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• In the news today: Ottawa adds $36 million to vaccine fund

  24-04-2024 10:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today…
  Ottawa adds $36M to vaccine injury fund
  The federal government is putting another $36 million toward a program to compensate people who were seriously injured or killed by vaccines.
  The new funding was announced as part of the federal budget tabled in the House of Commons last week.
  It was first launched at the end of 2020, shortly after COVID-19 vaccines first became ava
  
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• Poll suggests half of Canadians have negative opinion of latest Liberal budget

  24-04-2024 10:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A new poll suggests the Liberals have not won over voters with their latest budget, though there is broad support for their plan to build millions of homes.
  Just shy of half the respondents to Leger’s latest survey said they had a negative opinion of the federal budget, which was presented last Tuesday. 
  Only 21 per cent said they had a positive opinion, and one-third of respondents said they didn’t know or preferred not to answer. 
  Still, 65 per cent of thos
  
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• Ottawa injects another $36M into vaccine injury compensation fund

  24-04-2024 10:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The federal government has added $36.4 million to a program designed to support people who have been seriously injured or killed by vaccines since the end of 2020.
  The program was announced shortly after COVID-19 shots first became available to the public, and provides financial compensation to people who were adversely effected by Health Canada-approved vaccines. 
  The Liberals earmarked $75 million for the first five years of the program. To date, a private firm called OXARO
  
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• LGBTQ+ rallies to be held across Canada, billed as largest since marriage equality

  24-04-2024 10:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Organizations across the country are gearing up for what they describe as the largest LGBTQ+ mobilization since the push for marriage equality.
  Fae Johnstone, president of the Society of Queer Momentum, says there will be rallies across Canada in May.
  The group, in partnership with other organizations, is pushing for all levels of government to respond to a series of calls to action that include funding for LGBTQ+ social supports and programs.
  The group has dubbed the campaign the Rainbow Week o
  
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• Canadians should expect politicians to support right to bail, Virani’s office says

  24-04-2024 10:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The office of Canada’s justice minister says the public should expect politicians to support their right to bail and to be presumed innocent — warning that “immediate” and “uninformed reactions” only worsens matters. 
  A jury on Sunday found Umar Zameer not guilty of first-degree murder in the death of a Toronto police officer who was run over in an underground parking garage in July 2021. 
  A spokesperson for Justice Minister Arif Viran
  
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• Avalanche roll past Jets 5-2, head home with series tied 1-1

  24-04-2024 06:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — Artturi Lehkonen had a goal and assist as the Colorado Avalanche scored three unanswered second-period goals en route to a 5-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets Tuesday that tied their first-round NHL playoff series at a game apiece.
  The best-of-seven Western Conference matchup shifts to Denver for Friday’s Game 3.
  Miles Wood, Zach Parise, Josh Manson and Valeri Nichushkin, with an empty-netter, also scored for the Avalanche.
  Alexandar Georgiev made 30 saves for Colorado, reb
  
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• Manitoba government plans to lift ban on homegrown recreational cannabis

  24-04-2024 06:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is planning to end its ban on homegrown recreational cannabis — a move that would leave Quebec as the only province with such a restriction.
  “We’re just allowing Manitobans to have the same rights that people in the rest of Canada have,” Premier Wab Kinew said Tuesday.
  After legalizing recreational cannabis in 2018, the federal government set a limit on homegrown plants at four per household. 
  Manitoba under the former Progres
  
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• Verhaeghe scores in OT as Panthers edge Lightning 3-2

  24-04-2024 05:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Carter Verhaeghe lifted a backhander just under the crossbar 2:59 into overtime, and the Florida Panthers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Tuesday night for a 2-0 lead in their NHL first-round playoff series.
  It was the fifth OT winner in Verhaeghe’s career, coming on a play where Matthew Tkachuk got the puck to Anton Lundell — who found Verhaeghe. He waited for Tampa Bay goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy to commit, then put the puck over him to end it.
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• Witt cashes in on Guerrero error as Royals edge Blue Jays 3-2

  24-04-2024 04:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bobby Witt Jr. delivered the go-ahead double in the fifth inning for Kansas City after a costly error by Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr., and the Royals’ bullpen shut down Toronto the rest of the way in a 3-2 victory Tuesday night.
  Chris Stratton (2-1) minimized the damage when he inherited a bases-loaded jam from Michael Wacha in the fifth. He also took care of the sixth before John Schreiber handled the seventh and James McArthur breezed throug
  
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• Trocheck, Mika Zibanejad lead Rangers to 4-3 win over Capitals for 2-0 series lead

  24-04-2024 04:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Vincent Trocheck and Mika Zibanejad each had a goal and an assist and the Presidents’ Trophy-winning New York Rangers held on to beat the Washington Capitals 4-3 Tuesday night for a 2-0 lead in their first-round NHL playoff series.
  Jack Roslovic and K’Andre Miller also scored for the Rangers, and Erik Gustafsson and Alexis Lafreniere each had two assists. Igor Shesterkin stopped 22 shots.
  New York, seeking its first Stanley Cup championship in 30 years, has won
  
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• Canada women to host Mexico twice in June as part of Olympic soccer preparation

  24-04-2024 03:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canada will host Mexico in a pair of women’s international soccer friendlies in June.
  The ninth-ranked Canadians will play the 31st-ranked Mexicans on June 1 in Montreal and June 4 in Toronto in the so-called “Summer Send-off Series.”
  The matches are part of Canada’s preparations for defence of its title at the Paris Olympics in July.
  “Mexico has shown recently they are a difficult team to face, which is exactly what we need before finalizing our Olympic roster and
  
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• CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie named for induction into Gridiron Greats Hall of Fame

  24-04-2024 02:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie will be inducted into the Gridiron Greats Hall of Fame later this summer.
  Joining Ambrosie in the class of 2024 will be former NFL players Steve Largent and Emery Moorehead. The induction ceremony will be held June 7 in Chicago.
  Gridiron Greats is a non-profit organization founded by former Green Bay Packer Jerry Kramer. It provides financial grants and pro bono medical assistance to retired NFL players in need.
  The CFL Alumni Association works in conjunction with
  
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• Casey, McCormick to face each other as nominees in Pennsylvania’s high-stakes US Senate contest

  24-04-2024 02:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican challenger David McCormick will face each other in Pennsylvania’s high-stakes U.S. Senate contest this fall, as Tuesday’s primary election put the men on track for a race that is expected to cost hundreds of millions of dollars and help decide control of the Senate next year.
  Casey and McCormick won their respective party primary contests after they were uncontested and now enter what is likely to be a grueling, ex
  
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• Ex-Washington officer wanted in 2 killings found in Oregon with gunshot wound, police say

  24-04-2024 01:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — A former Washington state police officer wanted in two killings has been found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound following a chase in Oregon, authorities said Tuesday. His 1-year-old baby was taken safely into custody by Oregon State Patrol troopers.
  The troopers began chasing ex-Yakima, Washington officer Elias Huizar when they saw him driving southbound on Interstate 5 near Eugene, Oregon, at about 3 p.m. Tuesday.Huizar sustained a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the hea
  
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• Canada’s Kia Nurse hopes to inspire with WNBA exhibition in Edmonton on May 4

  24-04-2024 00:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  When Kia Nurse was growing up in Hamilton, the nearest professional basketball that she could see in person was the Toronto Raptors. Although superstar Vince Carter was her favourite player, she couldn’t see herself in him.
  She’s hoping to change that feeling for young Canadian girls.
  Nurse will lead the Los Angeles Sparks against the Seattle Storm at Edmonton’s Rogers Place in a WNBA exhibition game on May 4. She said on Tuesday that the pre-season event is a real opportunity
  
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• Saskatchewan MP won’t run again, cites Tory decision to disallow open nomination race

  24-04-2024 00:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A Conservative member of Parliament says he isn’t seeking re-election because his party is not allowing an open nomination in a new riding. 
  Gary Vidal cites the party’s response to changing electoral boundaries in his announcement that he won’t run.
  Vidal was elected in 2019 to represent the sprawling Saskatchewan riding of Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River in the province’s far north.
  Vidal says the riding boundaries are changing “dras
  
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• B.C. govt. to require City of Chilliwack to hit housing targets

  24-04-2024 00:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The British Columbia government has named another 20 cities and towns as priority communities for housing targets over the next five years.The government says in a statement the communities are in high-growth, high-need regions of B.C.Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon says the goal is to complement work those cities are already doing while they implement recent provincial legislative changes to build more homes.The province named 10 priority cities last year, based on the areas of
  
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• Chilliwack Chiefs welcome their newest staff member

  24-04-2024 00:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The Chilliwack Chiefs say they’re proud to welcome Yasmin Baranow to the team’s front office roster as the Chiefs’ administrative assistant and technical director.
  In a news release, the Chiefs say Baranow will be a familiar face for many Chiefs fans. She began volunteering for the team during the 2021-22 season and has been a member of the box office and game day team ever since.
  “It’s really exciting to bring Yasmin on full-time. She’s bee
  
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• West Fraser Timber earns US$35 million in first quarter, up from loss last year

  24-04-2024 00:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — West Fraser Timber Co. says it earned US$35 million in its first quarter, up from a loss of US$42 million a year earlier.
  Earnings per diluted share were 42 cents US, compared with a loss of 52 cents during the same quarter last year.
  The Vancouver-based company says sales totalled US$1.63 billion, unchanged from a year earlier. 
  West Fraser president and CEO Sean McLaren says the company is already seeing early financial benefits from the recent closures of some of its hi
  
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• B.C. government to set out housing targets for 20 more communities

  24-04-2024 00:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has named another 20 cities and towns as priority communities for housing targets over the next five years. 
  The government says in a statement the communities are in high-growth, high-need regions of B.C. 
  Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon says the goal is to complement work those cities are already doing while they implement recent provincial legislative changes to build more homes. 
  The province named 10 priority cities last year, bas
  
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• Douglas DC-4 plane with 2 people on board crashes into river outside Fairbanks, Alaska

  23-04-2024 23:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — A Douglas C-54 Skymaster airplane crashed into the Tanana River near Fairbanks on Tuesday, Alaska State Troopers said.
  There were two people on board, the Federal Aviation Administration said in an email to The Associated Press. There was no immediate word on their conditions.
  The C-54 is a military version of the Douglas DC-4, which was a World War II-era airplane. The website www.airlines.net said standard passenger seating for a DC-4 was 44 during its heyday, bu
  
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• Montreal seeking first place in PWHL standings: ‘You want to be the best’

  23-04-2024 23:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Montreal’s Professional Women’s Hockey League team can book a ticket to the post-season on Wednesday night. But just securing a playoff spot won’t quite satisfy general manager Danièle Sauvageau as the regular season nears the finish line.
  “We want to finish first,” Sauvageau said from the Verdun Auditorium on Tuesday. “It’s our objective since Day 1, and it remains attainable.”
  Montreal (8-3-5-5) is tied with Minnesota for second place and
  
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• With PWHL playoff spot secured, Toronto remains focused on improving little things

  23-04-2024 22:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — With a Professional Women’s Hockey League playoff spot secured, Toronto remains focused on improvement over its final three regular-season games. 
  Toronto returned from the international break with a loss against Boston on Thursday and a win against Montreal at Bell Centre on Saturday that clinched its post-season berth. 
  Tuesday was the first time most of the team got to practice together, with some players having rest and recovery days following the women’
  
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• Defencemen injuries are already piling up early in the NHL playoffs

  23-04-2024 22:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Deep NHL playoff runs Jason Demers went on during his playing career usually ended the same way.
  “The injuries just accumulated too much,” he said. “And then you’re just not playing at 100%.”
  That attrition is already showing early in the first round this spring at Demers’ old position, as defences have been depleted by existing and new injuries, from Tampa Bay’s Mikhail Sergachev and Colorado’s Samuel Girard being out long term to Carolina’s
  
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• Another female has died in an off-road collision in the Chilliwack River Valley

  23-04-2024 22:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — For the second time in a week, a female has died after an off-road vehicle collision in the Chilliwack River Valley.
  According to a weekend recap of police activity sent by Corporal Carmen Kiener, Chilliwack RCMP were dispatched on Saturday, April 20 at approximately 5:30 p.m. for the report of a collision between two off-road motorcycles on Chipmunk Creek Forest Service Road.Corporal Kiener, spokesperson for the Upper Fraser Valley Regional Detachment, says life-saving measur
  
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• Alligator on runway at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida captured, released into nearby river

  23-04-2024 22:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A large alligator made its way onto the runway at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida where it had to be captured and taken away for release in a nearby river, officials said.
  The toothy reptile was spotted Monday morning beside the landing gear of a KC-135 aerial refueling aircraft, officials at the base in Tampa posted on Facebook.
  Officers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission were summoned. They captured the animal and then released it into the nea
  
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• B.C. government sets November date for Surrey police transition

  23-04-2024 22:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s government has set Nov. 29 as the date when the Surrey Police Service will take over from the RCMP as the city’s force of jurisdiction.
  Solicitor General Mike Farnworth says Surrey RCMP will continue to operate and provide support after the official transition, although the Mounties will determine what type of support will be offered.
  Farnworth says the transition is taking place under existing provincial and federal procedures and does not requir
  
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• Basketball autographed by 19 Canadian NBA players up for grabs in online contest

  23-04-2024 22:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — There’s at least one piece of basketball memorabilia that Bennedict Mathurin wishes he was a part of.
  A basketball with the signatures of 19 Canadian players currently in the NBA is up for grabs in an online contest through the NBA Represent website. All of the signatures were gathered in the hallways of Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena as teams came through the venue over the course of the season to play the Raptors.
  Mathurin, the Pacers swingman from Montreal, didn’
  
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• Veteran Niederreiter says this year’s Jets have more pilots than ‘passengers’

  23-04-2024 22:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — It was just over a year ago when Nino Niederreiter made a frank assessment of the Winnipeg Jets.
  The veteran forward said there were too many “passengers” on the team as it was fighting to grab the second wild-card spot for the 2023 Western Conference playoffs.
  Flip the calendar to this season and there are a lot of pilots to take the controls.
  “We need to have a full team going to be successful,” Niederreiter said after Winnipeg’s morning skate Tue
  
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