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• Highway 1 closed from Revelstoke and Golden due to avalanche ... - Chilliwack Progress

  24-12-2022 23:15 via news.google.com
  Highway 1 closed from Revelstoke and Golden due to avalanche ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• SOUND OFF: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau statement on Christmas

  24-12-2022 23:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Merry Christmas, everyone!
  Like millions of Canadians, my family is excited to gather around the Christmas tree and spend some quality time together. It’s the time of year when things slow down a little bit, when Christmas movies – including Die Hard – are on repeat, when some of us keep an ear out for the sound of reindeer on the roof, and when we all take a moment to appreciate those who make our lives special.
  This year, I’m thinking of Canadians who go the extra mile
  
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• Singletary, Cook lead way as Bills beat Bears for AFC East

  24-12-2022 22:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHICAGO (AP) — Devin Singletary and James Cook ran for long touchdowns in the third quarter, and the Buffalo Bills clinched the AFC East title by beating the Bears 35-13 on Saturday in one of the coldest games played in Chicago.
  Josh Allen ran for a TD and threw for another in the game’s closing minutes, breaking a tie with Hall of Famer Dan Marino for the most touchdowns in a player’s first five NFL seasons. It highlighted an otherwise subpar outing that helped the Bills (12-3
  
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• Chiefs dump Seahawks 24-10, stay tied for AFC’s best record

  24-12-2022 22:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score, Kansas City shut down Geno Smith and Seattle’s slumping offense and the Chiefs rolled to a 24-10 victory over the Seahawks on Saturday.
  Travis Kelce had six catches for 113 yards, and Kadarius Toney and Jerick McKinnon had touchdown catches as the AFC West champion Chiefs (12-3) remained tied with Buffalo for the conference’s best record with two games to go.
  The Chiefs stopped the Seahawks
  
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• Five people killed in multiple fires amid winter storm, police say

  24-12-2022 22:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Authorities are urging people without power to be careful after five people died in a series of deadly fires in Quebec, two of which are under investigation by provincial police. 
  Three people are dead, including a 36-year-old woman, after a fire in Saint-Basile, Que., near Quebec City.
  Provincial police say firefighters were called to a triplex in the town around 4:30 a.m. on Saturday morning. 
  Police spokesman Sgt. Nicolas Scholtus said the fire appears to have start
  
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• ‘Gonna be a lot of fun’: Blue Jays’ newest addition Varsho excited for opportunity

  24-12-2022 21:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Though he was first shocked when he got the news, Daulton Varsho is viewing his recent trade to the Toronto Blue Jays as potentially being one of the best things that could happen to him.
  The former Arizona Diamondback was sent to Toronto in exchange for outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and catcher Gabriel Moreno on Friday.
  “You think you’re going to stay at one spot your whole career and usually that never happens,” Varsho told reporters on a video call Saturday.
  
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• Ovechkin, Georgiev, Pettersson named NHL’s three stars of the week - Chilliwack Progress

  24-12-2022 21:40 via news.google.com
  Ovechkin, Georgiev, Pettersson named NHL’s three stars of the week  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Lake loses suit over her defeat in Arizona governor’s race

  24-12-2022 20:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  PHOENIX (AP) — A judge has thrown out Republican Kari Lake’s challenge of her defeat in the Arizona governor’s race to Democrat Katie Hobbs, rejecting her claim that problems with ballot printers at some polling places on Election Day were the result of intentional misconduct.In a decision Saturday, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Peter Thompson, who was appointed by then-Republican Gov. Jan Brewer, found that the court did not find clear and convincing evidence of the wid
  
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• The latest news on winter storms complicating holiday travel across Canada

  24-12-2022 19:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The latest news on storms and other extreme weather shutting down power and creating difficult travel conditions at the peak of the holiday season across Canada:
  1:21 p.m.
  Most of southern British Columbia remains under winter storm or rainfall warnings with Environment Canada suggesting the Metro Vancouver area could see 25 to 50 millimetres of rain today.
  On Vancouver Island, as much as 125 millimetres of rain is expected.
  The weather agency warns that the heavy rainfall could lead to localize
  
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• Ministry of Transportation clarifies that Highway 3 will not be closed today

  24-12-2022 19:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MANNING PARK — Highway 3 between Sunshine Valley and Princeton won’t be closed after all today.The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure clarified just after 10 a.m. Saturday morning (Christmas Eve) that a tweet from Manning Park Lodge about Highway 3 being closed for avalanche control purposes wasn’t exactly correct.“We have confirmed that the tweet from Manning Park Lodge about a closure for avalanche control was sent in error,” Drive B.C. wrote on Twitter
  
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• Highway 1 closed between Hwy. 9 and Hope, east of Chilliwack

  24-12-2022 18:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure announced that Highway 1 east of Chilliwack, from the Highway 9 (Agassiz) juncture to Hope, is now closed.The provincial agency made the sudden closure due to what it called rapidly deteriorating conditions on the highway.
  “Highway 1 is closed from Highway 9 to Hope due to rapidly deteriorating road conditions and multiple vehicle incidents,” Drive B.C. wrote.Alternate routes are available via Highway 7, Drive B.C.
  
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• Libraries, rec centres closed today due to weather conditions

  24-12-2022 18:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Formidable freezing rain and icy, slippery roads have led to the closure of several civic facilities in Chilliwack on Christmas Eve.
  The Fraser Valley Regional Library system confirmed Friday night that the Chilliwack and Sardis libraries are closed today and will reopen on Wednesday, December 28.Similarly, the YMCA of Greater Vancouver and City of Chilliwack announced this morning that the Cheam Leisure Centre and Chilliwack Landing Centre are all closed due to poor weather c
  
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• Ovechkin, Georgiev, Pettersson named NHL’s three stars of the week

  24-12-2022 18:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Washington Capitals left-winger Alex Ovechkin, Colorado Avalanche goaltender Alexandar Georgiev and Vancouver Canucks centre Elias Pettersson have been named the NHL’s three stars of the week.
  Ovechkin had two goals and four assists as the Capitals won all three of their games on the week. The 37-year-old also furthered his name in the history books, passing Gordie Howe for second on the NHL’s all-time career goals list.
  Needing two to pass Howe, Ovechkin scored twice in a 4-1 over t
  
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• Winter storm warning continues for Coquihalla, Highway 3 ... - Chilliwack Progress

  24-12-2022 18:00 via news.google.com
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• Canada’s breakout sports stars of 2022 to keep an eye out for in the future

  24-12-2022 17:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  As 2023 approaches, a look back at some of the success stories in Canadian sports warrants recognition for the exciting new stars of the future.
  The Canadian Press dives into Canada’s breakout stars of 2022 to keep an eye out for in the years to come.
  SUMMER MCINTOSH, SWIMMING
  The Toronto native wasn’t an unknown entering 2022, but McIntosh brightened her star on just about every stage she could. After an Olympic showing that saw her finish fourth in two events last year, the 16-year
  
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• Trudeau says Canada is fortunate to be a ‘country of peace’ in Christmas message

  24-12-2022 17:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is asking Canadians to remind themselves how fortunate they are “to live in a country of peace.”
  Trudeau says in his annual Christmas address that it’s the season when life slows down and “Christmas movies, including Die Hard, are on repeat.”
  But he says that 2022 was a challenging year and acknowledges that for some, the holidays won’t be easy.
  This holiday season marks a return to more normalcy for millions of Can
  
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• Port Mann Bridge still closed, may reopen over lunch today; Alex Fraser open again

  24-12-2022 16:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SURREY — At least one major Lower Mainland bridge is back in service, but another primary one for Fraser Valley residents remained closed as of Saturday morning (Dec. 24).The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure reported Saturday morning that the Port Mann Bridge in both directions is still closed this morning, but may reopen between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. later today.It says winter operations are occurring between Port Mann Bridge and Port Mann East Service Rd for 0.5 km (Surrey). It
  
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• Paradox between warming climate and intense snowstorms, say scientists

  24-12-2022 16:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  FREDERICTON — There is a complex, counterintuitive relationship between rising global temperatures and the likelihood of increasingly intense snowstorms across Canada.
  Winters are becoming on average milder and warmer than they used to be, but there has also been a noted rise across the country in extreme weather events, such as intense snowstorms, said John Clague, a professor of geosciences at Simon Fraser University, in Burnaby, B.C. 
  People might think it illogical that parts of t
  
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• Free ice skating at MP Mark Strahl’s New Year’s Skating Party Friday, Dec. 30

  24-12-2022 16:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — If and when the kids have gone stir crazy in the house, and there’s still another week of winter break for parents to grapple with, make plans to get out of the house next week for a free New Year’s ice skating event in Chilliwack.Chilliwack-Hope MP Mark Strahl will host another instalment of his annual New Year’s Eve Skating Party on Friday, December 30 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Chilliwack Coliseum, 45323 Hodgins Avenue.The event is free and there
  
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• Highway 3 east of Hope to close today for avalanche hazard control

  24-12-2022 15:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HOPE — For those brave enough to hit the highways following the latest winter storm, Highway 3 (Crowsnest) east of Hope probably won’t be one of your transportation options today.
  Manning Park Resort, located east of Hope, announced yesterday that Highway 3 will be closed for Avalanche Hazard Control starting later this morning (Dec. 24), for a period of up to 24 hours. The highway will be closed east of Hope, and west of Princeton.
  “During this time, the highway will be closed
  
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• Taliban ban women from working for domestic, foreign NGOs

  24-12-2022 15:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban government in Afghanistan on Saturday ordered all foreign and domestic non-governmental groups to suspend employing women.The order came in a letter from Economy Minister Qari Din Mohammed Hanif, which said that any NGO found not complying with the order will have their operating license revoked in Afghanistan.The contents of the letter were confirmed to The Associated Press on Saturday by ministry spokesman, Abdul Rahman Habib.
  THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS
  
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• EDITORIAL: The holiday season doesn’t need to be perfect - Chilliwack Progress

  24-12-2022 14:30 via news.google.com
  EDITORIAL: The holiday season doesn’t need to be perfect  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Kurds, anti-racism groups gather after deadly Paris shooting

  24-12-2022 13:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  PARIS (AP) — Kurdish activists, left-wing politicians and anti-racism groups demonstrated Saturday in Paris after three people were killed at a Kurdish cultural center in an attack that prosecutors say was racially motivated.
  The shooting in a bustling neighborhood of central Paris also wounded three people, and stirred up concerns about hate crimes against minority groups at a time when far-right voices have gained prominence in France and around Europe in recent years.
  The suspected atta
  
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• Whistleblower group criticizes federal review of wrongdoing disclosure regime

  24-12-2022 12:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — An advocacy group for those who reveal wrongdoing says it cannot support a new task force looking at the federal whistleblowing regime because it lacks someone with “lived experience” as an actual whistleblower.
  In a letter to Treasury Board President Mona Fortier, Whistleblowing Canada Research Society president Pamela Forward calls the absence a “shocking omission.”
  The group, which works to advance education and understanding of the whistleblowing phenom
  
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• Good riddance: Most Canadians feel 2022 was worse than 2021, poll suggests

  24-12-2022 12:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Many Canadians will be saying “good riddance” to 2022 as it draws to a close, a new poll suggests, with more people comparing it unfavourably to 2021 than saying it was a better year.
  Polling firm Leger asked Canadians at the beginning of December what their impressions were of the past year and how their outlook was shaping up for 2023. 
  It found that 31 per cent of respondents felt this year was worse for them than last year and only 21 per cent said it was bett
  
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• Weather warnings in place across Canada as fierce storms move across the country

  24-12-2022 10:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Weather warnings remain in place across the country as major storms continue to dump snow and freezing rain on Quebec, Ontario and B.C., and batter the Atlantic provinces with heavy rain and powerful winds.
  Hundreds of thousands of customers have been left without power in the final hours before Christmas, with hydro crews working around the clock to get the lights back on.
  A Hydro-Quebec spokesman said about 1,000 workers were repairing power lines to restore electricity to approximately 366,58
  
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• Andersson’s OT goal gives Flames 3-2 win over Ducks

  24-12-2022 07:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Rasmus Andersson scored 2:24 into overtime and the Calgary Flames beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 on Friday night.
  Andersson beat Lukas Dostal with a wrist shot from the right circle to extend Calgary’s point streak to four games, with three wins in that stretch.
  Michael Stone and Brett Ritchie also scored, and Jacob Markstrom made 21 saves as the Flames wrapped up a successful four-game California road trip.
  Mason McTavish and Jakob Silfverberg had power-play goals
  
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• Police: 1 teenager killed in Mall of America shooting

  24-12-2022 06:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) — A teenager was killed during a shooting at the Mall of America on Friday that sent frightened customers at the nation’s largest shopping center racing into a lockdown just before the holiday weekend, police said.
  Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges said the victim was a 19-year-old man. A bystander’s jacket was also grazed by a bullet.
  There appeared to be some type of altercation between two groups and at one point, someone pulled out a gun and sho
  
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• Horvat leads Canucks to 5-2 road win over Oilers

  24-12-2022 05:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — Bo Horvat had two goals and two assists and J.T. Miller had a pair of goals as the Vancouver Canucks headed into the Christmas holiday break on a high note with a 5-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Friday night.
  Ilya Mikheyev also scored for the Canucks (15-15-3) who have won two in a row.
  Derek Ryan and Connor McDavid responded with goals for the Oilers (18-15-2) who have lost four of their last five.
  The Oilers opened the scoring midway through the first period when Warre
  
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• Johnston’s late goal pushes Stars to 4-2 win over Canadiens

  24-12-2022 05:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DALLAS (AP) — Wyatt Johnston scored Dallas’ third power-play goal with five minutes remaining and the Stars rallied past the Montreal Canadiens 4-2 on Friday night.
  Roope Hintz scored twice on primary assists from Jason Robertson, and Joel Kiviranta added an empty-netter with 17 seconds left. Jake Oettinger made 22 saves for the Stars, who are 4-1-1 in their last six games.
  Johnston put his own rebound past Jake Allen, giving the rookie a three-game goal streak. At 19 years and 223 d
  
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• Three families mark Christmas together - Chilliwack Progress

  24-12-2022 05:00 via news.google.com
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• Police: Mall of America on lockdown after reported shooting

  24-12-2022 04:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) — The Mall of America has been placed on lockdown after a reported shooting, police in Minnesota said Friday.
  The Bloomington Police Department said police and emergency medical crews were on the scene of a “reported shooting” at the mall. Police said the mall had been placed on lockdown.
  Videos posted on social media showed shoppers hiding in stores. The reported shooting comes as shopping centers and malls across the U.S. see an influx of shoppers just
  
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• Siakam and Anunoby score 26, Raptors beat Cavs 118-107

  24-12-2022 04:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Pascal Siakam had 26 points and nine assists, O.G. Anunoby scored 26 points and the Toronto Raptors rolled to a 118-107 victory over the Cavaliers on Friday night, becoming the first East team to win in Cleveland this season.
  Scottie Barnes scored 25 points and Fred VanVleet added 18, helping Toronto beat the Cavaliers for the third time in three games this season. The Raptors made a season-high 19 3-pointers, with Anunoby tying his career best with six.
  Siakam, who scored
  
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• Ovechkin moves into 2nd on goals list, Caps beat Jets 4-1

  24-12-2022 04:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored his 801st and 802nd goals to pass Gordie Howe for second on the NHL career list, and the Washington Capitals beat the Winnipeg Jets 4-1 Friday night to extend their winning streak to four.
  Ovechkin scored into an empty net with a minute left in the third period to set off a wild celebration by teammates and a standing ovation from the crowd, which chanted “Ovi! Ovi!” Washington’s longtime captain scored in the first period to match H
  
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• Bedard leads Canadian juniors past Finland 5-3 in final tune-up test

  24-12-2022 03:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HALIFAX — After a couple easy tune-up tests, Canada had to battle from start to finish on Friday night to defeat Finland 5-3 in the final exhibition game ahead of the world junior men’s hockey championship.
  Canada, which beat Switzerland 6-0 on Monday, and Slovakia 6-1 on Wednesday, needed a power-play goal from Connor Bedard at 14:21 to post the victory. It was Bedard’s second power-play goal of the game. Logan Stankoven iced the game with an empty-net goal at 19:46.
  Brennan O
  
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• Ovechkin scores 801st goal, ties Howe for 2nd overall

  24-12-2022 02:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin has tied Gordie Howe for second on the NHL career goals list.
  Ovechkin scored his 801st goal during the first period of the Washington Capitals’ game against the Winnipeg Jets on Friday night. He received a drop pass from Dylan Strome at the top of the right circle and slid a wrist shot between the pads of David Rittich with 1:28 left in the period.
  Ovechkin ended a four-game goal drought and matched Howe more than a week since becoming the third playe
  
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• LETTER: Chilliwack municipal tax increase should not be inevitable - Chilliwack Progress

  24-12-2022 00:30 via news.google.com
  LETTER: Chilliwack municipal tax increase should not be inevitable  Chilliwack Progress
  
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