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• Wunderbar!

  18-07-2022 16:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Eva Schnitzelhaus: German-inspired fare that’s fun, casual and deliciousThe post Wunderbar! appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• B.C. man reaches 200th blood-donation milestone

  09-03-2026 18:39 via abbynews.com
  A Hope resident just made his 200th blood donation and he’s hoping it will inspire others to consider donating too.
  “I’m very fortunate that I’m able to reach this accomplishment,” said Ian Williams. “And I hope to hear more people say that they’ve given 100 donations or more. I hope, when people hear this, that they get inspired to donate. Especially our young people. If you’re looking for a purpose in life, if you want to do something for others,
  
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• Man sentenced to prison after gun smuggling attempt at B.C. ferry terminal

  09-03-2026 18:34 via abbynews.com
  A 44-year-old foreign national has been sentenced to four years in prison after he was caught attempting to smuggle undeclared firearms at Victoria’s Belleville Ferry Terminal.
  According to the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA), an investigation began after Reuben Velasquez attempted to enter Canada via the downtown terminal Sept. 1, 2023.
  Border services officers referred him for further examination after he declared multiple firearms. A search of his vehicle found him to be travelli
  
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• B.C. to clear red tape for military families looking for employment

  09-03-2026 17:22 via abbynews.com
  The province is expanding eligibility for WorkBC services to better support military spouses and dependent adult children relocating to B.C. with the Canadian Armed Forces, removing delays and reducing employment gaps.
  Previously, military families relocating from another province had to establish B.C. residency before accessing WorkBC services, a process that could create months-long employment gaps and delays.
  “We’ve heard how frequent relocations delay access to employment support
  
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• Salmon Arm’s Natalie Wilkie wins gold and silver medals at Paralympic Games

  09-03-2026 17:20 via abbynews.com
  Natalie Wilkie shot to a gold-medal finish in Italy over the weekend at the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games.
  On Saturday (March 7) – her first day of competition in this year’s Games – the Salmon Arm athlete achieved a silver-medal podium finish in the Women’s Standing Sprint Para biathlon event with a time of 18:46.4, coming in second behind Ukraine’s Oleksandra Kononova, with a time of 18:41.5.
  The following day, with gold glitter on her cheeks, Wilkie
  
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• Police helicopter helps find suspect who stole ATM in Abbotsford

  09-03-2026 17:12 via abbynews.com
  The Air One police helicopter was called to Abbotsford on Sunday night (March 8) to help track down a suspect who had stolen an ATM.
  A social media post by the Abbotsford Police Department (APD) says officers responded at 9:09 p.m. to a reported break-in at a business in the the 36300 block of Auguston Parkway.The suspect had left the scene with an ATM stolen from the business.
  A citizen at 9:41 p.m. reported a suspicious vehicle in the area of Wells Gray Avenue and McKinley Drive, according to
  
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• Snow potential for Lower Mainland commuters Tuesday, Wednesday morning

  09-03-2026 15:47 via abbynews.com
  There’s the potential for snow during the morning commute Tuesday and Wednesday for Lower Mainland drivers.
  Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for Surrey, Langley and the entire Metro Vancouver area, saying a cool, unstable air mass over the South Coast will bring freezing levels to near sea level before Tuesday morning (March 10).
  The low freezing levels combined with an approaching trough of low pressure will produce bands of flurries or showers on Tuesday and Wedn
  
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• Snowfall warning issued for Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt

  09-03-2026 15:43 via abbynews.com
  Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for the Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt.
  According to the warning, between 15 and 20 cm of snow is expected on Monday (March 9) with flurries expected to taper off in the evening.
  “An upper low will bring convective flurries to the highway beginning this morning, with periods of heavy snowfall at times,” the warning reads.
  Environment Canada says reduced visibility and challenging travel are likely. Extra time for travel is
  
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• VIDEO: Overtime win at home for Vancouver Giants against Kelowna

  09-03-2026 15:00 via abbynews.com
  On “Be A Superhero Night,” Vancouver Giants in Batman jerseys downed the Kelowna Rockets 3-2 in a shootout on Sunday at Langley Events Centre.
  Dressed up to raise funds for the Children’s Miracle Network, the Giants winning goal came from Tobias Tomik, with goals in regulation from Mathis Preston and Blake Chorney, plus a heroic 32 saves from Burke Hood.Vancouver got on the board just 17 seconds into the game to take a 1-0 lead. Both teams exchanged second period goals, giving
  
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• Strong winds blow around southern B.C.

  08-03-2026 19:12 via abbynews.com
  Environment Canada has issued a wind warning for strong winds in the Fraser Valley this morning, March 8.
  The alert, issued at 5:25 a.m. on Sunday morning, warns that gusts of wind up to 90 km/h should be expected throughout the day.
  “A vigorous cold front descending on the south coast will bring strong gusty winds to the eastern Fraser Valley including Hope today,” Environment Canada said in its warning.
  Damage from the wind gusts are possible, according to Environment Canada, and p
  
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• VIDEO: A bad second period for Vancouver Giants against Kamloops Blazers

  08-03-2026 15:30 via abbynews.com
  Vancouver Giants were ahead 1-0 at the end of the first against Kamloops Blazers, but four second-period goals did them in Saturday on the road at the Sandman Centre.Giants Assistant Coach Gaelan Patterson cited poor puck management.
  “It was obviously a tough night,” Patterson commented. “I think we let some things that were out of our control get in the way. Second period was a couple mis-reads, just not managing the puck very well in the neutral zone, which were things that l
  
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• QUIZ: Are you ready for the time change?

  08-03-2026 13:20 via abbynews.com
  Daylight Saving Time begins on March 8, when most Canadians will set their clocks one hour ahead.
  The time change means an extra hour of daylight in the evening, but adjusting to the shift is difficult for many.
  Even in areas where Daylight Saving Time is not used, the time change still has an effect when contacting people in other parts of the country or other parts of the world.
  How much do you know about time, especially Daylight Saving Time? Take this quick quiz to find out.
  Good luck.READ M
  
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• Abbotsford’s Ty Young backstops Canucks to shutout win over Colorado

  08-03-2026 08:44 via abbynews.com
  Turning the calendar from 2025 to 2026 has worked out well so far for Abbotsford Canucks goalie Ty Young.
  After a rough start this fall in Abbotsford, Young was assigned to the ECHL’s Kalamazoo Wings in December and quietly rebuilt his game.
  The 2022 fifth round pick was reassigned to Abbotsford on Feb. 17 and has earned wins in his last two AHL starts. He put an exclamation mark on his return with a 4-0 win over the Colorado Eagles on Satruday (March 7). It was the first career AHL shutou
  
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• Morrissey nets OT winner as Winnipeg Jets rally to beat Canucks 3-2

  08-03-2026 04:25 via abbynews.com
  Josh Morrissey scored the overtime winner, lifting the Winnipeg Jets to a 3-2 win over the visiting Vancouver Canucks in NHL action Saturday at the Canada Life Centre.
  Mark Scheifele and Gabriel Vilardi also scored for the Jets (26-26-10), with Connor Hellebuyck earning the netminding win, making 21 saves.
  Linus Karlsson and Liam Öhgren replied for Vancouver (19-36-8). Goalie Kevin Lankinen played well in defeat, making 32 saves.
  Vancouver managed the only goal of the opening period.
  Karlss
  
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• Man charged for 2022 Okanagan double homicide

  07-03-2026 20:40 via abbynews.com
  A 36-year-old man has been charged in relation to a 2022 double homicide in the Penticton area, the RCMP said Saturday, Mar. 7.
  The BC Prosecution Service has approved two counts of first-degree murder Yves “Oliver” Grenier in connection with the deaths of Douglas Barker and Alannah Brown.
  The E-Division District Major Crime Unit laid the charges, which were sworn in Friday, March 6.
  Grenier has since been arrested and remains in custody.
  The investigation began in September 2022 aft
  
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• ‘Renewed sense of hope’: Date set for Kelowna woman’s liver transplant surgery

  07-03-2026 19:40 via abbynews.com
  A Kelowna mom finally has a date set for her liver transplant.
  After believing she was “forgotten about” while on the waitlist, then a delay due to an incident with her donor, and “entering end-stage liver failure,” Lyndsay Richholt is finally undergoing her transplant on Apr. 10, according to a social media post.
  “Words truly can’t express the relief my loved ones and I feel as I near the closing of this chapter,” her social media post reads. “I&r
  
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• Punk-rock concert featuring 5 bands will raise money for Hope skate park

  07-03-2026 19:30 via abbynews.com
  An upcoming concert featuring five bands will raise funds to help keep a skate park in Hope open.
  The event, Save HMI Skatepark Fundraiser Concert, is set for Saturday, March 14.
  The punk rock show features bands Cop Shuvit, The Spewers, False Flags, The Bobby’s, and The Fomites. It is hosted by SKG Promotions.
  The indoor skate park is trying to raise $30,000 by April in order to renew its three-year lease.
  As of March 4, more than $8,700 had been raised. Money has come in through bottle d
  
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• Vancouver Rise FC wins Best of BC award from Sport BC

  07-03-2026 17:52 via abbynews.com
  The Vancouver Rise FC was awarded the Best of BC award by Sport BC on Thursday (March 5).
  The organization’s 58th annual awards, hosted by the CBC’s Scott Russell, honoured B.C.’s best in amateur sport, including athletes, coaches, teams and officials for outstanding performances in 2025.
  The Best of BC award is supported by the province and is given to a team or person who has represented B.C. internationally or nationally in a professional or amateur sport, according to Sport
  
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• Strong wind conditions expected throughout Northern B.C., Okanagan, Kootenays

  07-03-2026 16:50 via abbynews.com
  Windy conditions are expected throughout the B.C. Okanagan, northern regions, and Eastern Fraser Valley, and Kootenays on Saturday, Mar. 7.
  Environment Canada has issued two different weather alerts due to the wind.
  First, from Hope, up Highway 1 and extending to Northern B.C. is under a yellow wind warning.
  In these areas, winds are expected to be 70-80 km/h with gusts exceeding 90 km/h.
  “A cold front associated with a strong low pressure system passing through northern British Columbia t
  
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• VIDEO: Vancouver Giants win overtime victory over Kelowna

  07-03-2026 16:00 via abbynews.com
  Kelowna scored first, but Vancouver scored last, an overtime winner by draft-eligible Giants forward Tobias Tomik in their 4-3 victory over the Rockets on Friday night at Prospera Place.Giants had a very strong second period, outshooting Kelowna 15-8 and tying the game 2-2 heading into the third. Colton Gerrior gave them a 3-2 lead, but the Rockets tied it late, sending the game to overtime. The first shot of overtime ended the game, when Tomik carried the puck around a diving defender, drove to
  
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• Murray Garth Anderson

  07-03-2026 15:30 via abbynews.com
  In Loving Memory ~
  July 31, 1950 – February 20, 2026
  Murray Garth Anderson passed away after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was a loving partner to Linda Scott, a devoted father to Rob and wife Paula, Laura, and a proud stepfather to Carly and Chris and wife Fran. He was a cherished grandfather to Jayden, Parker, Amelia, Bentley, and Isabella. Murray will be remembered as a great dad, stepdad, partner, and grandpa. He will be deeply missed and forever in our hearts.
  
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• Michael Liebe

  07-03-2026 15:30 via abbynews.com
  1937- 2025
  Mike was a forman most of his years. He worked at Slumber Queen RV from the start of the company until he retired. He is survived by his wife Jean, five children, 10 grandchildren, and 5 great grandchildren. The Celebration of Life is April 4, 2025 from 11am to 3pm in Chilliwack. Please RSVP at 604-997-4973.
  
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• Boeser nets 2 as Canucks end long losing skid with 6-3 win over Blackhawks

  07-03-2026 05:15 via abbynews.com
  Brock Boeser scored twice, including the winner early in the third period, helping the visiting Vancouver Canucks end a seven-game losing skid with a 6-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks at the United Center in Chicago.
  Drew O’Connor, Jake DeBrusk, Teddy Blueger and Max Sasson also scored for the Canucks (19-36-7), while Marcus Pettersson had two assists. Nikita Tolopilo earned the win in goal, stopping 20 shots.
  Ryan Donato, Ilya Mikheyev and Frank Nazar replied for Chicago (23-29-10). Arv
  
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• Iain Black envisions a more profitable B.C. in Conservative leadership bid

  07-03-2026 03:30 via abbynews.com
  Iain Black calls himself a “turnaround guy.”
  And the candidate in the B.C. Conservative Party leadership race says B.C. needs a turnaround.
  Black visited Jitter Beans Coffee House in Lumby Friday, Feb. 27, to meet with the public, hear their thoughts and concerns, and make his case to succeed John Rustad as leader of the province’s current Opposition party.
  After mingling with local residents, the former BC Liberal minister spoke to The Morning Star about his reasons for runnin
  
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• Man linked to Edgewood ostrich protest heads to assault trial

  07-03-2026 01:30 via abbynews.com
  A man facing charges from an assault of a neighbour to the Universal Ostrich Farm (UOF) is heading to trial.
  Timothy Regan will be back in Nakusp Provincial Court Oct. 7 and 8 to face three charges.
  Regan, 61, is charged with assault, assault with a weapon and mischief of $5,000 or under from an incident on Sept. 22, 2025 in Edgewood.
  He was arrested following an altercation that resulted in a 73-year-old female victim needing medical assistance on scene.
  “The suspect who was associated to
  
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• Crown: 3 Surrey men ‘equally culpable’ for killing of senior Abbotsford couple

  07-03-2026 00:53 via abbynews.com
  Three men accused of killing an elderly Abbotsford couple in 2022 should share equal blame “no matter who inflicted the mortal injuries,” a Crown lawyer stated Friday morning (March 6) in court.
  William Dorsey was giving his closing submissions in B.C. Supreme Court in Abbotsford during the trial of Khushveer Toor, Gurkaran Singh and Abhijeet Singh of Surrey.
  The three men are each accused of two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Arnold and Joanne De Jong. Their trial by
  
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• B.C. allowing Vancouver and Victoria to create independent police academies

  07-03-2026 00:04 via abbynews.com
  The province has approved an arrangement for the Vancouver and Victoria police departments to open their own police academies this year as satellite programs of the Justice Institute of B.C.
  “These new police training academies will allow police to enhance their recruiting efforts, strengthen succession planning, and better respond to growing service demands,” said Nina Krieger, minister of public safety and solicitor general, at a news conference in Victoria on Friday, March 6.
  This
  
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• Abbotsford police arrest armed man at gunpoint

  06-03-2026 23:40 via abbynews.com
  An intense situation played out early Friday morning (March 6) in what is usually a quiet Abbotsford neighbourhood as police swarmed to the area of Immel Street and Saddle Street.
  Multiple officers responded to calls of suspicious individuals in the area, with police identifying four suspects upon arrival.
  A 33-year-old man with prior connections to property-related offences was stopped, with the Abbotsford Police Department reporting that he quickly became non-compliant.
  “During the inter
  
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• Prosecutor outlines case against three accused in brutal slaying of B.C. couple

  06-03-2026 23:09 via globalnews.ca
  A Crown prosecutor says evidence shows three men accused of killing an Abbotsford, B.C., couple in 2022 were driven by debt and greed to carry out a violent home invasion.
  
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• ‘No reason to kill our parents’: Closing arguments heard in B.C. double murder trial

  06-03-2026 23:09 via globalnews.ca
  Bank records showed that just hours before the killings, items such as a baseball bat and disposable gloves were purchased by one of the accused from Home Depot and Canadian Tire.
  
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