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• Billups: Canadian guard Shaedon Sharpe developing well with Portland Trail Blazers

  08-01-2023 23:17
  TORONTO — While an air of mystery surrounded Canadian Shaedon Sharpe around the 2022 NBA draft, the Portland Trail Blazers guard is certainly a secret no longer.
  Sharpe played in Canada as a pro for the first time on Sunday as the Toronto Raptors hosted Portland, and Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups had kind words for his 19-year-old rookie from London, Ont.
  “Shae is uber-talented, obviously. It’s been a delight just coaching him. He listens. Picks up things pretty quickly.
  
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• Burnaby massage therapist reprimanded for using phone mid ... - Chilliwack Progress

  08-01-2023 22:20 via news.google.com
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• Biden ins0pects busy port of entry along US-Mexico border

  08-01-2023 21:41
  EL PASO, Texas (AP) — President Joe Biden inspected a busy port of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border on Sunday, his first trip to the region after two years in office as Republicans hammer him for being soft on border security while the number of migrants crossing spirals.
  Biden watched as border officers in El Paso demonstrated how they search vehicles for drugs, money and other contraband. In a sign of the deep political tensions over the immigration, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott handed
  
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• Russia claims deadly attack, but Kyiv denies anyone killed - Chilliwack Progress

  08-01-2023 21:30 via news.google.com
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• Amid unrest, Iran’s hardliners turn their anger to France - Chilliwack Progress

  08-01-2023 21:30 via news.google.com
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• Russell Banks, praised author of ‘Cloudsplitter,’ dies at 82 - Chilliwack Progress

  08-01-2023 21:10 via news.google.com
  Russell Banks, praised author of ‘Cloudsplitter,’ dies at 82  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted – Week of January 8th, 2023

  08-01-2023 21:00
  CHILLIWACK — Here are three people wanted by police in our region this week. This list is provided by Crime Stoppers.
  Name: Paul-Michael WannamakerAge: 51
  Height: 5’11” ft
  Weight: 150lbs
  Hair: Red Hair Eyes: Brown
  Wanted: Assault, Breach of Recognizance, Uttering Threats, Theft Under $5000 and MischiefWarrant in effect: January 5th, 2023
  Parole Jurisdiction: Surrey
  Name: Kusone RobinsonAge: 20
  Height: 5’8” ft
  Weight: 124lbs
  Hair: BlackEyes: Brown
  Wanted: Assault wit
  
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• Pro-Bolsonaro protesters storm Brazil’s Congress, high court

  08-01-2023 20:59
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro who refuse to accept his electoral defeat stormed Congress, the Supreme Court and presidential palace in the capital Sunday, just a week after the inauguration of his leftist rival, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
  Thousands of demonstrators bypassed security barricades, climbed on the roofs, broke windows and invaded all three buildings, which are connected through the vast Three Powers square in Bras
  
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• PHOTOS: Pro-Bolsonaro protesters storm Brazil’s Congress in capital - Chilliwack Progress

  08-01-2023 20:40 via news.google.com
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• Trevor Linden helps Chilliwack Chiefs set BCHL attendance record - The Province

  08-01-2023 20:20 via news.google.com
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• Djokovic shrugs off injury scare, wins Adelaide title

  08-01-2023 20:12
  ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic showed no signs of an injury that might derail his Australian Open campaign when he beat unseeded American Sebastian Korda 6-7 (8), 7-6 (3), 6-4 Sunday to win the Adelaide International.
  Djokovic worried Open organizers when he said after his semifinal in Adelaide against Daniil Medvedev that he had been troubled by a tight hamstring. He said the injury eased as the match progressed.
  If there had been any lingering issue, it likely would have been
  
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• City routs Chelsea in FA Cup, 4th-tier Stevenage ousts Villa

  08-01-2023 20:12
  LONDON — Different competition, same outcome. Manchester City beat Chelsea for the second time in less than three days, on this occasion in the FA Cup.
  And this time it was a 4-0 thrashing, without even needing Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne.
  City’s top two players were given a rest after the 1-0 win over Chelsea in the Premier League on Thursday yet they weren’t especially missed, with Riyad Mahrez, Julián Álvarez and Phil Foden scoring first-half goals and M
  
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• Hamlin in mind, Bills return to action with first-play TD

  08-01-2023 20:08
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills and their fans planned several tributes to safety Damar Hamlin for the team’s game Sunday — No. 3 jerseys, homemade T-shirts and even a 10-foot wide get-well card.
  There was no scripting what happened once the Bills actually returned to action.
  On their first play since a terrifying scene Monday, when Hamlin went into cardiac arrest during a game in Cincinnati, Bills return man Nyheim Hines ran the opening kickoff 96 yards for a touch
  
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• UK palace allies push back against Prince Harry’s claims - Chilliwack Progress

  08-01-2023 19:30 via news.google.com
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• B.C. paramedics, government announce tentative deal after talks with veteran mediator

  08-01-2023 19:26
  VANCOUVER — Ambulance paramedics and dispatchers in British Columbia have reached a tentative contract with the provincial government after mediated negotiations. 
  A joint statement Saturday from the Health Employers Association of B.C. and the Ambulance Paramedics and Ambulance Dispatchers Bargaining Association says the tentative deal was reached with the assistance of mediator Vince Ready.
  The statement says the two sides will now allow their members to review the proposed contract
  
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• B.C. paramedics union, province agree on tentative new contract - Chilliwack Progress

  08-01-2023 18:51 via news.google.com
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• VIDEO: Fatal crash closes Fraser Highway in Langley’s Murrayville ... - Chilliwack Progress

  08-01-2023 18:45 via news.google.com
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• Prince Harry interviews set to raise heat on UK royal family - Chilliwack Progress

  08-01-2023 17:35 via news.google.com
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• Homebuyers hope ‘patience pays off’ as prices drop, recession ... - Chilliwack Progress

  08-01-2023 17:05 via news.google.com
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• Recycling bins for cigarette butts coming to downtown Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress

  08-01-2023 14:30 via news.google.com
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• CRIMESTOPPERS: ‘Most wanted’ for the week of Jan. 8 - Chilliwack Progress

  08-01-2023 14:30 via news.google.com
  CRIMESTOPPERS: ‘Most wanted’ for the week of Jan. 8  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• QUIZ: How well can you predict the future? - Chilliwack Progress

  08-01-2023 13:30 via news.google.com
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• ‘Three Amigos’ gather this week in Mexico City to talk North American excellence

  08-01-2023 13:03
  WASHINGTON — Familiar North American irritants — U.S. protectionism, intransigence on continental trade, irregular migration — return to the fore this week as the so-called “Three Amigos” meet for a trilateral summit in Mexico City.
  Canada had an automotive axe to grind with the U.S. the last time Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, President Joe Biden and Mexico’s Andrés Manuel López Obrador all gathered at the White House in November 2021.
  At this N
  
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• Ottawa pressed RCMP Heritage Centre for more outreach as part of expansion goal

  08-01-2023 13:03
  OTTAWA — The head of the RCMP Heritage Centre in Saskatchewan says that after it completed a round of consultations on how it can transform into a national museum, the ball is now in Ottawa’s court.
  “We really needed to hear from Canadians,” said Tara Robinson, the CEO of the Regina-based museum focused on the history of the Mounties.
  “There’s never been a more complex time for policing in our country,” she said Friday.
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau prom
  
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• This Korean-Canadian curler wants to make the sport more diverse. Here’s how.

  08-01-2023 12:13
  OTTAWA — When Melvin Lee stepped onto the curling rink ice for the first time, he says he felt joy — not just because he found a sport he would come to adore, but also because he was being welcomed by peers who shared some of the same lived experience. 
  That first invitation to curl with a diverse team of law students came more than two decades ago.
  Now, the avid curler has a wealth of experience under his belt. And he is trying to give a similar welcome to others who are underr
  
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• Canadians to mark third anniversary of Flight PS752 downing at countrywide ceremonies

  08-01-2023 10:03
  TORONTO — Grieving relatives will mark three years since the Iranian military shot down Flight PS752 today at commemoration ceremonies in 12 major cities across Canada and 26 countries around the globe.
  Families will partake in rallies from Vancouver to Toronto and St. John’s to mark the anniversary of the downed flight, which killed 176 people including 55 Canadian citizens and 30 permanent residents.
  The Ukraine International Airlines jetliner was bound for Canada via Ukraine and s
  
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• Germany: Iranian arrested, suspected of chemical attack plot

  08-01-2023 09:24
  BERLIN (AP) — A 32-year-old Iranian man has been arrested in Germany on suspicion of planning an attack with deadly chemicals, officials said Sunday.
  Police and prosecutors said the man and another person were detained overnight in the town of Castrop-Rauxel, northwest of Dortmund.
  In a joint statement they said the man is suspected to have planned a serious attack motivated by Islamic extremism, for which he had allegedly obtained the potent toxins cyanide and ricin.German news agency dpa
  
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• Makar scores in OT, Avs battle back to beat Oilers

  08-01-2023 07:18
  EDMONTON — Cale Makar scored the overtime winner as the Colorado Avalanche came from behind to snap a five-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday.
  Nathan MacKinnon and Brad Hunt also scored for the Avalanche (20-15-3).
  Zach Hyman had both goals for the Oilers (21-17-3) who have lost six of their last seven on home ice.
  Colorado came close to capturing the lead with 5 1/2 minutes to go in the opening period as MacKinnon rang a shot off the post behind Oil
  
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• Marner reaches 500-point mark as Maple Leafs top Red Wings 4-1

  08-01-2023 04:12
  TORONTO — Mitch Marner had one goal and an assist as he reached the 500-point milestone as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Saturday.
  Marner hit the mark in his 467th career game, a mere four days after Auston Matthews accomplished the feat. Matthews is the fastest player in Maple Leafs history to do it, needing 445 games.
  John Tavares, with two goals, and Pontus Holmberg also scored for Toronto (24-9-7), which snapped a two-game skid with its first win of 2023
  
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• Kraken win fourth straight by squashing Senators 8-4

  08-01-2023 04:12
  OTTAWA — The Seattle Kraken picked up their fourth consecutive win as they went into Ottawa and defeated the Senators 8-4 Saturday night.
  Jordan Eberle and Andre Burakovsky led the way with a goal and two assists each for the Kraken (22-12-4), who got goals from eight different players and 13 had at least one point.
  Justin Schultz, Matty Beniers, Vince Dunn and Daniel Sprong had a goal and an assist each. Jared McCann and Oliver Bjorkstrand also scored for Seattle.
  Martin Jones made 19 sav
  
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• Canadiens sting the Blues 5-4, snap losing skid

  08-01-2023 03:57
  MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens scored three goals during an intense third period to snap an embarrassing six-game losing skid in a 5-4 win over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday.
  Jonathan Drouin scored his first of the season to give Montreal (16-21-3) the win in a final frame where both teams scored five goals. Joel Armia scored two goals. Kirby Dach and Cole Caufield also scored for Montreal.
  The Blues (19-18-3) were helped by their fourth line. Alexey Torppochenko scored while Nikita A
  
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• VIDEO: Refugees from Ukraine celebrate a traditional Christmas in ... - Chilliwack Progress

  08-01-2023 03:00 via news.google.com
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• Morikawa pulls away with late run of birdies at Kapalua

  08-01-2023 02:55
  KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Collin Morikawa seized on the stretch of scoring holes on the back nine at Kapalua to pull away from the elite field, making four birdies over his final five holes for an 8-under 65 and a six-shot lead in the Sentry Tournament of Champions.
  No one could keep up with Morikawa, a two-time major champion who went to a putting coach late last year and is seeing it start to pay off. It makes for a frightening complement to his supreme iron play.
  Morikawa has yet to make a
  
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• 27-year-old Chilliwack man charged with second degree murder in fatal stabbing - CBC.ca

  08-01-2023 02:14 via news.google.com
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• Abbotsford Police charge man for striking police car after he was found to have no car insurance since 2017

  08-01-2023 01:39
  ABBOTSFORD — There are better ways to save money than cut corners on car insurance, or lack thereof.
  The Abbotsford Police Department wrote on social media that a 39-year-old man faces charges for dangerous operation of a motor vehicle and prohibited driving after he attempted to elude police at a rest stop between Chilliwack and Abbotsford because he didn’t have car insurance.According to a tweet from Abby PD, patrol officers on Friday (Jan. 6) located a vehicle at the Cole Road res
  
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• First in Canada cancer radiation machine in Kelowna - Chilliwack Progress

  08-01-2023 01:30 via news.google.com
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• Chilliwack man arrested for second-degree murder in fatal stabbing in Mission in mid-December

  08-01-2023 01:21
  MISSION — The Lower Mainland Integrated Homicide Investigation Team announced in a news release Saturday (Jan. 7) that 27-year-old Matthew Bauer of Chilliwack has been arrested on second-degree murder charge stemming from a fatal stabbing in the 33800 block of 4th Avenue in Mission in mid-December.
  According to IHIT, Bauer was arrested Friday by Mission and Upper Fraser Valley Mounties for his role in the murder of 64-year-old Holbert Tew. IHIT advised that the B.C. Prosecution Service app
  
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• Abbotsford man wanted for domestic violence turns himself in

  08-01-2023 00:55
  ABBOTSFORD — It took less than a week for Chase Ramsay to see the light and face the justice system for the wrongs he committed.Just days after the Abbotsford Police Department issued a public notice seeking the whereabouts of a 23-year-old man wanted for domestic violence, the Abby PD announced Saturday morning that Ramsay has turned himself in to the Abbotsford courthouse.In a statement, the Abby PD thanked the public for their assistance.
  “Chase Ramsay turned himself into the Abbo
  
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