Abbotsford news

• The latest advent calendar trend: Holiday cannabis

  20-11-2018 23:20 via abbynews.com
  
  A Canadian company is giving people from coast to coast a new way to celebrate the Christmas countdown.
  
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• B.C. woman allegedly threatens to rip out intestines of American man

  20-11-2018 23:10 via abbynews.com
  
  A Kamloops-area woman is accused of harassing and threatening to disembowel an American man
  
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• B.C. model looks a lot like expanded taxi industry, ride-hailing group says

  20-11-2018 22:59 via abbynews.com
  
  Ridesharing Now for BC says it had hoped the bill would be more customer-driven like in other cities
  
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• Murder victim Jagvir Malhi was not involved in gangs, says IHIT

  20-11-2018 22:57 via abbynews.com
  
  Investigators say Abbotsford man was ‘associated to those involved’ in conflict
  
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• Otter makes a snack out of koi fish in Vancouver Chinese garden

  20-11-2018 22:42 via abbynews.com
  
  Staff say the otter has eaten at least five fish
  
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• 731,000 Canadians going into debt to buy prescription drugs: UBC

  20-11-2018 22:25 via abbynews.com
  
  Millennials and those without private coverage were more likely to borrow money
  
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• Hire a “Mr. or Ms. Abbotsford” to promote investment, consultants tell city - Abbotsford News

  20-11-2018 22:22
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  Hire a “Mr. or Ms. Abbotsford” to promote investment, consultants tell city
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  The city should hire a “Mr. or Ms. Abbotsford” to try to attract more foreign investment from India. That's one of the top recommendations of a consulting company hired by the city to develop a strategy to get Indian investors to put their money into ...
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• Vote now for your favourite Community Banners! These banners will be created and hung from street light standards… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  20-11-2018 22:12 via twitter.com
  Vote now for your favourite Community Banners!These banners will be created and hung from street light standards… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Pot users, investors need to be vigilant at Canada-U.S. border

  20-11-2018 21:30 via abbynews.com
  
  U.S. authorities say anyone who admits to having used pot before it became legal could be barred
  
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• Hire a “Mr. or Ms. Abbotsford” to promote investment, consultants tell city

  20-11-2018 21:11 via abbynews.com
  
  Report recommends city hire an on-the-ground trade representative in India to promote investment
  
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• VIDEO: Two officers of B.C. Legislature escorted out amid investigation

  20-11-2018 20:25 via abbynews.com
  
  Clerk of the House Craig James, Sergeant-at-arms Gary Lenz were placed on administrative leave
  
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• VIDEO: B.C. legislature clerk, sergeant at arms suspended for criminal investigation

  20-11-2018 20:25 via abbynews.com
  
  Clerk of the House Craig James, Sergeant-at-arms Gary Lenz on administrative leave
  
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• Late 2019 too long to wait for ridesharing: B.C. Conservatives

  20-11-2018 20:20 via abbynews.com
  
  “While the rest of the world is embracing this transportation revolution, B.C. is only now staggering slowly toward legislation on a business model that’s been mainstreamed for over a decade in other jurisdictions.”
  
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• Police aim to prevent retaliation after Hells Angel found dead under B.C. bridge

  20-11-2018 20:07 via abbynews.com
  
  IHIT confirms Chad Wilson, 43, was the victim of a ‘targeted’ homicide
  
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• ICBC warns shoppers of the high-accident season at mall parking lots

  20-11-2018 19:45 via abbynews.com
  
  Over 150,000 accidents happened during the holiday season last year
  
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• No deal in sight: Canada Post warns of delivery delays into January

  20-11-2018 19:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Union holds fifth week of rotating strikes as both sides remain apart on contract negotiations
  
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• Remembering Barry Stewart

  20-11-2018 19:22 via abbynews.com
  
  Long-time Abbotsford teacher, coach and sports figure celebrated
  
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• COLUMN: Higher interest rates will slow B.C. economy after ‘unusually robust’ show

  20-11-2018 19:20 via abbynews.com
  
  Jock Finlayson is executive vice president and chief policy officer of the Business Council of BC
  
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• Abbotsford Police partner with registry to reunite stolen bikes with owners

  20-11-2018 19:17 via abbynews.com
  
  Registration can be done online with 529 Garage or at event on Nov. 24
  
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• Jason Aldean, Old Dominion to headline Merritt’s Rockin’ River concerts next summer

  20-11-2018 19:12 via abbynews.com
  
  Four-day music festival at Coldwater River from Aug. 1 to 4
  
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• VIDEO: Shoppers like self-checkout lanes at the grocery store, survey suggests

  20-11-2018 19:09 via abbynews.com
  
  Grocery Experience National Survey Report suggests most grocery shoppers spend 32 minutes per visit
  
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• Police looking into two more incidents at private Toronto all-boys’ school

  20-11-2018 17:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Police and the school have said two of the prior incidents involved an alleged sexual assault
  
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• Your daily commute and weather forecast: Nov. 20, 2018

  20-11-2018 17:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Clear skies getting cloudier and major congestion on Highway 1 with some detours
  
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• Bovine tuberculosis found in cow on southern B.C. farm

  20-11-2018 16:50 via abbynews.com
  
  CFIA said the disease was found during slaughter and they are investigating
  
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• Air force getting more planes but has no one to fly them, auditor warns

  20-11-2018 16:25 via abbynews.com
  
  The report follows several years of criticism over the Trudeau government’s decision not to launch an immediate competition to replace the CF-18s.
  
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• Bolder action needed to reduce child poverty: Campaign 2000 report card

  20-11-2018 16:20 via abbynews.com
  
  The report calls for the federal government to provide more funding to the provinces, territories and Indigenous communities to expand affordable, quality child care.
  
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• B.C.’s Esi Edugyan wins $100K Giller prize for Washington Black

  20-11-2018 16:15 via abbynews.com
  
  Edugyan won her first Scotiabank Giller Prize in 2011 for Half-Blood Blues
  
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• Judge bars US from enforcing Trump asylum ban

  20-11-2018 16:10 via abbynews.com
  
  Protesters accused the migrants of being messy, ungrateful and a danger to Tijuana; complained about how the caravan forced its way into Mexico, calling it an “invasion.”
  
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• Mistrial declared in Dennis Oland’s retrial in father’s murder

  20-11-2018 16:00 via abbynews.com
  
  The verdict from Oland’s 2015 murder trial was set aside on appeal in 2016 and a new trial ordered. Richard Oland, 69, was found dead in his Saint John office on July 7, 2011.
  
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• Ottawa Redblacks defensive back Jonathan Rose suspended for Grey Cup

  20-11-2018 15:50 via abbynews.com
  
  Rose was flagged for unnecessary roughness and ejected for contacting an official with 37 seconds left in the first half following a sideline melee after a Tiger-Cats reception.
  
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• Art show features paintings by Sikh youth

  20-11-2018 15:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Opening reception on Nov. 24 at Kariton Gallery in Abbotsford
  
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• VIDEO: Young hockey players meet legends in Langley

  20-11-2018 15:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Eight- and nine-year-olds have close encounter with Dionne, Lafleur and Palmateer
  
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• 'There's so many kids dying': Mother says anti-gang program that saved her son desperately needs funding - CBC.ca

  20-11-2018 09:00
  'There's so many kids dying': Mother says anti-gang program that saved her son desperately needs funding  CBC.caAn Abbotsford mother says her son could have been a casualty of the city's ongoing gang war if it wasn't for the support her family received at the South Asian ...
  
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• Murder victim Jagvir Malhi was not involved in gangs, says IHIT - Abbotsford News

  20-11-2018 09:00
  Murder victim Jagvir Malhi was not involved in gangs, says IHIT  Abbotsford NewsThe Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) has confirmed that Jagvir Malhi, who died Nov. 12 after being gunned down in Abbotsford, was not involved ...
  
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• Laine scores 3 as Jets double Canucks 6-3

  20-11-2018 07:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Injury-riddled Vancouver side drops sixth in a row
  
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• Deportation averted for Putin critic who feared return to Russia

  20-11-2018 02:11 via abbynews.com
  
  Elena Musikhina, a vocal critic of the Kremlin, has been granted a two-year visitor’s permit in Canada
  
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• Auditor general takes aim at Liberals’ fighter-jet plan

  20-11-2018 02:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Suditor general Michael Ferguson is about to release a new report on Canada’s attempts to buy new fighter jets
  
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• B.C. couple converts ambulance into a traveling home

  20-11-2018 01:55 via abbynews.com
  
  The Revelstoke couple plan on touring B.C. ski hills then driving to Mexico
  
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• Cyclist defecates, throws own poop at car following B.C. crash

  20-11-2018 01:45 via abbynews.com
  
  Man defecates in the street before throwing it at a driver locked in her vehicle
  
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• Second person dies following head-on collision in Surrey

  20-11-2018 01:24 via abbynews.com
  
  Paige Nagata of Abbotsford was in crash on Nov. 4 that also killed Sarah Dhillon
  
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