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A rollover crash occurred Tuesday night (March 28) on Highway 1 in Abbotsford. Police say the driver was impaired. (Abbotsford Police Department photo)

One impaired driver rolls vehicle, another hits fire hydrant in Abbotsford

Nobody seriously injured in separate single-car crashes

 

The Vancouver Police Department arrested 217 people in a three-week anti-shoplifting project. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Vancouver police arrest 217 people in 3-week crackdown on shoplifting

Close to $80,000 in stolen merchandise returned to businesses

 

Jo-Anne Donovan, 57, who was found deceased near her Kamloops home at the Warren’s Trailer Court on March 22. An autopsy has declared her death a homicide. (Jo-Anne Donovan/Facebook)

Autopsy confirms missing Kamloops woman’s death was a homicide

The body of 57-year-old Jo-Anne Donovan was found near her home on March 22

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Kevin Wenstob and Sarah Flemming of 'Big Timber'. (History Channel photo)

PODCAST: Big Timber is a family affair starring B.C. loggers

TODAY IN B.C.: Kevin, Sarah, Eric and Jack

Kevin Wenstob and Sarah Flemming of 'Big Timber'. (History Channel photo)
Burnaby RCMP are investigating after someone vandalized a bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi at Simon Fraser University. (Black Press Media file photo)

Police investigating beheading of Gandhi statue at Simon Fraser University

Burnaby RCMP say power tool was likely used to remove head of bronze statue

Burnaby RCMP are investigating after someone vandalized a bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi at Simon Fraser University. (Black Press Media file photo)
Chris Hill of BCollective. (HAVAN photo)

PODCAST: BOSS, Building Offsite Sustainable Systems

TODAY IN BC: HAVAN’s podcast ‘Measure Twice, Cut Once’

Chris Hill of BCollective. (HAVAN photo)
Proposed amendments to the Family Law Act promise to help answer questions about who gets to keep a pet during divorce proceedings. (Black Press Media file photo)

New B.C. legislation looks to clarify pet custody during divorce

Attorney General Niki Sharma tabled proposed changes to Family Law Act Monday (March 27)

Proposed amendments to the Family Law Act promise to help answer questions about who gets to keep a pet during divorce proceedings. (Black Press Media file photo)
The patio of a West Pender Street Starbucks in Vancouver is seen in the aftermath of a fatal stabbing on March 26. (Live-Customer-4784/Reddit)

Man stabbed to death outside downtown Vancouver Starbucks

Murder charge laid against Inderdeep Singh Gosal, 32

The patio of a West Pender Street Starbucks in Vancouver is seen in the aftermath of a fatal stabbing on March 26. (Live-Customer-4784/Reddit)
Police in Abbotsford stopped this stolen Toyota 4Runner on Saturday night (March 25). The vehicle was allegedly being driven by prolific offender Albert Fontaine, just one day after he had been convicted of stealing another vehicle in May 2021. (Abbotsford Police Department photo)

Abbotsford man charged again day after being convicted of vehicle theft

Prolific offender Albert Fontaine allegedly caught driving impaired in another stolen car

Police in Abbotsford stopped this stolen Toyota 4Runner on Saturday night (March 25). The vehicle was allegedly being driven by prolific offender Albert Fontaine, just one day after he had been convicted of stealing another vehicle in May 2021. (Abbotsford Police Department photo)
B.C. Lions head coach Rick Campbell watches from the sideline during the second half of a CFL football game against the Edmonton Elks in Vancouver, on Thursday August 19, 2021. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)

PODCAST: Rick Campbell, coach of the B.C. Lions

MOJ on Sports: A member of 3 Grey Cup winning teams

B.C. Lions head coach Rick Campbell watches from the sideline during the second half of a CFL football game against the Edmonton Elks in Vancouver, on Thursday August 19, 2021. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)
Emergency responders at the scene at the south end of Peach Road at the Vedder Rotary Trail in Chilliwack after 8:30 p.m. on March 25, 2023 at the scene of a double shooting. (Miranda Watkins Photo)

Two seriously injured in probable gang-related shooting near the Vedder River in Chilliwack

Gun shots reported at 8:15 p.m. Saturday near the Peach Road parking lot in suburban area

Emergency responders at the scene at the south end of Peach Road at the Vedder Rotary Trail in Chilliwack after 8:30 p.m. on March 25, 2023 at the scene of a double shooting. (Miranda Watkins Photo)
The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday April 13, 2018. Two people have died in a house fire in North Vancouver. A statement from North Vancouver RCMP says the blaze engulfed the single family home at about 3 a.m. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

UPDATE: Missing Chilliwack 13-year-old located

RCMP report teen last seen on March 24 ‘located’

The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday April 13, 2018. Two people have died in a house fire in North Vancouver. A statement from North Vancouver RCMP says the blaze engulfed the single family home at about 3 a.m. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Chilliwack Fire Department. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress file)

Vehicle crashes into townhouse unit in Chilliwack, 1 person in care of paramedics

Incident happened on Russell Road in Promontory

Chilliwack Fire Department. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress file)
The Chilliwack Fire Department and RCMP were called to a house fire on Landing Drive around 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 25, 2023. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)

UPDATE: 2 adults dead following early-morning house fire on Skwah reserve in Chilliwack

‘When we got there the whole house was on fire and two people were inside and deceased’: RCMP

The Chilliwack Fire Department and RCMP were called to a house fire on Landing Drive around 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 25, 2023. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)
The PGA of Canada has announced that the PGA Seniors’ Championship of Canada is coming to Abbotsford’s Ledgeview Golf Club. (PGA of Canada photo)

Abbotsford’s Ledgeview Golf Club hosting PGA Seniors’ Championship of Canada

Local golf club hosting national event from Aug. 8 to 11

The PGA of Canada has announced that the PGA Seniors’ Championship of Canada is coming to Abbotsford’s Ledgeview Golf Club. (PGA of Canada photo)
Jason Himpfen, in 2019 (left) and 2017, has been charged in relation to a 2021 shooting in Aldergrove.

Abbotsford man charged with 2021 shooting in Aldergrove and 13 other offences

Jason Himpfen was previously charged with reckless drive caught by Air 1 helicopter

Jason Himpfen, in 2019 (left) and 2017, has been charged in relation to a 2021 shooting in Aldergrove.
Country music star Jon Pardi comes to the Abbotsford Centre on Oct. 27. (Abbotsford Centre photo)

Country music star Jon Pardi coming to Abbotsford

Nashville singer set to perform at the Abbotsford Centre on Oct. 27

Country music star Jon Pardi comes to the Abbotsford Centre on Oct. 27. (Abbotsford Centre photo)
Matsqui Centennial Auditorium was packed on March 6 for a public hearing on the McKee Neighbourhood Plan. The five-hour meeting now has to be redone, due to what the city calls a “procedural error” during first and second reading. (John Morrow/Abbotsford News)

UPDATED: Agenda error results in nullifying 5-hour public hearing in Abbotsford

Staff report says error relates to duplication of resolutions in agenda package

Matsqui Centennial Auditorium was packed on March 6 for a public hearing on the McKee Neighbourhood Plan. The five-hour meeting now has to be redone, due to what the city calls a “procedural error” during first and second reading. (John Morrow/Abbotsford News)
A dog was stabbed to death in Chase. (Black Press Media file photo)

Dog stabbed to death in Shuswap

A man was arrested after police discovered a dead dog in an apartment

A dog was stabbed to death in Chase. (Black Press Media file photo)
Kao Macaulay was arrested in Abbotsford after a four-hour police standoff on Wednesday (March 22). (Instagram photo)

UPDATE: Prolific offender arrested in Abbotsford after 4-hour police standoff

Kao Macaulay, 24, was wanted for breaching his probation

Kao Macaulay was arrested in Abbotsford after a four-hour police standoff on Wednesday (March 22). (Instagram photo)
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