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• First Nations leader says little change for women’s safety since Pickton murders

  22-05-2024 10:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BELLA BELLA, B.C. — An Indigenous leader in British Columbia says little has changed since the crimes of serial killer Robert Pickton, as community members reflect on news that he is in life-threatening condition after being attacked in prison.
  Chief Marilyn Slett with the Heiltsuk Tribal Council in Bella Bella, B.C., says discussion about Pickton after the assault at a Quebec prison on Sunday has revived painful memories for the Indigenous community.
  Slett, who is also secretary-treasurer
  
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• Trudeau pitches strong ties to Mexico’s new leader Claudia Sheinbaum amid U.S. tumult

  03-06-2024 16:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is welcoming the election of Mexico’s next president, Claudia Sheinbaum, and pitching closer ties between the two counties as they ponder the future of North American relations.
  Mexicans elected Sheinbaum as their first female president Sunday, and in October she will replace Andrés Manuel Lopéz Obrador.
  The election comes three months after the Liberals reimposed a visa requirement for Mexican visitors over concerns that the 2016
  
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• Chelsea hires Enzo Maresca, a former assistant to Pep Guardiola, as head coach

  03-06-2024 16:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Enzo Maresca, a former assistant to Pep Guardiola, was hired as Chelsea head coach on Monday, just weeks after leading Leicester back to the Premier League.
  The 44-year-old Italian signed a five-year deal as the replacement for Mauricio Pochettino, who left by mutual consent on May 21, and is Chelsea’s fourth permanent manager since the club came under American ownership midway through 2022.
  “We are delighted to welcome Enzo to Chelsea. He has proven himself to be an excellent coach
  
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• Mexico elects Claudia Sheinbaum as president, the first woman to hold the job

  03-06-2024 15:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Claudia Sheinbaum claimed victory in Mexico’s presidential election, becoming the first woman selected for the job by promising to continue the political course set by her populist predecessor despite widespread discontent with persistent cartel violence and disappointing economic performance.
  The climate scientist and former Mexico City mayor was the favored successor of outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. But her cool temper offers a sha
  
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• President Joe Biden’s son Hunter arrives for jury selection in a federal gun case

  03-06-2024 14:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s son Hunter arrived at court Monday for jury selection in a federal gun case against after the collapse of a deal with prosecutors that would have avoided the spectacle of a trial so close to the 2024 election.Hunter Biden, who spent the weekend with his father has been charged in Delaware with three felonies stemming from a 2018 firearm purchase when he was, according to his memoir, in the throes of a crack addiction. He has been accused
  
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• Rainfall warning continues Monday for Abbotsford, Chilliwack and Hope

  03-06-2024 14:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Environment Canada has extended a rainfall warning for the Fraser Valley from Abbotsford to Hope into Monday (Jun 3).
  Canada’s national weather agency says a disturbance continues to cross through the South Coast this morning. The disturbance is expected to deliver heavy rains to the regions. The rain is expected to ease off to showers by the afternoon.It warns that heavy downpours could lead to flash flooding as smaller creeks and already swollen rivers jump their banks
  
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• Iran’s hard-line parliament speaker Mohammad Qalibaf registers as a presidential candidate

  03-06-2024 14:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s hard-line parliament speaker registered Monday for country’s June 28 presidential election.
  The entry of Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf brings a prominent candidate with close ties to the country’s parliamentary Revolution Guard into the race to replace President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash with seven others on May 19.
  Qalibaf initially became speaker following a string of failed presidential bids and 12 years as the le
  
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• Onward Oilers; Edmonton prepares for Stanley Cup final against Florida Panthers

  03-06-2024 11:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers are where they have long expected themselves to be, which is playing for the Stanley Cup.
  The Oilers open the best-of-seven NHL championship Saturday night against the Florida Panthers at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Fla.Edmonton makes its first Stanley Cup final appearance since 2006, when the Oilers lost in seven games to the Carolina Hurricanes, and are four wins from hoisting Lord Stanley’s trophy above their heads 34 years after Edmonton’s
  
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• Georgia’s parliament speaker signs a divisive foreign influence bill into law

  03-06-2024 10:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — The speaker of Georgia’s parliament said he gave the final endorsement on Monday to a divisive “foreign agents” bill that has prompted weeks of protests by critics who say it will restrict media freedom and jeopardize Georgia’s chances of joining the European Union.
  Shalva Papuashvili signed the bill into law after the legislature, controlled by the ruling Georgian Dream party, dismissed the veto of President Salome Zourabichvili.The bill, wh
  
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• Royal Regina Rifles statue to be unveiled at Juno Beach to mark D-Day’s 80th year

  03-06-2024 10:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  REGINA — A statue depicting the Canadians who fought Nazi Germany 80 years ago will have a permanent home near the beaches they stormed on D-Day.
  The Royal Regina Rifles statue is to be unveiled Wednesday at Juno Beach in France, a day ahead of the milestone anniversary of the invasion that launched the beginning of the end of the Second World War.
  The names of 458 soldiers from the infantry unit who died during that conflict are etched in the statue’s base.
  The Regina Rifles were am
  
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• Lanny McDonald brings Stanley Cup to Calgary police officer who helped save his life

  03-06-2024 10:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Former Calgary Flames co-captain and Hockey Hall of Famer Lanny McDonald surprised a city police officer who helped save his life earlier this year by paying him a visit with the Stanley Cup in tow.
  Const. Jose Cives performed chest compressions on McDonald at Calgary’s airport in early February after the 71-year-old collapsed while returning from the NHL’s all-star game in Toronto.
  Cives had no idea that McDonald, who played with the team during its 1989 Stanley Cup
  
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• Expert to testify in Winnipeg trial about mental state of admitted serial killer

  03-06-2024 10:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — An admitted serial killer’s mental state is expected to be the focus of a murder trial that resumes in Winnipeg.
  Jeremy Skibicki, who is 37, has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the deaths of four Indigenous women in Winnipeg in 2022.
  Crown prosecutors have said the killings were racially motivated and Skibicki preyed on the vulnerable victims at homeless shelters.
  Skibicki’s lawyers admit he killed the women but argue he should be found not criminally re
  
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• South Korea plans to nullify peace deal to punish North Korea over trash-carrying balloon launches

  03-06-2024 09:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea announced Monday it’ll suspend a rapprochement deal with North Korea to punish it over its launches of trash-carrying balloons, even after the North said it would halt its balloon campaign.
  Over several days, North Korea flew hundreds of balloons to drop trash and manure on South Korea in an angry reaction against previous South Korean civilian leafleting campaigns. On Sunday, South Korea said it would take “unbearable” retaliatory st
  
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• Oilers slip past Stars 2-1, advance to Stanley Cup final

  03-06-2024 06:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers are headed to their eighth Stanley Cup final in franchise history.
  Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist as the Oilers punched their ticket to the championship series with a somewhat shaky 2-1 victory over the Dallas Stars on Sunday, winning the best-of-seven Western Conference final in six games.
  Zach Hyman also scored and Evan Bouchard had a pair of assists for the Oilers, who will face the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup series — marking Edmont
  
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• Josh Bloom’s late winner lifts Spirit past Knights 4-3 for first Memorial Cup title

  03-06-2024 06:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SAGINAW — In the mind of Saginaw head coach Chris Lazary, there was no chance the Spirit were going to lose Sunday night.
  Josh Bloom scored the game-winning goal with 21.7 seconds left to lift the host Spirit to their first Memorial Cup with a 4-3 victory over the London Knights. Sunday’s final was the 12th time the two teams squared off this season.
  The Knights and Spirit split their four regular-season meetings before matching up in the Ontario Hockey League Western Conference fina
  
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• Edmonton punches ticket to Stanley Cup Final with win over Dallas

  03-06-2024 06:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist as the Edmonton Oilers punched their ticket to the Stanley Cup final with a 2-1 victory over the Dallas Stars on Sunday, winning the best-of-seven Western Conference final in six games.
  Zach Hyman also scored and Evan Bouchard had a pair of assists for the Oilers, who will face the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup championship series — marking Edmonton’s first appearance in a Cup final since 2006, when it fell in Game 7 to t
  
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• Victoria bus fleet affected by Transport Canada recall: BC Transit

  03-06-2024 05:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — BC Transit says several buses in its Victoria fleet are affected by a Transport Canada recall.
  The agency says a number of its CNG Vicinity Motor Corp. buses contain a manufacturer part that was in the recall.
  It adds the buses are temporarily removed from service.
  BC Transit says replacement parts are expected to arrive later in the week and buses will return to service after the part is fixed.
  It warns transit users of delays and trip cancellations as the agency works to repla
  
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• Puerto Rico Rep. Jesús Manuel Ortiz wins gubernatorial primary. Pro-statehood party still undecided

  03-06-2024 04:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico Rep. Jesús Manuel Ortiz defeated Sen. Juan Zaragoza in a gubernatorial primary held Sunday by their Popular Democratic Party, which seeks a return to power in the upcoming general elections.
  Zaragoza conceded defeat after obtaining 38% of the votes to his rival’s 62%, even though only a little more than 60% of the votes had been counted.
  Meanwhile, Gov. Pedro Pierluisi was still locked in a battle against Puerto Rico congresswoman Jenni
  
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• CEBL roundup: Stingers roll Rattlers 93-77 in battle of the unbeaten

  03-06-2024 03:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Brody Clarke scored 18 points and Ben Krikke chipped in with 14 and six rebounds as the Edmonton Stingers defeated the visiting Saskatchewan Rattlers 93-77 in a Canadian Elite Basketball League battle of unbeaten teams on Sunday.
  The Stingers, who improved to 4-0, led 40-37 at halftime in their home opener at the EXPO Centre.
  Elijah Harkless led the Rattlers (3-1) with 25 points and eight rebounds, while Jalen Harris had 19 points and eight rebounds.
  Elsewhere in the CEBL on Sun
  
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• Simone Biles continues Olympic prep by cruising to her 9th U.S. Championships title

  03-06-2024 03:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Gymnastics superstar Simone Biles won her ninth U.S. Championship on Sunday, leaving little doubt that at 27 and a decade-plus into her run atop the sport, she is as good as ever.
  Biles posted a two-day all-around total of 119.750, nearly six points clear of runner-up Skye Blakely and leaving little doubt that she appears ready to add a second all-around Olympic gold to go with the one she captured in 2016.
  In front of an audience that included her husband, Chicago
  
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• Els edges Ames to win Principal Charity Classic for 4th PGA Tour Champions victory

  03-06-2024 03:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Ernie Els won the Principal Charity Classic on Sunday for his fourth career PGA Tour Champions victory, closing with a 7-under 65 at Wakonda Club to beat defending champion Stephen Ames of Calgary by two strokes.
  Tied with Rod Pampling for the second-round lead, Els eagled the par-5 15th and had five birdies in his bogey-free final round. The 54-year-old Hall of Famer from South Africa finished at 21-under 195 for his first victory since March 2023.
  “It’
  
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• IIO investigating man’s death after officer shooting in Mackenzie, B.C.

  03-06-2024 02:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MACKENZIE, B.C. — British Columbia’s police watchdog is investigating police actions after a man was shot and killed by an officer in Mackenzie, B.C.
  The BC RCMP say they received a report of a man trying to cash a fraudulent cheque at a bank around 2 p.m. on Saturday.
  They say officers responded and attempted to arrest the man.
  But, as they escorted him outside the bank, police say a struggle ensued wherein the man produced a weapon.Mounties say an officer shot the suspect during th
  
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• Saso wins another U.S. Women’s Open, but this one is for Japan

  03-06-2024 02:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — Yuka Saso became a U.S. Women’s Open champion for the second time Sunday and took her place in history with a rare footnote — the first Filipino to win the Women’s Open in 2021, and now the first from Japan to win women’s golf’ biggest event.
  No matter the flag, the 22-year-old Saso delivered a masterful performance at Lancaster Country Club with a 2-under 68. She ran off four birdies in a five-hole stretch on the back nine amid a series
  
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• Edmonton Elks sign veteran short-yardage quarterback Dakota Prukop

  03-06-2024 01:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — The Edmonton Elks have signed quarterback Dakota Prukop, the CFL club announced Sunday.
  The veteran returns for a second stint with Edmonton after being released by the B.C. Lions in late May.Prukop had 134 rushing yards and two touchdowns in eight games with Edmonton in 2021.
  The 30-year-old spent the last two seasons with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, where he recorded 13 rushing touchdowns in 27 games.The short yardage specialist has appeared in the last two Grey Cups with the B
  
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• Mackenzie Hughes ‘gutted’ after falling short at RBC Canadian Open

  03-06-2024 01:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HAMILTON — Mackenzie Hughes had the dream scenario of winning the RBC Canadian Open in his hometown within reach but then it all slipped away.
  Hughes started the final round of the men’s national golf championship tied for second, four shots back of Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre. Hughes had three birdies on his first four holes and MacIntyre bogeyed No. 1 to lift the Canadian to the top of the leaderboard.
  The final 10 holes were tough on Hughes, with three bogeys dropping him ba
  
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• Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre holds off Griffin, wins RBC Canadian Open

  03-06-2024 01:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HAMILTON — Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre has won the RBC Canadian Open.
  He started the day with a four-shot lead and finished with a 2-under 68, 16-under overall, for his first-ever PGA Tour victory.
  Ben Griffin of the United States shot a 5-under 65 to finish second, a shot behind MacIntyre.
  Corey Conners of Listowel, Ont., was shot a 5-under 65 to finish 12-under overall to finish as the low Canadian.
  Mackenzie Hughes, from nearby Dundas, Ont., was Canada’s best hope of winning
  
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• UPDATE: Coquihalla Highway reopened after Sunday afternoon vehicle incident

  03-06-2024 00:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  UPDATE at 4:25 p.m. — An update from a DriveBC social media reports all northbound lanes along the Coquihalla Highway have been reopened following an earlier incident near Coquihalla Lakes Rd.
  COQUIHALLA HIGHWAY — A vehicle incident Sunday afternoon (June 2) has left the northbound Coquihalla Highway (Highway 5) blocked at Coquihalla Lakes Road.
  According to an updated post from DriveBC at 3:25 p.m. Sunday: “Northbound vehicle incident has the NB roadway blocked at Coquihalla L
  
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• Coquihalla Highway blocked Sunday afternoon after vehicle incident, helicopter launched

  03-06-2024 00:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  COQUIHALLA HIGHWAY — A vehicle incident Sunday afternoon (June 2) has left the northbound Coquihalla Highway (Highway 5) blocked at Coquihalla Lakes Road.
  According to an updated post from DriveBC at 3:25 p.m. Sunday: “Northbound vehicle incident has the NB roadway blocked at Coquihalla Lakes Rd. Crews are on scene. Expect major delays.”
  Coquihalla Lakes Road is exit 228, or about 58 kilometres south of Merritt.
  An image shared by Drive BC shows a helicopter parked on the Coqui
  
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• South Africa’s president urges parties to find common ground in talks after election deadlock

  03-06-2024 00:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — President Cyril Ramaphosa called Sunday for South Africa’s political parties to overcome their differences and find “common ground” to form the first national coalition government in its young democracy.
  His comments came in a speech straight after final election results were announced confirming that no party won a majority in last week’s vote. Unprecedented coalition talks were set to start to find a way forward for Africa’s most industri
  
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• B.C. RCMP, Squamish Search and Rescue looking for missing climbers

  02-06-2024 23:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SQUAMISH, B.C. — A spokeswoman for Squamish Search and Rescue in British Columbia says an “active search” is underway for three experienced mountaineers who have been missing since Friday.
  Christy Allan says in an interview that the climbers were last seen Friday morning on Atwell Peak, located on the southern edge of Mount Garibaldi.
  She says the organization was contacted Friday night by the RCMP to help search for the overdue mountaineers.
  Allan says the climbers, who have n
  
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