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• Woman from Abbotsford gets $20k Indigenous film grant - Abbotsford News

  07-03-2019 23:53 via abbynews.com
  Woman from Abbotsford gets $20k Indigenous film grant  Abbotsford NewsLaura's Report will be Kaayla Whachell's first directing role in several years.
  
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• Woman from Abbotsford gets $20k Indigenous film grant

  07-03-2019 23:53 via abbynews.com
  
  Laura’s Report will be Kaayla Whachell’s first directing role in several years
  
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• Unemployed U.S. man wins $273 million after lost lotto ticket returned

  07-03-2019 23:53 via abbynews.com
  
  U.S. mega millions winner wants to thank the person who found his ticket and returned it
  
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• Video of BC fisherman tossing explosive at sea lions sparks controversy - Abbotsford News

  07-03-2019 23:50 via abbynews.com
  Video of BC fisherman tossing explosive at sea lions sparks controversy  Abbotsford NewsA controversial video of a man tossing an explosive at a herd of seals on B.C.'s coast has surfaced on Facebook, renewing debates on legalizing a seal cull.
  
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• Two teens arrested after attempted robbery in Abbotsford

  07-03-2019 23:32 via globalnews.ca
  Police say 'taser' used in an attempted robbery.
  
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• Uncover the mystery of Anne with UFV Theatre production in Abbotsford - Chilliwack Progress

  07-03-2019 23:28 via theprogress.com
  Uncover the mystery of Anne with UFV Theatre production in Abbotsford  Chilliwack ProgressPerformance 'Attempts on Her Life' features five distinct voices at Abbotsford's UFV Theatre.
  
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• Monthly shots control HIV as well as pills: studies - Abbotsford News

  07-03-2019 22:49 via abbynews.com
  Monthly shots control HIV as well as pills: studies  Abbotsford NewsMonthly shots of HIV drugs worked as well as daily pills to control the virus that causes AIDS in two large international tests, researchers reported Thursday.
  
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• Two teens arrested after attempted robbery in Abbotsford - Global News

  07-03-2019 22:32 via globalnews.ca
  Two teens arrested after attempted robbery in Abbotsford  Global NewsAbbotsford police have arrested two teens after an attempted robbery at the Sevenoaks Shopping Centre Wednesday. Sgt. Judy Bird said in a news release the ...
  
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• Rick Hansen, Abbotsford Christian post wins at provincials - Abbotsford News

  07-03-2019 22:11 via abbynews.com
  Rick Hansen, Abbotsford Christian post wins at provincials  Abbotsford NewsHurricanes, Knights advance to quarter-finals in Langley, Mouat and Bateman drop opening games.
  
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• Hansen, Abbotsford Christian post wins at provincials - Abbotsford News

  07-03-2019 22:11 via abbynews.com
  Hansen, Abbotsford Christian post wins at provincials  Abbotsford NewsHurricanes, Knights advance to quarter-finals in Langley, Mouat and Bateman drop opening games.
  
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• Fraser Health taxied Surrey homeless patients to Chilliwack shelters, mayor says

  07-03-2019 21:45 via abbynews.com
  
  Chilliwack Mayor Ken Popove calls the practice ‘unacceptable’ in a March 5 letter
  
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• Fraser Valley Bandits win CEBL draft lottery

  07-03-2019 21:12 via abbynews.com
  
  Abbotsford-based basketball team will choose first overall at entry draft
  
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• B.C. hospitals fail to meet rights of mentally ill patients admitted involuntarily: report

  07-03-2019 21:03 via abbynews.com
  
  Ombudsperson’s report says legal documents only completed in 28 per cent of cases
  
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• Teens arrested after thieves try to use energy weapon on Abbotsford mall guard

  07-03-2019 20:42 via abbynews.com
  
  Abbotsford security guard was trying to stop pair after $700 sunglasses had been stolen
  
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• B.C. tightening rules for farmland reserve exclusion applications

  07-03-2019 20:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Land commission gets new powers to order landowner records
  
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• ‘Gaybourhoods’ are expanding, not disappearing: UBC study

  07-03-2019 20:28 via abbynews.com
  
  Sociology professor Amin Ghaziani says as couples diversify, so does where they call home
  
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• 90% of B.C. millennials don’t have a legal will: survey

  07-03-2019 20:16 via abbynews.com
  
  A new report says 58 per cent of British Columbians do not have a will
  
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• Woman sues Roman Catholic Diocese of Kamloops, alleging sexual abuse

  07-03-2019 20:08 via abbynews.com
  
  A former teacher wants offices in Kamloops searched for documents related to her case
  
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• As a rare 9th-degree black belt, B.C. senior still gets kicks teaching karate

  07-03-2019 20:06 via abbynews.com
  
  Former Vancouver cop Don Owens involved in martial arts for 54 years
  
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• Woman killed in overnight Abbotsford apartment fire - Daily Hive

  07-03-2019 19:47 via dailyhive.com
  Woman killed in overnight Abbotsford apartment fire  Daily HiveWoman in her 60s killed in overnight Abbotsford apartment fire  Global NewsWoman in her 60s dies in overnight Abbotsford apartment fire  CBC.caWoman dies in Abbotsford apartment fire  Vancouver SunWoman in her 60s killed in Abbotsford apartment fire  CTV NewsView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Scientists warn of ecosystem consequences for proposed B.C. seal hunt

  07-03-2019 19:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Pacific Balance Pinniped Society wants the DFO to expand Indigenous harvesting rights to commercial sales
  
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• New measles case confirmed in Lower Mainland, bringing total to 17 - Abbotsford News

  07-03-2019 18:42 via abbynews.com
  New measles case confirmed in Lower Mainland, bringing total to 17  Abbotsford NewsHealth officials say newest case was contracted by someone who has been in isolation since exposure.
  
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• Concerns rise as BC search and rescue funding set to expire - Abbotsford News

  07-03-2019 18:10 via abbynews.com
  Concerns rise as BC search and rescue funding set to expire  Abbotsford NewsProvince yet to announce new funding for B.C.'s 80 search-and-rescue groups.
  
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• Three arrested for shooting hunting rifles in Burnaby park - Abbotsford News

  07-03-2019 17:15 via abbynews.com
  Three arrested for shooting hunting rifles in Burnaby park  Abbotsford NewsOfficers responded to a report of loud bangs being heard in Confederation Park.
  
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• Three arrested for shooting hunting rifles in Burnaby park

  07-03-2019 17:15 via abbynews.com
  
  Officers responded to a report of loud bangs being heard in Confederation Park
  
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• Most expensive new car ever: Bugatti sells for $19 million

  07-03-2019 16:53 via abbynews.com
  
  A one-off Bugatti luxury sports car displayed at the Geneva auto show has sold for $18.9 million
  
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• U.S.House to vote on a resolution “opposing hate”

  07-03-2019 16:41 via abbynews.com
  
  A draft resolution was panned by many Democrats
  
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• VIDEO: Woman found dead after Abbotsford apartment fire

  07-03-2019 16:32 via abbynews.com
  
  Crews were called to the blaze late Wednesday night on Countess Street
  
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• VIDEO: Severe weather kills more than 20 in U.S.

  07-03-2019 16:30 via abbynews.com
  
  At least 36 tornados have touched down in the Southeast U.S.
  
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• French Cardinal resigns over sexual abuse cover-up

  07-03-2019 16:20 via abbynews.com
  
  French Cardinal Philippe Barbarin was found guilty of covering up sexual abuse
  
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• Can Zuckerberg really make a privacy-friendly Facebook?

  07-03-2019 16:10 via abbynews.com
  
  Facebook will also display similar advertising on the privacy-protected messaging services
  
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• Trudeau acknowledges ‘erosion of trust’ between office and former minister

  07-03-2019 16:00 via abbynews.com
  
  “I was not aware of that erosion of trust. As prime minister and leader of the federal ministry…
  
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• Surrey, Vancouver submit final proposal to launch driverless shuttles - Abbotsford News

  07-03-2019 15:45 via abbynews.com
  Surrey, Vancouver submit final proposal to launch driverless shuttles  Abbotsford NewsSurrey and Vancouver have submitted their final Smart Cities Challenge proposal, hoping to share $50 million in prize money to create Canada's first two ...
  
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• Ladies Night hosted in Abbotsford for immigrant and refugee women - Abbotsford News

  07-03-2019 15:01 via abbynews.com
  Ladies Night hosted in Abbotsford for immigrant and refugee women  Abbotsford NewsEvent held March 8 in celebration of International Women's Day.
  
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• Giants blank Blazers 5-0 for fifth straight win

  07-03-2019 14:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Vancouver team move to first place in the Western Conference standings.
  
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• Woman in her 60s dies in overnight Abbotsford apartment fire - CBC.ca

  07-03-2019 13:35 via cbc.ca
  Woman in her 60s dies in overnight Abbotsford apartment fire  CBC.caOne woman is dead and dozens of people are displaced after a large apartment fire in Abbotsford on Wednesday night. The fire broke out at a complex in the ...
  
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• 1 dead, dozens displaced in overnight Abbotsford apartment fire - Yahoo News Canada

  07-03-2019 13:35 via ca.news.yahoo.com
  1 dead, dozens displaced in overnight Abbotsford apartment fire  Yahoo News CanadaOne woman is dead and dozens are displaced after a large apartment fire in Abbotsford Wednesday night. "Due to the extensive damage ... there was ceiling ...
  
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• Former B.C. student using neuroscience to predict psychopaths, serial killers

  07-03-2019 12:05 via globalnews.ca
  Imagine if we could predict whether someone was going to commit a violent crime years before they ever picked up a weapon.
  
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• Woman in her 60s killed in Abbotsford apartment fire - CTV News

  07-03-2019 09:00 via bc.ctvnews.ca
  Woman in her 60s killed in Abbotsford apartment fire  CTV NewsA fire that broke out at an Abbotsford apartment building overnight left one woman dead and dozens of people temporarily homeless.
  
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• Abbotsford restaurant owner entering the ring - Chilliwack Progress

  07-03-2019 09:00 via theprogress.com
  Abbotsford restaurant owner entering the ring  Chilliwack ProgressFor years, Niko Sahamis has helped feed Abbotsford's hunger for Mediterranean cuisine through his role as owner and operator of the Greek Islands restaurant ...
  
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• Edler plays hero with OT winner as Canucks beat Leafs 3-2

  07-03-2019 06:05 via abbynews.com
  
  Vancouver has 10 wins in last 11 home games versus Toronto
  
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• B.C. rink advances to Brier championship pool

  07-03-2019 06:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Vernon’s Jim Cotter loses final round-robin game, 10-9, to Ontario; advances along with seven others
  
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• Railway accidents up 7% in 2018, but fewer deaths: TSB report

  07-03-2019 02:30 via abbynews.com
  
  17 main-track derailments and 62 on secondary tracks involving five or fewer cars
  
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• Hidden tunnels found below Alcatraz prison

  07-03-2019 02:15 via abbynews.com
  
  Archaeologists find buildings and tunnels under prison yard at famed San Francisco pen
  
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• B.C. bolsters protections of heritage, archeological sites

  07-03-2019 02:04 via abbynews.com
  
  Updated law would give government stronger powers to refuse, amend, suspend and cancel permits
  
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• COLUMN: National internet access plan needed in next federal budget

  07-03-2019 02:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Garth Frizzell is a Councillor for the City of Prince George and Second Vice President of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.
  
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• Attempted murder, sex assault charges laid in stabbing of cop, woman outside B.C. school

  07-03-2019 01:33 via abbynews.com
  
  Manoj George, 49, of Delta is now facing a total of 10 charges in relation to the incident on Feb. 20
  
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• FVRL Ozobots Program Inspires a New Generation of Coders

  07-03-2019 01:09
  FVRL OZOBOTS PROGRAM INSPIRES A NEW GENERATION OF CODERS
  Library partners with Science World to bring pocket-size robots to the Fraser Valley
  [Abbotsford BC] – Ozobots have arrived in the Fraser Valley, and you can find them at your local library! This month Fraser Valley Regional Library (FVRL) will launch Tech-Up with Ozobots at seven library locations throughout the Fraser Valley and Lower Mainland. Aimed at children in Grades 4 to 6, this program offers a fun introduction to coding and
  
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• Abbotsford school gets Rick Hansen's first 'gold' accessibility rating for school - Abbotsford News

  07-03-2019 01:02 via abbynews.com
  Abbotsford school gets Rick Hansen's first 'gold' accessibility rating for school  Abbotsford NewsAn Abbotsford secondary school has earned high accolades for its accessibility for persons with disabilities, a fitting accomplishment considering its namesake.
  
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• Abbotsford school gets Rick Hansen Foundation’s first ‘gold’ accessibility rating

  07-03-2019 01:02 via abbynews.com
  
  Rick Hansen Secondary was paid a visit by its namesake, who announced the accolade
  
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