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A drug courier who was arrested with a kilogram of fentanyl has been sentenced to eight years in prison. (Cliff MacArthur/provincialcourt.bc.ca)

Drug courier gets 8 years for moving fentanyl between Victoria, Langley

Driver arrested in Delta after police spotted drug handover in Langley

RCMP say a plane has crashed near Fort Smith, N.W.T. An RCMP logo is seen in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, March 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Plane in deadly N.W.T. crash was heading to Diavik diamond mine: Rio Tinto

Unknown number of injuries and fatalities, officials say

John Forrest, co-owner of Northern Escape Heli-Skiing, during a news conference in Terrace on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024. (Prabhnoor Kaur/Terrace Standard)

4 in critical condition after fatal heli-skiing helicopter crash near Terrace

Crash northwest of Terrace killed three, injured four; cause under investigation

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King Charles leaves with Queen Camilla after delivering a speech at the State Opening of Parliament at the Houses of Parliament, in London on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. The Royal Canadian Mint will soon begin producing Canadian coins bearing the face of the King. THE CANADIAN PRESS, AP, Toby Melville/Pool Photo
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FILE - Matthew Perry arrives at the premiere of “The Invention of Lying” in Los Angeles on Monday, Sept. 21, 2009. Perry, who starred Chandler Bing in the hit series “Friends,” has died. He was 54. The Emmy-nominated actor was found dead of an apparent drowning at his Los Angeles home on Saturday, according to the Los Angeles Times and celebrity website TMZ, which was the first to report the news. Both outlets cited unnamed sources confirming Perry’s death. His publicists and other representatives did not immediately return messages seeking comment. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)
‘Friends’ creators, actors, family mourn Matthew Perry: ‘The One Where Our Hearts Are Broken’
A robotic hand with UBC-developed sensor skin on its fingertips is capable of grasping delicate items, such as a champagne flute, without breaking them. (UBC/Paul Joseph)
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White Kia seen travelling in the wrong lane down Highway 1 on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024 (RCMP handout)

Impaired driver caught going wrong way on B.C. highway with 3 working tires

Woman in her thirties failed a breathalyzer after RCMP pulled her over in North Vancouver

White Kia seen travelling in the wrong lane down Highway 1 on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024 (RCMP handout)
The Committee of the Whole is set to review a facility condition assessment for Spallumcheen’s Historic O’Keefe Ranch on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024. (Ance Building Services Co. photo)

$500,000 worth of short-term upgrades recommended at Spallumcheen ranch

The Committee of the Whole is set to review the findings of a facility condition assessment for O’Keefe Ranch

The Committee of the Whole is set to review a facility condition assessment for Spallumcheen’s Historic O’Keefe Ranch on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024. (Ance Building Services Co. photo)
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This kit is a part of the first self-screening cervical cancer plan in Canada, in Vancouver, B.C., Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. The Canadian Cancer Society and the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada hope the rest of the country will follow B.C.'s new approach to cervical cancer screening.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
Gynecologists hope Canada follows B.C. in cervical cancer screening
Governor General Mary Simon called on Canadians to commit themselves to kindness in her annual year end message. Simon takes part in a fireside discussion during the annual Equal Voice gala in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
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Kora-lea Vidal, 36, a former running back for Canada's silver-medal-winning national football team, says she never thought she'd escape domestic violence and end up homeless. Vidal is seen embracing an elderly First Nations woman at Radius Community Health and Healing, a safe consumption site northeast of downtown, in Edmonton, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jamin Mike
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Interior Health has issued a drug alert Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. (Interior Health photo)

Drug alert in Vernon warns of ‘very high’ overdose risk

A sample sold as down was found to contain very high concentrations of fentanyl, benzodiazepines

Interior Health has issued a drug alert Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. (Interior Health photo)
Honey is recuperating at the Prince George animal shelter and BC SPCA is hoping the dog will be ready for adoption by Feb. 14. (BC SPCA photo)

Dog named ‘Honey’ found injured on B.C. highway, rescued by good Samaritan

A two-year-old puppy rescued by a passerby from Highway 16 near Fort…

Honey is recuperating at the Prince George animal shelter and BC SPCA is hoping the dog will be ready for adoption by Feb. 14. (BC SPCA photo)
Vernon’s Sikh Temple is the latest venue to decline hosting a controversial SOGI forum, the Gurdwara president confirmed Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. (Contributed)

Another North Okanagan venue declines SOGI forum

Vernon’s Sikh temple is the third venue to refuse to host the controversial forum to discuss the school resource

Vernon’s Sikh Temple is the latest venue to decline hosting a controversial SOGI forum, the Gurdwara president confirmed Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. (Contributed)
Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon, here seen in September 2023, says record numbers of new purpose-built rental homes in B.C. is one piece of proof showing that new housing polices are making a difference. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)

B.C. recorded 30% increase in new rental homes in 2023

New rental numbers prove B.C.’s new housing policies are working: minister

Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon, here seen in September 2023, says record numbers of new purpose-built rental homes in B.C. is one piece of proof showing that new housing polices are making a difference. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)
The Surrey Police Union says 10 recruits are going without pay and benefits. (File photo: Anna Burns)

B.C. premier miffed after city refuses to pay 10 new Surrey Police Service recruits

Advisor for City of Surrey says police union was told it was over budget but hired 10 anyway

The Surrey Police Union says 10 recruits are going without pay and benefits. (File photo: Anna Burns)
As East Kootenay ski resorts gear up for the season, the first snowpack data has been released by the province, showing snow basin indices are down across the board. Gillian Francis photo.

East Kootenay snowpack 62 per cent of normal

Snow basin indicies are down across the province as first snow survey data released

As East Kootenay ski resorts gear up for the season, the first snowpack data has been released by the province, showing snow basin indices are down across the board. Gillian Francis photo.
This kit is a part of the first self-screening cervical cancer plan in Canada, in Vancouver, B.C., Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. The Canadian Cancer Society and the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada hope the rest of the country will follow B.C.'s new approach to cervical cancer screening.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

Gynecologists hope Canada follows B.C. in cervical cancer screening

B.C. first province to offer the option of doing the HPV tests at home

This kit is a part of the first self-screening cervical cancer plan in Canada, in Vancouver, B.C., Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. The Canadian Cancer Society and the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada hope the rest of the country will follow B.C.'s new approach to cervical cancer screening.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
The BC Supreme Court ruled Monday, Jan. 8, 2024, that two Jehovah’s Witnesses congregations, including one in Coldstream, must hand over personal information records requested by their former members to the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner. (File photo)

Coldstream Jehovah’s Witnesses ordered to hand over documents

BC Supreme Court found infringements on religious rights of the congregation to be justified

The BC Supreme Court ruled Monday, Jan. 8, 2024, that two Jehovah’s Witnesses congregations, including one in Coldstream, must hand over personal information records requested by their former members to the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner. (File photo)
A woman holds a test swab for an at-home HPV test piloted by BC Cancer. Premier David Eby and Health Minister Adrian Dix announced Tuesday (Jan. 9) that B.C. is moving toward at-home HPV test as the primary testing method, replacing the traditional Pap test. (Courtesy of BC Cancer Facebook)

B.C. launches self-screening for HPV amid rising cervical cancer rates

New self-screening tests using HPV testing methods to become available Jan. 29

A woman holds a test swab for an at-home HPV test piloted by BC Cancer. Premier David Eby and Health Minister Adrian Dix announced Tuesday (Jan. 9) that B.C. is moving toward at-home HPV test as the primary testing method, replacing the traditional Pap test. (Courtesy of BC Cancer Facebook)
The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy in Vernon launched its drug checking service in June 2023. It is the first pharmacy to do so in the B.C. Interior. (Interior Health photo)

Drug checking service at Vernon pharmacy a first in B.C. Interior

The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy is providing the service amid the toxic drug crisis

The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy in Vernon launched its drug checking service in June 2023. It is the first pharmacy to do so in the B.C. Interior. (Interior Health photo)
This poster advertises a forum on SOGI (sexual orientation and gender identity) that was originally to take place in Vernon on Jan. 6, 2024. However, organizer David Hamilton has had trouble finding a venue to host the event, so the forum will take place at a later date at a venue TBD. (Facebook photo)

Organizer intent on holding Vernon SOGI forum despite trouble finding venue

David Hamilton wants to offer a balanced forum; says pro-SOGI voices declined to take part

This poster advertises a forum on SOGI (sexual orientation and gender identity) that was originally to take place in Vernon on Jan. 6, 2024. However, organizer David Hamilton has had trouble finding a venue to host the event, so the forum will take place at a later date at a venue TBD. (Facebook photo)
Some of the men who undertook an informal patrol on Dec. 22 and 23 spoke to Matthew Ostrander shortly after RCMP arrested him. Ostrander now faces a breaking and enter charge. (Tom Aubert photo/Special to the Langley Advance Times)

Christmas Eve ‘dads stroll’ flushes out suspect in Fort Langley break ins

Langley RCMP warned about keeping distance from suspects

Some of the men who undertook an informal patrol on Dec. 22 and 23 spoke to Matthew Ostrander shortly after RCMP arrested him. Ostrander now faces a breaking and enter charge. (Tom Aubert photo/Special to the Langley Advance Times)
A BC Wildfire Service firefighter working on the McDougall Creek Fire in West Kelowna. (BCWS photo)

YEAR IN REVIEW: B.C. wildfire season was most destructive on record

More than 2.84 million hectares was burned in 2023

A BC Wildfire Service firefighter working on the McDougall Creek Fire in West Kelowna. (BCWS photo)
Forensic investigators at Naomi Onotera’s home at 200th Street and 50th Avenue Thursday morning, Sept. 16, 2021. This search took place shortly after IHIT took over the investigation, leading to manslaughter charges against her husband, Obnes Regis. (Langley Advance Times files)

Police discovery of human remains in B.C. murder case deemed lawful: Judge

Cadaver dog search came two weeks after Naomi Onotera disappeared

Forensic investigators at Naomi Onotera’s home at 200th Street and 50th Avenue Thursday morning, Sept. 16, 2021. This search took place shortly after IHIT took over the investigation, leading to manslaughter charges against her husband, Obnes Regis. (Langley Advance Times files)