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• Cardinals become 1st team to hit 4 HRs in row in 1st inning

  02-07-2022 23:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals became the first major league team to hit four straight home runs in the first inning when Nolan Arenado, Nolan Gorman, Juan Yepez and Dylan Carson connected against Philadelphia on Saturday.
  It was the 11th time in MLB history and first for the Cardinals that a club had gone deep a record-tying four in a row.
  After Phillies starter Kyle Gibson got the first two outs, Paul Goldschmidt singled before Arenado’s two-run shot to left field on a
  
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• Vedder Road officially widened to four lanes between Watson and Keith Wilson in Chilliwack

  02-07-2022 23:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK – The dreaded merge from two lanes to one lane for southbound Vedder Road traffic just after Watson Road is officially history.
  The city of Chilliwack said Thursday that four travel lanes are now open on Vedder Road between Keith Wilson Road and Watson Road, giving motorists in both directions way more room to navigate the roughly 900-metre stretch of road.The north-south Vedder Road corridor is one of the most traveled routes in the city. In 2021, Vedder Road south of Higginson
  
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• PHOTOS: Chilliwack Progress readers share their Canada Day photos - Chilliwack Progress

  02-07-2022 23:10 via theprogress.com
  
  PHOTOS: Chilliwack Progress readers share their Canada Day photos  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Mets ace deGrom to make 1st injury rehab start Sunday

  02-07-2022 23:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Mets ace Jacob deGrom is finally ready to begin a minor league rehab assignment.
  Sidelined by injuries since last July, the two-time Cy Young Award winner is scheduled to start Sunday night for Class A St. Lucie against the Jupiter Hammerheads. He’s expected to throw about 25 pitches and two innings.
  It will be the first competitive outing since spring training for deGrom, sidelined all season because of a stress reaction in his right scapula that caused inflammation.
  
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• Missing 13-year-old Edmonton girl found alive in Oregon, 41-year-old man arrested

  02-07-2022 23:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Police say a 13-year-old Edmonton girl missing for more than a week has been found alive in the United States.
  She was located following a week-long search that began when she was seen arriving at her junior high school but didn’t show up for class.
  Edmonton Police Insp. Brent Dahlseide says the girl, who was reported missing June 24, is currently in an Oregon hospital for a precautionary examination after being found safe in the state early Saturday morning.
  Dahlseide say
  
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• New Paramount building in downtown Chilliwack set for early 2024 completion

  02-07-2022 21:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK – The largest project in the nearly 94-year history of Chilliwack Community Services is well on its way towards a completion date in early 2024.
  Executive Director Diane Janzen shared the good news surrounding the Paramount building’s steady progress and other upbeat developments at its annual general meeting Wednesday night on Zoom.“One of the key aspects of our operation is providing affordable housing,” Janzen said. “It is the number one social issue t
  
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• Canada’s Vallee wins silver in three-metre springboard to earn second medal at worlds

  02-07-2022 21:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BUDAPEST, Hungary — Canada’s Mia Vallee added to her medal haul at the world aquatics championships Saturday.
  The 21-year-old from Beaconsfield, Que., grabbed her second podium — and the country’s third at the event in diving — with a silver in the women’s three-metre springboard.
  Vallee finished with 329.00 points to pick up her second-career medal at the worlds after capturing bronze in Wednesday’s one-metre springboard.
  She sat fifth after three dives
  
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• Palestinians give bullet that killed journalist to US team

  02-07-2022 21:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian Authority on Saturday said it has given the bullet that killed Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh to American forensic experts, taking a step toward resolving a standoff with Israel over the investigation into her death.
  Abu Akleh, a veteran correspondent who was well known throughout the Arab world, was fatally shot while covering an Israeli military raid on May 11 in the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank.
  The Palestinians, along
  
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• Paredes, Franco lift Rays over Blue Jays 6-2 in first game of doubleheader

  02-07-2022 21:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Isaac Paredes and Wander Franco both hit solo home runs as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-2 on Saturday in the first game of a doubleheader.
  Randy Arozarena, René Pinto and Yandy Diaz each had an RBI single as Tampa Bay (41-36) snapped a four-game skid.
  Shane McClanahan (9-3) was dialled in for the Rays, striking out 10 and giving up one run on three hits over seven innings of work. Javy Guerra and Phoenix Sanders closed things out for Tampa.
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• B.C. RCMP identify twin brothers as B.C. bank shooting suspects

  02-07-2022 20:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — Twin brothers in their early 20s were responsible for the shooting that injured numerous police officers at a bank in Saanich, B.C., earlier this week, RCMP alleged Saturday.
  Mounties spokesman Cpl. Alex Bérubé named the men as 22-year-olds Mathew and Isaac Auchterlonie from Duncan, B.C.
  Six officers were shot and the brothers were killed in the shootout with police on Tuesday outside the Bank of Montreal branch.
  Bérubé said officers have spoken with
  
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• Garland, Cavaliers agree to 5-year, $193 million extension

  02-07-2022 20:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Darius Garland’s rapid rise to elite NBA status is complete.
  Cleveland’s All-Star point guard agreed Saturday to a five-year, $193 million contract extension, his agent Rich Paul of Klutch Sports told the Associated Press.
  Garland’s deal is the largest in franchise history, and locks up a player the Cavs believe can get them back among the league’s top teams.
  The fifth overall pick in 2019, Garland has quickly developed into one of the game’s
  
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• Uvalde schools’ police chief resigns from City Council

  02-07-2022 20:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  UVALDE, Texas (AP) — The Uvalde school district’s police chief has stepped down from his position in the City Council just weeks after being sworn in following allegations that he erred in his response to the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School that left 19 students and two teachers dead.
  Chief Pete Arredondo told the Uvalde Leader-News on Friday that has decided to step down for the good of the city administration. He was elected to the District 3 council position on May 7 and w
  
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• Woman held hostage during B.C. bank shooting experiencing roller-coaster of emotions

  02-07-2022 19:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Shelli Fryer was wide awake at 2:54 on Canada Day and hoped the stack of messages piling up in recent days could help her close her eyes.
  The 59-year-old Langford, B.C., woman said she’s been having trouble sleeping since Tuesday when she was among those held hostage during a violent bank shooting in Saanich. 
  The messages pouring in since then, she said, have offered some of the comfort she’s sought and commended her bravery during the ordeal.
  “There is just so much love
  
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• Jakobsen overtakes Van Aert on line to win Tour stage 2

  02-07-2022 19:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NYBORG, Denmark — Dutch rider Fabio Jakobsen overtook Wout van Aert right on the line to win the second stage of the Tour de France while Van Aert took the yellow jersey on Saturday.
  It was a first Tour stage win for Jakobsen and a second in two days for the Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl team after Yves Lampaert’s win in Friday’s time trial.
  But Van Aert took the yellow jersey for the first time with a six-second bonus for finishing second, to lead Lampaert by one second overall.
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• Blue Jays starter Kevin Gausman pulled from second inning with injured ankle

  02-07-2022 19:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Blue Jays starter Kevin Gausman was helped off the field in the first game of Toronto’s doubleheader against the Tampa Bay Rays.
  Tampa shortstop Wander Franco hit a comebacker to Gausman in the second inning, with the ball bouncing off the turf and into the pitcher’s ankle.
  Gausman tried to field the ball, but instead fell to his stomach on the Rogers Centre turf.
  Toronto catcher Gabriel Moreno completed the play and threw Diaz out at first, with Gausman still lying p
  
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• Swiatek’s 37-match win streak ends in Wimbledon’s 3rd Rd

  02-07-2022 18:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek’s 37-match winning streak has ended with a straight-set loss to Alize Cornet in the third round at Wimbledon.Swiatek was coming off a title at the French Open but her play was filled with mistakes in the 6-4, 6-2 defeat against the 37th-ranked Cornet of France.Swiatek made 33 unforced errors in the 1-hour, 33-minute contest at No. 1 Court. Cornet made only seven.Swiatek had been unbeaten since February and won her preceding six tournam
  
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• Sainz takes 1st pole, Verstappen booed at British GP

  02-07-2022 18:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SILVERSTONE, England — It took 151 attempts for Carlos Sainz to earn his first Formula One pole. Now he’ll chase that elusive first win.
  But starting alongside Sainz on the front row Sunday at the British Grand Prix will be defending F1 champion Max Verstappen, a year removed from the crash with Lewis Hamilton that turned their title fight into a bitter rivalry.
  Verstappen was booed by some in the crowd after Saturday’s action-packed qualifying session in the rain, and said he
  
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• Canada’s Rory MacDonald advances to PFL playoffs despite loss to Sweden’s Sy

  02-07-2022 18:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ATLANTA — Canadian welterweight Rory (The Red King) MacDonald is headed to the Professional Fighters League playoffs despite losing via decision to Sadibou (The Swedish Denzel) Sy at PFL 6.
  The judges scored Friday night’s bout at Overtime Elite Arena 30-27, 30-27, 29-28 for Sy (11-6-2 with one no-contest).
  The taller Sy was able to fight off MacDonald’s takedown attempts and use his movement to score with punches from range.
  “Preparing for this guy, I swear I woke up in
  
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• A day of celebration: Abbotsford Mayor thrilled with Canada Day festival

  02-07-2022 15:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — It was a sea of red Friday afternoon at the Abbotsford Exhibition Park, with families celebrating Canada Day.
  Abbotsford Mayor Henry Braun said after two years of the festival’s absence, it was exciting to return to traditional celebrations.
  “First of all, I want to wish everybody a happy Canada Day,” Mayor Braun said. “We haven’t been able to do this for a couple of years.”He added, “this Canada Day, Abbotsford is all about celebratin
  
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• Chilliwack catalytic converter thefts prompt RCMP warning | CTV News - CTV News Vancouver

  02-07-2022 15:30 via bc.ctvnews.ca
  
  Chilliwack catalytic converter thefts prompt RCMP warning | CTV News  CTV News Vancouver
  
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• Chilliwack MLA Dan Coulter waxes eloquent on departure decision by BC Premier John Horgan – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  02-07-2022 14:01 via theprogress.com
  
  Chilliwack MLA Dan Coulter waxes eloquent on departure decision by BC Premier John Horgan – Chilliwack Progress  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Anti-Taliban law could be tweaked to get more humanitarian aid to Afghans: minister

  02-07-2022 12:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A law outlawing any dealings with the Taliban, which charities complain is impeding their ability to help needy Afghans, could be adjusted by the federal government to give more flexibility to aid agencies.
  International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan said the government is looking at making changes to the law to create “flexibility” to make humanitarian help easier.
  But, in an interview with The Canadian Press, he insisted Canada would not lift the Taliban’s
  
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• Jan. 6 hearings, abortion fallout casting long shadow over Trump’s comeback hopes

  02-07-2022 12:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — It’s a lesson oddsmakers have long since learned the hard way: never assume the imminent political demise of one Donald Trump.
  But the one-two punch of the congressional investigation into the Capitol Hill riots and the seismic impact of Roe vs. Wade is raising new doubts about Trump’s powers of persuasion.
  “Trump is unfit to be anywhere near power ever again,” the editorial board of the right-wing weekly Washington Examiner, a publication long deferent
  
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• VIDEO: Chilliwack SPCA asks folks to sign up to foster animals after they rescued 9 puppies and mom - Chilliwack Progress

  02-07-2022 09:00 via theprogress.com
  
  VIDEO: Chilliwack SPCA asks folks to sign up to foster animals after they rescued 9 puppies and mom  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Rotary Christmas Parade returns to downtown Chilliwack this year, volunteers needed - Chilliwack Progress

  02-07-2022 09:00 via theprogress.com
  
  Rotary Christmas Parade returns to downtown Chilliwack this year, volunteers needed  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Texas Supreme Court blocks order that resumed abortions

  02-07-2022 07:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Texas Supreme Court has blocked a lower court order that had given some abortion clinics confidence to resume performing abortions.The order handed down Friday night by the state’s highest court comes just days after some abortion providers rushed to resume services.A lower court order issued this week by a Houston judge had reassured some doctors they could temporarily resume abortions up to six weeks into pregnancy.Before that, doctors across Texas had
  
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• Elks down Tiger-Cats 29-25 for first win of CFL season

  02-07-2022 05:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HAMILTON — Jalen Collins recovered a fumble and scored on a 14-yard return in the fourth quarter to give the Edmonton Elks their first win of the season with a 29-25 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Friday.
  Elks defensive back Jeawon Taylor stripped Hamilton quarterback Dane Evans of the ball on a rush to the outside. Collins recovered for his game-winning score with one minute 38 seconds remaining in the game.
  Hamilton’s offence then progressed to the Elks’ 30-yard line, bu
  
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• BCHL Showcase will return to Chilliwack in mid October - BCHL - Castanet.net

  02-07-2022 05:00 via castanet.net
  
  BCHL Showcase will return to Chilliwack in mid October - BCHL  Castanet.net
  
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• JT Poston opens 4-stroke lead in PGA’s John Deere Classic

  02-07-2022 04:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SILVIS, Ill. (AP) — J.T. Poston took a four-stroke lead into the weekend in the PGA Tour’s John Deere Classic, following an opening 9-under 62 with a 65 on Friday at TPC Deere Run.
  Coming off a second-place tie last week in Connecticut after also opening with a 62, Poston got to 15 under with a birdie on the par-4 13th and parred the final six holes in the afternoon round.
  “I feel great,” Poston said. “My last few rounds out here have been great going back into last
  
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• Gilgeous-Alexander pours in 32 points to lead Canada over Dominican Republic

  02-07-2022 03:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HAMILTON — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander drilled a silky smooth three-pointer late in the third quarter Friday, and then flashed three fingers to the delighted crowd. 
  In his first national team appearance in six years, and first game in his hometown since high school, the Oklahoma City Thunder guard scored 15 of his 32 points in a dominant third quarter, leading Canada to a 95-75 victory over the Dominican Republic in World Cup qualifying.
  Canada improved to 5-0. The Dominican Republic dro
  
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• NY overhauls handgun rules in effort to preserve some limits

  02-07-2022 03:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York lawmakers approved a sweeping overhaul Friday of the state’s handgun licensing rules, seeking to preserve some limits on firearms after the Supreme Court ruled that most people have a right to carry a handgun for personal protection.
  The measure, signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul after passing both chambers by wide margins, is almost sure to draw more legal challenges from gun rights advocates who say the state is still putting too many restrictions on who can
  
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• Chilliwack residents celebrate Canada Day with family-friendly activities

  02-07-2022 03:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK – Chilliwack’s Canada Day celebrations had a little something for everyone to enjoy.Families across the city marked the occasion by taking in breakfast at one of two downtown locations, skating downtown, and visiting local fire halls. to mark the occasion.
  Turnout was brisk at Evergreen Hall early Friday morning where the Kiwanis clubs of Sardis and Chilliwack joined together to serve hundreds of hungry diners eager for flapjacks, eggs, and sausages.PML/Image credit: M. Va
  
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• B.C.’s River Forecast Centre downgrades flood watch for the Upper Fraser River

  02-07-2022 01:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The River Forecast Centre has downgraded its flood watch in the Upper Fraser River, issued Wednesday, back to a high streamflow advisory. 
  It says this includes areas from Prince George and upstream tributaries through the Robson Valley and the McGregor River, as well as the Fraser River from Prince George to Quesnel.
  It is also ending a high streamflow advisory for West Road River including tributary rivers and streams around Nazko. 
  The centre issued the initial sta
  
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• Fraser Valley Bandits look to hold on to first place – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  02-07-2022 01:30 via theprogress.com
  
  Fraser Valley Bandits look to hold on to first place – Chilliwack Progress  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Vancouver Canucks ink Brock Boeser to three-year, US$19.95-million deal

  02-07-2022 00:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks have signed restricted free agent Brock Boeser to a new deal.The 25-year-old right-winger agreed to a three-year contract worth US$6.65 million per year, the team announced Friday.
  Boeser, who hails from Burnsville, Minn., put up 46 points (23 goals, 23 assists) in 71 games last season.At the end of the campaign, he told reporters he had been struggling with the declining health of his father, Duke, who died at the end of May following a long battle with c
  
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• Doubles lift Blue Jays over Rays in Toronto’s first Canada Day home game since 2019

  02-07-2022 00:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Bo Bichette, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Alejandro Kirk hit three consecutive doubles as the Blue Jays cruised past the Tampa Bay Rays 9-2 on Friday in Toronto’s first home game on Canada Day since 2019.
  The Blue Jays played in Dunedin, Fla., and Buffalo, N.Y. for most of the 2020 and 2021 seasons due to COVID-19 regulations.
  Lourdes Gurriel Jr. had a solo home run in the seventh inning for Toronto (44-33) and George Springer batted two runs in with a single in the sixth.
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• Police, heavy security greet protests and celebrations alike in downtown Ottawa – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  02-07-2022 00:23 via theprogress.com
  
  Police, heavy security greet protests and celebrations alike in downtown Ottawa – Chilliwack Progress  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Quebec moving day could see record number of tenants without somewhere to live

  02-07-2022 00:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — A Quebec housing advocacy group says it’s worried there will be a record number of households left without somewhere to live as the majority of leases in the province expire.
  The Front d’action populaire en réaménagement urbain says it is aware of 750 renter households that had not found somewhere to live as of June 30. 
  Véronique Laflamme, the group’s spokeswoman, says that’s an increase from 420 households that found themselves
  
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