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• Red Sox turn it on late to send Blue Jays to fourth straight pre-season loss

  03-03-2024 23:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FORT MYERS, Fla. — Nathan Hickey hit the go-ahead RBI single followed by a run of his own later in the eighth inning as the Boston Red Sox handed the Toronto Blue Jays their fourth straight pre-season loss on Sunday, 3-1.Lucas Luetge (1-0) struck out two batters and walked one in the eighth inning to pick up the win. Jason Alexander pitched the ninth to earn the save.
  Masataka Yoshida got an RBI single in the sixth inning to get Boston on the board, with Dalton Guthrie hitting the RBI sing
  
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• Insigne scores with audacious chip as Toronto FC finally wins on the road

  03-03-2024 22:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Lorenzo Insigne scored with an audacious chip and Toronto FC hung on to defeat the New England Revolution 1-0 on Sunday for its first MLS victory away from home since Aug. 27, 2022, when it won 2-1 at Charlotte FC.
  Having started the season with a scoreless draw at FC Cincinnati, Toronto (1-0-1) now has four points on the road, matching its total last season when the club went 0-13-4 and picked up just four of a possible 51 points away from home.
  New England lost for th
  
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• Abbotsford’s Gallery 7 Theatre producing beloved production “The Sound of Music”

  03-03-2024 22:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — The hills through the Fraser Valley will come alive with the unmistakable melodies of “The Sound of Music,” as Gallery 7 Theatre presents the beloved family-favorite musical later this month in Abbotsford. Featuring a cast of nearly 30 performers from across the region and a live orchestra, those behind the production promise a captivating experience for audiences of all ages.
  “We’re very excited to be presenting this beloved musical,” said Ken Hi
  
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• Iowa’s Caitlin Clark breaks Pete Maravich’s NCAA Division I scoring record

  03-03-2024 21:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Caitlin Clark stood alone at the free throw line on Sunday and made the foul shots that left her standing alone atop the all-time NCAA Division I scoring chart.
  The flash and pizzazz of her game have made her the biggest name in all of college basketball. Yet it was two free throws after a technical foul that pushed Clark past the late Pete Maravich’s 54-year-old record in No. 6 Iowa’s 93-83 win over No. 2 Ohio State.
  Clark entered the game in Iowa City needing 18 points to pass Mara
  
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• Caitlin Clark makes 2 free throws to break Pete Maravich’s NCAA Division I scoring record

  03-03-2024 21:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Iowa star Caitlin Clark became the all-time NCAA Division I scoring leader on Sunday, breaking the late Pete Maravich’s 54-year-old record when she made two free throws after a technical foul was called in the No. 6 Hawkeyes’ game against No. 2 Ohio State.
  Clark entered the game in Iowa City needing 18 points to pass Maravich’s total of 3,667, amassed in just 86 games over three seasons at LSU (1967-70).
  Maravich’s record fell four days after Clark broke Lynette Woodard&r
  
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• Seabird Island to hold Q&A meeting Sunday after VIA Rail train hits debris, causing major diesel spill

  03-03-2024 21:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  AGASSIZ — Sq’éwqel (Seabird Island Band) northeast of Agassiz will conduct a Q&A meeting Sunday afternoon (Mar. 3) in response to a diesel spill that happened Friday night near Agassiz.According to a statement on the band’s Facebook page dated Saturday night, Mar. 2, a VIA Rail passenger train collided with debris on railroad tracks, puncturing the engine’s fuel tanks and causing the train to stop near the Highway 9 crossing at Lophet Road (Bobb Road).The band
  
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• Chilliwack Chiefs' Vladimir Nikitin thrills fans with rare 'goalie goal' - Terrace Standard

  03-03-2024 21:00 via news.google.com
  
  Chilliwack Chiefs' Vladimir Nikitin thrills fans with rare 'goalie goal'  Terrace Standard
  
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• Chilliwack Chiefs' Vladimir Nikitin thrills fans with rare 'goalie goal' - Chilliwack Progress

  03-03-2024 21:00 via news.google.com
  
  Chilliwack Chiefs' Vladimir Nikitin thrills fans with rare 'goalie goal'  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Toronto Police reviewing protest that prompted cancellation of PM’s reception

  03-03-2024 20:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Toronto Police say they are reviewing whether illegal activity occurred during a protest on Saturday that led to the cancellation of a reception hosted by the Prime Minister for a visiting G-7 leader.
  The event at the Art Gallery of Ontario was meant to cap off a day of meetings between Justin Trudeau and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Toronto, but it was abruptly cancelled after demonstrators shouting pro-Palestinian slogans blocked entrances to the building and prevented many attende
  
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• Mission RCMP investigating utility wire thefts

  03-03-2024 20:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MISSION — Mounties in Mission are investigating a series of unusual thefts recently. Heavy-gauge utility wire has been stolen from two separate locations.The first incident occurred around 5:30 am on February 23 near the Mission Bridge, with the second cut believed to have taken place earlier that night in the vicinity of Nelson Street and Gill Avenue.
  Investigators believe the thieves utilized an angle grinder to sever the thick utility wire. The nature of the crime suggest it was a coord
  
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• Montreal winter second-warmest on record, Environment Canada says

  03-03-2024 19:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Environment Canada says the 2023-2024 winter season in Montreal was the second-warmest since record-keeping began in 1871.
  Meteorologist Gregory Yang says the mean temperatures for December, January and February were each approximately four degrees warmer than usual.
  He said the city experienced a record-breaking high of 14.9 degrees on Feb. 27, and the overall winter temperature was surpassed only by the 2001-2002 season.
  The warm weather even prompted the resident black bear a
  
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• Canada’s Zsombor-Murray, Wiens place fifth in 10-metre synchro at diving World Cup

  03-03-2024 19:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Paris Olympics-bound Canadians Nathan Zsombor-Murray and Rylan Wiens placed fifth in the men’s 10-metre synchronized competition Sunday at the World Aquatics Diving World Cup.
  Zsombor-Murray, from Pointe-Claire, Que., and Wiens, from Pike Lake, Sask., held on to second place through four rounds of the six-leg event before losing pace on their fifth dive, finishing with 409.95 points.
  Yang Hao and Junjie Lian of China captured gold (457.23), Randal Willars Valdez and Kevin
  
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• Alberta’s Bottcher remains unbeaten at Brier with win over Scoffin

  03-03-2024 19:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  REGINA — Alberta’s Brendan Bottcher improved to 2-0 at the Canadian men’s curling championship with an 8-3 win over Yukon’s Thomas Scoffin on Sunday morning.
  Scoffin made it a 2-2 game in the fourth end, with neither side scoring in the fifth. But Bottcher picked up three points in both the sixth and the ninth ends to pull away with the victory.
  Manitoba’s Reid Carruthers needed an extra end to join Bottcher at 2-0 with a 7-6 win over Ontario’s Scott Howard.No
  
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• A Supreme Court decision could come Monday in a case about barring Trump from the 2024 ballot

  03-03-2024 19:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A Supreme Court decision could come as soon as Monday in the case about whether former President Donald Trump can be kicked off the ballot over his efforts to undo his defeat in the 2020 election.
  Trump is challenging a groundbreaking decision by the Colorado Supreme Court that said he is disqualified from being president again and ineligible for the state’s primary, which is Tuesday.
  The resolution of the case on Monday, a day before Super Tuesday contests in 16 st
  
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• Canada sanctions more Russian officials in response to death of opposition leader

  03-03-2024 19:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada’s foreign affairs minister has announced another round of sanctions against the Russian government, which she says are in response to last month’s death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and Russia’s “continued gross and systematic violations of human rights.”
  Mélanie Joly announced the sanctions in a statement released early Sunday morning, which says the measures will be imposed on six Russian senior officials and high-rankin
  
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• Canada’s Grondin earns second silver of weekend in World Cup snowboard cross

  03-03-2024 17:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SIERRA NEVADA, Spain — Canada’s Eliot Grondin has won his second silver medal in as many days in World Cup men’s snowboard cross action.
  The Sainte-Marie, Que., native is now up to seven World Cup medals (four gold, two silver, one bronze) this season.
  France’s Merlin Surget claimed gold, with Austria’s Jakob Dusek grabbing bronze.
  The 22-year-old Grondin leads the season standings with 620 points, while Austria’s Alessandro Haemmerle sits in second at 319.
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• CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted – Week of March 3, 2024

  03-03-2024 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: Harjot SamraAge: 27
  Height: 5’9” ft Weight: 250lbs
  Hair: Shaved Head Eyes: Brown
  Wanted: Unlawfully at Large
  Warrant in effect: February 26, 2024
  Parole Jurisdiction: VancouverName: Andrew MykichukAge: 40
  Height: 5’9” ft Weight: 176lbs
  Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown
  Wanted: Unlawfully at Large
  Warrant in effect: February 26, 2024
  Parole Jurisdiction:
  
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• Inaccurate data on forest fuels may stoke B.C. wildfires, study finds

  03-03-2024 15:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Wildfire fighting and forest management decisions are potentially being hampered by inaccurate government data that misrepresents forest fuel loads in British Columbia’s Interior, a new study has found.
  The B.C. government says the provincial wildfire service is working with the study’s lead author and others to close the data gap, which involves “mismatches” between remotely-sensed mapping, forest fuel classifications, and observations on the ground.
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• Abbotsford launches online effort to increase building permit efficiency

  03-03-2024 15:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — The City of Abbotsford says residents and developers in Abbotsford can navigate the building and renovation permit process more easily, thanks to its new online building permit application portal. The move is part of the city’s effort to modernize its application and permitting system to increase overall efficiency.
  The digital portal allows users to submit building and demolition permit applications at any time of the day or night. The city says the portal is a convenie
  
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• Goalie scores as Chilliwack Chiefs beat Alberni Valley

  03-03-2024 14:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The Chilliwack Chiefs took a big step towards locking down second place in the BCHL Coastal Division Saturday (Mar. 2) at the Chilliwack Coliseum. Parker Murray and Brady Milburn scored first period goals as the Chiefs defeated Alberni Valley 4 – 1.
  The Chiefs swarmed the third place Bulldogs in the first period, outshooting them 15 – 6 and scoring the only two goals of the period.
  Connor Dick also scored for the Chiefs before netminder Vladimir Nikitin added salt
  
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• Questions loom for proposed Surrey bio-fuel plant

  03-03-2024 14:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SURREY — A Conservative M.P. says a proposed biofuel plant in South Surrey on First Nations land is no longer receiving federal financial support from Natural Resources Canada.Kerry-Lynn Findlay, M.P. in the riding of South Surrey-White Rock, says the project proposed on Semiahmoo First Nation land has raised concerns from nearby residents.Findlay says Natural Resources Canada is no longer financially supporting the project, but the company behind the biofuel facility can still apply for f
  
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• Irene Heppner Taylor - Obituary - - Chilliwack Progress

  03-03-2024 12:25 via news.google.com
  
  Irene Heppner Taylor - Obituary -  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Long time between Briers, Newfoundland and Labrador lead back in it 35 years later

  03-03-2024 12:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  REGINA — Alex Smith is back in the Canadian men’s curling championship 35 years after his last appearance in Saskatoon in 1989.
  Newfoundland and Labrador’s lead at the Montana’s Brier in Regina was a 23-year-old engineering student when he played third for Lorne Henderson’s team that posted a 7-4 record in Saskatchewan Place.
  Now 58, the province’s assistant deputy minister of mines has returned to an event he thought was in his rear-view mirror.
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• Lawmakers elect Shehbaz Sharif as Pakistan’s new premier. Protests in parliament greet appointment

  03-03-2024 10:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ISLAMABAD (AP) — Lawmakers in Pakistan’s National Assembly elected Sunday Shehbaz Sharif as the country’s new prime minister for the second time as allies of imprisoned former premier Imran Khan in parliament shouted in protest against his appointment, alleging rigging in last month’s election.
  Speaker Ayaz Sadiq said Sharif secured 201 votes, defeating Omar Ayub of the Sunni Ittehad Council who got 92 votes. The winner only needs 169 votes to get majority.
  Ayub enjoyed t
  
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• AI has come for music. So far, there’s a Great Big Sea between people and algorithms

  03-03-2024 10:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — The production is slick, the drums are on point, and the vocals sound great, but a titan of Newfoundland and Labrador’s music scene hears something off about “It Could Be Worse” and “Tales of The Atlantic,” two songs generated in less than a minute by a powerful algorithm.
  “It’s a country singer, so that’s wrong. And the lyrics don’t really rhyme,” said Bob Hallett, a founding member of Newfoundland folk-r
  
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• 2024 Alberni Valley Bulldogs vs Chilliwack Chiefs - Videos - FloHockey

  03-03-2024 09:00 via news.google.com
  
  2024 Alberni Valley Bulldogs vs Chilliwack Chiefs - Videos  FloHockey
  
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• NHL roundup: Draisaitl scores 30th goal as Oilers clip Kraken 2-1

  03-03-2024 07:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — Leon Draisaitl scored his 30th goal of the season off the league-leading 73rd assist from Connor McDavid, Brett Kulak scored early in the third period, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Seattle Kraken 2-1 on Saturday. 
  Stuart Skinner made 24 saves and nearly posted his third shutout of the season as Edmonton won its third straight, kept the pressure on Vegas for second place in the Pacific Division and swept all four games in the season series with Seattle. 
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• Sharangovich shines as Flames rally to burn Penguins 4-3

  03-03-2024 07:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Yegor Sharangovich scored twice, including the game-winner with 50 seconds left in the third period, as the Calgary Flames rallied from a two-goal, third-period deficit on Saturday for a rousing 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins.
  Nazem Kadri and Blake Coleman also scored for Calgary, which has won a season-high five consecutive games.
  The Flames (30-25-5) move to within five points of the Los Angeles Kings, who occupy the Western Conference’s second wild-card playoff
  
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• Plane believed to be carrying Norway’s king departs Malaysia, a day after he received a pacemaker

  03-03-2024 06:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LANGKAWI, Malaysia (AP) — An airplane believed to be carrying Norway’s King Harald departed Malaysia on Sunday, a day after he was implanted with a pacemaker.
  Europe’s oldest reigning monarch was hospitalized in Malaysia for an infection during a private vacation in the northern resort island of Langkawi, the royal house said Tuesday.
  He underwent surgery at the Sultanah Maliha Hospital on Saturday to implant a temporary pacemaker due to a low heart rate, according to the royal
  
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• Canada’s Masson-Wong wins at first Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship card in Canada

  03-03-2024 06:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Quebec City’s Jade Masson-Wong needed just one minute to knock out American Gabrielle Roman on Saturday night in the main event of Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship’s first-ever show in Canada.
  The 31-year-old Masson-Wong knocked Roman down twice before referee Dan Miragliotta stepped in to end the flyweight bout at the River Cree Resort and Casino in suburban Enoch.
  Masson-Wong (3-1-0) came into the fight ranked No. 1 among BKFC women’s flyweight contenders.
  
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• Martinez breakaway goal lifts CF Montreal over FC Dallas 2-1

  03-03-2024 05:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Josef Martinez scored on a breakaway in the 60th minute, lifting CF Montreal to a 2-1 victory over FC Dallas on Saturday night, spoiling the Major League Soccer debut of celebrated newcomer Petar Musa of Dallas.
  After Ruan Gregorio Teixeira took the ball deep into the Dallas side, he slipped a pass to Martinez who beat Dallas goalie Maarten Paes to the ball and scored into the vacated net to give Montreal its 2-1 lead.
  The goal by Martinez was the only score of the sec
  
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• Max Domi scores shootout winner, Maple Leafs top Rangers 4-3

  03-03-2024 04:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Max Domi scored the shootout winner as the Toronto Maple Leafs downed the New York Rangers 4-3 on Saturday night.
  John Tavares, Mitch Marner and William Nylander had the goals in regulation for Toronto (35-17-8). Ilya Samsonov stopped 32 shots through 65 minutes of action. 
  Vincent Trocheck scored twice for New York (40-17-4), while Alexis Lafreniere added a goal and two assists. Artemi Panarin also had two assists. 
  Igor Shesterkin made 31 saves.
  After Mika Zibanejad a
  
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• Hedman scores in 6th shootout round, Lightning edge Canadiens 4-3

  03-03-2024 04:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Victor Hedman scored in the sixth round of the shootout and the Tampa Bay Lightning stopped a four-game home losing streak with a 4-3 National Hockey League victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.
  The Lightning won the shootout 2-1 to tie Detroit for the first Eastern Conference wild-card berth.
  Tampa Bay got goals from Brayden Point, Anthony Cirelli and Tyler Motte. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 28 saves in regulation to tie Tiny Thompson for 49th place in wins
  
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• Foerster scores a pair as Flyers top Senators 4-2

  03-03-2024 04:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tyson Foerster scored two goals in the span of 45 seconds, Felix Sandstrom made 24 saves in his season debut and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Ottawa Senators 4-2 on Saturday night.
  Foerster broke a 1-1 deadlock with 47 seconds remaining in the second period, corralling a bouncing puck off a faceoff and fluttering a shot that went over the glove of Ottawa goalie Mads Sogaard.
  Foerster then scored Philadelphia’s NHL-record fifth penalty shot goal of the season w
  
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• Vancouver Whitecaps battle to 1-1 draw in MLS home opener against Charlotte FC

  03-03-2024 04:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — A goal from Ryan Raposo in stoppage time salvaged a point for the Vancouver Whitecaps in their season-opening 1-1 draw with Charlotte FC at B.C. Place on Saturday.
  Iuri Tavares opened the scoring in the 31st minute for Charlotte, with Enzo Copetti dummying a pass from Brecht Dejaegere, allowing the Portuguese attacker to slam a shot home into the top corner of the net.
  The Whitecaps equalized five minutes into first-half stoppage time after a deep cross from Pedro Vite found a
  
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• Canada needs extra time to dispatch Costa Rica in CONCACAF W Gold Cup quarterfinal

  03-03-2024 04:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LOS ANGELES — Canada needed extra time — and a lifeline from goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan in second-half stoppage time — to dispatch a stubborn Costa Rica side 1-0 Saturday and advance to the semifinals of the CONCACAF W Gold Cup.
  Costa Rica only made it to the knockout round via a drawing of lots. But the 43rd-ranked Central Americans refused to yield to 10th-ranked Canada, whose finishing left a lot to be desired on the night.
  Substitute Evelyne Viens finally ended the deadlock
  
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• Daoust helps Montreal beat Boston 3-1 in PWHL showdown

  03-03-2024 01:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Melodie Daoust was in fine form for her Professional Women’s Hockey League debut as Montreal beat Boston 3-1 in front of a crowd of 3,232 at Verdun Auditorium on Saturday afternoon.
  The three-time Olympian made her debut on the first line, alongside Marie-Philip Poulin and Laura Stacey. The 32-year-old forward from Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Que., has been on the team’s Reserve Player List until signing a 10-Day Standard Player Agreement before Saturday’s game.
  
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• Leon Draisaitl scores his 30th goal, Stuart Skinner makes 24 saves as Oilers top Kraken 2-1

  03-03-2024 00:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — Leon Draisaitl scored his 30th goal of the season off the league-leading 73rd assist from Connor McDavid, Brett Kulak scored early in the third period, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Seattle Kraken 2-1 on Saturday.
  Stuart Skinner made 24 saves and nearly posted his third shutout of the season as Edmonton won its third straight, kept the pressure on Vegas for second place in the Pacific Division and swept all four games in the season series with Seattle.
  Edmonton has won si
  
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• Ontario’s Scott Howard opens Brier with dramatic 7-5 win over B.C.’s Catlin Schneider

  03-03-2024 00:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  REGINA — Howard fists pumped in triumph on the ice and on the bench at the Canadian men’s curling championship Saturday when Ontario’s Scott Howard threw a walk-off double takeout for the first Brier win of his career as a skip.
  The son of four-time Canadian and world champion Glenn — who is coaching Scott’s foursome in Regina — skimmed a guard and made the double to score three for a 7-5 win over B.C.’s Catlin Schneider. 
  Scott was under pressure w
  
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• Natalie Spooner has two points to lead PWHL Toronto to a 5-2 win over PWHL Ottawa

  03-03-2024 00:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Natalie Spooner had a goal and an assist Saturday to lead PWHL Toronto to a 5-2 win over PWHL Ottawa.
  Brittany Howard, Hannah Miller, Samantha Cogan and Maggie Connors also scored for Toronto (9-5-0), winners of six straight. 
  Renata Fast, Sarah Nurse and Victoria Bach had two assists each while Kristen Campbell made 23 saves, including a breakaway stop on Emily Clark early in the third period.
  Gabbie Hughes and Ashton Bell scored for Ottawa (4-6-4). 
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• Rocky-themed musical coming to Chilliwack stage - Chilliwack Progress

  03-03-2024 00:06 via news.google.com
  
  Rocky-themed musical coming to Chilliwack stage  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Made In Italy: A Rocky-Themed Musical Journey Hits Chilliwack Cultural Centre - BNN Breaking

  03-03-2024 00:06 via news.google.com
  Made In Italy: A Rocky-Themed Musical Journey Hits Chilliwack Cultural Centre  BNN Breaking
  
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