Abbotsford news

• Roy Clark, country singer, ‘Hee Haw’ star, has died

  15-11-2018 21:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Guitar virtuoso died because of complications from pneumonia at home in Tulsa, Okla. He was 85.
  
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• Juno-winning Abbotsford musician passes away

  22-07-2026 21:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Abbotsford’s music scene took a massive hit on Tuesday (July 21) as one of its more successful artists passed away after a tough fight with cancer.
  Brian Doerksen had long been a prominent presence in the local faith music community, having consistently put out original tracks since the ’90s.
  Throughout the years, he did a lot of solo work, but also collaborated with many other musicians from around the world, including as a member of The SHIYR Poets.
  Live renditions of his music cou
  
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• UPDATE: Missing 4-year-old B.C. boy found safe, amber alert cancelled

  22-07-2026 21:24 via abbynews.com
  
  UPDATE 12:13 p.m.
  The missing four-year-old boy has been found safe, say the RCMP.
  The amber alert was cancelled at 12:07 p.m. on Wednesday, July 22.
  RCMP haven’t released any other details at this time.
  Black Press Media has reached out to West Kelowna RCMP for more information.
  UPDATE: 12:30 a.m.
  RCMP in Langley previously reported four-year-old missing on July 16.
  Police say the four-year-old was believed to be with his mother, Alisse Andrews, and that they were last seen on July 15.
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• WorkSafeBC warns employers to protect workers from heat stress, heat stroke

  22-07-2026 20:00 via abbynews.com
  
  WorkSafeBC has issued a bulletin to remind employers that they must protect their workers from heat-related illnesses as Environment Canada issues heat alerts.
  This applies to staffers working inside and outside.
  Todd McDonald, WorkSafeBC’s head of prevention services, warned that higher temperatures by nature increase the risk of heat stress and heat stroke, “which can be serious and even life-threatening.
  “These illnesses are preventable, and employers have a responsibility t
  
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• Spilled blueberries create another ‘traffic jam’ in Mission

  22-07-2026 20:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Crates of blueberries spilled onto the road in Mission last week, creating another “traffic jam”.
  According to a news release from Mission RCMP, crates spilled out of a truck and onto the Murray Street overpass on July 16. The berries caused one motorcycle to “slip-slide” through the mess but no one was injured by the spill.
  When police arrived, the truck driver was trying to clean up the spilled fruit.
  “The driver blamed other farm workers for improperly loading th
  
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• Stranded orca swims free after Salish Sea beaching southeast of B.C capital

  22-07-2026 19:56 via abbynews.com
  
  A young Bigg’s killer whale found itself high and dry after becoming stranded on a Salish Sea beach, roughly 70 kilometres southeast of Greater Victoria.
  Members of the Pacific Whale Watch Association spotted the whale, identified as T65B2 ‘Corvus’, south of the border, beached between Smith and Minor islands in the Strait of Juan de Fuca on July 16.
  The organization suspects the seven-year-old orca misjudged the outgoing tide while hunting, accidentally stranding itself.
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• City of Abbotsford named one of 40 best places to work in Canada

  22-07-2026 19:00 via abbynews.com
  
  The City of Abbotsford has been recognized by Human Resources Director Canada as one of the 40 best places to work in the country.
  The annual list honours organizations that demonstrate outstanding employee satisfaction, flexible work practices and a strong commitment to purpose-driven leadership.
  The Best Place to Work award is based on results of an independent third-party employee survey, with recognized organizations achieving a satisfaction rating of 75 per cent or higher in key areas inclu
  
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• Man dead in North Vancouver RCMP shooting after he allegedly got into police vehicle

  22-07-2026 18:22 via abbynews.com
  
  A man is dead in a police shooting in North Vancouver Tuesday and B.C.’s police watchdog, the Independent Investigations Office of B.C., is now investigating.North Vancouver RCMP responded to reports of a man with an edged weapon allegedly threatening people in a business at Westview Plaza in the 2600-block of Westview Drive around 1:12 p.m. on July 21.
  He then exited the business and allegedly entered a vehicle in the parking lot and collided with multiple parked vehicles, B.C. RCMP said
  
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• Wildfires close portions of Highway 1, 3

  22-07-2026 18:15 via abbynews.com
  
  Closures to portions of Highway 1 and 3 remain in effect on Wednesday morning (July 22) due to wildfires near Boston Bar and Manning Park respectively.
  Highway 1 is closed for a 41.2-kilometre stretch between Hell’s Gate and Boston Bar
  According to Drive BC, the wildfire burning north of Hells Gate is in close proximity to the highway. The new wildfire is south of the Ainslie Creek and Brunswick Creek wildfires.
  Meanwhile, Highway 3 is closed between Sunshine Valley and Manning Park due to
  
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• Heat, air quality warnings remain in effect for Fraser Valley

  22-07-2026 17:42 via abbynews.com
  
  Heat and air quality warnings from Environment Canada remain in effect for the Fraser Valley on Wednesday (July 22).
  Hot temperatures are expected to continue today with daytime highs projected to be in the low to mid 30s. Environment Canada says a gradual cooling trend will begin Thursday (July 23).
  The combination of hot weather and wildfire smoke has also increased smog concentrations in the Fraser Valley and Metro Vancouver areas, according to the air quality warning.
  Smoke from wildfires in
  
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• United Way seeks donations for B.C. wildfire recovery fund

  22-07-2026 14:00 via abbynews.com
  
  United Way BC is putting the call out for financial donations to help the thousands of people in B.C. currently under wildfire evacuation orders and alerts.
  People are being asked to donate to the United for BC Wildfire Recovery Fund which provides immediate and long-term support for nearly 10,000 people in several communities affected by about 90 wildfires province-wide.The fund provides assistance not only during emergencies, but throughout the months and years of recovery that follow. Donatio
  
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• Amber Alert activated for 4-year-old boy reportedly taken by mother from West Kelowna

  22-07-2026 08:19 via abbynews.com
  
  UPDATE: 12:30 a.m.
  RCMP in Langley previously reported four-year-old Ryan Atlas Andrews (Atlas) missing on July 16.
  Police say Atlas was believed to be with his mother, Alisse Andrews, and that they were last seen on July 15.
  No Amber Alert was issued at this time.
  However, on Monday, July 20, RCMP issued a statement that Atlas Andrews was found safe.
  Then on July 22, BC RCMP activated a province-wide Amber Alert for the boy, reporting Alisse Andrews to be the suspect in the child’s disapp
  
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• Amber Alert activated for 4 year old boy reportedly taken by mother from West Kelowna

  22-07-2026 07:19 via abbynews.com
  
  An Amber Alert is being issued to locate a four-year-old boy reported missing from West Kelowna on July 21.
  RCMP are investigating the parental abduction of Atlas Andrews and issued the alert just after midnight on July 22.Ryan Atlas Andrews (Atlas) is described as:
  * Age: four years old
  * Hair: Brown
  * Eyes: Hazel
  * Race: Caucasian* Descriptors: 3 feet tall and 51 pounds
  Police are also looking for Alisse Andrews who is described as:
  • Age: 40-years-old• Hair: Brown
  • Eyes: Brown
  
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• New wildfire discovered near Boston Bar; evacuations updated

  22-07-2026 03:36 via abbynews.com
  
  A new wildfire ignited south of Boston Bar and was spreading quickly due to strong winds Tuesday evening, prompting a highway closure and urgent evacuation order.The Fraser Valley Regional District issued a notice about the fire at 5:07 p.m. on July 21, urging anyone remaining in the area to leave immediately.“A new wildfire has ignited south of Boston Bar and is spreading quickly in strong winds,” the notice read. “For your safety, residents who have remained in the community,
  
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• More evacuation orders as new fire near Boston Bar grows to 1,000 hectares

  22-07-2026 03:36 via abbynews.com
  
  UPDATE 10:45 p.m.
  The new fire south of Boston Bar discovered on Tuesday (July 21) has gown to 1,000 hectares, and the Fraser Valley Regional District has expanded evacuation orders and alerts in the area.
  The fire — V11090 — continues to spread rapidly.An evacuation order has been issued for properties on Scuzzy Creek Road, while an evacuation alert is now in effect for the area south of Hell’s Gate to Alexandra Bridge.
  Anyone who is still in the area and is trying to evacuate
  
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• 55-year-old woman’s body found outside Lower Mainland home

  22-07-2026 02:45 via abbynews.com
  
  Maple Ridge Mounties say they are working closely with the BC Coroners Service and other support units as they investigate the death of a woman on Monday, July 20.
  At around 7:30 a.m., RCMP responded to a report of the deceased individual outside of a residence in the 11800-block of 207 Street in Hammond.
  The deceased person is believed to be a 55-year-old woman of no fixed address.Cause of death is currently unknown, said the Maple Ridge RCMP.
  However, part of the police investigation is to see
  
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• Vernon-Lake Country-Monashee MP vocal over provincial strategy ‘failures’

  22-07-2026 02:04 via abbynews.com
  
  As the Member of Parliament (MP) for Vernon-Lake Country-Monashee, Scott Anderson vows not to stay silent because issues may fall under another level of government.
  Standing in front of Vernon city council Monday, July 20, Anderson – who served from 2014 to 2022 as a Vernon councillor before losing the 2022 mayoral election to Victor Cumming – said he’ll speak up when provincial or municipal decisions affect the people he now represents.
  And he spoke loud.
  Appearing before coun
  
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• ‘Not a chance in hell’ that B.C. is putting U.S. liquor back on shelves: Eby

  22-07-2026 01:44 via abbynews.com
  
  Premier David Eby is standing firm on his government’s decision to keep American alcohol products off B.C. Liquor Store shelves.
  “There is not a chance in hell that U.S. alcohol is going back on the shelf in British Columbia – and I’m proud of that and I know that British Columbians support that.”
  Eby was in Charlottetown Tuesday for the beginning of a three-day meeting of the Council of the Federation with other provincial and territorial leaders and Prime Minister
  
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• New Abbotsford Canucks head coach Ryan Papaioannou aims to strengthen winning culture

  22-07-2026 01:38 via abbynews.com
  
  The Trans Mountain pipeline runs from Alberta through the Fraser Valley and all the way to the coast, but for new Abbotsford Canucks head coach Ryan Papaioannou, a different conduit connects his coaching journey to Abbotsford, starting in Brooks, Alta.
  Five Alberta Junior Hockey League titles, three Centennial Cup crowns, a Western Canada Cup championship and one BCHL title pepper Papaioannou’s resume over the 16 seasons he spent behind the bench of the dynastic Brooks Bandits.Papaioannou,
  
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• B.C. forgives legal debts of staffer involved in 2013 ‘quick wins’ scandal

  22-07-2026 00:47 via abbynews.com
  
  B.C. will forgive most of the $460,000 legal debt incurred by former communications staffer Brian Bonney defending himself for his part in the “quick wins” scandal that engulfed Christy Clark’s B.C. Liberal government in 2013, according to the Finance Ministry.
  The scandal centred around a multiculturalism outreach plan that was found to have inappropriately used government resources for partisan purposes.
  There were staff resignations, and John Yap stepped down from a minister
  
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• 600 B.C. properties under evacuation order, 5,700 under alerts amid wildfires

  22-07-2026 00:17 via abbynews.com
  
  More than 33,000 lightning strikes across B.C. last week has led to an increase in the number of active wildfires in the province.There are 87 active wildfires, including four that started in the last 24 hours, as of Tuesday morning (July 21). Twenty-four were declared out in the same period, Forests Minister Ravi Parmar said in a provincial wildfire and drought update.
  Parmar said the forecast is showing more “challenging weather” ahead, with hot, dry conditions and limited rain in
  
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• Chilliwack teen with replica firearm arrested at SkyTrain station

  22-07-2026 00:01 via abbynews.com
  
  A Chilliwack teen who allegedly had a firearm on the SkyTrain was arrested on Saturday (July 18).
  The incident happened around 5:25 p.m. when the Vancouver Police Department were called to report from the Nanaimo SkyTrain station of someone with a firearm on the train.
  “A teenager allegedly exposed a firearm to a passenger before boarding an eastbound train,” VPD stated in a July 21 press release.
  Police immediately broadcasted the suspect’s description to regional law enforcem
  
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• Attorney General comments on rural B.C., Indigenous land rights issues in Revelstoke interview

  22-07-2026 00:00 via abbynews.com
  
  On an unofficial visit to Revelstoke last Saturday, July 18, Attorney General Niki Sharma connected with Black Press Media to share her remarks on rural B.C. and what legal issues are front of mind for the province.
  Sharma, MLA for Vancouver—Hastings, grew up in Sparwood and is no stranger to small-town mountain life somewhere such as Revelstoke.
  “Coming to this place, it’s just part of our lifestyle, to connect with these mountain towns,” she said, chatting in the Revels
  
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• Abbotsford entrepreneurs represent B.C. at G20 summit

  21-07-2026 23:55 via abbynews.com
  
  Dozens of entrepreneurs from across the country will be heading to Austria later this year to try to spark worldwide economic growth.
  A total of 40 young business leaders make up this year’s Canadian delegation for the G20 Young Entrepreneurs’ Alliance (YEA) Summit.
  Among them are Abbotsford’s Janine Jivani and Saboor Meherzad, who make up half of the entire B.C. representation.
  This group was put together by entrepreneurial support non-profit Futurpreneur, which is one of the
  
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• Montrose appealing court ruling that declined to add company to Cowichan case

  21-07-2026 23:39 via abbynews.com
  
  Montrose Properties is planning to appeal a recent B.C. Supreme Court judgment that ruled against the company’s application to reopen the Cowichan Tribes land title case and be added as a party.
  “We are going to do everything we can to ensure our interests are heard, and our rights are respected,” said Ken Low, CEO of Montrose Properties, in a news release announcing the intention to appeal. “And we do not feel they have been to date.”
  Justice Barbara Young ruled on
  
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• Suspect in 2022 Quebec murder arrested in B.C.

  21-07-2026 22:23 via abbynews.com
  
  A man wanted for a 2022 murder in Quebec was arrested in B.C. after police searched a home in Burnaby.
  Lee Van Smat Germain was wanted on an outstanding warrant in connection with the May 11, 2022 homicide of Sébastien Giroux in Montréal, a July 21 release from B.C.’s Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit says.
  He was one of three people charged in connection with Giroux’s death on Jan. 22, 2026, police said. The other two were arrested at the time, but Germain remai
  
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• Ross Siemens announces re-election bid for mayor of Abbotsford

  21-07-2026 21:39 via abbynews.com
  
  Ross Siemens has announced he is seeking re-election as mayor of Abbotsford.Siemens shared the news in a press release on Monday (July 20).
  He stated that he is seeking a second term to “continue providing experienced, practical and collaborative leadership while protecting Abbotsford’s quality of life and preparing the city for
  future growth.”
  Siemens was elected mayor in 2022 by earning 16,037 votes (63.51 per cent) and more than doubling the second place finisher. He previou
  
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• Class action lawsuit against StubHub for World Cup tickets filed in B.C. court

  21-07-2026 21:35 via abbynews.com
  
  A Vancouver man has filed a proposed national class action lawsuit against StubHub after World Cup tickets he bought never materialized.
  Vancouver-based Westpoint Law Group announced the proposed class action against StubHub on Friday (July 17). The defendants are Delaware-based StubHub Inc., StubHub Canada Ltd., Delaware-based viagogo Entertainment Inc. and Switzerland-based viagogo GmbH. They’re all subsidiaries of StubHub Holdings, Inc.
  Mark Gallagher, on March 7, 2026, purchased two se
  
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• Annual burn camp for B.C. kids kicks off

  21-07-2026 21:35 via abbynews.com
  
  Before 59 young burn survivors from across B.C. and the Yukon began a week-long summer camp in Squamish, they were treated to a kick-off celebration hosted by Township of Langley Firefighters IAFF Local 4550 at McLeod Athletic Park in Langley on Sunday, July 19.
  Todd Schierling, president of the BC Professional Fire Fighters’ Burn Fund which organizes the camps, spoke at the event.
  “It’s all about showing up for these kids,” Schierling told the Langley Advance Times. &ldq
  
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• BC Hydro to triple size of its public EV charging network by 2035

  21-07-2026 20:57 via abbynews.com
  
  BC Hydro plans to triple the number of its public electric vehicle charging ports by 2035 through a $700-million investment in 3,500 new charging ports across B.C.
  “It will make it one of the largest networks in Canada,” BC Hydro CEO Charlotte Mitha said of the new plan at a Tuesday morning announcement in Richmond.
  There are currently 917 BC Hydro charging ports at 190 locations throughout the province.
  This is in addition to roughly 8,900 total public charging ports in the province
  
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