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• Abbotsford Kidney Walk surpasses fundraising goal by $1,800

  08-06-2026 22:28 via abbynews.com
  
  A special tag team highlighted the annual Kidney Walk at Rotary Stadium in Abbotsford on Sunday (June 7).
  Local author Alister Mathieson and his granddaughter Avery spoke of the obstacles that the disease has placed upon them and motivated participants to hit the track in the ongoing battle against kidney disease.
  Alister and nine-year-old Avery recently completed the children’s book Kaylee and Koru and the Long Way Home and the pair have announced that all proceeds and royalties from the
  
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• Teen presumed drowned after boating incident northeast of Quesnel

  09-06-2026 00:35 via abbynews.com
  
  A 17-year-old boy from Prince George is presumed drowned after a boating incident on Stony Lake, 90 km northeast of Quesnel, last Saturday night.
  In a press release, Quesnel RCMP said they received a report on June 6 of a capsized vessel on the lake that left four occupants in the water. Three individuals on board were able to safely make their way to the shore. However, the boat’s operator did not surface and could not be located.
  Mounties said extensive search efforts have been undertake
  
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• Manslaughter charge laid in fatal stabbing in Abbotsford

  09-06-2026 00:01 via abbynews.com
  
  A manslaughter charge has been laid in Abbotsford in relation to the stabbing death of a 41-year-old man in December.
  The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) announced on Monday (June 8) that Jesse Chamberlain-Lohr, 36, of Abbotsford has been charged with the death of Harvey James Lee-Bernick.
  Sgt. Freda Fong of IHIT said the incident is believed to be “targeted and isolated” and involves people who were known to each other.
  “IHIT investigators worked tirelessly to de
  
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• Abbotsford’s Archway Community Services hosting World Cup soccer watch party

  08-06-2026 23:52 via abbynews.com
  
  Abbotsford soccer fans now have a free viewing spot to take in Canada’s FIFA World Cup opening game against Bosnia-Herzegovina on Friday (June 12).
  Archway Community Services is hosting a Community Soccer Watch Party for the match, which will be screened in the ACS parking lot (2420 Montrose Ave.).In addition to the match, there will be local food vendors with items for sale during the event including the Pastry Portal, Master Chocolate and more.Festivities start at 11 a.m., with the game
  
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• B.C. commits nearly $20 million on projects to reduce wildfire risk

  08-06-2026 21:40 via abbynews.com
  
  The B.C. government is making good on a multi-million dollar pledge to the Forest Enhancement Society of BC (FESBC) in a bid to increase the province’s woodlands.
  On Monday,June 8, the Province announced it’s fulfilling the third year of its financial commitment to the Forest Enhancement Society, and the organization will be receiving $20 million in funding to support dozens of forest enhancement projects this year. The announcement came at AcuTruss in Kelowna.
  “The best wildfi
  
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• B.C. doctors ratify new 4-year deal, get more pay for rural and maternity care

  08-06-2026 21:30 via abbynews.com
  
  B.C.’s doctors have ratified their main labour agreement with the province for the next four years.
  The agreement between the province and Doctors of BC increases funding for doctors practicing in areas of need, adds eligibility for after-hours premiums and provides funding to address gender inequity and income disparities.
  “Our health care system is under enormous strain, and this agreement will help support doctors in delivering the best possible care,” Doctors of BC Presiden
  
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• Interior Health warns of rising pertussis cases ahead of summer in B.C.

  08-06-2026 21:12 via abbynews.com
  
  Interior Health is warning individuals and families to be vigilant against pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, as cases of the highly contagious respiratory infection increase across the region.
  Health officials say infections have risen in recent weeks and are expected to climb further through the summer as travel, camps and large gatherings create more opportunities for the disease to spread.
  “Public health officials are asking everyone to stay informed and help prevent the spre
  
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• $110K raised as Kelowna fundraiser for autism grows into national movement

  08-06-2026 21:04 via abbynews.com
  
  A fundraising initiative started in the Okanagan is celebrating a milestone in its efforts to fund autism support networks across Canada.
  Founded by Kelowna resident Kim Inglis, the fundraising group Making Waves for Autism has announced it has raised over $110,000 for Autism Canada since getting its start in 2024.
  The fundraiser has gathered enough money that Autism Canada has been able to launch its Community Assistance Program ahead of schedule in October 2024.
  The program helps individuals w
  
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• Marguerite Bens

  08-06-2026 20:30 via abbynews.com
  
  In Loving Memory ~
  February 15, 1946 – May 27, 2026
  It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Marguerite Bens, who passed away peacefully at her home in Abbotsford, British Columbia, on
  May 27, 2026, surrounded by family after a courageous journey with esophageal cancer. She was 80 years old. Marguerite’s Funeral Mass will be held at St. Ann’s Roman Catholic Church, 33333 Mayfair Avenue, Abbotsford, B.C. on Friday, June 19, 2026 at 11:00am. She will be deeply missed an
  
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• B.C. golfer qualifies for first PGA Tour start at RBC Canadian Open

  08-06-2026 20:30 via abbynews.com
  
  A bogey on the final hole could not stop Jeevan Sihota from punching his ticket to Canada’s biggest golf tournament.
  The 22-year-old qualified for the 2026 RBC Canadian Open after successfully navigating a two-stage qualifying process, earning the first PGA Tour start of his career.
  View this post on InstagramA post shared by Jeevan Sihota (@jeevan.sihota)Sihota guaranteed his place in the 147-player field on June 7 at The Pulpit Club in Ontario, where 84 players competed in a one-day, 18-
  
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• Abbotsford sod, animal nutrition and wine showcased at 2026 Agriculture Bus Tour

  08-06-2026 20:16 via abbynews.com
  
  Abbotsford’s robust agricultural industry touches so many different types of products and businesses and that variety was on display during the annual Agriculture Bus Tour on Friday (June 5).
  The Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce’s 2026 edition of the event saw the bus tour make stops at Bos Sod Farms, Nature’s Pride Nutrition Inc. and Singletree Winery.
  The three unique businesses allowed a busload of interested observers the opportunity to have a behind-the-scenes look on how th
  
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• Abbotsford unemployment hits highest point in over 4 years

  08-06-2026 20:10 via abbynews.com
  
  The Abbotsford job market has reached a new low – or rather, a new high – as May marked the worst that local unemployment has been in more than four years.
  According to Statistics Canada, the community lost another 1,400 jobs last month, making it the third month in a row that Abbotsford has had a declining number of jobs.
  Even more notable is that the unemployment rate experienced a massive jump from 7.3 per cent in April to 8.4 per cent in May.
  The city hasn’t seen a higher u
  
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• PHOTOS: Selxwi:chel Arts and Culture Festival held in Abbotsford

  08-06-2026 19:49 via abbynews.com
  
  The Selxwi:chel Arts and Culture Festival was held in Abbotsford on Sunday, June 7 at Trethewey House.
  It was held in partnership with the City of Abbotsford and Heritage Abbotsford Society.
  Activities included artisan and vendor tables, storytelling, powwow dancing, music and food.
  
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• Texas company to pay $12.2M to Hieltsuk Nation to settle tugboat diesel spill impacts

  08-06-2026 19:30 via abbynews.com
  
  A Texas-based cargo barge operator has agreed to pay $12.2 million to settle with a B.C. First Nations for environmental damage from a 2016 tugboat diesel spill.
  The deal with the Heiltsuk First Nation, based in Bella Bella, requires the company to participate in a traditional washing and healing ceremony and to provide 90 days’ notice when transiting the nation’s waters.
  When the Nathan E. Stewart tug boat ran aground in the nation’s territory on Oct. 13, 2016, it spilled appr
  
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• Communitas in Abbotsford holds clothing sale and car wash

  08-06-2026 19:26 via abbynews.com
  
  Communitas Supportive Care Society, together with Unitex, holds a Sidewalk Sale and Car Wash on Saturday, June 13.
  The event runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Communitas parking lot at 2776 Bourquin Crescent East.
  Samantha Palmer, who manages philanthropy and donor relations for Communitas, said she is grateful for the ongoing support that Communitas has received from Unitex.
  The company has been providing custom merchandise in the Fraser Valley since 1994.
  “The people at Unitex believe i
  
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• BRIONES: Going cuckoo over photographing birds

  07-06-2026 23:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Lately, I’ve become obsessed with photographing different species of birds.
  It’s a major departure from my longtime passion for sports photography.
  Earlier this year, I found myself looking up more often, paying attention to the birds chirping overhead and flying from tree to tree. Some scanned the horizon from lofty perches, while others hunted patiently before swooping down to catch a meal.
  Before long, birdwatching became something I couldn’t ignore. Now, it’s a habit
  
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• One fatality in vehicle crash on Highway 5 near McLure: RCMP

  07-06-2026 19:42 via abbynews.com
  
  Update, 11:17 a.m.
  A person has died in a vehicle collision on Highway 5 near McLure.
  B.C. RCMP have confirmed that at around 6:30 a.m. on Sunday, June 7, B.C. Emergency Health Services called in to report that a semi-truck collided with an SUV, which resulted in one fatality.
  The location of the crash was on Highway 5 near McLure.
  A reconstructionist was notified as well as the coroner, RCMP say.
  The highway was closed for the investigation.
  As of 11:05 a.m., Drive B.C. was notifying the public
  
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• VIDEO: Vancouver Bandits down Saskatoon in Kelowna to add another win

  07-06-2026 15:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Vancouver Bandits dominated the first pro basketball game ever played in Kelowna on Saturday, downing Saskatoon Mamba 105-85 as part of the first ever Kelowna HOOPFEST.Bandits controlled the game from the opening tip, taking a 23-3 lead in the first quarter.
  The lead would only build, extending to as many as 21 points in the opening half and eventually 29 points as the game went on.
  Jarkel Joiner (23 points) and Tyrese Samuel (22 points) led the team while Miller Kopp followed with 16 points, ei
  
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• VIDEO: Crash involving RCMP cruiser closes 264 in Aldergrove

  07-06-2026 04:00 via abbynews.com
  
  A crash involving an RCMP cruiser closed 264 St. in Cloverdale for about an hour Saturday afternoon.264 St. North of Fraser Highway was closed to traffic fir about an hour. A damaged police cruiser was towed from the scene. pic.twitter.com/I3Cv1XNKmY
  — Langley Advance Times (@LangleyTimes) June 7, 2026
  Unconfirmed reports on social media said a medivac helicopter had landed at a nearby school.
  A tow truck could be seen removing a damaged police vehicle from the scene.
  By 6 p.m. 264 had bee
  
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• Maple Ridge pro cyclist wins silver in Italian race

  06-06-2026 18:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Maple Ridge pro cyclist Maggie Coles-Lyster got on the podium at a race in Italy.
  Coles-Lyster, 27, got her first medal on the World Tour, as she sprinted to a second-place finish at the Giro d’Italia Women. It was the sixth stage of the event – a 160 km race from Ala to Brescella. She races for the Human Powered Health team.
  “This is a dream result at this point,” Coles-Lyster said. “I know I have the skills to ride a finish like that, and the smarts, and so I just
  
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• VIDEO: A home field win for Vancouver FC over Ottawa

  06-06-2026 16:30 via abbynews.com
  
  On a chilly Friday night, it all came together for Vancouver FC, who held on for a 2-1 win over Atlético Ottawa at home in The Stadium at Langley Events Centre.Going into the match, Vancouver FC head coach Martin Nash was predicting a tough game for the Eagles.
  “I think they’re a really good team, a lot of talent in their group, and we know they’ve scored a lot of late goals since the start of the season,” Nash warned.
  “They’ve been finishing games real
  
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• ‘We desired to find a tunnel’: B.C. wall yields artifacts, no tunnels

  06-06-2026 16:00 via abbynews.com
  
  A major conservation project on a historic Wharf Street retaining wall has uncovered long-lost artifacts from Victoria’s early commercial waterfront, while putting a famous local myth to the test.
  The restoration, completed by Heritage Masonry & Conservation, focused on a retaining wall connected to two of the city’s earliest commercial buildings: the Hudson’s Bay warehouse and the Turner Beeton & Co. office, both constructed in the 1800s.
  Holding layers of development
  
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• Langford dad leads age-old method to ‘teach the child and carve their character’

  06-06-2026 14:30 via abbynews.com
  
  As a dad to three young children, Dylan Warnberg knows the challenge of maintaining balance between keeping them moving, body and mind, and screen time.The Langford carpenter was on a lunch break, ironically perusing his own social media, when an Instagram post captured his attention.“It was a picture of kids at a workbench,” Warnberg recalls of his first brush with the Sloyd Experience. “I immediately dove into ‘what is this organization?’”
  Now the founder of
  
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• Dance, unwind in the forest at nature-themed music festival in Cultus Lake

  06-06-2026 14:30 via abbynews.com
  
  A festival celebrating music and nature will bring everything from high-energy funk and punk, to indie rock and soulful singer-songwriters, to Cultus Lake this summer.
  The annual Forest Echoes Music Festival returns on July 3 and 4.
  “The event features a weekend of live music, camping, and local creativity—all set against one of the most beautiful backdrops in the Fraser Valley,” said organizer Ben Thorne.
  He said this year, it’s a “diverse and dynamic” lineup
  
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• One B.C. forced to move venues in Kamloops after $7.7K security bill from city

  06-06-2026 02:50 via abbynews.com
  
  Free speech is in the spotlight after the City of Kamloops jacked up the price for controversial politician Dallas Brodie to speak at a publicly-owned venue — forcing her One B.C. party to scramble and change locations just days before the event.
  The city wanted Brodie, who represents Vancouver-Quilchena in the legislature and is the sole sitting member of One B.C., to pay more than $7,700 to cover security costs for a two-hour appearance at the municipally-owned Sandman Centre on Sunday,
  
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• PHOTOS: B.C.’s Science World fully transforms into FIFA World Cup match ball

  06-06-2026 02:00 via abbynews.com
  
  The “Beautiful Dome,” Vancouver Science World’s transformation into the FIFA World Cup match ball, is now complete.
  The design includes 131 panels installed to create a 360-degree, 40-metre-diameter re-creation of the Adidas Trionda, the official match ball of the 2026 World Cup, a joint release from Destination Vancouver, Science World and the B.C. government.
  Trionda, meaning “three waves” in Spanish, pays homage to the three host countries, a previous news releas
  
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• A third of B.C.’s drowning deaths in 2025 happened in the summer months

  06-06-2026 01:30 via abbynews.com
  
  There were 93 accidental drownings in B.C. in 2025, updated B.C. Coroners Service data shows.
  The B.C. Coroners Service updated its accidental drowning deaths report on Thursday (June 4), detailing deaths from 2015 to 2025. The 93 deaths in 2025 were a five-per-cent decrease from the 98 deaths reported in 2024.
  Thirty-six of the deaths in 2025 were reported during the summer months, with 10 in June, 11 in July and 15 in August. There were drowning deaths reported every month in 2025, with the fe
  
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• Surrey mayor breaks silence on police chief firing maelstrom

  06-06-2026 00:50 via abbynews.com
  
  Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke is distancing herself from the media maelstrom that’s followed the Surrey Police Board’s ouster of founding Surrey Police Service’s chief constable Norm Lipinski earlier this week and subsequent resignation of the board’s chairman and another director.
  Her political rivals are slamming her as a notorious intellectual author of Lipinski’s departure. Former mayor Doug McCallum, who is again seeking the mayor’s chair with his Safe Surrey
  
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• Surrey single mom urgently searching for kidney donor

  06-06-2026 00:45 via abbynews.com
  
  “Are you dying? Are you going to heaven, mummy?”
  Those were the words of Surrey resident and single mom Preet Brar’s son.
  Brar said her now 25-year-old son started asking questions when her kidney failed in August 2024.
  “My son, he has global developmental delays, moderate intellectual delays, epilepsy, diabetes,” Brar said. “He’s having a very hard time understanding.”
  Brar’s health struggles began in 2001 while she was 23 weeks pregnant. He
  
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• B.C. adds 25,000 jobs in May, but still falling behind Canada as a whole

  06-06-2026 00:30 via abbynews.com
  
  B.C. rode a Canadawide jobs wave in May, adding 25,000 for the month as part of the 88,000 added across the country.
  Canada’s unemployment rate dropped to 0.3 points to 6.6 percent, while B.C.’s rate remained steady at 6.8 per cent due to an increased number of people in the labour pool.
  Jobs Minister Ravi Kahlon says the numbers show a “significant uptake” in full-time jobs, and an “obvious, clear opportunity” for work in B.C.
  This is also the message he hear
  
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