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• Moldova’s pro-Western president wins 2nd term in runoff overshadowed by Russian meddling claims

  03-11-2024 23:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Moldova’s pro-Western President Maia Sandu has won a second term in a pivotal presidential runoff against a Russia-friendly opponent, in a race that was overshadowed by claims of Russian interference, voter fraud, and intimidation in the European Union candidate country.
  With nearly 98% of votes counted in the second round of the presidential election held Sunday, Sandu had 54% of the vote, according to the Central Electoral Commission, or CEC, compared to 46
  
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• Party leaders condemn violence at Hindu temple in Brampton amid India consular visit

  03-11-2024 23:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Leaders of the three main federal parties are calling out violence today at a Hindu temple in the Toronto suburb of Brampton.
  Videos circulating on social media appear to show demonstrators holding banners in support of a separate Sikh country called Khalistan clashing with others, including some holding India’s national flag.
  The videos seem to show fistfights and people striking each other with poles in what appears to be the grounds surrounding the Hindu Sabha Mandir temp
  
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• Utility says power back on in Kimmirut after days-lon outage

  03-11-2024 23:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KIMMIRUT, Nvt. — Power has been restored to a Nunavut hamlet on Baffin Island following a days-long outage that began on Thursday.
  Quillik Energy Corporation, the utility which serves Kimmirut, stated in a social media update on Sunday afternoon that power is now back on in the community.
  It says buildings with backup generation will remain isolated until additional repairs are made, and that crews continue to monitor the situation.
  The Nunavut government had declared a state of emergency
  
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• Man suffers life-threatening injuries after ‘targeted’ shooting in central Nanaimo

  03-11-2024 23:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NANAIMO — Local Mounties, aided by specialized RCMP units, are conducting an investigation after a significant shooting Saturday night.
  Just before 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 2, reports of shots being fired were made in the 4200 block of Corunna Ave., by Long Lake.
  Staff Sgt. Darwin Tetreault told NanaimoNewsNOW responding officers found a single, adult man with considerable, life-threatening injuries.
  “He was taken by air ambulance for major surgery and we’re conducting a sho
  
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• Environment Canada issues weather warnings for B.C. coast, mountain passes

  03-11-2024 21:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Environment Canada says strong winds and heavy rain are expected overnight and into Monday for British Columbia’s south coast.
  It says “relatively short but intense episodes of rain” are expected to begin just after midnight, with early indicators suggesting up to 100 millimetres of rain over the mountainous regions of western Vancouver Island.The weather agency says lower amounts are expected elsewhere across the region.
  It says strong southeast winds are als
  
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• Canada’s Dabrowski and New Zealand’s Routliffe win doubles opener at WTA Finals

  03-11-2024 20:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  RIYADH — Canada’s Gabriela Dabrowski and New Zealand’s Erin Routliffe defeated Taiwan’s Hao-Ching Chan and Russia’s Veronika Kudermetova 7-6 (6), 6-4in their opening round-robin match Sunday at the WTA Finals.
  The season-ending tournament features the top eight women’s doubles teams on the WTA Tour.Dabrowski, from Ottawa, and Routliffe saved a set point in the opening tiebreaker.The second-seeded duo went on to complete the win over their seventh-seeded oppone
  
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• Survey period for Abbotsford’s latest ‘Quality of Life’ study coming to a close

  03-11-2024 20:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD – Just days remain for Abbotsford residents to weigh in on the city’s fourth Quality of Life Survey, which seeks to measure the community’s general satisfaction.
  The examination, which happens biannually, was launched Oct. 10 with a mandate to gather data on happiness and potential barriers connected with the city’s facilities, amenities, and programs.
  In 2022, a random sample of over 500 people revealed a “feeling of belonging in the community” had
  
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• Trump talks about reporters being shot and says he shouldn’t have left White House in 2020

  03-11-2024 20:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LITITZ, Pa. (AP) — Donald Trump gave a profane and conspiracy-laden speech two days before the presidential election, talking about reporters being shot and suggesting he “shouldn’t have left” the White House after his 2020 loss to Democrat Joe Biden.
  In remarks Sunday that were more disjointed than usual, the former president resurrected old grievances about being prosecuted after trying to overturn his defeat four years ago. He intensified his attacks against a “g
  
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• Harris won’t say how she voted on California measure that would reverse criminal justice reforms

  03-11-2024 20:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday declined to say how she voted on a key ballot measure in her home state of California that would reverse criminal justice reforms approved in recent years.
  Harris punted on a question about the ballot initiative in comments to reporters while campaigning in the battleground state of Michigan. She also confirmed, two days before Election Day, that her mail-in ballot was “on its way to California.”
  “I am not going to tal
  
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• No strike notice so far as talks continue between Canada Post and workers’ union

  03-11-2024 19:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Canada Post says talks are continuing with the union that represents postal workers and neither side has given notice of a work stoppage.The Crown corporation says both sides have agreed not to give the required 72-hour notice of a strike or lockout “as long as the talks are productive.”
  The Canadian Union of Postal Workers was in a legal strike position as of today, but has yet to issue a strike notice, and Canada Post says operations are continuing as normal.Canada
  
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• Federal mediators on site for negotiations between B.C. port employer and union

  03-11-2024 19:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon says federal mediators are standing by and ready to help hammer out a deal in order to avoid a labour disruption at ports across British Columbia.
  MacKinnon issued a statement on social media on Saturday evening saying he spoke with the BC Maritime Employers Association and the union representing more than 700 foremen on negotiations for their new collective agreement.
  He says both parties have a responsibility to reach an agreement, add
  
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• Red Bull driver Max Verstappen wins Brazilian Grand Prix to extend lead over Lando Norris

  03-11-2024 19:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SAO PAULO (AP) — Red Bull driver Max Verstappen took a major step toward securing his fourth straight F1 title by winning the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday, despite starting 17th, and increasing his lead over McLaren’s Lando Norris with three more races remaining.
  Verstappen overcame punishments before the race as well as the wet weather at Interlagos to earn his first victory since June, and his eighth Grand Prix win of the year. He also clocked the fastest lap of the race, which g
  
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• Chilliwack’s Smoking Gun Coffee wins Small Business BC E-commerce award - Fraser Valley Today

  03-11-2024 18:39 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack’s Smoking Gun Coffee wins Small Business BC E-commerce award  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Chilliwack’s Smoking Gun Coffee wins Small Business BC E-commerce award

  03-11-2024 18:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK – A Chilliwack coffee shop’s online platform has won a Small Business BC (SBBC) Award.
  Smoking Gun Coffee on Yale Road, known for locally roasted, ethically sourced, small-batch coffee, picked up the SBBC’s E-Commerce Experience Award not only for bean sales but also for providing a “fun and unique” online experience.
  In an online summary, the awards committee pointed to “appealing visuals” and “interesting information and recipes”
  
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• Liberals extend Lebanon donation-match deadline as aid workers plead for more support

  03-11-2024 18:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The federal Liberals are extending their timeline for matching donations to support people in Lebanon.
  International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen’s office says the government hopes Canadians open their wallets as events for Lebanese heritage month get underway.
  United Nations agencies estimate Israel’s ground invasion and bombardment of Lebanon has displaced 1.4 million people since late September.
  Canada has agreed to match donations the public had made to the Ca
  
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• Israel says it carried out ground raid into Syria, seizing a Syrian citizen connected to Iran

  03-11-2024 18:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said Sunday it carried out a ground raid into Syria, seizing a Syrian citizen involved in Iranian networks. It was the first time in the current war that Israel has announced sending troops into Syria.
  Syria did not immediately confirm the announcement.
  The army did not specify where in Syria the raid took place or when. It identified the man it seized as Ali Soleiman al-Assi, saying he lives in the southern Syrian region of Saida. It said he had been
  
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• Abdi Nageeye of the Netherlands and Sheila Chepkirui of Kenya win the New York City Marathon

  03-11-2024 17:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Abdi Nageeye of the Netherlands won the men’s race at the New York City Marathon on Sunday and Sheila Chepkirui of Kenya took the women’s event.
  Both runners pulled away from their closest competitors in the final few hundred meters to come away with their first victories in the race.
  Nageeye was step-for-step with 2022 champion Evans Chebet before using a burst heading into Central Park to come away with the win in 2 hours, 7 minutes, 39 seconds. Chebet finishe
  
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• Kenya’s Sheila Chepkirui wins the women’s race at the New York City Marathon

  03-11-2024 17:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Kenya’s Sheila Chepkirui won the women’s race at the New York City Marathon on Sunday, pulling away from defending champion Hellen Obiri in the final mile.
  It was Chepkirui’s first time running the New York race after starting to run marathons in 2022. She finished the race in 2 hours, 24 minutes, 35 seconds. Obiri finished nearly 15 seconds behind.
  Obiri was looking to be the first repeat champion since Mary Keitany of Kenya won three in a row from 2014-1
  
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• Six cars set ablaze in suspicious fire in Montreal parking lot

  03-11-2024 17:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Montreal police say six cars were set on fire in a commercial parking lot early Sunday morning in the city’s Plateau-Mont-Royal borough.Spokesperson Anthony Dorelas says police received a call around 5:30 a.m. about an arson involving several vehicles in an industrial area.Police and firefighters arrived on scene to find six cars ablaze, five of which were totally destroyed.Dorelas says the fire is suspicious and police are investigating, but no arrests have yet been made.
  
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• CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted – Week of November 3, 2024

  03-11-2024 17:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Here are two people wanted by police in our region this week. This list is provided by Crime Stoppers.
  Name: Michael SeeAge: 44
  Height: 6’0” ft Weight: 221lbs
  Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown
  Wanted: Robbery
  Warrant in effect: October 21, 2024
  Parole Jurisdiction: Chilliwack
  Name: Jaysie RempelAge: 27
  Height: 5’6” ft Weight: 144lbs
  Hair: Blonde Eyes: Green
  Wanted: Fail to Comply with Probation x2Warrant in effect: September 18, 2024
  Parole Jurisdiction: Chilliwa
  
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• ‘Potent storm system’ bringing strong winds, heavy rain across Fraser Valley overnight

  03-11-2024 15:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER – Environment Canada says strong winds and heavy rain across Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley overnight may impact communities with washouts and power outages.
  The weather agency says the “potent storm system” is arriving late Sunday on the south coast and will bring a “short but intense episode of rain” with peak intensities during the morning commute.
  “Early indications call for 40 to 70 mm of rain along the north shore of Metro Vancouver,&rdq
  
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• Chiefs beat Nanaimo Clippers 6-1 at home

  03-11-2024 15:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Chiefs beat Nanaimo Clippers 6-1 at home
  CHILLIWACK – After giving up the first goal, the Chilliwack Chiefs netted six goals over three periods to beat the Nanaimo Clippers 6-1 at the coliseum Saturday night.
  The home team had goals from six different scorers and got a 19-save performance from goalkeeper Owen Bresson.
  The Chiefs are off until next weekend when they play a home-and-home series against the Surrey Eagles.
  
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• Registration open for annual Chilliwack Rotary Christmas Parade - Chilliwack Progress

  03-11-2024 14:58 via news.google.com
  Registration open for annual Chilliwack Rotary Christmas Parade  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• ‘Red patches on the road’: Alberta wildlife corridors reduce animal-car collisions

  03-11-2024 14:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EXSHAW, Alta. — Almost every day when Blair Painter drives on the scenic Rocky Mountain highway near his home, the grey asphalt is stained red somewhere along the way.
  And Painter, the mayor of Crowsnest Pass, says it’s hard to find any driver who hasn’t had at least one close call with wildlife on the area’s busy transportation corridors.
  But he expects Alberta’s growing network of wildlife overpasses and underpasses will make it safer for all.
  The Crowsnest Pass,
  
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• A crowd of Spain’s flood survivors toss mud and shout insults at King Felipe VI

  03-11-2024 13:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VALENCIA, Spain (AP) — A crowd of angry survivors of Spain’s floods tossed mud and shouted insults at Spain’s King Felipe VI and government officials when they made their first visit to one of the hardest hit towns on Sunday.
  Government officials accompanied the monarch who tried to talk to some locals while others shouted at him in Paiporta, an outskirt of Valencia city that has been devastated.
  Police had to step in with officers on horseback to keep back the crowd of several
  
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• A crowd of Spain’s flood survivors toss mud and shouts insults at King Felipe VI

  03-11-2024 13:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VALENCIA, Spain (AP) — A crowd of angry survivors of Spain’s floods tossed mud and shouted insults at Spain’s King Felipe VI and government officials when they made their first visit to one of the hardest hit towns on Sunday.
  Government officials accompanied the monarch who tried to talk to some locals while others shouted at him in Paiporta, an outskirt of Valencia city that has been devastated.
  Police had to step in with officers on horseback to keep back the crowd of several
  
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• Whitehorse cites ‘scarce resources’ in defence of snow removal inadequacy claims

  03-11-2024 13:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The City of Whitehorse denies its snow removal policies make transit stops and parking inaccessible for people with disabilities, defending itself against claims made in a lawsuit by pointing out its snow removal budget is limited with “scarce resources.”The city filed a statement of defence in a proposed class-action lawsuit launched in September on behalf of people with disabilities who allege the city’s failure to remove snow and ice at bus stops and around accessible parkin
  
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• ‘We are scared’: Gen Z may hold the keys to the White House, and the parties know it

  03-11-2024 13:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — It felt like his future was at stake when 18-year-old Carter Fay cast an early ballot in the United States election.
  “The reality is that our democracy, I truly think, is on the line. And so do people in my generation,” said Fay, who’s from the battleground state of Georgia.“To put it straight, we are scared.”
  Fay is among an estimated eight million generation-Z voters who can take part in a presidential election for the very first time. There&rsq
  
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• Ottawa’s ‘night mayor’ wants to transform quiet capital into after-dark destination

  03-11-2024 13:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada’s capital has long held a reputation as a town that fun forgot.
  Mathieu Grondin wants to be the one to change that for good.
  Grondin was hired in June as Ottawa’s first nightlife commissioner — a position that’s become known as the “night mayor.” His goal is to transform the city from boring and bureaucratic to buzzworthy over the next 10 years.
  “A lot of people seem to have this opinion about their own city that Ottawa is boring,&r
  
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• Clocks fall back an hour as daylight time ends for much of Canada

  03-11-2024 12:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Clocks turned back one hour across most of Canada this morning as daylight time came to an end.
  While the shift to standard time offered many Canadians a chance to sleep an extra hour, it also means darkness will start arriving earlier in the evening.
  Sunrise will come an hour earlier each morning except in Yukon, most of Saskatchewan and part of eastern Quebec where clocks stay unchanged year-round.
  Seasonal time changes have been linked to health complications such as headaches and heart probl
  
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• A look at U.S. presidential candidates’ ties to Canada ahead of this week’s election

  03-11-2024 12:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Among the millions glued to their TV sets Tuesday night watching U.S. election results will be a group of people in Montreal with a particular connection to Democratic candidate Kamala Harris — her high school classmates.Long before she became an American vice-president and presidential candidate, Harris spent several years in Montreal and attended Westmount High School from 1978 to 1981.
  While she doesn’t talk much about that time, one of her former classmates belie
  
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• Chilliwack's weather forecast for November 3: Cloudy with showers today - The Weather Network

  03-11-2024 10:00 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack's weather forecast for November 3: Cloudy with showers today  The Weather Network
  
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• Clippers lose 6-1 to the Chilliwack Chiefs - Nanaimo Clippers

  03-11-2024 09:03 via news.google.com
  Clippers lose 6-1 to the Chilliwack Chiefs  Nanaimo Clippers
  
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• US says Iranian-American held in Iran as tensions high following Israeli attack on country

  03-11-2024 07:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Iranian-American journalist who once worked for a U.S. government-funded broadcaster is believed to be detained by Iran for months now, authorities said Sunday, further raising the stakes as Tehran threatens to retaliate over an Israeli attack on the country.The imprisonment of Reza Valizadeh, acknowledged to The Associated Press by the U.S. State Department, came as Iran marked the 45th anniversary of the American Embassy takeover and hostage crisis o
  
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• NHL roundup: Panthers top Stars to sweep two-game series in Finland

  03-11-2024 06:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TAMPERE, Finland (AP) — AJ Greer scored his first goal for Florida early in the third period, Aleksander Barkov and Niko Mikkola each had assists in their homeland, and the Panthers beat the Dallas Stars 4-2 on Saturday to finish a two-game sweep in Finland.
  Sam Reinhart, Evan Rodrigues and Matthew Tkachuk also had goals for Florida, which won its fifth straight. Reinhart also had an assist for the Panthers, making him the second player in the NHL to reach 20 points on the season, and capp
  
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• Suter scores twice as Canucks edge Sharks 3-2

  03-11-2024 06:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Pius Suter scored his second goal of the game with 25.7 seconds left, and the Vancouver Canucks beat the San Jose Sharks 3-2 on Saturday night.
  Jake DeBrusk also scored for Vancouver, giving the Canucks a 2-1 lead with 4:22 to play. It was DeBrusk’s first goal with Vancouver after signing a seven-year deal in the off-season. Kevin Lankinen stopped 21 shots.Mikael Granlund had the tying goal for the Sharks with 1:17 to go, and Nico Sturm also scored for the Sha
  
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• DeMar DeRozan ‘tries not to think’ about Raptors possibly retiring his jersey

  03-11-2024 05:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — DeMar DeRozan tries not to think about the Toronto Raptors retiring his jersey.
  Instead, he likes to focus on other Raptors greats who deserve the honour.DeRozan watched Vince Carter’s No. 15 get retired — the first to be so honoured by the Raptors — during the intermission of Toronto’s 131-128 overtime win versus his Sacramento Kings on Saturday. DeRozan spent the first nine seasons of his NBA career with the Raptors, earning four all-star appearances in
  
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• Former champion Brandon Moreno puts on a show at UFC Fight Night card in Edmonton

  03-11-2024 04:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Former flyweight champion Brandon (The Assassin Baby) Moreno snapped a two-fight losing streak with a dominant decision over Amir (The Prince) Albazi in the main event of a UFC Fight Night card Saturday.
  The judges scored it 49-46, 50-45, 50-45 for the 30-year-old from Mexico, who was busier and dominated the striking battle from the get-go. And he got right back up when Albazi managed to take him down in the second round.
  Albazi, his face battered and bloody, absorbed more puni
  
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• Forsberg posts shutout as Senators beat Kraken 3-0

  03-11-2024 04:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — On Friday night, the common phrase to describe the Ottawa Senators 2-1 loss to the New York Rangers was that the Ottawa squad got “goalied” after New York’s star netminder Igor Shesterkin stopped 40 shots.
  It was a role-reversal for the Senators one night later as backup netminder Anton Forsberg recorded a shutout against the Seattle Kraken — for the second straight season — as Ottawa topped the Seattle Kraken 3-0.
  “Always nice to have a shutout
  
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• Canada’s Barrett scores 31 points as Raptors hold off Kings for 131-128 overtime win

  03-11-2024 03:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — RJ Barrett of Mississauga, Ont., had 31 points and was a rebound shy of a double-double as the Toronto Raptors held off the Sacramento Kings for a 131-128 overtime win on Saturday.
  Forwards Ochai Agbaji and Gradey Dick each had 22 points, five rebounds and two assists as Toronto (2-5) squandered a 13-point lead.
  Montreal’s Chris Boucher came off the Raptors bench for 24 points, the most he’s had since the 2020-21 season.
  De’Aaron Fox had 24 points, 14 of them in
  
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• Parayko scores twice, Blues beat Maple Leafs 4-2 in Berube’s return to St. Louis

  03-11-2024 03:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Colton Parayko scored twice and Jordan Kyrou had a goal as the St. Louis Blues beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 on Saturday night to snap a three-game skid.
  Pavel Buchnevich added an empty-net goal with 39 seconds remaining, and Jordan Binnington made 36 saves.
  Mitch Marner and Steven Lorentz each scored their second goal of the season for Toronto in coach Craig Berube’s first game in St. Louis since being fired by the Blues on Dec. 12, 2023.
  Berube guided St. Louis
  
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• Crosby scores twice to lead Penguins to 3-1 win over Canadiens

  03-11-2024 03:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby scored two goals and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-1 on Saturday night.
  Blake Lizotte scored an empty-net goal in the final minute for Pittsburgh. Kris Letang, playing in his 1,100th regular-season game, finished with an assist against his hometown team. Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 25 shots for the Penguins.
  Christian Dvorak scored for Montreal and Sam Montembeault made 21 saves.
  Crosby got the Penguins on the scoreboard with 4:03 remain
  
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• Forsberg nets shutout as Senators beat Kraken 3-0

  03-11-2024 03:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Anton Forsberg stopped 22 shots and recorded a shutout against the Seattle Kraken for the second year in a row, lifting the Ottawa Senators to a 3-0 win on Saturday.
  Forsberg, who led Ottawa (6-5-0) to a 2-0 win against Seattle last December, made 22 saves as the Senators bounced back after losing to the New York Rangers Friday night.
  Brady Tkachuk scored the go-ahead goal at 11:11 (which prompted some in the crowd to chant, “Alfie!” in honour of the team’s forme
  
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• Roughriders advance to West Division final with 28-19 win over B.C. Lions

  03-11-2024 02:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  REGINA — In their first Canadian Football League playoff game at home since 2021, the Saskatchewan Roughriders defeated the B.C. Lions 28-19 on Saturday in the West Division semifinal.
  The Riders will now travel to Winnipeg to take on the first-place Blue Bombers in the West Division final on Nov. 9. The winner of that game advances to the Grey Cup on Nov. 17 in Vancouver.
  Holding a 20-19 lead in the fourth quarter, the Riders made it a nine-point game when Jerreth Sterns grabbed a 13-yard
  
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• AP Sources: Kamala Harris will appear on SNL in last episode before presidential election

  03-11-2024 01:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris has made an unannounced trip to New York to appear on “ Saturday Night Live,” briefly stepping away from the battleground states where she’s been campaigning with just three days to go before the election.Harris departed on Air Force Two after a campaign stop on Saturday in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was scheduled to head to Detroit, but once the aircraft was in the air, aides said it was actually going to New York.
  Her app
  
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• Quebec’s Charles (Air) Jourdain wins bantamweight debut on UFC Edmonton card

  03-11-2024 01:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Canadian Charles (Air) Jourdain celebrated his bantamweight debut by submitting American Victor (La Mangosta) Henry in the second round on the UFC Fight Night undercard Saturday.
  The five-foot-nine Jourdain (16-8-1) had previously fought at featherweight (145 pounds) and lightweight (155) but dropped down to 135 pounds after two straight losses.“It’s incredible. I’m one of the smallest featherweights. Now being a bantamweight I feel I’m in the right place
  
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• Homan edges Korea 6-5 to win Pan Continental final

  03-11-2024 01:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LACOMBE, Alta. — Rachael Homan’s Ottawa team, which includes vice-skip Tracy Fleury, second Emma Miskew and lead Sarah Wilkes, stole a single point in the 10th end to defeat South Korea 6-5 and win the women’s Pan Continental Curling Championship on Saturday night.
  Homan’s Canadian squad had defeated Eunji Gim and the Koreans 8-2 in round-robin play on Wednesday.
  Canada and South Korea traded deuces in the first two ends and Canada went up 3-2 with a steal of one in the f
  
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• Kelly throws four TDs, Argonauts return to East final with 58-38 win over Redblacks

  03-11-2024 00:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Quarterback Chad Kelly tossed four touchdowns and ran for another to lead the Toronto Argonauts to a 58-38 win against the Ottawa Redblacks in the East Division semifinal on Saturday.
  A last-minute Ottawa touchdown allowed the teams to match the CFL playoff record with 96 points combined, set when the Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeated the Montreal Alouettes in the 2011 East Division semifinal.
  Kelly’s heroics propelled the Argonauts to a fourth-straight appearance in the East fi
  
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• Forge FC advances to sixth straight CPL final with 1-0 win over Atletico Ottawa

  03-11-2024 00:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HAMILTON — Malik Owolabi-Belewu scored in the 53rd minute and Forge FC advanced to the Canadian Premier League championship game with a 1-0 win over Atletico Ottawa in the semifinal Saturday.
  No. 1 Forge advanced to a sixth straight CPL final, where they’ll play second-seeded Cavalry FC next Saturday.
  Cavalry advanced to the title game last Sunday with a 1-0 win over Forge in the qualifying semifinal. The final will be played at ATCO Field in Calgary.
  Forge’s victory helped Cav
  
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