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• N.L. fish harvesters reach deal, ending demonstration that shut down government

  22-03-2024 20:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — Fish harvesters who protested outside the Newfoundland and Labrador legislature this week have struck a deal with the provincial fisheries minister and ended their demonstration.
  John Efford, the fisherman who led the demonstrations, says the province has agreed to changes that will increase competition among processors and make it easier for the province’s fishers to earn a living.
  The Fish, Food and Allied Workers Union, which represents inshore fishers, is
  
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• Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly plans trip to Middle East, Mediterranean

  13-05-2024 12:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada’s foreign affairs minister is embarking on a five-day trip to the Middle East and the Mediterranean where she will focus on peacekeeping and aid. 
  Global Affairs Canada says Mélanie Joly is set to leave today and will visit Cyprus, Lebanon, Turkiye and Greece where she will meet with her counterparts and other government officials. 
  In a statement, Joly says rapidly evolving situations in the Middle East and Caucuses continue to have repercussions in
  
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• Trial of Winnipeg serial killer expected to hear more testimony from police

  13-05-2024 10:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg trial of admitted serial killer Jeremy Skibicki is expected to hear testimony today from a police officer who examined video surveillance.
  Court has heard police collected video evidence showing someone placing several bags in various garbage bins in Skibicki’s neighbourhood shortly before the remains of one of his victims was found. 
  Skibicki has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder for the 2022 slayings of Rebecca Contois, Morgan Harris, Marcedes M
  
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• McGill to ask for injunction to dismantle pro-Palestinian encampment on its grounds

  13-05-2024 10:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Lawyers for McGill University will be going to court today seeking an injunction to dismantle the pro-Palestinian encampment that has been on its grounds since last month. 
  In a judicial application for an injunction dated Friday, McGill says the encampment poses a “security, safety and public health risk” and has caused tensions to escalate on campus.
  The filing cites “fierce verbal exchanges” between protesters and counter-protesters earlier this m
  
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• Fire officials worry wind could push wildfire into B.C. town today

  13-05-2024 10:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FORT NELSON, B.C. — A fire behaviour specialist with the B.C. Wildfire Service says an intense wildfire could hit Fort Nelson this morning, based on forecasts that have been calling for strong winds that have been fuelling the out-of-control blaze to continue throughout the day.
  Ben Boghean said in a video posted to social media Sunday night that the extreme fire behaviour, made worse by years of drought and a below-normal snowpack this past winter, could end up threatening the crews that
  
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• Criminal trial of Freedom Convoy organizer Pat King begins today

  13-05-2024 10:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The criminal trial of Pat King, one of the most prominent figures associated with the 2022 Freedom Convoy protest in Ottawa, is expected to begin Monday.
  King was part of the original group of organizers that brought thousands of big-rig trucks and other vehicles to Ottawa in January of that year to protest COVID-19 public health measures.
  They also spoke out against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal government. 
  For weeks, the smell of diesel fumes suffused the c
  
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• NHL roundup: Panthers grab 3-1 lead in East series with 3-2 win over Bruins

  13-05-2024 07:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Aleksander Barkov slipped through three Bruins defenders to score the go-ahead goal on Sunday night, and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 16 shots to give the Florida Panthers a 3-2 victory over Boston and a 3-1 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal series.
  One year after Florida knocked out the record-setting Bruins in the first round on its way to the Stanley Cup final, the Panthers won their third straight to send Boston to the brink of elimination.Sam Bennett and Anton Lunde
  
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• Boeser scores twice, Vancouver Canucks hold off Oilers for 4-3 win in Game 3

  13-05-2024 06:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Brock Boeser had two goals and an assist, and the Vancouver Canucks hung on for a 4-3 win over the Edmonton Oilers in Game 3 of their second-round Stanley Cup playoff series.
  The Canucks now lead the best-of-seven matchup 2-1, with Game 4 set for Tuesday in Edmonton. 
  Elias Lindholm also scored twice for Vancouver, while Quinn Hughes and J.T. Miller each contributed a pair of assists. 
  The Oilers used their league-leading power play to secure goals from Mattias Ekholm
  
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• NBA roundup: Pacers even playoff series with 121-89 win over Knicks

  13-05-2024 05:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton scored 20 points, T.J. McConnell added 15 points and 10 assists and the Indiana Pacers rolled to their third-biggest playoff victory ever, beating the New York Knicks 121-89 on Sunday to even the NBA Eastern Conference semifinal series at 2-2.
  Haliburton also had six rebounds, five assists and four 3-pointers as the Pacers led by 43 points during a start-to-finish romp. They fell just short of their most lopsided playoff victory, when they beat Clevela
  
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• Jokic, Gordon help Nuggets tie series, beat Timberwolves 115-107

  13-05-2024 05:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Nikola Jokic scored 16 of his 35 points in the fourth quarter, and Aaron Gordon had 27 points on 11-for-12 shooting to propel the Denver Nuggets to a series-tying 115-107 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday night in Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals.
  Jamal Murray had 12 of his 19 points in the third quarter for the Nuggets in a momentum carry-over from his buzzer-beating swish from behind half court, and the Wolves only cut the deficit below doubl
  
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• Panthers rally to beat Bruins 3-2, grab 3-1 lead in East semifinal series

  13-05-2024 03:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Aleksander Barkov slipped through three Bruins defenders to score the go-ahead goal on Sunday night, and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 16 shots to give the Florida Panthers a 3-2 victory over Boston and a 3-1 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal series.
  One year after Florida knocked out the record-setting Bruins in the first round on its way to the Stanley Cup final, the Panthers won their third straight to send Boston to the brink of elimination.
  Sam Bennett and Anton Lund
  
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• Canada wins world para hockey championship with 2-1 win over U.S.

  13-05-2024 03:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Canada beat the United States 2-1 to win the world para hockey championship Sunday.
  The Canadians halted a run of three straight world titles by the U.S., claimed their first since 2017, and also won their first world gold medal on home ice.
  Dominic Cozzolino and Anton Jacobs-Webb scored and Canadian goaltender Adam Kingsmill stopped 24 of 25 shots for the win at Calgary’s WinSport Arena.
  Declan Farmer scored and goaltender Jen Lee made seven saves for the U.S.
  The U.S. def
  
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• McIlroy rallies to win record fourth Wells Fargo Championship

  13-05-2024 01:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Rory McIlroy has a full head of steam heading into the PGA Championship.
  McIlroy won the Wells Fargo Championship for a record fourth time Sunday with another dominating performance at Quail Hollow, easily overcoming a two-stroke deficit to beat Xander Schauffele by five shots.
  No other player has won the event more than twice.
  McIlroy closed with a 6-under 65, playing the final 11 holes in 6 under even with a double bogey on the 18th hole. He finished at 17-under 26
  
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• Whoa Nelly. Korda streak over. Zhang rallies late to beat Sagstrom by 2 in Founders

  13-05-2024 00:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CLIFTON, N.J. (AP) — Rose Zhang won the Cognizant Founders Cup on Sunday to end Nelly Korda’s record-tying LPGA Tour winning streak, rallying to beat Madelene Sagstrom by two strokes.
  Zhang birdied four of the final five holes to overcome a three-shot deficit in a thrilling final-round duel with Sagstrom after the two broke away from the field Saturday.
  Zhang shot a 6-under 66, birdieing Nos. 14, 15, 17 and 18 at Upper Montclair Country Club. Sagstrom bogeyed the 16th in a 69.
  Korda,
  
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• New pro-Palestinian encampment at Université du Québec à Montréal, organizers say

  12-05-2024 23:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Montreal pro-Palestinian activists say they’ve set up a new encampment at the Université du Québec à Montréal, as nearby McGill University prepares to go to court to clear the protest camp that has been on its grounds since April 27.
  Solidarité pour les droits Humains des Palestiniennes et Palestiniens says in a news release that UQAM is joining the international student movement in solidarity with the people of Palestine amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war
  
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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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• Santana’s three-run homer lifts Twins over Jays in Manoah’s best start of the year

  12-05-2024 22:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Carlos Santana’s three-run homer in the seventh inning broke open a scoreless tie as the Minnesota Twins beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 on Sunday.
  Max Kepler had a two-run double in the eighth as Minnesota (24-16) won the rubber match of the three-game series.
  Bailey Ober (4-1) pitched one-hit ball over 6 1/3 scoreless innings, striking out 10. Cole Sands, Kody Funderbunk and Jhoan Duran came on in relief for the Twins.
  Pinch-hitter Danny Jansen’s sacrifice fly in the
  
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• Historians, First Nations leader question Quebec history museum concept

  12-05-2024 22:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The Quebec government’s framing of a new museum to be dedicated to the history of the Québécois nation is raising questions about how history is told and who it includes, two historians and the leader of a prominent First Nations group say.
  Premier François Legault was forced last week to defend comments he made in April about the opening of a new history museum, in which he suggested the province’s history began with the arrival of French explor
  
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• Catalan separatists set to lose majority as Spain’s pro-union Socialists win regional elections

  12-05-2024 22:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Separatist parties appear to be in danger of losing their decade-long hold of power in Spain’s northeastern Catalonia region as the pro-union Socialist Party is poised to win the most votes in Sunday’s regional election with 85% of ballots counted.
  The four pro-independence parties, led by the Together party of former regional president Carles Puigdemont, are set to total 62 seats, short of the key figure of 68 seats needed for a majority in the chamber.
  
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• Hawks win NBA lottery in year where there’s no clear choice for No. 1 pick

  12-05-2024 21:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks won the NBA draft lottery on Sunday, landing the No. 1 pick and a potential cornerstone player in a year where there’s no clear-cut choice.
  The Hawks hit the jackpot despite just 3% odds after finishing 10th in the Eastern Conference at 36-46. They dropped their final six regular-season games and lost to the Chicago Bulls in the first round of the play-in tournament.
  The Hawks haven’t won a postseason series since a surprising run to the Eastern
  
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• Russian President Vladimir Putin proposes removing Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu from his post

  12-05-2024 20:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VILCHA, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday proposed removing Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu from his post.
  Putin nominated First Deputy Prime Minister Andrey Belousov for the role. His appointment must now be approved by Russian lawmakers.
  The change comes weeks after Timur Ivanov, a Russian deputy defense minister in charge of military construction projects, was jailed pending an investigation and trial on charges of bribery.
  In line with Russian law, the entire Rus
  
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• Wildfires rage on across Western Canada as B.C. town braces for return of high winds

  12-05-2024 20:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The northeast British Columbia municipality where thousands have evacuated due to a nearby wildfire is bracing for worsening conditions as blazes rage near several communities across Western Canada.
  In an update posted early Sunday, the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality is warning all remaining residents to leave as fire risks “have escalated to a greater level.”
  The update says an incoming weather system will bring strong winds from the west, posing a threat for the community o
  
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• Bedard’s three-point effort leads Canada past Denmark 5-1 at hockey worlds

  12-05-2024 20:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PRAGUE, Czechia — Connor Bedard had two goals and one assist in helping lead Canada to a 5-1 win over Denmark on Sunday at the world hockey championship.
  Dylan Cozens, Dawson Mercer and Pierre-Luc Dubois also scored for Canada, which moved to 2-0 at the tournament to sit atop Group A.
  Jordan Binnington made 19 saves.
  Christian Wejse had the lone goal for Denmark, which got 37 stops from netminder Frederik Dichow.
  Canada was coming off a 4-2 win over Britain on Saturday to open the competit
  
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• Motorcycle Skills Challenge coming to Abbotsford

  12-05-2024 20:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — The Abbotsford Police Department, in collaboration with ICBC, is set to host a Motorcycle Skills Challenge, with a goal of enhancing riders’ safety awareness and skills on the road.
  Scheduled for Saturday, May 18, the event invites participants holding a class 6 license, class 6 learners, or class 8 with a supervisor to test their abilities on a specialized skills course. Riders must arrive equipped with proper safety gear and their own insured street-legal motorcycle.
  T
  
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• Arsenal beats Man United 1-0 to take title race with Man City to final day of Premier League season

  12-05-2024 19:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MANCHESTER, England (AP) — The Premier League title race will go to the last day of the season after Arsenal returned to the top of the standings with a 1-0 win at Manchester United on Sunday.Leandro Trossard struck in the 20th minute at Old Trafford to ensure Arsenal will take defending champion Manchester City to the final round of games next Sunday.Anything other than a win against United for Mikel Arteta’s team could have seen City clinch the title with victory at Tottenham on Tu
  
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• Canada’s Morales Williams runs world-leading time to win SEC men’s 400-metre title

  12-05-2024 19:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Canada’s Christopher Morales Williams broke a few more records in what’s been a dazzling breakout season to date.
  The 19-year-old Vaughan, Ont., native ran a world-leading time of 44.05 seconds to win the men’s 400-metre event at the Southeastern Conference outdoor championships on Saturday.
  The University of Georgia sophomore broke Tyler Christopher’s Canadian record of 44.44 from 2005, reigning Olympic 100 silver medallist Fred Kerley’s m
  
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• Argos open camp with announcement QB Kelly won’t be participating in team activities

  12-05-2024 19:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  GUELPH, Ont. — The Toronto Argonauts opened training camp without quarterback Chad Kelly.
  Kelly, the CFL’s outstanding player last season, was suspended by the league Tuesday for Toronto’s two pre-season games and at least nine regular-season contests for violating its gender-based violence policy. Two days later, he was on the field at the University of Guelph during the team’s rookie camp although he wasn’t wearing equipment and didn’t practise.
  Argos GM Mik
  
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• Bad blood boils over between Toronto FC and NYCFC in ugly post-game melee

  12-05-2024 17:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — One hears it all too often in sports. These teams really don’t like each other.
  On Saturday night, Toronto FC and New York City FC offered definitive proof of their bad blood in an ill-tempered affair that featured seven yellow cards, one red and an ugly post-game melee likely to trigger additional discipline.
  First the soccer.
  Trailing 2-0 at the half, Toronto mounted a comeback and cut the New York lead to 3-2 with a Raoul Petretta strike in the 89th minute. TFC pressed u
  
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• CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted – Week of May 12, 2024

  12-05-2024 17:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Here are two people wanted by police in our region this week. This list is provided by Crime Stoppers.
  Name: Jeffrey ChapmanAge: 42
  Height: 6’4” ft Weight: 241lbs
  Hair: Blonde Eyes: Blue
  Wanted: Fail to Comply with Probation
  Warrant in effect: May 1, 2024Parole Jurisdiction: Chilliwack
  Name: Corey RobinsonAge: 47
  Height: 6’3” ft Weight: 251lbs
  Hair: Brown/Blonde Eyes: Hazel
  Wanted: Indecent Act in a Public Place x2 and Fail to Appear.Warrant in effect:
  
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• Vancouver Island land transferred in deal between province and two First Nations

  12-05-2024 14:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — The B.C. government and two First Nations communities have agreed to a deal that will see the transfer of a 312 hectare land parcel on Vancouver Island to the Lyackson First Nation and Cowichan Tribes.
  The land is valued at $8.55 million and was recently purchased by the province from Mosaic Forest Management.
  The province says the deal will see the Lyackson First Nation and Cowichan Tribes hold the land in partnership until a plan to divide the parcel is put in place.
  The provi
  
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