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• Florida surfer hospitalized after shark bites foot

  26-03-2019 14:30 via abbynews.com
  
  The shark was thought to be four feet long
  
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• Humans blamed for enticing bears out of hibernation on southern Vancouver Island

  10-01-2026 17:00 via abbynews.com
  Vancouver Islanders are often surprised to see bears wandering through neighbourhoods in the middle of winter. The sight raises the question of whether the Island’s bears don’t go into hibernation.
  To clear the doubts, Black Press Media talked to Mollie Cameron, the president of Wild Wise Society. Her explanation of the issue circles back to humans.
  According to Cameron, the bears on the Island don’t actually hibernate the way they do in other parts of British Columbia.
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• NDP will find rebirth in rural ridings, says B.C.-based federal leadership candidate

  10-01-2026 16:00 via abbynews.com
  One of the five contenders seeking to be the next leader of the federal NDP hit Port Alberni, Tofino and Ucluelet on her Vancouver Island tour in between Christmas and New Year’s.
  Tanille Johnston is a city councillor in Campbell River and was narrowly defeated in the 2025 federal election in the North Island-Powell River riding where she ran for the New Democrats. She stopped in several places in the Courtenay-Alberni riding during her Vancouver Island tour as well as places such as Comox
  
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• Expert pans economic case for new pipeline, argues Venezuela impact unlikely

  10-01-2026 02:00 via abbynews.com
  The United States intervention in Venezuela and seizure of the country’s president immediately raised questions about what impact American stewardship of the oil-rich nation could have on demand for Canadian bitumen.
  But Werner Antweiler, an associate professor at the University of British Columbia and expert on international oil economics, argues it won’t make a new pipeline from Alberta to B.C.’s coast any more necessary, or economically viable.
  He called the arguments otherw
  
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• Abbotsford finishes 2025 on high note with low unemployment rate

  10-01-2026 01:20 via abbynews.com
  Abbotsford is beginning 2026 with a relatively healthy labour market, as the unemployment rate dipped to a nearly year-low level in December.
  The latest report from Statistics Canada revealed that as the city’s labour force experienced sizable growth, so too did the employment rate, rising to 62.1 per cent.
  This is the highest it has been since last summer and brings Abbotsford’s rate even higher above the provincial average, which remained steady at 60.8 per cent in December.
  There
  
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• Macario “Caring” Bihis Calinisan

  10-01-2026 00:30 via abbynews.com
  Macario Calinisan, born March 10, 1934, passed away peacefully on December 21, 2025, at Abbotsford Regional Hospital. Predeceased by his parents Basilia Bihis and Benito Natanuan Calinisan, Macario was the second youngest of 8 siblings: Virginia ‘Vinying’ Degrano (Jacinto), Flaviano ‘Faving’ Calinisan (Edna), Aurora ‘Auring’ Gonzales (Miguel), Celerino ‘Celi’ Calinisan (Rosita), Nonato ‘Noni’ Calinisan (Amalia), and Adela Diego. He is s
  
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• B.C. snow levels slightly above normal

  10-01-2026 00:18 via abbynews.com
  Snow pack levels in British Columbia are higher than normal this year.
  The Jan. 1 snow survey and water supply bulletin, which was issued on Jan. 9, showed the province’s snow pack is at 107 per cent of its normal levels.
  One year earlier, on Jan. 1, 2025, the provincial average was 87 per cent of normal.
  The information from the Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship showed the snow pack in the South Coast basin was 67 per cent of normal, and on Vancouver Island, it was 58 per c
  
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• Chilliwack girl, 4, diagnosed with leukemia on Christmas Day

  10-01-2026 00:02 via abbynews.com
  A Chilliwack family was given a difficult diagnosis on Christmas Day.
  Joel and April Korytko had taken their youngest daughter Asha into an emergency room for fever and vomiting on Christmas Eve. That turned into an emergency hospital transfer, and on Dec. 25, a team of doctors had performed a bone marrow biopsy on the four-year-old.
  They confirmed she has acute myeloid leukemia — and will be in hospital full-time for the next eight to 10 months.
  A family friend who started a GoFundMe to a
  
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• Ukrainian family of 8 living in Okanagan shelter looking for help

  10-01-2026 00:00 via abbynews.com
  Alina Tymoshchuk came to Canada with her family seeking refuge from the Ukrainian war three years ago.
  After starting in Quebec, Tymoshchuk, along with her elderly mother and six kids moved to Kelowna where they’ve been the last two and a half years.
  Last June, the family’s fresh start came to a crashing halt when Tymoshchuk and her children were involved in a serious car incident that left her unable to physically recover or work.
  Because of that, the family lost their rental home i
  
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• Fort St. John man charged in 2024 Chetwynd crash that left 2 dead

  09-01-2026 23:42 via abbynews.com
  A 21-year-old is facing four charges in connection with a crash in Chetwynd in April 2024 that killed two people.The Fort St. John resident was charged Sept. 22, 2025 with two counts of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death and two counts of impaired operation of a motor vehicle causing death. However, BC Highway Patrol only announced the charges Friday (Jan. 9).
  The accused is due back in court Jan. 27 in Dawson Creek.
  A 19-year-old Dawson Creek man and a 15-year-old Chetwynd boy
  
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• Heavy police presence in west Abbotsford after targeted shooting - Abbotsford News

  09-01-2026 23:38 via news.google.com
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• One man dead from targeted shooting in west Abbotsford

  09-01-2026 23:37 via abbynews.com
  A heavy police presence is gathered in west Abbotsford following a fatal shooting on Friday (Jan. 9) that police say was targeted.
  The incident occurred in the 3200 block of Siskin Drive, just west of Blue Jay Street.
  The police confirmed that a man died from their injuries and that the incident is not extortion-related.IHIT has deployed to Abbotsford following a shooting that left one man dead. Shooting appears to be targeted, and investigation is in the early stages. More info when it becomes
  
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• One dead from targeted shooting in west Abbotsford

  09-01-2026 23:37 via abbynews.com
  A heavy police presence is gathered in west Abbotsford following a fatal shooting on Friday (Jan. 9) that police say was targeted.
  The incident occurred in the 3200 block of Siskin Drive, just west of Blue Jay Street.
  The Abbotsford Police Department confirmed that the individual did die from their injuries and that the incident is not extortion-related.
  Siskin Drive is closed between Sandpiper Drive and Stellar Court, as of 2:30 p.m., with APD saying that there is no further risk to the public.
  
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• Heavy police presence in west Abbotsford after targeted shooting

  09-01-2026 23:37 via abbynews.com
  A heavy police presence is gathered in west Abbotsford following a shooting on Friday (Jan. 9) that police say was targeted.
  The incident occurred in the 3200 block of Siskin Drive, just west of Blue Jay Street.
  The Abbotsford Police Department said the incident is not extortion-related and there is no further risk to the public.
  Siskin Drive is closed between Sandpiper Drive and Stellar Court, as of 2:30 p.m.
  Police have released no further information at this time.
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• Overnight Massey Tunnel lane closures begin Sunday

  09-01-2026 23:30 via abbynews.com
  Nighttime lane closures are planned for the George Massey Tunnel beginning this Sunday, Jan. 11.
  The single-lane closures will start at 10 p.m. and last until 7 a.m. while crew carry out required maintenance work as part of ongoing preparations for construction of the new tunnel.
  Nightly lane closures will be in effect as many as seven days a week through March, in the following schedule:
  • Monday to Friday: 10 p.m. until 5 a.m. northbound, and 10 p.m. until 6 a.m. southbound
  • Saturda
  
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• Abbotsford police respond to targeted shooting Friday afternoon - Fraser Valley Today

  09-01-2026 23:30 via news.google.com
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• No jail time for woman who sped and killed construction zone worker on Vancouver Island

  09-01-2026 23:20 via abbynews.com
  The woman who disregarded traffic control on the Trans Canada Highway on Vancouver Island and killed a paving crew worker has received a sentence with no prison time.
  In August, Christianne Marie Boufford, 53, was found guilty of dangerous driving causing death and dangerous driving causing bodily harm for a Sept. 23, 2021 incident on the highway south of Nanaimo, near Kipp and Minetown roads – B.C. Supreme Court justice Douglas Thompson rendered his decision Friday, Jan. 9 at the law cour
  
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• Jonathan Lekkerimäki expected to rejoin Abbotsford Canucks lineup this weekend: report - Canucks Army

  09-01-2026 22:44 via news.google.com
  Jonathan Lekkerimäki expected to rejoin Abbotsford Canucks lineup this weekend: report  Canucks Army
  
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• Polar Bear Plunge in Abbotsford raises $3K for Archway Community Services - Abbotsford News

  09-01-2026 22:17 via news.google.com
  Polar Bear Plunge in Abbotsford raises $3K for Archway Community Services  Abbotsford News
  
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• Polar Bear Plunge in Abbotsford raises $3K for Archway Community Services

  09-01-2026 22:13 via abbynews.com
  Archway Community Services rang in the New Year with a splash as more than 60 people took part in the first Archway New Year’s Day Polar Bear Plunge on Jan. 1.
  A total of 35 people of all ages ran into Albert Dyck Lake at noon after a few words about community, impact and encouragement from Archway CEO Rod Santiago, who also participated.
  The inaugural event raised nearly $3,000 in support of the Archway Community Action Fund, which helps address the organization’s most urgent needs
  
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• IIO refers collision case involving Abbotsford Police officer to Crown Counsel - Indo-Canadian Voice

  09-01-2026 22:01 via news.google.com
  IIO refers collision case involving Abbotsford Police officer to Crown Counsel  Indo-Canadian Voice
  
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• Charges to be considered in Abbotsford police-involved crash: IIO - Vancouver Sun

  09-01-2026 21:59 via news.google.com
  Charges to be considered in Abbotsford police-involved crash: IIO  Vancouver Sun
  
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• Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre asks for tips to fight fraud during Crime Stoppers Month

  09-01-2026 21:40 via abbynews.com
  The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre has kicked off Crime Stoppers Month 2026 by recognizing how that organization helps prevent and solve crime across Canada.
  January is Crime Stoppers Month and the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre and its partners nation-wide are marking the occasion by emphasizing how crucial reporting tips is in the fight against fraud networks that are often sophisticated, far-reaching.
  While some operate internationally, many criminal groups have strong ties within Canada that recruit
  
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• Melita Agatha Dyck (Goertzen) - Abbotsford News

  09-01-2026 21:32 via news.google.com
  Melita Agatha Dyck (Goertzen)  Abbotsford News
  
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• Aldergrove father of 15-year-old who died in fire: “hug your children tighter”

  09-01-2026 21:11 via abbynews.com
  A house fire in Aldergrove early Wednesday, Jan. 7 morning has left a family of six displaced and grieving the death of 15-year-old Logan Stadnyk.
  The fire broke out in the family’s home in the early hours, reported by Langley RCMP at 6:57 a.m., destroying the home and everything inside.
  Logan’s father, Lucas Stadnyk, described him as “a bright light” whose presence deeply shaped the family’s daily life.
  Logan had just turned 15 on Dec. 31.
  Lucas told the Aldergrove
  
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• Prince George-North Cariboo MLA Sheldon Clare running to be B.C. Conservative leader

  09-01-2026 21:00 via abbynews.com
  The B.C. Conservative leadership race docket is beginning to take shape.
  Prince George-North Cariboo MLA Sheldon Clare says he is stepping into the race to be the next B.C. Conservative Party leader.
  “I believe that there needs to be a strong conservative voice in the leadership role, in the premier’s office, and I believe that I am that person who will provide that role and that voice,” Clare told Black Press Media in an interview.
  Clare says he wants British Columbians to get
  
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• Abbotsford defender named a BCEHL player of the month - Abbotsford News

  09-01-2026 20:27 via news.google.com
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• Abbotsford defender named a BCEHL player of the month

  09-01-2026 20:25 via abbynews.com
  Abbotsford’s Madelyn Dominato capped off 2025 with yet another impressive accomplishment in her young hockey career, earning the title of one of the BCEHL’s players of the month for December.
  The Fraser Valley Rush defender is no stranger to this accolade, having already received this title once before, despite being just over halfway through the 2025-26 season.
  The first time that Dominato was named the league’s defender of the month was in the September/October group, when sh
  
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• IIO B.C. recommends charges in Abbotsford crash involving police officers - CBC

  09-01-2026 19:54 via news.google.com
  IIO B.C. recommends charges in Abbotsford crash involving police officers  CBC
  
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• Neurologist shortage in Kelowna affects all of Interior Health: Doctor

  09-01-2026 19:40 via abbynews.com
  While Interior Health (IH) has confirmed that there is currently a neurologist shortage at Kelowna General Hospital (KGH), Dr. Pete Bosma said more neurologists are needed across the region.
  Currently, KGH has six-and-a-half full-time neurologists, and coverage when it comes to strokes is not affected.
  Kelowna has been a “go-to” because neurologists at KGH also provide general neurological advice that was available on a 24-hour basis, seven days a week – something not all other
  
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