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• TransLink scales back routes for the holidays

  05-12-2017 23:50 via abbynews.com
  Changes effective from Dec. 18-31The post TransLink scales back routes for the holidays appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Health and safety are issues for trans youth: University of B.C. survey

  05-12-2017 23:30 via abbynews.com
  Almost half of young adult transgender people said they did not seek health care when they needed itThe post Health and safety are issues for trans youth: University of B.C. survey appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• B.C. casinos must declare cash deposits in new rules over money laundering

  05-12-2017 23:10 via abbynews.com
  David Eby said the policy changes are the first interim recommendations from an upcoming independent reviewThe post B.C. casinos must declare cash deposits in new rules over money laundering appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Judge sympathetic to shooter in Langley death

  05-12-2017 22:30 via abbynews.com
  ‘I cannot imagine how difficult the last 333 days have been,’ judge said to Jason WallaceThe post Judge sympathetic to shooter in Langley death appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Man pleads guilty to sending sexually explicit photos to 12-year-old girl

  05-12-2017 21:46 via abbynews.com
  Robert Koenig of Abbotsford to be sentenced next yearThe post Man pleads guilty to sending sexually explicit photos to 12-year-old girl appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• BC MLA wants to abolish Daylight Saving Time

  05-12-2017 21:20 via abbynews.com
  Okanagan-Boundary MLA Linda Larson put forward a private member billThe post BC MLA wants to abolish Daylight Saving Time appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• VIDEO: Explaining the country’s lowest vacancy rate in Abbotsford

  05-12-2017 21:11 via abbynews.com
  With only 0.2 per cent units vacant, Abbotsford has Canada’s tightest housing marketThe post VIDEO: Explaining the country’s lowest vacancy rate in Abbotsford appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Lower Mainland man pleads guilty over 2012 death of Island man

  05-12-2017 20:00 via abbynews.com
  Channon Paul Coulter has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of Port Alberni manThe post Lower Mainland man pleads guilty over 2012 death of Island man appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• BC Hockey makes full face protection mandatory at the Junior B level

  05-12-2017 20:00 via abbynews.com
  Changes in effect across B.C. next seasonThe post BC Hockey makes full face protection mandatory at the Junior B level appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Countdown is on for Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Penticton

  05-12-2017 19:50 via abbynews.com
  Tickets for all games available from Jan. 27 to Feb. 4 at the SOECThe post Countdown is on for Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Penticton appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Vancouver police ask for $700,000 drug-testing facility in wake of opiod crisis

  05-12-2017 19:45 via abbynews.com
  ‘It wouldn’t surprise me if we would see officers come across [fentanyl] on a daily basis:’ spokesmanThe post Vancouver police ask for $700,000 drug-testing facility in wake of opiod crisis appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Updated: IOC suspends Russian Olympic committee

  05-12-2017 19:45 via abbynews.com
  The IOC has suspended the Russian Olympic committee, but will allow athletes to compete as neutralsThe post Updated: IOC suspends Russian Olympic committee appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Thanks to the @AbbyYouth Youth Council for design-jamming with us on the future of #affordablehousing in… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  05-12-2017 19:35 via twitter.com
  Thanks to the @AbbyYouth Youth Council for design-jamming with us on the future of #affordablehousing in… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• UPDATE: Pot shops speak out against B.C.’s proposed rules

  05-12-2017 19:05 via abbynews.com
  Minimum age set at 19 and public and private retailers will sell it in stores.The post UPDATE: Pot shops speak out against B.C.’s proposed rules appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Abbotsford Christian boys, MEI girls earn provincial volleyball medals

  05-12-2017 19:00 via abbynews.com
  Knights take home silver, Eagles secure bronze to wrap up seasonThe post Abbotsford Christian boys, MEI girls earn provincial volleyball medals appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Mayor signs deal to find out more about overdose victims

  05-12-2017 18:30 via abbynews.com
  Statistics Canada partnership hoped to create better understanding of demographic that is overdosingThe post Mayor signs deal to find out more about overdose victims appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Shoppers Drug Mart secures medical marijuana supplier

  05-12-2017 17:10 via abbynews.com
  Aphria to supply product for online salesThe post Shoppers Drug Mart secures medical marijuana supplier appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Seattle works to attract NHL team by 2020

  05-12-2017 17:00 via abbynews.com
  Seattle is moving ahead with arena remodel to attract NBA, NHLThe post Seattle works to attract NHL team by 2020 appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• ‘Mommy’ group happy to help women escaping abusive relationship

  05-12-2017 17:00 via abbynews.com
  Moms who met 15 years ago doing what they can to help women in transitionThe post ‘Mommy’ group happy to help women escaping abusive relationship appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Creator of Abbotford Tulip Festival receives UFV honour

  05-12-2017 16:52 via abbynews.com
  Alexis Warmerdam named recipient of Distinguished Alumni AwardThe post Creator of Abbotford Tulip Festival receives UFV honour appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Man charged after allegedly ramming RCMP cruiser

  05-12-2017 16:30 via abbynews.com
  Kamloops RCMP have charged a Barriere man after he allegedly fled from police and struck a police vehicleThe post Man charged after allegedly ramming RCMP cruiser appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Alberta man convicted in Creep Catcher incident

  05-12-2017 16:00 via abbynews.com
  An Alberta man was convicted of criminal harassment for his involvement in a Creep Catchers stingThe post Alberta man convicted in Creep Catcher incident appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Liberal MP accuses Tory MP of ‘humiliating’ comments, sexual in nature

  05-12-2017 15:50 via abbynews.com
  Sherry Romanado levelled the accusation against Manitoba MP James Bezan on Monday
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• Billy Bush says Trump ‘Access Hollywood’ tape is real

  05-12-2017 15:30 via abbynews.com
  The recording of the lewd conversation between Bush and Trump emerged during the 2016 presidential campaignThe post Billy Bush says Trump ‘Access Hollywood’ tape is real appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Canada’s softwood lumber exports to U.S. down

  05-12-2017 15:15 via abbynews.com
  Softwood exports to U.S. down but it’s not causing big financial pinchThe post Canada’s softwood lumber exports to U.S. down appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Abbotsford's Rodney Graham on hand for iconic work's return to theatre - Vancouver Sun

  05-12-2017 15:01 via vancouversun.com
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  Abbotsford's Rodney Graham on hand for iconic work's return to theatre
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  Vancouver artist Rodney Graham's seminal piece Two Generators will be screened at Vancouver's Cinematheque on Dec. 8, 2017. The artist will be on hand to introduce the film piece. submitted / PNG. Share Adjust Comment Print. Over three decades ago ...
  
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• ‘House of Cards’ to resume minus star Kevin Spacey

  05-12-2017 15:00 via abbynews.com
  In November, Netflix said it wouldn’t be involved with the series if Spacey remainedThe post ‘House of Cards’ to resume minus star Kevin Spacey appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Trudeau says trade with China an answer to rising populism

  05-12-2017 14:30 via abbynews.com
  The prime minister remained hopeful that Canada and China could forge ahead with a full-fledged trade dealThe post Trudeau says trade with China an answer to rising populism appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• BC Transit buys Abbotsford property for new bus facility - Maple Ridge News

  05-12-2017 04:40 via mapleridgenews.com
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  BC Transit buys Abbotsford property for new bus facility
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  BC Transit has bought a five-acre Gladys Road property located just south of the Highway 11 junction from the City of Abbotsford. BC Transit, which paid $2.81 million for the property, has now applied to rezone the property, it announced in a press ...and more »
  
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• Crossing guard missing for weeks from Abbotsford intersection where child killed by bus: parents - Globalnews.ca

  05-12-2017 04:07 via globalnews.ca
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  Crossing guard missing for weeks from Abbotsford intersection where child killed by bus: parents
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  Crossing guards returned on Monday to the Abbotsford intersection where a nine-year-old girl was fatally struck by a transit bus last week. It remains unclear why no guards were on-hand on Friday morning, when Hala Albarhoum — a Syrian refugee — was ...
  Girl struck and killed by Abbotsford bus a Syrian refugeeBrinkwire (press release)all 2 news articles &
  
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• Crossing guard missing for weeks from Abbotsford intersection ... - Globalnews.ca

  05-12-2017 04:07 via globalnews.ca
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  Crossing guard missing for weeks from Abbotsford intersection ...
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  It remains unclear why no guards were on-hand on Friday morning, when nine-year-old Hala Albarhoum was killed.
  Girl struck and killed by Abbotsford bus a Syrian refugeeBrinkwire (press release)all 3 news articles »
  
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• Crossing guard missing for weeks from Abbotsford intersection where child killed by bus: parents

  05-12-2017 04:03 via globalnews.ca
  It remains unclear why no guards were on-hand on Friday morning, when nine-year-old Hala Albarhoum was killed.
  
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• UBC ‘sailbot’ found after 18 months at sea

  05-12-2017 01:35 via abbynews.com
  The boat was en route to Ireland when a storm swept it towards Florida insteadThe post UBC ‘sailbot’ found after 18 months at sea appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Mom, kitten bobcat visit B.C. backyard

  05-12-2017 00:00 via abbynews.com
  Stopped and said hello Sunday, then disappeared into forestThe post Mom, kitten bobcat visit B.C. backyard appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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