CBC.ca (Free subscription) | yesterday
Moe Gill would like to be cremated in Abbotsford when he dies.The former berry farmer has lived in the suburban municipality for 33 years and has served on the city council since 1996.
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008
Two men from Abbotsford, B.C., have been charged with second-degree murder following a 90-day investigation into the stabbing death of an 18-year-old man.
War News Updates (Free subscription) | 08/31/2008
Gladys Powers, believed to be the last surviving female veteran of the First World War in the world, had her funeral Friday in Abbotsford, B.C. Above, she dances with Marcelo Santos at a party for her 106th birthday in 2005 at her residence. Photograph by : Peter Battistoni/Vancouver Sun World's Last Female First World War Veteran Dies, Aged 109 -- Canada.com Lied about age when she enlisted at 15...
Family Research (Free subscription) | 08/31/2008
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The funeral for a B.C. resident believed to be the world’s last female First World War veteran was held on Friday in Abbotsford. Gladys Powers, who died on Aug. 15 at age 109, lied about her age to enlist in the British Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps when she was 15. for more click [...]
News1130 - All News Radio (Free subscription) | 08/30/2008
A motorcyclist is dead following an accident in Abbotsford last night. According to police, the man collided with a pick-up truck on Harris Road, just before 10pm. Police have established the motorcyclist ...
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 08/30/2008
Police in Abbotsford have apologized for an incident in which it was almost 12 hours before officers arrived at a woman's home after a 911 call, only to find the woman slain.
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 08/30/2008
An Abbotsford police 911 dispatcher has been disciplined and reassigned after an internal review concluded she failed to handle a call correctly, a call that eventually led to a homicide investigation.
News1130 - All News Radio (Free subscription) | 08/30/2008
A fight just after midnight on Fraser Street near 47th in Vancouver sent a 40 year old Abbotsford man to hospital with several stab wounds to his right chest, arm and shoulder. He is in stable condition ...
News1130 - All News Radio (Free subscription) | 08/30/2008
The Abbotsford police have apologized to the family of an Abbotsford woman who was killed in back in March. Police found 52 year old Ricky Priester's body in an apartment on Mayfair Avenue almost 12 ...
Anglican Mainstream (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
From ANiC Communications Vancouver - On August 26, 2008, the Anglican diocese of New Westminster informed St. Matthew’s in Abbotsford and St Matthias and St Luke’s in Vancouver that the bishop had dismissed the parish Wardens and other officers (Trustees) that were duly elected by the congregation and appointed new Wardens who are more "loyal" to [...]
VirtueOnline (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
NEW WESTMINSTER: Diocese moves to seize control of ANiC parishes Anglican Network in Canada August 27, 2008 VANCOUVER - On August 26, 2008, the Anglican diocese of New Westminster informed St. Matthew's in Abbotsford and St Matthias and St Luke's in Vancouver that the bishop had dismissed the parish Wardens and other officers (Trustees) that were duly elected by the congregation and appointed new Wardens...
News1130 - All News Radio (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
One person is in hospital and another in jail after a home invasion and possible grow rip in Abbotsford. Police were called to a house on King Road near the University of the Fraser Valley around 1:00 ...
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 08/24/2008
An Abbotsford man has been arrested in connection with two purse snatchings in southeast Vancouver this month.
News1130 - All News Radio (Free subscription) | 08/23/2008
A home went up in flames overnight in Abbotsford. The fire happened a little after 2 a.m. at a home near Merlin Drive and Guilford Drive. Nobody was home at the time, however there is heavy smoke damage ...
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 08/22/2008
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) The Honourable Greg Thompson, Minister of Veterans Affairs, today issued a statement regarding the passing of Gladys Powers, a 109-year-old citizen of Abbotsford, British Columbia. According to her memoirs, Mrs. Powers was a British Veteran of the First World War.
