Abbotsford news

• Doctor’s note shouldn’t be required to prove you’re sick: poll

  16-11-2018 23:39 via abbynews.com
  
  70% of Canadians oppose allowing employers to make you get a sick note
  
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• Special mediators appointed amid B.C. Nurses’ Union job action

  10-07-2026 22:33 via abbynews.com
  
  Labour Minister Jennifer Whiteside has appointed two special mediators in the dispute between the B.C. Nurses’ Union and the Health Employers Association of B.C.
  Long-time mediator Vince Ready and Amanda Rogers were named special mediators Friday, July 10, eight days after job action began.
  Ready and Rogers will work wth the two parties for 10 days with the aim of helping to reach a settlement, or if needed, to provide recommendations to the minister.
  The ministry says the two appointed un
  
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• Chilliwack construction worker taken to hospital after house fire in Mission

  10-07-2026 22:03 via abbynews.com
  
  A 31-year-old construction worker from Chilliwack was taken to hospital in serious but stable condition after a house fire in Mission on Thursday (July 9).
  Mission Fire Rescue Service (MFRS) responded to the Cherry Avenue blaze at approximately 6 p.m. after reports of possible patients on scene.
  In a news release, Mission RCMP said that three workers were renovating a deck at the residence when a large container of vinyl adhesive caught fire.
  “The burning material reportedly also came into
  
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• Abbotsford surpasses 20 drug-related deaths in 2026

  10-07-2026 21:45 via abbynews.com
  
  Another batch of fatal drug overdoses has hit Abbotsford, increasing the city’s total to 24 so far this year.
  Six of these deaths occurred in May, which is actually a slight decrease from April, but was still enough to make the city climb the list of townships with the highest number of drug deaths.
  Abbotsford’s 24 deaths make it the sixth-deadliest in the province and the biggest source of deaths in the Fraser East Health Service Delivery Area, which also includes Hope, Chilliwack,
  
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• Chilliwack gearing up to host PGA Scramble golf qualifier

  10-07-2026 21:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Amateur golfers will have the chance to compete in the Chilliwack qualifier of the PGA Scramble at the end of July.
  It’s being hosted at Chilliwack Golf Club on Monday, July 27 and it is the largest grassroots amateur golf program in Canada taking place at more than 185 locations.
  Registration for the Chilliwack event closes on July 17.
  The winners of each local qualifier are invited to participate in one of 13 regional finals later this summer. From there, regional winners can take part i
  
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• Alberta Amber Alert extends into 2nd day, last sighting in Fort St. John, B.C.

  10-07-2026 20:20 via abbynews.com
  
  The six-year-old who is the subject of an Amber Alert originating out of Alberta was last seen in northeastern B.C. on Thursday morning.
  Lanakai Morrison, 6, was last seen in Fort St. John, B.C. on July 9 at approximately 9:30 a.m., according to an Amber Alert update from Beaverlodge RCMP around 9:25 p.m. Pacific time Thursday.
  Fort St. John is about 160 kilometres, or about a two-hour drive, northwest of Valhalla Centre where Lanakai was reportedly taken from.
  The sighting came about nine hours
  
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• Wrestler Ethan Carter III debuting in British Columbia at Abbotsford Agrifair

  10-07-2026 19:50 via abbynews.com
  
  The top one per cent of professional wrestling is set to make his British Columbia debut at Abbotsford Agrifair.
  Former TNA and NWA world heavyweight champion Ethan Carter III will appear for All Star Wrestling during the annual event on Aug. 1 and 2.
  TNA star Eric Young was initially slated to appear at Agrifair, but ASW stated that due to contractual obligations he is now unable to perform. It has been reported that Young has signed a deal with WWE and will be used for a role as both an in-rin
  
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• City of Surrey tackles ‘inaccurate claims’ about property acquistions

  10-07-2026 19:50 via abbynews.com
  
  Surrey city hall’s property acquisitions process has come under a microscope in the wake of accusations related to a “questionable” real estate transaction, a “bail out” for a land developer, a call for a judicial review, and a councillor calling for a full-on police investigation.
  In response, the City of Surrey’s communications department issued a press release July 9 including a summary of property acquisitions from June 2025 to July 2026 that indicates cit
  
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• Nursing picket lines to expand across B.C. as bargaining reaches ‘impasse’

  10-07-2026 19:19 via abbynews.com
  
  More nurses are expected to join the picket lines outside hospitals across British Columbia in the coming weeks, as negotiations have once again reached an “impasse,” the B.C. Nurses’ Union announced on Thursday, July 9.
  Picket lines were established at Vancouver General Hospital on Tuesday, July 7, and new lines began forming outside Surrey Memorial Hospital and the Jim Pattison Outpatient Care and Surgery Centre in Surrey early on Thursday, July 9.
  “Nurses do not want t
  
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• B.C. Supreme Courts in Lower Mainland set to resume regular operations after ‘FIFA Period’

  10-07-2026 19:10 via abbynews.com
  
  B.C. Supreme Courts in Vancouver, New Westminster, Abbotsford and Chilliwack will resume regular operations on Monday (July 13), including criminal and civil jury trials, now that the “FIFA period” has come to an end.
  Chief Justice Ron Skolrood announced last July that the Supreme Courts in the four cities would be impacted from June 12 till July 8 and only urgent and time-sensitive criminal hearings, such as bail applications, would be heard during this time.
  “The adjustments
  
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• Mission paddleboarder drowns in Hayward Lake

  10-07-2026 19:01 via abbynews.com
  
  A 58-year-old Mission man drowned while paddleboarding at Hayward Lake on Thursday (July 9).
  According to a news release from Mission RCMP, it is believed the man lost his balance on the paddleboard and fell into the water.“He was not wearing a personal flotation device, and reportedly had limited swimming abilities,” the detachment said.
  Police say the man’s wife began yelling for help from the shore and a passerby rushed over to help. The passerby spotted the victim underwate
  
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• B.C. volunteer braves Ukraine war for all creatures great, small and bizarre

  10-07-2026 18:43 via abbynews.com
  
  The bond between a person and their pet knows no bounds, capable of enduring even the horrors of war.
  On the front lines of Eastern Ukraine, Sooke volunteer Jesse Adams experiences firsthand just how unbreakable those bonds can be.
  “When you love something, you’ll put yourself in the way of danger to take care of it, to make sure it’s safe,” he says. “Ukrainians love their animals, and from what I’ve seen, they will do anything to help protect those animals, e
  
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• Police watchdog seeks more witnesses, video in fatal Boxing Day crash in Chilliwack

  10-07-2026 18:12 via abbynews.com
  
  B.C.’s police watchdog is looking for more witnesses following a fatal crash that happened on Boxing Day last year in Chilliwack.
  The Independent Investigations Office of BC (IIO) put the call out on July 10 as part of their investigation into the Dec. 26, 2025 on Yale Road.
  Shortly after 10:15 p.m., a white Ford pickup truck driven by a man was involved in a single-vehicle collision near the intersection of Yale and Banford roads.
  Paramedics and the fire department attended, but the man d
  
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• Windy, dry conditions lead to continued growth of Fraser Canyon wildfires: BCWS

  10-07-2026 17:15 via abbynews.com
  
  Wildfires in the Fraser Canyon continued to see growth and “elevated fire behaviour” amidst warm, dry and windy conditions on Thursday (July 9).
  BC Wildfire Service’s latest update on Thursday night about the Brunswick Complex, which includes the Brunswick Creek and Ainslie Creek fires, continues to list both blazes as out of control. The out-of-control label is used for fires that are spreading or anticipated to spread beyond their current perimeter or control line.
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• Wind pushing Brunswick Creek wildfire away from communities: BCWS

  10-07-2026 17:15 via abbynews.com
  
  Wildfires in the Fraser Canyon continued to see growth and “elevated fire behaviour” amidst warm, dry and windy conditions on Thursday (July 9).
  BC Wildfire Service’s latest update on Thursday night about the Brunswick Complex, which includes the Brunswick Creek and Ainslie Creek fires, continues to list both blazes as out of control. The out-of-control label is used for fires that are spreading or anticipated to spread beyond their current perimeter or control line.
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• WORLD CUP DAILY, July 10: France heads to the semi-finals

  10-07-2026 16:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Daily FIFA World Cup soccer match updates and news for Black Press Media publications.
  France is heading to the semi-finals after defeating Morocco 2-0 on Thursday (July 9).
  They will play the winner of today’s Spain vs. Belgium match in Dallas on Tuesday (July 14).
  QUARTER-FINALS
  Friday, July 10:
  Spain vs. Belgium at 12 p.m. in Los Angeles
  Saturday, July 11
  Norway vs. England at 5 p.m. in Miami
  Argentina vs. Switzerland at 8 p.m. in Kansas City
  SEMI-FINALS
  Tuesday, July 14
  France vs. winn
  
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• North Okanagan orchardists propose drilling into aquifer to alleviate drought

  10-07-2026 14:00 via abbynews.com
  
  As an unprecedented drought carries on with next to no relief in the form of rain in the North Okanagan, drastic Greater Vernon water restrictions continue to hammer agriculturalists.
  But two Coldstream orchardists are proposing a solution that could help their orchards survive this year, while taking pressure off the water system next year when conditions could be just as dry.
  Local agriculturalists have been informed they can only use 30 per cent of their remaining water allocation for the yea
  
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• Victoria’s Fairmont Empress named Canada’s top city hotel for second year

  10-07-2026 07:40 via abbynews.com
  
  The Fairmont Empress has once again been named Canada’s top city hotel, earning the No. 1 spot in Travel + Leisure‘s 2026 World’s Best Awards for the second consecutive year.
  The Victoria landmark received a reader score of 96.08, placing it ahead of Vancouver’s Rosewood Hotel Georgia, which scored 95.62, and Québec City’s Auberge Saint-Antoine at 95.13.
  The annual awards are based on reader surveys that evaluate hotels on criteria including rooms, facilities
  
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• Shelter-in-place order lifted in Vanderhoof after police incident

  10-07-2026 05:15 via abbynews.com
  
  VANDERHOOF – A shelter-in-place order issued Thursday afternoon for the District of Vanderhoof and Electoral Area F has now been lifted following a major police response in Vanderhoof.
  The emergency alert was issued at approximately 2:24 p.m. at the request of Vanderhoof RCMP, instructing residents to shelter in place while officers responded to an unfolding incident.
  People across the community reported seeing a large police presence and being evacuated from several locations.
  Terry Keoug
  
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• Shelter-in-place order lifted in Vanderhoof after fatal crash, 1 arrested

  10-07-2026 05:15 via abbynews.com
  
  A shelter-in-place order issued Thursday afternoon for the District of Vanderhoof and Electoral Area F was lifted just as quickly as it was sent out following a major police response to a fatal crash.
  The emergency alert was issued at approximately 2:24 p.m. at the request of Vanderhoof RCMP, instructing residents to shelter in place while officers responded to an unfolding incident.
  According to the North District Major Crimes Unit, police were called to the 1500 block of Ring Road for a report
  
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• VIDEO: Eagles down 1 in quest for Voyageur Cup

  10-07-2026 05:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Vancouver Football Club turned its attention back to the Telus Canadian Championship this week, as it hosted MLS side CF Montreal in the first of two quarterfinal matches at The Stadium at Langley Events Centre on Wednesday night.
  VFC had scored the first goal during the second period of play, Damiano Pecile and Nicolas Mezquida credited with giving the Eagles a 1-0 lead.
  But the five-time Canadian Champions from Montreal retaliated about 10 minutes later, to tie things up in minute 63 with a sh
  
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• Local orchardists propose drilling into Okanagan aquifer to alleviate drought

  10-07-2026 04:00 via abbynews.com
  
  As an unprecedented drought carries on with next to no relief in the form of rain in the North Okanagan, drastic Greater Vernon water restrictions continue to hammer agriculturalists.
  But two Coldstream orchardists are proposing a solution that could help their orchards survive this year, while taking pressure off the water system next year when conditions could be just as dry.
  Local agriculturalists have been informed they can only use 30 per cent of their remaining water allocation for the yea
  
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• 3 sent to hospital after tornado touches down near Alberta-Saskatchewan border

  10-07-2026 01:44 via abbynews.com
  
  An Alberta campground needed to be evacuated Wednesday evening after a tornado touched down.
  Around 8:30 p.m. on July 8, what is believed to be a tornado hit Dillberry Lake Provincial Park campground on the Alberta-Saskatchewan border, Wainwright RCMP said in an update provided Thursday.
  Three people were injured and were taken to hospital for treatment.
  At the time of the suspected tornado, there were 42 occupied camping sites. Multiple units were damaged, police said.Big tornado on the ground
  
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• $300K grant funds Fraser Valley caregiver-support project

  10-07-2026 01:28 via abbynews.com
  
  Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation (FVHCF) has announced a new project that will focus on supporting family caregivers, thanks to $300,000 in funding from the Petro-Canada CareMakers Foundation.
  The initiative sees FVHCF working in partnership with Fraser Health and community organizations in Abbotsford, Mission, Chilliwack, Hope, Agassiz and Harrison Hot Springs.
  The project will focus on supporting family caregivers through a combination of group-based programming, caregiver navigation servi
  
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• Police ticket Island motorcyclist travelling 114 km/h in 40 zone

  10-07-2026 01:05 via abbynews.com
  
  A motorist’s speedy joyride through Oak Bay came to an abrupt end last week.
  On July 4, Oak Bay PD conducted speed enforcement along Beach Drive and stopped a motorcyclist travelling 114 km/h in a posted 40 km/h zone.
  The rider was issued a violation ticket for excessive speeding, and the bike was impounded for seven days.
  In the wake of the incident, Oak Bay PD has issued a warning about the dangers of speeding.
  “With the increased number of pedestrians, cyclists and families enjoyi
  
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• 1 million square feet of industrial space on its way to South Surrey

  10-07-2026 01:00 via abbynews.com
  
  More than one million square feet of industrial space is on its way to South Campbell Heights in Surrey.
  Beedie recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new industrial development at South Campbell Heights Business Park, at 19084 20th Ave., and once completed, the new, 60-plus acre industrial development will deliver more than one million square feet of “state-of-the-art” industrial space — and a tenant that is a “prominent player in the automotive industry.”
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• UBC researchers identify new hereditary form of aggressive prostate cancer

  10-07-2026 00:05 via abbynews.com
  
  Researchers at the University of British Columbia have linked an inherited gene mutation to an aggressive form of prostate cancer, possibly paving the way for new genetic testing that could save lives.
  After analyzing the genetic data for 4,500 prostate cancer patients, they found an inherited mutation in a gene dubbed CDK12 in five unrelated men, all of whom had developed an aggressive form of the disease between the ages of 44 and 62.
  The research team then examined tumour samples for a distin
  
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• Abbotsford rental prices climb for first time this year

  09-07-2026 22:45 via abbynews.com
  
  A long streak of falling rental prices in Abbotsford has now come to an end, with June bringing a small increase for both the city and province as a whole.
  The local average went from $1,739 to $1,744, marking the first time the price has increased since January.While June brought a slight bump in prices, it still sits 12.4 per cent lower than a year ago, giving Abbotsford the third-biggest annual decline in rental prices among any Canadian city.
  This change also hasn’t impacted the commun
  
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• VIDEO: Team Canada continues winning at Canada Cup in South Surrey

  09-07-2026 21:35 via abbynews.com
  
  Team Canada continued their win streak at the 2026 Canada Cup International Softball Championship in South Surrey Wednesday night with a 12-2 victory vs. New Zealand, improving their tournament record to 3-0.
  The Canadian National Women’s Team remained undefeated at Softball City with a big 12-2 victory over the New Zealand White Sox on Wednesday (July 8).Canada erupted for six runs in the opening inning, highlighted by a three-run home run from Zoe Hicks, before adding to its lead with ho
  
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• B.C. reports fewest drug deaths in May of any month since 2020

  09-07-2026 21:33 via abbynews.com
  
  B.C. saw the fewest monthly drug deaths provincewide in May of any month since February of 2020.
  But 3.5 people per day still died due to suspected unregulated drug toxicity, for a total of 109 deaths, according to preliminary data from the B.C. Coroners Service.
  The death rate over the past five years for people over 60 years old has remained relatively stable, with a sharp decline in deaths among people aged 19 to 59. More than three-quarters of those who died in May were male.
  So far in 2026,
  
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