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Voter registration deadline looming for B.C. election

Voter registration deadline looming for B.C. election

The deadline to register to vote in the Oct. 24 provincial election is looming. Elections BC says voter registration by phone and online closes Saturday, September 26.
Chef kept $500,000 slots win secret from wife for two days

Chef kept $500,000 slots win secret from wife for two days

A chef was so unconvinced he’d won more than half a million dollars on the online slots that he simply went to bed – and then off camping for the weekend. Heat Laliberte completely dismissed the idea that he had won $584,201.
ICE says Hootsuite hasn’t formally dropped controversial contract

ICE says Hootsuite hasn’t formally dropped controversial contract

Vancouver tech company was facing backlash from employees for signing a deal with controversial American law enforcement agency
COVID-19 case confirmed at Canada Post processing centre in Richmond

COVID-19 case confirmed at Canada Post processing centre in Richmond

An employee at the Canada Post processing centre in Richmond has tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement, the corporation says it was notified of the positive test on Thursday.
Highest weekly number of Richmond COVID-19 cases

Highest weekly number of Richmond COVID-19 cases

There have been 36 new COVID-19 cases detected in Richmond in the past week (Sept. 17-24), bringing the total to 255 since the beginning of the pandemic.
Update: Missing elderly Richmond man found safe

Update: Missing elderly Richmond man found safe

An elderly Richmond man, reported missing on Thursday afternoon, has been found safe and well. Earlier in the day, Richmond RCMP had asked the public's help to find Freddy Mesa Sanabia, who has dementia and was last seen at 11:30 a.m.
Expanding Richmond’s at-home business rules a ‘slippery slope:’ Mayor

Expanding Richmond’s at-home business rules a ‘slippery slope:’ Mayor

Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie says expanding at-home business rules would set the city on a “slippery slope.” Brodie was commenting on Coun.
Richmond’s responsive neighbourhood small grant offered a second time

Richmond’s responsive neighbourhood small grant offered a second time

A second round of applications for Richmond’s annual Neighbourhood Small Grant program has opened this year to help connect the community during COVID-19.
Richmond school board asks for delay of controversial test

Richmond school board asks for delay of controversial test

The Richmond Board of Education will ask the ministry for a delay in the Foundational Skills Assessment (FSA), scheduled to start around Thanksgiving.
Pharmacist fined $20,000, suspended for ethics violations

Pharmacist fined $20,000, suspended for ethics violations

B.C. regulator cites “egregious breach of trust”