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• Court declines to reopen Cowichan Tribes case to add private landowner Montrose

  29-06-2026 22:03 via abbynews.com
  
  B.C. Supreme Court Justice Barbara Young will not allow the Cowichan Tribes Aboriginal title case to be reopened for the private landowner Montrose Properties to be added as a defendant.
  Permitting the case to be relitigated in this way would be an “abuse of process,” the judge found.
  “Although Montrose did not have formal notice of the proceeding, it had knowledge of the proceedings, and chose not to apply to be added as [a] party until long after the conclusion of the trial,&
  
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• Agassiz prison locked down for exceptional search

  29-06-2026 21:44 via abbynews.com
  
  Correctional Service B.C. (CSC) has reported a lockdown at medium-security Mountain Institution in Agassiz.
  The lockdown has been in effect since June 26 to enable staff members to conduct an exceptional search.
  “The search was ordered to ensure the safety and security of the institution, its staff, and inmates,” the CSC stated.
  As of press time, visits are suspended unitl the search is completed. Normal operations will resume as soon as the CSC deems it safe to do so.
  
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• B.C. Nurses’ Union files 72-hour strike notice to labour relations board

  29-06-2026 21:37 via abbynews.com
  
  The B.C. Nurses’ Union has filed a 72-hour strike notice to the B.C. Labour Relations Board and the Health Employers Association of B.C.
  Union president Adriane Gear announced the job action notice Monday in Burnaby.She said on Thursday, July 2 and 12:01 p.m., the nurses in the province will be in a legal position to begin job action.This comes after 67 per cent of B.C. nurses voted to reject the recently negotiated tentative collective agreement.
  The tentative deal was negotiated between
  
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• 1 dead in Kelowna following report of a drowning on Okanagan Lake

  29-06-2026 21:10 via abbynews.com
  
  UPDATE 12:55 p.m.
  An individual has died following a possible drowning call on Okanagan Lake late Monday morning.
  “Officers, including the General Investigation Support Team, are currently on scene conducting the preliminary investigation,” Kelowna RCMP media relations officer Cpl. Steven Lang told Black Press Media. “The BC Coroner’s Service has been notified and is currently on scene.”
  Emergency crews were called to the scene of Poplar Point Drive along Okanagan L
  
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• Teens strive for rugby gold at Provincial Regional Championships in Abbotsford

  29-06-2026 21:00 via abbynews.com
  
  The top-ranked teen BC Rugby squads are preparing to go head-to-head at Abbotsford’s Exhibition Park for a chance to get on the provincial podium.
  On July 4 and 5, both boys and girls teams in the U15, U17, and U19 divisions will compete in the Provincial Regional Championships, with several Fraser Valley teams among them.
  The first day of the tournament will be the semi-finals, with the championship matches taking place on Sunday (July 5), where the region with the best overall record wil
  
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• ‘One with the crowd’: Victoria youth find home at the World Cup

  29-06-2026 20:50 via abbynews.com
  
  Hussein Obid didn’t need to see the ball hit the net.
  With Egyptian superstar Mohamed Salah cutting towards the edge of the 18-yard box in the 67th minute inside BC Place, the 18-year-old leaned toward his friends. “He’s going to score.”
  About 10 seconds later, he did.
  It turned out to be the game-winner in Egypt’s 3-1 victory over New Zealand, the country’s first-ever World Cup win, and set off a roar inside the sold-out stadium of 52,497 fans.
  “Everybo
  
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• Best of B.C. theatre takes Vernon stage

  29-06-2026 20:30 via abbynews.com
  
  The best of theatre from throughout the province is coming to a stage near you.
  Mainstage is back in Vernon after a successful festival in Fort St. John in 2025.
  The annual drama festival returns to the Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre from July 6 to 10 with five plays.
  Each evening features a different play from a different region of British Columbia.
  Produced by Theatre BC, Mainstage is one of the longest-running theatre traditions in Canada, dating back to 1932.
  “This exciting
  
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• Surrey’s Wodak wins Beneva Vancouver Half Marathon women’s title

  29-06-2026 19:40 via abbynews.com
  
  Surrey’s Natasha Wodak was the fastest woman among Beneva Vancouver Half Marathon runners on Sunday, June 28.
  Thousands of runners filled streets of Vancouver for the event, hosted by Canada Running Series.
  Wodak, course record-holder and two-time Canadian Olympic long-distance runner in 2016 and 2020, finished the 21-kilometre route in the first-place time of 1:14:48.
  “I love the opportunity to race in my hometown, especially when it’s an ASICS event and Canada Running Series,
  
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• Vancouver Canucks acquire veteran forward Brendan Gallagher from Habs

  29-06-2026 19:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Brendan Gallagher is coming back to Vancouver.
  Vancouver Canucks general manager Ryan Johnson announced Monday (June 29) the club has acquired the veteran forward from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for future considerations. According to a press release, the Canadiens will also retain 50 per cent of Gallagher’s salary ($6.5M cap hit this season; $4M in base salary).
  Also Monday, the Canucks picked up a third-round pick in the 2029 NHL draft (originally belonging to Colorado) for forwa
  
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• Findlay shakes up B.C. Conservative caucus leadership, installs Maahs as interim leader

  29-06-2026 19:18 via abbynews.com
  
  B.C. Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay is shaking up the party’s caucus leadership team, installing mostly loyalists who backed her campaign in the key roles.
  Chilliwack North MLA Heather Maahs will lead the Official Opposition on an interim basis, presumably until Findlay can secure a seat through a byelection. This would require a sitting MLA to step down, and while none have stepped forward yet, there are rumours that several have offered to.
  Prince George—North Cariboo MLA
  
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• Benjamin Mehrer to seek seat on Abbotsford board of education

  29-06-2026 19:15 via abbynews.com
  
  Life-long Abbotsford resident Benjamin Mehrer has announced he is joining the race for school trustee this October.
  Mehrer, who works as a “market people manager” for a local restaurant chain, said he believes schools should prepare young people not only to graduate, but to become confident, resilient and engaged members of the community.
  “Our schools do far more than teach math or reading,” he said.
  “They help shape future leaders, entrepreneurs, tradespeople, heal
  
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• New project aims to identify weaknesses in Fraser Valley tourism

  29-06-2026 19:10 via abbynews.com
  
  Tourism organizations from all across the Fraser Valley are joining forces to establish the region as a tourist powerhouse, with the latest effort coming in the form of a new project to identify weaknesses in the current way of doing things.
  This pilot project is being done in collaboration with Destination BC and strives to provide a comprehensive analysis of the areas where existing tourism initiatives are lacking.
  Included in this project are Tourism Abbotsford, Tourism Chilliwack, Tourism Ha
  
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• Oscar-winning actor filmed Netflix’s ‘Remarkably Bright Creatures’ in Maple Ridge

  29-06-2026 19:00 via abbynews.com
  
  A movie about a widow who bonds with a clever octopus starring Oscar Award winner Sally Field was filmed – in part – in Maple Ridge.
  According to Netflix in Your Neighbourhood, which lists films and the locations where the movies were filmed, the movie “Remarkably Bright Creatures” was filmed at The Wolf Bar along Lougheed Highway.
  The movie was based on the bestselling novel of the same title by Shelby Van Pelt that explores the themes of grief, friendship, and connectio
  
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• Actor Josh Duhamel filming production in Maple Ridge

  29-06-2026 18:55 via abbynews.com
  
  American actor Josh Duhamel is in Maple Ridge filming a new feature called “Runaway”.
  In a recent Instagram post, the star announced to his 2.5 million followers that he was sitting in the middle of a beautiful park, “outside of a town called Maple Ridge near Vancouver.”
  “Shooting a movie called ‘Runaway’. It’s so beautiful out here,” he said in the post.
  The star, whose breakout role was in the film franchise “Transformers” as Ca
  
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• B.C. family shares journey through younger-onset Alzheimer’s diagnosis

  29-06-2026 18:45 via abbynews.com
  
  Everything changed when a familiar route home became unfamiliar.
  For years, Mark Breslaw drove the same route home from work. Then, one afternoon in November 2023, something happened that he couldn’t explain.
  Sitting at a familiar four-way stop on his drive home, Breslaw suddenly didn’t know where he was.
  “It was my turn to go and I completely blanked on how I got there, where I was and where home was,” Breslaw recalled.
  At first, he blamed stress from his job and didn&rs
  
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• Mission Institution inmate taken to hospital after assault

  29-06-2026 18:22 via abbynews.com
  
  An inmate was taken to hospital after an assault at Mission Institution earlier this month.
  According to a news release from the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) on Monday (June 29), the inmate received treatment and has since returned to Mission Institution.
  The incident occurred in the prison’s medium security unit on June 20. Per the release, the injured inmate was evaluated by staff before they were taken to hospital.
  Mission RCMP is investigating the assault alongside the prison.
  
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• Impaired driver in Abbotsford flees hit-and-run, crashes into yard

  29-06-2026 17:26 via abbynews.com
  
  An impaired driver was arrested after allegedly fleeing a hit-and-run and crashing into a front yard in Abbotsford on Sunday (June 28).
  According to Abbotsford Police Department’s weekend recap, the driver provided a breath sample more than 2.5 times the legal limit after he was arrested.
  Police say a criminal investigation is ongoing.
  Overall, the department removed 30 impaired drivers from the road between June 26 and 29.
  
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• 1 person suffers serious, non-life-threatening injuries in Abbotsford crash

  29-06-2026 16:40 via abbynews.com
  
  One person was taken to hospital with serious, non-life-threatening injuries after a crash in Abbotsford on Sunday (June 28).
  The single-vehicle collision occurred at approximately 6:50 p.m. on Townshipline Road between Glenmore Road and Gladwin Road.
  The Abbotsford Police Department said the vehicle was travelling at excessive speed when it lost control and flipped into a ditch. The driver was the lone occupant of the vehicle.
  The crash closed Townshipline Road between Gladwin Road and Glenmore
  
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• WORLD CUP DAILY, June 29: Canada’s Round of 16 opponent will be known after 3rd match today

  29-06-2026 16:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Daily FIFA World Cup soccer match updates and news for Black Press Media publications.
  Canada’s historic 1-0 win over South Africa sets up a Round of 16 clash with either Netherlands or Morocco next Saturday morning (July 4) in Houston, 10 a.m. start Pacific time.
  The match winner in Monterrey tonight (6 p.m. start) will decide Canada’s next opponent after Stephan Eustaquio played hero with a goal in injury time Sunday in Los Angeles, sending home the South Africans.CANADA HAS SCORED
  
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• 6 people missing after charter boat sinks near Richmond, RCMP say

  29-06-2026 05:50 via abbynews.com
  
  Six people remain missing after a boat sank in the water near Roberts Bank on Sunday morning.
  B.C. RCMP said Sunday evening that six people are unaccounted for as of 7:44 p.m., eight hours after a charter vessel began taking on water around 11:45 a.m. The search is ongoing.
  Police say it’s believed that 10 people were on board the vessel when it began taking on water. It was reported to police by another civilian vessel.
  A marine search-and-rescue operation was launched by Joint Rescue Coo
  
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• VIDEO: Vancouver Bandits take down Sea Bears

  29-06-2026 01:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Vancouver Bandits avenged a lopsided defeat by the Winnipeg Sea Bears with a 94-88 win over the Manitoba squad on Saturday in front of a sold-out crowd on Envision Financial Court at Langley Events Centre on Filipino Heritage Night.
  It was nine days after the Sea Bears handed the Bandits their worst loss of the season in Winnipeg, 114-81.“They whooped us bad in Winnipeg, so we wanted to get some get-back, not even for first place, we just knew we had to get them back for whooping us,&rdquo
  
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• WORLD CUP: Canada meets South Africa in round of 32

  28-06-2026 20:35 via abbynews.com
  
  11:35 a.m.
  Black Press Media live World Cup blog for June 28:
  Canada will meet South Africa in a round of 32 clash in Los Angeles. It is the first team either club has reached the knockout stage and a spot in the final 16 in on the line.
  Either the Netherlands or Morocco will play the winner.Today’s starters, presented by @GE_Appliances Moïse and DC at the backTajon and Liam provide the widthJD and Tani up topLET’S GO #CANMNT pic.twitter.com/YiUt0ADYtz
  — CANMNT (@CANMNT_Of
  
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• WORLD CUP: Canada beats South Africa 1-0 to reach round of 16

  28-06-2026 20:35 via abbynews.com
  
  2:07 p.m.
  Are we having fun yet, Canada?
  2:01 p.m.
  ”You are Canadian heroes!” an emotional Marsch tells his team.
  1:57 p.m.
  They’ve done it!!!!!! Canada moves on to the round of 16.
  1:51 p.m.
  GOOOOOOOAAAAALLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!! A stoppage time laser from Eustáquio beats Williams and it’s 1-0 Canada. Three minutes to go.WE ADVANCE!!!
  OUR FIRST WORLD CUP KNOCKOUT STAGE VICTORY IN HISTORY!!!!#CANMNT #OurGameNow pic.twitter.com/sFHDdKAUmz
  — CANMNT (@CANMNT_Official) J
  
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• WORLD CUP: Canada and South Africa scoreless at halftime

  28-06-2026 20:35 via abbynews.com
  
  12:55 p.m.
  Will we see Canadian captain Alphonso Davies, who has missed the entire tournament as he recovers from a hamstring injury?
  12:48 p.m.
  Scoreless at the half. Several Canadian players and coach Jesse Marsch have some choice words for Pinheiro as they leave the pitch. Canada finishes the half with four shots on goal to South Africa’s one.
  12:45 p.m.
  Fans aren’t happy as Canada’s Laryea is hauled down inside the box. No penalty is given by ref João Pinheiro, with
  
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• ‘Canadian heroes’: Canada beats South Africa 1-0 to reach World Cup round of 16

  28-06-2026 20:35 via abbynews.com
  
  2:07 p.m.
  Are we having fun yet, Canada?Ahhhhhhh!! @BlackPressMedia pic.twitter.com/8q0PCe399I
  — Anna Burns (@AnnaBBurns) June 28, 2026
  2:01 p.m.
  ”You are Canadian heroes!” an emotional Marsch tells his team.
  1:57 p.m.
  They’ve done it!!!!!! Canada moves on to the round of 16.
  1:51 p.m.
  GOOOOOOOAAAAALLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!! A stoppage time laser from Eustáquio beats Williams and it’s 1-0 Canada. Three minutes to go.WE ADVANCE!!!
  OUR FIRST WORLD CUP KNOCKOUT STAGE VIC
  
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• Man hit by gunfire in ‘targeted’ Surrey shooting, 1 in custody

  28-06-2026 19:46 via abbynews.com
  
  Surrey Police have one person in custody after a man was wounded in an overnight shooting in Newton on June 28.
  Surrey Police Service officers were called to a home in the 14500-block of 75 Avenue at about 12:34 a.m. Sunday, June 28, a police press release notes. They found an injured man who had been hit by gunfire while in his car outside the home.
  “Officers applied emergency medical aid until BCEHS paramedics arrived. The victim was transported to hospital with reportedly serious, but n
  
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• RCMP seek dashcam footage related to deadly crash near Chase

  28-06-2026 18:35 via abbynews.com
  
  A motorcyclist is dead after colliding with a sedan near Chase.
  The incident happened in the late morning on Saturday, June 27, when Chase RCMP said first responders were called out to a vehicle collision on Highway 1 west of Chase.
  Once on scene, RCMP members found the crash was between a motorcycle and a sedan.
  The motorcycle driver, a man in his early 60s, had serious injuries and died of his wounds. Police say no one else involved in the incident had serious injuries, and that the driver of
  
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• WORLD CUP DAILY, June 28: Round of 32 schedule set; All eyes on Canada vs. South Africa today

  28-06-2026 16:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Daily FIFA World Cup soccer match updates and news for Black Press Media publications.
  Today’s only game is Canada vs. South Africa, noon start for the first playoff battle of the men’s soccer tournament.Both teams are in the expanded Round of 32, or knockout round, for the first time.
  The winner advances, the loser goes home.
  With the tournament’s expansion to 48 teams for 2026, 32 teams advanced from the group stage — the top two from each of the 12 groups, along with t
  
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• Mission shelter sustains ‘significant damage’ in fire

  28-06-2026 07:28 via abbynews.com
  
  Mission’s “Haven in the Hollow” shelter sustained “significant damage” in a fire on Saturday (June 27).
  Mission Fire Rescue Service (MFRS) responded to the blaze at approximately 2:30 p.m.Flames and smoke were coming from the roof of the Logan Avenue building when first responders arrived, according to a news release from the City of Mission.
  The city says firefighters searched the structure immediately because the location of all occupants was initially unknown.
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