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• South Korean court rejects effort to block plan that would boost medical school admissions

  16-05-2024 11:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean court ruled in favor of the government’s contentious plan to drastically boost medical school admissions on Thursday.
  A standoff between the government and doctors opposed to the plan has shaken the country’s medical system for months. More than 10,000 junior doctors have been on a strike since February in protest.
  The Seoul High Court rejected a request for an injunction to block the plan made by striking doctors and other opponents of
  
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• Flames add former Columbus head coach Brad Larsen to coaching staff

  12-06-2024 00:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — The Calgary Flames have hired former Columbus head coach Brad Larsen as an assistant on Ryan Huska’s staff.
  Larsen spent nine seasons with the Blue Jackets, including two as head coach (2021-22 and 2022-23).
  He compiled a 62-86-16 record and Columbus failed to make the playoffs during his time as head coach. He was fired after the 2022-23 season.
  He spent seven seasons as an assistant with the Blue Jackets before replacing John Tortorella on May 9, 2021.
  Larsen began his co
  
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• Free movie admission and other free activities to highlight Canada Day in Chilliwack

  12-06-2024 00:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The City of Chilliwack says free movie admission, free swimming and ice skating, and Chilliwack’s first ever drone show account for just some of the Canada Day festivities in Chilliwack.According to a post on the city’s website, Canada Day in Chilliwack gets underway at Evergreen Hall (9291 Corbould Street) with the Sardis Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast starting at 8 a.m. and going until 11 a.m., at a cost of $5/person.
  There’s free swimming all day at the Cheam L
  
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• Plan to search Manitoba landfill for remains of slain women moves closer

  12-06-2024 00:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — A plan to search a Winnipeg-area landfill for the remains of two slain First Nations women has been given the green light by environmental regulators.
  Manitoba’s NDP government has approved the plan to search the Prairie Green landfill, where the remains of Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran are believed to be.
  Premier Wab Kinew says the plan still needs building permits and workers need to be trained, but the project is moving ahead.
  Kinew met today with families of the vic
  
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• Toronto Argonauts release veteran defensive linemen Oakman, Marion

  12-06-2024 00:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts released defensive linemen Shawn Oakman and Benoit Marion on Tuesday.
  The six-foot-nine, 287-pound Oakman was in fourth season with Toronto but didn’t play in the club’s season-opening 35-27 home win over the B.C. Lions on Sunday.
  Oakman, 32, appeared in 45 regular-season games with Toronto, registering 90 tackles, 18 sacks and two forced fumbles. The Texan was a CFL all-star in 2021 and twice an East Division selection (2021-22).
  Oakman was also
  
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• Vancouver port open to recommendations from TSB after seaplane-boat collision

  11-06-2024 23:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority says it is “certainly possible” that rules surrounding seaplanes operating in the city’s downtown harbour could change in light of an aircraft colliding with a pleasure boat on takeoff over the weekend.
  Sean Baxter, the authority’s acting director of marine operations, says they’ve been advising boats to steer clear of the aircraft operation zone in Coal Harbour for many years, but it’s ultimately up to boa
  
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• Man United manager Ten Hag to keep job after performance review, AP source says

  11-06-2024 23:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Erik ten Hag will stay on as Manchester United manager after months of uncertainty over his future, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
  The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the decision had not been publicly announced by United.
  Ten Hag oversaw United’s worst league campaign in 34 years but ended the season by winning the FA Cup with a victory over Manchester City.
  United’s new co-owner Jim Ratcl
  
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• Rescuers work overnight to save teen and his dog after fall down B.C. embankment

  11-06-2024 23:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ELKO, B.C. — First responders in southeastern British Columbia say a teen and his dog have been rescued after falling “several hundred feet” down an embankment.
  A statement from the Regional District of East Kootenay says the pair suffered a “harrowing fall” near the community ofElko, and search and rescue teams worked until around 4 a.m. Tuesday morning to get them up safely.
  Chief Michael Hockley with the Elk Valley & South Country Rural Fire and Rescue says i
  
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• US will send Ukraine another Patriot missile system after Kyiv’s desperate calls for air defenses

  11-06-2024 23:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States will send Ukraine another Patriot missile system, two U.S. officials said Tuesday, answering Kyiv’s desperate calls for more air defenses as it battles an intense Russian assault on the northeastern Kharkiv region.
  The officials said President Joe Biden has approved the move. It would be the second Patriot system that the U.S. has given to Ukraine, although the Pentagon has routinely provided an undisclosed number of missiles for the system. Other
  
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• Three times more Quebec homes could be in flood zones when new maps released

  11-06-2024 23:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The Quebec government estimates the number of homes located in flood zones could triple in the province when new flood maps are released.The province’s environment minister discussed the figures today as he announced a public consultation on a proposal to modernize flood management rules.
  Under the new framework, the number of residences located in flood zones would jump from 22,000 to 77,000, home to about two per cent of the province’s population.
  The maps would al
  
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• Iconic B.C. museum reopens after ‘cutting-edge’ 18-month seismic upgrade

  11-06-2024 23:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — One of Canada’s most prominent museums is reopening after an 18-month upgrade for “cutting-edge” base-isolation retrofitting that would allow it to survive a once-in-2,500-year earthquake.
  The Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia’s campus in Vancouver will reopen to the public later this week with two new exhibits, along with a $40-million upgrade on the building originally opened in 1976.
  UBC Facilities director of project servic
  
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• Environment Canada predicts warm summer across country, especially the east

  11-06-2024 23:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Environment Canada is predicting a warmer-than-usual summer for the entire country, with the provinces east of Manitoba sweltering the most.
  But meteorologist Jennifer Smith says rain is harder to predict and says there’s no clear signal about what to expect in the way of precipitation.
  The government agency made the forecasts in its summer outlook.
  The agency also announced a new website dubbed FireWork that will present a map predicting the short-term movement of wildfire smoke.
  That map
  
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• Chilliwack teen poised to climb Africa’s highest peak this summer, all for a good cause

  11-06-2024 23:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — When G.W. Graham dismisses for the summer this month, Chilliwack teenager Alan Cao will have his sights set on an international destination.
  While some of his fellow classmates will be working at various jobs or vacationing with family during the summer break, Cao plans to summit Africa’s highest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro, in Tanzania.
  By tackling this bucket list item at the ripe young age of 17, Cao wants to inspire his peers to conquer their personal obstacles and work
  
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• Freeland to oilsands: Tax credit nearly law, time to start building carbon capture

  11-06-2024 22:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says a major federal tax credit to help build carbon capture projects is almost in place and she wants to see quick progress on the project promised by Canada’s biggest oilsands firms.
  The government promised a tax credit for carbon capture and storage in 2021 but the legislation to enact didn’t come until last fall.
  That legislation is in the second-last stage in the Senate and Freeland says it should be law soon.
  Derek Evans, the ex
  
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• ATV crash in B.C. kills 15-year-old boy, passenger suffers minor injuries

  11-06-2024 22:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BARRIÈRE, B.C. — A 15-year-old has died when the all-terrain vehicle he was driving overturned near Barriere, B.C.
  Mounties say the crash north of Kamloops happened Sunday near the two-kilometre mark of the Darlington Creek Forest Service Road.
  A statement from police says the ATV was also carrying a passenger when it lost control and overturned.
  Police say it appears the teen was not wearing a seatbelt.
  The RCMP say that when officers arrived at the scene, paramedics and bystanders
  
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• Federal Court judge finds minister took too long in case of endangered spotted owl

  11-06-2024 21:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  A judge has sided with a British Columbia group that argued the federal environment minister took too long by waiting more than eight months to recommend an emergency protection order for the endangered northern spotted owl.Ottawa Federal Court Justice Yvan Roy found Steven Guilbeault’s recommendation to cabinet did not meet his responsibilities under the Species at Risk Act for what is believed to be B.C.’s last wild spotted owl.The minister must recommend a protection order if he d
  
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• Haiti’s transitional council appoints new Cabinet tasked with leading a country under siege by gangs

  11-06-2024 21:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s transitional council appointed a new Cabinet on Monday, marking the final step in rebuilding the government that will lead a country under siege by gangs.
  Government spokeswoman Kettia Marcellus confirmed the existence of the new Cabinet and its ministers to The Associated Press.
  Carlos Hercules, the attorney for Prime Minister Garry Conille, is appointed as minister of justice and public security. Conille himself will be interior minister. Jean M
  
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• Veteran goalkeeper Sean Johnson gets contract extension from Toronto FC

  11-06-2024 21:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Toronto FC has signed veteran goalkeeper Sean Johnson to a one-year contract extension through 2025 with a team option for 2026.
  Johnson, 35, joined Toronto in January 2023 as a free agent after six seasons with New York City FC.In his two seasons in TFC colours, he has recorded 10 clean sheets in 35 games across all competitions.
  The U.S. international, whose existing contract expires at the end of this season, is making US$703,300 this year, according to the MLS Players Associa
  
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• Oilers’ Carrick fined for slash on Kulikov in Game 2 of Stanley Cup final

  11-06-2024 21:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Oilers forward Sam Carrick has been fined for slashing Panthers defenceman Dmitry Kulikov late in Edmonton’s 4-1 loss to Florida in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup final.
  The NHL’s department of player safety handed Carrick a US$2,213.54 penalty, the maximum allowed under the collective bargaining agreement.The play saw the duo battle along the boards before Carrick stuck his stick between Kulikov’s legs and appeared to pull upwards with two minutes and three seconds left in the thir
  
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• Maier, Brinkman lead the way with CFL honour roll selections

  11-06-2024 21:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Calgary Stampeders quarterback Jake Maier and Toronto Argonauts defensive lineman Jared Brinkman earned the offensive and defensive CFL honour roll nods Tuesday.
  Maier was 21-of-26 passing for 252 yards and two touchdowns in Calgary’s season-opening 32-24 home win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Friday night. He earned a 94.0 grade.
  The league’s weekly honour roll highlights players in nine positions based on data points registered and compiled by Pro Football Focus,
  
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• Four people shot at downtown Atlanta food court, mayor says

  11-06-2024 21:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Four people were shot at a food court in downtown Atlanta on Tuesday afternoon, including the initial shooter, the city’s mayor said.
  Mayor Andre Dickens said on the social media site X that the shooting happened at the Peachtree Center food court.Atlanta police said in a post that all four who were shot were alert and conscious. One of the four is believed to be the suspect, authorities said.
  Officials did not immediately say who wounded the initial shooter or what pr
  
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• Toronto forward Natalie Spooner named MVP of inaugural PWHL season

  11-06-2024 21:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SAINT PAUL — Natalie Spooner has been named the most valuable player of the inaugural Professional Women’s Hockey League season.
  Spooner was presented with the Billie Jean King MVP Award at a ceremony Tuesday afternoon.
  Spooner, who was also named forward of the year, led the league with 20 goals and added seven assists as Toronto finished the season atop the standings.
  She sustained a knee injury that required surgery in Game 3 of Toronto’s five-game semifinal loss to Minnesot
  
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• Hamas says it gave mediators its response to Gaza cease-fire plan with some ‘remarks’

  11-06-2024 21:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — Hamas says it has given Qatari and Egyptian mediators its reply to the U.S.-backed proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza, with some “remarks” on the deal.
  Hamas and the smaller Islamic Jihad militant group said they were ready to “deal positively to arrive at an agreement” and that their priority is to bring a “complete stop” to the war.
  A senior Hamas official, Osama Hamdan, told Lebanon’s Al-Mayadeen television that the group had &ldquo
  
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• Conservatives oppose Liberal tax changes that include adjustment to capital gains tax

  11-06-2024 21:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Conservatives say they will oppose new tax measures introduced in the Liberal budget.
  The Conservatives have not previously stated their position on the government’s plan to increase capital gains taxes to help pay for investments in health care, housing and clean technology.But the Liberals forced their hand when Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland introduced a stand-alone motion Monday to put the tax adjustment in place.
  The Conservative statement was released just over
  
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• A Florida law blocking treatment for transgender children is thrown out by a federal judge

  11-06-2024 21:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday struck down a 2023 Florida law that blocked gender-affirming care for transgender minors and severely restricted such treatment for adults.Senior Judge Robert Hinkle said the state went too far when it barred transgender minors from being prescribed puberty blockers and hormonal treatments with their parents’ permission. He also stopped the state from requiring that transgender adults only receive treatment from a doctor and not
  
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• Pakistan gets much-needed win, defeats Canada by seven wickets at ICC T20 World Cup

  11-06-2024 20:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WESTBURY — Pakistan defeated Canada by seven wickets Tuesday to preserve its slender hope of moving on at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.
  Chasing a victory target of 107, sixth-ranked Pakistan chipped away with ones and twos before an announced crowd of 16,328 at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in suburban New York.
  Usman Khan’s two-run shot off Jeremy Gordon with 15 balls remaining carried Pakistan to victory at 107 for three. Opener Mohammad Rizwan led Pakistan at 53
  
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• Global body reviewing Canada’s human-rights credentials over discrimination complaint

  11-06-2024 20:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A global human-rights alliance affiliated with the United Nations says it is reviewing the Canadian Human Rights Commission’s compliance with international principles.
  The Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions says it is deciding whether the Canadian agency still deserves an “A” rating, which allows it to participate in bodies such as the UN Human Rights Council.
  The accreditation review comes after a coalition of human-rights organizations submit
  
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• Receiver Odoms-Dukes working to crack Stampeders’ starting lineup

  11-06-2024 20:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The 2024 CFL season is starting a little later than anticipated for DeVontres (Tre) Odoms-Dukes.
  The Calgary Stampeders opened the season with a 32-24 home win Friday night over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. However, Odoms-Dukes, 26, could only watch after being placed on the injured list.
  The third-year receiver’s formula for returning to the field Saturday night at B.C. Place Stadium versus the B.C. Lions remains a simple one: Work harder.
  “There are many things you can control and many
  
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• First of its kind handheld ultrasound machine arrives in Chilliwack

  11-06-2024 19:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation says new technology has arrived in Chilliwack and the surrounding Fraser Valley that equips health care professionals with access to an innovative, first of its kind ultrasound machine.
  According to a news release from the foundation dated Tuesday, June 11, a first for Chilliwack’s growing health community has been achieved with the acquisition of a new point-of-care ultrasound.
  “The latest technology reflects the process of
  
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• Vancouver police arrest five, seize drugs, in Quebec gang investigation

  11-06-2024 19:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Vancouver police have arrested five men, and recovered more than 24 kilograms of illicit drugs, after a lengthy investigation into a gang originally from Quebec.
  A statement from the department says members of the gang known as Zone 43 established operations in Vancouver and were the focus of a 14-month investigation by its organized crime section.
  The statement says investigators served five search warrants in May — three in Vancouver and two in Burnaby.
  It says police r
  
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