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The November 2021 floods impacted 85 per cent of Abbotsford’s water supply. A new $84.4 million drinking water system is expected to prevent that. (Photo: Abbotsford Police Department)

Province announces $62M for new water system for Abbotsford

Project to include 12 new wells, water treatment plant and pump station

The November 2021 floods impacted 85 per cent of Abbotsford’s water supply. A new $84.4 million drinking water system is expected to prevent that. (Photo: Abbotsford Police Department)
A man who was stabbed in Mission on Monday night (Sept. 12) is recovering after suffering serious injuries. (Phil McLachlan/Capital News/Stock)

Homeless man seriously injured in stabbing in Mission

Victim, 37, was taken to hospital by air ambulance Monday night

A man who was stabbed in Mission on Monday night (Sept. 12) is recovering after suffering serious injuries. (Phil McLachlan/Capital News/Stock)
Mission RCMP Const. Harrison Mohr spoke to the media on June 6 to provide an update on the investigation into an incident that saw four march participants struck by a vehicle. (Kevin Mills/Mission Record)

Police complete investigation into incident where marchers were hit by truck in Mission

BC Prosecution Service will now consider whether charges will be laid against driver

Mission RCMP Const. Harrison Mohr spoke to the media on June 6 to provide an update on the investigation into an incident that saw four march participants struck by a vehicle. (Kevin Mills/Mission Record)
Chelsey Gauthier of Abbotsford was killed in 2017, and her body was found in Mission.

Man, 67, charged with 2017 murder of Abbotsford woman in Mission

Gary Losch arrested in relation to death of 22-year-old Chelsey Gauthier

Chelsey Gauthier of Abbotsford was killed in 2017, and her body was found in Mission.
Chelsey Gauthier of Abbotsford was killed in 2017, and her body was found in Mission.

Charges to be announced in 2017 murder of Abbotsford woman

Update in killing of Chelsey Gauthier, 22, to be provided on Saturday

Chelsey Gauthier of Abbotsford was killed in 2017, and her body was found in Mission.
A driver who was trying to evade police early Friday morning (Sept. 9) in Abbotsford crashed into a house. (Abbotford Police Department photo)

Prolific offender charged after fleeing police and crashing into house in Abbotsford

Police say driver was towing a trailer that had beens stolen from Mission

A driver who was trying to evade police early Friday morning (Sept. 9) in Abbotsford crashed into a house. (Abbotford Police Department photo)
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Police cleared in death of man who fell from Mission Bridge

Independent Investigations Office says no wrongdoing by officers in July incident

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Upper Fraser Valley RCMP Sgt. Krista Vrolyk and Thar hang out in Abbotsford on Wednesday (Sept. 7) during the jersey presentation for participants in the Cops for Cancer Tour de Valley. (John Morrow/Abbotsford News).

Cops for Cancer Tour de Valley participants receive official jerseys

Annual fundraiser for childhood cancer research and services runs Sept. 21-29

Upper Fraser Valley RCMP Sgt. Krista Vrolyk and Thar hang out in Abbotsford on Wednesday (Sept. 7) during the jersey presentation for participants in the Cops for Cancer Tour de Valley. (John Morrow/Abbotsford News).
Police were on scene Thursday, Sept. 1 for a stabbing at the Balsam Apartments on McCallum Road in Abbotsford. The victim later died in hospital. (John Morrow/Abbotsford News)

Abbotsford-Mission records same number of killings as 2008 ‘murder capital’ stats

Area has seen a combined 10 homicides so far this year, 8 of them in Abbotsford

Police were on scene Thursday, Sept. 1 for a stabbing at the Balsam Apartments on McCallum Road in Abbotsford. The victim later died in hospital. (John Morrow/Abbotsford News)
Tyler Wiebe, shown with his two daughters, was stabbed to death on Sept. 1 in Abbotsford.

Online fundraiser started for family of Abbotsford murder victim

Tyler Wiebe was fatally stabbed on Sept. 1; no charges laid yet

Tyler Wiebe, shown with his two daughters, was stabbed to death on Sept. 1 in Abbotsford.
Police are on the scene of a fatal stabbing at the Balsam Apartments at 1968 McCallum Rd. in Abbotsford on Thursday night (Sept. 1). (John Morrow/Abbotsford News)

UPDATE: Stabbing in Abbotsford now declared a homicide

Suspect is in custody, but motive has not yet been determined

Police are on the scene of a fatal stabbing at the Balsam Apartments at 1968 McCallum Rd. in Abbotsford on Thursday night (Sept. 1). (John Morrow/Abbotsford News)
Child sex offender Shaun Deacon has been sentenced for shoplifting and breaching his conditions in April. (Photo courtesy of the Abbotsford Police Department)

Child sex offender sentenced for shoplifting and breaches in Abbotsford

Police issued a public warning about Shaun Deacon in March after his release from jail

Child sex offender Shaun Deacon has been sentenced for shoplifting and breaching his conditions in April. (Photo courtesy of the Abbotsford Police Department)
Shirley Wilson with her son Jacob, who died of a fentanyl overdose last November.

Abbotsford trustee speaks out about son’s overdose death to help others

Shirley Wilson says her son, Jacob, was ‘more than a statistic’

Shirley Wilson with her son Jacob, who died of a fentanyl overdose last November.
Jagvir Malhi, 19, was killed in a shooting on Nov. 12, 2018 in Abbotsford.

Trial slated for man accused of 2018 killing of Jagvir Malhi in Abbotsford

Tyrel Quesnelle charged with shooting on Ross Road, as well as 2017 homicide in Surrey

Jagvir Malhi, 19, was killed in a shooting on Nov. 12, 2018 in Abbotsford.
Police executed a search warrant Aug. 23 at a home on Hemlock Street in Abbotsford, where they discovered a meth lab. The investigation is continuing. (Abbotsford Police Department photo)

More than 10 kilos of drugs seized from meth lab in Abbotsford

Police continuing to investigate after search warrant executed Aug. 23

Police executed a search warrant Aug. 23 at a home on Hemlock Street in Abbotsford, where they discovered a meth lab. The investigation is continuing. (Abbotsford Police Department photo)
Police had roads blocked Friday afternoon (Aug. 26) in the area of Bourquin Crescent and Ware Street near Mill Lake Park in Abbotsford after a stabbing in the area. (Screengrab from Facebook video)

Charges laid in relation to stabbing near Abbotsford park

Victim, 20, suffered non-life-threatening injuries in incident on Friday afternoon

Police had roads blocked Friday afternoon (Aug. 26) in the area of Bourquin Crescent and Ware Street near Mill Lake Park in Abbotsford after a stabbing in the area. (Screengrab from Facebook video)
The Abbotsford Police Department has released this sketch of the suspect in an attempted child abduction that occurred on Monday, Aug. 15.

Abbotsford Police release drawing of suspect in attempted child abduction

Major crime unit continues to investigate incident that took place Aug. 15

The Abbotsford Police Department has released this sketch of the suspect in an attempted child abduction that occurred on Monday, Aug. 15.
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Two-day heat wave expected for eastern Fraser Valley

Temperatures expected to reach highs of 35 degrees on Wednesday and Thursday

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The Abbotsford Law Courts (John Morrow/Abbotsford News)

Woman charged with infanticide in death of her baby in Abbotsford

Homicide team investigated after infant died in May 2021

The Abbotsford Law Courts (John Morrow/Abbotsford News)
Randy “Elvis” Friskie, shown here perfoming in 2018, says he is on his deathbed on a cot in a hallway at Abbotsford Regional Hospital. (Black Press Media file photo)

Elvis impersonator says he is on deathbed in hallway at Abbotsford hospital

‘No dignity in it whatsoever,’ says Randy Friskie, who has liver disease

Randy “Elvis” Friskie, shown here perfoming in 2018, says he is on his deathbed on a cot in a hallway at Abbotsford Regional Hospital. (Black Press Media file photo)