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• Operation Popcorn: Chilliwack liver recipient thanks health care workers in annual tradition

  24-12-2025 20:12 via abbynews.com
  A pediatric liver recipient spent a dreary December morning spreading some joy — and popcorn — to Chilliwack Hospital health care teams.
  Ian Sewell and his mom Amanda were met in the lobby of the hospital on Dec. 3 by BC Transplant staff. It’s become an annual tradition for the Sewell family, as they visit various wards and chat briefly while dropping off a large box of goodies.
  It’s dubbed Operation Popcorn, and happens across hospitals throughout B.C. in December.
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• Federal MP Aaron Gunn will not seek B.C. Conservative Party leadership

  24-12-2025 19:00 via abbynews.com
  North Island–Powell River MP Aaron Gunn has ruled himself out of seeking the leadership of the B.C. Conservative Party.
  “While the risk is small that my departure could upend the balance of power in Ottawa and give the Liberals that majority government, any risk is too great a risk for me,” Gunn said in a press release on Dec. 24. “I must put my constituents first.”
  Gunn first hinted at the possibility of running in early December, posting on X, formerly known as Tw
  
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• Calder Cup spending New Year’s Eve at Abbotsford’s Castle Fun Park

  24-12-2025 18:58 via abbynews.com
  The Calder Cup is spending New Year’s Eve (Dec. 31) inside one of Abbotsford’s iconic destinations – Castle Fun Park.
  The family-friendly amusement park announced that they have teamed up with the Abbotsford Canucks to bring in 2026 and celebrate both the new year and CFP’s reopening following the flood.
  Festivities run from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at CFP, which is found at 36165 North Parallel Rd in east Abbotsford.
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• Failed MLA drops court challenge of B.C. election results 14 months later

  24-12-2025 18:04 via abbynews.com
  The 2024 election of MLA Garry Begg in Surrey-Guildford is no longer challenged in court, more than 14 months after the very close provincial vote.
  Begg’s 22-vote win in the North Surrey riding — a key victory for the NDP in October 2024 — was subject of legal challenge by Conservative candidate Honveer Singh Randhawa, who alleged potential violations of the Election Act.
  Randhawa’s case in B.C. Supreme Court, which focused on how mail-in ballots from the Argyll Lodge car
  
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• ‘Enjoy life because it’s short’: B.C. man back on his feet after double lung transplant

  24-12-2025 17:30 via abbynews.com
  Duncan resident Ted Harris got a wake-up call about how precious life is when he underwent a double lung transplant in September of 2024.
  He was called to Vancouver the month before to take part in the final testing, which took 14 days. After that he waited only two weeks for a match.
  “This was very miraculous for me otherwise I would not be here today,” said Harris. “I’m very grateful to my donor, and my donor’s family. A transplant is something that saves lives, b
  
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• What to watch: It’s the time of year for B.C.’s holiday movie favourites

  24-12-2025 16:45 via abbynews.com
  Whether you love to watch the same Christmas shows each year or discover new favourites, there’s plenty of options for seasonal viewing at this time of year.
  From Hallmark movies to classics from many decades ago, the range of choice and variety is nearly endless.
  We’ve rounded up a list of recommended viewing from Black Press Media reporters, so grab a blanket, some popcorn (and perhaps some hot cocoa), and tuck into a holiday movie.
  STAFF FAVES
  The Home Alone Franchise (1990-2021)
  
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• Snowfall warning in place for Coquihalla Highway as 10-15 cm expected

  24-12-2025 16:34 via abbynews.com
  Snow is going to continue to fall on the Coquihalla Highway throughout the day on Christmas Eve, Wednesday, Dec. 24.
  Environment Canada has issued a yellow-coded snowfall warning for the stretches of highway from Hope to Merritt and from Merritt to Kamloops as 10-15 cm is expected.
  “A frontal system approaching from Washington will bring snow to Southwestern B.C.,” said Environment Canada. “The snow began this morning and will intensify later in the day.”
  Visibility will
  
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• B.C.’s Pattullo Bridge replacement project makes its ‘by Christmas’ opening, kind of

  24-12-2025 16:26 via abbynews.com
  Just one of four lanes will open on the new Stal̕əw̓asəm Bridge on Wednesday (Dec. 24), keeping a B.C. government promise to have vehicles use the Pattullo Bridge replacement by Christmas but falling short of what some might consider an “open” bridge.
  More work and time is needed to fully open the Surrey-New Westminster connector, a $1.6-billion project hit with construction delays and questions about the size of the new bridge (some want six lanes, not four) and
  
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• B.C. cities top list of Canada’s most pampered pets, survey finds

  24-12-2025 16:15 via abbynews.com
  At a damp September fundraiser for CARES (Canadian Animal Rescue and Extended Shelter) in Langley’s Derby Reach Regional Park, Cordelia, a one-year-old calico cat, was perfectly dry in a modified stroller with a transparent polycarbonate cover created by her human.
  Her owner, Christopher McDonald, said it was better than using a leash.
  “Walking a cat’s not like walking a dog,” McDonald commented.
  “This way, she doesn’t have to.”
  Cordelia’s stroller
  
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• Advocates worry about increased B.C. risk of domestic violence over the holidays

  24-12-2025 16:05 via abbynews.com
  As families prepare to gather for the holidays, advocates are raising concerns about a troubling seasonal pattern on Vancouver Island.
  Advocates say there is an increase in family violence, particularly violence against women, driven by heightened stress and pressure during this time of the year.
  Although this season is commonly portrayed as joyful, for some women, it can be one of the most difficult and dangerous times of the year.
  To find more about incidents domestic violence, reducing the ri
  
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• Speeding driver barks up wrong tree with excuse during B.C. enforcement night

  24-12-2025 15:00 via abbynews.com
  Almost 200 impaired drivers were caught in this year’s Light Up the Province impaired driving enforcement night, and officers heard some crazy excuses, including one from a driver who was barking up the wrong tree.
  While 200 impaired drivers in one night is still too many people choosing to drive while impaired, it’s slightly less than last year (222), even though more vehicles were checked in 2025 (52,091) than in 2024 (43,713).
  “Most drivers are supportive of police efforts t
  
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• B.C. urged to skip the milk and cookies this year, and help feed those in need

  24-12-2025 14:30 via abbynews.com
  A national food rescue agency is asking Canadians to skip the milk and cookies for Santa this year, and help feed people experiencing hunger instead.
  And, in a letter to the nation, released by the organization Second Harvest, it appears Santa approves too.
  “You know the milk and cookies you leave out for me? They’re delicious, but I’ve had far more than my fair share,” Santa wrote.
  “And truthfully, there are people struggling to put food on the table. There are mor
  
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• Halford avoiding looks in the ‘rear-view mirror’ as he guides B.C. Conservatives

  24-12-2025 13:45 via abbynews.com
  Trevor Halford wants to put 2025 behind him.
  “My job is not to look in the rear-view mirror about what’s happened and try to cast judgment on any of that,” the B.C. Conservative interim leader said in a year-end interview with Black Press Media.
  Instead, Halford wants to use the opportunity of an upcoming leadership race to grow the party, even though he does not plan on running himself.
  “My job is to show some stability within this caucus and within this party and allow
  
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• 2025 IN REVIEW: Community stories that touched readers across Canada

  24-12-2025 13:30 via abbynews.com
  The year brought a mix of stories to Black Press Media sites across Western Canada, with no shortage of community stories brought to readers by local journalists.
  People who made the news across CanadaFrom massive lottery wins to a magician trying to get his spark back and the world’s richest man on a weekend getaway in B.C., here are the people that made headlines in community news.
  Abbotsford man named one of Canada’s favourite crossing guards
  For a quarter of a century, Abbotsford
  
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• A challenging rescue for firefighters

  24-12-2025 03:00 via abbynews.com
  Some Township of Langley firefighters were able to apply recently acquired high angle rescue skills when a vehicle went off the road in Glen Valley on the weekend, landing at the bottom of a steep embankment.
  Deputy Fire Chief Russ Jenkins said crews arrived around 1 p.m on Sunday, Dec. 21 in the 6900-block of 272 St.
  “When we arrived, the RCMP were on scene.,” Jenkins told the Langley Advance Times.
  “It was a single vehicle that had gone down the embankment, and it was roughly
  
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• Bystanders restrain alleged Okanagan sexual assault suspect until RCMP arrive

  24-12-2025 01:00 via abbynews.com
  One man was arrested after an alleged sexual assault in Penticton was interrupted by bystanders.
  Penticton RCMP announced on Dec. 23 that the man, named as Josiah Foisy, had been charged with sexual assault and assault and remains in custody.
  Police were called to the reported in-progress sexual assault at approximately 5:48 p.m. on Dec. 22, in the 200 block of Orchard Avenue.
  Bystanders intervened and restrained Foisy until police arrived on scene and took him into custody.
  The survivor was tra
  
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• Dallas Brodie back in charge of One B.C. party, will sit as party’s lone MLA

  23-12-2025 23:30 via abbynews.com
  Vancouver-Quilchena MLA Dallas Brodie is back in charge of the One B.C. party after a disagreement with Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream MLA Tara Armstrong led to a party split.
  “As you may be aware, OneBC has gone through a difficult ten days where control over the party was being contested,” Brodie wrote in a Dec. 21 social media post. “After negotiations, I have regained control of the party and have reassumed my position as leader of OneBC effective immediately.”
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• Harlem Globetrotters celebrate 100 years of wowing crowds with Abbotsford show

  23-12-2025 23:10 via abbynews.com
  For an entire century, audiences around the world have been watching the entertaining antics of the Harlem Globetrotters.
  To celebrate this major milestone, the team of acrobatic athletes is once again bringing their unique brand of basketball to B.C., including a show right here in Abbotsford.
  The event taking place at Rogers Forum on Jan. 29 features not just an elevated game of basketball, but also some additional opportunities, such as meet-and-greets with the players and an interactive on-c
  
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• Judge tells failed Okanagan AirBNB venture business partners to ‘move on with lives’

  23-12-2025 22:40 via abbynews.com
  A “vicious and prolonged” private litigation battle came to an end on Dec. 18, mostly in a stalemate.
  After a failed Airbnb venture, the relationship between an ex-Kelowna realtor and a former Alberta CIBC mortgage advisor soured as the two tried to get each other arrested, fired and ultimately sued each other.
  In April 2021, plaintiff Jennifer Schwitzer had entered into an informal agreement to become partners in a business venture with defendant Jillian Little as the two came into
  
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• Elderly Kelowna couple grateful for donations after fire destroys house, cars

  23-12-2025 22:10 via abbynews.com
  A senior couple in Kelowna remains in good spirits despite being displaced after a fire ripped through their home on Orchard Drive Saturday night, Dec. 20.
  Elaine and Chuck Staton, their 19-year-old cat Sobey, and the two tenants in the home all made it out safely after a fire sparked in the carport around 4:30 p.m.
  The only items saved from the home were a laptop and a tablet of the tenants and photo albums of the Staton’s, including photos of Elaine’s late parents.Physical donation
  
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• Thief snatches necklace off 98-year-old woman in busy B.C. neighbourhood

  23-12-2025 21:55 via abbynews.com
  Oak Bay police are working with officers across the region to identify someone who snatched a gold chain from the neck of a 98-year-old resident.Officers from Oak Bay and Saanich flooded the area of the 2000-block of Goldsmith Avenue after the incident on Dec. 21, but did not locate a suspect.
  The thief is described as female, 5’8” with a heavy build and wearing all black.The necklace is valued at $3,000.“Targeting a member of our senior community is unacceptable,” Oak Ba
  
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• Thief snatches necklace off 98-year-old in busy B.C. neighbourhood

  23-12-2025 21:55 via abbynews.com
  Oak Bay police are working with officers across the region to identify someone who snatched a gold chain from the neck of a 98-year-old resident.Officers from Oak Bay and Saanich flooded the area of the 2000-block of Goldsmith Avenue after the incident on Dec. 21, but did not locate a suspect.
  The thief is described as female, 5’8” with a heavy build and wearing all black.The necklace is valued at $3,000.READ ALSO: Greater Victoria teen transforms ‘pain into purpose’ in l
  
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• B.C. couple have logged over 3,600 hours to food bank

  23-12-2025 21:30 via abbynews.com
  Two local heroes have been highlighted for their dedication to serving others at the Central Okanagan Food Bank (COFB).
  Kelowna residents Warren and Donna Grasdal recently got the opportunity to travel to Lower Mainland to see the Vancouver Canucks play.
  They were honoured at the match as part of the BCLC Community Heroes segment, as they cranked the game horn to get the crowd cheering.
  Warren and Donna were chosen because of their “tireless dedication” to the COFB mission.
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• Abbotsford students create 1,300 anti-drunk-driving liquor-store bags

  23-12-2025 21:26 via abbynews.com
  This holiday season, Abbotsford residents might receive a heartfelt, personalized reminder to drive safe and sober.
  The Abbotsford Police Department (APD) – in partnership with local Angry Otter Liquor Stores, the Abbotsford school district and ICBC – has again launched the annual Think of Me: Don’t Drive Impaired campaign to remind motorists to take extra care.
  The initiative involves middle and high school students decorating paper bags with colourful images and powerful mess
  
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• VIDEO: Barenaked Ladies make season bright in Agassiz

  23-12-2025 20:50 via abbynews.com
  Thousands of people gathered in Agassiz as the CPKC Holiday Train made its annual stop in the townsite.
  Canadian music icons The Barenaked Ladies played in front of a huge crowd in Agassiz on Friday, Dec. 19. In addition to some Christmas classics like I Saw Three Ships a Sailing, the Scarborough-born pop rock band performed some of their familiar songs, including One Week and If I Had $1000000.
  The CPKC Holiday Train travels across North America every year, featuring their fully decorated and
  
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• Boston Bar man who once killed neighbour’s dog now sentenced for obstructing a peace officer

  23-12-2025 20:12 via abbynews.com
  A Boston Bar man who killed his neighbour’s dog in 2022 was found guilty on Dec. 18 in Chilliwack provincial court of obstructing a peace officer.
  Court records show that Behrouz Rahmani Far was charged with uttering threats and obstructing a peace officer on Aug. 5, 2024. He was found guilty of the obstruction charge and has been sentenced to one year of probation. The other charge was stayed.
  No details were available about the incident that led to the charges.
  Rahmani Far was previously
  
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• Boston Bar man who killed neighbour’s dog sentenced with obstructing a peace officer

  23-12-2025 20:12 via abbynews.com
  A Boston Bar man who killed his neighbour’s dog in 2022 was found guilty on Dec. 18 in Chilliwack provincial court of obstructing a peace officer.
  Court records show that Behrouz Rahmani Far was charged with uttering threats and obstructing a peace officer on Aug. 5, 2024. He was found guilty of the obstruction charge and has been sentenced to one year of probation. The other charge was stayed.
  No details were available about the incident that led to the charges.
  Rahmani Far was previously
  
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• Boston Bar man who killed neighbour’s dog sentenced for obstructing a peace officer

  23-12-2025 20:12 via abbynews.com
  A Boston Bar man who killed his neighbour’s dog in 2022 was found guilty on Dec. 18 in Chilliwack provincial court of obstructing a peace officer.
  Court records show that Behrouz Rahmani Far was charged with uttering threats and obstructing a peace officer on Aug. 5, 2024. He was found guilty of the obstruction charge and has been sentenced to one year of probation. The other charge was stayed.
  No details were available about the incident that led to the charges.
  Rahmani Far was previously
  
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• Boston Bar man who killed neighbour’s dog charged with a obstructing peace officer

  23-12-2025 20:12 via abbynews.com
  A Boston Bar man who killed his neighbour’s dog in 2022 was found guilty on Dec. 18 in Chilliwack provincial court of obstructing a peace officer.
  Court records show that Behrouz Rahmani Far was charged with uttering threats and obstructing a peace officer on Aug. 5, 2024. He was found guilty of the obstruction charge and has been sentenced to one year of probation. The other charge was stayed.
  No details were available about the incident that led to the charges.
  Rahmani Far was previously
  
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• Langley-based Vacterra penalized $9,586 for liquid waste discharge in Chilliwack

  23-12-2025 20:02 via abbynews.com
  Langley-based Vacterra Hydrovac Inc. has been fined $9,586 for allowing a waste slurry to be discharged into the ground at a Rosedale facility in Chilliwack, about 30 metres from the Hope Slough.
  The company’s actions were referred for an “administrative penalty” from B.C. Ministry of Environment’s compliance and enforcement branch in March 2025, for contravening the Environmental Management Act’s guidelines (EMA), according to the Nov. 4 report.
  MOE said that Vacte
  
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• Langley-based Vacterra fined $9,586 for liquid waste discharge in Chilliwack

  23-12-2025 20:02 via abbynews.com
  Langley-based Vacterra Hydrovac Inc. has been fined $9,586 for allowing a waste slurry to be discharged into the ground at a Rosedale facility in Chilliwack, about 30 metres from the Hope Slough.
  The company’s actions were referred for an “administrative penalty” from B.C. Ministry of Environment’s compliance and enforcement branch in March 2025, for contravening the Environmental Management Act’s guidelines (EMA), according to the Nov. 4 report.
  MOE said that Vacte
  
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• Mission clinic to transition to new funding model: Ministry of Health

  23-12-2025 19:59 via abbynews.com
  B.C. clinics with cancelled population-based funding are being transitioned to a different compensation model, including one in Mission, according to the Ministry of Health.
  On Friday (Dec. 19), a news release from the BC Conservative Caucus and Abbotsford-Mission MLA Reann Gasper said the cancellation of population-based funding for a Mission medical clinic could leave almost 1,900 patients without a family doctor.
  However, a Ministry of Health representative said the intention of changing the
  
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• Modern Bakeshop: a century legacy of baking for Revelstoke heritage building

  23-12-2025 19:22 via abbynews.com
  Running for 20 straight years in a restored heritage building, one Revelstoke bakery’s bread-making legacy goes back much further — more than a century back, in fact.
  Modern Bakeshop and Cafe, tucked in along Mackenzie Avenue next to city hall, has seen different names and ownership working out of the same edifice for the last 100 years, and the present owner says it’s the old recipes, customer memories and Canadian mountain town friendliness that help give this bakery its mode
  
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• Last-minute shoppers can pick up gifts on Christmas Eve

  23-12-2025 19:21 via abbynews.com
  Shipping costs, package delays, items lost in transit – a plethora of new and tiresome issues can potentially plague shoppers choosing to buy gifts the online route.
  A fun and easy way around that is to avoid all those calamities and get all your shopping done in one convenient trip by visiting one of Abbotsford’s local shopping malls.
  Sevenoaks Shopping Centre is Abbotsford’s longest-running mall and is celebrating 50 years of business in 2025.
  Sevenoaks officially opened on O
  
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• Abbotsford is built on small businesses

  23-12-2025 19:19 via abbynews.com
  While Abbotsford is home to many big brands, it is the small businesses and local entrepreneurs like Josh Vanderheide that have helped transform it into a strong business-minded community.
  Launching Field House Brewing was just one of many accomplishments that Vanderheide has achieved in this city’s food scene.
  When he launched the Abbotsford brewery and tasting room, it wasn’t simply about craft beer; it was about creating a place that felt like the heartbeat of a growing city.
  With
  
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• Rural RCMP officers disrupt major fraud scheme targeting B.C. First Nation

  23-12-2025 19:17 via abbynews.com
  Alert Bay RCMP has successfully intervened in a complex, multi-jurisdictional fraud investigation targeting the ‘Namgis First Nation, preventing a total loss of funds intended for the construction of a new wellness and treatment centre.
  On May 13, the First Nation reported being defrauded of roughly $406,000 after a fraudulent email redirected a payment meant for contractors to a fake account.
  “Through swift investigative action, RCMP frontline officers were able to freeze a signific
  
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• Dog recovering in Kamloops after being hit by ‘slow-moving’ train

  23-12-2025 19:09 via abbynews.com
  An Australian shepherd-Kelpie mix is recovering in Kamloops after being hit by a train.
  It was on Dec. 8 that two CN Railway employees noticied something on the tracks in the railyard, according to a release from the BC SPCA Tuesday (Dec. 23). It was a dog that was “helpless and unmoving,” and “in obvious medical distress, seemingly having been hit by a slow-moving train.”
  The two workers rushed the dog to BC SPCA Kamloops and she was brought to a vet for urgent medical c
  
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• Chamber warns people of new scam targeting Abbotsford members

  23-12-2025 18:45 via abbynews.com
  Members of the Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce have been receiving more than friendly holiday wishes lately, with many people being the target of a new scam going around.
  The chamber recently warned its members about a troubling trend involving scammers impersonating the chamber and contacting members to try to extort personal or financial information.
  This is something that many Canadians have had to deal with recently, with the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre reporting that nearly $650 million was s
  
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• Arson suspected in fire that destroyed a northwest B.C. rural church

  23-12-2025 18:36 via abbynews.com
  A fire that destroyed a church in Burns Lake along Hwy 35 was possibly the work of an arsonist.
  Fire crews were called out at 5 a.m. on Dec. 20 to the Island Gospel Church.
  According to Burns Lake RCMP, the fire was immediately considered suspicious, and through an investigation a suspect was identified and has been arrested.
  Many factors are being considered as police actively explore all possible avenues. A search warrant was executed as police continue to gather evidence.
  “Burns Lake RC
  
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• Arson suspected in fire that destroyed a northwest B.C. church

  23-12-2025 18:36 via abbynews.com
  A fire that destroyed a church in Burns Lake along Hwy 35 was possibly the work of an arsonist.
  Fire crews were called out at 5 a.m. on Dec. 20 to the Island Gospel Church.
  According to Burns Lake RCMP, the fire was immediately considered suspicious, and through an investigation a suspect was identified and has been arrested.
  Many factors are being considered as police actively explore all possible avenues. A search warrant was executed as police continue to gather evidence.
  “Burns Lake RC
  
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• Multiple crashes close Coquihalla Highway all night, remains shut down

  23-12-2025 16:40 via abbynews.com
  The Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt has been closed for around 10 hours and will remain shut down for a while longer.
  Multiple vehicle crashes in various locations caused the highway to close in both directions on Monday, Dec. 22 around 9:30 p.m.
  As of 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 22, the highway remains closed. According to DriveBC, an assessment is still in progress, with the next update coming around 8:15 a.m.
  On Monday night just before 6:30 p.m., DriveBC issued a travel advisory for the
  
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• Be more Charleigh: B.C. mom sends a message of hope after battle to save daughter

  23-12-2025 15:30 via abbynews.com
  In 2025, Charleigh Pollock and her mom Jori Fales became household names – but not by choice.
  Thrusting the pair into the spotlight was a fight with the B.C. government to keep the medication that was slowing the progression of the 10-year-old’s terminal illness.
  The battle stretched on for nearly six months, with hopes continually raised and dashed while the province reviewed its decision, until eventually it was reversed.
  For Fales, those months were defined by fear.
  “It took
  
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• Thieves ruin grieving mother’s Christmas display in Chilliwack

  23-12-2025 14:30 via abbynews.com
  A Chilliwack woman who decorated her yard to honour her late daughter has been visited by a thief.
  Rosie Nand said that at about 3 a.m. on Saturday morning (Dec. 20), a few of the expensive and sentimental items from her front yard display were stolen.
  “I’m very disappointed and very upset,” she said. “I moved to Chilliwack last year and I lost my daughter. I only put the decoration on for my daughter because she loved Christmas and now all my reindeer and my Christmas tr
  
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• B.C. siblings make Canada’s ‘most promising’ Olympics cross-country teams in years

  23-12-2025 14:30 via abbynews.com
  Two of Rossland’s top cross-country skiers will race for Team Canada at the 2026 Olympic Games in Milano Cortina, Italy.
  Siblings Jasmine and Rémi Drolet will experience the Winter Games together after being selected following the Nordiq Canada 2026 Olympic Winter Games Trials in Vernon Dec. 14-16.
  The Drolets were en route for Europe on Monday, Dec. 22 to train with Team Canada in Toblach, Italy and compete on the World Cup circuit’s Tour de Ski, when the Times contacted thei
  
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• VIDEO: B.C. Church steps outside to celebrate holidays with Nativity

  23-12-2025 14:00 via abbynews.com
  It was the second year of the live outdoor Nativity organized by Meadows Church in Langley, an event Pastor Mike Olynyk said began because of an unexpected setback last year.
  “Four days before we were supposed to have our Sunday service, we had a call from the district saying, ‘Sorry, your rental’s been canceled because we’re renovating the floor,’ Pastor Olynyk recalled.
  “And so, we prayed about it, and we thought about it, and went, let’s just do it ou
  
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• A tough year furthers the ‘maturation’ of B.C. Premier David Eby

  23-12-2025 14:00 via abbynews.com
  Just like becoming a father, serving as premier of British Columbia has changed David Eby.
  The one-time activist lawyer is now dealing with the full depth of the “complexities” that come with governing.
  “As a father and as an almost 50-year-old, there’s been a maturation in my view around issues and increased recognition of the complexity of some of the challenges that the province faces,” Eby said in a year-end interview with Black Press Media.
  The last year has pr
  
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• 2025 IN REVIEW: A look back at news stories that dominated headlines in B.C.

  23-12-2025 13:30 via abbynews.com
  It would be a unique year that passed without its share of crisis and tragedy dominating the media headlines. For Black Press Media journalists in British Columbia, 2025 was no exception.
  Here are some of the news stories that captured much of our attention across the province this year:
  Street Festival tragedy
  Eleven people, including a 5-year-old girl were among the victims as a joyful Vancouver street celebration was rocked by one of the worst acts of public violence in B.C. history.
  Kai-Ji A
  
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• Grebenkin counts 2 points as Flyers thump Vancouver Canucks 5-2

  23-12-2025 04:20 via abbynews.com
  Nikita Grebenkin scored once and added an assist, lifting the Philadelphia Flyers to a 5-2 win over the visiting Vancouver Canucks in NHL action Monday at Xfinity Mobile Arena.
  Carl Grundstrom, Christian Dvorak, Owen Tippett and Matvei Michkov also scored for the Flyers (18-10-7), with Rodrigo Abols adding two assists and Dan Vladar making 22 saves for the goaltending win.
  Max Sasson and Drew O’Connor scored for Vancouver (15-18-3). Thatcher Demko took the loss in goal, making 34 saves. Th
  
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• New gym opening up at Abbotsford’s West Oaks Mall

  23-12-2025 01:12 via abbynews.com
  A new gym is coming to central Abbotsford in the spring.
  Anytime Fitness has revealed they are taking over Unit 76 32700 South Fraser Way on the east side of West Oaks Mall.
  View this post on InstagramA post shared by Anytime Fitness Clearbrook Abbotsford (@anytimefitnessclearbrook)The gym is located right in between Party City and Canadian Blood Services.
  An Instagram post from the company states that the gym offers 8,000 square feet of workout area. The approximate opening date of this locatio
  
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• Chilliwack RCMP release photo of man suspected of ‘indecent act’

  22-12-2025 23:16 via abbynews.com
  The Chilliwack RCMP have released the photo of a man allegedly involved in an “indecent act” in a local parking lot.
  They are hoping the public can help identify the man, who they say was photographed in a parking lot in the 6600 block of Vedder Road on Oct. 30.
  In a press release sent out on Dec. 22, the RCMP said the man was allegedly engaging in the act inside a red car with a unique silver stripe.
  An investigation into the incident is ongoing, said Staff Sgt. Peppler of the UFVRD
  
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