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• Doncic, Mavs top Lakers 124-115 to celebrate Nowitzki statue

  25-12-2022 23:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic scored 32 points, Tim Hardaway Jr. had 16 of his 26 points in a huge third quarter for Dallas and the Mavericks beat the Los Angeles Lakers 124-115 on Sunday.
  Christian Wood added 30 points and tied a career high with seven assists as the Mavericks finished off a celebration of Dirk Nowitzki’s statue unveiling by winning just the second Christmas Day home game in franchise history.
  Dallas took its first lead during a 51-point third quarter, the highest-scori
  
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• Kathy Whitworth, winningest golfer in history, dies at 83

  25-12-2022 23:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Kathy Whitworth set a benchmark in golf no one has ever touched, whether it was Sam Snead or Tiger Woods, Mickey Wright or Annika Sorenstam. Her 88 victories are the most by any player on a single professional tour.
  Whitworth, whose LPGA Tour victories spanned nearly a quarter-century and who became the first woman to earn $1 million on the LPGA, died on Christmas Eve, her longtime partner said. She was 83.
  Bettye Odle did not disclose a cause of death, saying only that Whitworth died suddenly S
  
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• ‘Hundreds’ of Canadians stranded for days in Mexico after Sunwing cancellations

  25-12-2022 23:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Hundreds of Canadians are stranded in Cancún, Mexico and don’t know how they’ll get home after their Sunwing flights were cancelled last week.
  Passengers say they’ve been shuffled from hotel to hotel after sleeping on floors at the airport and in lobbies, saying there’s no end in sight to their ordeal.
  “We just want to go home,” said Tess Friedenberger, who was scheduled to fly home to Calgary on Dec. 22 aboard a Sunwing flight from Mexico. “I nev
  
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• 10 questions with Santa and Mrs. Claus - Chilliwack Progress

  25-12-2022 23:00
  10 questions with Santa and Mrs. Claus  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Tagovailoa throws 3 picks, Packers defeat Dolphins 26-20

  25-12-2022 22:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Green Bay’s defense intercepted Tua Tagovailoa three times in the fourth quarter to help the Packers come from behind to defeat the Miami Dolphins 26-20 and keep their playoff hopes alive.
  Aaron Rodgers threw for 238 yards and a touchdown and had one interception for the Packers (7-8), who have won their last three games after starting the season 4-8.
  Miami (8-7) lost its fourth straight game and must win its final two to make the postseason.
  The Dolphins t
  
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• RCMP report four killed in Christmas eve bus crash southeast of Merritt

  25-12-2022 21:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  KAMLOOPS —RCMP have confirmed four people were killed when their bus rolled over on an icy highway Christmas eve near Merritt.
  The mounties released a statement saying multiple people were injured in the crash on the Okanagan Connector. The Interior Health Authority had reported earlier that 53 people were sent to hospitals following the crash.
  B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix issued a series of Christmas Day tweets. “Our hearts go out to everyone impacted by the accident on Hwy 97C l
  
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• Mavs unveil Nowitzki statue before Christmas game vs. Lakers

  25-12-2022 21:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DALLAS (AP) — Dirk Nowitzki stood with his son Max, both ready to push the lever that would unveil the statue of the retired Dallas Mavericks star outside the team’s arena.
  It already had been revealed that the statue depicted Nowitzki’s signature one-legged fadeaway jumper. Not that there ever was any question.
  “That jump shot, just going up to the sky, creating all type of rain,” said Los Angeles Lakers coach Darvin Ham, whose team was playing the Mavericks in the
  
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• Canada urges Taliban to reverse decision on banning women from NGO work

  25-12-2022 21:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Canada’s international development minister is calling on the Taliban to reverse its decision to bar women from working at non-governmental organizations in Afghanistan. 
  Harjit Sajjan’s comments come as several major international aid groups announce plans to suspend operations in the country, taken over by the Taliban, a listed terrorist entity, in August 2021. 
  A joint statement by Save the Children, CARE International and the Norwegian Refugee Council sai
  
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• Power outages have thousands of Eastern Canadians shivering on Christmas Day as stormy conditions persist

  25-12-2022 21:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Thousands of Canadians woke up in the dark on Christmas Day as power outages caused by ferocious winter conditions persisted across Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick.
  A state of emergency continued in southern Ontario’s Niagara Region as crews grappled with impassable roads and wildly blowing snow.
  Phil Lambert said his community of Port Colborne, Ont., was a sea of abandoned cars Sunday. He and his daughter, Gracyn Burse, said they were heading into their second straight da
  
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• CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted – Week of December 25, 2022

  25-12-2022 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: Brandon HayesAge: 26
  Height: 5’10” ft
  Weight: 181lbs
  Hair: Black Eyes: Brown
  Wanted: Take Vehicle without Consent
  Warrant in effect: December 20, 2022
  Parole Jurisdiction: Chilliwack, BC
  Name: Oliver Robson PearceAge: 51
  Height: 6’3” ft
  Weight: 172lbs
  Hair: Brown/ShavedEyes: Blue
  Wanted: Fraud, Mischief and Impaired Driving
  Warrant in effect: Dec
  
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• Embiid, Harden help 76ers blow by Knicks to win 8th straight

  25-12-2022 20:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NEW YORK (AP) — Joel Embiid scored 35 points, James Harden had 29 points and 13 assists and the Philadelphia 76ers blew by the New York Knicks in the final quarter, extending their winning streak to eight games with a 119-112 victory Sunday.
  Georges Niang hit four 3-pointers in Philadelphia’s fourth-quarter surge and finished with 16 points, while De’Anthony Melton added 15 as the 76ers got off to a good start on a four-game road trip after sweeping a seven-game homestand.
  The
  
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• Frigid monster storm across U.S. claims at least 24 lives - Chilliwack Progress

  25-12-2022 20:30
  Frigid monster storm across U.S. claims at least 24 lives  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Small earthquake hits Quebec’s Charlevoix region early Sunday morning

  25-12-2022 18:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Earthquakes Canada confirmed that a 3.1 magnitude earthquake was felt in Quebec’s Charlevoix region this morning.
  The federal agency reports that the small earthquake occurred at 4:51 a.m. on Sunday morning, about 10 kilometres southeast of Baie-Saint-Paul.
  The agency says the tremor was “lightly felt” in the Charlevoix region.It says no damages have been reported and none are expected.This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 25, 2022.—
  
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• Three hospitals treating dozens of victims of Christmas eve bus crash near Merritt

  25-12-2022 15:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  KAMLOOPS —Medical staff at three hospitals within B.C.’s Interior Health Authority are treating victims of a passenger bus crash that occurred Christmas Eve along the Okanagan Connector southeast of Merritt.
  Interior Health says 53 patients were taken from the crash site near the Loon Lake exit along Highway 97C, to hospitals in nearby Merritt, Kelowna and Penticton. The extent of the injuries are unknown.
  Interior Health declared a Code Orange to respond to the tragedy. According to
  
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• CRIMESTOPPERS: ‘Most wanted’ for the week of Dec. 25 - Chilliwack Progress

  25-12-2022 14:30
  CRIMESTOPPERS: ‘Most wanted’ for the week of Dec. 25  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Leader of ex-communist rebels becomes Nepal’s new PM

  25-12-2022 14:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The leader of former communist rebels became Nepal’s new prime minister Sunday with the support from his ex-opponent and other smaller political parties.
  The announcement was made by the office of President Bidhya Devi Bhandari after the Maoist communist party leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal met her to stake his claim for the prime minister following last month’s elections in a major twist in politics in the Himalayan nation.
  Dahal has support of more than hal
  
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• QUIZ: How much do you know about Christmas traditions? - Chilliwack Progress

  25-12-2022 13:30
  QUIZ: How much do you know about Christmas traditions?  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• 3 NGOs suspend work in Afghanistan after Taliban bar women

  25-12-2022 12:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Foreign aid groups on Sunday suspended their operations in Afghanistan following a decision by the country’s Taliban rulers to ban women from working at international and local non-governmental organizations.
  Save the Children, the Norwegian Refugee Council and CARE, said they cannot effectively reach children, women and men in desperate need in Afghanistan without their female staff.
  THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.
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• Dolphins delight with return to B.C. waters, but some see ‘invasive species’

  25-12-2022 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  After 100 years of absence, large numbers of Pacific white-sided dolphins are back in the northern part of British Columbia’s Salish Sea.
  But while their return is being greeted by some with delight, the head of a commercial fisheries group is dismayed by the appearance of what he calls an “invasive species,” alongside increasing numbers of seals and sea lions.
  Simone Thom, a BC Ferries catering worker, said she was thrilled to see a superpod of hundreds of Pacific white-sided
  
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• Passenger bus crash closes Highway 97C near Merritt

  25-12-2022 07:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  KAMLOOPS — Highway 97C has been closed in both directions following a crash involving a passenger bus near Merritt on Christmas Eve.
  In a news release from the RCMP, officials say police and Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) are on the scene tending to the injured. Social media reports suggest the crash occurred after 6 p.m. tonight (Dec. 24).
  According to a twitter message from BCEHS, multiple ambulances are on the scene of the crash near the Loon Lake exit of the Okanagan Connector. More
  
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• Miscues, missed chances cost Raiders in loss to Steelers

  25-12-2022 06:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — No miracle ending this time. Just more of the same for the Las Vegas Raiders.
  Essentially gifted a victory by New England last Sunday on one of the most improbable walk-off touchdowns in NFL history, the Raiders couldn’t keep the momentum going in a 13-10 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday night that all but eliminated them from the playoffs.
  Las Vegas led for more than 50 minutes but yielded down the stretch against the emotionally-charged Steelers (7-8),
  
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• Steelers honour Franco by rallying past Raiders 13-10

  25-12-2022 05:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kenny Pickett threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to George Pickens with 46 seconds remaining, and the Pittsburgh Steelers capped three days of tributes to the late Franco Harris with a 13-10 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders on Saturday night.
  On the same night the Steelers retired Harris’ No. 32 — the Hall of Fame running back died Wednesday at age 72 — Pittsburgh (7-8) kept its faint playoff hopes alive by delivering another last-second victory over the R
  
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• Harris’ widow on field in Pittsburgh as his No. 32 retired

  25-12-2022 04:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers retired Hall of Fame running back Franco Harris’ No. 32 during a bittersweet ceremony on Saturday night at halftime of their game against the Las Vegas Raiders.
  The long-planned honour came three days after Harris died at age 72 and one day after the 50th anniversary of “The Immaculate Reception” Harris pulled off in a playoff victory over the Raiders.
  Harris’ widow, Dana Dokmanovich, and their son, Dok, joined Steelers pres
  
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• Back-to-back losses leave Commanders in QB quandary

  25-12-2022 03:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Back-to-back losses haven’t knocked Washington out of a playoff position just yet.
  The question is which quarterback coach Ron Rivera will turn to to get the Commanders into the NFL post-season.
  Taylor Heinicke was replaced by Carson Wentz after two turnovers in the fourth quarter and the Commanders lost 37-20 to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, putting the question about the starting quarterback in doubt heading into the most important part of the season
  
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• AP source: Correa’s ankle subject of talks with Mets

  25-12-2022 03:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Mets and Carlos Correa’s agent are having discussions over the infielder’s physical days after similar concerns from the San Francisco Giants led to a collapse of their agreement with the all-star.
  The Mets have not yet finalized a $315 million, 12-year contract agreed to earlier in the week. Correa’s 2014 ankle injury and surgery was a subject of discussions, a person familiar with the negotiations said, speaking to The Associated Press on co
  
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• 5 arrested in deadly shooting at Minnesota’s Mall of America

  25-12-2022 02:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) — Five people were arrested in the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old man at the Mall of America that sent the sprawling commercial center into lockdown on one of the final days of the holiday shopping season, police said Saturday.At an evening news conference, Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges announced the arrests in connection with the Friday night shooting in the Minneapolis suburb of Bloomington and said all would face murder charges, the Minneapolis Star Tri
  
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• Prescott, Cowboys win 40-34, make Eagles wait on top seed

  25-12-2022 02:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dak Prescott threw for 347 yards and three touchdowns, Brett Maher kicked the go-ahead field goal late and the Dallas Cowboys beat the Philadelphia Eagles 40-34 on Saturday.
  Gardner Minshew threw two scoring passes and had a TD run filling in for the injured Jalen Hurts, but his second interception set up Maher’s go-ahead kick.
  Four days after speaking at the memorial service of his college coach, Mike Leach, Minshew had Philadelphia 19 yards from a potential
  
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• Purdy leads surging 49ers past Commanders 37-20

  25-12-2022 01:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Brock Purdy threw two more long touchdown passes to George Kittle and the San Francisco 49ers beat the Washington Commanders 37-20 on Saturday for their eighth straight win.
  Purdy kept up his impressive play since taking over for the injured Jimmy Garoppolo early in Week 13, looking far better than expected for the player picked last in this year’s NFL draft.
  He has thrown two TD passes in four straight games for the 49ers (11-4) and has won all three of hi
  
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• Lions get run over, miss chance to grab playoff spot

  25-12-2022 01:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Detroit Lions had every reason to be confident when they arrived at Bank of America Stadium.
  Their offence was on roll and their defensive issues — particularly stopping the run — appeared to have been resolved. They’d won six of seven games, vaulting into contention for a wild-card berth.
  That’s what made Saturday’s 37-23 loss to Carolina all the more inexplicable. The Lions allowed the Panthers to pile up a franchise-record 570 yar
  
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• Browns, Deshaun Watson eliminated from playoff chase

  25-12-2022 01:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CLEVELAND (AP) — On a freezing day for football, the Browns’ most jarring chill came at the end.
  Unable to deliver the big play in the clutch, quarterback Deshaun Watson’s second home game ended with him being sacked, perhaps a fitting conclusion for a Cleveland season grounded from the start.
  Watson threw three incompletions in the final minute — tight end David Njoku dropped a possible tying TD with 30 seconds left — before being thrown for a loss on Cleveland&rsq
  
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• Vikings edge Giants 27-24 on Joseph’s 61-yard FG

  25-12-2022 00:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Justin Jefferson got the ball just far enough across midfield for Minnesota Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell to summon Greg Joseph for a kick he’d never before made in a game from that distance.
  The Vikings found those extra edges in the crucial moments yet again.Joseph’s franchise-record 61-yard field goal as time expired gave the Vikings a 27-24 victory on Saturday that prevented the New York Giants from clinching a playoff spot and set an NFL record wit
  
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• Late, critical mistake costs Patriots for 2nd straight week

  25-12-2022 00:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — For the second straight week, the fate of the New England Patriots was sealed on a late-game mistake.
  Entering a crucial three-game stretch with little margin for error, the Patriots saw their playoff hopes pushed further in the wrong direction when Rhamondre Stevenson fumbled the ball at the worst possible moment, essentially sealing a 22-18 defeat to Cincinnati.
  One of the team’s top performers this season, Stevenson lost the ball with New England trailing
  
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• Texans snap 9-game skid by beating Titans 19-14

  25-12-2022 00:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Houston Texans have been fighting, scrapping and clawing, only to come up short too many times this season.
  Not this time — not even after having to wait an extra hour to kick off.Davis Mills threw a six-yard touchdown pass to Brandin Cooks with 2:52 left, and the Texans snapped a nine-game skid by beating the sliding Tennessee Titans 19-14 Saturday in a game delayed because of power issues.
  “We needed this one,” first-year Houston coach Lovie
  
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• Falcons eliminated from playoffs in a familiar fashion

  25-12-2022 00:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BALTIMORE (AP) — In a season filled with narrow losses, the Atlanta Falcons saw their slim playoff hopes end by virtue of a chilling defeat that featured a familiar slow start and ended with coach Arthur Smith again talking about the team’s need to show progress.
  In between the opening kickoff and final whistle of their 17-9 setback against the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday, the Falcons were plagued by untimely penalties, a costly turnover and poor execution in the red zone.
  The loss
  
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• Cook rushes for career-high 99 yards for surging Bills

  25-12-2022 00:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHICAGO (AP) — James Cook has come a long way since training camp. All the way to helping the Buffalo Bills roll to a big road win on a frigid Saturday in December.
  Cook rushed for a career-high 99 yards and scored his third NFL touchdown during Buffalo’s 35-13 victory over the Chicago Bears. Cook and Devin Singletary led the way as the Bills gained a season-high 254 yards rushing while clinching the AFC East title.
  The 23-year-old Cook, the younger brother of Minnesota Vikings runni
  
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• Some city streets partially flooded after freezing rain gives way to heavy rain

  25-12-2022 00:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Now that freezing rain has temporarily subsided for the most part in Chilliwack, the heavy precipitation earlier today has given way to partial flooding and water pooling on parts of Keith Wilson Road and in Garrison Crossing, and likely in other parts of Chilliwack.
  Crews were out at 2:30 p.m. this afternoon (Christmas Eve) clearing what looked like a foot water pooling at the corner of Keith Wilson Road and Vedder, before moving up the road to the corner of Vedder and Steven
  
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• UPDATE: Pedestrian struck on Lower Mainland road early ... - Chilliwack Progress

  25-12-2022 00:14
  UPDATE: Pedestrian struck on Lower Mainland road early ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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