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• FIFA reveals promised anti-racism pledge and urges all soccer bodies to mandate abuse as an offense

  16-05-2024 13:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BANGKOK (AP) — FIFA will urge all 211 national federations to mandate racist abuse in soccer as a disciplinary offense.
  Soccer’s world body also suggests “a global standard gesture for players to communicate racist incidents” to referees — hands crossed at the wrists and raised in the air.
  A five-pillar pledge on tackling racism will be put to FIFA member federations on Friday at their annual meeting in Bangkok.
  FIFA president Gianni Infantino promised months ago to
  
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• Wreck of Ernest Shackleton’s last ship, Quest, found in the depths off Labrador

  12-06-2024 15:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — A crew led by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society has found the long-sought wreck of the Quest, the final expedition ship that belonged to famed Irish explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton.
  John Geiger, leader of the Shackleton Quest Expedition, says sonar scans located the wreck on Sunday, sitting on its keel on the sea floor about 80 kilometres off the coast of Labrador, 390 metres from the surface.
  He says Quest’s towering mast is broken beside the vessel&rsq
  
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• Dutch court convicts 3 men of murder in fatal shooting of investigative reporter in 2021

  12-06-2024 12:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  AMSTERDAM (AP) — A Dutch court on Wednesday convicted three men of murder for their roles in the fatal 2021 shooting of investigative reporter Peter R. de Vries, a brazen attack in downtown Amsterdam that sent a shockwave through the Netherlands.
  The shooter, getaway driver and organizer of the hit were convicted of direct involvement in the killing. The shooter and driver were sentenced to 28 years. The man who organized the slaying was sentenced to 26 years and one month.
  A total of nine
  
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• Adam Hadwin carries Memorial momentum into U.S. Open, joined by six other Canadians

  12-06-2024 12:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The Memorial was arguably the toughest challenge on the PGA Tour so far this season and Adam Hadwin rode its ups and downs to his best showing of the year.
  Only 11 players finished under par at the Memorial, with only six shooting under par in the final round at Muirfield Village Golf Club. Hadwin, from Abbotsford, B.C., finished third at the signature event to rocket up the FedEx Cup standings to 24th, leapfrogging Taylor Pendrith, Nick Taylor and Corey Conners to become the highest-ranked Cana
  
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• French President Macron urges moderate politicians to regroup to defeat far right in elections

  12-06-2024 11:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron called Wednesday for moderate politicians from the left and the right to regroup to defeat the far right in general elections.
  Macron, a pro-business centrist, said he wants “men and women of good will who were able to say ‘no’ to extremes to join together to be able to build a joint project” for the country.
  Macron addressed French voters Wednesday for the first time since he called for a snap national election followin
  
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• At least 35 people have died in a building fire in Kuwait, state news agency says

  12-06-2024 11:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — At least 35 people died in a building fire early Wednesday in Kuwait, the country’s state-run news agency reported.KUNA said authorities were investigating the cause of the fire, which broke out in the southern Mangaf district.
  Kuwait, a nation with some 4.2 million people that’s slightly smaller than the U.S. state of New Jersey, has the world’s sixth-largest known oil reserves.The Associated Press
  
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• Hezbollah fires scores of rockets at northern Israel as Gaza cease-fire talks hang in the balance

  12-06-2024 10:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s Hezbollah fired a massive barrage of rockets into northern Israel on Wednesday to avenge the killing of a top commander, further escalating regional tensions as the fate of an internationally-backed plan for a cease-fire in Gaza hung in the balance.
  The retaliatory attack came as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in the region to push a cease-fire proposal with global support that has not been fully embraced by Israel or Hamas. The militant group subm
  
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• In the news today: PM heads to G7 and Canada-US central banks to diverge on policy?

  12-06-2024 10:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed…
  Trudeau heads to Italy for G7 leaders’ summit
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is headed to Italy on Wednesday to attend the annual G7 leaders’ summit, which is taking place as two major geopolitical conflicts weigh on the international community.
  The three-day summit kicks off on Thursday in Apulia, Italy, where leaders of the seven wealthy democratic nations are expected to discuss the Russi
  
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• Trudeau heads to Italy as shadows of war in Ukraine, Gaza loom over G7 summit

  12-06-2024 10:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is headed to Italy on Wednesday to attend the annual G7 leaders’ summit, which is taking place as two major geopolitical conflicts weigh on the international community.
  The three-day summit kicks off on Thursday in Apulia, Italy, where leaders of the seven wealthy democratic nations are expected to discuss the Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas wars, the energy transition, artificial intelligence, migration and collaboration with Africa.Trudeau is
  
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• Quebec Premier Legault is pushing for more provincial powers amid sagging polls

  12-06-2024 10:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Quebec’s premier says he wants to find new powers to boost his province’s autonomy within Canada, but experts are keeping their expectations in check.Facing disappointing polls and a simmering conflict with the federal government over immigration, Quebec Premier François Legault last week announced the creation of a new committee to study the province’s rights and enhance its powers within the federation.The committee is tasked with examining federal int
  
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• Update: Highway 1 w/b reopens Wednesday morning after serious crash

  12-06-2024 07:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  **Update at 6:20 a.m. Wednesday: Highway 1 westbound at Clearbrook Road in Abbotsford has reopened after a serious car crash.**
  Original story below from Tuesday night at 10:10 p.m.
  ABBOTSFORD — Without citing a reason, DriveBC says Highway 1 westbound has been closed west of the Clearbrook Road intersection (exit 87) in Abbotsford Tuesday night.
  According to a post on X/Twitter from Drive BC at 9:49 p.m., Highway 1 is closed west of Clearbrook Road. There’s no detour information ava
  
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• Highway 1 closed westbound in Abbotsford Tuesday night

  12-06-2024 07:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — Without citing a reason, DriveBC says Highway 1 has been westbound west of the Clearbrook Road intersection (exit 87) in Abbotsford Tuesday night.According to a post on X/Twitter from Drive BC at 9:49 p.m., Highway 1 is closed west of Clearbrook Road. There’s no detour information available.Motorists heading through the area should expect major delays and consider using an alternate route.
  A Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure highway camera shows heavy traffic
  
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• Retired Army Capt. Sam Brown overcomes crowded GOP Senate primary field, setting up key Nevada race

  12-06-2024 05:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  RENO, Nev. (AP) — Republican Sam Brown overcame a crowded field of primary opponents to win Nevada’s GOP U.S. Senate primary on Tuesday, setting up a fierce general election battle against incumbent Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen that could decide which party controls the U.S. Senate.
  Brown, a retired Army captain making his second try in two years for the U.S. Senate, emerged from a field of 12 Republicans to challenge Rosen, a first-term moderate in a presidential battleground state a
  
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• Kikuchi, four Blue Jays relievers combine to blank Brewers 3-0

  12-06-2024 05:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Yusei Kikuchi and four Toronto Blue Jays relievers combined to shut out the Milwaukee Brewers 3-0 on Tuesday night.
  Kikuchi (4-5) gave up three hits in five innings, walked four and struck out five to record consecutive wins for the first time since April. Kikuchi gave up one run in six innings in his previous outing on Thursday against the Orioles.
  Closer Yimi Garcia got four outs to record his fifth save in six tries.
  George Springer’s run-scoring single in the sec
  
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• CEBL roundup: Alliance trump BlackJacks with offensive outburst

  12-06-2024 04:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Montreal Alliance will host Championship Weekend this year.
  And on Tuesday night they looked more like a team that could do some damage during the Canadian Elite Basketball League’s August showcase.
  Stumbling out of the gates with four losses in their first five regular-season games, the Alliance finally found their groove with a convincing 104-89 win over the struggling Ottawa BlackJacks (1-4) at TD Place.
  Chris Smith led the Alliance with 21 points and five rebounds. J
  
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• US Rep. Kelly Armstrong wins North Dakota’s Republican primary for governor

  12-06-2024 03:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong has won North Dakota’s Republican primary for governor, setting him up for a likely general election victory in the conservative state in November.
  The state’s lone congressional representative beat Lt. Gov. Tammy Miller in the race to succeed Republican Gov. Doug Burgum, who did not seek a third term and is in the running to be former President Donald Trump’s vice presidential running mate.
  Armstrong is an attorney and form
  
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• Strong field assembled for Saturday’s $1M North America Cup at Woodbine

  12-06-2024 03:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MILTON, Ont. — One of the strongest fields ever assembled for the Pepsi North America Cup is now slotted in for Saturday’s $1 million race at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
  “It’s such a deep field of horses,” said James MacDonald, who will drive Legendary Hanover from post-eight in the evening race.
  The post position draw for Canada’s most prestigious harness race took place Tuesday night.
  “It looks like, usually there’s two or three that can probably legit
  
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• Republican state Sen. Michael Rulli wins US House seat in Ohio vacated by GOP’s Bill Johnson

  12-06-2024 03:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican state Sen. Michael Rulli won a special election Tuesday in eastern Ohio for the U.S. House seat formerly held by the GOP’s Bill Johnson.Rulli, 55, defeated Democrat Michael Kripchak to fill the remainder of Johnson’s unexpired term. The two face off again Nov. 5 for a full two-year congressional term that begins in January.Rulli is a second-term state senator from Salem in Ohio’s Mahoning Valley, where he directs operations for his family&
  
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• Trump-backed candidate Austin Theriault wins primary in Maine district rocked by mass shooting

  12-06-2024 03:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Republican state lawmaker Austin Theriault, endorsed by former President Donald Trump, has won the chance to try to unseat one of the most conservative Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives in a Maine district rocked by a mass shooting last year.
  Theriault, of Fort Kent, defeated fellow Maine House member Mike Soboleski, of Phillips, who is also a supporter of Trump.Theriault will face three-term incumbent Democratic Rep. Jared Golden in Maine’s 2nd Co
  
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• US Rep. Nancy Mace wins Republican primary challenge in South Carolina after tumultuous term

  12-06-2024 02:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace has won the Republican nomination after a tumultuous second term in South Carolina that saw her go from an enemy to ally of former President Donald Trump and make headlines for plenty of things off the House floor.
  Mace defeated challengers Catherine Templeton and Bill Young in voting that ended Tuesday. She will face a Democratic opponent in the general election in the 1st District, which is the closest thing South Carolina has to a swing distric
  
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• SpaceX staff collect cosmic junk found on farmer’s field in Saskatchewan

  12-06-2024 02:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ITUNA, Sask. — Two men with SpaceX descended on a Saskatchewan farm in a moving truck Tuesday to retrieve cosmic junk that fell earlier this year from one of its spacecrafts.
  The workers, who didn’t give their names while at the farm near Ituna, lugged the large scorched pieces of carbon fibre and aluminum into the back of the U-Haul before leaving.
  They declined to say why the fragments failed to burn up before slamming into the field, what spacecraft the pieces came from, where the
  
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• Joey Chestnut ‘gutted’ to be out of July 4 hotdog eating contest over brand dispute

  12-06-2024 02:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Joey “Jaws” Chestnut, the reigning champion of the Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hotdog eating contest, will not participate in this year’s event after signing a deal with a rival brand, organizers said Tuesday.
  The 40-year-old Chestnut has long been the face — not to mention the mouth — of the competition. He has vied for the dog-downing contest’s coveted Mustard Belt since 2005 and has won it almost every year since 2007, with th
  
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• Environment Canada issues thunderstorm warnings, watches in B.C., Alberta

  12-06-2024 01:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Environment Canada has issued severe thunderstorm warnings and watches for large sections of central Alberta and parts of B.C., saying hail, damaging winds and torrential rainfall are possible.
  The forecaster says people should stay indoors as heavy downpours can cause flash floods, and that lightning kills and injures Canadians every year.
  It says a thunderstorm between Grande Cache and Fox Creek, Alta., is moving 30 kilometres an hour to the east, and is capable of producing
  
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• Draisaitl avoids suspension, Barkov might play in Game 3 of Stanley Cup final

  12-06-2024 01:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Leon Draisaitl is eligible to play for the Edmonton Oilers in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup final on Thursday night after avoiding a possible suspension.
  Time will tell on two other key players in the series.
  Florida captain Aleksander Barkov’s status is the biggest question after leaving the Panthers’ 4-1 Game 2 victory following a hit to the head from Draisaitl, who will not have a disciplinary hearing. The Oilers are not sure if top-four defenceman D
  
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• 1 fatally shot on transit bus that lead officers on wild chase, police say

  12-06-2024 01:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta police say one person has died after being shot on a commuter bus Tuesday afternoon that led officers on a chase for miles into the suburbs, with television news footage showing it barreling through vehicles and striking several of them in rush hour traffic.
  News helicopters followed the dramatic pursuit of the Gwinnett County Transit bus, which police said took off after officers responded to a report of gunfire on a bus and a possible hostage situation just after 4
  
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• Brad Rihela Returns to Chilliwack

  12-06-2024 01:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The Chilliwack Chiefs are excited to announce the return of Brad Rihela. 
  Brad first joined the Chiefs in the 2018/19 season as an Assistant Coach and Director of Player Development, he eventually moved into the role of Assistant GM and Associate Coach over his 5 seasons with the team. Ahead of the 2023/24 season, Rihela accepted a position with the Lloydminster Bobcats of the AJHL, where he was their Head Coach for a season. 
  “We’re excited to add Brad back on to
  
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• Man convicted of killing former lover and her husband is executed in Missouri

  12-06-2024 01:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BONNE TERRE, Mo. (AP) — A man convicted of killing his former lover and her husband in what prosecutors described as a fit of rage was executed Tuesday evening in Missouri.
  David Hosier, 69, was pronounced dead at 6:11 p.m. following a single-dose injection of the sedative pentobarbital at the state prison in Bonne Terre, said Missouri Department of Corrections spokeswoman Karen Pojmann via text message. Hosier was convicted of the 2009 killings of Angela and Rodney Gilpin in the state cap
  
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• Flames add former Columbus head coach Brad Larsen to coaching staff

  12-06-2024 00:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — The Calgary Flames have hired former Columbus head coach Brad Larsen as an assistant on Ryan Huska’s staff.
  Larsen spent nine seasons with the Blue Jackets, including two as head coach (2021-22 and 2022-23).
  He compiled a 62-86-16 record and Columbus failed to make the playoffs during his time as head coach. He was fired after the 2022-23 season.
  He spent seven seasons as an assistant with the Blue Jackets before replacing John Tortorella on May 9, 2021.
  Larsen began his co
  
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• Free movie admission and other free activities to highlight Canada Day in Chilliwack

  12-06-2024 00:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The City of Chilliwack says free movie admission, free swimming and ice skating, and Chilliwack’s first ever drone show account for just some of the Canada Day festivities in Chilliwack.According to a post on the city’s website, Canada Day in Chilliwack gets underway at Evergreen Hall (9291 Corbould Street) with the Sardis Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast starting at 8 a.m. and going until 11 a.m., at a cost of $5/person.
  There’s free swimming all day at the Cheam L
  
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• Plan to search Manitoba landfill for remains of slain women moves closer

  12-06-2024 00:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — A plan to search a Winnipeg-area landfill for the remains of two slain First Nations women has been given the green light by environmental regulators.
  Manitoba’s NDP government has approved the plan to search the Prairie Green landfill, where the remains of Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran are believed to be.
  Premier Wab Kinew says the plan still needs building permits and workers need to be trained, but the project is moving ahead.
  Kinew met today with families of the vic
  
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