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• How desensitization and counter-conditioning help your dog feel safe

  22-01-2026 14:30 via abbynews.com
  If you live with a reactive dog, you’ve probably heard the terms desensitization and counter-conditioning. They can sound technical, but at their core, these methods are about helping your dog feel safer in a world that currently feels overwhelming.
  They don’t rely on force, corrections, or “making your dog behave.” Instead, they work by changing how your dog feels about their triggers—and that’s why they’re so effective.
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• Grey Cup champ and former Canadian school teacher dies at 85

  22-01-2026 14:30 via abbynews.com
  Mike Scheller has built Vernon’s Clarence Fulton Secondary School’s football program into one of the most respected in the province over the past couple of decades.
  The roots of the program come from lessons instilled in Scheller by a former minor football coach and teacher at what was then known as Fulton Junior Secondary School, a man named Jim Furlong, who died Jan. 8 in Calgary at the age of 85.
  Furlong spent 13 seasons in the Canadian Football League with the Calgary Stampeders
  
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• Abbotsford Canucks split pair of games with Laval Rocket

  22-01-2026 07:19 via abbynews.com
  Jonathan Lekkerimaki needed just 36 seconds in overtime to control the puck, find space and then rip a laser past Laval Rocket goalie Kaapo Kahkonen to deliver a 2-1 overtime win for the Abbotsford Canucks on Wednesday (Jan. 21).
  The 2022 first round draft pick has now scored the game winning goal in 23 per cent of all Abbotsford Canucks wins this season (3/13) and the club snapped a three-game slide.Lekkerimaki holds onto the puck and wires the game winner pic.twitter.com/IlzQQ14bzT
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• Canucks end 11-game winless skid, beat Washington Capitals 4-3

  22-01-2026 06:45 via abbynews.com
  The skid is over.
  After a franchise-record 11 straight losses, the Vancouver Canucks hung on for a 4-3 win over the Washington Capitals in NHL action Wednesday at Rogers Arena.
  Brock Boeser, Evander Kane, Drew O’Connor and Filip Hronek scored for Vancouver (17-28-5), with David Kampf and Jake DeBrusk each adding two assists. Kevin Lankinen made 29 saves to pick up the win in goal.
  Dylan Strome (2) and Justin Sourdif replied for Washington (24-21-6), while John Carlson had a pair of helpers
  
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• ‘Watch you die’: Fernie man charged after threatening RCMP, exposing himself

  22-01-2026 06:30 via abbynews.com
  A Fernie man has been criminally charged after an altercation with Elk Valley RCMP.
  Scott Bell was charged on Jan. 16 for mischief, obstruction, and uttering threats to a police officer; and assaulting a police officer, stemming from a reported incident the day before.
  Bell got into an altercation with police on Jan. 15, at a home in the 1100 block of 1 Ave. in Fernie. Elk Valley RCMP had been called to assist a resident in removing their belongings from Bell’s house, after they had a disa
  
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• Ultra superstar dictates poignant post to B.C. supporters

  22-01-2026 05:30 via abbynews.com
  Through her support team, Shanda Hill has dictated a poignant social media post about what the sport of ultra triathlon means to her.
  Hill, from Vernon, stepped away from the sport late in 2025, mid-competition at an event in Taiwan, as her body told her it was time.
  In 2025, she became the first woman in history to lead the overall International Ultra Triathlon Association’s (IUTA) points standings. While men and women are officially scored in separate categories and awarded separate titl
  
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• Athletes, coach from southern Interior among finalists for Sport BC awards

  22-01-2026 03:00 via abbynews.com
  Three athletes and a coach from Vernon, Kelowna, Salmon Arm, and Revelstoke are finalists for the 58th annual Sport BC Athlete of the Year Awards.
  The honours will be announced Thursday, March 5, in Vancouver.
  The event recognizes the province’s best in amateur sport including athletes, coaches, teams, and officials for outstanding performances in their sport in the 2025 season.
  Each finalist was nominated by their provincial or multi-sport organization and the selection committee, led by
  
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• Abbotsford school board votes in favour of increased consultation with BC Housing

  22-01-2026 01:55 via abbynews.com
  The Abbotsford board of education voted unanimously for a motion that they’re hoping can eventually avoid situations similar to what has occurred at Abbotsford Traditional School.
  Last fall saw BC Housing’s temporary modular housing project planned for 2270 Martens St. receive significant push back from the Abbotsford Traditional School Parent Advisory Council (PAC).Abbotsford parents push back against proposed housing project near school
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• ‘Incredibly common’: woman’s story points out delays in B.C. cancer diagnostics

  22-01-2026 01:30 via abbynews.com
  Less than two weeks after getting a hysterectomy last May, Sara Gillooly was back in the hospital with bleeding and a new complaint: she had a large lump in her breast.
  She was immediately sent to get a mammogram and scheduled for an ultrasound and biopsy. Things moved slowly, and she got the ultrasound a few weeks later.
  “During my ultrasound, I looked at the screen, which I probably shouldn’t have done because I could see the network of veins coming to the tumour,” she said.
  
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• First BMX provincial weekend of the season kicks off in Abbotsford

  22-01-2026 01:05 via abbynews.com
  Many of the province’s best BMX racers will soon gather alongside up-and-comers in Abbotsford to mark the start of this year’s B.C. provincial series races.
  BMX Canada explained that these events are the next evolution of competition for those who want to go beyond simple local races.
  They are also how racers can get provincial rankings and awards, with the 2026 season introducing several new awards and easier qualification criteria.
  “It’s a fantastic opportunity for novi
  
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• B.C. Mountie cleared in conduct hearing of threatening woman

  22-01-2026 00:15 via abbynews.com
  A Surrey RCMP officer has been cleared in a conduct investigation that began after he allegedly threatened his girlfriend, when his wife unexpectedly turned up while they were together.
  In a decision dated to Aug. 8, 2025, the RCMP conduct board found that allegations of dangerous operation of a vehicle and threats had not been proven against the serving constable.
  Although the conduct board found the allegations unsubstantiated, the ruling acknowledged that they came out of an affair the consta
  
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