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• Man who sexually assaulted teen in Abbotsford is declared dangerous offender

  19-10-2018 23:36 via abbynews.com
  
  Anton Foulds has more than 30 convictions, dating back to 1991The post Man who sexually assaulted teen in Abbotsford is declared dangerous offender appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Ocean ‘blob’ returns to B.C.’s North Coast

  19-10-2018 23:31 via abbynews.com
  
  A 2,000 kilometre patch of warm ocean water could signal a warm winter in Prince RupertThe post Ocean ‘blob’ returns to B.C.’s North Coast appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Anti-SOGI school trustee files defamation lawsuit against BCTF president

  19-10-2018 23:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Barry Neufeld says Glen Hansman’s words caused him “indignity,” “personal harassment,” and “anxiety”The post Anti-SOGI school trustee files defamation lawsuit against BCTF president appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Pot sales down by nearly 70% on Day 2 of legalization in B.C.

  19-10-2018 23:28 via abbynews.com
  
  Several products on BC Cannabis Store are still sold outThe post Pot sales down by nearly 70% on Day 2 of legalization in B.C. appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• B.C. jury finds man guilty of Japanese exchange student’s murder

  19-10-2018 22:34 via abbynews.com
  
  Natsumi Kogawa was found at empty heritage mansion shortly after she was reported missing in 2016The post B.C. jury finds man guilty of Japanese exchange student’s murder appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Abbotsford scientist says more oversight needed after last-minute report stops soil permit

  19-10-2018 22:00 via abbynews.com
  
  City staff recommended permit approval before a scientist warned proposal would harm fishThe post Abbotsford scientist says more oversight needed after last-minute report stops soil permit appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Colourfully named cannabis products appeal to youth, Tory health critic says

  19-10-2018 21:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Conservative health critic Marilyn Gladu says the Liberal government needs to do more to ensure cannabis products available online are not enticing to young peopleThe post Colourfully named cannabis products appeal to youth, Tory health critic says appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Trial set for man charged with decades-old murder of Monica Jack

  19-10-2018 21:26 via abbynews.com
  
  Garry Handlen accused of killing Merritt girl; also charged with Abbotsford murderThe post Trial set for man charged with decades-old murder of Monica Jack appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Bernardo-like sexual deviancy poorly understood, expert says

  19-10-2018 21:10 via abbynews.com
  
  What exactly causes such deviance is not known but some evidence exists of physical brain damage to the front part of the brainThe post Bernardo-like sexual deviancy poorly understood, expert says appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Disney on Ice returns to Vancouver with Moana in starring role

  19-10-2018 21:05 via abbynews.com
  
  Eight shows at Pacific Coliseum in late NovemberThe post Disney on Ice returns to Vancouver with Moana in starring role appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Singer k.d. lang receives Alberta’s highest honour

  19-10-2018 20:50 via abbynews.com
  
  Celebrated singer-songwriter k.d. lang received the Alberta Order of Excellence in EdmontonThe post Singer k.d. lang receives Alberta’s highest honour appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Housing, camping big election issues for Abbotsford homeless

  19-10-2018 20:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Members of Drug War Survivors spoke on issues important to them in the upcoming electionThe post Housing, camping big election issues for Abbotsford homeless appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Fraser Valley Watermedia Society holds Autumn Mosaic art show

  19-10-2018 20:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Exhibit opens Saturday, Oct. 20 at Kariton Art Gallery in AbbotsfordThe post Fraser Valley Watermedia Society holds Autumn Mosaic art show appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Former B.C. cop sentenced to jail ‘in the community’ after caught in Creep Catchers sting

  19-10-2018 19:40 via abbynews.com
  
  Dario Devic pleaded guilty after getting caught up in Surrey Creep Catcher sting in Whalley in 2016The post Former B.C. cop sentenced to jail ‘in the community’ after caught in Creep Catchers sting appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• B.C. high school teacher faces sexual assault charges

  19-10-2018 19:30 via abbynews.com
  
  A Mt. Boucherie teacher has been charged with child luring, sexual exploitation and sexual assault.The post B.C. high school teacher faces sexual assault charges appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Abbotsford highway closure planned as pedestrian/cycling bridge moved

  19-10-2018 18:06 via abbynews.com
  
  Abbotsford pedestrian/cycling highway crossing to be moved into place early Sunday morningThe post Abbotsford highway closure planned as pedestrian/cycling bridge moved appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation elects 2018/19 board

  19-10-2018 17:58 via abbynews.com
  
  Foundation raises funds and awareness for hospitals in eastern Fraser ValleyThe post Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation elects 2018/19 board appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• New interchange, work on Alex Fraser to make ‘easier commutes’ for Delta, province says

  19-10-2018 17:56 via abbynews.com
  
  Bridge construction will restart next week, while the Highway 91 interchange was finished in AugustThe post New interchange, work on Alex Fraser to make ‘easier commutes’ for Delta, province says appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Migrants, police mass in town on Guatemala-Mexico border

  19-10-2018 17:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Many of the more than 2,000 Hondurans in a migrant caravan trying to wend its way to the United States left spontaneously with little more than the clothes on their backs and what they could quickly throw into backpacks.The post Migrants, police mass in town on Guatemala-Mexico border appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Trump: ‘Severe’ consequences if Saudis murdered Khashoggi

  19-10-2018 17:20 via abbynews.com
  
  Pro-government newspaper Yeni Safak on Wednesday said it had obtained audio recordings of the alleged killing of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2.The post Trump: ‘Severe’ consequences if Saudis murdered Khashoggi appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Feds dead set against ‘ridiculous’ quotas to replace steel, aluminum tariffs

  19-10-2018 17:10 via abbynews.com
  
  Donald Trump imposed the so-called Section 232 tariffs — 25 per cent on steel and 10 per cent on aluminum — back in June on national security grounds.The post Feds dead set against ‘ridiculous’ quotas to replace steel, aluminum tariffs appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Campus brawl leads to charge against B.C. football player

  19-10-2018 17:10 via abbynews.com
  
  Takudzwa Timothy Brandon Gandire, a 21-year-old defensive back from Vancouver, is charged with assault causing bodily harm.The post Campus brawl leads to charge against B.C. football player appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Stadium vendor seen in pizza spitting video pleads guilty

  19-10-2018 17:00 via abbynews.com
  
  The 21-year-old’s sentencing is Nov. 15. His lawyer has said he understood what he did was wrong and was remorseful.The post Stadium vendor seen in pizza spitting video pleads guilty appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Jury finds Calgary couple guilty in 2013 death of toddler son

  19-10-2018 16:50 via abbynews.com
  
  Jeromie and Jennifer Clark were found guilty of criminal negligence causing deathThe post Jury finds Calgary couple guilty in 2013 death of toddler son appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• A reminder! ARC has a Pro D Day Skate happening today from 12:30-2:30 p.m. Standard admission rates apply. https://t.co/mHkuyuPIGa

  19-10-2018 16:49 via twitter.com
  
  A reminder! ARC has a Pro D Day Skate happening today from 12:30-2:30 p.m. Standard admission rates apply. https://t.co/mHkuyuPIGa
  
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• Vancouver Island homeowners buy more earthquake insurance than the rest of B.C.

  19-10-2018 14:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Insurance Bureau of Canada says that’s because the perception of risk is greater on the IslandThe post Vancouver Island homeowners buy more earthquake insurance than the rest of B.C. appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• VOTING DAY: Questions and clarity on SOGI 123 in Abbotsford - Abbotsford News

  19-10-2018 09:00 via abbynews.com
  VOTING DAY: Questions and clarity on SOGI 123 in Abbotsford  Abbotsford NewsAs Abbotsford gears up for another school board election, a number of candidates have voiced concerns regarding the SOGI 123 initiative implemented in B.C. ...
  
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• VIDEO: Man killed in shooting at Abbotsford bank

  19-10-2018 05:39 via abbynews.com
  
  Police believe incident on Thursday night to be targetedThe post VIDEO: Man killed in shooting at Abbotsford bank appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Man killed in shooting at Abbotsford bank

  19-10-2018 05:39 via abbynews.com
  
  Police believe incident on Thursday night to be targetedThe post Man killed in shooting at Abbotsford bank appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• San Group announces plans to build new sawmill in Port Alberni

  19-10-2018 05:21 via abbynews.com
  
  San Group has purchased 25 acres of Catalyst Paper land for expansionThe post San Group announces plans to build new sawmill in Port Alberni appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Jets score 3 late goals to beat Canucks 4-1

  19-10-2018 05:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Winnipeg ends three-game Vancouver win streakThe post Jets score 3 late goals to beat Canucks 4-1 appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Canada not sending anyone to Saudi business summit

  19-10-2018 02:55 via abbynews.com
  
  Sources insist Ottawa never intended to dispatch a delegation this time aroundThe post Canada not sending anyone to Saudi business summit appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• VPD ordered to co-operate with B.C. police watchdog probe

  19-10-2018 02:32 via abbynews.com
  
  According to the IIO, a court is ordering Vancouver police to co-operate with an investigation into a fatal shootingThe post VPD ordered to co-operate with B.C. police watchdog probe appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Two B.C. cannabis dispensaries raided on legalization day

  19-10-2018 02:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Port Alberni dispensaries ticketed for “unlawful sale” of cannabisThe post Two B.C. cannabis dispensaries raided on legalization day appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Earthquake early-warning sensors installed off coast of B.C.

  19-10-2018 02:00 via abbynews.com
  
  The first-of-its kind warning sensors are developed by Ocean Networks CanadaThe post Earthquake early-warning sensors installed off coast of B.C. appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• B.C. woman looks to reduce stigma surrounding weed-smoking moms

  19-10-2018 01:10 via abbynews.com
  
  Shannon Chiarenza, a Vancouver mom of two, started weedmama.ca to act as a guide for newcomers to legal cannabis, specifically mothersThe post B.C. woman looks to reduce stigma surrounding weed-smoking moms appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• B.C. teen gives away tickets to Ellen Degeneres show, plans O Canada welcome

  19-10-2018 00:40 via abbynews.com
  
  The Grade 9 student wanted to give away tickets in the spirit of inclusivityThe post B.C. teen gives away tickets to Ellen Degeneres show, plans O Canada welcome appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Canada’s top general takes aim at new reports of military sexual assault

  19-10-2018 00:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Gen. Jonathan Vance is unhappy some troops continue to ignore his order to cease all sexual misconductThe post Canada’s top general takes aim at new reports of military sexual assault appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Canada’s proposed new laws against bestiality don’t go far enough, critics say

  19-10-2018 00:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Issue stems from a Supreme Court of Canada rulingThe post Canada’s proposed new laws against bestiality don’t go far enough, critics say appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• TIME CHANGE: Monday October 22 Council: Executive Committee will begin at 7:00pm (instead of 3pm) in the Matsqui… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  19-10-2018 00:05 via twitter.com
  TIME CHANGE:Monday October 22 Council:Executive Committee will begin at 7:00pm (instead of 3pm) in the Matsqui… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Ignoring climate change poses potential catastrophe for B.C.

  19-10-2018 00:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Fisheries scientist says ‘extraordinary challenges’ in water management lie aheadThe post Ignoring climate change poses potential catastrophe for B.C. appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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