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• Sweden’s Wranaa siblings win world mixed doubles curling championship

  27-04-2024 18:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ÖSTERSUND, Sweden — Swedish brother and sister Rasmus and Isabella Wranaa won the world mixed doubles curling championship Saturday with an 8-4 doubling of Estonia.
  The Swedes scored two in the second end and stole a point in the third to lead 3-1 and control the game early.
  Estonia’s Marie Kaldvee and Harri Lill trailed by a point after six ends, but the Wranaa siblings scored a deuce in the seventh and stole another point in the eighth to seal the victory.
  Norway’s Krist
  
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• Prince Harry, Meghan arrive in Nigeria to champion the Invictus Games and meet with wounded soldiers

  10-05-2024 11:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, arrived in Nigeria on Friday to champion the Invictus Games, which he founded to aid the rehabilitation of wounded and sick servicemembers and veterans, among them Nigerian soldiers fighting a 14-year war against Islamic extremists.
  The couple, visiting the West African nation for the first time on the invitation of its military, arrived in the capital, Abuja, early in the morning, according to defense spokesman Brig. Gen. Tukur Gusa
  
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• In the news today: Immigration ministers to talk temporary visa cap

  10-05-2024 10:17 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…
  Immigration ministers to talk temporary visa cap
  Federal and provincial ministers are meeting in Montreal Friday to hash out how to shrink the number of temporary residents in Canada.
  Immigration Minister Marc Miller is expected to meet with his counterparts in person for the first time since he announced an unprecedented plan to set limits on the number of new temporary
  
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• Trial of admitted serial killer to hear about search of landfill for remains

  10-05-2024 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — A judge is expected to hear from a police officer who led the search of a Winnipeg landfill for the partial remains of a victim of admitted serial killer Jeremy Skibicki. 
  Police cordoned off and looked through an area at the Brady Road landfill in the summer of 2022, after some remains of Rebecca Contois were found in dumpsters in Skibicki’s neighbourhood.
  Skibicki has pleaded not guilty to four counts of first-degree murder for the slayings that year of four Indigen
  
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• Immigration ministers to meet in Montreal over cuts to temporary visas

  10-05-2024 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Federal and provincial ministers are meeting in Montreal Friday to hash out how to shrink the number of temporary residents in Canada.
  Immigration Minister Marc Miller is expected to meet with his provincial and territorial counterparts in person for the first time since he announced an unprecedented plan to set limits on the number of new temporary residents.
  The aim is to rein in Canada’s runaway growth by decreasing the number of temporary residents, from 6.2 per cent of
  
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• After B.C.’s walk-back, uncertainty clouds Toronto decriminalization bid

  10-05-2024 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Toronto’s bid to decriminalize the possession of illegal drugs for personal use has been plunged into uncertainty in recent days, as drug policy experts suggest political debates over British Columbia’s backtracking on the issue have hurt the city’s application. 
  The prime minister and the federal minister for mental health and addictions have both separately said that the city doesn’t currently have an “active” application for the government to consider.
  
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• Putin reappoints Mishustin as Russia’s prime minister

  10-05-2024 08:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has reappointed Mikhail Mishustin as prime minister for the lower house’s approval.
  Parliament Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said the house, the State Duma, will hold a session later Friday to consider Mishustin’s candidacy.
  Mishustin’s approval is a mere proforma in the Kremlin-controlled parliament.
  In line with Russian law, Mishustin, 58, who held the job for the past four years, submitted his Cabinet’s resignation on T
  
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• NHL roundup: Rangers beat Hurricanes 3-2 in OT, lead series 3-0

  10-05-2024 07:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Artemi Panarin redirected a pass between his legs at the crease to beat Pyotr Kotchetkov just 1:43 into overtime and the New York Rangers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 on Thursday night to take a 3-0 lead in their second-round NHL playoff series.
  Panarin scored after Carolina defenceman Dmitry Orlov lost control of a puck in the corner in the defensive zone. Vincent Trocheck collected it on the right side and sent it toward the crease to Panarin, who tipped the puck
  
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• NBA roundup: Cavaliers blow out Celtics 118-94, tie series at 1-1

  10-05-2024 07:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 29 points, Evan Mobley had 21 points and 10 rebounds, and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the top-seeded Boston Celtics 118-94 on Thursday night to tie their second-round NBA playoff series at one game apiece.
  Two nights after losing by 25, with Mitchell scoring 33 but getting little help, the Cavaliers seized the lead in the third quarter and answered with a blowout of their own.
  Mitchell scored 16 in the third, hitting three straight baskets early in th
  
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• Heiskanen scores 2 power-play goals, Stars beat Avs 5-3 to even series

  10-05-2024 07:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Dallas defenceman Miro Heiskanen scored two power-play goals, Roope Hintz had a goal and three assists and the Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-3 in Game 2 on Thursday night to even the second-round Western Conference series.
  Tyler Seguin got his first goal this post-season on a short-hander at the end of a 3-on-1 breakaway for the Stars that put them up 4-0 late in the second period. Esa Lindell added an empty-netter with 20 seconds left.
  Jake Oettinger had 28 saves again
  
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• Police in riot gear order pro-Palestinian protesters to leave University of Calgary

  10-05-2024 07:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — A pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Calgary ended late Thursday after police in riot gear surrounded the site, dismantled fencing and ordered demonstrators to leave.
  Video posted on social media shows officers tearing down makeshift fencing and tents before protesters left.
  It wasn’t immediately known if there were arrests, but the site was cleared before 11 p.m.
  The protest began earlier in the day, as tents were set up and the number of demonstrators grew throu
  
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• Doncic scores 29 points as Mavericks tip Thunder 119-110 to tie series

  10-05-2024 06:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Luka Doncic bounced back with 29 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists to help the Dallas Mavericks beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 119-110 on Thursday night and even the Western Conference semifinals at one win apiece.
  The Thunder held Doncic to 19 points on 6-for-19 shooting in Game 1. He made 11 of 21 field goals in Game 2.
  P.J. Washington added 29 points and 11 rebounds for the Mavericks. He averaged 12.9 points during the regular season.
  Kyrie Irving added nine poi
  
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• Artemi Panarin scores in overtime, Rangers beat Hurricanes 3-2 to take 3-0 series lead

  10-05-2024 04:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Artemi Panarin redirected a pass between his legs at the crease to beat Pyotr Kotchetkov just 1:43 into overtime and the New York Rangers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 on Thursday night to take a 3-0 lead in the second-round NHL playoff series.
  Panarin scored after Carolina defenseman Dmitry Orlov lost control of a puck in the corner in the defensive zone. Vincent Trocheck collected it on the right side and sent it toward the crease to Panarin, who tipped the puck b
  
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• Frankel stops 53, Tapani scores in OT as Boston steals playoff win over Montreal

  10-05-2024 04:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LAVAL, Que. — Aerin Frankel made 53 saves and Susanna Tapani scored in overtime to lead Boston to a 2-1 win in Game 1 of their Professional Women’s Hockey League semifinal series on Thursday.
  Tapani pounced on a loose puck in the blue paint at 14:25 of the extra period for the first overtime goal in PWHL playoff history.
  Lexie Adzija scored in regulation for Boston. The visitors entered the best-of-five semifinal with wins in four of their final five games, including a 4-3 victory ov
  
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• Mitchell’s 29 points help Cavaliers blow out Celtics 118-94, series tied 1-1

  10-05-2024 04:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 29 points, Evan Mobley had 21 points and 10 rebounds, and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the top-seeded Boston Celtics 118-94 on Thursday night to tie their second-round playoff series at one game apiece.
  Two nights after losing by 25, with Mitchell scoring 33 but getting little help, the Cavaliers seized the lead in the third quarter and answered with a blowout of their own. Mitchell scored 16 in the third, hitting three straight baskets early in the fo
  
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• Broadcaster and commentator Rex Murphy dead at 77: National Post

  10-05-2024 03:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The National Post is reporting that Rex Murphy, the pundit and columnist who hosted a national call-in radio show for decades, has died.
  The newspaper, where he worked as a columnist, says in an obituary on its website that Murphy died at age 77 following a battle with cancer.
  He was born outside of St. John’s, N.L., and graduated from Memorial University before attending Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar.
  Murphy hosted CBC Radio’s “Cross Country Checkup” for more tha
  
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• Canfor to close sawmill, curtail pulp production citing B.C. policy changes

  10-05-2024 02:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Canfor has announced it is permanently closing its Polar sawmill in Bear Lake, B.C., shutting a production line at its Northwood Pulp Mill in Prince George, and suspending its “planned reinvestment” in Houston, B.C.
  The company says in separate news releases that the closures will impact 400 jobs, 180 at its Polar mill and 220 at the Northwood facility.
  The company says a shortage of fibre is the reason behind the indefinite curtailment of one production line at the
  
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• Zhang takes Founders Cup lead with 9-under, Korda six shots back

  10-05-2024 02:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CLIFTON, N.J. (AP) — When two-time NCAA champion Rose Zhang came out of Stanford and became the first woman to win her professional debut since 1951, the sky was suddenly the limit.
  Everyone expected Zhang to win again and again and again, much like Nelly Korda has been doing these days with her five-event streak.
  Something unexpected happened. After winning the Mizuho Americas Open in Jersey City, N.J., last year, Zhang hasn’t won again. She played well last year, posting four top-
  
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• Schauffele shoots 67 to grab Wells Fargo lead, McIlroy in contention

  10-05-2024 02:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Rory McIlroy hoped that his victory with Shane Lowry two weeks ago in the Zurich Classic team event would serve as a springboard for the remainder of the season.
  He’s off to a good start. 
  McIlroy positioned himself for a run at a record fourth Wells Fargo Championship title Thursday, opening with a 4-under 67 that left him three shots behind leader Xander Schauffele.
  Collin Morikawa and Alex Noren also shot 67, and Justin Thomas topped the group at 68.
  Qu
  
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• Two Chilliwack taxi companies to receive over $200K combined for more accessible taxi services

  10-05-2024 01:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack MLAs Kelli Paddon and Dan Coulter announced Thursday that two Chilliwack companies will receive over $200,000 combined to ensure that people who rely on wheelchairs in Chilliwack will soon have more accessible taxi services through the government’s Passenger Transportation Accessibility Program (PTAP).
  “Accessible transportation is key for community inclusion and participation,” said Kelli Paddon, MLA for Chilliwack-Kent “Investing in wheelch
  
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• Korda shoots 69 in Founders, 6 shots back in bid for 6th straight LPGA Tour win

  10-05-2024 01:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CLIFTON, N.J. (AP) — Nelly Korda is going to have some work to do to win a record sixth straight LPGA Tour title, especially with the way Rose Zhang is playing.
  Korda shot a relatively mistake-free 3-under 69 early in the first round of the Cognizant Founders Cup on Thursday and then could only watch as the 20-year-old Zhang tied the tournament record with a 63 in the afternoon to take the lead.
  In her winning streak, Korda has never trailed by more than eight strokes after the opening rou
  
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• Highway 1 west of Chilliwack backed up w/b for 5+ kms Thursday afternoon

  10-05-2024 01:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Backups on Highway 1 westbound between Chilliwack and Abbotsford are causing more traffic headaches for motorists due to an undisclosed vehicle incident for the Thursday afternoon commute.
  DriveBC and Emil Anderson Maintenance both say a vehicle incident is affecting the westbound lanes near No. 3 Road (exit 104). Motorists are advised to expect heavy delays.
  Motorists are being asked to slow down and watch for crews on scene.
  An image shared by Drive BC shows RCMP and some ki
  
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• Sardis Business Symposium to focus on collaboration, networking among business leaders

  10-05-2024 00:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The Chilliwack Chamber of Commerce is hosting a unique business event next week to better connect Sardis business leaders in an environment of collaboration within the Chilliwack business community.The Chilliwack Chamber, headed up by executive director Leanna Kemp, invites the business community to join them for an evening of education, networking and collaboration on Wednesday, May 15 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Vedder Elementary School on Promontory Road.Small business owners
  
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• Chad’s military ruler declared winner of presidential election, while opposition disputes the result

  10-05-2024 00:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  N’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — Chad’s military leader, Mahamat Deby Itno, was declared the winner of this week’s presidential election, according to provisional results released Thursday. The results were contested by his main rival, Prime Minister Succès Masra.
  The national agency that manages Chad’s election released results of Monday’s vote weeks earlier than planned. The figures showed Deby Itno won with just over 61% of the vote, with the runner-up Masra f
  
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• 2 skiers killed after being caught in Utah avalanche following late spring snowstorms, sheriff says

  10-05-2024 00:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SANDY, Utah (AP) — Two skiers were killed and one was rescued after an avalanche Thursday in the mountains outside of Salt Lake City that occurred after several days of spring snowstorms, authorities said.A rescue team responded just after 10 a.m. to an avalanche reported near Lone Peak in the Wasatch Range southeast of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County Sheriff Rosie Rivera said.
  One of the skiers, who was able to dig himself out of the snow, had been rescued by midday and was taken to the
  
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• Committee calls for B.C. taxi, ride-hailing industry to improve disabled access

  10-05-2024 00:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — A B.C. legislature committee looking into taxi and ride-hailing services has issued recommendations, including measures to improve accessibility for people with disabilities and services in small and rural communities.
  The cross-party committee that was appointed a year ago to review the Passenger Transport Act makes 34 recommendations to the legislature in its report released Thursday.
  Committee members say they are concerned people with disabilities face systemic barriers and
  
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• B.C. creates a special homicide unit as gangs involved in 46 per cent of murders

  09-05-2024 23:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — British Columbia is forming a specialized gang-related homicide investigation team, saying gangland murders now make up almost 50 per cent of the killings in the province.
  Data from the Ministry of Public Safety says gang-related homicides have climbed from 21 per cent of all killings in the province in 2003 to 46 per cent last year.
  Mike Farnworth, B.C.’s public safety minister and solicitor general, says the new Integrated Gang Homicide Team will investigate gang-connect
  
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• Northern premiers call for national emergency response system

  09-05-2024 23:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  POND INLET, Nunavut — Northern premiers are calling for a national emergency response system to deal with natural disasters they fear will become more frequent.
  After a meeting this week in Pond Inlet, Nvt., they say the wildfires and floods of recent years point to the need for federal co-ordination.
  Northwest Territories Premier R.J. Simpson says Canada is one of the few G7 countries without such an agency.
  Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai says municipal and First Nations leaders are already ta
  
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• Vice-president and chief sporting officer Olivier Renard out at CF Montreal

  09-05-2024 23:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — CF Montreal is parting ways with vice-president and chief sporting officer Olivier Renard by “mutual agreement,” the Major League Soccer club announced Thursday.
  Renard joined Montreal as sporting director in 2019 after five years in management with various teams in his native Belgium.
  Under his stewardship, Montreal posted its finest MLS regular season in 2022 with a 20-9-5 record, good for second place in the Eastern Conference.
  But Montreal has also been beset by
  
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• Trump attorney and Stormy Daniels trade barbs during questions about alleged 2006 sexual encounter

  09-05-2024 23:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s defense attorney on Thursday accused Stormy Daniels of slowly altering the details of an alleged 2006 sexual encounter with Trump, trying to persuade jurors that a key prosecution witness in the former president’s hush money trial cannot be believed.
  “The details of your story keep changing, right?” attorney Susan Necheles asked at one point.
  “No,” Daniels said.
  As the jury looked on, the two women traded barbs over what Ne
  
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