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• Alberta Premier warns of ‘consequences’ for B.C.

  01-02-2018 01:45 via Abbotsford News
  Rachel Notley held an emergency cabinet meeting Wednesday over attempts to hinder expansion of Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline.The post Alberta Premier warns of ‘consequences’ for B.C. appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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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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• Sparwood’s Hadden Kelloway is first known transgender mayor in B.C

  29-10-2026 20:28 via Abbotsford News
  
  When Hadden Kelloway stepped into his role as mayor of Sparwood following the 2026 municipal election, he finally felt like the person he’d always wanted to be.
  Kelloway, 65, is a transgender man who began transitioning in 2011. Electing a transgender mayor to town council is a big milestone in a community that has a reputation for being a right-wing conservative mining town, and for greater B.C. Kelloway is the first mayor in B.C to publicly come out as a transgender person.
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• Abbotsford mayor’s annual address to the business community set for Dec. 9

  29-10-2026 20:16 via Abbotsford News
  
  Newly re-elected Abbotsford mayor Ross Siemens is set to speak directly to the business community for the first time since his win at a special event on Wednesday, Dec. 9.
  The Mayor’s Annual Address to the Business Community and Holiday Celebration, an event hosted by the Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce, will see Siemens share his priorities for the next four years and the opportunities and challenges shaping Abbotsford’s future.
  Topics expected to be discussed include: infrastructure demands
  
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• Abbotsford mayor’s annual address to the business community set for Dec. 7

  29-10-2026 20:16 via Abbotsford News
  Newly re-elected Abbotsford mayor Ross Siemens is set to speak directly to the business community for the first time since his win at a special event on Wednesday, Dec. 9.
  The Mayor’s Annual Address to the Business Community and Holiday Celebration, an event hosted by the Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce, will see Siemens share his priorities for the next four years and the opportunities and challenges shaping Abbotsford’s future.
  Topics expected to be discussed include: infrastructure demands
  
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• B.C. NDP MLAs meet to decide new interim leader after devastating loss

  29-10-2026 19:27 via Abbotsford News
  
  The remnants of the B.C. NDP caucus are in discussions on who will take the helm of the party after a crushing defeat in the 2026 provincial election – dropping from 47 to 28 seats and handing a majority government to the B.C. Conservatives for the first time in nearly a century.
  “There’s no sugarcoating it, it was a tough day,” said Vancouver-Hastings MLA Niki Sharma. “We had to say goodbye to MLA’s that were excellent, that really served their community well. So we were reflective,
  
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• National recall issued for Victoria-based hard coffee

  29-10-2026 19:00 via Abbotsford News
  
  A Victoria-based coffee brand is being recalled by its bottler.
  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency shared a recall by Artus Bottling Ltd. for Buck Wild brand Shaft Cocktail Canadian Hard Coffee due to container integrity defects and spoilage.
  The recall impacts Shaft Cocktail Canadian Hard Coffee in the 250 ml individual and four packs.The food may have non-harmful “microbial contamination” impacting quality, according to the CFIA recall notice.
  Those who purchased should not use, sell, ser
  
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• 20 cms of snow falls on Vernon’s SilverStar Mountain

  29-10-2026 18:59 via Abbotsford News
  
  Winter has come early to SilverStar Mountain Resort.
  The Vernon ski hill got 20 centimetres Wednesday, Oct. 28, nearly a month ahead of downhill season.
  “Can you believe we’re only three weeks out from our tentative nordic opening on Nov. 20? And four weeks out from our tentative alpine opening on Nov. 27!” the resort boasted Thursday morning.It’s a big difference from a week ago, when the resort was green and brown in all its fall glory. Now it’s a winter wonderland.
  And it caps off a
  
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• Fireworks, sparklers on Canucks’ lit Diwali logo for festive home game Nov. 3

  29-10-2026 18:49 via Abbotsford News
  
  Artist Arpan Panglia created another Diwali-themed logo for Vancouver Canucks ahead of this year’s celebration game Tuesday, Nov. 3, vs. Anaheim Ducks at Rogers Arena.
  Panglia’s colourful, lit-up logo features diyas, hand sparklers, twinkle lights and rangoli (curved flower petals).
  “Growing up, one of my favourite ways my family would celebrate (Diwali) was to light up dazzling sparklers,” the artist said in a Canucks post on social media. “With glowing sparklers in our hands and cous
  
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• Lumby murder sentencing moved to 2027

  29-10-2026 18:31 via Abbotsford News
  
  WARNING: This article contains content related to a domestic violence murder 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 man found guilty of second-degree murder of his ex-wife has had his sentencing pushed back.
  Defence for Vitali Stefanski applied in Kamloops Court today, Oct. 29, to ad
  
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• B.C. coroners’ inquest set in police shooting death of Surrey teen

  29-10-2026 18:27 via Abbotsford News
  
  The B.C. Coroners Service has announced an inquest will be held to examine the circumstances surrounding the death of Surrey teen Chase de Balinhard, who was fatally shot by police in February 2025.
  The inquest is set to begin Nov. 9 at the Burnaby Coroners’ Court.
  Chase, who lived with autism and ADHD, left his home Feb. 9, 2025, with a pellet handgun and within minutes Chase called 911. Chase was shot by police a short time later.
  The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. (IIO) released
  
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• Former RCMP commander pleads guilty to Abbotsford assault

  29-10-2026 18:08 via Abbotsford News
  
  A former RCMP commander has pleaded guilty to an assault charge in relation to an incident that occurred in July 2025 in Abbotsford.
  David Teboul, the former assistant commissioner for the RCMP Pacific region, issued the plea on Wednesday (Oct. 28) in Abbotsford provincial court on what was scheduled to be the first day of his trial.
  He was initially charged with three offences, but the other two charges – a second assault charge and a charge of assault by choking – are expected to be stayed
  
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• B.C. realtor nearing 44 million views from Google photography days

  29-10-2026 17:48 via Abbotsford News
  
  When people are looking into locations, they like to get the lay of the land.Thanks to Sean Phillips and his camerawork, they’re able to with a few clicks on the internet.
  Now a realtor in Vernon, Phillips spent eight years as a Google trusted photographer, photographing hundreds of B.C. resorts, attractions and businesses and creating Google Street View virtual tours that let people step inside online.
  Phillips is now nearing a significant milestone: his roughly 7,700 photos have been viewed
  
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• ‘Fund the fire hall’: MP Caputo brings Barriere’s critical infrastructure needs to Ottawa

  29-10-2026 17:20 via Abbotsford News
  
  Barriere’s emergency infrastructure needs have been heard in the House of Commons, with MP Frank Caputo requesting help to fund a new fire hall for the rural community.On Sunday, Oct. 25, Caputo, MP for Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola, posted a video of his petition in the House of Commons on behalf of Barriere.“Barriere needs a new fire hall. Their fire hall is over 70 years old, it services many communities in the area and within Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola,” the MP said in Ottawa.
  “The people o
  
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• THE MOJ: For Canucks forward Brendan Gallagher, coming home is bittersweet

  29-10-2026 17:16 via Abbotsford News
  
  Brendan Gallagher’s homecoming hasn’t gone exactly as planned.
  After 14 seasons with the Montreal Canadiens, the Vancouver Canucks signed the former Vancouver Giant to provide veteran leadership to a rebuilding team.
  But almost a month into the season, the 34-year-old has just one assist in 12 games and was a healthy scratch in Tuesday’s 6-5 overtime win in Anaheim, which snapped Vancouver’s 10-game losing streak.
  Then again, overcoming adversity is nothing new for Gallagher, who at 5-fo
  
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• Man found dead near Chilliwack roundabout; death not suspicious, says RCMP

  29-10-2026 17:07 via Abbotsford News
  
  The death of a man who was found unconscious on Keith Wilson Road in the middle of the day on Wednesday is not considered to be suspicious, Chilliwack RCMP say.
  Police are investigating after they received a report of the man who was found near the Tyson Road roundabout around 2:20 p.m. on Oct. 28.
  “Officers responded alongside emergency services personnel. Despite life-saving efforts being administered at the scene, the man was pronounced deceased,” Cpl. Carmen Kiener, media relations offic
  
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• Does your dog actually feel guilty?

  29-10-2026 13:30 via Abbotsford News
  
  You come home to find a chewed shoe or a knocked-over garbage can. Your dog lowers their head, avoids your eyes, and tucks their tail. It looks like guilt. But does your dog actually feel guilty, or are we interpreting their behaviour through a human lens?
  Dr. Alexandra Horowitz, a cognitive scientist at Barnard College and head of the Horowitz Canine Cognition Lab, explored this question in her landmark study, “Disambiguating the ‘guilty look’: Salient prompts to a familiar dog behaviour.
  
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• Abbotsford Canucks’ win streak reaches six games

  29-10-2026 06:10 via Abbotsford News
  
  Make it six straight wins for the scorching Abbotsford Canucks.
  The club continued its outstanding October with a 5-2 victory over the San Jose Barracuda in California on Wednesday (Oct. 28).
  Abbotsford took over the game early when rookie forward Riley Patterson crashed the net and pounced on a rebound at 2:20 of the first period to put the Canucks up 1-0. Abbotsford’s Ben Berard added another goal at 8:23, but the Barracuda quickly responded with a shorthanded goal from Patrick Giles at 9:31
  
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