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• Liberals split on how leadership race should run as Trudeau moves to step aside

  07-01-2025 00:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Attention is turning quickly in Ottawa to who will replace Justin Trudeau who announced Monday he will step aside as prime minister and Liberal leader as soon as a new leader is chosen.
  But some former Liberal advisers are split on how quickly the process should move.
  With Parliament set to resume March 24, there’s little time for Trudeau’s successor to actually lead before the government surely falls at the earliest confidence vote.But having a quick leadership race p
  
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• Emotional Hellebuyck shares 300-win milestone with fans, teammates

  08-01-2025 06:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — Connor Hellebuyck admitted it was difficult to stay patient as he was reaching a milestone of 300 NHL career wins.
  After being in net for a pair of losses, the Winnipeg Jets goalie finally accomplished that feat in Tuesday’s 5-2 victory over the Nashville Predators.
  “It feels good,” said Hellebuyck, who had 26 saves in the victory. “The anticipation was killing me a little bit.
  “That’s not how I played it out this week, but the guys played so
  
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• California governor says Pacific Palisades wildfire has destroyed many structures as winds kick up

  08-01-2025 06:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A wildfire whipped up by extreme winds swept through a Los Angeles hillside dotted with celebrity residences Tuesday, burning homes in Pacific Palisades and prompting evacuation orders for tens of thousands. In the frantic haste to get to safety, roadways were clogged and scores of people abandoned their vehicles and fled on foot, some toting suitcases.
  The traffic jam on Palisades Drive prevented emergency vehicles from getting through and a bulldozer was brought in to
  
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• Auger-Aliassime advances to Adelaide quarterfinals

  08-01-2025 05:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ADELAIDE — Seeded fifth and heavily favoured to win, Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada had to dig deep on Tuesday to avoid another ATP Tour upset.
  Auger-Aliassime dropped his first set of the best-of-three Great Ocean Road Open match 6-1 in 34 minutes, but the Montreal athlete regrouped and then beat Arthur Cazaux of France 6-4, 7-5 to advance to the Adelaide quarterfinals.
  On a nearby court, Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., was bounced 7-5, 6-2 in his round of 16 Adelaide Internatio
  
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• Hellebuyck nets 300th win as Jets soar past Predators 5-2

  08-01-2025 04:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — Morgan Barron and Josh Morrissey scored 16 seconds apart to help Winnipeg Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck record his 300th NHL career win with a 5-2 decision against the Nashville Predators on Tuesday.
  Hellebuyck became the third-fastest NHL netminder to reach 300 wins (300-179-43). The only other goaltenders to accomplish the milestone faster are Andrei Vasilevskiy (490 games played) and Jacques Plante (521).
  The 10-year veteran is also the 41st goalie to reach 300 victories, and
  
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• Maple Leafs win fifth straight by grounding Flyers 3-2

  08-01-2025 04:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Auston Matthews and John Tavares each had a goal and an assist to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs to their fifth straight win, 3-2 over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night.
  Matthew Knies tallied the go-ahead goal with 6:39 remaining to help the Maple Leafs sweep a home-and-home set with Philadelphia. Toronto defeated the Flyers 3-2 in overtime on home ice on Sunday.
  Leafs goalie Joseph Woll made 30 saves.
  Travis Konecny scored both Philadelphia goals.TAKEAWAYS
  Leafs:
  
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• Henrique scores a pair as Oilers beat struggling Bruins 4-0

  08-01-2025 04:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Adam Henrique scored two goals and Connor McDavid scored on a power play midway through the second period as the Edmonton Oilers won their fourth straight game, 4-0 over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night.
  Stuart Skinner, who left the game late in the first period after a collision with the Bruins’ Nikita Zadorov before returning at the start of the second, stopped 26 shots as the Oilers won for the 12th time in their last 15 games.
  Viktor Arvidsson added an empty-nette
  
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• Kane’s power-play goal in OT lifts hot Wings past Senators 3-2

  08-01-2025 04:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Patrick Kane scored on a power play with 2:39 remaining in overtime and the Detroit Red Wings extended their NHL winning streak to five games with a 3-2 win over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night.
  Dylan Larkin scored on a power play in the first period and Joe Veleno also scored in regulation for Detroit. Larkin extended his goal streak to four games and his point streak to six games.Alex Lyon started in goal for Detroit, but was removed after the first period due to an u
  
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• Biden administration asks court to block plea deal for alleged mastermind of 9/11 attacks

  08-01-2025 03:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Tuesday asked a federal appeals court to block a plea agreement for accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two co-defendants that would spare them the risk of the death penalty.
  The Justice Department argued in a brief filed with a federal appeals court in the District of Columbia that the government would be irreparably harmed if the guilty pleas were accepted. It said the government would be denied a chance for a public trial and
  
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• Migrant worker group tells of complaints about Okanagan winery in foreign worker ban

  08-01-2025 01:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  A British Columbia organization that helps migrant workers says it’s been repeatedly contacted by employees of a winery in the Okanagan Valley that has been permanently banned from hiring temporary foreign workers and fined $118,000 for breaking program rules.
  Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada said in a Dec. 16 ruling that Toor Vineyards was banned for not putting in enough effort to protect workers from physical, sexual, psychological or financial abuse, or from reprisal.
  It al
  
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• Virginia Democrats retain their control of the Statehouse in special elections

  08-01-2025 01:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Democrats preserved their Statehouse majority on Tuesday after voters in the northern and central part of the state backed two Democrats to fill a vacancy in the state Senate and an open seat in the House of Delegates.
  In northern Loudoun County, Democratic Del. Kannan Srinivasan defeated Republican Tumay Harding in the race to succeed Suhas Subramanyam, a Democrat elected to the U.S. House in November.
  In an overlapping House of Delegates district, Democrat J
  
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• Big crowds on PWHL tour ‘a privilege’ for Montreal Victoire star Poulin

  08-01-2025 00:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Marie-Philip Poulin still gets a little emotional as she stands at centre ice in a packed arena, hearing O Canada.The hockey legend knows her eyes may get misty on Wednesday before her Montreal Victoire line up to face the Toronto Sceptres in Vancouver.“I think I’m getting old. I think I’m getting a little softer,” Poulin said with a grin. “No, I think it’s always very awesome. It’s always such a privilege to be able to be in these buil
  
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• City of Mission no longer expects a double-digit property tax increase in 2025

  08-01-2025 00:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MISSION — The City of Mission says municipal councillors have worked to lower what was originally projected as a double-digit property tax increase in the coming year.According to a statement Tuesday afternoon (Jan. 7) from the municipality, the City of Mission now says its 2025 tax increase will not exceed 6.65 per cent, following two days of deliberations at the end of November 2024. Further work is being done to try to reduce the 6.65 projected tax increase even more from what was once
  
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• Police incident ends in New Westminster, B.C., after court and college evacuated

  07-01-2025 23:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. — Police say an incident that triggered the evacuation of the court complex at New Westminster, B.C., and the nearby campus of Douglas College has ended.
  New Westminster Police say the courthouse and surrounding area have been cleared and are open again to the public, around three hours after the evacuation was announced on Tuesday.Douglas College also says the evacuation has been lifted and the campus is open again, with all activities resuming from 3 p.m.
  The nature
  
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• Special prosecutor appointed in case involving relative of B.C. provincial judge

  07-01-2025 23:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — The BC Prosecution Service says it has appointed a special prosecutor in a case involving a person related to a provincial court judge.
  It says senior lawyer Chris Johnson was chosen in order to “avoid any potential for real or perceived improper influence in the administration of justice.”
  The service says Westshore RCMP investigated an offence that occurred on Sept. 9 in Langford, west of Victoria.It says two people were charged on Oct. 30 for “unlawfully bei
  
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• Los Angeles residents flee fire as potentially ‘life-threatening, destructive’ winds gain strength

  07-01-2025 23:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Firefighters scrambled to corral a fast-moving wildfire in the Los Angeles hillsides dotted with celebrity homes as a potentially “life-threatening, destructive” windstorm hit Southern California on Tuesday, fanning the blaze seen for miles while traffic out of the area was jammed as residents tried to flee.
  Forecasters warned the worst may be yet to come with the windstorm predicted to last for days, producing isolated gusts that could top 100 mph (160 kph)
  
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• Former Montreal Alouette Brandon London stars in new sports show with AI co-host

  07-01-2025 23:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Football was long Brandon London’s first love, but the Super Bowl and Grey Cup champion has found a new passion.
  The former Montreal Alouettes receiver has been busy creating content for “Jocks and Bots”, a show that combines sports, technology, and culture. It features London, David Borish — a creative technologist in New York City and artificial intelligence strategist with over 24 years of experience — and Aila, an AI-generated female co-host that’s believe
  
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• Trudeau travelling to Washington for former U.S. president Jimmy Carter’s funeral

  07-01-2025 22:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office says he will attend former U.S. president Jimmy Carter’s funeral in Washington, D.C. on January 9.
  Carter died Dec. 29 at the age of 100.He was the 39th president of the United States, serving from 1977 to 1981.
  A public funeral will take place Thursday at the National Cathedral in Washington.
  The Prime Minister’s Office says Trudeau will attend the funeral to deliver condolences on behalf of Canadians and reaffirm the close
  
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• Winger Melanie Forbes happy to be back in Canada, with the NSL’s Ottawa Rapid FC

  07-01-2025 22:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  After playing in Portugal and Iceland, Melanie Forbes is happy to be back in Canada — thanks to the Northern Super League.
  The 25-year-old winger from Mississauga, Ont., and midfielder Julia Benati, a 28-year-old from Dorchester, Ont., are the first player signings announced by Ottawa Rapid FC.
  While Forbes enjoyed her time abroad, she welcomed the chance to be closer to her Michigan-based boyfriend after 3 1/2 years apart. Plus she believes in the new domestic women’s pro league, wh
  
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• Former Carey vice Burgess bets on herself, looks forward to fresh start with Einarson

  07-01-2025 22:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  With her curling future now uncertain beyond this season, Karlee Burgess still decided it was the right time to bet on herself.The three-time world junior champion recently left Team Chelsea Carey to fill in as an injury replacement on Team Kerri Einarson for the rest of the 2024-25 campaign.
  The move jolted the domestic women’s curling scene and came with some risk. But it could also lead to some big rewards.“Personally for me, I’m just excited to have a little bit of a fresh
  
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• Man who exploded Tesla Cybertruck outside Trump hotel in Las Vegas used generative AI, police say

  07-01-2025 22:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — The highly decorated soldier who exploded a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump hotel in Las Vegas used generative AI including ChatGPT to help plan the attack, Las Vegas police said Tuesday.
  The updates Tuesday come nearly a week after 37-year-old Matthew Livelsberger fatally shot himself just before the truck blew up.
  A review of Livelsberger’s searches through ChatGPT indicate he was looking for information on explosive targets, the speed at which certain rounds of
  
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• Canada blanks Czechia 5-0, finishes group stage perfect at U18 women’s hockey worlds

  07-01-2025 22:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANTAA — Stryker Zablocki scored twice and Marilou Grenier made 20 saves as Canada blanked Czechia 5-0 Tuesday at the world women’s under-18 hockey championship.
  Canada finished the preliminary round in top spot in Group B with nine points from three regulation wins and will face Japan in Thursday’s quarterfinals.
  Sydney Sawyer had a goal and an assist for Canada, while Alex Therien and Anaïs Leprohon also scored.
  Daniela Novakova stopped 39 shots for Czechia, which finish
  
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• Jimmy Carter is back in Washington, where he remained an outsider

  07-01-2025 22:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 44 years after Jimmy Carter left the nation’s capital in humbling defeat, the 39th president returned to Washington for three days of state funeral rites starting Tuesday.
  Carter’s remains, which had been lying in repose at the Carter Presidential Center since Saturday, left the Atlanta campus Tuesday morning, accompanied by his children and extended family. Special Air Mission 39 departed Dobbins Air Reserve Base north of Atlanta and arrived at Joint B
  
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• Dr. Amy Acton, who helped lead Ohio’s early pandemic response, joins 2026 governor’s race

  07-01-2025 22:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Former Ohio Health Director Amy Acton, who became a household name in the state in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, is running for governor.Acton, 58, a physician and public health expert who stood alongside Republican Gov. Mike DeWine for months during his daily coronavirus briefings, said people still stop her in the grocery store or at a restaurant to share their struggles — and she doesn’t want to look away.“I feel like I have a bond with
  
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• B.C. woman already banned from midwifery is charged after infant dies

  07-01-2025 22:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LADYSMITH, B.C. — A British Columbia woman who describes herself as a childbirth advocate has been charged with manslaughter after police say an infant she helped deliver died days after its birth.
  RCMP in Ladysmith, B.C., say 77-year-old Gloria Lemay was involved in the birth process of a child who was unresponsive when delivered on Dec. 27, 2023, at a private residence.
  Police say the infant died on Jan. 6, 2024, despite life-saving efforts from emergency workers.
  A statement from the po
  
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• Okanagan winery banned from hiring foreign workers after breaching abuse rules

  07-01-2025 21:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OLIVER, B.C. — A winery in B.C.’s Okanagan Valley has been permanently banned by the federal government from hiring foreign workers and fined $118,000 for breaking program rules.
  Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada says in a Dec. 16 ruling that Toor Vineyards is banned for not putting in enough effort to protect workers from physical, sexual, psychological or financial abuse, or from reprisal.
  It also says Toor Vineyards failed to provide requested documents, and that pay an
  
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• Alberta glider pilot had working parachute, limited experience deploying: report

  07-01-2025 20:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BLACK DIAMOND, Alta. — An investigation has determined that an Alberta glider pilot who died after he ejected from his plane and hit the ground during a competition last year had a working parachute, but limited experience deploying it.
  The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says gliding conditions were poor on competition day in southern Alberta and many competitors had turned back after flying for less than 20 minutes.
  The agency’s incident report says shortly after Kerry Steven
  
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• David Eby among premiers heading to Washington to tamp down Trump tariff threat

  07-01-2025 20:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — British Columbia Premier David Eby says he and his counterparts from across Canada will take leadership in the fight against threatened tariffs from U.S. president-elect Donald Trump.Eby says he and other premiers will head to Washington this month as Trump is inaugurated to try to convince him to back away from his tariff plan.It comes on the same day that Trump threatened to use economic force to make Canada the 51st state and promised substantial tariffs on Canada and Mexico
  
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• CF Montréal acquires forward Giacomo Vrioni from Revolution

  07-01-2025 20:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — CF Montréal has acquired forward Giacomo Vrioni from the New England Revolution in return for US$50,000 in 2025 general allocation money, the Major League Soccer club announced Tuesday.
  New England will retain a portion of Vrioni’s 2025 salary and a percentage in the event of a future sale as part of the agreement.
  Vrioni, who will occupy a designated player spot with Montreal, had a salary of US$1,947,500 last season according to the MLS Players Association.
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• Animal rights group claims Chilliwack meat processor failed to suppress undercover video of alleged cruelty

  07-01-2025 20:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — A Toronto-based animal welfare organization claims that a video exposing alleged acts of animal cruelty inside a Chilliwack meat processing plant are back online after the company allegedly tried to suppress footage.According to a news release Tuesday morning (Jan. 7), Animal Justice suggests that a video exposing acts of alleged animal cruelty and a disregard for animal protection laws inside the Johnston’s Meats meat plant on Promontory Road in Chilliwack is back onlin
  
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