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• Program that allows 30,000 migrants from 4 countries into the US each month upheld by judge

  08-03-2024 23:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA, Texas (AP) — A federal judge in Texas on Friday upheld a key piece of President Joe Biden’s immigration policy that allows a limited number of migrants from four countries to enter the U.S. on humanitarian grounds, dismissing a challenge from Republican-led states that said the program created an economic burden on them.
  U.S. District Judge Drew B. Tipton ruled in favor of the humanitarian parole program that allows up to 30,000 asylum-seekers into the U.S. each month from
  
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• Police watchdog investigates woman’s death in Burnaby, B.C.

  08-03-2024 23:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BURNABY, B.C. — British Columbia’s Independent Investigations Office has been notified by Mounties in Burnaby after a woman died in their custody. 
  RCMP say in a statement that the woman was arrested on Wednesday night as officers investigated a report of a disturbance and she spent the night in jail without incident.
  But an hour after she was released on Thursday, police say they received another call about the same woman causing a disturbance at a different location. 
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• Ottawa receiver Gendron among players to secure berths to CFL national combine

  08-03-2024 23:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WATERLOO, ONTARIO — It wasn’t his best performance, but it was good enough to earn Nicholas Gendron a spot in the CFL’s national combine.
  The Ottawa Gee-Gees receiver was among eight players from the league’s invitational combine Friday to secure spots at the national event. Gendron punched his ticket by posting the second-best times in both 40-yard dash (4.59 seconds) and shuttle (4.13 seconds).
  “Honestly, I think I could’ve done better in all of the tests, I
  
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• Eby meets Jewish leaders and vows to ‘root out’ antisemitism in B.C. public service

  08-03-2024 23:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — British Columbia Premier David Eby says he believes people from the Jewish community have faced antisemitism while dealing with public servants, and the province is committed to “root out” the problem.
  Eby says he heard “devastating” accounts that must be addressed, in a meeting with leaders of B.C.’s Jewish community.
  The premier says they include an instance of students being asked by a grade-school teacher to self-identify as Jewish, then told t
  
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• Brad Gushue, Brendan Bottcher win playoff openers at Brier

  08-03-2024 23:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  REGINA — Defending champion Brad Gushue and Alberta’s Brendan Bottcher won their opening playoff games at the Canadian men’s curling championship Friday to shorten theirs roads to the final.
  Gushue defeated Manitoba’s Reid Carruthers 9-7 and Bottcher was an 8-7 winner of Saskatchewan’s Mike McEwen.
  Gushue and Bottcher square off in Saturday’s Page playoff that sends the winner directly to Sunday’s final and the loser to the semifinal earlier that day.
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• Maple Leafs acquire Connor Dewar from Wild for 2026 fourth-round pick

  08-03-2024 23:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Centre Connor Dewar was acquired by the Toronto Maple Leafs from the Minnesota Wild ahead of the NHL trade deadline.
  Minnesota got a fourth-round selection in the 2026 NHL draft and forward Dmitry Ovchinnikov in return.
  Dewar has 10 goals and four assists over 57 games with the Wild this season.
  The 24-year-old Dewar has 18 goals and 20 assists in 173 career games with Minnesota.
  Ovchinnikov will remain with the Toronto Marlies, the Maple Leafs’ American Hockey League affil
  
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• Auger-Aliassime through to third round at Indian Wells with win over Lestienne

  08-03-2024 23:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the third round of the BNP Paribas Open with a convincing 6-4, 6-1 win over French qualifier Constant Lestienne on Friday.
  Auger-Aliassime won 85 per cent of first serve points and broke Lestienne four times on 10 chances while defending all three break points he faced.
  The 23-year-old Canadian will next face the winner of a match between second seed Carols Alcaraz of Spain and Italy’s Matteo Arnaldi.
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• Spy service analyst loses appeal in discrimination case

  08-03-2024 22:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A Canadian Security Intelligence Service employee has lost another round in his discrimination lawsuit against the spy agency. 
  In a 2-1 decision, the Federal Court of Appeal upheld a ruling that found Sameer Ebadi should have followed the internal grievance procedures available to him.
  Federal Court Justice Henry Brown had said the court lacked jurisdiction to address Ebadi’s statement of claim filed in January 2020.
  Ebadi, who uses a pseudonym due to the sensitive nat
  
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• Edmonton Oilers stand pat at trade deadline after making deals earlier this week

  08-03-2024 22:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Through the first half of the season, the word from Edmonton Oilers general manager Ken Holland didn’t change. The Oilers were close to being maxed out on the NHL’s salary cap and any deal the team made would have to be “dollar in, dollar out.”
  But, including the signing of former NHL MVP Corey Perry in January, Holland was able to add four players without giving up a single skater from his roster. He somehow made it work despite having very little financ
  
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• Get back in the saddle with fundraiser for Chilliwack Hospice Society - Chilliwack Progress

  08-03-2024 22:33 via news.google.com
  
  Get back in the saddle with fundraiser for Chilliwack Hospice Society  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Vancouver Canucks ‘good enough to compete’ after quiet trade deadline: GM

  08-03-2024 22:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks looked around ahead of the NHL’s trade deadline Friday, but general manager Patrik Allvin says high prices kept his team from making any moves.
  Allvin told reporters he and his front office did much of their work well ahead of Friday and the GM feels the team is “good enough to compete.” 
  The Canucks (41-17-7) went into Friday sitting atop the Western Conference. 
  Vancouver acquired defenceman Nikita Zadorov from the Calgary in
  
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• Flames get Nikita Okhotiuk from San Jose for fifth-round pick in 2024 draft

  08-03-2024 22:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Defenceman Nikita Okhotiuk has been traded to the Calgary Flames by the San Jose Sharks for a draft pick.
  San Jose gets a fifth-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft in return for the 23-year-old defenceman.
  Okhotiuk has a goal and seven assists with 44 penalty minutes and a minus-22 defensive rating in 43 games with the Sharks this season.
  He had three goals and eight assists in 58 career NHL games split between San Jose and the New Jersey Devils.
  The six-foot-one defenceman played f
  
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• Christiaan Esterhuizen named coach of Pacific Pride and Canada under-20 rugby team

  08-03-2024 22:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Christiaan Esterhuizen has been appointed head coach of both the Canadian under-20 rugby team and the Pacific Pride  academy.
  Esterhuizen will work alongside Phil Mack, who was recently appointed attack coach of the Canadian men’s team but will remain as technical lead for the Pride, Rugby Canada’s developmental side.
  “With Christiaan working alongside forwards coach Hubert Buydens, and with the leadership of Phil Mack, we have a strong technical balance that will drive th
  
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• Canada’s Mitton is primed for Paris Olympics after winning world indoor title

  08-03-2024 22:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  For Sarah Mitton, a world championship is some added excitement as she prepares for the Paris Olympics this summer.
  The Brooklyn, N.S., native won her first global title last weekend with a gold medal in shot put at the world athletics indoor championships in Glasgow, Scotland. Mitton reset her national indoor record for the second time in less than two weeks in the process.
  “It’s actually nice to have a few days to let it sink in. I think in the heat of the moment, it’s obviou
  
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• Nichushkin returns to lineup for Avalanche after receiving care from player assistance program

  08-03-2024 21:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DENVER (AP) — Valeri Nichushkin will return to the Avalanche lineup Friday against Minnesota after receiving care through the player assistance program, Colorado coach Jared Bednar said.
  It will be Nichushkin’s first game since Jan. 10. The 28-year-old Russian became the second Colorado player to take part in the joint NHLPA/NHL program this season after defenseman Samuel Girard.
  Nichushkin has 22 goals and 20 assists in 40 games this season. It will be the 499th regular season game
  
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• Herdman says Toronto FC knows it will take time to win back supporters’ trust

  08-03-2024 21:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — After collecting four points in two road outings, Toronto FC opens the home half of the MLS season Saturday against Charlotte FC.
  And while the early signs have been positive — TFC has already matched its road points total of 2023 when it went 0-13-4 away from home — coach John Herdman knows there is more work to be done to regain the trust of supporters who have endured 26th-, 27th- and 29th-place finishes the last three seasons with a combined 19-56-27 league record
  
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• Botanica Tulip Festival Opening in Chilliwack With Over 1 Million Flowers - 604 Now

  08-03-2024 21:30 via news.google.com
  
  Botanica Tulip Festival Opening in Chilliwack With Over 1 Million Flowers  604 Now
  
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• Montreal Canadiens trade goaltender Jake Allen to New Jersey Devils for draft pick

  08-03-2024 21:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BROSSARD, Que. — The Montreal Canadiens traded goaltender Jake Allen to the New Jersey Devils for a conditional third-round draft pick Friday ahead of the NHL trade deadline.
  The pick in the 2025 draft could become a second-round selection if Allen plays in 40 or more games for New Jersey next season.
  Allen has a .892 save percentage, a 3.65 goals-against average and a 6-12-3 record in 21 starts this season.
  The trade ends the unusual three-goalie system in Montreal as netminders Allen, Sa
  
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• COLUMN: Storytelling is a strong force for connecting our community - Chilliwack Progress

  08-03-2024 21:21 via news.google.com
  
  COLUMN: Storytelling is a strong force for connecting our community  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• B.C. RCMP announce seizure of millions of dollars worth of contraband cigarettes

  08-03-2024 21:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SURREY, B.C. — Police in British Columbia say they’ve seized more than 27 tonnes of contraband cigarettes worth more than $24 million in a pair of investigations over the past year.
  Assistant RCMP Commissioner David Teboul says the investigations involved collaboration with tax fraud investigators from the B.C. Ministry of Finance, calling the seizures of 133,000 cartons of cigarettes a ” major blow to numerous organized crime groups.”
  Public Safety Minister Mike Farnwort
  
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• Recent B.C. weather contributes to rising snowpack, but summer drought risk remains

  08-03-2024 20:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — The River Forecast Centre says recent snowfall at higher elevations across British Columbia has increased snowpack levels, but the risk of low stream flows and drought conditions this summer remains.
  Dave Campbell, the head of B.C.’s River Forecast Centre, says the average snowpack in the province has jumped to 66 per cent of normal since last month, when it had been near a record low of 61 per cent.
  The centre analyses snowpack conditions, assesses seasonal water supply a
  
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• Support women for a better future, Governor General says on International Women’s Day

  08-03-2024 20:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Gov. Gen. Mary Simon says supporting women leads to better futures for all.
  Simon gave a speech today at an event hosted by the Canadian Club of Ottawa for International Women’s Day, and reflected on her experience as a woman in power. 
  She says she’s seen women in leadership positions inspire and mentor other women throughout her career.
  But she says gender should never limit someone’s potential or ambitions in any field. 
  Simon says it’s importa
  
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• Canada’s military will soon have a new leader. Will it finally be a woman?

  08-03-2024 20:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The search is on for the next leader of the Canadian Armed Forces — and it’s long past time that a woman became chief of the defence staff, observers say. 
  Canada has had 21 full-time defence chiefs since 1964, all of them men. The current top commander, Gen. Wayne Eyre, is due to retire this summer. 
  The military has long grappled with what a damning external report by former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour called a toxic culture of sexual misconduct.&nb
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Canada resuming funding to UN aid agency in Gaza

  08-03-2024 20:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The federal government says Canada will resume funding to the United Nations aid agency for Palestinian refugees in Gaza.
  Canada was one of 16 countries that temporarily halted future payments in January to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East after Israel alleged some of its workers participated in the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel. 
  More coming.The Canadian Press
  
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• Contractor defends work on ArriveCan app, says conflict concerns were addressed

  08-03-2024 20:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A contractor that worked on ArriveCan is defending its integrity after Ottawa suspended its federal contracts following a report that its founder was a government employee.
  Dalian Enterprises Inc. says steps were taken to address conflict-of-interest concerns before its founder, David Yeo, went to work for the Department of National Defence. 
  A spokesperson for the company says Yeo made the appropriate conflict-of-interest filing, resigned as a director and officer of Dalian
  
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• RNC votes to install Donald Trump’s handpicked chair as former president tightens control of party

  08-03-2024 20:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — The Republican National Committee voted Friday to install Donald Trump’s handpicked leadership team, completing his takeover of the national party as the former president closes in on a third straight presidential nomination.Michael Whatley, a North Carolina Republican who has echoed Trump’s false theories of voter fraud, was elected the party’s new national chairman in a vote Friday morning in Houston. Lara Trump, the former president’s daughter-in-l
  
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• Former president of Honduras convicted in US of aiding drug traffickers

  08-03-2024 20:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández was convicted Friday in New York of charges that he conspired with drug traffickers and used his military and national police force to enable tons of cocaine to make it unhindered into the United States.
  The jury returned its verdict at a federal court after a two week trial, which has been closely followed in his home country.Hernández, 55, served two terms as the leader of the Central American nation of roughl
  
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• Alberta RCMP say no charges after voter fraud probe into 2017 UCP leadership race

  08-03-2024 20:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Alberta RCMP say there will be no charges following a probe into potential voter identity fraud in the 2017 United Conservative Party leadership race that saw former premier Jason Kenney elected leader.
  Mounties say while there are suspected instances of fraud there is not enough evidence to lay charges.
  They also say there is no evidence any leadership candidate orchestrated any fraud.
  The investigation was launched after Kenney won the race to become leader of the party create
  
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• Manitoba government urged to keep promise to search of landfill for women’s remains

  08-03-2024 20:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — The families of two slain First Nations women are continuing to press the Manitoba government to search a landfill for their remains.
  The families, along with supporters and Indigenous leaders, rallied outside the legislature and accused the government of delays and inaction.
  Cambria Harris, whose mother Morgan Harris is believed to have been killed and taken to the Prairie Green Landfill, says she hasn’t heard from the province in weeks.
  She says Premier Wab Kinew has yet
  
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• 2010 NL MVP Joey Votto agrees to non-roster invite with hometown Blue Jays

  08-03-2024 19:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Joey Votto has agreed to a non-roster invite with the Toronto Blue Jays, the former National League MVP said on social media.
  The 40-year-old first-baseman from Toronto joins the Blue Jays after a successful 17-year run with the Cincinnati Reds.
  Votto, a fan favourite in Cincinnati, was named NL MVP in 2010 after hitting .324 with 37 home runs, 113 runs batted in and 106 runs scored.
  He made six all-star appearances, most recently in 2018.
  A career .294 hitter, Votto hit .205 in
  
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• More local politicians in Quebec report facing harassment, intimidation: survey

  08-03-2024 19:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — A survey of hundreds of elected municipal officials across Quebec shows a rise in the last decade in the percentage of politicians who report facing harassment and intimidation.
  Thirty-nine per cent of respondents in the 2023 survey by the Quebec federation of municipalities reported experiencing the offensive behaviours at least once in their careers, up from 28 per cent in 2017.
  Results of the survey of 615 people, published today, shed light on the changing demographics and c
  
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• Leafs’ McCabe, Oilers’ Kane among players fined Friday by NHL

  08-03-2024 19:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK — Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Jake McCabe and Edmonton Oilers forward Evander Kane were among the players issued fines by the NHL on Friday.
  McCabe was fined the maximum of US$5,000 allowable under the NHL/NHL Players’ Association collective bargaining agreement for cross-checking Boston forward Brad Marchand in the first period of the Bruins 4-1 win over the Maple Leafs on Thursday.
  The hit at 3:53 of the first period came moments after McCabe had been assessed an interf
  
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• Free Family Nature Festival returns to heron reserve in Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress

  08-03-2024 19:16 via news.google.com
  
  Free Family Nature Festival returns to heron reserve in Chilliwack  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Third-party movement No Labels says it will field a 2024 presidential ticket

  08-03-2024 19:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The third-party presidential movement No Labels decided Friday to field a presidential candidate in the 2024 election after months of weighing the launch of a so-called “unity ticket” and discussions with several prospects.Delegates voted in favor of moving forward during an online convention of 800 of them from every state, said Mike Rawlings, a former Dallas mayor who is affiliated with No Labels.No Labels was not expected to name its presidential and
  
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• Winnipeg Jets get Tyler Toffoli from New Jersey Devils for draft picks

  08-03-2024 19:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets have acquired veteran winger Tyler Toffoli from the New Jersey Devils in exchange for draft picks.
  New Jersey will receive a 2024 third round draft pick and a 2025 second round pick in return and retain 50 per cent of Toffoli’s salary.
  Toffoli has 26 goals and 18 assists in 61 games for the Devils this season. He has 10 goals and five assists in his past 18 games.
  He’s previously played for the Los Angeles Kings, Vancouver Canucks and Calgary Flames
  
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• First two women honoured in builders section of Canada Soccer Hall of Fame

  08-03-2024 19:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Longtime administrators Christine O’Connor and Leeta Sokalski have been named to the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame, the first women to be added to the builders section.O’Connor and Sokalski helped grow the game in Manitoba and B.C., respectively. They will be honoured May 4 at Canada Soccer’s annual awards banquet.
  “This is an important milestone for our sport as we honour the first two female builders inducted to the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame,” Canada Soccer presiden
  
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• Chilliwack real estate sees February surge in home sales

  08-03-2024 18:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The latest report from the Chilliwack and District Real Estate Board has offered some promising news for the local market. The Board has reported a notable uptick in home sales for February. According to data from the Multiple Listing Service System, a total of 219 homes changed hands, marking a 13.5 per cent increase from the same month in 2023.
  Despite the positive momentum, home sales remained 28.7 per cent below the five-year average and 16 per cent below the 10-year avera
  
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• Kraken keep veteran Jordan Eberle at trade deadline after agreeing to 2-year extension

  08-03-2024 18:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — Veteran forward Jordan Eberle stayed put at the NHL trade deadline. He’ll be in Seattle a little longer.
  Eberle and the Kraken reached agreement on a $9.5 million, two-year contract extension on Friday that will keep one of the originals for the expansion franchise in Seattle for a couple more seasons.
  Eberle was slated to be an unrestricted free agent after this season and was viewed as one of the top options going into the final hours before the trade deadline. But E
  
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• Salvation Army to hold garage sale in Chilliwack Saturday, but don’t be late

  08-03-2024 18:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — There’s probably a good reason people line up and come early for bargains galore at a local church’s garage sale in Chilliwack.The Salvation Army Church, located at 46420 Brooks Avenue in Chilliwack, will hold a three-hour garage sale Saturday morning, March 9 from 9 a.m. to noon.According to a Facebook post from the church, items include bicycles, Easter paraphernalia, travel mugs (but no Stanley cups, sorry), camping gear (e.g., air mattress, dome tent), yarn, sm
  
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• Moose Jaw named host for 2025 men’s world curling championship

  08-03-2024 18:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  REGINA — The 2025 men’s world curling championship will be played in Moose Jaw, Sask.
  The city west of Regina will host the men’s championship for the first time after the 1983 women’s world championship was played there.
  Moose Jaw’s 4,465-seat Mosaic Arena built in 2011 was also the site of the Canadian women’s curling championship in both 2015 and 2020.
  The 2024 and 2025 men’s championships are qualifiers for the 2026 Olympic Games via points earned ba
  
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• Supreme Court of Canada affirms appeal review standards, rejects novel approach

  08-03-2024 17:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has affirmed the standards that appeal courts have long used to review trial judgments, saying they promote the fair assessment of testimony.
  In a ruling today in two sexual assault cases, the top court declined to recognize a novel rule that has been applied by some courts of appeal.
  The new rule was sometimes used when an appeal court determined that a trial judge had relied on a common-sense assumption that was not grounded in the evidence.
  The Supre
  
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• ‘Daylight saving time confuses me:’ Canadians prepare to adjust clocks

  08-03-2024 17:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SASKATOON — The general manager of a movie theatre in Saskatchewan says it’ll be an extra early Oscars watch party this weekend as the award show airs after most Canadians wind their clocks ahead an hour.The 96th Academy Awards show is to be broadcast Sunday, but this year it’s taking place an hour earlier at 7 p.m. ET. It also airs after daylight time, which sees most Canadians change their clocks.Yukon and most of Saskatchewan keep their clocks the same year-round.
  “Day
  
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• Trump attorneys post bond to support $83.3 million award to writer in defamation case

  08-03-2024 17:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer for Donald Trump says the former president has secured a bond sufficient to support an $83.3 million jury award granted to writer E. Jean Carroll during a January defamation trial.
  Attorney Alina Habba filed papers on Friday with the New York trial judge to show that Trump had secured a $91.6 million bond from the Federal Insurance Co. She simultaneously filed a notice of appeal to show Trump is appealing the verdict to the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
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• Paris Olympics opening ceremony to be held during sunset on July 26

  08-03-2024 17:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PARIS (AP) — The opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics along the river Seine will be held during sunset, organizers said Friday.
  It’s the first time an Olympic opening ceremony will be held outside a stadium setting, in line with the Paris organizers’ motto: “Games Wide Open.” About 10,500 athletes will parade through the heart of the French capital on boats on the Seine along a 6-kilometer (3.7-mile) route.
  Organizers said the open-air event will start on July 26
  
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• Hurricanes make another big pre-NHL trade deadline move. They got Kuznetsov from the Capitals

  08-03-2024 17:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The Carolina Hurricanes made another big move on NHL trade deadline day by acquiring center Evgeny Kuznetsov from the Washington Capitals, according to a person familiar with the move.
  The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Friday because the trade call had not been completed.
  The Hurricanes got scoring winger Jake Guentzel from Pittsburgh in a blockbuster deal late Thursday night.
  Kuznetsov, 31, cleared waivers last weekend upon being able to practice after receiving
  
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• Canada’s Kingsbury claims 88th World Cup title but falls short of 25th Crystal Globe

  08-03-2024 16:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ALMATY, Kazakhstan — Canadian freestyle skier Mikael Kingsbury captured his 88th World Cup title with an individual moguls victory on Friday, but fell short of securing his 25th career Crystal Globe.
  Kingsbury, of Deux-Montagnes, Que., claimed his fifth win of the season in individual moguls with a score of 84.89 in the super final, defeating Japanese skier Ikuma Horishima (83.48) by 1.41 points. Australian skier Matt Graham (80.81) finished third.
  Horishima finished the season with a tota
  
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• Sarah Schmeizel and Narin An atop leaderboard after 2nd round of LPGA event in China

  08-03-2024 15:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SANYA, China — Narin An shot a 7-under 65 on Friday to join Sarah Schmeizel in the lead after the second round of the Blue Bay LPGA on China’s southern island of Hainan.
  Both golfers had a 9-under total of 135 to sit one shot clear of Hye-Jin Choi as they each look for a first victory on the LPGA Tour.
  Schmeizel and Choi both carded a 69.
  First-round leader Minjee Lee shot an even-par 72 and was two shots back along with Ruixin Liu, who finished with a 71.Four other players were thre
  
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• Leaked map reveals discrepancies in British Columbia’s Old-Growth logging deferral plan

  08-03-2024 14:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — A report from the B.C. branch of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says a leaked map suggests the province has approved logging deferrals in less than half of the old-growth forests identified as being at risk of permanent biodiversity loss.
  Ben Parfitt, a policy analyst with the centre, says a comparison of the Forests Ministry map against 26 thousand square kilometres of old-growth initially recommended for deferral in 2021, found 55 per cent of the largest trees ha
  
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• Military’s Ospreys are cleared to return to flight, 3 months after latest fatal crash in Japan

  08-03-2024 13:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Osprey, a workhorse aircraft vital to U.S. military missions, has been approved to return to flight after an “unprecedented” part failure led to the deaths of eight service members in a crash in Japan in November, Naval Air Systems Command announced Friday.The crash was the second fatal accident in months and the fourth in two years. It quickly led to a rare fleet-wide grounding of hundreds of Ospreys across the Marine Corps, Air Force and Navy.
  Before cle
  
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• NHL trade deadline day brings potential for added movement in already busy week

  08-03-2024 12:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NHL trade deadline day has arrived.
  The deadline brings all potential movement to a halt at 3 p.m. ET Friday.
  There has been movement throughout the week, with teams looking to steer further toward their desired direction.
  The Edmonton Oilers, Toronto Maple Leafs and Colorado Avalanche were among the contenders making moves on Thursday.
  But the biggest splash came with under 20 minutes left until midnight. The Carolina Hurricanes announced they had acquired star forward Jake Guentzel from the Pi
  
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