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• Transgender woman's human rights complaint against BC spa revisited - Abbotsford News

  04-01-2019 23:43 via abbynews.com
  Transgender woman's human rights complaint against BC spa revisited  Abbotsford NewsA human rights complaint that was dropped by a transgender person who accused a Surrey spa of denying her a brazilian wax job is back in the news.
  
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• Three sessions in Abbotsford address ongoing gang violence - Abbotsford News

  04-01-2019 23:00 via abbynews.com
  Three sessions in Abbotsford address ongoing gang violence  Abbotsford NewsThe Abbotsford groups WoMen on the Rise and Kirpa Our Hearts Foundation are holding three events this month in response to ongoing gang violence in the ...
  
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• Three sessions in Abbotsford address ongoing gang violence

  04-01-2019 23:00 via abbynews.com
  
  WoMen on the Rise reaches out to local Sikh temples in hopes of turning youth away from gangs
  
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• Pigs on way to slaughter die in truck crash on B.C. Highway 3

  04-01-2019 22:57 via abbynews.com
  
  Surviving pigs were roaming along Highway 3 between Hedley and Keremeos early Friday morning
  
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• VIDEO: 30 TransLink buses to be wrapped in Canadian art

  04-01-2019 22:31 via abbynews.com
  
  Artists such as Diyan Achjadi and Anna Torma worked with the theme, “How far do you travel?”
  
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• Crown used false confession from man accused of B.C. girl’s murder, defence says

  04-01-2019 22:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Garry Handlen is on trial for the 1978 killing of 12-year-old Monica Jack
  
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• Abbotsford school trustees spend $10300 on travel - Abbotsford News

  04-01-2019 22:30 via abbynews.com
  Abbotsford school trustees spend $10300 on travel  Abbotsford NewsThe Abbotsford School District's board of education claimed a total of just over $10,000 on travel expenses with the school board in the year ahead of last fall's ...
  
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• Abbotsford school trustees spend $10,300 on travel

  04-01-2019 22:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Two trustees, Phil Anderson and former chair Shirley Wilson, claimed half the board’s total
  
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• What to watch for at this Sunday’s Golden Globes

  04-01-2019 22:15 via abbynews.com
  
  Sandra Oh and Andy Samberg host the 76th annual awards show
  
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• Canada’s best junior lacrosse players will do battle in Langley this summer

  04-01-2019 20:44 via abbynews.com
  
  Langley Events Centre will host the Minto Cup from Aug. 15 to 26.
  
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• Assessment jumps will hit Abbotsford condo and townhouse owners - Abbotsford News

  04-01-2019 20:44 via abbynews.com
  Assessment jumps will hit Abbotsford condo and townhouse owners  Abbotsford NewsOwners of townhouses and condos in Abbotsford will likely end up paying more for property taxes this summer thanks to higher-than-average assessment ...
  
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• Assessment jumps will hit Abbotsford condo and townhouse owners

  04-01-2019 20:44 via abbynews.com
  
  Assessed values of strata units in Abbotsford rose twice as quickly as the city average
  
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• How many iconic KFC buckets still exist in B.C.?

  04-01-2019 20:37 via abbynews.com
  
  Rotating bucket perched atop a post outside a White Rock franchise for decades is removed
  
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• Are New Year’s Eve fireworks ‘selfish, incredibly intrusive’?

  04-01-2019 20:05 via abbynews.com
  
  Parksville resident says her New Year’s Eve was ruined by loud displays
  
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• B.C. residents will only have one opportunity to witness an eclipse this year

  04-01-2019 20:01 via abbynews.com
  
  Don’t miss the “super blood wolf moon” eclipse on the evening of Jan. 20
  
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• B.C. bridge operator job posting includes ‘exposure to abusive people’

  04-01-2019 19:33 via abbynews.com
  
  City of Victoria seeks operator for the Johnson Street bridge
  
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• Prescription drug payments eliminated for low-income BC residents - Abbotsford News

  04-01-2019 19:30 via abbynews.com
  Prescription drug payments eliminated for low-income BC residents  Abbotsford NewsThe B.C. government's plan to eliminate prescription drug deductible payments for families making less than $30,000 a year takes effect this week.
  
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• Prescription drug payments eliminated for low-income B.C. residents

  04-01-2019 19:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Some people were skipping medication due to cost, Adrian Dix says
  
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• Rare warbler sighting thrills birders and photographers in Abbotsford - Yahoo News Canada

  04-01-2019 19:05 via ca.news.yahoo.com
  Rare warbler sighting thrills birders and photographers in Abbotsford  Yahoo News CanadaIt should be wintering somewhere in the West Indies with its bird brothers and bird sisters. "We don't see this here," said bird photographer Nick Balachanoff.
  
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• Rare warbler sighting thrills birders and photographers in Abbotsford - CBC News

  04-01-2019 19:05 via cbc.ca
  Rare warbler sighting thrills birders and photographers in Abbotsford  CBC NewsLocals believe it's the first recorded sighting of a Cape May warbler in the Fraser Valley and Lower Mainland.
  
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• Lower Mainland woman wins whopping $39.5-million lottery - Abbotsford News

  04-01-2019 18:55 via abbynews.com
  Lower Mainland woman wins whopping $39.5-million lottery  Abbotsford NewsMichelle De Roma says she plans to travel to Rome with her mother.
  
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• Lower Mainland woman to collect whopping $39.5-million lottery win today

  04-01-2019 18:55 via abbynews.com
  
  Surrey woman, name not yet revealed, will pick up her cheque in Vancouver this afternoon
  
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• UPDATE: Kamloops police deal with sixth suspected bomb threat in two years

  04-01-2019 18:50 via abbynews.com
  
  Kamloops RCMP have blocked off an area of the downtown core on Friday
  
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• World junior Team Canada hockey captain targeted with online harassment

  04-01-2019 18:10 via abbynews.com
  
  Maxime Comtois was on the receiving end of ‘anti-francophone racism’ following the team’s loss at the World Junior Championships
  
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• ‘StarTalk’ season on hold amid claims against host Neil deGrasse Tyson

  04-01-2019 18:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Late last November, National Geographic Networks and Fox said they would examine the allegations
  
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• Another human foot washes up near B.C. coastline

  04-01-2019 17:45 via abbynews.com
  
  The latest foot was found near Everett, Wash. on Jan. 1, 2019.
  
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• VIDEO: Giant waves cover BC Ferries vehicle deck

  04-01-2019 17:41 via abbynews.com
  
  Passenger captures footage of choppy crossing from Quadra Island to Campbell River
  
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• Could smartphones spot teen depression? - Abbotsford News

  04-01-2019 17:40 via abbynews.com
  Could smartphones spot teen depression?  Abbotsford NewsSmartphones have been blamed for contributing to depression and suicidal behavior in susceptible teens. But what if they could identify kids at risk?
  
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• Could smartphones spot teen depression?

  04-01-2019 17:40 via abbynews.com
  
  Researchers are trying to develop phone apps to detect impending mental health crises
  
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• Inclusion BC to pull 146 clothing-donation bins after man’s death

  04-01-2019 17:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Removal has already started and should be completed by early next week, according to the organization
  
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• 102-year-old British man got stuck on roof, dies of cold, coroner says

  04-01-2019 17:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Ron Easton died in a hospital on Nov. 2, nine days after he was rescued from his ordeal on the roof
  
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• Two-day storm departs B.C., but leaves flooded roads, avalanche danger behind

  04-01-2019 17:10 via abbynews.com
  
  Heavy snow has created a ‘high’ possibility of slides on south coast, Vancouver Island mountains
  
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• Your daily commute and weather forecast: Jan. 4, 2019 - Abbotsford News

  04-01-2019 16:52 via abbynews.com
  Your daily commute and weather forecast: Jan. 4, 2019  Abbotsford NewsGood morning! It was a mostly cloudy start to the day at 9 C as of 7:16 a.m., and the Environment Canada weather *service* tells us we've got 82 per cent humidity ...
  
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• Your daily commute and weather forecast: Jan. 4, 2019

  04-01-2019 16:52 via abbynews.com
  
  A little relief from yesterday’s rain, but still some precipitation in the forecast. Breezy commute today
  
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• UPDATED: Spike belt ends police chase through Lower Mainland - Abbotsford News

  04-01-2019 16:30 via abbynews.com
  UPDATED: Spike belt ends police chase through Lower Mainland  Abbotsford NewsSection of Trans-Canada Highway, around 232nd Street, shut down for some time Thursday night.
  
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• Woman, 90, dies at BC care home following 'altercation' - Abbotsford News

  04-01-2019 15:54 via abbynews.com
  Woman, 90, dies at BC care home following 'altercation'  Abbotsford NewsThe RCMP's Serious Crime Unit and the coroners *service* are investigating the death of a senior citizen following an altercation at a Kelowna seniors' care home ...
  
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• Retailers in B.C. preparing for slower growth, higher costs in 2019

  04-01-2019 15:35 via abbynews.com
  
  British Columbia, once a region of strength, has gone soft for retailers
  
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• Unemployment rate sticks at 43-year low of 5.6% - Abbotsford News

  04-01-2019 15:30 via abbynews.com
  Unemployment rate sticks at 43-year low of 5.6%  Abbotsford NewsThe unemployment rate stayed at its 43-year low of 5.6 per cent last month as the economy closed out 2018 with the addition of 9,300 net new jobs, Statistics ...
  
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• Unemployment rate sticks at 43-year low of 5.6%

  04-01-2019 15:30 via abbynews.com
  
  For the second straight month, the jobless rate was at its lowest level since Stats Can started measuring comparable data in 1976
  
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• 7 killed, 8 injured in crash, explosion on Florida highway

  04-01-2019 15:10 via abbynews.com
  
  Vinnie DeVita said he was driving south at the time and narrowly escaped the crash — he saw it happen in the rearview mirror
  
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• Students’ dance performance addresses mental illness

  04-01-2019 15:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Robert Bateman Secondary students present show on Jan. 11
  
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• Please note! This Friday's 10:30 a.m. Better Bones and Balance class at MRC is cancelled. We apologize for the inconvenience.

  04-01-2019 09:59 via twitter.com
  Please note!This Friday's 10:30 a.m. Better Bones and Balance class at MRC is cancelled.We apologize for the inconvenience.
  
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• UPDATED: Charges laid in police chase that ran through Cilliwack, Abbotsford, Langley and Surrey - Abbotsford News

  04-01-2019 09:00 via abbynews.com
  UPDATED: Charges laid in police chase that ran through Cilliwack, Abbotsford, Langley and Surrey  Abbotsford NewsWestbound traffic was stopped on Highway 1 for some time.
  
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• Rare warbler sighting thrills birders and photographers in Abbotsford - CBC.ca

  04-01-2019 09:00 via cbc.ca
  Rare warbler sighting thrills birders and photographers in Abbotsford  CBC.caLocals believe it's the first recorded sighting of a Cape May warbler in the Fraser Valley and Lower Mainland.
  
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• Canucks lose Pettersson to injury; fall 2-0 to Habs

  04-01-2019 04:35 via abbynews.com
  
  Carey Price makes 33 saves to earn shutout for Montreal
  
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• 27-car freight train derailment near Field, B.C. under investigation: CP Rail

  04-01-2019 04:20 via abbynews.com
  
  CP Rail says work crews have been sent to the site and the Transportation Safety Board is investigating
  
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• Fraser Valley mom and child poisoned by carbon monoxide in car released from hospital

  04-01-2019 02:24 via globalnews.ca
  The woman's second child, who was also exposed, remains in hospital but is now in stable condition.
  
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• BC Lions’ staffer suspended for allegedly using fake Twitter account to slam rival

  04-01-2019 02:10 via abbynews.com
  
  Director of player personnel and player development Torey Hunter has been suspended for 90 days
  
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• Vancouver home sales fall to lowest total since 2000

  04-01-2019 02:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Detached homes’ benchmark price fell 7.8% from December 2017
  
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• B.C. astronomer explains importance of Chinese moon landing

  04-01-2019 01:21 via abbynews.com
  
  Ken Tapping, astronomer at DRAO, discusses why astronauts are refocusing on moon exploration
  
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