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Margaret Elizabeth Ewart (nee Gordon)

February 1, 1931 - November 15, 2024In Loving Memory ~ It is…

  • Nov 15, 2024

Sidney Gerald ‘Gerry’ Sharples

December 31, 1940 - September 3, 2024In Loving Memory ~ Gerry Sharples…

  • Sep 3, 2024

Sidney Gerald ‘Gerry’ Sharples

December 31, 1940 - September 3, 2024In Loving Memory ~ Gerry Sharples…

  • Sep 3, 2024

W. Allan MacGregor

August 20, 2024In Loving Memory ~ It is with deep sadness that…

  • Aug 20, 2024

Thomas Shields

July 5, 2024With broken hearts the family of Thomas Shields announce his…

  • Jul 5, 2024

Robert (Blake) Madill

April 9, 1951 - June 17, 2024In loving memory ~ It is…

  • Jun 17, 2024
Photographs of missing women are displayed as Commissioner Wally Oppal speaks during the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry public forum in Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday January 19, 2011. The inquiry is looking into the conduct of police investigations of women reported missing from Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside and the decision by the B.C. Criminal Justice Branch on January 27, 1998 to stop legal proceedings against Robert Pickton. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Pickton gone, but evidence tied to notorious killer should remain: advocates

In the wake of serial killer’s death, advocates fight to save remaining 14,000 exhibits of evidence

  • Jun 13, 2024
Photographs of missing women are displayed as Commissioner Wally Oppal speaks during the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry public forum in Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday January 19, 2011. The inquiry is looking into the conduct of police investigations of women reported missing from Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside and the decision by the B.C. Criminal Justice Branch on January 27, 1998 to stop legal proceedings against Robert Pickton. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
This map of Ocean Networks Canada’s offshore NEPTUNE cabled networks shows arrival times of the tsunami waves caused by the Tonga volcano. (Photo courtesy of Ocean Networks Canada)

B.C. scientists headed to the bottom of the ocean floor as it reforms

Research jaunt studying and transmitting images from earthquake swarm site off Vancouver Island

  • Jun 10, 2024
This map of Ocean Networks Canada’s offshore NEPTUNE cabled networks shows arrival times of the tsunami waves caused by the Tonga volcano. (Photo courtesy of Ocean Networks Canada)
Tazé Moore chipped in with 14 points and eight assists as Vancouver Bandits downed the Stingers 93-90 in Edmonton on Tuesday, June 4. (Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL)/Special to Langley Advance Times)

VIDEO: Vancouver Bandits move up after win over Edmonton

Now tied for first in standings after coming back from 12-point deficit

  • Jun 5, 2024
Tazé Moore chipped in with 14 points and eight assists as Vancouver Bandits downed the Stingers 93-90 in Edmonton on Tuesday, June 4. (Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL)/Special to Langley Advance Times)
BC Wildfire Service firefighter uses a drip torch to light dried grass being removed from Hillside Park in Williams Lake on March 19, 2024 as part of some prescribed burns to reduce fire risk in the community. (Ruth Lloyd/Black Press Files)

The healing power of fire, to survive future B.C. wildfires

Indigenous-led practice that brings fire back to the land in a good way

  • Jun 5, 2024
BC Wildfire Service firefighter uses a drip torch to light dried grass being removed from Hillside Park in Williams Lake on March 19, 2024 as part of some prescribed burns to reduce fire risk in the community. (Ruth Lloyd/Black Press Files)
The murder trial of Mohamed Daud Omar began on June 4 at the Victoria Law Courts. (Black Press Media File Photo)

Trial begins for man accused of fatal stabbing outside Victoria’s Lucky Bar

Mohamed Daud Omar is accused of second-degree murder in the death of 30-year-old John Dickinson

  • Jun 4, 2024
The murder trial of Mohamed Daud Omar began on June 4 at the Victoria Law Courts. (Black Press Media File Photo)
Brothers Harjeet and Sukhpal Singh were killed when their eastbound semi flipped on Highway 1 and was struck by a westbound semi on Monday, May 27, 2024. ( Harpreet Kaur Brar/GoFundMe photo)

Support flows in for truck-driving brothers killed in Shuswap collision

Fundraiser to help families with ‘repatriation of their sons’ bodies back to India’

  • Jun 4, 2024
Brothers Harjeet and Sukhpal Singh were killed when their eastbound semi flipped on Highway 1 and was struck by a westbound semi on Monday, May 27, 2024. ( Harpreet Kaur Brar/GoFundMe photo)
Eli Mitchell is a valued volunteer in Sidney. (Tim Collins)

‘I won’t be dying in the wrong body’: a B.C. man’s courageous journey

At 62 years old, Eli Mitchell decided to transition from being a woman to a man

  • Jun 4, 2024
Eli Mitchell is a valued volunteer in Sidney. (Tim Collins)
James Karnik took to the air during the Vancouver Bandits 100-74 win over Calgary at the Langley Events centre on Saturday, June 1. (Vancouver Bandits/Canadian Elite Basketball League/Special to Langley Advance Times)

VIDEO: Vancouver Bandits bounce back

A win over Calgary at home after a loss in Saskatchewan

  • Jun 2, 2024
James Karnik took to the air during the Vancouver Bandits 100-74 win over Calgary at the Langley Events centre on Saturday, June 1. (Vancouver Bandits/Canadian Elite Basketball League/Special to Langley Advance Times)
Visit your local dealership today to explore the possibilities and learn more about what an electric vehicle can do for you.

What your local car dealer can teach you about electric vehicle range

By Blair Qualey The New Car Dealers of BC continues to place…

  • May 31, 2024
Visit your local dealership today to explore the possibilities and learn more about what an electric vehicle can do for you.
Police at the Savages Outlaw Motorcycle Gang’s Langford clubhouse on Jan. 31. (Photo courtesy RCMP)

B.C. moves to seize Victoria-area properties linked to Savages motorcycle club

Forfeiture claim includes 2 homes, a truck and roughly $47,000 in cash forfeited to the province

  • May 31, 2024
Police at the Savages Outlaw Motorcycle Gang’s Langford clubhouse on Jan. 31. (Photo courtesy RCMP)
Canada’s Cynthia Leighton grabbed gold at the 2024 IPF World Bench Press Championship in Austin, Texas May 24. Niina Koninki from Finland stood second, followed by Great Britain’s Karla Evans. (Screenshot)

B.C. power lifter wins women’s world bench press gold

Northwest B.C.’s Cynthia Leighton bags top spot at world championship

  • May 30, 2024
Canada’s Cynthia Leighton grabbed gold at the 2024 IPF World Bench Press Championship in Austin, Texas May 24. Niina Koninki from Finland stood second, followed by Great Britain’s Karla Evans. (Screenshot)
Hayden Chokrev-Evans was given three years and eight months for a violent sexual assault that happened in a CFB Esquimalt dorm room. (Black Press file photo)

Man given over 3 years for violent sexual assault at CFB Esquimalt dorm

Hayden Chokrev-Evans convicted for viciously beating and having forced intercourse with woman in 2022

  • May 30, 2024
Hayden Chokrev-Evans was given three years and eight months for a violent sexual assault that happened in a CFB Esquimalt dorm room. (Black Press file photo)
Toronto Maple Leafs’ Auston Matthews speaks to the media in Toronto on Monday May 6, 2024, after his team’s season ending loss to Boston Bruins in the first round of the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

Five things to know about the NHL playoffs for May 30

Rangers and Panthers set to renew series after 3 straight overtime games

  • May 30, 2024
Toronto Maple Leafs’ Auston Matthews speaks to the media in Toronto on Monday May 6, 2024, after his team’s season ending loss to Boston Bruins in the first round of the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Greg Martel is accused of defrauding investors of roughly $270 million in a massive Ponzi scheme. His whereabouts are currently unknown. (Screenshot courtesy Vimeo)

Trustee says Victoria mortgage broker Greg Martel ran ‘massive Ponzi scheme’

Bankruptcy court application shows 930 creditors have $317 million in claims against Martel’s company

  • May 29, 2024
Greg Martel is accused of defrauding investors of roughly $270 million in a massive Ponzi scheme. His whereabouts are currently unknown. (Screenshot courtesy Vimeo)