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• After a drenching, Commonwealth Games open on a bright note

  04-04-2018 15:30 via Abbotsford News
  
  Prince Charles attended the opening ceremony for the 2018 Commonwealth Games at Carrara Stadium on the Gold Coast, AustraliaThe post After a drenching, Commonwealth Games open on a bright note appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• David Eby steps down as B.C. NDP leader after party loses election

  25-10-2026 07:38 via Abbotsford News
  
  David Eby has conceded the 2026 B.C. election and stepped down as B.C. NDP leader.
  “This is obviously something I do with a heavy heart,” he told supporters gathered in downtown Vancouver on Saturday night. “But it is time for new leadership within our party.”
  Eby called the snap election on Sept. 22 as the opposition Conservative Party appeared to be in disarray. Former Conservative leader Kerry-Lynne Findaly had stepped down just two days earlier amid a caucus uprising, and the party a
  
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• Langley-Walnut Grove stays Conservative in B.C. election

  25-10-2026 07:18 via Abbotsford News
  
  Incumbent Conservative MLA Misty Van Popta held her riding again, and will now be heading to Victoria as part of the governing party.
  With all the election day ballots reporting and three of four advance ballot boxes counted, Van Popta was ahead with 7,552 votes, or 55.44 per cent of the total cast. Holly Isaac of the NDP received 4,362 votes, or 32.02 per cent.
  Green Party’s Sam Meyer received 1,107 votes for 8.13 per cent, and Kyle Stevenson of CentreBC took 586 votes, or 4.3 per cent.
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• Conservatives win in Langley-Willowbrook

  25-10-2026 07:13 via Abbotsford News
  
  B.C. Conservative incumbent Jody Toor held her position as MLA for Langley-Willowbrook on Saturday, as her party took enough seats to easily form a majority government.
  The incumbent MLA held off Andrew Mercier, who had held the seat from 2020 to 2024 for the NDP.
  “I’m feeling fantastic,” Toor said after it became clear that she was well ahead, as was her party.
  “This is overwhelming,” Toor said. “People are ready for a change.”
  She said her priority, one she’s worked towards whi
  
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• ‘This is a big blue wave’: Conservative Gavin Dew re-elected in Kelowna-Mission riding

  25-10-2026 07:02 via Abbotsford News
  
  Incumbent MLA Gavin Dew has been re-elected in Kelowna-Mission, representing the Conservative Party in the 2026 B.C. Provincial Election.
  ​It was a landslide victory for the Conservative Party on Saturday, Oct. 24, over one million British Columbians went to the polls and ultimately voted for the Conservatives after nine years of an NDP government.
  ​Dew, who was initially voted in as an MLA for Kelowna-Mission in 2024, tells Black Press Media he is ready to advocate for change with a majorit
  
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• ‘It is an honour to serve you’: McCall re-elected in West Kelowna-Peachland

  25-10-2026 06:59 via Abbotsford News
  
  Macklin McCall has been re-elected in West Kelowna-Peachland in a landslide vote.
  With just two ballot boxes left to be counted, McCall has more than 62 per cent of the vote, according to the preliminary numbers.
  “What a humbling and exciting night, I am honoured to be re-elected as your MLA and grateful for the trust our community has placed in me once again,” McCall said in an emailed statement to Black Press Media. “This is an opportunity to get results on the priorities that matter mos
  
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• Doerkson set to become B.C. premier after projected Conservative majority win

  25-10-2026 06:58 via Abbotsford News
  
  Lorne Doerkson is poised to become British Columbia’s next premier after leading the Conservative Party to a projected majority government Saturday, Oct. 24, barely five weeks after taking over a party struggling with internal divisions.
  A projected Conservative majority was solidified shortly after 9 p.m., prompting loud cheers and sustained applause from supporters gathered at the party’s election-night headquarters at Rocky Mountaineer Station in Vancouver.
  An estimated 500 to 600 people
  
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• B.C. Votes 2026: BC Conservative Pavneet Singh wins Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream riding

  25-10-2026 06:49 via Abbotsford News
  
  Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream has a new MLA, as the BC Conservatives’ Pavneet Singh has been elected.
  Singh beat out BC NDP candidate Binny Boparai, Green candidate Carter Mochinski and OneBC candidate Alexandra Wright to win the riding.
  In a brief interview with media, Singh thanked volunteers and supporters.
  Media, including Black Press, were barred by the Conservative campaign managers on scene from listening to Singh’s victory speech at the Fairfield Inn on Powick Road on election nigh
  
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• CentreBC headquarters, Sturko remain positive despite election night results

  25-10-2026 06:35 via Abbotsford News
  
  With a Conservative Party of BC majority government forecast, and with Conservative candidate Megan Knight projected to win the riding of Surrey South, CentreBC leader and Surrey South candidate Elenore Sturko was a little emotional as she spoke to her team at CentreBC headquarters Saturday night.The CentreBC office was filed with positive energy throughout election night, despite the party not being projected to win any seats in the provincial legislature.“I’m a bit emotional as I deliver t
  
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• VIDEO: Harman Bhangu wins his second campaign for Langley-Abbotsford

  25-10-2026 06:15 via Abbotsford News
  
  Langley-Abbotsford incumbent Harman Bhangu was celebrating.
  “I’m just really thankful to my constituents, the people in Langley-Abbotsford that put their faith in me for the second time to represent them,” he told the Langley Advance Times just before he headed to Vancouver where the Conservatives were rejoicing with their new leader and premier-elect Lorne Doerkson.
  Bhangu said what appeared to be a larger margin of victory was the result of learning from his first win.
  “I come from a s
  
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• VIDEO: Harman Bhangu leads in his second campaign for Langley-Abbotsford

  25-10-2026 06:15 via Abbotsford News
  
  Langley-Abbotsford incumbent Harman Bhangu was celebrating.
  “I’m just really thankful to my constituents, the people in Langley Abbotsford that put their faith in me for the second time to represent them” he told the Langley Advance Times just before he headed to Vancouver where the Conservatives were celebrating.
  He said what appeared to be a larger margin of victory was the result of learning from his first win.
  “I come from a sport background. I felt like [I was] going through tryouts
  
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• Harman Bhangu leads in his second campaign for Langley-Abbotsford

  25-10-2026 06:15 via Abbotsford News
  
  While final numbers are still coming in for the Langley ridings, including the Langley-Abbotsford riding of incumbent Harman Bhangu, his supporters are gathering at the Langley Banquet Centre in Aldergrove in hopes of celebrating with the re-elected MLA.
  Just after 10 p.m., ballot boxes were still being tallied in his riding. But with 66 of 82 boxes already counted from Saturday’s votes, plus three of four of the advance polling boxes tabulated, he held a hefty lead over his NDP competitor. He
  
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• Harman Bhangu leads his second campaign for Langley-Abbotsford

  25-10-2026 06:15 via Abbotsford News
  
  While final numbers are still coming in for the Langley ridings, including the Langley-Abbotsford riding of incumbent Harman Bhangu, his supporters are gathering at the Langley Banquet Centre in Aldergrove in hopes of celebrating with the re-elected MLA.
  Just after 10 p.m., ballot boxes were still being tallied in his riding. But with 66 of 82 boxes already counted from Saturday’s votes, plus three of four of the advance polling boxes tabulated, he held a hefty lead over his NDP competitor. He
  
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• Conservative Darryl Kropp wins Abbotsford-Mission riding

  25-10-2026 06:12 via Abbotsford News
  
  Darryl Kropp of the Conservative Party of BC will be Abbotsford-Mission’s next MLA.
  With all 80 polls reporting, Kropp has defeated Pam Alexis of the BC NDP, Lakhwinder Jhaj of Centre BC, Virender Dass of OneBC, and Jeff Monds of the Libertarian Party.The Conservative Party of B.C. is projected to form a majority government.Kropp finished with 11,655 votes, ahead of the former MLA Alexis by about 20 per cent.The preliminary results are:
  1. Darryl Kropp (Conservative Party of BC) – 11,655 vot
  
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• Abbotsford West: Conservative Korky Neufeld wins second term

  25-10-2026 06:09 via Abbotsford News
  
  Conservative candidate Korky Neufeld has won his second term as the MLA for Abbotsford West.
  Neufeld celebrated his victory Saturday night (Oct. 24) at Matsqui Community Hall with fellow elected Conservatives Bruce Banman (Abbotsford South) and Darryl Kropp (Abbotsford-Mission).With a few polls left to count as of 10:10 p.m., preliminary counts show Neufeld with 4,358 votes, compared to 2,045 votes for the NDP’s Jules Cote and 652 votes for CentreBC’s Gurpreet Chahal.
  Neufeld was serving his
  
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• B.C. Votes 2026: Conservative Kevin Acton elected as Vernon-Lumby MLA

  25-10-2026 06:06 via Abbotsford News
  
  Kevin Acton has been elected as Vernon-Lumby’s MLA in Saturday’s provincial snap election.The B.C. Conservative candidate has secured his first term in the B.C. Legislature, while the Conservatives have won a projected majority government.Acton celebrated the victory with friends, family and supporters at Okanagan Spirits Craft Distillery in Vernon.“I’m pretty excited, as anybody would be. It’s a massive effort that was put out by myself and my team. I don’t think anybody on my team
  
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• Conservative Darryl Kropp projected to win Abbotsford-Mission riding

  25-10-2026 05:53 via Abbotsford News
  
  Darryl Kropp of the Conservative Party of BC will be Abbotsford-Mission’s next MLA.
  With 74 of 80 polls reporting, Kropp is projected to defeat Pam Alexis of the BC NDP, Lakhwinder Jhaj of Centre BC, Virender Dass of OneBC, and Jeff Monds of the Libertarian Party.Polls across the province closed at 8 p.m. on Saturday (Oct. 24) for the 2026 B.C. election and results are coming in.Kropp currently has 11,153 votes and leads Alexis by 20 per cent with six polls left to be reported.The preliminary
  
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• Conservative Bruce Banman wins third term as MLA for Abbotsford South

  25-10-2026 05:45 via Abbotsford News
  
  Conservative Party of British Columbia candidate Bruce Banman has won his third term as the MLA for Abbotsford South.
  Banman celebrated his provincial election victory Saturday night (Oct. 24) at Matsqui Community Hall with fellow elected Conservatives Korky Neufeld (Abbotsford West) and Darryl Kropp (Abbotsford-Mission).
  The News has declared the win for Banman.Preliminary counts show Banman had 62.8 per cent of votes, compared to 30.3 per cent if votes for the NDP’s Leah Ballantyne. These re
  
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• LIVE BLOG: Eby steps down as B.C. NDP leader, concedes to Conservatives

  25-10-2026 05:38 via Abbotsford News
  
  9:37 p.m.
  David Eby has stepped down as the leader of the B.C. NDP as the party concedes to the B.C. Conservatives.
  Eby is currently leading his Vancouver-Point Grey riding with 6,902 votes at 42 per cent, while Alex McMillann of the Conservative Party is trailing behind at 40 per cent.
  The now former NDP leader succeeded John Horgan on October 21, 2022.
  Eby called the snap election on Sept. 22, which has now led to a historic moment for B.C. Conservatives are projected to form a majority gover
  
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• Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA Lorne Doerkson on track to win re-election for third time in a row

  25-10-2026 05:18 via Abbotsford News
  
  Lorne Doerkson has been sent back to Victoria for the third time by the voters of the Cariboo Chilcotin.Based on preliminary polls Doerkson, the incumbent MLA for the Conservative Party of B.C., has won 79 per cent of the vote as of 9 p.m., with 18 of 89 ballot boxes counted. His rivals, Kathryn Askew of the BC NDP, secured roughly 14.4 per cent of the vote, while Douglas Gook of the Green Party of B.C. brought home 5.9 per cent of the vote.Doerkson was first elected in the snap election called
  
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• LIVE BLOG: B.C. Conservatives projected to win a majority government

  25-10-2026 05:03 via Abbotsford News
  
  9:02 p.m.
  Black Press Media is projecting a B.C. Conservative majority government in the 2026 election with 23 per cent of ballot boxes reporting.The Conservatives are leading in 63 of 93 ridings for 49 per cent of the vote.
  9 p.m.
  Another round of prolonged cheering and applause swept through Conservative headquarters Saturday evening as the party held leads across much of the province.
  The Conservatives were leading in 63 of 93 ridings as of 9 p.m. for 49 per cent of the vote, compared with 2
  
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• LIVE BLOG: BC Conservatives take early lead in 2026 election

  25-10-2026 04:54 via Abbotsford News
  
  8:39 p.m.The Conservative Party of B.C. has jumped out to an early lead in the provincial election, with supporters at party headquarters watching the numbers climb on three screens located throughout the room.According to Elections BC’s 8:37 p.m. update, the Conservatives were leading in 67 of the province’s 93 ridings, compared with 24 for the NDP. The Greens and OneBC each lead in one riding.The Conservatives had received 51.48 per cent of votes counted so far, although just 4.27 per cen
  
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• LIVE BLOG: BC Conservatives take early lead in 2026 B.C. election

  25-10-2026 04:36 via Abbotsford News
  
  8:35 p.m.
  Cheers erupt at Conservative headquarters as early results arrive.
  Loud cheers and applause broke out at Rocky Mountaineer station as the first election results began appearing on screens.
  Early results showed the Conservatives leading in Richmond-Steveston, a riding won by the NDP in 2024. As of 8:10 p.m., the NDP led in two ridings and the Conservatives in one, with only four of the province’s 93 constituencies reporting any votes.Supporters continued watching the screens as count
  
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• Polls now closed in B.C. election, counting underway

  25-10-2026 04:16 via Abbotsford News
  
  UPDATE: 8 p.m.
  Polls have closed across B.C., and counting has started except in Grassy Plains, on the Southside of Francois Lake in the Nechako Lakes riding of Northwest B.C., where the polling station will remain open until 10 p.m.
  Elections B.C. confirmed that voters on the Southside would have the extra two hours tonight after the polls opened late this morning, after 10 a.m.
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  Today, Oct. 24, is the final day to vote in the provincial election.
  British Columbians are heading to the p
  
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• Polls now closed in B.C. election, counting beings

  25-10-2026 04:12 via Abbotsford News
  
  UPDATE: 8 p.m.
  Polls have closed across B.C. and counting has started except inGrassy Plains, on the Southside of Francois Lake in the Nechako Lakes riding of Northwest B.C., where the polling station will remain open until 10 p.m.
  Elections B.C. confirmed that voters on the Southside would have the extra two hours tonight after the polls opened late this morning after 10 a.m.
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  Today, Oct. 24, is the final day to vote in the provincial election.
  British Columbians are heading to the poll
  
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• LIVE BLOG: B.C. Conservatives leading in election results

  25-10-2026 03:59 via Abbotsford News
  
  8:20 p.m.
  The B.C. Conservatives are leading in 53 of 93 electoral districts with 52.56 per cent of the vote.
  B.C. NDP are leading in 14 at 8.57 per cent and B.C. Greens in four at 6.09 per cent.8:10 p.m.
  CentreBC leader Elenore Sturko has arrived at her party headquarters in South Surrey.
  “I’m excited. I feel positive. We’re a brand-new party. It’s historic for CentreBC — the first time we’ve ever fielded any candidates in any election,” she said.
  “For me to have gotten the pri
  
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  25-10-2026 03:59 via Abbotsford News
  
  8:10 p.m.
  CentreBC leader Elenore Sturko has arrived at her party headquarters in South Surrey.
  “I’m excited. I feel positive. We’re a brand-new party. It’s historic for CentreBC — the first time we’ve ever fielded any candidates in any election,” she said.
  “For me to have gotten the privilege of being their leader through this time has been really exciting, rewarding, and I’m incredibly proud of the work that we’ve done as a team: 35 amazing candidates, and a fully costed pl
  
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• LIVE BLOG: Inside party headquarters for B.C.’s 44th election

  25-10-2026 03:28 via Abbotsford News
  
  Voters in B.C. will soon learn the result of casting their ballots across the province, from who will represent their community to who will lead the province.
  The final voting day is Saturday, Oct. 24. Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., local time.
  The race pits the New Democrats, led by David Eby, against Lorne Doerkson’s B.C. Conservatives and Emily Lowan’s B.C. Greens. Provincial party newcomers, CentreBC, led by Elenore Sturko, and OneBC, led by Dallas Brodie, also have dozens of
  
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• Nearly 1,300 workers at Teck Highland Valley mine near Kamloops on strike

  24-10-2026 23:15 via Abbotsford News
  
  The 1,277 members of United Steelworkers (USW) Local 7619 at Teck Highland Valley Copper (HVC) near Kamloops went on strike as of Saturday (Oct. 24).
  The collective agreement between USW Local 7619 and HVC expired on Sept. 30. Negotiations regarding terms and conditions for a new collective agreement began on June 9, with meetings continuing throughout July, August, and September.
  On Oct. 8, the union broke off talks with HVC to seek a strike mandate, and union members took part in a two-day str
  
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• Man caught going nearly 100 kms over posted speed limit in Abbotsford

  24-10-2026 18:19 via Abbotsford News
  
  A driver going nearly 100 kilometres over the posted speed limit, and another who had his parents’ Tesla impounded were two of the three drivers caught for excessive speeding in one night by Abbotsford Police Department.
  Overnight Friday (Oct. 23) and into the early hours of Saturday morning, police handed out fines to all three drivers and impounded their vehicles as a result of AbbyPD’s proactive speed enforcement efforts throughout Abbotsford.
  “The most concerning incident occurred at a
  
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