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• Fledgling Northern Super League strikes broadcast deal with Bell Media, CBC Sports

  11-06-2024 15:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Northern Super League, Canada’s new women’s pro soccer circuit, has struck a broadcast deal.
  NSL games will be shown on TSN, CBC-Sports and Radio-Canada. In addition, RDS will provide French-language coverage of select matches featuring the Montreal franchise.
  “Ensuring our matches are available to Canadians is key to the long-term growth and viability of professional women’s soccer,” league co-founder Diana Matheson said in a statement. “O
  
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• ‘We will never be the same’: Oct. 7 killing of Montreal native leaves gaping hole

  06-10-2024 12:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Raquel Ohnona Look wipes back tears when her eyes fall on the plaque in honour of her son Alexandre, affixed to a bench in a suburban Montreal green space that was recently renamed for him.
  “Forever in our hearts. Our hero,” it reads above his name and the dates of his birth and death — Sept. 10, 1990, to Oct. 7, 2023.
  Alexandre Look, a 33-year-old Montreal native, was among the concertgoers who were murdered a year ago Monday at the Supernova music festival du
  
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• Ohtani homers in playoff debut, Dodgers rally to beat Padres 7-5

  06-10-2024 06:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit a three-run homer in his post-season debut, Teoscar Hernández’s two-run single gave Los Angeles its first lead in a playoff game in two years, and the Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 7-5 in their National League Division Series opener Saturday.
  Manny Machado’s two-run homer off Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto, also making his first playoff appearance, put Los Angeles in an early 3-0 hole.Ohtani quickly bailed out the Dodgers with
  
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• Apparent Israeli airstrike on mosque in central Gaza kills at least 18 people

  06-10-2024 06:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An apparent Israeli airstrike early Sunday killed at least 18 people in central Gaza, Palestinian medical officials said.
  The strike hit a mosque sheltering displaced people near the al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital in the town of Deir al-Balah, the hospital said in a statement.
  An Associated Press journalist counted the bodies at the hospital morgue. Hospital records showed that the dead were all men. Another two men were critically wounded, the hospital said.
  The
  
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• Verdugo’s go-ahead single, acrobatic catch lift Yankees over Royals 6-5

  06-10-2024 04:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Verdugo hit a tiebreaking single in the seventh inning and saved at least one run with a sliding catch along the left-field line, boosting the New York Yankees over the Kansas City Royals 6-5 on Saturday night in their American League Division Series opener.
  New York’s Gleyber Torres and Kansas City’s MJ Melendez hit two-run homers in a back-and-forth game in which the Royals wasted leads of 1-0, 3-2 and 5-4 and the Yankees failed to hold 2-1 and 4-3 margin
  
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• Swiderski helps lift Charlotte to 2-0 win over CF Montreal

  06-10-2024 04:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Karol Swiderski had a first-half goal, Patrick Agyemang scored late, and Kristijan Kahlina earned his 11th clean sheet of the season as Charlotte FC blanked CF Montreal 2-0 in Major League Soccer action on Saturday night.
  Swiderski found the net in the 34th minute, scoring unassisted to give Charlotte (13-11-9) a 1-0 lead through halftime. It was the sixth goal in nine appearances this season for Swiderski.
  Agyemang didn’t add the insurance goal until the fourt
  
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• Roughriders edge Elks 28-24, clinch playoff berth

  06-10-2024 04:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Trevor Harris passed for 358 yards and two touchdowns as the Saskatchewan Roughriders clinched a post-season berth with a 28-24 victory over the Edmonton Elks on Saturday.
  It was the third win in a row for Saskatchewan (8-7-1) which had missed out on the CFL playoffs the two previous campaigns. The Roughriders have triumphed in their past seven games at Commonwealth Stadium, dating back to 2019.
  It was the third straight loss for the Elks (5-11-0) who still have the slimmest of
  
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• Penalty kick lifts Minnesota United to 1-0 win over struggling Vancouver Whitecaps

  06-10-2024 04:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Hassani Dotson scored on a penalty kick and Minnesota United blanked the Vancouver Whitecaps 1-0 at BC Place on Saturday.The American midfielder scored from the spot after Vancouver’s Mathias Laborda was called for a penalty at the top of the area in the 21st minute.The Whitecaps (13-11-8) briefly appeared to net an equalizer in the 35th minute, only to see the goal called back following video review.Canadian goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair made two saves for Minnesota (14-12-
  
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• Tavares, Matthews lead Maple Leafs to 3-2 win over Red Wings

  06-10-2024 03:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Auston Matthews scored to tie the game and set up John Tavares’ winning goal in the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 win against the Detroit Red Wings in their final NHL pre-season outing on Saturday.
  Matthews found Tavares in the slot and then provided a screen for the power-play goal, 4:58 into the third period at Scotiabank Arena.
  Matthews returned to action after an upper-body injury kept him on the sidelines for four straight games.
  The Maple Leafs (4-1-1) will open the regular
  
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• Pinto nets hat trick to lead Senators past Canadiens 4-2

  06-10-2024 03:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Shane Pinto capped off the NHL pre-season with a hat trick, leading the Ottawa Senators to a 4-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.
  It was the final exhibition game for both teams with Ottawa finishing with a 5-1-1 record, while Montreal was 2-4.
  Michael Amadio also scored for the Senators, while Linus Ullmark looked solid stopping 23 shots.
  Christian Dvorak and Arber Xhekaj scored for the Canadiens. Sam Montembeault made 15 saves.
  Trailing 4-1, and struggling
  
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• Ekblad helps Panthers beat Kings 4-2 in Quebec City

  06-10-2024 03:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  QUÉBEC — Aleksander Barkov and Anton Lundell scored first-period power-play goals and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 26 of 28 shots as the Florida Panthers defeated the Los Angeles Kings 4-2 in an NHL pre-season game played at Videotron Centre.
  Jonah Gadjovich scored twice in the third goal for the defending Stanley Cup champions, who won five of eight exhibition games. Aaron Ekblad chipped in with three assists.
  Phillip Danault and Trevor Moore scored for the Kings, who slipped to 4-1 wi
  
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• Unbeaten Canada dumps Ireland 21-8 in WXV rugby action

  06-10-2024 03:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LANGLEY, B.C. — The Canadian women’s rugby team started quickly and then dug in defensively to beat Ireland 21-8 in WXV international tournament play on Saturday at Langley Events Centre.
  The Canadians, who rolled past France 46-24 in their tournament opener on Sept. 29, improved to 2-0. They’ll next face England on Saturday, Oct. 12. England, which crushed the United States 61-21 in its tourney opener on Sept. 29, plays New Zealand on Sunday.Clair Gallagher (34th minute) and J
  
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• Man, 43, charged with second-degree murder in 2022 fatal Kelowna stabbing: RCMP

  06-10-2024 02:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KELOWNA — RCMP say a 43-year-old man is facing a second-degree murder charge in a fatal stabbing that left another man dead in Kelowna, B.C., almost two years ago.
  Police say they were called to a business in downtown Kelowna after receiving a report that a group of people were involved in an altercation on Oct. 9, 2022.
  They say emergency workers found an injured man at the scene who died despite life-saving measures.
  He was later identified as 32-year-old Devon Foster.
  Police say they ma
  
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• Driver suffers just ‘minor injuries’ after dramatic crash into Maple Ridge backyard: RCMP

  06-10-2024 02:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MAPLE RIDGE – Collision reconstruction investigators have determined that alcohol was not a factor after an SUV flew into the backyard of a Maple Ridge home early Friday afternoon.
  RCMP spokesperson, Cpl. Brett Urano, said the vehicle “somehow rolled onto its roof” and came to rest in a residential backyard in the 14000 block of Mier Drive, just off 232 Street in the city’s north end.
  “Fortunately, no one was injured in any of the residential backyards,” Urano
  
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• Mets use another October rally to score 5 runs in 8th, top Phillies 6-2

  06-10-2024 01:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Mark Vientos and Brandon Nimmo keyed another comeback in New York’s electric run through the National League playoffs, helping the Mets break through for five runs in the eighth inning against a pair of All-Star relievers as they rallied for a 6-2 win Saturday over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 1 of their Division Series.
  The Mets had been stymied by Phillies ace Zack Wheeler, held to just one hit while trailing 1-0 and unable to muster any real scoring chance
  
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• Highway 1 traffic slowed after SUV crashes into guardrail near Herrling Island: RCMP

  06-10-2024 01:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Police say traffic slowed to a crawl on Highway 1 near Herrling Island Saturday following a single-vehicle crash.
  RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Brett Urano said a white SUV left the roadway just before 3 p.m. and crashed into a guardrail.
  The driver was uninjured and refused aid from Chilliwack firefighters after exiting the SUV.
  No other injuries were reported.
  Urano said speed was a factor in the crash, and that an early probe is showing no signs of impairment.
  An investigation is
  
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• Highway 1 traffic slowed after SUV crashes into guard rail near Herrling Island: RCMP

  06-10-2024 01:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Police say traffic slowed to a crawl on Highway 1 near Herrling Island Saturday following a single vehicle crash.
  RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Brett Urano said a white SUV left the roadway just before 3 p.m. and crashed into a guard rail.
  The driver was uninjured and refused aid from Chilliwack firefighters after exiting the SUV.
  There were no other injuries.
  Urano said speed was a factor in the crash and that an early probe is showing no signs of impairment.
  An investigation is ong
  
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• Messi comes on in the second half and Miami scores late winner in Toronto

  06-10-2024 00:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Leo Campana scored in stoppage time to leave Toronto FC’s playoff hopes hanging by a thread after a 1-0 Inter Miami win Saturday.
  The Ecuador forward controlled a Luis Suarez cross with his leg, turned and hammered a shot past goalkeeper Sean Johnson for a highlight-reel winner in the 93rd minute — his eighth goal of the season.
  Toronto entered weekend play in ninth place in the East, the last available post-season berth, needing a win over Miami and help elsewhere to
  
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• Impaired Mercedes driver allegedly hops barricades, winds up in a ditch: RCMP

  05-10-2024 23:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MISSION — Mounties in Mission say they’re investigating an incident in which a Mercedes allegedly veered off the road through some road barricades and wound up in a ditch in the middle of the night last week.
  According to a statement from the Mission RCMP media relations unit, police were called to Lougheed Highway near Silverdale Avenue on Saturday, September 28 at 4:30 a.m. after a white Mercedes landed in a ditch. Police say the driver, a 33-year-old man from Surrey, demonstrated
  
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• Inter Miami star Lionel Messi draws a crowd for arrival at Toronto’s BMO Field

  05-10-2024 22:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Argentine star Lionel Messi was on the bench to start Inter Miami CF’s game in Toronto on Saturday.
  With first place in the MLS’s Eastern Conference already secured, Miami coach Tata Martino opted to keep Messi and fellow stars Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba, Luis Suarez and goalkeeper Drake Callender among the substitutes to start.
  Security was tight around BMO Field prior to the match.
  The southwest corner of the lakefront stadium was cordoned off, so the Miami team bu
  
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• Lane Thomas hits 3-run homer, Cleveland’s bullpen torments Tigers as Guardians win ALDS opener 7-0

  05-10-2024 22:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Lane Thomas hit a three-run homer in a five-run outburst before Detroit got an out, and the Cleveland Guardians unleashed their lights-out bullpen to complete a four-hitter in a 7-0 win over the Tigers in an AL Division Series opener on Saturday.
  Thomas’ shot — on his first career postseason swing — helped the Guardians cool off the Tigers, who stormed into the playoffs with a second-half surge before sweeping AL West champion Houston in the wild-card rou
  
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• Kyshawn George ready for “hometown” NBA debut as his Wizards play Raptors in Montreal

  05-10-2024 21:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Kyshawn George was raised in Switzerland so he never expected he’d get to play an NBA game in front of a “hometown” crowd.
  But because his Washington Wizards are starting the pre-season against the Toronto Raptors on Sunday in Montreal, where his dad was raised, he’s getting that chance.
  “I never thought about it,” said George after a lengthy practice on Friday. “I didn’t even know that it was a possibility that existed.
  “But yeah, I’m
  
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• Canada’s Einarson dumps Sweden’s Wrana to reach Tour Challenge semifinals

  05-10-2024 20:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canada’s Kerri Einarson defeated Sweden’s Isabella Wrana 6-1 on Saturday to reach the semifinals at the HearingLife Tour Challenge.
  Einarson, from Gimli, Man., stole three points in the fifth end when Wrana was light with her final throw. The teams shook hands after the minimum six ends were completed.
  The four-time Canadian champions have Dawn McEwen filling in at second this week for Shannon Birchard (injury). Team alternate Krysten Karwacki is playing lead for Briane Harris (suspe
  
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• Cotter scores as Devils beat Sabres 3-1 to sweep season-opening series in Prague

  05-10-2024 19:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PRAGUE (AP) — Newcomer Paul Cotter proved his value, scoring again in Prague as the New Jersey Devils beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-1 on Saturday for a sweep of their regular-season-opening series in the Czech capital.
  Cotter, among New Jersey’s new additions, also scored in a 4-1 win Friday and added an assist.
  The games were part of the NHL global series. Two more international games will be played in Tampere, Finland, on Nov. 1-2 when defending Stanley Cup champion Florida faces the D
  
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• Old faces, new places: A look at NHLers on the move this off-season

  05-10-2024 19:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Nashville Predators star Filip Forsberg heard the rumblings.Steven Stamkos was unlikely to re-sign with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Music City was a possible destination.Forsberg’s teammate, defenceman Luke Schenn, won back-to-back Stanley Cup with Tampa’s captain and franchise icon in 2020 and 2021. The veteran blueliner was dialed in.“(Schenn) texted me,” Forsberg recalled of the start of NHL free agency on July 1. “Just like, ‘Hey, Stammer’s coming.&rsqu
  
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• Keanu Reeves spins out at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in pro auto racing debut

  05-10-2024 19:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Hollywood star Keanu Reeves made his professional auto racing debut on Saturday in an event in which “The Matrix” star spun out at famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
  Reeves spun into the grass without a collision on the exit of Turn 9 a little more than halfway through the 45-minute race. He re-entered and continued driving, signaling he was uninjured.
  Reeves, who qualified 31st out of the 35 cars, ran as high as 21st and successfully avoided a first lap cra
  
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• Gallery 7’s annual ‘Comedy Fest’ brings improv, stand-up without ‘bawdy or crude’ humour

  05-10-2024 19:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD – Gallery 7 Theatre’s annual Comedy Fest weekend will feature an all-ages improv and stand-up comedy night featuring comic and actor Leland Klassen.
  The events will run over two nights, with Very, Very Improv Theatre, a new professional comedy troupe from Langley, BC, taking to the stage on October 18th.
  A ‘Stand Up Night’ hosted by actor and comedian Cliff Prang will take place the following night, October 19th.
  Gallery 7’s managing artistic director, Ke
  
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• Trudeau repeats ceasefire call but doesn’t condemn Israel sending troops into Lebanon

  05-10-2024 19:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PARIS — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau repeatedly reiterated calls for a ceasefire in the Middle East on Saturday as he blamed Hamas, Hezbollah and Israel for a staggering number of civilian deaths.
  But Trudeau stopped short of outright condemning Israel for beginning a ground war days after the Israeli military crossed the border into southern Lebanon.
  “We need to see peace in the region,” Trudeau said from Paris on the final day of the Francophonie summit.
  The gathering of lea
  
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• District of Hope issues boil water advisory after E. Coli bacteria discovered in some areas

  05-10-2024 18:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HOPE – Authorities in the District of Hope are advising residents in an area east of the municipality to avoid drinking tap water without boiling it first.
  Public works officials say the recent discovery of E. coli bacteria in the water supply is behind the health risk.
  The affected area includes portions of the district east of Richmond Drive, Kawkawa Lake Road, and 7th Avenue, roughly north and south between Kawkawa and the Hope-Princeton Highway.
  Hope’s director of operations says
  
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• Old Montreal fire under control, 2 bodies pulled from rubble, 40 people evacuated

  05-10-2024 18:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Authorities in Montreal say at least two people were killed in a major fire that ravaged a three-storey building in a historic part of the city and forced dozens of people out of the area.Montreal police spokesperson Sabrina Gauthier confirmed Saturday that two bodies were pulled out of the rubble the night before, but would not comment on the identity of the victims.A communications officer for the Quebec division of the Canadian Red Cross told The Canadian Press that around 40
  
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