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• Jamie Benn powers Stars past Oilers 6-2; Dallas wins third straight

  05-11-2022 23:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — Jamie Benn had a hat trick and Jason Robertson had a goal and two assists as the Dallas Stars rolled past the Edmonton Oilers 6-2 on Saturday afternoon.Joe Pavelski and Colin Miller also scored for the Stars (8-3-1), who have won three games in a row.Scott Wedgewood made 28 saves in net for the win.
  Leon Draisaitl and Darnell Nurse responded for the Oilers (7-5-0), who have lost two straight on the heels of a five-game winning streak.Goalie Jack Campbell stopped 30 shots for Edm
  
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• Hellebuyck stops all 30 shots he faces as Jets blank Blackhawks 4-0

  05-11-2022 23:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — Connor Hellebuyck stopped all 30 shots he faced as the Winnipeg Jets blanked the Chicago Blackhawks 4-0 on Saturday afternoon.
  Defenceman Josh Morrissey and forward Pierre-Luc Dubois each had a power-play goal and an assist as Winnipeg (7-3-1) improved to 5-0-1 in its last six games. 
  Jets defenceman Nate Schmidt also scored on the power play while forward Adam Lowry had his second short-handed goal of the season. 
  Arvid Soderblom started in net for Chicago (5-5-2), ma
  
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• Canada’s Stellato-Dudek becomes oldest skater to win an ISU Grand Prix event

  05-11-2022 22:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ANGERS, France — Canada’s Deanna Stellato-Dudek made history at the Grand Prix de France on Saturday, becoming the oldest athlete to win a Grand Prix figure skating event.
  The 39-year-old Stellato-Dudek and partner Maxime Deschamps won the pairs event, two weeks after they captured silver at Skate America.
  The Montreal duo scored 185.84 total points to beat French team Camille and Pavel Kovalev (179.85). Germany’s Annika Hocke and Robert Kunkel finished third (179.73).
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• Strong winds, heavy rain knock out power to tens of thousands in southern B.C.

  05-11-2022 21:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Tens of thousands of homes remain in the dark after fierce storms with strong winds toppled trees and brought down power lines throughout southern B.C.
  The BC Hydro website shows power is being restored on an ongoing basis, though as of 11:45 a.m., it was still out for more than 80,000 customers between Vancouver Island, the Lower Mainland and the Sunshine Coast, with some additional outages in the northern, central and southern Interior regions.
  The Crown utility says power ha
  
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• Groups say Montreal cops should apologize to Black man suspected of stealing own car

  05-11-2022 21:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Montreal police should apologize to a Black man who was handcuffed after officers suspected he was stealing his own car, civil rights groups said Saturday, as they raised concerns the incident marks an instance of racial profiling.A video of the incident circulating on social media shows the man, still in handcuffs, angrily asking the officers why they cuffed him before verifying the vehicle belonged to him and asking whether he was handcuffed because he is Black.
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• Former Ontario finance minister to run for federal Liberals in Toronto-area riding

  05-11-2022 21:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — A former Ontario finance minister will be the federal Liberal candidate in an upcoming byelection in the Toronto area that’s set to be called later this month. 
  A statement from the party says Charles Sousa, who represented a provincial riding in Mississauga, Ont., for more than a decade and served as finance minister in the Liberal government of premier Kathleen Wynne, will run federally in the Mississauga-Lakeshore riding.
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• Stanback ready to play for Alouettes against Tiger-Cats in CFL East semifinal

  05-11-2022 21:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — William Stanback is ready to carry a full workload. His timing couldn’t be better.
  The Alouettes running back has only been given a limited number of carries since returning from a broken ankle sustained in Week 1. But as Montreal prepares for Sunday’s CFL East semifinal against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Stanback feels better than he ever has this season and is poised to help the Als earn their first playoff win in eight years.“This was the ultimate plan of me j
  
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• England scores 11 tries in 54-4 win over Canada Ravens at Rugby League World Cup

  05-11-2022 20:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WIGAN, United Kingdom — Tara Stanley scored three of England’s 11 tries in a comprehensive 54-4 win over the outmatched Canada Ravens in pool play Saturday at the Rugby League World Cup.
  It was one-way traffic with the Canadian women forced to defend most of the afternoon at DW Stadium.
  Hollie Dodd and Leah Burke had two tries apiece while Georgia Wilson, Francesca Goldthorp, Georgia Roche and Carrie Roberts added single tries for England, which led 30-0 at the half. Stanley kicked f
  
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• Canadian women push top-ranked England to the limit in Rugby World Cup semifinal

  05-11-2022 20:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Canada played its part Saturday on a day that showed the best of women’s rugby.
  Unfortunately the valiant Canadian display came in a 26-19 loss to England in the Rugby World Cup semifinal in Auckland, New Zealand.
  The high-tempo game was a showcase for the sport on a sunny but windy afternoon at Eden Park. Third-ranked Canada gave No. 1 England all it could handle in a hard-hitting, physical affair.
  “I’m just proud of the girls for the work they did,” said Canada coach Ke
  
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• Canadian men miss out on Hong Kong Sevens Cup quarterfinals after going 1-2-0

  05-11-2022 20:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HONG KONG — Canada lost a close game to Ireland before edging Kenya on Saturday at the Hong Kong Sevens, missing out on the Cup quarterfinals in the opening event of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series.
  The Canadian men, who lost their opener 36-0 to Argentina on Friday, finished third in Pool D on Saturday after losing 19-17 to Ireland and beating Kenya 19-14.
  Canada will face Hong Kong in the consolation side of the bracket.
  Ireland, Fiji and France went unbeaten in winning their pools. T
  
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• Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime has win streak end in semifinal of Paris Masters

  05-11-2022 20:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  PARIS — Felix Auger-Aliassime’s win streak has come to an end.
  The Montreal native fell to Denmark’s Holger Rune 6-4, 6-2 on Saturday in the semifinals of the Paris Masters.
  Auger-Aliassime won 16 matches in a row, including three ATP Tour titles, before the loss in Paris. He beat Rune last Sunday in the Swiss Indoors final for his third consecutive title.
  Auger-Aliassime struggled to keep up with Rune on Saturday, who relied heavily on his returns to outlast the Canadian.
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• Alphonso Davies limps off after suffering apparent hamstring injury with Bayern

  05-11-2022 20:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BERLIN — Canada star Alphonso Davies left Bayern Munich’s game at Hertha Berlin on Saturday with an apparent hamstring injury.
  The 22-year-old fullback from Edmonton limped off in the 63rd minute, holding the back of his right leg.
  Davies appeared to get hurt when he lunged at Hertha Berlin striker Marco Richter in a bid to get the ball. He eventually ended his chase, pulling up while holding the back of his leg. He looked uncomfortable as he walked off the field accompanied by Bayer
  
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• Biden, Obama, Trump make final midterm push in Pennsylvania

  05-11-2022 17:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Swing-state Pennsylvania is the stage for a clash of presidents on Saturday as each party’s biggest stars work to energize voters just days before voting concludes in high-stakes midterm elections across the country.
  Former President Barack Obama opens the day at a Pittsburgh rally with Democratic Senate hopeful John Fetterman, the Pennsylvania lieutenant governor who represents his party’s best chance to flip a Republican-held Senate seat on Tuesday. Oba
  
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• Most Canadians turn clocks back one hour this weekend - Chilliwack Progress

  05-11-2022 16:30 via news.google.com
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• Strong wind, heavy rain knock out power to tens of thousands in B.C.

  05-11-2022 16:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Tens of thousands of BC Hydro customers are in the dark after fierce storms with strong winds toppled trees and brought down power lines in the southern part of the province.
  The utility says as of 4 a.m., nearly 175,000 customers were without electricity on Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands, the Sunshine Coast and the Lower Mainland.
  The hardest hit areas included Surrey, Victoria, Nanaimo, Qualicum and Parksville. The Fraser Valley has escaped the winds as outages are being
  
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• Deadly year could imperil Little Rock mayor’s reelection bid

  05-11-2022 15:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Frank Scott became Little Rock’s first popularly elected Black mayor four years ago on campaign promises to unite a city long divided along racial lines.
  But a deadly year in Arkansas’ capital, criticism of his management and attacks from Republicans are threatening reelection chances for Scott, a rare high-profile Democrat in this solidly red state. His reelection bid is one of the few competitive races on the ballot in Arkansas, where Republicans are
  
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• Bears that attacked two women in Squamish won’t be captured - Chilliwack Progress

  05-11-2022 15:30 via news.google.com
  Bears that attacked two women in Squamish won’t be captured  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Iran diaspora decry Montreal honour for urologist who shunned COVID-19 vaccines

  05-11-2022 14:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — A group of Canadian physicians with roots in Iran are decrying a Montreal-based organization’s plan to honour a Tehran physician who they accuse of spreading COVID-19 disinformation and upholding the regime’s sexist attitudes.
  The Société Internationale d’Urologie has invited Dr. Nasser Simforoosh to visit Montreal and to receive a distinguished service award on Nov. 10.
  “He is the epitome of everything that Canada does not stand for,” s
  
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• Iran Revolutionary Guard launches satellite-carrying rocket

  05-11-2022 14:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s powerful paramilitary Revolutionary Guard on Saturday launched a new satellite-carrying rocket, state TV reported, seeking to demonstrate the force’s space prowess even as anti-government protests rage across the country.
  State TV said the Guard successfully launched the solid-fueled rocket — what it called a Ghaem-100 satellite carrier. Iranian state TV did not immediately show any footage of the launch. The state-run IRNA news a
  
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• Bryan Jones brings all-round game to Chilliwack Chiefs - Hope Standard

  05-11-2022 14:00 via news.google.com
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• Bryan Jones brings all-round game to Chilliwack Chiefs - Agassiz Harrison Observer

  05-11-2022 14:00 via news.google.com
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• Victoria named one of the most underrated cities in Canada - Chilliwack Progress

  05-11-2022 13:00 via news.google.com
  Victoria named one of the most underrated cities in Canada  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• EDITORIAL: Immigration is changing Canada - Chilliwack Progress

  05-11-2022 13:00 via news.google.com
  EDITORIAL: Immigration is changing Canada  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• 1 dead, dozens hurt as tornadoes hit Texas and Oklahoma

  05-11-2022 12:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  POWDERLY, Texas (AP) — Tornadoes tore through parts of Texas and Oklahoma on Friday, killing at least one person, injuring dozens of others and leaving dozens of homes and buildings in ruins.
  Tornadoes hit hard in McCurtain County, Oklahoma, in the southeastern corner of the state. Cody McDaniel, the county’s emergency manager, confirmed one death although he didn’t immediately provide details.
  The small town of Idabel saw a church, medical center and a school torn apart.
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• Russia cafe blaze kills at least 13 people, injures 5

  05-11-2022 12:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MOSCOW (AP) — A fire in a cafe in the Russian city of Kostroma killed at least 13 people and injured five others on Saturday, local authorities said.The governor of the Kostroma region, Sergei Sitnikov, said 13 people died in the fire and five more were slightly injured. Russian news agency Interfax cited local emergency officials as saying that the death toll stood at 15. The contradicting numbers couldn’t be immediately reconciled.The blaze erupted in the early hours after someone
  
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• North Korea fires missiles into sea amid US-S. Korea drills

  05-11-2022 09:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s military says North Korea has fired four short-range ballistic missiles into the sea, adding to its barrage of weapons demonstrations this week that has raised tensions in the region.
  South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said Saturday that the missiles flew around 130 kilometers (80 miles) toward the North’s western sea.North Korea this week launched dozens of missiles into the sea, including an intercontinental ballistic missile tha
  
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• Most Canadians turn clocks back one hour this weekend

  05-11-2022 09:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The majority of Canadians will be able to get an extra hour of sleep this weekend, as clocks go back with the end of daylight time.
  Daylight time started at 2 a.m. March 13, and will end at 2 a.m. on Sunday.There has been debate on ending seasonal time changes across the country, with some provinces and territories choosing to remain on daylight time year-round, while others are waiting for similar action in the U.S.Yukon decided in 2020 to no longer make seasonal changes and now follows its own
  
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• Indigenous leaders from B.C. take international stage for a climate policy pitch

  05-11-2022 09:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt — First Nations leaders from British Columbia are taking their environment and climate policy pitch directly to the international stage at a United Nations climate conference in Africa in an attempt to set a tone for domestic climate policy. 
  Leaders of the First Nations Climate Initiative, made up of four B.C. First Nations, say they will leverage their invitation to COP27 to reiterate the climate action plan it presented to the provincial and federal governmen
  
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• Canada pushes England to the limit before falling 26-19 in Rugby World Cup semifinal

  05-11-2022 06:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  AUCKLAND, New Zealand — England downed a determined Canada 26-19 on Saturday to extend its winning streak to 30 matches and move into the final of the Rugby World Cup.
  The high-tempo game was a showcase for women’s rugby on a sunny but windy afternoon at Eden Park. Third-ranked Canada gave No. 1 England all it could handle in a hard-hitting physical affair.
  There was a turning point in the 50th minute when England, after resolutely defending a prolonged Canadian attack deep in its ow
  
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• Police investigating sex allegations against ex-Spur Primo

  05-11-2022 05:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Police have begun investigating allegations that former San Antonio Spurs guard Joshua Primo exposed himself on multiple occasions to a former team therapist during counseling sessions.
  Dr. Hillary Cauthen filed a lawsuit against the Spurs and Primo, claiming the 19-year-old exposed his genitals to her nine times during multiple sessions.
  In addition to the civil complaint that was filed Thursday in Bexar County, which includes San Antonio, Cauthen filed a criminal compl
  
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• Doncic’s 30-point streak hits 8 games as Mavs beat Raptors

  05-11-2022 04:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic scored 35 points, his eighth consecutive game of at least 30 to begin the season, as the Dallas Mavericks beat the Toronto Raptors 111-110 on Friday night.
  The only other NBA player to score 30 or more points in the first eight games of a season is Wilt Chamberlain, who did it in the first eight games of 1959-60 and the first 23 games of 1962-63.
  Doncic played 36:33 and passed the 30-point mark with 18.7 seconds left in the third quarter on a turnaround fadeaway j
  
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• Storms rip through parts of Texas, causing injuries, damage

  05-11-2022 04:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  POWDERLY, Texas (AP) — Storms ripped through parts of Texas on Friday, flattening homes and toppling trees, with local officials in one county reporting at least two dozen people injured.
  One community hit hard was Powderly, Texas, near the border with Oklahoma and about 120 miles (193 kilometers) northeast of Dallas.
  Randi Johnson, chief of the Powderly Volunteer Fire Department, told The Paris News newspaper that she wasn’t aware anyone had been killed but knew of injuries.
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• Iran marks 1979 US Embassy takeover amid nationwide protests

  05-11-2022 03:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran on Friday marked the 1979 takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran as its theocracy faces nationwide protests after the September death of a 22-year-old woman who was arrested by the country’s morality police. Meanwhile, activists in southeast Iran claimed security forces killed at least 16 people in protests there.
  Iranian state-run television aired live feeds of various commemorations around the country, with some in Tehran waving placards of t
  
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• Nike splits with Kyrie Irving amid antisemitism fallout

  05-11-2022 02:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Nike has parted ways with Kyrie Irving.
  The shoe giant announced Friday night that it will halt its relationship with the Brooklyn guard, who has been suspended by the Nets for what the team called a repeated failure to “unequivocally say he has no antisemitic beliefs.”
  The Nets made that move Thursday, and a day later, Nike made its decision as well.
  “At Nike, we believe there is no place for hate speech and we condemn any form of antisemitism,” the Beaverton, Oregon-bas
  
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• Canada’s Josh Ross, Florida Georgia Line to perform during Grey Cup halftime show

  05-11-2022 01:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Canadian artist Josh Ross is set to perform alongside Jordan Davis and Tyler Hubbard of Florida Georgia Line at the Grey Cup.
  The trio of country singers will take the stage at halftime of the Canadian Football League’s title game on Nov. 20 at Mosaic Stadium for a one-time collaboration.
  Ross, of Burlington, Ont., played defensive back for Western University before taking up a career in music.
  He has made it into the top five of Canadian country music charts and entered the Canadian Hot 1
  
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• LETTER: Enforcement of fireworks bylaw isn’t happening - Chilliwack Progress

  05-11-2022 01:00 via news.google.com
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• LETTER: Calling Barry Neufeld an ‘old man’ is ageist - Chilliwack Progress

  05-11-2022 00:50 via news.google.com
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• LETTER: Gas price fixing needs to be investigated - Chilliwack Progress

  05-11-2022 00:30 via news.google.com
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• QB Rourke ready as Lions prepare to host Stampeders in western semifinal

  05-11-2022 00:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — David Menard is one of the few remaining B.C. Lions who knows what it’s like to suit up for a playoff game in Vancouver. 
  It’s been six years since the Lions faced the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the West Division semifinal at B.C. Place, but the matchup has stayed with the veteran defensive lineman. 
  “I remember it was a really, really tough game,” Menard said. “It was a physical game and it took everything that we had at the moment.
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• Emergency crews called to rollover on Hwy 1 in Chilliwack near Agassiz - Hope Standard

  05-11-2022 00:01 via news.google.com
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• Emergency crews called to rollover on Hwy 1 in Chilliwack near Agassiz - Chilliwack Progress

  05-11-2022 00:01 via news.google.com
  Emergency crews called to rollover on Hwy 1 in Chilliwack near Agassiz  Chilliwack Progress
  
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