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• Quebec labour tribunal says nurses cannot pressure the province by refusing overtime

  16-09-2024 23:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Quebec’s labour tribunal has stymied the latest negotiation tactic of a union representing most of the province’s nurses.
  Fédération Interprofessionnelle de la santé du Québec had threatened that its members would stop accepting to work overtime starting Thursday, potentially throwing the health network into chaos.But the Tribunal administratif du travail says nurses are not allowed to refuse overtime because that would seriously jeopardiz
  
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• LETTER: Sad to see hateful vandalism in Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress

  16-09-2024 23:34 via news.google.com
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• Chilliwack family say couple killed 1 year ago left 'unfillable void' - Chilliwack Progress

  16-09-2024 23:33 via news.google.com
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• LETTER: Cultus Lake barriers missing - Chilliwack Progress

  16-09-2024 23:29 via news.google.com
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• Respected soccer historian Colin Jose documented the beautiful game for decades

  16-09-2024 23:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canada Soccer Hall of Famer Colin Jose, a soccer historian who spent decades documenting the beautiful game, has died at the age of 88.
  He died Saturday in London, Ont., 39 years to the day after Canada first qualified for the men’s FIFA World Cup in 1985, according to Canada Soccer.
  Jose was a founding member of the Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum, now known as the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame, and served on the executive committee of the International Federation of Football History and Stat
  
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• Jays claim catcher Heineman off waivers from Red Sox, designate Serven for assignment

  16-09-2024 22:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays claimed Tyler Heineman off waivers from the Boston Red Sox on Monday and designated fellow catcher Brian Serven for assignment.Heineman, who had two short stints with the Blue Jays over the last couple years, spent the majority of this season at Triple-A Worcester.The 33-year-old native of Pacific Palisades, Calif., made his big-league debut with the Miami Marlins in 2019. He played 10 games with the Blue Jays in 2022 and made 19 appearances for Toronto last
  
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• Chris Jones having an immediate impact upon Hamilton Tiger-Cats defence

  16-09-2024 21:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  It hasn’t taken Chris Jones long to make an impact with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats’ defence.
  The unit has forced 10 turnovers in three games under Jones, Hamilton’s senior defensive assistant. Six (three interceptions, two fumble recoveries, downs) came Saturday in the Ticats 37-21 win over the Ottawa Redblacks.
  “We’ve been emphasizing getting the ball, making big plays and doing our thing,” said Hamilton defensive end Nick Usher, who had a fumble recovery and tw
  
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• Another incumbent BC United MLA to run as Independent as Kirkpatrick re-enters race

  16-09-2024 21:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WEST VANCOUVER, B.C. — An incumbent BC United legislative member has reversed her decision not to seek re-election and has announced she’ll run as an Independent in the riding of West Vancouver-Capilano in the upcoming provincial election.Karin Kirkpatrick has been a vocal critic of BC United Leader Kevin Falcon’s decision last month to suspend the party’s campaign and throw support behind the B.C. Conservatives under John Rustad.
  Kirkpatrick announced her retirement this
  
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• Son of couple who were murdered in Chilliwack in 2023 criticizes repeated delays for accused killer Robert Freeman - Fraser Valley Today

  16-09-2024 20:54 via news.google.com
  Son of couple who were murdered in Chilliwack in 2023 criticizes repeated delays for accused killer Robert Freeman  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• B.C. mayors seek ‘immediate action’ from federal government on mental health crisis

  16-09-2024 20:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Mayors and other leaders from several British Columbia communities say the provincial and federal governments need to take “immediate action” to tackle mental health and public safety issues that have reached crisis levels.
  Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim says it’s become “abundantly clear” that mental health and addiction issues and public safety have caused crises that are “gripping” Vancouver, and he and other politicians, First Nations lead
  
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• Son of couple who were murdered in Chilliwack in 2023 criticizes repeated delays for accused killer Robert Freeman

  16-09-2024 20:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — A man who lost his parents in a double homicide in Chilliwack last year is criticizing the B.C. judicial system for what he says are repeated court delays involving the man who is accused of murder.On September 13, 2023, at 7:44 p.m., RCMP officers from the Upper Fraser Valley Regional Detachment responded to a report of shots fired in the 46000 block of Chilliwack Lake Road in Chilliwack. First responders arrived on scene and found two deceased adults in a residence. A suspec
  
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• Chilliwack one of B.C. cities UBCM says 'stretched to the limit' - Chilliwack Progress

  16-09-2024 20:44 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack one of B.C. cities UBCM says 'stretched to the limit'  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• After years of rebuilding, Canadiens hope to be ‘in the mix’ for playoffs

  16-09-2024 20:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LAVAL, Que. — After three years near the NHL’s basement, the Montreal Canadiens want to fight for a playoff spot this season.
  Whether or not that means actually reaching the post-season, general manager Kent Hughes isn’t ready to predict. But the organization’s stated goal ahead of training camp this week is to be “in the mix” until April.
  “I want us to be in the race, more long-term,” Hughes said Monday before the Canadiens’ annual season-op
  
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• Chilliwack MLAs hold grand opening event to kick off campaign season - Fraser Valley Today

  16-09-2024 20:14 via news.google.com
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• Chilliwack MLAs hold grand opening event to kick off campaign season

  16-09-2024 20:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack MLAs Dan Coulter and Kelli Paddon welcomed dozens of people to their new campaign office over the weekend, just days before the writ is expected to drop for this year’s provincial election.
  The joint grand opening event on Saturday (Sept. 14) featured a visit from MLA Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General for B.C.“We had a fantastic crowd come out to the joint Chilliwack North and Chilliwack-Cultus Lake B.C. NDP campaign office
  
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• Manitoba NDP removes backbencher from caucus over Nygard link

  16-09-2024 20:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — A backbencher with Manitoba’s NDP government has been removed from caucus over his link to convicted sex offender Peter Nygard.
  The caucus chair says it has learned that a business partner of Mark Wasyliw is acting as Nygard’s criminal defence lawyer.The chair, Mike Moyes, says in a statement that Wasyliw has failed to demonstrate good judgment and should no longer continue in his role in caucus.Wasyliw, the legislature member for Fort Garry, was first elected in 201
  
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• G.W. Graham engineers amazing comeback with 39-point 2nd half

  16-09-2024 19:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — It wasn’t just the pouring rain that threatened to derail G.W. Graham’s homecoming game Friday.
  In a game marked by turnovers and big plays, the Grizzlies fell behind 20-6 in the first half due to a fumbled snap that Notre Dame returned for a TD, but G.W. Graham saved its very best for the second half by scoring 39 points in the second half en route to a remarkable 45-34 win Friday night at Exhibition Stadium in Chilliwack.
  Despite challenging conditions, the rain-
  
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• Quebec court greenlights temporary foreign worker class action on closed permits

  16-09-2024 19:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Quebec’s Superior Court has authorized a class-action lawsuit involving temporary foreign workers who are suing the federal government over work permits that bind them to an employer.The lawsuit was launched in 2023 by the Montreal-based Association for the Rights of Household and Farm Workers and alleges closed work permits violate the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
  On Friday, Quebec Superior Court Justice Silvana Conte authorized the lawsuit, which involves any
  
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• Burning oil tanker safely towed away from Yemen after rebel attacks, EU says

  16-09-2024 19:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Salvagers successfully towed a Greek-flagged oil tanker ablaze for weeks after attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels to a safe area without any oil spill, a European Union naval mission said Monday.The Sounion reached waters away from Yemen as the Houthis meanwhile claimed that they shot down another American-made MQ-9 Reaper drone, with video circulating online showing what appeared to be a surface-to-air missile strike and flaming wreckage strewn acros
  
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• Quebec premier visits Cree community displaced by hydro project in 1970s

  16-09-2024 19:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEMASKA — François Legault has become the first Quebec premier to visit a Cree community that was displaced by a hydroelectric project in the 1970s.
  Legault was greeted in Nemaska on Sunday by men and women who arrived by canoe to re-enact the founding of their new village in the Eeyou Istchee James Bay region, in northern Quebec, 47 years ago.
  The community was forced in the early 1970s to move from their original location because they were told it would be flooded as part of the N
  
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• Senators forward Shane Pinto looks ahead after gambling suspension, trying season

  16-09-2024 19:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Shane Pinto is convinced the experience will help him down the road.
  It just didn’t feel that way in the moment.
  Already sidelined due to a contract impasse that saw him miss the start of the 2023-24 season, the Ottawa Senators forward was suspended 41 games for “activities relating to sports wagering” by the NHL last October.
  Pinto took the punishment and returned to have a strong second half of the campaign, but watching from afar as teammates with big expectations struggled
  
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• Chilliwack Chiefs finish preseason with 3-0 mark, including thrilling overtime goal from Caleb Malhotra - Fraser Valley Today

  16-09-2024 18:25 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack Chiefs finish preseason with 3-0 mark, including thrilling overtime goal from Caleb Malhotra  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Chilliwack Chiefs finish preseason with 3-0 mark, including thrilling overtime goal from Caleb Malhotra

  16-09-2024 18:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The Chilliwack Chiefs capped off their third and final preseason game Sunday with a 3-2 overtime win over the Surrey Eagles, last year’s Fred Page Cup champions.Chilliwack dominated the opening period by outshooting the Eagles 14-3. Savin Virk scored the Chiefs’ first goal to make it four goals in three preseason games.Surrey notched their first goal in the second period after a Chiefs turnover at the top of the offensive zone. That enabled Jackson Anderson to race
  
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• B.C. commits to earlier, enhanced pensions for wildland firefighters

  16-09-2024 18:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby has announced his government has committed to earlier and enhanced pensions for wildland firefighters, saying the province owes them a “deep debt of gratitude” for their efforts in battling recent fire seasons.
  Eby says in a statement the province and the BC General Employees’ Union have reached an agreement-in-principle to “enhance” pensions for firefighting personnel employed directly by the BC Wildfire Service.
  
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• Penguins re-sign Crosby to two-year extension that runs through 2026-27 season

  16-09-2024 18:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby plans to remain a Pittsburgh Penguin for at least three more years.
  The Penguins announced on Monday that they re-signed the 37-year-old from Cole Harbour, N.S., to a two-year contract extension that has an average annual value of US$8.7 million. The deal runs through the 2026-27 season.
  Crosby was eligible to sign an extension on July 1 with him entering the final season of a 12-year, $104.4-million deal that carries an $8.7-million salary cap hit.
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• Sardis Falcons blank Salmon Arm in Rick Klassen Game to make it two wins in a row

  16-09-2024 18:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — It wasn’t an offensive spectacle by any means, but it’s hard to argue with the outcome after the Sardis Falcons shut out Salmon Arm 6-0 Friday (Sept. 13) in the annual Rick Klassen Game at Rick Klassen Field in Sardis.Coming off a 26-20 exhibition win over the Mission Roadrunners last week, the Falcons scored the game’s only points when senior running back Tim Bullert found the end zone on a 3-yard touchdown run. Sardis missed the two-point conversion attempt
  
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• Liberals announce expansion to mortgage eligibility, draft rights for renters, buyers

  16-09-2024 17:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the government is making some changes to mortgage rules to help more Canadians to purchase their first home.
  She says the changes will come into force in December and better reflect the housing market.
  The price cap for insured mortgages will be boosted for the first time since 2012, moving to $1.5 million from $1 million, to allow more people to qualify for a mortgage with less than a 20 per cent down payment.
  The government will also expan
  
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• Fernandez and Dabrowski headline Canadian lineup for Billie Jean King Cup Finals

  16-09-2024 17:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Singles star Leylah Fernandez and doubles specialist Gabriela Dabrowski will anchor Canada’s five-player lineup when the team tries to defend its Billie Jean King Cup title in mid-November.
  The 26th-ranked Fernandez, the 2021 U.S. Open finalist from Laval, Que., is the lone Canadian in the top 100 of the WTA Tour’s singles rankings.Dabrowski, from Ottawa, is ranked fourth on the doubles list. The 2023 U.S. Open women’s doubles champion won mixed doubles bronze w
  
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• Man suspected in apparent assassination attempt on Trump charged with federal gun crimes

  16-09-2024 17:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A man suspected in an apparent assassination attempt targeting former President Donald Trump was charged Monday with federal gun crimes.
  Ryan Wesley Routh faces charges of possessing a firearm despite being a convicted felon and possessing a firearm with an obliterated serial number.
  He appeared briefly in federal court in West Palm Beach.
  Additional and more serious charges are possible as the investigation continues and prosecutors seek an indictment.
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• Man arrested after apparent assassination attempt on Trump appears in court to face charges

  16-09-2024 16:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A man arrested after an apparent assassination attempt targeting former President Donald Trump appeared in federal court Monday as the Justice Department prepared to unseal charges.
  The man, identified by law enforcement officials as Ryan Wesley Routh, was to face a federal magistrate in West Palm Beach. Shackled and wearing a blue jumpsuit, Routh smiled as he spoke with his lawyer and reviewed documents ahead of his initial appearance.
  It was not immediately c
  
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• Early-morning truck fire in alley wakes Chilliwack neighbours - Chilliwack Progress

  16-09-2024 16:29 via news.google.com
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• UPDATE: Stolen truck explodes waking Chilliwack neighbourhood - Mission City Record

  16-09-2024 16:24 via news.google.com
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• The presidential campaign moves forward after another apparent attempt on Trump’s life

  16-09-2024 15:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Monday marks 50 days until the 2024 presidential election in a campaign that was already among the most turbulent in American history even before Donald Trump faced an apparent assassination attempt for the second time.
  The potential attempt on Trump’s life came nine weeks after the Republican former president was grazed by a bullet at a rally in Pennsylvania. It cast a pall over a presidential race that was already marked by upheaval. And it comes as early voting beg
  
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• Chilliwack affordable housing waitlist has grown by 500% since 2016 - Fraser Valley Current

  16-09-2024 15:14 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack affordable housing waitlist has grown by 500% since 2016  Fraser Valley Current
  
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• Sebastian Coe among 7 IOC members to enter race to succeed Thomas Bach as president

  16-09-2024 14:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  GENEVA (AP) — Two former Olympic champions are in the race to be the next IOC president. So is a prince of a Middle East kingdom and the son of a former president. The global leaders of cycling, gymnastics and skiing also are in play.
  The International Olympic Committee published a list Monday of seven would-be candidates who are set to run for election in March to succeed outgoing president Thomas Bach for the next eight years.
  Just one woman, IOC executive board member Kirsty Coventry fr
  
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• In the news today: Parliament resumes under precarious conditions

  16-09-2024 10:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed…
  MPs return to Ottawa for what promises to be a boisterous sitting
  Members of Parliament are back in Ottawa today to begin a busy and potentially precarious sitting for the governing Liberals. The New Democrats broke their political pact with the government, making an early election call more likely. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has already committed to testing Parliament’s confidence in t
  
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• MPs return to Ottawa for what promises to be a boisterous sitting

  16-09-2024 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Members of Parliament are back in Ottawa today to begin a busy and potentially precarious sitting for the governing Liberals.The New Democrats broke their political pact with the government, making an early election call more likely.
  Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has already committed to testing Parliament’s confidence in the Liberals at the first opportunity.NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has said he will take each confidence vote as it comes, but members of his party have
  
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• B.C. municipal leaders gather to talk infrastructure, addiction, emergency management

  16-09-2024 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The president of the Union of B.C. Municipalities says communities have billions of dollars worth of infrastructure that will need replacing in the next decade and the province needs to step in with new funding to help.Trish Mandewo says a call for $650 million in additional infrastructure money each year is one of a series of requests the organization is making to provincial leaders days before B.C.’s provincial election will be called.
  They’re also asking for a pe
  
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• Voters head to the polls for byelections in Montreal and Winnipeg

  16-09-2024 10:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canadians in two federal ridings are choosing their next member of Parliament today, and political parties are closely watching the results.Winnipeg’s Elmwood —Transcona seat has been vacant since the NDP’s Daniel Blaikie left federal politics.The New Democrats are hoping to hold onto the riding and polls suggest the Conservatives are in the running.The Montreal seat of LaSalle—Émard—Verdun opened up when former justice minister David Lametti l
  
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• Verdict expected in rape trial for former military leader Haydn Edmundson

  16-09-2024 10:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — An Ottawa judge is set to deliver a verdict this morning in the sexual assault trial for former vice-admiral Haydn Edmundson.Edmundson was the head of the military’s personnel in 2021 when he was accused of raping a woman while they were deployed together back in 1991.His trial was held in February, but the verdict has been delayed twice, including last month when the judge said his decision wasn’t finalized.The complainant, Stephanie Viau, testified at trial that she
  
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• Next phase of federal foreign interference inquiry to begin today in Ottawa

  16-09-2024 10:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The latest phase of a federal inquiry into foreign interference is set to kick off today with remarks from commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue.
  Several weeks of public hearings will focus on the capacity of federal agencies to detect, deter and counter foreign interference.
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and key government officials took part in hearings earlier this year as the inquiry explored allegations that Beijing tried to meddle in the 2019 and 2021 federal elections.
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• UPDATE: Stolen truck explodes waking Chilliwack neighbourhood - Chilliwack Progress

  16-09-2024 09:00 via news.google.com
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• City of Chilliwack Notice: “Business Improvement Area Bylaw 2024, No. 5383” - Chilliwack Progress

  16-09-2024 09:00 via news.google.com
  City of Chilliwack Notice: “Business Improvement Area Bylaw 2024, No. 5383”  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• CHIEFS FINISH PRE-SEASON WITH ANOTHER WIN

  16-09-2024 05:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
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  (Written by Co-Voice of the Chiefs, Tyler Garrah)
  Tonight, the Chiefs played their third and final preseason game at home to cap off the weekend against last year‘s Fred Page Cup champions, the Surry Eagles.
  The opening period was dominated by Chilliwack outshooting their opponents 14 to 3. Once again, #14 Savin Virk found the back of the net for the fourth time in three preseason games.
  The Eagles scored their 1st goal in the second period after the Chiefs tur
  
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• Kizzire ends drought with five-stroke win in FedEx Cup Fall opener at Silverado

  16-09-2024 04:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NAPA, Calif. (AP) — Patton Kizzire ended a long victory drought Sunday in the Procore Championship, closing with a scrambling 2-under 70 for a tournament-record, five-stroke victory in the FedEx Cup Fall opener.Kizzire had gone 176 events without a victory after winning tournaments in Mexico and Hawaii in a two-month span in late 2017 and early 2018.
  The 38-year-old former Auburn player earned a PGA Tour card for the next two years after entering the event 132nd in the fight to earn a card
  
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• Earthquakes shake deep below northern British Columbia coast

  16-09-2024 02:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HAIDA GWAII, BRITISH COLUMBIA — The northern British Columbia coast was rattled by two earthquakes below the ocean floor on Sunday.
  Natural Resources Canada said the first quake hit at 3:20 p.m. and measured 6, while the second came about an hour later and measured 4.5.It says no damage was reported and none would be expected.The U.S. Geological Survey set the magnitude of the quake at 6.5, and says it was centred at about the midway point between Haida Gwaii and Port McNeill on the northe
  
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