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• B.C. diver at Thai cave rescue won’t speculate on which actor should play him in movie

  09-08-2018 23:50 via abbynews.com
  
  Eric Brown said most rescue dives he’s been involved with were to recovery bodies.The post B.C. diver at Thai cave rescue won’t speculate on which actor should play him in movie appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• $70K camera thief caught on camera in North Vancouver

  09-08-2018 23:50 via abbynews.com
  
  Police say a $70,000 Arri Alexa Mini Camera was stolen from a camera rental store on July 31The post $70K camera thief caught on camera in North Vancouver appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Popular Lower Mainland park taking steps to curb illegal parking

  09-08-2018 23:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Officials from different levels of government are working on Cultus Lake traffic problemThe post Popular Lower Mainland park taking steps to curb illegal parking appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Maple Ridge family survives third Indonesian earthquake

  09-08-2018 23:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Logan Lay has brain cancer and was on bucket-list trip with her familyThe post Maple Ridge family survives third Indonesian earthquake appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Star Wars robots to the rescue at UBC annual competition

  09-08-2018 22:59 via abbynews.com
  
  Students created fully autonomous robots for final exam in engineering physics courseThe post Star Wars robots to the rescue at UBC annual competition appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Former Burns Lake mayor faces three new sex-related charges

  09-08-2018 22:57 via abbynews.com
  
  Luke Strimbold faces 29 counts of sex-related crimesThe post Former Burns Lake mayor faces three new sex-related charges appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Abbotsford Angels win provincial crowns

  09-08-2018 22:55 via abbynews.com
  
  13U AAA, 10U A baseball teams win big at year-end eventsThe post Abbotsford Angels win provincial crowns appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Update: Knife-wielding intruder allegedly threatens B.C. woman and newborn

  09-08-2018 22:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Osoyoos RCMP are currently looking for the woman they have identifies from security footage.The post Update: Knife-wielding intruder allegedly threatens B.C. woman and newborn appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Telegraph Creek wildfires merge into one

  09-08-2018 22:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Wind shift offers chance to secure southern flank of 28,000-hectare blazeThe post Telegraph Creek wildfires merge into one appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Sunflower festival is coming to the Fraser Valley

  09-08-2018 22:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Celebrate summer with a picture-perfect moment at the first annual Chilliwack Sunflower FestivalThe post Sunflower festival is coming to the Fraser Valley appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Scientists concerned about endangered orca still pushing body of her calf

  09-08-2018 22:30 via abbynews.com
  
  The whale known as J35 was spotted in coastal waters near the border between B.C. WednesdayThe post Scientists concerned about endangered orca still pushing body of her calf appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Credit card firms to trim merchant fees, but retailers group ‘underwhelmed’

  09-08-2018 22:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Feds expect move will help small and medium-sized companies save a total of $250 million per yearThe post Credit card firms to trim merchant fees, but retailers group ‘underwhelmed’ appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• ICBC moves to tighten driver discount rules

  09-08-2018 22:15 via abbynews.com
  
  Still in red $1.3 billion, next year’s rate increase not yet knownThe post ICBC moves to tighten driver discount rules appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• FYI: Planes will be undertaking practise flights in Abbotsford this evening in preparation for the @AbbyAirshow.

  09-08-2018 21:24 via twitter.com
  FYI: Planes will be undertaking practise flights in Abbotsford this evening in preparation for the @AbbyAirshow.
  
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• Man with links to Canadian politicians ordered to pay $8M in fraud case

  09-08-2018 21:12 via abbynews.com
  
  Immigration consultant Paul Se Hui Oei had collected $5 million in fraudulent investmentsThe post Man with links to Canadian politicians ordered to pay $8M in fraud case appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Airline passes Transport Canada review after February plane crash

  09-08-2018 21:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Island Express Air had certificate suspended after incident in AbbotsfordThe post Airline passes Transport Canada review after February plane crash appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Illegal campfires prompt $48,000 in fines over B.C. Day weekend

  09-08-2018 20:34 via abbynews.com
  
  Violation tickets start at $1,450 but can add up quickly if an unlawful flame starts a wildfireThe post Illegal campfires prompt $48,000 in fines over B.C. Day weekend appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Alleged traffickers throw drugs out car window as B.C. RCMP arrive

  09-08-2018 20:15 via abbynews.com
  
  Three people arrested in Nanaimo after RCMP were alerted to suspicious behaviourThe post Alleged traffickers throw drugs out car window as B.C. RCMP arrive appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Lower Mainland builder to transfer assets into charitable foundation worth $100 million

  09-08-2018 20:10 via abbynews.com
  
  Eric Woodward names former White Rock mayor to head foundation boardThe post Lower Mainland builder to transfer assets into charitable foundation worth $100 million appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• LETTER: Sir John A. Macdonald’s role in residential schools

  09-08-2018 20:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Canada’s first prime minister was progressive for his timeThe post LETTER: Sir John A. Macdonald’s role in residential schools appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• 3rd strong earthquake shakes Lombok as death toll tops 300

  09-08-2018 19:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Magnitude 5.9 earthquake caused panic, damage to buildings, landslides and injuriesThe post 3rd strong earthquake shakes Lombok as death toll tops 300 appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Pence outlines plan for new Space Force by 2020

  09-08-2018 19:20 via abbynews.com
  
  President Donald Trump has called for a ‘separate but equal’ space forceThe post Pence outlines plan for new Space Force by 2020 appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Police call B.C. pharmacy’s use of panic button ‘unnecessary’

  09-08-2018 19:15 via abbynews.com
  
  Pharmacist should have used 911 or non-emergency numbers when pharmacist felt they needed to push.The post Police call B.C. pharmacy’s use of panic button ‘unnecessary’ appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Holocaust survivor Philip Riteman dies at 96: ‘Better to love than hate’

  09-08-2018 19:10 via abbynews.com
  
  Riteman was born in Poland and as a teenager, his family was captured by the NazisThe post Holocaust survivor Philip Riteman dies at 96: ‘Better to love than hate’ appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• 14% of people admit to driving after smoking pot: Stats Canada

  09-08-2018 19:05 via abbynews.com
  
  Number considerably lower in B.C., where only 8% reported driving highThe post 14% of people admit to driving after smoking pot: Stats Canada appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Illegal salmon selling claim disputed by Cheam chief Ernie Crey

  09-08-2018 19:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Feds are dragging their feet on renewing a deal that would make sales legal, Crey saidThe post Illegal salmon selling claim disputed by Cheam chief Ernie Crey appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Abbotsford singer-songwriter releases second EP

  09-08-2018 18:53 via abbynews.com
  
  Ben Cottrill’s Spice-Box tinged with folk and rockThe post Abbotsford singer-songwriter releases second EP appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Man stabbed during altercation at Salvation Army

  09-08-2018 18:42 via abbynews.com
  
  Suspect flees scene in Abbotsford on Wednesday afternoonThe post Man stabbed during altercation at Salvation Army appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Abbotsford fire crews quell garage fire before it can spread to forest

  09-08-2018 17:20 via abbynews.com
  
  Assistant chief says area surrounding property is large forest, fire could have spread quick and wideThe post Abbotsford fire crews quell garage fire before it can spread to forest appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Temperature records broken Wednesday, even hotter conditions today in B.C.

  09-08-2018 17:10 via abbynews.com
  
  While today is set to be the hottest day this week, yesterday’s scorching temperatures broke several records.The post Temperature records broken Wednesday, even hotter conditions today in B.C. appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Wildfire closes provincial park south of Hope

  09-08-2018 17:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Closure in effect Thursday, Aug. 9 at noonThe post Wildfire closes provincial park south of Hope appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Pit bull-type dog attacks smaller dog, bites man in Maple Ridge

  09-08-2018 17:00 via abbynews.com
  
  At least six people stopped along highway to help free smaller dogThe post Pit bull-type dog attacks smaller dog, bites man in Maple Ridge appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Wildfire burning near Horseshoe Bay

  09-08-2018 16:45 via abbynews.com
  
  BC Wildfire crews are fighting the blazeThe post Wildfire burning near Horseshoe Bay appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Strangling off-duty cop gave killer PTSD, defence tells sentencing judge

  09-08-2018 16:30 via abbynews.com
  
  A lawyer for a Halifax man who strangled an off-duty police officer argues his mental illness, brought on by the murder, should be a mitigating factor in deciding his parole eligibility.The post Strangling off-duty cop gave killer PTSD, defence tells sentencing judge appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Brad Pitt says he has given Jolie Pitt millions since split

  09-08-2018 16:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Actor Brad Pitt denies Angelina Jolie Pitt’s claim that he has paid no meaningful child support.The post Brad Pitt says he has given Jolie Pitt millions since split appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Snakes rattling up trouble for wildfire crews near Keremeos

  09-08-2018 15:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Terrain near the Snowy Mountain fire, 14 kilometres southeast of Keremeos, is home to rattlesnakesThe post Snakes rattling up trouble for wildfire crews near Keremeos appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Seoul: Rival Koreas to meet to prepare for leaders’ summit

  09-08-2018 15:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Seoul said the rival Koreas agreed to high-level talks next Monday, Aug. 13, 2018, to prepare for a leaders’ summit.The post Seoul: Rival Koreas to meet to prepare for leaders’ summit appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Canadian ‘Superman’ star Margot Kidder’s death ruled a suicide

  09-08-2018 15:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Kidder’s daughter says the Superman actress’ death has been ruled a suicide.The post Canadian ‘Superman’ star Margot Kidder’s death ruled a suicide appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Canadian ‘Superman’ star Margot Kidder Kidder’s death ruled a suicide

  09-08-2018 15:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Kidder’s daughter says the Superman actress’ death has been ruled a suicide.The post Canadian ‘Superman’ star Margot Kidder Kidder’s death ruled a suicide appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Abbotsford author releases Untold Stories of a Paramedic

  09-08-2018 15:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Third book written by Luciano NisiThe post Abbotsford author releases Untold Stories of a Paramedic appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Logging company employee dies working Nanaimo wildfire

  09-08-2018 14:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Timberwest employee found dead in truck not a firefighterThe post Logging company employee dies working Nanaimo wildfire appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Gun violence a ‘significant concern’ for Canadians, Bill Blair says

  09-08-2018 14:30 via abbynews.com
  
  The City of Toronto now has $11 million in its coffers from the federal government to pay down some costs it has incurred dealing with an influx of irregular border crossers.The post Gun violence a ‘significant concern’ for Canadians, Bill Blair says appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Canada still seeking clarity from Saudi Arabia on diplomatic dispute

  09-08-2018 14:30 via abbynews.com
  
  On Sunday, Saudi Arabia suspended diplomatic ties with Canada and expelled the Canadian ambassador.The post Canada still seeking clarity from Saudi Arabia on diplomatic dispute appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Disaster strikes late for 10-men Whitecaps

  09-08-2018 06:20 via abbynews.com
  
  Vancouver own goal hands Toronto FC 2-2 draw in Canadian Championship final openerThe post Disaster strikes late for 10-men Whitecaps appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Increased fire activity and smoke visibility in Cariboo Fire Centre

  09-08-2018 04:45 via abbynews.com
  
  High amounts of smoke could be seen over 100 Mile House as of 5 p.m. WednesdayThe post Increased fire activity and smoke visibility in Cariboo Fire Centre appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Heroes in the sky – fighting BC wildfires from the air

  09-08-2018 02:30 via abbynews.com
  
  With all those helicopters in the air at once, and no radio control tower equipped with radar to track them, communication becomes key in keeping pilots safe.The post Heroes in the sky – fighting BC wildfires from the air appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Wasp sting to face kills N.B. man who didn’t know he was allergic

  09-08-2018 02:24 via abbynews.com
  
  A single wasp sting kills a 43-year-old New Brunswick manThe post Wasp sting to face kills N.B. man who didn’t know he was allergic appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Woman from New Zealand dies after jumping from Highway 1 bridge

  09-08-2018 02:10 via abbynews.com
  
  The woman was one of four people to jump from the bridge in Sicamous shortly before 2 a.m. on Aug. 8The post Woman from New Zealand dies after jumping from Highway 1 bridge appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Volatile Telegraph Creek wildfires expected to merge

  09-08-2018 02:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Fire crews will be flown in to protect threatened village if necessaryThe post Volatile Telegraph Creek wildfires expected to merge appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Snowbirds will thrill at Abbotsford International Airshow

  09-08-2018 02:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Their 2018 theme is ‘A Tradition of Military Aviation Excellence’The post Snowbirds will thrill at Abbotsford International Airshow appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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