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• Magical Lights by the Lake sets the holidays a-sparkle in Harrison

  07-12-2022 20:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Harrison Hot Springs is setting the holiday season a-sparkle with its Lights by the Lake display.
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• Kerry-Lynne Findlay steps down as leader of B.C. Conservatives

  20-09-2026 22:48 via abbynews.com
  
  Kerry-Lynne Findlay has announced she’s stepping down as leader of the B.C. Conservatives.She posted a statement to social media Sunday afternoon (Sept. 20). It came hours after another defection from her party when Surrey Serpentine MLA Linda Hepner quit caucus.More to come.
  
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• MLA Linda Hepner leaves B.C. Conservative caucus

  20-09-2026 20:40 via abbynews.com
  
  Surrey-Serpentine River MLA Linda Hepner has resigned from the B.C. Conservative caucus, stating a loss of confidence in the party’s leadership.In a message received by a reporter with the Surrey Now-Leader, Hepner said she had decided to resign from the B.C. Conservative caucus effective immediately.
  “I have decided to resign from the Conservative Party of British Columbia caucus effective immediately,” Hepner wrote.Hepner said she remains committed to conservative principles,
  
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• Man arrested in fatal hit-and-run crash in Chilliwack

  20-09-2026 17:08 via abbynews.com
  
  An 80-year-old woman has died of her injuries following a hit-and-run collision on a residential street in Chilliwack.
  The woman was cycling on Portage Avenue and Woodbine Street at about 6 p.m. on Sept. 19 when she was hit by a truck that fled the scene.The driver has been located by police and the vehicle has been seized.RCMP issued information about the crash and the vehicle early the next morning, appealing to the public for any information including video footage in the area around that tim
  
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• Former Chilliwack Museum curator honoured by B.C. Historical Federation for exceptional work

  20-09-2026 14:35 via abbynews.com
  
  A former Chilliwack man has been honour on a provincial level for his decades of work at two museums, including the Chilliwack Museum and Archives.
  Paul Ferguson was presented with an award for Exceptional Service in the Historical Sector by the British Columbia Historical Federation (BCHF). The awards are handed out to people who have given outstanding service in the preservation of B.C.’s history.
  “It’s very humbling,” Ferguson said. “It’s a tremendous act o
  
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• QUIZ: Understanding international trade agreements

  20-09-2026 14:20 via abbynews.com
  
  The United States and Canada are caught in an international trade dispute, with each country imposing tariffs on goods from the other.
  Trade agreements, treaties and other negotiations are part of international relations, and these agreements are often complex.
  At the same time, the effects of these negotiations are felt by all residents of the countries involved.
  How much do you know about the present trade war and about Canada’s economy?
  Put your knowledge to the test with these 10 quest
  
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• B.C. government partners with UBC, McGill to develop life-saving gene therapy for Surrey boy

  19-09-2026 22:19 via abbynews.com
  
  The Ministry of Health annouced Saturday (Sept. 19) that it would work with two Canadian universities to create a personalized gene-editing therapy for a young Surrey boy battling a rare, progressive neurodegenerative disease.
  Gurmoh is a joyful three-year-old boy from Surrey who dreams of becoming a firefighter one day and drives his toy truck around the house while “proudly wearing his fire hat,” but his parents say time is not on his side.
  Gurmoh was diagnosed with spastic paraple
  
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• B.C. arrest involving less-lethal weapons, police dog sparks IIO probe

  19-09-2026 21:37 via abbynews.com
  
  An arrest in Saanich involving the deployment of “less-lethal use of force weapons and a police service dog” has sparked an investigation from the Independent Investigations Office of BC (IIO).
  The police watchdog is appealing for witnesses to the arrest which took place outside a Saanich home on Woodhall Drive Sept. 18.
  The IIO says Saanich Police Department responded to a call shortly after 10 p.m., about a man involved in a possible assault at the home. Members of the Greater Vict
  
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• VIDEO: Harrison welcomes back John Reischman and the Jaybirds

  19-09-2026 14:30 via abbynews.com
  
  The Season of Performing Arts is set to launch again in Harrison Hot Springs.The Harrison Festival Society announced the Oct. 3 performance of John Reischman and the Jaybirds at Memorial Hall – 290 Esplanade Ave.John Reischman and the Jaybirds last performed in Harrison Hot Springs in 2021. The twice-Juno-nominated band blends original songs with old-time Appalachian music for a unique bluegrass sound. They have produced seven acclaimed albums to date. The band features Reischman’s m
  
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• Golden Ears Provincial Park day-use pass system to be updated

  19-09-2026 05:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Visitors to Golden Ears Provincial Park will need create an account on the BC Parks website to verify their identity.
  This new change to the day-use pass reservation system will take effect on Tuesday, Sept. 22, to strengthen security and improve fair access to passes required not only for Golden Ears Provincial Park, but three other popular provincial parks during peak season.
  The new requirements will be needed for a day-use pass at Garibaldi Provincial Park, Joffre Lakes Provincial Park, and
  
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• Arrest made after stabbing near Nanaimo overdose prevention site

  19-09-2026 02:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Nanaimo RCMP arrested a man in connection to a stabbing near an overdose prevention site in downtown Nanaimo Friday afternoon.
  B.C. Ambulance Service, Nanaimo Fire Rescue and Nanaimo RCMP were called to the 200 block of Albert Street just before 12:30 p.m.
  Reserve Const. Gary O’Brien, media liaison with the RCMP, said the victim of the stabbing suffered non-life threatening injuries and was taken to hospital as a result of the incident.
  He said staff at the OPS didn’t see what happen
  
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• VIDEO: Abbotsford plainclothes officer wrestles suspected thief to the ground

  19-09-2026 00:38 via abbynews.com
  
  Social media has recently been abuzz with a video showing an Abbotsford plainclothes officer wrestling with a suspect on the ground.
  The recorded incident occurred on Thursday evening (Sept. 17) just before 6 p.m. at the intersection of Townline Road and Maclure Road.
  According to the Abbotsford Police Department (APD), the physical altercation stemmed from a shoplifting incident that occurred in the 3200 block of Mt. Lehman Road.
  Officers responded to a business shortly after 5 p.m., where it w
  
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• Woman killed, man injured after West Coast Express collision in Mission

  19-09-2026 00:24 via abbynews.com
  
  A woman was killed and a man taken to hospital with serious injuries after they were struck by a West Coast Express commuter train in Mission on Thursday evening (Sept. 17).
  According to a statement from Mission RCMP, the incident occurred on the train tracks south of Wren Street at approximately 5:40 p.m. when the train was heading into Mission.“Initial evidence from the scene indicated that a man and a woman had been walking on or near the train tracks, when they were both struck by the
  
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• Break-in at Nanaimo hobby shop nets thief almost $6,000 in Pokémon cards

  19-09-2026 00:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Allan Mah hasn’t left his shop on Bowen Road since it was broken into in the early morning hours of Thursday.
  At 3:50 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 16, someone smashed through the glass of the front door of All Elite Cards & Games, entered the store and stole eight sealed boxes of Pokémon box sets and some other items that were worth up to $6,000.
  The culprit was in and out in exactly one minute and 37 seconds, according to the store’s security cameras, and was gone before Mah a
  
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• Construction begins on major Abbotsford overpass

  18-09-2026 23:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Crossing Highway 1 will soon be even easier for Abbotsford commuters, with the construction of the new Peardonville Road overpass recently getting underway.
  This overpass project is part of the Fraser Valley Highway 1 Corridor Improvement Program and is the final part of the program to begin construction.
  While the current Peardonville Road crossing is only two lanes, this new overpass will be expanded to include four lanes, with 1.6 km of Highway 1 surrounding the overpass also getting new HOV
  
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• Okanagan councillor guilty: ‘Used coach position to find boys for companionship’

  18-09-2026 23:07 via abbynews.com
  
  Penticton City Coun. James Miller was found guilty of multiple charges of sexual interference and one count of invitation to sexual touching for incidents taking place in Ontario decades prior.
  Ontario Superior Court Justice Russell Raikes delivered his verdict on Sept. 18 as Miller appeared in person in Sarnia, where the offences largely took place.
  Miller was charged in two separate cases involving three complainants of allegations dating back to the 90s, while he was a coach of the Sarnia Min
  
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• B.C. player makes first CFL start

  18-09-2026 23:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Third game, first start.
  Vernon’s Brady Szeman of the Hamilton Tiger Cats will make his first-ever Canadian Football League (CFL) start Friday, Sept. 18, when the Ti-Cats host the Montreal Alouettes (4:30 p.m., TSN 1/3) in the league’s annual Hall of Fame game.
  It’s one of multiple moves made by Hamilton prior to the contest.
  Offensive lineman Liam Dobson shifts from centre to guard, paving the way for Szeman to start under quarterback Harrison Frost. The move came after Jonath
  
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• World figure skaters land in Vernon

  18-09-2026 22:53 via abbynews.com
  
  Toe jumps. Edge jumps.Solo efforts. Team work makes the dream work.
  Fantastic outfits.
  And an abundance of smiles.Close to 300 skaters from a dozen countries lutzed and salchowed their way to Vernon for Skate Canada’s International Adult Figure Skating Competition.
  The four-day event began Wednesday, Sept. 16, and wraps up Saturday, Sept. 19, at Kal Tire Place.
  “We worked on a bid together with the City of Vernon and we were selected to host this event,” said Danielle Williams,
  
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• Golden retriever stolen from secure backyard on Vancouver Island

  18-09-2026 22:30 via abbynews.com
  
  The owner of a four-year-old purebred golden retriever named Ginger is praying for her safe return after the dog was stolen from her secure backyard in North Cowichan.
  Ginger was last seen in her fully fenced backyard on Deborah Drive around 7:15 p.m. on Sept. 14.“The neighbour stopped hearing her collar around 8:30 p.m.,” explained Julie Dann. Dann had been out of the house at the time.“She was in a seven-foot-tall, fully enclosed yard with a latched gate,” said Dann.
  Sh
  
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• Milobar taking over Centre B.C., MLAs Banman and Warbus joining

  18-09-2026 22:27 via abbynews.com
  
  Kamloops Centre MLA Peter Milobar is taking over as leader of the Centre B.C. party.
  Milobar and Mike Bernier, a former B.C. Liberal MLA and cabinet minister, held a joint press conference in Vancouver Friday to announce that Milobar and the six MLAs announced as part of his yet-to-be-named party would instead be joining Centre B.C.
  In total, there are eight sitting MLAs with Centre B.C. now. The party plans to run candidates across the province, if an election is called.
  Milobar said there will
  
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• Milobar taking over Centre B.C., 8 MLAs ready to run as election call looms

  18-09-2026 22:27 via abbynews.com
  
  Kamloops Centre MLA Peter Milobar is taking over as leader of the Centre B.C. party.Milobar and Mike Bernier, a former MLA, held a joint press conference in Vancouver Friday to announce that the Milobar and the six MLAs announced as part of his yet-to-be-named party would instead be joining Centre B.C.
  Bernier, the former leader of the party, announced he would step down from the role to allow Milobar to be leader.More to come.
  
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• PHOTOS: Cabot Revelstoke deciding golf rates, mosquito management ahead of July 2027 opening

  18-09-2026 22:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Tahlon Sweenie is hardly phased when a black bear sow and cub emerge onto the distant golf green.
  After 15 years running golf operations for Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge Golf Course, he’s more accustomed to seeing elk and grizzlies on the fairway.
  Just weeks into his new job as golf operations director for Cabot Revelstoke, with the course set to open July 2, 2027, Sweenie met with Black Press Media to discuss where things stand.
  The rolling 18-hole course at the base of Revelstoke Mountain
  
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• Abbotsford businesses showcased at third annual Manufacturing Industry Tour

  18-09-2026 21:35 via abbynews.com
  
  Unique business success stories in Abbotsford were celebrated at the third annual Manufacturing Industry Tour on Sept. 11.
  The event, hosted by the Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce and the city of Abbotsford, recognized local titans that help fuel one of the most important aspects of the local economy. According to the chamber, manufacturing generates more than $1 billion in sales annually and supports thousands of jobs.
  This year’s tour saw attendees stop at Mainland Machinery, Overlanders
  
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• Eby suspends planned B.C. PST expansion, pledges future ferries to be built locally

  18-09-2026 21:18 via abbynews.com
  
  Premier David Eby used his annual speech at the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention to announce that his government plans to put off a planned expansion of the provincial sales tax and instruct BC Ferries to build future vessels within the province.
  PST taxes were to be added to services such as engineering and accounting. These changes were deeply unpopular in the business community.
  The premier said he is reconsidering in response to the trade war with the United States, and the impact tar
  
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• Roy Linden Wilcox

  18-09-2026 21:00 via abbynews.com
  
  In Loving Memory ~
  September 20, 1935 – August 14, 2026
  Roy Linden Wilcox passed away suddenly from a heart attack on Friday, August 14, 2026. He was predeceased by his wife, Elsie, and his son, Randy.
  Roy will be lovingly remembered by his children, Willy (Cheryl) and Lynn (Leigh); his grandchildren, Kristi, Chayla (Victor), Archie (Chyann), Leigh, Damon, Kristine (Jeremy), Roy (Cameron), and Katie; and his great-grandchildren, Grayson, Annabelle, Eleanor, Kayla and Kaylee. Roy is also re
  
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• Abbotsford police deemed not at fault for fatal high-speed crash

  18-09-2026 20:46 via abbynews.com
  
  A high-speed crash that led to the death of one person on March 17 has officially been deemed not the fault of the Abbotsford Police Department (APD).
  The Independent Investigations Office (IIO) released a report on Sept. 18 that detailed the fatal crash and everything that led up to it.
  In the report, it said an APD officer in an unmarked police vehicle first noticed a black Dodge Ram pickup truck driving down Maclure Road at a high rate of speed at 11:36 p.m.
  The officer turned on his emergenc
  
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• Skeena MLA Rattée says she’s ‘not going anywhere,’ slams Conservative leader

  18-09-2026 20:42 via abbynews.com
  
  Skeena MLA Claire Rattée claimes B.C. Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay is trying to further shrink the party by attempting to oust members from caucus.Rattée issued a lengthy statement on social media Friday (Sept. 18), saying that she is “not going anywhere.”
  “I was elected as a BC Conservative MLA and that’s not going to change. I’m not going anywhere. I will continue to fight for the people of Skeena and British Columbia.”
  In the statem
  
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• 3 more MLAs out from B.C. Conservatives

  18-09-2026 20:42 via abbynews.com
  
  The B.C. legislature clerk’s office has confirmed three more MLAs are out from the B.C. Conservative Party.
  The clerk office confirmed to Today In BC that the Office of the Speaker received notification Friday (Sept. 18) that Skeena MLA Claire Rattée, Nechako-Lakes MLA John Rustad and Surrey – White Rock Trevor Halford are no longer affiliated with the B.C. Conservative caucus.Skeena MLA Claire Rattée claims B.C. Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay is trying to furt
  
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• UPDATE: Motorcyclist dies in collision that closed Harvey Avenue in Kelowna

  18-09-2026 19:16 via abbynews.com
  
  UPDATE: 10:10 a.m.
  The RCMP confirmed Friday morning (Sept. 18) that the two-vehicle collision involving a motorcycle and sedan resulted in death.
  According to police, the crash took place at the intersection of Harvey Avenue and Ethel Street.Upon police arrival, RCMP learned that the motorcycle rider was deceased.“The driver of the sedan remained on scene and is cooperating with the investigation,” said Media Relations Officer Cpl. Steven Lang.“The circumstances of the collisi
  
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• Abbotsford South Conservative riding association president supporting Kerry-Lynne Findlay in byelection

  18-09-2026 18:56 via abbynews.com
  
  The president of the Conservative Party of British Columbia’s Abbotsford South riding association is standing behind embattled leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay and expressed disappointment at last month’s departure of MLA Bruce Banman.
  Board president Don Stahl said that his association backs Findlay and is sending members to help out on her byelection campaign in the nearby Abbotsford-Mission riding.
  “The Abbotsford South Riding Association board supports Kerry-Lynne Findlay as the
  
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