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• A Canadian stylists inside look at the fashion world

  13-09-2018 23:26 via abbynews.com
  
  Check out Kim XO every week on Fashion FridayThe post A Canadian stylists inside look at the fashion world appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• B.C.’s Kootenays ask province to ban feeding troublesome turkeys

  13-09-2018 23:05 via abbynews.com
  
  Dozens of foul fowls are roaming the streets of edgewaterThe post B.C.’s Kootenays ask province to ban feeding troublesome turkeys appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• VIDEO: Day 2 of 55+ B.C. Games

  13-09-2018 22:45 via abbynews.com
  
  Sporting action continues in Kimberley and CranbrookThe post VIDEO: Day 2 of 55+ B.C. Games appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Shell Canada gives up exploration rights to make way for protected area off Vancouver Island

  13-09-2018 22:38 via abbynews.com
  
  The permits cover an offshore area more than one-and-a-half times the size of Vancouver Island.The post Shell Canada gives up exploration rights to make way for protected area off Vancouver Island appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Number of Abbotsford council candidates up to 16

  13-09-2018 22:38 via abbynews.com
  
  Online documents add three names to council list, one to mayoral contestThe post Number of Abbotsford council candidates up to 16 appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Russian suspects in poisoning: We were in UK as tourists

  13-09-2018 22:30 via abbynews.com
  
  President Vladimir Putin says Russia has identified the two men that Britain named as suspects in the poisoning of a former Russian spy, and that there is “nothing criminal” about them.The post Russian suspects in poisoning: We were in UK as tourists appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Be careful comparing 2010 cost to Calgary 2026: Vancouver CEO John Furlong

  13-09-2018 22:30 via abbynews.com
  
  The chief executive officer of the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver and Whistler, B.C., says the $7.7 billion that’s been attached to those games is inflated and that the actual cost was closer to $4 billion.The post Be careful comparing 2010 cost to Calgary 2026: Vancouver CEO John Furlong appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Erin Weir to seek NDP nomination despite ousting over harassment complaints

  13-09-2018 22:20 via abbynews.com
  
  Leader Jagmeet Singh has stood firm in his decision to block Weir from returning to caucus or running in the 2019 election.The post Erin Weir to seek NDP nomination despite ousting over harassment complaints appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• B.C. municipalities want convicted politicians removed from office

  13-09-2018 22:10 via abbynews.com
  
  Terrace and Pitt Meadows UBCM resolutions also call for action upon charges being laidThe post B.C. municipalities want convicted politicians removed from office appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Neighbours angry at slow B.C. RCMP response to violent, chaotic party

  13-09-2018 22:08 via abbynews.com
  
  A community on Westside Road feels they are not properly protected by RCMPThe post Neighbours angry at slow B.C. RCMP response to violent, chaotic party appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Measles scare sends students and staff home at Lower Mainland school

  13-09-2018 22:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Fraser Health sent warning letter about the highly contagious infectious disease.The post Measles scare sends students and staff home at Lower Mainland school appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Wind and rain from Hurricane Florence’s leading edge lash Carolinas

  13-09-2018 20:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Forecasters warn that the widening storm — and its likelihood of lingering around the coast day after day — will bring seawater surging onto land and torrential downpours.The post Wind and rain from Hurricane Florence’s leading edge lash Carolinas appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• B.C. drug users offered withdrawal medication similar to version yanked in 2014

  13-09-2018 20:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Nearly 18,000 people were switched from methadone to Methadose in 2014.The post B.C. drug users offered withdrawal medication similar to version yanked in 2014 appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Vancouver Park Board considers motion to identify, recognize First Nation names

  13-09-2018 20:20 via abbynews.com
  
  The name of Vancouver’s Stanley Park may be up for debate as the city’s park board confronts its colonial past and pursues reconciliation.The post Vancouver Park Board considers motion to identify, recognize First Nation names appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Overnight Pattullo Bridge lane closures begin Sunday

  13-09-2018 20:11 via abbynews.com
  
  The crossing will be closed to one direction of traffic each night, from Sept. 16 to 20The post Overnight Pattullo Bridge lane closures begin Sunday appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos player joins his hometown Saskatoon Blades as coaching assistant

  13-09-2018 20:10 via abbynews.com
  
  One of the Humboldt Broncos hockey players injured in a bus crash that killed 16 people has joined his hometown Western Hockey League team as an assistant to the coaches.The post Humboldt Broncos player joins his hometown Saskatoon Blades as coaching assistant appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• B.C. cities want mandated business licences for short-term rentals

  13-09-2018 20:05 via abbynews.com
  
  Enforcing local bylaws is ‘expensive and onerous’The post B.C. cities want mandated business licences for short-term rentals appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• All 20 First Nations sign Coastal GasLink pipeline agreement

  13-09-2018 20:00 via abbynews.com
  
  The proposed 670 km pipeline would deliver natural gas to Kitimat’s LNG Canada facilityThe post All 20 First Nations sign Coastal GasLink pipeline agreement appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Thousands to flock to B.C. city to see worldwide leader of Mormon Church

  13-09-2018 19:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Sunday special devotional expected to draw more than 5,000 church membersThe post Thousands to flock to B.C. city to see worldwide leader of Mormon Church appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Inspired Chef with Rob Cassels

  13-09-2018 19:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Saveur chef is best known for his vegetarian dishesThe post Inspired Chef with Rob Cassels appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Reminder for park go-ers this weekend - Sumas Mountain Regional Park has re-opened fvrd.ca/EN/main/parks-… @FVRD1

  13-09-2018 19:26 via twitter.com
  Reminder for park go-ers this weekend - Sumas Mountain Regional Park has re-opened fvrd.ca/EN/main/parks-… @FVRD1
  
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• B.C. cities ask province for 40% of pot revenue

  13-09-2018 19:20 via abbynews.com
  
  That would equal out to $50 million in marijuana cash in the first two years after legalizationThe post B.C. cities ask province for 40% of pot revenue appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Goodbye summer: Snow expected along some B.C. highways

  13-09-2018 17:50 via abbynews.com
  
  Highway 97 near 100 Mile House, Clinton and Coquihalla Highway forecast to see cold front move inThe post Goodbye summer: Snow expected along some B.C. highways appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Time nearly up: Fierce Hurricane Florence aims at Southeast

  13-09-2018 17:00 via abbynews.com
  
  More than 1.7 million people in the Carolinas and Virginia were warned to clear outThe post Time nearly up: Fierce Hurricane Florence aims at Southeast appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Theft of wigs for kids who have cancer is ‘heartbreaking:’ shop manager

  13-09-2018 16:50 via abbynews.com
  
  Frances Rae, manager of Eva and Company Wigs, says all of the families have been understandingThe post Theft of wigs for kids who have cancer is ‘heartbreaking:’ shop manager appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Star B.C. quarterback avoiding distraction of potential pro football career

  13-09-2018 16:50 via abbynews.com
  
  Michael O’Connor hopes to leade the University of B.C. Thunderbirds to another national championshipThe post Star B.C. quarterback avoiding distraction of potential pro football career appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Thousands of Canadians in path of extreme storms: Global Affairs Canada

  13-09-2018 16:45 via abbynews.com
  
  About 440 Canadians have registered in areas near hurricane Florence; 3,446 near typhoon MangkhutThe post Thousands of Canadians in path of extreme storms: Global Affairs Canada appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Federal minister in conflict over surf clam licence, ethics commissioner says

  13-09-2018 16:40 via abbynews.com
  
  Ethics commissioner said Dominic LeBlanc knew wife’s cousin was involved in Five Nations Clam CoThe post Federal minister in conflict over surf clam licence, ethics commissioner says appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Freeland not returning immediately to Washington after briefing PM on NAFTA

  13-09-2018 16:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Foreign Affair Minister Chrystia Freeland refused to go into any detail about the issuesThe post Freeland not returning immediately to Washington after briefing PM on NAFTA appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• MCC Festival for World Relief includes auctions, food and more

  13-09-2018 15:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Annual event returns to Tradex in Abbotsford on Sept. 14 and 15The post MCC Festival for World Relief includes auctions, food and more appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Boy, 16, in serious condition after stabbing in Surrey, police say

  13-09-2018 14:51 via abbynews.com
  
  RCMP say teen was stabbed several times near Central City Shopping CentreThe post Boy, 16, in serious condition after stabbing in Surrey, police say appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos emerge from tragedy

  13-09-2018 06:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Junior hockey squad returns to ice for first game since tragic bus crashThe post Humboldt Broncos emerge from tragedy appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Ottawa proposes $100M class-action settlement for disabled vets

  13-09-2018 04:00 via abbynews.com
  
  The Liberals have agreed to pay $100 million to settle a four-year legal battle with disabled veteransThe post Ottawa proposes $100M class-action settlement for disabled vets appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• VIDEO: Police dogs show off their skills ahead of national contest

  13-09-2018 03:30 via abbynews.com
  
  The 2018 Canadian Police Canine Association Trials are open to the public Sept. 16 at Stanley ParkThe post VIDEO: Police dogs show off their skills ahead of national contest appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• RCMP searching for missing B.C. family of four

  13-09-2018 03:08 via abbynews.com
  
  Anderson family of Surrey was reported missing on Tuesday by another family memberThe post RCMP searching for missing B.C. family of four appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Not giving up: Uber exec to promote ride-sharing at UBCM

  13-09-2018 03:00 via abbynews.com
  
  A general manager of the company’s Canada arm was on his way to the annual municipalities’ conventionThe post Not giving up: Uber exec to promote ride-sharing at UBCM appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Incredible effort by amateur pet detectives brings home lost B.C. dog

  13-09-2018 02:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Community effort in Campbell River helps reunite Yorkshire terrier-chihuahua Jax with familyThe post Incredible effort by amateur pet detectives brings home lost B.C. dog appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• One of three rescued bear cubs in Banff likely eaten by grizzly

  13-09-2018 01:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Parks Canada says they found the one-year-old bear’s carcass in early September after her GPS collar was stationary for 24 hoursThe post One of three rescued bear cubs in Banff likely eaten by grizzly appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Pressure to recruit French immersion teachers with increasing enrolment in B.C.

  13-09-2018 01:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Provincewide popularity on the rise leading to nationwide recruiting drivesThe post Pressure to recruit French immersion teachers with increasing enrolment in B.C. appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Arson charges laid in fire at Abbotsford’s Fruiticana store

  13-09-2018 00:53 via abbynews.com
  
  The store, recently renovated at the time, went up in flames on Dec. 15 last yearThe post Arson charges laid in fire at Abbotsford’s Fruiticana store appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Upgrades to Delta highway intersections moving forward

  13-09-2018 00:34 via abbynews.com
  
  The province put out a request for qualifications for upgrades to intersections on Hwy. 91 and Hwy. 17The post Upgrades to Delta highway intersections moving forward appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Housing Minister Selina Robinson touts B.C. government housing programs

  13-09-2018 00:20 via abbynews.com
  
  Municipal leaders cheer new infrastructure fundsThe post Housing Minister Selina Robinson touts B.C. government housing programs appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Half of young golfers surveyed plan to smoke pot on the links

  13-09-2018 00:05 via abbynews.com
  
  British Columbia Golf and Inside Golf surveyed more than 5,400 golfers province-wideThe post Half of young golfers surveyed plan to smoke pot on the links appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Abbotsford sports figure Barry Stewart dead at 86

  13-09-2018 00:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Long-time teacher and hall of fame coach passes awayThe post Abbotsford sports figure Barry Stewart dead at 86 appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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