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• Nikki Haley says she will vote for Donald Trump following their disputes during Republican primary

  22-05-2024 23:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Nikki Haley said Wednesday that she will be voting for Donald Trump in the general election, a notable show of support given their intense and often personal rivalry during the Republican primary calendar.
  But Haley also made it clear that she feels Trump has work to do to win over voters who supported her during the course of the primary campaign and continue to cast votes for her in ongoing primary contests.
  “I will be voting for Trump,” Haley, Trump’s former U.N. ambassador,
  
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• French President Macron arrives in New Caledonia as deadly unrest shakes archipelago

  22-05-2024 23:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PARIS (AP) — President Emmanuel Macron has landed in riot-hit New Caledonia, having crossed the globe by plane from Paris in a high-profile show of support for the French Pacific archipelago wracked by deadly unrest and where Indigenous people have long sought independence from France.
  The president binned his previously announced schedule to make the journey of some 16,000 kilometers (10,000 miles) himself, stung into action by the most severe violence to hit New Caledonia since the 1980s
  
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• Feds face trial over prison guards’ abuse of incarcerated women at now-shuttered California facility

  22-05-2024 23:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The federal Bureau of Prisons will go to trial next year over claims it allowed an environment where guards at a now-shuttered California prison sexually abused incarcerated women, a judge ordered Wednesday.In the first public hearing since FCI Dublin closed last month, U.S. District Court Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers also ordered an outside legal expert to keep handling the cases of some 600 women transferred out of the prison. Many of the inmates sent to other fede
  
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• York United wastes little time in search for new coach after firing Martin Nash

  22-05-2024 22:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — It appears York United FC has wasted little time in its search for a new coach.
  Less than 22 hours after the announcement of Martin Nash’s firing, president and GM Ricardo Pasquel said the Toronto-based Canadian Premier League club has already narrowed down the search for a replacement.
  “An announcement is coming after the (June 1) Forge game,” he told a virtual availability Wednesday. “We’re just now working on some details and hopefully by then, ea
  
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• Rivalry renewed: A lookback at past Oilers-Stars playoff matchups

  22-05-2024 22:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DALLAS — Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers are set to meet the well-balanced — and well-rested — Dallas Stars in the NHL’s Western Conference final. The Oilers needed all seven games to dispatch the Vancouver Canucks on Monday and advance after the Stars took care of the Colorado Avalanche in six last week.After more than two decades of cooled tensions, the franchises are set to renew playoff hostilities Thursday.Edmonton and Dallas met six times in seven post-season
  
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• Jim Hiller will remain head coach of the Los Angeles Kings after having interim tag removed

  22-05-2024 22:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jim Hiller will continue to be the Los Angeles Kings head coach after having the interim tag removed Wednesday by vice president and general manager Rob Blake.
  The Kings were 21-12-1 in the regular season under Hiller after Todd McLellan was fired on Feb. 2. But Los Angeles was eliminated by Edmonton in the first round of the playoffs for the third straight year.
  Under Hiller, the Kings were second in penalty killing during the regular season and had the league’s b
  
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• Bruins’ braintrust says off-season priority is signing goalie Jeremy Swayman

  22-05-2024 22:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Boston Bruins general manager Don Sweeney is ready to go with a goaltender rotation again next season — “if we can make the math work.”
  Sweeney said Wednesday his priority this summer is to sign goalie Jeremy Swayman to an extension, preferably avoiding the arbitration process that left the 25-year-old Alaskan embittered last summer.
  “It’s clearly a priority, and Jeremy knows,” Sweeney said at the end-of-season media availability with the t
  
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• Hunter Biden’s tax trial set for September as judge agrees to delay, with gun trial still in June

  22-05-2024 21:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hunter Biden is scheduled to stand trial on federal tax charges in September after a judge on Wednesday granted his request to delay the California trial that had been approaching next month.U.S. District Judge Mark C. Scarsi agreed to delay the trial until Sept. 5, citing the “needs of the defendant” to prepare for the trial. President Joe Biden’s son is still scheduled to stand trial beginning June 3 on federal gun charges in a separate case in Delawa
  
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• Canada Infrastructure Bank lends $75M to B.C. ferry service for zero-emission vessels

  22-05-2024 21:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Canada Infrastructure Bank is lending $75 million to British Columbia’s ferry service to help buy four zero-emission vessels and install electric charging infrastructure.
  A statement from the federal Crown corporation says it has closed a deal with BC Ferry Services as the company expands the electrification of its fleet.
  It says terminal upgrades are to be completed by 2027 and the battery electric ferries will be used on small-volume and shorter routes.
  The federal agen
  
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• Chilliwack Search and Rescue says rescued hiker slid 50 feet over a cliff during long weekend

  22-05-2024 20:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack Search and Rescue says it was activated by a satellite device over the long weekend after a hiker lost his footing on snow and slid over a cliff above a lake in the Chilliwack River Valley.According to a social media post, SAR was deployed on Sunday night, May 19 at 7:23 p.m. when a hiker veered off course, lost his footing in snow and slid 50 feet over a cliff above Radium Lake in the Chilliwack River Valley.CSAR personnel had just wrapped up another call assisting
  
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• B.C. wildfires: Plans underway for residents’ return to evacuated town of Fort Nelson

  22-05-2024 19:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FORT NELSON, B.C. — The mayor of the regional municipality that includes the evacuated community of Fort Nelson, B.C., says he’s optimistic crews have “a very good handle” on the wildfire burning outside town and plans are underway for residents to return.
  Rob Fraser says the first phase involved ensuring it was safe enough to move the Fort Nelson emergency operations centre back into town after it was moved as the fire threatened earlier this month, and the second phase
  
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• Senate confirms 200th federal judge under Biden as Democrats surpass Trump’s pace

  22-05-2024 19:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the 200th federal judge of President Joe Biden’s tenure, about a month earlier than when Donald Trump hit that mark in his term, though Trump still holds the edge when it comes to the most impactful confirmations — those to the Supreme Court and the country’s 13 appellate courts.
  The march to 200 culminated with the confirmation of Angela Martinez as a district court judge in Arizona. The milestone reflects the importanc
  
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• Authorities still conducting search, rescue after tornado slams Iowa; at least 1 dead

  22-05-2024 19:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  GREENFIELD, Iowa (AP) — Authorities in Iowa were continuing search and rescue efforts Wednesday, a day after a deadly tornado slammed the state, killing at least one.
  The Adams County Sheriff’s office said a woman died Tuesday when her vehicle was blown off the road during the storms about 3 miles (5 kilometers) north of Corning, Iowa, or about 30 miles (48 kilometers) southwest of Greenfield, where the tornado left a wide swath of obliterated homes and crumpled cars.
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• B.C. government says 36 more day care spaces coming to Lake Errock

  22-05-2024 19:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LAKE ERROCK — The B.C. government says a day care offering 36 spaces for infant toddlers and preschool-aged children is now open in Lake Errock at the new Sq’ewlets Child Care Centre, west of Agassiz.“The Lake Errock community is benefiting from a new, culturally safe child care centre that can support families with affordable, quality and inclusive child care,” said Pam Alexis, MLA for Abbotsford-Mission. “With this partnership, we’re able to deliver the type
  
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• Montreal’s Gabriel Diallo one win away from qualifying for French Open

  22-05-2024 19:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PARIS — Canada’s Gabriel Diallo is a win away from advancing to his first Grand Slam main draw after defeating Argentina’s Marco Trungelliti 7-6 (6), 3-6, 6-4 in French Open qualifying Wednesday.
  The 22-year-old from Montreal hit 30 winners and converted five of nine break-point chances to outlast Trungelliti in a slugfest that took three hours five minutes to complete.
  Diallo will face Switzerland’s Alexander Ritschard on Thursday for a spot in the main draw.
  On the wome
  
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• Acai bowl, smoothie shop on the verge of opening in Chilliwack

  22-05-2024 19:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — So they didn’t hit their exact target of opening in May 2024 as had been projected earlier this year.
  Nevertheless, Chilliwack’s newest smoothie shop is poised to open in just a matter of weeks.According to a informal sign posted outside its Garrison Village location, Heal, a boutique shop offering acai (pronounced aa-saa-ee) bowls and smoothies, will open in the first week of June in the former Olive Junction retail store site of Garrison Village, located at 45575
  
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• British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak sets July 4 election date to determine who governs the UK

  22-05-2024 18:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday set July 4 as the date for a national election that will determine who governs the U.K., choosing a day of good economic news to urge voters to give his governing Conservatives another chance.
  “Now is the moment for Britain to choose its future,” Sunak said.
  Sunak’s center-right party has seen its support dwindle steadily after 14 years in power. It has struggled to overcome a series of crises including an econ
  
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• Chilliwack RCMP says calls for service in Island 22 area are almost nil since removal of homeless camp

  22-05-2024 18:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — While there were a few people who ardently defended the Island 22 homeless camp where scores of people squatted unlawfully on privately owned land on Cartmell Road, saying these residents had nowhere else to go, the Chilliwack RCMP has a slightly different perspective.
  According to brief remarks made by Upper Fraser Valley RCMP Superintendent Davy Lee at Tuesday’s Chilliwack City Council meeting, calls for service to the Chilliwack RCMP have almost disappeared since the
  
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• YOUR PERSPECTIVE: Seven years of NDP government has failed British Columbians

  22-05-2024 17:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  As the Legislature adjourns for the summer and we get closer to the October 2024 election, the results of this NDP government’s seven years in power are clear, the NDP has left British Columbians worse off by every metric. Despite promises and continuous announcements, the reality is stark: David Eby’s NDP government has failed to deliver the results on the issues that matter most to British Columbians.Public safety has been completely abandoned under the current government. David Eb
  
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• Former head of military HR sues Armed Forces, government after misconduct case

  22-05-2024 15:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A former military leader accused of sexual misconduct in 2021 is suing the federal government, the Armed Forces and his accuser.
  Lt.-Gen. Steven Whelan filed a statement of claim in Federal Court that seeks damages and a public apology from the military for its role in destroying his reputation and career. 
  The accusation against Whelan came at a time when the military was embroiled in controversy as several high-ranking leaders were publicly accused of sexual misconduct.&nbs
  
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• Interpol says more than 1,500 stolen Canadian vehicles identified since February

  22-05-2024 14:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Interpol says more than 200 stolen Canadian vehicles have been found each week across the globe since February.
  The international law enforcement agency says a total of more than 1,500 vehicles have been identified thanks to the RCMP’s decision earlier this year to integrate Canada’s database for stolen vehicles with Interpol’s.
  Interpol’s database, which collects information from 137 countries, indicates that so far this year Canada ranks among the world
  
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• In the news today: Is food inflation easing? Q2 results for Canadian banks due.

  22-05-2024 10:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed tobring you up to speed on what you need to know today…
  Canadians feel grocery inflation worsening: poll
  Almost two-thirds of Canadians feel that inflation at the grocery store is getting worse, a new poll suggests, even as food inflation has been steadily cooling. 
  A new Leger survey found that almost 30 per cent of Canadians believe food inflation has been primarily caused by grocery stores trying to increase profit marg
  
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• Winnipeg trial to hear about letters admitted serial killer sent to inmate

  22-05-2024 10:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — Crown prosecutors are set to wrap up their evidence today in the trial of a Winnipeg man who has admitted to killing four Indigenous women.
  Court is expected to hear about letters Jeremy Skibicki sent to an inmate about the charges he’s facing.
  Skibicki has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the 2022 slayings of Rebecca Contois, Morgan Harris, Marcedes Myran and an unidentified woman Indigenous leaders have named Buffalo Woman.
  His lawyers say he killed the women
  
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• First Nations leader says little change for women’s safety since Pickton murders

  22-05-2024 10:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BELLA BELLA, B.C. — An Indigenous leader in British Columbia says little has changed since the crimes of serial killer Robert Pickton, as community members reflect on news that he is in life-threatening condition after being attacked in prison.
  Chief Marilyn Slett with the Heiltsuk Tribal Council in Bella Bella, B.C., says discussion about Pickton after the assault at a Quebec prison on Sunday has revived painful memories for the Indigenous community.
  Slett, who is also secretary-treasurer
  
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• Canadians feel grocery inflation getting worse, two in five boycotting Loblaw: poll

  22-05-2024 10:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Almost two-thirds of Canadians feel that inflation at the grocery store is getting worse, a new poll suggests, even as food inflation has been steadily cooling. 
  A new Leger survey found that almost 30 per cent of Canadians believe food inflation has been primarily caused by grocery stores trying to increase profit margins. Another 26 per cent think it’s mostly due to global economic factors, while one in five blame the federal government
  Inflation on groceries was 1.4 per cent in Apr
  
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• Senators pass new rules entrenching independent groups, angering Tories

  22-05-2024 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada’s upper house has adopted a new set of rules that the Liberal government says will further entrench its independence, as the dominos from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Senate reforms continue to fall. 
  The large majority of senators voted in favour of the sweeping changes earlier this month.
  But the Conservatives — whose numbers have dwindled down to just 13 seats — say the government is trying to weaken their position in the Senate and hamstr
  
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• Indigenous CBC employee’s discrimination claims to be heard by human-rights tribunal

  22-05-2024 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — An Indigenous employee with the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. is taking up the fight against what he describes as systemic racism by his employer.
  Richard Agecoutay, 61, has been granted a human-rights hearing over claims of discrimination at the public broadcaster, where he’s worked since 2001.
  It’s an effort to knock down barriers for others, he said in an interview.
  “You don’t have to suffer systemic racism or racism in the workplace. You have avenues to p
  
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• Ireland and Spain recognized a Palestinian state shortly after Norway announces its recognition

  22-05-2024 09:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Ireland and Spain have recognized a Palestinian state.
  Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris said Wednesday it was a move coordinated with Spain and Norway, “an historic and important day for Ireland and for Palestine.” He said the move was intended to help move the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to resolution through a two-state solution.
  Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said that his country will recognize Palestine as a state on May 28. S&aacu
  
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• Sherpa guide Kami Rita climbs Mount Everest for his record 30th time, his second one this month

  22-05-2024 08:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Renowned Sherpa mountain guide Kami Rita scaled Mount Everest for a record 30th time Wednesday, completing his second climb this month to the top of the world.
  Rita reached the 8,849-meter (29,032-foot) summit at 7:49 a.m., according to Khim Lal Gautam, a government official at the base camp.
  His first ascent of this year’s climbing season was on May 12 guiding foreign clients.
  He also climbed Mount Everest twice last year, setting the record for most climbs o
  
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• Iran’s supreme leader to preside over funeral for president and others killed in helicopter crash

  22-05-2024 07:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader will preside over a funeral Wednesday for the country’s late president, foreign minister and others killed in a helicopter crash.Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will begin the service at Tehran University, the caskets of the dead draped in Iranian flags with their pictures on them. On the late President Ebrahim Raisi’s coffin sat a black turban — signifying his direct descendance from Islam’s Prophet Muhammad.In
  
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• Whitecaps lose 1-0 to Cavalry, but advance to Voyageurs Cup semifinals

  22-05-2024 06:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Both sides came out winners in Canadian Championship competition at BC Place on Tuesday night.
  Cavalry FC of the Canadian Premier League logged its first road win of the year with a 1-0 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps of MLS.
  The two-leg quarterfinal ended in a 2-2 draw, but because the Whitecaps won the first leg of the tie by a 2-1 score in Calgary on May 7, their 2-1 advantage in road goals is enough for them to advance to the semifinals in their quest for a third conse
  
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• Stingers scorch Surge 97-79 in front of record CEBL crowd

  22-05-2024 06:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — The Edmonton Stingers had Tuesday’s season opener circled on the calendar a few months ago, determined and motivated to knock off a provincial rival that gave them nothing but headaches last year.
  In front of a record Canadian Elite Basketball League crowd of 12,327 at Scotiabank Saddledome, the visiting Stingers dunked the Calgary Surge 97-79 to launch their redemption tour in style.
  The Alberta squads squared off five times in 2023, and it was the Surge who dominated. Cal
  
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• Jaques scores twice, Minnesota beats Boston 3-0 to even PWHL final

  22-05-2024 06:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LOWELL, Mass. (AP) — Michela Cava and Sophie Jaques scored less than two minutes apart late in the first period and Minnesota beat Boston 3-0 on Tuesday night to even the PWHL championship series at a game apiece.
  Nicole Hensley made 20 saves in relief of Maddie Rooney, who was in net the previous five games, two of them shutouts.
  “It feels amazing (to get the shutout),” Hensley said. “Obviously Maddie has been carrying our team, it’s nice to be able to help out our
  
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• Barbie will make dolls to honour Williams, Sinclair and star athletes

  22-05-2024 06:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Barbie dolls will honour Canadian soccer star Christine Sinclair and tennis champion Venus Williams, plus seven other athletes as part of a project announced by Mattel on Wednesday.
  The others being depicted as dolls are gymnasts Rebeca Andrade and Alexa Moreno, soccer player Mary Fowler, boxer Estelle Mossely, swimmer Federica Pellegrini, paratriathlete Susana Rodriguez, and track and field sprinter Ewa Swoboda.
  “Throughout my career, I’ve always been
  
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• Tatum scores 36, Celtics edge Pacers 133-128 in OT to take Game 1 of East finals

  22-05-2024 05:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 36 points, including 10 in overtime after Jaylen Brown’s tying 3-pointer with 6.1 seconds remaining in regulation, and the Boston Celtics rallied just in time for a 133-128 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.
  Jrue Holiday added a season-high 28 points and Brown finished with 26.
  Game 2 is Thursday night in Boston.
  Tyrese Haliburton had 25 points and 10 assists for the Pacers, who knocked down 1
  
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• California lawmaker Vince Fong wins special election to finish ousted House Speaker McCarthy’s term

  22-05-2024 05:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — State Assembly member Vince Fong, a California legislator backed by former President Donald Trump, has captured a special election to complete the remainder of the term of deposed former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, which runs through January.
  Fong — a McCarthy protege who also had the former speaker’s endorsement — defeated fellow Republican and Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux on Tuesday in the 20th Congressional District in the state’s Cen
  
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• Vietnam’s top security official To Lam confirmed as president

  22-05-2024 05:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BANGKOK (AP) — Vietnam’s top security official To Lam was confirmed Wednesday as the nation’s new president. He oversaw police and intelligence operations over a period when rights groups say basic liberties have been systematically suppressed, and its secret service was accused of violating international law.
  Lam was confirmed by Vietnam’s National Assembly after his predecessor resigned amid an ongoing anti-corruption campaign that has shaken the country’s politic
  
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• Crochet, three relievers combine on two-hit shutout as White Sox blank Blue Jays 5-0

  22-05-2024 03:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Chicago starter Garrett Crochet and three relievers combined on a two-hit shutout as the White Sox dumped the Toronto Blue Jays 5-0 on Tuesday night at Rogers Centre.
  Crochet retired the first 13 batters he faced and allowed just two hits and one walk over his six-inning appearance. He gave up a double to Justin Turner in the fifth inning and a single to Ernie Clement in the sixth.
  John Brebbia, Jordan Leasure and Michael Kopech each threw a clean inning of relief for the White S
  
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• Deandre Kerr scores four goals as Toronto FC sets cup scoring record in lopsided win

  22-05-2024 03:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Deandre Kerr had four goals as eight-time champion Toronto FC scored early and often in thumping semi-pro CS Saint-Laurent 8-1 Tuesday for a 11-1 aggregate win and a berth in the Canadian Championship semifinals.
  The eight goals, one of which was a Saint-Laurent own goal, set a tournament record, erasing the mark set by Atletico Ottawa in a 7-0 drubbing of Valour FC on May 1 in preliminary-round play. It was also a Toronto club record.
  Despite the lopsided score, the Ligue1 Quebe
  
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• London Drugs says it’s unwilling to pay ransom demanded by hackers

  22-05-2024 02:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  RICHMOND, B.C. — Retailer London Drugs says it is “unwilling and unable” to pay a multimillion-dollar ransom to cybercriminals who claim to have stolen data in a hacking attack that recently shut down its stores for more than a week.
  The company says in a statement that the criminals could leak stolen corporate files containing employee information on the dark web, calling the situation “deeply distressing.”
  It says it notified all employees and is providing them wi
  
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• Fani Willis and judge presiding over Trump election defeat challengers in election

  22-05-2024 02:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Two key players in the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump have defeated challengers in Tuesday’s election.
  Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee both won. Willis is the prosecutor who last year obtained a sprawling racketeering indictment against Trump and 18 others, and McAfee is the judge who was randomly assigned to preside over the case.
  Willis beat progressive attorney Christian Wise
  
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• Six Chilliwack businesses on non-compliance list for temporary foreign worker programs - Chilliwack Progress

  22-05-2024 02:09 via news.google.com
  
  Six Chilliwack businesses on non-compliance list for temporary foreign worker programs  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Massie’s role in failed bid to oust House speaker doesn’t affect his victory in Kentucky GOP primary

  22-05-2024 01:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Rep. Thomas Massie’s role in the failed bid to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson didn’t harm his standing with Republican voters in his Kentucky district, where he easily won his primary election on Tuesday in the conservative stronghold.
  Massie far outdistanced challengers Eric Deters and Michael McGinnis to maintain his hold on the seat representing the 4th District, which stretches across northern Kentucky. With no Democratic opponent in the fall, Massie
  
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• Incumbent Lucy McBath beats 2 Democratic primary foes in new Atlanta-area congressional district

  22-05-2024 01:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s elections on Tuesday include a state Supreme Court race that’s grown unusually heated by the sleepy standards of the state’s nonpartisan judicial elections, as well as a five-way GOP primary for an open seat in the strongly Republican 3rd Congressional District south and west of Atlanta.
  Two Democratic congressional incumbents — U.S. Reps. David Scott and Lucy McBath — face primary challengers in metro Atlanta districts that were redra
  
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• Judge dismisses felony convictions of 5 retired military officers in US Navy bribery case

  22-05-2024 00:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed the felony convictions of five retired military officers who had admitted to accepting bribes from a Malaysian contractor nicknamed “Fat Leonard” in one of the Navy’s biggest corruption cases.
  The dismissals came at the request of the government — not the defense — citing prosecutorial errors.
  Retired U.S. Navy officers Donald Hornbeck, Robert Gorsuch and Jose Luis Sanchez, and U.S. Marine Corps Col. Enrico
  
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• Harrison Hot Springs mayor declares state of emergency over wildfire threats to Harrison area

  22-05-2024 00:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HARRISON HOT SPRINGS — Harrison Hot Springs Mayor Ed Wood has issued a state of emergency for the village due to what he calls an increased risk of wildfires across the province and in the Harrison area.According to the text of a State of Local Emergency posted on the village’s website, Mayor Wood says there is a “significant threat of an interface fire and imminent threat to the loss of life and property.”
  Wood said he and other B.C. mayors attended a virtual meeting wit
  
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• Canadian Premier League side York United FC fire head coach Martin Nash

  22-05-2024 00:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — York United FC, which sits fifth in the eight-team Canadian Premier League at 2-3-1, has fired coach Martin Nash.
  Assistant coach Mauro Eustaquio has been named interim coach during the search for a permanent replacement.
  The Toronto team, under new Mexican ownership this season, lost its first two games of the season but has gone 2-1-1 since and is coming off a 2-2 draw at Cavalry FC on the weekend.
  “We would like to thank Martin for his contributions to the club,” Y
  
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