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• Make phys. ed. a priority to avoid ‘embarrassing’ gym classes: experts

  01-09-2018 15:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Old-school gym classes can set people up to be inactive for life, one study suggests
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• B.C. Conservatives hold public safety town hall in Kelowna amid social disorder

  06-02-2026 06:54 via abbynews.com
  It was the second community safety forum in 10 days, taking place at Kelowna’s Revelry on Thursday, Feb. 5. The event drew almost 100 more attendees than the first.
  Hosted by the B.C. Conservatives, Kelowna-Centre MLA Kristina Loewen, Kelowna-Mission MLA Gavin Dew and West Kelowna-Peachland MLA Macklin McCall took the stage to discuss solutions for growing issues of property crime throughout the city.
  While the points of discussion were similar to the community safety forum hosted by the C
  
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• Arcade games come back to life in Aldergrove

  06-02-2026 05:00 via abbynews.com
  Martin Smeaton’s guest room might look like a throwback to a ’90s arcade, but it’s actually the 40-year-old’s workshop.
  Each glowing screen is a classic game from decades past.
  Smeaton’s interest began in 2019, when he bought a broken Golden Tee golf arcade game from Craigslist.
  “Everything inside was there; it had just been unplugged by someone, I guess,” he said.
  “I went online, found some instruction manuals, and figured out how to put it all ba
  
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• Henrik Sedin Q&A planned for Vancouver Canucks Day in Abbotsford

  06-02-2026 01:50 via abbynews.com
  Vancouver’s all-time leading scorer and 2022 Hockey Hall of Fame inductee Henrik Sedin is one of several featured team alumni appearing at the Rogers Forum during Vancouver Canucks Day on Saturday (Feb. 7).
  The 2010 Hart Memorial Trophy winner is participating in a pre-game Q&A on the arena’s south rise starting at 3:05 for the annual event, which also sees the host Abbotsford Canucks take on the San Jose Barracuda.Vancouver Canucks Day is BACK
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• B.C. to align with federal EV efficiency standards, won’t reintroduce own rebates

  06-02-2026 01:34 via abbynews.com
  B.C.’s energy minister says the province will work to align its electric vehicle (EV) targets with changes announced by the federal government on Thursday, Feb. 5.
  “We don’t think there should be two sets of targets in Canada,” Energy Minister Adrian Dix said, “we think there should be one.”
  Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the federal government will end EV sales targets in favour of greenhouse gas emissions standards, which will effectively put Canada on
  
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• Grand Chief Steven Point appointed to BC First Nations Justice Council

  06-02-2026 00:54 via abbynews.com
  Grand Chief Steven Point, Xwĕ lī qwĕl tĕl, has been appointed as a member of the BC First Nations Justice Council About (BCFNJC).
  Point, who is from Chilliwack, was appointed to serve a three-year term by the First Nations Leadership Council, which is comprised of the BC Assembly of First Nations, the First Nations Summit, and the Union of BC Indian Chiefs.
  A press release from the council was released on Feb. 5 announcing the appointment.
  “As a lawyer and provincial co
  
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• Yukon man discharged for resisting B.C. police in ‘difficult’ court ruling

  06-02-2026 00:50 via abbynews.com
  In a “difficult” decision for a B.C. provincial court judge, a Wednesday hearing narrowly resulted in the discharge of a Yukon man who turned aggressive toward Revelstoke police recording his licence plate and violently resisted arrest before fleeing.
  Jorge Luis Santos Castillo appeared virtually at Revelstoke’s provincial courthouse Feb. 4, facing four charges, including resistance and obstruction of police, two counts of assault against police, and dangerous operation of a ve
  
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• B.C. woman sentenced to 115 days in jail for impersonating a nurse

  06-02-2026 00:44 via abbynews.com
  Charrybelle Talaue was sentenced to 115 days in jail on Feb. 3 after pleading guilty to five charges, including one count of forgery, two counts of identity fraud, and two counts of fraud.
  The woman from Greater Victoria, who was charged in 2024, misrepresented herself as a registered nurse. The offences, believed to have begun in December 2023 and took place across the Capital Regional District.
  As the investigation progressed, Central Saanich Police detectives extended their efforts into Alber
  
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• Abbotsford rugby player named to Team Canada ahead of European tour

  06-02-2026 00:30 via abbynews.com
  Rugby Canada is taking its skills overseas for a series of Ireland and England matches, with one Abbotsford player travelling with the team to show Europe what Canadian rugby players are capable of.
  These matches kick off on March 15 and will pit the country’s best U21 female athletes against their counterparts across the pond.
  Included among this list of 30 athletes is Abbotsford’s Lana Dueck, who is currently a fly-half for the UBC women’s rugby team.Dueck is no stranger to t
  
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• B.C. mayor urges fast advance for bail reform in Ottawa

  06-02-2026 00:15 via abbynews.com
  Kelowna Mayor Tom Dyas has taken a firm stance to support Bill C-14 as it makes its way through parliament.
  Bill C-14, the Bail and Sentencing Reform Act would amend sections of the Criminal Code, Youth Criminal Justice Act and the National Defence Act. The bill mainly delivers in two areas, providing stricter bail laws that target violent and repeat offenders as well as tougher sentencing laws for serious and violent crimes.
  On Wednesday, Feb. 5, Dyas was in Ottawa and spoke in front of Members
  
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• Former WWE superstar Eugene making Abbotsford debut on Feb. 14

  05-02-2026 23:59 via abbynews.com
  All Star Wrestling wants Abbotsford fans to spend Valentine’s Day at the matches, with the promotion presenting the Love is a Piledriver event at the Abbotsford Arts Centre on Feb. 14.
  Former WWE superstar Eugene makes his Abbotsford debut when he challenges The Good Thelonious in one of the featured bouts.
  The ASW show marks Eugene’s first match in British Columbia since July 2, 2004 when he defeated Jonathan Coachman at the Pacific Coliseum.
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• Six men now charged in 2024 multi-city drug bust: Chilliwack RCMP

  05-02-2026 23:06 via abbynews.com
  Six men have now been charged in relation to a drug trafficking investigation spearheaded by the Chilliwack RCMP drug section.
  The multi-jurisdictional investigation took place between July 2023 and April 2024, and involved various locations around the Lower Mainland, including Chilliwack, Vancouver, Surrey and Langley.
  In April 2024, the Chilliwack RCMP held a press conference to explain the investigation and display some of the items seized during a series of raids, including firearms, cash, d
  
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• City of Abbotsford, Canucks Sports and Entertainment announce 5-year extension

  05-02-2026 23:00 via abbynews.com
  The City of Abbotsford and Canucks Sports and Entertainment (CSE) have announced a five-year facility extension agreement, meaning that Rogers Forum will continue to be the team’s home through 2031.
  The extension was announced by the city and CSE on Thursday (Feb. 5).
  According to CSE, the new agreement reflects its partnership with the city and the pair’s shared focus on elevating live events while maintaining a strong connection to the community.
  “The City of Abbotsford&rsquo
  
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• Extortionists have ‘no excuse for shooting’ at homes: B.C. Premier

  05-02-2026 22:35 via abbynews.com
  Those who engage in extorting people will be held accountable, “regardless of their personal circumstances,” B.C. Premier David Eby said.
  The Premier was on several Lower Mainland-based South Asian radio networks on Wednesday morning (Feb. 4), where he announced the chair of a new community advisory group that’s been set up to liaise with the B.C. Extortion Task Force. He also took questions from the different networks.
  Shere E Punjab Radio asked Eby if the extortion violence i
  
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• Suspect in Abbotsford extortion shooting now faces 5 charges

  05-02-2026 22:20 via abbynews.com
  An Abbotsford man who was charged with a recent extortion-related shooting now faces more charges in connection to that incident.
  Gursewak Singh, 22, was initially charged with unlawfully discharging a firearm.
  According to court records, he has since been charged with four more offences – two counts of possessing a firearm without a licence and/or registration, possessing a restricted firearm, and occupying a vehicle knowing a firearm is present.
  Singh was arrested following a shooting on
  
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• 3 suspects in South Surrey extortion-related shooting appear in court

  05-02-2026 21:45 via abbynews.com
  The three suspects in an early morning extortion-related shooting in South Surrey appeared in Surrey Provincial Court Thursday.
  The trio — all foreign nationals — appeared via video in courtroom 108 Thursday morning (Feb. 5) for their first appearance related to the Feb. 1 Crescent Beach incident, where shots were fired and a small fire set outside a home near Crescent Road and 132 Street.
  Clad in orange jumpsuits, the suspects — Harjot Singh, 21; Taranveer Singh, 19; and Dayaj
  
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• Crews respond to multiple-vehicle crash at major Mission intersection

  05-02-2026 21:07 via abbynews.com
  Crews are responding to a multi-vehicle crash at the intersection of Highway 11, Lougheed Highway and the Cedar Valley Connector in Mission on Thursday (Feb. 5).According to the Pulse Point app, the collision occurred just after 11:30 a.m. with BC Emergency Health Services, Mission RCMP and Mission Fire Rescue Service attending.
  Scanner information indicated a landing zone was set up at Mission Raceway.
  Lougheed Highway is currently closed before the intersection with Cedar Valley Connector and
  
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• Crews respond to crash at major Mission intersection

  05-02-2026 21:07 via abbynews.com
  Crews are responding to a crash at the intersection of Highway 11, Lougheed Highway and the Cedar Valley Connector in Mission.
  According to the Pulse Point app, the collision occurred just after 11:30 a.m. and BC Emergency Health Services responded.
  Scanner information indicates a landing zone has been set up at Mission Raceway.
  More to come.
  
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• RCMP confirm ‘violent’ wanted man arrested in Okanagan, B.C.

  05-02-2026 21:00 via abbynews.com
  UPDATE Feb. 5:
  Police have caught up with a ‘violent’ wanted man.
  Vernon North Okanagan RCMP issued a notice Jan. 28 of Brandon Tarl Thomas Wilson, wanted for a number of firearms offences.
  Wilson, 39, was considered violent and the public was warned not to approach him but to call 911.
  Police confirmed Feb. 4 that he has been arrested, and according to court documents, he remains in custody.
  He is facing firearm possession charges alongside Christian Marsden from a Dec. 30, 2025, in
  
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• Rustad plans to address rumours of another B.C. Conservative leadership run

  05-02-2026 20:49 via abbynews.com
  Former B.C. Conservative leader John Rustad would not comment on rumours he is mulling another run for the party’s top post, but he did not deny it either.
  “At this point, I have no comment,” he told Black Press Media Thursday (Feb. 5). “However, I will make myself available next week in Victoria.”
  The rumours stem from an X post by reporter Rob Shaw, who says Rustad recently requested a leadership application package from the party.
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• Alberta Premier Danielle Smith demands Carney reform judiciary appointments

  05-02-2026 19:55 via abbynews.com
  Premier Danielle Smith is calling on the Federal Government to reform the federal judicial appointment process.
  In a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney dated Jan 23, Smith said that the province wants a “meaningful role” in judicial appointment. Smith said in her letter that the Alberta Government is willing to withhold “the necessary funding to support any new judicial positions in the province until such engagement and collaboration are provided.”
  “Alberta is al
  
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• 3 Abbotsford officers cleared in 2022 pursuit that ended in fatal crash

  05-02-2026 19:51 via abbynews.com
  Three officers involved in a 2022 fatal crash in Abbotsford have been cleared of wrongdoing by the province’s police watchdog.
  The Independent Investigations Office (IIO) of B.C. issued a report on the matter on Thursday (Feb. 5), saying the actions of the officers were “reasonable and proportionate” for the circumstances.
  The incident in question took place on Aug. 7, 2022. It began at about 3 p.m., when patrol officers spotted a stolen 1991 white Acura Integra being driven in
  
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• Projected top NHL Draft pick Yukon’s Gavin McKenna charged with felony

  05-02-2026 19:30 via abbynews.com
  Whitehorse product and 2026 NHL Draft top prospect Gavin McKenna has been handed four charges, including felony aggravated assault in relation to an alleged incident at a bar on the Penn State University (PSU) campus.
  In an official report from State College, Penn., police obtained by Evan Smith of WKPS Radio (PSU’s radio station), it stated that the 18-year-old has been charged with a felony aggravated assault charge as well as a misdemeanor simple assault, and two summary offences for di
  
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• Abbotsford ice heats up as firefighter provincial curling champs crowned

  05-02-2026 19:30 via abbynews.com
  For a few days, firefighters from all across the province stepped away from the flames and hit the ice to participate in the 66th annual BC Firefighters Curling Championship.
  This tournament was hosted at the Abbotsford Curling Club and featured dozens of teams made up of paid, volunteer, and retired firefighters.
  Abbotsford Fire Chief Erick Peterson kicked off the championship by throwing out the first stone, which was accompanied by a welcome speech from Deputy Mayor Simon Gibson.The teams the
  
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• Police believe B.C. man killed his family before killing himself: Coroner’s inquest

  05-02-2026 19:26 via abbynews.com
  The fourth morning of a coroner’s inquest into the deaths of a Prince Rupert family in 2023 has provided insight into how the family may have died.
  RCMP Cpl. Matthew Blumberg was a member of the North District Major Crimes Unit when he was called to investigate the deaths of Christopher Duong, his wife, Janet Nguyen, and their two children, Alexander and Harlan Duong on June 13, 2023.
  Blumberg testified that Duong is believed to have killed his wife and two children before killing himself.
  
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• South Surrey soccer player training with national U17 squad in Spain

  05-02-2026 19:10 via abbynews.com
  A South Surrey soccer player is currently in Salou, Spain training with the Canada Soccer’s Women’s Under-17 national team.
  The international preparation camp, which happens Feb. 2-14 in Spain, kicks off the 2026 calendar year as the program builds toward the Concacaf Women’s U-17 Championship Qualifiers in March.
  Those qualifiers will determine Canada’s place at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Morocco 2026, which is now held every year and will take place in Octobe
  
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• Communitas in Abbotsford prepares workers for landscaping careers - Abbotsford News

  05-02-2026 18:12 via news.google.com
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• Communitas in Abbotsford prepares workers for landscaping careers

  05-02-2026 18:08 via abbynews.com
  Communitas Supportive Care Society in Abbotsford is offering landscaping and property maintenance services as well as training opportunities for people living with diverse abilities.
  The CommCrew program is a social enterprise of Communitas that helps prepare workers for a potential career in the landscaping industry or other trades.
  Kyle is among the participants. He has been with Communitas for two years and has connected to two other enterprises – janitorial services and vehicle mainten
  
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• Defending champions Vancouver Rise FC unveil 2026 schedule

  05-02-2026 18:01 via abbynews.com
  The defending Northern Super League champions, the Vancouver Rise FC, released its schedule for the 2026 season on Thursday (Feb. 5), with the first home match against AFC Toronto.
  The last time the two teams faced off was in the Northern Super League championship match, which Rise FC won 2-1.Rise FC sporting director Stephanie Labbé said, “After the inaugural season, which set the bar, I am very excited to continue on last year’s success, not just as a club, but the league as
  
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• U-Haul Storage Center Abbotsford: Landlords Contractual Lien

  05-02-2026 17:30 via abbynews.com
  U-Haul Storage Center Abbotsford claims a Landlords Contractual Lien against the following persons goods in storage at 33966 Hazelwood Ave RR3, Abbotsford, BC V2S 7V2
  Tel:(604) 859-6095. Auction is subject to cancellation at any time without notice.A sale will take place online at www.bid13.com starting at 12 pm on Monday, February 23, 2026 till 12 pm on Thursday, February 26, 2026. Winners will be contacted by email at the end of the auction. Room contents are personal/household goods unless no
  
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