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• Poor weather causes numerous ferry cancellations between ... - Chilliwack Progress

  09-04-2023 23:00 via news.google.com
  
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• Canada’s Rory MacDonald headed to UFC Hall of Fame for bloody UFC 189 title challenge

  09-04-2023 21:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  A former Bellator champion, retired Canadian welterweight Rory (Red King) MacDonald is now headed to the UFC Hall of Fame.
  The mixed martial arts promotion says the bloody UFC 189 battle in July 2015 between MacDonald and then-welterweight title-holder (Ruthless) Robbie Lawler will be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame’s “Fight Wing” this summer as part of the class of 2023. 
  Lawler won by fifth-round TKO in a brutal bout that left both fighters looking like they had been
  
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• ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ is a box office smash - Chilliwack Progress

  09-04-2023 21:00 via news.google.com
  
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• Home-based workers became younger, more diverse in U.S. during ... - Chilliwack Progress

  09-04-2023 21:00 via news.google.com
  
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• Switzerland routs Italy for bronze at world men’s curling championship

  09-04-2023 20:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Switzerland’s Yannick Schwaller capped a strong week at the world men’s curling championship with a bronze medal Sunday.
  The top seed in the six-team playoffs, Schwaller walloped Italy’s Joel Retornaz 11-3 in the third-place game at TD Place.
  “The field was very strong and the teams are so in form,” Schwaller said. “To (win a) medal in a field like this is not a gimme at all. So we’re quite happy to have a medal.”
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• Finland’s late surge takes down Sweden 4-2 in women’s world hockey championship

  09-04-2023 19:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BRAMPTON, Ont. — Finland came from behind to double Sweden 4-2 at the women’s world hockey championship Sunday.
  Trailing 2-0 after two periods, the Finns rattled off three unanswered goals between 3:42 and 7:51 to take the lead.
  The Finns (3-0) secured first place in Pool B with a game to play Monday against Hungary in the preliminary round.
  Defending champion Canada (3-0) had Sunday off and faces archrival United States at the CAA Centre to conclude Pool A play Monday.
  The U.S. and
  
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• Hydro-Québec says some ice storm power outages will not be fixed before Tuesday

  09-04-2023 19:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Another 50,000 Hydro-Québec customers should see their power restored by end of day on Sunday, the utility said while warning some of its remaining repairs to lines damaged by last week’s deadly ice storm may not be completed until Tuesday.
  Around 114,000 Hydro-Québec clients remain without power after Wednesday’s storm, which covered trees and branches in a coat of ice that brought many to the ground. Those customers in the dark include approximately 8
  
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• Kelowna-bought lottery ticket makes some-bunny $5 million richer - Chilliwack Progress

  09-04-2023 19:20 via news.google.com
  
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• Quebec police watchdog investigating after head-on collision on provincial highway

  09-04-2023 18:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Quebec’s police watchdog is investigating after a driver travelling the wrong way on a provincial highway while being chased by police struck another vehicle Friday night, killing its occupant.
  The agency, known as the Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes, says police received multiple calls around 10 p.m. that night reporting a vehicle travelling in the wrong lane on Highway 55 near Trois-Rivières, Que., northeast of Montreal.
  It issued a news release say
  
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• Talismanic back Sam Malcolm the latest Arrows casualty in gruelling MLR season

  09-04-2023 18:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — After starting the Major League Rugby season with six injury-plagued games on the road, the Toronto Arrows continue to take a beating at home.
  The Arrows went into Saturday’s home opener against the defending champion New York Ironworkers with 13 injured players, three of whom are gone for the season. 
  And while the game saw several Toronto players return from injury, four more were sidelined after suffering concussions in the previous week’s 14-11 loss at the Da
  
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• Toronto Raptors rest big names in regular-season finale

  09-04-2023 18:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors are sitting some of their biggest names for their season finale against the Milwaukee Bucks.
  Leading scorer Pascal Siakam, point guard Fred VanVleet, and defensive stalwart O.G. Anunoby will all miss Sunday’s game.
  Head coach Nick Nurse says that shooting guard Gary Trent Jr. would play “as many minutes as he can handle.”
  Trent has missed significant time an elbow injury and lower back spasms.
  Nurse also said that centre Jakob Poeltl and forw
  
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• Tiger Woods withdraws before completing third round of Masters

  09-04-2023 18:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Tiger Woods withdrew from the Masters before the resumption of the third round because of an injury Sunday, ending his streak of completing all 72 holes of every tournament he has played at Augusta National as a professional.
  The tournament announced about 90 minutes before play began that Woods, who is still hobbled by the effects of the 2021 car accident that nearly cost him his right leg, had withdrawn. 
  He’d limped through practice rounds early in the wee
  
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• New Zealand qualifies for Olympics while Canada’s men face rugby sevens relegation

  09-04-2023 17:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KALANG, Singapore — New Zealand defeated Argentina 19-17 Sunday to win the HSBC Singapore Sevens and become the first men’s team to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
  The news was not so good for the Canadian men, who finished 14th and face relegation with two events remaining in Toulouse, France, and London.
  The top four teams in the standings at the end of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series automatically qualify for the Olympics. After Singapore, the All Blacks have a 24-point le
  
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• Canada’s Gushue to play for gold at world men’s curling ... - Chilliwack Progress

  09-04-2023 17:00 via news.google.com
  
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• Canucks hand Flames 3-2 shootout loss, dimming Calgary’s playoff ... - Chilliwack Progress

  09-04-2023 16:50 via news.google.com
  
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• Review of democratic processes needed as ministerial responsibility ... - Chilliwack Progress

  09-04-2023 16:30 via news.google.com
  
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• Review of democratic processes needed as ministerial responsibility changes: experts

  09-04-2023 15:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — One of the longest House of Commons committee filibusters in the last 10 years was the recent marathon attempt by the Liberals to prevent the prime minister’s chief of staff from testifying about foreign interference.
  Throughout February and March, government members of the procedure and House affairs committee argued that Katie Telford should answer questions because of ministerial responsibility: the idea that it is up to ministers — including the prime minister &mda
  
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• CRIMESTOPPERS: ‘Most wanted’ for the week of April 9 - Chilliwack Progress

  09-04-2023 14:00 via news.google.com
  
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• QUIZ: How much do you know about Easter traditions? - Chilliwack Progress

  09-04-2023 13:50 via news.google.com
  
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• ‘A hell of a choice’: Patients left frustrated amid delays to access assisted dying

  09-04-2023 13:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — John Scully has been living with a major depressive disorder diagnosis for four decades, and despite trying nearly every treatment known to medicine, from shock therapy to trans-magnetic stimulation, his condition has not improved.
  The 82-year-old says he wants that suffering to end. He wants to do it legally, painlessly, in a way that respects his loved ones. He wants medical assistance in dying. 
  But like many Canadians who suffer from mental illnesses that their doctors ha
  
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• Quebec tragedies put mental health in spotlight, but expert warns of stigma

  09-04-2023 10:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — A series of tragic incidents in Quebec has thrown the issue of the suspects’ mental health into the spotlight, but a Canada Research Chair holder says the debate risks unfairly stigmatizing those with mental illnesses.
  The killing of a Quebec provincial police officer on March 27 was the latest in a string of violent, seemingly random attacks in the province that have raised questions about the suspects’ mental health. 
  The man who allegedly stabbed Sgt. Maureen
  
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• Whitecaps exercise patience, take down Timbers 1-0

  09-04-2023 07:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps were able to overcome two disallowed goals on Saturday night before finally notching a winner in the 74th minute to beat the Portland Timbers 1-0 in Major League Soccer action.
  Vancouver, which won its second straight MLS match, kept Portland (1-4-2) without a shot in the first half, while having seven of their own including a goal by defender Ranko Veselinovic ruled out for offside.
  Veselinovic thought he had finally bagged the opener only to have his h
  
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• Canucks hand Flames 3-2 shootout loss, dimming Calgary’s playoff hopes

  09-04-2023 07:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Andrei Kuzmenko scored in the shootout and the Vancouver Canucks handed the Calgary Flames a devastating 3-2 loss on Saturday. 
  The result means Calgary (37-27-16) now sits one point behind the Winnipeg Jets for the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference. The Flames have two games left on their regular-season schedule while the Jets have three.
  Kuzmenko skated wide of the Flames net, then fired a shot up into the top corner to secure the win.
  Elias Pettersson and C
  
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• Trout’s 3-run homer powers Angels’ rally past Toronto 9-5

  09-04-2023 06:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Mike Trout hit a three-run homer in the fifth inning, and the Los Angeles Angels roared back from a four-run deficit for a 9-5 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday night.
  Shohei Ohtani doubled and scored in the fourth before Trout capped a four-run rally in the fifth by homering in his second straight game for the Angels, who have won five of seven. Hunter Renfroe hit his first homer for the Angels and drove in three runs, while Luis Rengifo also homered in
  
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• Toronto FC extends unbeaten run while Nashville records another shutout in 0-0 draw

  09-04-2023 04:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NASHVILLE — Toronto FC extended its unbeaten run to six games and Nashville SC posted its fifth shutout of the season as the two teams battled to a 0-0 draw in MLS play Saturday.
  Nashville goalkeeper Joe Willis made two late game-saving saves — stopping a Federico Bernardeschi free kick in the 81st minute and a Jonathan Osorio threat in the 85th at GEODIS Park. And Michael Bradley’s header off a Bernardeschi corner in stoppage time flashed just high.
  Toronto (1-1-5) has won onc
  
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• New England rolls to 4-0 win over struggling CF Montreal

  09-04-2023 04:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Dylan Borrero and Carles Gil scored first-half goals and the New England Revolution cruised to a 4-0 victory over CF Montreal on Saturday night.
  New England grabbed a 1-0 lead in the 27th minute when Borrero took a pass from Gustavo Bou and scored.The Revolution (5-1-1) stretched their lead to 2-0 at halftime when Gil scored on a penalty kick in the fourth minute of stoppage time after a video review confirmed a hand-ball foul on Montreal’s Corba Latif.
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• Senators unleash offence to beat Lightning 7-4

  09-04-2023 04:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators had six different goal scorers Saturday night to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 7-4.
  Drake Batherson, Julien Gauthier, Patrick Brown, Alex DeBrincat, Egor Sokolov, Mark Kastelic and Claude Giroux, into an empty net, each scored for Ottawa (38-35-7). Cam Talbot made 19 saves.
  Alex Killorn, Brandon Hagel, Victor Hedman and Brayden Point scored for Tampa (45-29-6), who have now lost three straight. Brian Elliott stopped 33 shots. This was Tampa’s final road ga
  
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• Marner sets career-high for points in a season, Maple Leafs hammer Canadiens 7-1

  09-04-2023 04:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Mitch Marner had two goals and an assist to set a career-high with 98 points on the season as the Toronto Maple Leafs thumped the Montreal Canadiens 7-1 on Saturday night.
  John Tavares, with two of his own, Auston Matthews, with a goal and three assists, William Nylander and Michael Bunting also scored for Toronto (47-21-11). Ryan O’Reilly and Erik Gustafsson added three assists each.
  Ilya Samsonov made 20 saves. 
  With fellow goaltender Matt Murray still out due to a h
  
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• Jets edge Predators 2-0 in wild-card showdown

  09-04-2023 03:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — Connor Hellebuyck stopped 28 shots and lifted the Winnipeg Jets to a critical 2-0 triumph over the Nashville Predators on Saturday.
  The Winnipeg goalie recorded his fourth shutout of the season. The Jets, who are in a desperate race for the final wild-card playoff berth in the NHL’s Western Conference, improved to 44-32-3.
  Defenceman Neal Pionk and forward Mark Scheifele scored for Winnipeg.
  Nashville netminder Jusse Soros made 36 saves on 38 shots as Nashville dropped to
  
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• Fillier’s three-point effort leads Canada in 5-0 win over Japan at worlds

  09-04-2023 03:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BRAMPTON, Ont. — Sarah Fillier had two goals and an assist as Canada earned a 5-0 win over Japan on Saturday at the world women’s hockey championship.
  Brianne Jenner, Sarah Nurse, with a goal and an assist, and Natalie Spooner also scored for Canada in front of an announced crowd of 3,755 at the CAA Centre. Emerance Maschmeyer made 11 saves in her first start of the tournament.
  It was just the second time the two teams had met since 2000, with the last meeting being a 9-0 Canada win
  
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• CFL commissioner Ambrosie asks for SFU program to continue in Canada

  09-04-2023 03:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie is petitioning for Simon Fraser University’s football program to be allowed to continue in Canada.
  On Thursday, Simon Fraser president Joy Johnston announced the school was discontinuing its football program effective immediately because it had nowhere to play following this year.
  Simon Fraser was slated to compete this season in the Lone Star Conference but in February the conference announced it would not be renewing its football affiliatio
  
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• Whiskey Richard’s celebrates grand opening of its downtown Chilliwack lounge

  09-04-2023 02:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Following months of renovations, menu revisions, and cocktail testing, Whiskey Richard’s Bar and Lounge observed its grand opening with a celebration befitting the occasion Saturday (Apr. 8).Performers from a Chinese lion dance group in Vancouver helped christen the launch of Whiskey Richard’s, the newest addition to the downtown landscape at 45886 Wellington Avenue, during a weekend reception on the premises of the Royal Hotel.While Whiskey Richard’s officia
  
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• McDavid reaches 150-point milestone; Oilers beat Sharks 6-1

  09-04-2023 00:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Connor McDavid became the first player in 27 years to reach 150 points in a season when he had two goals and an assist in the Edmonton Oilers’ 6-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday.
  McDavid set up Ryan Nugent-Hopkins early in the first period for his 87th assist and scored with 1:44 left in the first period for his 63rd goal to reach the milestone last achieved by Mario Lemieux when he scored 161 points in 1995-96.
  McDavid added another goal late in
  
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• Alberta premier gives new version of why she spoke with accused before criminal trial

  09-04-2023 00:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has delivered a new version of why she engaged in a controversial phone call with a Calgary street pastor in which they discussed his upcoming criminal case related to COVID-19 public health measures.
  Smith told her weekly phone-in radio show Saturday that she took the call from Art Pawlowski because she thought it was going to be in the context of his role as the leader of another political party.
  She said when the discussion veered into Pawlowski
  
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• Bowen stars in Arrows debut but Toronto rally falls short in home opener

  09-04-2023 00:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Canadian sevens international D’Shawn Bowen scored three tries in a losing cause as the New York Ironworkers hung on for a 29-27 win to spoil the Toronto Arrows’ home opener Saturday.
  Toronto (1-6-0) opened the season with six straight games on the road.
  Bowen, in his Arrows and MLR debut, gave the hometown fans something to celebrate with three highlight-reel tries under the sunshine at York Lions Stadium where the temperature hovered around 5 C.
  The pacey Bowen beat
  
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