Abbotsford news

• U.S. grounding of Boeing jet shows limits of company’s clout

  13-03-2019 23:55 via abbynews.com
  
  President Donald Trump announced the 737 Max 8 and Max 9 jets in the U.S. were being grounded
  
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• Abbotsford Police warn of man seen lurking outside windows of house

  13-03-2019 23:54 via abbynews.com
  
  Suspect walked away when spotted at home on Babich Place
  
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• Vancouver wins ‘government waste’ award with email-a-tree program

  13-03-2019 23:15 via abbynews.com
  
  The Canadian Taxpayers Federation also targeted the spending scandal at the B.C. Legislature
  
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• Sandy Hill area needs full-time firefighters, union says

  13-03-2019 23:01 via abbynews.com
  
  Abbotsford’s firefighters union says response times are too long in city’s northeast neighbourhoods
  
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• Man faces child luring, child porn charges linked to Hope, Vancouver Island

  13-03-2019 22:55 via abbynews.com
  
  Jason Thomas Graff was in Chilliwack court on March 5 to face multiple charges
  
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• First Nation chiefs call for B.C. to declare state of emergency over opioid crisis

  13-03-2019 22:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Union of BC Indian Chiefs says the overdose epidemic hits Indigenous people especially hard
  
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• B.C. first province to allow 12-storey mass-timber builds

  13-03-2019 22:26 via abbynews.com
  
  Premier Horgan announced in OK Falls that mass-timber will be allowed on buildings up to 12 storeys
  
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• Abbotsford police warn of prowler lurking near home - Vancouver Sun

  13-03-2019 21:53 via vancouversun.com
  Abbotsford police warn of prowler lurking near home  Vancouver SunPolice in Abbotsford are warning residents about a prowler after a man was spotted snooping around a home and peering in through windows.
  
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• Province taking over seniors’ home care in southern B.C.

  13-03-2019 21:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Contracted services to be run directly by Fraser, Island, Coastal Health
  
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• B.C. premier wants to move quickly on Okanagan national park reserve

  13-03-2019 20:45 via abbynews.com
  
  John Horgan support’s ‘community’s drive to have a national park.’
  
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• ‘Simpsons’ producers pull iconic Michael Jackson episode

  13-03-2019 20:40 via abbynews.com
  
  The action follows HBO’s broadcast of the documentary ‘Leaving Neverland’
  
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• Abbotsford dementia program hopes to keep the mind ticking - Abbotsford News

  13-03-2019 20:30 via abbynews.com
  Abbotsford dementia program hopes to keep the mind ticking  Abbotsford NewsBy keeping dementia patients' minds active through art, music and other activities in a tightly knit setting, a retired Abbotsford couple hopes to slow the ...
  
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• Abbotsford dementia program hopes to keep the mind ticking

  13-03-2019 20:30 via abbynews.com
  
  First Light hopes to curb dementia symptoms through activities like art, music and ‘reminiscence therapy’
  
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• VIDEO: B.C. burglar hiding in the ceiling gets caught after miscalculation

  13-03-2019 19:53 via abbynews.com
  
  North Vancouver man Shane Davidson convicted of burglary, theft and assault
  
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• Police watchdog called in after man dies in Kamloops holding cell

  13-03-2019 19:45 via abbynews.com
  
  He had been arrested the night before after he was found intoxicated in public
  
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• Surrey man sentenced for targeted stabbing in Harrison Hot Springs

  13-03-2019 19:32 via abbynews.com
  
  Chilliwack sentence of time served but Armaan Chandi also facing jail for Nanaimo drive-by shooting
  
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• U.S. hotel apologizes for discriminating against Trump supporters

  13-03-2019 19:19 via abbynews.com
  
  Members of We Build The Wall were looking to stay at the Detroit Foundation Hotel
  
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• Scientists back temporary global ban on gene-edited babies

  13-03-2019 19:10 via abbynews.com
  
  The ban comes after an announcement that gene-edited twins had been born in China
  
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• Air Canada, WestJet expected to take financial hit from 737 Max 8 ban

  13-03-2019 19:06 via abbynews.com
  
  The ban comes four days after the Ethiopian Airlines disaster that killed all 157 people on board
  
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• SLIDESHOW: Chris Tomlin brings Holy Roar tour to Abbotsford - Abbotsford News

  13-03-2019 18:39 via abbynews.com
  SLIDESHOW: Chris Tomlin brings Holy Roar tour to Abbotsford  Abbotsford NewsAmerican Christian music artist performed at Abbotsford Centre.
  
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• Vancouver Auto Show to featured newest electric and clean-energy vehicles

  13-03-2019 18:05 via abbynews.com
  
  The Vancouver International Auto Show happens March 19-24 at the Vancouver Convention Centre East
  
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• Vancouver Auto Show to feature newest electric and clean-energy vehicles - Abbotsford News

  13-03-2019 18:05 via abbynews.com
  Vancouver Auto Show to feature newest electric and clean-energy vehicles  Abbotsford NewsThe Vancouver International Auto Show is the best-attended consumer show in Western Canada, and this year's event will be the greenest yet, featuring a ...
  
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• Carey Price breaks Canadiens’ goalie record with 315 wins

  13-03-2019 18:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Habs netminder surpasses Jacques Plante’s record for most wins
  
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• Amazon removes books that promoted an autism ‘cure’

  13-03-2019 18:00 via abbynews.com
  
  An Amazon.com Inc. spokeswoman confirmed the books were no longer available
  
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• Abbotsford Traditional Secondary hosting seismic upgrade info session - Abbotsford News

  13-03-2019 17:54 via abbynews.com
  Abbotsford Traditional Secondary hosting seismic upgrade info session  Abbotsford NewsSchool board chair Stan Petersen put to rest rumours of a school closure at that location.
  
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• Abbotsford Traditional Secondary hosting seismic upgrade info session

  13-03-2019 17:54 via abbynews.com
  
  School board chair Stan Petersen put to rest rumours of a school closure at that location
  
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• Manafort given more than 3.5 years of extra prison time

  13-03-2019 17:50 via abbynews.com
  
  Manafort asked for mercy, saying the criminal charges against him had ‘taken everything from me already’
  
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• B.C. real estate board blames stress test for dampening home sales in February

  13-03-2019 17:45 via abbynews.com
  
  Housing prices also saw a 9.3 per cent dip in February, with average sales sitting at $678,625
  
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• Intoxicated driver reported going wrong way through Massey Tunnel

  13-03-2019 17:27 via abbynews.com
  
  Delta police said the driver was going north in a southbound lane late Tuesday night
  
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• No cellphone ban coming to B.C. schools

  13-03-2019 17:10 via abbynews.com
  
  Ontario will ban the devices in its schools in September
  
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• Canada bans Boeing 737 Max 8 plane following fatal Ethiopian crash

  13-03-2019 17:06 via abbynews.com
  
  Eighteen Canadians were among the 157 killed in the crash in Addis Ababa
  
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• B.C. teens struggling more with anxiety, depression: 2018 report

  13-03-2019 17:00 via abbynews.com
  
  The 2018 BC Adolescent Health Survey included 140 questions and was conducted in 58 school districts
  
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• Liberals must let Wilson-Raybould come back to committee, opposition says

  13-03-2019 14:30 via abbynews.com
  
  The committee meets Wednesday afternoon at the request of the Conservatives and NDP
  
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• Former Trump aide Manafort returning to federal court for another sentencing

  13-03-2019 14:20 via abbynews.com
  
  Manafort, 69, faces up to 10 additional years in prison when he is sentenced Wednesday
  
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• Canadian Ethiopia embassy staff practised for disaster weeks before crash

  13-03-2019 14:20 via abbynews.com
  
  Flight 302 plowed into the desert outside the capital city of Addis Ababa, killing all 157 passengers and crew on board
  
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• Garneau to update Canada’s position on Boeing 737 Max 8 as pressure mounts

  13-03-2019 14:05 via abbynews.com
  
  The U.S.-based Boeing has said it has no reason to pull the popular aircraft from the skies
  
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• Dragons’ Den holds open auditions in Abbotsford - Abbotsford News

  13-03-2019 14:00 via abbynews.com
  Dragons’ Den holds open auditions in Abbotsford  Abbotsford NewsAspiring entrepreneurs invited to make a pitch for CBC TV show.
  
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• Dragons’ Den holds open auditions in Abbotsford

  13-03-2019 14:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Aspiring entrepreneurs invited to make a pitch for CBC TV show
  
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• Animals involved in 11,000 vehicle collisions annually across B.C.

  13-03-2019 14:00 via abbynews.com
  
  ICBC stats show larger number animal-related accidents occur in Southern Interior
  
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• Eleven people paid a $10000-plus Abbotsford tax bill in cash last year - Abbotsford News

  13-03-2019 02:43 via abbynews.com
  Eleven people paid a $10000-plus Abbotsford tax bill in cash last year  Abbotsford NewsCity staff creating new policy due to money laundering concerns.
  
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• Eleven people paid a $10,000-plus Abbotsford tax bill in cash last year

  13-03-2019 02:43 via abbynews.com
  
  City staff creating new policy due to money laundering concerns
  
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• B.C. couple told they owe $100K after identity thieves buy SUV with fraudulent loan

  13-03-2019 02:34 via globalnews.ca
  The couple has been getting letters from Scotiabank, after someone took out a fraudulent loan in their name.
  
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• Dream on: New community for 40000 people imagined for Abbotsford (RENDERINGS) - Daily Hive

  13-03-2019 02:22 via dailyhive.com
  Dream on: New community for 40000 people imagined for Abbotsford (RENDERINGS)  Daily HiveCan you imagine a new dense, mixed-use "sustainable city" for 40000 people with 36 buildings built on a hillside in Abbotsford?
  
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• Officials warn of measles exposure at Los Angeles airport

  13-03-2019 02:00 via abbynews.com
  
  A passenger who had a layover at LAX last month was diagnosed with the highly contagious illness
  
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• Air Canada lets flight attendants avoid Boeing 737 Max flights

  13-03-2019 02:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Union says they want option of being assigned to another flight to continue
  
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• Australian cardinal sentenced to prison for child sex abuse

  13-03-2019 01:50 via abbynews.com
  
  The 77-year-old denies the allegations and will appeal his convictions
  
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• VIDEO: Clitoris in the spotlight in new National Film Board app

  13-03-2019 01:41 via abbynews.com
  
  New app focuses on female sexual health and pleasure, aiming to close the ‘orgasm gap’
  
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• VIDEO: Check out the latest gadgets at the 2019 BC Tech Summit

  13-03-2019 01:15 via abbynews.com
  
  Musical fruit, advanced vending machines and holographic assembly instructions on display
  
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• BIG NEWS! Rock Steady Boxing for Parkinson’s is coming to Abbotsford in April 2019.

  13-03-2019 00:55
  After running a successful ROCK STEADY BOXING program in New Westminster for three years, and recently founding IMPACT Parkinson’s Society, Head Coach, Robyn Murrell, says “I am excited to be able to help more people living with Parkinson’s by bringing ROCK STEADY BOXING ABBOTSFORD & FRASER VALLEY to Abbotsford in April 2019! I’ve seen firsthand how this program benefits people fighting back against the disease in more ways than one.” This is the first and only
  
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• Sick toddler fights for life at BC Children’s Hospital

  13-03-2019 00:19 via abbynews.com
  
  1.5-year-old London is on life support and in critical condition at BC Children’s Hospital.
  
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