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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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• White scores 28, Bulls secure play-in berth with 137-118 win over Raptors

  02-04-2025 04:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Coby White scored 28 points, Talen Horton Tucker had 27 points and the Chicago Bulls locked in a spot in the Eastern Conference play-in tournament with a 137-118 win over the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night.
  Nikola Vucevic shot 9 for 12, including 2 for 3 from 3-point range to finish with 22 points, while adding 10 rebounds and seven assists.
  The Raptors were led by Ja’Kobe Walter and Immanuel Quickley, each with 17 points. Quickley had nine assists.
  The Bulls took th
  
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• Democratic-backed Susan Crawford wins Wisconsin Supreme Court seat, cementing liberal majority

  02-04-2025 04:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Democratic-backed candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court defeated a challenger endorsed by President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk on Tuesday, cementing a liberal majority for at least three more years.
  Susan Crawford, a Dane County judge who led legal fights to protect union power and abortion rights and to oppose voter ID, defeated Republican-backed Brad Schimel in a race that broke records for spending, was on pace to be the highest-turnout Wisconsin Sup
  
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• Kevin Sinclair

  02-04-2025 04:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Kevin Sinclair is the representative of the People’s Party of Canada. Sinclair is a truck driver and devoted family man. He and his wife have raised three sons. He is actively involved in the community, coaching youth flag football and volunteering with Abbotsford’s Stream Ministries to support at-risk individuals.
  
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• Brad Vis

  02-04-2025 04:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Brad Vis is the Conservative candidate in Mission-Matsqui-Fraser Canyon.  Vis was elected as the MP for the area in 2019. He holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from UBC and a master’s degree in political science from Carleton University. Prior to his political career, Vis worked in the agri-business sector.
  
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• Suzuki’s late-game heroics lift Canadiens to dramatic 3-2 OT win over Panthers

  02-04-2025 04:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Nick Suzuki scored his second of the game 29 seconds into overtime as the Montreal Canadiens came back for a dramatic 3-2 victory over the Florida Panthers in the second game of a home-and-home on Tuesday night.
  Suzuki, who scored the winner with a wraparound, also tied the game with 8.4 seconds remaining in regulation to send the Bell Centre into a frenzy.
  Josh Anderson also scored for Montreal (35-30-9) and Sam Montembeault stopped 25 shots.
  Lane Hutson earned three assists to
  
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• Jules Côté

  02-04-2025 04:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Jules Côté will represent the NDP in the riding of Mission-Matsqui-Abbotsford. Côté was born and raised in Abbotsford and is currently a student at the University of the Fraser Valley. Outside of her studies, she volunteers with the Food Bank, Starfish Pack, and her church.
  
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• Teri Westerby

  02-04-2025 04:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Teri Westerby is the NDP candidate for Chilliwack-Hope in the 2025 federal election.  Westerby is a self-described former farmer and longtime community advocate who currently serves as a Trustee on the Chilliwack Board of Education. Westerby made history in 2022 by being the province’s first openly transgender man voted to public office.
  
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• Jeff Galbraith

  02-04-2025 04:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Canadian Navy veteran, former small business owner and single father Jeff Galbraith is the People’s Party of Canada candidate in the riding of Chilliwack-Hope. Galbraith is working with a local industrial export company.
  
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• Mark Strahl

  02-04-2025 04:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Mark Strahl will be running for re-election as the Conservative Party of Canada candidate in the April 28 election. He was first elected to the seat in 2011. Since that time Strahl has served in a number of roles during his 14-year tenure, including B.C. Caucus Chair, Chief Opposition Whip and numerous Shadow Minister positions, most recently as Shadow Minister for Transport.
  
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• Last-place Sirens upset front-running Victoire 1-0

  02-04-2025 04:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The New York Sirens put a boost into their faint Professional Women’s Hockey League playoff hopes with a 1-0 win over the first-place Montreal Victoire on Tuesday night in front of 8,798 at Place Bell.
  Jade Downie-Landry opened the scoring with 11.7 seconds left in the first period with a shot off the post and in after a Gabbie Rosenthal faceoff win. The goal came three seconds after a five-minute power play was killed by Montreal.
  Corinne Schroeder made 16 saves, and was
  
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• Bo Bichette’s two-run single lifts Blue Jays past Nationals 5-3

  02-04-2025 04:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Bo Bichette drove home two runs with a two-out single in the eighth inning to lift the Toronto Blue Jays to a 5-3 win over the Washington Nationals in interleague play Tuesday.
  Jays starter Jose Berrios appeared headed to his 100th career win after limiting the Nationals to four hits over 5 2/3 innings with Toronto scoring three runs in the second inning.But Berrios gave up a two-out single by Keibert Ruiz in the sixth before giving way to Yariel Rodríguez with a one-run l
  
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• Dharmasena Yakandawela

  02-04-2025 03:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Dharmasena Yakandawela will represent the NDP in the riding of Abbotsford—South Langley in the upcoming Federal Election. Yakandawela is a former judge and is currently working as a lawyer.
  
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• Aeriol Alderking

  02-04-2025 03:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Aeriol Alderking is the official candidate for the People’s Party of Canada for Abbotsford—South Langley.
  
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• Michael de Jong

  02-04-2025 03:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Michael de Jong will run as an independent candidate in the riding of Abbotsford-South Langley. De Jong worked initially as a lawyer before turning to politics as the age of 26 when he was elected to the Abbotsford school board. In 1994 he began a 30-year career in provincial politics as an MLA, resigning in the fall of 2024.
  
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• Sukhdeep Gill

  02-04-2025 03:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Sukhdeep Gill is the Conservative Party of Canada candidate in Abbotsford-South Langley. A native of Abbotsford, Gill has managed his family’s blueberry farm while pursuing a degree in Business Administration. He has deep roots in the region, having participated in initiatives like GiveBackAbby, the annual Mela and Canada Day events hosted by the Diamond Cultural Club Association, and volunteering with KidsPlay.
  
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• Republican state Sen. Randy Fine wins special election for Florida’s 6th Congressional District

  02-04-2025 01:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ORMOND BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Republican state Sen. Randy Fine won a special election Tuesday to represent Florida’s 6th Congressional District, defeating Democratic challenger Josh Weil and squashing efforts by national Democrats who spent millions of dollars on the race.
  Fine had faced growing pressure during the race’s final days as some Republicans publicly criticized his campaign and fundraising efforts. His victory ends Democratic hopes to score a huge upset in a district tha
  
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• Pettersson out with upper-body injury as Vancovuer Canucks prep for final push

  01-04-2025 23:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks could be without Elias Pettersson as they make a final, desperate push for a playoff spot.
  Pettersson was not on the ice Tuesday when the Canucks practised at Rogers Arena, and hasn’t played since suffering an upper-body injury midway through Vancouver’s 5-3 road loss to the New York Rangers on March 22.Instead of remaining with the team for the final four games of the road trip, Pettersson returned to Vancouver.
  His status for the final the te
  
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• Jays pitcher Max Scherzer day to day after receiving cortisone injection to thumb

  01-04-2025 23:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The pain of a cortisone injection to his ailing thumb isn’t what has Max Scherzer hurting.
  “It doesn’t feel good,” he said of the injection, “but you’ll take any pain to get out there. The pain’s not the problem. The pain is not being able to pitch and be out there. That’s what stinks … Not playing is the worst part.”
  The 40-year-old pitcher lasted three innings in his Toronto Blue Jay debut Saturday, then shut it down
  
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• Canada’s Gilgeous-Alexander named NBA Western Conference player of the month

  01-04-2025 22:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK — Canada’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has been named the NBA’s Western Conference player of the month.
  The star guard from Hamilton averaged 34.7 points, 7.4 assists and 4.3 rebounds as the NBA-leading Oklahoma City Thunder went 15-1 in March.
  He also won the award in November and December.
  Gilgeous-Alexander is having an MVP-calibre season in Oklahoma City.
  He leads the NBA in scoring, averaging 32.8 points per game, and is tied for fourth in steals with 1.7 per game.
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• Sources: TSN president Johnston top candidate to become CFL commissioner

  01-04-2025 22:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — TSN president Stewart Johnston has emerged as the leading candidate to replace Randy Ambrosie as CFL commissioner.
  Two league sources requesting anonymity told The Canadian Press on Tuesday the CFL would decide upon Ambrosie’s successor in time for its global/Canadian drafts April 29. Both suggest Johnston is the league’s top choice to assume the commissioner’s role.
  One of the sources said negotiations between the league and Johnston are ongoing and, while not
  
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• Blue Jays, Astros swap right-handed pitching prospects Robertson and Batista

  01-04-2025 21:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have traded minor league right-handed pitcher Nick Robertson to the Houston Astros for right-handed pitching prospect Edinson Batista.
  Robertson hasn’t pitched a big league game this season, while the 22-year-old Batista has never pitched in the majors.
  Batista had a 6-6 record with a 5.01 earned-run average over 26 games with Houston’s A+ affiliate in Asheville, N.C., last season.He struck out 103 over 115 innings in that span.
  Robertson split t
  
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• Police investigate ‘suspicious’ fires in three Langley, B.C., homes

  01-04-2025 21:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LANGLEY, B.C. — Mounties in Langley, B.C., say they are investigating three separate house fires that broke out early Tuesday.Police say fire crews were first called at 3:15 a.m. to a fire in a home in the 19900 block of 76 Ave.When they arrived, a second home was also reported to be ablaze in the same neighbourhood.
  A third fire was called in two hours later just a few blocks away.The RCMP say all three homes were abandoned and had been slated for demolition.Sgt. Zynal Sharoom of the Lang
  
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• Canada’s Lauren Kim returns to Augusta playing elite golf for Texas Longhorns

  01-04-2025 21:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Lauren Kim’s first time playing in the Augusta National Women’s Amateur was a singular experience. Not just because it’s one of the most historic golf courses in North America, but because she played the final round of the elite tournament alone.
  Kim had made the cut at Augusta last year but, because there was an odd number of competitors, she wound up playing her final round alongside a marker. Effectively playing by herself worked because she fired a 71 — one of the few
  
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• Eichel, Tavares, Binnington named NHL’s three stars for March; Hutson top rookie

  01-04-2025 21:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK — Vegas Golden Knights centre Jack Eichel, Toronto Maple Leafs centre John Tavares and St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington have been named the NHL’s three stars of the month.
  The league also announced Montreal Canadiens defenceman Lane Hutson as March’s top rookie.
  Eichel led the league with 23 points (eight goals, 15 assists) in 14 games as the Pacific Division-leading Golden Knights posted a 10-2-2 month.
  Tavares posted a league-high 13 goals in 15 games and
  
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• Sirens star Sarah Fillier playing her ‘best hockey’ in first pro season

  01-04-2025 20:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Sarah Fillier has long stood out as one of the best players in hockey.
  The list of accolades includes an Olympic gold medal and three world championship crowns.
  Despite all that international success, the New York Sirens rookie forward believes her game has reached new heights in the Professional Women’s Hockey League.
  “The best hockey of my career,” the 24-year-old from Georgetown, Ont., said of this season’s output after practice earlier this week. &ldq
  
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• NFL postpones a decision on the tush push but passes other rule changes

  01-04-2025 20:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The future of the tush push has been pushed until next month.
  NFL team owners had been set to vote Tuesday on Green Bay’s proposal to ban the play that’s helped the Philadelphia Eagles win one Super Bowl and reach another, but the proposal was tabled until May.
  Team owners approved modifying the kickoff rule, expanding replay assist and revising overtime rules, along with other changes.
  The decision to postpone the tush push vote means the debate will co
  
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• Burning permit granted for Hope property to clear land

  01-04-2025 20:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HOPE — The Hope Fire Department has notified residents of the municipality that a burning permit has been issued for property on Gardner Drive.
  According to a social media post Tuesday morning (Apr. 1), Hope Fire personnel say the permit was granted for the purpose of land clearing at 65737 Gardner Drive.The department says the exact time and dates for the permit can only be determined once the contractor meets environmental conditions for smoke venting as determined by the provincial vent
  
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• Canada’s Jacobs posts 8-6 win over Sweden’s Edin at world men’s curling championship

  01-04-2025 20:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MOOSE JAW, Sask. — Canada’s Brad Jacobs defeated Sweden’s Niklas Edin 8-6 in the morning draw at the BKT World Men’s Curling Championship.
  Jacobs and his team of Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant and Ben Hebert scored three points in the fourth end and won the game with a hit in the 10th.
  The host team will return to the Temple Gardens Centre in the evening to play Italy’s Joel Retornaz.
  Canada is 4-1 after nine sessions while the defending champion Swedes are 3-2.
  Round-
  
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• Chilliwack gas prices drop double digits per litre after B.C. carbon tax gets axed

  01-04-2025 19:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — As predicted, Chilliwack gas prices fell by more than 10 cents per litre after an early-morning decision by B.C. MLAs to axe the carbon tax, though they could spike anytime like they did last week.The NDP government fast-tracked legislation in an effort to kill off the tax on Monday, in time to coincide with today’s demise of the federal version of the tax, but it was around 1:30 a.m. before it finally passed its third reading in the legislature.
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