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• OHL roundup: Edgar nets four points, paces IceDogs to 5-1 win over Wolves

  22-09-2025 02:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SAINT CATHARINES — Ryerson Edgar scored three goals and added an assist in leading the Niagara IceDogs to a 5-1 win over the visiting Sudbury Wolves in Ontario Hockey League action on Sunday at the Meridian Centre.
  Cole Cooksey and Sean Doherty also scored for the IceDogs, who outshot the visitors 37-32 and led 1-0 after the first period and 3-0 heading into the third.
  Chase Coughlan scored for the Wolves, who went 1-for-5 on the power play. The IceDogs went 2-for-7 with the man advantage.
  
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• Flames remain hot at home, burn Oilers 3-2

  28-12-2025 06:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CALGARY — Blake Coleman's 11th goal of the season, tying him for the team lead, was the game winner on Saturday as the Calgary Flames edged the visiting Edmonton Oilers 3-2.
  Yegor Sharangovich and Ryan Lomberg also scored for Calgary (16-18-4), which climbs to within three points of a wild-card spot in the NHL's Western Conference.
  Evan Bouchard and Connor McDavid scored for Edmonton (19-14-6). The Oilers won the front end of the back-to-back games between the provincial rivals, winning 5-
  
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• Vancouver product Macklin Celebrini nets two points, Sharks double up Canucks 6-3

  28-12-2025 06:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Vancouver product Macklin Celebrini had a goal and an assist, powering the visiting San Jose Sharks to a 6-3 victory over the Canucks on Saturday.The 19-year-old centre extended his point streak to seven games with five goals and nine assists across the stretch.Igor Chernyshov buried his first NHL goal and added a helper for the Sharks (18-17-3), while Ryan Reaves, John Klingberg, William Eklund and Collin Graf also scored.
  Yaroslav Askarov stopped 24 of the 27 shots he faced a
  
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• Samuelsson, Sabres make it eight in a row with 4-1 win over Bruins

  28-12-2025 05:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Mattias Samuelsson had a goal and two assists as the Buffalo Sabres beat the Boston Bruins 4-1 on Saturday night for their eighth straight victory.Samuelsson’s three-point night came together in a three-goal second period with assists on goals by Ryan McLeod and Peyton Krebs.Josh Norris added an empty-netter late and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 21 saves for Buffalo.The Sabres’ win streak is their longest since they won 10 in a row in November 2018.David Pastr
  
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• NHL roundup: Samuelsson, Sabres make it eight in a row with 4-1 win over Bruins

  28-12-2025 05:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Mattias Samuelsson had a goal and two assists as the Buffalo Sabres beat the Boston Bruins 4-1 on Saturday night for their eighth straight victory.
  Samuelsson’s three-point night came together in a three-goal second period with assists on goals by Ryan McLeod and Peyton Krebs.
  Josh Norris added an empty-netter late and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 21 saves for Buffalo.
  The Sabres’ win streak is their longest since they won 10 in a row in November 2018.
  David P
  
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• Polls open for Myanmar’s first election since military seized power

  28-12-2025 04:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Voters went to the polls Sunday for the initial phase of Myanmar ’s first general election in five years, held under the supervision of its military government while a civil war rages throughout much of the country.Critics charge that the election is designed to add a facade of legitimacy to military rule, which began after the army ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021. Her party won a landslide victory in the 2020 election but was
  
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• Boldy scores in OT as Wild rally to beat Jets 4-3

  28-12-2025 04:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — Matt Boldy scored two goals, including the winner just 39 seconds into overtime, to lead the Minnesota Wild to a 4-3 come-from-behind victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday night.
  Mats Zuccarello and Kirill Kaprizov also scored for Minnesota.
  Mark Scheifele and Kyle Connor, with a goal and an assist, and Josh Morrissey replied for Winnipeg.
  Jesper Wallstedt stopped 23 of 26 shots for Minnesota (23-10-6).
  Connor Hellebuyck made 15 saves for Winnipeg (15-18-3) before a sold-ou
  
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• Matthews shakes slump, Maple Leafs shake Senators 7-5

  28-12-2025 04:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Captain Auston Matthews shook off a slump with a goal and two assists, and Matthew Knies scored twice to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs to a sloppy 7-5 win against the Ottawa Senators on Saturday.
  In the first game for the provincial rivals after the three-day Christmas break, the Maple Leafs (17-15-5) extended their mini win streak to two games. The Senators (18-14-5) dropped their second straight before 18,859 at Scotiabank Arena.
  Matthews had gone four games without a point but
  
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• About 20 weather warnings in effect across Canada as rain, snow, cold hammer country

  28-12-2025 03:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — About 20 weather warnings from Environment Canada are set to remain in effect for swaths of the country over the weekend, as the weather agency forecasts more snowfall, blizzards, freezing rain, rain and shivering temperatures from coast to coast.
  Marianna Greenhough, a meteorologist with Environment Canada, says the best thing Canadians can do is be aware of the warnings.
  "They could be impactful for you depending on what you're doing," she said in a Saturday interview.
  "It's d
  
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• Seven people treated for smoke inhalation after fire at Nanaimo, B.C., motel

  28-12-2025 02:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NANAIMO — Seven people were treated for smoke inhalation in hospital after a fire broke out in a motel in Nanaimo, B.C.Mounties in Nanaimo say officers and fire crews responded to the Value Lodge motel at around 3 a.m. on Friday for the fire.
  BC Emergency Health Services says in a Saturday statement that seven patients were taken to hospital for smoke inhalationPolice say the cause of the fire is still under investigation.
  The Value Lodge posted a statement on its website, saying the motel
  
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• Goldeneyes embrace positives of tough start on the road

  28-12-2025 01:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — It has been a challenging beginning to their Professional Women’s Hockey League existence for the Vancouver Goldeneyes.
  The expansion franchise has won just two of its first seven games and are winless in six road games after a heart-breaking 3-2 overtime loss to the Minnesota Frost on Saturday in Edmonton.
  And it doesn’t get any easier in the next few weeks, although the team is now heading home.
  “We’re only home for one game and then we’re back on
  
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• Hage scores in OT, Canada squeaks by Latvia 2-1 at world junior hockey championship

  28-12-2025 01:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MINNEAPOLIS — Michael Hage scored on a power play 44 seconds into overtime as Canada survived a blown late lead to pick up a 2-1 victory over Latvia at the world junior hockey championship Saturday.
  Cole Reschny had the other goal for the Canadians. Jack Ivankovic made 26 saves. Gavin McKenna had two assists.
  Rudolfs Berzkalns replied for Latvia. Nils Maurins stopped 36 shots.Hage buried a one-timer on a 4-on-3 man advantage off a McKenna setup in the extra period to rescue his country bef
  
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• Polls open for military-ruled Myanmar’s first election in 5 years

  28-12-2025 01:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Voters went to the polls Sunday for the initial phase of Myanmar ’s first general election in five years, held under the supervision of its military government while a civil war rages throughout much of the country.Critics charge that the election is designed to add a facade of legitimacy to military rule, which began after the army ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021. Her party won a landslide victory in the 2020 election but was
  
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• Elaine Chuli shines in net for Sceptres against former team Victoire at Bell Centre

  28-12-2025 01:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — After watching two Professional Women’s Hockey League games at the Bell Centre from the home bench, Elaine Chuli finally got her chance to play in the arena, only this time as a member of the visiting Toronto Sceptres.
  Chuli played 19 games over the first two PWHL seasons for the Montreal Victoire, but signed with Toronto during the off-season. In her first start against her former team, she made 29 saves in a 2-1 victory. It was her third straight victory as she moved to
  
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• Heise’s OT winner lifts Frost past Goldneyes 2-1 in Takeover Tour stop in Edmonton

  28-12-2025 00:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — Taylor Heise scored her first goal of the season 3:57 into overtime Saturday afternoon to give the Minnesota Frost a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Goldeneyes as the Professional Women’s Hockey League Takeover Tour hit Edmonton’s Rogers Place.
  Heise worked her way into the left faceoff circle before rifling a shot just under the crossbar to give the Frost (3-1-1-2) the win and keep Vancouver (2-1-1-4) winless on the road.
  Abby Hustler also scored for Minnesota, with
  
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• Snowfall warnings are in effect for northern B.C. and parts of Yukon

  27-12-2025 23:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Environment Canada has issued several snowfall warnings for the southern parts of Yukon and northern British Columbia.
  Snowfall warnings are in effect for Whitehorse, Teslin, Atlin, Watson Lake, and Cassiar Mountains, including Swift River and Jade City.Environment and Climate Change Canada says an approaching storm will bring snow to these areas, starting on Saturday afternoon, intensifying throughout the evening, and lasting until Sunday.
  The federal weather agency is forecas
  
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• One man is dead after crashing into a power pole in Chilliwack: RCMP

  27-12-2025 23:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — A 27-year-old man is dead after crashing into a power pole in Chilliwack, B.C.
  Mounties in Chilliwack say they responded to a call for a collision at the intersection of Yale Road and Banford Road on Friday.
  Police say the man from Chilliwack, who was the only occupant of the car, lost control before striking a power pole.The man was dead before emergency crews got to the scene, and police say his next of kin have been notified.
  Police say that while alcohol is not believed to
  
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• Elaine Chuli enjoys 29-save outing against former team as Sceptres edge Victoire 3-2

  27-12-2025 22:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Elaine Chuli made 29 saves as the Toronto Sceptres defeated the Montreal Victoire 2-1 on Saturday afternoon at the Bell Centre in Professional Women’s Hockey League action.
  It was Chuli’s first start against Montreal after spending the first two years in the league as the Victoire’s backup goaltender.Jesse Compher and Daryl Watts scored for Toronto (4-0-0-2). Chuli moved to 3-0-0-0 on the season.
  Abby Roque scored for Montreal (3-1-0-3), which lost its second s
  
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• Charge continue finding rhythm through ‘hectic schedule’ with win over Fleet

  27-12-2025 22:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Ottawa Charge might not be sitting where they want to be in the standings but feel they’re trending in the right direction.
  Following a 3-2 shootout win over the league-leading Boston Fleet (6-0-1-1) Saturday afternoon, the Charge (1-3-0-5) moved into sixth and will take advantage of a six-day break before they’re back in action next Saturday.
  Ottawa has played a league-high nine games to this point and played its last five on the road creating a less than ideal sc
  
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• Canucks return to Vancouver for first game since blockbuster Hughes trade

  27-12-2025 22:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — While many people were wrapping gifts to place under Christmas trees, a trio of newly minted Vancouver Canucks were wrapping up their lives in Minnesota.The Canucks acquired forwards Marco Rossi and Liam Ohgren, and defenceman Zeev Buium from the Wild on Dec. 12 in a blockbuster trade for star defenceman Quinn Hughes. Vancouver also got Minnesota's first-round pick in next summer's draft as part of the deal.The three players joined their new teammates for a five-game road swing
  
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• Jenner nets SO winner as Charge defeat league-leading Fleet 3-2

  27-12-2025 21:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Brianne Jenner scored the winner in the eighth round of the shootout as the Ottawa Charge defeated the Boston Fleet 3-2 on Saturday afternoon in the Professional Women's Hockey League.
  Gwyneth Philips made 34 saves in regulation and overtime, and stopped six shooters in the shootout for Ottawa.
  Aerin Frankel, who made 30 saves, was equally impressive, but was beat on back-to-back attempts by Jenner in the shootout.
  The goaltenders are former teammates at Northeastern University an
  
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• SPCA seeks owner of dog found deceased in Chilliwack Saturday

  27-12-2025 20:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — The BC SPCA in Chilliwack is asking for the public’s help in finding the owner of a dog that seemed to have been struck by a vehicle.The animal nonprofit responded to the call involving a young female black shepherd this morning, December 27, in the 46400 block of Chilliwack Lake Road.“Unfortunately, she did not survive,” said the SPCA. “She is now at our centre.”
  Anyone with information about her owner or anyone looking for her is asked to contac
  
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• UFV student recognized for starting annual residence games

  27-12-2025 20:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD— Forming connections in the first year of university is hard enough, but building friendships during the pandemic was an even more Herculean task.It’s a challenge that University of the Fraser Valley student Hayden Koppes took on, nonetheless, and it earned him a Best in the West award at this year’s annual LEAD conference in Alberta.
  The award celebrates post-secondary students working in residence across Western Canada.
  Koppes, now in his fifth year and still livin
  
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• Two sentenced for manslaughter in 2023 Maple Ridge homicide

  27-12-2025 19:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MAPLE RIDGE — Two Maple Ridge residents have now been found guilty of the killing of 55-year-old Surinderjit “Jack” Singh more than two years ago.
  At 7:30 a.m. on March 4, 2023, Ridge Meadows RCMP responded to reports of Singh’s dead body found in the 21800 block of 122nd Avenue, at a parking lot near Maple Ridge Secondary.Singh was not known to police and had no criminal record.
  The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) took charge of the investigation, and on Ma
  
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• Carney meets Zelenskyy in Halifax as Trump prepares to host peace talks

  27-12-2025 19:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HALIFAX — Prime Minister Mark Carney condemned new Russian air attacks and announced additional economic assistance for Ukraine as he and the country's president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, stood side-by-side and spoke to reporters at a Halifax-area airport.
  Zelenskyy and Carney are meeting ahead of peace talks hosted by U.S. president Donald Trump in Florida this weekend.
  It's all occurring as Russia attacked Ukraine's capital with missiles and drones on Saturday, killing at least one person an
  
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• 1 dead after truck hit power pole on Yale Road Friday night

  27-12-2025 19:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Police have now confirmed one fatality in the serious motor vehicle incident that cut power to thousands of Chilliwack residents Friday night (Dec. 26).
  Police, four BCEHS ambulances and an airlift were paged out at around 10:15 p.m. after a white Ford pickup truck with one occupant crashed into a power pole on Yale Road and Banford Road, heading towards Rosedale.
  Images from the scene showed the pole ending up slanted against the vehicle.
  S/Sgt Darryl Peppler told Fraser
  
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• Elks send American linebacker Nyles Morgan to Redblacks for swap of picks

  27-12-2025 19:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The Edmonton Elks have sent American linebacker Nyles Morgan to the Ottawa Redblacks in exchange for a swap of picks in the 2026 CFL draft.
  Edmonton will get the 21st-overall pick (third round) and 35th-overall selection (fourth round).
  Meanwhile, Ottawa will have the 23rd-overall pick (third round) and 41st-overall selection (fifth round) in the upcoming draft.
  The move secures a projected four picks inside the top 21 of the draft for the Elks, who are slated to receive a compensatory second-ro
  
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• Langley athlete wins funding from Olympic talent search

  27-12-2025 18:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LANGLEY — A rising rugby star is kicking her path into the Olympics after securing new funding from the Canadian Olympic Committee’s official talent search.
  Eighteen-year-old Brooklyn Roddham has been selected as one of 35 funding recipients from the RBC Training Ground.
  “As a crossover athlete coming from soccer, Brooke has been a standout player during the USPORTS season in only her second year of university,” said Iain Monaghan, NextGen head coach for women’s rug
  
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• Truck hits power pole, cuts service to over 3,000 residents Friday night

  27-12-2025 17:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Thousands of customers in Chilliwack and Agassiz lost power after a motor vehicle incident Friday night (Dec. 26).Police and five BCEHS units were paged out at around 10:15 p.m. after a white Ford pickup truck crashed into a power pole on Yale Road and Banford Road, heading towards Rosedale.
  Images from the scene showed the pole ending up slanted against the vehicle, with scanner traffic reporting one unconscious patient.
  BC Hydro reported 1,511 customers without power from ea
  
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• Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander named CP Male Athlete of the Year for second time

  27-12-2025 16:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  There's no debating it: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had one of the best years an athlete could have.
  Gilgeous-Alexander was named The Canadian Press's Male Athlete of the Year on Saturday, easily winning the award for the second time in his career.The Hamilton native earned the honour after winning the NBA MVP, the NBA Finals MVP, the league's scoring title, and leading the Oklahoma City Thunder to their second championship in franchise history and first since 1979, when they were the Seattle SuperS
  
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