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• RCMP looking for missing 74-year-old Rosedale man

  04-02-2023 23:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Police are looking to return a 74-year-old Rosedale man back into medical care after a Form 21 Director’s Warrant was issued by a medical physician on Friday, January 20.
  The Form 21 Director’s Warrant, under the B.C. Mental Health Act, was intended for Wilfred James Kilgren. It was issued after Kilgren failed to return to Chilliwack General Hospital.Form 21, when completed, allows a director (or designate) to issue a form to recall a patient if an involuntary pati
  
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• German women first, second in bobsled world championship

  04-02-2023 23:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) — Germany took first and second in the women’s bobsled world championship Saturday, while Kaillie Humphries of the U.S. claimed bronze for her seventh medal in the event.
  Kim Kalicki and Leonie Fiebig finished their four runs over the two-day event in 4 minutes, 32.86 seconds. They were just 0.05 seconds ahead of German teammates Lisa Buckwitz and Kira Lipperheide.
  Humphries and Kaysha Love got third in 4:33.37.Toronto’s Cynthia Appiah and Niam Haug
  
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• NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says tweaking playoff format not as simple as it sounds

  04-02-2023 23:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SUNRISE, Fla. — Sidney Crosby wants the NHL to tweak its playoff format.
  Gary Bettman says the task isn’t as simple as it sounds.
  The league’s commissioner was asked about comments from players during this week’s all-star festivities where some stated — including Crosby — they would like to see a return to the No. 1 versus No. 8 system instead of the current division-based, wild-card format.
  “I like one to eight,” Crosby, the Pittsburgh Penguins ca
  
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• Chilliwack man turns himself in to Vancouver police after hateful, ugly rant caught on video

  04-02-2023 23:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — A 34-year-old Chilliwack man has turned himself in Vancouver police after he was recorded making hateful, homophobic remarks and insulting comments in a viral SkyTrain video.In a news release Saturday (Feb. 4), Vancouver police launched an investigation this past Tuesday (Jan. 31) after a 27-year-old man posted a TikTok video online that was recorded outside the Burrard SkyTrain station in Vancouver. In the video, the 34-year-old Chilliwack man is heard making anti-gay comments
  
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• Comedian brings 'Ice Ice Baby' tour to Chilliwack stage - Chilliwack Progress

  04-02-2023 22:40 via news.google.com
  
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• Man United beats Palace 2-1, Casemiro suspended after red

  04-02-2023 22:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MANCHESTER, England (AP) — After reigniting hope of an English Premier League title challenge, Manchester United was left counting the cost of Casemiro’s red card after beating Crystal Palace 2-1 on Saturday.
  The Brazil international was sent off in the second half for grabbing Palace midfielder Will Hughes by the neck and will serve a three-match ban for violent conduct.
  United is already without Christian Eriksen for the majority of the rest of the season because of an ankle injury
  
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• Cinderella ballet will grace Chilliwack stage on Valentine's Day ... - Hope Standard

  04-02-2023 22:00 via news.google.com
  
  Cinderella ballet will grace Chilliwack stage on Valentine's Day ...  Hope Standard
  
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• Cinderella ballet will grace Chilliwack stage on Valentine's Day ... - Agassiz Harrison Observer

  04-02-2023 22:00 via news.google.com
  
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• Double bronze for Canada in World Cup short track speedskating

  04-02-2023 21:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DRESDEN, Germany — Canadians Felix Roussel and Courtney Sarault collected bronze medals in World Cup short track speedskating Saturday in Dresden.
  Roussel of Sherbrooke, Que., was third in the men’s 1,000 metres for the first medal of his career in an individual race.
  He took advantage of a collision between South Korea’s Tae Sung Kim and Japan’s Shogo Miyata in the five-man final.
  The 21-year-old Canadian slipped into third to finish behind winner Roberts Kruzbergs of La
  
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• Florida Panthers offer Canada’s Sarah Nurse deal to lead girls hockey program

  04-02-2023 21:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Panthers are trying to sign a high-scoring forward who has an Olympic gold medal and two world championships, with hopes of getting the deal done in the coming days.
  If it happens, she won’t be playing for the Panthers.
  Sarah Nurse, the Canadian forward who had a highlight-reel goal against the New York Rangers’ Igor Shesterkin during the NHL’s All-Star Skills Competition on Friday night, has the chance to run the Panthers’ n
  
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• Toronto to host the 2024 NHL all-star game

  04-02-2023 20:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SUNRISE, Fla. — The 2024 NHL all-star game will be played in Toronto.
  NHL commissioner Gary Bettman made the announcement Saturday during this year’s all-star event in Sunrise, Fla.
  “It’s going to be a little colder than here,” Toronto Maple Leaf forward Mitch Marner said in South Florida.
  The skills competition will be held Feb. 2, 2024, with the all-star game the following day at Scotiabank Arena.
  This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 4, 2023.
  
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• A Quebec judge has authorized a class-action lawsuit against the Brothers of Charity

  04-02-2023 20:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The Montreal Superior Court has authorized a class-action lawsuit against a global religious organization for alleged sexual assaults believed to have taken place over more than 80 years. 
  One of the alleged victims, known only as A.B., will represent all complainants making sexual assault allegations in Quebec by any employee or member of the Brothers of Charity between January 1940 and today. 
  Justin Wee from the Montreal-based law firm Arsenault Dufresne Wee Avocats
  
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• Argonauts, kicker Boris Bede agree to one-year contract extension

  04-02-2023 20:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts have signed American kicker Boris Bede to a one-year contract extension.
  The 33-year-old converted a career-high 43 field goals in 2022, and added another three in Toronto’s 24-23 win over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Grey Cup game.
  Bede, who was born in France and went to school in Laval, Que., kicked a career-long, 56-yard field goal in August, which was also the second-longest in Argonauts’ history.
  The six-foot-four, 225-pound kicker led
  
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• Stephen Eustaquio, Cloe Lacasse win Canada Soccer Player of the Month award

  04-02-2023 20:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Midfielder Stephen Eustaquio and forward Cloe Lacasse have been named Canada Soccer’s players of the month for January.
  Eustaquio scored twice and led FC Porto to the Portuguese League Cup while Lacasse scored five goals as Benfica maintained its perfect record after 12 games in the Portugal women’s league standings.
  Eustaquio also scored in both the League Cup semifinal and final wins — 3-0 over Academico de Viseu FC and 2-0 over Sporting). He featured in six P
  
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• Chilliwack, B.C. man arrested in connection with homophobic tirade on Granville Street: police - Global News

  04-02-2023 20:06 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack, B.C. man arrested in connection with homophobic tirade on Granville Street: police  Global News
  
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• Canada’s Andreescu retires from Thailand Open semifinal because of shoulder injury

  04-02-2023 20:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HUA HIN, Thailand (AP) — Lesia Tsurenko of Ukraine reached her first final in four years after top-seeded Bianca Andreescu of Canada retired with a shoulder injury during their semifinal match at the Thailand Open on Saturday.
  Tsurenko, in search of her fifth WTA title, was leading the 2019 U.S. Open champion 7-5, 4-0 when Andreescu stopped playing.
  The former world No. 23 fought from 3-5 down to take the first set and reeled off eight straight games before Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont.,
  
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• Extremely cold temperatures prolong cold weather alerts for much of Eastern Canada

  04-02-2023 19:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HALIFAX — Extreme cold weather alerts remain in place today for the Atlantic provinces and northern regions of Quebec and Ontario due to frigid temperatures brought on by an immense Arctic air mass. 
  The alerts issued by Environment Canada for the second day in a row affect six provinces from Ontario to Newfoundland and Labrador, as well as communities in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories.
  The onset of the freezing conditions on Friday sent cities, towns, governments and private a
  
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• Grenier, Crawford lead Canada into world alpine ski championship

  04-02-2023 19:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — James Crawford and Valérie Grenier lead Canada’s alpine ski team into the world championship starting Monday in Courchevel and Méribel, France.
  The 13-skier squad announced Saturday by Alpine Canada kicks off racing with women’s alpine combined Monday and concludes Feb. 19 with men’s slalom.
  Grenier of Mont-Tremblant, Que., won a World Cup gold medal in giant slalom last month in Slovenia.
  Toronto’s Crawford, an Olympic bronze medallist last
  
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• Shine Bright Mission folk music festival planned for Friday, March 3 in Mission

  04-02-2023 19:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MISSION — Shine Bright Mission, a folk music festival that grew out of the pandemic as a way to support neighbours and local businesses, has released its list of performers ahead of the free community event happening on Friday evening, March 3 in downtown Mission.
  The free Shine Bright Mission event will feature two main stage musicians, Headlong Hearts, and John Welsh and Los Valientes.The event will feature a first responders vehicle display, local performances, free activities, light ac
  
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• McMaster men’s basketball team punished for player eligibility violation

  04-02-2023 19:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HAMILTON — McMaster University’s men’s basketball team will forfeit two regular-season games played last month due to the participation of an ineligible student-athlete.
  U Sports said McMaster disclosed the infraction upon becoming aware of the violation.The school said a player had became ineligible for competition “due to a brief course load violation.”
  The two Marauders games were a 76-69 loss Jan. 18 to the Brock Badgers and a 101-56 win Jan. 21 over the Algoma
  
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• US considering plan to down Chinese balloon over Atlantic

  04-02-2023 18:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is considering a plan to shoot down a large Chinese balloon suspected of conducting surveillance on U.S. military, by bringing it down once it is above the Atlantic Ocean where the remnants could potentially be recovered, according to four U.S. officials.
  The officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive operation, said it was unclear whether a final decision had yet been made by President Joe Biden. In a brief remark
  
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• Dems decide to shake up start of 2024 presidential primary

  04-02-2023 18:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Democratic Party on Saturday approved the reordering of its 2024 presidential primary, replacing Iowa with South Carolina in the leadoff spot as part of a major shake-up meant to empower Black and other minority voters critical to its base of support.
  Although changes are still possible throughout the summer and beyond, the formal endorsement by the Democratic National Committee during its meeting in Philadelphia is an acknowledgement that the start of the 2024 prim
  
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• Pumping Mississippi River water west: solution or dream? - Chilliwack Progress

  04-02-2023 18:30 via news.google.com
  
  Pumping Mississippi River water west: solution or dream?  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• 7th Memphis officer disciplined, EMTs fired in Nichols death

  04-02-2023 18:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Two more Memphis police officers have been disciplined and three emergency responders fired in connection with the death of Tyre Nichols, officials said Monday, widening the circle of punishment for the shocking display of police brutality after video showed many more people failed to help him beyond the five officers accused of beating him to death.Officer Preston Hemphill, who is white, was relieved of duty shortly after Nichols’ Jan. 7 arrest, the police depa
  
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• Irish MMA star Conor McGregor to face Michael Chandler in return to UFC action

  04-02-2023 18:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Irish MMA star Conor (Notorious) McGregor is returning to action to face (Iron) Michel Chandler after the two serve as rival coaches on “The Ultimate Fighter.”
  Season 31 of the UFC’s reality TV show will run May 30 through Aug. 15 with McGregor and Chandler then facing off in the Octagon. 
  A date and location have yet to be confirmed, UFC president Dana White said in making the announcement in a video Saturday. 
  McGregor (22-4-0) has not fought since breaking his leg
  
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• QA: Shania Twain talks rebuilding confidence with new album - Chilliwack Progress

  04-02-2023 18:00 via news.google.com
  
  QA: Shania Twain talks rebuilding confidence with new album  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Ottawa expands price caps to Russian petroleum products to reduce revenues

  04-02-2023 17:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The federal Finance Department says Canada is joining its fellow G-7 countries plus Australia to expand caps on Russian oil to include seaborne petroleum products from that country.
  The department says the maximum price for seaborne Russian-origin petroleum will be US $100 per barrel for “premium-to-crude” products as of Sunday, and US $45 for “discount-to-crude” products.
  It says in a press release the new caps build on a Russian crude oil price limit anno
  
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• In Mexico, worry that Maya Train will destroy jungle - Chilliwack Progress

  04-02-2023 17:30 via news.google.com
  
  In Mexico, worry that Maya Train will destroy jungle  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• B.C. karate studio to host giant Nerf battle fundraiser - Chilliwack Progress

  04-02-2023 17:00 via news.google.com
  
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• ‘Thrill of the chase’: Pin swapping a sport of its own at the Arctic Winter Games

  04-02-2023 16:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — Beyond the wrestling mats, ice rinks and slopes at the Arctic Winter Games, there’s another beloved unofficial sport underway. 
  New and seasoned pin traders, affectionately known as “pinheads,” can often be found at the biennial sporting event swapping pins from across the circumpolar north or on the hunt for rare ones to add to their trove. 
  Janet Pacey from Yellowknife has been trading pins for years, amassing an impressive collection wh
  
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• Nunavut speedskater wins three gold ulus at Arctic Winter Games

  04-02-2023 16:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — Akutaq Williamson Bathory will be heading home to Iqaluit with three gold ulus from the Arctic Winter Games, medals named and shaped after traditional Inuit knives.
  The 17-year-old took the top spot in the 500 metre, 777 metre, and 1,500 metre short track speedskating events in the 2004-2008 female division this week at the games held in Wood Buffalo, Alta.She said it has been an “empowering” experience that celebrates the support, love and encouragement
  
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• District of Kent formally names future aquatics centre

  04-02-2023 16:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  AGASSIZ — The District of Kent and Mayor Sylvia Pranger, who was recently acclaimed as the district’s mayor in the October 2022 municipal election, announced this past week that the future regional aquatic centre will officially be named the Lets’emot Regional Aquatic Centre.
  In a news release posted on the district’s website, the facility’s new name arose after a recent Lets’emot Community to Community forum.The Halqemeylem word “Lets’emot”
  
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• Inuit, environmental groups call for stronger measures to reduce underwater noise

  04-02-2023 16:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Hunters from Pond Inlet, Nvt. — known as Mittimatalik in Inuktitut — have said they’re seeing fewer narwhal in areas where they were once abundant, making it harder to feed their families, and that the whales’ behaviour is changing. 
  Lisa Koperqualuk, vice chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Council, says that’s because of noise from ships. 
  “It impacts our culture when marine animals are disturbed and are not in their usual places,” she said, addin
  
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• U.S. seeks to expel Russian mercenaries from Sudan, Libya - Chilliwack Progress

  04-02-2023 15:00 via news.google.com
  
  U.S. seeks to expel Russian mercenaries from Sudan, Libya  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Chilliwack store with locally made art must close its doors due to ... - Chilliwack Progress

  04-02-2023 14:30 via news.google.com
  
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• EDITORIAL: Renters need more help in tight market - Chilliwack Progress

  04-02-2023 14:22 via news.google.com
  
  EDITORIAL: Renters need more help in tight market  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Farmhouse Brewing looks to expand liquor license operating hours

  04-02-2023 14:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack City Council will review a request this week from Farmhouse Brewing Co. to extend its operating hours from 50 hours a week spanning six days, to 80 hours a week open every day of the week.According to item 7.6 on Tuesday’s council meeting agenda, councillors are set to review a request by the popular brewery and restaurant, located at 6385 Lickman Road, to extend its liquor license hours.Farmhouse is currently open noon to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and n
  
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• Federal government asking RCMP to ban use of sponge rounds, CS gas for crowd control

  04-02-2023 12:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The federal government says it wants the RCMP to ban the use of two crowd-control tools that forces across the country say they have in their arsenals: sponge rounds and CS gas. 
  Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino’s office confirmed that it wants the measures outlawed, even as the RCMP declines to say whether or not it will comply with that instruction. 
  The decision to restrict even the use of “less lethal” alternatives to crowd-control tools such
  
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• Extreme cold temperatures across Quebec, East Coast expected to linger until Sunday

  04-02-2023 11:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Residents from Quebec to Newfoundland and Labrador are waking up this morning to more extreme cold weather. 
  Emergency officials warned people to seek shelter and monitor for frostbite if they had to be outside overnight, as the temperature across much of Eastern Canada was expected to feel like -40 C to -50 C with the wind chill.
  Temperatures in Quebec City were forecast to fall to -30 C overnight — with a wind chill index of -45 — and the arctic weather was ex
  
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• Elaine Tanner, 1960s swimming superstar, cherishes rare medal that Canada wanted back

  04-02-2023 10:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NORTH SAANICH, B.C. — She was once hailed as Canada’s best athlete and Elaine Tanner has the accolades to prove it as a teenage swimming prodigy known as “Mighty Mouse” at Olympic, Commonwealth and Pan American games.
  But her most cherished medal came outside the pool. It’s a sterling silver Medal of Service, the forerunner to the current Officer of the Order of Canada medal.
  When the Canadian government wanted it back, to switch for the replacement honour, Tanner,
  
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• Indigenous group talks about reporting system for people experiencing homelessness

  04-02-2023 10:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — An Indigenous organization is spearheading efforts to develop a system that could make it easier to flag when a person experiencing homelessness is missing.
  It comes after the slayings of four women last year in Winnipeg by an alleged serial killer.
  Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre, a community service provider in the city, is leading the conversation with other agencies, including homeless shelters, on how best to protect vulnerable individuals while also respecting their privacy.&n
  
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• Canada’s Marion Thenault scores silver in World Cup aerials

  04-02-2023 06:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DEER VALLEY RESORT, Utah — Canada’s Marion Thenault claimed silver in women’s World Cup aerials on Friday.
  The Sherbrooke, Que., native finished with a final score of 97.99 from her second jump.
  Australia’s Danielle Scott (115.20) struck gold, while China’s Fanyu Kong grabbed bronze (94.11).
  The 22-year-old Thenault won her first World Cup medal of the season, a gold medal, on Jan. 21 in Lac-Beauport, Que.
  Thenault made her Olympic debut in Beijing in 2022, where sh
  
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• Canada’s Mackay, Karker earn World Cup medals in freeski halfpipe

  04-02-2023 06:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MAMMOTH, Calif. — Canada’s Brendan Mackay and Rachael Karker both earned medals in World Cup freeski halfpipe on Friday.
  Mackay grabbed silver in the men’s event with 93 points on his third and final run.
  The Calgary native finished behind Birk Irving (94) and ahead of David Wise (91.25), both of the U.S., on the podium.
  Karker of Erin, Ont., picked up bronze in the women’s competition with her second-run score of 91.75.China’s Kexin Zhang won gold (93.50), while Gr
  
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• Pettersson wins hardest shot, Crosby takes a dip at NHL all-star skills competition

  04-02-2023 05:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SUNRISE, Fla. — Elias Pettersson provided the Vancouver Canucks with a rare memorable moment in an otherwise forgettable season.
  Away from the rink, Sidney Crosby took a plunge and Nick Suzuki registered his first birdie of the year.
  The NHL’s all-star skills competition featured the classic events Friday — with a sprinkle of South Florida. 
  Pettersson won the hardest shot event with a blast off the lanky centre’s stick that registered 103.2 miles per hour, beating o
  
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• VanVleet has 32 as Raptors get 117-111 win over Rockets

  04-02-2023 04:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — Fred VanVleet scored 32 points, Gary Trent Jr. added 29 and the Toronto Raptors snapped a two-game skid with a 117-111 win over the Houston Rockets on Friday night.The Raptors took a commanding lead in the third quarter and were up by double-digits for most of the fourth. But five straight free throws by the Rockets cut the lead to 110-104 with about 30 seconds left.Pascal Siakam, who had 23 points, made two free throws after that to pad the lead.Both teams made two free thr
  
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• Kitayama leads Pebble Beach as the worst of the wind looms

  04-02-2023 04:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Kurt Kitayama is starting to feel more comfortable each time he gets in contention on the PGA Tour, and the Californian can only hope that’s the case going into the weekend at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
  Kitayama opened with 10 straight pars before getting on track and finished birdie-par on two of the tougher holes at Pebble Beach for a 2-under 70 that gave him a one-shot lead Friday.
  Kitayama was at 9-under 134 and led by one over Keith Mitchell, B
  
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• CF Montreal tops Quebec semi-pro all-stars in friendly, looks to build on progression

  04-02-2023 03:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — After four long weeks, CF Montreal concluded the first leg of training camp with a 6-1 win over the Première ligue de soccer du Québec’s all-star team in a friendly match on Friday.
  Sunusi Ibrahim, with two goals, Nathan Saliba, Kamal Miller, Kei Kamara, and Romell Quioto all scored for Montreal. In its second friendly in as many weeks, the team is slowly beginning to find its rhythm as it cruised past the best of the province’s semi-pro scene.
  “I
  
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• Tiger-Cats OL Colin Kelly suspended for drug policy violation

  04-02-2023 01:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The CFL has handed Hamilton Tiger-Cats offensive lineman Colin Kelly a two-game suspension for violating the league’s drug policy.The league says Kelly tested positive for the banned substances GHRP-2 and GHRP-2 1-3 acid, both of which are linked to a growth hormone that stimulates appetite.
  It is Kelly’s first violation of the policy.The CFL’s rules say suspended players cannot play in regular season or post-season games, but clubs can determine whether or not
  
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• California won’t require COVID vaccine to attend schools

  04-02-2023 01:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California won’t make children get the coronavirus vaccine to attend schools, state public health officials said Friday, reversing a state policy first announced by Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2021.The nation’s most populous state plans to formally end its coronavirus emergency order on Feb. 28, ending some of Newsom’s authority to quickly alter or change laws.As the state prepares to end that order, it has also backed away from plans to issue emergency
  
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• Crosby, Ovechkin reunited at NHL all-star game: ‘They’ve kind of grown up together’

  04-02-2023 01:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SUNRISE, Fla. — Alex Ovechkin predicts he will sit down with Sidney Crosby to look back on their careers one day.
  His forever rival agrees.
  For now, the dynamic duo linked by talent and circumstance since they debuted in the NHL, still have plenty of unfinished business on the ice.
  Both players — in their 18th seasons — dream of once again hoisting the Stanley Cup, while Ovechkin is on a relentless push to break Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goal record.
  Crosby has 1,469 caree
  
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