Chilliwack news

• Braves rally to beat Blue Jays 4-3 in the 11th, move into a tie with Mets for final NL wild card

  08-09-2024 23:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Sean Murphy’s infield ground ball with the bases loaded scored a sliding Eli White in the 11th inning, and the Atlanta Braves rallied for a gritty 4-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday.
  The Braves now have 12 extra-inning wins, which leads the big leagues. They took two of three games from the Blue Jays and are tied with the New York Mets for the final wild card in a tight National League playoff race.
  “That was probably one of the top two or three most dr
  
  Read more

• Former Raptors all-star DeMar DeRozan shares hard-earned wisdom in new memoir

  08-09-2024 23:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DeMar DeRozan has always found a way to score on the basketball court, and now he’s using that same drive to urge people to open up about their mental health.
  DeRozan, who has been one of the NBA’s leading mental health advocates for years, has written “Above the Noise,” a memoir about his childhood in Compton, Calif., the biggest successes of his 15-year career as a professional basketball player, and his struggles with depression. Although the 35-year-old has long been
  
  Read more

• Jannik Sinner beats Taylor Fritz in the US Open men’s final weeks after doping exoneration

  08-09-2024 22:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Jannik Sinner beat Taylor Fritz 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 with a relentless baseline game to win the U.S. Open men’s championship on Sunday, less than three weeks after being exonerated in a doping case.
  The No. 1-ranked Sinner, a 23-year-old from Italy, won the second Grand Slam trophy of his nascent career — the other was at the Australian Open in January — and prevented No. 12 Fritz from ending a major title drought for American men that has lasted 21 years.
  Andy R
  
  Read more

• Paddling on and diving into Chilliwack Lake - MSN

  08-09-2024 22:00 via news.google.com
  Paddling on and diving into Chilliwack Lake  MSN
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Canada Soccer calls in Sam Adekugbe to replace the injured Alistair Johnston

  08-09-2024 21:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Vancouver Whitecaps defender Sam Adekugbe has replaced the injured Alistair Johnston ahead of Canada’s friendly with Mexico in Arlington, Texas, on Tuesday.
  Johnston left Saturday’s 2-1 win over the U.S. in Kansas City in the 23rd minute. He was replaced by Richie Laryea.
  “He said he felt a little bit of tightness in his hamstring,” Canada coach Jesse Marsch said after the game. “And so he just felt it was smarter to step out.”
  Canada Soccer said Sunday that J
  
  Read more

• Whistler RCMP looks for family after 12-year old was found barefoot

  08-09-2024 20:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WHISTLER, B.C. — The RCMP in British Columbia is asking for the public’s help finding a boy’s family after the barefoot youth was noticed wandering in Whistler alone.Mounties in Whistler say they responded to a report of an unaccompanied child on Saturday night at Dairy Queen on Main Street where they found a boy to be barefoot and “completely non-verbal.”The boy is described as approximately 12-years old with short brown hair and brown eyes.He was found in a green
  
  Read more

• Roglic protects lead on final day to win record-equaling 4th Spanish Vuelta title

  08-09-2024 19:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MADRID (AP) — Primoz Roglic won a record-equaling fourth Spanish Vuelta title after successfully protecting his lead in the final individual time trial on Sunday.
  Roglic finished the 24.6-kilometer(15.3-mile) time trial without any scares, and his overall lead of more than two minutes was never in jeopardy.
  The Slovenian rider matched the record of four titles won by Spanish rider Roberto Heras in 2000 and 2003-05. Roglic’s other victories came from 2019-21.
  It was his first Vuelta t
  
  Read more

• Tyreek Hill was briefly detained for a traffic violation ahead of Dolphins’ season opener

  08-09-2024 19:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Police are calling for an investigation into why Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill was briefly detained for a traffic violation while entering Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday, hours before his team was set to open the season against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
  Hill was seen on video posted to the social media site X laying face down on the ground as officers placed his hands behind his back and appeared to put handcuffs on him.
  Hill, who led the NFL in receiving
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• President Abdelmadjid Tebboune is elected to serve second term in gas-rich Algeria

  08-09-2024 19:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has been named the winner of Algeria’s presidential election, granting him another term leading the gas-rich North African nation five years after pro-democracy protests led to the ouster of his predecessor.
  In a result that surprised few observers internationally or in Algeria, the country’s independent election authority on Sunday announced that Tebboune had won 94% of the vote, far outpacing his challengers Islamist Abde
  
  Read more

• After a tough Tokyo, Canada restored Paralympic Games momentum in Paris

  08-09-2024 18:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PARIS — What looked like a bounce back for Canada at the Paralympic Games was more of a return to form.
  Canada’s 10 gold medals in Paris were the most since 19 in Beijing in 2008, and also doubled the output at the Tokyo Games three years ago.The 29 medals overall matched Rio in 2016 and far surpassed the 21 in Tokyo.
  The COVID-19 pandemic affected para sport more than able-bodied sport with international and domestic competition decimated.
  Canada’s tight restrictions around th
  
  Read more

• President Abdelmadjid Tebboune elected to serve second term leading gas-rich Algeria

  08-09-2024 18:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has been named the winner of Algeria’s presidential election, granting him another term leading the gas-rich North African nation five years after pro-democracy protests led to the ouster of his predecessor.
  In a result that surprised few observers internationally or in Algeria, the country’s independent election authority on Sunday announced that Tebboune had won 94% of the vote, far outpacing his challengers Islamist Abde
  
  Read more

• Bloc Québécois ready to extract gains for Quebec in exchange for supporting Liberals

  08-09-2024 18:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTEBELLO, Que. — The Bloc Québécois says its ready to wheel and deal with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s party for support during confidence votes now that the Liberal government’s confidence and supply agreement with the NDP has ended.
  And the sovereigntist party led by Yves-François Blanchet has already drawn up a list of demands.In an interview ahead of Monday’s party caucus retreat in the Outaouais region, Bloc House Leader Alain Therrien says
  
  Read more

• Tyreek Hill is briefly detained for a traffic violation ahead of Dolphins’ season opener

  08-09-2024 18:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill was briefly detained for a traffic violation while entering Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday, hours before his team was set to open the season against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
  Hill was seen on video posted to the social media site X laying face down on the ground as officers placed his hands behind his back and appeared to put handcuffs on him.
  Hill has since been released and is preparing to play against the Jaguars, said his
  
  Read more

• Dak Prescott and the Cowboys agree on a record contract that is the first at $60 million per year

  08-09-2024 18:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Dak Prescott has a new contract with the Dallas Cowboys hours before their season opener at Cleveland.
  The star quarterback and the Cowboys agreed on a $240 million, four-year contract, the first in NFL history to average $60 per season, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Sunday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal hasn’t been announced.
  The runner-up in NFL MVP voting was entering the final year of a $160 million, four-year c
  
  Read more

• Rap megastar Kendrick Lamar will headline the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show

  08-09-2024 17:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kendrick Lamar will pop out on the NFL’s biggest stage next year: The Grammy winner will headline the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show in New Orleans.
  The NFL, Apple Music and Roc Nation announced Sunday that Lamar would lead the halftime festivities from the Caesars Superdome on Feb. 9. The rap megastar, who has won 17 Grammys, said he’s looking forward to bringing hip-hop to the NFL’s championship game, where he performed as a guest artist with Dr
  
  Read more

• Overnight vehicle accident leaves over 1,200 in Cultus Lake without power, closes Vedder Mountain Rd.

  08-09-2024 17:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — An overnight motor vehicle accident has left over 1,200 customers in Chilliwack and Cultus Lake without power Sunday morning.
  According to BC Hydro, 1,207 customers have been without power since 3:55 a.m. due to an unspecified motor vehicle accident. Power is expected to be restored by noon today. Crews are currently on site. The BC Hydro website was last updated at 7:35 a.m.
  The affected area includes most of Cultus Lake as well as the area due north of the lake, including Co
  
  Read more

• Canadian middleweight Aaron Jeffery wins to move a step closer to Bellator title shot

  08-09-2024 17:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SAN DIEGO — Canadian middleweight Aaron Jeffery moved a step closer to a Bellator title shot after earning a unanimous decision Saturday night over former three-time welterweight champion Douglas (The Phenom) Lima.
  All three judges scored it 29-28 for the 31-year-old from Tillsonburg, Ont., who used his strength and grappling skills to spend most of the mixed martial arts fight in a clinch, denying the Atlanta-based Brazilian a chance to let his dangerous hands go.
  Jeffery (15-5-0) offered
  
  Read more

• Canadian Kyle (The Monster) Nelson suffers first-round UFC knockout in Las Vegas

  08-09-2024 17:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LAS VEGAS — American Steve (Mean Machine) Garcia extended his win streak to five with a first-round stoppage of Canadian featherweight Kyle (The Monster) Nelson on a UFC Fight Night card Saturday.
  Garcia (17-5-0) went down early after a stumble, allowing Nelson to take his back. But Garcia, controlling Nelson’s hands, was able to avoid damage. Nelson lost position after trying unsuccessfully for an armbar, allowing Garcia to strike from above.
  Garcia scored with elbows from top posit
  
  Read more

• Kodiaks fall to Huskers in Chilliwack - CKPGToday.ca

  08-09-2024 17:08 via news.google.com
  Kodiaks fall to Huskers in Chilliwack  CKPGToday.ca
  
  Read more

• CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted – Week of September 8, 2024

  08-09-2024 17:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Here are three people wanted by police in our region this week. This list is provided by Crime Stoppers.
  Name: Tyler PerryAge: 20
  Height: 5’10” ft Weight: 161lbs
  Hair: Blonde/grey Eyes: Blue
  Wanted: Possession of Stolen Property over $5000 and Flight from PO While Operating Motor Vehicle
  Warrant in effect: August 27, 2024
  Parole Jurisdiction: Chilliwack
  Name: Curtis MuswagonAge: 45
  Height: 5’8” ft Weight: 175lbs
  Hair: BlackEyes: Brown
  Wanted: Unlawfully
  
  Read more

• Overnight vehicle accident leaves over 1,200 in Cultus Lake, parts of Chilliwack without power

  08-09-2024 16:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — An overnight motor vehicle accident has left over 1,200 customers in Chilliwack and Cultus Lake without power Sunday morning.According to BC Hydro, 1,207 customers have been without power since 3:55 a.m. due to an unspecified motor vehicle accident. Power is expected to be restored by noon today. Crews are currently on site. The BC Hydro website was last updated at 7:35 a.m.
  The affected area includes most of Cultus Lake as well as the area due north of the lake, including Col
  
  Read more

• Lack of treatment, housing options exacerbating substance abuse crisis in Abbotsford: study

  08-09-2024 16:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD – A preliminary study focusing on the plight of users in Abbotsford suggests that the toxicity of street substances and a lack of resources are barriers exacerbating the unregulated drug crisis.
  City councillors are set to see preliminary results from a Centre for Advancing Health Outcomes mapping project on Tuesday, which characterizes the region’s fight against drugs from the perspective of frontline workers.
  The examination draws from 49 participants with connections to
  
  Read more

• Teachers say immigrants not to blame as Quebec links teacher shortage to newcomers

  08-09-2024 16:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Quebec’s school year started on a familiar note: thousands of teaching spots were unfilled, and the provincial government had to defend itself for its failure to solve the problem.
  But as politicians continue to point to immigration — a common justification for the province’s ills — as the main culprit, education experts say newcomers are not the underlying cause of the widespread teacher shortages.
  “There has been a significant increase in the numb
  
  Read more

• Mediation aimed at resolving Metro Vancouver accessible transit strike set to begin

  08-09-2024 15:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Mediated negotiations between the union representing striking HandyDART transit workers in Metro Vancouver and their employer are set to begin today, six days into the stoppage.
  About 600 employees of the door-to-door service for people unable to navigate the conventional transit system have been on strike since Tuesday, halting service with the exception of some essential medical trips.
  The fight between the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1724 and employer Transdev Canada cen
  
  Read more

• Latin American cello music performed in-the-round returns to Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress

  08-09-2024 14:54 via news.google.com
  Latin American cello music performed in-the-round returns to Chilliwack  Chilliwack Progress
  
  Read more

• Latin American cello music performed in-the-round returns to Chilliwack - Agassiz Harrison Observer

  08-09-2024 14:52 via news.google.com
  Latin American cello music performed in-the-round returns to Chilliwack  Agassiz Harrison Observer
  
  Read more

• Trudeau to face fretful caucus ahead of return to the House

  08-09-2024 12:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will face a fretful and strained caucus in British Columbia Monday, with MPs looking for him to finally reveal his plan to address the political purgatory the party has endured for months.
  Several Liberal MPs privately and publicly demanded they meet as a team after the devastating byelection loss of a longtime political stronghold in Toronto last June, but the prime minister refused to convene his caucus before the fall.
  Their political fortunes did
  
  Read more

• Israeli medics say 3 people were shot and killed at the West Bank-Jordan border crossing

  08-09-2024 09:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Three people have been shot and killed near the border crossing between the West Bank and Jordan, Israeli first responders said Sunday.
  Israeli police said the shooter was killed, without providing further details. The border crossing is used by Palestinians, Israelis and international tourists. Israel’s Magen David Adom rescue service was at the scene and confirmed the toll.
  The Israeli-occupied West Bank has seen a surge of violence since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack
  
  Read more

• Israeli medics say 2 people were shot and wounded at the West Bank-Jordan border crossing

  08-09-2024 09:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Two people have been shot and seriously wounded near the border crossing between the West Bank and Jordan, Israeli first responders said Sunday.
  Israeli police said the shooter was killed, without providing further details. The border crossing is used by Palestinians, Israelis and international tourists. Israel’s Magen David Adom rescue service said two people were in serious condition.
  The Israeli-occupied West Bank has seen a surge of violence since Hamas’ Oc
  
  Read more

• Whitecaps get chances but no goals in scoreless draw with Dallas

  08-09-2024 07:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps couldn’t take advantage of some early chances then failed to score during a late frenzy and were forced to settle for a 0-0 draw against FC Dallas in a Major League Soccer match Saturday night.
  Midfielders Mathias Laborda and Sebastian Berhalter both had great opportunities in the opening half but were stopped by Dallas goalkeeper Jimmy Maurer, frustrating the crowd of 23,188 at BC Place Stadium.
  Late in the match midfielder Deiber Caicedo looked t
  
  Read more

• Venezuela says opposition presidential candidate González has left the country for asylum in Spain

  08-09-2024 05:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Former Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo González has left the South American country after seeking asylum in Spain, according to a senior Venezuelan official.The surprise departure by the candidate who Venezuela’s opposition and several foreign governments consider the legitimate winner of July’s presidential race is a serious blow to efforts to unseat President Nicolás Maduro and comes just days after the government o
  
  Read more

• Horwitz, Berrios help Blue Jays win 9-5, knock Braves out of wild-card spot

  08-09-2024 05:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Spencer Horwitz homered twice among his four hits, José Berríos pitched six effective innings and the Toronto Blue Jays beat Atlanta 9-5 on Saturday night to knock the Braves out of the final National League wild-card spot.
  With just 20 games left to play, the Braves fell one game behind the Mets with New York’s 4-0 win over Cincinnati.
  Berríos (15-9) allowed one earned run and five hits to set a career high for wins. He struck out five and walked
  
  Read more

• Surging Elks lick Stamps 37-16 to escape West basement

  08-09-2024 04:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — McLeod Bethel-Thompson threw a pair of touchdown passes as the Edmonton Elks defeated the Calgary Stampeders 37-16 on Saturday to leapfrog their Alberta rivals into fourth place in the West Division.
  Edmonton (5-8) has now won five of its last six games after a woeful 0-7 start to the season that included firing Chris Jones and bringing in Jarious Jackson.
  Calgary (4-8) has now lost four straight for the first time since 2004 — a span of 331 games. The Stampeders have yet
  
  Read more

• Multiple people shot along I-75 south of Lexington, Kentucky, authorities say

  08-09-2024 02:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LONDON, Ky. (AP) — Multiple people were shot Saturday along Interstate 75 in a rural area south of Lexington, authorities said.The Laurel County Sheriff’s office said in a post on Facebook that it was an “active shooter situation” and “numerous persons” were shot near the highway.
  It added that the interstate was closed 9 miles north of London.“I am receiving initial reports from the Kentucky State Police and our Office of Homeland Security — toget
  
  Read more

• Langley man drowns at Cultus Lake - Chilliwack Progress

  08-09-2024 00:59 via news.google.com
  Langley man drowns at Cultus Lake  Chilliwack Progress
  
  Read more

• Emergency crews called to drowning at Cultus Lake - Chilliwack Progress

  08-09-2024 00:45 via news.google.com
  Emergency crews called to drowning at Cultus Lake  Chilliwack Progress
  
  Read more

• Winnipeg Blue Bombers down Saskatchewan Roughriders 26-21

  08-09-2024 00:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — Zach Collaros threw a touchdown and Sergio Castillo booted four field goals as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeated the Saskatchewan Roughriders 26-21 on Saturday.
  The victory moved the Bombers into top spot in the CFL’s West Division, while the Roughriders remain in third after failing to win for a seventh straight outing (0-6-1).Collaros completed 24-of-31 passes for 231 yards, including a six-yard TD toss to Kenny Lawler. Backup quarterback Chris Streveler also scored a m
  
  Read more

• Canada wins soccer friendly 2-1, beat U.S. on American soil for first time since 1957

  08-09-2024 00:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KANSAS CITY — Canada outclassed a young U.S. side in a 2-1 men’s soccer friendly win Saturday, the first victory over its North American rival on U.S. soil in 67 years.
  Jacob Shaffelburg and Jonathan David scored for the 40th-ranked Canadians, who led 1-0 after a dominant first half. Substitute Luca de la Torre replied for the 16th-ranked Americans, who offered more resistance after the break.
  Canada heads to Texas next to face No. 17 Mexico on Tuesday in Arlington. The Canadians wil
  
  Read more

• Aryna Sabalenka beats Jessica Pegula to win the US Open for her second Grand Slam title

  08-09-2024 00:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka got past Jessica Pegula 7-5, 7-5 in a rollicking U.S. Open women’s final Saturday to win her first championship at Flushing Meadows and third Grand Slam title of her career.
  Sabalenka, a 26-year-old from Belarus, adds this trophy to the two she earned at the Australian Open Open each of the past two seasons, also on hard courts. And the victory allowed her to leave Arthur Ashe Stadium in a far better mood than when she was the runner-up to Coco Gauff a
  
  Read more

• Aryna Sabalenka beats Jessica Pegula in two sets to win the US Open for her second Grand Slam title

  08-09-2024 00:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka got past Jessica Pegula 7-5, 7-5 in a rollicking U.S. Open women’s final Saturday to win her first championship at Flushing Meadows and third Grand Slam title of her career.
  Sabalenka, a 26-year-old from Belarus, adds this trophy to the two she earned at the Australian Open Open each of the past two seasons, also on hard courts. And the victory allowed her to leave Arthur Ashe Stadium in a far better mood than when she was the runner-up to Coco Gauff a
  
  Read more

• RCMP Constable Frederick “Rick” O’Brien to be included on memorial wall at national service

  08-09-2024 00:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  REGINA – The RCMP’s annual memorial service remembering those killed in the line of duty will add a Lower Mainland officer to its honour roll on Sunday.
  Constable Frederick “Rick” O’Brien’s name will be added to a memorial wall at the national service set for Sunday morning at the RCMP Academy, Depot Division, in Regina.
  O’Brien was killed in September 2023 while executing a search warrant in Coquitlam.
  Last October, about 5,000 people participated in a
  
  Read more

Follow @NewsChilliwack on Twitter!