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• VIDEO: Vancouver Bandits down Winnipeg

  03-08-2026 03:09 via abbynews.com
  
  It was worth the wait.
  A sold-out crowd for the Vancouver Bandits game against the Winnipeg Sea Bears saw the game delayed from 12:30 p.m. Sunday to 2 p.m. due to unspecified “travel disruptions” in the league announcement.
  In their last game before the playoffs, Bandits won an 114-90 victory, giving them even more momentum going into Thursday’s Western Conference semifinal game against Edmonton.Mitch Creek became the Vancouver Bandits’ all-time leading scorer, finishing
  
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• BREAKING: Apartment fire breaks out in downtown Chilliwack

  06-08-2026 04:50 via abbynews.com
  
  Dozens of people were left without a home after an apartment building went up in flames in downtown Chilliwack on the evening of Aug. 5.The blaze happened around 7:45 p.m. in a four-storey building on Spadina Avenue at Mary Street.
  Fire and heavy smoke were coming from the building and hundreds of people were outside on the street watching as flames crept up the sides.
  Traffic was closed in all directions at the scene as crews with the Chilliwack Fire Department battled the blaze, which was at t
  
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• BREAKING: Apartment fire breaks out downtown Chilliwack

  06-08-2026 04:50 via abbynews.com
  
  An apartment building went up in flames in downtown Chilliwack on the evening of Aug. 5.The blaze happened around 7:45 p.m. at the four-storey building on Spadina Avenue at Mary Street.
  Flames and heavy smoke were coming from the building and hundreds of people were outside on the street watching as flames crept up the sides.
  Traffic was closed in all directions as crews with the Chilliwack Fire Department battled the blaze, which was at the rear of the building, using aerial hoses (ladder truck
  
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• 2,318 people assisted in Vernon from Bradley Creek wildfire

  06-08-2026 04:22 via abbynews.com
  
  Thousands of wildfire evacuees are finding refuge and support in Vernon.
  The City of Vernon Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) remains active and continues to coordinate emergency support for residents displaced by the Bradley Creek wildfire.
  This includes supporting evacuees, monitoring wildfire conditions, and working closely with BC Wildfire Service and emergency response partners to support the ongoing response.
  The Bradley Creek Wildfire remained relatively calm Tuesday, with no significant
  
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• Abbotsford Pilots home opener details revealed

  06-08-2026 01:12 via abbynews.com
  
  The Abbotsford Pilots home opener and date has been announced and the Pacific Junior Hockey League opens the 2026-27 season against their cross-river rivals the Mission City Outlaws.The Pilots host the Outlaws at MSA Arena on Friday, Sept. 11 to open the campaign. The two teams meet again the next night (Saturday, Sept. 12) inside the Mission Leisure Centre for the Outlaws home opener.
  Abbotsford has three home games in September, five in October, four in November, three in December, four in Jan
  
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• New home allows women’s recovery program in Chilliwack to nearly double in size

  06-08-2026 01:03 via abbynews.com
  
  A new home for women undergoing addiction treatment has opened in Chilliwack, resulting in the women’s recovery program at Ruth and Naomi’s Mission (RAN) to nearly double in size.
  Sparrow House, a 15-bed facility, officially opened at 46209 Maple Ave. in Chilliwack on July 29.
  The women’s recovery program, which used to be located inside RAN’s Family Centre, has expanded from eight beds to 15 with the move to Sparrow House.
  “This building says you were never out of
  
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• Dogs, birds and snakes, oh my! ALERT cares for Okanagan’s evacuated pets

  05-08-2026 23:46 via abbynews.com
  
  Family pets of evacuees are being supported by ALERT Canada (Animal Lifeline Emergency Response Team) as wildfires overwhelm the Okanagan.ALERT president Daryl Meyers said they have assisted with an estimated 70 dogs, 40 cats, 11 birds, spiders, snakes and more by either providing food, crates, leashes, and collars or by placing the pet in one of many volunteer foster homes.“We want to make a big shout out to the boarding facilities that have stepped up to take in animals,” Meyers sa
  
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• Abbotsford-Mission MLA Reann Gasper opens constituency office

  05-08-2026 23:36 via abbynews.com
  
  The constituency office for Abbotsford-Mission MLA Reann Gasper has opened in downtown Mission more than 21 months after the 2024 provincial election.
  In a newsletter shared on Wednesday (Aug. 5), Gasper said she is “excited and relieved” to have the constituency office open.
  It is located in the renovated Bellevue building on the corner of First Avenue and Grand Street in Mission. The office is open by appointment only, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
  Per the newsletter,
  
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• Virgin River comes to life in South Surrey

  05-08-2026 23:02 via abbynews.com
  
  A South Surrey park was transformed into a fictional TV town on Wednesday when the cast and crew of Virgin River showed up at Redwood Park.Known for its towering trees, the South Surrey park was home to trailers, trucks, tents, lights, cameras and all the other equipment that is necessary in order to film the popular Netflix TV series Wednesday (Aug. 5) for a day of filming.With paper lanterns fixated high in the trees and tables set for a fancy dinner, the show appeared to be shooting an outdoo
  
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• FVRD downgrades Boston Bar evacuation orders, residents allowed to return

  05-08-2026 22:48 via abbynews.com
  
  Several evacuation orders have been downgraded to evacuation alerts in the Boston Bar area.
  According to a news release from the Fraser Valley Regional District on Wednesday (Aug. 5), the areas of Boston Bar, North Bend and Canyon Alpine, Fishblue Lake, Scuzzy Creek south of Boston Bar, and Nahatlatch and North Boothroyd are now under evacuation alerts instead of orders.
  Per the release, BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) advised that risk has “sufficiently subsided” and residents can return
  
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• Highway 97 reopens north of Okanagan Lake, connecting Vernon to Kamloops

  05-08-2026 22:40 via abbynews.com
  
  Highway 97 has reopened just north of Okanagan Lake after a lengthy stretch of the roadway was closed by the Bradley Creek wildfire several days ago.The highway has been reopened between Old Kamloops Road and Salmon Rover Road.A speed reduction of 60 km/h is in place and drivers are not allowed to stop between Head of the Lake Road and Grandview Flats Road, according to DriveBC.Drivers are asked to watch for traffic control.The wildfire jumped the highway Saturday, Aug. 1, prompting the closure.
  
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• UPDATE: Evacuation orders, alerts to remains as Quilpituk Creek wildfire slows

  05-08-2026 22:10 via abbynews.com
  
  UPDATE 1:04 p.m.
  All evacuation orders and alerts will remain in place on Wednesday, Central Okanagan Emergency Operations (CORD) has announced.Evacuation orders and alerts remain in place today. Firefighters, heavy equipment and aircraft will continue building and strengthening control lines, removing hazardous trees and directly attacking the fire along its edges. Read the full update: https://t.co/0Y9ht3mFMk pic.twitter.com/kr75VrxLlG
  — Central Ok Emergency (@CO_Emerg) August 5, 2026In
  
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• UPDATE: Evacuation orders, alerts to remain as Quilpituk Creek wildfire slows

  05-08-2026 22:10 via abbynews.com
  
  UPDATE 1:04 p.m.
  All evacuation orders and alerts will remain in place on Wednesday, Central Okanagan Emergency Operations (CORD) has announced.Evacuation orders and alerts remain in place today. Firefighters, heavy equipment and aircraft will continue building and strengthening control lines, removing hazardous trees and directly attacking the fire along its edges. Read the full update: https://t.co/0Y9ht3mFMk pic.twitter.com/kr75VrxLlG
  — Central Ok Emergency (@CO_Emerg) August 5, 2026In
  
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• Pair of paragliders rescued from tree near Bridal Falls

  05-08-2026 22:00 via abbynews.com
  
  A pair of tandem paragliders were successfully rescued after being stranded just below a Bridal Falls launch site during the long B.C. Day weekend.Kent-Harrison Search and Rescue president Dave Morris told The Observer that KHSAR worked with Chilliwack Search and Rescue, the Popkum Fire Department and the local RCMP to bring the gliders to safety.“Due to the steep and challenging terrain, a highly technical rope rescue was required to safely lower them to the ground,” Morris said. &l
  
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• High-value Pokémon cards stolen in Vancouver, getaway vehicle found in Surrey

  05-08-2026 21:50 via abbynews.com
  
  Police say high-value Pokémon cards were stolen in Vancouver on Monday.Vancouver police responded to reports of a break-in at Royal Card Shop and Collectibles located at 4355 Dunbar Street, at 2:58 a.m. on Aug, 3, police said in a release Wednesday (Aug. 5).
  Two masked suspects allegedly pried open the rear door of the store. They then allegedly used a stolen Ford pickup truck to rope and pull out the safe.The stolen truck was later found abandoned in Surrey, still running.Police say the
  
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• BC Wildfire pilot in hospital following crash near 70 Mile House

  05-08-2026 21:08 via abbynews.com
  
  A BC Wildfire Service helicopter crashed into a lake near 70 Mile House on Tuesday, Aug. 4.
  BCWS fire information officer Aydan Coray confirmed the incident occurred at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday while the helicopter was supporting wildfire operations in the Big Bar Complex.
  “Only the pilot was on board at the time of the incident. They were transported to hospital with minor injuries,” Coray said.
  Coray did not provide any additional details about how the crash occurred, but said an inci
  
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•  Three Abbotsford cyclists do challenge to help sick kids

  05-08-2026 20:42 via abbynews.com
  
  Three Abbotsford residents are participating in a cycling event in August to raise money for The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto.
  Bob and Heather Spencer and Carl Forde are each participating in the Great Cycle Challenge.
  Founded in 2016, the challenge has grown to become one of the biggest cycling events in the country.
  Participants are asked to set a cycling goal for August and log their kilometres throughout the month.
  In just over 10 years, riders from all provinces and terr
  
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• Abbotsford homes selling slower and cheaper

  05-08-2026 20:40 via abbynews.com
  
  Despite the extremely warm summer temperatures, the local housing market has experienced a massive cooling off in July.
  The latest statistics from the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board (FVREB) revealed that Abbotsford home sales declined last month for all property types.
  The biggest change was among apartments, which rebounded from a sharp rise in June to a 21.7 per cent drop in July sales.
  Detached homes had a similar change, declining by 19 per cent.Townhomes also had a double-digit drop, with
  
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• Possible dry lightning in the forecast for B.C. regions hit hard by wildfires

  05-08-2026 20:09 via abbynews.com
  
  B.C. Wildfire Service says a dry upcoming forecast is expected to hit the regions most impacted by wildfires so far this season.Operations director Cliff Chapman said Tuesday (Aug. 4) that upcoming forecasting calls for the potential return of dry lightning and continued dry conditions in the Cariboo, Kamloops and Southeast fire centres.
  “What we are also forecasting now is that we may see the return of dry lightning, which means lightning that is associated with little to no precipitation
  
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• Six major out-of-control wildfires burn in Cariboo on Wednesday

  05-08-2026 19:43 via abbynews.com
  
  On Wednesday, Aug. 5, there are six major out-of-control wildfires in the Cariboo region.Pear Lake fire
  The Pear Lake wildfire continues to be the most significant wildfire in the Cariboo region.On Wednesday morning, it is sized at 124,656 hectares, according to the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS).On Tuesday, the fire grew by nearly 10,000 hectares.
  READ MORE: Cariboo region’s Pear Lake wildfire now 124,656.1 hectares
  As of Tuesday, Aug. 4, the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) reported
  
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• Murder of kindness: B.C. woman’s bond with crows aids healing journey

  05-08-2026 19:42 via abbynews.com
  
  Sometimes help can come from unexpected places.
  At her lowest point, Leah Wilson found solace in the natural world around her – the smell of the forest after rain, the rhythm of the tides and the changing seasons.
  As her world slowly began to open again, she noticed the life all around her, including a flock of feathered friends whose unlikely companionship would become a turning point in her healing journey.
  After experiencing a workplace injury in 2023, the Victoria social worker’s
  
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• Man overboard survives hour in Shuswap Lake, swims to shore before rescue arrives

  05-08-2026 19:32 via abbynews.com
  
  A late night man overboard situation ended safely with search and rescue crews and family joining the rescue mission.The Sicamous RCMP called in search teams July 26 after boaters reported a young man had fallen overboard unnoticed sometime after dark near the Cinnemousun Narrows.
  Teams from the Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue Station 106 in Sicamous and the Shuswap Search and Rescue (SSAR) deployed to “sweep-search” the water surface and do a shoreline search.“During d
  
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• Yellow air quality in effect for Lower Mainland

  05-08-2026 18:56 via abbynews.com
  
  Metro Vancouver is continuing its air quality warnings for part of the eastern Fraser Valley, while also expanding it to the rest of the Lower Mainland.The orange air quality warning, which means very high health risks, is for Chilliwack, Hope and Agassiz.The regional district Wednesday (Aug. 5) also issued a yellow warning to the rest of the Lower Mainland. It stretches from Abbotsford to Vancouver.The two air quality warnings are due to elevated fine particulate matter from smoke from B.C. wil
  
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• CONCERTS: Alabama Shakes debut soulful new songs at Vancouver’s beautiful new amphitheatre

  05-08-2026 18:23 via abbynews.com
  
  CONCERT REVIEW: Alabama Shakes at the PNE’s Freedom Mobile Arch in Vancouver on Sunday, July 26, 2026.
  On a soggy Sunday night, prop clouds hovered above the stage as Alabama Shakes played their first Vancouver-area concert in more than a decade.
  The Alabama-raised band, led by powerhouse vocalist Brittany Howard, made up for lost time with an impressive set of soulful, bluesy songs that delighted a crowd of close to 9,000 fans at the PNE’s beautiful new outdoor amphitheatre, an upgr
  
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• CONCERTS: Alabama Shakes debut soulful new songs at B.C.’s beautiful new amphitheatre

  05-08-2026 18:23 via abbynews.com
  
  CONCERT REVIEW: Alabama Shakes at the PNE’s Freedom Mobile Arch in Vancouver on Sunday, July 26, 2026.
  On a soggy Sunday night, prop clouds hovered above the stage as Alabama Shakes played their first Vancouver-area concert in more than a decade.
  The Alabama-raised band, led by powerhouse vocalist Brittany Howard, made up for lost time with an impressive set of soulful, bluesy songs that delighted a crowd of close to 9,000 fans at the PNE’s beautiful new outdoor amphitheatre, an upgr
  
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• THE MOJ: B.C. Lions poised for return of starting QB Nathan Rourke

  05-08-2026 18:05 via abbynews.com
  
  GUESS WHO’S BACK? Optimism abounds with the B.C. Lions as quarterback Nathan Rourke appears poised to return to action when the Hamilton Tiger-Cats visit BC Place this Saturday (4 p.m., TSN; CKNW 730).
  “That’s the intention. We are taking it day-by-day and see how I respond. That’s the big thing. We are trying to make sure we’re not just back for one game. That’s the intention. We are going into it optimistically and see what happens,” Rourke said after
  
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• Truck crashes in Abbotsford, ends up on top of retaining wall

  05-08-2026 17:56 via abbynews.com
  
  The Abbotsford Police Department is on scene of a single-vehicle crash Wednesday morning (Aug. 5) on Sumas Way between Marshall Road and South Fraser Way.
  A social media post states that initial information indicates a truck went off the road, ran into a light standard and came to rest on a retaining wall.
  The driver has been transported to hospital.
  Sumas Way is currently reduced to a single lane northbound between Marshall Road and South Fraser Way.
  “Motorists should expect significant d
  
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• Truck crashes in Abbotsford, ends up on on top of retaining wall

  05-08-2026 17:56 via abbynews.com
  
  The Abbotsford Police Department is on scene of a single-vehicle crash Wednesday morning (Aug. 5) on Sumas Way between Marshall Road and South Fraser Way.
  A social media post states that initial information indicates a truck went off the road, ran into a light standard and came to rest on a retaining wall.
  The driver has been transported to hospital.
  Sumas Way is currently reduced to a single lane northbound between Marshall Road and South Fraser Way.
  “Motorists should expect significant d
  
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• VIDEO: Crash closes 16th Avenue in Langley

  05-08-2026 17:54 via abbynews.com
  
  A crash on 16th Avenue closed the busy road in the area of 264th and 256th Streets overnight in Langley.
  Langley RCMP said the crash occurred at 10:50 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4, and the road remained closed most of the night.
  Crews were still on the scene Wednesday morning.
  More to come.Crash closes 16 Ave. At 256 St. in Langley pic.twitter.com/EWNbV8eFA8
  — Langley Advance Times (@LangleyTimes) August 5, 2026
  
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• Crash closes 16th Ave. in Langley.

  05-08-2026 17:54 via abbynews.com
  
  A crash on 16th Ave closed the busy road in the area of 264th and 256th Streets overnight in Langley.
  Langley RCMP said the crash occurred at 10:50 p.m. Tuesday night and the road remained closed most of the night.
  Crews were still on the scene Wednesday morning.
  More to come.
  
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