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• Ottawa’s inaugural PWHL season deemed a success despite playoff miss

  07-05-2024 23:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — They may have fallen short of their goal but there’s no denying Ottawa’s first season in the Professional Women’s Hockey League was a success.
  Ewe fell a little short there on the final stretch, so you’ll reflect on that too,” said coach Carla MacLeod. “But there’s also a lot of excitement that comes with that and recognizing the learning opportunities and opportunities to grow.”
  “We fell a little short there on the final stret
  
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• Planking gives Copeland the edge for wrestling comeback after decade-long retirement

  07-05-2024 23:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Adam Copeland knows what it’s like to have to recover from severe injuries or operations.
  As one of the most accomplished professional wrestlers of the past 20 years, the product of Orangeville, Ont., billed from Toronto, has had a laundry list of aches and pains for years. But when Copeland, formerly known as Edge, was forced to retire because of cervical spinal stenosis in 2011, he slowly got out of shape.
  “I was doing the occasional acting gig and I was enjoying life but one night
  
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• Alberta announces committee to help speed up oilsands tailings reclamation

  07-05-2024 23:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — The Alberta government is appointing a new committee to look into ways to speed up reclamation of tailings ponds in the province’s oilsands. 
  The province says in a release that the committee will examine potential policies and options that would allow reclamation to happen as quickly and safely as possible.
  The six-member committee includes a United Conservative Party legislature member, an oilsands executive, an engineering professor, a former Conservative cabinet m
  
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• UBC president says endowment fund doesn’t directly own stocks targeted by protesters

  07-05-2024 22:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The president of the University of British Columbia says its endowment fund doesn’t directly own any stocks that are the target of divestment demands by pro-Palestinian protesters who have set up an encampment on the Vancouver campus.
  Benoit-Antoine Bacon says the targeted companies are instead part of “pooled funds and managed by external investment managers,” making up 0.28 per cent of the endowment fund UBC says is worth about $2.8 billion.
  He says in a mes
  
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• Brewers first baseman Black overwhelmed by support from Canadian fans after MLB debut

  07-05-2024 22:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  It was like something out of a storybook. Tyler Black was at the plate in his big league debut with the Milwaukee Brewers as his father, former TSN broadcaster Rod Black, and his mother Nancy Black, were being interviewed in the stands.
  The younger Black connected on his second hit of the game, and of his career, and his father’s instincts took over, immediately calling the play.
  “There’s a base hit to right field for my boy, Tyler Black,” said Rod Black. “There you
  
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• Canada blanks Hungary 4-0 in world championship pre-tournament game

  07-05-2024 22:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BUDAPEST, Hungary — Jordan Binnington made 21 saves and Dylan Guenther had a goal and an assist as Canada beat Hungary 4-0 Tuesday in a pre-tournament game before the world men’s hockey championship.
  Colton Parayko, Bowen Byram and Owen Power also scored for the defending world champions, who outshot the hosts 66-21.
  Connor Bedard and Andrew Mangiapane added two assists each.
  Hungary goaltender Bence Balizs made 26 saves on 28 shots before being replaced halfway through the game by D
  
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• Underdog CS Saint-Laurent looks to continue cup run against Toronto FC

  07-05-2024 21:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  When CS Saint-Laurent players ran onto the field to celebrate their upset win over the CPL’s Halifax Wanderers FC, Rocco Placentino couldn’t join them.
  The Saint-Laurent sporting director was overcome by emotion on the sidelines at Wanderers Ground. 
  Mamadou Kane converted the decisive spot kick in the 5-3 penalty shootout win May 2 that moved the Ligue1 Quebec champion into Wednesday’s quarterfinal first leg of the Telus Canadian Championship against Toronto FC.
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• Orca pod spotted in vicinity of orphan B.C. killer whale, but no evidence of family

  07-05-2024 21:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ZEBALLOS, B.C. — A reported sighting of an orca pod off Vancouver Island near where an orphan killer whale is spending her time after escaping from a lagoon has an expert expressing caution and downplaying a possible family reunion.
  A confirmed sighting of a pod of nine orcas was reported Monday near Kyuquot Sound, about 80 kilometres southeast of Zeballos, near the inlet where the two-year-old calf has been seen. 
  This is the first official report of orcas near the female calf since
  
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• Haitian says Canada used property for helicopter airlift, but wouldn’t lift sanctions

  07-05-2024 21:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The Canadian government used a Haitian executive’s property for helicopter evacuations of its citizens as violence escalated there last month, even while refusing to remove him from a sanctions list, a Federal Court application says. 
  The Canadian government sanctioned Reynold Deeb in December 2022, along with two other “high-profile members of the economic elite in Haiti,” Global Affairs Canada said at the time. 
  In his latest Federal Court application as he seeks re
  
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• Head of CBC/Radio-Canada set to testify before members of Parliament

  07-05-2024 21:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The head of the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. is set to testify before members of Parliament today.
  CEO and president Catherine Tait will appear before the Heritage committee with Marco Dubé, CBC’s chief transformation officer. 
  This is Tait’s second time in the hot seat this year. 
  The committee is studying job cuts at CBC/Radio-Canada, after the organization said it is facing a projected $100-million deficit for the 2024-25 fiscal year. 
  Both witn
  
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• India envoy says Canada must rebuild brand after international student deaths

  07-05-2024 21:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — India’s envoy to Ottawa says Canadians need to rebuild the country’s brand as a destination for bright minds, lamenting that a number of international students have died after being exploited.
  High Commissioner Sanjay Kumar Verma told the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations that exploitation is undermining the role Indian students in Canada play in helping both countries advance their technological knowledge. 
  Canada’s international student program has com
  
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• Environment Canada agrees to priority assessment for chemical linked to salmon deaths

  07-05-2024 21:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The federal government has agreed to prioritize environmental assessment for a chemical used in tire rubber that has been linked to the deaths of Pacific salmon.
  The move follows a request by several environmental groups represented by Ecojustice, which shared a copy of a letter from Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault saying the government will add the chemical known as 6PPD to its priority list.
  The letter, dated April 30, says the review will determine whether the substance
  
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• Air France flight from Paris to Seattle lands in Iqaluit after heat smell in cabin

  07-05-2024 20:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  IQALUIT, Nunavut — A plane travelling from Paris to Seattle has been forced to make an emergency landing in Iqaluit.
  Air France says in a statement on social media that there was a heat smell in the cabin during the flight.
  The Boeing 787 was diverted to Nunavut’s capital and landed just before noon local time.
  Air France says technical checks on the airplane are underway to determine if it can continue to Seattle or whether solutions need to be found to reroute passengers.
  The airli
  
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• ‘Switch is on’: Toronto banking on experience with adversity entering PWHL playoffs

  07-05-2024 20:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — A new season has dawned on Toronto’s Professional Women’s Hockey League team, but it’s one without need for a new approach. 
  Top-seeded Toronto opens the PWHL playoffs against visiting Minnesota on Wednesday at Coca-Cola Coliseum. Toronto went 2-1-0-1 against Minnesota in the regular season, most recently posting a 4-1 win last Wednesday.
  “It’s a whole new season, we’re starting fresh,” Toronto head coach Troy Ryan said on Sunday aft
  
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• St. Louis Blues remove interim tag and name Drew Bannister full-time coach

  07-05-2024 20:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Drew Bannister is returning as coach of the St. Louis Blues after getting the interim tag removed from his title and being named Tuesday to the full-time role.
  He signed a two-year contract that gives him the chance to oversee a bit of organizational retooling but also show he can get the most out of a roster stocked with veteran talent. The expectation is still for the Blues to contend for a playoff spot in the Western Conference with Bannister in charge.
  Bannister, 50, replaced Craig Berube wh
  
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• Bigger things were expected for the Toronto Blue Jays, who are mired in last place

  07-05-2024 20:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The Toronto Blue Jays started the 2024 regular season aiming for bigger things after crashing out in the wild-card series last fall. 
  The campaign has not gone as planned so far. At 16-19 entering Tuesday’s game at Philadelphia, the Blue Jays were in last place in the American League East and a growing list of pitcher injuries has dimmed hopes for a quick turnaround. 
  Here’s a look at five storylines as Canada’s lone big-league team approaches the season’s one-q
  
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• Illicit drug deaths reach 192 in March in B.C., down from last year

  07-05-2024 20:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — Another 192 people were killed in British Columbia by illicit drugs in March, 11 per cent down from the same month last year. 
  The BC Coroners Service says the relentless toll makes illicit drugs the leading cause of death for those aged between 10 and 59, surpassing accidents, suicide, homicides and natural causes combined. 
  At least 572 people died in the first three months of this year, and fentanyl has been detected in 85 per cent of the unregulated drug deaths tha
  
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• Ottawa approves British Columbia’s request to scale back drug decriminalization pilot

  07-05-2024 20:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Mental Health and Addictions Minister Ya’ara Saks says the federal government has granted British Columbia’s request to scale back its drug decriminalization pilot program. 
  Saks says the change takes effect immediately. 
  The province requested that Health Canada amend an exemption allowing the decriminalization of small amounts of drugs such as heroin, fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine.
  B.C. Premier David Eby said his NDP government was looking to recrim
  
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• CFL suspends Argos quarterback Kelly for minimum of nine games

  07-05-2024 20:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The CFL has suspended Toronto Argonauts quarterback Chad Kelly for at least nine regular-season games following its investigation into a lawsuit filed by a former strength-and-conditioning coach against both the player and club.
  According to the CFL, Kelly is also suspended for Toronto’s two pre-season games for violating its gender-based violence policy.
  Kelly will be required to undergo confidential assessments by an independent expert and attend mandatory counselling ses
  
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• District of Hope transfers ownership of municipal aquatic centre

  07-05-2024 20:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HOPE — It’s not necessarily a routine transaction for a municipality to transfer ownership of one of its civic facilities to an outside organization.But in this case, the District of Hope believes it makes sense for the Fraser Valley Regional District to accept formal ownership of one of the government agency’s recreational assets.According to a news release, the District of Hope says it has transferred ownership of the Dan Sharrers Aquatic Centre to FVRD, which already oversee
  
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• Liberal government not immune from auto thefts: 48 vehicles stolen in recent years

  07-05-2024 20:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The federal Liberals are trying to crack down on a scourge of auto thefts across the country. 
  Recently released data show the federal government, too, is struggling to keep its own vehicles away from thieves. 
  Documents tabled in the House of Commons this week show 48 government vehicles were stolen between January 2016 and February of this year, most of them in Ontario.
  Vehicles from 14 departments and agencies were reported stolen, and the RCMP was hit hardest with 19
  
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• Chilliwack council to vote on Red Bull development Tuesday

  07-05-2024 19:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack city council will consider a development variance request at its meeting today (May 7) from the company behind the proposed Red Bull industrial project just off Yale Road in Chilliwack.According to a city staff report, the applicant behind the project, listed as Omicron AEC, intends to increase the maximum height permitted within the city’s agricultural food processing zone from 15 metres (49 feet) to 18.1 metres (59 feet) and decreased the minimum required nu
  
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• Fernandez makes early exit at Italian Open with 6-4, 6-1 loss to Bogdan

  07-05-2024 19:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ROME — Canada’s Leylah Fernandez made an early exit from the Italian Open on Tuesday with a 6-4, 6-1 first-round loss to Romanian veteran Ana Bogdan.
  The 21-year-old from Laval, Que., struggled with her serve. She won 56.1 per cent of first serve points and was broken five times on eight changes.
  Bogdan saved five of six breaks and won 56.1 per cent of total points to wrap up the match in one hour 42 minutes.
  Fernandez’s career record in the main draw of the WTA 1000 clay court
  
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• Duke goal gives CF Montreal a 1-1 draw at Forge FC in Canadian Championship play

  07-05-2024 19:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HAMILTON — Substitute Bryce Duke’s 52nd-minute goal gave CF Montreal a 1-1 draw — and a valuable away goal — in the opening leg of its Canadian Championship quarterfinal with Forge FC on Tuesday.
  David Choiniere, whose younger brother Mathieu started for Montreal, opened the scoring in the 31st minute for the Canadian Premier League champion, which had perhaps the best of the first half but seemed to lose its way after Duke’s equalizer.
  Forge’s inaugural &ldqu
  
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• Celebrini, Fantilli out for Canada at world hockey championship

  07-05-2024 19:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BUDAPEST, Hungary — Teen forwards Macklin Celebrini and Adam Fantilli have decided to return to North America ahead of the start of the world men’s hockey championship, Hockey Canada announced Tuesday.
  Hockey Canada says Celebrini planned to attend Tuesday night’s NHL draft lottery. The 17-year-old is projected as the first overall pick in this year’s NHL draft.
  Fantilli, 19, is electing to focus on next season with the Columbus Blue Jackets after his rookie campaign was
  
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• Blue Jays agree to terms on minor-league deal with Aaron Sanchez, source says

  07-05-2024 19:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to terms on a minor-league deal with right-hander Aaron Sanchez, a source confirmed Tuesday.
  Sanchez made his big-league debut with the Blue Jays in 2014 and spent parts of six seasons with the team. He later made a handful of appearances for four different clubs, including the Houston Astros, San Francisco Giants, Minnesota Twins and Washington Nationals.
  Sportsnet’s Jamie Campbell first reported the deal. 
  Sanchez, a 31-year-old nati
  
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• Former CFL star Brad Sinopoli tackling new waters as full-time fishing guide

  07-05-2024 19:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Brad Sinopoli still looks forward to June.
  For nine years, it marked the start of the CFL season. But now as a full-time fishing guide, June is when Sinopoli can start chasing his primary quarry, the muskellunge (commonly known as musky).
  “It’s so funny they coincide almost,” Sinopoli said. “What I like regarding life after football is I’m still going into a season, I have an off-season and time to breathe and gather myself.
  “The fishing season can be intense
  
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• Liberal foreign interference bill includes some ‘good tools’ for RCMP: commissioner

  07-05-2024 18:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The head of the RCMP says proposed federal legislation would equip the national police force with some “good tools” to address foreign interference.
  RCMP commissioner Mike Duheme welcomes the prospect of new criminal provisions, stiffer penalties and a registry of people trying to influence Canadian policy.
  In an interview, Duheme also applauds a measure that would allow the Canadian Security Intelligence Service to disclose sensitive information more widely to help pa
  
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• Biden condemns current antisemitism in Holocaust remembrance during college protests and Gaza war

  07-05-2024 18:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden condemned the “ferocious surge of antisemitism in America and around the world” during a Tuesday ceremony to remember victims of the Holocaust at a time when the Hamas attack on Israel and controversy over the war in Gaza have sparked new waves of violence and hateful rhetoric toward Jews.
  “We’re at risk of people not knowing the truth,” Biden said of the horrors of the Holocaust, when 6 million Jews were systematically ki
  
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• Transition from Recreation Excellence to YMCA B.C. proves successful thus far for City of Chilliwack

  07-05-2024 18:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — When the YMCA B.C. took over as the municipal operator of the Cheam Leisure Centre and the Chilliwack Landing Leisure Centre in September 2022, available services at the two rec centres hovered at a low point.
  According to stats released by the City of Chilliwack, pool hours at Chilliwack Landing numbered only 37.5 hours in September 2022, while the Cheam Centre featured only 24 pool hours that same month. At both locations, there were no swim lesson spaces in September 2022,
  
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• Separate controversial Criminal Code changes from Online Harms Act, advocates urge

  07-05-2024 18:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — More than 15 civil society groups are urging the justice minister to hive off proposed changes to the Criminal Code and Human Rights Act from a bill aimed at tackling online harms.
  The Canadian Civil Liberties Association and Canadian Muslim Public Affairs Council were among the signatories to an open letter released today. 
  They warn that keeping those provisions in the Online Harms Act could “overshadow” its main goal of holding social media giants accountable f
  
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• Official languages commissioner sees complaints drop by more than half in past year

  07-05-2024 18:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The number of complaints from Canadians who say their official language rights weren’t respected dropped by more than half last year.
  In his annual report released today, official languages commissioner Raymond Théberge says his office received 847 admissible complaints between April 1, 2023, and March 31, 2024, down from 1,788 in the previous 12 months.
  But Théberge says it’s too early to say whether the country is witnessing a downward trend in complain
  
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• Israel’s military operation in Rafah ‘completely unacceptable,’ Joly says

  07-05-2024 18:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada’s foreign minister says Israel’s invasion of the city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip is “completely unacceptable,” and she’s holding out hope that ceasefire talks will prevail. 
  Israeli officials announced Monday that the country approved a military operation into the border city, and Israeli forces began striking targets in the area.
  The move came hours after Hamas announced it had accepted an Egyptian-Qatari ceasefire proposal, which Israel
  
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• Senators name Travis Green as head coach, sign him to four-year deal

  07-05-2024 17:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators have named Travis Green as head coach and signed him to a four-year contract.
  Green takes over the NHL club from interim head coach Jacques Martin, who coached the team after D.J. Smith was fired on Dec. 18.
  Green posted an 8-12-1 record as interim head coach of the New Jersey Devils last season after Lindy Ruff was fired on March 4.
  The 53-year-old from Castlegar, B.C., coached in the Vancouver Canucks’ system from 2013 to 2021, including four-plus seaso
  
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• Montreal police, prosecutors launch project to better address strangulation cases

  07-05-2024 17:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Montreal police and the Quebec prosecutor’s office are launching a pilot project to help authorities better address domestic violence-related strangulations.
  Police say strangulation deserves particular attention because a person who is assaulted in that way by their partner is at far greater risk of being killed by them in the future.
  They say the pilot project will focus on teaching police and prosecutors how to better identify and respond to domestic violence cases in which strangulatio
  
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• The latest developments on the shooting near Drake’s Toronto mansion

  07-05-2024 17:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  One man has been sent to hospital after a shooting near rapper Drake’s mansion in Toronto. Police have taped off the area as they continue to investigate. 
  Here are the latest developments (all times eastern):
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  There is a large police presence outside Drake’s home in the affluent Bridle Path neighbourhood, with multiple cruisers seen on the street. 
  Officials have not confirmed any connection between Drake and the shooting, or whether he was home at the time. Represent
  
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• Six Canadian children repatriated from detention in Syria, Global Affairs Canada says

  07-05-2024 17:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Global Affairs Department says six Canadian children have been repatriated from detention in northeastern Syria.
  The department says the focus is now on protecting the children’s privacy and ensuring they receive the support and care needed to begin a new life.
  Lawyer Lawrence Greenspon, who has been assisting the family, said the children arrived safely in Montreal, where a specialized clinic is helping settle them.
  He recently said the children’s mother, who is f
  
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• Oilers captain McDavid named Hart finalist along with MacKinnon, Kucherov

  07-05-2024 17:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK — Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid was named a finalist for this year’s Hart Trophy on Tuesday as he seeks to win the NHL’s most valuable player award for a second straight season.
  Colorado Avalanche centre Nathan MacKinnon and Tampa Bay Lightning right-wing Nikita Kucherov are the other finalists as voted by members of the Professional Hockey Writers Association.
  McDavid, who won his third Hart Trophy last season, finished third in league scoring with 132 points
  
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• Canadian forward Ayo Akinola and Toronto FC agree to terminate contract

  07-05-2024 17:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Canadian forward Ayo Akinola is leaving Toronto FC after agreeing to a mutual termination of his contract.
  The 24-year-old scored 18 goals in 96 appearances across all competitions since joining the MLS club in December 2017 as a homegrown player.
  But he has been a forgotten figure of late at TFC, playing just 82 minutes across five league appearances.
  Toronto loaned Akinola to the San Jose Earthquakes last July for the remainder of the 2023 season.
  Akinola turned heads at the 20
  
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• Shooting near Drake’s Toronto’s home sends one to hospital, police look for suspect

  07-05-2024 16:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  There is a large police presence outside Drake’s Toronto mansion, local news outlets are reporting, following an overnight shooting in the area. 
  Police tape and cruisers have blocked off an area outside the star’s home in the affluent Bridle Path neighbourhood on Tuesday morning. 
  Officials have not confirmed any connection between Drake and the shooting, or whether he was home at the time. 
  Officers responded shortly after 2 a.m. to reports of a shooting near Bayview
  
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• Shooting near Drake’s Toronto home sends one to hospital, police look for suspect

  07-05-2024 16:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  There is a large police presence outside Drake’s Toronto mansion, local news outlets are reporting, following an overnight shooting in the area.
  Police tape and cruisers have blocked off an area outside the star’s home in the affluent Bridle Path neighbourhood on Tuesday morning.
  Officials have not confirmed any connection between Drake and the shooting, or whether he was home at the time.
  Officers responded shortly after 2 a.m. to reports of a shooting near Bayview Avenue and Lawren
  
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• Ballard Power Systems Q1 loss grows from year ago, revenue up 9%

  07-05-2024 16:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Ballard Power Systems saw its first-quarter loss deepen compared with a year ago as its revenue rose nine per cent.
  The Vancouver-based fuel cell maker, which keeps its books in U.S. dollars, says its loss from continuing operations amounted to US$41.1 million or 14 cents US per share for the quarter ended March 31.
  The result compared with a loss of US$32.4 million or 11 cents US per share in the same quarter last year.
  Revenue totalled US$14.5 million, up from US$13.2 million
  
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• The Latest | Stormy Daniels is expected to appear Tuesday as a witness in Trump’s hush money trial

  07-05-2024 14:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — As the third week of witness testimony in Donald Trump’s hush money trial takes place, all eyes are on who will be called next and whether the former president will be able to abide by the terms of his now twice-broken gag order that bars him from speaking publicly about jurors, witnesses and some others connected to the case.
  Before Monday’s testimony began, Judge Juan M. Merchan found Trump in contempt of court for a second time, fining him $1,000 for a single
  
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• Stormy Daniels is expected to appear at Trump’s hush money trial on Tuesday

  07-05-2024 14:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump returns to the hush money trial Tuesday facing a threat of jail time for additional gag order violations as prosecutors gear up to summon big-name witnesses including porn actor Stormy Daniels.An attorney for Daniels, Clark Brewster, told The Associated Press that the porn actor, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, is “likely” to be called as a witness in the trial on Tuesday. Trump said earlier Tuesday that he was “recently told” who
  
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• Climate change is an added barrier to youth physical activity, report says

  07-05-2024 14:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Heat waves and poor air quality from wildfires pose extra challenges tochildren and youth who need more exercise outside and less time staring at screens, a new report says.
  ParticipAction’s latest report card, released Tuesday, gives Canada’s kids a D+ for overall physical activity. It found that 39 per cent of children between the ages of five and 17 met the recommendation of 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous exercise a day.
  The letter grade is a slight improvement from a D in 202
  
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• Griffin Security guard assaulted in downtown Chilliwack - Agassiz Harrison Observer

  07-05-2024 14:00 via news.google.com
  
  Griffin Security guard assaulted in downtown Chilliwack  Agassiz Harrison Observer
  
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• Police break up pro-Palestinian student protest in Berlin as demonstrations spread across Europe

  07-05-2024 13:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  AMSTERDAM (AP) — Berlin police on Tuesday broke up a protest by several hundred pro-Palestinian activists who had occupied a courtyard on Berlin’s Free University earlier in the day. The protesters had put up about 20 tents and formed a human chain around the tents.
  Police called on the students via loudspeakers to leave the campus.
  Most protesters had covered their faces with medical masks and had draped kufiyahs around their heads, shouting slogans like “viva, viva Palestina.
  
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• Police search Brussels office of prominent far-right German lawmaker over China spying allegations

  07-05-2024 11:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BERLIN (AP) — Authorities were searching the European parliament office of a prominent German far-right lawmaker in Brussels on Tuesday, Germany’s top prosecutor’s office said.
  Maximilian Krah, the Alternative for Germany party’s top candidate in the upcoming European Parliament elections, has been under scrutiny after an assistant of his was arrested last month on suspicion of spying for China.
  Jian Guo — a German national who had worked for Krah since his election
  
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• Putin begins his fifth term as president, more in control of Russia than ever

  07-05-2024 11:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Vladimir Putin began his fifth term Tuesday as Russian leader at a glittering Kremlin inauguration, setting out on another six years in office after destroying his political opponents, launching a devastating war in Ukraine and concentrating all power in his hands.
  Already in office for nearly a quarter-century and the longest-serving Kremlin leader since Josef Stalin, Putin’s new term doesn’t expire until 2030, when he will be constitutionally eligible to run again.
  At the ceremony
  
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• In the news today: India envoy to speak, days after RCMP arrests

  07-05-2024 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…
  India envoy to speak, days after RCMP arrests
  India’s envoy to Canada is scheduled to speak publicly today for the first time since the RCMP made arrests related to a homicide that has roiled tensions between the two countries.
  High Commissioner Sanjay Kumar Verma is to address the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations on the theme of current and future relations be
  
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