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• Please note! Men's Roller Hockey at #Abbotsford Exhibition Park on Tuesday, March 20th is CANCELLED. Men's Roller… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  15-03-2018 21:20 via twitter.com
  Please note! Men's Roller Hockey at #Abbotsford Exhibition Park on Tuesday, March 20th is CANCELLED. Men's Roller… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• UPDATE: More Summerland residents head home as staged re-entry moves ahead

  22-08-2026 00:13 via abbynews.com
  
  UPDATE (3:20 P.M.)
  More Summerland residents are heading home.
  The entire community, except for 32 properties, is no longer under evacuation order.
  Properties located in Electoral Area F (Greater West Bench and Faulder) within the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen remain evacuated, with the exception of 23000 Gallaugher Street.
  See here for properties still evacuated.
  Properties with downgraded orders are now on evacuation alert.
  People on alert are urged to prepare to evacuate their pre
  
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• State of emergency extended in B.C. due to wildfire risk

  22-08-2026 00:04 via abbynews.com
  
  The provincial government is extending it’s state of emergency for one more week due to the ongoing wildfire risk.The state of emergency, which was first declared two weeks, is now extended until Saturday, Aug. 29, the government announced Friday (Aug. 21).The province says the extension follows advice from emergency-management officials. It allows the province to have access to emergency powers under the Emergency and Disaster Management Act if they are required.
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• Greater Vancouver Zoo reveals name of zebra foal

  22-08-2026 00:00 via abbynews.com
  
  A zebra foal at the Greater Vancouver Zoo has officially been named after a surprise reveal by zoo staff.Zoo visitors gathered at the zebra enclosure for the reveal, where guests were selected to choose a number from one to 10. A staff member then turned a box corresponding to the selected number, revealing the name Zuri.
  The zoo revealed the young zebra’s name during a special event on Aug. 20, after about 1,500 of the zoo’s social media followers voted on the options presented by t
  
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• IIO investigating Williams Lake incident that left woman seriously injured

  21-08-2026 23:56 via abbynews.com
  
  The Independent Investigations Office of BC (IIO) is investigating an incident in Williams Lake after a woman sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
  In a press release, the IIO said the incident occurred May 8, 2026, in a municipal park.
  The IIO reported that initial information states the woman had an interaction with bylaw officers and city staff. RCMP officers were called to the area and advised her that she needed to leave the park.
  At one point during an interaction between th
  
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• Hope mushroom composting facility gets $7K fine for emissions violations

  21-08-2026 23:00 via abbynews.com
  
  A mushroom composting facility near Hope has now been fined for more than two years of violating air emissions regulations.
  The BC Ministry of Environment and Parks recently announced the fine, which concerns a period from May 1, 2024 to May 4, 2026.
  According to the report, Highline Mushrooms West Limited was operating its Ruby Creek location (59600 Lougheed Hwy.) without the proper air emissions controls, despite being warned about the issue two years earlier.
  The issue stems from the facility
  
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• Quesnel Regional Airport runway temporarily closed after aircraft incident

  21-08-2026 22:49 via abbynews.com
  
  A small aircraft was involved in a landing incident at the Quesnel Regional Airport on Friday, Aug. 21, with no injuries reported.
  According to a social media post by the City of Quesnel, emergency responders attended the scene and the aircraft remains in the runway area while recovery and assessment activities are underway.
  The runway has been temporarily closed and Transport Canada has been notified.
  The city added it will continue working with regulatory authorities and the aircraft operator
  
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• BC Hydro spending $90 million to upgrade Vancouver substation

  21-08-2026 22:26 via abbynews.com
  
  BC Hydro continues to pour money into grid upgrades and energy supply expansion to meet surging demand, announcing on Friday a $90-million spend on a new transformer in Vancouver’s Mount Pleasant neighbourhood.
  “We’re making sure that as the city grows, as British Columbia grows, our electricity network grows with it,” Energy and Climate Solutions Minister Adrian Dix said.
  Dix says this new upgrade will provide enough power for 50,000 homes.
  The Mount Pleasant substation
  
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• Orange air quality warning issued for parts of Fraser Valley

  21-08-2026 21:23 via abbynews.com
  
  An orange air quality warning has been issued for Chilliwack, Agassiz and Hope.
  The warning was issued by Metro Vancouver Regional District on Friday (Aug. 21) due to high fine particulate matter from wildfire smoke.
  The City of Chilliwack’s air quality health index is currently set at 10+, which the city describes as “very high risk”.
  IQAir’s air quality measurement is 96 for Chilliwack, 55 for Agassiz and 141 for Hope.
  The measurement for Chilliwack is described by IQAi
  
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• Trial date set for suspect in fatal 2024 White Rock stabbing

  21-08-2026 21:00 via abbynews.com
  
  A trial date has been set for the man charged in connection with the April 2024 stabbing death of 26-year-old Kulwinder Singh Sohi in White Rock.
  Surrey’s Dimitri Nelson Hyacinth was charged with second-degree murder on May 3, 2024, after Sohi was stabbed on White Rock’s waterfront promenade on the night of April 23, 2024 — the second of two stabbings in the seaside city that week.
  Hyacinth also faces aggravated assault charges in connection with a stabbing attack on Jatinder S
  
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• Testimony concludes in Grand Forks manslaughter trial

  21-08-2026 20:35 via abbynews.com
  
  The accused in a Grand Forks area manslaughter trial had only been living with his roommates for a couple of weeks before the fatal shooting.
  Cross-examination of the accused, 47-year-old Sean Tiessen, continued in Rossland Supreme Court Thursday (Aug. 19).
  Tiessen is facing one count of manslaughter in the death of Joshua Lockwood, 33, following an incident that took place at a home shared by the two and Lockwood’s girlfriend, Keera Roberts, after midnight on April 16, 2023.
  Tiessen is cl
  
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• PNE Fair starts Saturday with Wizard of Oz on Ice, big-stage concerts at new Arch, more

  21-08-2026 20:27 via abbynews.com
  
  Fifteen days of late-summer fun are promised during the 2026 edition of the PNE Fair in Vancouver.
  B.C.’s largest annual fair starts Saturday, Aug. 22 with a wide range of entertainment including Summer Night Concerts at the new Freedom Mobile Arch.
  The fair runs through Labour Day (Sept. 7) at Hastings Park, site of some familiar attractions and also new ones.“Whether you’re visiting for the rides, the food, the concerts, or simply to make memories with family and friends, the
  
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• Bus service set to begin at new Highstreet exchange in Abbotsford

  21-08-2026 20:27 via abbynews.com
  
  Bus service to a new transit exchange in Abbotsford is set to begin Sunday, Sept. 6.
  The new exchange is located on Highstreet Access Road – by Highstreet Shopping Centre – between Mt. Lehman Road and Cardinal Avenue.
  A press release from the City of Abbotsford states that the area will have five new bus bays to serve local and regional routes, including the Fraser Valley Express.
  The exchange will also feature new transit shelters with bench seating, a multi-use pathway on the north
  
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• Clean-up complete, payment forgot: Edmonton demo company takes Lake Okanagan Resort to court

  21-08-2026 20:05 via abbynews.com
  
  While the job to clean-up the remains of a wildfire destroyed resort has been completed, the payment has not, an Edmonton-based demolition company claims.
  On Friday, Aug. 14, McColman and Sons Demolition Ltd. filed a lawsuit against the owners of Lake Okanagan Resort, claiming they are owed $248.976.64 in outstanding payment for their work.According to the notice of civil claim, the Edmonton-based company was hired to complete the demolition, clean up, and removal of fire-damaged buildings from
  
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• Anti-gang police seize drugs, guns while helping RCMP in Penticton, Oliver

  21-08-2026 19:57 via abbynews.com
  
  While helping out local RCMP detachments in Penticton following the Bald Range wildfire, B.C.’s anti-gang police ended up seizing firearms, weapons and drugs.Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit officers were in Penticton and Oliver Aug. 5 to 9 doing proactive enforcement alongside the Penticton RCMP for Peach Festival.
  Then on Aug. 7, as the Bald Range wildfire was threatening Summerland and surrounding communities, the officers shifted their focus to helping the emergency response.Th
  
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• Weekend weather could bring ‘dramatic increase’ in Interior fire activity

  21-08-2026 19:39 via abbynews.com
  
  While wildfire growth in most of the Southern and Central Interior has been relatively stable over the past few days, the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) is warning that there is the potential for a “dramatic increase” in wildfire activity going into this weekend.
  A news release from the TNRD’s Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) on Thursday (Aug. 20) stated that the weather forecast for Friday and Saturday indicates that hot and dry conditions will give way to unstable
  
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• Vancouver Island vet clinics warn about bat encounters due to rabies

  21-08-2026 19:34 via abbynews.com
  
  Local veterinary hospitals are warning the public that a bat found in Campbell River’s Willow Point area on July 24 tested positive for rabies.
  This is according to a social media post made Wednesday by Coastline Veterinary Hospital. The post says the hospital was notified about by public health officials.
  Raintree Veterinary Hospital in the Comox Valley also posted on social media on Wednesday that “a case of rabies has been confirmed in a bat in our area.”
  The Mirror has not
  
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• Retired Salmon Arm lawyer facing sexual harassment allegation of past client

  21-08-2026 18:33 via abbynews.com
  
  A retired Salmon Arm lawyer was cited by the Law Society of B.C. (LSBC) regarding alleged sexual harassment of a past client.The Aug. 5 citation was sent to Ian Frank McTavish, advising him of a yet-to-be-scheduled hearing, to be conducted by the LSBC’s discipline committee, inquiring into his “conduct or competence” between Sept. 9, 2023 and July 31, 2024, when he was still a member of the Law Society.According to the LSBC citation, McTavish is alleged to have sexually harasse
  
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• Throne room: South Surrey whisky distillery launches creative campaign for $71K toilet

  21-08-2026 18:00 via abbynews.com
  
  A South Surrey whisky distillery is hoping to expand its tasting lounge by investing in porcelain — the kind used for toilets.Mainland Whisky, whose lounge is currently capped at 10 seats, has launched a fundraising campaign to help them build a second commercial bathroom at their Campbell Heights facility.
  Dubbed The Quest for the $71,000 Throne on their website, mainlandwhisky.com, the independent craft distillery’s owner, Steve Watts, hopes to expand the lounge to 50 seats. Howeve
  
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• Woman arrested after striking 3 vehicles on Hwy. 1 in Abbotsford

  21-08-2026 17:07 via abbynews.com
  
  A 33-year-old woman was arrested after a collision on Highway 1 in Abbotsford on Thursday night (Aug. 20).
  According to a news release from the Abbotsford Police Department, the woman is under investigation for impaired driving after her red Chevrolet Spark struck three other vehicles, including a semi truck.
  Police say several vehicles were heavily damaged. The Spark driver was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, while occupants of the other vehicles didn’t require trans
  
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• Woman arrested after striking 3 vehicles in collision on Hwy. 1 in Abbotsford

  21-08-2026 17:07 via abbynews.com
  
  A 33-year-old woman was arrested after a collision on Highway 1 in Abbotsford on Thursday night (Aug. 20).According to a news release from the Abbotsford Police Department, the woman is under investigation for impaired driving after her red Chevrolet Spark struck three other vehicles, including a semi truck.Police say several vehicles were heavily damaged. The 33-year-old Spark driver was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, while occupants of the other vehicles didn’t req
  
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• Increased fire activity expected Friday on Ainslie Creek blaze

  21-08-2026 16:42 via abbynews.com
  
  Fire behaviour increased in the Brunswick Complex on Thursday (Aug. 20), with more increased activity expected Friday (Aug. 21).
  The Brunswick Complex includes the 66,557-hectare Ainslie Creek wildfire and the 9,110-hectare Brunswick Creek wildfire. Both fires remain out of control, per the latest update from BC Wildfire Service.Warmer and drier conditions on Thursday afternoon led to increased fire behaviour for the Ainslie Creek blaze, and poor visibility in parts of the complex prevented avia
  
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• ‘A lot of work to be done’ at Bald Range wildfire in Summerland

  21-08-2026 14:56 via abbynews.com
  
  While the Bald Range wildfire rages on, most Summerland residents were able to return home on Thursday but remain on evacuation alert.
  Close to 450 properties are no longer under evacuation orders, except for those on Garnet Valley Road north of Wildhorse Road, said Summerland CAO Graham Statt on Aug. 20.
  He added that residents of around 80 properties still can not return home and that the evacuation order remains in Electoral Area F (Faulder).
  In a video update, BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) inci
  
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• Divisions within B.C. Conservative caucus fester as party president quits

  21-08-2026 02:30 via abbynews.com
  
  It was already clear that division and dissension within the B.C. Conservative caucus was rampant when Kamloops Centre MLA Peter Milobar quit the party last week to sit as an Independent.
  Now party president Aisha Estey has resigned after five years at the helm, saying she plans to seek “new opportunities,” and former federal Conservative Party candidate Mauro Francis has taken her place. Vice-president Sharon White quit alongside Estey and was replaced by board member Pavneet Singh.
  
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• UPDATE: More residents in Bradley Creek wildfire area near Vernon can return home

  21-08-2026 02:05 via abbynews.com
  
  Update: 5 p.m.More Okanagan Indian Band (OKIB) residents evacuated by the Bradley Creek wildfire are able to return home.The OKIB has partially rescinded an evacuation order for an area around the wildfire Thursday afternoon.The following addresses are no longer on evacuation order.
  Select properties around the Komasket/Blacktown area on reserve:
  • All addresses on Abel Cove Road except 1, 6, 7, 8.
  • All addresses on Fred Road
  • All addresses on Marys Emerald Bay Road
  • 11713
  
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• Man charged with alleged break-in and assault in Aldergrove

  21-08-2026 01:50 via abbynews.com
  
  A 29-year-old man was arrested in New Brunswick in connection with an alleged break-in and assault at an Aldergrove residence earlier this year.
  Langley RCMP said they responded to a report of an unknown man inside a residence on March 13 around 2:21 a.m.Police said the victim confronted the man and was assaulted during a struggle. Investigators were later able to identify and locate the suspect.
  Christian James MacLean was recently arrested on Aug. 19 in Fredericton, N.B. in connection with the
  
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• Man charged in Lower Mainland home invasion

  21-08-2026 01:50 via abbynews.com
  
  A 29-year-old man was arrested this week in New Brunswick in connection with an alleged break-in and assault at an Aldergrove residence earlier this year.
  Langley RCMP said they responded to a report of an unknown man inside a residence on March 13 around 2:21 a.m.Police said the victim confronted the man and was assaulted during a struggle. Investigators were later able to identify and locate a suspect.
  Christian James MacLean was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 19, in Fredericton, N.B. in connecti
  
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• Aircraft collides with vehicles on Prince George road, injuries unknown

  21-08-2026 01:49 via abbynews.com
  
  A serious motor vehicle incident involving a plane shut down a Prince George street on Thursday afternoon.
  The abrupt landing of a two-engine aircraft caused the plane to collide with at least two vehicles on Foothills Boulevard at Highland Drive during a busy commute. A portion of the aircraft’s wing smashed through the windshield of a truck, while the turbofan front fan, along with debris, was seen scattered across the road.
  Emergency crews were called to the scene at about 2:30 p.m. Pri
  
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• 1 dead after aircraft collides with vehicles on Prince George road

  21-08-2026 01:49 via abbynews.com
  
  UPDATE: 6 p.m.
  One person is dead after a two-engine plane made an emergency landing on a busy Prince George roadway Thursday afternoon.
  The incident happened just before 2:30 p.m. on Foothills Boulevard, about 1.5 kilometres north of North Nechako Road.
  Two vehicles were struck by the aircraft, while other drivers attempted to dodge the incoming plane.
  An occupant of one of the vehicles died at the scene.
  Cpl. Jennifer Cooper, media relations officer with the Prince George RCMP, stated, “
  
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• Mark Warkentin to seek second term on Abbotsford council

  21-08-2026 01:39 via abbynews.com
  
  Mark Warkentin has announced he will seek a second term on Abbotsford city council in October’s municipal election.
  In a press release on Thursday (Aug. 20), Warkentin said he will again run as an independent candidate.
  He said he will focus on three key issues: addressing street disorder and crime; securing provincial and federal funds to keep Abbotsford safe from flooding; and constructing facilities for ice, aquatics, and sports fields.
  “Our city faces some big issues in this next
  
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