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• VIDEO: ‘The Stack’ to become tallest commercial building in B.C.

  26-09-2018 23:55 via abbynews.com
  
  The 36-storey structure in the Coal Harbour neighbourhood to feature a climbing, twisting box designThe post VIDEO: ‘The Stack’ to become tallest commercial building in B.C. appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Bill Cosby, now inmate NN7687, placed in single cell

  26-09-2018 23:50 via abbynews.com
  
  He will serve his sentence at a state prison near Phoenix, near the home where a jury concluded he drugged and molested a woman in 2004The post Bill Cosby, now inmate NN7687, placed in single cell appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• How to get your B.C. referendum package if you’re going to be away

  26-09-2018 23:47 via abbynews.com
  
  Elections BC is set to send out mail-in ballots from Oct. 22 to Nov. 20 on electoral reformThe post How to get your B.C. referendum package if you’re going to be away appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Hairy mission: Canadian military eases restrictions on beards in uniform

  26-09-2018 23:40 via abbynews.com
  
  The move is effective immediately and hopes to modernize the military for the 21st centuryThe post Hairy mission: Canadian military eases restrictions on beards in uniform appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Scientists spot endangered whale not seen in Canadian waters for decades

  26-09-2018 23:30 via abbynews.com
  
  The sei whale, one of the fastest marine mammals in the world, is part of the same family as blue and fin whalesThe post Scientists spot endangered whale not seen in Canadian waters for decades appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• B.C. rent increases capped to inflation, 2.5% for 2019

  26-09-2018 22:15 via abbynews.com
  
  Landlords have to apply to exceed cap for renovations, repairsThe post B.C. rent increases capped to inflation, 2.5% for 2019 appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• City centre plan lays groundwork for redevelopment of Abbotsford malls

  26-09-2018 22:02 via abbynews.com
  
  New building likely to begin on parking-lot-dominated edges of major South Fraser Way propertiesThe post City centre plan lays groundwork for redevelopment of Abbotsford malls appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Pilots continue strong play

  26-09-2018 22:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Abbotsford earns three of four possible pointsThe post Pilots continue strong play appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Ferry sailings cancelled due to man overboard at Horseshoe Bay

  26-09-2018 21:15 via abbynews.com
  
  Incident happened at about 10:30 a.m. WednesdayThe post Ferry sailings cancelled due to man overboard at Horseshoe Bay appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Take 2: NEB wants to hear your thoughts on Trans Mountain pipeline

  26-09-2018 20:58 via abbynews.com
  
  Regulator restarts consultation process after court slammed its report in major ruling for projectThe post Take 2: NEB wants to hear your thoughts on Trans Mountain pipeline appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Trudeau says Trump told him not to worry about tariffs if NAFTA gets renegotiated

  26-09-2018 20:50 via abbynews.com
  
  Ambassaor says Ottawa won’t sign if Canada subjected to U.S. tariffs under guise of national securityThe post Trudeau says Trump told him not to worry about tariffs if NAFTA gets renegotiated appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Mystery of dead birds in B.C. city solved

  26-09-2018 20:35 via abbynews.com
  
  Raptor expert says birds were being chased by predator, didn’t recover upon hitting concreteThe post Mystery of dead birds in B.C. city solved appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• VIDEO: John Gibbons’ time is up as Blue Jays manager

  26-09-2018 20:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Gibbons won’t return in 2019 after spending 11 seasons over two separate tenures as team managerThe post VIDEO: John Gibbons’ time is up as Blue Jays manager appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Review upholds discipline ruling into former B.C. police chief

  26-09-2018 20:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Frank Elsner found to have committed eight acts of misconduct while on the jobThe post Review upholds discipline ruling into former B.C. police chief appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Beluga whale in Thames eating, swimming well

  26-09-2018 20:20 via abbynews.com
  
  Animal drew lots of attention when it surfaced in the River Thames a day ago in the Gravesend areaThe post Beluga whale in Thames eating, swimming well appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• VIDEOS: Abbotsford videographer taking ‘Davidson Journey’: Days 1-3

  26-09-2018 20:11 via abbynews.com
  
  Kevin MacDonald documenting Europe trip to honour fallen police officerThe post VIDEOS: Abbotsford videographer taking ‘Davidson Journey’: Days 1-3 appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Register today for our Pre K Prep classes! 3 - 5 years old: October 1st – 31st (Monday/Wednesday/Friday) Early… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  26-09-2018 19:24 via twitter.com
  Register today for our Pre K Prep classes! 3 - 5 years old:October 1st – 31st (Monday/Wednesday/Friday)Early… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Fraser Valley Bandits hosting exhibition basketball game

  26-09-2018 19:10 via abbynews.com
  
  Chilliwack’s Sardis Secondary hosting TWU Spartans vs. CBC BearcatsThe post Fraser Valley Bandits hosting exhibition basketball game appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Passenger files claim puppy ate pot on BC Ferries

  26-09-2018 19:05 via abbynews.com
  
  BC Ferries shares cleaning protocols of public spaces onboardThe post Passenger files claim puppy ate pot on BC Ferries appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• The carbon tax breakdown: Understanding the issues around the policy tool

  26-09-2018 19:00 via abbynews.com
  
  The Prime Minister has committed to carbon taxes on provinces without own form of emissions pricingThe post The carbon tax breakdown: Understanding the issues around the policy tool appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Likelihood of NAFTA deal by weekend on scale of 1 to 10? Canada’s envoy: ‘5’

  26-09-2018 18:50 via abbynews.com
  
  Canada anxious to strike agreement and bring some certainty to the investment climate, officials sayThe post Likelihood of NAFTA deal by weekend on scale of 1 to 10? Canada’s envoy: ‘5’ appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• B.C. inmate charged with murder 11 years after Mission teen disappears

  26-09-2018 18:50 via abbynews.com
  
  Katelyn Marie Noble disappeared in Saskatchewan in 2007The post B.C. inmate charged with murder 11 years after Mission teen disappears appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Whitecaps say firing coaching staff before season’s end gives them a jump on next year

  26-09-2018 18:30 via abbynews.com
  Craig Dalrymple, technical director for the Whitecaps FC Academy, will serve as acting coachThe post Whitecaps say firing coaching staff before season’s end gives them a jump on next year appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Orcas challenging but not preventing pipeline expansion approval, says minister

  26-09-2018 18:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Jonathan Wilkinson said such a finding wouldn’t mean cabinet will reject the projectThe post Orcas challenging but not preventing pipeline expansion approval, says minister appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Fall Fashions Meet Vintage Decor

  26-09-2018 18:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Minimal designs with luxurious details showcased in unique Victorian Gothic houseThe post Fall Fashions Meet Vintage Decor appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• JUST ANNOUNCED: Elton John to play two ‘farewell’ concerts in Vancouver

  26-09-2018 18:15 via abbynews.com
  
  Piano-playing star on three-year ‘Farewell Yellow Brick Road’ tourThe post JUST ANNOUNCED: Elton John to play two ‘farewell’ concerts in Vancouver appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• #Abbyvotes2018 Advanced polls will be open in Abbotsford on October 10 & 13 at Abbotsford Exhibition Park (Ag-Rec B… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  26-09-2018 17:57 via twitter.com
  #Abbyvotes2018 Advanced polls will be open in Abbotsford on October 10 & 13 at Abbotsford Exhibition Park (Ag-Rec B… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• $5,000 reward offered as hunt for B.C. murder suspect intensifies

  26-09-2018 17:55 via abbynews.com
  
  Brandon Nathan Teixeira, 27, is wanted for first-degree murder in connection with deadly Surrey shootingThe post $5,000 reward offered as hunt for B.C. murder suspect intensifies appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Jared White running under Abbotsford ParentsFIRST for trustee

  26-09-2018 15:30 via abbynews.com
  
  The single-candidate slate advocates for parents as primary educators of studentsThe post Jared White running under Abbotsford ParentsFIRST for trustee appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Federal use of A.I. in visa applications could breach human rights, report says

  26-09-2018 15:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Impacts of automated decision-making involving immigration applications and how errors and assumptions could lead to “life-and-death ramifications”The post Federal use of A.I. in visa applications could breach human rights, report says appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Arborist killed by fallen tree at Maple Ridge Golf Course

  26-09-2018 07:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Was working near the 9th tee box of the golf course.The post Arborist killed by fallen tree at Maple Ridge Golf Course appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Rattie scores 3 as Oilers blank Canucks 6-0

  26-09-2018 05:55 via abbynews.com
  
  Vancouver slips to 1-5 in exhibition playThe post Rattie scores 3 as Oilers blank Canucks 6-0 appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Veterans Affairs ordered to take second look before supporting vets’ relatives

  26-09-2018 02:45 via abbynews.com
  
  Liberal government ordered officials to adopt a more critical eyeThe post Veterans Affairs ordered to take second look before supporting vets’ relatives appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Indigenous athletes in spotlight at BC Sports Hall of Fame

  26-09-2018 02:00 via abbynews.com
  
  New gallery to feature Carey Price, Kaila Mussel and Richard PeterThe post Indigenous athletes in spotlight at BC Sports Hall of Fame appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Dead B.C. motorcyclist was member of group that raced down mountain road

  26-09-2018 02:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Some group members record their rides on Strathcona Parkway and post times to pageThe post Dead B.C. motorcyclist was member of group that raced down mountain road appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• B.C. couple who went missing on flight from Edmonton named by family

  26-09-2018 01:53 via abbynews.com
  
  Family released a statement Wednesday saying they’re still intent on finding the two-seater planeThe post B.C. couple who went missing on flight from Edmonton named by family appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Abbotsford couple says they can’t vote in civic election because they’ll be overseas

  26-09-2018 01:19 via globalnews.ca
  "We take our responsibilities as citizens very very seriously, we vote in every election."
  
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• New Chilliwack, B.C., facility to host 2019 Everest Canadian Senior Curling Championships

  26-09-2018 00:34
  Canada’s top 50-and-over curlers will show their talents in a brand-new facility when the 2019 Everest Canadian Senior Men’s and Women’s Curling Championships are staged in Chilliwack, B.C., it was announced today by Curling Canada.
  The 2019 Everest Canadian Seniors will be played from March 22-28 at the eight-sheet Chilliwack Curling and Community Centre, which is currently in the final stages of construction and scheduled to open in late October or early November.
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• VIDEO: a close-up look at what you were breathing during the wildfire season

  26-09-2018 00:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Electron microscope images show soot and tar particles generated by worst B.C. fire seasonThe post VIDEO: a close-up look at what you were breathing during the wildfire season appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• VIDEO: A close look at what you were breathing during the B.C. wildfire season

  26-09-2018 00:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Electron microscope images show soot and tar particles generated by worst B.C. fire seasonThe post VIDEO: A close look at what you were breathing during the B.C. wildfire season appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• B.C. woman donates $250,000 to ovarian cancer research for friends

  26-09-2018 00:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Two of Patty Pitts’s friends passed away from the disease within a yearThe post B.C. woman donates $250,000 to ovarian cancer research for friends appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Ottawa working to iron out kinks in public alert system

  26-09-2018 00:15 via abbynews.com
  
  The alerts are being credit with saving lives during last week’s tornadoesThe post Ottawa working to iron out kinks in public alert system appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• B.C. could provide clues as to how New Brunswick electoral results shake out

  26-09-2018 00:15 via abbynews.com
  
  Premier Christy Clark faced a strikingly similar scenario following the province’s 2017 electionThe post B.C. could provide clues as to how New Brunswick electoral results shake out appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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