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• B.C. Games open with Olympic touch

  23-02-2018 08:20 via abbynews.com
  The 2018 B.C. Winter Games kicked off in KamloopsThe post B.C. Games open with Olympic touch appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Ehlers nets hat trick as Carolina Hurricanes dump sagging Canucks 6-4

  05-03-2026 07:00 via abbynews.com
  Nikolaj Ehlers scored three times, pacing the visiting Carolina Hurricanes to a 6-4 win over the Vancouver Canucks in NHL action Wednesday at Rogers Arena.
  Andrei Svechnikov, Sean Walker and Sebastian Aho also scored for Carolina (39-16-6), with Seth Jarvis adding two assists. Brandon Bussi got the win in goal, making 18 saves.
  Marco Rossi, Filip Hronek, Brock Boeser and Nils Höglander replied for the Canucks (18-36-7), who have dropped seven games in a row. Hronek and centre Elias Petterss
  
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• B.C. altering supportive housing tenancy rules to prevent violence, disruptive behaviour

  05-03-2026 01:45 via abbynews.com
  B.C. is planning to alter the Residential Tenancy Act to make it easier for supportive housing providers to deal with disruptive tenants and those who bring weapons into the building.
  Housing Minister Christine Boyle said the new legislation seeks to “strike the right balance” between safety and rights under the Residential Tenancy Act. It allows the temporary eviction of disruptive residents and gives operators an easier path to full eviction for tenants who possess weapons.
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• Abbotsford’s Kason Siguenza signs with the Los Angeles Angels

  05-03-2026 01:43 via abbynews.com
  In an extremely short period of time, Abbotsford’s Kason Siguenza has gone from graduating Robert Bateman Secondary School in June to now preparing for spring training with the Los Angeles Angels.
  The baseball phenom with a sweet swing and analytical numbers that have been turning the heads of Major League Baseball scouts agreed to a non-drafted free agent contract with the American League club earlier this week.
  Siguenza is now waiting for an American work visa and he will join his new te
  
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• Seeing stars: Heated Rivalry actor surprises fan at B.C. airport

  05-03-2026 01:30 via abbynews.com
  Events got unexpectedly heated for a View Royal artist at Victoria International Airport.
  While waiting to pick up a University of Victoria international student Sunday (March 1), Jen Emile was surprised to spot the star of the runaway hit show Heated Rivalry, Hudson Williams, among the arrivals.
  “I noticed him right away,” she said. “But I had just seen him on TV on Saturday Night Live in New York – how could he be here so soon?”
  Dark sunglasses and a baseball cap
  
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• Fraser Valley Conservancy program removes 172 tonnes of carbon dioxide

  05-03-2026 00:40 via abbynews.com
  After four years and hundreds of hours of work from passionate volunteers, the Step to It program has succeeded in bringing thousands of new plants to the Fraser Valley.
  Run by the Fraser Valley Conservancy (FVC), this program was created with funding from Environment and Climate Change Canada and involved a variety of nature-themed events.
  Now that the funding is done, the program has wrapped up, but not before helping achieve some truly impressive progress within the community, said FVC volunt
  
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• New partnership allows B.C. patients to access surgeries in Alberta

  05-03-2026 00:26 via abbynews.com
  B.C. and Alberta have signed a new partnership that will allow patients living in border regions, such as the East Kootenay, to access scheduled surgeries in Alberta.
  The deal between provinces took effect on March 1.
  “This partnership between our two provinces showcases how interconnected our communities are,” said Josie Osborne, Minister of Health, in a statement.
  “This is great news, especially for people living close to the Alberta border, who will now be able to access sur
  
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• Deal between Musqueam, feds stirs controversy, puts B.C. premier on defensive

  04-03-2026 22:26 via abbynews.com
  The Musqueam Indian Band is trying to offer reassurance about the impact on property rights as details emerge about a Feb. 20 agreement between the First Nation and the federal government – while B.C.’s premier is forced to explain what he knew about the deal, and when.
  The nation acknowledges heightened fears for property rights in light of the Cowichan Tribes decision, which finds Aboriginal and fee-simple title co-exist on private property in an area of land in Richmond.
  “Th
  
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• Abbotsford and Surrey drug-user groups lose bid for judicial review

  04-03-2026 22:18 via abbynews.com
  The federal courts have rejected an application by 13 drug-user advocacy groups to set aside a previous decision that resulted in the rollback of B.C.’s drug decriminalization pilot project.
  The groups, which include the Matsqui-Abbotsford Impact Society and the Surrey Union of Drug Users, had applied for a judicial review of the 2024 decision.
  The court proceedings against the federal attorney general and the B.C. minister of health were related to a three-year pilot project that began Ja
  
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• Bystander bitten while trying to stop Valentine’s Day assault in Surrey

  04-03-2026 21:46 via abbynews.com
  A 24-year-old man has been charged after a Good Samaritan was bitten while trying to stop two men from assaulting a woman in Surrey.
  Just after midnight on Valentine’s Day (Feb. 14), a man witnessed two men allegedly assaulting a woman at a business in the 10200-block of City Parkway in Surrey.
  The man intervened, “and the two males then allegedly assaulted the witness with a weapon before leaving the area. The man who intervened suffered numerous cuts to one of his arms and a bite w
  
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• Attorney General dismisses appeal in religious ex-Interior Health employee’s vaccine case

  04-03-2026 21:46 via abbynews.com
  A West Kelowna resident who was fired by Interior Health (IH) for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine has had his appeal dismissed by the Attorney General of Canada.
  In a Mar. 3 decision, Darold Sturgeon’s appeal was dismissed without costs after he didn’t continue to file a Notice of Constitutional Question and initiate the Social Security Tribunal’s Charter appeal process, or at least by raising it in his application to the Appeal Division.
  On Nov. 16, 2021, Sturgeon lost hi
  
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• Abbotsford students take home second place in national career competition

  04-03-2026 21:25 via abbynews.com
  For the first time ever, more than 10,000 high school students across Canada explored what their futures might hold as part of the Let’s Talk Careers contest hosted by Skills Canada.
  This event takes place every spring and fall, providing students with the chance to learn about as many different types of career paths as possible.
  By answering batches of job-related questions every day, these teens can earn points and gamify career research to make the process of finding their optimal futur
  
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• Surrey Police Service says ‘hiccup’ in plans to takeover East Surrey won’t derail transition

  04-03-2026 20:30 via abbynews.com
  After an initial “hiccup,” the Surrey Police Service says Cloverdalians have nothing to worry about when the SPS takes over East Surrey in less than a month.
  Called “District 4” by the SPS, they will officially begin policing the Cloverdale neighbourhood April 1.
  “It could be termed a bit of a hiccup, but I just wanted to let everybody know that we are fully committed to this transition continuing,” said Darin Sheppard, an inspector with the SPS.
  That “h
  
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• Barron charged with second-degree murder

  04-03-2026 20:30 via abbynews.com
  • WARNING: THIS STORY CONTAINS GRAPHIC DETAILS THAT MIGHT BE UPSETTING TO SOME READERS
  A new charge of second-degree murder has been levelled against Mylie Andre Barron, in the death of Jessica Cunningham.
  Sgt. Freda Fong, media relations officer with the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT), confirmed the newest charge was laid against Barron on Tuesday, March 3.
  “We continued our investigation and we uncovered further evidence,” said Fong, before IHIT recommended this
  
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• PHOTOS: ‘Worm Moon’ eclipse creeps over B.C. sky

  04-03-2026 20:18 via abbynews.com
  The first full moon of spring came with an extra feature on March 3, as the “Worm Moon” was also a blood moon full eclipse.
  While it was visible for most of North America, the West Coast got the full show as it started shortly before 1 a.m. as the moon slipped into the Earth’s shadow, slowly fading into the darkness, until it reached full eclipse around 3:33 a.m., turning crimson for around a full hour before emerging from the shadows.
  Slight fog and light clouds created some o
  
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• Women in Art exhibit held at 2 Abbotsford locations

  04-03-2026 20:13 via abbynews.com
  Opening receptions for the Abbotsford Arts Council’s newest show take place on Friday, March 6, and Saturday, March 7.
  The annual Women in Art exhibit is held from March 7 to 28 in recognition of International Women’s Month.
  This year the event is being held at two locations – the Kariton Art Gallery (2387 Ware St.) and Open Space (33765 Essendene Ave.).
  Every March, the Abbotsford Arts Council invites local female artists to share their creativity and vision with the community
  
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• Vancouver Canucks trade veteran defenceman Tyler Myers to Dallas Stars

  04-03-2026 19:30 via abbynews.com
  The Vancouver Canucks have traded veteran defenceman Tyler Myers to the Dallas Stars.
  Vancouver has acquired Dallas’s second-round draft pick in 2027 and fourth-round draft pick in 2029. Additionally, Vancouver is retaining 50 per cent of Myers’s salary.
  Myers, the former Kelowna Rocket, had to waive his no-trade clause.
  “We would like to thank Tyler for all that he has done for the Canucks organization both on and off the ice,” said Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin.
  
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• VIDEO: Bright lights and a sonic boom over the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley

  04-03-2026 17:45 via abbynews.com
  A suspected meteor lit up the night sky over the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley Tuesday night.Bright lights flashed then there was a boom that rattled parts of the Lower Mainland Tuesday night. Initially speculation is a meteor. pic.twitter.com/NVQPiE82D1
  — Langley Advance Times (@LangleyTimes) March 4, 2026
  Around 9 p.m. people reported two flashes of light followed by a sonic boom.
  Initial speculation is it was caused by a meteor.
  One Chilliwack resident reported seeing the lights, the
  
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• Toronto Police seek public’s help: Canada-wide warrant issued for suspect in Ontario murder

  04-03-2026 17:40 via abbynews.com
  Toronto Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for a murder in Ontario.
  Isaiah Thomas Badger, 19, is wanted for the suspected first-degree murder of Chandan Kumar Raja Nandakumar.
  Police responded to a call of a shooting around 3:26 p.m. on Feb. 7 in the parking lot of Whootbine Shopping Centre in Etobicoke, ON. Officers discovered Nandakumar with gunshot wounds. Paramedics transported him to the hospital, but he later died.
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• VIDEO: Vancouver Giants get goals from 3 defenceman in win over Tri-City Americans

  04-03-2026 17:00 via abbynews.com
  Giants Assistant Coach Gaelan Patterson described it as “a full 60-minute game,” a 4-2 road win over the Tri-City Americans on Tuesday night at Toyota Center where three different Vancouver Giants defencemen scored.
  “Everybody was buying in and paying attention to the details,” Patterson said. “We had some moments where we were really buzzing. Getting up by a few goals, the confidence comes and then you can see our group and how they play with confidence was awesome
  
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• A killer’s ‘to-do’ list: Kamloops lawyer guilty of first-degree murder

  04-03-2026 14:30 via abbynews.com
  It was no series of unfortunate coincidences, but the planned and intentional killing of a client by a now ex-Kamloops lawyer, now convicted of first degree murder.
  After a lengthy trial that stretched through 2025, Rogelio Butch Dharamdas Bagabuyo was found guilty on Feb. 3, 2026 of the first degree murder of Mohd Abdullah, according to the recently published, 44,000-word decision by Madam Justice Kathleen Ker.
  Bagabayo did not contest that he had killed his client, but had argued it was a spon
  
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• Vote on MLA’s bill to repeal B.C. human rights code explained

  04-03-2026 01:50 via abbynews.com
  When members of the B.C. Conservative caucus voted yes on first reading of a bill introduced on Feb. 26 by Independent MLA Tara Armstrong to repeal the province’s human rights code, social media sites lit up almost immediately with critics outraged that so many members of the legislature would support such a thing.
  Much of that outrage was generated initially by government MLAs, seizing on the opportunity to paint the opposition as extremists.
  “The B.C. Conservatives just voted to le
  
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• Fraser Valley Regional Library issues 72-hour lockout notice

  04-03-2026 01:15 via abbynews.com
  Libraries across the Lower Mainland are going to be dark and devoid of life this weekend after the Fraser Valley Regional Library announced a 72-hour lockout notice on Tuesday (March 3).
  The notice comes after a failure to meet an agreement in the lengthy contract negotiation with CUPE 1698, which represents more than 300 library workers in the Fraser Valley.
  Negotiations have been ongoing since June 2025, but no actual bargaining has taken place since November.
  Using a mediator appointed by the
  
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• Inmate assaulted at Matsqui Institution in Abbotsford

  04-03-2026 01:11 via abbynews.com
  An inmate was assaulted last Thursday (Feb. 26) at Matsqui Institution in Abbotsford, according to Correctional Service of Canada.
  In a press released issued on Tuesday (March 3), the CSC said the injured inmate was evaluated by staff members and transported to an outside hospital for treatment. He has since returned to the prison.
  CSC said the assailants have been identified, and the “appropriate actions” have been taken.
  No staff members or other inmates were injured during this in
  
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• ‘It feels like home’: BC Lions to return to Langford for second straight season

  04-03-2026 00:50 via abbynews.com
  When the BC Lions roll into Langford, it no longer feels like a road trip.
  It feels like a second home.
  On March 3, the CFL club was once again in Langford, formally announcing their plans to return to Starlight Stadium for a May 23 pre-season clash against the Edmonton Elks.
  It marks the second consecutive year the Lions will host a game in the West Shore, and their third straight year playing in Greater Victoria.
  In 2024, the Lions earned a regular season victory over the Ottawa Redblacks and
  
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• Abbotsford Canucks celebrating Y2K and Women in Sports nights this weekend

  03-03-2026 23:38 via abbynews.com
  The Abbotsford Canucks are throwing back the clocks on Friday (March 6) and then celebrating women in sports on Saturday (March 7) as they host the Colorado Eagles for a pair of games with playoff implications.
  Y2K Night occurs on Friday, with the team celebrating the early-2000s in a number of unique ways.
  There are Y2K “price glitches” at Rogers Forum concessions, as a number of items will be priced to the 2000s-era. Special offers include:
  • $4 Beer (Molson Canadian, Coors Li
  
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• Abbotsford Canucks celebrating Y2K and Women in Sports night this weekend

  03-03-2026 23:38 via abbynews.com
  The Abbotsford Canucks are throwing back the clocks on Friday (March 6) and then celebrating women in sports on Saturday (March 7) as they host the Colorado Eagles for a pair of games with playoff implications.
  Y2K Night occurs on Friday, with the team celebrating the early-2000s in a number of unique ways.
  There are Y2K “price glitches” at Rogers Forum concessions, as a number of items will be priced to the 2000s-era. Special offers include:
  • $4 Beer (Molson Canadian, Coors Li
  
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• VIDEO: Ottawa invests more than $2M for Okanagan Indian Band youth project

  03-03-2026 23:30 via abbynews.com
  Okanagan Indian Band (OKIB) youth will be able to help build confidence, connection, and leadership through culturally grounded programming, thanks to a large donation from Ottawa.
  Kelowna MP Stephen Fuhr, the Secretary of State for Defence Procurement, announced on behalf of Minister of Public Safety Gary Anandasangaree, $2.14 million in federal support for the band through the Crime Prevention Action Fund.
  The announcement was made Tuesday, March 3, at the Head of the Lake Hall near Vernon.The
  
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• Vancouver Goldeneyes fall to Toronto Sceptres 2-1 in post-Olympic return

  03-03-2026 23:19 via abbynews.com
  The Vancouver Goldeneyes were defeated 2- 1 in their first game back after the Olympic break against the Toronto Sceptres.
  The Goldeneyes hosted the Scepteres at the Pacific Coliseum in front of 13,264 people.
  Toronto’s Raygan Kirk opened up the scoring in the 7th minute, followed by Lauren Messier less than a minute later. This was Messier’s first career professional women’s hockey league (PWHL) goal. Goaltender Raygan Kirk saved 25 of 26 shots on net.Izzy Daniel scored the on
  
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• New Save-On-Foods, apartments planned in Langley

  03-03-2026 23:15 via abbynews.com
  Jim Pattison Developments is planning to build a sizable new development in Langley, with 452 new apartments and 134,300 square feet of commercial and office space.
  Langley Township council passed first, second, and third readings of a rezoning bylaw of the site on Monday, Feb. 23.
  Located on a nine-acre site on the northeast corner of 32 Avenue and 200 Street, the site is in the area designated for a “commercial village” in the Brookswood-Fernridge Neighbourhood Plan. A proposed sit
  
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