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• Toronto FC faces tough challenge as defending MLS champion Columbus comes to town

  17-09-2024 23:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Coach John Herdman isn’t putting too much stock in the fact that Toronto FC, since losing 4-0 in Columbus on July 6, has posted a better league record than the defending MLS champion.
  Toronto, which beat visiting Austin 2-1 on Saturday, has won four of six league outings (4-2-0) since that setback at Lower.com Field while the Crew are 3-2-2.“I don’t put any credence (in that),” said Herdman. “I just look at their squad and I salivate.”
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• Canucks winger Joshua to miss training camp following cancer diagnosis

  17-09-2024 23:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Vancouver Canucks winger Dakota Joshua has announced he’ll miss the start of training camp following surgery for testicular cancer.Joshua said in a statement posted to social media by the team Tuesday that he felt a lump on one of his testicles this summer and later had surgery to successfully remove the tumour.The 28-year-old from Dearborn, Mich., said he plans on returning to play “as soon as possible” and is “working hard every day” to rejoin hi
  
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• Lack of citizenship documents might keep many from voting in Arizona state and local races

  17-09-2024 23:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Nearly 100,000 voters who haven’t submitted citizenship documents might be prevented from participating in Arizona’s state and local elections, a significant number for the battleground state where races have been tight.
  The announcement Tuesday of an error in state-run databases that reclassified voters comes days before county election officials are required to mail ballots to uniformed and overseas voters.Democratic Secretary of State Adrian Fontes and Stephen
  
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• Mental game crucial as Vancouver Whitecaps embark on road swing

  17-09-2024 23:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Vanni Sartini isn’t known for keeping his opinions to himself.During training, the head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps regularly paces the field, yelling instructions in multiple languages and gesticulating wildly.His relative quiet at Tuesday’s session was noticeable, but as the ‘Caps (13-8-6) gear up for a packed stretch of critical matchups — starting with a visit to the Houston Dynamo on Wednesday — Sartini is “biting his tongue.”
  
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• Database error challenges Arizona’s rules that require voters to submit citizenship documents

  17-09-2024 22:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Nearly 100,000 voters who haven’t submitted citizenship documents might be prevented from participating in Arizona’s state and local elections, a significant number for the battleground state where races have been tight.
  The announcement Tuesday of an error in state-run databases that reclassified voters comes days before county election officials are required to mail ballots to uniformed and overseas voters.Democratic Secretary of State Adrian Fontes and Stephen
  
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• RCMP looks for man who fell in the Fraser River

  17-09-2024 22:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LILLOOET — Lillooet RCMP are asking for the public’s help in finding a missing man who fell into the Fraser River.
  On Friday, Sept. 6 at around 5:15 p.m., RCMP say a caller reported a man had fallen into the river near the 6 Mile fishing grounds off Highway 99 in Lillooet.
  According to witnesses, Randall Alvis Ned was fishing with a dip net when the current pulled on his fishing tool and took him into the water.
  In a news release issued Monday (Sept. 16) night, RCMP say Lillooet Road
  
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• ‘Be a goldfish:’ Mitton sees positives in season that ended with Diamond League title

  17-09-2024 22:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  It was a lengthy season for Sarah Mitton, but one that she considers both a success and a learning experience.The 28-year-old shot putter checked some boxes with a list that includes her first world indoor title, a new personal best throw and first Diamond League title this past weekend. And while the Paris Olympics didn’t go as planned, she picked up some lessons along the way.
  “I started my season in November this year competing at Pan Am. And so competing at Pan Am Games in Novemb
  
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• Langley man, 26, stabbed in what police are calling a ‘targeted, isolated’ incident

  17-09-2024 22:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LANGLEY — Mounties in Langley say a 26-year-old Langley man was taken to hospital Tuesday morning after being stabbed in the vicinity of Douglas Crescent in Langley.According to a news release from Corporal Zynal Sharoom, police responded to the report of a stabbing Tuesday morning (Sept. 17) at 8:15 a.m. in the 20300 block of Douglas Crescent. Officers and paramedics attended and found the victim inside a local business. He was transported to a local area hospital with serious but non-lif
  
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• Activist sues India in U.S. court over alleged plot that killed B.C. Sikh leader

  17-09-2024 22:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK — A Sikh independence activist is suing India for its alleged role in what’s described in court documents as two co-ordinated attacks, including one that resulted in the death of a temple leader in British Columbia.
  Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, with the group Sikhs for Justice, says the civil lawsuit in the U.S. district court for southern New York is aimed at holding the Indian government accountable for alleged involvement in the shooting death of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surre
  
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• Surrey, B.C., ER doctors call for ‘new leadership’ amid ‘toxic’ work environment

  17-09-2024 22:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SURREY, B.C. — British Columbia politicians are celebrating connecting more people with family doctors, but it comes as emergency room physicians at Surrey Memorial Hospital say conditions there continue to crumble.
  A letter sent to the president of Fraser Health Authority Dr. Victoria Lee, and published online, warns that deteriorating conditions in the department are “unequivocally leading to substandard care” and creating an “increasingly toxic work environment.”
  
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• Former Oilers assistant GM Brad Holland follows his father out the door in Edmonton

  17-09-2024 22:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — The NHL’s Edmonton Oilers announced Tuesday that assistant general manager Brad Holland is leaving the club.
  The move comes almost three months after the departure of former Oilers general manager Ken Holland, Brad’s father.
  Oilers chief executive officer and president of hockey operations Jeff Jackson said in a statement that Brad Holland and the team parted ways so Holland could “explore other opportunities.”
  Holland, 43, joined the Oilers as a scout in
  
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• Chilliwack Salvation Army to host ‘A Century of Hope’ concert this weekend - Fraser Valley Today

  17-09-2024 22:29 via news.google.com
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• Chilliwack Salvation Army to host ‘A Century of Hope’ concert this weekend

  17-09-2024 22:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Roughly a month after its summertime event brought thousands of people to downtown Chilliwack to mark its 100th anniversary, the Chilliwack Salvation Army will host a special centennial concert this weekend.
  “A Century of Hope” is being billed by organizers as an amazing evening of beautiful music and inspiring stories celebrating the legacy of the Salvation Army, as well as its many ministry accomplishments.
  The concert will feature special guests The Salvation Ar
  
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• Report charts path for Canada to show importance to United States

  17-09-2024 22:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — While Canada cannot escape the gravitational pull of an increasingly unstable United States, a new report is charting a path forward to ensure Canadian interests become more important to our closest neighbour.
  “The world does need more of Canada. The United States does. Our other allies do,” said the report by Public Policy Forum, a non-profit group that brings together experts to advise on significant policy issues.
  “But it is up to us to make it happen.&rdq
  
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• Canada consulting with allies on possible involvement in AUKUS security pact

  17-09-2024 21:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada is in consultations with the U.K., the U.S. and Australia about possible collaboration in the security pact known as AUKUS.
  The trilateral deal was struck three years ago in an effort to boost security in the Indo-Pacific region by building a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines for Australia.Some Canadian military leaders have expressed dismay that Canada was not part of the deal as they pushed the government to commit to replacing the Victoria-class submarine fleet.
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• B.C. election statistically tied, but B.C. Conservatives lead by 27 in the Fraser Valley: Research Co.

  17-09-2024 21:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — A new poll from Research Co. suggests the governing New Democratic Party and the Conservative Party of B.C. are essentially tied just days before the fall campaign gets underway, though regional polling appears to show a clear winner among the two leading parties.
  According to the results of an online survey of a representative provincial sample conducted between September 9-11, 44 per cent of decided voters would select the NDP candidate in their riding, a slight edge over 42
  
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• Sixth-ranked Canadian women to face World Cup champion Spain in October friendly

  17-09-2024 21:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The sixth-ranked Canadian women will face World Cup champion Spain in an international friendly next month.
  Third-ranked Spain will host Canada on Oct. 25 at Estadio Francisco de la Hera in Almendralejo.
  The game will be the first for the Canadian women since the Paris Olympics, where they lost to Germany in a quarterfinal penalty shootout after coach Bev Priestman was sent home and later suspended for a year by FIFA over her part in Canada’s drone-spying scandal.
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• Five things to know about the Bloc Québécois’ newest riding, LaSalle-Émard-Verdun

  17-09-2024 21:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The Bloc Québécois dealt a painful blow to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Monday’s byelection, winning the Liberal stronghold of LaSalle-Émard-Verdun by 248 votes. Here are five things to know about the Montreal riding.1. It’s existed since 2015
  The riding is located southwest of downtown Montreal, and includes parts of the boroughs of Verdun, LaSalle, and the Sud-Ouest. It was created ahead of the 2015 election, and was originally named LaSall
  
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• B.C. ‘fell so short’ in Doukhobor pay, communication after apology: ombudsperson

  17-09-2024 21:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — British Columbia’s ombudsperson has a list of criticisms for the province over the way it has treated Doukhobor survivors months after the premier apologized for the government’s removal of the children from their families in the 1950s.A statement from Jay Chalke says the government is being vague about who is eligible for promised compensation, and its communication is so inconsistent and unclear that survivors are coming to his office for help.Hundreds of children
  
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• Garlic festival returns to Chilliwack with new 'stinking' name - Chilliwack Progress

  17-09-2024 20:49 via news.google.com
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• Garlic festival returns to Chilliwack with new 'stinking' name - Hope Standard

  17-09-2024 20:47 via news.google.com
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• Valley Huskers score 28 points in 4th quarter, triumph in offensive slugfest

  17-09-2024 20:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KAMLOOPS — With quarterback Tyran Duval back in the saddle, the Valley Huskers put on a remarkable show of offence over the weekend to win a crucial game on the road.
  Duval completed 20 passes for 368 yards and four touchdowns, and running backs Jawad Harb and Grady Andrea each scored touchdowns, as the Huskers used a 28-point fourth quarter to capture its fourth victory of the year in a 53-36 win Sunday in Kamloops.Kamloops (1-6) actually led by a point entering the fourth quarter before
  
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• CF Montreal looks for revenge against New England Revolution

  17-09-2024 20:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTRÉAL — At the beginning of the year, CF Montreal probably didn’t have Wednesday’s match against the New England Revolution circled on its calendar. But that has likely changed after what happened just over three weeks ago.
  In front of a full house at Saputo Stadium, Montreal saw fans turn against the team in a crushing 5-0 defeat to the Revolution. The Aug. 24 loss, combined with a 4-1 defeat in Cincinnati seven days later, also cast doubt on Laurent Courtois’
  
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• Chilliwack non-profit to offer 3 free bike repair clinics - Fraser Valley Today

  17-09-2024 20:15 via news.google.com
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• Chilliwack non-profit to offer 3 free bike repair clinics

  17-09-2024 20:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — A Chilliwack non-profit will offer a series of free bike maintenance clinics to the public starting in early October as a way of giving back to the community.
  Chilliwack Restorative Cycle, a part of Chilliwack Restorative Justice & Youth Advocacy Association, invites Chilliwack residents to gain essential knowledge in bicycle repair and maintenance from Mark Stewart, who’s described by the non-profit as a seasoned bike mechanic and head mechanic at Restorative Cycle
  
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• Garrison 'bike bus' helps Chilliwack kids ride to school safely - Chilliwack Progress

  17-09-2024 20:01 via news.google.com
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• Former cabinet minister appeals to Elections B.C. to register New Liberal Party of BC

  17-09-2024 19:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Former federal cabinet minister Herb Dhaliwal says he wants to revive a liberal party for those left politically homeless in British Columbia after the BC United Party suspended its campaign in the upcoming provincial election.Dhaliwal says he wants “moderate, centrist” voters to get behind the New Liberal Party of BC in time for the election on October 19.Dhaliwal says in a statement that the former BC Liberal Party that rebranded as BC United was doomed by a &ldqu
  
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• Toronto FC promote forward Charlie Sharp, wingback Nate Edwards to first-team roster

  17-09-2024 19:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — After being drafted in the third round (61st overall) of the 2023 MLS SuperDraft, forward Charlie Sharp decided to put his dream of playing professional football on hold.
  He spent a couple of weeks training with Toronto FC that summer and then returned for a fifth year at Western Michigan University.
  “It was a really tough decision for me,” Sharp recalled. “Because I knew that going back to school, nothing was guaranteed. I could get injured or not perform well,
  
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• Weegar committed to Calgary Flames despite veteran exodus

  17-09-2024 19:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MacKenzie Weegar wasn’t bitter or upset as he watched friends live out their dreams.
  The Calgary Flames defenceman just hopes to experience the same feeling one day. He also knows the road leading to that moment, if it does arrive, will likely be long and winding — much like his own path.
  A seventh-round pick by the Florida Panthers at the 2013 NHL draft, Weegar climbed the ranks to become an important piece of a roster that captured the Presidents’ Trophy as the league’s
  
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• Maple Leafs announce Oreo as new helmet sponsor for upcoming NHL season

  17-09-2024 19:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have announced cookie brand Oreo as the team’s helmet sponsor for the upcoming NHL season.
  The new helmet will debut Sunday when Toronto opens its 2024-25 pre-season against the Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Arena.
  The Oreo logo replaces Canadian restaurant chain Pizza Pizza, which was the Leafs’ helmet sponsor last season.
  Previously, social media platform TikTok sponsored Toronto starting in the 2021-22 regular season when the league began al
  
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• B.C. govt. issues warning letter about alleged environmental violations at Chilliwack correctional centre - Fraser Valley Today

  17-09-2024 19:20 via news.google.com
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• B.C. govt. issues warning letter about alleged environmental violations at Chilliwack correctional centre

  17-09-2024 19:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The B.C. government has issued a warning letter about alleged environmental violations associated to the wastewater treatment facility at a correctional centre in Chilliwack.According to a warning letter dated August 23, 2024, an environmental protection officer from the from the B.C. Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy conducted a planned on-site inspection of the wastewater treatment facility at 57657 Chilliwack Lake Road, home to Ford Mountain Correctional C
  
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• Byelection win: Bloc Québécois to squeeze Liberals for gains, not trigger election

  17-09-2024 19:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The Bloc Québécois leader says he’s in no hurry to trigger a federal election and will instead stick with his plan to extract gains from the minority Liberal government.
  Yves-François Blanchet made the comments to reporters today after his party’s stunning byelection victory in the former Liberal stronghold of LaSalle—Émard—Verdun, in Montreal’s southwest.
  Blanchet says the NDP’s decision to end its agreement with t
  
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• Chilliwack company to hold winter operations hiring event/BBQ - Fraser Valley Today

  17-09-2024 18:49 via news.google.com
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• Chilliwack company to hold winter operations hiring event

  17-09-2024 18:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The provincial contractor tasked with providing highway and bridge maintenance services in the Fraser Valley since 1996 will hold a winter operations hiring event in Chilliwack early next month.
  Emil Anderson, with operations and offices throughout British Columbia, will hold a winter maintenance career fair on Saturday, October 5 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at its Rosedale facility, 51160 Sache Street, in Chilliwack. Interested job applicants are invited to bring the family for a
  
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• Fledgling Northern Super League adds four to front office ahead of April kickoff

  17-09-2024 18:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The Northern Super League has fleshed out its front office with four appointments.
  Jose Maria Celestino da Costa was named vice-president and head of soccer operations while Marianne Brooks was appointed vice-president of partnerships, Kelly Shouldice as vice-president of brand and content and Joyce Sou as vice-president of finance and business operations.The new six-team women’s pro league is set to kick off in April.
  “Their unique expertise and leadership are crucial as we lay the
  
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• Food items that got more expensive in August, and which ones saw prices go down

  17-09-2024 18:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Inflation has come down from its highs, and groceries are no exception.
  Statistics Canada reported on Tuesday that grocery prices in August rose 2.4 per cent from the year before, a far cry from their peak of 11.4 per cent in late 2022 and early 2023.Overall annual inflation was two per cent in August, the slowest pace since February 2021.As Canadians grapple with double-digit increases in grocery prices over just a few years, here are some of the food items still on the rise, and
  
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• StatCan looks to improve the way it tracks wireless plan pricing with new data

  17-09-2024 18:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Statistics Canada has changed the way it tracks the price of wireless plans in an effort to capture a more accurate picture of what Canadians are paying when it calculates the inflation rate.
  The agency has been using web-collected data on the advertised cost of plans based on a set of profiles designed to reflect how households use their devices.
  However, Statistics Canada has now started using actual sales data from participating wireless companies to help build a picture of the
  
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• 100 Years: Chilliwack always finds ways to help the Salvation Army serve - Chilliwack Progress

  17-09-2024 18:00 via news.google.com
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• Health Canada approves updated Moderna COVID-19 vaccine

  17-09-2024 17:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Health Canada has authorized Moderna’s updated COVID-19 vaccine that protects against currently circulating variants of the virus.The mRNA vaccine, called Spikevax, has been reformulated to target the KP.2 subvariant of Omicron.
  It will replace the previous version of the vaccine that was released a year ago, which targeted the XBB.1.5 subvariant of Omicron.
  Health Canada recently asked provinces and territories to get rid of their older COVID-19 vaccines to ensure the most
  
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• Georgian parliament approves anti-LGBTQ legislation, echoing measures in Russia

  17-09-2024 16:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Georgia’s parliament on Tuesday approved sweeping legislation that curtails LGBTQ+ rights, a measure that echoes laws adopted in neighboring Russia.
  The bill, introduced by the ruling party Georgian Dream earlier this year, includes bans on same-sex marriages, adoptions by same-sex couples and public endorsement and depictions of LGBTQ+ relations and people in the media. It also bans gender-affirming care and changing gender designations in official documents.
  
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• Former Canadiens, Senators defenceman Chris Wideman retires after six NHL seasons

  17-09-2024 16:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Former Montreal Canadiens and Ottawa Senators defenceman Chris Wideman announced he’s retiring after six NHL seasons on Tuesday.
  Wideman spent his last three seasons under contract with the Canadiens, but did not play during the 2023-24 campaign due to a back injury.
  The 34-year-old said in a letter released by the Canadiens that he made several attempts at rehabilitation and sought a variety of treatments before deciding to hang up his skates. He finishes his career with
  
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• Florida will launch criminal probe into apparent assassination attempt of Trump, governor says

  17-09-2024 15:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fl. (AP) — Florida law enforcement will launch a state-level criminal probe of the apparent assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday.DeSantis told reporters that the “suspect is believed to have committed state law violations.” DeSantis’ announcement comes a day after Ryan Routh was charged with federal firearms crimes.Routh did not fire any shots, never had Trump in his line of sight and sped away after an ag
  
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• Canadian Hockey League boosts border rivalry by launching series vs. USA Hockey’s development team

  17-09-2024 15:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The Canadian Hockey League is looking to capitalize on the sport’s cross-border rivalry by having its top draft-eligible prospects face USA Hockey’s National Development team in an annual two-game series starting in November.
  Unveiled on Tuesday by the CHL, the series is being billed as the CHL-USA Prospects Challenge with this year’s games played at two Ontario cities — London and Oshawa — on Nov. 26-27. The CHL reached a three-year deal to host the series, with si
  
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• Trudeau returns to Parliament after loss of second Liberal stronghold

  17-09-2024 15:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will face his cabinet this morning, just hours after the Liberals lost a second stronghold in a byelection in Montreal Monday night.
  The cabinet will gather for the first regularly scheduled meeting of the fall sitting of Parliament, which began Monday.
  Trudeau’s Liberals were hopeful they could retain the Montreal riding of LaSalle—Émard—Verdun, but those hopes were dashed after the Bloc Québécois won it in an e
  
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• A French man admits in court to drugging his wife so that he and dozens of men could rape her

  17-09-2024 12:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  AVIGNON, France (AP) — A 71-year-old French man acknowledged in court Tuesday that he drugged his then-wife and invited dozens of men to rape her over nearly a decade, as well as raping her himself. He pleaded with her, and their three children, for forgiveness.
  “Today I maintain that, along with the other men here, I am a rapist,″ Dominique Pélicot told the court. “They knew everything. They can’t say otherwise.”Dominique Pélicot’s testimo
  
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• A military training camp in Mali’s capital has been attacked, the army says

  17-09-2024 11:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A military training camp in Mali’s capital was attacked by extremists early Tuesday, said the army.
  Gunmen attempted to infiltrate the Faladie gendarme school and a sweep operation is underway, said a statement from the military. The army said the situation was under control and asked people to avoid the area.Early Tuesday morning an Associated Press reporter heard two explosions and saw smoke rise in the distance. The training school is located on the outskirts o
  
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• Casualties in Myanmar push Southeast Asia’s death toll from Typhoon Yagi past 500

  17-09-2024 11:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BANGKOK (AP) — Floods and landslides in Myanmar triggered by last week’s Typhoon Yagi and seasonal monsoon rains have claimed at least 226 lives, with 77 people missing, state-run media reported Tuesday. The new figures push the total number of dead in Southeast Asia from the storm past 500.
  The accounting of casualties has been slow, in part due to communication difficulties with the affected areas. Myanmar is wracked by a civil war that began in 2021 after the army seized power fro
  
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• EU chief unveils her new team after a long and bumpy road; women get top roles

  17-09-2024 11:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen put women in many of the top roles of her new team in her next five-year tenure at the head of the bloc on Tuesday after many EU member states had been reluctant to live up to her demand for gender parity.Von der Leyen put six women among the eight top positions in her team. She and foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas were already agreed on by government leaders, but she added Spanish Socialist Teresa Ribero to lead the green transitio
  
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• Myanmar’s death toll from Typhoon Yagi rises past 200, with tallying hindered by civil war

  17-09-2024 11:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BANGKOK (AP) — Floods and landslides in Myanmar triggered by last week’s Typhoon Yagi and seasonal monsoon rains have claimed at least 226 lives, with 77 people missing, state-run media reported Tuesday.
  The death toll, reported in the state-run Myanma Alinn, was almost seven times Friday’s initial total of 33, with strong prospects of it continuing to rise. The counting of casualties has been slow, in part due to communication difficulties with the affected areas as Myanmar is
  
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