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• Battling burnout and isolation, Labrador groups unite to tackle sexual violence

  17-05-2023 21:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, N.L. — As burnout and high turnover plague groups that work to combat violence against women across Canada, community organizations in Labrador are trying to buck the trend. They have begun holding regular meetings in an effort to ease the emotional strain of working alone in far-flung communities, in a region with unique challenges and high rates of sexual assault.
  The effort has resulted in higher spirits, more hope and plans for a new counselling centre in Happy
  
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• Liberals’ new bail reforms could run up against Charter, have limited impact: experts

  17-05-2023 20:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Experts say a Liberal bail reform bill introduced this week could be subject to a Charter challenge and see limited results. 
  The bill aims to make it harder for some repeat violent offenders to seek pretrial release, by putting the onus on them to prove why they should be granted bail. 
  Danardo Jones, an assistant professor at the University of Windsor’s law school, says he isn’t sure the bill would pass constitutional muster.
  Jones says the Supreme Court ha
  
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• YOUR PERSPECTIVE: Looking back on a busy spring in the Legislature

  17-05-2023 20:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Last week marked the end of the spring legislative session in Victoria. It’s been a busy four months of bill debates, Question Periods, and working to ensure the voices of British Columbians are amplified in the Legislature.
  Our BC United Caucus, under the leadership of Kevin Falcon, has continued to hold government to account for the many critical issues impacting people every single day. From the health care crisis, to affordability, to mental health and addictions, and crime, there are
  
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• PHF’s Force sign defenders Deaudelin and Baker, forward Labrecque to one-year deals

  17-05-2023 20:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The Montreal Force have signed of three players as they stock their roster for the upcoming Premier Hockey Federation season, the club announced Wednesday.
  Defenders Christine Deaudelin and Taylor Baker return to the team on one-year contracts, while rookie forward Marika Labrecque has joined up on the same term after graduating from McGill University.
  Baker had nine points in 24 games in her debut PHF season in 2022-23 and was a member of Team World at the league’s all-st
  
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• Canada’s Nick Taylor playing best golf of his career heading into PGA Championship

  17-05-2023 20:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Nick Taylor believes he’s playing the best golf of his career. His results this season back that up.
  Taylor is the highest ranked Canadian on the FedEx Cup standings, a position that’s earned him a berth in this week’s PGA Championship. He qualified for the second major of the men’s golf season based on his 22nd overall ranking in the PGA Tour’s points list. 
  The 35-year-old from Abbotsford, B.C., hasn’t played in the PGA Championship for three years and
  
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• Wildfire advance paused as wind shift aids firefighters near Fort St. John, B.C.

  17-05-2023 19:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — A change in wind direction aided firefighters working overnight as they managed to prevent two out-of-control wildfires from advancing closer to Fort St. John in northeast British Columbia.
  BC Wildfire Service information officer Hannah Swift says the Stoddart Creek blaze that is threatening the city is now estimated to be 215 square kilometres in size, down from the earlier estimate of 235 square kilometres on Tuesday.
  Fort St. John’s 21,000 residents remain un
  
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• Fort McPherson, N.W.T., declares local state of emergency over flood

  17-05-2023 19:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FORT MCPHERSON, N.W.T. — A hamlet in the Northwest Territories’ Beaufort Delta region has declared a local state of emergency due to flooding from the Peel River. 
  The Hamlet of Fort McPherson said Tuesday night that floodwaters had cut off access to the community’s airport and fresh water would be inaccessible in the near future. 
  Early today, it closed the road to a lake that provides the community’s water, as well as its solid waste facility. 
  Several pu
  
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• MPs debate how to challenge Israel’s judicial reform and push for regional peace

  17-05-2023 18:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canadian MPs are mulling how vigorously and publicly they should challenge moves by Israel’s far-right government to curtail the power of judges and expand illegal settlements on Palestinian land.
  At an event this week marking 75 years of Israel’s existence, Jewish MPs and their peers are taking stock of Canada’s relations with the Middle Eastern country.
  The MPs note that Ottawa has increasingly voiced concerns about the policies of Israeli Prime Minister Benjam
  
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• Grand jury indicts man in 4 University of Idaho stabbing deaths, eliminating need for hearing

  17-05-2023 18:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A grand jury has indicted a man who was already charged in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students, allowing prosecutors to skip a planned week-long preliminary hearing that was set for late June.
  Bryan Kohberger was arrested late last year and charged with burglary and four counts of first-degree murder in connection with the Nov. 13, 2022, killings of Xana Kernodle, Ethan Chapin, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves at a rental home near the University
  
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• RCMP report 911 network outage across N.W.T.

  17-05-2023 18:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  YELLOWKNIFE — RCMP in the Northwest Territories say people trying to call emergency services are not able to get through by calling 911.
  They say people requiring urgent police service should dial the telephone prefix for their community followed by 111.
  The territorial government says residents who can’t reach local emergency services should go directly to their community’s RCMP detachment or health centre.Police say they are working with the territorial Department of Municipa
  
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• Former senior judges to have last word on disclosure of sensitive laboratory records

  17-05-2023 18:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Three former senior judges will have the final say on the public disclosure of documents related to the firing of two scientists from Canada’s highest-security laboratory.
  The Liberal government says former Supreme Court justices Ian Binnie and Marshall Rothstein, along with Eleanor Dawson, who sat on the Federal Court of Appeal, will assist an ad hoc committee of MPs reviewing the records.
  Opposition parties believe the documents will shed light on why scientists Xiangguo Q
  
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• Vancouver police say woman assaulted on busy beach by man claiming to be masseuse

  17-05-2023 18:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Police Department says a woman was sexually assaulted on a busy beach on Sunday by a man claiming to be a massage therapist. 
  Police say in a news release the woman in her 40s was sunbathing at English Bay on Sunday evening when a man approached her and began touching her before allegedly sexually assaulting her and walking away.
  Officers say the woman called 911 and gave a description of the suspect and a man was arrested after a search of the area by office
  
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• Smoky haze from active wildfires forecasted to worsen in B.C. Interior

  17-05-2023 17:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Environment Canada says smoke from wildfires in the B.C. Interior is expected to worsen in the coming days, bringing poor air quality and associated health risks.In a special air quality statement, Environment Canada and the B.C. Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy say several Interior communities are likely to see worsening wildfire smoke conditions over the next 24 to 48 hours.The statement says smoke is already widespread in the province’s southeast toward the Rocky Moun
  
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• Justice Department watchdog finds US attorney in Massachusetts tried to influence DA election

  17-05-2023 17:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The top federal prosecutor in Massachusetts, who has announced her resignation, tried to influence the outcome of a race for Boston’s district attorney and violated multiple policies, the Justice Department’s internal watchdog said in a report released Wednesday.
  The inspector general’s 161-page report alleges a broad array of misconduct by U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins. It accuses her of disclosing to a journalist nonpublic information about a Justice D
  
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• Alouettes’ sign first-round pick Lwal Uguak, release 11 players

  17-05-2023 17:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The Montreal Alouettes signed first-round pick and six-foot-five, 271-pound defensive lineman Lwal Uguak on Wednesday.
  Uguak, selected seventh overall in this year’s draft, took part in rookie camps with the NFL’s New York Giants and Atlanta Falcons before signing with the Alouettes.
  The 23-year-old from Edmonton had nine tackles and one recovered fumble playing for Texas Christian University last season, helping the Horned Frogs to a 13-2 record and an appearance in
  
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• Supreme Court won’t put Illinois gun law on hold while court challenge continues

  17-05-2023 17:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Wednesday that Illinois can, for now, keep in place a new law that bars the sale of certain semi-automatic guns and large-capacity magazines.
  The high court denied an emergency request from people challenging the law, which bans so-called assault weapons. The law’s opponents had asked the court to put the law on hold while a court challenge continues. The court did not comment and no justice publicly dissented.The Associated Press
  
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• Two shooting deaths within 12 hours in Montreal, eighth and ninth homicides of year

  17-05-2023 16:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Montreal police are investigating two shooting deaths that occurred within less than twelve hours of each other.
  Police responded to a call around 3 a.m. about a 28-year-old man shot dead behind an apartment building in the north-end borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville.
  The man’s killing occurred less than 12 hours after the brazen daytime shooting of a 39-year-old woman in a Montreal parking lot in the city’s Côte-des-Neiges district.
  Police say that when they arrived to the park
  
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• Enbridge punches back on Line 5 challenge: ‘Nothing but counter-factual speculation’

  17-05-2023 16:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — Alberta-based Enbridge Inc. is pushing back hard against an Indigenous band’s efforts to shut down the cross-border Line 5 pipeline. 
  The Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Chippewa wants a federal judge in Wisconsin to order the pipeline closed, fearing a rupture on its territory due to spring flooding. 
  But in new court documents, Enbridge says the band is overstating the risk and engaging in what the latest filings describe as “counter-factual specula
  
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• Nepal’s Sherpa guide regains title for most climbs of Mount Everest after 27th trip

  17-05-2023 16:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — One of the greatest mountain guides regained his title for the most climbs of Mount Everest after scaling the peak for the 27th time on Wednesday, just three days after a fellow Sherpa climber had equalled his previous record.Kami Rita, 53, reached the 8,849-meter (29,032-foot) summit guiding a group of climbers on the world’s highest mountain, and was safe and in good health, said Mingma Sherpa of the Kathmandu-based Seven Summit Treks.
  A fellow Nepali Sherpa
  
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• Former Pakistani premier Imran Khan says police are surrounding his home

  17-05-2023 15:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan said Wednesday that police were surrounding his house in an upscale area of the eastern city of Lahore and he could be arrested.
  However, police said they were surrounding the home because dozens of people linked to last week’s violent attacks on public property and military installations were hiding there.
  “Probably my last tweet before my next arrest. Police have surrounded my house,” Khan wrote on Twitt
  
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• Abbotsford to celebrate B.C. Seniors’ Week with symposium for seniors

  17-05-2023 14:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — Like nearly all Canadian cities, Abbotsford’s population is aging. It’s one of the reasons the City of Abbotsford introduced the Aging Together program more than five years ago. As part of the program, it’s throwing its weight behind the Aging Together Abbotsford symposium next month.
  The one-day event is aimed at residents in the 55 and over crowd. It’s free andwill run all day on Saturday June 10 at the Sevenoaks Alliance Church. Registration opened t
  
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• Veteran Bombers Jefferson, Jeffcoat bring smarts to the gridiron

  17-05-2023 13:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — Willie Jefferson and Jackson Jeffcoat don’t care if fans or opponents think they’re getting old.
  The Blue Bombers’ 32-year-old pass rushers plan to excel this season by using their football smarts and experience.
  “The older you get, the more you can absorb, the more you can learn, the more you can get better because of that. You’ve seen a lot,” Jeffcoat said following Tuesday’s practice at Winnipeg’s training camp.
  It may even a bi
  
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• Trudeau in South Korea warns of growing authoritarianism : In The News for May 17

  17-05-2023 10:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of May 17 …
  What we are watching in Canada …
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says authoritarianism is gaining ground in an address to South Korean National Assembly Wednesday morning.
  The prime minister is in Seoul for his first official visit to South Korea and as Canada vies to strengthen ties between the two countries, and bec
  
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• Authoritarianism gaining ground, Trudeau tells South Korea’s National Assembly

  17-05-2023 10:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says authoritarianism is gaining ground in an address to South Korean National Assembly Wednesday morning.
  The prime minister is in Seoul for his first official visit to South Korea and as Canada vies to strengthen ties between the two countries, and become “the best of friends.”
  In his address, he says “antagonistic countries” are taking advantage of economic interdependence to their own geopolitical advanta
  
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• Air quality statements remain in place across Western Canada as wildfires rage

  17-05-2023 10:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Air quality statements continue to blanket much of British Columbia and the Prairie provinces as scores of wildfires rage.
  As of Tuesday evening, more than 19,500 people in Alberta have been forced out of their homes with 91 active wildfires burning in the province, 27 of which are considered out of control.
  Meanwhile, the northeast British Columbia city of Fort St. John, with a population of about 21,000, remains under an evacuation alert in response to a wildfire that’s more than 130 squ
  
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• Liberals downgrade Africa strategy to framework, but insist continent is a priority

  17-05-2023 10:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government has downgraded its long-delayed plan for relations with Africa from a strategy to a framework, saying this better reflects the original intent of the policy — despite criticism the Liberals are not taking the region seriously.
  For at least a year, the Liberals have promised an Africa strategy that would outline Canada’s relationship with dozens of countries and seize on opportunities to engage with a new intercontinental
  
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• The fast and the fur-ious: Man caught speeding near Chilliwack with ... - Comox Valley Record

  17-05-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  
  The fast and the fur-ious: Man caught speeding near Chilliwack with ...  Comox Valley Record
  
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• 3 Dead Cats Found On A Chilliwack Lawn Within 4 Days Leads To ... - Abbotsford News

  17-05-2023 08:38 via news.google.com
  
  3 Dead Cats Found On A Chilliwack Lawn Within 4 Days Leads To ...  Abbotsford News
  
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• Arizona Coyotes’ bid for new arena appears to be rejected by voters

  17-05-2023 06:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The Arizona Coyotes’ bid for a new arena appears to be dead.
  In the first release of results from Tuesday’s referendum, voters in the Phoenix suburb of Tempe were strongly against three propositions to build a $2.3 billion entertainment district that would include a new arena for the Coyotes.
  Opposition to the three propositions had a double-digit lead over those in favor, with only ballots dropped off Tuesday left to count.
  “The National Hockey League is terribly disappointed
  
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• Arizona Coyotes’ bid for a new arena appears to be shot down by voters

  17-05-2023 06:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The Arizona Coyotes’ bid for a new arena appears to be dead.
  In the first release of results from Tuesday’s referendum, voters in the Phoenix suburb of Tempe were strongly against three propositions to build a $2.3 billion entertainment district that would include a new arena for the Coyotes.
  Opposition to the three propositions had a double-digit lead over those in favour, with only ballots dropped off Tuesday left to count.
  “The National Hockey League is terribly disappointed
  
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• Nikola Jokic leads Nuggets past Lakers 132-126 in West opener

  17-05-2023 05:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic recorded his sixth triple-double of these playoffs with 34 points, 21 rebounds and 14 assists, powering the Denver Nuggets to a 132-126 win over the Los Angeles Lakers in the opener of the Western Conference finals on Tuesday night.
  Behind Jokic’s sizzling start and strong finish, and Jamal Murray’s 31 points, Denver beat the Lakers in the opener of the West finals for the first time ever.
  After a slow start, Anthony Davis had 40 points and 10 rebound
  
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• Democrat Cherelle Parker wins primary for Philadelphia mayor

  17-05-2023 05:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Cherelle Parker, a Democrat with a long political history in Pennsylvania, won Philadelphia’s mayoral primary on Tuesday, likely setting her up as the city’s 100th mayor and the first woman to serve in the role.
  Parker, 50, who served for 10 years as a state representative for northwest Philadelphia before her election to the city council in 2015, asserted herself as a leader whose government experience would allow her to address gaping problems with public safety and quality of life
  
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• Judge homers as Yankees overcome ejection of starter German in 6-3 win over Blue Jays

  17-05-2023 04:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Aaron Judge hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth inning to lift the New York Yankees to a 6-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night.
  The no-doubt blast off reliever Erik Swanson travelled an estimated 448 feet to straightaway centre field.
  Isiah Kiner-Falefa also homered for the Yankees, who lost starter Domingo German to a fourth-inning ejection after an inspection of his throwing hand.
  German, who retired all nine batters he faced, is likely facing a 10-game
  
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• Dan McCaffery wins Democratic primary for Pennsylvania Supreme Court seat

  17-05-2023 03:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Dan McCaffery has won the Democratic primary in Pennsylvania for a vacant seat on the state Supreme Court, which is playing a prominent role in settling disputes over voting rights, abortion rights and gun rights in the presidential battleground.
  McCaffery defeated Deborah Kunselman in the two-way race. Both currently sit on the state Superior Court, a statewide appellate body that handles appeals from county courts in criminal and civil cases.
  McCaffery will face th
  
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• Republican wins state House special election in central Pennsylvania; GOP 1 seat away from control

  17-05-2023 03:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republican Michael Stender has won a special election for a Pennsylvania House of Representatives seat in central Pennsylvania. His victory Tuesday retains the seat vacated by a GOP member who was elected to the state Senate earlier this year. Majority control of the House hinges on another special election, in the Philadelphia suburbs. Whichever party wins the race between Democrat Heather Boyd and Republican Katie Ford will have 102 members, the minimum needed to c
  
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• Yankees starter German ejected in fourth inning after hand inspection

  17-05-2023 02:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — New York Yankees starter Domingo German was ejected in the fourth inning of Tuesday’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays after umpires completed an inspection of his throwing hand.
  German had retired all nine batters he faced over the first three innings. He was replaced by right-hander Ian Hamilton.
  Umpires will occasionally check a pitcher’s hand or fingers for foreign or sticky substances during a game. A pitcher’s glove, hat and belt may also be inspected.&n
  
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• Spurs win NBA draft lottery, Wembanyama sweepstakes

  17-05-2023 02:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Victor Wembanyama is now set to begin his NBA career with the San Antonio Spurs, after they won the NBA draft lottery and the No. 1 overall pick on Tuesday night.
  The Spurs were one of three teams with the best odds — 14 per cent — to land the No. 1 pick, which they’ll almost certainly use on Wembanyama. The 7-foot-3 French 19-year-old is one of the most highly touted prospects in NBA history and will be expected to make an immediate impact on the league.
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• Surfing gator seen relaxing at Alabama beach amid the waves

  17-05-2023 01:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  There are plenty of alligators in Alabama. But how many enjoy a day at the beach?
  One such unlikely critter was spotted riding the waves recently on Dauphin Island, bobbing calmly near the human beachgoers sunbathing and wading.
  Matt Harvill, a 27-year-old Mobile resident, came across the lengthy gator on May 7 while at the beach taking pregnancy announcement photos with his girlfriend.
  He said the reptile seemed to be enjoying the sun and gently breaking waves, attracting several beachgoers to
  
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• Canadian forward Jonathan David up for player of the year in France’s Ligue 1

  17-05-2023 01:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canadian forward Jonathan David is up for player of the year in the French league.
  The Lille soccer star is in good company, up against Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé of Paris Saint-Germain, and Loïs Openda and Seko Fofana of Lens.
  The winner will be revealed on May 28 during the Trophées UNFP awards ceremony. The UNFP is the French equivalent of the Professional Footballers’ Association in England and Wales.
  David currently stands third in Ligue 1 scoring with 21 goals
  
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• Kentucky Gov. Beshear wins Democratic primary, awaits GOP challenger

  17-05-2023 01:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear won his party’s nomination Tuesday for a second term and awaited the winner of a contentious Republican primary that will determine his challenger in November.
  The 12-candidate GOP field includes Daniel Cameron, the state’s first Black attorney general, and Kelly Craft, who served as United Nations ambassador in the Trump administration. Former President Donald Trump put his backing behind Cameron, while Florida Gov.
  
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• Schneider says Jays talked to MLB about base coach positioning after Judge side-eye

  17-05-2023 00:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Blue Jays manager John Schneider said the team talked to Major League Baseball officials on Tuesday about the positioning of New York’s base coaches on the field during play.
  The discussion came after the Blue Jays examined video from Monday’s 7-4 loss to New York. Yankees slugger Aaron Judge briefly looked sideways in the direction of his dugout before hitting a homer in the eighth inning.
  “Just making sure what’s fair is fair, I think,” Schneider s
  
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