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Child Care Subsidy fix to support more families

VICTORIA - Child support payments will no longer impact eligibility for parents already receiving or applying for child care subsidies, starting April 1, 2016,...

Impaired-driving charges laid against Balraj Cheema in head-on collision

By Vikki Hopes - Abbotsford News Impaired-driving charges have been laid against a man in relation to a head-on crash last September that seriously injured 21-year-old Jocelyn Visser...

Sexual Assault by Indo-Canadian man at 32500 South Fraser Way Business

Abbotsford: Police in Abbotsford is seeking public help to identify a Punjabi man wanted in sexual assault incident that took place at a South...

Man in custody after domestic homicide in Maple Ridge

Maple Ridge: The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has laid charges against 29 year old Randy Scott in relation to the shooting death of 33 year...

‘Severely intoxicated’ driver pulled over in Abbotsford

by  Staff Writer - Abbotsford News posted Feb 17, 2016 at 9:00 AM A driver who police describe as “severely intoxicated” was pulled over on Sumas...

Vancouver murder victim pleaded with killers to ‘hold on’

Victim and another South Asian prisoner named Randy Naicker were living in same halfway house before the shooting BY KIM BOLAN, VANCOUVER SUN FEBRUARY 16,...

Guildford Bay employee stabbed trying to stop alleged shoplifter in Surrey

A 29-year-old man is in hospital in Surrey after he was stabbed trying to stop an alleged shoplifter at a Surrey mall Tuesday night. Photograph...

B.C. budget offers help to buyers of new homes

Finance Minister Mike De Jong's budget outlined $47.5 billion in spending for the 2016/17 fiscal year, starting April 1, with a projected $264 million...

2016 speech from the Throne outlines government’s economic agenda

"Steadfast. Resilient. And the courage to get to yes," - The Honourable Judith Guichon, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, Throne Speech 2016. Her Honour,...

Province toughens up drinking and driving laws

New regulations are in place to clarify and toughen the consequences of drinking and drug affected driving in British Columbia, strengthening the Province’s resolve...

A direct flight to improvements for B.C.’s airports

Ready for takeoff! New funding will help small and regional airports make critical upgrades and improvements to their infrastructure. Public airport operators, local governments...

Premier Clark announces upcoming changes to the public service

VICTORIA - Premier Christy Clark today announced upcoming changes to key positions in the BC Public Service: After 27 years of serving the Province, John...

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How to Safely Celebrate Easter and Passover

Though it may not be quite the same as past holidays, this Easter, Passover or any other event can still be filled with love,...

Magic Days Coming to Museum of Surrey

Surrey, BC – Lon Mandrake, magician, and son of the late famous Mandrake the Magician, will perform a little abracadabra at Museum of Surrey on...

TransLink completes modernization of 1980s-era SkyTrain technology

NEW WESTMINSTER: TransLink has replaced aging speakers and signs on the SkyTrain system by installing 280 new customer information screens and over 1,400 new...

Fraser Health declares COVID-19 outbreak at Abbotsford Regional Hospital

SURREY – Fraser Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Abbotsford Regional Hospital after evidence of transmission in a medicine unit. Four patients at Abbotsford Regional...