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• ‘On death row.’ Wrongfully convicted N.B. man has mixed feelings since exoneration

  22-12-2024 12:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Robert Mailman has a problem he never thought he’d have. He has to buy Christmas presents this year.
  The 76-year-old was exonerated on Jan. 4 of a 1983 murder for which he and his friend Walter Gillespie served lengthy prison terms. At the time, his legal team said he had been diagnosed with terminal liver cancer and been given only months to live.
  Nearly a year after New Brunswick Court of King’s Bench Chief Justice Tracey DeWare proclaimed him and Gillespie
  
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• Canada’s Matt (Ginja Ninja) Campbell beaten at world darts championship in London

  22-12-2024 17:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LONDON — England’s Ryan (Heavy Metal) Searle knocked Canadian Matt (Ginja Ninja) Campbell out of the Paddy Power World Darts Championship with a 3-0 second-round win Sunday.
  Seale is the tournament’s 20th seed, as per his ranking in the Professional Darts Corporation order of merit — 35 places ahead of Campbell.
  The 35-year-old from Hamilton, in his sixth trip to darts’ biggest stage, earned 15,000 pounds ($26,915).
  The tournament at Alexandra Palace features a tota
  
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• CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted – Week of December 22, 2024

  22-12-2024 17:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Here are three people wanted by police in our region this week. This list is provided by Crime Stoppers.
  Name: Jayden PickettAge: 28
  Height: 5’9” ft
  Weight: 146lbs
  Hair: Brown
  Eyes: Blue
  Wanted: Assault Causing Bodily Harm, Assault Peace Officer on Duty
  Warrant in effect: December 17, 2024Parole Jurisdiction: Chilliwack
  Name: David Junior DanielsAge: 57
  Height: 5’6” ft
  Hair: BlackEyes: Brown
  Wanted: Unlawfully at Large
  Warrant in effect: December 4, 202
  
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• Canada’s efforts to combat abuse in sports saw slow progress in 2024

  22-12-2024 16:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Steps to make Canadian sports safer were made in 2024, but to what end?
  A national commission began cross-country public consultations, an online registry of people sanctioned or under investigation for maltreatment in sport went live and a seismic shift in handling future complaints was announced.
  Canada was said to be a long way from the culture change identified as key to draining sport of toxic behaviour.
  “The progress is definitely slow and a bumpy ride,” said Er
  
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• Drug superlabs leave a toxic mess. Some say B.C.’s cleanup rules are a mess, too

  22-12-2024 15:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  When Dean May’s team of cleaners entered the home, dressed head to toe in protective suits, thick green dust covered every surface.
  “We literally left footprints when we were walking in the house,” he recalled.
  They were traipsing through the toxic remnants of an illicit fentanyl pill-pressing operation in northern British Columbia three or four years ago, and May says it was one of the worst scenes he’s been to.
  For 14 years, May, who co-owns Calgary-based Mayken Hazmat
  
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• Israeli expert urges justice for both Israeli, Palestinian victims of sexual violence

  22-12-2024 12:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Israeli expert leading a civilian commission into sexual violence by Hamas is calling for global bodies to recognize “a new crime against humanity,” involving violence targeted at families.
  Cochav Elkayam-Levy said the world should take a stance against the destruction of families as a specific, identifiable weapon of war, aimed at terrorizing one’s kin. She is proposing the crime be called “kinocide.”
  In an interview, she also said Canadians can
  
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• RCMP informant’s decades of spying on social reformers are chronicled in new book

  22-12-2024 12:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — As a Communist Party member in Calgary in the early 1940s, Frank Hadesbeck performed clerical work at the party office, printed leaflets and sold books.
  But he also had tasks his party comrades could know nothing about: snooping on mail, copying phone numbers from scratch pads and rummaging through waste baskets.
  Hadesbeck, known to his RCMP handlers as agent 810, would pass along any information he could glean to the national police force.His lengthy tenure as a paid informant fo
  
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• Stampedes in Nigeria leave at least 32 dead in a rush to get Christmas gifts

  22-12-2024 11:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The death toll from stampedes during two Christmas charity events in Nigeria has increased from 13 to 32, police said Sunday. The victims, including at least four children, collapsed during crowd surges as people grew desperate for food items while the country grapples with the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation.
  The dead included 22 people in southeastern Anambra state’s Okija town, where a philanthropist on Saturday organized a food distribution, loca
  
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• Workers helping the homeless in Montreal feel powerless as crisis deepens

  22-12-2024 10:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Social workers on the front lines of homelessness in Montreal say they feel increasingly powerless as more people find themselves forced to live in tents during the winter.
  Stéphanie Lareau has worked with homeless people in Montreal for the past 20 years. Normally, the tents begin to disappear by December, but this year is different, she said.
  “This is going to be the first year for me that there are so many of them, and that there aren’t many places to go. B
  
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• ‘We need to win’: Vancouver Canucks battling frustration amid slump

  22-12-2024 09:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Frustration is beginning to creep in for the Vancouver Canucks.With a 5-4 overtime loss to the Ottawa Senators on Saturday, the Canucks have now lost four of their last five games (1-2-2).“It’s a good thing that we battled back to get a point, but it’s kind of getting annoying,” said right-winger Brock Boeser. “We’ve got to find a way to get two points.”
  Less than two minutes into Saturday’s battle, the Canucks had fallen behind.S
  
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• NHL roundup: Blankenburg plays OT hero as Predators edge Kings 3-2

  22-12-2024 07:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nick Blankenburg scored at 1:03 of overtime to help the Nashville Predators to a 3-2 National Hockey League victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.
  Zachary L’Heureux and Jonathan Marchessault also scored, and Justus Annunen made 22 saves for Nashville, which is 2-0-1 in its last three games.
  Quinton Byfield and Alex Laferriere scored, and Darcy Kuemper made 23 saves for the Kings, who are 8-1-2 in their last 11 games.
  In overtime, Blankenburg converted
  
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• Ottawa Senators extend win streak with 5-4 OT victory over Vancouver Canucks

  22-12-2024 07:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Jake Sanderson scored 15 seconds into overtime and the Ottawa Senators stretched their win streak to six straight games with a 5-4 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday.
  It’s the first time since March 2017 that Ottawa has won six in a row.
  Shane Pinto scored twice for the Senators (18-13-2) in regulation, while Claude Giroux added a goal and an assist, Josh Norris scored short-handed and Sanderson contributed a pair of helpers.Leevi Merilainen stopped 21 of the
  
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• Second body located in Lions Bay slide

  22-12-2024 07:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SQUAMISH — Squamish RCMP say emergency crews have recovered the body of the second resident whose home was hit by the same mudslide that hit their home and closed British Columbia’s Sea to Sky Highway last weekend.RCMP say emergency crews recovered a body of one of the two residents of the Sea to Sky area home on Sunday (Dec. 15).
  The mudslide near Lions Bay, about 40 kilometres north of Vancouver, came down during a severe windstorm that hit B.C.’s south coast on Saturday.
  Par
  
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• Canadiens riding three-game win streak ahead of long stretch away from home

  22-12-2024 05:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens are on a season-best win streak ahead of their longest stretch away from home.
  Patrik Laine scored on the power play, again, and the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Detroit Red Wings on consecutive nights with a 5-1 victory Saturday.
  Juraj Slafkovsky, Jake Evans, Emil Heineman and Brendan Gallagher also scored for Montreal (14-16-3), extending its run to three games. The streak might be short, but the Canadiens are playing their best hockey of the season a
  
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• Jets soar out of the gates, whip Wild 5-0

  22-12-2024 05:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — Cole Perfetti and Morgan Barron knew it was time the Winnipeg Jets stopped coming slow out of the gate.
  The team accomplished that with a pair of first-period goals on its way to a 5-0 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday.
  “We knew they were on a back-to-back and they were obviously going to be a little tired,” said Perfetti, who had a goal and two assists. “We wanted to have a good start. We haven’t had that as of late.
  “Our first period was
  
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• Two US Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent ‘friendly fire’ incident, US military says

  22-12-2024 04:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Two U.S. Navy pilots were shot down Sunday over the Red Sea in an apparent “friendly fire” incident, the U.S military said.Both pilots were recovered alive, with one suffering minor injuries, but the incident underlines just how dangerous the Red Sea corridor has become after a year of ongoing attacks on shipping by Yemen’s Houthi rebels despite U.S. and European military coalitions patrolling the area.
  The U.S. military had conducted ai
  
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• Laine scores again, Canadiens beat Red Wings on consecutive nights with 5-1 win

  22-12-2024 04:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Patrik Laine scored on the power play again, and the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Detroit Red Wings on consecutive nights with a 5-1 win Saturday.
  Laine found twine for the eighth time — all with the man-advantage — in nine games since returning from a pre-season knee injury. The Finnish winger beat Alex Lyon with an attempted pass from the left circle at 19:21 in the first period.
  Juraj Slafkovsky, Jake Evans, Emil Heineman and Brendan Gallagher also scored for M
  
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• Hellebuyck nets shutout as Jets whip Wild 5-0

  22-12-2024 04:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — Connor Hellebuyck made 19 saves for his NHL-leading fourth shutout of the season and 41st of his career to lead the Winnipeg Jets to a 5-0 victory Saturday over the Minnesota Wild, who have lost four in a row.
  Cole Perfetti had a goal and two assists and Nikolaj Ehlers and Neal Pionk each scored power-play goals in front of a capacity crowd at Canada Life Centre.
  Morgan Barron and Vladislav Namestnikov also scored for the Jets (24-10-1), who are 4-1-1 in their last six games.
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• Horvat powers Islanders over Leafs; Toronto captain Auston Matthews sits with injury

  22-12-2024 03:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Bo Horvat had two goals and an assist as the New York Islanders topped the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-3 on Saturday night.
  Maxim Tsyplakov, Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Isaiah George, with his first in the NHL, and Mathew Barzal, into the empty net, also scored for New York (13-14-7), which got 27 saves from Ilya Sorokin and ended a two-game slide. Alexander Romanov, Simon Holmstrom and Anders Lee added two assists each.
  William Nylander, with two, and Bobby McMann replied for Toronto (21-11-
  
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• Flames thrilled with Coronato’s improvement, attention to details

  22-12-2024 02:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Matt Coronato has always been able to score goals, but it’s his improved defensive game that’s fuelled his breakout season.
  Both aspects of his game were on display Saturday afternoon as the 22-year-old right-winger had a goal and assist to lead the Calgary Flames to a 6-4 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks.
  Coronato also set career highs in shots (6) and ice-time (21:41).
  “He’s deserving of the increase in the amount of minutes he’s playing,”
  
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• NFL roundup: Mahomes throws for TD, runs for major as Chiefs beat Texans 27-19

  22-12-2024 02:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes threw for 260 yards and a touchdown while running for a major on his ailing ankle, and the Kansas City Chiefs took a big step toward securing the No. 1 seed in the AFC playoffs with a 27-19 victory over the Houston Texans on Saturday.
  The AFC West champion Chiefs (14-1), who have won four straight against the AFC South champ Texans (9-6), can clinch the post-season bye if Buffalo loses to or ties New England on Sunday. If the Bills win, Kansas City c
  
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• Oilers finding ways to thrive in close encounters

  22-12-2024 02:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have certainly displayed a flair for the dramatic of late.
  Following much the same script from a 3-2 overtime victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday, the Oilers scored a late goal to tie it and then won early in overtime, coming from behind to defeat the San Jose Sharks 3-2 on Saturday.
  Edmonton tied the game 2-2 with just 18 seconds left in the third period and with their goalie pulled as Corey Perry made a quick pass back to defenceman Mattias Ekholm an
  
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• Calgary Flames stay tough at Saddledome, hold off Chicago Blackhawks 6-4

  22-12-2024 01:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Jonathan Huberdeau, Connor Zary, Blake Coleman, and Matt Coronato each contributed a goal and an assist to the Calgary Flames’ 6-4 win over the visiting Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday.
  Nazem Kadri and Mikael Backlund also scored for Flames (16-11-7), which reached their holiday break with points in their last four games (2-0-2).Flames goalie Dustin Wolf made 24 stops for a 10-5-2 record so far in his rookie season.
  Calgary improved to 8-1-3 in its last dozen home games at t
  
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• Oilers engineer late rally to tip Sharks 3-2 in OT

  22-12-2024 00:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Leon Draisaitl scored 18 seconds into overtime to extend his point streak to eight games as the Edmonton Oilers overcame a slow start to win their second straight game in extra time, defeating the San Jose Sharks 3-2 on Saturday.
  Zach Hyman and Mattias Ekholm also scored for the Oilers (20-11-2), who have won 10 of their last 12 contests. Connor McDavid had three assists, while Evan Bouchard had a pair of helpers.
  Ekholm, with the goalie pulled, scored at 19:42 of the third peri
  
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• Stolen base king Rickey Henderson dies at 65

  22-12-2024 00:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, the brash speedster who shattered stolen base records and redefined baseball’s leadoff position, has died. He was 65.
  Henderson died on Friday. The Athletics said Saturday they were “shocked and heartbroken by his passing,” but did not specify a cause of death.
  Known as baseball’s “Man of Steal,” Henderson had a lengthy list of accolades and accomplishments over his nomadic 25-year career — an
  
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• Leafs captain Auston Matthews misses game against Islanders with undisclosed injury

  22-12-2024 00:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews sat out Saturday night’s game against the New York Islanders with an undisclosed injury.
  Toronto head coach Craig Berube said the 27-year-old took a cross-check to his back late in Friday’s 6-3 victory over the Buffalo Sabres.
  Matthews missed nine games last month with an upper-body injury that saw him travel to Germany for treatment.Berube replied “a little bit of both” when asked Saturday if the current issue is new or
  
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• Oysters distributed in B.C., Alberta, Ontario recalled for norovirus contamination

  22-12-2024 00:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a recall due to possible norovirus contamination of certain oysters distributed in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario.
  The agency says the recall covers certain Fanny Bay, Sunseeker and Cloudy Bay oysters under the Taylor Shellfish Canada brand.
  The recall says most of the affected oysters were harvested and processed in early December, although some may have been harvested as early as Nov. 27.
  The agency says consumers who have purchased the rec
  
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• Stacey scores OT winner for Montreal Victoire in 4-3 OT win over Toronto Sceptres

  22-12-2024 00:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Laura Stacey scored the overtime winner for the Montreal Victoire in a 4-3 win over the host Toronto Sceptres in the Professional Women’s Hockey League on Sunday.
  Stacey struck just 15 seconds into OT on a breakaway going forehand to backhand on Toronto goaltender Raygan Kirk.
  Toronto (1-0-1-3) led 2-0 and 3-2 at period breaks, but dropped its fourth in a row to waste a 35-save performance by Kirk in her first career PWHL start.
  Stacey in the neutral zone gathered a pass of
  
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• Atletico Madrid stuns Barcelona in stoppage time to snatch La Liga lead

  21-12-2024 23:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MADRID (AP) — Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone ran down the touchline in joy while Barcelona players sunk to the turf in dismay.
  Super sub Alexander Sørloth struck again deep in stoppage time to hand Atletico a 2-1 comeback win at Barcelona and ensure Atletico will spend La Liga’s short winter break on top of the table.
  Atletico’s 12th straight win in all competitions lifted it three points above Barcelona.
  Barcelona has only two wins in its last nine games and could
  
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• Ottawa Senators goalie Leevi Merilainen gets start against Vancouver Canucks

  21-12-2024 22:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Senators goalie Leevi Merilainen gets his first start of the season and third of his NHL career when Ottawa visits the Vancouver Canucks.
  Senators head coach Travis Green wants to lighten the workload of star goalie Linus Ullmark and was excited to see the 22-year-old Merilainen in net Saturday night.
  Ullmark has backstopped the Sens (17-13-2) to five straight wins and boasts a 12-7-2 record with a 2.37 goals-against average, a .916 saveand three shutouts this season.Ottawa&rsq
  
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