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• B.C. court hears about fatal attack on Surrey’s Tori Dunn

  06-10-2026 05:11 via abbynews.com
  
  The man accused of murdering Surrey’s Tori Dunn pleaded not guilty on Monday morning in New Westminster Supreme Court.
  Adam Troy Mann, who was charged with second-degree murder on June 28, 2024 in connection with Dunn’s death, appeared in court Monday (Oct. 5) in a light-coloured, collared shirt, sporting a full beard.B.C. Supreme Court Justice David Layton is presiding over the trial, which is expected to last about three weeks.
  Several of Dunn’s family members were in attenda
  
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• VIDEO: Vees hand Giants first loss of season

  06-10-2026 02:00 via abbynews.com
  
  A visit to the Okanagan Friday was painful for the Vancouver Giants, who suffered a 3-2 overtime loss to the Penticton Vees – translating to their first defeat of the season.
  But returning home to Langley Event Centre on Saturday proved even more devastating, as they lost their first game of the season on home ice, 5-1, to the Swift Current Broncos.
  At the South Okanagan Events Centre on Friday, Oct. 2, Vancouver entered the final frame up 2-1 thanks to goals from Jakob Oreskovic (1st) and
  
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• Council and mayoral hopefuls clash on future vision for sports and recreation in Abbotsford

  06-10-2026 01:00 via abbynews.com
  
  The challenging puzzle of the current Abbotsford sports and recreation scene was discussed heavily during the Sport Abbotsford all-candidates debate, which occurred inside the Abbotsford Curling Club on Saturday (Oct. 3).
  The event allowed mayor and councillor hopefuls the opportunity to share their vision for the next four years and explain how they would achieve those goals.
  Recreation has transformed into one of the more talked-about issues in the 2026 Abbotsford municipal election, with some
  
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• Lorne Doerkson pledges to create $50M fund to address emergency room closures

  06-10-2026 00:28 via abbynews.com
  
  A Conservative government would create a $50-million fund to help address rural healthcare emergency room closures and staffing shortages.
  Lorne Doerkson, the Conservative Party of B.C.’s interim leader and the incumbent MLA for the Cariboo-Chilcotin, made the announcement in 100 Mile House on Monday, Oct. 5, outside the District General Hospital. Doerkson also pledged not to cut the 2026 healthcare budget and to make healthcare funding a priority in future budgets, if elected premier.
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