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• Another term as Katzie chief for Grace George

  04-02-2026 23:30 via abbynews.com
  Chief Grace George will be leading the Katzie First Nation until 2028.
  George was uncontested in her role following a nomination meeting on Thursday, Jan. 29, meaning she will remain as Katzie First Nation Chief for the next two years – her fifth term in the position.
  Elections take place every two years.
  George, then Cunningham, was first elected as Chief in 2018, with 151 votes, over incumbent Susan Miller, who received 99 votes.
  In 2020 she was acclaimed to the top job with no other nom
  
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• Abbotsford Canucks players head to Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics

  04-02-2026 23:15 via abbynews.com
  It’s set to be a Valentine’s Day to remember for Abbotsford Canucks forwards Anri Ravinskis and Lukas Reichel.
  The duo are forgoing chocolates, flowers and candlelit dinners in exchange for the biggest hockey tournament in the world at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.
  Ravinskis and Team Latvia take on Reichel and Team Germany in a crucial Group C game that day, which could determine playoff seeding. The pair are the first-ever Abbotsford Canucks to compete at the Olympics.
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• Multiple Coquitlam schools under hold-and-secure after alleged threats

  04-02-2026 23:14 via abbynews.com
  RCMP say multiple schools in the Coquitlam School District have been placed under a hold-and-secure following alleged threats.
  Coquitlam RCMP officer are responding after police received multiple reports of alleged threats at various schools throughout the district Wednesday (Feb. 4), according to a news release from police.
  The affected schools have been placed under a hold-and-secure and Coquitlam RCMP are on scene.
  The release adds that as the incident is “active and unfolding, no furth
  
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• Hold-and-secure lifted at Coquitlam schools after alleged threats: RCMP

  04-02-2026 23:14 via abbynews.com
  RCMP say hold-and-secures at Coquitlam schools have been lifted, but officers remain on scene out of an abundance of caution.
  Coquitlam RCMP Insp. Veronica Fox provided an update Wednesday afternoon following muliple alleged threats at various schools in the Coquitlam school district.
  “We want to assure the public that every measure will be taken to identify the origins of these threats,” Fox said. “All of the affected schools have been cleared and the hold and secures have bee
  
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• ‘Wild’ documentary debuts on brothers found living off grid in B.C.

  04-02-2026 23:00 via abbynews.com
  One of the most unique stories from the North Okanagan this century is being brought to the world of streaming.
  The two-part documentary Wild Boys: Strangers in Town debuts on the streaming app Paramount+ Feb. 18.
  The documentary relives the tale of two brothers who were found to be living in the woods behind the Kal Lake Store in Coldstream in 2003. Residents and media referred to them as The Bush Boys.The pair told locals they had lived in isolation all of their lives, and were taken under the
  
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• B.C. film captures ‘imperfect and messy’ reality of disability and family

  04-02-2026 23:00 via abbynews.com
  As the son of parents who both live with cerebral palsy, Victoria filmmaker Cory Thibert had never seen a family like his depicted in movies.
  So, he set out to make his own.
  His coming-of-age film, Mildlife, which premieres in Canada at the upcoming Victoria Film Festival, is based on that lived experience: growing up in low-income housing, struggling with identity and depression, and finding an outlet as a drummer in a “screamo” band.
  Thibert wanted his first narrative feature to be
  
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• Media exclusion from Vancouver decampment ‘unlawful’: Human rights commissioner

  04-02-2026 22:43 via abbynews.com
  A new report from B.C.’s human rights commissioner finds the creation of a media “exclusion zone” during the April 2023 police take-down of the East Hastings Street homeless camp in Vancouver was “unlawful.”
  “I conclude that the zone had the primary purpose of preventing safety concerns, including issues associated with the protests,” said Kasari Govender, B.C.’s human rights commissioner, in a Wednesday (Feb. 4) press conference. “However, t
  
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• Charge upgraded in Abbotsford hotel homicide

  04-02-2026 22:38 via abbynews.com
  Charges have now been upgraded for a man accused of killing a 30-year-old woman in an Abbotsford hotel on Jan. 15.
  Sondeep Gill, 26, was initially charged with second-degree murder but the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) announced on Wednesday (Feb. 4) that the charge has been upgrade to first-degree murder.
  Gill also faces a charge of indignity to human remains.
  Sgt. Freda Fong of IHIT said after Gill’s arrest and initial charges, police continued to investigate.
  “Murd
  
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• Appeal denied for Abbotsford man sanctioned by securities commission

  04-02-2026 22:07 via abbynews.com
  An Abbotsford man has lost his bid to appeal a decision by the B.C. Securities Commission (BCSC) that imposed sanctions on him last year.
  Kuldeep Sidhu was convicted of conspiracy to commit securities fraud in the United States in 2021.
  The BCSC then imposed sanctions on him in September 2025 that prohibit Sidhu from “becoming or acting as a director or office of any issuer or registrant” or “advising or otherwise acting in a management or consultative capacity in connection wi
  
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• Abbotsford home prices continue to fall as new listings flood the market

  04-02-2026 21:30 via abbynews.com
  It looks like the Abbotsford housing market is starting the new year with more of the same, as prices and sales continued to decline in the latest report from the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board (FVREB).
  In January, home sales took an especially big hit, dropping double-digit percentages from December for all three property types.
  The biggest monthly change was among detached homes, which sold 45.5 per cent less than in December and 30.2 per cent less than in January 2025.
  Townhouses were a clos
  
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• Peachland, B.C. named Canada’s Kindest Community

  04-02-2026 21:25 via abbynews.com
  Canadians are known to be nice but what town is the nicest in the country? That question has now been answered.
  A nation-wide contest held by Coca-Cola Canada has named Peachland as Canada’s Kindest Community. On top of the honour, the Central Okanagan Foundation was awarded $100,000 by Coca-Cola and Coke Canada Bottling, from the Community Foundations of Canada, which will be used to support Peachland.
  The annoucement was held at the Rotary Pavilion Heritage Park on Wednesday morning, Feb
  
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• B.C. man researched suicide methods days before his family’s deaths: Coroner’s Inquest

  04-02-2026 21:11 via abbynews.com
  The third morning of a coroner’s inquest into the deaths of a Prince Rupert family in 2023 has revealed startling phone searches from the father, Christopher Duong, just days before the family of four was found dead.
  Inquest counsel, Steven Liu, shared two searches from Duong’s phone as evidence, with the first search being “painless ways to kill yourself” and the second being “where are the biggest arteries.”
  Liu then asked witness Dr. Gerald Belgardt, who co
  
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• No tsunami expected for B.C.’s coast after 4.4-magnitude earthquake in Alaska

  04-02-2026 21:07 via abbynews.com
  A tsunami is not expected after a 4.4-magnitude earthquake in Alaska Wednesday.
  The U.S. National Weather Service Tsunami Alerts posted to X that the earthquake hit at 7:25 a.m. on Feb. 4. It was originally listed as a 4.3-magnitude quake.
  Emergency Info B.C. said there is no tsunami threat to B.C.
  The earthquake hit about 92 kilometres west northwest of Anchorage and 885 kilometres west of Whitehorse, Yukon at a depth of 82.3 kilometres.
  The U.S. Geological Service says 179 people reported feel
  
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• B.C.’s Vernon Vipers seek to snap skid in Alberta

  04-02-2026 21:00 via abbynews.com
  The Vernon Vipers kick off a three-game B.C. Hockey League Alberta road trip with what could be a tight contest.
  The Snakes are in Spruce Grove to play the Saints tonight, Wednesday, Feb. 4. Spruce Grove has won the previous two meetings this year, 3-2 in Vernon and 5-4 at home, and all but one of the six career matchups between the two squads has been decided by a goal.
  The other was a 4-2 Vipers win at Kal Tire Place in 2024-25.
  Vernon is trying to snap an eight-game losing streak, and the Vip
  
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• B.C. First Nation withdraws consent for major North Coast propane export facility

  04-02-2026 21:00 via abbynews.com
  The Metlakatla First Nation has withdrawn its consent for the Ridley Island Energy Export Facility (REEF) project.
  In a release this morning (Feb. 4), Metlakatla said its consent for the $1.35 billion project now under construction in Prince Rupert Harbour was “unlawfully obtained,” citing an “undisclosed” exclusivity agreement between the project proponents (Altagas and Royal Vopak) and the Prince Rupert Port Authority.
  “In 2015, the Prince Rupert Port Authority (P
  
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• Yukon University exit forces contingency shift for 2026 Arctic Winter Games

  04-02-2026 20:00 via abbynews.com
  Yukon University has withdrawn from its role as a hub for the 2026 Arctic Winter Games, prompting organizers to rework major operational plans less than 40 days before athletes arrive in Whitehorse.
  The university and the 2026 Arctic Winter Games Host Society announced the decision Feb. 2, ending agreements for food services, venue access and several Games‑time operations originally slated for the Ayamdigut campus.
  The university said in a news release that it could not secure clarity arou
  
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• Abbotsford South MLA Bruce Banman to run for Conservative leadership

  04-02-2026 19:40 via abbynews.com
  Abbotsford South MLA Bruce Banman has announced that he will run for the leadership of the B.C. Conservatives.
  Banman has launched a website for his campaign, listing several reasons why he is running, including “to put our Party’s house in order, put grassroots members in charge of Party affairs and position B.C Conservatives for victory.”
  He also states that he wants to repeal DRIPA (Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act) and push for the reversal of the 2025 B.
  
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• B.C. Interior’s Sunrise Expansion Program gets nod from Canadian Energy Regulator

  04-02-2026 18:45 via abbynews.com
  Enbridge’s Sunrise Expansion Program has cleared the final regulatory hurdle pending federal approval.
  On Jan. 30, 2026, the Canadian Energy Regulator (CER) recommended the approval of the project, which will see the Westcoast Pipeline system be expanded across B.C. In a release, the CER said the project is in the public interest, and it recommends a certificate be issued to authorize the project.
  The Sunrise Expansion Program will create 11 new natural gas pipeline loops, totalling 139 ki
  
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• Let the (Olympic) Games begin for Vernon, B.C., skier

  04-02-2026 18:30 via abbynews.com
  Three knee surgeries. Long rehabilitation. Setbacks. Doubts.
  The last four years for Vernon freestyle skier Elena Gaskell have been a fight.
  But she didn’t tap out.
  No, Gaskell worked her butt off coming back from two devastating injuries to earn a spot on Canada’s Olympic Freestyle Ski Team.
  The Olympics start this Friday in Milano Cortina, Italy.
  “It still doesn’t feel real,” said Gaskell, 24, in an Instagram interview after being named to the team. She’ll c
  
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• B.C. clinical trial shows promising signs for prostate cancer treatment

  04-02-2026 17:46 via abbynews.com
  A clinical trial underway in Victoria could help men with prostate cancer spend less time in hospitals and more time living life.
  The five-month-old pilot, called ADAPT-25, uses artificial intelligence and high-precision radiation to target cancerous cells – a process that affects healthy tissue less than typical radiation and reduces treatment from sometimes 40 visits over several weeks to just two days.
  “In the past, curative radiation treatments … have been very inconvenien
  
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• Transit bus evacuated in Surrey due to reports of person with a gun

  04-02-2026 17:10 via abbynews.com
  An 18-year-old man on a bus was taken into custody in Surrey Tuesday evening, after a passenger called police to report he was carrying what appeared to be a firearm.
  Around 6:17 p.m. Tuesday (Feb. 3), a passenger on the bus travelling along 160 Street and Fraser Highway called 9-1-1 to report a young man asleep with what appeared to be a firearm in his possession, Metro Vancouver Transit Police said in an email.
  Surrey RCMP and Transit Police officers attended and, out of abundance of caution,
  
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• Transit bus evacuated in Surrey due to report of person with a gun

  04-02-2026 17:10 via abbynews.com
  An 18-year-old man on a bus was taken into custody in Surrey Tuesday evening, after a passenger called police to report he was carrying what appeared to be a firearm.
  Around 6:17 p.m. Tuesday (Feb. 3), a passenger on the bus travelling along 160 Street and Fraser Highway called 9-1-1 to report a young man asleep with what appeared to be a firearm in his possession, Metro Vancouver Transit Police said in an email.
  Surrey RCMP and Transit Police officers attended and, out of abundance of caution,
  
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• Mission man faces charges after allegedly barricading police officer on property

  04-02-2026 17:06 via abbynews.com
  A 37-year-old Mission man is facing charges after an incident in the Steelhead area last year.
  According to a media release on Wednesday (Feb. 4) from Mission RCMP, Eric Van Der Mey has been charged with obstructing a peace officer and mischief in relation to an incident at his property in May 2025.
  The charges stem from a neighbour’s noise complaint on Dewdney Trunk Road at approximately 3:30 a.m. on May 25.
  Upon police arrival, Van Der May allegedly barricaded the property and prevented
  
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• VIDEO: Deaf owner brews coffee and community connections in B.C. cafe

  04-02-2026 15:30 via abbynews.com
  Growing up in the Philippines, Maria Tanjaoui was taught not to use sign language.
  As the only deaf person in her family, she was discouraged from using sign language and forbidden from signing at school. Instead, she was expected to navigate an oral-based education system – one she says she struggled to follow.
  “I actually signed (the number) three and they hit me in the face – so it was very not allowed,” says Tanjaoui, speaking through an American Sign Language (ASL) i
  
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• 102-year-old Aldergrove resident still dancing through life

  04-02-2026 05:00 via abbynews.com
  Music played through the Aldergrove Heritage Hall (3015 273 St) on Saturday afternoon, Jan. 31, as dancers with the Old Time Dance Club filled the floor.
  While much of the focus was on steps and rhythm, the group paused its weekly routine to celebrate one of its own longtime member Dorothy Peterson’s 102nd birthday.
  Tables were pushed together, food and cake were shared, and about 40 dancers gathered around Dorothy, who has been attending the weekly dances for decades.
  The club meets every
  
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• Hearing to reopen Cowichan Tribes case delayed, first to find ‘who knew what, when’

  04-02-2026 01:36 via abbynews.com
  The court hearing to debate an application by Montrose Properties to reopen the Cowichan Tribes land title case is being delayed.
  David Rosenberg, the lawyer representing the Cowichan Tribes, first wants to ascertain how much the company knew of the case before it was decided last August.
  Montrose argues it knew little and was unaware of the potential impacts to its land, so it deserves a chance to be added as a defendant and have a say in court.
  In an attempt to prove otherwise, Rosenberg is fi
  
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• B.C. Prosperity Project tries to rally support to join Alberta in exit from Canada

  04-02-2026 01:30 via abbynews.com
  A group offering promises of economic prosperity if British Columbia organized with Alberta and Saskatchewan to separate from Canada and form a new country held an event in Willow Point on Monday night (Jan. 2).
  Called the B.C. Prosperity Project, it is a group inspired by the Alberta Prosperity Project, which was recently in the spotlight after reports that members met with representatives of U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration seeking help in their goal of separating from Canada
  
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• Abbotsford golfer named top 5 PGA of BC rookie member

  04-02-2026 01:20 via abbynews.com
  Caleb Voth is being hailed as one of the top members of the PGA of BC’s Professional Development Program for 2025, with the Ledgeview Golf Club instructor being named the fifth-highest-scoring rookie member of the year.
  This annual list tracks the top-ranking golf professionals within the PGA of BC and includes a breakdown of the top 100 members, along with the top 10 assistant professionals and the top five rookies.
  Points are earned through contributions to the association, local communi
  
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• Kamloops Mayor has one of two defamation suits against councillor tossed

  04-02-2026 01:00 via abbynews.com
  One of three defamation suits filed by Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson — and one of two against a fellow city councillor — was tossed by the B.C. Supreme Court on Jan. 30.
  The decision by Justice J. Hughes was published on Feb. 2, and in short found that Kamloops Coun. Katie Neustaeter’s statements made during council business fell under the Protection of Public Participation Act, and there was no evidence that the statements caused any actual harm.
  The lawsuit stemmed from H
  
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• Vancouver doctor charged with sex assault against teens, dating back to 2015

  04-02-2026 00:29 via abbynews.com
  Vancouver police believe there could be additional victims after a doctor was charged in a sex assault investigation involving teen victims dating back to 2015.
  Police announced charges against 65-year-old Herman Man Hau Lee Tuesday (Feb. 3) from two separate incidents. He faces one count of sexual assault and one count of sexual interference for offences that allegedly occurred in Burnaby in December 2014, as well as one count each of sexual assault, sexual interference and sexual exploitation
  
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