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• Ottawa proposes restricted pot labels, packages

  19-03-2018 23:50 via abbynews.com
  
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• Clinton ‘preserved from major loss’ as Pear Lake fire grows overnight

  25-07-2026 19:56 via abbynews.com
  
  The Village of Clinton has been “preserved from major loss” even as the Pear Lake wildfire around the town grew overnight.
  Clinton CAO Brian Doddridge posted a notice just after 10:30 a.m. on Saturday (July 25) thanking the Clinton Fire Department, BC Wildfire Service (BCWS), and the many other responding departments for their “hard fight” overnight on July 24/25.
  “As of this morning [Saturday] Clinton has been preserved from major loss,” he wrote, while notin
  
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• Friends of late Chilliwack teen to hold final fundraiser for children’s hospice

  25-07-2026 19:08 via abbynews.com
  
  A group of young men in Chilliwack will once again be playing hockey while fundraising in honour of their friend who died of cancer at the age of 18.
  The fifth and final Markus Schouten Memorial Roller Hockey Tournament will support support Canuck Place Children’s Hospice and it’s taking place on Aug. 1 in Chilliwack.
  After a 15-month battle with cancer, Markus passed away from metastatic Ewing sarcoma at Canuck Place on May 29, 2022. In his final days, six friends affectionately ref
  
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• Felker Fire, south of Williams Lake, still out of control at 2,300 hectares

  25-07-2026 18:32 via abbynews.com
  
  The Felker wildfire, south of Williams Lake, remains out of control as of Saturday, July 25.
  According to a BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) report, the fire is still marked as 2,300 hectares in size with 44 firefighting personnel, aviation resources, heavy equipment and structure protection responding to the incident.
  “Since the Felker fire was reported midday, July 23, BC Wildfire crews, local contract crews, heavy equipment operators, helicopter and fixed-wing pilots and local fire department
  
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• VIDEO: Finally. Vancouver FC defeats Cavalry.

  25-07-2026 17:07 via abbynews.com
  
  For Vancouver FC, Friday’s game against Calgary Cavalry was an opportunity for a historical win.
  Vancouver had never beaten Cavalry, ever, although they did eliminate them from the 2025 Canadian Championship on penalties after a pair of 1-1 draws in their quarter-final tie last year.
  “They’re a very good team,” Vancouver head coach Martin Nash, said.“They’re the best team in the league defensively, so it’s going to be a struggle to create chances. Not ma
  
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• VIDEO: Sun, sweat and smiles fill the Kelowna 2026 B.C. Summer Games

  25-07-2026 04:14 via abbynews.com
  
  Kelowna is crowded with people from across the province as B.C.’s youth compete in the 2026 B.C. Summer Games.Running from July 22-26, over 3,000 athletes, coaches and officials are in the city to compete in 19 different sports.
  What a day of competition! The #Kelowna 2026 B.C. Summer Games are running all weekend. Check out some of the action! @KelownaCapNews @BlackPressMedia pic.twitter.com/ANmSFNfa5S
  — Brittany Webster (@thebrittwebster) July 25, 2026The games see the province spl
  
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• Highway 97 closed at Clinton as Fiftynine Creek fire prompts more evacuation orders

  25-07-2026 03:36 via abbynews.com
  
  More evacuation orders — including another affecting Highway 97, which is closed to all traffic around Clinton — have been issued in connection with the Big Bar complex north and west of Clinton.
  The Fiftynine Creek wildfire has prompted more evacuation orders and alerts from the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) and Stswecem’c Xget’tem First Nation (Canoe Creek Band). The fire, currently estimated at 16,724 hectares, has been burning northwest of Clinton since Jul
  
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• Access to Ross Lake near Hope closed due to American wildfire

  25-07-2026 02:44 via abbynews.com
  
  The only road to Ross Lake near Hope has been closed due to a wildfire that began in the United States.Silver Skagit Road was closed at the 6 KM mark on July 24 at about 5 p.m., according to Drive B.C.An online update is not planned for three days.The closure is passed Silver Lake, which remains open to the public.“There is a wildfire,” Drive B.C. said. “Road closed 6km south from Flood Hope Rd due to Provincial Parks closure caused by Hozomeen Mountain Wildfire. Silver Lake is
  
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• Man arrested, charged with 2nd-degree murder following West Kootenay homicide: Creston RCMP

  25-07-2026 02:05 via abbynews.com
  
  Police in Creston have arrested a man on charges of second-degree murder after another man was found dead in town Thursday, July 23.
  Creston RCMP shared Friday afternoon, July 24, that officers found a man unresponsive around Canyon Street and 12th Avenue around 2 a.m. Thursday.
  The man was pronounced dead at the scene, with the circumstances of his death deemed suspicious, according to Creston RCMP.
  The BC RCMP’s Southeast District Major Crime Unit conducted an investigation and identifie
  
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• University, brewery come together to unveil hop research yard in Chilliwack

  25-07-2026 01:46 via abbynews.com
  
  There’s a new hop yard growing right outside Chilliwack’s largest brewery, but the ingredient will not be used to brew Molson Coors beers.
  Students from Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) are the ones who will get hands-on experience at the new research and development hop field, which was unveiled in Chilliwack on Thursday (July 23). Molson Coors Fraser Valley Brewery has partnered with KPU on the project which supports the university’s B.C. hop variety development program.
  
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• B.C. allowing Tilbury gas terminal expansion to circumvent Utilities Commission

  25-07-2026 01:10 via abbynews.com
  
  B.C.’s energy minister signed an order on Friday to allow the $2-billion expansion of a natural gas refuelling terminal in Delta to go ahead without the normal approvals from the B.C. Utilities Commission.
  The move, executed through a cabinet order, will exempt FortisBC’s Tilbury Liquefied Natural Gas facility from needing a B.C. Utilities Commission Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for its Phase 1B expansion.This certificate process is meant to allow the Utilities Com
  
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• UPDATE: Wildfire north of Harrison Hot Springs ‘being held’

  25-07-2026 00:45 via abbynews.com
  
  Two days after it was discovered, the Tretheway Creek fire on the northwest side of Harrison Lake is being held.
  According to the B.C. Wildfire Service, the fire is listed as “being held” on Friday (July 24) evening. The fire growing from 1 hectare to about 2.35 hectares overnight, but BCWS states that it is not expected to grow beyond its current perimeter if current conditions continue.
  Witnesses say a logging crew started work against the fire approximately 30 hoursbefore wildfire
  
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• Tretheway Creek fire north of Harrison grows to 2.6 hectares

  25-07-2026 00:45 via abbynews.com
  
  The Tretheway Creek fire on the northwest side of Harrison Lake has more than doubled in size in the two days since it was discovered.According to the B.C. Wildfire Service, the fire remains out of control on Friday, July 24, growing from 1 hectare to about 2.6 hectares.Witnesses say a logging crew started work against the fire before wildfire crews arrived.
  The fire is believed to be human-caused.BCWS said the fire currently poses no threat to critical infrastructure or public safety. There is
  
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• Gordon Paul Wiebe

  24-07-2026 23:30 via abbynews.com
  
  1952-2026
  Gordon Wiebe was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, in September of 1952. He died in Abbotsford’s Holmberg House on July 15 of this year.
  Gord was an active guy who thrived outdoors. His great love was skiing, especially with friends and family in the years he lived at Sun Peaks. Perfection was a fast run down Sting on a bluebird morning, or powder on Wringer as he headed to his backyard. In summer, rounds of golf with his brother or his friends kept him going. The Yukon, with its
  
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• B.C. Nurses’ Union to end strike, accept mediators’ recommendations

  24-07-2026 22:48 via abbynews.com
  
  The B.C. Nurses’ Union has agreed to end job action and accept a mediated settlement with the Health Employers’ Association of B.C.
  The deal was negotiated by Vince Ready and Amanda Rogers, the same labour mediators who successfully brought an end to last year’s public service strike.At more than three weeks, it was the longest nursing strike in B.C. history. Because many nurses operate as essential workers, job action generally included refusing to work overtime or complete no
  
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• B.C. Nurses Union to end strike, accept mediators’ recommendations

  24-07-2026 22:48 via abbynews.com
  
  The B.C. Nurses Union has agreed to end job action and accept a mediated settlement with the Health Employers’ Association of B.C.
  The deal was negotiated by Vince Ready and Amanda Rogers, the same labour mediators who successfully brought an end to last year’s public service strike.At more than three weeks, it was the longest nursing strike in B.C. history. Because many nurses operate as essential workers, job action generally included refusing to work overtime or complete non-nursi
  
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• 2 Vancouver Canucks prospects named to Hockey Canada’s World Junior showcase

  24-07-2026 22:08 via abbynews.com
  
  A couple Vancouver Canucks top prospects have started their journey to potentially play for Canada at the 2027 World Junior Hockey Championships.
  On Friday, July 24, Hockey Canada announced the 32 players that will attend its World Junior Summer Showcase from July 26-Aug. 1.
  Included on the roster is two of the Vancouver Canucks top prospects in Braeden Cootes and Caleb Malholtra.
  Cootes, who was selected in the first round, 15th overall, by the Canucks in the 2025 NHL Entry Draft, played for Ca
  
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• Village of Clinton evacuated due to fast-growing Pear Lake fire

  24-07-2026 21:18 via abbynews.com
  
  Evacuation orders have been issued for just under 600 residents of the Village of Clinton and for properties north and south of Clinton along Highway 97 due to the Pear Lake wildfire west of the community.
  An evacuation alert has also been issued for properties along Highway 97 from north of Loon Lake Road to Six Mile Lake.
  The Village of Clinton issued the evacuation order on Friday morning (July 24). It covers all properties within the Village of Clinton boundaries. The Village was last evacua
  
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• Abbotsford firefighter given award for saving neighbour’s home

  24-07-2026 21:15 via abbynews.com
  
  Brandon Goetz’s recent actions prove there’s no such thing as being off the clock for first responders.
  The Abbotsford paid-on-call firefighter was just trying to enjoy some time at home when his wife alerted him that the neighbour’s home was on fire.According to the City of Abbotsford, Goetz immediately grabbed a fire extinguisher and jumped into action.
  After climbing over his fence and through his neighbour’s window, he attacked the kitchen fire, which had not yet spre
  
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• B.C. parents call out province funding cut for 2SLGBTQ+ anti-bullying program

  24-07-2026 20:05 via abbynews.com
  
  Hours after Langford’s first Pride crosswalk was painted in 2024, it was vandalized – twice.
  For Coun. Kimberley Guiry, what she remembers isn’t the act itself, but how the students who advocated for the crosswalk responded.
  “I get really emotional, because they were so amazing,” she said. “They showed up in that moment of being discriminated against by their own community.”
  The students, members of Spencer Middle School’s Sexual Orientation and Ge
  
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• Impact of new ‘Trump tariffs’ on local businesses worries Abbtosford chamber

  24-07-2026 19:52 via abbynews.com
  
  The Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce is advising local businesses to brace for more uncertainty as current U.S. president and former reality TV star Donald Trump has indicated that new tariffs will be imposed next month on a number of Canadian goods.The 50 per cent tariffs take effect on Aug.19 and are additional duties on top of any other tariffs, fees, or charges that already apply. The tariffs are also applied to impacted goods regardless of whether they qualify under the Canada–United St
  
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• Harrison singer releases ‘countrified’ Bryan Adams cover

  24-07-2026 19:46 via abbynews.com
  
  It’s the Summer of ’69 again in the summer of ’26.Harrison country artist Todd Richard released a new single on Friday, July 24 – a “countrified” cover of Bryan Adams’ hit “Summer of ’69.”
  Richard said he first heard the song in 1985 – the year after its release on Adams’ “Reckless” album.
  “This was more than just a song to me,” Richard said. “It inspired me and gave me hope in so many ways at a
  
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• Evening closures, delays coming to major Abbotsford highway interchange

  24-07-2026 19:15 via abbynews.com
  
  Evening commuters might have to deal with some delays or detours in the coming days due to the recently announced traffic diversions at the Highway 11 interchange.
  Starting on Monday (July 27), the intersection of Highway 1 and Highway 11 will experience overnight closures as part of the province’s ongoing highway expansion program.
  These changes will impact different parts of the interchange on a rotating basis, with the eastbound Highway 1 off-ramp being the first area to be impacted.
  Fr
  
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• Shuswap farmers call for better water management as fish protection order looms

  24-07-2026 19:14 via abbynews.com
  
  As an imminent temporary protection order threatens to dry out farms along the Salmon River Valley amid serious drought conditions, farmers in Silver Creek are wondering what can be done in the short-term to keep their farms viable, while questioning the long-term planning that has allowed the river to become depleted.The BC Cattlemen’s Association has taken a leading role in working with the province on finding solutions to this year’s historic drought, chief among them being to add
  
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• Concerns for Shuswap farmers rise as water levels drop

  24-07-2026 19:14 via abbynews.com
  
  As an imminent temporary protection order threatens to dry out farms along the Salmon River Valley amid serious drought conditions, farmers in Silver Creek are wondering what can be done in the short-term to keep their farms viable, while questioning the long-term planning that has allowed the river to become depleted.The BC Cattlemen’s Association has taken a leading role in working with the province on finding solutions to this year’s historic drought, chief among them being to add
  
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• Cultus Lake Waterpark prepares for ‘phased reopening’ after incident that injured 12

  24-07-2026 18:54 via abbynews.com
  
  Cultus Lake Waterpark is preparing for a phased reopening, according to a July 23 announcement.
  The update, posted on their website, came five and a half weeks after an incident where 12 students from Coquitlam suffered electrical burns on June 15 while on a field trip.
  Cultus Lake Waterpark did not mention a possible date for the reopening.
  About two weeks after the incident, the Technical Safety BC investigative team released the affected area back to Cultus Lake Waterpark which allowed them t
  
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• More evacuation orders issued for Pear Lake fire near Clinton

  24-07-2026 18:49 via abbynews.com
  
  The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has expanded an evacuation order west of Clinton due to the Pear Lake wildfire, and BC Hydro is warning of the possibility of power fluctuations due to threats to the Kelly Lake substation in the order area.
  At 11 p.m. on Thursday (July 23), the TNRD expanded an evacuation order for properties west of Clinton, bringing to 58 the number of addressed properties affected.
  On July 20, the TNRD placed Downing Provincial Park and Downing Day Use area on eva
  
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• Former Comox Valley resident accused of crypto fraud

  24-07-2026 18:13 via abbynews.com
  
  A former Comox Valley resident and business owner has been accused of almost $5 million in cryptocurrency fraud by the BC Securities Commission (BCSC).
  BCSC alleges that Connor Sinclair Gardiner-Ingram committed $4.6 million in fraud by convincing dozens to invest in cryptocurrency trading bots on the premise that after a specific time period the investor would receive profits.
  A crypto trading bot is an automated software program that buys and sells cryptocurrency on a trader’s behalf at
  
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• Former Comox Valley resident accused of $4.6 million in crypto fraud

  24-07-2026 18:13 via abbynews.com
  
  A former Comox Valley resident and business owner has been accused of almost $5 million in cryptocurrency fraud by the BC Securities Commission (BCSC).
  BCSC alleges that Connor Sinclair Gardiner-Ingram committed $4.6 million in fraud by convincing dozens to invest in cryptocurrency trading bots on the premise that after a specific time period the investor would receive profits.
  A crypto trading bot is an automated software program that buys and sells cryptocurrency on a trader’s behalf at
  
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• 11 accounted for after fiery seaplane crash between Vancouver Island, Washington

  24-07-2026 18:06 via abbynews.com
  
  All 10 passengers and a pilot are accounted for after a Kenmore Air seaplane crashed roughly 55 kilometres north-northeast of Victoria.
  The incident occurred Thursday evening (July 23) around 5:15 p.m., in Shallow Bay near Sucia Island, Wash.
  The flight had departed from Seattle and was bound for San Juan Island’s Roche Harbor.
  Emergency responders, including the United States Coast Guard, U.S. Navy, plus Canadian and U.S. emergency personnel, responded immediately to the scene.
  According
  
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