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• Canucks rally for solid 4-1 road win over Stars

  26-03-2018 03:45 via abbynews.com
  
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• Tom Cochrane to headline B.C. stop of national culinary championship

  03-07-2026 20:10 via abbynews.com
  Life is a highway, and Canadian rock icon Tom Cochrane is steering his way to Oak Bay this September to headline a high-stakes culinary showdown.
  Cochrane is set to headline the live entertainment for Canada’s Great Kitchen Party All-Star Invitational on Sept. 29 at the Oak Bay Beach Hotel. Victoria resident and 2008 Olympic gold medallist Adam Kreek will serve as the emcee for the regional culinary qualifier.
  The event is a part of the 20th anniversary season for the organization.
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• Surrey report says city’s per capita water use ‘consistent’ with region average

  03-07-2026 20:02 via abbynews.com
  Surrey city staff have provided council with an update on water usage here as the city continues to enforce Stage 2 restrictions despite Metro Vancouver moving to a stricter Stage 3 on June 8, adopted by many other cities within the region.
  According to a corporate report from Surrey’s engineering manager Scott Neuman and public safety manager Brian Edwards, with the water restrictions currently in place Surrey’s residential consumption “remains consistent with regional average
  
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• Penticton-Summerland MLA Boultbee joins Eby’s B.C. NDP

  03-07-2026 20:02 via abbynews.com
  The B.C. NDP have further secured their majority after the surprise addition of Penticton-Summerland MLA Amelia Boultbee, an Independent and former B.C. Conservative.
  The move comes less than two months after the B.C. Conservative Party stripped Boultbee of her party membership, following her vote to send a BC NDP bill on Freedom of Information requests to the committee stage for review and debate.
  The announcement of Boultbee joining the NDP also comes on the same day the B.C. Conservative Cauc
  
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• B.C.’s Jamie Benn signs one-year extension with Dallas Stars

  03-07-2026 20:00 via abbynews.com
  Dallas Stars captain Jamie Benn will be back for at least one more season after the Central Saanich product signed a one-year contract extension with the Stars through the 2026-27 NHL season.
  The deal carries a base salary of $850,000 USD, with up to $1.15 million USD available in performance bonuses.
  “Jamie’s leadership and commitment to this organization is truly unmatched, and he has helped define our culture,” Stars general manager Jim Nill said in a team release.
  “He
  
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• Vancouver Island firm awarded $74.7 million RCMP patrol vessel contract

  03-07-2026 19:30 via abbynews.com
  
  The federal government has awarded Ocean Pacific Marine a $74.7 million contract to design and build three Next Generation Police Coastal Patrol Vessels (NG-PCPV) for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s West Coast Marine Services.
  The project will see the advanced aluminum patrol vessels designed through a joint venture between Ocean Pacific Marine and Camarc Design, the internationally recognized Scottish naval architecture firm whose high-speed patrol vessel designs are in service with p
  
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• Lane reduction planned for Clearbrook Road overpass in Abbotsford

  03-07-2026 19:28 via abbynews.com
  
  A temporary lane reduction on the Highway 1 overpass on Clearbrook Road in Abbotsford will be in effect as early as Monday, July 6.
  The Ministry of Transportation states in a press release that the northbound and southbound median lanes will be closed, reducing the structure to two lanes in each direction.
  The closures are necessary to complete deck modifications that are part of the Fraser Valley Highway 1 corridor improvement project, the ministry says.
  The lane reductions will be in place 24/
  
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• Repeat offender charged in Abbotsford with setting bushes on fire

  03-07-2026 19:00 via abbynews.com
  
  A 39-year-old man has been charged in relation to an incident in Abbotsford which ended with him allegedly setting some bushes on fire.
  The Abbotsford Police Department reported in a social media post that the incident took place just after 10 a.m. on Friday, June 26.
  A woman reported she had been walking along a sidewalk in the 30800 block of Maclure Road when she was approached by an unknown man, who ignited a lighter in her face before starting the fire.
  The woman was shaken by the incident,
  
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• THE MOJ: 11th version of golf ‘Shootout’ a huge success in Kelowna

  03-07-2026 17:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Some news and notes from the World of Sports…
  WORLD CUP FEVER: Go anywhere in downtown Vancouver and you’ll see them wandering around. Fans wearing the colours of any country that is playing here or even participating in the World Cup. Of course, the biggest contingent is the one that represents Canada and the atmosphere for the two games our National Team played at BC Place – or ‘Vancouver Stadium’ – was unbelievable.
  There was plenty of boasting on social m
  
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• ‘Put on the map’: Blue Jays gift $50K to Saanich baseball, softball academy

  03-07-2026 16:50 via abbynews.com
  
  A wave of disbelief hit Graham Campbell when a former major league outfielder told him the Toronto Blue Jays were sending a major grant to Saanich.
  The Blue Jays and Jays Care Foundation are donating $50,000 to the Lambrick Park Baseball and Softball Academy. The funds are part of the Jays Care First Pitch Fund, distributing $300,000 across Canada to celebrate the franchise’s 50th season.The local academy was selected for the financial boost by former major league outfielder and 2004 Lambr
  
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• ‘Put on the map’: Blue Jays gift $50K to Victoria baseball, softball academy

  03-07-2026 04:08 via abbynews.com
  
  A wave of disbelief hit Graham Campbell when a former major league outfielder told him the Toronto Blue Jays were sending a major grant to Saanich.
  The Blue Jays and Jays Care Foundation are donating $50,000 to the Lambrick Park Baseball and Softball Academy. The funds are part of the Jays Care First Pitch Fund, distributing $300,000 across Canada to celebrate the franchise’s 50th season.The local academy was selected for the financial boost by former major league outfielder and 2004 Lambr
  
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• Alberta government submits West Coast pipeline application

  03-07-2026 02:58 via abbynews.com
  
  Alberta has officially submitted an application to the federal Major Projects Office for listing as a project of national interest to build a new pipeline to the West Coast.
  The proposed pipeline runs through southern British Columbia, largely following the existing Trans Mountain pipeline corridor to a deep-water, VLCC-capable port terminal on B.C.’s southwest coast.
  To facilitate this project, Alberta’s government will enter into a partnership with Trans Mountain Corporation and Pe
  
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• Albert government submits West Coast pipeline application

  03-07-2026 02:58 via abbynews.com
  
  Alberta has officially submitted an application to the federal Major Projects Office for listing as a project of national interest to build a new pipeline to the West Coast.
  The proposed pipeline runs through southern British Columbia, largely following the existing Trans Mountain pipeline corridor to a deep-water, VLCC-capable port terminal on B.C.’s southwest coast.
  To facilitate this project, Alberta’s government will enter into a partnership with Trans Mountain Corporation and Pe
  
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• 75-year-old in critical condition, attacked Canada Day in Langley

  03-07-2026 01:40 via abbynews.com
  
  A 75-year-old is in critical condition after being attacked downtown on Canada Day.
  At approximately 9:48 p.m., Langley RCMP received reports of a man in distress near Park Avenue and Douglas Crescent.
  Frontline officers, along with paramedics from the British Columbia Ambulance Service and firefighters from the Langley Fire Rescue Service, responded to the area and located a 75-year-old Langley resident suffering from serious injuries. The victim was transported to a local hospital, where he re
  
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• PHOTOS: Vancouver Canucks draftees get first taste of action at Abbotsford camp

  03-07-2026 01:30 via abbynews.com
  
  The public got its first look at the new class of Vancouver Canucks in action on Thursday (July 2) as the team held a three-on-three scrimmage at Rogers Forum.
  The mini tournament capped off a development camp in Abbotsford, which included 25 players hoping to skate for the Canucks in the upcoming season.
  Included among the group was the third overall pick of the 2026 NHL Draft, Caleb Malhotra, who is also the son of new Canucks head coach Manny Malhotra.
  In addition to running various shooting,
  
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• Campbell Riverite goes from local mascot to Trooper drummer

  03-07-2026 01:30 via abbynews.com
  
  “I’ve never played a Trooper song in my life and I’d rather keep it that way.”
  That’s what Clayton Hill told a bandmate during a 2006 fill-in gig in Quesnel, moments before floundering his way through the classic rock staple We’re Here for a Good Time (Not a Long Time). Less than a day later, he got a phone call on his Nokia that would change his life, an invitation to audition as the new drummer for Trooper, one of Canada’s most enduring rock bands.
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• Recording project an act of kindness for Communitas in Abbotsford

  03-07-2026 01:21 via abbynews.com
  
  Communitas Supportive Care Society in Abbotsford is celebrating its annual theme of Kindness Connects through an original song written by one of its staff.
  Communications manager Angelika Dawson said the agency was looking for creative ways to celebrate the theme and came up with the idea of commissioning an original song.
  Dawson knew that the organization’s IT manager, Ray Klassen, is a songwriter, writing under the name Ornery Pilgrim. She also knows musician and recording artist Scott C
  
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• Man dead after Cranbrook arrest, police watchdog investigating

  03-07-2026 01:08 via abbynews.com
  
  B.C.’s police watchdog agency is investigating after a man died at East Kootenay Regional Hospital after being taken into custody following a police incident on June 27.
  According to the Independent Investigations Office, preliminary information provided by RCMP states that around 9:15 p.m. on June 27, 2026, officers responded to a call about a man on the roof of a building near the intersection of Briar Avenue and 5th Street.
  Police arrived and located the man, who was in possession of we
  
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• Surrey judge sets 4-year sentence for driving ‘rampage’ that led to 13 crashes, 9 victims injured

  03-07-2026 00:15 via abbynews.com
  
  A Surrey provincial court judge has sentenced Harinder Singh Sihota to four years in prison after he pleaded guilty to impaired driving causing bodily harm to two people, dangerous driving and failing to remain at the scene of a crash that occurred late at night on Sept. 16, 2023.
  With credit for time served, Sihota has 874 days left to serve.
  Judge Reginald Harris also ordered Sihota, a 41-year-old heavy duty mechanic, to pay to victims Stacey Johnson $26,845.98 and Krystle Zimmer $12,543.07 in
  
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• Coastal First Nations alliance praises new deal to uphold North Coast tanker ban

  02-07-2026 23:52 via abbynews.com
  
  The Coastal First Nations alliance is applauding the new agreement struck between the B.C. and federal governments to uphold the ban on heavy oil tankers docking in the region, regardless of whether a new pipeline gets built.
  “Today is a good day,” said Chief Marilyn Slett of the Heiltsuk Nation, one of six in the alliance. “As our coastal communities, we are very pleased to hear that the North Coast will remain protected from the threat of an oil spill.”
  Earlier in the d
  
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• B.C. Civil Forfeiture seeks to seize vehicle linked to Surrey extortion shooting

  02-07-2026 23:14 via abbynews.com
  
  B.C.’s director of civil forfeiture has filed a claim to seize a Honda Civic that is suspected to have been involved in a January extortion-related shooting in Surrey.
  The notice of claim was filed in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver on June 19 against the owner of the 2004 Honda Civic, Damanveer Singh.
  On Jan. 20, Surrey Police responded to a call of a shooting in the 7200-block of King George Boulevard around 4:30 a.m. Police found that a business and several vehicles had been damaged by
  
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• Search continues for boat that capsized of coast of Richmond, leaving 6 dead

  02-07-2026 22:45 via abbynews.com
  
  The search is continuing for a fishing charter boat that capsized off the coast of Richmond four days ago.
  Richmond RCMP say the search efforts are continuing Thursday (July 2) with the RCMP’s Underwater Recovery Team and West Coast Marine Services to locate the vessel that sank near Roberts Bank on June 28.
  Police say crews are using SONAR technology to search underwater
  However, conditions in the water have been “challenging, making the search slower and more difficult.”
  A sl
  
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• B.C. attorney general announces chronic property offenders program

  02-07-2026 22:36 via abbynews.com
  
  A new province-wide program aims to tackle chronic property crime and public disorder.
  Deputy Premier and Attorney General of British Columbia Niki Sharma made the announcement during a visit to Smithers this morning (June 23).
  She said the new initiative is a response to a lot of municipalities and small businesses that have been saying that chronic property offenders are a problem.
  Dubbed the Chronic Property Offending Intervention Initiative (CPOII), Sharma said the program aims to target chr
  
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• North Vancouver volleyball coach charged with multiple sexual offences

  02-07-2026 22:17 via abbynews.com
  
  A North Vancouver volleyball coach is charged with multiple counts of sexual offences from alleged assaults dating back to 2016, with some involving youth.
  Iraj Mozaffari is facing 10 counts, including three counts of sexual interference of a person under 16, two counts of touching a young person for sexual purpose and five counts of sexual assault, North Vancouver RCMP announced Thursday (July 2).
  The offences are alleged to have occurred between January 2016 and December 2024.
  North Vancouver
  
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• Mission’s Teresa Kleindienst to be inducted into Canada Basketball’s Hall of Fame

  02-07-2026 21:49 via abbynews.com
  
  Mission’s Teresa (Gabriele) Kleindienst will be inducted into the Canada Basketball Hall of Fame this summer.
  Canada Basketball announced the 2026 class on Thursday (July 2) in a news release. Kleindienst will be recognized alongside nine others at a live induction ceremony in New Brunswick in August.
  The Heritage Park Secondary alumna boasts a long list of accomplishments from her basketball career.
  “Through her sustained excellence, international achievements, and unwavering commit
  
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• B.C. nurses begin job action following 72-hour strike notice

  02-07-2026 21:46 via abbynews.com
  
  B.C. Nurses’ Union members have officially begun job action.
  The union issued the 72-hour strike notice to the employer – the provincial government – on Monday, noting that job action would begin Thursday, July 2 at 12:01 p.m.
  The union says its now beginning targeted job action at worksites across the province.
  That means beginning Thursday nurses will no longer perform non-nursing duties, which the union says will allows nurses to “focus on the work they were trained to
  
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• Two inmates assaulted in Agassiz-area prison

  02-07-2026 20:56 via abbynews.com
  
  Two inmates at maximum-security Kent Institution were hospitalized following two separate incidents on June 28 and 29.
  Correctional Service Canada (CSC) said that the assailants have been identified and appropriate action as been taken. No CSC staff members or other inmates were injured during either incident.The Agassiz RCMP are investigating the incidents.“The safety and security of institutions, their staff, and the public remains the highest priority in the operations of the federal co
  
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• VIDEO: Chilliwack motorcyclist crashes in Vancouver after passing RCMP on shoulder

  02-07-2026 20:55 via abbynews.com
  
  RCMP have released a video showing a Chilliwack motorcyclist crashing his bike, and police are reminding drivers it’s illegal and dangerous to pass on the shoulder following an incident in Vancouver.
  The collision happened in heavy traffic westbound on Highway 1 near East 1st Avenue in Vancouver on June 18 at 9:22 a.m.
  A BC Highway Patrol officer was passed by a black Harley-Davidson motorcycle on the right shoulder. When the police officer activated his lights and siren, a blue pickup tru
  
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• Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke denies ‘bailing out’ developer on arena deal

  02-07-2026 20:45 via abbynews.com
  
  Surrey mayoral candidate Doug McCallum is accusing Mayor Brenda Locke of “bailing out” a land developer in a celebrated land swap that was publicly revealed on June 30 where land owned by the City of Surrey was traded for what’s to be the site of a 10,000-seat arena in Whalley, to be built where a Safeway grocery store was on 104 Avenue and King George Boulevard.
  McCallum, the former mayor leading the Safe Surrey Coalition into the October 17 civic election, says city hall has
  
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• B.C., feds agree to keep North Coast tanker ban, but still clear way for new pipeline

  02-07-2026 20:45 via abbynews.com
  
  The federal government will provide billions of dollars in support for B.C. projects and guarantee that the North Coast tanker restrictions will remain in place in exchange for a commitment not to oppose a new pipeline from Alberta to the coast.
  “We will not be going to court to fight a pipeline project,” B.C. Premier David Eby said in Vancouver on Thursday, July 2. “Instead, we will ensure we fulfill our constitutional obligations in good faith.”
  “Pipelines are fed
  
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