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• Coleman not running for Surrey mayor

  17-07-2018 23:05 via abbynews.com
  
  Langley East Liberal MLA said he’d been approached about runningThe post Coleman not running for Surrey mayor appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• VIDEO: Life’s a beach at this B.C. sand sculpting contest

  17-07-2018 23:00 via abbynews.com
  
  More than $50,000 was up for grabs at the annual contest held in ParksvilleThe post VIDEO: Life’s a beach at this B.C. sand sculpting contest appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Two women face charges linked to ‘cloud gifting’ pyramid theme

  17-07-2018 22:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Recruits were asked to ‘pay in’ with sums of up to $5,000The post Two women face charges linked to ‘cloud gifting’ pyramid theme appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Two women face charges linked to ‘cloud gifting’ pyramid scheme

  17-07-2018 22:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Recruits were asked to ‘pay in’ with sums of up to $5,000The post Two women face charges linked to ‘cloud gifting’ pyramid scheme appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Vancouver police propose policy for victims, witnesses who are undocumented immigrants

  17-07-2018 21:35 via abbynews.com
  
  If approved, officers will not ask about an immigration status, unless neededThe post Vancouver police propose policy for victims, witnesses who are undocumented immigrants appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• MGM sues Vegas mass shooting victims, argues it isn’t liable

  17-07-2018 21:30 via abbynews.com
  
  The company argues it has “no liability of any kind” to survivors or families of slain victimsThe post MGM sues Vegas mass shooting victims, argues it isn’t liable appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Group urges Canada to help Holocaust denier on trial in Germany

  17-07-2018 21:20 via abbynews.com
  
  They’re concerned about Canada’s apparent unwillingness to come to the aid of Monika SchaeferThe post Group urges Canada to help Holocaust denier on trial in Germany appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• AbbotsfordFirst Coun. Sandy Blue seeks re-election

  17-07-2018 20:56 via abbynews.com
  
  Joins six others who have announced they will seek councillor spots in the fallThe post AbbotsfordFirst Coun. Sandy Blue seeks re-election appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Ever wondered about how Abbotsford plans ahead to provide utilities across the City? Check out the new Utilities M… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  17-07-2018 20:35 via twitter.com
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• Crashes reach ‘all-time high’ across B.C.: ICBC

  17-07-2018 20:35 via abbynews.com
  
  Auto insurer recorded more than 350,000 crashes n in 2017The post Crashes reach ‘all-time high’ across B.C.: ICBC appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Pressure on for ride hailing, bus options in B.C.

  17-07-2018 20:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Premiers to press Ottawa for help replacing Greyhound serviceThe post Pressure on for ride hailing, bus options in B.C. appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Usain Bolt to make run at pro soccer in Australia

  17-07-2018 19:40 via abbynews.com
  
  Olympic sprint great has long expressed his love of the gameThe post Usain Bolt to make run at pro soccer in Australia appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• New Abbotsford transit depot one step closer, despite objections from neighbours - Abbotsford News

  17-07-2018 19:39 via abbynews.com
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  New Abbotsford transit depot one step closer, despite objections from neighbours
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  A new bus depot on Gladys Avenue received approval from council last Monday, despite opposition from some nearby residents. BC Transit wants to build a $28 million facility on two parcels of land near the Sumas Way/Highway 11 junction. The new depot ...
  
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• New Abbotsford transit depot one step closer, despite objections from neighbours

  17-07-2018 19:39 via abbynews.com
  
  Residents worried about noise, light and effects of pile-driving on their foundationsThe post New Abbotsford transit depot one step closer, despite objections from neighbours appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Family thanks public 1 year after girl, 13, mysteriously killed in Burnaby park

  17-07-2018 19:35 via abbynews.com
  
  Police have yet to identify a suspect in Marrisa Shen’s murderThe post Family thanks public 1 year after girl, 13, mysteriously killed in Burnaby park appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Duchess of Sussex wears dress by Calgary’s Nonie to Mandela exhibition

  17-07-2018 19:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Nonie is believed to be the first Canadian based ready-to-wear designer for the duchessThe post Duchess of Sussex wears dress by Calgary’s Nonie to Mandela exhibition appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Amazon’s hopes its Prime Day doesn’t go to the dogs

  17-07-2018 19:20 via abbynews.com
  
  Shoppers clicking on many Prime Day links after the 3 p.m. ET launch in the U.S. got images of dogsThe post Amazon’s hopes its Prime Day doesn’t go to the dogs appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Trudeau blasts Putin, Russia following Finland summit but stays mum on Trump

  17-07-2018 19:10 via abbynews.com
  
  Strong words come one day after a controversial summit between Putin and Trump in FinlandThe post Trudeau blasts Putin, Russia following Finland summit but stays mum on Trump appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Campfire ban coming into effect across West Coast

  17-07-2018 19:00 via abbynews.com
  
  The Coastal Fire Centre says bans will begin on WednesdayThe post Campfire ban coming into effect across West Coast appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Temperature records break across southern B.C. as heat continues

  17-07-2018 18:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Whistler broke a 70-year-old record high of 32.2 C with a temperature of 32.9 CThe post Temperature records break across southern B.C. as heat continues appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Man arrested for allegedly taking photos in BCIT women’s washroom

  17-07-2018 18:10 via abbynews.com
  
  Police are investigating the incidentThe post Man arrested for allegedly taking photos in BCIT women’s washroom appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• 1 man missing after going over falls in Golden Ears Provincial Park

  17-07-2018 18:00 via abbynews.com
  
  One got out after two went into water in park north of Maple RidgeThe post 1 man missing after going over falls in Golden Ears Provincial Park appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Police seek teen after elderly man left with ‘life altering’ injuries

  17-07-2018 17:00 via abbynews.com
  
  RCMP believe the male teen is a ‘person of interest’ in the caseThe post Police seek teen after elderly man left with ‘life altering’ injuries appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Hawaii volcano boat tours continue after ‘lava bomb’ injuries

  17-07-2018 16:30 via abbynews.com
  
  “An explosion occurred near the shoreline hurling hot lava rocks towards the boat and injuring several passengers.”The post Hawaii volcano boat tours continue after ‘lava bomb’ injuries appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Missing B.C. Serval cat creates buzz online, pleas for help

  17-07-2018 16:10 via abbynews.com
  
  Aquila, an African Serval, disappeared from a Fernie, B.C. backyard sometime on Friday, July 13.The post Missing B.C. Serval cat creates buzz online, pleas for help appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Trudeau asks transport minister to tackle Greyhound’s western pullout

  17-07-2018 16:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he’s asked Transport Minister Marc Garneau to find solutions in Greyhound Canada’s absence.The post Trudeau asks transport minister to tackle Greyhound’s western pullout appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Trump picks Kavanaugh, a GOP favourite, for Supreme Court

  17-07-2018 15:30 via abbynews.com
  
  A favourite of the Republican legal establishment, Kavanaugh, 53, is a former law clerk for retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy.The post Trump picks Kavanaugh, a GOP favourite, for Supreme Court appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Obama to deliver Mandela address in likely rebuke to Trump

  17-07-2018 15:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Former U.S. President Barack Obama Monday praised Kenya’s president and opposition leader for working together but said this East African country must do more to end corruption.The post Obama to deliver Mandela address in likely rebuke to Trump appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Former Mountie who fired Taser at Robert Dziekanski drops appeal of sentence

  17-07-2018 15:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Four Mounties approached a troubled Robert Dziekanski at the airport in 2007 and, within minutes, jolted the man several times with a Taser.The post Former Mountie who fired Taser at Robert Dziekanski drops appeal of sentence appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Chilliwack Senior Peer Counsellors try to up the karats on locals’ golden years

  17-07-2018 15:30 via abbynews.com
  
  With almost two decades as a counsellor, Helene Long has helped hundreds of Chilliwack’s seniorsThe post Chilliwack Senior Peer Counsellors try to up the karats on locals’ golden years appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Trump returns from summit with Putin to forceful criticism

  17-07-2018 15:00 via abbynews.com
  
  “Shameful,” ”disgraceful,” ”weak,” were a few of the comments. Makes the U.S. “look like a pushover,” said GOP Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee.The post Trump returns from summit with Putin to forceful criticism appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Jam in Jubilee returns on Thursday

  17-07-2018 15:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Free summer concert series and art market running four showsThe post Jam in Jubilee returns on Thursday appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• VIDEO: Visual recap of Vancouver Island MusicFest

  17-07-2018 02:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Walk Off The Earth, Passenger, Arlo Guthrie among highlightsThe post VIDEO: Visual recap of Vancouver Island MusicFest appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Trudeau’s youth council divided over Trans Mountain pipeline purchase

  17-07-2018 02:00 via abbynews.com
  
  A letter signed by 16 past and present members was made public today, asking the federal government to reverse courseThe post Trudeau’s youth council divided over Trans Mountain pipeline purchase appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Hulk Hogan reinstated into wrestling Hall of Fame

  17-07-2018 01:50 via abbynews.com
  
  Hogan had used racial slurs caught on video when talking about his daughter sleeping with a black manThe post Hulk Hogan reinstated into wrestling Hall of Fame appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Coco the cat survives horrific house fire wrapped in a blanket

  17-07-2018 01:05 via abbynews.com
  
  Found in the laundry hours after Chilliwack firefighters douse blaze that destroyed five structuresThe post Coco the cat survives horrific house fire wrapped in a blanket appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• ‘Lava bomb’ through roof of tour boat injures 22 in Hawaii

  17-07-2018 00:30 via abbynews.com
  
  “An explosion occurred near the shoreline hurling hot lava rocks towards the boat and injuring several passengers”The post ‘Lava bomb’ through roof of tour boat injures 22 in Hawaii appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Did you know @fvTradex is teaming up with the local Starfish Pack Program which supplies backpacks of food to over… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  17-07-2018 00:14 via twitter.com
  Did you know @fvTradex is teaming up with the local Starfish Pack Program which supplies backpacks of food to over… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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