Abbotsford news

• Accountability demanded in wake of newlywed B.C. Indigenous man’s death in care

  10-12-2025 01:05 via abbynews.com
  More than 80 people packed into a room in Duncan’s Cowichan Community Centre on Dec. 8, gathering in grief, anger and solidarity to support the family of Leonard Sylvester III.
  Sylvester a 38-year-old member of the region’s Penelakut First Nation died following what his widow describes as a cascade of medical failures at Cowichan District Hospital and Victoria General Hospital.
  The event brought together grieving family members, Indigenous leaders, health advocates and representative
  
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• Flood watch for Fraser Valley issued by B.C. River Forecast Centre

  10-12-2025 18:30 via abbynews.com
  The BC River Forecast Centre upgraded its high streamflow advisory to a flood watch for the Fraser Valley on Tuesday (Dec. 9) as the atmospheric river could bring up to 100 millimetres of rain overnight.
  That means that river levels are rising and that flooding near affected rivers may occur if they exceed “bankfull” conditions.
  Lower Fraser tributaries, including Chilliwack River, Skagit River, Coquihalla River, and other areas of the Fraser Valley may be affected around Abbotsford,
  
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• From blood donor to living kidney donor: A B.C. mum’s heartfelt journey

  10-12-2025 17:24 via abbynews.com
  A White Rock, B.C. mum is encouraging eligible Canadians to roll up their sleeves and donate blood.
  Donating blood has been an essential part of Soon Nick’s life for many years, and Thursday (Dec. 4) was a particularly special blood donation, as it was her 19th time donating blood and the first time she had given blood after donating her kidney to someone she had first heard about in a Facebook group.
  In April 2025, Nick saw a post in the ‘South Rock Moms’ Facebook group that c
  
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• Rain, snow warnings issued for multiple B.C. Interior highways

  10-12-2025 16:49 via abbynews.com
  The wet weather is set to continue on a few B.C. Interior highways on Wednesday, Dec. 10.
  Environment Canada has re-issued an orange rainfall warning for Highway 3 from Hope to Princeton as well as a yellow warnings for the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt (rainfall), Highway 1 from Hope to Boston Bar (rainfall), and Highway 1 from Eagle Pass to Rogers Pass (snowfall).
  For Highway 3, 80-110 mm of rain is expected throughout the day, into Wednesday evening. An orange warning has been issue
  
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• Missing Coquitlam man last seen in Mission

  10-12-2025 16:42 via abbynews.com
  Mission RCMP is asking for the public’s help finding a missing 44-year-old man.
  According to a news release from the detachment, Coquitlam resident Shaun Stone was reported missing on Tuesday (Dec. 9) and last seen in Mission on Sunday (Dec. 7).
  Stone is described as a 5’10 Caucasian man with red hair and blue eyes.
  Those with information are urged to contact Mission RCMP at 604-826-7161.
  
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• Shareholders overwhelmingly endorse minerals merger of B.C.’s Teck, U.K’s Anglo

  10-12-2025 16:03 via abbynews.com
  Teck Resources Ltd. shareholders have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a proposed merger of equals with United Kingdom-based Anglo American, clearing a key hurdle for the creation of a new critical minerals company called Anglo Teck.
  At a special meeting held Tuesday, Dec. 9, Teck said 99.7 per cent of votes cast by Class A common shareholders supported a special resolution approving the plan of arrangement for the merger.
  Among Class B subordinate voting shareholders, 89.7 per cent of votes ca
  
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• No charges in snowplow collision that killed 8-year-old near Castlegar

  10-12-2025 16:02 via abbynews.com
  One year after a vehicle collision with a snow plow claimed the life of an eight-year-old Nelson boy near Castlegar, the B.C. Prosecution Service has announced that it will not be approving any charges related to the crash.
  A Dec. 8 statement issued by BCPS provides details of the complex incident, which took place on Dec. 7, 2024 near the Paulson Summit on Highway 3 and involved multiple vehicles as well as the striking of a pedestrian.
  The boy and his brother were travelling in the back seat o
  
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• Doctors offering virtual care at 4 rural B.C. hospitals in medical trial

  10-12-2025 15:30 via abbynews.com
  Four Interior Health hospital emergency departments will be trialing a new program that will see some care provided by physicians working elsewhere in the province.
  According to the IH announcement, patients seeking emergency care at the Lillooet Hospital, Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital (Clearwater), Arrow Lakes Hospital (Nakusp) and Princeton General Hospital will have the possibility of seeing the new pilot at work as of the week of Dec. 9.
  “Integrating virtual care into emergency servic
  
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• New scam targets B.C. Hockey League teams and potential vendors

  10-12-2025 14:06 via abbynews.com
  The B.C. Hockey League is warning of a new email scam that targets its teams.
  League officials said in a social media post on Dec. 8 that they have received multiple reports over the past week of scam emails impersonating BCHL team staff.
  The scam is said to involve people pretending to be team staff while reaching out to local businesses.
  “Unless you are receiving communication from an official team domain or a trusted contact, do not share information, send money or click on links,&rdquo
  
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• Canadian Sport School honour bestowed on Vernon goalie

  10-12-2025 05:00 via abbynews.com
  First at the rink. Ready to compete. Outstanding student.
  Vernon’s Emma Ward is the embodiment of a participant in the Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL).
  Ward, a goalie for the North Shore Warriors’ U18 Female Prep team is the U18 Female West Division’s Player of the Month for November.
  This award is aimed at recognizing the student-athletes within the CSSHL and acknowledges their hard work, dedication, commitment, leadership, academics and community impact.
  “Em
  
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• B.C. First Nations not pleased to be sidelined by pipeline political maneuvers

  10-12-2025 02:00 via abbynews.com
  While it may just be the subject of political gamesmanship in Ottawa, for representatives of B.C.’s First Nations, a pipeline built without consultation challenges the sanctity of their territory, their way of life and their economic livelihood.
  On Tuesday, federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre introduced a motion in the House of Commons supporting the construction of a B.C. oil pipeline in an apparent attempt to use an agreement signed by the prime minister and Alberta to divide th
  
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• Delayed Kelowna murder trial back in court

  10-12-2025 01:15 via abbynews.com
  WARNING: This story contains graphic details that some readers may find upsetting.
  After multiple delays, the murder trial for a Kelowna woman restarted on Dec. 8.
  Gabriella Sears, a transgender woman, is facing charges of second-degree murder and interference with human remains in the June 2021 death of Darren Middleton.
  Following Sears’ arrest, she confessed to police that she had killed Middleton. After a voir dire, however, the judge ruled the confessions may not be used as evidence in
  
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• Crews investigating site of rock slide near Summerland

  10-12-2025 00:00 via abbynews.com
  Crews are investigating the site of a minor rock slide on Highway 97, north of Summerland.
  The slide occurred on Monday, Dec. 8, around 4:30 p.m.
  While this is close to the site of previous rock slides, the Ministry of Transportation and Transit said the Dec. 8 incident is south of and unrelated to the existing North Beach slide site.
  One rock, roughly the size of a microwave, hit the highway, and smaller rocks were scattered around the south lanes.
  One vehicle was hit by falling rock. However,
  
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• Feds introduce justice reforms sought by family of slain Kelowna woman

  09-12-2025 23:30 via abbynews.com
  The federal government introduced a justice reform bill on Tuesday (Dec. 9) that strengthens penalties for intimate partner violence by designating femicide and hate-related killings as first-degree murder.
  A history of abuse, sexual violence or coercive control would be used to make this determination.
  This is one of the changes sought by the family of Bailey McCourt, a 32-year-old woman killed in broad daylight in downtown Kelowna last July. Her former partner, James Plover, who was released p
  
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• Mission neighbourhood targeted with gunshots for 2nd time since 2024

  09-12-2025 22:55 via abbynews.com
  A Mission home “appears” to have been targeted with gunshots for the second time in as many years on Tuesday morning (Dec. 9).
  According to a statement from Mission RCMP, the detachment responded to reports of shots fired outside a Kenney Avenue residence near Mission Sports Park at approximately 2 a.m.
  No one was injured in the incident. Officers found spent bullet casings outside the house and witnesses reported seeing a white 4-door sedan speeding away after the shooting.
  Police s
  
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• B.C. police blame ‘social media personality’ for inciting dangerous driving

  09-12-2025 22:30 via abbynews.com
  A “social media personality” organized a gathering of roughly 100 youth in Mission in which vehicles were driving dangerously, RCMP say.
  The Mission detachment said in a news release that the group of young people in vehicles gathered in the mall parking lot on London Avenue last Thursday (Nov. 27).
  Police said the vehicles driving dangerously were impeding customers’ access to stores and restaurants. Tickets were issued to “obvious” offenders and the crowd was disp
  
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• Abbotsford woman among top 1% of McDonald’s GMs worldwide

  09-12-2025 22:27 via abbynews.com
  An Abbotsford McDonald’s employee has been honoured for being among the top one per cent of the company’s general managers globally.
  Michele Kushnerenko, who works at the McDonald’s Clayburn location, recently received the Ray Kroc Award.
  The award is McDonald’s highest honour, recognizing those “who lead by example through their actions and behaviours, and achieve superior business results,” according to the company’s website.
  This year, 392 winners wer
  
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• UFV creating next generation of changemakers with new course

  09-12-2025 22:25 via abbynews.com
  Times are tough, and the future is uncertain, meaning innovators are needed now more than ever.
  To address this issue, UFV has announced the impending launch of its newest certificate program, which puts complex problem-solving at the forefront of student education.
  The Social Innovation Certificate is a two-year program created by associate professors Anna Griffith, Linda Pardy, and Martha Dow.
  Students will learn how to efficiently solve problems across a variety of fields, including business,
  
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• Police: Abbotsford truck driver lights candle to mask smell of alcohol

  09-12-2025 21:30 via abbynews.com
  A professional truck driver from Abbotsford allegedly tried to cover up the smell of alcohol by lighting a candle after he was stopped by police on Dec. 4.
  An RCMP press release issued on Tuesday (Dec. 9) said the incident occurred at about 9 a.m. that day, when the driver was pulled over in Fruitvale – near the city of Trail – by BC Highway Patrol.
  The release said, at the time, the 52-year-old man was driving a Peterbilt tractor-trailer – owned by an Agassiz trucking company
  
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• Fort St. James man sentenced to life for 2022 murder

  09-12-2025 21:20 via abbynews.com
  A Fort St. James man has been sentenced to life in prison for the 2022 shooting death of John Lazarre.
  On Feb. 25, 2022, Fort St. James RCMP officers were called to reports of shots fired on Spruce Road. According to police, when officers arrived, they found 36-year-old John Lazarre deceased.
  Thomas Duncan, now 33, was later arrested and charged in connection with the killing. Ducan pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for Lazarre’s death.
  On Wednesday, Dec. 3, in provincial court, Dunca
  
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• Parole revoked for former B.C. pharmacist convicted in death of common-law partner

  09-12-2025 21:00 via abbynews.com
  WARNING: this article contains content related to domestic violence (gender-based violence), which may be distressing to some readers. Reader discretion is advised. If you or someone you know has been harmed by domestic violence (gender-based violence), contact Archway Society for Domestic Peace at 250-542-1122 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week).
  A former Vernon pharmacist convicted of manslaughter has had his day parole revoked.
  The Parole Board of Canada reviewed the case involving Shaun Ross Wie
  
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• Parole revoked for B.C. manslaughter convict

  09-12-2025 21:00 via abbynews.com
  WARNING: this article contains content related to domestic violence (gender-based violence), which may be distressing to some readers. Reader discretion is advised. If you or someone you know has been harmed by domestic violence (gender-based violence), contact Archway Society for Domestic Peace at 250-542-1122 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week).
  A former Vernon pharmacist convicted of manslaughter has had his day parole revoked.
  The Parole Board of Canada reviewed the case involving Shaun Ross Wie
  
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• Peter J Froese

  09-12-2025 20:30 via abbynews.com
  Peter J Froese, dearly loved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather and close friend to many, passed from this world into Glory on December 5, 2025. Peter was born on June 15, 1928 in Einlage, Russia. In spite of the great hardships at the time in Ukraine with famine, persecution and war, he remembered his childhood as being a happy time. After World War II, Peter immigrated to Canada and met the love of his life, Rita, in Vancouver. They were married in 1951. In 1955, Peter and Rita we
  
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• Chicago punk rockers Rise Against coming to Okanagan Valley

  09-12-2025 20:30 via abbynews.com
  Rise Against is Okanagan-bound.
  The Chicago-based alternative punk rock quartet will take the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre (PTCC) stage on March 27, 2026, as part of the North America-wide tour alongside fellow punk band Destroy Boys.
  Rise Against formed in 1999 and has since released 10 studio albums, including Ricochet (2025).
  Among the band’s gold or platinum-certified records feature rock radio staples like Prayer of the Refugee (2006) and Savior (2008).
  Penticton is one of tw
  
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• VIDEO: Navy sailor plucked from dark, stormy waters off Vancouver Island

  09-12-2025 19:50 via abbynews.com
  Professionalism and training aside, the relief is palpable as rescuers talk through the search for a sailor overboard in a video shared by the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) Victoria.
  The voices chatter outlining the location, resources on route, the flare and a dark spot nearby quickly identified as the man they were seeking.“Outstanding,” says one searcher.
  “He just waved his hand up he’s alive,” says another.
  JRCC Victoria was alerted to a person overboa
  
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• THE MOJ: Future of Quinn Hughes with the Canucks is an issue with many layers

  09-12-2025 19:30 via abbynews.com
  “It’s definitely becoming interesting.”
  That’s the text reply we received from an NHL executive when we asked about Vancouver defenseman Quinn Hughes and teams inquiring about him with the Canucks.
  As first reported by HNIC’s Elliotte Friedman this past Saturday, the Canucks took a call from the New Jersey Devils, who were asking about Hughes’ status.
  Friedman followed that up on his ‘32 Thoughts” podcast by saying that the Detroit Red Wings have a
  
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• BC Lions’ 2026 season kicks off in Kelowna, no games at BC Place til July 25

  09-12-2025 19:30 via abbynews.com
  With the FIFA World Cup of soccer coming to Vancouver, BC Lions won’t play at BC Place Stadium until Week 8 of the 2026 CFL season.
  The Lions start with two home games in the Okanagan during “Touchdown Kelowna” battles with Calgary Stampeders (June 27) and Edmonton Elks (July 4), both 4 p.m. kickoffs at Apple Bowl.
  BC’s first game at Save-On-Foods Field at BC Place is Saturday, July 25 vs. Toronto Argonauts, following the seven World Cup games scheduled at the stadium in
  
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• Abbotsford no longer only B.C. city on list of cheapest rent in Canada

  09-12-2025 19:15 via abbynews.com
  Rent continues to get cheaper in Abbotsford, as well as many other parts of the province, with B.C. rental prices now sitting nearly seven per cent lower than a year ago.
  Unfortunately, even with such a large decline over the past 12 months, B.C. rental prices still remain the highest in the country.
  But the rental market in Abbotsford is a much different story, with the city having not only the lowest average asking prices in B.C. but also one of the lowest in all of Canada.
  Abbotsford’s
  
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• Abbotsford Sports Hall of Fame seeking nominations for class of 2025

  09-12-2025 18:54 via abbynews.com
  The Abbotsford Sports Hall of Fame has announced it is seeking nominations for the class of 2025.
  ASHOF organizers are making the call to the public to nominate athletes, teams, coaches and sports builders who have had outstanding achievements or contributions to local sports.
  Nominations are open in the following categories:
  • Hall of Fame: local athletes, coaches and builders whose achievement have placed them in the national and international level of sport.
  • Wall of Fame: athletes
  
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• Christmas Bird Count set for Dec. 27 in White Rock, Surrey, Langley

  09-12-2025 18:38 via abbynews.com
  It’s a tradition borne of a historic holiday shooting practice.
  The 126th annual Christmas Bird Count is set for Saturday, Dec. 27 throughout Surrey, White Rock and Langley, an event that started in 1900 that is now North America’s longest-running Citizen Science project.
  Prior to the turn of the 20th century, hunters were known to engage in a tradition called a Christmas “side hunt”, a CBC release noted, where groups of hunters would gather early in the morning, choose s
  
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