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• Weather Modification Program Aims To Replenish Shrinking Yangtze River In China - Abbotsford News

  18-08-2022 23:50 via abbynews.com
  
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• Weather modification program aims to replenish shrinking Yangtze River in China

  18-08-2022 23:50 via abbynews.com
  
  On Aug. 17, China’s ministry of water resources said that drought in the Yangtze River basin was “adversely affecting drinking water security of rural people and livestock, and the growth of crops.”
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• Inmates Building Community In B.C. Prison Through Totem Pole Project - Abbotsford News

  18-08-2022 23:30 via abbynews.com
  
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• Inmates building community in B.C. prison through totem pole project

  18-08-2022 23:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Led by Indigenous master carvers, the project aims to raise the pole in OctoberThe post Inmates building community in B.C. prison through totem pole project appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• B.C. COVID cases undercounted 100-fold amid less PCR testing, modelling group says

  18-08-2022 23:21 via abbynews.com
  
  The B.C. COVID-19 Modelling Group did have some good news: the BA.5 wave appears to have peakedThe post B.C. COVID cases undercounted 100-fold amid less PCR testing, modelling group says appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• PHOTOS: Summery, Sky-high Sunflowers In Chilliwack - Abbotsford News

  18-08-2022 23:14 via abbynews.com
  
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• PHOTOS: Summery, sky-high sunflowers in Chilliwack

  18-08-2022 23:14 via abbynews.com
  
  Chilliwack Sunflower Festival has 50 varieties of sunflowers in 12 acres of fieldsThe post PHOTOS: Summery, sky-high sunflowers in Chilliwack appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• BC Ferries Reports Busiest-ever Spring For Vehicle Traffic - Abbotsford News

  18-08-2022 22:59 via abbynews.com
  
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• BC Ferries reports busiest-ever spring for vehicle traffic

  18-08-2022 22:59 via abbynews.com
  
  Company released first-quarter results this weekThe post BC Ferries reports busiest-ever spring for vehicle traffic appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Nechako Lakes MLA John Rustad booted from B.C. Liberal caucus for questioning climate change

  18-08-2022 22:50 via abbynews.com
  
  Rustad has not yet responded to requests for commentThe post Nechako Lakes MLA John Rustad booted from B.C. Liberal caucus for questioning climate change appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Supreme Court To Review Mandatory Minimum Penalty For Child Luring Offence - Abbotsford News

  18-08-2022 22:30 via abbynews.com
  
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• Supreme Court to review mandatory minimum penalty for child luring offence

  18-08-2022 22:30 via abbynews.com
  
  The Supreme Court of Canada will examine the constitutionality of a minimum sentence for the offence of child luring.The post Supreme Court to review mandatory minimum penalty for child luring offence appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Pope says not enough evidence to open sex assault probe against Quebec cardinal

  18-08-2022 22:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Marc Ouellet, an adviser to the Pope, is accused of sexual misconduct in a class-action lawsuitThe post Pope says not enough evidence to open sex assault probe against Quebec cardinal appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Helicopter Rescue Saves Hiker In Golden Ears Park - Abbotsford News

  18-08-2022 22:30 via abbynews.com
  
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• Helicopter rescue saves hiker in Golden Ears park

  18-08-2022 22:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Maple Ridge search team assists man stuck on a steep slopeThe post Helicopter rescue saves hiker in Golden Ears park appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Canada’s high court won’t hear dispute over $1B Vancouver waterfront development

  18-08-2022 22:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Dispute centred on one of Vancouver’s last parcels of waterfront landThe post Canada’s high court won’t hear dispute over $1B Vancouver waterfront development appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Browns’ Deshaun Watson Suspended 11 Games, Fined $5 Million - Abbotsford News

  18-08-2022 22:30 via abbynews.com
  
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• Browns’ Deshaun Watson suspended 11 games, fined $5 million

  18-08-2022 22:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Quarterback accused of sexual misconduct by two dozen womenThe post Browns’ Deshaun Watson suspended 11 games, fined $5 million appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Newly-launched Island-based air rescue team has few equivalents in North America

  18-08-2022 22:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Rapid response to emergencies in hard-to-reach Vancouver Island, North Coast locationsThe post Newly-launched Island-based air rescue team has few equivalents in North America appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Three Abbotsford Educators In Running For Excellence In Education Awards - Abbotsford News

  18-08-2022 21:41 via abbynews.com
  
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• Three Abbotsford educators in running for Excellence in Education awards

  18-08-2022 21:41 via abbynews.com
  
  10 recipients of the provincial honour will be announced in OctoberThe post Three Abbotsford educators in running for Excellence in Education awards appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Industry fears shortages at cannabis, liquor stores amid strike at B.C. distribution centres

  18-08-2022 21:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Liquor sector advocates say BCGEU’s picketing at the warehouses was a ‘selfish move’The post Industry fears shortages at cannabis, liquor stores amid strike at B.C. distribution centres appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Introducing Mułaa, Canada’s Rising Tide Indigenous Surf Team - Abbotsford News

  18-08-2022 20:00 via abbynews.com
  
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• B.C. Welcomes Canada’s First Sensory-friendly Chiropractic Office - Abbotsford News

  18-08-2022 20:00 via abbynews.com
  
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• Chilliwack Farm Receives Funding To Develop Low-emission Dairy Barn - Abbotsford News

  18-08-2022 19:50 via abbynews.com
  
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• Chilliwack farm receives funding to develop low-emission dairy barn

  18-08-2022 19:50 via abbynews.com
  
  Dicklands Farms is receiving $165,000 through the Canada-British Columbia Agri-Innovation ProgramThe post Chilliwack farm receives funding to develop low-emission dairy barn appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Abbotsford Hindu Temple Participates In Car Rally For Indian Independence Day - Abbotsford News

  18-08-2022 19:45 via abbynews.com
  
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• Abbotsford Hindu Temple participates in car rally for Indian Independence Day

  18-08-2022 19:45 via abbynews.com
  
  Drivers converge in Hope for main 75th anniversary celebrationThe post Abbotsford Hindu Temple participates in car rally for Indian Independence Day appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• B.C. teen defeats brain bleed, cancer, works way back to graduate with his peers

  18-08-2022 19:10 via abbynews.com
  
  Keygan Power overcomes two life-threatening ailments and a resulting partial paralysisThe post B.C. teen defeats brain bleed, cancer, works way back to graduate with his peers appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• UBC study finds pro hockey players reluctant to access mental health support

  18-08-2022 19:09 via abbynews.com
  
  Players reported fear of being labelled selfish, taking up too many resourcesThe post UBC study finds pro hockey players reluctant to access mental health support appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• B.C. scientists find ‘weak spot’ in COVID-19 virus that could lead to new treatments

  18-08-2022 19:00 via abbynews.com
  
  “Key vulnerability” is found in all major variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19The post B.C. scientists find ‘weak spot’ in COVID-19 virus that could lead to new treatments appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• 7 new B.C. single-day temperature records set amid August heat wave

  18-08-2022 18:47 via abbynews.com
  
  The highest temperatures were recorded in Lillooet where it reached 38.2 CThe post 7 new B.C. single-day temperature records set amid August heat wave appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• B.C. Professional Employees Association Issues Strike Notice, Calls For Inflation Protection - Abbotsford News

  18-08-2022 18:06 via abbynews.com
  
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• B.C. Professional Employees Association issues strike notice, calls for inflation protection

  18-08-2022 18:06 via abbynews.com
  
  The PEA represents 1,200 licensed professionals working in the public serviceThe post B.C. Professional Employees Association issues strike notice, calls for inflation protection appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Abbotsford Police release drawing of suspect in attempted child abduction

  18-08-2022 18:06 via abbynews.com
  
  Major crime unit continues to investigate incident that took place Aug. 15The post Abbotsford Police release drawing of suspect in attempted child abduction appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Three Indigenous House Posts Welcome Guests To Abbotsford School District Office - Abbotsford News

  18-08-2022 17:48 via abbynews.com
  
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• Three Indigenous house posts welcome guests to Abbotsford school district office

  18-08-2022 17:48 via abbynews.com
  
  Raphael Silver designed posts inspired by his parents and strong female influences in educationThe post Three Indigenous house posts welcome guests to Abbotsford school district office appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Suspects Flee After Robbing B.C. Mall, Pepper Spraying Bystanders - Abbotsford News

  18-08-2022 17:32 via abbynews.com
  
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• B.C. Man Hospitalized After 100-foot Cliff Jump Goes Wrong - Abbotsford News

  18-08-2022 17:27 via abbynews.com
  
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• B.C. man hospitalized after 100-foot cliff jump goes wrong

  18-08-2022 17:27 via abbynews.com
  
  Young man airlifted to hospital after leap at popular swimming hole clipped rocks
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• Standing tall: Largest single-masted boat ever built stops by Vancouver Island

  18-08-2022 17:26 via abbynews.com
  
  The M5 superyacht also boats its own planeThe post Standing tall: Largest single-masted boat ever built stops by Vancouver Island appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Victoria to install side guards on its trucks; cities want feds to mandate them

  18-08-2022 17:12 via abbynews.com
  
  Capital Bike says the guards can help prevent cyclist deathsThe post Victoria to install side guards on its trucks; cities want feds to mandate them appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• New census data showing French ‘in danger’ spurs debate ahead of Quebec election

  18-08-2022 16:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Anglophone rights group worries data will be used to portray English speakers as a threatThe post New census data showing French ‘in danger’ spurs debate ahead of Quebec election appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• G’day for Canada Little Leaguers in beating Australia 7-0 at World Series

  18-08-2022 16:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Little Mountain Little Leaguers of Vancouver representing the Maple Leaf in celebrated kids tourneyThe post G’day for Canada Little Leaguers in beating Australia 7-0 at World Series appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Gas-powered Muscle Cars Drive Into The Sunset, Turn Electric - Abbotsford News

  18-08-2022 16:30 via abbynews.com
  
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• Gas-powered muscle cars drive into the sunset, turn electric

  18-08-2022 16:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Dodge will stop making gasoline versions of Challenger and Charger muscle cars by end of next yearThe post Gas-powered muscle cars drive into the sunset, turn electric appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Census Records Fewer Indigenous-language Speakers, But Bump In Youngest Generation - Abbotsford News

  18-08-2022 16:30 via abbynews.com
  
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• Census records fewer Indigenous-language speakers, but bump in youngest generation

  18-08-2022 16:30 via abbynews.com
  
  About 243,000 people reported being able to speak an Indigenous languageThe post Census records fewer Indigenous-language speakers, but bump in youngest generation appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• 80 years after Dieppe, postcards share stories of soldiers who died in deadly raid

  18-08-2022 16:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Known as Operation Jubilee, the Aug. 19, 1942 raid was Canada’s first major combat with the NazisThe post 80 years after Dieppe, postcards share stories of soldiers who died in deadly raid appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• $3.1 million pumped into B.C. marine noise reduction as advocates call for targets

  18-08-2022 16:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Efforts underway to help protect endangered killer whales from increased trafficThe post $3.1 million pumped into B.C. marine noise reduction as advocates call for targets appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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