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Amy Soranno and Nick Schafer spoke outside the Abbotsford Law Courts prior to sentencing on Oct. 12, 2022. They are now appealing their sentence. (Jessica Peters/Black Press Media)

Court hears sentencing appeal for 2 Abbotsford hog-farm protesters

Amy Soranno and Nick Schafer of Kelowna seek reduction of 30-day jail term

 

Investigators on scene in 2022 after Nicholas Ball’s body was discovered in a vacant lot on 208th Street. (Langley Advance Times files)

Langley crossbow killer found guilty of manslaughter, not second-degree murder

Court convicted on a lesser charge with verdict rendered Wednesday, May 29

 

Paige Courtney Howse had a sentencing hearing for one charge of manslaughter at the Vernon Law Courts Friday, May 17, 2024. (Black Press file photo)

Crown seeks 7-9 year jail sentence for Vernon manslaughter of Kelowna woman

Paige Courtney Howse previously pleaded guilty of manslaughter in the death of Kelowna woman Alishia Lemp

 

YouTuber Phil Dong of Abbotsford has been ordered to pay $350,000 in a defamation lawsuit. (Screenshot from YouTube)

Abbotsford YouTuber ordered to pay $350K for defaming business

Judge rules that Phil Dong was ‘relentless’ in his online attacks

YouTuber Phil Dong of Abbotsford has been ordered to pay $350,000 in a defamation lawsuit. (Screenshot from YouTube)
Kathleen Mosa, former executive director of Wilma’s Transition Society, is being sued by the society for misappropriation. Mosa looks at Housing Minister Ahmed Hussen in this file shot at an affordable housing announcement in Chilliwack on Thursday, July 28, 2022. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress file)

Mother, daughter sued by Chilliwack society for misappropriating $1.4M

Kathleen Mosa, Erin Mosa ‘fraudulently, wrongfully, and secretly’ spent society money, claim says

Kathleen Mosa, former executive director of Wilma’s Transition Society, is being sued by the society for misappropriation. Mosa looks at Housing Minister Ahmed Hussen in this file shot at an affordable housing announcement in Chilliwack on Thursday, July 28, 2022. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress file)
Summations began Thursday, April 18, in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver for the trial of Paris Jayanne Laroche, 28, charged with murder and interfering with a dead body. (News Bulletin file photo)

As trial closes, defence says abuse led B.C. woman to kill ex with hammer

Counsel for Paris Jayanne Laroche, 28, Crown begin summations in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver

Summations began Thursday, April 18, in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver for the trial of Paris Jayanne Laroche, 28, charged with murder and interfering with a dead body. (News Bulletin file photo)
Golden retriever puppies in the North Okanagan in 2022. B.C. courts have changed how they handle pet ownership during separations and divorces, and a recent ruling concerned a couple’s pet retriever. (BCSPCA photo)

B.C. judge orders shared custody of golden retriever as couple splits

Case is one of first under new legislation that makes pets more than property

Golden retriever puppies in the North Okanagan in 2022. B.C. courts have changed how they handle pet ownership during separations and divorces, and a recent ruling concerned a couple’s pet retriever. (BCSPCA photo)
Chilliwack physiotherapist Sanjay Amrutkar handed a one-year conditional sentence order, and 11 months probation for inappropriate touching that met the criteria of sexual assault in 2019. (LinkedIn)

No jail time for Chilliwack physiotherapist in sexual assault case

Judge hands down 12-month conditional sentence for inappropriate touching, 11 months probation

Chilliwack physiotherapist Sanjay Amrutkar handed a one-year conditional sentence order, and 11 months probation for inappropriate touching that met the criteria of sexual assault in 2019. (LinkedIn)
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)
B.C. Supreme Court and Court of Appeal in Vancouver. (Darryl Dyck/Canadian Press)

Murder trial of Nanaimo woman adjourned as police interview new witness

Paris Jayanne Laroche, 28, on trial in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver for murder of Sidney Mantee

B.C. Supreme Court and Court of Appeal in Vancouver. (Darryl Dyck/Canadian Press)
Campbell River, B.C., Courthouse. Photo by Alistair Taylor/Campbell River Mirror

B.C. woman accused of coughing on grocery worker during pandemic acquitted

B.C. Supreme Court Justice allows appeal, quashes conviction in Campbell River case

Campbell River, B.C., Courthouse. Photo by Alistair Taylor/Campbell River Mirror
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)
A court battle over the value of a 32-acre site in the ALR has resulted in the Township of Langley paying another $2.8 million to the owners – but not the many millions more they had sought. (Langley Advance Times files)

Langley Township must pay $2.8 million more for future park site: judge

Owners went to court over price after expropriation in 2017

A court battle over the value of a 32-acre site in the ALR has resulted in the Township of Langley paying another $2.8 million to the owners – but not the many millions more they had sought. (Langley Advance Times files)
David Sampson wears a T-shirt in honour of his great niece, Kendra Samson, who died on Dec. 20, 2021. (Monica Lamb-Yorski photo - Williams Lake Tribune)

Communities come together as youth murder trial wraps up in Williams Lake

Indigenous community members focus on support, healing for all families involved in tragedy

David Sampson wears a T-shirt in honour of his great niece, Kendra Samson, who died on Dec. 20, 2021. (Monica Lamb-Yorski photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
Elders for Ancient Forests along with people declaring themselves “land defenders” take part in a peace circle along a logging road in the Fairy Creek logging area near Port Renfrew, on Oct. 5, 2021. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward)

B.C. logging company launches lawsuit against Fairy Creek protesters

Teal Cedar takes legal action over alleged conspiracy and obstruction in forest protest

Elders for Ancient Forests along with people declaring themselves “land defenders” take part in a peace circle along a logging road in the Fairy Creek logging area near Port Renfrew, on Oct. 5, 2021. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward)
Elisha Bonnis sits in a treed area on her sister’s property on the Sunshine Coast on Nov. 29, 2023. She says it is one spot where she is able to find some peace. (Jane Skrypnek/Black Press Media)

She sought justice for sexual assault. B.C.’s judge shortage became her battle.

Delays in civil justice system forcing one woman to go one-on-one against the man she says raped her

Elisha Bonnis sits in a treed area on her sister’s property on the Sunshine Coast on Nov. 29, 2023. She says it is one spot where she is able to find some peace. (Jane Skrypnek/Black Press Media)
BC Supreme Court in New Westminster. (Black Press Media files)

Langley man accused of $2.4 million fraud from his employer

A bookkeeper for a Vancouver carpet store is facing a lawsuit

BC Supreme Court in New Westminster. (Black Press Media files)
Alfonso Tejero, 56, smiles posing in front of two motorcycles. (Facebook/ Moira Collie)

Sobbing driver helped from B.C. courtroom, gets 10 days for ‘risky’ fatal pass

Erika Gebhardt overcome after sentencing connected to the death of Alfonso Tejero near Hope

Alfonso Tejero, 56, smiles posing in front of two motorcycles. (Facebook/ Moira Collie)
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)
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)