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• Health minister pitches dental-care changes to get dentists onside

  17-04-2024 21:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Health Minister Mark Holland is announcing tweaks to Ottawa’s new dental-care plan in a bid to get more dentists, hygienists and oral-health care providers to participate.
  Dental and hygienists associations say their members have been slow to sign up to provide care under the new federal program, even though 1.7 million low- and middle-income seniors have already enrolled. 
  They cite concerns about how much the government plans to reimburse them for services and the adm
  
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• Hurricanes’ depth proves critical to secure 2nd-round playoff matchup against the Rangers

  01-05-2024 14:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes are getting production throughout their lineup to start the NHL playoffs. They’ll need it going forward if they’re going to take down the Presidents’ Trophy-winning New York Rangers.
  The Hurricanes closed out the New York Islanders in a first-round series on Tuesday night. The win came with a healthy output from the supporting forwards behind top threats like Sebastian Aho, Andrei Svechnikov, Seth Jarvis and Jake Guentzel in wh
  
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• 1 person dead, homes destroyed after tornado rips through northeastern Kansas

  01-05-2024 12:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WESTMORELAND, Kan. (AP) — One person died Tuesday when a tornado ripped through the small city of Westmoreland in northeastern Kansas, destroying houses, RVs and outbuildings, authorities said.
  Pottawatomie County officials said on Facebook that a tornado struck the city of about 700 people Tuesday evening, destroying 22 homes, three RVs and five outbuildings and damaging another 13 homes and one commercial building. First responders were conducting grid searches in Westmoreland to survey
  
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• In the news today: McGill asks police for help, Trans Mountain expansion starts up

  01-05-2024 10:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed tobring you up to speed on what you need to know today…
  Montreal police asked to clear McGill protestors
  Officials at McGill University are awaiting word from Montreal police, following a request to help clear a pro-Palestinian encampment on the school grounds.
  The call for assistance comes after efforts to persuade the protesters to end what the school has called an illegal action failed.
  The demonstrators say they have no int
  
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• Police set to begin search of Saskatoon landfill for woman missing since 2020

  01-05-2024 10:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SASKATOON — Police and specialized dogs are set to start searching Saskatoon’s landfill for a woman who has been missing for more than three years. 
  Mackenzie Lee Trottier was 22 when last seen in December 2020.
  Police have said that during their investigation devices were seized and information has pointed officers to a specific part of the landfill.
  The area is about 930 cubic metres in size and one metre deep. 
  The multi-agency search, which is to include help from Calga
  
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• NHL roundup: Maple Leafs avoid elimination with 2-1 OT win over Bruins

  01-05-2024 08:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Matthew Knies scored less than three minutes into overtime off a feed from John Tavares and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Boston Bruins 2-1 on Tuesday night to stave off elimination in their first-round NHL playoffs matchup. 
  Jack McCabe added a goal and Joseph Woll finished with 28 saves to help Toronto cut Boston’s lead in the best-of-seven series to 3-2. Game 6 is set for Thursday in Toronto. 
  Ilya Lyubushkin, Max Domi, Mitch Marner had assists for the M
  
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• Police clear pro-Palestinian protesters from Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall

  01-05-2024 07:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The pro-Palestinian demonstration that paralyzed Columbia University ended in dramatic fashion late Tuesday, with police carrying riot shields swarming the Ivy League campus, bursting into an administration building protesters took over the previous night and making dozens of arrests.A statement released by a Columbia spokesperson said New York City officers entered the campus after the university requested help. A tent encampment on the school’s grounds to protest th
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Jets eliminated from NHL playoffs with loss to Avalanche

  01-05-2024 06:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets have been eliminated from the NHL playoffs with a 6-3 loss in Game 5 of their first-round series with the Colorado Avalanche.
  The teams were tied 3-3 in the third period but a pair of goals from Colorado’s Mikko Rantanen and an empty-netter from Josh Manson provided the winning margin.
  The Avalanche won the best-of-seven matchup in five games after losing the series opener 7-6.
  More coming.The Canadian Press
  
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• Chinese scientist who published COVID-19 virus sequence allowed back in his lab after sit-in protest

  01-05-2024 06:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BEIJING (AP) — The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China said he was allowed back into his lab after he spent days locked outside, sitting in protest.
  Zhang Yongzhen wrote in an online post early Wednesday that authorities had “tentatively agreed” to allow him and his team to return to his laboratory and continue their research for the time being.
  Zhang had been staging a sit-in protest outside his lab since the weekend after he and his team were
  
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• Drury, Noesen help Hurricanes beat Islanders 6-3, win series in 5 games

  01-05-2024 05:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jack Drury scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and Stefan Noesen cleaned up a fluky puck bounce off the boards for another goal eight seconds later as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Islanders 6-3 on Tuesday night, clinching their first-round NHL playoff series in five games.
  The Hurricanes twice blew two-goal leads and entered the final 20 minutes in a 3-3 tie before Drury struck for his first career post-season goal, controlling a dribbling p
  
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• Knies scores in OT, Leafs top Bruins 2-1 to stay alive

  01-05-2024 04:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BOSTON — Matthew Knies scored at 2:26 of overtime as the Toronto Maple Leafs topped the Boston Bruins 2-1 on Tuesday to avoid elimination in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series.
  The rookie winger scored after captain John Tavares took the puck hard to the net in the extra period to give the Leafs life.
  Jake McCabe had the other goal for Toronto. Joseph Woll, who got the start ahead of llya Samsonov, made 28 saves.
  Game 6 goes Thursday in Toronto. Game 7, if necessary, would be back
  
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• Canucks to start rookie Arturs Silovs in pivotal Game 5

  01-05-2024 04:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks will start rookie goalie Arturs Silovs as they look to eliminate the Nashville Predators in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series on Tuesday night.
  The 23-year-old Latvian led the Canucks out for warm-ups after head coach Rick Tocchet said earlier in the day that his choice of netminder would be a “game-time decision.”
  The Canucks have started three different goalies in the series and each has earned a win, giving Vancouver a 3-1 lead in t
  
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• Louisiana won’t immediately get a new majority-Black House district after judges reject it

  01-05-2024 03:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A new congressional map giving Louisiana a second majority-Black House district was rejected Tuesday by a panel of three federal judges, fueling new uncertainty about district boundaries as the state prepares for fall congressional elections.
  The 2-1 ruling forbids the use of a map drawn up in January by the Legislature after a different federal judge blocked a map from 2022. The earlier map maintained a single Black-majority district and five mostly white districts, in
  
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• Democrats retain upstate New York congressional seat in special election

  01-05-2024 03:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Democratic state Sen. Timothy Kennedy won a special election Tuesday for the New York congressional seat vacated by Democrat Brian Higgins.
  Kennedy defeated Republican Gary Dickson for the upstate New York seat, helped by a 2-to-1 Democratic registration advantage in the district, which includes Buffalo, Niagara Falls and several suburbs.
  Kennedy has been in the state Senate since 2011. Describing Washington as “chaotic and dysfunctional,” he said he would
  
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• Michael Massey lifts Royals over Blue Jays 4-1; Toronto’s two-game win streak ends

  01-05-2024 03:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Michael Massey’s two-run homer gave Kansas City a lead it never relinquished as the Royals beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1 on Tuesday.
  Bobby Witt Jr., and Vinnie Pasquantino had back-to-back RBI doubles in the eighth inning to give Kansas City (18-13) some insurance. The Royals snapped a three-game losing skid.
  Cole Ragans (2-2) struck out nine, allowing a run on four hits and walks over 6 2/3 innings. Reliever John Schreiber finished the seventh and eighth, and James McArth
  
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• Edmonton Elks take linebacker Dublanko first overall in CFL draft

  01-05-2024 02:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Edmonton Elks selected linebacker Joel Dublanko first overall in the CFL draft Tuesday night.
  Edmonton had the first selection after finishing last in the West Division with a 4-14 record.
  The six-foot-three, 240-pound Dublanko was regarded as the most pro-ready draft prospect. After his college career at Cincinnati, he spent time in the NFL with the New Orleans Saints and Seattle Seahawks before playing in 2023 with the USFL’s Philadelphia Stars.
  An American, Dublanko
  
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• Metro train collides with bus in downtown Los Angeles, injuring more than 50, 2 seriously

  01-05-2024 01:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — At least 55 people were hurt, two seriously, when a Metro light rail train and a University of Southern California shuttle bus collided Tuesday along a busy thoroughfare in downtown Los Angeles, officials said.The crash happened shortly before noon along Exposition Boulevard, near the USC campus and Natural History Museum, according to the LA Fire Department.Two victims were hospitalized with serious injuries and 16 others were transported in fair condition, the departme
  
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• Don Callis reluctantly returns to Winnipeg with All Elite Wrestling

  01-05-2024 00:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Don Callis is considered one of the four greatest professional wrestlers to ever come out of Winnipeg, much to his chagrin.
  Callis will be representing his stable of wrestlers on Wednesday night when Winnipeg’s Canada Life Centre hosts All Elite Wrestling’s Dynamite. Chris Jericho and Kenny Omega, two of the other legends of Manitoba wrestling, will also be on the card.
  The 60-year-old Callis is not particularly eager to reconnect with old friends from his days growing up in Winnipeg
  
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• Oilers look to get back on the attack with chance to eliminate Kings in Game 5

  01-05-2024 00:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have made the case they can rely on their defending to win games. 
  That doesn’t mean it’s their preferred way of getting the job done.
  Edmonton leads the Los Angeles Kings 3-1 in their first-round series after a defensively sound 1-0 victory in Game 4. But the Kings suffocated the Oilers’ offence and limited a team with some of the league’s top stars to a paltry 13 shots.
  With a chance to advance to the second round Wednesday nigh
  
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• Man charged with aggravated assault in one of two White Rock, B.C., stabbings: RCMP

  01-05-2024 00:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SURREY, B.C. — British Columbia homicide investigators say a man from Surrey has been charged with aggravated assault in relation to one of two stabbings in White Rock, B.C.
  A statement from the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says 28-year-old Dimitri Nelson Hyacinth has been charged over the alleged assault of another 28-year-old man along the White Rock pier and promenade on April 21.
  It’s the same area where 26-year-old Kulwinder Singh Sohi was fatally stabbed two days late
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Cost to host 2026 FIFA World Cup in Vancouver doubles, may hit $581M

  01-05-2024 00:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Organizers of the seven FIFA World Cup soccer matches coming to Vancouver in 2026 say the estimated cost of hosting the event has more than doubled in the last two years. 
  The latest estimates put the price tag at between $483 million and $581 million, including costs for the city, the province and stadium upgrades.
  The province says the event is expected to generate enough revenue to result in a net cost of between $100 million and $145 million.
  More coming. The Cana
  
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• Upper Fraser Valley RCMP boosts seasonal patrols as they gear up for busy tourism season

  01-05-2024 00:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Mounties with Upper Fraser Valley Regional Detachment covering an area from Chilliwack to Boston Bar are gearing up for the arrival of the summer season by rolling out their enhanced policing program.The program coincides with extra patrols in an effort to maintain the safety and enjoyment of Fraser Valley residents and visitors during the peak tourist season.According to a news release from the B.C. RCMP, Mounties will be collaborating with community partners to enhance secur
  
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• B.C. judge refuses to seal documents alleging RCMP bullying against Surrey police

  30-04-2024 23:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — B.C. Supreme Court Justice Kevin Loo says court documents detailing alleged bullying and harassment of Surrey Police Service members by the RCMP shouldn’t be kept from the public. 
  Loo refused to seal the material, saying allegations that are “sometimes justified and sometimes spurious,” are tendered every day in court.
  His ruling came on the second day of a legal challenge by the City of Surrey against the B.C. Public Safety minister’s order to con
  
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• Brewers call up Canadian infielder Tyler Black before game against Rays

  30-04-2024 23:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Brewers called up Canadian prospect Tyler Black before their game Tuesday night against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays.
  The 23-year-old Black, from Toronto, was selected by Milwaukee in the first round — 33rd overall — in the 2021 Major League Baseball Draft
  The left-handed-hitting infielder is batting .303 with five homers, 18 runs batted in and three steals at Triple-A Nashville.
  Black has hit .281 with 28 homers, 134 RBIs and 76 steals in 238 games ove
  
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• ‘Biological sex’ sports bill is quickly quashed in B.C. legislature

  30-04-2024 23:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — A B.C. Conservative private member’s bill to classify publicly funded sports teams and events according to the “biological sex” of participants, banning transgender athletes, didn’t make it out of the starting blocks.
  The Fairness in Women’s and Girls’ Sports Act was voted down at first reading, a fate that’s a rarity in the legislature.
  The majority New Democrats, joined by two Green Party members and two Independents, voted down the pr
  
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• Trans Mountain pipeline expansion gets green light to open for May 1

  30-04-2024 23:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — The Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is complete and the Canada Energy Regulator has given the go-ahead for the project to open.
  The regulator says it has approved the last remaining “leave to open” applications submitted by Trans Mountain Corp. Approval of these applications was required before the expanded pipeline could begin shipping oil. 
  The pipeline expansion project took four years to construct and racked up a total cost of more than $34 billion. It twin
  
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• Semi-pro TSS Rovers savour return to Canadian Championship and Pacific FC rematch

  30-04-2024 23:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TSS Rovers FC had a season of ups and downs in 2023.
  Based in Richmond, B.C., the semi-pro side made headlines last April when it upset Canadian Premier League club Valour FC 3-1 at Swangard Stadium to become the first League1 team to beat a pro team in Canadian Championship play. While the cup run ended in a 2-0 loss to the CPL’s Pacific FC in the quarterfinals, TSS Rovers had made their mark.
  But things turned sour in July in the League1 B.C. season finale. Leading the Victoria Highlande
  
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• Vinícius Júnior leads Real Madrid to 2-2 draw at Bayern Munich in Champions League semifinal

  30-04-2024 23:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MUNICH (AP) — Vinícius Júnior scored twice for Real Madrid to draw 2-2 at Bayern Munich in the first leg of their Champions League semifinal on Tuesday.
  The Brazil forward opened the scoring against the run of play in the 24th minute and equalized with a coolly taken penalty in the 83rd after Leroy Sané and Harry Kane had scored for Bayern.
  Kane’s goal, another penalty, was the England forward’s 43rd goal in 43 games for Bayern this season.
  The second leg i
  
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• With portable toilets and barricades, Gaza protest camp at UBC digs in for long haul

  30-04-2024 22:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Pro-Palestinian protesters who set up an encampment at the University of British Columbia campus in Vancouver have brought in food, water and other supplies to prepare for what may become a protracted stay.
  The encampment went up Monday and now has supply tents, filled with large quantities of bottled water, food and bedding, while two portable toilets have also been brought in.About 80 protesters have erected makeshift barriers around the field using materials ranging from met
  
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• McKenna has six points, Martone has five as Canada thumps Kazakhstan at U18 worlds

  30-04-2024 22:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANTAA, Finland — Gavin McKenna had two goals and four assists, team captain Porter Martone had a goal and four assists and Canada ended group-stage play with an 11-3 rout of Kazakhstan on Tuesday at the world men’s under-18 hockey championship.
  Canada finished as the top team in Group B, winning its four group-stage games by a combined score of 31-7.
  The Canadians will play Latvia, the fourth-place team in Group A, in the quarterfinals on Thursday.
  Liam Greentree, Tij Iginla, Maxim
  
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