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The Vancouver Law Courts (Keri Coles/Black Press Media)

Former Abbotsford man who ran Ponzi scheme loses bid to overturn $9.5M payment

Malcolm Stevenson served jail time in 2011 and 2014 for defrauding investors

The Vancouver Law Courts (Keri Coles/Black Press Media)
Reinhard “Bud” Loewen has pleaded guilty to six of the 24 sexual assault charges he faced. (Facebook photo)

Former Abbotsford masseur pleads guilty to 6 of his 24 sexual assault charges

Reinhard ‘Bud’ Loewen was first charged in December 2020

Reinhard “Bud” Loewen has pleaded guilty to six of the 24 sexual assault charges he faced. (Facebook photo)
Alex Blanarou of Surrey was killed in Abbotsford on Dec. 28, 2017 at the age of 24. The first of three men to plead guilty in the case has now been sentenced.

Get-away driver sentenced in 2017 killing of Surrey man in Abbotsford

Michael Schweiger gets another 8 months in jail in case involving death of Alex Blanarou

Alex Blanarou of Surrey was killed in Abbotsford on Dec. 28, 2017 at the age of 24. The first of three men to plead guilty in the case has now been sentenced.
Screenshots from video posted on social media show David Allen Lucas, who has been sentenced for an incident on a transit bus in Abbotsford in April 2022.

Surrey man sentenced for assaulting passengers on Abbotsford bus in 2022

David Allen Lucas’s actions were captured on video and posted online

Screenshots from video posted on social media show David Allen Lucas, who has been sentenced for an incident on a transit bus in Abbotsford in April 2022.
Police were on the scene Saturday night (Jan. 21) where four men were shot in a gravel strip near King Traditional Elementary in the area of King and Bradner roads. (Shane MacKichan photo)

Police say two weekend shootings in Abbotsford are not connected

Four men injured on Saturday night, another victim on Sunday evening

Police were on the scene Saturday night (Jan. 21) where four men were shot in a gravel strip near King Traditional Elementary in the area of King and Bradner roads. (Shane MacKichan photo)
The Abbotsford Police Department is investigating a shooting that took place Sunday night (Jan. 22). (File photo by Dale Klippenstein)

Abbotsford records second targeted shooting in less than 24 hours

Man in his 20s injured in incident near Aldergrove border

The Abbotsford Police Department is investigating a shooting that took place Sunday night (Jan. 22). (File photo by Dale Klippenstein)
Police are investigating a targeted shooting in Abbotsford on Saturday night (Jan. 21). (File photo by Dale Klippenstein)

Four men injured in targeted shooting in Abbotsford, police say

Incident took place Saturday night in 28700 block of King Road

Police are investigating a targeted shooting in Abbotsford on Saturday night (Jan. 21). (File photo by Dale Klippenstein)
A head-on collision occurred May 24, 2021 in the area of North Parallel Road and Whatcom Road in Abbotsford. A Surrey woman has now been sentenced in relation to the crash. (Curtis Kreklau/South Fraser News Service)

Surrey woman sentenced for 197 km/h impaired-driving crash in Abbotsford

Anureet Dosanjh gets house arrest and 3-year driving ban for 2021 head-on collision

A head-on collision occurred May 24, 2021 in the area of North Parallel Road and Whatcom Road in Abbotsford. A Surrey woman has now been sentenced in relation to the crash. (Curtis Kreklau/South Fraser News Service)
Tyler Wiebe was a devoted dad to his daughters Riley (left) and Harmony. Wiebe was fatally stabbed in Abbotsford on Sept. 1, 2022. (Facebook photo)

Family looking for answers in fatal stabbing of Abbotsford man

Tyler Wiebe, 32, was killed at an apartment building on Sept. 1, 2022

Tyler Wiebe was a devoted dad to his daughters Riley (left) and Harmony. Wiebe was fatally stabbed in Abbotsford on Sept. 1, 2022. (Facebook photo)
A drug “super lab” was busted in Abbotsford in January 2022. Three men have now been charged. (BC RCMP photo)

Drug ‘super lab’ in Abbotsford could have produced 27M lethal doses of fentanyl, say police

Three men charged after investigation in Abbotsford and Surrey that began in August 2021

A drug “super lab” was busted in Abbotsford in January 2022. Three men have now been charged. (BC RCMP photo)
Shaun Deacon in a photo released Oct. 31, 2022. (BC Corrections handout)

Child sex offender Shaun Deacon back in prison, charged with 2 counts of breach

Police previously issued public warnings about Deacon living in Abbotsford and Metro Vancouver

Shaun Deacon in a photo released Oct. 31, 2022. (BC Corrections handout)
Police tape marks the area behind the Phoenix Society’s community hub centre on Monday after a 32-year-old man was critically injured. (Submitted photo)

Man, 32, in critical condition after assault in Abbotsford

Police are revealing few details at this time about what occurred Monday morning

Police tape marks the area behind the Phoenix Society’s community hub centre on Monday after a 32-year-old man was critically injured. (Submitted photo)
The two suspects in a fatal hit-and-run Dec. 11 on Lefeuvre Road in Abbotsford were caught on camera running from the scene. (Screenshot from video)

Police say Abbotsford business owner not helping with fatal hit-and-run investigation

Investigators seek more information in collision that killed Marc Ellis on Dec. 11

The two suspects in a fatal hit-and-run Dec. 11 on Lefeuvre Road in Abbotsford were caught on camera running from the scene. (Screenshot from video)
Rory Serna has pleaded guilty to an incident involving a stolen semi-truck that crashed in Abbotsford in January 2022. (RCMP photo)

Man pleads guilty to stealing semi-truck, driving recklessly and crashing in Abbotsford

Incident in January 2022 also involved ‘prolific offender’ Rory Serna fleeing from Chilliwack RCMP

Rory Serna has pleaded guilty to an incident involving a stolen semi-truck that crashed in Abbotsford in January 2022. (RCMP photo)
Scott Kuebeck is shown here during a Jan. 1, 2017 arrest in Abbotsford. He was later sentenced for nine robberies in Abbotsford and Chilliwack. (KAM Productions file photo)

Abbotsford man sentenced to 3 years in jail for 11th robbery since 2017

Scott Kuebeck targeted a gas station in May 2022; previously sentenced on 10 other robberies

Scott Kuebeck is shown here during a Jan. 1, 2017 arrest in Abbotsford. He was later sentenced for nine robberies in Abbotsford and Chilliwack. (KAM Productions file photo)
The 2900 block of Old Clayburn Road in Abbotsford was blocked off for a few hours on Thursday (Jan. 12) while police were attempting to arrest a man wanted on several warrants. (Photo by Abbotsford Police Department)

Wanted man arrested in Abbotsford after three-hour takedown

Justin Walsh in custody after incident on Old Clayburn Road

The 2900 block of Old Clayburn Road in Abbotsford was blocked off for a few hours on Thursday (Jan. 12) while police were attempting to arrest a man wanted on several warrants. (Photo by Abbotsford Police Department)
Dylan Pelly has been sentenced on seven of the 13 charges he faced, including for a 2018 home invasion of a licensed grow-op in Abbotsford. (Facebook photo)

Abbotsford man sentenced for home invasion and weapons trafficking

Dylan Pelly receives an additional three years in jail for seven of the 13 charges he faced

Dylan Pelly has been sentenced on seven of the 13 charges he faced, including for a 2018 home invasion of a licensed grow-op in Abbotsford. (Facebook photo)
Diego Guevara, 16 is wanted by the Abbotsford Police Department on charges of robbery and aggravated assault.

Police in Abbotsford get court order to name teen wanted in relation to stabbing

Diego Guevara was charged in October after woman, 37, was seriously injured in August

Diego Guevara, 16 is wanted by the Abbotsford Police Department on charges of robbery and aggravated assault.
Sumas Prairie as seen from Highway 1 on Nov. 20, 2021. (Jenna Hauck/Black Press Media)

Sumas Prairie flood lawsuit continues to move toward class action

City of Abbotsford loses bid to appeal decision related to expert files

Sumas Prairie as seen from Highway 1 on Nov. 20, 2021. (Jenna Hauck/Black Press Media)
Matsqui Institution in Abbotsford. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)

Package of THC and cellphones with $35K prison value seized in Abbotsford

Contraband recently discovered at Matsqui Institution, reports CSC

Matsqui Institution in Abbotsford. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)