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• Bruce Banman is Back!

  05-07-2019 02:36
  
  
  Download File (Right-click and choose “Save Link/File/Target As…”)Duration: 1:12:36 | Broadcaster: Vince Dimanno with guest Dr. Bruce Banman
  
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• Victoria is home to 4 of Canada’s most romantic restaurants

  30-01-2026 14:00 via abbynews.com
  Those in Victoria looking for a romantic night out this Valentine’s Day don’t have far to travel.
  Greater Victoria boasts the best place for a romantic dinner out in B.C., according to OpenTable data sourced from diners themselves.The Dining Room at The Butchart Gardens leads the platform’s Top 100 Romantic Restaurants for 2026.Victoria eateries Glo Restaurant and Lounge, Tea at The Empress (Fairmont Empress) and Finn’s Seafood, Chops and Cocktails also make the list, com
  
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• Goalie Tolopilo makes 32 saves as Canucks blank Anaheim Ducks 2-0

  30-01-2026 06:45 via abbynews.com
  Nikiti Tolopilo made 32 saves, lifting the Vancouver Canucks to a 2-0 shutout win over the Anaheim Ducks in NHL action Thursday at Rogers Arena.
  Drew O’Connor and Teddy Blueger scored for the Canucks (18-31-5). Tolopilo shared the shutout win with Kevin Lankinen, who came in for approximately two minutes early in the second period, making a single save. Lukas Dostal took the loss in goal for the Ducks (28-23-3), stopping 24 shots.
  The teams battled through a scoreless first period, with ea
  
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• ‘Millions wasted killing healthy B.C. ostriches:’ Animal Justice

  30-01-2026 03:00 via abbynews.com
  Animal Justice is deeply troubled after learning that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s killing of more than 300 healthy ostriches in Edgewood last year, months after avian influenza was first detected on the farm, cost Canadian taxpayers at least $6.8 million.
  The massive sum was revealed this week in a response to a parliamentary inquiry from Vernon—Lake Country—Monashee MP Scott Anderson in December. The total includes $2.3 million spent on staff time, and $1.3 million o
  
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• B.C. seniors population growing nearly four times as fast as new care beds are being added

  30-01-2026 01:28 via abbynews.com
  New data released by B.C. Seniors Advocate Dan Levitt shows the province’s population of people over the age of 65 is growing nearly four times as fast as the number of new care home beds.
  “We are at the beginning of a rapid increase in the number of people 65 and over, and we know the gap between the seniors’ population and older adults requiring public services will only widen if we don’t act now,” Levitt said in a Tuesday (Jan. 29) news release.
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• DRIPA decision to guide review of Vancouver police’s failure to apologize to Heiltsuk

  30-01-2026 01:11 via abbynews.com
  B.C.’s police complaint commissioner is set to review why the police have not yet apologized for the 2019 incident in Vancouver in which a Heiltsuk man and his 12-year-old granddaughter were handcuffed outside a downtown Bank of Montreal branch where they had tried to open an account using status cards.
  A disciplinary process concluded in 2022 that the officers involved committed misconduct by recklessly handcuffing and arresting the Indigenous child and her grandfather without “good
  
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• Abbotsford Falcons Football Association welcomes new president

  30-01-2026 01:10 via abbynews.com
  There has been a changing of the guard in the Abbotsford Falcons Football Association, with Kevin Vandeven taking over as the new president.
  Vandeven, who is an associate insurance advisor with Co-operators, might be new to the presidency but is no stranger to the youth football organization’s executive team.
  In 2024, he was selected as one of the group’s sponsorship directors. But he has now traded in this title for the role of the president, which he’ll be taking over from La
  
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• How will federal helicopters aid in Surrey’s extortion fight? What we know so far

  30-01-2026 00:04 via abbynews.com
  Canada’s public safety minister told the House of Commons on Wednesday (Jan. 28) that two helicopters have been deployed in Surrey to help tackle the ongoing rise in extortion – but there’s confusion surrounding the specifics about those helicopters.
  “The rise in extortion in Surrey and the Lower Mainland is unacceptable, and I extend my support to the victims of extortion everywhere,” Minister Gary Anandasangaree said in the House of Commons on Wednesday, noting th
  
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• BC Parks announces new, additional $20 fee out-of-province visitors

  30-01-2026 00:00 via abbynews.com
  Visitors to B.C. can expect to pay an additional fee when camping at provincial parks this summer.
  Beginning in May 2026, the $20 non-resident fee will be charged in addition to the base camping fee, for frontcountry and backcountry camping, cabin rentals and the use of mooring buoys and docks, says BC Parks.
  “With growing visitor numbers and expectations, the pressures are pushing trails and facilities beyond what they were designed to handle,” announced BC Parks via social media on
  
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• Photogenic fur baby? B.C. pet parents can share pics for BC SPCA contest

  29-01-2026 23:30 via abbynews.com
  Want your fur baby to be a calendar star?
  The BC SPCA is inviting pet parents from all over the province to share their favourite photos of their pets for this year’s calendar contest, which runs from Feb. 3-21.
  Pet guardians can submit photos of their furry family members and compete for a page in the BC SPCA’s 2027 calendar, an honour won last year by Surrey’s Bella and Millie — two talkative, loyal and loving Pomeranians who were adopted from the BC SPCA.
  They won the
  
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• Train carrying coal derails near Vanderhoof, spilling into Nechako River

  29-01-2026 23:15 via abbynews.com
  A CN Rail train derailed about 20 kilometres east of Vanderhoof on Jan. 28, with several cars landing in the Nechako River.
  Approximately 34 coal cars derailed, with an estimated 25 cars releasing their contents, according to Emergency Management and Climate Readiness (EMCR).
  “Assessments at this time indicate that no coal has entered the river directly. However, an estimated 100–200 tons of coal have accumulated on the shoreline,” stated EMCR.
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• Appeal of $5M Lower Mainland home’s assessment value backfires

  29-01-2026 22:20 via abbynews.com
  The owner of an 11,300 square foot south Langley home won’t have his property assessment reduced, after a panel found the property was actually worth even more than BC Assessment had estimated.
  The owner of the property, in the 1500 block of 212 Street, had appealed the $5,096,000 assessment of the property in 2025.
  Because assessments in part determine property taxes, a lower assessment can mean a significantly lower tax bill.
  The owner asked the Property Assessment Appeal Board to find t
  
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• Abbotsford students show off art skills at school shows

  29-01-2026 22:04 via abbynews.com
  It was an art-tastic week for Abbotsford students at Robert Bateman Secondary School and Yale Secondary School.
  Both schools featured art shows that showcased the works of dozens of students and invited guests to take in pieces crafted through hours of careful work.
  RBSS students presented Islands of Personality: Exploring Identity Through 3D Art inside the school’s round room on Monday (Jan. 26).
  The project was inspired by the 2015 Pixar movie Inside Out, with each island creation displa
  
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• Abbotsford hospice society launches heart-themed fundraiser for Valentine’s Day

  29-01-2026 21:10 via abbynews.com
  As the most romantic day of the year draws nearer, the Abbotsford Hospice and Grief Support Society wants to spread the love all around the city by launching its latest fundraising campaign.
  Businesses all throughout the community are invited to participate in this initiative, which is called Hearts for Hospice.
  By choosing to participate, each business will get a stack of hearts to create their very own wall display celebrating the work the hospice society does.
  Customers can be invited to make
  
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• Smith won’t ‘demonize’ Albertans, as Eby points to ‘treasonous’ actions

  29-01-2026 21:00 via abbynews.com
  B.C. Premier David Eby pulled no punches on Thursday, discussing the push for independence within Alberta.
  As premiers gathered in Ottawa this week, Eby said that actions from parties within Alberta seeking potential financing from the U.S. for separation may amount to treason.
  Eby referenced a report in the Financial Times that discussed the Alberta Prosperity Project, a group which has purported to have had meetings with senior U.S. officials regarding a line of credit of $500 billion (USD) if
  
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• Maralyn Nigg

  29-01-2026 20:30 via abbynews.com
  (1935 – 2026)
  Maralyn Andrea Violette Nigg was born in Toronto in 1935 to Ken and Violette Leask, but she was never meant to stay in one place for long. She was curious by nature, always interested in what else there was to see, learn, or try.
  In 1956, she moved west to Vancouver and entered nursing school at UBC, training at VGH before working at Langley Memorial. Nursing was part of her life, but it was only part of the life she wanted.
  When she met Joe Nigg at the Rod and Gun Club, she
  
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• Essay highlights gaps in coverage of missing, murdered Indigenous men in Quesnel

  29-01-2026 20:00 via abbynews.com
  For Haileigh Laurent, some stories never truly leave a family. They wait quietly, carried through years of unanswered questions, resurfacing when someone finally gives them the space to be told.
  Laurent, a Nazko First Nation band member and second-year Bachelor of Arts student at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, recently wrote an essay titled Forgotten Stories: Media Silence and Indigenous Representation.
  The paper examines how Indigenous men who go missing or are murdered often receive m
  
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• 1 hospitalized, 1 arrested in Lower Mainland standoff

  29-01-2026 20:00 via abbynews.com
  A man barricaded himself inside a house in east Maple Ridge late Wednesday afternoon, prompting response from local Mounties, the police dog unit, and the emergency response team to draw him out.
  According to Ridge Meadows RCMP, the incident began at about 5 p.m. in the 11700-block of 231 B Street, with reports of an assault with a weapon.
  When officers arrived, they located a male suspect alone outside a residence.
  “The suspect was exhibiting signs of mental distress and was not complying
  
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• B.C. mom has ‘hope again’ after donors approved for liver transplant

  29-01-2026 19:45 via abbynews.com
  A Kelowna woman has good news in regards to her needed liver transplant.
  On Wednesday, Jan. 28, Lyndsay Richholt shared on social media that BC Transplant has confirmed two donors have been approved and are ready to help her, while 21 back-ups are on a waitlist just in case.
  “My family and I have hope again and a strong belief this is finally happening,” shared Richholt.
  Earlier this month, Kelowna-Centre MLA Kristina Loewen said in a press release that Richholt was “entering e
  
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• Pair of Abbotsford athletes named Sport BC high school athletes of the year

  29-01-2026 18:40 via abbynews.com
  Sport BC has chosen Abbotsford athletes as the both the female and male high school athlete of the year.
  MEI’s Adrianna Buitlelaar and W.J. Mouat’s Elijah Black earned the titles respectively and were revealed in a press release by Sport BC and BC School Sports on Jan. 28.
  Buitelaar is a highly decorated track and field athlete at the provincial and national level. She set a new all-time BCSS provincial record in the 1500 metres in 2025 and won gold at the BCSS cross country champion
  
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• VIDEO: Pedestrian fatally struck by train at busy Fort Langley intersection

  29-01-2026 17:55 via abbynews.com
  Emergency personnel are at the scene of a fatal collision involving a train Thursday morning.
  Langley RCMP was called at about 7:44 a.m. on Jan. 29 to the incident at Glover Road and Billy Brown Road between a pedestrian and the train.
  Front-line officers immediately responded to the area and located an individual who had been struck by the train, explained Sgt. Zynal Sharoom.
  “Despite life saving efforts, the individual succumbed to their injuries at the scene,” he said.
  Motorists a
  
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• Pedestrian fatally struck by train at busy Fort Langley intersection

  29-01-2026 17:55 via abbynews.com
  Emergency personnel are at the scene of a fatal collision involving a train Thursday morning.
  Langley RCMP was called at about 7:44 a.m. on Jan. 29 to the incident at Glover Road and Billy Brown Road between a pedestrian and the train.
  Front-line officers immediately responded to the area and located an individual who had been struck by the train, explained Sgt. Zynal Sharoom.
  “Despite life saving efforts, the individual succumbed to their injuries at the scene,” he said.
  Motorists a
  
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• Vancouver Goldeneyes fall to Minnesota Frost 4-1 before Olympic break

  29-01-2026 17:25 via abbynews.com
  The Vancouver Goldeneyes lost their last game before the Olympic break on Wednesday (Jan. 28).
  The Minnesota Frost defeated Vancouver 4-1 at the Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul, MN, in front of a crowd of 5,249.
  The Frost secured the lead early with three goals in the first period, with goals by rookie Kendall Cooper, Britta Curl-Salemme and Kelly Pannek. Curl-Salemme scored again in the third period on an empty net, while goaltender Maddie Rooney saved 31 of 32 shots on goal.
  Kendall Cooper said
  
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• Border runner arrested in Abbotsford

  29-01-2026 16:56 via abbynews.com
  A border runner was arrested in Abbotsford on Wednesday night (Jan. 28).
  According to a social media post from the Abbotsford Police Department, officers responded to a man who crossed illegally near Zero Avenue and Mt. Lehman Road just before 9 p.m.
  Police say a service dog helped with the arrest.
  The man was turned over to Canada Border Services Agency.
  
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• THE MOJ: Grades lacking when it comes to review of Rutherford’s Canuck contracts

  29-01-2026 15:30 via abbynews.com
  If you need to know why the Vancouver Canucks have been a major disappointment this season, you have to look at the foundation of the hockey club – the so-called core which ultimately defines the culture of the group.
  As a president or general manager, the key to success is finding a solid core and surrounding them with good depth pieces. You have to have the wherewithal not to envision what a player will do next year, but for several years moving forward.
  Are his physical skills in declin
  
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• ‘I’m grateful it’s over’: B.C.woman wins appeal over $110K B.C. tax bill

  29-01-2026 02:00 via abbynews.com
  In May of 2025, Maureen Washington recieved a letter from the Ministry of Finance stating that she owed $110,076.91 in relation to the Speculation and Vacancy Tax (SVT). On Jan. 13, she received another letter confirming the debt had been fully cancelled following a successful appeal.
  Washington described the eight months between those two moments as a fight for her home.
  “I was relieved, but relieved in a way that’s hard to put into words,” Washington said of opening the lette
  
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• Millions spent at B.C. ostrich farm

  29-01-2026 01:59 via abbynews.com
  More than $6 million was spent leading up to the killing, and the execution, of more than 300 ostriches in Edgewood last year.
  Vernon-Lake Country-Monashee MP Scott Anderson sought out these figures in the House of Commons, questioning the Ministry of Agriculture and Agri-Food on Dec. 9.
  The numbers in response to action against the Universal Ostrich Farm were provided and tabled on Monday, Jan. 26.
  “The drama significantly affected the Canadian public’s distrust of federal instituti
  
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• B.C. paramedics plan strike vote over 2-week period in February

  29-01-2026 01:37 via abbynews.com
  The union representing more than 6,000 ambulance paramedics and emergency dispatchers says a strike vote will begin in early February.
  The Ambulance Paramedics of B.C. said in a news release Tuesday (Jan. 27) that the union has reached an impasse and a strike vote is “imminent.”
  Union president Jason Jackson said the union met with the employer, the provincial government, in an effort to advance negotiations and avoid any disruptions to services. But Jackson said “no positive p
  
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• Salvation Army shelter in Abbotsford plans to increase capacity from 19 to 36

  29-01-2026 01:33 via abbynews.com
  A new housing agreement that would see the Salvation Army in Abbotsford double the capacity of its emergency shelter on Gladys Avenue is nearing final approval.
  City council on Tuesday (Jan. 27) approved third reading of the related bylaw.
  Under the new agreement, the agency will accommodate up to 36 people – 26 men and 10 women.
  The previous agreement, which had been in place since 2004, permitted up to 19 men over the age of 18.
  The new housing agreement, which permits the continued oper
  
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• IHIT has investigated 307 cases in Surrey to date

  29-01-2026 01:16 via abbynews.com
  Since the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team assumed the responsibility for investigating homicides from the Surrey RCMP serious crimes section in June 2003 it has taken conduct of 307 mandated cases in this city.
  This includes all homicides – culpable or not – and suspicious sudden deaths and missing persons cases where foul play is suspected.
  Sergeant Freda Fong said four cases have since been transferred to either another investigative unit or were returned to the police of ju
  
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