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• Two stabbed in Surrey overnight

  22-07-2022 19:31 via abbynews.com
  
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• Abbotsford’s Ty Young backstops Canucks to shutout win over Colorado

  08-03-2026 08:44 via abbynews.com
  Turning the calendar from 2025 to 2026 has worked out well so far for Abbotsford Canucks goalie Ty Young.
  After a rough start this fall in Abbotsford, Young was assigned to the ECHL’s Kalamazoo Wings in December and quietly rebuilt his game.
  The 2022 fifth round pick was reassigned to Abbotsford on Feb. 17 and has earned wins in his last two AHL starts. He put an exclamation mark on his return with a 4-0 win over the Colorado Eagles on Satruday (March 7). It was the first career AHL shutou
  
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• Morrissey nets OT winner as Winnipeg Jets rally to beat Canucks 3-2

  08-03-2026 04:25 via abbynews.com
  Josh Morrissey scored the overtime winner, lifting the Winnipeg Jets to a 3-2 win over the visiting Vancouver Canucks in NHL action Saturday at the Canada Life Centre.
  Mark Scheifele and Gabriel Vilardi also scored for the Jets (26-26-10), with Connor Hellebuyck earning the netminding win, making 21 saves.
  Linus Karlsson and Liam Öhgren replied for Vancouver (19-36-8). Goalie Kevin Lankinen played well in defeat, making 32 saves.
  Vancouver managed the only goal of the opening period.
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• Man charged for 2022 Okanagan double homicide

  07-03-2026 20:40 via abbynews.com
  A 36-year-old man has been charged in relation to a 2022 double homicide in the Penticton area, the RCMP said Saturday, Mar. 7.
  The BC Prosecution Service has approved two counts of first-degree murder Yves “Oliver” Grenier in connection with the deaths of Douglas Barker and Alannah Brown.
  The E-Division District Major Crime Unit laid the charges, which were sworn in Friday, March 6.
  Grenier has since been arrested and remains in custody.
  The investigation began in September 2022 aft
  
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• ‘Renewed sense of hope’: Date set for Kelowna woman’s liver transplant surgery

  07-03-2026 19:40 via abbynews.com
  A Kelowna mom finally has a date set for her liver transplant.
  After believing she was “forgotten about” while on the waitlist, then a delay due to an incident with her donor, and “entering end-stage liver failure,” Lyndsay Richholt is finally undergoing her transplant on Apr. 10, according to a social media post.
  “Words truly can’t express the relief my loved ones and I feel as I near the closing of this chapter,” her social media post reads. “I&r
  
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• Punk-rock concert featuring 5 bands will raise money for Hope skate park

  07-03-2026 19:30 via abbynews.com
  An upcoming concert featuring five bands will raise funds to help keep a skate park in Hope open.
  The event, Save HMI Skatepark Fundraiser Concert, is set for Saturday, March 14.
  The punk rock show features bands Cop Shuvit, The Spewers, False Flags, The Bobby’s, and The Fomites. It is hosted by SKG Promotions.
  The indoor skate park is trying to raise $30,000 by April in order to renew its three-year lease.
  As of March 4, more than $8,700 had been raised. Money has come in through bottle d
  
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• Vancouver Rise FC wins Best of BC award from Sport BC

  07-03-2026 17:52 via abbynews.com
  The Vancouver Rise FC was awarded the Best of BC award by Sport BC on Thursday (March 5).
  The organization’s 58th annual awards, hosted by the CBC’s Scott Russell, honoured B.C.’s best in amateur sport, including athletes, coaches, teams and officials for outstanding performances in 2025.
  The Best of BC award is supported by the province and is given to a team or person who has represented B.C. internationally or nationally in a professional or amateur sport, according to Sport
  
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• Strong wind conditions expected throughout Northern B.C., Okanagan, Kootenays

  07-03-2026 16:50 via abbynews.com
  Windy conditions are expected throughout the B.C. Okanagan, northern regions, and Eastern Fraser Valley, and Kootenays on Saturday, Mar. 7.
  Environment Canada has issued two different weather alerts due to the wind.
  First, from Hope, up Highway 1 and extending to Northern B.C. is under a yellow wind warning.
  In these areas, winds are expected to be 70-80 km/h with gusts exceeding 90 km/h.
  “A cold front associated with a strong low pressure system passing through northern British Columbia t
  
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• VIDEO: Vancouver Giants win overtime victory over Kelowna

  07-03-2026 16:00 via abbynews.com
  Kelowna scored first, but Vancouver scored last, an overtime winner by draft-eligible Giants forward Tobias Tomik in their 4-3 victory over the Rockets on Friday night at Prospera Place.Giants had a very strong second period, outshooting Kelowna 15-8 and tying the game 2-2 heading into the third. Colton Gerrior gave them a 3-2 lead, but the Rockets tied it late, sending the game to overtime. The first shot of overtime ended the game, when Tomik carried the puck around a diving defender, drove to
  
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• Murray Garth Anderson

  07-03-2026 15:30 via abbynews.com
  In Loving Memory ~
  July 31, 1950 – February 20, 2026
  Murray Garth Anderson passed away after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was a loving partner to Linda Scott, a devoted father to Rob and wife Paula, Laura, and a proud stepfather to Carly and Chris and wife Fran. He was a cherished grandfather to Jayden, Parker, Amelia, Bentley, and Isabella. Murray will be remembered as a great dad, stepdad, partner, and grandpa. He will be deeply missed and forever in our hearts.
  
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• Michael Liebe

  07-03-2026 15:30 via abbynews.com
  1937- 2025
  Mike was a forman most of his years. He worked at Slumber Queen RV from the start of the company until he retired. He is survived by his wife Jean, five children, 10 grandchildren, and 5 great grandchildren. The Celebration of Life is April 4, 2025 from 11am to 3pm in Chilliwack. Please RSVP at 604-997-4973.
  
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• Boeser nets 2 as Canucks end long losing skid with 6-3 win over Blackhawks

  07-03-2026 05:15 via abbynews.com
  Brock Boeser scored twice, including the winner early in the third period, helping the visiting Vancouver Canucks end a seven-game losing skid with a 6-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks at the United Center in Chicago.
  Drew O’Connor, Jake DeBrusk, Teddy Blueger and Max Sasson also scored for the Canucks (19-36-7), while Marcus Pettersson had two assists. Nikita Tolopilo earned the win in goal, stopping 20 shots.
  Ryan Donato, Ilya Mikheyev and Frank Nazar replied for Chicago (23-29-10). Arv
  
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• Iain Black envisions a more profitable B.C. in Conservative leadership bid

  07-03-2026 03:30 via abbynews.com
  Iain Black calls himself a “turnaround guy.”
  And the candidate in the B.C. Conservative Party leadership race says B.C. needs a turnaround.
  Black visited Jitter Beans Coffee House in Lumby Friday, Feb. 27, to meet with the public, hear their thoughts and concerns, and make his case to succeed John Rustad as leader of the province’s current Opposition party.
  After mingling with local residents, the former BC Liberal minister spoke to The Morning Star about his reasons for runnin
  
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• Man linked to Edgewood ostrich protest heads to assault trial

  07-03-2026 01:30 via abbynews.com
  A man facing charges from an assault of a neighbour to the Universal Ostrich Farm (UOF) is heading to trial.
  Timothy Regan will be back in Nakusp Provincial Court Oct. 7 and 8 to face three charges.
  Regan, 61, is charged with assault, assault with a weapon and mischief of $5,000 or under from an incident on Sept. 22, 2025 in Edgewood.
  He was arrested following an altercation that resulted in a 73-year-old female victim needing medical assistance on scene.
  “The suspect who was associated to
  
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• Crown: 3 Surrey men ‘equally culpable’ for killing of senior Abbotsford couple

  07-03-2026 00:53 via abbynews.com
  Three men accused of killing an elderly Abbotsford couple in 2022 should share equal blame “no matter who inflicted the mortal injuries,” a Crown lawyer stated Friday morning (March 6) in court.
  William Dorsey was giving his closing submissions in B.C. Supreme Court in Abbotsford during the trial of Khushveer Toor, Gurkaran Singh and Abhijeet Singh of Surrey.
  The three men are each accused of two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Arnold and Joanne De Jong. Their trial by
  
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• B.C. allowing Vancouver and Victoria to create independent police academies

  07-03-2026 00:04 via abbynews.com
  The province has approved an arrangement for the Vancouver and Victoria police departments to open their own police academies this year as satellite programs of the Justice Institute of B.C.
  “These new police training academies will allow police to enhance their recruiting efforts, strengthen succession planning, and better respond to growing service demands,” said Nina Krieger, minister of public safety and solicitor general, at a news conference in Victoria on Friday, March 6.
  This
  
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• Abbotsford police arrest armed man at gunpoint

  06-03-2026 23:40 via abbynews.com
  An intense situation played out early Friday morning (March 6) in what is usually a quiet Abbotsford neighbourhood as police swarmed to the area of Immel Street and Saddle Street.
  Multiple officers responded to calls of suspicious individuals in the area, with police identifying four suspects upon arrival.
  A 33-year-old man with prior connections to property-related offences was stopped, with the Abbotsford Police Department reporting that he quickly became non-compliant.
  “During the inter
  
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• Prosecutor outlines case against three accused in brutal slaying of B.C. couple

  06-03-2026 23:09 via globalnews.ca
  A Crown prosecutor says evidence shows three men accused of killing an Abbotsford, B.C., couple in 2022 were driven by debt and greed to carry out a violent home invasion.
  
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• ‘No reason to kill our parents’: Closing arguments heard in B.C. double murder trial

  06-03-2026 23:09 via globalnews.ca
  Bank records showed that just hours before the killings, items such as a baseball bat and disposable gloves were purchased by one of the accused from Home Depot and Canadian Tire.
  
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• Pair of spring break events set for Abbotsford’s Sevenoaks Shopping Centre

  06-03-2026 22:22 via abbynews.com
  Abbotsford’s Sevenoaks Shopping Centre is set to be a destination point for local families during Spring Break, with a pair of family-friendly events announced for later this month.
  The fourth annual Heroes Day returns to the mall on Friday, March 20 from noon to 4 p.m.
  The event offers attendees the opportunity to chat and take photos with local community heroes, sports heroes and superheroes. The free event is open to people of all ages and those attending are encouraged to dress up in t
  
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• Sentencing hearing booked for man convicted in 2017 Surrey killing

  06-03-2026 22:20 via abbynews.com
  The judge who’ll rule on when convicted killer Brandon Nathan Teixeira might once again venture out in public is to hear arguments regarding the matter next month in B.C. Supreme Court.
  Teixeira was found guilty last summer of murder, attempted murder and discharge a firearm with intent in connection with the October 2017 shooting death of Nicholas Khabra in South Surrey, and the wounding of a woman who testified that she was with Khabra on the day he was killed.
  The sentencing hearing &nd
  
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• Canucks acquire sixth-round picks for Reichel, Kampf at NHL trade deadline

  06-03-2026 21:45 via abbynews.com
  The Vancouver Canucks made a pair of moves at the buzzer of the 2026 NHL trade deadline on Friday.
  The team announced it has traded forward Lukas Reichel to the Boston Bruins for a 2026 sixth-round draft pick. In addition, forward David Kampf was dealt to the Washington Capitals, also for a sixth-round draft selection in 2026.
  Acquired from the Chicago Blackhawks earlier in the season, Reichel appeared in just 14 games for the Canucks, tallying one assist. He played in 23 games for the AHL&rsquo
  
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• B.C. to allow families of military transfers to access WorkBC in advance

  06-03-2026 20:49 via abbynews.com
  B.C. is making a change to allow families of military personnel to access WorkBC services before moving to the province.
  “We want military spouses and their adult children to be able to find meaningful work and stability as quickly as they want when they’re transferred to our province,” Social Development and Poverty Reduction Minister Sheila Malcolmson said in a Friday (March 6) announcement at the Canadian Forces Base in Esquimalt.
  This change will allow families to plan thei
  
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• Maple Ridge man sentenced after body found in freezer

  06-03-2026 20:45 via abbynews.com
  Five close friends and neighbours sat single file in the courtroom Thursday, March 5, to hear the sentencing of a man now accused of second-degree murder in Jessica Cunningham’s death.
  Mylie Andre Barron, 48, will spend close to a year behind bars for indignity to a body. But earlier this week he was also charged with killing her.
  He appeared by video for his sentencing hearing, facing one count of interference with a dead body after pleading guilty to that charge in October of last year.
  
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• B.C. teen signs deal with world’s biggest music label

  06-03-2026 20:15 via abbynews.com
  A young Victoria artist is reaching for the stars after signing a two-year record deal with the world’s biggest music label, standing alongside some of Canada’s biggest musicians like The Weeknd, The Tragically Hip and Victoria’s own Nelly Furtado.
  Olivia Hahn got her start in artistry when she released her book ‘Healing Our Wounded Hearts: A real-life story about loss in the voice of a teenager’ to help her move through the grief of losing her mother to cancer when
  
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• RCMP find ‘no credible threat’ to 100 Mile House high school

  06-03-2026 19:58 via abbynews.com
  100 Mile House RCMP officers are maintaining a presence at Peter Skene Ogden Secondary School after a safety concern was reported to School District 27.
  Hattie Darney, SD 27’s Director of Instruction and Safe Schools Coordinator, said that on Thursday, March 5, a safety concern was reported to the district. Darney said that school staff responded “quickly and appropriately” and followed protocols related to “worrisome behaviour.”
  “The RCMP assessed the report
  
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• Little free library at Langley Hospice is here to help

  06-03-2026 19:05 via abbynews.com
  A new, tiny library now graces the front of the Langley Hospice Society’s main offices in Langley City, offering a little help for those who need it.
  The small wooden hutch, stocked with books and pamphlets, is in the mode of the popular “little free libraries” that have sprouted up across North America during the past decade.
  It’s the creation of Langley Hospice volunteer Steve Scheepmaker, one of the society’s volunteers.
  Scheepmaker said that he and his family ar
  
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• 3 Chilliwack Animal Safe Haven board members ‘mutually agree’ to step down

  06-03-2026 19:01 via abbynews.com
  Three new board members of the Chilliwack Animal Safe Haven have now stepped down, following uproar from the community regarding changes at the non-profit organization.
  A press release was issued by the board on Friday morning (March 6) announcing that Ayelet Cohen, Chris Kamachi, and Rebeka Breder have resigned from the board of directors effective immediately.
  “Due to misunderstandings surrounding the recent appointments of three board members, it was mutually agreed that stepping down i
  
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• VIDEO: Thousands of dollars in Pokémon cards stolen from Abbotsford store

  06-03-2026 19:00 via abbynews.com
  House of Cards president Brandon Chreptyk was faced with an ugly reality in the early hours of Friday morning (March 6) when he was informed that the “house” had been broken into and many of the cards were now missing.
  The windows of the collectibles store had been smashed at approximately 2:30 a.m., with the thief heading to the Pokémon cases and breaking them open to steal the majority of the store’s entire inventory.
  “We’re all pretty shaken up,” sai
  
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• B.C. teen drowned after dingo attack on island in Australia

  06-03-2026 18:00 via abbynews.com
  The Coroners Court of Queensland has confirmed that Piper James died from drowning after being attacked by a pack of dingoes in January.
  The body of the 19-year-old backpacker from Campbell River was discovered on the morning of Jan. 19, surrounded by about ten dingoes on K’Gari Island, off the eastern coast of Queensland in Australia.
  James “died as a result of drowning in the setting of multiple injuries, due to, or as a consequence of a dingo attack,” a spokesperson for the
  
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