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• Online fundraiser set up for family of late Canucks writer Jason Botchford

  02-05-2019 23:52 via abbynews.com
  
  Botchford died last weekend from sudden heart failure. He was 48.
  
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• Man, 52, in critical condition after possible Downtown Eastside attack

  02-05-2019 23:43 via abbynews.com
  
  A man was found badly hurt in a washroom at the Carnegie Centre
  
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• Duo featuring ‘Texassippi Soul Man’ performs in Abbotsford

  02-05-2019 23:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Danny and Debi Brooks come to House of James on May 3 and 4
  
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• VIDEO: Explosions, massive fire at Chilliwack industrial building

  02-05-2019 22:56 via abbynews.com
  
  Welding equipment inside business adjacent to residential area near downtown Chilliwack
  
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• PHOTO: Quilts in the Valley

  02-05-2019 22:53 via abbynews.com
  
  Abbotsford Quilters Guild presents show
  
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• PHOTO: Earth Day

  02-05-2019 22:51 via abbynews.com
  
  Earth Day activities were held at Mill Lake Park in Abbotsford
  
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• PHOTO: Bergmann Duo

  02-05-2019 22:48 via abbynews.com
  
  Piano duet performed in Abbotsford
  
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• VIDEO: One man dead after fiery crash at Peace Arch border crossing

  02-05-2019 21:22 via abbynews.com
  
  Police say two vehicles involved, and southbound Highway 99 has re-opened to traffic
  
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• Harrison wolverine sighting ‘exciting’ for biologist

  02-05-2019 21:17 via abbynews.com
  
  Wolverines have huge territories and seeing them near human settlement is not very common
  
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• BREAKING: Fire at industrial building with explosions heard in Chilliwack

  02-05-2019 21:10 via abbynews.com
  
  Fire crews raced to Nowell Street and Fourth Avenue to fight the blaze that erupted
  
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• Abbotsford hockey talent chosen in WHL Bantam Draft - Abbotsford News

  02-05-2019 20:50 via abbynews.com
  Abbotsford hockey talent chosen in WHL Bantam Draft  Abbotsford NewsYale Hockey products Siepmann and Thornton taken in first round.
  
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• Abbotsford hockey talent chosen in WHL Bantam Draft

  02-05-2019 20:50 via abbynews.com
  
  Yale Hockey products Siepmann and Thornton taken in first round
  
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• Get ready for the grind on Grouse Mountain

  02-05-2019 20:37 via abbynews.com
  
  The Grouse Grind Trail opens on May 3 at 6:15 a.m.
  
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• Fundraising campaign launched to rebuild White Rock’s iconic pier

  02-05-2019 20:34 via abbynews.com
  
  ‘Friends of the Pier’ will seek to raise $2 million for construction project
  
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• Cost of celery spikes amid juice benefit claims, poor weather conditions

  02-05-2019 20:30 via abbynews.com
  
  In April 2018, customers could expect to pay $3.00 for a kilogram of celery
  
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• BC Children’s Hospital kicks off Jeans Day fundraiser

  02-05-2019 20:29 via abbynews.com
  
  People are encouraged to wear denim to support the kids
  
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• Eating your placenta can do more harm than good: B.C. study

  02-05-2019 19:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Celebrities like Mayim Bialik, Blac Chyna, and Hilary Duff have all spoken highly of placentophagy
  
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• Relatives to launch private search for plane missing in B.C. since 2017

  02-05-2019 19:20 via abbynews.com
  
  Kamloops pilot Alex Simons and his girlfriend Sydney Robillard, of Lethbridge, Alta.
  
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• Corkscrew roller coaster at Playland comes to a permanent halt

  02-05-2019 19:15 via abbynews.com
  
  The ride is being sold to make way for an expansion of the park
  
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• To excel in the automated world Canada shouldn’t forget the liberal arts: study

  02-05-2019 19:10 via abbynews.com
  
  Study collected input from more than 5,000 employers, youths, workers and educators
  
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• CMHC says overall housing market no longer highly vulnerable after prices ease

  02-05-2019 19:10 via abbynews.com
  
  Housing prices in Vancouver, Victoria, Toronto and Hamilton move closer to sustainable levels
  
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• Beyond Meat goes public as sales of plant-based meats rise

  02-05-2019 19:10 via abbynews.com
  
  Beyond Meat has never made an annual profit; it lost $30 million last year
  
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• B.C. to run another test of national emergency alert system

  02-05-2019 18:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Radios, TVs and compatible wireless devices will get shrill alert sound on May 8
  
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• Abbotsford School District surplus could drop to 1/3 of target range - Abbotsford News

  02-05-2019 18:00 via abbynews.com
  Abbotsford School District surplus could drop to 1/3 of target range  Abbotsford NewsIf no budget changes are made, the Abbotsford School District's financial reserves could drop to about a third of the low end of its target range by summer 2020, ...
  
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• Abbotsford School District surplus could drop to 1/3 of target range

  02-05-2019 18:00 via abbynews.com
  
  District targets surplus of $3.8M to $5.8M, but that could drain to $1.3M by summer 2020
  
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• Abbotsford hosts series of Jane’s Walk events - Abbotsford News

  02-05-2019 17:43 via abbynews.com
  Abbotsford hosts series of Jane’s Walk events  Abbotsford NewsAlmost 15 walks planned May 3-5 in memory of Jane Jacobs.
  
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• Abbotsford hosts series of Jane’s Walk events

  02-05-2019 17:43 via abbynews.com
  
  Almost 15 walks planned May 3-5 in memory of Jane Jacobs
  
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• Traffic mess in Aldergrove after power lines downed in crash

  02-05-2019 17:35 via abbynews.com
  
  A power pole was snapped and lines knocked down near 264th Street and Fraser Highway
  
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• Women in Canadian Armed Force get wardrobe update

  02-05-2019 17:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Pony tails, flats and optional nylons now allowed
  
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• Human remains discovered in burned truck in Oliver, B.C.

  02-05-2019 17:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Oliver RCMP responded to a remote location east of the town, identity of the victim is still unknown
  
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• Your daily commute and weather forecast: May 2, 2019

  02-05-2019 16:55 via abbynews.com
  
  A sunny forecast, but we need to get through some clouds today and tomorrow to get there
  
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• ‘Riley Howell is a hero’: North Carolina student who attacked gunman lauded

  02-05-2019 16:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Two were killed and four injured in the shooting at University of North Carolina-Charlotte
  
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• Ahead of Trudeau meeting, Kenney calls assessment bill a threat to unity

  02-05-2019 16:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says the bill flagrantly violates Alberta’s constitutional rights
  
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• Abbotsford Farm and Country Market kicks off ‘sweet 16’ season - Abbotsford News

  02-05-2019 15:00 via abbynews.com
  Abbotsford Farm and Country Market kicks off ‘sweet 16’ season  Abbotsford NewsMarket opens Saturday, May 4 in historic downtown core.
  
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• Banning any head contact would mean end of all hits in NHL, Bettman says

  02-05-2019 02:05 via abbynews.com
  
  The National Hockey League has faced criticism for its handling of head injuries
  
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• VIDEO: Do you have what it takes to be Miss BC? - Abbotsford News

  02-05-2019 02:00 via abbynews.com
  VIDEO: Do you have what it takes to be Miss BC?  Abbotsford NewsThe deadline to apply as a contestant for the Miss, Mrs, and Miss Teen BC titles is May 5.
  
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• VIDEO: Do you have what it takes to be Miss BC?

  02-05-2019 02:00 via abbynews.com
  
  The deadline to apply as a contestant for the Miss, Mrs, and Miss Teen BC titles is May 5
  
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• Kentucky Derby favourite Omaha Beach scratched

  02-05-2019 02:00 via abbynews.com
  
  The race will take place May 4 at Churchill Downs
  
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• ‘Best breeding season yet’ expected for B.C.’s endangered owls

  02-05-2019 02:00 via abbynews.com
  
  The rare northern spotted owl is being bred at a conservation program near Fort Langley
  
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• Quesnel man leaves six kids behind after Port Hardy logging incident

  02-05-2019 01:36 via abbynews.com
  
  RCMP have concluded review, WorkSafe BC continues investigation
  
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• Psychics tell BC farm owners that missing baby goat is alive - Abbotsford News

  02-05-2019 01:20 via abbynews.com
  Psychics tell BC farm owners that missing baby goat is alive  Abbotsford NewsLadysmith farm owners hope for kid's return after it was allegedly stolen during snuggle session.
  
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• Psychics tell B.C. farm owners that missing baby goat is alive

  02-05-2019 01:20 via abbynews.com
  
  Ladysmith farm owners hope for kid’s return after it was allegedly stolen during snuggle session
  
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• Whitecaps owners release statement regarding allegations against B.C. coach

  02-05-2019 01:08 via abbynews.com
  
  ‘The pain and suffering these women feel is real and something we care deeply about’ say owners
  
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• No jail time for Abbotsford man who sent sexually explicit photos to 12-year-old - Nelson Star

  02-05-2019 01:03 via nelsonstar.com
  No jail time for Abbotsford man who sent sexually explicit photos to 12-year-old  Nelson StarAn Abbotsford man who sent sexually explicit images to a 12-year-old girl, including one of him wearing a diaper and with a soother in his mouth, will not serve ...
  
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• VIDEO: The best of Canucks sports reporter Jason Botchford

  02-05-2019 00:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Remembering the work of longtime Vancouver Canucks reporter
  
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• Slain North Carolina student hailed as hero for confronting campus gunman

  02-05-2019 00:16 via abbynews.com
  
  The student did what police train people to do in active shooter situations
  
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• Highway 1 closed tomorrow east of Revelstoke

  02-05-2019 00:08 via abbynews.com
  
  Morning avalanche control is planned
  
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• Women turned away from underfunded shelters: new national report

  02-05-2019 00:00 via abbynews.com
  
  More than 400 shelters in Canada took part in that three-year study
  
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• No jail time for Abbotsford man who sent sexually explicit photos to 12-year-old - Abbotsford News

  02-05-2019 00:00 via abbynews.com
  No jail time for Abbotsford man who sent sexually explicit photos to 12-year-old  Abbotsford NewsAn Abbotsford man who sent sexually explicit images to a 12-year-old girl, including one of him wearing a diaper and with a soother in his mouth, will not serve ...
  
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• No jail time for Abbotsford man who sent sexually explicit photos to 12-year-old

  02-05-2019 00:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Judge says Robert Koenig believed the girl was 17 and that it was legal to send her such images
  
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