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• Agassiz kicks off Fraser Valley Off-Road Toy Runs in December

  07-12-2024 23:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  AGASSIZ – The first of several off-road toy runs in the Fraser Valley will take place in Agassiz on Sunday night.
  The two-hour Fraser Valley Off-Road Toy Run will feature convoys of vehicles decorated with holiday lights, collecting new unwrapped toys, non-perishable food, and cash donations for regional Christmas bureaus.
  The meet will take place on Pioneer Avenue, across from Pioneer Park, between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.
  Off-roaders with decorated vehicles are welcome to join this family-frien
  
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• Shesterkin’s deal with the Rangers said to be richest for a goalie in NHL history

  07-12-2024 23:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Igor Shesterkin’s contract extension with the New York Rangers makes him the highest-paid goaltender in NHL history, according to multiple reports.
  The team announced the eight-year extension Saturday, but did not provide the value of the deal in its release. It is reportedly worth $92 million for an average annual value of $11.5 million. That tops Carey Price’s eight-year, $84 million deal he signed with Montreal in 2017 as the richest for a goalie.
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• Curl-Salemme, Cava lead Minnesota Frost to 5-3 win over Toronto Sceptres in PWHL

  07-12-2024 23:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Britta Curl-Salemme scored twice, including the game-winner, for the Minnesota Frost in a 6-3 win over the host Toronto Sceptres in the Professional Women’s Hockey League on Saturday.
  The forward on the United States women’s team drifted a shot from the sideboards that beat Toronto goalie Kristen Cambell on the far side at 6:39 of the third period.Curl-Salemme also scored the tying goal for the Frost at 18:41 of the second period in front of 7,584 at Coca-Cola Coliseu
  
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• US announces nearly $1 billion more in longer-term weapons support for Ukraine

  07-12-2024 22:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — The United States will provide nearly $1 billion more in longer-term weapons support to Ukraine, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Saturday as the Biden administration rushes to spend all the congressionally approved money it has left to bolster Kyiv before President-elect Donald Trump takes office next month.The latest package will include more drones and munitions for the High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, or HIMARS, that the U.S. has provided. While the
  
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• PHOTOS: Gift ideas galore at Christmas expo in Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress

  07-12-2024 22:49 via news.google.com
  PHOTOS: Gift ideas galore at Christmas expo in Chilliwack  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Prince George Taylor Swift fans rent car after flight to Vancouver cancelled

  07-12-2024 22:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — A diehard Taylor Swift fan who lives in Prince George, B.C., says a flight cancellation forced her and a group of other Swifties to rent a car and make the near 800-kilometre journey to Vancouver to catch the last dates of the Eras Tour.Carol Hansson says her flight was originally scheduled for Thursday night, but it kept getting delayed due to apparent safety issues with the aircraft, and alternate flights wouldn’t have got her to Vancouver in time for Friday’s con
  
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• Canadian ice dancers finish fourth and fifth in Grand Prix final

  07-12-2024 22:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  GRENOBLE — Canadian ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier couldn’t overcome a fall in the rhythm dance at the ISU Grand Prix final to reach the podium with their free skate Saturday.
  Toronto’s Gilles and Poirier, from Unionville, Ont., who are three-time medallists in world championships, ranked second in the free skate to finish fifth overall.
  Poirier caught his foot on the boards and fell Friday. The duo ranked last among the six teams heading into the free skate.
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• 3 in 10 residential property buyers in N.S. were investors in 2018-2020: StatsCan

  07-12-2024 21:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HALIFAX — Statistics Canada says investors represented three in 10 residential property buyers in Nova Scotia between 2018 and 2020 — the highest volume of such buyers among provinces where data is available.
  The data, posted by the federal statistics agency on Dec. 3, tracks the number of investment buyers in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and British Columbia over three years.Nova Scotia had the highest volume of investor buyers of residential property in that time, with an average of
  
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• Environment Canada issues more than a dozen weather warnings in B.C.

  07-12-2024 20:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Environment Canada says freezing rain and flurries are set to hit parts of B.C. today, issuing more than a dozen weather warnings over heavy rain and snowfall at higher elevations.The forecast says some parts of Metro Vancouver could see upwards of 70 millimetres of rain, with the warning stretching from Howe Sound to the Fraser Valley.The weather agency says the downpours come from a “robust and rain laden frontal system” making its way across and inward through th
  
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• Quebec liquor store employees secure new collective agreement after 2-year fight

  07-12-2024 20:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Members of a union representing more than 5,000 Quebec liquor store employees have secured a new collective agreement, ending two years of negotiations with the province-owned company.
  The union says more than 2,300 union members cast their votes on Friday, with 71 per cent in favour of adopting the agreement in principle reached by the two parties in November.
  The union says worker salaries will receive an almost 20 per cent boost over the next six years and that employee sched
  
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• Interior designer, emotional aid for children win ‘Startup Challenge’ awards in Chilliwack - Fraser Valley Today

  07-12-2024 20:15 via news.google.com
  Interior designer, emotional aid for children win ‘Startup Challenge’ awards in Chilliwack  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Interior designer, emotional aid for children win ‘Startup Challenge’ awards in Chilliwack

  07-12-2024 20:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK – A Lower Mainland interior designer who emphasizes “value and functionality” for clients won the top prize at a live pitch event held at Studio C in Cowork Chilliwack.
  Judges at the “Startup Challenge,” hosted by Community Futures South Fraser in late November, awarded Abide Studio the $5,000 grand prize package, citing its hourly service offerings and tailored fee proposals as key factors in the win.
  “Through 14 years in the industry, I have built
  
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• Norris takes pole for season-ending Abu Dhabi GP, Hamilton 18th in Mercedes farewell

  07-12-2024 19:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — McLaren’s 26-year wait for a Formula One constructors’ title could soon be over. Lewis Hamilton’s time with Mercedes is set to end on a low.
  Lando Norris took pole position for the last Formula One race of the season Saturday alongside teammate Oscar Piastri to put McLaren on the verge of winning the lucrative prize for teams for the first time since 1998.
  While Norris couldn’t stop Max Verstappen retaining the drivers’ t
  
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• Lindsey Vonn finishes 24th in downhill in her first race since announcing her return at age 40

  07-12-2024 19:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. (AP) — Lindsey Vonn finished 24th in a lower-level FIS downhill race on Saturday as she returned from retirement to compete for the first time in nearly six years.
  The 40-year-old Vonn is on the comeback trail after stepping away from the sport because of injuries. She wound up 1.44 seconds behind the winning time of 1 minute, 5.79 seconds posted by Mirjam Puchner of Austria. There were 43 racers who competed on a cool but mostly sunny day.
  Moments after crossing the
  
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• Germany’s Francesco Friedrich wins 80th World Cup bobsled gold

  07-12-2024 19:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ALTENBERG, Germany (AP) — Francesco Friedrich of Germany got the 80th World Cup win of his career Saturday, teaming with rookie Simon Wulff to prevail in the opening two-man bobsled race of the season.
  It was Friedrich’s 133rd World Cup medal — including four-man results — in 188 races, and he’s now won 48 of his 100 two-man races on the circuit. Wulff was in a World Cup race for the first time.
  Friedrich led a German sweep of the two-man medal positions: Johannes L
  
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• Notre Dame reopens its doors to Macron and other world leaders in a rare symbol of unity

  07-12-2024 19:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PARIS (AP) — Howling winds couldn’t stop Notre Dame’s heart from beating again. With three resounding knocks on its doors by Paris Archbishop Laurent Ulrich, wielding a staff carved from fire-scorched beams, the cathedral roared back to life Saturday evening.For the first time since a devastating 2019 blaze, the towering Gothic masterpiece reopened for worship, its rebirth marked by song, prayer, and awe beneath its soaring arches.
  While the ceremony was initially planned to be
  
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• Quebec Conservative Party leader hospitalized with heart problem

  07-12-2024 19:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Quebec Conservative Party leader Éric Duhaime has been hospitalized with a heart problem.
  Duhaime says he suffered heart trouble Friday night and his spouse immediately brought him to hospital.
  The party leader made the announcement on X this afternoon, posting a picture of himself in a hospital bed giving a thumbs up.Duhaime says he’s confident he will make a full recovery but will be taking a step back for the next few weeks.
  Last month, Duhaime indicated he would
  
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• Canada’s Danae Blais claims World Cup short track gold in Beijing

  07-12-2024 18:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BEIJING — Canadian short track speedskater Danae Blais captured her first World Cup gold medal in an individual distance Saturday when she was first in the women’s 1,000 metres.
  The 25-year-old from Chateauguay, Que., raced from the front of the pack at the start and held off a late challenge by runner-up Xandra Velzeboer of the Netherlands.
  “Winning gold is an incredible feeling,” Blais said in a statement from Speed Skating Canada.
  “The level of competition is ext
  
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• Curbside glass collection coming to Abbotsford in mid-2025: city

  07-12-2024 18:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD – Households in Abbotsford already receiving waste collection services will have glass containers added to their recycling pick up starting next year.
  The city has announced plans to include glass in its regular recycling program by spring, allowing residents to leave bottles and jars for curbside pick up.
  “The new initiative will make it easier for households to recycle glass by providing a separate bin for empty jars and bottles, placed alongside other recyclables,&rdquo
  
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• Chilliwack Chiefs Saturday, January 04, 2025 | Prince George Spruce Kings - Prince George Spruce Kings

  07-12-2024 18:02 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack Chiefs Saturday, January 04, 2025 | Prince George Spruce Kings  Prince George Spruce Kings
  
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• Trump receives a Paris welcome full of presidential pomp from France’s Macron

  07-12-2024 17:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed Donald Trump to Paris on Saturday with a full a dose of presidential pomp as the two men resumed the relationship they established during Trump’s first term after a four-year hiatus.Trump, the once and future American president, said the two would be discussing a world that’s gone “a little crazy” as they met one on one before a celebration of the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral five years after a devastating
  
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• Beaten by Australia, Canadian women miss out on semifinals at Cape Town Sevens

  07-12-2024 17:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CAPE TOWN — Australia, fresh off a fifth straight title in Dubai, downed Canada 26-10 in pool play at the Cape Town Sevens on Saturday to advance to the semifinals.
  The unbeaten Australian women will face the U.S. on one women’s semifinal with New Zealand playing France in the other. Canada (1-1-0) will take on Britain (1-1-0) in game determine which country will play for fifth place.
  The South Africa event is the second of seven stops on the 2025 HSBC SVNS season. Australia thumped
  
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• Snowfall warning: Up to 25 cm possible on Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt

  07-12-2024 15:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HOPE – Canada’s weather agency has issued a snowfall warning for the Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt alerting drivers of hazardous conditions.
  Environment Canada expects Saturday morning rain will transition to snowfall with amounts between 15 and 25 cm anticipated until late Sunday afternoon.
  “Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots may become difficult to navigate due to accumulating snow,” the agency said in its advisory.
  “Weather
  
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• Syrian opposition activists say insurgents have reached the suburbs of Damascus

  07-12-2024 15:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian insurgents have reached the suburbs of Damascus as part of a rapidly moving offensive that has seen them take over some of Syria’s largest cities, opposition activists and a rebel commander said Saturday.
  Rami Abdurrahman, who heads the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition war monitor, said insurgents are now active in the Damascus suburbs of Maadamiyah, Jaramana and Daraya. He added that opposition fighters on Saturday were also march
  
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• Not just for your parents: Facebook’s buy-and-sell platform drawing back millennials

  07-12-2024 12:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HALIFAX — A historic 400-kilogram anchor that was dragged up from the ocean floor off Cape St. Mary’s in Newfoundland sits propped up against a tree in front of Tyler Stapleton’s house.
  The two-metre-tall anchor, believed to be from a century-old shipwreck, was salvaged by a fisherman in the 1980s. But last year, the 31-year-old Stapleton, who works as a navigation officer on a cargo ship, snapped it up on Facebook Marketplace.
  Bought for $400, it now sits proudly on display ou
  
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• Apiaries abuzz over ruling against widening cross-border trade in live honeybees

  07-12-2024 12:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The dismissal of a class-action lawsuit over rules governing the cross-border live bee trade is casting a spotlight on political division within Canada’s beekeeping community.
  A federal judge has ruled against awarding commercial beekeepers damages from a decades-old partial ban on shipping live honeybees across the Canada-U.S. border, which is in place out of concerns that could bring in aggressive pests and diseases.
  Beekeepers from Western Canada involved in the suit clai
  
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• LGBTQ+ refugees languish as Kenyan government blocks Canadians from resettling them

  07-12-2024 12:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NAIROBI — In a low-income neighbourhood on the outskirts of Nairobi, seven people gather in an air-conditioned home around a dinner table for a Ugandan stew of matoke bananas with peanut sauce.
  Like many locals, most of them wear beaded bracelets with the flag of Kenya, or of their native Uganda. But Anne, who requested their real name not be published to protect their safety, is wearing a bracelet with the flag of Canada.
  Anne, who uses gender-neutral pronouns, has been trying to reach Ca
  
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• An explosion has caused several injuries and damaged apartments in a Dutch city

  07-12-2024 11:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An explosion and fire rocked a neighborhood in the Dutch city of The Hague early Saturday, destroying several apartments and injuring multiple people, according to authorities.
  The cause of the disaster is unclear, but police said they are looking for a car seen leaving the scene.
  Emergency authorities said four people have been rescued from the rubble and taken to the hospital, but could not say how many people may still be under the rubble. Local media repor
  
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• An explosion has caused several injuries and damaged apartments in the Dutch capital

  07-12-2024 10:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An explosion rocked a neighborhood in Dutch capital early Saturday, destroying several apartments and injuring multiple people, according to authorities.
  The cause of the disaster in The Hague is unclear. Emergency authorities said four people have been rescued from the rubble and taken to the hospital, but could not say how many people may still be under the rubble.
  A line of ambulances could be seen waiting nearby in anticipation of more victims. The spokesp
  
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• Everton vs. Liverpool postponed because of bad weather

  07-12-2024 10:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — The Merseyside derby between Everton and Liverpool was postponed on Saturday because of adverse weather.
  The Premier League match was due to kick off at 12.30 p.m. U.K. time.
  But Everton issued a statement at 8.34 a.m. to say it would not go ahead.
  Rain, wind and flood warnings have been issued by the Met office in parts of the U.K.
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• Polls open in general election in Ghana overshadowed by the worst economic crisis in a generation

  07-12-2024 08:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Polls opened in presidential and legislative elections in Ghana Saturday, poised to be a litmus test for democracy in a region shaken by extremist violence and coups.
  Some 18.7 million people are registered to vote in the West African country hit by one of the worst economic crises in a generation. However, the two main candidates offer little hope for change for the nation.
  Ghana used to be a poster child for democracy in the region. At a time when coups threatened dem
  
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• Resilient Vancouver Canucks making multi-goal comebacks routine

  07-12-2024 08:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Falling behind has become a habit for the Vancouver Canucks this season.Making a big comeback has, too.The Canucks (14-7-4) erased a two-goal deficit Friday and rallied to beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2.“It took us a little while to get into the game, probably longer than we would have liked,” said winger Kiefer Sherwood. “But good thing is, we found two points and keep things rolling.”
  Columbus (11-12-3) outshot Vancouver 17-2 in the first period an
  
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• Suter scores twice as Vancouver Canucks down Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2

  07-12-2024 06:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Pius Suter scored twice and the Vancouver Canucks came all the way back to top the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2 on Friday.The Blue Jackets (11-12-3) took a 2-0 lead midway through the first period thanks to goals from Mathieu Olivier and Damon Severson.Brock Boeser and Kiefer Sherwood replied for the Canucks (14-7-4) in the second before Suter gave Vancouver the lead early in the third.Jake DeBrusk added an insurance goal midway through the final frame and Suter put a puck into th
  
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• ‘As good as we’ve played’: Capitals set franchise mark with 8th straight road win

  07-12-2024 05:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Spencer Carbery was fuming the last time his Capitals faced the Maple Leafs.
  Washington’s return visit to Toronto had their head coach positively glowing.
  Carbery’s group ground out a 3-1 victory against the team with the NHL’s best home record Friday — and set a new franchise mark with an eighth straight road victory in the process.
  “Great hockey game from our standpoint,” Carbery said. “As good as we’ve played.”
  The second-y
  
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• One punch, two seconds. Bare-knuckle fighter Justin Watson wastes no time for the win

  07-12-2024 05:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DULUTH — American featherweight Justin Watson scored a two-second knockout in a bare-knuckle bout Friday, flooring Cole Ferrell with one punch at BKFC 69.
  The opening bell rang, Watson took one step forward and delivered a piston-like right to the forehead that sent Ferrell face first to the canvas, prompting the referee to immediately step in to stop the bout. Watson looked on, making a throat-slashing gesture before walking away.
  A wobbly Ferrell protested when he finally got back to his
  
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• Canada’s Dante Leon, Jonathan di Bella post wins in One Championship card in Bangkok

  07-12-2024 05:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BANGKOK — Canadian Dante Leon won his One Championship submission grappling debut in style Friday, making short work of Brazilian Bruno (Puccibull) Pucci on the undercard of “One Fight Night 26: Lee vs. Rasulov.”
  A two-time IBJJF no-gi world champion and Grappling Insider’s Male Grappler of the Year in 2023, Leon earned a US$50,000 bonus for his performance.
  Leon took Pucci’s back early, looking got a choke. With Pucci caught in a body triangle, Leon trapped the Bra
  
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• Grant-Mentis scores winner as Victoire edge Charge 2-1

  07-12-2024 04:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Montreal Victoire were victorious over the Charge Friday night with a 2-1 Professional Women’s Hockey League win in Ottawa.
  Victoire captain Marie-Philip Poulin and Mikyla Grant-Mentis scored for the Victoire (1-1-0-1), who got a 29-save performance from Elaine Chuli.
  The lone goal for the Charge (1-0-1-1) came off the stick of Ashton Bell. Emerance Maschmeyer made 29 saves in a losing effort.
  Trailing 2-1, the Charge pulled Maschmeyer with over two minutes to play and w
  
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• More cases of parasite causing deadly whirling disease in fish found in B.C. waters

  07-12-2024 03:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says it has detected more cases of a parasite that Parks Canada describes as potentially devastating to young trout and salmon.
  The provincial Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship says three trout samples from the southern arm of Kootenay Lake have tested positive for the parasite that causes whirling disease.
  The first case of the parasite in B.C. waters was found in September 2023 in Yoho National Park’s Emerald Lake, which pro
  
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• Connor McMichael scores third-period winner, Capitals down Maple Leafs 3-1

  07-12-2024 03:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Connor McMichael scored the winner in the third period as the Washington Capitals downed the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 on Friday night.
  Nic Dowd, with a goal and an assist, and Aliaksei Protas, into an empty net, provided the rest of the offence for Washington (18-6-2), which was coming off Tuesday’s 2-1 overtime loss to the San Jose Sharks that ended a four-game winning streak. Charlie Lindgren made 20 saves.
  The Capitals sit tied atop the Eastern Conference standings with t
  
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• South Korean president says he won’t seek to impose martial law again, ‘truly sorry’ for anxiety

  07-12-2024 02:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s president said he’s “truly sorry” for causing public anxiety with his declaration of martial law earlier this week, and promised not to make another attempt to impose it.
  President Yoon Suk Yeol made a public apology in a brief televised address Saturday morning, hours ahead of a parliamentary vote on a motion to impeach him.
  Yoon said he won’t shirk legal or political responsibility for the declaration, adding that he w
  
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• Scheffler goes on a run of birdies in the Bahamas, leads by two

  07-12-2024 01:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Scottie Scheffler birdied every hole but the par 3s on the front nine at Albany Golf Club on Friday and finished his bogey-free round with an 8-under 64 that gave him a two-shot lead in the Hero World Challenge.
  Two months off did nothing to slow the world’s No. 1 player. Scheffler already has eight victories this year and is in position to get another before the end of the year.
  Scheffler was at 13-under 131, two ahead of Akshay Bhatia (66) and Justin Thomas (
  
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• Toronto FC captain says Herdman resignation as coach an ‘unfortunate situation’

  07-12-2024 01:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — John Herdman’s decision to step down as Toronto FC coach is an “unfortunate situation,” says club captain Jonathan Osorio.
  Herdman resigned Nov. 29, saying it was “the right time for me to step away from the club, as the organization defines its vision for the future.”
  His departure was linked by many to the Canada Soccer investigation into the drone-spying scandal at the Paris Olympics that cost women’s coach Bev Priestman, assistant coach Jas
  
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• Former Chilliwack MLA Dan Coulter hospitalized after ‘serious medical emergency’: BC NDP - Fraser Valley Today

  07-12-2024 01:23 via news.google.com
  Former Chilliwack MLA Dan Coulter hospitalized after ‘serious medical emergency’: BC NDP  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Former Chilliwack MLA Dan Coulter hospitalized after ‘serious medical emergency’: BC NDP

  07-12-2024 01:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER – Former Chilliwack MLA Dan Coulter has been hospitalized following a “serious medical emergency,” according to the BC NDP.
  In a statement released Friday afternoon, NDP provincial director Heather Stoutenburg said Coulter is “currently in hospital” receiving medical care after an unspecified health episode.
  “We’re asking everyone to keep Dan in their thoughts and send him love and support,” Stoutenburg said.
  “Dan’s family is
  
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• Heavy rain expected for Metro Vancouver for first night of Taylor Swift weekend

  07-12-2024 01:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Environment Canada is warning of heavy rain for parts of B.C.’s south coast and a blanket of snow for areas in the B.C. Interior.The weather agency says parts of Metro Vancouver, Howe Sound, Whistler and the Fraser Valley should expect up to 70 millimetres of rain through to Saturday, with possible localized flooding.A rainfall warning has also been issued for most of the west coast of Vancouver Island, including Tofino and Zeballos, where up to 120 millimetres of rain is
  
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• Murisier claims 1st World Cup win by taking men’s downhill, Canada’s Crawford fourth

  07-12-2024 00:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BEAVER CREEK, Colo. (AP) — Justin Murisier of Switzerland claimed his first World Cup victory by beating his stellar teammate Marco Odermatt in the opening men’s downhill race of the World Cup season on Friday.
  Murisier beat Odermatt, the defending World Cup overall and downhill champion, by 0.20 seconds. Slovenia’s Miha Hrobat was third, 0.35 behind Murisier, to earn a spot on the World Cup podium for the first time in his career.
  Toronto’s James (Jack) Crawford was 0.51
  
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