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• Flood Hope Road and Exit 170 reopens after landslide cleared in Hope

  13-12-2025 01:14 via abbynews.com
  The landslide in Hope has been cleared and both Exit 170 and Flood Hope Road has fully reopened.
  Drivers were able to pass through Richmond Hill on Friday afternoon (Dec. 12) after a landslide, caused by Wednesday’s (Dec. 10) heavy rain and atmospheric river, blocked the road.
  Hope RCMP were on scene Wednesday night after receiving calls about the landslide, which brought down large debris like rocks, in the Richmond Hill area. According to police, a vehicle had got caught in the slide but
  
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• Abbotsford Christian Knights win APD Basketball Tournament senior boys title for first time since 96

  14-12-2025 09:30 via abbynews.com
  The year was 1996 – Kobe Bryant was in his rookie NBA season, Liberal leader Jean Chretien served as Prime Minister and the Nintendo 64 arrived on shelves.
  It’s also the last time the Abbotsford Christian School Knights won the senior boys division at the Abbotsford Police Basketball Tournament.
  That 29-year drought finally snapped on Saturday (Dec. 13), as the Knights downed the Yale Lions 75-61 in front of a big crowd at the UFV Athletic Centre.Tip-off for the @AbbyPoliceDept City
  
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• Single-vehicle crash in Abbotsford leaves one dead

  13-12-2025 23:08 via abbynews.com
  One person is dead following a single-vehicle collision in Abbotsford on Saturday morning (Dec. 13).
  Police responded to a call of a collision at 11:30 a.m. in the 28000 block of Huntingdon Road.
  “Emergency crews arrived to find a single vehicle that had rolled off the roadway into a water-filled ditch,” noted an Abbotsford Police news release Saturday. Despite lifesaving measures, the driver “succumbed to their injuries,” police said.
  Huntingdon Road remains closed betwe
  
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• High streamflow advisory issued for B.C. Coast & Fraser Valley as more storms expected

  13-12-2025 21:48 via abbynews.com
  Another atmospheric river is on the way for the coastal areas of B.C. and the Fraser Valley, with rain expected to start late Saturday and continue through the week.
  Vancouver Island, the North Coast, and areas of the Central and South Coast are expected to receive the heaviest rainfall on late Sunday into early Tuesday, according to Environment Canada.
  Enviroment Canada issued a high stream advisory Saturday (Dec. 13) for North Coast including Kitimat, Prince Rupert and surrounding areas, Centr
  
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• B.C. team’s ocean-hacking efforts shine silver at global tech competition

  13-12-2025 21:00 via abbynews.com
  It might have been the first time a B.C. team participated, but that didn’t stop Victoria-based Centre for Ocean Applied Sustainable Technologies (COAST) from making waves at the global Ocean Hackathon.
  On Dec. 2, local ocean innovators representing B.C.’s hub for the sustainable economy took second place out of 57 teams at the Ocean Hackathon® 9 Grand Finale in Brest, France, earning global recognition.
  Their project, Ocean Drift, uses AI and deep learning to analyze complex oce
  
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• VIDEO: Motorcycle and sedan crash in Maple Ridge

  13-12-2025 20:20 via abbynews.com
  Serious injuries were reported in a crash at Lougheed Hwy and 224 St. in Maple Ridge around 2 a.m. Saturday morning.A sedan and motorcycle collided early Saturday morning at Lougheed Highway and 224 St. pic.twitter.com/V7qwRNwiK5
  — Langley Advance Times (@LangleyTimes) December 13, 2025
  Emergency crews responded to a traffic accident involving a Mercedes sedan and a motorcycle.
  Integrated Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Service (ICARS) was called in to assist Ridge Meadows RCMP with
  
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• Highway 1 remains closed in Abbotsford amid ongoing flooding

  13-12-2025 19:46 via abbynews.com
  Highway 1 is still closed from Whatcom Road to No. 3 Road Saturday morning (Dec. 13) and there is currently “no way through no way through Abbotsford to Chilliwack or eastern parts of the province,” according to the City of Abbotsford.
  Although water has receded overnight near the Whatcom Road exits, there is “still a significant amount of water on the highway, said Abbotsford Police media relations officer Sgt. Paul Walker.
  Police ask that drivers respect the barriers in place
  
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• Vancouver FC series against Mexico’s Cruz Azul begins Feb. 4 in Langley

  13-12-2025 19:00 via abbynews.com
  One of Mexico’s toughest soccer teams will be playing in Langley early in the new year.
  Vancouver FC will host defending Concacaf champions Cruz Azul at Willoughby stadium on Wednesday Feb. 4. at 7 p.m. then travel to Mexico for their second match on Thursday, Feb. 12.
  Dates and venues for the Concacaf Champions Cup schedule were announced Friday, Dec. 12.
  It will be the first time in club history that Vancouver FC will host continental football at Willoughby Community Park.
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• VIDEO: Vancouver Giants win overtime victory against the Victoria Royals

  13-12-2025 18:05 via abbynews.com
  Vancouver Giants had a 4-1 over Victoria Royals going into the third period, but a comeback by Victoria that saw the hosts score three unanswered goals pushed the game to overtime Friday at Save on Foods Memorial Centre.
  Nobody scored in the extra frame and then Aaron Obobaifo scored the shootout winner for a 5-4 Giants win.Ryan Lin, Obobaifo, Tobias Tomik and Brett Olson each scored for the Giants. Obobaifo (1G-2A) and Olson (1G-1A), as well as Tyus Sparks (2A) had multi-point nights.
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• VIDEO: Vancouver Giants win overtime against the Victoria Royals

  13-12-2025 18:05 via abbynews.com
  Vancouver Giants had a 4-1 over Victoria Royals going into the third period, but a comeback by Victoria that saw the hosts score three unanswered goals pushed the game to overtime Friday at Save on Foods Memorial Centre.
  Nobody scored in the extra frame and then Aaron Obobaifo scored the shootout winner for a 5-4 Giants win.Ryan Lin, Obobaifo, Tobias Tomik and Brett Olson each scored for the Giants. Obobaifo (1G-2A) and Olson (1G-1A), as well as Tyus Sparks (2A) had multi-point nights.
  Ludovic P
  
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• ‘New wave of nurses’ integrating harm reduction into health care in B.C.

  13-12-2025 17:00 via abbynews.com
  As the effects of the toxic drug crisis become an intrinsic part of health care, nurses on Vancouver Island are having to adapt to what that means for keeping patients healthy.
  On Dec. 2, Vancouver Island University fourth-year nursing students hosted a harm reduction education panel along with the VIU Harm Reduction Alliance, intending to raise awareness about the toxic drug crisis, challenge stigma and foster a safer community.
  Nursing professor Sarah Lovegrove told the News Bulletin that harm
  
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• Vernon martial artists top Western Canadian field

  13-12-2025 04:30 via abbynews.com
  Sundance martial artists from Vernon mined 69 medals in a dominating performance at the 2025 Western Canadian ITF Taekwon-Do Championships in Kamloops.
  Members of Sundance Martial Arts rose to the top of a field of 288 competitors representing 26 clubs, winning 20 gold, 17 silver, 32 bronze medals across almost every age category, securing first place overall and underscoring the depth of the club’s athlete development pathway.
  “These results reflect depth, consistency, and long-term
  
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• Wild NHL trade: Canucks deal captain Quinn Hughes to Minnesota

  13-12-2025 02:45 via abbynews.com
  The Vancouver Canucks have traded captain Quinn Hughes to the Minnesota Wild in a blockbuster deal.
  In exchange for the Norris Trophy-winning defender, Vancouver will receive defenceman Zeev Buium, forward Marco Rossi, forward prospect Liam Ohgren and a 2026 first-round pick.
  Hughes, drafted No. 7 overall in 2018 by the Canucks, is one of the best players in Vancouver franchise history. The 26-year-old has 432 points in 459 games and 23 points in 26 points this season. He was named to the NHL&rs
  
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• Traffic delays stack up as flood keeps Highway 1 closed

  13-12-2025 01:05 via abbynews.com
  As the flood continues to impact much of the Fraser Valley, commuting almost anywhere between Abbotsford and Hope has become a bit of a challenge.
  With several road closures still in place, including Highway 1 between Sumas Way and Number 3 Road, massive traffic delays are starting to form on detour routes.One of the biggest buildups is on Highway 7 in both directions, with Google Maps indicating that the drive between Mission and Agassiz could take more than an hour and a half with the traffic
  
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• Surrey drug dealer gets 4 years in prison after caught ‘by chance’

  13-12-2025 00:40 via abbynews.com
  A Surrey man has been sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to trafficking in cocaine, methamphetamine, fentanyl and benzodiazepine as well as four gun-related crimes
  Justice Eric Gottardi sentenced Robinder Singh Sohi, 31, in B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster on December 8, related to crimes committed on Sept. 16, 2022.
  The Crown sought a six-year sentence while the defence argued for a sentence of 42 to 48 months.
  Gottardi noted in his reasons for sentencing that police c
  
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• Frieda Schramm

  13-12-2025 00:30 via abbynews.com
  In loving memory ~
  It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our much-loved and dear mom, grandma, great grandma, family member and friend. Frieda was born in Rocanville Saskatchewan on June 24, 1935. Raised on her family farm in Wapella with her six siblings, Frieda came from humble beginnings. With no electricity, indoor plumbing or modern conveniences, her and her siblings made the best of things, often relying on each other for friendship and entertainment! In 1948 the fami
  
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• Firm fined $1.2M for B.C. crane incidents, including fatal equipment drop

  13-12-2025 00:15 via abbynews.com
  An Ontario-based construction firm is being fined just over $1.2 million for safety violations relating to three crane-related incidents in Victoria and Vancouver, one of which ended in the death of a mother of two in Vancouver last year.
  On Friday, Dec 12, WorkSafeBC announced they imposed three penalties against the Mississauga-based EllisDon Corporation for the incidents that occurred in 2024 and 2025.
  The first two fines against the firm – a total of $688,589 – involved one site
  
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• Semi collision kills 1 as Trans-Canada shuts Revelstoke to Golden

  13-12-2025 00:01 via abbynews.com
  One person has died following a head-on collision between two semi-trailers on the Trans-Canada Highway east of Revelstoke, shutting the route to Golden until further notice Friday.
  Revelstoke RCMP reported Friday afternoon, Dec. 12, that this “serious motor vehicle incident” between the city and Rogers Pass summoned frontline officers at 9:20 a.m.
  One semi driver was declared dead on scene, while the other was transported to hospital in serious condition, police said.
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• Okanagan basketball teams detoured by highway closures gather for tourney

  12-12-2025 23:38 via abbynews.com
  OK. So the highways prevent you from travelling to the Lower Mainland for your scheduled basketball tournaments.
  Do you sit and pout?
  No.
  You work the phones.
  With that, the Vernon Impromptu Invitational Senior Boys Basketball Tournament was born out of the floods of 2025, with tip off being Friday afternoon with the host Vernon Panthers taking on the Okanagan Mission Huskies of Kelowna at 3 p.m.
  All tournament games are at the Panther Pit.
  The championship is slated for 8:15 p.m. Saturday, Dec.
  
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• Kelowna’s vacancy rates now one of the highest in Canada: Report

  12-12-2025 23:35 via abbynews.com
  Kelowna’s housing market will continue to shift, as the city now has one of the largest vacancy rates in Canadian Metropolitan areas, according to the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s (CMHC) annual rental market report.
  In the CMHC’s report, based on data ranging from January to October, the Greater Kelowna area – which also inclues Peachland, Lake Country, West Kelowna and Rutland – has the highest vacancy rates amongst areas over 100,000 people in Canad
  
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• Kelowna’s vacancy rates now among the highest in Canada: Report

  12-12-2025 23:35 via abbynews.com
  Kelowna’s housing market will continue to shift, as the city now has one of the largest vacancy rates in Canadian Metropolitan areas, according to the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s (CMHC) annual rental market report.
  In the CMHC’s report, based on data ranging from January to October, the Greater Kelowna area – which also inclues Peachland, Lake Country, West Kelowna and Rutland – has the highest vacancy rates amongst areas over 100,000 people in Canad
  
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• Health officials warn of new influenza strain circulating in B.C.

  12-12-2025 23:15 via abbynews.com
  Health officials in B.C. are warning of a new strain of influenza circulating in the province.
  A statement from provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry Thursday (Dec. 11) said that the latest data from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control shows influenza levels continuing to increase throughout B.C.
  She added that data also indicates that the dominant strain in B.C. is the H3N2 subtype of influenza A, “which can cause more severe illness compared to other strains, particularly for older
  
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• Langley MLA considers BC Conservative leadership bid

  12-12-2025 23:00 via abbynews.com
  Langley-Abbotsford MLA Harman Bhangu says he will consider running for the leadership of the BC Conservatives, but only if a longtime political ally doesn’t want the job.
  Aaron Gunn, the Conservative MP for North Island-Powell River, expressed interest in running for the provincial job on Thursday, Dec. 11.
  “Over the past week, I’ve had a lot of people reach out – community leaders, supporters, everyday British Columbians, and my constituents – encouraging me to run
  
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• Abbotsford mayor says feds need to ‘be at the table’ for cross-border flood talks

  12-12-2025 22:53 via abbynews.com
  Abbotsford Mayor Ross Siemens says the federal government “has to be at the table” when it comes to addressing cross-border flood issues.
  Siemens, speaking Friday (Dec. 12) at a news briefing, said the city has done everything it can within its power to tackle the problem, but the feds in 2024 denied funding for flood mitigation work.
  “The challenge that we’re facing right here on the west side of the (Sumas) prairie is primarily the Transboundary Flood Initiative issue.
  
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• Abbotsford mayor ‘profoundly disappointed’ in feds’ response to flood protection

  12-12-2025 22:53 via abbynews.com
  Abbotsford Mayor Ross Siemens says he remains “profoundly disappointed” in the federal government’s response to the city’s request for help following the 2021 floods.
  “To say that we are disappointed and frustrated is an understatement,” Siemens said Friday (Dec. 12) during a news briefing at Abbotsford city hall in relation to this week’s flooding event.
  “Once again, the safety and well-being of our residents, our farms, our livestock, provincial
  
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• 6 FVRD parks, trails closed for ‘safety reasons’ amid flooding in Fraser Valley

  12-12-2025 22:46 via abbynews.com
  Half a dozen parks and trails in the Eastern Fraser Valley have been closed for safety reasons, said the Fraser Valley Regional District.
  “FVRD staff are conducting assessments at all parks to determine damage,” FVRD said in a notice Dec. 12 listing the closures.
  Heavy rains that arrived in the Fraser Valley with atmospheric rivers that started on Dec. 9 have caused flooding, slides, evacuations, and closed highways over several days.
  “At this time, for the safety of visitors,
  
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• North Island-Powell River MP Aaron Gunn eyes Premier spot as Conservative leadership race looms

  12-12-2025 22:30 via abbynews.com
  North Island — Powell River MP Aaron Gunn is considering a run at being the next Premier of British Columbia.
  “Over the past week, I’ve had a lot of people reach out — community leaders, supporters, everyday British Columbians, and my constituents — encouraging me to run to be the next Premier of British Columbia,” Gunn posted on his X (formerly Twitter) account. “While I haven’t made a final decision, I am seriously considering doing so.”
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• Championship Saturday set for Abbotsford Police City Basketball Tournament

  12-12-2025 22:10 via abbynews.com
  The Abbtosford Police City Basketball Tournament’s Championship Saturday is scheduled to occur for the first time ever inside the UFV Athletic Centre tomorrow (Dec. 13) and the teams battling it out for city bragging rights have been determined.
  This year marks the first time since the event’s relaunch in 2010 that the Abbotsford Christian School Knights will compete for a senior boys title. The Knights eliminated the Mouat Hawks 91-86 in the semifinal on Wednesday (Dec. 10) to advan
  
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• B.C. Premier Eby says he does not plan on calling a snap election next year

  12-12-2025 21:26 via abbynews.com
  Premier David Eby gave an unequivocal “no” when asked whether he plans to call a snap election next year.
  “It’s certainly not what we want,” he said during a one-on-one interview with Black Press Media on Friday, Dec. 12.
  This does not mean he is ruling out the possibility that his government could still fall on a confidence motion. The NDP currently has a one-vote majority, and Vancouver-Strathcona MLA Joan Phillip has stepped away from her duties for health reason
  
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• Abbotsford Disaster Relief Fund reopened due to flooding

  12-12-2025 21:00 via abbynews.com
  For the first time since the devastating natural disaster that hit the region in 2021, flood waters have forced local organizations to reactivate the Abbotsford Disaster Relief Fund.
  Offered by the Abbotsford Community Foundation in partnership with the Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce and the University of the Fraser Valley, this emergency fund provides financial aid to those dealing with the effects of local emergencies.
  Community foundation executive director Areni Kelleppan said that this reso
  
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