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• PHOTO: Stadium Series

  09-04-2018 20:38 via abbynews.com
  
  Round of rugby’s BC High School Stadium Series was held Friday in AbbotsfordThe post PHOTO: Stadium Series appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• PLAYER’S DIARY: Soccer at university level preps players for pros

  24-09-2026 18:00 via abbynews.com
  
  This time last year, I was somewhere in the United States playing university soccer with Simon Fraser University (SFU), playing two games in a weekend and grafting to become a professional soccer player.
  It was always my goal to turn pro, but 12 months ago I wouldn’t have pictured myself being where I am now. After a few good seasons in League1 BC with TSS Rovers, I was coming into the new university season as a senior player. I just wanted to be the best player on the team and see where t
  
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• Pedestrian killed in collision on Hope highway

  24-09-2026 16:25 via abbynews.com
  
  A pedestrian was killed after a highway collision involving a Ford pickup truck in Hope on Wednesday night (Sept. 23).
  According to a statement from Hope RCMP, police were called to the collision at approximately 8:38 p.m. – minutes after a separate report of a pedestrian walking in the slow lane along Highway 5.Upon the arrival of police, the pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene.
  The driver stayed at the scene and is cooperating with RCMP, per the statement. Police say alcohol isn&
  
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• Pedestrian killed in collision on Highway 3 in Hope

  24-09-2026 16:25 via abbynews.com
  
  A pedestrian was killed after a collision involving a Ford pickup truck on Highway 3 in Hope on Wednesday night (Sept. 23).
  According to a statement from Hope RCMP, police were called to the collision at approximately 8:38 p.m., minutes after a separate report of a pedestrian walking in the slow lane along Highway 5.Upon the arrival of police, the pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene.
  The driver stayed at the scene and is cooperating with RCMP, per the statement. Police say alcohol isn&rs
  
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• Collision in Hope closes Highway 3 for several hours

  24-09-2026 16:25 via abbynews.com
  
  A serious collision on Highway 3 in Hope on Wednesday night (Sept. 23) closed the highway for several hours.The crash involved a Ford pickup truck and occurred at approximately 8:20 p.m. between Old Hope Princeton Way and the Coquihalla Highway junction.Several ambulances were assigned to the crash and RCMP responded as well.The highway reopened on Thursday morning (Sept. 24).More to come.
  
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• COLUMN; Trigger stacking: Understanding the build-up before the blow-up

  24-09-2026 14:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Have you ever had one of those days when everything seems to pile up? You spill your coffee, run late for work, get cut off in traffic and then while sitting at your desk your pen runs out of ink. Suddenly, you’re frustrated enough to toss it across the room. It probably wasn’t the pen that caused the melt down. It was the accumulation of events leading up to it.Dogs can experience the same kind of emotional buildup. It’s called trigger stacking.
  Trigger stacking happens when m
  
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• Former B.C. Conservative leader John Rustad not seeking re-election

  24-09-2026 03:36 via abbynews.com
  
  Former B.C. Conservative leader John Rustad, who led the party to secure a record number of seats in 2024, will not be seeking re-election in next month.The Conservative Party of B.C. said it extends its “deepest thanks” to Rustad, who has decided not to seek re-election.
  “Under his leadership, our party grew from less than two percent of the vote to Official Opposition. The Conservative Party of BC would never have reached where it is today without his conviction, hard work an
  
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• 2 deaths confirmed in serious crash on Kelowna’s Bennett Bridge

  24-09-2026 02:36 via abbynews.com
  
  The BC Coroners Service has confirmed that two people died in a serious collision in Kelowna on Tuesday, Sept. 22.Around 4 a.m., two vehicles collided on the William R. Bennett Bridge connecting Kelowna and West Kelowna. The bridge was closed for approximately five hours.Emergency crews responded to the scene, and the Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Service was called in to investigate.It is unknown at this time what caused the collision.The identities of the two persons who died in the cr
  
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• Party leaders set for a five-way race to B.C. election day

  24-09-2026 01:25 via abbynews.com
  
  As the dust settles on the snap election call that will send British Columbians to the polls on Oct. 24, the teams are shuffling players and the race has begun.
  Two out of the five parties with seats in the legislature have new leaders. Several prominent incumbent party cabinet members say they are bowing out of the race. And the B.C. Conservative Party seems to be quickly reassembling a formidable centre-right coalition.
  It is now shaping up to be a five-way race.
  Here are the major players and
  
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• Parties leaders set for a five-way race to B.C. election day

  24-09-2026 01:25 via abbynews.com
  
  As the dust settles on the snap election call that will send British Columbians to the polls on Oct. 24, the teams are shuffling players and the race has begun.
  Two out of the five parties with seats in the legislature have new leaders. Several prominent incumbent party cabinet members say they are bowing out of the race. And the B.C. Conservative Party seems to be quickly reassembling a formidable centre-right coalition.
  It is now shaping up to be a five-way race.
  Here are the major players and
  
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• Eby focuses on U.S. health worker recruitment at Surrey border stop

  24-09-2026 01:10 via abbynews.com
  
  A vote for the Conservatives is a vote for the pro-Trump camp, David Eby told those gathered at a campaign stop Wednesday.That was one of the BC NDP leader’s main themes at a press conference held at Peace Arch Park in South Surrey, on the Canada-U.S. border, Wednesday (Sept. 23), where he told media and supporters his focus, should he be re-elected, is to triple U.S. health-care worker recruitment with a $15-million campaign.
  After outlining several NDP achievements and investments while
  
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• VIDEO: Tie keeps VFC battling for playoff spot

  24-09-2026 01:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Vancouver Football Club (VFC) holds on to fourth place in the league, and remains in contention for its first playoff spot ever heading into tonight’s game.
  Following a tie game (1-1) in Victoria this past weekend, the Langley-based pro soccer team will continue its battle to play on in the post-season, while Pacific Football Club
  (PFC) has been eliminated.
  Saturday’s match, dubbed the Salish Sea Derby as it pitted the two B.C. teams against each other, was the fourth meeting of the
  
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• Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation announces new leader

  24-09-2026 00:49 via abbynews.com
  
  A new face has been appointed to the helm of the Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation (FVHCF) following the announced departure of longtime leader Liz Harris.
  Starting on Oct. 19, Leanna Kemp will serve as the new executive director of the foundation, which supports local health-care services throughout the Fraser Valley.
  Prior to joining the FVHCF, Kemp spent 11 years in various leadership roles in the non-profit sector, including nine years as the head of the Chilliwack Chamber of Commerce.
  Ke
  
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• Lorne Doerkson to remain as B.C. Conservative leader if elected premier

  24-09-2026 00:20 via abbynews.com
  
  There is no plan to hold another leadership race if the B.C. Conservatives win the provincial election, the party’s board says.
  The party’s board of directors said Wednesday (Sept. 23) that if interim Leader Lorne Doerkson leads the party to a victory on Oct. 24, he will remain as party leader.
  The board says it will take the appropriate steps under the party’s constitution and bylaws and the Societies Act to make that change.
  To amend the constitution, the party board would ne
  
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• 2 dead, 1 injured after crash on Highway 1 in Burnaby

  23-09-2026 23:43 via abbynews.com
  
  Two people are dead after a two-vehicle crash on Highway 1 in Burnaby just after midnight on Sept. 23.
  Burnaby RCMP received a report of a pickup truck travelling eastbound in the westbound lanes of Highway 1 that had just collided with another vehicle, a four-door sedan, travelling westbound around 12:15 a.m., B.C. Highway Patrol said in a news release Wednesday.
  Two passengers in the sedan were pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The driver of the sedan was taken to hospital with seriou
  
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• 7 municipal election candidates sign letter urging council to delay hiring new city manager

  23-09-2026 23:37 via abbynews.com
  
  A group of seven candidates for the upcoming Abbotsford municipal election have signed a letter urging council to wait until after the Oct. 17 election to appoint a new city manager.Mayoral contenders Sukhi Dhami and Paul Mahil, along with council hopefuls Rupi Kanda-Rajwan, Joel Madsen, Jag Sidhu, Rick Thiessen and Doris Woodward-McMillan threw their support behind the idea to not hire before election day.
  City manager Peter Sparanese, who has served in that role since 2018, announced his inten
  
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• Vancouver man experiences Okanagan wildfire season on cross-country coffee bike tour

  23-09-2026 22:35 via abbynews.com
  
  Most Lower Mainland residents are somewhat insulated from the dangers and anxieties of wildfire season that most Okanagan residents have come to accept as a reality.
  When Vlad Priadko decided to take the mobile aspect of his mobile Vancouver coffee shop to another level by trekking across the country and back with it, the journey included a first-hand reckoning with that reality.Priadko is the owner of Coffee Bike World, which he started in Vancouver and grew into an international mobile espress
  
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• Phased project, surveying to determine overall health of Okanagan Lake, shorelines

  23-09-2026 22:22 via abbynews.com
  
  Lakes are like people, they need check-ups too.
  Starting this month and taking place in phases over three years, Living Lakes Canada, the Okanagan Indian Band (OKIB) and Westbank First Nation (WFN) will be working with many industry partners to survey all 290 kilometres of Okanagan Lake’s shoreline.
  The survey, which Living Lakes Canada coins as a “physical exam” will involve checking land use, shoreline condition, vegetation, streams, and human-made structures.
  “Human ac
  
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• City of Abbotsford, Abbotsford School District sign master joint use agreement

  23-09-2026 22:02 via abbynews.com
  
  The Abbotsford School District and the city of Abbotsford have approved a new master joint use agreement, which includes several key changes including the inclusion of specific school gymnasiums and designated times for city and community use.
  The school board and city council announced the agreement at their respective meetings on Tuesday (Sept. 22). The new agreement starts on Jan. 1, 2027 and runs for the next five years.
  Community access to school gymnasiums has existed under previous agreem
  
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• City of Abbotsford, Abbotford School District sign master joint use agreement

  23-09-2026 22:02 via abbynews.com
  
  The Abbotsford School District and the city of Abbotsford have approved a new master joint use agreement, which includes several key changes including the inclusion of specific school gymnasiums and designated times for city and community use.
  The school board and city council announced the agreement at their respective meetings on Tuesday (Sept. 22). The new agreement starts on Jan. 1, 2027 and runs for the next five years.
  Community access to school gymnasiums has existed under previous agreem
  
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• Food and Farm Awards presented in Abbotsford

  23-09-2026 21:29 via abbynews.com
  
  The recipients of the 2026 Food and Farm Awards were recently announced in Abbotsford.
  The awards, hosted by Envision Financial and the Tourism Abbotsford Society, were presented during the Taste of Abby Night Market on Sept. 18 at Jubilee Park.
  The market brought together residents and visitors to enjoy local food, drink and entertainment with the opportunity to sample many different offerings all in one place.
  The annual awards celebrate the outstanding businesses, experiences and individuals
  
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• Former B.C. finance minister Brenda Bailey not seeking re-election

  23-09-2026 21:07 via abbynews.com
  
  Former finance minister Brenda Bailey will not be running in the provincial election.
  Bailey, who was first elected in 2020, made the announcement in a social media post Wednesday (Sept. 23).
  More to come.
  
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• Bailey out: Another member of Eby’s cabinet not running in B.C. snap election

  23-09-2026 21:07 via abbynews.com
  
  Former finance minister Brenda Bailey will not be running in the provincial election.
  Bailey, who was first elected in 2020, made the announcement in a social media post Wednesday (Sept. 23).
  “I am proud of the work I have done in every portfolio I have been given, but I am especially proud of the work we did to create and protect good jobs and to build B.C.’s technology, innovation and life sciences sectors. We invested in talent. We worked to help B.C. companies grow here and creat
  
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• New upgraded MRI now open at Abbotsford Regional Hospital

  23-09-2026 20:58 via abbynews.com
  
  Upgraded MRI services at Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre are now open.
  The Crystal Gala Foundation MRI suite is a $4.95 million upgrade that was made possible through a partnership of the province, the Fraser Valley Regional Hospital District, the Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation (FVHCF) and the Crystal Gala Foundation, which contributed $1 million.
  The newly upgraded MRI, a Signa Artist 1.5 EVO MR30, uses AI technology, improved imaging equipment, and advanced software to cre
  
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• 328 kilograms of cocaine, worth $5.8M, seized from Vancouver shipping container

  23-09-2026 20:35 via abbynews.com
  
  Vancouver police say it made its largest cocaine seizure ever after staff at a company found drugs.
  Police were called to a Vancouver-based company on July 21 after staff found 14 duffle bags of drugs hidden among boxes of T-shirts, according to a news release Wednesday (Sept. 23). Police added the shirts were a legitimate order to the company.
  “Obviously, the business was shocked by what it found. They called police right away and are in no way associated with the seized cocaine,” S
  
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• B.C. Greens Leader Lowan to run in Saanich North and the Islands

  23-09-2026 20:03 via abbynews.com
  
  B.C. Green Party Leader Emily Lowan will be running in the Saanich North and the Islands riding, while incumbent Rob Botterell is out.Botterell says this was his decision, and that he always planned to serve only one term. It does give Lowan a chance to run in one of the safest ridings for a Green candidate.
  Botterell has held the seat since the 2024 provincial election. Before that is was held by Adam Olsen, who was first elected in the riding in 2017.
  West Vancouver-Sea to Sky MLA Jeremy Valer
  
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• Courtenay-Comox MLA Brennan Day has rejoined Conservative Party as snap election looms

  23-09-2026 19:59 via abbynews.com
  
  Brennan Day, the incumbent MLA for Courtenay-Comox, has announced he is rejoining the Conservative Party of British Columbia as he launches his re-election campaign.
  “The last week has involved some hard conversations. I left because I believed the party had lost its way. My values have not changed. But the leadership and direction over the last few weeks have. Moderation has won out over division, and it is time to focus on the much bigger challenges facing British Columbia,” Day po
  
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• Incumbent MLA Á’a:líya Warbus returns to Conservatives

  23-09-2026 19:51 via abbynews.com
  
  Á’a:líya Warbus, incumbent MLA for Chilliwack-Cultus Lake, has returned to the Conservative Party of BC.
  Warbus made the announcement in a statement made to social media on Tuesday (Sept. 22), hours after Premier David Eby called a snap election for Oct. 24.
  “I left the BC Conservative caucus because I believed I had to. I could not stay silent when the direction of the party no longer reflected the kind of principled, responsible and centre-right conservatism we all ne
  
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• Chilliwack-Cultus Lake incumbent Á’a:líya Warbus returns to B.C. Conservatives

  23-09-2026 19:51 via abbynews.com
  
  Á’a:líya Warbus, incumbent MLA for Chilliwack-Cultus Lake, has returned to the Conservative Party of BC.
  Warbus made the announcement in a statement made to social media on Tuesday (Sept. 22), hours after Premier David Eby called a snap election for Oct. 24.
  “I left the BC Conservative caucus because I believed I had to. I could not stay silent when the direction of the party no longer reflected the kind of principled, responsible and centre-right conservatism we all ne
  
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• Elections BC needs to hire 17K workers to run snap election

  23-09-2026 19:21 via abbynews.com
  
  Elections BC is gearing up for a snap provincial election and needs to hire 17,000 workers to run it.
  “The previous election, we had 17,000 people,” B.C. Chief Electoral Officer Shipra Verma said Wednesday. “We still need to hire the same amount of people to deliver the same level of service.”
  Verma would not say how many people Elections BC has hired so far.Elections BC may also have some challenges securing enough polling places. Advance voting will run for the provinci
  
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