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• Juno-winning Abbotsford musician passes away

  22-07-2026 21:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Abbotsford’s music scene took a massive hit on Tuesday (July 21) as one of its more successful artists passed away after a tough fight with cancer.
  Brian Doerksen had long been a prominent presence in the local faith music community, having consistently put out original tracks since the ’90s.
  Throughout the years, he did a lot of solo work, but also collaborated with many other musicians from around the world, including as a member of The SHIYR Poets.
  Live renditions of his music cou
  
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• Massive wildfires near Clinton merge to create own weather system

  26-07-2026 21:08 via abbynews.com
  
  Four fires comprising the massive Big Bar complex near Clinton have now merged, or will do shortly, according to the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS).
  The Pear Lake, Fiftynine Creek, and French Bar Creek wildfires in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD), and the Bonanza Creek wildfire in the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District, make up the Big Bar complex, which as of Sunday morning (July 26) had an estimated combined area of 88,812 hectares.
  The Fiftynine Creek fire has impacted Highway 97 at
  
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• QUIZ: A time for summer’s heat

  26-07-2026 13:20 via abbynews.com
  
  During the hot days of summer, some Canadians are at the beach, basking in the warmth, while others are looking for cool spaces or seeking out deals on air conditioners.
  As the summer temperatures continue to soar, there are some places that get hotter than anywhere in Canada, and also some places known for being cold.
  How much do you know about heat, cold and summer? Put your knowledge to the test with these 10 questions.
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• Kelly, Polk combine for 2 TDs as Argos dump B.C. Lions 26-12

  26-07-2026 04:10 via abbynews.com
  
  Quarterback Chad Kelly tossed a pair of first-half touchdowns to Makai Polk, helping the visiting Toronto Argonauts to a 26-12 win over the struggling B.C. Lions in CFL action Saturday at BC Place.
  Kelly was 15-for-18 for 197 yards before leaving the game late in the first half after taking a hit from B.C.’s Darnell Sankey. Backup Nick Arbuckle came in and finished 13-for-20 for 134 yards for the Argos (3-4). Rookie kicker Brady Lidster, in his CFL debut, added four field goals and two con
  
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• Vancouver Island-Central Coast hold tight medal lead in Kelowna BC Summer Games

  26-07-2026 04:00 via abbynews.com
  
  The 2026 BC Summer Games in Kelowna were in full swing Saturday with young athletes competing for medals in a host of different sports from all across the province.As of 5:30 p.m. July 25, Vancouver Island-Central Coast (Zone 6) leads the way with 48 medals. The zone has earned 15 gold, 20 silver and 13 bronze medals thus far.Fraser River (Zone 4) has collected 47 medals and also boasts the most gold medals with 19.Vancouver-Coastal (Zone 5) is in third place in the medal count with 43, includin
  
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• Fire complex near Boston Bar grows to combined 35,197 hectares

  26-07-2026 00:13 via abbynews.com
  
  As the three wildfires making up the Brunswick Creek complex near Boston Bar remain out of control, the growth of one of them — the Ainslie Creek wildfire — has prompted the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) to put an evacuation order in place and expand an evacuation alert.
  The evacuation order, issued on Saturday (July 25), covers 61 addressed properties in Electoral Areas “I” and “N” near Canford. The northernmost part of the area now under order is
  
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• ‘Heart and soul’: Volunteers bringing Kelowna BC Summer Games to life

  25-07-2026 23:50 via abbynews.com
  
  When Jennifer Jobin saw an online call-out for volunteers for the 2026 BC Summer Games in Kelowna, it immediately brought her back to her own Summer Games experience in Saskatchewan when she was a young athlete.
  “It’s kind of neat to see that come around,” the Kelowna resident and former synchronized swimmer told Black Press Media at the volunteer booth at the Rutland Recreation Park, with games of ultimate frisbee and girls’ rugby taking place on either side of her.&ldqu
  
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• Abbotsford Police turn to public for more info after attempted abduction of 2 girls

  25-07-2026 22:38 via abbynews.com
  
  Two girls were the victims of an attempted child abduction in Abbotsford, and now police are asking the public for dash-cam footage and help in identifying the suspect.
  The incident happened around 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 22 where two girls under the age of 10 were playing outside their apartment complex at 33538 Marshall Rd. when they were approached by an unknown man who attempted to lure them into his vehicle, Sgt. Paul Walker, media relations officer with the Abbotsford Police Departmen
  
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• One wounded in ‘targeted’ Surrey shooting Saturday morning

  25-07-2026 21:47 via abbynews.com
  
  One person was wounded in a “targeted” Saturday morning shooting in Surrey.
  Surrey Police were called to a home in the East Clayton neighbourhood shortly after 8 a.m. on Saturday, July 25.One person suffered injuries described as “non-life-threatening” in the shooting outside the home in the area of 74 Avenue and 184 Street, police say. The suspect had fled the scene by the time police arrived, but officers found “evidence of shots fired.”
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• ‘Are you ready’: Clearwater mayor advises on wildfire preparedness as Cariboo blazes force evacuations

  25-07-2026 21:20 via abbynews.com
  
  Clearwater’s mayor is advising residents to be prepared as wildfires burn throughout the Cariboo and threaten communities.On Friday, July 24, just under 600 residents of the Village of Clinton and the surrounding area were put under evacuation orders due to the Pear Lake wildfire (4472.3 ha) west of the community.Other wildfires burning in the Cariboo Fire Centre and Kamloops Fire Centre include the Fiftynine Creek fire (16,723.5 ha), the French Bar Creek fire (13,434 ha), the Bonanza Cree
  
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• Clinton ‘preserved from major loss’ as Pear Lake fire grows overnight

  25-07-2026 19:56 via abbynews.com
  
  The Village of Clinton has been “preserved from major loss” even as the Pear Lake wildfire around the town grew overnight.
  Clinton CAO Brian Doddridge posted a notice just after 10:30 a.m. on Saturday (July 25) thanking the Clinton Fire Department, BC Wildfire Service (BCWS), and the many other responding departments for their “hard fight” overnight on July 24/25.
  “As of this morning [Saturday] Clinton has been preserved from major loss,” he wrote, while notin
  
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• Friends of late Chilliwack teen to hold final fundraiser for children’s hospice

  25-07-2026 19:08 via abbynews.com
  
  A group of young men in Chilliwack will once again be playing hockey while fundraising in honour of their friend who died of cancer at the age of 18.
  The fifth and final Markus Schouten Memorial Roller Hockey Tournament will support support Canuck Place Children’s Hospice and it’s taking place on Aug. 1 in Chilliwack.
  After a 15-month battle with cancer, Markus passed away from metastatic Ewing sarcoma at Canuck Place on May 29, 2022. In his final days, six friends affectionately ref
  
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• UPDATE: Felker Fire, south of Williams Lake, grows to 3,940 hectares

  25-07-2026 18:32 via abbynews.com
  
  Update: 12:06 p.m.The Felker Fire south of Williams Lake has grown to 3,940 hectares.That is according to the BC Wildfire Service’s (BCWS) most recent update at 11:26 a.m. on Saturday, July 25.When the Williams Lake Tribune posted an update article about the fire at 9:23 a.m. on Saturday, it was marked as 2,300 hectares by the BCWS.There are two evacuation alerts and one evacuation order in place due to the fire.Updates about alerts and orders can be found at the Cariboo Regional District
  
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• Felker Fire, south of Williams Lake, still out of control at 2,300 hectares

  25-07-2026 18:32 via abbynews.com
  
  The Felker wildfire, south of Williams Lake, remains out of control as of Saturday, July 25.
  According to a BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) report, the fire is still marked as 2,300 hectares in size with 44 firefighting personnel, aviation resources, heavy equipment and structure protection responding to the incident.
  “Since the Felker fire was reported midday, July 23, BC Wildfire crews, local contract crews, heavy equipment operators, helicopter and fixed-wing pilots and local fire department
  
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• VIDEO: Finally. Vancouver FC defeats Cavalry.

  25-07-2026 17:07 via abbynews.com
  
  For Vancouver FC, Friday’s game against Calgary Cavalry was an opportunity for a historical win.
  Vancouver had never beaten Cavalry, ever, although they did eliminate them from the 2025 Canadian Championship on penalties after a pair of 1-1 draws in their quarter-final tie last year.
  “They’re a very good team,” Vancouver head coach Martin Nash, said.“They’re the best team in the league defensively, so it’s going to be a struggle to create chances. Not ma
  
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• VIDEO: Sun, sweat and smiles fill the Kelowna 2026 B.C. Summer Games

  25-07-2026 04:14 via abbynews.com
  
  Kelowna is crowded with people from across the province as B.C.’s youth compete in the 2026 B.C. Summer Games.Running from July 22-26, over 3,000 athletes, coaches and officials are in the city to compete in 19 different sports.
  What a day of competition! The #Kelowna 2026 B.C. Summer Games are running all weekend. Check out some of the action! @KelownaCapNews @BlackPressMedia pic.twitter.com/ANmSFNfa5S
  — Brittany Webster (@thebrittwebster) July 25, 2026The games see the province spl
  
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• Highway 97 closed at Clinton as Fiftynine Creek fire prompts more evacuation orders

  25-07-2026 03:36 via abbynews.com
  
  More evacuation orders — including another affecting Highway 97, which is closed to all traffic around Clinton — have been issued in connection with the Big Bar complex north and west of Clinton.
  The Fiftynine Creek wildfire has prompted more evacuation orders and alerts from the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) and Stswecem’c Xget’tem First Nation (Canoe Creek Band). The fire, currently estimated at 16,724 hectares, has been burning northwest of Clinton since Jul
  
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• Access to Ross Lake near Hope closed due to American wildfire

  25-07-2026 02:44 via abbynews.com
  
  The only road to Ross Lake near Hope has been closed due to a wildfire that began in the United States.Silver Skagit Road was closed at the 6 KM mark on July 24 at about 5 p.m., according to Drive B.C.An online update is not planned for three days.The closure is passed Silver Lake, which remains open to the public.“There is a wildfire,” Drive B.C. said. “Road closed 6km south from Flood Hope Rd due to Provincial Parks closure caused by Hozomeen Mountain Wildfire. Silver Lake is
  
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• Man arrested, charged with 2nd-degree murder following West Kootenay homicide: Creston RCMP

  25-07-2026 02:05 via abbynews.com
  
  Police in Creston have arrested a man on charges of second-degree murder after another man was found dead in town Thursday, July 23.
  Creston RCMP shared Friday afternoon, July 24, that officers found a man unresponsive around Canyon Street and 12th Avenue around 2 a.m. Thursday.
  The man was pronounced dead at the scene, with the circumstances of his death deemed suspicious, according to Creston RCMP.
  The BC RCMP’s Southeast District Major Crime Unit conducted an investigation and identifie
  
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• University, brewery come together to unveil hop research yard in Chilliwack

  25-07-2026 01:46 via abbynews.com
  
  There’s a new hop yard growing right outside Chilliwack’s largest brewery, but the ingredient will not be used to brew Molson Coors beers.
  Students from Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) are the ones who will get hands-on experience at the new research and development hop field, which was unveiled in Chilliwack on Thursday (July 23). Molson Coors Fraser Valley Brewery has partnered with KPU on the project which supports the university’s B.C. hop variety development program.
  
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• B.C. allowing Tilbury gas terminal expansion to circumvent Utilities Commission

  25-07-2026 01:10 via abbynews.com
  
  B.C.’s energy minister signed an order on Friday to allow the $2-billion expansion of a natural gas refuelling terminal in Delta to go ahead without the normal approvals from the B.C. Utilities Commission.
  The move, executed through a cabinet order, will exempt FortisBC’s Tilbury Liquefied Natural Gas facility from needing a B.C. Utilities Commission Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for its Phase 1B expansion.This certificate process is meant to allow the Utilities Com
  
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• UPDATE: Wildfire north of Harrison Hot Springs ‘being held’

  25-07-2026 00:45 via abbynews.com
  
  Two days after it was discovered, the Tretheway Creek fire on the northwest side of Harrison Lake is being held.
  According to the B.C. Wildfire Service, the fire is listed as “being held” on Friday (July 24) evening. The fire growing from 1 hectare to about 2.35 hectares overnight, but BCWS states that it is not expected to grow beyond its current perimeter if current conditions continue.
  Witnesses say a logging crew started work against the fire approximately 30 hoursbefore wildfire
  
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• Tretheway Creek fire north of Harrison grows to 2.6 hectares

  25-07-2026 00:45 via abbynews.com
  
  The Tretheway Creek fire on the northwest side of Harrison Lake has more than doubled in size in the two days since it was discovered.According to the B.C. Wildfire Service, the fire remains out of control on Friday, July 24, growing from 1 hectare to about 2.6 hectares.Witnesses say a logging crew started work against the fire before wildfire crews arrived.
  The fire is believed to be human-caused.BCWS said the fire currently poses no threat to critical infrastructure or public safety. There is
  
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• Gordon Paul Wiebe

  24-07-2026 23:30 via abbynews.com
  
  1952-2026
  Gordon Wiebe was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, in September of 1952. He died in Abbotsford’s Holmberg House on July 15 of this year.
  Gord was an active guy who thrived outdoors. His great love was skiing, especially with friends and family in the years he lived at Sun Peaks. Perfection was a fast run down Sting on a bluebird morning, or powder on Wringer as he headed to his backyard. In summer, rounds of golf with his brother or his friends kept him going. The Yukon, with its
  
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• B.C. Nurses’ Union to end strike, accept mediators’ recommendations

  24-07-2026 22:48 via abbynews.com
  
  The B.C. Nurses’ Union has agreed to end job action and accept a mediated settlement with the Health Employers’ Association of B.C.
  The deal was negotiated by Vince Ready and Amanda Rogers, the same labour mediators who successfully brought an end to last year’s public service strike.At more than three weeks, it was the longest nursing strike in B.C. history. Because many nurses operate as essential workers, job action generally included refusing to work overtime or complete no
  
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• B.C. Nurses Union to end strike, accept mediators’ recommendations

  24-07-2026 22:48 via abbynews.com
  
  The B.C. Nurses Union has agreed to end job action and accept a mediated settlement with the Health Employers’ Association of B.C.
  The deal was negotiated by Vince Ready and Amanda Rogers, the same labour mediators who successfully brought an end to last year’s public service strike.At more than three weeks, it was the longest nursing strike in B.C. history. Because many nurses operate as essential workers, job action generally included refusing to work overtime or complete non-nursi
  
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• 2 Vancouver Canucks prospects named to Hockey Canada’s World Junior showcase

  24-07-2026 22:08 via abbynews.com
  
  A couple Vancouver Canucks top prospects have started their journey to potentially play for Canada at the 2027 World Junior Hockey Championships.
  On Friday, July 24, Hockey Canada announced the 32 players that will attend its World Junior Summer Showcase from July 26-Aug. 1.
  Included on the roster is two of the Vancouver Canucks top prospects in Braeden Cootes and Caleb Malholtra.
  Cootes, who was selected in the first round, 15th overall, by the Canucks in the 2025 NHL Entry Draft, played for Ca
  
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• Village of Clinton evacuated due to fast-growing Pear Lake fire

  24-07-2026 21:18 via abbynews.com
  
  Evacuation orders have been issued for just under 600 residents of the Village of Clinton and for properties north and south of Clinton along Highway 97 due to the Pear Lake wildfire west of the community.
  An evacuation alert has also been issued for properties along Highway 97 from north of Loon Lake Road to Six Mile Lake.
  The Village of Clinton issued the evacuation order on Friday morning (July 24). It covers all properties within the Village of Clinton boundaries. The Village was last evacua
  
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• Abbotsford firefighter given award for saving neighbour’s home

  24-07-2026 21:15 via abbynews.com
  
  Brandon Goetz’s recent actions prove there’s no such thing as being off the clock for first responders.
  The Abbotsford paid-on-call firefighter was just trying to enjoy some time at home when his wife alerted him that the neighbour’s home was on fire.According to the City of Abbotsford, Goetz immediately grabbed a fire extinguisher and jumped into action.
  After climbing over his fence and through his neighbour’s window, he attacked the kitchen fire, which had not yet spre
  
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• B.C. parents call out province funding cut for 2SLGBTQ+ anti-bullying program

  24-07-2026 20:05 via abbynews.com
  
  Hours after Langford’s first Pride crosswalk was painted in 2024, it was vandalized – twice.
  For Coun. Kimberley Guiry, what she remembers isn’t the act itself, but how the students who advocated for the crosswalk responded.
  “I get really emotional, because they were so amazing,” she said. “They showed up in that moment of being discriminated against by their own community.”
  The students, members of Spencer Middle School’s Sexual Orientation and Ge
  
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