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Conor D’Monte (inset), is back in Canada to face trial for the murder of Kevin LeClair, gunned down in a Langley parking lot 15 years ago. (Langley Advance Times file)

Suspect in Langley gang slaying back in Canada after years on the run

Conor D’Monte is charged with murder in the death of Kevin LeClair

Conor D’Monte (inset), is back in Canada to face trial for the murder of Kevin LeClair, gunned down in a Langley parking lot 15 years ago. (Langley Advance Times file)
B.C.’s Independent Investigations Office is looking . (File photo: Tom Zytaruk)

IIO seeks witness to arrest that injured Langley woman

Incident took place in January in Langley City

B.C.’s Independent Investigations Office is looking . (File photo: Tom Zytaruk)
The Independent Investigations Office is investigating a crash that resulted in the death of a young man Monday morning in Aldergrove. (File photo)

Man dies after Aldergrove crash now under IIO investigation

The crash came shortly after an attempted RCMP traffic stop

The Independent Investigations Office is investigating a crash that resulted in the death of a young man Monday morning in Aldergrove. (File photo)
Portions of 264th Street and 16th Avenue were closed after a major crash early March 18. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)

Police watchdog investigates Aldergrove crash

Mazda crashed into truck shortly after police tried to pull car over

Portions of 264th Street and 16th Avenue were closed after a major crash early March 18. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)
130 golfers took part in the Langley School District Foundation golf tournament fundraiser at Newlands Golf & Country Club in 2022. (Langley Advance Times files)

Langley’s Newlands Golf & Country Club up for sale for $40M

Course sits in both Township and City

130 golfers took part in the Langley School District Foundation golf tournament fundraiser at Newlands Golf & Country Club in 2022. (Langley Advance Times files)
The Supreme Court of Canada is pictured in Ottawa on Friday, March 3, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Supreme Court upholds conviction of Maple Ridge man who assaulted Langley woman

Case has implications for many appeals in sexual assault cases

The Supreme Court of Canada is pictured in Ottawa on Friday, March 3, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
The Canadian men’s national cricket team holds a scouting session at Beacon Hill Park in Victoria on April 28, 2023. B.C.’s main cricket organization has recently been roiled by controversy over voting that spilled into BC Supreme Court. (Austin Westphal/Black Press Media files)

Courts order new vote for BC Cricket’s leadership, oust president

Clubs in Langley, Nanaimo among many singled out for irregular voting at AGM

The Canadian men’s national cricket team holds a scouting session at Beacon Hill Park in Victoria on April 28, 2023. B.C.’s main cricket organization has recently been roiled by controversy over voting that spilled into BC Supreme Court. (Austin Westphal/Black Press Media files)
Langley City woman Naomi Onotera went missing in late August, 2021. Her husband Obnes Regis is charged with manslaughter in her death. (RCMP/Special to Black Press Media)

Gruesome evidence introduced in Langley manslaughter hearing

Voir dire hearing will determine if evidence can be used in trial this spring

Langley City woman Naomi Onotera went missing in late August, 2021. Her husband Obnes Regis is charged with manslaughter in her death. (RCMP/Special to Black Press Media)
A video caught the moment when an RV, stopped on the railway tracks in Langley, was smashed by an oncoming CN Rail train on Tuesday, March 5. No one was injured. (JJ Kennard/Special to Langley Advance Times)

VIDEO: Moment when RV was hit by train in Langley

No one was injured

A video caught the moment when an RV, stopped on the railway tracks in Langley, was smashed by an oncoming CN Rail train on Tuesday, March 5. No one was injured. (JJ Kennard/Special to Langley Advance Times)
An RV was torn apart by a train after it stopped on the tracks in the 9900 block of 201st Street in Walnut Grove on Tuesday, March 5. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)

Train tears apart RV stopped on Langley tracks

Driver appears to have gotten out before the crash

An RV was torn apart by a train after it stopped on the tracks in the 9900 block of 201st Street in Walnut Grove on Tuesday, March 5. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)
Langley RCMP are investigating after a man was stabbed at a street race in the Gloucester Industrial Park. (Langley Advance Times files)

Man stabbed at illegal Aldergrove street race

Victim was rushed to hospital in early morning hours of Feb. 18

Langley RCMP are investigating after a man was stabbed at a street race in the Gloucester Industrial Park. (Langley Advance Times files)
FILE - In this July 10, 2019 file photograph, singer Taylor Swift performs at Amazon Music’s Prime Day concert at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Taylor Swift-themed market – with concert ticket draw – coming to Fort Langley

The upcoming event promises cover bands and a drag performance

FILE - In this July 10, 2019 file photograph, singer Taylor Swift performs at Amazon Music’s Prime Day concert at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
The death of a Langley man will be the subject of a B.C. Coroner’s inquest. (Langley Advance Times files)

Coroner’s inquest to look into death of Langley man

Nicholas Goulding died in police custody almost four years ago

The death of a Langley man will be the subject of a B.C. Coroner’s inquest. (Langley Advance Times files)
Shots were fired at a home near the corner of 210th Street and 77th Avenue on the morning of Friday, Feb. 23. No one was hurt, police said. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)

Shots fired on quiet Langley street

One home was hit but no one was injured, RCMP say

Shots were fired at a home near the corner of 210th Street and 77th Avenue on the morning of Friday, Feb. 23. No one was hurt, police said. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)
An SUV got stuck trying to back out of a garage too quickly as RCMP officers moved in to make arrests in Maple Ridge after police had followed a suspect vehicle from Langley. (Langley RCMP/Special to the Langley Advance Times)

Garage door pins suspects as Langley, Ridge Meadows RCMP move in for arrest

Officers seized guns, stolen goods, and a radio jamming device

An SUV got stuck trying to back out of a garage too quickly as RCMP officers moved in to make arrests in Maple Ridge after police had followed a suspect vehicle from Langley. (Langley RCMP/Special to the Langley Advance Times)
Paula Deschamps and her son Justin. (Special to the Langley Advance Times)

Convicted killer receives major inheritance from late Aldergrove boss

The son of a woman killed by William McSpadden was shocked to hear the news

Paula Deschamps and her son Justin. (Special to the Langley Advance Times)
The aftermath of the sixth Chohan Freight Forwarders overpass crash in the last two years, in Delta on Dec. 28, 2023. (City of Delta photo)

Licence yanked for B.C. truck firm that hit six overpasses

Chohan Freight Forwarders had been under a suspension since Dec. 29

The aftermath of the sixth Chohan Freight Forwarders overpass crash in the last two years, in Delta on Dec. 28, 2023. (City of Delta photo)
A vehicle incident at the 112th St overpass in Delta on Dec. 28 led to an Aldergrove trucking firm losing its safety certificate. (City of Delta photo)

Banned after overpass crashes, Aldergrove trucking firm takes B.C. to court

Chohan Freight Forwarders says the order forcing it off the road is unreasonable

A vehicle incident at the 112th St overpass in Delta on Dec. 28 led to an Aldergrove trucking firm losing its safety certificate. (City of Delta photo)
Cloverdale-Langley City MP John Aldag was in the City Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, for the announcement of the names of the Surrey and Langley SkyTrain stations. (Black Press Media files)

Cloverdale-Langley City Liberal MP mulls provincial run for NDP

John Aldag has twice represented the federal riding

Cloverdale-Langley City MP John Aldag was in the City Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, for the announcement of the names of the Surrey and Langley SkyTrain stations. (Black Press Media files)
A small red plane wound up on its roof after a rough landing on a private runway on a rural property on 32nd Avenue in Langley on Monday, Feb. 5. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)

Plane crashes on private runway in rural Langley

Pilot okay after aircraft flips over while landing

A small red plane wound up on its roof after a rough landing on a private runway on a rural property on 32nd Avenue in Langley on Monday, Feb. 5. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)