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• Nick Suzuki, Cayden Primeau lead Canadiens to 4-1 win over Flyers

  29-03-2024 03:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Nick Suzuki had a goal and an assist and the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 on Thursday night.
  Suzuki, the Canadiens captain, reached the 30-goal milestone for the first time in his fifth season.
  Jesse Ylonen also scored while Joel Armia and Jake Evans added empty-net goals for Montreal (28-32-12), which won its third straight in its first game back at the Bell Centre after a five-game road trip.
  Juraj Slafkovsky extended his point streak to a career-hig
  
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• Rookie goalie Arturs Silovs takes over Vancouver Canucks net for Game 4: reports

  28-04-2024 22:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NASHVILLE — Multiple reports say rookie goalie Arturs Silovs will be in net for the Vancouver Canucks when they face the Nashville Predators in Game 4 of their first-round playoff series today. 
  The 23-year-old Latvian will be backed up by 24-year-old Belarusian netminder Nikita Tolopilo, who has never played an NHL game. 
  Silovs is the third goalie to play for the Canucks in the best-of-seven series, and has spent much of the season with Vancouver’s American Hockey League
  
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• Darmstadt is relegated from the Bundesliga. Late penalty slightly helps Cologne survival hopes

  28-04-2024 21:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BERLIN (AP) — Darmstadt was relegated from the Bundesliga on Sunday with a 1-0 loss at home to fellow promoted side Heidenheim.Darmstadt, which finished runner-up behind second-division champion Heidenheim last year, remained bottom of the Bundesliga with just 17 points from 31 rounds. It can’t catch Mainz (28 points) in the relegation playoff spot with only three rounds remaining.
  Heidenheim forward Nikola Dovedan scored in the final minute to confirm the home team’s fate. Dar
  
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• Candace Parker, a 3-time WNBA champion and 2-time Olympic gold medalist, announces retirement

  28-04-2024 21:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Candace Parker always said she’d know when it would be time to retire. That day came Sunday.
  The three-time WNBA champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist announced on social media that her career was over after 16 seasons.
  “The competitor in me always wants 1 more, but it’s time,” Parker wrote in an Instagram post. “My HEART & body knew, but I needed to give my mind time to accept it.”
  Parker, 38, had told The Associated Press in November she wanted to
  
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• Los Angeles Kings goalie David Rittich starting against Edmonton Oilers in Game 4

  28-04-2024 21:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Los Angeles Kings goalie David Rittich will start in net against the Edmonton Oilers in Game 4 of their first-round playoff series Sunday.
  Rittich replaces Cam Talbot in the crease with the Kings down 2-1 to the Oilers in the series.
  Talbot started all three games so far. The 36-year-old has a .861 save percentage and a 5.30 goals-against average this post-season.
  Rittich last played on April 13 in a 3-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks. The 31-year-old had a .921 save percentage in 24 games during th
  
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• Tornadoes kill 4 in Oklahoma as governor issues state of emergency for 12 counties amid storm damage

  28-04-2024 21:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HOLDENVILLE, Okla. (AP) — Tornadoes that tore through Oklahoma and flattened buildings across one rural town killed at least four people, Gov. Kevin Stitt said Sunday.
  Nearly 30,000 people remained without power after tornadoes that began late Saturday night and left a wide trail of destruction. The damage was extensive in Sulphur, a town of about 5,000 people, where some downtown buildings were reduced to rubble and roofs were sheared off houses across a 15-block radius.
  Stitt said about
  
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• PSG wins another French league in Kylian Mbappé’s last season at the club after Monaco loses at Lyon

  28-04-2024 21:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain has won the French league in Kylian Mbappé’s last season at the club after Monaco lost 3-2 at Lyon on Sunday.
  PSG has an unassailable 12-point lead over second-place Monaco, which has three games left.
  The Ligue 1 triumph is PSG’s third in a row and a record-extending 12th overall.
  Mbappé has been involved in six of them, but comes off contract at the end of the season. He’s expected to be signed by Real Madrid.
  PSG is on cou
  
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• Matthews’ illness ‘lingering’ as desperate Maple Leafs look to stay alive

  28-04-2024 20:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Maple Leafs centre Auston Matthews has been sidelined by a “lingering illness” as Toronto stares down playoff elimination.
  Head coach Sheldon Keefe provided an update on the star sniper’s status Sunday afternoon, some 14 hours after watching his team fall 3-1 to Boston in a disastrous home performance.
  The Bruins now lead the Original Six matchup 3-1 and can close things out Tuesday at TD Garden. Game 6, if necessary, would be back in Toronto on Thursday.
  Keefe
  
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• World Central Kitchen resumes aid mission in Gaza after workers killed by airstrikes

  28-04-2024 20:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The World Central Kitchen plans to resume operations in the Gaza Strip Monday, four weeks after Israeli airstrikes killed seven of its aid workers including one Canadian.
  The organization suspended food delivery in the region after the attack on three World Central Kitchen vehicles full of food from a nearby warehouse.
  The aid group says the vehicles were clearly marked and their movements were known to the Israeli military when they were hit.
  Jacob Flickinger, a 33-year-old milit
  
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• Man arrested in death of 71-year-old Richmond woman

  28-04-2024 20:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  RICHMOND — British Columbia’s Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says it is investigating after a woman was found dead in her Richmond home.
  It says the RCMP received a request for a wellness check at the residence around 5 p.m. on Friday.
  IHIT says in a news release that police responded and found the 71-year-old woman had died.
  It says evidence resulted in the arrest of her 38-year-old son, who was also at the scene.
  The homicide team has since taken over the investigation but
  
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• Man arrested in death of 71-year-old Richmond, B.C., woman

  28-04-2024 20:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  RICHMOND, B.C. — British Columbia’s Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says it is investigating after a woman was found dead in her Richmond home.
  It says the RCMP received a request for a wellness check at the residence around 5 p.m. on Friday.
  IHIT says in a news release that police responded and found the 71-year-old woman had died.
  It says evidence resulted in the arrest of her 38-year-old son, who was also at the scene.
  The homicide team has since taken over the investigatio
  
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• Quebec unveils $603 million five-year plan to protect French language

  28-04-2024 19:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Quebec is investing $603 million over the next five years to counter what its French-language minister describes as the decline of the French language in the province. 
  Jean-François Roberge said today that the government’s nine priorities include better monitoring of language trends, boosting the French cultural offering, and improving students’ mastery of French. 
  Several of the measures are linked to immigration, including increasing the percentag
  
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• RCMP respond to head-on crash after woman drives wrong way down Highway 99

  28-04-2024 19:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SURREY — Mounties in Surrey say a woman is in the hospital with possible life-threatening injuries after driving the wrong way down Highway 99 and crashing into oncoming traffic.
  They say police received a call about the crash on the highway, about 50 metres east of the Highway 91 junction, just after 4:15 a.m. Sunday.
  The RCMP say a 68-year-old woman driving a Ford sedan struck a Mercedes sedan head-on.
  They say both vehicles were significantly damaged, and the driver and passenger of the
  
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• Jets’ Dillon out for Game 4 after suffering nasty cut to his hand, Stanley draws in

  28-04-2024 19:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DENVER — Winnipeg Jets defenceman Brenden Dillon will not play Game 4 against the Colorado Avalanche today due to a left hand injury.
  He suffered a nasty gash from a skate blade during a melee at the end of a 6-2 loss in Game 3 on Friday.
  Jets coach Rick Bowness says Dillon needed “a lot” of stitches to repair the cut and doctors feel he needs more time before returning to the lineup.
  Bowness adds he’s hopeful Dillon will be able to return for Game 5 on Tuesday in Winnipe
  
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• Quebec singer and songwriter Jean-Pierre Ferland dies of natural causes at 89

  28-04-2024 18:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Jean-Pierre Ferland, the singer-songwriter who became a fixture of Quebec’s cultural landscape over a career that spanned more than six decades, died Saturday at the age of 89.
  The agency representing Ferland confirmed the singer, who’s signature song “une chance qu’on s’a” is regarded as a classic of Quebec music, died of natural causes after being hospitalized earlier this year.
  Born in Montreal on June 24, 1934, Ferland was a prolific artis
  
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• Comeback win in Orlando shows Toronto FC is on the right track under John Herdman

  28-04-2024 17:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The fun has only just started, says Toronto FC coach John Herdman.
  At 5-4-1 after 10 games, it’s hard not to agree. There are positive signs in the present and real hope for the future for a Toronto team that finished last in Major League Soccer last season at 4-20-10.
  The latest evidence of the turnaround came Saturday when goals by Tyrese Spicer and Prince Owusu, in the 87th and 90th minute respectively, lifted Toronto to a dramatic 2-1 comeback win at Orlando City.
  The victory moved Tor
  
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• CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted – Week of April 28, 2024

  28-04-2024 17:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Here are two people wanted by police in our region this week. This list is provided by Crime Stoppers.
  Name: Raymond ThiffaultAge: 32
  Height: 6’2” ft Weight: 209lbs
  Hair: BrownEyes: Brown
  Wanted: Breach of Release Order x3, Driving While Prohibited, Breach of Undertaking, Possession of Stolen Property
  Warrant in effect: April 23, 2024
  Parole Jurisdiction: Chilliwack
  Name: Daniel GouletAge: 59
  Height: 5’10” ft Weight: 205lbs
  Hair: Brown/Grey Eyes: Green
  
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• Quebec liquor board to cull spirits from shelves as local distillers struggle

  28-04-2024 16:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The number of microdistilleries in Quebec has boomed in the last decade, growing from less than a dozen to about 70.
  But a decision by Quebec’s liquor corporation to cull up to 200 homegrown productsfrom its stores is a sign of the growing pains felt by an industry struggling with strong competition, onerous regulations and a tough economy, distillers say.
  The Société des alcools du Québec, or SAQ, announced last week that it plans to withdraw 150 to 2
  
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• Road construction on Highway 11 Monday

  28-04-2024 15:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — B-C’s transportation ministry says the final repairs for the flood-damaged section of Highway 11 at Willband Creek in Abbotsford will begin Monday (Apr. 29).In an information release, the ministry says the four lanes of the highway will be shifted between Valley Road and Bateman Road to allow its contractor to repair the highway, which was damaged by the November 2021 atmospheric rivers.The ministry is warning drivers there will be a reduced speed limit and that single-l
  
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• Hatzic resident loses $25K in scam

  28-04-2024 15:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MISSION — A woman from the small community of Hatzic east of Mission, fell victim to a cyber-currency scam recently, losing approximately $25,000.According to an RCMP news release, the fraudster began by making contact with the victim through Facebook, enticing her to invest small sums of money with the promise of quick and significant returns.As the victim continued to invest, the fraudster directed her to download an application to assist with the transactions. Instead, the application g
  
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• What Trudeau’s podcast appearances say about the Liberals’ next ballot box question

  28-04-2024 12:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau knows Canadians aren’t listening. 
  He knows his defence against Conservative attacks over his signature climate policy isn’t working, at least not yet. 
  But he plans to keep trying. And while he’s at it, his office is trying something new to get the Liberal government’s message out. 
  Trudeau recently appeared on four podcasts as he travels the country talking up the Liberals’ latest budget, which he’s
  
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• First, she aimed to transform Canada’s military culture. The public service is next

  28-04-2024 12:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Corporate boardrooms. Military barracks. Federal government offices. 
  They’re not locales with a reputation for fostering diversity. 
  Anita Anand has been trying to change that. 
  Ensuring people of all backgrounds feel accepted and heard no matter the venue is a mission that has followed her at every stage in her life and career, she said in a recent interview. 
  “This is a very personal issue for me,” said Anand, who is the first person of col
  
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• NHL roundup: Islanders avoid sweep by beating Hurricanes 3-2 in double overtime

  28-04-2024 08:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Mathew Barzal scored his second goal of the game on a deflection 1:24 into the second overtime and the New York Islanders beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 in Game 4 on Saturday to avoid a sweep in their first-round, best-of-seven NHL playoff series.
  Jean-Gabriel Pageau also scored and Semyon Varlamov stopped 42 shots — including 18 in the overtimes — to help the Islanders stave off elimination.
  Seth Jarvis and Stefan Noesen scored and Frederik Andersen finished
  
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• Wyatt Johnston scores in OT, Stars beat Golden Knights 3-2 to cut series deficit to 2-1

  28-04-2024 08:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Wyatt Johnston scored his second goal of the game in overtime to give the Dallas Stars a 3-2 victory over Vegas on Saturday night, cutting the defending champion Golden Knights’ series lead to 2-1.
  Johnston, who had a team-high eight shots, dragged the puck down the left side to the goal line, drawing goalie Logan Thompson into a low position, and beating him with a high shot 16:23 into the extra period.
  Miro Heiskanen also scored for the Stars, and Jake Oettinger ma
  
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• Marchand stars again, Swayman solid as Bruins push frustrated Leafs to the brink

  28-04-2024 05:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Brad Marchand became the Bruins’ all-time leading playoff goal-scorer and added an assist as Boston suffocated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 on Saturday to take a 3-1 lead in the teams’ first-round playoff series.
  James van Riemsdyk and David Pastrnak had the other goals for Boston, which can close out the best-of-seven series Tuesday at home in Game 5. Jeremy Swayman made 25 saves. 
  Mitch Marner replied for Toronto. Ilya Samsonov stopped 14-of-17 shots in 40 minut
  
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• No offence, but visiting Montreal ties Columbus Crew 0-0

  28-04-2024 04:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Jonathan Sirois had four saves for CF Montreal and Patrick Schulte stopped two shots for the Columbus Crew in a scoreless Major League Soccer draw on Saturday night.
  Columbus (3-1-6) upped its unbeaten run at home to 27 matches in all competitions and has played to five straight draws in league action. The Crew lead Montreal (3-3-3) in the series 13-9-6 with a 10-3-3 record at home.
  It was the second clean sheet of the season for Schulte and Sirois, who notched the on
  
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• Morgan’s goal helps short-handed Red Bulls tie Whitecaps 1-1

  28-04-2024 04:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — Lewis Morgan scored his seventh goal of the season, Carlos Coronel had three saves and the short-handed New York Red Bulls held on Saturday night for a 1-1 Major League Soccer draw with the Vancouver Whitecaps. 
  New York (4-1-5) is unbeaten in six consecutive games since a 3-0 loss to the Columbus Crew on March 16.
  Emil Forsberg played a corner kick for the Red Bulls that was redirected by the outstretched hand of goalkeeper Yohei Takaoka before Lewis Morgan put
  
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• Spicer, Owusu score late goals to lift Toronto FC to comeback win in Orlando

  28-04-2024 04:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. — Late goals by Tyrese Spicer and Prince Owusu lifted Toronto FC to a dramatic 2-1 comeback win over Orlando City SC in Major League Soccer play Saturday night.
  Orlando had seemed headed to victory thanks to Duncan McGuire’s 37th-minute strike. But Federico Bernardeschi’s long ball found Kobe Franklin on the right of the penalty box and his cross was headed in by Spicer in the 87th minute.
  Three minutes later, Owusu headed in Bernardeschi’s cross for his fif
  
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• Kim, Green tied for lead in LPGA Tour’s JM Eagle LA Championship

  28-04-2024 04:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Grace Kim stumbled to a 5-over 76 on Saturday in the LPGA Tour’s JM Eagle LA Championship — and still held onto a share of the lead.
  It was that kind of a day at Wilshire Country Club, the tree-lined layout made difficult by bumpy poa annua greens and tricky wind conditions.
  “It’s tough for everyone today,” Kim said. “It was just one of those days. It’s just golf.”
  Four strokes ahead entering the day after rounds of 64 and
  
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• Stamkos scores twice, Lightning avoid elimination with 6-3 win over Panthers

  28-04-2024 02:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Steven Stamkos scored his fourth and fifth goals of the series and the Tampa Bay Lightning avoided elimination with a 6-3 victory over the Florida Panthers in Game 4 of the first-round playoff matchup Saturday night.
  Game 5 is Monday night at Florida. Only four times in 206 tries has an NHL team rebounded from a 3-0 deficit to win a series.
  Stamkos opened the scoring during the Lightning’s three-goal first period and helped ease Florida’s sustained pressure d
  
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