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• Youth pleads guilty to trafficking after 13-year-old B.C. girl dies of overdose

  04-10-2018 23:52 via abbynews.com
  
  The male will be sentenced in the New Year, New Westminster Police saidThe post Youth pleads guilty to trafficking after 13-year-old B.C. girl dies of overdose appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Family of 69-year-old B.C. woman killed in hit-and-run pleads for information

  04-10-2018 23:26 via abbynews.com
  
  Sharon Louise Mitchell had gone out on her wheelchair for food when she was hit in SurreyThe post Family of 69-year-old B.C. woman killed in hit-and-run pleads for information appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Abbotsford council hopefuls set for all-candidates meeting

  04-10-2018 23:11 via abbynews.com
  
  Event at Ag Rec Building will allow the public to personally ask questions of those running.The post Abbotsford council hopefuls set for all-candidates meeting appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Campaign started for worker injured at Vancouver Island race track

  04-10-2018 22:50 via abbynews.com
  
  Jonathan Sedman was pinned underneath a car after it flipped at Saratoga SpeedwayThe post Campaign started for worker injured at Vancouver Island race track appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• 2020 Memorial Cup to be held in Kelowna

  04-10-2018 22:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Kelowna will officially host the hockey eventThe post 2020 Memorial Cup to be held in Kelowna appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• GOP, Dems battle over FBI’s secret Kavanaugh report

  04-10-2018 21:52 via abbynews.com
  
  Republicans say FBI found ‘no hint of misconduct,’ Demos accuse White House of restricting probeThe post GOP, Dems battle over FBI’s secret Kavanaugh report appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Firefighter hurt as crews battle blaze at Vancouver apartment

  04-10-2018 21:32 via abbynews.com
  
  The four-alarm fire near Thurlow and Nelson streets has damaged several suitesThe post Firefighter hurt as crews battle blaze at Vancouver apartment appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Cops had told murder victim: ‘Someone’s going to get shot because of you’

  04-10-2018 21:23 via abbynews.com
  
  Abbotsford Police kept close eye on Varinderpal Gill before his killing in MissionThe post Cops had told murder victim: ‘Someone’s going to get shot because of you’ appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Up to 60 more possible victims sought of Vancouver man who allegedly exposed himself

  04-10-2018 21:17 via abbynews.com
  
  Trevor John Kurjata is accused of committing an indecent act in public, exposing genitals to a minorThe post Up to 60 more possible victims sought of Vancouver man who allegedly exposed himself appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• B.C. pot dispensary landlord must pay $96,000 in fines: judge

  04-10-2018 20:20 via abbynews.com
  
  A medical marijuana dispensary was ticketed 227 times.The post B.C. pot dispensary landlord must pay $96,000 in fines: judge appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Big turnout for Lower Mainland homeless pet clinic

  04-10-2018 20:15 via abbynews.com
  
  Pets owned by the homeless and low-income got free vet checkups.The post Big turnout for Lower Mainland homeless pet clinic appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• SLIDESHOW: Esposito Family donates $1.125 million dollars to UFV

  04-10-2018 19:40 via abbynews.com
  
  Abbotsford family unveils large donation on Wednesday afternoonThe post SLIDESHOW: Esposito Family donates $1.125 million dollars to UFV appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Abbotsford council candidate says online posts on Muslims, 9/11 meant to spark debate

  04-10-2018 19:32 via abbynews.com
  
  Posts say Muslims must kill those who don’t convert & that the U.S. used nukes to bring down towersThe post Abbotsford council candidate says online posts on Muslims, 9/11 meant to spark debate appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Nearly 700 youth are homeless in Metro Vancouver

  04-10-2018 19:05 via abbynews.com
  
  First count of its kind, however, still suggests it’s not capturing the entire pictureThe post Nearly 700 youth are homeless in Metro Vancouver appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Police set up tip line for possible election fraud victims in Surrey

  04-10-2018 18:39 via abbynews.com
  
  RCMP says it’s only received ‘third-party’ allegations so farThe post Police set up tip line for possible election fraud victims in Surrey appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• UPDATE: Abbotsford youth Varinderpal Gill ID’d as Mission homicide victim

  04-10-2018 18:34 via abbynews.com
  
  Police warned the public to stay away from Gill in August due to threats against the 19-year-oldThe post UPDATE: Abbotsford youth Varinderpal Gill ID’d as Mission homicide victim appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Still ‘a long way to go’ in Canada Post contract dispute, union says

  04-10-2018 18:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Rural workers say they don’t have a lot of optionsThe post Still ‘a long way to go’ in Canada Post contract dispute, union says appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Indigenous children still being treated unequally by provinces: advocate

  04-10-2018 18:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Issue arose during hearings into Canada’s missing and murdered womenThe post Indigenous children still being treated unequally by provinces: advocate appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Giants kick off road trip with 5-0 win in Kelowna

  04-10-2018 17:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Langley-based junior hockey team pulls out a victory over the Rockets, in first of three away games.The post Giants kick off road trip with 5-0 win in Kelowna appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Your daily commute and weather forecast: Oct. 4, 2018

  04-10-2018 16:55 via abbynews.com
  
  A sunny day in Abbotsford, with about a 30-minute delay in the commute to VancouverThe post Your daily commute and weather forecast: Oct. 4, 2018 appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Future uncertain for long-standing Vancouver pot shops after legalization

  04-10-2018 16:50 via abbynews.com
  
  All the existing pot shops in Vancouver are ostensibly medical cannabis dispensariesThe post Future uncertain for long-standing Vancouver pot shops after legalization appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Canadian Super Bowl ads could play during NFL championship game

  04-10-2018 16:48 via abbynews.com
  
  New trade deal could result in resumption of Canadian Super Bowl adsThe post Canadian Super Bowl ads could play during NFL championship game appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Man in hospital after targeted shooting in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside

  04-10-2018 16:45 via abbynews.com
  
  Police say he has serious injuriesThe post Man in hospital after targeted shooting in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Pay drug users for expertise, insight to deal with overdose crisis: B.C. report

  04-10-2018 16:40 via abbynews.com
  
  The BC Centre for Disease Control released the report WednesdayThe post Pay drug users for expertise, insight to deal with overdose crisis: B.C. report appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Race to get aid to Indonesian quake victims as deaths rise

  04-10-2018 16:30 via abbynews.com
  
  A powerful earthquake and tsunami killed more than 1,400 people in IndonesiaThe post Race to get aid to Indonesian quake victims as deaths rise appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Russia accused of targeting chemical weapons watchdog

  04-10-2018 16:15 via abbynews.com
  
  Dutch allegations came as British officials blamed Russia’s GRU for allegedly “brazen” activities worldwideThe post Russia accused of targeting chemical weapons watchdog appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Ex-rap mogul ‘Suge’ Knight set to get 28 years in prison

  04-10-2018 16:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Court hearing that comes nearly four years after he killed a man with his truck outside a Compton burger standThe post Ex-rap mogul ‘Suge’ Knight set to get 28 years in prison appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Disease control warns mushroom pickers against death cap

  04-10-2018 15:45 via abbynews.com
  
  Pickers should be on look out and report the extremely poisonous mushroomThe post Disease control warns mushroom pickers against death cap appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• One man is dead after shooting incident at Junction Mall in Mission

  04-10-2018 07:55 via abbynews.com
  
  Mission RCMP, IHIT on scene as investigation continuesThe post One man is dead after shooting incident at Junction Mall in Mission appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Rookie sensation Pettersson scores 1st NHL goal as Canucks whip Flames 5-2

  04-10-2018 07:10 via abbynews.com
  
  Vancouver burns Calgary in home openerThe post Rookie sensation Pettersson scores 1st NHL goal as Canucks whip Flames 5-2 appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Feds restart Indigenous pipeline consultations

  04-10-2018 02:48 via abbynews.com
  
  First Nations are greeting the consultation launch with some cautionThe post Feds restart Indigenous pipeline consultations appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Tories defend focus on transfer of offender to healing lodge

  04-10-2018 02:41 via abbynews.com
  
  Conservatives raise the brutal details of Tori Stafford’s killing daily in the House of CommonsThe post Tories defend focus on transfer of offender to healing lodge appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Feds beef up bill to prevent foreign interference in Canadian elections

  04-10-2018 02:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Making it easier for Canadians to vote and harder for foreign entities to interfereThe post Feds beef up bill to prevent foreign interference in Canadian elections appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Northeast B.C. community cut off by slide has heat, power, but no answers

  04-10-2018 01:00 via abbynews.com
  
  The slow-moving slide has carried away the only road leading to the neighbourhood south of Fort St. JohnThe post Northeast B.C. community cut off by slide has heat, power, but no answers appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Lower Mainland school board denies trustee’s $4,000 reimbursement request for Prague trip

  04-10-2018 01:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Chilliwack’s Barry Neufeld attended psychiatric conference in Europe in July; board votes 5-2 against pay backThe post Lower Mainland school board denies trustee’s $4,000 reimbursement request for Prague trip appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Six UBC employees allege discrimination based on disability, pregnancy

  04-10-2018 00:56 via abbynews.com
  
  Workers go to the BC Human Rights Tribunal because they can be let go without valid reasonThe post Six UBC employees allege discrimination based on disability, pregnancy appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• VIDEO: Watch full Abbotsford mayoral all-candidates meeting

  04-10-2018 00:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Footage from the event at the Matsqui Centennial Auditorium on TuesdayThe post VIDEO: Watch full Abbotsford mayoral all-candidates meeting appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• VIDEO: Volunteers gift new home to B.C. wildfire victim

  04-10-2018 00:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Mennonite Disaster Services spent four months building a home, and are building three more in the regionThe post VIDEO: Volunteers gift new home to B.C. wildfire victim appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Allow retail pot sales, most Abbotsford mayoral hopefuls say

  04-10-2018 00:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Little opposition at all-candidates meeting to allowing retail recreational marijuana salesThe post Allow retail pot sales, most Abbotsford mayoral hopefuls say appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Supply high, sales low in September, but still no dent to high Fraser Valley home prices

  04-10-2018 00:00 via abbynews.com
  
  There was a record-breaking number of listings across the region last monthThe post Supply high, sales low in September, but still no dent to high Fraser Valley home prices appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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