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• COLUMN: Hospital parking doesn’t have to be a nightmare

  16-12-2017 20:30 via abbynews.com
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• Despite recent modest increase in visits, cross-border traffic still down from 2024

  24-06-2026 05:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Southbound trips across the border are still far below 2024 levels in B.C., despite a recent modest increase reported by Statistics Canada.
  When the federal agency reported a 9.5 per cent increase in Canadian-resident return trips in May of this year, it was seen in some news reports as an easing of the travel reluctance that was trigggered when U.S. president Donald Trump launched a trade war and suggested Canada should become the 51st state.
  However, a review of cross-border travel statistics
  
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• Advocates press B.C. to curb NDAs in harassment, abuse cases

  24-06-2026 02:05 via abbynews.com
  
  For several years now, advocates in the legal profession have been calling for the B.C. government to create new rules restricting the use of non-disclosure agreements in cases of sexual assaults, harassment or abuse.
  In 2024, the Canadian Bar Association’s B.C. Division sent Attorney General Niki Sharma a letter urging changes.
  Sharma responded at the time, saying that B.C. is monitoring other jurisdictions while participating in a working group on the subject, “all in the aid of de
  
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• Trial begins for Kelowna equestrian coach accused of sex crimes, child luring

  24-06-2026 01:30 via abbynews.com
  
  A high-performance equestrian coach based in Kelowna appeared in B.C. Supreme Court on June 23 for day one of his criminal trial.
  Sebastien Devrainne, originally from France, has pleaded not guilty to charges of sexual touching, sexual exploitation and making sexually explicit material available to minors for incidents that are alleged to have occurred as early as 2011.
  Crown counsel called its first witness to the stand, a former student of Devrainne. The witness was a minor at the time of the
  
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• First freestyle scootering competition in B.C. set to take over the Chilliwack Landing Skatepark

  24-06-2026 01:27 via abbynews.com
  
  The inaugural BC Open is coming to Chilliwack next weekend.
  It’s the first-ever Canadian freestyle scootering competition slated to take over the Chilliwack Landing Skatepark on the morning of July 4.
  Roller Sports Canada puts on several provincial competitions across Canada every year “but this is the first in B.C. and Chilliwack is hosting it,” said Erica Weight, the Chilliwack event organizer for RSC.
  Weight’s son CJ, 15, is a scooter rider who will be taking part.
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• First freestyle scootering competition in B.C. set to take over the Chilliwack Landing Skate Park

  24-06-2026 01:27 via abbynews.com
  
  The inaugural BC Open is coming to Chilliwack next weekend.
  It’s the first-ever Canadian freestyle scootering competition slated to take over the Chilliwack Landing Skate Park on the morning of July 4.
  Roller Sports Canada puts on several provincial competitions across Canada every year “but this is the first in B.C. and Chilliwack is hosting it,” said Erica Weight, the Chilliwack event organizer for RSC.
  Weight’s son CJ, 15, is a scooter rider who will be taking part.
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• Hundreds without power after fire contained near Agassiz

  24-06-2026 01:24 via abbynews.com
  
  Update: 5:56 p.m.
  A second outage has affected more than 200 customers in the Agassiz townsite. It is not clear if this outage is related to the fire.
  There are witness reports that say one person was injured and five or six trailers were destroyed in a separate fire in Harrison Hot Springs.
  Original story:
  A downed hydro line has started a wildfire east of Agassiz.
  Fire crews have contained a blaze along Scott Road near the Lougheed Highway on Tuesday afternoon. Repair to the fallen power line
  
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• Downed wire sparks wildfire near Agassiz

  24-06-2026 01:24 via abbynews.com
  
  A downed hydro line has started a wildfire east of Agassiz.
  Fire crews have contained a blaze along Scott Road near the Lougheed Highway on Tuesday afternoon. Repair to the fallen power line is in progress. Two firefighters are being treated for heat exhaustion.
  Trees in the area are wicking and embers are drifting toward the Seabird Island community. Those in the area are asked to remain vigilant and aware of their surroundings.
  “As a precaution, this is an appropriate time to have your g
  
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• 900 without power as downed wire sparks wildfire near Agassiz

  24-06-2026 01:24 via abbynews.com
  
  A downed hydro line has started a wildfire east of Agassiz.
  Fire crews have contained a blaze along Scott Road near the Lougheed Highway on Tuesday afternoon. Repair to the fallen power line is in progress. Two firefighters are being treated for heat exhaustion.
  Trees in the area are wicking and embers are drifting toward the Seabird Island community. Those in the area are asked to remain vigilant and aware of their surroundings.
  “As a precaution, this is an appropriate time to have your g
  
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• Public urged to stay away from fire at RV park in Harrison Hot Springs

  24-06-2026 01:10 via abbynews.com
  
  A fire has reportedly broken out at Springs RV Resort on Tuesday (June 23) afternoon.
  Witnesses report propane tanks exploding. There are currently no reports of injuries or the extent of any damage.
  The Harrison Hot Springs Fire Department advises the public to stay away from the area.
  “​We are currently aware of an active fire on Hot Springs Road,” the fire department stated. “​All available crews are currently on scene working diligently alongside Agassiz Fire to
  
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• Multiple trailers destroyed in RV park fire in Harrison

  24-06-2026 01:10 via abbynews.com
  
  Update: 5:51 p.m.
  Witnesses say five or six trailers burned in Tuesday afternoon’s fire at Springs RV Resort in Harrison Hot Springs. There are reports of one injury but this has not been confirmed with the Harrison Hot Springs Fire Department.Original story:
  A fire has reportedly broken out at Springs RV Resort on Tuesday (June 23) afternoon.
  Witnesses report propane tanks exploding. There are currently no reports of injuries or the extent of any damage.
  The Harrison Hot Springs Fire Depa
  
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• Fire at campground in Harrison Hot Springs

  24-06-2026 01:10 via abbynews.com
  
  A fire has reportedly broken out at Harrison Springs Campground on Tuesday (June 23) afternoon.
  Witnesses report propane tanks exploding. There are currently no reports of injuries or the extent of any damage.
  More to come.
  
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• 3 B.C. clean-energy projects among $16M announced from feds

  24-06-2026 00:59 via abbynews.com
  
  Three clean-energy projects in B.C. are among the $16 million in funding announced by the federal government Tuesday (June 23).
  The federal government announced five projects would be getting the funding: three in B.C., one in the Yukon and one in the Northwest Territories.
  In B.C., the three projects are located in Penticton, Prince Rupert and Vanderhoof.
  The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen is the recipient of the Penticton project funding, which is for renewable and electrification f
  
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• Province launches program targeting repeat property crime offenders across B.C.

  24-06-2026 00:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Repeat property-crime offenders are now in the crosshairs of the province and RCMP.
  Public Safety Minister and Solicitor General Nina Krieger was joined by Sheila Malcolmson, MLA for Nanaimo-Gabriola, Insp. Donavan Tait, from the Nanaimo RCMP, and other officials in Nanaimo on Monday, June 22, to announce the province is investing $16 million over two years to launch the Chronic Property Offending Intervention Initiative province-wide.
  Tait said the C-POII is modelled on the successful Repeat Vi
  
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• Vernon resident swings her way to a world record

  24-06-2026 00:08 via abbynews.com
  
  On June 19 Tammy Kovaluk broke the world record for most weight lifted by kettle bell swing in 12 hours.
  After 10,105 reps of kettle bell swings for a total of 416,326 pounds swung, the record was hers.
  “The women’s record I did it kind of halfway through. The men’s record was like 11 and a half hours,” said Kovaluk.
  The previous mens record was 410,896 pounds.
  In 2021, Kovaluk broke two Guinness world records for most chest to ground burpees by a female for both 12 hours
  
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• Remains found at lake near Whistler, RCMP investigating

  23-06-2026 22:21 via abbynews.com
  
  RCMP is investigating after remains were found at a lake near Whistler.
  The Sea to Sky RCMP’s Whistler detachment was notified of human remains located in Alta Lake near Rainbow Park, east of Whistler, on Sunday (June 21) just before 3:30 p.m., according to a news release Tuesday.
  Whistler Fire Services, B.C. Conservation Officer Service and the Whistler Sailing Association helped to recover the remains, police said.
  Sea to Sky RCMP media relations officer Cpl. Katrina Boehmer said the det
  
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• Canucks bringing development camp to Abbotsford

  23-06-2026 22:10 via abbynews.com
  
  The Vancouver Canucks are bringing the team’s 2026 Development Camp to Abbotsford.
  The club announced that Rogers Forum will host all of the on-ice activities for the event, which runs from June 30 to July 2.
  Development camp annually welcomes the Canucks’ top prospects and focuses on skill-building, fitness testing and off-ice training. Last year’s camp occurred at the University of British Columbia.The #Canucks announced today details for the team’s 2026 Development Cam
  
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• 54-40 rocks free concert in Delta, another in Surrey mid-July

  23-06-2026 21:51 via abbynews.com
  
  It’s another busy summer of touring for 54-40, one of the longest-running bands in Canadian music history still led by its founders, singer/guitarist Neil Osborne and bassist Brad Merritt.
  They performed a free concert Saturday, June 20, during the inaugural Barns to Beaches Festival in Tsawwassen, an appropriate “homecoming” concert site for the band, formed there by the two high school pals.
  In Surrey, 54-40 will plug in for another free-admission concert at the city’s
  
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• Village Classic Car Show set to take over Chilliwack’s downtown core

  23-06-2026 21:47 via abbynews.com
  
  If every classic car has its own unique story, then consider Chilliwack’s Village Classic Car Show a master library.
  Every year in late June, up to 500 truly unique cars converge on this city’s downtown core. The show’s volunteer crew is on site as early as 5 a.m., preparing to help the car owners roll into their parking spots for the day. Registration starts at 7 a.m., and the show officially starts at 10 a.m.
  And as the streets fill up with cars, they also fill with onlookers
  
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• Man, woman found dead on remote road near Nakusp: criminality not suspected

  23-06-2026 21:40 via abbynews.com
  
  Police say the deaths of two people whose bodies were discovered in a remote area near Nakusp are not currently being treated as criminal in nature.
  The Nakusp RCMP is working with the BC Coroners Service following the discovery of two bodies along the Tate Creek Forest Service Road.
  Police said they received a report at about 9:17 a.m. on June 16 of a burned vehicle and a body in the vicinity.
  Investigators determined the vehicle had become stuck in difficult terrain and appeared to have subseq
  
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• Man believed to have been swept away in Columbia River: Castlegar RCMP

  23-06-2026 21:27 via abbynews.com
  
  Castlegar RCMP say a missing man, who is believed to have been swept away in the Columbia River, may have drowned.
  Officers were called after multiple reports of a lone man in distress in the Columbia River on June 21 around 9:30 p.m., according to a news release from Castlegar RCMP Tuesday (June 23).
  Police said witness reported seeing a man being carried downstream by current.
  A backpack, believed to belong to the man, was later found along the shoreline.
  Castlegar Search and Rescue, Columbia
  
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• Progress slow but visible, five years after Lytton fire

  23-06-2026 21:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Five years after the Lytton Creek fire tore through the Village of Lytton, longtime resident and first-term mayor Denise O’Connor expresses frustration about the slow pace of recovery but sees multiple signs of progress.
  On June 29, 2021, much of British Columbia was in the grip of a heat dome that saw temperature records shattered. On that day, Lytton recorded the highest temperature ever seen in Canada: 49.6 C.
  The next day, with temperatures falling to a comparatively mild 39 C, a fire
  
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• Abbotsford’s Quinn Vanderheide wins 2026 Junior Summer Fashion Showcase

  23-06-2026 21:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Chief Dan George Middle School student Quinn Vanderheide and Sport Chek teamed up to win the third annual Junior Summer Fashion Showcase, which occurred at Sevenoaks Shopping Centre in June.
  Vanderheide and nine other Grade 8 CDG students were partnered with a fashion retailer in the mall and arranged their outfits for display from June 1 to 15. The general public were allowed to vote online for their favourite and more than 6,000 votes were cast this year. The winner was decided by just 80 vote
  
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• Suspect in Montreal shooting that left 3 dead is identified as Alberta man

  23-06-2026 20:52 via abbynews.com
  
  The suspect in a Montreal shooting on Monday that left three people dead, including a civilian and a police officer, has been identified as a 25-year-old from Alberta.
  Seth Scott Hatfield, the alleged shooter, is from Lethbridge, the Quebec coroner confirmed to Black Press Media Tuesday (June 23). A civilian, 68-year-old Montreal man Michel Mizrahi, and Service de Police de la Ville de Montréal officer, 34-year-old Mohamed Lamine Benredouane from Laval, were also killed.
  Coroner Martine L
  
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• Live in the Moment as Portugal. The Man headlines Kelowna music festival

  23-06-2026 20:19 via abbynews.com
  
  Denim on the Diamond is back for 2026 with one of the most popular bands in alternative music today.
  Portugal. The Man will headline the City Park festival on Sunday, Sept. 13, it was announced on Tuesday.
  “The Grammy-winning, multi-platinum alternative powerhouses are bringing their legendary live performance straight to City Park,” said Denim on the Diamond on social media.
  The Alaska-found, but now based in Oregon band that’s been around for 22 years now, won the Best Pop Du
  
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• BC Transit opens $7 million training centre in Victoria

  23-06-2026 19:43 via abbynews.com
  
  A new BC Transit training centre is up and running in Victoria.
  BC Transit announced on June 22 that the new facility at the Victoria Transit Centre is designed to support maintenance teams with hands-on learning environments and modern training tools.
  “As the BC Transit fleet evolves with the introduction of battery electric buses, specialized training that goes beyond traditional practices is required, and this facility will ensure BC Transit’s existing fleet and future electrified
  
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• Heat wave brings temperature record to Abbotsford

  23-06-2026 19:20 via abbynews.com
  
  In addition to Monday’s heat breaking a few sweats, it also broke records in Abbotsford, giving the city its warmest June 22 in recorded history.
  Environment Canada shared that the peak temperature on Monday reached 32.4 C, which surpassed the previous record of 31.7 C in 1958.
  Abbotsford wasn’t alone in starting the week with new temperature heights, with a total of 14 B.C. communities also setting records.
  This current heat wave is expected to bring similar temperatures on Tuesday,
  
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• Lytton fire activity expected to increase as temperatures reach 36C

  23-06-2026 19:00 via abbynews.com
  
  The Saw Creek wildfire in Lytton remains at 704 hectares on Tuesday morning (June 23) after sparking on June 19.
  According to BC Wildfire Service (BCWS), activity on the blaze decreased overnight due to cooler temperatures and light winds.
  Crews and structure protection personnel prioritized the protection and defence of structures in the fire area.
  However, the blaze remains burning at Rank 1 – 2. The different Ranks can be found on the provincial website.
  There are 197 BCWS firefighters
  
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• Princeton mayor asks for action from province on homelessness

  23-06-2026 17:55 via abbynews.com
  
  The Town of Princeton is asking the B.C. government to take action to address the issues of homelessness, mental health, substance use and environmental challenges affecting the community.
  A three-page letter from the town, dated June 15, was sent to Premier David Eby and numerous provincial ministers and officials.
  Mayor Spencer Coyne said Princeton has faced a worsening homelessness crisis for several years and local service providers, organizations and volunteers have worked to respond.
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• American citizen drowns after kayak capsizes on Okanagan Lake

  23-06-2026 17:50 via abbynews.com
  
  Quickly changing weather conditions has led to the death of an United States resident on Okanagan Lake.
  On Friday, June 19 around 7:13 p.m., West Kelowna RCMP received reports that a kayak had capsized with two people in it near Westbank First Nation Beach, in the 2100-block of Boucherie Road. The kayak capsized after sudden windy conditions, according to RCMP.
  Both individuals attempted to swim to shore, but one kayaker went under the water and never resurfaced.
  First responding officers arrive
  
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