A motorcyclist has died after colliding with a light standard in Abbotsford.
Police say they were called to the intersection of Golden Avenue and Trethewey Street on Saturday at 3:30 p-m and the motorcyclist died from his injuries.
Investigators say they are looking for witnesses and dashcam footage from those who may have been driving near the collision location around that time.
Roads in the area were closed while collision analysts were on scene.
The Liberal government said it has not yet made a decision on whether it will grant a bonus for the head of CBC after the public broadcaster eliminated hundreds of jobs. But because of the Privacy Act, it will likely be up to CEO Catherine Tait to publicly disclose if she does receive one, as she has done in past for the 2021-22 fiscal year at a past Canadian Heritage committee.
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