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BCMar 22, 2022

Abbotsford police looking for public assistance in identifying a black sports car and driver

Abbotsford police is looking for the public’s assistance in identifying a black sports car and driver involved in this dangerous driving incident on March 19th. Saturday evening at 7:27 pm the driver was caught in a dangerous driving action within the 2600 block of Sunnyside Street. Police has shared the video of the incident. Abbotsford police has appealed to share the information if anyone has knowledge about the incident or the driver involved. Click the link to watch video: https://twitter.com/AbbyPoliceDept/status/1506314844919709696
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BCMar 22, 2022

Lillooet man facing charges in homicide of 25 year old

RCMP in Lillooet say charges have been laid in last week's homicide in that community. The 35 year old Lillooet man was arrested Saturday and remains in custody. Mounties say 25 year old Leeland Alexander, also from Lillooet, was found on the ground with severe injuries last Tuesday evening. He died a short time later and police have not said how he was killed or offered a motive for the attack, except to say the public is not at risk.
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BCMar 22, 2022

Man appears in court on a charge related to discovery of a body inside a van near Kamloops

RCMP say a 54 year old man has appeared in court on a charge related to last week's discovery of a body inside a van near Kamloops. Rogelio Bagabuyo, a family lawyer and mediator with an office in Kamloops, has been charged with interference with a dead body and court documents show he remains in custody and had another court date slated for today. RCMP Constable Crystal Evelyn says in a news release that the victim's remains had been found in a plastic bin, but investigators are still waiting for autopsy results before confirming the victim's name or cause of death. The van that contained th
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BCMar 22, 2022

Customers at liquor and cannabis stores donated more than half a million dollars to Ukraine relief in 2 weeks: Liquor Distribution Branch

The Liquor Distribution Branch says customers to its liquor and cannabis stores donated more than half a million dollars to Ukraine relief in barely two weeks. A statement says customers donated a combined total of just over 538,000 dollars between February 28th and March 17th. The money goes to the Canadian Red Cross's Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis Appeal which supports everything from immediate and ongoing relief efforts to long-term recovery and other help inside Ukraine and for refugees who have fled the Russian invasion. Finance Minister Selena Robinson says the remarkable response demonst
BCMar 22, 2022

One man dead in Abbotsford, B.C., shooting, IHIT investigating

Members of the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team are leading the probe into a fatal shooting in Abbotsford.Officers with the Abbotsford Police Department were called to a home on Latimer Street shortly before 10 p.m. Monday for reports of a shooting.When they arrived, they found a 41-year-old man suffering from life-threatening injuries.Despite efforts by first responders, the man died at the scene.The Abbotsford Police Major Crime Unit is in the preliminary stages of the investigation, but is handing the case over to the specialized homicide team.No suspects have been identified.
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BCMar 22, 2022

B.C. expands eligibility for rapid COVID-19 tests to people over 30

People in their 30s and older can now pick up packs of free COVID-19 tests at pharmacies across British Columbia. The province expanded eligibility Monday for the rapid antigen tests, which are intended for future use in case of illness and should not be picked up by anyone with symptoms of an active infection. Eligible individuals can pick up one kit of five tests every 28 days by showing their personal health number. If others are picking up a kit on another person's behalf, they should present the person's name, personal health number and date of birth. As of Monday, there were 271 people
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BCMar 22, 2022

B.C. reports 506 new COVID-19 cases and 8 deaths

Over a three-day period, B.C. is reporting 506 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 354,084 cases in the province:March 18-19: 200 new casesMarch 19-20: 170 new casesMarch 20-21: 136 new cases There are 271 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19 and 49 are in intensive care.In the past 72 hours, eight new deaths have been reported, for an overall total of 2,974. There has been one new health-care facility outbreak at Selkirk Seniors Village (Island Health), for a total of eight facilities with ongoing outbreaks. From March 11-17, people not fully vaccinated accounted for 16.8% of cases. From
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BCMar 21, 2022

Safety board says flaw in rail found, but not fixed before 38 cars derailed in B.C.

The Transportation Safety Board says a defect in a railway track was found nine days before 38 Canadian National Railway cars derailed in northern British Columbia but it wasn't fixed. A report released Monday says the problem on the CN main track was identified as needing an urgent fix in May 2021, but a followup track inspection didn't find the bent spikes or a spreading of the rails on the curve where the cars left the tracks.All of the cars remained upright and no dangerous goods spilled when the derailment happened June 3.The train was heading from Chetwynd to Prince George and both crew
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BCMar 21, 2022

Kamloops RCMP hopes public can help them trace the movements of a van linked to a suspicious death in the area

Kamloops RCMP hope the public can help them trace the movements of a van linked to a suspicious death in the area. Investigators say a body was found in the van last Thursday while it was parked outside a home just west of Kamloops. The white, 2020 GMC van has a ``Budget'' decal on the driver's door and another saying ``we sell boxes'' on the driver's side rear quarter panel, and officers want to talk to anyone who may have seen the vehicle around the southern Interior recently. Police say they are waiting for results of an autopsy before confirming the victim's name or cause of death.

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Canada Must Focus on Value-Added Products Instead of Raw Materials: EDC

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16 Arrested in Abbotsford Retail Theft Operation ‘Project Pumpkin Spice’

Abbotsford Police have arrested 16 people accused of shoplifting as part of Project Pumpkin Spice, a retail crime enforcement operation conducted on Sept. 11 as part of a nationwide campaign. According to police, 11 officers from the Abbotsford Police Department’s Street Outreach Response Team worked with 20 local businesses during the 10-hour operation. Sgt. Paul Walker said several of those arrested had previous criminal records and outstanding warrants. Police recovered more than $1,600 worth of stolen merchandise during the operation. A vehicle allegedly used in the offences was also sei