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• No Mow May? Good intentions, bad approach, critics say

  04-05-2023 20:20 via abbynews.com
  
  Columnist says homeowners abstaining from mowing their lawns during the month is a terrible ideaThe post No Mow May? Good intentions, bad approach, critics say appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Mattheus Antonius VandenRaadt

  26-06-2026 18:30 via abbynews.com
  
  In loving memory ~
  February 14, 1936 – June 17, 2026
  It is with great sadness the family of Mattheus Antonius VandenRaadt announces his passing in Vernon, BC on June 17, 2026. Condolences can be left at the family’s on-line @ www.cypressfuneral.ca.
  Arrangements entrusted to
  Cypress Funeral & Cremation Services
  Lake Country 250.766.4400,
  Vernon 250.558.0866 &
  Armstrong 250.546.7237
  
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• Beloved four-legged B.C. emu dies

  26-06-2026 18:00 via abbynews.com
  
  The four-legged Nanaimo emu, that captured the hearts of families across B.C. with his unique mutation, has died.
  On Sunday, June 21, Celina Knuff euthanized Cuatro, after it became apparent he was beginning to suffer.
  The emu, born on June 6, hatched with two extra non-functioning back legs, as well as a disfigurement on one of his functioning legs that was able to be corrected with leg braces.
  As the time passed, he learned to walk normally and developed a love of blueberries.
  On Friday, June
  
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• Beloved four-legged B.C. emu ‘Cuatro’ dies

  26-06-2026 18:00 via abbynews.com
  
  The four-legged Nanaimo emu, that captured the hearts of families across B.C. with his unique mutation, has died.
  On Sunday, June 21, Celina Knuff euthanized Cuatro, after it became apparent he was beginning to suffer.
  The emu, born on June 6, hatched with two extra non-functioning back legs, as well as a disfigurement on one of his functioning legs that was able to be corrected with leg braces.
  As the time passed, he learned to walk normally and developed a love of blueberries.
  On Friday, June
  
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• Abbotsford artists and vendors wanted for new West Railway Plaza

  26-06-2026 18:00 via abbynews.com
  
  The City of Abbotsford is seeking artists and vendors to showcase their talents at the new West Railway Plaza in the historic downtown core.
  The plaza was recently completed, with plans to include rotating pop-up markets, live art demonstrations and performances.
  The city says the activities are designed “to showcase local talent, support small businesses and entrepreneurs, and create opportunities for the community to gather and connect in the heart of downtown.”
  Mayor Ross Siemens
  
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• Charges recommended against 35-year-old after stolen truck crashes in Abbotsford

  26-06-2026 16:44 via abbynews.com
  
  A stolen truck flipped on its side in Abbotsford on Thursday morning (June 25) and a 35-year-old man tried to run away by throwing himself down an embankment.
  According to a social media post from the Abbotsford Police Department, plainclothes officers witnessed the crash along South Fraser Way near McDougall Avenue just after 10 a.m.
  Police rushed to check on the well-being of the occupant and control traffic, but the man — known to police — jumped out of the truck and “threw
  
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• 16-year-old Chilliwack girl fails breathalyzer near Mission hospital

  26-06-2026 16:25 via abbynews.com
  
  A 16-year-old Chilliwack girl was issued a 90-day driving prohibition after failing a roadside breathalyzer in Mission last Monday (June 15).
  According to Mission RCMP, police were called to the Mission Memorial Hospital area at approximately 8:30 a.m. after a witness reported “suspicious circumstances” involving three youths and a Dodge Durango.
  The trio was allegedly asking people if they could borrow a spare tire while parked in the area for several hours. Upon police arrival, the
  
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• WORLD CUP DAILY, June 26: Six matches today include New Zealand vs. Belgium in Vancouver, 8 p.m.

  26-06-2026 16:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Daily FIFA World Cup soccer match updates and news for Black Press Media publications.
  Today another six matches are scheduled to avoid fixing on the final day of play for Groups G, H and I, with two games in each group played simultaneously at noon, 5 and 8 p.m.
  In Vancouver, New Zealand plays Belgium at 8 p.m. Friday in a Group G match, timed with an Egypt-Iran encounter in Seattle.
  Group I battles are France vs. Norway in Boston and Iraq vs. Senegal in Toronto, noon starts Friday.
  Group H act
  
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• Accused in B.C. horse bestiality elects trial by judge

  26-06-2026 07:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Following a number of delays, a man accused of bestiality has elected to be tried by a judge.
  Seth Christian made the decision in Vernon Court Thursday, June 25.
  He was charged with bestiality in March following an alleged incident at a Vernon equestrian centre.
  The incident reportedly involves the alleged assault of horses in the BX area, on Jan. 24.
  The professional training facility released surveillance images of a break-in suspect who was alleged to have also assaulted several horses.
  A man
  
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• Verdict on its way: Jurors in deliberation as Lumby murder trial wraps up

  26-06-2026 04:00 via abbynews.com
  
  With closing arguments wrapped up Thursday, June 25, the jury is now out in a high-profile North Okanagan murder case.
  Vitali Stefanski, accused of murdering ex-wife Tatjana Stefanski, will soon learn his fate in B.C. Supreme Court at the Kamloops courthouse.
  The trial has been ongoing for a month, ever since Vitali pleaded not-guilty to second-degree murder roughly two years after Tatjana’s body was found down an embankment off a rural logging road outside Lumby, near where his bloodied A
  
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• Warmer weather brings more drug deaths in Abbotsford

  26-06-2026 01:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Spring has resulted in a sharp increase in drug deaths in Abbotsford, with the total now climbing to 18 fatalities through the first four months of the year.
  Of these deaths, eight occurred in April, making it the single deadliest month for the city in 2026.
  With the drug-related death toll now at 18, this gives Abbotsford the eighth-highest of any B.C. township and makes it responsible for almost half of all the fatal overdoses that have occurred in the Fraser East Health Service Delivery Area
  
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• Man serving time for double murder in Yukon dies in Abbotsford

  26-06-2026 01:23 via abbynews.com
  
  A man who was sentenced to life in prison for the 2021 murder of two residents of Faro, Yukon has died while serving his sentence in Abbotsford.
  A press release on Thursday afternoon (June 25) from Correctional Service Canada (CSC) said Ralph Bernard Shaw, 65, died while in custody at Pacific Institution and Regional Treatment Centre.
  The CSC did not indicate Shaw’s cause of death.
  Shaw was sentenced on Nov. 7, 2024 at the Yukon Supreme Court in Whitehorse after pleading guilty to the firs
  
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• New Westminster police officer charged with breach of trust from 2025 incident

  26-06-2026 01:13 via abbynews.com
  
  A New Westminster police officer is charged with breach of trust, the B.C. Prosecution Service says.
  Const. Hardeep Singh Purba is facing two counts of breach of trust, contrary to section 122 of the Criminal Code. The charges were approved Thursday (June 25).
  Purba’s first court appearance is scheduled for July 22.
  The B.C. Prosecution Service says the Abbotsford Police Department investigated the alleged incidents that occurred May 4 and 7, 2025 in New Westminster.
  New Westminster Police
  
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• Yukon hantavirus cruise ship passenger discharged from B.C. hospital, still recovering

  26-06-2026 00:30 via abbynews.com
  
  B.C. health officials say the hantavirus cruise ship passenger from the Yukon who became ill from the virus has been discharged from hospital.
  The Yukon resident, who was confirmed to have tested positive for hantavirus in mid-May, is still recovering, the B.C. Office of the Provincial Health Officer confirmed to Black Press Media Thursday (June 25).
  The individual was part of a couple from the Yukon that was isolating together. They tested positive for the Andes strain on May 15 from a “p
  
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• Police watchdog investigating Pitt Meadows RCMP in-custody injuries

  26-06-2026 00:30 via abbynews.com
  
  The province’s police watchdog is investigating a case where a man was allegedly injured in the custody of Pitt Meadows RCMP.
  The Independent Investigations Office of BC (IIO) is looking into the case that happened on May 29, in a police detachment cell.
  Preliminary information provided by the RCMP states a man was initially arrested for theft and taken into custody. Once identified, the man was found to be in violation of a condition of a court release order, and was transported to the de
  
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• More details emerge on plans to turn unsold B.C. condos into rent-to-own housing

  26-06-2026 00:20 via abbynews.com
  
  The prime minister and premier revealed new details on Thursday about a joint federal and provincial scheme to buy up more than 2,200 unsold condos in B.C and turn them into affordable housing.
  The plan would be to make those condos rent-to-own, with government forking over a small portion and financing covering the balance.
  Prime Minister Mark Carney first floated the idea during a June 18 visit to Vancouver. But he included so few specifics that critics and advocates from across the political
  
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• Kelowna Right to Life protests abortions, while pro-choice group begins ad campaign

  25-06-2026 23:45 via abbynews.com
  
  Just two days after pro-choice advertisements started to appear on buses around Kelowna, a local group against abortion planted flags and held a protest along Highway 97.
  Pro-Choice OKGN, an organization that encompasses local reproductive rights movements and educational efforts throughout the Okanagan, announced on social media earlier this week that it had received enough funding through fundraising efforts to place ads on buses and transit signs throughout town.
  Two days later, on the mornin
  
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• Surrey mayor’s bid rejected to defer Transport 2050 plan to after civic election

  25-06-2026 23:40 via abbynews.com
  
  The Mayors’ Council on Regional Transportation rejected Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke’s request to defer dealing with the Transport 2050 and Access for Everyone Plan until after the October 17 civic election.
  The was during the council’s June 25 meeting.
  “I have real concerns with it for a number of reasons,” she told her fellow Metro mayors, “not the least of which is the lack of enthusiasm from the provincial government to support what is transit in our region.
  
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• ‘I’m not guilty’: Lumby murder suspect makes final arguments in his own trial

  25-06-2026 22:23 via abbynews.com
  
  North Okanagan murder suspect Vitali Stefanski made his closing submissions in his own B.C. Supreme Court trial Thursday, when he maintained his innocence while offering a scattered account of the leadup to his ex-wife’s death, and told jurors why he should believed instead of the Crown.
  Vitali pleaded not-guilty last month to second-degree murder in relation to the death of ex-wife Tatjana Stefanski, whose body was found with seven stab wounds and more than a dozen other sharp-force injur
  
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• ‘Without one, the whole network falls’: Princeton joins multi-city flood partnership

  25-06-2026 22:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Princeton has joined hands with Merritt, Abbotsford, Chilliwack and Hope to secure funding from the federal government to rebuild after floods that devastated these communities.
  The West Coast Resiliency Partnership (WCCRP) is a collaboration between these five cities who have had their transportation, energy, food supply and economic corridor heavily impacted due to floods.
  Princeton mayor Spencer Coyne explained how Princeton, Merritt and Abbotsford were some of the most damaged communities du
  
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• Nanaimo RCMP ask kids to stop following criminal TikTok trend

  25-06-2026 22:00 via abbynews.com
  
  A social media trend has resulted in thousands of dollars in local property damage and RCMP reports from frustrated residents.
  Started in 2025, the “TikTok Door Kick Challenge” involves youth, primarily between the ages of 13 to 15, according to the Nanaimo RCMP, who are “aggressively kicking, pounding or striking residential doors doors during late night or early morning hours, before running away and recording the reactions for social media.”
  “These incidents are
  
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• Wildfire burning out of control northeast of Whistler

  25-06-2026 21:42 via abbynews.com
  
  A wildfire burning northeast of Whistler is currently 6.5 hectares, B.C. Wildfire Service says.
  The Cougar Mountain wildfire, which is about 15 kilometres south of Pemberton, was discovered on Wednesday (June 24). It’s currently deemed as burning out of control.
  B.C. Wildfire Service says lightning is the suspected cause.
  There are two initial attack crews and one unit crew on site as of Thursday at noon. They’re working alongside officers and helicopter support.
  B.C. Wildfire servic
  
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• 50,000+ coming to Surrey’s FVDED, one of B.C.’s biggest EDM festivals

  25-06-2026 21:14 via abbynews.com
  
  Close to 50,000 dance music fans will turn Surrey’s Holland Park into a giant block party July 3-4 during the 2026 edition of FVDED in the Park.
  The annual festival of EDM (electronic dance music) will feature close to 60 artists/DJs at what will be the biggest FVDED fest yet, as last year’s daily capacity of 24,000 has been upped to around 27,000 for each of the two days.
  “We’ve been working for a couple years now to expand a bit,” said festival founder/planner Alv
  
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• Man dead after ‘altercation’ in West Vancouver: Homicide police

  25-06-2026 20:40 via abbynews.com
  
  A 43-year-old man is dead after an “altercation” in West Vancouver Wednesday, homicide police say.
  West Vancouver Police Department was called to a home in the Squamish Nation village of X̱wemelch’stn in West Vancouver shortly after midnight for a report of an “altercation,” according to a news release from the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team Thursday (June 25).
  When officers arrived, they found a 43-year-old man who was pronounced dead at the scene.
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• Abbotsford softball player laces up cleats for Canada Cup

  25-06-2026 20:40 via abbynews.com
  
  A familiar face will be donning the Maple Leaf this July at the Canada Cup Women’s International Softball Championship, as Abbotsford’s Callum Maskill once again represents her country on the world stage.
  Maskill, who previously competed under the surname Pilgrim, has been a part of the women’s national team at every Canada Cup since 2019.
  As an outfielder, she has been able to make quite an impact on Team Canada, even contributing four hits and three runs at the recent 2026 WB
  
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• Metro bus riders lose 44K hours per week to traffic congestion

  25-06-2026 20:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Every weekday Metro Vancouver bus riders collectively lose more than 44,000 hours to traffic congestion.
  That’s what TransLink CEO Kevin Quinn told the Mayors’ Council on Regional Transportation at its June 25 meeting.
  “That’s time lost to traffic instead of getting to work, school or family. That comes at a cost to both customers and to our bottom line, accounting for about 13 per cent of our annual bus operating cost,” Quinn noted. “That’s why since 20
  
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• Baby goat JoeJoe dies ‘relaxed, safe and dearly loved’ at Victoria farm

  25-06-2026 20:30 via abbynews.com
  
  It was supposed to be a happy milestone, but as Beacon Hill Children’s Farm got ready to celebrate its 41st anniversary this month, things took a turn.
  On June 12, farm staff were forced to euthanize baby goat JoeJoe born just over five months before.
  “He was a lovely, goofy little guy who loved to jump, play, eat, snuggle and sleep,” the farm said on its Facebook page. “By mid-April, we noticed he was moving slower than his brothers, staring into space and less eager to
  
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• Alberta man charged in 4 sexual offences investigations, one involving B.C. girl

  25-06-2026 20:30 via abbynews.com
  
  A Grande Prairie man is facing a number of sexual offence charges, and a count of forcible confinement, stemming from four investigations.
  Grande Prairie RCMP announced the charges against 32-year-old Joseph Kidd on Thursday (June 25). Kidd, of Grande Prairie, is facing 17 charges from four investigations between April 17 and June 18.
  The victims range in age from 12 to 18 years old.
  Kidd was released from custody three times. He remains in custody until his next court date on July 2.
  Supt. Mark
  
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• Donations needed in Abbotsford for kids’ summer food program

  25-06-2026 20:16 via abbynews.com
  
  As the school year comes to a close, Archway Community Services is asking for donations to support the Summer Starfish Pack Program over the next two months.
  The Starfish Pack program provides food-filled backpacks to students every weekend through the school year.
  Rebecca Thuro, manager of food security at Archway, said when school-meal programs and Starfish packs pause for the summer, “it can leave a significant gap.”
  “For many families, school meal programs are a lifeline,&r
  
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• Mayors told low-income transit pass needed

  25-06-2026 19:45 via abbynews.com
  Many residents of Metro Vancouver are in desperate need of a low income transit pass, the Mayors’ Council on Regional Transportation was told at its meeting on June 25.
  Chris Ng, an organizer of of Movement: Metro Vancouver Transit Riders, reminded the mayors that in order for people to have a job they need to be able to get to it.
  “Given the cost of living and unemployment crisis that we’re facing I think that it’s very clear that we need relief,” Ng told the mayor
  
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