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• Pierogi Please!

  03-04-2019 19:10 via abbynews.com
  
  Classic Polish dish is cosy, hearty and richly flavoured
  
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• Vancouver’s St. George’s Saints defeat Kelowna Owls to win 2026 Snowball Classic

  18-01-2026 08:30 via abbynews.com
  For the first time ever, Vancouver’s St. George’s School Saints have captured the Snowball Classic Basketball Tournament crown.
  The Saints blew Saturday’s (Jan. 17) championship game wide open in the third quarter en route to a decisive 111-97 win over the Kelowna Owls inside the Pit Gym at Abbotsford Senior Secondary School.Tip-off between the Kelowna Owls and the St. George’s Saints for the final at the 64th edition of the Snowball Classic at @abbysenior.
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• Roslovic, Kapanen net 2 apiece as Edmonton Oilers blank Canucks 6-0

  18-01-2026 06:35 via abbynews.com
  Jack Roslovic and Kasperi Kapanen had two goals apiece, leading the Edmonton Oilers to a 6-0 win over the Vancouver Canucks in NHL action Saturday at Rogers Arena.
  Zach Hyman and Vasily Podkolzin also scored for the Oilers (24-17-8), with Burnaby’s Ryan Nugent-Hopkins adding two assists. Surrey-born Tristan Jarry earned the win in goal, making 31 saves for his second shutout of the season and 23rd of his career.
  Nikita Tolopilo took the loss in net for Vancouver (16-26-5), stopping 29 of 3
  
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• Sarah Nurse shines in return, but Vancouver Goldeneyes lose to Toronto in overtime

  18-01-2026 02:07 via abbynews.com
  Vancouver star forward Sarah Nurse scored 29 seconds after Toronto scored the first goal of the game; despite the equalizer, the Goldeneyes ultimately lost to the Toronto Sceptres 2-1 in overtime.
  This was Nurse’s first game back since she was injured during Vancouver’s home opener on Nov. 21, and it was extra special as she faced off against her former team.
  The Sceptres hosted Vancouver for its third annual Battle of Bay Street at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto in front of 17,856 peop
  
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• Sarah Nurse returns with a bang, but Vancouver falls to Toronto in OT

  18-01-2026 02:07 via abbynews.com
  Vancouver star forward Sarah Nurse scored 29 seconds after Toronto scored the first goal of the game; despite the equalizer, the Goldeneyes ultimately lost to the Toronto Sceptres 2-1 in overtime.
  This was Nurse’s first game back since she was injured during Vancouver’s home opener on Nov. 21, and it was extra special as she faced off against her former team.
  The Sceptres hosted Vancouver for its third annual Battle of Bay Street at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto in front of 17,856 peop
  
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• VIDEO: B.C. man has a comfortable grip on the lost art of golf club making

  18-01-2026 02:00 via abbynews.com
  Laird White crouches over a workbench, a mid-size grip in one hand, a digital scale in the other, and a look that tells you he takes this very seriously.
  “If we can pull 26 grams out of the club, suddenly it travels faster, and the player feels the club head better,” he says, eyes scanning the numbers. “It’s a small adjustment, but it’s huge.”
  For a man whose work has touched some of the world’s best golfers, from Tommy Fleetwood to Justin Rose and Bernh
  
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• Population growth slowing down in Central Okanagan: Statistics Canada

  17-01-2026 20:30 via abbynews.com
  The Central Okanagan saw its lowest population growth this decade in 2025.
  According to the latest population numbers from Statistics Canada, as of July 1, 2025, the greater Kelowna population — which includes West Kelowna, Peachland, and Lake Country — rose by 1.2 per cent to 254,605 people in 2025 compared to 251,648 in 2024.
  The growth of just under 3,000 people is the lowest the region has seen in the 2020s as nearly 8,000 new people arrived in 2022, just over 6,100 in 2023, and
  
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• Overnight shooting in Surrey believed to be extortion-related, no injuries reported

  17-01-2026 20:03 via abbynews.com
  Police in Surrey are investigating an overnight shooting at a home in Surrey’s Bear Creek neighbourhood that is believed to be extortion-related.
  Police responded to a call at 2:20 a.m. Saturday (Jan. 17) of shots fired outside of a home in the 8600 block of Galway Crescent.
  Upon arrival, police found that the home had been damaged by gunfire. There were no injuries even though the home was occupied at the time of the shooting.
  “While the investigation is in its early stages and offi
  
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• Abbotsford farm returns after more than 2 years as family members take over ownership - Fraser Valley Today

  17-01-2026 19:15 via news.google.com
  Abbotsford farm returns after more than 2 years as family members take over ownership  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Affordability, respite shortfall, making life difficult for B.C. seniors: advocate

  17-01-2026 17:00 via abbynews.com
  The lack of respite beds — particular in one of B.C. oldest communities — is a major concern for seniors and caregivers, says B.C. Seniors Advocate Dan Levitt.
  “They’re desperate for respite care — some relief to take the pressure off so they can recharge, fill their bucket up and then be able to be present and care for their loved one,” said Levitt, who spoke at The Gardens in the Vancouver Island community of Qualicum Beach on Jan. 12.
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• Abbotsford's latest food festival is the perfect excuse for a day trip outside of Vancouver - Daily Hive Vancouver

  17-01-2026 17:00 via news.google.com
  Abbotsford's latest food festival is the perfect excuse for a day trip outside of Vancouver  Daily Hive Vancouver
  
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• Anything but ordinary: B.C. blueliner following unconventional path to the NHL

  17-01-2026 16:00 via abbynews.com
  Timofei Runtso says it simply, almost casually, but the road that brought the 18-year-old defenceman to the Victoria Royals has been anything but ordinary.
  In his first season in the Western Hockey League, Runtso has not only adjusted to major junior hockey, he has taken control of it.
  Through 37 games, the 6’2”, 187-pound rookie is pacing the Royals’ blue-line with 31 points – 7 goals and 24 assists – tying him for ninth among all WHL defencemen and ninth among roo
  
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• South Cariboo resident finds joy in sharing doodles

  17-01-2026 14:00 via abbynews.com
  A 108 Mile Ranch resident has turned a lifelong love of doodling into a series of colouring books.
  Sally Bartsch is the mind and pen behind Mojo Doodles and Designs, a company that’s begun making its mark with a series of abstract colouring books for all ages. Bartsch said she has never really considered herself an artist but has always loved to doodle.
  “My books are a bit of a different style. There are no rules to it. Some people might say I don’t know where to start, and it&
  
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• Abbotsford Canucks season-long win streak ends at 3 following 1-0 loss to Gulls - Chilliwack Progress

  17-01-2026 07:10 via news.google.com
  Abbotsford Canucks season-long win streak ends at 3 following 1-0 loss to Gulls  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Abbotsford Canucks season-long win streak ends at 3 following 1-0 loss to Gulls

  17-01-2026 07:00 via abbynews.com
  The Abbotsford Canucks season-long win streak of three games was snapped after falling 1-0 to the San Diego Gulls on Friday (Jan. 16).
  The loss marks the sixth time this season that Abbotsford has been blanked and the third time San Diego had held them without a goal. It’s also the first-ever 1-0 win in the history of the Gulls franchise.
  A scoreless first period saw Abbotsford goalie Jiri Patera again come up big with 11 saves, while the Canucks fired just six shots on San Diego goalie Ca
  
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• Charges laid in connection with Abbotsford hotel homicide - CityNews Vancouver

  17-01-2026 02:09 via news.google.com
  Charges laid in connection with Abbotsford hotel homicide  CityNews Vancouver
  
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• Sondeep Singh Gill, 26, of Abbotsford charged with second-degree murder - Indo-Canadian Voice

  17-01-2026 02:06 via news.google.com
  Sondeep Singh Gill, 26, of Abbotsford charged with second-degree murder  Indo-Canadian Voice
  
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• VIDEO: Aviation enthusiasts treated to Mosquito engine run in Kelowna

  17-01-2026 02:00 via abbynews.com
  The public was invited to hear the engine run of a great piece of Canadian history on Jan. 16.
  At the KF Centre for Excellence in Kelowna, a Mosquito bomber plane has been restored and her engines turned on to wow aviation enthusiasts in attendance.
  The plane is one of more than 7,000 built to fight in the Second World War, but is one of an estiamted five worldwide that is still airworthy.@kf_aerospace Centre for Excellence held a live engine run of a Mosquito plane on Jan. 16. The plane is just
  
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• Man charged with woman’s murder in Abbotsford hotel - CTV News

  17-01-2026 01:48 via news.google.com
  Man charged with woman’s murder in Abbotsford hotel  CTV News
  
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• Court says feds’ use of Emergencies Act ‘unreasonable’ as Ottawa loses appeal

  17-01-2026 01:23 via abbynews.com
  The Federal Court of Appeal says former prime minister Justin Trudeau’s government “did not have reasonable grounds to believe that a national emergency existed” when it invoked the Emergencies Act during the 2022 Freedom Convoy.
  The decision upholds a 2024 ruling by the federal courts in which Justice Richard Mosley found that the reasons provided to declare a public order emergency did not satisfy the requirements of the Emergencies Act, and that some temporary measures infri
  
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• Abbotsford man charged with second-degree murder and indignity to human remains - Castanet

  17-01-2026 01:20 via news.google.com
  Abbotsford man charged with second-degree murder and indignity to human remains  Castanet
  
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• Charges laid in Abbotsford hotel homicide - Maple Ridge News

  17-01-2026 00:32 via news.google.com
  Charges laid in Abbotsford hotel homicide  Maple Ridge News
  
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• Experts point to climate change as root cause of Victoria’s January blossoms

  17-01-2026 00:30 via abbynews.com
  Its early blooming season has long been something Victoria has long liked to flaunt before its neighbours in less mild climates across the province and the country.
  But avid walkers in and around B.C.’s capital region have noticed spring blossoms showing up this year in volumes that are considered untimely even below the 49th parallel.
  And the pictures of early flowers that have been circulating on social media since late December might not be something people should necessarily be boastin
  
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• Woman pleads guilty to 3 child sexual abuse charges in Abbotsford - Comox Valley Record

  17-01-2026 00:25 via news.google.com
  Woman pleads guilty to 3 child sexual abuse charges in Abbotsford  Comox Valley Record
  
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• B.C.’s sport fishing industry balks at salmon re-allocation that could put it last

  17-01-2026 00:00 via abbynews.com
  B.C.’s recreational and sportfishing community is up in arms over a potential change to how the province allocates Pacific salmon stock, which proposes eliminating the principle that salmon are a public resource.
  British Columbia’s salmon allocation policy (SAP) was created in 1999 to guide the allocation and priority of allowable Pacific salmon harvest among First Nations, as well as commercial and recreational harvest groups.
  However, in 2018, the B.C. Supreme Court determined that
  
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• Political commentator Caroline Elliott enters B.C. Conservative leadership contest

  16-01-2026 23:45 via abbynews.com
  Caroline Elliott, a conservative commentator and former vice-president of the B.C. United Party, officially declared her candidacy for B.C. Conservative leadership in a social media video on Friday (Jan. 16).
  She criticized the current government’s “radical reconciliation” agenda and attacked “race-based hiring policies.”
  “For years, I’ve stood up for our natural resources, called out the denigration of our history, and pushed back against ideology in ou
  
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• Rio Tinto fined nearly $800K for manganese dust incident at Kitimat smelter

  16-01-2026 23:30 via abbynews.com
  A workplace incident involving combustible dust at Rio Tinto’s Kitimat smelter has resulted in a fine of nearly $800,000 – the third major penalty levied against the company for safety violations at the same site in less than two years.
  The latest penalty, issued Nov. 20, 2025, stems from an incident in which a worker was operating an alloy system, and a flame inside a manganese hopper caused pressure to dislodge a lid onto a nearby platform.
  WorkSafeBC found the station had not been
  
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• 300,000 records being auctioned off from iconic B.C. store in vinyl free-for-all

  16-01-2026 23:30 via abbynews.com
  Record collectors came to Langley for a chance to buy some of the approximately 300,000 records from the closed Krazy Bob’s Emporium record store.
  Bob consigned the stock from his Langley City store for sale with Able Auctions which held an auction at its Murrayville location on Tuesday, Jan. 13.
  “We had people that spent all day in here looking at all the records, because there were so many,” said Able manager Sam Garandza.
  The auction wasn’t for the sale of individual r
  
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• MP Brad Vis to hold townhall on Bill C-9

  16-01-2026 22:30 via abbynews.com
  Brad Vis, MP for Mission—Matsqui—Abbotsford, along with MPs Sukhman Gill and Andrew Lawton, will be hosting a public townhall on Bill C‐9 (An Act to amend the Criminal Code — hate propaganda, hate crime, and access to religious or cultural places) on Thursday, Jan. 22 in Abbotsford.
  According to a statement released by Brad Vis’ office, “there has been overwhelming public interest regarding Bill C‐9 and its implications for religious freedom and freedom
  
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