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• Viral video shows B.C. security guard wrestling with suspect

  27-07-2018 01:50 via abbynews.com
  
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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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• Alberni Residential School survivor overcomes lifetime of struggle

  01-10-2026 18:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Billy George Williams stood off to the side at Campbell River’s Spirit Square, the late morning sun warming his face as he kept his emotions in check.
  It was the sixth National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, and Sept. 30 has extra meaning for the 66-year-old who has been a survivor, in every sense of the word, from the day he was born.
  “I was taken out of my home at three years old,” shared the residential school survivor from Port Alberni.
  He added that he was born with clu
  
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• Woman killed, man critically injured after truck hit by train in Maple Ridge

  01-10-2026 17:58 via abbynews.com
  
  A woman was killed and a man critically injured after a pickup was struck by a train in Maple Ridge on Wednesday, Sept. 30.
  At approximately 2 p.m., Maple Ridge RCMP responded to a report of a motor vehicle incident involving a freight train in the 25700 block of Lougheed Highway.The vehicle sustained significant damage and two individuals were located on scene. An adult female was pronounced deceased by BC Emergency Heath Services, and an adult male was transported to hospital in critical condi
  
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• Ticket issued after dump truck passes stopped school bus in Abbotsford

  01-10-2026 17:22 via abbynews.com
  
  A $368 fine was issued after a dump truck passed a stopped school bus with its warning lights flashing in Abbotsford last week.
  The Abbotsford Police Department said its traffic enforcement unit launched an investigation after a video circulated on social media.
  The video generated “significant public concern and discussion”. It showed the dump truck passing a stopped school bus on Lefeuvre Road while the bus’s red warning lights were activated and its stop signs were deployed.
  
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• Man suffers life-threatening injuries in Abbotsford workplace incident

  01-10-2026 16:59 via abbynews.com
  
  A man was taken to hospital with serious, life-threatening injuries after an industrial workplace incident in Abbotsford on Wednesday morning (Sept. 30).According to a statement from the Abbotsford Police Department, initial reports indicated a worker was struck by a commercial vehicle at a garbage transfer station in the 34600 block of Vye Road.
  Officers responded to the incident just after 8 a.m. and worked with WorkSafeBC during the day. The transfer station was closed to the public on Wednes
  
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• Context matters: Dogs respond to our cues

  01-10-2026 14:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Why can your dog behave one way in one situation and differently in another? You may notice your dog walks nicely with you but pulls with someone else or comes running when one family member calls but takes their time with another.
  It can seem like your dog knows who they can “get away with it” with. But there is more going on.
  Every person interacts with a dog differently. We move differently, use different voices, hold the leash differently, walk at different speeds and follow diff
  
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• ‘Serious collision’ ends Tsawwassen First Nation Truth and Reconciliation event in B.C.

  30-09-2026 21:18 via abbynews.com
  
  Tsawwassen First Nation has ended its National Truth and Reconciliation Day ceremony early due to a collision that sent four people to hospital.
  Delta Police said the “serious collision” on TFN lands in South Delta sent four people to hospital, and that it appears to be “a medical incident” in a social media post.
  For National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Tsawwassen First Nation was hosting a community walk that sstarted at 9:30 a.m. at the TFN Recreation Centre. Tha
  
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• Fatal Tsawwassen crash not an intentional attack on B.C. Truth and Reconciliation event: police

  30-09-2026 21:18 via abbynews.com
  
  A crash that killed two people and injured two others on Tsawwassen First Nation land Wednesday was not an intentional attack on a National Truth and Reconciliation Day event happening at the time, police say.
  The Tsawwassen First Nation has ended its National Truth and Reconciliation Day ceremony early on Wednesday, Sept. 30, after what Delta Police are calling a “serious collision” in the parking lot at Tsawwassen Mills, on TFN lands in South Delta.
  The crash happened shortly befor
  
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• 2 dead after ‘serious collision’ on Tsawwassen First Nation land

  30-09-2026 21:18 via abbynews.com
  
  Tsawwassen First Nation has ended its National Truth and Reconciliation Day ceremony early due to a collision that sent four people to hospital, killing two of them.
  Delta Police said the “serious collision” on TFN lands in South Delta happened shortly before 10:30 a.m. Wednesday (Sept. 30).
  “Four pedestrians were struck and, tragically, two people have died as a result of their injuries,” Delta Police said in a release. “Preliminary information indicates the driver
  
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• Cotter nets winner as Canucks edge Edmonton Oilers 6-5 in OT thriller

  30-09-2026 07:15 via abbynews.com
  
  Newcomer Paul Cotter scored twice, including the winner 1:58 into overtime, lifting the visiting Vancouver Canucks to a thrilling 6-5 victory over the Edmonton Oilers as both teams opened their NHL season Tuesday at Rogers Place in Edmonton.
  Marco Rossi, Jonathan Lekkerimaki, centre Elias Petterson and Max Sasson also scored for the Canucks, who finished last overall a season ago and were playing their first game under new head coach Manny Malhotra. Filip Hronek added two assists for Vancouver a
  
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• 25 years later, Sooke teen’s disappearance remains unsolved

  30-09-2026 03:30 via abbynews.com
  
  25 years after 17-year-old Jesokah Adkens disappeared in Sooke, the search for answers continues.
  Adkens was last seen at about 9:30 p.m. on Sept. 26, 2001, while waiting for a bus near Sooke Road and Idlemore Road.
  She had left a friend’s home shortly after 9 p.m. and was walking the short distance to the bus stop. She never boarded the bus and has not been seen since. At the time, Adkens was living with a friend in downtown Sooke and attending Edward Milne Community School.
  She had moved
  
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• BMX Canada national championships return to Chilliwack Heritage Park

  30-09-2026 01:46 via abbynews.com
  
  More than 700 BMX riders will be in Chilliwack competing at a national event on Thanksgiving weekend.
  BMX Canada is once again bringing the Canadian Grand National Championships to Chilliwack Heritage Park Oct. 9-11.
  That weekend, competitors will chase seven national championship titles and dozens of national age group crowns, as they go head-to-head on an indoor dirt track.
  BMX stands for bicycle motocross, and riders use single-gear bikes, yet there will be competitors as young as two years o
  
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• Advokate holds Celebrate Life Gala in Abbotsford

  30-09-2026 01:27 via abbynews.com
  
  Advokate Life and Education Services hosts its 32nd annual Celebrate Life Gala at the Ag-Rec Centre on Thursday, Oct. 15.
  The evening features a buffet dinner and a keynote address by this year’s special guest, Denisha Workizer.
  “For over a decade, Denisha has inspired audiences with messages of hope, healing and possibility,” states a press release.
  After 20 years in corporate management, she founded Reclaimed Story, a non-profit dedicated to helping women heal from painful pa
  
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• Was Eby’s snap election call a bad bet for the B.C. NDP?

  30-09-2026 01:21 via abbynews.com
  
  A week into the provincial election campaign and the race is about as tight as it gets.
  This was not the plan.
  Experts now warn that NDP leader David Eby’s snap election call could backfire as his justification for going to the polls has so far rung hollow and a new Conservative leader has deftly shifted the narrative away from internal party chaos.
  University of British Columbia political science lecturer Stewart Prest called it a “potentially significant miscalculation.”
  Jord
  
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• Frank Henry Sawatzky

  30-09-2026 01:00 via abbynews.com
  
  In Loving Memory ~
  November 26, 1936 – September 19, 2026
  Frank Henry Sawatzky passed away on September 19, 2026, at the age of 89.
  Frank was born on November 26, 1936, in the Rural Municipality of Hanover, Manitoba, to Heinrich and Aganetha (Loewen) Sawatzky. His parents had immigrated to Canada from Ukraine in October 1925, settling first in Winkler, Manitoba.
  Frank was the fifth of six children, growing up with his siblings Nettie, Henry, George, Herman and Frieda. In 1947, when Frank w
  
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