B.C. deficit to grow: finance minister

VICTORIA – B.C. Finance Minister Colin Hansen admitted Thursday that the province is headed for a deficit much larger than the $495 million promised during the spring election campaign. Hansen insisted that he remained confident his February budget target would be met until late June, when federal tax department figures showed... more  

At home in the water

It’s an overcast Tuesday morning at Centennial Pool, and Karen Assels is utterly in her element. There’s hardly a wasted motion as the 26-year-old Abbotsford resident drives off the north wall of the pool and cruises southbound. Her mode of transportation,... more

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• Heat join Moose, Bulldogs and Marlies in North Division
• Fastballers excel on B.C. stage

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A bold, modern new look

You are holding in your hands the future of the Abbotsford News. After 87 years of publishing a broadsheet newspaper, The News has changed its format to a sleeker, easier to handle and contemporary tabloid. It’s a bold new look and format. This... more

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• News has a history of excellence
• Stay informed, visit us online

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Listening to a legend

Legend is not a title to be handed out lightly. But for fans of folk music, Tom Paxton is truly legendary. The performer has been writing and singing songs for more than 40 decades, and while he may not be a... more

• Father of the festival
• On with the show
• WHAT'S ON

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Life in a 'far more crazy world'

Growing up in Abbotsford, Balan Moorthy spent many a lazy summer afternoon just wandering about with his brothers, perhaps playing some street hockey. His idyllic recollections indicate this was a much different place in the 1970s. “We’d catch frogs or tadpoles,... more

• UFV needs moms-to-be
• New president for Rotary
• ‘The best job in the world’

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