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Global News Hour at 6: Oct 18
Watch Global News Hour at 6 with Chris Gailus and Sophie Lui for Thursday, October 18, 2018.
Jets down Canucks 4-1 with dominant third-period performance
The Canucks kept it to 1-1 until the third period, when the Jets turned on the afterburners.
B.C. municipal election 2018: Sechelt Indian Government District
The Sechelt Indian Government District covers a section of land that has been under the municipal governance of the Sechelt Indian Band since 1987.
BC Evening Weather Forecast: Oct 18
The Thursday, October 18, 2018 evening weather forecast for Vancouver, British Columbia and the surrounding area.
Can ‘craft cannabis’ replicate B.C.’s craft beer success?
Legal cannabis is only one day old, but already there’s a push for B.C. to duplicate its craft beer success in the pot sector.
Porch pirate or prank? Langley woman’s package stolen, then returned with apologetic note
Was it a scavenger hunt—or sticky fingers? A Langley woman says she was the victim of a brazen mail thief on Wednesday, and she has the surveillance footage to prove it. “I couldn’t believe the way she stole it,” Courtney Thomas told Global News on Thursday. “She skipped along the line, and had a big...
‘Targeted’ shooting in Abbotsford leaves 1 man dead
Police said officers were called to the 32000 block of South Fraser Way with reports of shots fired around 6:45 p.m.
B.C. municipal election 2018: Lantzville
The District of Lantzville lies about 24 kilometres south of Parksville on the east coast of Vancouver Island, just north of Nanaimo on Highway 19.
Alleged Langley parcel thief says it was a misunderstanding
A suspect caught on home surveillance video taking a parcel returned the box after the video went public, saying it was a misunderstanding. Sarah MacDonald reports.
Happy ending to story of stolen special needs bike
A heartwarming surprise for an 11-year-old boy whose life was turned upside-down by the theft of his special adaptive bicycle. As Linda Aylesworth reports, a number of people, including the Variety children’s charity, stepped up to help.

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Saudi ex-diplomat 'pivotal' in alleged killing
Saudi intelligence officer and former diplomat Maher Abdulaziz Mutreb played a "pivotal role" in the apparent assassination of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a source familiar with the Turkish investigation has told CNN.
China's economy is growing at its slowest pace since the financial crisis
China's economic slowdown is deepening as its trade war with the United States gets worse.
Storms make Japan's cherry blossoms bloom months early
Spring has already sprung -- at least for certain confused cherry trees in Japan.
Crimea attack: Russians blame Western culture
As Russians struggle to come to terms with a horrific US-style school shooting in Crimea, which has left at least 20 people dead and dozens injured, Kremlin-controlled media are blaming the "corrupting influence" of the West for inspiring the attack.
Return to Rakhine: 'Genocide never happened in this country'
As our convoy of white jeeps rattles along the dirt roads through a vast landscape of fertile farmland, it's hard to see any physical evidence of the 392 villages that were burned down in Myanmar's Rakhine State, other than the odd patch of blackened, decaying trees.
Trade war with China may cause 2020 recession
There are increasing worries that the chilly trade relations between the US and China could lead to a deep slowdown in the US economy -- especially as the Federal Reserve continues to fight inflation.
Whatever happens next, Brexit is bad for business
Businesses hoping for some clarity about Brexit have once again been left deeply disappointed.
US moves to stop subsidizing Chinese mail
The Trump administration is moving to raise postage rates for foreign companies that ship packages to the United States.
Pot is legal in Canada. These are the stocks to watch
Cannabis stocks have been on a wild ride lately. But now that marijuana is legal for recreational purposes in Canada, is it time to start buying shares of pot companies? Not so fast. Investors will need to do their homework and be very careful.
The strangest race in Formula One history?

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Welcome to Abbotsford

Abbotsford is the largest city by area in British Columbia. It is home to the University of the Fraser Valley, TRADEX and Abbotsford International Airport, which hosts the Abbotsford International Airshow. The municipality's southern boundary is the Canada–United States border, across which is Sumas, Washington. In Canada, it is bordered by Langley to the west, the Fraser River and Mission to the north, and Chilliwack to the east. Much of Abbotsford has dramatic views of Mount Baker (to the southeast) and the Coast Mountains (to the north).

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