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• B.C.’s unemployment rate decreases, but not for everyone

  05-12-2025 22:00 via abbynews.com
  The latest jobs report shows uneven progress for British Columbia.
  Overall, the numbers are positive, which is notable considering outside pressures from U.S. trade policies. The overall unemployment rate dropped from 6.6 per cent to 6.4 per cent from October to November. This is a reversal of the 0.2 percentage point bump a month earlier.
  “Our economy continues to show resiliency in the face of some serious global uncertainty and headwinds,” said Ravi Kahlon, B.C.’s jobs minis
  
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• B.C. considers changing Indigenous rights law after DRIPA court ruling

  09-12-2025 01:30 via abbynews.com
  B.C. Premier David Eby says legislative amendments are in the works after a court judgment invalidated part of a provincial law because it fails to adequately align with the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA).
  Eby warns the judgment could put the courts in the “driver’s seat” for determining what must be included in provincial legislation.
  “It will take some time for us to come up with the appropriate amendments, but clearly amendments are needed,
  
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• B.C. considering changing Indigenous rights law after DRIPA court ruling

  09-12-2025 01:30 via abbynews.com
  B.C. Premier David Eby says legislative amendments are in the works after a court judgment invalidated part of a provincial law because it fails to adequately align with the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA).
  Eby warns the judgment could put the courts in the “driver’s seat” for determining what must be included in provincial legislation.
  “It will take some time for us to come up with the appropriate amendments, but clearly amendments are needed,
  
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• VIDEO: Free community Tuba Christmas concert goes on despite rain

  09-12-2025 01:09 via abbynews.com
  Chilliwack’s second annual Tuba Christmas brought some holiday cheer to an otherwise dreary Saturday.
  About two dozen tuba and euphonium players gathered in District 1881 to play an hour of Christmas music.
  Organizers set up tents to keep the musicians mostly dry as they worked through their set.
  The free concert is one of several events planned downtown this holiday season. It was first brought to life by organizer Zach Power last year, with an open call to musician is the community to co
  
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• BREAKING: 1 charged in extortion-related shooting in Surrey

  09-12-2025 00:59 via abbynews.com
  A 21-year-old man has been charged in connection with an extortion-related shooting in South Surrey on Nov. 12.
  Avtar Singh faces one charge of unlawfully discharging a firearm in connection with the Nov. 12 shooting in the 17000-block of 32 Avenue.
  A rural mansion was hit by gunfire at about 7:35 p.m. that night – the second time in less than a week that the same house was shot. It was also previously hit by gunfire on Nov. 8.
  Singh was arrested on Dec. 5 and is in custody in connection w
  
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• Whitecaps player moves post-Cup, FIFA World Cup news in Vancouver

  09-12-2025 00:41 via abbynews.com
  Metro Vancouver-area soccer fans had plenty to chew on last weekend with Whitecaps FC losing the MLS Cup to Inter Miami and 2026 FIFA World Cup matches announced for BC Place Stadium next summer.
  The Whitecaps battled viliantly Saturday (Dec. 6) but fell 3-1 in Florida to the Lionel Messi-led Miami squad at Chase Stadium.
  It’s a very short break for the Whitecaps who have a “report date” of Jan. 13 for the next MLS season, which kicks off at home Feb. 21 against Real Salt Lake.
  
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• B.C. police watchdog notified after in-custody medical emergency in Surrey

  08-12-2025 23:45 via abbynews.com
  After a 64-year-old man was found unresponsive in the back of a Surrey Police Service vehicle, the provincial police watchdog has been notified.
  Surrey Police Service notified the Independent Investigations Office of B.C. after a medical emergency suffered by a man in SPS custody, a Monday (Dec.. 8) SPS release said.
  On Saturday (Dec. 6), at around 9:30 p.m., a 64-year-old man was arrested at an incident involving an alleged assault, the release continued.
  The man was transported to SPS cells an
  
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• First memorial forest in B.C. proposed for Abbotsford

  08-12-2025 23:38 via abbynews.com
  The City of Abbotsford is planning to create the first “memorial forest” in B.C. to commemorate loved ones who have passed.
  A proposal comes before city council on Tuesday afternoon (Dec. 9) to designate Hughes Park at 1395 Clearbrook Rd. for the program.
  The park is currently the site of a baseball diamond, but a staff report to council states the last booking for the park was in April 2017.
  The report indicates there are currently 11 trees on site – mainly spruce and Douglas
  
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• Abbotsford Canucks swept by Coachella Valley Firebirds on home ice

  08-12-2025 22:55 via abbynews.com
  The Abbotsford Canucks struggles on home ice continued this season, as the club posted two more losses to the Coachella Valley Firebirds inside the Rogers Forum on Saturday (Dec. 6) and Sunday (Dec. 7).
  The club’s home record has dipped to 2-8-0-2 and they are tied for the worst home winning percentage in the AHL at .250. The Canucks have been outscored 48-21 in 12 games at home and have the worst goal differential in the AHL at -27 this season.
  Abbotsford fell 4-3 in the shootout on Satur
  
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• Heroes with fur: Goodest boys and girls urged to donate to B.C. pet blood bank

  08-12-2025 22:30 via abbynews.com
  Not all heroes wear capes.
  Some have fur.
  ‘Tis the season of giving, and there’s alwasy a need for blood — including dog and cat blood, which a Surrey veterinary hospital is encouraging pet guardians throughout the Lower Mainland to consider.
  While many humans donate their own blood whenever possible, they might not realize that their pets may one day, need the same, noted Boundary Bay Veterinary Specialty Hospital veterinarian Dr. Sheila Hoe.
  As a specialist hospital, they oft
  
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• Abbotsford restaurant puts gifts in the hands of lonely seniors

  08-12-2025 22:30 via abbynews.com
  An Abbotsford restaurant is working hard to ensure that seniors who are unable to spend the holidays with loved ones won’t go empty-handed.
  For the second year in a row, Abbotsford’s The Old Spaghetti Factory has brought back its Angel Tree program, which invites people to purchase wish-list items for local seniors.
  The Christmas tree in the restaurant lobby is filled with tags that provide details and gift options for a local senior who won’t be receiving any gifts this year.
  
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• Gift-wrapping booth supports newcomer programs in Abbotsford

  08-12-2025 21:04 via abbynews.com
  Shoppers at Sevenoaks Shopping Centre can save time and support a great cause by visiting Archway Community Services’ gift-wrapping booth until Dec. 24.
  Since 2021, the booth – located beside Urban Planet (the former Hudson’s Bay) – has raised $13,775 in support of Archway’s Community Connections and Immigrant Youth Services programs.
  These initiatives provide educational classes, after-school homework clubs, social activities and events that help newcomers build co
  
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• UBCM asks province to amend legislation to ban hybrid wolf-dogs

  08-12-2025 21:00 via abbynews.com
  The Union of BC Municipalities has endorsed a resolution that calls on the provincial government to “immediately” amend either the Controlled Alien Species Regulation or the Wildlife Act to prohibit the breeding and keeping of wolf-dog hybrids.
  Resolution NR76, passed during UBCM’s quarterly meeting on Nov. 13 and Nov. 14, noted that exotic animals and their hybrids are not domesticated and “suffer physically and psychologically when bred, kept, displayed and sold in capt
  
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• Montana movie filmed in small B.C. town

  08-12-2025 20:15 via abbynews.com
  Hollywood has put some roadblocks in Enderby.
  Filming for a movie is underway in downtown Enderby Monday, Dec. 8.
  Called Billings, the film is based on Billings, Montana and reportedly stars Alexander Ludwig.Produced by Enderby Entertainment – the company founded by Enderby native Rick Dugdale – filming is underway at Enderby’s library.
  Portions of Cliff Avenue and Belvedere Street are closed to vehicle traffic.
  Intersections at Belvedere/Mill and Cliff/Vernon will generally be
  
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• Pattullo Bridge renamed Stal̕əw̓asəm, replacement span to open soon

  08-12-2025 19:50 via abbynews.com
  The new Pattullo Bridge will have a name in the Indigenous halkomelem (hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓) language when it opens in coming weeks, with the bridge deck connected and final paving underway.
  The Surrey-New Westminster span is now known as Stal̕əw̓asəm, in recognition of “First Nations’ deep historical and current connections to the area,” according to B.C.’s Ministry of Transportation and Transit.
  The new name — prono
  
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• Abbotsford girls deliver double title wins at rugby provincials

  08-12-2025 19:45 via abbynews.com
  It was a storybook ending for Abbotsford RFC at last weekend’s BC Rugby Age-Grade Club Finals, with the local squads bringing back not just one but two new trophies.
  Coming on the heels of a tear-jerker performance at last year’s provincials, which saw both Abbotsford girls teams get stopped short in the finals, the local teams had something extra to prove in Langley on Dec. 7.
  This time, both the U16 and U18 girls faced James Bay teams in the finals and were able to successfully put
  
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• Abbotsford MLAs react to Conservative leadership changes

  08-12-2025 19:14 via abbynews.com
  Abbotsford West MLA Korky Neufeld has thanked former Conservative Party of BC leader John Rustad for his contributions and reaffirmed his commitment to the Cons after a chaotic start to the month for the party.
  News broke on Dec. 3 that 20 Conservative MLAs crafted a letter asking Rustad to step down, however he refused to do so.
  Neufeld was asked by reporters that day about the reports and he confirmed that he was not one of the 20 who asked Rustad to step down.“I’ve always stood wi
  
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• Dom Dolla, Fisher to headline 2026 FVDED music fest in Surrey

  08-12-2025 18:41 via abbynews.com
  Dom Dolla, Fisher, Disco Lines, Griz and dozens of other dance music artists will pump up the volume at next summer’s FVDED in the Park festival in Surrey.
  Holland Park will again host the two-day concert on the weekend of July 3-4, 2026.
  Surrey’s largest annual ticketed music festival, FVDED typically attracts close to 25,000 people daily.
  Vancouver-based Blueprint announced the 2026 fest lineup on social media Sunday (Dec. 7), ahead of dates for “presale” ticket sales (
  
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• Call for Christmas cards to brighten the holidays for Kamloops attack victim

  08-12-2025 18:30 via abbynews.com
  Store bought, homemade, musical, colourful, sweet or funny, Kamloops mom Sue Simpson is calling for Christmas cards again to brighten the season for her adult son Jessie.
  Jessie was attacked in 2016 with a baseball bat and left in a coma. Nearly a year after the attack, Jessie woke up and has since defied the odds in his recovery.
  Simpson said, however, the past year has been a challenging one and she doesn’t know how many more holiday seasons they have left together.
  “I don’t
  
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• Man and woman in custody after Mission vehicle found in Hope ‘without consent’

  08-12-2025 18:08 via abbynews.com
  A man and woman are in custody after a vehicle from Mission was located in Hope with a BB gun inside.
  “Both the man and a woman from inside the vehicle were taken into custody without incident,” Hope RCMP said in a press release. “A BB gun was also located inside the vehicle.”
  Hope RCMP were on scene Sunday, Dec. 7, at around 7:19 p.m. after the white Chevy Suburban was discovered in the area of Richmond Drive. The SUV was reported as “having been taken without cons
  
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• Heavy rain, strong winds forecast for parts of Lower Mainland, B.C. highways

  08-12-2025 16:55 via abbynews.com
  It’s a rainy, windy Monday throughout the Lower Mainland, and Environment Canada has issued a rainfall warning for certain parts of the province.
  Rain, at times heavy, is expected throughout northern sections of Metro Vancouver — including including West Vancouver, North Vancouver, Coquitlam, Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge, as well as Howe Sound and the Sea to Sky Highway from Squamish to Brandywine.
  The federal agency says a frontal system will bring rain to the south coast today, wit
  
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• B.C. woman mistakenly calls 911 to order pizza, gets visit from police

  08-12-2025 16:30 via abbynews.com
  A woman mistakenly called 911 while trying to order a pizza in Mission last week.
  According to Mission RCMP’s weekly “Community Connection” crime recap, the woman became “rather upset” when the 911 call-taker couldn’t help with her request and informed her that police would stop by to check on her.
  “911 is a simple, easy to remember number. In fact, it’s so easy to dial, that from time-to-time, people dial it by mistake,” RCMP said.
  The woman
  
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• Winter blows in with travel warnings for multiple B.C. regions

  08-12-2025 16:00 via abbynews.com
  Several weather warnings are in effect this morning for highway travel as wet and windy conditions move across B.C.
  Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for Highway 1, between Eagle Pass and Rogers Pass, with 20 to 30 centimetres of snow expected. Snowfall is expected to intensify by the afternoon and taper off overnight. Furthermore, overnights winds of up to 60 km/h are expected.Five highway alerts have been issued due to strong winds that include the Sea to Sky Highway, the Okanag
  
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• B.C. woman details assault in West Bank while protecting Palestinian civilians

  08-12-2025 14:30 via abbynews.com
  A Nelson, B.C., woman says she was assaulted by Israeli settlers while defending Palestinians in the West Bank.
  The woman and three other Italian men were allegedly attacked Nov. 30 in the village Duyuk, where they were serving as unarmed civilian protection for Palestinians against Israeli settlers.
  The woman, who is recovering in the capital of Ramallah, spoke to the Nelson Star on the condition of anonymity for fear of reprisal while she remains in the region.
  She said the group had just fall
  
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• You need winter tires in B.C. and here’s why: Road Safety at Work

  08-12-2025 14:00 via abbynews.com
  Winter tires are worth every penny when it comes to safety on the roads.
  That is the message Road Safety at Work was trying to get out at a tire demonstration on Wednesday, Dec. 3, at the Justice Institute of BC, (JIBC), track on the Pitt Meadows Regional Airport grounds.
  For the demonstration the agency pitted all-season mud and slush tires with good treads against dedicated brand new winter tires.
  There were four different exercises JIBC driving instructor Dan Guilfoyle put the tires through d
  
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• B.C. man charged with money laundering after Alberta man loses nearly $600K online

  08-12-2025 13:19 via abbynews.com
  Police in Alberta have charged a Delta man with money laundering after a Lethbridge man was defrauded of nearly $600,000 in an investment scam.
  According to a press release from the Lethbridge Police Service, a 59-year-old man reported on Nov. 30, 2024 that he had been the victim of a scam after conversing with someone online about investment opportunities and providing them with significant funds.
  The police service’s Economic Crimes Unit investigated and determined that between June and
  
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• VIDEO: Payback by Portland as Vancouver Giants fall on the road

  08-12-2025 04:30 via abbynews.com
  Vancouver Giants fell 4-2 in Portland against the Winterhawks at Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 7.
  After a scoreless first period, Portland scored twice to take the lead in the opening minutes of the second period, but Vancouver made it a tie game, with goals by Jakob Oreskovic and Tobias Tomik.In the third period, Portland took the lead, scoring what would turn out to be the game winning goal on a power play after Marek Howell was sent off for holding at 2:07, followed by
  
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• VIDEO: Crash kills one in Pitt Meadows

  07-12-2025 21:40 via abbynews.com
  On person is dead as a result of a single vehicle crash Saturday night, Dec. 7 on Golden Ears Way.1 person died in a crash on Golden Ears Way Saturday night. Dec. 6 pic.twitter.com/bvVYHvKpHQ
  — Langley Advance Times (@LangleyTimes) December 7, 2025
  RCMP said the victim was the lone occupant of a vehicle that crashed on Golden Ears Way over Lougheed Hwy around 8:30 p.m.
  Crews responded to a collision in the southbound lanes involving an SUV with significant damage, possibly the result of hi
  
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• VIDEO: A ‘tough start’ to Vancouver Giants road trip with 8-2 loss in Everett

  07-12-2025 19:00 via abbynews.com
  Vancouver Giants latest road trip began with an 8-2 loss to the Everett Silvertips on Saturday.Giants Assistant Coach Gaelan Patterson called it “a tough start.”
  “We expected they were going to come and put their best foot forward against us with us winning the last one at home.”
  Patterson attributed the loss to “little details within our structure that we just weren’t on and a team like that capitalizes.”
  Silvertips scored three times in the first perio
  
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• 1,100 turkeys, 1,600 chickens distributed to 26 B.C. food banks thanks to donation

  07-12-2025 18:30 via abbynews.com
  The Lake Country Food Bank (LCFB) was recently able to help out many other B.C. food banks, thanks to a donation from The Colin and Lois Pritchard Foundation.
  On Wednesday, Dec. 3, LCFB employees and volunteers, including executive director Joy Haxton and volunteers from MNP and 1-800-GOT JUNK were at the Kelowna Fruit Stand where they packed up and distributed around 1,100 turkeys and about 1,600 chickens to 26 other food banks across the Okanagan, Kootenays, Nicola Valley, and South Cariboo.
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