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• Rain, snow warnings issued for multiple B.C. Interior highways

  10-12-2025 16:49 via abbynews.com
  The wet weather is set to continue on a few B.C. Interior highways on Wednesday, Dec. 10.
  Environment Canada has re-issued an orange rainfall warning for Highway 3 from Hope to Princeton as well as a yellow warnings for the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt (rainfall), Highway 1 from Hope to Boston Bar (rainfall), and Highway 1 from Eagle Pass to Rogers Pass (snowfall).
  For Highway 3, 80-110 mm of rain is expected throughout the day, into Wednesday evening. An orange warning has been issue
  
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• Vernon martial artists top Western Canadian field

  13-12-2025 04:30 via abbynews.com
  Sundance martial artists from Vernon mined 69 medals in a dominating performance at the 2025 Western Canadian ITF Taekwon-Do Championships in Kamloops.
  Members of Sundance Martial Arts rose to the top of a field of 288 competitors representing 26 clubs, winning 20 gold, 17 silver, 32 bronze medals across almost every age category, securing first place overall and underscoring the depth of the club’s athlete development pathway.
  “These results reflect depth, consistency, and long-term
  
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• Wild NHL trade: Canucks deal captain Quinn Hughes to Minnesota

  13-12-2025 02:45 via abbynews.com
  The Vancouver Canucks have traded captain Quinn Hughes to the Minnesota Wild in a blockbuster deal.
  In exchange for the Norris Trophy-winning defender, Vancouver will receive defenceman Zeev Buium, forward Marco Rossi, forward prospect Liam Ohgren and a 2026 first-round pick.
  Hughes, drafted No. 7 overall in 2018 by the Canucks, is one of the best players in Vancouver franchise history. The 26-year-old has 432 points in 459 games and 23 points in 26 points this season. He was named to the NHL&rs
  
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• Flood Hope Road and Exit 170 reopens after landslide cleared in Hope

  13-12-2025 01:14 via abbynews.com
  The landslide in Hope has been cleared and both Exit 170 and Flood Hope Road has fully reopened.
  Drivers were able to pass through Richmond Hill on Friday afternoon (Dec. 12) after a landslide, caused by Wednesday’s (Dec. 10) heavy rain and atmospheric river, blocked the road.
  Hope RCMP were on scene Wednesday night after receiving calls about the landslide, which brought down large debris like rocks, in the Richmond Hill area. According to police, a vehicle had got caught in the slide but
  
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• Traffic delays stack up as flood keeps Highway 1 closed

  13-12-2025 01:05 via abbynews.com
  As the flood continues to impact much of the Fraser Valley, commuting almost anywhere between Abbotsford and Hope has become a bit of a challenge.
  With several road closures still in place, including Highway 1 between Sumas Way and Number 3 Road, massive traffic delays are starting to form on detour routes.One of the biggest buildups is on Highway 7 in both directions, with Google Maps indicating that the drive between Mission and Agassiz could take more than an hour and a half with the traffic
  
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• Surrey drug dealer gets 4 years in prison after caught ‘by chance’

  13-12-2025 00:40 via abbynews.com
  A Surrey man has been sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to trafficking in cocaine, methamphetamine, fentanyl and benzodiazepine as well as four gun-related crimes
  Justice Eric Gottardi sentenced Robinder Singh Sohi, 31, in B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster on December 8, related to crimes committed on Sept. 16, 2022.
  The Crown sought a six-year sentence while the defence argued for a sentence of 42 to 48 months.
  Gottardi noted in his reasons for sentencing that police c
  
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• Frieda Schramm

  13-12-2025 00:30 via abbynews.com
  In loving memory ~
  It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our much-loved and dear mom, grandma, great grandma, family member and friend. Frieda was born in Rocanville Saskatchewan on June 24, 1935. Raised on her family farm in Wapella with her six siblings, Frieda came from humble beginnings. With no electricity, indoor plumbing or modern conveniences, her and her siblings made the best of things, often relying on each other for friendship and entertainment! In 1948 the fami
  
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• Firm fined $1.2M for B.C. crane incidents, including fatal equipment drop

  13-12-2025 00:15 via abbynews.com
  An Ontario-based construction firm is being fined just over $1.2 million for safety violations relating to three crane-related incidents in Victoria and Vancouver, one of which ended in the death of a mother of two in Vancouver last year.
  On Friday, Dec 12, WorkSafeBC announced they imposed three penalties against the Mississauga-based EllisDon Corporation for the incidents that occurred in 2024 and 2025.
  The first two fines against the firm – a total of $688,589 – involved one site
  
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• Semi collision kills 1 as Trans-Canada shuts Revelstoke to Golden

  13-12-2025 00:01 via abbynews.com
  One person has died following a head-on collision between two semi-trailers on the Trans-Canada Highway east of Revelstoke, shutting the route to Golden until further notice Friday.
  Revelstoke RCMP reported Friday afternoon, Dec. 12, that this “serious motor vehicle incident” between the city and Rogers Pass summoned frontline officers at 9:20 a.m.
  One semi driver was declared dead on scene, while the other was transported to hospital in serious condition, police said.
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• Okanagan basketball teams detoured by highway closures gather for tourney

  12-12-2025 23:38 via abbynews.com
  OK. So the highways prevent you from travelling to the Lower Mainland for your scheduled basketball tournaments.
  Do you sit and pout?
  No.
  You work the phones.
  With that, the Vernon Impromptu Invitational Senior Boys Basketball Tournament was born out of the floods of 2025, with tip off being Friday afternoon with the host Vernon Panthers taking on the Okanagan Mission Huskies of Kelowna at 3 p.m.
  All tournament games are at the Panther Pit.
  The championship is slated for 8:15 p.m. Saturday, Dec.
  
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• Kelowna’s vacancy rates now one of the highest in Canada: Report

  12-12-2025 23:35 via abbynews.com
  Kelowna’s housing market will continue to shift, as the city now has one of the largest vacancy rates in Canadian Metropolitan areas, according to the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s (CMHC) annual rental market report.
  In the CMHC’s report, based on data ranging from January to October, the Greater Kelowna area – which also inclues Peachland, Lake Country, West Kelowna and Rutland – has the highest vacancy rates amongst areas over 100,000 people in Canad
  
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• Kelowna’s vacancy rates now among the highest in Canada: Report

  12-12-2025 23:35 via abbynews.com
  Kelowna’s housing market will continue to shift, as the city now has one of the largest vacancy rates in Canadian Metropolitan areas, according to the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s (CMHC) annual rental market report.
  In the CMHC’s report, based on data ranging from January to October, the Greater Kelowna area – which also inclues Peachland, Lake Country, West Kelowna and Rutland – has the highest vacancy rates amongst areas over 100,000 people in Canad
  
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• Health officials warn of new influenza strain circulating in B.C.

  12-12-2025 23:15 via abbynews.com
  Health officials in B.C. are warning of a new strain of influenza circulating in the province.
  A statement from provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry Thursday (Dec. 11) said that the latest data from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control shows influenza levels continuing to increase throughout B.C.
  She added that data also indicates that the dominant strain in B.C. is the H3N2 subtype of influenza A, “which can cause more severe illness compared to other strains, particularly for older
  
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• Langley MLA considers BC Conservative leadership bid

  12-12-2025 23:00 via abbynews.com
  Langley-Abbotsford MLA Harman Bhangu says he will consider running for the leadership of the BC Conservatives, but only if a longtime political ally doesn’t want the job.
  Aaron Gunn, the Conservative MP for North Island-Powell River, expressed interest in running for the provincial job on Thursday, Dec. 11.
  “Over the past week, I’ve had a lot of people reach out – community leaders, supporters, everyday British Columbians, and my constituents – encouraging me to run
  
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• Abbotsford mayor says feds need to ‘be at the table’ for cross-border flood talks

  12-12-2025 22:53 via abbynews.com
  Abbotsford Mayor Ross Siemens says the federal government “has to be at the table” when it comes to addressing cross-border flood issues.
  Siemens, speaking Friday (Dec. 12) at a news briefing, said the city has done everything it can within its power to tackle the problem, but the feds in 2024 denied funding for flood mitigation work.
  “The challenge that we’re facing right here on the west side of the (Sumas) prairie is primarily the Transboundary Flood Initiative issue.
  
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• Abbotsford mayor ‘profoundly disappointed’ in feds’ response to flood protection

  12-12-2025 22:53 via abbynews.com
  Abbotsford Mayor Ross Siemens says he remains “profoundly disappointed” in the federal government’s response to the city’s request for help following the 2021 floods.
  “To say that we are disappointed and frustrated is an understatement,” Siemens said Friday (Dec. 12) during a news briefing at Abbotsford city hall in relation to this week’s flooding event.
  “Once again, the safety and well-being of our residents, our farms, our livestock, provincial
  
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• 6 FVRD parks, trails closed for ‘safety reasons’ amid flooding in Fraser Valley

  12-12-2025 22:46 via abbynews.com
  Half a dozen parks and trails in the Eastern Fraser Valley have been closed for safety reasons, said the Fraser Valley Regional District.
  “FVRD staff are conducting assessments at all parks to determine damage,” FVRD said in a notice Dec. 12 listing the closures.
  Heavy rains that arrived in the Fraser Valley with atmospheric rivers that started on Dec. 9 have caused flooding, slides, evacuations, and closed highways over several days.
  “At this time, for the safety of visitors,
  
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• North Island-Powell River MP Aaron Gunn eyes Premier spot as Conservative leadership race looms

  12-12-2025 22:30 via abbynews.com
  North Island — Powell River MP Aaron Gunn is considering a run at being the next Premier of British Columbia.
  “Over the past week, I’ve had a lot of people reach out — community leaders, supporters, everyday British Columbians, and my constituents — encouraging me to run to be the next Premier of British Columbia,” Gunn posted on his X (formerly Twitter) account. “While I haven’t made a final decision, I am seriously considering doing so.”
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• Championship Saturday set for Abbotsford Police City Basketball Tournament

  12-12-2025 22:10 via abbynews.com
  The Abbtosford Police City Basketball Tournament’s Championship Saturday is scheduled to occur for the first time ever inside the UFV Athletic Centre tomorrow (Dec. 13) and the teams battling it out for city bragging rights have been determined.
  This year marks the first time since the event’s relaunch in 2010 that the Abbotsford Christian School Knights will compete for a senior boys title. The Knights eliminated the Mouat Hawks 91-86 in the semifinal on Wednesday (Dec. 10) to advan
  
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• B.C. Premier Eby says he does not plan on calling a snap election next year

  12-12-2025 21:26 via abbynews.com
  Premier David Eby gave an unequivocal “no” when asked whether he plans to call a snap election next year.
  “It’s certainly not what we want,” he said during a one-on-one interview with Black Press Media on Friday, Dec. 12.
  This does not mean he is ruling out the possibility that his government could still fall on a confidence motion. The NDP currently has a one-vote majority, and Vancouver-Strathcona MLA Joan Phillip has stepped away from her duties for health reason
  
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• Abbotsford Disaster Relief Fund reopened due to flooding

  12-12-2025 21:00 via abbynews.com
  For the first time since the devastating natural disaster that hit the region in 2021, flood waters have forced local organizations to reactivate the Abbotsford Disaster Relief Fund.
  Offered by the Abbotsford Community Foundation in partnership with the Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce and the University of the Fraser Valley, this emergency fund provides financial aid to those dealing with the effects of local emergencies.
  Community foundation executive director Areni Kelleppan said that this reso
  
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• Cowichan Bay sea lion rescued from life-threatening entanglement

  12-12-2025 20:22 via abbynews.com
  A Steller sea lion is breathing a little easier now following the successfull removal of a severe neck entanglement, authorities say.
  The female sea lion, later named Stl’eluqum by members of the Cowichan Tribes, was first spotted in Cowichan Bay on Nov. 7. The Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Society (VAMMR) was notified shortly thereafter.
  VAMMR and Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) engaged in a “complex, weeks-long rescue effort,” that was “supported by the Cowi
  
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• 23 damaged sites discovered on Hwy. 3 between Hope and Princeton

  12-12-2025 19:56 via abbynews.com
  Highway 3 between Hope and Princeton remains closed after 23 damaged sites were discovered on Thursday (Dec. 11).
  The Ministry of Transportation and Transit (MOTI) has confirmed, after a full ground assessment, that Wednesday’s (Dec. 10) heavy rain and atmospheric river caused “extensive damage” between Hope and E.C. Manning Park.
  “A priority site at (Highway 3) is severely undermined and a culvert is fully exposed,” the ministry said in a Thursday evening update. &
  
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• Province files claim against vaping giant JUUL in B.C. Supreme Court

  12-12-2025 19:48 via abbynews.com
  The province has filed a notice of civil claim against vaping giant JUUL, Attorney General Niki Sharma announced Friday (Dec. 12).
  Sharma said the claim was filed in B.C. Supreme Court under the new Vaping Product Damages and Health Care Costs Recovery Act to hold JUUL Labs accountable for its public harms, as well as to recover public health costs.
  It’s the first civil claim launched under the act, but Sharma said it will not be the last. She added that other manufacturers and wholesalers
  
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• Flooding puts strain on Abbotsford toy fundraiser for kids in need

  12-12-2025 19:30 via abbynews.com
  The ongoing flooding situation in the Fraser Valley has impacted many lives, including those of children who are at risk of not receiving any gifts this Christmas.
  Every year, The Salvation Army hosts its Angel Tree program to ensure that these children have some magic in their holiday season.
  View this post on InstagramA post shared by Sevenoaks Shopping Centre (@shopsevenoaks)However, the flooding has caused this program to encounter a significant hitch, with the largest contributor of toys fo
  
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• 2 PJHL hockey festivals to be held in Lower Mainland

  12-12-2025 19:10 via abbynews.com
  A pair of Jr. hockey events are coming to both Cloverdale and Richmond.
  The Pacific Junior Hockey League (PJHL) is hosting two tournament-style hockey festivals, the Winter Showcase and the Winter Classic, over the Christmas break.
  SHOWCASEThe PJHL Winter Showcase is coming to Cloverdale from Dec. 27-30.
  Hosted by the PJ’s newest franchise, the Showcase will feature teams from the PJHL’s Harold Brittain Conference. All games will be played at Surrey’s newest rink, the Cloverdal
  
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• Former Harper cabinet minister will ‘wait and see’ about BC Conservative leadership

  12-12-2025 19:08 via abbynews.com
  A veteran federal politician in South Surrey/White Rock says she has not made a final decision yet on whether she’ll run for the BC Conservative leadership.
  While a new website launched Wednesday (Dec. 10) appears to signal the desire of former South Surrey-White Rock MP Kerry-Lynne Findlay to run for the provincial party’s top spot, Findlay herself said Thursday (Dec. 11) that she has yet to decide whether she’ll toss her hat in the ring of the yet-unlaunched leadership race.
  
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• Heavy traffic in Agassiz following flood-related highway closures

  12-12-2025 18:36 via abbynews.com
  There are reports of unusually heavy traffic through Agassiz as major highways remain closed following this week’s atmospheric rivers.
  Google Maps indicates backups mainly northbound from the Agassiz Bypass to westbound Else Road at the intersections of Highway 7 and 9 at the turnoff heading to Harrison Hot Springs.
  There have been no vehicle incidents reported in the area on Friday (Nov. 12) morning as of about 9:30 a.m. The traffic is likely because of highway closures related to Wednesd
  
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• Moxies brings belly-warming winter menu to 8 locations in B.C.

  12-12-2025 18:30 via abbynews.com
  Vancouver-based Moxies introduced a new Winter Feature Menu to 49 restaurants across Canada including eight in B.C.
  Until Feb. 16, the menu offers “feel-good flavours with a fresh, elevated twist,” raves Joanne Forrester, company president/CEO — and she’s not wrong.
  Because Surrey is no longer home to Moxies, we went to the well-renovated Langley location to taste some of 11 items on the seasonal menu, which starts at the bar with Agave & Amaretto Sour, Fireside Marga
  
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• B.C. mayor ‘appalled’ all 14 extortion suspects are claiming refugee status

  12-12-2025 17:14 via abbynews.com
  Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke is calling on the federal government to fix Canada’s immigration and deportation laws after learning that all 14 suspects identified by B.C.’s Extortion Task Force are claiming refugee status to avoid deportation.
  Locke issued a statement Thursday (Dec. 11) — the same day Surrey Police Service was investigating another overnight shooting at an autobody business believed to be extortion-related — saying she was “appalled” to learn the
  
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