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B.C. family loses $12,000 through TikTok after daughter buys virtual coins for likes

B.C. family loses $12,000 through TikTok after daughter buys virtual coins for likes

TikTok gives users the ability to pay real money to purchase virtual coins, which are then exchanged for likes and follows from well-known TikTok stars; the 12-year-old spent so much money she had managed to get the fourth most followed TikTok user, at the time, to follow her videos.
Daylight Saving Time ends this Sunday

Daylight Saving Time ends this Sunday

Everyone is reminded to turn their clocks back one hour before they go to sleep on Saturday night as Daylight Saving Time ends this weekend. Most smartphones and computers will automatically change, but don’t forget your microwaves or manual clocks.
Three Metro employees dismissed following fatal Cleveland Dam incident

Three Metro employees dismissed following fatal Cleveland Dam incident

Metro Vancouver says three staff have been dismissed for their role in the Oct. 1 sudden release of water from the Cleveland Dam that left a North Vancouver father and son dead.
Plans for additional security underway when Sea to Sky Gondola reopens in the spring

Plans for additional security underway when Sea to Sky Gondola reopens in the spring

Technical Safety BC report confirms gondola cable deliberately cut, no issue with the integrity of the operating equipment
New report questions Trans Mountain expansion’s ‘Asian markets’ rationale

New report questions Trans Mountain expansion’s ‘Asian markets’ rationale

A new study is questioning one of the central rationales for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project — that it would allow Canada to fetch a fair price for its oil.
35 new COVID-19 cases detected in Richmond in past week

35 new COVID-19 cases detected in Richmond in past week

The BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) reported there are 397 cases of COVID-19 in Richmond. This is up from 362 last week, an increase of 35 cases across the city.
BCCDC offers tips on Halloween safety

BCCDC offers tips on Halloween safety

The BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) is urging all ghouls and goblins to keep safe this Halloween by following some basic COVID-19 safety tips when celebrating.
Update: Synthetic drug labs dismantled at three Richmond locations

Update: Synthetic drug labs dismantled at three Richmond locations

Search warrants were performed at three Richmond locations involving suspected synthetic drug production on Wednesday afternoon. Police said the warrants were part of an eight-month targeted investigation that is still ongoing. Sgt.
Deadline looms to restore infilled ditch in east Richmond

Deadline looms to restore infilled ditch in east Richmond

The deadline for a property owner to pull down an illegally built wall and restore a ditch in east Richmond is Friday 5 p.m. If it’s not done by then, the City of Richmond will schedule a city crew to do the work at the expense of the owners.
Video: Watch drone footage of Vancouver police clearing Oppenheimer Park in 2019

Video: Watch drone footage of Vancouver police clearing Oppenheimer Park in 2019

Drone footage released under Freedom of Information and Privacy Act