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• BCHL Today: Wenatchee goes Wild against Vernon Vipers

  22-03-2018 18:00 via abbynews.com
  
  BCHL Today is a (near) daily look at what’s going on around the league and the junior A world.The post BCHL Today: Wenatchee goes Wild against Vernon Vipers appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Bear with unusual backside captured on Comox porch cam

  03-09-2026 22:05 via abbynews.com
  
  As autumn approaches in the Comox Valley, residents are starting to see a familiar seasonal sight: black bears foraging for food before their winter torpor.
  Typically, many local bears make a b-line to the salmon spawning in the Puntledge River and other waterways, but a Comox porch camera captured a unique bear that some valley residents are calling “Bimothy.”
  Just like Jimothy, the Seattle raccoon who went media viral this summer, the black bear spotted in the Comox home’s se
  
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• Manning Park marketing video draws divisive feedback

  03-09-2026 22:04 via abbynews.com
  
  A marketing video by Manning Park Resort has received tens of thousands of views and its fair share of criticism after some people said the images were tone deaf amidst a summer filled with drownings.
  The video was originally published on Aug. 30 and depicts scenes of people appearing unconscious on trails and in water as they “absorb Manning Park’s healing frequency.”View this post on InstagramA post shared by Manning Park Resort (@manningpark)Manning Park Resort general manag
  
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• 2 charged for keeping an illegal gaming house in the Lower Mainland

  03-09-2026 20:34 via abbynews.com
  
  Two people from the Lower Mainland are facing charges for allegedly keeping an illegal gaming house, police say.Burnaby resident Shahrouz Younesi, 54, and Vancouver resident Xiaoyi “Karen” Zhang, 46, are each facing a charge of keeping a common gaming house, contrary to section 201(1) of the Criminal Code.Younesi is also charged with the sale of unstamped tobacco products.The charges were approved by the B.C. Prosecution Service on Aug. 26.
  They’re both expected to appear in co
  
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• VIDEO: Dash cam captures 2 cars racing through Abbotsford playground zone

  03-09-2026 20:33 via abbynews.com
  
  The Abbotsford Police Department is trying to identify and locate two drivers who were filmed driving recklessly in a playground zone on Wednesday (Sept. 2).
  The footage, which was caught on another driver’s dash cam and posted on social media, was taken at around 11 a.m. on Old Yale Road west of McMillan Road.
  That stretch of road runs past Crossley Park and has a posted speed limit of 30 km/h, which, as a playground zone, is in effect every day from dawn to dusk. Yale Secondary is locate
  
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• Dash cam captures 2 cars racing through Abbotsford playground zone

  03-09-2026 20:33 via abbynews.com
  
  The Abbotsford Police Department is trying to identify and locate two drivers who were filmed driving recklessly in a playground zone on Wednesday (Sept. 2).
  The footage, which was caught on another driver’s dash cam and posted on social media, was taken at around 11 a.m. on Old Yale Road west of McMillan Road.
  That stretch of road runs past Crossley Park and has a posted speed limit of 30 km/h, which, as a playground zone, is in effect every day from dawn to dusk. Yale Secondary is locate
  
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• Chilliwack RCMP appeal to public for more info 2 years after woman’s ‘suspicious’ death

  03-09-2026 20:29 via abbynews.com
  
  Two years after a missing woman was found dead along the Fraser River, Chilliwack RCMP are turning to the public in hopes that someone has more information on what police are calling a “suspicious” death.
  Tania Langley, 53, was reported missing on Sept. 5, 2024 after she was last seen in Chilliwack on Aug. 29 of that same year. Her body was later found 12 days later in Mission, on Sept. 17 along the Fraser River.
  Investigators continue to examine the disappearance and death of Langle
  
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• Trail Blazers: Meet the Trail researcher who helped turn waste into a critical mineral

  03-09-2026 20:22 via abbynews.com
  
  A major announcement about the future of critical-mineral production at the Trail smelter has uncovered the story of a local trailblazer who helped lay its foundation decades ago.
  The connection began when longtime Trail Times reader Walter Siemens, who now lives in the Lower Mainland, read the newspaper’s July 23 story, “What is gallium? The little-known metal that could shape Trail’s future.”
  The story examined gallium and its potential importance to Trail following a J
  
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• WorkSafeBC report details asbestos risks at Williams Lake Sandman Hotel

  03-09-2026 19:45 via abbynews.com
  
  Williams Lake Sandman Hotel’s chain operator Northland Properties Corporation has been hit with $624,051.48 penalty in May.
  The stop-work order was issued at the site after the inspection, the report informed.
  According to the report, the officer found a garbage bin containing mixed building materials, including baseboards with mould and paint debris from drywall. Workspace says ”asbestos contaminated waste was improperly handled as baseboards pulled from asbestos-containing walls we
  
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• Mission businesses grapple with uncertainty amid Canada-U.S. trade war

  03-09-2026 19:43 via abbynews.com
  
  For Mission businesses enduring the trade war with the United States, uncertainty is the real killer.
  TD Steel general manager Bob Cowan said it’s very tough to plan for the future and “right now there is no strategy” for businesses.
  “I wish I had a crystal ball,” Cowan said.
  JBS Equipment employs approximately 170 people and 70 per cent of its business is exported, including to the United States.
  Owner Justin Bond said business has been on edge since COVID, and the
  
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• Ontario suspect with connections to Fraser Valley facing 1st-degree murder charge

  03-09-2026 19:41 via abbynews.com
  
  Two suspects in an Ontario homicide have had their charges upgraded to first-degree murder and the two are still on the run.Ontario Provincial Police announced the upgraded charges against Ottawa men, 34-year-old Joseph Madore and 28-year-old Brayton Kennedy, on Thursday (Sept. 3). They were both previously facing second-degree murder charges previously. Both have warrants for their arrest.
  Police are also still warning that Madore and Kennedy remain at large.
  Madore is believed to be in B.C., a
  
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• Canadian Coast Guard’s Inshore Rescue Boat stations winding down for season

  03-09-2026 19:39 via abbynews.com
  
  The Canadian Coast Guard’s Inshore Rescue Boat stations in B.C. are winding down their seasonal maritime search and rescue service.
  These stations will close on Sept. 8:Cortes Bay, Cortes Island
  Sointula, Malcolm Island
  Nootka Sound
  Kelsey BayThe Inshore Rescue Boat program employs and trains post-secondary students across Canada, to provide additional maritime search and rescue services during the busy summer season.
  The Canadian Coast Guard’s Search and Rescue stations along coasta
  
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• Arsh Kaler seeks re-election to Abbotsford board of education

  03-09-2026 19:08 via abbynews.com
  
  Abbotsford’s youngest ever elected official is seeking another term as a school trustee.
  Arsh Kaler, who was first elected in a byelection in October 2025 at the age of 22, announced on Thursday (Sept. 3) that he is seeking re-election to the board of education.
  Kaler said his first year in office has given him the experience, relationships and understanding of the district needed to continue representing Abbotsford.
  “Last year, Abbotsford placed its trust in me, and from day one, I
  
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• VIDEO: Tesla driver fined for allegedly sleeping in moving car on highway in Langley

  03-09-2026 19:03 via abbynews.com
  
  A Tesla driver was fined after a BC Highway Patrol officer spotted him allegedly sleeping behind the wheel on Highway 1 near 248 Street in Langley.
  The incident happened on Aug. 27 at about 7:45 a.m. during the morning rush hour.
  The officer was responding to a priority call when he apparently saw the Tesla with the driver’s eyes closed and both hands off the steering wheel. The officer diverted from the call to stop the vehicle.
  “The police officer’s observations and his Body
  
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• True Kelowna friends take on Japan by bike

  03-09-2026 18:25 via abbynews.com
  
  Two friends and filmmakers from Kelowna have set off on a once-in-a-lifetime adventure overseas, attempting to bike across Japan, all the way from Cape Soya to Kagoshima, a distance of more than 2,700 kilometres.
  ​Lucas Cullen and Tommy DeWitt left Canada with nothing but their bikes, some camera gear, a laptop, a few clothes, and other essentials, ready to rediscover the beauty of Japan while capturing it on camera for a documentary called True Friends.
  ​“The number one goal i
  
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• Counterfeit money found circulating in Lower Mainland community

  03-09-2026 18:00 via abbynews.com
  
  In the last month, Maple Ridge RCMP has received at least eight separate reports of counterfeit cash circulating in the city.
  Counterfeit Canadian bank notes of $50 and $100 were used at various businesses, most of which spotted the fraudulent money and reported it to police.
  In some cases, however, the business was left on the hook for the loss of income.
  The Maple Ridge RCMP is now warning that it is a criminal offense to knowingly possess or use counterfeit money.
  And, businesses that accept
  
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• Okanagan woman answers calls for help, builds livestock evacuation app amid wildfires

  03-09-2026 14:45 via abbynews.com
  
  A B.C. woman is aiming to better coordination when it comes to livestock evacuations after experiencing the chaos first hand while answering calls for help during the Bradley Creek and Bald Range wildfires in the Okanagan this August.
  Coldstream’s Meagan Bucar drove into the fire zone when the Bradley Creek wildfire broke out at the north end of Okanagan Lake after a woman had put out a call for help in rescuing her horses. Bucar responded to the request to drive in with her horse trailer
  
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• Peacekeeping on the river: RCMP monitor Fraser on Indigenous policing jet boat in Chilliwack

  03-09-2026 14:30 via abbynews.com
  
  The unlikeliness of a recreational sockeye opening this year could mean an increase in fishing-related disputes on the Fraser River, according to RCMP.
  Const. Bradley Holditch is a member of the Upper Fraser Valley Regional Detachment (UFVRD) Indigenous Policing Services (IPS), which has been partnering with Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) for years to maintain a visible presence on the water on the IPS jet boat.
  “One of our mandates and duties is ‘peacekeeping’
  
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• Peacekeeping on the river: RCMP monitor Fraser on Indigenous jet boat in Chilliwack

  03-09-2026 14:30 via abbynews.com
  
  The unlikeliness of a recreational sockeye opening this year could mean an increase in fishing-related disputes on the Fraser River, according to RCMP.
  Const. Bradley Holditch is a member of the Upper Fraser Valley Regional Detachment (UFVRD) Indigenous Policing Services (IPS), which has been partnering with Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) for years to maintain a visible presence on the water on the IPS jet boat.
  “One of our mandates and duties is ‘peacekeeping’
  
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• Nelson’s WildSafeBC coordinator steps down after grizzly bear deaths

  03-09-2026 05:37 via abbynews.com
  
  Nelson’s WildSafeBC Community Coordinator, Lisa Thomson, has officially stepped down from her position after a month of emotional stress and online attacks.After a grizzly sow and one of her yearlings were euthanized by the B.C. Conservation Officer Service (BCCOS) in Nelson on Aug. 12 and Aug. 14, Thomson felt her time working with WidSafeBC had come to an end after five seasons.
  Much like everyone else in the Nelson community, Thomson also found out about the conservation officer’s
  
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• Mystery of missing island near Mackenzie solved, BC Hydro says

  03-09-2026 02:08 via abbynews.com
  
  Thanks to a combination of satellite imagery, observations from small aircraft and reports from boaters, BC Hydro says the mystery of a disappearing island has been solved.The floating island on Williston Reservoir, near Mackenzie, became one of Canada’s “most famous islands,” BC Hydro said after news stories – nationally and internationally – of it mysteriously appearing near Finlay Bay and then seemingly vanishing.BC Hydro now says it has been found and has come t
  
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• Mystery of missing island near Mackenzie solved: BC Hydro

  03-09-2026 02:08 via abbynews.com
  
  Thanks to a combination of satellite imagery, observations from small aircraft and reports from boaters, BC Hydro says the mystery of a disappearing island has been solved.The floating island on Williston Reservoir, near Mackenzie, became one of Canada’s “most famous islands,” BC Hydro said after news stories – nationally and internationally – of it mysteriously appearing near Finlay Bay and then seemingly vanishing.BC Hydro now says it has been found and has come t
  
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• Man dies following targeted Lower Mainland shooting

  03-09-2026 01:30 via abbynews.com
  
  The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) has taken over the investigation of a shooting in Maple Ridge after the victim died from his injuries.Just after 10 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 18, Maple Ridge RCMP were called to the 11400 block of 236 Street, where they found a 56-year-old man suffering from an apparent gunshot wound inside a vehicle.The man was transported to hospital in critical condition, but died from his injuries on Monday, Aug. 31.IHIT is now working in close partnership with t
  
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• Abbotsford charities use $138,000 in grants to support the aging and ailing

  03-09-2026 01:15 via abbynews.com
  
  Tru Charitable Foundation’s total annual contributions to Abbotsford charities have now reached $138,000 with the latest round of grants.
  Dozens of B.C. organizations receive money through the foundation’s Envision Financial Community Endowment program each year, said Tru Charitable Foundation executive director Tracy Fortino.
  “Strong communities are built by organizations that understand local needs and are deeply connected to the people they serve,” said Fortino.
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• Interior Health defends downtown safe consumption site amid Kelowna’s shutdown request

  03-09-2026 00:34 via abbynews.com
  
  While recognizing Kelowna City Council’s concerns with the Outreach Urban Health Centre safe consumption site, Interior Health’s (IH) chief medical health officer Dr. Sue Pollock said the site is ultimately saving lives.
  On Tuesday, Sept. 1, Kelowna mayor Tom Dyas shared a letter to social media, calling for the supervised consumption site located at 1649 Pandosy Street to be denied renewal by the Federal Ministry of Health.
  The purpose of the site is to provide safe monitoring and m
  
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• New Abbotsford Police video addresses extortion-related crime

  03-09-2026 00:05 via abbynews.com
  
  The Abbotsford Police Department has released a new video as part of its Project Disengage campaign that addresses extortion-related violence.
  An Abbotsford Police press release states that the video, launched on Wednesday (Sept. 2), “delivers an important message: make the right choice before it is too late.”
  “Set in a residential neighbourhood, it is intended to reach individuals who may be involved in, or at risk of becoming involved in, extortion-related violence,” th
  
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• Police dog Basko begins training in Nanaimo

  03-09-2026 00:00 via abbynews.com
  
  A young German shepherd with a promising future as a police dog has begun its training in Nanaimo.
  Basko was born almost four months ago at the RCMP Police Dog Service Training Centre in Innisfail, Alberta, and his handlers have recognized that he has a lot of potential.
  It shouldn’t come as a surprise as Basko comes from an impressive police-dog lineage.
  His father, Neon, is currently serving alongside his handler, RCMP Const. Jordan Braid, in Nanaimo, and his grandfather, Jago, is rememb
  
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• CFL suspends current BC Lion, former Okanagan Sun football player 2 games

  03-09-2026 00:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Former Okanagan Sun and current BC Lions football player Jacob Bond has been suspended by the CFL after being found in violation of the league’s drug policy.
  ​A positive drug test for D-amfetamine, which is classified as a non-specific stimulant on the policy’s Prohibited List, has resulted in the 23-year-old fullback being suspended for two games. Also known as dextroamphetamine, the stimulant is used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
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• United Way BC celebrates Okanagan wildfire volunteers

  02-09-2026 23:37 via abbynews.com
  
  Over 100 people volunteered with United Way BC to help evacuees from this year’s wildfires in the Okanagan.
  Many of the volunteers signed up within a day of United Way posting volunteer opportunities on its iVolunteer website.
  “It was so heartwarming to see the response,” said Magda Kapp, specialist, emergency response and partnerships at United Way BC. “People were saying, ‘I have a truck,’ or ‘I have first aid,’ or ‘I have this particular s
  
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• Bookings nearly sold out for drivers bound for Vancouver Island aboard BC Ferries Friday

  02-09-2026 23:23 via abbynews.com
  
  The last long weekend of summer traditionally starts early aboard BC Ferries, proven by the near-sellout of Friday (Sept. 4) and return Monday reservations.
  Island residents can expect an influx of visitors with the Friday ferries from Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay nearly sold out, with only the first sailing of the day with space for those taking a vehicle. The final Friday voyage is the only boat left with vehicle space from Tsawwassen to Duke Point.
  BC Ferries is aware of the impact an extra day c
  
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