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• ‘No significant growth’: Wildfire between Kamloops and Merritt held, still 149 hectares

  17-06-2026 19:35 via abbynews.com
  
  The Kullagh Creek wildfire that spread to 149 hectares on Tuesday, June 16, saw minimal growth overnight and is now being held.
  The fire above Stump Lake on Highway 5A between Kamloops and Merritt was first discovered on June 16, and initially noted as 30 hectares. By late afternoon, it grew to 149 hectares, and remains that size as of 9:58 a.m. on Wednesday morning, when BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) made its latest update.
  Shae Stearns, fire information officer at the Kamloops Fire Centre, said t
  
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• Nominations now open for the 30th annual Abbotsford Business Excellence Awards

  18-06-2026 01:35 via abbynews.com
  
  Nominations are now open for the 30th annual Abbotsford Business Excellence Awards.
  The community is encouraged to nominate businesses and they will be accepted until Monday, Sept. 7 at 4:30 p.m.
  The submissions will then be reviewed by a panel of community leaders and the gala presentation event is set for the Clarion Hotel and Conference Centre on Thursday, Nov. 12.
  View this post on InstagramA post shared by Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce (@abbotsfordchamber)The Pearl Anniversary for the ABA&
  
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• B.C.’s Jim Hiller lands Toronto Maple Leafs head coaching job

  18-06-2026 01:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Nearly 10 per cent of all NHL head coaches now hail from Vancouver Island.
  That number jumped on Wednesday (June 17) when the Toronto Maple Leafs tapped Port Alberni’s Jim Hiller to take over their bench. Hiller was named the 41st head coach in the franchise’s history.
  He joins Victoria’s Spencer Carbery of the Washington Capitals and Campbell River’s Rod Brind’Amour of the Carolina Hurricanes on the list of NHL bench bosses from the Island.
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• A cut above the rest: Kelowna barber shop helps senior after wheelchair breaks

  18-06-2026 01:30 via abbynews.com
  
  A Kelowna barbershop put down their scissors to help a man in need on Wednesday, June 17.
  ​Raman Sharma was sitting at HighFade Barbershop in Rutland for a haircut when he noticed a number of barbers immediately stop what they were doing to help a man in a wheelchair whose tire had fallen off outside the store.
  ​Sharma tells Black Press Media the interaction between strangers was a friendly reminder that there are still good people in the world who do good things for others.
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• ‘Unidentified substance’ poured on to Port Coquitlam Terry Fox statue: RCMP

  18-06-2026 01:17 via abbynews.com
  
  An “unidentified substance” has been poured on the Terry Fox statue in Port Coquitlam and police are now investigating.
  Coquitlam RCMP received a report on Wednesday (June 17) of alleged mischief to the statue, which is located in the 2100-block of Wilson Avenue in Port Coquitlam, according to a news release from police on the same day.
  Police said that between midnight on June 12 and 7 a.m. on June 13, the “unidentified substance” appears to have been poured onto the sta
  
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• Addressing an epidemic: Bailey’s Law on intimate partner violence becomes official

  18-06-2026 01:15 via abbynews.com
  
  After months of lobbying and lawmaking, Canada’s Criminal Code will soon be amended.
  On Wednesday, June 17, Bill C-225 received Royal Assent, just one day after passing its third reading in the Senate.
  Bill C-225, sponsored by Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola MP Frank Caputo, is also known as “Bailey’s Law,” named after McCourt, who died on July 4, 2025, following a violent daytime attack in a Kelowna parking lot.
  Her estranged ex-husband, James Plover, is facing first-degree mur
  
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• Caltrops found in dirt on popular Comox Valley trail

  18-06-2026 00:06 via abbynews.com
  
  Comox Valley RCMP and Comox Valley Search & Rescue (CVSAR) have both released safety notices to local trail users after a cluster of metal spikes were found hidden in the dirt on a trail along the Puntledge River pipeline.
  Mountain biker Eric Roy’s tire was punctured on June 14. The rider returned to check the trail the next day, only to find several more of the metal devices, called caltrops, obscured in the dirt. The caltrops were found near the Stotan Falls Fish Passage area and Pow
  
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• US$15.7 billion floating LNG facility proposed for northwest B.C.

  17-06-2026 23:59 via abbynews.com
  
  A US$15.7-billion floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project proposed for Prince Rupert has attracted one of the world’s largest shipbuilders and offshore energy companies.
  South Korea-based Hanwha Ocean announced June 16 it signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Vancouver-based Kanata Clean Power & Climate Technologies regarding the proposed development.
  Kanata estimates the project would have an export capacity of up to 12 million tonnes of LNG annually,
  
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• Former U.S. homeland security secretary Noem joins B.C. mining company’s board

  17-06-2026 23:40 via abbynews.com
  
  Kristi Noem, the former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, has joined the advisory board of a B.C. mining exploration company.
  NovaRed Mining Inc. announced Tuesday (June 16) that Noem has joined the company “in a strategic advisory role to support NovaRed’s mission of acquiring and advancing critical mineral exploration opportunities through its artificial intelligence-enhanced technology platform.”
  Noem said she looks forward to “supporting the company’s strateg
  
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• Hudbay opens New Ingerbelle Expansion near Princeton

  17-06-2026 23:22 via abbynews.com
  
  Hudbay Minerals Inc. has celebrated the opening of the New Ingerbelle Expansion Project at the Copper Mountain Mine near Princeton.
  The official opening was held on June 16 and was attended by Jagrup Brar, B.C.’s Minister of Mining and Critical Minerals, Chief Charles Allison of the Upper Similkameen Indian Band, as well as local and regional stakeholders.
  “This is an important day for the Copper Mountain Mine, for Princeton and for the Similkameen region,” said Peter Kukielski
  
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• BC Hydro unveils plan to increase capacity by 7% through dam upgrades

  17-06-2026 23:17 via abbynews.com
  
  B.C. is continuing its push for more power with planned upgrades to several dams throughout the province that the energy minister says will provide as much as 1,000 megawatts of new capacity, a seven-per-cent boost.
  “The least expensive thing to do is squeeze every electron out of the network of dams, substations, transmission and distribution systems to ensure we have the capacity we need,” said Adrian Dix, B.C.’s energy minister, at a Wednesday (June 17) press conference.
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• Scientists watch for super El Niño’s potential impact on B.C.

  17-06-2026 22:15 via abbynews.com
  
  The Yukon and Western provinces could be looking at a warmer winter next season as scientists around the world have officially declared the formation of an El Niño weather pattern.
  On June 11, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) declared an El Niño year following earlier predictions by the World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations.
  According to research scientist Bill Merryfield of Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), the formation
  
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• Alcohol tied to higher pancreatic cancer risk: UVic study

  17-06-2026 22:05 via abbynews.com
  
  A new study led by researchers at the University of Victoria has added to growing evidence that alcohol consumption can increase the risk of developing pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest forms of the disease.
  The research, conducted by the university’s Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR), found a dose-response relationship between alcohol use and pancreatic cancer after accounting for several factors that can affect study results.
  The findings were published in the I
  
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• Williams Lake business owner devastated after delivery van fire deemed suspicious

  17-06-2026 21:55 via abbynews.com
  
  Emotions still ran high for Gwen Balmer early Monday morning, June 15.
  “I can’t that fix that,” she exclaimed to Black Press Media, before weeping after a suspect threw an object breaking the window of one her vans used to deliver water in Williams Lake setting it on fire a few days earlier.
  The owner of the Williams Lake Water Factory was doing a delivery to West Fraser in her other van early Saturday evening, June 13, before returning to a scene of fire trucks and firefighter
  
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• ‘Reason for hope’: Newborn calf spotted cruising with B.C.’s endangered orcas

  17-06-2026 21:45 via abbynews.com
  
  A month-long art project honouring all 75 of B.C.’s endangered Southern Resident killer whales has an unexpected addition to make.
  Researchers spotted a new calf on June 14, with the family group known as L pod. The newborn has been designated L130, and researchers have yet to confirm its maternity, said Washington-based Center for Whale Research.
  “We’re thrilled to welcome a new calf during our 50th year working with this endangered population,” said the organization&rsq
  
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• Appeal court flips Surrey sex assault conviction, orders new trial

  17-06-2026 21:30 via abbynews.com
  
  The British Columbia Court of appeal has set aside a Surrey sexual assault conviction and ordered a new trial.
  Arjun Aaron Singh Sandhu had been found guilty by a Surrey provincial court judge.
  Justice Peter Willcock found the Surrey judge’s assessment of Sadhu’s credibility was “affected by misapprehensions of evidence, circular reasoning, and an erroneous consideration of the appellant’s statements as an admission,” according to his June 17 reasons for judgment, d
  
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• Abbotsford Canucks captain Chase Wouters signs one-year, two-way deal

  17-06-2026 21:30 via abbynews.com
  
  The Abbotsford Canucks captain is coming back.
  The club announced on Wednesday (June 17) that Chase Wouters, the only captain in club history, has agreed to terms on a one-year, two-way deal.
  Wouters was named the team’s inaugural captain in 2022 and has served in that role ever since. This contract is significant because all of his previous deals were AHL-only so this opens the possibility of Wouters playing games in Vancouver.General Manager Ryan Johnson announced today that the #Canucks
  
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• Man who stabbed wife 7 times guilty of 2nd-degree murder in Abbotsford

  17-06-2026 21:08 via abbynews.com
  
  A man who stabbed his wife to death in Abbotsford in 2024 was convicted Tuesday (June 16) of second-degree murder, with the judge saying his testimony was “evasive, inconsistent” and “entirely unreliable.”
  Justice Andrea Ormiston ruled in B.C. Supreme Court in Abbotsford that Jagpreet Singh, 52, was guilty of the death of his wife Balwinder Kaur, 41, on March 15, 2024.
  Ormiston said there was no doubt that Singh killed Kaur, but at issue was whether he was guilty of mansl
  
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• City councillor disputes led to expensive Code of Conduct investigations

  17-06-2026 21:05 via abbynews.com
  
  LANGLEY ADVANCE TIMES – More than a thousand pages of recently released documents shed light on a string of disputes between Langley City council members over the past two years.
  Since early 2025, Councillor Delaney Mack has brought three complaints under the City’s Code of Conduct against three other councillors: Coun. Paul Albrecht in January 2025, Coun. Rosemary Wallace in May 2025, and Coun. Teri James in October 2025.
  James brought a Code of Conduct complaint against Mack in Jun
  
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• Surrey teen running Vancouver 5K for kids with rare diseases

  17-06-2026 20:31 via abbynews.com
  
  A Surrey teenager will lace up his runners on June 28 for the Vancouver Beneva 5K to raise awareness of kids living with rare diseases, including himself.
  Kai Bellan, 17, was diagnosed with a rare autoinflammatory rheumatic disease at the age of seven. This condition can cause recurrent fevers, mouth sores, severe joint pain, and inflammation throughout the body.
  The flares from the disease, PFAPA (Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, Adenitis), occurred every 21 days throughout his
  
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• British Columbians reminded to be prepared for wildfire evacuations, alerts

  17-06-2026 20:31 via abbynews.com
  
  The provincial government is reminding British Columbians to be prepared for evacuation alerts and orders.
  Emergency Management Minister Kelly Greene and Forests Minister Ravi Parmar gave an update on the current wildfire and drought situation in the province, along with a reminder on how to prepare in the event of evacuations due to wildfires.
  “Being evacuated from your community in any emergency is a challenging experience, and that’s why taking simple steps now can make a big diff
  
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• Surrey Memorial Hospital torch lighter incident leads to assault charge

  17-06-2026 20:25 via abbynews.com
  
  A woman has been charged with assault with a weapon in connection with allegedly using a torch lighter at Surrey Memorial Hospital in February.
  Surrey Police responded to the hospital on Feb. 27 and arrested the suspect. She was released with conditions, including a promise to appear, before formal charges were laid.
  Kyla Jeanine Jewer was charged on June 15, 2026, with possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose in addition to the assault charge.
  The Now-Leader has reached out to B.C. Prosecuti
  
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• Abbotsford’s Ryan Craig named new head coach of Vegas Golden Knights

  17-06-2026 20:22 via abbynews.com
  
  Abbotsford’s Ryan Craig has been named the new head coach of the Vegas Golden Knights.
  The Western Conference champions announced Craig as the team’s fifth head coach in club history on Wednesday (June 17).
  The 2000 W.J. Mouat grad is the first-ever Abbotsford product to become a head coach in the NHL.COACH CRAIGVegas Golden Knights General Manager Kelly McCrimmon has announced Ryan Craig will be the fifth Head Coach in franchise history.
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• Penticton restaurant out on cash after festival vendor scam

  17-06-2026 20:14 via abbynews.com
  
  Businesses are asked to be vigilant after a local restaurant was targeted in a scam involving an individual representing the Penticton Peach Festival and offering vendor space for the event.
  Lala Ji’s was impacted by the scam, according to the festival, and submitted payment for what they believed to be a legitimate vendor opportunity.
  In a media release, Peach Fest said it has since confirmed the individual was not affiliated with the event and that no vendor space has been secured.
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• Man charged in connection to shooting incident near U.S.-Canada border

  17-06-2026 20:00 via abbynews.com
  
  The man charged in connection with a shooting incident near the U.S.-Canada border near Peace Arch Park in South Surrey will appear in court Wednesday in Seattle.
  Nathanial A. Muniz-Spry, 39, of Everson, Wash. will appear at 2 p.m. Wednesday (June 17) on a federal criminal complaint charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm, an email from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington said.
  His appearance will be on the 12th floor of the federal courthou
  
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• Fresh optimism airs as B.C. town tackles wastewater odour woes

  17-06-2026 19:40 via abbynews.com
  
  A prolonged malodour lingering through the streets of Southside appears to be subsiding, amid ongoing work to alleviate the smell of Revelstoke’s wastewater treatment plant.
  Construction to modernize and extend the life of the lagoon-style facility from the 1970s brought extended periods of foul wastewater smells, over the last year, as individual sewage ponds are taken out of service to allow new reactors to be built.
  With at least a year of work still to go, the unpleasant odour brought
  
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• ‘No significant growth’: Kullagh Creek wildfire being held, still noted as 149 hectares

  17-06-2026 19:35 via abbynews.com
  
  The Kullagh Creek wildfire that spread to 149 hectares on Tuesday saw minimal growth overnight and is being held.
  The fire above Stump Lake on Highway 5A between Kamloops and Merritt was first discovered on June 16, and was initially noted as 30 hectares. By late afternoon, it grew to 149 hectares, and remains that size as of 9:58 a.m. on Wednesday morning, when the B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) made their latest update. The fire is now noted as being held.
  Shae Stearns, fire information officer
  
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• ‘Price is Right Live’ game show coming to 5 B.C. cities this fall

  17-06-2026 19:00 via abbynews.com
  
  An interactive, non-televised live version of an iconic game show is coming to B.C. this fall with tour stops in Surrey, Kelowna, Victoria, Duncan and Abbotsford.
  The Price is Right LIVE invites audiences members to “come on down!” to the stage for a chance to win prizes playing games such as Plinko, Cliff Hangers, spinning the Big Wheel and more.
  The games, energy and prizes are similar to what you see on TV, notes a post on the tour website, where Canadian show dates are listed. Ti
  
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• Wildfire west of Princeton grows to 57 hectares, evacuation alert issued

  17-06-2026 18:43 via abbynews.com
  
  The Grasshopper Mountain wildfire has grown to 57 hectares, with an evacuation alert issued for the area.
  The blaze is located west of Princeton, near Tulameen.
  BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) has been responding to the incident with air tankers and helicopters alongside the Tulameen and District Fire Department.
  The Regional District of the Okanagan Similkameen (RDOS) issued the alert for properties west of Tulameen on Lawless Creek Road and Tulameen River Road due to the fire.
  The alert has been is
  
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• Woman struck by pickup truck in Mission, airlifted to hospital

  17-06-2026 18:37 via abbynews.com
  
  A pedestrian was airlifted to hospital in critical condition after she was struck by a vehicle in Mission on Tuesday night (June 16).
  Mission RCMP said a 66-year-old woman suffered a serious head injury after she was hit by a grey Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck at the corner of Cedar Street and Cherry Avenue just after 7:30 p.m.
  Police said there is no further update on her condition as of Wednesday morning (June 17).
  “It appears that the truck had been northbound on Cedar Street, stoppe
  
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