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• COLUMN: Bubbles, for an intimate evening

  03-11-2026 00:26 via Abbotsford News
  
  Just as we have expunged any thought of a semi-annual time change, I say it is time to end any notion that sparkling wine has a season. As everyday is a good day for “Bubbles.” Sparkling wine is perfect for a family celebration or an intimate evening. It is ideal alongside popcorn, a charcuterie or Sunday morning brunch. Here is a small selection of B.C. sparkling wines, both Charmat and Traditional Method that will support my belief.A Chardonnay, Pinot Noir blend, Secco is the first Charmat
  
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• UPDATE: 20 injured in bus crash near Mackenzie, police seek witnesses

  05-11-2026 01:09 via Abbotsford News
  
  B.C. Highway Patrol is looking for witnesses and video footage of a bus crash that left 20 people injured.
  Police received a call about a single-vehicle crash on Highway 39, about four kilometres south of Mackenzie, on Wednesday at 9:10 a.m., according to an updated release from B.C. Highway Patrol Wednesday afternoon.
  When officers arrived, they found a northbound white shuttle bus in a ditch. There were about 20 passengers and the driver with injuries ranging from minor to serious, police said
  
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• Tribunal declines to levy another $100K fine on X for failing to fully remove intimate images

  05-11-2026 00:56 via Abbotsford News
  
  B.C.’s Civil Resolution Tribunal declined to charge the social media platform X an additional $100,000 penalty for failing to remove intimate images from its platform.
  Instead of taking down the images entirely, X “geoblocked” them so they cannot be viewed legally in Canada.
  While this fails to adhere to the letter of the law, the company successfully argued that the tribunal could not enforce B.C. law outside Canada, and that X had made a reasonable attempt to comply.
  The B.C. legislature
  
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• Motorcade escorts remains of soldier killed at CFB Wainwright to B.C. funeral home

  05-11-2026 00:49 via Abbotsford News
  
  The remains of Pte. Aidan Goulding, who was killed in the fire at CFB Wainwright last month, arrived in Vancouver Wednesday.
  A motorcade excorted the hearse as it left Vancouver International Airport and headed to a funeral home in New Westminster on Nov. 4. Media were invited to the motorcade at the request of Goulding’s family.
  Goulding, who was from North Vancouver, was one of four people killed in the fire on Oct. 17. Thirty-nine others were seriously injured.
  Along with Goulding, the othe
  
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• U.S. skiers latest to be fined for entering closed backcountry in Rogers Pass

  05-11-2026 00:40 via Abbotsford News
  
  Two U.S. skiers are the latest to be penalized by a provincial court judge for entering a backcountry area of Rogers Pass that was closed for avalanche risk.
  Jacob A. Gordon and Jack William Elder appeared at the Revelstoke Courthouse on Oct. 7, each charged on one count of prohibited or restricted activity under Section 7.4 of Parks Canada’s general regulations.
  On April 14, the two men parked their Montana plate-bearing vehicle at the Loop Brook parking lot in Glacier National Park to go ski
  
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• Investigation launched into Crime Stoppers tip breach, B.C. privacy watchdog says

  05-11-2026 00:12 via Abbotsford News
  
  The province’s privacy watchdog is investigating B.C. Crime Stoppers to determine if it took adequate steps to protect the personal information of tipsters.
  The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia launched the investigation into the breach Tuesday (Nov. 3), according to a release.
  The privacy watchdog says it’s investigating whether the British Columbia Crime Stoppers Society took adequate steps to protect personal information gathered from people who rep
  
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• Mango Market founder says Business Excellence Awards in Abbotsford ‘incredibly humbling’

  05-11-2026 00:06 via Abbotsford News
  
  An Abbotsford business owner says being recognized for the passion and vision she has put into her work has been incredibly meaningful.
  Amanda Mango, founder of The Mango Market, is among the past recipients – and current nominees – of the annual Business Excellence Awards in Abbotsford. This year’s awards are presented Nov. 12 at the Clarion Hotel and Conference Centre.
  Mango was first recognized by the program in 2021, when she was named Entrepreneur of the Year.
  She had just left her jo
  
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• B.C. politicians react to Democrats’ midterm landslide

  04-11-2026 23:36 via Abbotsford News
  
  Some B.C. politicians were optimistic that the Democrats’ sweeping midterm gains could help ease trade tensions with the United States, but incoming premier Lorne Doerkson expressed doubt.
  He is skeptical that the midterm results would suddenly end the trade war and allow goods to flow freely between the countries again.
  “I don’t see that happening next week, and I wish it would,” he said.
  Doerkson called Trump a “bully” and blamed the NDP government for failing to ready the province
  
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• Man who beat wife to death with a hammer denied request for parole in Victoria

  04-11-2026 23:02 via Abbotsford News
  
  A man with Victoria connections, who bludgeoned his new wife Iris McNeil to death in their Lower Mainland home while she slept in the summer of 1997 has once again been denied parole.The Parole Board of Canada denied both parole and day parole for James Shortreed, who beat McNeil with a claw hammer and stabbed her with a knife then stuffed her body into a freezer on July 23, 1997.The now 71-year-old would “present an undue risk to society if released,” the decision reads.“Regarding conditi
  
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• WHL awards Chilliwack expansion franchise to group led by former Abbotsford Canucks head coach

  04-11-2026 20:35 via Abbotsford News
  
  The Western Hockey League has announced they have awarded the Chillliwack expansion franchise to an ownership group led by Jeremy Colliton, Brett Motherwell, Mason Raymond, Mario Amantea, and Patrick Lathrop.The WHL revealed the news in a press release on Wednesday (Nov. 4).
  Colliton, a former head coach of the AHL’s Abbotsford Canucks and the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks, as well as a former assistant coach with the New Jersey Devils, will also serve as the franchise’s governor, general manag
  
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• THE MOJ: B.C. Lions can’t beat themselves in Western Final versus Elks

  04-11-2026 19:24 via Abbotsford News
  
  HERE WE GO: As the B.C. Lions prepare to take on the Edmonton Elks at Commonwealth Stadium in the Western Final this Saturday (4:30 p.m., TSN; 730 CKNW; Sher-E-Punjab Radio AM 600), this agent has been asked on numerous occasions what the Lions need to do to beat the Elks. The answer is simple — don’t beat themselves. The Elks have feasted on their opponents’ mistakes this season, turning a league-high 53 takeaways into 178 points off turnovers — also a CFL best. That’s a staggering 33
  
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• Condolences pour in for mother, daughter killed in suspected Bella Coola bear attack

  04-11-2026 19:00 via Abbotsford News
  
  Messages of heartfelt condolences are being shared across B.C. following the death of a mother and daughter killed in a suspected grizzly bear attack west of Williams Lake in Bella Coola.Family have identified the victims as Jennifer Balcarras, 48, and her daughter Selah Reed, 20.BC Conservation Officer Service confirmed on social media their bodies were located in the Snooka West Trail area Nov. 2 and 3.On Facebook the Central Coast Teacher’s Association (CCTA) wrote it is deeply saddened by
  
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• Highway 39 south of Mackenzie closed due to bus crash, injuries reported

  04-11-2026 18:37 via Abbotsford News
  
  Police say there are serious injuries after a bus left the roadway south of Mackenzie Wednesday, leading to a highway closure.
  Mackenzie RCMP say the detachment was alerted to a report of a bus that had left Highway 39, south of Mackenzie, on Nov. 4. Police say multiple injuries have been reported, including serious injuries.
  Police say that at this early stage of the investigation, limited details are available.
  Mackenzie RCMP, B.C. Emergency Health Services and fire crews are all on scene. Pol
  
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• Rhonda Pauls chosen as new chair of Abbotsford board of education

  04-11-2026 18:21 via Abbotsford News
  
  The new look Abbotsford board of education has selected Rhonda Pauls to serve as chair.
  The decision to choose Pauls as board chair was made at the new board’s inaugural meeting inside Abbotsford Senior Secondary School on Tuesday (Nov. 3) night.
  Pauls had previously served as both chair and vice-chair during her first run on school board, which lasted from 2011 to 2022. She said that the work now begins for this new group of school trustees.“It is an honour to serve our community as chair o
  
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• B.C.’s shellfish producers sue the Village of Cumberland over Baynes Sound pollution

  04-11-2026 18:16 via Abbotsford News
  
  Three of B.C.’s leading shellfish producers have filed legal action against the Village of Cumberland.
  Fanny Bay Oysters, Stellar Bay Shellfish, and Macs Oysters allege that the Village of Cumberland has been in long-standing violation of wastewater treatment standards and has been severely polluting Baynes Sound over the past decade, causing long-term harvest closures.
  Cumberland Mayor Vickey Brown confirmed the village received a notice of civil claim from Baynes Sound Oyster producers.“Gi
  
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• Russian hockey players won’t be granted visas for World Juniors in Alberta: Carney

  04-11-2026 17:44 via Abbotsford News
  
  Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced Russian hockey players will not be granted visas for the 2027 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships in Red Deer and Edmonton.
  The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled in late October that the Russian Ice Hockey Federation will be allowed to enter a Russian team in all IIHF Championships “with immediate effect.”
  “The IIHF disagrees with this aspect of the ruling and maintains that its decisions were necessary to protect the safety and security
  
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• UPDATE: Abbotsford police find missing Indigenous man

  04-11-2026 16:30 via Abbotsford News
  
  An Abbotsford man has been missing for over a week, and police are now asking for the public’s help in locating him.
  A request was put out on Tuesday (Nov. 3) for assistance in finding Donovan Adams, 36, who was last spotted near 272 Street and Fraser Highway in Langley just before 8 a.m. on Oct. 26.
  Adams is described as an Indigenous male, approximately 5’10” tall, weighing 190 lbs, with a thin build, short black hair, and a goatee.
  The Abbotsford Police Department said he has full sleev
  
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• 30 years of Abbotsford excellence celebrated at annual business awards

  04-11-2026 15:30 via Abbotsford News
  
  For three decades, Abbotsford companies of all sizes have had their hard work and successes celebrated at the annual Business Excellence Awards, which return again on Nov. 12.
  This year’s event marks the 30th anniversary of the awards, which Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce CEO Alex Mitchell said were started only one year after the amalgamation of Abbotsford and Matsqui into the City of Abbotsford.
  From the very start, the Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce and Abbotsford News have combined their e
  
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• Gauthier nets 3 as Ducks take down Vancouver Canucks 5-4

  04-11-2026 05:50 via Abbotsford News
  
  Cutter Gauthier scored three times and Beckett Sennecke had four assists, leading the visiting Anaheim Ducks to a 5-4 win over the Vancouver Canucks in NHL action Tuesday at Rogers Arena.
  Mikael Granlund and Leo Carlsson also scored for Anaheim (7-7-1), with Lauren Brossoit making 19 saves for the goaltending win.
  Jake DeBrusk (2), Liam Öhgren and Linus Karlsson replied for the Canucks (3-13-1), with centre Elias Pettersson doling out two assists. Kevin Lankinen absorbed the loss for Vancouver,
  
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• UPDATE: Two dead in suspected bear attack near Bella Coola

  04-11-2026 05:37 via Abbotsford News
  
  Update – 9:30 p.m.
  The second victim of a suspected grizzly bear attack near Bella Coola has been located dead.
  The BC Conservation Officer Service said in a post on social media that the second victim was located this afternoon during search efforts by conservation officers and the RCMP.
  “Throughout the day, our priorities were to secure the area and protect officers and first responders as they searched for the missing person, then respectfully recover the deceased so they could be brought
  
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• Rommy (Huisman) Riemersma

  04-11-2026 04:27 via Abbotsford News
  
  Rommy (Huisman) Riemersma passed away peacefully on October 27, 2026, at the age of 98, with family by her side.
  Born March 29, 1928, in Midlum, Netherlands, she was the middle child of five sisters and has outlived each one. At the age of 23, she married Andrew, and together they immigrated to Canada on their honeymoon, settling in Edmonton, Alberta. Their family grew with the births of Lloyd, Irene, Richard, Margo and Ronald. In 1972, the family relocated to Abbotsford, BC.
  Faith, family and f
  
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• Abbotsford’s Turner House Heritage Alteration Project receives Heritage BC grant funding

  04-11-2026 00:19 via Abbotsford News
  
  Heritage BC has announced that Abbotsford’s Turner House Heritage Alteration Project has been chosen as one of 31 projects across the province to receive grant funding through the Heritage Legacy Fund.According to Heritage BC, these grants help heritage and community organizations conserve and protect important places, develop heritage programs, and share some of the stories that shape and honour B.C.
  Turner House is known as Abbotsford’s oldest home and was built 148 years ago. It is the ol
  
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• Union of B.C. Municipalities appoints new president after incumbent loses mayoral race

  04-11-2026 00:05 via Abbotsford News
  
  Following her unsuccessful mayoral bid, Squamish Coun. Jenna Stoner has been replaced as Union of B.C. Municipalities president just one month after taking the position.
  Per UBCM bylaws, first vice-president Sarrah Storey replaced Stoner.
  Incumbents fared poorly in municipal races across the province in the Oct. 17 local elections, and change on town and city councils also means change in umbrella organizations made up of local officials.
  “It’s a hard thing when we lose really great elected
  
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• B.C. Conservative Party raised nearly $2.5M in the 10 days after Findlay quit

  04-11-2026 00:03 via Abbotsford News
  
  The B.C. Conservative Party raised nearly $2.5 million in the 10 days after former leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay’s resigned, supercharging its election war chest for the snap election called by former NDP leader David Eby.
  Between Sept. 20 and Sept. 30, the party raised $2,447,691, with roughly half of that total coming from donors who gave $1,000 or more. The contribution limit is $1,513.
  Findlay resigned on Sept. 20. Eby called the snap election on Sept. 22.
  This cash surge followed anemic fund
  
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• ‘Time to go big’ for B.C. dance music festival, now 3 days and 80,000 projected attendance

  03-11-2026 23:00 via Abbotsford News
  
  Next summer’s FVDED in the Park dance music festival will grow to three days at Holland Park in Surrey.
  While no DJs are announced yet, the festival website shows 2027 dates of July 9, 10 and 11.
  FVDED has always been a two-day dance party in Surrey over the past decade-plus.
  “A 15-year milestone deserves main-character energy,” fest organizers post on social media Nov. 2. “FVDED is bringing 3 days, 4 stages and over 75+ international artists to Holland Park. Time to go big.”
  Festival
  
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• Abbotsford police searching for missing Indigenous man

  03-11-2026 22:53 via Abbotsford News
  
  An Abbotsford man has been missing for over a week, and police are now asking for the public’s help in locating him.
  A request was put out on Tuesday (Nov. 3) for assistance in finding Donovan Adams, 36, who was last spotted near 272 Street and Fraser Highway in Langley just before 8 a.m. on Oct. 26.
  Adams is described as an Indigenous male, approximately 5’10” tall, weighing 190 lbs, with a thin build, short black hair, and a goatee.
  The Abbotsford Police Department said he has full sleev
  
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• Free Cirque du Soleil tickets for ‘junior critics’ picked to review LUZIA in Vancouver

  03-11-2026 22:49 via Abbotsford News
  
  Kids who want to see Cirque du Soleil’s LUZIA in Vancouver have a chance to get in free as a “junior critic” of the travelling circus show, which opens Wednesday, Nov. 4 at Concord Pacific Place.
  Requirements include “a sharp eye for the things grown-ups miss.”
  Selected young critics (under age 12) will get four tickets for family to see LUZIA under the Big Top the week of Nov. 16, with great seats, snacks and merchandise included — a $1,100 prize value. Post-show, the junior critics
  
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• Victoria runner ‘Crazy Legs’ conquers all six Marathon Majors at 76

  03-11-2026 22:37 via Abbotsford News
  
  Joseph Camilleri has run thousands of kilometres to reach the finish line. At 76, he finally has all six medals to show for it.
  The Victoria runner completed the Abbott World Marathon Majors Six Star Challenge on Sept. 27, crossing the finish line at the Berlin Marathon in 4:51:25 to complete a journey that began in Boston in 2018.
  The challenge requires runners to complete six of the world’s major marathons: Tokyo, Boston, London, Berlin, Chicago and New York City.
  Born in Malta, Camilleri fi
  
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• Accused in fatal Vancouver Lapu Lapu car-ramming pleads not guilty to 42 charges

  03-11-2026 22:12 via Abbotsford News
  
  Adam Kai-Ji Lo, the accused in the fatal car ramming at the 2025 Lapu Lapu event in Vancouver, has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
  The B.C. Prosecution Service confirmed to Today In BC that Lo pleaded not guilty to the 11 second-degree murder charges and the additional 31 attempted murder charges in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver on Monday (Nov. 2).
  Lo is in the midst of a 22-day voir dire, a mini hearing to determine whether evidence can be admitted at trial.
  A provincial court judge, Regi
  
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• Mercer International files for bankruptcy, says B.C. operations will continue as usual

  03-11-2026 22:02 via Abbotsford News
  
  Mercer International, which employs over 1,000 people in British Columbia, has filed for bankruptcy in the United States.
  Mercer employs about 400 people at the Celgar pulp mill in Castlegar as well as 360 people at Mercer Peace River, 70 at Mercer Forestry Services in Lumby, 95 at Mercer Okanagan in Penticton/Okanagan Falls and 80 at Mercer International in Vancouver. The company also has operations in Germany and the U.S.
  Indications of financial difficulties have been surfacing for several mo
  
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