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• Atletico Madrid stuns Barcelona in stoppage time to snatch La Liga lead

  21-12-2024 23:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MADRID (AP) — Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone ran down the touchline in joy while Barcelona players sunk to the turf in dismay.
  Super sub Alexander Sørloth struck again deep in stoppage time to hand Atletico a 2-1 comeback win at Barcelona and ensure Atletico will spend La Liga’s short winter break on top of the table.
  Atletico’s 12th straight win in all competitions lifted it three points above Barcelona.
  Barcelona has only two wins in its last nine games and could
  
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• Ottawa Senators goalie Leevi Merilainen gets start against Vancouver Canucks

  21-12-2024 22:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Senators goalie Leevi Merilainen gets his first start of the season and third of his NHL career when Ottawa visits the Vancouver Canucks.
  Senators head coach Travis Green wants to lighten the workload of star goalie Linus Ullmark and was excited to see the 22-year-old Merilainen in net Saturday night.
  Ullmark has backstopped the Sens (17-13-2) to five straight wins and boasts a 12-7-2 record with a 2.37 goals-against average, a .916 saveand three shutouts this season.Ottawa&rsq
  
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• Targeted shooting in Mission sends one to hospital

  21-12-2024 21:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MISSION — A man is recovering in hospital after a targeted shooting in Mission on Saturday (Dec. 21) morning.
  The incident occurred shortly after 10 a.m. near Duncan Avenue and Wren Street. Mission RCMP responded to reports of gunfire and found one man suffering from injuries. Police say his wounds are non-life threatening.
  Investigators believe the shooting was targeted and believe there is no ongoing threat to community safety. No arrests have been made.
  Investigators are seeking assista
  
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• Two killed, one injured in Metro Vancouver vehicle crash

  21-12-2024 21:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BURNABY, B.C. — Two people are dead after a major vehicle crash in Metro Vancouver early this morning.
  Mounties say the crash happened at the intersection of Boundary Road and Forest Street, on the Burnaby side of the city’s border with Vancouver.
  Police say a vehicle was travelling west on Forest Street when it was hit by a northbound vehicle on Boundary Road.
  Emergency responders at the scene attempted life-saving measures on the two occupants in the westbound vehicle, but police s
  
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• Montreal police search for man accused of attempted murder of woman found in river

  21-12-2024 21:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Montreal police are searching for a man accused of attempting to a kill a woman Friday after he allegedly abducted her and forced her into a car, which later plunged into the Richelieu River.
  Police spokesperson Mariane Allaire Morin says the force received a call at around 9 a.m. Friday about a man abducting a 23-year-old woman from a home in Montreal’s Town of Mount Royal suburb.
  Police say the woman was in the car when it went into the river later that day, and they con
  
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• UPDATE: Mission man in houseboat injured in targeted waterfront shooting - Chilliwack Progress

  21-12-2024 21:45 via news.google.com
  UPDATE: Mission man in houseboat injured in targeted waterfront shooting  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Canada’s Mackay, Sharpe reach World Cup podium in freestyle ski halfpipe

  21-12-2024 21:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  COPPER MOUNTAIN — Two Canadian skiers have landed on the World Cup podium in freestyle halfpipe.
  Calgary’s Brendan Mackay was a silver medallist in the men’s event behind victor Alex Ferreira of the United States at Copper Mountain.
  Mackay, who won the season-opening halfpipe in New Zealand in September and was fourth in China in early December, ranks second to Ferreira in the men’s season standings.Cassie Sharpe of Comox, B.C., finished third in the women’s event b
  
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• Environment Canada issues warnings as more high winds expected along B.C. coast

  21-12-2024 20:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Residents of parts of the British Columbia coast are again bracing for high winds, with gusts forecasted to reach 110 km/h in some areas.
  Environment Canada says a wind warning has been issued in parts of B.C.’s central coast including Bella Bella and Klemtu.
  The forecast calls for high winds as a “vigorous frontal system” moves into the region, possibly damaging buildings and causing power outages.
  A separate wind warning has also been issued for parts of the
  
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• Man City crisis deepens after latest Premier League loss to Aston Villa

  21-12-2024 18:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Manchester City’s stunning slump deepened after losing to Aston Villa 2-1 in the Premier League on Saturday.
  Goals from Jhon Duran and Morgan Rogers at Villa Park consigned the four-time defending champion to a ninth defeat in 12 games in a season that is unravelling. Pep Guardiola’s team has won just once during that run.
  “We have to stay positive, even though it’s difficult, and we have to keep working hard,” City striker Erling Haaland said.
  Phil Foden pulled a g
  
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• Chilliwack’s Reece Howden wins second men’s World Cup ski cross race of the season - Chilliwack Progress

  21-12-2024 18:44 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack’s Reece Howden wins second men’s World Cup ski cross race of the season  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Rangers’ Rempe offered an in-person hearing, NHL could suspend him six-plus games

  21-12-2024 18:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Matt Rempe of the New York Rangers has been offered an in-person hearing with the NHL’s Department of Player Safety to discuss his boarding and elbowing of Dallas Stars defenceman Miro Heiskanen.
  The in-person hearing, which can be held via Zoom as opposed to a phone call, allows senior vice-president of player safety George Parros and his department to suspend Rempe for six or more games. The time and date of the hearing was to be determined, the league said Saturday.
  Rempe, a six-foot-ei
  
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• Chilliwack’s Reece Howden wins second men’s World Cup ski cross race of the season - Today In BC – Today In BC

  21-12-2024 18:42 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack’s Reece Howden wins second men’s World Cup ski cross race of the season  Today In BC – Today In BC
  
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• Chilliwack’s Reece Howden victorious in men’s World Cup ski cross race

  21-12-2024 18:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  INNICHEN — Canada’s Reece Howden has won a second men’s World Cup ski cross race this season with a victory in Italy.
  The 26-year-old from Cultus Lake, ran the table by finishing first in his heat, quarterfinal and semifinal to reach the four-man final.
  Howden’s win comes after his first of the season in Arosa, Switzerland.
  He moved into second in the men’s World Cup standings behind Florian Wilmsmann of Germany.
  Howden was the lone Canadian man to reach a final.
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• After trading away first-round pick, Toronto FC manages to find value in MLS draft

  21-12-2024 17:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Despite having previously traded away its first-round pick, Toronto FC managed to find some value in the MLS SuperDraft.
  TFC’s haul produced an athletic centre back, versatile midfielder and Liberian international winger.
  After dealing the ninth overall selection to expansion San Diego FC last week in the deal that netted Brazilian winger Thiago Andrade, Toronto saw something it liked and acquired D.C. United’s 23rd overall pick for the bargain price of US$50,000 gene
  
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• Chilliwack’s Reece Howden victorious in men’s World Cup ski cross race - Fraser Valley Today

  21-12-2024 17:46 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack’s Reece Howden victorious in men’s World Cup ski cross race  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Marc Odermatt finally wins in Gardena as he dominates a World Cup downhill

  21-12-2024 17:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SELVA DI VAL GARDENA, Italy (AP) — Marco Odermatt finally conquered the Saslong and the Swiss standout did it in style.
  Odermatt put down what he called “one of my best” downhill runs on Saturday to win a World Cup race in Val Gardena as the three-time overall World Cup champion looked like back to his imperious best.
  The 27-year-old beat Swiss teammate Franjo von Allmen by 0.45 seconds for his first victory at the resort in the Italian Dolomites. Odermatt had had four podium f
  
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• Canada’s Reece Howden victorious in men’s World Cup ski cross race

  21-12-2024 17:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  INNICHEN — Canada’s Reece Howden has won a second men’s World Cup ski cross race this season with a victory in Italy.
  The 26-year-old from Cultus Lake, B.C., ran the table by finishing first in his heat, quarterfinal and semifinal to reach the four-man final.
  Howden’s win comes after his first of the season in Arosa, Switzerland.
  He moved into second in the men’s World Cup standings behind Florian Wilmsmann of Germany.
  Howden was the lone Canadian man to reach a fin
  
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• Pope has a cold and will skip outdoor Sunday prayer ahead of a busy week

  21-12-2024 16:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is suffering from a cold and will deliver his Sunday blessing from indoors, the Vatican said, announcing the precautions ahead of a busy Christmas period and launch of the Holy Year that will sorely test Francis’ stamina and health.
  The Vatican cited the cold temperatures outside and Francis’ strenuous week ahead, after a wheezing and congested-sounding pope delivered his annual Christmas greeting to Vatican bureaucrats earlier Saturday.Francis, who tur
  
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• Christmas tree pickup in Chilliwack, Abbotsford will raise money for food bank - Chilliwack Progress

  21-12-2024 14:49 via news.google.com
  Christmas tree pickup in Chilliwack, Abbotsford will raise money for food bank  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• ‘They are violent:’ Nanaimo RCMP hunt for accused jewelry store robbers

  21-12-2024 14:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NANAIMO — Warrants have been issued for a pair of people accused of violently robbing a jewelry store in Nanaimo.
  Three people smashed into Sonny’s Jewellers on Oct. 2, attacked the owner with bear spray then fled with a considerable amount of jewelry.
  Reserve RCMP Cst. Gary O’Brien said officers arrived a short time later and were able to make quick inroads into the investigation. “Our Special Investigations Target Enforcement team, they took the lead. They arrested one
  
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• 88-year-old music maker creates unique horn section, with moose antler bass guitar and cello

  21-12-2024 14:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HOPE — Eighty-eight-year-old Lorne Collie has been making musical instruments for more than three decades, creations that dazzle for their unique materials as much as their sound.
  There’s a hefty bass guitar and a cello made of moose antlers, a baseball bat violin, ukuleles made of cookie tins, and guitars fashioned from pitch forks, a shovel, and a rake.
  His personal favourites? A frying pan mandolin and a banjo made of a motorcycle tire rim, covered by stretched deerskin painted by
  
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• Broken records, bravery drive Canada's 2024 most inspirational sports stories - Chilliwack Progress

  21-12-2024 14:00 via news.google.com
  Broken records, bravery drive Canada's 2024 most inspirational sports stories  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Death toll in attack on Christmas market in Germany rises to 5

  21-12-2024 12:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MAGDEBURG, Germany (AP) — The death toll in the attack on a busy Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg has risen to five, the state governor said Saturday.
  Saxony-Anhalt Gov. Reiner Haseloff also said that more than 200 people in total were injured, many seriously, when a Saudi doctor intentionally drove a black BMW into the market on Friday evening.
  THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.
  MAGDEBURG, Germany (AP) — Germans on Saturday mourne
  
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• Overheated immigration system needed ‘discipline’ infusion: minister

  21-12-2024 12:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — An “overheated” immigration system that admitted record numbers of newcomers to the country has harmed Canada’s decades-old consensus on the benefits of immigration, Immigration Minister Marc Miller said, as he reflected on the changes in his department in a year-end interview.
  The system, he said, needed some discipline to get the country back on track.
  Over the course of 2024, Miller moved to cap the number of student visas, reduced the number of permanent resi
  
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• Lindsey Vonn races into 14th in a super-G to mark her return to World Cup skiing at age 40

  21-12-2024 11:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) — Lindsey Vonn raced into 14th position in a super-G on Saturday to mark her return to World Cup skiing at age 40.
  Vonn finished 1.18 seconds behind leader Cornelia Huetter.
  It’s the American standout’s first World Cup race after nearly six years of retirement.
  Vonn is planning to race another super-G in St. Moritz on Sunday.
  Lower-ranked skiers were still coming down the course so the results were not official yet.
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• Music maker, 88, creates unique horn section, with moose antler bass guitar and cello

  21-12-2024 10:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Eighty-eight-year-old Lorne Collie has been making musical instruments for more than three decades, creations that dazzle for their unique materials as much as their sound.There’s a hefty bass guitar and a cello made of moose antlers, a baseball bat violin, ukuleles made of cookie tins, and guitars fashioned from pitch forks, a shovel, and a rake.
  His personal favourites? A frying pan mandolin and a banjo made of a motorcycle tire rim, covered by stretched deerskin painted by his late wife
  
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• Christmas tree pickup in Chilliwack, Abbotsford will raise money for food bank - Abbotsford News

  21-12-2024 09:00 via news.google.com
  Christmas tree pickup in Chilliwack, Abbotsford will raise money for food bank  Abbotsford News
  
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• Senate passes Social Security benefits boost for many public service retirees

  21-12-2024 06:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed legislation early Saturday to boost Social Security payments for millions of people, pushing a longtime priority for former public employees through Congress in one of its last acts for the year.
  The bipartisan bill, which next heads to President Joe Biden, will eliminate longtime reductions to Social Security benefits for nearly 3 million people who receive pensions from work in federal, state and local government, or public service jobs like teachers,
  
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• NHL roundup: Capitals snap losing streak with 3-1 win over Hurricanes

  21-12-2024 06:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Aliaksei Protas and Connor McMichael each scored in the final minute of a period, Charlie Lindgren made 23 saves and the Washington Capitals beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-1 on Friday night to halt their losing streak at two.
  Lindgren was at his best in the second period, most notably a windmill save on Tyson Jost less than a minute after Pyotr Kochetkov made back-to-back stops on quality scoring chances. Kochetkov was great early when the pressure was on and stopped 19 o
  
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• Murray nets first win in nearly 21 months as Maple Leafs beat Sabres 6-3

  21-12-2024 06:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Matt Murray felt tingles in making sure to take in the moment during pre-game warm-ups and the national anthem before making his first NHL start in nearly 21 months.
  The 30-year-old, two-time Stanley Cup-winner felt an even bigger wave of emotion come over him once the final horn sounded and Murray was mobbed by his teammates following his 25-save performance in a 6-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Friday night.
  “A big release,” M
  
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• NBA roundup: Cavaliers beat Bucks 124-101, moving to 15-1 at home

  21-12-2024 05:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 27 points, Darius Garland added 16 and the Cleveland Cavaliers moved to 15-1 at home with a 124-101 win on Friday night over the Milwaukee Bucks, who played for the first time since winning the NBA Cup.
  Cleveland is 3-0 this season against Milwaukee, which was without All-Star guard Damian Lillard because of a strained calf.
  Evan Mobley scored 15 and Cleveland made 20 3-pointers while pushing its league-best record to 24-4.
  Giannis Antetokounmpo had
  
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• Maple Leafs win 6-3 in Buffalo as Sabres record 12th straight loss

  21-12-2024 04:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Matt Murray made 25 saves in his first NHL start in nearly 21 months, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat Buffalo 6-3 to extend the Sabres’ skid to 0-9-3 on Friday night.
  Third-liners Max Domi, Bobby McMann and Nicholas Robertson had a goal and assist each, and the Atlantic Division-leading Maple Leafs won their fifth in six outings. Auston Matthews, Max Pacioretty and William Nylander also scored.
  Murray started after being recalled from the minors earlier in the d
  
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• Laine’s power-play goal lifts Canadiens to 4-3 win over Red Wings

  21-12-2024 04:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Patrik Laine scored a power-play goal with 7:58 remaining to lead the Montreal Canadiens past the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 on Friday night.
  Laine’s shot from the left side broke defenceman Moritz Seider’s stick and got past goaltender Cam Talbot’s glove.
  Jake Evans scored a short-handed goal and added an assist in his 300th career NHL game. Emil Heineman also had a goal and an assist, while Arber Xhekaj scored his first goal of the season. Sam Montembeault mad
  
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• A Missouri judge says the state’s abortion ban isn’t enforceable, ensuring legal abortions

  21-12-2024 01:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A judge ruled Friday that Missouri’s near-total abortion ban is unenforceable under a new constitutional amendment, ensuring abortion will be legal in the state.Jackson County Circuit Court Judge Jerri Zhang issued an order blocking the state’s strict abortion law after a new abortion-rights constitutional amendment recently took effect.
  Missouri is one of five states where voters approved ballot measures in the 2024 general election to add the right to
  
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• B.C. mayor gets calls from across Canada about ‘crazy’ plan to recruit doctors

  21-12-2024 00:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The mayor of the suburban Victoria community of Colwood says he’s getting calls from municipal leaders across Canada who have heard about his community’s “out-of-the-box” plan to recruit family doctors as city workers.
  Mayor Doug Kobayashi announced this week that Colwood has hired its first family doctor for a city-operated medical clinic, and the community is looking to hire seven more under the first-in-Canada pilot project.
  Kobayashi says some people called the plan &
  
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• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces new lieutenant-governor for B.C.

  21-12-2024 00:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the appointment of longtime businesswoman and philanthropist Wendy Lisogar-Cocchia as British Columbia’s 31st lieutenant-governor.
  Trudeau says in a statement that Lisogar-Cocchia is a respected entrepreneur in the hospitality industry and a dedicated community leader.She is the founder of the Absolute Spa Group and was also CEO of Crew Management Ltd. and the Century Plaza Hotel as well as being the first female trustee of the V
  
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