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• Lorena Rose Britton – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  15-08-2021 09:00 via theprogress.com
  
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• Panthers’ Greer suspended three games for shoving Flames’ Zary into the boards

  23-03-2026 02:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NEW YORK (AP) — Florida Panthers forward A.J. Greer has been suspended three games for shoving Calgary Flames' forward Connor Zary into the boards from behind.
  The NHL announced the punishment on Sunday.
  The play occurred 11:11 into the third period of Florida's 4-1 loss at Calgary on Friday night. The 29-year-old Greer was assessed a major penalty for interference and a game misconduct.
  Greer has a career-high 13 goals and 24 points in 68 games this season. He will miss games against Seat
  
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• Switzerland’s Schwaller beats Canada’s Einarson 7-5 for women’s world curling gold

  23-03-2026 01:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CALGARY — Kerri Einarson's curling team took the silver medal at the world women's championship with a 7-5 loss to Switzerland in Sunday's final.
  Einarson's foursome out of Manitoba's Gimli Curling Club was trying for its first world title.
  But Xenia Schwaller's young team from Zurich prevailed for gold in the championship game in Calgary's WinSport Event Centre.
  Canada trailed 6-5 heading into the 10th end, and couldn't generate a steal to win or force an extra end.
  Einarson ranked fifth
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Switzerland wins world women’s curling title

  23-03-2026 00:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CALGARY — Switzerland has won the world women's curling championship.
  Xenia Schwaller's team from Zurich defeated Canada's Kerri Einarson 7-5 in today's gold-medal game in Calgary.
  More coming.The Canadian Press
  
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• Socialist Grégoire becomes Paris mayor as the far right wins Nice in key municipal elections

  22-03-2026 23:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  PARIS (AP) — Socialist candidate Emmanuel Grégoire won the Paris race Sunday, succeeding fellow party member Anne Hidalgo as the French capital’s mayor, as results of the final round of municipal elections showed clear gains for the traditional left and right, and one major win for the far right in the French Riviera city of Nice.French voters returned to the polls Sunday in about 1,500 communes. The vote is seen as a test of the balance of power on France’s local politi
  
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• Fitzpatrick goes from disappointment to winning at Valspar Championship

  22-03-2026 23:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) — Matt Fitzpatrick put the disappointment of a close call at Sawgrass behind him Sunday when he birdied the 18th hole from just inside 15 feet to cap off a 3-under 68 and win the Valspar Championship by one shot over David Lipsky.
  Fitzpatrick managed to play bogey-free on a sunbaked Copperhead course at Innisbrook that ruined the hopes of so many others, from Sungjae Im to Presidents Cup captain Brandt Snedeker.
  The final hour turned into a duel with Lipsky, the 37-y
  
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• Minnesota Wild reporter Jessi Pierce and her 3 children found dead in house fire, league says

  22-03-2026 23:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NHL reporter Jessi Pierce and her three children were killed Saturday in a weekend house fire in Minnesota, the league announced on its sports website Sunday.Pierce, 37, covered the Minnesota Wild as the correspondent for NHL.com for the past decade.
  “The entire NHL.com team is devastated and heartbroken by the loss of Jessi and her children,” said Bill Price, vice president and editor-in-chief of NHL.com, in a statement. “Jessi’s love of her family and hockey was evident
  
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• Jade Picard’s late goal helps Montreal Carabins win U Sports women’s hockey title

  22-03-2026 23:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ELMIRA — The Montreal Carabins are the new U Sports women's hockey champions.
  Jade Picard put away the winner late in the third period as Montreal surged past the Concordia Stingers 5-2 on Sunday in the gold-medal game of the tournament.
  Catherine Proulx and Laurie-Anne Ethier added empty-net goals for the Carabins in the final 1:15 of play after Picard broke a 2-2 tie with 4:32 left in the third period. Audrey-Anne Veillette and Ann-Sophie Bedard scored in the first and second periods res
  
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• B.C. river forecaster lifts all flood advisories following multi-day deluge

  22-03-2026 23:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  British Columbia's river forecaster has rescinded the high streamflow advisories that covered southern parts of the province after heavy rains last week.
  There are no more active flood advisories, and a bulletin from the B.C. River Forecast Centre says waters continue to recede from rainfall and snowmelt during the multi-day atmospheric river weather system.
  The update issued Sunday says flows in some larger and lake-fed river systems remain elevated, but they're expected to continue easing this
  
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• Tom Barlow, Kévin Denkey rally Cincinnati to 4-3 victory over Montreal

  22-03-2026 22:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Tom Barlow scored short-handed for the equalizer in the 80th minute and Kévin Denkey followed with the winner in the fourth minute of stoppage time, rallying FC Cincinnati to a 4-3 victory over CF Montreal on Sunday.Barlow tied it 3-3 when he scored three minutes after subbing in to the match. It was his first MLS goal with his new team. Denkey scored for the second time this season — also unassisted — after notching 15 goals in 29 appearances last seas
  
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• Lafrance scores in OT as UQTR beats Saint Mary’s 3-2 in U Sports men’s hockey final

  22-03-2026 22:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HALIFAX — The University of Quebec at Trois-Rivières Patriotes are the new U Sports men's hockey champions.
  Felix Lafrance scored 14:23 into overtime as UQTR beat the Saint Mary's Huskies 3-2 on Sunday in the championship final.
  Jake Uberti's first-period goal gave Saint Mary's an early lead and Ben Allison added a goal near the midway point of the second.
  Pier-Olivier Roy and Charles Beaudoin both scored for the Patriotes in the second period to tie the game 2-2.
  William Grimard ma
  
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• Mboko, Andreeva advance in Miami Open women’s doubles, Fernandez bounced from singles

  22-03-2026 22:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MIAMI — Canada's Victoria Mboko and Mirra Andreeva of Russia could have an awkward week.
  The pair beat Australia's Ellen Perez and Demi Schuurs of the Netherlands 7-6 (7), 6-3 on Sunday in the Round of 32 in the women's doubles tournament at the Miami Open.
  Mboko, from Burlington, Ont., and Andreeva will face each other in the Round of 16 in the singles tournament on Monday.
  They will reunite on the doubles court for a Round of 16 match against Australia's Storm Hunter and Jessica Pegula o
  
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• Emmanuel Grégoire becomes new mayor of Paris, succeeding fellow Socialist Anne Hidalgo

  22-03-2026 21:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  PARIS (AP) — Socialist candidate Emmanuel Grégoire won the Paris mayoral race Sunday, succeeding fellow party member Anne Hidalgo as the French capital’s mayor.Grégoire claimed victory after estimates based on partial results placed him well ahead of conservative rival Rachida Dati, who acknowledged defeat.Grégoire said “tonight is the victory of a certain vision of Paris: a vibrant Paris, a progressive Paris.”French voters returned to the polls Sunda
  
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• Tom Barlow, KévinDenkey rally Cincinnati to 4-3 victory over Montreal

  22-03-2026 21:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Tom Barlow scored short-handed for the equalizer in the 80th minute and Kévin Denkey followed with the winner in the fourth minute of stoppage time, rallying FC Cincinnati to a 4-3 victory over CF Montreal on Sunday.
  Barlow tied it 3-3 when he scored three minutes after subbing in to the match. It was his first MLS goal with his new team. Denkey scored for the second time this season — also unassisted — after notching 15 goals in 29 appearances last sea
  
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• Guerrero, Kirk, Sanchez help Jays roll to 14-1 win in final game of spring training

  22-03-2026 21:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DUNEDIN — Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Alejandro Kirk and Jesus Sanchez each had a two-run homer in a six-run first inning as the Toronto Blue Jays trounced the Tampa Bay Rays 14-1 on Sunday in the final spring training game for both teams.
  George Springer's three-run homer capped a seven-run fourth inning for Toronto (12-14). Addison Barger and Kirk each had an RBI single in that inning, with Sanchez knocking in a two-run double.Leo Jimenez tacked on a run for the Blue Jays with an RBI single i
  
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• Five things on the Bill 21 Supreme Court hearings this week in numbers

  22-03-2026 20:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — The Supreme Court of Canada will begin hearing arguments Monday over Quebec's secularism law, known as Bill 21.The law has faced legal challenges since its adoption in June 2019 and the Supreme Court of Canada will now listen to arguments on the legislation and its pre-emptive use of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms Section 33, the notwithstanding clause, to shield it from rights violation challenges.
  Here are a few numbers behind the case, which will be heard by the high cour
  
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• Quebec’s Bill 21 lands in the Supreme Court, with notwithstanding clause in spotlight

  22-03-2026 20:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — A legal challenge to Quebec's secularism law, known as Bill 21, will be heard at the Supreme Court of Canada beginning Monday, and legal experts say whatever the eventual ruling, it will have a profound effect on constitutional law in Canada.
  The highly anticipated high court challenge to Bill 21 has been years in the making, but legal debate is likely to focus primarily on Section 33 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the provision known as the “notwithstandi
  
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• Jets beat the Rangers in a shootout to spoil goalie Dylan Garand’s NHL debut

  22-03-2026 20:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NEW YORK (AP) — Gabriel Vilardi tied his career high with his 27th goal of the season and won the game in a shootout, captain Adam Lowry ended his lengthy scoring drought and the Winnipeg Jets ended their three-game losing streak by beating the New York Rangers 3-2 on Sunday.
  Vilardi and Kyle Connor scored in the shootout to spoil the NHL debut of Rangers goaltending prospect Dylan Garand. The 23-year-old impressed by stopping 35 of the 37 shots he faced in regulation and overtime and was
  
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• Canada’s Leylah Fernandez knocked out of Miami Open by American Jessica Pegula

  22-03-2026 20:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Canadian Leylah Fernandez has been bounced from the women's singles tournament at the Miami Open.
  Fernandez, from Laval Que., lost to Jessica Pegula of the United States 6-2, 6-2 on Sunday in a Round of 32 match.
  Victoria Mboko of Burlington, Ont., is the last Canadian in the women's brackets.She'll face her doubles partner Mirra Andreeva of Russia in a Round of 16 match on Monday.
  Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime will face France's Terence Atmane in a Round of 32 match in the men's singles tour
  
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• Manchester City wins English League Cup by beating Arsenal 2-0

  22-03-2026 19:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LONDON (AP) — Manchester City won the English League Cup on Sunday with a 2-0 win against Arsenal in the final at Wembley Stadium.Nico O’Reilly scored both goals in the second half as City claimed the first major piece of domestic silverware this season. Victory may also have handed Pep Guardiola’s team a psychological advantage in the race for the Premier League title as it aims to chase down Arsenal’s nine-point lead at the top of the standings.___AP soccer: https://apn
  
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• Two hikers among group of 14 rescued from B.C. mountain, one in critical condition

  22-03-2026 19:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The search and rescue team from Metro Vancouver's North Shore says two hikers among a group of 14 had to be rescued and hospitalized, with one in critical condition, after falling in snowy conditions on Mount Brunswick.
  A social media post from North Shore Rescue says the team was called Saturday to assist its counterpart in nearby Lions Bay rescue the pair in an effort that involved two helicopters and rope systems set up in steep terrain.
  The team says the trouble began when a woman in the hik
  
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• Chilliwack farm to host free monthly produce-growing event starting April

  22-03-2026 18:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — A small, passionate set of Chilliwack locals is determined to offer some relief from food insecurity by launching a new free farming event starting next month.
  Beginning April 18, from 10 a.m. to noon, Moran family-owned Fantasy Farms is set to host a monthly “Growing Together” event at its greenhouse on 9423 Gibson Road.
  The program, which involves sending participants home with a different potted vegetable each month, is tailored for children ages five to 12 and
  
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• Homicide investigators take conduct of probe into man’s death in Surrey, B.C.

  22-03-2026 18:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Police say homicide investigators are taking control of the probe into a man's death in Surrey, B.C., on Saturday, and a suspect has been arrested.
  A statement from the Surrey Police Service says RCMP officers with the Surrey Provincial Operations Support Unit were called to help paramedics and firefighters responding to an injured and unresponsive man in the 9800 block of Foxglove Drive, a short distance from the Mounties' "E" Division headquarters.
  Police say paramedics tried to save the man,
  
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• Public servant ‘scared’ to retire due to problems with Phoenix pay system

  22-03-2026 17:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA —A federal public servant says she's "scared" to take up the government's early retirement offer after being told that she owes the government about $10,500 because of a mistake in her pay file.
  Jennifer MacDougall got the letter from the pay centre in February but said the situation itself stems back to between 2014 and 2018.MacDougall was working in a role that was reclassified, meaning she wasn't getting paid as much as she should have been. In 2019, she eventually received retro
  
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• Iran activist alleges murder suspects sought to ‘silence’ Masjoody a month before remains found in Mission

  22-03-2026 16:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — A B.C. naturopath had filed an affidavit detailing a meeting she had with Masood Masjoody’s killers days before the mathematician went missing from his Burnaby home.
  The document said Rosita Fatemi and her two fellow founding directors of a West Vancouver-based non-profit opposing the Iranian regime met with Arezou Soltani and Mehdi Ahmadzadeh Razavi to discuss a lawsuit filed by Masjoody, who had accused the pair of aligning with the dictatorship.
  During the meeting, Fat
  
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• Jordan Gumberg holds on to win Hainan Classic for the American’s 2nd European tour title

  22-03-2026 16:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HAINAN ISLAND, China (AP) — Jordan Gumberg got up-and-down for par on the final hole Sunday for a 2-under 70 to hold off Jorge Campillo of Spain and win the Hainan Classic.
  It was the second European tour title for the 30-year-old American. Gumberg also won in South Africa in 2024, but it was his finish late last season that allowed for his moment on Hainan Island.
  Gumberg was on the verge of losing his European tour card when he holed out for eagle on the final hole of the Genesis Champio
  
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• Bryson DeChambeau wins again by beating Jon Rahm in a LIV playoff in South Africa

  22-03-2026 16:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MIDRAND, South Africa (AP) — Bryson DeChambeau won for the second straight week by saving par on the final hole for a 6-under 65 and blistering a 3-wood from a wet lie in the rough on the par-5 18th in a playoff to set up birdie and defeat Jon Rahm at LIV Golf South Africa on Sunday.
  DeChambeau's final start before the Masters brought out some of his best work in winning his fifth overall LIV title. He won last week in Singapore.
  The large gallery began singing the national anthem as DeCha
  
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• CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted – Week of March 22

  22-03-2026 16:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Here are three people wanted by police in our region this week. This list is provided by Crime Stoppers.
  Name: Shawn RiversAge: 43
  Height: 5’10”
  Weight: 157lbs
  Hair: Brown
  Eyes: Green
  Wanted: Assault causing Bodily Harm
  Warrant in effect: April 11, 2023
  Parole Jurisdiction: Chilliwack
  Name: Collin SoderbergAge: 31
  Height: 5’11”
  Weight: 224lbs
  Hair: Brown
  Eyes: Brown
  Wanted: Unlawfully at Large
  Warrant in effect: March 13, 2026
  Parole Jurisdiction: Vanco
  
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• Possible armed suspect remains at large after extensive police search in Abbotsford Friday night

  22-03-2026 15:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD — A man is still at large despite triggering a heavy police presence at an Abbotsford park Friday night (Mar. 20).
  At around 10:42 p.m., the Abbotsford Police Department received a report of a suspicious man believed to be carrying a handgun in the area of Berry Park, in the 33800 block of Fern Street.
  Officers then found a person matching the description, who immediately ran away.
  Air 1 and police dog services assisted with the extensive search and containment of the area, but
  
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• ‘People are tired:’ Canadians on humanitarian mission describe life in Cuba

  22-03-2026 11:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Two Canadians on a humanitarian mission in Cuba say it's easier for locals to count the number of hours the lights are on than off.
  And when electricity is flowing, Leanne Isaak says Cubans can be seen scrambling to get as many tasks done as they can, such as cooking, charging phones, showering and filling buckets with water.
  "People say, 'I may not get power again for three days so I'm going to do everything that I need to do in this one or two-hour time-frame to prepare for the next chunk of t
  
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