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• Four players on Toronto Blue Jays injured list inch toward recovery

  29-04-2024 23:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Four players on the Toronto Blue Jays’ injured list are making progress in their recovery.
  Gold Glove-winning centre-fielder Kevin Kiermaier hit in the batting cage before Toronto hosted the Kansas City Royals on Monday.
  Kiermaier, who is on the 10-day IL with left hip flexor inflammation, also did some running activities.
  Relief pitcher Chad Green resumed throwing on Monday as he rehabilitates a teres major strain in his right shoulder.
  Long reliever Bowden Francis is expe
  
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• Québec solidaire party co-spokesperson resigns only months into the job

  29-04-2024 23:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  QUEBEC — The co-spokesperson of Quebec’s second-largest opposition party has resigned only months into the job.
  Émilise Lessard-Therrien says the four months she spent as the public face of Québec solidaire left her completely exhausted, and she’s been on leave since March.
  She wrote on social media that she had hoped to bring new ideas to the party after being selected to the spokeswoman role in November but felt her vision was met with organizational roadblocks.
  
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• Bowness says Jets must step up in front of Vezina nominee Hellebuyck

  29-04-2024 23:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — Connor Hellebuyck’s coach and teammates believe he deserves the Vézina Trophy he was nominated for on Monday.
  They also know their elite goaltender deserves more help in front of him if the Winnipeg Jets are to avoid being bounced out of the NHL playoffs in Game 5 at home against the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday night.The Jets have lost three straight and are down 3-1 in their best-of-seven opening-round series against the Avalanche.
  “He is No. 1 for me. It&r
  
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• Bill creating new oversight body to track reconciliation efforts poised to become law

  29-04-2024 23:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Legislation to create new oversight body tracking Canada’s reconciliation efforts has passed a final vote in Parliament. 
  The House of Commons unanimously agreed to adopt a final version of the bill as amended by the Senate. 
  The soon-to-be-enshrined law would create a council of 13 directors to oversee Ottawa’s progress towards reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples. 
  Most of them are to be appointed by the minister of Crown-Indigenous relations and a t
  
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• Sikh rally in Toronto with multi-party support prompts India diplomatic rebuke

  29-04-2024 23:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — India has summoned Canada’s envoy in New Delhi following a large Sikh rally in Toronto attended by all three major federal party leaders.
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh at the Khalsa Day rally in Toronto on Sunday.
  The rally commemorates the Sikh faith, and some participants chanted and carried banners emblazoned with slogans calling for a state separate from India, known as Khalistan.
  India formally sum
  
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• Ottawa man who lauded Hamas pleads guilty to breaking bail conditions

  29-04-2024 23:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Crown is asking a judge to consider an Ottawa man’s pro-Hamas comments at a Toronto protest to be an aggravating factor in sentencing for breaching the bail conditions of an unrelated charge.
  The Crown says Mohammed Assadi was supposed to be living under house arrest with his sister in Ottawa while out on bail on an assault charge.
  But on Oct. 7 he was caught on video at a demonstration in Toronto where he was viewed shouting pro-Hamas messages into a megaphone.
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• Winner of $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot is an immigrant from Laos who has cancer

  29-04-2024 22:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — One of the winners of a historic $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot last month is an immigrant from Laos who has had cancer for eight years and had his latest chemotherapy treatment last week.
  Cheng “Charlie” Saephan, of Portland, told a news conference held by the Oregon Lottery that he and his wife, Duanpen, would split the prize evenly with a friend who chipped in $100 to buy a batch of tickets with them, Laiza Chao. They are taking a lump sum payment, $422 mi
  
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• Oilers show they can grind out wins as they eye deep playoff run

  29-04-2024 22:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LOS ANGELES — Connor McDavid says it was far from a masterpiece.
  The Oilers’ 1-0 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday didn’t break social media because of a highlight-reel rush or a back-and-forth slugfest.
  And that’s perfectly fine for Edmonton’s superstar captain. The grind-it-out victory that gave the Oilers a 3-1 lead in their first-round series is exactly the type of performance that shows they’re ready for a deep playoff run this spring.
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• Blue Jays pitching prospect Brandon Barriera has hybrid Tommy John surgery

  29-04-2024 22:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Toronto Blue Jays pitching prospect Brandon Barriera has had hybrid Tommy John surgery.
  The ligament replacement and internal-brace procedure on his left elbow will likely take 12 to 18 months to heal.
  Nate Heisler, Barriera’s agent, announced the operation on Monday morning and Blue Jays manager John Schneider confirmed it.
  Barriera was Toronto’s first-round draft pick in 2022.
  The 20-year-old has a 13.50 earned-run average after lasting 1 1/3 innings in his only start this season f
  
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• Federal addictions minister says B.C public decriminalization reversal under review

  29-04-2024 22:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The federal minister for addictions and mental health says it’s too early to draw conclusions about drug decriminalization, after British Columbia asked Ottawa to scale back its pilot to help curb concerns over public drug use.
  Ya’ara Saks noted Monday that the province is only a year into its three-year pilot project, which began in early 2023. 
  To make it happen, Health Canada issued an exemption to federal drug laws decriminalizing possession of small amounts o
  
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• Prosecutors say they will not retry an Arizona rancher accused of murder near the US-Mexico border

  29-04-2024 22:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Prosecutors said Monday they will not retry an Arizona rancher whose trial in the fatal shooting of a Mexican man on his property ended last week with a deadlocked jury.
  The jurors in the case against George Alan Kelly were unable to reach a unanimous decision on a verdict after more than two days of deliberation. Santa Cruz County Superior Court Judge Thomas Fink declared a mistrial on April 22.
  After the mistrial, the Santa Cruz County Attorney’s Office had the optio
  
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• Zebras get loose near highway exit, gallop into Washington community before most are corralled

  29-04-2024 22:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NORTH BEND, Wash. (AP) — It was an unusual wildlife sighting Sunday when four zebras escaped from their trailer and galloped into a Washington neighborhood.
  Three of the four black-and-white striped animals were quickly captured, but the fate of the fourth wasn’t immediately known Monday, Washington State Patrol Trooper Rick Johnson said.
  The zebras were being transported from Washington to Montana when the driver took the Interstate 90 exit for North Bend, located about 30 miles (48
  
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• New Brunswick police no longer investigating most thefts of fuel from gas stations

  29-04-2024 22:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WOODSTOCK, N.B. — Police officers across New Brunswick are no longer investigating thefts of fuel from service stations unless there is a threat to public safety.
  Earlier this month, the New Brunswick Association of Chiefs of Police sent a letter to petroleum retailers across the province, saying the change was needed because there are more effective ways of dealing with the steady increase in fuel thefts. The change took effect April 15.
  Between 2020 and 2023, the province’s police
  
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• Cheam First Nation east of Chilliwack to march this weekend to remember missing, murdered Indigenous women

  29-04-2024 22:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Cheam First Nation east of Chilliwack plans to commemorate the cause of missing and murdered Indigenous women at a march this weekend on Highway 9 north of its sovereign land.According to a news release from the band, Cheam First Nation will march this Sunday, May 5 to bring awareness to missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, 2-Spirit and other Indigenous victims in Canada.The march will begin at 10 a.m. at 10235 Agassiz-Rosedale Highway and wrap up at Cheam Beach.&ldqu
  
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• Goalie question looms for Vancouver Canucks ahead of pivotal Game 5

  29-04-2024 21:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NASHVILLE — After achieving a rare playoff feat, the Vancouver Canucks are facing a big question — what comes next?
  Three different goalies have backstopped the Canucks to victories this post-season, giving Vancouver a 3-1 edge in their first-round series against the Nashville Predators. 
  Now the team must decide who’ll be in net for a pivotal Game 5 on Tuesday. 
  For Canucks forward J.T. Miller, the answer doesn’t matter. 
  “It doesn’t affect the
  
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• Chiefs and tight end Travis Kelce agree to 2-year extension, AP source says

  29-04-2024 21:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs and four-time All-Pro tight end Travis Kelce have agreed on a two-year contract extension that would keep him with the Super Bowl champions through the 2027 season, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press.
  The person spoke on condition of anonymity Monday because the extension had not been announced.
  The 34-year-old Kelce, who was chosen by the Chiefs in the third round of the 2013 draft, has become their career leader with 1
  
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• Numerous law enforcement officers shot in Charlotte, North Carolina, police say

  29-04-2024 21:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Numerous law enforcement officers carrying out a task force operation were shot Monday afernoon as they came under fire in Charlotte, North Carolina, police said.
  Officers from several agencies in the U.S. Marshals Task Force were carrying out the investigation in a suburban neighborhood when “a subject” began firing at them, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.
  Multiple victims were taken to hospitals and the
  
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• Jets forward Vladislav Namestnikov suffers a fractured cheekbone after a puck hit him in the face

  29-04-2024 21:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DENVER (AP) — Winnipeg forward Vladislav Namestnikov suffered a fractured cheekbone when a puck hit him on the left side of his face in Game 4 against Colorado, the team said Monday.
  Jets coach Rick Bowness said that Namestnikov stayed overnight in Denver and was returning to Winnipeg on Monday. Bowness added there was no orbital damage to Namestnikov’s eye. His availability for Game 5 on Tuesday was uncertain.“I sent him a text last night and he answered this morning and said
  
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• Analysis: The NHL playoffs are off to an odd start, from the net out

  29-04-2024 21:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The greatest goal-scorer of his generation was held without a point for the first time in a series in his nearly two-decade NHL career.
  The best goaltender in the league this season has given up a first round-high 19 goals. Vancouver has lost a Vezina Trophy finalist, used three different guys in net and taken a 3-1 series lead anyway; the Canucks, in fact, won Game 3 at Nashville 2-1 while putting the puck on net just 12 times. Edmonton, with all of its scorers, won a game with just 13 shots &m
  
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• Lawyer says RCMP bullying claims in Surrey policing case could cause ‘undue’ concern

  29-04-2024 21:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — A B.C. government lawyer says court documents in a policing dispute with the City of Surrey contain significant allegations of harassment and bullying by the RCMP that should be kept from public view because they could cause “undue public concern.”
  Trevor Bant was speaking at the start of a hearing on Surrey’s petition challenging a direction by Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth that the city transition to the municipal Surrey Police Service.
  The city clai
  
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• Seattle Kraken fire coach Dave Hakstol after leading the franchise for its first 3 seasons

  29-04-2024 20:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Kraken fired coach Dave Hakstol on Monday after the third-year franchise took a significant step back following a playoff appearance in their second season.
  Hakstol was a finalist for the Jack Adams Award as coach of the year last season as Seattle finished with 100 points and reached the Western Conference semifinals in its second year.
  But the Kraken failed to match expectations this season and spent most of the year trying to climb back into playoff contention
  
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• Understanding what’s happening in space a top priority for Canadian Forces: commander

  29-04-2024 20:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The commander of the Canadian Armed Forces Space Division says gaining awareness of what’s going on outside our planet is one of his top priorities.Brig.-Gen. Michael Adamson made the comments in front of the House of Commons national defence committee as it studies the military’s role in defending space.He says the military relies on satellites for everything from planning to communication.With space launches becoming easier and cheaper, private companies and countrie
  
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• Alberta man arrested in Chilliwack to face child-porn charges - Chilliwack Progress

  29-04-2024 20:37 via news.google.com
  
  Alberta man arrested in Chilliwack to face child-porn charges  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Man trying to flee Canada arrested on child porn charges in Chilliwack: RCMP

  29-04-2024 20:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack RCMP says a man who was trying to elude police and flee Canada on a warrant for child pornography offences in Alberta has been arrested in downtown Chilliwack.
  According to a statement from police spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener, Chilliwack RCMP’s Serious Crime Unit received an urgent call on Thursday, April 25 from the Grande Prairie RCMP’s Special Investigations Unit seeking help in locating and apprehending a male. This unidentified male was wante
  
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• Feds advance ideas to fight foreign interference, prompting support and concern

  29-04-2024 20:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A federal inquiry into foreign interference has yet to present its initial report, but the Liberal government is already advancing plans to overhaul a suite of national security laws and procedures.
  The government says recent consultations found general support for measures to respond to foreign meddling, along with some concerns about the potential effects on vulnerable communities.
  Ottawa is eyeing creation of new foreign interference offences under the Security of Information A
  
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• Canadian linebacker Charlie Moore retires after three seasons with Stampeders

  29-04-2024 20:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Canadian linebacker Charlie Moore retired Monday following three seasons with the Calgary Stampeders.
  Calgary selected Moore in the third round of the 2021 CFL draft. 
  The former Calgary Dino appeared in 45 regular-season games with the Stampeders, registering 32 special-teams tackles and two blocked punts.
  Moore, of South Delta, B.C., also had two fumble recoveries and appeared in three playoff games.
  Moore helped Calgary win a Vanier Cup title in 2019.Saskatchewan Roughrid
  
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• B.C. secures eight new sites for middle-income rental housing scheme

  29-04-2024 20:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LANGLEY, B.C. — British Columbia has secured eight new sites for its BC Builds program, in which land owned by the province, non-profits or community groups is pre-zoned to build middle-income rental housing.
  The new sites include three in the Township of Langley, one each in Kelowna and Kamloops, as well as properties in Sooke and Chemainus on Vancouver Island and Elkford in East Kootenay region.
  The province says it is now seeking proposals for all eight sites to “fast-track”
  
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• Maple Leafs sign forward Nikita Grebyonkin to entry-level contract

  29-04-2024 19:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed forward Nikita Grebyonkin to a three-year, entry-level contract, the NHL club announced Monday.
  The contract, which comes into effect immediately, carries an average annual value of US$875,000.
  The 21-year-old recently helped Metallurg Magnitogorsk win the Kontinental Hockey League’s Gagarin Cup. He had 41 points (19 goals, 22 assists) in 67 regular-season games and six points (three goals, three assists) in 23 playoff contests.
  The Serov
  
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• Teachers union joins bid to have Supreme Court rule on Quebec religious symbols ban

  29-04-2024 19:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — A major Quebec teachers union says it will follow the lead of the English Montreal School Board and seek to challenge the province’s secularism law before the Supreme Court of Canada.
  The Fédération autonome de l’enseignement, or FAE, says in a statement today that in particular it opposes the Quebec government’s use of the Constitution’s notwithstanding clause to shield the law from Charter challenges.
  The law adopted in 2019 and known as B
  
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• Climate change, not habitat loss, may be biggest threat to caribou herds: study

  29-04-2024 19:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Research suggests climate change, not habitat loss, may be the biggest threat to the survival of threatened caribou herds.
  Biologists have long thought the herds are menaced by wolves using cutlines and clear cuts to follow deer into old-growth forests that once protected caribou. 
  They thought restoring that habitat would reduce deer numbers and the wolves that prey on them, giving caribou a break in the process. 
  Researchers tested that notion by comparing deer populations in a regio
  
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• Ecuador announces complaint against Mexico at top UN court in diplomatic spat

  29-04-2024 19:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador announced Monday it has filed a complaint at the top U.N. court against Mexico over its decision to grant political asylum to a former Ecuadorian vice president, which led to Ecuador’s highly criticized raid on the Mexican Embassy earlier this month.
  Ecuador’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the complaint at the International Court of Justice cites Mexico’s government because of its move to grant asylum to former Vice President Jorg
  
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• Eby says Vancouver speech praising Hamas attack was ‘most hateful’ he can imagine

  29-04-2024 19:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — B.C. Premier David Eby has joined other politicians denouncing remarks at a demonstration in Vancouver where protesters chanted “long live Oct. 7,” praising that day’s attacks by Hamas on Israel.
  The rally outside the Vancouver Art Gallery on Friday was also told by a speaker that the attacks by Hamas that killed about 1,200 people, mostly civilians, were “heroic and brave,” in a speech Eby says was “the most hateful” he could imagine.
  
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• Update: Chilliwack London Drugs remains closed due to ‘cybersecurity incident’

  29-04-2024 19:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Update at 10:30 a.m.: The Chilliwack London Drugs inside Cottonwood Centre mall remains closed Monday morning with very limited services. Pharmacists can refill prescriptions. Patrons can also pay using cash at the Canada Post location inside the store if they require postal services.
  Original story from The Canadian Press:
  London Drugs says it has temporarily closed all of its stores in Western Canada as it grapples with a “cybersecurity incident.”
  The retailer and pharmacy chain sa
  
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• Retailer London Drugs closes stores in Western Canada due to ‘cybersecurity incident’

  29-04-2024 19:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  London Drugs says it has temporarily closed all of its stores in Western Canada as it grapples with a “cybersecurity incident.”
  The retailer and pharmacy chain says it learned it was the victim of a cybersecurity incident on Sunday, when it first closed its stores “out of an abundance of caution.”
  The chain says it has no reason to believe customer or employee data has been affected but has sought the help of third-party cybersecurity experts who will assist with containi
  
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• Leafs star Auston Matthews misses practice with illness, Game 5 status unclear

  29-04-2024 19:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Auston Matthews will be alongside his teammates in Boston. 
  Whether the Maple Leafs sniper is on the ice with Toronto facing elimination is a massive question mark. 
  Matthews didn’t practise today as the Leafs prepared for tomorrow’s must-win Game 5 down 3-1 in their first-round playoffs series against the Bruins. 
  Head coach Sheldon Keefe says the team is “hopeful” its best player will be in the lineup at TD Garden, but the group is clearly
  
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• Auger-Aliassime through to Madrid fourth round after Mensik retires

  29-04-2024 19:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MADRID — Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the fourth round of the Madrid Open tennis tournament Monday in a walkover after Czech opponent Jakub Mensik retired.
  Auger-Aliassime was up 6-1, 1-0 through a brisk 35 minutes when Mensik conceded after being broken on the first game of the second set.
  The 23-year-old Canadian won 92 per cent of first-serve points and didn’t face break point before Mensik retired. He converted all three of his break point chances. 
  Aug
  
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• Iconic former Uruguayan President Jose Mujica says he has esophageal cancer

  29-04-2024 19:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Uruguay’s former guerilla-turned-president, Jose Mujica, best known for transforming his tiny country into one of the most socially liberal in all of Latin America, said Monday that he has esophageal cancer.Mujica, 88, said he was diagnosed during a routine medical checkup last Friday. He said the tumor discovered in his esophagus is particularly dangerous because he also suffers from an autoimmune disease.
  “This is obviously very complicated and doubly s
  
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• Winnipeg trial of man accused of killing four women starts with bid to toss jury

  29-04-2024 19:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — The trial of a Winnipeg man accused of killing four women began this morning with a preliminary matter before the jury is called in next week. 
  Jeremy Skibicki has pleaded not guilty to four counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Morgan Harris, Marcedes Myran, Rebecca Contois and a fourth unidentified woman Indigenous leaders have named Buffalo Woman. 
  Skibicki’s lawyers are now arguing for a judge-alone trial. 
  Jurors were chosen last week and are e
  
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• International students will be allowed to work 24 hours a week starting in September

  29-04-2024 19:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Immigration Minister Marc Miller says international students will be able to work off-campus up to 24 hours per week starting in September.
  The Liberals temporarily waved the 20-hour cap on work hours for international students during the COVID-19 pandemic in a bid to ease labour shortages.
  That waiver expires tomorrow.
  The work hours limit will return to 20 hours per week until September when the government can implement a permanent change to make it 24 hours.
  There are no limits
  
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• Report: MLB to modify Nike uniforms after complaints from players, fans

  29-04-2024 19:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Major League Baseball plans to modify its Nike uniforms by the start of the 2025 season following complaints this spring from players and fans, according to a report from ESPN.
  The changes will include restoring larger lettering on the nameplates and correcting for mismatched gray tops and bottoms, pants that are sometimes see-through and fabric that looks different when players sweat. The changes were detailed in a memo distributed to players by the MLB Players Association on Sunday and will ta
  
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• More stringent water restrictions begin this week in Chilliwack

  29-04-2024 18:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Given the past week’s rain in Chilliwack, it might seem paradoxical that more stringent water restrictions would go into effect this week as they are.
  But city officials and municipal staff aren’t taking any chances as drought conditions persist across British Columbia.
  Chilliwack council voted in March 2024 to approve changes to the city’s annual water conservation plan that would see restrictions moved up by an entire month to align with what’s happen
  
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• Parliament spaces out microphones after another interpreter is injured

  29-04-2024 18:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The federal government is being forced to adjust the setup in the House of Commons and committee rooms after another language interpreter suffered a significant hearing injury.
  The Canadian Association of Professional Employees says the injured employee has been off work for weeks, and it blames both this incident and other injuries on inadequate equipment on Parliament Hill.
  The latest incident involved the Larsen effect, which occurs when a microphone and an earpiece get too clo
  
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• G.W. Graham football program empowers young athletes at Chilliwack camp over the weekend

  29-04-2024 18:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — In a heart-warming display of community spirit, the G.W. Graham football program hosted and organized a free football camp for over 50 enthusiastic kids over the weekend.Despite consistent downpours as rain fell throughout the day, G.W. Graham varsity head coach Ryk Piché said the camp instilled not only practical skills for youth but reinforced the commitment of the G.W. football program in nurturing young talent and promoting a love for the game.Led by dedicated varsi
  
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• ‘I feel honoured to say I was his friend’: Wayne Gretzky remembers Bob Cole

  29-04-2024 18:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — Tributes continue to pour in for Bob Cole as his family has confirmed a funeral will be held for the legendary broadcaster Friday in St. John’s, N.L.
  Wayne Gretzky says it was Cole’s passion for the game of hockey that made him a great one.
  Gretzky shared his memories of Cole on Hockey Night in Canada on Saturday, recalling how much respect the players had for the broadcaster.
  Gretzky said he was especially happy to meet up with Cole during a charity ev
  
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• Conservatives push federal Liberals on drug decimalization after B.C. reverses course

  29-04-2024 18:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The federal Conservatives are pushing the Liberals to end allowing drug use in public after British Columbia announced it wants to scale back its decriminalization pilot project. 
  B.C. Premier David Eby says the province is looking for an “urgent” change to a Health Canada exemption so that police can step in if they see drug use in public.
  Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre often points to public drug use in cities like Vancouver as examples of a “dangero
  
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• Cigarettes with health warnings could nudge smokers to butt out: researchers

  29-04-2024 18:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Cigarettes with health warnings printed directly on them are being sold in some parts of Canada, making it the first country to adopt the regulation aimed at encouraging people to kick the habit or keep them from taking it up in the first place. 
  Manufacturers are required, by Tuesday, to ensure that warnings about harms such as cancer, impotence, leukemia and damage to organs are printed directly on individual cigarettes. Retailers must sell only packages with those cigar
  
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• Jets’ Hellebuyck, Canucks’ Demko among finalists for NHL’s top goaltender award

  29-04-2024 17:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK — Connor Hellebuyck of the Winnipeg Jets, Thatcher Demko of the Vancouver Canucks and Sergei Bobrovsky of the Florida Panthers are the finalists for this season’s Vezina Trophy.
  The trophy is awarded each year to the NHL’s top goaltender in the regular season.
  Hellebuyck posted a 37-19-4 record with a 2.39 goals-against average, .921 save percentage and five shutouts. He won the Jennings Trophy as the goaltender (minimum 25 games played) on the team with the fewest goa
  
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• Show us the contracts: Tories want EV project details, demand union job protections

  29-04-2024 17:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Opposition Conservatives are demanding to see contracts related to six electric vehicle projects underway in Canada for information on what they do to protect local union jobs.
  The Tories plan to table a motion today at a House of Commons committee meeting, asking to view contracts and provisions that may relate to the use of foreign workers.
  The Conservatives say the Liberals have failed to guarantee all jobs for the major projects will stay with Canadians.
  Earlier this month
  
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• London Drugs closes in Chilliwack, and all locations for 'operational issue' - Chilliwack Progress

  29-04-2024 17:08 via news.google.com
  
  London Drugs closes in Chilliwack, and all locations for 'operational issue'  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Pro-Palestinian encampment illegal and violates policies: McGill University

  29-04-2024 16:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — McGill University says the camp set up by pro-Palestinian student activists on the institution’s grounds in Montreal violates school policies and the law.
  More than two dozen tents had been pitched at the school’s downtown campus on Sunday afternoon, with a steady stream of visitors stopping by to drop off donations and supplies. 
  McGill says in a statement today that the number of people who have set up tents on campus has tripled since Saturday, and many of th
  
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