date earlier this year, there has been little suspense about the result.
  Though he is expected to be named the winner once the results are finalized, military-backed Pr
  
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• Taylor Fritz can end a Grand Slam drought for American men by beating Jannik Sinner at the US Open

  07-09-2024 22:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Fritz got choked up when it hit him that he had reached the U.S. Open final.
  His explanation: “I cry at happy endings of movies and not at sad stuff. That’s kind of just how I am.”
  Imagine what the 26-year-old Californian’s reaction would be if he actually were to take home the trophy by beating No. 1 Jannik Sinner of Italy on Sunday in Arthur Ashe Stadium. That would make Fritz the first American man to collect a Grand Slam title in 21 years.
  
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• Quinn Ewers throws for 3 touchdowns as No. 3 Texas pounds No. 10 Michigan 31-12

  07-09-2024 22:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Quinn Ewers threw for 246 yards and three touchdowns, and No. 3 Texas beat No. 10 Michigan 31-12 on Saturday.
  The Longhorns (2-0) moved the ball at will through the air and on the ground against the defending national champions, whose turnover-prone offense failed to throw or run the ball effectively.
  The Wolverines (1-1) had three streaks snapped in the first regular-season matchup of the traditional college football powerhouses.
  Michigan had won a Big Ten-record 2
  
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• New England era off to winning start as Rice and Grealish come back to haunt Ireland

  07-09-2024 22:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  After the pain of the European Championship, England kicked off a new era by beating Ireland 2-0 in Dublin on Saturday.Some 55 days since the defeat to Spain in the Euros final, England began the UEFA Nations League under a new regime following the departure of Gareth Southgate. Interim coach Lee Carsley made an impressive start at Aviva Stadium after first half goals from Declan Rice and Jack Grealish.
  The identity of those scorers would have been especially painful for the Irish fans who jeere
  
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• Mets’ Jeff McNeil breaks his wrist and will miss the rest of the regular season

  07-09-2024 22:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Mets’ Jeff McNeil fractured his right wrist when hit by a pitch and will miss the rest of the regular season.
  McNeil was struck on a protective guard covering the wrist by a 74.3 mph curveball from Cincinnati’s Brandon Williamson during the fifth inning of the Mets’ 6-4, 10-inning win on Friday night. McNeil played second base in the sixth but the wrist swelled, he had difficulty taking swings in the batting cage and Harrison Bader pinch hit for him in
  
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• Bennett, Hennessy Canada’s flag-bearers for Paralympic closing ceremonies in Paris

  07-09-2024 21:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PARIS — Swimmer Nicholas Bennett and para canoeist Brianna Hennessy will be Canada’s flag-bearers for the closing ceremonies of the Paralympic Games in Paris.
  The 20-year-old Bennett from Parksville, B.C., won two gold medals and a silver at the pool.
  Ottawa’s Hennessy, 39, claimed silver in para canoe Saturday and races again on Sunday’s final day of competition.
  Canada’s 126-athlete team is trending towards one of its best medal hauls in recent Paralympic Games.
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• Quebec begins granting early requests for MAID without requested federal changes

  07-09-2024 21:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Quebecers who want to arrange a medically assisted death before their condition leaves them unable to grant consent can do so as of next month, the province announced Saturday as it unveiled details of a plan to grant such requests without waiting for Ottawa to update the country’s criminal code.Quebec’s government said last month it would stop waiting for the federal government to implement the requested amendments and forge ahead with plans to grant early MAID requ
  
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• Magic of aerials, acrobatics coming to Chilliwack stage - Chilliwack Progress

  07-09-2024 21:03 via news.google.com
  Magic of aerials, acrobatics coming to Chilliwack stage  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Magic of aerials, acrobatics coming to Chilliwack stage - Agassiz Harrison Observer

  07-09-2024 21:00 via news.google.com
  Magic of aerials, acrobatics coming to Chilliwack stage  Agassiz Harrison Observer
  
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• Driver dead after tow truck collides with semi on Highway 1 near Langley: RCMP

  07-09-2024 20:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LANGLEY — A tow truck driver is dead following a crash on the Trans-Canada Highway near Langley late Friday night, say RCMP.
  A passenger was also injured after the vehicle collided with a semi-trailer on Highway 1 in an eastbound lane near 264 Street just after 9:40 p.m.
  “The driver of the tow truck was deceased at the scene, and the passenger … was airlifted to a local hospital with serious injuries,” Langley RCMP Sgt. Joe Leeson said.
  The tow truck had been hauling ano
  
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• Collision in Langley leaves one dead and closes some lanes of Highway 1 overnight

  07-09-2024 20:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LANGLEY — One person is dead and another has been airlifted to hospital following a crash on Highway 1 in British Columbia.Sgt. Joe Leeson with Langley RCMP says officers were called around 9:40 p.m. Friday night after a tow truck hit the rear of a tractor-trailer unit in the eastbound lanes of Highway 1.Leeson says the tow-truck driver died at the scene.
  The passenger was flown by air ambulance to hospital.The collision closed the eastbound lanes of Highway 1 near Langley overnight, and w
  
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• Driver dead after tow truck collides with semi on Highway 1: RCMP

  07-09-2024 20:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LANGLEY — A tow truck driver is dead following a crash on the Trans-Canada Highway late Friday night, say RCMP.A passenger was also injured after the vehicle collided with a semi-trailer on Highway 1 between Exit 73 and Bradner Road just after 9:40 p.m.
  “The driver of the tow truck was deceased at the scene, and the passenger … was airlifted to a local hospital with serious injuries,” Langley RCMP Sgt. Joe Leeson said.
  The tow truck had been hauling another car when it h
  
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• Venezuela revokes Brazil’s custody of diplomatic mission housing six Maduro opponents

  07-09-2024 19:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s government has revoked permission for Brazil to serve as custodian of Argentina’s diplomatic missions in the country, alleging several anti-government opponents holed up for months in the Argentine ambassador’s residence had been plotting terrorist acts from the compound.
  In a statement Saturday, Venezuela’s foreign ministry said it had notified Brazil of its decision, which will take effect immediately. It said it was forced to
  
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• Canada’s Nate Riech takes Paralympic silver medal in 1,500 metres

  07-09-2024 19:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PARIS — Canada’s Nate Riech has won a silver medal at the Paralympic Games in Paris.
  The 29-year-old from Victoria was second in the men’s T58 1,500 metres.
  Riech was the defending champion in the event after winning gold in Tokyo three years ago.
  He finished just over two-tenths of a second back of the Tunisian winner and one hundredth of a second ahead of the Australian bronze medallist.
  Riech is a two-time world champion in the distance.
  He suffered a brain injury at age 10
  
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• Canada’s Danielle Dorris defends Paralympic gold in Paris pool

  07-09-2024 19:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PARIS — Canada’s Danielle Dorris defended her title at the Paralympic Games on Saturday.
  The 21-year-old swimmer from Fredericton won gold in the women’s S7 50-metre final with a time of 33.62 seconds.
  Mallory Weggemann of the United States took silver, while Italy’s Guilia Terzi was third.Tess Routliffe of Caledon, Ont., was fourth after picking up a silver and a bronze earlier in the Games.
  Dorris captured gold in Tokyo three years ago, and was the youngest member of Ca
  
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• Ireland fans prove they haven’t forgiven Rice and Grealish

  07-09-2024 19:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DUBLIN (AP) — England players Declan Rice and Jack Grealish were targeted by protesting Ireland fans during the UEFA Nations League match on Saturday.The players previously represented Ireland and were jeered inside Aviva Stadium.One banner had pictures of Rice and Grealish alongside the words, “The snakes are back.”
  Rice opened the scoring for England in the 11th minute but didn’t celebrate.
  Grealish added a second in the 26th and did celebrate.
  Rice made three appearanc
  
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• Canadian women’s sitting volleyball team ends Paralympic team sport podium drought

  07-09-2024 18:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PARIS — Canada won its first Paralympic medal in women’s sitting volleyball and ended the country’s team sport podium drought Saturday.
  The women’s volleyball team swept Brazil 3-0 (25-15, 25-18, 25-18) to take the bronze medal at North Paris Arena.
  The women were the first Canadian side to claim a Paralympic medal in a team sport since the men’s wheelchair basketball team won gold in London in 2012.
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• Strategist Rachael Segal to headline women in politics showcase in Chilliwack - Fraser Valley Today

  07-09-2024 18:51 via news.google.com
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• Strategist Rachael Segal to headline women in politics showcase in Chilliwack

  07-09-2024 18:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — A former issues and policy advisor within the Canadian Federal Cabinet will be a keynote speaker at a Women in Politics showcase in Chilliwack this month.
  Political strategist Rachael Segal, who has experience working on political campaigns in Ontario and B.C., will share her insights at the Women’s Leadership Collective event “Why Politics Matter for Women” on September 19 at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre.
  The discussion will include a Q&A with Segal an
  
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• Saskatoon swimmer Shelby Newkirk wins Paralympic bronze for Canada

  07-09-2024 18:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PARIS — Canada’s Shelby Newkirk won bronze in the women’s 100-metre S6 backstroke final at the Paralympic Games on Saturday.
  The Saskatoon swimmer finished with a time of one minute 22.24 seconds.
  China’s Yuyan Jiang topped the podium with a world-record time of 1:19.44.
  Ellie Marks of the United States, who previously owned the world record, took silver.
  Newkirk finished fourth in the women’s 50-metre freestyle in Paris and was part of Canada’s eighth-place f
  
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• Saleh says it’s ‘fair’ to rule out holdout Reddick for Jets’ season opener at San Francisco

  07-09-2024 18:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Linebacker Haason Reddick won’t play in the New York Jets’ season-opening game Monday night at San Francisco while he remains in a contract dispute with the team.
  Coach Robert Saleh acknowledged Saturday “that would be fair” to rule out Reddick, who has not been at the team’s facility since the Jets’ trade for him from Philadelphia became official on April 1.
  The two-time Pro Bowl edge rusher, seeking a contract extension, has r
  
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• Canadian para paddler Brianna Hennessy earns Paralympic silver medal

  07-09-2024 17:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PARIS — Canadian para canoeist Brianna Hennessy raced to her first Paralympic medal with a reminder of her mother on her paddle.The 39-year-old from Ottawa took silver in the women’s 200-metre sprint Saturday in Paris.The design on Hennessy’s paddle includes a cardinal in remembrance of her late mother Norma, the letter “W’ for Wonder Woman and a cat.“My mother passed away last year, so I said I’d be racing down the course with her,” Hennessy said
  
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• Inmate serving time for 2nd-degree murder dies in Abbotsford pen: CSC

  07-09-2024 17:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD— An inmate serving time for second-degree murder has died in an Abbotsford penitentiary, according to the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC).Investigators believe the inmate, identified as Gregory Narcisse, died of natural causes on Tuesday at Pacific Institution.
  Narcisse began serving an indeterminate sentence in June 1994 for second-degree murder, assault, and forcible confinement.
  CSC says an investigation is underway, and local police and the coroner have been notified, a
  
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• Canadian wheelchair racer Austin Smeenk wins Paralympic gold medal

  07-09-2024 17:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PARIS — Austin Smeenk rang the bell with gusto.
  The Canadian wheelchair racer won the men’s T51 800 metres Saturday at the Paralympic Games in Paris.
  Track and field victors at both the Olympic and Paralympic Games rang a bell engraved with “Paris 2024” at Stade de France.
  The bell will be installed in a tower at Notre Dame Cathedral when the iconic edifice is restored from a 2019 fire.
  Smeenk coveted the rite after watching other Canadian athletes grab the rope for a sat
  
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• US Open finalist Jannik Sinner given rest time and won’t compete in Davis Cup for Italy next week

  07-09-2024 17:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ROME (AP) — U.S. Open finalist Jannik Sinner needs time to rest after Sunday’s final against Taylor Fritz in New York and will not compete in the Davis Cup Finals group stage next week in Bologna, Italy captain Filippo Volandri announced on Saturday.
  “As far as Jannik goes, who told us he was available for the latter stages of the competition in Bologna, in accordance with the federation leaders and his staff, we decided to relieve him of his call-up and allow him a full recove
  
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• Campaign office opens for 2 Chilliwack Conservative candidates - Chilliwack Progress

  07-09-2024 14:33 via news.google.com
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• Vietnamese authorities say Typhoon Yagi has killed at least 4 and injured 78 others

  07-09-2024 14:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnamese authorities say Typhoon Yagi has killed at least four and injured 78 others after making landfall Saturday afternoon in the north of the country.The typhoon, described by Vietnamese meteorological officials as “one of the most powerful typhoons in the region over the past decade,” made its way to the Southeast Asian country after it left three people dead and nearly a hundred others injured in the Chinese province of Hainan.
  Earlier, the governm
  
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• Trudeau insists he’s staying on as Liberal leader. But what if he changes his mind?

  07-09-2024 12:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Liberal caucus is set to meet in Nanaimo, B.C., next week for a retreat ahead of the fall parliamentary sitting. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau insists he will lead his party into the next election despite polls citing his unpopularity among Canadians. Here’s a look at what would happen if he decided to call it quits.Could Prime Minister Justin Trudeau step down?
  Absolutely. But a decision to step down becomes a lot harder now that the New Democrats have pulled out of a s
  
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• Despite union protest, new hybrid work rules for federal employees kick in Monday

  07-09-2024 12:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — On Monday, federal public servants will return to the office a minimum of three days a week— if grudgingly.
  Public service unions will start the week with an early-morning rally opposing the policy. But despite the unions’ “summer of discontent” and an ongoing court challenge, the new rules will still kick in on Sept. 9.
  The unions are pledging to keep fighting, even as they acknowledge it will take time.
  “We may not win this tomorrow. We may not win
  
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• Canadian flyweight Jade Masson-Wong loses split decision in bare-knuckle title fight

  07-09-2024 06:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SALT LAKE CITY — Christine (The Misfit) Ferea won a split decision over Canadian challenger Jade Masson-Wong to defend her Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship flyweight title Friday.
  It was a close bout with plenty of clinches. The judges scored it 49-46, 46-49, 49-46 for Ferea, who was making her fourth BKFC title defence.
  “Very unsatisfied with that performance, I’m sorry guys. The clinch, she kept on holding on to me,” said the 41-year-old Ferea, who fights out of Las V
  
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• Barkley scores 3 TDs as Eagles beat Packers 34-29 in Brazil. Packers’ Love injured in final minute

  07-09-2024 06:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SAO PAULO (AP) — Saquon Barkley scored three touchdowns in his debut for Philadelphia, leading the Eagles past the Green Bay Packers 34-29 on Friday night in the first NFL game in South America.
  Packers quarterback Jordan Love limped off the field with assistance after getting injured with 6 seconds left. Backup Malik Willis was sacked by Zack Baun on the final play of the game, preventing him from launching a Hail Mary from the Philadelphia 47.
  Barkley rushed for 109 yards and scored on a
  
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• Canada women beaten by Brazil, drop to third place in Group B at FIFA U-20 World Cup

  07-09-2024 05:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BOGOTÁ — Needing just a draw to ensure advancing at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, Canada’s road to the knockout round grew more complicated after a 2-0 loss to Brazil on Friday in the teams’ final Group B game.Brazil (3-0-0) had already booked its ticket to the knockout round — and just needed a draw to top the group. Canada’s loss to Brazil, coupled with France’s 11-0 romp over tournament debutante Fiji in Medellin, dropped the Canadians into
  
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• William Stanback steps up in Montreal return as Lions beat Alouettes

  07-09-2024 04:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — William Stanback led the way on a strange night for Nathan Rourke as the B.C. Lions defeated the league-leading Montreal Alouettes 37-23 on Friday.
  The former Alouettes running back rushed for 128 yards — including a 38-yard touchdown in the third quarter — on 20 attempts before a sellout crowd of 23,035 in his first game back at Molson Stadium.
  Rourke had 304 passing yards on 22-for-28 completions, throwing for one TD and running for another. But the 2022 CFL outsta
  
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• Max Fried dominates for wild card-contending Braves in 3-1 win over Blue Jays

  07-09-2024 04:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Max Fried pitched seven strong innings and the Atlanta Braves beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1 on Friday night.
  Atlanta began the night tied with the Mets for the final NL wild-card spot. New York was playing the Cincinnati Reds.Fried (9-8) had command of the plate all night, striking out eight and allowing just five hits. Toronto’s lone run was unearned, coming in the third inning on an Atlanta error.
  It marked the 25th straight game Atlanta pitchers have allowed three
  
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• B.C. First Nation wants more say in forestry after Canfor mill closure announcement

  07-09-2024 00:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FORT ST. JAMES, B.C. — A British Columbia First Nations leader says the province must rethink its approach to the forest industry in light of Canfor Corp.’s decision to shutter two sawmills and leave 500 workers without jobs.
  Nak’azdli Whut’en Chief Colleen Erickson says First Nations must play a bigger role in the industry’s future in B.C. because Indigenous entities would not be “sending our profits elsewhere” as corporations not headquartered locally
  
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• Canadian resident arrested over alleged Oct. 7 New York terror plot

  07-09-2024 00:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  U.S. authorities say a Canadian resident has been arrested in Quebec over an alleged Islamic State terror plot to kill Jewish people in New York.
  The U.S. Department of Justice says Pakistani national Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, 20, also known as Shahzeb Jadoon, was arrested on Wednesday in relation to the attack it says was to take place around Oct. 7, the anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel last year.
  United States Attorney General Merrick Garland says Khan is alleged to have had the goal of
  
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• Jannik Sinner reaches the US Open men’s final by beating Jack Draper after both need medical help

  07-09-2024 00:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Top-ranked Jannik Sinner finished off a 7-5, 7-6 (3), 6-2 victory over Jack Draper to reach his first final at the U.S. Open — and second at a Grand Slam tournament his year — after they simultaneously received treatment from trainers on a humid afternoon Friday.
  Sinner, a 23-year-old from Italy who was exonerated in a doping case less than a week before the tournament began, needed his left wrist massaged at a changeover after falling during a point he managed
  
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• Bombers, Riders carrying ‘extra fire’ and ‘payback’ in mind into Banjo Bowl game

  07-09-2024 00:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — There is some extra fire for when the Winnipeg Blue Bombers host the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the annual Banjo Bowl at Princess Auto Stadium on Saturday.
  Fresh on the Blue Bombers’ minds is the illegal hit that knocked their starting quarterback, Zach Collaros, out of the game late in the first half of last Sunday’s game in Regina. The CFL fined defensive tackle Miles Brown for that indiscretion.
  “We’re a brotherhood, we work with all of these guys put
  
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