Abbotsford news

• ‘Festival was never profitable’: Rifflandia pulls the plug on Victoria event

  10-06-2026 16:50 via abbynews.com
  
  Citing rising costs and lack of amenable venue, Victoria’s popular long-running music festival Rifflandia is officially over.“After 18 years, countless memories, and a whole lot of heart, we’ve made the incredibly difficult decision to bring Rifflandia Festival to a close. We held onto hope that we might be able to celebrate one final September together, but ultimately the realities of producing the festival we love made that impossible,” reads the official announcement.&
  
  Read more

• Firearms seized in Northern B.C. as part of Ontario murder investigation

  11-06-2026 17:22 via abbynews.com
  
  The Terrace area continues to play a role in the ongoing investigation into the April 12, 2026 murder of a man in Ontario.
  Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigators had at first identified the Terrace area as one place where one of the two men wanted for the second degree murder of Ontario’s Christo Allison Richards could be found.
  Now, OPP indicated in a June 10 press release that officers from the OPP and RCMP have seized two firearms following a search of a rural Terrace property.
  &
  
  Read more

• WORLD CUP DAILY, June 11: Game #1 today in Mexico, another tonight

  11-06-2026 17:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Daily soccer match updates and more as the 2026 FIFA World Cup continues until July 19.
  Game on.
  The 2026 FIFA World Cup begins today (Thursday, June 11) in Mexico City at noon Pacific time, when Mexico takes on South Africa in the tournament-opening game, first of two today.
  It’s the first of 104 World Cup matches over the next 39 days, in June and July.
  “Almost eight years to the day that Canada, Mexico and USA were appointed co-hosts of the FIFA World Cup 2026, this record-breakin
  
  Read more

• Crash slows traffic on Highway 1 in Abbotsford

  11-06-2026 15:45 via abbynews.com
  
  A crash on Highway 1 in Abbotsford has slowed traffic on Thursday morning (June 11).
  According to Drive BC, a westbound vehicle incident is blocking a travel lane west of Clearbrook Road.
  Delays are expected due to congestion, Drive BC said.
  More to come.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Your dog is not broken; it’s a teenager

  11-06-2026 14:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Many guardians breathe a sigh of relief when they make it through puppyhood. House training is progressing, basic manners are developing, and life seems to be settling into a comfortable routine. Then, seemingly overnight, their sweet, attentive puppy transforms into a distracted, impulsive teenager.
  Welcome to canine adolescence.
  Most dogs enter adolescence between six and twelve months of age, depending on their breed and size. This stage can last up to eighteen months of age, or even longer i
  
  Read more

• PLAYER’S DIARY: Excitement snowballs for World Cup

  11-06-2026 14:00 via abbynews.com
  
  After Sunday’s derby match against Pacific FC, we will have a two-and-a-half-week break for the World Cup coming to Vancouver.
  We are players, but we are soccer fans too and proud Canadians, so we care a lot about the tournament and are just as excited as the rest of the community for the two months ahead of us.
  READ MORE – VIDEO: A home field win for Vancouver FC over Ottawa
  The biggest sporting event in the world coming here is only going to happen once in my lifetime. So it will b
  
  Read more

• B.C.’s Jenn Gardiner re-signs with Vancouver Goldeneyes

  11-06-2026 03:37 via abbynews.com
  
  Surrey’s Jenn Gardiner is staying in Vancouver for the next couple of seasons.
  The team annouced Wednesday (June 19) that Gardiner signed a three-year contract through the 2028-29 season.
  She turned down an offer from a PWHL expansion team during phase two of the league’s expansion distribution process. Since it was a foundational player offer, that means she was required to sign with any of the league’s 12 teams during Phase 3, which began at 9 a.m. PT on Wednesday (June 10).
  
  Read more

• BC Prosecution Service approves driving charge for Interior Mountie

  11-06-2026 03:30 via abbynews.com
  
  A Revelstoke Mountie is facing a careless driving charge for an incident that happened last year in Sicamous.
  The BC Prosecution Service (BCPS) shared on Wednesday, June 10, that it’s charging Cst. Rachel Mandel of Revelstoke RCMP with one count of driving without due care and attention on June 15, 2025.
  This would contravene Section 144.1 of B.C.’s Motor Vehicle Act, with supporting information sworn on Wednesday through Salmon Arm’s provincial court.
  READ: Revelstoke jail gua
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Forests minister talks saw mills, old-growth and caribou in B.C. Interior

  11-06-2026 02:00 via abbynews.com
  
  On his first visit to Revelstoke, B.C.’s minister of forests got comfy in the rain Tuesday afternoon while speaking about his hopes for local saw mills, old-growth and caribou protection.
  Ravi Parmar, also the province’s deputy government house leader, had just arrived to town on June 9 after a visit to the Pacific Woodtech mill in Golden and a cloudy-but-scenic drive through Rogers Pass.
  One of his first stops in Revelstoke was the Downie Street Development, where the Revelstoke Com
  
  Read more

• Longtime Abbotsford businessman awarded honorary UFV degree

  11-06-2026 01:45 via abbynews.com
  
  After being a well-known figure in Abbotsford for quite some time, Paul Esposito recently had his entrepreneurial and philanthropic efforts celebrated with an honorary degree from the University of the Fraser Valley.
  Although Esposito has had a close connection with UFV for decades, his first dealings with a B.C. post-secondary institution were with the University of Victoria, where he received a teaching degree.
  Upon graduation, he worked as a high school teacher while renovating and building h
  
  Read more

• City of Abbotsford issues warning about impersonation scam after recent incident

  11-06-2026 01:13 via abbynews.com
  
  The City of Abbotsford is warning residents to stay alert after an impersonation scam was avoided by a local property owner.
  Abbotsford officials stated that a property owner with an active development application was contacted by someone falsely claiming to represent the city.
  The fraudster asked the property owner to pay an invoice by wire transfer to an account that was not connected to the city, but the property owner chose to contact the city before making any payment and it the scam was re
  
  Read more

• B.C. man fined $6,000 for illegally transporting protected snapping turtle

  11-06-2026 01:03 via abbynews.com
  
  A Surrey man has been fined $6,000 for numerous wildlife offences, including illegally transporting a protected snapping turtle between provinces.
  Thai Hoang Khoi Le pled guilty on May 21, 2026, in Surrey provincial court and was ordered to pay a $5,000 fine for interprovincial transport of animals without the proper permits and $1,000 for unlawfully possessing live wildlife.
  He was charged under the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act (
  
  Read more

• ‘Represent Canada’: Barriere woman wins custodian rights to Swedish island

  11-06-2026 01:00 via abbynews.com
  
  The people of Barriere may be surprised to learn that the Sovereign of a small Swedish island is living quietly amongst them.
  Well, that’s a bit of an overstatement.
  Bronwen Bird of Barriere is not actually the queen of the island called Storberget in the Baltic Sea off the east coast of Sweden, but she is, in fact, its custodian for the next year. That’s thanks to a program from Visit Sweden, a tourism company owned by the Swedish government.
  “The title of Island Custodian has
  
  Read more

• B.C. government straining to show World Cup’s economic benefit

  11-06-2026 01:00 via abbynews.com
  
  As players get set to take the pitch this weekend for the first of seven World Cup matches at BC Place in Vancouver, the provincial government is continuing its effort to persuade a skeptical public of the economic benefit of being a host city.
  “It’s clear when you host major events like this, there’s an economic impact that comes from that,” said Ravi Kahlon, B.C.’s jobs minister, at a Wednesday news conference.
  Shortly after Kahlon’s remarks, the province re
  
  Read more

• CRPAWS volunteers conduct three-day stakeout to rescue cat family

  11-06-2026 00:48 via abbynews.com
  
  A tiny tail poked out from a small hole at the bottom of a shed at Vancouver Island Air on the Tyee Spit in Campbell River on May 30.
  This tail inevitably launched a three-day campaign to rescue a mom cat and her kittens from underneath a shed at the float plane operation.
  “The shed is a permanent building, and they will be difficult to catch as we cannot get under it,” Vancouver Island Air’s Melissa Cuttler said in a message to Campbell River Partners for Animal Welfare (CRPAW
  
  Read more

• New bill introduces social media age restrictions for Canadians under 16

  10-06-2026 23:37 via abbynews.com
  
  The Liberal government is introducing a new bill that aims to put age restrictions in place for social media and AI chatbot services for Canadians.The federal government introduced the Safe Social Media Act, Bill C-34, in Ottawa Wednesday (June 10).
  The proposed bill includes an age restriction preventing children under the age of 16 from having accounts on social media services. It also aims to include measures to reduce children’s exposure to “certain content and high-risk interact
  
  Read more

• Kelowna absent from Indigenous-led Okanagan water alliance

  10-06-2026 23:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Nearly every municipality, regional district, and First Nation across the Okanagan and Similkameen watersheds has signed on to a syilx-led initiative to restore and protect the region’s waters for the next seven generations.
  But the multi-government effort is missing two key players: the cities of Kelowna (kiʔláwnaʔ) and West Kelowna, representing a combined population of nearly 210,000 people, according to B.C. Stats.
  Located in the Regional District of Central Okanagan,
  
  Read more

• 2026 FIFA World Cup: An in-depth look at Canada’s midfielders and forwards

  10-06-2026 23:25 via abbynews.com
  
  Canada’s 2026 FIFA World Cup squad includes some talented and promising midfielders and forwards. Following is a look at who they are and what they bring to the table.
  To read about the team’s goalkeepers and defenders, click here.
  Midfielders:
  Mathieu Choinière can play anywhere in the midfield. In the 15 games he’s dressed for LAFC this season, he’s played the majority of them at the centre of the pitch. He has been deployed mostly in the central midfield in his
  
  Read more

• 2026 FIFA World Cup: An in-depth look into Canada’s goalkeepers and defence

  10-06-2026 23:20 via abbynews.com
  
  Canada is set to kick off the 2026 FIFA World Cup on June 12. As one of the three host nations, they will look to advance into the knockout rounds. Canada historically has yet to win a World Cup game, but with a group that includes Bosnia and Herzegovina, Qatar and Switzerland, the chances are good this time around.
  Here’s a closer look at Canada’s goalkeepers and defence:
  Goalkeepers:
  Maxime Crépeau is the team’s likely starting goalkeeper, taking the reins from Milan B
  
  Read more

• ‘Yes and no’: Stefanski gives evasive answers in Lumby murder trial

  10-06-2026 22:45 via abbynews.com
  
  Crown prosecutors typically make sure to ask binary questions during cross examination.
  Accordingly, as Crown lawyer Laura Drake posed questions to accused North Okanagan murderer Vitali Stefanski Wednesday morning, she made an apparent effort to phrase the questions in a way that would elicit a yes or no answer.
  On multiple occasions during Vitali’s second-degree murder trial in B.C. Supreme Court trial in Kamloops June 10, Vitali attempted to sidestep these binary questions.
  “Yes a
  
  Read more

• 50 B.C. groups awarded grants to fight misinformation

  10-06-2026 22:30 via abbynews.com
  
  More than 50 community projects across B.C. have received $500 grants to combat harmful misinformation as part of the B.C. Human Rights Commissioner’s Community Amplifier initiative.
  ​One of the projects, Transform the Words in Kelowna, saw more than 1,000 colourful origami cranes hanging from the roof of the downtown library.
  ​The installation created by Advocacy Canada with 13 partner groups, libraries and mental health organizations, uses personal stories to counter misinfor
  
  Read more

• ‘I called my mom immediately’: Victoria man wins $2M on scratch ticket

  10-06-2026 22:25 via abbynews.com
  
  A Victoria resident will treat his mom to a nice dinner while basking in a “surreal” $2 million scratch ticket win.David S. spotted a diamond on a ticket at Devonshire Vape and Cigars on Esquimalt Road and bought it on a whim, according to the BC Lottery Corporation.“I took the ticket to the till and did a little dance,” recalled David of the moment he realized he won, after checking his ticket on the self-scanner. “I called my mom immediately.”
  He doesn&rsquo
  
  Read more

• Kamloops cops seek suspect in indecent act investigation

  10-06-2026 22:20 via abbynews.com
  
  Kamloops police are asking for help identifying a suspect in an indecent act investigation.
  According to a press release, on Friday, May 29, just before 11:30 a.m., a woman was shopping at a thrift store in the 900-block of Columbia Street.
  She felt someone staring at her and turned to see a man allegedly masturbating in the aisle near her. When the suspect realized the woman had seen him, he fled, Mounties say.
  “To date, police have been unable to identify the male and are now releasing a
  
  Read more

• Hunting knife, bear spray, and a kilo of suspected cocaine found in Langley traffic stop

  10-06-2026 21:40 via abbynews.com
  
  A traffic stop netted what Langley RCMP are calling a “concerning cache of contraband” on June 4.
  At approximately 4:14 p.m. on that Thursday, members of the Langley RCMP Special Response Team conducted a targeted traffic stop in the 5700-block of Glover Road after observing a vehicle driving erratically, repeatedly failing to maintain its lane and coming dangerously close to striking a curb.
  “During the interaction with the driver, officers observed items consistent with drug
  
  Read more

• B.C. jobs minister says he’s still hopeful despite Trump’s latest CUSMA comments

  10-06-2026 21:39 via abbynews.com
  
  B.C. Jobs and Economic Growth Minister Ravi Kahlon says he remains “hopeful” that the U.S. and Canada can still come to terms on a renewed trade deal despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest comments panning the current framework.
  But Kahlon also said it is “vitally important” for the province to continue diversifying trade away from the U.S., just in case.
  “I’m not suggesting that we’ll never do business with the U.S. They’re going to be
  
  Read more

• B.C. teacher gets 15-year ban for sexual relationship with former student

  10-06-2026 21:34 via abbynews.com
  
  An independent school teacher has received a 15-year ban after admitting to a sexual relationship with a former student, just months after they graduated.
  Jonas Alexander Douglas Huston entered into the consent resolution agreement with the teacher regulation commissioner on May 26. In it, he admitted that he had a sexual relationship with a former student and agreed that for 15 years, he wouldn’t apply for an independent school teaching certificate or any other authorization to teach in t
  
  Read more

• Fraser Valley, Lower Mainland locations hosting Family Fishing Weekend

  10-06-2026 21:33 via abbynews.com
  
  The annual Family Fishing Weekend is back and there are five locations across the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley to participate in the activity for free.
  The 27th annual event runs from June 19 to 21 to coincide with Father’s Day weekend and allows everyone from beginners to experts the opportunity to experience licence-free fishing, learning events and fishing-themed activities.
  According to a press release from the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC, the weekend is designed to offer op
  
  Read more

• VIDEO: Agassiz, Chilliwack in the spotlight in new B.C. adventure show

  10-06-2026 21:08 via abbynews.com
  
  View this post on InstagramA post shared by Finding Nowhere Show (@findingnowhereshow)Agassiz-Harrison and Chilliwack are featured in a new documentary-style series available now on streaming platforms.
  Finding Nowhere is an eight-episode adventure series focuses on three cousins – Joel Primus, Ryan Primus and Seth Steward – who were all born in Prince George but grew up in different parts of B.C. – discovering small-town life, learning rewilding skills and experiencing the gre
  
  Read more

• Boy, 8, and girl, 7, dead after UTV rollover in northern B.C., RCMP say

  10-06-2026 20:55 via abbynews.com
  
  Two children are dead after a utility terrain vehicle crash in the northern B.C. community of Pouce Coupe.
  Dawson Creek RCMP were called to a report of a UTV rollover on the 13700-block of 207 Road in the nearby community of Pouce Coupe on June 4, just after 1 p.m., RCMP said in a release Tuesday (June 9).
  Police say five young children were in the vehicle when the driver lost control, resulting in it rolling several times “over a considerable distance.”
  An eight-year-old boy died at
  
  Read more

• Abbotsford students bring Indigenous songs to life at environmental concert

  10-06-2026 20:55 via abbynews.com
  
  Students from Barrowtown Elementary, Dormick Park Elementary, and Ten-Broeck Elementary poured into Matsqui Centennial Auditorium by the dozens on Tuesday (June 9) to participate in the Sacred Earth Day concert.
  This event was led by members of the Artist Response Team (ART) and Éy St’elmexw St’elt’ílém/Good Medicine Songs (GMS), with the audience being treated to a variety of environment-themed songs and storytelling.
  Not only do these songs teach youth ab
  
  Read more

Follow @AbbotsfordNws on Twitter!