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• UPDATE: Missing 13-year-old found, Surrey police report

  26-12-2025 23:45 via abbynews.com
  A missing 13-year-old boy has been found, Surrey Police Service reports.
  They had previously sought public help searching for a teen who hadn’t returned home for Christmas.
  On Dec. 27, SPS issued a release noting the missing teen has been located “safe and sound.”
  
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• Port Alberni mourns BCHL broadcaster Evan Hammond

  04-01-2026 01:45 via abbynews.com
  Evan Hammond, the voice of the Alberni Valley Bulldogs for more than 20 years, has died.
  Hammond suffered a medical emergency on Wednesday, Dec. 31 and died in hospital on Jan. 2. He was 45.
  Hammond’s death has reverberated around the hockey community, as many teams with the B.C. Hockey League have posted their condolences to family, friends and “Hammer’s” hockey family.
  Hammond was the morning show announcer with 93.3 PEAK FM. “Evan personified being the ‘Sou
  
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• Grand Forks man loses appeal over Highway 3 drug dog delay

  03-01-2026 14:30 via abbynews.com
  A Grand Forks man has lost his appeal of a trafficking conviction over a claim his Charter rights were violated by an unreasonable detention when he was forced to wait almost two hours for a drug sniffing dog to arrive at the scene of the incident.
  Jessie Adam Makortoff had initially filed the Charter of Rights and Freedoms claim during his 2023 trial, alleging that he had been subject to an unlawful stop on Highway 3 in 2020 while returning to Grand Forks and that the officer had held him for a
  
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• Online exhibit celebrates B.C. Interior town’s long Japanese-Canadian legacy

  03-01-2026 14:00 via abbynews.com
  A new online exhibit is celebrating more than a century of Japanese-Canadian history in Revelstoke.
  Supported by funding from the Japanese Canadian Legacies Society, Revelstoke Museum and Archives has added a page on its website dedicated to the stories of dozens of labourers and families with Japanese background who called the city home in the 20th century.
  The exhibit, titled Japanese Legacies, comes thanks to hours of research by project manager Harumi Sakiyama into archives for Revelstoke an
  
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• Beniers nets shootout winner as Seattle Kraken edge Canucks 4-3

  03-01-2026 07:20 via abbynews.com
  Matty Beniers scored the winning goal in a shootout, lifting the visiting Seattle Kraken to a 4-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks in NHL action Friday at Rogers Arena.
  Cale Fleury, Chandler Stephenson and Ben Meyers scored for the Kraken (18-14-7) in regulation time, with Joey Daccord earning the netminding win, making 20 saves.
  Kiefer Sherwood, Jake DeBrusk and Linus Karlsson replied for the Canucks (16-20-4), with Thatcher Demko stopping 25 of 28 shots. DeBrusk also had two assists.
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• Abbotsford Canucks open 2026 with loss to Manitoba

  03-01-2026 05:17 via abbynews.com
  The historical dominance of the Abbotsford Canucks in Winnipeg came to a crashing halt on Friday (Jan. 2).
  For the first time since March 23, 2024, the Manitoba Moose downed the Canucks and posted a 4-1 victory in Winnipeg.
  The all-time series between the teams has now seen Abbotsford win 18 of 26, but Friday’s game saw the Moose attack early and completely control the opening period.Manitoba makes it 1-0, but this may get reviewed for a high stick pic.twitter.com/XL4epaWifG
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• British Columbians aiming for more patience behind the wheel in 2026: ICBC

  03-01-2026 01:18 via abbynews.com
  British Columbians think they can show a little less road rage in 2026.
  ICBC has released a new survey that asked respondents about their driving goals for the coming year, and about 42 per cent said their top resolution for 2026 is showing more patience behind the wheel. The survey results were released Friday (Jan. 2).
  Two-thirds of drivers said they are interested in setting a driving-related goal for 2026, while 24 per cent said they are highly interested in setting a goal.
  Other driving-rel
  
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• Judge hears killer deserves ‘hefty’ prison time for stabbing teen on Surrey bus

  03-01-2026 01:10 via abbynews.com
  A Burnaby man found guilty of manslaughter in the stabbing of a 17-year-old boy on a Surrey bus on April 11, 2023 has yet to be sentenced but the Crown is seeking a prison term of 10 to 12 years minus pretrial custody while the defence argued for six and a half years.
  The most recent hearing was on Friday, January 2 in B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster and is set to resume on Friday, January 9.
  Kaiden Mintenko, 22, was expected to be sentenced on Oct. 2, 2025 but this was paused to hear test
  
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• These are the books, movies, and music that flew off FVRL shelves in 2025

  03-01-2026 00:20 via abbynews.com
  With the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) estimating that 2.2 million books are published each year, that’s a lot of new titles fighting to get into the hands of readers.
  But locally, there were some clear winners in 2025, which can be seen in Fraser Valley Regional Library’s list of the most popular books of the year.
  FVRL explained that this list is reflective of library circulation and checkout numbers rather than reviews, with the list cov
  
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• Burned bear cub rescued near Dawson Creek days before Christmas

  03-01-2026 00:15 via abbynews.com
  Just days before Christmas, a young bear cub discovered alone in the snow was given a second chance at life thanks to the quick response from volunteers at Northern Lights Wildlife Society (NLWS).
  On Saturday, Dec. 20, a young female bear cub was found curled up on the road near Dawson Creek by NLWS volunteer Shawn Jackson. According to Angelika Langen, co-founder and executive director at Northern Lights Wildlife Society, the concerned citizen was worried that the cub would be hit by a vehicle.
  
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• 2 properties outside Vancouver crack the list for 10 most expensive in B.C.

  02-01-2026 22:32 via abbynews.com
  It’s a new year, which means BC Assessment has unveiled the latest data on the most expensive properties throughout the province.
  Released Friday (Jan. 2), the assessments are based on the market values as of July 1, 2025. There were more than 2.23 million properties across B.C. assessed last year, for a total value of $2.75 trillion. It’s down slightly from the total value of $2.83 trillion in 2024.
  BC Assessment also breaks down the data by regions: the Lower Mainland, Vancouver Is
  
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• Flooding advisory issued for Lower Mainland including Surrey, White Rock

  02-01-2026 22:12 via abbynews.com
  Environment Canada has issued a coastal flooding advisory for several areas around the Lower Mainland, including Vancouver’s coastline, Surrey, White Rock and Boundary Bay.
  Abnormal high tides combined with low pressure may produce minor to moderate coastal flooding, as elevated water levels accompanied by strong winds and waves are expected, exceeding highest astronomical tides, the federal agency noted.
  The risk of flooding is the highest this weekend, with the highest risk of coastal fl
  
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• Another rally at Kamloops hospital pressing for better maternity care

  02-01-2026 21:40 via abbynews.com
  Maternity Matters Kamloops is staging a third rally outside Royal Inland Hospital, calling for better maternity care in the wake of seven obstetrician-gynecologist (OB/GYN) specialist resignations at the Kamloops hospital late last year.
  The grassroots organization will hold the rally on Saturday, Jan. 3 from 1 to 2 p.m. in front of the hospital, with the aim of putting continued pressure on Interior Health and the Ministry of Health to take “immediate, accountable action to address ongoin
  
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• BC Transit sues insolvent Aldergrove bus builder over leaky buses

  02-01-2026 20:59 via abbynews.com
  BC Transit is suing a defunct Aldergrove-based bus manufacturer for $5 million, claiming that many of its buses leaked, causing water damage to 118 of them.
  Vicinity Motor Corporation assembled conventional and electric buses and electric trucks in Aldergrove and in a larger facility in Washington State.
  One of the company’s largest clients was BC Transit, which provides public transit to all areas of the province outside of Metro Vancouver, including on Vancouver Island and the Fraser Val
  
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• B.C.’s homeowner grant threshold set at $2.075M for 2026

  02-01-2026 19:49 via abbynews.com
  The provincial government says the basic homeowner grant for 2026 remains unchanged.
  The Finance Ministry announced Friday (Jan. 2) that the threshold for homeowner grants for residential properties in B.C. has been set at $2.075 million for 2026. It’s down from $2.175 million in 2025.
  Homes valued above the threshold, according to the ministry, may qualify for a partial homeowner grant, as it is gradually phased out at the rate of $5 per $1,000 of the assessed value. Homes phase out at $2
  
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• Peace Arch ‘Hands Across the Border’ memories spark quest for 1953 reconnection

  02-01-2026 18:55 via abbynews.com
  It’s been more than 70 years since Irene Morgan went with her Lynden Grade School class to Peace Arch Park to participate in Hands Across the Border.
  The annual event, for decades, drew thousands of children and youth from Canada and the U.S., to celebrate cross-border friendships, trade mementos and more, before it was cancelled in 2013 due to a lack of funding. (It made a comeback in 2015 and has been held in other years since – either in-person or online.)
  With memories of her &ld
  
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• Police investigating early-morning shots fired in North Surrey

  02-01-2026 17:23 via abbynews.com
  RCMP are investigating an early-morning shooting in North Surrey.
  On Friday (Jan. 2) at around 12:30 a.m., police responded to reports of shots fired in the area of 111 Avenue and 160 Street.
  The person who reported the shots fired also advised police that there was a distraught man at the door, a release noted.
  RCMP Surrey Provincial Operations Support Unit members arrived on scene and found and detained the man. Police also found bullet casings and damage to two vehicles and two homes.
  No inju
  
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• Shots fired inside Surrey home send 1 person to hospital

  02-01-2026 16:50 via abbynews.com
  One man was taken to hospital with an apparent gunshot wound after a shooting in Surrey’s Newton neighbourhood Thursday.
  Surrey Police Service is investigating the shooting, which happened Thursday (Jan. 1) around 11:45 p.m.
  Police responded to reports of shots fired inside a home in the area of 140B Street and 59 Avenue, an SPS release noted.
  SPS officers arrived on scene and found an injured male who was transported to hospital with an apparent gunshot wound, the release said, adding he
  
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• BREAKING: Police watchdog now investigating fatal Boxing Day crash in Chilliwack

  02-01-2026 12:07 via abbynews.com
  B.C.’s police watchdog organization says it was not initially informed about a fatal crash in Chilliwack that may have involved the RCMP, but is now handling the investigation.
  The crash took place on Yale Road near Banford Road on Dec. 26 at about 10:15 p.m.
  A white Ford pickup truck crashed into a utility pole near a sharp corner in Yale Road. Paramedics and the fire department attended the scene, where the 27-year-old driver was pronounced dead.
  The Chilliwack RCMP initially told media
  
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• ‘Aftershocks’ continue weeks after 7.0M earthquake at Yukon-Alaska border

  02-01-2026 05:03 via abbynews.com
  Several earthquakes that struck near the Yukon-Alaska border late on New Year’s Eve are part of an ongoing series of aftershocks following one of the biggest earthquakes ever recorded in Canada.
  The 7.0-magnitude earthquake that struck on Dec. 6, 2025 was one of the largest recorded earthquakes in the country since seismologists started tracking these kinds of events about 100 years ago, according to Nick Ackerley, a seismologist with the Canadian Hazards Information Service of Natural Res
  
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• Tractor-trailer in multi-vehicle crash near Surrey-Langley border

  02-01-2026 04:41 via abbynews.com
  A New Year’s Day collision near the Surrey-Langley border between a tractor-trailer and two passenger vehicles has sent three people to hospital – with at least two in critical condition.
  The multi-vehicle collision happened on Jan. 1 at about 5:20 p.m., according to a Surrey Police Service news release.
  The crash involving a tractor-trailer and two vehicles happened near the intersection of 32 Avenue and 194 Street. SPS officers, Surrey Fire Service and BCEHS were all called to the
  
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• First baby of New Year in Fraser Health born at Maple Ridge hospital

  02-01-2026 03:00 via abbynews.com
  A baby born at Ridge Meadows Hospital is Fraser Health’s first baby of 2026.
  The baby boy named Beckett was born at 12:53 a.m. on Thursday Jan. 1, weighing eight pounds and three ounces, to parents Breanna and Pedro.
  British Columbia’s first baby arrived at 12:18 a.m. at Kelowna General Hospital weighing six pounds and eight ounces.
  The B.C. Ministry of Health explained that each year the New Year’s baby symbolizes the start of the new year and represents the first of approxima
  
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• ‘A little blessing’: Interior Health’s 2nd baby of 2026 born in Kamloops

  01-01-2026 23:38 via abbynews.com
  After a week’s worth of patiently waiting, a Kamloops couple has their good luck charm.
  Crystelle Jose Areuano, 23, and Paul Ibizugbe, 29, are overjoyed upon the arrival of their first child, a baby girl, who was born at 4:54 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 1 at Royal Inland Hospital, making her the second 2026 baby born in the entire Interior Health region.
  Baby Eliana weighs in at six pounds and just under two ounces.
  Areuano said Thursday afternoon that the name means “God has answered,&rdquo
  
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• It’s a boy! Northern Health announces first Quesnel baby of 2026

  01-01-2026 20:42 via abbynews.com
  Quesnel’s first baby of 2026 has been born, and it’s a boy.
  Northern Health announced Quesnel’s first baby of the new year just after 11 a.m. on Jan. 1.
  Baby Ezren was born at G.R. Baker Memorial Hospital at 5:47 a.m. on Jan. 1 to parents Kendra and Reighven, of Quesnel.
  Ezren weighs in at six pounds and three ounces.
  Congratulations to the family!
  
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• Abbotsford police arrest border runner, respond to 67 files over New Year’s Eve - Fraser Valley Today

  01-01-2026 19:29 via news.google.com
  Abbotsford police arrest border runner, respond to 67 files over New Year’s Eve  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• B.C.’s 1st baby of 2026 born in Kelowna - Abbotsford News

  01-01-2026 17:55 via news.google.com
  B.C.’s 1st baby of 2026 born in Kelowna  Abbotsford News
  
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• B.C.’s 1st baby of 2026 born in Kelowna

  01-01-2026 17:45 via abbynews.com
  Kelowna has welcomed B.C.’s first baby of 2026.
  The baby, whose name and gender has not yet been revealed, was born at Kelowna General Hospital at 12:18 a.m., weighing six pounds and eight ounces, according to a post to X from the B.C. government.More to come.
  
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• Inmate assaulted at Abbotsford prison - Fraser Valley Today

  01-01-2026 17:18 via news.google.com
  Inmate assaulted at Abbotsford prison  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• BC Hydro survey looks to the zodiac for signs of 2026 energy habits

  01-01-2026 14:00 via abbynews.com
  A new survey conducted on behalf of BC Hydro shows 83 per cent of British Columbians plan to make a New Year’s resolution.
  Some of those respondents – about one-in-five – believe their zodiac signs could influence those plans, including how they will manage energy use in the new year, BC Hydro said Wednesday (Dec. 31) in an info bulletin. The most common resolutions focus on health and wellness at 37 per cent, reducing stress and prioritizing mental health at 19 per cent, and i
  
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• QUIZ: Reviewing the news of 2025 - Abbotsford News

  01-01-2026 13:52 via news.google.com
  QUIZ: Reviewing the news of 2025  Abbotsford News
  
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