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A vigil was held for the victims in Langley, Tuesday July 26. (Dan Ferguson photo)

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Crew member scouts for possible contingency lines ahead of the north flank of the fire. (BC Wildfire Service photo)

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Canopy Growth sees $2B net loss as Ontario cannabis company takes large writedown

Canopy Growth sees $2B net loss as Ontario cannabis company takes large writedown
VIDEO: 13 caribou born in maternity pen released into the B.C. wild

VIDEO: 13 caribou born in maternity pen released into the B.C. wild

Kelly McCormack plays Jess McCready in Prime Video TV series “A League of Their Own,” which uses the hit film as the basis for a new story. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Anne Marie Fox-Prime Video TV

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Shoppers shop at a grocery store in Glenview, Ill., Monday, July 4, 2022. U.S. demand for grocery delivery is cooling as food prices rise. Some shoppers are shifting to less expensive grocery pickup, while others are returning to the store. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Demand for grocery delivery cools as food costs rise
Dr. Rita Wittmann, respirologist at Langley Memorial Hospital.

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      Medical marijuana is shown in Toronto, Nov. 5, 2017.The federal government is reimbursing a record number of veterans for medical marijuana, with new figures showing Ottawa shelled out more than $150 million in the last fiscal year alone – more than double the amount just three years ago. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy

      Ottawa on track to spend $200M per year on cannabis for veterans

      Compensation for medical cannabis began in 2008 and has skyrocketed since

      An Air Canada jet takes off from Trudeau Airport in Montreal, Thursday, June 30, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes An Air Canada jet takes off from Trudeau Airport in Montreal, Thursday, June 30, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

      Air Canada denying passenger compensation claims for staff shortages, citing safety

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      The T-33 was used in the Korean War, but is a mainstay at airshows across North America these days. My flight suit awaits. (Jessica Peters/Abbotsford News)

      COLUMN: Black Press reporter straps into old fighter jet at Abbotsford Airshow

      ‘Used in the Korean War 70 years ago, the T-33 is one of my favourite aircraft to watch in flight’

      A staycation can still involve getting out of the house, such as going to the Otter Co-op Outdoor Experience water park. (Langley Township/Special to The Star)

      WEB POLL: Did you travel over the B.C. Day long weekend?

      Or did you stick closer to home?

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        The Peach ice cream had become a major tourists attraction onto itself. But city staff awarded the license for the next three years to Alberta-based company. (The Peach Facebook) The Peach, on the shore of Okanagan Lake in Penticton, has become an iconic landmark of Penticton’s lakefront. (The Peach Facebook)

        QUIZ: A celebration of the fruit harvest

        In orchards around British Columbia, fruit pickers are hard at work

        Cards from youth all over Canada have made their way to a care home in Fort Langley – among others across the country – intended to lift the spirits of seniors feeling isolated. (Sending Sunshine/Special to Langley Advance Times)

        Sending sunshine to seniors, one card at a time

        Started by foursome in Ontario, this program is gaining momentum – reaching elderly in Fort Langley

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          Obituaries

          Marta Jeklin (néé Geddert)

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          Ken Smith

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          B.C. Lions quarterback Nathan Rourke looks to pass during the first half of CFL football game against the Edmonton Elks in Vancouver, on Saturday, August 6, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

          Rourke reaches new heights as B.C. Lions rout struggling Edmonton Elks 46-14

          Canadian QB throws for a whopping 477 yards, 5 touchdowns

          Camryn Rogers of Canada smiles on the podium after winning the gold medal in the Women’s hammer throw final during the athletics competition in the Alexander Stadium at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

          Canadian wrestlers Di Stasio, Randhawa capture Commonwealth Games gold

          Ethan Katzberg of Nanaimo posted a career-best 76.36 metres for a silver medal in hammer throw

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          The annual Arts Alive event is entering its 27th year and will take place Aug. 20. (Special to Langley Advance Times)

          Attendees can expect shorter line ups in the heat at 2022 Arts Alive

          27th annual festival could attract more than 30,000 people

          Jacksun Fryer, left, and Carlow Rush of Vancouver Island’s Funkanometry have advanced to live shows in ‘America’s Got Talent.’ Pictured here, the two at the Vancouver Island Exhibition in 2021. (News Bulletin file photo)

          Vancouver Island’s Funkanometry advances through ‘America’s Got Talent’ to live shows

          Dance duo secure a spot as one of the 55 final contestants

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          A woman walks in front of the Telus head office is shown in Toronto on Thursday, February 11, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

          Telus’ net income soars 45% in Q2 as it reports rise in mobile, internet customers

          Higher subscriber numbers helped the company record a net income of $498 million

          A sign outside a building at Statistics Canada in seen in Ottawa on Friday, March 12, 2021. Statistics Canada will release its labour force survey for the month of July this morning.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

          Two months of job losses a sign of shifting economy, economist suggests

          Economic growth slows while Canada’s tight labour market continues

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          Kootenay B.C. campsite with campers and tent (Scouts Canada photo).

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