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• Oilers looking to regroup after Game 3 loss: ‘Nothing to sulk about’

  28-05-2024 23:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Kris Knoblauch needed someone — anyone — to step up.
  The Oilers were taking on water after a flying start to Game 3 of the NHL’s Western Conference final.
  Connor McDavid had been shot out of a cannon, setting up Edmonton’s first goal and scoring another in Monday’s quick-strike opening 20 minutes that saw the home side lead 2-0 and hold the Dallas Stars to just three shots.
  The momentum, however, was resoundingly flipped after the intermission. And
  
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• Humboldt Broncos families fight to keep Saskatchewan government named in lawsuit

  28-05-2024 23:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  REGINA — Lawyers for several Humboldt Broncos families were in court Tuesday fighting a bid by the government of Saskatchewan to have it removed as a defendant in a lawsuit over the deadly bus crash in 2018.
  The five hockey families are suing over the crash, alleging the province knew the rural intersection where the crash happened had problems with visibility but did nothing to fix it.Sixteen people were killed and 13 were injured when an inexperienced truck driver went through a stop sig
  
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• Trudeau ‘in no way’ supports Israeli offensive in Rafah, but is mum on taking action

  28-05-2024 22:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government is “horrified” by Israeli strikes that killed civilians in Rafah earlier this week, but walked away from reporters when asked what he will do about it.His comment comes two days after gruesome images emerged of children injured in airstrikes and fires burning among encampments of displaced people in Rafah.
  Trudeau says Canada “in no way” supports the attacks on Rafah, which had become a safe haven for more t
  
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• Semi, pickup collide on Hwy 1 at Abbotsford-Chilliwack border - Chilliwack Progress

  28-05-2024 22:47 via news.google.com
  
  Semi, pickup collide on Hwy 1 at Abbotsford-Chilliwack border  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Semi, pickup collide on Hwy 1 at Abbotsford-Chilliwack border - Abbotsford News

  28-05-2024 22:35 via news.google.com
  
  Semi, pickup collide on Hwy 1 at Abbotsford-Chilliwack border  Abbotsford News
  
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• US condemns loss of life, but says no policy changes after civilian deaths in Israeli strike

  28-05-2024 22:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Tuesday condemned the loss of life of dozens of civilians as a result of an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, but said it is not planning any policy changes as a result of the Israeli actions.
  National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters that Israel had not violated Biden’s “red line” for withholding future offensive arms transfers because it has not, and itnappears to the U.S. that it will not, launch a full-scale ground in
  
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• A Kentucky family is left homeless for a second time by a tornado that hit the same location

  28-05-2024 22:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BARNSLEY, Ky. (AP) — Devin Johnson’s life was uprooted for a second time when a tornado flattened his home over the Memorial Day weekend — on the same lot in Kentucky where another twister left him homeless in 2021.
  Johnson, 21, watched Tuesday as workers used chain saws to cut into the wreckage of the trailer he called home with his grandparents and girlfriend. It was an all-too-familiar scene for his family.
  Their previous home in the tiny western Kentucky community of Barnsl
  
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• Slumping Vancouver Whitecaps searching for goals, road win in Kansas City

  28-05-2024 22:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps need a win.Heading to a mid-week matchup with Sporting Kansas City, the Whitecaps (5-5-4) are winless in their last six Major League Soccer outings, with three losses and three draws across the stretch.
  A loss to Inter Miami at home on Saturday was especially bruising, as it came in front of more than 51,000 fans who were already disappointed the visiting side left soccer superstar Lionel Messi at home.Wednesday’s game in Kansas City represents a c
  
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• Jessica Campbell could be candidate as an assistant in Seattle, new Kraken coach Dan Bylsma says

  28-05-2024 22:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — New Seattle Kraken coach Dan Bylsma said current Coachella Valley assistant coach Jessica Campbell could be a candidate for a similar position with the NHL club.
  Bylsma has been the head coach at Coachella Valley for the past two seasons with Campbell, a former Canadian national team player, as one of his assistants. Bylsma said Campbell and fellow Coachella Valley assistant Stu Bickell will be among a group in consideration for a role with the Kraken.
  Bylsma said Tuesday he
  
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• Di Stasio, Dhesi lead Canada’s wrestling team into Olympic Games

  28-05-2024 21:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — World champion Justina Di Stasio and veteran Amar Dhesi will lead Canada’s wrestling team into the Olympic Games in Paris.
  Ana Godinez Gonzalez of Burnaby, B.C., Montreal’s Alex Moore, Linda Morais of Tecumseh, Ont., and Hannah Taylor of Summerside, P.E.I. join Dhesi of Surrey, B.C., and Di Stasio of Coquitlam, B.C., on the team announced Tuesday by the Canadian Olympic Committee.
  Di Stasio captured a world title in the women’s 72-kilogram division in 2018, as w
  
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• Learn how to make clean air filters at free workshop Wednesday in Chilliwack

  28-05-2024 21:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Given the likelihood that Fraser Valley air will be impacted by wildfire smoke at some point this summer, Chilliwack residents have the opportunity to make their own air filters for use in their homes at a workshop this week in Chilliwack.The free workshop happens Wednesday, May 29 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Fraser Valley Regional District, 45950 Cheam Avenue, in Chilliwack.The workshop will feature specific instructions on how to make their own air filters, free of charge,
  
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• CF Montreal look to raise their standard against D.C. United

  28-05-2024 21:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — CF Montreal’s 0-0 draw Saturday against Nashville SC wasn’t celebrated with confetti and streamers, but the team’s soul-searching amid a difficult stretch appears to be over.
  The challenge now is for Montreal (3-7-4) to raise the bar when D.C United (4-5-6) visits Saputo Stadium in Major League Soccer play Wednesday night.
  Montreal has had intensity issues during a nine-game winless streak (0-5-4) across all competitions.Against Nashville, however, Montreal pre
  
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• ‘Let’s call it for what it is’: Tory bid to focus pharmacare bill fails at committee

  28-05-2024 21:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Conservative MP Todd Doherty says the federal government is offering “false hope” to Canadians with a national pharmacare bill that will not initially apply to a broad range of medications.
  The Liberals and NDP, who collaborated on the program, say the bill is a “framework legislation” that will guide a future universal and single-payer plan.
  But to start, the bill includes a program that will cover only diabetes medication and contraceptives.
  Doherty and o
  
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• Motor vehicle accident leaves hundreds in Agassiz without power

  28-05-2024 20:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  AGASSIZ — As if the dreary weather hasn’t made things miserable enough Tuesday morning, a motor vehicle accident has left hundreds of customers in Agassiz without power Tuesday morning.
  According to a social media post on X/Twitter, BC Hydro says 580 customers in Agassiz saw their electricity go out Tuesday at 10:21 a.m. due to a motor vehicle accident.Crews are on their way. As of 11:52 a.m., there’s currently no estimate for when power might be restored. The BC Hydro website
  
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• Blue Jackets hire Waddell as president of hockey ops and GM, with Davidson shifting to advisory role

  28-05-2024 20:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The Columbus Blue Jackets named Don Waddell as their general manager and president of hockey operations on Tuesday, bringing in an experienced NHL executive to try to help turn around the franchise.
  Waddell joins the club days after stepping down as GM of the Carolina Hurricanes with his contract set to expire. His move to Columbus also coincides with John Davidson shifting into an advisory role after running the front office for 10 of the past 12 years.
  “Don Waddell is one of the most exp
  
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• Single-family home across from Chilliwack City Hall to be bulldozed

  28-05-2024 20:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — A single-family home across from Chilliwack City Hall that was recently vacated by a family after an eviction order was issued can now be demolished.
  According to a statement from a spokesperson for the City of Chilliwack, the property at 46039 Southlands Drive just north of City Hall will undergo demolition to make way for a parking lot.
  “This property is now vacant and staff are working to have the home demolished in a timely manner,” city communications manager
  
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• Could a Senate bill cause age verification laws to apply to Netflix? Experts say yes

  28-05-2024 20:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada’s privacy czar and a government official warn that a Senate bill proposing to block minors from “sexually explicit material” online could apply to streaming services such as Netflix.Philippe Dufresne, the country’s privacy commissioner, and Owen Ripley, a deputy minister at Canadian Heritage, say legislators should dramatically narrow the bill’s scope.
  They were the first to testify at a parliamentary committee tasked with studying the bill pro
  
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• Democrats plan to nominate Biden by virtual roll call to meet Ohio ballot deadline

  28-05-2024 20:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will be formally nominated as the Democratic presidential nominee through a virtual roll call ahead of the party’s official convention in Chicago in August — a maneuver that will allow Biden to appear on the November ballot in Ohio.
  The issue is because the Democratic National Convention, where the president would otherwise be formally be nominated, comes after Ohio’s ballot deadline of Aug. 7. The party’s convention is schedule
  
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• New coach Sheldon Keefe embraces Stanley Cup expectations with the Devils

  28-05-2024 20:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Driving past the Prudential Center for a news conference at which he would be introduced at the New Jersey Devils coach, Sheldon Keefe noticed a statue of Hall of Fame goaltender Martin Brodeur in front of the building.
  It was an instant reminder that the expectations of coaching the Devils in the New York City metropolitan area are no different than what was expected in Toronto for the Maple Leafs.
  Winning a Stanley Cup is all that matters, and that’s the goal Ke
  
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• New Canadian women’s pro soccer league to be called Northern Super League

  28-05-2024 20:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The idea of a Canadian women’s professional league was simple, albeit rife with challenges. Including coming up with the right name.
  On Tuesday, Project 8 turned into the Northern Super League with Ottawa and Montreal joining Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and Halifax as the founding franchises slated to kick off in April 2025.
  Former Canadian international Diana Matheson, chief executive officer and co-founder of Project 8 along with Thomas Gilbert, unveiled the name and othe
  
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• Vancouver Island man charged with child luring and making sexual abuse material: RCMP

  28-05-2024 19:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LANGFORD, B.C. — Police in British Columbia say a man from Vancouver Island has been arrested and charged with child exploitation offences following a tip from American authorities.
  RCMP say in a statement that the B.C. Integrated Child Exploitation Unit received information from U.S. Homeland Security Investigations last September about a suspect who was allegedly exploiting children using a social media application.The Mounties say they identified a suspect in Langford, B.C., just outsid
  
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• Seattle Kraken name Dan Bylsma second head coach in franchise history

  28-05-2024 19:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Kraken named Dan Bylsma their coach on Tuesday, putting the 2009 Stanley Cup winner with Pittsburgh back in charge of an NHL team for the first time since 2017.
  Bylsma has spent the past two seasons as the head coach of the Coachella Valley Firebirds in the American Hockey League, the top affiliate of the Kraken, and has them back in the Calder Cup semifinals. He has worked extensively with several top prospects who the franchise hopes will be making their way to
  
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• Casper Ruud and Aryna Sabalenka advance to the second round of the French Open

  28-05-2024 19:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PARIS (AP) — Two-time finalist Casper Ruud began his French Open with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 win against Felipe Meligeni Alves on Tuesday.
  “I think I am having a pretty good clay season,” the No. 7 seed said.
  Ruud, who leads the ATP with 36 wins this season, won clay-court titles at the Geneva Open and the Barcelona Open and was the runner-up at Monte Carlo, where he lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas.
  Ruud made it to the final at Roland Garros each of the last two years, losing to Rafael Nad
  
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• Liberal MP calls out PBO for error in carbon price analysis, asks for correction

  28-05-2024 19:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The parliamentary assistant to Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is criticizing the parliamentary budget officer for not issuing a more public correction to its carbon price analysis after finding an error in it.
  The PBO published a note on its website on April 17 admitting its economic analyses of the consumer carbon price done in both 2022 and 2023 erroneously included the impact of the industrial carbon price too.
  The PBO says it plans to publish an updated analysis in the fal
  
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• Americans alert B.C. RCMP about abhorrent activities allegedly committed by B.C. man

  28-05-2024 19:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SURREY – A Vancouver Island man has been arrested and charged with abhorrent child exploitation offences after a joint investigation involving the B.C. RCMP, U.S. Homeland Security and West Shore RCMP.
  According to a news release from Constable Solana Paré of the RCMP’s Integrated Child Exploitation Unit, the British Columbia Integrated Child Exploitation Unit (BC ICE) received information in September 2023 from U.S. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) regarding a suspect b
  
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• Toronto FC looks to tighten up its defence after leaking 10 goals in four games

  28-05-2024 19:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Toronto FC looks to tighten up its defence as it heads south for games Wednesday against the Philadelphia Union and Saturday against D.C. United.
  After conceding 14 goals in its first 11 league games, Toronto (7-7-1) has leaked 10 in its last four outings (1-0-3). That has dropped John Herdman’s defence to 21st in the league, conceding 1.60 goals a game.
  Herdman said the matter was raised in a team meeting Monday.
  “It’s not numbers (of defenders) because we seem to get good num
  
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• Councillor says Chilliwack gas stations gouged customers over May long weekend, urges Chilliwack’s 2 MLAs to step up

  28-05-2024 19:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Whether it’s legislative mandates handed down from the province with virtually no consultation, or the seeming invisibility of Chilliwack’s two MLAs on important matters like drug decriminalization and transit expansion, Chilliwack Councillor Bud Mercer seldom minces words during council meetings.So when Councillor Mercer learned that Kelowna’s gas prices were roughly 25 cents cheaper per litre than Chilliwack’s ($1.89/litre) over the May long weekend,
  
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• House set to vote to oust Speaker, but latest attempt by Tories is likely to fail

  28-05-2024 19:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — MPs will vote tonight on a motion calling for House of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus to resign but it is not expected to succeed.
  The Conservatives say Fergus is too partisan for the role and want him out of his chair by Monday.
  This is the third time in less than eight months that the Conservatives have called on Fergus to resign.
  The latest accusation stems from a post that the Liberal party uploaded to its website last week that promoted a summer barbecue event featuring Fergus t
  
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• Aid deliveries suspended after rough seas damage US-built temporary pier in Gaza, 3 US officials say

  28-05-2024 18:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. built temporary pier that had been used to deliver additional humanitarian aid into Gaza was damaged by rough seas and has temporarily suspended operations. That’s according to three U.S. officials who spoke to The Associated Press on Tuesday. The Joint Logistics Over The Shore, or JLOTS, pier only began operations last week and had provided an additional way to get critically needed food to Gaza.Tara Copp, The Associated Press
  
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• Quebec homeowner recalls moment tornado hit his farmhouse west of Montreal

  28-05-2024 18:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TRÈS-SAINT-RÉDEMPTEUR, Que. — A homeowner in western Quebec is recounting a narrow escape after his home was hit by a tornado Monday afternoon.
  Daniel Gélinas was having a coffee in his house in Très-Saint-Rédempteur, near the Ontario-Quebec border, when he noticed swirling clouds and saw part of his deck fly by.
  He said he just had time to grab his dog and run to the basement before the tornado hit, ripping the roof off his home, flattening his garage an
  
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• Upper Fraser Valley RCMP confirms a man has died after being hit by a car in Agassiz

  28-05-2024 18:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  AGASSIZ — Upper Fraser Valley RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener has confirmed that a male pedestrian died after being hit by a vehicle on Lougheed Highway (Hwy. 7) in Agassiz Monday night, west of Maria Slough.In a phone call with Fraser Valley Today at 9:25 a.m. Tuesday morning, Cpl. Kiener says the male was pronounced deceased on scene.
  The driver of the vehicle remained at the scene and has been cooperative. No criminality is suspected at this point, Cpl. Kiener said, since the d
  
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• Toronto Argonauts sign two-time Grey Cup champion Janarion Grant

  28-05-2024 18:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts have signed returner Janarion Grant, who won two Grey Cup titles with Winnipeg.
  The 30-year-old from Trilby, Fla., spent the last four seasons with the Blue Bombers, helping them to four Grey Cup appearanes and championships in 2019 and 2021.
  He was named a CFL all-star in 2022 when he led the league with 817 punt return yards, taking two punts back for touchdowns.
  He also had 782 yards and a touchdown on kick returns that season.
  Grant returned a punt 102 y
  
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• Garage sale this weekend in Chilliwack to support widows, orphans in Kenya

  28-05-2024 18:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Since its formation over a decade ago, Voice of Hope has leveraged its Chilliwack connections to enhance the quality of life for indigent widows and orphans in Kenya.Teams of Chilliwack-area volunteers visit Kenya on a regular basis to provide tangible assistance to vulnerable women and children by facilitating opportunities for them to have better everyday lives and self sustainability.One of the primary fundraisers that enables Voice of Hope to maintain this yearly outreach
  
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• Judge nixes bid to restrict Trump statements that could endanger officers in classified records case

  28-05-2024 17:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s classified documents case in Florida on Tuesday denied prosecutors’ request to bar the former president from making public statements that could endanger law enforcement agents participating in the prosecution.
  U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon said in her order that prosecutors didn’t give defense lawyers adequate time to discuss the request before it was filed Friday evening. She denied the request without prejudice,
  
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• Private equity firm buys hockey rink board maker Athletica Sport Systems

  28-05-2024 17:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Private equity firm Reichmann Segal Capital Partners says it has acquired Athletica Sport Systems Inc., a maker of boards and other equipment used for hockey rinks.
  Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
  Athletica is the preferred rink equipment supplier to the National Hockey League and the American Hockey League.Toronto-based Reichmann Segal says Athletica will continue to operate under its current brand and management team.
  It says it plans to invest in new product devel
  
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• Georgian parliament overrides presidential veto of the divisive foreign influence bill

  28-05-2024 17:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — The Georgian parliament on Tuesday overrode a presidential veto of the “foreign agents” legislation that has fueled Western concerns and sparked massive protests for weeks.
  The legislature, controlled by the ruling Georgian Dream party, dismissed President Salome Zourabichvili’s veto of the legislation that she and other critics say will restrict media freedom and obstruct Georgia’s chances of joining the European Union.
  The president now has
  
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• Pope apologizes after being quoted using vulgar term about gay men in talk about ban on gay priests

  28-05-2024 17:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis apologized Tuesday after he was quoted using a vulgar and derogatory term about gay men to reaffirm the Catholic Church’s ban on gay priests.
  Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni issued a statement acknowledging the media storm that erupted about Francis’ comments, which were delivered behind closed doors to Italian bishops on May 20.
  Italian media on Monday had quoted unnamed Italian bishops in reporting that Francis jokingly used the term “fag
  
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• Biden campaign sends allies De Niro and first responders to Trump NYC trial to keep focus on Jan. 6

  28-05-2024 16:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s campaign on Tuesday showed up outside former President Donald Trump’s New York City criminal hush money trial in an effort to refocus the race on the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection.
  Biden’s team, which had largely ignored the trial since it began six weeks ago, was looking to capitalize on its drama-filled closing moments, sending actor Robert De Niro and some of the first responders at the Capitol that day. A top adviser said t
  
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• Trump is ‘innocent,’ defense lawyer tells jury as closing arguments get underway in hush money trial

  28-05-2024 16:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump is “innocent” and did not break the law, a lawyer for the former president told jurors during closing arguments Tuesday as the landmark hush money trial moved closer to its conclusion.
  The arguments, expected to last the entire day, will give attorneys one last chance to address the Manhattan jury and to score final points with the panel before it starts deliberating the fate of the first former American president to be charged with felony crimes.
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• Regalia and Runways: How a Chilliwack designer is bridging Indigenous style and couture fashion - Fraser Valley Current

  28-05-2024 14:50 via news.google.com
  
  Regalia and Runways: How a Chilliwack designer is bridging Indigenous style and couture fashion  Fraser Valley Current
  
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• Israeli army says it used small munitions in Rafah airstrike, and fire was caused by secondary blast

  28-05-2024 14:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military said Tuesday that an initial investigation into a strike that sparked a deadly fire in the southern Gaza city of Rafah has found the blaze was caused by a secondary explosion.
  Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, the chief military spokesman, said the military fired two 17-kilogram (37-pound) munitions that targeted two senior Hamas militants. He says the munitions would have been too small to ignite a fire on their own.
  Hagari said the army is loo
  
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• Taiwan’s legislature passes changes seen as favoring China, reducing president’s power

  28-05-2024 11:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s opposition-controlled legislature passed changes on Tuesday that are seen as favoring China and diminishing the power of the island’s president.
  The changes pushed by the opposition Nationalist Party and its allies give the body greater power to control budgets, including defense spending that the party has blocked in what many see as a concession to China.
  The Nationalists took control of the legislature with a single-seat majority after election
  
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• In the news today: U of T seeks court injunction to clear encampment

  28-05-2024 10:16 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…
  U of T seeks court injunction to clear encampment as protesters stay put
  The University of Toronto is asking the courts to authorize police action to remove protesters who refuse orders to leave a pro-Palestinian encampment set up on campus earlier this month. The university has filed a notice of motion in court aimed at bringing about an end to the demonstration while sa
  
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• U of T seeks court injunction to clear encampment as protesters stay put

  28-05-2024 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The University of Toronto is asking the courts to authorize police action to remove protesters who refuse orders to leave a pro-Palestinian encampment set up on campus earlier this month.The university has filed a notice of motion in court aimed at bringing about an end to the demonstration while saying the encampment was causing irreparable harm to the institution.
  Among the relief sought, the university is asking for an order authorizing police to “arrest and remove persons, objects and
  
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• Nature Conservancy of Canada buys B.C. grasslands for new conservation area

  28-05-2024 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CRANBROOK, B.C. — The Nature Conservancy of Canada says a new conservation area north of Cranbrook, B.C., will protect important bird habitat and preserve grasslands in the province’s southeast.The conservancy says money from the federal government and private donors went to buying up 271 hectares of land in the Skookumchuk Prairie in the province’s southeast corner.
  Richard Klafki, a B.C. program director with the Nature Conservancy, says the land which also includes wetlands
  
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• A stone quarry collapses in India’s northeast due to heavy rains, killing 13. Another 16 are missing

  28-05-2024 09:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  GUWAHATI, India (AP) — A stone quarry collapsed Tuesday in India’s northeast due to heavy rains triggered by a tropical storm, killing 13 quarry workers, officials said. Another 16 remain missing.Senior police officer Rahul Alwal said rescuers recovered the bodies of those killed from the quarry in Melthum, some 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) from the state capital Aizwal, and were able to pull out two workers alive from the debris.
  Alwal said rescue workers are digging through the rubble
  
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• Spain’s prime minister says Cabinet to recognize a Palestinian state as EU rift with Israel widens

  28-05-2024 08:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MADRID (AP) — Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said the Spanish Cabinet will recognize a Palestinian state at its Tuesday morning meeting as a European Union rift with Israel widens.
  Ireland and Norway were also to make official their recognition of a Palestinian state later in the day. While dozens of countries have recognized a Palestinian state, none of the major Western powers has done so.
  Sánchez, who announced his country’s decision before parliament last week, has sp
  
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• 1 in 8 pregnant people have disabilities but face lack of accessible care: report

  28-05-2024 06:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  A new report says one in eight people who are pregnant in Ontario has a disability, but many face barriers to accessible care, as well as disrespectful attitudes from doctors and other care providers.Lead author Hilary Brown from the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences says people with disabilities have been overlooked in reproductive health care because of societal assumptions that they won’t have children.
  Brown says some disabled participants in the study told researchers that n
  
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• Longtime umpire Ángel Hernández retires. He unsuccessfully sued MLB for racial discrimination

  28-05-2024 06:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Longtime umpire Ángel Hernández, who unsuccessfully sued Major League Baseball for racial discrimination, is retiring immediately.
  During a career that lasted more than three decades, the 62-year-old Hernández was often scorned by players, managers and fans for missed calls and quick ejections — some in high-profile situations.
  Hernández issued a statement through MLB on Monday night saying he has decided he wants to spend more time with hi
  
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• Robertson powers Stars over Oilers for 2-1 lead in Western Conference final

  28-05-2024 05:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Jason Robertson completed his first-career playoff hat trick midway through the third period as the Dallas Stars defeated the Edmonton Oilers 5-3 on Monday to take a 2-1 lead in the NHL’s Western Conference final.
  Wyatt Johnston and Miro Heiskanen, into the empty net, had the other goal for Dallas. Jake Oettinger made 26 saves. Roope Hintz, Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn had two assists each.
  Connor McDavid, with a goal and an assist to give him 100 career playoff points, Zac
  
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