VIDEO: Vancouver Giants Bowen Byram records first NHL career point with Colorado Avalanche

Giants defenceman Bowen Byram has recorded his first NHL career point (Rob Wilton/special to Langley Advance Times)
Player with Langley-based WHL franchise assisted on goal against the Ducks

A video posted to social media by Chilliwack resident Rob Iezzi shows a teenager getting kicked in the face after being approached by three suspects on Friday, Jan. 22, 2021. (YouTube/Rob i)

VIDEO: Security cameras capture ‘just one more assault’ near B.C. high school
FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2017, file photo, Oklahoma State Rep. Justin Humphrey prepares to speak at the State Capitol in Oklahoma City. A mythical, ape-like creature that has captured the imagination of adventurers for decades has now become the target of Rep. Justin Humphrey. Humphrey, a Republican House member has introduced a bill that would create a Bigfoot hunting season, He says issuing a state hunting license and tag could help boost tourism. (Steve Gooch/The Oklahoman via AP, File)

Oklahoma lawmaker proposes ‘Bigfoot’ hunting season
Aurora Cannabis lays off workers after signing new sales broker deal

Aurora Cannabis lays off workers after signing new sales broker deal
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Economic Development and Official Languages Minister Melanie Joly responds to a question in the House of Commons Monday November 23, 2020 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Federal minister touts need for new B.C. economic development agency
FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2017, file photo, Larry King attends the 45th International Emmy Awards at the New York Hilton, in New York. Former CNN talk show host King has been hospitalized with COVID-19 for more than a week, the news channel reported Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021. CNN reported the 87-year-old King contracted the coronavirus and was undergoing treatment at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, File)

Larry King, broadcasting giant for half-century, dies at 87
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    Andrew McCaron, owner of West Coast Optical, which has been helping Surrey see better since 1989.

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      Quebec Premier Francois Legault pauses as he speaks during a news conference on the COVID-19 pandemic, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021 at the legislature in Quebec City. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot

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      B.C. MInisterial Order 425 and the list of permitted exemptions to wearing face masks in retail businesses and other public spaces. (B.C. Government website)

      LETTER: Langley newspaper criticized for doing story on maskless encounter

      Local letter writer shares opinion on video of unmasked man in grocery store

        Okay – who predicted that increased pet ownership would be a side effect of a pandemic? (LAPS/Special to Aldergrove Star)

        Painful Truth: Predicting the post-COVID future is no easy task

        Small changes are gathering steam, and no one saw all of them coming

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        Langley MP Tako van Popta visited Aldergrove's Return-It Depot to commend owner Sung Kim on the oil collection project. (Ryan Uytdewilligen/Aldergrove Star)

        Langley MP commends Aldergrove Return-It Depot’s environmental efforts

        Oil collection has been occuring at the facility since December through the help of a grant

        Construction on the main foyer at the soon-to-be opened Clayton Community Centre. (Photo courtesy of HCMA Architecture + Design)

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        Jan 6th, 2021

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        Dec 31st, 2020

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        Tyler Tardi will serve as a fifth on Team Laycock at the 2021 Tim Hortons Brier. (Black Press Media file photo)

        Tyler Tardi to serve as alternate for B.C. team at Brier

        Langley/Cloverdale curler to serve as ‘fifth’ on Team Laycock at Calgary-hosted championships

        Competitors make their way through the course at the 2019 Canadian Cross Country Championships, which was hosted by Abbotsford in 2019. (File photo)

        Abbotsford to host 2023 Canadian Cross Country Championships

        Clearbrook Park last hosted the event in 2019, Ottawa hosting 2021 and 2022 races

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        The District of Saanich’s communications team decided to take part in a viral trend on Thursday and photoshopped U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders into a staff meeting photo. (District of Saanich/Twitter)

        Bernie Sanders makes guest appearance municipal staff meeting in B.C.

        Vancouver Island firefighters jump on viral trend of photoshopped U.S. senator

        Theatre in the Country presents Lady Windermere’s Fan by Oscar Wilde. (TIC/Special to the Aldergrove Star)

        Oscar Wilde, Kauffman and Hart, and adult acting classes all happening at Langley theatre

        Theatre in the Country continues to showcase Zoom performances while now offering scene studies

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        Prince Edward Island’s provincial flag flies on a flag pole in Ottawa, Friday July 3, 2020. A lozenge plant in Prince Edward Island has laid off 30 workers, citing an “almost non-existent” cold and cough season amid COVID-19 restrictions. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

        ‘Almost non-existent’ cold and cough season: P.E.I. lozenge plant lays off 30 workers

        The apparent drop in winter colds across the country seems to have weakened demand for medicine and natural remedies

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        Retail sales rise 1.3% to $55.2 billion in November as online shopping surges

        Statistics Canada says shoppers began gift buying early online to avoid shipping delays pre-holidays

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          Boulevard Magazine Photo Story with Darren Hull and Lia Crowe. (Boulevard Magazine)

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