Abbotsford news

• VIDEO: Rick Mercer says Trump makes it ‘very hard to keep up’

  06-11-2018 23:48 via abbynews.com
  
  The plainspoken political commentator is promoting his new book, Rick Mercer Final Report
  
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• VIDEO: Memorial ceremony honours fallen Abbotsford Police officer

  06-11-2018 23:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Plaque unveiled on one-year anniversary of Const. John Davidson’s death
  
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• SLIDESHOW: Inaugural meeting of Abbotsford mayor and council

  06-11-2018 22:45 via abbynews.com
  
  Monday night marked the election winners first order of business
  
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• Former Kamloops deputy sheriff caught in vigilante sting gets one-year conditional sentence

  06-11-2018 22:32 via abbynews.com
  
  Kevin Johnston pleads guilty to one count of breach of trust, three sexual charges dropped
  
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• B.C. hockey fraudster sentenced to time served

  06-11-2018 22:29 via abbynews.com
  
  Loren Reagan stole money from a hockey association and the parents of bantam-age hockey players
  
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• B.C. cat loves paddleboarding

  06-11-2018 22:25 via abbynews.com
  
  Cat owner JD Batbatan hopes his videos inspire people to get outside and enjoy the beauty of the Okanagan.
  
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• Three men allegedly tied to Lower Mainland gang conflict arrested, charged

  06-11-2018 21:25 via abbynews.com
  
  RCMP says three young men are facing charges, after an investigation led to the seizure of drugs and cash
  
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• Buyers could take the reins in B.C.’s hot housing market: CMHC

  06-11-2018 20:55 via abbynews.com
  
  Government policy and natural market cycles are slowly cooling down real estate
  
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• VIDEO: Feds unveil long-promised anti-poverty law

  06-11-2018 20:39 via abbynews.com
  
  Goal is to lower poverty rates by 20 per cent from 2015 levels by the end of 2020
  
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• Feds unveil long-promised anti-poverty law

  06-11-2018 20:39 via abbynews.com
  
  Goal is to lower poverty rates by 20 per cent from 2015 levels by the end of 2020
  
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• 97-year-old B.C. veteran proudly displays 100-year-old Union Jack

  06-11-2018 20:32 via abbynews.com
  
  Roy Shopland inherited the flag his mom brought to Canada when she emigrated from England in 1918.
  
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• Hockey league adopts B.C.-wide mental health program

  06-11-2018 20:20 via abbynews.com
  
  MindRight will establish peer-to-peer support person for each team
  
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• Canadian trial to compare cannabis and fentanyl in relieving chronic pain

  06-11-2018 20:14 via abbynews.com
  
  Firm says data needed to support claim that cannabis may help cut use of fentanyl when treating pain
  
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• Trading Post Brewing to hire 80 to 100 staff for Abbotsford location

  06-11-2018 20:03 via abbynews.com
  
  Trading Post Eatery holding hiring fair this week for Gladwin Road location, set to open in December
  
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• Recall issued over contaminated sausage sold in Metro Vancouver

  06-11-2018 19:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Eight Polonia Sausage House products are believed to be contaminated with E. coli or listeria
  
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• Northern B.C. port, operator face 10 fisheries violations

  06-11-2018 19:30 via abbynews.com
  
  DFO investigation leads to charges involving the Fairview Terminal expansion project
  
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• Around the BCHL: Penticton Vees due for a surge

  06-11-2018 19:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Around the BCHL is a look at happenings within the league and around the junior A world.
  
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• Abbotsford pro wrestler wins WWE tag team title

  06-11-2018 18:37 via abbynews.com
  
  Mouat grad Sunny Dhinsa captures WWE gold in England
  
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• Speed limits being reduced on 15 B.C. highways

  06-11-2018 18:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Increased limits in 2014 showed increase in serious crashes
  
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• Kids hockey should be about fun, not scores: minor hockey groups

  06-11-2018 18:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Hockey Canada recommends that players under the age of nine play half-ice games and that no score is kept
  
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• Facebook blocks 115 accounts ahead of US midterm elections

  06-11-2018 18:30 via abbynews.com
  
  The social media company shut down 30 Facebook accounts and 85 Instagram accounts
  
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• Officers pay tribute to Const. John Davidson on one-year anniversary of death

  06-11-2018 18:22 via abbynews.com
  
  Davidson, 53, killed in line of duty in Abbotsford on Nov. 6, 2017
  
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• Cigar-shaped interstellar object could be alien probe: Harvard

  06-11-2018 18:03 via abbynews.com
  
  Astronomers say ‘Oumuamua’ is unlikely to be an asteroid or comet
  
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• Your daily commute and weather forecast: Nov. 6, 2018

  06-11-2018 16:57 via abbynews.com
  
  A chance of showers in Abbotsford today and a major road closure on Highway 1 in Surrey
  
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• Chicago Blackhawks fire coach after 6-6-3 start to season

  06-11-2018 16:30 via abbynews.com
  
  The Chicago Blackhawks have fired coach Joel Quenneville after a 6-6-3 start to the season. He guided the team to Stanley Cup victories in 2010, 2013 and 2015.
  
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• Driver dead after dump truck hits median, catches fire on Highway 1

  06-11-2018 16:20 via abbynews.com
  
  Westbound traffic is snarled after fiery early morning crash near 176th Street
  
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• Canada could ratify new NAFTA even if U.S. tariffs stay put: Trudeau

  06-11-2018 16:20 via abbynews.com
  
  In an interview with CNN, Trudeau says Canada still wants the tariffs lifted before the new version of NAFTA goes into effect.
  
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• Senators players apologize after being caught criticizing team on video recording

  06-11-2018 16:10 via abbynews.com
  
  Senators players who were caught on tape joking about and criticizing their team’s defence in a video posted online are apologizing for their comments.
  
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• Spy service says federal pipeline purchase seen as ‘betrayal’ by many opponents

  06-11-2018 15:20 via abbynews.com
  
  The federal government announced in late May it would buy the pipeline and related components for $4.5 billion
  
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• States and storylines to follow as U.S. voters head to polls

  06-11-2018 15:15 via abbynews.com
  
  Americans head to the polls for midterm elections
  
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• Blood drive honours Sikh lives lost in 1984 genocide

  06-11-2018 15:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Event on Saturday, Nov. 10 at Abbotsford Pentecostal Church
  
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• Surrey council unanimously passes motion to ‘cancel ’ LRT

  06-11-2018 07:30 via abbynews.com
  
  TransLink ‘pausing’ work on the project as a result of the resolution
  
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• Incoming Mayor @MayorHenryBraun outlines recent successes in the City of Abbotsford for today’s Inaugural Address.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  06-11-2018 05:07 via twitter.com
  Incoming Mayor @MayorHenryBraun outlines recent successes in the City of Abbotsford for today’s Inaugural Address.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Incoming Mayor and Council are on stage for the Inaugural Council Meeting. Elected officials have completed the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  06-11-2018 05:00 via twitter.com
  Incoming Mayor and Council are on stage for the Inaugural Council Meeting.Elected officials have completed the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• B.C. attorney general doesn’t name Drake, but says casino rules apply to all

  06-11-2018 02:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Drake claims he was prevented from gambling at the Parq Vancouver casino
  
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• USOC moves to shut down USA Gymnastics after Nassar scandal

  06-11-2018 01:51 via abbynews.com
  
  The announcement comes only days after the U.S. team brought home nine medals from the World Championships
  
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• U.S. helicopter tracks border-running truck to Metro Vancouver

  06-11-2018 01:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Five-tonne truck rolls over, suspect in custody
  
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• Port Coquitlam worker accused of re-selling city pipes for profit

  06-11-2018 00:43 via abbynews.com
  
  Municipality alleged its staff was selling piping as scrap metal and pocketing the profits
  
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• B.C. farmland changes target ‘mansions,’ dumping waste

  06-11-2018 00:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Minister Lana Popham confirms two-zone agricultural land reserve ending
  
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• On eve of U.S. midterms, not all women are mobilized against Trump

  06-11-2018 00:20 via abbynews.com
  
  The Democratic Party hopes to take control of the House of Representatives
  
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• Canada Revenue Agency ‘going after’ refugees: NDP MP Jenny Kwan

  06-11-2018 00:15 via abbynews.com
  
  A family of Syrian refugees in British Columbia got a tax bill for $27,000
  
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• ‘We don’t quit’: Early season success no surprise for Vancouver Canucks players

  06-11-2018 00:00 via abbynews.com
  
  The squad’s top five scorers are all 25 or younger
  
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