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YVR firefighters serve pancake breakfast to support burn fund

YVR firefighters serve pancake breakfast to support burn fund

YVR Fire & Rescue has raised more than $35,000 in 10 years for the burn fund.
RCMP dog handler not guilty of excessive force for arrest caught on camera

RCMP dog handler not guilty of excessive force for arrest caught on camera

Cst. Joshua Grafton had been facing one count each of assault, assault with a weapon and obstruction of justice from an early-morning Feb. 18, 2016, arrest of two men caught driving a stolen pickup truck.
Meet Alexander: Richmond Animal Shelter's Pet of the Week

Meet Alexander: Richmond Animal Shelter's Pet of the Week

Alexander overcame a difficult life on the streets
Calgary couple loses $5,400 in Metro Vancouver rental scam

Calgary couple loses $5,400 in Metro Vancouver rental scam

The Better Business Bureau is warning the public to look out for potential rental scams
B.C. grandfather returns to find Shuswap home ravaged by wildfire

B.C. grandfather returns to find Shuswap home ravaged by wildfire

BC Wildfire Service says this wildfire "probably rivals any fire event that humans have witnessed in B.C. in a wildland fire setting."
Coastal Renaissance ferry expected to be out of service until at least mid-October

Coastal Renaissance ferry expected to be out of service until at least mid-October

Warranties have expired on the 16-year-old B.C. Ferries vessel, one of three Coastal-class ferries built in Germany.
Wildfire smoke can damage the brain long after flames are extinguished, research says

Wildfire smoke can damage the brain long after flames are extinguished, research says

Several researchers have started looking into how fine particulate matter from wildfire smoke can enter the body and travel to the brain.
B.C. nurse cited for dispensing incorrect fentanyl dosages

B.C. nurse cited for dispensing incorrect fentanyl dosages

Mohammed Ghasemi Chaleshtari allegedly dispensed incorrect transdermal fentanyl to two clients.
Fire tornado captured sweeping across B.C. lake

Fire tornado captured sweeping across B.C. lake

The BC Wildfire Service published a video of a fire tornado spotted last week north of Pemberton, B.C., at the Downton Lake wildfire.
Letters: Time to slow down near schools in Richmond

Letters: Time to slow down near schools in Richmond

A Richmond News reader has some advice for drivers as the new school year approaches