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• Canada’s tax system unfairly favours wealthy, poll of CRA auditors suggests

  17-08-2018 22:49 via abbynews.com
  
  Four of every five respondents think loopholes and tax credits built into the system benefit the richThe post Canada’s tax system unfairly favours wealthy, poll of CRA auditors suggests appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Banff’s Sunshine ski resort upset with proposed guidelines from Parks Canada

  17-08-2018 22:39 via abbynews.com
  
  The plan would allow for more visitors but wouldn’t let Sunshine build additional facilitiesThe post Banff’s Sunshine ski resort upset with proposed guidelines from Parks Canada appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Conditions improve for battling northwest B.C. wildfires, minister says

  17-08-2018 22:30 via abbynews.com
  
  ‘Self-evacuated’ people fleeing smoke advised to go homeThe post Conditions improve for battling northwest B.C. wildfires, minister says appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• VIDEO: ERT called to Port Moody home for distraught man with a gun

  17-08-2018 21:16 via abbynews.com
  
  Officers negotiated with man for about four hours before he was arrested and taken to hospitalThe post VIDEO: ERT called to Port Moody home for distraught man with a gun appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• U.S. payment to Canada a focus at Columbia River Treaty negotiations

  17-08-2018 21:01 via abbynews.com
  
  Next session is in Portland in OctoberThe post U.S. payment to Canada a focus at Columbia River Treaty negotiations appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Cleaning up Abbotsford OK Tire after 2017 fire a ‘priority’ for company

  17-08-2018 21:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Over a year after fire, rebuild delayed by environmental concerns, investigation, building requirementsThe post Cleaning up Abbotsford OK Tire after 2017 fire a ‘priority’ for company appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Lower Mainland graduation marks expansion of PTSD service dog program

  17-08-2018 20:40 via abbynews.com
  
  Vancouver Island Compassion Dogs and B.C. and Alberta Guide Dogs Society merging to help more veteransThe post Lower Mainland graduation marks expansion of PTSD service dog program appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Complaint coming about cattle prod use at B.C. rodeo

  17-08-2018 20:40 via abbynews.com
  
  Fair reps investigate after Vancouver Humane Society pics show shocking device at bullriding eventThe post Complaint coming about cattle prod use at B.C. rodeo appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Communities on evacuation alert in many areas of B.C. as wildfires flare

  17-08-2018 20:40 via abbynews.com
  
  Warning was issued for 583-square-kilometre blaze that has charred Fraser Lake to Fort St. JamesThe post Communities on evacuation alert in many areas of B.C. as wildfires flare appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Woodpecker goes out with a bang, starts grassfire in B.C. city

  17-08-2018 20:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Untimely death of woodpecker causes power outage in CawstonThe post Woodpecker goes out with a bang, starts grassfire in B.C. city appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• PHOTOS: B.C. city wakes up to darkness under wildfire smoke

  17-08-2018 20:30 via abbynews.com
  
  The rest of the province also dealing with thick haze as smoky skies continueThe post PHOTOS: B.C. city wakes up to darkness under wildfire smoke appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Kelowna’s crying judge refuses to pull herself from case

  17-08-2018 20:25 via abbynews.com
  
  Judge Monica McParland won’t pull herself off of case.The post Kelowna’s crying judge refuses to pull herself from case appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Abbotsford anti-gang youth program losing vital funding

  17-08-2018 20:15 via abbynews.com
  
  In It Together program co-ordinator says six months without funding could mean years of setbacksThe post Abbotsford anti-gang youth program losing vital funding appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• 21% of people admit to being addicted to their phone: poll

  17-08-2018 19:52 via abbynews.com
  
  Smartphone usage surpasses TV time in B.C. homes, a new survey suggestsThe post 21% of people admit to being addicted to their phone: poll appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• RCMP cleared after woman fatally overdoses on fentanyl

  17-08-2018 19:40 via abbynews.com
  
  Charges not recommended after IIO says woman appears to have brought fentanyl into her cellThe post RCMP cleared after woman fatally overdoses on fentanyl appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Reported home invasion led to 7 arrests in Maple Ridge

  17-08-2018 18:20 via abbynews.com
  
  Port Coquitlam home invasion suspects tracked to Albion neighbourhoodThe post Reported home invasion led to 7 arrests in Maple Ridge appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Take-home naloxone may be replacing 911 calls in Fraser Health area

  17-08-2018 18:15 via abbynews.com
  
  Naloxone kits handed out up 29% over 2017, ambulance calls and emergency visits down 22-24%, deaths hold steadyThe post Take-home naloxone may be replacing 911 calls in Fraser Health area appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Tim Hortons says its China expansion will include menu with congee, matcha

  17-08-2018 18:10 via abbynews.com
  
  Coffee chain plans to open 1,500 stores in Asia over the next decadeThe post Tim Hortons says its China expansion will include menu with congee, matcha appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• How to help B.C. wildfire victims

  17-08-2018 17:50 via abbynews.com
  
  Donations being taken by many organizations, BC Hydro waiving billsThe post How to help B.C. wildfire victims appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• ICYMI - The Parks, Recreation & Culture Master Plan was officially adopted by #Abbotsford City Council on June 25,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  17-08-2018 17:37 via twitter.com
  ICYMI -The Parks, Recreation & Culture Master Plan was officially adopted by #Abbotsford City Council on June 25,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Involve Symposium 2018: Call for Presenters! Are you a leader in your field who would like to share your expertise… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  17-08-2018 17:24 via twitter.com
  Involve Symposium 2018: Call for Presenters!Are you a leader in your field who would like to share your expertise… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Two 23-year-old men die in separate Surrey motorcycle crashes in three days

  17-08-2018 17:00 via abbynews.com
  
  One man died Thursday night after his motorcycle crashed on Highway 10, and another man died following a Tuesday crashThe post Two 23-year-old men die in separate Surrey motorcycle crashes in three days appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Whole city of Kimberley on an evacuation alert due to wildfires

  17-08-2018 16:50 via abbynews.com
  
  Residents woke up Friday morning being told to get ready to leave any momentThe post Whole city of Kimberley on an evacuation alert due to wildfires appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Feds to allow charities to engage in political, but not partisan, activity

  17-08-2018 16:45 via abbynews.com
  
  The plan is to allow charities to pursue political activitiesThe post Feds to allow charities to engage in political, but not partisan, activity appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Trump suggests Canada has been sidelined from latest NAFTA negotiations

  17-08-2018 16:42 via abbynews.com
  
  Canadian officials have insisted they’re unfazed by being left out of the discussionsThe post Trump suggests Canada has been sidelined from latest NAFTA negotiations appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Photographer files complaint with police after alleged assault on the job

  17-08-2018 16:27 via abbynews.com
  
  Toronto photographer says he was attacked while covering a protestThe post Photographer files complaint with police after alleged assault on the job appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• B.C. judge who cried during a victim statement to rule on recusing herself

  17-08-2018 16:15 via abbynews.com
  
  The judge will decide if she’ll disqualify herself from sentencing a man for sexual assaultThe post B.C. judge who cried during a victim statement to rule on recusing herself appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Happy birthday Boler: An anniversary gathering of the cutest campers in Winnipeg

  17-08-2018 16:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Hundreds of the unique trailers in Winnipeg to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Manitoba inventionThe post Happy birthday Boler: An anniversary gathering of the cutest campers in Winnipeg appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Details revealed about Fredericton shooting

  17-08-2018 15:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Judge lifts publication ban on court documents related to the Fredericton shootingThe post Details revealed about Fredericton shooting appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Pilots open exhibition schedule

  17-08-2018 15:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Abbotsford hosts Mission on Friday nightThe post Pilots open exhibition schedule appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Kim XO is Black Press Media’s fashionista

  17-08-2018 15:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Starting Sept. 7, stylist Kim XO will host Fashion Fridays on the Life channel on Black Press MeidaThe post Kim XO is Black Press Media’s fashionista appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• RCMP appeal for tips, dashcam footage in German tourist shooting west of Calgary

  17-08-2018 02:00 via abbynews.com
  
  The Durango crashed into the ditch after the shooting near the Goodstoney Rodeo CentreThe post RCMP appeal for tips, dashcam footage in German tourist shooting west of Calgary appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Minister optimistic after 2 days of Columbia River Treaty negotiations

  17-08-2018 02:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Canadian and U.S. officials met in Nelson Wednesday and Thursday to discuss future of the treatyThe post Minister optimistic after 2 days of Columbia River Treaty negotiations appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• 2 nurses attacked at B.C. psych hospital, union calls for in-unit security

  17-08-2018 02:00 via abbynews.com
  
  PHSA says that in-unit guards would do more harm than goodThe post 2 nurses attacked at B.C. psych hospital, union calls for in-unit security appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Man dies in B.C. police cell while awaiting court hearing

  17-08-2018 01:55 via abbynews.com
  
  An independent investigation is underway after a man died while in Penticton police custody Aug. 16The post Man dies in B.C. police cell while awaiting court hearing appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Mt. Hicks fire 15% contained, continues to burn north of Agassiz

  17-08-2018 01:20 via abbynews.com
  
  The fire, suspected to be caused by a vehicle with a flat tire, not threatening any structuresThe post Mt. Hicks fire 15% contained, continues to burn north of Agassiz appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Former B.C. optician won’t be jailed for sexually assaulting minor

  17-08-2018 01:10 via abbynews.com
  
  Kenneth Pilkington sentenced to 24 months’ probation for offence three decades agoThe post Former B.C. optician won’t be jailed for sexually assaulting minor appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• B.C. wildfires 2018: Hazy skies impacting crews in spotting new fires

  17-08-2018 00:50 via abbynews.com
  
  18,000 people are on an evacuation alert, with 3,000 homes under an evacuation orderThe post B.C. wildfires 2018: Hazy skies impacting crews in spotting new fires appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• B.C. program to educate parents reduces ‘shaken baby syndrome’ by 35%

  17-08-2018 00:40 via abbynews.com
  
  Period of PURPLE Crying was launched nearly a decade agoThe post B.C. program to educate parents reduces ‘shaken baby syndrome’ by 35% appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• 1954-built trolleybus hits Vancouver roads for 70th anniversary

  17-08-2018 00:40 via abbynews.com
  
  TransLink to offer free rides on a retrofitted electric trolley bus to commemorate anniversaryThe post 1954-built trolleybus hits Vancouver roads for 70th anniversary appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Police responding to ‘unfolding’ incident in Maple Ridge suburb

  17-08-2018 00:25 via abbynews.com
  
  Helicopter, dog team, guns drawn and 16 police vehicles at Maple Ridge propertyThe post Police responding to ‘unfolding’ incident in Maple Ridge suburb appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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