Abbotsford news

• Drugs seized at Mission Institution

  22-06-2026 21:28 via abbynews.com
  
  A package that included a variety of drugs was seized at Mission Institution on Monday (June 15).
  According to a news release from the Correctional Service of Canada on Thursday (June 18), staff members of the medium-security unit seized contraband and unauthorized items with an estimated institutional value of $296,160.
  Methamphetamine, cocaine, ketamine, THC, MDMA, tobacco, other drugs, and a charging block were among the contraband and unauthorized items seized.
  The CSC said police have been
  
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• Property control probe expanded Canada-wide to parent company of Safeway, IGA

  22-06-2026 23:17 via abbynews.com
  
  The Competition Bureau of Canada has been granted expanded orders to investigate the parent company of Safeway, IGA and FreshCo to assess whether its practices harm competition in the retail grocery industry.
  The Federal Court issued orders for the Competition Bureau to advance its investigation into Empire Company Ltd.’s use of property controls in Canada, according to a news release Monday (June 22). Empire is the parent company of Safeway, IGA, FresCo, Sobeys, and Farm Boy.
  There are Sa
  
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• Management team at Abbotsford’s Sevenoaks Shopping Centre wins Community Matters Award

  22-06-2026 22:39 via abbynews.com
  
  Morguard, the management team behind Abbotsford’s Sevenoaks Shopping Centre, has received the 2026 Community Matters Award from the Abbotsford board of education.
  The Abbotsford School District recognized the company at the last board meeting on June 16.
  According to the board, Morguard earned the honour through its ongoing commitment to supporting students and families in Abbotsford.
  The release states that, since 2020, Morguard has donated over $15,000 to Abbotsford students to support s
  
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• Study into public access of hot springs gets go-ahead from Harrison council

  22-06-2026 22:34 via abbynews.com
  
  Could access be granted to the natural hot springs in Harrison once more?
  At the June 15 meeting, the Village of Harrison Hot Springs council voted unanimously to authorize $50,000 from the Community Works Fund for a feasibility study, with the remaining $200,000 funded by grants.
  The study will inform any future project by identifying opportunities and constraints associated with the hot springs source, per a staff report. Source water flow, regulatory requirements, water rights, the existing w
  
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• 1 structure confirmed lost in Lytton wildfire, evacuation orders, alerts remain in place

  22-06-2026 22:18 via abbynews.com
  
  The Saw Creek wildfire in Lytton remains an estimated 704 hectares in size as of Monday morning, June 22.
  In a 10:15 a.m. update from BC Wildfire Service (BCWS), fire activity decreased overnight due to lighter winds and cooler temperatures. However, it is still burning from Rank 1-3. The different Ranks can be found on the provincial website.
  TNRD director Tricia Thorpe confirmed to Black Press Media that at least one structure has been lost.
  “We do have one resident in the TNRD that lost
  
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• New B.C. program introduced to monitor chronic property crime offenders

  22-06-2026 21:33 via abbynews.com
  
  B.C. is investing $16 million to create 12 new regional hubs to supervise and monitor chronic offenders.
  “The province is targeting chronic property offending that threatens the livelihood of small businesses, which are the backbone of our communities,” Public Safety Minister Nina Krieger said in a Monday news release. “We’re building on progress we’ve made, dedicating more resources and working with partners to strengthen enforcement and keep communities vibrant an
  
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• Inmate hospitalized after assault at Abbotsford institution

  22-06-2026 21:30 via abbynews.com
  
  One inmate took an unexpected trip to the hospital on June 18 after being the victim of an assault at Matsqui Institution.
  The assistant warden of management services, Amrit Hothi, said only one person was injured in the incident at the medium-security penitentiary.
  After being evaluated by prison staff, the inmate was transported to the hospital for further treatment and has since returned to the Matsqui Institution.
  “The assailants have been identified, and the appropriate actions have b
  
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• Woman awarded $400K after Vernon dog attack left her with permanent injuries

  22-06-2026 21:03 via abbynews.com
  
  A B.C. judge awarded a woman nearly $400,000 as compensation for injuries she sustained in a 2020 dog attack in Vernon, even though the animal’s owner couldn’t be located and wasn’t present to defend themself.
  Multiple attempts were made to contact Jocelyn Gaetan Roger, the dog’s alleged owner, at a property in Gold Bridge and at a Surrey mailing address. The letters were returned to the sender.
  Nevertheless, according to a decision on a Nanaimo court on June 16, Roger no
  
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• Columbia Shuswap protective services manager urges haste on ‘Canada on Fire’ recommendations

  22-06-2026 21:00 via abbynews.com
  
  By Barb Brouwer
  Contributor
  Wildfires in Canada are now a crisis.
  Canada on Fire, a report of the federal Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, calls for immediate action on managing the rapidly escalating wildfires across the country and the impact they have on forestry and agriculture industries as well as rural and Indigenous communities.
  Considering the report to have many positive aspects, Derek Sutherland, the Columbia Shuswap Regional District’s general manager of c
  
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• Community condemns alleged attack against B.C. Muslim leader

  22-06-2026 20:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Several community groups are condemning an alleged attack against an Imam of the local Masjid Al Iman, which leaders say may have been hate-motivated.
  According to the Canadian Council of Imams, Ebrahim Ali said he was seated in his vehicle with his wife on Thursday, June 18, when someone opened the vehicle door and attempted to forcibly remove him. Ebrahim is said to have resisted the attack and pursued the individual for 20 minutes while on the phone with 911.
  They say police apprehended the i
  
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• Former Abbotsford board chair Rhonda Pauls enters 2026 trustee race

  22-06-2026 20:08 via abbynews.com
  
  Former Abbotsford school trustee Rhonda Pauls has announced that she is seeking out her old seat.
  Pauls, who was elected three times and served as both chair and vice-chair, has spent the last four years as the executive director of Baseball PEI.
  She was first elected to the Abbotsford school board in 2011 and also went on to earn a seat in 2014 and 2018. She placed fifth in 2018 with 10,237 votes and fourth in 2014 with 11,680.
  “Public education is as important to me today as it has ever
  
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• B.C.-based potato chip brand teams up with BC Lions for fiery new flavour

  22-06-2026 20:08 via abbynews.com
  
  A Surrey-based Canadian potato chip brand is bringing BC Lions-style heat to life this summer with a unique buffalo wing-flavoured chip.
  The BC Lions issued a release Monday (June 22) noting the new chips are a Hardbite limited edition flavour, as they team up with Naturally Homegrown Foods Ltd. to bring the brand-new taste to store shelves across the province.
  Hitting stores starting Monday, the potato chip bags feature the faces of four BC Lions players: quarterback Nathan Rourke, White Rock n
  
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• Weekend brings frequent domestic abuse and drunk driving to Abbotsford

  22-06-2026 19:45 via abbynews.com
  
  Abbotsford police were busy dealing with a variety of issues over the weekend, including a rise in both domestic violence and impaired driving incidents.
  According to the Abbotsford Police Department (APD), officers responded to a total of 326 calls between Friday evening (June 19) and Monday morning.
  Friday night began on a busy note, with officers catching eight impaired drivers. The number of impaired drivers then continued to steadily grow through the next couple of days, with a total of 16
  
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• B.C. student among 20 Canadians to receive prestigious TD scholarship

  22-06-2026 18:15 via abbynews.com
  
  A Surrey student known for empowering young women has been awarded one of Canada’s most prestigious scholarships.
  Isabella Wen, a Surrey resident and Grade 12 graduate of R.E. Mountain Secondary in Langley, is one of just 20 students across Canada to receive a 2026 TD Scholarship for Community Leadership.
  The scholarship provides up to $70,000 toward post-secondary tuition and living expenses, along with mentorship, networking opportunities and paid summer employment.
  The scholarship is sa
  
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• 2 men deported, 1 charged in Surrey Police Service drug trafficking investigation

  22-06-2026 17:50 via abbynews.com
  
  Two men have been deported and a third is facing six drug trafficking charges resulting from a four-month Surrey Police Service investigation dubbed “Project Phantom.”
  Staff Sergeant Lindsey Houghton said the SPS’s Prolific Offender Unit launched its investigation in February during which a police raid on a Surrey residence on May 21 led to the three arrests and the seizure of $891,000 in drugs, cash and equipment.
  Among items seized includes 15.89 kilograms of opium, 1,529 gra
  
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• WORLD CUP DAILY, June 22: Egypt scores historic win in Vancouver; Argentina plays this morning

  22-06-2026 16:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Daily FIFA World Cup match updates and news for Black Press Media publications.
  Egypt jumped to the top of the Group G table with a 3-1 win in Vancouver on Sunday evening, June 21.
  New Zealand managed to score once at BC Place Stadium, filled with 52,497 fans who watched Egypt score their first FIFA World Cup victory since making their debut 92 years ago.
  Key stat: This was the first time Egypt had ever gone in behind at half-time in a World Cup fixture.The celebration is on as Egypt defeats New
  
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• Filmmakers fundraise to finish late friend’s West Coast story of resilience

  22-06-2026 15:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Decades after a life-changing journey, friends are corralling footage entrusted in their care by a late friend and forging the path he wanted – making a feature documentary “preserving his impact.”
  Twenty years ago, Brad Jacobsen accomplished what many believed was impossible.Jacobsen’s life changed in spring 1994 when an accident left him living life as a quadriplegic. Jacobsen refused to accept that adventure, wilderness, and purpose were no longer part of his future: H
  
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• Saw Creek wildfire near Lytton reported as 704 hectares

  21-06-2026 21:43 via abbynews.com
  
  The Saw Creek wildfire near Lytton is being reported as 704 hectares on Sunday, June 21.
  The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) last updated the public at 10:46 p.m. about the wildfire of note, which was sized at 600 hectares on Saturday, June 20. They say the fire remains out of control.
  EmergencyInfoBC has a breakdown of all the evacuation orders and alerts in place for the Saw Creek fire.
  An evacuation alert was issued on June 20 at 2:15 p.m. by the Siska Indian Band for Zacht 5, Siska Flat 5A, and S
  
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• 47 properties in Lytton downgraded to evacuation alert due to Saw Creek wildfire

  21-06-2026 21:43 via abbynews.com
  
  UPDATE: 8:30 p.m.
  The Saw Creek wildfire continues to burn out of control at an estimated 704 hectares as of Sunday evening.
  However, the evacuation order for 47 properties in the Village of Lytton has been downgraded to an evacuation alert as of 7 p.m.
  An evacuation order remains an effect for approximately three properties in the village as well as 12 properties in Electoral Area “l” or Blue Sky Country.
  An amended evacuation alert is now in place for approximately 212 addressed pr
  
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• VIDEO: Bandits roar back from defeat to down Honey Badgers

  21-06-2026 19:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Vancouver Bandits erupted for 61 second-half points en route to a 102-81 rout of Brampton Honey Badgers before a sold-out crowd at Envision Financial Court at Langley Events Centre on Saturday night, improving their record to 8-4.
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  Going into the game, the team was coming off back-to-back losses, including a lopsided 33-point defeat two nights earlier in Winnipeg, which knocked them out of first place in the Canadian Elite Basketball League’s Western Conference.
  “We just wante
  
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• Chilliwack author releases memoir about surviving mother’s ‘web of lies’

  21-06-2026 18:30 via abbynews.com
  
  A Chilliwack woman is sharing her story about surviving her mother’s web of lies in her newly released book.
  Phillippa Mann’s memoir House of Cards was released in February and she’ll be having a book signing on June 27.
  She grew up in a home where everything appeared perfect on the surface while something much darker was happening behind closed doors.
  Her mother has “undiagnosed munchausen by proxy,” she said, which is a mental illness where a caregiver (often a mo
  
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• WORLD CUP DAILY, June 21: Vancouver hosts New Zealand vs. Egypt today at 6 p.m.

  21-06-2026 16:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Daily FIFA World Cup match updates and news for Black Press Media publications.
  Vancouver will be alive again for a Sunday match featuring New Zealand vs. Egypt, 6 p.m. start at BC Place Stadium, on the first day of summer (June 21).
  The Group G game is one of two today, with Belgium facing Iran at noon in Los Angeles.
  In Group H action, Spain plays Saudi Arabia at 9 a.m. in Atlanta, and Uruguay faces Cabo Verde in Miami at 3 p.m.
  Saturday was busy with four games. Germany scored a late 2-1 win
  
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• QUIZ: A salute to fathers and fatherhood

  21-06-2026 14:20 via abbynews.com
  
  Father’s Day, on the third Sunday of June, is a time set aside to honour fathers.
  How much do you know about famous fathers, in history, culture and fiction? Put your knowledge to the test with these 10 questions.
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• ‘Resilient people’: Stories from Lytton on the second day of 2026 wildfire

  21-06-2026 05:20 via abbynews.com
  
  It’s safe to say that Lytton is a community full of brave people.
  Almost five years to the day since the start of the Lytton Creek wildfire, which killed two people and brought almost the whole town to ruin in 2021, the people of Lytton once again had to face a forest-fuelled fire encroaching on their town.
  What was first reported as a 10-hectare fire by the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) the afternoon of June 19, quickly grew to 100 hectares, and then a few hours later, to 200 hectares. By th
  
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• Students dissect some of the 100s of invasive fish hauled out during Cultus Lake derby

  21-06-2026 02:07 via abbynews.com
  
  A group of university students got some hands-on experience dissecting invasive fish during an annual derby at Cultus Lake on the weekend.
  The Lions Cultus Lake Fishing Derby took place at Main Beach on June 20 and helping collect data that day from some of the hundreds of smallmouth bass caught were four University of the Fraser Valley students, plus volunteers with Cultus Lake Stewardship Society (CLASS, formerly Cultus Lake Aquatic Stewardship Strategy).
  During the derby, people catch invasiv
  
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• PHOTOS: Parading through Main Beach at Cultus Lake Day

  20-06-2026 23:57 via abbynews.com
  
  Boats, bagpipes and bubbles swept through the streets of Cultus Lake during an annual parade and community event on Saturday.
  Hundreds of people came out to Cultus Lake Day at Main Beach on June 20 for a sunny parade, pancake breakfast, live entertainment and more.
  The event included an artisan market, food vendors, bouncy castle, local breweries, activities for kids and rides on the Rotary train.
  The event is free and continues until 10 p.m. with live music on the beach. Pay parking is in effec
  
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• PHOTOS: Parading past Main Beach at Cultus Lake Day

  20-06-2026 23:57 via abbynews.com
  
  Boats, bagpipes and bubbles swept through the streets of Cultus Lake during an annual parade and community event on Saturday.
  Hundreds of people came out to Cultus Lake Day at Main Beach on June 20 for a sunny parade, pancake breakfast, live entertainment and more.
  The event included an artisan market, food vendors, bouncy castle, local breweries, activities for kids and rides on the Rotary train.
  The event is free and continues until 10 p.m. with live music on the beach. Pay parking is in effec
  
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• HERBERT: Black Hills Nota Bene an icon on the B.C. wine scene

  20-06-2026 20:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Black Hills Nota Bene has been an icon on the British Columbia wine scene for more than a quarter-century.
  Ross Wise, MW, head winemaker at Black Hills Estate Winery, led the way until recently, when he handed over the winemaking reins to Ryan McKibbon. That has not been the only change at Black Hills. Following the 2023 harvest came the winter freeze of January 2024, wiping out much of the old vines. Immediately, a major replant began.
  A more nuanced replant had already been in the works, but &
  
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• Person airlifted to hospital after car hits deer on Highway 1 in Chilliwack

  20-06-2026 18:59 via abbynews.com
  
  A person was airlifted to hospital after their car struck a deer and rolled over on Highway 1 in Chilliwack early Saturday morning.
  The single-vehicle crash happened in the eastbound lanes of the highway, west of the Yale Road West exit around 1:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 20.
  One person was treated by paramedics on scene then airlifted in critical condition.
  The dead deer was in the westbound lanes of the highway.
  RCMP closed both directions while the Integrated Collision Analysis and Reconstruct
  
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• Lytton wildfire grows to 600 hectares on second day of blaze

  20-06-2026 18:51 via abbynews.com
  
  The Saw Creek wildfire near Lytton is sized at 600 hectares as of Saturday morning.
  The wildfire was discovered on June 19 and was initially noted as 10 hectares in size. Within a couple of hours it had jumped to 100 hectares, and later in the evening it was marked as 200 hectares by the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS). The latest update at 9:14 a.m., June 20, puts the wildfire at 600 hectares.
  The fire is suspected by the BCWS to be human caused.The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has issue
  
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