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• ADGA Seeks Electronics Technician

  04-07-2019 20:59
  Region: British Columbia RegionEmployment Type: Permanent Full-TimeSecurity Clearance: Enhanced ReliabilityLanguage Requirements: EnglishJob Reference Number: 37365-AP
  Project Description:
  ADGA delivers strategic insight, world-class technology and service excellence in Defence, Security and Enterprise Computing to clients in the Federal Government, other levels of government and in the private sector. In a world driven by convergence, ADGA provides the expertise and innovation that organization
  
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• How will federal helicopters aid in Surrey’s extortion fight? What we know so far

  30-01-2026 00:04 via abbynews.com
  Canada’s public safety minister told the House of Commons on Wednesday (Jan. 28) that two helicopters have been deployed in Surrey to help tackle the ongoing rise in extortion – but there’s confusion surrounding the specifics about those helicopters.
  “The rise in extortion in Surrey and the Lower Mainland is unacceptable, and I extend my support to the victims of extortion everywhere,” Minister Gary Anandasangaree said in the House of Commons on Wednesday, noting th
  
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• BC Parks announces new, additional $20 fee out-of-province visitors

  30-01-2026 00:00 via abbynews.com
  Visitors to B.C. can expect to pay an additional fee when camping at provincial parks this summer.
  Beginning in May 2026, the $20 non-resident fee will be charged in addition to the base camping fee, for frontcountry and backcountry camping, cabin rentals and the use of mooring buoys and docks, says BC Parks.
  “With growing visitor numbers and expectations, the pressures are pushing trails and facilities beyond what they were designed to handle,” announced BC Parks via social media on
  
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• Photogenic fur baby? B.C. pet parents can share pics for BC SPCA contest

  29-01-2026 23:30 via abbynews.com
  Want your fur baby to be a calendar star?
  The BC SPCA is inviting pet parents from all over the province to share their favourite photos of their pets for this year’s calendar contest, which runs from Feb. 3-21.
  Pet guardians can submit photos of their furry family members and compete for a page in the BC SPCA’s 2027 calendar, an honour won last year by Surrey’s Bella and Millie — two talkative, loyal and loving Pomeranians who were adopted from the BC SPCA.
  They won the
  
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• Train carrying coal derails near Vanderhoof, spilling into Nechako River

  29-01-2026 23:15 via abbynews.com
  A CN Rail train derailed about 20 kilometres east of Vanderhoof on Jan. 28, with several cars landing in the Nechako River.
  Approximately 34 coal cars derailed, with an estimated 25 cars releasing their contents, according to Emergency Management and Climate Readiness (EMCR).
  “Assessments at this time indicate that no coal has entered the river directly. However, an estimated 100–200 tons of coal have accumulated on the shoreline,” stated EMCR.
  CN Rail is in the middle of devel
  
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• Appeal of $5M Lower Mainland home’s assessment value backfires

  29-01-2026 22:20 via abbynews.com
  The owner of an 11,300 square foot south Langley home won’t have his property assessment reduced, after a panel found the property was actually worth even more than BC Assessment had estimated.
  The owner of the property, in the 1500 block of 212 Street, had appealed the $5,096,000 assessment of the property in 2025.
  Because assessments in part determine property taxes, a lower assessment can mean a significantly lower tax bill.
  The owner asked the Property Assessment Appeal Board to find t
  
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• Abbotsford students show off art skills at school shows

  29-01-2026 22:04 via abbynews.com
  It was an art-tastic week for Abbotsford students at Robert Bateman Secondary School and Yale Secondary School.
  Both schools featured art shows that showcased the works of dozens of students and invited guests to take in pieces crafted through hours of careful work.
  RBSS students presented Islands of Personality: Exploring Identity Through 3D Art inside the school’s round room on Monday (Jan. 26).
  The project was inspired by the 2015 Pixar movie Inside Out, with each island creation displa
  
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• Abbotsford hospice society launches heart-themed fundraiser for Valentine’s Day

  29-01-2026 21:10 via abbynews.com
  As the most romantic day of the year draws nearer, the Abbotsford Hospice and Grief Support Society wants to spread the love all around the city by launching its latest fundraising campaign.
  Businesses all throughout the community are invited to participate in this initiative, which is called Hearts for Hospice.
  By choosing to participate, each business will get a stack of hearts to create their very own wall display celebrating the work the hospice society does.
  Customers can be invited to make
  
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• Smith won’t ‘demonize’ Albertans, as Eby points to ‘treasonous’ actions

  29-01-2026 21:00 via abbynews.com
  B.C. Premier David Eby pulled no punches on Thursday, discussing the push for independence within Alberta.
  As premiers gathered in Ottawa this week, Eby said that actions from parties within Alberta seeking potential financing from the U.S. for separation may amount to treason.
  Eby referenced a report in the Financial Times that discussed the Alberta Prosperity Project, a group which has purported to have had meetings with senior U.S. officials regarding a line of credit of $500 billion (USD) if
  
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• Maralyn Nigg

  29-01-2026 20:30 via abbynews.com
  (1935 – 2026)
  Maralyn Andrea Violette Nigg was born in Toronto in 1935 to Ken and Violette Leask, but she was never meant to stay in one place for long. She was curious by nature, always interested in what else there was to see, learn, or try.
  In 1956, she moved west to Vancouver and entered nursing school at UBC, training at VGH before working at Langley Memorial. Nursing was part of her life, but it was only part of the life she wanted.
  When she met Joe Nigg at the Rod and Gun Club, she
  
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• Essay highlights gaps in coverage of missing, murdered Indigenous men in Quesnel

  29-01-2026 20:00 via abbynews.com
  For Haileigh Laurent, some stories never truly leave a family. They wait quietly, carried through years of unanswered questions, resurfacing when someone finally gives them the space to be told.
  Laurent, a Nazko First Nation band member and second-year Bachelor of Arts student at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, recently wrote an essay titled Forgotten Stories: Media Silence and Indigenous Representation.
  The paper examines how Indigenous men who go missing or are murdered often receive m
  
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• 1 hospitalized, 1 arrested in Lower Mainland standoff

  29-01-2026 20:00 via abbynews.com
  A man barricaded himself inside a house in east Maple Ridge late Wednesday afternoon, prompting response from local Mounties, the police dog unit, and the emergency response team to draw him out.
  According to Ridge Meadows RCMP, the incident began at about 5 p.m. in the 11700-block of 231 B Street, with reports of an assault with a weapon.
  When officers arrived, they located a male suspect alone outside a residence.
  “The suspect was exhibiting signs of mental distress and was not complying
  
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• B.C. mom has ‘hope again’ after donors approved for liver transplant

  29-01-2026 19:45 via abbynews.com
  A Kelowna woman has good news in regards to her needed liver transplant.
  On Wednesday, Jan. 28, Lyndsay Richholt shared on social media that BC Transplant has confirmed two donors have been approved and are ready to help her, while 21 back-ups are on a waitlist just in case.
  “My family and I have hope again and a strong belief this is finally happening,” shared Richholt.
  Earlier this month, Kelowna-Centre MLA Kristina Loewen said in a press release that Richholt was “entering e
  
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• Pair of Abbotsford athletes named Sport BC high school athletes of the year

  29-01-2026 18:40 via abbynews.com
  Sport BC has chosen Abbotsford athletes as the both the female and male high school athlete of the year.
  MEI’s Adrianna Buitlelaar and W.J. Mouat’s Elijah Black earned the titles respectively and were revealed in a press release by Sport BC and BC School Sports on Jan. 28.
  Buitelaar is a highly decorated track and field athlete at the provincial and national level. She set a new all-time BCSS provincial record in the 1500 metres in 2025 and won gold at the BCSS cross country champion
  
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• VIDEO: Pedestrian fatally struck by train at busy Fort Langley intersection

  29-01-2026 17:55 via abbynews.com
  Emergency personnel are at the scene of a fatal collision involving a train Thursday morning.
  Langley RCMP was called at about 7:44 a.m. on Jan. 29 to the incident at Glover Road and Billy Brown Road between a pedestrian and the train.
  Front-line officers immediately responded to the area and located an individual who had been struck by the train, explained Sgt. Zynal Sharoom.
  “Despite life saving efforts, the individual succumbed to their injuries at the scene,” he said.
  Motorists a
  
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• Pedestrian fatally struck by train at busy Fort Langley intersection

  29-01-2026 17:55 via abbynews.com
  Emergency personnel are at the scene of a fatal collision involving a train Thursday morning.
  Langley RCMP was called at about 7:44 a.m. on Jan. 29 to the incident at Glover Road and Billy Brown Road between a pedestrian and the train.
  Front-line officers immediately responded to the area and located an individual who had been struck by the train, explained Sgt. Zynal Sharoom.
  “Despite life saving efforts, the individual succumbed to their injuries at the scene,” he said.
  Motorists a
  
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• Vancouver Goldeneyes fall to Minnesota Frost 4-1 before Olympic break

  29-01-2026 17:25 via abbynews.com
  The Vancouver Goldeneyes lost their last game before the Olympic break on Wednesday (Jan. 28).
  The Minnesota Frost defeated Vancouver 4-1 at the Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul, MN, in front of a crowd of 5,249.
  The Frost secured the lead early with three goals in the first period, with goals by rookie Kendall Cooper, Britta Curl-Salemme and Kelly Pannek. Curl-Salemme scored again in the third period on an empty net, while goaltender Maddie Rooney saved 31 of 32 shots on goal.
  Kendall Cooper said
  
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• Border runner arrested in Abbotsford

  29-01-2026 16:56 via abbynews.com
  A border runner was arrested in Abbotsford on Wednesday night (Jan. 28).
  According to a social media post from the Abbotsford Police Department, officers responded to a man who crossed illegally near Zero Avenue and Mt. Lehman Road just before 9 p.m.
  Police say a service dog helped with the arrest.
  The man was turned over to Canada Border Services Agency.
  
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• THE MOJ: Grades lacking when it comes to review of Rutherford’s Canuck contracts

  29-01-2026 15:30 via abbynews.com
  If you need to know why the Vancouver Canucks have been a major disappointment this season, you have to look at the foundation of the hockey club – the so-called core which ultimately defines the culture of the group.
  As a president or general manager, the key to success is finding a solid core and surrounding them with good depth pieces. You have to have the wherewithal not to envision what a player will do next year, but for several years moving forward.
  Are his physical skills in declin
  
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• ‘I’m grateful it’s over’: B.C.woman wins appeal over $110K B.C. tax bill

  29-01-2026 02:00 via abbynews.com
  In May of 2025, Maureen Washington recieved a letter from the Ministry of Finance stating that she owed $110,076.91 in relation to the Speculation and Vacancy Tax (SVT). On Jan. 13, she received another letter confirming the debt had been fully cancelled following a successful appeal.
  Washington described the eight months between those two moments as a fight for her home.
  “I was relieved, but relieved in a way that’s hard to put into words,” Washington said of opening the lette
  
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• Millions spent at B.C. ostrich farm

  29-01-2026 01:59 via abbynews.com
  More than $6 million was spent leading up to the killing, and the execution, of more than 300 ostriches in Edgewood last year.
  Vernon-Lake Country-Monashee MP Scott Anderson sought out these figures in the House of Commons, questioning the Ministry of Agriculture and Agri-Food on Dec. 9.
  The numbers in response to action against the Universal Ostrich Farm were provided and tabled on Monday, Jan. 26.
  “The drama significantly affected the Canadian public’s distrust of federal instituti
  
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• B.C. paramedics plan strike vote over 2-week period in February

  29-01-2026 01:37 via abbynews.com
  The union representing more than 6,000 ambulance paramedics and emergency dispatchers says a strike vote will begin in early February.
  The Ambulance Paramedics of B.C. said in a news release Tuesday (Jan. 27) that the union has reached an impasse and a strike vote is “imminent.”
  Union president Jason Jackson said the union met with the employer, the provincial government, in an effort to advance negotiations and avoid any disruptions to services. But Jackson said “no positive p
  
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• Salvation Army shelter in Abbotsford plans to increase capacity from 19 to 36

  29-01-2026 01:33 via abbynews.com
  A new housing agreement that would see the Salvation Army in Abbotsford double the capacity of its emergency shelter on Gladys Avenue is nearing final approval.
  City council on Tuesday (Jan. 27) approved third reading of the related bylaw.
  Under the new agreement, the agency will accommodate up to 36 people – 26 men and 10 women.
  The previous agreement, which had been in place since 2004, permitted up to 19 men over the age of 18.
  The new housing agreement, which permits the continued oper
  
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• IHIT has investigated 307 cases in Surrey to date

  29-01-2026 01:16 via abbynews.com
  Since the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team assumed the responsibility for investigating homicides from the Surrey RCMP serious crimes section in June 2003 it has taken conduct of 307 mandated cases in this city.
  This includes all homicides – culpable or not – and suspicious sudden deaths and missing persons cases where foul play is suspected.
  Sergeant Freda Fong said four cases have since been transferred to either another investigative unit or were returned to the police of ju
  
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• ‘Borderline friendly’: B.C. Premier Eby meets with Alberta’s Smith, PM Carney

  29-01-2026 01:11 via abbynews.com
  The prime minister met with the premiers of Alberta and B.C. on Wednesday (Jan. 28) in Ottawa, with the premiers finding some “common ground” but continuing to strike different notes on their desire for a new oil pipeline from the oilsands to the west coast.
  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said the trio talked about the memorandum of understanding (MOU) that commits to working toward a new oil pipeline to the B.C. coast. She and Prime Minister Mark Carney signed the agreement in Novem
  
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• VIDEO: Vancouver FC prepares for game against Mexico’s Cruz Azul

  29-01-2026 01:00 via abbynews.com
  With less than two weeks to go before Vancouver FC faces Mexico’s Cruz Azul, the Langley team took a flight to Phoenix, Arizona for a pre-season training camp on Jan. 22.
  It was a lot warmer, 19 Celsius under sunny skies as of Sunday.
  Back in Langley, at the VFC home stadium in Willoughby, it was also a sunny Sunday, but just four degrees.
  As part of their preparation, VFC was scheduled to have two “friendlies” – tune-up games against United Soccer League side Phoenix Ris
  
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• No charges approved against VicPD officer in fatal 2021 shooting

  29-01-2026 00:53 via abbynews.com
  The BC Prosecution Service (BCPS) announced today that no charges will be laid against a VicPD officer following a five-year investigation into a fatal shooting.
  On Sept. 21, 2021, VicPD officers responded to a report of a man in distress who had allegedly committed a theft and was threatening self-harm with a knife.
  Upon arrival, officers located the man near a shopping mall. Police attempted to contain the situation while a trained crisis negotiator engaged the individual in an effort to de-es
  
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• 3 of Canada’s Top 100 most romantic restaurants found in Kelowna, Vernon

  29-01-2026 00:00 via abbynews.com
  This season of love around the corner, Central Okanagan residents can celebrate at some of the most romantic spots in Canada.
  On Wednesday, Jan. 28, OpenTable released its Top 100 Most Romantic restaurants for 2026. The list was compiled of over 900,000 diner reviews, ratings, and reservation demands from Dec. 1, 2024 to Nov. 20, 2025.
  Of the 100 restaurants across the country, with three local restaurants made the cut:Old Vines Restaurant at Quails’ Gate Winery (West Kelowna);
  Home Block
  
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• New urgent and primary care centre opens in Surrey

  28-01-2026 23:58 via abbynews.com
  B.C.’s minister of health was in Surrey Wednesday for a soggy press conference to announce the opening of a new urgent and primary care centre.
  Despite the chill and rain, several politicians and dignitaries showed up just before the new Cloverdale urgent and primary care centre (UPCC) opened Wednesday (Jan. 28), including Minister of Health Josie Osborne and parliamentary secretary for primary care Stephanie Higginson.
  The new centre, located at 5711 176A St., offers year-round, seven-day
  
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• Verbal sparring at Langley Township council as opposition councillor’s motion delayed

  28-01-2026 23:25 via abbynews.com
  It’s unusual for municipal councils to spend much time on approving their meeting agendas, but that process turned into a 20-minute argument at Langley Township on Monday, Jan. 26.
  The current council is divided between five members of Mayor Eric Woodward’s Progress for Langley slate and four independent councillors.
  Independent Councillor Margaret Kunst had a motion on Monday’s agenda about municipal wells, and the potential to drill new ones to reduce Township reliance on Met
  
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