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• Former Haida Gwaii journalist launches debut novel - The Chilliwack Progress

  18-05-2025 14:39 via news.google.com
  Former Haida Gwaii journalist launches debut novel  The Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Carney leads Canadian delegation to the Vatican for Pope’s inaugural mass

  18-05-2025 10:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ROME — Prime Minister Mark Carney is at the Vatican today, leading a Canadian delegation attending the inaugural mass of Pope Leo XIV.
  Carney, a devout Catholic, will be among a number of world leaders and heads of state in attendance who will all have a brief meeting with the pontiff inside Saint Peter’s Basilica after the mass.
  Carney met a number of them on Saturday on his first official visit to Italy, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who he hosted at Canada&rsq
  
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• Pope Leo XIV takes his first popemobile ride through St. Peter’s Square ahead of installation

  18-05-2025 09:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV took his first popemobile ride through St. Peter’s Square ahead of installation on Sunday, waving from the back of the open-back truck to the crowd waving flags and cheering “Viva il Papa!”
  The bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled as Leo waved from the back of the truck that looped slowly through the square. The crowd cheered and plenty of Peruvian, American and Holy See flags mixed in with flags of other nations and banners.
  Later o
  
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• Russia launches one of biggest drone attacks on Ukraine since start of war, killing at least 1

  18-05-2025 09:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia overnight into Sunday launched one of its most intense drone attacks on Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion in 2022.
  Russia fired a total of 273 exploding drones and decoys overnight, Ukraine’s air force said. Of those, 88 were intercepted and a further 128 lost, likely having been electronically jammed. The attacks targeted the country’s Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk and Donetsk regions.
  According to Kyiv regional Gov. Mykola Kalashnyk, a
  
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• Portugal holds its 3rd general election in 3 years but the vote might not restore stability

  18-05-2025 09:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Voters in Portugal return to the polls Sunday for a third general election in three years, as the country’s increasingly fragmented political landscape defies efforts to unite behind policies on pressing national issues such as immigration, housing and the cost of living.
  Hopes that the ballot might end the worst spell of political instability in decades for the European Union country of 10.6 million people could be dashed, however. Polls suggest the election
  
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• Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 66 people, hospitals and medics say

  18-05-2025 09:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip killed at least 66 people overnight and into Sunday, hospitals and medics in the battered enclave said as Israel launches an escalation of its war in the territory, which it says is meant to ramp up pressure on Hamas to agree to a temporary ceasefire.
  The Israeli military had no immediate comment.
  The Nasser hospital in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis said it received the bodies of 20 people who were killed in mul
  
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• Chilliwack Chiefs tie BCHL playoff series ahead of Game 3 - Fraser Valley Today

  18-05-2025 09:00 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack Chiefs tie BCHL playoff series ahead of Game 3  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• 22-year-old woman dies in slackline fall north of Vancouver

  18-05-2025 08:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  A 22-year-old woman is dead after a fatal slack line incident at a recreation area north of Vancouver.
  Squamish RCMP say they received a report on Saturday afternoon of a female falling from a slack line at Chek Canyon Recreation Area.
  The area is a popular climbing spot 87 kilometres north of Vancouver.
  Mounties say first responders confirmed the woman was dead at the scene.
  Search and Rescue was called in to help with the recovery effort due to difficulty accessing the area, which was at the b
  
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• Poles vote for a new president as security concerns loom large

  18-05-2025 07:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poles are voting Sunday in a presidential election at a time of heightened security concerns stemming from the ongoing war in neighboring Ukraine and growing worry that the U.S. commitment to Europe’s security could be weakening under President Donald Trump.
  The top two front-runners are Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski, a liberal allied with Prime Minister Donald Tusk, and Karol Nawrocki, a conservative historian with no prior political experience who is sup
  
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• Jets eliminated by Stars as overtime loss in Game 6 caps emotional day

  18-05-2025 07:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DALLAS — As the horn blared throughout American Airlines Center on Saturday night, an emotionally drained Mark Scheifele turned to his teammates for support.
  One by one the players embraced the veteran forward, who played in Winnipeg’s Game 6 loss to Dallas even after learning his father had died the night before.The Stars eliminated the Jets with a 2-1 overtime victory that capped a day packed with emotion for the visiting side. Winnipeg captain Adam Lowry described the feeling with
  
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• Oilers packing for Texas to face Stars on Wednesday in Western Conference final

  18-05-2025 06:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers now know their opponent and starting date for the NHL’s Western Conference final.
  The Oilers, who needed five games to eliminate the Vegas Golden Knights in their second-round, best-of-seven playoff series, will open the West final at American Airlines Center on Wednesday night, facing the Dallas Stars for the second straight year.
  The Stars defeated the top-seeded Winnipeg Jets 2-1 in overtime on Saturday to win their second-round series in six games.
  
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• Woman, 22, dies after hiking accident north of Squamish: RCMP

  18-05-2025 06:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SQUAMISH — A B.C. RCMP spokesperson has confirmed that a 22-year-old female has died after falling from a slack line at Chek Canyon Recreation Area north of Squamish.
  According to a statement from B.C. RCMP Sgt. Vanessa Munn, Squamish RCMP and other first responders were dispatched Friday following a fatality at a popular climbing area. Mounties in Squamish were advised on Friday, May 16 at 12:34 p.m. that a female fell from a slack line at Chek Canyon Recreation Area. First responders att
  
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• UFV research highlights impact of women in search and rescue across Canada

  18-05-2025 06:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — New research from the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) is looking to shine a light on the women who voluntarily risk their lives in some of Canada’s riskiest environments.Associate Professor Dr. Jelena Brcic is leading a two-year study on the critical impact of women in Search and Rescue (SAR). As a traditionally male-dominated field, the experiences of women in SAR have gone largely unnoticed, leading to gaps in support.“Part of this research relates strongly
  
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• Harley scores power-play goal in OT as Stars beat Jets 2-1 to win series

  18-05-2025 05:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Thomas Harley scored on a power play 1:33 into overtime and the Dallas Stars advanced to the Western Conference final for the third season in a row, beating the top-seeded Winnipeg Jets 2-1 in Game 6 on Saturday night.
  Mark Scheifele scored for the Jets hours after the unexpected death of his father, but also had the tripping penalty with 14.8 seconds left in regulation that set up Dallas to start overtime with a man advantage.Sam Steel, who had scored earlier for Dallas, was
  
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• Takaoka’s effort in net helps Vancouver Whitecaps salvage scoreless draw against Austin FC

  18-05-2025 05:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Vancouver goalkeeper Yohei Takaoka posted five saves and recorded his sixth Major League Soccer shutout of the season helping the Vancouver Whitecaps earn a scoreless draw against Austin FC on Saturday.
  Takaoka proved invaluable for the Western Conference-leading Whitecaps (8-1-4) who were lacklustre offensively and were outshot 16-5 by Austin (5-6-3).Probably Takaoka’s biggest save of the night occurred in the 83rd minute when he turned away Osman Bukari’s
  
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• Mexican navy training vessel hits New York’s Brooklyn Bridge

  18-05-2025 04:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A Mexican navy sailing ship hit the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday during a promotional tour in New York City, the top of its mast brushing the iconic span as it sailed through the East River.
  The New York Fire Department press desk confirmed that authorities were responding to injuries but had no details about how many people might have been hurt or whether they were on the vessel or on the bridge.
  In a scene captured in multiple eyewitness videos, three masts of the ship cou
  
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• Scheffler storms into 3-shot lead at PGA Championship with another major in sight

  18-05-2025 02:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A PGA Championship missing star power got the best in golf Saturday when Scottie Scheffler delivered a clinic over the closing stretch at Quail Hollow for a 6-under 65 and a three-shot lead going into the final round.Scheffler started his big run with a 3-wood to just inside three feet on the reachable par-4 14th for an eagle, causing so much hysteria that Bryson DeChambeau had to back off his putt across the lake at the 17th.It ended with an 8-iron from the seam of
  
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• Back in the mix: Rahm ‘hungry’ for first major championship since joining LIV Golf in 2023

  18-05-2025 01:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Jon Rahm is back in contention at a major championship.
  He joked that he would have had an even better chance to win the third of his career had the spectator he hit in the head with an errant approach shot at the PGA Championship on Saturday been a little better soccer player.
  Rahm shot a 4-under 67 to get to 6-under-par 207 for the tournament, leaving him five shots behind leader Scottie Scheffler, who played the final five holes in 5 under to reach 11 under.Rahm w
  
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• 1 taken to hospital after car crash off road in Rosedale

  18-05-2025 00:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — A patient has been taken to hospital after a car crash that left them injured in Rosedale, east of Chilliwack, on Saturday (May 17).
  Crews were called out to a motor vehicle incident shortly before 3 p.m. at Yale Road and Reeves Road, in which the vehicle struck a tree 10 feet off the road. One occupant was struggling to get out and reporting a lot of pain, possibly due to an injury on their right leg.
  Vehicle extrication was requested, and the patient was out of the vehicle a
  
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• Manitoba bear cub that sustained burns from forest fire dies from injuries

  18-05-2025 00:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The operator of a bear rescue organization in Manitoba delivered sad news on Saturday about a tiny, seven-pound black bear cub that had been rescued with burns to her paws, nose and lips from a forest fire.
  Judy Stearns of Black Bear Rescue Manitoba said the female cub, whose progress was being followed by many supporters on the group’s Facebook page, hadn’t survived the night.
  “She was such a little fighter and she had overcome so much with this ordeal she went through,”
  
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• Canadian Una working toward a spot on B.C. Lions’ offensive line

  18-05-2025 00:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KAMLOOPS — Anu Una has imagined what it would be like to be in the B.C. Lions’ starting lineup come the team’s season opener next month.
  Getting into two games last year simply made the Canadian offensive lineman hungrier to clinch a permanent spot.
  “It would mean the world,” he said. “It’d be a real feeling of getting over the hump, the long process of training, the combine, getting into the league, spending a little bit of time as a red shirt, learning
  
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