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• Quebec liquor board to cull spirits from shelves as local distillers struggle

  28-04-2024 16:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The number of microdistilleries in Quebec has boomed in the last decade, growing from less than a dozen to about 70.
  But a decision by Quebec’s liquor corporation to cull up to 200 homegrown productsfrom its stores is a sign of the growing pains felt by an industry struggling with strong competition, onerous regulations and a tough economy, distillers say.
  The Société des alcools du Québec, or SAQ, announced last week that it plans to withdraw 150 to 2
  
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• EU agrees on a new migration pact. Mainstream parties hope it will deprive the far right of votes

  14-05-2024 12:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union nations endorsed sweeping reforms to the bloc’s failed asylum system on Tuesday as campaigning for Europe-wide elections next month gathers pace, with migration expected to be an important issue.
  EU government ministers approved 10 legislative parts of The New Pact on Migration and Asylum. It lays out rules for the 27 member countries to handle people trying to enter without authorization, from how to screen them to establish whether they qualify for pr
  
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• Sex assault case of former Canada world junior hockey players back in court today

  14-05-2024 10:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The sexual assault case of five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team is due back in a London, Ont., court today.
  Dillon Dube, Carter Hart, Michael McLeod, Cal Foote and Alex Formenton were charged with sexual assault earlier this year in connection with an alleged sexual assault at a London hotel in 2018.
  McLeod is also facing an additional charge of sexual assault for “being a party to the offence.” 
  All five players plan to defend themselves against the al
  
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• ‘Wilfred Buck’ documentary explores the journey and wisdom of Indigenous ‘star guy’

  14-05-2024 10:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — When Wilfred Buck looks up at the sky, he sees Indigenous history and even his own story reflected back at him, as though it were all written in the stars.Buck, the eponymous Cree elder at the centre of Lisa Jackson’s new documentary, is known as “the star guy.” He’s an astronomy expert and educator – with a jovial spirit and a rascally sense of humour – who has spent the last couple of decades gathering Indigenous knowledge that has been passe
  
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• Wildfire burning near Fort Nelson continues to rapidly grow

  14-05-2024 10:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FORT NELSON, B.C. — The wildfire burning near Fort Nelson continues to grow rapidly.
  As of Tuesday morning, the B.C. Wildfire Service reported the fire had grown to over 84 square kilometres.
  That marks a significant expansion of the fire, which as of Monday morning, was just under 53 square kilometres in size.
  This comes as efforts to evacuate Fort Nelson continue to be made due to the Parker Lake wildfire, which is still two kilometres outside the town.
  Mayor of the Northern Rockies Regi
  
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• Two-day Indigenous identity fraud summit to kick off in Winnipeg

  14-05-2024 10:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A two-day summit beginning in Winnipeg today will hear from Indigenous leaders across the country on how they’re reacting to — and can come together to fix — what they call Indigenous identity fraud.
  Co-hosted by the Manitoba Métis Federation and the Chiefs of Ontario, the summit will also include Inuit and Innu leaders who have raised concerns about the topic in their respective jurisdictions.
  One of the topics up for discussion is Bill C-53, a federal pi
  
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• Trial of Winnipeg serial killer expected to hear testimony from DNA expert

  14-05-2024 10:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg trial of admitted serial killer Jeremy Skibicki is expected to continue today with testimony from a DNA expert. 
  Court has heard DNA from three of the four victims was found in Skibicki’s home after police searched it in May 2022. 
  Skibicki has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder for the slayings of Rebecca Contois, Morgan Harris, Marcedes Myran and an unidentified women Indigenous leaders have named Buffalo Woman. 
  His lawyers have said h
  
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• Philippines seeking Canada’s help to avoid ‘great power rivalry’ between China, U.S.

  14-05-2024 10:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The foreign minister of the Philippines wants closer business and military ties with Canada, saying the two countries can help maintain the post-war order in the Indo-Pacific by maintaining peaceful relations with both the U.S. and China.
  “The future of our region should not be determined by the great power rivalry,” Enrique Manalo, the secretary of foreign affairs for the Philippines said in an interview last week.
  “Today’s world is a lot different than it
  
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• Russian president Putin to make a state visit to China this week

  14-05-2024 09:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BEIJING (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin will make a two-day state visit to China this week, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.
  Putin will meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping during his visit starting on Thurday, it said.The Kremlin in a statement confirmed the trip and said Putin was going on Xi’s invitation. It said that this will be Putin’s first foreign trip since he was sworn in as president and began his fifth term in office.
  The two continent-sized authoritaria
  
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• In the news today: Phone calls convince some holdouts to flee fire

  14-05-2024 09:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today…
  Phone calls convince some holdouts to flee fire
  The mayor of a northern British Columbia community that’s been evacuated for days due to a wildfire about two kilometres away says a renewed push has been made to get holdouts to leave.
  Forecasts called for winds late Monday into Tuesday to blow the Parker Lake wildfire toward Fort Nelson — a risk that has trigge
  
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• Army whistleblower who exposed alleged Australian war crimes in Afghanistan is sentenced to prison

  14-05-2024 08:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian judge sentenced a former army lawyer to almost six years in prison on Tuesday for leaking to the media classified information that exposed allegations of Australian war crimes in Afghanistan.
  David McBride, 60, was sentenced in a court in the capital, Canberra, to five years and eight months in prison after pleading guilty to three charges including theft and sharing with members of the press documents classified as secret. He had faced a potential
  
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• NHL roundup: Hurricanes beat Rangers to stay alive, Shines outshine Avs

  14-05-2024 07:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Jordan Staal and Evgeny Kuznetsov scored 3:06 apart in the third period, and the Carolina Hurricanes got four goals in the final period for a 4-1 win over the New York Rangers in Game 5 of the second-round playoff series on Monday night, staving off elimination for the second straight game.
  Jordan Martinook and Martin Necas also scored in the Hurricanes’ big third period, and Frederik Andersen — starting for the fourth time in five games in this series and ninth
  
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• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 34, Thunder overcome Mavs defense to even series 2-2

  14-05-2024 06:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder overcame a Dallas franchise playoff-record 13 blocks, rallying for a 100-96 victory Monday night to even their Western Conference semifinal series at 2-2.Chet Holmgren and Lu Dort hit clutch 3-pointers late, and Jalen Williams drove for a dunk and a 94-91 lead with 1:29 remaining as Dallas players and coaches screamed for a double-dribble call.
  The teams split a pair on each other’s home court. Game
  
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• Johnston scores twice, Stars push Avs to brink of elimination with 5-1 win

  14-05-2024 06:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DENVER (AP) — Wyatt Johnston scored twice on the eve of his 21st birthday as the Dallas Stars pushed Colorado to the brink of elimination Monday night with a 5-1 win in Game 4 that came hours after Avalanche standout Valeri Nichushkin was suspended for at least six months.
  Johnston had short-handed and power-play goals for the Stars, who grabbed a 3-1 lead in the second-round, best-of-seven series. Dallas can close it out at home in Game 5 on Wednesday.
  Miro Heiskanen and Evgenii Dadonov a
  
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• Skinner, Edmonton Oilers look to make adjustments ahead of pivotal Game 4

  14-05-2024 05:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Stuart Skinner has been here before.
  Like every professional hockey player, the Edmonton Oilers goalie has weathered periods of patchy play over his career. Now he’s looking to those experiences as he fights to regain his form.
  “I think going through those adversities have really helped me, especially the situation that I’m in right now. Because I know I’ve been here before, I’ve been in a situation where maybe it doesn’t feel like it’s
  
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• Blinken visits Ukraine to tout US support for Kyiv’s fight against Russia’s advances

  14-05-2024 04:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Kyiv on Tuesday in an unannounced diplomatic mission to reassure Ukraine that it has American support as it struggles to defend against increasingly intense Russian attacks.The visit comes less than a month after Congress approved a long-delayed foreign assistance package that sets aside $60 billion in aid for Ukraine, much of which will go toward replenishing badly depleted artillery and air defense systems.
  On his fou
  
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• Depleted Blue Jays stoked to overcome illness, beat Orioles 3-2

  14-05-2024 04:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays are having a hard enough time this year when their lineup is healthy.
  So Monday’s 3-2 win in 10 innings over the American League’s top team — with several Toronto players battling illness — was a potential turning point.
  “You don’t want to say May 13 is a huge game, but this was a huge (expletive) win,” manager John Schneider said. “We had nine guys, and we obviously had no moves to make. … I told
  
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• Tatum’s 33 points help Celtics beat Cavaliers 109-102 to take 3-1 lead in semis

  14-05-2024 04:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 33 points with LeBron James watching from a courtside seat and the Boston Celtics beat the severely short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers 109-102 in Game 4 on Monday night to take a commanding 3-1 lead in their East semifinal series.
  Jaylen Brown added 27 for the Celtics, who can close out Cleveland with a win in Game 5 on Wednesday night at home.
  Game 6, if necessary, would be back at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on Friday.
  The Cavs got pushed to the brink of
  
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• Hurricanes score 4 in third period, rally to beat Rangers 4-1 to stay alive

  14-05-2024 04:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Jordan Staal and Evgeny Kuznetsov scored 3:06 apart in the third period, and the Carolina Hurricanes got four goals in the final period for a 4-1 win over the New York Rangers in Game 5 of the second-round NHL playoff series on Monday night, staving off elimination for the second straight game. 
  Jordan Martinook and Martin Necas also scored in the Hurricanes’ big third period, and Frederik Andersen — starting for the fourth time in five games in this series
  
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• Varsho’s glove, bat lift Blue Jays to 3-2 win over Orioles in 10 innings

  14-05-2024 03:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Daulton Varsho robbed a homer with his glove, hit one with his bat and then drove in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning with a ground ball to lift the Toronto Blue Jays to a 3-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Monday night.
  The Blue Jays overcame two home runs by Adley Rutschman, tying the game on Varsho’s solo shot in the eighth and then prevailing in extra innings. Ernie Clement led off the 10th with a bunt single off Jacob Webb (0-2) that moved the automatic ru
  
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• Avs forward Valeri Nichushkin suspended for at least six months

  14-05-2024 03:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DENVER (AP) — Colorado Avalanche forward Valeri Nichushkin was suspended for at least six months without pay and placed in Stage 3 of the league’s player assistance program before Game 4 on Monday night of a second-round playoff series with the Dallas Stars.
  The National Hockey League and National Hockey League Players’ Association announced the news about an hour before the start of the game with the Stars. It’s the second time this season he’s been in the program.
  
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• B.C. moves to cap rent hikes for those in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside

  14-05-2024 02:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The B.C. government has introduced legislation that would allow the City of Vancouver to limit rent increases for new tenants in its poorest neighbourhood, the Downtown Eastside. 
  The rent cap is for those living in single-room occupancy buildings where the government says rents have increased from $800 a month to as high as $1,950 a month. 
  The Ministry of Housing says in a statement the move could benefit as many as 1,000 people, stopping them from being “expl
  
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• John Bean to step down as Flames president and CEO, will be replaced by Robert Hayes

  14-05-2024 01:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation president and chief executive officer John Bean will step down and be replaced by Robert Hayes.
  Lorenzo DeCicco joining CSEC as chief operating officer was among other changes to senior executive leadership announced Monday by the Flames. 
  Bean will remain in an advisory role for the design and construction of Calgary’s event centre, which will be the new home of the NHL club. 
  Hayes, from Halifax, worked more than 35 years in the bank
  
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• Canadian swimming sensation Summer McIntosh sets early tone at Olympic Trials

  14-05-2024 00:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Swimming sensation Summer McIntosh is setting the early tone at the weeklong Olympic & Paralympic Trials.
  The 17-year-old from Toronto finished first in the women’s 400-metre freestyle at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre.
  McIntosh finished in three minutes 59.06 seconds.
  She was the lone swimmer in the race to come in under the Olympic qualifying time.
  McIntosh burst onto the swimming scene three years ago and has since become one of the top names in the sport.
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• B.C. moves to prevent offender name changes after child killer legally gets new name

  14-05-2024 00:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — Offenders in British Columbia convicted of serious Criminal Code offences will no longer be permitted to legally change their names under legislation introduced today.
  Health Minister Adrian Dix says the proposed law would amend the province’s Name Act to ensure people convicted of dangerous offences can’t change their name.
  The legislation comes less than three weeks after Opposition BC United Leader Kevin Falcon proposed a private member’s bill to change the
  
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• Ottawa city officials say Israel flag-raising ceremony will be private event

  14-05-2024 00:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Ottawa city officials say Israel’s flag will be raised Tuesday in a private event to mark the country’s national day.
  In a statement, the city says it’s agreed to allow the Jewish Federation of Ottawa to hold a ceremony but it’s not giving details about where or when it will be.Last week, the city said it decided to cancel the annual flag-raising event because of concerns it would pose a risk to public safety.No details were provided about security concerns.
  That prompted
  
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• Stampeders sign first draft pick Labrosse after his NFL camp

  14-05-2024 00:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — The Calgary Stampeders have signed the team’s first overall pick in this year’s CFL draft.
  The Stampeders chose defensive back Ben Labrosse of Greenfield Park, Que., fourth overall.
  The six-foot, 189-pound product of McGill attended the New York Giants mini rookie camp that concluded Sunday.
  Labrosse, 24, was a U Sports and RSEQ conference all-star in 2022 when he had 35 tackles, three interceptions and a pass breakup in eight games for the Redbirds.
  He also played 10
  
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• Crews conduct controlled demolition on Baltimore bridge span as cleanup continues at collapse site

  13-05-2024 23:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Crews conducted a controlled demolition Monday to break down the largest remaining span of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore.
  It marked a major step in freeing the grounded Dali container ship, which has been stuck amid the wreckage since it lost power and crashed into one of the bridge’s support columns shortly after leaving Baltimore on March 26. The demolished span came crashing down on the ship’s bow and remained resting on its deck for th
  
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• B.C., Ottawa put up nearly $254M to expand heat pump rebates

  13-05-2024 23:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — The B.C. and federal governments have set aside nearly $254 million to expand rebates to convert home heating and cooling systems to more climate-friendly options with a focus on low- and middle-income households.
  A joint statement from Environment Canada and B.C.’s Energy Ministry says Ottawa is providing up to $103.7 million while the province is adding up to $151 million to increase the number of households eligible for upgrades.
  It says income-qualified applicants coul
  
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• PWHL Montreal looks to halt Boston’s celebrations: ‘They think they have it’

  13-05-2024 22:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Kori Cheverie heard the jubilation coming from the visitors’ locker room loud and clear Saturday night.
  The PWHL Montreal head coach is eager for her team to prove it was premature.
  Boston put Montreal on the ropes with a triple-overtime road victory to take a 2-0 series lead in their best-of-five semifinal, and celebrated loud enough for their opponents to catch the whole thing.
  “They think they have it,” Cheverie said Monday at the Verdun Auditorium. “C
  
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