• Ingram scores 25 points as Raptors beat struggling Nets 119-109

    NEW YORK (AP) — Brandon Ingram scored 25 points to help the Toronto Raptors beat the Brooklyn Nets 119-109 on Tuesday night.
    Immanuel Quickley had 24 points for Toronto, including 10 in the fourth quarter. Scottie Barnes finished with 15 points and 11 rebounds, and Jakob Poetl had 12 points and 10 boards.
    The Raptors won for the fifth time in six games. They shot 49.5 per cent (45 for 91) from the field and outrebounded the Nets 50-36.
    Nic Claxton and Michael Porter Jr. each had 21 points
  • Pastrnak scores twice, hits 400-goal milestone as Bruins beat Maple Leafs 5-3

    BOSTON (AP) — David Pastrnak scored twice to move past 400 goals for his career, and added an assist, as the Boston Bruins won their seventh consecutive game with a 5-3 decision against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night.
    Pavel Zacha, Hampus Lindholm and Alex Steeves also scored for the Bruins while Jeremy Swayman made 30 saves. Charlie McAvoy had a pair of assists.
    Steven Lorentz had a short-handed goal for the Maple Leafs, who have lost three in a row. Bobby McMann and Oliver Ekman
  • Kings score three quick goals in second period, beat Canadiens 5-1

    MONTREAL — Joel Edmundson and Quinton Byfield had a goal and an assist each as the Los Angeles Kings scored three quick goals in the second period to beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-1 on Tuesday.
    Joel Armia and Kevin Fiala also scored while Warren Foegele added an empty-net goal for Los Angeles (8-5-4), which won its second consecutive game on the road. Darcy Kuemper stopped 21 shots.
    Josh Anderson replied for Montreal (10-4-2). Lane Hutson, last season’s rookie of the year, added an a
  • Hintz caps Stars’ comeback with overtime goal in 3-2 win over Senators

    OTTAWA — The Dallas Stars scored three unanswered goals culminating with Roope Hintz scoring at 3:04 of overtime to beat the Ottawa Senators 3-2 Tuesday night.
    Linus Ullmark made a couple big saves but Hintz was able to pick up a rebound and roof it for the come-from-behind victory.
    The Stars outshot the Senators 17-6 in the third and tied the game to force overtime.
    Trailing 2-1, the Stars (10-4-3) came out pressing in the third and were rewarded on the power play when Jason Robertson man
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  • Toronto’s Schneider is second in vote for AL manager of year behind Cleveland’s Vogt

    Toronto Blue Jays skipper John Schneider finished second behind Cleveland's Stephen Vogt in American League manager of the year voting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.Schneider guided the Blue Jays to a 94-win season and American League East Division title. In results announced Tuesday night, he had 10 of 30 first-place votes and 91 points overall.
    Vogt, who led the Guardians to the AL Central crown, had 17 first-place votes and 113 points. Dan Wilson of the Seattle Mariners was
  • Cleveland’s Stephen Vogt and Milwaukee’s Pat Murphy win Manager of the Year for 2nd straight season

    Cleveland’s Stephen Vogt won his second straight AL Manager of the Year award and Milwaukee’s Pat Murphy repeated for the NL honor.Vogt received 17 of 30 first-place votes in balloting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, beating out Toronto’s John Schneider and Seattle’s Dan Wilson. Voting was conducted before the postseason, and results were announced Tuesday night.Murphy got 27 first-place votes. Cincinnati’s Terry Francona was second, followed
  • Cleveland’s Vogt named AL manager of year, Toronto’s Schneider takes second in voting

    NEW YORK — Toronto Blue Jays skipper John Schneider will have to settle for being a finalist in the American League manager of the year voting.He finished second behind Stephen Vogt of the Cleveland Guardians in voting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.Vogt picked up 17 of 30 first-place votes and had 113 points overall. Schneider had 10 first-place votes and 91 points.The other finalist was Dan Wilson of the Seattle Mariners.
    Schneider guided the Blue Jays to a 94-win season
  • Cleveland’s Steven Vogt and Milwaukee’s Pat Murphy win Manager of the Year for 2nd straight season

    Cleveland’s Steven Vogt won his second straight AL Manager of the Year award and Milwaukee’s Pat Murphy repeated for the NL honor.Vogt received 17 of 30 first-place votes in balloting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, beating out Toronto’s John Schneider and Seattle’s Dan Wilson. Voting was conducted before the postseason, and results were announced Tuesday night.Murphy got 27 first-place votes. Cincinnati’s Terry Francona was second, followed b
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  • BC SPCA says dog kennel deal with City of Quesnel won’t be renewed at end of year

    QUESNEL — The B.C. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals says it won't be operating the City of Quesnel's animal control pound by the end of this year.The SPCA says its facility in the city will no longer provide kennelling services once its agreements expire, but it will still investigate cruelty cases, accept animals and provide adoption and fostering services.Ashley Fontain-Ost, an SPCA regional manager in the Cariboo and North, says Quesnel's animal centre has seen a "signif
  • Milwaukee’s Pat Murphy wins NL Manager of the Year for the second straight year

    Milwaukee’s Pat Murphy is the NL Manager of the Year for the second straight season.Murphy received 27 of 30 first-place votes in balloting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, beating out Philadelphia’s Rob Thomson and Cincinnati’s Terry Francona. The results were announced on Tuesday night.The last NL manager to win the award in consecutive seasons was Bobby Cox for Atlanta in 2004 and 2005.Cleveland's Steven Vogt, Toronto’s John Schneider and Seattle&
  • Veteran Roughriders quarterback Harris looking for first Grey Cup win as a starter

    WINNIPEG —Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Trevor Harris was one of the top quarterbacks in the CFL this season — at the ripe old age of 39.
    But the Waldo, Ohio, native is not talking about the possibility of this Sunday’s Grey Cup Game against the Montreal Alouettes being his last hurrah.Instead, Harris relishes the idea of winning Lord Grey’s grail with his fifth CFL team, one that he has grown to love.
    “Man, it sure would be awesome,” Harris said Tuesda
  • Alouettes quarterback Alexander looks to extend his unbeaten streak at Grey Cup

    WINNIPEG — Davis Alexander took his offensive linemen out for dinner after the Montreal Alouettes arrived in Winnipeg for Sunday’s Grey Cup game against the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
    The big men tasked with protecting the injured quarterback made sure he didn’t feel too much pain in his wallet.
    “We were gentle with him. We didn’t have any 30-ounce steaks or nothing like that,” Alouettes guard Pier-Olivier Lestage said.
    Alexander is also being handled with care
  • CFL head coaches Maas, Mace not interested in adding GM duties to job descriptions

    WINNIPEG — It has become a thing again in the CFL, but neither Jason Maas nor Corey Mace have any interest in adding general manager duties to their CFL resumes.
    Last week, the Ottawa Redblacks named Ryan Dinwiddie as their head coach and GM. Dinwiddie went to the Canadian capital after five seasons — and two Grey Cup wins — as the Toronto Argonauts' head coach.
    Dinwiddie joined Dave Dickenson of the Calgary Stampeders as the only CFL officials to hold both titles. But Maas, th
  • FVHCF marks 25 years with upcoming gala fundraiser for new tools at Abbotsford hospital

    ABBOTSFORD — The non-profit dedicated to improving healthcare services across the Fraser Valley region is celebrating its 25th birthday by staying true to its mission.
    On Friday, November 14, the Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation (FVHCF) will host its Fraser Valley Grand Gala —a milestone fundraising dinner party that will support the purchase of upgraded technology for the Abbotsford Regional Hospital.
    “This anniversary is not just a celebration of our history, but a pledge
  • Sceptres star Natalie Spooner eyes return to MVP form with clean bill of health

    TORONTO — Natalie Spooner was happy to shed the knee brace when the time came after getting some advice from Edmonton Oilers forward Zach Hyman.
    The Toronto Sceptres forward crossed paths with the NHLer at Hockey Canada's Olympic orientation camp in late August that brought together players from the men's, women's and paralympic teams.
    "I was talking to Zach Hyman because I'd heard how he had the same surgery as me," Spooner told reporters at the Sceptres' opening day of training camp. "An
  • ‘It’s about all of us’: Armed Forces, veterans gather for Remembrance Day in Montreal

    MONTREAL — On Remembrance Day, Bruno Plourde said his thoughts were with a comrade he lost while the two were deployed in Afghanistan.“We have a special place in our heart for him today,” he said Tuesday morning from Montreal’s Place du Canada. "For all the people that lost their lives — or who sometimes came back, but not whole as a person.”
    The veteran spent 40 years in the Armed Forces, also deploying in the Congo and Bosnia. He and his comrade were both se
  • Montreal’s Jason Maas, Saskatchewan’s Corey Mace lead their teams into Grey Cup

    WINNIPEG — Jason Maas and Corey Mace have their teams in the Grey Cup, but say they haven't done it alone.
    And the keys to CFL head coaching success for both are very similar.
    "Players make a great head coach, that's where you start," Montreal's Maas said Tuesday during the coaches news conference ahead of Sunday's Grey Cup between the Alouettes and the Saskatchewan Roughriders. "Our players are the most important people in our building and to make them feel like that every single day is i
  • From Naismith to SGA: ‘The Golden Generation’ tells Canada’s men’s basketball story

    When Oren Weisfeld set out to write about the story of Canada’s national men’s basketball team, he wasn’t sure how many of the sport’s biggest names would agree to talk.
    Instead, Canada's basketball community embraced Weisfeld's new book "The Golden Generation," with a who's who of the sport agreeing to interviews, including reigning NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of Hamilton, Hall of Famer Steve Nash of Victoria, and 10 of 12 members of the 2024 men's Olympic team.Weisf
  • Abbotsford Canucks sign two defencemen after 10 winless games, several injured players

    ABBOTSFORD — This year’s Calder Cup champions are facing off against San Jose with two much-needed players after going winless for nearly a month.The Abbotsford Canucks are on a franchise record 10-game losing streak, in part due to a roster leaking out onto injured reserve.Players like Jett Woo and Guillaume Brisebois are both still out of commission. Netminders Nikita Tolopilo and Ty Young have also gotten hurt, while Jiri Patera had been called up to play with the Vancouver Canuck
  • Oilers GM Stan Bowman on Edmonton’s scuffling start: ‘We’re just not clicking’

    TORONTO — Stan Bowman smirked when the conversation shifted to goaltending.
    The Edmonton Oilers general manager has been in the job just under 16 months. He knows the crease — especially in a Canadian market — is always a hot topic.
    And it's particularly scalding right now in Alberta's capital.
    Stuart Skinner has allowed 11 goals over his last three starts, including four in Saturday's embarrassing 9-1 home loss to the Colorado Avalanche before getting pulled.
    The Oilers reboun
  • Charge goaltender Philips looks to build on stellar rookie PWHL season

    OTTAWA — Gwyneth Philips can still walk down the street in Ottawa and enjoy a little anonymity.
    That could change soon.
    The Ottawa Charge goaltender turned heads in her Professional Women’s Hockey League rookie season. The 25-year-old posted a 1.23 goals-against-average and .952 save percentage in eight playoff games and won the Ilana Kloss playoff MVP trophy, despite being on the losing team in the Walter Cup final.Philips, the Charge’s third round pick in the 2024 draft, was
  • Calgary-born Major League Soccer referee Drew Fischer wins award second year in a row

    EDMONTON — Calgary-born Drew Fischer’s story of how he became a soccer referee is a classic one.
    Similarly to many other professional arbiters of the game, he wanted to be a striker.
    "But I was a much better referee than I ever was a player," the 45-year-old said with a chuckle in an interview. "You'd be hard pressed to find referees who didn't play at some point."
    He said he just couldn't get the footing right but in the years that followed found his calling as a referee.
    In October
  • Kansas county agrees to pay $3 million over police raid on a small-town newspaper, editor says

    TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A rural Kansas county has agreed to pay a little more than $3 million and apologize over a law enforcement raid on a small-town weekly newspaper in August 2023 that sparked an outcry over press freedom, the paper's editor said Tuesday. Marion County was among multiple defendants in five federal lawsuits filed by the company that publishes the Marion County Record, its publisher, the estate of his late mother, the paper’s co-owner, employees of the paper and a form
  • Railways says rock slide may have caused B.C. derailment that spilled jet fuel

    SAVONA, BRITISH COLUMBIA — Rail operator Canadian Pacific Kansas City says a rock slide may be partially to blame for a derailment near Kamloops, B.C., that resulted in the spill of more than 70,000 litres of jet fuel alongside a local lake.
    CPKC Indigenous relations and government affairs director Mike LoVecchio said during a public information meeting in Savona, B.C., Monday night that the exact cause of the derailment is still under investigation.
    LoVecchio said the Transportation Safet
  • Vancouver Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko to return vs. Winnipeg Jets

    VANCOUVER — Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko will return to the net Tuesday when Vancouver hosts the Winnipeg Jets.Vancouver head coach Adam Foote confirmed after morning skate that the 29-year-old all-star will get the start.
    Demko has not played since a 5-4 overtime win against the Predators on Nov. 3 in Nashville.Foote said on Friday the goalie was taking care of himself in a season with a condensed schedule, but did not say he was dealing with an injury.
    Demko is 5-4-0 this season with a
  • Israeli settlers attack two Palestinian villages in the West Bank

    JERUSALEM (AP) — Dozens of masked Israeli settlers attacked a pair of Palestinian villages in the northern West Bank on Tuesday, setting fire to vehicles and other property before clashing with Israeli soldiers sent to halt the rampage, Israeli and Palestinian officials said.It was the latest in a recent series of violent attacks by young settlers in the West Bank.Israeli police said four Israelis were arrested in what it described as “extremist violence,” while the Israeli mil
  • Chilliwack Cultural Centre to present period-inspired Christmas winter concert - Fraser Valley Today

    Chilliwack Cultural Centre to present period-inspired Christmas winter concert  Fraser Valley Today
  • Chilliwack Cultural Centre to present period-inspired Christmas winter concert

    CHILLIWACK — Residents are invited to come in and warm up with a magical winter sonata next month in Chilliwack.On December 9, the Chilliwack Cultural Centre is set to host “Winter Harp” – a collection of familiar, Celtic, and medieval music presented by an ensemble of orchestral instruments ranging from drums and temple bells to fiddle and the organistrum.
    “Winter Harp concerts both evoke and create beautiful memories,” said Lori Pappajohn, Winter Harp co-fou
  • B.C. falls silent at Remembrance Day services, where family ties run strong

    Remembrance Day services across British Columbia have fallen silent for two minutes to honour the sacrifice of war and military veterans, with some attendees reflecting on traditions of service running through their families.
    Retired RCMP Sgt. Don Bindon, who was on his way to the service at Victory Square in Vancouver dressed in the red serge uniform, says his son is in the army and his father also served in the army during the Second World War.
    Bindon says he marches every year he can, to hono
  • Canada fullback Alistair Johnston faces longer injury layoff after hamstring surgery

    Canadian international fullback Alistair Johnston underwent hamstring surgery Tuesday after suffering a setback in his return from injury.
    The 27-year-old from Aurora, Ont., was initially injured during Glasgow Celtic's Aug. 20 Champions League game against Kazakh side Kairat Almaty. He returned against Austria's Sturm Graz on Oct. 23 but only lasted 23 minutes.
    Johnston, who has won 56 caps for Canada and has been a key starter under coach Jesse Marsch, confirmed news of the surgery via a socia
  • Abbotsford gallery museum explores history of Canada-U.S. border in new exhibit

    ABBOTSFORD — A public art gallery nestled at the border city between Canada and the United States is hosting a new exhibit showcasing the history of the 49th parallel.
    The Reach Gallery Museum is presenting “Parallax: Perspectives on the Canada–U.S. Border”, an exhibition featuring rare archival materials from the 1858–62 Northwest Boundary Survey, alongside new commissions from Indigenous contemporary artists.
    “Abbotsford’s southern edge is delineated b
  • Quebec should strengthen climate targets despite rollback in the U.S., says committee

    MONTREAL — An expert committee says Quebec needs to maintain its ambition to address climate change despite a U.S. government that disputes climate science.Quebec's advisory committee on climate change says the government should keep or increase its target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to 37.5 per cent below 1990 levels by 2030.It says Quebec should also aim to reach carbon neutrality by 2045 instead of the current target of 2050.The Quebec government requested the committee's recom
  • Ts’elxwéyeqw Tribe communities to buy Elements Casino in Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress

    Ts’elxwéyeqw Tribe communities to buy Elements Casino in Chilliwack  Chilliwack Progress
  • Mavericks fire GM Nico Harrison 9 months after widely panned Luka Doncic trade

    The Dallas Mavericks fired general manager Nico Harrison on Tuesday, an admission nine months later that the widely criticized trade of Luka Doncic backfired on the franchise.
    The move came a day after Mavericks governor Patrick Dumont attended a 116-114 loss to Milwaukee in which fans again chanted “fire Nico,” a familiar refrain since the blockbuster deal that brought Anthony Davis from the Los Angeles Lakers and angered the Dallas fan base.
    The Mavericks appointed Michael Finley a
  • 7 arrested in recent safety enforcement initiative: Chilliwack RCMP - Fraser Valley Today

    7 arrested in recent safety enforcement initiative: Chilliwack RCMP  Fraser Valley Today
  • 7 arrested in recent safety enforcement initiative: Chilliwack RCMP

    CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack RCMP are keeping up their commitment to public safety through an enforcement initiative launched this past summer.Project S.A.F.E. (Strategic Action for Focused Engagement) was launched in June to increase police visibility in downtown areas and surrounding neighbourhoods.With cooling weather, police have now shifted to more targeted enforcement, disrupting the activities of known offenders and high-crime areas, including:Alexander Avenue and Young Road
    Yale Rd, Mar
  • Quebec labour minister wants power to intervene in Montreal transit strike

    QUÉBEC — The Quebec government wants the power to intervene in a strike that has disrupted public transit in Montreal since the start of November.Labour Minister Jean Boulet will table a bill on Wednesday that would bring into force a new law giving the government broad power to end labour disputes.The information was first reported by Le Journal de Québec and was confirmed to The Canadian Press by a government source not authorized to speak publicly.The new labour law was su
  • B.C. man gets three years in jail for sex assaults while working in drug-use recovery

    NEW WESTMINSTER — A British Columbia man has been sentenced to three years in prison for sexual assaults committed while he was employed with a substance-use recovery services group.
    New Westminster police say Adam Haber was sentenced on Nov. 7 after being convicted in February of two counts of sexual assault.
    Police began investigating Haber in 2023, and 11 women eventually came forward with statements on the case.
    Haber was initially charged with three counts of sexual assault before bei
  • The Latest: Canadians across country gather to honour those who fought, died in wars

    OTTAWA — This Remembrance Day marks eight decades since the conclusion of the Second World War and 25 years since the entombment of Canada's Unknown Soldier, a First World War combatant who remains unidentified.
    The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Ottawa honours the more than 118,000 Canadians who sacrificed their lives in service to their country.
    Veterans Affairs Canada estimates that, as of this year, there are 3,691 surviving Canadian veterans of the Second World War — 667 women a
  • Canada’s veteran population is dwindling fast. Here are the numbers.

    OTTAWA — Canada marked Remembrance Day on Tuesday — 80 years after the Second World War ended and 72 years since the end of the Korean War.
    Only a few thousand Canadian veterans of those conflicts are still alive.
    Veterans Affairs Canada provided these estimates based on the 2021 census:
    First World War (1914-1918)
    650,000: The number of Canadians and Newfoundlanders who served.
    66,000: The number of Canadian service members who died during the conflict.
    172,000: The number of Canadi
  • Lifelong act of service: Chilliwack veteran, nurse continues fight by helping others - Fraser Valley Today

    Lifelong act of service: Chilliwack veteran, nurse continues fight by helping others  Fraser Valley Today
  • Lifelong act of service: Chilliwack veteran, nurse continues fight by helping others

    CHILLIWACK — The nation may be gearing up today to honour those who lost their lives in service, but for some, remembrance is a lifelong path.
    This is the case for Jeffrey Johnson, a former military member, now a Chilliwack-based psychiatric nurse.“I come from a family with a tradition of military service dating back to World War II,” said Johnson. “Military life shaped who I am and continues to influence how I see the world.”
    For Johnson, the fallen are more than j
  • Heavy November snowfall knocks out power, closes schools in Quebec

    MONTREAL — About 316,000 Quebec homes and businesses were without electricity before noon after heavy snow knocked down trees, forced school closures and created hazardous road conditions.
    Environment Canada says a low pressure system that started Sunday brought a mixed bag of rain, freezing rain and snow to southern Quebec.
    The province's hydro utility says the fall snow collected on tree leaves, weighing down branches that snapped and fell on power lines.
    The Montérégie reg
  • Federal budget’s refreshed immigration targets will weigh on growth: economist

    OTTAWA — One economist argues the federal Liberals' renewed pledge to throttle immigration levels over the next few years will weigh on Canada's economic growth.
    The federal budget tabled last week recommitted to a previous target of reducing the share of temporary residents in Canada to five per cent of the total population, but pushed the timeline for that goal back to 2027.
    Stephen Brown of Capital Economics says the ramp down in temporary workers and students could lead Canada's popula
  • The Latest: Prime minister marks Remembrance Day ahead of national ceremony

    OTTAWA — This Remembrance Day marks eight decades since the conclusion of the Second World War and 25 years since the entombment of Canada's Unknown Soldier, a First World War combatant who remains unidentified.
    The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Ottawa honours the more than 118,000 Canadians who sacrificed their lives in service to their country.
    Veterans Affairs Canada estimates that, as of this year, there are 3,691 surviving Canadian veterans of the Second World War — 667 women a
  • Vancouver FC looking forward to rubbing shoulders with CONCACAF’s elite

    Despite finishing last in the Canadian Premier League, an unlikely Canadian Championship run has Vancouver FC preparing to rub shoulders with CONCACAF's elite in the CONCACAF Champions Cup.Vancouver, which finished bottom of the eight-team CPL at 4-15-9, will find out what lies ahead in the Dec. 9 tournament draw.
    Vancouver joins Forge FC (winner of the CPL Shield as regular-season leader) and Atletico Ottawa (winner of the North Star Cup as playoff champion) in the 27-team CONCACAF club champio
  • Ottawa Community Events Calendar - Kitchissippi Times

    Ottawa Community Events Calendar  Kitchissippi Times
  • Carney: Canada remembers ‘heroic service’ of war dead, veterans across country

    OTTAWA — Canadians are pausing today to remember the military members who put their lives on the line to serve their country as Remembrance Day ceremonies get underway countrywide.
    Prime Minister Mark Carney said today honours the heroism of those who "sacrificed years away from loved ones," those who returned from combat forever changed, and those who never came back at all.
    Family members of the war dead have staked out spots hours in advance in the nation's capital, braving chilly weath
  • Despite loss to Chile, Canada advances to knockout round at FIFA U-17 World Cup

    DOHA — Despite a 2-1 loss to Chile in the Group K finale Tuesday, Canada moved into the knockout round at the FIFA U-17 World Cup for the first time in nine trips to the tournament.
    The young Canadians had a chance to pull even in stoppage time, but forward Van Parker skied a penalty kick in the 99th minute.
    Tournament debutant Uganda upset France 1-0 in the other Group K match, leaving all four teams on four points with 1-1-1 records. But Canada still finished second behind the French to
  • Turkish military plane with 20 on board crashes in Georgia

    ANKARA. Turkey (AP) — A Turkish military cargo plane with 20 people on board crashed in Georgia near the border with Azerbaijan on Tuesday, Turkish and Georgian authorities said, but they gave no immediate word on casualties. Video footage aired on Turkish news outlets appeared to show the aircraft spiraling down and leaving a trail of white smoke.The C-130 plane had taken off from Azerbaijan and was on its way back to Turkey when it crashed, Turkey's defense ministry said on X. Turkey&rsq

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