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• Lockdown issued on Seabird Island as RCMP search for potentially armed individual

  26-04-2025 23:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SEABIRD ISLAND (AGASSIZ) —Seabird Island First Nation has issued an urgent shelter-in-place advisory on Saturday, April 26, as the RCMP looks for an individual who is potentially armed and walking around.Shelter procedures were issued at around 2:30 p.m., asking residents to stay indoors, lock all doors and windows, and not go outside until further notice.“If you are in immediate danger or observe anything suspicious, call 911 immediately,” stated the Seabird Island band. &ldqu
  
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• Vasilevskiy makes 33 saves as Lightning beat Panthers 5-1 to cut Florida’s series lead to 2-1

  26-04-2025 23:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Lightning were in an early hole against the Florida Panthers, again.
  In the first two games of their first-round playoff series, that spelled disaster for Tampa Bay.
  Not this time.
  The Lightning turned the deficit into a rout in Game 3, beating the Panthers 5-1 Saturday and tightening the series to 2-1.
  Andrei Vasilevskiy was nearly perfect, stopping 33 of 34 shots, and the Lightning got goals from Jake Guentzel, Brayden Point, Nick Paul and Luke Glendeni
  
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• Canadiens preparing for Game 4 vs. Capitals with Montembeault’s status unclear

  26-04-2025 23:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — There was a lot Canadiens head coach Martin St. Louis liked about Montreal’s 6-3 win over the Washington Capitals on Friday. But he also knows there’s work to be done.
  The Canadiens outshot the Capitals 40-21, outhit them 45-26, won more faceoffs than their opponent, committed less giveaways, and scored on two of their five power play opportunities as Montreal cut Washington’s first-round series lead to 2-1.
  Still, St. Louis recognizes that the Habs’ Game
  
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• Shapovalov, Diallo advance at Madrid Open; Dabrowski and Routliffe upset at doubles

  26-04-2025 23:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MADRID — Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., and Montreal’s Gabriel Diallo both advanced to the men’s single Round of 32 at the Madrid Open on Saturday.
  Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski and partner Erin Routliffe of New Zealand were upset in the women’s doubles tournament.
  Shapovalov, the 29th seed in the clay-court event, beat Japanese veteran Kei Nishikori 6-1, 6-4. Shapovalov will face Australia’s Alex de Minaur on Monday.
  Diallo, who was a late entry in th
  
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• Ottawa Charge’s playoff hopes all come down to Wednesday’s game vs. Minnesota Frost

  26-04-2025 23:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — It all comes down to Wednesday’s game against the Minnesota Frost for the Ottawa Charge.
  Win and they’re in.
  Ottawa beat the Montreal Victoire 3-1 on Saturday afternoon for the Charge’s third consecutive win, putting them four points ahead of Minnesota for the final playoff spot in the Professional Women’s Hockey League. The two teams meet in Ottawa on Wednesday in their second last game of the season and no matter what happens in the Frost’s game on
  
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• Toronto FC loses 1-0 to visiting New York City FC on disputed 64th-minute penalty

  26-04-2025 22:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Alonso Martinez’s 64th-minute penalty gave New York City FC its first away win of the MLS season Saturday, a 1-0 decision over Toronto FC.
  Toronto (1-5-4), which ended a season-opening eight-game winless streak with a 1-0 decision at Real Salt Lake last Saturday, saw its four-game unbeaten run (1-0-3) snapped. And the search for a first home win continues.
  NYCFC (4-4-2) bounced back from a 2-0 loss at New England last time out. The New Yorkers had just one win in their prev
  
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• Residents turn out for another ‘Party in the Park’ in downtown Chilliwack

  26-04-2025 22:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The heart of the city is pumping with tunes and trucks for another round of ‘Party in the Park’.Last year’s event at Central Community Park paid homage to Star Wars and Cinco de Mayo, but it’s starting a little earlier this year.The community celebration still features 20 new and returning food trucks, an artisan market, a dedicated beer garden, local organizations and an interactive kids zone.Source: Mike Vanden Bosch / Pattison Media
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• Measles case confirmed in Lower Mainland after visitor travels to Vancouver, Chilliwack - Fraser Valley Today

  26-04-2025 22:23 via news.google.com
  Measles case confirmed in Lower Mainland after visitor travels to Vancouver, Chilliwack  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Measles case confirmed in Lower Mainland after visitor travels to Vancouver, Chilliwack

  26-04-2025 22:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — A new measles case has been confirmed in a visitor from Ontario who travelled to Vancouver and Chilliwack on Sunday, April 20.Public Health, Workplace Health, and Infection Prevention and Control clinicians are following up directly with individuals who are known to have been exposed to the virus.Individuals may have been exposed to measles if they were in the following locations:
  Air Canada Flight AC2105 from Toronto to Vancouver on April 20, 2025, departing at 8:38 a.m. and
  
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• Residents turn out for another ‘Party in the Park’ in downtown Chilliwack - Fraser Valley Today

  26-04-2025 22:13 via news.google.com
  Residents turn out for another ‘Party in the Park’ in downtown Chilliwack  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Ashton Bell helps Charge ring up Victoire 3-1; Ottawa closes in on PWHL playoff spot

  26-04-2025 21:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Ashton Bell scored twice, including once shorthanded, to give the Ottawa Charge a 3-1 win over the Montreal Victoire in Professional Women’s Hockey League action Saturday.
  After opening the scoring in the first period, Bell closed the scoring with 13 seconds remaining in the third period, while the Charge were shorthanded for the 3-2 lead and ultimately the win.
  Brianne Jenner also scored for the Charge (12-11-4-11), who inched closer to earning their first PWHL playoff bert
  
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• Ottawa Rapid FC players look to make community impact

  26-04-2025 21:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Emily Amano remembers going to TD Place to watch her soccer heroes and now she and her teammates will be the ones inspiring a whole new generation.
  Ottawa Rapid FC will play their inaugural match against AFC Toronto on Sunday as part of the second weekend of play for the Northern Super League. It will be more than just a homecoming for Amano, a midfielder for Ottawa.
  It will be a full-circle moment.
  Born and raised in Ottawa, Amano now has the opportunity to play professionally in
  
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• ‘Like time stopped’: memorial mass in Montreal pays tribute to Pope Francis

  26-04-2025 20:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Hours after waking to watch Pope Francis being laid to rest, several dozen faithful paid a final tribute to the late pontiff at a memorial mass at Montreal’s Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral on Saturday.
  The downtown cathedral — a one-quarter replica of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome — has been at the centre of events in Montreal marking the passing of Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday. A larger crowd gathered on Tuesday evening for a requiem mass.
  
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• Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has appointed a new deputy in a major step in naming a successor

  26-04-2025 20:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday named a veteran aide and confidant as his new vice president. It’s a major step by the aging leader to designate a successor.
  The appointment of Hussein al-Sheikh as vice president of the Palestine Liberation Organization does not guarantee he will be the next Palestinian president. But it makes him the front-runner among longtime politicians in the dominant Fatah party who hope to succeed the 89-year-old Abba
  
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• Walt Jocketty, a former general manager of the St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds, dies at 74

  26-04-2025 20:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Walt Jocketty, a three-time baseball executive of the year and former general manager for both the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds, has died. He was 74.
  Jocketty died Friday in the Phoenix area, former Cardinals manager Tony La Russa told the team after speaking with Jocketty’s wife Sue.
  The Cardinals announced the death Saturday. Jocketty had been battling health issues for the several years.
  The Cardinals won the National League Central Division seven t
  
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• Tennessee Titans draft Canadian receiver Elic Ayomanor

  26-04-2025 20:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Elic Ayomanor is a Tennessee Titan.
  Tennessee selected the Stanford Cardinal receiver with the 34th pick of the fourth round, No. 136 overall, in the NFL draft Saturday.
  Ayomanor was the first Canadian taken in this year’s draft, extending the streak of at least one Canuck having been selected since 2011.
  A record five Canadians were taken in the ’24 draft.
  Indiana quarterback Kurtis Rourke, of Oakville, Ont., was also expected to hear his name called Saturday.
  If Rourke is drafted,
  
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• Blues, rock fill May music lineup at Chilliwack venue - The Chilliwack Progress

  26-04-2025 20:00 via news.google.com
  Blues, rock fill May music lineup at Chilliwack venue  The Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Novice Abbotsford driver caught speeding for second time since February

  26-04-2025 19:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — Abbotsford police are astounded by one of the city’s latest speed demons.AbbyPD said this past week, an N driver sped past an unmarked police vehicle for the second time in recent months. Officers recorded the 21-year-old driving at 105 km/h in a 60 km/h zone.“Consequently, his vehicle was impounded for seven days, and he received an excessive speeding ticket,” said the Abbotsford Police Department in a social media post. “So far this year, AbbyPD offic
  
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• Abbotsford community thrives despite initial fears from tariff uncertainty

  26-04-2025 19:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — A section of Abbotsford is touting continued growth despite initial concerns about tariff threats and economic uncertainty.
  Earlier in April, Statistics Canada released monthly figures stating that the Abbotsford-Mission area lost 700 jobs, with the majority of the losses occurring in the wholesale, retail, and natural resources sectors across the province.
  AB Wall Property Director Angus Wall says West Abbotsford seemed virtually unaffected by those changes.
  “There&rsqu
  
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• NHL fines Canadiens forward Anderson, Capitals forward Wilson for brawl on bench

  26-04-2025 19:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The NHL has punished the main combatants in a bench-clearing altercation in Friday night’s playoff game between the Montreal Canadiens and Washington Capitals.
  Canadiens forward Josh Anderson and Capitals forward Tom Wilson were each fined $5,000 by the league.
  It’s the maximum allowable under the NHL’s collective bargaining agreement.
  Wilson and bruising Montreal defenceman Arber Xhekaj were pushing and shoving each other as time expired in the second period.
  
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• Indigenous leaders hope Vatican continues reconciliation efforts advanced by Francis

  26-04-2025 18:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Indigenous leaders in Rome for the funeral of Pope Francis say they hope the Vatican continues to promote the reconciliation efforts he championed during his papacy.Gov. Gen. Mary Simon says the pontiff’s apology for widespread abuses in the residential school system was a significant step in addressing historical injustices.
  Canada’s first Indigenous governor general led the Canadian delegation at the funeral this morning, where she reflected on Francis’s monumental visit in 2
  
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• Warholm sets unofficial world record in 300m hurdles at Diamond League opener

  26-04-2025 18:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  XIAMEN, China (AP) — Norwegian standout Karsten Warholm improved on his unofficial world record in the 300-meter hurdles by clocking 33.05 seconds at the opening Diamond League meeting on Saturday.
  Warholm shaved 0.21 off his previous mark set in Oslo in 2021, the same year he set the 400-meter hurdles world record.
  While it is not an Olympic event, 300 hurdles will soon become an official world-record discipline, World Athletics recently announced.
  “I was a little bit surprised by h
  
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• Newcastle and Chelsea win to boost top-five hopes in Premier League as Ipswich relegated

  26-04-2025 18:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Newcastle and Chelsea picked up victories in the Premier League on Saturday to move into the Champions League qualification positions as Ipswich became the third and final team to be relegated.
  On the day Newcastle manager Eddie Howe returned to the dugout after recovering from pneumonia, his team’s 3-0 win over Ipswich at St. James’ Park was significant at both ends of the standings.
  Newcastle jumped into third place in the congested race to finish in the top five and secure a spot
  
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• Chelsea beats Everton 1-0 in Premier League to move into Champions League spots

  26-04-2025 17:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Chelsea climbed into the Champions League qualification positions by beating Everton 1-0 in the Premier League on Saturday thanks to Nicolas Jackson’s first-half goal.
  Jackson scored from just outside the area in the 27th minute to secure back-to-back victories for Chelsea, which moved above Newcastle and Nottingham Forest into fourth place and one point behind third-place Manchester City.
  Later Saturday, Newcastle can go back above Chelsea and into third by winning at home against Ipswich
  
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• Wrexham is on the verge of promotion after Wycombe loses to Leyton Orient

  26-04-2025 17:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WREXHAM, Wales (AP) — The stage is set for Wrexham to seal promotion to the second tier of English soccer after Leyton Orient beat Wycombe 1-0 on Saturday.
  Wrexham needs victory in its home game against Charlton later in the day to clinch the second promotion place in third-division League One.
  It would be a third straight promotion for the club owned by Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, which was a non-league team when the actors bought it in 2021.
  Third-place Wycombe needed to win to tak
  
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• Blue Jays-Yankees game called off because of rain, teams will play doubleheader on Sunday

  26-04-2025 17:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Saturday’s game between the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees was postponed because of heavy rain and the forecast of sustained inclement weather.
  The postponement was announced about 3 1/2 hours before Saturday’s original first pitch and will be made up as part of a straight doubleheader on Sunday.
  Max Fried will oppose Toronto’s Kevin Gausman on Sunday in the first game. The original pitching matchup for Sunday — Clarke Schmidt against Toronto
  
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• Trump expresses doubts Putin is willing to end the Ukraine war, a day after saying a deal was close

  26-04-2025 16:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ROME (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday that he doubts Russia’s Vladimir Putin wants to end his war in Ukraine, expressing new skepticism that a peace deal can be reached soon. Only a day earlier, Trump had said Ukraine and Russia were “very close to a deal.”
  Trump said in a social media post as he flew back to the United States after Pope Francis’ funeral that “there was no reason for Putin to be shooting missiles into civilian areas, cities and town
  
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• MINTER: Early blooming perennials for your spring garden plans - The Chilliwack Progress

  26-04-2025 14:30 via news.google.com
  MINTER: Early blooming perennials for your spring garden plans  The Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Only about half of Republicans say Trump has focused on the right priorities, AP-NORC poll finds

  26-04-2025 13:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Many Americans do not agree with President Trump’s aggressive efforts to quickly enact his agenda, a new poll finds, and even Republicans are not overwhelmingly convinced that his attention has been in the right place.Americans are nearly twice as likely to say Trump has been mostly focusing on the wrong priorities as to say he has been focusing on the right ones, according to the survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.Further, abou
  
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• Russia says all Ukrainian troops have left the Kursk region as Zelenskyy meets Trump at Vatican

  26-04-2025 12:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — All Ukrainian troops have been forced from Russia’s Kursk region, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said.Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff for Russia’s Armed Forces, gave Russian President Vladimir Putin the news in a meeting Saturday, Peskov told Russian state news outlet Interfax.
  Ukrainian officials have not commented on the claim.
  Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met in Vatican City on the si
  
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• Oilers’ Kane shakes off rust of lost season in 7-4 win over Kings

  26-04-2025 12:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Evander Kane didn’t take long to be an impact player for the Edmonton Oilers again.
  He required one game to shake off the rust of a lost regular season before producing a pivotal moment in Edmonton’s 7-4 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Friday.The Oilers trail the Kings 2-1 heading into Sunday’s Game 4 of their first-round playoff series.
  Kane missed the entire regular season because of sports hernia surgery in September, knee surgery in January and the accomp
  
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• Party leaders have packed itineraries today as election day nears

  26-04-2025 12:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Federal party leaders have busy itineraries today in one of the final days of the election campaign.Liberal Leader Mark Carney is set to spend much of the day in the Greater Toronto Area, first holding a media availability in King City before visiting a small business in Newmarket, holding a meet and greet in Aurora and visiting another small business in Markham.
  He is also scheduled to hold rallies in Mississauga and Windsor, Ont.
  Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is set to ho
  
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• Iran and the US begin expert talks in Oman over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program

  26-04-2025 10:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MUSCAT, Oman (AP) — A third round of talks between Iran and the United States began Saturday in Oman, with experts seeking in-depth discussions over how to reach a possible deal.
  Iranian state television announced the start of the negotiations. American officials could not be immediately reached.
  The talks seek to limit Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for the lifting of some of the crushing economic sanctions the U.S. has imposed on the Islamic Republic closing in on half a centur
  
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• Pope Francis’ funeral begins in St. Peter’s Square

  26-04-2025 10:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — The funeral Mass for Pope Francis is underway in a packed St. Peter’s Square.
  The Argentine pontiff died Monday.
  Mourners began streaming into the square at dawn on Saturday. Bells tolled to signal the start of the procession bringing Francis’ coffin from St. Peter’s Basilica to the front of the altar in the square.
  Dignitaries including U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy were seated on one side of the altar, while
  
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• Thousands rush to St. Peter’s Square for Pope Francis’ funeral, a ceremony he helped reimagine

  26-04-2025 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Tens of thousands of people poured into St. Peter’s Square starting at dawn Saturday to honor Pope Francis with a farewell ceremony reflecting his priorities as pope and wishes as pastor: Presidents and princes will attend his funeral Mass at the Vatican, but prisoners and migrants will welcome him into the basilica across town where he will be laid to rest.
  As many as 200,000 people are expected to attend the funeral, which Francis choreographed himself when he r
  
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• Trump will pay his respects to a pope who publicly and pointedly disagreed with him on some issues

  26-04-2025 09:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ROME (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday was among more than 50 heads of state and other dignitaries attending the funeral of Pope Francis, where he’ll personally pay his respects to the Roman Catholic leader who pointedly disagreed with him on a variety of issues.
  Trump arrived at the Vatican with his wife, first lady Melania Trump.
  Trump told reporters on Friday as he flew to Rome that he was going to the funeral “out of respect” for the pontiff, who died Monday a
  
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• Canadian delegation among thousands of mourners attending Pope Francis’ funeral

  26-04-2025 08:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canadians are among the thousands converging on St. Peter’s Square this morning to attend the funeral of Pope Francis.
  Francis died Monday at age 88 and is being remembered as a pontiff dedicated to building bridges and offering compassion to marginalized groups during his 12-year papacy.
  The Vatican has said the funeral is expected to attract dignitaries and leaders from around the world, including roughly 130 delegations, at least 50 heads of state and 10 reigning sovereigns.
  Gov. Gen. M
  
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• Oilers score 4 goals in third period to beat Kings 7-4, trail series 2-1

  26-04-2025 07:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Evan Bouchard and Connor Brown each had a pair of goals as the Edmonton Oilers finally showed signs of life, coming away with a wild 7-4 playoff victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Friday.
  Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Evander Kane and Connor McDavid also scored for the Oilers, who had allowed 12 goals in their first two post-season losses in Los Angeles and trailed 4-3 with just under seven minutes to play.
  Adrian Kempe, Kevin Fiala, Drew Doughty and Trevor Moore replied for the Kings
  
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• Indian military says Pakistani troops fired at positions along border in disputed Kashmir overnight

  26-04-2025 07:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Pakistani soldiers fired at Indian posts all along the highly militarized frontier in disputed Kashmir for a second consecutive night, the Indian military said Saturday, as tensions continued to escalate between nuclear-armed rivals following a deadly attack on tourists.
  The Indian army said in a statement on Saturday that soldiers from multiple Pakistani army posts overnight opened fire at Indian troops “all across the Line of Control” in Kashmir. &ldquo
  
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• Simon Nemec scores in 2nd OT to lift Devils past Hurricanes 3-2 in Game 3

  26-04-2025 06:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Simon Nemec scored 2:36 into the second overtime and the New Jersey Devils beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 on Friday night in Game 3 of the first-round playoff series.
  Nico Hischier and Dawson Mercer scored in regulation for New Jersey and Jacob Markstrom had 25 saves. The Devils cut their series deficit to 2-1 after losing the first two games on the road.
  Seth Jarvis and Sebastian Aho scored for the Hurricanes, and Frederik Andersen finished with 34 saves.
  Game 4 is S
  
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• Simon Nemec scores in double OT to lift Devils past Hurricanes 3-2

  26-04-2025 06:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Simon Nemec scored 2:36 into the second overtime and the New Jersey Devils beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 on Friday night in Game 3 of their first-round NHL playoff series.
  Nico Hischier and Dawson Mercer scored in regulation for New Jersey and Jacob Markstrom had 25 saves. The Devils cut their series deficit to 2-1 after losing the first two games of the best-of-seven series on the road.
  Seth Jarvis and Sebastian Aho scored for the Hurricanes, and Frederik Andersen f
  
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• Emotional Dobes gets job done for Canadiens on a tough night for starting goalies

  26-04-2025 06:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Montreal Canadiens rookie goaltender Jakub Dobes started stretching in the hallway a few minutes before he made his NHL playoff debut, coming in to relieve starting goaltender Samuel Montembeault, who left Friday’s game after initially trying to play through some discomfort.
  Dobes was then thrown into action in an intense game that was tied 2-2 in the second period.
  “You guys cannot imagine how a person feels,” Dobes said after earning his first career NHL play
  
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• A look at winners of the 2024 National Newspaper Awards handed out in Montreal

  26-04-2025 05:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Here is a look at the winners of the National Newspaper Awards, handed out Friday night in Montreal.Arts and EntertainmentWinner: Tavia Grant, The Globe and Mail, for her work on the Vatican’s unfulfilled promises to return cultural items that originated in Indigenous communities in Canada — and how Canada lags behind other countries when it comes to national repatriation frameworks.Finalists: Richie Assaly, Toronto Star, for his portfolio of stories about musicians Mustafa, John Kam
  
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• Globe and Mail, Toronto Star lead the way as National Newspaper Awards handed out

  26-04-2025 05:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The Globe and Mail and the Toronto Star were the big winners as the National Newspaper Awards were handed out in Montreal on Friday night.
  The Globe took home nine of the 23 regular awards, in front of the Toronto Star, which took home six. One of the Globe’s awards was shared with the Halifax Chronicle Herald and two of the Star awards were shared with the Investigative Journalism Bureau.
  La Presse, Reuters and the Chronicle Herald picked up two awards each.
  The Star won
  
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• Kirk hits go-ahead 2-run double in 9th, Blue Jays beat Yankees 4-2

  26-04-2025 04:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Alejandro Kirk hit a go-ahead two-run double in the ninth inning off Yankees closer Devin Williams and the Toronto Blue Jays beat New York 4-2 on Friday night, snapping a five-game losing streak.
  Williams (0-2), who has an 11.25 ERA in his first 10 appearances, failed to retire a batter and blew his first save in five chances.
  After allowing a leadoff single to George Springer and hitting Andrés Giménez, Kirk lifted a 1-0 change-up over the had of centre-field
  
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• Canadiens beat Capitals 6-3 in electric Game 3 featuring bench brawl, goalie injuries

  26-04-2025 04:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Cole Caufield had a goal and an assist as the Montreal Canadiens ran over Washington 6-3 in an electric Game 3 that featured a brawl on the Capitals’ bench and both starting goalies exiting with injuries Friday.
  Christian Dvorak, Nick Suzuki, Alexandre Carrier, Juraj Slafkovsky and Alex Newhook also scored as Montreal cut Washington’s lead to 2-1 in the first-round, best-of-seven playoff series.
  Sam Montembeault stopped 11 of 13 shots before exiting with 8:21 remaini
  
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• Woman who accused Britain’s Prince Andrew in Epstein sex trafficking scandal has died

  26-04-2025 04:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The woman who accused Britain’s Prince Andrew and other influential men of sexually exploiting her as a teenager trafficked by financier Jeffrey Epstein has died. She was 41.
  Virginia Giuffre died by suicide Friday at her farm in Western Australia, her publicist confirmed.
  “Deeply loving, wise and funny, she was a beacon to other survivors and victims,” publicist Dini von Mueffling said in a statement. “She adored her children and many animals. She was always more concern
  
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• Yan Liu has an albatross, late birdie to lead the Chevron Championship

  26-04-2025 03:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  THE WOODLANDS, Texas (AP) — Yan Liu had an albatross to offset three front-nine bogeys and rebounded from a late bogey for an even-par 72 and a one-stroke lead over four players Friday in the Chevron Championship, the first women’s major tournament of the year.
  Top-ranked Nelly Korda rallied late in the afternoon to make the cut in her title defence, following an opening 77 with a 68. She won last year at The Club at Carlton Woods for the last of her record-tying five straight victor
  
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• Nation files an emergency injunction filed over raising B.C. gold mine’s tailings dam

  26-04-2025 03:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — A B.C. First Nation that is going to court to try to stop a mining company from raising its tailings dam is now applying for an emergency injunction to put the construction on hold.The Xatsull nation announced earlier this month that it had filed a legal challenge over the plan to allow the Mount Polley mine to raise its dam, a decade after a similar storage site at the mine collapsed, setting off an environmental disaster in the nation’s territory.The nation says in a st
  
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• PGA Tour rookies Salinda, Velo remain atop Zurich Classic leaderboard

  26-04-2025 01:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  AVONDALE, La. (AP) — PGA Tour rookies Isaiah Salinda and Kevin Velo shot a 3-under 69 in alternate-shot play Friday to remain atop the leaderboard in the Zurich Classic, and leave defending champions Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry six strokes back.
  Salinda and Velo had a 17-under 127 at the breezy TPC of Louisiana after breaking the tournament better-ball record with a 58 on Thursday in the tour’s only team event. Andrew Novak and Ben Griffin were a stroke back after a 66.
  “Overa
  
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