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• Romancing the stove - Chilliwack Progress

  31-03-2023 16:30 via news.google.com
  
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• McDavid and Bouchard help the Oilers beat the Blackhawks 4-1

  13-01-2026 05:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHICAGO (AP) — Connor McDavid extended his career-high point streak to 19 games, helping the Edmonton Oilers beat the short-handed Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 on Monday night.McDavid picked up a secondary assist on Edmonton's first two goals. He has 19 goals and 25 assists during his point streak.Evan Bouchard had two goals and an assist as the Oilers won for the third time in four games. Leon Draisaitl and Zach Hyman also scored, and Connor Ingram made 29 saves.Chicago played without center Co
  
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• McDavid and Bouchard help Oilers beat the Blackhawks 4-1

  13-01-2026 05:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHICAGO (AP) — Connor McDavid extended his career-high point streak to 19 games, helping the Edmonton Oilers beat the short-handed Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 on Monday night.
  McDavid picked up a secondary assist on Edmonton's first two goals. He has 19 goals and 25 assists during his point streak.
  Evan Bouchard had two goals and an assist as the Oilers won for the third time in four games. Leon Draisaitl and Zach Hyman also scored, and Connor Ingram made 29 saves.
  Chicago played without centre
  
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• NHL roundup: Kraken rally from two goals down to beat Rangers 4-2

  13-01-2026 05:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NEW YORK (AP) — Shane Wright scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period, and the Seattle Kraken rallied from two goals down and beat the New York Rangers 4-2 on Monday night.
  Eeli Tolvanen, Jordan Eberle and Jared McCann also scored for the Kraken, and Philipp Grubauer had 19 saves. Seattle won for the ninth time in 12 games (9-1-2).
  Mika Zibanejad and Sam Carrick scored for the Rangers, and Jonathan Quick finished with 25 saves. New York lost for the seventh time in eight games (1-5-
  
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• Canadiens crush struggling Canucks 6-3 with three-goal outburst in third period

  13-01-2026 04:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Mike Matheson and Juraj Slafkovsky scored goals 67 seconds apart to start the third period, propelling the Montreal Canadiens to a 6-3 win over the last-place Vancouver Canucks Monday night at Bell Centre.
  Alexandre Carrier scored twice in a 20-second span in the second period for Montreal (26-14-6), which rebounded from a 4-0 home-ice loss to the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday.
  Noah Dobson and Oliver Kapanen also found the back of the net for the Canadiens in the win, the team&r
  
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• Maxey powers 76ers past Raptors 115-102; Lowry takes the court in Toronto again

  13-01-2026 04:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Tyrese Maxey had 33 points, including six three-pointers, as the Philadelphia 76ers blew past the Toronto Raptors 115-102 on Monday.
  Joel Embiid added 27 points and eight rebounds as Philadelphia (22-16) bounced back with a decisive win after losing the first game of the back-to-back.
  Embiid and Paul George returned to the lineup after missing Sunday's 116-115 overtime loss to the Raptors.
  George had 15 points and six assists in limited time on the court.
  Brandon Ingram, who was
  
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• Chinese-language paper Ming Pao winding up Canadian operations, laying off 60 staff

  13-01-2026 03:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Chinese-language newspaper Ming Pao Daily News, which has newsrooms in Richmond, B.C., and Toronto, is winding up its Canadian operations.
  A letter from Ming Pao Newspapers (Canada) to the B.C. Labour Ministry says the business is being permanently closed "for financial reasons."
  The letter, obtained by The Canadian Press, says 60 employees have been terminated, without saying how many are based in B.C. or Toronto.
  The letter dated Monday says the effective date of termination
  
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• Unbeaten Canadian women whip Hungary 14-0 at U18 world hockey championship

  13-01-2026 02:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CAPE BRETON — Adrianna Milani and Hayley McDonald each scored three goals, netminder Rowan Houweling made 11 saves, and Canada cruised to a 14-0 win over winless Hungary at the Under-18 women's world hockey championship on Monday.
  Canada improved to 2-0 in the preliminary round having beaten Switzerland 9-0 on Saturday. Canada will play unbeaten Sweden on Tuesday in a Group A tilt at the Sport and Wellness Centre in Membertou, N.S.
  Canada and Sweden lead Group a with 2-0 records, while Swi
  
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• 13-year-old female pedestrian suffers serious injuries after being hit by a pickup truck in a marked crosswalk: Ridge Meadows RCMP

  13-01-2026 02:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MAPLE RIDGE — Mounties in Maple Ridge are investigating after a 13-year-old girl was struck by a pickup truck in a marked crosswalk Monday morning.
  According to a statement from the Ridge Meadows RCMP detachment’s media relations unit, police are reminding residents to take extra precautions following the incident.
  Police were called to a report of a collision involving a pickup truck and a youth pedestrian Monday morning (Jan. 12) at approximately 8 a.m. in the 10200 block of 242B S
  
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• Dinwiddie says Dru Brown to remain as Ottawa Redblacks starter

  13-01-2026 01:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  He's tasked with leading the Ottawa Redblacks back to the CFL playoffs but head coach/GM Ryan Dinwiddie has already settled on his starting quarterback.
  Dinwiddie told reporters Monday that Dru Brown will remain Ottawa's starting quarterback. Injuries limited Brown to just nine starts last season.
  "He's our starter we've never wavered off that," said Dinwiddie, who was hired by Ottawa in November following five seasons as the Toronto Argonauts head coach. "We feel good about Dru and we're going
  
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• 13-year-old female pedestrian suffers serious injuries after being hit by a pickup truck in a marked crosswalk: RCMP

  13-01-2026 01:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MAPLE RIDGE — Mounties in Maple Ridge are investigating after a 13-year-old girl was struck by a pickup truck in a marked crosswalk Monday morning.According to a statement from the Ridge Meadows RCMP detachment’s media relations unit, police are reminding residents to take extra precautions following the incident.Police were called to a report of a collision involving a pickup truck and a youth pedestrian Monday morning (Jan. 12) at approximately 8 a.m. in the 10200 block of 242B Str
  
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• CF Montréal opens first training camp under head coach Marco Donadel

  13-01-2026 00:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — CF Montréal's 2025 season went down as the worst in the club’s 33-year history.The team finished with just 28 points and had the worst home record in Major League Soccer. Upper management sent a letter midway through the season apologizing to fans and committing to rebuild.
  Now, as the 2026 training camp is in full swing, head coach Marco Donadel has reoriented his focus on improving the group both on and off the field and hammering home his philosophies.
  "Every tea
  
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• Mental fitness test for suspect in killing of B.C. RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang

  13-01-2026 00:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — A judge has ordered a mental fitness assessment for the man accused of killing British Columbia RCMP officer Const. Shaelyn Yang more than three years ago.
  Jongwon Ham, who appeared in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver wearing a grey suit and black-rimmed glasses, is charged with first-degree murder in the October 2022 killing of Yang.
  Ham's judge-alone trial had been scheduled to start on Monday, but it has been adjourned pending the outcome of the test to determine if he is fit
  
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• Uvalde teacher who survived class shooting testifies he saw ‘black shadow with a gun’

  13-01-2026 00:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  A teacher who survived the 2022 shooting inside a Robb Elementary school classroom in Uvalde, Texas, told a jury Monday the attack began with a “black shadow” with a gun walking inside and that he prayed for the attack to be over after being shot along with his students. Arnulfo Reyes' testimony came on the fifth day of the trial for Adrian Gonzales, a former Uvalde schools police officer who was among the first law enforcement responders to the scene. Gonzales has pleaded not guilty
  
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• Montreal Alouettes want veteran safety Marc-Antoine Dequoy back for 2026 season

  13-01-2026 00:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Head coach Jason Maas wants Marc-Antoine Dequoy to remain with the Montreal Alouettes, but says the ball firmly remains in the all-star safety's court regarding his CFL future.
  The six-foot-one, 195-pound Montreal native has spent his entire five-year CFL career with the Alouettes. He has appeared in two Grey Cups, winning in 2023, and earned two league all-star nods.
  But the former Montreal Carabins star is slated to become a free agent Feb. 10 and has yet to sign an extension with the club.
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• With McKenna as the top prospect, NHL chooses Buffalo Sabres to host draft in June

  13-01-2026 00:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — With highly prized prospect Gavin McKenna as the centerpiece, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman announced on Monday the Buffalo Sabres will host the league's draft in June.Bettman made the announcement while joined by Sabres executives, including team owner Terry Pegula, during a news conference before Buffalo's home game against the Florida Panthers.The two-day draft was already set for June 26-27, with the league going with a decentralized format for a second straight ye
  
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• Veteran Victoria Pickett signs with AFC Toronto, making move permanent after loan

  12-01-2026 23:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Victoria Pickett, who spent 2025 on loan with AFC Toronto from the NWSL's North Carolina Courage, has signed a contract to stay with the Northern Super League team.
  The 29-year-old from Barrie, Ont., made her debut in Toronto's debut game last April and went on to play 1,834 minutes across the regular season and playoffs, shifting from the midfield to the backline at the end of the season due to injuries elsewhere in the team.
  Billy Wilson, AFC Toronto's sporting director, says h
  
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• Canada’s Miha Fontaine wins bronze at World Cup aerials event in Lake Placid

  12-01-2026 23:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LAKE PLACID — Canadian freestyle skier Miha Fontaine took the bronze medal in men's competition at a World Cup aerials event on Monday.
  Fontaine, from Magog, Que., posted a score of 107.73 to earn his first career World Cup medal.
  The 22-year-old just missed the podium last week in Lac-Beauport, Que., when he finished fourth on the second day of competition.
  Chinese skiers took the gold and silver medals, with Li Xinpeng finishing with a strong score of 137.19, 25.19 points ahead of Wang X
  
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• Hearing into police action in Myles Gray’s 2015 beating death to begin next week

  12-01-2026 23:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — British Columbia's police watchdog agency says a 10-week public hearing into the death of Myles Gray after a beating by Vancouver officers will begin next week.
  Seven officers were cleared of wrongdoing in the August 2015 death, but police complaint commissioner Prabhu Rajan says there is still "meaningful uncertainty as to what happened."
  The hearing will take place at the University of British Columbia's Robson Square campus in downtown Vancouver.
  The commissioner's office sa
  
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• Columbus Blue Jackets fire coach Dean Evason, hire Rick Bowness to replace him

  12-01-2026 23:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Columbus Blue Jackets fired coach Dean Evason and named hockey-lifer Rick Bowness as his replacement on Monday.Evason is the first NHL coach fired this season. General manager Don Waddell announced the abrupt change with his team sitting in last place in the Eastern Conference 45 games into the season with a record of 19-19-7.“This season has been a frustrating one for all of us and the bottom line is we are not performing at a level that meets our expectati
  
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• Canucks say goalie Thatcher Demko expected to miss ‘a week or two’ with latest injury

  12-01-2026 23:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — The Canucks have sent all-star goalie Thatcher Demko back to Vancouver so medical staff can evaluate his latest injury.Head coach Adam Foote says the 30-year-old American netminder will be out "a week or two" after leaving midway through Vancouver's 5-0 loss to the Maple Leafs in Toronto on Saturday.He was placed on injured reserve Sunday, and Nikita Tolopilo was called up from the American Hockey League's Abbotsford Canucks under emergency conditions.Foote says Tolopilo will s
  
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• Suspect in double murder of Abbotsford couple arrived in Canada on student visa weeks earlier: Crown

  12-01-2026 22:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD — The trial of three men accused of killing a couple in a violent invasion of their Abbotsford, B.C., home is underway, with the prosecution alleging the suspects were motivated by “debt, financial pressure and greed.”
  Crown prosecutor Dorothy Tsui says one of the suspects, Gurkaran Singh, had arrived in Canada on a student visa less than a month before the killings of Arnold and Joanne De Jong, who were found dead in their home on May 9, 2022.
  Tsui says Gurkaran Sin
  
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• Minnesota and the Twin Cities sue the federal government to stop the immigration crackdown

  12-01-2026 22:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The state of Minnesota and the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul are suing the federal government to stop an enforcement surge by Immigration and Customs Enforcement following the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an ICE officer.The state and cities filed a lawsuit in federal court on Monday, along with a request for a temporary restraining order to halt the enforcement action or limit the operation.The Department of Homeland Security says it’s surging
  
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• Veteran defender Walker Zimmerman says he has come to Toronto FC to chase trophies

  12-01-2026 22:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Walker Zimmerman recalls how his wife put up balloons to celebrate him winning his first MLS Defender of the Year Award in 2020.
  "I couldn't even enjoy it, because I said 'I just want to win it again,'" Zimmerman said. "And I was able to do that the next season … That's what drives me, to try and do things again and not be content with what I've accomplished so far but what can we keep doing? What's the next challenge to check off?"
  In joining Toronto FC as a free agent, t
  
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• Edmonton Oilers sign forward Quinn Hutson to two-year extension

  12-01-2026 22:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have signed forward Quinn Hutson to a two-year contract extension, the NHL club announced Monday.
  The deal carries an average annual value of US$875,000.
  The 24-year-old Hutson has a team-leading 38 points (23 goals, 15 assists) in 30 games with the American Hockey League's Bakersfield Condors this season.
  His goals and points lead AHL rookies.
  He has appeared in six games total with the Oilers over the past two seasons and picked up his first NHL point with
  
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• Suspect in B.C. double murder arrived in Canada on student visa weeks earlier: Crown

  12-01-2026 21:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD — The trial of three men accused of killing a couple in a violent invasion of their Abbotsford, B.C., home is underway, with the prosecution alleging the suspects were motivated by “debt, financial pressure and greed."
  Crown prosecutor Dorothy Tsui says one of the suspects, Gurkaran Singh, had arrived in Canada on a student visa less than a month before the killings of Arnold and Joanne De Jong, who were found dead in their home on May 9, 2022.
  Tsui says Gurkaran Singh was
  
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• Toronto Raptors forward Barnes named NBA Eastern Conference player of the week

  12-01-2026 21:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Toronto Raptors forward Scottie Barnes has been named the NBA Eastern Conference player of the week.
  Barnes averaged a team-high 22 points, 6.3 rebounds, six assists and 36.4 minutes in three games, all Raptors wins. He missed Toronto's 125-117 loss at Boston on Friday with a right knee sprain.
  He ended his week with 31 points, eight assists and seven rebounds, including the winning free throw, in a 116-115 overtime win over visiting Philadelphia on Sunday.
  Barnes, who was named
  
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• New Argos head coach Miller expects veteran QB Chad Kelly to be his starter in 2026

  12-01-2026 21:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  There'll be no quarterback controversy in Mike Miller's first season as the Toronto Argonauts head coach.
  Miller, named Toronto's 46th head coach last month, said Monday he expects veteran Chad Kelly under centre when the Argos open training camp in May. Kelly, 31, missed the entire 2025 campaign recovering from a serious leg injury suffered late in 2024.
  "We have no reason to believe that (Kelly) will not be ready to go for training camp and be 100 per cent," Miller said during a video call ahe
  
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• Fourth-ranked Kaitlyn Lawes takes final spot in 18-team field for upcoming Scotties

  12-01-2026 21:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Winnipeg-based team skipped by Kaitlyn Lawes has claimed the final spot in the 18-team field for the upcoming Scotties Tournament of Hearts.Lawes, Selena Njegovan, Jocelyn Peterman and Kristin Gordon received the last pre-qualification spot as the highest-ranked team that hadn't qualified via provincial/territorial playdowns, Curling Canada said Monday.The berth became available when the pre-qualified team skipped by Kerri Einarson replaced Rachel Homan's rink as the Canadian
  
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• NASA releases possible launch dates for Artemis II quest with Canada’s Jeremy Hansen

  12-01-2026 21:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NASA has announced possible launch dates for the Artemis II mission, which will include Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen.
  The agency has identified several roughly two-hour launch windows beginning Feb. 6 until the end of April.
  The first crewed mission of the Artemis program is also the first journey to the moon by astronauts since 1972 — and Hansen’s first mission in space.
  Hansen, 49, of London, Ont., would become the first non-American to travel beyond the low Earth orbit.
  The Or
  
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