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• Arizona’s Democratic governor signs a bill to repeal 1864 ban on most abortions

  02-05-2024 22:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has relegated a Civil War-era ban on most abortions to the past by signing a repeal bill Thursday.
  Hobbs says the repeal, signed Thursday, is just the beginning of a fight to protect reproductive health care in Arizona. But the repeal may not take effect until 90 days after the end of the legislative session, in June or July. Abortion rights advocates hope a court will step in to prevent that outcome.
  The effort to repeal the long-dormant
  
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• Usyk beats Fury by split decision, becomes undisputed heavyweight champion

  19-05-2024 01:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Oleksandr Usyk has defeated Tyson Fury by split decision to become the first undisputed heavyweight boxing champion in 24 years.
  Usyk (22-0) added Fury’s WBC title to his own WBA, IBF and IBO belts with a spectacular late rally highlighted by a ninth-round knock-down in a back-and-forth bout between two previously unbeaten heavyweight champs. Two judges favoured Usyk, 115-112 and 114-113, while the third gave it to Fury, 114-113.
  Usyk started quickly, but
  
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• Seize the Grey wins the Preakness, ends Mystik Dan’s Triple Crown bid

  19-05-2024 01:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Seize the Grey went wire to wire to win the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, giving 88-year-old Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas a seventh victory in the race and ending Mystik Dan’s Triple Crown bid.
  The grey colt took advantage of the muddy track just like Lukas hoped he would, pulling off the upset in a second consecutive impressive start two weeks after romping in a race on the Derby undercard at Churchill Downs. Seize the Grey went off at 9-1, one of the longest shots on the board.
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• Korda grabs 2-shot lead at Mizuho Americas Open

  19-05-2024 01:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Nelly Korda shot a 7-under 65 Saturday and will take a two-stroke lead over Hannah Green into the final round of the Mizuho Americas Open in a bid to win for the sixth time in her last seven events on the LPGA Tour.
  After seeing Rose Zhang snap her tour record-tying five tournament winning streak in the Cognizant Founders Cup last week, the top-ranked Korda has gotten better every round in posting a three-round 13-under 203 total at scenic Liberty National at Jersey City, New Jersey.
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• Toronto’s Summer McIntosh victorious in 200-metre butterfly at Olympic trials

  19-05-2024 00:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Toronto’s Summer McIntosh emerged victorious once again, winning the women’s 200-metre butterfly at the Olympic & Paralympic Trials on Saturday night.
  McIntosh finished with a time of two minutes 4.33 seconds to go under the Olympic qualifying time of 2:08.43.
  It’s the fourth event in which the 17-year-old has gone under qualifying time at the trials.
  She was dominant in her 400-metre freestyle victory on Monday and followed it up the next night with a comfortable win in th
  
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• DeLuca’s two-run homer lifts Rays over Blue Jays 5-4; Toronto blows 4-0 lead

  19-05-2024 00:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Jonny DeLuca’s two-run homer in the eighth inning completed the Rays comeback as Tampa Bay rallied past the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Saturday.
  Jose Caballero had an RBI single and Amed Rosario added a two-run single in the sixth as Tampa Bay (25-22) scored five unanswered runs for its fourth straight win.
  Zach Eflin (4-4) allowed four runs on nine hits over six innings. Relievers Erasmo Ramirez, Jason Adam and Garrett Cleavinger combined for three scoreless innings.
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• Shane Lowry ties a major championship record by shooting a 9-under 62 to get into the mix at the PGA

  18-05-2024 23:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Shane Lowry tied a major championship record by shooting a 9-under 62 in the third round of the PGA Championship on Saturday.
  The 37-year-old Irishman recorded nine birdies without a bogey at a very gettable Valhalla to match the lowest round ever in any of the four major tournaments.
  Four players previously posted a 62 across the PGA Championship, Masters, British Open and U.S. Open, the latest by Xander Schauffele in the opening round at Valhalla on Thursday.
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• Cool weather could lead to more snow along highways connecting the Fraser Valley to the Interior

  18-05-2024 22:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Environment Canada’s Special Weather Statement warning of snowy weather for the Coquihalla Highway and Okanagan Connector has been extended to Sunday.
  Environment Canada says a cold and unstable airmass is continuing to reside over British Columbia’s interior, producing precipitation in the form of rain in low-lying areas and snow at higher levels.The statement warns travellers along the Coquihalla from Hope to Kamloops and the Okanagan Connector from Merritt to Ke
  
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• Giuliani becomes final defendant served indictment among 17 accused in Arizona fake electors case

  18-05-2024 22:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Arizona’s attorney general says former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has been served an indictment in the state’s fake elector case alongside 17 other defendants for his role in an attempt to overturn former President Donald Trump’s loss to Joe Biden in the 2020 election.
  Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes posted the news regarding the Trump-aligned lawyer on her X account late Friday.
  “The final defendant was served moments ago. @RudyGiuliani nobody is above the law,&rdq
  
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• Canadian women’s 3×3 hoops team advances to quarterfinals at Olympic qualifier

  18-05-2024 20:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DEBRECEN, Hungary — The Canadian women’s 3×3 basketball team is off to the quarterfinals at an Olympic qualifying tournament after defeating Czechia 17-10 on Saturday.
  Canada went undefeated in group play after also beating Chile and Lithuania on Thursday and will play a to-be-determined opponent in the quarterfinals Sunday.
  The Canadian women must finish in the top three teams in the tournament to qualify for this summer’s Olympics in Paris.
  Katherine Plouffe led the way
  
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• Cone Zone Campaign Urges Caution to Protect Roadside Workers

  18-05-2024 20:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The annual Cone Zone safety awareness campaign launched this week in the Fraser Valley and other parts of British Columbia, emphasizing the need for drivers to slow down and obey work zone laws to protect roadside workers.
  “Every time you drive through a roadside work zone, you’re not just passing cones and barriers. You’re in someone’s workplace,” said Trace Acres, Program Director for Road Safety at Work. The campaign is managed with support fro
  
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• Member of Israel’s War Cabinet says he’ll quit the government June 8 unless there’s a new war plan

  18-05-2024 20:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Benny Gantz, a member of Israel’s three-man War Cabinet, has threatened to resign from the government if it doesn’t adopt a new plan for the war in Gaza, a move that would leave Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu more reliant on his far-right allies.
  His announcement on Saturday escalates a divide within Israel’s leadership more than seven months into a war in which it has yet to accomplish its stated goals of dismantling Hamas and returnin
  
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• Power, Cozens lead Canada to 5-3 win over Finland at hockey worlds

  18-05-2024 19:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PRAGUE, Czechia — Owen Power had a goal and two assists as defending champion Canada remained undefeated at the world hockey championship with a 5-3 win over Finland Saturday.
  Dylan Cozens — with a goal and an assist — Brandon Tanev, and Brandon Hagel also scored before Dawson Mercer added an insurance goal into an empty net.
  Captain John Tavares pitched in with two assists, and netminder Jordan Binnington made 29 saves.
  Hagel tapped home a feed from Tavares with 9:28 remaining
  
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• Cline, Tuttosi give Canada rugby women powerful one-two punch at hooker

  18-05-2024 19:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  With the Canadian women already qualified for the 2025 Rugby World Cup by virtue of their fourth-place finish at the last tournament, coach Kevin Rouet is adding to the depth in his squad.
  And nowhere is that more evident than at hooker.
  Emily Tuttosi, named to World Rugby’s Women’s 15s dream team of the year in 2022 alongside Canada captain Sophie de Goede, has been finishing Canada matches at the Pacific Four Series while Edmonton’s Sara Cline starts.
  Rouet has chosen that se
  
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• Oilers to start Stuart Skinner in net for must-win Game 6 vs. Canucks

  18-05-2024 19:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers will start Stuart Skinner in net tonight for a must-win Game 6 of their second-round playoff series against the Vancouver Canucks.
  Skinner replaces goalie Calvin Pickard, who was Edmonton’s starter for Games 4 and 5. 
  The 25-year-old Skinner was in net for the first three games of the best-of-seven series before he was replaced in the third period of Game 3 after allowing four goals on 15 shots. 
  Pickard came on in relief, making his NHL playo
  
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• General manager Ross Atkins preaches patience as Toronto Blue Jays struggle

  18-05-2024 18:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins is preaching patience.
  Atkins addressed reporters at Rogers Centre this morning, hours before Toronto hosted the Tampa Bay Rays this afternoon.
  The 20-minute news conference in front of the home dugout was mainly focused on the Blue Jays’ disappointing 19-24 record.
  Atkins says that although the results haven’t been there, he’s encouraged by the sense of urgency in Toronto’s clubhouse.
  He says that he appreciates manag
  
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• Fog delayed PGA Championship at Valhalla, where the cut is 1-under 141

  18-05-2024 18:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Once the rain cleared out, fog moved in at the PGA Championship.
  Thick fog covered Valhalla on Saturday morning, causing a two-hour delay before the second round resumed. It forced tournament organizers to send players off in groups of threes on both nines for the third round.
  Xander Schauffele had a one-shot lead over Collin Morikawa after 36 holes, with Masters champion Scottie Scheffler three shots back as he tries to clear his head and get back into a routine fol
  
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• Bayer Leverkusen completes undefeated Bundesliga

  18-05-2024 17:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BERLIN (AP) — League champion Bayer Leverkusen became the first team to complete a Bundesliga season unbeaten on Saturday.
  Early goals from Victor Boniface and Robert Andrich gave Leverkusen a 2-1 win over Augsburg in their last game of the season, while Cologne’s hopes of avoiding the drop evaporated in a 4-1 loss at Heidenheim.
  Leverkusen hasn’t lost a game in any competition all season.
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  AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccerCiarán Fahey, The Associated Press
  
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• Sweden beats Latvia 7-2, Switzerland routs Denmark 8-0 at men’s hockey world championship

  18-05-2024 16:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PRAGUE (AP) — Sweden killed off a 5-minute major before scoring three goals in a 26-second span in the middle period to pull away from Latvia in a 7-2 win that clinched a playoff-round berth at the men’s world hockey championships on Saturday.
  The Swedes, who have not trailed in the tournament, preserved their perfect record through five games to lead Group B.
  Latvia pulled even at 2-2 in the second in Ostrava but failed to capitalize after Rasmus Dahlin received a 5-minute major and
  
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• Georgia’s president vetoes media law that has provoked weeks of protests

  18-05-2024 16:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Georgia’s president on Saturday vetoed the so-called “Russian law” targeting media that has sparked weeks of mass protests.
  The law would require media and NGOs to register as “pursuing the interests of a foreign power” if they receive more than 20% of their funding from abroad. Critics of the bill say it closely resembles legislation used by the Kremlin to silence opponents, and that it will obstruct Georgia’s bid to join the EU.
  
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• Last weekend for Mission residents to pick up free compost

  18-05-2024 15:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MISSION — Time is running out for Mission residents who are looking to pickup one free cubic yard of compost this spring from the Mission landfill. The offer opened April 1 and will continue until May 31. The deal is open to residents of Mission who live within and outside the curbside collection area.You’ll need to pack the compost yourself so you will need to bring a shovel and suitable footwear and clothing with you. The landfill will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sun
  
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• Chilliwack unveils new community amenities with provincial funding

  18-05-2024 15:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — With the support of over $1 million from the BC Growing Communities Fund, the City of Chilliwack has completed five new community amenities aimed at enhancing recreational opportunities for residents. The projects include upgrades and new facilities at Fairfield Park, Jinkerson Park, and Vedder Park.
  Fairfield Park now boasts a dedicated dog off-leash area, providing an open environment for dogs to play and socialize.
  Jinkerson Park has undergone significant upgrades with the
  
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• Rain helps crews in Fort McMurray while B.C. cracks down on open burning

  18-05-2024 12:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — Wildfire crews have reported no further growth in the wildfire that continues to burn southwest of Fort McMurray.
  Alberta Wildfire reports the lack of growth allowed crews to keep working on establishing fireguards overnight.
  The northeast Alberta city has seen rain in the last few days and Environment Canada forecasts more rain over the next three days.
  In British Columbia, open burning bans have been issued across several fire centres including the Prince George Fi
  
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• Suspect in attempted assassination of Slovakia’s prime minister makes first court appearance

  18-05-2024 12:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PEZINOK, Slovakia (AP) — The man accused of attempting to assassinate Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico made his first court appearance Saturday as the nation’s leader remained in serious condition recovering from surgery after surviving multiple gunshots, Slovak state media said.
  Fico, 59, was attacked as he greeted supporters following a government meeting Wednesday in the former coal mining town of Handlova. The suspect was tackled to the ground and arrested.Prosecutors are seekin
  
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• No expert consensus on AI risks, trajectory ‘remarkably uncertain’: report

  18-05-2024 12:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A major international report on the safety of artificial intelligence says experts can’t agree on the risk the technology poses — and it’s unclear whether AI will help or harm us.
  The report, chaired by Canada’s Yoshua Bengio, concludes the “future trajectory of general-purpose AI is remarkably uncertain.”
  It says a “wide range of trajectories” are possible “even in the near future, including both very positive and very negativ
  
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• Montreal artists and venue owners support 24-hour party district — with reservations

  18-05-2024 12:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — It’s 2:55 a.m. on a recent evening at Blue Dog bar, in Montreal’s Plateau district. A bell rings, the bartender shouts, “last call,” and a handful of people wander to the bar for one more drink.
  Slight variations of this scene occur across the city every night, as bars and venues are prohibited — most of the time — from selling alcohol past 3 a.m. But with an eye to attracting nocturnal tourists and boosting the local economy, the City of Mont
  
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• Doctors, patients want options to reduce dialysis waste adding to climate change

  18-05-2024 12:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Francis Silva watches the blood flow through astraw-like tube in his left arm to a dialysis machine where it’s cleaned of toxins and returned to his body through a second tube.
  The 60-year-old chef endures the four-hour process every Tuesday, Thursday and Sundayat St. Paul’s Hospital where a 42-bed unit is dedicated to lifesaving hemodialysis but is also the source of a significant amount of medical waste that a group of nephrologists wants to curb across the countr
  
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• Dialysis is crucial for kidney patients. It also generates a lot of waste.

  18-05-2024 12:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Dialysis is one of the most resource-intensive therapies but patients with kidney failure have no other option, except for a kidney transplant. 
  Nephrologists are trying to quantify the waste as they advocate for environmentally sustainable kidney care, noting the lifesaving therapy generates hundreds of litres of wastewater at least three times a week per patient, along withvast amounts of carbon emissions and single-use plastic.
  WHAT WASTE IS GENERATED BY DIALYSIS?
  Kidney care waste inclu
  
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• Duchene scores winner in 2nd OT, Stars advance to Western Conference Final with 2-1 win over Avs

  18-05-2024 08:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DENVER (AP) — Matt Duchene scored at 11:42 of the second overtime after being involved in a play that led to a goal disallowed for goaltender interference in the first extra period, and the Dallas Stars advanced to the Western Conference final with a 2-1 victory over the Colorado Avalanche in Game 6 on Friday night.
  Duchene, a former draft pick of the Avalanche, secured a loose puck in front of the net and sent it over a sprawled out Alexandar Georgiev. Duchene took off down the ice and sl
  
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• Siakam helps Pacers beat Knicks 116-103 in Game 6 to send Eastern Conference semifinals to the limit

  18-05-2024 05:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Pascal Siakam had 25 points and seven rebounds, Myles Turner added 17 points and eight rebounds, and the Indiana Pacers turned the tables on the New York Knicks with a 116-103 victory Friday night to even the Eastern Conference semifinals at 3-3.
  The decisive Game 7 will be played Sunday at Madison Square Garden.
  Indiana entered the game determined to match New York’s intensity and physical rebounding style after a 30-point blowout loss in Game 5. The Pacers outwo
  
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