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YouTuber Phil Dong of Abbotsford has been ordered to pay $350,000 in a defamation lawsuit. (Screenshot from YouTube)

Abbotsford YouTuber ordered to pay $350K for defaming business

Judge rules that Phil Dong was ‘relentless’ in his online attacks

YouTuber Phil Dong of Abbotsford has been ordered to pay $350,000 in a defamation lawsuit. (Screenshot from YouTube)
More than 100 members of the Union of Canadian Correctional Officers held a rally in Abbotsford, B.C. on Thursday (April 18) over increased violence in correctional facilities. (Vikki Hopes/Abbotsford News)

More than 100 prison guards rally in Abbotsford over increased violence

Union representing correctional officers says incidents have gone up 45%

More than 100 members of the Union of Canadian Correctional Officers held a rally in Abbotsford, B.C. on Thursday (April 18) over increased violence in correctional facilities. (Vikki Hopes/Abbotsford News)
Abbotsford West MLA Mike de Jong (shown here on provincial election night in October 2020) has announced he is seeking the federal Conservative Party nomination for Abbotsford-South Langley. (Abbotsford News file photo)

Abbotsford MLA Mike de Jong to seek nomination for federal Conservatives

De Jong previously announced retirement from provincial politics

Abbotsford West MLA Mike de Jong (shown here on provincial election night in October 2020) has announced he is seeking the federal Conservative Party nomination for Abbotsford-South Langley. (Abbotsford News file photo)
Matsqui Institution in Abbotsford is part of the Matsqui prison complex. (Vikki Hopes/Abbotsford News)

Corrections says water leak at Abbotsford prison complex poses no risk

Most recent assessment concluded there was no contamination, says CSC

Matsqui Institution in Abbotsford is part of the Matsqui prison complex. (Vikki Hopes/Abbotsford News)
Two people died on Aug. 7, 2022 when the stolen vehicle they were in crashed into a tree during a police pursuit in Abbotsford. (Facebook photo)

3 Abbotsford cops could face charges related to fatal crash during pursuit

Incident in August 2022 resulted in deaths of two people fleeing police

Two people died on Aug. 7, 2022 when the stolen vehicle they were in crashed into a tree during a police pursuit in Abbotsford. (Facebook photo)
An engineer who works at the central heating plant at the Matsqui prison complex in Abbotsford is concerned about the potential environmental risks to nearby farms from an ongoing leak of chemically treated water. (Vikki Hopes/Abbotsford News)

Chemically treated water still leaking at Abbotsford prison, says engineer

Worker says almost 9 million litres have leaked since investigation into Matsqui complex

An engineer who works at the central heating plant at the Matsqui prison complex in Abbotsford is concerned about the potential environmental risks to nearby farms from an ongoing leak of chemically treated water. (Vikki Hopes/Abbotsford News)
The Lightning Rock in Abbotsford marks what is believed to be the burial site of First Nations people who were victims of small pox epidemics. The province announced on Wednesday (March 27) that it has purchased the 89-acre land and will transfer the property to Semá:th First Nation. (Ben Lypka/Abbotsford News)

Province’s land purchase protects Indigenous sacred burial site in Abbotsford

89-acre Lightning Rock property to be transferred to Semá:th First Nation

The Lightning Rock in Abbotsford marks what is believed to be the burial site of First Nations people who were victims of small pox epidemics. The province announced on Wednesday (March 27) that it has purchased the 89-acre land and will transfer the property to Semá:th First Nation. (Ben Lypka/Abbotsford News)
Pacific Institution in Abbotsford is situated on top of three aquifers at the Matsqui prison complex, along with Matsqui Institution and the Fraser Valley Institution for Women. The complex was the subject of a federal investigation into a major leak of its water system.

Leak at Abbotsford prison complex leached chemicals for 4 years, says report

Federal investigation concludes Corrections staff guilty of ‘gross mismangement’

Pacific Institution in Abbotsford is situated on top of three aquifers at the Matsqui prison complex, along with Matsqui Institution and the Fraser Valley Institution for Women. The complex was the subject of a federal investigation into a major leak of its water system.
Abbotsford MP Ed Fast, shown here during the Canadian Walk for Veterans in Abbotsford on Sept. 23, 2023, has announced his retirement from federal politics. (John Morrow/Abbotsford News)

Conservative B.C. MP Ed Fast to retire from federal politics

First elected as Abbotsford member of Parliament in 2006

Abbotsford MP Ed Fast, shown here during the Canadian Walk for Veterans in Abbotsford on Sept. 23, 2023, has announced his retirement from federal politics. (John Morrow/Abbotsford News)
Three inmates have been charged in relation to a stabbing on Oct. 22, 2023 at Matsqui Institution in Abbotsford. (Abbotsford News file photo)

3 inmates charged with stabbing inside Abbotsford prison

Victim needed life-saving measures following incident at Matsqui Institution

Three inmates have been charged in relation to a stabbing on Oct. 22, 2023 at Matsqui Institution in Abbotsford. (Abbotsford News file photo)
A decommissioned hand grenade known as a “Mills bomb” was found in donated items at the Value Village store in Abbotsford on Monday (Feb. 26). (Abbotsford Police photo)

Businesses evacuated after hand grenade found at Abbotsford thrift store

RCMP’s explosives disposal unit determines device is not live

A decommissioned hand grenade known as a “Mills bomb” was found in donated items at the Value Village store in Abbotsford on Monday (Feb. 26). (Abbotsford Police photo)
Gagandeep Sandhu, 29, of Abbotsford was found dead in an underground parkade in Burnaby on Sept. 16. (Photo courtesy of IHIT)

Suspect charged in relation to B.C. gang-related killing of Abbotsford man

Gagandeep Sandhu, 29, was gunned down in Burnaby last September

Gagandeep Sandhu, 29, of Abbotsford was found dead in an underground parkade in Burnaby on Sept. 16. (Photo courtesy of IHIT)
American TV personality Bethenny Frankel posted a video to social media on Thursday (Feb. 22) of her visit to the Winners store in Abbotsford. (Screengrab from video)

VIDEO: RHONY’s Bethenny Frankel shops at Winners in Abbotsford

TV personality, in Vancouver area to film movie, posts video to social media

American TV personality Bethenny Frankel posted a video to social media on Thursday (Feb. 22) of her visit to the Winners store in Abbotsford. (Screengrab from video)
Matsqui First Nation Chief Alice McKay speaks Wednesday morning (Feb. 21) at a press conference at the band’s community centre. (Ryleigh Mulvihill/Abbotsford News)

B.C. First Nation community receives $59M for lands taken by power company

Federal government provides compensation to Matsqui band in Abbotsford

Matsqui First Nation Chief Alice McKay speaks Wednesday morning (Feb. 21) at a press conference at the band’s community centre. (Ryleigh Mulvihill/Abbotsford News)
Items recently seized during an investigation led by the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit included contraband tobacco and alcohol, drugs, 32 guns, and eight vehicles. (CFSEU photo)

Police record largest tobacco bust in B.C. history, valued at $11M

CFSEU executes search warrants in Langley, Abbotsford, Surrey and Victoria

Items recently seized during an investigation led by the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit included contraband tobacco and alcohol, drugs, 32 guns, and eight vehicles. (CFSEU photo)
Amy Soranno and Nick Schafer spoke outside the Abbotsford Law Courts on Oct. 12, 2022 prior to their sentencing. (Jessica Peters/Abbotsford News)

Guilty verdicts stand for 2 Abbotsford hog-farm protesters

Amy Soranno and Nick Schafter now plan to appeal 30-day sentence

Amy Soranno and Nick Schafer spoke outside the Abbotsford Law Courts on Oct. 12, 2022 prior to their sentencing. (Jessica Peters/Abbotsford News)
An online fundraising campaign has begun in support of Warren and Jen Maarhuis, who are both battling cancer. They are pictured with their daughters Charlotte and Hailey.

Abbotsford cop and wife both battle cancer; online campaign underway

GoFundMe page to help ease financial strain for couple with two daughters

An online fundraising campaign has begun in support of Warren and Jen Maarhuis, who are both battling cancer. They are pictured with their daughters Charlotte and Hailey.
Methamphetamine and cocaine were found hidden in a suitcase at Abbotsford International Airport in March 2023. Martha Alvarado Lopez of Mexico has now been sentenced for drug smuggling. (CBSA photo)

Mexican traveller gets 6 years for smuggling drugs at Abbotsford airport

Martha Alvarado Lopez had meth and cocaine hidden in suitcase

Methamphetamine and cocaine were found hidden in a suitcase at Abbotsford International Airport in March 2023. Martha Alvarado Lopez of Mexico has now been sentenced for drug smuggling. (CBSA photo)
Roy Heide of Abbotsford has received just under five years in prison after his 21st conviction for impaired driving. (Facebook photo)

B.C. man convicted of impaired driving for 21st time; most in Canadian history

Roy Heide, 66, sentenced to five years in prison on Dec. 15

Roy Heide of Abbotsford has received just under five years in prison after his 21st conviction for impaired driving. (Facebook photo)
Katie Hobson of Abbotsford now has a customized trailer to live in following a GoFundMe campaign that was started more than three years ago. (Submitted photo)

B.C. woman battling severe allergies finally gets her ‘tiny home’ sanctuary

Abbotsford’s Katie Hobson has extreme food and environmental sensitivities to almost everything

Katie Hobson of Abbotsford now has a customized trailer to live in following a GoFundMe campaign that was started more than three years ago. (Submitted photo)