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• Shane Lowry ties a major championship record by shooting a 9-under 62 to get into the mix at the PGA

  18-05-2024 23:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Shane Lowry tied a major championship record by shooting a 9-under 62 in the third round of the PGA Championship on Saturday.
  The 37-year-old Irishman recorded nine birdies without a bogey at a very gettable Valhalla to match the lowest round ever in any of the four major tournaments.
  Four players previously posted a 62 across the PGA Championship, Masters, British Open and U.S. Open, the latest by Xander Schauffele in the opening round at Valhalla on Thursday.
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• Cool weather could lead to more snow along highways connecting the Fraser Valley to the Interior

  18-05-2024 22:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Environment Canada’s Special Weather Statement warning of snowy weather for the Coquihalla Highway and Okanagan Connector has been extended to Sunday.
  Environment Canada says a cold and unstable airmass is continuing to reside over British Columbia’s interior, producing precipitation in the form of rain in low-lying areas and snow at higher levels.The statement warns travellers along the Coquihalla from Hope to Kamloops and the Okanagan Connector from Merritt to Ke
  
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• Giuliani becomes final defendant served indictment among 17 accused in Arizona fake electors case

  18-05-2024 22:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Arizona’s attorney general says former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has been served an indictment in the state’s fake elector case alongside 17 other defendants for his role in an attempt to overturn former President Donald Trump’s loss to Joe Biden in the 2020 election.
  Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes posted the news regarding the Trump-aligned lawyer on her X account late Friday.
  “The final defendant was served moments ago. @RudyGiuliani nobody is above the law,&rdq
  
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• Canadian women’s 3×3 hoops team advances to quarterfinals at Olympic qualifier

  18-05-2024 20:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DEBRECEN, Hungary — The Canadian women’s 3×3 basketball team is off to the quarterfinals at an Olympic qualifying tournament after defeating Czechia 17-10 on Saturday.
  Canada went undefeated in group play after also beating Chile and Lithuania on Thursday and will play a to-be-determined opponent in the quarterfinals Sunday.
  The Canadian women must finish in the top three teams in the tournament to qualify for this summer’s Olympics in Paris.
  Katherine Plouffe led the way
  
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• Cone Zone Campaign Urges Caution to Protect Roadside Workers

  18-05-2024 20:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The annual Cone Zone safety awareness campaign launched this week in the Fraser Valley and other parts of British Columbia, emphasizing the need for drivers to slow down and obey work zone laws to protect roadside workers.
  “Every time you drive through a roadside work zone, you’re not just passing cones and barriers. You’re in someone’s workplace,” said Trace Acres, Program Director for Road Safety at Work. The campaign is managed with support fro
  
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• Member of Israel’s War Cabinet says he’ll quit the government June 8 unless there’s a new war plan

  18-05-2024 20:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Benny Gantz, a member of Israel’s three-man War Cabinet, has threatened to resign from the government if it doesn’t adopt a new plan for the war in Gaza, a move that would leave Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu more reliant on his far-right allies.
  His announcement on Saturday escalates a divide within Israel’s leadership more than seven months into a war in which it has yet to accomplish its stated goals of dismantling Hamas and returnin
  
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• Power, Cozens lead Canada to 5-3 win over Finland at hockey worlds

  18-05-2024 19:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PRAGUE, Czechia — Owen Power had a goal and two assists as defending champion Canada remained undefeated at the world hockey championship with a 5-3 win over Finland Saturday.
  Dylan Cozens — with a goal and an assist — Brandon Tanev, and Brandon Hagel also scored before Dawson Mercer added an insurance goal into an empty net.
  Captain John Tavares pitched in with two assists, and netminder Jordan Binnington made 29 saves.
  Hagel tapped home a feed from Tavares with 9:28 remaining
  
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• Cline, Tuttosi give Canada rugby women powerful one-two punch at hooker

  18-05-2024 19:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  With the Canadian women already qualified for the 2025 Rugby World Cup by virtue of their fourth-place finish at the last tournament, coach Kevin Rouet is adding to the depth in his squad.
  And nowhere is that more evident than at hooker.
  Emily Tuttosi, named to World Rugby’s Women’s 15s dream team of the year in 2022 alongside Canada captain Sophie de Goede, has been finishing Canada matches at the Pacific Four Series while Edmonton’s Sara Cline starts.
  Rouet has chosen that se
  
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• Oilers to start Stuart Skinner in net for must-win Game 6 vs. Canucks

  18-05-2024 19:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers will start Stuart Skinner in net tonight for a must-win Game 6 of their second-round playoff series against the Vancouver Canucks.
  Skinner replaces goalie Calvin Pickard, who was Edmonton’s starter for Games 4 and 5. 
  The 25-year-old Skinner was in net for the first three games of the best-of-seven series before he was replaced in the third period of Game 3 after allowing four goals on 15 shots. 
  Pickard came on in relief, making his NHL playo
  
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• General manager Ross Atkins preaches patience as Toronto Blue Jays struggle

  18-05-2024 18:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins is preaching patience.
  Atkins addressed reporters at Rogers Centre this morning, hours before Toronto hosted the Tampa Bay Rays this afternoon.
  The 20-minute news conference in front of the home dugout was mainly focused on the Blue Jays’ disappointing 19-24 record.
  Atkins says that although the results haven’t been there, he’s encouraged by the sense of urgency in Toronto’s clubhouse.
  He says that he appreciates manag
  
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• Fog delayed PGA Championship at Valhalla, where the cut is 1-under 141

  18-05-2024 18:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Once the rain cleared out, fog moved in at the PGA Championship.
  Thick fog covered Valhalla on Saturday morning, causing a two-hour delay before the second round resumed. It forced tournament organizers to send players off in groups of threes on both nines for the third round.
  Xander Schauffele had a one-shot lead over Collin Morikawa after 36 holes, with Masters champion Scottie Scheffler three shots back as he tries to clear his head and get back into a routine fol
  
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• Bayer Leverkusen completes undefeated Bundesliga

  18-05-2024 17:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BERLIN (AP) — League champion Bayer Leverkusen became the first team to complete a Bundesliga season unbeaten on Saturday.
  Early goals from Victor Boniface and Robert Andrich gave Leverkusen a 2-1 win over Augsburg in their last game of the season, while Cologne’s hopes of avoiding the drop evaporated in a 4-1 loss at Heidenheim.
  Leverkusen hasn’t lost a game in any competition all season.
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  AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccerCiarán Fahey, The Associated Press
  
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• Sweden beats Latvia 7-2, Switzerland routs Denmark 8-0 at men’s hockey world championship

  18-05-2024 16:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PRAGUE (AP) — Sweden killed off a 5-minute major before scoring three goals in a 26-second span in the middle period to pull away from Latvia in a 7-2 win that clinched a playoff-round berth at the men’s world hockey championships on Saturday.
  The Swedes, who have not trailed in the tournament, preserved their perfect record through five games to lead Group B.
  Latvia pulled even at 2-2 in the second in Ostrava but failed to capitalize after Rasmus Dahlin received a 5-minute major and
  
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• Georgia’s president vetoes media law that has provoked weeks of protests

  18-05-2024 16:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Georgia’s president on Saturday vetoed the so-called “Russian law” targeting media that has sparked weeks of mass protests.
  The law would require media and NGOs to register as “pursuing the interests of a foreign power” if they receive more than 20% of their funding from abroad. Critics of the bill say it closely resembles legislation used by the Kremlin to silence opponents, and that it will obstruct Georgia’s bid to join the EU.
  
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• Last weekend for Mission residents to pick up free compost

  18-05-2024 15:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MISSION — Time is running out for Mission residents who are looking to pickup one free cubic yard of compost this spring from the Mission landfill. The offer opened April 1 and will continue until May 31. The deal is open to residents of Mission who live within and outside the curbside collection area.You’ll need to pack the compost yourself so you will need to bring a shovel and suitable footwear and clothing with you. The landfill will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sun
  
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• Chilliwack unveils new community amenities with provincial funding

  18-05-2024 15:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — With the support of over $1 million from the BC Growing Communities Fund, the City of Chilliwack has completed five new community amenities aimed at enhancing recreational opportunities for residents. The projects include upgrades and new facilities at Fairfield Park, Jinkerson Park, and Vedder Park.
  Fairfield Park now boasts a dedicated dog off-leash area, providing an open environment for dogs to play and socialize.
  Jinkerson Park has undergone significant upgrades with the
  
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• Rain helps crews in Fort McMurray while B.C. cracks down on open burning

  18-05-2024 12:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — Wildfire crews have reported no further growth in the wildfire that continues to burn southwest of Fort McMurray.
  Alberta Wildfire reports the lack of growth allowed crews to keep working on establishing fireguards overnight.
  The northeast Alberta city has seen rain in the last few days and Environment Canada forecasts more rain over the next three days.
  In British Columbia, open burning bans have been issued across several fire centres including the Prince George Fi
  
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• Suspect in attempted assassination of Slovakia’s prime minister makes first court appearance

  18-05-2024 12:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PEZINOK, Slovakia (AP) — The man accused of attempting to assassinate Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico made his first court appearance Saturday as the nation’s leader remained in serious condition recovering from surgery after surviving multiple gunshots, Slovak state media said.
  Fico, 59, was attacked as he greeted supporters following a government meeting Wednesday in the former coal mining town of Handlova. The suspect was tackled to the ground and arrested.Prosecutors are seekin
  
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• No expert consensus on AI risks, trajectory ‘remarkably uncertain’: report

  18-05-2024 12:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A major international report on the safety of artificial intelligence says experts can’t agree on the risk the technology poses — and it’s unclear whether AI will help or harm us.
  The report, chaired by Canada’s Yoshua Bengio, concludes the “future trajectory of general-purpose AI is remarkably uncertain.”
  It says a “wide range of trajectories” are possible “even in the near future, including both very positive and very negativ
  
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• Montreal artists and venue owners support 24-hour party district — with reservations

  18-05-2024 12:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — It’s 2:55 a.m. on a recent evening at Blue Dog bar, in Montreal’s Plateau district. A bell rings, the bartender shouts, “last call,” and a handful of people wander to the bar for one more drink.
  Slight variations of this scene occur across the city every night, as bars and venues are prohibited — most of the time — from selling alcohol past 3 a.m. But with an eye to attracting nocturnal tourists and boosting the local economy, the City of Mont
  
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• Doctors, patients want options to reduce dialysis waste adding to climate change

  18-05-2024 12:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Francis Silva watches the blood flow through astraw-like tube in his left arm to a dialysis machine where it’s cleaned of toxins and returned to his body through a second tube.
  The 60-year-old chef endures the four-hour process every Tuesday, Thursday and Sundayat St. Paul’s Hospital where a 42-bed unit is dedicated to lifesaving hemodialysis but is also the source of a significant amount of medical waste that a group of nephrologists wants to curb across the countr
  
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• Dialysis is crucial for kidney patients. It also generates a lot of waste.

  18-05-2024 12:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Dialysis is one of the most resource-intensive therapies but patients with kidney failure have no other option, except for a kidney transplant. 
  Nephrologists are trying to quantify the waste as they advocate for environmentally sustainable kidney care, noting the lifesaving therapy generates hundreds of litres of wastewater at least three times a week per patient, along withvast amounts of carbon emissions and single-use plastic.
  WHAT WASTE IS GENERATED BY DIALYSIS?
  Kidney care waste inclu
  
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• Duchene scores winner in 2nd OT, Stars advance to Western Conference Final with 2-1 win over Avs

  18-05-2024 08:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DENVER (AP) — Matt Duchene scored at 11:42 of the second overtime after being involved in a play that led to a goal disallowed for goaltender interference in the first extra period, and the Dallas Stars advanced to the Western Conference final with a 2-1 victory over the Colorado Avalanche in Game 6 on Friday night.
  Duchene, a former draft pick of the Avalanche, secured a loose puck in front of the net and sent it over a sprawled out Alexandar Georgiev. Duchene took off down the ice and sl
  
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• Siakam helps Pacers beat Knicks 116-103 in Game 6 to send Eastern Conference semifinals to the limit

  18-05-2024 05:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Pascal Siakam had 25 points and seven rebounds, Myles Turner added 17 points and eight rebounds, and the Indiana Pacers turned the tables on the New York Knicks with a 116-103 victory Friday night to even the Eastern Conference semifinals at 3-3.
  The decisive Game 7 will be played Sunday at Madison Square Garden.
  Indiana entered the game determined to match New York’s intensity and physical rebounding style after a 30-point blowout loss in Game 5. The Pacers outwo
  
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• Tampa Bay pitcher Tyler Alexander stellar in 4-3 win over Toronto Blue jays

  18-05-2024 04:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Starting pitcher Tyler Alexander flirted with a perfect game as the Tampa Bay Rays held off the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 on Friday
  Alexander (2-2) didn’t allow a baserunner through 7 1/3 innings, but ultimately surrendered three runs on three hits and struck out four.Relievers Manuel Rodriguez and Pete Fairbanks pitched scoreless ball the rest of the way.
  If Alexander had kept any runners off the basepaths it would have been the 25th perfect game in Major League Baseball&rsquo
  
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• Panthers beat Bruins with late game-winner, advance to NHL’s Eastern Conference final

  18-05-2024 04:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Gustav Forsling scored the tiebreaking goal on a rebound with 1:33 left, and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 22 shots for the Florida Panthers to beat the Boston Bruins 2-1 on Friday night and win their second-round playoff series in six games.
  The Panthers advanced to the Eastern Conference finals, where they will face the New York Rangers. Game 1 is on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden.
  Anton Lundell scored for the Panthers and also set up the game-winner when his shot was
  
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• Woods gets stuck in sand, makes two early triples en route to a 77 to miss the cut at PGA Championship

  18-05-2024 03:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — What Tiger Woods really needs is to play more real rounds to get used to hitting important shots in big situations again.
  Any chance of that happening this weekend came to an ugly end in three bunkers over the first four holes during the second round of the PGA Championship. 
  Woods made two triple-bogeys over those four holes Friday on the way to a 6-over 77 that ensured he would miss the cut. 
  “Just kept making mistakes and things you can’t do,
  
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• Heise scores twice, Minnesota beats Toronto 4-1 to take PWHL semifinal 3-2

  18-05-2024 03:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Taylor Heise scored twice, including the winner in the third period, as Minnesota downed Toronto 4-1 on Friday to win a best-of-five Professional Women’s Hockey League semifinal 3-2. 
  Denisa Krizova and Sophia Kunin had the other goals for Minnesota, which fell behind 2-0 in the series before winning three straight, including Wednesday’s 1-0 double-overtime victory. Maddie Rooney stopped 27 shots. 
  Minnesota will take on Boston in the six-team PWHL’s i
  
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• Thitikul shoots 65 for 2-shot lead at Mizuho Americas Open; world No. 1 Nelly Korda lurking 3 back

  18-05-2024 03:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Rising star Atthaya Thitikul birdied five of the final seven holes in a round of 7-under 65 to grab the halfway lead in the Mihuho Americas Open on Friday, with top-ranked Nelly Korda in contention one week after having her LPGA record-tying five tournament winning streak halted.
  Thitikul, who is playing in her third event this year because of an injury to her left thumb, had a bogey-free round at Liberty National while playing in a group that included Korda and Ay
  
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• Scheffler jailed, released and stays in the mix on a memorable day at the PGA Championship

  18-05-2024 03:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler was in handcuffs before dawn in the back of a police car. His warmup routine began in a jail cell. And some six hours later, Scheffler remarkably signed for a 5-under 66 and was right in the mix Friday at the PGA Championship.
  Xander Schauffele, fresh off his record start of 62, was not letting up in a bid to beat darkness. He had to settle for pars over his last seven holes for a 68. He was at 12-under 130, one shot ahead of Collin Morikawa, who bi
  
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• Suspicious vehicle investigation underway near Hope

  18-05-2024 02:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HOPE – Hope RCMP are investigating a suspicious vehicle that was spotted Friday (May 17) morning in the area. Police say they were alerted to the vehicle traveling eastbound on Highway 1 near Herring Island at 8:55 a.m.Officers were able to locate the vehicle later in Hope. However, they were unable to stop the driver due to safety concerns for other motorists.A short time later, multiple reports came in about a vehicle stopped on the Coquihalla Highway near the Great Bear Snowshed. Witnes
  
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• Canadian featherweight Charles (Air) Jourdain added to UFC 303 fight card

  18-05-2024 01:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Featherweight Charles (Air) Jourdain has been added to UFC 303, joining fellow Canadians Gillian (The Savage) Robertson and Marc-Andre (Powerbar) Barriault on Irish star Conor McGregor’s comeback fight card.
  Jourdain (15-7-1) will take on Brazil’s Jean (Lord) Silva on the June 29 mixed martial arts show at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
  The 28-year-old from Beloeil, Que., is coming off a split-decision loss to American Sean (The Sniper) Woodson at UFC 297 in January in Toronto. The 28-
  
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• DNA over decades: A look at how police tracked down a Calgary serial killer

  18-05-2024 01:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — The bodies of four girls and women were found outside Calgary in 1976 and 1977. For nearly 50 years, their killings were unsolved.
  On Friday, RCMP identified Gary Allen Srery, an American sex offender, as the killer. He died in an Idaho prison in 2011.
  Here’s a look at the police investigation:
  Feb. 12, 1976: Eva Dvorak and Patsy McQueen, both 14, leave Ian Bazalgette Junior High School. They remain together for the next couple of days and visit the homes of various friends
  
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• Abbotsford's Ignite Theatre presents Willy Wonka in Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress

  18-05-2024 01:25 via news.google.com
  
  Abbotsford's Ignite Theatre presents Willy Wonka in Chilliwack  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Canada earns 3-1 win over China in women’s Volleyball Nations League

  18-05-2024 01:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO — Kiera Van Ryk of Surrey, B.C., had a game-high 27 points as Canada defeated China 3-1 in women’s Volleyball Nations League on Friday.
  Canada, ranked 11th in the world, won the opening set 25-22 before No. 6 China took the second set 25-20.
  Canada responded by winning the third set 25-23 and finished China off with a 25-22 fourth-set victory.
  Canadian captain Alexa Gray of Calgary added 21 points. Canada’s women are still vying for a place at this summer’s
  
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• Penny Oleksiak wins 100-metre freestyle at Olympic swim trials

  18-05-2024 00:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Toronto’s Penny Oleksiak won the women’s 100-metre freestyle on Friday night at the Olympic & Paralympic Trials.
  Oleksiak finished with a time of 53.66 seconds to go just over the Olympic qualifying time of 53.61. 
  Mary-Sophie Harvey of Laval, Que., placed second in 53.71 seconds.
  Oleksiak, a seven-time Olympic medallist, won her lone gold at the 2016 Rio Games in the 100 freestyle event, setting a then-Olympic record.
  The 23-year-old holds the Canadian record in the event o
  
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• Former sporting director Renard explains what led to his CF Montreal departure

  18-05-2024 00:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — In nearly five years in Montreal Olivier Renard was not one to beat around the bush, but he skilfully navigated a tricky situation on Friday.
  CF Montreal’s former vice president and sporting director bid farewell to the city in front of about 20 media representatives a week after his mutual separation from the team.
  Those expecting incendiary statements were instead met with several clarifications.
  A week earlier, Montreal president and chief executive officer Gabriel Gerv
  
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• Woman arrested after 'suspicious' vehicle stopped on Coquihalla near Hope - Chilliwack Progress

  18-05-2024 00:39 via news.google.com
  
  Woman arrested after 'suspicious' vehicle stopped on Coquihalla near Hope  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Montreal’s players already excited for Year 2 of PWHL: ‘This league is on the up’

  18-05-2024 00:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Marie-Philip Poulin couldn’t find enough positive things to say about her experience in Year 1 of the Professional Women’s Hockey League, even though she had to work through a malfunctioning microphone to express it.
  Montreal’s captain winced as a staticky, distorted noise echoed through the speakers during her team’s end-of-season press conference at the Verdun Auditorium on Friday, unable to finish answering her first question before the faulty mics wer
  
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• Green, Francis, Rodriguez to make appearances for Blue Jays’ triple-A affiliate

  18-05-2024 00:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Three of the Blue Jays’ relief pitchers have scheduled appearances with Toronto’s triple-A affiliate as they recover from injuries.
  Chad Green and Bowden Francis will pitch for the Buffalo Bisons on Sunday.
  Yariel Rodriguez will take the mound for Buffalo on Tuesday.
  Green has been nursing a right shoulder strain and was put on the 15-day injured list on April 20.
  Francis was moved to the 15-day IL on April 25 with right forearm tendinitis.
  Rodriguez was put on the 15
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Ottawa rejects Toronto request to decriminalize drug possession

  18-05-2024 00:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Addictions Minister Ya’ara Saks has rejected Toronto’s request to decriminalize the possession of controlled drugs, citing concerns about public safety.
  More coming. The Canadian Press
  
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