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• RCMP warn tainted drugs may be responsible for overdoses in Manitoba community

  23-04-2023 23:34
  
  THE PAS, MB. — Mounties in northern Manitoba are warning that six overdoses in the same community this weekend may be from a drug that’s been laced with fentanyl.
  RCMP issued a news release saying they received a report on Saturday night about four unresponsive men at a location in The Pas.
  They learned the men ingested ecstasy possibly laced with an opioid, and police and paramedics administered naloxone in an effort to revive them.
  Three of the four men were revived and taken to ho
  
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• Morrissey’s injury leaves Jets in need of step up from others in series against Vegas

  23-04-2023 23:24
  
  WINNIPEG — Prior to puck drop between the Winnipeg Jets and Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday, a young fan got to suit up, carry a Jets flag and skate around the ice with his hockey heroes.
  As the boy made his way behind the net wearing his goalie equipment, he lost his balance and fell. After he got up and continued his laps, Jets all-star defenceman Josh Morrissey skated by the youngster and gently tapped him on the back.
  It was a kind gesture by one of the team’s leaders, who would
  
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• Gausman, Guerrero, Varsho lead Jays to 5-1 win over Yanks

  23-04-2023 23:09
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Gausman struck out 11 in seven shutout innings, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Daulton Varsho hit back-to-back homers following an error by rookie shortstop Anthony Volpe, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees 5-1 on Sunday.
  The Blue Jays won for the 12th time in 18 games and took two of three in the Bronx to hand New York its first series loss. The Yankees had won or split their first six series, their longest streak to start a season since 2003, according t
  
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• ‘This is his time’: O’Reilly demonstrating priceless playoff value for Maple Leafs

  23-04-2023 22:54
  
  TAMPA, Fla. — Ryan O’Reilly stepped in front of the cameras and microphones to face the music following a disastrous playoff opener.
  The Maple Leafs forward and his teammates had just been thumped 7-3 on home ice by the battle-tested Tampa Bay Lightning in a humbling curtain-raiser to their first-round series.
  Toronto looked nothing like the group that cruised to a 111-point finish in the regular season on a forgettable, worrying night.
  Sloppy, unsure and nervous were just some of th
  
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• Hurricanes roll to 5-2 win, take 3-1 series lead over Isles

  23-04-2023 22:23
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Seth Jarvis scored twice and the Carolina Hurricanes snapped an eight-game postseason road losing streak with a 5-2 victory over New York on Sunday, pushing the Islanders to the brink of elimination.
  Sebastian Aho added a goal and two assists and Antti Raanta made 27 saves in helping the Canes win on the road in the playoffs for the first time since the second round in 2021.
  Aho’s goal was his record-setting 20th in the postseason with Carolina, breaking the franchise
  
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• Ukrainian troop positions spark counteroffensive speculation - Chilliwack Progress

  23-04-2023 21:30 via news.google.com
  
  Ukrainian troop positions spark counteroffensive speculation  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Public-service strike: Union stepping up picketing efforts starting Monday

  23-04-2023 20:54
  
  OTTAWA — Canada’s biggest federal public service union is preparing to ramp up its ongoing strike by moving picket lines to strategic locations such as ports on Monday.
  Public Service Alliance of Canada National President Chris Aylward says civil servants don’t want to disrupt Canadians’ lives, but need to further affect the economy to push Ottawa for a solution.
  He says that means going beyond office buildings where public servants work to include locations he says will
  
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• Maple Leafs forward Sam Lafferty handed fine for cross-checking

  23-04-2023 18:16
  
  NEW YORK — Toronto Maple Leafs forward Sam Lafferty has been fined for cross-checking, the NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced on Sunday.
  The fine was US$3,108.11, which is the maximum allowable under the league’s collective bargaining agreement.
  Lafferty was assessed a minor penalty for roughing in Saturday’s 4-3 overtime win over Tampa Bay after cross-checking Lightning forward Ross Colton up high in front of the Leafs’ goal.
  The incident occurred at 15:10
  
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• Canada suspends Sudan consular services as diplomats evacuated

  23-04-2023 18:04
  
  Ottawa has suspended consular services in Sudan amid reports of allied countries evacuating Canadian diplomats and as armed conflict escalates in the East-African country.
  Global Affairs Canada says Canadian diplomats will “temporarily work from a safe location outside the country” while still trying to help citizens in Sudan.
  Hundreds have been killed and thousands injured in just 10 days after power-sharing negotiations between the country’s armed forces and its paramilitary
  
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• Canada’s Jones, Laing suffer first loss at world mixed doubles curling championship

  23-04-2023 18:01
  
  GANGNEUNG, Korea, Republic Of — Canada’s Jennifer Jones and Brent Laing suffered their first loss of the world mixed doubles curling championship on Sunday in South Korea.
  The duo fell 7-4 to Estonia’s Marie Kaldvee and Harri Lill.
  Canada went up 3-1 after three ends. However, that lead disappeared with singles in each of the next two from Estonia.
  After restoring their lead at 4-3 through the sixth end, the Canadians surrendered deuces in the final two ends to take the loss.
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• B.C. government spends millions to support Indigenous Cannabis Fund

  23-04-2023 17:16
  
  VICTORIA — B-C’s public safety ministry says the province is providing about 2.3-million dollars more to the B-C Indigenous Cannabis Business Fund.
  The I-C-B-F was launched in December to support Indigenous businesses that want to join the regulated cannabis industry.
  The ministry says the new, one-time funding is in addition to the original joint contribution of about 7.5-million dollars from B-C and the federal government over three years.
  It says the money will be provided to the
  
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• CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted – Week of April 23, 2023

  23-04-2023 17:00
  
  CHILLIWACK — Here are three people wanted by police in our region this week. This list is provided by Crime Stoppers.Name: Marcos CardosoAge: 31Height: 5’8” ft
  Weight: 251lbs
  Hair: Brown Eyes: Green
  Tattoo: Right Hand- “WOLF” and Left Hand- “PACK”
  Wanted: Unlawfully at Large including Break and Enter, Forcible Confinement, Use of Firearm While Committing
  Warrant in effect: April 17, 2023
  Parole Jurisdiction: Vancouver
  Name: Eric McArthurAge: 41
  Height: 5
  
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• Canadian star Alphonso Davies sidelined with thigh injury suffered with Bayern Munich

  23-04-2023 16:28
  
  MUNICH (CP-AP) — Bayern Munich may have to do without Canadian star fullback Alphonso Davies for the final five matches of its season.
  The Bavarian powerhouse said Sunday that Davies “sustained a muscle bundle injury” in the back of his left thigh during the 3-1 loss at Mainz in the Bundesliga on Saturday. Davies had to come off in the ninth minute.
  The 22-year-old from Edmonton pulled up after accelerating past Mainz fullback Silvan Widmer, wasting no time signalling to the Ba
  
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• First months on throne show King Charles wants to engage, but Canadians skeptical

  23-04-2023 13:02
  
  MONTREAL — King Charles III’s first months on the throne have shown he’s a monarch who will take an active role in different causes and is ready to engage with the public, royal experts say, but he still has work to do to win over a skeptical Canadian public.
  Nathan Tidridge, the author of a book about Canada’s constitutional monarchy and vice-president of the Institute for the Study of the Crown in Canada, says Charles thus far appears to be a more “active and enga
  
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• South Africa envoy urges Ukraine peace talks, says Canada stance on war ‘shocking’

  23-04-2023 12:03
  
  OTTAWA — South Africa’s envoy to Ottawa is urging Canada to help broker an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine, arguing that sending arms to Kyiv will only prolong a dangerous conflict that is aggravating hunger in developing countries.
  “We have all the instruments of human agency to stop this war, but we just simply don’t want to,” Rieaz Shaik said.
  In a wide-ranging interview, he said Russia needs to be held accountable, buturged the Trudeau government to drastic
  
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• RCMP sifting ‘fairly large volume’ of information in Ukraine war crimes probe

  23-04-2023 12:03
  
  OTTAWA — RCMP Cpl. Kate Walaszczyk honed her policing skills as a homicide investigator, painstakingly reconstructing crime scenes and gathering evidence.
  She is turning that hard-earned know-how to the global stage, working with other countries to document war crimes and crimes against humanity in the unfolding conflict in Ukraine.
  Canada is co-operating with partners abroad, including the International Criminal Court, to ensure perpetrators of heinous acts — from rape to mass killi
  
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• MacKinnon, Avalanche spoil Kraken’s home playoff debut, 6-4

  23-04-2023 07:13
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen scored in a 1:28 span early in the third period and the Colorado Avalanche spoiled Seattle Kraken’s first home playoff game with a 6-4 victory Saturday night in Game 3 of the first-round series. 
  Tied at 3 after a wild first 40 minutes, the defending Stanley Cup champions relied on their best players to take a 2-1 lead in the series and reclaim home-ice advantage. 
  MacKinnon scored his first two goals of the playoffs, Cale
  
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• Hamilton scores in OT, Devils beat Rangers 2-1

  23-04-2023 06:27
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Dougie Hamilton scored 11:36 into overtime and the New Jersey Devils beat the New York Rangers 2-1 on Saturday night to cut their series deficit to 2-1.
  Jack Hughes scored and Jesper Bratt had two assists for New Jersey, which lost the first two games at home by 5-1 scores. Akira Schmid got the start in goal in place of Vitek Vanecek and finished with 35 saves.
  Chris Kreider scored for New York. Igor Shesterkin stopped 26 shots.
  In the extra period, Bratt found Hamilton on
  
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• Canadian women qualify for CONCACAF Under-20 Championship with win over El Salvador

  23-04-2023 05:56
  
  SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Canada thumped El Salvador 9-1 Saturday to comfortably win its qualifying group and book its ticket to the CONCACAF Women’s Under-20 Championship.Canada and El Salvador had both won their three previous games ahead of Saturday’s decider in the CONCACAF U-20 qualifying tournament. But the Canadians, with a goal difference of plus-31 compared to plus-13 for the Central Americans, needed just a draw to win the group and make the full tournament
  
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• Jets lose Morrissey to injury for remainder of playoff series

  23-04-2023 05:26
  
  WINNIPEG — Josh Morrissey’s all-star season with the Winnipeg Jets has come to an abrupt halt.
  The veteran defenceman hit knee-on-knee with Vegas blue liner Zach Whitecloud early in Saturday’s Game 3 playoff match. He appeared to be favouring his right knee when he went to the bench and left at 4:34 and didn’t return.
  The Golden Knights went on to win 5-4 in double overtime on Michael Amadio’s goal, and the news got worse for the Jets.
  Head coach Rick Bowness told r
  
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• Rielly scores in OT, Leafs beat Bolts 4-3 to grab 2-1 series lead

  23-04-2023 04:55
  
  TAMPA, Fla. — Morgan Rielly scored at 19:15 of overtime and Ilya Samsonov made 36 saves as the Toronto Maple Leafs came back from a goal down late in the third period Saturday to defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 and take a 2-1 lead in their first-round playoff series.
  The defenceman fired a shot from the side boards that floated past the ear of Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevsky before getting mobbed by teammates.
  Ryan O’Reilly, with a goal a late in regulation that forced OT t
  
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• Philadelphia Union score early and often in 4-2 win over outmatched Toronto FC

  23-04-2023 03:54
  
  CHESTER, Pa. — Danish international forward Mikael Uhre scored a hat trick as the Philadelphia Union snapped a five-game league winless run in dispatching Toronto FC 4-2 in MLS play Saturday.
  Philadelphia (3-4-2) also got an own goal from TFC’s Lukas MacNaughton. Toronto (1-2-6) had its seven-game unbeaten run (1-0-6) snapped in suffering its first loss since a 3-2 defeat at D.C. United in the Feb. 25 season opener.
  Alejandro Bedoya, Julian Carranza and Daniel Gazdag each had two ass
  
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• CF Montreal beats Red Bulls 2-0 with 10 players

  23-04-2023 03:54
  
  MONTREAL — CF Montreal, playing with 10 men after the 65-minute mark, put on an impressive second half defensive display to secure a 2-0 win against New York Red Bulls on Saturday night at Stade Saputo.
  Along with an own goal from Andrés Reyes, Mathieu Choinière scored in the 94th minute giving Montreal (2-6-0) their second win and first clean sheet of the Major League Soccer season.
  New York (1-3-5) took control of the match early after applying pressure in the midfield. It
  
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• US evacuating diplomats in Sudan amid fierce fighting

  23-04-2023 03:47
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. troops are carrying out a precarious evacuation of American embassy staffers in the African nation of Sudan, shuttering the U.S. embassy there as fighting rages for a ninth day, according to a senior Biden administration official.
  Biden ordered American troops to evacuate embassy personnel after receiving a recommendation earlier Saturday from his national security team with no end in sight to the fighting, according to the official who spoke on the condition of anon
  
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• After Russia bombs own city, explosive found at same site - Chilliwack Progress

  23-04-2023 02:30 via news.google.com
  
  After Russia bombs own city, explosive found at same site  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Golden Knights spoil Jets spirited comeback with 5-4 win in double OT

  23-04-2023 02:21
  
  WINNIPEG — Michael Amadio scored 3:40 into the second overtime period to lift the Vegas Golden Knights to a 5-4 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday that gave them a 2-1 lead in their first-round playoff series.
  Jets centre Adam Lowry tied the game 4-4 with 21.9 seconds remaining in regulation when he used a rebound to beat Vegas goalie Laurent Brossoit. Lowry extended his series goal streak to four in three games.
  Winnipeg went into the third period down 4-1, but goals by Nino Niede
  
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• Corpuz, Yin tied for lead at Chevron after third round

  23-04-2023 01:50
  
  THE WOODLANDS, Texas (AP) — Americans Allisen Corpuz and Angel Yin shared the Chevron Championship lead at 10-under 206 after the third round Saturday.
  Corpuz and Yin each shot 5-under 67 at The Club at Carlton Woods in the major tournament that moved from the California desert to suburban Houston this year.
  Corpuz started out strong, with birdies on four of the first five holes, including the first three. She had a chance to birdie the 18th in a bogey-free round, but her putt rolled just
  
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• Lightning defenceman Victor Hedman returns to the lineup for Game 3 versus Leafs

  23-04-2023 01:20
  
  TAMPA, Fla. — Lightning defenceman Victor Hedman returned to the lineup Saturday for Game 3 of Tampa Bay’s first-round playoff series with the Toronto Maple Leafs
  The six-foot-seven Swede missed Thursday’s 7-2 loss with an undisclosed injury suffered during the first period of his team’s 7-3 victory in Game 1.
  Hedman averaged nearly 24 minutes of ice time per game in 2022-23.
  Lightning head coach Jon Cooper said this week the 2018 Norris Trophy winner and two-time Stanley
  
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• Clark-Hossler maintain 1-shot lead in Zurich Classic

  23-04-2023 01:04
  
  AVONDALE, La. (AP) — Wyndham Clark and Beau Hossler shot a 10-under 62 in better-ball play Saturday to maintain a one-shot lead through three rounds at the Zurich Classic.
  “It’s going to be a cool environment and a unique experience frankly to have a chance to win a golf tournament with a partner,” Hossler said. “So, it will be a nice little Sunday for us.”
  Clark and Hossler have finished each of the first three rounds atop the leaderboard on the strength of s
  
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• PHOTOS: Thousands attend Surrey’s Vaisakhi parade Saturday - Chilliwack Progress

  23-04-2023 00:50 via news.google.com
  
  PHOTOS: Thousands attend Surrey’s Vaisakhi parade Saturday  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Petition calls for better safety on Lower Mainland transit - Chilliwack Progress

  23-04-2023 00:45 via news.google.com
  
  Petition calls for better safety on Lower Mainland transit  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• With a great attitude, Mayor Pranger completes 26-km walk Saturday for new Agassiz pool

  23-04-2023 00:24
  
  CHILLIWACK — After walking 26 kilometres Saturday, District of Kent mayor Sylvia Pranger maintained a stellar attitude and a joyful smile all the way to the so-called finish line at the Chilliwack Coliseum Saturday.Pranger, who was unopposed in the October 2022 municipal election and acclaimed for a four-year term, was presented with a massive bouquet of flowers after she arrived in the parking lot of the Coliseum at 1:19 p.m. Saturday following a 26-km trek to raise publicity around Agass
  
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• Utilities commission approves rate changes for BC Hydro - Chilliwack Progress

  23-04-2023 00:10 via news.google.com
  
  Utilities commission approves rate changes for BC Hydro  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Oilers seek more goals, fewer penalties in Game 4 of playoff series versus Kings

  23-04-2023 00:03
  
  LOS ANGELES — Goals have been harder to come by in the playoffs for the NHL’s most prolific team, but Edmonton Oilers head coach Jay Woodcroft believes that dam will break.
  “For us, it’s keep hammering away at the rock,” he said Saturday in Los Angeles. “We know it will split eventually.”
  The Oilers trail the Kings 2-1 in their first-round, best-of-seven series heading into Sunday’s Game 4 at Crypto.com Arena.
  While captain Connor McDavid produced
  
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• Jets forward Ehlers ruled out for Game 3 of series with Golden Knights

  23-04-2023 00:03
  
  WINNIPEG — Speedy forward Nikolaj Ehlers will be sidelined for a third straight playoff game when the Winnipeg Jets host the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 3 on Saturday afternoon. 
   Jets head coach Rick Bowness said Ehlers hasn’t received medical clearance to play.
  “He’s not going to play until the doctors give him clearance,” Bowness said. “He will not play until that happens. That has not happened. We’ll see how he feels tomorrow.”
  The w
  
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