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New Canada Post stamp honours first Indigenous woman to lead a Canadian government

New Canada Post stamp honours first Indigenous woman to lead a Canadian government

Canada Post says in a statement Cournoyea is known for the unwavering vision, work ethic and heart that have guided her fight for Indigenous self-determination and Inuit empowerment.
Video/photos: Massive house fire in Richmond neighbourhood

Video/photos: Massive house fire in Richmond neighbourhood

Four fire trucks and an ambulance raced to the scene of the blaze. Seven people now homeless
Letters: Puzzled by reverse racism claim in Richmond

Letters: Puzzled by reverse racism claim in Richmond

A Richmond News reader isn't too happy with a fellow reader's assertion that he was being racially targeted as a Caucasian
Video: Railing collapse sends fans crashing into fighter's entourage at Vancouver UFC event

Video: Railing collapse sends fans crashing into fighter's entourage at Vancouver UFC event

No one was injured in the incident
Cleared: Crash, traffic lights out in Richmond City Centre on Sunday

Cleared: Crash, traffic lights out in Richmond City Centre on Sunday

Four-way stop procedure is in effect.
Destination Canada marketing increasingly to focus on roads between West Coast and Alberta

Destination Canada marketing increasingly to focus on roads between West Coast and Alberta

Move dovetails with Destination British Columbia's previously stated priority
Affordable housing solution is ‘right in front of us’

Affordable housing solution is ‘right in front of us’

Canada’s largest landlord says manufactured home parks hold the solution to soaring rental and housing costs – and are also ripe for investors
Six-month re-referral requirement for specialists to be scrapped

Six-month re-referral requirement for specialists to be scrapped

Patients won’t need to ask their family doctor for a new referral after six months to see a specialist for the same condition, starting July 1
U.S. border towns still wait on buyers from B.C., as Vancouver shopping buses vanish

U.S. border towns still wait on buyers from B.C., as Vancouver shopping buses vanish

Cross-border shopping buses filled with Chinese and Korean Canadian consumers were once ubiquitous outside Washington state malls, but they have all-but disappeared from the commercial landscape, dealing a heavy blow to border-town businesses.
Ottawa girl, 12, becomes youngest university graduate in Canadian history

Ottawa girl, 12, becomes youngest university graduate in Canadian history

OTTAWA — Anthaea-Grace Patricia Dennis has become the youngest person in Canadian history to graduate from university.