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• Highway 3 reopens to traffic between Hope and Princeton

  25-12-2025 23:28 via abbynews.com
  Highway 3 between Hope and Princeton has reopened to traffic following a major washout on Dec. 16.
  The Transportation Ministry announced just before midnight on Christmas Eve (Dec. 24) that the highway had reopened eight days after the washout 42 kilometres east of the Highway 3/5 junction.
  The ministry had previously said it would open before the New Year. A release from the ministry credits the earlier-than-expected opening due “to around-the-clock efforts of ministry contractors and the
  
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• Ride of the Year: B.C. mountain biker wins Red Bull Rampage as a rookie

  25-12-2025 17:00 via abbynews.com
  With an emotional cocktail of fear, nervousness and excitement brewing in his mind, Hayden Zablotny dropped in.
  The 22-year-old Vernon rider had gotten the call to take part in the world’s most dare-devilish mountain biking event, Red Bull Rampage, and after weeks of preparation, it was time to throw down a massive line.
  It was a line Zablotny had designed himself and built with a team of trail builders down the rocky outcrops in the desert lands of Virgin, Utah.
  “I tried to have, wh
  
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• Dogs anchor us in the reason for the season

  25-12-2025 14:30 via abbynews.com
  The holidays arrive with a long list of expectations such as perfect meals, full calendars and meaningful moments that are somehow supposed to happen on schedule.
  In the middle of all that, a dog does something quietly powerful; they bring us back to what matters. With a dog in the home at Christmas, the season stops being about getting everything right and starts becoming about being present.
  Dogs don’t participate in the holiday rush; they interrupt it. While we hurry from one task to th
  
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• QUIZ: How much do you really know about Christmas?

  25-12-2025 13:50 via abbynews.com
  For many, Christmas on Dec. 25 is a day of celebrating with family and friends, exchanging gifts, carolling and enjoying a special meal.
  The day has a religious significance for many. It is also a special time for family.
  There are plenty of customs and traditions surrounding this time of year.
  How much do you know about Christmas and other related celebrations?
  Pour a cup of hot chocolate or a glass of eggnog and put your knowledge to the test with these 20 questions.
  Good luck.READ MORE: QUIZ:
  
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• Surrey resident just won $89,762.50 in B.C.’s Bright Nights 50/50 raffle

  25-12-2025 00:45 via abbynews.com
  D. Bouillet of Surrey is $89,762.50 richer as winner of this year’s Bright Nights 50/50 raffle.
  The winner takes half of the $179,525 jackpot in the annual raffle, according to a post on brightnightsraffle.com, where tickets were sold to B.C. residents only.
  Entry deadline was Tuesday, Dec. 23 at 11:59 p.m. (end of day), and the draw was held Wednesday at noon (Dec. 24).
  The raffle supports the BC Professional Fire Fighters’ Burn Fund, the charity of more than 4,800 professional fire
  
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• ‘Sitting ducks’: Sikh leaders take aim at Canada’s failures on extortion crisis

  25-12-2025 00:35 via abbynews.com
  Three Sikh organizations took the federal government to task for their failure to address B.C.’s ongoing extortion crisis, during a public town hall held in Surrey earlier this month.
  The World Sikh Organization of Canada, Sikh Federation, and British Columbia Gurdwaras Council brought together government officials and high-ranking members of local law enforcement agencies to discuss targeted Indian transnational repression and coordinated extortion towards Sikh communities in Canada. The
  
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