District reports another COVID case, 14 Langley schools on Fraser Health list

The Langley School District has issued another COVID-19 notification for Peter Ewart Middle School. (Langley Schools)
Peter Ewart Middle School records another exposure

A syringe is loaded with COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic run by Vancouver Coastal Health, in Richmond, B.C., Saturday, April 10, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

B.C. to open up COVID vaccine registration to all B.C. residents 18+ in April
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Multiple stabbings at Vancouver Island bush party
Legal challenge seeks to overturn Quebec ban on cannabis T-shirts, other products

Legal challenge seeks to overturn Quebec ban on cannabis T-shirts, other products
Chainsaw and friends near the beach thrill orca watchers in Lantzville

Chainsaw and friends near the beach thrill orca watchers in Lantzville

Selina Robinson is shown in Coquitlam, B.C., on Friday November 17, 2017. British Columbia’s finance minister says her professional training as a family therapist helped her develop the New Democrat government’s first budget during the COVID-19 pandemic, which she will table Tuesday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

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Police tape is shown in Toronto Tuesday, May 2, 2017. Statistics Canada says the country's crime rate ticked up again in 2018, for a fourth year in a row, though it was still lower than it was a decade ago. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy

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Each spring, the Okanagan Fest-of-Ale is held in Penticton. This year, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the festival will not be held. However, beer is still available. How much do you know about this beverage? (pxfuel.com)

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    Rainbow trouts thrashing with life as they’re about to be transferred to the largest lake of their lives, even though it’s pretty small. These rainbows have a blue tinge because they matched the blue of their hatchery pen, but soon they’ll take on the green-browns of their new home at Lookout Lake. (Zoe Ducklow/News Staff)

    VIDEO: B.C. lake stocked with hatchery trout to delight of a seniors fishing club

    A woman wears a protective face covering to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 as she walks past the emergency entrance of Vancouver General Hospital in Vancouver, B.C., Friday, April 9, 2021. COVID-19 cases have been on a steady increase in the province of British Columbia over the past week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

    Top doctor warns B.C.’s daily cases could reach 3,000 as COVID hospitalizations surge

    Construction on the new expanded emergency department at Langley Memorial Hospital continued in early 2021 despite the global pandemic. (Roxanne Hooper/Langley Advance Times)

    VIDEO: Langley’s ER construction near completion, patients welcome in early May

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    The home of 19-year-old Brandon Scott Hole, the suspected shooter who opened fire with a rifle at a FedEx facility, is seen in Indianapolis, Friday, April 16, 2021. At a news conference Friday, Deputy Police Chief Craig McCartt also confirmed the gunman’s identity as Hole. McCartt said Hole was a former employee of the company and last worked for FedEx in 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

    Police: FedEx shooter legally bought guns used in U.S. shooting

    IMPD did not share where Hole bought the guns, but said shooter was seen using both rifles during the assault

    Vials containing Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine for COVID-19 are seen at the San Marino State Hospital, in San Marino, Friday, April 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Antonio Calanni

    China, Russia using their COVID-19 vaccines to gain political influence

    U.S. may soon share its supply of COVID vaccines globally, limiting China and Russia’s ability to influence

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    A local cycling enthusiast is urging riders, runners and pedestrians to leave the devices off for their own safety. (Heather Colpitts/Langley Advance Times)

    LETTER: Langley man says oblivious walkers, runners and cyclists need to tune out

    People with ear buds or headphones often unaware of the dangers around them, letter writer says

      Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marco Mendicino holds a press conference in Ottawa on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020. The federal government is moving forward on efforts to help citizens of Hong Kong remain in Canada rather than have to return. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

      Painful Truth: Canada’s immigration hopes may not be enough in post-COVID world

      In a world of declining birth rates and rising wealth, where do new Canadians come from?

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      Florence Song (left), Amy Saya, and Chanhee Park participated in sustainability week at TWU by selling clothes to benefit charities. (TWU’s Winnie Lui/Special to Langley Advance Times)

      TWU students turning used clothes and goods into cash

      During sustainability week the university fundraises to benefit young entrepreneurs and charities

      John Campbell, with the Langley Rotary Club, got to check out the recently installed cold frames with Douglas Park Community School teacher Lorraine Goulet. (John Campbell/Special to the Langley Advance Times)

      Rotary donation allows Langley students to get growing

      Douglas Park Community School has new cold frames for its courtyard garden

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      Obituaries

      Glen Colby Thompson

      Apr 8th, 2021

      Donalda Laurie Whaites

      Apr 7th, 2021

      Elaine Phyllis Granger (nee Steele)

      Apr 6th, 2021

      Johannes ‘Hans’ Knispel

      Mar 31st, 2021

      Alfred Harry Yeo

      Mar 25th, 2021

      Henry Redekop

      Mar 23rd, 2021

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      Lord Tweedsmuir’s Tremmel States-Jones jumps a player and the goal line to score a touchdown against the Kelowna Owls in 2019. The face of high school football, along with a majority of other high school sports, could significantly change if a new governance proposal is passed at the B.C. School Sports AGM May 1. (Malin Jordan)

      Power struggle: New governance model proposed for B.C. high school sports

      Most commissions are against the new model, but B.C. School Sports (BCSS) and its board is in favour

      Photos of Vancouver Canucks players are pictured outside the closed box office of Rogers Arena in downtown Vancouver Thursday, April 8, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

      Canucks to return to play Sunday versus Leafs after COVID-19 outbreak

      The team has had 11 games postponed since an outbreak late last month

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      Delta character - and former White Rock resident - Pansy May Stuttard inspects a loaded revolver in the cover photo for Jim Dwight and Gary Cullen’s fascinating biography, Lord don’t want me Devil won’t take me. Contributed photo

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      Local carpenter Tyler Bohn embarked on a quest to create the East Sooke Treehouse, after seeing people build similar structures on a Discovery Channel show. (East Sooke Treehouse Facebook photo)

      PHOTOS: B.C. carpenter builds fort inspired by TV’s ‘Treehouse Masters’

      The whimsical structure features a wooden walking path, a loft, kitchen – and is now listed on Airbnb

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        Analysts say new CRTC limits on Big 3 help regional carriers with growth plans

        One of Canada’s most outspoken consumer advocacy groups, OpenMedia, criticized the CRTC on Thursday

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        A Western toadlet crosses the centre line of Elk View Road in Chilliwack on Aug. 26, 2010. A tunnel underneath the road has since been installed to help them migrate cross the road. Saturday, April 24 is Save the Frogs Day. (Jenna Hauck/ Progress File)

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          Chris Turyk, Marketing Director, stands outside the tasting room at Unsworth Vineyards. Don Denton photo

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            Dr. Kevin Calder joined the Langley Memorial Hospital team in December and supports patients and his fellow surgeons in plastic and recontructive surgery.

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