https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/en-caCopyright (C) 2026 newslocker.comWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:01:00 +0100 Jennifer Thoss has been confirmed as the incoming mayor, after the recount and draw on Tuesday (Oct. 27). She and incumbent mayor Denise O’Connor each received 45 votes in the municipal election held on Oct. 17, and a recount produced the same outcome.
According to CivicInfoBC, there were an estimated 198 eligible voters in Lytton in this el]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/drawing-of-lots-results-in-new-mayor-for-village-of-lytton/Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:01:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/drawing-of-lots-results-in-new-mayor-for-village-of-lytton/ The election was held on Oct. 17, but the vote resulted in a tie for the fourth of four councillor seats.
On Oct. 26, Carrie Kassa, chief election officer for Princeton, declared Tyler Willis elected as councillor following a judicial recount lot draw.
In the election, held on Oct. 14, Willis and Paula Shackleton were tied for the fourth spot on counci]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/princeton-council-seat-determined-by-a-draw/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 23:58:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/princeton-council-seat-determined-by-a-draw/ In an update on Tuesday, Oct. 27, the Marine Education and Research Society said the dead whale was sighted near the Grace Islands just over a week after reports of a ferry striking a whale in the same area.
“Necropsy anticipated, but it is believed that external injuries indicate ves]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/dead-humpback-whale-seen-in-area-of-bc-ferries-collision/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 23:47:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/dead-humpback-whale-seen-in-area-of-bc-ferries-collision/ The inaugural Shuttle Storm Abbotsford 2026 tournament takes over the University of the Fraser Valley Athletic Centre’s North Gym for a full day of action on Saturday, Nov. 21.
The event is open to 10 different singles and doubles divisions for ages 13 to 50-plus, with a youth and UFV student rate of $30 and an adult rate of $40 per category.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Sh]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/shuttle-storm-abbotsford-aiming-to-grow-badminton-with-inaugural-tournament/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 23:42:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/shuttle-storm-abbotsford-aiming-to-grow-badminton-with-inaugural-tournament/ More than 200 people attended the eighth annual Inclusive Employer Excellence Awards at the Clarion Hotel and Conference Centre in Abbotsford.The event was organized by Archway Community Services, Bethesda Christian Association, Communitas Supportive Care Society, Mission Association for Community Living BC and AKG Canada Employment Services.
The awards received a record number of nomina]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/5-abbotsford-and-mission-businesses-receive-inclusive-employer-awards/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 23:40:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/5-abbotsford-and-mission-businesses-receive-inclusive-employer-awards/ Mason Balzer was recently named to the U17 men’s sevens Team Canada roster, making him the first-ever Abbotsford rugby player to compete in the Youth Olympic Games.
Joining the Yale Secondary athlete in the Senegal competition are 11 other teen rugby stars, three of whom are from B.C.View this post on InstagramA]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-rugby-player-joins-team-canada-for-summer-youth-olympic-games/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 22:57:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-rugby-player-joins-team-canada-for-summer-youth-olympic-games/ In an Oct. 27 order, the board directed Trigon to cease using contractors to perform specified duties within 48 hours of the order’s issuance, unless the union agrees otherwise. The restriction remains in effect for]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/industrial-board-orders-trigon-to-halt-contractor-work-during-ongoing-longshore-strike-at-prince-rupert-port/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 22:54:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/industrial-board-orders-trigon-to-halt-contractor-work-during-ongoing-longshore-strike-at-prince-rupert-port/ Williams spent election night, Saturday, Oct. 24, with his team at the Salmon Arm Legion. When voting results began rolling in, from the riding and throughout the province, the watch party turned to celebration as the Conservatives took a wide lead early on, eventually securing 63 of the British Columbia’s 93 ridings.
“I never thought for a minute that we]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/shuswap-mla-says-better-days-are-ahead-following-landslide-conservative-win/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 21:20:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/shuswap-mla-says-better-days-are-ahead-following-landslide-conservative-win/ The show runs until Nov. 22 at the Abbotsford Arts Centre, 2329 Crescent Way.
The Broadway adaptation of the beloved animated film features favourites like Let It Go and For the First Time in Forever, alongside new songs written for the stage, including Monster and I Can’t Lose You.
In the kingdom of Arendelle, sisters Anna (Ash Nardi) and Elsa (Jaimee Huttema) have grown increasingly distant.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/gallery-7-theatre-in-abbotsford-presents-frozen/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 20:25:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/gallery-7-theatre-in-abbotsford-presents-frozen/ The event runs on Saturday, Nov. 7 and features senior, junior and para high school athletes.
ACS is the host school and the Royals are the lead sport technical role for the event.
Senior athletes run a five-kilometre course, junior runners have a 4.1 km course and para athletes have a two km course. Hundreds are]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/high-school-cross-country-provincial-championships-coming-to-abbotsford/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 19:39:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/high-school-cross-country-provincial-championships-coming-to-abbotsford/ Head coach Stephen Meehan said the squad includes the return of several France-based players and a few who have signed professional contracts in England after a landmark deal with CHAMP Rugby, the country’s second-tier league. One is Courtenay’s Foster DeWitt, who signed with Nottingham Rugby in October. DeWitt was also part of Canada’s Pacific Nations Cup squad earlier th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/several-bc-rugby-players-included-in-rugby-canadas-nations-cup-squad/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 19:30:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/several-bc-rugby-players-included-in-rugby-canadas-nations-cup-squad/ Sturgeon Slayers was out on a guiding trip with her when she reeled in an untagged 11-foot, 4-inch white sturgeon. It had a 60-inch pectoral girth and a 70-inch belly girth.
“This was an absolutely incredible fish,” said Kevin Estrada, owner of Sturgeon Slayers. “When you see a fish with these kinds of measurements, you realize how special the Fraser River is. And]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/absolutely-incredible-fish-female-angler-reels-in-massive-sturgeon-with-chilliwack-guide/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 19:17:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/absolutely-incredible-fish-female-angler-reels-in-massive-sturgeon-with-chilliwack-guide/ Sturgeon Slayers was out on a guiding trip with her when she reeled in an untagged, 1,200-pound, 11-foot-4-inch white sturgeon in Chilliwack. It had a 60-inch pectoral girth and a 70-inch belly girth.
“This was an absolutely incredible fish,” said Kevin Estrada, owner of Sturgeon Slayers. “When you see a fish with these kinds of measurements, you realize how speci]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/absolutely-incredible-fish-female-angler-reels-in-massive-sturgeon-in-chilliwack/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 19:17:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/absolutely-incredible-fish-female-angler-reels-in-massive-sturgeon-in-chilliwack/ Sturgeon Slayers was out on a guiding trip with her when she reeled in an untagged, 1,200-pound, 11-foot-4-inch white sturgeon in Chilliwack. It had a 60-inch pectoral girth and a 70-inch belly girth.
“This was an absolutely incredible fish,” said Kevin Estrada, owner of Sturgeon Slayers. “When you see a fish with these kinds of measurements, you realize how speci]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/absolutely-incredible-fish-female-angler-reels-in-1200-lb-sturgeon-in-chilliwack/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 19:17:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/absolutely-incredible-fish-female-angler-reels-in-1200-lb-sturgeon-in-chilliwack/ The incident that sparked the investigation began around 3 p.m. on June 7 when Victoria Police officers were at a liquor store in a commercial plaza in the 170-block of Wilson Street to arrest a man who was not permitted to be there.
Officers arrested the man and took him to the police department, but on July 6, the IIO was notified about the incident by the man, wh]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/iio-investigation-clears-victoria-police-officers-of-wrongdoing-in-june-arrest/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/iio-investigation-clears-victoria-police-officers-of-wrongdoing-in-june-arrest/ The estimate was published in an online report by Western Washington University’s Border Policy Research Institute (BPRI).
“Whatcom County’s Cross-Border Retail Economy,” a collection of interactive maps and data charts, shows Canadian shoppin]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/loss-of-bc-shoppers-a-64-million-hit-for-washington-state-border-towns/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 17:48:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/loss-of-bc-shoppers-a-64-million-hit-for-washington-state-border-towns/ Victoria police and fire departments are investigating the major fire that tore through a former Travellers Inn at 760 Blanshard Street on Oct. 24.Firefighters arrived just before 4 a.m. to find heavy flames extending up the exterior of the building. Crews began an interior attack, but intense heat and fire conditions fo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/1-person-unaccounted-for-after-massive-blaze-destroys-former-victoria-hotel-police/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 17:48:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/1-person-unaccounted-for-after-massive-blaze-destroys-former-victoria-hotel-police/ At approximately 8:53 a.m. on Oct. 23, Sidney/North Saanich RCMP received a report from a resident of Downey Road in North Saanich that a deer was trapped in a backyard swimming pool.
An officer attended the residence and found an adult buck unable to get out of the pool on its own.
Working together, the officer and the homeowner used a large strap to help guide the deer safely from the wate]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/great-example-of-cooperation-mounties-help-island-resident-rescue-deer-from-pool/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 17:40:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/great-example-of-cooperation-mounties-help-island-resident-rescue-deer-from-pool/ The bond between a person and their pet knows n]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/vancouver-island-dog-rescuer-killed-helping-animals-in-war-torn-ukraine/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 16:07:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/vancouver-island-dog-rescuer-killed-helping-animals-in-war-torn-ukraine/ On Tuesday, Oct. 27, Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for Kamloops, Clearwater, Barriere, Ashcroft, 100 Mile Ranch, and north to Anahim Lake due to “heavy banded snow giving locally high accumulations and poor visibility.” Williams Lake, Quesnel, and Prince George were not issued the weather statement.According to the government weather agency, the snow will start on Tuesday afternoon in th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/snow-to-fall-in-parts-of-the-cariboo-environment-canada/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 15:42:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/snow-to-fall-in-parts-of-the-cariboo-environment-canada/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/impaired-driver-crashes-into-utility-pole-in-abbotsford/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 15:22:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/impaired-driver-crashes-into-utility-pole-in-abbotsford/ Ravi Parmar, who eked out a third victory for the NDP in Langford-Highlands, says voters “sent a message” that the snap election was the “wrong decision.”
“It was clearly a mistake. No question,” Parmar said in a Monday morning interview. “We spent the entire election campaign answering the question, ‘ Why did]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/clearly-a-mistake-candidates-experts-reflect-on-snap-election-call/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:57:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/clearly-a-mistake-candidates-experts-reflect-on-snap-election-call/ A statement by Langley RCMP said on Oct. 20, a Tuesday, police received a report from multiple witnesses of an assault on a mother and her children by a man near Douglas Park in Langley City.
“It is alleged that the accused assaulted the mother and her two children and uttered racial slurs,” the statement said. “Multiple witnesses observed the incident and contacted the police.”
The suspect fle]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/langley-man-charged-with-hate-related-assault-in-public-park/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 23:27:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/langley-man-charged-with-hate-related-assault-in-public-park/ As part of National 4-H Month this November, clubs all across Canada will be donning green on Nov. 4 for the Show Your 4-H Colours campaign.
Victoria Pitsiaeli, B.C. representative for the Canadian 4-H Youth Advisory Council, said this campaign is meant to raise awareness about the many positive contributions that 4-H groups make to their local communities.
This organization has been available to youth between the ages o]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-4-h-community-gets-colourful/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 22:48:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-4-h-community-gets-colourful/ Tim Binnema sure wants to know.
Green Party candidate in Surrey-Fleetwood, Binnema says someone put up hundreds of unauthorized signs with his name and photo last Friday (Oct. 23), a day before final voting in the B.C. election.
“It’s somewhere between 100 and 200 (signs), I would say,” Binnema estimated Saturday. “It was shocking, to be tell you the truth. When I turned around the corn]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/fake-campaign-signs-pop-up-in-bc-riding-on-election-eve/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 22:44:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/fake-campaign-signs-pop-up-in-bc-riding-on-election-eve/ This brings Ksi Lisims completed binding S]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-north-coast-lng-project-draws-nearer-to-final-investment-decision/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 22:08:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-north-coast-lng-project-draws-nearer-to-final-investment-decision/ However, the voter statistics told a different story: fewer than half of voters marked their ballots for a Conservative.
A total of 48.1 per cent of voters cast ballots for the Conservatives, while 37.4 per cent voted for a BC NDP candidate and 11 per cent supported a BC Green can]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-election-outcome-does-not-reflect-popular-vote/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 21:51:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-election-outcome-does-not-reflect-popular-vote/ The injunction requires all of the temporary structures to be cleared, a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/court-orders-penticton-unhoused-encampment-be-cleared/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 21:40:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/court-orders-penticton-unhoused-encampment-be-cleared/ According to BC Ferries, Brian Anderson, vice president of strategy and planning, has been appointed as the interim CEO, while Dallyn Willis, executive vice president and chief financial officer, assumes responsibility for strategy and planning and leads the revitalization review with oversight from the board.
“The ferry]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-ferries-ceo-replaced-amid-review-of-services/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 21:40:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-ferries-ceo-replaced-amid-review-of-services/ Higginson now sits at 13,380 (44.37 per cent), 13 votes ahead of Kris McNichol of the BC Conservative Party’s 13,367 votes (44.33 per cent).
Charlene Smylie of the BC Green Party sits in third place with 3,365 votes (11.16 per cent).
Elections BC noted Monday that results reported on election night are preliminary and subject to change as]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-ndp-candidate-pulls-ahead-by-13-votes-after-results-corrected-in-ladysmith-oceanside-riding/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 21:29:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-ndp-candidate-pulls-ahead-by-13-votes-after-results-corrected-in-ladysmith-oceanside-riding/ That result completed the Canada West playoff picture and it marked the first time ever that UFV finished in second. The club finished with a best-ever record of 8-3-5 and superstar goalkeeper Mattheus De Souza recorded his program record 12th shutout in the draw. The 29 points collected over th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/ufv-cascades-mens-soccer-clinch-second-place-finish-with-best-record-in-program-history/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 21:16:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/ufv-cascades-mens-soccer-clinch-second-place-finish-with-best-record-in-program-history/ The 20th annual awards celebration was held Oct. 14 at Matsqui Centennial Auditorium.The program celebrates individuals, businesses and organizations whose contributions help make Abbotsford a more caring, connected and resilient community.
“Tonight is about recognizing people who go above and beyond for others,” said Kim Halowski, community relations manager at Fort]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/recipients-presented-with-community-builders-awards-in-abbotsford/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 21:13:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/recipients-presented-with-community-builders-awards-in-abbotsford/ Every Day Counts: A Premature Son, a Broken Plan, and Eight Friends by Isaac Jonas is based on the daily journal he wrote after his son was born Aug. 2 at Surrey Memorial Hospital.
His son was admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit and was later transferred to Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre.
The 110-page book, published Oct. 2 documents 43 days of his son’s 48-day hospital s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-dad-releases-book-about-sons-premature-birth/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 20:12:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-dad-releases-book-about-sons-premature-birth/ Loud noises such as doorbells ringing, unexpected visitors and open doors, fireworks, exposure to potential toxins, and discarded candy wrappers are all things that can make animals anxious or present health threats. It often leads to fear and unpredictable behaviour for animal companions and wildlife.
Planning ahead of Halloween and the holiday season gives pets a better chance at]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/tips-to-keep-pets-and-wildlife-safe-this-halloween/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 19:11:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/tips-to-keep-pets-and-wildlife-safe-this-halloween/ The club continued a strong October with 3-1 and 4-2 wins over the Calgary Wranglers in Abbotsford on Saturday (Oct. 24) and Sunday (Oct. 25).
Saturday’s game saw Calgary’s Rory Kerins crack open a scoreless game with a power play goal at 2:31 of the second and after 40 minutes that was all the offence either team could muster.
However, the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-canucks-extend-win-streak-to-five-games/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 18:37:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-canucks-extend-win-streak-to-five-games/ The Abbotsford-Mission riding was won by the BC NDP’s Pam Alexis with 398 votes. She edged out Saturday’s winner Darryl Kropp of the Conservative Pa]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-students-transform-blue-wave-into-miniature-rainbow-in-student-vote-bc/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 17:19:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-students-transform-blue-wave-into-miniature-rainbow-in-student-vote-bc/ ORIGINAL STORY
The family of a missing Abbotsford man is appealing to the public to help locate him.
Mattias Kolodziej-Serwa, 19, has been missing since Oct. 12. He was last seen at 4:15 p.m. in the 34000 block of Kent Avenue, located in east Abbotsford near Old C]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/update-missing-abbotsford-man-19-found-safe/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 17:14:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/update-missing-abbotsford-man-19-found-safe/ Signage for a new Rippling World has appeared outside and inside the mall and the new plans for the space begin with a Christmas Warehouse Sale running from Nov. 20 to Dec. 31, 2026.
According to the Rippling World Instagram page, items offered include baby essentials, kids clothing, toys, books, holiday-themed gifts and more. They state that many of the it]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/christmas-warehouse-sale-taking-over-former-london-drugs-space-at-abbotsfords-west-oaks-mall/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 16:45:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/christmas-warehouse-sale-taking-over-former-london-drugs-space-at-abbotsfords-west-oaks-mall/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/collision-involving-semi-slows-highway-1-traffic-in-abbotsford/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 15:22:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/collision-involving-semi-slows-highway-1-traffic-in-abbotsford/ Few (if any) people still living will remember that last provincial Conservative government, but many will be asking themselves who Lorne Doerkson is. First elected provincially in the Cariboo-Chilcotin riding in 2020, a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/from-rodeo-rider-to-premier-elect-meet-unknown-bc-conservative-leader-lorne-doerkson/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/from-rodeo-rider-to-premier-elect-meet-unknown-bc-conservative-leader-lorne-doerkson/ They’re not talking about spooks and spectres, but about ghost cars. Also known as ghost cruisers, they’re unmarked police vehicles with fewer obvious emergency lights and markings than regular cruisers, but are otherwise fully functional police vehicles. Two recent excessive speed impounds were a direct outcome of using ghost cruisers to enforce safe driving near Prince George]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/drivers-beware-police-warn-about-ghosts-on-bc-roads/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/drivers-beware-police-warn-about-ghosts-on-bc-roads/ Hughes, the superstar defenceman and former Canucks captain, was returning to Vancouver for the first time since being acquired by Minnesota on Dec. 12, 2025. He was loudly jeered every time he touched the puck, along with various derogatory chants during the game. A tribute video during a break seven m]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/boos-for-hughes-wild-win-4-2-as-ex-canucks-captain-jeered-in-return-to-vancouver/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 05:42:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/boos-for-hughes-wild-win-4-2-as-ex-canucks-captain-jeered-in-return-to-vancouver/ Going into the game, both Vancouver and Calgary had been predicti]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-vancouver-fc-out-of-playoffs-after-loss-in-calgary/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:40:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-vancouver-fc-out-of-playoffs-after-loss-in-calgary/ The elections, which resulted in a landslide victory for the BC Conservatives on Oct. 24, saw the lowest turnout in the province’s history, with only 48.1 per cent of registered voters casting their ballots with 99.75 per cent of boxes reporting. The result marks an over 10 per cent decrease in voter turnout percentage compared to the 2024 provincial elect]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/2026-bc-election-sees-record-low-turnout-as-conservatives-win-majority/Sun, 25 Oct 2026 22:35:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/2026-bc-election-sees-record-low-turnout-as-conservatives-win-majority/ “To the British Columbians who voted for another party yesterday, I heard you,” he said. “Starting today, I am your premier as much as anyone else’s. You will have a government that listens to you, works for you, and respects you, however you marked your ballot.”
Because he was appointed to lead his party just two da]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-premier-designate-doerkson-urges-unity-and-promises-swift-action-after-decisive-victory/Sun, 25 Oct 2026 20:31:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-premier-designate-doerkson-urges-unity-and-promises-swift-action-after-decisive-victory/ And, just over 12 hours after taking the stage as elected premier-designate, Doerkson addressed the media in Vancouver.
“Today I’m your premier,” Doerkson said. “No matter how you marked your ballot.”
Doerkson is also being sent back to Victoria for the third time by the voters of his Cariboo Chil]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-premier-designate-doerkson-addresses-media-after-conservative-majority-win/Sun, 25 Oct 2026 20:31:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-premier-designate-doerkson-addresses-media-after-conservative-majority-win/ MLA elects Darryl Kropp (Abbotsford-Mission), Bruce Banman (Abbotsford South), and Korky Neufeld (Abbotsford West) held a joint election party, with more than 100 supporters in attendance.The three candidates mingled with the attendees as they watched the election results roll in.
Once all three had secured their wins, they each gave a victory speech, celebra]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/photos-abbotsford-mission-conservatives-celebrate-blue-wave/Sun, 25 Oct 2026 20:25:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/photos-abbotsford-mission-conservatives-celebrate-blue-wave/ Going into the game, Giants had won six in a row, and they looked likely to make it seventh by coming back from a multi-goal third-period deficit for the second straight game, but the tie led to a shootout and the game ended with a 4-3 loss.Giants still hold first place in the B.C. Division with an 8-2-1-2 record. Kamloops improves to 7-3-2-0.
Blake Chorney had another standout performance, scoring twice for his second]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-a-shootout-ends-vancouver-giants-winning-streak/Sun, 25 Oct 2026 19:14:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-a-shootout-ends-vancouver-giants-winning-streak/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/explore-winemaker-yeungs-2025-releases/Sun, 25 Oct 2026 19:12:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/explore-winemaker-yeungs-2025-releases/ “This is obviously something I do with a heavy heart,” he told supporters gathered in downtown Vancouver on Saturday night. “But it is time for new leadership within our party.”
Eby called the snap election on Sept. 22 as the opposition Conservative Party appeared to be in disarray. Former Conservative leader Kerry-Lynne Findaly had stepped down just two days earlier amid a caucus uprising, and the party a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/david-eby-steps-down-as-bc-ndp-leader-after-party-loses-election/Sun, 25 Oct 2026 07:38:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/david-eby-steps-down-as-bc-ndp-leader-after-party-loses-election/ With all the election day ballots reporting and three of four advance ballot boxes counted, Van Popta was ahead with 7,552 votes, or 55.44 per cent of the total cast. Holly Isaac of the NDP received 4,362 votes, or 32.02 per cent.
Green Party’s Sam Meyer received 1,107 votes for 8.13 per cent, and Kyle Stevenson of CentreBC took 586 votes, or 4.3 per cent.
The p]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/langley-walnut-grove-stays-conservative-in-bc-election/Sun, 25 Oct 2026 07:18:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/langley-walnut-grove-stays-conservative-in-bc-election/ The incumbent MLA held off Andrew Mercier, who had held the seat from 2020 to 2024 for the NDP.
“I’m feeling fantastic,” Toor said after it became clear that she was well ahead, as was her party.
“This is overwhelming,” Toor said. “People are ready for a change.”
She said her priority, one she’s worked towards whi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/conservatives-win-in-langley-willowbrook/Sun, 25 Oct 2026 07:13:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/conservatives-win-in-langley-willowbrook/ ​It was a landslide victory for the Conservative Party on Saturday, Oct. 24, over one million British Columbians went to the polls and ultimately voted for the Conservatives after nine years of an NDP government.
​Dew, who was initially voted in as an MLA for Kelowna-Mission in 2024, tells Black Press Media he is ready to advocate for change with a majorit]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/this-is-a-big-blue-wave-conservative-gavin-dew-re-elected-in-kelowna-mission-riding/Sun, 25 Oct 2026 07:02:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/this-is-a-big-blue-wave-conservative-gavin-dew-re-elected-in-kelowna-mission-riding/ With just two ballot boxes left to be counted, McCall has more than 62 per cent of the vote, according to the preliminary numbers.
“What a humbling and exciting night, I am honoured to be re-elected as your MLA and grateful for the trust our community has placed in me once again,” McCall said in an emailed statement to Black Press Media. “This is an opportunity to get results on the priorities that matter mos]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/it-is-an-honour-to-serve-you-mccall-re-elected-in-west-kelowna-peachland/Sun, 25 Oct 2026 06:59:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/it-is-an-honour-to-serve-you-mccall-re-elected-in-west-kelowna-peachland/ A projected Conservative majority was solidified shortly after 9 p.m., prompting loud cheers and sustained applause from supporters gathered at the party’s election-night headquarters at Rocky Mountaineer Station in Vancouver.
An estimated 500 to 600 people]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/doerkson-set-to-become-bc-premier-after-projected-conservative-majority-win/Sun, 25 Oct 2026 06:58:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/doerkson-set-to-become-bc-premier-after-projected-conservative-majority-win/ Singh beat out BC NDP candidate Binny Boparai, Green candidate Carter Mochinski and OneBC candidate Alexandra Wright to win the riding.
In a brief interview with media, Singh thanked volunteers and supporters.
Media, including Black Press, were barred by the Conservative campaign managers on scene from listening to Singh’s victory speech at the Fairfield Inn on Powick Road on election nigh]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-votes-2026-bc-conservative-pavneet-singh-wins-kelowna-lake-country-coldstream-riding/Sun, 25 Oct 2026 06:49:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-votes-2026-bc-conservative-pavneet-singh-wins-kelowna-lake-country-coldstream-riding/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/centrebc-headquarters-sturko-remain-positive-despite-election-night-results/Sun, 25 Oct 2026 06:35:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/centrebc-headquarters-sturko-remain-positive-despite-election-night-results/ “I’m just really thankful to my constituents, the people in Langley-Abbotsford that put their faith in me for the second time to represent them,” he told the Langley Advance Times just before he headed to Vancouver where the Conservatives were rejoicing with their new leader and premier-elect Lorne Doerkson.
Bhangu said what appeared to be a larger margin of victory was the result of learning from his first win.
“I come from a s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-harman-bhangu-wins-his-second-campaign-for-langley-abbotsford/Sun, 25 Oct 2026 06:15:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-harman-bhangu-wins-his-second-campaign-for-langley-abbotsford/ “I’m just really thankful to my constituents, the people in Langley Abbotsford that put their faith in me for the second time to represent them” he told the Langley Advance Times just before he headed to Vancouver where the Conservatives were celebrating.
He said what appeared to be a larger margin of victory was the result of learning from his first win.
“I come from a sport background. I felt like [I was] going through tryouts]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-harman-bhangu-leads-in-his-second-campaign-for-langley-abbotsford/Sun, 25 Oct 2026 06:15:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-harman-bhangu-leads-in-his-second-campaign-for-langley-abbotsford/ Just after 10 p.m., ballot boxes were still being tallied in his riding. But with 66 of 82 boxes already counted from Saturday’s votes, plus three of four of the advance polling boxes tabulated, he held a hefty lead over his NDP competitor. He]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/harman-bhangu-leads-in-his-second-campaign-for-langley-abbotsford/Sun, 25 Oct 2026 06:15:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/harman-bhangu-leads-in-his-second-campaign-for-langley-abbotsford/ Just after 10 p.m., ballot boxes were still being tallied in his riding. But with 66 of 82 boxes already counted from Saturday’s votes, plus three of four of the advance polling boxes tabulated, he held a hefty lead over his NDP competitor. He]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/harman-bhangu-leads-his-second-campaign-for-langley-abbotsford/Sun, 25 Oct 2026 06:15:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/harman-bhangu-leads-his-second-campaign-for-langley-abbotsford/ With all 80 polls reporting, Kropp has defeated Pam Alexis of the BC NDP, Lakhwinder Jhaj of Centre BC, Virender Dass of OneBC, and Jeff Monds of the Libertarian Party.The Conservative Party of B.C. is projected to form a majority government.Kropp finished with 11,655 votes, ahead of the former MLA Alexis by about 20 per cent.The preliminary results are:
1. Darryl Kropp (Conservative Party of BC) – 11,655 vot]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/conservative-darryl-kropp-wins-abbotsford-mission-riding/Sun, 25 Oct 2026 06:12:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/conservative-darryl-kropp-wins-abbotsford-mission-riding/ Neufeld celebrated his victory Saturday night (Oct. 24) at Matsqui Community Hall with fellow elected Conservatives Bruce Banman (Abbotsford South) and Darryl Kropp (Abbotsford-Mission).With a few polls left to count as of 10:10 p.m., preliminary counts show Neufeld with 4,358 votes, compared to 2,045 votes for the NDP’s Jules Cote and 652 votes for CentreBC’s Gurpreet Chahal.
Neufeld was serving his]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-west-conservative-korky-neufeld-wins-second-term/Sun, 25 Oct 2026 06:09:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-west-conservative-korky-neufeld-wins-second-term/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-votes-2026-conservative-kevin-acton-elected-as-vernon-lumby-mla/Sun, 25 Oct 2026 06:06:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-votes-2026-conservative-kevin-acton-elected-as-vernon-lumby-mla/ With 74 of 80 polls reporting, Kropp is projected to defeat Pam Alexis of the BC NDP, Lakhwinder Jhaj of Centre BC, Virender Dass of OneBC, and Jeff Monds of the Libertarian Party.Polls across the province closed at 8 p.m. on Saturday (Oct. 24) for the 2026 B.C. election and results are coming in.Kropp currently has 11,153 votes and leads Alexis by 20 per cent with six polls left to be reported.The preliminary]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/conservative-darryl-kropp-projected-to-win-abbotsford-mission-riding/Sun, 25 Oct 2026 05:53:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/conservative-darryl-kropp-projected-to-win-abbotsford-mission-riding/ Banman celebrated his provincial election victory Saturday night (Oct. 24) at Matsqui Community Hall with fellow elected Conservatives Korky Neufeld (Abbotsford West) and Darryl Kropp (Abbotsford-Mission).
The News has declared the win for Banman.Preliminary counts show Banman had 62.8 per cent of votes, compared to 30.3 per cent if votes for the NDP’s Leah Ballantyne. These re]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/conservative-bruce-banman-wins-third-term-as-mla-for-abbotsford-south/Sun, 25 Oct 2026 05:45:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/conservative-bruce-banman-wins-third-term-as-mla-for-abbotsford-south/ David Eby has stepped down as the leader of the B.C. NDP as the party concedes to the B.C. Conservatives.
Eby is currently leading his Vancouver-Point Grey riding with 6,902 votes at 42 per cent, while Alex McMillann of the Conservative Party is trailing behind at 40 per cent.
The now former NDP leader succeeded John Horgan on October 21, 2022.
Eby called the snap election on Sept. 22, which has now led to a historic moment for B.C. Conservatives are projected to form a majority gover]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/live-blog-eby-steps-down-as-bc-ndp-leader-concedes-to-conservatives/Sun, 25 Oct 2026 05:38:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/live-blog-eby-steps-down-as-bc-ndp-leader-concedes-to-conservatives/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/cariboo-chilcotin-mla-lorne-doerkson-on-track-to-win-re-election-for-third-time-in-a-row/Sun, 25 Oct 2026 05:18:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/cariboo-chilcotin-mla-lorne-doerkson-on-track-to-win-re-election-for-third-time-in-a-row/ Black Press Media is projecting a B.C. Conservative majority government in the 2026 election with 23 per cent of ballot boxes reporting.The Conservatives are leading in 63 of 93 ridings for 49 per cent of the vote.
9 p.m.
Another round of prolonged cheering and applause swept through Conservative headquarters Saturday evening as the party held leads across much of the province.
The Conservatives were leading in 63 of 93 ridings as of 9 p.m. for 49 per cent of the vote, compared with 2]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/live-blog-bc-conservatives-projected-to-win-a-majority-government/Sun, 25 Oct 2026 05:03:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/live-blog-bc-conservatives-projected-to-win-a-majority-government/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/live-blog-bc-conservatives-take-early-lead-in-2026-election/Sun, 25 Oct 2026 04:54:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/live-blog-bc-conservatives-take-early-lead-in-2026-election/ Cheers erupt at Conservative headquarters as early results arrive.
Loud cheers and applause broke out at Rocky Mountaineer station as the first election results began appearing on screens.
Early results showed the Conservatives leading in Richmond-Steveston, a riding won by the NDP in 2024. As of 8:10 p.m., the NDP led in two ridings and the Conservatives in one, with only four of the province’s 93 constituencies reporting any votes.Supporters continued watching the screens as count]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/live-blog-bc-conservatives-take-early-lead-in-2026-bc-election/Sun, 25 Oct 2026 04:36:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/live-blog-bc-conservatives-take-early-lead-in-2026-bc-election/ Polls have closed across B.C., and counting has started except in Grassy Plains, on the Southside of Francois Lake in the Nechako Lakes riding of Northwest B.C., where the polling station will remain open until 10 p.m.
Elections B.C. confirmed that voters on the Southside would have the extra two hours tonight after the polls opened late this morning, after 10 a.m.
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Today, Oct. 24, is the final day to vote in the provincial election.
British Columbians are heading to the p]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/polls-now-closed-in-bc-election-counting-underway/Sun, 25 Oct 2026 04:16:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/polls-now-closed-in-bc-election-counting-underway/ Polls have closed across B.C. and counting has started except inGrassy Plains, on the Southside of Francois Lake in the Nechako Lakes riding of Northwest B.C., where the polling station will remain open until 10 p.m.
Elections B.C. confirmed that voters on the Southside would have the extra two hours tonight after the polls opened late this morning after 10 a.m.
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Today, Oct. 24, is the final day to vote in the provincial election.
British Columbians are heading to the poll]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/polls-now-closed-in-bc-election-counting-beings/Sun, 25 Oct 2026 04:12:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/polls-now-closed-in-bc-election-counting-beings/ The B.C. Conservatives are leading in 53 of 93 electoral districts with 52.56 per cent of the vote.
B.C. NDP are leading in 14 at 8.57 per cent and B.C. Greens in four at 6.09 per cent.8:10 p.m.
CentreBC leader Elenore Sturko has arrived at her party headquarters in South Surrey.
“I’m excited. I feel positive. We’re a brand-new party. It’s historic for CentreBC — the first time we’ve ever fielded any candidates in any election,” she said.
“For me to have gotten the pri]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/live-blog-bc-conservatives-leading-in-election-results/Sun, 25 Oct 2026 03:59:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/live-blog-bc-conservatives-leading-in-election-results/ CentreBC leader Elenore Sturko has arrived at her party headquarters in South Surrey.
“I’m excited. I feel positive. We’re a brand-new party. It’s historic for CentreBC — the first time we’ve ever fielded any candidates in any election,” she said.
“For me to have gotten the privilege of being their leader through this time has been really exciting, rewarding, and I’m incredibly proud of the work that we’ve done as a team: 35 amazing candidates, and a fully costed pl]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/live-blog/Sun, 25 Oct 2026 03:59:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/live-blog/ The final voting day is Saturday, Oct. 24. Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., local time.
The race pits the New Democrats, led by David Eby, against Lorne Doerkson’s B.C. Conservatives and Emily Lowan’s B.C. Greens. Provincial party newcomers, CentreBC, led by Elenore Sturko, and OneBC, led by Dallas Brodie, also have dozens of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/live-blog-inside-party-headquarters-for-bcs-44th-election/Sun, 25 Oct 2026 03:28:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/live-blog-inside-party-headquarters-for-bcs-44th-election/ The collective agreement between USW Local 7619 and HVC expired on Sept. 30. Negotiations regarding terms and conditions for a new collective agreement began on June 9, with meetings continuing throughout July, August, and September.
On Oct. 8, the union broke off talks with HVC to seek a strike mandate, and union members took part in a two-day str]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/nearly-1300-workers-at-teck-highland-valley-mine-near-kamloops-on-strike/Sat, 24 Oct 2026 23:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/nearly-1300-workers-at-teck-highland-valley-mine-near-kamloops-on-strike/ Overnight Friday (Oct. 23) and into the early hours of Saturday morning, police handed out fines to all three drivers and impounded their vehicles as a result of AbbyPD’s proactive speed enforcement efforts throughout Abbotsford.
“The most concerning incident occurred at a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/man-caught-going-nearly-100-kms-over-posted-speed-limit-in-abbotsford/Sat, 24 Oct 2026 18:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/man-caught-going-nearly-100-kms-over-posted-speed-limit-in-abbotsford/ In Canada, bears are part of the country’s wildlife and have also found a place in stories and folklore.
How much do you know about bears, where they live, what they eat and the roles they play in culture?
Put your knowledge to the test with these 12 questions.
Good luck.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/quiz-watching-out-for-bears/Sat, 24 Oct 2026 13:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/quiz-watching-out-for-bears/ Polls open at 8 a.m. and will close at 8 p.m., local time.
British Columbians will be heading to the polls to vote for MLAs in 93 ridings across the province.
The snap election was called Sept. 22 by NDP Leader David Eby after about a week of speculation as the provincial Conservative party dissolved into chaos, and Kerry-Lynne Findlay quit as party leader.
Lorne Doerkson was named interim leader of the B.C. Conservatives in th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/polls-now-open-for-bc-election/Sat, 24 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/polls-now-open-for-bc-election/ Polls open at 8 a.m. and will close at 8 p.m., local time.
British Columbians will be heading to the polls to vote for MLAs in 93 ridings across the province.
The snap election was called Sept. 22 by NDP Leader David Eby after about a week of speculation as the provincial Conservative party dissolved into chaos, and Kerry-Lynne Findlay quit as party leader.
Lorne Doerkson was named interim leader of the B.C. Conservatives in th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/final-voting-for-bc-election-is-today/Sat, 24 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/final-voting-for-bc-election-is-today/ Backup QB Dru Brown tossed a pair of late touchdowns, lifting the Bombers to a 34-10 win over the host B.C. Lions in CFL action Friday at BC Place.
The Bombers needed a win in their last game of the regular season to advance to the playoffs and were listless for two-plus quarters, trailing the Lions (who had already clinched a playoff spot and were resting many of their starters) 10-3. Then starting]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/winnipeg-blue-bombers-clinch-cfl-playoff-spot-with-34-10-win-over-bc-lions/Sat, 24 Oct 2026 07:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/winnipeg-blue-bombers-clinch-cfl-playoff-spot-with-34-10-win-over-bc-lions/ Former B.C. Liberal leaders Kevin Falcon, Andrew Wilkinson and Gordon Campbell all represented the riding for a spell.
Recently, OneBC Leader Dallas Brodie, elected as a B.C. Conservative before she was ejected from the party, has held the seat.
But with her running as a far-right alternative, and Carson Binda of the Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation running for]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/eby-steps-in-to-campaign-effort-to-take-onebc-leader-brodies-riding-for-the-ndp/Sat, 24 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/eby-steps-in-to-campaign-effort-to-take-onebc-leader-brodies-riding-for-the-ndp/ Final voting day is Saturday, Oct. 24. Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., local time.The race is on between the New Democrats, led by David Eby, and Lorne Doerkson’s B.C. Conservatives and Emily Lowan’s B.C. Greens. Provincial party newcomers, CentreBC, led by Elenore Sturko, and OneBC led by Dallas Brodie also have dozens of ca]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/follow-along-here-saturday-evening-for-live-bc-election-coverage/Sat, 24 Oct 2026 02:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/follow-along-here-saturday-evening-for-live-bc-election-coverage/ “People are very surprised and frustrated by the election call,” he told reporters in Surrey on Friday. “I should have done a better job of letting them know how stalled out the legislature was.”
His opponents have capitalized, with leaders of both the Conservative and Green parties calling it a “cyni]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/eby-explains-bc-election-call-makes-his-last-pitch-to-voters-in-sit-down-interview/Sat, 24 Oct 2026 02:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/eby-explains-bc-election-call-makes-his-last-pitch-to-voters-in-sit-down-interview/ Eby met with Langley-Willowbrook NPD candidate Andrew Mercier and Langley-Walnut Grove’s hopeful Holly Isaac on Friday, Oct. 23, in Langley City, visiting several local stores and chatting with people on the street in the final hours before the provincial election.
Asked about the promised local facility, which was to be built on the ground]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/eby-promises-langley-long-term-care-facility/Sat, 24 Oct 2026 02:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/eby-promises-langley-long-term-care-facility/ B.C. Conservative Leader Lorne Doerkson held a raucous rally in the Surrey-Newton riding in front of hundreds of fired-up supporters.
Several local political heavyweights attended, including newly elected mayor Doug McCallum and former mayors Linda Hepner and Dianne Watts. Former premier Christy Clark]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/leaders-focus-on-crucial-surrey-ridings-as-bc-election-nears/Sat, 24 Oct 2026 01:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/leaders-focus-on-crucial-surrey-ridings-as-bc-election-nears/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/williams-lake-woman-calling-for-action-after-family-dog-killed-in-baited-snare/Sat, 24 Oct 2026 01:24:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/williams-lake-woman-calling-for-action-after-family-dog-killed-in-baited-snare/ While promoting new drama series Yaga, filmed in and around Victoria, Heated Rivalry actor Hudson Williams offered a less-than-favourable review of B.C.’s capital when asked to name the city’s “hot spots.”
“A lot of hot spots of, like, old people on their little scooters, people retiring,” he told Etalk. “Like, it’s Victoria]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/university-fires-back-at-heated-rivalry-star-for-scathing-bc-capital-review/Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/university-fires-back-at-heated-rivalry-star-for-scathing-bc-capital-review/ Jeff Seabrook, a resident of Chase-Falkland Road that was supposed to have asphalt resurfacing, said they’re literally getting dinged by the “bait and switch” project, and their vehicles are paying the price.According to a June 9 media release from the Ministry of Transportation and Transit (MoTT), more than $136 million was invested this year to resurface interior highways and local roads to ensure “driver]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/rural-shuswap-residents-frustrated-with-slapstick-downgrade-leaving-road-covered-in-loose-rock/Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/rural-shuswap-residents-frustrated-with-slapstick-downgrade-leaving-road-covered-in-loose-rock/ Losing your ninth straight game isn’t either.
But that’s exactly what happened to the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night as they dropped a 5-2 decision to the Detroit Red Wings at Rogers Arena.
Everyone knew there would be some disastrous stretches during the Canucks’ rebuild. It’s just that no one expected them to come this early in the season.
“It’s the same stuff game after game. I don’t know where the disconn]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/the-moj-canucks-look-to-establish-identity-amid-9-game-winless-streak/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 23:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/the-moj-canucks-look-to-establish-identity-amid-9-game-winless-streak/ Cops responded to the call at just after 11:30 a.m. and officers located both vehicles with significant damage, fully blocking the ro]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/two-people-dead-following-head-on-collision-between-suv-and-dump-truck-in-west-abbotsford/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 22:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/two-people-dead-following-head-on-collision-between-suv-and-dump-truck-in-west-abbotsford/ The incident occurred in the 30000-block of Marshall Road and motorists are being asked to avoid the area while the investigation continues.
More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/marshall-road-closed-in-west-abbotsford-following-serious-motor-vehicle-incident/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 22:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/marshall-road-closed-in-west-abbotsford-following-serious-motor-vehicle-incident/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bald-range-wildfire-victims-bc-spca-plead-for-more-pet-friendly-housing/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 21:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bald-range-wildfire-victims-bc-spca-plead-for-more-pet-friendly-housing/ A former Vernon pharmacist found guilty of a “brutal and prolonged beating,” during which he ended up killing his partner in 2018, has been ordered to]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/vernon-killer-confined-to-halfway-house-after-drinking-alcohol-while-on-release/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 21:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/vernon-killer-confined-to-halfway-house-after-drinking-alcohol-while-on-release/ “The Conservative leader has been missing an action for the last few days,” NDP Leader David Eby said on Thursday. “I understand he’s appearing today. I’m glad he’s okay.”
Eby accused Doerkson of prioritizing time with wealthy donors over the media, and called him out for restricting reporters to a single question without the customary f]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-conservatives-criticized-for-limiting-media-access-in-lead-up-to-election-day/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 20:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-conservatives-criticized-for-limiting-media-access-in-lead-up-to-election-day/ Polls are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Voters have an assigned voting place, but they can vote at another location if it’s more convenient.
Assigned locations are listed on Where to Vote cards that were mailed out or can be found online at wheretovote.elections.bc.ca.
Residents can use their Where to Vote card as one of the two pieces of ID they are required to show, but they don’t need it]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-voters-to-select-from-among-19-candidates-in-5-provincial-ridings/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 19:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-voters-to-select-from-among-19-candidates-in-5-provincial-ridings/ Researchers from Washington-based Center for Whale Research observed a “very young whale” travelling with J35, better known as Tahlequah, on Oct. 19.
Based on the calf’s appearance and previous sightings of Tahlequah, the newborn, designated J65, is believed to be less than a week old.
Drone footage helped the team confirm the calf is male.
“The team saw no signs of health issues in this]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/new-calf-born-to-bc-endangered-orca-who-carried-dead-newborn-for-17-days/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 19:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/new-calf-born-to-bc-endangered-orca-who-carried-dead-newborn-for-17-days/ Liam Robert Dobbs-Morency, 22, was arrested by Surrey Police Service officers on June 13 and charged with with one count of abduction of a person under 14 years of age, and one count of possession of a prohibited weapon, SPS said in a release.After his arrest, SPS’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) officers started an investigation]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/more-charges-approved-in-surrey-attempted-child-abduction/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 19:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/more-charges-approved-in-surrey-attempted-child-abduction/ Mattias Kolodziej-Serwa, 19, has been missing since Oct. 12. He was last seen at 4:15 p.m. in the 34000 block of Kent Avenue, located in east Abbotsford near Old Clayburn Road and Sumas Way.
In a press release on Friday (Oct. 23), the Abbotsford Police Department said officers have conducted extensive searches and canvassed the area to try to find him.
“Mattias’s disappearance is considered out of character]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/parents-of-missing-abbotsford-man-plead-for-information-to-help-find-him/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 18:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/parents-of-missing-abbotsford-man-plead-for-information-to-help-find-him/ “This is due to the short timeframes and complex operational logistics of a snap election,” Elections BC said in a statement.
So far, 891,348 advance votes have been cast, out of 3,738,182 registered voters. Two years ago in the last provincial election, 1,001,331 early votes were cast, and four years prior to that,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/ballots-cast-on-bcs-election-day-to-be-mostly-hand-counted-potentially-delaying-results/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 18:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/ballots-cast-on-bcs-election-day-to-be-mostly-hand-counted-potentially-delaying-results/ Firefighters arrived at the fire, in the 10900-block of Olsen Rd. near Old Yale Road, around 11 p.m. Thursday (Oct. 22), to find large flames and plumes of smoke coming from the home, according to a photographer at the scene.The flames and smoke could be seen all around the area, including New Westminster, the photographer noted.
Several firefighters and fire trucks r]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/surrey-firefighters-douse-house-fire-beside-brownsville-rv-amp-pub/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 16:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/surrey-firefighters-douse-house-fire-beside-brownsville-rv-amp-pub/ “We’re going to ensure that we’re putting the minimum nurse-to-patient ratios into legislation, into the law, to make sure that the health authorities know, that the hospital managers know, that everybody knows that this is where the government is goi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/eby-makes-last-minute-bc-election-promise-to-legislate-nurse-to-patient-ratios/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 14:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/eby-makes-last-minute-bc-election-promise-to-legislate-nurse-to-patient-ratios/ William Wallinder, Emmitt Finnie and Surrey’s Michael Rasmussen also scored for Detroit (4-3-3), with Michael Brandsegg-Nygard adding two assists. John Gibson made four saves to pick up the netminding win. He left with an injury after two periods and was relieved by Michal Postava, who stopped seven of eight shots.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/raymond-scores-2-as-red-wings-dump-struggling-vancouver-canucks-5-2/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 06:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/raymond-scores-2-as-red-wings-dump-struggling-vancouver-canucks-5-2/ Elections BC released the numbers on Thursday (Oct. 22) and Abbotsford-Mission was the lone local riding to be above 20 per cent turnout.
A total of 11,146 ballots were cast in Abbotsford-Mission, which equals to 25 per cent of the 44,439 registered voters. The 2024 provincial elect]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/almost-5000-fewer-abbotsford-votes-cast-in-2026-provincial-advance-voting-compared-to-2024/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 01:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/almost-5000-fewer-abbotsford-votes-cast-in-2026-provincial-advance-voting-compared-to-2024/ The Ministry of Transportation and Transit announced the closures on Thursday (Oct. 22), with these changes impacting late-evening and overnight commuters.
The first of the changes begins on Friday (Oct. 23) at 9 p.m. and continues until 7 a.m. on Saturday.
During this time, traffic will not be able to access the westbound Highway 1 off-ramps to Fraser Hig]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/highway-1-gets-ramp-closures-this-weekend/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 01:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/highway-1-gets-ramp-closures-this-weekend/ The Ministry of Transportation and Transit announced the closures on Thursday (Oct. 22), with these changes impacting late-evening and overnight commuters.
The first of the changes begins on Friday (Oct. 23) at 9 p.m. and continues until 7 a.m. on Saturday.
During this time, traffic will not be able to access the westbound Highway 1 off-ramps to Fraser Hig]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/highway-1-gets-abbotsford-ramp-closures-this-weekend/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 01:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/highway-1-gets-abbotsford-ramp-closures-this-weekend/ October 19, 1934 – October 18, 2026
Myrna Emily Epp (née Ryan) passed away peacefully on October 18, 2026, one day before her 92nd birthday. Predeceased by her beloved husband, William “Bill” Epp, and cherished daughter, Susan, she leaves behind William/Tam (Kath), Patricia (Gary), Barbara, Michael (Susanna), son-in-law Shane, sisters Loa and Jean, 14 grandchildren, and 26 great-grandchildren. She will be forever loved and deeply missed by her family.
A service is being]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/myrna-emily-epp/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 01:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/myrna-emily-epp/ Recent polls from Angus Reid Institute and Mainstreet Research indicate the Conservatives are ahead of the NDP by three or six percentage points, respectively. The Angus Reid poll had a margin of error of three points, putting the Conservatives anywhere from 43 to 49 per cent support and the NDP in the r]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/conservatives-remain-ahead-in-polls-as-bc-election-day-nears/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/conservatives-remain-ahead-in-polls-as-bc-election-day-nears/ B.C. and Yukon RCMP held a ceremony at the BC RCMP headquarters in Surrey where they welcomed 13 peace officers on Oct. 20 into its new Experienced Peace Officer (ExPO) program.The 13 cadets have joined the RCMP from B.C., Yukon and Ontario and bring previous experience from various provincial, territorial and federal agencies,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/peace-officer-cadets-to-start-new-shorter-rcmp-training-program-in-chilliwack/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 23:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/peace-officer-cadets-to-start-new-shorter-rcmp-training-program-in-chilliwack/ The officer, who is not named, had been on the force since 2008. While working in 2016 as a general duty officer for the Quesnel RCMP, the officer suffered severe abdominal pain and distention to the point that he could not put his duty belt back on. He began to feel a fever, chills and severe pain. His family doc]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/quesnel-rcmp-officer-unable-to-wear-duty-belt-denied-disability-benefits/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 22:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/quesnel-rcmp-officer-unable-to-wear-duty-belt-denied-disability-benefits/ Among them were dozens of Abbotsford athletes, with several of these local runners finding their way onto the podium.
Competitions took place across a wide range of ages, including all the way up to 84 years old.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Beverli Barnes (@beverlibarnes)Among the older runners was Paul Reimer, who competed in the 70-74 male d]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-runners-dash-onto-podium-in-cross-country-provincials/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 22:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-runners-dash-onto-podium-in-cross-country-provincials/ Clearly the city is a key battleground for votes as candidates promise to make major projects happen in Surrey, if elected.
Thursday (Oct. 22), Conservative Party of BC leader Lorne Doerkson hyped the party’s Surrey Success Plan, focused on health care, transit and transportation, to recognize Surrey’s “rightful status as the economic powerhouse it is and should be.”
Meanwh]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/party-leaders-love-surrey-in-final-days-of-bc-election-campaign/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 22:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/party-leaders-love-surrey-in-final-days-of-bc-election-campaign/ On Wednesday, Oct. 21, at about 9 a.m., the Langley RCMP received a call about an assault in the 4800-block of 207 Street, said Cpl. Mansoor Sahak with the Langley RCMP.
A video, circulating on Facebook and Reddit, shows a woman shoving and slapping a man who appears to be a driving instructor, in what appears to be the Langley City Park parking lot.
“Go back to your country!” she says in the video.
The man shouts back]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/langley-mounties-investigating-suspected-assault-caught-on-video/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 21:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/langley-mounties-investigating-suspected-assault-caught-on-video/ ​Billie Christiansen, the founder of the Little Kitchen Company, will be featured on an upcoming episode of Dragons’ Den, a reality TV series where entrepreneurs pitch their business ideas and inventions to a panel of venture capitalists in hopes of securing financial investment and mentorship.
​Christiansen tells Black Press Media her latest creation is built around demand-driven innovation by developing original and practical products tha]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-woman-set-to-appear-on-dragons-den-2/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 20:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-woman-set-to-appear-on-dragons-den-2/ ​Billie Christiansen, the founder of the Little Kitchen Company, will be featured on an upcoming episode of Dragon’s Den, a reality TV series where entrepreneurs pitch their business ideas and inventions to a panel of venture capitalists in hopes of securing financial investment and mentorship.
​Christiansen tells Black Press Media her latest creation is built around demand-driven innovation by developing original and practical products tha]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-woman-set-to-appear-on-dragons-den/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 20:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-woman-set-to-appear-on-dragons-den/ ​Billie Christiansen, the founder of the Little Kitchen Company, will be featured on an upcoming episode of Dragon’s Den, a reality TV series where entrepreneurs pitch their business ideas and inventions to a panel of venture capitalists in hopes of securing financial investment and mentorship.
​Christiansen tells Black Press Media her latest creation is built around demand-driven innovation by developing original and practical products tha]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-woman-set-to-appear-in-dragons-den/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 20:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-woman-set-to-appear-in-dragons-den/ Marion Keys was presented with the Order of Abbotsford, and the Abbotsford Hospice and Grief Support Society (AHGSS) received the Community Champion Achievement Award.
The Order of Abbotsford is bestowed upon individuals who have brought distinction to themselves or the city through outstanding achievements or who have demonstrated a particularly high level of contribut]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/marion-keys-and-hospice-society-receive-abbotsford-civic-awards/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 20:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/marion-keys-and-hospice-society-receive-abbotsford-civic-awards/ There are hundreds of volunteers who step up to campaign for their various people and parties. Government staff, advertising agencies, reporters, sign makers all add an extra load to their daily duties amid an election.
Plus there are those dutifully serving at polling stations, such as the fine gentlemen in the attached history photo.
Geo. A. Meeres captured the photo of election officials tall]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/historic-photo-a-salute-to-bc-election-workers/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 20:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/historic-photo-a-salute-to-bc-election-workers/ In late September, Seble G. of Vancouver picked up a Lotto 6/49 ticket from the Canco on the corner of Highway 7 and Hot Springs Road in Agassiz.“I was at a gas station picki]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/second-million-dollar-ticket-purchased-in-agassiz-in-two-months/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 20:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/second-million-dollar-ticket-purchased-in-agassiz-in-two-months/ James Cody Bryant, 30, appeared in the Western District of Washington Court in Seattle on Oct. 22 before Magistrate Judge Michelle L. Peterson to be arraigned on the charge of conspiracy to murder persons in a foreign country.The charge, as read out by Assistant United States Attorney Todd Greenberg, alleges that beginning or before August 2025 that Bryant had c]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/american-charged-as-co-conspirator-in-tumbler-ridge-shooting-pleads-not-guilty/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 19:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/american-charged-as-co-conspirator-in-tumbler-ridge-shooting-pleads-not-guilty/ Dubbed the Pup MLA (Most Licked Ass-et), a high-stakes election night will decide who deserves the most licking rights.
Just like the real deal, advance voting is now underway at the Long Shot Pub in Christina Lake. On Saturday, Oct. 24, the pub will host an election results party celebrating with karaoke and declaring the noble furry leader. Voting closes at 8 p.m.
Residents have a wide slate of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/canine-dates-instead-of-candidates-puppy-mla-elections-in-christina-lake/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 19:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/canine-dates-instead-of-candidates-puppy-mla-elections-in-christina-lake/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/warehouse-lien-act-november-20th-2026/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 19:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/warehouse-lien-act-november-20th-2026/ With no place to take]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-spca-takes-in-46-animals-from-farm-all-available-for-adoption-soon/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 19:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-spca-takes-in-46-animals-from-farm-all-available-for-adoption-soon/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/adam-mann-found-guilty-of-2nd-degree-murder-of-surreys-tori-dunn/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 18:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/adam-mann-found-guilty-of-2nd-degree-murder-of-surreys-tori-dunn/ The fourth annual Fraser Valley Record Fair is set for Sunday, Nov. 1 at the Princess Armouries.
“It’s become a bit of an established tradition of the collector community of the Lower Mainland,” said organizer Ryan Wugalter. “It keeps growing every single year.”
He, along with Evan McDowell, launched the inaugural event back in 2023 which Wugalter then referred to as “the best record store in town for o]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/needle-drops-at-4th-annual-record-fair-in-chilliwack/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 18:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/needle-drops-at-4th-annual-record-fair-in-chilliwack/ As their faces begin to grey and their movements slow, our role shifts. We become their guides, making sure they’re safe, comfortable, and still finding joy in each day.
As our dogs age, the world around them can begin to feel different. The things they once did effortlessly]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/sharing-life-with-a-senior-dog-deeply-moving/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 14:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/sharing-life-with-a-senior-dog-deeply-moving/ Speaking at Vancouver Island Economic Summit in Nanaimo on Wednesday, Oct. 21, B.C.’s 35th premier said the mayoral results in a number of local governments in the Lower Mainland were not what many people expected.
Several incumbent candidates went down in defeat in the elections across the Lower Mainland,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/christy-clark-says-bc-facing-challenges-opportunities/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 14:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/christy-clark-says-bc-facing-challenges-opportunities/ Adam Troy Mann, 43, is charged in connection with Dunn’s June 16, 2024 death. He has pleaded not guilty, and took the stand on Tuesday (Oct. 20) to testify in his own defence.
Mann told court when he got off a bus approximately]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/lawyers-give-closing-arguments-in-surrey-2nd-degree-murder-trial/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 02:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/lawyers-give-closing-arguments-in-surrey-2nd-degree-murder-trial/ The announcement was made by Kelli Paddon, MLA candidate for Chilliwack-Cultus Lake, during a press conference on Wednesday (Oct. 21) at Sardis Park.
“A BC NDP government has committed $8 million to making sure that Chilliwack is going to get its MRI,” Paddon said. “This is just one piece of the partnership. This work started locally with donors, with incredibl]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/mla-candidate-paddon-promises-mri-for-chilliwack-hospital/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 02:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/mla-candidate-paddon-promises-mri-for-chilliwack-hospital/ According to Kim Godidek, she was in her own yard when a bully breed dog from a neighbouring property broke through its owner’s fence and pounced on her.
She said she was knocked to the ground by the canine, which reportedly inflicted four gashes on her upper thigh and broke both bones in her wrist, according to a GoFundMe page set up for her.
The GoFundMe, with a go]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/woman-claims-she-was-viciously-attacked-by-dog-in-grand-forks/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 02:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/woman-claims-she-was-viciously-attacked-by-dog-in-grand-forks/ The attack took place just before midnight on Sept. 27, around the 3500-block of 205 Street in the Brookswood neighbourhood.
One person was taken to hospital with gunshot wounds, police confirmed.
Officers canvassed the area for video surveillance and found that a white SUV and a grey SUV were in the area around the time of the attack.
“Police believe the occup]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/police-seek-witnesses-in-langley-shooting/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 02:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/police-seek-witnesses-in-langley-shooting/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/the-moj-bc-lions-locked-into-position-ahead-of-cfl-playoffs/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 01:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/the-moj-bc-lions-locked-into-position-ahead-of-cfl-playoffs/ This three-day event features dozens of notable guests, with the weekend including readings, panels, live podcasts, and much more.
The excitement begins on Thursday (Nov. 5) during the community open mic session at 4 p.m.
Poets, novelists, short story writers, and other literary creatives can take to the stage to share their works with]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/fraser-valley-writers-festival-features-bc-journalist-and-former-attorney-general/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/fraser-valley-writers-festival-features-bc-journalist-and-former-attorney-general/ In recent years, the NDP worried most often about a third-party challenger, with viable left-wing candidates running for the B.C. Greens in many ridings.
But after two years of turmoil within the B.C. Conservative Party, more challengers have popped up, including CentreBC, a moderate vehicle helmed by former Conservative Elenore Sturko, and OneBC,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/experts-weigh-in-on-vote-splitting-possibilities-in-bc-election/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/experts-weigh-in-on-vote-splitting-possibilities-in-bc-election/ A luncheon hosted by the Mining Association of B.C.(MABC) in partnership with the Williams Lake & District of Commerce as part of its BC Chambers Mining Roadshow, took place on Oct.14, at Chances Signal Point Gaming.
The BC Chambers Mining Roadshow is MABC’s series of visits to communities, working with local chambers of commerce]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/jobs-growth-workforce-challenges-of-cariboos-mining-sector-discussed-in-williams-lake/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/jobs-growth-workforce-challenges-of-cariboos-mining-sector-discussed-in-williams-lake/ The WLC, formed in 2024, is an initiative to elevate women’s voices in leadership and across the Abbotsford business community.
Yovini Moodley will serve as WLC chair, with Erica Coleman serving as vice-chair.
Moodley is a business and marketing leader with more than 20 years of international experience and is cu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsfords-womens-leadership-council-announces-new-members-for-2026-27/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 23:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsfords-womens-leadership-council-announces-new-members-for-2026-27/ It’s a sharp new look for the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) team, which starts the 2026-2027 season at home Dec. 5 vs. Seattle Torrent.
The jersey design prominently features the Goldeneyes logo, “a textured golden eye encircled by wings and pointing to the Pacific Northwest,” team officials note.
“The five earthy bronze lines o]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/photos-new-goldeneyes-jerseys-worn-by-vancouvers-pwhl-team-starting-dec-5/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 22:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/photos-new-goldeneyes-jerseys-worn-by-vancouvers-pwhl-team-starting-dec-5/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/mental-health-addiction-treatment-key-election-issues-for-locals-cmha-vernon/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 21:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/mental-health-addiction-treatment-key-election-issues-for-locals-cmha-vernon/ Garrett, who lived in the Boundary Park area of Surrey, played goaltender for the Canucks and other teams during his NHL days, 1979 to 1985, before moving to the broadcast booth at Rogers Arena.
Last April Garrett died suddenly, saddening fans who fondly remember his hockey knowledge, sense of humour, warm personality and love o]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-cheech-tribute-at-canucks-game-celebrates-beloved-broadcaster-surrey-resident/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 21:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-cheech-tribute-at-canucks-game-celebrates-beloved-broadcaster-surrey-resident/ Conservative members Darryl Kropp (Abbotsford-Mission), Bruce Banman (Abbotsford South) and Korky Neufeld (Abbotsford West) made headlines last week after agreeing and then withdrawing participation to a candidates debate set for the University of the Fraser Valley on Oct]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/trio-of-conservatives-decline-to-participate-in-abbotsford-chamber-video-interviews/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 20:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/trio-of-conservatives-decline-to-participate-in-abbotsford-chamber-video-interviews/ Saturday evenings spent wandering the aisles of a video rental store, searching for the perfect movie to accompany a cosy night in was a familiar ritual for generations of families from the mid-70s through to the early 2010s.
These days, the ritual looks a little different, replaced by endless scrolling through streaming services, only to find something most in the room will watch with one eye, the other fixed on their phone.
But in one Langford home, time]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/be-kind-rewind-bc-couples-nostalgic-nook-presses-pause-on-90s-era/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 20:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/be-kind-rewind-bc-couples-nostalgic-nook-presses-pause-on-90s-era/ &]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-youtuber-draws-the-viewer-under-the-salish-sea-in-sidney/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 20:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-youtuber-draws-the-viewer-under-the-salish-sea-in-sidney/ The premier issued the address following Oct. 19’s provincial referendum, where more than 75 per cent of Albertans voted to keep the province in Canada.
“The people of Alberta cast their votes in an open and democratic referendum, and the resulting vote from Albertans has given our government a clear manda]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/danielle-smith-says-there-wont-be-another-separation-referendum-while-shes-premier/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 19:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/danielle-smith-says-there-wont-be-another-separation-referendum-while-shes-premier/ The event takes place in the Azalea room at Garden Park Tower, 2285 Clearbrook Rd.
The evening aims to raise $20,000 to expand Telecare’s chat services for at-risk youth.
It will also explore how families and communities can offer hope to young people navigating loneliness, self-esteem pressures, widespread screen use, and the growing expansion of artificial intelligence, while co]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/telecare-dinner-in-abbotsford-aims-to-raise-20k-for-youth-chat-services/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 19:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/telecare-dinner-in-abbotsford-aims-to-raise-20k-for-youth-chat-services/ The event takes place in the Azalea room at Garden Park Tower, 2285 Clearbrook Rd.
The evening aims to raise $20,000 to expand Telecare’s chat services for at-risk youth.
It will also explore how families and communities can offer hope to young people navigating loneliness, self-esteem pressures, widespread screen use, and the growing expansion of artificial intelligence, while co]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/telecare-dinner-aims-to-raise-20k/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 19:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/telecare-dinner-aims-to-raise-20k/ Troika, led by CEO Renee Merrifield, has launched a new branch in Boise, Idaho, dubbed Troika USA. Like its Canadian counterpart, the American venture will also be working in the construction field, offering “general contracting and construction management for commercial, multifamily and institutional projects” in the Treasure Valley region.
Troika USA is being headed by its pre]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/okanagan-developer-expands-into-united-states/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 19:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/okanagan-developer-expands-into-united-states/ Elliott Lemire is competing in Stan Lee’s Super Kid, a North American contest offering a chance to appear in a comic book, meet his favourite superheroes at Los Angeles Comic-Con and take home a US$25,000grand prize.
The Grade 1 student at École John Stubbs Memorial School is hoping to advance to the quarter-finals, with his family encouraging the commun]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/kindness-is-a-superpower-for-bc-boy-chasing-comic-book-dream/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 18:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/kindness-is-a-superpower-for-bc-boy-chasing-comic-book-dream/ Dad passed away suddenly, at the age of 96 on October 10th. He proudly worked and grew the family business, Davis Freezer Meats from 1969 until his retirement in 1995. He is survived by wife Betty of 76 years, son Rick (Frieda) and daughter Maureen (Roger), 3 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. He will be always loved and remembered, a family gathering is at a future date. First Memorial Funeral Service of Aldergrove is attending to arrangements.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/richard-dick-davis/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 18:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/richard-dick-davis/ “He’s been playing hard; he’s been playing the right way. I think last game he didn’t really get rewarded for it. Usually when you play the right way, it comes. It came tonight for him and that&rsqu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-fifth-win-in-a-row-for-vancouver-giants/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 18:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-fifth-win-in-a-row-for-vancouver-giants/ October 4, 1947 ~ October 12, 2026
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Christopher Plowright on October 12, 2026, at the age of 79 after a brief battle with cancer. Born and raised in Abbotsford, Chris had deep roots in the community and maintained strong ties to the place he always called home. Chris shared 55 wonderful years of marriage with his loving wife, Joanne. Together, they built a life filled with love, family, and many cherished memories. Chris s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/christopher-plowright/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/christopher-plowright/ “I was just thinking, what would the dogs normally be afraid of?” the Langley resident recalled.
Which was why a scary vacuum cleaner with red eyes and fangs, a mail carrier, and “Dr. Bones,” a skeletal veterinarian were among the fun frights that greeted canine visitors to “Barkville Manor,” at the fourth annual “Halloweener” trick-or-treat event for dogs and their hu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-a-haunted-house-for-dogs-in-langley/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-a-haunted-house-for-dogs-in-langley/ Kelowna-Mission MLA candidate Gavin Dew welcomed the packed room, before addressing outgoing Kelowna city councillor Maxine DeHart and her recent health scare, in which she collapsed on Oct. 16, the day before the municipal election.
“She had fallen, she was bleeding and she was hurt,” Dew said.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-conservatives-address-healthcare-taxes-during-kelowna-rally/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 08:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-conservatives-address-healthcare-taxes-during-kelowna-rally/ Jackson Blake added three assists for the defending Stanley Cup champs (8-2-1), while Pyotr Kochetkov made 14 saves to earn the win in goal. Linus Karlsson, Jonathan Lekkerimaki and Max Sasson replied for the Canucks (2-8-1) who are winless in eight games. Jake DeBrusk chipped in with two as]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/three-players-net-2-apiece-as-hurricanes-dump-vancouver-canucks-6-3/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 06:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/three-players-net-2-apiece-as-hurricanes-dump-vancouver-canucks-6-3/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-vancouver-giants-tv-series-gets-positive-reviews/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-vancouver-giants-tv-series-gets-positive-reviews/ Busy with extra-curriculars – as many kids his age are – such as hockey and baseball, it’s hard to believe he started an unimaginable battle for his life just three months shy of his first birthday.
“Enough time has passed that you’]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/just-the-happiest-kid-clinical-trial-brightens-future-for-bc-boy/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 02:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/just-the-happiest-kid-clinical-trial-brightens-future-for-bc-boy/ “We share so many of the same values,” Fry said. “Some of the things that Emily’s fighting for are things that resonate with folks in Vancouver and really mean a lot to my community.”
The Green Party has held the riding since 2017, but the seat was vacated when incum]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/vancouver-mayor-elect-pete-fry-out-door-knocking-to-support-bc-greens-leader-lowan/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 02:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/vancouver-mayor-elect-pete-fry-out-door-knocking-to-support-bc-greens-leader-lowan/ We believe community forestry offers a tested and proven way forward and should be on the mi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/opinion-community-forests-offer-a-practical-path-forward-for-bc/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 01:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/opinion-community-forests-offer-a-practical-path-forward-for-bc/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/kelowna-area-conservative-condemns-onebc-post-about-2006-stayed-charges/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 01:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/kelowna-area-conservative-condemns-onebc-post-about-2006-stayed-charges/ This pet charity has spent the last several years hard at work supporting the local feline population, and last year reached the milestone of opening its first physical location.
Now, the group will be expanding to its second location, this time located at the former Bakerview Animal Hospital space inside the PetSmart Sumas (1305]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-pet-charity-prepares-to-open-new-cat-care-clinic/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 01:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-pet-charity-prepares-to-open-new-cat-care-clinic/ Mario Canseco of Research Co. regularly polls British Columbian voters to ask which issues they care most about. For the past three years, housing has led. This year, it is cost-of-living.
“It’s something that everybody can relate to,” he said.
In a poll conducted on Oct. 13, the economy/jobs was the top issue for 25 per cent of r]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/where-the-parties-stand-on-the-major-issues-heading-into-the-bc-election/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/where-the-parties-stand-on-the-major-issues-heading-into-the-bc-election/ This is the 28th year for the holiday event which sees two trains – one which travels a predominantly Canadian route and the other mostly in the U.S. – making stops in different communities to offer free concerts, and raise money and collect non-perishable food items for food banks across North America.Cars on each of the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/sam-roberts-band-owen-riegling-to-headline-when-the-cpkc-holiday-train-crosses-bc/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/sam-roberts-band-owen-riegling-to-headline-when-the-cpkc-holiday-train-crosses-bc/ The same day, the BC Conservatives announced their own promise of 11 UPCCs. Although none were in the Interior, where, alongside Oliver, the BC NDP had also promised an additional UPCC in Penticton.
The Penticton UPCC was one of the first to open in B.C., and was pitch]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/ndp-conservatives-pitch-dozens-of-urgent-primary-care-centres-as-healthcare-solution/Tue, 20 Oct 2026 22:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/ndp-conservatives-pitch-dozens-of-urgent-primary-care-centres-as-healthcare-solution/ Data released by the BC Coroners Service showed that July and August resulted in a combined 10 drug-related deaths in Abbotsford.
These latest deaths bring the city to a combined 43 fatalities for the year, which is a slight reduction from last year.The added Abbotsford overdoses have now brought the Fraser East health service deliver]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-suffers-10-drug-deaths-during-summer-break-months/Tue, 20 Oct 2026 22:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-suffers-10-drug-deaths-during-summer-break-months/ Marc White, Reid’s father, is now pushing for accountability. He launched a petition on Oct. 14 to bolster protections against heavy machinery for unhoused individuals.
“Safety was completely thrown out of the window … There’s no way this isn’t negligence by absolutely any means. That’s why I started the petition … homeless people]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/father-advocates-for-increased-protections-for-unhoused-after-daughters-death-in-mission/Tue, 20 Oct 2026 22:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/father-advocates-for-increased-protections-for-unhoused-after-daughters-death-in-mission/ The National Wrestling Alliance’s World’s Heavyweight Championship, which was formally established in 1948 (but traces its lineage back to 1904), is on the line inside Abbotsford’s Ag-Rec Centre when Silas Mason defends the crown against The Cremator on Saturday, Nov. 7.
The belt has been held by a who’s who of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/nwa-worlds-heavyweight-championship-set-to-be-defended-in-abbotsford-on-nov-7/Tue, 20 Oct 2026 21:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/nwa-worlds-heavyweight-championship-set-to-be-defended-in-abbotsford-on-nov-7/ Gerson, an Albertan journalist, political commentator and co-founder of The Line, was hosted at Vancouver Island University on Oct. 14 by Michael MacKenzie, VIU’s Jarislowsky chair in trust and political leadership, joined by Andy Percy, a Conservative member of U.K. Parliament who supported the separation of the U.K. from the European Union, known as Brexit.
The vote on Monda]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/the-albertan-separatism-movement-has-no-clear-end-goal-argues-political-commentator-at-viu/Tue, 20 Oct 2026 21:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/the-albertan-separatism-movement-has-no-clear-end-goal-argues-political-commentator-at-viu/ Effective Oct. 21, Mark Neill replaces outgoing city manager Peter Sparanese, who announced his retirement in July.
Neill brings more than 25 years of municipal planning and leadership experience to the role, including extensive experience working with local governments throughout the Fraser Valley.
He has served as the City of Abbotsford’s general manager of planning and development services since 2019 and previou]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/city-of-abbotsford-names-mark-neill-as-new-city-manager/Tue, 20 Oct 2026 20:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/city-of-abbotsford-names-mark-neill-as-new-city-manager/ The team was assembled by Danièle Sauvageau, new to the job of general manager, and coaching staff led by Kori Cheverie, named head coac]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/surreys-gardiner-left-off-team-canada-roster-for-worlds-after-silver-win-at-olympics/Tue, 20 Oct 2026 20:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/surreys-gardiner-left-off-team-canada-roster-for-worlds-after-silver-win-at-olympics/ BC Highway Patrol issued a press release on Tuesday (Oct. 20) as well as video of the incident.
Sgt. Michael McLaughlin said the driver was spotted by Air 1 at 10 a.m. on Oct. 13 on Highway 1 eastbound near the Brunette overpass in Coquitlam.
After clocking the driver’s speed, Air 1 contacted BC Highway]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-abbotsford-teen-driver-nabbed-going-85-kmh-over-speed-limit-in-dads-cadillac/Tue, 20 Oct 2026 19:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-abbotsford-teen-driver-nabbed-going-85-kmh-over-speed-limit-in-dads-cadillac/ According to a press release from BC Lottery Corporation (BCLC), Richard Z. was relaxing at home when he learned someone had won the Lotto 6/49 Gold Ball Jackpot with a ticket purchased in Quesnel.
He decided to check his own ticket and discovered he had won the $46-million jackpot in Dec. 20, 2025 draw.
“The ticket was only visually validated,” Richard s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/quesnel-resident-claims-46-million-lottery-prize-from-december-draw/Tue, 20 Oct 2026 19:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/quesnel-resident-claims-46-million-lottery-prize-from-december-draw/ Maclean’s magazine has named UVic the second-best mid-sized university in Canada in its 2027 annual rankings, placing it behind only Simon Fraser University.
Mid-sized institutions are defined as having between 10,000 and 30,000 full-time students.
The publication evaluated universities on four main criteria.
Student resources and support made up 32 per cent of the overall score, followed by student experience]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/uvic-ranked-second-among-canadian-mid-sized-universities/Tue, 20 Oct 2026 19:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/uvic-ranked-second-among-canadian-mid-sized-universities/ He used the self-scanner to check his tickets in the Friday, Oct. 9 Lotto Max draw and initially thought he won $100,000.The lotto winner returned home to share the news with his wife.“She said, ‘you are acting weird’ and I told her, ‘I am weird’,” recalled]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/lower-mainland-family-going-on-dream-vacation-after-1-million-win/Tue, 20 Oct 2026 18:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/lower-mainland-family-going-on-dream-vacation-after-1-million-win/ Due to a misstep by one of the horses in Sunday’s race at the Desert Park Raceway, that equine team went down. The racers following were unable to stop in time, resulting in a multi-horse crash, as operators at the track described it.
Paramedics received a call at 3:33 p.m. on Sunday, confirmed Brian Twaites, BC EHS paramedic public information officer.
Five ambulances with primary care paramedics]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/lower-mainland-harness-driver-killed-in-crash/Tue, 20 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/lower-mainland-harness-driver-killed-in-crash/ According to a news release, Abbotsford Police Department officers responded to the serious two-vehicle collision on Vye Road at approximately 7 p.m.Police said preliminary evidence indicates a pickup truck collided with the rear of a farm tractor while both vehicles were travelling westbound, causing the tractor to roll over and leave the road.The tractor driver wa]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/1-person-airlifted-to-hospital-after-tractor-collision-in-abbotsford/Tue, 20 Oct 2026 16:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/1-person-airlifted-to-hospital-after-tractor-collision-in-abbotsford/ According to a news release, Abbotsford Police Department officers responded to the serious collision on Vye Road at approximately 7 p.m.Police are investigating with assistance from the Integrated Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Service (ICARS).
The crash closed Vye Road in both directions between Cole Road and Bowman Road.Abbotsford police said more information will be shared]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/1-person-airlifted-to-hospital-after-collision-in-abbotsford/Tue, 20 Oct 2026 16:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/1-person-airlifted-to-hospital-after-collision-in-abbotsford/ Referendum question 10 on Oct. 19 asked Albertans:
Should Alberta remain a province of Canada, or should the Government of Alberta commence the legal process required under the Canadian Constitution to hold a binding provincial r]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/albertans-overwhelmingly-vote-to-remain-part-of-canada/Tue, 20 Oct 2026 14:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/albertans-overwhelmingly-vote-to-remain-part-of-canada/ The PNE Forum is where 3,900 fans of Todd’s genre-blending mix of sweet R&B and “bedroom” pop gathered to see and hear the man perform months after the June release of his Do That Again album.
Judging by Sunday&r]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/earrings-singer-malcolm-todd-packs-a-vancouver-arena-with-legit-talent/Tue, 20 Oct 2026 04:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/earrings-singer-malcolm-todd-packs-a-vancouver-arena-with-legit-talent/ Á’a:líya Warbus, MLA candidate for Chilliwack-Cultus Lake, and Heather Maahs, MLA candidate for Chilliwack North, were both present at the event but did not speak alongside Doerkson.
Doerkson did not take questions from the media.
The event was held at the Serene Stay & Play Cafe.Doerkson said th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/conservative-whistle-stop-brings-doerkson-to-chilliwack/Tue, 20 Oct 2026 02:05:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/conservative-whistle-stop-brings-doerkson-to-chilliwack/ The Conservative platform assumes 2.5 per cent growth this year, 2.8 per cent next year, and 3.2 per cent in 2029. This growth level would far exceed most current economic forecasts.
Ross Hickey, an associate professor]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-conservatives-costed-platform-relies-on-economic-growth-that-beats-all-forecasts/Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-conservatives-costed-platform-relies-on-economic-growth-that-beats-all-forecasts/ On Monday (Oct. 19), the City of Abbotsford revealed the results of the latest point-in-time count, which was conducted by the Mennonite Central Committee.
A total of 521 people experiencing homelessness were counted in Abbotsford, which is 133 fewer individuals than the 2025 count.
This 20.7 per cent decrease is the first time the local homeless population has seen a decline since 2011.Mayor Ross Sieme]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-count-reveals-20-decline-in-homelessness/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 23:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-count-reveals-20-decline-in-homelessness/ Justice Brenda Brown made the ruling Monday (Oct. 19) in B.C. Supreme Court in Abbotsford.
Khushveer Toor, Gurkaran Singh and Abhijeet Singh were found guilty on May 8 of the violent killings of Arnold and Joanne De Jong, whose bodies were discovered May 9, 2022 in their Abbotsford home.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/3-surrey-men-who-killed-abbotsford-couple-argue-to-have-parole-eligibility-reduced/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 23:05:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/3-surrey-men-who-killed-abbotsford-couple-argue-to-have-parole-eligibility-reduced/ Doerkson shook hands with workers at Waldun Forest Products in east Maple Ridge, in the riding of BC Conservative incumbent candidate Lawrence Mok, where he said he will give the sector more predictable access to fibre, speed up the permit process, and eliminate unnecess]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-bc-conservative-leader-promises-support-for-forest-industry-during-lower-mainland-campaign-announcement/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 23:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-bc-conservative-leader-promises-support-for-forest-industry-during-lower-mainland-campaign-announcement/ Adam Troy Mann, who was charged with second-degree murder in June of 2024, “is going to take the stand and he is going to give you his defence,” defence counsel Casey St. Germain told the jury in an opening statement.
“Now it’s time to hear the other side of the story.”
St. Germain first asked Mann a little ab]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/man-accused-in-surrey-killing-testifies-in-own-defence/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 22:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/man-accused-in-surrey-killing-testifies-in-own-defence/ Adam Troy Mann, who was charged with second-degree murder in June of 2024, “is going to take the stand and he is going to give you his defence,” defence counsel Casey St. Germain told the jury in an opening statement.
“Now it’s time to hear the other side of the story.”B.C. Supreme Court Justice David Layton is presi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/it-wasnt-me-man-accused-in-surrey-killing-testifies-in-own-defence/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 22:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/it-wasnt-me-man-accused-in-surrey-killing-testifies-in-own-defence/ The Mission Regional Chamber of Commerce hosted another All Candidates Forum roughly a month after holding a debate for the cancelled Abbotsford-Mission byelection.
Pam Alexis of the BC NDP, Lakhwinder Jhaj of CentreBC, and Darryl Kropp of the Conservative Party of BC participated in the debate. According to the Chamber, OneBC candidate Virender Dass originally conf]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-mission-hopefuls-answer-questions-at-all-candidates-forum/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 22:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-mission-hopefuls-answer-questions-at-all-candidates-forum/ The Vernon Vipers gave their largest crowd of the season plenty to cheer about, completing a weekend sweep of the Salmon Arm Silverbacks with a 6-4 victory at Kal Tire Place Oct. 17.
“More than 2,200 fans packed the building for Hockey Fights Cancer Night, and the Vipers delivered another impressive offensive performance to improve to 9-1-1-0 and take over top spot in the BCHL stan]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/weekend-sweep-lands-vernon-vipers-at-top-of-bchl/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 22:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/weekend-sweep-lands-vernon-vipers-at-top-of-bchl/ The Canucks exploded for a franchise record six goals in the second period on Saturday and skated to a 7-3 win over the Firebirds in the club’s 2026-27 home debut.
Leading 1-0 after one thanks to a Bennett Schimek goal, the Canucks then got tallies from Gavin White (1:36 and 14:34]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-canucks-sweep-coachella-valley-firebirds-on-home-opener-weekend/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 21:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-canucks-sweep-coachella-valley-firebirds-on-home-opener-weekend/ Po]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/judge-dismisses-alberta-mans-appeal-of-court-decision-for-fatal-sicamous-collision/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 21:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/judge-dismisses-alberta-mans-appeal-of-court-decision-for-fatal-sicamous-collision/ The Surrey South candidate was at a Newton grocery store to reveal party plans “to put money back in British Columbians’ pockets, saving a typical two-income family approximately $540 a year.”
Promised are lower taxes, a rate-of-inflation cap on residential BC Hydro rate increases, 20,000 new $10-a-day child care spaces by 2030 and a new re]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/sturko-reveals-centrebcs-affordability-plans-at-another-surrey-campaign-stop/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 21:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/sturko-reveals-centrebcs-affordability-plans-at-another-surrey-campaign-stop/ The Venture is the smallest cruise ship to visit Victoria this season – which started with the Nieuw Amsterdam on April 10 – and it was the last, marking a recor]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/victoria-boasts-record-332-calls-1m-passengers-as-cruise-ship-season-ends/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 20:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/victoria-boasts-record-332-calls-1m-passengers-as-cruise-ship-season-ends/ She said the well-used camera, which I’ve dragged around me with during the last 26 years of my writing career and produced thousands of photos that ended up in publication, is now taking grainy pictures due to its advancing age.
My editor said that, generally, most cameras have a life span of about 10 years, so I guess mine should be in a museum somewhere.
I was surprised because to my k]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/column-my-cameras-getting-old/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 20:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/column-my-cameras-getting-old/ Police say speed and impairment are suspected factors in the head-on incident, which occurred on Highway 5 at around 8:30 a.m.
According to a news release, BC Highway Patrol responded to “multiple complaints about a vehicle driving southbound in the northbound lanes.”
“While en route to intercept the vehicle, police learned of a head-on c]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/1-dead-3-seriously-injured-in-head-on-collision-near-merritt/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 20:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/1-dead-3-seriously-injured-in-head-on-collision-near-merritt/ Prime Minister Mark Carney gave an update in the House Monday (Oct. 19) about what is currently known and what is not yet known about the fatal fire that occurred during a training exercise. He spoke about the situation following a moment of silence and leaders of the other parties also spoke to the situation after him.
“On Saturday after]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/2-british-columbians-soldiers-among-4-killed-in-fire-at-cfb-wainwright-in-alberta/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 20:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/2-british-columbians-soldiers-among-4-killed-in-fire-at-cfb-wainwright-in-alberta/ Prime Minister Mark Carney gave an update in the House Monday (Oct. 19) about what is currently known and what is not yet known about the fatal fire that occurred during a training exercise. He spoke about the situation following a moment of silence and leaders of the other parties also spoke to the situation after him.
“On Saturday after]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/2-british-columbian-soldiers-among-4-killed-in-fire-at-cfb-wainwright-in-alberta/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 20:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/2-british-columbian-soldiers-among-4-killed-in-fire-at-cfb-wainwright-in-alberta/ Police say speed and impairment are suspected factors in the head-on incident, which occurred on Highway 5 at around 8:30 a.m.
According to a news release, BC Highway Patrol responded to “multiple complaints about a vehicle driving southbound in the northbound lanes.”
“While en route to intercept the vehicle, police learned of a head-on c]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/one-dead-three-seriously-injured-in-head-on-collision-near-merritt/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 19:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/one-dead-three-seriously-injured-in-head-on-collision-near-merritt/ Abbotsford was one of 94 municipalities and regional districts across the province to participate in the Student Vote, which saw more than 60,000 cast their own local vote.Eight different local schools (Abbotsford Christian School – Elementary, Abbotsford Traditional School, Centennial Park Ele]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/ross-siemens-jag-sidhu-top-the-abbotsford-student-vote/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 19:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/ross-siemens-jag-sidhu-top-the-abbotsford-student-vote/ Lykkemark, 19, a private in the 3rd Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry based at Edmonton, was one of four who died during live fire training at CFB Wainwright as part of Exercise APOLLO SHOOTER.
Pte. Aidan Goulding from North Vancouver, Pte. Shaun Farrell]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/langley-soldier-killed-in-alberta-training-incident/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 18:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/langley-soldier-killed-in-alberta-training-incident/ “I think the first 40 minutes were really good,” Ferguson said following Saturday’s game at the South Okanagan Events Centre.
“The last 20 were p]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-vancouver-giants-win-fourth-in-a-row/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-vancouver-giants-win-fourth-in-a-row/ Doerkson was asked about the platform by a reporter at a media event held in Delta to announce the party’s “Thriving Kids Plan.” Doerkson was joined by Conservative candidates from around the region including Delta South’s Ian Paton – whose farm provided the backdrop for the event – and Delta North’s Monica Mohan. Also]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/fully-costed-bc-conservative-platform-coming-sunday-doerkson-promises-in-delta/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/fully-costed-bc-conservative-platform-coming-sunday-doerkson-promises-in-delta/ Doerkson was asked about the platform by a reporter at a media event held to announce the party’s “Thriving Kids Plan.” Doerkson was joined by Conservative candidates from around the region including Delta South’s Ian Paton – whose farm provided the backdrop for the event – and Delta North’s Monica Mohan.Among the plank]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/fully-costed-bc-conservative-platform-coming-today-doerkson-promises-in-delta/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/fully-costed-bc-conservative-platform-coming-today-doerkson-promises-in-delta/ It is a body, mind, and soul healing community for people navigating grief, trauma, loss, and other hard or messy chapters of their life, she said. I]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/pumpkin-smash-in-lower-mainland-for-people-navigating-grief-loss/Sun, 18 Oct 2026 19:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/pumpkin-smash-in-lower-mainland-for-people-navigating-grief-loss/ Saturday’s (Oct. 17) election saw successful council wins for the new Abbotsford Voice slate, which consists of incumbent councillor Patricia Driessen and newcomers Carmen Fast Hollett and Kristy Mills.
Abbotsford Voice’s message managed to find a significant amount of local ears, as Driessen finished second overall in the council race with 13,143, Mills was fourth with 10,621 and Fast Hollett was sixth with 10,417.Th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/2026-council-results-abbotsford-voice-slate-strikes-a-chord-with-voters/Sun, 18 Oct 2026 10:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/2026-council-results-abbotsford-voice-slate-strikes-a-chord-with-voters/ McCallum defeated former Locke by winning 42,241 votes (31.78 per cent) from Surrey voters (with 163 out of 164 tabulators calculated), compared to 30,750 votes for Locke (23.14 per cent). Voter’s ballots placed mayoral candidates Mike Starchuk and Linda Annis at third and fourth in the election results]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/surrey-mayoral-race-doug-mccallum-topples-brenda-locke-to-win-5th-term/Sun, 18 Oct 2026 08:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/surrey-mayoral-race-doug-mccallum-topples-brenda-locke-to-win-5th-term/ Siemens handily won his second term, remaining in the top spot from the time the first voting results came in Saturday evening until the last polling station had reported.
Unofficial results show Siemens finishing with 19,418 votes, while Sukhi Dahmi had 9,114, Paul Mahil had 1,739 and Dave Pellikaan finished]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/re-elected-abbotsford-mayor-ross-siemens-says-he-has-more-work-to-do/Sun, 18 Oct 2026 08:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/re-elected-abbotsford-mayor-ross-siemens-says-he-has-more-work-to-do/ Fry beat out incumbent Ken Sim, of ABC Vancouver, by more than 20,000 votes as of 11:20 p.m. on Saturday (Oct. 17).
As of 11:20 p.m., Fry had 70,183. Sim had 49,780 votes. There had been 106 out of 149 polling locations counted at that point.
Fry took to the stage for his winning speech shortly after 10:30 p.m. on Saturday (Oct. 17). At that time, 75 out of 149 polling locations had been counted.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/ken-sim-out-as-vancouver-mayor-voters-move-left-with-pete-fry/Sun, 18 Oct 2026 08:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/ken-sim-out-as-vancouver-mayor-voters-move-left-with-pete-fry/ RELATED: Ross Siemens re–elected as Abbotsford mayor
Voters had their say at the polls on Saturday (Oct. 17), with five of the seven school board trustees elected being new additions.
The only two incumbents were Mike Rauch and newer trustee Arsh Kaler, who originally joined the school board after winning the 2025 byelection.
Also voted in were Tanya Coghill, Eric Nyv]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-gets-new-wave-of-school-trustees/Sun, 18 Oct 2026 08:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-gets-new-wave-of-school-trustees/ “It’s not the outcome we wanted,” Pachal said.
Delaney Mack and the Achieving for Langley City slate had won, defeating Pachal and the Langley City First slate.
At her election night headquarters, a jubilant Mack had to raise her voice to be heard over celebrating supporters.
“I nearly started crying, it was so l]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-langley-city-elects-new-mayor-council/Sun, 18 Oct 2026 08:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-langley-city-elects-new-mayor-council/ “I’m not celebrating until I hear the final buzzer,” he said.
But the early, slim lead widened, and with all ballots counted, Lundgren had secured victory as the Township’s next mayor with 18,302 votes to incumbent Eric Woodward’s 15,459.
Langley Strong also secured six of the eight council seats,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/langley-strong-wins-mayors-seat-6-of-8-council-positions-in-township/Sun, 18 Oct 2026 07:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/langley-strong-wins-mayors-seat-6-of-8-council-positions-in-township/ According to Civic Info BC, Taylor received 780 votes to Tyler Johnsen’s 312 and Glen Innes’ 106.
The Penticton Western spoke with Taylor shortly after he received the news himself.
“I feel good,” said Taylor. “I think it was a decisive result, and I look forward to being able to benefit the community with having some experience in government.&]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bcs-newest-municipality-okanagan-falls-elects-inaugural-mayor-and-council/Sun, 18 Oct 2026 07:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bcs-newest-municipality-okanagan-falls-elects-inaugural-mayor-and-council/ Siemens, a long-time former city councillor who was first elected mayor in 2022, took top spot in the municipal election on Saturday (Oct. 17) with 18,586 votes to second-place finisher Sukhi Dhami, who had 8,742 votes, with two more polling stations left to report.
The other candidates, Paul Mahil and Dave Pellikaan, had 1,684 and 945 votes respectively.
Watch abbynews.com for more to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/ross-siemens-reelected-as-abbotsford-mayor/Sun, 18 Oct 2026 07:05:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/ross-siemens-reelected-as-abbotsford-mayor/ McGuinty provided the update in a late-night news conference in Ottawa Saturday.
“I’m saddened to share that there have been both fatalities and injuries as a result of an incident on the base.
McGuinty couldn’t provide specific numbers on those dead or injured. He called it an “active and delicate situation.”
Wainwright RCMP]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/fatalities-injuries-after-fire-at-canadian-forces-base-wainwright-in-alberta/Sun, 18 Oct 2026 05:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/fatalities-injuries-after-fire-at-canadian-forces-base-wainwright-in-alberta/ “It’s already going to be the highest finish the club has ever had in the league [even if the Eagle don’t make the playoffs]”, Nash observed during a pre-game press conference.
He said he could see, in a year or two, Vancouver FC becoming a team that’s “fighting for the the top two [spots] every year.”]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-vancouver-fc-hangs-on-to-playoff-spot-with-win-over-wanderers/Sun, 18 Oct 2026 04:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-vancouver-fc-hangs-on-to-playoff-spot-with-win-over-wanderers/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/calgary-stampeders-keep-playoff-hopes-alive-after-32-13-win-over-bc-lions/Sun, 18 Oct 2026 03:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/calgary-stampeders-keep-playoff-hopes-alive-after-32-13-win-over-bc-lions/ Nikita Kucherov (2) and Pontus Holmberg had the other goals for the Lightning (6-2-0), with Dennis Hildeby making 12 saves to earn the win in goal.
Linus Karlsson and centre Elias Pettersson replied for the Canucks (2-7-1), who finished winless on a six-game roa]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/kucherov-tallies-2-as-lightning-rally-to-double-vancouver-canucks-4-2/Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/kucherov-tallies-2-as-lightning-rally-to-double-vancouver-canucks-4-2/ When Torgerson can resume his political duties is unknown.
Torgerson’s case came before Judge Cassandra Malfair in Prince George Provincial Court on Friday, Oct. 16. He was not there, but his lawyer, Jay Michi of Kamloops, appeared via videoconference on his behalf.
Malfair agreed to Crown prosecutor Lisa Sukkau’s application for a publication ban to protect the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/valemounts-acclaimed-mayor-powerless-due-to-sexual-assault-charge/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 19:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/valemounts-acclaimed-mayor-powerless-due-to-sexual-assault-charge/ Abbotsford Police Department teamed up with Mission RCMP where they set up a roadblock on the bridge overnight on Friday (Oct. 16).
Throughout the night police impounded six vehicles for excessive speeding, including several drivers travelling more than 70 km/h over the posted speed limit.
“Speeds like these put everyone on the road at significant risk and ca]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/excessive-speeders-10-impaired-drivers-nabbed-in-abbotsford-mission-in-1-night/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/excessive-speeders-10-impaired-drivers-nabbed-in-abbotsford-mission-in-1-night/ The gale force wind that was Marion Hampson shifted to a whisper and heaven just got a little more lively – and a lot more interesting.
With hearts full of gratitude and sorrow, we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Marion Edith (Gibennus) Hampson, who passed away October 1, 2026, unafraid and with an open heart at the age of 90 years old. A woman of extraordinary beauty, strength and grace, she lived her life unyielding, loving and unforgettably. Throughout her life she]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/marion-hampson/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 17:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/marion-hampson/ Elsewhere, some parts of the country are already dealing with winter conditions.
In past years, Canada has experienced some extreme blizzards and winter storms, in many parts of the country.
Canada tends to prepare for snowy driving conditions, spending more than $1 billion a year to clear snow from streets.
Are you prepared for the winter driving season]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/quiz-preparing-for-winter-driving-conditions/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 13:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/quiz-preparing-for-winter-driving-conditions/ After a scoreless first quarter, Timberwolves quarterback Jackson Hall tossed a screen pass to running back Callum Pambrun-Perry and he scampered 38 yard for the game’s first touchdown. The Thunderbirds responded with a touchdown on the next drive, but were unable to get the extra point and Bateman led 7-6 early in the second quarte]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bateman-timberwolves-abbotsford-panthers-senior-football-teams-post-big-wins/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 10:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bateman-timberwolves-abbotsford-panthers-senior-football-teams-post-big-wins/ That’s the latest news from Surrey Police Service after several hours of highway closures following the accident near the Highway 99 interchange with Highway 91.An evening update at 9:36 p.m. notes that BCEHS paramedics provide]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/update-13-injured-in-multi-vehicle-highway-99-crash-involving-semi-bus-in-surrey/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/update-13-injured-in-multi-vehicle-highway-99-crash-involving-semi-bus-in-surrey/ One person was taken to hospital with minor injuries, Surrey Police reported in an email update at 7:32 p.m. Friday (Oct. 16).
The crash closed both the northbound and southbound lanes of Highway 99, just east of the interchange with Highway 91.DriveBC is reporting shortly after 9 p.m. that the southbound lanes are now open, but northbound lanes remain closed.
The]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/no-serious-injuries-in-multi-vehicle-highway-99-crash-involving-semi-bus-in-surrey/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/no-serious-injuries-in-multi-vehicle-highway-99-crash-involving-semi-bus-in-surrey/ These calls are a phone scam, where the fraudster appears genuinely connected to the Kelowna RCMP, in order to deceive individuals into providing sensitive personal and financial information.
After receiving a significant number of reports from people claiming to have received fraudulent calls from the Ke]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/phone-scam-spoofing-kelowna-rcmps-non-emergency-line-targets-canadians/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 03:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/phone-scam-spoofing-kelowna-rcmps-non-emergency-line-targets-canadians/ James Cody Bryant, 30, was indicted Wednesday (Oct. 14) by a grand jury sitting in the Western District of Washington for conspiracy to murder persons in a foreign country for Bryant’s alleged role in the school shooting that left seven people, including the shooter, dead at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School on Feb. 10. The charge is spe]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/tumbler-ridge-shooter-alleged-co-conspirator-indicted-by-us-grand-jury/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 02:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/tumbler-ridge-shooter-alleged-co-conspirator-indicted-by-us-grand-jury/ As British Columbians prepare to vote in municipal and provincial elections, affordability is understandably]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/opinion-access-to-sport-shouldnt-depend-on-where-you-live-in-bc/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 02:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/opinion-access-to-sport-shouldnt-depend-on-where-you-live-in-bc/ As British Columbians prepare to vote in municipal and provincial elections, affordability is understandably]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/opinion-access-to-sport-in-bc-shouldnt-depend-on-where-you-live/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 02:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/opinion-access-to-sport-in-bc-shouldnt-depend-on-where-you-live/ But he says the remarks are being taken out of context.
Hicks said in an interview that he meant that, by law, if a First Nation is unconquered, treaties must be negotiated.“In law, as I understand it, English law, you can’t just move into an area and take it over; you either have to conquer the First Nations in a war or s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-conservative-candidate-says-first-nations-conquered-comment-taken-out-of-context/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-conservative-candidate-says-first-nations-conquered-comment-taken-out-of-context/ Head coach of the Division 1 boys team, Daniel Davidson, said the strong base of the team was already in place during the 2025-26 season, which saw the Abbotsford team finish 15-3-1 for the season.
The impressive defensive moves and resilience of the team led to them winning the provincial A-Cup i]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-u17-soccer-squad-sets-sights-on-nationals/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-u17-soccer-squad-sets-sights-on-nationals/ She said the new classroom spaces will be in place by 2031, with the districts with the most portables and fastest growth targeted first.
“We’ll keep class size and class composition limits in teachers contacts and fund them fully,” Sturko said.
Among her promises was to bring back letter grades for stud]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/sturko-promises-25k-new-school-spaces/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/sturko-promises-25k-new-school-spaces/ At a press conference in Port Moody Friday morning (Oct. 16), Doerkson expanded on the previous day’s press release wherein the party committed to scrapping the planned eight-lane replacement tunnel in favour of a 10-lane “George Massey Bridge,” completing the Surrey Hos]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-conservatives-say-massey-bridge-plan-would-pay-for-new-hospital/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 23:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-conservatives-say-massey-bridge-plan-would-pay-for-new-hospital/ According to the Independent Investigations Office of B.C. (IIO) report, around 4:54 a.m. on Aug. 24, 2025, a civilian witness called 911 to report the sounds of someone “screaming and smashing stuff” in a neighbouring home.
First on scene were three officers wearing body cameras who wer]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/prince-george-rcmp-cleared-of-criminal-wrongdoing-in-2025-mans-death/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 23:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/prince-george-rcmp-cleared-of-criminal-wrongdoing-in-2025-mans-death/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/crown-rests-its-case-in-surrey-2nd-degree-murder-trial-for-adam-mann/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 23:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/crown-rests-its-case-in-surrey-2nd-degree-murder-trial-for-adam-mann/ NDP candidates Loyal Wooldridge (Kelowna Centre), Niki Sharma (Vancouver-Hastings), Binny Boparai (Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream), Harwinder Sandhu (Vernon-Lumby), and Tina Lee (Penticton-Summerland) gathered at Kerry Park in downtown Kelowna to make the announcement on Friday, Oct. 1]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/ndp-vow-to-create-75-involuntary-care-spaces-at-okanagan-correctional-facility/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 23:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/ndp-vow-to-create-75-involuntary-care-spaces-at-okanagan-correctional-facility/ Brian Abrosimo, 63, was sentenced to 14 years and four months in prison in 2006 for sexual assault, kidnapping, unlawful confinement, assault with a weapon, and other charges.
One of his victim was an 11-year-old Aldergrove girl. Abrosimo rammed the girl and a friend off their bikes with a van, to kidnap her. She]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/violent-aldergrove-sex-offender-must-remain-in-halfway-house-parole-board/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 22:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/violent-aldergrove-sex-offender-must-remain-in-halfway-house-parole-board/ In a Facebook post from the Greens, Phillip said he was honoured to endorse Lowan for being a “strong and courageous ally for Indigenous peoples in B.C.” and for approaching “environmental stewardship with full]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/grand-chief-stewart-philip-endorses-greens-leader/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 21:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/grand-chief-stewart-philip-endorses-greens-leader/ In the running is Abbotsford’s Arzoi, who is the two-year-old daughter of Gurleen Sekhon.
Countless infants were entered into this year’s contest, with entrants slowly dwindling throughout the past six weeks.
With the end of the quarter-finals just around the corner, the competition is getting fierce now as less than a month of voting remains until the win]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-toddler-reaches-quarter-finals-of-baby-of-the-year-contest/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 21:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-toddler-reaches-quarter-finals-of-baby-of-the-year-contest/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/harrison-mills-historic-site-helped-preserve-yale-artifacts-during-wildfire-season/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 20:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/harrison-mills-historic-site-helped-preserve-yale-artifacts-during-wildfire-season/ The Rotary Club of Chilliwack has its 42nd annual Indoor Book Sale at Chilliwack Heritage Park Nov. 1-7.
“People eagerly await the Chilliwack Rotary Book Sale all year,” said book sale chair Dick Clegg. “Groups of friends or family often come together and once inside, split up and rush to their favourite sections. Luckily we have hundreds of volunteers to help out and about 85,000 books]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/beloved-book-sale-fundraiser-returns-to-chilliwack-to-support-rotary-projects/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 20:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/beloved-book-sale-fundraiser-returns-to-chilliwack-to-support-rotary-projects/ BeMorr Society held its fifth annual Hawaiian Shirt Gala on Sept. 26 at the Clarion Hotel and Conference Centre.
Money raised at the event goes toward the organization’s Mental Wellness Program, helping individuals and families access counselling and mental wellness services when they need them most.
“Raising over $63,000 is an incredible achievement, and I am deeply grateful to everyone who made th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/hawaiian-shirt-gala-in-abbotsford-raises-63k-for-mental-health-services/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 19:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/hawaiian-shirt-gala-in-abbotsford-raises-63k-for-mental-health-services/ In a Friday, Oct. 16 press release, the CHL stated that the tournament, which was held in Kelowna in May, brought in $50.9 million, the largest recorded economic impact for a Memorial Cup host community.
“We’re thrilled at the results of the economic impact study. We saw the excitement throughout the tournament, and it’s incredibly rewarding to see that reflected]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/memorial-cup-brings-in-509m-for-greater-kelowna/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 19:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/memorial-cup-brings-in-509m-for-greater-kelowna/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-2026-advance-voting-up-93-per-cent-from-2022/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 17:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-2026-advance-voting-up-93-per-cent-from-2022/ These opening words by former Skwlāx te Secwepemcúl̓ecw Kukpi7 (Chief) James Tomma set the tone for Ashes in the Current: hope and recovery in British Columbia’s most famous salmon river, a short film recently released on YouTube by the Pacific Salmon Foundation (PSF).The film is about the Adams River, the impact the 2023]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-collaborative-work-sets-stage-for-revival-of-famous-shuswap-sockeye-run/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 17:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-collaborative-work-sets-stage-for-revival-of-famous-shuswap-sockeye-run/ A little bit of nearly every kind of weather is expected on Saturday, Oct. 17 in the Eastern Fraser Valley, Okanagan, and Cariboo regions, including the Coquihalla Highway (Hope to Kamloops), Okanagan Connector, and Highway 3 (Hope to Princeton via Allison Pass), prompting Environment Canada to issue a special weather statement on Friday morning. The only area not impacted is the Chilcotin area, including Kamloops and Ashcroft.
According to the government]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/sharp-cold-front-to-bring-high-winds-fall-storm-to-eastern-fraser-valley-okanagan-cariboo-regions/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 16:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/sharp-cold-front-to-bring-high-winds-fall-storm-to-eastern-fraser-valley-okanagan-cariboo-regions/ Advance voting begins Friday, Oct. 16 and continues for six days until Wednesday, Oct. 21. Voting places are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., local time, each advance voting day.
Elections BC will publish advance voting turnout statistics throughout the advance-voting period. The statistics will be available on its website.
Elections BC says advance voting is open for all eligible voters, and most]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/advance-voting-for-bc-election-begins-today/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/advance-voting-for-bc-election-begins-today/ Wednesday (Oct. 14) was the first of five nights of concerts for American entertainer Bruno Mars at BC Place, and boy, did he put on a SHOW, a two-hour party full of dazzling lights, tight choreography, A-list musicianship, fireworks, fire, confetti and old-Vegas charm.
It started a record run of concerts at the Vancouver stadium for any musical artist, eclipsing Taylor Swift’s three concerts there in 2024 and The Jacksons’ th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-place-party-bruno-mars-shows-how-its-done-in-first-of-record-5-concerts/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 05:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-place-party-bruno-mars-shows-how-its-done-in-first-of-record-5-concerts/ Wednesday (Oct. 14) was the first of five nights of concerts for American entertainer Bruno Mars at BC Place, and boy, did he ever put on a SHOW, a two-hour party full of dazzling lights, tight choreography, A-list musicianship, fireworks, fire, confetti and old-Vegas charm.
It’s a record run of concerts at the Vancouver stadium for any musical artist, eclipsing Taylor Swift’s three concerts there in 2024 and The Jacksons&rsqu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-place-party-bruno-mars-delights-in-first-of-record-5-concerts-there/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 05:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-place-party-bruno-mars-delights-in-first-of-record-5-concerts-there/ Mann is accused of fatally stabbing Surrey’s Tori Dunn in June of 2024 during an alleged home invasion in Surrey’s Port Kells neighbourhood. He listened quietly throughout the day’s proceedings, as did many of Dunn’s family and friends, including her boyfriend at the time of her death with whom she shared the home, Trafford Wace.
A forensic biologi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/dna-evidence-connects-to-suspect-in-surrey-murder-trial-jury-hears/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 04:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/dna-evidence-connects-to-suspect-in-surrey-murder-trial-jury-hears/ Seth Jones had a pair of assists for the winners (4-2-2), while Akira Schmid made 15 saves to earn the win in goal.
Liam Öhgren and defenceman Elias Pettersson replied for the Canucks (2-6-1), while goalie Leevi Merilainen was outstanding, making 36 saves.
The Panthers carried the play early in the first pe]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/tkachuk-nets-3-as-florida-panthers-rally-to-edge-vancouver-canucks-3-2/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 03:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/tkachuk-nets-3-as-florida-panthers-rally-to-edge-vancouver-canucks-3-2/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/police-need-help-to-solve-rural-surrey-homicide/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 02:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/police-need-help-to-solve-rural-surrey-homicide/ The incumbent premier addressed supporters at the campaign office of Langley-Willowbrook NDP candidate Andrew Mercier. Mercier and Langley-Walnut Grove candidate Holly Isaac were both on hand.
Eby gave a brief speech, talking up his party’s plans to regulate grocery prices for essentials, and to keep car insurance low.
He also took a few potshots at BC Conserv]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/ndp-leader-makes-brief-langley-visit/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 01:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/ndp-leader-makes-brief-langley-visit/ The three local neurologists will finish their time at the hospital in N]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/open-letter-warns-of-hospital-specialist-exodus-over-interior-health-policy/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 01:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/open-letter-warns-of-hospital-specialist-exodus-over-interior-health-policy/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/kelowna-drag-star-gets-approval-to-push-forward-with-defamation-suit/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/kelowna-drag-star-gets-approval-to-push-forward-with-defamation-suit/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/trio-of-conservatives-back-out-of-scheduled-abbotsford-provincial-candidates-debate/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 23:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/trio-of-conservatives-back-out-of-scheduled-abbotsford-provincial-candidates-debate/ Jason Lum, a mayoral candidate who serves on the Fraser Valley Hospital Board, issued a call to Chilliwack MLA candidates to commit to bringing an MRI to Chilliwack General Hospital, with the project beginning within one year, and to reinstate the Bradley Centre redevelopment project.
“Chilliwack is growing, our population is aging and our health]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/chilliwack-mayoral-council-candidates-call-for-province-to-honour-healthcare-promises/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 23:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/chilliwack-mayoral-council-candidates-call-for-province-to-honour-healthcare-promises/ Ryan posted screenshots of the posts on Thursday (Oct. 15), in which DeathNight is shown saying that Hitler did not specifically hate Jews, and that “Lots of Jews died because there were]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-conservatives-remove-vancouver-candidate-after-alleged-hitler-posts/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 23:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-conservatives-remove-vancouver-candidate-after-alleged-hitler-posts/ The party’s leader, Lorne Doerkson announced October 15 that if a Conservative government is elected on October 24 it would build a new Women and Children’s Hospital in Surrey “so families no longer have to travel an hour or more into Vancouver for care.”
Toggling back to the October 17]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/conservatives-promising-to-build-a-women-and-childrens-hospital-in-surrey-if-elected/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 23:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/conservatives-promising-to-build-a-women-and-childrens-hospital-in-surrey-if-elected/ The party issued a press release Thursday morning (Oct. 15) committing to a 10-lane George Massey Bridge, completing the Surrey Hospital in Cloverdale (already underway and set to open in early 2030), and building a new Women and Children’s Hospital in Surrey.
Original plans by t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/conservatives-pledge-to-scrap-new-massey-tunnel-build-bridge-instead/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 23:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/conservatives-pledge-to-scrap-new-massey-tunnel-build-bridge-instead/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/more-police-prosecutors-centrebc-unveils-public-safety-plans/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 22:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/more-police-prosecutors-centrebc-unveils-public-safety-plans/ ABBOTSFORD SOUTH
LEAH BALLANTYNE (NDP)
1) Advocate, lawyer, consultant and adviser
2) Fraser Valley
3) I’ve spent 26 years solving problem]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-provincial-election-candidates-respond-to-questions/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 22:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-provincial-election-candidates-respond-to-questions/ Several grants of up to $20,000 are available, with some limited grants available up to $50,000 for 12 months (December 2026 to December 2027).
Applications are being accepted until Nov. 2 at 3 p.m. for the Local Impact Grants for community-based organizations whose work addresses social isolation and loneliness among]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/grants-offered-for-senior-services-and-research-in-fraser-valley/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 22:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/grants-offered-for-senior-services-and-research-in-fraser-valley/ Duane Tresnich, search manager for Central Okanagan Search and Rescue (COSAR), left for Reykjavík, Iceland on Wednesday, Oct. 14 as he’s been invited to be a guest speaker at the 18th annual Rescue26 International Search and Rescue Conference.
“Duane will speak about the important connection between search and rescue and social media, explorin]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/central-okanagan-search-and-rescue-manager-to-speak-on-international-stage/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 21:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/central-okanagan-search-and-rescue-manager-to-speak-on-international-stage/ Central Saanich Police announced the update on Wednesday, one day after officers responded to a report of a body found at the facility.
Efforts are underway to notify the woman’s next of kin, police said in a media release.
The Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crime Unit (VIIMCU) continues to investigate the circumstances surrounding her death, with assistance from Central Saanich Police.
&ldq]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/police-identify-woman-found-dead-at-central-saanich-landfill/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 20:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/police-identify-woman-found-dead-at-central-saanich-landfill/ Influenza A and COVID are already spreading. Another flu season in B.C., another round of vaccination arriving too late.
Last week, the Provincial Health Officer finally announced that flu vaccination for the higher risk population will start on Oct. 13. Thereafter the general public will be receiving vaccination notifications until early November.
Of course, Dr. Bonnie Henry is well aware that it takes another two weeks after vaccination for full antibody protec]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/column-bc-flu-and-covid-vaccine-rollout-is-too-little-too-late/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 20:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/column-bc-flu-and-covid-vaccine-rollout-is-too-little-too-late/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/eby-vows-to-cut-45-charge-for-low-income-seniors-bus-pass-bring-in-surrey-charter/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 19:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/eby-vows-to-cut-45-charge-for-low-income-seniors-bus-pass-bring-in-surrey-charter/ The latest report from Rentals.ca revealed that Abbotsford prices increased from $1,772 in August to $1,819 in September, marking a 2.7 per cent monthly increase.This brings the city to an unfortunate milestone of having the highest average rental asking price in the past seven months. The last time Abbotsford had a monthly decrease in rent was bac]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-rent-reaches-highest-point-in-past-6-months/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 19:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-rent-reaches-highest-point-in-past-6-months/ ​Field helped the UBCO Thunderbirds win back-to-back CIS National Championships in 2008 and 2009, en route to earning the 2009 May Brown Trophy as UBC’s Outstanding Graduating Female Athlete.
​On the international stage, Field represented the Senior National Team fo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/kelowna-athlete-to-be-inducted-into-the-volleyball-bc-hall-of-fame/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 19:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/kelowna-athlete-to-be-inducted-into-the-volleyball-bc-hall-of-fame/ Cowie is a father of two Abbotsford public school students, a local business owner, and an educator with approximately 20 years of teaching experience in Canada and internationally.
He holds degrees from Simon Fraser University and Trinity Western University and has served as treasurer of the Yale Secondary parent advisory council.
Cowie’s campaign – “Higher Standards, B]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/chad-cowie-seeks-school-board-seat-in-abbotsford/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 18:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/chad-cowie-seeks-school-board-seat-in-abbotsford/ Council announced Tuesday (Oct. 13) it was firing Felice Mazzoni, hired for the role in 2023, after an independent investigator determined a “breakdown in trust” caused staff work issues district-wide.
North Saanich said the district received multiple complaints regarding Mazzoni – who is also running for mayor]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/i-have-done-nothing-north-saanich-planner-and-mayoral-candidate-refutes-firing/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 18:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/i-have-done-nothing-north-saanich-planner-and-mayoral-candidate-refutes-firing/ Staff Sergeant Lindsey Houghton, of the Surrey Police Service, said the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team is on the case.
The body was found at 1:07 p.m., Houghton said.
Police are asking anyone with information, CCTV or dash-camera footage to contacted the IHIT information line at 1-877-551-IHIT (4448) or by email at i]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/homicide-suspected-after-mans-body-found-at-surrey-roadside/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 18:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/homicide-suspected-after-mans-body-found-at-surrey-roadside/ While there’s little details of the vehicle fire at this time, it occurred around 1 a.m. on Oct. 15.
As a result, the right lane eastbound of the Okanagan Connector is closed from Brenda Mines Road to MacDonald Creek. Additionally, the left lane has been reduced to a 50 km/h zone.
UPDATE #BCHwy97C has reopened at Brenda Mine Rd. An eastbound right lane closure remains in p]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/vehicle-fire-causes-eastbound-lane-closure-on-okanagan-connector/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/vehicle-fire-causes-eastbound-lane-closure-on-okanagan-connector/ The eastbound lanes of the Okanagan Connector at Brenda Mines Road is fully open again following an early morning vehicle fire.
At this time, the burned vehicle remains on the shoulder and is expected to be picked up later today.
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An early morning vehicle fire is impacting drivers travelling eastbound on the Okanagan Connector on Thursday morning.
While there’s little details of the vehicle fire at this time, it occurred around 1 a.m. on Oct. 15.
As a result, the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/update-eastbound-lane-reopened-on-okanagan-connector-after-vehicle-fire/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/update-eastbound-lane-reopened-on-okanagan-connector-after-vehicle-fire/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-big-easy-funk-ensemble-performs-in-harrison-oct-23/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-big-easy-funk-ensemble-performs-in-harrison-oct-23/ The doorbell keeps ringing. People who normally look familiar are suddenly wearing masks and costumes. Children are running up to the house, there are unusual noises outside, and there is a constant stream of activity that your dog doesn’t normally experience.
Some dogs take it all in stride. Others need more support.
The best thing you can do is think about your dog’s individual needs an]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/help-your-dog-have-a-better-halloween/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/help-your-dog-have-a-better-halloween/ Plummer, an Abbotsford resident, was walking back to her home with groceries from the Freshco store in Aldergrove on Fraser Highway near Station Road around 9:45 a.m. on the morning of Friday, Oct. 3 when she was hit by a vehicle and dragged under its wheels.
“I had the pedestrian crosswalk,” Plummer told the Langley Advance Times.
“It was my turn to go,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/thanking-her-rescuers/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/thanking-her-rescuers/ Plummer, an Abbotsford resident, was walking back to her home with groceries from the FreshCo store in Aldergrove on Fraser Highway near Station Road around 9:45 a.m. on the morning of Friday, Oct. 3 when she was hit by a vehicle and dragged under its wheels.
“I had the pedestrian crosswalk,” Plummer told the Langley Advance Times.
“It was my turn to go,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-pedestrian-struck-by-car-in-aldergrove-thanks-her-rescuers/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-pedestrian-struck-by-car-in-aldergrove-thanks-her-rescuers/ He says the NDP’s one-vote majority simply wasn’t cutting it, forcing his colleagues — some sick with cancer, others new parents — to vote from hospital beds just to keep the government from falling.
“This was not a government that was able to deliver the big swings that yo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/eby-defends-his-record-doerkson-tries-to-gain-trust-during-bc-election-debate/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 05:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/eby-defends-his-record-doerkson-tries-to-gain-trust-during-bc-election-debate/ Accused James Cody Bryant, a Bellingham resident, was in U.S. District Court in the Western District of Washington courthouse in Seattle Tuesday (Oct. 13) for a detention hearing. Judge Mary Alice Theiler ordered Bryant to be detained and remanded in custody. Bryant is next scheduled for a preliminary examination on Oct. 20 at 1 p.m.
Bryant was arrested Oct. 7 in Bellingham, Wash. and ch]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/tumbler-ridge-shooting-accused-co-conspirator-denied-bail-us-judge/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 02:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/tumbler-ridge-shooting-accused-co-conspirator-denied-bail-us-judge/ Costing estimates include added spending for projects and priorities and added taxes for the wealthiest 3.88 per cent of residents. This keeps the deficit on a similar track as the last provincial budget.
The platform also relies on projected economic growth, the speculation and vacancy tax and a proposed unsold condo tax to fill coffers.
The projected budget deficit would be]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/ndp-releases-costed-platform-with-added-spending-new-taxes-on-wealthy/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 02:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/ndp-releases-costed-platform-with-added-spending-new-taxes-on-wealthy/ Costing estimates include added spending for projects and priorities and added taxes for the wealthiest 3.88 per cent of residents. This keeps the deficit on a similar track as the last provincial budget.
The platform also relies on projected economic growth, the speculation and vacancy tax and a proposed unsold condo tax to fill coffers.
The projected budget deficit would be]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/ndp-release-costed-platform-with-added-spending-new-taxes-on-wealthy/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 02:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/ndp-release-costed-platform-with-added-spending-new-taxes-on-wealthy/ Live Nation-produced The Romantic Tour marks the first full headline tour in nearly a decade for the Honolulu-born Mars, following his 24K Magic World Tour of 2017.
This week, the four other concert dates]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-place-record-5-bruno-mars-concerts-in-vancouver-oct-14-21/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 02:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-place-record-5-bruno-mars-concerts-in-vancouver-oct-14-21/ The Live Nation-produced The Romantic Tour marks the first full headline tour in nearly a decade for the Honolulu-born Mars, following his 24K Magic World Tour of 2017.
This week, the four other concert da]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/5-bruno-mars-concerts-at-bc-place-in-vancouver-starting-wednesday-oct-14/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 02:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/5-bruno-mars-concerts-at-bc-place-in-vancouver-starting-wednesday-oct-14/ “The provincial campaign has swallowed the local one,” he said in a social media video released Wednesday. “Healthcare, public safety, and the cost of living are all critical issues, and the people running for your city hall or your school board deserve their own moment to discuss them.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-conservatives-promise-separate-municipal-provincial-election-periods-if-they-win/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 02:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-conservatives-promise-separate-municipal-provincial-election-periods-if-they-win/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/the-moj-bc-lions-watch-intently-as-cfl-teams-jockey-for-playoff-position/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/the-moj-bc-lions-watch-intently-as-cfl-teams-jockey-for-playoff-position/ The southern B.C. city placed fifth on Skyscanner’s list of the most-searched destinations.
According to the U.K.-based travel booking platform, Penticton saw a 137 per cent increase in travel searches year-over-year, placing it alongside high-profile tourism destinations in Europe, Asia and the Caribbean.
Penticton and Tofino, on B.C.’s Vancouver Island,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/penticton-named-top-canadian-city-on-new-global-travel-list-5th-overall/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/penticton-named-top-canadian-city-on-new-global-travel-list-5th-overall/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-conservatives-ahead-of-ndp-despite-moderate-support-for-doerkson-poll/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-conservatives-ahead-of-ndp-despite-moderate-support-for-doerkson-poll/ Simran Sachdeva, 27, received a conditional sentence of two years less a day and two years of probation on Oct. 8 in Abbotsford provincial court.
She was originally charged with five counts of fraud over $5,000 and one count of trafficking in identity information.
Most of those charges were later dropped, and Sachdeva pleaded guilty in November 2025 to one of the fraud charg]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/woman-sentenced-for-900k-cellphone-fraud-in-abbotsford/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 23:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/woman-sentenced-for-900k-cellphone-fraud-in-abbotsford/ The award was presented at the joint conference awards reception of the BCMSA and Public Works Association of B.C. in Penticton on Oct. 6.
Abbotsford was recognized for its innovative approach to remove the risk of asbestos exposure while cutting asbestos cement pipes, commonly installed in many municipalities between the 1930s and 1980s.
A press release from the city says]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/city-of-abbotsford-receives-safety-award-for-asbestos-approach/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 22:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/city-of-abbotsford-receives-safety-award-for-asbestos-approach/ At 7:45 a.m. on Sept. 26, a BC Highway Patrol (BCHP) officer stopped the rig after noting it was driving in heavy rain and darkness near Malakwa with no functioning taillights.The 46-year-old driver from Calgary had a valid Class 1 (heavy truck/air brake) Alberta licence and insurance, but he was unable to provide]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/10-safety-infractions-unrestrained-toddler-net-semi-driver-over-1600-in-fines-near-sicamous/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 22:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/10-safety-infractions-unrestrained-toddler-net-semi-driver-over-1600-in-fines-near-sicamous/ This money has contributed to the saving of countless lives, said VGH and UBC Hospital Foundation president Angela Chapman.
“Everyone in B.C. f]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/vgh-millionaire-lottery-offers-up-multi-million-dollar-abbotsford-homes/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 21:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/vgh-millionaire-lottery-offers-up-multi-million-dollar-abbotsford-homes/ Four out of five candidates were present at the event. For Chilliwack-Cultus Lake: Kelli Paddon, NDP candidate, and Á’a:líya Warbus, BC Conservative candidate. For Chilliwack-North: Dan Grice, CentreBC candidate, and Adila Shaukat, NDP candidate.
Heather Maahs, BC Conservative candidate for Chilliwack-North, was absent.
The forum was moderated by Jason Metcalfe,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/mla-candidates-square-off-on-stage/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 20:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/mla-candidates-square-off-on-stage/ Four out of five candidates were present at the event. For Chilliwack-Cultus Lake: Kelli Paddon, NDP candidate, and Á’a:líya Warbus, BC Conservative candidate. For Chilliwack-North: Dan Grice, CentreBC candidate, and Adila Shaukat, NDP candidate.
Heather Maahs, BC Conservative candidate for Chilliwack-North, was absent.
The forum was moderated by Jason Metcalfe,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/chilliwack-mla-candidates-square-off-on-stage/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 20:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/chilliwack-mla-candidates-square-off-on-stage/ McLean was reported missing on Sept. 29, and located in the afternoon hours of Oct. 1 following a concerted search effort by Burns Lake RCMP and Burns Lake Search & Rescue.
“Our thoughts and deepest sympathies are with the family, friends and colleagues of John Philip McLean during this difficult]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-driller-found-deceased-in-northwest-bc-near-burns-lake-mourned/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 20:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-driller-found-deceased-in-northwest-bc-near-burns-lake-mourned/ Edge of the Knife – the first feature-length film to be done completely in the Haida language – will be shown at the Abbotsford Arts Centre (2329 Crescent Way) at 8 p.m.
The film is co-directed by Haida artist Gwaai Edenshaw and Tsilhquot’in filmmaker Helen Haig-Brown, and tells the classic Haida story of a man who is transformed into Gaagiixiid, the Wildman.AFS president Aaron Dawson sa]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-film-society-screens-haida-movie-edge-of-the-knife/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 20:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-film-society-screens-haida-movie-edge-of-the-knife/ The B.C. Coroners Service released the latest data for July and August fatal overdoses on Wednesday (Oct. 14).
There were 113 deaths reported in July and 126 in August, an average of 3.6 and 4.1 deaths per day, respectively.
In total, there have been 1,015 unregulated drug deaths in B.C. between Jan. 1 and Aug. 31. July had the second-fewest deaths in a month so far this year.
In July and August, F]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/239-people-died-in-bc-from-toxic-drugs-in-july-august-coroner/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 20:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/239-people-died-in-bc-from-toxic-drugs-in-july-august-coroner/ The B.C. Coroners Service released the latest data for July and August fatal overdoses on Wednesday (Oct. 14).
There were 113 deaths reported in July and 126 in August, an average of 3.6 and 4.1 deaths per day, respectively.
In total, there have been 1,015 unregulated drug deaths in B.C. between Jan. 1 and Aug. 31. July had the second-fewest deaths in a month so far this year.
In July and August, F]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/239-people-died-in-bc-from-toxic-drugs-in-july-august-bc-coroners-service/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 20:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/239-people-died-in-bc-from-toxic-drugs-in-july-august-bc-coroners-service/ Skardina stepped off Norwegian Encore at Ogden Point on Tuesday (Oct. 13) alongside her husband, Gary, as Victoria marked the milestone for the first time in a single cruise season.
“Geri and Gary, like Chip ‘n’ Dale, but cuter,” Gary joked.
Originally from the suburbs of Chicago, the couple, who now live in]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/were-blessed-california-couple-marks-victorias-millionth-cruise-passenger/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 19:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/were-blessed-california-couple-marks-victorias-millionth-cruise-passenger/ The AN-124 that touched down on Oct. 12 is perhaps the largest aircraft ever to do so at CFB Comox. With a wingspan of 73 metres (roughly six transit buses end-to-end) and a freight payload of 120,000 kg, this aircraft is designed for hauling the kind of large items that wouldn’t fit in a standard commercial or military c]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/massive-ukrainian-cargo-plane-pays-vancouver-island-air-force-base-a-thanksgiving-visit/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 19:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/massive-ukrainian-cargo-plane-pays-vancouver-island-air-force-base-a-thanksgiving-visit/ ​The Kelowna-based company captured a video of the experience with Rex Hawthorne for their YouTube channel, showing what’s possible with the Halo Phantom.
​“Days like this are why we do what we do,” said Halo EFoils’ founder and CEO Carey Missler.
​“Watching Rex get out there with the crew, progress on the board an]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/surfing-okanagan-lake-a-super-unique-experience-for-paraplegic-man/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 19:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/surfing-okanagan-lake-a-super-unique-experience-for-paraplegic-man/ The animal was first seen two kilometres from the shores of Metchosin at Race Rocks Ecological Reserve in October last year. However, it did not stay in the area long enough for rescuers to intervene, said the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Society.
When the sea lion reappeared in September, members of Pearson College UWC’s Eco-Guardian program began monitor]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-crews-free-sea-lion-with-thick-rubber-band-cutting-into-neck/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-crews-free-sea-lion-with-thick-rubber-band-cutting-into-neck/ Mathis Preston led the way offensively on Tuesday with two goals and an assist. New addition Cam Parr scored in the first period of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-vancouver-giants-down-thunderbirds-again/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-vancouver-giants-down-thunderbirds-again/ Police responded and learned the woman was “upset about a steak that was not how she wanted it.”]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/patron-irate-over-steak-banned-from-restaurant-salmon-arm-rcmp/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/patron-irate-over-steak-banned-from-restaurant-salmon-arm-rcmp/ According to a news release from the detachment on Wednesday (Oct. 14), the incident occurred before 7:30 a.m. on July 11 south of Lougheed Highway in Mission, near the intersection of Highway 11.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
“Despite pursuing various investigative avenues – including reviewing outstanding missing persons reports – police and the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/mission-rcmp-look-to-identify-man-struck-by-train-in-july/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 16:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/mission-rcmp-look-to-identify-man-struck-by-train-in-july/ After in-camera discussion Tuesday (Oct. 13), council unanimously agreed to terminate the employment of Felice Mazzoni, who has been the district director of planning since 2023.North Saanich received multiple complaints regarding Mazzoni, who is also running for mayor, under its Respectful]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/north-saanich-fires-planning-director-who-is-also-running-for-mayor/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 16:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/north-saanich-fires-planning-director-who-is-also-running-for-mayor/ After in-camera discussion Tuesday (Oct. 13), council unanimously agreed to terminate the employment of Felice Mazzoni, who has been the district director of planning since 2023.North Saanich received multiple complaints regarding Mazzoni, who is also running for mayor, under its Respectful]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/north-saanich-fires-director-of-planning-after-report-outlines-lack-of-respectful-communication-skills/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 16:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/north-saanich-fires-director-of-planning-after-report-outlines-lack-of-respectful-communication-skills/ The annual Train and Hobby Show is rolling into Chilliwack Heritage Park on Oct. 24 and 25.
This is the third year that Sharon Dueck and Lee-Ann Hendrickson, co-owners of All About Expos, have been at the helm of the event.
They brought it back to the community of Chilliwack after a six-year hiatus. The Lions Club hosted the Train and Hobby Show for more tha]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/full-steam-ahead-for-train-and-hobby-showin-chilliwack/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/full-steam-ahead-for-train-and-hobby-showin-chilliwack/ The Isles opened the scoring 14:57 into the first period. After a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/palmieri-scores-2-as-islanders-edge-struggling-vancouver-canucks-3-2/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 04:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/palmieri-scores-2-as-islanders-edge-struggling-vancouver-canucks-3-2/ Event organizers stated that the event will give business leaders, community stakeholders and residents an opportunity to hear directly from candidates seeking to represent Abbotsford’s three provincial ridings. The debate will focus on the issues shaping Abbotsford, the Fraser Valley and rest of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-provincial-candidates-debate-planned-for-ufvs-evered-hall/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 01:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-provincial-candidates-debate-planned-for-ufvs-evered-hall/ The woman is believed to be in her 30s and is approximately 5’9” with a heavy build, brown hair with blonde highlights and a horizo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/woman-found-dead-at-vancouver-island-landfill/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 01:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/woman-found-dead-at-vancouver-island-landfill/ NDP Leader David Eby continued working to assuage concerns about the recent contract to build four new BC Ferries ships in China, promising that if his government is re-elected, he will work with Ottawa to build a new shipyard in the province.
“We can build B.C. Ferries here at home, driving economic]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-party-leaders-lay-out-economic-visions-at-board-of-trade-event/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 01:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-party-leaders-lay-out-economic-visions-at-board-of-trade-event/ The annual photographic census of the killer whales, conducted by Washington-based Center for Whale Research, found that as of July 1, there were 76 living individuals, up two from last year’s 74.
During the census period, four calves were born, with only two surviving.
“J64 survived for less than a month, while L129 was only photographed during a single encounter,&]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-southern-resident-orca-census-counts-76-in-2nd-year-population-growth/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 01:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-southern-resident-orca-census-counts-76-in-2nd-year-population-growth/ The feline charity revealed its upcoming community events, which are being run in partnership with PetSmart for National Adoption Week.The first of these events takes place at PetSmart Sumas (1305 Sumas Way) on Oct. 21 from 6 to 6:45 p.m., where participants will get a double dose of serenity as they do yoga surrounded by a bunch of kittens.
L]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-charity-provides-feline-fun-with-fundraising-events/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 01:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-charity-provides-feline-fun-with-fundraising-events/ Climate action groups across the province have posted positions at a new website: Vote4Tomorrow.ca. The survey platform was developed by My Sea to Sky with input from the South Island Climate Action Network.“Climate change is already harming our communities, and driving up costs for everyday people,&rdqu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/candidates-share-climate-views-across-bc-ridings/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/candidates-share-climate-views-across-bc-ridings/ When police were called shortly after 4:45 a.m., Surrey firefighters were already on scene battling fire in the lobby. According to police, a man entered the motel and allegedly threatened staff before lighting the area on fire.
No injuries are reported, and it’s not believed that any motel guests h]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/suspected-arson-under-investigation-after-surrey-motel-fire/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:24:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/suspected-arson-under-investigation-after-surrey-motel-fire/ “We made that decision because we didn’t feel that we needed that benefit,” he told reporters in Vancouver on Tuesday. “We wanted other families to benefit.”
Since 2024, the total amount donated, including the amount the fa]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/ndps-eby-says-he-donated-back-bc-childcare-subsidies-wont-say-if-he-got-tax-benefit/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/ndps-eby-says-he-donated-back-bc-childcare-subsidies-wont-say-if-he-got-tax-benefit/ “We made that decision because we didn’t feel that we needed that benefit,” he told reporters in Vancouver on Tuesday. “We wanted other families to benefit.”
But he dodged questions about the donation amount, or whether he]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/ndps-eby-says-he-donated-back-bc-childcare-subsidies-but-wont-give-details/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/ndps-eby-says-he-donated-back-bc-childcare-subsidies-but-wont-give-details/ In response to a Langley Advance Times query about a published report to that effect, VPD Media Relations officer Darren Wong pointed to a previous Vancouver Police Department statement that declined to comment whether any duty to warn (DTW) notification had been issued to the person in question.
Police agencies issue DTW advisories when]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/langley-shooting-victim-was-warned-by-police-report/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/langley-shooting-victim-was-warned-by-police-report/ “Rural communities in the province understand very intimately where their water comes from. It comes from the watershed,” Eby said. “They understand that if their community is to survive, if it is to have the water that it needs for agriculture, for food, for drinking, then the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/eby-promises-some-of-the-toughest-rules-in-north-america-on-ai-data-centres-and-watershed-protection/Tue, 13 Oct 2026 23:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/eby-promises-some-of-the-toughest-rules-in-north-america-on-ai-data-centres-and-watershed-protection/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/ufv-cascades-mens-soccer-rise-to-eighth-in-the-country/Tue, 13 Oct 2026 23:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/ufv-cascades-mens-soccer-rise-to-eighth-in-the-country/ Because of that, hours at the Canadian border crossing in Aldergrove are being moved to synchronize with Washington State, where clocks will fall back an hour effective Nov. 1.
A statement issued Friday, Oct. 9 by theCanada Border Services Agency (CBSA) said the Lynden-Aldergrove crossing and eight other land ports of entry in B.C. would switch from their 8 a.m. to midnight hours, operating from 9 a.m.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-border-crossing-hours-altered/Tue, 13 Oct 2026 22:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-border-crossing-hours-altered/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/man-enters-guilty-pleas-nearly-3-years-after-kelowna-teens-death/Tue, 13 Oct 2026 21:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/man-enters-guilty-pleas-nearly-3-years-after-kelowna-teens-death/ On Tuesday morning, Oct. 13, the NDP’s Kelowna Centre candidate Loyal Woolridge proposed that an NDP government would invest $20 million into YLW, supplementing a previously announced $22.4 million from the Federal government which will help construct infrastructure needed to unlock the airport’]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-ndp-conservatives-both-propose-big-investment-into-kelownas-airport/Tue, 13 Oct 2026 21:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-ndp-conservatives-both-propose-big-investment-into-kelownas-airport/ The venue was Latimer Rooftop, which was located on a lowrise office building at 84 Avenue and 200 Street. The venue appeared in 2023.
According to an Oct. 9 ruling of the B.C. Civil Resolution Tribunal, the bride booked the venue in late 2023, for a Sept. 1 2024 wedding. The price was to be $3,4]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bride-wins-4300-judgment-against-langley-venue-for-wedding-cancellation/Tue, 13 Oct 2026 21:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bride-wins-4300-judgment-against-langley-venue-for-wedding-cancellation/ The inquest into the death of Kendal Lee Campeau, 31, was held Sept. 28 to Oct. 6 at the Burnaby Coroners Court.
The jury heard witness testimony and made a recommendation that Correctional Service Canada (CSC) and Fraser Health establish a “written clinical handoff process” w]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/coroners-inquest-finds-that-abbotsford-inmates-drug-related-death-was-accidental/Tue, 13 Oct 2026 20:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/coroners-inquest-finds-that-abbotsford-inmates-drug-related-death-was-accidental/ To prepare for this, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Fraser Valley (BBBSFV) recently announced a new three-part plan to maintain its effectiveness in the region.
The organization said it has been supporting Fraser Valley youth for more than 60 years by offering free mentorship programs.Howeve]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/big-brothers-big-sisters-of-the-fraser-valley-fights-back-against-economic-struggles/Tue, 13 Oct 2026 20:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/big-brothers-big-sisters-of-the-fraser-valley-fights-back-against-economic-struggles/ Sturko, who is running as the CentreBC candidate for Surrey South, announced that her party would add 600 more practitioners in B.C. by 2030 and add 100 more residency positions by the same year.
She also said CentreBC would double B.C.’s assessment program for internationally trained family doctors, from 96 to 200 per year by 2028.
Sturko]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/centrebc-health-plans-include-more-nurse-practitioners-internationally-trained-doctors/Tue, 13 Oct 2026 19:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/centrebc-health-plans-include-more-nurse-practitioners-internationally-trained-doctors/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/2-dead-in-plane-crash-en-route-to-idaho-from-bc/Tue, 13 Oct 2026 19:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/2-dead-in-plane-crash-en-route-to-idaho-from-bc/ This year’s event, presented by FortisBC, celebrates 20 years of recognizing outstanding community, leadership and generosity in the Fraser
Valley.
The CBAs were created by the Archway Community Services board of directors in 2006 and have honoured 63 individuals, businesses and organizations whose commitment to community has made a meaningful and lasting impact.
In 2022, four flood heroes wer]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/community-builders-awards-in-abbotsford-to-be-presented-in-4-categories/Tue, 13 Oct 2026 17:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/community-builders-awards-in-abbotsford-to-be-presented-in-4-categories/ Traffic is flowing normally along both sides of Highway 7 once more.Original Story:A vehicle incident in the westbound lane of Highway 7 is slowing traffic in both directions on Monday (Oct. 12) afternoon.The crash took place near the Seabird Island (Sq’éwqel) community east of Agassiz at about 2:30 p.m. Witnesses report one vehicle involved; no word on any potential injuries yet.More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/update-traffic-flowing-normally-after-crash-near-agassiz/Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/update-traffic-flowing-normally-after-crash-near-agassiz/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/traffic-crash-near-seabird-island-slows-traffic-on-hwy-7/Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/traffic-crash-near-seabird-island-slows-traffic-on-hwy-7/ It was their second win over Seattle in as many games, following Vancouver’s 6-3 win Friday in Kent.
Jakob Oreskovic scored twice and added an assist for the Giants, who also recorded goals by Ethan Armstrong and Mat]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-vancouver-giants-win-again/Mon, 12 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-vancouver-giants-win-again/ Alexis Lafrenière and Gabe Perreault also scored for the Rangers (5-2-0) while former Canuck J.T. Miller and Mika Zibanejad had two assists apiece. Dylan Garand made 19 saves to earn the win in goal.
Jake DeBrusk and defenceman Elias Pettersson scored for the Canucks (2-5-0), who]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/new-york-rangers-score-4-unanswered-goals-in-6-2-win-over-vancouver-canucks/Mon, 12 Oct 2026 02:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/new-york-rangers-score-4-unanswered-goals-in-6-2-win-over-vancouver-canucks/ Roughly 40 people gathered at the park on Oct. 10 to hear Tseycum Nation (W̱SÍḴEM) Hereditary Chief Vern Jacks, or XÁLÁȾE, and Tsawout (SȾÁUTW̱) Hereditary Chief Eric Pelkey, or WIĆKINEM, speak about the ongoin]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/hereditary-chiefs-call-for-closure-of-park-on-vancouver-island-over-ancestral-graves/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 18:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/hereditary-chiefs-call-for-closure-of-park-on-vancouver-island-over-ancestral-graves/ Hosted at the Vernon Air Conditioning, Plumbing and Electrical Services Pickleball Complex at Marshall Field, the four-day tournament will feature a $10,000 total prize purse, with the Open Division expected to deliver some of the most competitive and exciting pickleball ever]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/canadas-best-pickleball-players-volley-in-vernon/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/canadas-best-pickleball-players-volley-in-vernon/ The day is a time for families to gather and enjoy a meal together. It is also a day off from school and work.
How much do you know about Thanksgiving traditions and customs in Canada? Put your knowledge to the test with these 10 questions.
Good luck.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/quiz-a-season-of-thanksgiving/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 17:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/quiz-a-season-of-thanksgiving/ The Hawks fell 42-0 to the Langley Thunderbirds at Latham Field for the team’s 2026 home opener.
The game got away from the Hawks early, as Langley scored on the game’s opening dri]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/losing-weekend-for-abbotsford-senior-varsity-football-teams/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 07:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/losing-weekend-for-abbotsford-senior-varsity-football-teams/ Three-point nights from Cootes and Lind fuelled a 4-3 Canucks win over the Colorado Eagles inside Blue Arena on Saturday (Oct. 10).After a pair of 4-2 losses in Calgary last week, Papaioannou and the Canucks also fell 4-3 in a shootout to the Eagles on Friday (Oct. 9). But]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/cootes-and-linds-heroics-help-abbotsford-canucks-head-coach-papaioannou-earn-first-ahl-win-2/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 05:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/cootes-and-linds-heroics-help-abbotsford-canucks-head-coach-papaioannou-earn-first-ahl-win-2/ Three-point nights from Cootes and Lind fuelled a 4-3 Canucks win over the Colorado Eagles inside Blue Arena on Saturday (Oct. 10).After a pair of 4-2 losses in Calgary last week, Papaioannou and the Canucks also fell 4-3 in a shootout to the Eagles on Friday (Oct. 9). But]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/cootes-and-linds-heroics-help-abbotsford-canucks-head-coach-papaioannou-earn-first-ahl-win/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 05:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/cootes-and-linds-heroics-help-abbotsford-canucks-head-coach-papaioannou-earn-first-ahl-win/ Chef Trevor Randle, who teaches culinary arts to students in Grades 9-12 at Maple Ridge Secondary School (MRSS), was honoured with the award that recognizes exceptional teachers and early childhood educators whose dedication, innovation, and leadership have made a meaningful difference in the lives of Canadian children and students.
The awards]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/lower-mainland-teaching-chef-receives-prime-ministers-award/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 02:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/lower-mainland-teaching-chef-receives-prime-ministers-award/ Supra was breathing down the Eagles’ neck, looking to take the fourth spot in regular season CPL standings, and the last available playoff spot, away from VFC.
“The last time we were fighting for a playoff spot at the end of the season was in 2024, and it didn’t go very well,” Campagna recalled.
“But yes, you can feel that this is our year to make it.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-vancouver-fc-fights-supra-to-a-tie/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 01:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-vancouver-fc-fights-supra-to-a-tie/ Jesper Bratt and Jesper Boqvist also scored for the Devils (2-2-0), with Jack Hughes adding a pair of assists. Jake Allen made 20 stops to pick up the win in goal.
Linus Karlsson had the lone goal for Vancouver (2-4-0), with Leevi Merilainen taking the loss in goal, stopping 31 of 34 shots. Kevin Lankinen made two sav]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/hischier-nets-2-as-devils-dump-visiting-vancouver-canucks-4-1/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/hischier-nets-2-as-devils-dump-visiting-vancouver-canucks-4-1/ The world’s No. 1-ranked curler is among the 24 skips at the Nufloors Penticton Curling Classic until Oct. 11.Schwaller, coming off an Olympic bronze medal and his first-career Grand Slam title, is leading his team into playoff action on Saturday after going 4-0 in round-robin play.
“This was a no-brainer for us coming]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/world-no-1-schwaller-canadian-legend-koe-battle-on-bc-ice-best-spiel-there-is/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 21:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/world-no-1-schwaller-canadian-legend-koe-battle-on-bc-ice-best-spiel-there-is/ Then, a three-goal second period put Vancouver ahead, on the way to a 6-3 win.Seattle opened the scoring on a power play after a missed shot banked off the end boards.
Just over five minutes later, Jakob Oreskovic sprung Joe Iginla for a breakaway, where he deked goaltender Grayson Malinoski and slid the puck past his outstretched pad.
Seattle responded with another power play goal late in the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-vancouver-giants-outscore-seattle/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 19:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-vancouver-giants-outscore-seattle/ Taneda Karate Dojo sent a contingent of 42 competitors to Gold Coast, Australia in August to compete in the 2026 International Chito-Ryu Soke Cup. The Soke Cup is held once every three years and draws practitioners of the Chito-Ryu style of karate from all around the world.The Okanagan dojo took home 45 medals during the competition, including 12 gold, 18 silver and 15 bronze.“Th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/okanagan-karate-dojo-brings-home-haul-of-medals-at-international-competition/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/okanagan-karate-dojo-brings-home-haul-of-medals-at-international-competition/ Quarterback Nathan Rourke threw for 360 yards and three touchdowns, leading the Lions to a 41-20 win over the visiting Ottawa Redblacks in CFL action Friday at BC Place. With the win over the winless Redblacks, the Lions clinched a post-season berth.
Zander Horvath rushed for 89 yards and two touchdowns for the Lions (10-6), with James Butler, Stanley Berryhill, Jevon Cottoy and Keon Hatcher also adding majors. Kicker Sean Whyte added five extra points. B.C. has]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-lions-clinch-cfl-playoff-spot-with-41-20-win-over-winless-redblacks/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 07:05:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-lions-clinch-cfl-playoff-spot-with-41-20-win-over-winless-redblacks/ Leonard Hil Marriott had already been banned from practicing law for 10 years due to past findings of professional misconduct when the BC Law Society published this latest finding Sept. 24.Misappropriation is a legal term which essentially means stealing. The Law Society says it is &l]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/disgraced-vernon-lawyer-misappropriated-116k-from-elderly-client-with-dementia/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 03:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/disgraced-vernon-lawyer-misappropriated-116k-from-elderly-client-with-dementia/ The party has plans to offer free transit passes for youth under 25 and seniors aged 65 and older, as well as boost bus service, increase funding for ferries and expand its infrastructure and develop passenger rail.
Valeriote, the incumbent for West Vancouver-Sea-to-Sky, said bringing transit to his riding is a “no brainer.”
“Const]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-greens-release-transportation-plans-includes-free-transit-for-youth-seniors/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 01:24:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-greens-release-transportation-plans-includes-free-transit-for-youth-seniors/ That’s the message from CentreBC leader – and Surrey South candidate – Elenore Sturko, who made the announcement during a campaign stop in Bridgeview in North Surrey on Friday morning (Oct. 9).
She said that, if CentreBC forms a government following the Oct. 24 provincial election, it plans to double B.C.’s Manufacturing Jobs Fund to $60 million, providing new funding stream]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/centrebcs-sturko-promises-manufacturing-boost/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/centrebcs-sturko-promises-manufacturing-boost/ Duthie chose a career in policing 30 years ago, out of a desire to serve his community.
He is now the 2026 recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award at UFV, where he was part of the second graduating class of the bachelor of arts in criminal justice program at what was then the University College of the Fraser Valley in 1995.
The “in]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/saanich-police-chief-receives-ufv-alumni-award/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/saanich-police-chief-receives-ufv-alumni-award/ The party’s plan for seniors includes: reversing the NDP’s changes to the property-tax deferment program, building more long-term care beds, supporting at-home aging, expanding HandyDART, providing free shingles vaccines for seniors, improving access to hearing aids, among other promises.
He said seniors are the people who “buil]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-conservatives-pledge-to-build-more-long-term-care-beds-in-plan-for-seniors/Fri, 09 Oct 2026 23:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-conservatives-pledge-to-build-more-long-term-care-beds-in-plan-for-seniors/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/popkum-theft-assault-suspect-had-outstanding-warrant-from-quebec/Fri, 09 Oct 2026 22:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/popkum-theft-assault-suspect-had-outstanding-warrant-from-quebec/ Justin Gunanoot, 32, has also been charged with exposing himself to a person under the age of 16.
Sgt. Paul Walker, media officer with the Abbotsford Police Department, said the charges stem from three recent alleged incidents.
He said the first incident is alleged to have taken place just before 1 p.m. on Aug. 14, when officers responded to a report of a man committing an indecent act in Mill]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/man-charged-in-abbotsford-with-3-indecent-acts-at-park-and-mall/Fri, 09 Oct 2026 22:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/man-charged-in-abbotsford-with-3-indecent-acts-at-park-and-mall/ The program is seeking tax preparers and front-desk volunteers, especially those who can speak a second language.
The volunteers will handle such things as phone calls, appointments and client drop-offs.
Volunteers should be committed to half a day or more per week for the entire tax season, from mid-February to April 30.
The tax returns are completed by volunteers in March and April through]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/income-tax-preparation-program-in-abbotsford-needs-volunteers/Fri, 09 Oct 2026 22:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/income-tax-preparation-program-in-abbotsford-needs-volunteers/ Burnaby rcmp was called to a house fire on Douglas Road near Norfolk Street around 4:30 a.m. on Friday, according to a news release from Mounties. Burnaby Fire and B.C. Emergency Health Services were also called to the fire.
One person died at the scene despite life-saving efforts, police said. Another person was taken to hospital for medical treatment.
RCMP say part of Douglas Road was closed]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/1-dead-in-burnaby-house-fire-rcmp-say/Fri, 09 Oct 2026 21:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/1-dead-in-burnaby-house-fire-rcmp-say/ Candidates running in the Chilliwack North and Chilliwack-Cultus Lake electoral districts have been invited.
For Chilliwack North, the candidates are Dan Grice, CentreBC; Heather Maahs, Conservative Party of BC and Adila Shaukat, BC NDP.
For Chilliwack-Cultus Lake, the candidates are Kelli Paddon, BC NDP and Á’a:líya Warbus, Conservative Party of BC.
Candidate participation is subjec]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/two-provincial-candidate-forums-to-be-held-in-chilliwack/Fri, 09 Oct 2026 21:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/two-provincial-candidate-forums-to-be-held-in-chilliwack/ Sponsorship opportunities are available for the 14th annual Toys for Toys Christmas Breakfast taking place Sunday, Nov. 22 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Clarion Hotel and Conference Centre.
For more than a decade, Toys for Tots has supported the Archway Christmas Bureau, helping ensure children and families experiencing financial hard]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/toys-for-tots-breakfast-in-abbotsford-seeks-sponsors/Fri, 09 Oct 2026 21:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/toys-for-tots-breakfast-in-abbotsford-seeks-sponsors/ The chamber’s Business Voices 2026 Candidate Survey asked candidates to take a position on five priorities affecting Abbotsford’s economic future: faster business approvals, safer commercial districts, infrastructure for growth, investment attraction and economic development and the amenities]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-mayoral-candidates-respond-to-chamber-business-survey/Fri, 09 Oct 2026 20:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-mayoral-candidates-respond-to-chamber-business-survey/ The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. at Matsqui Centennial Auditorium.
The PBO is recognized as one of Canada’s most exciting and innovative ensembles performing early music. They are led by harpsichordist and director Alexander Weimann.
A native of Germany, Weimann has performed with numerous ensembles throughout Europe and North America. He appears on close to 100 recordings. Under]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/valley-concert-society-features-pacific-baroque-orchestra-in-abbotsford/Fri, 09 Oct 2026 20:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/valley-concert-society-features-pacific-baroque-orchestra-in-abbotsford/ Surrey Police were called after a report of shots fired outside the complex, in the 100-block of 175A St. not far from the Pacific Highway border crossing, at about 6:51 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 8.Police say two suspects, described as men wearing dark clothes, fled on foot after the shooting. A police search, including assistance from the Lowe]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/two-suspects-sought-in-targeted-surrey-shooting/Fri, 09 Oct 2026 20:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/two-suspects-sought-in-targeted-surrey-shooting/ Delta Fire Rescue, BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) and Delta Police responded following reports of a pileup involving up to eight vehicles just before midnight.
The incident occurred in the southbound lanes, resulting in a multi-hour closure in that direction. Northbound traffic was reduced to a single lane.
One person who attended the scene reported that the chaos beg]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/three-to-hospital-following-overnight-pile-up-on-alex-fraser-bridge/Fri, 09 Oct 2026 19:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/three-to-hospital-following-overnight-pile-up-on-alex-fraser-bridge/ White Rock Fire Chief Brad Davie said crews responded to the Sunlight Market – in the 15700-block of Marine – at around 6:15 a.m. They found the fire in a mechanical room at the rear of the building.
While they were able to extinguish it quickly, Davie said it was not immediately evident that someone had d]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/one-found-dead-following-white-rock-fire/Fri, 09 Oct 2026 19:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/one-found-dead-following-white-rock-fire/ He says an NDP government would open new health care clinics, extend hours for same-day appointments and train international medical graduates so they can practice in B.C.
“Our plan will get qualified internationally trained doctors and nurses onto the front lines while we extend hours in clinics so it’s easier to get]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-election-eby-vows-to-fast-track-intl-medical-grads-bring-more-docs-to-rural-areas/Fri, 09 Oct 2026 18:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-election-eby-vows-to-fast-track-intl-medical-grads-bring-more-docs-to-rural-areas/ Logan Stankoven scored three times and Andre Svechnikov added two more, leading the host Carolina Hurricanes to a 7-2 win over the Canucks in NHL action Thursday at the Lenovo Center in Raleigh, N.C.
Mark Janikowski and K’Andre Miller also scored for the defending Stanley Cup champs (3-1-1), with Sean Walker adding four assists and Pyotr Kochetkov making 18 saves to earn the win in goal. Jake DeBrusk had both goals f]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/stankoven-nets-3-as-hurricanes-crush-vancouver-canucks-7-2/Fri, 09 Oct 2026 03:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/stankoven-nets-3-as-hurricanes-crush-vancouver-canucks-7-2/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/2-central-okanagan-educators-earn-prime-ministers-award/Fri, 09 Oct 2026 02:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/2-central-okanagan-educators-earn-prime-ministers-award/ Anigbo appeared in B.C. Supreme Court in Kelowna on Oct. 8 for the second day of his sentencing hearing. The 27-year-old was convicted of the lesser charge of manslaughter on Aug. 14 after standing trial for first-degree murder in the death of Naramata’s Kathleen Richardson.
Justice Alison Beames fou]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/12-years-to-life-decision-awaits-in-2021-naramata-manslaughter-sentencing/Fri, 09 Oct 2026 01:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/12-years-to-life-decision-awaits-in-2021-naramata-manslaughter-sentencing/ Sukhi Dhami, Paul Mahil, and Ross Siemens each fielded a series of questions on topics ranging from downtown safety to building permits.One of the biggest issues facing city hall, according to Dhami, is an abundance of red tape and political redundancy.
“There’s a lot of overregulation at the City of Abbotsford,” said Dhami. “I]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-mayoral-candidates-go-toe-to-toe-in-debate/Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-mayoral-candidates-go-toe-to-toe-in-debate/ As daylight hours decrease and weather conditions change, pedestrians become increasingly difficult to see. Distraction adds another layer of risk, and one simple action can make a significant difference – put your phone away.
Looking down at a cellphone while walking distracts from seeing an approaching vehicle, noticing a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/heads-up-phones-put-pedestrians-at-increased-risk-vernon-rcmp/Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/heads-up-phones-put-pedestrians-at-increased-risk-vernon-rcmp/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-conservatives-polling-as-frontrunners-2-weeks-ahead-of-election/Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-conservatives-polling-as-frontrunners-2-weeks-ahead-of-election/ Candidates were given the choice to answer one of four questions posed by organizers and did have time to prepare their answers in advance of the meeting. Sixteen of the 22 people running for council attended the meeting.Council candidates Les Barkman (incumbent), Matthew Cavacece, Kr]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-council-hopefuls-discuss-food-security-at-final-all-candidates-meeting/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 23:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-council-hopefuls-discuss-food-security-at-final-all-candidates-meeting/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/traffic-slowdowns-on-both-sides-of-highway-7-near-agassiz/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 23:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/traffic-slowdowns-on-both-sides-of-highway-7-near-agassiz/ DriveBC states that traffic is flowing normally on the affected stretch of Highway 7.
Original Story:Traffic is slow on the Lougheed Highway outside of Agassiz due to a vehicle incident.According to DriveBC, traffic is reduced to one lane in each direction between Mount Woodside Forest Service Road and Dyke Road west of Agassiz. Traffic control is in the area.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/traffic-normal-traffic-resumes-near-agassiz-following-vehicle-incident/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 23:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/traffic-normal-traffic-resumes-near-agassiz-following-vehicle-incident/ Profiles on each local candidate can be found by clicking on their name.
MAYOR
• Sukhi Dhami• Paul Mahil
• Dave Pellikaan
• Ross Siemens
COUNCIL (8 seats available)
• Les Barkman
• Matthew Cavacece
• Patricia Driessen (Abbotsford Voice)
• Carmen Fast Holle]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-municipal-election-hub-everything-you-need-to-know-before-voting/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 23:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-municipal-election-hub-everything-you-need-to-know-before-voting/ Leader David Eby announced in Richmond Thursday (Oct. 8) that an NDP government would freeze ICBC rates for another three years against the backdrop of a banner that he said would show the difference in insurance rates between an NDP and a Conservative government.
He said that under Leader Lorne Doerkson, the B.C. Conservatives would double car insurance costs in B.C.
ICBC now not only breaks even, Eby said, but]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-ndp-promises-to-freeze-car-insurance-rates-for-3-years/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 22:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-ndp-promises-to-freeze-car-insurance-rates-for-3-years/ SUKHI DHAMI
1) I’m running for mayor because I believe Abbotsford can do better. We’re a growing city, but in too many areas, w]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-mayoral-candidates-respond-to-issues/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 22:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-mayoral-candidates-respond-to-issues/ On Thursday, Oct. 8, Shah posted a number of screenshots on X of three of Agou’s social media posts, one sympathizing with Donald Trump, Elon Musk and other right-wing politicians from the U.S. and Europe, a second about London, U.K.’s Pakistani population and a third support]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/victoria-candidate-kicked-from-bc-conservatives-after-resurfaced-social-media-posts/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 22:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/victoria-candidate-kicked-from-bc-conservatives-after-resurfaced-social-media-posts/ Campaigning in Surrey for the second day in a row, on Thursday, October 8, party leader Lorne Doerkson said B.C.’s basic personal tax exemption would be raised to $32,000 from $13,216, the “most generous in Canada.”
This, he said, would put $1,000 per year “back in the pockets of working British Columbians, and $2,000 for the average couple.”
Doerkson said peop]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/conservatives-promise-1k-tax-cut-doerkson-says-in-surrey/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 21:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/conservatives-promise-1k-tax-cut-doerkson-says-in-surrey/ Campaigning in Surrey for the second day in a row, on Thursday, October 8, party leader Lorne Doerkson said B.C.’s basic personal tax exemption would be raised to $32,000 from $13,216, the “most generous in Canada.”
This, he said, would put $1,000 per year “back in the pockets of working British Columbians, and $2,000 for the average couple.”
Doerkson said peop]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-conservatives-promise-1k-tax-cut-doerkson-says/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 21:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-conservatives-promise-1k-tax-cut-doerkson-says/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/this-is-abnormal-clearwater-residents-note-bear-sightings-and-encounters-in-town/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 21:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/this-is-abnormal-clearwater-residents-note-bear-sightings-and-encounters-in-town/ Equestrian Canada and Thunderbird Show Park (tbird) announced the crash on Wednesday.
“We mourn the loss of three horses, with the fourth having been immediately transported for veterinary treatment,” a statement from Equestrian Canada said.
According to James Hood, a spokesperson for Equestrian Canada, the crash took place near Revelstoke.
According to S]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/3-horses-en-route-to-langleys-tbird-killed-in-highway-1-crash-near-revelstoke/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 21:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/3-horses-en-route-to-langleys-tbird-killed-in-highway-1-crash-near-revelstoke/ Spectators described it as a goaltending duel on display, where both the netminders were called outstanding, but Brandon’s Filip Ruzicka would earn the game’s first star for making 35 saves on 36 shots, and credit for helping secure his team’s 2-1 victory.
The Giants thought they had scored first, but forward Joe Iginla&rsqu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-visiting-wheat-kings-edge-out-giants-in-shootout/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-visiting-wheat-kings-edge-out-giants-in-shootout/ Adam Jones-Veneziano, 27, was driving down Boundary Road on Dec. 21, 2024, at approximately 4:50 a.m. when his vehicle collided with another vehicle at the Forest Street intersection.
The 67-year-old woman and 71-year-old man in the other vehicle died at the scene.
After a lengthy investigation by the Burnaby RCMP, charges we]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-driver-charged-in-fatal-burnaby-crash/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 19:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-driver-charged-in-fatal-burnaby-crash/ The Abbotsford News asked them to answer the following questions:
1) What do you believe are the two biggest issues currently facing Abbotsford schools?
2) Which school board decisions of the past term do you most strongly support, and which do you most disagree with?
Candidates were asked to respond to each question in 50 words or less. Responses are re]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-school-trustee-candidates-respond-to-the-news/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 19:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-school-trustee-candidates-respond-to-the-news/ The Morning Star salutes its 62 carriers on 42 routes on this International Newspaper Carrier Day, Thursday, Oct. 8.
The days comes during National Newspaper Week, and helps emphasize the vital role newspapers still play in communities.
“Newspaper carriers, young and old, play a crucial part in ensuring that this important form of communication reaches us, come rain or shine,” said daysoftheyear.com.
The importance of International Newspaper Carrie]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/newspaper-carriers-saluted-in-historic-vernon-photo/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 18:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/newspaper-carriers-saluted-in-historic-vernon-photo/ 1967 – 2026
It is with great sadness, but also with deep gratitude for a life so well lived, that the family of Dr. Barry Kevin Friesen announces his peaceful passing at the age of 59.
Barry was the beloved husband of Janice Friesen, his loving wife and partner of 32 years. He was a devoted father to Cassie (Blayne) Stam, Adam Friesen, Holly (Joseph) Takenaka, and Jack Friesen, and a proud and loving grandfather to Malachi and Elijah Takenaka.
Barry is also lovingly reme]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/dr-barry-kevin-friesen/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 17:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/dr-barry-kevin-friesen/ Don moved to BC in the late 1960s and resided in the Abbotsford area until his passing on August 21, 2026.
Don started his career in the TV repair business with Bestway TV in Calgary and ended his TV repair career with James Fras]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/donald-albert-labs/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 17:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/donald-albert-labs/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/grain-truck-flips-on-highway-1-in-abbotsford/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 15:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/grain-truck-flips-on-highway-1-in-abbotsford/ Because the once-a-month evening meeting is generally open to all residents of any municipality, to speak on any topic for up]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/i-did-not-do-this-lightly-victoria-mayor-pulls-palestine-item-from-city-council-agenda/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 15:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/i-did-not-do-this-lightly-victoria-mayor-pulls-palestine-item-from-city-council-agenda/ At first, these tools can appear to work. The pulling stops and the lunging decreases. But what often looks like improvement is actually suppression. The behaviour may disappear on the outside while the dog’s fear, anxiety or stress remain]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/what-every-dog-owner-should-know-about-shockprong-collars/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 14:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/what-every-dog-owner-should-know-about-shockprong-collars/ Henry said during a news conference in Victoria Wednesday (Oct. 7) that officials are already starting to see influenza circulating in the province and now is an important time to start booking appointments to get immunized.
The province has secured nearly two million doses of the 2026-27 influenza vaccine, and 1.5 million]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/vaccine-notifications-going-out-now-in-bc-as-respiratory-illness-season-begins/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 01:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/vaccine-notifications-going-out-now-in-bc-as-respiratory-illness-season-begins/ But Doerkson says his government would take measures to limit costs and the levels that lawyers will be able to charge.
“We will be introducing, when we go forward with our platform, limits on the costs and the levels that lawyers will be able to charge in this province, so we are definitely co]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/leaders-clash-over-bc-conservative-letter-to-reverse-icbc-no-fault-insurance/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 01:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/leaders-clash-over-bc-conservative-letter-to-reverse-icbc-no-fault-insurance/ Ron Kubek, owner of Lightning Rock Winery in Summerland, has initiated Petition e-7258, a petition in support of MP Dan Albas’s Bill C-262.
The petition was presented in the House of Commons on Sept. 25, and the federal government has 45 calendar days to respond.
This petition came around the time new U.S. restrictions were imposed on many packaged Canadian wines,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-winery-owner-calls-for-improving-interprovincial-alcohol-sales/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-winery-owner-calls-for-improving-interprovincial-alcohol-sales/ A proposed 250-bed facility slated for the 5800 block of Okanagan Landing Road has been pulled by the property owner, Park Place Seniors Living, a Vancouver-based organization who confirmed the project’s cancellation with the Morning Star.
Park Place cited uncertainty around future operating costs and funding for the Landing Road project, which had been]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/seniors-care-project-cancellation-draws-concerns/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/seniors-care-project-cancellation-draws-concerns/ A proposed 250-bed facility slated for the 5800 block of Okanagan Landing Road has been pulled by the property owner, Park Place Seniors Living, a Vancouver-based organization who confirmed the project’s cancellation with the Morning Star.
Park Place cited uncertainty around future operating costs and funding for the Landing Road project, which had been]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/cancellation-of-long-term-seniors-care-project-in-vernon-sparks-provincial-concerns/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/cancellation-of-long-term-seniors-care-project-in-vernon-sparks-provincial-concerns/ This annual competition gives awards to businesses all across North America, including seven regions throughout B.C.
For the Abbotsford area, which is the only Fraser Valley region, a total of 14 businesses received a Consumer Choice Award this year.The list of local winners includes:
• Abbotsford Glass Ltd.
• Echo Janitorial Services
&bul]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-companies-crowned-consumer-choice-award-winners/Wed, 07 Oct 2026 23:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-companies-crowned-consumer-choice-award-winners/ According to an RCMP press release, Mounties were called to the school located at 444 Hill Ave. after a bomb threat report at the school around 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 7.
Cpl Jennifer Cooper, BC RCMP spokesperson for Northern B.C., said RCMP take all threats to public safety very seriously, especially involving schools.
“Out of an abundance of caution, staff and]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bomb-threat-at-secondary-school-in-prince-george-prompts-evacuation/Wed, 07 Oct 2026 23:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bomb-threat-at-secondary-school-in-prince-george-prompts-evacuation/ Anigbo was convicted on Aug. 14 of manslaughter for the killing of 57-year-old Kathleen Richardson, despite having stood trial for first-degree murder.The victim was found dead in the basement of her Naramata home on June 9, 2021. The court heard]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/crown-seeking-life-sentence-for-man-guilty-of-manslaughter-in-2021-naramata-death/Wed, 07 Oct 2026 23:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/crown-seeking-life-sentence-for-man-guilty-of-manslaughter-in-2021-naramata-death/ The ASW heavyweight championship is on the line in the main event, as Abbotsford’s The Mighty Lokombo defends against Miles Deville.
Lokombo, a W.J. Mouat grad, is in the midst of his third reign as champion and recaptured the promotion’s top prize after he defeated Shawn Murphy in Abbotsford on April 4, 2026. Deville is an accomplished wre]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/all-star-wrestling-bringing-fright-night-to-abbotsford/Wed, 07 Oct 2026 22:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/all-star-wrestling-bringing-fright-night-to-abbotsford/ Frenkel and former Kamloops councillor Arjun Singh are using the run-up to the Oct. 17 local elections to host their YouTube podcast Day to Day Democracy, about how local government works, what it struggles with and who is trying to make it work.
The show describes local government as the place where “potholes get filled, water comes]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/a-masterclass-in-local-government-politics-2-bc-veterans-launch-podcast/Wed, 07 Oct 2026 22:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/a-masterclass-in-local-government-politics-2-bc-veterans-launch-podcast/ Lowan launched the major platform while in Vancouver on Wednesday (Oct. 7). It was her first stop on the mainland since the election campaign began.
The four areas include stronger regional economies, abundant clean power, more value made in B.C. and a tax system where the ultrawealthy and the largest corporations pay their fair share, says a summary of the plan from the party.
“So]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/lowan-launches-greens-economic-vision-for-bc/Wed, 07 Oct 2026 21:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/lowan-launches-greens-economic-vision-for-bc/ Watson, speaking at the Clarion Hotel and Conference Centre, said there are many things that can be attributed to the rise.
“There’s the work that (the Abbotsford Police Department) is doing. We can see an increase sometimes in crime sta]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-police-chief-shares-crime-stats-and-2026-highlights/Wed, 07 Oct 2026 21:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-police-chief-shares-crime-stats-and-2026-highlights/ Some of the questions and answers have been e]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/okanagan-one-on-one-with-david-eby/Wed, 07 Oct 2026 21:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/okanagan-one-on-one-with-david-eby/ Doerkson made a campaign stop at Crown Building Supplies in Newton, where he took aim at BC NDP leader David Eby and announced a package of “pro-business” policies.A campaign release says a Conservative government would:
• scrap the PST on immediate investment machinery, equipment and business software for]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-conservatives-doerkson-announces-plan-to-supercharge-bc-economy/Wed, 07 Oct 2026 20:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-conservatives-doerkson-announces-plan-to-supercharge-bc-economy/ That would take funding for public libraries from $14 million to $28 million per year.
The three candidates were Courtenay-Comox’s Will Cole-Hamilton, North Island’s Sara Lopez, and Vancouver-Little Mountain’s Christine Boyle. The trio were also joined by library truste]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-ndp-promises-to-double-funding-for-libraries-to-28-mil-per-year/Wed, 07 Oct 2026 20:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-ndp-promises-to-double-funding-for-libraries-to-28-mil-per-year/ This 60-show schedule includes just two Canadian stops, with the only B.C. show taking place at Rogers Forum in Abbotsford.
The live show of Dancing with the Stars features an all-new choreographed performance by the professional dancers who have spent the last few years paired with some of North America’s biggest celebrities.
Return]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/dancing-with-the-stars-tour-announces-abbotsford-stop/Wed, 07 Oct 2026 20:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/dancing-with-the-stars-tour-announces-abbotsford-stop/ A female orca was observed carrying a dead newborn calf on its nose near Sombrio Point in the Strait of Juan de Fuca on Oct. 3.
The death was confirmed by researcher Mark Malleson from Washington-based Center for Whale Research, who encountered the orca identified as J31 – also known as Tsuchi – travelling with her immediate family.
“It’s unclear whether the newborn was a male or fem]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/endangered-southern-resident-orca-seen-pushing-dead-calf-in-bc-waters/Wed, 07 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/endangered-southern-resident-orca-seen-pushing-dead-calf-in-bc-waters/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/the-moj-bc-lions-continue-roll-with-unusual-win-over-toronto/Wed, 07 Oct 2026 19:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/the-moj-bc-lions-continue-roll-with-unusual-win-over-toronto/ The waterfront capital took first place in the 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards by Condé Nast Traveler, beating out renowned global hotspots including Porto, Dubrovnik, Amalfi and San Sebastián.
The award recognizes cities with populations under 350,000.
Nearly 800,000 readers across the United States took part in the annual survey to rate their trave]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/four-peat-victoria-named-worlds-best-small-city-once-again/Wed, 07 Oct 2026 19:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/four-peat-victoria-named-worlds-best-small-city-once-again/ Eby is in Surrey Wednesday morning (Oct. 7) as leaders continue their provincial tours in advance of the Oct. 24 B.C. election.Eby also announced that the BC NDP will also introduce a new tax credit for businesses that provide a young person with their first job, as well as expanding support for those businesses that want to expo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-ndp-promises-new-support-for-small-businesses-hit-by-us-trade-war/Wed, 07 Oct 2026 18:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-ndp-promises-new-support-for-small-businesses-hit-by-us-trade-war/ The West Coast Giants capped a perfect season by winning the National Ball Hockey League (NBHL) Tier 2 championship, finishing an undefeated six-game run with a 5-2 victory over the South Jersey Soul on Sept. 20.
It was a dominant tournament for the club, which plays out of Eagle Ridge Community Centre in Langford.
The Giants also went 10-0 during the regular season against]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-ball-hockey-team-completes-undefeated-run-to-capture-national-title/Wed, 07 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-ball-hockey-team-completes-undefeated-run-to-capture-national-title/ “Our focus is on moving this project forward responsibly as the need for more year-round tennis opportunities in Kelowna has not changed,” said Doug Nicholas, City of Kelowna sport and event]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/break-point-kelowna-to-continue-with-indoor-tennis-court-plan-after-terminating-contract-with-partner/Wed, 07 Oct 2026 17:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/break-point-kelowna-to-continue-with-indoor-tennis-court-plan-after-terminating-contract-with-partner/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/request-for-proposals-project-name-2026-01-pfn-home-raising-progressive-design-build/Wed, 07 Oct 2026 17:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/request-for-proposals-project-name-2026-01-pfn-home-raising-progressive-design-build/ I’ll cry. I’ll smile and enjoy a flood of happy memories. I’ll phone my sister and lament the what ifs and celebrate the what was. I’ll listen to some old tunes.I hate Oct. 7 for what it means. I love Oct. 7 for what it meant. I wish I never had to think about Oct. 7.Oct. 7 marks the anniversary of the day (39 years ago) we lost Mum. She was just 44. Cancer.It boggles my mind she’s been gone so long, given it still seems li]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/wolf-remembering-mum-nearly-40-years-later/Wed, 07 Oct 2026 14:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/wolf-remembering-mum-nearly-40-years-later/ 20 January, 1927 ~ 25 September, 2026
We are saddened to announce that our mother, Catherine Rose Fraser, passed away at Abbotsford Hospital on Friday, September 25th at the age of 99. She had a wonderful long life and almost made it to her goal of 100. Cathy was born in Grosswerder, Saskatchewan on January 20th, 1927. She grew up in the Macklin and Provost areas then went to Langenburg in 1946. She left for Abbotsford in 1947, found work and met James (Jim) Fraser. They were]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/catherine-rose-fraser/Wed, 07 Oct 2026 07:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/catherine-rose-fraser/ Chapman – who had been listed as the OneBC South Surrey candidate prior to Saturday – is missing from the Elections BC candidate list, as is his wife, Kerry-Lynne Findlay, who stepped down as Conservative Party of BC leader on Sept. 20 after several MLAs left, or were asked to leave, t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/chapman-findlay-step-away-from-bc-politics-after-threats-and-abuse/Wed, 07 Oct 2026 03:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/chapman-findlay-step-away-from-bc-politics-after-threats-and-abuse/ The suspect has been identified as Halil Abrahim Akbalik, according to a news release from Vancouver police Tuesday. He is wanted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for charges of rape and other offences. Police added that Akbalik is also the subject of an ongoing investigation by Toronto Police Service’s fugitive team
A Vancouver police officer stopped a w]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/philadelphia-fugitive-wanted-on-international-warrant-arrested-in-bc-traffic-stop/Wed, 07 Oct 2026 02:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/philadelphia-fugitive-wanted-on-international-warrant-arrested-in-bc-traffic-stop/ U Sports released its weekly rankings on Monday (Oct. 5) and the Cascades have jumped to number 10 in Canada, up from 14th spot the week prior.
The school has never achieved top-10 status since moving from the Pacwest and joining what was formerly known as Canadian Interuniversity Sport conference in 2006.
The team impressed the ranking committee after playing the Calgar]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/ufv-cascades-mens-soccer-team-earns-national-top-10-ranking-for-first-time/Wed, 07 Oct 2026 01:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/ufv-cascades-mens-soccer-team-earns-national-top-10-ranking-for-first-time/ Ke]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/experts-to-talk-water-in-kelowna-at-environmental-flows-conference/Wed, 07 Oct 2026 01:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/experts-to-talk-water-in-kelowna-at-environmental-flows-conference/ Eby promised to add eight new MRI machines, including one at Eagle Ridge Hospital in Coquitlam near where his announcement was Tuesday (Oct. 6) and 10 CT scanners. He also promised, if his government is re-elected, to introduce co-ordinated regional surgical waitlists that let patients choose the shortest wait.
The B.C. NDP, in a news release, touted that since first forming government in 20]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-ndp-promises-faster-health-care-with-new-diagnostic-equipment/Wed, 07 Oct 2026 01:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-ndp-promises-faster-health-care-with-new-diagnostic-equipment/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-conservative-ndp-leaders-rally-election-support-in-vernon/Wed, 07 Oct 2026 01:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-conservative-ndp-leaders-rally-election-support-in-vernon/ Doerkson said a B.C. Conservative government would bring “order, security, and compassionate care back to British Columbia’s streets,” adding the time to act is now.
He promised to deploy more police to hard-hit neighbourhoods to deal with street-level crime. That includes hirin]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-conservatives-plan-to-hire-more-police-stop-illegal-drug-use-in-hospitals-shelters/Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-conservatives-plan-to-hire-more-police-stop-illegal-drug-use-in-hospitals-shelters/ On Saturday he was in London, England starring in The Last Ship, capping a two-week run of his own musical, rooted in childhood memories in the British shipbuilding town of Wallsend, at Theatre Royal Drury Lane.
Just two nights later in Vancouver, on Monday (Oct. 5), the Police singer-bassist kicked off a fall tour of North America with the first of two nights at Queen Elizabeth Theatre, where anot]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/concerts-sting-starts-fall-tour-in-vancouver-with-2-nights-of-pop-hits-as-a-no-frills-trio/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 23:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/concerts-sting-starts-fall-tour-in-vancouver-with-2-nights-of-pop-hits-as-a-no-frills-trio/ This is according to Dr. David Forrest, head of infectious disease and critical care at NRGH, who pressed the need for a cardiac cath lab and new patient tower, to attendees at the Fair Care For All Public Health Forum on Sept. 24.Forrest said recently, medical staff responded to a case of a 65-year-old woman who collapsed in the washroom, which was heard by her husband, who found her barely brea]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/this-happens-all-the-time-mid-island-resident-died-without-access-to-modern-cardiac-care-nrgh-doctor-reports/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 23:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/this-happens-all-the-time-mid-island-resident-died-without-access-to-modern-cardiac-care-nrgh-doctor-reports/ Marsman competed against a rested Shad Nasim from Monarch B]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsfords-aaden-the-drill-marsman-wins-boxing-bc-super-heavyweight-crown/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 22:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsfords-aaden-the-drill-marsman-wins-boxing-bc-super-heavyweight-crown/ A convicted sex offender has died at Agassiz’s medium-security Mountain Institution.According to the Correctional Service Canada (CSC), Regis Patrick Palmer has died in custody of apparent natural causes. He was 70 and had been serving nine years and 11 months since July 6, 2023. His next of kin has been notified.In 2022, Justice S.A. Donegan convicted Palm]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/oliver-sex-offender-dies-in-agassiz-prison/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 22:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/oliver-sex-offender-dies-in-agassiz-prison/ The latest report from the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board (FVREB) revealed that after a sales-heavy end to the summer, the Abbotsford housing market sales numbers have now flipped and are once again on the decline.
In September, the biggest change in sales was for townhouses, which fell by 37.2 per cent compared to August.
Detached home sales dropped by 19]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-home-sales-and-prices-take-dip-in-september/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 21:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-home-sales-and-prices-take-dip-in-september/ The two-time World Junior Curling silver medalist rallied from an early 4-0 deficit to defeat Japan’s Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi 7-6 in an extra end in Monday’s final.
With the victory, Hoesli will join Prestige Classic women’s champ Eunji Gim of Korea in the field at the Grand Slam of Curli]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/international-rinks-earn-curling-prestige-in-bc/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 21:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/international-rinks-earn-curling-prestige-in-bc/ The animal spent Sunday night (Oct. 4) stranded on a cliff-face ledge on its owner’s property after tumbling over the edge and finding itself unable to scramble back to safety.
To the rescue came the Metchosin Fire Department.
Firefighters and trained rope rescue technicians were called to the property early Mon]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/cliffhanger-bc-firefighters-offer-helping-hoof-to-stranded-goat/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 20:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/cliffhanger-bc-firefighters-offer-helping-hoof-to-stranded-goat/ The fifth annual Orange Shirt Day Powwow took place Oct. 2-3 at Chilliwack Secondary School.
At the free event, people witnessed various styles of drumming and dancing including specials like the Orange Regalia Special and the Owl Dance, which is a couples dance.
The powwow also included a vendors’ market and a free]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/photos-powwow-draws-dancers-drummers-from-across-canada-us-to-chilliwack/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 20:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/photos-powwow-draws-dancers-drummers-from-across-canada-us-to-chilliwack/ The TSN senior correspondent is appearing at the University of the Fraser Valley’s President’s Leadership Lecture Series and is discussing the stories behind some of the controversial topics he has explored during his career.
Westhead’s event occurs at UFV’s Building J Community Hall in Abbotsford from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 22.
He is a two-time winner of the Canadia]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/award-winning-investigative-journalist-rick-westhead-speaking-at-ufv-in-abbotsford/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 20:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/award-winning-investigative-journalist-rick-westhead-speaking-at-ufv-in-abbotsford/ That changed in the final 18 holes of the 2026 Srixon/Cleveland Golf Club Professional Championship Tuesday, Sept. 29, at the Vernon Golf and Country Club.
Stinson, from Chilliwack’s Cheam Mountain Golf Course, fired a bogey-free 7-under-par 65 to finish at seven-under 137 for the 36-hole event.
He overcame a three-shot deficit, earning a four-shot victory over Padraic O’Rourke (Marin]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/chilliwack-golfer-storms-from-behind-to-win-pga-of-bc-event-in-vernon/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 19:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/chilliwack-golfer-storms-from-behind-to-win-pga-of-bc-event-in-vernon/ The suspect is a 30-year-old from western Washington State, according to a news release from acting United States Attorney Charles Neil Floyd.U.S. law enforcement officials and RCMP officials will be holding a news conference at noon to provide more information.
More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/person-from-washington-state-arrested-in-connection-with-tumbler-ridge-shooting/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 19:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/person-from-washington-state-arrested-in-connection-with-tumbler-ridge-shooting/ The event, set for the Clarion Hotel and Conference Centre on Nov. 12, is presented by the Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce and the Abbotsford News.
Organizers stated that this year’s nominees showcase the innovation, resilience and entrepreneurial spirit that continue to move Abbotsford forward.
For 30 years, the awards have celebrated the people and organizations that make Abbotsford special. According t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/nominees-announced-for-30th-annual-abbotsford-business-excellence-awards/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 19:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/nominees-announced-for-30th-annual-abbotsford-business-excellence-awards/ Burnaby RCMP received a call at 5:54 a.m. that an adult male’s body was lying in the eastbound lanes of Highway 1, just east of Kensington Avenue, according to a news release from B.C. Highway Patrol.
Police say the man was “obviously deceased,” with injuries consistent with being hit by a vehicle.
B.C. Highway Patrol has taken over the investigation because the v]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/body-found-on-highway-1-in-burnaby-police-seek-witnesses/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 19:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/body-found-on-highway-1-in-burnaby-police-seek-witnesses/ The Abbotsford Public Safety Collaboration Hub brings together the AbbyPD, the Abbotsford Restorative Justice and Advocacy Association (ARJAA) and the Abbotsford Police Foundation (APF) under one roof.
Sgt. Paul Walker, media officer with the Abbotsford Police Department, said the hub will be a “collaborative and accessible community space dedicated to enhancing public safe]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-police-announce-new-public-safety-collaboration-hub/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 18:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-police-announce-new-public-safety-collaboration-hub/ Langley RCMP were called to 200 Street and the Langley Bypass for a report of shots fired
First responders promptly arrived in the area and located one individual in medical distress.
“Despite life saving efforts, the individual succumbed to their injuries at the scene,” said Sgt. Zynal Sharoom, of the Langley RCMP. “The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) has been called in.&rdqu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/one-dead-after-shooting-at-langley-restaurant/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 18:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/one-dead-after-shooting-at-langley-restaurant/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/lower-mainland-legion-placed-under-trusteeship-amid-concerns-with-governance/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 18:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/lower-mainland-legion-placed-under-trusteeship-amid-concerns-with-governance/ The Panthers held a 14-13 advantage at halftime during Friday’s (Oct. 2) game until a thunderous hit and fumble recovery by Owen MacDonald led to a Bateman touchdown. The Timberwolves defence roared again on the next possession and scored a safety.View this post on InstagramA post s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsfords-robert-bateman-timberwolves-take-down-defending-provincial-champions/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 18:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsfords-robert-bateman-timberwolves-take-down-defending-provincial-champions/ Adam Troy Mann, who was charged with second-degree murder on June 28, 2024 in connection with Dunn’s death, appeared in court Monday (Oct. 5) in a light-coloured, collared shirt, sporting a full beard.B.C. Supreme Court Justice David Layton is presiding over the trial, which is expected to last about three weeks.
Several of Dunn’s family members were in attenda]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-court-hears-about-fatal-attack-on-surreys-tori-dunn/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 05:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-court-hears-about-fatal-attack-on-surreys-tori-dunn/ But returning home to Langley Event Centre on Saturday proved even more devastating, as they lost their first game of the season on home ice, 5-1, to the Swift Current Broncos.
At the South Okanagan Events Centre on Friday, Oct. 2, Vancouver entered the final frame up 2-1 thanks to goals from Jakob Oreskovic (1st) and]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-vees-hand-giants-first-loss-of-season/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 02:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-vees-hand-giants-first-loss-of-season/ The event allowed mayor and councillor hopefuls the opportunity to share their vision for the next four years and explain how they would achieve those goals.
Recreation has transformed into one of the more talked-about issues in the 2026 Abbotsford municipal election, with some]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/council-and-mayoral-hopefuls-clash-on-future-vision-for-sports-and-recreation-in-abbotsford/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/council-and-mayoral-hopefuls-clash-on-future-vision-for-sports-and-recreation-in-abbotsford/ Lorne Doerkson, the Conservative Party of B.C.’s interim leader and the incumbent MLA for the Cariboo-Chilcotin, made the announcement in 100 Mile House on Monday, Oct. 5, outside the District General Hospital. Doerkson also pledged not to cut the 2026 healthcare budget and to make healthcare funding a priority in future budgets, if elected premier.
&l]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/lorne-doerkson-pledges-to-create-50m-fund-to-address-emergency-room-closures/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/lorne-doerkson-pledges-to-create-50m-fund-to-address-emergency-room-closures/ According to a Parole Board of Canada decision on Sept. 22, Keith Gregory Wiens, now 71, had his day parole extended for a second time as he approached a year on limited release to a halfway house in Ontario.
Wiens was first approved for day parole in September 2025 for six months, then extended in March 2026 for six more months.
In 2011, Wiens shot and killed his common-law pa]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/former-bc-cop-who-murdered-wife-gets-day-parole-extended-again/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 23:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/former-bc-cop-who-murdered-wife-gets-day-parole-extended-again/ “In terms of health care, though, when I think about groups that are particularly concerned about and interested in the future of health care in the province, it’s the people who helped build this province, the seniors,” he told media. For seniors in our province,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/ndp-announces-seniors-health-care-plan-at-victoria-stop/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 22:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/ndp-announces-seniors-health-care-plan-at-victoria-stop/ The event, hosted by the Abbotsford District Parent Advisory Council, was held at the Abbotsford Arts Centre.
Each candidate had 90 seconds to provide an opening statement, 45 seconds to respond to each question and 30 seconds for closing remarks.
The questions touched on the topics of disability supports]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/20-school-trustee-candidates-in-abbotsford-participate-in-forum/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 22:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/20-school-trustee-candidates-in-abbotsford-participate-in-forum/ The incident is the result of a substation fault, according to BC Hydro. However, the specifics of the issue had not yet been determined as of 12:45 p.m.
The power interruption occurred at approximately 12:05 p.m., with a total of 55,842 homes being affected across Abbotsford, Chilliwack, and Kent.
BC Hydro reported that crews were already]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/thousands-of-fraser-valley-homes-without-power-after-massive-substation-fault/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 21:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/thousands-of-fraser-valley-homes-without-power-after-massive-substation-fault/ The incident was the result of a substation fault, according to BC Hydro. However, the specifics of the issue had not yet been determined as of 1:20 p.m.
The power interruption occurred at approximately 12:05 p.m., with a total of 60,525 homes being affected across Abbotsford, Chilliwack, and Kent.
BC Hydro reported that crews had begun restoring]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/thousands-of-fraser-valley-homes-lose-power-after-massive-substation-fault/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 21:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/thousands-of-fraser-valley-homes-lose-power-after-massive-substation-fault/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/kelowna-general-hospital-foundation-raises-over-45m-to-improve-care/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 21:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/kelowna-general-hospital-foundation-raises-over-45m-to-improve-care/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/options-being-considered-for-bcs-historic-okeefe-ranch/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 21:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/options-being-considered-for-bcs-historic-okeefe-ranch/ “A monument does not restore homes, businesses, fish boats, property or years that were taken, but it can make a positive record permanent,” said Japanese Canadian Legacies Society President Paul Kariya. “Here in granite, in the provincial capital, the names of those who were uprooted will endure.”
The centrepiece of the monument, located at]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/life-behind-each-name-victoria-monument-honours-japanese-canadians-interned-during-ww2/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 20:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/life-behind-each-name-victoria-monument-honours-japanese-canadians-interned-during-ww2/ Columbia Valley RCMP received a report of a single-vehicle crash on the highway, just north of the Floe Lake trailhead, on Friday around 11:10 p.m., according to a news release from B.C. Highway Patrol.
Police found a black Nissan Maxima on its side after leaving the road and travelling down an embankment.
The female driver wasn’t “seriously hurt,” police said, but the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/1-dead-in-single-vehicle-crash-on-highway-93-in-kootenay-national-park/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 20:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/1-dead-in-single-vehicle-crash-on-highway-93-in-kootenay-national-park/ Giuseppe Gaspari, a software developer by day, has recently found himself more interested in the workings of the City of Kelowna ever since the birth of his child this year.
“I really care about the kind of city that my son is going to be growing up in,” he said.
For around two weeks, after his work and responsibilities, Kelowna born-and-raised Gaspari would]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-man-creates-local-election-quiz-to-help-increase-voter-turnout-in-kelowna/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 20:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-man-creates-local-election-quiz-to-help-increase-voter-turnout-in-kelowna/ The 2024 Women’s World Curling bronze medalist and her Korean teammates earned a spot in the Grand Slam of Curling’s Co-Op Invitational Oct. 13-18 in Victoria by capturing the women’s championship at the Prestige Hotels and Resorts Curling Classic.
Gim, a 15-time Korean women’s champion, defeated Japan’s Yuina Miura 5-2 in the championship Sunday, Oct. 4, at the Vernon Curling Club. The victory earned Gim a s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/curling-classic-wraps-today-in-vernon/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/curling-classic-wraps-today-in-vernon/ Alaaddin Koc, from Windsor, Ont., pled guilty to possession of cannabis for the purpose of exportation on July 27 following an investigation by the RCMP’s Federal Policing Pacific Region. He was given a one-year prison sentence and a lifetime firearms ban on Sept. 1.
Koc, 56, was caught attempting to smuggle cannabis in his luggage on a flight from Vancouver Internatio]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/ontario-man-sentenced-for-attempting-to-smuggle-cannabis-on-vancouver-london-flight/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 19:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/ontario-man-sentenced-for-attempting-to-smuggle-cannabis-on-vancouver-london-flight/ Skylar Wayne Pelletier poses a “significant risk” to women in the community, Vancouver police warned in a news release Friday (Oct. 2). He has prior convictions of sexual assault, commit sex assault, break and enter and assault.
Pelletier is Indigenous. He is described as six-foot-one and 180 pounds, with a medium build. He has short black hair and brown eyes.
Police say that while liv]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/high-risk-sex-offender-to-live-in-vancouver-police-warn/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 19:24:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/high-risk-sex-offender-to-live-in-vancouver-police-warn/ Nominations closed at 1 p.m. on Saturday (Oct. 3) and Elections BC released the final list of candidates later that day.
Three candidates from the cancelled Sept. 26 Abbotsford-Mission byelection will return to the ballot for Oct. 24, while the BC Conservatives introduce a new candidate for the riding following the resignations of former MLA Reann Gasper and former party leader Kerry]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/19-provincial-election-candidates-finalized-for-5-abbotsford-ridings/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 18:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/19-provincial-election-candidates-finalized-for-5-abbotsford-ridings/ Candidate nominations for the provincial election later this month closed at 1 p.m. on Saturday (Oct. 3). There are 93 ridings across B.C.
There are 335 candidates for the snap election, with 340 of those representing 10 political parties. Fifteen candidates are running as independents or unaffiliated, Elections BC said in a news release Sunday.
The B.C. Conservatives is the only party to h]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/candidates-finalized-in-all-93-ridings-for-bc-election/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 18:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/candidates-finalized-in-all-93-ridings-for-bc-election/ As a veteran of the Korean War, it only seemed right that Ager would get the kind of funeral service befitting a Canadian veteran.
Pacholuk said she attempted to figure out how to make this happen without many resources at her disposal, and eventually discovered what she was looking for after talking to former Royal Canadian Legion Branch 228 president Ian Will]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/hope-veterans-death-shines-spotlight-on-little-known-legion-service/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 18:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/hope-veterans-death-shines-spotlight-on-little-known-legion-service/ Mitch Marner and Victor Olofsson also scored for Vegas (2-1-0), with Adin Hill making 17 saves to pick up the goaltending victory.
Paul Cotter and Jonathan Lekkerimaki replied for the Canucks (2-2-0). Kevin Lankinen stopped 25 of 28 shots and took the loss.
Lankinen, who gave up eight goals in his last start against Edmonton, wa]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/gatcomb-nets-winner-as-golden-knights-earn-3-2-win-over-vancouver-canucks/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 05:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/gatcomb-nets-winner-as-golden-knights-earn-3-2-win-over-vancouver-canucks/ If elected, Eby will increase income tax for the top two tax brackets and create a new bracket for those earning $1 million or more.
“We’re going to be honest with people about how we’re going to pay for these things, because these things do in fact cost money,” he told the crowd gathered in the Fernwood Neighbourhood House Sunday evening (Oct. 4).
“Can&]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-ndp-leader-eby-promises-tax-hike-on-wealthy-to-fund-health-care/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 05:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-ndp-leader-eby-promises-tax-hike-on-wealthy-to-fund-health-care/ At the Cache Creek stop, Doerkson emphasized that while he is the interim party leader, he was there campaigning to be the MLA for Cariboo-Chilcotin, the riding he has represented since first being elected in 2020.
“I’ve enjoyed being your MLA. I’m unbelievably committed to the Cariboo-]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-conservative-party-leader-lorne-doerkson-hits-campaign-trail-in-cariboo-chilcotin/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 02:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-conservative-party-leader-lorne-doerkson-hits-campaign-trail-in-cariboo-chilcotin/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/kelowna-metal-band-named-best-in-western-canada/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 02:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/kelowna-metal-band-named-best-in-western-canada/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/photos-bc-witches-take-to-the-waters-of-semiahmoo-bay/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 22:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/photos-bc-witches-take-to-the-waters-of-semiahmoo-bay/ Liam Ohgren, defenceman Elias Pettersson, Drew O’Connor and Aatu Räty scored for the Canucks (2-1-0), with Linus Karlsson and Tom Willander each dishing out a pair of assists. Leevi Merilainen made 23 saves to earn the win in goal, his first as a Canuck.
Matt Coronato had the lone goal for Calgary (0-2-0), with]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/third-period-explosion-lifts-vancouver-canucks-to-4-1-win-over-calgary-flames/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 07:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/third-period-explosion-lifts-vancouver-canucks-to-4-1-win-over-calgary-flames/ One of the more positive stories for Abbotsford from opening weekend was the play of rookie Braeden Cootes, who recorded his first professional goal on Saturday (Oct. 3) and fired nine shots over the two games.
Cootes used a screen from line mate Ilya Safonov to fool Wranglers goalie Kirill Zarubin at 16:16 of the third period to suddenly make it a 3-2 game. Abbotsford pushed]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-canucks-open-season-with-pair-of-losses-to-calgary-wranglers/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 05:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-canucks-open-season-with-pair-of-losses-to-calgary-wranglers/ Whyte’s eight three-pointers set a B.C. franchise record for field goals and eclipsed his previous personal best of seven.
Quarterback Nathan Rourke threw for 254 yards and ran for 50 more for the Leos (9-6), who won their third straight game and are two games ba]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/whyte-boots-8-field-goals-as-bc-lions-hang-on-for-24-17-win-over-toronto-argonauts/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 23:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/whyte-boots-8-field-goals-as-bc-lions-hang-on-for-24-17-win-over-toronto-argonauts/ The incident happened on Wednesday (Sept. 30) where plainclothes officers were conducting proactive enforcement in the 2400 block of Crescent Way.
They made a traffic stop and arrested the occupants in the vehicle for drug possession offences, AbbyPD stated in an Oct. 3 social media post.
“A subsequent search of the vehicl]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/drugs-cash-seized-after-abbotsford-police-witness-woman-openly-using-drugs-in-vehicle/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 19:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/drugs-cash-seized-after-abbotsford-police-witness-woman-openly-using-drugs-in-vehicle/ Brandon Davina appeared in a Kelowna Supreme Court on Friday, Oct. 2, to be sentenced for the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/kelowna-man-faces-life-sentence-for-2023-murder-parole-eligibility-to-be-decided/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 01:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/kelowna-man-faces-life-sentence-for-2023-murder-parole-eligibility-to-be-decided/ Interim Leader Lorne Doerkson and Penticton-Summerland candidate Tracy St. Claire met Faulder resident Joel Patan at his burned-out family home on Oct. 2.
The house and the surrounding area were destroyed by the Bald Range wildfire that erupted on Aug. 7.
“At 5:25 that evening, my neighbour texted me that there was a fire about 11 kilometres west of us]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/an-investment-bc-has-to-make-conservatives-aim-to-increase-wildfire-protection/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 01:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/an-investment-bc-has-to-make-conservatives-aim-to-increase-wildfire-protection/ He said a B.C. family of four is spending more than $17,500 on groceries each]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/eby-announces-bc-grocery-price-guard-during-kelowna-visit/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 01:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/eby-announces-bc-grocery-price-guard-during-kelowna-visit/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-conservatives-ndp-in-tight-election-race-polling-suggests/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 01:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-conservatives-ndp-in-tight-election-race-polling-suggests/ The organization Casa de Luz held the fifth annual on Sept. 22 at Ledgeview Golf Course.
The golf tournament supports the work of Casa de Luz, which helps vulnerable single mothers and their children living in poverty in Mexico.
“Casa de Luz would love to thank the community for showing up to participate and each local business that supported the event by]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-golf-tournament-raises-78k-for-vulnerable-families-in-mexico/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-golf-tournament-raises-78k-for-vulnerable-families-in-mexico/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/possible-car-fire-slows-traffic-on-highway-7/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/possible-car-fire-slows-traffic-on-highway-7/ Traffic is now flowing normally once more.Original Story:Traffic is slow in both lanes of Highway 7 between Agassiz and Harrison Mills as emergency crews respond to reports of a car fire.The main slowdown appears to be in the eastbound lane. There are no current reports of injuries.More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/possible-car-fire-slowed-traffic-on-highway-7/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/possible-car-fire-slowed-traffic-on-highway-7/ Leader Emily Lowan made the two separate announcements in Greater Victoria Thursday (Oct. 1), alongside former B.C. chief coroner Lisa Lapointe, the party’s candidate for Saanich South.
Lapointe will be going up against NDP candidate Richard Zussman, a former journalist, and Conservative Cathie Ounsted. The seat was held by Lana Popham, who was first electe]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-greens-release-food-production-toxic-drug-crisis-policies/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-greens-release-food-production-toxic-drug-crisis-policies/ The individual told police they were being held against their will at a Kelowna residence before they managed to escape and call Kelowna RCMP on Sept. 28.
Mounties arrived on scene at about 11:30 p.m. after a report of suspicious circumstances in the 400-block of Sands Court, where officers discovered an]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/1-arrested-released-in-kelowna-after-alleged-lower-mainland-kidnapping/Fri, 02 Oct 2026 23:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/1-arrested-released-in-kelowna-after-alleged-lower-mainland-kidnapping/ Party leader Emily Lowan announced the proposals in Victoria, as part of the Greens’ AI and technology platform, which calls for greater oversight of the technology’s effects on public safety, privacy, workers and the environment.
The proposed moratorium would pause the construction and operation of AI data centres]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-greens-propose-ai-data-centre-moratorium-greater-oversight/Fri, 02 Oct 2026 22:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-greens-propose-ai-data-centre-moratorium-greater-oversight/ Langley RCMP led a 16-month investigation called Project E_PURSUANCE after hearing from the co-owners of an auto dealership, who were victims of significant extortion demands. This was followed by two targeted attacks on the business involving arson and shootings, at their Surrey and Langley locations in summer 2025.
“The project]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-five-men-face-extortion-gun-explosives-charges-in-langleysurrey-case/Fri, 02 Oct 2026 22:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-five-men-face-extortion-gun-explosives-charges-in-langleysurrey-case/ The group also received $15,000 in grants through Taking It Global, which they used to purchase and distribute 350 blood pressure monitors to address the issue of hypertension in the South Asian community.
They also provided to unhoused people around 900 care packages that consisted of backpacks, scarves, socks, toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, shaving kits and blankets.
Th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/medical-students-do-free-blood-pressure-checks-in-abbotsford-and-surrey/Fri, 02 Oct 2026 21:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/medical-students-do-free-blood-pressure-checks-in-abbotsford-and-surrey/ Vancouver-West End NDP incumbent Spencer Chandra Herbert called on Conservative Leader Lorne Doerkson Friday to drop Chilliwack North incumbent Conservative candidate Heather Maahs over her comments about LGBTQ+ people and conflating it with grooming and pedophilia.
“Heather Maahs, as a B.C. Conservative candidate, has been clear in her hatred, her name]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/ndp-calls-for-conservatives-to-drop-chilliwack-candidate-over-lgbtq-remarks/Fri, 02 Oct 2026 21:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/ndp-calls-for-conservatives-to-drop-chilliwack-candidate-over-lgbtq-remarks/ Creston RCMP said Friday the vehicle is believed to be connected to George Franklin Davis, who was reported missing from the Creston area in July 2004.
At the time of his disappearance, Davis was reported to have left a residence in the 1300 block of Channel Road to get cigarettes.
Davis, who was 40 at the time, was last s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/car-found-in-kootenay-river-with-human-remains-linked-to-2004-disappearance/Fri, 02 Oct 2026 20:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/car-found-in-kootenay-river-with-human-remains-linked-to-2004-disappearance/ Dunn, 30, was found with life-threatening injuries after what her family repor]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/trial-for-man-accused-of-killing-bc-woman-tori-dunn-set-to-start-monday/Fri, 02 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/trial-for-man-accused-of-killing-bc-woman-tori-dunn-set-to-start-monday/ Most recently, three geese were killed on Billy Jolicoeur and Garrett Jolicoeur’s farm on Garden Road in Qualicum Beach the evening of Sept. 28.
“One was eaten in place,” said Garrett, and added the cougar has been back for the past two nights, based on distinctive “chirpi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/cougar-suspected-in-36-livestock-killings-on-vancouver-island/Fri, 02 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/cougar-suspected-in-36-livestock-killings-on-vancouver-island/ According to the BC Conservation Officer Service (BCCOS), a man was sitting outside his home around 8:30 p.m. when he was bitten by a bear.
The man’s injuries were not life-threatening.
Conservation officers interviewed the victim and attended the site as part of their investigation.
Due to public safety concerns, trapping efforts are now underway to capture the offending bear.
BCCOS says any b]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/man-attacked-by-black-bear-in-castlegar/Fri, 02 Oct 2026 19:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/man-attacked-by-black-bear-in-castlegar/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/the-truth-is-out-there-paranormal-investigators-to-share-evidence-in-surrey/Fri, 02 Oct 2026 19:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/the-truth-is-out-there-paranormal-investigators-to-share-evidence-in-surrey/ Pellikaan said his key priorities for the city are growing the local economy, getting the city budget on track, improving neighbourhoods and building a more responsive city government.
“Abbotsford has tremendous potential. We have a strong agricultural sector, successful local businesses and a great community,” he said.
“My goal is to build on those strengths wh]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/david-pellikaan-seeks-mayors-chair-in-abbotsford/Fri, 02 Oct 2026 19:24:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/david-pellikaan-seeks-mayors-chair-in-abbotsford/ Sgt. Paul Walker, media officer with the Abbotsford Police Department, said the first incident took place Sept. 3 at a home in the 1700 block of Bradner Road.
He said officers responded after receiving reports that an unknown man had forcibly entered the occupied residence.
The suspect stole several valuable items before fleeing the area, Walker said.
A second break-in wa]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/repeat-offender-charged-with-two-rural-break-ins-in-abbotsford/Fri, 02 Oct 2026 18:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/repeat-offender-charged-with-two-rural-break-ins-in-abbotsford/ Several dozen people – including local and First Nations dignitaries – attended the grand opening of the brand new Lets’emó:t Regional Recreation and Aquatic Centre (LRRAC) on Friday, Sept. 25.MP Brad Vis (Mission-Matsqui-Fraser Canyon) said the LRRAC was one of the first projects he worked on when he was first elected, lobbying then-Minister of Infrastructure Dominic LeBlanc (who is now Ministe]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/photos-this-space-belongs-to-all-of-us-new-agassiz-pool-facility-officially-opens/Fri, 02 Oct 2026 14:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/photos-this-space-belongs-to-all-of-us-new-agassiz-pool-facility-officially-opens/ Two nights after a surprising 6-5 season-opening loss at home, the Edmonton Oilers gained a measure of revenge, dumping the host Vancouver Canucks 9-7 when the teams met again Thursday at Rogers Arena.
Connor McDavid had a goal and four assists for Edmonton (1-0-1). Leon Draisaitl added two goals, while Trent Frederic, Kasperi Kapanen, Evan Bouchard, Vasili Podkolzin, Ryan Shea and Owen Michaels added singles. Evan Bouchard chipped in with tw]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/mcdavid-tallies-5-points-as-oilers-hang-on-for-9-7-win-over-vancouver-canucks/Fri, 02 Oct 2026 07:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/mcdavid-tallies-5-points-as-oilers-hang-on-for-9-7-win-over-vancouver-canucks/ Carney, along with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, made the announcement in Fort McMurray Thursday (Oct. 1). The Pacific Link pipeline is expected to reduce the country’s dependency on the United States by allowing Canada to export an additional one million barrels a day to markets in Asia.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/alberta-to-bc-pipeline-listed-as-project-of-national-interest-by-carney/Fri, 02 Oct 2026 01:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/alberta-to-bc-pipeline-listed-as-project-of-national-interest-by-carney/ A former Vancouver Island educator is barred from teaching for seven years, after he intended to meet up with a supposed 14-year-old, says the B.C. authority on teacher discipline.
According to a B.C. Commissioner for Teacher Regulation consent resolution agreement, released Tuesday, Sept. 29, Carlo Deni Pavan was a Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools high school teacher on March 14, 2023, when he contacted someo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-teacher-caught-in-creep-catchers-style-sting-banned-from-teaching-for-7-years/Fri, 02 Oct 2026 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-teacher-caught-in-creep-catchers-style-sting-banned-from-teaching-for-7-years/ New Westminster-Coquitlam NDP incumbent Jennifer Whiteside re-shared the video of Kindy to social media on Thursday (Oct. 1), saying that COVID-19 vaccine misinformation made the pandemic worse and has led to Canada losing its measles elimination status.
Whiteside also called on B.C. Conservative Leader Lorne Do]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/ndp-calls-on-conservatives-to-fire-north-island-candidate-over-2022-vaccine-claims/Thu, 01 Oct 2026 23:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/ndp-calls-on-conservatives-to-fire-north-island-candidate-over-2022-vaccine-claims/ That was the case for some members of the West Kelowna Fire Department this week as several firefighters helped a woman and her dogs get home after her scooter left her stranded on the side of the road.
West Kelowna Professional Firefighters posted the incident on social media Wednesday, Sept. 30, including photos and a video of the firefighters helping the woman down the road.
While the woman was pushed home, her two dogs can be seen in]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/woman-dogs-helped-home-by-west-kelowna-firefighters-after-scooter-battery-dies/Thu, 01 Oct 2026 23:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/woman-dogs-helped-home-by-west-kelowna-firefighters-after-scooter-battery-dies/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/retired-first-nations-chief-named-bc-greens-candidate-in-fraser-nicola/Thu, 01 Oct 2026 22:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/retired-first-nations-chief-named-bc-greens-candidate-in-fraser-nicola/ A photograph of the individual has quickly circulated on social media, garnering hundreds of reactions and comments from the community.
Sooke Brewing Company announced on Oct. 1 just before 1:30 p.m. that John Adair has been terminated effective immediately, following the incident.
“We stand]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-brewery-fires-co-owner-over-show-me-the-evidence-shirt/Thu, 01 Oct 2026 22:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-brewery-fires-co-owner-over-show-me-the-evidence-shirt/ A photograph of the individual has quickly circulated on social media, garnering hundreds of reactions and comments from the community.
Some commenters called for a boycott of Sooke Brewing Company, while others questioned why an ownership member would wear the shirt while representing the business]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-brewery-co-owner-sparks-backlash-over-show-me-the-evidence-shirt/Thu, 01 Oct 2026 22:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-brewery-co-owner-sparks-backlash-over-show-me-the-evidence-shirt/ From 2011 until 2024, she served as chief coroner, overseeing the independent and objective investigations of unnatural and unexpected deaths across the province. During her tenure, she became known as an advocate for evidence and public health data informing government decision-making – especially around the ongoing crisis of drug-related deaths, a top]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/former-bc-chief-coroner-running-in-saanich-south-for-green-party/Thu, 01 Oct 2026 21:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/former-bc-chief-coroner-running-in-saanich-south-for-green-party/ What if current mayor Kevin Acton successfully campaigns to retain his seat Oct. 17? What if, one week later, in the Oct. 24 provincial election, Acton successfully campaigns to become MLA for the B.C. Conservatives in the Vernon-Lumby riding?
Acton – who is running for both positions – has answers.
“One of my philosophies has always been: respect the taxpayer,” he said on social media. “I]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/questions-arise-over-lumby-mayors-double-election-campaigns/Thu, 01 Oct 2026 20:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/questions-arise-over-lumby-mayors-double-election-campaigns/ A press release on Thursday (Oct. 1) from the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) said the items were seized Sept. 24 from Fraser Valley Institution and included methamphetamine, tobacco and vaping devices.
The CSC said the items were discovered “as a result of the vigilance of staff members.”
“The police have been notified and the institution is investigating,&rdqu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/drugs-and-other-items-valued-at-75k-seized-from-abbotsford-prison/Thu, 01 Oct 2026 20:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/drugs-and-other-items-valued-at-75k-seized-from-abbotsford-prison/ In an open letter Monday (Sept. 28), president of Pattison Food Group Jamie Nelson said the manager “lost consciousness, sustained a concussion, and suffered significant injuries that will likely require surgical treatment.”
The Victoria Police Department (VicPD) said officers responded to a report of a theft and an assault against an employee at the Save-on-Foods in the 1000-block of Pandora Avenue just]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-grocery-store-manager-assault-sign-of-growing-danger-in-workplace/Thu, 01 Oct 2026 20:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-grocery-store-manager-assault-sign-of-growing-danger-in-workplace/ It took Evergreen Place resident Bruce Roach seeing his building’s security camera footage to believe what had happened to his beloved 1988 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme on Monday, Sept. 14. And even then, he’s still shocked, he told media following the incident.
The security camera]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/elk-damages-car-during-rut-at-lake-cowichan/Thu, 01 Oct 2026 20:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/elk-damages-car-during-rut-at-lake-cowichan/ According to an update on Thursday from the TSB, investigators who arrived on-site to examine the wreckage of the Turbo Commander 960 Bird Dog 104 noted that the plane’s left wing along with the horizontal and vertical stabilizers in the tail section weren’t there. An air search of the area]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/missing-parts-from-fatal-fort-simpson-nwt-plane-crash-found-by-investigators/Thu, 01 Oct 2026 19:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/missing-parts-from-fatal-fort-simpson-nwt-plane-crash-found-by-investigators/ His pledge, called a temporary fix amid a tariff fight with the U.S., also includes a “price guard” to empower BC Utilities Commission (BCUC) to enforce “strict pricing rules and cap excess industry margins” at a time when regular gas sells for]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/ndps-eby-promises-gas-tax-cut-and-price-guard-to-stop-corporate-gouging-at-pumps/Thu, 01 Oct 2026 18:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/ndps-eby-promises-gas-tax-cut-and-price-guard-to-stop-corporate-gouging-at-pumps/ Eby is in Surrey on Thursday morning (Oct. 1) making an announcement at the Surrey-Fleetwood campaign office.
Eby’s promise includes cracking down on “corporate price gouging” to help save drivers up to 30 cents a litre and as much as $20 on every tank of gas.
“Big oil and gas companies have been exploiting conflicts overseas to make]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-ndp-leader-david-eby-promises-gas-tax-relief/Thu, 01 Oct 2026 18:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-ndp-leader-david-eby-promises-gas-tax-relief/ He was wearing his Vancouver FC jersey, and asked me to sign it, to take a photograph with him, and then he told me I was his favourite player.It was such a cool moment and still does not even feel real, because I feel like I am just a local kid myself who is trying my best to represent the team and get to the next level.
Fans are so important, for us as players they give us such a boos]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/players-diary-little-boys-admiration-so-powerful/Thu, 01 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/players-diary-little-boys-admiration-so-powerful/ It was the sixth National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, and Sept. 30 has extra meaning for the 66-year-old who has been a survivor, in every sense of the word, from the day he was born.
“I was taken out of my home at three years old,” shared the residential school survivor from Port Alberni.
He added that he was born with clu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/alberni-residential-school-survivor-overcomes-lifetime-of-struggle/Thu, 01 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/alberni-residential-school-survivor-overcomes-lifetime-of-struggle/ At approximately 2 p.m., Maple Ridge RCMP responded to a report of a motor vehicle incident involving a freight train in the 25700 block of Lougheed Highway.The vehicle sustained significant damage and two individuals were located on scene. An adult female was pronounced deceased by BC Emergency Heath Services, and an adult male was transported to hospital in critical condi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/woman-killed-man-critically-injured-after-truck-hit-by-train-in-maple-ridge/Thu, 01 Oct 2026 17:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/woman-killed-man-critically-injured-after-truck-hit-by-train-in-maple-ridge/ The Abbotsford Police Department said its traffic enforcement unit launched an investigation after a video circulated on social media.
The video generated “significant public concern and discussion”. It showed the dump truck passing a stopped school bus on Lefeuvre Road while the bus’s red warning lights were activated and its stop signs were deployed.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/ticket-issued-after-dump-truck-passes-stopped-school-bus-in-abbotsford/Thu, 01 Oct 2026 17:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/ticket-issued-after-dump-truck-passes-stopped-school-bus-in-abbotsford/ Officers responded to the incident just after 8 a.m. and worked with WorkSafeBC during the day. The transfer station was closed to the public on Wednes]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/man-suffers-life-threatening-injuries-in-abbotsford-workplace-incident/Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/man-suffers-life-threatening-injuries-in-abbotsford-workplace-incident/ It can seem like your dog knows who they can “get away with it” with. But there is more going on.
Every person interacts with a dog differently. We move differently, use different voices, hold the leash differently, walk at different speeds and follow diff]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/context-matters-dogs-respond-to-our-cues/Thu, 01 Oct 2026 14:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/context-matters-dogs-respond-to-our-cues/ Delta Police said the “serious collision” on TFN lands in South Delta sent four people to hospital, and that it appears to be “a medical incident” in a social media post.
For National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Tsawwassen First Nation was hosting a community walk that sstarted at 9:30 a.m. at the TFN Recreation Centre. Tha]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/serious-collision-ends-tsawwassen-first-nation-truth-and-reconciliation-event-in-bc/Wed, 30 Sep 2026 21:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/serious-collision-ends-tsawwassen-first-nation-truth-and-reconciliation-event-in-bc/ The Tsawwassen First Nation has ended its National Truth and Reconciliation Day ceremony early on Wednesday, Sept. 30, after what Delta Police are calling a “serious collision” in the parking lot at Tsawwassen Mills, on TFN lands in South Delta.
The crash happened shortly befor]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/fatal-tsawwassen-crash-not-an-intentional-attack-on-bc-truth-and-reconciliation-event-police/Wed, 30 Sep 2026 21:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/fatal-tsawwassen-crash-not-an-intentional-attack-on-bc-truth-and-reconciliation-event-police/ Delta Police said the “serious collision” on TFN lands in South Delta happened shortly before 10:30 a.m. Wednesday (Sept. 30).
“Four pedestrians were struck and, tragically, two people have died as a result of their injuries,” Delta Police said in a release. “Preliminary information indicates the driver]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/2-dead-after-serious-collision-on-tsawwassen-first-nation-land/Wed, 30 Sep 2026 21:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/2-dead-after-serious-collision-on-tsawwassen-first-nation-land/ Marco Rossi, Jonathan Lekkerimaki, centre Elias Petterson and Max Sasson also scored for the Canucks, who finished last overall a season ago and were playing their first game under new head coach Manny Malhotra. Filip Hronek added two assists for Vancouver a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/cotter-nets-winner-as-canucks-edge-edmonton-oilers-6-5-in-ot-thriller/Wed, 30 Sep 2026 07:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/cotter-nets-winner-as-canucks-edge-edmonton-oilers-6-5-in-ot-thriller/ Adkens was last seen at about 9:30 p.m. on Sept. 26, 2001, while waiting for a bus near Sooke Road and Idlemore Road.
She had left a friend’s home shortly after 9 p.m. and was walking the short distance to the bus stop. She never boarded the bus and has not been seen since. At the time, Adkens was living with a friend in downtown Sooke and attending Edward Milne Community School.
She had moved]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/25-years-later-sooke-teens-disappearance-remains-unsolved/Wed, 30 Sep 2026 03:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/25-years-later-sooke-teens-disappearance-remains-unsolved/ BMX Canada is once again bringing the Canadian Grand National Championships to Chilliwack Heritage Park Oct. 9-11.
That weekend, competitors will chase seven national championship titles and dozens of national age group crowns, as they go head-to-head on an indoor dirt track.
BMX stands for bicycle motocross, and riders use single-gear bikes, yet there will be competitors as young as two years o]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bmx-canada-national-championships-return-to-chilliwack-heritage-park/Wed, 30 Sep 2026 01:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bmx-canada-national-championships-return-to-chilliwack-heritage-park/ The evening features a buffet dinner and a keynote address by this year’s special guest, Denisha Workizer.
“For over a decade, Denisha has inspired audiences with messages of hope, healing and possibility,” states a press release.
After 20 years in corporate management, she founded Reclaimed Story, a non-profit dedicated to helping women heal from painful pa]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/advokate-holds-celebrate-life-gala-in-abbotsford/Wed, 30 Sep 2026 01:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/advokate-holds-celebrate-life-gala-in-abbotsford/ This was not the plan.
Experts now warn that NDP leader David Eby’s snap election call could backfire as his justification for going to the polls has so far rung hollow and a new Conservative leader has deftly shifted the narrative away from internal party chaos.
University of British Columbia political science lecturer Stewart Prest called it a “potentially significant miscalculation.”
Jord]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/was-ebys-snap-election-call-a-bad-bet-for-the-bc-ndp/Wed, 30 Sep 2026 01:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/was-ebys-snap-election-call-a-bad-bet-for-the-bc-ndp/ November 26, 1936 – September 19, 2026
Frank Henry Sawatzky passed away on September 19, 2026, at the age of 89.
Frank was born on November 26, 1936, in the Rural Municipality of Hanover, Manitoba, to Heinrich and Aganetha (Loewen) Sawatzky. His parents had immigrated to Canada from Ukraine in October 1925, settling first in Winkler, Manitoba.
Frank was the fifth of six children, growing up with his siblings Nettie, Henry, George, Herman and Frieda. In 1947, when Frank w]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/frank-henry-sawatzky/Wed, 30 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/frank-henry-sawatzky/ Officers were patrolling near East Hastings Street and Dunlevy Avenue when they first noticed the occupied BMW with an Alberta licence plate, according to a news release from Vancouver police Tuesday (Sept. 29).
“Inside, a front-seat female passenger appeared visibly distraught,” the release says.
Police said officers, who were worried]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/alberta-driver-arrested-after-police-chase-in-downtown-vancouver/Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/alberta-driver-arrested-after-police-chase-in-downtown-vancouver/ The newly minted party leader was speaking at Krause Berry Farms & Estate Winery in rural Langley, with all three local incumbents for the Langley area ridings – Harman Bhangu, Misty Van Popta, and Jody Toor – standing alongside him.
“My Conservative government will remove PST temporarily at th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/doerkson-promises-to-cut-pst-on-canadian-alcohol/Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/doerkson-promises-to-cut-pst-on-canadian-alcohol/ In a statement released on Monday, Sept. 28 from Syilx Okanagan Nation Territory, the Okanagan Nation Alliance said Syilx and Secwépemc people are]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/okanagan-nation-alliance-blasts-white-nationalist-group-seen-in-kamloops/Tue, 29 Sep 2026 23:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/okanagan-nation-alliance-blasts-white-nationalist-group-seen-in-kamloops/ The point gave the Eagles a little extra comfort in the playoff race, extending their lead above fifth place to seven points. Meanwhile, the Hamilton team now finds itself six points back of the top of the table.
With both teams missing key players to international duty and injury, the sta]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-vancouver-fc-eagles-captain-credited-with-save/Tue, 29 Sep 2026 20:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-vancouver-fc-eagles-captain-credited-with-save/ The campaign encourages residents to shine purple lights outside their homes throughout the month as a sign of unity and support against domestic violence.
Local businesses are also urged to participate.
The Abbotsford/Mission Violence Against Women in Relationships committee launches the campaign on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 10 a.m. at the Abbotsf]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/2026-purple-lights-nights-campaign-held-in-abbotsford-and-mission/Tue, 29 Sep 2026 20:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/2026-purple-lights-nights-campaign-held-in-abbotsford-and-mission/ A review recently published in Canadian Psychology by UBCO researchers argues that bringing psychologists into the public healthcare sector would lead to reduced healthcare costs, better treatment for patients, and increased access to mental-healthcare.
“In the Interior region, one-in-three primary emergency department visits now is for people in]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/ubc-okanagan-researchers-call-to-integrate-psychologists-into-canadas-primary-care-system/Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/ubc-okanagan-researchers-call-to-integrate-psychologists-into-canadas-primary-care-system/ The charging site is located at 1567 Mount Lehman Rd. It has two 400-kilowatt chargers, which can add up to 100 kilometres of driving range to an average EV in about three minutes, says BC Hydro.
There is also one 180-kilowatt fast charger.
Each unit can serve two vehicles at once by splitting output. For example, a 400-kilowatt charger can supply two vehicles with 200 kilowatts each. This]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/three-new-electric-vehicle-chargers-added-near-abbotsford-airport/Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/three-new-electric-vehicle-chargers-added-near-abbotsford-airport/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-soccer-star-named-to-team-canada-roster-for-fifa-u-17-womens-world-cup/Tue, 29 Sep 2026 18:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-soccer-star-named-to-team-canada-roster-for-fifa-u-17-womens-world-cup/ LNG Canada made the announcement in a news release Monday (Sept. 28) ahead of a scheduled press conference in Vancouver with Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday morning.
Chris Cooper LNG Canada president, said with the final investment decision secured, Phase 2 will double LNG Canada’s capacity from 14 million tonnes a year to 28 million tonnes.
He added t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/lng-phase-2-in-kitimat-gets-go-ahead-in-final-investment-decision/Tue, 29 Sep 2026 17:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/lng-phase-2-in-kitimat-gets-go-ahead-in-final-investment-decision/ According to Drive BC, the incident occurred just east of the Lickman Road exit after 6 a.m.Delays are expected in both directions with traffic control crews blocking the westbound left shoulder and emergency crews blockingthe eastbound left lane.
Drive BC advises drivers to use caution when passing.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/crash-on-highway-1-in-chilliwack-slows-traffic/Tue, 29 Sep 2026 16:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/crash-on-highway-1-in-chilliwack-slows-traffic/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/victoria-police-search-for-missing-youth-who-may-have-taken-a-ferry-from-swartz-bay/Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/victoria-police-search-for-missing-youth-who-may-have-taken-a-ferry-from-swartz-bay/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/victoria-police-locate-youth-reported-missing-sept-28/Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/victoria-police-locate-youth-reported-missing-sept-28/ He called it B.C.’s “superpower plan.”
“If a project is good for British Columbia, it is going to get a yes,” he said. “In fact, it’s going to get a very quick yes.”
NDP candidate Ravi Parmar, the incumbent Forests minister, called it a “ChatGPT plan,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-conservative-leader-pledges-to-triple-lng-production/Tue, 29 Sep 2026 02:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-conservative-leader-pledges-to-triple-lng-production/ The Canucks posted a 3-0 win on Sunday and finished the sweep by defeating Calgary 3-1 on Monday.
Canucks forward Vilmer Alriksson set the tone early on Monday and opened the scoring just 79 seconds into the game.Vilmer Alriksson opens the scoring at 1:19 for the @abbycanucks. They lead @AHLWranglers 1-0 here in the second-ever p]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-canucks-complete-pre-season-sweep-of-calgary-wranglers/Tue, 29 Sep 2026 01:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-canucks-complete-pre-season-sweep-of-calgary-wranglers/ Robert R. started his Sunday like many others – getting ready to walk the dog and ease into the day. Then the 58-year-old Abbotsford resident received a message that he had won a prize.
“I got an email saying I won, so I went to log in on my desktop. I thought it was going to be a free play or something,” he said.
Robert discovered he had won big after playing the Lotto 6/49 Ext]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-resident-wins-500k-in-lotto-649-extra/Tue, 29 Sep 2026 01:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-resident-wins-500k-in-lotto-649-extra/ The Soloveiko Ukrainian Dance Club, which was formed four years ago, has resumed classes for all ages – juniors, intermediates, seniors and adults.
Soloveiko, which means “nightingale’ in Ukrainian, continues to grow and in 2026 is active in practice and presentation.
Early in the year, Soloveiko performed in Abbotsford, dancing for the Knights of Columbus at St. Ann’s Parish, f]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/ukrainian-dance-club-in-abbotsford-begins-new-season/Mon, 28 Sep 2026 23:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/ukrainian-dance-club-in-abbotsford-begins-new-season/ At the airport, Kelowna MP and Secretary of State for Defence Procurement Stephen Fuhr announced the YLW Economic Enabling Infrastructure Project is receiving a federal investment of $22.4 million through the Build Communities Strong Fund.
This project and the funds will go towards the construction of new utility infrastructure at YLW, which will remove servici]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/kelowna-international-airport-receiving-224m-from-federal-government/Mon, 28 Sep 2026 23:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/kelowna-international-airport-receiving-224m-from-federal-government/ On Sept. 28, the Greens gathered at Browning Park to announce Carolyn Howe for Victoria-Swan Lake.
Howe is a teacher and has been president of the Greater Victoria Teachers’ Association for nearly three years.
“Carolyn, I’m so excited. I’m so thr]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-greens-announce-new-candidate-for-victoria-swan-lake-childcare-plans/Mon, 28 Sep 2026 22:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-greens-announce-new-candidate-for-victoria-swan-lake-childcare-plans/ “Abbotsford’s students deserve safe, welcoming schools, strong learning opportunities and leadership that plans responsibly for a growing community,” he said.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/tejvir-pandher-to-seek-seat-on-abbotsford-school-board/Mon, 28 Sep 2026 22:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/tejvir-pandher-to-seek-seat-on-abbotsford-school-board/ Satinderjeet Singh is wanted for a variety of federal violations, including murder, extortion and drug distribution, FBI Los Angeles field office assistant director in charge Patrick Grandy announced Monday (Sept. 28). Singh is also known as Goldy Brar and other aliases.
He is wanted for his alleged involvement in the Lawrence Bishnoi gang t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/fbi-offers-1m-reward-for-information-on-suspect-in-bc-gurdwara-killing/Mon, 28 Sep 2026 21:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/fbi-offers-1m-reward-for-information-on-suspect-in-bc-gurdwara-killing/ Kúkwpi7 Rosanne Casimir, in a statement Sunday (Sept. 27), said that the group, which has been linked to white supremacist and white nationalist ideology, was seen and documented in the community.
“The presence of individuals associated with white supremacist and white nationalist activity]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/masked-men-gather-near-former-bc-residential-school-nation-issues-safety-warning/Mon, 28 Sep 2026 21:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/masked-men-gather-near-former-bc-residential-school-nation-issues-safety-warning/ The forum was held at the Shxwhá:y Village Cultural Centre on Wednesday (Sept. 23), during the same week as the UBCIC 58th Annual General Assembly.
The three mayoral candidates who were present at the event were Jason Lum, Gary Raddysh and Farooque Syed.
The 14 city council candidates present at th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/shxwhy-village-hosts-all-candidates-forum-in-chilliwack/Mon, 28 Sep 2026 20:24:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/shxwhy-village-hosts-all-candidates-forum-in-chilliwack/ Matt McIntosh, owner of McBaked bakery and pizzeria, and his son Cameron, 13, came up with the idea after the recent Weezer show in Vancouver.
“Great special effects, songs were amazing. I had a blast,” said Cameron, who has been a fan for three or four years and bought all the Weezer records he can find.
“One of our specialities is the deep dish pizza and we wer]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-pizza-shop-offers-deep-dish-challenge-to-weezer-frontman/Mon, 28 Sep 2026 20:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-pizza-shop-offers-deep-dish-challenge-to-weezer-frontman/ “B.C. has an abundance of critical minerals other countries need,” the BC NDP leader said. “Getting them to world markets means less dependence on the U.S. while creating family-supporting jobs and the prosperity needed to strengthen health care and public services.”
Eby outlined a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/eby-promises-to-double-critical-minerals-exports-during-campaign-stop-at-prince-rupert-port/Mon, 28 Sep 2026 19:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/eby-promises-to-double-critical-minerals-exports-during-campaign-stop-at-prince-rupert-port/ Eby is scheduled to make an announcement at DP World Prince Rupert’s Fairview Terminal today (Sept 28) alongside regional B.C. NDP candidates. The announcement is focused on job creation and building B.C.’s economy, a press release stated.Davidson, seeking 100 signatures as she prepares for]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/david-eby-joins-prince-rupert-ndp-candidate-for-campaign-office-opening/Mon, 28 Sep 2026 18:24:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/david-eby-joins-prince-rupert-ndp-candidate-for-campaign-office-opening/ Paul and Sharan Narang are now preparing to host their 17th annual fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 24 at the Westfield Country Club in Surrey. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for the adults-only event.
JDRF was recently last year as Breatkthrough T1D – to better reflect people of all ages who are impacted by]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-couple-holds-17th-annual-diabetes-fundraiser-in-surrey/Mon, 28 Sep 2026 18:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-couple-holds-17th-annual-diabetes-fundraiser-in-surrey/ “There is no update on the missing paddleboarder on Okanagan Lake since Friday,” Vernon North Okanagan RCMP media relations officer Cpl. Tania Finn told Black Press Media on Monday morning. “Unfortunately, the search area is large, and the water in that location is really deep.”
Just before 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 22, RCMP were notified and called to assist a man and woman on p]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/paddleboarder-remains-missing-on-okanagan-lake/Mon, 28 Sep 2026 17:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/paddleboarder-remains-missing-on-okanagan-lake/ They include three familiar faces from the cancelled Sept. 26 byelection – Pam Alexis of the BC NDP, Lakhwinder Jhaj of CentreBC, and Jeff Monds of the Libertarian Party of BC .
Former MLA Reann Gasper voiced her intent to seek the Conservative Party of BC nomination for the riding last week, but the party announced Darryl Kropp as the candidate on Saturday (Sept.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/kropp-alexis-jhaj-and-monds-named-abbotsford-mission-candidates/Mon, 28 Sep 2026 17:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/kropp-alexis-jhaj-and-monds-named-abbotsford-mission-candidates/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/hundreds-of-officers-march-to-bc-law-enforcement-memorial-in-victoria/Mon, 28 Sep 2026 17:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/hundreds-of-officers-march-to-bc-law-enforcement-memorial-in-victoria/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/collision-on-highway-3-in-hope-causes-traffic-delays/Mon, 28 Sep 2026 16:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/collision-on-highway-3-in-hope-causes-traffic-delays/ The space is a collaboration between the Orange Short Society, B.C. Pavilion Corporation (Pavco) and the Vancouver Convention Centre.
Located in the centre’s Harbour Concourse, the space features educational content from the Orange Shirt Society, connecting annual remembrance with broader learning about truth-telling, reflect]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/new-vancouver-convention-centre-space-honours-orange-shirt-society/Mon, 28 Sep 2026 01:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/new-vancouver-convention-centre-space-honours-orange-shirt-society/ Smith recorded 41 saves for the Cleveland Guardians this season and that tied for the most in baseball in 2026 with Bryan Baker of the Tampa Bay Rays. The 41 saves are the most by any pitcher from British Columbia in one season. The previous record was 33 by Sechelt’s Ryan Dempster with the Chicago Cubs in 2005.H]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsfords-cade-smith-ties-for-tops-in-major-league-baseball-for-saves/Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsfords-cade-smith-ties-for-tops-in-major-league-baseball-for-saves/ Jennifer Houghton, campaign director for the New Forest Act and her team presented the framework to the ministers and senior-level government staff on Sept. 9.
She said that the ministers and staff were highly receptive during the presentation, asking questions and productively discussing th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/new-forest-act-developed-in-grand-forks-presented-to-the-province/Sun, 27 Sep 2026 21:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/new-forest-act-developed-in-grand-forks-presented-to-the-province/ Doerkson, joined by Surrey candidates in Bridgeview Park, took the microphone to promise that a future Conservative government would not raise taxes or introduce new taxes.
“We don’t need fancy solutions to fix this. We need to go back to basics,” Doerkson said.
A Conservative Party of B.C. press release targets multiple NDP moves th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/no-new-taxes-bc-conservative-leader-brings-fiscal-message-to-surrey-campaign-stop/Sun, 27 Sep 2026 20:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/no-new-taxes-bc-conservative-leader-brings-fiscal-message-to-surrey-campaign-stop/ In Alberta, separatism is on the ballot in a provincial referendum in a vote on Oct. 19.
From October to December, municipal elections will be held in British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Prince Edward Island and the Northwest Territories.
Elections are important, and at times there are some unusual moments in politics at all levels.
How much do you know about elections and politics in Canada? Put your]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/quiz-a-time-to-celebrate-democracy/Sun, 27 Sep 2026 13:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/quiz-a-time-to-celebrate-democracy/ The PGA of BC Srixon/Cleveland Golf Club Professional Championship presented by Nike Golf and Mobilicab is open to all members serving in the roles of head, executive or head teaching professionals within the association. The 36-hole event will run Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 28 and 29, at the historic Vernon Golf and Country Club.
“It is always a great honour to host my fellow professionals from around the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/top-bc-club-golf-pros-tee-it-up-in-vernon/Sat, 26 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/top-bc-club-golf-pros-tee-it-up-in-vernon/ The result doesn’t change much for either side in the table, but likely slightly favours the VFC Eagles, who maintained their eight-point]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/dramatic-draw-leaves-vancouver-fc-disappointed/Sat, 26 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/dramatic-draw-leaves-vancouver-fc-disappointed/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-new-agassiz-pool-facility-officially-open/Sat, 26 Sep 2026 01:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-new-agassiz-pool-facility-officially-open/ Doerkson was appointed interim leader, and party rules stipulate that an interim leader cannot run to be permanent leader. But the party’s board of directors released a statement on Wednesday pledging to do what it takes to change the constitution]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-ndp-works-to-tie-doerkson-to-former-conservative-leader-findlay/Sat, 26 Sep 2026 01:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-ndp-works-to-tie-doerkson-to-former-conservative-leader-findlay/ Police are investigating the incident that happened shortly after midnight on Friday, Sept. 25.Video footage obtained by RCMP from the locations that showed two people placing the signs before leaving the area in a light coloured Chevrolet or GMC pickup truck with a lift kit and mud flaps.Some of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/west-kelowna-rcmp-investigating-campaign-signs-moved-to-2-residential-properties/Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/west-kelowna-rcmp-investigating-campaign-signs-moved-to-2-residential-properties/ Chapman announced earlier this week that he is moving to the OneBC]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-conservatives-name-incumbent-white-rock-mayor-as-surrey-south-candidate/Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-conservatives-name-incumbent-white-rock-mayor-as-surrey-south-candidate/ Environment Canada issued a severe thunderstorm watch at 2:30 p.m. on Sept. 25.People are being reminded that a downpour of rain could cause flash floods and reduced visibility. Drivers should use extra caution on the roads.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/okanagan-south-thompson-under-thunderstorm-watch/Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/okanagan-south-thompson-under-thunderstorm-watch/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/kelowna-urged-to-disclose-bids-in-prospera-place-management-deal/Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/kelowna-urged-to-disclose-bids-in-prospera-place-management-deal/ The report was shared during the school board meeting on Tuesday (Sept. 22).Close to 20,000 students are enrolled in the district this year, but numbers in both elementary and middle school are down from what was originally estimated in the budget. Elementary enrolment decreased by 35, while middle school was down by 112. The]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-school-district-releases-2026-27-school-start-up-report/Fri, 25 Sep 2026 23:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-school-district-releases-2026-27-school-start-up-report/ This new “unsold condo tax” would charge a levy equal to two per cent of a condo’s assessed value if it is left vacant for more than one year, with an additional one per cent added each year it remains empty.
If re-elected, Eby says an NDP government would also increase the speculation and vacancy tax by one per cen]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/eby-promises-increase-to-bcs-speculation-tax-create-new-unsold-condo-tax/Fri, 25 Sep 2026 23:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/eby-promises-increase-to-bcs-speculation-tax-create-new-unsold-condo-tax/ Lydia Koot is the chair of the Hope Mountain Black Bear Committee, and she recently published an email to the provincial government regarding the decisions made about the curious bears.
The black bear and her cub walked into the Hope Pharmasave on Sunday (Sept. 20) and wandered around]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/hope-conservationist-demands-answers-to-why-bear-cub-was-released-alone/Fri, 25 Sep 2026 22:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/hope-conservationist-demands-answers-to-why-bear-cub-was-released-alone/ The AI chatbot reportedly produced “hypothetical” mass-shooting scenarios for Van Rootselaar, described what types of guns can have the most devastating impact in school shootings, answered queries on what time of day other high-profile shootings have occurred, and even expla]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/us-news-outlet-reveals-details-from-tumbler-ridge-shooters-chatgpt-account/Fri, 25 Sep 2026 22:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/us-news-outlet-reveals-details-from-tumbler-ridge-shooters-chatgpt-account/ The event was hosted at Matsqui Centennial Auditorium by Archway Community Services in partnership with the City of Abbotsford.
The event brought together community members, service providers and local leaders to recognize the contributions of newcomers and foster a greater sense of belonging for all.
Event organizer Abhinoor]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/welcome-day-event-in-abbotsford-celebrates-newcomers/Fri, 25 Sep 2026 22:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/welcome-day-event-in-abbotsford-celebrates-newcomers/ Sturko, who was elected to the Surrey South riding in a 2022 byelection when former MLA Stephanie Cadieux left electoral politics to become Canada’s first Chief Accessibility Officer, said she just recently made the decision.“This is where I was first elected in 2022 in a byelection, and this is where I live. So I wanted to come back to my h]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/centre-bc-leader-elenore-sturko-running-in-surrey-south-for-provincial-election/Fri, 25 Sep 2026 22:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/centre-bc-leader-elenore-sturko-running-in-surrey-south-for-provincial-election/ Baby, you’re much too fast
Apologies to late singer/songwriter Prince, but Vernon North Okanagan RCMP did have to deal with a couple of issues involving a red Corvette.
Shortly after 8:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 18, a red Corvette clocked at 120 kilometre/an hour was westbound on Highway 6 when it ripped past an unmarked BC Highway Patrol car going the same way.
“The officer tried to stop the car, but the speedy driver didn’t notice the lights and siren behin]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/red-corvette-zooms-past-unmarked-rcmp-patrol-car-near-vernon/Fri, 25 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/red-corvette-zooms-past-unmarked-rcmp-patrol-car-near-vernon/ It’s a warm, clear day for mid-September, and Vernon Jack sits in dappled sunlight behind his Peninsula home. Moving in formation, a wedge of geese flies overhead, while a kitten hops in circles through a nearby patch of straw-yellow grass. Just out of sight, cars passing along West Saanich Road hum softly.
It was j]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-first-nations-man-recounts-life-at-kuper-island-residential-school/Fri, 25 Sep 2026 20:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-first-nations-man-recounts-life-at-kuper-island-residential-school/ The breakfast runs from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the Clarion Hotel and Conference Centre (36035 North Parallel Rd.), and is a fundraiser for the Abbotsford Police Foundation (APF).
Police Chief Colin Watson will address the crowd and answer questions. The event also includes raffles and a 50/50 draw.
This year’s theme is Building What’s Next.
The APF was founded in]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-police-chief-to-speak-at-annual-fundraising-breakfast/Fri, 25 Sep 2026 19:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-police-chief-to-speak-at-annual-fundraising-breakfast/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/gasper-alexis-jhaj-and-monds-to-seek-abbotsford-mission-seat/Fri, 25 Sep 2026 18:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/gasper-alexis-jhaj-and-monds-to-seek-abbotsford-mission-seat/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/top-dogs-2-metro-vancouver-transit-police-dogs-named-best-in-canada/Fri, 25 Sep 2026 18:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/top-dogs-2-metro-vancouver-transit-police-dogs-named-best-in-canada/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-finance-minister-josie-osborne-will-run-for-re-election/Fri, 25 Sep 2026 18:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-finance-minister-josie-osborne-will-run-for-re-election/ The court, now known as the Xayx̱lám Iyóqthet Indigenous Court, has moved from its spot at the Chilliwack courthouse to Siyá:m Lálem, a space on the Qw’oqw’elith’a grounds owned by the Stó:lō Collective located at 8B-7201 Vedder Rd.
“Indigenous courts do their best work when Elders, families, victims and community can participate,&rdquo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/chilliwack-indigenous-court-moves-to-siym-llem/Fri, 25 Sep 2026 18:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/chilliwack-indigenous-court-moves-to-siym-llem/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/school-district-to-support-kelowna-families-children-affected-by-crash-involving-2-students/Fri, 25 Sep 2026 18:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/school-district-to-support-kelowna-families-children-affected-by-crash-involving-2-students/ The pickup truck flipped and sheared a light pole before coming to rest on its side, a freelance photographer at the scene noted.Two people were transported t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/overnight-rollover-crash-in-surrey-sends-2-to-hospital/Fri, 25 Sep 2026 17:05:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/overnight-rollover-crash-in-surrey-sends-2-to-hospital/ Click on the resulting links to either the organization’s website or Facebook page, and you’ll find they go nowhere.
These destinations disappeared from the internet shortly after the Observer contacted Bird Sanctuary of Shuswap, a registered non-profit society (confirmed by Service BC), regarding concerns in the community about the group, its goals and fundraising effort]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/earmarks-of-a-scam-shuswap-bird-society-goes-dark-after-rcmp-raises-concerns/Fri, 25 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/earmarks-of-a-scam-shuswap-bird-society-goes-dark-after-rcmp-raises-concerns/ Riding a horse named Kung Fu, which he described as a “huge” animal, Doerkson’s hand suddenly slipped out of his rigging, and he began to fall backwards.
“It bucked just as my hand let go of the rigging,” he said.He landed hard on his shoulder, and the other]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/former-rodeo-rider-doerkson-seeks-to-buck-off-eby-in-bc-election/Fri, 25 Sep 2026 02:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/former-rodeo-rider-doerkson-seeks-to-buck-off-eby-in-bc-election/ According to a Sept. 2 Parole Board of Canada decision, Shane Robert Ertmoed – convicted of first-degree murder in connection with the Oct. 1, 2000 death of Heather Thomas – applied for the UTA “for personal development for r]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/surrey-child-killer-granted-unescorted-absence/Fri, 25 Sep 2026 02:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/surrey-child-killer-granted-unescorted-absence/ “Looks like o]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-hope-fire-crews-attend-2-separate-encampment-fires-in-1-morning/Fri, 25 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-hope-fire-crews-attend-2-separate-encampment-fires-in-1-morning/ With speculation about a possible provincial election circulating at UBCM, held in Vancouver Sept. 14 to 18, the general consensus was not favourable with local governments, including the District of Sicamous.
“David Eby calling an election in the middle of a municipal election is disrespectful,” Mayor C]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/running-simultaneous-with-municipal-race-sicamous-mayor-calls-snap-election-disrespectful/Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/running-simultaneous-with-municipal-race-sicamous-mayor-calls-snap-election-disrespectful/ Canada’s 100 athletes form the eighth-largest delegation at the event.
Sharkey is no stranger to the world stage.
He has worn the Team Canada uniform at the 2023 ITF World Cha]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/4-vernon-taekwon-do-athletes-ready-to-take-on-world-cup-in-spain/Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/4-vernon-taekwon-do-athletes-ready-to-take-on-world-cup-in-spain/ ​
“The preliminary investigation indicates an eastbound Toyota collided with a westbound Jeep. Emergency responders attended the scene and located four occupants involved in the crash. Two individuals were pronounced deceased at the scene,&rdq]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/alcohol-is-believed-to-be-a-contributing-factor-in-double-fatality-on-wr-bennett-bridge/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 23:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/alcohol-is-believed-to-be-a-contributing-factor-in-double-fatality-on-wr-bennett-bridge/ The Guildford resident, 65, doesn’t own a vehicle, has mobility issues and walks everywhere.
Surrey sidewalks are no longer safe, he says, as pedestrians face “high-speed traffic, collisions and physical threats from illegal e-scooters, motorbikes and bicycles on pedestrian walkways.&rd]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-cane-swinging-pedestrian-wants-e-scooters-bikes-off-surrey-sidewalks/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 22:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-cane-swinging-pedestrian-wants-e-scooters-bikes-off-surrey-sidewalks/ It is a d]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/buy-canadian-campaign-announcement-made-by-david-eby-at-lower-mainland-stop/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 22:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/buy-canadian-campaign-announcement-made-by-david-eby-at-lower-mainland-stop/ “An extensive search of the area where the person was last seen has been conducted on the water and from the air,” RCMP media relations officer Constable Chris Terleski told Black Press Media. “The paddleboard was located yesterday but the person remains missing.”
Just before 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 22, RCMP were notified and called to assist]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/search-for-missing-paddleboarder-on-okanagan-lake-paused-after-extensive-search/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 22:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/search-for-missing-paddleboarder-on-okanagan-lake-paused-after-extensive-search/ According to Mission RCMP’s weekly “Community Connection” crime recap, a 7-year-old boy started a small fire with a blow torch in the morning and a 4-year-old boy crashed his parents’ Cadillac Escalade in the evening.
Police say no injuries were reported in either incident.
The 7-year-old found the “small” blow torch in his residence, connected to]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/mission-youngsters-accidentally-cause-fire-car-crash-in-same-day/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 22:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/mission-youngsters-accidentally-cause-fire-car-crash-in-same-day/ ​
The restaurant chain is expanding to the Interior of B.C. for the first time with its new restaurant at 150-1950 Harvey Ave., officially opening its doors to customers on Wednesday, Sept. 30.
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“Opening in Kelowna, the cultural hub of the Okanagan Valley, brings Chipotle closer to residents, students and visitors across the region,” said managing director Anat Davidzon.
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“O]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/chipotle-mexican-grill-nears-opening-day-in-kelowna/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 21:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/chipotle-mexican-grill-nears-opening-day-in-kelowna/ The event was created to honour local rugby legend and former ARFC and LRC star Ken Peace.Peace was inducted into the Abbotsford Sports Hall Of Fame in 2004 and was the first member of the ARFC to represent Canada]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/second-annual-ken-peace-memorial-challenge-game-set-for-abbotsford-on-saturday-sept-26/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 21:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/second-annual-ken-peace-memorial-challenge-game-set-for-abbotsford-on-saturday-sept-26/ The fourth annual event was hosted by the Smiles Through Seva Foundation at the Ag-Rec Centre, which was transformed for the masquerade-theme evening titled Unmasking Futures.
The event raised funds for the Starfish Pack Program, which provides weekend food support for local children experiencing food insecurity.
The gala also raised funds for the Abbotsford Hospice and Grief]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/400-attend-smiles-through-seva-gala/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 21:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/400-attend-smiles-through-seva-gala/ The 20-year-old UBC student recently completed this challenge in Abbotsford as part of his Run4Her fundraiser.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Andre (@run4_her)For the first part of his journey, Boada hit the Abbotsford streets alone in the middle of the night, jogging around town into the morning hours.
View th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-run-raises-10k-for-domestic-abuse-survivors/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-run-raises-10k-for-domestic-abuse-survivors/ Goodeve lives in Kimberley, a community in eastern B.C. that was impacted by multiple wildfires this past summer. Three large-scale fires were ignited in succession after lightning storms, starting on July 18. All three fires were in close proximity to the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/kimberley-developer-urges-municipal-election-candidates-to-consider-emergency-response/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 20:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/kimberley-developer-urges-municipal-election-candidates-to-consider-emergency-response/ The Fur-Bearers non-profit offered the reward after a raccoon was found dragging the trap by Brookswood resident Louise Pilon on Wednesday, Sept. 23.
“He was in our backyard, sitting on the fence,” she said.
Her husband noticed he was stuck and had something on his leg. He couldn’t mov]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/1000-reward-to-find-person-who-trapped-langley-raccoon/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 20:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/1000-reward-to-find-person-who-trapped-langley-raccoon/ The Fur-Bearers non-profit offered the reward after a raccoon was found dragging the trap by Brookswood resident Louise Pilon on Wednesday, Sept. 23.
“He was in our backyard, sitting on the fence,” she said.
Her husband noticed he was stuck and had something on his leg. He couldn’t mov]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/1000-reward-for-person-who-trapped-langley-raccoon/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 20:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/1000-reward-for-person-who-trapped-langley-raccoon/ The fire started at approximately 1 a.m. on Sept. 24, and according to Bianca Colonna (née Dewitt) it was “fully engulfed in 10 minutes.”
She added that the fire department was amazing and were able to contain the blaze so it didn’t reach the cows, tho]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/structures-calves-lost-in-devastating-fire-at-landmark-sicamous-dairy/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 20:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/structures-calves-lost-in-devastating-fire-at-landmark-sicamous-dairy/ It is with great sadness that the family of Dana Leigh Klint announces her passing at the age of 51, in Victoria BC. Dana was a devoted Registered Nurse whose career was defined by compassion, professionalism, and an unwavering commitment to caring for others. She touched countless lives through her work and was respected and admired by colleagues and patients alike. Family meant everything to Dana, and she cherished the time she spent with those she l]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/dana-leigh-klint/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 20:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/dana-leigh-klint/ When Cyril Morris (wəqʷaqʷələq) talks about his two children, he can’t help but smile.
Ask about his three grandsons, and that smile grows bigger still.
From drumming and singing together to sharing his extensive collection of 1980s memorabilia and diving into the world of comics, Morris has plenty of ways to connect with his grandchildr]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/breaking-the-cycle-bc-first-nations-community-healer-turns-pain-into-purpose/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 20:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/breaking-the-cycle-bc-first-nations-community-healer-turns-pain-into-purpose/ The family-friendly fall event invites people across Abbotsford to walk or ride together and raise funds for refugee claimants starting their new lives in Canada.
Inasmuch provides safe transitional housing, settlement support, and access to a food pantry for refugee claimants rebuilding their lives after fleeing violence, persecution and other exceptional circumstances.
By meeting]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/event-in-abbotsford-raises-funds-for-refugee-claimants/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 20:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/event-in-abbotsford-raises-funds-for-refugee-claimants/ It was always my goal to turn pro, but 12 months ago I wouldn’t have pictured myself being where I am now. After a few good seasons in League1 BC with TSS Rovers, I was coming into the new university season as a senior player. I just wanted to be the best player on the team and see where t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/players-diary-soccer-at-university-level-preps-players-for-pros/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 18:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/players-diary-soccer-at-university-level-preps-players-for-pros/ According to a statement from Hope RCMP, police were called to the collision at approximately 8:38 p.m. – minutes after a separate report of a pedestrian walking in the slow lane along Highway 5.Upon the arrival of police, the pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver stayed at the scene and is cooperating with RCMP, per the statement. Police say alcohol isn&]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/pedestrian-killed-in-collision-on-hope-highway/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 16:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/pedestrian-killed-in-collision-on-hope-highway/ According to a statement from Hope RCMP, police were called to the collision at approximately 8:38 p.m., minutes after a separate report of a pedestrian walking in the slow lane along Highway 5.Upon the arrival of police, the pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver stayed at the scene and is cooperating with RCMP, per the statement. Police say alcohol isn&rs]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/pedestrian-killed-in-collision-on-highway-3-in-hope/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 16:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/pedestrian-killed-in-collision-on-highway-3-in-hope/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/collision-in-hope-closes-highway-3-for-several-hours/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 16:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/collision-in-hope-closes-highway-3-for-several-hours/ Trigger stacking happens when m]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/column-trigger-stacking-understanding-the-build-up-before-the-blow-up/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 14:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/column-trigger-stacking-understanding-the-build-up-before-the-blow-up/ “Under his leadership, our party grew from less than two percent of the vote to Official Opposition. The Conservative Party of BC would never have reached where it is today without his conviction, hard work an]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/former-bc-conservative-leader-john-rustad-not-seeking-re-election/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 03:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/former-bc-conservative-leader-john-rustad-not-seeking-re-election/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/2-deaths-confirmed-in-serious-crash-on-kelownas-bennett-bridge/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 02:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/2-deaths-confirmed-in-serious-crash-on-kelownas-bennett-bridge/ Two out of the five parties with seats in the legislature have new leaders. Several prominent incumbent party cabinet members say they are bowing out of the race. And the B.C. Conservative Party seems to be quickly reassembling a formidable centre-right coalition.
It is now shaping up to be a five-way race.
Here are the major players and]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/party-leaders-set-for-a-five-way-race-to-bc-election-day/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 01:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/party-leaders-set-for-a-five-way-race-to-bc-election-day/ Two out of the five parties with seats in the legislature have new leaders. Several prominent incumbent party cabinet members say they are bowing out of the race. And the B.C. Conservative Party seems to be quickly reassembling a formidable centre-right coalition.
It is now shaping up to be a five-way race.
Here are the major players and]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/parties-leaders-set-for-a-five-way-race-to-bc-election-day/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 01:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/parties-leaders-set-for-a-five-way-race-to-bc-election-day/ After outlining several NDP achievements and investments while]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/eby-focuses-on-us-health-worker-recruitment-at-surrey-border-stop/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 01:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/eby-focuses-on-us-health-worker-recruitment-at-surrey-border-stop/ Following a tie game (1-1) in Victoria this past weekend, the Langley-based pro soccer team will continue its battle to play on in the post-season, while Pacific Football Club
(PFC) has been eliminated.
Saturday’s match, dubbed the Salish Sea Derby as it pitted the two B.C. teams against each other, was the fourth meeting of the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-tie-keeps-vfc-battling-for-playoff-spot/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-tie-keeps-vfc-battling-for-playoff-spot/ Starting on Oct. 19, Leanna Kemp will serve as the new executive director of the foundation, which supports local health-care services throughout the Fraser Valley.
Prior to joining the FVHCF, Kemp spent 11 years in various leadership roles in the non-profit sector, including nine years as the head of the Chilliwack Chamber of Commerce.
Ke]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/fraser-valley-health-care-foundation-announces-new-leader/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/fraser-valley-health-care-foundation-announces-new-leader/ The party’s board of directors said Wednesday (Sept. 23) that if interim Leader Lorne Doerkson leads the party to a victory on Oct. 24, he will remain as party leader.
The board says it will take the appropriate steps under the party’s constitution and bylaws and the Societies Act to make that change.
To amend the constitution, the party board would ne]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/lorne-doerkson-to-remain-as-bc-conservative-leader-if-elected-premier/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/lorne-doerkson-to-remain-as-bc-conservative-leader-if-elected-premier/ Burnaby RCMP received a report of a pickup truck travelling eastbound in the westbound lanes of Highway 1 that had just collided with another vehicle, a four-door sedan, travelling westbound around 12:15 a.m., B.C. Highway Patrol said in a news release Wednesday.
Two passengers in the sedan were pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The driver of the sedan was taken to hospital with seriou]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/2-dead-1-injured-after-crash-on-highway-1-in-burnaby/Wed, 23 Sep 2026 23:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/2-dead-1-injured-after-crash-on-highway-1-in-burnaby/ City manager Peter Sparanese, who has served in that role since 2018, announced his inten]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/7-municipal-election-candidates-sign-letter-urging-council-to-delay-hiring-new-city-manager/Wed, 23 Sep 2026 23:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/7-municipal-election-candidates-sign-letter-urging-council-to-delay-hiring-new-city-manager/ When Vlad Priadko decided to take the mobile aspect of his mobile Vancouver coffee shop to another level by trekking across the country and back with it, the journey included a first-hand reckoning with that reality.Priadko is the owner of Coffee Bike World, which he started in Vancouver and grew into an international mobile espress]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/vancouver-man-experiences-okanagan-wildfire-season-on-cross-country-coffee-bike-tour/Wed, 23 Sep 2026 22:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/vancouver-man-experiences-okanagan-wildfire-season-on-cross-country-coffee-bike-tour/ Starting this month and taking place in phases over three years, Living Lakes Canada, the Okanagan Indian Band (OKIB) and Westbank First Nation (WFN) will be working with many industry partners to survey all 290 kilometres of Okanagan Lake’s shoreline.
The survey, which Living Lakes Canada coins as a “physical exam” will involve checking land use, shoreline condition, vegetation, streams, and human-made structures.
“Human ac]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/phased-project-surveying-to-determine-overall-health-of-okanagan-lake-shorelines/Wed, 23 Sep 2026 22:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/phased-project-surveying-to-determine-overall-health-of-okanagan-lake-shorelines/ The school board and city council announced the agreement at their respective meetings on Tuesday (Sept. 22). The new agreement starts on Jan. 1, 2027 and runs for the next five years.
Community access to school gymnasiums has existed under previous agreem]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/city-of-abbotsford-abbotsford-school-district-sign-master-joint-use-agreement/Wed, 23 Sep 2026 22:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/city-of-abbotsford-abbotsford-school-district-sign-master-joint-use-agreement/ The school board and city council announced the agreement at their respective meetings on Tuesday (Sept. 22). The new agreement starts on Jan. 1, 2027 and runs for the next five years.
Community access to school gymnasiums has existed under previous agreem]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/city-of-abbotsford-abbotford-school-district-sign-master-joint-use-agreement/Wed, 23 Sep 2026 22:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/city-of-abbotsford-abbotford-school-district-sign-master-joint-use-agreement/ The awards, hosted by Envision Financial and the Tourism Abbotsford Society, were presented during the Taste of Abby Night Market on Sept. 18 at Jubilee Park.
The market brought together residents and visitors to enjoy local food, drink and entertainment with the opportunity to sample many different offerings all in one place.
The annual awards celebrate the outstanding businesses, experiences and individuals]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/food-and-farm-awards-presented-in-abbotsford/Wed, 23 Sep 2026 21:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/food-and-farm-awards-presented-in-abbotsford/ Bailey, who was first elected in 2020, made the announcement in a social media post Wednesday (Sept. 23).
More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/former-bc-finance-minister-brenda-bailey-not-seeking-re-election/Wed, 23 Sep 2026 21:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/former-bc-finance-minister-brenda-bailey-not-seeking-re-election/ Bailey, who was first elected in 2020, made the announcement in a social media post Wednesday (Sept. 23).
“I am proud of the work I have done in every portfolio I have been given, but I am especially proud of the work we did to create and protect good jobs and to build B.C.’s technology, innovation and life sciences sectors. We invested in talent. We worked to help B.C. companies grow here and creat]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bailey-out-another-member-of-ebys-cabinet-not-running-in-bc-snap-election/Wed, 23 Sep 2026 21:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bailey-out-another-member-of-ebys-cabinet-not-running-in-bc-snap-election/ The Crystal Gala Foundation MRI suite is a $4.95 million upgrade that was made possible through a partnership of the province, the Fraser Valley Regional Hospital District, the Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation (FVHCF) and the Crystal Gala Foundation, which contributed $1 million.
The newly upgraded MRI, a Signa Artist 1.5 EVO MR30, uses AI technology, improved imaging equipment, and advanced software to cre]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/new-upgraded-mri-now-open-at-abbotsford-regional-hospital/Wed, 23 Sep 2026 20:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/new-upgraded-mri-now-open-at-abbotsford-regional-hospital/ Police were called to a Vancouver-based company on July 21 after staff found 14 duffle bags of drugs hidden among boxes of T-shirts, according to a news release Wednesday (Sept. 23). Police added the shirts were a legitimate order to the company.
“Obviously, the business was shocked by what it found. They called police right away and are in no way associated with the seized cocaine,” S]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/328-kilograms-of-cocaine-worth-58m-seized-from-vancouver-shipping-container/Wed, 23 Sep 2026 20:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/328-kilograms-of-cocaine-worth-58m-seized-from-vancouver-shipping-container/ Botterell has held the seat since the 2024 provincial election. Before that is was held by Adam Olsen, who was first elected in the riding in 2017.
West Vancouver-Sea to Sky MLA Jeremy Valer]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-greens-leader-lowan-to-run-in-saanich-north-and-the-islands/Wed, 23 Sep 2026 20:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-greens-leader-lowan-to-run-in-saanich-north-and-the-islands/ “The last week has involved some hard conversations. I left because I believed the party had lost its way. My values have not changed. But the leadership and direction over the last few weeks have. Moderation has won out over division, and it is time to focus on the much bigger challenges facing British Columbia,” Day po]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/courtenay-comox-mla-brennan-day-has-rejoined-conservative-party-as-snap-election-looms/Wed, 23 Sep 2026 19:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/courtenay-comox-mla-brennan-day-has-rejoined-conservative-party-as-snap-election-looms/ Warbus made the announcement in a statement made to social media on Tuesday (Sept. 22), hours after Premier David Eby called a snap election for Oct. 24.
“I left the BC Conservative caucus because I believed I had to. I could not stay silent when the direction of the party no longer reflected the kind of principled, responsible and centre-right conservatism we all ne]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/incumbent-mla-alya-warbus-returns-to-conservatives/Wed, 23 Sep 2026 19:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/incumbent-mla-alya-warbus-returns-to-conservatives/ Warbus made the announcement in a statement made to social media on Tuesday (Sept. 22), hours after Premier David Eby called a snap election for Oct. 24.
“I left the BC Conservative caucus because I believed I had to. I could not stay silent when the direction of the party no longer reflected the kind of principled, responsible and centre-right conservatism we all ne]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/chilliwack-cultus-lake-incumbent-alya-warbus-returns-to-bc-conservatives/Wed, 23 Sep 2026 19:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/chilliwack-cultus-lake-incumbent-alya-warbus-returns-to-bc-conservatives/ “The previous election, we had 17,000 people,” B.C. Chief Electoral Officer Shipra Verma said Wednesday. “We still need to hire the same amount of people to deliver the same level of service.”
Verma would not say how many people Elections BC has hired so far.Elections BC may also have some challenges securing enough polling places. Advance voting will run for the provinci]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/elections-bc-needs-to-hire-17k-workers-to-run-snap-election/Wed, 23 Sep 2026 19:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/elections-bc-needs-to-hire-17k-workers-to-run-snap-election/ Af]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-rcmp-should-review-vulnerable-prisoner-care-after-in-custody-death-inquest/Wed, 23 Sep 2026 19:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-rcmp-should-review-vulnerable-prisoner-care-after-in-custody-death-inquest/ For decades, Abbotsford’s Brian Doerksen had been writing and performing music all around the world, building a fanbase of more than 275,000 monthly listeners.
Fans, friends, and family will now have a chance to honour his legacy at one of the recently announced memorial services on October 17.
One of the people who best understood the extent to which Doerksen touched the lives of ot]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/memorial-services-announced-for-abbotsford-worship-singer/Wed, 23 Sep 2026 19:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/memorial-services-announced-for-abbotsford-worship-singer/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/pickleball-tournament-raises-money-towards-burnaby-hospital-foundation/Wed, 23 Sep 2026 18:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/pickleball-tournament-raises-money-towards-burnaby-hospital-foundation/ The film will be shown at 8 p.m. at the Abbotsford Arts Centre, 2329 Crescent Way.
AFS president Aaron Dawson said he’s excited about this season’s lineup because it’s the most diverse season yet.
“We’re screening films from six different countries, spanning 100 years of filmmaking, and covering a wide range of genres,” he said.
The seas]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-film-society-opens-new-season-with-original-godzilla/Wed, 23 Sep 2026 18:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-film-society-opens-new-season-with-original-godzilla/ January 9, 1930 – September 15, 2026
After nearly 40 moves, on Sept. 15th at the age of 96, our dear mom, Violet May Collins, made one more move to her Heavenly Home to be with the Lord she loved and cherished friends and family gone before.
Born in Castor AB, 8th of 14 children to Milton and Pearl Strome, mom lived a life full of grace, strength, & joy and was known for her ready smile, playful spirit, and servant heart which touched many.
Predeceased by our dad, Gr]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/violet-may-collins/Wed, 23 Sep 2026 17:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/violet-may-collins/ Stefan Vracarevic, a member of the Kelowna Crows rugby team, died after the motorbike he was riding crashed at the intersection of Harvey Avenue and Ethel Street on Thursday, Sept. 17 around 10 a.m.
The Crows posted on social media, honouring Vracarevic.“Stefan was more than just a Crows player, he was a son, a brother, a cousin, a family member, a best friend, and a warm presence within every community he]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/gone-far-too-soon-motorcyclist-who-died-in-kelowna-crash-identified/Wed, 23 Sep 2026 16:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/gone-far-too-soon-motorcyclist-who-died-in-kelowna-crash-identified/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/chilliwack-rcmp-search-for-missing-67-year-old-woman/Wed, 23 Sep 2026 16:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/chilliwack-rcmp-search-for-missing-67-year-old-woman/ The event was hosted by Á’a:líya Warbus, incumbent MLA for Chilliwack-Cultus Lake at The Grand Hall on Friday, Sept. 11.
“In order to push forward on the things that are needed for both Chilliwack and the region, I think we can be leaders in having the conversations, o]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/chilliwack-housing-roundtable-discusses-indigenous-development-hurdles/Wed, 23 Sep 2026 14:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/chilliwack-housing-roundtable-discusses-indigenous-development-hurdles/ Neal McLoughlin, superintendent of predictive services with BCWS, said fire activity in the B.C. Interior peaked in July and August.
However, while precipitation has helped, fire activity continues and underlying drought concerns remain present.
Dryer-than-normal conditions are expected during the fall, with th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bcs-fire-season-moderated-by-recent-weeks-of-cool-weather/Wed, 23 Sep 2026 03:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bcs-fire-season-moderated-by-recent-weeks-of-cool-weather/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/lightfoots-music-returns-to-kelowna-12-years-after-singers-last-visit/Wed, 23 Sep 2026 02:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/lightfoots-music-returns-to-kelowna-12-years-after-singers-last-visit/ On Sept. 22, the Easter Seals Drop Zone was held in the Landmark District. People came out dressed in their superhero best to soar above the clouds, rappell down the tower, and raise funds for the organization.
Could you rappel down 23 storeys? 38 brave souls in #Kelowna did today in support of @EasterSealsBCY Check it out! @KelownaCapNews pic.twitter.com/F7rEBCZ3rf
— Brittany Webster (@]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/kelowna-sees-heroes-fly-in-the-landmark-district-for-easter-seals/Wed, 23 Sep 2026 02:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/kelowna-sees-heroes-fly-in-the-landmark-district-for-easter-seals/ Eby triggered a snap election earlier Tuesday, saying his party needs to gain a renewed mandate to deal with the economic impact of tariffs.
Doerkson sought to put to rest any confusion about his “interim” leader tag. The party board appointed him to take over from Ker]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-conservative-leader-doerkson-responds-to-election-call/Wed, 23 Sep 2026 01:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-conservative-leader-doerkson-responds-to-election-call/ A Wings spokesperson confirmed to The News earlier this month that the partnership has been extended for the 2026-27 campaign.
The two organizations began this current collaboration back in 2023 and it was originally a one-year deal. The following year saw the affiliation renewed for two seasons. That arrangement expired this summer, but the two sides agreed to continue at some point]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/canucks-kalamazoo-wings-continuing-partnership-for-2026-27-season/Wed, 23 Sep 2026 01:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/canucks-kalamazoo-wings-continuing-partnership-for-2026-27-season/ “After three election cycles, I believe this is the right time for the next champion of North Delta to step forward and carry this work on,” Kahlon said in a social media post.
B.C. NDP Leader David Eby called a snap election earlier Tuesday.
Kahlon has served in several high-profile ministerial roles under Eby, holding the housing and jobs files before health, since taking office in 2017.
He thanked the people of Delta for]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/health-minister-ravi-kahlon-says-he-does-not-plan-to-run-in-upcoming-election/Wed, 23 Sep 2026 01:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/health-minister-ravi-kahlon-says-he-does-not-plan-to-run-in-upcoming-election/ “After three election cycles, I believe this is the right time for the next champion of North Delta to step forward and carry this work on,” Kahlon said in a social media post.
B.C. NDP Leader David Eby called a snap election earlier Tuesday.
More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/health-minister-ravi-kahlon-say-he-does-not-plan-to-run-in-upcoming-election/Wed, 23 Sep 2026 01:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/health-minister-ravi-kahlon-say-he-does-not-plan-to-run-in-upcoming-election/ “I am proud to be a part of CentreBC and to continue to offer a choice for British Columbians,” Sturko, the incumbent MLA in Surrey-Cloverdale, said in a statement released by the party. “Like many people I have found a political home with CentreBC, and I am ready to fight for the people of this Province.”
CentreBC’s president, Mike Wignall, embraced Sturko as the right choice.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/surreys-elenore-sturko-named-leader-of-centrebc-as-mlas-leave/Wed, 23 Sep 2026 01:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/surreys-elenore-sturko-named-leader-of-centrebc-as-mlas-leave/ The Fraser Valley event takes place Saturday, Sept. 26 at Mill Lake Park on Bevan Avenue. Registration begins at 9 a.m. and the walk starts at 10 a.m.
True Patriot Love Foundation became the national coordinator of the walk after taking over from One Veteran Society, the founder, in 2024.
All funds raised through go towards veteran transition programming, both locally and nationall]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/9th-annual-walk-for-veterans-set-for-abbotsford/Wed, 23 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/9th-annual-walk-for-veterans-set-for-abbotsford/ He justified the move by saying the province faces an “existential moment” as U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs damage B.C.’s economy.
“Join me in saying, ‘Hell no!’ to Trump and to his politics for British Columbia,” Eby said during his Tuesday afternoon election announcement in Victoria.
Speculation about an e]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/snap-provincial-election-called-in-bc-for-oct-24-byelection-cancelled/Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/snap-provincial-election-called-in-bc-for-oct-24-byelection-cancelled/ Nguyen had disappeared on Aug. 26 in his Lexus, which was later spotted parked along Boundary Road.
Despite an exhaustive search of the area, police were unable to find Nguyen until Sept. 22.
The Abbotsford Police Department reported on Tuesday afternoon that he had been found deceased.
“The circumstances surrounding his death are not considered suspicious,” said the APD.
This updat]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/missing-abbotsford-man-found-dead-after-multi-week-search/Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/missing-abbotsford-man-found-dead-after-multi-week-search/ The event takes place at Mill Lake Park, with check-in at 9 a.m. and opening ceremonies at 10 a.m., followed by the walk.
Participants can walk around the lake once for a 2.5-kilometre distance or twice to complete five kilometres.
Closing remarks and prizes are at around 11:30 a.m.
Participants are invited to come decked out in their best teal outfit or costume. Prizes will be awarded for team and indiv]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/walk-of-hope-in-abbotsford-raises-funds-for-ovarian-cancer/Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/walk-of-hope-in-abbotsford-raises-funds-for-ovarian-cancer/ Sturko told Today In BC Tuesday (Sept. 22) that the seven others, including the party’s incoming leader Peter Milobar, had rejoined B.C. Conservatives under interim Leader Lorne Doerkson.
CentreBC’s president Mike Wignall slammed that decision in a statement.
“We are disappointed tha]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/surreys-elenore-sturko-is-the-sole-incumbent-mla-for-centrebc-ahead-of-election/Tue, 22 Sep 2026 23:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/surreys-elenore-sturko-is-the-sole-incumbent-mla-for-centrebc-ahead-of-election/ The show takes over the parking lot at Sevenoaks Shopping Centre from Oct. 1 to 5 with a total of 11 shows planned over the five days.
Making their Abbotsford debut at the event is the K-Pop Circus Girls, who are inspired by the hit Netflix show K-Pop Demon Hunters. Other performers expected under the big top include: the Globe of Death motorcycle riders, aerialists, clowns, acrobats and more.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/circus-osorio-circus-bringing-k-pop-energy-to-abbotsfords-sevenoaks-shopping-centre/Tue, 22 Sep 2026 22:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/circus-osorio-circus-bringing-k-pop-energy-to-abbotsfords-sevenoaks-shopping-centre/ In a statement posted to X, Chapman cited differences in the party now, compared to 2024 when he chose to run.
“Over time, it became clear to me that we did not all share the same understanding of those principles or of the platform we had run on,” he said in the statement. “The disagreements within caucus, and increasingly in public, made that difficult to ignore. I chose to stay because I]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/mla-chapman-leaving-bc-conservatives-for-one-bc/Tue, 22 Sep 2026 22:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/mla-chapman-leaving-bc-conservatives-for-one-bc/ Redekop says his latest book – titled Politics, God’s Other Arena – is his most important book.
“It is based on 70 years of reading, research, teaching, observation and experience,” he said.
In the book, Redekop asks and answers many basic questions about politics and government, such as: Has God provided a distinctive code of ethics for governmen]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-author-john-redekop-releases-11th-book/Tue, 22 Sep 2026 19:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-author-john-redekop-releases-11th-book/ Maple Ridge fire chief Dave Samson explained the unsafe condition of the gutted residence, and large amount of debris, have combined to hamper firefighters as they try to conduct a complete search of the home. The house in the 21000-block of 123 Avenue was still smoking at 9 a.m.
Emergency responders had been unsuccessful in loca]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-occupant-not-located-after-house-fire-in-maple-ridge/Tue, 22 Sep 2026 19:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-occupant-not-located-after-house-fire-in-maple-ridge/ Firefighters spent the morning looking for the resident, and at 1 p.m. police issued a statement that a deceased individual had been found in the house. Their identity had not been confirmed.
Maple Ridge fire chief Dave Samson explained the unsafe condition of the gutted residence, and large amount of debris, combined to hamper firefighters searching the home. The house in the 21000-block of 123 Avenue]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/update-body-found-inside-burned-house-in-maple-ridge/Tue, 22 Sep 2026 19:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/update-body-found-inside-burned-house-in-maple-ridge/ Now, Vernon’s Ethel Dover – 106 years young – has a new weapon in her amusement arsenal:
A Nerf gun.
“She’s quite the mean shot,” marvelled Kim Magarvey, general manager at Dover’s home, the Aspira Orchard Valley Retirement residence, in downtown Vernon.
“She’s also an avid reader and funny as heck.”
Born April 8, 1920 in Winnipeg, Dover is being]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/centenarian-loving-life-in-vernon/Tue, 22 Sep 2026 19:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/centenarian-loving-life-in-vernon/ Ince, one of Fox’s nurses at Royal Columbian Hospital during his final days, was at the Fraser Heights Village site of the annual charity run hosted by Terry Fox Foundation.
Ince became media liaison for Fox at Royal Columbian Hospital, where he died in June 1981.She remembers having to tell waiting media representatives that the Marathon of Hope hero had lost his battle with cancer.
Ear]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/terry-foxs-nurse-guest-at-a-surrey-run-had-to-tell-the-world-about-his-death-in-1981/Tue, 22 Sep 2026 19:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/terry-foxs-nurse-guest-at-a-surrey-run-had-to-tell-the-world-about-his-death-in-1981/ One of the more inter]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/eby-visits-sfus-new-medical-school-in-surrey/Tue, 22 Sep 2026 19:05:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/eby-visits-sfus-new-medical-school-in-surrey/ An Abbotsford resident and local labourer, Cavacece says city hall needs more representation from people who understand the everyday pressures facing working families, younger residents and people trying to establish stable careers.
“My mission is to bring honest, practical, working-class representation to Abbotsford city council,” he said.
“I will listen to residents, p]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/matthew-cavacece-seeks-seat-on-abbotsford-council/Tue, 22 Sep 2026 18:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/matthew-cavacece-seeks-seat-on-abbotsford-council/ The streets and nearby park were busy with tourist activity at the time, and several videos and photos of the bears surfaced on Facebook groups, including videos of people following behind the bears. At one point in a video, the bears walk between a vehicle and a drive-thru window.In another video, the bea]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/sow-that-walked-into-hope-pharmacy-put-down-confirms-bear-awareness-volunteer/Tue, 22 Sep 2026 18:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/sow-that-walked-into-hope-pharmacy-put-down-confirms-bear-awareness-volunteer/ He has called a news conference at 12:15 p.m. at Government House in Victoria. This is where he would need to go to meet with the Lieutenant Governor to “drop the writ” and dissolve the legislature.
A provincial election called today could be as soon as Saturday, Oct. 24 – a week after the municipal elections.Eby has tried to position this as a necessary step to cement his mand]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/premier-david-eby-expected-to-call-provincial-snap-election-today/Tue, 22 Sep 2026 17:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/premier-david-eby-expected-to-call-provincial-snap-election-today/ Speculation about an election call percolated for about a week as the B.C. Conservative Party dissolved into chaos, and Kerry-Lynne Findlay quit as party leader.
Election day will be Oct. 24.
The election call will automatically cancel the Abbotsford-Mission byelection, which was set to conclude this Saturday. Reann Gasper had vacated that seat to give former B.C. Conservative leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay an opening to run.
B.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/breaking-snap-provincial-election-called-in-bc-for-oct-24-byelection-cancelled/Tue, 22 Sep 2026 17:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/breaking-snap-provincial-election-called-in-bc-for-oct-24-byelection-cancelled/ The Vernon North Okanagan RCMP are investigating the collision which took place Sept. 21 around 2:15 a.m.
Police responded to a report of a single vehicle collision in the 1100 block of George Street.The investigation has determined the blue Volvo was travelling northbound on George Street when it left the road, colliding with a hydro pole and four parked vehicles in three different addresses.The 31-year-old male driver and 20-y]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/crash-kills-2-in-enderby/Tue, 22 Sep 2026 17:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/crash-kills-2-in-enderby/ Joining the former Beverley Hills, 90210 teen heartthrob and co-star Cindy Sampson for the new television show Private Eyes West Coast is B.C.’s capital city itself: Victoria.
And there’s no disguising the fact the comedy-drama has set up shop in the province’s ‘Garden City’.
From familiar landmarks to local bu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-capital-empress-hotel-murder-steal-spotlight-in-jason-priestley-drama/Tue, 22 Sep 2026 17:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-capital-empress-hotel-murder-steal-spotlight-in-jason-priestley-drama/ The fire, about four kilometres west of Sooke River, and south of Mount Jack continued to grow under dry conditions Monday (Sept. 21).
“Earlier this afternoon, warm and dry daytime conditions fueled fire behaviour significantly, producing a highly visib]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/sooke-hills-fire-grows-to-50-hectares-smoke-visible-across-the-south-island/Tue, 22 Sep 2026 16:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/sooke-hills-fire-grows-to-50-hectares-smoke-visible-across-the-south-island/ And Paul Burke put his set of pipes to great use across Canadian airwaves.
Burke, former morning man in Vernon at CICF AM radio (now The Ranch FM), died Sept. 15, one month shy of his 80th birthday.
Born in Lindsay, Ont., Burke spent much of his life sharing his voice, his stories, and his love of radio with the community.
At one point, in the early 2000s, Burke’s voice could be heard on as many as 30 different radio stations around Canada and the world, than]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/longtime-vernon-radio-voice-falls-silent/Tue, 22 Sep 2026 14:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/longtime-vernon-radio-voice-falls-silent/ At 5 p.m. on Aug. 1, police stopped the senior scooter rider on Shuswap Street for not wearing a helmet. However, the man was “previously observed making numerous short stops at known problem residences,” said Salmon Arm RCMP media relations officer Const. Andrew Hodges in a news release.The man was asked for identificati]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/cocaine-cash-found-on-senior-e-scooter-rider-after-arrest-salmon-arm-rcmp/Tue, 22 Sep 2026 04:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/cocaine-cash-found-on-senior-e-scooter-rider-after-arrest-salmon-arm-rcmp/ Penticton RCMP investigators have been working in partnership with the RCMP Forensic Identification Section, RCMP Fire Investigators, BC Wildfire Service, Natural Resource Officers, and the Office of the Fire Commissioner to determine the cause of the fire.
No details into the origins have been released, but a Sept. 21 news release stated that the investigation has co]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/investigation-continues-into-wildfire-that-destroyed-100-structures-near-summerland/Tue, 22 Sep 2026 04:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/investigation-continues-into-wildfire-that-destroyed-100-structures-near-summerland/ Dave Grohl’s band of soldiers effortlessly cranked out three decades of familiar songs on a warm, late-summer night. The stadium roof was open, filling the city with big power chords and thundering drums for close to three hours, hit after hit after hit.
Foo Fighters are now well-oiled on this tour, launch]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/concert-review-foo-fighters-bring-31-years-of-big-rock-hits-to-bc-place/Tue, 22 Sep 2026 03:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/concert-review-foo-fighters-bring-31-years-of-big-rock-hits-to-bc-place/ The Burnaby Hospital Phase 2 plan – along with eight other projects – was officially scrapped in April, following the release of Budget 2026. In the budget, timelines for the projects were to be “repaced,” but it did not reveal the cancelled contracts at the time.
Now, Ma says that “brief pause” has allowed for “a lot of fine work to occur by a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/burnaby-hospital-redevelopment-back-on-after-brief-cancellation/Tue, 22 Sep 2026 02:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/burnaby-hospital-redevelopment-back-on-after-brief-cancellation/ The BC Coroners Service reported that 13 people have been unintentionally killed by trains in the first eight months of 2026, which is a massive increase from the six who died during this same period last year.
To mark the start of Rail Safety Week, Transportation and Transit Min]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/fatal-train-strikes-more-than-double-in-bc/Tue, 22 Sep 2026 01:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/fatal-train-strikes-more-than-double-in-bc/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/charges-laid-in-2025-crash-that-killed-kelowna-senior/Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/charges-laid-in-2025-crash-that-killed-kelowna-senior/ The 2026 W.J. Mouat grad is in the midst of his freshman season with UBC and had a breakout game in his third appearance this season for the T-Birds.
The 6-5, 235-pound tight end caught his first career CW touchdown pass and racked up 38 yards receiving to help UBC earn the 25-20 win over the fourth-ranked Regina Rams at Vancouver’s Thunderbirds]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsfords-santiago-llarena-helps-ubc-earn-win-with-first-touchdown-catch/Mon, 21 Sep 2026 23:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsfords-santiago-llarena-helps-ubc-earn-win-with-first-touchdown-catch/ The Vernon North Okanagan RCMP announced Monday that Deanna Wertz was located on Sept. 13 in a vast wooded area in the 2000 block of Yankee Flats Road in Salmon Arm.
Civilian dog trainers were working in the area when human remains were found around 12:30 p.m.The remains were removed and positively identified as those of missing person, Deanna Mildred Wertz.Wertz was originally reported missing to police in the Yankee Flats a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/no-criminality-womans-body-found-10-years-after-disappearance-near-salmon-arm/Mon, 21 Sep 2026 23:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/no-criminality-womans-body-found-10-years-after-disappearance-near-salmon-arm/ McInnis left the party on Sept. 2, citing he could no longer support the “direction, judgement and decisions” of newly-elected party leader Kerry Lynne Findlay.Findlay resigned as party leader on Sept. 20 after an exodus of over a dozen Conservative MLAs since the summer, as common issues included concerns with her leade]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/mla-mcinnis-rejoins-conservatives/Mon, 21 Sep 2026 23:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/mla-mcinnis-rejoins-conservatives/ McInnis left the party on Sept. 2, citing he could no longer support the “direction, judgement and decisions” of newly-elected party leader Kerry Lynne Findlay.Findlay resigned as party leader on Sept. 20 after an exodus of over a dozen Conservative MLAs since the summer, as common issues included concerns with her leade]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/columbia-river-revelstoke-mla-mcinnis-rejoins-conservative-caucus/Mon, 21 Sep 2026 23:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/columbia-river-revelstoke-mla-mcinnis-rejoins-conservative-caucus/ “My focus is on moving forward,” Doerkson said. “Last night, my colleagues nominated me to become leader of the official opposition, the interim leader, which I obviously accepted.”
If Premier David Eby calls a snap election this week, as rumoured, Doerkson would be running to be the next premier.
Findlay resigned after]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-conservatives-appoint-lorne-doerkson-interim-leader-as-ousted-mlas-rejoin-party/Mon, 21 Sep 2026 23:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-conservatives-appoint-lorne-doerkson-interim-leader-as-ousted-mlas-rejoin-party/ The Abbotsford Police Department stated in a social media post that the call came in just before 11 a.m. and referenced Yale Secondary.
“The report prompted an immediate and significant police response to ensure the safety of students, staff, and users of the Abbotsford Recreation Centre,” the pos]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-school-locked-down-after-threat-of-violence/Mon, 21 Sep 2026 22:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-school-locked-down-after-threat-of-violence/ In October 2022, 47-year-old Leslie Chrusch discovered a small lump in her left breast.
She was nervous, but with no family doctor, wasn’t sure where to turn.
Thankfully, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Chrusch heard repeated commercials on the radio promoting mammograms. Each t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/castlegar-cancer-survivor-alleges-unsafe-kelowna-hospital-stay-after-surgery/Mon, 21 Sep 2026 21:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/castlegar-cancer-survivor-alleges-unsafe-kelowna-hospital-stay-after-surgery/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-government-files-lawsuit-against-openai-in-tumbler-ridge-shooting/Mon, 21 Sep 2026 20:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-government-files-lawsuit-against-openai-in-tumbler-ridge-shooting/ The chamber had advocated for the province to abandon the policy back in April and wrote a letter to the minister of finance urging the government to reconsider the measure.
“This policy doesn’t just affect one sector, it hits every business, particularly small businesses,” stated Alex Mitche]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-chamber-of-commerce-pleased-with-provinces-decision-to-pause-pst-expansion/Mon, 21 Sep 2026 20:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-chamber-of-commerce-pleased-with-provinces-decision-to-pause-pst-expansion/ Yee, who has worked in the public and private sectors for more than 20 years, said she is passionate about education.
“I believe it’s advantageous to have someone in the trustee seat who can look at how the system works from all sides and strive to make improvements,” she said.
Yee is a Simon Fraser University graduate with a bachelor of arts in French. She also earne]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/pamela-yee-enters-race-for-abbotsford-school-trustee/Mon, 21 Sep 2026 20:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/pamela-yee-enters-race-for-abbotsford-school-trustee/ Malhotra, a menopause and women’s health physician based in West Kelowna, was awarded with the Enid Johnson MacLeod Award, which represents national recognition for her work to advance women’s healthcare across the country.
Malhotra is well-known for her work to grow the women’s healthcare fie]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-physician-wins-womans-healthcare-award/Mon, 21 Sep 2026 19:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-physician-wins-womans-healthcare-award/ At least one B.C. Conservative, Langley-Walnut Grove MLA Misty Van Popta, was able to log on to the 7 p.m. virtual meeting using the Microsoft Teams link provided.
“People were just starting to log in, and then it got really quiet,” Van Popta said. &]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/conservative-mla-logs-on-to-emergency-bc-ndp-meeting-after-accidental-email-blast/Mon, 21 Sep 2026 19:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/conservative-mla-logs-on-to-emergency-bc-ndp-meeting-after-accidental-email-blast/ Colton Silas Stump, however, received 364 days credit for time served, resulting in one day custodial sentence, served by his court appearance.
Judge Michelle Stanford found Stump guilty in September 2023 of the crimes committed between July 1 and Aug. 31, 2019. He was acquitted of a second touching for a sexual purpose charge]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/quesnel-man-sentenced-for-sex-crimes-against-12-year-old-girl/Mon, 21 Sep 2026 19:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/quesnel-man-sentenced-for-sex-crimes-against-12-year-old-girl/ “We thank Lorne for stepping forward to serve during this important transition,” the party said in a statement. “Our caucus and party will now move forward together, focused on providing strong opposition and representing British Columbians across the province.
Findlay resigned after several tumultuous weeks in which 14 MLAs]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-conservatives-appoint-lorne-doerkson-interim-leader/Mon, 21 Sep 2026 18:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-conservatives-appoint-lorne-doerkson-interim-leader/ In a news release on Sunday (Sept. 20), the Abbotsford Police Department said a man was reported carrying an apparent handgun tucked into his waistband in the Station Road area at about 7:35 p.m.
The man was found near Fraser Highway and 273rd Street. Officers discovered one airsoft gun concealed in the man’s waistband and another inside a briefcase he was carrying.
In addition]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-police-seize-2-airsoft-guns-during-weapons-call/Mon, 21 Sep 2026 17:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-police-seize-2-airsoft-guns-during-weapons-call/ The result was confirmed on September 17, 2026 by IH and the BC Centre for Disease Control. The skunk is believed to have been infectious between August 15 and September 4.
A number of people who may have been exposed have already been assessed and treated by IH, and IH is asking that anyone within the area who may have had contact with a skunk come forward for assessment.
Anyone who was bitten o]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/skunk-in-the-kootenay-lake-region-tests-positive-for-rabies/Mon, 21 Sep 2026 15:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/skunk-in-the-kootenay-lake-region-tests-positive-for-rabies/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-2-bears-wander-into-hope-pharmacy/Mon, 21 Sep 2026 06:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-2-bears-wander-into-hope-pharmacy/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/kerry-lynne-findlay-steps-down-as-leader-of-bc-conservatives/Sun, 20 Sep 2026 22:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/kerry-lynne-findlay-steps-down-as-leader-of-bc-conservatives/ “I have decided to resign from the Conservative Party of British Columbia caucus effective immediately,” Hepner wrote.Hepner said she remains committed to conservative principles,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/mla-linda-hepner-leaves-bc-conservative-caucus/Sun, 20 Sep 2026 20:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/mla-linda-hepner-leaves-bc-conservative-caucus/ The woman was cycling on Portage Avenue and Woodbine Street at about 6 p.m. on Sept. 19 when she was hit by a truck that fled the scene.The driver has been located by police and the vehicle has been seized.RCMP issued information about the crash and the vehicle early the next morning, appealing to the public for any information including video footage in the area around that tim]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/man-arrested-in-fatal-hit-and-run-crash-in-chilliwack/Sun, 20 Sep 2026 17:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/man-arrested-in-fatal-hit-and-run-crash-in-chilliwack/ Paul Ferguson was presented with an award for Exceptional Service in the Historical Sector by the British Columbia Historical Federation (BCHF). The awards are handed out to people who have given outstanding service in the preservation of B.C.’s history.
“It’s very humbling,” Ferguson said. “It’s a tremendous act o]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/former-chilliwack-museum-curator-honoured-by-bc-historical-federation-for-exceptional-work/Sun, 20 Sep 2026 14:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/former-chilliwack-museum-curator-honoured-by-bc-historical-federation-for-exceptional-work/ Trade agreements, treaties and other negotiations are part of international relations, and these agreements are often complex.
At the same time, the effects of these negotiations are felt by all residents of the countries involved.
How much do you know about the present trade war and about Canada’s economy?
Put your knowledge to the test with these 10 quest]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/quiz-understanding-international-trade-agreements/Sun, 20 Sep 2026 14:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/quiz-understanding-international-trade-agreements/ Gurmoh is a joyful three-year-old boy from Surrey who dreams of becoming a firefighter one day and drives his toy truck around the house while “proudly wearing his fire hat,” but his parents say time is not on his side.
Gurmoh was diagnosed with spastic paraple]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-government-partners-with-ubc-mcgill-to-develop-life-saving-gene-therapy-for-surrey-boy/Sat, 19 Sep 2026 22:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-government-partners-with-ubc-mcgill-to-develop-life-saving-gene-therapy-for-surrey-boy/ The police watchdog is appealing for witnesses to the arrest which took place outside a Saanich home on Woodhall Drive Sept. 18.
The IIO says Saanich Police Department responded to a call shortly after 10 p.m., about a man involved in a possible assault at the home. Members of the Greater Vict]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-arrest-involving-less-lethal-weapons-police-dog-sparks-iio-probe/Sat, 19 Sep 2026 21:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-arrest-involving-less-lethal-weapons-police-dog-sparks-iio-probe/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-harrison-welcomes-back-john-reischman-and-the-jaybirds/Sat, 19 Sep 2026 14:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-harrison-welcomes-back-john-reischman-and-the-jaybirds/ This new change to the day-use pass reservation system will take effect on Tuesday, Sept. 22, to strengthen security and improve fair access to passes required not only for Golden Ears Provincial Park, but three other popular provincial parks during peak season.
The new requirements will be needed for a day-use pass at Garibaldi Provincial Park, Joffre Lakes Provincial Park, and]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/golden-ears-provincial-park-day-use-pass-system-to-be-updated/Sat, 19 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/golden-ears-provincial-park-day-use-pass-system-to-be-updated/ B.C. Ambulance Service, Nanaimo Fire Rescue and Nanaimo RCMP were called to the 200 block of Albert Street just before 12:30 p.m.
Reserve Const. Gary O’Brien, media liaison with the RCMP, said the victim of the stabbing suffered non-life threatening injuries and was taken to hospital as a result of the incident.
He said staff at the OPS didn’t see what happen]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/arrest-made-after-stabbing-near-nanaimo-overdose-prevention-site/Sat, 19 Sep 2026 02:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/arrest-made-after-stabbing-near-nanaimo-overdose-prevention-site/ The recorded incident occurred on Thursday evening (Sept. 17) just before 6 p.m. at the intersection of Townline Road and Maclure Road.
According to the Abbotsford Police Department (APD), the physical altercation stemmed from a shoplifting incident that occurred in the 3200 block of Mt. Lehman Road.
Officers responded to a business shortly after 5 p.m., where it w]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-abbotsford-plainclothes-officer-wrestles-suspected-thief-to-the-ground/Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-abbotsford-plainclothes-officer-wrestles-suspected-thief-to-the-ground/ According to a statement from Mission RCMP, the incident occurred on the train tracks south of Wren Street at approximately 5:40 p.m. when the train was heading into Mission.“Initial evidence from the scene indicated that a man and a woman had been walking on or near the train tracks, when they were both struck by the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/woman-killed-man-injured-after-west-coast-express-collision-in-mission/Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:24:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/woman-killed-man-injured-after-west-coast-express-collision-in-mission/ At 3:50 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 16, someone smashed through the glass of the front door of All Elite Cards & Games, entered the store and stole eight sealed boxes of Pokémon box sets and some other items that were worth up to $6,000.
The culprit was in and out in exactly one minute and 37 seconds, according to the store’s security cameras, and was gone before Mah a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/break-in-at-nanaimo-hobby-shop-nets-thief-almost-6000-in-pokmon-cards/Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/break-in-at-nanaimo-hobby-shop-nets-thief-almost-6000-in-pokmon-cards/ This overpass project is part of the Fraser Valley Highway 1 Corridor Improvement Program and is the final part of the program to begin construction.
While the current Peardonville Road crossing is only two lanes, this new overpass will be expanded to include four lanes, with 1.6 km of Highway 1 surrounding the overpass also getting new HOV]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/construction-begins-on-major-abbotsford-overpass/Fri, 18 Sep 2026 23:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/construction-begins-on-major-abbotsford-overpass/ Ontario Superior Court Justice Russell Raikes delivered his verdict on Sept. 18 as Miller appeared in person in Sarnia, where the offences largely took place.
Miller was charged in two separate cases involving three complainants of allegations dating back to the 90s, while he was a coach of the Sarnia Min]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/okanagan-councillor-guilty-used-coach-position-to-find-boys-for-companionship/Fri, 18 Sep 2026 23:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/okanagan-councillor-guilty-used-coach-position-to-find-boys-for-companionship/ Vernon’s Brady Szeman of the Hamilton Tiger Cats will make his first-ever Canadian Football League (CFL) start Friday, Sept. 18, when the Ti-Cats host the Montreal Alouettes (4:30 p.m., TSN 1/3) in the league’s annual Hall of Fame game.
It’s one of multiple moves made by Hamilton prior to the contest.
Offensive lineman Liam Dobson shifts from centre to guard, paving the way for Szeman to start under quarterback Harrison Frost. The move came after Jonath]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-player-makes-first-cfl-start/Fri, 18 Sep 2026 23:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-player-makes-first-cfl-start/ Fantastic outfits.
And an abundance of smiles.Close to 300 skaters from a dozen countries lutzed and salchowed their way to Vernon for Skate Canada’s International Adult Figure Skating Competition.
The four-day event began Wednesday, Sept. 16, and wraps up Saturday, Sept. 19, at Kal Tire Place.
“We worked on a bid together with the City of Vernon and we were selected to host this event,” said Danielle Williams,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/world-figure-skaters-land-in-vernon/Fri, 18 Sep 2026 22:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/world-figure-skaters-land-in-vernon/ Ginger was last seen in her fully fenced backyard on Deborah Drive around 7:15 p.m. on Sept. 14.“The neighbour stopped hearing her collar around 8:30 p.m.,” explained Julie Dann. Dann had been out of the house at the time.“She was in a seven-foot-tall, fully enclosed yard with a latched gate,” said Dann.
Sh]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/golden-retriever-stolen-from-secure-backyard-on-vancouver-island/Fri, 18 Sep 2026 22:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/golden-retriever-stolen-from-secure-backyard-on-vancouver-island/ Milobar and Mike Bernier, a former B.C. Liberal MLA and cabinet minister, held a joint press conference in Vancouver Friday to announce that Milobar and the six MLAs announced as part of his yet-to-be-named party would instead be joining Centre B.C.
In total, there are eight sitting MLAs with Centre B.C. now. The party plans to run candidates across the province, if an election is called.
Milobar said there will]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/milobar-taking-over-centre-bc-mlas-banman-and-warbus-joining/Fri, 18 Sep 2026 22:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/milobar-taking-over-centre-bc-mlas-banman-and-warbus-joining/ Bernier, the former leader of the party, announced he would step down from the role to allow Milobar to be leader.More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/milobar-taking-over-centre-bc-8-mlas-ready-to-run-as-election-call-looms/Fri, 18 Sep 2026 22:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/milobar-taking-over-centre-bc-8-mlas-ready-to-run-as-election-call-looms/ After 15 years running golf operations for Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge Golf Course, he’s more accustomed to seeing elk and grizzlies on the fairway.
Just weeks into his new job as golf operations director for Cabot Revelstoke, with the course set to open July 2, 2027, Sweenie met with Black Press Media to discuss where things stand.
The rolling 18-hole course at the base of Revelstoke Mountain]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/photos-cabot-revelstoke-deciding-golf-rates-mosquito-management-ahead-of-july-2027-opening/Fri, 18 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/photos-cabot-revelstoke-deciding-golf-rates-mosquito-management-ahead-of-july-2027-opening/ The event, hosted by the Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce and the city of Abbotsford, recognized local titans that help fuel one of the most important aspects of the local economy. According to the chamber, manufacturing generates more than $1 billion in sales annually and supports thousands of jobs.
This year’s tour saw attendees stop at Mainland Machinery, Overlanders]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-businesses-showcased-at-third-annual-manufacturing-industry-tour/Fri, 18 Sep 2026 21:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-businesses-showcased-at-third-annual-manufacturing-industry-tour/ PST taxes were to be added to services such as engineering and accounting. These changes were deeply unpopular in the business community.
The premier said he is reconsidering in response to the trade war with the United States, and the impact tar]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/eby-suspends-planned-bc-pst-expansion-pledges-future-ferries-to-be-built-locally/Fri, 18 Sep 2026 21:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/eby-suspends-planned-bc-pst-expansion-pledges-future-ferries-to-be-built-locally/ September 20, 1935 – August 14, 2026
Roy Linden Wilcox passed away suddenly from a heart attack on Friday, August 14, 2026. He was predeceased by his wife, Elsie, and his son, Randy.
Roy will be lovingly remembered by his children, Willy (Cheryl) and Lynn (Leigh); his grandchildren, Kristi, Chayla (Victor), Archie (Chyann), Leigh, Damon, Kristine (Jeremy), Roy (Cameron), and Katie; and his great-grandchildren, Grayson, Annabelle, Eleanor, Kayla and Kaylee. Roy is also re]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/roy-linden-wilcox/Fri, 18 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/roy-linden-wilcox/ The Independent Investigations Office (IIO) released a report on Sept. 18 that detailed the fatal crash and everything that led up to it.
In the report, it said an APD officer in an unmarked police vehicle first noticed a black Dodge Ram pickup truck driving down Maclure Road at a high rate of speed at 11:36 p.m.
The officer turned on his emergenc]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-police-deemed-not-at-fault-for-fatal-high-speed-crash/Fri, 18 Sep 2026 20:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-police-deemed-not-at-fault-for-fatal-high-speed-crash/ “I was elected as a BC Conservative MLA and that’s not going to change. I’m not going anywhere. I will continue to fight for the people of Skeena and British Columbia.”
In the statem]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/skeena-mla-ratte-says-shes-not-going-anywhere-slams-conservative-leader/Fri, 18 Sep 2026 20:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/skeena-mla-ratte-says-shes-not-going-anywhere-slams-conservative-leader/ The clerk office confirmed to Today In BC that the Office of the Speaker received notification Friday (Sept. 18) that Skeena MLA Claire Rattée, Nechako-Lakes MLA John Rustad and Surrey – White Rock Trevor Halford are no longer affiliated with the B.C. Conservative caucus.Skeena MLA Claire Rattée claims B.C. Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay is trying to furt]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/3-more-mlas-out-from-bc-conservatives/Fri, 18 Sep 2026 20:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/3-more-mlas-out-from-bc-conservatives/ The RCMP confirmed Friday morning (Sept. 18) that the two-vehicle collision involving a motorcycle and sedan resulted in death.
According to police, the crash took place at the intersection of Harvey Avenue and Ethel Street.Upon police arrival, RCMP learned that the motorcycle rider was deceased.“The driver of the sedan remained on scene and is cooperating with the investigation,” said Media Relations Officer Cpl. Steven Lang.“The circumstances of the collisi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/update-motorcyclist-dies-in-collision-that-closed-harvey-avenue-in-kelowna/Fri, 18 Sep 2026 19:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/update-motorcyclist-dies-in-collision-that-closed-harvey-avenue-in-kelowna/ Board president Don Stahl said that his association backs Findlay and is sending members to help out on her byelection campaign in the nearby Abbotsford-Mission riding.
“The Abbotsford South Riding Association board supports Kerry-Lynne Findlay as the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-south-conservative-riding-association-president-supporting-kerry-lynne-findlay-in-byelection/Fri, 18 Sep 2026 18:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-south-conservative-riding-association-president-supporting-kerry-lynne-findlay-in-byelection/ This project will extend the life of the bridge, addressing structural steel and concrete deterioration and improving drainage. The work is expected to extend the bridge’s lifespan by another 50 years.The work will include replacing deck extension joints, removing]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/agassiz-rosedale-bridge-to-undergo-33-million-upgrade/Fri, 18 Sep 2026 18:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/agassiz-rosedale-bridge-to-undergo-33-million-upgrade/ UBCM met from Sept. 16-18, voting on a range of resolutions that the union will use when advocating to the province on changes to policy and law, including the banning of all raw logs and lumber from B.C.
Originally coming from the City of Nanaimo, the resolution argues that “the lack of adequate and affordable fibre supply has been identified as a key factor]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/ubcm-endorses-nanaimo-call-to-ban-raw-log-exports/Fri, 18 Sep 2026 18:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/ubcm-endorses-nanaimo-call-to-ban-raw-log-exports/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/harm-reduction-has-not-failed-coalition-calls-on-province-for-comprehensive-response-to-drug-crisis/Fri, 18 Sep 2026 18:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/harm-reduction-has-not-failed-coalition-calls-on-province-for-comprehensive-response-to-drug-crisis/ Earlier in the evening, those in attendance had been asked to raise their hand if they’d ever been directly or indirectly impacted by addiction. Pretty well everyone in the room raised their hand.The message imparted by Doherty, MP for Cariboo-Prince George, was impactful because while he was not there yet]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/conservative-mps-criticize-harm-reduction-strategy-at-vernon-town-hall-on-addiction/Fri, 18 Sep 2026 14:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/conservative-mps-criticize-harm-reduction-strategy-at-vernon-town-hall-on-addiction/ RCMP have closed down Harvey Avenue and taped off the area of Ethel Street following a collision reportedly between a motorbike and a car.
A seriously damaged black four-door sedan, with its airbags deployed, is in the northbound lanes of Ethel Street off Harvey Avenue.
Multiple RCMP are investigating what appears to be the remains of a motorbike. Metal and debris are scattered across the highway.
Three BC Ambulance crews attended and were on scene for about an hour.
–&ndas]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/kelowna-rcmp-investigate-serious-collision-involving-flames-that-shuts-hwy97/Fri, 18 Sep 2026 09:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/kelowna-rcmp-investigate-serious-collision-involving-flames-that-shuts-hwy97/ PolySeSouvient, a group formed following the 1989 massacre at École Polytechnique in Montreal, has once again penned a letter to RCMP Commissioner Michael Duheme, dated Sept. 14, calling for more transparency around the Feb. 10 mass shooting.
It’s co-signed by representatives]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/gun-control-groups-call-for-transparency-of-firearms-used-in-tumbler-ridge-shooting/Fri, 18 Sep 2026 05:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/gun-control-groups-call-for-transparency-of-firearms-used-in-tumbler-ridge-shooting/ Julian Nathyn Smith from Burnaby has been identified as the accused in the assault.
“Comox Valley RCMP investigators have advanced the investigation into a violent assault at a North Island College residence building, resulting in an attempted murder char]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/attempted-murder-assault-charges-laid-against-man-involved-in-knife-attack-at-vancouver-island-college/Fri, 18 Sep 2026 02:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/attempted-murder-assault-charges-laid-against-man-involved-in-knife-attack-at-vancouver-island-college/ “There is a need for some sober second thoughts by all concerned,” UBCM President Cori Ramsay said. “UBCM is standing up for the public interest, and the public interest is not at all served by an overlapping provincial election.”
Premier David Eby threw election speculation into high gear on Wednesday by saying his party is]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/ubcm-president-urges-premier-to-hold-off-on-provincial-election-call/Fri, 18 Sep 2026 01:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/ubcm-president-urges-premier-to-hold-off-on-provincial-election-call/ This marks the third time that Storey has participated in the trustee election. He finished 10th in 2018 with 8,514 and 10th in 2022 with 6,486.Storey stated he has lived in Abbotsford for 40 years and has worked for the last 47 years in the plumbing industry. He is an account manager for the Abbotsford-based Robinson Supply and has served on the Fraser Valley chapter of the board of directo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/earl-storey-enters-2026-abbotsford-school-trustee-race/Fri, 18 Sep 2026 01:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/earl-storey-enters-2026-abbotsford-school-trustee-race/ “Confirmation that a private investigator was assigned and that I was being investigated only reinforces why I chose to part company with [party Leader] Kerry-Lynne Findlay and the Conservatives,” Courtenay-Comox MLA Brennan Day said in a written statement to]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-conservative-party-official-allegedly-hired-private-investigator-to-scrutinize-mlas/Fri, 18 Sep 2026 01:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-conservative-party-official-allegedly-hired-private-investigator-to-scrutinize-mlas/ Twice.
The Vernon Curling Club has been named the hosts for the 2027 and 2029 World Mixed Fours Curling Championships.
Matches will be played at the club, with dates to be finalized.
“This is going to bring all kinds of people here to Vernon,” said curling club manager Kevin Geistlinger. “We’re hoping the events will help expose curling, especially to those in our city who have never played the sport before.”]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/okanagan-curling-club-to-welcome-the-world/Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/okanagan-curling-club-to-welcome-the-world/ Until Oct. 9, the third annual Grassroots Giving campaign will give each Weed Man customer a chance to help local families in need.When getting service provided by Weed Man, customers will be able to leave bags or boxes of food items outside their front door, which the technician will then collect and drop off at the local food bank.
Some]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/lawn-care-company-helps-feed-abbotsford-families/Thu, 17 Sep 2026 23:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/lawn-care-company-helps-feed-abbotsford-families/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/no-time-for-dithering-bc-mayors-renew-call-for-help-with-social-disorder-street-crime/Thu, 17 Sep 2026 23:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/no-time-for-dithering-bc-mayors-renew-call-for-help-with-social-disorder-street-crime/ Hosted by the Route 3 Racing Club, the annual motard event celebrated its fifth edition this year with live music, karaoke, a food truck, and a series of races that left the crowd in awe.
The event began with practice races all day on Saturday, Sept. 12, leading up to the main races on Sunday, Sept. 13, where almost 30 riders aged 7 to 64 took part.
Running the club out of passion
Angus MacNeil, the cl]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/we-are-completely-unique-everyone-welcome-at-greenwoods-route-3-racing-club/Thu, 17 Sep 2026 21:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/we-are-completely-unique-everyone-welcome-at-greenwoods-route-3-racing-club/ The Occupant Licence to Cut and Remove, issued by the B.C. Ministry of Forests, covers approximately 50 hectares associated with the project and allows West High Yield to cut, deck and remove Crown timber.
The licence does no]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/timber-cutting-licence-issued-for-proposed-magnesium-mine-near-rossland/Thu, 17 Sep 2026 21:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/timber-cutting-licence-issued-for-proposed-magnesium-mine-near-rossland/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/webinar-series-to-explore-big-topics-in-bcs-forestry-sector/Thu, 17 Sep 2026 21:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/webinar-series-to-explore-big-topics-in-bcs-forestry-sector/ This operation was conducted by the APD Street Outreach Response Team and involved the use of 11 officers during a 10-hour period.
During this time, the police were able to arrest 16 individuals for various forms of theft.
A vehicle was even seized as part of this operation, which the APD has titled Project Pumpkin Spice LAW-tte.
APD media relations o]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-police-arrest-16-people-in-new-retail-theft-project/Thu, 17 Sep 2026 20:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-police-arrest-16-people-in-new-retail-theft-project/ At around 5:30 a.m. PT on the east shore of Kootenay Lake near Grey Creek, a 3.7-magnitude earthquake struck, as reported by Earthquakes Canada.
People reported feeling the earthquake in Nelson and throughout the Kootenays, including in Cranbrook and Trail. As of now, no damages or injuries have been reported.
This came after a 3.7-magnitude earthquake struck the south of Ucluelet on Sep. 15.Camille]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/earthquakes-even-small-ones-unusual-in-the-kootenays/Thu, 17 Sep 2026 20:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/earthquakes-even-small-ones-unusual-in-the-kootenays/ He scored a two-day total of 149 (73 and 76) to edge Campbell River’s Owen Preston by two strokes.
The Robert Bateman Secondary School grad has had a stellar youth golf career and helped the Timberwolves win the Eastern Valley AAA championship earlier this year.
The 18-year-old credited both ends of his game for he]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/fraser-valley-golfers-excel-at-maple-leaf-junior-golf-tour-stop-in-chilliwack/Thu, 17 Sep 2026 20:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/fraser-valley-golfers-excel-at-maple-leaf-junior-golf-tour-stop-in-chilliwack/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/the-moj-bc-lions-set-up-nicely-for-cfls-stretch-drive/Thu, 17 Sep 2026 20:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/the-moj-bc-lions-set-up-nicely-for-cfls-stretch-drive/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/never-seen-anything-like-it-boaters-rescue-bear-cub-from-middle-of-okanagan-lake/Thu, 17 Sep 2026 20:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/never-seen-anything-like-it-boaters-rescue-bear-cub-from-middle-of-okanagan-lake/ The non-profit organization focuses on strengthening community connections to support people in need across the province, with fundraising for several causes run by business partners in their local community.
Ahead of the panel discussion on children, youth and exploring fam]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/need-for-fundraising-climbs-as-united-way-bc-hosts-annual-kick-off-breakfast-in-kelowna/Thu, 17 Sep 2026 20:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/need-for-fundraising-climbs-as-united-way-bc-hosts-annual-kick-off-breakfast-in-kelowna/ The North Aberdeen Plateau Wildfire and Watershed Resilience Initiative, which is a collaborative effort between The Okanagan Indian Band (OKIB), Regional District of North Okanagan (RDNO) and District of Lake Country, received the Presidents Committee Choice Award at UBCM.
“This work is the result of pe]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/3-okanagan-governments-have-water-protection-work-recognized-at-ubcm/Thu, 17 Sep 2026 19:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/3-okanagan-governments-have-water-protection-work-recognized-at-ubcm/ “As I said in my speech just now, we have a young party. We’re still in growing pains. There were a number of MLAs who left under the original acclaimed leader John]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/embattled-bc-conservative-leader-findlay-says-shes-not-going-anywhere/Thu, 17 Sep 2026 19:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/embattled-bc-conservative-leader-findlay-says-shes-not-going-anywhere/ The plane had landed upside-down on Tuesday (Sept. 15) near Old Orchard Road. According to RCMP, no one was injured.
Less than 24 hours later, emergency crews were called to the area for reports of a plane crash, but they quickly confirmed it was the same flipped plane from the day before.Later that same day (Sept. 16) a helicopter was used to lift the plane from the gravel bar and bring it t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-flipped-plane-recovered-by-helicopter-in-chilliwack/Thu, 17 Sep 2026 19:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-flipped-plane-recovered-by-helicopter-in-chilliwack/ The B.C. Prosecution Service approved a charge of arson, disregard for human life, against Yu Yun Wang on Sept. 8, according to a news release from Burnaby RCMP Thursday (Sept. 17).
Wang is currently in custody in Alberta on unrelated charges, police said.
Burnaby RCMP responded to a report of a fire at Burnaby Hospital just before 6 a.m. on Nov. 16, 2020. However, police said the fire happen]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/alberta-man-29-charged-with-arson-in-bc-hospital-fire-in-2020/Thu, 17 Sep 2026 18:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/alberta-man-29-charged-with-arson-in-bc-hospital-fire-in-2020/ The move back to stage one, which allows lawn watering once per week, was effective Sept. 10.
Stage one restrictions first went into effect on May 1 and were upgraded to stage two on July 31.
Under stage one, even addresses can water lawns on Saturdays and odd addresses water on Sundays. Manual watering is permitted between 6 and 9 a.m. and automatic watering between 5 and 7 a.m.
For industrial, commercia]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-mission-downgrade-water-restrictions-to-stage-one/Thu, 17 Sep 2026 18:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-mission-downgrade-water-restrictions-to-stage-one/ Only now she’s doing it 628 kilometres from her hometown of Trail.
Cook, 93, who now resides in Vancouver, recently received a plaque from the Terry Fox Foundation recognizing 45 years of participation in the annual run inspired by Fox’s Marathon of Hope.
For Cook, however, the plaque is less about recognition and more a reminder of why she s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/grandma-93-keeps-trail-connected-to-terry-foxs-dream-from-vancouver/Thu, 17 Sep 2026 18:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/grandma-93-keeps-trail-connected-to-terry-foxs-dream-from-vancouver/ Earthquakes Canada reported the 3.7 magnitude quake struck about 5:30 am PT on the east shore of Kootenay Lake near Grey Creek (at 49.64°N, 116.78°W), at a depth of about four kilometres.
People reported feeling the earthquake in Nelson all over the Kootenays, as far away as Cranbrook and Trail.No damage or injuries were reported.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/earthquake-near-kootenay-lake-rumbles-region/Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/earthquake-near-kootenay-lake-rumbles-region/ Remarkable because Paul-Angelo had nearly fatally drowned, having been trapped underwater by driftwood for five to 10 minutes, according to the Vernon North Okanagan RCMP, a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/alberta-boy-back-home-doing-well-after-near-fatal-drowning-incident-in-bc-river-2/Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/alberta-boy-back-home-doing-well-after-near-fatal-drowning-incident-in-bc-river-2/ Remarkable because Paul-Angelo had nearly fatally drowned, having been trapped underwater by driftwood for five to 10 minutes, according to the Vernon North Okanagan RCMP, a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/alberta-boy-back-home-doing-well-after-near-fatal-drowning-incident-in-bc-river/Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/alberta-boy-back-home-doing-well-after-near-fatal-drowning-incident-in-bc-river/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/georgia-strait-wind-warning-puts-morning-south-island-bc-ferries-trip-at-risk/Thu, 17 Sep 2026 15:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/georgia-strait-wind-warning-puts-morning-south-island-bc-ferries-trip-at-risk/ The good news? Your puppy isn’t trying to attack you, dominate you, or make your life miserable.Puppies are still developing the cognitive and emotional skills they need to navigate the world. Their brains are nowhere near mature, and their ability to regulate t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/why-does-your-sweet-puppy-suddenly-become-a-land-shark/Thu, 17 Sep 2026 14:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/why-does-your-sweet-puppy-suddenly-become-a-land-shark/ Ballots can be cast at four locations over six days of advance voting from September 18 to 23 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Advance voting places include the Sikh Gurdwara Temple and Best Western Mission City Lodge on Lougheed Highway in Mission, and Robert Bateman Secondary in Abbotsford.
Voting is also available at the Abbotsford-Mission district electoral office located at E100-7871 Stave Lake St. during office hours, w]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/how-to-vote-in-the-abbotsford-mission-byelection/Thu, 17 Sep 2026 14:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/how-to-vote-in-the-abbotsford-mission-byelection/ The trial for a Kelowna man charged with one count of sexual assault stemming from a reported incident in 2021 began in a Supreme Court in Kelowna on Sept. 15.
Brandon Hildebrand Acosta is accused of sexually assaulting a woman in her h]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/complainant-recounts-alleged-attack-in-kelowna-sexual-assault-trial/Thu, 17 Sep 2026 03:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/complainant-recounts-alleged-attack-in-kelowna-sexual-assault-trial/ A brief press conference by Deputy Leader Melissa Lantsman on Sept. 16 was followed by an address by Party Leader Pierre Poilievre.Lantsman’s portion was focused on responding to recent reports that Prime Minister Mark Carney had approached the European Union about Canada becoming an association member, news that was first shared by the Wall Street]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/federal-conservatives-raise-affordability-spectre-of-eu-taxation-ahead-of-bc-caucus-retreat/Thu, 17 Sep 2026 03:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/federal-conservatives-raise-affordability-spectre-of-eu-taxation-ahead-of-bc-caucus-retreat/ The injured cat was discovered by someone working behind the fire line. The rescuer scooped up the cat and rushed him to a veterinary hospital.
Examination there revealed severe burns on the bottom of the cat’s feet, along with dehydration and a painful ear mite infestation.
The veterinary team began treatment, providing pain medication, fluids, wound care and regular]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/injured-cat-back-with-family-following-summerland-wildfire/Thu, 17 Sep 2026 01:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/injured-cat-back-with-family-following-summerland-wildfire/ Sandhu stated that coaching basketball has allowed him to work closely with young people and given him an opportunity to listen to students. He said he understands some of the challenges they face and sees the importance of providing young people with the right support and opportunities.
“As a coach, I spend a lot of time around young]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/rajwinder-singh-sandhu-enters-abbotsford-school-trustee-race/Thu, 17 Sep 2026 01:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/rajwinder-singh-sandhu-enters-abbotsford-school-trustee-race/ The Frame It Forward contest challenges Grade 11 and 12 students to create short films centred around that year’s theme.
For the 2026 competition, the theme was “creating positive change” and asked the young filmmakers to demonstrate stories of how creativity and compassion are bein]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-student-takes-home-top-documentary-film-award-in-twu-contest/Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-student-takes-home-top-documentary-film-award-in-twu-contest/ To make sure the gas system continues to operate safely and reliably, FortisBC confirmed it’s performing aerial inspections of gas transmission lines across the province, the company confirmed to Victoria News.“As part of our integrity management program, we inspect all]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/low-flying-helicopter-checks-fortis-gas-lines-for-leaks-across-bc/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 23:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/low-flying-helicopter-checks-fortis-gas-lines-for-leaks-across-bc/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/fernie-woman-faces-911s-fallout-25-years-later/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 23:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/fernie-woman-faces-911s-fallout-25-years-later/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/photos-white-rock-students-cheer-cops-for-cancer-riders/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 22:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/photos-white-rock-students-cheer-cops-for-cancer-riders/ An earlier report from the Nanaimo RCMP identified the victim as a man.
Later in the day, the police said that at approximately 6:46 a.m., Nanaimo RCMP responded to a report of a pedestrian who had been struck by a semi-truck in the parking lot of the Co-op Gas Bar, located at 60 Victoria Crescent.
The investigation]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/one-woman-dead-after-incident-involving-truck-in-downtown-nanaimo/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 22:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/one-woman-dead-after-incident-involving-truck-in-downtown-nanaimo/ Nanaimo RCMP said the investigation is in the early stages, but can confirm that one man has died in the incident.
Kevan Shaw witnessed the event at approximately 6:30 a.m.
He said he heard a fuel truck backing up towards the gas pumps in the parking lot of the gas station and the driver was blowing his horn to warn anyone that m]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/one-man-dead-after-incident-involving-truck-in-downtown-nanaimo/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 22:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/one-man-dead-after-incident-involving-truck-in-downtown-nanaimo/ “If I were to characterize how our members are feeling right now, the word that comes to mind is frustration,” Ramsay told local government delegates at the UBCM convention in Vancouver.
UBCM presidents serve one-year terms. This conference concludes Ramsay’s time in the role, and Squamish Coun. Jenna Sto]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/ubcm-president-delivers-sharp-rebuke-to-provincial-government-in-annual-address/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 22:05:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/ubcm-president-delivers-sharp-rebuke-to-provincial-government-in-annual-address/ Vernon’s Jim Cotter returned to competitive men’s team curling with a second-place finish at the 20-team Saville Shootout in Edmonton.
Cotter, 51, fell 5-4 in the final Monday, Sept. 14, to Benny Kapp of Fuessen, Germany. The Cotter rink collected $4,000 for second place. Kapp pocketed $6,000.
Playing with Cotter are third Jared Kolomaya of Kamloops, second Connor Deane of Kelowna, lead Erik Colwell of Vernon, and alternate player Brad Wood of Penticton.
The ne]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/okanagan-curling-team-second-at-saville-shootout-in-edmonton/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/okanagan-curling-team-second-at-saville-shootout-in-edmonton/ First responders were called out to the cancer centre construction site at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, just before noon on Wednesday, Sept. 16.
According to John MacKenzie, Nanaimo Fire Rescue assistant chief of operations, it involved a man who was working at the site.
“Our crews were called for industrial accident here at NRGH for a worker who fell, from what I&]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/first-responders-head-to-island-hospital-after-construction-worker-falls-injured/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 21:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/first-responders-head-to-island-hospital-after-construction-worker-falls-injured/ Tokue Suda established the Abbotsford Judo Club in 1981 and his efforts grew it into the largest dojo in British Columbia.
He died on Sept. 14 at the age of 76 in Delta.
Suda had been the head instructor at the AJC from 1981 until 2023 when he retired from the position. He was inducted into the Abbotsford Sports Hall of Fame in 2007, won the SportBC President&rsquo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-judo-club-founder-tokue-suda-passes-away-at-age-76/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 21:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-judo-club-founder-tokue-suda-passes-away-at-age-76/ The Abbotsford Police Department said this recent investigation stems from an Aug. 27 incident, where officers were called to a reported break-and-enter at a business in the 1800 block of Forge Place.
Police arrived on site just before 4 a.m., but the suspects had already departed the area, with some furniture and merchandise missing from the business.
On Sept. 11, a se]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-police-looking-for-owners-of-20000-in-stolen-tools/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 20:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-police-looking-for-owners-of-20000-in-stolen-tools/ The LRRAC is a 27,000-square foot addition to the existing Community Recreation and Cultural Centre on Pioneer Avenue in Agassiz. The new facili]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/agassiz-pool-grand-opening-set-for-sept-25/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 20:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/agassiz-pool-grand-opening-set-for-sept-25/ Ron Anderson & Sons has broken ground on an expansion of its Chemainus manufacturing facility that will increase production capacity, introduce new prefabricated wood products and create up to 35 new jobs.
The project is being supported through the B.C. government’s BC Manufacturing Jobs Fund, which is providing funding for facility expansions and equipment upgrad]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/2m-from-province-for-chemainus-wood-products-manufacturer-for-expansion/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 20:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/2m-from-province-for-chemainus-wood-products-manufacturer-for-expansion/ The report reveals that the province’s hospitality sector is under financial pressure, due to tariffs, costs of upgrades to cooking equipment and disproportionately high startup costs.
The report, released Sept. 15, surveyed 250 Canadian foodservice and hospitality operators and found that 90 per cent of B.C]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-restaurants-squeezed-by-rising-costs-report/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 19:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-restaurants-squeezed-by-rising-costs-report/ Police responded to multiple calls at 12:53 a.m. reporting an assault with an edged weapon at one of the campus’s residence buildings. Police located two victims with injuries quickly after arriving at the scene. Officers identified and arrested the suspect, a 21-year-old man from Burnaby. The man is currently in custody pending a court appearance.
As of 10 a.m., the scene]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/man-arrested-after-midnight-attacks-in-a-vancouver-island-college-campuss-residence/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 19:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/man-arrested-after-midnight-attacks-in-a-vancouver-island-college-campuss-residence/ The Abbotsford author has recently finished her new book, Names of God: Growing Strong, which analyzes the seven Hebrew names of God and explores what these names can reveal about Him.
“God has shown us what He’s like through these names,” said Fox.
By better understanding this, she said it supports people in the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-author-analyzes-the-many-names-of-god-in-new-book/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 19:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-author-analyzes-the-many-names-of-god-in-new-book/ The Saturday, May 8 date at BC Place Stadium will kick off an extended M72 World Tour, with Limp Bizkit and Avatar opening for the “Enter Sandman” band.
Metallica last played in Vancouver in August 2017, also at BC Place.
The new Live Nation-promoted tour, launched in 2023 and set to continue four years later, includes stadiums across North America, the company announced]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/metallica-will-play-in-vancouver-for-first-time-in-10-years-next-spring/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 19:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/metallica-will-play-in-vancouver-for-first-time-in-10-years-next-spring/ Gerard Saunders, who lived in New Westminster at the time of the alleged offences, is charged with possession of child sexual abuse material, making child sexual abuse and exploitation material and agreeing or making an arrangement with a person to lure a child, police said in a release Tuesday (Sept. 15).
Saunders w]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/5-children-rescued-in-the-philippines-after-bc-sexual-exploitation-case/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 18:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/5-children-rescued-in-the-philippines-after-bc-sexual-exploitation-case/ The proposed model is a co-ordinated, three-zone approach t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/no-more-band-aids-province-chooses-campbell-river-areas-for-working-forest-landscape-model/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 18:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/no-more-band-aids-province-chooses-campbell-river-areas-for-working-forest-landscape-model/ It is with great sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of Robert (Bob) Garth Barkman on September 5, 2026 at Vernon Jubilee Hospital in Vernon B.C. at the age of 72 years. Bob was born November 28, 1953 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He came into the Dave Barkman family as a baby in Steinbach, Manitoba. As a child Bob would ride around on his bike with friends, play cops and robbers, and cowboys and Indians. In those days he would also accompany his dad, at times, to his constru]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/robert-bob-garth-barkman/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 17:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/robert-bob-garth-barkman/ “Our government has been contacting various leaders. They gave us ideas. And we’re making really good progress,” she told reporters at the Union of B.C. Municipalities meeting in Vancouver on Tuesday. “I wi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-attorney-general-hopeful-on-dripa-changes-this-fall-but-wont-commit/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 04:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-attorney-general-hopeful-on-dripa-changes-this-fall-but-wont-commit/ The Silver Star Freestyle (Ski) Club (SSFC) has unveiled its new dryland training facility at SilverStar Mountain Resort.
The facility will create unprecedented training opportunities for freestyle skiers and snowboarders in B.C., Western Canada, and beyond.
“This is a really exciting moment for freestyle skiing and snowboarding in our region,” said Carson Dorward, SSFC president. &ldqu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/ski-club-unveils-state-of-art-training-facility-in-vernon/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 01:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/ski-club-unveils-state-of-art-training-facility-in-vernon/ In a new report created by staff at the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV), the two agricultural groups cited findings that they said help paint the full picture of the current state of the agricultural sector.While Statistics Canada shared that the province’s farms suffered a total loss of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/ufv-agricultural-report-shines-spotlight-on-decline-of-mid-size-bc-farms/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 01:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/ufv-agricultural-report-shines-spotlight-on-decline-of-mid-size-bc-farms/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-team-leavitt-wins-pull-time-at-kelownas-annual-haul-for-hope/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-team-leavitt-wins-pull-time-at-kelownas-annual-haul-for-hope/ In the early 2000s MacMaster and Leahy balanced raising seven musically gifted children,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/macmaster-leahy-bring-teen-kids-for-celtic-family-christmas-concert-in-surrey/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 23:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/macmaster-leahy-bring-teen-kids-for-celtic-family-christmas-concert-in-surrey/ According to Mission RCMP’s weekly “Community Connection” crime recap, an assault with a weapon charge is being recommended after the incident on Tuesday afternoon (Sept. 8).
Police said the victim was also a 15-year-old boy from Abbotsford, who was trying to wash off the bear spray in the spray park when RCMP arrived.
The suspect fled the area, but officers]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-teen-arrested-after-bear-spraying-another-youth-at-mission-leisure-centre/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 23:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-teen-arrested-after-bear-spraying-another-youth-at-mission-leisure-centre/ Around 7 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 15, a VicPD officer who was on their way to work came across the burning vehicle and called 911. The Victoria Fire Department attended and extinguished the flames within minutes of arrival, police say.
“Major Crime Unit detectives are investigating and have a robust prese]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/body-found-in-burning-vehicle-in-victoria/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 23:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/body-found-in-burning-vehicle-in-victoria/ Singh is one of 20 candidates vying for the seven available school trustee positions.
He was raised in Abbotsford, where he completed his primary and secondary education and continues to live with his family.
He said he learned from his parents the importance of hard work, respect, family and giving back, and he understands firsthand the important role schools play in shaping young people and supporting famil]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/aman-singh-seeks-seat-on-abbotsford-board-of-education/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 22:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/aman-singh-seeks-seat-on-abbotsford-board-of-education/ The airlines announced the proposed acquisition on Sept. 15, saying the deal would combine Harbour Air’s seaplane network with Pacific Coastal’s wheeled-aircraft network to expand regional connectivity across B.C.
The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and the airlines did not provide]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/harbour-air-acquisition-of-pacific-coastal-to-create-bc-regional-airline-group/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/harbour-air-acquisition-of-pacific-coastal-to-create-bc-regional-airline-group/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/cbsa-removes-111-individuals-linked-to-extortion-from-canada-since-august-2025/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 21:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/cbsa-removes-111-individuals-linked-to-extortion-from-canada-since-august-2025/ ​The City of Kelowna, Kelowna International Airport (YLW), FireSwarm Solutions and Okanagan College (OC) have launched partnerships to build a future hub for AI-enabled drone and aerospace innovation.
​A Memorandum of Understanding was recently signed by FireSwarm and the City of Kelowna, along with a second one between FireSwarm and Okanagan College.
​FireSwarm is a Canadian aerospace and defence startup]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/new-partnerships-bringing-drone-and-aerospace-innovation-to-kelowna/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 21:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/new-partnerships-bringing-drone-and-aerospace-innovation-to-kelowna/ Maple Ridge RCMP were called to the scene at around 10 p.m. on Sept. 14, by the Haney Bypass and 225 Street, where they learned a vehicle traveling eastbound on Haney Bypass veered off course.
It drove through a gate and onto the railway tracks where it collided with a moving train.
The 54-year-old male driver, and sole occupant of the vehicle, was safely removed by Maple Ridg]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/driver-crashes-into-train-in-the-lower-mainland/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 21:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/driver-crashes-into-train-in-the-lower-mainland/ A press release on Tuesday (Sept. 15) from Fraser Health says the project is the first of its kind at the hospital and will provide improved access to advanced vascular and minimally invasive surgical procedures.
The release states that the new “hybrid” OR will combine a traditional surgical suite with advanced medical imaging technology, “enabling care teams to perform complex, imag]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/new-11m-specialized-operating-room-planned-for-abbotsford-regional-hospital/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 20:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/new-11m-specialized-operating-room-planned-for-abbotsford-regional-hospital/ According to a report released Sept. 15, the Independent Investigations Office of BC (IIO) says around 11 p.m., a member of the Nelson Police Department (NPD) arrested a youth who appeared intoxicated and became uncooperative with the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/nelson-youth-iio-investigation-closed/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 20:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/nelson-youth-iio-investigation-closed/ The event occurred at Cultus Lake Golf Club on Sept. 3 and 4. Golfers teed up on day one, with the charity gala taking place on the evening of day two.
The event has now raised more than $3.5 million over its 10 editions and has transformed into a celebration of both the Fraser Valley and the outstanding c]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/nick-taylor-charity-classic-raises-more-than-half-a-million-for-fraser-valley-charities/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 20:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/nick-taylor-charity-classic-raises-more-than-half-a-million-for-fraser-valley-charities/ The demolition derby was part of the annual Hope Brigade Days which ran Sept. 11-13.
People witnesses everything from a bus being wrecked, to figure-eight racing, to cars being flipped, and pickup trucks doing burnouts.
For more photos of Hope Brigade Days, including the parade, live entertainment and more, go to hopestandard.com/category/photo-galleries.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/photos-smashing-good-time-at-demolition-derby-in-hope/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 20:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/photos-smashing-good-time-at-demolition-derby-in-hope/ Sidney/North Saanich RCMP say a local man reported the fraud on Sept. 2 after receiving a call from someone claiming to be an RCMP officer.
The caller told the victim his personal information had been leaked. Using this story, the scammer convinced the man to hand over sensitive details related to his cryptocurrency account.
The victim later checked his account and discovered that almost $]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/scammer-posing-as-rcmp-officer-steals-19k-from-island-resident/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 20:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/scammer-posing-as-rcmp-officer-steals-19k-from-island-resident/ The Queen of New Westminster was pulled from service Tuesday morning (Sept. 15), so engineers could investigate an issue with its propulsion system.
Because of this, the 10 a.m. sailing from Tsawwassen and the 12 p.m. Swartz Bay sailing have both been cancelled.
Other sailings on this route are expected to proceed as scheduled, said a BC Ferries service update.
Anyone booked on on]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/update-mechanical-problems-cancel-multiple-victoria-vancouver-sailings/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 19:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/update-mechanical-problems-cancel-multiple-victoria-vancouver-sailings/ BC Ferries said one of its vessels is currently holding in dock while engineers investigate an issue with its propulsion system issue.
While work is underway, the 10 a.m. sailing from Tsawwassen and the 12 p.m. Swartz Bay sailing are both at risk of cancellation.
Other sailings on this route are expected to proceed as scheduled, said a BC Ferries service update]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/mechanical-problems-put-victoria-vancouver-sailings-at-risk-of-cancellation/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 19:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/mechanical-problems-put-victoria-vancouver-sailings-at-risk-of-cancellation/ Their search for answers will lead them to the Sngequ House Conference Centre in the grounds of the University of Victoria, where they will join Greater Victoria locals for the Victoria Bigfoot Town Hall.
The event brings together researchers and investigators for an evening of presentations, discussion and audience int]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/sasquatch-sleuths-enthusiasts-make-tracks-for-bc-bigfoot-town-hall/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 19:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/sasquatch-sleuths-enthusiasts-make-tracks-for-bc-bigfoot-town-hall/ The foundation issued a social media statement after the announcement that its founder and CEO faces criminal charges of fraud and theft of more than $5,000.
“We understand that this situation has prompted thoughtful questions within our community, and we emphasize that the matter is currently before the courts. We respect the judicial process and be]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/kidsplay-foundation-stands-by-its-mission-as-ceo-faces-criminal-charges/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 19:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/kidsplay-foundation-stands-by-its-mission-as-ceo-faces-criminal-charges/ The foundation issued a social media statement after the announcement that its founder and CEO faces criminal charges of fraud and theft of more than $5,000.
“We understand that this situation has prompted thoughtful questions within our community, and we emphasize that the matter is currently before the courts. We respect the judicial process and be]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/kidsplay-foundation-reaffirms-mission-amid-criminal-charges-against-ceo/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 19:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/kidsplay-foundation-reaffirms-mission-amid-criminal-charges-against-ceo/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/paddlers-invited-to-journey-from-hope-to-agassiz-on-world-rivers-day/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 18:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/paddlers-invited-to-journey-from-hope-to-agassiz-on-world-rivers-day/ The University of the Fraser Valley has announced they are launching The Move Club, a 12-week virtual physical activity program.“Being diagnosed with cancer or a blood disorder as a child or adolescent is really challenging,” said Amanda Wurz, researcher and assistant professor at UFV. “It comes with a host of physical symptoms and]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/ufv-to-offer-virtual-exercises-for-youth-diagnosed-with-cancer/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 18:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/ufv-to-offer-virtual-exercises-for-youth-diagnosed-with-cancer/ Van Santen, who plays wing, has been playing the sport for five years and is in her senior year. She was introduced to the sport in Grade 12 at Langley’s D.W. Poppy Secondary, by teach]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/aldergrove-athlete-helps-bring-home-rugby-gold/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 18:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/aldergrove-athlete-helps-bring-home-rugby-gold/ Conservative Party of B.C. leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay, NDP candidate Pam Alexis, CentreBC candidate Lakhwinder Jhaj, and BC Greens candidate Stephen Fowler took to the stage at Clarke Theatre in Mission on Monday (Sept. 14) to answer questions.
The Abbotsford-Mission seat opened up in late August after Conservative MLA Reann G]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/mla-hopefuls-spar-in-abbotsford-mission-byelection-debate/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 07:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/mla-hopefuls-spar-in-abbotsford-mission-byelection-debate/ The provincial government continued to blame outside economic factors.
“B.C.’s economy is navigating a period of significant global uncertainty,” said Finance Minister Josie Osborne, who took over the role from Brenda Bailey in mid-August and presented her first fiscal update on Monday,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bcs-deficit-rises-to-nearly-138b-after-first-quarter-report-released/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 01:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bcs-deficit-rises-to-nearly-138b-after-first-quarter-report-released/ The plea is for their involvement in the death of 22-year-old Taig Savage. The young man was found injured and unresponsive around 6 a.m. on Sept 5, 2021 on the track at Penticton Secondary School. Paramedics attended to Savage, but he did not survive his injuries.
Three youth and then 18-year-old Isaac Jack were arres]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/all-3-youth-pleaded-guilty-to-manslaughter-in-death-of-pentictons-taig-savage/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 01:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/all-3-youth-pleaded-guilty-to-manslaughter-in-death-of-pentictons-taig-savage/ This is the second cruise ship search and rescue (SAR) mission by the Comox-based 19 Wing squadron in less than a week. The Sept. 8 rescue, involving an injured cruise ship crew member, also took place northwest of Port Hardy.
The Sept. 12 mission was under the command of the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) in Victoria.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/comox-19-wing-rescue-team-evacuates-cruise-ship-passenger-in-medical-distress/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/comox-19-wing-rescue-team-evacuates-cruise-ship-passenger-in-medical-distress/ That resilience was on display at Reg Conn Centennial Park on Saturday, Sept. 12, as the Clinton Strong event kicked off. Organized by community members during the evacuation, which lasted from July 24 to Aug. 15, it marked the first major community event in Clinton since the fire. Community members came together to enjoy free games, activities, food and live music.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/clinton-community-rallies-together-following-pear-lake-wildfire/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/clinton-community-rallies-together-following-pear-lake-wildfire/ The Wolves have been invited to compete in the inaugural Tom Gretes Kick-off Classic game, which sees the Abbotsford team take on the Brampton-based St. Roch Ravens at Toronto’s York University. Kick-off is set for 8 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time).Gretes is a football coaching legend in Ontario and helped lead Toronto’s Northern Se]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsfords-bateman-timberwolves-football-team-invited-to-inaugural-tom-gretes-kick-off-classic/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsfords-bateman-timberwolves-football-team-invited-to-inaugural-tom-gretes-kick-off-classic/ The dispute was over Staccato cherry trees and cherries that were marketed and sold as Glory or Omega.
The legal battle had lasted more than six years, Summerland Varieties said. It included a successful bench trial in 2024, establishing that Glory is Staccato, reinstating the Staccato patent and a stipulation made by M]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/settlement-reached-over-staccato-cherry-dispute/Mon, 14 Sep 2026 23:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/settlement-reached-over-staccato-cherry-dispute/ Mahil joins three others – current mayor Ross Siemens, Sukhi Dhami and Dave Pellikaan – vying for the city’s top job in the municipal election on Oct. 17.
Mahil has called Abbotsford home since 2001, although he says his family’s roots in the city run far deeper.
His grandfather bought the family’s first farm in Abbotsford in 1974, and the Mahil family has worked]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/paul-mahil-enters-mayors-race-in-abbotsford/Mon, 14 Sep 2026 23:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/paul-mahil-enters-mayors-race-in-abbotsford/ Known as the largest Mennonite festival in all of Western Canada, the event raises money to help people facing food scarcity in B.C. and countries such as Ukraine, South Sudan and Haiti.
One of the big draws of the festival is the sheer amount of homemade food, with over 45,000 square feet of Eastern European food found at the event,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/photos-mcc-festival-in-abbotsford-attracts-thousands/Mon, 14 Sep 2026 22:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/photos-mcc-festival-in-abbotsford-attracts-thousands/ Darko Kolundzic, owner of Impact Concrete in Alberta, has filed a civil suit against Kelowna RCMP Constable Palmer and a second unknown officer after what Kolundzic claims was an unlawful search of his vehicle and the unlawful seizure of cash, a wallet, two phones, luggage with contents inside, sunglasses, a watch, and the Range Rover Kolundzic was driving when he was pulled ove]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/alberta-man-sues-kelowna-rcmp-officers-over-alleged-unlawful-search-seizure/Mon, 14 Sep 2026 22:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/alberta-man-sues-kelowna-rcmp-officers-over-alleged-unlawful-search-seizure/ At around 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 13, Vernon North Okanagan RCMP responded to a report of suspected human remains found in the 2000 block of Yankee Flats Road.
“Two civilian dog trainers were working in a thick, wooded area when the discovery was made,” said RCMP media relations officer Const. Chris Terleski in an email. “Frontline officers attended and sec]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/rcmp-investigating-report-of-human-remains-found-near-salmon-arm/Mon, 14 Sep 2026 22:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/rcmp-investigating-report-of-human-remains-found-near-salmon-arm/ This is no ordinary playground, explained Archway Community Services, with the site serving as an important part of the charity’s Abbotsford operations.
More than 6,000 clients each year rely on the organization’s youth and family services, making the youth-friendly space an important part of Archway’s Laurel Street facility.
A collection of RBC volunteers recently got to]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-charitys-playground-gets-facelift/Mon, 14 Sep 2026 21:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-charitys-playground-gets-facelift/ The celebration for Westridge Park – located at 30978 Westridge Drive– runs from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. and includes a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
The park combines activities for children and families to learn about the legacy of Japanese Canadians through a cultural contemplative space partially funded by the Japanese Canadian Legacies Society.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/new-abbotsford-park-honours-history-of-japanese-canadians/Mon, 14 Sep 2026 20:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/new-abbotsford-park-honours-history-of-japanese-canadians/ The month opens with District Parent Advisory Council hosting an event for school trustee hopefuls on Oct. 1. The event runs from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Abbotsford Arts Centre (2329 Crescent Way).According to organizers, this is an opportunity for parents, caregivers and staff to hear directly from candidates, learn about their priorities and ask questions about issues that are related to the Ab]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/several-all-candidates-meetings-scheduled-ahead-of-abbotsford-municipal-election/Mon, 14 Sep 2026 19:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/several-all-candidates-meetings-scheduled-ahead-of-abbotsford-municipal-election/ Revelstokians including Laura Stovel and Virginia Thompson gave members of Seniors’ Climate Witness (SCW) a brief but warm welcome at the Save-On-Foods parking lot the afternoon of Sept. 10.
The golden-agers travelling from Victoria, after being delayed for at least an]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/seniors-caravan-rolls-through-revelstoke-in-call-for-canada-to-tackle-climate-change/Mon, 14 Sep 2026 19:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/seniors-caravan-rolls-through-revelstoke-in-call-for-canada-to-tackle-climate-change/ Antifaeff has more than 25 years of experience as an educator, school leader, district leader and community volunteer.
Her education includes a doctor of educational leadership (Western University), a master of education (UBC), a bachelor of education (UBC), a bachelor of arts (UFV), teaching English as a second language certificate (UFV), and a human resources management certific]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/peggy-antifaeff-seeks-seat-on-abbotsford-school-board/Mon, 14 Sep 2026 19:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/peggy-antifaeff-seeks-seat-on-abbotsford-school-board/ Miller appeared via video in Sarnia Court on Sept. 14 to hear from Justice Howie, who stated that he was not yet prepared to render a verdict and put the case over for a decision at a later, unspecified date.
READ MORE: First historic sex crime trial wraps up for Penticton councillor as another looms
Miller is charged with multiple counts of sexual interference of a minor]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/more-waiting-in-okanagan-city-councillors-trial-for-sexual-offences/Mon, 14 Sep 2026 19:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/more-waiting-in-okanagan-city-councillors-trial-for-sexual-offences/ At the time, she was living on campus in a student residence when she consumed what she thought was cocaine. She and another student collapsed on the floor and began having seizures. While the other student survived, McIntyre-Starko did not. The drug she consumed was later found to contain fentanyl.
In the wake of her death, UVic ordered an independent review]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/were-not-here-to-judge-doctors-bring-back-to-school-drug-checking-to-uvic/Mon, 14 Sep 2026 19:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/were-not-here-to-judge-doctors-bring-back-to-school-drug-checking-to-uvic/ Wilson said she left the Conservatives because she no longer supported leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay, who took the helm on May 30 after winning a razor-thin majority on the fourth ballot of member voting at a leadership convention. Wilson quit the caucus on Sept. 2.
“I said then that I was leaving a caucus, not]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-mla-wilson-becomes-7th-to-join-peter-milobars-new-party/Mon, 14 Sep 2026 18:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-mla-wilson-becomes-7th-to-join-peter-milobars-new-party/ The crash occurred on No. 4 and Boundary roads in Chilliwack.
Emergency crews responded to the incident.
A car reportedly had veered off the road, hit a power pole and went into a ditch. The car then rolled over into a field.
One person was ejected from the vehicle and was reported as dead at the scene.
BCEHS transported three other people to the hospital. A coroner was on scene overnight.
“The Inte]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-1-killed-in-single-vehicle-crash-in-chilliwack/Mon, 14 Sep 2026 18:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-1-killed-in-single-vehicle-crash-in-chilliwack/ The crash occurred on No. 4 and Boundary roads in Chilliwack.
Emergency crews responded to the incident.
A car reportedly had veered off the road, hit a power pole and went into a ditch. The car then rolled over into a field.
One person was ejected from the vehicle and was reported as dead at the scene.
BCEHS transported three other people to the hospital. A coroner was on scene overnight.
The In]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/1-killed-in-single-vehicle-crash-in-chilliwack/Mon, 14 Sep 2026 18:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/1-killed-in-single-vehicle-crash-in-chilliwack/ Ashley-Blaze Calzuolo was last seen on Aug. 17 and reported missing on Sept. 9.
Calzuolo is described as a 5 ft Caucasian woman with dyed red hair and blue eyes.
Police say Calzuolo is from Mission but also has links to the Maple Ridge area. Per the release, she could be associated with an older white motorhome.
Those with information are urged to contact Mission RCMP at 604-826-7161.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/mission-rcmp-search-for-missing-34-year-old-woman/Mon, 14 Sep 2026 18:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/mission-rcmp-search-for-missing-34-year-old-woman/ According to a news release from the department, Van Cuong Nguyen was last seen in the 1600 block of Bradner Road at approximately 11:30 p.m. on Aug. 26.
Nguyen is described as 5’8″ and 200 lbs with black hair and brown eyes.Police say it’s unknown what clothing Nguyen was wearing at the time of his disappearance, but he was driving a brown 2009 Lexus RX350.Nguyen’]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-police-search-for-missing-47-year-old-man/Mon, 14 Sep 2026 16:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-police-search-for-missing-47-year-old-man/ Vancouver would strike back with about 20 minutes to play, as Thierno Bah snuck a ball past Int]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-a-sloppy-loss-by-vancouver-fc-to-toronto/Mon, 14 Sep 2026 03:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-a-sloppy-loss-by-vancouver-fc-to-toronto/ They regrouped, reviewed and skated away with a 5-2 win over the Seattle Kraken buoyed by a four-goal second period to put the game out of reach for the visitors.
Canucks head coach Ryan Papaioannou said Saturday’s game generated 71 clips for the coaching staff to review, but they cut]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/novotnys-three-point-game-powers-vancouver-canucks-to-5-2-win-over-seattle-kraken/Mon, 14 Sep 2026 02:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/novotnys-three-point-game-powers-vancouver-canucks-to-5-2-win-over-seattle-kraken/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-budgets-15-million-for-firesmart-projects-in-2027/Mon, 14 Sep 2026 02:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-budgets-15-million-for-firesmart-projects-in-2027/ The trial of Ronald Joseph Campbell, 42 when a first-degree murder charge was laid against him in 2024, began on July 20 at B.C. Supreme Court in Nanaimo and is drawing to a close. He was arrested after Yasin Khan was shot and killed at the Wendy’s restaurant parking lot at Rock City Centre on May 20, 2021.
Khan was driving a grey BMW sport-]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/defence-warns-of-dangerous-witnesses-as-bc-shooting-murder-trial-closes/Mon, 14 Sep 2026 01:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/defence-warns-of-dangerous-witnesses-as-bc-shooting-murder-trial-closes/ School also plays an important role in culture, and there are plenty of movies, television shows and songs about school life.
How much do you know about schools and education? Put your knowledge to the test with these 10 questions.
Good luck.Loading…]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/quiz-preparing-for-the-school-year/Sun, 13 Sep 2026 14:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/quiz-preparing-for-the-school-year/ Zander Horvath scored three touchdowns, pacing the Lions to a 48-29 win over the visiting Montreal Alouettes in CFL action Friday night at BC Place. The week before, the Als ended B.C.’s five-game win streak with a 37-30 win in Montreal.Quarterback Nathan Rourke passed for 317 yards and a touchdown for B.C. (7-6) and he also carried five times for 77 yards and a touchdown. Receiver Keon Hatcher had nine catches for 137 yards and major, Casey Sayl]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-lions-earn-revenge-thump-visiting-montreal-alouettes-48-29/Sun, 13 Sep 2026 07:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-lions-earn-revenge-thump-visiting-montreal-alouettes-48-29/ Flashes of brilliance from promising young players on both sides, plenty of defensive gaffes, a boatload of goals and a pair of fights that brought the crowd to its fight.Seattle skated away with a 7-3 win on the back of two-goal nights from Andrei Loshko and Justin Janicke. The Kraken also got a soli]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/seattle-kraken-earn-7-3-win-over-vancouver-canucks-in-game-one-of-prospects-showcase/Sun, 13 Sep 2026 06:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/seattle-kraken-earn-7-3-win-over-vancouver-canucks-in-game-one-of-prospects-showcase/ The annual Hope Brigade Days, which started in 1968, kicked off this year on Friday (Sept. 11) with events like Jump Your Junk, where vehicles of all sizes try to launch off a ramp and impress spectators.
Thousands of people lined Wallace Street and other roads on Saturday (Sept. 12) for the parade which featured many local organizations and businesses, plus out-of-town performers like the Seattle Cossacks, wh]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/photos-people-take-in-parade-motorcycle-stunts-rides-at-hope-brigade-days/Sun, 13 Sep 2026 02:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/photos-people-take-in-parade-motorcycle-stunts-rides-at-hope-brigade-days/ RECENT GAME WITH VIDEO: A comeback win for Vancouver FC at home
Think of the stakes involved in this game.
They are just behind us in the table, and if they won they would have been two points back with a game in hand. We are both battling to reach the playoffs for the very first time, so being 2-0 down after 15]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/players-diary-comebacks-from-an-athletes-perspective/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 19:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/players-diary-comebacks-from-an-athletes-perspective/ ​Emilie Mann, who is also a 33-year-old professional ultra-endurance athlete for Merrell Canada, travelled to Chamonix, France to take a crack at racing against the world’s best trail runners, facing more than 10,000 metres of elevati]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/kelowna-athlete-and-therapist-conquers-prestigious-trail-race-in-france/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 18:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/kelowna-athlete-and-therapist-conquers-prestigious-trail-race-in-france/ The incident happened on Thursday (Sept. 10) around 10 a.m. on King Road near Bradner Road while an Abbotsford Police Department officer was conducting speed enforcement in a construction zone, adjacent to a school zone.
The officer saw the vehicle “aggressively passing other motorists” and clocked it travelli]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/drivers-excuse-for-excessive-speeding-was-needed-to-get-to-a-bathroom-says-abbotsford-police/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 18:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/drivers-excuse-for-excessive-speeding-was-needed-to-get-to-a-bathroom-says-abbotsford-police/ 1937 – 2026
It is with great sadness that we announce the recent passing of Shirley Violet (Heyd) Davidson born in Victoria B.C. She passed away peacefully at 88 years old in Abbotsford Regional Hospital on August 30, 2026.
Shirley was predeceased by her husband Malcolm “Bunny” Davidson. She is survived by 1 son Michael (Elaine); two daughters, Beverley (Doug), Brenda (Brian), 2 grandchildren Tony, Amanda (Kevin) & 6 great grandchildren.
Shirley & Bun]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/shirley-davidson/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 17:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/shirley-davidson/ Lynch had been hired as a police officer in 1999, so he was still fairly new, working bicycle patrol in downt]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/remembering-911-canadians-americans-gather-at-bc-border/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 17:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/remembering-911-canadians-americans-gather-at-bc-border/ As of the deadine at 4 p.m. Friday (Sept. 11), the following people have put their names forward to go on the ballot:
MAYOR (four candidates)
• Sukhi Dhami
• Paul Mahil
• David Pelikkaan
• Ross Siemens
COUNCIL (21 candidates, eight seats available)
• Les Barkman
• Matthew Cavacece
• Patricia Driessen (Abbotsford Voice)
• Carmen Fast Hollett (Abbotsford Vo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/45-candidates-submit-nomination-papers-for-abbotsford-municipal-election/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 01:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/45-candidates-submit-nomination-papers-for-abbotsford-municipal-election/ The report also estimates that $413 million would have ended up in government coffers, offsetting construction costs.
In May of 2025, BC Ferries selected a Chinese state-owned shipyard as the winning bidder to build four new massive hybrid-electr]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/building-new-bc-ferries-in-china-cost-canada-15b-in-lost-gdp-report-finds/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/building-new-bc-ferries-in-china-cost-canada-15b-in-lost-gdp-report-finds/ The report also estimates that $413 million would have ended up in government coffers, offsetting construction costs.
In May of 2025, BC Ferries selected a Chinese state-owned shipyard as the winning bidder to build four new massive hybrid-electr]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-loses-15b-gdp-boost-by-building-ferries-in-china-report-finds/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-loses-15b-gdp-boost-by-building-ferries-in-china-report-finds/ Kendal Lee Campeau, 31, was three years into his seven-year sentence when he died from a methadone overdose on Nov. 14, 2021.
Although originally from Saskatchewan, Campeau had been transferred to the Abbotsford institution after being assaulted in a different prison in 2019.
It was while in custody at the Pacific Instituti]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-coroners-service-launches-inquiry-into-abbotsford-inmate-death/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-coroners-service-launches-inquiry-into-abbotsford-inmate-death/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/conditional-discharge-for-ex-bc-mountie-who-had-sex-with-vulnerable-woman/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/conditional-discharge-for-ex-bc-mountie-who-had-sex-with-vulnerable-woman/ The Saddle Lake Cree Nation announced it would be pursuing these measures as a response to a series of bills from the Alberta government that place severe restrictions on transgender youth and their families. The announcement was made during a Treaty 6 gathering in Fort Pitt, Sask on Wednesday (Sept. 9).
Dr. James Makokis, a Nehiyo two-spirit fami]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/alberta-first-nation-moving-ahead-with-plans-to-protect-gender-affirming-care/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/alberta-first-nation-moving-ahead-with-plans-to-protect-gender-affirming-care/ The changes are part of ongoing work related to the widening of the freeway through the Fraser Valley.
Starting at 9 p.m. on Friday, the westbound Fraser Highway on-ramp to Highway 1 will be closed until 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 13.
Drivers will be detoured via the westbound Mt. Lehman Road on-ramp. All other ramps will remain open.
Additional traffic-pattern changes will be in]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/temporary-traffic-changes-in-effect-to-fraser-highway-freeway-on-ramp-in-abbotsford/Fri, 11 Sep 2026 23:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/temporary-traffic-changes-in-effect-to-fraser-highway-freeway-on-ramp-in-abbotsford/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/williams-lake-joins-firefighters-in-remembering-those-lost-in-911/Fri, 11 Sep 2026 23:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/williams-lake-joins-firefighters-in-remembering-those-lost-in-911/ “All four occ]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/one-airlifted-to-hospital-following-single-vehicle-collision-west-of-williams-lake/Fri, 11 Sep 2026 23:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/one-airlifted-to-hospital-following-single-vehicle-collision-west-of-williams-lake/ “All four oc]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/one-air-lifted-to-hospital-following-single-vehicle-collision-west-of-williams-lake/Fri, 11 Sep 2026 23:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/one-air-lifted-to-hospital-following-single-vehicle-collision-west-of-williams-lake/ More than 70 community partners, dignitaries, supporters and guests were on hand see the transformed space at Matsqui Recreation Centre and to celebrate its importance to local youth.
The afternoon included an open house followed by remarks from AYC executive director Bev Olfert and Mayor Ross Siemens, and an official ribbon cutting with the mayor and MRC youth.
Fo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/youth-centre-in-abbotsford-celebrates-grand-reopening/Fri, 11 Sep 2026 21:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/youth-centre-in-abbotsford-celebrates-grand-reopening/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-cattlemen-partner-with-alberta-beef-producers-to-provide-feed-to-local-ranchers-in-need/Fri, 11 Sep 2026 21:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-cattlemen-partner-with-alberta-beef-producers-to-provide-feed-to-local-ranchers-in-need/ “After careful consideration, I have decided to join Peter and the growing team of sitting MLAs to help build this new party,” Wat said in a news release announcing her decision. “I believe that this party can bring people together from across our province and replace the NDP as Bri]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/former-bc-conservative-teresa-wat-joining-peter-milobars-new-party/Fri, 11 Sep 2026 20:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/former-bc-conservative-teresa-wat-joining-peter-milobars-new-party/ Hosted by the Fraser Valley Conservancy, this annual event offers people the chance to grab a native tree, shrub, or fern to add to their yards while supporting the local ecosystem.
Fraser Valley Conservancy executive director Joanne Neilson said this sale contains some native plants that are otherwise difficult to find.
She]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/plant-sale-fundraiser-offers-fraser-valley-fall-foliage-finds/Fri, 11 Sep 2026 20:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/plant-sale-fundraiser-offers-fraser-valley-fall-foliage-finds/ Comprised of an RV sitting on a raft made of barrels, what appear to be aluminum or steel beams, and strips of plywood attached together with some kind of straps, the floating vessel is moored on the Nicomekl River in Surrey, near Nicomekl Portage Park and the old Elgin Road bridge behind the Crescent Road Esso.
On social media, photos of the project started circulatin]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/floating-rv-on-bc-river-sparks-social-media-speculation/Fri, 11 Sep 2026 19:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/floating-rv-on-bc-river-sparks-social-media-speculation/ Cribbage players.
I don’t say that – well, yes, I suppose I do – because I’m a participant in the gruelling card game that has fractured familial relationships.
At least, in my family.
Take my late, great Uncle Norm, for example, who once infuriated his brother – my father, Bill – with, as my dad so elequently put it, “such *&^&^%$#@! luck” in a cribbage game that Bill rip]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/seniors-glory-in-the-cards-at-55-bc-games-in-kamloops/Fri, 11 Sep 2026 19:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/seniors-glory-in-the-cards-at-55-bc-games-in-kamloops/ Statistics Canada revealed that 700 local jobs were added last month, bringing the city to a total of 90,100.As a result, the employment rate saw a slight bump from 61.3 to 61.5 per cent.
The local unemployment rate saw an equal change in the opposite direction, dropping from its multi-year high of 8.6 per cent to 8.4 per cent.B.C. as a whole experienced a rough August, with the pr]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-adds-700-jobs-in-august-as-province-loses-thousands/Fri, 11 Sep 2026 19:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-adds-700-jobs-in-august-as-province-loses-thousands/ Dhami, who is also a land-use consultant, made the announcement on Friday (Sept. 11), saying he is running with the message, “We can do more, and we can get more done for more people.”
He said he running to “bring new energy, responsiveness and a better customer/resident experience to city hall.”
Dhami, raised and educated in Abbotsford, said he knows the city is r]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/sukhi-dhami-enters-mayoral-race-in-abbotsford/Fri, 11 Sep 2026 18:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/sukhi-dhami-enters-mayoral-race-in-abbotsford/ A few days ago, Maple Ridge fire chief Dave Samson was watching one such video of New York firefighters racing into one of the towers when he caught the name on the firefighter’s turnout coat.It read “Burnside.”
Samson recognized it immediately. Turns out that back in 2001, day]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/911-a-solemn-reflection-by-a-lower-mainland-fire-chief/Fri, 11 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/911-a-solemn-reflection-by-a-lower-mainland-fire-chief/ The pair of games run on Saturday (Sept. 12) at 4 p.m. and Sunday (Sept. 13) at 1 p.m. The Canucks also host a practice at Rogers Forum on Friday (Sept. 11) at 11 a.m.
Abbotsford Canucks fans will be familiar with several of the players hitting the ice including: forwards Vilmer Alriksson, Austin Brimmer, Ty M]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/vancouver-canucks-seattle-kraken-reveal-rosters-for-prospects-showcase-in-abbotsford/Fri, 11 Sep 2026 07:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/vancouver-canucks-seattle-kraken-reveal-rosters-for-prospects-showcase-in-abbotsford/ The Ministry of the Attorney General announced Thursday (Sept. 10) that the intersection cameras at some of B.C.’s highest-risk intersections will be getting the upgraded technology.
ICBC has selected Jenoptik Canada through a competitive procurement to supply and install the new cameras and to maintain them for as long as 10 years, the ministry said. The cost comes in at $67 million over the life of the contract.
With]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/icbc-to-replace-all-140-intersection-cameras-with-updated-technology/Fri, 11 Sep 2026 01:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/icbc-to-replace-all-140-intersection-cameras-with-updated-technology/ Michael Bublé, Giants]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/michael-bubl-in-surrey-for-demolition-of-safeway-building-on-arena-site/Fri, 11 Sep 2026 01:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/michael-bubl-in-surrey-for-demolition-of-safeway-building-on-arena-site/ Four vehicle collisions on Highway 1 within 68 hours between Sicamous and Revelstoke resulted in at least six injuries and three fatalities, Black Press Media reported last week.
This string of crashes and hours-long closures has peaked fear among residents and travellers who rely on the highway.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/people-are-scared-bc-politicians-push-for-safer-highway-1-after-string-of-fatal-collisions/Fri, 11 Sep 2026 01:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/people-are-scared-bc-politicians-push-for-safer-highway-1-after-string-of-fatal-collisions/ Industry advocates say this would create an impossible standard, allowing employees to challenge everything from how hard they are asked to work to crew size to the way a boss speaks to them.
“Essentially, they’re saying every part of a job is a hazard, whether it]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/proposed-worksafebc-changes-would-require-employers-to-consider-psychosocial-hazards/Fri, 11 Sep 2026 01:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/proposed-worksafebc-changes-would-require-employers-to-consider-psychosocial-hazards/ At only 38 years-old, John Tallman, has been diagnosed with aggressive grade 4 astrocytoma, which is a type of Stage 4 brain cancer.
This is not Tallman’s first battle with cancer. About four years ago, he fought and beat the cancer twice; however, in July 2026, the cancer returned.Tallman received brain surgery at Foothills Hospital in Calgary at the beg]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/kootenay-family-asks-for-support-after-aggressive-stage-4-cancer-diagnosis/Thu, 10 Sep 2026 23:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/kootenay-family-asks-for-support-after-aggressive-stage-4-cancer-diagnosis/ Three special resolutions are being introduced at the annual Union of B.C. Municipalities (UBCM) conference to advocate for renewed FireSmart funding, the reinstatement of $775 million in axed payouts from the Community Housing Fund, and for the provincial government to stop the “misuse” o]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/ubcm-to-take-province-to-task-for-secrecy-funding-cuts-at-annual-conference/Thu, 10 Sep 2026 23:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/ubcm-to-take-province-to-task-for-secrecy-funding-cuts-at-annual-conference/ A former teacher with School District 82 has agreed to a lifetime ban on teaching in any position requiring a provincial qualification certificate after admitting to having a sexual relationship with a former student.
Ted Ewald, who has taught at C]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/former-northwest-bc-teacher-banned-following-sexual-relationship-with-former-student/Thu, 10 Sep 2026 23:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/former-northwest-bc-teacher-banned-following-sexual-relationship-with-former-student/ On Wednesday (Sept. 9), Surrey Police Service was called to Redwood Park near 179 Street and 20 Avenue in Surrey around 4:45 p.m., after a man allegedly assaulted someone else.
When the alleged assault victim attempted to drive away in his Ford pickup truck, the suspect drive his Jeep Wrangler into it, an SPS release shared, and when the victim ran from the truck, the suspect allegedly brandished a kni]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/man-arrested-after-alleged-south-surrey-assault-crash/Thu, 10 Sep 2026 23:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/man-arrested-after-alleged-south-surrey-assault-crash/ “We always want to give people a reason to come back and experience something new each year,” said Cruise-In president Braden Ulvild.
“That means bringing in new voices, new displays, new entertainment, and new experiences, while still holding onto the things people have always loved about the show.&]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/car-show-draws-thousands-1500-cars-to-langley/Thu, 10 Sep 2026 22:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/car-show-draws-thousands-1500-cars-to-langley/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/reflecting-on-10-years-of-community-forest-investment-fesbc/Thu, 10 Sep 2026 22:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/reflecting-on-10-years-of-community-forest-investment-fesbc/ Patsy was born in Vancouver but lived most of her early years in Vanderhoof, BC, the daughter of Jerrold and Florence Johnson (both deceased). She was the oldest of three children. Her younger brother Larry predeceased her a number of yea]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/patricia-eveleen-norgaard/Thu, 10 Sep 2026 22:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/patricia-eveleen-norgaard/ The deadline to submit nomination papers is Friday, Sept. 11 at 4 p.m. at the city hall or school board office of interest.
To be eligible to run, candidates must be Canadian citizens, be 18 years or older on voting day, have lived in British Columbia for at least six months before filing nomination papers, and not disqualified.
The general election is Oct. 17.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/time-running-out-for-municipal-election-candidates-school-trustees-in-bc/Thu, 10 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/time-running-out-for-municipal-election-candidates-school-trustees-in-bc/ Donald James Danchella re-elected Wednesday, Sept. 9, to be tried by a B.C. Supreme Court judge alone, the BC Prosecution Service confirmed.
The change came during an appearance at Rossland Law Courts, where defence counsel also sought an adjournment of Danchella’s three-week trial, which had been scheduled to begin Nov. 9.
The adjournment was granted.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/montrose-man-charged-in-murder-of-estranged-wife-opts-for-judge-alone-trial/Thu, 10 Sep 2026 21:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/montrose-man-charged-in-murder-of-estranged-wife-opts-for-judge-alone-trial/ Fast Air has been offering charter services out of the Abbotsford airport since 2022 and has since become a hub for various aircraft used in wildfire response, medical transport, and search and rescue operations.
Up until now, Fast Air had been relying on the standard diesel]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/fast-air-brings-new-clean-energy-aircraft-power-to-abbotsford-international-airport/Thu, 10 Sep 2026 21:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/fast-air-brings-new-clean-energy-aircraft-power-to-abbotsford-international-airport/ A $3 Lotto 649 ticket gives ticket holders a chance at two big jackpots – a $5 million jackpot and a Gold Ball guaranteed prize of at least $1 million which can grow up to $68 million.
The Gold Ball prize starts with 30 balls to be drawn. If a white ball is]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/agassiz-lotto-player-draws-1-million-prize/Thu, 10 Sep 2026 21:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/agassiz-lotto-player-draws-1-million-prize/ The event runs from Sept. 17 to 20 at Vancouver’s Nat Bailey Stadium.
Cardinals players Jake Carriere and Ryder Giesbrecht are two of the 150 players selected for the showcase, which brings together the country’s best amateur players. The event gives draft and college-eligible players the opportunity to showcase their abilities in front of Major League Basebal]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/pair-of-abbotsford-cardinals-invited-to-blue-jays-canadian-futures-showcase/Thu, 10 Sep 2026 20:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/pair-of-abbotsford-cardinals-invited-to-blue-jays-canadian-futures-showcase/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/photos-harrisons-bands-on-the-beach-ends-summer-on-high-note/Thu, 10 Sep 2026 20:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/photos-harrisons-bands-on-the-beach-ends-summer-on-high-note/ The changes are part of ongoing construction for the widening of the freeway through the Fraser Valley.
Starting Thursday, the existing loop ramp from Highway 11 northbound to Highway 1 westbound will be permanently closed. The ramp will be replaced as part of the future interchange improvements.
Drivers will instead make a left turn at a new temporary tra]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/traffic-changes-take-place-at-highway-11-and-highway-1-in-abbotsford/Thu, 10 Sep 2026 20:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/traffic-changes-take-place-at-highway-11-and-highway-1-in-abbotsford/ An officer was attempting to stop the driver on Grand Boulevard in North Vancouver on Aug. 28 at 6:11 p.m., according to a news release from B.C. Highway Patrol Thursday (Sept. 10).
However, instead of stopping, a video of the incident shows the rider going around a white Honda Civic at a stop sign, turning right and continuing on down the road as the officer attempted t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/young-electric-motorcyclist-drives-through-stop-sign-flees-from-bc-police/Thu, 10 Sep 2026 19:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/young-electric-motorcyclist-drives-through-stop-sign-flees-from-bc-police/ “Given the terrain in the area, and the condition of the aircraft wreckage, TSB investigators will not be deploying to the site at this time,” a safety board media relation coordinator said in an emailed statement.
“We are however coordinating in the recovery efforts, and we will be examining the wreckage once it has been retrieved from t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/2-dead-after-bc-bound-flight-crashes-in-alberta-mountainside/Thu, 10 Sep 2026 19:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/2-dead-after-bc-bound-flight-crashes-in-alberta-mountainside/ That was the decision facing Sooke resident Kevin Morgan when he got a front row seat to a spectacular display of the beauty and brutality of the natural world.
After finishing work Aug. 31 near the Institute of Ocean Sciences in Patricia Bay, Morgan and his colleagues watched as a pod of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/natural-born-killer-whales-bc-man-witnesses-orca-seal-buffet-hunt/Thu, 10 Sep 2026 19:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/natural-born-killer-whales-bc-man-witnesses-orca-seal-buffet-hunt/ George Shirley was a charter member of the Salmon Arm Fire Brigade in the early 1900s, before the city’s fire department was established in 1913.Frederick “Pat” Shirley followed in his father George’s footsteps, serving 40 years as master mechanic, assistant chief and then fire chief of Fire Hall #3. He served as career Deputy Chief/Fire Prevention Officer for]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/salmon-arm-fire-chief-with-long-lineage-legacy-retires-on-911-after-40-years/Thu, 10 Sep 2026 18:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/salmon-arm-fire-chief-with-long-lineage-legacy-retires-on-911-after-40-years/ According to an RCMP news release, at approximately 5 a.m. on Sept. 10, Quesnel RCMP located a white Ford F350 that had been reported stolen earlier that morning from Hixon, B.C.
Police approached the vehicle in the parking lot of the Quesnel Recreation Centre in an attempt to apprehend the occupants.
Mounties said the driver rammed police vehicles while trying to flee.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/4-arrested-after-stolen-vehicle-rams-police-cars-in-quesnel/Thu, 10 Sep 2026 17:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/4-arrested-after-stolen-vehicle-rams-police-cars-in-quesnel/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/u-haul-storage-center-abbotsford-landlords-contractual-lien-sale-of-goods/Thu, 10 Sep 2026 17:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/u-haul-storage-center-abbotsford-landlords-contractual-lien-sale-of-goods/ According to a news release from the Abbotsford Police Department, the crash occurred just before 4 p.m. at the intersection of George Ferguson Way and Gladys Avenue.
Police say the SUV driver wasn’t injured and is cooperating with police.
An investigation supported by the Integrated Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Service (ICARS) is in its early sta]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/motorcyclist-sustains-life-threatening-injuries-in-abbotsford-collision/Thu, 10 Sep 2026 16:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/motorcyclist-sustains-life-threatening-injuries-in-abbotsford-collision/ The resort is located along Highway 3, about 67 km east of Hope and 66 km west Princeton.
The resort’s development plan calls for expanded support services, ski areas and lodge facilities, as well as a 60-hectare expansion of its controlled recreation area (CRA). That would increase the existing CRA by 22 per cent and, according to developers, account for less than 0.07 per cent of E.C. M]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/manning-park-resort-outlines-expansion-plan-seeks-public-input/Thu, 10 Sep 2026 15:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/manning-park-resort-outlines-expansion-plan-seeks-public-input/ But there is a difficult question every pet guardian should consider: What happens to my pets if something happens to me?
It isn’t an easy thing to think about. It’s something most of us would rather avoid. But making a plan for your pet’s future is an important part of being a responsible guardian.
A couple of years ago, I went through this exercis]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/column-what-happens-to-your-pet-if-youre-no-longer-here/Thu, 10 Sep 2026 14:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/column-what-happens-to-your-pet-if-youre-no-longer-here/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/ndps-alexis-bc-cons-findley-clash-on-affordability-budgets-and-future-of-abbotsford-mission/Thu, 10 Sep 2026 04:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/ndps-alexis-bc-cons-findley-clash-on-affordability-budgets-and-future-of-abbotsford-mission/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/mla-candidates-clash-on-affordability-budgets-and-future-of-abbotsford-mission/Thu, 10 Sep 2026 04:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/mla-candidates-clash-on-affordability-budgets-and-future-of-abbotsford-mission/ Numbers for the Peace Arch, Pacific Highway, Lynden and Sumas ports of entry show a 49 per cent decline in the number of southbound vehicles with B.C. plates visiting Washington State during Labour Day this year, compared to 2025, and that becomes a drop of 67 per cent when compared to Labour Day 2024.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/southbound-bc-washington-border-crossings-fall-49/Thu, 10 Sep 2026 04:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/southbound-bc-washington-border-crossings-fall-49/ The city stated in a press release on Wednesday afternoon (Sept. 9) that it is now looking into the feasibility of building the park on a 39-acre parcel of land at 1010 Lefeuvre Rd. (between Huntingdon and King roads).
That site was one of two city-owned properties on Lefeuvre Road that the city had proposed be added to the Agricultur]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/city-moves-sports-park-plan-to-west-abbotsford/Thu, 10 Sep 2026 01:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/city-moves-sports-park-plan-to-west-abbotsford/ Cho was found suffering from a gunshot wound in his apartment following a call for a wellness check on Aug. 30 around 4 p.m. – hours after Burnaby RCMP were called to the area for a report of shots fired around 1:30 a.m. He was pronounced dead.
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team first issued a release on the fatal shooting Tuesday (Sept. 8),]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/family-of-85-year-old-killed-by-stray-bullet-in-burnaby-makes-plea-for-answers/Thu, 10 Sep 2026 01:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/family-of-85-year-old-killed-by-stray-bullet-in-burnaby-makes-plea-for-answers/ According to Rentals.ca, Abbotsford had an average rental asking price of $1,772 last month, which is a 1.6 per cent increase from July.While this does mark the biggest one-month increase in more than a year, it still hasn’t impacted Abbotsford’s status as the most affordable city in B.C.
In addition to being]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-rental-prices-begin-to-climb-back-up/Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-rental-prices-begin-to-climb-back-up/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/the-moj-bc-lions-look-for-some-revenge-against-als-saturday-at-bc-place/Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/the-moj-bc-lions-look-for-some-revenge-against-als-saturday-at-bc-place/ B.C. Financial Services Authority announced the suspension Sept. 4, effective immediately. It also applies to Rimpy Hothi Real Estate Corporation.
As per the “order in urgent circumstances,” she is suspended from all licensed real estate activity. Hothi also cannot work as an unlicensed assistant.
The order says that “there has been conduct” by Hothi that co]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/lower-mainland-real-estate-agents-licence-suspended-regulator-says/Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/lower-mainland-real-estate-agents-licence-suspended-regulator-says/ Save Record Ridge Action Committee is urging the B.C. government not to issue an Environmental Management Act permit that would authorize certain discharges to air and water from the proposed Record Ridge open-pit mine, located about seven kilometres southwest of Rossland.Th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/discharge-permit-for-proposed-magnesium-mine-near-rossland-draws-local-opposition/Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/discharge-permit-for-proposed-magnesium-mine-near-rossland-draws-local-opposition/ “Its mandate should be clear: get economically viable wood moving, reduce costs, remove regulatory barriers, stabilize fibre supply, protect operating businesses, and retain—not retrain—British Columbia’s skilled forestry workforce,” the letter says.
The group, w]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-forestry-groups-say-industry-at-breaking-point/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 23:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-forestry-groups-say-industry-at-breaking-point/ When Const. Carly Godlien’s friend and colleague — Const. Chantal Sears’s — daughter was diagnosed with leukemia last September, it sparked the idea for Godlien to return to the fundraising cycling tour, which she rode in in 2018 and 2019 as well.
“This year (is) my third year doing Tour]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/cycling-for-a-cause-cops-for-cancer-coming-to-white-rock/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 23:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/cycling-for-a-cause-cops-for-cancer-coming-to-white-rock/ The police incident was for naught, the Kelowna RCMP have confirmed.
Around 8:40 a.m., the RCMP responded to a report of a break and enter in progress in the 700-block of DeHart Avenue.“A resident reported to police that an unknown individual was inside their home and had barricaded themself after their presence became known,” said Kelowna RCMP media relations officer Cpl. Steven Lang. “Based on the information available at the time and out of an abundance of c]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/update-no-one-in-home-break-and-enter-evidence-not-found-at-police-presence-in-kelowna/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 22:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/update-no-one-in-home-break-and-enter-evidence-not-found-at-police-presence-in-kelowna/ Cronin said her three kids are missing their four-legged buddy that the family has had since Bowdie was a pup.
“Instead of heading back to school with happy summer memories they are absolutely crushed,” the Murrayville resident said.
A friend posted a missing poster on a community social m]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/wheres-bowdie-the-french-bulldog-from-langley/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/wheres-bowdie-the-french-bulldog-from-langley/ A ruling posted Tuesday (Sept. 8) on the website of the B.C. Commissioner for Teacher Regulation indicates that Michael David Hendricks “repeatedly violated professional boundaries with students and engaged in conduct that had the potential to compromise students’ emotional safety and well-being.”
The “co]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-vice-principal-gets-3-week-suspension-for-messaging-female-students/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 21:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-vice-principal-gets-3-week-suspension-for-messaging-female-students/ An officer was on Highway 99, also known as the Sea to Sky Highway, near Porteau Cove on Monday (Sept. 7) when they clocked a white Toyota Corolla allegedly doing 133 km/h in an 80 zone, a news release from B.C. Highway Patrol Wednesday (Sept. 9) said.
Police say the Corolla was a taxi and the passenger in the back seat had allegedly just lost their own vehicle to an e]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/taxi-impounded-for-going-133-kmh-in-an-80-zone-on-bcs-sea-to-sky-highway/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 20:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/taxi-impounded-for-going-133-kmh-in-an-80-zone-on-bcs-sea-to-sky-highway/ Firefighters and RCMP were called to the structure fire off Goose Lake Road, on Raven Road, around noon Sept. 7.
Although there was significant damage to the home, no injuries were reported.
But one person was arrested at the scene in connection with the fire.
The Vernon man appeared in court and has been remanded in custody pending a bail hearing.
The investigation remains ongoing and no further details will be]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/arrest-made-in-vernon-house-fire/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 19:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/arrest-made-in-vernon-house-fire/ Salsabeel Charity hosted the Aug. 29 event at OPEX Abbotsford, with many people turning up to support the group’s efforts, said the charity co-founder, Eiad El Fateh.
“The bazaar was a big success,” said Fateh. “We were able to raise more than $3,000 in our campaign.”
He mentioned that Coun. Patricia Driessen]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-market-raises-3200-to-help-egyptian-students-get-education/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 19:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-market-raises-3200-to-help-egyptian-students-get-education/ A wooden ‘Donald J. Trump Memorial’ plaque appeared above the washroom, quickly gaining traction online before disappearing later Sunday evening.Colleen Mycroft, a City spokesperson, said staff were alerted to the sign on Sunday (Sept. 6) and removed it at around 6 p.m.
Mycroft also said there is no CCTV footage available in the area.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/donald-j-trump-memorial-bathroom-plaque-removed-by-city-of-victoria/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 18:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/donald-j-trump-memorial-bathroom-plaque-removed-by-city-of-victoria/ Albert “Bert” Straiton passed away peacefully on September 2, 2026, at the age of 81. He is survived by his wife Donna, his brother Ernie Straiton (Jean) and many nieces, nephews and cousins. He is predeceased by his brother Art Straiton.
Born on September 27, 1944, Bert spent more than 36 years as a barber, working side by side with his brother Ernie at their well-known Fraser Ridge Barbers (Bert and Ernie’s). Together, they created]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/albert-thomas-straiton/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 17:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/albert-thomas-straiton/ Warrant Officer, Second Class Tiger Hu, Flight Sgt. Hannah Ivan and Flight Sgt. Jacob Wagner each received their pilot’s licences during an air cadet training course this summer.
The cadets are all members of the 147 Airwolf Royal Canadian Air Cadets Squadron (RCACS), who have been operating in Chilliwack since 1941.
Hu earned his Power Pilot licence, allowing him to fly small engine-powered planes by himself, and]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/three-chilliwack-air-cadets-earn-freedom-to-fly/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 14:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/three-chilliwack-air-cadets-earn-freedom-to-fly/ Homeowners at Crown Villa have been without power since April 10, when Technical Safety BC (TSBC) shut off electricity there due to a need for critical repairs to the park’s electrical system which was causing a significant safety risk. The park’s water supply relies on a pump that needs electricity to operat]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/residents-at-powerless-bc-trailer-park-form-protest-against-owner/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 02:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/residents-at-powerless-bc-trailer-park-form-protest-against-owner/ Unlike many other series, Allegiance actually takes place in Surrey — instead of pretending to be a U.S. city like most shows filmed in B.C. — a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/surrey-based-allegiance-films-s4-in-surrey-white-rock/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 01:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/surrey-based-allegiance-films-s4-in-surrey-white-rock/ Unlike many other series, Allegiance actually takes place in Surrey — instead of pretending to be a U.S. city like most shows filmed in B.C. — a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/cbcs-allegiance-films-s4-in-surrey-white-rock/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 01:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/cbcs-allegiance-films-s4-in-surrey-white-rock/ The University of BC says the pelt, which has spent more than a century in storage, is coming the closest it has been to home since it was sent to the Smithsonian Institution in 1859.
On loan from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, it will be on display at the Museum of Anthropology at UBC from September 2026 to August 2027.
Woolly dogs were specially bred by Salish and Makah peoples for t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/woolly-dog-pelt-on-loan-to-bc-museum-from-the-smithsonian/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 01:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/woolly-dog-pelt-on-loan-to-bc-museum-from-the-smithsonian/ Soon, they will also be informed that Canada will “NEVER be the 51st state,” disarmingly followed by an added “Sorry!”
Premier David Eby unveiled the new signage at a rally in Victoria’s inner harbour on Tuesday (Sept. 8), which included flags, face paint and a performance by Port Hardy rapper OGR-Scintilla]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/eby-planting-new-signs-at-bc-border-to-welcome-americans-during-trade-war/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/eby-planting-new-signs-at-bc-border-to-welcome-americans-during-trade-war/ ​West Kelowna RCMP is investigating a report involving a teenage girl who was allegedly chased by a person wearing a costume resembling the fictional character.
​According to police, the girl was walking outside when the incident occurred, but she managed to return home safely.
​RCMP said wearing a costume is n]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/young-girl-chased-in-west-kelowna-by-someone-in-a-dr-seuss-costume/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/young-girl-chased-in-west-kelowna-by-someone-in-a-dr-seuss-costume/ The 30 lawsuits were filed in U.S. District Court in the Northern District of California in the San Francisco division on Sept. 2. The Edelson law firm filed these suits, as well as the ones on behalf of the victims killed back in the spring.
The plaintiffs in the suits include a 19-year-old student shot in the che]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/30-more-lawsuits-filed-against-openai-altman-in-tumbler-ridge-mass-shooting/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/30-more-lawsuits-filed-against-openai-altman-in-tumbler-ridge-mass-shooting/ The popular event, which will draw Canucks players, coaches and many other golfers to the two Northview courses on Monday, Sept. 14, is a fundraiser for Canucks For Kids Fund and Vancouver Canucks Alumni Foundation.
Last year’s tournament raised more than $676,000, “providing vita]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/fans-can-winbid-on-big-prizes-tied-to-canucks-charity-golf-tourney-sept-14-in-surrey/Tue, 08 Sep 2026 23:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/fans-can-winbid-on-big-prizes-tied-to-canucks-charity-golf-tourney-sept-14-in-surrey/ Coghill made the announcement in a press release on Monday (Sept. 7).
She describes herself as a “mentor and support” for school parent councils across the city, saying she is “passionate about what goes on in our schools, and deeply committed to student success.”
She has volunteered for 20 years in the Abbotsford school district, was a 2023 recipient of the Community Matters Award, and was selected a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/tanya-coghill-to-seek-seat-on-abbotsford-school-board/Tue, 08 Sep 2026 22:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/tanya-coghill-to-seek-seat-on-abbotsford-school-board/ The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team identified Chang Yong Cho as the victim in a news release Tuesday (Sept. 8) in an effort to advance the investigation. He is believed to have been an innocent victim hit by a stray bullet while inside his Burnaby home on Aug. 30.
This is the first news release police have issued regardi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/innocent-victim-85-killed-inside-his-burnaby-home-by-stray-bullet-police/Tue, 08 Sep 2026 22:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/innocent-victim-85-killed-inside-his-burnaby-home-by-stray-bullet-police/ For 90 minutes, the sisters will narrate local legends and true tales of the region’s haunted history.
“We love the idea that anyone can just walk in,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/fraser-valley-libraries-get-spooky-with-campfire-stories/Tue, 08 Sep 2026 22:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/fraser-valley-libraries-get-spooky-with-campfire-stories/ The eighth annual event brought together local organizations, volunteers and donors to provide backpacks, school supplies and food hampers to families ahead of the first day of school.
“Every student deserves to begin the school year with the tools and confidence they need to succeed,” said stated district superintendent Nathan Ngie]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-school-districts-back-to-school-program-helps-out-850-local-families/Tue, 08 Sep 2026 21:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-school-districts-back-to-school-program-helps-out-850-local-families/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/3-okanagan-grad-students-win-big-for-wildlife-contributions/Tue, 08 Sep 2026 21:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/3-okanagan-grad-students-win-big-for-wildlife-contributions/ The procession involved transporting Sikhism’s holy scripture, Guru Granth Sahib, on a float through the streets while singing devotional hymns.
The parade started and ended at the Gurdwara Sahib Kalgidhar Darbar (Sikh temple) at 30640 Blueridge Drive.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/photos-annual-sikh-parade-held-in-abbotsford/Tue, 08 Sep 2026 20:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/photos-annual-sikh-parade-held-in-abbotsford/ The former St. Mary’s Residential School on Lougheed Highway in Mission is expected to be demolished next year.
According to a notice from the Stó:lō Collective shared by Tsawwassen First Nation on Saturday (Sept. 5), full deconstruction of the site is slated for 2027 with a proposed Interpretive Centre projected to open to the public in 2028.
“Demolish]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/former-st-marys-residential-school-in-mission-to-be-demolished/Tue, 08 Sep 2026 20:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/former-st-marys-residential-school-in-mission-to-be-demolished/ Green candidate Stephen Fowler and Libertarian candidate Jeff Monds will join Conservative Party of B.C. leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay, NDP candidate Pam Alexis, and CentreBC candidate Lakhwinder Jhaj on the ballot.
Fowler is a teacher at Rick Hansen Secondary in Abbotsford. Before his career in education, he worked at a mill in Maple Ridge for four years.In a news release on Saturday (S]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-greens-libertarian-party-announce-abbotsford-mission-byelection-candidates/Tue, 08 Sep 2026 19:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-greens-libertarian-party-announce-abbotsford-mission-byelection-candidates/ Instead of looking to file a formal recall petition, the group now intends to put a spotlight on Armstrong’s actions as the MLA of the Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream riding.
“We are here because you have failed to do the job this riding elected you to do. You campaigned as a conservative on housing, affordability, and healthcare, the issues that matter mo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/campaigners-still-hopeful-to-recall-kelowna-lake-country-coldstream-mla-tara-armstrong/Tue, 08 Sep 2026 19:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/campaigners-still-hopeful-to-recall-kelowna-lake-country-coldstream-mla-tara-armstrong/ Instead of looking to file a formal recall petition, the group now intends to put a spotlight on Armstrong’s actions as the MLA of the Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream riding.
“We are here because you have failed to do the job this riding elected you to do. You campaigned as a conservative on housing, affordability, and healthcare, the issues that matter mo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/campaigners-still-hopeful-to-recall-kelowna-lake-country-coldstream-mla/Tue, 08 Sep 2026 19:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/campaigners-still-hopeful-to-recall-kelowna-lake-country-coldstream-mla/ The BC SPCA officially celebrated the grand opening of its Vancouver Island Animal Behaviour Centre, a specialized facility designed to support animals who need additional time, space and behavioural care before they are ready for adoption.
BC SPCA CEO Craig Daniell said the centre comes at a time when more animals entering the organization’s care req]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/new-bc-spca-behaviour-centre-opens-in-cowichan/Tue, 08 Sep 2026 19:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/new-bc-spca-behaviour-centre-opens-in-cowichan/ “I decided to run this year because our education system is at a critical crossroads and families feel left out of the conversation,” he said. “As a father w]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/amritpal-mund-enters-abbotsford-school-trustee-race/Tue, 08 Sep 2026 19:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/amritpal-mund-enters-abbotsford-school-trustee-race/ Charges against Dosanjh were laid on Sept. 3 and the Vancouver Police Department’s (VPD) chief constable announced more details the following day.In a statement]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/vancouver-cop-who-runs-surrey-foundation-for-kids-denies-all-fraud-amp-theft-lsquoallegationsrsquo/Tue, 08 Sep 2026 19:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/vancouver-cop-who-runs-surrey-foundation-for-kids-denies-all-fraud-amp-theft-lsquoallegationsrsquo/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/column-knowing-how-to-report-a-wildfire-is-half-the-battle/Tue, 08 Sep 2026 18:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/column-knowing-how-to-report-a-wildfire-is-half-the-battle/ Sgt. Paul Walker, media officer with the Abbotsford Police Department, said the incident occurred just after 11 p.m. in the 2500 block of McCallum Road.
He said initial information indicates that people in a dark-coloured SUV fired several shots at another vehicle.
Walker said that, shortly afterwards, officers responded to a report of a vehicle fire in the 2400 block of Sunnyside Place.
When they ar]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/nobody-injured-after-shots-fired-at-car-in-abbotsford/Tue, 08 Sep 2026 18:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/nobody-injured-after-shots-fired-at-car-in-abbotsford/ The Canadian music-focused event returns to Ladner’s Paterson Park with three days of rock, country, alternative, roots and more, for thousands of ticket-holders daily.
Friday’s headliners are Marianas Trench (“Stutter”) and J.J. Wilde (“The Rush”), while American band Smash Mouth (“All Star”) is top-billed Saturday with Big Wreck (&ldquo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/canadian-headliners-plus-us-all-star-band-at-delta-music-fest-this-week/Tue, 08 Sep 2026 04:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/canadian-headliners-plus-us-all-star-band-at-delta-music-fest-this-week/ The mural is painted on the back wall of the Misty Mountain music store. Archer said he came up with the idea after Parton’s death on Aug. 25 as a way to remember the Queen of Country music.
“After I heard about the passing, I thought it would be necessary. She was big enough and well remembered, and positive that it would be appropriate for me to do the tribute.&]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/grand-forks-muralist-nears-150-murals-painted-after-dolly-parton-tribute/Mon, 07 Sep 2026 23:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/grand-forks-muralist-nears-150-murals-painted-after-dolly-parton-tribute/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/opinion-celebrating-bcs-workers-on-labour-day/Mon, 07 Sep 2026 17:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/opinion-celebrating-bcs-workers-on-labour-day/ The day is set aside each year to celebrate the achievements of working people.
It is also seen as the end of the summer season in Canada, and many students return to school immediately after Labour Day.
In honour of working people, here are 12 questions about labour and the way work is portrayed in popular culture.
How many can you answer correctly?
Good luck.Loading…]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/quiz-a-celebration-of-labour/Mon, 07 Sep 2026 13:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/quiz-a-celebration-of-labour/ It was a welcome win after three consecutive defeats for Vancouver FC. After a 4-0]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-a-comeback-win-for-vancouver-fc-at-home/Mon, 07 Sep 2026 03:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-a-comeback-win-for-vancouver-fc-at-home/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/person-shot-inside-parked-tesla-in-delta/Sun, 06 Sep 2026 20:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/person-shot-inside-parked-tesla-in-delta/ Elections BC released a list of confirmed candidates after nominations closed at 1 p.m. on Saturday (Sept. 5).
The list includes Conservative Party of B.C. leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay, BC NDP candidate Pam Alexis, CentreBC candidate Lakhwinder Jhaj, BC Green Party candidate Stephen Fowler, and Libertarian candidate Jeff Monds.
Advance voting is slated for Sept. 18 to 23 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., with]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/candidates-finalized-for-abbotsford-mission-byelection/Sun, 06 Sep 2026 02:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/candidates-finalized-for-abbotsford-mission-byelection/ According to a Sept. 4 BC RCMP statement, officers from the RCMP Southeast District Emergency Response Team were assisting Creston RCMP in the execution of a search warrant on Ski Hill Road on Sept. 3 at approximately 10:11 a.m. when the incident occurred.
RCMP said officers encountered a man on the property who fled into a travel trailer after being told he was un]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-police-watchdog-investigating-rcmp-involved-shooting-near-salmo/Sat, 05 Sep 2026 19:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-police-watchdog-investigating-rcmp-involved-shooting-near-salmo/ Both the Abbotsford and Mission chambers of commerce will host all candidates meetings in the coming weeks.
The Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce will hold a live-streamed debate on Sept. 9 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. There will be no in-person participation or public audience, the chamber said.The Abbotsford debate will be moderated by University of the Fraser Valley associate professor of poli]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/debates-scheduled-for-abbotsford-mission-byelection/Sat, 05 Sep 2026 14:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/debates-scheduled-for-abbotsford-mission-byelection/ The city of Penticton, B.C. has the Peach Festival. Morden, Man. has the Corn and Apple Festival. Nova Scotia has Chowderfest. There are also other food festivals held across the country.
How much do you know about Canadian foods and food production? Put your knowledge to the test with these 10 questions.
Good luck.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/quiz-a-tasty-celebration-of-food/Sat, 05 Sep 2026 13:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/quiz-a-tasty-celebration-of-food/ Quarterback Davis Alexander threw for 297 yards and a touchdown, lifting the Montreal Alouettes to a 37-30 win over the visiting Lions in CFL action Friday at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium.
A big third quarter propelled the Als (10-2) to their home triumph, as they ended a five-game win streak for the Lions, who slipped to 6-6 on the year.
Tyler Snead had a pair of touchdowns for the victors, with Liam Talbot and Tyrice Beverette also adding TDs. Kicker]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-lions-see-5-game-win-streak-end-in-37-30-loss-to-montreal-alouettes/Sat, 05 Sep 2026 04:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-lions-see-5-game-win-streak-end-in-37-30-loss-to-montreal-alouettes/ Defections, firings, and resignations have happened so quickly that it’s been hard to keep up.
So here is a review: Over the first two months of Kerry-Lynne Findlay’s tenure following her May 30 leadership race win, a raft of party and caucus officials were fired or resigned.
In their place, people such as former B.C. Reform Party president Chris Delaney, former Albert]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/how-the-bc-conservatives-went-from-rising-force-to-party-in-turmoil/Sat, 05 Sep 2026 02:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/how-the-bc-conservatives-went-from-rising-force-to-party-in-turmoil/ Events occur all across the country each year, with Abbotsford often joining in on the greenery fun.
This year, the local celebration is taking place on Sept. 19 at Pepin Brook Park, where the public is invited to come plant a tree.
This small city park is located in the Aberdeen neighbourhood, which recorded 17 per cent canopy coverage in the most recent 2017 city survey.
This puts th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/city-invites-abbotsford-residents-to-get-their-hands-dirty-for-national-tree-day/Sat, 05 Sep 2026 01:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/city-invites-abbotsford-residents-to-get-their-hands-dirty-for-national-tree-day/ Kelowna Mayor Tom Dyas, West Kelowna Mayor Gord Milsom, Penticton Mayor Julius Bloomfield, Vernon Mayor Victor Cumming, Oliver Mayor Martin Johansen and Mary Wilbur of the Osoyoos Indian Band spoke to media outside the Okanagan Correctional Centre (OCC) in Oliver to utilize it for mandatory care for those in the grips of addiction.
&l]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/okanagan-mayors-to-bring-mandatory-care-facility-pitch-to-province-at-ubcm/Sat, 05 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/okanagan-mayors-to-bring-mandatory-care-facility-pitch-to-province-at-ubcm/ The youth appeared in Supreme Court in Kelowna the morning of Sept. 4 to enter the guilty plea and is expected back in court Nov. 16.Under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, information that could identify those who were minors at the time of an alleged offence is banned from publication.The plea is for their involvement in the death of 22-year-old Taig Savage. The youn]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/youth-pleads-guilty-to-manslaughter-5-years-after-penticton-mans-death/Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/youth-pleads-guilty-to-manslaughter-5-years-after-penticton-mans-death/ No. 3 Road in Chilliwack has been closed due to a serious two-vehicle collision on Sept. 4.
The crash happened near the 41000 block in the community of Yarrow. Some locals call the area “Fisherman’s Corner.”
Reports state a mini-van was struck and flipped onto its side by a 5-tonne truck. First responders on scene decided to close the road because the truck was blocking both lanes.
One patient was reported to be found unconsci]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/update-road-reopened-in-chilliwack-after-serious-crash/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 22:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/update-road-reopened-in-chilliwack-after-serious-crash/ The crash happened near the 41000 block.
Reports state a mini-van was struck and flipped onto its side by a 5-tonne truck. First responders on scene decided to close the road because the truck was blocking both lanes.
One patient was reported to be found unconscious on the road and another required ambulance transport.
The crash happened shortly after 1 p.m.
A landing zone was being set up.
More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/no-3-road-in-chilliwack-closed-due-to-serious-crash/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 22:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/no-3-road-in-chilliwack-closed-due-to-serious-crash/ Black Press columnist Wilbur Turner (The Turner Files), in an online post, pointed to a content creator called The Pleb for igniting the controversy started when U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth shared an online post of two C]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/columnist-clooney-latest-to-condemn-tweet-mocking-vernon-army-camp/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 20:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/columnist-clooney-latest-to-condemn-tweet-mocking-vernon-army-camp/ As a result, B.C.’s unemployment rate ticked up 0.3 percentage points to 6.5 per cent, according to the latest Labour Force Survey released by Statistics Canada on Friday, Sept. 4. This is also 0.2 percentage points higher than the same time last year.
The addition of 20,600 part-time jobs masked the far greater losses in full-time employment.
Nationally]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-sheds-5500-jobs-in-august-amid-nationwide-losses/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 20:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-sheds-5500-jobs-in-august-amid-nationwide-losses/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/3m-loss-for-19-victims-in-fraud-case-against-vancouver-cop-police-allege/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 20:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/3m-loss-for-19-victims-in-fraud-case-against-vancouver-cop-police-allege/ August brought an upward trend in detached home and townhouse sales, increasing by 9.8 and 26.5 per cent, respectively.
However, apartments went the other way and suffered a significant drop in sales for the second month in a row. From July to August, apartment sales decreased by 23.4 per cent.Another area w]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-home-prices-fall-even-as-sales-see-slight-boost/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 19:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-home-prices-fall-even-as-sales-see-slight-boost/ The festival launches on Friday, Sept. 18 with the outdoor Night Market at Jubilee Park, followed by nine days of curated food experiences.
The market runs from 5 to 10 p.m. and features restaurants and food trucks serving a diverse menu of seasonal fare, as well as live music and live art.
Night Market tokens can be purchased for $3 each, with food options]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/taste-of-abby-celebrates-food-and-fun-in-abbotsford/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/taste-of-abby-celebrates-food-and-fun-in-abbotsford/ The collisions along the mostly-two-lane Highway 1 corridor happened around Three Valley Gap, Back Road near Revelstoke and Arnold Frontage Road near Sicamous.
In the 68 hours from 2 p.m. Aug. 29 to 10 a.m. Sept. 1, three of the incidents each saw someone die, as confirmed by BC Emergency Hea]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/3-deaths-68-hours-repeat-trans-canada-highway-crashes-spark-safety-fears-for-bc-interior/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/3-deaths-68-hours-repeat-trans-canada-highway-crashes-spark-safety-fears-for-bc-interior/ According to BC Wildfire Service (BCWS), both the Ainslie Creek and Brunswick Creek wildfires are no longer out of control, or listed as fires of note.
Wildfires that are being held are defined by BCWS as those that are “projected, based on fuel and weather conditions and resource availability, to remain within the current perimeter, control line or boundary.”
BCWS said current resources will remain on the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/brunswick-complex-wildfires-in-fraser-canyon-being-held/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 17:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/brunswick-complex-wildfires-in-fraser-canyon-being-held/ Prince George-Valemount MLA Rosalyn Bird, Abbotsford South MLA Bruce Banman and Chilliwack-Cultus Lake MLA Á’a:líya Warbus announced Friday (Sept. 4) that they would be joining Kamloops Centre MLA Peter Milobar and Delta South MLA Ian Paton in forming a new party.Milobar and Paton previously announced their intention to form a new party.
More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-chilliwack-mlas-among-5-forming-new-party-in-bc-legislature/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-chilliwack-mlas-among-5-forming-new-party-in-bc-legislature/ According to a news release from the Abbotsford Police Department, a 28-year-old man “known to police” was arrested in relation to the incident and remains in custody.
Officers responded to the stabbing in the 1900 block of McCallum Road just before 5:30 p.m.
The victim was discovered upon police arrival. He was provided with medical assistance]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/man-suffers-serious-non-life-threatening-injuries-in-abbotsford-stabbing/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/man-suffers-serious-non-life-threatening-injuries-in-abbotsford-stabbing/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/vancouver-island-singer-songwriter-hits-home-run-with-mlb-game-soundtrack/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 14:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/vancouver-island-singer-songwriter-hits-home-run-with-mlb-game-soundtrack/ A former worker at the Chasm Sawmill, Dondo said he has lived in the Chasm area for 30 years. In his neighbourhood on North Chasm Road, he is known for doing mechanic work to keep his neighbours’ trucks and cars on the road.
“At this point, all my tools are gone. Everything burnt up in the yard,” Dondo said. “I am 67, and I am retired. I guess this is kind of a forc]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/cariboo-evacuee-returns-home-to-find-property-destroyed-by-fire-looted-by-thieves/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/cariboo-evacuee-returns-home-to-find-property-destroyed-by-fire-looted-by-thieves/ According to the BC Conservation Officer Service (BCCOS), the man was hiking with his off-leash dog along the Queest Mountain Forest Service Road in the Malakwa area, near Sicamous, when he came across a grizzly bear.
The bruin chased the dog but ended up coming in contact with the man.
Conservation officers were called to the scene at about 8 p.m., wher]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/man-survives-grizzly-bear-attack-while-walking-off-leash-dog-in-shuswap/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 05:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/man-survives-grizzly-bear-attack-while-walking-off-leash-dog-in-shuswap/ Patricia Ann Wilson, 58, was found unresponsive the morning of March 29, 2016, following “events involving civilian jail guards and members of the White Rock RCMP,” according to a 2025 BC Coroners Service release.
That release announced the inquest into the circumstances surrounding Wilson’s death would take place in Burnaby from June]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/inquest-date-set-again-for-woman-found-dead-in-white-rock-rcmp-cells-in-2016/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 01:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/inquest-date-set-again-for-woman-found-dead-in-white-rock-rcmp-cells-in-2016/ B.C. Premier David Eby announced the project’s groundbreaking in Prince George on Thursday, Sept. 3.
“It’s a massive generational project, the kind of project that we hope that the next generation will look back and say, ‘I’m really glad that this was done,'” he said.
The B.C. government has est]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/work-begins-on-bcs-north-coast-transmission-line/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/work-begins-on-bcs-north-coast-transmission-line/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/chilliwack-school-trustee-candidate-responds-to-dpac-statement-on-resignation/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/chilliwack-school-trustee-candidate-responds-to-dpac-statement-on-resignation/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/fraud-theft-charges-for-vancouver-cop-who-runs-surrey-foundation-for-kids/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/fraud-theft-charges-for-vancouver-cop-who-runs-surrey-foundation-for-kids/ Leanna Carriera, Canadian endurance athlete and adventurer, while Timm Dobert is a conservation scientist and ecologist, and together, they are the team behind the Wings of Survival.
The duo pedalled into town on Aug. 29 some time after 9 p.m., taking the Rudy Johnson Bridge route rather than staying on the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/cyclists-tracking-birds-from-alaska-to-patagonia-reach-williams-lake/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/cyclists-tracking-birds-from-alaska-to-patagonia-reach-williams-lake/ In the lawsuit filed on Aug. 31, Brodie alleged that former OneBC staffer Othman Mekhloufi has “engaged in a sustained campaign of online defamation” directed at her from his X account.
The filing says that Mekhloufi’s statements caused and continue to cause injury, loss and damage, and that they were “deliberately calculat]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/disputes-between-onebc-mla-and-former-staff-escalates-into-series-of-litigation/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 23:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/disputes-between-onebc-mla-and-former-staff-escalates-into-series-of-litigation/ Proctor’s aunt, Jo-Anne Landolt, said the family was notified more than a month ago that Cameron Moffat had applied for a voluntary transfer and was invited to submit victim impact statements in response.
Despite the family’s appeals, Landolt said they recently received confirmation that Moffat’s request has been approved.
Landolt re]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/family-shocked-as-bc-teens-killer-moved-to-minimum-security-facility/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 22:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/family-shocked-as-bc-teens-killer-moved-to-minimum-security-facility/ Typically, many local bears make a b-line to the salmon spawning in the Puntledge River and other waterways, but a Comox porch camera captured a unique bear that some valley residents are calling “Bimothy.”
Just like Jimothy, the Seattle raccoon who went media viral this summer, the black bear spotted in the Comox home’s se]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bear-with-unusual-backside-captured-on-comox-porch-cam/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 22:05:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bear-with-unusual-backside-captured-on-comox-porch-cam/ The video was originally published on Aug. 30 and depicts scenes of people appearing unconscious on trails and in water as they “absorb Manning Park’s healing frequency.”View this post on InstagramA post shared by Manning Park Resort (@manningpark)Manning Park Resort general manag]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/manning-park-marketing-video-draws-divisive-feedback/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 22:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/manning-park-marketing-video-draws-divisive-feedback/ They’re both expected to appear in co]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/2-charged-for-keeping-an-illegal-gaming-house-in-the-lower-mainland/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 20:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/2-charged-for-keeping-an-illegal-gaming-house-in-the-lower-mainland/ The footage, which was caught on another driver’s dash cam and posted on social media, was taken at around 11 a.m. on Old Yale Road west of McMillan Road.
That stretch of road runs past Crossley Park and has a posted speed limit of 30 km/h, which, as a playground zone, is in effect every day from dawn to dusk. Yale Secondary is locate]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-dash-cam-captures-2-cars-racing-through-abbotsford-playground-zone/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 20:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-dash-cam-captures-2-cars-racing-through-abbotsford-playground-zone/ The footage, which was caught on another driver’s dash cam and posted on social media, was taken at around 11 a.m. on Old Yale Road west of McMillan Road.
That stretch of road runs past Crossley Park and has a posted speed limit of 30 km/h, which, as a playground zone, is in effect every day from dawn to dusk. Yale Secondary is locate]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/dash-cam-captures-2-cars-racing-through-abbotsford-playground-zone/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 20:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/dash-cam-captures-2-cars-racing-through-abbotsford-playground-zone/ Tania Langley, 53, was reported missing on Sept. 5, 2024 after she was last seen in Chilliwack on Aug. 29 of that same year. Her body was later found 12 days later in Mission, on Sept. 17 along the Fraser River.
Investigators continue to examine the disappearance and death of Langle]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/chilliwack-rcmp-appeal-to-public-for-more-info-2-years-after-womans-suspicious-death/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 20:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/chilliwack-rcmp-appeal-to-public-for-more-info-2-years-after-womans-suspicious-death/ The connection began when longtime Trail Times reader Walter Siemens, who now lives in the Lower Mainland, read the newspaper’s July 23 story, “What is gallium? The little-known metal that could shape Trail’s future.”
The story examined gallium and its potential importance to Trail following a J]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/trail-blazers-meet-the-trail-researcher-who-helped-turn-waste-into-a-critical-mineral/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 20:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/trail-blazers-meet-the-trail-researcher-who-helped-turn-waste-into-a-critical-mineral/ The stop-work order was issued at the site after the inspection, the report informed.
According to the report, the officer found a garbage bin containing mixed building materials, including baseboards with mould and paint debris from drywall. Workspace says ”asbestos contaminated waste was improperly handled as baseboards pulled from asbestos-containing walls we]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/worksafebc-report-details-asbestos-risks-at-williams-lake-sandman-hotel/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 19:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/worksafebc-report-details-asbestos-risks-at-williams-lake-sandman-hotel/ TD Steel general manager Bob Cowan said it’s very tough to plan for the future and “right now there is no strategy” for businesses.
“I wish I had a crystal ball,” Cowan said.
JBS Equipment employs approximately 170 people and 70 per cent of its business is exported, including to the United States.
Owner Justin Bond said business has been on edge since COVID, and the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/mission-businesses-grapple-with-uncertainty-amid-canada-us-trade-war/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 19:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/mission-businesses-grapple-with-uncertainty-amid-canada-us-trade-war/ Police are also still warning that Madore and Kennedy remain at large.
Madore is believed to be in B.C., a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/ontario-suspect-with-connections-to-fraser-valley-facing-1st-degree-murder-charge/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 19:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/ontario-suspect-with-connections-to-fraser-valley-facing-1st-degree-murder-charge/ These stations will close on Sept. 8:Cortes Bay, Cortes Island
Sointula, Malcolm Island
Nootka Sound
Kelsey BayThe Inshore Rescue Boat program employs and trains post-secondary students across Canada, to provide additional maritime search and rescue services during the busy summer season.
The Canadian Coast Guard’s Search and Rescue stations along coasta]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/canadian-coast-guards-inshore-rescue-boat-stations-winding-down-for-season/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 19:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/canadian-coast-guards-inshore-rescue-boat-stations-winding-down-for-season/ Arsh Kaler, who was first elected in a byelection in October 2025 at the age of 22, announced on Thursday (Sept. 3) that he is seeking re-election to the board of education.
Kaler said his first year in office has given him the experience, relationships and understanding of the district needed to continue representing Abbotsford.
“Last year, Abbotsford placed its trust in me, and from day one, I]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/arsh-kaler-seeks-re-election-to-abbotsford-board-of-education/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 19:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/arsh-kaler-seeks-re-election-to-abbotsford-board-of-education/ The incident happened on Aug. 27 at about 7:45 a.m. during the morning rush hour.
The officer was responding to a priority call when he apparently saw the Tesla with the driver’s eyes closed and both hands off the steering wheel. The officer diverted from the call to stop the vehicle.
“The police officer’s observations and his Body]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-tesla-driver-fined-for-allegedly-sleeping-in-moving-car-on-highway-in-langley/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 19:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/video-tesla-driver-fined-for-allegedly-sleeping-in-moving-car-on-highway-in-langley/ ​Lucas Cullen and Tommy DeWitt left Canada with nothing but their bikes, some camera gear, a laptop, a few clothes, and other essentials, ready to rediscover the beauty of Japan while capturing it on camera for a documentary called True Friends.
​“The number one goal i]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/true-kelowna-friends-take-on-japan-by-bike/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 18:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/true-kelowna-friends-take-on-japan-by-bike/ Counterfeit Canadian bank notes of $50 and $100 were used at various businesses, most of which spotted the fraudulent money and reported it to police.
In some cases, however, the business was left on the hook for the loss of income.
The Maple Ridge RCMP is now warning that it is a criminal offense to knowingly possess or use counterfeit money.
And, businesses that accept]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/counterfeit-money-found-circulating-in-lower-mainland-community/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 18:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/counterfeit-money-found-circulating-in-lower-mainland-community/ Coldstream’s Meagan Bucar drove into the fire zone when the Bradley Creek wildfire broke out at the north end of Okanagan Lake after a woman had put out a call for help in rescuing her horses. Bucar responded to the request to drive in with her horse trailer]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/okanagan-woman-answers-calls-for-help-builds-livestock-evacuation-app-amid-wildfires/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/okanagan-woman-answers-calls-for-help-builds-livestock-evacuation-app-amid-wildfires/ Const. Bradley Holditch is a member of the Upper Fraser Valley Regional Detachment (UFVRD) Indigenous Policing Services (IPS), which has been partnering with Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) for years to maintain a visible presence on the water on the IPS jet boat.
“One of our mandates and duties is ‘peacekeeping’]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/peacekeeping-on-the-river-rcmp-monitor-fraser-on-indigenous-policing-jet-boat-in-chilliwack/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/peacekeeping-on-the-river-rcmp-monitor-fraser-on-indigenous-policing-jet-boat-in-chilliwack/ Const. Bradley Holditch is a member of the Upper Fraser Valley Regional Detachment (UFVRD) Indigenous Policing Services (IPS), which has been partnering with Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) for years to maintain a visible presence on the water on the IPS jet boat.
“One of our mandates and duties is ‘peacekeeping’]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/peacekeeping-on-the-river-rcmp-monitor-fraser-on-indigenous-jet-boat-in-chilliwack/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/peacekeeping-on-the-river-rcmp-monitor-fraser-on-indigenous-jet-boat-in-chilliwack/ Much like everyone else in the Nelson community, Thomson also found out about the conservation officer’s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/nelsons-wildsafebc-coordinator-steps-down-after-grizzly-bear-deaths/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 05:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/nelsons-wildsafebc-coordinator-steps-down-after-grizzly-bear-deaths/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/mystery-of-missing-island-near-mackenzie-solved-bc-hydro-says/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 02:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/mystery-of-missing-island-near-mackenzie-solved-bc-hydro-says/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/mystery-of-missing-island-near-mackenzie-solved-bc-hydro/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 02:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/mystery-of-missing-island-near-mackenzie-solved-bc-hydro/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/man-dies-following-targeted-lower-mainland-shooting/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 01:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/man-dies-following-targeted-lower-mainland-shooting/ Dozens of B.C. organizations receive money through the foundation’s Envision Financial Community Endowment program each year, said Tru Charitable Foundation executive director Tracy Fortino.
“Strong communities are built by organizations that understand local needs and are deeply connected to the people they serve,” said Fortino.
&ldquo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-charities-use-138000-in-grants-to-support-the-aging-and-ailing/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 01:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/abbotsford-charities-use-138000-in-grants-to-support-the-aging-and-ailing/ On Tuesday, Sept. 1, Kelowna mayor Tom Dyas shared a letter to social media, calling for the supervised consumption site located at 1649 Pandosy Street to be denied renewal by the Federal Ministry of Health.
The purpose of the site is to provide safe monitoring and m]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/interior-health-defends-downtown-safe-consumption-site-amid-kelownas-shutdown-request/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/interior-health-defends-downtown-safe-consumption-site-amid-kelownas-shutdown-request/ An Abbotsford Police press release states that the video, launched on Wednesday (Sept. 2), “delivers an important message: make the right choice before it is too late.”
“Set in a residential neighbourhood, it is intended to reach individuals who may be involved in, or at risk of becoming involved in, extortion-related violence,” th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/new-abbotsford-police-video-addresses-extortion-related-crime/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:05:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/new-abbotsford-police-video-addresses-extortion-related-crime/ Basko was born almost four months ago at the RCMP Police Dog Service Training Centre in Innisfail, Alberta, and his handlers have recognized that he has a lot of potential.
It shouldn’t come as a surprise as Basko comes from an impressive police-dog lineage.
His father, Neon, is currently serving alongside his handler, RCMP Const. Jordan Braid, in Nanaimo, and his grandfather, Jago, is rememb]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/police-dog-basko-begins-training-in-nanaimo/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/police-dog-basko-begins-training-in-nanaimo/ ​A positive drug test for D-amfetamine, which is classified as a non-specific stimulant on the policy’s Prohibited List, has resulted in the 23-year-old fullback being suspended for two games. Also known as dextroamphetamine, the stimulant is used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
​“Play]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/cfl-suspends-current-bc-lion-former-okanagan-sun-football-player-2-games/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/cfl-suspends-current-bc-lion-former-okanagan-sun-football-player-2-games/ Many of the volunteers signed up within a day of United Way posting volunteer opportunities on its iVolunteer website.
“It was so heartwarming to see the response,” said Magda Kapp, specialist, emergency response and partnerships at United Way BC. “People were saying, ‘I have a truck,’ or ‘I have first aid,’ or ‘I have this particular s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/united-way-bc-celebrates-okanagan-wildfire-volunteers/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 23:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/united-way-bc-celebrates-okanagan-wildfire-volunteers/ Island residents can expect an influx of visitors with the Friday ferries from Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay nearly sold out, with only the first sailing of the day with space for those taking a vehicle. The final Friday voyage is the only boat left with vehicle space from Tsawwassen to Duke Point.
BC Ferries is aware of the impact an extra day c]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bookings-nearly-sold-out-for-drivers-bound-for-vancouver-island-aboard-bc-ferries-friday/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 23:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bookings-nearly-sold-out-for-drivers-bound-for-vancouver-island-aboard-bc-ferries-friday/ The Route 3 Racing Club, a non-profit founded by directors Angus McNeil and Dale Robins, is a unique motorsport club that offers free motard racing opportunities to anyone interested.
“Motorsports are very expensive and not every child, or not even every adult, has the opportunity to do this. So we bring the opportunity to everyone, no matter their financial statu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/racing-for-change-greenwood-motard-club-makes-motorsports-accessible/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 23:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/racing-for-change-greenwood-motard-club-makes-motorsports-accessible/ Cpl. Carmen Kiener and Staff Sgt. Grant Floris with the Upper Fraser Valley Regional Detachment were the faces in a video shared by RCMP on social media on Sept. 2.
“We’re seeing a lot more youth riding scooters dangerously, not following the rules of the road, and exceeding the speed limit which puts th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/chilliwack-rcmp-share-e-scooter-safety-video-following-rise-in-violations/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 23:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/chilliwack-rcmp-share-e-scooter-safety-video-following-rise-in-violations/ In an announcement on Wednesday, Sept. 2, the league said its games will broadcasted to YouTube on an “interim basis.”
“The WHL’s audience is growing rapidly. We continue to believe that providing easy access to games is of critical value and importance as we look to expand our reac]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/whl-to-stream-games-free-on-youtube-for-start-of-2026-27-season/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 23:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/whl-to-stream-games-free-on-youtube-for-start-of-2026-27-season/ The new school year brings heightened risk of youth exploitation and gang lures, according to Karen Reid Sidhu, new executive director of the crime-fighting organization.
She offers gang-involvement warning signs to families and educators including sudden behavioral shifts (secrecy, social wit]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/warning-signs-how-to-tell-if-kids-are-gang-involved-as-school-year-starts/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 23:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/warning-signs-how-to-tell-if-kids-are-gang-involved-as-school-year-starts/ ​According to OHS, thousands of animals are at risk across the province, which has been fuelled by backyard breeding, unplanned litters, and growing populations of dogs and cats.
​“Over the past few years, we’ve lost momentum as humane societies have been swamped and overcome with massive numbers of ani]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-experiencing-growing-pet-overpopulation-crisis-okanagan-human-society/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 22:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-experiencing-growing-pet-overpopulation-crisis-okanagan-human-society/ “The party has increasingly become an exclusive private club more concerned with ideological bona fides than building the broad coalition required to serve British Columbians and form government,” McInnis said in a written statement.
McInnis says he will sit as an Independent. Boundary-Similkameen MLA Donegal Wilson r]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/defections-continue-as-columbia-river-revelstoke-mla-mcinnis-quits-bc-conservatives/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 22:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/defections-continue-as-columbia-river-revelstoke-mla-mcinnis-quits-bc-conservatives/ Gasper had been deputy chief of staff since resigning from her seat as MLA to allow Findlay to run in the riding.Black Press Media has reached out to Delaney.
More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-conservative-leader-names-former-abbotsford-mission-mla-as-chief-of-staff/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/bc-conservative-leader-names-former-abbotsford-mission-mla-as-chief-of-staff/ In a post to Facebook, the Fleetwood Islamic Academy Society general secretary, Haji, Asif Ali, stated that the threats, “get out]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/surrey-mosque-vandalized-community-leaders-demand-action-against-islamophobia/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/surrey-mosque-vandalized-community-leaders-demand-action-against-islamophobia/ — Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) September 1]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/fighting-words-vernon-mp-pans-us-war-secretary-over-cheap-shot-at-bc-cadets/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/fighting-words-vernon-mp-pans-us-war-secretary-over-cheap-shot-at-bc-cadets/ A social media post from the Abbotsford Police Department said the calls came in at 5:48 p.m. about a man with a gun on the roof of an apartment building in the 2300 block of Whatcom Road.“Given the nature of the call, more than 16 officers from across the city responded immediately to ensure public safety,” the post stated.
Officers quickly contain]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/man-with-rifle-on-roof-prompts-calls-to-police-in-abbotsford/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:24:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/man-with-rifle-on-roof-prompts-calls-to-police-in-abbotsford/ The RCMP said they were contacted on Aug. 30 after the man was admitted to the hospital.
“Initial evidence gathered suggested the victim was walking along Highway 101 at around 4 a.m. when he was allegedly attacked by a group of unknown suspects.”
Police are a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/man-stabbed-along-highway-101-near-lund/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/abbotsford/man-stabbed-along-highway-101-near-lund/