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• Vikes defeat Dinos for first U Sports men’s basketball title in 28 years

  16-03-2025 23:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Renoldo Robinson had 24 points and nine rebounds as the University of Victoria Vikes defeated the Calgary Dinos 82-53 on Sunday to win their U Sports men’s basketball title in 28 years.
  The fourth-seeded Vikes also gained some revenge for a 77-68 loss to Calgary in last month’s Canada West semifinal.
  Robinson, a six-foot-three guard from Montreal, also had one assist and was named Victoria’s player of the game. In the fourth quarter he made a highlight-reel pl
  
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• B.C. police watchdog called after RCMP shoot, injure man suspected of carrying a gun

  16-03-2025 23:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PENTICTON, B.C. — Mounties in British Columbia’s southern Interior say the province’s police watchdog has been called in after a shooting involving an officer that sent one man to hospital with gunshot injuries.
  A statement from the RCMP says officers from Penticton had attempted to conduct a traffic stop for a person believed to be in possession of a gun on Saturday shortly after 4 p.m.
  Police stopped the vehicle, but they say the driver ran, leading to an “interaction&r
  
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• Carney heading to Europe for first foreign trip since becoming prime minister

  16-03-2025 23:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Mark Carney will be departing for his first foreign trip on Sunday, set to visit France and the U.K., with an additional stop in Iqaluit, Nvt., during a whirlwind three-day jaunt.
  The aim of the trip is to strengthen ties with France and the U.K. and reaffirm Canada’s Arctic sovereignty before returning on Tuesday.
  Carney is expected to talk about security and economic and trade ties while in Europe, where he will meet with French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime
  
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• Therapeutic concert series hits high note with Mission long-term care residents

  16-03-2025 22:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MISSION — Older adults at The Residence in Mission (TRIM) can now enjoy the healing power of live music through a foundation-funded concert series program.“Live music, in particular, can stimulate the brain, evoke heartwarming memories, and provide a powerful outlet for self-expression,” wrote Dr. Lakhbir Jassal with the Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation (FVHCF). “By diverting attention away from pain and discomfort, music can also help ease pain and lessen anxiety.&rd
  
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• Man shot, injured in wooded area where he was living in Burnaby, B.C.: RCMP

  16-03-2025 22:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BURNABY, B.C. — Police in Metro Vancouver say they’re investigating a shooting that injured a 71-year-old man on Saturday.
  A statement from Burnaby RCMP says officers found the victim in a wooded area near Highway 1 and Willingdon Avenue, where the man was apparently living.
  While the man’s injuries appear serious, police say he was in stable condition after being taken to hospital for treatment.
  The Mounties say the shooting is believed to have been isolated.
  They say officers
  
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• Recently acquired Mrazek earns first shutout of season as Red Wings blank Knights 3-0

  16-03-2025 22:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Petr Mrazek made 18 saves for his first shutout of the season and the Detroit Red Wings blanked the Vegas Golden Knights 3-0 on Sunday.
  Mrazek was making his third start since he was acquired from Chicago at the trade deadline.
  Rookie defenseman Albert Johansson scored his second career goal at 7:58 of the second period to give Detroit the lead.
  Lucas Raymond and Marco Kasper had third-period goals for the Red Wings, who had lost seven of their past eight games.
  Ilya Samsono
  
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• US and Iran-backed Houthis both vow escalation after airstrikes target rebels in Yemen

  16-03-2025 21:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CAIRO (AP) — The United States and Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen are both vowing escalation after the U.S. launched airstrikes to deter the rebels from attacking military and commercial vessels on one of the world’s busiest shipping corridors.
  The Houthi-run Health Ministry said the overnight U.S. strikes killed at least 53 people, including five women and two children, and wounded almost 100 in the capital of Sanaa and the northern province of Saada, the rebels’ stronghol
  
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• Berrios pitches six strong innings to lead Blue Jays past the Atlanta Braves 6-2

  16-03-2025 21:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DUNEDIN — Jose Berrios pitched six strong innings to lead the Toronto Blue Jays past the Atlanta Braves 6-2 in exhibition baseball action Sunday.
  Berrios (1-0) allowed four hits. no walks and no runs while fanning seven to secure the win.
  Andres Gimenez belted a solo homer in a three-run sixth inning that put Toronto ahead 4-0. Anthony Santander and Alejandro Kirk both had two hits and a run-batted in for the Blue Jays.
  Grant Holmes (0-1) took the loss for Atlanta. He gave up six hits, two
  
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• Annual Rotary Climate Fair and Trade Show to return for final year in Chilliwack

  16-03-2025 20:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The Rotary Club is hosting its final Climate Fair in Chilliwack next month, and it may be the largest yet.From April 12 to 13, industry experts and nearly 60 organizations will be at the trade show and job fair to talk sustainability and environmental action with members, students and families. The group says the event has grown on an unprecedented scale within the region.
  “We thought we were doing a climate fair where we’re just educating people on how they can sh
  
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• Newcastle wins the English League Cup and secures its first major domestic trophy in 70 years

  16-03-2025 19:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LONDON (AP) — Newcastle ended its 70-year-wait for a major domestic trophy by beating Liverpool 2-1 in the English League Cup final on Sunday.Dan Burn and Alexander Isak scored either side of halftime to seal victory at Wembley.Substitute Federico Chiesa pulled a goal back for Liverpool in added time, to set up a tense finish, but Newcastle held on.
  Newcastle’s last major domestic trophy was the FA Cup in 1955 and this was its first piece of silverware since being bought by Saudi Ara
  
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• Prime Minister Mark Carney marches in Montreal’s St. Patrick’s Day parade celebration

  16-03-2025 19:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Prime Minister Mark Carney marched in Montreal’s St. Patrick’s Day parade today as the event marked its 200th anniversary.
  Carney, who was sworn in as prime minister on Friday, was joined by several Quebec-based cabinet ministers as he shook hands and waved to thousands gathered along the drizzly parade route in the downtown core.
  Carney, who is also celebrating his 60th birthday, was serenaded by some revellers with happy birthday, some of whom who cheered his prese
  
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• Blondin, Howe capture medals at the world speedskating single distances event

  16-03-2025 19:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HAMAR — Ottawa’s Ivanie Blondin and Connor Howe of Canmore, Alt., captured medals Sunday at the world speedskating single distances championships.
  Blondin was second in the women’s mass start. Marijke Groenewoud of the Netherlands finished first in eight minutes 23.17 seconds with Blondin next in 8:23.37, edging out Italy’s Francesca Lollobrigida (8.23.37 also).
  Howe claimed a bronze medal in the men’s 1,500-metre final, his first career medal over an individual dis
  
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• Vatican releases first photograph of the pope in more than a month

  16-03-2025 19:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ROME (AP) — The Vatican on Sunday released the first photograph of pope in more than a month, showing Francis co-celebrating Mass in the hospital chapel. The photograph is taken from behind, and shows Pope Francis wearing a purple stole sitting in a wheelchair in front of an altar.
  The Vatican said he was particpating in the celebration of the Mass with other priests. No one else is visible in the photo. It is the first photograph of the pope since he was hospitalized on Feb. 14 with a sev
  
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• Netanyahu says he will seek to dismiss the head of Israel’s internal security service

  16-03-2025 19:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he will bring a vote to the government this week to dismiss the director of the country’s internal security service, the Shin Bet, capping a monthslong power struggle stemming from the Hamas attack that sparked the war in Gaza.
  Netanyahu said he has had “ongoing distrust” with Ronen Bar, and “this distrust has grown over time.” The decision comes after an increasingly acrimonious dis
  
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• Toronto Raptors sign centre Castleton to second 10-day contract with NBA club

  16-03-2025 18:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors signed centre Colin Castleton to a second 10-day contract Sunday.
  The six-foot-11, 250-pound Castleton started two-of-five games during his first 10-day deal with the club. He averaged 7.0 points, 8.6 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.0 blocks and 27.8 minutes per contest.
  Castleton has appeared in 31 career games with the Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis and Toronto, He is averaging 2.4 points, 2.1 rebounds and 7.9 minutes over that span.
  This report by The Canadian Press
  
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• Canadian women win again at T20 World Cup Americas qualifier in Buenos Aires

  16-03-2025 18:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BUENOS AIRES — Canada defeated Brazil by 29 runs Sunday to set up a showdown with the U.S. in its final match Monday at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Americas Region Qualifier.
  The Canadian women improved to 4-1-0 atop the four-team tournament that will send one side on to represent the region in the final stage of qualification, the 10-team ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier 2026.
  The U.S. was second in the standings at 3-1-0, going into a game later Sunday against Argentina
  
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• Chilliwack SPCA calls for pet food bank donations

  16-03-2025 18:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Stock at the BC SPCA pet food bank in Chilliwack is quickly flying off the shelves– and the center needs more donations fast.
  In a social media post on Saturday (Mar. 15), the organization said all the animals under its care are taken care of, but community demand is rising.
  “Maybe it’s a sign of the times, or perhaps it’s an increased awareness of the services we provide, but our Pet Food Bank is in critical need of refilling,” wrote the Chilliwa
  
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• Chilliwack SPCA calls for pet food bank donations - Fraser Valley Today

  16-03-2025 18:08 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack SPCA calls for pet food bank donations  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Canadian short-track speedskating team finishes season with six more medals

  16-03-2025 17:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BEIJING — Steven Dubois and William Dandjinou finished 1-2 in the men’s 1,000-metre race and led relay teams to world titles as Canada finished its season with six medals overall Sunday at the world short track speedskating championships.Canada also won four medals Saturday, giving it 10 overall, including six golds. The 10 medals are the most for the Canadian team since it captured 10 in 1996 and the six golds are the most since it had seven, also in 1996.
  Dubois, of Lachenaie, Que.
  
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• CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted – Week of March 16, 2025

  16-03-2025 16:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Here are three people wanted by police in our region this week. This list is provided by Crime Stoppers.
  Name: Christopher Lutz-VeinotAge: 30
  Height: 6’1” ft Weight: 205lbsHair: Brown Eyes: Hazel
  Wanted: Unlawfully at Large
  Warrant in effect: March 8, 2025
  Parole Jurisdiction: Vancouver
  Name: Ronald DuguayAge: 56
  Height: 6’1” ft Weight: 186lbs
  Hair: Grey Eyes: Hazel
  Wanted: Assault
  Warrant in effect: March 4, 2025
  Parole Jurisdiction: Chilliwack
  Name: T
  
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• Carney wants call with Trump, PM ‘respects’ president’s economic goals: ambassador

  16-03-2025 15:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada’s ambassador to the U.S. says Prime Minister Mark Carney is looking to set up a conversation with President Donald Trump “as soon as possible.”
  In an interview with Fox News on Sunday morning, Ambassador Kirsten Hillman said the Canadian side has reached out to the U.S. since Carney was sworn in as prime minister on Friday and was “looking forward” to connecting with Trump.
  She says Carney is seeking to “forge a good and solid relationshi
  
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• Canada’s Homan beats Sweden’s Hasselborg at women’s world curling championship

  16-03-2025 14:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  UIJEONGBU-SI — Canada’s Rachel Homan made a draw for a single in the 10th end for a 9-7 win over Sweden’s Anna Hasselborg on Sunday at the LGT world women’s curling championship.Homan, from Ottawa, improved her round-robin record to 2-1 with the victory at Uijeongbu Arena.
  Hasselborg, also 2-1, scored three points in the eighth end and added a steal in the ninth but couldn’t pull even.
  The Canadian side, which includes Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew and Sarah Wilkes, wil
  
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• Free Family Nature Festival returns to Chilliwack heron reserve - Chilliwack Progress

  16-03-2025 13:35 via news.google.com
  Free Family Nature Festival returns to Chilliwack heron reserve  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• So Donald Trump wants more border security? Here’s how the RCMP is ramping up efforts

  16-03-2025 11:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINDSOR, Ont. — Ian Smith used to spend most of his days behind a desk in the RCMP’s Windsor, Ont., detachment, working on investigations and performing administrative duties. As a member of the force’s border integrity unit, the constable says he didn’t even have to wear his uniform.But that recently changed.Smith now dons a uniform and body armour as he drives a marked RCMP vehicle to help patrol roughly 800 kilometres of Ontario’s border with the United States, i
  
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• Art of medicine: Quebec doctors in training visit museum to better diagnose patients

  16-03-2025 11:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Classes on disease and anatomy are par for the course in traditional medical training, but a new program at a Quebec university is making visits to the art museum a mandatory part of the curriculum for physicians in training.Through portraits and sculptures, medical students at Université de Montréal are sharpening their observation and communication skills so that they can better care for future patients.
  Aspasia Karalis, professor in the department of pediatrics,
  
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• 51 dead and dozens more injured in nightclub fire in North Macedonia

  16-03-2025 10:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — A massive fire that broke out early Sunday in a nightclub in North Macedonia’s eastern town of Kocani has killed 51 people and injured about 100 more, interior minister Panche Toshkovski told a press conference.
  The blaze began around 2:35 a.m. during a concert by a local pop group, according to Toshkovski. He said the young clubgoers used pyrotechnics that caused the roof to catch fire. Videos showed chaos inside the night club, with young people runni
  
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• Rebels in Yemen say death toll from US strikes has climbed to 31, including women and children

  16-03-2025 08:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The Houthi rebel-run Health Ministry says the death toll from U.S. strikes on Yemen has climbed to 31, including women and children.Anees al-Asbahi, a spokesperson for the ministry, said Sunday that another 101 people were wounded in the overnight strikes.
  THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump said he ordered a series of airstrikes on the Houthi-held areas in Yemen on Sa
  
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• Elias Pettersson producing as Vancouver Canucks push for playoffs

  16-03-2025 07:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Elias Pettersson is feeling good — and that’s good news for the Vancouver Canucks.The Swedish centre scored his 15th goal of the season and contributed an assist Saturday, helping the Canucks trounce the Chicago Blackhawks 6-2.Pettersson now has four goals in his last five games.“Yeah, can you believe it?” he said of the feat, grinning. “Feel great, obviously. It feels good, I’m happy.”
  It’s been a difficult season for the 26-year
  
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• NHL roundup: Ovechkin moves closer to Gretzky’s record as Capitals beat Sharks 5-1

  16-03-2025 07:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored his 887th career goal Saturday to move within eight of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record and the Washington Capitals beat the San Jose Sharks 5-1.
  Ovechkin deflected a shot from Martin Fehervary past Georgi Romanov with 9:06 remaining in the third period. Romanov is the NHL-record 182nd goalie that Ovechkin has scored on.
  The 39-year-old Russian star has 34 goals on the season. He remains on pace before the end of this season to pass Gre
  
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• Elias Pettersson scores, Vancouver Canucks dismantle Chicago Blackhawks 6-2

  16-03-2025 05:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Elias Pettersson scored and notched an assist as the Vancouver Canucks thumped the Chicago Blackhawks 6-2 on Saturday.Conor Garland and Pius Suter also contributed a goal and a helper apiece for the Canucks (31-24-11), while Quinn Hughes and Tyler Myers also scored. Kiefer Sherwood, Teddy Blueger and Nils Hoglander each had two assists.Vancouver goalie Arturs Silovs stopped 17 of the 19 shots he faced, and collected his first win since Nov. 16 when he backstopped the team to a
  
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• Canadiens hope to earn more special nights in Montreal this spring: ‘Fans spoiled us’

  16-03-2025 04:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Martin St. Louis watched the crowd erupt around the Bell Centre.
  The Montreal Canadiens head coach hoped it would be one of several special moments for his group this spring.
  Montreal fans did the wave for nearly 10 minutes in the third period — including an entire TV timeout — and chanted “Olé, Olé, Olé” to the top of their lungs as the playoff-chasing Canadiens beat the Florida Panthers 3-1 on Saturday night.
  “The fans spoiled
  
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• Surging Senators bail out Ullmark, topple Maple Leafs 4-2 to continue playoff push

  16-03-2025 04:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Linus Ullmark went out to play the puck midway through Saturday’s second period.
  The Senators goaltender — his team’s best player on many nights — was flat on his stomach seconds later following a brutal gaffe that ended with Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews firing into an empty cage.
  An organization that’s seen plenty of hard times in recent years might have crumbled in past seasons.
  Ottawa head coach Travis Green’s message in 2024-25 has f
  
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• Blackmon scores first goal since 2023, unbeaten Whitecaps beat Dallas 1-0

  16-03-2025 04:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Tristan Blackmon scored a goal in the 51st minute and Vancouver didn’t allow a shot on goal as the Whitecaps beat FC Dallas 1-0 on Saturday night for their fourth win in a row.Vancouver (4-0-0) is just the seventh team in Major League Soccer history to win each of its first four regular-season games.Blackmon scored his first goal since a 2-1 win over Toronto on Sept. 16, 2023. Pedro Vite rolled a corner kick to the near corner of the area, where J.C. Ngando playe
  
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• Giroux scores winner, Senators top Maple Leafs 4-2 for sixth straight victory

  16-03-2025 03:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Claude Giroux scored the winner on a second-period power play as the Ottawa Senators topped the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 to register their sixth straight victory Saturday night.
  Jake Sanderson, David Perron and Michael Amadio, into the empty net, had the other goals for Ottawa (36-25-5). Linus Ullmark made 20 saves for the Senators, who have won seven of their last eight.
  William Nylander and Auston Matthews replied for Toronto (39-24-3), which has dropped five of its last six. An
  
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• CF Montreal’s Sirois, DC United’s Joon Hong duel to scoreless draw

  16-03-2025 03:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Jonathan Sirois finished with seven saves for CF Montreal and Kim Joon Hong stopped three shots for D.C. United in a scoreless Major League Soccer match at Audi Field on Saturday night.
  Sirois had four saves in the first half for Montreal (0-3-1) and a couple of point-blank ones in the second to help the club earn its first point of the season. Sirois had a league-leading 15 saves in three straight losses on the road to begin the season — posting five in each. It wa
  
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• Caufield scores 33rd, Canadiens beat Panthers 3-1 to stay one point outside playoffs

  16-03-2025 03:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Cole Caufield scored his team-leading 33rd goal and added an assist to help the Montreal Canadiens beat the Florida Panthers 3-1 on Saturday.
  Patrik Laine and Christian Dvorak — with his 100th career goal — also scored for Montreal (32-27-7), while Sam Montembeault made 21 saves, including a windmill glove stop on Carter Verhaeghe late. The Canadiens were coming off a 5-4 overtime loss to Seattle on Wednesday.
  Mackie Samoskevich replied for Florida (41-23-3), which l
  
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• 'Legacy of Lightfoot' in Chilliwack will honour iconic Canadian folk singer - Chilliwack Progress

  16-03-2025 03:00 via news.google.com
  'Legacy of Lightfoot' in Chilliwack will honour iconic Canadian folk singer  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• J.J. Spaun takes the lead at The Players Championship on windy day that wrecked rounds

  16-03-2025 01:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — J.J. Spaun only had to look at the video boards around the TPC Sawgrass to appreciate the chaos going around him Saturday in The Players Championship.
  Will Zalatoris was tied for the lead and then his name was gone after an astonishing stretch of 9-over par on the last five holes. Lucas Glover fell back, and then he was there again, and then sliding. A double bogey-eagle-double bogey stretch will do that.
  So imagine Spaun’s relief when his final putt on
  
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• Alex Ovechkin scores 887th goal to move within 8 of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s record

  16-03-2025 01:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Alex Ovechkin shook off a rough start to this three-game California swing by scoring his 887th career goal Saturday against the San Jose Sharks to move within eight of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record.
  Ovechkin had failed to score a goal in the first two games of the trip and had no shots on goal in a loss at Los Angeles on Thursday night. He came up empty on his first three shots and couldn’t generate any prime chances on three power plays before sco
  
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• Canadian woman returns home after being detained by U.S. immigration officials

  16-03-2025 01:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The mother of a British Columbia woman who was detained for nearly two weeks by immigration officials in the United States says her daughter is back on home soil.
  Alexis Eagles confirmed Saturday that her daughter, Jasmine Mooney, landed at the Vancouver International Airport at around midnight and returned to her home in the city.
  Eagles says she was at the airport to greet her 35-year-old daughter, along with friends of Mooney’s.
  Eagles previously said Mooney had been i
  
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• At least 26 dead in massive US storm after Kansas reports 8 fatalities

  16-03-2025 01:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Violent tornadoes ripped through parts of the U.S., wiping out schools and toppling semitractor-trailers in several states, part of a monster storm that has killed at least 26 people as more severe weather was expected late Saturday.The number of fatalities increased after the Kansas Highway Patrol reported eight people died in a highway pileup caused by a dust storm in Sherman County Friday. At least 50 vehicles were involved.
  Missouri recorded more fatalities than any other state as it withsto
  
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• J.J. Spaun grabs lead at The Players Championship on windy day, Conners four shots back

  16-03-2025 01:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — J.J. Spaun watched his 25-foot putt swirl 360 degrees around the cup and drop for par, a fitting end to a wild, windy, round-wrecking Saturday at The Players Championship that gave him a one-shot lead going into the final round of the richest tournament in golf.
  The par gave Spaun a 2-under 70, the lowest score among the final 10 groups that teed off in a strong, steady wind with gusts up to 40 kilometres per hour on a course that can be intimidating even whe
  
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• Ovechkin scores 887th goal, moves within 8 of breaking Gretzky’s record

  16-03-2025 00:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored his 887th career goal Saturday against the San Jose Sharks to move within eight of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record.
  Ovechkin deflected a shot from Martin Fehervary past Georgi Romanov with 9:06 remaining in the third period.
  Romanov is the NHL-record 182nd goalie that Ovechkin has scored on. The Capitals went on to win 5-1.
  The 39-year-old Russian star has 34 goals on the season. He remains on pace before the end of this season to pass
  
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