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Kenyan gays and lesbians and others supporting their cause wear masks to preserve their anonymity as they stage a rare protest against Uganda's tough stance against homosexuality and in solidarity with their counterparts there, outside the Uganda High Commission in Nairobi, Kenya on Feb. 10, 2014. Ugandan lawmakers passed a bill Tuesday, March 21, 2023 prescribing jail terms of up to 10 years for offenses related to same-sex relations, responding to popular sentiment but piling more pressure on the East African country's LGBTQ community. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)
Uganda’s legislature passes harsh new anti-LGBT bill
Gwyneth Paltrow sits in court, Wednesday, March 22, 2023, in Park City, Utah. Paltrow is accused of injuring another skier, leaving him with a concussion and four broken ribs. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, Pool)
Gwyneth Paltrow ski collision trial set for family testimony
Police are investigating a single-vehicle accident after a black Jaguar sedan crashed into a tree in the centre median on 72 Avenue in Surrey on March 23, 2023. (Photo: Shane MacKichan)
UPDATE: Man, 21, dead after dramatic single-vehicle crash in Surrey
A child plays the video game “Fortnite” in Chicago, Saturday, Oct.6, 2018. A Vancouver parent has launched a proposed class-action lawsuit against the makers of Fortnite, saying the popular video game is designed to be “as addictive as possible” for children. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Martha Irvine
B.C. parent launches class-action lawsuit against makers of Fortnite video game
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Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for the Fraser Valley and Metro Vancouver Feb. 24. (Black Press file photo)

Heavy snow forecast for Fraser Valley and beyond this weekend but contractors are ready

‘Contractors proactively applying anti-icing brine, and will plow and sand’ to remove snow, MOTI said

Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for the Fraser Valley and Metro Vancouver Feb. 24. (Black Press file photo)
A BC Hydro map shows the area affected by a power outage in Abbotsford on Friday afternoon.

UPDATE: Power restored to Abbotsford business neighbourhood following BC Hydro equipment failure

Power outage lasted more than three hours on Friday and affected nearly 2,400 customers

A BC Hydro map shows the area affected by a power outage in Abbotsford on Friday afternoon.
Buses won’t be running on Feb. 27 and 28 due to an escalation in job action in the eastern Fraser Valley. The job action will not affect handyDART services. (Black Press file photo)

Two days of no bus service in eastern Fraser Valley as job action escalates

BC Transit’s handyDART service will not be affected by strike escalation

Buses won’t be running on Feb. 27 and 28 due to an escalation in job action in the eastern Fraser Valley. The job action will not affect handyDART services. (Black Press file photo)
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau arrive at Westminster Abbey ahead of the State Funeral of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, in London, Monday Sept. 19, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Jack Hill/Pool Photo via AP
Trudeau stayed in $6,000 London hotel suite for Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral
Deputy Chief Devin Laforce speaks about the details of the shooting that killed two police officers during a press conference in Edmonton, Friday, March 17, 2023. Edmonton police say a 16-year-old boy who shot and killed two officers on March 16 had been apprehended in November under the Mental Health Act and taken to hospital for assessment. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Boy who killed Edmonton officers had been apprehended under Mental Health Act: police
L-R: Regional District Hospital Board Chair Loyal Wooldridge, Interior Health Authority President and CEO Susan Brown, B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix, Kelowna Mayor Tom Dyas, Kelowna-Mission MLA Renee Merrifield, Kelowna-Lake Country MLA Norm Letnick. (Gary Barnes/Capital News)
Minister Dix announces urgent care centre coming to Kelowna
The former Kamloops Indian Residential School is seen at sunset after a rainstorm and a day-long ceremony to mark the one-year anniversary of the Tk’emlups te Secwepemc announcement of the detection of the remains of 215 children at an unmarked burial site at the former residential school, in Kamloops, B.C., on Monday, May 23, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Feds give Kamloops First Nation $12.5 million for healing centre
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Provincial judge Peter Whyte pushed back against a joint submission sentence that he found too lenient.

Chilliwack judge spars with counsel over car thief sentence

The judge found a joint submission too lenient, but grudgingly went along with it

Provincial judge Peter Whyte pushed back against a joint submission sentence that he found too lenient.
RCMP and Chilliwack Fire Department investigators on the scene on Feb. 22, 2023 where a home on Victoria Avenue was destroyed in a suspicious blaze in the early hours of Feb. 20. (Paul Henderson/ Chilliwack Progress) RCMP and Chilliwack Fire Department investigators on the scene on Feb. 22, 2023 where a home on Victoria Avenue was destroyed in a suspicious blaze in the early hours of Feb. 20. (Paul Henderson/ Chilliwack Progress)

Criminal investigation underway into Chilliwack house fire a family of 4 escaped from Monday

RCMP execute search warrant 2 days after blaze waiting to ensure structure was safe to enter

RCMP and Chilliwack Fire Department investigators on the scene on Feb. 22, 2023 where a home on Victoria Avenue was destroyed in a suspicious blaze in the early hours of Feb. 20. (Paul Henderson/ Chilliwack Progress) RCMP and Chilliwack Fire Department investigators on the scene on Feb. 22, 2023 where a home on Victoria Avenue was destroyed in a suspicious blaze in the early hours of Feb. 20. (Paul Henderson/ Chilliwack Progress)
A screen shot from the video shows a cow being prodded. (Screen grab from video)

Complaint made against B.C. slaughterhouse over alleged animal cruelty

A video supplied to Animal Justice shows animals being hit and throats slit while still conscious

A screen shot from the video shows a cow being prodded. (Screen grab from video)
Six-year-old Kean Tinoco with mother Jenise. (submitted photo)

Chilliwack boy shares story in Variety Show of Hearts telethon

Kean Tinoco has faced several health issues since he was born, but he keeps powering through

Six-year-old Kean Tinoco with mother Jenise. (submitted photo)
Yellow tape around the house the day after shots were heard, people arrested at Kent Road and Fairwood Drive on Feb. 24. (Jennifer Feinberg/ The Chilliwack Progress)

Overnight incident in Chilliwack involved possible gunshots, multiple arrests

Neighbours reported seeing up to 8 people arrested, one treated in ambulance

Yellow tape around the house the day after shots were heard, people arrested at Kent Road and Fairwood Drive on Feb. 24. (Jennifer Feinberg/ The Chilliwack Progress)
Abbotsford was chosen by Canadian Blood Services for one of its new plasma donation centres, as they work to increase the Canadian plasma supply. (Canadian Blood Services photo)

Abbotsford chosen for location of expanding plasma donation program; centre opens in April

Community’s generosity with blood donations behind decision to expand services here

Abbotsford was chosen by Canadian Blood Services for one of its new plasma donation centres, as they work to increase the Canadian plasma supply. (Canadian Blood Services photo)
Abbotsford lawyer Randle Howarth has been suspended for 10 weeks for the inappropriate use of a trust account. (Black Press Media file photo)

Abbotsford lawyer suspended for using trust account to deposit Surrey sawmill funds

Law Society says investor money accepted by Randle Howarth included $45K in $20 bills

Abbotsford lawyer Randle Howarth has been suspended for 10 weeks for the inappropriate use of a trust account. (Black Press Media file photo)
Abbotsford Mayor Ross Siemens speaks during a press conference on Feb. 23, flanked by Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair (left) and Taleeb Noormohamed, MP for Vancouver Granville and Chair of the Liberal Pacific Caucus Chair. (Photo: City of Abbotsford)

Federal disaster aid program for 2021 B.C. floods now tops $1 billion

Today’s announcement in Abbotsford is for $557 million, the second payment installment

Abbotsford Mayor Ross Siemens speaks during a press conference on Feb. 23, flanked by Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair (left) and Taleeb Noormohamed, MP for Vancouver Granville and Chair of the Liberal Pacific Caucus Chair. (Photo: City of Abbotsford)
The Abbotsford Police Department removed eight impaired drivers from the roads in a four-hour period on Wednesday night (Feb. 22). (Photo by APD)

8 impaired drivers caught by police in Abbotsford over 4 hours

Patrol officers issue 90- and 30-day driving bans on Wednesday night

The Abbotsford Police Department removed eight impaired drivers from the roads in a four-hour period on Wednesday night (Feb. 22). (Photo by APD)
The Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce hosted a mayoral all-candidates meeting on Sept. 28, 2022 at the Matsqui Centennial Auditorium. From left to right, participants were Manjit Sohi, Troy Gaspar and Ross Siemens. (Jessica Peters/Abbotsford News file)

Abbotsford mayoral candidate Manjit Sohi disqualified for not disclosing financial paperwork

Council candidate Tim Felger also made list of 50 candidates for missing Elections BC deadline

The Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce hosted a mayoral all-candidates meeting on Sept. 28, 2022 at the Matsqui Centennial Auditorium. From left to right, participants were Manjit Sohi, Troy Gaspar and Ross Siemens. (Jessica Peters/Abbotsford News file)
The Mission Public Schools board of trustees voted unanimously to ban Action4Canada from presenting at board and committee meetings for one year. /Kevin Mills File Photo

Mission Public Schools bans anti-LGBTQ group from presenting at board meetings

Action4Canada received a one year ban after a graphic January presentation touted misinformation

The Mission Public Schools board of trustees voted unanimously to ban Action4Canada from presenting at board and committee meetings for one year. /Kevin Mills File Photo
Photographs weren’t common in the local newspaper 100 years ago, but this week’s archives search shows a photograph of the original MSA Hospital along with an annual report. (Archives)

100 Years Ago: Winter wouldn’t let go of Abbotsford in February, 1923

As The Abbotsford News celebrates 100 years of local news, we look back at the archives every week

Photographs weren’t common in the local newspaper 100 years ago, but this week’s archives search shows a photograph of the original MSA Hospital along with an annual report. (Archives)
A 91-year-old woman who was using a walker was injured in Abbotsford on Feb. 14 when she prevented a thief from grabbing her purse. (Stock photo by Filmbetrachter from Pixabay)

Woman, 91, with walker injured while thwarting purse snatcher in Abbotsford

Police seek witnesses and dashcam footage from incident in church parking lot

A 91-year-old woman who was using a walker was injured in Abbotsford on Feb. 14 when she prevented a thief from grabbing her purse. (Stock photo by Filmbetrachter from Pixabay)
Alex Blanarou of Surrey was killed in Abbotsford on Dec. 28, 2017. All three men charged in relation to his killing have now been sentenced.

Shooter who chased and killed Surrey man in Abbotsford sentenced to 10 years

Islam Nagem is last of 3 men to be sentenced in killing of Alex Blanarou in December 2017

Alex Blanarou of Surrey was killed in Abbotsford on Dec. 28, 2017. All three men charged in relation to his killing have now been sentenced.
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Chilliwack RCMP determines books in schools do not meet the definition of child pornography

‘This is a serious allegation and one that caused many parents great concern in our community’

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Family Down the Fraser follows the Wright Family on a river rafting trip. (Family Down the Fraser/NFB)

UPDATE: Fraser River film from 1978 restored, rereleased by National Film Board

Richard and Rochelle Wright, and their two sons had epic river adventure in large raft

Family Down the Fraser follows the Wright Family on a river rafting trip. (Family Down the Fraser/NFB)
Grade 8 students from Abbotsford Traditional School were given the opportunity to explore science at UFV on Tuesday. (John Morrow/Abbotsford News)

Digging into science: Abbotsford Traditional students explore insects, biology, electricity sample classes at UFV

Grade 8 students spent the day exploring science labs on Abbotsford campus with instructors and students

Grade 8 students from Abbotsford Traditional School were given the opportunity to explore science at UFV on Tuesday. (John Morrow/Abbotsford News)