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• Deadly earthquake strikes Taiwan

  06-02-2018 22:40 via abbynews.com
  A deadly earthquake has killed two people and injured dozens of others in TaiwanThe post Deadly earthquake strikes Taiwan appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Parties leaders set for a five-way race to B.C. election day

  24-09-2026 01:25 via abbynews.com
  
  As the dust settles on the snap election call that will send British Columbians to the polls on Oct. 24, the teams are shuffling players and the race has begun.
  Two out of the five parties with seats in the legislature have new leaders. Several prominent incumbent party cabinet members say they are bowing out of the race. And the B.C. Conservative Party seems to be quickly reassembling a formidable centre-right coalition.
  It is now shaping up to be a five-way race.
  Here are the major players and
  
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• Eby focuses on U.S. health worker recruitment at Surrey border stop

  24-09-2026 01:10 via abbynews.com
  
  A vote for the Conservatives is a vote for the pro-Trump camp, David Eby told those gathered at a campaign stop Wednesday.That was one of the BC NDP leader’s main themes at a press conference held at Peace Arch Park in South Surrey, on the Canada-U.S. border, Wednesday (Sept. 23), where he told media and supporters his focus, should he be re-elected, is to triple U.S. health-care worker recruitment with a $15-million campaign.
  After outlining several NDP achievements and investments while
  
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• VIDEO: Tie keeps VFC battling for playoff spot

  24-09-2026 01:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Vancouver Football Club (VFC) holds on to fourth place in the league, and remains in contention for its first playoff spot ever heading into tonight’s game.
  Following a tie game (1-1) in Victoria this past weekend, the Langley-based pro soccer team will continue its battle to play on in the post-season, while Pacific Football Club
  (PFC) has been eliminated.
  Saturday’s match, dubbed the Salish Sea Derby as it pitted the two B.C. teams against each other, was the fourth meeting of the
  
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• Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation announces new leader

  24-09-2026 00:49 via abbynews.com
  
  A new face has been appointed to the helm of the Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation (FVHCF) following the announced departure of longtime leader Liz Harris.
  Starting on Oct. 19, Leanna Kemp will serve as the new executive director of the foundation, which supports local health-care services throughout the Fraser Valley.
  Prior to joining the FVHCF, Kemp spent 11 years in various leadership roles in the non-profit sector, including nine years as the head of the Chilliwack Chamber of Commerce.
  Ke
  
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• Lorne Doerkson to remain as B.C. Conservative leader if elected premier

  24-09-2026 00:20 via abbynews.com
  
  There is no plan to hold another leadership race if the B.C. Conservatives win the provincial election, the party’s board says.
  The party’s board of directors said Wednesday (Sept. 23) that if interim Leader Lorne Doerkson leads the party to a victory on Oct. 24, he will remain as party leader.
  The board says it will take the appropriate steps under the party’s constitution and bylaws and the Societies Act to make that change.
  To amend the constitution, the party board would ne
  
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• 2 dead, 1 injured after crash on Highway 1 in Burnaby

  23-09-2026 23:43 via abbynews.com
  
  Two people are dead after a two-vehicle crash on Highway 1 in Burnaby just after midnight on Sept. 23.
  Burnaby RCMP received a report of a pickup truck travelling eastbound in the westbound lanes of Highway 1 that had just collided with another vehicle, a four-door sedan, travelling westbound around 12:15 a.m., B.C. Highway Patrol said in a news release Wednesday.
  Two passengers in the sedan were pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The driver of the sedan was taken to hospital with seriou
  
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• 7 municipal election candidates sign letter urging council to delay hiring new city manager

  23-09-2026 23:37 via abbynews.com
  
  A group of seven candidates for the upcoming Abbotsford municipal election have signed a letter urging council to wait until after the Oct. 17 election to appoint a new city manager.Mayoral contenders Sukhi Dhami and Paul Mahil, along with council hopefuls Rupi Kanda-Rajwan, Joel Madsen, Jag Sidhu, Rick Thiessen and Doris Woodward-McMillan threw their support behind the idea to not hire before election day.
  City manager Peter Sparanese, who has served in that role since 2018, announced his inten
  
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• Vancouver man experiences Okanagan wildfire season on cross-country coffee bike tour

  23-09-2026 22:35 via abbynews.com
  
  Most Lower Mainland residents are somewhat insulated from the dangers and anxieties of wildfire season that most Okanagan residents have come to accept as a reality.
  When Vlad Priadko decided to take the mobile aspect of his mobile Vancouver coffee shop to another level by trekking across the country and back with it, the journey included a first-hand reckoning with that reality.Priadko is the owner of Coffee Bike World, which he started in Vancouver and grew into an international mobile espress
  
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• Phased project, surveying to determine overall health of Okanagan Lake, shorelines

  23-09-2026 22:22 via abbynews.com
  
  Lakes are like people, they need check-ups too.
  Starting this month and taking place in phases over three years, Living Lakes Canada, the Okanagan Indian Band (OKIB) and Westbank First Nation (WFN) will be working with many industry partners to survey all 290 kilometres of Okanagan Lake’s shoreline.
  The survey, which Living Lakes Canada coins as a “physical exam” will involve checking land use, shoreline condition, vegetation, streams, and human-made structures.
  “Human ac
  
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• City of Abbotsford, Abbotsford School District sign master joint use agreement

  23-09-2026 22:02 via abbynews.com
  
  The Abbotsford School District and the city of Abbotsford have approved a new master joint use agreement, which includes several key changes including the inclusion of specific school gymnasiums and designated times for city and community use.
  The school board and city council announced the agreement at their respective meetings on Tuesday (Sept. 22). The new agreement starts on Jan. 1, 2027 and runs for the next five years.
  Community access to school gymnasiums has existed under previous agreem
  
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• City of Abbotsford, Abbotford School District sign master joint use agreement

  23-09-2026 22:02 via abbynews.com
  
  The Abbotsford School District and the city of Abbotsford have approved a new master joint use agreement, which includes several key changes including the inclusion of specific school gymnasiums and designated times for city and community use.
  The school board and city council announced the agreement at their respective meetings on Tuesday (Sept. 22). The new agreement starts on Jan. 1, 2027 and runs for the next five years.
  Community access to school gymnasiums has existed under previous agreem
  
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• Food and Farm Awards presented in Abbotsford

  23-09-2026 21:29 via abbynews.com
  
  The recipients of the 2026 Food and Farm Awards were recently announced in Abbotsford.
  The awards, hosted by Envision Financial and the Tourism Abbotsford Society, were presented during the Taste of Abby Night Market on Sept. 18 at Jubilee Park.
  The market brought together residents and visitors to enjoy local food, drink and entertainment with the opportunity to sample many different offerings all in one place.
  The annual awards celebrate the outstanding businesses, experiences and individuals
  
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• Former B.C. finance minister Brenda Bailey not seeking re-election

  23-09-2026 21:07 via abbynews.com
  
  Former finance minister Brenda Bailey will not be running in the provincial election.
  Bailey, who was first elected in 2020, made the announcement in a social media post Wednesday (Sept. 23).
  More to come.
  
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• Bailey out: Another member of Eby’s cabinet not running in B.C. snap election

  23-09-2026 21:07 via abbynews.com
  
  Former finance minister Brenda Bailey will not be running in the provincial election.
  Bailey, who was first elected in 2020, made the announcement in a social media post Wednesday (Sept. 23).
  “I am proud of the work I have done in every portfolio I have been given, but I am especially proud of the work we did to create and protect good jobs and to build B.C.’s technology, innovation and life sciences sectors. We invested in talent. We worked to help B.C. companies grow here and creat
  
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• New upgraded MRI now open at Abbotsford Regional Hospital

  23-09-2026 20:58 via abbynews.com
  
  Upgraded MRI services at Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre are now open.
  The Crystal Gala Foundation MRI suite is a $4.95 million upgrade that was made possible through a partnership of the province, the Fraser Valley Regional Hospital District, the Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation (FVHCF) and the Crystal Gala Foundation, which contributed $1 million.
  The newly upgraded MRI, a Signa Artist 1.5 EVO MR30, uses AI technology, improved imaging equipment, and advanced software to cre
  
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• 328 kilograms of cocaine, worth $5.8M, seized from Vancouver shipping container

  23-09-2026 20:35 via abbynews.com
  
  Vancouver police say it made its largest cocaine seizure ever after staff at a company found drugs.
  Police were called to a Vancouver-based company on July 21 after staff found 14 duffle bags of drugs hidden among boxes of T-shirts, according to a news release Wednesday (Sept. 23). Police added the shirts were a legitimate order to the company.
  “Obviously, the business was shocked by what it found. They called police right away and are in no way associated with the seized cocaine,” S
  
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• B.C. Greens Leader Lowan to run in Saanich North and the Islands

  23-09-2026 20:03 via abbynews.com
  
  B.C. Green Party Leader Emily Lowan will be running in the Saanich North and the Islands riding, while incumbent Rob Botterell is out.Botterell says this was his decision, and that he always planned to serve only one term. It does give Lowan a chance to run in one of the safest ridings for a Green candidate.
  Botterell has held the seat since the 2024 provincial election. Before that is was held by Adam Olsen, who was first elected in the riding in 2017.
  West Vancouver-Sea to Sky MLA Jeremy Valer
  
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• Courtenay-Comox MLA Brennan Day has rejoined Conservative Party as snap election looms

  23-09-2026 19:59 via abbynews.com
  
  Brennan Day, the incumbent MLA for Courtenay-Comox, has announced he is rejoining the Conservative Party of British Columbia as he launches his re-election campaign.
  “The last week has involved some hard conversations. I left because I believed the party had lost its way. My values have not changed. But the leadership and direction over the last few weeks have. Moderation has won out over division, and it is time to focus on the much bigger challenges facing British Columbia,” Day po
  
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• Incumbent MLA Á’a:líya Warbus returns to Conservatives

  23-09-2026 19:51 via abbynews.com
  
  Á’a:líya Warbus, incumbent MLA for Chilliwack-Cultus Lake, has returned to the Conservative Party of BC.
  Warbus made the announcement in a statement made to social media on Tuesday (Sept. 22), hours after Premier David Eby called a snap election for Oct. 24.
  “I left the BC Conservative caucus because I believed I had to. I could not stay silent when the direction of the party no longer reflected the kind of principled, responsible and centre-right conservatism we all ne
  
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• Chilliwack-Cultus Lake incumbent Á’a:líya Warbus returns to B.C. Conservatives

  23-09-2026 19:51 via abbynews.com
  
  Á’a:líya Warbus, incumbent MLA for Chilliwack-Cultus Lake, has returned to the Conservative Party of BC.
  Warbus made the announcement in a statement made to social media on Tuesday (Sept. 22), hours after Premier David Eby called a snap election for Oct. 24.
  “I left the BC Conservative caucus because I believed I had to. I could not stay silent when the direction of the party no longer reflected the kind of principled, responsible and centre-right conservatism we all ne
  
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• Elections BC needs to hire 17K workers to run snap election

  23-09-2026 19:21 via abbynews.com
  
  Elections BC is gearing up for a snap provincial election and needs to hire 17,000 workers to run it.
  “The previous election, we had 17,000 people,” B.C. Chief Electoral Officer Shipra Verma said Wednesday. “We still need to hire the same amount of people to deliver the same level of service.”
  Verma would not say how many people Elections BC has hired so far.Elections BC may also have some challenges securing enough polling places. Advance voting will run for the provinci
  
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• BC RCMP should review vulnerable prisoner care after in-custody death: Inquest

  23-09-2026 19:19 via abbynews.com
  
  The jury in the BC Coroners Service inquest into the death of a woman in White Rock RCMP cells more than a decade ago has made eight recommendations — with several focusing on reviewing current practices and training — for the RCMP, city of White Rock, and BC Emergency Health Services.The inquest, which started on Sept. 15, was a non-fault-finding public inquiry that looked into how Patricia Ann Wilson, 58, died while in custody at the White Rock RCMP detachment on March 29, 2016.
  Af
  
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• Memorial services announced for Abbotsford worship singer

  23-09-2026 19:18 via abbynews.com
  
  A longtime voice in the B.C. worship music scene is being celebrated with two Abbotsford memorial services.
  For decades, Abbotsford’s Brian Doerksen had been writing and performing music all around the world, building a fanbase of more than 275,000 monthly listeners.
  Fans, friends, and family will now have a chance to honour his legacy at one of the recently announced memorial services on October 17.
  One of the people who best understood the extent to which Doerksen touched the lives of ot
  
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• Pickleball tournament raises money towards Burnaby hospital foundation

  23-09-2026 18:29 via abbynews.com
  
  A Burnaby pickleball facility held a tournament on Sept. 19 with the proceeds going towards the Burnaby Hospital & Community Foundation.The Inclusive Place of Pickleball (IPOP) saw people of all ages come out and play, including the Burnaby Mayor Mike Hurley.IPOP opened in 2024 and has 10 indoor courts for players of all skill levels. The company also recently opened a new facility earlier this year in Surrey.“Pickleball is the hot sport right now and it was great to present the first
  
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• Abbotsford Film Society opens new season with original Godzilla

  23-09-2026 18:00 via abbynews.com
  
  The Abbotsford Film Society (AFS) kicks offs its fifth season on Friday, Sept. 25 with a screening of the original Godzilla.
  The film will be shown at 8 p.m. at the Abbotsford Arts Centre, 2329 Crescent Way.
  AFS president Aaron Dawson said he’s excited about this season’s lineup because it’s the most diverse season yet.
  “We’re screening films from six different countries, spanning 100 years of filmmaking, and covering a wide range of genres,” he said.
  The seas
  
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• Violet May Collins

  23-09-2026 17:30 via abbynews.com
  
  In Loving Memory ~
  January 9, 1930 – September 15, 2026
  After nearly 40 moves, on Sept. 15th at the age of 96, our dear mom, Violet May Collins, made one more move to her Heavenly Home to be with the Lord she loved and cherished friends and family gone before.
  Born in Castor AB, 8th of 14 children to Milton and Pearl Strome, mom lived a life full of grace, strength, & joy and was known for her ready smile, playful spirit, and servant heart which touched many.
  Predeceased by our dad, Gr
  
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• ‘Gone far too soon’: Motorcyclist who died in Kelowna crash identified

  23-09-2026 16:38 via abbynews.com
  
  The individual who died in a fiery motorcycle crash in Kelowna has been identified.
  Stefan Vracarevic, a member of the Kelowna Crows rugby team, died after the motorbike he was riding crashed at the intersection of Harvey Avenue and Ethel Street on Thursday, Sept. 17 around 10 a.m.
  The Crows posted on social media, honouring Vracarevic.“Stefan was more than just a Crows player, he was a son, a brother, a cousin, a family member, a best friend, and a warm presence within every community he
  
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• Chilliwack RCMP search for missing 67-year-old woman

  23-09-2026 16:27 via abbynews.com
  
  Chilliwack RCMP are asking for the public’s help finding a missing 67-year-old woman.Stephanie Gould was last seen on (Tuesday) Sept. 22 and was reported missing the same day, according to a news release from the detachment.She is described as a 5’6, 150-lb Caucasian woman with brown-grey hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a pink and blue shirt, Lululemon hoodie, and black shoes.“Police are very concerned for Stephanie Gould’s health and well-being and friends
  
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• Chilliwack housing roundtable discusses Indigenous development hurdles

  23-09-2026 14:30 via abbynews.com
  
  A recent housing roundtable in Chilliwack addressed developments on First Nations land, how housing units are counted, and misconceptions about how some farm land is released to First Nations communities.
  The event was hosted by Á’a:líya Warbus, incumbent MLA for Chilliwack-Cultus Lake at The Grand Hall on Friday, Sept. 11.
  “In order to push forward on the things that are needed for both Chilliwack and the region, I think we can be leaders in having the conversations, o
  
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