Abbotsford news

• PLAYER’S DIARY: Excitement snowballs for World Cup

  11-06-2026 14:00 via abbynews.com
  
  After Sunday’s derby match against Pacific FC, we will have a two-and-a-half-week break for the World Cup coming to Vancouver.
  We are players, but we are soccer fans too and proud Canadians, so we care a lot about the tournament and are just as excited as the rest of the community for the two months ahead of us.
  READ MORE – VIDEO: A home field win for Vancouver FC over Ottawa
  The biggest sporting event in the world coming here is only going to happen once in my lifetime. So it will b
  
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• Abbotsford continues sharp decline in rental prices

  12-06-2026 00:30 via abbynews.com
  
  In both Abbotsford and the province as a whole, rental prices have continued to get cheaper, with May marking the lowest prices in more than a year.
  Locally, the average asking price dropped to $1,739, which is two per cent less than the previous month and 10 per cent less than the same time last year.
  Having such a drastic annual decline in prices gives Abbotsford the second-biggest reduction in the province, only being surpassed by Burnaby, and the eighth-biggest in the entire country.
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• Surrey senior charged with manslaughter in Newton traffic crash loses bid to dodge in-custody psych assessment

  11-06-2026 23:40 via abbynews.com
  
  A Surrey man charged with manslaughter and 14 other charges related to a traffic crash in Newton on March 22, 2017 has lost his application to quash a 2025 assessment order from the British Columbia Review Board requiring him to submit to a 60-day in-custody assessment at the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital.
  Iqbal Singh Sidhu, 69, was charged with impaired driving causing death, criminal negligence causing death, operating a vehicle with over 80 mgs of alcohol causing death, three counts of impair
  
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• Surrey man arrested, charged with fraud after scamming 88-year-old Chilliwack woman

  11-06-2026 23:37 via abbynews.com
  
  A 21-year-old Surrey man has been charged with fraud after scamming an 88-year old Chilliwack woman out of money last year.
  Mandeep Singh was arrested and charged with one count of fraud over $5,000 on May 29.
  The investigation began on Oct. 11, 2025 when Chilliwack RCMP responded to a report of an elderly woman being defrauded of a significant sum of money in what is commonly known as a “grandparent scam,” police stated in a June 11 press release.
  The senior victim received a phone
  
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• Bailey’s Law, on intimate partner violence, moves forward in Senate

  11-06-2026 23:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Another step forward to amending the Criminal Code surrounding intimate partner violence was made on June 9.
  Bailey’s Law passed its second reading in the Senate.
  The act, Bill C-225, was first presented to the House of Commons by B.C. member of parliament for Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola, Frank Caputo, after a Kelowna woman, Bailey McCourt, was attacked in broad daylight outside her workplace on July 4, 2025. McCourt’s estranged ex-husband, James Plover, has been charged with first-degr
  
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• B.C. rideshare service brings mountain shuttle back for Parks Canada

  11-06-2026 22:40 via abbynews.com
  
  Revelstoke’s popular new rideshare service is taking passengers to new heights this month by getting the green light from Parks Canada to reinstate shuttle service up Mount Revelstoke National Park.
  Revy Rides, which launched its three-van shuttle fleet last November, has been expanding its rider reach well beyond town with new routes to Martha Creek Provincial Park and the Skunk Cabbage and Giant Cedars boardwalk.
  On May 27, the company announced that it would also kick off service up the
  
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• B.C. metal plant, Metro seek judicial review of air-quality decision

  11-06-2026 22:30 via abbynews.com
  Metro Vancouver and the owners of a South Surrey galvanizing plant are seeking a judicial review of a March 27, 2026 decision by the Environmental Appeal Board regarding an air-emissions permit issued to the plant nearly a decade ago, as well as a pair of subsequent amendments.
  The step is the latest in a process involving a group of area residents, non-profit societies, an association and two companies that brought 19 appeals of the permit – which authorized the annual discharge of 3.7 to
  
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• Missing Vancouver man last seen by family in Chilliwack

  11-06-2026 22:08 via abbynews.com
  
  Chilliwack RCMP is asking the public to keep an eye out for a missing Vancouver man who was last seen in Chilliwack.
  Taetm Moon, a 28-year-old Indigenous man, was last seen on May 26.
  “Taetm does not frequent the Chilliwack area but was here visiting family. He is known to stay in the Vancouver area but was last seen by family in Chilliwack on May 26,” said Cpl. Carmen Kiener, media relations officer for the Upper Fraser Valley Regional Detachment.
  RCMP describe him as five-foot-11-i
  
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• Sentencing set for former B.C. massage therapist with ties to Surrey, Penticton

  11-06-2026 22:05 via abbynews.com
  
  The sentencing hearing for a former Surrey massage therapist convicted on multiple counts of sexual assault is to take place this fall in B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster.
  B.C. Prosecution Service officials confirmed the proceedings for Leonard Krekic – who also has ties to both White Rock and Penticton – have been scheduled for Oct. 15-16, 2026, in front of Justice Lance Bernard.
  Krekic was found guilty in May of 12 counts of sexual assault; a decision that followed a 35-day tr
  
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• Fraser Valley Regional District pilot program to recycle car seats diverts 10 tons from landfills

  11-06-2026 22:01 via abbynews.com
  
  A Fraser Valley Regional District pilot program to help divert child car seats from BC landfills quickly surpassed its initial target and has been expanded to recycle 4,000 more car seats over the next year.
  The FVRD partnered with Burnaby’s Reclaim Plastics for the program, which launched in July 2025 and was set for two years. However, the initial program target was achieved after just six months which led to the decision to expand.
  The original program budget anticipated a collection of
  
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• Wildfire documentary born in Kelowna nominated for 4 film awards

  11-06-2026 21:45 via abbynews.com
  
  A Kelowna-made documentary looking into the growing challenge of wildfires across the province has been nominated for multiple film and televsion awards.
  BC is Burning has been nominated in four short documentary categories in the 2026 Leo Awards.
  The 47-minute film has been nominated in the categories of Best Short Documentary, Best Direction, Best Picture Editing, and Best Sound.
  “We are very honoured by this recognition from the B.C. film community,” said producer and director Mur
  
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• UPDATE: Mexico wins first match of FIFA World Cup

  11-06-2026 21:39 via abbynews.com
  
  Mexico has won the first match of the FIFA World Cup, defeating South Africa 2-0 at home on Thursday (June 11) in Mexico City.
  Julian Quinones opened up the scoring in the ninth minute for Mexico and scored the first goal of the tournament.
  South Africa’s Teboho Mokoena was issued a yellow card in the 17th minute, followed by Mexico’s Brian Gutierrez in the 23rd minute.
  The referee has added 4 minutes of stoppage time to the first half.
  Mexico held possession for 57 per cent in the f
  
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• LIVE: FIFA World Cup kicks off with Mexico vs. South Africa

  11-06-2026 21:39 via abbynews.com
  
  The FIFA World Cup has officially started, with Mexico and South Africa kicking off the tournament on Thursday (June 11) in Mexico City.
  Julian Quinones opened up the scoring in the ninth minute for Mexico and scored the first goal of the tournament.
  This tournoment opener is a repeat of the first match at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, where the host country faced off against Mexico and drew 1-1.
  FIFA president Gianni Infantino said during a June 10 press conference that “the opening
  
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• Security needs to be higher financial priority: BC Watershed Security Coalition

  11-06-2026 21:15 via abbynews.com
  
  There is a lack of financial commitment to a strategic approach from the provincial government to help communities counter the drought conditions experienced across B.C., said the chair of the BC Watershed Security Coalition.
  Coree Tull said as the Okanagan watershed enters its fourth consecutive year of high-level drought rating, the provincial response has largely been what she calls “ad hoc,” reactive rather than pro-active to the climate change realities we face today.
  Tull added
  
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• Highly contagious parvovirus outbreak threatens Okanagan dogs

  11-06-2026 21:00 via abbynews.com
  
  An outbreak of canine parvovirus in the Okanagan and Downtown Eastside of Vancouver has prompted a warning from the Humane Societies of BC, urging dog guardians to take immediate precautions.
  The coalition of independent animal service nonprofits across the province made the announcement on Wednesday, June 10, stating that canine parvovirus, commonly known as “parvo,” is a highly contagious and potentially fatal viral disease that primarily affects puppies and unvaccinated dogs.
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• Crews transforming Kelowna’s Apple Bowl for CFL games this summer

  11-06-2026 20:15 via abbynews.com
  
  Kelowna’s Apple Bowl looks a little different than usual.
  ​The City of Kelowna and Tower Scaffold and Events are currently transforming the 2,300+-seat track-and-field space into a full-sized Canadian Football League (CFL) stadium that will host the BC Lions as they prepare to take on the Calgary Stampeders (June 27) and the Edmonton Elks (July 4).
  ​Construction crews on site have started installing temporary seating that will give the Apple Bowl a completely new look while exp
  
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• Fraser Valley commuters get smoother drive with $46 million in resurfacing

  11-06-2026 19:25 via abbynews.com
  
  Those travelling through the Fraser Valley may soon be in for a not-so-bumpy ride, thanks to a $46 million investment in highway resurfacing from the provincial government.
  Throughout 2026, resurfacing is scheduled to take place across 63 km of Highway 1 in the Lower Mainland, extending from North Vancouver to Hope.
  Included in this work is an 11-km stretch through Abbotsford and a 30-km section of westbound Highway 1 near Hope.
  “This work will repair roads worn by traffic and weather, giv
  
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• Lumby murder trial: Stefanski denies inflicting stab wounds, but can’t account for them

  11-06-2026 19:09 via abbynews.com
  
  WARNING: this article contains content related to a domestic violence murder trial which may be distressing to some readers. Reader discretion is advised. If you or someone you know has been harmed by domestic violence (gender-based violence), contact Archway Society for Domestic Peace at 250-542-1122 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week).
  Vitali Stefanski appeared unable to explain the various stab wounds identified on his ex-wife’s body as his second-degree murder trial saw the end of a length
  
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• High-speed internet coming to 4,000 rural homes in B.C.

  11-06-2026 19:00 via abbynews.com
  
  High-speed internet is coming to 50 rural and Indigenous communities in the Thompson Okanagan region.
  Soon.
  B.C. Minister of Citizens’ Services, Diana Gibson, was in Vernon Wednesday, June 10, at Civic Memorial Park to announce the provincial and federal governments will invest $63 million as part of a larger investment to extend fibre-optic internet to as many as 4,000 households in the region.
  The new fibre will connect communities like Falkland, Kingfisher, Silver Creek, Rock Creek, Oka
  
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• Firearms seized in Northern B.C. as part of Ontario murder investigation

  11-06-2026 17:22 via abbynews.com
  
  The Terrace area continues to play a role in the ongoing investigation into the April 12, 2026 murder of a man in Ontario.
  Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigators had at first identified the Terrace area as one place where one of the two men wanted for the second degree murder of Ontario’s Christo Allison Richards could be found.
  Now, OPP indicated in a June 10 press release that officers from the OPP and RCMP have seized two firearms following a search of a rural Terrace property.
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• WORLD CUP DAILY, June 11: Game #1 today in Mexico, another tonight

  11-06-2026 17:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Daily soccer match updates and more as the 2026 FIFA World Cup continues until July 19.
  Game on.
  The 2026 FIFA World Cup begins today (Thursday, June 11) in Mexico City at noon Pacific time, when Mexico takes on South Africa in the tournament-opening game, first of two today.
  It’s the first of 104 World Cup matches over the next 39 days, in June and July.
  “Almost eight years to the day that Canada, Mexico and USA were appointed co-hosts of the FIFA World Cup 2026, this record-breakin
  
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• Crash slows traffic on Highway 1 in Abbotsford

  11-06-2026 15:45 via abbynews.com
  
  A crash on Highway 1 in Abbotsford has slowed traffic on Thursday morning (June 11).
  According to Drive BC, a westbound vehicle incident is blocking a travel lane west of Clearbrook Road.
  Delays are expected due to congestion, Drive BC said.
  More to come.
  
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• Your dog is not broken; it’s a teenager

  11-06-2026 14:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Many guardians breathe a sigh of relief when they make it through puppyhood. House training is progressing, basic manners are developing, and life seems to be settling into a comfortable routine. Then, seemingly overnight, their sweet, attentive puppy transforms into a distracted, impulsive teenager.
  Welcome to canine adolescence.
  Most dogs enter adolescence between six and twelve months of age, depending on their breed and size. This stage can last up to eighteen months of age, or even longer i
  
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• B.C.’s Jenn Gardiner re-signs with Vancouver Goldeneyes

  11-06-2026 03:37 via abbynews.com
  
  Surrey’s Jenn Gardiner is staying in Vancouver for the next couple of seasons.
  The team annouced Wednesday (June 19) that Gardiner signed a three-year contract through the 2028-29 season.
  She turned down an offer from a PWHL expansion team during phase two of the league’s expansion distribution process. Since it was a foundational player offer, that means she was required to sign with any of the league’s 12 teams during Phase 3, which began at 9 a.m. PT on Wednesday (June 10).
  
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• BC Prosecution Service approves driving charge for Interior Mountie

  11-06-2026 03:30 via abbynews.com
  
  A Revelstoke Mountie is facing a careless driving charge for an incident that happened last year in Sicamous.
  The BC Prosecution Service (BCPS) shared on Wednesday, June 10, that it’s charging Cst. Rachel Mandel of Revelstoke RCMP with one count of driving without due care and attention on June 15, 2025.
  This would contravene Section 144.1 of B.C.’s Motor Vehicle Act, with supporting information sworn on Wednesday through Salmon Arm’s provincial court.
  READ: Revelstoke jail gua
  
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• Forests minister talks saw mills, old-growth and caribou in B.C. Interior

  11-06-2026 02:00 via abbynews.com
  
  On his first visit to Revelstoke, B.C.’s minister of forests got comfy in the rain Tuesday afternoon while speaking about his hopes for local saw mills, old-growth and caribou protection.
  Ravi Parmar, also the province’s deputy government house leader, had just arrived to town on June 9 after a visit to the Pacific Woodtech mill in Golden and a cloudy-but-scenic drive through Rogers Pass.
  One of his first stops in Revelstoke was the Downie Street Development, where the Revelstoke Com
  
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• Longtime Abbotsford businessman awarded honorary UFV degree

  11-06-2026 01:45 via abbynews.com
  
  After being a well-known figure in Abbotsford for quite some time, Paul Esposito recently had his entrepreneurial and philanthropic efforts celebrated with an honorary degree from the University of the Fraser Valley.
  Although Esposito has had a close connection with UFV for decades, his first dealings with a B.C. post-secondary institution were with the University of Victoria, where he received a teaching degree.
  Upon graduation, he worked as a high school teacher while renovating and building h
  
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• City of Abbotsford issues warning about impersonation scam after recent incident

  11-06-2026 01:13 via abbynews.com
  
  The City of Abbotsford is warning residents to stay alert after an impersonation scam was avoided by a local property owner.
  Abbotsford officials stated that a property owner with an active development application was contacted by someone falsely claiming to represent the city.
  The fraudster asked the property owner to pay an invoice by wire transfer to an account that was not connected to the city, but the property owner chose to contact the city before making any payment and it the scam was re
  
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• B.C. man fined $6,000 for illegally transporting protected snapping turtle

  11-06-2026 01:03 via abbynews.com
  
  A Surrey man has been fined $6,000 for numerous wildlife offences, including illegally transporting a protected snapping turtle between provinces.
  Thai Hoang Khoi Le pled guilty on May 21, 2026, in Surrey provincial court and was ordered to pay a $5,000 fine for interprovincial transport of animals without the proper permits and $1,000 for unlawfully possessing live wildlife.
  He was charged under the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act (
  
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• ‘Represent Canada’: Barriere woman wins custodian rights to Swedish island

  11-06-2026 01:00 via abbynews.com
  
  The people of Barriere may be surprised to learn that the Sovereign of a small Swedish island is living quietly amongst them.
  Well, that’s a bit of an overstatement.
  Bronwen Bird of Barriere is not actually the queen of the island called Storberget in the Baltic Sea off the east coast of Sweden, but she is, in fact, its custodian for the next year. That’s thanks to a program from Visit Sweden, a tourism company owned by the Swedish government.
  “The title of Island Custodian has
  
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