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Abbotsford Sued Over Needle Access

CP | James Keller, The Canadian Press | Posted 05.21.2013 | Canada British Columbia
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VANCOUVER - Three injection drug users filed a lawsuit Tuesday over an Abbotsford, B.C., bylaw that has banned harm-reduction services such as clean n...

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Abbotsford Sued Over Drug Access

CBC | Posted 05.21.2013 | Canada British Columbia
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Advocates for needle exchanges are suing the City of Abbotsford, saying the city's bylaw which bans harm reduction centres violates basic human rights...

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Road Ragers Wield Spit, Laser

The Huffington Post B.C. | Posted 03.12.2013 | Canada British Columbia
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B.C. RCMP are trying to track down two people in an alarming road rage incident in the Fraser Valley. A woman was driving westbound on Highway 1 at...

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Abbotsford Woman Killed In Garage

The Huffington Post B.C. | Posted 02.08.2013 | Canada British Columbia
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Jeffrey Friesen, 40, has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of his estranged wife in her Abbotsford home. Leanne Friesen, 40, was ...

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Woman Dead In Abbotsford Murder

The Huffington Post B.C. | Posted 04.09.2013 | Canada British Columbia
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UPDATE - Feb. 8, 2013: Jeffrey Frisen has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of his estranged wife, Leanne Friesen. A 40-year-old...

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Bet You Haven't Heard THIS Speeding Excuse

The Huffington Post B.C. | Andree Lau | Posted 01.29.2013 | Canada British Columbia
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Police in B.C. were astounded to hear a woman blame her baby for why she was driving 130 km/h in a 50 km/h zone. An Abbotsford police officer spott...

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Costco Could Cut $10,000 From Collections, Legion Says

CBC | Posted 01.09.2013 | Canada British Columbia
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The Royal Canadian Legion in Abbotsford, B.C. says it’s feeling the pinch this year when it comes to selling poppies at the local Costco. ...

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Boys Assaulted In Abbotsford Airport Bathroom

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 10.31.2012 | Canada British Columbia
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ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Police in Abbotsford, B.C., are looking for a teen suspect and a man believed to be his caregiver after two young boys were assault...

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F-35s May Be Ready To Leave The Nest

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 10.09.2012 | Canada Politics
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ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The oft-maligned F-35 has passed an important development milestone by dropping its first test bomb.The practice run happened Wedne...

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Have You Seen These Bees?

CBC | Posted 09.29.2012 | Canada
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A B.C. beekeeper is out $100,000 after half a million bees and an estimated 3,600 kilograms of honey were apparently stolen sometime earlier this mont...

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'It Makes Me Sick When They Say No To Harm Reduction'

CP | James Keller, The Canadian Press | Posted 09.06.2012 | Canada Politics
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ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Once a week, Jamie MacDonald walks down a quiet alley in this sprawling community in British Columbia's Fraser Valley, finds a fami...

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History Repeating Itself In B.C.?

CBC | Posted 08.20.2012 | Canada
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Water levels on B.C.'s upper Fraser River have peaked, putting several Fraser Valley communities under evacuation alerts as the water rus...

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Driver Accuses Cops Of Targeting Blonds

The Huffington Post Canada | Posted 06.13.2012 | Canada Living
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We've heard of traffic cops targeting sports cars and red vehicles, but blonds? Really? But that's what a blond driver told Abbotsford Police Const...

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Municipal Golf Courses Have Taxpayers Tee'd-Off

Jordan Bateman | Posted 08.06.2012 | Canada Politics
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Golf revenues are slowly on the decline across Canada. Some B.C. leaders have missed the simplest way of fixing this problem: getting taxpayers out of the golf game all together. It's one thing for taxes to go to essentials like water, sewer or public safety, it's another thing to know you're subsidizing luxuries like municipal golf courses. If you can find a service listed on YellowPages.ca, government shouldn't be providing it.

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B.C. Seniors' Homes Face Bulldozer

CBC | Posted 07.30.2012 | Canada
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Several Abbotsford, B.C., seniors whose homes will be bulldozed are calling for more compensation from the landowner, who is closing the ...

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Drunken Trio Scrubbed Clean At Carwash

CBC | Posted 06.04.2012 | Canada
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Police have issued warnings to a trio of 23-year-old Abbotsford men for an embarrassing late night drunken escapade. After a ...

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Police Hunt For Abbotsford Sexual Assault Suspects

CBC | Posted 04.06.2012 | Canada
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Police in Abbotsford are hunting for two South Asian men, after a 19-year-old woman was sexually assaulted on Thursday evening. ...

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How A B.C. Community Went From Murder Capital To Murder-Free

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 03.04.2012 | Canada
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ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The community of Abbotsford, B.C., has shed the title of homicide capital of Canada, and police are crediting a provocative campaig...

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B.C. Woman Critical After Ecstasy Overdose

CBC | Posted 03.03.2012 | Canada
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A 24-year-old woman is in hospital in critical condition after overdosing on ecstasy at a New Year's Eve party in Abbotsford, B.C. ...

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Teen Dies After Ecstasy Sleepover

CBC | Posted 02.22.2012 | Canada
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A 17-year-old girl has died after taking the drug ecstasy at a sleepover in Abbotsford, B.C., on Monday. Cheryl McCormack wa...

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Former BC Cop Investigated For Massive Investment Fraud

CBC | Posted 01.15.2012 | Canada
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A former Abbotsford police officer is under investigation after a Surrey real estate development collapsed, leaving 28 investors with tot...

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Spitting Incident Leads To Police Investigation

CBC | CBC | Posted 10.21.2011 | Canada
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A Vancouver police officer is under investigation for allegedly being too violent during an arrest in the 100 block of West Broadway on F...

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