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• VIDEO: Vets, volunteers set up vaccination station for sick bunnies

  25-04-2018 23:50 via abbynews.com
  
  Volunteers, vets try to stop spread of lethal virusThe post VIDEO: Vets, volunteers set up vaccination station for sick bunnies appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Canadian driver uses lawn chair as driver’s seat, gets caught

  25-04-2018 23:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Ontario police detachment caught the male driver during a traffic stopThe post Canadian driver uses lawn chair as driver’s seat, gets caught appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• 83-year-old convicted murderer escapes from Mission Institution

  25-04-2018 23:30 via abbynews.com
  
  RCMP are asking for the public’s help to locate Ralph Whitfield MorrisThe post 83-year-old convicted murderer escapes from Mission Institution appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• If you see a dog in a hot car, don’t break in: SPCA

  25-04-2018 23:15 via abbynews.com
  
  People are being discouraged from smashing windows to free animals. The SPCA has tips on what else you can do.The post If you see a dog in a hot car, don’t break in: SPCA appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Municipal election loophole will be fixed, premier says

  25-04-2018 23:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Union, corporate donations still allowed for slate party ‘operational’ needsThe post Municipal election loophole will be fixed, premier says appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Cat found stuffed in box in Dumpster in northeastern B.C.

  25-04-2018 21:45 via abbynews.com
  
  Still alive, cat was found near Dawson Creek restrained with zip ties, legs forced behind neckThe post Cat found stuffed in box in Dumpster in northeastern B.C. appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Join us on Thursday, May 10th for Move for Health Day and participate in fitness classes for only $2!… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  25-04-2018 21:43 via twitter.com
  Join us on Thursday, May 10th for Move for Health Day and participate in fitness classes for only $2!… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• This year's Canada Day theme is "Made in Abbotsford" and we would love to have you join in on the fun! Register yo… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  25-04-2018 21:42 via twitter.com
  This year's Canada Day theme is "Made in Abbotsford" and we would love to have you join in on the fun!Register yo… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Fears prompt feds to establish BBQ brush safety standards

  25-04-2018 21:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Wire-bristle safety fears prompt Ottawa to establish BBQ brush safety standardsThe post Fears prompt feds to establish BBQ brush safety standards appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Don’t forget about women left to sweep up shards of glass ceiling, W7 urges G7

  25-04-2018 21:30 via abbynews.com
  
  When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau champions gender equality at the G7 he is being asked to raise the concerns of marginalized womenThe post Don’t forget about women left to sweep up shards of glass ceiling, W7 urges G7 appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Passersby nab alleged purse snatcher in Vancouver crime spree

  25-04-2018 20:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Police say a 23-year-old Calgary man has been charged with theft and assaultThe post Passersby nab alleged purse snatcher in Vancouver crime spree appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• COLUMN: No justification for politicians facing contempt of court charges

  25-04-2018 20:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Green Party leader Elizabeth May and NDP MP Kennedy Stewart are no heroes for breaching court orderThe post COLUMN: No justification for politicians facing contempt of court charges appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Canadian air travel industry fears pilot flight-time limits will go too far

  25-04-2018 20:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Air carriers urge feds to slow down flight-time limits for sleepy pilotsThe post Canadian air travel industry fears pilot flight-time limits will go too far appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Abbotsford Student hopes colourful chalk can bring online dialogue to ‘real life’

  25-04-2018 20:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Anni Wust’s “forum board” aims to kickstart community conversations in Mill Lake ParkThe post Abbotsford Student hopes colourful chalk can bring online dialogue to ‘real life’ appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Get involved with this year’s #CanadaDay parade! Register your Float or Community Booth today @City_Abbotsford… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  25-04-2018 20:07 via twitter.com
  Get involved with this year’s #CanadaDay parade! Register your Float or Community Booth today @City_Abbotsford… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• #Plan200K update! The Transportation and Transit Masterplan and the Parks, Recreation, and Culture Masterplan have… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  25-04-2018 20:02 via twitter.com
  #Plan200K update!The Transportation and Transit Masterplan and the Parks, Recreation, and Culture Masterplan have… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• B.C. man charged with litany of drug charges in cross-border smuggling operation

  25-04-2018 19:45 via abbynews.com
  
  William Milton Barnes of Saanich faces multiple chargesThe post B.C. man charged with litany of drug charges in cross-border smuggling operation appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Political heavyweights hit Washington in hunt for NAFTA deal

  25-04-2018 19:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Officials from Prime Minister’s office, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland part of talksThe post Political heavyweights hit Washington in hunt for NAFTA deal appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Greenbelt Microgreens recall in B.C., Alberta, due to Listeria concerns

  25-04-2018 19:20 via abbynews.com
  
  Canadian Food Inspection Agency says there have been no illnesses linked to the microgreensThe post Greenbelt Microgreens recall in B.C., Alberta, due to Listeria concerns appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Commit to harassment-free environment or forego federal arts funding: Joly

  25-04-2018 19:20 via abbynews.com
  
  $552,000 coming from feds for training so arts organizations build, maintain respectful workplacesThe post Commit to harassment-free environment or forego federal arts funding: Joly appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Minister calls out misogyny, but PM says too soon to talk motive in van attack

  25-04-2018 19:10 via abbynews.com
  
  Alek Minassian is charged with 10 counts of first-degree murder and 13 counts of attempted murderThe post Minister calls out misogyny, but PM says too soon to talk motive in van attack appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• B.C.’s top 20 ‘rattiest’ cities

  25-04-2018 19:05 via abbynews.com
  
  Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island and Okanagan make shortlist for areas prone to ratsThe post B.C.’s top 20 ‘rattiest’ cities appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Spinning into the record books

  25-04-2018 19:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Abbotsford resident recognized as world’s best at spinning a basketball on a toothbrushThe post Spinning into the record books appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Decorated Canadian pairs skaters Duhamel and Radford officially retire

  25-04-2018 19:00 via abbynews.com
  
  The Ontario duo took bronze in pairs at the Games in Pyeongchang, South KoreaThe post Decorated Canadian pairs skaters Duhamel and Radford officially retire appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Polish climbers saved from B.C. avalanche after calling Poland for help

  25-04-2018 18:55 via abbynews.com
  
  Pair was climbing in Mount Robson Provincial Park when they were hitThe post Polish climbers saved from B.C. avalanche after calling Poland for help appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• B.C. man’s great-aunt among 10 victims of Toronto attack

  25-04-2018 18:50 via abbynews.com
  
  Dorothy Sewell was one of 10 people killed on Monday after a man in a van mowed down dozens of peopleThe post B.C. man’s great-aunt among 10 victims of Toronto attack appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Okanagan woman had 6 years of SPCA complaints: documents

  25-04-2018 18:42 via abbynews.com
  
  Joelle Mbamy is set to go to trial on animal cruelty charges on Thursday in provincial courtThe post Okanagan woman had 6 years of SPCA complaints: documents appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• B.C. woman petitioning for free Wi-Fi in Canadian hospitals

  25-04-2018 18:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Some hospitals in the province already offer the service, but most of them do notThe post B.C. woman petitioning for free Wi-Fi in Canadian hospitals appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Man charged in 1996 sex assault of New Westminster senior dies

  25-04-2018 18:00 via abbynews.com
  
  James Gray was charged with a litany of assault-related offences against 79-year-oldThe post Man charged in 1996 sex assault of New Westminster senior dies appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Building Permits & Licences has updated their forms to make the building permit process easier and more efficient.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  25-04-2018 17:30 via twitter.com
  Building Permits & Licences has updated their forms to make the building permit process easier and more efficient.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Issues split Trump and Macron, handshakes and kisses aside

  25-04-2018 16:50 via abbynews.com
  
  Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron professed a sunny, best-friends relationshipThe post Issues split Trump and Macron, handshakes and kisses aside appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• How hospitals prepare for mass-casualty incidents

  25-04-2018 16:39 via abbynews.com
  
  Code Orange alerts explained following the Toronto van attackThe post How hospitals prepare for mass-casualty incidents appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Jury to deliberate after Cosby painted as predator

  25-04-2018 16:34 via abbynews.com
  
  A jury of seven men and five women are to decide actor Bill Cosby’s fateThe post Jury to deliberate after Cosby painted as predator appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Memorial to victims of Toronto van attack continues to grow

  25-04-2018 16:27 via abbynews.com
  
  The subway station where a van was used to run down pedestrians has reopened in TorontoThe post Memorial to victims of Toronto van attack continues to grow appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Small aircraft touches down on Calgary street

  25-04-2018 16:19 via abbynews.com
  
  The twin-engine plane was apparently short on fuel forcing an emergency landingThe post Small aircraft touches down on Calgary street appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Abbotsford insight as Victoria and Saanich consider amalgamation

  25-04-2018 16:00 via abbynews.com
  Coun. Patricia Ross to speak at town hall on Abbotsford’s history since districts joined in 1995.The post Abbotsford insight as Victoria and Saanich consider amalgamation appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Comedian Shaun Majumder coming to Abbotsford

  25-04-2018 15:00 via abbynews.com
  
  This Hour Has 22 Minutes co-host to perform in JuneThe post Comedian Shaun Majumder coming to Abbotsford appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• B.C.’s living wage increase curbed due to MSP cuts, child care subsidy: report

  25-04-2018 14:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Living wage varies between $16.51 in north central B.C. to $20.91 in Metro Vancouver
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• TRAFFIC ALERT: Mounties shut down Port Mann Bridge

  25-04-2018 08:00 via abbynews.com
  
  A police incident has the bridge closed in both directions, but RCMP expect it to re-open soon.The post TRAFFIC ALERT: Mounties shut down Port Mann Bridge appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Person in custody after Mounties closed Port Mann Bridge

  25-04-2018 08:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Police say they responded to a ‘complaint of a person requiring assistance’The post Person in custody after Mounties closed Port Mann Bridge appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• See what’s up when you borrow a telescope from the library

  25-04-2018 02:15 via abbynews.com
  
  Fraser Valley Regional Library’s telescope lending program takes off.The post See what’s up when you borrow a telescope from the library appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Knife-wielding man pepper sprayed, shot with plastic bullets in police takedown

  25-04-2018 01:52 via abbynews.com
  
  36-year-old man in custody, facing chargesThe post Knife-wielding man pepper sprayed, shot with plastic bullets in police takedown appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Doctor sees healing power in psychedelic plant as Peru investigates death of B.C. man

  25-04-2018 01:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Peru’s attorney general has ordered the arrest of two suspects in the killing of 41-year-old Sebastian WoodroffeThe post Doctor sees healing power in psychedelic plant as Peru investigates death of B.C. man appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Dead woman found outdoors in downtown Abbotsford

  25-04-2018 01:29 via abbynews.com
  
  45-year-old’s death not believed to be suspiciousThe post Dead woman found outdoors in downtown Abbotsford appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• $1.18 to $1.58 a litre: Are you paying the most for gas in B.C.?

  25-04-2018 00:26 via abbynews.com
  
  Gas prices across B.C. vary, with lowest in Vernon and highest in – you guessed it – Metro VancouverThe post $1.18 to $1.58 a litre: Are you paying the most for gas in B.C.? appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Toronto police officer ‘gave himself the space and time’ in van attack

  25-04-2018 00:20 via abbynews.com
  
  Footage shows officer standing up, turning off his siren and talking clearly to the suspectThe post Toronto police officer ‘gave himself the space and time’ in van attack appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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