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• Immigration minister extends pause on new private refugee sponsorships to 2027

  21-11-2025 23:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Immigration Minister Lena Diab has extended the pause on new applications through the Private Sponsorship for Refugees Program for another 12 months as the department works to clear its backlog.
  New ministerial instructions were published in the Canada Gazette on Friday, along with a notice on the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada website.
  The pause was to be lifted at the end of December but will now be in place for another year, until Dec. 31, 2026.
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• IIO concludes investigation after arrest of armed man hit with bean bag rounds in Abbotsford

  21-11-2025 23:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD — B.C.’s police watchdog has now wrapped up its investigation into the arrest of an Abbotsford man after he sustained some injury while being apprehended in early June.
  On June 23, at around 11 a.m., the Abbotsford Police Department responded to reports of a man with a knife “behaving erratically” in the residential area of the 32400 block of Emerald Drive.
  Officers found the individual, who failed to comply, leading to the deployment of less-lethal bean bag ro
  
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• Abortion is illegal again in North Dakota after court reverses a judge’s earlier decision

  21-11-2025 23:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Abortion is again illegal in North Dakota after the state's Supreme Court on Friday couldn't muster the required majority to uphold a judge's ruling that struck down the state's ban last year.The law makes it a felony crime for anyone to perform an abortion, though it specifically protects patients from prosecution. Doctors could be prosecuted and penalized by as much as five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.Three justices agreed that the ban is unconstitutionally v
  
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• Montreal Canadiens recall Florian Xhekaj, Arber’s brother, from AHL Laval

  21-11-2025 23:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens recalled forward Florian Xhekaj, the younger brother of bruising defenceman Arber Xhekaj, from the American Hockey League's Laval Rocket on Friday.
  Forward Joshua Roy has been sent down after he was called up for two NHL games.
  Florian Xhekaj, a six-foot-four, 204-pound winger, has two goals and two assists in 16 AHL games this season.
  The 21-year-old from Hamilton impressed with 24 goals and 11 assists in 69 games for the Rocket in 2024-25.
  Xhekaj could m
  
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• Chilliwack school board takes risk on $9.1M purchase for unplanned school - Abbotsford News

  21-11-2025 23:28 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack school board takes risk on $9.1M purchase for unplanned school  Abbotsford News
  
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• Class-action lawsuit in plant-based milk recall settled at $6.5M

  21-11-2025 23:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Canadians who bought or drank recalled plant-based milk linked to a listeria outbreak have reached a $6.5-million settlement with Danone Canada, Wal-Mart Canada Corp., and Intact Insurance Company.
  The settlement is tied to a listeria outbreak that led to a national recall of several Silk and Great Value plant-based milk products in July 2024.The Public Health Agency of Canada said 20 illnesses were reported and three people died in the outbreak.
  The Superior Court of Quebec auth
  
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• After two years of paying the bills, Canadian Premier League pulls the plug on Valour

  21-11-2025 23:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  After two years of financing Valour FC, the Canadian Premier League has called time on the Winnipeg-based team.
  The league announced Friday that Valour, one of its original franchises, is closing shop.
  "I think it's a case of a step back to take a leap forward," said James Johnson, Group CEO of Canadian Soccer Business which shares ownership with the CPL. "A difficult day today for the CPL and of course, in particular, Winnipeg.
  "Having said that though, it's not indicative of the rest of the le
  
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• NCAA won’t allow athletes or athletic department staff to bet on pro sports amid gambling scandals

  21-11-2025 23:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NCAA athletes and athletic department staff will not be allowed to bet on professional sports after the organization's membership voted Friday to rescind a rule change that would have permitted those bets.The move follows a string of high-profile gambling cases that have raised questions about the integrity of competition in college and pro sports. In late October, an NBA coach and player were arrested in a takedown of two sprawling gambling operations, and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier was accu
  
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• Chilliwack school board takes risk on $9.1M purchase for unplanned school - Chilliwack Progress

  21-11-2025 23:16 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack school board takes risk on $9.1M purchase for unplanned school  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Cargo unloaded from sinking barge off B.C. coast as planning starts for move south

  21-11-2025 23:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BELLA BELLA — The local First Nation in the vicinity of a sinking barge off the central British Columbia coast says some cargo containers have been moved off the damaged vessel.
  The Heiltsuk First Nation says 25 containers from the barge that was being towed by a tug from Alaska to Seattle have been moved over to a secondary barge.
  The nation says the listing barge appears to be "floating quite a bit better" with the containers removed, and an assessment is underway by the Heiltsuk Nation,
  
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• UPDATE: AbbyPD locate missing 22-year-old man

  21-11-2025 22:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Update 1:24 p.m.: Abbotsford police say the missing person has now been safely located by patrol officers, thanks to a call from a citizen reporting a suspicious vehicle later confirmed to be the 22-year-old’s.
  All identifiying information has been removed for privacy reasons.
  
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• SD33 approves $9.5M site for new elementary school in Promontory

  21-11-2025 20:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — SD33 is moving ahead with its plans for a second, much-needed elementary school as district enrollment continues to grow in Chilliwack.
  At a Special Board Meeting on Thursday (Nov. 20), the district approved the acquisition of a $9.5 million property at 5303 Promontory Road for the purpose of building a 500-seat elementary school.
  The district is set to fund roughly $3.25 million of the purchase out of its own pocket, with up to $6.5 million worth of borrowing from Scotiabank.
  
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• AbbyPD re-issues public appeal for missing 22-year-old man

  21-11-2025 19:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD — Abbotsford police are once again asking for the public’s help in finding a local man who was reported missing earlier this week, as no new leads have emerged since the last callout.
  “On November 19th, 2025, 22-year-old Ubaidullah Khan was reported missing to the Abbotsford Police Department by his family, who are deeply concerned for his well-being and whereabouts,” said AbbyPD.
  Khan is described as Middle Eastern, standing at roughly 5’6” tall, w
  
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• Chilliwack RCMP respond to property crime, slight uptick in break-and-enters early November

  21-11-2025 19:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Police in Chilliwack have tackled a little bit of nearly every property crime in the first half of this month.
  From November 2 to November 15, RCMP responded to 26 thefts from vehicles, a total of 12 car and bike thefts and 12 business break-and-enters.
  There have also been 10 reported break-and-enters from residential homes, up by one from the typical range of two to nine, according to calculations based on the last six months of data.
  Hot spots included the downtown core and
  
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• Putin says US plan for Ukraine could form the ‘basis’ for a final peace settlement

  21-11-2025 19:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday cautiously welcomed a U.S. proposal to end Moscow’s nearly four-year war in Ukraine, saying it “could form the basis of a final peace settlement."Putin called the plan “a new version” and “a modernized plan” and said Moscow has received it. “I believe that it, too, could form the basis for a final peace settlement," Putin said."But this text has not been discussed with us in any substa
  
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• Jets goalie Hellebuyck out 4-6 weeks to undergo arthroscopic knee surgery

  21-11-2025 19:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — Winnipeg Jets star goaltender Connor Hellebuyck will be out four to six weeks to undergo an arthroscopic procedure on his knee, the NHL team announced Friday.
  Hellebuyck is 8-6-0 with a 2.51 goals-against average and .913 save percentage this season for the Jets, who entered a game Friday against Carolina in third place in the Central Division.
  Jets coach Scott Arneil said Friday that Hellebuyck had been trying to play through a knee injury, and the timing is right to get it tak
  
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• Quebec Liberal crisis: Leader Pablo Rodriguez convenes his caucus in Montreal

  21-11-2025 19:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  QUÉBEC — Quebec Liberal Leader Pablo Rodriguez has convened his caucus for a meeting in Montreal this afternoon as the party is rocked by twin crises.
  Rodriguez suspended Marwah Rizqy from caucus earlier this week, claiming she had fired the chief of staff of the official Opposition without consulting him.
  Rizqy and the former staffer, Geneviève Hinse, have reportedly exchanged legal letters and the matter is likely heading to the courts.
  Media outlet 98.5 Montréal say
  
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• Saab CEO says plan to build Gripen jets in Canada depends on Ottawa making an order

  21-11-2025 19:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Saab's CEO is making it clear that his company's decision on whether to set up shop in Canada will depend on whether Ottawa decides to buy its Gripen aircraft.
  "To transfer technology and build a hub in a country that would not use the aircraft themselves and have the connection with the end user doesn't really make sense," Micael Johansson told The Canadian Press.
  He said the jets are designed to be upgraded continuously as the technology evolves.
  Saab has proposed a production h
  
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• Officer acquitted in death of Ta’Kiya Young, a pregnant Black mother accused of shoplifting

  21-11-2025 18:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio police officer who shot and killed Ta'Kiya Young, a pregnant Black mother who had been accused of shoplifting, was acquitted on all counts Friday, including murder. Blendon Township police officer Connor Grubb, who faced up to life in prison, appeared stalwart as he heard the verdict. Young's grandmother collapsed into sobs at the decision, shouting “It's not right! This is not right!” The judge then told Grubb he was free to leave.Sean Walton, an
  
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• Shop Local: Gift giving with a Chilliwack flair - Chilliwack Progress

  21-11-2025 18:44 via news.google.com
  Shop Local: Gift giving with a Chilliwack flair  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Two broken prison sprinklers cost Correctional Service Canada $1.1M

  21-11-2025 18:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Correctional Service Canada incurred a $1.1 million damage bill after an inmate at a New Brunswick prison broke two sprinklers.
  The damage was reported in last year's public accounts document recently tabled by the federal government.
  A Correctional Service Canada spokesperson said the incident occurred at the Shepody Healing Centre in May 2024.
  The facility, located at the Dorchester Penitentiary, is a regional treatment centre for inmates with serious mental health conditions.
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• Surrey police expand operations as transition from RCMP continues

  21-11-2025 18:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SURREY — The Surrey Police Service (SPS) is growing its coverage in the city nearly a year after beginning its transition from the RCMP.
  As of Tuesday, November 25, the SPS assumed all operations in South Surrey with a new expansion into the east side of the police district, allowing officers to tackle calls from 48th Avenue to 0 Avenue, including Semiahmoo First Nation, and from Mud Bay/Crescent Beach to the Langley border on 196th Street.
  Over 160 officers have been hired so far this yea
  
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• Man found dead at coal mine in Sparwood, B.C., near Alberta boundary

  21-11-2025 18:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SPARWOOD — A man has died while working at a coal mine in the British Columbia Interior near the boundary with Alberta.
  Elk Valley RCMP say police were notified Thursday at 7 a.m. that a 39-year-old man from Hosmer had been reported missing at Elk Valley Resources' Elkview Operations in Sparwood, B.C.
  Police say Elk Valley rescue teams immediately began searching for the man with RCMP providing assistance, and the man's remains were confirmed to have been found Friday morning.
  The RCMP say
  
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• What’s happening Chilliwack: List of events from Nov. 21 onward - Chilliwack Progress

  21-11-2025 14:07 via news.google.com
  What’s happening Chilliwack: List of events from Nov. 21 onward  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• As goalie problems peak, coach St. Louis says Canadiens have regressed

  21-11-2025 12:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Martin St. Louis famously said the Montreal Canadiens “puked all over” themselves following a 6-3 loss to the Washington Capitals on Oct. 31, 2024.
  A little more than 12 months later, the Canadiens' head coach was feeling sick to his stomach again.
  "Tonight, there were moments that made me feel like that,” St. Louis said. “There's just some moments out there tonight that I'm disappointed about."
  The Canadiens (10-7-3) lost their fifth straight game &mdash
  
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• A boiler explosion at a glue-making factory in eastern Pakistan kills 18 people

  21-11-2025 11:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A boiler at a glue-making factory in eastern Pakistan exploded on Friday, killing at least 18 people and injuring 21 others. The force of the blast destroyed the factory building and damaged several nearby homes, igniting a huge fire and spreading panic through the area, officials said. Police said they arrested the factory manager and were looking for the factory owner who fled shortly after the explosion at the industrial facility in Faisalabad, a city in Punjab p
  
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• ‘It’s about consistency’: Vancouver Canucks aim to build on lessons from latest loss

  21-11-2025 11:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Head coach Adam Foote liked what he saw from his Vancouver Canucks on Thursday — even if the team came out on the wrong end of the score line.
  Vancouver's rough stretch continued with a 4-2 loss to the visiting Dallas Stars, yet Foote praised his group afterward.
  “It was probably our best game of the year," he said. "We frustrated them. The second period, we pretty much dominated that period. You could see it in their game. It was good.”
  The Canucks (9-11-2) a
  
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• Armed men abduct children and staff at a Catholic school in Nigeria, days after latest abduction

  21-11-2025 10:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Armed men attacked a Catholic school in a western region of Nigeria and abducted several schoolchildren and staff early Friday, days after 25 schoolgirls were abducted in a neighboring state, officials said.The attack and abductions took place at St. Mary’s School, a Catholic institution in Agwara local government’s Papiri community, said Abubakar Usman, the secretary to the Niger state government. He did not disclose the number of students and staff abduc
  
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• In the news today: Grizzly attacks B.C. elementary class, many hurt

  21-11-2025 10:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...
  Pupils flee as grizzly attacks elementary class in B.C., injuring 11, some critically
  A grizzly bear has attacked a group of elementary school students and teachers in the B.C. central coast community of Bella Coola, leaving two people critically injured and two others seriously hurt. B.C. Emergency Health Services said seven more people were treated at the scene of the attack in the community about 700 kil
  
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• How crypto raiders tortured B.C. family with waterboarding, sex assault, in $2M heist

  21-11-2025 10:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  PORT COQUITLAM — When a woman answered a knock at the door of her home in Port Moody, B.C., in the spring of 2024, she was met by two men in Canada Post uniforms who said they had a package to deliver.
  What unfolded over the next 13 hours was a horrific ordeal for the woman, her husband and their 18-year-old daughter, involving waterboarding, sexual assault and death threats, as a gang of home invaders conducted a cryptocurrency heist that saw them escape with more than $2 million worth of
  
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• Quebec man accused of killing his two children granted third postponement

  21-11-2025 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LAVAL — The trial for a Quebec father accused of killing his two children in their home north of Montreal in 2022 has been postponed for a third time.
  Kamaljit Arora is charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of his 13-year-old daughter and his 11-year-old son, and charged in the attempted murder of another daughter and for allegedly trying to strangle his ex-wife.
  The trial was expected to begin today in Laval, Que., but Arora had asked for a postponement after he lost trust in his
  
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• Pharmacare advisory committee report set to be made public

  21-11-2025 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The federal government is set to release a report today by the advisory committee tasked with determining how to set up a national pharmacare program.The committee was set up last fall, after the Pharmacare Act became law, and was given a year to report back to the health minister.The pharmacare law was something the NDP pushed for as part of its supply and confidence deal with the minority Liberal government under Justin Trudeau.It called for an expert committee to recommend opti
  
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• Carney wraps United Arab Emirates visit with pledge of $70B to be invested in Canada

  21-11-2025 09:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABU DHABI — Prime Minister Mark Carney says Ottawa is working on a $1 billion project aimed at expanding critical minerals processing capacity in Canada, while securing the equivalent of $70 million in investment from the United Arab Emirates.
  The announcements come as Carney concluded a visit to Abu Dhabi, which focused heavily on trade amid concerns about the war in Sudan.
  "I'm pleased that an agreement valued over $1 billion is in the process of being finalized," Carney said in a Friday
  
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• What’s happening Chilliwack: List of events from Nov. 21 onward - theprogress.com

  21-11-2025 09:00 via news.google.com
  What’s happening Chilliwack: List of events from Nov. 21 onward  theprogress.com
  
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• Chilliwack school board takes risk on $9.1M purchase for unplanned school - theprogress.com

  21-11-2025 09:00 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack school board takes risk on $9.1M purchase for unplanned school  theprogress.com
  
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• A boiler explosion at a glue-making factory in eastern Pakistan kills 15 workers

  21-11-2025 08:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A boiler at a glue-making factory in eastern Pakistan exploded on Friday, killing at least 15 workers and injuring seven others. Police said they arrested the factory manager and were looking for the factory owner who fled shortly after the blast.The cause of the explosion at the industrial facility in Faisalabad, a city in Punjab province, was not immediately known.The blast also badly damaged the factory building and nearby homes, set off a fire at the factory and
  
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• Carney says $1B critical-mineral processing project coming, heads to South Africa G20

  21-11-2025 08:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABU DHABI — Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada is working on a project aimed at expanding critical minerals processing capacity in Canada, which he says will be valued at more than $1 billion.
  Carney told business leaders in Abu Dhabi that the agreement is still being finalized, and aims to create jobs in Canada.
  "I'm pleased that an agreement valued over $1 billion is in the process of being finalized," he said in a Friday morning speech to the Canada-UAE Business Council.
  "(It) will
  
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• Batherson’s deflection leads to winning goal in Senators’ 3-2 victory over Ducks

  21-11-2025 07:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Drake Batherson scored the tiebreaking goal with 1:58 to play, and the Ottawa Senators held off a furious Anaheim rally after the Ducks pulled their goalie in the final minutes for a 3-2 victory Thursday night.
  Batherson was camped in front of the Anaheim net when he deflected a blue-line shot from Jake Sanderson past goalie Petr Mrazek to snap the Ducks’ six-game home win streak.
  Nick Cousins and Shane Pinto also scored for Ottawa, and Linus Ullmark stopped 24
  
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• Panthers beat Devils 1-0 behind Bobrovsky’s 30 saves

  21-11-2025 07:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 31 shots, Sam Reinhart scored in the opening period and the Florida Panthers beat the New Jersey Devils 1-0 on Thursday night.It was Florida’s first 1-0 regulation win in the regular season since Dec. 23, 2017, against Ottawa. The Panthers had a 1-0 overtime win at Columbus last season.Bobrovsky has 51 shutouts, tied for 28th in NHL history. The Devils were blanked for the first time this season, wasting a 23-save effort from Jake Allen.R
  
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• Texans get 8 sacks and Bullock forces 3 turnovers in Houston’s 23-19 win over Bills

  21-11-2025 07:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HOUSTON (AP) — Buffalo's Josh Allen was harassed by Houston's defense all night Thursday and it was no different on his last play of the game. “Our d-line was getting to him and made him make that bad decision at the end and he threw the ball right to me,” Houston safety Calen Bullock said. Houston sacked Allen eight times, and Bullock forced three turnovers, with his second interception sealing the Texans' 23-19 victory.Allen took consecutive sacks on the Bills' final possessi
  
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• Robertson extends scoring streak, Dallas Stars double up Vancouver Canucks 4-2

  21-11-2025 06:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Jason Robertson kept his scoring streak alive with a first-period goal as the Dallas Stars topped the Vancouver Canucks 4-2 on Thursday.Maverick Bourque opened the scoring for the Stars (13-5-3) just 55 seconds into the first period, and Robertson gave the visitors a 2-1 lead at the 7:44 mark of the opening frame.Colin Blackwell and Mikko Rantanen added goals in the third period, and Jake Oettinger stopped 33 of the 35 shots he faced in the Dallas net.Robertson now has goals in
  
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• Texans get 8 sacks and Calen Bullock forces 3 turnovers in Houston’s 23-19 win over Bills

  21-11-2025 05:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HOUSTON (AP) — Houston's dominant defense sacked Josh Allen eight times and Calen Bullock forced three turnovers, with his second interception sealing the Texans' 23-19 win over the Buffalo Bills on Thursday night.
  Allen took consecutive sacks on the Bills' final possession, leading to a fourth-and-27, but Buffalo gained 44 yards on a short pass from Allen to Josh Palmer, who tossed a lateral to Khalil Shakir.
  After a false-start penalty created a fourth-and-6 for Buffalo (7-4), Bullock pi
  
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• ‘We’re playing our way’: Maple Leafs encouraged by recent performances

  21-11-2025 05:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Brad Treliving met the media earlier this week to talk about his hockey team.
  Among the many points made by the Maple Leafs general manager was that Toronto — at the time a struggling, injury-ravaged outfit mired in a five-game winless run — had taken points from outings earlier in the schedule where a different outcome might have been more deserving.
  "Even in games that we've won, we haven't won the game," Treliving said Tuesday before a patchwork roster ground out a
  
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• Dylan Strome reveals wife gave birth to third daughter during Capitals-Canadiens game

  21-11-2025 05:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Dylan Strome had much more than hockey on his mind Thursday night.
  The Washington Capitals centre stepped onto the ice against the Montreal Canadiens knowing his wife, Tayler, was going into labour.
  When he returned to the dressing room between the first and second periods, he learned she’d given birth to their third daughter, Sutton Kimberley.
  "There was just so many emotions going through my mind,” he said, with tears running down his face. “First of all, you
  
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• Chilliwack North MLA lobbies to keep 17-month-old toddler with grandparents; MCFD responds - Fraser Valley Today

  21-11-2025 05:07 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack North MLA lobbies to keep 17-month-old toddler with grandparents; MCFD responds  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Guentzel scores in OT to give Lightning 2-1 win over Oilers

  21-11-2025 04:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Jake Guentzel scored 1:43 into overtime to give the Tampa Bay Lightning a 2-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night.
  Nick Paul, who made his season debut after recovering from offseason wrist surgery, scored for Tampa Bay with less than three minutes left in regulation to tie the game at 1-1. Andrei Vasilevskiy finished with 24 saves.
  Trent Frederic scored for the Oilers 1:32 into the game while Calvin Pickard stopped 33 shots for Edmonton, which has one win
  
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• Grizzly attacks several B.C. students, injuries ‘very serious,’ RCMP say

  21-11-2025 04:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BELLA COOLA — RCMP say a grizzly bear has attacked several students on British Columbia's central coast, inflicting "very serious" injuries.North District RCMP Cpl. Madonna Saunderson says the attack happened on Thursday afternoon, but she didn't know the age or gender of the students.
  B.C.'s Conservation Officer Service says the attack happened in the community of Bella Coola, about 700 kilometres northwest of Vancouver.The Nuxalk Nation says in a statement that "officers are armed" and p
  
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• Referee Adrian Hill leaves Bills-Texans game with leg injury

  21-11-2025 04:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HOUSTON (AP) — Referee Adrian Hill left Thursday night’s game between the Buffalo Bills and Houston Texans with a left leg injury.
  Hill was injured during a punt in the third quarter. He was standing in the end zone and pulled up as he tried to run forward. He wasn’t putting any weight on his left leg as he helped off the field by two Texans staff members.
  He went to the Texans sideline and gave his white referee hat to Roy Ellison, who moved from umpire to referee to take his
  
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• Fantilli’s three points powers Blue Jackets over Maple Leafs in overtime

  21-11-2025 04:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Adam Fantilli scored his second goal of the game at 4:21 of overtime to go along with an assist as the Columbus Blue Jackets survived a blown 2-0 lead in topping the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Thursday.
  Dmitri Voronkov added a goal and an assist each for Columbus (11-8-2). Jet Greaves made 27 saves. Zach Werenski chipped in three assists.
  John Tavares and Dakota Mermis replied for Toronto (9-9-3). Joseph Woll stopped 27 shots.
  The injury-hit Maple Leafs, who snapped an ugly five-
  
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• Ovechkin nets hat trick in 8-4 win, Capitals hand Canadiens fifth straight loss

  21-11-2025 03:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Alex Ovechkin scored a hat trick to reach 907 goals in his career, and the Washington Capitals beat Montreal 8-4 on Thursday to hand the Canadiens their fifth straight loss.
  Ethen Frank had two goals and two assists, Sonny Milano scored twice and Jakob Chychrun also scored as Washington (11-8-2) won its third straight.
  Charlie Lindgren made 24 saves and Dylan Strome had three assists for the Capitals, who ousted the Canadiens in the first round of last season’s playoffs.
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