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• Tavares scores in OT, rescues Canada from potential upset in 7-6 win over Austria

  14-05-2024 23:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PRAGUE, Czechia — Captain John Tavares scored 15 seconds into overtime and saved his teammates some embarrassment as Canada held on for a 6-5 win over Austria on Tuesday at the world hockey championship.
  Tavares ended the extra session quickly, taking the puck from behind centre ice, then skating into the Austrian zone and ripping a shot past goaltender David Madlener.
  It was unlikely anyone on the Canadian bench would have thought such heroics would have been necessary after 40 minutes of
  
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• Canada, U.K. privacy officials launch joint investigation into 23andMe data breach

  10-06-2024 17:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada’s privacy commissioner is teaming up with his U.K. counterpart to investigate a data breach discovered last year at 23andMe.Philippe Dufresne’s office says the joint investigation with U.K. Information Commissioner John Edwards will aim to determine the scope of the October 2023 breach at the direct-to-consumer genetic testing company.
  They will also look into whether 23andMe had proper safeguards to protect the highly sensitive information it handled and whethe
  
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• Calgary mayor applauds reduced water use after pipeline break

  10-06-2024 17:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Calgary’s mayor says residents are stepping up to reduce their water use since a major pipeline break threatened the city’s supply.
  Jyoti Gondek says Calgary is using about 30 per cent less water than it did Wednesday before the break happened.
  That’s even better than the 25-per-cent cut in usage she asked for last week.Water restrictions could still be in place for several days.
  Calgary was put under a water emergency after the major feeder main in the city&rsq
  
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• Former top judge McLachlin to end term in Hong Kong court with ‘confidence’ in system

  10-06-2024 17:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada’s former top judge is ending her term on a high-level Hong Kong court, saying she has faith in democracy in the territory.
  Beverley McLachlin served as Canada’s chief justice from 2000 to 2017 and joined the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal a year later.
  Beijing has recently been cracking down on democracy in the territory, which is a former British colony that has laws meant to allow more freedom of expression.
  Two British judges on the court resigned last week,
  
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• Hunter Biden’s lawyers rest their defense in his trial on federal gun charges

  10-06-2024 16:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Hunter Biden’s lawyers rested their case Monday in the federal criminal trial of the president’s son, who is accused of lying about his drug use when he bought a gun in 2018, according to news reports.Prosecutors have argued the evidence is clear that Hunter Biden was in the throes of addiction when he checked “no” on the form at the gun shop that asked whether he was “an unlawful user of, or addicted to” drugs.
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• Three Valencia fans handed 8-month prison sentences after racist insults against Vinícius Júnior

  10-06-2024 14:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MADRID (AP) — Three Valencia fans have been handed eight-month prison sentences after pleading guilty to racially insulting Real Madrid forward Vinícius Júnior in the first conviction for racism-related cases in professional soccer in Spain.
  The fans won’t be allowed to enter soccer stadiums for two years and will have to pay for all the court proceedings.The fans were detained after a Spanish league match between Real Madrid and Valencia at Mestalla Stadium in May 2023
  
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• Western premiers conclude annual meetings in Whitehorse

  10-06-2024 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WHITEHORSE — Premiers from across Western Canada are wrapping up meetings in Whitehorse today aimed at discussing common concerns in their region.
  The premiers of Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Saskatchewan, and Yukon meet annually for the Western Premiers’ Conference.
  Prior to the conference, B.C. Premier David Eby said one of the top items on the agenda is infrastructure related to trade.Eby said Friday that the length of time it takes to m
  
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• Closing arguments to be heard in Winnipeg trial of admitted serial killer

  10-06-2024 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — Lawyers are expected to give closing arguments today in the trial of a Winnipeg man who has admitted to killing four women.
  Jeremy Skibicki has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the 2022 slayings.
  His lawyers admit he killed the women but say Skibicki should be found not criminally responsible due to mental illness.
  Crown prosecutors say the killings were racially motivated and Skibicki preyed on the Indigenous women at homeless shelters.
  The month-long trial has hear
  
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• Canadian universities flag foreign influence registry’s potential ‘chilling effect’

  10-06-2024 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada’s leading research universities warn that a proposed foreign influence transparency registry could have an unintended “chilling effect” on international partnerships, meaning Canada misses out on cutting-edge opportunities.
  The U15 Canada universities are among several concerned voices urging MPs to adopt changes to the planned registry, a centrepiece of legislation being whisked through a House of Commons committee.
  Members of the committee are slated to
  
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• The far right’s election gains rattle EU’s traditional powers, leading Macron to call snap polls

  10-06-2024 08:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BRUSSELS (AP) — Far-right parties rattled the traditional powers in the European Union with major gains in parliamentary seats, dealing an especially humiliating defeat to French President Emmanuel Macron, who called snap legislative elections.
  Some ballots in the vote for the European Parliament were still being counted Monday, but the outcome showed the 27-nation bloc’s parliament membership has clearly shifted to the right. Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni more than doubled her part
  
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• CEBL roundup: Stingers stung at home 100-79 by red-hot River Lions

  10-06-2024 06:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — The Edmonton Stingers had their sights set on grabbing a share of the Western Conference lead with the Vancouver Bandits.
  The visiting Niagara River Lions had other plans.
  Jahvon Blair’s 26-point outburst helped the River Lions upset the Stingers 100-79 in one of three Canadian Elite Basketball League games on Sunday.
  River Lions forward Nathan Cayo chipped in with 23 points on 80 per cent shooting at Edmonton EXPO Centre, in front of 3,864 fans.
  Ben Krikke led the Stinger
  
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• Celtics beat Mavericks 105-98, take 2-0 lead in NBA Finals

  10-06-2024 04:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Jrue Holiday had 26 points and 11 rebounds, and Jayson Tatum made up for a rough shooting night with 12 assists and nine rebounds as the Boston Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks 105-98 on Sunday night to take a 2-0 lead in the NBA Finals.
  Luka Doncic, who was listed as questionable to play less than two hours before the opening tipoff, scored 32 points with 11 rebounds and 11 assists — the first NBA Finals triple-double in Mavericks franchise history. But he missed a on
  
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• Cameron Dukes throws three TDs, rushes for another in leading Argos past Lions

  10-06-2024 04:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Cameron Dukes threw three touchdown passes and ran for another as the Toronto Argonauts defeated the B.C. Lions 35-27 on Sunday night in the season opener for both teams.
  Dukes finished 21-of-27 passing for 254 yards in leading Toronto (1-0) to a fourth straight home victory over B.C. (0-1).
  A sparkling 60-yard punt by John Haggerty put B.C. at its 10-yard line with 2:04 remaining. But the Lions turned the ball over on downs at their one-yard line with 1:25 to play, delighting th
  
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• CN Rail makes immediate change in Chilliwack after a man died from being hit by a train

  10-06-2024 02:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — CN Rail has told the City of Chilliwack that it will reinstitute train whistling in Chilliwack after a person was struck and killed by a train earlier this week.
  According to a directive posted on the city’s website, CN Rail has informed the municipality that, by order from Transport Canada, effective immediately, they have re-instituted train whistling between mile 70.3 (Prest Road crossing) and mile 75 (Industrial Way crossing) in response to a recent fatality on the t
  
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• Rescuers analyzing aerial videos for clues in search for missing B.C. climbers

  10-06-2024 01:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SQUAMISH, B.C. — Rescue teams in Squamish, B.C., say they have not completely halted efforts to find three missing mountaineers last seen on May 31 despite the physical search being temporarily suspended.
  In a post on Facebook, Squamish Search and Rescue says searchers “have switched tactics due to the dangerous terrain and current conditions.”
  Squamish Search and Rescue says teams have been analyzing video footage obtained through aerial searches via aircraft and drones in the
  
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• Scheffler holds on to win Memorial for 5th PGA Tour title of the year

  10-06-2024 01:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — Scottie Scheffler had more stress than he wanted Sunday at the Memorial and got the victory everyone has come to expect.
  On a Muirfield Village course so demanding only six players broke par, Scheffler had his highest final round in nearly two years at 2-over 74, and it was just enough to hold off Collin Morikawa and win for the fifth time this year.
  Scheffler, who started the final round four shots ahead, never lost the lead. He never felt safe, either, particularly on
  
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• Isiah Kiner-Falefa records 5 RBIs as Blue Jays beat A’s 6-4 in 10 innings

  10-06-2024 01:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Isiah Kiner-Falefa hit a bases-loaded double in the 10th inning and finished with five RBIs as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Oakland Athletics 6-4 on Sunday.
  Kiner-Falefa hit a 2-1 pitch into the gap in left-centre with one out in the 10th, scoring Bo Bichette, Daulton Varsho and Ernie Clement to give Toronto a 6-3 lead.
  Kiner-Falefa also had a two-run single as Toronto took the rubber match of the three-game series and won for the fourth time in five games.
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• Montreal’s Lance Stroll finishes seventh in a race without error at Canadian GP

  10-06-2024 01:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — After some difficult races, Montreal’s Lance Stroll and Aston Martin achieved their best results of the season at the Canadian Grand Prix.
  Teammate Fernando Alonso finished sixth after a race marked by changing track conditions, while Stroll was seventh for his career-best result on the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.
  “It was a tough track with the conditions, so I’m really satisfied to score points,” Stroll said. “Lots of points, the sixth and seventh p
  
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• Rodeo bull hops fence at Oregon arena, injures 3 before being captured

  10-06-2024 01:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SISTERS, Ore. (AP) — A rodeo bull hopped a fence surrounding an Oregon arena and ran through a concession area into a parking lot, injuring at least three people before wranglers caught up with it, officials said.
  The crowd at the 84th Sisters Rodeo in the city of Sisters was singing along with Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless the U.S.A.” on Saturday night, most with their cellphone flashlights on, as the bull ran around the arena before what was to be the final bull ride of th
  
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• Misson RCMP seek public’s help in finding missing man

  10-06-2024 00:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Mission RCMP are requesting the public’s assistance in locating Mark Browne, who was reported missing on Friday (Jun 7). Browne, 42, was last seen on May 27.
  Browne is described as a Caucasian male, standing 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighing 181 pounds. He has brown hair and brown eyes. At the time of his disappearance, Browne was wearing a red pyjama shirt, blue or black pants, and a grey Canucks hoodie.
  Image: RCMP supplied image of Mark Browne.
  The RCMP has released a
  
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• Tailors to the stars take on their biggest project yet: Zach Edey ahead of NBA draft

  09-06-2024 23:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Nota Bene Bespoke have built a reputation as the go-to tailors for young professional athletes over the past five years, but they’re taking on their biggest challenge yet this summer: Toronto’s Zach Edey.
  The seven-foot-four, 300-pound centre from Toronto is one of the top basketball prospects heading into the NBA draft later this month. When Edey is selected, likely in the first round, he’ll be wearing a Nota Bene Bespoke suit.Shana Uthaya and Trevis Villafana,
  
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• Linnea Strom shoots 11-under 60 to overcome 7-stroke deficit, wins ShopRite LPGA Classic by a shot

  09-06-2024 23:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  GALLOWAY, N.J. (AP) — Linnea Strom shot a tournament-record 11-under 60 on Sunday to overcome a seven-stroke deficit and win the ShopRite LPGA Classic by a shot for her first LPGA Tour title.
  After making the cut on the number Saturday, Strom teed off at 8:20 a.m. — three hours, 40 minutes before the final group — on the Bay Course at Seaview Resort.Strom had an eagle — chipping in from 15 feet on the par-5 ninth — and nine birdies to get to 14-under 199. The 27-yea
  
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• Canadian men hold second-ranked France to a scoreless draw in men’s soccer friendly

  09-06-2024 23:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BORDEAUX — Canada, looking poised and organized, held second-ranked France to a scoreless draw in a high-profile men’s soccer friendly Sunday.
  The French had the better of a scoreless first half but the 49th-ranked Canadians coolly dealt with their attacks and had their own spells of possession. Canadian goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau was up to the task when called upon.
  It was more of the same to start the second half, but Canada began to pose more questions as the game wore on. William
  
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• Newly chosen Haitian prime minister discharged from a hospital after spending a night in treatment

  09-06-2024 23:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s newly selected Prime Minister Garry Conille was discharged from a hospital on Sunday after spending a night in treatment for an undisclosed condition.In a video published on YouTube, Conille said he is now feeling well and is “ready” to continue to help steer the country out of its current security crisis by forming a government that will also prioritize issues like health care.“The whole time I was at the hospital, I was thinkin
  
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• Verstappen holds off Norris to win third straight Canadian Grand Prix

  09-06-2024 22:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Formula One leader Max Verstappen drove to his 60th career victory Sunday at the Canadian Grand Prix.
  Verstappen became the third driver to three-peat at the Canadian GP, joining seven-time world champions Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton.The 26-year-old Red Bull driver started second on the grid behind George Russell at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.McLaren’s Lando Norris and Russell of Mercedes finished second and third to round out the podium.
  The race started with a s
  
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• Caitlin Clark not on Olympic team, hopes to make it one day with USA Basketball

  09-06-2024 22:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Caitlin Clark hopes to play for the U.S. Olympic team one day. It just won’t be in Paris next month.The Indiana Fever rookie confirmed Sunday that she isn’t on the roster for this year’s Olympics.
  “I think it just gives you something to work for,” Clark told reporters after practice. “It’s a dream. Hopefully one day I can be there. I think it’s just a little more motivation. You remember that. Hopefully when four years comes back around, I can be t
  
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• Edmonton Oilers look to regroup after ‘encouraging’ loss in Stanley Cup opener

  09-06-2024 22:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FORT LAUDERDALE — Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had a one-on-one chance with Sergei Bobrovsky late in Saturday’s first period.The Oilers forward — the team’s longest-serving player, one who endured some of the franchise’s darkest days — was stoned by the Florida Panthers goaltender with a full-stretch pad save.Nugent-Hopkins then got an opportunity on another power play in the second, but fired high with Bobrovsky at his mercy.Edmonton bagged plenty of looks in Florida&
  
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• Capital gains proposal to be presented to Parliament on Monday, Freeland says

  09-06-2024 21:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Liberal government plans to take the first legislative step Monday toward increasing the inclusion rate on capital gains.
  Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland flagged the timing Sunday, saying the government is taking action to improve tax fairness for Canadians.
  Freeland announced the capital gains tax changes as part of her April budget, but left the new inclusion rate out of the budget legislation.
  The government proposes to make two-thirds of capital gains taxable.Currently,
  
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• French President Macron calls a snap legislative election after defeat in EU vote

  09-06-2024 21:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PARIS (AP) — French President Emanuel Macron said Sunday he was dissolving the National Assembly and calling a snap legislative election after his party suffered a heavy defeat in elections for the European Parliament.In an address to the nation from the Elysee presidential palace, Macron said: “I’ve decided to give you back the choice of our parliamentary future through the vote. I am therefore dissolving the National Assembly.” The vote will take place in two rounds on
  
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• First French projections put hard-right National Rally well ahead in EU election

  09-06-2024 20:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PARIS (AP) — First projected results from France put far-right National Rally party well ahead in EU elections, according to French opinion poll institutes.
  Marine Le Pen’s anti-immigration, nationalist party is estimated to get around 31-32% of the votes, more than twice the score of President Emmanuel Macron’s pro-European centrist party that is projected to reach around 15%.
  France is electing 81 members of the European Parliament, which has 720 seats in total.
  The Associate
  
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