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• RCMP seek suspects linked to ’emergency’ scam cases in Ridge Meadows

  08-12-2024 23:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MAPLE RIDGE – Investigators handling multiple complaints in August related to an “emergency” scam believe two young men are connected to some of the fraudulent activities.
  Ridge Meadows RCMP released images of the pair, suspected to be aged between 20 and 30-years-old, who may have participated in a scheme involving fake lawyers contacting individuals and convincing them a family member is in trouble.
  “In these incidents, victims were contacted by the alleged suspects by
  
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• Saquon Barkley sets Eagles season-rushing record against Panthers

  08-12-2024 22:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Saquon Barkley set the Philadelphia Eagles’ single-season rushing record on a 9-yard run in the fourth quarter against Carolina on Sunday.
  Barkley needed 13 games to break LeSean McCoy’s record of 1,607 yards set in 2013. Barkley, in his first season with the Eagles, entered the game third on the season list and also passed Wilbert Montgomery and his 1,512 yards in 1978.
  Needing 109 yards to set the mark, Barkley heard “MVP! MVP!” chants after a
  
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• Police search for three men who escaped from immigration holding centre in Quebec

  08-12-2024 21:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Authorities are searching for three Chilean nationals who escaped from the Laval Immigration Holding Centre north of Montreal.
  Canada Border Services Agency says arrest warrants have been issued for Bryan Ulises Moya Rojas, Diego Nicolas Flores Sepulveda and Daniel Eliseo Gonzalez Ihrig after they left the facility Saturday night.
  The men are 30, 36 and 29 years old, and CBSA did not say how they escaped or why they were detained.
  They are asking anyone with information to conta
  
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• Canadian basketball player Kayla Alexander has No.40 retired by Syracuse

  08-12-2024 21:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SYRACUSE — Canadian basketball player Kayla Alexander had her No. 40 jersey retired by Syracuse University on Sunday.
  The two-time Olympian from Milton, Ont., became just the second women’s basketball player in Syracuse history to receive the honour when her jersey went up during halftime of the Syracuse’s game against Notre Dame.
  “It’s still so surreal to me because in my head, I’ve always believed that people who get their jerseys in the rafters, like those
  
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• BC Highway Patrol launches annual ‘Light Up the Province’ campaign to get ‘impaired drivers off the roads’

  08-12-2024 20:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BURNABY – BC Highway Patrol (BCHP) launched their annual ‘Light Up the Province’ campaign on Saturday from a check stop on Grandview Highway near Boundary Road.
  The outing brought together officers from police agencies across BC with a mission “to get impaired drivers off the roads.”
  The campaign involves increased roadblocks throughout December, accompanied by regular updates on social media from the BCHP.
  “We know we’ll get lots of positive support fro
  
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• Biden says Assad’s fall in Syria is a ‘fundamental act of justice,’ but ‘a moment of risk’

  08-12-2024 19:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Sunday that the sudden collapse of the Syrian government under Bashar Assad is a “fundamental act of justice” after decades of repression, but it was “a moment of risk and uncertainty” for the Mideast.
  Speaking at the White House, Biden said the U.S. was not sure of Assad’s whereabouts, but was monitoring reports he was seeking refuge in Moscow.
  Biden credited action by the U.S. and its allies for weakening Syria&rsqu
  
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• Border control and tariffs: Quebec Premier François Legault meets Trump in Paris

  08-12-2024 19:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Quebec Premier François Legault says he met U.S. president-elect Donald Trump in Paris and they discussed border control and a proposed tariff on Canadian goods.
  Legault posted a photo on social media of himself shaking hands with Trump during his visit to the French capital for the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral.
  Trump has promised to impose a punishing 25 per cent tariff on Canada if it doesn’t improve security at the border and stop the flow of migrants and illegal drugs.
  The
  
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• Canadian judokas Gauthier-Drapeau, Reyes win bronze at Tokyo Grand Slam

  08-12-2024 18:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TOKYO — Canadian judokas François Gauthier-Drapeau and Kyle Reyes earned bronze medals Sunday at the Tokyo Grand Slam judo event.
  Gauthier-Drapeau, form Alma, Que., finished with a bronze in the men’s under-81 kg category when opponent David Karapetyan failed to show up for the medal bout.
  Reyes had a much different path to a medal.
  The judoka from Brampton, Ont., defeated Japan’s Koki Kumasaka for under-100 kg bronze in a match that went over 10 minutes.
  Kumasaka had ea
  
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• Canada’s Roussel wins 1,000-metre gold at World Tour short-track speedskating event

  08-12-2024 18:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BEIJING — Félix Roussel win gold in the men’s 1,000 metres as Canada picked up three medals Sunday to conclude a short-track speedskating World Tour stop in Beijing.
  Roussel from Sherbrooke, Que., finished in one minute 25.352 seconds to earn his first individual distance medal of the season and his second career World Tour victory.
  Poland’s Michal Niewinski (1:25.480) and Britain’s Niall Treacy (1:25.598) joined Roussel on the podium.
  Also Sunday, Florence Brunell
  
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• Canadian rugby sevens women down Japan to finish fifth at Cape Town Sevens

  08-12-2024 17:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CAPE TOWN — Asia Hogan-Rochester scored her fourth try of the day to help Canada finish fifth at the Cape Town Sevens with a 22-7 win over Japan on Sunday.
  The Olympic silver medallist Canadian women were coming off an eighth-place finish last weekend in Dubai, the opening event of the seven-stop 2025 HSBC SVNS season.New Zealand faced the United States in the women’s cup final later Sunday while host South Africa took on France in the men’s title decider.
  The U.S women upset D
  
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• Canada captain Alphonso Davies sidelined by hamstring strain playing for Bayern

  08-12-2024 17:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MUNICH — Canada captain Alphonso Davies strained his hamstring in Bayern Munich’s 4-2 win over FC Heidenheim 1846 in Bundesliga play Saturday,
  Bayern said Davies and French international winger Kingsley Coman both sustained left hamstring strains and “will be sidelined for the time being.”
  Davies, a 24-year-old left back from Edmonton, who has won 56 caps for Canada with 16 goals and 17 assists, is out of contract with the German powerhouse after this season and has been
  
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• Updated advisory urges Canadians to avoid all travel to Syria, leave if possible

  08-12-2024 17:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Ottawa is urging Canadians to avoid all travel to Syria and to consider leaving the country if it’s safe to do so.
  An updated travel advisory is warning people to avoid the Middle Eastern country due to what the Canadian government calls “ongoing armed conflict, terrorism, criminality, arbitrary detention, torture and forced disappearance.”
  The update comes after opposition forces entered the Syrian capital of Damascus, ending half a century of rule by the Assad government.
  Syr
  
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• Understanding the science behind Hinton and Hopfield’s Nobel Prize in physics

  08-12-2024 17:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  British-Canadian computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton and co-laureate John Hopfield are set to receive the Nobel Prize for physics on Tuesday in Stockholm.
  The pair landed the accolade because they used physics to develop artificial neural networks, which help computers learn without having to program them.
  These networks form the foundation of machine learning, a computer science that relies on data and algorithms to help artificial intelligence mimic the human brain.Hinton and Hopfield’s p
  
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• Nobel recipient Geoffrey Hinton wishes he thoughts of AI safety sooner

  08-12-2024 17:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Geoffrey Hinton says he doesn’t regret the work he did that laid the foundations of artificial intelligence, but wishes he thought of safety sooner.
  The British-Canadian computer scientist often called the godfather of AI said over the weekend that he doesn’t have any guilty regret, which he said is when someone has done something when they know they shouldn’t have at the time.“In the same circumstances, I would do the same again,” he said of his research, which dat
  
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• CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted – Week of December 8, 2024

  08-12-2024 17:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Here are three people wanted by police in our region this week. This list is provided by Crime Stoppers.
  Name: Gail WabasonAge: 41
  Height: 5’5” ft
  Weight: 111lbs
  Hair: Brown
  Eyes: Brown
  Wanted: Assault
  Warrant in effect: December 3, 2024Parole Jurisdiction: Chilliwack
  Name: Cameron Jarvis OppenheimAge: 31
  Height: 5’5” ft
  Weight: 232lbs
  Hair: BrownEyes: Brown
  Wanted: Unlawfully at Large
  Warrant in effect: November 3, 2024
  Parole Jurisdiction: Surrey
  Name
  
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• Langley RCMP seek help locating missing young woman

  08-12-2024 15:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LANGLEY – Police are seeking the public’s help in locating a young woman from Langley who’s been reported as missing for more than two weeks.
  RCMP say Samia Onesmus was last seen November 16 and officially reported missing just days later.
  The 25-year-old is about five foot four inches tall with a medium build and black hair.
  Authorities are asking anyone who may have seen Onesmus or have information on her whereabouts to call the Langley RCMP at 604-532-3200
  
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• 'Great turnout' for annual Drive-Thru Toy Drive in Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress

  08-12-2024 14:35 via news.google.com
  'Great turnout' for annual Drive-Thru Toy Drive in Chilliwack  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• ‘Go beyond the board’: Chess helping Alberta youth keep troubles in check

  08-12-2024 14:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Every Friday in a southern Alberta classroom, youth are learning how to keep their troubles in check.
  Hunched over chess boards at the University of Lethbridge, teens and young adults who are at-risk or have been convicted of various crimes are taught to think, think again, then think some more as they move their pawns, kings, queens and rooks across 64 black and white spaces.
  The founder of Chess for Life says the program helps them learn how to accomplish short-term goals, lik
  
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• Kenya LGBTQ+ activists try switching role of religion from oppression to empowerment

  08-12-2024 12:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KISUMU — Every Sunday in the Kenyan port city of Kisumu, an HIV-prevention group gathers dozens of gay and bisexual men for a service to help maintain their physical and spiritual health.Standing in rows under a tin roof, a group of 50 men sing in Swahili, clapping along to the church service. They take their seats on broken plastic chairs, most of them layered two or three on top of each other to maintain stability.
  A preacher asks for prayer intentions. One man thanks God for having foun
  
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• Drought, heat threaten future of balsam firs popular as Christmas trees

  08-12-2024 12:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FREDERICTON — University of New Brunswick forestry professor Anthony Taylor was heading down a highway in the spring of 2018 when his wife pointed out clumps of red-coloured trees.
  Taylor recognized them as dead balsam firs, and so began a research project to examine what was killing the trees favoured by many Canadians to decorate their homes at Christmas.
  Six years later, in a paper recently published in the journal “Frontiers in Forests and Global Change,” Taylor and his co-
  
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• In once tranquil N.S. town, intimidation in the lobster industry now all too common

  08-12-2024 12:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  METEGHAN, N.S. — Standing by a bullet hole in his dining room wall, lobster buyer Geoffrey Jobert says such attacks have become an all-too-familiar reality in Nova Scotia’s largest fishery.Overnight on Nov. 23, someone fired a single shot that passed through three rooms in his Mavillette, N.S., home, with the shell ending its journey in a rocking chair where Jobert occasionally sits during the daylight hours.
  “It was pretty intense in the morning when I noticed the shot. My hea
  
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• End of the Eras Tour, with Taylor Swift to take final bow in Vancouver

  08-12-2024 12:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — After 149 shows, an estimated US$2 billion in revenue and countless outfit changes, Taylor Swift takes to the stage tonight in Vancouver for the final show of her record-smashing Eras Tour.
  It’s the superstar’s third sold-out night at BC Place, where she has received a delirious welcome from Swifties both local and international.
  Swift has reciprocated the feeling, telling the audience on Friday night that she chose Canada and Vancouver to close out the tour because
  
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• Ghana’s ruling party candidate concedes presidential election to his opposition rival

  08-12-2024 11:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Ghana’s vice president and ruling party candidate, Mahamudu Bawumia, on Sunday conceded defeat to opposition candidate and former President John Dramani Mahama in the West African nation’s tightly contested presidential election.
  Ahead of the official announcement, Bawumia told a press briefing that the people of Ghana voted for change, and he respects that decision “with all humility.”“I’ve just called His Excellency John Mahama to c
  
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• Syrian government falls to fast-moving rebels, ending 50 years of iron rule by the Assad family

  08-12-2024 08:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DAMASCUS (AP) — The Syrian government collapsed early Sunday, falling to a lightning rebel offensive that seized control of the capital of Damascus and sent crowds into the streets to celebrate the end of the Assad family’s 50 years of iron rule.
  Syrian state television aired a video statement by a group of men saying that President Bashar Assad had been overthrown and all detainees in jails had been set free.
  The man who read the statement said the opposition group known as the Oper
  
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• Oilers starting to look and play like a contender

  08-12-2024 08:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  After another typically slow start to the season, the Edmonton Oilers finally seem to be living up to some of the promise that had many believing they could get back to a Stanley Cup final, not long removed from losing in Game 7 of the final to the Florida Panthers last season.
  Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist and Leon Draisaitl had two helpers as the Edmonton Oilers won their second game in a row, defeating the St. Louis Blues 4-2 on Saturday.
  Corey Perry, Zach Hyman and Troy Stecher als
  
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• McDavid, Skinner help Oilers beat Blues 4-2

  08-12-2024 07:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist and Leon Draisaitl had two helpers as the Edmonton Oilers won their second game in a row, defeating the St. Louis Blues 4-2 on Saturday.
  Corey Perry, Zach Hyman and Troy Stecher also scored for the Oilers (15-10-2) who have won five of their last six outings.
  Dylan Holloway and Jake Neighbours responded for the Blues (13-13-2) who had a two-game winning streak halted and suffered their first regulation loss under new head coach Jim Montgom
  
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• Canadiens’ miscues prove costly in 4-2 loss to hot Capitals

  08-12-2024 06:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens’ first period against the Washington Capitals on Saturday night at Centre Bell was one of their best of the season.
  On both sides of the puck, the Habs kept the visitors on their heels and frustrated.
  Which is why the club was all the more disappointed that Washington rattled off four unanswered goals and a 4-2 win, denying the Canadiens their first three-game win streak of the NHL season.
  “There are a couple plays we would want back in the thi
  
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• MP Jamil Jivani meets U.S. vice president-elect amid Trump’s tariff threats

  08-12-2024 06:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — A Conservative member of Parliament has tapped a longtime friendship to connect with Donald Trump’s inner circle as Canada prepares for the president-elect’s return to the White House next month amid threats of devastating tariffs.Jamil Jivani posted a picture on social media Saturday with vice-president-elect JD Vance and British Conservative Opposition Leader Kemi Badenoch in Washington.
  The Canadian Conservative MP for Durham and American Senator for Ohio have b
  
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• Senators starting to see improvements, consistency

  08-12-2024 05:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — It seems the Ottawa Senators may have finally discovered the elusive consistency they’ve been striving for all season.
  With a 3-1 win over the Nashville Predators on Saturday night, the Senators have finally hit .500 hockey with a 12-12-2 record and sit two points back of the Tampa Bay Lightning for the final wild-card playoff berth.
  There is plenty of hockey left to be played but with a 3-1-1 record in their last five games the Senators finally seem to be hitting their stri
  
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• Canadian Kelly Olynyk returns to Raptors lineup to lead young second unit

  08-12-2024 05:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors’ second unit can be renamed Kelly’s Kids.
  Canadian centre Kelly Olynyk returned to the Raptors’ lineup in a 125-118 loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday. It was Olynyk’s season debut after missing Toronto’s first 23 games.
  At 33 years old, Olynyk was the oldest player to come off the Raptors bench by seven years.
  “Jonathan (Mogbo) is a rookie, Ja’Kobe (Walter) is a rookie, Jamison Battle, rookie, Davion (Mitchell)
  
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• NHL roundup: Zacha scores in OT as surging Bruins rally past Flyers

  08-12-2024 05:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Pavel Zacha scored 2:49 into overtime, and the Boston Bruins beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 on Saturday for their fourth straight National Hockey League victory.
  Boston’s Brad Marchand tied it with 5:22 left in regulation. Trent Frederic had the other two goals for Boston, which is 7-2 since interim coach Joe Sacco took over for fired bench boss Jim Montgomery.
  Zacha scored the winner after Boston goalie Jeremy Swayman stopped Joel Farabee’s breakaway seconds ea
  
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• Senators pounce on Predators to net 3-1 win

  08-12-2024 04:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — After struggling through a difficult stretch at home, the Ottawa Senators are finally making the most of home-ice advantage.
  The Senators were 2-4-1 at the Canadian Tire Centre through the month of November and are now off to a perfect 2-0-0 for the month of December following a 3-1 win over the struggling Nashville Predators on Saturday night.
  The Senators (12-12-2)have just three remaining home games before embarking on a lengthy 10-game road trip. The extended travel schedule i
  
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• Bunting scores decisive power-play goal to power Penguins past Maple Leafs 5-2

  08-12-2024 04:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Michael Bunting scored a third-period power-play goal that gave the Pittsburgh Penguins the lead for good in a 5-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night.
  Rickard Rakell also scored a power-play goal while Bryan Rust had a goal and an assist for Pittsburgh. Blake Lizotte and Kris Letang added short-handed empty-net goals in the final minute.
  Letang now has the 23rd-most points among defensemen in NHL history, while Lizotte established a career-high with a four
  
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• Capitals rebound from poor start to beat Canadiens 4-2

  08-12-2024 03:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The Washington Capitals erased a 2-0 first-period deficit by scoring four unanswered goals to earn a 4-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night at Centre Bell.
  It was the ninth straight road win for the Capitals, who lead the Metropolitan Division.
  Alex Newhook and Cole Caufield scored five minutes apart to give Montreal a 2-0 lead in the first period.
  Washington responded just 30 seconds into the second frame through a point shot from Pierre-Luc Dubois. In the third
  
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• Scheifele scores winner as Jets beat Blackhawks 4-2 in Sorensen’s debut

  08-12-2024 01:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Mark Scheifele snapped a third-period tie and Kyle Connor had two assists, helping the Winnipeg Jets beat Chicago 4-2 on Saturday in the first game for interim Blackhawks coach Anders Sorensen.
  Mason Appleton had a goal and an assist as the Jets picked up their second straight win after a four-game losing streak. Nino Niederreiter and Gabriel Vilardi also scored, and Connor Hellebuyck made 12 saves.
  Sorensen was promoted from the team’s top minor league affiliate when
  
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• LA Galaxy strike early, hold off New York Red Bulls 2-1 to win their record sixth MLS Cup championship

  08-12-2024 00:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Joseph Paintsil and Dejan Joveljic scored in the first half, and the LA Galaxy won their record sixth MLS Cup championship with a 2-1 victory over the New York Red Bulls on Saturday.
  After striking twice in the first 13 minutes of the final with goals from their star forwards, the Galaxy nursed their lead through a scoreless second half to raise their league’s biggest trophy for the first time since 2014.
  MLS’ most successful franchise struggled through mo
  
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• Willy Adames agrees to $182 million, 7-year deal with the Giants, AP source says

  08-12-2024 00:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Willy Adames has agreed to a $182 million, seven-year contract with San Francisco, providing the Giants with a power-hitting shortstop in the prime of his career, according to a person familiar with the negotiations.
  The person spoke to The Associated Press on Saturday on condition of anonymity because the agreement was pending a physical. ESPN first reported the move.
  The 29-year-old Adames is coming off his best offensive season in the big leagues after hitting .251 with a career-high 32 homer
  
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• Groups launch legal challenge against Alberta’s new gender-affirming treatment law

  08-12-2024 00:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — A pair of LGBTQ+ advocate organizations say they’ve followed through with their plan to challenge Alberta’s three transgender bills in court, starting with one that bars doctors from providing gender-affirming treatment such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy for those under 16.
  Bennett Jensen, legal director at Egale Canada, says the groups, which also include Skipping Stone and five Alberta families, are opposing Bill 26 first because parts of the legislation
  
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• Poeltl, Olynyk, Mitchell return to Toronto Raptors’ lineup versus Mavericks

  08-12-2024 00:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Jakob Poeltl, Kelly Olynyk and Davion Mitchell will all return to the Toronto Raptors lineup tonight against the Dallas Mavericks.
  Poeltl missed Toronto’s 129-92 loss to the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday due to illness.Mitchell was listed as questionable with right hip stiffness after that loss, but Raptors head coach Dakro Rajakovic says he’s available against Dallas.
  It will be Olynyk’s first time playing in the 2024-25 season after missing the en
  
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• Damaged equipment caused power outage for 1,100 customers northwest of Agassiz: BC Hydro

  08-12-2024 00:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER – Approximately 1,100 BC Hydro customers were without power for several hours on Friday and Saturday in an area northwest of Agassiz.
  A BC Hydro spokesperson stated that the outage occurred north of the Lougheed Highway and Harrison Mills, prompting crews to work on restoring power since Friday afternoon.
  “We received a report of damaged equipment in the area that required repairs, meaning this was not a planned outage,” said Mora Scott, a spokesperson for BC Hydro, i
  
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