Abbotsford news

• Childminding at ARC will start at 4:30 p.m. today. Thank you!

  08-11-2018 23:41 via twitter.com
  Childminding at ARC will start at 4:30 p.m. today. Thank you!
  
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• Good-looking servers influence how food tastes – for better and worse: B.C. study

  08-11-2018 23:38 via abbynews.com
  
  Men were more likely to be influenced by an attractive server, new research says
  
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• Three Commercial Streets will stitch the City Centre from north to south. Curious about how the neighbourhood will… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  08-11-2018 23:35 via twitter.com
  Three Commercial Streets will stitch the City Centre from north to south. Curious about how the neighbourhood will… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Canada losing ground on abuse and harassment reporting in sports: study

  08-11-2018 23:10 via abbynews.com
  
  When it comes to protecting its athletes, the country now lags behind the U.S., Australia and the United Kingdom
  
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• Convicted child abductor Randall Hopley living in Vancouver

  08-11-2018 23:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Hopley was convicted in the kidnapping of 3-year-old Sparwood boy
  
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• Potter’s Nursery opens annual Christmas store in Cloverdale

  08-11-2018 22:57 via abbynews.com
  
  Nursery claims to have ‘Western Canada’s largest’ Christmas store
  
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• B.C. couple survives carbon monoxide scare

  08-11-2018 22:54 via abbynews.com
  
  “We were extremely lucky. We’re still here because [the detector] worked.”
  
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• British Columbians in ‘dead heat’ on electoral reform: poll

  08-11-2018 22:39 via abbynews.com
  
  50.5% support First Past the Post, survey says, while 49.5% want proportional representation
  
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• Statcan’s plan to harvest private banking info on hold, pending investigation

  08-11-2018 22:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Privacy concerns have triggered heated political exchanges in the House of Commons
  
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• MPs need to consult women, social media companies about online behaviour: Cullen

  08-11-2018 22:30 via abbynews.com
  
  The B.C. MP says training for parliamentarians doesn’t include enough material on what appropriate online behaviour looks like
  
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• B.C. union celebrates end of senior care ’contract flipping’

  08-11-2018 22:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Adrian Dix says stability is key to increasing care standards
  
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• ‘All options’ soon possible to end Canada Post dispute, says Trudeau

  08-11-2018 22:30 via abbynews.com
  
  The job actions have temporarily shut down Canada Post’s operations in more than 150 communities since being launched last month
  
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• Singer Linda Szentes and band Jazzlinks perform in Abbotsford

  08-11-2018 22:24 via abbynews.com
  
  Concert on Saturday, Nov. 10 at House of James
  
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• B.C. naturopath who used diluted rabid dog saliva surrenders licence

  08-11-2018 21:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Anke Zimmermann used a homeopathic treatment for a four-year old boy’s behavioural problems
  
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• Sharon and Bram say the singing won’t stop with retirement tour

  08-11-2018 21:20 via abbynews.com
  
  It’s often parents and grandparents who know them best, the pair say
  
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• Younger Canadians interested in attending Remembrance Day events: poll

  08-11-2018 20:55 via abbynews.com
  
  Survey found a 10% spike in people who plan to go to a ceremony this year compared to 2017
  
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• Pay, bonuses for ICBC executives being reduced, David Eby says

  08-11-2018 20:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Positions reviewed as management contracts expire
  
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• Remembering Northern B.C.’s Flying Tigers

  08-11-2018 20:00 via abbynews.com
  
  The legend of World War Two pilots Albert and Cedric Mah, as told by their daugthers
  
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• Tony Clement admits to multiple acts of infidelity

  08-11-2018 19:33 via abbynews.com
  
  Former Conservative MP says he contacted Ontario police last summer.
  
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• Three former ICBC executives earned more than $1 million in 2017-18

  08-11-2018 19:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Mark Blucher, former president and chief executive officer, received a total of $320,260.
  
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• Ticket purchased in Kelowna $1 million winner

  08-11-2018 19:05 via abbynews.com
  
  Check your Lotto 6/49 ticket number
  
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• B.C. church bell to toll again in memory of First World War

  08-11-2018 19:03 via abbynews.com
  
  Public invited to help ring the bell 100 times to mark 100 years since the armistice was signed
  
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• Abbotsford maternity nurse identified as victim of fatal crash in Surrey

  08-11-2018 19:01 via abbynews.com
  
  Sarah Dhillon, 50, died at scene Sunday; man, 25, has been charged
  
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• Premier to square off with Liberal leader in electoral reform debate

  08-11-2018 19:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Premier John Horgan will debate in favour of reform, while Opposition Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson will make the case for keeping the current system
  
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• McClintic back in prison after time in healing lodge, Tori Stafford’s father says

  08-11-2018 19:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Terri-Lynne McClintic pleaded guilty to the 2009 abduction, rape and murder of Tori Stafford, an eight-year-old girl from Woodstock, Ont.
  
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• Join us for the Abbotsford Remembrance Day Ceremonies https://t.co/wBRUDR9cM8

  08-11-2018 19:00 via twitter.com
  
  Join us for the Abbotsford Remembrance Day Ceremonies https://t.co/wBRUDR9cM8
  
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• Diwali Festival celebrated in B.C. Legislature for 1st time

  08-11-2018 19:00 via abbynews.com
  
  ‘Festival of lights’ celebrates triumph of light over dark, good over evil
  
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• Abby Christian junior girls earn provincial silver

  08-11-2018 19:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Knights cap off strong year with second place showing in Nanaimo
  
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• Elderly woman killed after being hit by pickup truck in Vancouver

  08-11-2018 17:51 via abbynews.com
  
  Driver is cooperating with police after collision at East 30 Avenue and Main Street
  
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• B.C. home sales to slide 23% this year, rise next year: real estate group

  08-11-2018 17:15 via abbynews.com
  
  Strong labour force, GDP expected to keep market strong
  
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• Your daily commute and weather forecast: Nov. 8, 2018

  08-11-2018 16:55 via abbynews.com
  
  Another sunny day in Abbotsford. Light congestion in Langley; heavier congestion past the Port Mann
  
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• Telus reports Q3 profit and revenue up from year ago, raises dividend

  08-11-2018 16:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Telus Corp. reported a third-quarter profit of $447 million, up from $406 million a year ago, and raised its dividend.
  
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• Man cuffed for alleged ‘hate crime’ against gay couple on SkyTrain

  08-11-2018 16:20 via abbynews.com
  
  Metro Vancouver transit police say man in custody for suspected hate crime
  
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• 13 dead including gunman in shooting at California bar

  08-11-2018 16:00 via abbynews.com
  
  A law enforcement official said the 29-year-old gunman deployed a smoke device and used a .45-calibre handgun.
  
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• Accosting Acosta: will president pay political price for banning CNN reporter?

  08-11-2018 15:30 via abbynews.com
  
  The CNN reporter’s credentials were pulled Wednesday after his testy news-conference exchange with U.S. President Donald Trump.
  
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• With new Justice official, fate of Russia probe in question

  08-11-2018 15:15 via abbynews.com
  
  Attorney General Jeff Sessions was pushed out by President Donald Trump one day after the midterm elections
  
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• Only equal on the battlefield: Efforts underway to honour Indigenous veterans

  08-11-2018 15:10 via abbynews.com
  
  About 4,000 First Nations men served in the First World War
  
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• Most homes being built on Abbotsford farmland exceed new size limits

  08-11-2018 15:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Most homes being built on Abbotsford farmland exceed new size limits proposed by the province
  
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• Most homes being built on Abbotsford farmland exceed new size limits - Abbotsford News

  08-11-2018 09:00
  Most homes being built on Abbotsford farmland exceed new size limits  Abbotsford NewsNew rules banning mansions in the Agricultural Land Reserve will be felt in Abbotsford, where the majority of new houses built on farmland this year will exceed ...
  
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• B.C. referendum rejects proportional representation - Abbotsford News

  08-11-2018 09:00
  B.C. referendum rejects proportional representation  Abbotsford NewsThe B.C. government's options for proportional representation have been rejected by voters in a mail-in referendum. Just over 61 per cent of participating voters ...
  
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• Abbotsford maternity nurse identified as victim of fatal crash in Surrey - Abbotsford News

  08-11-2018 09:00
  Abbotsford maternity nurse identified as victim of fatal crash in Surrey  Abbotsford NewsA woman killed in a two-car collision in Surrey over the weekend was a nurse in the maternity ward at Abbotsford Regional Hospital and the wife of an ...
  
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• FortisBC pleas with customers to reduce natural gas usage

  08-11-2018 07:30 via abbynews.com
  
  B.C.’s natural gas supply is limited following the Enbridge transmission pipeline rupture
  
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• Register today for our Pre K Prep classes! Join us for our new and improved Play & Learn Program. Gym time in every… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  08-11-2018 04:36 via twitter.com
  Register today for our Pre K Prep classes! Join us for our new and improved Play & Learn Program. Gym time in every… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Canada Post admits cannabis privacy breach involving 4,500 Ontario customers

  08-11-2018 02:14 via abbynews.com
  
  Someone has used Canada Posts delivery-tracking tool to gain access to personal information of 4,500 customers
  
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• A look at the women, minorities set to bring diversity to Capitol Hill

  08-11-2018 02:02 via abbynews.com
  
  More diverse faces headed to Capitol Hill following Tuesday’s midterm elections
  
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• Operator, patrons see success at B.C.’s only 50+ shelter in Abbotsford

  08-11-2018 01:33 via abbynews.com
  
  The shelter, put on by 5 and 2 Ministries, became the first seniors-only shelter last year
  
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• ‘I just want to start working’: Marc Dos Santos named new Whitecaps head coach

  08-11-2018 01:30 via abbynews.com
  
  The Whitecaps finished the season with a 13-13-8 record, two spots out of a playoff position
  
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• B.C. town dazzled with Northern Lights display

  08-11-2018 01:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Early Monday morning, Fernie B.C. was graced with green sky’s
  
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• Record-breaking bald eagle numbers predicted near Agassiz

  08-11-2018 01:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Biologist David Hancock says criteria is gathering for ‘perfect storm’
  
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• 1 women’s league on the minds of Canadian, U.S. players at Four Nations Cup

  08-11-2018 00:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Hilary Knight, Brianna Decker and Kacey Bellamy say decisions to play in the Canadian Women’s Hockey League were personal
  
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