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• VIDEO: Develop a personal wildfire plan, B.C. fire chief says

  04-07-2018 22:45 via abbynews.com
  
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• B.C. Greens propose AI data centre moratorium, greater oversight

  02-10-2026 22:30 via abbynews.com
  
  The B.C. Greens are proposing a province-wide moratorium on artificial intelligence data centres and new safeguards for AI use in schools, workplaces and online platforms.
  Party leader Emily Lowan announced the proposals in Victoria, as part of the Greens’ AI and technology platform, which calls for greater oversight of the technology’s effects on public safety, privacy, workers and the environment.
  The proposed moratorium would pause the construction and operation of AI data centres
  
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• VIDEO: Five men face extortion, gun, explosives charges in Langley/Surrey case

  02-10-2026 22:15 via abbynews.com
  
  Authorities arrested one man as he came off the plane at Pearson Interntional Airport and four others in Surrey in the ongoing fight against extortions in Canada.
  Langley RCMP led a 16-month investigation called Project E_PURSUANCE after hearing from the co-owners of an auto dealership, who were victims of significant extortion demands. This was followed by two targeted attacks on the business involving arson and shootings, at their Surrey and Langley locations in summer 2025.
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• Medical students do free blood pressure checks in Abbotsford and Surrey

  02-10-2026 21:30 via abbynews.com
  
  A group of medical students recently provided free blood pressure checks and vision screenings across Abbotsford and Surrey.
  The group also received $15,000 in grants through Taking It Global, which they used to purchase and distribute 350 blood pressure monitors to address the issue of hypertension in the South Asian community.
  They also provided to unhoused people around 900 care packages that consisted of backpacks, scarves, socks, toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, shaving kits and blankets.
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• NDP calls for Conservatives to drop Chilliwack candidate over LGBTQ+ remarks

  02-10-2026 21:25 via abbynews.com
  
  The B.C. NDP is once again calling on the B.C. Conservatives to drop a candidate over previous remarks ahead of Saturday’s deadline.
  Vancouver-West End NDP incumbent Spencer Chandra Herbert called on Conservative Leader Lorne Doerkson Friday to drop Chilliwack North incumbent Conservative candidate Heather Maahs over her comments about LGBTQ+ people and conflating it with grooming and pedophilia.
  “Heather Maahs, as a B.C. Conservative candidate, has been clear in her hatred, her name
  
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• Car found in Kootenay River with human remains linked to 2004 disappearance

  02-10-2026 20:09 via abbynews.com
  
  A vehicle containing human remains has been recovered from the Kootenay River as part of the investigation into the disappearance of a Creston-area man more than 22 years ago.
  Creston RCMP said Friday the vehicle is believed to be connected to George Franklin Davis, who was reported missing from the Creston area in July 2004.
  At the time of his disappearance, Davis was reported to have left a residence in the 1300 block of Channel Road to get cigarettes.
  Davis, who was 40 at the time, was last s
  
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• Trial for man accused of killing B.C. woman Tori Dunn set to start Monday

  02-10-2026 20:00 via abbynews.com
  
  The trial for the man accused of murdering Surrey’s Tori Dunn is set to start Monday morning in New Westminster Supreme Court.Jury selection for the second-degree murder trial of Adam Mann is set to start on Saturday (Oct. 3) morning in courtroom 209, while the trial is set to commence on Monday (Oct. 5) at 10 a.m. before B.C. Supreme Court Justice Terence Shultes.The trial is expected to last about three weeks.
  Dunn, 30, was found with life-threatening injuries after what her family repor
  
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• Cougar suspected in 36 livestock killings on Vancouver Island

  02-10-2026 20:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Farmers are calling for more action from the BC Conservation Officer Service after one or more cougars is believed to have preyed on more than 30 livestock animals in the Parksville Qualicum Beach area.
  Most recently, three geese were killed on Billy Jolicoeur and Garrett Jolicoeur’s farm on Garden Road in Qualicum Beach the evening of Sept. 28.
  “One was eaten in place,” said Garrett, and added the cougar has been back for the past two nights, based on distinctive “chirpi
  
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• Man attacked by black bear in Castlegar

  02-10-2026 19:53 via abbynews.com
  
  Conservation officers are investigating a black bear attack that happened in Castlegar Sept. 28.
  According to the BC Conservation Officer Service (BCCOS), a man was sitting outside his home around 8:30 p.m. when he was bitten by a bear.
  The man’s injuries were not life-threatening.
  Conservation officers interviewed the victim and attended the site as part of their investigation.
  Due to public safety concerns, trapping efforts are now underway to capture the offending bear.
  BCCOS says any b
  
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• The truth is out there: Paranormal investigators to share evidence in Surrey

  02-10-2026 19:43 via abbynews.com
  
  South Surrey is getting a little spookier this October as a paranormal investigation team prepares to share some of its unusual findings.Northern Paranormal Investigations (NPI) will host A Night of Paranormal Oddities & Evidence on Oct. 3 at the historic Camp Alexandra at Alex House in Crescent Beach.According to NPI, this $10 event will give attendees an inside look at how paranormal investigations are conducted, along with stories, photographs, videos and audio recordings collected by the
  
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• David Pellikaan seeks mayor’s chair in Abbotsford

  02-10-2026 19:24 via abbynews.com
  
  David Pellikaan has announced he is running to be Abbotsford’s next mayor in the municipal election on Oct. 17.
  Pellikaan said his key priorities for the city are growing the local economy, getting the city budget on track, improving neighbourhoods and building a more responsive city government.
  “Abbotsford has tremendous potential. We have a strong agricultural sector, successful local businesses and a great community,” he said.
  “My goal is to build on those strengths wh
  
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• Repeat offender charged with two rural break-ins in Abbotsford

  02-10-2026 18:50 via abbynews.com
  
  A 48-year-old man has been charged in relation to two break-ins that occurred at rural properties in Abbotsford in September.
  Sgt. Paul Walker, media officer with the Abbotsford Police Department, said the first incident took place Sept. 3 at a home in the 1700 block of Bradner Road.
  He said officers responded after receiving reports that an unknown man had forcibly entered the occupied residence.
  The suspect stole several valuable items before fleeing the area, Walker said.
  A second break-in wa
  
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• PHOTOS: ‘This space belongs to all of us’: new Agassiz pool facility officially opens

  02-10-2026 14:30 via abbynews.com
  
  District of Kent Mayor Sylvia Pranger could not wipe the smile off her face.
  Several dozen people – including local and First Nations dignitaries – attended the grand opening of the brand new Lets’emó:t Regional Recreation and Aquatic Centre (LRRAC) on Friday, Sept. 25.MP Brad Vis (Mission-Matsqui-Fraser Canyon) said the LRRAC was one of the first projects he worked on when he was first elected, lobbying then-Minister of Infrastructure Dominic LeBlanc (who is now Ministe
  
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• McDavid tallies 5 points as Oilers hang on for 9-7 win over Vancouver Canucks

  02-10-2026 07:04 via abbynews.com
  
  It was reminscent of an old Smythe Division shootout.
  Two nights after a surprising 6-5 season-opening loss at home, the Edmonton Oilers gained a measure of revenge, dumping the host Vancouver Canucks 9-7 when the teams met again Thursday at Rogers Arena.
  Connor McDavid had a goal and four assists for Edmonton (1-0-1). Leon Draisaitl added two goals, while Trent Frederic, Kasperi Kapanen, Evan Bouchard, Vasili Podkolzin, Ryan Shea and Owen Michaels added singles. Evan Bouchard chipped in with tw
  
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• Alberta-to-B.C. pipeline listed as ‘project of national interest’ by Carney

  02-10-2026 01:35 via abbynews.com
  
  Prime Minister Mark Carney has designated the West Coast Oil Pipeline, now known as Pacific Link, as a “project of national interest,” with a deadline to finalize conditions within a year.
  Carney, along with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, made the announcement in Fort McMurray Thursday (Oct. 1). The Pacific Link pipeline is expected to reduce the country’s dependency on the United States by allowing Canada to export an additional one million barrels a day to markets in Asia.
  
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• B.C. teacher, caught in Creep Catchers-style sting, banned from teaching for 7 years

  02-10-2026 01:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Warning: The following contains material which may not be appropriate for all readers.
  A former Vancouver Island educator is barred from teaching for seven years, after he intended to meet up with a supposed 14-year-old, says the B.C. authority on teacher discipline.
  According to a B.C. Commissioner for Teacher Regulation consent resolution agreement, released Tuesday, Sept. 29, Carlo Deni Pavan was a Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools high school teacher on March 14, 2023, when he contacted someo
  
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• NDP calls on Conservatives to fire North Island candidate over 2022 vaccine claims

  01-10-2026 23:03 via abbynews.com
  
  The B.C. NDP is calling on the B.C. Conservatives to drop incumbent North Island candidate Anna Kindy for her 2022 statements on the COVID-19 vaccines ahead of Saturday’s deadline.
  New Westminster-Coquitlam NDP incumbent Jennifer Whiteside re-shared the video of Kindy to social media on Thursday (Oct. 1), saying that COVID-19 vaccine misinformation made the pandemic worse and has led to Canada losing its measles elimination status.
  Whiteside also called on B.C. Conservative Leader Lorne Do
  
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• Woman, dogs helped home by West Kelowna firefighters after scooter battery dies

  01-10-2026 23:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Sometimes it’s the little things that go a long way.
  That was the case for some members of the West Kelowna Fire Department this week as several firefighters helped a woman and her dogs get home after her scooter left her stranded on the side of the road.
  West Kelowna Professional Firefighters posted the incident on social media Wednesday, Sept. 30, including photos and a video of the firefighters helping the woman down the road.
  While the woman was pushed home, her two dogs can be seen in
  
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• Retired First Nations chief named B.C. Greens candidate in Fraser-Nicola

  01-10-2026 22:28 via abbynews.com
  
  A retired chief of theT’eqt”aqtn’mux First Nation is the Fraser-Nicola candidate for the B.C. Greens.The B.C. Greens announced on Wednesday (Sept. 30) that Patrick Michell is their candidate to oppose incumbent MLA Tony Luck and NDP candidate Jason Leboe.Michell was chief of the Kanaka Bar Indian Band and has lived in the Fraser Canyon for all of his life. He graduated Douglas College in 1989 and from the University of British Columbia’s law program in 1993. He worked on
  
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• B.C. brewery fires co-owner over ‘show me the evidence’ shirt

  01-10-2026 22:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Sooke Brewing Company has issued an apology after one of its co-owners reportedly wore a shirt that read “show me the evidence” at the brewery on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
  A photograph of the individual has quickly circulated on social media, garnering hundreds of reactions and comments from the community.
  Sooke Brewing Company announced on Oct. 1 just before 1:30 p.m. that John Adair has been terminated effective immediately, following the incident.
  “We stand
  
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• B.C. brewery co-owner sparks backlash over ‘show me the evidence’ shirt

  01-10-2026 22:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Sooke Brewing Company has issued an apology after one of its co-owners reportedly wore a shirt that read “show me the evidence” at the brewery on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
  A photograph of the individual has quickly circulated on social media, garnering hundreds of reactions and comments from the community.
  Some commenters called for a boycott of Sooke Brewing Company, while others questioned why an ownership member would wear the shirt while representing the business
  
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• Former B.C. chief coroner running in Saanich South for Green Party

  01-10-2026 21:57 via abbynews.com
  
  Former chief coroner of B.C. Lisa Lapointe is running under the BC Greens for the Saanich South riding in the Oct. 24 provincial election.
  From 2011 until 2024, she served as chief coroner, overseeing the independent and objective investigations of unnatural and unexpected deaths across the province. During her tenure, she became known as an advocate for evidence and public health data informing government decision-making – especially around the ongoing crisis of drug-related deaths, a top
  
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• Questions arise over Lumby mayor’s double election campaigns

  01-10-2026 20:52 via abbynews.com
  
  The game of ‘What if?’ is being felt around the Village of Lumby.
  What if current mayor Kevin Acton successfully campaigns to retain his seat Oct. 17? What if, one week later, in the Oct. 24 provincial election, Acton successfully campaigns to become MLA for the B.C. Conservatives in the Vernon-Lumby riding?
  Acton – who is running for both positions – has answers.
  “One of my philosophies has always been: respect the taxpayer,” he said on social media. “I
  
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• Drugs and other items valued at $75K seized from Abbotsford prison

  01-10-2026 20:43 via abbynews.com
  
  Items with an estimated institutional value of more than $75,000 were recently seized from an Abbotsford prison.
  A press release on Thursday (Oct. 1) from the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) said the items were seized Sept. 24 from Fraser Valley Institution and included methamphetamine, tobacco and vaping devices.
  The CSC said the items were discovered “as a result of the vigilance of staff members.”
  “The police have been notified and the institution is investigating,&rdqu
  
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• B.C. grocery store manager assault sign of growing danger in workplace

  01-10-2026 20:30 via abbynews.com
  
  A Victoria Save-On-Foods manager was recently seriously assaulted while at work.
  In an open letter Monday (Sept. 28), president of Pattison Food Group Jamie Nelson said the manager “lost consciousness, sustained a concussion, and suffered significant injuries that will likely require surgical treatment.”
  The Victoria Police Department (VicPD) said officers responded to a report of a theft and an assault against an employee at the Save-on-Foods in the 1000-block of Pandora Avenue just
  
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• Elk damages car during rut at Lake Cowichan

  01-10-2026 20:21 via abbynews.com
  
  While the sight of elk wandering around Lake Cowichan is generally commonplace for the folks who live in the small western Cowichan communities, the sight of an elk using a parked car as a launchpad is not.
  It took Evergreen Place resident Bruce Roach seeing his building’s security camera footage to believe what had happened to his beloved 1988 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme on Monday, Sept. 14. And even then, he’s still shocked, he told media following the incident.
  The security camera
  
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• Missing parts from fatal Fort Simpson, NWT plane crash found by investigators

  01-10-2026 19:53 via abbynews.com
  
  The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) says it has recovered the missing parts from the plane that crashed near Fort Simpson this past June and that a detailed look at what happened can now begin.
  According to an update on Thursday from the TSB, investigators who arrived on-site to examine the wreckage of the Turbo Commander 960 Bird Dog 104 noted that the plane’s left wing along with the horizontal and vertical stabilizers in the tail section weren’t there. An air search of the area
  
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• NDP’s Eby promises gas tax cut and ‘price guard’ to stop corporate ‘gouging’ at pumps

  01-10-2026 18:43 via abbynews.com
  
  BC NDP leader David Eby was in Surrey on Thursday (Oct. 1) with an election promise to suspend the provincial motor fuel tax by 10 cents a litre as part of a two-part effort to help protect drivers from rising prices at the pumps.
  His pledge, called a temporary fix amid a tariff fight with the U.S., also includes a “price guard” to empower BC Utilities Commission (BCUC) to enforce “strict pricing rules and cap excess industry margins” at a time when regular gas sells for
  
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• BC NDP leader David Eby promises gas tax relief

  01-10-2026 18:43 via abbynews.com
  
  BC NDP leader David Eby is pledging to suspend a portion of the provincial gas tax to help protect drivers from rising prices at the pumps.
  Eby is in Surrey on Thursday morning (Oct. 1) making an announcement at the Surrey-Fleetwood campaign office.
  Eby’s promise includes cracking down on “corporate price gouging” to help save drivers up to 30 cents a litre and as much as $20 on every tank of gas.
  “Big oil and gas companies have been exploiting conflicts overseas to make
  
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• PLAYER’S DIARY: Little boy’s admiration so powerful

  01-10-2026 18:00 via abbynews.com
  
  A young fan named Jax, who plays for Langley, came up to me with his mom after one of our recent home matches.
  He was wearing his Vancouver FC jersey, and asked me to sign it, to take a photograph with him, and then he told me I was his favourite player.It was such a cool moment and still does not even feel real, because I feel like I am just a local kid myself who is trying my best to represent the team and get to the next level.
  Fans are so important, for us as players they give us such a boos
  
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