Abbotsford news

• THE MOJ: Future of Quinn Hughes with the Canucks is an issue with many layers

  09-12-2025 19:30 via abbynews.com
  “It’s definitely becoming interesting.”
  That’s the text reply we received from an NHL executive when we asked about Vancouver defenseman Quinn Hughes and teams inquiring about him with the Canucks.
  As first reported by HNIC’s Elliotte Friedman this past Saturday, the Canucks took a call from the New Jersey Devils, who were asking about Hughes’ status.
  Friedman followed that up on his ‘32 Thoughts” podcast by saying that the Detroit Red Wings have a
  
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• Chilliwack bridge to undergo debris removal work as more flooding forecasted

  15-12-2025 06:00 via abbynews.com
  A bridge in Chilliwack over the Vedder canal requires “urgent work” to remove debris, the city announced Sunday night (Dec. 14).
  The city will be on site at the Keith Wilson Bridge on Monday (Dec. 15) to dislodge debris. There will be single-lane alternating traffic from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., from Boundary Road to Chadsey Road.
  The Vedder canal is part of the Chilliwack River system, which has seen flooding over the past several days.More heavy rain is on the way starting late Sund
  
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• Fraser Valley residents warned to brace for more flooding

  15-12-2025 00:41 via abbynews.com
  Update: This story was updated at 7:25 p.m. Sunday with new highway closure information.
  Even as flood waters recede on the Sumas Prairie, residents and drivers in the Fraser Valley and Fraser Canyon are being warned to expect more impacts from a new weather system moving in overnight Sunday (Dec. 14).
  Flood warnings are in place for the Sumas and Chilliwack Rivers as a new weather system bringing heavy rain and winds is anticipated to move over B.C.’s South Coast Sunday night and into Mon
  
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• BREAKING: Fraser Valley residents warned to brace for more flooding

  15-12-2025 00:41 via abbynews.com
  Even as flood waters recede on the Sumas Prairie, residents and drivers in the Fraser Valley and Fraser Canyon are being warned to expect more impacts from a new weather system moving in overnight Sunday (Dec. 14).
  A new weather system bringing heavy rain and winds is moving over B.C.’s South Coast Sunday night and into Monday, with the heaviest impacts expected on Monday morning, Dec. 15.
  The latest weather system, coming hot on the heels of the atmospheric river that saw significant floo
  
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• Highway 1 reopens in both directions through Abbotsford

  14-12-2025 23:35 via abbynews.com
  Highway 1 has now reopened to traffic in both directions.
  One eastbound lane and both westbound lanes on Highway 1 in Abbotsford are now open, a B.C. Ministry of Transportation press release notes on Sunday, Dec. 14. The single eastbound lane between Highway 11 and No. 3 Road opened this morning (Dec. 14). The two westbound lanes opened on the evening of Dec. 13.
  Drivers should expect slower speed limits through this area and give themselves additional time to reach their destination. With a sin
  
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• Buium, Demko lead Canucks to 2-1 win over Devils as post-Hughes era begins

  14-12-2025 21:10 via abbynews.com
  Zeev Buium had a goal and an assist in his Vancouver Canucks debut, leading his new team to a 2-1 win over the host New Jersey Devils in NHL action Sunday afternoon at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
  Buium, along with Marco Rossi and Liam Ohgren, were picked up by the Canucks in a blockbuster trade for Vancouver captain Quinn Hughes on Friday.
  Jake DeBrusk had the other goal for the Canucks (12-17-3), with Thatcher Demko sharp in making 25 saves for the goaltending win. Quinn’s broth
  
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• One B.C. board says Dallas Brodie removed as party leader

  14-12-2025 19:40 via abbynews.com
  One B.C. has reportedly removed Dallas Brodie as party leader, according to a statement posted to social media.
  The party’s board of directors removed Brodie as leader in a statement dated Dec. 13, which was posted to social media shortly after midnight on Sunday (Dec. 14).
  The statement alleges attempted breaches of security systems, communication software and party databases.
  “There have been multiple recent attempts by agents instructed by Ms. Brodie to obtain control of party ass
  
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• Heavy rain expected on Coquihalla, Highway 3

  14-12-2025 18:30 via abbynews.com
  A lot of rain is anticipated to fall on some B.C. highways tonight and into tomorrow.
  A rainfall warning has been issued for the Coquihalla from Hope to Merritt and Highway 3 from Hope to Princeton via Allison Pass.
  As much as 80 milimetres of rain is expected to fall on parts of the highways.
  The rain is expected to ease by Monday evening.
  
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• This B.C. Grinch is no mean one, delivering joy to community’s doorstep

  14-12-2025 17:00 via abbynews.com
  He may look grumpy, green and delightfully mean, but this Grinch isn’t out to swipe your Christmas roast beast – he’s far more interested in dropping it off at your doorstep with a generous side of laughter.
  What began as a light-hearted idea after the long stretch of COVID lockdowns has grown (three sizes) into a full-blown holiday tradition for Langford’s Stan Schinners.
  Hoping to lift spirits in a community that felt worn down, Schinners bought himself a Grinch costume
  
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• Evacuation alerts in Abbotsford, B.C. rescinded as floodwaters recede

  14-12-2025 16:20 via globalnews.ca
  Some homeowners in Abbotsford, B.C., may soon return home as flooding evacuation orders were downgraded Saturday and alerts rescinded. Parts of Highway 1 remain closed, however.
  
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• VIDEO: A disappointing Teddy Bear Toss night for Vancouver Giants

  14-12-2025 15:30 via abbynews.com
  Victoria’s Roan Woodward had a very good game, at the expense of Vancouver Giants, whose Teddy Bear Toss night ended with a 3-1 loss to the Royals Saturday.Woodward scored three times in the third period for the Victoria Royals to lift his club to a 3-1 road win over the Vancouver Giants on Saturday night at Langley Events Centre.
  Cameron Schmidt scored the Teddy Bear Toss goal for Vancouver 15 seconds after Woodward made it 1-0, but the Royals 20-year-old forward found the back of the net
  
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• QUIZ: AI technology creates new worlds

  14-12-2025 13:50 via abbynews.com
  Each year, Time recognizes an individual, group, object or idea for its influence on the events of the year, for better or worse.
  In December, 2025, the designation went to the Architects of AI, people behind the artificial intelligence boom.
  The use of AI has grown rapidly in recent years as this technology is used in problem-solving, reasoning, research, autonomous vehicles and many other facets.
  How much do you know about AI in fact and fiction, and about other recipients of Time’s Pers
  
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• City of Abbotsford lifts evacuation alerts for 1,069 properties in Sumas Prairie

  14-12-2025 10:30 via abbynews.com
  Improved conditions have led the City of Abbotsford to lift evacuation alerts for 1,069 properties in Sumas Prairie West and Sumas Prairie East, as well as downgrade 160 other properties from evacuation order to evacuation alert.
  The changes were announced by the city in a press release on Saturday (Dec. 13) evening.
  Evacuation orders are still in place for 325 properties in the Sumas Prairie area.
  For an interactive map with all the details, click anywhere in this sentence.ðŸ&nbs
  
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• Abbotsford Christian Knights win APD Basketball Tournament senior boys title for first time since 96

  14-12-2025 09:30 via abbynews.com
  The year was 1996 – Kobe Bryant was in his rookie NBA season, Liberal leader Jean Chretien served as Prime Minister and the Nintendo 64 arrived on shelves.
  It’s also the last time the Abbotsford Christian School Knights won the senior boys division at the Abbotsford Police Basketball Tournament.
  That 29-year drought finally snapped on Saturday (Dec. 13), as the Knights downed the Yale Lions 75-61 in front of a big crowd at the UFV Athletic Centre.Tip-off for the @AbbyPoliceDept City
  
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• Single-vehicle crash in Abbotsford leaves one dead

  13-12-2025 23:08 via abbynews.com
  One person is dead following a single-vehicle collision in Abbotsford on Saturday morning (Dec. 13).
  Police responded to a call of a collision at 11:30 a.m. in the 28000 block of Huntingdon Road.
  “Emergency crews arrived to find a single vehicle that had rolled off the roadway into a water-filled ditch,” noted an Abbotsford Police news release Saturday. Despite lifesaving measures, the driver “succumbed to their injuries,” police said.
  Huntingdon Road remains closed betwe
  
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• High streamflow advisory issued for B.C. Coast & Fraser Valley as more storms expected

  13-12-2025 21:48 via abbynews.com
  Another atmospheric river is on the way for the coastal areas of B.C. and the Fraser Valley, with rain expected to start late Saturday and continue through the week.
  Vancouver Island, the North Coast, and areas of the Central and South Coast are expected to receive the heaviest rainfall on late Sunday into early Tuesday, according to Environment Canada.
  Enviroment Canada issued a high stream advisory Saturday (Dec. 13) for North Coast including Kitimat, Prince Rupert and surrounding areas, Centr
  
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• B.C. team’s ocean-hacking efforts shine silver at global tech competition

  13-12-2025 21:00 via abbynews.com
  It might have been the first time a B.C. team participated, but that didn’t stop Victoria-based Centre for Ocean Applied Sustainable Technologies (COAST) from making waves at the global Ocean Hackathon.
  On Dec. 2, local ocean innovators representing B.C.’s hub for the sustainable economy took second place out of 57 teams at the Ocean Hackathon® 9 Grand Finale in Brest, France, earning global recognition.
  Their project, Ocean Drift, uses AI and deep learning to analyze complex oce
  
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• VIDEO: Motorcycle and sedan crash in Maple Ridge

  13-12-2025 20:20 via abbynews.com
  Serious injuries were reported in a crash at Lougheed Hwy and 224 St. in Maple Ridge around 2 a.m. Saturday morning.A sedan and motorcycle collided early Saturday morning at Lougheed Highway and 224 St. pic.twitter.com/V7qwRNwiK5
  — Langley Advance Times (@LangleyTimes) December 13, 2025
  Emergency crews responded to a traffic accident involving a Mercedes sedan and a motorcycle.
  Integrated Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Service (ICARS) was called in to assist Ridge Meadows RCMP with
  
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• Highway 1 remains closed in Abbotsford amid ongoing flooding

  13-12-2025 19:46 via abbynews.com
  Highway 1 is still closed from Whatcom Road to No. 3 Road Saturday morning (Dec. 13) and there is currently “no way through no way through Abbotsford to Chilliwack or eastern parts of the province,” according to the City of Abbotsford.
  Although water has receded overnight near the Whatcom Road exits, there is “still a significant amount of water on the highway, said Abbotsford Police media relations officer Sgt. Paul Walker.
  Police ask that drivers respect the barriers in place
  
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• Vancouver FC series against Mexico’s Cruz Azul begins Feb. 4 in Langley

  13-12-2025 19:00 via abbynews.com
  One of Mexico’s toughest soccer teams will be playing in Langley early in the new year.
  Vancouver FC will host defending Concacaf champions Cruz Azul at Willoughby stadium on Wednesday Feb. 4. at 7 p.m. then travel to Mexico for their second match on Thursday, Feb. 12.
  Dates and venues for the Concacaf Champions Cup schedule were announced Friday, Dec. 12.
  It will be the first time in club history that Vancouver FC will host continental football at Willoughby Community Park.
  At a Langley w
  
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• VIDEO: Vancouver Giants win overtime victory against the Victoria Royals

  13-12-2025 18:05 via abbynews.com
  Vancouver Giants had a 4-1 over Victoria Royals going into the third period, but a comeback by Victoria that saw the hosts score three unanswered goals pushed the game to overtime Friday at Save on Foods Memorial Centre.
  Nobody scored in the extra frame and then Aaron Obobaifo scored the shootout winner for a 5-4 Giants win.Ryan Lin, Obobaifo, Tobias Tomik and Brett Olson each scored for the Giants. Obobaifo (1G-2A) and Olson (1G-1A), as well as Tyus Sparks (2A) had multi-point nights.
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• VIDEO: Vancouver Giants win overtime against the Victoria Royals

  13-12-2025 18:05 via abbynews.com
  Vancouver Giants had a 4-1 over Victoria Royals going into the third period, but a comeback by Victoria that saw the hosts score three unanswered goals pushed the game to overtime Friday at Save on Foods Memorial Centre.
  Nobody scored in the extra frame and then Aaron Obobaifo scored the shootout winner for a 5-4 Giants win.Ryan Lin, Obobaifo, Tobias Tomik and Brett Olson each scored for the Giants. Obobaifo (1G-2A) and Olson (1G-1A), as well as Tyus Sparks (2A) had multi-point nights.
  Ludovic P
  
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• ‘New wave of nurses’ integrating harm reduction into health care in B.C.

  13-12-2025 17:00 via abbynews.com
  As the effects of the toxic drug crisis become an intrinsic part of health care, nurses on Vancouver Island are having to adapt to what that means for keeping patients healthy.
  On Dec. 2, Vancouver Island University fourth-year nursing students hosted a harm reduction education panel along with the VIU Harm Reduction Alliance, intending to raise awareness about the toxic drug crisis, challenge stigma and foster a safer community.
  Nursing professor Sarah Lovegrove told the News Bulletin that harm
  
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• Vernon martial artists top Western Canadian field

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

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

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

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

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

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

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