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St. Andrews Anglican Church currently open, Gateway of Hope will also open Sunday
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(Left to right) Splatsin Tkwamipla7 Sabrina Vergata, Wenecwtsin Wayne Christian, Elder George William, and Tkwamipla7 (councillors) Theresa William and Leonard Edwards look on as (front, left to right) Federal Minister of Indigenous Services Patty Hajdu, Splatsin Kukpi7 Doug Thomas and B.C. Minister of Children and Family Development Mitzi Dean hold up the signed coordination agreement. Federal and provincial officials, Kukpi7 Thomas and all Tkwamipla7 members signed the agreement. (Rebecca Willson/ Eagle Valley News)

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U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden arrive at Ottawa/Macdonald–Cartier International Airport ahead of an official state visit in Ottawa, Thursday, March 23, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

Biden and Trudeau focus meetings on continental security, climate change
Victoria cannabis club gets third raid, already facing $6.5 million in fines

Victoria cannabis club gets third raid, already facing $6.5 million in fines
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U.S. President Joe Biden shakes hands with Conservative Party of Canada Leader Pierre Poilievre, as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looks on, during a welcoming ceremony on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Friday, March 24, 2023. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says allowing Canadians who are unvaccinated against COVID-19 to cross into the United States was among issues he raised with President Joe Biden. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

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A family of asylum seekers from Colombia is met by RCMP officers after crossing the border at Roxham Road into Canada from Champlain, New York, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023. Immigration advocates say they are disappointed that Canada and the U.S. have agreed to restrict the flow of asylum seekers across their shared border. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

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      Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau arrive at Westminster Abbey ahead of the State Funeral of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, in London, Monday Sept. 19, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Jack Hill/Pool Photo via AP

      Trudeau stayed in $6,000 London hotel suite for Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral

      Deputy Chief Devin Laforce speaks about the details of the shooting that killed two police officers during a press conference in Edmonton, Friday, March 17, 2023. Edmonton police say a 16-year-old boy who shot and killed two officers on March 16 had been apprehended in November under the Mental Health Act and taken to hospital for assessment. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

      Boy who killed Edmonton officers had been apprehended under Mental Health Act: police

      L-R: Regional District Hospital Board Chair Loyal Wooldridge, Interior Health Authority President and CEO Susan Brown, B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix, Kelowna Mayor Tom Dyas, Kelowna-Mission MLA Renee Merrifield, Kelowna-Lake Country MLA Norm Letnick. (Gary Barnes/Capital News)

      Minister Dix announces urgent care centre coming to Kelowna

      The former Kamloops Indian Residential School is seen at sunset after a rainstorm and a day-long ceremony to mark the one-year anniversary of the Tk’emlups te Secwepemc announcement of the detection of the remains of 215 children at an unmarked burial site at the former residential school, in Kamloops, B.C., on Monday, May 23, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

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      Assistant Chief Lance Caven’s fire gear hanging in Langford Fire Hall #1 on March 21. (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)

      B.C. fire chief remembers fallen friend, calls for end of firefighter cancer deaths

      Langford chief’s plea comes after the death of his colleague and mentor

      B.C.’s Ministry of Housing has received the forensic audit of BC Housing ordered by Premier David Eby, then minister responsible for housing, but it is not clear when the public will see the report. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)

      BC Liberals call on government to immediately release forensic audit of BC Housing

      Ministry of Housing has received the full report, but did not give a release date

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      A fence in Brookswood bears a message of support for the health care workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)

      WEB POLL: Have you experienced longer than reasonable wait times to access health care recently?

      Readers are being asked about their wait times for visits to the ER or medical clinics

        Premier David Eby during an announcement for local government infrastructure in Surrey last month. (Anna Burns/Black Press Media)

        OUR VIEW: Health is not partisan

        Is there a realization that there’s no room for politics in a healthy system?

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        Langley doctors are trying to help thousands of local residents find doctors within the next four years. The Langley Division of Family Practice spoke to Township council in February about trying to recruit 21 more doctors and dozens of nurse practioners who could take some of the burden off doctors.

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        Community
        StoryWalks have been installed at Muckle Creek Trail and Lynn Fripps Elementary school, with a third coming to Parkside Centennial Elementary in Aldergrove. (Special to Langley Advance Times)

        Storytime comes alive at second Langley park

        Families can now take a walk and read a book in Muckle Creek Trail

        The Silver Diamond Country Dancers are seen in the Cloverdale Rodeo Parade in this undated image. The Cloverdale Rodeo Parade is back this year and will start at 10 a.m. May 20. (Image via facebook.com/cloverdalebia)

        Rodeo parade and bed races taking applications for 2023 events

        More events to be planned; chilli cook off may be cancelled

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        Mar 16th, 2023

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        Mar 15th, 2023

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        Mar 15th, 2023

        Barry Day

        Mar 6th, 2023

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        Mar 6th, 2023

        Ellen (Ellen) Mykle

        Mar 4th, 2023

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        Jack Hanratty has initiated a number of mental health supports as head coach of Canada’s women’s rugby sevens team. (Jake Romphf/News Staff)

        Canada rugby sevens members push for mental health literacy in sport

        Co-captain, coach hope for more openness around mental health challenges facing athletes

        The PGA of Canada has announced that the PGA Seniors’ Championship of Canada is coming to Abbotsford’s Ledgeview Golf Club. (PGA of Canada photo)

        Abbotsford’s Ledgeview Golf Club hosting PGA Seniors’ Championship of Canada

        Local golf club hosting national event from Aug. 8 to 11

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        Gwyneth Paltrow sits in court, Wednesday, March 22, 2023, in Park City, Utah. Paltrow is accused of injuring another skier, leaving him with a concussion and four broken ribs. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, Pool)

        Gwyneth Paltrow ski collision trial set for family testimony

        A neuropsychologist who treated the man suing Gwyneth Paltrow over a 2016…

        This image released by CBS shows promotional art for the daytime drama series “The Young & The Restless” which is celebrating their 50th anniversary. (CBS via AP)

        ‘The Young and the Restless’ celebrates 50 years of drama

        Venerable TV soap opera began its half-century run in 1973

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        Business
        BC Cannabis Store opened in the Willowbrook neighbourhood of Langley in mid-March, near the new Source for Sports hockey store and Best Buy. (Roxanne Hooper/Langley Advance Times)

        WHAT’S IN STORE: New cannabis and hockey stores open in Langley mall

        In this latest business column, the editor ferrets out the true location of a new business

          François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry speaks at the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) conference regarding the future of critical metals and investing in Canada in Toronto, Monday, March 6, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

          Liberals introduce legislation to create a corporate ownership registry

          Goal is easier identification of owners of corporations tied to financial malfeasance

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          Kwakiutl First Nation master carver Stan Hunt’s 18-foot monument to Indigenous children who were abused and died while attending residential schools is taking shape and nearly ready to be painted. (Megyn Williams photo)

          B.C. residential school monument ‘asking for these children’s spirits to come home’

          North Island master carver finishing 18-foot work in remembrance of residential school children

          Creston tattoo artist poses with some of the participants of Paps and Tats. (Photo by Gerry Eyre)

          Paps and Tats: Lower Kootenay Band promotes cervical cancer screening with free tattoos

          Local Creston tattoo artist offered free ink with pap smears

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          Pretty in pink…and a little blue

          Single colour dominates the fashion runways

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            Otter Co-op is ready to help you get ready for garden and patio season.

            Spring has sprung at your Lower Mainland Otter Co-op store!

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