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• VIDEO: Easter 'eggstravaganza' at Chilliwack agri-tourism farm - Chilliwack Progress

  08-04-2023 23:38
  
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• Connor McDavid becomes sixth NHL player to record 150 points in a season

  08-04-2023 23:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SAN JOSE, Calif. — Connor McDavid keeps raising the bar this season.
  The Edmonton captain became the sixth player in NHL history to record 150 points in a season when he had a goal and an assist in the first period of the Oilers’ game Saturday versus the San Jose Sharks.
  McDavid has 63 goals and 87 assists in 80 games and is the first player to reach the 150-point plateau since Mario Lemieux of the Pittsburgh Penguins had 160 during the 1995-96 season.
  The 26-year-old McDavid joins P
  
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• Swanson’s injury a concern as US downs Ireland 2-0

  08-04-2023 23:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Emily Fox and Lindsey Horan both scored for the United States in a 2-0 friendly victory Saturday over Ireland that was marred by what appeared to be a serious left knee injury to Mallory Swanson.
  Swanson was carted off the field at Q2 Stadium and was taken to a hospital. She was the team’s leading scorer this year with seven goals as the United States prepares for the Women’s World Cup this summer.
  The match also marked the return of midfielder Julie Ertz,
  
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• Crosby hits 1,500 point mark in career, Pens beat Red Wings

  08-04-2023 23:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Penguins captain Sidney Crosby become the 15th player in NHL history to reach 1,500 career points, scoring two goals and adding an assist in Pittsburgh’s crucial 5-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday.
  “This is a team sport — that’s what we signed up for and that’s why we love this game,” Crosby said. “Maybe you get certain milestones that get you to reflect a little more, but right now I’m just thinking about our s
  
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• B.C. cyclist claims third-best Canadian performance at Paris ... - Chilliwack Progress

  08-04-2023 23:00
  
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• Canada’s Gushue tops Sweden’s Edin to reach semis at world men’s curling playdowns

  08-04-2023 22:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada’s Brad Gushue is moving on to the semifinals at the world men’s curling championship.
  The St. John’s, N.L., skip beat Sweden’s Niklas Edin 9-1 in a qualification game at TD Place.
  The Canadian team of Gushue, vice Mark Nichols, second E.J. Harnden and lead Geoff Walker will next play top-seeded Yannick Schwaller of Switzerland.
  Scotland’s Bruce Mouat will play the winner of the qualification game between Norway’s Magnus Ramsfjell and Ital
  
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• Woods extends Masters cut streak to record-tying 23 straight

  08-04-2023 22:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Tiger Woods can thank good friend Justin Thomas for helping the five-time champion extend his streak of consecutive cuts made at the Masters to a record-tying 23 on Saturday.
  Woods was in danger of missing it for the first time as a professional when he resumed his second round in a cold, driving rain and bogeyed his final two holes. That left Woods at 3 over and tied for 52nd, while the top 50 and ties make the cut.
  Moments after Woods signed his scorecard, though, Tho
  
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• Israeli military: 3 rockets fired from Syria toward Israel

  08-04-2023 21:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said Saturday that three rockets were launched from Syria toward Israeli territory, a rare attack from the country’s northeastern neighbor that comes after days of worsening violence.
  The military said the rockets caused no damage or casualties. Only one rocket crossed into Israeli territory and landed in a field in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights.
  The rocket launch comes just a day after Israeli warplanes struck alleged Palestinian militant ta
  
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• NBA opens investigation into Dallas’ move to sit players

  08-04-2023 21:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The NBA has opened an investigation into Dallas’ decision to rest several players while the team still had a mathematical chance of making the play-in tournament.
  The league made the announcement Saturday, one day after the Mavericks held out Kyrie Irving for the full game, Luka Doncic for most of the game, and many other rotation players in what became a loss to the Chicago Bulls. The loss knocked Dallas out of postseason consideration.
  “The NBA commenced an investigation today into
  
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• DriveBC issues advisory for 150 km stretch of highway between Golden and Revelstoke

  08-04-2023 21:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s transportation ministry says an “intense spring storm” is poised to hit a 150 km stretch of Highway in the southeastern part of the province. 
  DriveBC issued a travel advisory Saturday morning for a portion of Highway 1 running between Golden and Revelstoke.
  It says the storm is expected to peak on Monday and may require avalanche control work affecting traffic in both directions. 
  DriveBC says a closure of up to 8 hours may be req
  
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• Signs calling for police to search landfills taped to Winnipeg police headquarters

  08-04-2023 20:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — Protesters attending a rally honouring an Indigenous woman whose remains were recovered at a landfill taped their protest signs to the windows of the Winnipeg Police Service headquarters, demanding officials investigate the death further and search the city’s dumps for bodies of other missing women.
  The Friday afternoon event in memory of Linda Beardy began with attendees blocking the intersection of Portage Avenue and Main Street and was originally going to end with a mar
  
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• Michigan freshman Adam Fantilli named Hobey Baker winner

  08-04-2023 20:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Michigan freshman forward Adam Fantilli has been named the recipient of the Hobey Baker Memorial Award, recognizing the top player in American college hockey.
  The Minnesota-based Hobey Baker Memorial Award Committee announced the award Friday.
  Fantilli, of Nobleton, Ont., helped the Wolverines reach the Frozen Four this weekend in Tampa, Florida, where they lost to Quinnipiac in the NCAA semifinals. He is expected to be one of the top picks in the NHL draft in late June.
  Fantilli played on the W
  
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• Heavy rain, gusty winds forecast for Easter weekend in the Fraser Valley

  08-04-2023 20:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Environment Canada reports that several regions in British Columbia, including the Fraser Valley, should brace for high winds and heavy rainfall this Easter weekend, warning of possible flooding and power outages as a pair of weather systems flow towards the South Coast.Environment Canada says total rainfall amounts will range from 20 to 50 mm except near 80 mm for Western and Inland Vancouver Island. Rising freezing levels with melting snow will give rise to increased river f
  
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• Vehicle that caught fire at Chilliwack gas station in middle of night ... - Chilliwack Progress

  08-04-2023 20:12
  
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• Vehicle that caught fire at Chilliwack gas station in middle of night ... - Agassiz Harrison Observer

  08-04-2023 20:12
  
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• Vehicle That Caught Fire At Chilliwack Gas Station In Middle Of ... - Abbotsford News

  08-04-2023 20:12
  
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• Environment Canada warns of heavy rain and high winds over holiday weekend in B.C.

  08-04-2023 19:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Environment Canada says several regions in British Columbia should brace for high winds and heavy rainfall this holiday weekend, warning of possible flooding and power outages as a pair of weather systems flow towards the South Coast. 
  The agency issued several rainfall and wind warnings Saturday for Vancouver Island, Haida Gwaii, the Sunshine Coast and parts of Metro Vancouver. 
  Environment Canada is forecasting what it calls a “long duration rainfall event&rdq
  
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• Survival at Masters as Rahm stays close and Woods makes cut

  08-04-2023 19:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — No one had an easier time Saturday morning at the Masters than Brooks Koepka. He didn’t have to play, and he still had the lead going into a cold, soggy and brutally difficult weekend at Augusta National.
  Jon Rahm did remarkably well to stay close. Tiger Woods managed to survive, tying the Masters record by making the cut for the 23rd consecutive time.
  Cameron Young summed it for some 36 players who were forced to handle the rain, the cold and a course that played
  
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• UFC returns to Canada with UFC 289 in Vancouver - Chilliwack Progress

  08-04-2023 19:30
  
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• Kraken playoff bound for 1st time after beating Coyotes - Chilliwack Progress

  08-04-2023 19:30
  
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• Canadian woman released from Syrian camp released on bail in ... - Chilliwack Progress

  08-04-2023 19:30
  
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• Avian flu kills 3 California condors in northern Arizona - Chilliwack Progress

  08-04-2023 19:30
  
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• Fire torches vehicle at Esso on Vedder Road overnight

  08-04-2023 18:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack resident Brad Jensen says he witnessed a car on fire at the Esso gas station on Vedder Road overnight, prompting what he says was a swift response from Chilliwack firefighters.
  According to his Facebook post at 3:08 a.m. on Saturday, April 8, Jensen witnessed a vehicle catch fire near one of the gas pumps.
  “When I drove by, the whole front of the black Caravan was engulfed,” Jensen said. “Took roughly three minutes or so for the firefighters to arr
  
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• Nearly 300,000 customers still without power in Quebec after ice storm

  08-04-2023 17:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The pace of power restoration in Quebec was expected to slow down on Saturda, now that hydro crews have dealt with the largest-scale outages caused by this week’s deadly ice storm.
  Maxime Nadeau, director of energy system control for Hydro-Québec, said nearly 300,000 customers are still in the dark three days after freezing rain sent icy branches crashing down onto power lines, streets and cars.
  “The bulk part of our distribution system has been restored, so n
  
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• Striking bus drivers to hold rally in downtown Chilliwack this week

  08-04-2023 17:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Striking bus drivers in the Fraser Valley who walked off the job on Monday, March 20 plan to hold a rally this coming week in downtown Chilliwack.
  As the bus strike approaches the three-week mark, unionized bus operators affiliated with CUPE Local 561 intend to stay off the job while they lobby for higher wages and a pension.They hope to rally the public and showcase their cause with a rally at the corner of Wellington Avenue and Young Road in downtown Chilliwack this coming W
  
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• Canadian men lose to Fiji and Samoa but rally to beat Spain at Singapore Sevens

  08-04-2023 17:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SINGAPORE — Canada lost to Samoa and Fiji but rallied to defeat Spain in a battle of relegation-threatened rivals Saturday at the HSBC Singapore Sevens.
  The Canadian men came to Singapore in 14th place after eight events in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series while Spain was 11th. After Singapore, there are just two stops left on the circuit — Toulouse, France, and London.
  Both teams are fighting to remain in the World Series given the number of core sides will be reduced to 12 from 1
  
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• Repeat offender arrested twice by RCMP for stealing hockey cards from big-box store

  08-04-2023 17:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MISSION — It seems like there’s very little deterrent stopping repeat offenders from committing petty crimes in B.C. these days, leaving police with few options to effectively stop repeat offenders and their life of crime.This kind of situation unfolded earlier this week when Mounties in Mission caught up to a middle-aged male with a penchant for stealing goods from a retail store.Mission RCMP wrote on Facebook this week that a 42-year-old stole more than $500 worth of hockey cards f
  
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• Liberals pledge revamp of forced-labour bill, possible enforcement rules surprise MP

  08-04-2023 12:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Trudeau government is revamping its approach to modern-day slavery, promising new legislation that caught off guard the Liberal MP who has been steering a bill on forced labour through Parliament.
  “There is a limited lifespan to this Parliament,” Toronto MP John McKay said in an interview.
  McKay has been stickhandling Bill S-211, which would update Canada’s laws of forced labour and child labour in supply chains.
  The bill is nearing its final phase before bec
  
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• Budget watchdog troubled by spin around latest report on carbon pricing

  08-04-2023 12:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada’s Parliamentary budget officer said he is troubled by what he describes as the selective use of facts from his new financial analysis of carbon pricing. 
  Yves Giroux said the report has to be put into context alongside the costs of all other climate policies, including doing nothing.
  “There will be costs no matter what we do,” Giroux said in an interview with The Canadian Press.
  Giroux opened a political firestorm last week with a new report which con
  
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• Bichette’s 3-run HR sends Jays past Trout’s Angels 4-3

  08-04-2023 07:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Bo Bichette hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning, and the Toronto Blue Jays rallied from a two-run deficit to spoil the Los Angeles Angels’ home opener with a 4-3 victory Friday night.
  Bichette and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. each had two hits as the Blue Jays opened the final series of their season-opening, 10-game road trip with their fourth consecutive win. Chris Bassitt (1-1) and three relievers combined on a three-hitter.
  Mike Trout homered on the first p
  
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• WHL roundup: Blades bounce back, push Pats to the brink with 4-2 win

  08-04-2023 06:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SASKATOON — Egor Sidorov scored twice, Trevor Wong added two assists and the home team finally won a game as the Saskatoon Blades defeated the visiting Regina Pats 4-2 to take a 3-2 lead in their best-of-seven Western Hockey League playoff series.
  Vaughn Watterodt and Conner Roulette also scored for the Blades, who outshot the Pats 25-16 at SaskTel Centre. Aidan De La Gorgendiere chipped in with two assists.
  Connor Bedard scored both goals for the Pats, his ninth and 10th of the series. St
  
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• Hauser scores career-high 26, Celtics beat Raptors 121-102

  08-04-2023 04:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Sam Hauser scored a career-high 26 points and the Boston Celtics cruised past the Toronto Raptors 121-102 on Friday night. 
  Jayson Tatum finished with 21 points and sat out the entire second half as the Celtics posted a 4-0 sweep in the season series. It is Boston’s first sweep over Toronto since 2009-10.
  The Celtics, who secured the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs in Wednesday’s win over Toronto, played without All-Star Jaylen Brown after he ac
  
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• Poulin scores milestone goal, Canada beats Czechia 5-1

  08-04-2023 03:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BRAMPTON, Ont. — Captain Marie-Philip Poulin scored her 100th goal for Canada and added another for good measure in a 5-1 win over Czechia on Friday at the IIHF Women’s World Championship.
  Poulin scored her milestone goal in style, finishing off a rapid-fire two-on-one with Blayre Turnbull by tucking a backhand behind Czechia netminder Blanka Skodova at 8:03 of the first period. Poulin switched to her backhand so quickly that Skodova was sliding over to the wrong side of the goal as
  
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• Utah man who killed wife, 5 kids left suicide note

  08-04-2023 02:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man who fatally shot his wife, her mother and their five kids left a suicide note saying he “would rather rot in hell” than continue being controlled by his wife, investigators wrote in a report released on Friday.
  “This is nonsense and I can’t handle it for one more day. We will not be a burden on society. I kept asking for help and you wouldn’t listen,” Michael Haight, 42, wrote in a suicide note included in the report.
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• Judge halts FDA approval of abortion pill mifepristone

  08-04-2023 01:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge in Texas on Friday ordered a hold on the U.S. approval of the abortion medication mifepristone, throwing into question access to the nation’s most common method of abortion in a ruling that waved aside decades of scientific approval.
  The abortion drug has been widely used in the U.S. since 2000 and there is essentially no precedent for a lone judge overruling the medical decisions of the Food and Drug Administration. Mifepristone is one of two dru
  
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• Officer Cottontail? Bunny joins police force. Fur real.

  08-04-2023 00:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  YUBA CITY, Calif. (AP) — Meet Percy, the police rabbit. Yes, that’s fur real.
  Some bunny — also known as Officer Ashley Carson — found a lost rabbit last year in the middle of Percy Avenue in Yuba City, California.
  Carson scurried back to the police station and handed the rabbit over to animal control, who could find neither hide nor hare of the bunny’s family.
  In a hoppy ending, a police services analyst adopted the allegedly “docile and friendly” anima
  
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• Army sergeant guilty in fatal Texas shooting of protester

  08-04-2023 00:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A U.S. Army sergeant was convicted of murder for fatally shooting an armed protester in 2020 during nationwide protests against police violence and racial injustice, a Texas jury ruled Friday.
  Sgt. Daniel Perry was working for a ride-sharing company in July 2020 when he turned onto a street and into a large crowd of demonstrators in downtown Austin. In video that was streamed live on Facebook, a car can be heard honking before several shots ring out and protesters begi
  
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