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• Abbotsford 2026 advance voting up 93 per cent from 2022

  16-10-2026 17:28 via Abbotsford News
  
  Advance voting has seen a significant increase for the Abbotsford municipal election, as polling numbers obtained by The News show an increase of almost 5,000 votes compared to early voting in 2022.A total of 10,142 votes have been cast over the three 2026 advance voting days on Oct. 7, 10, 11. The 2022 election saw 5,251 ballots cast during early voting on Oct. 5, 6, 7 and 8. The jump in advance voting participation from 2022 to 2026 is more than 93 per cent.View this post on InstagramA post sh
  
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• Bakersfield beatdown: Abbotsford Canucks crush Condors 5-1 to extend win streak to 7

  31-10-2026 06:37 via Abbotsford News
  
  The Abbotsford Canucks completed an out-of-this-world October with a definitive 5-1 win over the Bakersfield Condors in the California city on Friday (Oct. 30).
  The team’s win streak was also extended to seven games with the victory. Abbotsford finished the month with a sparkling record of 8-2-0-1.The club put a damper on Bakersfield’s $3 Beer Friday promotion very early when forward Ilya Safonov forced a turnover after an aggressive forecheck and found Kole Lind in the slot just 62 seconds
  
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• Okanagan College partners with the Royal Canadian Air Force

  30-10-2026 23:32 via Abbotsford News
  
  Okanagan College’s Aircraft Maintenance Engineering is helping bolster Canada’s military and defence.Twenty-two members of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) joined the college program in October. An agreement was signed by the two organizations to have RCAF members train at the Kelowna and Vernon airports.“This collaboration between the Royal Canadian Air Force and Okanagan College demonstrates how Canada’s government is protecting Canadians by forging new partnerships to strengthen ou
  
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• Abbotsford man gets 8 years for 3 child sexual offences

  30-10-2026 23:22 via Abbotsford News
  
  An Abbotsford man who was initially charged with 11 sexual-abuse offences involving children has been sentenced to eight years for three of them.
  David Massie Douglas, 65, was sentenced Tuesday (Oct. 27) in B.C. Supreme Court in Abbotsford after previously pleading guilty to two counts of sexual interference and one count of possession of child sexual abuse and exploitation material.
  His other charges – including making sexually explicit material available to a child, making child sexual abuse
  
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• Drought codes reach record levels nearest B.C.’s worst wildfires in 2026

  30-10-2026 22:51 via Abbotsford News
  
  A new precedent has been set for drought codes in British Columbia.
  At the Canadian Wildfire Conference, held at the KF Centre for Excellence in Kelowna on Oct. 28-29, B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) Provincial Aviation Specialist J.J. Lum provided a summary of the season.The French Bar weather station, the one nearest the Big Bar Complex, recorded drought levels above the 100th percentile of the 30-year average between May and mid-August. Weather stations nearest the Brunswick Complex and the Bald
  
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• Fake church retreat being used in sinful scam allegedly circulating in Shuswap

  30-10-2026 21:58 via Abbotsford News
  
  An unholy fraud using the Catholic church is allegedly being perpetrated in the Village of Chase, though the RCMP can’t verify the validity of the complaint.The village warned of the possible scam in a social media post on Oct. 22, saying that a local resident was approached by someone asking for a donation for a youth retreat at the Chase Catholic Church.“We have been informed by the Chase Catholic Church that there is no such ‘retreat’ happening…” the post stated.
  Const. Sarah Van
  
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• B.C. boy makes NHL debut with Dallas Stars

  30-10-2026 21:26 via Abbotsford News
  
  Trey Taylor has come a long way.
  The former Vernon Vipers defenceman has completed a long journey from the BC Hockey League to playing his first game in the National Hockey League.On Thursday night, Oct. 30, Taylor suited up for the Dallas Stars — the team that signed him as an undrafted free agent in March 2025 — in a game against the Montreal Canadiens.The game ended in a 5-2 loss for Dallas, who have injuries to three players on their back end.While it’s always nice for a player to get
  
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• Abbotsford Police seek help locating missing man

  30-10-2026 21:08 via Abbotsford News
  
  The Abbotsford Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance to locate a missing 27-year-old man.
  Eli Womacks was last seen Monday, Oct. 26 at around noon in the 34000 block of Gladys Ave in Abbotsford.
  He is described as Indigenous, five-foot-11 and 178 pounds with brown eyes and black hair.
  It is unknown what clothing he was wearing at the time of his disappearance.Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact the Abbotsford Police Department at 604-859-5225 and re
  
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• $5.9B B.C. container port expansion of ‘national interest’: Canadian government

  30-10-2026 20:58 via Abbotsford News
  
  The Government of Canada is officially listing the $5.9-billion Delta container port expansion in British Columbia as a project of “national interest” to help streamline approvals for Roberts Bank Terminal 2.
  The announcement is being made in a special event at the Delta port on Friday, Oct. 30.
  Minister of Transport Steven MacKinnon is on hand for the announcement, alongside Delta MP Jill McKnight, Fleetwood-Port Kells MP Gurbux Saini, B.C. premier-designate Lorne Doerkson, Tsawwassen First
  
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• Obama-backed doc film focused on Ghana produced by woman with B.C. roots

  30-10-2026 20:36 via Abbotsford News
  
  Surrey-raised filmmaker Nana Adwoa Frimpong produced The Eyes of Ghana, an acclaimed documentary executive-produced by U.S. presidential couple Barack and Michelle Obama, Higher Ground founders.
  The 90-minute feature doc explores the life and work of 93-year-old Ghanaian filmmaker Chris Hesse, whose archive chronicles Ghana’s early years as a sovereign nation.
  Hesse served as personal cameraman to Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana’s first president. As his eyesight faded, Hesse rescued more than 1,000 fi
  
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• Victoria owl attacks spark safety warning

  30-10-2026 20:31 via Abbotsford News
  
  The City of Victoria has issued a safety warning after an owl attacked the same person twice in three days.
  On Oct. 4, bylaw staff received a complaint about a barred owl attacking a resident on the shared pedestrian and bike walkway along Dallas Road, between Douglas Road and the Beacon Hill Park Road exit.
  Signage was subsequently installed to raise awareness for park users regarding an “aggressive” barred owl in the area.
  “This activity is common and is typically a result of territory e
  
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• UPDATE: Residents given time to leave Penticton unhoused encampment

  30-10-2026 20:15 via Abbotsford News
  
  UPDATE: 2:00 p.m.
  The dozen or so remaining residents of the Fairview Encampment in Penticton off Highway 97 were working to pack up belongings as the deadline for a court-ordered eviction came and went.The air had the nip of early winter about it, and many of the residents had on their thick jackets as they went about sorting through the space that had become their home, picking out what they could take with them.Danielle Savage and her family came down to show their support for the residents a
  
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• Province clears residents of Penticton encampment off Highway 97

  30-10-2026 20:15 via Abbotsford News
  
  Work to clear an encampment of unhoused people off Highway 97 in Penticton following a court-ordered injunction is underway as of Oct. 30.
  Those living in the encampment had just over 96 hours to prepare to leave after Justice Briana Hardwick granted the provincial government an injunction barring occupation of the highway dedication at the intersection with Fairview Road.
  The province launched its legal action in February, citing dangerous conditions including fires and the proximity to one of
  
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• Eye in the sky: Saanich police may use drones over UVic this Halloween

  30-10-2026 19:50 via Abbotsford News
  
  The Saanich Police Department anticipates using drones to surveil for safety reasons this Halloween.
  Officers anticipate using its Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) at the University of Victoria during Halloween weekend, to help ensure public safety on campus.“If deployed, the aircraft will be flown in a public space in accordance with privacy legislation, federal aviation requirements, Transport Canada guidelines, and departmental policy,” the department said in a news release. “The
  
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• Yuk Yuk’s celebrates 50 years with comedy show in Abbotsford

  30-10-2026 19:28 via Abbotsford News
  
  Yuk Yuk’s returns to Abbotsford on Saturday, Nov. 28 for its final 50th anniversary celebration of 2026.
  The show at Matsqui Centennial Auditorium (32315 South Fraser Way) features a lineup of four stand-up comics whose collective credits span stage, festivals and comedy programs across North America.
  Heading the evening is Kevin Banner, whose credits include Just for Laughs, The Debaters and SiriusXM.
  Banner has shared the stage with some of comedy’s biggest names, including Bill Burr, Davi
  
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• Dark chapter in Canada’s history remembered on National Internment Day

  30-10-2026 19:03 via Abbotsford News
  
  On the outskirts of MacDonald Park near Vernon, B.C.’s Seaton Secondary School, a monument has stood since 1997. It commemorates a chapter in the city’s history that needs to be remembered.
  So say the folks who have cared for the Vernon Internment Camp monument and had it replaced a few years ago. Those people and others gathered at the monument on National Internment Commemoration Day Wednesday, Oct. 28, to share words about a local First World War-era injustice and the lessons that can be
  
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• Peter Letkeman

  30-10-2026 16:58 via Abbotsford News
  
  March 13, 1931 ~ October 22, 2026
  Peter Letkeman, 95, of Vancouver passed away on Thursday October 22nd. Peter was born to Jakob and Maria (Siemens) Letkemann in Michaelsburg, Ukraine,1931, and arrived in Canada in the aftermath of World War II in 1948. He met Erna Schroeder and they married in February 1960, making their home and raising their children, Gerald, Connie and Jason, in Abbotsford.
  With Erna beside him, Peter became a highly regarded builder of homes and apartments, and developer of
  
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• ‘Very hopeful’: Syilx Okanagan keep eyes and ears out as sockeye salmon return to Upper Columbia

  30-10-2026 13:00 via Abbotsford News
  
  On a sunny Sept. 18 in Revelstoke, Patrick Zubick clambered out onto an uprooted tree off the Illecillewaet River and hoisted out a brick with a small wired device inside.
  A fisheries biologist for the Okanagan Nation Alliance (ONA) — the tribal council of the Syilx Okanagan Nation — Zubick drove three-and-a-half hours from Castlegar to check on a network of underwater acoustic monitoring stations that track sockeye salmon in the Upper Columbia River.
  “They’re not reintroduction fish,”
  
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• Smith nets 2 as Sharks rally for 3-2 win over Vancouver Canucks

  30-10-2026 05:34 via Abbotsford News
  
  Will Smith scored a pair of goals, leading the San Jose Sharks to a come-from-behind 3-2 win over the visiting Vancouver Canucks in NHL action Thursday at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif.
  Mason Marchment also scored for the Sharks (7-6-1), who trailed 2-0 midway through the third period. Yaroslav Askarov made 23 saves to earn the win in goal.Drew O’Connor and Liam Öhgren scored for the Canucks (3-11-1), who ended a 10-game losing skid Tuesday in Anaheim. Leevi Merilainen stopped 21 of 24 sh
  
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• VIDEO: Giants drop 3-1 decision on the road

  30-10-2026 01:45 via Abbotsford News
  
  Shifting gears from a strong start to the month, where the Vancouver Giants were enjoying a winning streak with six victories in a row, the Langley-based major junior hockey team just recorded its second defeat in a row during a mid-week road trip south of the 49th Parallel.
  The G-Men were in Portland’s Veterans Memorial Coliseum Wednesday night, where they received a bit of a schooling from the Winterhawks, noted Giants’ assistant coach Simon Ferguson.
  Portland Winterhawks held the Vancouve
  
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• $55K in support helping victims of Bradley Creek wildfire near Vernon

  30-10-2026 00:54 via Abbotsford News
  
  Support continues to make its way to people affected by the Bradley Creek wildfire near Vernon.Community Foundation North Okanagan (CFNO) has granted $55,000 from the Wildfire Response 2026 Fund to 13 local organizations supporting people displaced by the blaze that rapidly spread on Aug. 1.
  The grants are funding food security, mental health support help for families who were evacuated or lost property, animal rescue, and services for newcomers and Indigenous residents.
  The fund was established
  
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• Longtime advocate for people with disabilities in Vernon dies

  29-10-2026 23:58 via Abbotsford News
  
  A woman who spent nearly a lifetime dedicated to caring for and supporting those with disabilities is being fondly remembered.
  Isabella Dorothy Alexander died Oct. 1, 2026 at the age of 87.Better known as Dorothy, her contributions to the Vernon area touched countless lives and continue to be felt through the community.
  “Dorothy Alexander was not only a remarkable advocate for persons with disabilities in our community, but also a true pioneer whose vision and dedication helped shape the servi
  
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• $840K byelection looms in B.C. city where Conservative was twice elected in October

  29-10-2026 23:02 via Abbotsford News
  
  A judge might decide whether Surrey will have a school trustee byelection at a cost of close to $840,000.
  The situation involves Garry Thind, re-elected trustee on Oct. 17 and then elected Conservative MLA in Surrey-Guildford a week later, Oct. 24.
  Once sworn in as MLA in coming weeks, Thind will be disqualified from being a school trustee, Surrey Schools confirms.
  Moving forward, if a court application is made under the Local Government Act, a judge can order that the trustee position is vacant
  
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• Man sentenced in Abbotsford for having child sexual abuse material

  29-10-2026 22:39 via Abbotsford News
  
  A man who previously pleaded guilty to two charges in Abbotsford related to child sexual abuse material (CSAM) has now been sentenced.
  Johann Scott Sveinsson, 33, was sentenced Oct. 26 in Abbotsford provincial court to an 18-month jail term to be followed by three years of probation.
  He pleaded guilty in December 2024 to distributing CSAM in June 2022 and possessing CSAM in May 2023.
  A second charge of distributing CSAM in January 2023 was stayed at sentencing.
  The Abbotsford Police Department p
  
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• UPDATE: No injuries in large blaze at UBC Okanagan building, fire started due to roof work

  29-10-2026 22:38 via Abbotsford News
  
  UPDATE: 2:17 p.m.
  A fire that broke out at the Creative and Critical Studies building at UBC Okanagan has been contained, according to the Kelowna Fire Department (KFD).
  The blaze, which started at around 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29, was extinguished due to the efforts of the KFD, who deployed 30 firefighters, five engines and two ladder trucks to the scene.
  Deputy Fire Chief Larry Watkinson told reporters at the scene that the preliminary investigations suggest the fire was started due to c
  
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• New Westminster-Coquitlam MLA named interim leader of B.C. NDP

  29-10-2026 22:25 via Abbotsford News
  
  New Westminster-Coquitlam MLA Jennifer Whiteside has been named the interim leader of the B.C. NDP as the party tries to get back on its feet following a devastating loss in the 2026 provincial election last week.
  The former cabinet member announced her leadership role after a caucus meeting at the legislature on Thursday, Oct. 29. She said it was a unanimous decision of the caucus.
  “I have to tell you this is deeply, deeply humbling,” she told reporters after the meeting. “It is not an ou
  
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• Permanent daylight saving time brings dangers to Fraser Valley pedestrians

  29-10-2026 22:00 via Abbotsford News
  
  With the permanent change to Pacific Time, B.C. is one of the Canadian provinces not moving its clocks back this November.While many have celebrated this move, other groups are warning that it brings added dangers to certain portions of the population.
  Dr. Maulik Baxi, medical director of population and public health for Fraser Health, recently released a letter identifying the lack of time change as an increased safety risk for Fraser Valley students walking to school.
  Without the time moving b
  
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• Man arrested in Quebec after fatal hit-and-run in the South Okanagan

  29-10-2026 21:45 via Abbotsford News
  
  A man has been arrested in Drummondville, Que., following a fatal hit-and-run collision that occurred near Oliver in June 2025.
  Dominic Kavanagh Latreille was arrested on Oct. 14, four months after the BC Prosecution Service approved one charge against him for failing to remain at the scene of the crash.
  The collision took place on June 15, 2025, near the Cassini Winery south of Oliver along Highway 97. BC Highway Patrol responded to the single-vehicle incident in which a 22-year-old pedestrian
  
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• Shuswap’s Quaaout Lodge begins ‘building back better’ with groundbreaking ceremony

  29-10-2026 20:30 via Abbotsford News
  
  The ground breaking ceremony Friday, Oct. 23 was a major milestone in Quaaout Lodge rising from the ashes in its journey to rebuild following the fire that destroyed the guest wing at Talking Rock Resort in 2022.
  The start of the rebuild of the lodge rooms comes after “years of planning, community engagement and navigating significant setbacks.”
  Friday’s long awaited ceremony brought together community members, leadership, and project partners to celebrate this step forward.“Today’s gr
  
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• CPKC moves 130 small-town rail workers to Kamloops after housing, cost-of-living issues

  29-10-2026 20:30 via Abbotsford News
  
  It’s been four months since CPKC, a major railway company and Revelstoke employer, began relocating a large amount of its local workforce to Kamloops.
  The company first shared in summer 2025 that it would transfer away as many as 125 Revelstoke-based railroaders to resolve housing and cost-of-living issues that caused repeated turnover there.
  This summer, the relocation was underway by July after CPKC and its union failed to reach a settlement and an arbitrator decided what benefits and assist
  
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