Revelstoke councillor accused of sexually abusing Langley teen while school chaperone

Cody Younker, Revelstoke city councillor. (Jocelyn Doll/Revelstoke Review)
Lawsuit alleges Cody Younker sexually abused student while volunteering on Langely school trips

People wearing face masks to curb the spread of COVID-19 walk past a window display at a store in downtown Vancouver, on Sunday, December 13, 2020. The association representing businesses across Metro Vancouver says the costs of COVID-19 continue to mount for its members.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Greater Vancouver business organization says members face uncertain outlook in 2021
A handgun seized by Surrey RCMP. (Photo: Police handout)

Crime Stoppers received 500+ tips about Metro Vancouver guns, gang activity in 2020: report
UFC won’t punish fighters for marijuana use in policy change

UFC won’t punish fighters for marijuana use in policy change
These Okanagan wineries are anything but ordinary

These Okanagan wineries are anything but ordinary

A new video from NCCIH and BC Northern Health titled ‘Healing in Pandemic Times: Indigenous Peoples, Stigma and COVID-19’ was animated by Joanne Gervais. (Photo Provided By: NCCIH Archives)

VIDEO: Stigma against Indigenous people is a ‘social sickness’
A pinniped was attacked by an unseen predator off the shores of Dallas Road Monday night. (Courtesy of Steffani Cameron)

VIDEO: Seal hunting, not being hunted in video shot off Victoria waterfront
The German engineering behind the Grohe Chinaware Collection includes a quick-release seat for easy cleaning.

Yes, you can thank German engineering for this easy-clean toilet!
    Andrew McCaron, owner of West Coast Optical, which has been helping Surrey see better since 1989.

    Over 3 decades in business and still going strong — now that’s vision!
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      Rainbow trout, pictured, was one of several species stocked into B.C. lakes in 2020. Despite challenges posed by the pandemic, the Freshwater Fisheries Society of B.C. successfully completed its program last year, releasing 5.63 fish into 662 lakes across the province. (Black Press Media file photo)

      B.C.’s freshwater stocking program complete despite pandemic challenges

      Program’s success comes amid huge spike in new freshwater fishing licences

      Prime Minister Justin Trudeau listens to a question as he participates in a news conference at Rideau Cottage in Ottawa, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

      Cancel foreign trips because travel rules could change suddenly, Trudeau says

      Canada has documented 183 flights arriving in Canada from abroad since Jan. 4

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      LETTER: Cloverdale man said public pressure only convinces church goers they are right

      Engageing churches in discussions on how to reduce transmission would be more effective than bans

        Local letter writer expects more people turning to prayer during pandemic. (File photo)

        LETTER: More people likely turn to prayer during pandemic, Langley man contends

        Pandemic, politics and the economy are giving people reason to call on a higher power, he writes

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          When the pandemic forced the shut down of playgrounds in Langley this past Spring it sparked creativity for these Langley grandparents Herb and Cherri Kwan, who found themselves picking up a paint brush to help keep the local kids occupied. (Bernadette Amiscaray/Special to Langley Advance Times)

          PHOTOS: Pandemic park closures spark artistic rock creations for retired Langley grandparents

          Herb and Cherri Kwan started hiding painted rocks in Routley Park when playground closed

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            Obituaries

            Donald Pountney

            Jan 6th, 2021

            Beulah Smith

            Jan 1st, 2021

            Evan John Christian

            Dec 31st, 2020

            Raymond Arthur ‘Ray’ Potts

            Dec 30th, 2020

            Norma Ann Fentie (nee Vanetta)

            Dec 28th, 2020

            Evelyn Louisa May MacKay

            Dec 24th, 2020

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            Sports
            Vancouver Canucks’ Elias Pettersson, right, battles for position with Calgary Flames’ Chris Tanev during first period NHL hockey action in Calgary, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

            Gaudreau has 2 points as Flames torch Vancouver Canucks 5-2

            B.C. squad drops to 1-3 early in NHL season

            Vancouver Canucks’ Nils Hoglander, right, scrambles for the puck in front of Calgary Flames goalie Jacob Markstrom, centre, and Mark Giordano during first period NHL hockey action in Calgary, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

            Markstrom’s 32-save shutout lifts Flames to 3-0 win over Vancouver Canucks

            New Calgary goalie stonewalls former club

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            Terry David Mulligan. (Submitted photo)

            Podcast: Interview with longtime actor/broadcaster and B.C. resident Terry David Mulligan

            Podcast: Talk includes TDM’s RCMP career, radio, TV, wine, Janis Joplin and much more

            A scene from “Tia and Piujuq” is shown in this 2019 handout photo. A new Indigenous television channel featuring a programming slate that’s entirely in the Inuit Inuktut language is set to launch on Monday. Billed as the first Indigenous-language channel in Canada, Uvagut TV will broadcast a variety of content including children’s series, award-winning films and live programming. (Arnait Video Productions, Isuma Distribution International)

            New Uvagut TV to feature all programming made in Inuktut language

            Uvagut TV will broadcast a variety of content including children’s series, award-winning films and live programming

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            Powell River-Sunshine Coast MLA Nicholas Simons was appointed to the NDP cabinet as minister of social development and poverty reduction after the October 2020 B.C. election. (Hansard TV)

            B.C. job training fund increased for developmentally disabled

            COVID-19 has affected 1,100 ‘precariously employed’ people

            B.C. driver’s licence and identity cards incorporate medical services, but the passport option for land crossings is being phased out. (B.C. government)

            B.C. abandons border ID cards built into driver’s licence

            $35 option costing ICBC millions as demand dwindles

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            B.C. company turning fly larvae into pet food gets $6M in federal funds

            The insects are black soldier flies and the plant is able to recycle 130 tonnes of food waste per day

            (Via the Canadian Press)

            Netflix and Chat: How streaming watch parties are boosting new viewing platforms

            ‘Sometimes we’d eat dinner and set up our webcams to see each other’

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            It’s A Piece Of Cake To Decorate

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              Ed Geric of Mike Geric Construction. Photo by Lia Crowe

              Life and style interview with Ed Geric

              A passion for family, community and development projects

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