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• ‘Welcome to battleground B.C.’: Hundreds rally against LNG pipeline

  08-01-2019 23:55 via abbynews.com
  
  Vancouver’s downtown was packed with Indigenous people and environmental activists
  
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• Most First Nations in northern B.C. support LNG pipeline, group says - Abbotsford News

  08-01-2019 23:40 via abbynews.com
  Most First Nations in northern B.C. support LNG pipeline, group says  Abbotsford NewsDespite the headline-grabbing news coming from the Gitdumt'en anti-pipeline site, most First Nations living near the LNG pipeline route support the project.
  
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• Most First Nations in northern B.C. support LNG pipeline, group says

  08-01-2019 23:40 via abbynews.com
  
  First Nations LNG Alliance says at least 20 First Nations have signed agreements with LNG Canada
  
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• Abbotsford International Airport opens terminal building expansion - Daily Hive

  08-01-2019 23:37 via dailyhive.com
  Abbotsford International Airport opens terminal building expansion  Daily HiveA relatively significant expansion of the terminal building for Abbotsford International Airport (YXX) opened last month just in time for Christmas.
  
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• Campaign to ban smoking in B.C. apartments bound for legislature - Abbotsford News

  08-01-2019 23:20 via abbynews.com
  Campaign to ban smoking in B.C. apartments bound for legislature  Abbotsford NewsA B.C. mom whose online petition to ban smoking in multi-unit residential buildings gathered thousands of names is preparing to present her case to the ...
  
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• Campaign to ban smoking in B.C. apartments bound for legislature

  08-01-2019 23:20 via abbynews.com
  
  Online petition nears 14,000 while ‘paper-based’ version required by province tops 700
  
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• Feds didn’t fully assess requirements in towing vessel contract, tribunal says

  08-01-2019 22:48 via abbynews.com
  
  The vessels are to be used on contract by the Canadian Coast Guard to tow away broken-down vessels in B.C. waters
  
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• Wandering seal visits Newfoundland town, seems keen to stay - Abbotsford News

  08-01-2019 22:34 via abbynews.com
  Wandering seal visits Newfoundland town, seems keen to stay  Abbotsford NewsThe seal was spotted Saturday outside the Burin Peninsula Health Care Centre.
  
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• Wandering seal visits Newfoundland town, seems keen to stay

  08-01-2019 22:34 via abbynews.com
  
  The seal was spotted Saturday outside the Burin Peninsula Health Care Centre
  
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• London’s Heathrow briefly halts flights due to drone report - Abbotsford News

  08-01-2019 22:30 via abbynews.com
  London’s Heathrow briefly halts flights due to drone report  Abbotsford NewsLondon's Heathrow Airport briefly halted departing flights on Tuesday after a reported drone sighting — a development that came just three weeks after multiple ...
  
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• London’s Heathrow briefly halts flights due to drone report

  08-01-2019 22:30 via abbynews.com
  
  The shutdown at Heathrow follows the pre-Christmas shutdown of London’s Gatwick Airport
  
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• California wildfire costliest natural disaster in 2018 - Abbotsford News

  08-01-2019 22:21 via abbynews.com
  California wildfire costliest natural disaster in 2018  Abbotsford NewsNorthern California wildfire that killed dozens of people and burned down the town of Paradise.
  
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• California wildfire costliest natural disaster in 2018

  08-01-2019 22:21 via abbynews.com
  
  Northern California wildfire that killed dozens of people and burned down the town of Paradise
  
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• People's Party of Canada chooses BC women as its first candidates - Abbotsford News

  08-01-2019 21:30 via abbynews.com
  People's Party of Canada chooses BC women as its first candidates  Abbotsford NewsJennifer Clarke in Nanaimo-Ladysmith and Laura-Lynn Tyler Thompson in Burnaby South to represent PPC.
  
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• People’s Party of Canada chooses B.C. women as its first candidates

  08-01-2019 21:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Jennifer Clarke in Nanaimo-Ladysmith and Laura-Lynn Tyler Thompson in Burnaby South to represent PPC
  
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• Yacht owners say they’re unfairly blamed for White Rock pier damage

  08-01-2019 21:15 via abbynews.com
  
  Organization says it was the dock, not boats that damaged pier
  
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• Campaign to recall Speaker Darryl Plecas launched in Langley

  08-01-2019 21:05 via abbynews.com
  
  Organizers plan to begin collecting signatures in February, website says
  
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• House prices level from 2017, but market much better for buyers - Abbotsford News

  08-01-2019 21:00 via abbynews.com
  House prices level from 2017, but market much better for buyers  Abbotsford NewsThe price of a typical Abbotsford home in December of 2018 remained effectively unchanged over the last year – but the mood of the housing market has swung ...
  
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• House prices level from 2017, but market much better for buyers

  08-01-2019 21:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Number of townhomes and apartments listed for sale up significantly
  
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• Donation bin deaths prompt Canadian manufacturer to stop - Abbotsford News

  08-01-2019 20:55 via abbynews.com
  Donation bin deaths prompt Canadian manufacturer to stop  Abbotsford NewsThe manufacturer of clothing donation bins used by charities across Canada said Tuesday it has stopped producing the metal containers, which were involved ...
  
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• Donation bin deaths prompt Canadian manufacturer to stop

  08-01-2019 20:55 via abbynews.com
  
  Toronto-area company RangeView Fabricating will focus on modifying the existing containers
  
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• NDP critic calls RCMP intervention ‘pretty lame’ in B.C.’s anti-LNG protest

  08-01-2019 20:49 via abbynews.com
  
  Federal NDP’s reconciliation critic Romeo Saganash joined demonstrators on Parliament Hill
  
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• Celebrated B.C. sports writer Jim Taylor dies - Abbotsford News

  08-01-2019 20:45 via abbynews.com
  Celebrated B.C. sports writer Jim Taylor dies  Abbotsford NewsLegendary B.C. sports writer Jim Taylor died on Monday at the age of 82. A celebrated sports columnist throughout the province and across Canada for more ...
  
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• Celebrated B.C. sports writer Jim Taylor dies

  08-01-2019 20:45 via abbynews.com
  
  Longtime columnist and author was 82
  
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• Climate change doubled risk of B.C.’s record-setting 2017 wildfires: study

  08-01-2019 20:36 via abbynews.com
  
  Environment Canada says global warming likely to increased amount of land burned by up to 11 times
  
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• BC taxi app gets set to launch before ride-hailing allowed - Abbotsford News

  08-01-2019 20:30 via abbynews.com
  BC taxi app gets set to launch before ride-hailing allowed  Abbotsford NewsThe Vancouver Taxi Association is moving ahead with its own ride-hailing system, using a B.C.-based smartphone app that will allow taxi companies to ...
  
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• B.C. taxi app gets set to launch before ride-hailing allowed

  08-01-2019 20:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Kater plans to link cab companies to customers province-wide
  
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• Abbotsford Airport is flying on Twitter! Follow @yxxairport for all of the latest information. https://t.co/uVrrRNXNw8

  08-01-2019 20:30 via twitter.com
  
  Abbotsford Airport is flying on Twitter! Follow @yxxairport for all of the latest information. https://t.co/uVrrRNXNw8
  
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• Still hope for famous Ladysmith rhododendron after wind storm - Abbotsford News

  08-01-2019 19:50 via abbynews.com
  Still hope for famous Ladysmith rhododendron after wind storm  Abbotsford NewsShrub 'Lady Cynthia' badly damaged during December wind storm.
  
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• Thursday, January 10th's No Sweat class at MRC will now be a Strength class. We apologize for the inconvenience.

  08-01-2019 19:48 via twitter.com
  Thursday, January 10th's No Sweat class at MRC will now be a Strength class.We apologize for the inconvenience.
  
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• Please note! Drop in Family Zumba on Fridays and Zumba on Sundays at ARC will not be running as previously schedul… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  08-01-2019 19:45 via twitter.com
  Please note!Drop in Family Zumba on Fridays and Zumba on Sundays at ARC will not be running as previously schedul… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Province gives $12.8M boost to senior care in Surrey, Delta and Langley

  08-01-2019 19:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Health minister says this year alone it will mean 288,000 more care hours for local seniors
  
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• Human rights complaint over ‘sexual dad joke’ at B.C. Safeway dismissed

  08-01-2019 19:01 via abbynews.com
  
  Brianne Duke alleged Sobeys hadn’t dealt with her complaint properly
  
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• Chilliwack developer offers up 'free' heritage house downtown - Abbotsford News

  08-01-2019 18:26 via abbynews.com
  Chilliwack developer offers up 'free' heritage house downtown  Abbotsford NewsThat is, if you have a piece of land and can pay the $50000 to move the 125-year-old structure.
  
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• Chilliwack developer offers up ‘free’ heritage house downtown

  08-01-2019 18:26 via abbynews.com
  
  That is, if you have a piece of land and can pay the $50,000 to move the 125-year-old structure
  
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• Off-leash pit bull kills one dog, wounds another - Abbotsford News

  08-01-2019 18:00 via abbynews.com
  Off-leash pit bull kills one dog, wounds another  Abbotsford NewsThe aggressive dog, a recent rescue from California, has been euthanized.
  
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• Off-leash pit bull kills one dog, wounds another

  08-01-2019 18:00 via abbynews.com
  
  The aggressive dog, a recent rescue from California, has been euthanized
  
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• Judge made ‘stereotypical assumptions’ about how assault victims react, appeal court says

  08-01-2019 18:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Mission woman convicted of break-and-enter gets new trial after appealing her conviction
  
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• Nexus applications on hold amid U.S. government shutdown: CBSA - Abbotsford News

  08-01-2019 17:30 via abbynews.com
  Nexus applications on hold amid U.S. government shutdown: CBSA  Abbotsford NewsHoping to get a Nexus card sometime soon? You better hope the U.S. government gets back up and running fast. The Canada Border *Service* Agency reminded ...
  
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• Nexus applications on hold amid U.S. government shutdown: CBSA

  08-01-2019 17:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Canadian agency says customers may have to re-apply after the shutdown is over
  
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• Travelling to the U.S.? Here is what you need to know - Abbotsford News

  08-01-2019 17:06 via abbynews.com
  Travelling to the U.S.? Here is what you need to know  Abbotsford NewsThe partial government shutdown is starting to affect air travel.
  
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• Travelling to the U.S.? Here is what you need to know

  08-01-2019 17:06 via abbynews.com
  
  The partial government shutdown is starting to affect air travel
  
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• Your daily commute and weather forecast: Jan. 8, 2019

  08-01-2019 16:53 via abbynews.com
  
  After a couple of days of sunshine, we’re back to the wet weather, with potential flurries today
  
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• UK rules out Brexit extension as May seeks EU help on deal

  08-01-2019 16:51 via abbynews.com
  
  Britain will leave the EU on March 29 when the two-year period times out
  
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• Storm packing snow and rain paralyzes parts of Lebanon

  08-01-2019 16:49 via abbynews.com
  
  Among those affected are tens of thousands of Syrian refugees
  
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• Truck driver in Broncos crash pleads guilty - Abbotsford News

  08-01-2019 16:40 via abbynews.com
  Truck driver in Broncos crash pleads guilty  Abbotsford NewsThe driver of a transport truck involved in a deadly crash with the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team's bus pleaded guilty Tuesday to all charges against him.
  
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• Truck driver in Broncos crash pleads guilty

  08-01-2019 16:40 via abbynews.com
  
  Jaskirat Singh Sidhu appeared in a court in Melfort, Sask., this morning
  
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• Woman dies after getting trapped in Toronto clothing donation bin

  08-01-2019 16:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Her death comes on the heels of a similar incident in British Columbia
  
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• B.C. MLA defends visit to LNG pipeline protest camp

  08-01-2019 16:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Doug Donaldson is minister in charge of pipeline permits
  
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• 6.3 magnitude earthquake shakes southern Japan

  08-01-2019 15:10 via abbynews.com
  
  Japan’s meteorological agency said the quake caused moderately strong shaking in nearby areas
  
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