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• Former Trump aide Paul Manafort found guilty of eight charges

  21-08-2018 22:55 via abbynews.com
  
  A mistrial has been declared for the other 10 charges against himThe post Former Trump aide Paul Manafort found guilty of eight charges appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Canada’s team chasing elusive gold medal at women’s baseball World Cup

  21-08-2018 22:50 via abbynews.com
  
  Canada, ranked No. 2 behind Japan, opens play Wednesday against No. 10 Hong KongThe post Canada’s team chasing elusive gold medal at women’s baseball World Cup appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Lower Mainland animals feeling effects of smoky skies

  21-08-2018 22:40 via abbynews.com
  
  Animal shelters are trying to keep their critters healthy through the smoggy days.The post Lower Mainland animals feeling effects of smoky skies appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Former B.C. premier Christy Clark criticizes feds for buying pipeline

  21-08-2018 21:45 via abbynews.com
  
  The $4.5 billion purchase of Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline second worst decision, she saidThe post Former B.C. premier Christy Clark criticizes feds for buying pipeline appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• ‘Takes more courage to fail’: B.C. ultra-marathon swimmer reflects on cancelled try at record

  21-08-2018 21:17 via abbynews.com
  
  Susan Simmons halted her swim from Victoria to Port Angeles and back because of hypothermiaThe post ‘Takes more courage to fail’: B.C. ultra-marathon swimmer reflects on cancelled try at record appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Feds agree to look at easing jury secrecy as part of review

  21-08-2018 21:00 via abbynews.com
  
  At issue is a law that forbids jurors from talking about closed-door deliberationsThe post Feds agree to look at easing jury secrecy as part of review appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• $21.5 million medical pot plant to be built in B.C.

  21-08-2018 20:45 via abbynews.com
  
  The facility is to be built in PrincetonThe post $21.5 million medical pot plant to be built in B.C. appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Liberals unveil poverty plan with lofty goals, but no new spending

  21-08-2018 20:08 via abbynews.com
  
  Government’s goal is to lift 2.1 million people out of poverty by 2030The post Liberals unveil poverty plan with lofty goals, but no new spending appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Forest fuel work needed to slow wildfires, B.C. premier says

  21-08-2018 20:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan joins John Horgan for tourThe post Forest fuel work needed to slow wildfires, B.C. premier says appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Surf’s up in California, where it’s now the official sport

  21-08-2018 19:45 via abbynews.com
  
  Grab a board, catch a wave and find yourself, ‘sittin’ on top of the world’The post Surf’s up in California, where it’s now the official sport appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• PHOTOS: Prickly porcupine rescued after hitchhiking down Coquihalla Highway

  21-08-2018 19:40 via abbynews.com
  
  BC Conservation Officer Service members were able to grab the porcupine and move it to safetyThe post PHOTOS: Prickly porcupine rescued after hitchhiking down Coquihalla Highway appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• New trial ordered for James Oler in B.C. child bride case

  21-08-2018 19:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Appeals court dismissed Emily Blackmore’s appeal of guilty verdictThe post New trial ordered for James Oler in B.C. child bride case appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Rescue dogs from California up for adoption in Abbotsford

  21-08-2018 19:21 via abbynews.com
  
  Embrace a Discarded Animal Society partners with PetSmart this weekendThe post Rescue dogs from California up for adoption in Abbotsford appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Social media, digital photography allow millennials to flock to birdwatching

  21-08-2018 19:10 via abbynews.com
  
  More young people are flocking to birdwatching than ever, aided by social media, digital photographyThe post Social media, digital photography allow millennials to flock to birdwatching appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Smoky skies trap B.C. man inside for days

  21-08-2018 19:10 via abbynews.com
  
  Air quality warning issued for Metro Vancouver and Fraser ValleyThe post Smoky skies trap B.C. man inside for days appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Case of truck driver charged in Humboldt Broncos crash adjourned until October

  21-08-2018 19:10 via abbynews.com
  
  Jaskirat Singh Sidhu is charged with 16 counts of dangerous driving causing death, other chargesThe post Case of truck driver charged in Humboldt Broncos crash adjourned until October appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• REVIEW: MTV VMAs was a shocking event, for the wrong reasons

  21-08-2018 19:00 via abbynews.com
  
  MTV Video Music Awards lacked star power and felt flat and some of the winners turned headsThe post REVIEW: MTV VMAs was a shocking event, for the wrong reasons appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• We'd love to see you this Saturday at Abbotsford Exhibition Park this Saturday! walkabbotsford.ca… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  21-08-2018 18:50 via twitter.com
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• Spokane man enlists 500,000+ box fans to blow wildfire smoke back to B.C.

  21-08-2018 18:45 via abbynews.com
  
  Spokane man Caleb Moon says he’s had enough with smoky skies from B.C.’s forest fires blanketing his cityThe post Spokane man enlists 500,000+ box fans to blow wildfire smoke back to B.C. appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Convicted murderer still on the loose

  21-08-2018 18:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Mission RCMP are continuing to search for escaped inmateThe post Convicted murderer still on the loose appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• 4.6 quake detected off coast of Vancouver Island

  21-08-2018 18:20 via abbynews.com
  
  The small earthquake happened early Tuesday morningThe post 4.6 quake detected off coast of Vancouver Island appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• B.C. woman promoting ‘orange glow’ campaign to support firefighters

  21-08-2018 17:12 via abbynews.com
  
  A Penticton woman is hoping an orange ribbon campaign will catch on throughout B.C.The post B.C. woman promoting ‘orange glow’ campaign to support firefighters appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Air Canada-led consortium signs deal to buy Aeroplan program

  21-08-2018 17:02 via abbynews.com
  
  The deal would acquire the Aeroplan loyalty program from Aimia IncThe post Air Canada-led consortium signs deal to buy Aeroplan program appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Microsoft uncovers more Russian attacks ahead of midterms

  21-08-2018 16:53 via abbynews.com
  
  Evidence found of Russian hacking attempts targeting U.S. political groupsThe post Microsoft uncovers more Russian attacks ahead of midterms appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Busy night for Abbotsford crews fighting multiple bush, car fires

  21-08-2018 16:52 via abbynews.com
  
  The Abbotsford Fire Rescue Service responded to two bush fires and a double car fire overnightThe post Busy night for Abbotsford crews fighting multiple bush, car fires appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Animal crackers break free from their cages

  21-08-2018 16:44 via abbynews.com
  
  PETA pressures Mondelez International to show animals roaming in their natural habitatsThe post Animal crackers break free from their cages appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• U.S. man admits slaying wife, blames her for daughters’ deaths

  21-08-2018 16:27 via abbynews.com
  
  A 33-year-old Denver man is facing three first-degree murder chargesThe post U.S. man admits slaying wife, blames her for daughters’ deaths appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• VIDEO: Mercedes catches fire after crashing in Surrey garage

  21-08-2018 16:06 via abbynews.com
  
  It happened in the 12700-block of 67A Avenue around 6:30 p.m.The post VIDEO: Mercedes catches fire after crashing in Surrey garage appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• White Spot records B.C. Pirate Pak record day

  21-08-2018 15:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Popular B.C.-Alberta event raises more than $116,000 to send kids and adults to Zajac RanchThe post White Spot records B.C. Pirate Pak record day appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha as pilgrims conduct hajj rites

  21-08-2018 15:23 via abbynews.com
  
  More than 2 million pilgrims carry out the final rites of the hajj in Saudi ArabiaThe post Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha as pilgrims conduct hajj rites appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Local libraries offer interactive digital novel

  21-08-2018 15:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Inanimate Alice uses virtual reality systemsThe post Local libraries offer interactive digital novel appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Multiple quakes kill at least 12 on Indonesian islands

  21-08-2018 04:35 via abbynews.com
  
  A shallow magnitude 6.9 quake that hit about 10 p.m causing landslidesThe post Multiple quakes kill at least 12 on Indonesian islands appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• B.C. team stays alive in Little League World Series after another nail-biter

  21-08-2018 03:03 via abbynews.com
  
  Surrey-based squad scored a 6-4 win over Mexico reps in Williamsport on MondayThe post B.C. team stays alive in Little League World Series after another nail-biter appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Kids, seniors at risk as smoke from distant fires hangs over parts of B.C.

  21-08-2018 02:10 via abbynews.com
  
  B.C. Centre for Disease Control says children’s lungs don’t fully develop until about age 10The post Kids, seniors at risk as smoke from distant fires hangs over parts of B.C. appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• VIDEO: Teen soccer phenomenon Alphonso Davies to visit B.C. kids camp

  21-08-2018 01:07 via abbynews.com
  
  The 17-year-old Vancouver Whitecap player is one of the youngest players in MLS historyThe post VIDEO: Teen soccer phenomenon Alphonso Davies to visit B.C. kids camp appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• New plan to lift more than two million people past the poverty line

  21-08-2018 00:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Anti-poverty strategy will aim for 50 per cent cut in low-income rates: sourceThe post New plan to lift more than two million people past the poverty line appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Liberals scrap lottery system for reuniting immigrants with their parents

  21-08-2018 00:06 via abbynews.com
  
  Lottery for parent sponsorship to be replaced, more applications to be acceptedThe post Liberals scrap lottery system for reuniting immigrants with their parents appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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