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• Raleigh’s 10th inning homer leads Mariners in snapping Blue Jays’ six-game win streak

  30-04-2023 23:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Cal Raleigh slammed a two-run homer in the 10th inning and the Seattle Mariners earned a 10-8 comeback win to avoid a series sweep against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday.
  The win halted the Mariners’ (12-16) four-game losing streak and snapped the Blue Jays’ (18-10) six-game winning streak before 40,158 at Rogers Centre.
  Raleigh’s extra-inning blast to right field came off Toronto reliever Zach Pop (1-1) with one out and was his second of the contest.
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• NOLA Gold use second-half surge to defeat Toronto Arrows in Major League Rugby play

  30-04-2023 23:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  METAIRIE, La. — NOLA Gold ran in four second-half tries to defeat Toronto 40-24 Sunday, handing the injury-plagued Arrows a seventh straight loss in Major League Rugby play.
  After trailing 14-0, Toronto scored 17 unanswered points only to see New Orleans answer with 26 straight points.
  The Arrows (1-9-0, eight points) have not won since downing the expansion Chicago Hounds 27-26 on March 11. New Orleans (5-5-0, 26 points) was coming off a 37-24 win over Chicago.
  Trailing 14-10 at the half,
  
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• VIDEO: Appearance of goslings a sure sign of spring in Abbotsford - Chilliwack Progress

  30-04-2023 23:16 via news.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Appearance of goslings a sure sign of spring in Abbotsford  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• UCP, NDP paint dystopian portraits of rivals ahead of expected election writ drop

  30-04-2023 22:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — The writ is expected to drop Monday in Alberta for an election campaign that effectively began weeks ago with both Danielle Smith’s United Conservatives and Rachel Notley’s New Democrats warning of the dystopian future should their opponents triumph. 
  Polls suggest the battleground for the May 29 vote is clearly defined.  
  The UCP was bleeding support in its traditional rural strongholds over former premier Jason Kenney’s COVID-19 health restrictions
  
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• Manhunt continues for Texas shooting suspect, reward offered

  30-04-2023 22:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CLEVELAND, Texas (AP) — Law enforcement officers said Sunday they’ve been unable to find a gunman who fled after killing five people in a rural Texas town, offering $80,000 in total reward money in hopes of motivating someone to come forward with information about the suspect’s whereabouts.
  “We do not know where he is,” said James Smith, the FBI’s special agent in charge. Police were going door to door looking for the suspect.
  The suspect, Francisco Oropesa, 3
  
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• April ends in record-breaking temperatures around eastern Fraser ... - Chilliwack Progress

  30-04-2023 20:51 via news.google.com
  
  April ends in record-breaking temperatures around eastern Fraser ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Public service union says weekend bargaining yields progress on wages, job security

  30-04-2023 19:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The union representing more than 100,000 striking public servants says it’s made some progress on wage demands and job security during weekend negotiations with the federal government.
  The Public Service Alliance of Canada says its bargaining teams negotiated late into Saturday evening and continued on Sunday morning, the 12th day of the strike.
  The federal government tabled a new contract offer to the union on Friday, describing it in a Saturday statement as its final propo
  
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• Canada’s Auger-Aliassime, Shapovalov advance to doubles quarterfinals at Madrid Open

  30-04-2023 19:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MADRID — Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov earned a 6-4, 6-2 second-round win over Lloyd Glasspool and Harri Heliovaara on Sunday at the Madrid Open.
  The Canadian duo had six aces to two double faults, while winning 82 per cent of first-serve points as they advanced to the men’s doubles quarterfinals.They also broke on three of their four opportunities.
  Auger-Aliassime and Shapovalov will play Marcelo Arevalo and Jean-Julien Rojer on Wednesday for a chance to
  
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• Celebrini’s OT winner leads Canada past Slovakia for bronze at men’s U18 worlds

  30-04-2023 18:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BASEL, Switzerland — Macklin Celebrini scored the game-winning goal 7:51 into overtime and Canada topped Slovakia 4-3 to earn bronze at the men’s under-18 world hockey championship on Sunday.
  Celebrini also netted the game’s opening goal, while Colby Barlow and Matthew Wood added the others for Canada. Gabriel D’Aigle made 26 saves.
  Dalibor Dvorsky, Peter Cisar and Daniel Jencko replied for Slovakia. Samuel Urban stopped 37-of-41 shots.
  After a scoreless first period, Can
  
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• Sudanese nationals in Canada can extend their stay for free: minister - Chilliwack Progress

  30-04-2023 18:00 via news.google.com
  
  Sudanese nationals in Canada can extend their stay for free: minister  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Pope in final Mass in Budapest urges Hungary to open doors - Chilliwack Progress

  30-04-2023 18:00 via news.google.com
  
  Pope in final Mass in Budapest urges Hungary to open doors  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Oilers advance to second round with 5-4 victory over Kings - Chilliwack Progress

  30-04-2023 18:00 via news.google.com
  
  Oilers advance to second round with 5-4 victory over Kings  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Hot temperatures bring threat of rising water

  30-04-2023 18:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Warm weather throughout B-C has pushed temperatures to new record highs in several communities this weekend.
  Environment and Climate Change Canada says Victoria and Merritt broke records set in 1926 on Friday, with temperatures reaching 22 and 29.4 degrees, respectively.
  New temperature records for April 28th were also broken in places like Abbotsford, Hope, Sechelt, Squamish and Whistler.
  The warm weather has prompted the province to warn residents to be prepared for possible
  
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• Sudanese nationals in Canada can extend their stay for free: minister

  30-04-2023 17:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The federal government says as of Sunday, Sudanese nationals can extend their stay in Canada as violence escalates in their home country.Immigration Minister Sean Fraser announced Saturday morning that effective April 30, Sudanese nationals in Canada can apply to extend their stay or change their status as a visitor, student or temporary worker for free.The minister says this includes free open work permits so people can support themselves while in Canada.The government stopped ai
  
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• Road Warriors: Home-ice advantage doesn’t mean much in NHL playoffs

  30-04-2023 17:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TAMPA, Fla. — NHL teams scrap and claw throughout a gruelling 82-game schedule.
  The first hurdle, of course, is to make the playoffs. 
  After that, it’s all about climbing the standings as high as possible when the post-season dance and the chase for the Stanley Cup gets going every spring.
  Earning a spot in the top-half of the bracket means starting a series at home.
  It hasn’t been much of an advantage in 2023.
  There’s a grind and sacrifice to secure that Game 1 &mda
  
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• Rapids, Whitecaps play to scoreless draw - Chilliwack Progress

  30-04-2023 17:30 via news.google.com
  
  Rapids, Whitecaps play to scoreless draw  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• ‘It’s our highway:’ Researchers, Indigenous guardians monitor lake ice in N.W.T.

  30-04-2023 16:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LUTSEL K’E, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES — Iris Catholique says over the past two decades, she’s noticed the waters of Great Slave Lake surrounding Lutsel K’e, N.W.T., taking longer to freeze in the winter. 
  “In the past, the lake used to freeze by November, December and by early December, we’re able to travel through traditional trails and different small lakes between here and our traditional hunting grounds,” she said. “Now we can’t do that.
  
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• CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted – Week of April 30, 2023

  30-04-2023 15:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Here are two people wanted by police in our region this week. This list is provided by Crime Stoppers.Name: James QuevillonAge: 42
  Height: 5’11” ft
  Weight: 179lbs
  Hair: Brown Eyes: Blue
  Wanted: Uttering Threats
  Warrant in effect: April 25, 2023
  Parole Jurisdiction: ChilliwackName: Clayton FavelAge: 24
  Height: 5’8” ft
  Weight: 161lbs
  Hair: Black hair in ponytailEyes: Brown
  Tattoo: Left Forearm- Outer Skull, Right Forearm- Inner Tribal
  Wanted: Unlawfully a
  
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• Cheyenne Knight leads by 2 through 3 rounds at Wilshire

  30-04-2023 14:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cheyenne Knight shot a bogey-free 4-under 67 on Saturday to take a two-shot lead through three rounds of the LA Championship at Wilshire Country Club.
  Knight was at 9-under 204 through 54 holes, and her best round of the week had special significance.
  Knight made a 20-foot putt for eagle on the par-5 13th hole and birdied the par-4 17th to shoot 3-under 33 on the back nine. Her late brother, Brandon, who died in a car crash when Knight was 12, wore No. 33 while playing h
  
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• CRIMESTOPPERS: ‘Most wanted’ for the week of April 30 - Chilliwack Progress

  30-04-2023 14:00 via news.google.com
  
  CRIMESTOPPERS: ‘Most wanted’ for the week of April 30  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• BCHL: Alberni Valley Bulldogs take 2-0 series lead against ... - Alberni Valley News

  30-04-2023 14:00 via news.google.com
  
  BCHL: Alberni Valley Bulldogs take 2-0 series lead against ...  Alberni Valley News
  
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• QUIZ: How much do you know about guitars and guitarists? - Chilliwack Progress

  30-04-2023 13:50 via news.google.com
  
  QUIZ: How much do you know about guitars and guitarists?  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Residents of Quebec town still struggle with aftermath of 2019 dike break, flooding

  30-04-2023 13:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SAINTE-MARTHE-SUR-LE-LAC, Que. — Sylvie Béchard had only owned her little brick house for six months when her neighbour came banging on her door on the night of April 27, 2019. The dike holding back the Lake of Two Mountains had been breached, and floodwaters were rushing toward her home.
  “She said ‘Sylvie, we have to evacuate, the dike has given out. We’re being flooded,'” Béchard recalled recently.
  Four years after flooding forced the evacuation of m
  
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• Indo-Pacific region wants to sidestep U.S.-China spat: Asian Development Bank head

  30-04-2023 12:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A senior economist whose organization oversees economic-development projects across Asia says Canada’s Indo-Pacific strategy could help the region’s huge infrastructure needs, but risks falling flat if Ottawa tries to wedge countries against China.
  “It’s great for Canada to develop closer ties with all of the countries in the region,” said Albert Park, chief economist of the Asian Development Bank.
  “For a lot of leaders in Asia, they don’t
  
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• Mélanie Joly is in Kenya to help inform Canada’s response to the crisis in Sudan

  30-04-2023 10:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is in Kenya for the next few days to help inform Canada’s response to the crisis in Sudan.
  She is set to meet with people evacuated from the East African country, including diplomatic staff who worked there until a shocking outbreak of violence earlier this month.
  Joly will also meet with humanitarian groups to get a sense of the needs of people in Sudan, as well as those who have fled to neighbouring countries.
  She also plans to
  
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• Royal watchers preparing for a shorter, smaller coronation than one 70 years ago

  30-04-2023 10:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Jamie Hill was four years old when his family walked over to a neighbour’s home in Kitchener, Ont., to watch Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation in 1953. 
  The now 73-year-old doesn’t remember much from the ceremony that would become a social and cultural phenomenon, but a constant reminder of the day hangs in his home in St. Agatha, Ont. 
  Hill’s grandmother attended the coronation in person and bought a piece of tapestry that was created for the event. She later pas
  
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• Bulldogs edge Chilliwack Chiefs to take 2 – 0 series lead in Coastal Division Final

  30-04-2023 08:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PORT ALBERNI —Emanuelson Charbonneau scored with less than two minutes remaining in regulation time to give the hometown Alberni Valley Bulldogs a 2 -1 victory over the Chilliwack Chiefs Saturday (Apr. 29). The win gives the Bulldogs a 2 – 0 lead in the best of seven Coastal Division Final.
  Brady Milburn opened the scoring in the game when the Chiefs winger notched his fourth of the postseason at 6:31 of the second period. But the Bulldogs evened the score less than three minutes lat
  
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• Canada’s Jamey-Lyn Horth wins UFC debut by decision over Hailey Cowan

  30-04-2023 07:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LAS VEGAS — Canadian Jamey-Lyn Horth won her UFC debut Saturday, earning a unanimous decision over American bantamweight (All Hail) Hailey Cowan on a UFC Fight Night card.
  The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 for the 33-year-old from Squamish, B.C., who has now won all six of her pro bouts.
  “We were prepared for battle and I was ready for that,” said Horth.
  The main event at the UFC’s Apex production facility saw China’s Yadong (Kung Fu Kid) Song, ranked eighth
  
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• Whitecaps, Rapids battle to scoreless draw in MLS

  30-04-2023 06:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps and the Colorado Rapids ground out a scoreless draw on Saturday night at BC Place.
  Despite dominating the majority of the attacking play in the Major League Soccer match, the Whitecaps (2-6-2) nearly went behind after defender Javain Brown conceded a penalty in the 78th minute.
  But after a brief delay, goalkeeper Yohei Takaoka guessed correctly, diving to his left to deny Rapids (1-7-3) attacker Diego Rubio.
  Vancouver was close several times to breaking
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Oilers advance in NHL playoffs

  30-04-2023 06:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LOS ANGELES — The visiting Edmonton Oilers advanced to the second round of the NHL playoffs on Saturday night with a 5-4 win over the Los Angeles Kings.
  The Oilers took the best-of-seven, conference quarterfinal four games to two.
  Kailer Yamamoto’s goal at 16:57 of the third period snapped a 4-4 tie, and gives the Oilers a second-round date with the Vegas Golden Knights.
  The Knights dispatched the Winnipeg Jets in five games.
  The Oilers reached the Western Conference final last year,
  
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• Duke, Choinière lead Montreal over Sporting KC 2-0

  30-04-2023 05:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Bryce Duke and Mathieu Choiniere scored first-half goals to lead CF Montreal to a 2-0 Major League Soccer victory over Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night.
  Duke gave Montreal (3-6-0) a 1-0 lead, using assists from Choiniere and Sean Rea to score in the 35th minute. 
  Choiniere added a goal in the first minute of stoppage time — with assists from Aaron Herrera and Rea — to put Montreal up 2-0 at halftime.
  Sporting KC (0-7-3) had advantages of 13-1
  
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• Kreider helps Rangers beat Devils 5-2 to force Game 7

  30-04-2023 05:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Chris Kreider had another power-play goal and two assists as the New York Rangers beat the New Jersey Devils 5-2 on Saturday night to force a deciding Game 7 in their first-round playoff series.
  Mika Zibanejad and Vladimir Tarasenko each had a goal and an assist for New York, which had totalled just two goals while losing the previous three games. Barclay Goodrow and Braden Schneider also scored, and Adam Fox added two assists. Igor Shesterkin stopped 34 shots.
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• Leafs tip Lightning in OT, advance in NHL playoffs

  30-04-2023 04:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The Toronto Maple Leafs finally exorcised their playoff demons — and are off to the second round of the NHL playoffs.
  John Tavares scored at 4:36 of overtime and Ilya Samsonov made 31 saves as Toronto defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 on Saturday to win their series 4-2 and advance in the post-season for the first time in nearly two decades.
  Leafs captain John Tavares threw a puck in front that went in off the Toronto defenceman, who also scored the OT winner in Game 3.
  Auston Matthews
  
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• Tim Hortons to sell $1.50 Smile Cookies to aid Chilliwack Hospital, Fraser Canyon Hospital

  30-04-2023 02:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — It’s tough to resist delicious chocolate chunk cookies at a reasonable price point, especially when they benefit Chilliwack General Hospital and Fraser Canyon Hospital in Hope.The Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation says its upcoming Smile Cookie Week initiative, in partnership with Tim Hortons restaurant owners, has raised over $59,000 for these two local hospitals over the past three years.
  Smile Cookie Week kicks off on Monday, May 1. Chocolate chunk cookies will be
  
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• Finau holds off hard-charging Rahm for 2-shot lead in Mexico

  30-04-2023 01:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VALLARTA, Mexico (AP) — Tony Finau had a terrific stretch at the Mexico Open on Saturday, posting five birdies over his final seven holes for a 6-under 65 that gave him a two-shot lead over Masters champion Jon Rahm and 21-year-old Akshay Bhatia.
  Rahm, the defending champion, matched his lowest round on the PGA Tour with a 61. He started the third round six shots behind and at one point took a one-shot lead until Finau rallied at the end.
  Bhatia also finished with a flourish, hitting his s
  
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• Highway 97C from Merritt to Logan Lake closed due to wildfire - Chilliwack Progress

  30-04-2023 01:10 via news.google.com
  
  Highway 97C from Merritt to Logan Lake closed due to wildfire  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Search area widened for Texas gunman after 5 killed

  30-04-2023 01:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CLEVELAND, Texas (AP) — A Texas sheriff said Saturday that authorities have widened the search area for a man suspected of killing five of his neighbors near Houston.San Jacinto County Sheriff Greg Capers told reporters the search area for 38-year-old Francisco Oropeza could now be as large as “10 or 20 miles” as the gunman remained at large more than 15 hours after the shooting Friday night.The shooting happened near the town of Cleveland, about 45 miles (72 kilometers) north
  
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• TikTokers making six-figure incomes via app worried about potential ... - Chilliwack Progress

  30-04-2023 01:00 via news.google.com
  
  TikTokers making six-figure incomes via app worried about potential ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• A common goal: Race benefiting B.C. Children’s Hospital returns ... - Chilliwack Progress

  30-04-2023 00:51 via news.google.com
  
  A common goal: Race benefiting B.C. Children’s Hospital returns ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Varsho, Gausman lead Toronto Blue Jays to 1-0 win over Seattle Mariners

  30-04-2023 00:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Daulton Varsho delivered a walk-off single to give the Blue Jays their sixth straight win, a 1-0 decision against the Seattle Mariners in 10 innings on Saturday.
  The Blue Jays (18-9) survived a no-hit bid from Seattle’s Easton McGee and received an outstanding career-high 13 strikeouts from Kevin Gausman to hand the Mariners (11-16) their third loss in a row.
  Varsho crushed a pitch from Trevor Gott (0-2) to right centre field to score designated runner Bo Bichette. The Blue
  
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• Jets players respond to head coach: ‘I didn’t agree with how he handled himself’

  30-04-2023 00:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — Head coach Rick Bowness was the target of some criticism by his players after the Winnipeg Jets had exit meetings Saturday and packed their bags for the off-season.
  Veteran forward Blake Wheeler told reporters he didn’t like the assessment Bowness gave media after the Jets were eliminated from the first round of the playoffs with a 4-1 loss in Game 5 Thursday against the Vegas Golden Knights.
  “I think he could have been honest with us,” Wheeler said. “We
  
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• Driver shot by police during vehicle stop on Vancouver Island - Chilliwack Progress

  30-04-2023 00:07 via news.google.com
  
  Driver shot by police during vehicle stop on Vancouver Island  Chilliwack Progress
  
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