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• Four charged in May’s fatal stabbing in Maple Ridge

  14-11-2026 23:07 via Abbotsford News
  
  Four people have been charged in the homicide of a 28-year-old man in Maple Ridge last spring.
  On May 30, at approximately 6:51 p.m., Maple Ridge RCMP responded to a call at the Port Haney Wharf, in the 22300 block of River Road. The report was a fight in progress.
  Upon arrival, police found a 28-year-old man with life-threatening stabbing injuries. Despite life-saving efforts by paramedics, the man died at scene.
  The victim was identified by family as Lord Kevin Ayson Olaer. According to his mo
  
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• Thousands of flights cancelled, delayed following grounding of all U.S. planes

  14-11-2026 15:40 via Abbotsford News
  
  This weekend could mean misery for thousands of travellers in the United States as some flights across the country are delayed following yesterday’s (Nov. 13) nationwide grounding of all planes, including 3,600 cancellations.
  ​Delta Airlines has cancelled 20 per cent of its flights for Nov. 14, while United Airlines has cancelled 17 per cent and American Airlines has cancelled 15 per cent.
  ​The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) called for a full ground stop due to telecommunications ou
  
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• VIDEO: Langley woman who attended school with dead soldier part of crowd honouring him

  14-11-2026 02:04 via Abbotsford News
  
  Amelia Tolonics is still shocked that the boy she grew up with, who made her and her classmates laugh, and who was the first one to offer to lend a hand is gone.
  The 19-year-old woman was among the large crowd standing along Fraser Highway on Friday, Nov. 13, waiting for the procession that brought the body of Hayden Lykkemark home to Langley for burial. The 19-year-old private in the Canadian Forces died, along with three other military members, at CFB Wainwright on Oct. 17.
  “He always had a
  
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• Grounded planes at U.S. airports may lead to delays, cancellations for Canadian flights

  14-11-2026 01:41 via Abbotsford News
  
  The grounding of flights at all U.S. airports is beginning to have international impacts.
  The Federal Aviation Administration issued a ground stop Friday afternoon (Nov. 13), citing telecommunications issues. The agency said in a post to X that a temporary telecommunications outage has led to the ground stop “out of an abundance of caution.”
  The post adds that every flight has been accounted for and international flights will be handled on a case by case basis.
  The post did not say when the
  
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• Mission RCMP surround residence on 287 Street

  14-11-2026 01:19 via Abbotsford News
  
  Police were out in force at what appeared to be a standoff in the Ruskin area on Friday afternoon, Nov. 13.
  Neighbours reported that a man had barricaded himself inside a home at Triple Creek Estates, and firearms were known to be in the residence.
  There was an explosive sound as police deployed what sounded like a flashbang grenade at the scene. There was a police dog team, and officers could be heard calling to the man to come out. There was a large convoy of about 10 police vehicles that roll
  
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• Highway 1 diversions in place in Abbotsford this weekend

  14-11-2026 00:03 via Abbotsford News
  
  Fraser Valley commuters travelling down Highway 1 this weekend may have to deviate from their paths due to another round of off-ramp closures in Abbotsford.
  The Ministry of Transportation and Transit announced on Nov. 13 that the ramps connecting Highway 1 to Mount Lehman Road and Fraser Highway will be closed throughout most of the weekend.
  These closures will begin at 9 p.m. on Friday (Nov. 13) and will remain in place through 5 a.m. on Monday (Nov. 16).
  During this time, drivers will be unabl
  
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