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• B.C. pledges $500 million to keep ferry fares low for travellers as inflation soars

  26-02-2023 23:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s premier has announced $500 million in new funding for BC Ferries to keep fares low for passengers.
  David Eby says a recent submission to the BC Ferries commissioner showed global inflation over the past 18 months means travellers could see a fare increase of more than 10 per cent a year between 2024 and 2028.
  He says this investment aims to keep annual fare increases below 3 per cent, though the final cost will be determined by the commissioner.
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• B.C. city dumps controversial bylaws banning public drug consumption - Chilliwack Progress

  26-02-2023 23:30
  
  B.C. city dumps controversial bylaws banning public drug consumption  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Toronto Arrows soundly beaten by New York Ironworkers in Major League Rugby play

  26-02-2023 23:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. — The defending champion New York Ironworkers ran in six tries en route to a lopsided 39-3 victory over Toronto on Sunday, dropping the Arrows to 0-2-0 in Major League Rugby play.
  Toronto lost its season opener 17-10 at Rugby ATL. The Ironworkers fell 25-11 at the Seattle Seawolves in a rematch of the 2022 championship game, won 30-15 by New York.
  Dylan Fawsitt, Brendon O’Connor, Nate Brakeley, Kaleb Geiger, Faasiu Fuatai and Eamonn Mathews scored tries for the Iro
  
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• Chaparro, Yankees defeat Blue Jays 9-5 in pre-season play

  26-02-2023 23:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DUNEDIN, Fla. — Andres Chaparro hit a home run and had two RBIs as the New York Yankees handed the Toronto Blue Jays their first loss of the pre-season 9-5 on Sunday.
  Brandon Lockridge and Jesus Bastidas also drove in two runs apiece for New York. 
  Starting pitcher Jhony Brito struck out two batters and gave up three hits in two innings of action.
  LJ Talley hit a three-run homer and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. added a two-run blast for Toronto, which scored all five of its runs in the fifth
  
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• Migrant boat breaks up off Italian coast, killing nearly 60 - Chilliwack Progress

  26-02-2023 22:30
  
  Migrant boat breaks up off Italian coast, killing nearly 60  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• CIA director: Putin too confident he can grind down Ukraine - Chilliwack Progress

  26-02-2023 22:30
  
  CIA director: Putin too confident he can grind down Ukraine  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• PHOTOS: Views from the Fraser Valley on a snowy Sunday - Chilliwack Progress

  26-02-2023 22:03
  
  PHOTOS: Views from the Fraser Valley on a snowy Sunday  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Chilliwack vehicle incident leads to lane closures on BC Highway 1 ... - Hope Standard

  26-02-2023 21:33
  
  Chilliwack vehicle incident leads to lane closures on BC Highway 1 ...  Hope Standard
  
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• ‘Cocaine Bear’ gets high with $23.1M, ‘Ant-Man’ sinks fast - Chilliwack Progress

  26-02-2023 21:25
  
  ‘Cocaine Bear’ gets high with $23.1M, ‘Ant-Man’ sinks fast  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Ontario entrepreneur wins nationwide Black Pitch Contest, $25,000 ... - Chilliwack Progress

  26-02-2023 21:20
  
  Ontario entrepreneur wins nationwide Black Pitch Contest, $25,000 ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Winter storm covers much of B.C. in snow, more expected in some regions

  26-02-2023 21:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — A weekend weather system has covered much of British Columbia in snow, and Environment Canada is warning more may be on the way for some areas of the province.
  Parts of Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast received up to 40 cm of snow, Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley received between 10 and 25 cm, while northern B.C. and the central Interior saw around 30 cm in some areas.Vancouver International Airport says 88 per cent of originally scheduled flights for Sunday will o
  
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• CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted – Week of February 26, 2023

  26-02-2023 21:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Here are three people wanted by police in our region this week. This list is provided by Crime Stoppers.Name: Miranda JonesAge: 30
  Height: 5’7” ft
  Weight: 130lbs
  Hair: Blonde Eyes: Brown
  Wanted: Confines, Imprisons or Forcibly Seizes another person
  Warrant in effect: February 21, 2023
  Parole Jurisdiction: Chilliwack
  Name: Jeremy KroekerAge: 45
  Height: 5’11”
  Weight: 210lbs
  Hair:Brown Eyes: Brown
  Tattoos: Right Upper Arm – Tribal Art, Left Arm &ndas
  
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• Hamilton, Ont., entrepreneur wins Black Pitch Contest, $25,000 grand prize

  26-02-2023 20:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HAMILTON — A Black entrepreneur from Hamilton, Ont., has won the nationwide Black Pitch Contest.
  Micheline Khan’s company, Althea Therapy, helps people get access to culturally responsive mental health professionals and resources, with a goal of destigmatizing therapy and improving mental health outcomes for underserved communities.
  Khan says she is grateful for the opportunity and the funds will be used to “grow and scale” her business.
  She was one of five Black finalist
  
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• Tulip Donair ownership in Sardis says farewell after almost 10 years

  26-02-2023 20:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The start of a new month marks the end of an era for Tulip Donair, a destination in Chilliwack for hungry customers who craved donair, a Middle Eastern staple.
  Tulip Donair, located near the Sardis Bottle Depot, announced late Saturday night (Feb. 25) that it has sold its business after almost 10 years. The business will continue under different ownership starting this Wednesday, March 1.
  “To all our loving customers: Tulip Donair restaurant family would like to thank yo
  
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• Man United wins League Cup to end 6-year wait for trophy

  26-02-2023 19:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LONDON (AP) — Manchester United’s six-year wait for a trophy is over after beating Newcastle 2-0 to win the League Cup on Sunday.
  United manager Erik ten Hag has wasted no time in guiding the club to silverware just 10 months after being hired.Casemiro headed United in front in the 33rd minute of the final at Wembley Stadium and Sven Botman’s own-goal made it 2-0 in the 39th.It is United’s first trophy since winning a League Cup and Europa League double under Jose Mourinh
  
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• Jennifer Jones on verge of Canadian women’s curling record - Chilliwack Progress

  26-02-2023 19:18
  
  Jennifer Jones on verge of Canadian women’s curling record  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Lions sign all-star defensive lineman Shawn Lemon

  26-02-2023 19:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The B.C. Lions have signed free agent all-star defensive lineman Shawn Lemon, the team announced Sunday. 
  It will be the 34-year-old’s third stint with the Lions having played for them in 2018 and part of 2019.
  Lemon had a career-high 29 tackles and matched his career best with 14 sacks, good for second in the league last season playing for the Calgary Stampeders. He also had five forced fumbles.
  He was named a CFL all-star for the first time, in addition to receivin
  
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• Canadian men down Kenya, move on in consolation play at Los Angeles Sevens

  26-02-2023 19:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CARSON, Calif. — Josiah Morra scored at the final whistle to give Canada a 12-5 win over Kenya in consolation play Sunday at the Los Angeles Sevens.
  The Canadian men, who stand 14th in the overall HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series standings, advanced to face No. 13 Spain which edged the seventh-place U.S. 14-12 earlier in the day in the consolation bracket.
  After some resolute defence kept the Kenyans out early in the ninth-place quarterfinal, Jack Carson finished off a break by Morra for a 5
  
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• Canada’s Howden, Thompson earn world championship silver in mixed team ski cross

  26-02-2023 18:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BAKURIANI, Georgia — Canadians Reece Howden and Marielle Thompson secured silver in the first-ever mixed team ski cross world championship on Sunday.
  It was the third world medal for Thompson and first for Howden.
  Sweden’s David Mobaerg and Sandra Naeslund earned gold, while Italy’s Federico Tomasoni and Jole Galli claimed bronze.
  Canada dominated the semifinals to advance to the four-team final. Under the team format, the men raced first in the finals with Canada having a slig
  
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• B.C. Premier David Eby announces more cost-of-living supports - Chilliwack Progress

  26-02-2023 18:45
  
  B.C. Premier David Eby announces more cost-of-living supports  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Canada’s Mikael Kingsbury defends dual moguls world title

  26-02-2023 18:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BAKURIANI, Georgia — Canada’s Mikael Kingsbury successfully defended his men’s dual moguls world title on Sunday.The Deux-Montagnes, Que., outduelled Sweden’s Walter Wallberg in the final to strike gold for his fourth world title in the discipline.He won the last two world championships in 2019 and 2021.
  Kingsbury crossed the finish line with a narrow lead of 0.05 seconds. In the judges’ scores, he came out ahead 19-16.
  Australia’s Matt Graham grabbed bronze.
  
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• Snow blankets Chilliwack and Abbotsford overnight

  26-02-2023 18:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — They warned us it was coming, but the amount of snow that fell over the Fraser Valley overnight, is still surprising.
  Road crews were expecting the snow and have been working since early Sunday (Feb. 26) morning to clear roadways however Abbotsford Police are still asking residents to postpone any unnecessary travel today.
  According to Environment Canada, 31 cm of snow fell in Chilliwack while the Abbotsford International Airport saw 23 cm of snow.
  There have been no major cra
  
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• Canadian men defeat Uruguay after weather delays at Los Angeles ... - Chilliwack Progress

  26-02-2023 17:47
  
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• Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario Métis sign self-government deal ... - Chilliwack Progress

  26-02-2023 17:45
  
  Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario Métis sign self-government deal ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Ukrainians welcomed in workplace, but still finding jobs below their ... - Chilliwack Progress

  26-02-2023 17:40
  
  Ukrainians welcomed in workplace, but still finding jobs below their ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Snow blankets Fraser Valley with up to 30 cm overnight - Chilliwack Progress

  26-02-2023 17:30
  
  Snow blankets Fraser Valley with up to 30 cm overnight  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Canadiens send Dadonov to Stars in exchange for winger Gurianov

  26-02-2023 17:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The Montreal Canadiens have acquired forward Denis Gurianov from the Dallas Stars in exchange for forward Evgenii Dadonov, the team announced Sunday.
  The Canadiens will retain 50 per cent of Dadonov’s salary through the end of the season.
  Gurianov, a first-round pick of the Stars in 2015, has two goals and seven assists in 43 games for Dallas this year.The six-foot-three, 205-pound right-winger has produced 46 goals and 103 points across 257 career games in five-plus seasons for the Stars.
  
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• American Lilia Vu storms to maiden LPGA title in Thailand

  26-02-2023 16:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PATTAYA, Thailand (AP) — American Lilia Vu rode a hot putter to claim her maiden LPGA crown with a one-shot victory over home favorite Natthakritta Vongtaveelap at the LPGA Thailand on Sunday.
  Trailing the local rookie by six strokes at the start of the day, 25-year-old Vu unleashed eight impressive birdies, including five straight from the eighth hole to end her campaign with an immaculate round of 8-under 64 for a 22-under 266 total at Siam Country Club Old Course. 
  “Yesterday
  
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• Ukrainians welcomed in workplace, but still finding jobs below their qualifications

  26-02-2023 16:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Viacheslav Samsonenko would need at least two years of experience to work as a professional engineer in Canada.
  So, like many newcomers, he signed up for a job below his qualifications and is working hard to move up.
  Samsonenko, who moved to Canada last May after fleeing the war in Ukraine, knew two decades of work experience in the field wouldn’t be relevant in Canada.
  But he managed to find work in the same industry within a month of arriving in Canada.
  “I’m glad to be here i
  
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• Alberta expecting another gusher in budget ahead of provincial election

  26-02-2023 16:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Alberta is scheduled to introduce its budget Tuesday — the last before a spring provincial election — with political observerswondering what the province will do with all its billions of extra petrodollars.
  “Any budget that’s leading into an election is always one that contains quite a few goodies,” said University of Calgary economist Trevor Tombe.
  “Combine that with a government with significantly higher resource royalties than planned, and
  
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• Winter weather conditions expected to improve Sunday through the Fraser Valley

  26-02-2023 15:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The snowy, cold weather impacting much of the B.C. South Coast including the Fraser Valley, is expected to improve Sunday.
  While Environment Canada continued to have a snowfall warning in place for the Fraser Valley Sunday morning, it says it expects the snow to transition to rain this morning as gusty winds push the weather system out of the region.
  But before it is over, up to 30 cm of snow was expected at higher elevations through the region.
  Temperatures are expected to ri
  
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• CRIMESTOPPERS: ‘Most wanted’ for the week of Feb. 26 - Chilliwack Progress

  26-02-2023 14:30
  
  CRIMESTOPPERS: ‘Most wanted’ for the week of Feb. 26  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• QUIZ: How much do you know about money and savings? - Chilliwack Progress

  26-02-2023 13:30
  
  QUIZ: How much do you know about money and savings?  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Inuit 15 times more likely to be jailed in Quebec than the provincial average

  26-02-2023 13:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Osman Ilgun was arrested in September 2021 and soon transferred to a detention centre 1,500 kilometres away from his home in the Inuit community of Quaqtaq in Quebec’s Nunavik region.
  At the jail in Amos, Que., he was fed raw food — he says he believes guards stereotypically assumed Inuit people eat raw meat. He said he was forced to quarantine for 28 days, adding he had limited access to showers and phone calls with family during that time.
  “My mother, she was
  
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• Black activist who became PM of Dominica was target of RCMP dirty tricks: documents

  26-02-2023 12:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — It has long been known that the RCMP Security Service took a keen interest in Roosevelt “Rosie” Douglas, a Black rights activist who attended school in Canada and would go on to be prime minister of Dominica.
  But recently released records reveal just how far the Mounties would go in the early 1970s to keep an eye on the young visitor from the Caribbean.
  Douglas, the son of a wealthy coconut grower in tiny Dominica, came to Ontario to study agriculture before moving on
  
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• Migrant boat breaks apart off Italy; many dead, 58 survivors

  26-02-2023 11:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ROME (AP) — The Italian coast guard and firefighters have recovered more than 30 bodies after a wooden migrant boat broke apart in rough seas Sunday near the southern coast of Italy’s mainland, authorities reported.State TV quoted the local prefect’s office as saying that by late morning 33 bodies had been recovered and 58 people were rescued. The Italian news agency AGI said that among the bodies was that of a baby a few months old.
  Quoting unidentified port authorities near t
  
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• PHOTOS: Fighters go head-to-head in Muaythai Gladiators event in ... - Hope Standard

  26-02-2023 08:37
  
  PHOTOS: Fighters go head-to-head in Muaythai Gladiators event in ...  Hope Standard
  
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• PHOTOS: Fighters go head-to-head in Muaythai Gladiators event in ... - Chilliwack Progress

  26-02-2023 08:37
  
  PHOTOS: Fighters go head-to-head in Muaythai Gladiators event in ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• PHOTOS: Fighters go head-to-head in Muaythai Gladiators event in ... - Agassiz Harrison Observer

  26-02-2023 08:37
  
  PHOTOS: Fighters go head-to-head in Muaythai Gladiators event in ...  Agassiz Harrison Observer
  
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• MacKinnon, Georgiev help Avalanche beat Flames 4-1

  26-02-2023 07:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DENVER (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon had a goal to extend his points streak to seven games, Alexandar Georgiev stopped 28 shots and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Calgary Flames 4-1 on Saturday night for their fifth straight victory.
  Mikko Rantanen, Alex Newhook and Denis Malgin also scored for Colorado. The defending champion Avalanche moved into a tie for second place with Winnipeg in the Central Division.
  Defenceman Cale Makar remained in the concussion protocol for the second game in a row.
  
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• B.C. premier says some deficits require spending as NDP prepares to table budget

  26-02-2023 07:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — British Columbia’s New Democrat government has been tackling some of the province’s fundamental deficits in recent months by spending billions in surplus dollars, says Premier David Eby.
  But while leaner economic times are expected on the horizon, he said the budget the government tables Tuesday will continue investing in health care, housing and affordability.
  The government’s recent throne speech acknowledges the projected $5.7 billion surplus from last year&
  
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• Real Salt Lake edges Vancouver Whitecaps 2-1 in MLS season opener

  26-02-2023 06:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Damir Kreilach scored to complete a 2-1 come-from-behind victory for Real Salt Lake as the club opened the Major League Soccer season against the Whitecaps in Vancouver on Saturday. 
  The Whitecaps (0-1-0) got off to a strong start, controlling much of the play through the first 45 minutes. 
  A goal from Javain Brown in the 25th minute gave Vancouver the advantage heading into halftime. 
  But RSL (1-0-0) burst into the second half with renewed energy and scored twic
  
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• Callender has 6 saves, Miami beats Montreal 2-0

  26-02-2023 05:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Drake Callender saved all six shots he faced while Sergey Krivtsov scored in his first Major League Soccer appearance as Inter Miami earned a 2-0 win Saturday night over CF Montreal in the season opener for both teams.
  Miami never trailed after Krivtsov made it a 1-0 game in the 41st minute. Gregore got an assist on the goal.
  Miami also got one goal from Shanyder Borgelin, the striker’s first in MLS. The 21-year-old homegrown was Miami II’s top scor
  
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• Canadian actor Gordon Pinsent, who starred in ‘Away From Her,’ has died at 92

  26-02-2023 05:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canadian actor Gordon Pinsent has died at the age of 92, his friend actor Mark Critch has confirmed in a phone interview with The Canadian Press.
  The Newfoundland native has been a household name in Canada for decades, known for his many appearances on stage and screen.
  Critch says he will miss Pinsent as a mentor, friend, hero and “giant colossus of Canadian entertainment.”Born in Grand Falls, N.L., in 1930, Pinsent was the youngest of six children born to Stephen Pinsent, a paper m
  
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• Senators score three in third to trip Canadiens 5-2

  26-02-2023 04:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The Ottawa Senators bounced back from a loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday with a much better effort on Saturday, scoring three goals in the third period en route to a 5-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens.
  Derick Brassard scored one goal and added an assist. Shane Pinto, Austin Watson, Jake Sanderson and Julien Gauthier added goals for Ottawa (28-26-4) as they swept their season series with the Habs 4-0.
  Mads Sogaard made 29 saves and collected his first career assist as t
  
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• Goalie Ullmark scores as Bruins beat Canucks 3-1

  26-02-2023 04:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The Boston Bruins remain perfect on their West Coast road trip, defeating the Vancouver Canucks 3-1 on Saturday night at Rogers Arena.
  Hampus Lindholm and Brad Marchand each scored a goal for the league-best Bruins (44-8-5), who are now winners of six straight games, including five on the road.
  And netminder Linus Ullmark, who made 26 saves for the Bruins, added insult to injury by scoring an empty-net goal with 48 seconds left on the clock as Canucks’ goalie Arturs Silov
  
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• D.C. United rallies late to beat Toronto FC 3-2 in wild MLS season opener

  26-02-2023 03:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — Substitute Theodore Ku-Dipietro scored in the 98th minute as D.C. United completed a remarkable comeback to defeat Toronto FC 3-2 in a wild MLS season opener Saturday at Audi Field.
  The 21-year-old Ku-Dipietro poked the ball home from in front of goal for his first MLS strike after setting up Christian Benteke’s tying goal in the 90th minute with a well-flighted cross for the Belgian international forward to head home.
  Toronto seemed to have salvaged the points with Fede
  
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• Abbotsford, Chilliwack bus service facing strike disruption | CTV News - CTV News Vancouver

  26-02-2023 03:53
  Abbotsford, Chilliwack bus service facing strike disruption | CTV News  CTV News Vancouver
  
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• Mike Malott submits Yohan Lainesse in all-Canadian UFC welterweight matchup

  26-02-2023 02:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LAS VEGAS — (Proper) Mike Malott submitted Yohan (White Lion) Lainesse in an all-Canadian welterweight matchup on a UFC Fight Night card Saturday.
  Malott took Lainesse down and improved his position until he was able to lock in an arm-triangle choke, forcing Lainesse to tap at four minutes 15 seconds of the first round.
  “I’ve got a ton of respect for Yohan,” said Malott. “We’re friends. We’ve trained together before. I hope we can train together again.
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• Vancouver snowstorm impacts flights at YVR

  26-02-2023 01:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The Vancouver International Airport says incoming snowy weather has resulted in about 15 per cent of flights being cancelled.
  It says it worked with airlines to adjust their schedules to delay or cancel flights in and out of the airport, particularly overnight. 
  The airport says its weather models are predicting 15 to 25 centimetres of snow, most of it coming between 7 p.m. and midnight. 
  This comes after Environment Canada issued snowfall and winter storm warnings ov
  
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