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• Trudeau says 120 countries are ready to agree to 30 by 30 framework at COP15

  08-12-2022 00:30 via abbynews.com
  
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• KidsPlay Foundation stands by its mission as CEO faces criminal charges

  15-09-2026 19:12 via abbynews.com
  
  KidsPlay Foundation says it remains committed to supporting youth through sports camps, educational forums, mentorship and community patrols.
  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
  
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• KidsPlay Foundation reaffirms mission amid criminal charges against CEO

  15-09-2026 19:12 via abbynews.com
  
  KidsPlay Foundation says it remains committed to supporting youth through sports camps, educational forums, mentorship and community patrols.
  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
  
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• Paddlers invited to journey from Hope to Agassiz on World Rivers Day

  15-09-2026 18:45 via abbynews.com
  
  A large flotilla of canoes and kayaks will make their way along the Fraser River from Hope to Agassiz this month.The World Rivers Day Guided Paddle is a chance for paddlers to celebrate World Rivers Day, and takes participants 40 km down the might Fraser on Sept. 27.The padded is expected to take most of the day, kicking off in Hope at 8 a.m. and wrapping up around 5 p.m. at the Cheam Fishing Village and Campground near Agassiz.The event is organized by the Hope Mountain Centre Centre for Outdoo
  
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• UFV to offer virtual exercises for youth diagnosed with cancer

  15-09-2026 18:23 via abbynews.com
  
  A new virtual exercise program will soon offer free, accessible physical activity to youths who have been diagnosed with cancer or a blood disorder.
  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
  
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• Aldergrove athlete helps bring home rugby gold

  15-09-2026 18:07 via abbynews.com
  
  Aldergrove’s 22-year-old Ava Van Santen, a Trinity Western University athlete, helped Canada claim gold at the FISU World University Championship Rugby Sevens, scoring four tries in the gold-medal game.Canada defeated France 20-0 in the final at the beginning of the month in Stellenbosch, South Africa.
  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
  
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• MLA hopefuls spar in Abbotsford-Mission byelection debate

  15-09-2026 07:12 via abbynews.com
  
  Emergency department closures, education, and relations with local First Nations were among the topics discussed in the final debate for the Abbotsford-Mission byelection.
  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
  
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• B.C.’s deficit rises to nearly $13.8B after first quarter report released

  15-09-2026 01:19 via abbynews.com
  
  B.C.’s deficit is now projected to hit a new record of nearly $13.8 billion in the 2026/27 fiscal year, up $450 million from the amount projected when the budget was released in February.
  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,
  
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• All 3 youth pleaded guilty to manslaughter in death of Penticton’s Taig Savage

  15-09-2026 01:13 via abbynews.com
  
  Two of three youth charged in the 2021 death of a young Penticton man pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter in B.C. Supreme Court in Kelowna the morning of Sept. 14.
  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
  
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• Comox 19 Wing rescue team evacuates cruise ship passenger in medical distress

  15-09-2026 01:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Royal Canadian Airforce’s (RCAF) 442 Transport and Rescue Squadron evacuated a cruise ship passenger in medical distress 200 km northwest of Port Hardy on Sept. 12.
  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.
  
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• Clinton community rallies together following Pear Lake wildfire

  15-09-2026 00:25 via abbynews.com
  
  While the Pear Lake wildfire may have forced Clinton’s evacuation this summer, it has left the community stronger than ever.
  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.
  
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• Abbotsford’s Bateman Timberwolves football team invited to inaugural Tom Gretes Kick-off Classic

  15-09-2026 00:04 via abbynews.com
  
  The Robert Bateman Timberwolves senior boys football team is set for a cross-country trip and some challenging preseason competition this Friday (Sept. 18).
  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
  
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• Settlement reached over Staccato cherry dispute

  14-09-2026 23:59 via abbynews.com
  
  A litigation between Summerland Varieties Corp. and Monson Fruit Company in the U.S. has been resolved in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington.
  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
  
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• Paul Mahil enters mayor’s race in Abbotsford

  14-09-2026 23:57 via abbynews.com
  
  Abbotsford farmer and small-business owner Paul Mahil has entered the mayor’s race in Abbotsford.
  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
  
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• PHOTOS: MCC Festival in Abbotsford attracts thousands

  14-09-2026 22:38 via abbynews.com
  
  Thousands packed Abbotsford’s Tradex on Friday and Saturday (Sept. 11 and 12) for the 57th annual Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Festival for World Relief.
  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,
  
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• Alberta man sues Kelowna RCMP officers over alleged unlawful search, seizure

  14-09-2026 22:31 via abbynews.com
  
  An Alberta man is fighting for his belongings, he says were taken by Kelowna RCMP officers during an unlawful search.
  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
  
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• RCMP investigating report of human remains found near Salmon Arm

  14-09-2026 22:15 via abbynews.com
  
  Authorities are investigating after human remains were reportedly found in the Yankee Flats area south of Salmon Arm.
  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
  
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• Abbotsford charity’s playground gets facelift

  14-09-2026 21:30 via abbynews.com
  
  An Abbotsford playground looks good as new after a handful of volunteers recently gave it a major makeover.
  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
  
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• New Abbotsford park honours history of Japanese Canadians

  14-09-2026 20:43 via abbynews.com
  
  A new park in Abbotsford that includes a space dedicated to the legacy of Japanese Canadians celebrates its official opening on Saturday, Sept. 19.
  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.
  
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• Several all-candidates meetings scheduled ahead of Abbotsford municipal election

  14-09-2026 19:53 via abbynews.com
  
  Election season has arrived and several all-candidates meetings are now on the schedule for October.
  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
  
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• Seniors’ caravan rolls through Revelstoke in call for Canada to tackle climate change

  14-09-2026 19:49 via abbynews.com
  
  A cohort of climate-conscious senior citizens caravanning across Canada to converge on the country’s capital, in a call for commitments to countering the consequences of extreme weather, stopped in town last Thursday.
  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
  
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• Peggy Antifaeff seeks seat on Abbotsford school board

  14-09-2026 19:45 via abbynews.com
  
  Longtime educator Peggy Antifaeff has announced her candidacy for school trustee with Abbotsford board of education.
  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
  
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• More waiting in Okanagan city councillor’s trial for sexual offences

  14-09-2026 19:17 via abbynews.com
  
  Outgoing Penticton Coun. James Miller will have to wait longer for a decision in the first of two trials for sexual offences.
  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
  
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• ‘We’re not here to judge’: Doctors bring back-to-school drug checking to UVic

  14-09-2026 19:00 via abbynews.com
  
  First-year UVic student Sidney McIntyre-Starko was 18 when she died in January 2024 after being exposed to B.C.’s toxic drug supply.
  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
  
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• B.C. MLA Wilson becomes 7th to join Peter Milobar’s new party

  14-09-2026 18:56 via abbynews.com
  
  Boundary-Similkameen MLA Donegal Wilson is joining Peter Milobar’s new political party, becoming the seventh former B.C. Conservative to join his emerging centre-right coalition.
  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
  
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• VIDEO: 1 killed in single-vehicle crash in Chilliwack

  14-09-2026 18:42 via abbynews.com
  
  One person has been killed after a single-vehicle crash at 12:10 a.m. on Monday (Sept. 14).
  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
  
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• 1 killed in single-vehicle crash in Chilliwack

  14-09-2026 18:42 via abbynews.com
  
  One person has been killed after a single-vehicle crash shortly after midnight on Monday (Sept. 14).
  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
  
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• Mission RCMP search for missing 34-year-old woman

  14-09-2026 18:25 via abbynews.com
  
  Mission RCMP is asking for the public’s help in finding a missing 34-year-old woman.
  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.
  
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• Abbotsford police search for missing 47-year-old man

  14-09-2026 16:44 via abbynews.com
  
  The Abbotsford Police Department is asking for the public’s help in finding a missing 47-year-old man.
  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’
  
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• VIDEO: A ‘sloppy’ loss by Vancouver FC to Toronto

  14-09-2026 03:30 via abbynews.com
  
  “I don’t think our quality was where it needed to be today,” said Vancouver FC coach Martin, following a 3-1 loss to Inter Toronto on Sunday at York Lions Stadium.Luca Accettola got the scoring started for Toronto with a strike from well outside the box. Then, less than five minutes after the break, Tomasz Skublak doubled the lead and went on to also score Toronto’s third goal.
  Vancouver would strike back with about 20 minutes to play, as Thierno Bah snuck a ball past Int
  
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