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• A world-class Tudor treasure: B.C. hotel reigns as Canada’s best

  13-06-2026 02:02 via abbynews.com
  
  Another hotel in Greater Victoria is making headlines after entering a world ranking. Abigail’s Hotel in Victoria has been named Canada’s best hotel and the seventh best in the world by TripAdvisor.
  It was recognized as the best hotel in Canada for the second year in a row, and is the only Canadian hotel to be included in the global ranking list.
  Abigail’s Hotel, located at 906 McClure Street, is a 30-room, adult-only boutique property that has been operating since the 1930s.
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• B.C. seeks national rules to rein in gambling advertising

  13-06-2026 02:00 via abbynews.com
  
  A new study commissioned by the B.C. government’s gambling regulator suggests that nearly one-fifth of British Columbians engaged in moderate- to high-risk gambling behaviour in the past year.
  In response, B.C. is calling on the federal government to create a national framework of advertising controls to tackle the “normalization” of gambling, particularly among youth.
  Nina Krieger, B.C.’s Solicitor General and Public Safety minister, wrote to her federal counterparts on
  
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• PHOTOS: Fraser Valley Bosnians catch World Cup fever

  13-06-2026 01:55 via abbynews.com
  
  There were fewer than 200 people watching from the Colombia Valley Community Centre as Bosnia-Herzegovina and Canada had their opening FIFA World Cup match on Friday (June 12), but the vigorous cheers made it seem like as many as a thousand.
  Bosnians from all over the Lower Mainland had travelled out to Lindell Beach to join the watch party being hosted by the Bosnian-Herzegovinian Cultural Center.
  When Jovo Lukic scored the opening goal for Bosnia-Herzegovina in the first half, the community ce
  
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• Former Langley Mountie convicted of assault should be jailed for three months: Crown

  13-06-2026 01:36 via abbynews.com
  
  LANGLEY ADVANCE TIMES – Crown prosecutors say a former Langley Mountie should serve three months behind bars for assault, while his defence lawyers argued for a suspended sentence with no jail time.
  Former staff sergeant Damian Volk was in B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster on Friday, June 12 for a sentencing hearing on a single charge of assault.
  The assault took place in the summer of 2020 when a man named Dalibor Kuzmanovic, who has since died, was being booked into the holding cells
  
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• Okanagan world champion martial artist home for a rest

  13-06-2026 01:30 via abbynews.com
  
  The heart of a champion is rarely satisfied.
  There is a yearning, a hunger, to always improve and do better.
  Lillian Marchand has that heart.
  The 19-year-old Okanagan Indian Band (OKIB) member from Vernon won her first International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation world championship as a black belt, taking the 69 kilogram class at the recent Gi (the robe worn by athletes) World Championships May 28 to 31 in Long Beach, Cal.
  While she’s happy and grateful to be crowned a world champion, it&r
  
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• Charges upgraded in Vancouver vehicle-ramming incident that left 1 dead: police

  13-06-2026 01:29 via abbynews.com
  
  Vancouver police say the accused in a May vehicle-ramming incident in the West End has had his charges upgraded after one of the victims died.
  Tadd Bali, 34, is not facing one count each of second-degree murder and attempted murder, as well as two counts of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing bodily harm, a news release from the Vancouver Police Department said on Friday (June 12).
  Bali remains in custody. Police have said he has had “extensive interactions” with police in
  
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• UPDATE: Dog rescued from mountain north of Harrison Hot Springs

  13-06-2026 01:07 via abbynews.com
  
  Update: 10:13 p.m.: The dog has been successfully rescued. Witnesses say a former Search and Rescue volunteer is responsible for securing the dog.
  The rescue can safely be called a community endeavour. Throughout rescue efforts, multiple people offered funding, shelter for the dog upon rescue and other ways to help.
  The dog is set to see a veterinarian as soon as possible.
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  Original story: Multiple agencies have been contacted in an effort to save a dog stranded on a high ledge north of Harris
  
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• Dog stranded on mountain north of Harrison Hot Springs

  13-06-2026 01:07 via abbynews.com
  
  Multiple agencies have been contacted in an effort to save a dog stranded on a high ledge north of Harrison Hot Springs.
  The Agassiz RCMP, Kent-Harrison Search and Rescue, BCSPCA and local animal control have been called to help the dog. Lori Honey, a witness in the area, said two men have scaled the mountain above the dog in an attempt to reach it but have not yet been successful.
  The dog is said to be above Lake Berg Bay north of Rainbow Falls Recreation area. It is reported the dog has been t
  
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• Courts strike down challenge against City of Victoria park sheltering ban

  13-06-2026 00:40 via abbynews.com
  
  B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner said she was disappointed with the Supreme Court’s decision, upholding the City of Victoria’s authority to make bylaws that that restrict people from sheltering in city parks.
  In October 2024, Krystle Fox, Kimberly Scheu and Shea Smith filed a petition to the Supreme Court of B.C., saying the City of Victoria’s decision to ban overnight sheltering at Victoria West Park and Irving Park was “unreasonable” and failed to proportion
  
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• World Cup, heat wave could lead to record-setting electricity usage: BC Hydro

  13-06-2026 00:19 via abbynews.com
  
  With a heat wave in the forecast coinciding with an influx of tourists amid World Cup could lead to record-breaking spring electricity usage.
  BC Hydro said Friday (June 12) that a heat wave was beginning Friday and would peak Sunday and Monday, with electricity levels expected to be the highest on Monday. Peak loads are forecast to be up to 8,500 megawatts.
  A summer record of 8,652 megawatts was set in August 2025.
  BC Hydro says that air conditioning use and large gatherings will both contribute
  
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