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‘What just happened?’: B.C. teen makes rare hole-in-one on Par 4

Golf does not usually deliver shock value like this, but Thursday was different. Standing on the tee at Olympic View’s second hole, Luke Bernakevitch pulled his driver on the slightly downhill 305-yard par 4 that dares players to flirt with trouble. Water guards the right side, a treeline paints the left, and a bunker sits […]

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Tentative agreement announced for B.C.’s unionized social services workers

The bargaining association representing roughly 35,000 of B.C.’s unionized social services workers has a tentative deal for a new collective agreement. The deal between the Community Social Services Bargaining Association and the Community Social Services Employers’ Association will be backdated to March 31, 2025, when the previous agreement expired. The B.C. government announced the tentative

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Man convicted of violent Abbotsford assault denied court-appointed lawyer

A man who was convicted of a violent assault in Abbotsford in 2021 has had his application rejected for a court-appointed lawyer for an appeal. The Court of Appeal for B.C. dismissed Amrinder Singh’s application on April 14, saying he would have no “realistic prospect” to win an appeal of his conviction; therefore, he would

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Crime Stoppers celebrates 50 years in B.C.

The largest source of revenue for organized crime doesn’t come from counterfeit cigarettes or illicit drugs. It comes from the illicit trade in counterfeit products for everything and anything – toothbrushes, auto parts, electrical goods, circuit breakers. Even Louis Vuitton handbags. North Okanagan Shuswap Crime Stoppers Society (NOCSS) members learned this by attending the provincial

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Drivers will lose overnight access to busy Abbotsford off-ramp

Gaining access to Highway 11 will soon require a bit more time for drivers taking Highway 1 through the Fraser Valley. The provincial government recently announced two rounds of overnight closures for the off-ramp in this part of Abbotsford, forcing commuters to take detours at other nearby interchanges. The construction taking place in this area

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