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• Coleman, Wolf lead Flames to 4-1 win over Ducks

  04-04-2025 06:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Blake Coleman scored twice and rookie goaltender Dustin Wolf made 26 stops to lead the Calgary Flames to a 4-1 NHL victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night.
  Nazem Kadri, with his team-leading 31st goal, and Kevin Rooney also scored for Calgary (36-27-12), which improved to 6-2-1 in its last nine.
  Olen Zellweger scored for Anaheim (33-34-8).
  Desperately trying to stay in the Western Conference playoff chase, Calgary climbs to within five points of the Minnesota Wild for th
  
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• White House cites drop in people caught at Canada-U.S. border as tariffs continue

  22-04-2025 21:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says there have been “successes” at the Canada-U.S. border — but is offering no new hints about what might convince U.S. President Donald Trump to drop his tariffs on Canada.
  Leavitt says there has been a significant drop in the number of people illegally crossing into the U.S. from Canada.
  Trump cited the flow of people and fentanyl across the border as his reason for hitting Canada with steep economywide tariffs
  
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• Lou Lamoriello is not returning as New York Islanders general manager

  22-04-2025 21:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Lou Lamoriello is out as general manager of the New York Islanders, after the team said Tuesday the longtime NHL executive’s contract was not being renewed.
  Managing partner John Collins will lead a search to find the Islanders’ next GM.
  Lamoriello, 82, spent the past seven seasons running their hockey operations with a close connection to ownership. Before that, he worked as president and GM of the New Jersey Devils from 1987-2015, a stretch during which they won the Stanley Cup thr
  
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• Which dignitaries and leaders are attending funeral of Pope Francis?

  22-04-2025 20:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The Prime Minister’s Office hasn’t confirmed whether Mark Carney will attend Saturday’s funeral of Pope Francis at the Vatican, with the announcement about Canadian representation at the event still to come.
  Here are some of the dignitaries already confirmed to attend the funeral in St. Peter’s Square.
  — Prince William, Prince of Wales
  — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer
  — U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump
  — French Presiden
  
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• AbbyPD seeks help ID’ing female suspect in residential break and enter

  22-04-2025 19:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — AbbyPD is appealing to the public for help in identifying a female suspect who accessed an occupied apartment earlier this month and stole items while the resident was asleep.According to a statement from AbbyPD Sgt. Paul Walker, a break and enter occurred at Cascade Green Apartments in the 2900 block of Trethewey Street on Monday, April 7 at approximately 2:30 a.m. Police say surveillance footage captured a female suspect entering the building through a shattered front door.
  
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• Vehicle fire spreads, damages homes in Langley

  22-04-2025 19:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LANGLEY — Mounties in Langley are investigating a vehicle fire Tuesday morning that spread to nearby homes and caused significant damage.
  According to a statement from Langley RCMP Sgt. Zynal Sharoom, Langley RCMP received a report of a vehicle on fire in the 20400 block of 66 Avenue on Tuesday morning, Apr. 22 at about 5:23 a.m.Police say preliminary information suggests the fire may have started in the vehicle and spread to nearby homes, thereby damaging them significantly.“We are
  
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• Leafs goaltender Anthony Stolarz set to start Game 2 against Sens after day off

  22-04-2025 19:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Anthony Stolarz will be back in the spotlight Tuesday.
  A day after skipping practice for rest purposes, the Maple Leafs goaltender is set to start Game 2 of the team’s first-round playoff series with the Ottawa Senators.
  Toronto took Sunday’s Battle of Ontario opener 6-2 on a night where Stolarz had to make a number of big second-period stops when the score was close.
  He denied a Brady Tkachuk breakaway, a Shane Pinto opportunity from the slot, and a Fabian Zetterlund
  
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• Quebec declares end to measles outbreak after no cases reported for 32 days

  22-04-2025 18:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  QUÉBEC — Quebec’s Health Department has declared an end to the measles outbreak in the province.
  A spokeswoman said today the department determined the outbreak was over after no new cases were reported over the weekend.
  Marie-Christine Patry says an outbreak can be considered over if 32 days pass without a new reported infection.
  Quebec’s outbreak began in December 2024, and involved a contagious traveller who had visited the province before they were diagnosed.
  Most of
  
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• What do ‘expert level’ talks signal for the progress of the Iran-US nuclear negotiations?

  22-04-2025 18:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Negotiations between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program will move to what’s known as the “expert level” — a sign analysts say shows that the talks are moving forward rapidly.However, experts not involved in the talks who spoke with The Associated Press warn that this doesn’t necessarily signal a deal is imminent. Instead, it means that the talks between Iranian Foreign Minister Ab
  
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• YMCA asks for $37,000/month more funding in 2025 to run Chilliwack rec centres, outdoor pool

  22-04-2025 18:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — When the YMCA of B.C., now known as YBC, won the municipal contract to operate two rec centres and an outdoor pool in Chilliwack in summer 2022, it did so with the lowest bid of just over $10 million.But in light of a recent financial review conducted by the YBC itself, the organization has now revealed that its Chilliwack operations have been running a deficit.According to a staff report from Carol Marleau, manager of recreation services and corporate wellness for the City of
  
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• Devils won’t have injured defensemen Luke Hughes, Brenden Dillon for Game 2 against Hurricanes

  22-04-2025 18:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — New Jersey Devils defensemen Luke Hughes and Brenden Dillon are out with injuries for Tuesday night’s Game 2 of their first-round playoff series against the Carolina Hurricanes.
  Coach Sheldon Keefe ruled out both Hughes and Dillon after neither participated in the morning skate. The blue-liners both exited early from Sunday’s Game 1 loss and skated off to the tunnel with assistance.
  Keefe didn’t specify the nature of those injuries, which are another
  
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• Canada’s Diallo loses to Coric in Madrid Open qualifying match

  22-04-2025 17:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MADRID — Montreal’s Gabriel Diallo came up short in his bid to claim a main-draw spot in the Masters-level Madrid Open tennis tournament after a 6-3, 7-6 (6) loss to Croatian veteran Borna Coric in Tuesday’s final round of qualifying.
  Coric saved all nine break points he faced while breaking Diallo twice on three chances.
  Diallo was up 6-5 in the second-set tiebreak before surrendering three straight points, including a double-fault on match point.
  As the third seed in the qual
  
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• Two boarded up Chilliwack homes could be converted into a mid-rise apartment complex

  22-04-2025 17:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — A Surrey-based development company has applied to have two Williams Street properties on which there are boarded up homes rezoned to pave the way for an apartment complex.
  According to a staff report dated April 14, 2025 from city staffer Sean Roufosse, Common Ground Consulting of Surrey is asking Chilliwack council to approve a rezoning application for properties located at 9543, 9557 and 9571 Williams Street, in order to facilitate a future apartment development. The applica
  
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• Canada Soccer to honour veteran Desiree Scott at May friendly in her native Winnipeg

  22-04-2025 17:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canada will play a pair of women’s soccer friendlies against Haiti in Winnipeg and Montreal in FIFA’s May-June international window.
  The May 31 game at Princess Auto Stadium in Winnipeg has been dubbed a “special celebration match honouring the extraordinary international career” of veteran midfielder Desiree Scott, a native Winnipegger who has announced her international retirement.
  The Montreal game is scheduled for June 3 at Stade Saputo.
  The 37-year-old Scott, who cam
  
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• Many feared dead in gun attack on tourists in Indian-controlled Kashmir

  22-04-2025 16:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Many people are feared to have died after gunmen indiscriminately fired at tourists in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Tuesday, officials said.
  Police have described the incident as a “terror attack” and blamed militants fighting against Indian rule.
  “This attack is much larger than anything we’ve seen directed at civilians in recent years,” Omar Abdullah, the region’s top elected official, wrote on social media.“The death toll
  
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• Karen Read’s second murder trial revives debate over who killed her Boston police officer boyfriend

  22-04-2025 16:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — The second murder trial of Karen Read, whose case has sparked a national debate on police accountability and won her legions of devoted fans, began Tuesday, more than three years after the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend.
  Read is accused of striking her boyfriend John O’Keefe with her SUV in 2022 and leaving him to die alone in the snow outside of a house party in the town of Canton, a suburb about 20 miles (32 kilometers) south of Boston. She has be
  
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• As police maintain foot patrols at area parks, driving instructors in Abbotsford can’t hide from AbbyPD’s watchful eye

  22-04-2025 16:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — Police in Abbotsford say they handled 533 police files during the Easter long weekend, one of which involved a speedy driving instructor who was late for work.According to a statement from AbbyPD, road safety remained a primary focus for traffic officers over the weekend, leading to the removal of 14 impaired drivers and 14 excessive speeders. Case in point, one notable incident involved a driving instructor caught speeding at 95 km/h in a 50 km/h zone while on the way to pick
  
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• Motor vehicle crash near Coliseum leads to massive power outage in Chilliwack

  22-04-2025 15:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — A motor vehicle crashed and struck a power pole on Ashwell Drive close to the Chilliwack Coliseum late Monday night, leaving thousands of people without electricity in Chilliwack overnight.
  According to BC Hydro’s dashboard, a motor vehicle accident at about 11:54 p.m. Monday night led to a power outage in which 3,357 customers lost power.Multiple witnesses on Facebook described a motor vehicle accident involving a utility pole. Witnesses also took picture of the vehicle
  
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• In the news today: Toronto, Montreal archbishops to hold mass for Pope Francis

  22-04-2025 10:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed…
  Toronto, Montreal archbishops to hold mass for Pope Francis
  Canada’s newest cardinal will lead a mass in honour of Pope Francis this afternoon.
  Cardinal Frank Leo, Archbishop of Toronto, will preside at a mass for the repose of the soul of the pontiff at St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica before meeting with the media.
  The Vatican announced yesterday that Francis had died of a stroke and hear
  
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• Cardinals meet at Vatican to choose date for Pope Francis’ funeral

  22-04-2025 10:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinals have decided that the public viewing of Pope Francis will begin Wednesday in St. Peter’s Basilica, after his casket is taken by procession from the Vatican hotel where he lived.The master of liturgical ceremonies, Archbishop Diego Ravelli, issued the rubrics for the procession by mandate of the College of Cardinals, which met Tuesday to take the first decisions following Francis’ death. Presiding over the procession and the ritual transfer will be
  
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• Jury selection set to start in former world junior hockey players’ sex assault trial

  22-04-2025 10:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LONDON — Jury selection is expected to begin today in the sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team.
  Dillon Dube, Carter Hart, Michael McLeod, Cal Foote and Alex Formenton were charged with sexual assault early last year in an incident that allegedly took place in London, Ont., in June 2018.
  McLeod is facing an additional charge of being a party to the offence of sexual assault.
  All five players are expected to plead not guilty.
  The charges rela
  
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• Tories expected to release platform as federal election campaign nears its end

  22-04-2025 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — As the federal election campaign nears its end with less than a week to go before voting day, all federal party leaders are making their last pitches to Canadians on why they deserve their vote.
  Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is expected to unveil his party’s costed platform today, while the Liberals and NDP already released theirs over the weekend.
  Four days of advance polls closed yesterday, with Elections Canada reporting record turnout on the first day with more th
  
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• ‘Keep the doors open’: Ministers call on next pope to do more for LGBTQ+ people

  22-04-2025 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Serge Quevillon made it a point Monday to visit Montreal’s Mary Queen of the World Cathedral to pay respect to Pope Francis.
  Speaking outside the cathedral, he said he vividly remembers a question the pope was asked in June 2013.
  “He was asked, ‘What do you think about homosexuality?’ And he gave the nicest, most incredible comment: Who am I to judge?” Quevillon told The Canadian Press.
  “That should be a lesson for each and every one of us.”
  Tjitske Koen
  
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• Archbishops of Toronto, Montreal to hold mass for Pope Francis

  22-04-2025 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Canada’s newest cardinal will lead a mass in honour of Pope Francis this afternoon.
  Cardinal Frank Leo, Archbishop of Toronto, will preside at a mass for the repose of the soul of the pontiff at St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica before meeting with the media.
  The Vatican announced yesterday that Francis had died of a stroke and heart failure at age 88, just after the end of Holy Week.Leo was among the last group of cardinals Francis elevated into the role back in Decem
  
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• ‘I won’t be the last’: Tréchelle Bunn elected as first female chief of Dakota nation

  22-04-2025 10:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — Tréchelle Bunn has had a whirlwind month.She wrapped up her two-year tenure as one of the Southern Chiefs’ Organization youth chiefs, finished her second year of law school at the University of Manitoba and received an Indspire award for her work in Indigenous communities at a ceremony in Vancouver.
  Then an election held the day Bunn returned to Manitoba from B.C. put the young woman in the history books.On April 10, Bunn was voted in as chief of Birdtail Sioux Dako
  
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• ‘We’re a resilient group’: Edmonton Oilers look to bounce back after wild Game 1 loss

  22-04-2025 09:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LOS ANGELES — Late rallies are nothing new for the Edmonton Oilers.Not every game has a fairy tale ending, though, where the team overcomes a multi-goal deficit to celebrate a win.After falling behind 4-0 to the L.A. Kings on Monday, the Oilers pushed back to tie the score at 5-5 with less than 90 seconds to go in regulation.The comeback storyline was scuttled by L.A.’s Phillip Danault, who scored with 41.1 seconds left on the clock to give the Kings a 6-5 victory in Game 1 of their
  
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• Edmonton’s Jeff Skinner finally makes his Stanley Cup playoff debut after 15 NHL seasons

  22-04-2025 08:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Edmonton Oilers forward Jeff Skinner finally made his Stanley Cup playoff debut Monday night after 15 seasons and a league-record 1,078 regular season games.
  Skinner ended the longest wait for a postseason debut in NHL history by contributing an assist in the Oilers’ wild 6-5 loss to the Los Angeles Kings in Game 1 of their first-round series.
  Skinner, who turns 33 years old next month, has been an NHL regular since he was 18. He has racked up six 30-goal seasons a
  
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• Blackwell scores 17:46 into OT as Stars beat Avalanche 4-3 to even 1st-round NHL playoffs series 1-1

  22-04-2025 08:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Colin Blackwell scored 17:46 into overtime and the Dallas Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-3 in Game 2 on Monday night to even up their first-round Western Conference series.Blackwell initially took a shot that ricocheted off teammate Sam Steel and Avs defenseman Samuel Girard in front of the net. But with the puck rolling loose on the ice, the fourth-line forward circled around and knocked it in for the winner.“It’s been a long season, and not playing the firs
  
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• NHL playoffs: Ovechkin scores first playoff overtime goal as Capitals edge Canadiens 3-2 in Game 1

  22-04-2025 07:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored the first playoff overtime goal of his NHL career to give the Washington Capitals a 3-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series on Monday night.
  Fresh off breaking Wayne Gretzky’s record for the most goals in league history 15 days earlier, Ovechkin’s second of the game 3:26 into OT allowed the Eastern Conference top-seeded Capitals to escape after blowing a two-goal third-period lead. Before letti
  
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• Kings blow a 4-goal lead before Danault scores the last-minute winner in 6-5 opening win over Oilers

  22-04-2025 07:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Phillip Danault scored his second goal with 42 seconds to play, and the Los Angeles Kings blew a four-goal lead before rallying for a 6-5 victory over the Edmonton Oilers in the opener of the clubs’ fourth consecutive first-round playoff series Monday night.
  The Kings led 5-3 in the final minutes before Zach Hyman and Connor McDavid tied it with an extra attacker. Los Angeles improbably responded, with Danault skating up the middle and chunking a fluttering shot ho
  
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