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• Toronto Maple Leafs place goaltender Anthony Stolarz on injured reserve

  15-12-2024 22:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Anthony Stolarz has been placed on injured reserve, the club announced Sunday.
  The 30-year-old appeared to suffer a right leg injury in Thursday’s 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks.
  Stolarz is 9-5-2 in 2024-25 with a .927 save percentage and a 2.15 goals-against average to go along with one shutout.
  The Edison, N.J., product signed a two-year, US$5-million contract with the Leafs in free agency after winning the Stanley Cup as a backup with t
  
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• Canada Post, union make their case at labour board hearings

  15-12-2024 21:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada Post says it and the union representing striking workers are taking part in hearings by the country’s labour board on whether the two sides have reached an impasse.
  As the work stoppage hits one month, the Crown corporation says it will notify Canadians as quickly as possible when its operations resume.
  Mail could begin moving again across the country early this week after the federal government pushed Friday to end the work stoppage at Canada Post.
  Labour Minister St
  
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• Former Conservative leadership aspirant Leona Alleslev eyeing return to Parliament

  15-12-2024 21:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Former ranking Conservative MP Leona Alleslev is vying to run under the party banner again in the next election.
  The former MP of six years and one-time leadership hopeful is throwing her hat in the ring for the party nomination in Kingston and the Islands.
  Alleslev was originally swept into office in 2015 under the Liberal banner.
  But she crossed the floor to the Tories in 2018, criticizing how the governing Liberals were handling the economy and foreign affairs.
  She was re-elect
  
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• Canada’s McIntosh takes backstroke silver at short-course swimming championships

  15-12-2024 20:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BUDAPEST — Summer McIntosh added yet another medal to her haul at the World Short Course Swimming Championships on Sunday, claiming silver in the women’s 200-metre backstroke.The 18-year-old sensation from Toronto touched in one minute 59.96 seconds to set a world junior record.She was 1.92 seconds behind American Regan Smith who captured gold and set a new world record with a time of 1:58.04.
  McIntosh finished the competition with three gold medals and one silver, and set three worl
  
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• Love wins World Cup women’s bobsled bronze for US, heading into holiday break on tour

  15-12-2024 19:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SIGULDA, Latvia (AP) — Kaysha Love is going into the World Cup bobsled holiday break on a high note.
  Love and Jasmine Jones paired up to win bronze for the U.S. in a women’s bobsled race Sunday, the final day of sliding on the World Cup circuits before all three tours — bobsled, skeleton and luge — take some time off for Christmas.
  It was Love’s sixth World Cup medal in women’s bobsled, the second since she became a driver last season. She also has three medal
  
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• Sea to Sky Highway reopens after a landslide from BC windstorm

  15-12-2024 19:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Highway 99 between Lions Bay and Brunswick Beach has reopened after a landslide Saturday.
  DriveBC reported the road connecting Vancouver to Whistler, B.C., reopened in both directions around 5 a.m. this morning, ahead of an estimated reopening at 9 a.m.
  The landslide that shut the road happened around 10:30 a.m. on Saturday near Brunswick Road during a strong windstorm.The storm also left more than 300,000 without power, though BC Hydro said all but a few thousand had power bac
  
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• Canadian Jim (The Gentleman) Long looks forward to world darts’ biggest stage

  15-12-2024 19:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  At 56, Jim Long is doing retirement right — travelling the world with his wife Rhonda.
  And playing darts.
  “It’s been a perfect retirement plan,” said Long. “And we have a great time sightseeing and going to new places.”
  The former autoworker from London, Ont., opens play Tuesday at the nearly $5-million Paddy Power World Darts Championship against England’s James (Hillbilly) Hurrell. Hamilton’s Matt (Ginja Ninja) Campbell is the other Canadian in t
  
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• Canada’s Dandjinou captures speedskating gold at World Cup stop in South Korea

  15-12-2024 18:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SEOUL — William Dandjinou collected yet another gold for Canada Sunday at a short-track speedskating World Cup stop in South Korea.The 23-year-old from Montreal crossed the finish line in the men’s 1,000-metre final in one minute 24.548 seconds, 0.193 seconds ahead of Jens van ‘t Wout of the Netherlands. South Korea’s Jang Sungwoo came in third.Florence Brunelle of Trois-Rivières, Que., skated to silver in the women’s 500m race, finishing just behind American
  
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• West Africa regional bloc approves exit timeline for 3 coup-hit member states

  15-12-2024 18:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — West Africa’s regional bloc, ECOWAS, approved Sunday an exit timeline for three coup-hit nations after a nearly yearlong process of mediation to avert the unprecedented disintegration of the grouping.
  “The authority decides to set the period from 29 January, 2025 to 29 July 2025 as a transitional period and to keep ECOWAS doors open to the three countries during the transition period,” the president of the ECOWAS Commission, Omar Touray, said in a st
  
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• Occupants of a home are missing in wake of Lions Bay mudslide

  15-12-2024 18:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SQUAMISH — Emergency crews are searching for the occupants of a home impacted by a mudslide that occurred Saturday (Dec. 14) near the Brunswick Road exit ramp off Highway 99 south of Squamish.
  The slide forced the overnight closure of Highway 99 but the route has since reopened. The residence, believed to have been hit by the slide, remains inaccessible, and its occupants are unaccounted for as of Sunday morning.
  Emergency responders, including RCMP and Canadian Task Force 1 Heavy Duty Sea
  
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• Occupants of a home missing in wake of Lions Bay mudslide

  15-12-2024 18:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SQUAMISH — Emergency crews are searching for the occupants of a home impacted by a mudslide that occurred Saturday (Dec. 14) near the Brunswick Road exit ramp off Highway 99 south of Squamish.
  The slide forced the overnight closure of Highway 99 but the route has since reopened. The residence, believed to have been hit by the slide, remains inaccessible, and its occupants are unaccounted for as of Sunday morning.
  Emergency responders, including RCMP and Canadian Task Force 1 Heavy Duty Sea
  
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• Freddie Freeman’s walk-off grand slam ball sells for $1.56 million at auction

  15-12-2024 17:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. (AP) — Freddie Freeman’s historic walk-off grand slam ball from Game 1 of the World Series has sold for $1.56 million at auction.
  The bidding at SCP Auctions went into the late hours of Saturday night, according to a statement from the auction house on Sunday. It didn’t say who bought the ball.
  Freeman, the Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman, came to the plate on a sprained right ankle with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning agai
  
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• CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted – Week of December 15, 2024

  15-12-2024 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: Blayne TrotchieAge: 35
  Height: 5’7” ft
  Weight: 168lbs
  Hair: Black
  Eyes: Brown
  Wanted: Breach of Release Order
  Warrant in effect: December 10, 2024Parole Jurisdiction: Chilliwack
  Name: Corey Raymond PriceAge: 31
  Height: 5’8” ft
  Weight: 170lbs
  Hair: BrownEyes: Brown
  Wanted: Sexual Assault, Sexual Interference, Making Child Pornography, Possession
  
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• Brazilian President Lula discharged from hospital after surgery to stop brain bleed

  15-12-2024 16:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was discharged from the hospital Sunday after undergoing surgery to stop a brain bleed.
  The 79-year-old president’s strode onto the stage of a press conference on Sunday morning in a show that he was doing well following the head surgery.
  “I’m here alive, well, with the urge to work. And I’ll tell you something I used to say during the campaign. I’m 79 years old, I have the energy of 30 and
  
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• Telus Cup celebrated Sunday at Chilliwack Coliseum - Fraser Valley Today

  15-12-2024 16:26 via news.google.com
  Telus Cup celebrated Sunday at Chilliwack Coliseum  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Telus Cup celebrated Sunday at Chilliwack Coliseum

  15-12-2024 16:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The Fraser Valley Thunderbirds celebrate their role as the host team for the 2025 Telus Cup Championship with an official ceremony on Sunday (Dec. 15) at noon at the Chilliwack Coliseum.
  The event will feature remarks from Chilliwack Mayor Ken Popove and Chief David Jimmy, kicking off festivities for the under-18 national hockey tournament.
  Fans attending the ceremony can enjoy a full day of activities, including a holiday-themed community celebration with face painting, relay
  
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• Thieves get a taste for cheese and butter amid surging prices

  15-12-2024 15:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — British Columbia business owner Joe Chaput will spend $5,500 a month on security guards during the holiday season and plans on upgrading his store’s video camera system for around $5,000 more.He’s not selling luxury brands or expensive jewels.Chaput sells cheese, and at Christmas, cheese is a hot commodity.He is the co-owner of specialty cheese store les amis du Fromage, with two locations in Vancouver.While cheeselifting is rare in their Kitsilano store, the outlet
  
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• Family, friends and fans to gather at memorial for former B.C. premier John Horgan

  15-12-2024 15:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  COLWOOD, B.C. — Thousands are expected to gather at an arena today in Colwood, B.C., to celebrate the life of former British Columbia premier John Horgan.Horgan stepped down in November 2022 after five years as premier, left politics a few months later, then was quickly appointed the ambassador to Germany in November 2023.But just eight months into his new post, he announced he had cancer for a third time, this time thyroid cancer, after being treated for throat cancer while he was premier
  
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• Chilliwack Outdoor Club hosts free snowshoeing seminar at library - Chilliwack Progress

  15-12-2024 14:35 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack Outdoor Club hosts free snowshoeing seminar at library  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Premiers push Ottawa to build Northern infrastructure after Arctic foreign policy

  15-12-2024 12:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada’s Northern premiers are pitching the federal government to dip into its defence budget as a way to bolster Arctic infrastructure and help meet the NATO spending target in the process.
  The calls come after Canada released its new Arctic foreign policy earlier this month, which committed to promoting investment in a wide range of sectors — including critical mineral development, transportation and energy — but didn’t specifically make funding commitmen
  
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• Fall fiscal update to grapple with Trump presidency, expected to show larger deficit

  15-12-2024 12:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Liberals’ fall economic statement Monday is expected to show a larger-than-promised deficit and offer details on how the government will tackle the threat of U.S. tariffs ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration in the new year.
  A senior government official said the fiscal update will include measures to incentivize business investment in Canada.The source, who was not authorized to discuss matters publicly, says the government is focused on how to keep and attract cap
  
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• ‘Don’t make us pay’: Northern Ontario mayors say immigration cuts hurt their cities

  15-12-2024 12:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — As the federal government looks to drastically reduce its immigration targets over the next few years, the mayors of northern Ontario’s largest cities say they need more immigrants to sustain local economies and population.The mayors of Sault Ste. Marie, Thunder Bay and Sudbury are calling on Ottawa to deliver on its promise to make permanent a pilot program that resettled skilled workers in their communities, saying a one-size-fits-all approach to immigration policy doesn&
  
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• Quebec municipalities brace for new flood zone maps that show more properties at risk

  15-12-2024 12:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Officials in some Quebec municipalities ravaged by past flooding say they fear possible financial repercussions for residents as the province prepares to introduce new flood maps that would greatly expand areas deemed at risk.
  Five years ago, when a dike gave way in Ste-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, Que., the rush of water forced more than 6,000 people from their homes. Residents have since struggled to rebuild their lives in the town just west of Montreal, but Mayor François Robill
  
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• At least 11 dead in the French territory of Mayotte as Cyclone Chido causes devastating damage

  15-12-2024 11:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — At least 11 people have died after Cyclone Chido caused devastating damage in the French territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, France’s Interior Ministry said Sunday.
  The ministry said it was proving difficult to get a precise tally of the dead and injured amid fears the death toll will increase. A hospital in Mayotte reported that nine people were in critical condition in the hospital and 246 others were injured.
  The tropical cyclone blew through t
  
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• Some Vancouver Canucks players ‘struggling to get emotionally invested’: coach

  15-12-2024 08:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks may be the lone NHL team looking forward to getting back on the road.
  An ugly 5-1 loss to the Boston Bruins on Saturday left the Canucks (15-9-5) searching for answers as to why they’ve struggled at Rogers Arena.Starts in particular have been a problem, with the team giving up the opening goal in 16 of 29 games.
  Vancouver fell behind just over five minutes into Saturday’s game when Brad Marchand popped a power-play goal in behind goalie Thatche
  
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• Flames bounce back with grit, blank Panthers 3-0

  15-12-2024 08:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Reeling from a blowout loss two nights earlier, the Calgary Flames bounced back impressively on Saturday by blanking the reigning Stanley Cup champions.
  Led by rookie goaltender Dustin Wolf, who made 32 saves for his second shutout of the season, Calgary chalked up a 3-0 win over the Florida Panthers, who have been shutout in consecutive games.
  “After the last game, everybody wanted to come in and provide a better effort and I thought that’s what we did tonight,&rdquo
  
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• NHL roundup: Devils rally for 4-1 victory over the Blackhawks

  15-12-2024 07:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Jack Hughes scored his 13th goal during a big third period for New Jersey, helping the Devils beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 on Saturday.
  Dawson Mercer and Timo Meier each had a goal and an assist as the Devils improved to 7-3-1 in their last 11 games. Nico Hischier also scored and Jacob Markstrom made 17 saves while improving to 15-6-2 this season.
  New Jersey trailed 1-0 after two periods, but it put together a strong finish against Drew Commesso in his first NHL star
  
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• Wolf helps Flames shut down visiting Panthers 3-0

  15-12-2024 07:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Mikael Backlund had a goal and an assist and rookie goaltender Dustin Wolf made 32 stops for his second shutout as the Calgary Flames blanked the Florida Panthers 3-0 on Saturday.
  Nazem Kadri and Blake Coleman also scored for Calgary (15-11-5), which had surrendered 21 goals in its previous four games including eight against Tampa Bay on Thursday. The Flames improve to 7-1-1 in their last nine home games.
  Florida (18-11-2) was shut out for the second straight game and it comes on
  
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• Pastrnak puts up four points, Boston Bruins thump Vancouver Canucks 5-1

  15-12-2024 07:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — David Pastrnak scored and contributed three assists and the Boston Bruins posted a decisive 5-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday.Pavel Zacha added a goal and a helper for the Bruins (16-13-3), while Brad Marchand, Morgan Geekie and Marc McLaughlin — with his first of the season — also scored.Boston goalie Jeremy Swayman stopped 19 of the 20 shots he faced.
  Max Sasson was the lone scorer for the Canucks (15-9-5), burying his first NHL goal midway throug
  
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• Ullmark’s surprise start helps Senators beat Penguins 3-2 in OT

  15-12-2024 05:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Goalies tend to be creatures of habit and being taken out of their routine can often be challenging, but Linus Ullmark just rolled with things when he found out he would be starting just over an hour before puck drop.
  “Just go with it,” he said. “There’s nothing really, you just take what it is. Hakuna Matata.”
  For those who aren’t familiar with Disney’s The Lion King, Hakuna Matata means no worries and that’s exactly the way Ullmark
  
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• Sea to Sky Highway to remain closed through most of Sunday

  15-12-2024 05:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Squamish — A mudslide in the Lions Bay area, south of Squamish, has closed the Sea-to-Sky Highway, linking Vancouver to Whistler. The slide occurred late Saturday morning.
  RCMP initially suggested the road could reopen by early Sunday morning. However, updated information indicates the road will remain closed until Sunday evening.
  #BCHwy99 is CLOSED in both directions at Brunswick Beach in #LionsBay due to a landslide. Crews are on site and assessment in progress.Please avoid the area @Dri
  
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• Hellebuyck frustrates Canadiens as Jets win 4-2

  15-12-2024 05:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — You could say that Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck is healthy.
  Before the game, former Jets forward Patrik Laine joked that Hellebuyck must have had the “Patty Flu” because he has never played against him.
  Well, Hellebuyck made 26 saves as Winnipeg defeated Laine’s Montreal Canadiens 4-2 before a sellout crowd of 15,225 fans at Canada Life Centre on Saturday.
  “No flu tonight,” Hellebuyck said. “He had a lot of shots tonight. He’s a good sh
  
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• Petry scores a pair as Red Wings beat Maple Leafs 4-2

  15-12-2024 04:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Jeff Petry scored his first two goals of the season and Ville Husso made 23 saves for his first victory in more than a year, helping the Detroit Red Wings beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 on Saturday night.
  Petry hadn’t scored since April 11 against Pittsburgh. He had three goals in 73 games last season after being acquired during an off-season trade with Montreal.
  Husso’s last victory came Dec. 12 of last season. He entered 0-4-2 this season.
  Moritz Seider and L
  
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• Connor lifts Jets to 4-2 win over Canadiens

  15-12-2024 04:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — Kyle Connor scored a goal and added an assist to lead the Winnipeg Jets to a hard-fought 4-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.
  It was the final contest of a four-game homestand for Winnipeg, which went 2-1-1.
  Vlad Namestnikov, into an empty net, Adam Lowry and Gabriel Vilardi, on the power play, also scored for Winnipeg.
  Josh Anderson and Lane Hutson replied for Montreal.
  Connor Hellebuyck made 26 saves for Winnipeg (22-9-1) before a sellout crowd of 15,225
  
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• Tkachuk scores in OT as Senators edge Penguins 3-2

  15-12-2024 03:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Linus Ullmark was expecting to have the night off but was called into action after Anton Forsberg suffered a minor injury before warm-up.
  Ullmark was coming off a 3-0 shutout win over Carolina the night before and has only played in four back-to-back games throughout his career.
  Ullmark provided a 26-save performance Saturday night and Brady Tkachuk scored the overtime game winner in a 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins to give the Senators (15-13-2) their first three-game win s
  
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• South Korea’s opposition chief urges top court to act swiftly on impeachment

  15-12-2024 03:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s opposition leader urged the Constitutional Court to rule swiftly on a bid to remove President Yoon Suk Yeol from office, the day after parliament voted to impeach him over a short-lived attempt to impose martial law.
  Yoon’s powers will be suspended until the court rules on the case, either removing Yoon from office or restoring his powers. The court has up to 180 to decide, and if he’s dismissed, a national election to choose his su
  
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• 160,000 without power in B.C. amid high winds, storm surge warning issued

  15-12-2024 03:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — BC Hydro says it is making progress by restoring power for about 170,000 customers on the West Coast as high winds batter the province.Environment Canada warned Saturday morning that the Metro Vancouver area could be hit with 70-kilometre-per-hour winds and gusts of up to 100 kilometres per hour as a low-pressure system moves in.
  Bowen Island, Lions Bay, West Vancouver to Boundary Bay, and Saturna Island are expected to see winds gusting up to 90 kilometres per hour this aftern
  
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• Canadian flyweight Jamey-Lyn Horth loses by decision on UFC Fight Night card

  15-12-2024 02:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TAMPA — Canadian flyweight Jamey-Lyn Horth, fighting for the second time in six weeks, lost a unanimous decision to Miranda (Fear The) Maverick on a UFC Fight Night card Saturday.
  All three judges scored it 29-28 for the American.
  It was a grinding, unspectacular victory with Maverick blunting Horth’s attack by clinching at the fence and controlling her on the ground.Horth agreed to fill in for the injured Tracy Cortez, ranked 11th among UFC 125-pound contenders, just four days after
  
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• Oilers rediscover offensive touch as win streak hits five games

  15-12-2024 02:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have rediscovered their scoring touch.
  One game after scoring seven goals against Minnesota, Leon Draisaitl had a goal and two assists as the Oilers earned a 6-3 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday to extend their NHL win streak to five games.
  The Oilers struggled to score early on in the year, but the goals have been coming a little easier at the moment.
  “We created looks early on in the year, too — it just didn’t seem to go o
  
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• Giannis, Bucks top Hawks 110-102, earn spot in NBA Cup final

  15-12-2024 01:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 32 points and was an assist away from a triple-double, Damian Lillard added 25 and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Atlanta Hawks 110-102 on Saturday to earn a spot in the NBA Cup championship game.
  Antetokounmpo finished with 14 rebounds, nine assists and four blocks for the Bucks, who improved to 11-1 all-time in NBA Cup games — the only loss coming in last year’s semifinals.
  Brook Lopez scored 16 for Milwaukee.
  Trae Young had 35 points,
  
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• Draisaitl helps Oilers win fifth straight game with 6-3 victory over Golden Knights

  15-12-2024 01:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Leon Draisaitl had a goal and two assists as the Edmonton Oilers earned a 6-3 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday to extend their winning streak to five games.
  Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Connor Brown each had a goal and an assist for the Oilers (18-10-2), who have won eight of their last nine. Zach Hyman, Corey Perry and Jeff Skinner also scored.
  Victor Olofsson, Ivan Barbashev and Brett Howden replied for the Golden Knights (19-8-3), who had a four-game winning strea
  
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• Team Canada prepares for upcoming Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin

  15-12-2024 01:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  A busy training camp filled with challenging exercises would occupy the thoughts of most high-performance athletes but Darby McIntyre was more excited to meet their teammates.
  McIntyre attended a Special Olympics Canada training camp this past week, bringing together athletes from across the country to prepare for the upcoming 2025 World Winter Games. McIntyre will compete in cross-country skiing when the international multi-sport event for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities
  
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• Sea to Sky Highway in B.C. has been closed in both directions due to mudslide

  15-12-2024 00:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SQUAMISH, B.C. — The Sea to Sky Highway linking Vancouver and Whistler, B.C., has been closed in both directions after a mudslide near Lions Bay brought down trees and debris to block the road.The RCMP in Squamish, B.C., says the road is not expected to reopen until midnight and no detours are available.It says there are no reported injuries so far but emergency crews are still working to confirm if anyone was hurt and the extent of the damage.Photos and videos posted on the social media p
  
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