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• B.C. Lions clinch CFL playoff spot with 41-20 win over winless Redblacks

  10-10-2026 07:05 via abbynews.com
  
  The B.C. Lions are playoff bound.
  Quarterback Nathan Rourke threw for 360 yards and three touchdowns, leading the Lions to a 41-20 win over the visiting Ottawa Redblacks in CFL action Friday at BC Place. With the win over the winless Redblacks, the Lions clinched a post-season berth.
  Zander Horvath rushed for 89 yards and two touchdowns for the Lions (10-6), with James Butler, Stanley Berryhill, Jevon Cottoy and Keon Hatcher also adding majors. Kicker Sean Whyte added five extra points. B.C. has
  
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• Disgraced Vernon lawyer misappropriated $116K from elderly client with dementia

  10-10-2026 03:00 via abbynews.com
  
  A former Vernon lawyer has been found to have misappropriated $116,000 from an elderly client who suffers from dementia – the latest in what has become a series of professional transgressions in recent years.
  Leonard Hil Marriott had already been banned from practicing law for 10 years due to past findings of professional misconduct when the BC Law Society published this latest finding Sept. 24.Misappropriation is a legal term which essentially means stealing. The Law Society says it is &l
  
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• B.C. Greens release transportation plans, includes free transit for youth, seniors

  10-10-2026 01:24 via abbynews.com
  
  B.C. Green incumbent Jeremy Valeriote laid out the party’s plans for transportation in the province during a stop in Whistler Friday (Oct. 9).
  The party has plans to offer free transit passes for youth under 25 and seniors aged 65 and older, as well as boost bus service, increase funding for ferries and expand its infrastructure and develop passenger rail.
  Valeriote, the incumbent for West Vancouver-Sea-to-Sky, said bringing transit to his riding is a “no brainer.”
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• CentreBC’s Sturko promises manufacturing boost

  10-10-2026 00:46 via abbynews.com
  
  A CentreBC government would double the funds available to manufacturing companies in the province.
  That’s the message from CentreBC leader – and Surrey South candidate – Elenore Sturko, who made the announcement during a campaign stop in Bridgeview in North Surrey on Friday morning (Oct. 9).
  She said that, if CentreBC forms a government following the Oct. 24 provincial election, it plans to double B.C.’s Manufacturing Jobs Fund to $60 million, providing new funding stream
  
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• Saanich police chief receives UFV alumni award

  10-10-2026 00:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Saanich Police Chief Const. Dean Duthie was recognized for his leadership recently, as he received an alumni award from the University of the Fraser Valley.
  Duthie chose a career in policing 30 years ago, out of a desire to serve his community.
  He is now the 2026 recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award at UFV, where he was part of the second graduating class of the bachelor of arts in criminal justice program at what was then the University College of the Fraser Valley in 1995.
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