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• Chilliwack crews tackle small fire from boarded-up home Sunday morning - Fraser Valley Today

  09-11-2025 23:01 via news.google.com
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• Chilliwack crews tackle small fire from boarded-up home Sunday morning

  09-11-2025 23:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Crews are now investigating the cause of a fire that sparked at a vacant home in Chilliwack Sunday (Nov. 9).
  Just after 8:30 a.m., a bystander reported light smoke coming from a boarded-up home in the 9000 block of Garden Drive.Firefighters from Halls 1 and 4 confirmed that the smoke was coming from a structure with a posted ‘no-occupancy’ sign. They went in and initiated a quick-fire attack, minimizing structural damage to the home.
  There were no injuries to the p
  
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• Mission Memorial Hospital temporarily suspends E.R. services for the 6th time this year

  09-11-2025 22:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MISSION — Fraser Health has announced another temporary service disruption at Mission Memorial Hospital, less than two weeks after the previous one.
  From 5 p.m. tonight, November 9, to 8 a.m. Monday, November 10, the hospital’s Emergency Department will be closed to ensure all patients already in the E.R. can be seen by a doctor before shifts end at 11 p.m.
  Emergency-trained nurses will be on-site to re-direct care, transfer patients with urgent needs to a nearby hospital, and/or sup
  
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• ‘They took out 4 innocent people’: National Silver Cross mom reflects on son’s life

  09-11-2025 22:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — When Nancy Payne's son was killed in Afghanistan in 2006, his superior told the Lansdowne, Ont., mother that her son should never have been there in the first place.
  "They knew that they had somebody good. He could have gone a lot, a lot further had he not gone to Afghanistan," Payne recalled.
  "Yeah, that's what his boss said: 'I shouldn't have let him go cause he had great potential.'"
  Cpl. Randy Joseph Payne was killed in action on April 22, 2006, while serving as a member of th
  
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• Vancouver Fraser Port Authority says plans to dredge Burrard Inlet remain uncosted

  09-11-2025 22:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — A spokesperson for the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority says plans to dredge Burrard Inlet remain in the preliminary stage with no costs currently attached to them.Senior communication advisor Sarah Matak says the authority continues to collaborate with government, industry and communities including local First Nations to "move the proposed dredging forward," but says that the final scope and cost of the project "are still being determined" following consultations.Prime Minister
  
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• Second leg of Montreal-Toronto NSL semifinal postponed due to inclement weather

  09-11-2025 22:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The second leg of the Northern Super League semifinal between Montreal Roses FC and AFC Toronto was postponed Sunday due to inclement weather.The game was rescheduled for Monday evening at York Lions Stadium, the league said in a statement.
  The Toronto area was hit with significant snowfall on Sunday.AFC Toronto took the opening leg 2-0. The semifinal winner will face Vancouver Rise FC on Saturday in the inaugural NSL Final at BMO Field.This report by The Canadian Press was first
  
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• US airlines’ daily cancellations top 2,000 for first time since shutdown cuts began

  09-11-2025 21:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. airlines canceled more than 2,100 flights Sunday mostly because of the government shutdown and the Federal Aviation Administration’s order to reduce air traffic.The slowdown at 40 of the nation’s busiest airports is now in its third day and beginning to cause more widespread disruptions. That includes more than 7,000 additional delays Sunday alone, according to FlightAware, a website that tracks air travel disruptions.More than 1,000 flights were canceled
  
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• Borin secures hat trick in 10-3 Chilliwack Chiefs win against Surrey - Fraser Valley Today

  09-11-2025 21:56 via news.google.com
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• Borin secures hat trick in 10-3 Chilliwack Chiefs win against Surrey

  09-11-2025 21:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack Coliseum was packed with over 2,000 cheering fans as the Chilliwack Chiefs dominated with double-digit goals this weekend – including a hat trick from latest trade, Boris Borin.
  The 17-year-old from Russia joined the team in late October and has played to earn his keep with four goals and one assist against the Surrey Eagles Saturday night (Nov. 9).Scoring opened at 0:27 of the game from left-winger Jack Plandowski, followed by two unanswered goals by Borin an
  
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• As U.S. wine sales in Canada plummet, local wineries look to capitalize on market gap

  09-11-2025 21:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HALIFAX — U.S. wine sales to Canada fell by 91 per cent this year, after provinces and territories removed U.S. products from liquor store shelves in retaliation to President Donald Trump's tariffs, according to the California-based Wine Institute.That drop in sales is mirrored by an 85 per cent drop in sales of U.S. liquor and spirits, according to the Distilled Spirits Council, falling from over $63 million in 2024 to just under $10 million in 2025.Wine Growers British Columbia says this
  
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• Canadian ice dancers Fournier and Zhu take silver at Icechallenge meet

  09-11-2025 21:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  GRAZ — Canadian ice dancers Jamie Fournier and Everest Zhu earned silver on Sunday at the Icechallenge figure skating meet.
  Fournier, from Montreal, and Zhu, from Waterloo, Ont., had a total score of 101.59 in the free dance competition. Americans Eva Pate and Logan Bye won gold (105.94) and Italy's Leia Dozzi and Pietro Papetti took bronze (101.24).
  Ice dancers Laurence Briere of Carignan, Que., and Julien Levesque of Boucherville, Que., won gold in the junior free dance with a total scor
  
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• Canadian triathlete Howell reaches World Triathon Cup podium for first time

  09-11-2025 20:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SAN PEDRO DE LA PAZ — Canada's Sophia Howell reached the World Triathlon Cup podium for the first time Sunday after a third-place finish in the sprint-distance race.Howell, from Airdrie, Alta., finished the 750-metre swim, 20-kilometre bike ride and five-kilometre run in one hour one minute 12 seconds.“I’m so excited," said the 23-year-old Howell. "I didn’t expect this today so I’m over the moon."
  Howell was three seconds behind Jeanne Lehair of Luxembourg and nine
  
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• MLB pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz charged with taking bribes to rig pitches for bettors

  09-11-2025 20:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NEW YORK (AP) — Two Major League Baseball pitchers were indicted Sunday on charges they took bribes to give sports bettors advance notice of the types of pitches they'd throw and intentionally tossed balls instead of strikes to ensure successful bets.Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz, both of whom pitched for the Cleveland Guardians, have been on non-disciplinary paid leave since July while Major League Baseball investigated unusually high in-game betting activity when they pitched.Clase, 27,
  
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• UFV names new provost, academic vice-president

  09-11-2025 20:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — The University of the Fraser Valley didn’t have to look too far for a new provost and academic vice-president.
  Dr. Tracy Ryder Glass, who has been serving as the university’s acting provost since July 2025, has years of experience in senior academic leadership from both Ontario and B.C.She began her tenure at the university as Dean of the Faculty of Professional Studies in 2014 and was subsequently appointed Vice-Provost in 2021. Before that, she served as the coor
  
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• Montreal quarterback Alexander to be key figure during Grey Cup week

  09-11-2025 20:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The Grey Cup spotlight will be on Davis Alexander this week in Winnipeg.
  The Montreal quarterback takes an unblemished 13-0 career record as a CFL starter into the Alouettes' Grey Cup showdown with the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Nov. 16.
  But all eyes will be on the charismatic American leading up to the big game after he tweaked his left hamstring in the Alouettes' 19-16 win over Hamilton in the East Division final Saturday.
  Alexander twice spent time on the injured list with the injury that li
  
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• Paul Tagliabue, NFL commissioner of 17 years who led an era of riches and expansion, dies at 84

  09-11-2025 20:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Tagliabue, who helped bring labor peace and riches to the NFL during his 17 years as commissioner but was criticized for not taking stronger action on concussions, died Sunday from heart failure. He was 84.NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said Tagliabue’s family informed the league of his death in Chevy Chase, Maryland.Tagliabue, who had developed Parkinson’s disease, was commissioner after Pete Rozelle from 1989 to 2006. He was elected to the Pro Football Hall
  
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• McLaren driver Lando Norris wins Formula 1’s Brazilian Grand Prix

  09-11-2025 19:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SAO PAULO (AP) — McLaren driver Lando Norris extended his lead in the F1 drivers’ championship after winning the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday, with his main rival and teammate Oscar Piastri again failing to make the podium. Norris, who also won Saturday’s sprint race and started from pole position, earned his first win at Interlagos with Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen second and third, respectively. Norris now has 390 points in the standing
  
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• BBC director resigns after criticism of the broadcaster’s editing of a Trump speech

  09-11-2025 19:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LONDON (AP) — The head of the BBC resigned Sunday after criticism of the broadcaster’s editing of a speech by U.S. President Donald Trump.The BBC said that director-general Tim Davie and head of news Deborah Turness both announced their resignations on Sunday.Britain’s public broadcaster has been criticized for editing a speech Trump made on Jan. 6, 2021, before protesters attacked the Capitol in Washington.Critics said that the way the speech was edited for a BBC documentary w
  
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• Animal sanctuary staff in Summerland, B.C., ‘devastated’ by avian flu case

  09-11-2025 19:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — An animal sanctuary in B.C.'s interior says it is facing a "heart-breaking" experience after discovering a positive case of H5N1, also known as avian flu.
  Critteraid based in Summerland B.C. says in a social media post dated Nov. 7 that its team and volunteers are "devastated" following the discovery because their animals are at the centre of everything, and "the emotional weight of this moment is immense."Critteraid says on its website that it provides a home for a variety of r
  
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• Trump administration demands states “undo” full SNAP payouts as states warn of “catastrophic impact”

  09-11-2025 18:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  President Donald Trump's administration is demanding states “undo” full SNAP benefits paid out under judges' orders last week, now that the U.S. Supreme Court has stayed those rulings, marking the latest swing in a seesawing legal battle over the anti-hunger program used by 42 million Americans.The demand from the U.S. Department of Agriculture came as more than two dozen states warned of “catastrophic operational disruptions” if the Trump administration does not reimburs
  
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• Feds invest up to $25M in new concert and performance hall at Langley Events Centre

  09-11-2025 18:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LANGLEY — The federal government is looking to hit a high note in the Township of Langley with a major investment at its local event hub.Up to $25 million will be going towards the new multi-purpose, net-zero Concert and Performance Hall at Langley Events Centre.
  “So many members of our community have long advocated for a concert and performance hall,” said Township Mayor Eric Woodward.
  “This new space will be more than a venue for world-class arts and cultural events&mda
  
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• Saturday, November 29, 2025 - Prince George Spruce Kings

  09-11-2025 18:11 via news.google.com
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• Coquitlam Express @ Chilliwack Chiefs Saturday, November 22, 2025 - BCHL

  09-11-2025 18:06 via news.google.com
  Coquitlam Express @ Chilliwack Chiefs Saturday, November 22, 2025  BCHL
  
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• Chilliwack Chiefs Roster 2025-26 Regular Season - Nanaimo Clippers

  09-11-2025 18:04 via news.google.com
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• ‘Very fortunate’: Hockey Hall of Fame’s 2025 class set for induction

  09-11-2025 17:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Zdeno Chara could hardly believe what had just unfolded.Duncan Keith was in the same boat — at the opposite end of the emotional spectrum.
  Chara and his Boston Bruins held a 2-1 lead late in Game 6 of the 2013 Stanley Cup final against Keith and the Chicago Blackhawks. A victory on home ice would ensure a winner-take-all finale back in the Windy City.
  That script then flipped in dramatic fashion. The visitors scored twice in a jaw-dropping 17-second span to stun the Bruins
  
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• N.S. chief justices supports individual judges banning poppies in court

  09-11-2025 17:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HALIFAX — The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia and the Chief Judge of the Provincial Court of Nova Scotia support individual judges who choose to ban the wearing of poppies in their courtrooms.In a statement released today, Chief Justice Deborah K. Smith and Chief Judge Perry F. Borden said that judges have an obligation to ensure the courtroom is unbiased and impartial.The statement says banning a symbol such as the poppy is not intended to undermine veterans but to ensur
  
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• Doctors gather to protest physician payment bill at Bell Centre

  09-11-2025 17:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Thousands of protesters are expected at Montreal's Bell Centre today to demand the suspension of a new law that changes how doctors in the province are paid.
  Organized by four medical federations, the demonstration targets a bill that Premier François Legault forced through the national assembly late last month.
  Known as Bill 2, it ties part of physicians' remuneration to performance targets and threatens steep fines for those who use pressure tactics to boycott the chang
  
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• CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted – Week of November 9, 2025

  09-11-2025 17:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Here are three people wanted by police in our region this week. This list is provided by Crime Stoppers.
  Name: Sumesh SumeshAge: 29
  Height: 5’7” ft Weight: 201lbsHair: Black Eyes: Brown
  Wanted: Sexual Assault
  Warrant in effect: November 4, 2025
  Parole Jurisdiction: Chilliwack
  Name: Ronald KaziukAge: 71
  Height: 5’7” ft Weight: 165lbsHair: Brown Eyes: Blue
  Wanted: Unlawfully at Large
  Warrant in effect: October 12, 2025
  Parole Jurisdiction: Surrey with Can
  
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• Hamas hands over remains Israel believes are of soldier Hadar Goldin, held since 2014

  09-11-2025 16:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel on Sunday received the remains of a hostage in Gaza which Hamas said were the body of an Israeli soldier who was killed in 2014 and held for 11 years. His remains had been the only ones left in Gaza predating the current war between Israel and Hamas.Hamas said that it found the remains of Hadar Goldin in a tunnel in the southernmost city of Rafah on Saturday. Goldin was killed on Aug. 1, 2014, two hours after a ceasefire took effect in that year’s war b
  
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• Israel receives body of a hostage in Gaza that Hamas claims is Israeli soldier Hadar Goldin

  09-11-2025 14:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel on Sunday received the remains of a hostage in Gaza that Hamas says is the body of an Israeli soldier who was killed in 2014 and has been held in Gaza for the past 11 years. His remains were the only ones held in Gaza since before the latest war between Israel and Hamas.Hamas said that it found the body of the soldier, Hadar Goldin, in a tunnel in the enclave's southernmost city of Rafah on Saturday. Goldin was killed on Aug. 1, 2014, two hours after a ceasef
  
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• Worker interested in taking polar bear photos at Nunavut site before he was killed

  09-11-2025 14:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Christopher Best told his family not to worry about the pictures of polar bears he was snapping and posting on social media as he worked at a radar site in Nunavut.
  "Chris said, 'Well, yeah, they're not close to us,'" his mother, Shelly Cox, said he told his stepfather on a call shortly before he was killed by a bear on Aug. 8, 2024.
  "'God, Dad,' he said, 'You know, I know difference, right?'"
  A report into Best's death by Nasittuq Corporation, the company that operates North Warning System' sit
  
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• Red Cross receives body of a hostage in Gaza that Hamas claims is Israeli soldier Hadar Goldin

  09-11-2025 14:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The Red Cross received on Sunday the remains of a hostage in Gaza that Hamas claims is the body of an Israeli soldier who was killed in 2014 and who has been held in Gaza for the past 11 years. His remains are the only ones currently held in Gaza since before the latest, two-year war between Israel and Hamas.Hamas said it found the body of the soldier, Hadar Goldin, in a tunnel in the enclave's southernmost city of Rafah on Saturday. Goldin was killed on Aug. 1, 201
  
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• Low municipal election voter turnout not a concern for these Quebec towns

  09-11-2025 12:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — The historic village of Calixa-Lavallée is named after the man who composed the Canadian national anthem, so perhaps it's no surprise its residents take their civic duty seriously.
  While nearby Montreal reported a voter turnout of 37 per cent in Sunday's municipal elections, more than 78 per cent of the registered voters in the off-island, 500-person South Shore suburb showed up to cast a ballot.
  "Citizen participation here is always very strong, and this year was especia
  
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• Freeland tasked with tapping Canadian businesses to help rebuild Ukraine

  09-11-2025 12:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Seven weeks ago, Prime Minister Mark Carney assigned former cabinet minister Chrystia Freeland to be Canada's new special envoy for the reconstruction of Ukraine.
  Canadians haven't heard much about the job since, and nothing at all about how Ukraine can be rebuilt while Russia continues its wide-scale bombing of critical infrastructure.
  But experts say Canada has a major opportunity now to help preserve Ukraine's sovereignty and international law — and to turn a profit in mu
  
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• COP30 primer: Here’s what to know about the annual UN climate talks and Canada’s role

  09-11-2025 12:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Canadian climate negotiators are headed to Brazil for the next two weeks as leaders gather for annual United Nations climate talks.The talks come as Prime Minister Mark Carney, whose credentials as an international climate advocate helped win him support in this year's election, comes under increasing scrutiny for his reversal of some key Trudeau-era climate policies — and his government's perceived softening on the oil and gas sector, the biggest source of Canada's emissions.One focus is
  
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• Hamas says it will hand over an Israeli soldier whose body has been held in Gaza since 2014

  09-11-2025 11:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Hamas announced it will hand over on Sunday afternoon the body of an Israeli soldier who was killed in 2014 and who has been held in Gaza since then. His remains are the only ones held in Gaza since before the latest, two-year war between Israel and Hamas.The return of the soldier, Hadar Goldin, would be a significant development in the U.S.-brokered truce and close a painful, 11-year saga for his parents, who spearheaded a campaign, along with the family of another
  
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• Powerful quake strikes off the coast of Japan, tsunami advisory issued

  09-11-2025 10:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TOKYO (AP) — A powerful quake rattled northern Japan Sunday evening, followed by several more temblors, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. A tsunami advisory was issued. The earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7, struck off the coast of Iwate prefecture at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) below the sea surface, at about 5 p.m. Japan time. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, or any reports of abnormalities at the two nuclear power plants in the ar
  
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• Nasa Hataoka wins in a playoff to take the rain-shortened LPGA Toto Japan Classic

  09-11-2025 09:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTSU, Japan (AP) — Nasa Hataoka won a playoff Sunday to take the LPGA's Toto Japan Classic after the final 18 holes were washed out by all-day rain and what officials termed “unplayable course conditions.”Hataoka and fellow Japanese golfer Yuna Araki shared the lead on Saturday after 54 holes at 15-under 201 at the Seta Golf Club in western Japan.After rain wiped out regulation play on Sunday, Hataoka prevailed on the first playoff hole to claim the title in an improvised finis
  
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• Powerful earthquake strikes off the coast of Japan, tsunami advisory issued

  09-11-2025 09:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TOKYO (AP) — Japan Meteorological Agency says a powerful earthquake occurred off the northern Japanese coast Sunday, and a tsunami advisory has been issued.The JMA said that the earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 occurred off the coast of the Iwate prefecture at the depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) below the sea surface.The agency issued an advisory for a tsunami of up to 1 meter (3 feet) along the northern coastal region.The Associated Press
  
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• More than a million people evacuate as Super Typhoon Fung-wong threatens the Philippines

  09-11-2025 08:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Super Typhoon Fung-wong, the biggest storm to threaten the Philippines this year, started battering the country’s northeastern coast ahead of landfall on Sunday, knocking down power, forcing the evacuation of more than a million people and prompting the defense chief to warn many others to evacuate to safety from high-risk villages before it’s too late.Fung-wong, which could cover two-thirds of the Southeast Asian archipelago with its 1,600-kilometer-
  
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• Canucks aim to improve on win over Blue Jackets, set for test against Avalanche

  09-11-2025 08:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks have a chance to do something Sunday night that they haven’t done in almost three weeks — win consecutive games.
  They know doing it won’t be easy.
  Brock Boeser scored on a partial breakaway at 14:15 of the third period Saturday night to snap a 3-3 deadlock and give the Canucks a 4-3 NHL win over the Columbus Blue Jackets.
  Conor Garland, Drew O’Connor and Jake DeBrusk also scored for the Canucks (8-8-0) who played the first of back-t
  
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• MacKinnon thrilled with Avalanche’s hot start, 9-1 win over Oilers

  09-11-2025 08:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — The Colorado Avalanche have been sending messages since the start of the season, but they made an even bigger statement Saturday.
  Nathan MacKinnon had two goals and a pair of assists as the Western Conference-leading Colorado Avalanche crushed the Edmonton Oilers 9-1.
  The Avalanche have only lost one game in regulation time through their first 15 NHL contests, improving to 9-1-5.
  But of all their wins thus far this season, putting up nine goals on the road against Connor McDavid
  
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• Nasa Hataoka wins in a playoff to take rain-shortened LPGA Toto Japan Classic

  09-11-2025 07:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTSU, Japan (AP) — Nasa Hataoka won a playoff Sunday to take the LPGA's Toto Japan Classic after the final 18 holes were washed out by all-day rain and what officials termed “unplayable course conditions.”
  Hataoka and fellow Japanese golfer Yuna Araki shared the lead on Saturday after 54 holes at 15-under 201 at the Seta Golf Club in western Japan.
  After rain wiped out regulation play on Sunday, Hataoka prevailed on the first playoff hole to claim the title in an improvised fin
  
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• Sam Steel’s third period goal completes Stars comeback over Predators

  09-11-2025 07:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Adam Erne and Sam Steel scored 47 seconds apart midway through the third period rally the Dallas Stars to a 5-4 victory over the Nashville Predators on Saturday.Mavrik Bourque scored a goal and added an assist, Roope Hintz and Justin Hryckowian also scored and Jake Oettinger made 16 saves for Dallas, winners of two of three. Wyatt Johnston and Miro Heiskanen each had two assists. Heiskanen has a goal and six assists in his last three games.Nicolas Hague had a goal a
  
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• MacKinnon helps rolling Avalanche crush Oilers 9-1

  09-11-2025 07:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — Nathan MacKinnon had two goals and a pair of assists as the Western Conference-leading Colorado Avalanche embarrassed the Edmonton Oilers 9-1 on Saturday.
  Cale Makar, Parker Kelly and Jack Drury each had two-goal games, and Gavin Brindley also scored for the Avalanche (9-1-5) who have registered at least a point in six straight games. Devon Toews chipped in with three assists.
  Connor McDavid replied for the inconsistent Oilers (6-6-4), who have lost three straight.
  Scott Wedgewo
  
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• Boeser, Lankinen lead Canucks to 4-3 win over Blue Jackets

  09-11-2025 06:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Brock Boeser scored on a partial breakaway at 14:15 of the third period to snap a 3-3 deadlock as the Vancouver Canucks defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 Saturday night.
  Conor Garland, Drew O’Connor and Jake DeBrusk also scored for the Canucks (8-8-0) who played the first of back-to-back games.
  Kirill Marchenko had two goals and an assist for Columbus (7-7-0). Dmitri Voronkov had a goal and two assists.
  Vancouver goaltender Kevin Lankinen stopped 29 shots.
  Elvis Merz
  
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• ‘Touchdown Tommy’ thrilled to help gambling Roughriders tip Lions 24-21 in West final

  09-11-2025 06:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  REGINA — Touchdown Tommy Nield is going to the Grey Cup again -- and this time he’s taking the Saskatchewan Roughriders with him.
  Nield, a two-time Grey Cup winner with the Toronto Argonauts, caught a three-yard touchdown pass from Riders quarterback Trevor Harris with 11 seconds left in the fourth quarter to give Saskatchewan a 24-21 victory over the B.C. Lions in the West Division final Saturday, sending the Riders to the 2025 Grey Cup.
  The Riders will face the Montreal Alouettes i
  
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• ‘It’s frustrating’: Maple Leafs lament early mistakes in loss to Bruins

  09-11-2025 05:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Anthony Stolarz fell on his sword for the Maple Leafs.
  There were plenty of other culprits — especially early — in another uneven performance that's already become a concerning trend.
  Toronto put up a sloppy first period Saturday in a 5-3 loss to the Boston Bruins on a night where the home side wasn't able to carry the momentum following four strong periods earlier in the week."It's frustrating," Leafs head coach Craig Berube said. "We didn't execute well enough with
  
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• Canadiens’ Oliver Kapanen off to strong start as rookie goals leader

  09-11-2025 05:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Rookie sensation Ivan Demidov has met his lofty expectations with a hot start to the season for the Montreal Canadiens.
  His fellow first-year linemate, meanwhile, might be surpassing them.
  Oliver Kapanen leads all NHL rookies with six goals through 15 games after scoring once and adding an assist in Saturday’s 6-2 win over the Utah Mammoth, helping Montreal improve to 10-3-2.
  The production — Kapanen also has four assists — might surprise some, but not his coac
  
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• Nearly a million people evacuate as Super Typhoon Fung-wong threatens the Philippines

  09-11-2025 05:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Super Typhoon Fung-wong, the biggest storm to threaten the Philippines this year, started battering the country’s northeastern coast ahead of landfall on Sunday, knocking down power, forcing the evacuation of nearly a million people and prompting the defense chief to warn many others to evacuate to safety from high-risk villages before it’s too late.Fung-wong, which could cover two-thirds of the Southeast Asian archipelago with its 1,600-kilometer- (9
  
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