Abbotsford news

• Resident angered over B.C. government trapping deer for research

  01-02-2019 23:34 via abbynews.com
  
  Southern Interior Mule Deer Project has been capturing and releasing adult does and fawns
  
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• Abbotsford winter weather shelter prepares for cold snap this weekend - Abbotsford News

  01-02-2019 23:19 via abbynews.com
  Abbotsford winter weather shelter prepares for cold snap this weekend  Abbotsford NewsAn Abbotsford extreme weather shelter operator is expecting a busy few nights early next week, with the city forecast to see what will likely be the coldest nights ...
  
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• Abbotsford winter weather shelter prepares for cold snap this weekend

  01-02-2019 23:19 via abbynews.com
  
  Gateway Church shelter operator expects a full house with temperatures forecast to dip to -8 C
  
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• Travel searches online peak as Old Man Winter digs in, Valentine’s Day nears

  01-02-2019 23:13 via abbynews.com
  
  Vancouver is one of the top destinations for a romantic getaway that’s warm
  
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• Volunteers to continue search for missing cowboy in Merritt over the weekend

  01-02-2019 23:10 via abbynews.com
  
  Ben Tyner said that other ranchers believe Tyner rode to an area known as Swakum Ridge
  
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• Alabama man gets 48-year sentence after fatal argument over popcorn

  01-02-2019 23:10 via abbynews.com
  
  Richard Wilson, 28, was sentenced in Johnny Waits’ 2016 death after being found guilty in 2018
  
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• Woman bought winning $50,000 lotto ticket with stolen credit card: N.L. police

  01-02-2019 23:00 via abbynews.com
  
  A 33-year-old woman intent on picking up the jackpot was instead charged
  
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• Join us for a Wheelchair Basketball demonstration next Thursday, February 7th at ARC! https://t.co/WmsJuxKsR5

  01-02-2019 22:28 via twitter.com
  
  Join us for a Wheelchair Basketball demonstration next Thursday, February 7th at ARC! https://t.co/WmsJuxKsR5
  
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• Hopes melt for ice bridge at Dawson City, Yukon, as territory ends project

  01-02-2019 21:10 via abbynews.com
  
  Yukon government pulls out after snowcat sinks
  
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• Maple Ridge groups find ways to make clothing bins safer

  01-02-2019 21:01 via abbynews.com
  
  The bins are being retrofitted or pulled off the street
  
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• Cannabis company stock surges after winning POT symbol

  01-02-2019 20:58 via abbynews.com
  
  The company won a random lottery to use the catchy stock ticker
  
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• Gas prices rise 3 cents a litre in Lower Mainland

  01-02-2019 20:43 via abbynews.com
  
  Analyst Dan McTeague says prices will get much higher come April
  
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• PHOTO: Paul Brandt in Abbotford

  01-02-2019 20:33 via abbynews.com
  
  Canadian country music superstar played Abbotsford Centre
  
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• Hot air balloon crashes into power line during BC carnival - Abbotsford News

  01-02-2019 20:30 via abbynews.com
  Hot air balloon crashes into power line during BC carnival  Abbotsford NewsThere were no major injuries reported in the incident near Vernon.
  
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• Childcare crisis looms over B.C. Interior

  01-02-2019 20:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Shuswap parents frustrated by lack of spaces while care providers struggle to find qualified staff
  
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• Abbotsford driver clocked going 102 km/h in 30 km/h school zone - Abbotsford News

  01-02-2019 19:58 via abbynews.com
  Abbotsford driver clocked going 102 km/h in 30 km/h school zone  Abbotsford NewsChildren were leaving school at the time, police say.
  
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• Abbotsford driver clocked going 102 km/h in 30 km/h school zone

  01-02-2019 19:58 via abbynews.com
  
  Children were leaving school at the time, police say
  
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• B.C.’s overdose prevention strategy sets blueprint for rest of world: study

  01-02-2019 19:57 via abbynews.com
  
  Reseachers at University of Victoria call opening of overdose prevention sites ‘novel and nimble’
  
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• Abbotsford seeking money to expand Matsqui Recreation Centre - Abbotsford News

  01-02-2019 19:39 via abbynews.com
  Abbotsford seeking money to expand Matsqui Recreation Centre  Abbotsford NewsThe City of Abbotsford is taking another crack at trying to get federal and provincial financing for a $10 million expansion of the Matsqui Recreation Centre.
  
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• Abbotsford seeking money to expand Matsqui Recreation Centre

  01-02-2019 19:39 via abbynews.com
  
  The city wants to add a gym with a convertible stage and an area for culture and community programs
  
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• Tim Hortons co-founder Ron Joyce dies at age 88

  01-02-2019 19:20 via abbynews.com
  
  The cause of death was not immediately clear
  
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• Whitecaps sign Tunisian defender Jasser Khmiri - Abbotsford News

  01-02-2019 19:10 via abbynews.com
  Whitecaps sign Tunisian defender Jasser Khmiri  Abbotsford NewsThe 21-year-old defender has signed a three-year deal with the Major League Soccer squad.
  
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• TV producer in U.S. fired for graphic calling Tom Brady ‘cheater’

  01-02-2019 19:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Michael Telek says he got fired for putting the phrase underneath Brady’s name in a news segment
  
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• Northwest U.S. measles cases prompt look at vaccine exemptions - Abbotsford News

  01-02-2019 19:00 via abbynews.com
  Northwest U.S. measles cases prompt look at vaccine exemptions  Abbotsford NewsA measles outbreak near Portland, Oregon, has revived a bitter debate over so-called “philosophical” exemptions to childhood vaccinations as public health ...
  
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• Northwest U.S. measles cases prompt look at vaccine exemptions

  01-02-2019 19:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Washington Gov. Jay Inslee last week declared a state of emergency because of the outbreak
  
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• Happy at Home on the Farm

  01-02-2019 19:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Violane Mitchell and Tom Henry at Stillmeadow Farm
  
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• Quebec man arrested on hate charge after Facebook video praises mosque shooter

  01-02-2019 18:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Provincial police arrested Pierre Dion Thursday evening at his home in Terrebonne
  
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• Native Women’s Association signs accord to help improve housing, education

  01-02-2019 18:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Francyne Joe says the accord will ensure the voices of Indigenous women, girls will be heard
  
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• 14-year-old’s FaceTime bug discovery could rattle Apple

  01-02-2019 18:00 via abbynews.com
  
  ‘I’m only 14 and I found it by accident, instead of the people at Apple that get paid to find glitches’
  
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• Blizzard-like conditions hitting B.C. interior highways

  01-02-2019 17:45 via abbynews.com
  
  Environment Canada says winter storm to last into weekend as it heads to south coast
  
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• Man dead in late-night Surrey shooting - Abbotsford News

  01-02-2019 17:35 via abbynews.com
  Man dead in late-night Surrey shooting  Abbotsford NewsSurrey RCMP called to 13900-block of 58A Avenue Friday night for reports of shots fired.
  
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• Your daily commute and weather forecast: Feb. 1, 2019

  01-02-2019 17:04 via abbynews.com
  
  Mild and moderate congestion in Langley, past Port Mann. Expecting some chill and snow next week
  
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• This Big Mac attack will make you shake your head

  01-02-2019 16:55 via abbynews.com
  
  Talk about a Big Mac attack
  
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• Event in Abbotsford involves participants climbing laps of almost 600 steps each - Abbotsford News

  01-02-2019 16:43 via abbynews.com
  Event in Abbotsford involves participants climbing laps of almost 600 steps each  Abbotsford NewsHealth Care Foundation holds 2nd annual Step Up 4 for Cardiac Health.
  
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• Fraser Valley Symphony presents Favourites in February - Abbotsford News

  01-02-2019 15:00 via abbynews.com
  Fraser Valley Symphony presents Favourites in February  Abbotsford NewsHaydn and Beethoven on the program for Abbotsford concert on Feb. 3.
  
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• Fraser Valley Symphony presents Favourites in February

  01-02-2019 15:00 via abbynews.com
  Haydn and Beethoven on the program for Abbotsford concert on Feb. 3
  
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• Fashion Fridays: Five tips to get out the door fast

  01-02-2019 15:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Kim XO, helps to keep you looking good on Fashion Fridays on the Black Press Media Network
  
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• Surrey RCMP looking for missing 62-year-old man believed to be in Vancouver

  01-02-2019 14:45 via abbynews.com
  
  Police say say Robert Brown was last seen in the 7600-block of 140th Street on Jan. 24
  
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• US border agency says it’s made biggest-ever fentanyl bust

  01-02-2019 10:30 via abbynews.com
  
  254 pounds of fentanyl in a secret compartment inside a load of Mexican produce heading into Arizona
  
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• Canadian Screen Awards trying ‘different style of awards show’ with no host

  01-02-2019 10:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Last year’s show had two hosts who both live and work in Canada: Jonny Harris and Emma Hunter
  
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• Fashion Fridays: Five tips to get out the door fast - Abbotsford News

  01-02-2019 09:00 via abbynews.com
  Fashion Fridays: Five tips to get out the door fast  Abbotsford NewsKim XO, helps to keep you looking good on Fashion Fridays on the Black Press Media Network.
  
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• Do you work on issues of #housing and #homelessness? You're invited to the Abbotsford Housing and Homelessness Fo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  01-02-2019 08:27 via twitter.com
  Do you work on issues of #housing and #homelessness? You're invited to the Abbotsford Housing and Homelessness Fo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Suspect in transit cop shooting was jailed in 2011 for killing man at Surrey McDonald’s

  01-02-2019 05:06 via abbynews.com
  
  Daon Gordon Glasgow, 35, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in 2010 death of Terry Blake Scott
  
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• Lil Jon supports Maroon 5 cancelling halftime press event - Abbotsford News

  01-02-2019 02:35 via abbynews.com
  Lil Jon supports Maroon 5 cancelling halftime press event  Abbotsford NewsSome entertainers have said social injustice needs to be addressed during the Super Bowl.
  
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• Lil Jon supports Maroon 5 cancelling halftime press event

  01-02-2019 02:35 via abbynews.com
  
  Some entertainers have said social injustice needs to be addressed during the Super Bowl
  
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• Fraser Valley mayors gather to talk development

  01-02-2019 02:25 via abbynews.com
  
  Housing construction, density, and transit dominated the discussion.
  
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• B.C. psychiatric hospital fined $650,000 for failing to protect its workers

  01-02-2019 02:24 via abbynews.com
  
  The fine is the largest such administrative penalty
  
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• Envision Financial becomes new Box Office Naming Rights Partner at the Abbotsford Centre

  01-02-2019 01:58
  ABBOTSFORD – Spectra Venue Management is pleased to announce a new multi-year partnership with Envision Financial, a division of First West Credit Union, whereby the credit union will come on board as the new exclusive box office naming rights partner.
  The renamed box office has been complemented by signage on the outside of the Abbotsford Centre, while branding will be incorporated throughout ticket sales materials.  The multi-year agreement is an addition to an existing partnership
  
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• New “workhorse” police helicopter named for pilot who died in Fraser Valley crash

  01-02-2019 01:30 via abbynews.com
  
  The new Air 5 chopper is named for David John Brolin.
  
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• Petition to decriminalize all drugs turned down by federal government

  01-02-2019 01:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Petition garnered more than 3,000 signatures
  
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