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• All business: Savannah Grewal finishes NCAA women’s golf season as top Canadian

  31-05-2023 23:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Savannah Grewal has learned a lot in her time at Clemson University, especially how to put herself and her golf first.
  Grewal, from Mississauga, Ont., finished 48th in the women’s individual category at this year’s NCAA Nationals. That is the best-ever finish by an individual in Clemson history and her plus-5 round ties the best round by a Clemson player at the U.S. collegiate championship.
  “I feel like I’ve grown a lot over my four years at Clemson and just to see all th
  
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• Beloved New York swan babies rescued after mother was eaten by family, police say

  31-05-2023 23:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The village of Manlius in upstate New York is mourning the loss of Faye, a swan who was stolen from the town’s pond over the weekend along with her four cygnets. The cygnets, or baby swans, were recovered, but officials say the mama swan was eaten.
  “The mother swan was consumed,” Manlius Mayor Paul Whorrall said Wednesday. “Sad to say, but that’s what they did.”
  Three teenagers were arrested Tuesday on charges including grand larceny and criminal mischief in c
  
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• Canada closing in on deal to get Stellantis battery plant back on track: Champagne

  31-05-2023 23:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says a deal that would save the $5-billion electric-vehicle battery plant in Windsor is inching closer.
  The federal government, Ontario, Stellantis and LG Energy Solution have been in heavy negotiations for a few weeks after the companies paused construction on their planned factory in a dispute over federal subsidies.
  The companies announced the plan for the battery facility in March 2022 with a $1-billion capital contribution from th
  
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• Montreal Alouettes receiver Tyson Philpot still not training with teammates

  31-05-2023 23:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TROIS-RIVIÈRES, Que. — Montreal Alouettes wide receiver Tyson Philpot did not train with his teammates on Wednesday and hasn’t done so since May 26.
  Whether or not his status for the start of the CFL season is in question is not clear. Philpot was not on the injured list as of Wednesday afternoon and head coach Jason Maas said he won’t speak about injuries to his players.
  “If you ever ask me a question about an injury to a player I’ll never ever answer you st
  
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• Letter to families in Saanich, B.C., warns of youth gang crime as summer break nears

  31-05-2023 23:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — The principal of a high school on Vancouver Island says parents should be on alert over an increase in violent crime and gang activity involving young people in the community. 
  Donna Thompson, principal of Mount Douglas Secondary in Saanich, says in a letter addressed to families that police departments in the region are concerned about potential gang involvement of a small group of teenagers in the community. 
  Thompson’s letter says police shared the information
  
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• Thunderbirds look to lean on big-game experience in run for first Memorial Cup title

  31-05-2023 23:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KAMLOOPS, B.C. — The Seattle Thunderbirds are looking to continue using the big-game experience they possess to their advantage at the Memorial Cup.
  Dylan Guenther is among six players on the Thunderbirds squad who led Canada to a world junior championship gold medal back in January — where Guenther had a two-goal outing, including the overtime winner in the final. Defencemen Nolan Allan and Kevin Korchinski, goaltender Thomas Milic and forwards Reid Schaefer and Colton Dach were the
  
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• From formative days in Kitchener to the NBA Finals, Canada’s Murray in spotlight

  31-05-2023 22:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KITCHENER, Ont. — When Canadian NBA star Jamal Murray was a teenager at the Orangeville Prep Basketball Academy, he declined to have a mobile phone for most of his two years with the program.
  He wanted his focus to be on basketball so that he could take his game to the next level.
  “Jamal just knew that it would be a distraction so he didn’t want one from the start,” said academy founder Jesse Tipping, president of the Athlete Institute.
  Murray’s path has taken him f
  
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• Alcohol could be a factor in crash caused by motorist who fled: Chilliwack RCMP

  31-05-2023 22:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — A media relations spokesperson for the Upper Fraser Fraser Valley Detachment in Chilliwack says alcohol is believed to be a contributing factor in Saturday’s motor vehicle collision on Chilliwack Lake Road in which a motorcyclist fled the scene and was arrested approximately an hour later by Mounties.Corporal Martin Godard, spokesperson for the RCMP, wrote in an email Wednesday (May 31) that a 22-year-old male was arrested in the early evening hours of Saturday, May 27 a
  
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• Judge critical of police as Quebec man sentenced to eight years for killing spouse

  31-05-2023 22:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SAINT-JÉRÔME, Que. — A Quebec man who slipped through the cracks of the justice and health systems was sentenced today to eight years in prison for the March 2022 killing of his spouse.
  Quebec court Judge Sylvain Lépine accepted the joint sentencing recommendation from the Crown and defence for Pascal Arseneault, who killed 64-year-old Louise Avon.
  Arseneault, 50, pleaded guilty to manslaughter after Avon’s body was found in the couple’s burnt-out home in St
  
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• Vancouver Canucks sign defenceman Jett Woo to one-year contract

  31-05-2023 21:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks signed defenceman Jett Woo to a one-year, two-way contract on Wednesday.
  Woo, 22, has spent the last three seasons playing for Vancouver’s American Hockey League affiliate.
  In 2022-23, the Winnipeg product totalled seven goals, 14 assists and 96 penalty minutes in 68 games with the Abbotsford Canucks.
  Vancouver drafted Woo in the second round (37th overall) in the 2018 NHL draft.
  Before starting his professional career, Woo played 242 Western Hockey
  
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• Evacuation order issued for N.W.T. community as wildfire nears

  31-05-2023 21:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SAMBAA K’E, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES — The Northwest Territories government says a community near the Alberta boundary is under an evacuation order due to a nearby wildfire. 
  N.W.T. fire says the 980-square-kilometre fire is now about 30 kilometres from Sambaa K’e, previously known as Trout Lake. 
  About 97 people live in the community in the territory’s Dehcho region.
  An evacuation centre is being set up in Fort Simpson.
  Approximately 490 square kilometres of the w
  
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• More federal ministers could get security details as threats increase

  31-05-2023 21:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The federal government is looking at whether to expand security protection to cabinet ministers as more of them express concern for their safety and that of their families.
  Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino would not discuss the idea Wednesday but said the “threat landscape” for parliamentarians and staff is worrisome.
  A senior government source confirmed that a funding request has been made to Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland to help the RCMP dedicate additiona
  
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• Committee will oversee changes recommended by inquiry into N.S. shooting

  31-05-2023 21:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino has appointed a retired appeals court justice to head a committee to oversee the changes recommended by the public inquiry into the April 2020 mass shootings in Nova Scotia. 
  Linda Lee Oland will help the government to take a “hard look” at the 130 recommendations made by the Mass Casualty Commission, Mendicino said. 
  “I’m going to keep a very open mind about what recommendations will be implemented,” h
  
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• Family of B.C. woman missing for 12 years issues statement after remains found

  31-05-2023 21:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANDERHOOF — The family of Madison Scott who went missing in Vanderhoof, B.C., 12 years ago says they’ve been “astonished” at the outpouring of support they have received since her remains were discovered days ago.
  In a statement issued through the RCMP, the Scott family says they still have many questions about the circumstances of her disappearance on May 28, 2011.The statement says the family is at a loss to summarize their emotions since finding out Madison’s re
  
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• Eight Canadian divers qualify for world championships

  31-05-2023 21:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Eight divers will represent Canada at this year’s World Aquatics Championships from July 14-22 in Fukuoka, Japan.
  Pamela Ware, Mia Vallee, Caeli McKay, Elaena Dick and Kate Miller will compete on the women’s side. Nathan Zsombor-Murray, Rylan Wiens and Bryden Hattie will represent the men.
  Vallee won silver in the three-metre event and bronze in the one-metre event last year to become Canada’s first woman to hit the podium in two individual competitions at a world championship.
  
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• Bombardier warns Ottawa against going with Boeing on military plane contract

  31-05-2023 21:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Bombardier Inc. says Ottawa would be making a mistake if it opts to go with Boeing in replacing Canada’s aging military patrol planes.
  The Montreal-based business jet maker joined forces this year with U.S. rival General Dynamics on a surveillance aircraft with submarine hunting technology.
  Both partners are calling on the federal government to launch an open procurement process to supplant the Armed Forces’ 14 CP-140 Aurora maritime patrol planes, set to retire in 2
  
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• B.C. hands down first set of housing targets to 10 communities ... - Chilliwack Progress

  31-05-2023 21:11
  
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• B.C. government pledges additional $25 million for coastal cleanup ... - Chilliwack Progress

  31-05-2023 21:10
  
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• Toronto Blue Jays add sensory room, infant-feeding room to Rogers Centre

  31-05-2023 21:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — A new sensory room and infant-feeding room have been added to Rogers Centre as the Toronto Blue Jays work toward making their ballpark more accessible.
  The new rooms are part of the ongoing renovations to the Blue Jays’ downtown stadium and are free to use for all fans attending a game. 
  The sensory room is designed for fans who have Down syndrome, post-traumatic stress disorder, are autistic or just need a quiet space so they can self-regulate if the sights and sounds
  
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• Canadian safety Adeleke already an elder statement on Ticats’ defence at age 27

  31-05-2023 21:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HAMILTON — Tunde Adeleke is only 27, but he’s already an elder statesman on the Hamilton Tiger-Cats defence.
  The five-foot-10, 208-pound Adeleke is entering his sixth CFL season and fourth with Hamilton. Despite his relative youth, the former Carleton star is among the longest-tenured players on a Ticats defence that will feature plenty of new faces in 2023.
  Veteran linebacker Simoni Lawrence (11th CFL season, 10th with Hamilton) and Canadian defensive lineman Ted Laurent (12th CFL s
  
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• Court of Appeal overturns ruling directing Ottawa to help repatriate men in Syria

  31-05-2023 20:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Federal Court of Appeal has overturned a judge’s declaration that four Canadian men being held in Syrian camps are entitled to Ottawa’s help to return home.In a ruling released today, a three-member panel of the Court of Appeal says the federal government is not obligated under the law to repatriate the men.
  The ruling sets aside a January decision by Federal Court Justice Henry Brown, who directed Ottawa to request repatriation of the men as soon as reasonably pos
  
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• Doctors at Surrey, B.C., hospital raise alarm over staffing and patient-care crisis

  31-05-2023 20:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — A series of letters from doctors raising alarm about the management of patient care at a Metro Vancouver hospital has placed British Columbia’s largest health authority under scrutiny.
  The latest open letter about Surrey Memorial Hospital comes from its Medical Staff Association and says management at Fraser Health and the B.C. Health Ministry have not provided “any tangible support” for overstretched emergency-room doctors.
  The association’s letter says
  
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• B.C. names 10 cities for faster development to help address housing crisis

  31-05-2023 20:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s housing minster says more homes will be built sooner under a plan to set construction targets in 10 cities or municipalities in an effort to fast track development. 
  Ravi Kahlon announced housing targets will be set for Vancouver, West Vancouver, North Vancouver, Delta, Port Moody, Abbotsford, Victoria, Oak Bay, Saanich and Kamloops.
  Kahlon says the government chose the first 10 communities based on the needs in the province and projected growth.
  T
  
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• One adult, 16 children injured in fall during school trip to Winnipeg historic site

  31-05-2023 20:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — Sixteen schoolchildren and one adult are in hospital after a fall at a popular tourist attraction in Winnipeg.
  Winnipeg paramedics say three children are in unstable condition after falling 4 1/2 to six metres inside Fort Gibraltar.
  Another 13 children and one adult are in hospital in stable condition.
  Paramedics say the information they received in a 911 call shortly before 10 a.m. is that the children are 10 to 11 years old.
  Fort Gibraltar is a venue in the St. Boniface neighb
  
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• Chilliwack golfers playing from sunrise to sunset in Golfathon for ... - Chilliwack Progress

  31-05-2023 20:00
  
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• Developer to let Quebec rental board decide on case of holdout tenant

  31-05-2023 19:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — A major Montreal real estate developer says it will let Quebec’s housing tribunal determine the compensation for a tenant in a $400-a-month apartment whose case risks delaying a major construction project.
  Mondev senior partners Michael and David Owen say they’ve already made numerous offers to tenant Carla White, who has so far refused to leave her apartment so it can be demolished to make way for a 176-unit mixed-use building.
  A municipal committee decided earlier
  
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• Mothers Against Drunk Driving visits Sardis Secondary to address impaired driving

  31-05-2023 19:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The Upper Fraser Valley chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving always has work to do in convincing high school students about the dangers of impaired driving as grad parties and other commencement celebrations happen in June.Not only are the financial and legal penalties associated with impaired driving steep and completely preventable, countless lives are lost every year to reckless decisions made by impaired and drunk drivers throughout Canada.MADD’s Upper Fraser Val
  
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• Toronto Maple Leafs hire Brad Treliving as team’s new GM

  31-05-2023 19:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Brad Treliving is the new general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
  The team made the announcement Wednesday, less than two weeks after firing Kyle Dubas. 
  The 53-year-old Treliving left the Calgary Flames back in April following nine seasons that included five playoff appearances and two 100-point campaigns. 
  He joins the Leafs at a crucial juncture in the wake of the stunning May 19 dismissal of Dubas by team president Brendan Shanahan. 
  The Original Six franch
  
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• Oilers acquire rights to prospect Jayden Grubbe from Rangers for fifth-round pick

  31-05-2023 19:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers traded a fifth-round pick in this year’s draft to the New York Rangers for the rights to prospect Jayden Grubbe.
  Grubbe, 20, has 39 goals and 95 assists in 194 Western Hockey League games, serving as the Red Deer Rebels captain for the last three seasons. 
  The six-foot-three, 203-pound forward from Calgary also recorded four goals and 16 assists in 22 career WHL playoff games.
  The Rangers selected Grubbe in the third round (65th overall) in 2021 bu
  
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• Feds still trying to rescue families of Canadians who helped in Afghanistan: minister

  31-05-2023 19:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Immigration Minister Sean Fraser says he’s working with Canadians who helped the military in Afghanistan to develop programs that would bring their families to safety. 
  Two Canadians who served as language and cultural advisers in the country filed a Federal Court application last week alleging the government provided “superior immigration benefits” to Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion.
  The court filing alleges the government has been discriminatory in
  
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• Oklahoma high court strikes down 2 abortion bans; procedure remains illegal in most cases

  31-05-2023 19:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that two state laws banning abortion are unconstitutional, but the procedure remains illegal in the state in most cases.
  In a 6-3 ruling, the high court said the two bans are unconstitutional because they require a “medical emergency” before a doctor can perform an abortion. The court said this language conflicts with a previous ruling it issued in March. That ruling found the Oklahoma Constitution provides an &
  
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• CF Montreal introducing a women’s program to its academy

  31-05-2023 19:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — CF Montreal is introducing a women’s program to its academy, the club announced Wednesday.
  The CF Montreal Academy is taking over the Women’s Excel Program, a Soccer Quebec national development centre based in Laval, Que. The program is one of three Excel Super Centres in Canada for the best 15- to 18-year-old women in the province.
  As part of the program, which is in partnership with BMO, the club will dedicate a week to women’s soccer from July 10 to 15 and s
  
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• Canada’s Denis Shapovalov advances to third round of French Open, Alcaraz awaits

  31-05-2023 19:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PARIS — Canada’s Denis Shapovlaov has advanced to the third round at the French Open for the first time with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 win over Italy’s Matteo Arnaldi.
  To go any further, he’ll need to get past world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz.
  Shapovalov wrapped up Wednesday’s win with his fifth break of the match. He set up match point with a powerful service return down the middle that Arnaldi couldn’t handle cleanly, then won when the Italian hit the ball well out of
  
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• Body of Missouri ER doctor had apparent gunshot wound, found in Arkansas body of water

  31-05-2023 19:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Authorities say a missing emergency room doctor from Missouri whose body was found in northwestern Arkansas died from an apparent gunshot wound but they are still investigating what happened in the week since he was last seen.
  A kayaker found the body of Dr. John Forsyth, 49, Tuesday afternoon in a body of water in Benton County, the county sheriff’s department said in a news release Wednesday. No further information would immediately be available, the department said.
  Forsyth’s body
  
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• No fowl: Quebec ethics czar clears cabinet minister in pheasant hunt complaint

  31-05-2023 18:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Quebec’s ethics commissioner has cleared Economy Minister Pierre Fitzgibbon, saying he did not breach the ethics code by participating in a pheasant hunt last year on a private island southeast of Montreal.
  Ariane Mignolet tabled her report at the national assembly today after conducting a lengthy investigation into the actions of Fitzgibbon over the hunting trip.
  Opposition parties had called for a probe after noting the island belongs to businessmen whose companies benefited from subsidi
  
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• Freedom Mobile workers seeking union after acquisition: Teamsters ... - Chilliwack Progress

  31-05-2023 18:45
  
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• Government developing cybersecurity certification process for defence contractors

  31-05-2023 18:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The federal government says certain defence contracts will be subject to a mandatory cybersecurity certification process starting in the winter of 2024. 
  Defence Minister Anita Anand made the announcement Wednesday morning at the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries annual trade show in Ottawa, which is known as CANSEC.
  Anand said defence contractors are often targets of malicious cyberattacks that threaten unclassified information and put supply chains at
  
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• Fans will be able to play so-called Hole Zero at upcoming RBC Canadian Open

  31-05-2023 18:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Fans will be able to play a hole at Oakdale Golf and Country Club when it hosts the RBC Canadian Open next week.
  The unique spectator experience is possible because the club in Toronto’s northwest corner has 27 holes on its property, but the PGA Tour event needs just 18 of them.
  “It’s going to be a legit 150-yard plus par-3, that you get to play like a real hole,” said Aubrey Levy, senior vice-president of marketing and content for theScore, which is sponsoring the hole t
  
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• Trudeau dismisses criticism of David Johnston as political

  31-05-2023 17:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has confidence in David Johnston, even as the House of Commons is about to vote in favour of an NDP motion to have Johnston removed from his post.
  Trudeau named the former governor general a special rapporteur for foreign interference in March to look into allegations the Chinese government tried to meddle in the last two federal elections.
  Opposition parties decried the appointment because of Johnston’s family connections to the prime m
  
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• International Atomic Energy Agency report seen by AP says Iran resolves 2 inquiries by inspectors

  31-05-2023 17:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VIENNA (AP) — Iran has resolved two outstanding inquiries of the International Atomic Energy Agency, a report seen Wednesday by The Associated Press said.
  The confidential quarterly report by the Vienna-based IAEA said inspectors no longer had questions on uranium particles found to be enriched to 83.7% at its underground Fordo facility.The report said investigators also have closed off their investigation of traces of man-made uranium found at Marivan, near the city of Abadeh, some 525 ki
  
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• Toronto Six re-sign all-star defender Saroya Tinker to one-year contract

  31-05-2023 17:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Six have re-signed all-star defender Saroya Tinker to a one-year contract, the Premier Hockey Federation club announced Wednesday.
  The team did not disclose additional terms of the deal.
  The Oshawa, Ont., product led the PHF in blocked shots for the second straight season in 2022-23, totalling 32 in 34 games.
  The 25-year-old also had one goal and two assists for Toronto, which won its first Isobel Cup in March.
  Before joining the Six in 2021-22, Tinker played her rook
  
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• Ottawa sends minister to Nigeria inauguration after accusing party of terror link

  31-05-2023 17:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The federal government has sent a cabinet minister to celebrate the inauguration of Nigeria’s new president, months after claiming the governing party is responsible for terrorist acts.
  Diversity and Inclusion Minister Ahmed Hussen went to Nigeria to attend the inauguration of President Bola Tinubu, whose All-Progressive Congress Party has ruled Nigeria since 2015.
  Yet in Immigration and Refugee Board filings, Canada has argued that the party is “responsible for numero
  
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• YOUR PERSPECTIVE: B.C. cancer care collapses

  31-05-2023 17:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  B.C.’s cancer care system used to be recognized as one of the best in the world, but now it is among the worst in the country. The recent announcement from the government that it will be sending cancer patients to Washington State is a stunning admission of the dire state of B.C. health care.This news strikes a lot of concern for many British Columbians, particularly those in rural areas who already face numerous challenges accessing quality healthcare. There is a lack of information regar
  
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• Moscow drone attack exposes Russia's vulnerabilities, fuels criticism ... - Chilliwack Progress

  31-05-2023 17:00
  
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• Nashville Predators hire Andrew Brunette as coach a day after firing John Hynes

  31-05-2023 16:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The coaching shuffle in Nashville is complete, with Andrew Brunette officially hired as the Predators coach on Wednesday, a little over 12 hours after the team announced that John Hynes was fired.
  The moves are the first being made by incoming general manager Barry Trotz and come about six weeks after the Predators missed the playoffs.
  The 49-year-old Brunette spent the past season as a New Jersey Devils associate coach under Lindy Ruff and has previous head-coachin
  
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• Take Flight - Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  31-05-2023 16:30
  
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• UPDATE: Wildfire along Highway 97 near Vernon now under control ... - Chilliwack Progress

  31-05-2023 16:25
  
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• Who are the bride and groom in Jordan’s royal wedding?

  31-05-2023 16:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  He’s heir to the throne in one of the oldest monarchies in the Middle East and a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad. She’s a Saudi architect with an aristocratic pedigree of her own.
  Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II, 28, and Rajwa Alseif, 29, are to be married on Thursday at a palace wedding in Jordan, a Western-allied monarchy that has been a bastion of stability for decades as Middle East turmoil has lapped at its borders.
  The families have not said how the couple met or pro
  
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• Gaza Strip’s Palestinians polarized by unorthodox watermelon delicacy

  31-05-2023 16:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KHUZAA, Gaza Strip (AP) — Locals call it “watermelon salad.” But this delicacy popular in the southern Gaza Strip at this time of year is far from the sweet, refreshing taste the name evokes.
  “Lasima,” “Ajar,” or “Qursa” are different names for the hot, savory meal that takes hours to prepare. There’s watermelon inside, but one can hardly taste it.
  In a territory that prides itself on its culinary traditions, Lasima is surprisingly divi
  
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• UBCO researcher, Indigenous leader calls for refining of wildlife ... - Chilliwack Progress

  31-05-2023 16:00
  
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