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• Michael Bunting leads the Nashville Predators past the Calgary Flames 4-2

  01-11-2025 23:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Michael Bunting had a goal and two assists, and the Nashville Predators beat the Calgary Flames 4-2 on Saturday.
  Matthew Wood had a goal and an assist for the Predators (5-6-2), who snapped a three-game losing streak. Jonathan Marchessault and Filip Forsberg also scored, and Juuse Saros made 33 saves.
  Jonathan Huberdeau and Joel Farabee scored for Calgary (2-9-2) in its third consecutive loss. Dustin Wolf and Devin Cooley combined to make 20 saves.
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• Lambert scores first NHL goal, Winnipeg Jets down Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2

  01-11-2025 22:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — Rookie forward Brad Lambert scored his first NHL goal and backup goalie Eric Comrie made 28 saves for the red-hot Winnipeg Jets in a 5-2 win over the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday.
  Kyle Connor scored twice, including an empty-net goal, and Gabriel Valardi and Vladislav Namestnikov also scored for Winnipeg (9-3-0).
  Sidney Crosby and Blake Lizotte countered and Arturs Silovs made 29 saves in a losing cause for Pittsburgh (8-3-2).
  Vilardi scored 15 seconds after opening
  
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• Trump threatens Nigeria with potential military action, escalates claim of Christian persecution

  01-11-2025 22:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said he's ordered the Pentagon to begin planning for potential military action in Nigeria as he stepped up his criticism that the government is failing to rein in the persecution of Christians in the West African country. The president also warned that he “will immediately stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria.”“If the Nigerian Government continues to allow the killing of Christians, the U.S.A. will immediatel
  
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• Trump to host al-Sharaa in first-ever visit by a Syrian president to White House, official says

  01-11-2025 22:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump will host Ahmad al-Sharaa for talks, a first-ever visit by a Syrian president to the White House, an administration official said Saturday.The official, who was not authorized to comment publicly about the yet to be formally announced engagement, said that the meeting is expected to take place Nov. 10.Trump met with al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia in May in what was the first encounter between the two nations’ leaders in 25 years and one
  
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• Alouettes avoid epic collapse to defeat Blue Bombers 42-33 in CFL East semifinal

  01-11-2025 22:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — The Montreal Alouettes avoided an epic collapse to reach the CFL’s East Division final.
  Davis Alexander threw for one touchdown and rushed for another in a 42-33 win over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the East semifinal Saturday. Montreal pulled out the victory after squandering a 22-point lead earlier in the game.
  The Alouettes led 25-3 in the second quarter and held a 25-6 advantage at halftime.The script quickly flipped early in the third quarter when Winnipeg stunned Mo
  
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• Chinese calligraphy album fetches more than $1 million at auction

  01-11-2025 22:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — A centuries-old Chinese calligraphy album that was once part of the Chinese emperor's royal collection has fetched more than $1 million at an auction, many times its projected sale price.Heffel Fine Art Auction House says the "extremely rare" ink on silk calligraphy album was created by Zhao Mengfu, who was a distinguished Chinese calligrapher and painter during the Yuan dynasty, which is the only Mongol-led Imperial dynasty of China from about 700 years ago.
  The bidding price at
  
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• Blue Jays manager Schneider moves Barger up two spots to bat fifth for Game 7

  01-11-2025 21:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Blue Jays manager John Schneider made a couple minor changes to his batting order for Game 7 of the World Series on Saturday night against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
  Addison Barger was set to move up two spots to bat fifth for the deciding game at Rogers Centre while Daulton Varsho dropped two spots to seventh.Barger, who had two hits in a 3-1 loss in Game 6 on Friday, entered play with a .357 batting average in the post-season with three homers and a 1.008 OPS.
  "I'm just trying to
  
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• Blue Jays fan made sure to highlight Cape Breton at the World Series

  01-11-2025 21:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — As the Toronto Blue Jays faced off against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game Six of the World Series, a sight familiar to many East Coasters could be seen fluttering behind home plate.A Cape Breton flag was proudly held aloft throughout the game in Toronto on Friday by longtime Jays fan, John Chishom.“I went to the last World Series in ’92, but my seats were a little different. They were in the 500 level, with my dad and my two brothers, behind the lights,” Chisho
  
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• Abbotsford Auxiliary donates $74K for new urgent care equipment at ARH

  01-11-2025 21:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD — Patients in traumatic or critical conditions may receive better care at the Abbotsford Regional Hospital (ARH) after a significant donation by its Auxiliary.
  The $74,000 donation secured two high-priority devices designed to facilitate quick responses and precise stabilization—a specialized hypothermia/hyperthermia blanket system and a rapid infuser pump.
  “These items are game-changers in time-critical situations,” said the Fraser Valley Health Care Foundatio
  
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• AFC Toronto takes first leg of NSL semifinal in 2-0 victory over Montreal Roses

  01-11-2025 19:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — AFC Toronto took the first leg of a Northern Super League playoff semifinal with a 2-0 victory over the Montreal Roses on Saturday.
  Nikayla Small struck in the seventh minute and Kaylee Hunter in the 70th for Toronto, which hosts Montreal in the second leg Nov. 9 at York Lions Stadium. Goalkeeper Sierra Cota-Yarde maintained a blank sheet for Toronto at Stade Boreale.
  Ottawa Rapid FC and the Vancouver Rise open the other semifinal Tuesday at TD Place.
  Hunter, 17, ranked second i
  
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• Shohei Ohtani to start World Series Game 7 for Dodgers against Blue Jays, Max Scherzer

  01-11-2025 19:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO (AP) — Shohei Ohtani will start Game 7 of the World Series for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Toronto Blue Jays, showcasing the two-way star on the mound in the sport's biggest game.
  Starting Ohtani makes more sense for the Dodgers than using him in relief.
  Under a rule adopted for the 2022 season, pitchers who start games in the batting order can remain in the game as a designated hitter after leaving the mound. If Ohtani would start the game only as a DH and then would take
  
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• Brazil beats Canada in quarterfinal penalty shootout at FIFA Women’s U-17 World Cup

  01-11-2025 18:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  RABAT — Brazil ended Canada's run at the FIFA Women's U-17 World Cup on Saturday, winning their quarterfinal via penalty shootout.
  Gabi Pusch, Gi Iseppe, Kaylane, Pepe and Andreyna converted their penalty kicks against Canadian goalkeeper Khadijah Cisse as Brazil won the shootout 5-4.
  Chloe Taylor, Amy Medley, Naomi Lofthouse and Reed Tingley scored for Canada but Brazil 'keeper Ana Morganti stopped Bridget Mutipula's attempt. Mutipula had been a pillar in the Canadian backline all game.
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• Islanders defenceman Matthew Schaefer season’s first rookie of the month

  01-11-2025 18:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — New York Islanders defenceman Matthew Schaefer was named the NHL's rookie of the month for October on Saturday.
  Schaefer ranked third among all rookies in points with three goals and five assists in 11 games.The 18-year-old from Hamilton was selected first overall by the Islanders in this year's draft.
  Only one 18-year-old defenceman earned more points in his first 11 games of his NHL career. Phil Housley had 11 in 1982-83 with the Buffalo Sabres.
  Schaefer was chosen top rookie
  
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• Canadian Red Cross sending hurricane relief to Jamaica after Melissa devastation

  01-11-2025 18:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The Canadian Red Cross is sending relief to Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa tore through the area earlier this week.Melissa made landfall in southwest Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane on Tuesday with wind speeds reaching 295 kilometres per hour.
  The hurricane has been blamed for at least 19 deaths in Jamaica and 31 in nearby Haiti.
  About 18,000 relief supplies were flown from a warehouse in Mississauga, Ont., to Jamaica on Friday, where they were to be distributed by Jamaican Re
  
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• Shohei Ohtani to start World Series Game 7 for Dodgers against Blue Jays and Max Scherzer

  01-11-2025 18:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO (AP) — Shohei Ohtani will start Game 7 of the World Series for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Toronto Blue Jays, showcasing the two-way star on the mound in the sport's biggest game.Starting Ohtani makes more sense for the Dodgers than using him in relief.Under a rule adopted for the 2022 season, pitchers who start games in the batting order can remain in the game as a designated hitter after leaving the mound. If Ohtani would start the game only as a DH and then would take th
  
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• Strong winds, rainfall land on Coquihalla Highway Saturday

  01-11-2025 18:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  COQUIHALLA HIGHWAY — Drivers are urged to take extra caution on the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt as Environment Canada forecasts strong winds and slick roads Saturday (Nov. 1).
  The weather agency says a strong low-pressure system is set to pass through Southern B.C. during the afternoon, with southwest wind gusts expected to pick up to 90 kilometres an hour– or slightly stronger.
  A second frontal system is also moving across the coast, bringing rainfall amounts of up to 50
  
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• Two new suspects handed preliminary charges in Louvre jewels heist case, Paris prosecutor says

  01-11-2025 18:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  PARIS (AP) — The Paris prosecutor said Saturday two new suspects were handed preliminary charges for their alleged involvement in the crown jewels heist at the Louvre museum, three days after they were arrested by police as part of the sweeping investigation. Laure Beccuau, the prosecutor, said in a statement that a 37-year-old suspect was charged with theft by an organized gang and criminal conspiracy. The other, a 38-year-old woman, is accused of being an accomplice. They were both incar
  
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• 5 more charges laid in Yaletown seawall stabbings

  01-11-2025 18:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER— Police in Vancouver say the BC Prosecution Service has approved additional charges against the suspect of a series of assaults in October.
  On October 10, the Vancouver Police Department responded to several reports of people being stabbed by a stranger near David Lam Park at around 7:30 a.m.
  Three victims were found and taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Four additional assault victims later came forward.The 35-year-old has since been charged with one count of
  
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• Chilliwack sees wettest Halloween day in more than 100 years - Chilliwack Progress

  01-11-2025 18:01 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack sees wettest Halloween day in more than 100 years  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Prime Minister Mark Carney says lesson for Canada in Toronto Blue Jays’ World Series bid

  01-11-2025 17:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Prime Minister Mark Carney says there's a lesson for Canada in the Toronto Blue Jays' bid for a World Series title against the Los Angeles Dodgers.Speaking to reporters in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Saturday, Carney praised the Blue Jays for taking risks and staying aggressive against the defending champions.
  He says "you don't need the big payroll" and "you don't need to be the big American team to win the World Series."
  The Jays haven't taken home the pennant since 1993.
  The seven-game series b
  
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• Former Kentucky Gov. Martha Layne Collins has died at 88

  01-11-2025 17:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Martha Layne Collins, the first and only woman elected governor of Kentucky, died on Saturday. She was 88.The Democrat's most visible legacy is a sprawling Toyota auto assembly plant — arguably the biggest industrial plum of its day and the linchpin of her economic-development strategy. She also worked for years to overhaul the state's public education system.“When I became governor, you have lots of priorities, but when I’d sit down and think about
  
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• Auger-Aliassime wins way into Paris Masters final, beats Bublik in semifinal

  01-11-2025 17:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  PARIS — Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the Paris Masters tennis tournament final with a straight-sets win over Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan on Saturday.
  Montreal's Auger-Aliassime prevailed 7-6 (3), 6-4 in the semifinal over the 13th-seeded Bublik.
  The Canadian awaited the winner of a later semifinal between second seed Jannik Sinner of Italy and third seed Alexander Zverev of Germany to know his Sunday opponent.
  With the semifinal win, Auger-Aliassime leapfrogged Italy's Lor
  
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• B.C. police watchdog investigates after Surrey man seriously injured during arrest

  01-11-2025 17:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SURREY — The Independent Investigations Office of BC (IIO) is now looking into any wrongdoing after a Surrey man sustained injuries during his arrest.At about 8:40 p.m. on October 6, an officer saw a man shouting aggressively at a group of women in the 10700 block of 135a Street and went in to arrest him.
  While being taken to custody, the man sustained a serious but non-life-threatening injury. The IIO was notified shortly after the incident to investigate any serious harm that may have re
  
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• Mboko reaches Hong Kong Open final with three-set win over Fernandez

  01-11-2025 16:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HONG KONG — Victoria Mboko downed fellow Canadian Leylah Fernandez in three sets to advance to the Hong Kong Open tennis tournament final.
  Toronto's Mboko prevailed 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 over Fernandez of Laval, Que., in Saturday's semifinal and the first meeting between the two Canadians.The 19-year-old Mboko takes on Cristina Bucsa of Spain in Sunday's final. Bucsa was a straight sets victor over fifth seed Maya Joint of Australia.
  Mboko beat Bucsa 6-3, 6-2 in their lone previous meeting earlier
  
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• Carney says China doesn’t grasp Canada’s concern over issues of foreign interference

  01-11-2025 16:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  GYEONGJU — Prime Minister Mark Carney says Beijing doesn't understand how seriously Canadians take issues of foreign interference, after raising them with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
  "We had a discussion on foreign interference," Carney told reporters Saturday before leaving the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Gyeongju, South Korea.
  "I don't think they recognize the level of concerns we have about these issues, but we manage these issues in Canada; we have a structure to manag
  
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• Space agency awards UFV professor $1.1M grant for astronaut stress research

  01-11-2025 16:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — A University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) professor is reaching for the stars – and finding out how astronauts experience long-term missions among them while aboard the International Space Station.
  The C-STARS (Canadian Space Team Affect and Resilience Study) project, led by Dr. Jelena Brcic and her national research team, has received a $1,145,460 grant from the Canadian Space Agency to investigate how spacewalkers manage stress and find meaning in their work.
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• Memorial celebration a ‘meaningful space’ for people to grieve in Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress

  01-11-2025 13:16 via news.google.com
  Memorial celebration a ‘meaningful space’ for people to grieve in Chilliwack  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Mom of soldier killed in Afghanistan named national Silver Cross Mother

  01-11-2025 11:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — When Nancy Payne lays a wreath on Remembrance Day at the National War Memorial, it won't be the first time she's represented mothers of Canadian soldiers who have died in combat.
  But it will be her first on such a stage.
  Payne has laid a wreath at her local Remembrance Day ceremony as a Silver Cross Mother every year since 2006, when her son was killed in Afghanistan.
  While Payne typically attends her local ceremony in Lansdowne, Ont., her husband David Payne — who served 30
  
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• ‘Hurricane Bob’ Rae says he’s leaving the United Nations with no regrets

  01-11-2025 11:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Bob Rae knows that as Canada's ambassador to the United Nations he had a habit of going off-message with Global Affairs Canada but he has not regrets.
  He says it created a healthy tension, even if it meant he occasionally had to delete a tweet.
  "I once got a little desk thing that says 'Hurricane Bob,' because that was my nickname in the department," he told The Canadian Press in an interview this week.
  "The mindset is very — prudence is the key. And you know, not making wav
  
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• Blue Jays fans still hopeful for World Series win in decisive Game 7

  01-11-2025 11:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Blue Jays fans are still looking for a World Series win in Toronto tonight after the team fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday, forcing Game 7.
  The visiting Dodgers defeated the Jays in Game 6 with a score of 3-1.
  Toronto is looking to claim the championship title for the first time since 1993 in front of a sold-out crowd at Rogers Centre and millions of fans watching across Canada.The Fall Classic series is now tied at three games apiece, with first pitch in the clinching g
  
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• Jays, Dodgers set for Game 7 World Series showdown

  01-11-2025 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The 2025 Major League Baseball season that started March 18 in Toyko ends tonight in Canada.
  And the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers, who took part in the first regular-season game at the Tokyo Dome, are hoping their final game continues a post-season streak — the road team has won the last four Game 7s in the World Series.
  The Toronto Blue Jays and the Dodgers will play in a seventh and deciding game at Rogers Centre, with the winner receiving the coveted Commission
  
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• 9 dead, dozens injured in crowd surge at Hindu temple in southern India

  01-11-2025 09:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NEW DELHI (AP) — A crowd surge at a popular Hindu temple in southern India left at least nine people dead and dozens injured, local authorities said Saturday.The incident occurred at the Swamy Venkateswara Temple in the Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh state where hundreds of devotees had gathered to mark one of Hinduism’s sacred days, “Ekadashi,” senior police officer K. V. Maheswra Reddy told the Associated Press.On this day, the devotees fast and offer prayers to
  
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• No bus or metros this Saturday in Montreal because of transit strike

  01-11-2025 09:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTRÉAL — There’s no regular bus or metro service at all today in Montreal because of a transit strike.Roughly 4,500 bus drivers, metro operators and other station employees are taking part in the strike, the union’s first in 38 years.
  The disruption coincides with major sporting events like the Montreal Alouettes playoff game this afternoon and the Laval Rocket and Montreal Canadiens games in the evening, ones fans usually get to via public transit.Paratransit services
  
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• Carney says he raised foreign interference, other issues with Chinese president

  01-11-2025 08:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  GYEONGJU — Prime Minister Mark Carney says he raised the issue of foreign interference during his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping and other top officials.
  Carney and Xi met on Friday on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Gyeongju, South Korea.It was the first formal meeting between leaders of the two countries since 2017, and both characterized it as a turning point in the relationship.Carney says the strategy is to work together where there is common
  
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• Carney wraps up Asia trip looking ahead to first federal budget next week

  01-11-2025 08:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  GYEONGJU — Prime Minister Mark Carney has wrapped up his first official visit to Asia after attending two major summits and meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
  The prime minister arrived in Asia last week with a plan to pitch Canada as a reliable trading partner and to try to encourage investment into nation-building projects at home.After meetings with the leaders of both countries, Carney says Canada aims to conclude free trade deals with Thailand and the Philippines, along with t
  
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• Martin Necas shines in Avalanche’s victory over the Golden Knights

  01-11-2025 08:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Martin Necas celebrated his new contract with a goal and two assists, helping the Colorado Avalanche beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 on Friday.
  Necas, who signed a $92 million, eight-year extension on Thursday, scored his eighth goal of the season 41 seconds into the game.
  Cale Makar had a goal and an assist for the Avalanche, extending his point streak to six games. Brock Nelson and Brent Burns also scored, and Scott Wedgewood made 21 saves.
  The 40-year-old Burns moved
  
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• Carney says he told Ontario premier not to run anti-tariff ad, apologized to Trump

  01-11-2025 08:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  GYEONGJU — Prime Minister Mark Carney says he told Ontario Premier Doug Ford not to run the ad campaign that's being blamed for ending trade talks with the U.S.Carney also confirmed he did apologize to U.S. President Donald Trump -- both because the president was offended by the ad and also because it's not something he would have done.The apology happened at a dinner on Wednesday hosted by the South Korean president at the start of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Gyeongju.T
  
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• Tanzania President Hassan wins disputed election with more than 97% of vote, official results show

  01-11-2025 06:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DODOMA, Tanzania (AP) — Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan won her country’s disputed election with more than 97% of the vote, according to official results announced early Saturday.The Oct. 29 election was marred by violence as demonstrators took to the streets of major cities to protest the vote and stop the counting of votes. The military has been deployed to help police quell riots. Internet connectivity has been on and off in the East African nation.Two of Hassan’s ma
  
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• Two Canadian pairs teams in top 3 at Skate Canada International competition

  01-11-2025 06:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SASKATOON — Two Canadian pairs finished among the top three in Friday’s short program at the 2025 Skate Canada International at the SaskTel Centre.
  Deanna Stellato-Dudek of Chicago and Maxime Deschamps of Vaudreuil-Dorion, Que., who won silver at the first ISU Grand Prix in France, skated their way to second place in the short program with a score of 73.03.
  The Canadian duo was outdone by Germany’s Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin, reigning world silver medallists, who
  
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• Max Scherzer to start for Blue Jays in Game 7 but Dodgers pitcher is unknown

  01-11-2025 06:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays are turning to surefire Hall of Famer Max Scherzer as their starter for Game 7 of the World Series.
  The Los Angeles Dodgers? It could be just about any pitcher on the roster except Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
  Manager John Schneider confirmed after Toronto's 3-1 loss in Game 6 on Friday that the 41-year-old Scherzer would get the ball in the finale of the best-of-seven series.
  "It's the two best words in sports: Game 7," said Schneider in his post-game news conferenc
  
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• WHL roundup: Dach’s late heroics help Hitmen beat Raiders 3-2 in OT

  01-11-2025 05:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  PRINCE ALBERT — Kale Dach set up the tying goal with 10 seconds left in the third period, then scored the winner 37 seconds into overtime as the visiting Calgary Hitmen rallied to knock off the Prince Albert Raiders 3-2 in Western Hockey League action on Friday.
  Ethan Moore and Caine Wilke also scored for the Hitmen (9-3-1-0), who were outshot 32-24 and trailed 1-0 after the first period, and 2-1 heading into the third.
  Max Heise and Ty Meunier scored for the Raiders (9-0-3-0), who went 0-
  
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• Scherzer to start for Blue Jays in Game 7 but Dodgers pitcher is unknown

  01-11-2025 05:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Max Scherzer will get the start for the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 7 of the World Series.
  But who Scherzer will face from the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday is not yet known.
  Manager John Schneider confirmed after Toronto's 3-1 loss in Game 6 on Friday that Scherzer, a surefire Hall of Famer, will get the ball in the finale of the best-of-seven series.
  Dodgers skipper Dave Roberts was more cagey, saying his starter was to be determined.
  Tyler Glasnow was next in Los Angeles's rot
  
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• Dodgers beat Blue Jays 3-1 to force deciding seventh game in World Series

  01-11-2025 04:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The World Series is going the seven-game distance after the Toronto Blue Jays dropped a 3-1 decision to the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 6 on Friday night at Rogers Centre.
  The Blue Jays had runners in scoring position in the ninth inning but Andres Gimenez flew out and Addison Barger was doubled off at second base to end the game.
  Tyler Glasnow got the last three outs for his first save.
  Game 7 will be played Saturday night in Toronto.
  The Dodgers scored all of their runs in the
  
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• Dodgers force World Series to decisive Game 7 by holding off Blue Jays 3-1 as Yamamoto wins again

  01-11-2025 04:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO (AP) — Yoshinobu Yamamoto beat Toronto for the second time in a week, slumping Mookie Betts hit a two-run single in a three-run third inning and the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers held off the Blue Jays 3-1 on Friday night to force the World Series to a decisive Game 7.Yamamoto was not quite as sharp as in his Game 2 four-hitter, the first World Series complete game in a decade. He lasted six innings and allowed a third-inning RBI single by George Springer, who returned aft
  
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• Hye-Jin Choi increases lead to 5 shots after 2 rounds at LPGA Malaysia event

  01-11-2025 03:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Hye-Jin Choi tapped in for a birdie after missing a 20-foot eagle putt on the 18th hole to give her a 6-under 66 Friday and a five-stroke lead after two rounds of the LPGA Tour's Maybank Championship.
  Choi, who played on the South Korea team in last week's International Crown, had a 36-hole total of 14-under 130 on the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country club course. She started the day with a one-stroke lead and it marked the first time in her career that she has l
  
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• QMJHL roundup: St-Laurent scores in OT, Huskies edge Mooseheads 5-4

  01-11-2025 03:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ROUYN-NORANDA — Antoine St-Laurent's second goal of the game, scored 56 seconds into overtime, lifted the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies to a 5-4 Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League victory over the visiting Halifax Mooseheads on Friday at Arena Glencore.
  Nathan Langlois, Samuel Theault and Charles Laforest also scored for the Huskies (9-3-2-1), who outshot the visitors 39-30. Samuel Beauchemin chipped in with three assists, while Alex Lemire had a pair of helpers.
  Jasu Mensonen, Oleg Kulebiakin,
  
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• Battle scores 20 points, hits key pair of 3s as Raptors beat Cavs 112-101

  01-11-2025 03:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Jamison Battle scored 20 points, including a pair of 3-pointers that helped the Toronto Raptors pull away in the final two minutes of a 112-101 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Cup opener for both teams Friday night.
  The Cavaliers, who were without All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell and centre Jarrett Allen because of injuries, were within four when Battle made a 3 with 1:07 remaining and hit another half a minute later for a 108-98 lead. Battle made all seven
  
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• OHL roundup: Yermolenko stops 30 shots, IceDogs blank Steelheads 4-0

  01-11-2025 02:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SAINT CATHARINES — Alexander Hage had a goal and assist, netminder Vladislav Yermolenko made 30 saves and added a rare assist, and the Niagara IceDogs beat the visiting Brampton Steelheads 4-0 in Ontario Hockey League action on Friday at the Meridian Centre.
  Kevin He, Hayden Reid and Ryan Roobroeck also scored for the IceDogs (10-4-0-1), who took a 1-0 lead into the third period.
  The IceDogs, outshot 30-26, went 0-for-2 on the power play. The Steelheads (6-8-1-0) went 0-for-3 with the man
  
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• Montreal Alouettes release Oakman after CFL suspends defensive lineman indefinitely

  01-11-2025 01:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The Montreal Alouettes will have a huge hole to fill Saturday when they host the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the East Division semifinal.
  Montreal released towering defensive lineman Shawn Oakman on Friday. The move came shortly after the CFL suspended the six-foot-eight, 280-pound American indefinitely for violating its Gender-Based Violence and Harassment Policy.
  “We hold everyone in our organization to the highest standard of integrity and respect both on and off the field,
  
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• ‘Disgusting’: Plan to slash B.C. pipelines’ taxable value could hit local revenues

  01-11-2025 01:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — British Columbia Finance Minister Brenda Bailey said she would look into a plan by BC Assessment that would cut the taxable value of pipelines and other projects in a move that has angered some local officials who fear a funding shortfall.
  Director David Laird of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District in southwestern B.C. says it was"disgusting" that the assessment agency hadn't previously told British Columbians about the strategy that would slash the taxable value of pipelines
  
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