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• Major work completed on dropping interprovincial trade barriers in Canada

  28-08-2026 19:04 via abbynews.com
  
  Canada’s provinces and territories have agreed to take some major steps to reduce barriers to internal trade as the standoff with the United States over tariffs continues.
  “At a time when unjustified U.S. tariffs and global trade uncertainty are creating challenges for businesses and workers across Canada, reducing trade barriers within our own country has never been more important,” said Adrian Dix, B.C.’s acting jobs minister, in a Friday statement.
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• Nelson cub put down two weeks after mother and sibling

  28-08-2026 22:52 via abbynews.com
  
  A Nelson grizzly cub has been euthanized by B.C. Conservation Officer Service (BCCOS) on Aug. 27, just two weeks after being relocated to Christina Lake.The cub’s sibling and mother, the grizzly sow, were put down earlier this month in Nelson.The yearling was relocated along with its sister to an undisclosed location, but was soon spotted by locals in Christina Lake.“Officers received complaints that a yearling grizzly bear entered in and around the community of Christina Lake. Unfor
  
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• South Surrey-based golfers punch their ticket to PGA Scramble National Final

  28-08-2026 22:40 via abbynews.com
  
  A foursome of local golfers who play out of South Surrey’s Morgan Creek Golf Course have secured a spot in the PGA Scramble National Final after winning the British Columbia Regional Final at Tobiano Golf Course in Kamloops.
  Surrey’s Ryan O’Shea and Jordan Kissock, Langley’s Dustin Schroer and Chilliwack golfer Drew St. Cyr were paired with Nk’Mip Canyon Desert Golf Course PGA of Canada pro Todd Tweedy at Tobiano, where they punched their ticket to the final, which
  
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• Abbotsford hosts Ukrainian Independence Day celebration

  28-08-2026 22:22 via abbynews.com
  
  Ukrainians from all across the Fraser Valley travelled to Abbotsford on Aug. 22 to celebrate the Independence Day of the war-torn country.
  The event was organized by RIY Vancouver, which is a group of volunteers dedicated to supporting Ukraine in its fight against Russia.
  According to RIY Vancouver, approximately 300 people took part in the Ukrainian Independence Day event, which kicked off in front of Abbotsford City Hall before moving to Mill Lake Park.
  “Throughout the day, we enjoyed tr
  
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• 32 Canadians, permanent residents unaccounted for in Nepal floods

  28-08-2026 21:34 via abbynews.com
  
  Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says 32 Canadians and permanent residents are among those still unaccounted for following the devastating flash floods and mudslides in Nepal.
  In total there are 1,924 people missing and 517 of those are foreign nationals, Anand said during a media briefing on Friday (Aug. 28). She said 579 bodies have been recovered.
  She said numbers will “likely change” given that more rain is expected and water levels and volumes are expected to rise.
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• Grand Forks manslaughter case declared a mistrial

  28-08-2026 20:52 via abbynews.com
  
  The jury in the Grand Forks area manslaughter trial for Sean Tiessen was unable to reach a verdict.
  The B.C. Prosecution Service told Black Press Media that Justice Lindsay Lyster declared a mistrial Thursday (Aug. 27) after the jury was deadlocked.
  Tiessen’s next court date is scheduled for Sept. 8 at 2 p.m. at the Rossland Law Courts for a scheduling appearance.
  The jury went into deliberations Tuesday afternoon following Lyster’s charge in the morning and nearly a full day of clos
  
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• PHOTOS: Lunar eclipse captured on camera across Greater Victoria

  28-08-2026 20:46 via abbynews.com
  
  A partial eclipse rising over Greater Victoria inspired residents to get out in the dark and capture the scene Thursday (Aug. 28) evening.
  Also called a blood moon, a lunar eclipse happens when Earth moves directly between the sun and the moon, blocking sunlight and casting a shadow on the lunar surface.For folks feeling fatigued in the wake of the lunar eclipse, astrological impact may hold the answer. Known as an energetic cleanser in astrology, the blood moon is said to bring hidden truths to
  
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• Overrun with rats, B.C. woman issued court order for pest control

  28-08-2026 20:42 via abbynews.com
  
  Rats have overrun a condo building and a Kelowna woman has been ordered to do something about it.Donna Thomson, the owner of a first floor unit in an apartment complex on Durnin Road, received the order after the strata owners filed a civil claim to force action on a rat infestation in the unit.According to court documents, the state of the unit had gotten so bad that a photo taken in August 2025 showed debris inside the unit piled to the height of a six-foot ladder. Reports from Abell Pest Cont
  
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• Technology professional Jeremy Klix seeks Abbotsford council seat

  28-08-2026 20:37 via abbynews.com
  
  Longtime Abbotsford resident and technology professional Jeremy Klix has entered the race for Abbotsford city council.
  Klix made the announcement on Thursday (Aug. 27), saying his focus is on innovation, infrastructure, and community investment.
  He said his four key priorities are:
  • improving bus services and expanding active transportation networks;
  • increasing traffic safety measures and local enforcement;
  • expanding recreation infrastructure and community centres; and
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• Recreational sockeye opening on Fraser River not happening ‘at this time’: DFO

  28-08-2026 20:34 via abbynews.com
  
  The chances of a recreational sockeye salmon opening on the Fraser River happening this year are highly unlikely, due to significantly lower than expected numbers, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) has announced.
  Earlier this year, a big sockeye salmon run was predicted for 2026, marking the largest forecast return since 2018.
  But that number has since dropped greatly due to wildfires, drought, lower-than-average snowpack, and strengthening El Nino conditions in the Pacific Ocean.
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• Pear Lake wildfire near Clinton showing minimal growth

  28-08-2026 20:33 via abbynews.com
  
  The Pear Lake wildfire near Clinton is still classed as out of control, but has shown minimal growth over the past few days.
  As of Friday morning (Aug. 28) the fire was estimated at 165,847 hectares, an increase of 1,107 hectares since Sunday, Aug. 23.
  There have been no changes to the evacuation orders and alerts issued in response to the Pear Lake fire since Sunday. As of Friday, 61 properties in Thompson-Nicola Regional District Area “E” remain on evacuation order, while a further
  
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• 3 men charged after shooting incident in Abbotsford parking lot

  28-08-2026 19:57 via abbynews.com
  
  Three men have been charged in relation to a shooting incident on Wednesday (Aug. 26) in Abbotsford.
  Sgt. Paul Walker, media officer with the Abbotsford Police Department, said patrol officers responded at 6:10 a.m. to a report of shots being fired in a parking lot in the 2400 block of Clearbrook Road, where a Tim Hortons restaurant is located.
  When officers arrived, neither the suspects nor victim were on the scene.
  Walker said investigators identified and tracked the three suspects several hou
  
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• Major progress made on dropping interprovincial trade barriers in Canada

  28-08-2026 19:04 via abbynews.com
  
  Canada’s provinces and territories have agreed to take some major steps to reduce barriers to internal trade as the standoff with the United States over tariffs continues.
  “At a time when unjustified U.S. tariffs and global trade uncertainty are creating challenges for businesses and workers across Canada, reducing trade barriers within our own country has never been more important,” said Adrian Dix, B.C.’s acting jobs minister, in a Friday statement.
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• Major progress made on dropping interprovincial trade barriers

  28-08-2026 19:04 via abbynews.com
  
  Canada’s provinces and territories have agreed to take some major steps to reduce barriers to internal trade as the standoff with the United States over tariffs continues.
  “At a time when unjustified U.S. tariffs and global trade uncertainty are creating challenges for businesses and workers across Canada, reducing trade barriers within our own country has never been more important,” said Adrian Dix, B.C.’s acting jobs minister, in a Friday statement.
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• Abbotsford woman to celebrate 80th birthday by cycling 80 miles for fundraiser

  28-08-2026 19:02 via abbynews.com
  
  An Abbotsford woman is celebrating her 80th birthday by cycling 80 miles in support of African women who are raising their grandchildren orphaned by the AIDS crisis.
  Jean Douglas-Webb is participating for the ninth time in the Solidarity Cycle on behalf of the Stephen Lewis Foundation’s Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign.
  For the first four years, Jean Douglas-Webb participated as part of a team of Lower Mainland cyclists in the Solidarity Cycle.
  In the four years that followed, she has
  
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• ‘Book Lady’ Dolly Parton’s literacy legacy chugs along in B.C. capital

  28-08-2026 18:45 via abbynews.com
  
  Outside their regular “9 to 5s,” two Greater Victoria moms are pouring cups full of ambition into ensuring the magic of music legend Dolly Parton lives on across the region.
  For around four years, Saanich resident Denise Baillet and Victoria’s Kirsten Amadu have been the driving force behind Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Greater Victoria, which sends eligible children one free book per month, up until they turn five.
  So far, the Greater Victoria branch has helped
  
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• Surrey Six convict sentenced to 2 years for contempt of court

  28-08-2026 18:11 via abbynews.com
  
  One of the men convicted in the 2007 Surrey Six slayings has been sentenced to two years in jail for contempt of court, which will be served concurrently with his life sentences.On Aug. 27 in Vancouver, Justice Martha Devlin delivered her reasons for judgment against Cody Rae Haevischer.
  Six people were shot dead in Suite 1505 of the Balmoral Tower in Whalley on Oct. 19, 2007. The Crown’s theory was that the killings were payback for an unpaid debt between rival gangs. Christopher Mohan an
  
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• Prince Rupert Port launches $750M export hub

  28-08-2026 18:00 via abbynews.com
  
  CANXPORT officially opened in Prince Rupert on Friday, Aug. 28, marking the first major project to come online in a planned $3-billion expansion of the city’s port gateway.
  The $750-million logistics facility is intended to send more Canadian products to global markets, adding a major export component to the Port of Prince Rupert’s established role as an import gateway from Asia.
  “The opening represents more than the completion of another terminal project,” said Prince Ru
  
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• Wildfire northeast of Princeton under control, Tulameen fires continue to burn

  28-08-2026 14:49 via abbynews.com
  
  Two fires close to Princeton continue to burn while one is under control.
  On Thursday, Aug. 27, BC Wildfire Service deemed the 3.2 hectare blaze northeast of Princeton, close to Red Creek as under control.However, northwest of Princeton, two wildfires remain out of control in the Tulameen area.
  The Holm Creek wildfire reached an estimated 49.16 hectares in size on Thursday. BCWS hasn’t updated the blaze since 8:38 a.m. on Aug. 27.
  “Heavy equipment has been hauled up Lawless Creek Roa
  
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• New wildfire discovered east of Highway 5A near Kamloops

  28-08-2026 14:38 via abbynews.com
  
  A suspected human-caused wildfire was discovered on Thursday afternoon, Aug. 27.
  The blaze was found around 5 p.m., with BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) stating the location as Range Creek, east of Highway 5A.
  As of Friday morning, the fire is 0.5 hectares in size and out of control.It is one of 208 active wildfires in the province.
  
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• Bald Range wildfire near Summerland being held

  28-08-2026 14:31 via abbynews.com
  
  A sign of relief to much of the South Okanagan as the Bald Range wildfire near Summerland is now being held.
  According to BC Wildfire Service (BCWS), this means “that it is projected, based on fuel and weather conditions and resource availability, to remain within the current perimeter, control line or boundary.” The fire was changed to being held on Thursday, Aug. 27, just after 7 p.m.
  At this time, however, six evacuation orders and three evacuation alerts remain in place.
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• Summerland Mayor, MLA, Minister encourage tourists visit, support businesses after wildfire

  28-08-2026 03:00 via abbynews.com
  
  The Mayor of Summerland, its MLA, and the B.C. Minister of Forests are encouraging people to visit the Okanagan to help give local businesses a boost in the wake of a devastating wildfire, and to avoid spending that money on trips across the border.Minister of Forests Ravi Parmar, Penticton-Summerland MLA Amelia Boultbee, and Mayor Doug Holmes spoke with reporters outside Summerland’s town hall on Aug. 27 following a tour of the community.“My ask of all of you is, this is a beautiful
  
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• ‘Our family will never be the same’: Man sentenced to life for B.C. murder

  28-08-2026 02:30 via abbynews.com
  
  A man convicted of second-degree murder in the hatchet attack that killed a 70-year-old man was sentenced Aug. 27 to life in prison with no possibility of parole for 11 years.
  Justice Veronica Jackson sentenced Michael King, 45, who walked into his roommate’s bedroom in Cook Street Village on March 6, 2023 and struck Michael Jones five or six times in the head, leaving him in a pool of his own blood in critical condition.
  Jackson told the court the attack was particularly disturbing becaus
  
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• Advocates, industry looking for answers on 2029 fish farm ban amid Ottawa’s silence

  28-08-2026 02:02 via abbynews.com
  
  The federal government’s extended silence over the incoming open-net pen fish farm ban, set to begin in B.C. in 2029, is triggering widespread questions about whether intentions have suddenly changed under a new prime minister.
  When Federal Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson was in Victoria last week, she said that while the plan to ban open-net pen fish farms in B.C. is “certainly still in place,” the government continues to engage with stakeholders to find a path forward.
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• B.C.’s state of emergency ends, but wildfire risk remains

  28-08-2026 01:36 via abbynews.com
  
  The province has ended its state of provincial emergency.
  The state of emergency was first declared Aug. 8 following a night of fast-moving fires, including the Bald Range wildfire that led to the evacuation of the District of Summerland. At the time, more than 20,000 people were evacuated from their homes.
  It was then extended Aug. 21 through to Aug. 29, but the province says the decision to end it early follows advice from emergency management officials.
  However, the province says the wildfire
  
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• Murder conviction, sentencing stands in Surrey 6 slayings

  28-08-2026 00:57 via abbynews.com
  
  One of the men convicted in the 2007 Surrey Six slayings will remain behind bars and continue his life sentences.On Aug. 27 in Vancouver, Justice Martha Devlin delivered her reasons for judgment against Cody Rae Haevischer’s application to have the judge declare a judicial stay of proceedings on the grounds of abuse of process.Six people were shot dead in Suite 1505 of the Balmoral Tower in Whalley on Oct. 19, 2007. The Crown’s theory was that the killings were payback for an unpaid
  
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• Abbotsford South MLA Bruce Banman quits B.C. Conservatives, the 6th in 2 weeks

  28-08-2026 00:53 via abbynews.com
  
  Abbotsford South MLA Bruce Banman is the latest to leave the B.C. Conservative caucus, and he plans to sit as an Independent.
  He said in a statement Thursday (Aug. 27) that “person after person has informed me they have decided that our new leader is unelectable.”
  Kerry-Lynne Findlay was elected leader at the end of May, but does not have a seat in the legislature. Abbotsford-Mission MLA Reann Gasper has announced she would step down from her seat to allow Findlay to run in that ridi
  
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• B.C. piloting landscape-level forestry zone-based management

  28-08-2026 00:34 via abbynews.com
  
  B.C. is planning to pilot a new system of forestry zones that Forests Minister Ravi Parmar says will simplify forest management.
  “This is going to help shape the future of forestry,” he said.
  The plan would create three types of zones: a conservation or protection zone that emphasizes habitat protection, a multiple-use zone focused on long-term ecosystem function but allowing different types of uses, and a working forest zone prioritizing harvesting.
  The province is working with Firs
  
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• UPDATE: 12-week strike ends for 300 Canadian railroaders as union settles with arbitration

  28-08-2026 00:30 via abbynews.com
  
  After three months, labour disruptions have ended for CPKC’s signal and communications department across Canada as the union reluctantly agrees to mediation and arbitration.
  Twelve weeks have passed since the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Canadian Signals and Communications Systems Council No. 11 began striking between Vancouver and Montreal over concerns about CPKC’s wages, employee expenses, on-call obligations and demanding schedules.
  This action started M
  
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• Mission Post Office letter carrier depot to relocate to Abbotsford

  28-08-2026 00:07 via abbynews.com
  
  The letter carrier depot inside Mission Post Office will relocate to Abbotsford early next year.
  The depot is where mail destined for the surrounding community is received from processing facilities and prepared for delivery to nearby neighbourhoods, Canada Post said in a statement.
  Canada Post noted that the historic First Avenue building in Mission consists of both a letter carrier depot and retail post office.
  “As for the post office, we currently have no announcements to make. The post
  
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