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• Calgary Stampeders’ training camp opens with an abundance of quarterbacks

  12-05-2024 22:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Quarterback meetings were crowded to start Calgary Stampeders’ training camp.
  Seven quarterbacks, including last year’s starter Jake Maier, were on McMahon Stadium’s turf Sunday. One of them, local product Danny Skelton, was a CFL quarterback internship participant.
  But Maier and last season’s backups Tommy Stevens and Logan Bonner were joined by CFL veteran Matt Shiltz, Kyle Vantrease and Chris Reynolds to start main camp.
  “That’s part of the
  
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• Experts seeing ‘more and more’ hate content created by artificial intelligence

  26-05-2024 15:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The clip is of a real historical event — a speech given by Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler in 1939 at the beginning of the Second World War.But there is one major difference. This viral video was altered by artificial intelligence, and in it, Hitler delivers antisemitic remarks in English.A far-right conspiracy influencer shared the content on X, formerly known as Twitter, earlier this year, and it quickly racked up more than 15 million views, Wired magazine reported in March.It&
  
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• As Canada warms, infectious disease risks spread north

  26-05-2024 15:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  It was 15 years ago that Ontario student Justin Wood started feeling sick.
  A keen soccer player, snowboarder and mountain biker, Wood said he didn’t know the cause but he had to “back off from playing sports and back off from academics.”
  It got worse. “I got really, really sick, and I couldn’t really do anything, I couldn’t work, I couldn’t really function or sort of be part of society. And it took me probably about four or five years to get any sort of
  
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• Who is Buffalo Woman? Serial killer trial hears of police efforts to identify victim

  26-05-2024 14:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — In mid-March 2022, a young Indigenous woman stood outside Winnipeg’s Salvation Army and spoke with a man who invited her back to his home.
  Wearing a reversible Baby Phat branded jacket and a cloth face mask, she would later board a bus with the man and head to his apartment in the North Kildonan neighbourhood.
  The woman was the first victim of serial killer Jeremy Skibicki.
  In the two years since her slaying, police have been unable to identify her or find her remains.To I
  
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• Sirens sound in Tel Aviv as Hamas says it fired rockets from Gaza

  26-05-2024 13:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Rocket sirens sounded across central Israel, including in Tel Aviv, for the first time in months on Sunday and Hamas claimed to have fired a barrage of rockets from Gaza.The militants have continued to fire projectiles at communities around Gaza more than seven months into the war. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage from the latest barrage.
  THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.
  Aid trucks entered Gaza f
  
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• UN migration agency estimates more than 670 killed in Papua New Guinea landslide

  26-05-2024 09:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The International Organization for Migration on Sunday increased its estimate of the death toll from a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea to more than 670.
  Serhan Aktoprak, the chief of the U.N. migration agency’s mission in the South Pacific island nation, said the revised death toll was based on calculations by Yambali village and Enga provincial officials that more than 150 homes had been buried by Friday’s landslide. The previous estimate had
  
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• No Messi, no problem: Inter Miami downs slumping Vancouver Whitecaps 2-1

  26-05-2024 06:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — A lack of star power didn’t stop Inter Miami on Saturday as the visiting side cruised to a 2-1 win over the slumping Whitecaps in Vancouver.Robert Taylor scored and contributed an assist, while Leo Campana also found the back of the net for Miami (10-4-2).Ryan Gauld replied for the ‘Caps (5-5-4), converting a penalty kick in the 72nd minute.Miami’s Drake Callender made one save and Yohei Takaoka stopped four on-target shots for Vancouver.Soccer fans were outra
  
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• Stoppage-time goal lifts high-flying FC Cincinnati past Toronto FC 4-3 in wild game

  26-05-2024 05:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Sergio Santos scored in the 93rd minute Saturday as FC Cincinnati defeated Toronto FC 4-3 in a wild affair to extend its winning streak to a club-record seven games.
  Argentina playmaker Lucho Acosta helped create the goal, driving into the Toronto penalty box and chipping it in front of goal for Santos to knock home. It was a gut-wrenching loss for Toronto, which kept clawing its way back in an entertaining back-and-forth Major League Soccer affair.
  Lorenzo Insigne’s 85th-m
  
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• Stampeders pounce on Lions for 30-6 pre-season win

  26-05-2024 05:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — An early heads-up play by Marken Michel was all the Calgary Stampeders needed to propel them to a 30-6 pre-season win over the B.C. Lions at McMahon Stadium on Saturday.
  Following a 30-minute lightning delay, starting quarterback Jake Maier engineered a nine-play, 72-yard drive that culminated with him tossing a 35-yard touchdown pass to Michel at 5:44 of the first quarter.
  Michel made a diving catch to haul in a 30-yard pass from Maier at the B.C. five-yard line, before he quick
  
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• Montreal, Nashville play to scoreless draw

  26-05-2024 05:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — There was nothing to separate CF Montreal and Nashville SC as the two sides played to a scoreless draw in Major League Soccer action at Stade Saputo on Saturday night.
  Montreal (3-4-7) ended a five-game losing streak in MLS while Nashville (3-7-4) continued its unbeaten run under interim manager Rumba Munthali.
  There was a cautious pace to the majority of the first half as Montreal looked to gradually grow into the game and Nashville employed its usual conservative style of play
  
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• Lauther’s late field goal lifts Roughriders over Elks 28-27 in pre-season action

  26-05-2024 05:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Brett Lauther’s 23-yard field goal with 23 seconds left lifted the Saskatchewan Roughriders to a 28-27 victory over the Edmonton Elks on Saturday in CFL pre-season action.
  The good news, for Edmonton fans, was that quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson completed 17-of-25 passes for 190 yards with 190 yards in his Elks debut.
  The two-time Grey Cup champion, who signed with Edmonton in January after spending last season with the New Orleans Breakers of the USFL, is joining an E
  
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• Knights open Memorial Cup with 4-0 win over Voltigeurs

  26-05-2024 05:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SAGINAW — Ruslan Gazizov scored twice, Michael Simpson made 31 saves, and the London Knights opened their Memorial Cup round-robin schedule with a 4-0 victory over the Drummondville Voltigeurs on Saturday.
  The Knights, who only lost two games over four playoff rounds to win the Ontario Hockey League championship, also got goals from Oliver Bonk and Kasper Halttunen. Jacob Julien chipped in with two assists at the Dow Event Center.
  The Knights led 2-0 after the first period and the second p
  
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• Davis Riley leads Scottie Scheffler by 4 at somber Colonial after the news of player’s death

  26-05-2024 05:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Davis Riley was finishing a 4-under 66 for a four-shot lead over surging Scottie Scheffler at Colonial while PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan conducted interviews about the death of two-time tour winner Grayson Murray.
  Another week, another dose of unsettling news off the course, this time at the Charles Schwab Challenge.
  Scheffler’s arrest during the PGA Championship a week ago was triggered by an accident that killed a pedestrian. This death hit closer to
  
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• Marchment scores winner, Stars beat Oilers 3-1 to even Western Conference final 1-1

  26-05-2024 05:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DALLAS — Mason Marchment scored the winner early in the third period as the Dallas Stars beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-1 on Saturday to even the NHL’s Western Conference final 1-1.
  Jamie Benn, with a goal and an assist, and Esa Lindell, into an empty net, provided the rest of the offence for Dallas. Jake Oettinger stopped 28 shots for the Stars, who were without No. 1 centre Roope Hintz for a fourth straight playoff game with a lower-body injury.
  Connor Brown replied for Edmonton, which
  
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• Defending-champion Alouettes begin pre-season with 30-13 win over Argonauts

  26-05-2024 05:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Quarterback Cody Fajardo completed an early touchdown pass and the defending Grey Cup champion Montreal Alouettes defeated the Toronto Argonauts 30-13 in CFL pre-season action Saturday night.
  Fajardo connected with Canadian receiver Kaion Julien-Grant on a 48-yard throw to open the scoring. He finished with 107 passing yards on 7-for-8 completions in less than a quarter of action for Montreal, which dressed most of its starters in front of 13,787 fans at Molson Stadium.
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• Dan Coulter confirmed as BC NDP candidate in Chilliwack North

  26-05-2024 02:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The BC NDP has confirmed the nomination of Dan Coulter as the party’s candidate in Chilliwack North for this fall’s provincial election, joining David Eby and 91 other party candidates.
  In a news release today (May 25), Coulter alluded to Chilliwack’s rapid growth rate, expressing the need for “more housing, schools, transportation options and health care services.”
  Dan Coulter was elected as a Chilliwack area MLA in 2020 and currently serves as t
  
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• Grayson Murray dies at age 30 a day after withdrawing from Colonial, PGA Tour says

  26-05-2024 00:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Two-time PGA Tour winner Grayson Murray died Saturday morning at age 30, one day after he withdrew from the Charles Schwab Cup Challenge at Colonial.
  There were no immediate details on the circumstances of his death, only shock and grief from the PGA Tour and his management team.
  “I am at a loss for words,” PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan said. “The PGA Tour is a family, and when you lose a member of your family, you are never the same. We mourn Grayson and pray for comfort f
  
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• Els, Chalmers share Senior PGA Championship lead going to final round

  26-05-2024 00:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BENTON HARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Ernie Els kept the mistakes to a minimum down the stretch Saturday and hit wedge in tight for birdie on his final hole for a 2-under 69, giving him a share of the lead with Greg Chalmers going into the final round of the Senior PGA Championship.
  Chalmers, the left-handed Australian renowned for his putting, had a 66 while making only two bogeys, not a bad mark on the Harbor Shores course that gave so many fits.
  Els, a four-time major champion and among the best
  
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• Quebec premier says he’s open to limiting social media use as CAQ debates age limits

  25-05-2024 23:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Quebec Premier François Legault says he’s open to “taking major steps” to curb children’s social media use amid pressure from his party’s youngest members.
  Some 700 members of the Coalition Avenir Québec are gathering in Saint-Hyacinthe, Que., this weekend for a general convention, and among the proposals they’re debating is a call from the party’s youth wing to ban social media access for those under the age of 16.
  Speakin
  
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• PSG wins the French Cup and completes the double in Mbappe’s last game

  25-05-2024 23:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VILLENEUVE D’ASCQ, France (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain beat Lyon 2-1 in the French Cup final and completed the double in Kylian Mbappé’s last game for the club on Saturday.
  France winger Ousmane Dembele and Spain midfielder Fabian Ruiz scored for PSG in the first half.
  Lyon defender Jake O’Brien got a consolation goal in the second half.
  PSG won the league and cup for the first time since 2020 when it achieved a domestic treble by also lifting the now defunct League
  
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• Dustin Crum leads Redblacks past Tiger-Cats 31-22 in CFL pre-season

  25-05-2024 23:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HAMILTON — Dustin Crum made his case to remain the Redblacks’ starting quarterback on Saturday, leading Ottawa to a 31-22 pre-season win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
  Crum took over for starter Dru Brown late in the first quarter and completed 10-of-16 passes for 108 yards and a touchdown while also rushing for 33 yards and a score.
  Ottawa seized control of the contest after defensive tackle Jamare Taylor forced the game’s first turnover, a sack-fumble against Hamilton QB Taylo
  
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• Plane crash reported in the remote outskirts of Squamish, B.C.

  25-05-2024 23:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SQUAMISH, B.C. — Mounties are investigating a report of a plane crash in the remote back country near Squamish, B.C.
  A statement from the RCMP says police were informed of an automatic crash notification from a smartphone on Friday evening.
  The phone’s location was traced to a remote area on the outskirts of Squamish, north of Vancouver.
  Police say search and rescue teams and the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre are working together as part of the investigation.
  The statement says po
  
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• Bayer Leverkusen wins the German Cup and completes undefeated domestic double

  25-05-2024 22:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BERLIN (AP) — Granit Xhaka’s early strike was enough for Bayer Leverkusen to win the German Cup final 1-0 over Kaiserslautern for an unbeaten domestic double on Saturday.
  Xhaka fired the ball in under the crossbar from distance in the 16th minute. It proved to be enough against second-division Kaiserslautern despite losing defender Odilon Kossounou to a second yellow card just before the break.
  Leverkusen had already wrapped up the Bundesliga title and went on to complete the whole l
  
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• Kerry Carpenter’s 2-run homer sends the Tigers to a 2-1 victory over the Blue Jays

  25-05-2024 21:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Kerry Carpenter hit a two-run homer for a second straight game and the Detroit Tigers edged the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 on Saturday.
  Reese Olson (1-5) limited the Blue Jays to one unearned run and three hits in 6 1/3 innings to earn his first victory of the season. He left his previous start at Kansas City with a right hip contusion after being struck by a line drive.
  Olson, who was making his 10th start of the season, has also been dealing with a lack of run support in previo
  
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• Celtic beats Rangers in Scottish Cup final with last-minute Idah strike

  25-05-2024 21:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Adam Idah’s dramatic last-minute strike earned Celtic a 1-0 win over Rangers in the Scottish Cup final at Hampden Park on Saturday.
  Rangers striker Cyriel Dessers missed a couple of chances in a goalless first half and replacement Abdallah Sima put the ball in the net in the 59th minute, only for referee Nick Walsh to rule it out for a foul on Celtic goalkeeper Joe Hart.
  Canadian international Alistair Johnston started for Celtic and played the full 90 minute
  
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• Canada’s Bianca Andreescu prepares for French Open after 10 months off due to injury

  25-05-2024 21:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PARIS — As Canadian tennis champion Bianca Andreescu returns to the court after nearly 10 months away because of a stress fracture in her back, she’s anxious.
  “This is the most nervous I’ve been,” the 23-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., said Saturday as she made final preparations for a comeback at this year’s French Open.“I know it means that I care a lot. And I really hope that I can take that nervousness and play well with it — ‘leave it a
  
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• Kenya’s Beatrice Chebet sets world record in 10,000 meters

  25-05-2024 21:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Beatrice Chebet of Kenya set a world record in the 10,000 meters at the Prefontaine Classic meet on Saturday, finishing in 28 minutes, 54.14 seconds.
  Chebet bested the previous record of 29.01.03 set by Ethiopia’s Letesenbet Gidey at FBK Stadium in the Netherlands on June 8, 2021.
  Chebet finished ahead of Gudaf Tsegay of Ethiopia, who finished in 29:05.92 in cloudy and cool temperatures at Eugene’s Hayward Field.
  Chebet, 24, won the silver medal at the 5,000
  
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• Ministry of Health Initiates Consultation to Classify Psychotherapy as a Regulated Health Profession

  25-05-2024 20:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — The Ministry of Health has announced the start of consultation to designate psychotherapy as a regulated health profession under the Health Professions Act.
  In a news release on Friday (March 24), the Province announced this is in an effort to “create more consistent care delivery for people accessing mental-health services.” The consultation process is scheduled to last one month.
  Those individuals with titles such as clinical counsellors, counselling therapists and
  
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• Hintz, Henrique both game-time decisions with Oilers looking to take 2-0 lead in WCF

  25-05-2024 20:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DALLAS — Dallas Stars top-line centre Roope Hintz and Edmonton Oilers forward Adam Henrique are both expected to take part in warm-ups Saturday ahead of Game 2 of the Western Conference final.
  Hintz hasn’t played since suffering a lower-body injury in Game 4 of the Stars’ second-round series against the Colorado Avalanche.
  Henrique has been dealing with suspected ankle injury since Game 5 of the Oilers’ first-round matchup with the Los Angeles Kings.He tried to play in Ga
  
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• Barcelona beats Lyon to win a third Women’s Champions League title in four years

  25-05-2024 20:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BILBAO, Spain (AP) — Barcelona ended its losing streak against Lyon to clinch its third Women’s Champions League title in four years on Saturday.
  World player of the year Aitana Bonmatí scored in the second half and Alexia Putellas added the second deep into stoppage time for Barcelona to win 2-0 after losing the two previous finals it played against the French side.
  The Catalan club had never won in four previous matches against Lyon, which remains the most successful club in
  
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