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• Flavelle to run for council

  16-08-2018 23:25 via abbynews.com
  
  Frequent Abbotsford council observer seeking his own seatThe post Flavelle to run for council appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Fredericton widow swears at Trudeau during condolence call

  16-08-2018 22:50 via abbynews.com
  
  Widow of man killed in Fredericton shooting says she swore at Trudeau during condolence call.The post Fredericton widow swears at Trudeau during condolence call appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Tim Hortons promises leaky lids on coffee cups to be phased out

  16-08-2018 22:40 via abbynews.com
  
  Tim Hortons looks to rebuild its brand with better lid, new marketing campaignThe post Tim Hortons promises leaky lids on coffee cups to be phased out appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• ‘There’s been a lot of devastation:’ man whose family lost homes in B.C. fire

  16-08-2018 22:30 via abbynews.com
  
  The provincial government declared a state of emergency Wednesday as more than 550 wildfires burn in every corner of B.C.The post ‘There’s been a lot of devastation:’ man whose family lost homes in B.C. fire appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Capsized tug now out of the water at the mouth of B.C.’s Fraser River

  16-08-2018 22:30 via abbynews.com
  
  The 19-metre-long George H. Ledcor capsized late Monday.The post Capsized tug now out of the water at the mouth of B.C.’s Fraser River appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Aheadbyacentury looking for Triple Crown breakthrough in the Breeders’ Stakes

  16-08-2018 22:30 via abbynews.com
  
  The consistent Aheadbyacentury has $513,800 in career earnings, including $311,250 this year thanks in large part to his Triple Crown performances.The post Aheadbyacentury looking for Triple Crown breakthrough in the Breeders’ Stakes appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Search for mudslide victim becomes recovery mission

  16-08-2018 21:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Valerie Morris was swept away by a mudslide on Highway 99 near Cache Creek on August 11.The post Search for mudslide victim becomes recovery mission appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Langley teacher who screamed at, grabbed elementary students suspended

  16-08-2018 20:55 via abbynews.com
  
  This is the second four-month suspension for the Langley teacher.The post Langley teacher who screamed at, grabbed elementary students suspended appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Interested in working the 2018 Abbotsford Municipal Election? The City of Abbotsford relies on over 300 members of… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  16-08-2018 20:53 via twitter.com
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• Don't be the one to start a fire. Think Before You Toss! @BCGovFireInfo #FireSafety #Abbotsford https://t.co/iVpWZFABUt

  16-08-2018 20:52 via twitter.com
  
  Don't be the one to start a fire. Think Before You Toss! @BCGovFireInfo #FireSafety #Abbotsford https://t.co/iVpWZFABUt
  
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• Thinking of running for Abbotsford City Council? Come to the pre-nomination City Council Candidate Orientation Ses… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  16-08-2018 20:43 via twitter.com
  Thinking of running for Abbotsford City Council?Come to the pre-nomination City Council Candidate Orientation Ses… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• City to participate in ‘Smart City’ initiative

  16-08-2018 20:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Aim is to make Abbotsford more attractive to foreign investmentThe post City to participate in ‘Smart City’ initiative appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Woman in custody after topless crane climb near Toronto waterfront

  16-08-2018 20:20 via abbynews.com
  
  Toronto police have apprehend a woman who climbed crane cab near waterfrontThe post Woman in custody after topless crane climb near Toronto waterfront appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Behind the fire line: B.C. firefighters stalked by cougars

  16-08-2018 20:20 via abbynews.com
  
  A Keremeos volunteer firefighter talks about what it was like to patrol the Snowy Mountain fireThe post Behind the fire line: B.C. firefighters stalked by cougars appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• ‘Hot and dirty work:’ Commander describes fighting massive Ontario wildfire

  16-08-2018 20:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Ontario has seen more than 1,000 forest fires so far this year, compared to 561 in all of 2017.The post ‘Hot and dirty work:’ Commander describes fighting massive Ontario wildfire appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• GOLD: A brand-new socially conscious piece of theatre

  16-08-2018 19:55 via abbynews.com
  
  Burlesque-theatre show, part of The Goddess Movement, comes to AbbotsfordThe post GOLD: A brand-new socially conscious piece of theatre appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• ‘Billion-piece jigsaw puzzle:’ Canadians key to 1st complete map of wheat genome

  16-08-2018 19:30 via abbynews.com
  
  The paper has 202 authors from 73 research agencies in 20 countries.The post ‘Billion-piece jigsaw puzzle:’ Canadians key to 1st complete map of wheat genome appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• 70 years after Babe Ruth’s death, fans still flock to grave

  16-08-2018 19:30 via abbynews.com
  
  After Ruth died of throat cancer at age 53, tens of thousands of fans came to pay respectsThe post 70 years after Babe Ruth’s death, fans still flock to grave appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Greens won’t run candidate in Burnaby South as ‘leader’s courtesy’ to Singh: May

  16-08-2018 19:10 via abbynews.com
  
  Green Leader Elizabeth May says the decision is an extension of a ‘leader’s courtesy’The post Greens won’t run candidate in Burnaby South as ‘leader’s courtesy’ to Singh: May appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Airbnb’s federal budget proposal tells Liberals, ‘we want to be regulated’

  16-08-2018 18:50 via abbynews.com
  
  Submission says ‘we want to be regulated’ and asks the government to avoid forcing existing rulesThe post Airbnb’s federal budget proposal tells Liberals, ‘we want to be regulated’ appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Missing B.C. hiker, dog found safe after 3-day search

  16-08-2018 18:17 via abbynews.com
  
  Cranbrook hiker had been missing since Sunday, August 12, near Jumbo Pass.The post Missing B.C. hiker, dog found safe after 3-day search appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Cannon tournament raises over $7,500

  16-08-2018 17:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Annual touch rugby event a success in 2018The post Cannon tournament raises over $7,500 appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• UPDATED: B.C. RCMP dismantle Kinder Morgan protest camp

  16-08-2018 16:00 via abbynews.com
  
  RCMP say they will enforce a court injunction today and remove Trans Mountain pipeline protesters who have been camped outside a Kinder Morgan terminal in Burnaby.The post UPDATED: B.C. RCMP dismantle Kinder Morgan protest camp appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• ‘Queen of Soul’ Aretha Franklin has died

  16-08-2018 16:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Publicist Gwendolyn Quinn reports Franklin passed Thursday at 9:50 a.m. at her home in DetroitThe post ‘Queen of Soul’ Aretha Franklin has died appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• B.C. RCMP say Kinder Morgan protest camp to be dismantled today

  16-08-2018 16:00 via abbynews.com
  
  RCMP say they will enforce a court injunction today and remove Trans Mountain pipeline protesters who have been camped outside a Kinder Morgan terminal in Burnaby.The post B.C. RCMP say Kinder Morgan protest camp to be dismantled today appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Church sex scandal: Abuse victims want a full reckoning

  16-08-2018 15:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Since the crisis exploded in Boston in 2002, dioceses around the country have dealt with similar revelations of widespread sexual abuse.The post Church sex scandal: Abuse victims want a full reckoning appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Baloney Meter: is flow of asylum seekers at Canada-U.S. border a ‘crisis’?

  16-08-2018 15:30 via abbynews.com
  
  “I think any time you have a government that allows 30,000 people over the course of a short period of time to come into Canada illegally, the impact that that has, that is a crisis,” said Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer.The post Baloney Meter: is flow of asylum seekers at Canada-U.S. border a ‘crisis’? appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• VIDEO: Baby in hospital after truck crashes into Surrey home

  16-08-2018 15:10 via abbynews.com
  
  No official word on the infant’s condition, but police say the 57-year-old man who was driving the truck is in custodyThe post VIDEO: Baby in hospital after truck crashes into Surrey home appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Longtime pals release game backed by Kickstarter campaign

  16-08-2018 15:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Zebulon: Galactic Control created by Abbotsford pairThe post Longtime pals release game backed by Kickstarter campaign appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Former CIA Director: Trump worked with Russians and now he’s desperate

  16-08-2018 15:00 via abbynews.com
  
  In an opinion piece in The New York Times, John Brennan cites press reports and Trump’s own goading of Russia during the campaign to find Democrat Hillary Clinton’s missing emails.The post Former CIA Director: Trump worked with Russians and now he’s desperate appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Italy says death toll will mount in Genoa bridge collapse

  16-08-2018 14:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Authorities worried about the stability of remaining large sections of a partially collapsed bridge evacuated about 630 people from nearby apartments.The post Italy says death toll will mount in Genoa bridge collapse appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Altidore nets 3 as Toronto drubs Whitecaps 5-2

  16-08-2018 04:40 via abbynews.com
  
  Vancouver falls 7-4 on aggregate in Canadian Championship finalThe post Altidore nets 3 as Toronto drubs Whitecaps 5-2 appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Pet goldfish invades small B.C. lake

  16-08-2018 02:36 via abbynews.com
  
  Pinecrest Lake is located between Whistler and SquamishThe post Pet goldfish invades small B.C. lake appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Chinese medicine practitioner in B.C. facing historical sex assault charges

  16-08-2018 02:30 via abbynews.com
  
  71-year old Kit Wong practiced acupuncture from his home during the time of the assaultsThe post Chinese medicine practitioner in B.C. facing historical sex assault charges appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Quebec sets aside $900 million for companies hurt by U.S. tariffs

  16-08-2018 02:15 via abbynews.com
  
  Premier Philippe Couillard says his government will make $863 million available over five yearsThe post Quebec sets aside $900 million for companies hurt by U.S. tariffs appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Metro Vancouver water reservoirs in ‘good shape’

  16-08-2018 02:10 via abbynews.com
  
  Reserves sitting at 70-per-cent full, officials said, despite long stretch without major rainThe post Metro Vancouver water reservoirs in ‘good shape’ appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Ottawa intervenes to get B.C. ball player, 13, to Little League World Series

  16-08-2018 02:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Before immigration issue was resolved, Dio Gama was out practicing the game he loves WednesdayThe post Ottawa intervenes to get B.C. ball player, 13, to Little League World Series appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• East Coast painter and subversive feminist, Mary Pratt dies

  16-08-2018 01:52 via abbynews.com
  
  Pratt passed away at the age of 83The post East Coast painter and subversive feminist, Mary Pratt dies appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• B.C. company patents Sasquatch, the country’s first homegrown hops plant

  16-08-2018 00:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Created by Hops Connect, Sasquatch hops are being grown commercially for the first time in B.C.The post B.C. company patents Sasquatch, the country’s first homegrown hops plant appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Farmers ponder impact of alternatives to pesticides being banned

  16-08-2018 00:10 via abbynews.com
  
  The nicotine-based pesticides scientists have linked to a rising number of honey bee deaths will be phased out of use in Canada over a three year period starting in 2021.The post Farmers ponder impact of alternatives to pesticides being banned appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Time to kick maverick Tory MP Maxime Bernier out of caucus, Scheer urged

  16-08-2018 00:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Conservative MP Maxime Bernier is taking issue with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s oft-repeated message of diversity in Canada, calling it a form of “radical multiculturalism.”The post Time to kick maverick Tory MP Maxime Bernier out of caucus, Scheer urged appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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