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• Skids by the Capitals, Flyers and Avalanche have altered the NHL’s playoff race

  08-04-2024 23:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  When April began, the Washington Capitals and Philadelphia Flyers looked on track to make the playoffs and the Colorado Avalanche had a good shot at winning the Central Division.
  Not so much anymore, with the losses cascading down like spring showers.
  The Capitals have lost their past six games, the Flyers their past seven and the Avalanche have dropped three of their past four. Playoff races around the NHL have since flipped, with Pittsburgh, Detroit and the New York Islanders picking up the pi
  
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• Raptors centre Kelly Olynyk impressed with NCAA star Zach Edey’s improvement

  08-04-2024 23:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Toronto Raptors centre Kelly Olynyk shook his head in disbelief when he heard that fellow Canadian Zach Edey had won the Naismith Award as U.S. college basketball’s player of the year for a second time.
  “That guy is nice,” said Olynyk chuckling as he drew out the “nice” for emphasis.
  Edey’s Purdue Boilermakers faced the UConn Huskies on Monday night in the NCAA men’s basketball final. The 21-year-old centre from Toronto became only the third male player
  
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• New York appeals judge rejects Donald Trump’s request to delay his April 15 hush money trial

  08-04-2024 23:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A New York appeals court judge has rejected former President Donald Trump’s request to delay his April 15 hush money criminal trial while he fights to move the case out of Manhattan.
  The decision came Monday, a week before jury selection was set to start.
  Trump’s lawyers had argued at an emergency hearing that the trial should be postponed while they seek a change of venue to move it out of heavily Democratic Manhattan.
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• B.C.’s government buys land for transit-oriented housing development

  08-04-2024 23:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SAANICH, B.C. — British Columbia’s government is spearheading a new public development project on Vancouver Island aimed at bringing more affordable homes closer to transit access.
  Premier David Eby says the province has purchased two parcels of land for the Uptown development in Saanich, B.C., through the $394-million property acquisition fund operated by the Transportation Ministry. 
  Eby says the plan is to build “hundreds” of new homes, retail and commercial capac
  
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• What’s in Canada’s new ‘Our North, Strong and Free’ defence policy

  08-04-2024 22:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada’s military is set to take a bigger role in the North over the next two decades as climate change and increasingly aggressive foes threaten Arctic sovereignty. 
  In all, the “Our North, Strong and Free” defence policy will allocate another $73 billion over the next 20 years.
  Here are some of the details of how that money will be spent: 
  $9.5 billion to ramp up production of new artillery ammunition in Canada and buy up rounds for our own stockpile.
  
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• Novak Djokovic eclipses Roger Federer’s record for oldest man ranked No. 1 in tennis

  08-04-2024 22:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LONDON (AP) — Novak Djokovic has surpassed another tennis record once held by Roger Federer, becoming the oldest man to be ranked No. 1 in the ATP Tour’s computerized rankings.
  Djokovic is 36 — he turns 37 next month — and is now older than Federer was on his last day atop the rankings in June 2018. Monday gives Djokovic 420 total weeks at that spot, extending another mark Federer (who was there for 310 weeks) had at one time before Djokovic broke it.
  Djokovic’s 24
  
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• MPs clad in eclipse glasses stare at ‘surreal’ celestial event on Parliament Hill

  08-04-2024 22:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Not even the vital business of Parliament was enough to keep MPs from slipping outside to glimpse celestial history.
  Dozens of elected officials, including Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, gathered on the Hill to crane their necks skyward.
  As darkness descended, Poilievre — from behind a pair of standard-issue eclipse glasses — described the moment as “surreal.”Liberal MP Jaime Battiste called it one of the biggest highlights of his time on the Hill.
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• Woman arrested for attacking ‘random strangers’ in Vancouver, police say

  08-04-2024 22:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — A woman has been arrested over what Vancouver police say is a series of assaults against “random strangers” in the city. 
  Police say officers responded to multiple calls on Sunday in the city’s downtown core where the 32-year-old woman is alleged to have assaulted three people. 
  Vancouver Sgt. Steve Addison says in a statement that a 37-year-old woman with her nine-year-old daughter was pushed to the ground and robbed of her phone. 
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• B.C. container terminal operator calls its emissions data a ‘trade secret’

  08-04-2024 22:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The B.C. company that operates Canada’s largest container terminal is going to court against the federal government to keep five years of greenhouse-gas emissions data secret. 
  GCT Canada Limited Partnership says the Minister of Environment and Climate Change wants to publish emissions data from the Deltaport facility south of Vancouver under the federal Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program. 
  The company says in a Federal Court application that the information is a
  
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• Canada coach says SheBelieves Cup final against U.S. will provide benchmark for squad

  08-04-2024 22:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The last time Canada faced the U.S., the skies opened above San Diego and the two teams slogged it out on a waterlogged pitch in the semifinal of the CONCACAF W Gold Cup.
  Coach Bev Priestman and the Canadian women found themselves having to adapt again Monday because of conditions above, with the solar eclipse prompting a change in plans on the eve of the SheBelieves Cup final against the U.S. in Columbus, Ohio.
  Priestman moved up training so as not to go during the eclipse. And the players, equ
  
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• Hockey Canada grants Calgary defenceman Landon DuPont exceptional player status

  08-04-2024 22:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Hockey Canada granted Landon DuPont, a 14-year-old defenceman from Calgary, exceptional player status Monday.
  That means DuPont will be eligible for the Western Hockey League draft May 9 and able to play in the league on a full-time basis starting next season.
  DuPont becomes the first defenceman and second player in league history to receive exceptional player status.
  The first was Chicago Blackhawks rookie Connor Bedard (2020). 
  DuPont becomes the ninth player — and t
  
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• Crown blames most of Ali murder trial delays on defence and ‘extraordinary events’

  08-04-2024 22:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — A Crown lawyer says holdups to the trial of a man found guilty of murdering a 13-year-old Burnaby, B.C., girl were mostly attributable to the defence and “discrete exceptional events,” as he argued against the case being thrown out over delays. 
  Daniel Porte told a B.C. Supreme Court judge that if those events were subtracted, the remaining delays to Ibrahim Ali’s trial would have amounted to about 25 months, falling within the allowable threshold.
  If the
  
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• Arrests in northern B.C. over allegations of trafficking safe-supply drugs

  08-04-2024 22:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Police in Prince George, B.C., say they have arrested two people over allegations they were trafficking safe-supply drugs that are prescribed as an alternative to the toxic drug supply in the province. 
  RCMP say they acted on tips from the public and information from other investigations to gather enough evidence to detain the two suspects who were “seen allegedly exchanging illicit drugs for safer supply drugs.”
  Insp. Darin Rappel says in a statement
  
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• Non-profit distributing low-cost clothing at Chilliwack event later this month

  08-04-2024 21:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Non-profit founder Ernie Jantzen of Clothes2U has made it his mission to get as many clothes and other supplies into the hands of as many deserving people and families as possible.Jantzen, a Fraser Valley resident, aims to equip struggling families with clothing and other essential items for their kids, or themselves for that matter.That’s why he’s putting on another low-cost clothes distribution event on Saturday, April 20 at the Chilliwack Alliance Church, 8700 Y
  
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• RCMP execute search warrant, arrest two people linked to Safer Supply prescription drug diversion

  08-04-2024 20:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PRINCE GEORGE — Mounties in Prince George say an investigation into the diversion of Safer Supply prescription drugs has resulted in the arrest of two people, who have been released pending further investigation.According to a news release from Cpl. Jennifer Cooper, spokesperson for the Prince George detachment, a multi-unit investigation spearheaded by Prince George RCMP’s Downtown Safety Unit and Problem Oriented Policing team, has resulted in the arrest of two people.
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• A total solar eclipse begins its race across North America. Clouds may spoil the view for some

  08-04-2024 20:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MESQUITE, Texas (AP) — A chilly, midday darkness fell across North America on Monday as a total solar eclipse began its race across the continent, thrilling those lucky enough to behold the spectacle through clear skies.
  Eclipse mania gripped all of Mexico, the U.S. and Canada, as the moon swept in front of the sun, blotting out daylight. Almost everyone in North America was guaranteed at least a partial eclipse, weather permitting.
  It was the continent’s biggest eclipse audience eve
  
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• Chilliwack and area real estate sees 'slow and steady' improvement - Chilliwack Progress

  08-04-2024 20:22 via news.google.com
  
  Chilliwack and area real estate sees 'slow and steady' improvement  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• NAIA approves transgender policy limiting women’s sports to athletes whose biological sex is female

  08-04-2024 20:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, the governing body for mostly small colleges, announced a policy Monday that essentially bans transgender athletes from women’s sports.
  The NAIA’s Council of Presidents approved the policy in a 20-0 vote Monday, according to CBS Sports. The NAIA, which oversees some 83,000 athletes at schools across the country, is believed to be the first college sports organization to take such a step.
  According to the transgender participation
  
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• AP study: Nine MLB teams cut payroll this winter, and the average salary is up just 1.5%

  08-04-2024 20:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — San Diego cut payroll by $96 million in the past year, the New York Mets by $50 million and the Los Angeles Angels by $49 million, among nine teams that slashed spending in a tepid free-agent market that sparked player unrest.
  The average salary increased 1.5% to $4.98 million on opening day, according to a study by The Associated Press. That was down from an 11.1% rise last year to $4.91 million and a 6% increase in 2022 following the end of the spring training lockout.Oth
  
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• Vatican’s denouncement of gender theory, surrogacy ‘deeply harmful’: LGBTQ+ group

  08-04-2024 20:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  A leading Canadian LGBTQ+ rights group says the Vatican’s declaration that gender-affirming surgery and surrogacy are violations of human dignity is “deeply harmful” and discriminatory. 
  Egale Canada says that in issuing the declaration, the Vatican has taken “many large steps” back in its previous attempts to support LGBTQ+ people. 
  It says the declaration is particularly “reprehensible” at a time when LGBTQ+ communities are facing a rise in h
  
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• Tens of thousands raised from 11th annual Hometown Hoedown for Hospice Saturday night in Chilliwack

  08-04-2024 20:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Supporters of Chilliwack Hospice Society sported plaid, cowboy hats and boots for an evening of fundraising “cowboy-style” Saturday night (Apr. 6) at Evergreen Hall in Chilliwack, raising tens of thousands of dollars for the valuable programs and service that Chilliwack Hospice provides locally.The 11th annual Hometown Hoedown for Hospice featured an awesome barbeque buffet by Smoke and Bones BBQ, silent and live auctions, and dancing to many popular songs from loc
  
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• Kucherov, Crosby and Panarin are NHL’s three stars of the week

  08-04-2024 19:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK — Forwards Nikita Kucherov of the Tampa Bay Lightning, Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Artemi Panarin of the New York Rangers were named the NHL’s three stars Monday.
  Kucherov earned first-star honours after registering 10 points (goal, nine assists) in four games. He led Tampa Bay to a pair of wins that helped the club secure a playoff berth for the seventh straight season and leads the NHL in scoring with 136 points (43 goals, 93 assists).
  Crosby was the secon
  
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• Volunteers spend part of their weekend cleaning up homeless camps, trash dumps in Hope

  08-04-2024 19:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HOPE — Parts of Silver Skagit Road south of Highway 1 in Hope are littered with occupied and unoccupied homeless camps, leaving a once pristine backcountry road with visual blight and trash accumulations in contravention of public squatting laws.But over two dozen volunteers took time out of their weekend to try to change that dreary outlook and instead work to restore the beautiful Skagit Valley south of Hope by targeting unoccupied, abandoned homeless camps and other trash dumps.Accordin
  
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• Palestinians returning to Khan Younis after Israeli withdrawal find an unrecognizable city

  08-04-2024 19:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Streams of Palestinians filed into the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis on Monday to salvage what they could from the vast destruction left in the wake of Israel’s offensive, a day after the Israeli military announced it was withdrawing troops from the area.
  Those returning found their hometown, Gaza’s second largest city, unrecognizable, with thousands of buildings destroyed or damaged. Men, women and children went down streets bulldozed into
  
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• Parts of southern Quebec to have front-row seat for total solar eclipse

  08-04-2024 18:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONT-MÉGANTIC, Que. — Quebecers are gathering across the province’s southern region to get a view of today’s total solar eclipse. 
  Parts of southern Quebec will have a front-row seat to the rare phenomenon, which occurs when the moon passes between the Earth and the sun, blocking out sunlight for a brief period.
  The astronomical observatory in Mont-Mégantic National Park has been preparing for more than a year for today’s cosmic spectacle, and the 2,500
  
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• Calgary Stampeders to add former coach/GM Wally Buono to their Wall of Fame

  08-04-2024 18:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — The Calgary Stampeders will add former head coach/GM Wally Buono to their Wall of Fame, the CFL club announced Monday.
  Buono joined the Stampeders as an assistant coach in 1987 before becoming head coach in 1990. 
  He remained in that post through 2002, leading Calgary to top spot in the West Division seven times, six Grey Cup appearances and three victories.
  Buono added GM duties in 1992. He holds the franchise records for most games coached (234), victories (153), playoff w
  
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• Two-vehicle crash leaves two trucks in a ditch Monday morning in Chilliwack; 2 injured

  08-04-2024 18:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack Fire, Chilliwack RCMP and B.C. Ambulance were dispatched to Greendale Monday morning (Apr. 8) after a two-vehicle crash left two trucks in a ditch at Adams Road and Hopedale Road.
  According to scanner traffic, first responders were called to the Greendale area, south of Highway 1, after two Chevrolet pickups wound up facing northeast in the northeast corner of the
  A tow truck from AJ Towing of Chilliwack was on scene to remove one of the trucks from the ditch, and l
  
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• Chilliwack motor vehicle incident sees 2 vehicles land in ditch - Chilliwack Progress

  08-04-2024 17:55 via news.google.com
  
  Chilliwack motor vehicle incident sees 2 vehicles land in ditch  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• School supplies, school trips in Chilliwack get provincial funding - Chilliwack Progress

  08-04-2024 17:18 via news.google.com
  
  School supplies, school trips in Chilliwack get provincial funding  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Jones says goodbye, Homan looks to cap dominant season in style at Grand Slam finale

  08-04-2024 17:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Jennifer Jones will soon call time on one of the best careers in curling history. Rachel Homan is set to put a bow on one of the best seasons ever played.
  Two of Canada’s best skips will be in the spotlight this week as the Grand Slam of Curling circuit concludes with the Princess Auto Players’ Championship at the Mattamy Athletic Centre.
  It will be the final team event for Jones, who announced her retirement plans for the four-player game earlier this season. 
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• Auger-Aliassime beats Nardi at Monte Carlo Classic to set up showdown with Alcaraz

  08-04-2024 16:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ROQUEBRUNE-CAP-MARTIN, France — Montreal’s Félix Auger-Aliassime beat Luca Nardi of Italy 6-2, 6-3 in the first round of the Monte Carlo Masters on Monday, setting up a match against world No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz.
  Auger-Aliassime, ranked 35th in the world, needed just 82 minutes to defeat the 20-year-old Nardi on the clay courts of Court Rainier III. It was the first-ever meeting between the two players.
  Nardi, ranked 76th, committed four double faults, twice as many as Auger-Ali
  
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• Hilarious plays to historical concerts: Explore Chilliwack Cultural Centre's April lineup - Chilliwack Progress

  08-04-2024 15:21 via news.google.com
  
  Hilarious plays to historical concerts: Explore Chilliwack Cultural Centre's April lineup  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Everton docked 2 more points by Premier League over breaching financial rules

  08-04-2024 15:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LONDON (AP) — Everton was docked two more points on Monday for its latest breach of the Premier League’s financial rules, plunging the team back toward the relegation zone with seven games remaining.
  Everton had already received a six-point deduction — reduced from an initial 10 following an appeal — for the club’s overspending in a three-year spell up to the end of the 2021-22 season.
  This latest punishment came after Everton was found to have spent too much in the
  
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• Trump declines to endorse a national abortion ban and says it should be left to the states

  08-04-2024 14:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump said he believes abortion should be left to the states in a video released Monday morning outlining his position after months of mixed messages and speculation.
  “Many people have asked me what my position is on abortion and abortion rights,” Trump said in the video posted on his Truth Social site. “My view is now that we have abortion where everybody wanted it from a legal standpoint, the states will determine by vote or legis
  
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• Winter continues to hang on along Coquihalla Highway

  08-04-2024 14:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — A weather system that is expected to produce enough clouds to block the view of the partial solar eclipse in the Fraser Valley, is expected to pack a spring snow punch to the Coquihalla Highway.
  Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for the Coquihalla Summit, saying up to 15 cm of snow is expected between Monday evening through Tuesday morning.
  It says motorists should expect precipitation to begin as rain Monday afternoon before changing to snow near the summit in
  
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• Vatican blasts sex change surgery, surrogacy and gender theory as grave threats to human dignity

  08-04-2024 12:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican on Monday declared sex change operations and surrogacy as grave threats to human dignity, putting them on par with abortion and euthanasia as practices that violate God’s plan for human life.
  The Vatican’s doctrine office issued “Infinite Dignity,” a 20-page declaration that has been in the works for five years. After substantial revision in recent months, it was approved March 25 by Pope Francis, who ordered its publication.
  In its m
  
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• Traffic snarls a solar eclipse consideration for Canadian women’s hockey team

  08-04-2024 11:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  UTICA, N.Y. — The Canadian women’s hockey team was prepared for a wrinkle in their world championship schedule from Monday’s solar eclipse.
  Canada was to face defending champion United States on Monday night in Utica, N.Y., which was under the path of the solar eclipse’s shadow, although not enough for its citizens to see the moon completely block the sun.
  But a “deep partial”, or magnitude of 99.4 per cent, was expected by 3:24 p.m. ET not long before the Can
  
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• Blue Jays finally back home after opening season with 10-game road trip

  08-04-2024 11:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays are finally back home.
  Canada’s only Major League Baseball team plays its 2024 home opener tonight against the Seattle Mariners after starting the season with a 10-game road trip.
  The time on the road allowed the team to put the finishing touches on its latest round of renovations to Rogers Centre.
  The venerable stadium had its lower bowl upgraded as part of the multi-stage project to turn Rogers Centre from a multi-use facility into a baseball-specifi
  
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• In the news today: Total solar eclipse set to fall over Canada

  08-04-2024 10:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today…
  Total solar eclipse set to bring darkness and celestial awe to Canadian crowds
  A total solar eclipse is set to fall over parts of eastern and central Canada today, prompting massive crowds to gather in its path for a chance to catch a glimpse of the rare celestial event. The path of totality, where the sun goes directly behind the moon, will first cross through southweste
  
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• The Latest developments related to the total solar eclipse set for parts of Canada

  08-04-2024 10:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  A total solar eclipse is set to pass through parts of Atlantic and central Canada today, bringing darkness and a possible moment of celestial awe to massive crowds expected to gather in its path.
  Here are the latest developments from across affected regions (all times eastern):
  4 a.m. 
  Forecasts suggest cloudy skies may spoil the view for some eclipse chasers in southern Ontario. 
  Sean Akiyama, a meteorologist with Environment Canada, says the Niagara region is forecast to see mainly c
  
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• Solar eclipse forecast: here’s where to find the best view of totality in Canada

  08-04-2024 10:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  A total solar eclipse is set to cross through parts of Canada today, offering crowds in its path a dazzling view of the astronomical wonder. 
  That is, if clouds don’t get in the way. 
  Some popular viewing spots in the eclipse’s path of totality could be under cloud cover, while areas in Quebec and Atlantic Canada are shaping up for good views. 
  While forecasts are subject to change and meteorologists urge eclipse chasers to check local conditions ahead of the big momen
  
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• Celestial event: What you need to know about today’s total solar eclipse

  08-04-2024 10:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Here are the answers to some key questions about the total solar eclipse that will make its way across much of eastern and central Canada today.
  What happens during a total solar eclipse?
  The moon will be in a direct line between the sun and the Earth, creating a dark, quickly moving shadow on the face of our planet. That particular type of shadow is called an umbra.
  For those watching from within the moon’s so-called path of totality, the sun’s rays will be completely blocked, plung
  
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• Total solar eclipse set to bring darkness and celestial awe to Canadian crowds

  08-04-2024 10:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  A total solar eclipse is set to fall over parts of eastern and central Canada today, prompting massive crowds to gather in its path for a chance to catch a glimpse of the rare celestial event. 
  The path of totality, where the sun goes directly behind the moon, will first cross through southwestern Ontario around 3:15 p.m. and move east through Quebec and Atlantic Canada before exiting Newfoundland around 3:45 p.m. eastern time.  
  Cities and towns along the path have braced for their po
  
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• PM’s national security adviser, PMO staff to testify at foreign interference inquiry

  08-04-2024 10:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The public inquiry studying alleged meddling in Canada’s most recent elections will hear from the prime minister’s national security adviser today.
  Nathalie Drouin was named to the post in January. 
  Vincent Rigby, who was national security adviser from 2020 to 2021, will also answer questions at the inquiry in Ottawa later in the day. 
  Other senior officials set to testify today include the former deputy ministers of Global Affairs and Public Safety. 
  Th
  
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• Defence Minister Bill Blair to release Canada’s long-awaited defence policy update

  08-04-2024 10:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Defence Minister Bill Blair is set to release the long-awaited update to Canada’s defence policy this morning in Trenton, Ont. 
  The policy has been in the works since shortly after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. 
  It replaces the current policy, “Strong, Secure, Engaged,” which came out in 2017 and sets out the military’s priorities for 20 years.
  That policy lays out plans for major equipment purchases in $164 billi
  
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• As Sudan crisis rages, resettlement stalled; groups urge Ottawa to do more to help

  08-04-2024 10:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada has yet to reunite a single family with relatives who are trying to escape conflict-racked Sudan, while diaspora groups are demanding the federal government do more to end a yearlong civil war.
  The fighting that erupted last April between duelling militias in the northeastern African country has forced out at least 8.5 million people in what the United Nations calls the largest internal displacement crisis in the world.
  And so far, Canada has done little to stop it, said Im
  
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• NHL roundup: Rangers beat Canadiens 5-2, tie franchise record with 53rd win

  08-04-2024 07:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Mika Zibanejad had two goals and an assist, Artemi Panarin had a goal and three assists, and the New York Rangers beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-2 on Sunday night.
  Chris Kreider and Alexis Lafreniere also scored, and Igor Shesterkin had 26 saves to help the Rangers get their 53rd win to tie a franchise record set in 2014-15. New York has won eight of its last nine games and 13 of the last 16 contests at home.
  The Rangers had 110 points to lead Boston by three points for the
  
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• Commonwealth Games Federation plans to reveal new 2026 host next month

  08-04-2024 05:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LONDON (AP) — The Commonwealth Games Federation plans to announce a new host for its 2026 event next month, saying it has “multiple proposals” to replace Australia’s Victoria state.
  The CGF on Monday said it was keeping the proposals confidential. Victoria state lawmakers last July withdrew from plans to host the 2026 Games in three regional hubs, citing escalating costs.
  “Significant progress has been made and we are excited by the early concepts, which aim to rese
  
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• Zibanejad, Panarin lead Rangers to 5-2 win over Canadiens

  08-04-2024 04:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Mika Zibanejad had two goals and an assist, Artemi Panarin had a goal and three assists, and the New York Rangers beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-2 on Sunday night.
  Chris Kreider and Alexis Lafreniere also scored, and Igor Shesterkin had 26 saves to help the Rangers get their 53rd win to tie a franchise record set in 2014-15. New York has won eight of its last nine games and 13 of the last 16 contests at home.
  The Rangers had 110 points to lead Boston by three points for the
  
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• Father says 11-year-old boy felt safe with dogs before deadly attack in Edmonton home

  08-04-2024 03:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — The father of an 11-year-old boy killed in a dog attack in an Edmonton home says he never saw the two animals act aggressively towards people.
  Wesley Grist says the large dogs belonged to his roommate, and they have since been euthanized.
  He says his son, Kache Grist, was comfortable with the pets and had cuddled with them before on the couch.
  The father says he doesn’t know what sparked last week’s attack, as he was in the garage changing a tire for less than 10 min
  
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