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• VIDEO: Vancouver Giants score 10 in win over Warriors

  08-11-2026 23:00 via Abbotsford News
  
  After a 5-3 loss to the Tri-City Americans on Friday night that had Vancouver Giants Head Coach and General Manager Michael Dyck fuming about a “disappointing” level of play, the next day went a lot better, with a 10-3 victory over Moose Jaw Warriors at Langley Events Centre on Saturday night.
  “I liked the response we got tonight, from a performance that we weren’t happy with last night,” Dyck commented post-game. “I thought we came out in the first period and played the way we neede
  
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• 1 dead after tree falls on vehicle in Surrey

  08-11-2026 18:00 via Abbotsford News
  
  A driver has died following a large tree that fell onto two vehicles during Saturday (Nov. 7) night’s wind storm in Surrey.Surrey Police Service (SPS) shared they received a report of wires down across Highway 10, west of 184 Street, at 7:58 p.m. on Nov. 7.When officers arrived, SPS said they found a fallen tree and downed wires across the highway, trapping two vehicles between 182 Street and 184 Street.SPS noted that Surrey Fire Service and BC Emergency Health Services (EHS) attended the scen
  
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• Salt Spring chef brings taste of Transylvania to any kitchen

  08-11-2026 14:30 via Abbotsford News
  
  Born to a Romanian mother and Taiwanese father, Haan Palcu-Chang grew up straddling two culinary worlds. After building his name in kitchens across Paris, Copenhagen, Singapore, Toronto, and Vancouver, he stepped away from the restaurant industry and relocated with his family to Salt Spring Island.
  He was a Top Chef Canada Season 11 finalist and the chef behind Favorites Thai BBQ’s Toronto Life Best New Restaurant win.Alongside the accolades and moves, he cooked up an online following of more
  
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• Draisaitl nets 2 as Edmonton Oilers dump Vancouver Canucks 4-2

  08-11-2026 06:51 via Abbotsford News
  
  Leon Draisaitl scored twice, helping the Edmonton Oilers to a 4-2 win over the visiting Vancouver Canucks in NHL action Saturday at Rogers Place.Mattias Ekholm and Jason Dickinson also tallied for the Oilers (12-3-3), with Connor McDavid adding three assists and Devon Levi making 20 saves for the win in goal.
  Max Sasson and Brock Boeser replied for Vancouver (3-15-1), while Leevi Merilainen stopped 26 of 29 shots in absorbing the netminding loss.
  Edmonton opened the scoring 9:14 into the first p
  
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• Abbotsford Canucks’ win streak snapped at 8 games

  08-11-2026 04:58 via Abbotsford News
  
  The Abbotsford Canucks amazing autumn eight-game win streak ended with a thud on Saturday (Nov. 7), as the club was blanked 3-0 by the Ontario Reign inside the Rogers Forum.
  The loss was Abbotsford’s first on home ice this season and the first setback since falling 4-2 to the Calgary Wranglers in Alberta on Oct. 3.
  The eight-game win streak is also now the second-longest in franchise history, only behind the 13-game win streak achieved by the 2024-25 team.ALL HAIL CARTS #KingsAreBornInTheEmpir
  
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• Edmonton Elks beat B.C. Lions 28-16, will meet Montreal in Grey Cup

  08-11-2026 03:44 via Abbotsford News
  
  The B.C. Lions saw their 2026 Grey Cup dreams come to an end Saturday in Edmonton.
  Quarterback Cody Fajardo passed for 274 yards and a touchdown and also rushed for 84 yards and a major, leading the host Edmonton Elks to a 28-16 win over the Lions before more than 40,000 fans in the CFL’s Western Final at Commonwealth Stadium. It was the first playoff game hosted by the Elks franchise since 2015.
  Austin Mack also scored a touchdown for the winners, who will face the Montreal Alouettes in the G
  
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• CBC broadcaster who honed culinary teaching skills in Victoria cooks up kitchen manual

  08-11-2026 02:00 via Abbotsford News
  
  The name Khalil Akhtar may ring bells for longtime local CBC radio listeners or those who dabbled in cooking classes at The Atrium in Victoria.For a little over a decade, ending in 2019, Akhtar served as co-host for On the Island with Gregor Craigie. Over those years, he also created a food column the city is where Akhtar first began culinary teaching at Cook Culture (now gone from the iconic downtown Victoria building).He’d routinely teach classes on the principles of Indian cuisine, as a dom
  
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