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• Chilliwack gas prices stubbornly high compared to Hope

  15-04-2025 17:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Gas prices remain stubbornly high in Chilliwack compared to one municipality east of the city.According to Gas Buddy, unleaded gasoline is currently priced in Hope at $1.409/litre at Chevron, Flying J, Centex and Shell stations.Closer to home in Chilliwack, however, gas prices are nearly 10 cents a litre higher. Fraser Valley Today’s gas price tracker shows the cheapest gas in Chilliwack is $1.499/l at the Husky station, located at 6050 Chilliwack River Road just off Pro
  
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• An earthquake shakes Istanbul, with no immediate reports of serious damage

  23-04-2025 13:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ISTANBUL (AP) — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 shook Istanbul and other areas on Wednesday, Turkey’s disaster and emergency management agency said. There were no immediate reports of serious damage or injuries in the metropolis of 16 million.
  The earthquake had a shallow depth of 10 kilometers (about 6 miles), according to the United States Geological Survey. Its epicenter was about 40 kilometers (25 miles) southwest of Istanbul in the Sea of Marmara.
  The quake was
  
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• Former UFC champion Georges St-Pierre to serve as cornerman at UFC 315 in Montreal

  23-04-2025 13:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  When Georges St-Pierre introduced Canada before its Four Nations Face-Off showdown against the United States at the Bell Centre in February, three fights followed in a span of nine seconds.
  On May 10, the former two-division UFC champion will be back at the arena for 12 bouts as the mixed martial arts promotion returns to Montreal for UFC 315.
  St-Pierre, who retired in 2019, will be cornering Canadian Aieman Zahabi, ranked 14th among UFC bantamweight contenders, against No. 11 Jose Aldo, a forme
  
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• Mediators work on proposal for a long-term truce as Israeli strike on Gaza kills 23

  23-04-2025 12:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The death toll from an overnight Israeli strike on a school-turned-shelter in Gaza City has risen to 23, a health official said Wednesday.
  Zaher al-Waheidi, the Gaza Health Ministry official in charge of records, said the casualties have been taken to the nearby Shifa Hospital.
  There was no comment from the Israeli military.THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.
  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Arab mediators are worki
  
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• Canadian hockey fans travel to U.S. with mixed feelings to support NHL teams

  23-04-2025 10:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — Mark Jarry has cut as many American goods as possible from his personal spending.
  The middle-aged man from the South Shore of Montreal also stopped taking regular trips south of the Canadian border after U.S. President Donald Trump was elected to a second term and threatened to make Canada the 51st state.
  That changed when Jarry’s beloved Montreal Canadiens entered the NHL playoffs.
  Jarry and fellow dyed-in-the-wool fan Gabriel Borduas flew to Washington for Game 1 of th
  
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• In the news today: Federal leaders spar over platforms, bells toll for Pope Francis

  23-04-2025 10:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed…
  Leaders trade jabs as election campaign nears end
  The clock is ticking before Canadians head to the polls to cast their ballot in the April 28 election, and attacks from federal party leaders are heating up.
  Both the Liberals and Conservatives are critiquing each other’s platforms, with Liberal Leader Mark Carney saying the Tory platform relies on “phantom math,” while Conservative Le
  
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• ‘Absolutely bonkers’: Bars, restaurants cash in with Canadian NHL teams in playoffs

  23-04-2025 10:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  It was a long seven years for the Ottawa Senators and their fans, having to sit on the sidelines each spring since 2017 when the club last made the playoffs.
  The absence was felt not just at the Canadian Tire Centre where the Sens play their home games, but also at local restaurants and pubs. With the team back in the playoffs and facing off against their arch rivals across Highway 401, locals say a palpable energy is back.
  “It is this sense of community,” said Joey Rosa, a training
  
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• Spring, icy snow bring danger to B.C. backcountry, outdoor experts say

  23-04-2025 10:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Spring is a dangerous time to head into British Columbia’s backcountry, outdoor experts warn, as sun and warm daytime temperatures melt snowpack that can become hard and treacherously slippery as it freezes again overnight.
  Doug Pope, search manager with North Shore Rescue based in North Vancouver, B.C., said spring is “probably the most dangerous time of year” in the mountains.
  The case of a 28-year-old woman who died after slipping and falling in the Mount Seymour backcountry
  
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• Sex assault trial expected to start today for five former world junior hockey players

  23-04-2025 10:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LONDON — The sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team is expected to begin today in London, Ont.
  Dillon Dube, Carter Hart, Michael McLeod, Cal Foote, and Alex Formenton have pleaded not guilty to sexual assault.
  McLeod has also pleaded not guilty to an additional charge of being a party to the offence of sexual assault.
  The players were charged last year in relation to an incident that allegedly took place in the city in June 2018.
  The complain
  
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• Hikers scramble for alternatives after damage shuts B.C.’s popular Juan de Fuca Trail

  23-04-2025 10:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Trish Fougner still remembers the taste of the beer she enjoyed after completing the 47-kilometre Juan de Fuca Trail on Vancouver Island two years ago.
  “Like I had never had a beer in my life, which is not true,” Fougner said.But now the resident of Victoria is among hikers with a sour taste in their mouth after the British Columbia government announced that the trail, one of Canada’s most popular wilderness hikes, would be closed for the summer so crews can repair damage cause
  
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• Ceremony begins to transfer Pope Francis’ body to St. Peter’s Basilica for 3 days of public viewing

  23-04-2025 09:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Catholic cardinals on Wednesday performed the ritual ceremony to transfer Pope Francis’ body from his home in the Vatican hotel to St. Peter’s Basilica for three days of public viewing.
  Cardinal Kevin Farrell, who is running the Vatican administration until a new pope is elected, presided over the solemn ceremony in the chapel of the Domus Santa Marta hotel where Francis lived. A choir sang as cardinals in their red cassocks and capes stood in prayer.
  Franci
  
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• Hurricanes push past Devils for 2-0 lead in 1st-round playoff series

  23-04-2025 08:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jordan Martinook scored a go-ahead shorthanded goal in the second period and Frederik Andersen came up big in net all night to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New Jersey Devils 3-1 on Tuesday for a 2-0 lead in their first-round playoff series.
  Shayne Gostisbehere also scored in the second for Carolina, while Seth Jarvis added a clinching empty-net breakaway goal in the final minute. That was enough for the Hurricanes, who had a much tougher fight on their hands a
  
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• Kaprizov nets 3 points, Wild beat Knights 5-2 to tie series 1-1

  23-04-2025 08:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov had two goals and an assist Tuesday night as the Minnesota Wild took advantage of turnover-prone Vegas and beat the Golden Knights 5-2, tying the first-round playoff series at a game apiece.
  Game 3 is Thursday night in St. Paul, Minn.
  This was the Wild’s first victory over the Golden Knights this season and playoffs. Vegas won all three regular-season meetings and then took Game 1 4-2 on Sunday night.
  Minnesota’s last regulation victory —
  
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• Tkachuk stars in his return by scoring twice as the Panthers top Lightning 6-2 in series opener

  23-04-2025 07:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk had two power-play goals and an assist in his first game after a two-month absence and the Florida Panthers opened defense of their Stanley Cup title with a 6-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night in the first game of the first-round playoff series.
  Nate Schmidt scored on a power play and finished with two goals, and Sam Bennett and Sam Reinhart each added a goal and an assist for the Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky made 20 saves.
  Jake Guentzel a
  
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• Senators have plenty of positive takeaways despite overtime loss to Leafs in Game 2

  23-04-2025 06:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The same struggles that plagued the Ottawa Senators in their series opener against the Toronto Maple Leafs looked like they returned for Game 2 on Tuesday night.An impressive Ottawa turnaround after the first intermission eventually led to overtime but it wasn’t enough to get on the board in the best-of-seven Battle of Ontario.Max Domi scored in the extra session to give Toronto a 3-2 win and 2-0 series lead, but the Senators will take plenty of positives back to the nation
  
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• NHL playoffs: Hurricanes push past Devils 3-1 for 2-0 lead in first-round series

  23-04-2025 06:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jordan Martinook scored a go-ahead short-handed goal in the second period and Frederik Andersen came up big in net all night to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New Jersey Devils 3-1 on Tuesday for a 2-0 lead in their first-round NHL playoff series.
  Shayne Gostisbehere also scored in the second for Carolina, while Seth Jarvis added a clinching empty-net breakaway goal in the final minute. That was enough for the Hurricanes, who had a much tougher fight on their ha
  
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• Tkachuk stars in return by scoring twice as Panthers whip Lightning 6-2 in series opener

  23-04-2025 06:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk had two power-play goals and an assist in his first game after a two-month absence and the Florida Panthers opened defence of their Stanley Cup title with a 6-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night in the first game of the teams’ first-round NHL playoff series.
  Nate Schmidt scored on a power play and finished with two goals, and Sam Bennett and Sam Reinhart each added a goal and an assist for the Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky made 20 saves
  
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• Astros beat Blue Jays 5-1 as Pena, Walker lead with 3 hits apiece

  23-04-2025 05:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — Jeremy Peña and Christian Walker each had three hits and an RBI, and the Houston Astros cruised to a 5-1 win over the slumping Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night.
  The Blue Jays were held to two hits for the second straight game.
  Houston took a 3-0 lead in the first inning. Peña scored José Altuve on an infield single and Walker followed with a hit to score Yordan Alvarez. Peña scored on a sacrifice fly by Brendan Rodgers.
  Toronto ace Chris Bassitt
  
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• Domi scores in OT, Maple Leafs top Senators 3-2 to grab 2-0 lead in Battle of Ontario

  23-04-2025 05:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Max Domi scored at 3:09 of overtime as the Toronto Maple Leafs survived a blown 2-0 lead to defeat the Ottawa Senators 3-2 and go up 2-0 in their first-round playoff series Tuesday.
  The winger moved into the offensive zone in the extra period and ripped his first of the post-season upstairs past Linus Ullmark.
  John Tavares, with a goal and an assist, and Morgan Rielly provided the rest of the offence for Toronto. Anthony Stolarz made 26 saves.Brady Tkachuk and Adam Gaudette repli
  
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• Matthew Tkachuk strikes quickly for Panthers in Game 1 against the Lightning

  23-04-2025 04:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk returned to the lineup and was back to his old self quickly for the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night.
  Playing for the first time in more than two months after dealing with a lower-body injury, Tkachuk scored two second-period goals in his return game for the Panthers in their Eastern Conference first-round series opener at Tampa Bay.
  Those two scores were both power-play tallies, the first putting Florida up 4-1 — the second goal for the Panthers i
  
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• Martinook, Andersen help Hurricanes push past Devils 3-1 for 2-0 lead in 1st-round playoff series

  23-04-2025 04:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jordan Martinook and Frederik Andersen played with the steady veteran composure that comes only through game after game of postseason intensity.
  It’s a big reason why the Carolina Hurricanes hold a 2-0 lead in a playoff series yet again.
  Martinook saw an opening and pounced on his chance to break loose for what turned into the go-ahead shorthanded goal in the second period. And Andersen came up big in net all night, putting them at the forefront of the Hurricanes
  
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• Martinook, Andersen help Hurricanes push past Devils 3-1 for 2-0 lead in playoff series

  23-04-2025 03:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jordan Martinook scored a go-ahead short-handed goal in the second period and Frederik Andersen came up big in net all night to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New Jersey Devils 3-1 on Tuesday for a 2-0 lead in their first-round NHL playoff series.
  Shayne Gostisbehere also scored in the second for Carolina, while Seth Jarvis added a clinching empty-net breakaway goal in the final minute. That was enough for the Hurricanes, who had a much tougher fight on their ha
  
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• Matthew Tkachuk back in Panthers’ lineup for Game 1 against Lightning

  23-04-2025 02:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk is back in the Florida Panthers’ lineup, returning to play in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup champions’ first-round series at Tampa Bay on Tuesday night.
  Tkachuk went through practices Saturday and Monday, then took part in the team’s day-of-game skate Tuesday in Tampa before the final decision on his return was made.
  Tkachuk hadn’t played for the Panthers since Feb. 8 because of a lower-body injury suffered while playing for the United
  
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• A 17-year-old male killed in a fall on Bastion Mountain in B.C.’s Shuswap: RCMP

  23-04-2025 01:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SALMON ARM — A 17-year-old male has died in a 60-metre fall on Bastion Mountain in British Columbia’s Shuswap region.
  RCMP in Salmon Arm say officers responded to the scene of a “tragic” hiking incident on Monday involving three local teenagers.Police say friends were hiking when the victim, who was walking ahead of the other two, disappeared near the top of the cliff and is believed to have slipped and fallen.The father of one of the friends found the teen’s body a
  
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• Jury convicts California judge of second-degree murder in wife’s death, prosecutor’s office says

  23-04-2025 01:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Jurors have convicted a Southern California judge of second-degree murder for fatally shooting his wife while the couple argued and watched television at home, a prosecutor’s office says.
  Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson, 74, was on trial for the 2023 death of his wife Sheryl.Kimberly Edds, a spokesperson for Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer, said jurors reached the decision on the murder charge after receiving the case earlier
  
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• IHIT deployed to Chilliwack after body of 37-year-old female found behind former Canadian Tire building

  23-04-2025 01:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — IHIT detectives have confirmed that the body of a 37-year-old female was found on Monday in Chilliwack behind the former Canadian Tire building.
  According to a statement from IHIT spokesperson Sgt. Freda Fong, Chilliwack RCMP responded on Monday, April 21, 2025 at about 11 a.m. for the report of a suspicious occurrence in the 7500 block of Vedder Road. Upon arrival, first responders discovered the body of a deceased female and the area was closed off for further investigation.
  
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• Lori Vallow Daybell convicted in Arizona of conspiring to kill her estranged husband in 2019

  23-04-2025 01:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona jury has found Lori Vallow Daybell guilty of conspiring to murder her estranged husband, meaning the mother with doomsday religious beliefs faces another life sentence after she was already convicted in Idaho in the killings of her two youngest children and a romantic rival.Prosecutors said she conspired with her brother, Alex Cox, in the July 2019 shooting death of Charles Vallow at her home in the Phoenix suburb of Chandler.She was trying to collect money from h
  
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• Two semi-truck drivers seriously injured in Coquihalla Highway crash

  23-04-2025 00:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  COQUIHALLA HIGHWAY — A collision between two semi-trucks on the Coquihalla Highway south of Merritt Monday evening sent both drivers to hospital with serious injuries.
  Merritt RCMP say officers were called to the stretch of Highway 5 shortly after 6 p.m. Monday (April 21) as two semi tractors with attached trailers had collided in the southbound lanes.
  RCMP say one of the drivers had to be extracted by Merritt Fire Department. Additionally, one was air lifted to Royal Columbian Hospital in
  
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• Oilers defenceman Brett Kulak races from daughter’s birth to playoff game

  22-04-2025 23:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LOS ANGELES — Brett Kulak didn’t get his regular pre-game routine in on Monday.Instead of skating with his teammates ahead of Game 1 against the Los Angeles Kings, the Edmonton Oilers defenceman was on a flight after briefly returning home for the birth of his second daughter, Scotlyn, on Sunday afternoon.The plan had long been for Kulak’s wife, Caitlin, to have a C-section early on Monday morning, but health care workers at the hospital in Canmore, Alta., heard the family migh
  
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• Xhekaj or not, Canadiens confident they can match physical Capitals

  22-04-2025 23:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — Martin St. Louis was getting peppered with questions about his defence corps.
  The Montreal Canadiens head coach knew what was really being asked.
  The Washington Capitals came out with a barrage of hits to intimidate the Canadiens and win Game 1 of their first-round playoff series 3-2 in overtime Monday night.
  Bruising defenceman Arber Xhekaj watched from the press box as Alex Ovechkin, Tom Wilson and company took runs at his teammates at will. Now the question is whether St. L
  
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