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FILE - Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock participate in the BUILD Speaker Series to discuss the film, “Go North”, at AOL Studios on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
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FILE - Sean “Diddy” Combs arrives at the LA Premiere of “The Four: Battle For Stardom” at the CBS Radford Studio Center on May 30, 2018, in Los Angeles. Newly released video Friday, May 17, 2024, appears to show Combs beating his former singing protege and girlfriend Cassie in a Los Angeles hotel in 2016. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)
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FILE - Scarlett Johansson poses for photographers at the photo call for the film “Asteroid City” at the 76th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, May 24, 2023. OpenAI plans to halt the use of one of its ChatGPT voices after some drew similarities to Johansson, who famously portrayed a fictional AI assistant in the (perhaps no longer so futuristic) film “Her.” (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP, File)
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FILE - Actor Steve Buscemi attends the premiere of “The Dead Don’t Die” at the Museum of Modern Art, June 10, 2019, in New York. Buscemi was punched in the face by a random attacker on a New York City street, Wednesday, May 8, 2024, according to police and his publicist. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
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Timothy Dale Bornyk, wanted on a warrant, was arrested this month at his Langley home. (CrimeStoppers/Special to the Langley Advance Times)

Mounties apprehend wanted man in his Lower Mainland home

Surrey RCMP have Timothy Dale Bornyk in custody, after he failed to show for his June court trial

Timothy Dale Bornyk, wanted on a warrant, was arrested this month at his Langley home. (CrimeStoppers/Special to the Langley Advance Times)
Police were at the scene of a burned out car at the corner of 229th Street and 68th Avenue Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. (Heather Colpitts/Langley Advance Times)

One seriously injured in targeted shooting at Langley Starbucks

Nearby vehicle fire suspected to be related, say police

Police were at the scene of a burned out car at the corner of 229th Street and 68th Avenue Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. (Heather Colpitts/Langley Advance Times)
An Oct. 5, 2023 reports to police of an erratic driver on Highway 1 near Chase led to the arrest of Karl Matthew Schwarz, who has been charged with assault, unlawful confinement, dangerous driving, impaired driving, driving while prohibited and two counts of breach. (File photo)

Man who killed 11-year-old girl in 2013 collision arrested in Shuswap

New charges include assault, unlawful confinement, dangerous driving, impaired driving

An Oct. 5, 2023 reports to police of an erratic driver on Highway 1 near Chase led to the arrest of Karl Matthew Schwarz, who has been charged with assault, unlawful confinement, dangerous driving, impaired driving, driving while prohibited and two counts of breach. (File photo)
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Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during the closing press conference of the Ukraine peace summit in Obbürgen, Switzerland, Sunday, June 16, 2024. Switzerland is hosting scores of world leaders this weekend to try to map out the first steps toward peace in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
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Darwin, a Japanese Macaque, is shown at the Story Book Farm Primate Sanctuary in Sunderland, Ont., on Tuesday, August 16, 2016. Darwin, also known as the Ikea monkey, was found wandering a parking garage at the furniture chain’s North York store wearing a shearling coat and a diaper. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Dallas Stars forward Wyatt Johnston (53) and defenceman Esa Lindell (23) look away as Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid (97) celebrates his goal with teammate forward Zach Hyman (18) during first period of Game 6 of the Western Conference final of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs in Edmonton, Sunday, June 2, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Former President Donald Trump appears at Manhattan criminal court during jury deliberations in his criminal hush money trial in New York, Thursday, May 30, 2024. (Michael M. Santiago/Pool Photo via AP)
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Bus hits pedestrian near Surrey Memorial Hospital

Crash comes as ICBC marks Pedestrian Safety Month in response to hike in pedestrian deaths, injuries

(File photo: Anna Burns)
The suspect in the death of Const. Rick O’Brien will be back in court on Nov. 7. (Special to Langley Advance Times)

Man accused of 1st degree murder of police officer in court next month

The man accused of killing a Ridge Meadows RCMP officer in Coquitlam…

The suspect in the death of Const. Rick O’Brien will be back in court on Nov. 7. (Special to Langley Advance Times)
Tires displaying the 3-peaked mountain/snowflake symbol and M+S (mud and snow) tires both meet the legal requirement as long as they have least 3.5 mm of tread. Winter tires outperform M+S tires in cold and snowy conditions. Black Press file

Winter tires required by October 1

Designated highways require winter tires or chains from Oct 1 to March 31, other routes to April 30

Tires displaying the 3-peaked mountain/snowflake symbol and M+S (mud and snow) tires both meet the legal requirement as long as they have least 3.5 mm of tread. Winter tires outperform M+S tires in cold and snowy conditions. Black Press file
A fallen tree lays on top a car parked on Nowell Street near Chilliwack Central Road on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020 during a wind storm in Chilliwack. Another windstorm is forecast for B.C.’s South Coast beginning Sept. 24. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)

Power outages, rising rivers expected as storm heads for B.C.’s South Coast

First fall storm set to begin Sunday on Vancouver Island, Monday in Metro Vancouver

A fallen tree lays on top a car parked on Nowell Street near Chilliwack Central Road on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020 during a wind storm in Chilliwack. Another windstorm is forecast for B.C.’s South Coast beginning Sept. 24. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)
Spectators fill a Vancouver shoreline to watch competitors in the bathtub races from Nanaimo in 1971. (Reel Life still)

Vernon-based videographer shares 1971 Nanaimo bathtub race

VIDEO: Races shore up in Vancouver, people watching Kits Beach, and sailing in English Bay

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Spectators fill a Vancouver shoreline to watch competitors in the bathtub races from Nanaimo in 1971. (Reel Life still)
Maple Ridge RCMP blocked off a street while officer investigated a shooting incident on Saturday, Sept. 2. (Special to Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News)

Shooting incident in Maple Ridge

Road closed after residence hit, no injuries reported

Maple Ridge RCMP blocked off a street while officer investigated a shooting incident on Saturday, Sept. 2. (Special to Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News)
A dead fish on the shore of Kootenay Lake on July 25, 2023. Photo: Bill Metcalfe

Government scientists can’t explain dead fish on Kootenay Lake shores

Bacteria, viruses, warm temperature and oxygen deficiency ruled out

A dead fish on the shore of Kootenay Lake on July 25, 2023. Photo: Bill Metcalfe
The sun is seen through thick wildfire smoke in Chilliwack on Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. On Friday (Aug. 25), the BC. Air Quality Health Index observed moderate risk conditions in the Fraser Valley with ‘moderate risk except high risk in smoke’ expected throughout the day. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)

Widespread smoke leads to air quality advisory for Lower Mainland

Air quality forecast for Friday calls for ‘moderate risk except high risk in smoke’

The sun is seen through thick wildfire smoke in Chilliwack on Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. On Friday (Aug. 25), the BC. Air Quality Health Index observed moderate risk conditions in the Fraser Valley with ‘moderate risk except high risk in smoke’ expected throughout the day. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)
Terry Brookes was cliff jumping when he lost his GoPro camera at Cultus Lake in 2012. It was recovered 11 years later by Clay Helkenberg using an underwater drone on Aug. 21, 2023. (Screenshot/Terry Brookes)

VIDEO: Cliff jump at Cultus Lake captured in lost GoPro footage

Footage from 2012 jump remained on camera retrieved this week by Aquatic Monkey

Terry Brookes was cliff jumping when he lost his GoPro camera at Cultus Lake in 2012. It was recovered 11 years later by Clay Helkenberg using an underwater drone on Aug. 21, 2023. (Screenshot/Terry Brookes)
Clay Helkenberg posted about finding a GoPro lost since 2012 in Cultus Lake, and the owner responded. (Aquatic Monkey/ Facebook)

GoPro lost while cliff-diving at Cultus Lake resurfaces 12 years later

‘I’ve found a few GoPros but the unique thing about this is how deep it was,’ says Aquatic Monkey

Clay Helkenberg posted about finding a GoPro lost since 2012 in Cultus Lake, and the owner responded. (Aquatic Monkey/ Facebook)
RDKB Area C/Christina Lake Director Grace McGregor hopes to lead by example. She participated in the Christina Lake Fire Rescue sprinkler program and installed a WASP gutter-mounted sprinkler system on her own Christina Lake home. Homes that observe FireSmart principles and install sprinkler systems are more likely to withstand wildfire. Photo: Submitted

Don’t turn on roof sprinklers in wildfire fight: Vernon fire chief

If evacuating from a wildfire, do not turn on your sprinklers

RDKB Area C/Christina Lake Director Grace McGregor hopes to lead by example. She participated in the Christina Lake Fire Rescue sprinkler program and installed a WASP gutter-mounted sprinkler system on her own Christina Lake home. Homes that observe FireSmart principles and install sprinkler systems are more likely to withstand wildfire. Photo: Submitted
Alfred Joseph and Mara Nelson lead the Ktunaxa language course. CBEEN image

“We cannot reconcile without speaking the same words”: Ktunaxa language course offered

The Ktunaxa language is traditionally spoken by the peoples of of the…

Alfred Joseph and Mara Nelson lead the Ktunaxa language course. CBEEN image
Kookipi Creek wildfire, near Boston Bar, Boothroyd and Nahatlach Lake. (BC Wildfire Service/Facebook)

Kookipi Creek wildfire near Boston Bar now estimated at 13,674 hectares

Evacuation orders and alerts remain; Highway 1 from Hope to Lytton still closed

Kookipi Creek wildfire, near Boston Bar, Boothroyd and Nahatlach Lake. (BC Wildfire Service/Facebook)
Skies over Chilliwack at dawn look clearer than they have been in days, on Aug. 22, 2023 as the air quality advisory continued for the fourth day across the Lower Mainland. (Jennifer Feinberg/ Chilliwack Progress)

Breathing easier across Lower Mainland but air quality advisory remains

Air quality advisory cancelled for Metro Vancouver’s southwest area only

Skies over Chilliwack at dawn look clearer than they have been in days, on Aug. 22, 2023 as the air quality advisory continued for the fourth day across the Lower Mainland. (Jennifer Feinberg/ Chilliwack Progress)
Air quality advisory continues acrossr Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley, with red sun at dawn Aug. 21, 2023 in Chilliwack. (Jennifer Feinberg/ Chilliwack Progress)

Air quality advisory for Lower Mainland to remain until weather shifts

‘Wildfire smoke can be harmful to everyone’s health even at low concentrations,’ says warning

Air quality advisory continues acrossr Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley, with red sun at dawn Aug. 21, 2023 in Chilliwack. (Jennifer Feinberg/ Chilliwack Progress)
A pedestrian walks along Yale Road at Alexander Avenue in Chilliwack on Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. Environment Canada’s air quality health index value for the Eastern Fraser Valley was 10+ or ‘very high risk’ that day due to smoke from nearby wildfires. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)

Eastern Fraser Valley’s air quality health index at ‘very high risk’

Air quality advisory issued for Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley due to wildfire smoke

A pedestrian walks along Yale Road at Alexander Avenue in Chilliwack on Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. Environment Canada’s air quality health index value for the Eastern Fraser Valley was 10+ or ‘very high risk’ that day due to smoke from nearby wildfires. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)
This kitten was among 111 distressed animals seized from a Lower Mainland property by the BC SPCA on Aug. 16, 2023. (BC SPCA photo)

111 animals, including reptile, seized from B.C. property; SPCA investigating

Cats, dogs, reptile among distressed critters removed from Lower Mainland property Aug. 16

This kitten was among 111 distressed animals seized from a Lower Mainland property by the BC SPCA on Aug. 16, 2023. (BC SPCA photo)