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• Accused cross examined in Kelowna sexual assault re-trial

  09-11-2026 23:52 via Abbotsford News
  
  WARNING: This article contains details about a criminal sexual assault trial and may be disturbing to some readers. If you or someone you know has been impacted by sexual violence, contact the Central Okanagan Elizabeth Fry Society at (250) 763-4613 or the RCMP.Crown counsel is questioning the reliability of the accused’s memory in a sexual assault trial taking place in Kelowna on Nov. 9.On Monday, Brandon Hildebrand Acosta was cross-examined in the Supreme Court in relation to the incident on
  
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• Kelowna MP Stephen Fuhr speaks on federal budget to ‘end homelessness’

  09-11-2026 23:23 via Abbotsford News
  
  The Federal government’s plan to “end homelessness” within 10 years could have impact in Kelowna.
  On Nov. 5, the federal government tabled its 2027 budget, which includes almost $30 billion dedicated to the goal of eliminating homelessness within the next decade, as well as $15 billion to triple the number of annual non-market housing starts to 24,000.
  “Canadians always care for each other. The crisis of homelessness that has deepened since the pandemic strikes at the heart of Canadian v
  
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• Okanagan Nation blasts former Indigenous healer’s appeal in assault case

  09-11-2026 23:20 via Abbotsford News
  
  WARNING: This article contains details about a criminal sexual assault trial and may be disturbing to some readers. If you or someone you know has been impacted by sexual violence, contact the 24-hour Sexual Assault Support Crisis line at 1-877-954-6242 or the RCMP.A former Indigenous spiritual healer banned from all Okanagan band territories will be back in court as the Syilx Okanagan Nation Alliance blasts his “self-serving” appeal.
  Donald Wayne Ashley was convicted of simple assault follo
  
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• More accountability needed after truck in ditch on Highway 5: Clearwater RCMP

  09-11-2026 23:11 via Abbotsford News
  
  An RCMP sergeant shared some thoughts on highway safety after a semi-truck wound up in a ditch early Tuesday morning north of Vavenby.
  According to Sgt. Grant Simpson of the Clearwater RCMP, the driver reported the incident after it occurred on Highway 5 around 4:55 a.m. on Nov. 3.
  “Evidence at the scene suggests that the driver simply failed to negotiate the corner, likely due to speed or fatigue (despite having a relief driver on board as well) or a combination of both,” Simpson said. “N
  
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• Teen facing 8 charges after Surrey police find loaded gun in car: SPS

  09-11-2026 21:28 via Abbotsford News
  
  An 18-year-old is facing eight charges after Surrey Police Service officers seized a loaded handgun at a traffic stop early Sunday morning.On Sunday (Nov. 8), shortly after 1:30 a.m., an SPS officer saw a white Porsche driving in the central part of the city, accelerating, driving through a red light and evading police, an SPS release shared.
  The car and driver were successfully stopped, and the driver was identified and arrested, police said.
  A search of the vehicle prior to the driver’s arre
  
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• From Munich to Kyiv: delivering ambulances an extraordinary, sobering journey for Duck Paterson

  09-11-2026 21:05 via Abbotsford News
  
  From Munich to Kyiv.
  This journey would not have been possible without the generosity of people in Ladysmith and beyond, including some I had never met. Their donations helped make my participation in a Ukraine Focus mission possible, delivering much-needed used ambulances and medical supplies to Ukraine.
  I first heard about the mission from my Salish Sea Stones friend, Peter Shepherd, who made the trip in May. When Ukraine Focus (UF) founder Brock Bierman visited Chemainus to meet Shep, I was i
  
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• Abbotsford employment rate reaches 3-year low

  09-11-2026 20:30 via Abbotsford News
  
  It was all tricks and no treats for the Abbotsford job market in October, which took a significant hit in its employment numbers.
  Statistics Canada reported that Abbotsford lost approximately 1,400 jobs last month, which is the first drop the city has experienced in four months.
  The 89,000 employed residents are tied for the lowest point and the biggest one-month drop so far this year.As a result of this recent change, the local employment rate fell from 61.3 per cent to 60.5 per cent.This is a
  
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• B.C. Conservative Party flips another seat as mail-in ballots counted

  09-11-2026 20:15 via Abbotsford News
  
  The final count is in for the 2026 B.C. provincial election, and the Conservative Party has flipped another riding, expanding its count to 64 of 93 seats.
  The NDP lead in 27 and the B.C. Green Party in two.
  Burnaby South-Metrotown flipped to the Conservative column during the counting of absentee, mail-in and phone-assisted ballots, with Conservative Andrew Rose now ahead of NDP incumbent Paul Choi by 64 votes.
  Elections BC is still finalizing the results, with the count undergoing quality assur
  
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• Doerkson appoints more staffers, including ex-B.C. Conservative lead Isidorou

  09-11-2026 20:07 via Abbotsford News
  
  Premier-designate Lorne Doerkson announced several additional hires on Monday as his transition team takes shape, including the former executive director of the Conservative Party and the former chief of staff to interim leader Trevor Halford.
  Angelo Isidorou, the former executive director of the B.C. Conservative Party, who quit under former leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay, will serve as principal secretary.
  Allie Blades, Halford’s ex-chief of staff, will serve as Doerkson’s deputy chief of staf
  
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• VIDEO: Harrison’s Lights by the Lake opens Nov. 21

  09-11-2026 20:00 via Abbotsford News
  
  As the air gets colder, the lights are about to get brighter on Harrison Lake.The beloved winter celebration Lights by the Lake returns on Saturday, Nov. 21 and runs until Jan. 10 from dusk to about 11 p.m.This free holiday lights display draws thousands of visitors to the village every year as they wander a 2-km promenade of various holiday lights displays. In addition to traditional Christmastime decorations, several displays feature Harrison’s own Sasquatch enjoying outdoor activities like
  
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• Abbotsford’s Bateman Timberwolves senior varsity football team wins AAA East division crown

  09-11-2026 19:49 via Abbotsford News
  
  For the first time in school history, the Robert Bateman Timberwolves senior varsity football team has captured the AAA East division title.
  Bateman capped off an excellent regular season with a 45-16 win over the G.W. Graham Grizzlies in Chilliwack on Friday (Nov. 6).
  The Timberwolves finished the 2026 season off with a record of 5-1 and the win over the Grizzlies (4-2) helped secure the crown.
  Bateman quarterback Jackson Hall connected with Caleb Mills to open the scoring in the first quarter
  
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• Surrey-Langley couple has plans for $100K lotto win

  09-11-2026 18:47 via Abbotsford News
  
  A couple living in Surrey and Langley already have plans for the money after winning at $100,000 playing Lotto Max.
  Kimberly H. of Surrey and Maurice P. of Langley won the Oct. 9 draw after Kimberly bought the ticket at a gas station at 152 Street and 56 Avenue.
  “I was at Superstore, and I checked [the ticket] first and I thought there was a mistake,” Kimberly said. “I signed the ticket and had the person working there check. I jumped up and down and hugged some strangers!”
  She immediate
  
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• Harrison Mills-area First Nation acquires Sasquatch Inn

  09-11-2026 18:26 via Abbotsford News
  
  The Sq’éwlets First Nation has made a historic purchase.Sq’éwlets Management Inc. recently completed the purchase of the Sasquatch Inn from the Maclean family, who has owned and operated the inn on traditional Sq’éwlets territory since 1954.Sq’éwlets stated the Maclean family has always recognized and honoured the local history of the Indigenous people of the area with their connection to the Sq’éwlets people stretching back generations. When the time came for the next chapter for
  
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• Not suspicious: Missing hunter found deceased near Merritt

  09-11-2026 18:21 via Abbotsford News
  
  The death of a hunter who was missing for several days is not considered suspicious.
  Vernon North Okanagan RCMP received a report of a missing person on Monday, Nov. 2, around 7:30 a.m. after family reported not hearing from him since Oct. 31.
  Claus ‘Myles’ Fahrmann, 57, had gone hunting somewhere in the Douglas Lake area and had not returned when expected.
  Five search and rescue teams from across the Southern Interior joined Nicola Valley Search and Rescue in the Douglas Lake Ranch area wit
  
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• Abbotsford Canucks reflect on 2025 Tourism Excellence Award win

  09-11-2026 18:14 via Abbotsford News
  
  With 36 home games, dozens of community event appearances and thousands of fans across the Fraser Valley and Lower Mainland, the Abbotsford Canucks are the biggest sports team in town and a major driver of the local tourism economy.
  It was through those efforts and that spirit that the professional hockey team earned the 2025 Tourism Excellence Award at last year’s Abbotsford Business Excellence Awards.
  The award, which is sponsored by Tourism Abbotsford, honours hospitality, recreation, or to
  
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• Power restored to 99% of customers impacted by weekend storms, BC Hydro says

  09-11-2026 18:01 via Abbotsford News
  
  At the peak, BC Hydro crews were working to restore power to nearly 415,000 customers after a series of storms across the province over the weekend.
  BC Hydro now says power has been restored to about 99 per cent of those customers, but it could be multiple days before the hardest-hit rural areas have power restored.
  BC Hydro’s update Monday (Nov. 9) says that additional crews, contractors and specialized equipment remain in the region, with resources continuing to to be redeployed from other p
  
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• The Rankin Family reunion tour kicks off with 5 concerts in B.C. next March

  09-11-2026 17:41 via Abbotsford News
  
  Five concerts in B.C. kick off a reunion tour for The Rankin Family next spring.Singing siblings Jimmy, Heather and Cookie Rankin, back performing for the first time in 15 years, announced a Together Again tour.
  A 23-date Canadian tour marks the 35th anniversary of “Fare Thee Well Love” becoming a hit song in 1992, two years after its release by the Nova Scotian family band.
  B.C. concerts are March 4 in Invermere at Columbia Valley Centre, March 6 in Vancouver at The Chan Centre, March 7 in
  
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• Bridge Lake women has baby on the side of Highway 5

  09-11-2026 17:37 via Abbotsford News
  
  When Marissa Ross planned the birth of her fourth child, she didn’t expect it to take place on the side of the highway in an ambulance.Yet that is just what happened to the Bridge Lake mother of four on Oct. 20 when her water broke. While she and her husband did their best to make it to Kamloops for the birth, Ross welcomed her new baby daughter, Remi, into the world just south of Little Fort on Highway 5.“Everybody was so supportive. I’m glad I did have the paramedic team there to support
  
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• Kelowna Centre riding going to a recount once again

  09-11-2026 17:22 via Abbotsford News
  
  A slim margin of 43 votes means the Kelowna Centre riding will once again need to be recounted.
  After the mail-in ballots were counted over the weekend for Election BC’s final count, the result will need to be recounted, much like in 2024.
  In the provincial election two years ago, Conservative candidate Kristina Loewen beat out NDP candidate Loyal Wooldridge by 40 votes to become the Kelowna Centre MLA.Now, two years later, the two raced for the same position. After election night on Oct. 24,
  
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• Series of ‘strong and potent’ storms expected in Metro Vancouver, valley this week

  09-11-2026 17:08 via Abbotsford News
  
  After a wet and windy weekend, a series of strong fall storms is forecast for much of Metro Vancouver and the valley, including Surrey, Langley, White Rock, Delta, Chilliwack and Abbotsford.Environment Canada issued a special weather statement Monday (Nov. 9) warning that a “strong and potent series” of fall storms is expected to bring significant rainfall and strong winds to parts of the B.C. coast this week, starting Tuesday (Nov. 10) and lasting through Thursday (Nov. 12).
  The stormy weat
  
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• Kelowna firefighters shave heads to support cancer-stricken colleague

  09-11-2026 02:14 via Abbotsford News
  
  In a show of camaraderie, firefighters from the Kelowna and Vernon fire departments shaved their heads in a fundraising effort for their colleague, Stefon Marshall, who has been diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer earlier this year.
  The event was held at the Kelowna Fire Station on Enterprise Way near Dilworth Drive on Sunday, Nov. 8, where family and friends of the firefighters gathered to watch around 60 members of the fire department say goodbye to their locks in support of Marshall.
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