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• Federal government provides $5.9M for Indigenous clean energy projects in B.C.

  03-06-2023 20:00 via abbynews.com
  
  He says more than $3.9M of the funding will be given to the BC Indigenous Clean Energy InitiativeThe post Federal government provides $5.9M for Indigenous clean energy projects in B.C. appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Ticats one of many CFL teams that will have different starter in 2023

  03-06-2023 19:00 via abbynews.com
  
  The Ticats haven’t won a Grey Cup title since 1999, the longest championship drought in the CFLThe post Ticats one of many CFL teams that will have different starter in 2023 appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Running for Aubrey: Grieving B.C. mom hits pavement to Penticton for safe supply

  03-06-2023 19:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Jessica Michalofsky will be at the Peach at 3 p.m. on SundayThe post Running for Aubrey: Grieving B.C. mom hits pavement to Penticton for safe supply appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• B.C. group gets $5.5M to help end violence against Indigenous women, girls

  03-06-2023 18:41 via abbynews.com
  
  B.C. releases update on its response to the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and GirlsThe post B.C. group gets $5.5M to help end violence against Indigenous women, girls appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Wildfires, other extreme weather driving insurance costs up over time: experts

  03-06-2023 18:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Insurance Bureau of Canada’s annual report notes severe weather caused $3.1B in insured damage in 2022The post Wildfires, other extreme weather driving insurance costs up over time: experts appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• TODAY: Bandits were simply warming up for tonight’s home opener

  03-06-2023 18:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Langley-based pro basketball team takes on Calgary at Langley Events Centre at 7 p.m.The post TODAY: Bandits were simply warming up for tonight’s home opener appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• 4 kids found unresponsive after northern Quebec fishing mishap: provincial police

  03-06-2023 17:47 via abbynews.com
  
  A man in his 30s remains missing and police say a search is underway to find himThe post 4 kids found unresponsive after northern Quebec fishing mishap: provincial police appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• B.C. pharmacists empowered to treat 21 minor ailments

  03-06-2023 17:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Greater access also granted for birth control optionsThe post B.C. pharmacists empowered to treat 21 minor ailments appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• B.C. extends deferral of old-growth logging in Vancouver Island’s Fairy Creek

  03-06-2023 16:58 via abbynews.com
  
  The extension to Feb. 1, 2025, applies to the order issued 2 years agoThe post B.C. extends deferral of old-growth logging in Vancouver Island’s Fairy Creek appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Officials declare Halifax-area wildfire largely contained as rain brings relief

  03-06-2023 16:50 via abbynews.com
  
  The wildfire raced through a number of subdivisionsThe post Officials declare Halifax-area wildfire largely contained as rain brings relief appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Debt deal imposes new work requirements for food aid and that frustrates many Democrats

  03-06-2023 16:50 via abbynews.com
  
  Democrats are deeply conflicted about the requirements President Joe Biden negotiatedThe post Debt deal imposes new work requirements for food aid and that frustrates many Democrats appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Child dies in Grande Prairie, Alta., after being hit by trailer pulled by truck

  03-06-2023 16:45 via abbynews.com
  
  Police say a child was riding a bicycle when they were struck by a trailerThe post Child dies in Grande Prairie, Alta., after being hit by trailer pulled by truck appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Canada to ‘significantly’ enhance military presence in Indo-Pacific region: Anand

  03-06-2023 16:42 via abbynews.com
  
  Currently there are 2 Canadian military ships in the regionThe post Canada to ‘significantly’ enhance military presence in Indo-Pacific region: Anand appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Minister ‘shocked’ at reports of Paul Bernardo being moved to medium-security prison

  03-06-2023 16:34 via abbynews.com
  
  He was initially incarcerated at Ontario’s Kingston Penitentiary and later spent about a decade at the Millhaven InstitutionThe post Minister ‘shocked’ at reports of Paul Bernardo being moved to medium-security prison appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• UFV class helps to record history of Fraser Valley

  03-06-2023 14:31 via abbynews.com
  
  Students use local archives to complete research with collection of projects focused on MissionThe post UFV class helps to record history of Fraser Valley appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Surrey school district projections show ‘dire’ situation growing worse in 10 years

  03-06-2023 14:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Grandview Heights Secondary, the district’s newest school, already needs additional spaceThe post Surrey school district projections show ‘dire’ situation growing worse in 10 years appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Trudeau raises Poland’s democratic backsliding as prime minister visits Toronto

  03-06-2023 03:15 via abbynews.com
  
  The visit comes amid unprecedented economic and military collaboration between the two countriesThe post Trudeau raises Poland’s democratic backsliding as prime minister visits Toronto appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Maker of anti-addiction drug Suboxone reaches $102.5 million settlement over antitrust claims

  03-06-2023 03:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Suboxone is a branded version of buprenorphine and naloxoneThe post Maker of anti-addiction drug Suboxone reaches $102.5 million settlement over antitrust claims appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Trudeau continues to stand by David Johnston despite calls that he step down

  03-06-2023 02:45 via abbynews.com
  
  Poilievre has criticized the special rapporteur role as a ‘fake job’The post Trudeau continues to stand by David Johnston despite calls that he step down appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• FBI offers to show GOP chairman document that purports to relate to Biden, his family

  03-06-2023 02:30 via abbynews.com
  
  The FBI said it would produce the document in a secure location inside the U.S. CapitolThe post FBI offers to show GOP chairman document that purports to relate to Biden, his family appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Toronto screening of Sean Penn’s Ukraine film to help launch global non-profit

  03-06-2023 02:15 via abbynews.com
  
  Organizers say the June 6 screening will be the first of several around the worldThe post Toronto screening of Sean Penn’s Ukraine film to help launch global non-profit appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Poilievre links Pride with freedom but stays mum on parades, condemns Uganda bill

  03-06-2023 02:00 via abbynews.com
  
  He is not saying whether he’ll be attending any Pride eventsThe post Poilievre links Pride with freedom but stays mum on parades, condemns Uganda bill appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Every puppy should have a boy: Estate donation of nearly $1M left to Kelowna BC SPCA

  03-06-2023 02:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Paul Bilyk donates $910,764 to Kelowna BC SPCAThe post Every puppy should have a boy: Estate donation of nearly $1M left to Kelowna BC SPCA appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Yale senior girls AAA rugby team to defend provincial title in Abbotsford

  03-06-2023 01:08 via abbynews.com
  
  Championship match takes place Saturday afternoon at Exhibition ParkThe post Yale senior girls AAA rugby team to defend provincial title in Abbotsford appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• The sneaky Duck Divas have been hiding tiny fowl across B.C.’s Interior

  03-06-2023 01:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Tiny, colourful ducks have been found in Abbotsford, Merritt and KamloopsThe post The sneaky Duck Divas have been hiding tiny fowl across B.C.’s Interior appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Denying bail OK if for a ‘just cause,’ says Charter statement on Liberal reform bill

  03-06-2023 00:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Lawyers have raised concerns the law could be subject to a challenge under the Charter of Rights and FreedomsThe post Denying bail OK if for a ‘just cause,’ says Charter statement on Liberal reform bill appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Nearly 700 more international firefighters coming to Canada to help battle fires

  02-06-2023 23:45 via abbynews.com
  
  There are already more than 500 international firefighters, incident commanders and other workers in AlbertaThe post Nearly 700 more international firefighters coming to Canada to help battle fires appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Surrey RCMP recover stolen car containing loaded gun, jerry can of gasoline

  02-06-2023 23:38 via abbynews.com
  
  Car was stolen in Coquitlam in November 2022, according to policeThe post Surrey RCMP recover stolen car containing loaded gun, jerry can of gasoline appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Republicans schedule 1st presidential debate for Aug. 23, but there’s no guarantee Trump will attend

  02-06-2023 23:30 via abbynews.com
  
  The RNC also detailed the criteria that will be used for candidates to qualify for the debate stageThe post Republicans schedule 1st presidential debate for Aug. 23, but there’s no guarantee Trump will attend appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Vancouver Coastal Health reverts to new overdose text alert system for bad drugs

  02-06-2023 23:15 via abbynews.com
  
  Vancouver began its own system called Radar in 2017The post Vancouver Coastal Health reverts to new overdose text alert system for bad drugs appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Small plane crashes in Surrey field, starts fire and injures pilot who’s ‘angry as a hornet’

  02-06-2023 23:10 via abbynews.com
  
  The pilot is ‘doesn’t really know what went wrong,’ says fellow pilot who watched it happenThe post Small plane crashes in Surrey field, starts fire and injures pilot who’s ‘angry as a hornet’ appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Ford urges owners of some Lincoln SUVs to park outdoors because they can catch fire with engines off

  02-06-2023 23:00 via abbynews.com
  
  The company is recalling certain Lincoln MKC SUVs from the 2015 to 2019 model yearsThe post Ford urges owners of some Lincoln SUVs to park outdoors because they can catch fire with engines off appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Survey highlights importance of investment in B.C.’s trails, parks

  02-06-2023 22:50 via abbynews.com
  
  68 per cent of adults in B.C. have used trails, parks in the last 12 months, says pollThe post Survey highlights importance of investment in B.C.’s trails, parks appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Bill Blair blames CSIS director for not passing along memo warning of threats to MP

  02-06-2023 22:45 via abbynews.com
  
  The former public safety minister made the comments at a parliamentary committee meetingThe post Bill Blair blames CSIS director for not passing along memo warning of threats to MP appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Restoration lags for Syria’s famed Roman ruins at Palmyra and other war-battered historic sites

  02-06-2023 22:30 via abbynews.com
  
  The Islamic State has lost its hold but restoration work on the site has been held up by security issuesThe post Restoration lags for Syria’s famed Roman ruins at Palmyra and other war-battered historic sites appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Air Canada says to expect further travel disruptions following IT issues

  02-06-2023 22:15 via abbynews.com
  
  The carrier said that while its IT system is now stable, flights may be affected at nine of Canada’s busiest airportsThe post Air Canada says to expect further travel disruptions following IT issues appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• ‘Enough is Enough’: B.C. United demands end to Fraser Valley transit strike

  02-06-2023 22:13 via abbynews.com
  
  MLAs slam NDP government for lack of decisive actionThe post ‘Enough is Enough’: B.C. United demands end to Fraser Valley transit strike appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Poilievre tries to head off PPC vote as Bernier bets on social conservatives

  02-06-2023 21:51 via abbynews.com
  
  The far-right People’s Party of Canada leader lost his seat in the 2019 federal vote, lost again in the 2021 electionThe post Poilievre tries to head off PPC vote as Bernier bets on social conservatives appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Chilliwack rape case involving two nurse co-workers from Abbotsford care home wraps up

  02-06-2023 21:46 via abbynews.com
  
  ‘Something terrible happened that night that changed everything’ – Crown counsel Aaron BurnsThe post Chilliwack rape case involving two nurse co-workers from Abbotsford care home wraps up appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Former Playboy model accuses Bill Cosby of drugging and sexually assaulting her in 1969

  02-06-2023 21:39 via abbynews.com
  
  The lawsuit was filed nearly 2 years after Cosby left prison after his 2018 sexual assault conviction was overturnedThe post Former Playboy model accuses Bill Cosby of drugging and sexually assaulting her in 1969 appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Process underway for Han Dong’s possible return to the Liberal caucus

  02-06-2023 21:34 via abbynews.com
  
  The Toronto-area MP resigned from the government caucus in March saying he wanted to clear his nameThe post Process underway for Han Dong’s possible return to the Liberal caucus appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Canada sanctions ‘Russian collaborators’ and political party in Moldova

  02-06-2023 21:29 via abbynews.com
  
  Moldova, which is roughly the size of Vancouver Island, is among the poorest countries in EuropeThe post Canada sanctions ‘Russian collaborators’ and political party in Moldova appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Family’s Alaska fishing trip becomes nightmare with 3 dead and search over for 2 more

  02-06-2023 21:26 via abbynews.com
  
  2 sisters and 1 of their husbands are dead, while the other’s partner and the boat captain remain missingThe post Family’s Alaska fishing trip becomes nightmare with 3 dead and search over for 2 more appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Surge of supply in Fraser Valley real estate market

  02-06-2023 21:15 via abbynews.com
  
  New listings in the region from North Delta to Abbotsford/Mission surged 40 per cent over AprilThe post Surge of supply in Fraser Valley real estate market appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Aging Together Abbotsford symposium aimed at 55-plus

  02-06-2023 21:03 via abbynews.com
  
  Free event on June 10 inlcudes speakers, workshops and information boothsThe post Aging Together Abbotsford symposium aimed at 55-plus appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• VIDEO: Agassiz sex offender on probation for child-porn offences arrested on another child-porn charge

  02-06-2023 20:14 via abbynews.com
  
  Agassiz RCMP apprehended Ivan Styles on May 31 for alleged April 7 offenceThe post VIDEO: Agassiz sex offender on probation for child-porn offences arrested on another child-porn charge appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• TONIGHT: Historic derby gets underway between Vancouver and Victoria’s pro soccer teams

  02-06-2023 18:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Canadian Premier League play gets started at 7 p.m. at Willoughby Stadium in LangleyThe post TONIGHT: Historic derby gets underway between Vancouver and Victoria’s pro soccer teams appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Feds funding programs to support people with disabilities joining the workforce

  02-06-2023 18:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Federal minister of employment announces $16 million to go to six organizations across CanadaThe post Feds funding programs to support people with disabilities joining the workforce appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Chilliwack woman on disability benefits teeters on the brink of homelessness

  02-06-2023 18:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Off work with a bad hip, Rhonda Clough’s EI benefits are being clawed back by the B.C. governmentThe post Chilliwack woman on disability benefits teeters on the brink of homelessness appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Deal approved, Biden will address budget, debt agreement from Oval Office

  02-06-2023 17:56 via abbynews.com
  After days of default threats, the debt limit-budget agreement was worked out by Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthyThe post Deal approved, Biden will address budget, debt agreement from Oval Office appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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