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Second North Delta cannabis dispensary application moving to public hearing

On Monday, Jan. 24, 2022, Delta council gave first and second reading to an application to open a government-owned BC Cannabis Store inside Scottsdale Centre, located at 7031 Scott Road. (James Smith photo)
Proposed government-owned cannabis dispensary in Scottsdale Centre given second reading Jan. 24

North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP are looking for seven-year-old Violet Bennett, who has gone missing with her father Jesse Bennett. (RCMP Handout)

RCMP searching for missing father and daughter in possible custody dispute
Supporters cheered on a procession of trucks on Sunday morning, Jan. 23, as they passed through Langley en route to Ottawa to protest a requirement that cross-border drivers must be vaccinated or quarantine for 14 days.. (Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)

Alberta-based Maverick party denies involvement in fund raising for ‘freedom convoy’ that left B.C. for Ottawa on Sunday
University of Toronto researcher looks at cannabinoids to treat obesity

University of Toronto researcher looks at cannabinoids to treat obesity
‘Bleisure’ trips boom as travellers mix work and play

‘Bleisure’ trips boom as travellers mix work and play

B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix at a COVID-19 briefing from the cabinet offices in Vancouver, Jan. 18, 2022. (B.C. government photo)

B.C.’s COVID-19 infection rate continues to slow, 24 more deaths
Craig James, the former clerk of the B.C. legislature, makes a statement to the media in Vancouver on Monday November 26, 2018. James’s trial on charges of fraud and breach of trust began Monday in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ben Nelms

Breach of trust trial begins for former B.C. legislature clerk Craig James
An instructor trains members of Ukraine’s Territorial Defense Forces, volunteer military units of the Armed Forces, in a city park in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022. Dozens of civilians have been joining Ukraine’s army reserves in recent weeks amid fears about Russian invasion. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

NATO outlines ‘deterrence’ plan as tensions with Russia soar
Fraser Valley community credit union G&F Financial Group donated a total of $200,000 to BC charitable organizations during the holiday season in gratitude for local community organizations.

G&F Financial Group donates $200,000 to community over holiday season
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    People leave a COVID-19 vaccination site in Montreal, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

    Omicron may be peaking but COVID-19 isn’t done with us just yet: Tam

    Dozens of signs were held at the Willow Inn in Quesnel on Thursday, Jan. 20 where the body of 33-year-old Carmelita Abraham was recently found. A Quesnel man is facing charges of murder and indignity to human remains. (Rebecca Dyok photo)

    VIDEO: ‘No woman should go through this’ — Community gathers to honour murdered B.C. woman

    Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux waits to appear before the Commons Finance committee on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on March 10, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

    PBO report questions need for Liberals’ planned stimulus spending

    A kitten interacts with a human as folks take part in Yoga with Cats on Mats at the Chilliwack Animal Safe Haven, 2019. Indoor yoga, gyms and dance studios have been shut down since before Christmas by a COVID-19 public health order. (Jenna Hauck/Chilliwack Progress)

    B.C. reopening gyms, fitness on Thursday with COVID-19 precautions

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    News
    Alberta Premier Jason Kenney shakes hands with Kaycee Madu after he was sworn in as minister of municipal affairs in Edmonton on Tuesday, April 30, 2019. A retired judge from Alberta’s Court of Queen’s Bench is to determine whether Madu, now suspended as justice minister, interfered with the administration of justice. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

    Former judge to review call from suspended Alberta justice minister to police chief

    Adele Kent will investigate call made 10 months ago regarding a traffic ticket

    Truckers and supporters raise their fists and hold a banner before a cross-country convoy destined for Ottawa to protest a federal vaccine mandate for truckers departed in Delta, B.C. on Sunday, January 23, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

    Trucker convoy raises millions in funds as vaccine-hesitant supporters flock to cause

    ‘Freedom Convoy’ says it has raised more than $3.5 million from some 46,500 donors

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    Community
    White Rock Public Library (Peace Arch News photo)

    Family Literacy Week kicks off in the Semiahmoo Peninsula

    White Rock and Semiahmoo Library to host events

    Fruits and vegetables. (USDA.gov photo)

    South Surrey expert offers tips for nutrition on a budget

    Focus on whole foods, avoid prepackaged and processed items, nutritionist says

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    Obituaries

    Peter E. Ewert

    Jan 9th, 2022

    Daniel Arthur Garbett

    Jan 8th, 2022

    Teruo Taku

    Jan 7th, 2022

    Joan Charlotte Beck (nee Murphy)

    Jan 7th, 2022

    Eduardo Villanueva

    Dec 31st, 2021

    Viola Annetta Margaret Kruissen (nee Leary)

    Dec 26th, 2021

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    Sports
    Emilie Castonguay, a former player agent who played four years of hockey at Niagara University, is the first woman to be hired by the Vancouver Canucks as an assistant general manager. (Vancouver Canucks)

    Vancouver Canucks hire first female assistant GM in their history

    Castonguay will play a lead role in player contracts and negotiations

    Abbotsford Canucks players Yushiroh Hirano and Joe Murdaca emerged as stars over the weekend after two wins over the San Diego Gulls. (Ben Lypka/Abbotsford News)

    Abbotsford Canucks sweep San Diego on home stand

    Recent signee Joe Murdaca records two wins, Yushiroh Hirano adds two goals

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    Trending Now
    FILE - This 2015 artist’s rendering provided by Northrop Grumman via NASA shows the James Webb Space Telescope. On Monday, Jan. 24, 2022, the world’s biggest and most powerful space telescope reached its final destination 1 million miles away, one month after launching on a quest to behold the dawn of the universe. (Northrop Grumman/NASA via AP)

    New space telescope reaches final stop million miles out

    ‘We’re one step closer to uncovering the mysteries of the universe’

    Gibbles, a four-year old goat rescued from a meat farm, is back to his playful self now that he has a wheelchair to get around the Happy Herd animal sanctuary in Aldergrove. (Shawna Gail/Special to Langley Advance Times)

    VIDEO: Gibbles the 3-legged B.C. goat gets a wheelchair

    Good-natured resident of Happy Herd animal sanctuary in Aldergrove is back to his old, playful self

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    Entertainment
    Eleanor Collins with the new Canada Post stamp that features her. (Submitted photo: Michael Desjardins/Pinpoint National Photography)

    Surrey’s Eleanor Collins, 102, featured on new Canada Post stamp as country’s ‘first lady of jazz’

    She was among first Canadian women and Black artists in North America to host a national TV series

    Next show at The White Rock Playhouse is the drama The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, opening Feb. 2 (Google image).

    ‘Curious Incident’ is first White Rock Players Club show of 2022

    Touching mystery sheds light on the world of those living with autism

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    Opinion

    According to University of Toronto Global Journalism Fellow Anthony Fong, sexually aggressive online behaviours, affects 88 per cent of all Canadian university undergraduate women. THE CANADIAN PRESS

    FONG: Legal reform needed to protect young women from growing online sexual violence

    Liberals promised to rework online harms legislation within 100 days of Parliament’s Nov. 22 return

    Surrey City Hall. (File photo)

    OUR VIEW: Bring hammer down on illegal construction in Surrey

    City of Surrey is moving to double fines to $1,000 from $500. It’s a good start

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      Chef April Roy - Photography by Darren Hull

      Good taste

      April Roy, Chef at Mid-Town Station Kitchen + Drink

        November 9, 2021 - Winter food shoot with Ellie Shortt. mixed raw nuts, both shelled and unshelled. Don Denton photo

        Nutcracker

        Unshelling a long-loved ingredient

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          Combi boilers: the 2-in-1 solution that heats your home AND your water

          Even better, they come with up to $1,500 in rebates!

            A new boilers can be between 80 and 98 per cent efficient – and can save you up to 40 per cent on your utility costs, note the team from Good Guys Heating, Plumbing and Cooling.

            Incentives sweeten the deal for efficient home heating upgrades

            Fortis BC offers rebates of up to $1,500 on high-efficiency boilers

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