BREAKING: B.C. Premier John Horgan to step down ahead of 2024 election

Leadership convention will be held in the fall

Premier John Horgan announced Tuesday (June 28) he will not be running in B.C.’s 2024 election. (Jane Skrypnek/Black Press Media)

 

UPDATE: Cloverdale to get another commemorative street name

Location of the proposed Guru Nanak Village Way. (Image via City of Surrey)
‘Guru Nanak Village Way’ proposed for 6400-block of 175A Street

Police at home on Garroway Place, June 27. (Gary Barnes/ Capital News)

B.C.’s police watchdog investigating possible Peachland murder-suicide
The Abbotsford Canucks have signed former Kamloops Blazers captain Quinn Schmiemann to a two-year deal. (Abbotsford Canucks photo)

Abbotsford Canucks sign former Kamloops Blazers captain Quinn Schmiemann
WNBA star Brittney Griner ordered to trial Friday in Russia

WNBA star Brittney Griner ordered to trial Friday in Russia
Banff Sunshine Village to open to skiers, snowboarders and hikers on Canada Day

Banff Sunshine Village to open to skiers, snowboarders and hikers on Canada Day

Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly at a media availability in Los Angeles, California, on Wednesday, June 8, 2022. After the U.S. Supreme Court struck its 1973 Roe v. Wade decision Friday, Liberal politicians north of the border were were quick to suggest that Canadians shouldn’t take their freedoms for granted.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

What is the legal status of abortion in Canada and do we need a law? Experts weigh in
People sit on rocks while cooling off in the frigid Lynn Creek water in North Vancouver, B.C., on Monday, June 28, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Heat warnings linger in Yukon, lift in B.C., but southern Interior storms approach
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II inspects the keys presented by Lord Provost Robert Aldridge, left, during the Ceremony of the Keys on the forecourt of the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh during her traditional trip to Scotland for Holyrood Week, Monday, June 27, 2022. Most people in Canada do not think “new Canadians” should have to swear an oath of allegiance to the Queen and her heirs when they take the oath of citizenship, according to a poll ahead of Canada Day. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-PA, Jane Barlow

More than half of Canadians oppose Oath of Allegiance to the Queen
Tamara Lich, organizer for a protest convoy by truckers and supporters demanding an end to COVID-19 vaccine mandates, delivers a statement during a news conference in Ottawa, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022. A lawyer for “Freedom Convoy” organizer Tamara Lich says the Alberta woman has been arrested over what appears to be a matter related to her bail conditions. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

‘Freedom Convoy’ organizer Tamara Lich arrested for breach of conditions: police
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Pro-choice protestors outside Kelowna’s courthouse on June 26, 2022 following the overturn of a 1973 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that unduly restrictive state regulations on abortion are unconstitutional (Brittany Webster - Black Press)

Dueling protests hit downtown Kelowna Sunday following Roe v. Wade reversal

Abbotsford’s Keeping Road is the subject of a paranormal investigation by a YouTube channel. (YouTube photo)

VIDEO: Is this B.C. road one of Canada’s most haunted?

The artwork on the Wolf Tower was designed by Tseshaht artist Willard Gallic Jr. (ELENA RARDON / ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS)

100 years later, First Nations wolf ritual shakes off its chains on B.C. waterfront

Semiahmoo First Nation Chief Harley Chappell gives remarks at the Chief Bernard Robert Charles Memorial Plaza on National Indigenous Peoples Day. (Photo: Sobia Moman)

VIDEO: Semiahmoo First Nation dances, history shared on Indigenous Peoples Day

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Abbotsford senior secondary is the first public school in Abbotsford to have a rainbow crosswalk. (Submitted)

Abbotsford Senior Secondary first in district to install rainbow crosswalk

Students approached teacher 10 years ago to ask how to add crosswalk to school grounds

Barnston Island Ferry. (File photo: Tom Zillich)

High water on Fraser River means service changes for Barnston Island ferry

‘Upon issuance of an evacuation alert, or when levels rise above 6.2 metres, the ferry will operate around the clock’

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Old trucks are seen in the yard at the B.C. Vintage Truck Museum in Cloverdale in 2021. The Museum is hosting a “National Truck Show” July 8 & 9. (Photo: Malin Jordan)

B.C. Vintage Truck Museum to host truck show July 8 and 9

Hot Rod show also at Fairgrounds July 9

Twin 11-year-old brothers Adam and Andrew Yang performed a voice-and-piano rendition of the Josh Groban hit “You Raise Me Up” at Reach Child and Youth Development Society’s 10th annual Reach for the Stars: Wings of Change Gala on Saturday, June 4, 2022 at Tsawwassen Springs. (Reach Child and Youth Development Society photo)

10th annual Reach Society gala raises over $147, 000

In-person gala returned June 4 at Tsawwassen Springs after two years of pandemic-related delays

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Obituaries

Sadley John Shindruk

Feb 14th, 2022

Peter E. Ewert

Jan 9th, 2022

William ‘Bill’ Wieler

Dec 21st, 2021

Carolyn Dorothy Budd-Goertzen

Dec 2nd, 2021

Robert Petrie

Nov 3rd, 2021

Mary Charlton

Oct 20th, 2021

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Sports
The Surrey Pickleball Club is set to host the Mid-Summer Slam Pickleball Tournament July 15-17. (Contributed photo)

Surrey Pickleball Club set to host Mid-Summer Slam tournament

Three-day event to be held at South Surrey Recreation Centre

Forward John Stevens is one of three players the Canucks re-signed on Monday (June 27) who have Abbotsford connections from last season. (Ben Lypka/Abbotsford News)

Canucks re-sign trio of players from Abbotsford

Sheldon Dries, Guillaume Brisebois and John Stevens all ink new deals with Canucks

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Bowser plans birthday celebration for Mike, B.C.’s famous bartending dog

Pooch became a small-town Vancouver Island sensation in the ’30s and ’40s for his tavern exploits

Jeopardy host Mayim Bialik, left, and contestant Whitney Wood, a VIU professor, on the Alex Trebek Stage at Sony Pictures Studios at Culver City, Calif. (Photo courtesy Jeopardy Productions, Inc.)

B.C. university prof happy with runner-up finish on Jeopardy

Vancouver Island’s Whitney Wood appeared on the episode that aired Thursday, June 23

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An example of new Premiere Seating installed at Surrey’s Landmark movie theatre, located in the Guildford area. (Photo: landmarkcinemas.com)

‘Next level of luxury’ at Surrey movie theatre with heated recliner seats for groups of 2 and 3

‘Personal privacy enclosure’ an option for movie-goers in Guildford

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‘Anything Goes’ shows start for Surrey’s re-branded Fraser Valley Musical Theatre

Cole Porter musical hits Surrey Arts Centre’s Main Stage starting Thursday, June 30

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Opinion

Bruce Cameron

CAMERON: What’s in a name? The BC Liberal Party contemplates a name change

‘The name change effort may look trivial, but it is a crucial step on the road to potentially regaining power’

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April 26, 2022 -Julia House photographed in her kitchen/cooking goods shop Ma Maison for Boulevard magazine. Don Denton photograph.

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Research is a key ingredient at Maison Cookware + Bakeware

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      Surrey Board of Trade welcomes four new directors

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