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• Four cows have been captured in a small Quebec town after months on the loose

  18-12-2022 23:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  QUEBEC — After several months on the run, four cows from a herd of runaway cattle were captured on Saturday night in St-Sévère, Que. 
  The regional chapter of the Union des producteurs agricoles says the cows were transported back to their original farm on Sunday morning. 
  Specialists examined the cows after their capture and confirmed the animals were in good shape. 
  The union says weather conditions over the last few days prevented the entire herd from being c
  
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• Kaprizov, Wild beat Senators 4-2 for 5th straight win

  18-12-2022 23:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov had a goal and two assists for the Minnesota Wild, who held on to beat the Ottawa Senators 4-2 on Sunday afternoon for their fifth straight win.
  Mats Zuccarello had a goal and an assist and Jared Spurgeon also scored. Sam Steel had two assists to back Filip Gustavsson in his stoppage of Ottawa’s four-game winning streak with 25 saves against his former team.
  Mark Kastelic spoiled the shutout bid for Gustavsson with a goal early in the third peri
  
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• Humphries, Love win women’s World Cup bobsled race for US

  18-12-2022 23:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) — Kaillie Humphries learned to drive at Mount Van Hoevenberg. And she clearly hasn’t forgotten how.
  Humphries teamed with fellow U.S. Olympian Kaysha Love on Sunday to win a women’s World Cup bobsled race. It was her 29th career World Cup win in the two-person event; of those, six have come in Lake Placid, more than any other track.
  Humphries finished two runs in 1 minute, 54.93 seconds. It was Love’s second World Cup victory and her first appearanc
  
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• Jewish festival of lights begins in Ukraine as battles rage - Chilliwack Progress

  18-12-2022 22:55
  Jewish festival of lights begins in Ukraine as battles rage  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Argentina fans delighted over thrilling World Cup win against France - Chilliwack Progress

  18-12-2022 22:55
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• Argentina fans delighted over thrilling World Cup win against France

  18-12-2022 21:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Canadian soccer fans stood in chilly pre-dawn lineups, painted their faces and ultimately wound up on a wild ride on Sunday as they packed bars to take in a particularly tense World Cup final. 
  But it was Team Argentina’s fans who ultimately got to celebrate after the squad headed by superstar Lionel Messi secured the win in penalty shots. 
  At Cafe Diplomatico in Toronto’s Little Italy neighbourhood, fans in a packed tent screamed and jumped up when Argentin
  
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• Canadian men’s relay team wins gold at short-track speedskating World Cup

  18-12-2022 21:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ALMATY, Kazakhstan — The national men’s relay team won gold for the third straight competition to lead Canada to a three-medal performance Sunday at a short-track speedskating World Cup. 
  Jordan Pierre-Gilles of Sherbrooke, Que., made a late pass in the entry of the final corner as Canada held off a Dutch team to finish first in six minutes 54.891 seconds. 
  Pascal Dion, William Dandjinou and Maxime Laoun, all from Montreal, joined Pierre-Gilles in the final. The Netherlands
  
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• CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted – Week of December 18, 2022

  18-12-2022 21:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Here are three people wanted by police in our region this week. This list isprovided by Crime Stoppers.Name: Lionel Julian HillerAge: 31
  Height: 5’8” ft
  Weight: 160lbs
  Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown
  Wanted: Sexual Offence
  Warrant in effect: December 6, 2022Parole Jurisdiction: Vancouver, BC
  Name: Christopher CudneyAge: 40
  Height: 5’11” ft
  Weight: 201lbs
  Hair: Brown Eyes: Green
  Wanted: Assault
  Warrant in effect: December 13, 2022
  Parole Jurisdiction: Chilliwack
  
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• Shiffrin takes win No. 77 to move within 5 of Vonn’s record

  18-12-2022 20:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin’s first speed race weekend of the women’s World Cup season went so well, she believes it might make her even faster in her core technical events, too.
  The four-time overall champion won a super-G Sunday to top off her weekend with career win No. 77.
  The result leaves the American skier five wins short of the women’s record set by her former teammate Lindsey Vonn.
  Shiffrin finished sixth and fourth, respectively, in two downh
  
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• Braathen, the skier and fashion designer, wins Alta Badia GS

  18-12-2022 20:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LA VILLA, Italy (AP) — Lucas Braathen might be just the type of personality that skiing needs to join Marco Odermatt among the younger generation taking over the sport.
  The 22-year-old Norwegian with a Brazilian mother and a taste for fashion — he’s got a line of jewelry for sale — showed off his skills on the slopes by winning one of the biggest giant slalom races of the World Cup season in Alta Badia on Sunday.
  It was a second consecutive victory for Braathen, who won a
  
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• Canadian swimmer Maggie Mac Neil sets world record at short course worlds

  18-12-2022 20:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MELBOURNE, Australia — Canada’s Maggie Mac Neil closed out the FINA World Swimming Championships in style on Sunday by setting a world record in the women’s 100-metre butterfly.
  Mac Neil, from London, Ont., finished in 54.05 seconds to trim over a half-second off American Kelsi Dahlia’s previous mark (54.59). 
  Canada won five medals on the day to bring the team’s total to 14 for the week.
  Rebecca Smith of Red Deer, Alta., won silver in the women’s 200 fre
  
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• Snow causing havoc through parts of Lower Mainland, moving into Fraser Valley

  18-12-2022 20:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — Motorists in the Lower Mainland are being warned about travel along Highway 1 as a winter storm bears down on the region.
  In a news release this morning (Dec. 18), the Ministry of Transportation is advising drivers of possible detours and closures on Highway 1 westbound through North Vancouver between Mountain Highway and Lynn Valley Road.
  The ministry news release says, “police are dealing with spun-out vehicles westbound at the bottom of the cut. Tow trucks are restoring
  
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• Two dead, one critically injured in Langley intersection crash - Chilliwack Progress

  18-12-2022 20:00
  Two dead, one critically injured in Langley intersection crash  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Governments move closer to deal at biodiversity conference - Chilliwack Progress

  18-12-2022 20:00
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• Messi wins World Cup, Argentina beats France on penalties - Chilliwack Progress

  18-12-2022 19:00
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• Messi wins World Cup, Argentina beats France on penalties

  18-12-2022 19:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — Lionel Messi finally won the biggest prize in soccer as Argentina beat France 4-2 in a penalty shootout Sunday to claim a third World Cup title despite Kylian Mbappé scoring the first hat trick in a final in 56 years.
  Gonzalo Montiel scored the clinching penalty kick as Argentina won after a 3-3 draw.
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• BREAKING: Messi wins World Cup, Argentina beats France on ... - Chilliwack Progress

  18-12-2022 19:00
  BREAKING: Messi wins World Cup, Argentina beats France on ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Shane Wright to serve as Canadian captain at upcoming world juniors

  18-12-2022 18:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ST. STEPHEN, N.B. — Forward Shane Wright will serve as Canadian captain at the upcoming IIHF World Junior Championship. 
  Hockey Canada issued a news release Sunday saying Ethan Del Mastro, Nathan Gaucher, Logan Stankoven and Dylan Guenther will share alternate captain duties.
  The 18-year-old Wright was drafted fourth overall by the Seattle Kraken last July. 
  He has split this season between Seattle and AHL Coachella Valley.
  Canada will try to defend its world juniors title when t
  
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• Moscow accuses Ottawa of leading effort to undermine soldiers, summons ambassador

  18-12-2022 18:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Russia’s ambassador to Canada says Ottawa is at the vanguard of a social media effort he argues is meant to demoralize Russian soldiers.
  In an interview with Russian state media, Oleg Stepanov chided Canada’s foreign affairs department for frequently posting unflattering information about the war in Ukraine, particularly recent tweets about Russian men fleeing a military draft.
  The ambassador said Russians have no choice but to defend their country, saying “histo
  
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• Snowfall and low temperatures expected to continue Sunday ... - Chilliwack Progress

  18-12-2022 17:30
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• Spruce Kings comeback in Chilliwack falls short - My PG Now

  18-12-2022 17:24
  Spruce Kings comeback in Chilliwack falls short  My PG Now
  
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• ‘One side or the other’: Coutts, Alta. still a village divided after convoy blockade

  18-12-2022 16:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  COUTTS, Alta. — The sound of blaring horns that echoed through this village 10 months ago has been replaced by the steady hum of semi-trailer trucks filing through the border crossing between Alberta and the United States.
  There is an undercurrent in the community of 250 people, belied by a smiley face on its water tower, that suggests an ongoing division dating back to three weeks in late January, when a convoy of truckers and their supporters shut the border in protest of COVID-19 restri
  
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• ‘Hallowed space’: Divers pull 275 artifacts from 2022 excavation of Franklin ship

  18-12-2022 16:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Eleven metres below the surface of the Northwest Passage, deep within the wreck of one of Capt. John Franklin’s doomed ships, something caught the eye of diver Ryan Harris.
  Harris was in the middle of the 2022 field season on the wreck of HMS Erebus. The team had been hauling dozens of artifacts to the surface — elaborate table settings, a lieutenant’s epaulets still in their case, a lens from someone’s eyeglasses. 
  But this, sitting within the steward’s pantry
  
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• CRIMESTOPPERS: ‘Most wanted’ for the week of Dec. 18 - Chilliwack Progress

  18-12-2022 14:30
  CRIMESTOPPERS: ‘Most wanted’ for the week of Dec. 18  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Pierre Poilievre thinks he can win over new Canadians. Here’s how he plans to do it.

  18-12-2022 13:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — A young Pierre Poilievre sits in front of a room of Conservative faithful and explains their party’s strategy for winning a majority mandate.That hasn’t happened yet. It’s 2009 and while the Tories have won two federal elections, they’ve remained in minority territory for three years.“We will win a majority if we appeal to naturally conservative-inclined voters and get them out to vote, and we turn small-c conservative immigrants into big-C Conservati
  
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• China to present biodiversity framework for approval at COP15 this morning

  18-12-2022 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Chinese Environment Minister Huang Runqiu is expected to present the text of a new global agreement to protect nature at COP15 in Montreal this morning.
  The final draft comes after nearly two weeks of negotiations among 196 nations who are part of the UN biodiversity convention seeking a new deal to halt the human destruction of nature and to begin to restore what has already been lost.
  The United Nations says three-quarters of the world’s land has been altered by human ac
  
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• Gustafsson stars as Ovechkin, Capitals beat Maple Leafs 5-2

  18-12-2022 09:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Erik Gustafsson recorded his first career hat trick to steal the spotlight from Alex Ovechkin’s latest pursuit of hockey history and help the Washington Capitals beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 Saturday night.Ovechkin called for fans to throw hats on to the ice after Gustafsson’s third goal of the game early in the third period. Many chanted “Ovi! Ovi!” after he checked Maple Leafs defenseman Conor Timmins into the bench in the second, but they di
  
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• Connor extends streak, Winnipeg Jets hand Vancouver Canucks lopsided loss

  18-12-2022 06:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER, Wash. — Kyle Connor extended his point streak with a goal and an assist and the Winnipeg Jets downed the Vancouver Canucks 5-1 on Saturday. 
  Sam Gagner also scored and had a helper for the Jets (20-9-1), while Kyle Capobianco, Neal Pionk and Axel Jonsson-Fjallby all added goals. Pierre-Luc Dubois contributed three assists.
  Bo Horvat replied for Vancouver with a power-play marker midway through the third period. 
  Winnipeg netminder Connor Hellebuyck made 22 saves and im
  
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• Hagel scores twice as Tampa Bay Lightning rout Montreal Canadiens 5-1

  18-12-2022 04:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Branden Hagel scored two goals and added an assist as the Tampa Bay Lightning laid a 5-1 beating on the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday at the Bell Centre. 
  Nicholas Paul, Anthony Cirelli and Nikita Kucherov also scored for Tampa, while Steven Stamkos picked up two assists.
  Andrei Vasilevskiy made 22 saves as the Lightning (20—9-1) extended their winning streak to five games.
  Nick Suzuki scored the lone goal for the Canadiens, who have now dropped three straight.
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• Gustafsson hat trick helps Capitals beat Samsonov, Leafs 5-2

  18-12-2022 04:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Erik Gustafsson recorded his first career hat trick to steal the spotlight from Alex Ovechkin’s latest pursuit of hockey history and help the Washington Capitals beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 Saturday night.Ovechkin called for fans to throw hats on to the ice after Gustafsson’s third goal of the game early in the third period. Many chanted “Ovi! Ovi!” after he checked Maple Leafs defenseman Conor Timmins into the bench in the second, but they di
  
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• Tydel Foods on pace to deliver over 900 Christmas meals to those less fortunate in Chilliwack

  18-12-2022 03:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Brigida Crosbie originally thought she’d be handing out somewhere in the neighbourhood of 500 meals or so, possibly more.Thanks to the generous hearts of a Chilliwack community that stepped up to assist Crosbie and help make Christmas brighter, that original goal is history.
  Crosbie wrote on Facebook Saturday evening. (Dec. 17) that over 400 meals have been distributed in the Chilliwack community, and another 200 are slated to go out before Thursday, December 22 to peopl
  
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• North Korea launches ballistic missile off east coast

  18-12-2022 03:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired a ballistic missile Sunday off its east coast, South Korean and Japanese officials said.
  South Korea’s Joint Chief of Staff said the launch occurred Sunday morning but gave no further details. The Japanese Prime Minister’s Office also confirmed the launch.
  The launch came three days after North Korea said it tested a “high-thrust solid-fuel motor” for a new strategic weapon, a development that could allow it to possess a m
  
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• Defending World Cup title a priority for Canadian speedskater Laurent Dubreuil

  18-12-2022 01:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CALGARY — Laurent Dubreuil says his bad races still have to be good in order to defend his World Cup speedskating title in the men’s 500 metres.
  The Canadian sprinter placed third Saturday just three hundredths of a second back of victor Kim Jun-Ho of South Korea in Calgary’s Olympic Oval.
  Dubreuil is the reigning World Cup champion in the 500. 
  He’s won twice and has yet to to finish off the podium in four races to start this season to top the standings again.
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• Dostal makes 46 saves as visiting Anaheim Ducks down Edmonton Oilers

  18-12-2022 01:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — Ryan Strome had a goal and an assist as the Anaheim Ducks stunned the Edmonton Oilers with a 4-3 victory on Saturday afternoon. 
  Lukas Dostal made 46 saves and Sam Carrick, Cam Fowler and John Klingberg also scored for the Ducks (9-20-3) who have won two games in a row. Both those wins came in regulation time, giving the Ducks just three victories that didn’t require overtime this season.
  Darnell Nurse, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Connor McDavid replied for the Oilers (17
  
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• Feds, Northwest Territories to create Indigenous protected area for Great Bear Lake

  18-12-2022 00:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — The federal government, the Northwest Territories and the Délı̨nę Got’ı̨nę government signed off on a plan Saturday to create an Indigenous protected area around Great Bear Lake.
  The three governments signed a letter of intent at the COP15 biodiversity conference in Montreal in what the First Nation describes as a major win, having fought to have the lake declared an Indigenous protected and conserved area.
  “Our people have kept i
  
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• Sarault picks up second short-track World Cup gold in as many weeks

  18-12-2022 00:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ALMATY, Kazakhstan — Canada’s Courtney Sarault picked up where she left off, racing to a second short-track speedskating World Cup victory in as many weeks.The Moncton skater won the 1,000 metres on Saturday, edging Hanne Desmet of Belgium and Korea’s Shim Suk Hee.Sarault, the overall silver medallist in the 2021 world championships, stuck to the middle of the pack for much of the race, before making a move to the front with one lap remaining. She never relinquished her lead.
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