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Jay Ingram. (submitted photo)

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Jay Ingram. (submitted photo)
Old Yale Brewing is set to open in Abbotsford on Wednesday (April 12). (Ben Lypka/Abbotsford News)

Old Yale Brewing in Abbotsford officially opening Wednesday

New craft brewery and kitchen opens its doors on Wednesday (April 12)

Old Yale Brewing is set to open in Abbotsford on Wednesday (April 12). (Ben Lypka/Abbotsford News)
An ornate cowbell has still not been reunited with its owner, after it was discovered in the possession of a prolific offender in Abbotsford. (Abbotsford Police Department)

Abbotsford Police put the call out to reunite ornate cowbell with real owner

Unique piece was found during the arrest of a prolific offender in Abbotsford

An ornate cowbell has still not been reunited with its owner, after it was discovered in the possession of a prolific offender in Abbotsford. (Abbotsford Police Department)
Jacob Wilson was 24 when he died in Abbotsford, likely due to fentanyl. His mother, a long-time school trustee in the city, is now speaking candidly about their family’s story. (Submitted photo)

VIDEO: Abbotsford school trustee shares heart-wrenching story of losing son to fentanyl overdose

Jacob Wilson survived traumatic brain injury with intervention, but left to die from addiction

Jacob Wilson was 24 when he died in Abbotsford, likely due to fentanyl. His mother, a long-time school trustee in the city, is now speaking candidly about their family’s story. (Submitted photo)
Fire crews extract the driver from the cab of the semi-after it crashed into a home on Gordon Drive. (Gary Barnes/ Capital News)

Driver, woman and baby safely extracted after semi crashes into Kelowna home

Emergency crews are on scene of the incident at Gordon and Cameron

Fire crews extract the driver from the cab of the semi-after it crashed into a home on Gordon Drive. (Gary Barnes/ Capital News)
Joe Geluch, Naikoon Contracting. (HAVAN photo)

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Joe Geluch, Naikoon Contracting. (HAVAN photo)
Transit drivers with CUPE Local 561 on strike on the picket line on Yale Road West in Chilliwack on April 5, 2023. (Paul Henderson/ Chilliwack Progress)

Striking Fraser Valley bus drivers plan rally at Five Corners in Chilliwack

Union denies First Transit civil suit claim that workers committed ‘unlawful acts’ on picket lines

Transit drivers with CUPE Local 561 on strike on the picket line on Yale Road West in Chilliwack on April 5, 2023. (Paul Henderson/ Chilliwack Progress)
The Abbotsford Police pulled a car off the road for going 189 km/hr. (Abbotsford Police photo)

Abbotsford Police nab highway driver going nearly twice speed limit

Police issue excessive speeding fine and impound car during speed enforcement blitz

The Abbotsford Police pulled a car off the road for going 189 km/hr. (Abbotsford Police photo)
Nashville Predators centre Ryan Johansen (92) and Vancouver Canucks defenceman Troy Stecher (51) chase after the puck Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

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Nashville Predators centre Ryan Johansen (92) and Vancouver Canucks defenceman Troy Stecher (51) chase after the puck Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
It is believed this vehicle that caught fire in the early morning hours of Saturday, April 8, 2023 may have been stolen, said a fire official. (Brad Jensen/ Facebook)

Vehicle that caught fire at Chilliwack gas station in middle of night may have been stolen

‘It appears the vehicle may have been stolen and set on fire,’ says fire official

It is believed this vehicle that caught fire in the early morning hours of Saturday, April 8, 2023 may have been stolen, said a fire official. (Brad Jensen/ Facebook)
Ridge Meadows RCMP were called to a residence in the 12100-block of 228 Street on April 7 to deal with an active standoff situation. (Brandon Tucker/The News)

VIDEO: Ridge Meadows RCMP deal with standoff situation in Maple Ridge

Incident took place in the 12100-block of 228th Street

Ridge Meadows RCMP were called to a residence in the 12100-block of 228 Street on April 7 to deal with an active standoff situation. (Brandon Tucker/The News)
The Abbotsford Tulip Festival returns after a four-year absence to a new location – Lakeland Flowers on Marion Road. (Submitted photo)

Abbotsford Tulip Festival is back in a new – and bigger – location for 2023

Former event on North Parallel Road was cancelled in 2021 after sale of the land

The Abbotsford Tulip Festival returns after a four-year absence to a new location – Lakeland Flowers on Marion Road. (Submitted photo)
Transit drivers with CUPE Local 561 on strike on the picket line on Yale Road West in Chilliwack on April 5, 2023. (Paul Henderson/ Chilliwack Progress)

First Transit seeks court injunction against workers picketing in Abbotsford and Chilliwack

Company says members of CUPE local 561 are committing ‘unlawful acts’

Transit drivers with CUPE Local 561 on strike on the picket line on Yale Road West in Chilliwack on April 5, 2023. (Paul Henderson/ Chilliwack Progress)
B.C. singer-songwriter Barney Bentall. (Mark Maryanovich photo)

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TODAY IN B.C.: His Charity Concerts last year raised over $500,000

B.C. singer-songwriter Barney Bentall. (Mark Maryanovich photo)
Chilliwack RCMP were on scene at Richardson Avenue near Blue Jay Avenue for reports of shots fired on Thursday, March 30, 2023. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)

Mounties investigating what if any ties exist between 3 recent gang-related shootings in Chilliwack

Police don’t think the April 1 homicide of a Vancouver drug dealer is tied to previous 2 shootings

Chilliwack RCMP were on scene at Richardson Avenue near Blue Jay Avenue for reports of shots fired on Thursday, March 30, 2023. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)
The Lower Mainland Integrated Emergency Response Team was among police on scene at W. J. Mouat Secondary in Abbotsford on Tuesday afternoon (April 4) following a report - proved to be false – of an active shooter. (Ben Lypka/Abbotsford News)

Report of active shooter at Abbotsford high school turns out to be false, say police

Call came in from W.J. Mouat Secondary; all on-duty officers race to scene

The Lower Mainland Integrated Emergency Response Team was among police on scene at W. J. Mouat Secondary in Abbotsford on Tuesday afternoon (April 4) following a report - proved to be false – of an active shooter. (Ben Lypka/Abbotsford News)
The Chilliwack Fire Department was called to an apartment fire on Victor Street on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)

UPDATE w/PHOTOS and VIDEO: Chilliwack firefighters battle apartment building fire on Victor Street

2nd fire in same northwest section of Newmark apartment building in 1.5 years

The Chilliwack Fire Department was called to an apartment fire on Victor Street on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)
Irene Kelleher Totí:ltawtxw Elementary School on Eagle Mountain in Abbotsford. (Jessica Peters/Abbotsford News file)

‘People cried and no one was laughing’: April Fool’s email from Abbotsford school principal falls flat

Parents go to social media over email informing them their children were assigned weekend detention

Irene Kelleher Totí:ltawtxw Elementary School on Eagle Mountain in Abbotsford. (Jessica Peters/Abbotsford News file)
Photo by Dale Klippenstein

Woman in Abbotsford robbed by 5 masked men with a gun, say police

Suspects demand money and drive off with victim’s vehicle

Photo by Dale Klippenstein
Jake Fry, Smallworks. (HAVAN photo)

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Jake Fry, Smallworks. (HAVAN photo)