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• 100 Mile House Mayor says mill closure at the end of 2025 underscores need for reform

  08-11-2025 23:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — The mayor of a community in B.C.'s Cariboo region says U.S. tariffs on the softwood lumber industry "are the icing on the cake" for an industry in need of fundamental reforms as it prepares for the closure of a local lumber bill.
  100 Mile House Mayor Maureen Pinkney says she won't necessarily "point fingers at who's doing what right or wrong, but what's been happening in the last 20 years has not worked,"adding issues like the handling of forestry licenses and the annual allowab
  
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• Canucks goaltender Demko won’t dress against Blue Jackets

  08-11-2025 22:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Goaltender Thatcher Demko will not dress Saturday night, meaning backup Kevin Lankinen will start when the Vancouver Canucks play the Columbus Blue Jackets in an NHL game.
  Demko’s status is unclear for when the Canucks host the Colorado Avalanche Sunday night.
  “Demmer won’t be playing tonight,” Canucks coach Adam Foote said after Saturday’s morning skate. “He won’t be backing up tonight.
  “He went out this morning, and he's still d
  
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• Traffic slowed due to accident on Highway 1 in Langley Saturday afternoon

  08-11-2025 22:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LANGLEY — Drivers may have to prepare for delays on Highway 1 in Langley Saturday afternoon, November 8.
  DriveBC reported the left lane of the highway just west of 232nd Street has been blocked due to an incident involving a vehicle heading westbound at around 12:15 p.m.
  Traffic has been able to pass through the pullout, but the road remained heavily congested.
  The road has been reduced to one lane between Glover Road and Exit 66 as of 1 p.m. Tow crews began working on the scene roughly an
  
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• Former NHLer, Ottawa Senators GM Mel Bridgman dead at 70

  08-11-2025 22:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Former NHLer and Ottawa Senators general manager Mel Bridgman has died. He was 70.
  The NHL Alumni Association announced his death on Saturday. The cause of death was not disclosed.
  Bridgman was the first overall pick in the 1975 NHL draft by the Philadelphia Flyers, where he spent his first six-plus seasons.
  He was traded to the Calgary Flames in 1981-82 and finished that season with a career-best 33 goals and 54 assists across 72 games. He went to the New Jersey Devils in 1983-84 and played thr
  
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• Tim Stutzle scores in overtime to give the Senators a 3-2 win over the Flyers

  08-11-2025 22:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Ottawa Senators tried and failed to play keep-away with a one-goal lead and had to go to overtime to beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Saturday.
  While the Senators neglected to post a shot on goal in the third period until only 1:26 remained, the Flyers got a game-tying goal from Jamie Drysdale to send the game into overtime. Then Tim Stutzle reached a loose puck and scored with 1:41 left in OT.
  Ottawa (7-5-3) went without a shot from 2:43 remaining in the second
  
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• Canada’s Auger-Aliassime qualifies for ATP Finals in Italy

  08-11-2025 22:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Canada's Félix Auger-Aliassime is among the qualifiers for the upcoming ATP Finals.
  Whether the Montreal native would qualify or not was to be determined by the winner of the Hellenic Championship tennis final between Serbia's Novak Djokovic and Italy's Lorenzo Musetti entering Saturday.
  Djokovic, who had already qualified for the eight-player event, defeated Musetti 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 for his 101st career ATP title and a record 72nd title on hard courts. However, Djokovic withdrew from the AT
  
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• Blood thinners no longer needed for many with irregular heatbeats, study suggests

  08-11-2025 21:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Those who have undergone successful corrective procedures for irregular heart beats may no longer need to commit to long-term blood thinning therapy, an international study co-led by Canadian researchers suggests.Researchers behind the study published in the New England Journal of Medicine say the discovery could potentially alter the clinical care of millions of people around the world.The randomized study involved more than 1,200 patients who had undergone an ablation for atrial fibrillation,
  
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• Police are investigating shots fired at Surrey home Saturday morning

  08-11-2025 21:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — The Surrey Police Service is investigating after gunshots were fired at a residence.
  The service says officers responded to a call for possible gunshots fired at a home in the 17000 block of 32nd Avenue at around 8:40 a.m. on Saturday.
  Responding officers then confirmed that gunshots had damaged the residence's exterior.A police news release says the investigation is in its early stages.
  It says police are reaching out to their partners to find out whether the shooting is connec
  
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• Abbotsford youth invited to join 6th annual Christmas Card Contest

  08-11-2025 21:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD — With Santa’s Workshop pulling overtime for this coming holiday season, Abbotsford is inviting its young students to help spread Christmas cheer with the sixth annual Mayor’s Christmas Card Contest.Kids from kindergarten through grade five are encouraged to submit a drawing that showcases Abbotsford’s holiday traditions or what the season means to them.
  Mayor Ross Siemens will select the winning design to appear on the official 2025 Mayor’s Christmas car
  
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• Moe receives more than 80 per cent approval, says he’s responsible for city losses

  08-11-2025 21:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SASKATOON — Premier Scott Moe has received more than 80 per cent support from members at his Saskatchewan Party's convention.Organizers of the gathering did not provide Moe's exact approval rating percentage.Ahead of the vote, Moe had told the gathering he plans on running in the next election, but the party needs to do better.He says he takes responsibility for losses in the province's two major cities.Last year's election saw Moe's government win a fifth-straight majority but lose signif
  
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• 100 Mile House Mayor says mill closure at the end of 2025 underscores reform need

  08-11-2025 20:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — The mayor of a community in B.C.'s Cariboo region says U.S. tariffs on the softwood lumber industry "are the icing on the cake" for an industry in need of fundamental reforms as it prepares for the closure of a local lumber bill.
  100 Mile House Mayor Maureen Pinkney says she won't necessarily "point fingers at who's doing what right or wrong, but what's been happening in the last 20 years has not worked,"adding issues like the handling of forestry licenses and the annual allowab
  
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• Montreal Alouettes, Hamilton Tiger-Cats both make lineup changes ahead of East final

  08-11-2025 20:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HAMILTON — The Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Montreal Alouettes both made roster moves Saturday ahead of the East Division final.
  Montreal listed Canadian guard Pier-Olivier Lestage and American defensive lineman Shawn Lemon both as out for the game. No reasons were given for the moves but Lestage was a limited participant in practice this week with a neck ailment.
  First-year American Des Holmes comes off the practice roster to start for Lestage at right guard. Canadian Philippe Lemieux-Cardinal
  
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• Dominant Sakamoto defends title in final NHK Trophy, books spot in Grand Prix Final

  08-11-2025 20:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OSAKA, Japan (AP) — Three-time world champion Kaori Sakamoto performed a near-flawless free skate on Saturday to defend her title in what she says will be her final NHK Trophy.
  Sakamoto said in June she will retire from competition after next year’s Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics and was determined to put in a stirring performance at her home Grand Prix.
  Skating to a selection of music from Edith Piaf, Sakamoto landed seven triple jumps to score a Grand Prix season-high score among al
  
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• Jason Kelce says he didn’t mean to insult Canada with comments about World Series

  08-11-2025 19:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Former Philadelphia Eagles centre Jason Kelce says he didn’t mean to insult Canada when he questioned why he was supposed to care about the World Series in a podcast episode earlier this week.Kelce issued the clarification on social media Friday after a clip of his “New Heights” podcast, which he hosts with his younger brother Travis, showed him questioning why he would get excited about a “Canadian baseball team” going to the World Series against “a team that
  
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• Canada’s Auger-Aliassime qualifies for ATP Finals with help from Serbia’s Djokovic

  08-11-2025 19:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Canada's Félix Auger-Aliassime is the eighth and final qualifier for the ATP Finals.
  The Montreal native's spot was to be determined by the winner of the Hellenic Championship tennis final between Serbia's Novak Djokovic and Italy's Lorenzo Musetti on Saturday.
  Djokovic, who had already qualified for the eight-player event, defeated Musetti 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 for his 101st career ATP title and a record 72nd title on hard courts.
  A win would have earned Musetti the title and qualified him for t
  
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• Moe says he’s responsible for city losses ahead Saskatchewan Party convention vote

  08-11-2025 19:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SASKATOON — Premier Scott Moe says he takes responsibility for his Saskatchewan Party's losses in the province's two major cities.Moe had made the comments at the party's convention, where he is facing a leadership vote.
  Moe says he needs the support of his members so he can run again as the party leader in the next election.The premier says he didn't always get it right in last year's election campaign, but says he offers a stable choice to voters who want the economy to grow.Last year's
  
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• Surrey cancer hub project receives $1M donation for advanced tech, workforce training

  08-11-2025 19:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SURREY — A $2.88 billion hospital project has received a sizable donation to support the purchase of state-of-the-art technology and train hundreds of cancer care staff in the Fraser Valley.
  The BC Cancer Foundation, in partnership with RBC, has announced a $1 million investment for the new BC Cancer Centre under development in Surrey.
  Funding will support new equipment, including PET/CT scanners and LINACs, as well as the upskilling of over 400 workers, including more than 100 nurses and
  
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• Rybakina beats No. 1-ranked Sabalenka to win WTA Finals

  08-11-2025 19:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Elena Rybakina won the WTA Finals after beating No. 1-ranked Aryna Sabalenka 6-3, 7-6 (0) on Saturday.The sixth-ranked Rybakina struck eight aces and converted the sole break of the match on the indoor hardcourt in Riyadh.It was a second loss in the final of the season-ending tournament for Sablenka after the four-time Grand Slam winner lost to Carlone Garcia in the 2022 title match.Rybakina, the 2022 Wimbledon champion from Kazakhstan, was playing her first tit
  
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• Canada men remain unbeaten at FIFA U-17 World Cup after scoreless draw with France

  08-11-2025 18:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DOHA — Canada played France to a scoreless draw Saturday to remain unbeaten at the FIFA U-17 World Cup.
  The young Canadians are authoring a new story at the tournament after recording a dismal 0-20-4 record in eight previous trips. Canada ended that winless run in its opening game Wednesday, rallying for a 2-1 victory over Uganda thanks to an 88th-minute goal by Elijah Roche and 98th-minute penalty by Marius Aiyenero.
  Uganda (0-1-1) mounted a rally of its own earlier Saturday, drawing Chil
  
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• Conache on target as Romania defeats Canada 31-21 in men’s international rugby test

  08-11-2025 18:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BUCHAREST — Scrum half Alin Conache kicked 16 points to help Romania to a 31-21 win over Canada in men's international rugby play Saturday.
  The loss at the Stadionul Arcul de Triumf is expected to drop No. 24 Canada at least one place in the world rankings.
  Canada takes on No. 11 Georgia next Saturday in Batumi before facing No. 20 Portugal on Nov. 22 in Coimbra. Georgia defeated the 15th-ranked U.S. Eagles 43-30 earlier Saturday in Batumi.
  Ovidiu Cojocaru, Cristi Chirică and Tevita M
  
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• Official says test reveals no contamination of a local water system after derailment

  08-11-2025 18:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — A local official says testing has revealed "no contamination" of a local water system on Kamloops Lake in B.C. after more than 80,000 litres of aviation fuel spilled on its shores in a train derailment last weekend.
  Michael Grenier, director for Area J of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, says in a social media post that test results show "no direct impact" on the quality of drinking water in Savona, whose 700 residents live on the southwestern shore of Kamloops Lake.
  Greni
  
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• Friday, November 28, 2025 - Prince George Spruce Kings

  08-11-2025 18:00 via news.google.com
  Friday, November 28, 2025  Prince George Spruce Kings
  
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• Union Berlin ends Bayern Munich’s record 16-game winning streak with 2-2 draw in Bundesliga

  08-11-2025 17:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BERLIN (AP) — Bayern Munich has finally failed to win a game.Dutch defender Danilho Doekhi struck twice for Union Berlin to hold the Bavarian powerhouse 2-2 in the Bundesliga on Saturday, ending Bayern’s record 16-game winning streak in all competitions to start the season.It could have been worse for Bayern, but Harry Kane scored in stoppage time to avert a defeat.The result meant Bayern fell one game short of matching its Bundesliga-record 10-game winning start to the league from 2
  
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• Local youth honoured for selfless actions during drowning in Maple Ridge

  08-11-2025 17:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MAPLE RIDGE — Ridge Meadows RCMP have recognized three civilian teens for their bravery in a crisis this past summer.
  On July 31, police responded to a drowning at Alouette Lake when a man reportedly fell from a paddleboard into the water and did not come back up.
  Indiana Gerard, Chloe He and Sophia Jasemianaasl were all out on the water at the time and immediately went to help the victim’s family in distress.
  Search and Rescue conducted grid searches of the water, and the trio helpe
  
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• Toronto will add over 1,200 shelter spaces for winter months

  08-11-2025 17:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The City of Toronto is adding more than 1,200 shelter spaces for people experiencing homelessness later this month as part of its winter services plan.A news release from the city says this figure includes 370 permanent supportive and subsidized housing units, 244 warm centre spaces that will open when temperatures hit -5 C or colder during winter weather warnings, as well as nearly 490 new shelter spaces and 175 surge capacity spaces to open during extreme temperatures.The city
  
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• B.C. ostrich farm is ‘ground-zero for change’ as family reels from shooting cull

  08-11-2025 15:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — Katie Pasitney, whose mother co-owns the British Columbia ostrich farm where hundreds of the birds were shot dead in a cull ordered by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, says she is focused on creating change for other farmers.
  Standing on the highway overlooking the field where the cull took place Thursday night, Pasitney says the CFIA's so-called stamping-out policy is "broken" as it fails to prevent mounting outbreaks of avian influenza in B.C. and
  
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• Palestinian death toll in Gaza tops 69,000, local health officials say as more bodies are exchanged

  08-11-2025 14:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza health officials said Saturday that over 69,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war so far, as Israel and Hamas completed the latest exchange of bodies under the terms of the tenuous ceasefire agreement.The latest jump in deaths is attributed to more bodies being recovered under the rubble in the devastated strip since the ceasefire began on Oct. 10, and also because previously unidentified bodies were identified. It also includes Pales
  
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• Generous donation brings outdoor classroom to Chilliwack francophone students - Chilliwack Progress

  08-11-2025 14:02 via news.google.com
  Generous donation brings outdoor classroom to Chilliwack francophone students  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Gaza health officials say over 69,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war so far

  08-11-2025 12:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza health officials say that over 69,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war so far.Gaza’s Health Ministry said on Saturday that the death toll has climbed to 69,169, with another 170,685 wounded since Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 attack into Israel.The latest jump in deaths is attributed to more bodies being recovered under the rubble since the ceasefire was announced in the devastated strip and also because of identification of previo
  
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• Canadian travellers to Europe face new border measures as security ramps up

  08-11-2025 12:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Many Canadian travellers to Europe are being asked to reveal more about themselves as officials begin to usher in new security measures.
  European countries are rolling out a border management system to register people for short stays and, starting late next year, many visitors will need to obtain electronic travel authorizations in advance.
  The first initiative, the Entry/Exit System, is intended to modernize border management across the 29 European countries using the system by e
  
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• Israel returns bodies of 15 Palestinians after militants return remains of an Israeli hostage

  08-11-2025 10:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel on Saturday returned the bodies of 15 Palestinians to Gaza, hospital officials in the strip said, a day after militants returned the remains of a hostage to Israel under the terms of the tenuous ceasefire agreement in the two-year war.The exchange marked another step forward for the tenuous, U.S.-brokered truce. As part of the deal, Israel has returned the remains of 15 Palestinians for each Israeli hostage.The Nasser Hospital in the city of Khan Youni
  
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• Hospital officials in Gaza say they have received the bodies of 15 Palestinians returned from Israel

  08-11-2025 10:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hospital officials in Gaza say they have received the bodies of 15 Palestinians returned from Israel under the terms of the U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement. The bodies arrived on Saturday at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, the officials said. It followed the return by Palestinian militants of a body of an Israeli hostage the previous day. As part of the deal, Israel has returned the remains of 15 Palestinians for each Israeli hostage.THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS
  
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• How Indigenous veterans faced battles at home and abroad

  08-11-2025 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — John Moses says that when his father Russell Moses returned on leave from the Korean War, his battles weren't over.
  When the Indigenous residential school survivor came back to Canada in 1952, he was turned away from a bar in Hagersville, Ont., because of his race, his son said.
  "That was not unique," said John Moses, a member of the Delaware and Upper Mohawk bands from Six Nations of the Grand River, and himself a third-generation member of the Canadian Armed Forces.
  His fathe
  
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• Will Smith scores tiebreaking goal late in 3rd period as Sharks beat Jets 2-1

  08-11-2025 07:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Will Smith scored the tiebreaking goal late in the third period, and the San Jose Sharks beat the Winnipeg Jets 2-1 on Friday night.
  Macklin Celebrini had a goal and an assist to move into the NHL scoring lead, and Alex Nedeljkovic finished with 32 saves for his third win in four starts. The Sharks extended their point streak to five games (4-0-1).
  Josh Morrissey scored for Winnipeg, and Connor Hellebuyck stopped 25 shots. The Jets have lost two straight.
  On a scram
  
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• ‘Elite talent’: Blackhawks star Connor Bedard puts on show in Calgary

  08-11-2025 07:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CALGARY — Back in one of his favourite road buildings when he was playing junior, Connor Bedard put on quite a show Friday night in Calgary.
  The 20-year-old from North Vancouver, B.C., scored a goal and had the primary assist on all three other goals as the Chicago Blackhawks cruised to a 4-0 victory over the Calgary Flames.
  “I was saying to the guys, 'I like this rink a lot,' and they’re like, 'It’s pretty old,'” said Bedard with a chuckle. “It’s fun be
  
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• Luke Cozens has seven points, Hurricanes edge Wheat Kings 8-7 in WHL

  08-11-2025 07:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LETHBRIDGE —
  Lethbridge Hurricanes winger Luke Cozens produced two goals and five assists in a wild 8-7 victory over the Brandon Wheat Kings that featured 10 goals in the first period on Friday night in the Western Hockey League.
  Logan Wormald — with two assists and the game-winner at 3:38 in the third period — and Owen Berge also scored twice for Lethbridge (5-13-1) while Shane Smith and Tomas Malinek scored once.Easton Daneault had four assists and Matteo Fabrizi added three
  
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• Jake O’Brien has four points, Bulldogs beat Generals 5-4 in OHL

  08-11-2025 06:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Jake O'Brien had one goal and three assists to help the league-leading Brantford Bulldogs defeat the Oshawa Generals 5-4 on Friday night in the Ontario Hockey League.
  Layne Gallacher, Cooper Dennis, Marek Vanacker and Adam Jiricek also scored for Brantford (14-0-4), which has dominated the Eastern Conference with 32 points through 18 games.David Egorov stopped 31 shots to earn the win.
  Harrison Franssen, Ben Cormier, Owen Griffin and Simon Wang replied for Oshawa (5-13-0).Jaden Cholette made 21
  
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• Connor Bedard lifts Blackhawks past Flames with four-point night

  08-11-2025 06:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CALGARY — Connor Bedard had a goal and three primary assists to move within one point of the NHL scoring lead as the Chicago Blackhawks blanked the Calgary Flames 4-0 on Friday.
  Tyler Bertuzzi, with a pair of goals, and Andre Burakovsky also scored for Chicago (7-5-3).
  Coming off a season-high five-goal outburst in a win over Columbus on Wednesday, Calgary (4-10-2) returned to the scoring woes that have haunted the club most of the season.
  The Flames, who were held to one or fewer goals fo
  
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• Armada score five unanswered goals in 5-4 QMJHL win over Cataractes

  08-11-2025 06:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SHAWINIGAN — Maël Lavigne had a goal and two assists as the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada rallied for a 5-4 win over the Shawinigan Cataractes on Friday night in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League.
  Théo Lemieux, Justin Carbonneau, Vincent Collard and Torkel Jennersjo also scored for Blainville-Boisbriand (12-5-2), which leads the Western Conference with 26 points. Derik Brouillard made 20 saves.
  Chad Lygitsakos, Jiri Klima, Noah McKinnon and Vince Elie replied for Shawini
  
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• Raptors rally to beat Hawks 109-97 for 2nd straight NBA Cup victory and 4th overall

  08-11-2025 04:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ATLANTA (AP) — Brandon Ingram scored 20 points and the Toronto Raptors rallied to beat the Atlanta Hawks 109-97 on Friday night for their second straight NBA Cup victory and fourth overall.
  Down 13 in the second quarter, Toronto took the lead at 82-81 on Scottie Barnes' layup midway through the fourth. Immanuel Quickley hit a 3-pointer to make it 85-81 and the Raptors pulled away in the opener of a five-game trip.
  RJ Barrett added 19 points for Toronto. Quickley had 18, and Barnes finished
  
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• Matti Schmid takes the lead in Mexico with a 63

  08-11-2025 03:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LOS CABOS, Mexico (AP) — Matti Schmid rolled in a 30-foot eagle putt with about 6 feet of break during a six-hole stretch he played in 6-under par that carried the German to a 9-under 63 and a one-shot lead Friday in the World Wide Technology Championship.
  Nick Dunlap, who tied the course record of 61 in the opening round, was keeping pace and pulled one shot ahead of Schmid until a tee shot out of play on his 16th hole, the par-4 seventh, that led to double bogey. He closed with two pars
  
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• After missing World Series for personal reasons, Dodgers’ Vesia says his baby daughter has died

  08-11-2025 03:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Alex Vesia, who missed the World Series because of what the team said at the time was a “deeply personal family matter,” said on Friday his daughter, Sterling, has died.
  “Our little angel we love you forever & you’re with us always,” Vesia and his wife, Kayla, said on Instagram in a post that included a picture of an infant holding hands with adults. “Our beautiful daughter went to heaven Sunday October
  
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• Shop Local: Choosing to support Chilliwack businesses makes the community stronger - Chilliwack Progress

  08-11-2025 02:08 via news.google.com
  Shop Local: Choosing to support Chilliwack businesses makes the community stronger  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Blue Jays’ George Springer wins Silver Slugger award after resurgent season

  08-11-2025 01:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Toronto Blue Jays leadoff hitter George Springer has won a Silver Slugger award after a resurgent season.
  Springer won the award at designated hitter and also received a nomination at outfielder.
  The 36-year-old American hit 32 home runs and 84 RBI with a .309 batting average and a .959 on-base-plus-slugging percentage that ranked second in the American League.
  His 2025 campaign marked a major turnaround after Springer batted a career-low .220 with just 19 homers in 2024.
  A four-
  
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• 3 people kicked out of Canada in extortion probe in B.C., border agency says

  08-11-2025 00:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — The Canada Border Services Agency says it has removed three people from the country as part of its work within the B.C. Extortion Task Force.
  The agency says in a statement that it is also investigating another 78 foreign nationals who may be inadmissible to the country and connected to the spate of shootings and extortion attempts in the province.The unit was created earlier this year and is made up of investigators from the border agency, RCMP, gang squad and several other po
  
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• Restorative justice service organization forced to fold in Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress

  08-11-2025 00:24 via news.google.com
  Restorative justice service organization forced to fold in Chilliwack  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Biggest landowner in Cowichan area wants Aboriginal title case reopened, in rare move

  08-11-2025 00:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  A company that says it is the biggest private landowner in the Cowichan Tribes' Aboriginal title area in Richmond, B.C., says it will ask the British Columbia Supreme Court to take the rare step of reopening the landmark case.
  Montrose Properties says it should be party to the litigation that resulted in a judgment that critics say casts doubt over private land ownership in the title area and beyond.
  Montrose says it owns about 120 hectares of land in the 300-hectare title area next to the Frase
  
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