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• Kadri plays OT hero as surging Flames rally to beat Kraken 4-3

  26-03-2025 05:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Nazem Kadri’s second goal of the game, scored 3:38 into overtime, gave the Calgary Flames a 4-3 win over the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday for their fourth consecutive comeback victory.
  Adam Klapka and Rasmus Andersson also scored for Calgary (34-25-11), which got two assists from Matt Coronato.
  Ty Kartye, Jaden Schwartz and Jordan Eberle replied for Seattle (30-36-6).
  The win keeps the Flames four points back of the streaking St. Louis Blues in the Western Conference wild-card
  
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• Toronto FC picks up rare point in scoreless draw with the Vancouver Whitecaps

  29-03-2025 21:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Toronto FC and the Vancouver Whitecaps played to a scoreless draw Saturday in an MLS game that was as drab as the weather until the final minutes.
  The point will be welcome for Toronto, which had lost four straight. So will the clean sheet after conceding a league-worst 12 goals in its first five games.
  The Whitecaps will rue lack of accuracy in their offence. The visitors also found themselves under duress late in the game as Toronto came forward.
  Toronto ‘keeper Sean John
  
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• Howden wins to close in on Crystal Globe, Hoffos second in ski cross

  29-03-2025 21:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  IDRE FJÄLL — Reece Howden sped to a gold medal on Saturday in the second last men’s World Cup ski cross race of the season, while fellow Canadian Courtney Hoffos took silver in the women’s race.
  Howden, from Cultus Lake, B.C., leads Italy’s Simone Deromedis by 33 points atop the overall standings heading into Sunday’s final race as he seeks the second Crystal Globe of his career.
  Deromedis was second in Saturday’s race while Sweden’s Erik Mobaerg wa
  
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• Judge hits 3 of Yanks’ 9 homers with 8 RBIs as NY goes deep on first 3 pitches, routs Brewers 20-9

  29-03-2025 21:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge combined with Paul Goldschmidt and Cody Bellinger to go deep on the first three pitches from Nestor Cortes, then hit two more homers as the New York Yankees set a team record with nine home runs in a 20-7 rout of the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday.
  Judge hit a solo homer, his ninth career grand slam and a two-run drive in his 40th multihomer game and third with three homers. He finished with a career-high eight RBIs.
  He came up just short of becoming the 19th pla
  
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• Abbotsford police impound nearly a dozen cars in one night

  29-03-2025 21:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Abbotsford — Abbotsford police were out to keep Friday night fun on local roads– not tragic.“Last night, our frontline officers were actively engaged in ensuring road safety within our community,” shared the Abbotsford Police Department in a social media post Saturday morning (Mar. 29).A total of 11 vehicles were seized overnight. Seven drivers were found to be impaired by alcohol, and four were caught for excessive speeding, with the highest speed recorded at 120 km/h in
  
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• U.S. helicopter company to fight lawsuit by Savoura CEO’s estate in 2019 Quebec crash

  29-03-2025 20:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — A U.S. helicopter manufacturer says it intends to challenge a $50 million wrongful death lawsuit filed by the estate of a Quebec greenhouse magnate over a 2019 fatal crash.
  David Smith, president and CEO of Robinson Helicopter Company, issued a statement today saying the company looks forward to discussing discrepancies over what it says caused the crash that claimed the lives of Savoura CEO Stéphane Roy and his teenage son.
  Robinson is the manufacturer of the R44 helicop
  
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• Kamloops Blazers’ Tom Gaglardi lauds WHL expansion in Chilliwack

  29-03-2025 20:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Kamloops Blazers majority owner is looking forward to the recently announced WHL expansion in Chilliwack and Penticton.Speaking with Marty Hastings of CFJC Today, Tom Gaglardi said the expansion would give the franchise access to more higher-end players, as well as natural geographic rivals for his team.He also believes the city’s former WHL team, the Chilliwack Bruins, wasn’t due to a strength or weakness of the market.“The market worked,” said Gaglard
  
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• Tesla protests planned across Canada as part of international ‘day of action’

  29-03-2025 19:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Hundreds of protests at Tesla showrooms around the world are expected today, including multiple ones organized in provinces across Canada.
  The events, dubbed the Tesla Takedown’s Global Day of Action, is the latest demonstration by those who object to the role Tesla CEO Elon Musk has played in the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump.
  Protests are expected in Canadian cities including Ottawa, Montreal, Saskatoon, Winnipeg and Halifax, as well as four scheduled in B.C.’s Lowe
  
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• Quebec university publishes guidelines for staff, students travelling to the U.S.

  29-03-2025 18:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Université de Montréal has issued a series of guidelines to students and staff who will be travelling to the United States for academic purposes.
  Rector Daniel Jutras says the guidelines were issued on Thursday in response to numerous questions from students and staff about U.S. travel concerns amid a number of reports of detentions and denial of entry into that country in recent weeks.
  Jutras says while there’s no specific incident involving the university c
  
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• Hope Cinema hosting annual Mountain Film Festival, possibly for final year

  29-03-2025 18:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HOPE — Hope Mountain Centre is bringing back a beloved community event for what could potentially be its last year.
  The Centre’s annual Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival (VIMFF) will be screening later in April, with another round of films about hiking, rock climbing, mountain biking, and more.
  After over a decade, the fundraising event has grown into a warm gathering.
  “It’s a program that brings together [residents of] Hope and surrounding communities to com
  
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• Canadian rugby sevens women down Fiji to advance to semifinals in Hong Kong

  29-03-2025 16:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HONG KONG — Carissa Norsten scored two tries to help Canada defeat Fiji 26-17 in Cup quarterfinal play Saturday at the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens.
  The Canadian women, who came to Hong Kong standing sixth in the overall standings after four events, will face No. 1 New Zealand in Sunday’s semifinal at the new Kai Tak Stadium.
  Fancy Bermudez and, Carmen Izyk also scored tries for Canada, which led No. 8 Fiji 14-12 at the half. Olivia Apps, Breanne Nicholas and Taylor Perry kicked conv
  
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• Myanmar’s earthquake death toll jumps to more than 1,000 as more bodies recovered from the rubble

  29-03-2025 14:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Bangkok (AP) — The death toll from a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar jumped to more than 1,000 on Saturday as more bodies were pulled from the rubble of the scores of buildings that collapsed when it struck near the country’s second-largest city.The country’s military-led government said in a statement that 1,002 people have now been found dead and another 2,376 injured, with 30 others missing. The statement suggested the numbers could still rise, saying “det
  
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• ‘It’ll be a battle’: 12 people flex their strength to be Alberta’s strongest man

  29-03-2025 13:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Tristain Hoath says he was 10 years old when he first noticed he was unusually strong.
  The Edmonton police officer says his dad and another man were struggling to lift a large piano onto a truck when they called him for help. Hoath says he grabbed a corner and lifted the instrument with ease, as his dad stood in shock.
  “He was like, ‘How did you help?'” says the 33-year-old.
  “I was like, ‘I don’t know … I used my body.’ I don&rsqu
  
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• Single, album of the year to be announced at tonight’s Juno Awards industry gala

  29-03-2025 11:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Some of Canada’s rising stars and biggest names are set to be honoured tonight at the Juno Awards industry gala in Vancouver.
  Winners in more than 40 categories will be announced, including for single and album of the year, as well as a new Juno recognizing South Asian music.
  Folk singer Sarah Harmer will receive this year’s humanitarian award for her advocacy of environmental and human rights issues.
  The ceremony streams live on CBC Music’s YouTube page start
  
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• Carney campaigning in his Ottawa riding today, Poilievre in Winnipeg

  29-03-2025 11:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Liberal Leader Mark Carney will be campaigning in Nepean today, the Ottawa riding where he is seeking election.
  Carney, who has not yet served as an MP, is expected to meet with volunteers in the riding at 10 a.m.
  Carney has faced questions about his decision to run in Nepean, which became vacant only after the Liberal party ousted MP Chandra Arya as its candidate three days before the election was called.
  The party has not clearly laid out exactly what Arya did that has prevented
  
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• Does artificial intelligence deserve a seat in Canada’s courtrooms?

  29-03-2025 09:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The case law looked real to Fraser MacLean.It was December 2023 and the Vancouver-based family court lawyer was reading citations in an application by opposing counsel Chong Ke, who wanted an order allowing the children of her client to visit him in China.
  “I read it there in the courtroom for the first time, and there were two cases talking about travel overseas and maintaining the cultural ties for the children,” MacLean said, initially thinking the case law would
  
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• Jets’ Hellebuyck earns MVP chants after franchise-record seventh shutout this season

  29-03-2025 05:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — The chants have already started for Connor Hellebuyck: “MVP! MVP! MVP!”
  The Winnipeg goalie recorded a career-best and franchise-best seventh shutout this season as the Jets blanked the New Jersey Devils 4-0 before a sold-out crowd of 15,225 fans at Canada Life Centre on Friday night.
  “That’s really cool,” Hellebuyck said. “They really believe in me and I’m really grateful to have them around and spend my career here. It means a lot.&rdq
  
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• Myanmar earthquake death toll jumps to nearly 700, according to government, state-run media reports

  29-03-2025 05:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BANGKOK (AP) — The death toll from a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar has jumped to nearly 700, according to the government, state-run media reported Saturday.
  MRTV reported that 694 people have now been found dead and another1,670 injured, with 68 others injured, according to a statement from the military-led government.
  The earthquake struck midday Friday with an epicenter not far from Mandalay, Myanmar’s second biggest city, sending buildings in many areas toppling to
  
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• Jenner scores twice, Blue Jackets rally for 7-6 victory over Canucks in shootout

  29-03-2025 05:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  COLUMBUS (AP) — Boone Jenner had two goals, Kent Johnson had the lone score of the shootout and the Columbus Blue Jackets rallied from a pair of multi-goal deficits to beat the Vancouver Canucks 7-6 on Friday night and move into a tie for the final wild card in the Eastern Conference.The Blue Jackets trailed 3-0 less than 14 minutes into the game, but evened it midway through the second period. Vancouver scored the next two to go up 5-3 before Columbus rallied again.
  Jenner, who also had a
  
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• Raptors core gaining key experience together down stretch of season

  29-03-2025 04:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — As the Toronto Raptors veer toward the end of the season with a playoff berth out of sight, the team’s focus has turned toward development.
  But a 108-97 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Friday, the Raptors’ third straight win, showed that development does not just apply to rookies and sophomores.
  The trio of Jakob Poeltl, Scottie Barnes and Immanuel Quickley keyed the Raptors’ latest victory — and provided some level of optimism that the team may be c
  
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• Update at 8:45 p.m., Friday: Power restored for most customers in Chilliwack after motor vehicle incident

  29-03-2025 04:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK – Over 2,400 customers in Chilliwack lost power Friday night, possibly due to a motor vehicle accident, but by 8:45 p.m., most of those customers have had their electricity restored.
  According to BC Hydro’s dashboard, power went out at 6:55 p.m. for 2,423 customers in downtown Chilliwack, Fairfield Island, Little Mountain and Rosedale.
  The cause is under investigation, BC Hydro said.
  However, a motor vehicle accident may have contributed to the power outage. A Faceboo
  
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• Rookie Alan Roden’s calm demeanour impressing Blue Jays teammates

  29-03-2025 04:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Alan Roden streaked toward centre field from his spot in left, tracking a fly ball off the bat of Baltimore Orioles’ designated hitter Ryan O’Hearn.
  Roden stretched out, getting parallel with the Rogers Centre turf, to get his glove under the ball for a diving snag and the first out of the second inning in the Toronto Blue Jays’ 8-2 win over Baltimore on Friday.
  It’s the kind of cool-headed plays the Blue Jays have come to expect from Roden in his first fe
  
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• Lilia Vu has another bogey-free day and leads a pack of LPGA stars in Arizona

  29-03-2025 04:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) — Lilia Vu didn’t feel her best on the range. She made up for that on the golf course Friday with an 8-under 64, giving her a two-shot lead over a group that includes Nelly Korda and Jeeno Thitikul in a Ford Championship packed with LPGA stars.
  Korda and Thitikul, the Nos. 1 and 2 players in the women’s world ranking, were grouped together in the morning and put on quite a show at Whirlwind Golf Club.
  Thitikul had a birdie-birdie-eagle-birdie start and was
  
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• Iafallo scores twice, Jets down Devils 4-0 for 50th win this season

  29-03-2025 04:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — Alex Iafallo scored a pair of goals to lead the Winnipeg Jets to a 4-0 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Friday night.
  Mark Scheifele and David Gustafsson also scored for Winnipeg (50-19-4).
  Connor Hellebuyck made 24 saves and recorded a career-best seventh shutout of the season — also a franchise record — before a sold-out crowd of 15,225 fans at Canada Life Centre. It was their fourth straight sellout.
  Jake Allen stopped 15 shots for New Jersey (38-29-7).
  The J
  
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• Update: Hydro crews en route after thousands lose power in Chilliwack Friday night

  29-03-2025 03:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Over 2,400 customers in Chilliwack lost power Friday night, possibly due to a motor vehicle accident.
  According to BC Hydro’s dashboard, power went out at 6:55 p.m. for 2,423 customers in downtown Chilliwack, Fairfield Island, Little Mountain and Rosedale.
  The cause is under investigation, BC Hydro said.
  However, a motor vehicle accident may have contributed to the power outage. A Facebook commenter named Mikela Moore wrote in a Chilliwack-area Facebook group that a vehi
  
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• Poeltl’s double-double helps Raptors beat Hornets 108-97, extend win streak

  29-03-2025 03:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors ran their winning streak to three games with an 108-97 victory over the lowly Charlotte Hornets on Friday.
  Jakob Poeltl paced the Raptors (27-47) with a 24-point, 12-rebound double-double, while Scottie Barnes added 18 points, six rebounds and six assists. Point guard Immanuel Quickley contributed 19 points and nine assists.
  Mark Williams posted a double-double of 18 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Hornets (18-55), while Daquan Jeffries added 15 points and
  
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• Disciplinary hearing results in admonishment for former Canada coach John Herdman

  29-03-2025 03:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  A disciplinary committee hearing into John Herdman, triggered by the Olympic drone-spying scandal, has concluded with the former Canada coach receiving a written admonishment.
  The disciplinary hearing, conducted by a three-person panel independent of Canada Soccer, came after Herdman was cited in the report by Sonia Regenbogen of the law firm Mathews, Dinsdale and Clark into the Olympic drone-spying scandal.Regenbogen’s independent review, commissioned by Canada Soccer and released in a re
  
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• Aho, Hall score in 2nd period as Hurricanes beat Canadiens 4-1 for 10th win in 12 games

  29-03-2025 03:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Sebastian Aho and Taylor Hall scored 2:24 apart in the second period, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the slumping Montreal Canadiens 4-1 on Friday night.
  Jackson Blake had a goal and two assists, Andrei Svechnikov also scored, and Seth Jarvis had two assists for Carolina in its 10th win in 12 games. Frederik Andersen stopped 14 shots.
  Josh Anderson scored for Montreal, which has lost five straight (0-3-2). Sam Montembeault had 21 saves.
  Hall put the Hurricanes ahead
  
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• Santander’s RBI single caps five-run rally as Blue Jays beat Orioles 8-2

  29-03-2025 03:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Anthony Santander singled in a run for his first RBI since signing a free agent deal with Toronto to cap off a five-run inning as the Blue Jays rallied past the Baltimore Orioles 8-2 on Friday.
  Alejandro Kirk, George Springer and Will Wagner led off the fourth with three singles for Toronto (1-1). Nathan Lukes drew a bases-loaded walk, rookie Alan Roden had a sacrifice fly, Wagner sprinted home on a wild pitch and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had another sac fly in the inning.
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• Thousands lose power in Chilliwack Friday night

  29-03-2025 03:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Over 2,400 customers in Chilliwack lost power Friday night for an unspecified reason.
  According to BC Hydro’s dashboard, power went out at 6:55 p.m. for 2,423 customers in downtown Chilliwack, Fairfield Island, Little Mountain and Rosedale.The cause is under investigation, as there weren’t any significant winds or any motor vehicle accidents to speak of.
  No crew has been assigned yet as of 7:10 p.m.
  
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