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• Fourth accused in Nijjar murder appears in B.C. court

  16-05-2024 01:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SURREY, B.C. — A fourth man accused in the murder of British Columbia Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar will next appear at provincial court on May 21, the same day the other three accused are scheduled for a hearing.
  The BC Prosecution Service says 22-year-old Amandeep Singh appeared via video link for his first appearance in a Surrey, B.C., court on Wednesday, and the matter has been put forward to next week.
  The three other men accused in Nijjar’s murder — Karan Brar, Kamal
  
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• Yukon Coroner’s Office investigating death tied to Haines Junction plane crash

  11-06-2024 08:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HAINES JUNCTION, Y.T. — The Yukon Coroner’s Office says it’s investigating a death associated with a small plane crash at the Haines Junction airport.
  In an email to The Canadian Press, the coroner’s office says the crash happened Monday afternoon.
  The Transportation Safety Board says investigators have been sent to the crash site, located 155 kilometres west of the territorial capital of Whitehorse.
  The TSB says the crash involved a Cessna U206G aircraft which was being
  
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• Rodrigues scores twice, Panthers down Oilers to take 2-0 lead in Stanley Cup final

  11-06-2024 05:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SUNRISE — The Oilers are heading home in a deep hole.
  Evan Rodrigues scored twice in the third period as the Florida Panthers downed Edmonton 4-1 on Monday to take a 2-0 lead in the Stanley Cup final.
  Niko Mikkola and Aaron Ekblad, into an empty net, had the other Florida goals. Sergei Bobrovsky made 18 saves after blanking the Oilers 3-0 in Game 1. Anton Lundell had two assists.
  Mattias Ekholm had replied for Edmonton. Stuart Skinner stopped 24 shots.
  The best-of-seven series now shifts t
  
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• Colin Rea shines in longest outing since 2016 as Brewers beat Blue Jays 3-1

  11-06-2024 04:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Colin Rea allowed just three hits while working seven innings for his longest outing in eight years, leading the Milwaukee Brewers to a 3-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night.
  Jackson Chourio and Willy Adames went deep for the Brewers, who had gone without a homer in their last five games. Milwaukee’s last homer before Monday came a week ago when Rhys Hoskins went deep against his former team in a 3-1 loss at Philadelphia.
  Rea (5-2) threw 85 pitches,
  
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• Hockey fans in Newmarket watching Cup final at ‘Connor McDavid Square’

  11-06-2024 04:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEWMARKET, Ont. — For one night at least, Mirella Alves wore an Oilers jersey over her blue Toronto Maple Leafs hoodie.It was the least she could do to support Connor McDavid, the pride of her longtime hometown.Alves was one of over 100 spectators who braved chilly conditions Monday night at Newmarket’s Riverwalk Commons — temporarily renamed Connor McDavid Square — to watch the Oilers superstar play in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup final.“Connor McDavid grew up in this
  
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• South Korean troops fired warning shots after North Korean soldiers briefly crossed land border

  11-06-2024 04:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean soldiers fired warning shots after North Korean troops violated the land border earlier this week, South Korea’s military said Tuesday, amid soaring animosities between the rivals over the North’s recent trash-carrying balloon launches.
  Some North Korean soldiers who were engaged in unspecified work on the northern side of the border briefly crossed the military demarcation line on Sunday, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said.
  Th
  
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• Stars’ Jim Nill selected NHL’s GM of the year

  11-06-2024 02:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Jim Nill of the Dallas Stars has won the Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year Award, the NHL announced Monday night.
  Nill was the top choice of 17 of 42 voters to run away with the honours. Vancouver’s Patrik Allvin was second and Florida’s Bill Zito third after building a team that has reached the Stanley Cup final two years in a row.
  GM of the year is the only award voted on during the playoffs, with the first two rounds considered. The Stars reached the We
  
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• Jonathan Senecal, Audrey Leduc named Canada’s top university sport athletes

  11-06-2024 02:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — University of Montreal quarterback Jonathan Senecal and Laval sprinter Audrey Leduc have been named Canada’s U Sports athletes of the year.
  They were chosen from eight nominees, four of each gender, from each of Canda’s four university conferences.
  In addition to leading the Carabins to a 2023 Vanier Cup title, Senecal was named MVP of that game and earned the Hec Crighton Trophy as the top football player in Canadian university sport.
  The 24-year-old from Mirabel, Qu
  
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• New York selects Princeton, Canadian national team forward Sarah Fillier with 1st pick in PWHL draft

  11-06-2024 01:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  New York filled a necessary need on offense by selecting Princeton and Canadian national team forward Sarah Fillier with the first pick in the Professional Women’s Hockey League draft on Monday night.
  Regarded by PWHL scouts as a “generational player,” Fillier is a three-time Patty Kazmaier college player of the year finalist. She graduated with a degree in psychiatry and completed her four-year career at Princeton ranking sixth on the school list with 93 goals and fourth with
  
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• Fire breaks out near Fraser Canyon Hospital in Hope

  11-06-2024 00:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HOPE — Hope Fire Department says it responded Sunday evening (June 9) to a brush fire close to an outbuilding at Fraser Canyon Hospital.According to a brief Facebook post from the fire agency, nine Hope firefighters attended and were able to quickly down the fire.The cause remains unknown and is being investigated by Hope RCMP personnel.“This fire demonstrates the risk a brush fire presents to nearby structures and why District of Hope FireSmart is so important,” Hope Fire wrot
  
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• Rare white grizzly bear Nakoda and her cubs die in separate crashes in B.C. park

  11-06-2024 00:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FIELD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — Parks Canada says a rare white grizzly bear has died of injuries that happened when she was struck by a car on the Trans-Canada Highway in British Columbia’s Yoho National Park, on the same day her cubs were killed in an earlier crash.
  It says the crash that killed the adult bear, nicknamed Nakoda, happened on Thursday about 12 hours after the two cubs were struck and killed on the highway in southeast B.C. that morning.
  The agency says wildlife mana
  
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• B.C. Coroners Service investigating deceased person found in a small car along Chilliwack Lake Road

  11-06-2024 00:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The B.C. Coroners Service has confirmed that it is investigating the discovery of a body in the Chilliwack River Valley over the weekend.
  According to a brief email confirmation Monday afternoon, Amber Schinkel from the B.C. Coroners Service says there is an open investigation about a person that was located deceased.
  “I can confirm the B.C. Coroners Service is investigating, but because it’s an open investigation, I cannot provide any more details,” said Sch
  
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• Donald Trump completes mandatory presentencing interview after less than 30 minutes of questioning

  11-06-2024 00:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump ‘s mandatory presentencing interview Monday ended after less than a half-hour of routine and uneventful questions and answers, a person familiar with the matter told the Associated Press. The person was not authorized to speak publicly and did so on condition of anonymity.The former president was quizzed by a New York City probation officer for a report that will be compiled and presented to trial judge Juan M. Merchan prior to Trump’s July 11 sente
  
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• ‘Time for another title’: Cadence Weapon reworks Oilers anthem for Stanley Cup finals

  10-06-2024 23:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Cadence Weapon has put a new Stanley Cup twist on his rap anthem “Connor McDavid.”
  As the Edmonton Oilers head into the second game of the NHL final tonight, the hometown rapper and self-professed fan has issued a revised take on his 2017 tribute to the rookie player, now turned team captain.
  “Connor McDavid – 2024 Stanley Cup Version” updates the original lyrics to include current players on the Oilers roster and a wink to the last time the Oilers w
  
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• Doneil Henry adds sideline duties to his sporting director role at Simcoe County

  10-06-2024 23:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BARRIE, Ont. — Canadian international defender Doneil Henry is adding sideline duties to his role as sporting director of League1 Ontario’s Simcoe County Rovers.
  The semi-pro side, currently 10th in the 12-team League1 Ontario standings at 1-4-2, announced Monday that it has fired head coach Zico Mahrady and assistant coach Arta Mohasses.
  While Zack Wilson has been named interim head coach and Carli Tingstad assistant coach, Simcoe says Henry will lead the technical staff, including
  
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• Union representing Canadian border agents moves strike deadline to Friday at midnight

  10-06-2024 22:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The union representing more than 9,000 Canada Border Services Agency employees says workers are set to strike on Friday if a deal is not reached with the federal government by then.The Public Service Alliance of Canada says it has moved its strike deadline to Friday at midnight after extending negotiations with the Treasury Board last week.Border workers were set to strike as early as 4 p.m. last Friday, but shortly after that deadline, a spokesperson for the union said negotiatio
  
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• As F1 grid tightens up, drivers fear new regulations could widen gap again

  10-06-2024 22:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — McLaren driver Lando Norris believes Formula One is more exciting than it has been in a long time, but fears that may change with the sport’s governing body set to implement new regulations.
  The F1 grid is tightening after years of undisputed Red Bull supremacy and it’s making for great entertainment, as seen last weekend at the Canadian Grand Prix.
  Although Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won out at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, the result was far from a foregone concl
  
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• Shania Twain, Our Lady Peace to perform in Edmonton ahead of Stanley Cup games

  10-06-2024 22:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Two of the biggest musical acts in Canadian history will be backing the Edmonton Oilers and entertaining their fans during the Stanley Cup Final.
  The Florida Panthers lead the Oilers in the best-of-seven series 1-0 and will host Game 2 on Monday night.
  Five-time Grammy winner Shania Twain and four-time Juno Award-winning rock band Our Lady Peace will headline free musical performances as part of the Rogers Festival at the Final outside Edmonton’s Rogers Place for Games 3 a
  
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• Hamilton Tiger-Cats sign quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa to their practice roster

  10-06-2024 22:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HAMILTON — The Hamilton Tiger-Cats signed American quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa to the practice roster Monday.
  Tagovailoa’s older brother, Tua, is the starting quarterback with the NFL’s Miami Dolphins.
  Taulia Tagovailoa, 24, played collegiately at Maryland. The five-foot-11, 200-pound Hawaiian appeared in 41 games over four seasons, completing 955-of-1,424 passes (67.1 per cent) for 11,256 yards and 76 touchdowns while rushing for 13 TDs.
  He began his collegiate career at Ala
  
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• Canada Soccer reveals Canadian Championship semifinal dates. And there’s a wait

  10-06-2024 22:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Fans will have to wait to see who makes it to the final of the Canadian Championship.
  That’s because there will be an almost seven-week delay between the first and second legs of the soccer cup semifinals.
  The semifinal draw was held May 29 at halftime of Pacific FC’s 2-1 aggregate win over Atletico Ottawa in the second leg of their quarterfinal in Langford, B.C. But the dates for the semifinals — July 10 and Aug. 27 — were not released until Monday.
  Forge
  
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• Marquette University President Michael Lovell dies in Rome

  10-06-2024 22:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Marquette University President Michael Lovell has died in Rome after a three-year battle with cancer. He was 57.
  Lovell had been suffering from sarcoma, a rare form of cancer that develops in the bones and soft tissues, when he died Sunday, university officials said in a news release posted on X, the social medial platform formerly known as Twitter. Lovell and his wife, Amy, were in Rome on a Jesuit formation pilgrimage when he fell ill and was taken to a hospital, accordi
  
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• Federal government to give Quebec $750 million for surge in temporary immigrants

  10-06-2024 22:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  QUÉBEC — Quebec Premier François Legault say Ottawa is offering $750 million to help pay for a surge in temporary immigrants to the province.
  Legault had been asking Ottawa for $1 billion to cover costs incurred from 2021 to 2023.
  The news comes as the two leaders met today in Quebec City following Legault’s demands that Ottawa reduce the number of temporary immigrants in the province and pay the costs linked to housing and caring for them and their children.
  In additio
  
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• UN Security Council adopts a cease-fire resolution aimed at ending Israel-Hamas war in Gaza

  10-06-2024 21:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council on Monday approved its first resolution endorsing a cease-fire plan aimed at ending the eight-month Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
  The vote on the U.S.-sponsored resolution was 14-0, with Russia abstaining.
  The resolution welcomes a cease-fire proposal announced by President Joe Biden that the United States says Israel has accepted. It calls on Hamas, which initially said it viewed the proposal “positively,” to accept the three-phase p
  
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• The Rev. James Lawson Jr. has died at 95, civil rights leader’s family says

  10-06-2024 21:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Rev. James Lawson Jr., an apostle of nonviolent protest who schooled activists to withstand brutal reactions from white authorities as the Civil Rights Movement gained traction, has died, his family said Monday. He was 95.
  His family said Monday that Lawson died on Sunday after a short illness in Los Angeles, where he spent decades working as a pastor, labor movement organizer and university professor.
  Lawson was a close adviser to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., wh
  
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• Harrison Hot Springs mayor says farewell to public office

  10-06-2024 21:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HARRISON HOT SPRINGS — The contentious drama afflicting the Village of Harrison Hot Springs mayor and council just took another bizarre turn Monday morning (June 10).Mayor Ed Wood announced Monday morning that he has submitted his resignation effective at the end of today (June 10).“Please accept this as my official notice of resignation effective end of today,” a message on the village website stated. “I personally would like to thank both the Corporate Officer and the C
  
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• B.C. police seek witnesses, video of 93-year-old woman being pushed in front of bus

  10-06-2024 21:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PENTICTON, B.C. — Mounties in Penticton, B.C., are looking for witnesses after they say a 93-year-old woman was pushed in front of a moving city bus.
  Police received a report around 11 a.m. on Wednesday that a woman pushing a cart full of belongings “forcefully pushed” the elderly woman into the path of the bus as it left a stop near Calgary Avenue and Main Street.
  They say the bus driver was able to stop in time and bystanders helped the victim, but were unable to stop the sus
  
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• Man airlifted to hospital after suffering injuries from possible stabbing in Chilliwack Friday

  10-06-2024 21:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — B.C. Emergency Health Services says a man was airlifted to hospital after a “police incident” Friday (June 7) near the Vedder Bridge.
  According to combined statements from both the Chilliwack RCMP and B.C. Emergency Health Services, first responders received a call at 11:26 a.m. on Friday, June 7 about a police incident near Vedder Road and Chilliwack Lake Road.“An air ambulance, an advanced care paramedic response unit, and an ambulance with primary care par
  
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• Agassiz RCMP says a man has died after ATV crash sent him down an embankment on Harrison East FSR

  10-06-2024 20:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  AGASSIZ — The Agassiz RCMP detachment says it is investigating a fatal collision on Harrison East Forest Service Road last week.
  According to a statement from Sgt. Andy Lot, detachment commander for the Agassiz RCMP, Mounties in Agassiz were dispatched on Tuesday, June 4 at approximately 10:40 p.m. for the report of an ATV collision at the 4-kilometer mark of Harrison East Forest Service Road in Agassiz. Police officers attended the scene and located two men down an embankment with signifi
  
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• Canada captain says ‘anything is possible’ in T20 World Cup match against Pakistan

  10-06-2024 20:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canada can expect a motivated Pakistan when they meet Tuesday at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in suburban New York.
  Winless after two games at the 20-country cricket tournament, the sixth-ranked Pakistanis need to beat No. 23 Canada and No. 11 Ireland and get help elsewhere if they are to progress to the Super-8 stage.
  Canada, meanwhile, is buoyed by its first-ever T20 World Cup win — a 12-run victory over Ireland on Friday that followed a seven-wicket loss to the 18th-ranked U.S. in
  
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• As Oilers chase Stanley Cup rings, former Oiler Esa Tikkanen sheds some of his

  10-06-2024 20:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Several Edmonton Oilers are trying to win the first Stanley Cup rings of their careers. Esa Tikkanen is getting rid of his.
  The 59-year-old from Helsinki won four Stanley Cups with the Edmonton Oilers between 1985 and 1990, and another with the New York Rangers in 1994.
  The current Oilers are trying to win the Stanley Cup for the franchise’s first time since Tikkanen, Mark Messier, Jari Kurri and company hoisted Lord Stanley’s trophy in 1990.Wayne Gretzky was Tikkanen’s teammat
  
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