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• Vancouver records ‘ghastly’ death count from suspected overdoses: mayor

  04-08-2018 21:30 via abbynews.com
  
  So far in 2018, 206 people have died in Vancouver from suspected overdosesThe post Vancouver records ‘ghastly’ death count from suspected overdoses: mayor appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Plane heading to Cranbrook from Vancouver makes emergency landing

  04-08-2018 21:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Emergency crews were on scene to assist with the landing of the planeThe post Plane heading to Cranbrook from Vancouver makes emergency landing appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• B.C. conservation officers ticket $4.5K in fines for unlawful campfires

  04-08-2018 20:30 via abbynews.com
  
  East Kootenay conservation officers issued four fines Friday night due to separate campfires burningThe post B.C. conservation officers ticket $4.5K in fines for unlawful campfires appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Video of man taunting bison in Yellowstone National Park goes viral

  04-08-2018 19:30 via abbynews.com
  
  The bison is seen roaming amid stopped traffic – until a man starts ‘harassing’ it, officials sayThe post Video of man taunting bison in Yellowstone National Park goes viral appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• GoFundMe set up for renters displaced by Abbotsford fire - Langley Advance

  04-08-2018 18:45 via langleyadvance.com
  GoFundMe set up for renters displaced by Abbotsford fire
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  As she took a nap late Sunday afternoon, Amanda Uitto was awakened “out of a dead sleep” by a panicking friend. According to a GoFundMe account set up for Uitto and two roommates, Levi Mclaughlin and Heather Maton, Uitto's friend was “screaming and ...and more »
  
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• GoFundMe set up for renters displaced by Abbotsford fire

  04-08-2018 18:45 via abbynews.com
  
  Three roommates hadn’t been living in place a full month before fire tore through homeThe post GoFundMe set up for renters displaced by Abbotsford fire appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Campers parked on B.C. highway get a suprise from a cougar

  04-08-2018 18:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Video shows animal slowly approaching vehicle until engine startsThe post Campers parked on B.C. highway get a suprise from a cougar appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• B.C. Day weekend: Expect long wait times at border crossings

  04-08-2018 17:15 via abbynews.com
  
  Plan ahead and check wait times before heading to Washington State and beyondThe post B.C. Day weekend: Expect long wait times at border crossings appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• VIDEO: Tornado touches down west of Lake Manitoba

  04-08-2018 17:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Multiple structures near the rural community of Alonsa, Man., were shredded by the twisterThe post VIDEO: Tornado touches down west of Lake Manitoba appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• UPDATED: 1 man dead after tornado rips through Manitoba community

  04-08-2018 17:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Multiple structures near the rural community of Alonsa, Man., were shredded by the twisterThe post UPDATED: 1 man dead after tornado rips through Manitoba community appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Order of British Columbia inducts 14 accomplished residents

  04-08-2018 17:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Politician David Anderson, gardener Brian Minter, educator Mary Kitagawa among recipientsThe post Order of British Columbia inducts 14 accomplished residents appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Ontario government to bring back buck a beer by Labour Day: source

  04-08-2018 16:40 via abbynews.com
  
  Province had buck-a-bottle beer but the Liberal government quietly hiked the minimum price in 2008The post Ontario government to bring back buck a beer by Labour Day: source appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Smoking can affect breastfeeding habits: study

  04-08-2018 16:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Exposure to household smoke shortens durationThe post Smoking can affect breastfeeding habits: study appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Defence never rests for Calgary Stampeders, host struggling B.C. Lions

  04-08-2018 16:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Bo Levi Mitchell, Stampeder offence may lean a little more on the defence’s contributions SaturdayThe post Defence never rests for Calgary Stampeders, host struggling B.C. Lions appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Cdn, U.S. scientists consider novel plan to save endangered orca on death’s door

  04-08-2018 16:30 via abbynews.com
  
  J50 is one of just 75 remaining southern resident killer whales from B.C. to CaliforniaThe post Cdn, U.S. scientists consider novel plan to save endangered orca on death’s door appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Real talk: who gets all your rewards points when you die?

  04-08-2018 16:00 via abbynews.com
  
  From Air Miles to PC points, loyalty programs vary in how to transfer rewardsThe post Real talk: who gets all your rewards points when you die? appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Jays hammer M’s 7-2 in Seattle

  04-08-2018 07:10 via abbynews.com
  
  Borucki earns first MLB win for TorontoThe post Jays hammer M’s 7-2 in Seattle appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Manziel tosses 4 interceptions in dismal CFL debut

  04-08-2018 04:45 via abbynews.com
  
  QB struggles as Alouettes pounded 50-11 by TicatsThe post Manziel tosses 4 interceptions in dismal CFL debut appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Abbotsford barn fire believed to be arson, woman arrested: Police - Vancouver Sun

  04-08-2018 02:56 via vancouversun.com
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  Abbotsford barn fire believed to be arson, woman arrested: Police
  Vancouver Sun
  Vye Road reopened Friday evening after it was shut down by police earlier in the day, while crews battled a large barn fire near the Sumas border crossing. The fire, which took several more hours to manage than crews initially anticipated, is now under ...
  Firefighters tackle blaze at Abbotsford chicken barnCBC.ca
  Woman arrested at Abbotsford barn fire, no people or animals hurtGlobalnews.ca
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• 200 out-of-province firefighters, support staff to arrive in B.C. in next week

  04-08-2018 01:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Firefighters will arrive from across Canada as well as New Zealand, Mexico and AustraliaThe post 200 out-of-province firefighters, support staff to arrive in B.C. in next week appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• SLIDESHOW: Abbotsford Agrifair Friday - Abbotsford News

  04-08-2018 01:25 via abbynews.com
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  SLIDESHOW: Abbotsford Agrifair Friday
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  Abbotsford Agrifair 2018 is officially underway. Locals have already begun flocking to the 108th annual event, which runs till Sunday. All sorts of activities are planned, and tonight (Friday) is the only night to catch the Celebrating Diversity with ...
  
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• SLIDESHOW: Abbotsford Agrifair Friday

  04-08-2018 01:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Highlights from day one of the annual eventThe post SLIDESHOW: Abbotsford Agrifair Friday appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Police seek tipster in case of B.C. family who went missing 29 years ago

  04-08-2018 00:59 via abbynews.com
  
  The Jack family was last heard from in Prince George on Aug. 2 1989The post Police seek tipster in case of B.C. family who went missing 29 years ago appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Dry conditions forces closure of Cultus Lake Park trails, ban on all fires

  04-08-2018 00:38 via abbynews.com
  
  Expected long weekend influx leads park board to make the moveThe post Dry conditions forces closure of Cultus Lake Park trails, ban on all fires appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Abbotsford anti-gang program to lose funding as kids head back to school

  04-08-2018 00:31 via globalnews.ca
  The anti-gang program's federal funding expires in September, at which point 100 at-risk youth will lose access to these services.
  
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• Kids Help Phone to launch 24/7 online chat for B.C. youth

  04-08-2018 00:00 via abbynews.com
  
  The youth counselling service says the move comes to meet greater needs by kids in CanadaThe post Kids Help Phone to launch 24/7 online chat for B.C. youth appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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