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Mental wellness: Stay engaged to fight anxiety

Mental wellness: Stay engaged to fight anxiety

Physically distancing and self-isolating — hunkering down at home in your safe space — have been effective tools in flattening the curve of COVID-19 cases in B.C.
Surrey taxpayers foot $39M bill for cancelled LRT line; SkyTrain extension questioned

Surrey taxpayers foot $39M bill for cancelled LRT line; SkyTrain extension questioned

With little in the tank, Surrey will need to find $9.3 million cash
Photos: Thousands gather for peaceful anti-racism protest in Vancouver

Photos: Thousands gather for peaceful anti-racism protest in Vancouver

Protesters gathered Sunday evening in downtown Vancouver to speak up about racial injustice and the recent death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer.
Showers, sun in Richmond forecast this week

Showers, sun in Richmond forecast this week

This week will have a rainy start with a couple days of showers in the forecast before the sun returns on Wednesday.
Feelings of loss, desperation grow; advocates urge easing of visits to care homes

Feelings of loss, desperation grow; advocates urge easing of visits to care homes

When 86-year-old Don Malcolm tried to reach through the glass window of his seniors’ home to his wife on the other side, it was almost too painful to bear for her.
British Columbians can now receive air quality alerts via text

British Columbians can now receive air quality alerts via text

British Columbians concerned about air quality can now sign up to get real-time advisories by text.
IIO investigating incident in Tsawwassen

IIO investigating incident in Tsawwassen

The Independent Investigations Office has been called to Tsawwassen to investigate an incident on Saturday. The IIO, B.C.’s police watchdog agency, said more details would be released later in the day.
Point Roberts residents start petition to get border restrictions eased

Point Roberts residents start petition to get border restrictions eased

Point Roberts residents have started an online petition to increase the list of essential reasons to cross the border during the COVID-19 pandemic. A petition on change.
Chinese community at ‘tipping point,’ says Richmond-based Mental Wellness Association

Chinese community at ‘tipping point,’ says Richmond-based Mental Wellness Association

The seemingly never-ending pandemic, combined with a spike in hate crimes targeting Asians has pushed some people in the Chinese community already struggling with mental health to “the tipping point,” said Ahlay Chin, founder of Richmond-based Commun
B.C. man says temperature-taking for COVID-19 is discriminatory, experts weigh in

B.C. man says temperature-taking for COVID-19 is discriminatory, experts weigh in

"The more you actually understand this virus, the more you begin to know that temperature-taking is not effective at all," said Canada's top doctor, Dr. Theresa Tam.