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  25-02-2026 19:53
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• NHL roundup: Misa scores in OT as Sharks ground Jets 2-1

  02-03-2026 03:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Michael Misa scored 1:40 into overtime, and the San Jose Sharks topped the Winnipeg Jets 2-1 on Sunday for their second straight win.
  Misa scored for the second straight game when he drove down the slot before beating Winnipeg goaltender Connor Hellebuyck. It was the fourth goal of the season for the No. 2 overall pick in last year’s NHL draft.
  Will Smith also scored for San Jose, and Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 27 shots. The Sharks had lost five in a row before
  
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• Avalanche kills 23-year-old man snowmobiling in B.C.’s Kootenay Pass

  02-03-2026 03:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CRESTON — RCMP say an avalanche swept away two snowmobilers in British Columbia's Kootenay Pass area, killing one of them.Mounties in Creston, B.C., say they were notified by an SOS tracking device on Saturday that someone was in trouble.Shortly afterwards, police were told about the avalanche and that one of the people buried was non-responsive when he was pulled out.They say other snowmobilers in the area managed to dig both people out, but a 23-year-old man died at the scene.Avalanche C
  
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• Abel Mwansa Jr. shot last month in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. to be buried in Zambia Monday

  02-03-2026 02:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — The father of 12-year-old Abel Mwansa Jr. says he is "eternally grateful" to governments of Zambia, Canada and local MP Bob Zimmer among others for helping him repatriate the body of his son after he was shot in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. last month.
  Abel Mwansa Jr. was among eight victims who were shot on Feb. 10 and the boy's father Abel Mwansa says in a social media post that his son is "back home for a befitting funeral" planned for Monday in Kitwe, Zambia.
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• Toronto Sceptres gaining confidence from back-to-back West Coast wins

  02-03-2026 02:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Troy Ryan wants to see what his Toronto Sceptres can truly accomplish.After picking up a pair of wins on a West Coast swing this weekend, the head coach believes he may have a chance."It's one thing our group hasn't done is we haven't strung together a number of wins in a row. So we're not even sure what this group is capable of when they're playing confident, a little bit loose," he said after the Sceptres edged the Goldeneyes 2-1 in Vancouver on Sunday.The result followed a 5
  
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• Australian Hannah Green wins HSBC Women’s World Championship by a stroke

  02-03-2026 01:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SINGAPORE (AP) — Australian Hannah Green has won the HSBC Women’s World Championship for a second time, holding off a fast-finishing American Auston Kim to claim a one-stroke victory on Sunday.
  Green, the 2019 Women’s PGA Championship winner, closed with a 69, after an erratic back-nine with three birdies and three bogeys nearly opened the door for Kim.
  Green tapped in for bogey at the last and a 14-under four-round total of 274 at the par-72 Sentosa Golf Club and give her anot
  
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• Nico Echavarria wins Cognizant Classic after Shane Lowry melts down late

  02-03-2026 01:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Nico Echavarria didn't make a bogey all weekend. Shane Lowry was on his way to doing the same, until the very end.
  And that's what decided the Cognizant Classic.
  Echavarria — who was three shots back with three holes left — shot a 5-under 66 on Sunday to win at PGA National, finishing at 17-under 267 and beating Lowry (69), Austin Smotherman (69) and Taylor Moore (68) by two shots.
  “It was a blessing today,” Echavarria said. “I
  
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• L.A. Kings fire coach Jim Hiller, name D.J. Smith as interim replacement

  02-03-2026 01:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Kings haven't been the same team this season following their fourth straight first-round playoff exit, and general manager Ken Holland decided a coaching shakeup was the final chance to snap this team out of its funk.
  The Kings fired coach Jim Hiller on Sunday after losing five of their past six games and falling out of playoff position. D.J. Smith was named the interim replacement for the remainder of the season in the first coaching change by Hol
  
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• Michael Misa scores in overtime as the San Jose Sharks beat the Winnipeg Jets 2-1

  02-03-2026 01:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Michael Misa scored 1:40 into overtime, and the San Jose Sharks topped the Winnipeg Jets 2-1 on Sunday for their second straight win.Misa scored for the second straight game when he drove down the slot before beating Winnipeg goaltender Connor Hellebuyck. It was the fourth goal of the season for the No. 2 overall pick in last year's NHL draft.Will Smith also scored for San Jose, and Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 27 shots. The Sharks had lost five in a row before Saturday
  
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• Toronto Sceptres ride early goals to 2-1 victory over Vancouver Goldeneyes

  02-03-2026 00:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Laura Messier scored her first PWHL goal, lifting the Toronto Sceptres to a 2-1 victory over the Goldeneyes in Vancouver on Sunday.Sara Hjalmarsson opened the scoring for Toronto at the 7:10 mark of the first period, collecting a pass from Claire Dalton and blasting a quick shot in from the low hash mark for her second goal of the season.Messier doubled the lead 57 seconds later, with Dalton tallying her second assist of the afternoon.The Sceptres (6-1-3-8) got 25 saves from Ra
  
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• Section of Bradner Road closing for nearly a week as part of Highway 1 upgrade project

  02-03-2026 00:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD — A portion of Bradner Road is due for upcoming nighttime closures as part of a larger improvement project on Highway 1.
  From Monday to Friday, March 2 to 6, Bradner Road at Downes Road in Abbotsford will be closed from 7:30 p.m. to 5 a.m. as crews continue to work on widening the highway. 
  “This closure is required to safely place multiple bridge girders as part of construction of the new eastbound overpass, which is being built to accommodate additional lanes on the
  
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• Low-cost microchipping clinics coming to Abby cat rescue thrift store

  01-03-2026 23:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD — The Abby Cat Daddy Feline Advocate Society is looking to expand its services for a short time at its brick-and-mortar space in Abbotsford.
  On March 8 and March 21, Pawsitive Thrift near Sevenoaks Mall will be hosting cat microchipping clinics for low-income or financially struggling pet caregivers from noon to 4 p.m.
  “We see far too many cats come through our doors without any form of identification,” said Logan Bryan, Abby Cat Daddy founder. “A microchip can
  
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• Canada beats Colombia 4-1 in SheBelieves Cup women’s soccer opener

  01-03-2026 23:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vanessa Gilles, Janine Sonis, Sydney Collins and Nichelle Prince scored and Canada beat Colombia 4-1 on Sunday in the opening match of the SheBelieves Cup.Canada ended a five-game losing streak in international play. It will face the United States on Wednesday in Columbus, Ohio.Gilles opened the scoring in the 31st minute, heading in a corner from Sonis. Sonis was awarded a penalty kick in the 67th minute and scored on an arcing shot that beat goalkeeper Katerin Tap
  
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• Group calls on Health Canada to make labels mandatory for gene-edited pork

  01-03-2026 23:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HALIFAX — An advocacy group of farmers and environmental organizations wants Health Canada to implement mandatory labelling on pork from gene-edited pigs.Earlier this year, the federal agency approved the sale of gene-edited pigs as food. The pigs are resistant to Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus, called PRRSV-resistant pigs."It is expected that by addressing PRRSV in pigs, farmers can prevent severe illness and death in their herds, reduce the need for antibiotics, and
  
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• Poulin, Stacey shift focus to leading Victoire to Walter Cup after Olympics

  01-03-2026 23:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LAVAL — After suffering the disappointment of losing in the gold-medal game of the Olympics just over a week ago, Marie-Philip Poulin and Laura Stacey had to quickly re-focus on the next goal: to win the Walter Cup.
  Poulin missed the Montreal Victoire’s first game back last Thursday with a lower-body injury but returned on Sunday and had an assist in the team’s 4-0 win over the Minnesota Frost. The win moved them into first place in the PWHL, although the Boston Fleet have two
  
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• Minivan crashes into two other cars after Mission driver suffers medical issue

  01-03-2026 22:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MISSION — Mission RCMP’s latest community round-up has seen another series of incidents on the road this past week.
  On February 23, at around 4:30 p.m., a grey Pontiac minivan drove over a curb and a sidewalk – and only stopped after crashing into two vehicles at a mall parking lot along Lougheed Highway near Haig Street. 
  An ambulance that happened to pass by immediately pulled in to treat the 50-year-old driver, who seemed to have suffered a serious medical issue. 
  
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• B.C. Conservative MPs Zimmer, Caputo ask for public inquiry into Tumbler Ridge deaths

  01-03-2026 21:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — Calls for an independent investigation into the shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., where eight people, including six children were shot last month, are growing.Federal Conservative MP Bob Zimmer, who represents the community in northeastern B.C., says the mourning families need answers around various aspects, including the shooter’s mental health and access to guns, as well as the role of artificial intelligence and the protection of the victims’ families.
  That is why
  
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• Blue Jays play to 4-4 tie against Tigers in pre-season action

  01-03-2026 21:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DUNEDIN — Jonatan Clase went 3 for 3 at the plate and drove in two runs as the Toronto Blue Jays played to a 4-4 tie against the Detroit Tigers in pre-season action Sunday.
  Clase opened the scoring with a two-run double in the bottom of the third inning for Jays.
  Toronto held a 4-2 lead late but surrendered two runs in the eighth inning.Austin Slater had an RBI single followed an Eduardo Valencia sacrifice fly that scored John Peck to tie the game for the Tigers.
  Grant Rogers went three in
  
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• Victoire blank Frost 4-0 to take first place in PWHL standings

  01-03-2026 21:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LAVAL — Ann-Renée Desbiens earned her fourth shutout of the season with a 17-save effort as the Montreal Victoire defeated the Minnesota Frost 4-0 in Professional Women’s Hockey League action at Place Bell on Sunday.
  Maureen Murphy had a goal and an assist, while Maggie Flaherty, Dara Greig and Laura Stacey also scored for Montreal (9-3-0-5). Hayley Scamurra had two assists.It was the Victoire’s fifth straight win and eighth win in their last nine games.
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• Iranian‑Canadians reflect on freedom, change, and the fight for women’s rights

  01-03-2026 21:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — At just two years old, former Iranian-Canadian international model and actress Samantha Tajik left Tehran with her family, settling in Canada.
  With Iran under attack by the United States and Israel, and the supreme leader dead, Tajik reflects on what life might have been like if she had stayed.“I was an international model and actress, and that would be restricted in Iran. I would definitely never, never be able to pursue anything like that there,” Tajik said.“
  
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• N.S. Sherlockian’s invite to exclusive literary society is anything but elementary

  01-03-2026 21:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HALIFAX — A Cape Breton University scholar is one of the latest inductees of an international literary society whose alumni include novelist Isaac Asimov, two former U.S. presidents and the actor who played Booger in Revenge of the Nerds.Tom Ue, an assistant professor of the long nineteenth century at the Sydney, N.S. school, is one of the newest members of the Baker Street Irregulars. It’s an invite-only literary society named after the fictional detective’s home address, dedi
  
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• Suspect in Texas shooting wore ‘Property of Allah’ clothing and Iranian flag emblem, AP source says

  01-03-2026 20:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The gunman who killed two people at a bar in Texas early Sunday in a mass shooting that left 14 others wounded was wearing a sweatshirt that said “Property of Allah,” and another shirt with an Iranian flag design, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press.The shooter has been identified as 53-year-old Ndiaga Diagne, the law enforcement official and another person familiar with the matter said. The sources spoke on the condition of anonymity becau
  
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• UFV students to present fairy tale-inspired play in Abbotsford and Chilliwack

  01-03-2026 20:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — The University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) is inviting residents to daydream with its student performers in an upcoming theatre production.
  Mary Zimmerman’s “The Secret in the Wings”, starring UFV School of Creative Arts’ Acting and Production students, is a story built from several lesser-known fairy tales that underscore childhood dangers.
  “I hope audiences leave recognizing that fairy tales are not necessarily childish or escapist,” said D
  
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• Oilers place forward Andrew Mangiapane on waivers

  01-03-2026 20:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have placed forward Andrew Mangiapane on waivers, the NHL club announced Sunday.
  Defenceman Alec Regula was also waived by the team.
  Mangiapane signed a two-year, US$7.2 million deal with Oilers as a free agent last summer.
  However, the 29-year-old left-winger struggled to produce in Edmonton.
  Mangiapane has 14 points (seven goals, seven assists) in 52 games this season, along with a career-worst plus/minus of -19.
  The five-foot-10, 183-pound Mangiapane was a
  
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• Texas bar shooting leaves 3 dead and 14 wounded as FBI investigates possible terrorism

  01-03-2026 19:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A gunman opened fire outside a bar in a popular entertainment district in the Texas capital of Austin, killing two people early Sunday in a shooting that the FBI said is being investigated as a potential act of terrorism.The shooting left 14 others wounded, including three who were critically injured, before officers killed the shooter, police said.The suspect, whose name was not immediately released, drove past the bar several times before stopping and shooting a pist
  
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• Body discovered on Chilliwack Lake Forest Service Road Saturday: RCMP

  01-03-2026 18:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK – A spokesperson for the Chilliwack RCMP detachment has confirmed that a woman’s body was located Saturday in the remote Chilliwack River Valley backcountry.
  According to a statement from Chilliwack RCMP Corporal Carmen Kiener, police were called to a remote area of Chilliwack Lake Forest Service Road for a report of possible human remains located by a passerby.
  With help from Chilliwack Search and Rescue and RCMP Air Services, the remains of a deceased female were located
  
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• At least 22 killed and more than 120 wounded in Pakistan as protesters try to storm US Consulate

  01-03-2026 18:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Violent clashes between protesters and security forces in Pakistan's port city of Karachi and in the country's north on Sunday left at least 22 people dead and more than 120 others injured as pro-Iran demonstrators attempted to storm the U.S. Consulate, authorities said.In the north of the country, demonstrators also attacked U.N. and government offices.The violence came after the United States and Israel attacked Iran, killing its Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Kham
  
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• Ottawa won’t say if it penalized Gripen jets in 2021 analysis

  01-03-2026 18:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — National Defence is refusing to disclose how it analyzed competing fighter jet bids after a Swedish media report suggested the evaluation was weighted against Saab's Gripen E.
  Citing confidential sources, the Swedish business publication Affarsvarlden reported that Ottawa added a risk coefficient to its analysis that significantly undermined the Gripen's test scores because it was still a new series aircraft.
  The report comes after the federal government's internal 2021 scorecard,
  
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• Alberta’s Kevin Koe tops Saskatchewan’s Mike McEwen 6-4 at Montana’s Brier

  01-03-2026 17:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ST. JOHN'S — Alberta's Kevin Koe improved to 2-0 with a 6-4 win over Saskatchewan's Mike McEwen at the Montana's Brier on Sunday.
  McEwen (1-1) took a 3-2 lead with a double in the fifth end and held a 4-3 edge after the eighth.
  However, Koe's rink scored three in the 10th and final end to take the win in the morning session at the national men's curling championship.
  In other action, New Brunswick's James Grattan (1-1) topped Northern Ontario's Sandy MacEwan (1-1) 8-6 and Manitoba's Braden
  
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• Texas bar shooting leaves 3 dead and 14 wounded as FBI investigates terrorism possibility

  01-03-2026 17:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A gunman opened fire outside a bar in a popular entertainment district in the Texas capital of Austin, killing two people early Sunday in a shooting that the FBI said is being investigated as a potential act of terrorism.The shooting left 14 others wounded, included three who were critically injured before officers killed the shooter, police said.The suspect, whose name was not immediately released, drove past the bar several times before stopping and shooting a pistol
  
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