Abbotsford news

• Cuteness overload: Animals enjoying the best of fall

  01-11-2018 23:40 via abbynews.com
  
  Pumpkin spice and falling leaves make up the best fall has to offer
  
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• The Inaugural meeting of Council will be happening Nov 5 at 7pm. Matsqui Centennial Auditorium 32315 South Fraser… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  01-11-2018 23:15 via twitter.com
  The Inaugural meeting of Council will be happening Nov 5 at 7pm.Matsqui Centennial Auditorium 32315 South Fraser… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Order from Starbucks’ seasonal menu, get a free reusable cup

  01-11-2018 22:47 via abbynews.com
  
  This one-day only promotion is an attempt to reduce environmental impact
  
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• Quest for diversity continues in Abbotsford politics

  01-11-2018 22:36 via abbynews.com
  
  Abbotsford has just one non-white councillor, despite diversity; but minorities getting more votes
  
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• Horgan says he voted yes on proportional representation

  01-11-2018 22:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Premier Horgan says he’s already mailed-in his electoral reform ballot
  
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• 3 from B.C. charged in western Canada crime network bust

  01-11-2018 22:15 via abbynews.com
  
  Nearly $3 million worth of drugs, weapons and vehicles were seized across four provinces
  
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• Pilots finish off October with win

  01-11-2018 22:11 via abbynews.com
  
  Abbotsford goes 3-6 in October after hot September
  
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• 3 shipyards set to share $7-billion in navy maintenance contracts

  01-11-2018 22:00 via abbynews.com
  
  The decision by the federal government was met with mixed reaction
  
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• Carbon price not exempt from GST

  01-11-2018 21:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Ottawa doesn’t intend to account for GST revenues in its rebate program
  
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• B.C. pharmacists to undergo specialized opioid training

  01-11-2018 21:30 via abbynews.com
  
  The goal is to reduce the stigma and improve education for pharmacists at a community level
  
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• B.C. post office evacuated after powdered substance found on package

  01-11-2018 20:45 via abbynews.com
  
  No injuries reported; drug lab to investigate substance
  
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• Storyhive looking to fund Indigenous filmmakers

  01-11-2018 20:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Storyhive calls for creators to apply for first-ever Indigenous Storyteller Edition
  
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• Lower Mainland RV and mobile home residents dispute legality of eviction

  01-11-2018 19:12 via abbynews.com
  
  Parklander resident says property owners ‘treat us like garbage’
  
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• B.C.’s homeless, vulnerable only receive adequate care when nearing death: study

  01-11-2018 19:05 via abbynews.com
  
  Researchers out of the University of Victoria spent more than 300 hours with 25 homeless, barely-housed people with life-threatening sicknesses
  
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• Money Monitor: What to consider when breaking up with a realtor

  01-11-2018 19:00 via abbynews.com
  
  President of Realosophy Realty John Pasalis gives his tips
  
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• ‘I was the guinea pig’: B.C. pot shop owner says cannabis licensing process wasn’t easy

  01-11-2018 19:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Tamarack Cannabis Boutique in Cranbrook will be the first retail cannabis store in the province to be granted a license from theprovincial government
  
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• Baloney Meter: Has there been a significant reduction in irregular migrantion?

  01-11-2018 19:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Measuring and predicting the number of irregular migrants who might come to Canada is hard, an expert says
  
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• Bobby Orr would be ‘surprised’ if there isn’t another NHL lockout

  01-11-2018 18:30 via abbynews.com
  
  The league and the NHL Players’ Association signed a 10-year collective bargaining agreement in January 2013 to end the last lockout
  
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• Bear from Fort St. James accidentally reported in Victoria

  01-11-2018 18:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Location of bear highlights perks and challenges of interactive wildlife website
  
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• B.C. novelist files defamation suit over sexual assault allegations

  01-11-2018 18:20 via abbynews.com
  
  teven Galloway’s lawsuit also accuses two dozen other people of repeating the accusations on social media
  
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• Union leaders say proposed pay equity legislation will close ‘shameful’ gap

  01-11-2018 18:10 via abbynews.com
  
  Jobs that might be under close scrutiny because they are dominated by women include clerical and administrative jobs, marketing, sales and services
  
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• B.C. man banned from owning dogs for 5 years after flea-infested Rascal nearly died

  01-11-2018 18:08 via abbynews.com
  
  Man who was caring for dog infested with 100,000 fleas sentenced in Nanaimo
  
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• It is fall and leaves can clog storm drains and lead to localized flooding. Please give us a hand and clear the lea… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  01-11-2018 17:58 via twitter.com
  It is fall and leaves can clog storm drains and lead to localized flooding. Please give us a hand and clear the lea… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Abbotsford Police investigate alleged ‘violent threat’ made against a student

  01-11-2018 17:21 via abbynews.com
  
  Investigators on scene Thursday morning at Robert Bateman Secondary
  
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• Trick or treat, keep candy wrappers off the street

  01-11-2018 17:00 via abbynews.com
  
  London Drugs launches province-wide recycling program for ‘hard to process’ packaging
  
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• Should Halloween be permanently moved to a Saturday?

  01-11-2018 16:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Petition to move Halloween to last Saturday of October more than 44,000 signatures strong
  
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• Handmade Hats From Designer Maria Curcic

  01-11-2018 16:30 via abbynews.com
  
  High end millinery for individuals, fashion designers and film and tv
  
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• Ruptured Enbridge natural gas pipeline is back in action

  01-11-2018 16:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Pipeline is operating at 80 per cent capacity
  
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• Your daily commute and weather forecast: Nov. 1, 2018

  01-11-2018 15:56 via abbynews.com
  
  Rainfall warning in Abbotsford today and congestion in Abbotsford, Langley and at the Port Mann
  
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• Minor earthquake recorded off coast of B.C.

  01-11-2018 15:50 via abbynews.com
  
  The 4.9 magnitude quake struck 9:22 p.m. on Halloween night
  
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• Heavy downpours drench Lower Mainland as rainfall warning issued

  01-11-2018 15:45 via abbynews.com
  
  Up to 80 mm of rain is expected
  
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• Pittsburgh synagogue suspect pleads not guilty

  01-11-2018 15:40 via abbynews.com
  
  Robert Gregory Bowers, accused in the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre, appeared briefly in federal court to face charges he killed 11 people.
  
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• Two killed in Ontario crash that sparked tanker fire

  01-11-2018 14:10 via abbynews.com
  
  “I could see smoke from kilometres away as I was heading to the scene”
  
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• Pair cleared of charges in stabbing at Abbotsford mushroom farm

  01-11-2018 14:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Man was airlifted to hospital after incident in May of this year
  
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• ICBC claims hit 4,200 after acid spills on B.C. highway

  01-11-2018 14:00 via abbynews.com
  
  ICBC: Notice of Claim was filed, in part, to mitigate impact the spills may have on insurance rates
  
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• Halloween havoc: Virtanen scores 2 as Canucks beat Blackhawks 4-2

  01-11-2018 06:00 via abbynews.com
  
  WATCH: Canucks take over top spot in division
  
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• Calgary 2026 Olympic Games bid survives city council vote on plebiscite

  01-11-2018 01:30 via abbynews.com
  
  The estimated cost of hosting the 2026 Games was reduced by $125 million
  
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• B.C. pot shop handed first recreational licence

  01-11-2018 01:20 via abbynews.com
  
  A pot shop in Kimberley can legally begin selling non-medical marijuana Thursday
  
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• Caucasian employees win discrimination case against former employer at B.C. resort

  01-11-2018 01:15 via abbynews.com
  
  Sexual harassment-related complaint also included
  
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• Last-place candidate claims “fraud” in Lower Mainland election

  01-11-2018 01:10 via abbynews.com
  
  This is the second time Serena Oh has sued to overturn a Langley City election.
  
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• Ontario professor demands public apology for Playboy remarks made at convocation ceremony

  01-11-2018 01:04 via abbynews.com
  
  Johanna Weststar questions the sincerity of the apology issued by both the school and philanthropist Aubrey Dan
  
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• Convicted B.C. gun dealer sues from prison over car crash injuries

  01-11-2018 00:25 via abbynews.com
  
  A Langley man jailed for modifying and selling guns won a partial victory in a lawsuit.
  
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• Caribou maternity pen project comes to an end in Southern B.C.

  01-11-2018 00:20 via abbynews.com
  
  Experts say work needs to continue to prevent extinction
  
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