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• Ryan McLeod, James Reimer combine to lead Buffalo Sabres past Winnipeg Jets 5-3

  23-03-2025 23:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — Ryan McLeod recorded a goal and three assists and James Reimer made 33 saves as the Buffalo Sabres upset the Winnipeg Jets 5-3 on Sunday.
  The Jets needed one point to clinch an NHL playoff spot. They could still achieve that if the St. Louis Blues lose to the Nashville Predators later Sunday.
  J.J. Peterka, Rasmus Dahlin, Tyson Kozak and Alex Tuch also scored for the Sabres (27-36-6). Jacob Bernard-Docker had two assists.
  Buffalo, the bottom team in the Eastern Conference, was co
  
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• UFV looks to dispel common education myths with new career tool

  23-03-2025 23:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) has brewed up a new project to dispel common education misconceptions, including the claim that Liberal Arts majors only end up in minimum-wage service jobs.“Everyone says that, and it’s absolutely not true,” said Dr. Linda Pardy, an Arts and Integrated Studies associate professor. “Look up who’s running many of our largest companies, and they have liberal arts degrees in disciplines such as English, philo
  
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• Federal government commit $56M to new Yukon convention centre

  23-03-2025 22:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WHITEHORSE — The federal government says it has committed more than $56 million toward the construction of a new convention centre in the Yukon capital of Whitehorse.
  The announcement secures the funding needed for the Yukon Gathering Place project, estimated to cost about $75 million in total.
  Yukon’s government will contribute the rest of the project’s costs, which is set to be built on the Whitehorse waterfront next to the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre.
  The federal govern
  
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• Raptors forward Brandon Ingram is running, doing lateral movement after ankle sprain

  23-03-2025 22:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Forward Brandon Ingram is progressing in his recovery from a high left ankle sprain.
  Toronto Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic says Ingram has been running and doing some lateral movement drills.
  Rajakovic says that Ingram is not yet cleared for contact but the Raptors have seen some progress in his recovery.
  Ingram was traded by the New Orleans Pelicans to Toronto on Feb. 6, hours ahead of the NBA’s trade deadline.
  Veteran swingman Bruce Brown, centre Kelly Olynyk of Kaml
  
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• Montreal Victoire remain positive despite season-worst losing streak

  23-03-2025 22:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LAVAL, Que. — A season-worst losing streak hasn’t dampened the spirits of Montreal Victoire head coach Kori Cheverie.
  The Toronto Sceptres defeated Montreal 2-1 on Sunday, handing the Victoire their season-high third straight loss. But Cheverie found solace in her team’s effort.
  “The team did exactly what we asked them to do, take pucks to the net and finish at the net,” she said. “We need to be able to put those pucks in the back of the net, but in terms of w
  
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• Musetti dispatches Auger-Aliassime in three sets at Miami Open tennis tournament

  23-03-2025 21:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MIAMI — Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti defeated Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime in three sets Sunday in a men’s singles third-round match at the Miami Open.Auger-Aliassime, the 18th seed from Montreal, registered a break to win the first set 6-4. But Musetti, seeded 15th, captured the remaining two sets 6-2, 6-3 to advance.
  The Canadian unleashed 11 aces in the contest, compared to just one for Musetti. But Auger-Aliassime also had four double faults (one for Musetti) and the Italian r
  
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• Clement scores winning run on wild pitch as Blue Jays edge Pirates 2-1

  23-03-2025 21:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DUNEDIN — Chris Bassitt went a strong 5 2/3 innings while Ernie Clement scored the winning run on a wild pitch as the Toronto Blue Jays nipped the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 in exhibition baseball action Sunday afternoon.
  Clement put Toronto ahead 2-0 in the third inning when he scored on Pittsburgh starter Bailey Falter’s wild pitch. Nathan Lukes’ RBI single opened the scoring for the Blue Jays.
  Pittsburgh scored its lone run of the game in the sixth when Joey Bart’s sacrifi
  
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• Kent inmate assaulted in maximum-security prison, marks third of the year

  23-03-2025 21:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  AGASSIZ — Another inmate has been assaulted at Kent Institution last week, on March 18th.According to the Correctional Service Canada (CSC), an inmate was injured following an assault at the maximum-security prison. The victim was then taken to an outside hospital for treatment.
  “The assailant has been identified and the appropriate actions have been taken,” said the CSC in a statement released Wednesday (Mar. 19).No staff members or other inmates were injured during this incid
  
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• Florida ends UConn’s bid for third straight national title with 77-75 March Madness win

  23-03-2025 20:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Walter Clayton Jr. and Florida ended UConn’s pursuit of a third straight national championship, with Clayton burying two key 3-pointers in the final three minutes of a scintillating 77-75 victory for the top-seeded Gators in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday.
  Clayton, a first-team All-America guard, finished with 23 points as Florida (32-4), one of the favorites for this year’s title, survived a strong challenge from coach Dan Hurley’s
  
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• B.C. ferry sailing delayed after six guests fell ill onboard; two taken to hospital

  23-03-2025 20:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — A BC Ferries sailing from Vancouver Island to Metro Vancouver had to be delayed close to an hour this weekend after six passengers became ill onboard and two had to be taken to hospital.A spokeswoman from BC Ferries says the incident happened on a 1 p.m. sailing from Swartz Bay north of Victoria to Tsawwassen in Metro Vancouver.
  BC Ferries says the six passengers became ill in a stairwell and required medical attention, with police and paramedics both attending.
  Four of the pass
  
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• Toronto edges Montreal 2-1 to prevent Victoire from clinching PWHL playoff berth

  23-03-2025 20:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LAVAL, Que. — Natalie Spooner’s second-period goal proved to be the winner as the Toronto Sceptres edged the Montreal Victoire 2-1 on Sunday afternoon at Place Bell.
  Spooner scored her third goal of the PWHL season just over 12 minutes into the second to help Toronto (11-2-5-7) earn a second straight win. Jesse Compher also scored in the second.
  Kristin Campbell stopped 32 shots for the Sceptres as she won her eighth game of the season and second in as many contests. Toronto has yet
  
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• Heavy rainfall warning remains in effect in southern B.C., including Fraser Valley

  23-03-2025 19:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — Spring showers are coming down heavy on the Fraser Valley as a significant rainfall warning remains in several parts of southern B.C.
  Environment Canada says up to 120 mm of rain could fall by Monday (Mar. 24) across the Valley, including Abbotsford. The same goes for Metro Vancouver, Howe Sound and the Sunshine Coast.
  The heaviest conditions are expected today and tonight before tapering off on Monday evening. Further east, towards Abbotsford, the heaviest rainfall is expecte
  
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• Lindsey Vonn takes 2nd in the final World Cup race of her comeback season, Lara Gut-Behrami wins

  23-03-2025 19:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SUN VALLEY, Idaho (AP) — Lindsey Vonn concluded her comeback season at age 40 with a second-place finish in a World Cup super-G race Sunday that was won by Swiss standout Lara Gut-Behrami.
  Vonn found her vintage form while flying down the twisting and steep Challenger course at the World Cup finals. The American pumped her ski poles after glancing at the scoreboard as the large crowd roared.
  This was Vonn’s first World Cup podium spot since March 15, 2018, when she finished third in
  
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• Southern B.C. faces messy roads, localized flooding with heavy rain, melting snow

  23-03-2025 19:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Part of southern British Columbia is facing a two-day weather system that’s expected to bring heavy rain and snowmelt due to rising freezing levels, resulting in potentially messy driving conditions and localized flooding.
  Environment Canada says the latest advisory is for the West Kootenay region including Nelson, Castlegar and Trail, where wet snow and rain is expected to last into Monday as the freezing level, or height at which snow melts,rises to 2,000 metres.
  The co
  
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• Federal election begins, Canadians to go to polls on April 28

  23-03-2025 18:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada’s 45th general election got underway Sunday, with the leaders vying to become Canada’s next prime minister each positioning themselves as best to strengthen Canada’s economy and stand up to U.S. President Donald Trump.
  Liberal Leader Mark Carney triggered the campaign midday by visiting Gov. Gen. Mary Simon and asking her to dissolve Parliament. Speaking outside Rideau Hall following that meeting, he said he is offering solutions instead of anger and divis
  
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• Carney calls for snap election in April

  23-03-2025 18:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Voters are set to go to the polls in just over a month.
  Prime Minister Mark Carney has moved to dissolve parliament and called for a federal election on April 28.
  The first day of a short election campaign is already in full swing. Speaking to reporters in Quebec this morning (Mar. 23), Carney touted that his accomplishments as the Liberal leader– such as newly-announced middle-class tax cuts, removing the carbon tax, and removing interprovincial trade barriers– shou
  
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• Carney, Poilievre launch federal campaigns for April 28 vote

  23-03-2025 18:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The leaders vying to become Canada’s next prime minister are officially kicking off their campaigns today, vowing to strengthen Canada’s economy and stand up to U.S. President Donald Trump.
  Liberal Leader Mark Carney has confirmed a federal election will be called on April 28, speaking outside Rideau Hall after requesting Parliament be dissolved.
  He says he has experience solving problems instead of pointing them out, and says an election is necessary to have a strong
  
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• Thiago Motta fired as coach of slumping Juventus. Igor Tudor named as replacement

  23-03-2025 18:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TURIN, Italy (AP) — Thiago Motta was fired as coach of slumping Juventus on Sunday, with Igor Tudor named as a replacement for the rest of the season.
  “The club would like to thank Thiago Motta and all of his staff for their professionalism and for the work they have carried out in recent months with passion and dedication,” Juventus said in a statement. “The club wish them the best of luck for the future.
  “Juventus FC also announce that the men’s first team w
  
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• Updated: WHL adding Penticton Vees next season and Chilliwack team for 2026-27 - The Province

  23-03-2025 17:45 via news.google.com
  Updated: WHL adding Penticton Vees next season and Chilliwack team for 2026-27  The Province
  
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• Canadian teenager Erin Brooks places third at World Surf League event in Portugal

  23-03-2025 17:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PENICHE — Canadian teenage surfer Erin Brooks finished third at the MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal after losing to American Gabriela Bryan in semifinal action Sunday in the third event of the season on the World Surf League’s elite Championship Tour.
  Brooks, 17, finished with a score of 11.63, behind Bryan’s 11.83. Bryan, a 22-year-old from Hawaii, was then beaten by Olympic champion Caroline Marks of the U.S. in the final.
  Brooks had upset American Caitlin Simmers, the world No. 1
  
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• Namibia defeats Canada to complete T20 cricket sweep of Canadian men

  23-03-2025 17:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINDHOEK — Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton scored 65 runs and Nikolaas Davin added 52 as Namibia defeated Canada by eight wickets in a T20 cricket game Sunday.
  Their 104-run second-wicket partnership was a Namibia record, breaking the previous mark of 103 between captain Gerhard Erasmus and Davin.
  Namibia won the five-match series 3-0 with two games were abandoned without a ball bowled due to rain.
  Namibia is ranked 15th in the world in T20 play by the International Cricket Council (ICC) while Cana
  
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• Canada’s Homan beats Switzerland’s Tirinzoni to defend women’s world curling title

  23-03-2025 16:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  UIJEONGBU-SI — It was a successful title defence for Canada’s Rachel Homan.
  Homan captured a second straight world women’s curling championship Sunday with a 7-3 victory over Switzerland’s Silvana Tirinzoni. Homan also defeated Tirinzoni in last year’s final at Sydney, N.S.
  Homan and her Ottawa rink of Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew and Sarah Wilkes became the first Canadian team to repeat as women’s world champions since Sandra Schmirler’s squad did it in 19
  
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• CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted – Week of March 23, 2025

  23-03-2025 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: Dominic EthierAge: 47
  Height: 6’0” ft Weight: 183lbsHair: Brown Eyes: Blue
  Wanted: Obstructing a Police Officer, Assaulting a Police Officer and Fail to Appear
  Warrant in effect: April 03, 2023
  Parole Jurisdiction: Squamish
  Name: James Bertram HaneveldAge: 68
  Height: 5’7” ft Weight: 165lbs
  Hair: Blonde and Grey Eyes: Blue
  Wanted: Numerous warra
  
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• Canada’s Jonathan Di Bella wins One Championship kickboxing interim world title

  23-03-2025 15:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SAITAMA — Canadian kickboxer Jonathan Di Bella used his speed and a punishing calf kick to win the One Championship interim strawweight title Sunday with a unanimous decision over Thailand’s Sam-A Gaiyanghadao at One 172 in Saitama, Japan.
  The 28-year-old from Montreal will now look to regain the title he used to hold when he takes on Thailand’s Prajanchai PK Saenchai, who holds both the One kickboxing and Muay Thai championships, to unify the kickboxing crown.
  “Come to m
  
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• Anti-overdose naloxone kits at transit stops could help save lives, study suggests

  23-03-2025 14:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Researcher Benjamin Leung carries a naloxone kit in his backpack in case of encountering an opioid overdose — but he admits that’s about as practical as carrying a fire extinguisher in case of fire.
  Instead Leung is now advocating a new tactic of placing the overdose-reversing kits at transit locations near where drug poisonings are known to occur, after co-authoring a study suggesting the benefits of the strategy.“We just want to know, ‘Where can I go g
  
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• Kids learn how to grow vegetables in a bucket at Chilliwack gardening event - Chilliwack Progress

  23-03-2025 13:35 via news.google.com
  Kids learn how to grow vegetables in a bucket at Chilliwack gardening event  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Pope appears on hospital balcony to bless crowd in 1st public appearance in battle with pneumonia

  23-03-2025 12:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has appeared on a hospital balcony to bless the crowd in his first public outing in five weeks and ahead of his release after surviving a life-threatening bout of pneumonia.
  The 88-year-old pope gave a thumbs up and acknowledged the crowd after he was wheeled out onto the balcony overlooking the main entry of Rome’s Gemelli hospital, where hundreds of people had gathered on a brilliant Sunday morning.
  Chants of “Viva il papa!” and “Papa Fran
  
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• Turkish court orders Istanbul mayor jailed pending trial on corruption charges

  23-03-2025 08:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ISTANBUL (AP) — A court formally arrested the mayor of Istanbul and key rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan early on Sunday and ordered him jailed pending the outcome of a trial on corruption charges.
  Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was detained following a raid to his residence earlier this week, sparking the largest wave of street demonstrations in Turkey in more than a decade. It also deepened concerns over democracy and rule of law in Turkey.
  His imprisonment is widely regarded as a political
  
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• NHL roundup: Brodzinski scores twice as Rangers down Canucks 5-3

  23-03-2025 07:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Jonny Brodzinski scored his second goal of the game late in the third period and Igor Shesterkin made 36 saves as the New York Rangers downed the Vancouver Canucks 5-3 on Saturday to snap a three-game losing streak.
  Brodzinski rifled his ninth goal of the season past Canucks netminder Kevin Lankinen at 15:47 to give the Rangers the lead 37 seconds after Vancouver’s Brock Boeser tied the contest.
  Former Canuck J.T. Miller added an empty-net goal. New York lost to Edmon
  
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• Whitecaps suffer first loss of the season, aim to bounce back quickly

  23-03-2025 07:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Jesper Sorensen knew a perfect season was unlikely.
  That’s why the Vancouver Whitecaps head coach was already looking to move on after his team dropped a 3-1 decision to the Chicago Fire Saturday night for its first loss of the Major League Soccer season.
  “I’ll not be too high when we win and I’ll not be a slave to the moment now,” Sorensen said after the game. “I’m very disappointed with the loss but I have seen a group of players that
  
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• Oilers’ supporting cast comes up big in 5-4 win over Kraken

  23-03-2025 07:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Chalk one up for the rank and file on the Edmonton Oilers.
  Faced with playing without star forwards Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl on Saturday against the Seattle Kraken, Edmonton’s supporting cast came up big for a 5-4 victory, led by veteran Ryan Nugent-Hopkins who recorded three goals for his fourth career hat trick and the first three-goal showing by an Oiler this season.
  Adam Henrique and Jeff Skinner also scored for the Oilers (41-24-5) with McDavid and Draisaitl
  
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• Israeli strikes kill 19 Palestinians in Gaza, including senior Hamas political leader, officials say

  23-03-2025 07:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes across the southern Gaza Strip killed at least 19 Palestinians overnight into Sunday, including a senior Hamas political leader, officials said.
  Iran-backed rebels in Yemen who are allied with Hamas meanwhile launched another missile at Israel, setting off air raid sirens. The Israeli military said the projectile was intercepted, and there were no reports of casualties or damage.
  The European and Kuwaiti hospitals in southern Gaza said they
  
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• Spruce Kings in tough to make playoffs - Prince George Citizen

  23-03-2025 06:11 via news.google.com
  Spruce Kings in tough to make playoffs  Prince George Citizen
  
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• Nugent-Hopkins nets hat trick as Oilers beat Kraken 5-4

  23-03-2025 06:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had three goals for the hat trick as the Edmonton Oilers dug deep without their two top forwards to record a narrow 5-4 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Saturday.
  Adam Henrique and Jeff Skinner also scored for the Oilers (41-24-5) who were playing without star players Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, both expected to be out for up to a week with injuries. Mattias Ekholm and Darnell Nurse each had a pair of assists for Edmonton, which is now 4-0-1 in its l
  
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• Fire put an end to Whitecaps’ perfect start with 3-1 victory

  23-03-2025 06:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps fell behind early then gave up two second-half goals in a 3-1 loss to the Chicago Fire Saturday night for their first loss of the Major League Soccer season.
  Striker Philip Zinckernagel scored in the 62nd minute and assisted on Hugo Cuypers’ goal in the opening minute for Chicago. Midfielder Rominique Kouame put the match away with a goal in extra time.
  Forward Daniel Rios tied the match for the Whitecaps in the 15th minute.
  Right-winger Liam MacKe
  
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• Canadiens making a habit of comebacks after epic rally for crucial point

  23-03-2025 05:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — It’s not always ending in a victory, but the Montreal Canadiens are proving they can’t be counted out no matter the score.
  The Canadiens rallied back in epic fashion Saturday, erasing a 4-1 third-period deficit to force overtime against the high-flying Colorado Avalanche.
  Montreal ultimately fell 5-4 in a shootout, but picked up a crucial point that looked well out of reach in its playoff chase.
  “We always believe, we always want to play hard,” winger Jur
  
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• Hovland part of 3-way tie for lead at crowded Valspar Championship

  23-03-2025 05:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) — Viktor Hovland was steady amid a wild Saturday of charges and collapses at the Valspar Championship, leaving him in a three-way tie for the lead at Innisbrook with two dozen players still very much in the mix.
  Jacob Bridgeman showed plenty of mettle in his first time as the 36-hole leader, falling four shots behind at the turn and rallying for a 1-under 70 to share the lead with Hovland (69) and Nico Echavarria (66).
  They were at 7-under 206 with seemingly everyone
  
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• Three-goal second-half leads Nashville to 3-0 win over CF Montreal

  23-03-2025 04:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Alex Muhl, Josh Bauer and Jonathan Pérez all scored during an 11-minute stretch of the second half to spark Nashville SC to a 3-0 victory over CF Montreal in Major League Soccer action at GEODIS Park on Saturday night.
  Muhl opened the scoring for Nashville (3-1-1) in the 56th minute when he took a pass from Sam Surridge and scored for the first time this season and the 23rd time in his career. It was the first assist for Surridge this season and his third in
  
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• Perron caps Senators’ three-goal second period in 3-2 win over Devils

  23-03-2025 03:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — David Perron scored a power-play goal to cap Ottawa’s three-goal second period, and the Ottawa Senators held on to beat the New Jersey Devils 3-2 on Saturday night.
  Brady Tkachuk and Drake Batherson also scored to help the Senators win for the seventh time in their last nine games. Linus Ullmark finished with 25 saves.
  Nico Hischier and Erik Haula scored for the Devils, who have lost three of four. Jake Allen had 16 saves.
  Tkachuk gave Ottawa a 1-0 lead with his 2
  
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• Avalanche hang on for 5-4 shootout win after stunning Canadiens comeback

  23-03-2025 03:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Brock Nelson scored the shootout winner in the fourth round as the Colorado Avalanche won 5-4 despite a stunning third-period comeback from the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday.
  Colorado’s Charlie Coyle also scored in the shootout, while Patrik Laine replied for Montreal.
  Nelson had a goal and an assist in regulation while Martin Necas, Sam Malinski and Ryan Lindgren also scored for Colorado (43-25-3). Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 25 shots.
  Canadiens forwards Joshua Roy and J
  
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• Evangelista, Forsberg lead Predators to 5-2 win over Maple Leafs

  23-03-2025 03:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Filip Forsberg had two goals and an assist, Luke Evangelista had a goal and two assists, and the Nashville Predators snapped a four-game losing streak with a 5-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night.
  Michael Bunting and Kieffer Bellows also scored goals, Fedor Svechkov had two assists and Juuse Saros made 24 saves for Nashville.
  Mitch Marner had a goal and an assist, John Tavares also scored and Joseph Woll made 27 saves for Toronto, which had its thre
  
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• Insigne returns to the starting lineup but Toronto FC loses 2-1 to the Red Bulls

  23-03-2025 02:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HARRISON — Toronto FC restored out-of-favour Italian star Lorenzo Insigne to the starting lineup but lost again Saturday, beaten 2-1 by the New York Red Bulls.
  Toronto (0-4-1) rallied in the second half but left it too late and suffered its fourth straight loss.
  Swedish international Emil Forsberg scored both goals for the Red Bulls (2-1-2), from the penalty spot in the 44th minute with the winner coming in the 76th minute.
  Deandre Kerr scored against the run of play in the 70th minute to
  
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• Canadian Cory Johnston stands second heading into final round of Bassmaster Classic

  23-03-2025 02:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Canada’s Cory Johnston has some work to do to capture his first US$1-million Bassmaster Classic.
  Johnston, of Cavan, Ont., remained second overall following Saturday’s second round on Lake Ray Roberts. Johnston again brought in a five-fish limit that weighed 20 pounds four ounces, giving him 45 pounds 13 ounces for the tournament.
  But Johnston will have some ground to make up in Sunday’s final round. American Easton Fothergill’s five-fish limit w
  
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• Ottawa increases AgriStability cap to help industry as it faces Chinese tariffs

  23-03-2025 02:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Canadian government has announced support for the country’s agriculture sector as it deals with tariffs imposed by China.
  The federal agriculture department says in a news release that the current payment cap under AgriStability, a program that works similarly to crop insurance, will double to $6 million for the 2025 program year.
  Support also includes increasing the compensation rate from 80 per cent to 90 per cent.
  Agriculture businesses are facing 100 per cent tariffs
  
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• Levitt leads Warriors to 5-1 win over Stingers, advance to U Sports women’s final

  23-03-2025 01:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ELMIRA, ONTARIO — The Waterloo Warriors have advanced to the Miller Waste U SPORTS women’s hockey championship final with a 5-1 win over the fifth seeded Concordia Stingers on Saturday at Woolwich Memorial Centre.
  Brodi Levitt scored twice and added two assists for the eighth-seeded Warriors, who will play the winner of Saturday’s second semifinal showdown — between the Bishop’s Gaiters and Toronto Varsity Blues — in Sunday’s final.
  Gracey Smith, Kassidy
  
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• Police execute search warrant at Chilliwack home - Fraser Valley Today

  23-03-2025 01:13 via news.google.com
  Police execute search warrant at Chilliwack home  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Police execute search warrant at Chilliwack home

  23-03-2025 01:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Less than 24 hours after a shooting near Princess and Williams in Chilliwack, but with no apparent relation, B.C. RCMP have confirmed that a search warrant has been executed at a Chilliwack home.According to an emailed statement sent by B.C. RCMP to Fraser Valley Today Saturday afternoon, police carried out a search warrant in the 45000 block of Alexander Avenue in Chilliwack.However, because this search warrant is linked to an ongoing investigation, no further details can be
  
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• Gee-Gees edge Bold 4-3, advance to U Sports men’s hockey final

  23-03-2025 01:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Mitch Martin’s second goal of the game, scored at 19:18 of the third period, lifted the underdog Ottawa Gee-Gees past the Toronto Metropolitan Bold 4-3 on Saturday in the first semifinal of the U SPORTS men’s hockey championship at TD Place.
  The Gee-Gees, seeded eighth headed into the tournament, will face the winner of Saturday’s second semifinal between the second-seeded Saskatchewan Huskies and third-seeded Concordia Stingers.
  Bradley Chenier and Vincent Label
  
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• Kadri scores in OT to give Flames 4-3 win over Islanders

  23-03-2025 00:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Nazem Kadri scored at 3:51 of overtime and the Calgary Flames beat the New York Islanders 4-3 on Saturday.Matt Coronato had two goals and Jonathan Huberdeau had a goal and two assists for Calgary in its third straight National Hockey League victory. Dan Vladar finished with 26 saves.
  Bo Horvat, Marc Gatcomb and Kyle MacLean scored for the Islanders. Maxim Tsyplakov and Noah Dobson each had two assists, and Marcus Hogberg had 31 saves as New York snapped a three-game win str
  
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