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• Facebook’s Zuckerberg to testify before House panel on April 11

  04-04-2018 14:30 via abbynews.com
  
  The leaders of a key House oversight committee say Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg to testify April 11The post Facebook’s Zuckerberg to testify before House panel on April 11 appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Valemount’s acclaimed mayor powerless due to sexual assault charge

  17-10-2026 19:53 via abbynews.com
  
  Owen Michael Torgerson, who ran uncontested for his third term as Mayor of Valemount, has been charged with sexual assault.
  When Torgerson can resume his political duties is unknown.
  Torgerson’s case came before Judge Cassandra Malfair in Prince George Provincial Court on Friday, Oct. 16. He was not there, but his lawyer, Jay Michi of Kamloops, appeared via videoconference on his behalf.
  Malfair agreed to Crown prosecutor Lisa Sukkau’s application for a publication ban to protect the
  
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• Excessive speeders, 10 impaired drivers nabbed in Abbotsford, Mission in 1 night

  17-10-2026 18:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Ten impaired drivers and several excessive speeders were caught on the Mission Bridge and on the streets of Abbotsford in one night.
  Abbotsford Police Department teamed up with Mission RCMP where they set up a roadblock on the bridge overnight on Friday (Oct. 16).
  Throughout the night police impounded six vehicles for excessive speeding, including several drivers travelling more than 70 km/h over the posted speed limit.
  “Speeds like these put everyone on the road at significant risk and ca
  
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• Marion Hampson

  17-10-2026 17:30 via abbynews.com
  
  1936-2026
  The gale force wind that was Marion Hampson shifted to a whisper and heaven just got a little more lively – and a lot more interesting.
  With hearts full of gratitude and sorrow, we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Marion Edith (Gibennus) Hampson, who passed away October 1, 2026, unafraid and with an open heart at the age of 90 years old. A woman of extraordinary beauty, strength and grace, she lived her life unyielding, loving and unforgettably. Throughout her life she
  
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• QUIZ: Preparing for winter driving conditions

  17-10-2026 13:50 via abbynews.com
  
  While winter is still a few weeks away, Canadians are putting winter tires on their vehicles and preparing for cold-weather driving conditions.
  Elsewhere, some parts of the country are already dealing with winter conditions.
  In past years, Canada has experienced some extreme blizzards and winter storms, in many parts of the country.
  Canada tends to prepare for snowy driving conditions, spending more than $1 billion a year to clear snow from streets.
  Are you prepared for the winter driving season
  
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• Bateman Timberwolves, Abbotsford Panthers senior football teams post big wins

  17-10-2026 10:36 via abbynews.com
  
  The Robert Bateman Timberwolves returned to the win column in a big way with a dominant 30-6 victory over the Langley Thunderbirds at home on Friday (Oct. 16).
  After a scoreless first quarter, Timberwolves quarterback Jackson Hall tossed a screen pass to running back Callum Pambrun-Perry and he scampered 38 yard for the game’s first touchdown. The Thunderbirds responded with a touchdown on the next drive, but were unable to get the extra point and Bateman led 7-6 early in the second quarte
  
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• UPDATE: 13 injured in multi-vehicle Highway 99 crash involving semi, bus in Surrey

  17-10-2026 06:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Two people were taken to hospital in serious but stable condition, and 11 others with less serious injuries, after a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 99 in Surrey that involved a semi-truck, a double-decker transit bus and several vehicles on Friday evening (Oct. 16).
  That’s the latest news from Surrey Police Service after several hours of highway closures following the accident near the Highway 99 interchange with Highway 91.An evening update at 9:36 p.m. notes that BCEHS paramedics provide
  
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• No serious injuries in multi-vehicle Highway 99 crash involving semi, bus in Surrey

  17-10-2026 06:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Surrey Police say no serious injuries have been reported in a major multi-vehicle crash that tied up traffic for hours on Highway 99.
  One person was taken to hospital with minor injuries, Surrey Police reported in an email update at 7:32 p.m. Friday (Oct. 16).
  The crash closed both the northbound and southbound lanes of Highway 99, just east of the interchange with Highway 91.DriveBC is reporting shortly after 9 p.m. that the southbound lanes are now open, but northbound lanes remain closed.
  The
  
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• Phone scam spoofing Kelowna RCMP’s non-emergency line targets Canadians

  17-10-2026 03:09 via abbynews.com
  
  Individuals across Canada are receiving calls from someone alleging to be an RCMP officer, and the number appears to originate from the Kelowna detachment’s legitimate non-emergency line.
  These calls are a phone scam, where the fraudster appears genuinely connected to the Kelowna RCMP, in order to deceive individuals into providing sensitive personal and financial information.
  After receiving a significant number of reports from people claiming to have received fraudulent calls from the Ke
  
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• Tumbler Ridge shooter alleged co-conspirator indicted by U.S. grand jury

  17-10-2026 02:42 via abbynews.com
  
  A grand jury in Washington State indicted the alleged co-conspirator in the fatal Tumbler Ridge mass shooting, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
  James Cody Bryant, 30, was indicted Wednesday (Oct. 14) by a grand jury sitting in the Western District of Washington for conspiracy to murder persons in a foreign country for Bryant’s alleged role in the school shooting that left seven people, including the shooter, dead at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School on Feb. 10. The charge is spe
  
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• OPINION: Access to sport shouldn’t depend on where you live in B.C.

  17-10-2026 02:23 via abbynews.com
  
  In communities across British Columbia, sport is about much more than competition. It’s where children build friendships, volunteers bring neighbours together, and families gather at local arenas, fields, pools and recreation centres. But for too many families, particularly in smaller and rural communities, the opportunity to participate is becoming increasingly difficult to afford.
  As British Columbians prepare to vote in municipal and provincial elections, affordability is understandably
  
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• OPINION: Access to sport in B.C. shouldn’t depend on where you live

  17-10-2026 02:23 via abbynews.com
  
  In communities across British Columbia, sport is about much more than competition. It’s where children build friendships, volunteers bring neighbours together, and families gather at local arenas, fields, pools and recreation centres. But for too many families, particularly in smaller and rural communities, the opportunity to participate is becoming increasingly difficult to afford.
  As British Columbians prepare to vote in municipal and provincial elections, affordability is understandably
  
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• B.C. Conservative candidate says First Nations ‘conquered’ comment taken out of context

  17-10-2026 00:37 via abbynews.com
  
  Conservative candidate for Juan de Fuca-Malahat Mike Hicks was under fire Friday for saying at an Oct. 9 debate that First Nations must be “conquered.”
  But he says the remarks are being taken out of context.
  Hicks said in an interview that he meant that, by law, if a First Nation is unconquered, treaties must be negotiated.“In law, as I understand it, English law, you can’t just move into an area and take it over; you either have to conquer the First Nations in a war or s
  
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• Abbotsford U17 soccer squad sets sights on nationals

  17-10-2026 00:37 via abbynews.com
  
  After a successful season last year, the Abbotsford United SC 2010 Selects are starting out strong once again this fall as they look to punch their ticket to the soccer national championship next year.
  Head coach of the Division 1 boys team, Daniel Davidson, said the strong base of the team was already in place during the 2025-26 season, which saw the Abbotsford team finish 15-3-1 for the season.
  The impressive defensive moves and resilience of the team led to them winning the provincial A-Cup i
  
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• Sturko promises 25K new school spaces

  17-10-2026 00:20 via abbynews.com
  
  CentreBC leader Elenore Sturko said,during a visit to Langley on Friday, Oct. 16, that her party would provide permanent spaces for 25,000 more students in B.C. public schools.
  She said the new classroom spaces will be in place by 2031, with the districts with the most portables and fastest growth targeted first.
  “We’ll keep class size and class composition limits in teachers contacts and fund them fully,” Sturko said.
  Among her promises was to bring back letter grades for stud
  
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• BC Conservatives say Massey Bridge plan would pay for new hospital

  16-10-2026 23:53 via abbynews.com
  
  BC Conservative Leader Lorne Doerkson says the money saved by building a bridge to replace the aging George Massey Tunnel would pay for construction of a new hospital for women and children south of the Fraser.
  At a press conference in Port Moody Friday morning (Oct. 16), Doerkson expanded on the previous day’s press release wherein the party committed to scrapping the planned eight-lane replacement tunnel in favour of a 10-lane “George Massey Bridge,” completing the Surrey Hos
  
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• Prince George RCMP cleared of criminal wrongdoing in 2025 man’s death

  16-10-2026 23:44 via abbynews.com
  
  A report released Friday by B.C.’s police watchdog found no reasonable grounds to believe Prince George RCMP officers committed an offence in connection with a man’s death in August 2025.
  According to the Independent Investigations Office of B.C. (IIO) report, around 4:54 a.m. on Aug. 24, 2025, a civilian witness called 911 to report the sounds of someone “screaming and smashing stuff” in a neighbouring home.
  First on scene were three officers wearing body cameras who wer
  
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• Crown rests its case in Surrey 2nd-degree murder trial for Adam Mann

  16-10-2026 23:27 via abbynews.com
  
  Crown counsel rested its case in the second-degree murder trial of Adam Troy Mann in B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster Friday after hearing from a final witness.It is not yet known if Mann, who is accused of stabbing and killing Surrey’s Tori Dunn in June of 2024 in the Port Kells home she shared with boyfriend Trafford Wace, will testify.Crown counsel Tim Livingston questioned RCMP Sgt. Evelyn Hui, a forensic identification specialist who works at RCMP E-Division headquarters in Surre
  
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• NDP vow to create 75 involuntary care spaces at Okanagan Correctional Facility

  16-10-2026 23:14 via abbynews.com
  
  The B.C. NDP has pledged up to $90 million to open 75 involuntary care spaces at the Okanagan Correctional Centre in Oliver if the party forms government in the upcoming provincial election, just eight days away.
  NDP candidates Loyal Wooldridge (Kelowna Centre), Niki Sharma (Vancouver-Hastings), Binny Boparai (Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream), Harwinder Sandhu (Vernon-Lumby), and Tina Lee (Penticton-Summerland) gathered at Kerry Park in downtown Kelowna to make the announcement on Friday, Oct. 1
  
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• Violent Aldergrove sex offender must remain in halfway house: Parole Board

  16-10-2026 22:00 via abbynews.com
  
  A man who violently attacked and sexually assaulted a woman and a child in separate incidents must continue to live in a supervised halfway house, the Parole Board of Canada has ruled.
  Brian Abrosimo, 63, was sentenced to 14 years and four months in prison in 2006 for sexual assault, kidnapping, unlawful confinement, assault with a weapon, and other charges.
  One of his victim was an 11-year-old Aldergrove girl. Abrosimo rammed the girl and a friend off their bikes with a van, to kidnap her. She
  
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• Grand Chief Stewart Philip endorses Greens’ leader

  16-10-2026 21:45 via abbynews.com
  
  Longtime president of the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs and spouse to the late NDP MLA Joan Phillip, Grand Chief Stewart Phillip has endorsed B.C. Greens’ leader Emily Lowan for Saanich North and the Islands just over a week from provincial election day.
  In a Facebook post from the Greens, Phillip said he was honoured to endorse Lowan for being a “strong and courageous ally for Indigenous peoples in B.C.” and for approaching “environmental stewardship with full
  
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• Abbotsford toddler reaches quarter-finals of Baby of the Year contest

  16-10-2026 21:00 via abbynews.com
  
  More than 132 million babies were born around the world last year, but only one of them can be crowned the 2026 Baby of the Year.
  In the running is Abbotsford’s Arzoi, who is the two-year-old daughter of Gurleen Sekhon.
  Countless infants were entered into this year’s contest, with entrants slowly dwindling throughout the past six weeks.
  With the end of the quarter-finals just around the corner, the competition is getting fierce now as less than a month of voting remains until the win
  
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• Harrison Mills historic site helped preserve Yale artifacts during wildfire season

  16-10-2026 20:30 via abbynews.com
  
  A Harrison Mills historic site played an extraordinarily important role in preserving provincial history this year.The Kilby Historic Site helped protect 267 artifacts and cultural belongings from the Yale Historic Site during this summer’s wildfires. Curator Chelsea Brown and Abigail Balisky, with the help of dedicated volunteers, safeguarded the collection – contained in 16 tote boxes – until the artifacts were recently returned.On Oct. 1, the 267 artifacts and cultural belon
  
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• Beloved book sale fundraiser returns to Chilliwack to support Rotary projects

  16-10-2026 20:19 via abbynews.com
  
  One of the largest used book sales in Western Canada is returning to Chilliwack next month.
  The Rotary Club of Chilliwack has its 42nd annual Indoor Book Sale at Chilliwack Heritage Park Nov. 1-7.
  “People eagerly await the Chilliwack Rotary Book Sale all year,” said book sale chair Dick Clegg. “Groups of friends or family often come together and once inside, split up and rush to their favourite sections. Luckily we have hundreds of volunteers to help out and about 85,000 books
  
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• Hawaiian Shirt Gala in Abbotsford raises $63K for mental health services

  16-10-2026 19:09 via abbynews.com
  
  A recent fundraiser in Abbotsford raised more than $63,000 for mental health support.
  BeMorr Society held its fifth annual Hawaiian Shirt Gala on Sept. 26 at the Clarion Hotel and Conference Centre.
  Money raised at the event goes toward the organization’s Mental Wellness Program, helping individuals and families access counselling and mental wellness services when they need them most.
  “Raising over $63,000 is an incredible achievement, and I am deeply grateful to everyone who made th
  
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• Memorial Cup brings in $50.9M for Greater Kelowna

  16-10-2026 19:04 via abbynews.com
  
  The 2026 Memorial Cup generated a record amount of money for Kelowna, according to the Canadian Hockey League (CHL).
  In a Friday, Oct. 16 press release, the CHL stated that the tournament, which was held in Kelowna in May, brought in $50.9 million, the largest recorded economic impact for a Memorial Cup host community.
  “We’re thrilled at the results of the economic impact study. We saw the excitement throughout the tournament, and it’s incredibly rewarding to see that reflected
  
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• Abbotsford 2026 advance voting up 93 per cent from 2022

  16-10-2026 17:28 via abbynews.com
  
  Advance voting has seen a significant increase for the Abbotsford municipal election, as polling numbers obtained by The News show an increase of almost 5,000 votes compared to early voting in 2022.A total of 10,142 votes have been cast over the three 2026 advance voting days on Oct. 7, 10, 11. The 2022 election saw 5,251 ballots cast during early voting on Oct. 5, 6, 7 and 8. The jump in advance voting participation from 2022 to 2026 is more than 93 per cent.View this post on InstagramA post sh
  
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• VIDEO: Collaborative work sets stage for revival of famous Shuswap sockeye run

  16-10-2026 17:15 via abbynews.com
  
  “In my lifetime I’ve seen extremely stable runs you could depend on every year. Now, everybody hopes that some salmon will come back.”
  These opening words by former Skwlāx te Secwepemcúl̓ecw Kukpi7 (Chief) James Tomma set the tone for Ashes in the Current: hope and recovery in British Columbia’s most famous salmon river, a short film recently released on YouTube by the Pacific Salmon Foundation (PSF).The film is about the Adams River, the impact the 2023
  
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• ‘Sharp cold front’ to bring high winds, fall storm to Eastern Fraser Valley, Okanagan, Cariboo regions

  16-10-2026 16:28 via abbynews.com
  
  Wind and snow and thunderstorms, oh my.
  A little bit of nearly every kind of weather is expected on Saturday, Oct. 17 in the Eastern Fraser Valley, Okanagan, and Cariboo regions, including the Coquihalla Highway (Hope to Kamloops), Okanagan Connector, and Highway 3 (Hope to Princeton via Allison Pass), prompting Environment Canada to issue a special weather statement on Friday morning. The only area not impacted is the Chilcotin area, including Kamloops and Ashcroft.
  According to the government
  
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• Advance voting for B.C. election begins today

  16-10-2026 13:00 via abbynews.com
  
  British Columbians can head to the polls beginning today for advance voting in the provincial election.
  Advance voting begins Friday, Oct. 16 and continues for six days until Wednesday, Oct. 21. Voting places are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., local time, each advance voting day.
  Elections BC will publish advance voting turnout statistics throughout the advance-voting period. The statistics will be available on its website.
  Elections BC says advance voting is open for all eligible voters, and most
  
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