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• Two parks left in contest to crown Abbotsford's favourite; Round 4 bracket results - Abbotsford News

  04-09-2019 23:45 via abbynews.com
  Two parks left in contest to crown Abbotsford's favourite; Round 4 bracket results  Abbotsford NewsAbbotsford is blessed with dozens of parks, some among the very best in the Lower Mainland. Over the last month we have run a Final Four-style bracket that ...
  
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• Two parks left in contest to crown Abbotsford’s favourite; Round 4 bracket results

  04-09-2019 23:45 via abbynews.com
  
  After four rounds, one park chosen to face-off against Mill Lake Park in final
  
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• Mission fraud case becomes Crime Stoppers crime of the week

  04-09-2019 23:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Local RCMP are asking for the public’s help to solve case involving the loss of almost $30,000
  
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• Victim of fatal Chilliwack crash identified as 17-year-old from Abbotsford - Global News

  04-09-2019 22:37 via globalnews.ca
  Victim of fatal Chilliwack crash identified as 17-year-old from Abbotsford  Global NewsThe victim of a fatal single-vehicle crash on Chilliwack Lake Road on Tuesday has been identified as a 17-year-old from Abbotsford.
  
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• The City’s spray parks will continue to operate on summer hours as the warm weather allows. Go play outside!pic.twitter.com/33v1OWbNCX

  04-09-2019 22:31 via twitter.com
  The City’s spray parks will continue to operate on summer hours as the warm weather allows. Go play outside!pic.twitter.com/33v1OWbNCX
  
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• MEI grad Ashley Huberts signs with UFV - Abbotsford News

  04-09-2019 21:44 via abbynews.com
  MEI grad Ashley Huberts signs with UFV  Abbotsford NewsCascades add Abbotsford native to women's volleyball team.
  
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• ‘Significant progress’ as 30,000 fish move through Fraser River at landslide site

  04-09-2019 21:38 via abbynews.com
  
  While chinook numbers are dropping now, they’re expecting a million pink salmon to head upriver
  
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• Cyclist struck by vehicle on South Fraser Way - Abbotsford News

  04-09-2019 21:30 via abbynews.com
  Cyclist struck by vehicle on South Fraser Way  Abbotsford NewsEmergency response crews were called to South Fraser Way and McCallum Road after a vehicle struck a cyclist. At around 11:15 a.m. the cyclist was hit by a ...
  
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• Cyclist struck by vehicle on South Fraser Way

  04-09-2019 21:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Man taken away by emergency crews on stretcher
  
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• B.C. man in hospital after baseball thrown at windshield while driving

  04-09-2019 21:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Man was driving home from Vernon when glass shattered into his eye
  
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• Seven times more opioid prescriptions in Canada and U.S. than Sweden: study

  04-09-2019 21:14 via abbynews.com
  
  Amount of opioid dispensed was significantly higher in U.S. compared with Canada and Sweden
  
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• Liberals’ economic adviser to become Canada’s new ambassador to China

  04-09-2019 21:06 via abbynews.com
  
  Previous envoy John McCallum was fired because of public comments that broke with government line
  
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• Abbotsford’s Astoria Crescent closed as APD lends ERT to RCMP - Abbotsford News

  04-09-2019 20:45 via abbynews.com
  Abbotsford’s Astoria Crescent closed as APD lends ERT to RCMP  Abbotsford NewsAbbotsford's Astroria Crescent remains closed, as it has been for much of the morning, as Abbotsford Police members assisted RCMP members with a search ...
  
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• Abbotsford’s Astoria Crescent closed as APD lends ERT to RCMP

  04-09-2019 20:45 via abbynews.com
  
  APD assists RCMP with search warrant execution of Abbotsford house
  
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• Abbotsford Pilots Open Their Season With A Win Over Langley

  04-09-2019 20:23
  LANGLEY – The Abbotsford Pilots fought through adversity, hung with the Langley Trappers, and opened up the 2019-2020 season with a 3-2 win at the George Preston Recreation Centre. In his regular season debut with the Pilots, Brock Machholz stopped 31 Langley shots en route to his first win.
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  With Langley’s Jakob Neilsen sent off for tripping at 7:34, the Pilots wasted no time to open the scoring. Mason Smith and Austin Moar fed rookie Hunter Brown (1) and he notc
  
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• New signs aim to ease gridlock at train crossings with details on incoming trains

  04-09-2019 20:17 via abbynews.com
  
  $3.8 million Railway Crossing Information System set to launch at six locations in mid-September
  
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• Federal appeals court approves six First Nations challenges of Trans Mountain pipeline

  04-09-2019 20:10 via abbynews.com
  
  Environmental challenges were dismissed, disappointing those groups
  
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• Most Canadians would trade free social media for privacy, government action: survey

  04-09-2019 19:45 via abbynews.com
  
  Majority of those asked thing social media is overall a positive
  
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• PHOTOS: Abbotsford students return to school

  04-09-2019 19:35 via abbynews.com
  
  Readers submit pictures from day one of the 2019-20 school calendar
  
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• Abbotsford teen confirmed as victim of fatal car crash in Chilliwack yesterday

  04-09-2019 19:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Vigil held at skate park across from Yale Secondary last night
  
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• B.C. dog rescued after being attacked by bear and getting stuck in ravine

  04-09-2019 19:10 via abbynews.com
  
  ‘Thor’ badly injured when SAR crews arrived
  
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• B.C. wine with a purpose: Pinot Gris launched to protect bears using leftover fruit

  04-09-2019 18:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Winery will also donate $2 from each bottle sold to the BC SPCA
  
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• Police shoot and kill aggressive dog in Prince Rupert

  04-09-2019 18:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Police and the City said the dog posed an immediate threat toward members of the public
  
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• DFO announces project funding to at-risk species conservation programs

  04-09-2019 18:00 via abbynews.com
  
  The two programs have approved funding for nearly 90 new projects over the next year.
  
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• Three Canadian cities crack top 10 list of most liveable places: report

  04-09-2019 17:55 via abbynews.com
  
  The index is calculated based on five metrics
  
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• Hong Kong pulls extradition bill that triggered massive protests

  04-09-2019 17:52 via abbynews.com
  
  But Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s announcement was not enough for activists
  
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• Rylee Jade shining on B.C. wrestling scene - Abbotsford News

  04-09-2019 17:45 via abbynews.com
  Rylee Jade shining on B.C. wrestling scene  Abbotsford NewsIn less than two years, Rylee Jade went from knowing very little about professional wrestling to receiving a tryout from industry giant World Wrestling ...
  
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• Rylee Jade shining on B.C. wrestling scene

  04-09-2019 17:45 via abbynews.com
  
  Rookie wrestler receives WWE tryout after less than two years, competes in Abbotsford on Saturday
  
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• Removing the stigma: CDC wants you to talk about sex as STIs continue to surge in B.C.

  04-09-2019 17:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Social changes, increases testing all contribute to higher STI rates
  
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• Student groups launch nationwide get-out-the-vote push ahead of federal campaign

  04-09-2019 17:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Statistics Canada says millennials make up about 27 per cent of the population
  
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• Money on the mind: survey finds Canadians worry about finances while on the job

  04-09-2019 16:50 via abbynews.com
  
  The survey also found 43 per cent would have trouble if their paycheque was delayed by a week
  
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• Canadian cancer statistics find blood cancer survival rate rising fastest

  04-09-2019 16:50 via abbynews.com
  
  Cancer survival rates have increased by eight percentage points since the early 1990s
  
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• McDonald’s managers offered free school credit towards degrees at UFV

  04-09-2019 16:45 via abbynews.com
  
  New partnership allows work training courses to supplement classes in four programs
  
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• Bank of Canada holds interest rate as it takes stock of trade war impacts

  04-09-2019 16:35 via abbynews.com
  
  The move kept the central bank’s overnight rate at 1.75 per cent
  
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• Westbound Highway 1 crash near 248th overpass

  04-09-2019 16:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Drivers being warned to watch out for debris across highway
  
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• Two men hurt in ‘targeted’ Surrey shooting

  04-09-2019 16:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Police say there are ‘no indications of a continued risk’ to the public
  
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• Ex-wife of alleged South Okanagan shooter called a ‘conspirator’ in civil lawsuit

  04-09-2019 15:50 via abbynews.com
  
  John Brittain and his ex-wife Katherine Brittain were named in a civil lawsuit
  
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• B.C. woman’s quest to implement no-fault medical system

  04-09-2019 15:37 via abbynews.com
  
  Teri McGrath is hoping the provincial government in B.C. will act
  
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• If you think this summer was cooler than normal, you’re W-R-O-N-G

  04-09-2019 15:30 via abbynews.com
  
  As summers go, 2019 seemed cool. But it was anything but according to Environment Canada
  
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• Federal appeals court to rule on letting new Trans Mountain pipeline challenges proceed

  04-09-2019 14:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Requests to grant appeal hearing stem from Ottawa’s second approval of controversial project
  
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• UPDATE: Abbotsford teen confirmed as victim of fatal car crash in Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress

  04-09-2019 09:00 via theprogress.com
  UPDATE: Abbotsford teen confirmed as victim of fatal car crash in Chilliwack  Chilliwack ProgressSchool district deploying additional counsellors and staff for grieving students.
  
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• UPDATE: Abbotsford teen confirmed as victim of fatal car crash in Chilliwack - Abbotsford News

  04-09-2019 09:00 via abbynews.com
  UPDATE: Abbotsford teen confirmed as victim of fatal car crash in Chilliwack  Abbotsford News
  
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• Harvest Fest supports Starfish Pack program in Abbotsford - Abbotsford News

  04-09-2019 09:00 via abbynews.com
  Harvest Fest supports Starfish Pack program in Abbotsford  Abbotsford NewsEvent hosted on Sept. 20 by firefighters' association.
  
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• Interfor closing B.C.’s historic Hammond Cedar sawmill

  04-09-2019 03:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Century-old mill part of company’s coastal reorganization
  
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• George Takei visits B.C. Japanese internment museum

  04-09-2019 02:38 via abbynews.com
  
  Hope’s Tashme Museum commemorates the history of Tashme internment camp
  
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• Chilliwack council votes to deny rainbow crosswalk request

  04-09-2019 02:25 via abbynews.com
  
  Several councillors mentioned the issue was ‘divisive’ rather than unifying the community
  
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• Margaret Atwood, Andre Alexis earn spots on Giller Prize long list

  04-09-2019 01:45 via abbynews.com
  
  Atwood’s ‘The Testaments,’ much-hyped sequel to ‘The Handmaid’s Tale,’ also shortlisted for Booker Prize
  
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• B.C.’s first independent human rights commissioner sworn in

  04-09-2019 01:15 via abbynews.com
  
  Lawyer Kasari Govender’s role is to lead the promotion and protection of human rights in the province
  
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• B.C.’s first independent human rights commissioner is sworn in to begin work

  04-09-2019 01:15 via abbynews.com
  
  Lawyer Kasari Govender’s role is to lead the promotion and protection of human rights in the province
  
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• Thanks for connecting with us Karen! We've passed your suggestion along to our transportation team. FYI, the City's App has a 'report an issue' function that allows you to submit requests for service: https://www.abbotsford.ca/feedback/at_abbotsford_mob

  04-09-2019 01:12 via twitter.com
  Thanks for connecting with us Karen!We've passed your suggestion along to our transportation team.FYI, the City's App has a 'report an issue' function that allows you to submit requests for service: https://www.abbotsford.ca/feedback/at_abbotsford_mobile_app.htm …
  
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