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• BC Housing gets new, permanent CEO - Chilliwack Progress

  29-04-2023 18:37 via news.google.com
  
  BC Housing gets new, permanent CEO  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Sourdif scores his first hat trick to lead Capitals over Ducks

  06-01-2026 07:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Justin Sourdif scored his first NHL hat trick and added two assists and the Washington Capitals beat the Anaheim Ducks 7-4 on Monday night.Alex Ovechkin scored twice, Ryan Leonard had a goal and an assist, John Carlson also scored and Connor McMichael had four assists for the Capitals, who ended a two-game slide. Charlie Lindgren made 41 saves in the win.Chris Kreider, Alex Killorn, Jacob Trouba and Beckett Sennecke scored for the Ducks, who have lost six straight. Petr M
  
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• Surging Kraken score four times in third period to burn Flames 5-1

  06-01-2026 06:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CALGARY — Shane Wright scored the go-ahead goal in the third period and Philipp Grubauer made 41 saves to lead the streaking Seattle Kraken to a 5-1 victory over the Calgary Flames.
  Jacob Melanson, Vince Dunn, Frederick Gaudreau and Matty Beniers also scored for Seattle (19-14-7), which has points in eight straight (7-0-1) overall and have reeled off five consecutive wins on the road.
  The win moves the Kraken into third place in the Pacific Division, one point behind Vegas and Edmonton. Se
  
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• Sweden beats Czechia 4-2 for its 3rd world junior hockey title

  06-01-2026 06:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Love Harenstam made 27 saves and Sweden won its third world junior hockey title, beating Czechia 4-2 on Monday night in the first all-European final since 2016.Sweden also won in 1981 and 2012. Czechia won its lone titles in 2000 and 2001.Casper Juustovaara and Viktor Eklund scored first-period goals, and Sascha Boumedienne gave Sweden a 3-0 lead at 3:47 of the third.Adam Jiricek and Matej Kubiesa scored for Czechia, with Kubiesa striking with 24 seconds left. Ivar S
  
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• Sweden beats Czechia 4-2 for its third world junior hockey title

  06-01-2026 05:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Casper Juustovaara and Viktor Eklund scored first-period goals and Sweden won its third world junior hockey title, beating Czechia 4-2 on Monday night in the first all-European final since 2016.
  Sweden also won in 1981 and 2012. Czechia won its lone titles in 2000 and 2001.
  Sascha Boumedienne gave Sweden a 3-0 lead at 3:47 of the third.
  Adam Jiricek and Matej Kubiesa scored for Czechia, with Kubiesa striking with 24 seconds left. Ivar Stenberg capped the scoring with
  
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• Senators frustrated with inconsistent goaltending after loss to Red Wings

  06-01-2026 05:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Forgive the Ottawa Senators if they seem just a little frustrated.
  Monday night the Senators (20-16-5) played well enough to win but a few costly mistakes and subpar goaltending cost them a critical two points against a divisional rival.
  Ottawa fell 5-3 to the Detroit Red Wings and yet the score could have easily been reversed considering how they played.
  The reality is this is not the first loss that can be attributed to poor goaltending.
  The Senators, who are looking to advance
  
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• NHL roundup: Sourdif scores first hat trick to lead Capitals to 7-4 win over Ducks

  06-01-2026 05:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Justin Sourdif scored his first NHL hat trick and added two assists and the Washington Capitals beat the Anaheim Ducks 7-4 on Monday night.
  Alex Ovechkin scored twice, Ryan Leonard had a goal and an assist, John Carlson also scored and Connor McMichael had four assists for the Capitals, who ended a two-game slide. Charlie Lindgren made 41 saves in the win.
  Chris Kreider, Alex Killorn, Jacob Trouba and Beckett Sennecke scored for the Ducks, who have lost six straight.Petr
  
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• Red Wings pounce on Senators early, hold on for 5-3 win

  06-01-2026 04:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — James van Riemsdyk had a goal and an assist to lead the Detroit Red Wings to a 5-3 win over the Ottawa Senators Monday night to snap a two-game losing skid.
  Coming off back-to-back losses to the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Red Wings (25-15-4) were determined to take care of things against their divisional rivals in the first of four meetings between the two clubs.
  Andrew Copp, Dylan Larkin, Lucas Raymond and Michael Rasmussen also scored, while John Gibson stopped 35 shots.
  Brady Tka
  
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• Rookie Collin Murray-Boyles impresses as Raptors top Hawks 118-100

  06-01-2026 04:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Centre Collin Murray-Boyles scored 17 points in a breakout performance in his rookie season as the Toronto Raptors topped the Atlanta Hawks 118-100 on Monday.
  Murray-Boyles also had seven rebounds and seven assists for Toronto (22-15) in place of injured starter Jakob Poeltl.
  Scottie Barnes had a double-double with 18 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds as the Raptors beat the Hawks for the second game in a row.
  Brandon Ingram had 19 points and nine rebounds as seven Toronto pl
  
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• Canada nabs world junior bronze; Parekh sets record, apologizes to Flames for comment

  06-01-2026 03:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SAINT PAUL — Zayne Parekh didn't have much interest in the high-water mark he had just surpassed.
  Despite registering the most points ever by a Canadian defenceman at a world junior hockey championship, the 19-year-old felt he hadn't done enough.
  The Calgary Flames blueliner then closed his tournament with an apology.
  Parekh had a goal and an assist to set a new record for points by a blueliner from Canada at an under-20 men's showcase with 13 as the country salvaged a bronze medal thanks
  
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• Yuri Fulmer running to lead B.C. Conservatives, website reveals

  06-01-2026 03:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — Vancouver entrepreneur Yuri Fulmer is running for the leadership of the Conservative Party of B.C., with his campaign website going live in advance of an official announcement that's expected this week.Fulmer says on the website that he is running to become the leader of B.C.'s Opposition because "British Columbia stands at a crossroads."
  Fulmer's media team had been arranging embargoed interviews ahead of a video and press release that were to be issued on Wednesday.
  But the ad
  
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• B.C. Conservative MP Scott Anderson says he rejected Liberal approach to cross floor

  06-01-2026 02:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VERNON — A British Columbia member of Parliament says he's been approached to cross the floor to give Mark Carney's Liberal government a majority, but he's not interested in "betraying" his constituents.Scott Anderson, MP for Vernon-Lake Country-Monashee, says in a post on social media that the Liberals are "pulling out all the stops" to lure Conservatives.
  Anderson's comments come after two Conservative MPs left caucus for the government benches, Chris d'Entremont in November and Michael
  
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• Central Africa Republic President Faustin Archange Touadéra reelected, provisional results show

  06-01-2026 02:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BANGUI, Central Africa Republic (AP) — Central Africa Republic President Faustin Archange Touadéra won a third term in last month's election, provisional results showed.The major opposition coalition boycotted the vote after a referendum allowed the removal of term limits. Touadéra faced challenges from six candidates, but the main opposition coalition did not participate after denouncing what it called an unequal political environment. He won 76.15% of the votes, according t
  
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• Canada tops Finland 6-3 to claim bronze at world junior hockey championship

  06-01-2026 01:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SAINT PAUL — Zayne Parekh had a goal and an assist to set a new record for points by a Canadian defenceman at a world junior hockey championship as the country salvaged a bronze medal with a 6-3 victory over Finland on Monday.
  Gavin McKenna scored and added three assists for Canada, which was bounced by Czechia less than 24 hours earlier in the semifinals. Sam O'Reilly, with two, Braeden Cootes and Porter Martone provided the rest of the offence. Carter George made 32 saves.Michael Hage ha
  
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• B.C. approves extending life of Mt. Milligan copper-gold mine to 2035

  06-01-2026 00:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — British Columbia's Environmental Assessment Office says it has approved an extension for the life of the Mount Milligan copper and gold mine near Fort St. James into 2035.The province says an amendment to the mine's environmental assessment certificate was approved after a "comprehensive" review of an application by the operator Thompson Creek Metal Company Ltd., a subsidiary of Toronto-based Centerra Gold.The Environmental Assessment Office says the approval allows the company
  
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• Former Toronto FC captain Michael Bradley introduced as Red Bulls head coach

  06-01-2026 00:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Calling it an "incredible opportunity," former Toronto FC captain Michael Bradley was officially introduced as head coach of the New York Red Bulls on Monday.
  Bradley succeeds Sandro Schwarz, who was dismissed Oct. 27 after two seasons on the job.
  New York missed the playoffs this year, ending a run of 15 straight trips to the post-season after finishing 10th in the Eastern Conference at 12-15-7. The Red Bulls finished seventh in the East in 2024 and made it all the way to the MLS Cup final, whe
  
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• Convicted murderer wants B.C. Supreme Court to throw out case over delays

  05-01-2026 23:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — A man convicted of first-degree murder in a killing police say was linked to organized crime is seeking to have the case thrown out, arguing that delays in the process violated his Charter rights.
  A jury convicted Brandon Teixeira of murder, attempted murder and discharging a firearm with intent last August, nearly eight years after the October 2017 shooting death of 28-year-old Nicholas Khabra in Surrey, B.C.
  The charges and trial followed a probe by the Integrated Homicide In
  
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• Toronto FC to hold its training camp in Marbella, Spain, for second straight year

  05-01-2026 23:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Toronto FC will hold the bulk of its training camp in Marbella, Spain, for the second year in a row.
  Players are due to report to camp Saturday in Toronto for medicals. The team will hold two training sessions before leaving Jan. 13 for Spain to begin a three-week camp at the Marbella Football Centre.Pre-season games will be announced at a later date, the club said.
  The team is scheduled to return to Toronto on Feb. 15.
  CF Montreal is also spending part of its training camp at th
  
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• Jets GM Cheveldayoff searches for answers as Winnipeg sinks to NHL basement

  05-01-2026 22:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — Reporters asked plenty of questions, but Kevin Cheveldayoff had few solutions for how the Winnipeg Jets can climb out of the NHL basement.
  The team’s general manager held his mid-season meeting with the media on Monday while the club is mired in a nine-game losing streak (0-6-3) and sitting last in the league standings with 34 points (15-21-4) in 40 games.
  It’s an about-face from a year ago, when Winnipeg was second overall in the standings with 56 points (27-12-2) o
  
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• Faulds hired to succeed Marshall as head football coach at Western

  05-01-2026 22:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LONDON — Michael Faulds is heading back to the University of Western Ontario.
  Faulds was named Western's head football coach Monday after 13 years heading up Laurier's football program.Faulds played quarterback for the Mustangs from 2005-09, leading the team to two Yates Cup championships.
  Faulds will now replace Greg Marshall as Western's head coach and become just the eighth in school history.Marshall served as coach for 18 years before announcing his retirement in December after leading
  
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• Le Massif ski resort northeast of Quebec City to partially reopen during strike

  05-01-2026 22:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  A major ski resort northeast of Quebec City says it will partially reopen this week while its 300 unionized workers are on unlimited general strike.
  Le Massif de Charlevoix says its doors will open from Wednesday to Saturday between 9:15 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. in the Camp-Boule sector — but only for season passholders, ski-and-stay package guests, and guests of Club Med Québec-Charlevoix.
  The resort says that in subsequent weeks it will be open between Tuesday and Saturday for the same
  
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• Hockey Hall of Fame player and longtime Blackhawks executive Bob Pulford dies at 89

  05-01-2026 22:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Bob Pulford, a Hockey Hall of Fame player who went on to a lengthy career in the NHL as a coach and general manager, has died. He was 89.
  A spokesperson for the NHL Alumni Association said Monday the organization learned of Pulford's death from his family. No other details were provided.
  A tough, dependable forward, Pulford helped the Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup four times during his 14-year stretch with them from 1956-70. The Newton Robinson, Ontario, native was part of the 1967 tea
  
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• McDavid, Poulin both donate jerseys as part of Great Canadian Jersey campaign

  05-01-2026 22:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Hockey superstars Connor McDavid and Marie-Philip Poulin are both making sentimental contributions to The Great Canadian Jersey campaign.
  McDavid, the Edmonton Oilers captain, and Poulin, who wears the C for the PWHL's Montreal Victoire, are both donating jerseys from their personal collections.The Great Canadian Jersey is the latest instalment of Rogers This Is Our Game initiative.
  Donated jerseys from Canadians will be used to create patchwork designs. The jerseys will be desig
  
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• Alberta’s Danielle Smith says Maduro capture outlines urgency of West Coast pipeline

  05-01-2026 21:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the American capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro underlines the urgency of building oil pipelines to export Canadian oil to new markets.
  U.S. President Donald Trump sent political shock waves around the world with the weekend military raid, saying Washington aimed to seize the South American country's oil reserves.
  Smith says the events "emphasize the importance that we expedite the development of pipelines to diversify our o
  
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• ‘We’re hanging in there’: Vancouver Canucks struggling halfway through NHL season

  05-01-2026 21:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — This is not the season the Vancouver Canucks expected.Heading into the 2025-26 campaign, belief was high that the team could move past last season's injuries and personnel issues to challenge for a playoff spot this spring.Instead, 41 games in, Vancouver (16-20-5) sits second last in the NHL standings heading into Monday's slate of games.“Definitely not where we want to be," said centre Elias Pettersson. "We're better than what the standing shows. But it is what it is. We
  
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• Chilliwack resident wins half-million dollar Lotto Max prize

  05-01-2026 21:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — A Rosedale resident got more than an unexpected surprise in November after winning a half-million dollar prize from a Lotto Max draw.
  The B.C. Lottery Corporation says Michael W. couldn’t help but smile after learning that he won the $500,000 Extra prize from the November 21, 2025 Lotto Max draw.
  “I was on the couch at home,” Michael W. said of the moment he realized he had won. “I was just smiling, thinking about what this means.”
  The Rosedale re
  
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• Police investigating crash that killed pedestrian in Maple Ridge, B.C.

  05-01-2026 21:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MAPLE RIDGE — A female is dead after being struck by a vehicle in Maple Ridge, B.C.Ridge Meadows RCMP say the crash happened at about 5:30 a.m. on Monday at Lougheed Highway and Laity Street.
  Police say the victim was taken to hospital but died of her injuries.
  RCMP say serious crime investigators have taken over the case and are looking into the cause of the crash.The driver is speaking with police, but no other details have been released.
  Police are asking those who have information on t
  
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• Mikael Kingsbury set for World Cup return but with caution after groin injury

  05-01-2026 21:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Canadian freestyle ski star Mikael Kingsbury returns to action Friday at the World Cup moguls event in Val St-Côme, Que.
  The 33-year-old from Deux-Montagnes, Que., withdrew from last month's World Cup opener in Ruka, Finland, due to a groin injury.
  Kingsbury, who is in search of his 100th World Cup win, says he will take part in Friday's single moguls and then decide whether to compete in Saturday's dual moguls.
  "For the race here, we're all-in for the singles on Friday," Kingsbury told re
  
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• IIHF president Luc Tardif on Olympic arena delays: ‘We’re going to have a tournament’

  05-01-2026 21:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SAINT PAUL — International Ice Hockey Federation president Luc Tardif expects a "fantastic tournament" when NHL players return to the Olympics next month — despite some significant construction delays at the main arena.
  Speaking ahead of the gold- and bronze-medal games at the world junior hockey championship Monday, Tardif added that although parts of the rink might not be fully finished in time, the playing surface, practice facilities and dressing rooms will be ready when the puck
  
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• Maduro ouster shows Trump is bent on dominating Western Hemisphere, observers say

  05-01-2026 21:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump's shocking ouster of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro shows his administration is serious about dominating the Western Hemisphere, observers say.
  In its new national security strategy, released last month, Trump's administration laid out a plan for U.S. control of the hemisphere that pays little heed to traditional alliance-building.
  It was put into practice Saturday with the U.S. military action that led to Maduro's middle-of-the-night ar
  
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