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• Burned vehicle in South Surrey likely linked to fatal Monday house fire

  13-01-2026 23:37 via abbynews.com
  A car fire in South Surrey is believed to be related to a fatal Monday morning house fire in Surrey’s Panorama Ridge neighbourhood.
  The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team is looking for anyone with information about a Monday night (Jan.12) vehicle fire “in the area of” Redwood Park, at 17900 20 Ave. in Surrey.
  “At this stage, investigators believe this to be related to the ongoing investigation and are looking for anyone with information, CCTV or dash camera footage f
  
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• Draft pipeline rolls through B.C. again as NHL mid-term rankings revealed

  13-01-2026 23:15 via abbynews.com
  The best B.C.-connected prospect in this year’s NHL draft conversation might be from Alberta.
  But the West Coast angle this winter is strong, with B.C. talent dotted throughout Central Scouting’s rankings.
  NHL Central Scouting unveiled its mid-term rankings for the 2026 NHL entry draft, set for June 26-27 in Buffalo, N.Y.
  Former Victoria Royal Keaton Vernheoff — a native of Fort Saskatchewan — topped all local connections, ranking second among North American skaters. In a
  
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• Abbotsford Police release results of 2025 community survey - Abbotsford News

  13-01-2026 23:02 via news.google.com
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• Abbotsford Police release results of 2025 community survey

  13-01-2026 23:01 via abbynews.com
  Respondents to a survey conducted last year by the Abbotsford Police Department (APD) rate the job being done by local police much higher than the rating for all of Canada.
  Results released Tuesday (Jan. 13) from the 2025 community survey indicate that 80 per cent of the 4,101 respondents state that local police are doing a good or excellent job.
  This compares to 50 per cent giving that same rating for police across Canada.
  The survey ran from June 6 to Aug. 31, drawing a 13.6 per cent increase
  
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• Deadline looms for motor-free Race 2 Alaska boat challenge along B.C. coast

  13-01-2026 23:00 via abbynews.com
  Anyone itching to get to Alaska under their own power needs to get their gear in order.
  The Race to Alaska (R2AK) — which sees people aboard a vessel under human or wind power, racing against other adventurous souls — is reminding prospective participants that its deadline looms.Applications to R2AK opened up, as usual, in November. Most years, it takes until April to fill out a solid fleet, but organizers are taking a different tack this year. Applications are closing early.
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• Rob Phillips

  13-01-2026 22:30 via abbynews.com
  December 17, 1957 – December 27, 2025
  1. Corinthians 13:13
  And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is LOVE.
  The Phillips family mourns the loss of Rob Phillips on December 27, 2025 in Clearwater County, AB.
  A loving husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, uncle and cousin. We will always love and cherish the memories we shared together.
  Rob was born December 17, 1957 in Abbotsford BC. He made friends during his life’s journey, his beautiful smi
  
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• Hilda Marling (née Freimuth)

  13-01-2026 22:30 via abbynews.com
  Hilda Marling, age 94, passed away peacefully on December 9, 2025, in Abbotsford, British Columbia.
  Born on January 22, 1931, in Golden Prairie, Saskatchewan, Hilda was the daughter of Michael and Elizabeth Freimuth. She grew up alongside her siblings Ted, and Albert Freimuth, both of whom predeceased her, as did an older brother, Berthold, and an older sister, Victoria, both of whom died in infancy. She is also predeceased by her beloved husband, Ben Marling.
  Throughout her life, Hilda was know
  
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• Geraldine May McMillan

  13-01-2026 22:30 via abbynews.com
  May 21, 1927 – December 25, 2025
  Daughter of Francis Edward Emsley and Anna Dorothy (Emsley -Citron). Gerry was born in Edmonton Alberta. She moved to B.C. in 1949 and then to Abbotsford in 1994.
  Survived by her husband Don McMillan and his sons Greg and Steve. Her son Neil (predeceased) and wife June. Survived by her daughter Heather (Maurice, predeceased), five grandchildren, Richard, Jacqueline, Tyler, Kelsey and (Nolan predeceased), eight great-grandchildren.
  Gerry was tutored by Carlo
  
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• Abby Roque suspended one game for illegal hit on Vancouver’s Abby Boreen

  13-01-2026 22:21 via abbynews.com
  Montreal Victoire forward Abby Roque has been suspended for one game for a hit to the Vancouver Goldeneyes’ Abby Boreen’s head, the PWHL announced Tuesday (Jan. 13).
  Roque was given a five-minute major penalty and game misconduct four minutes into the third period for the hit. Boreen briefly left the ice, where she was assessed by medical professionals, and returned to the bench shortly thereafter.
  Following an automatic review by the PWHL Player Safety Committee, it was found that R
  
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• Abbotsford Canucks forward Anri Ravinskis added to Team Latvia for Olympics - Abbotsford News

  13-01-2026 22:17 via news.google.com
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• Abbotsford Canucks forward Anri Ravinskis added to Team Latvia for Olympics

  13-01-2026 22:15 via abbynews.com
  Another Abbotsford Canucks player heads to Italy next month to compete for his home country at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games.
  Forward Anri Ravinskis was announced as an injury replacement player for Team Latvia on Tuesday (Jan. 13) and joins teammate Lukas Reichel (Germany) as Abbotsford Canucks representatives at the men’s hockey tournament.
  Ravinskis, who turned 23 on Jan. 2, signed a two-year entry level contract with the Canucks organization on May 22. He spent two seaso
  
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• B.C. court says arbitrator’s vaccine opinions don’t matter, tosses Purolator COVID ruling

  13-01-2026 22:00 via abbynews.com
  Turns out, the B.C. courts don’t think it is up to a labour arbitrator to decide if provincial public health orders are correct.
  In a decision released Friday (Jan. 9), the B.C. Court of Appeals invalidated a decision granting compensation for lost wages and benefits to Purolator employees and contractors put out of work because they refused COVID vaccines.
  The arbitrator had decided that the scientific consensus at the time held that vaccines were no longer effective, even though Provinci
  
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• Margaret Gross - Abbotsford News

  13-01-2026 21:38 via news.google.com
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• B.C. drug-impaired driver claims he ‘only’ smoked marijuana, admits to crack use

  13-01-2026 21:30 via abbynews.com
  A motorist in Kelowna has been arrested for allegedly impaired and distracted driving at the same time.
  On Tuesday, Jan. 6 just before 10:30 a.m., a BC Highway Patrol Officer in unmarked police cruiser drove passed a driver travelling on Harvey Avenue who appeared to have a glass pipe in his mouth.
  “When the man was pulled over, he claimed he was ‘only’ smoking marijuana,” said BC Highway Patrol Cpl. Michael McLaughlin. “Perhaps he didn’t realize it’s il
  
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• Noah tops list of most popular Fraser Health baby names in 2025

  13-01-2026 21:20 via abbynews.com
  There are about to be a lot more children named Noah starting school in B.C., with the province recently releasing its list of the top baby names of 2025, where Noah sat atop the list.
  This was true for both the provincial and Fraser Health lists, with many of the same top names reflected across both regions.
  Locally, there were some unique entries slipping into the top 10 spots, including Zorawar and Rehmat.
  The Fraser Health region – which includes Abbotsford, Agassiz, Burnaby, Chilliwac
  
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• Speed Skating Canada event coming to Abbotsford in January - Chilliwack Progress

  13-01-2026 21:07 via news.google.com
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• Speed Skating Canada event coming to Abbotsford in January

  13-01-2026 21:03 via abbynews.com
  Some of the best young speed skaters in western Canada are set to take over the Abbotsford Recreation Centre later this month.
  The Skate-Tec Western Elite Circuit, a sanctioned International Skating Union and Speed Skating Canada event, features two days of short track competition on Jan. 24 and 25.
  The circuit is focused on helping to develop young speed skaters flex their skills in a competitive and fun racing atmosphere that introduces many skaters to the high-performance competition stream.
  
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• Quake in St. Elias Mountains offers window into Yukon’s tectonic forces

  13-01-2026 21:00 via abbynews.com
  The magnitude 7.0. Hubbard Glacier earthquake that struck the St. Elias Mountains on Dec. 6 has opened up, what Yukon Geological Survey (YGS) researchers believe to be, a historic opportunity to study one of the territory’s least‑understood tectonic regions.
  The event triggered more than 200 landslides in a heavily glaciated corridor near Mt. Logan, a setting where large earthquakes are rarely recorded, Geoscience Research Manager Jan Dettmer told the News.
  Preliminary observations c
  
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• Man facing sex assault/child porn charges breached bail by visiting B.C. gym

  13-01-2026 20:30 via abbynews.com
  A man facing sexual assault and child luring charges went against his release order in visiting a Vernon gym.
  Michael James Parmiter was at Planet Fitness June 16-19, 2025, despite conditions that he not go to a place where anyone under 18 may be present.
  Parmiter faces seven serious Criminal Code charges in Ontario — two separate counts alleging luring a child; an allegation of making and publishing child pornography; possession of child pornography; allegation of sexual assault; allegati
  
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• Margaret Gross

  13-01-2026 19:30 via abbynews.com
  In Loving Memory ~
  June 13, 1932 – January 7, 2026
  Margaret passed away on Wednesday January 7th at the Oxford Senior Care. Predeceased by Albert, her husband for over 60 years and her grandchild Steven. She leaves behind 2 daughters Lois and Margo, 3 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. She met and married Albert in Hodgeville Sask in 1953. They then moved to Calgary AB. In 1974 they moved to Mt. Lehman BC, where Margaret was born and raised. After that they moved to Clearbrook, first
  
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• GoFundMe set up for family of former CFLer, White Rock football coach

  13-01-2026 19:27 via abbynews.com
  A GoFundMe is underway for the family of former Canadian Football League receiver Anthony (Tony) Dennis, who was well-known in Windsor, Ont. as well as White Rock and South Surrey.
  A longtime coach with the White Rock South Surrey Titans, Dennis also helped found the football program at Earl Marriott Secondary in South Surrey, where an annual EMS trophy bears his name.
  He was well known in B.C. for his love of football — first as a standout with SFU, then in his professional CFL career wit
  
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• Vancouver Goldeneyes fall short against Montreal Victoire

  13-01-2026 19:26 via abbynews.com
  The Vancouver Goldeneyes fell to the Montreal Victoire 1-0 Sunday (Jan. 11).
  The Victoire hosted the Goldeneyes in Québec City as part of the PWHL Takeover Tour, in front of a crowd of 14,624.
  Montreal Victoire rookie Nicole Gosling scored the lone goal of the game from the blue line during the second period. Gosling shot the puck into the Goldeneyes’ end as many on her line changed. The puck deflected off a Goldeneyes player and went into the back of the net, giving the Victoire th
  
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• Man charged in White Rock stabbings set to appear in court via video Jan. 26

  13-01-2026 19:25 via abbynews.com
  The man accused of the stabbing death of Kulwinder Singh Sohi in April of 2024 appeared via video in a Surrey courtroom Monday.
  Dimitri Hyacinth, who was charged with second-degree murder in May of 2024 after Sohi, 26, was fatally stabbed on White Rock’s promenade a week earlier, appeared in Surrey Provincial Court Monday (Jan. 12) on a TV screen in courtroom 100.
  The incident was the second of two stabbings in the seaside city that week.
  Hyacinth also faces aggravated assault charges in c
  
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• One of the three men accused of the murder of elderly Abbotsford couple arrived on a student visa three weeks prior - Western Standard

  13-01-2026 18:56 via news.google.com
  One of the three men accused of the murder of elderly Abbotsford couple arrived on a student visa three weeks prior  Western Standard
  
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• VIDEO: Pedestrian seriously injured on Highway 1 near 256 Street

  13-01-2026 18:52 via abbynews.com
  A pedestrian was struck by a passenger vehicle on Highway 1 near 256 Street early this morning, confirmed Langley RCMP.
  The pedestrian was transported to a local hospital with serious injuries.Langley RCMP at scene of crash on Hwy. 1 that sent a pedestrian to hospital. pic.twitter.com/FbEntlL74c
  — Langley Advance Times (@LangleyTimes) January 13, 2026
  Langley RCMP say that the driver of the vehicle has remained at the scene and is cooperating with police.
  Emergency crews were called to the
  
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• Potholes sideline 15 vehicles along Highway 1 between Chilliwack and Hope

  13-01-2026 18:07 via abbynews.com
  Tire-damaging potholes are popping up on Highway 1, according to reports from motorists travelling between Chilliwack and Hope.
  Motorists are reporting damage from deep potholes particularly in the eastbound lanes just past the weigh scale in Hope.
  More than 15 vehicles were seen parked on the shoulder of the highway Tuesday (Jan. 13) with tire and rim damage.
  Even through the recent rainstorms, pothole repair has been the focus of Emil Anderson Maintenance crews, according to a post.
  Maintenanc
  
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• After a ‘month’s worth of snow in days’, Whitehorse bracing for incoming thaw-freeze

  13-01-2026 16:30 via abbynews.com
  The City of Whitehorse is bracing for warmer weather after the “massive” snowfall during a short duration of time, followed by a melt. and then a freezing period in the forecast.
  The city’s director of operations Travis Whiting told city council that crews are preparing for the shift as they look towards the end of the week, with Environment Canada forecasting a high of +7C on Friday.
  “We’re going to expect to see some challenging road conditions,” Whiting sai
  
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• B.C. woman says restaurant harassed online for hosting Pierre Poilievre

  13-01-2026 15:00 via abbynews.com
  A Maple Ridge restaurant that hosted Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre and about 40 local Conservatives suffered harassment afterward.
  “This was scary for me, it was very bad,” said Veronica Reale of Ronny’s Bistro.
  She explained the harassment went from one-star reviews and slanderous comments on Google, to online talk about boycotting her business. She was afraid of the damage that could be done to a good reputation she has been building for about 14 years.
  Poilievre did an
  
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• Staffing issues again diverting expectant moms from B.C. Lower Mainland hospital

  13-01-2026 14:00 via abbynews.com
  Another closure of the maternity ward at Ridge Meadows Hospital is imminent.
  Women planning to give birth at the hospital in Maple Ridge are being warned by health officials that they will be diverted to a different hospital – in either Langley or Surrey – for a five-day period starting later this week.
  Fraser Health Authority is telling expectant families that the maternity ward will be closed down from Jan. 15 to 19 – it’s the second shutdown of its type in as many mont
  
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• Little hawk recovering thanks to sharp-eyed B.C. dog on a Sunday stroll

  13-01-2026 14:00 via abbynews.com
  An adult red-tail hawk was due to have surgery Monday to fix a broken wing after being rescued on the Surrey-Langley border Sunday, Jan. 11.
  Murrayville resident Shauna Frankelson was walking her dog, Cinder, in the area of 192 Street and 36 Avenue on Sunday.
  “She’s the one who actually spotted it first,” Frankelson said of her dog. “And she just stopped dead in her tracks. And I’m like, ‘what are you looking at?’ And I look up, and there’s all the
  
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• B.C. Chronic Wasting Disease count climbs to 9 after another case confirmed

  13-01-2026 14:00 via abbynews.com
  Another case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has been confirmed in a white-tailed deer harvested near Jaffray, marking the ninth confirmed case of the disease in the province.
  This newly confirmed case was detected through testing of hunter-harvested animals within an established CWD management zone in the Kootenay region.
  All confirmed cases in the province to date have been identified through surveillance efforts in that CWD management zone.
  The Province says it continues to work closely with
  
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• Canada-born Punjabi youth shot dead in Abbotsford in alleged gang conflict - The New Indian Express

  13-01-2026 07:07 via news.google.com
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• Punjab-origin youth shot dead in Canada's Abbotsford amid 'drug gang conflict' - Tribune India

  13-01-2026 05:09 via news.google.com
  Punjab-origin youth shot dead in Canada's Abbotsford amid 'drug gang conflict'  Tribune India
  
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• Construction beginning on new Highstreet Transit Exchange in Abbotsford - Indo-Canadian Voice

  13-01-2026 04:12 via news.google.com
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• Carrier scores 2 in 20 seconds as Habs thump sagging Canucks 6-3

  13-01-2026 04:10 via abbynews.com
  Defenceman Alexandre Carrier scored two second-period goals in a span of 20 seconds, helping the Montreal Canadiens to an 6-3 win over the slumping Vancouver Canucks in NHL action Monday at the Bell Centre in Montreal.
  Noah Dobson also scored for Montreal (26-14-6), while Jakub Dobes made 19 saves to earn the win in goal.
  Centre Elias Pettersson, Evander Kane and Max Sasson replied for the Canucks (16-24-5), who are winless in their last seven games. Nikita Tolopilo took the loss between the pip
  
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• World Cup podium result overjoys B.C. freestyle skier battling for Olympic return

  13-01-2026 04:00 via abbynews.com
  Six years is a long time for an elite athlete between World Cup events.
  To get on the podium in a race after what she’s been through left Vernon’s Elena Gaskell exhilarated.
  Gaskell was third Friday, Jan. 9, at the women’s freestyle skiing slopestyle World Cup event in Aspen, Colo. (Slopestyle is where athletes ski or snowboard down a course including a variety of obstacles such as rails, jumps and other terrain park features. Points are given for amplitude, originality and qua
  
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• Crown alleges financial motive behind Abbotsford, B.C., couple's deaths - CBC

  13-01-2026 03:58 via news.google.com
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• 3 men accused in Abbotsford couple’s killing cleaned their roof, gutters the month before - BC - Global News

  13-01-2026 03:52 via news.google.com
  3 men accused in Abbotsford couple’s killing cleaned their roof, gutters the month before - BC  Global News
  
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• Trial begins in Abbotsford murder case - Global News

  13-01-2026 02:36 via news.google.com
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• VIDEO: Another atmospheric river hits the South Coast of British Columbia

  13-01-2026 02:30 via abbynews.com
  Another atmospheric river hitting B.C.’s south coast is expected to ease Tuesday, but not before flood watches were put in place for rivers throughout the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island.
  Not every atmospheric river event can be called a pineapple express, but all pineapple express events are atmospheric rivers – like the one that has been saturating the region. Overnight Sunday the heavy rain total in Chilliwack was 46.4 mm, according to Chilliwack weather observer Roger Pannett
  
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• Hearing to begin to probe Vancouver police actions into death of Myles Gray

  13-01-2026 01:58 via abbynews.com
  A public hearing is set to begin Jan. 19 into the death of 33-year-old Myles Gray, who suffered cardiac arrest following an altercation with police in Burnaby in 2015.
  The hearing will consider whether the seven Vancouver Police Department officers involved intentionally or recklessly used unnecessary force. It is expected to be one of the longest and most in-depth public hearings ever held by the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner.
  Police were initially called to the scene in a Burnaby
  
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• Abbotsford trial begins for man accused of stabbing wife to death - Chilliwack Progress

  13-01-2026 01:37 via news.google.com
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• Abbotsford trial begins for man accused of stabbing wife to death

  13-01-2026 01:30 via abbynews.com
  A short-lived reunion between a husband and wife in 2024 ended in bloody tragedy, with 52-year-old Jagpreet Singh appearing in B.C. Supreme Court in Abbotsford on Monday (Jan. 12) for the first day of his murder trial.
  Singh, charged with second-degree murder, listened to his appointed translator relay the words of Crown counsel Rob Macgowan, who presented the events of the evening that resulted in the death of 41-year-old Balwinder Kaur.
  The husband and wife, who originally married in India in
  
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• The Pacific Agriculture Show Is Coming To Abbotsford This Month - 604 Now

  13-01-2026 00:42 via news.google.com
  The Pacific Agriculture Show Is Coming To Abbotsford This Month  604 Now
  
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• B.C. psychology prof says setting goals key to keeping New Year’s resolutions

  13-01-2026 00:30 via abbynews.com
  With holiday ornaments packed away, Christmas trees chipped and New Year’s champagne guzzled, Islanders from Port Hardy to Victoria are setting resolutions in the hopes of improving their lives.
  But as January edges on, pricey gym memberships will undoubtedly go unused, strict diets will be broken and lofty goals will fall by the wayside ignored, neglected and overlooked.
  “This is very common,” said Frederick Grouzet, an associate professor of psychology at the University of Vi
  
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• Nelson Nicholas Drozdowich - Abbotsford News

  13-01-2026 00:29 via news.google.com
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• Judith (“Judy”) Horner - Abbotsford News

  13-01-2026 00:29 via news.google.com
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• 3 Surrey men killed Abbotsford couple for money, says Crown - Abbotsford News

  13-01-2026 00:03 via news.google.com
  3 Surrey men killed Abbotsford couple for money, says Crown  Abbotsford News
  
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