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1 confirmed dead after targeted shooting in Abbotsford Friday afternoon
ABBOTSFORD - Abbotsford police have now confirmed a homicide as a result of the targeted shooting this afternoon (Jan. 9). Officers with the Abbotsford Police Department were paged out to a home in th...
Alyssa Conti Jan 09, 2026

Fraser Health issues regional toxic drug advisory
CHILLIWACK - Authorities have issued a toxic drug alert Thursday (Jan. 8) due to a veterinary medicine being detected in the Fraser Health region's unregulated opioid supply.Medetomidine is a potent, ...
Alyssa Conti Jan 09, 2026

Ridge Meadows RCMP seek woman missing for over a week
MAPLE RIDGE - Police in Maple Ridge are asking for the public's help in finding a woman who has been missing for more than a week.On December 29, at around 4 a.m., RCMP say 37-year-old Shannon Samms w...
Alyssa Conti Jan 09, 2026

Police deem no risk to public after reports of man with weapon in Nowell Street
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack residents may have seen a number of police cars around a section of Nowell Street this morning as RCMP responded to what appeared to be a man carrying a weapon. Witnesses repor...
Alyssa Conti Jan 09, 2026

Downed wire cuts power to Chilliwack, Abbotsford residents
CHILLIWACK - BC Hydro crews have been working to restore power to over 1,400 customers in the Chilliwack and Abbotsford areas after it went out Friday morning (Jan. 9).The energy provider's outage map...
Alyssa Conti Jan 09, 2026

AbbyPD officer may have committed driving offence in February 2025 collision with civilian car: IIO
ABBOTSFORD - A February 2025 collision between AbbyPD and a civilian vehicle has been referred to the BC Prosecution Service to see if there are enough grounds to charge an officer for driving offence...
Alyssa Conti Jan 09, 2026

Chilliwack unemployment swings up as Abbotsford-Mission rates dip down in December: StatCan
CHILLIWACK - After two months of hovering around the 7 per cent range, the latest figures from Statistics Canada show that unemployment in the communities of Chilliwack and Abbotsford-Mission sang a d...
Alyssa Conti Jan 09, 2026

FVRD seeks flooding damage reports for provincial disaster funding
CHILLIWACK - The Fraser Valley Regional District (FVRD) continues to ask for residents' help with reporting damage from the atmospheric river incident last month.Private property owners who experience...
Alyssa Conti Jan 09, 2026

1 pedestrian dead after being struck by train in Langley Thursday evening
LANGLEY - Langley RCMP are now investigating a fatal train collision that happened on Thursday evening (Jan. 8).At around 7:55 p.m., police responded to a report of a pedestrian being struck by a trai...
Alyssa Conti Jan 09, 2026

GoFundMe started for Langley family whose 15-year-old son died in a house fire Wednesday
LANGLEY - A GoFundMe has been launched to support a Langley family after their 15-year-old son died in a house fire on Wednesday morning. According to a statement from Langley RCMP spokesperson Sgt. Z...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 08, 2026