Maple Ridge man has been missing since Saturday night

Lawrence Nadessan, 44, was last seen on Oct. 24 at 11:30 p.m. in Maple Ridge.
Cameras saw him leaving home, not dressed for the weather

Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate after defeating the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 to win the baseball World Series in Game 6 Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

L.A. Dodgers beat Rays 3-1 to win 1st World Series title since 1988
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Seven-year-old Aaliyah Rosa was found dead in an apartment in Langley in July. (Langley Advance Times files)

Child’s body cold, no pulse: Off-duty cop testifies in Langley mother’s murder trial

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People march during a climate strike in Montreal, Friday, Sept. 27, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

Judge rejects 15 youths’ climate change lawsuit against Canadian government
A woman walks through check in at WestJet at Pearson International airport during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

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It’s been eight years since Gordon Spencer (pictured), and cousin, ‘Lil’ Bruce Mayo, were gunned down in a home in Langley, and Spencer’s widow is hoping someone who knows something will step up (file)

Eight years on and still no answers in Langley double murder
Open-concept plans include huge kitchen islands meant for eating, entertaining or just hanging out together.

Spectacular views and nature’s wonderland await you at this new Maple Ridge development

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    The voting station mimicked a real voting station in Nicole Choi’s classroom at Chilliwack middle school on Oct. 22, 2020, where students had to show their ID (student cards), be checked off a list, and mark a secret ballot behind a screen. (Jessica Peters/ Chilliwack Progress)

    B.C. students choose NDP majority in mock election

    More than 90,000 youth took part in school-based election process

    Chilliwack-Kent MLA Laurie Throness watches the results on election night. The ex-Liberal’s tumultuous campaign and the narrow margin for victory ahead of the mail-in ballot count leaves the future of the riding’s seat in limbo for at least the next week. (Facebook/Laurie Throness)

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    Langley resident Shaun Nugent, who died in 2019 shortly after he saved a swimmer from drowning, has been awarded a posthumous medal for bravery by the Royal Canadian Humane Association (Courtesy Nugent family)

    Langley man who died after saving swimmer receives posthumous medal for bravery

    Shaun Nugent rescued woman from Hayward Lake near Mission in July of 2019

    Washington State Department of Agriculture workers, wearing protective suits and working vacuumed a nest of Asian giant hornets from a tree Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020, in Blaine, Wash. Scientists in Washington state discovered the first nest earlier in the week of so-called murder hornets in the United States and worked to wipe it out Saturday morning to protect native honeybees. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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    Calum, Hunter, and Joel were all selected for scholarships with NCAA schools in the United States. (Special to THE NEWS)

    Three Ridge Meadows Burrards earn U.S. lacrosse scholarships for 2021

    Calum Munro, Hunter Meyer and Joel McCormick will take their talents down south

    The ‘new normal’ for hockey parents in Chilliwack and elsewhere in B.C., watching their kids from outside of the arena due to COVID-19 protocols. (Submitted photo)

    Chilliwack hockey parents petition to be let back in the arena

    Refused access due to pandemic protocols, parents are now applying pressure to loosen the rules

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    Carolyn and Steve Touhey came across a pod of humpback whales while on their boat Sunday, Oct. 25. Photo supplied

    VIDEO: Boaters encounter pod of humpbacks in Georgia Strait

    Pod spotted between Comox and Texada Island

    Tristan Kennedy, and his mom Naya, proudly displaying their joke book - A Reason to Smile. (Special to THE NEWS)

    Pitt Meadows boy turns funny quarantine pastime into joke book

    Tristan Kennedy, 5, placed wisecrack signs at the end of his driveway for 155 straight days

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    Graphic on promo material for Best Buy Canada’s Tech Wonderland event.

    Drive-through ‘Tech Wonderland’ coming to PNE site a few weeks before Christmas

    Best Buy Canada-backed ‘holiday’ event to raise money for charity

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    FILE - This Monday, Sept. 28, 2020, file photo, shows as logo of a smartphone app TikTok on a user post on a smartphone screen in Tokyo. Canadian e-commerce platform Shopify said Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020, it’s made a deal with TikTok enabling merchants to create “shoppable” video ads that drive customers to online stores. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)

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    ByteDance, the Beijing-based company that owns TikTok, already runs a thriving social media marketplace

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    Kamloops area wine industry sees record year

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          The not-for-profit Christopherson House welcomes individuals and couples

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