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Lottery dreams realized for Delta winner

Lottery dreams realized for Delta winner

Delta’s Jolene Keith just moved into a new home with her husband, and will be able to pay off her mortgage a whole lot quicker after she matched five numbers to win Daily Grand’s secondary prize in the April 20, 2020 draw .
YVR airport will trim 30% of workforce with suppressed travel in 2020: union

YVR airport will trim 30% of workforce with suppressed travel in 2020: union

The union representing workers at the Vancouver Airport Authority says its workforce will be reduced by 25-30% in the coming weeks, following negotiations that will address voluntary buyouts and early retirement offers.
Vancouver Airport Authority announces workforce reduction

Vancouver Airport Authority announces workforce reduction

The Vancouver Airport Authority (VAA) announced they are reducing their workforce as the number of passengers continues to plummet at YVR because of COVID-19.
Ten per cent of VCH COVID-19 cases in Richmond

Ten per cent of VCH COVID-19 cases in Richmond

About 10 per cent of COVID-19 cases in Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) have been in Richmond, according to Dr. Mark Lysyshyn, deputy chief medical health officer for the health authority.
‘We were shocked:’ Owner of Richmond property where trees illegally cut down speaks out

‘We were shocked:’ Owner of Richmond property where trees illegally cut down speaks out

The owner of a Richmond property that faced backlash from neighbours over the illegal cutting down of two trees told the Richmond News he had nothing to do with the incident – which he calls “heinous” – and regrets that it happened.
Multiple cougar attacks on dogs reported

Multiple cougar attacks on dogs reported

There have been a string of cougar attacks on dogs this spring on the southern Sunshine Coast, and conservation officers have destroyed one cougar in Gibsons after it was deemed a risk to the public.
B.C. students unlikely to fully return to classrooms until September: Premier

B.C. students unlikely to fully return to classrooms until September: Premier

It’s unlikely that B.C. students will return to school “as they know it” before September, Prime Minister John Horgan said Wednesday. However, Horgan said that some students could be returning to classrooms before then.
Richmond MP calls for more face-to-face time in Parliament

Richmond MP calls for more face-to-face time in Parliament

Steveston-Richmond East member of Parliament Kenny Chiu wants more face-to-face meetings in Parliament – albeit with proper social distancing.
Patient turns into donor

Patient turns into donor

Ladner's Jerry Glubisz is donating plasma in COVID-19 clinical trial
Richmond’s birth tourism hubs untouchable: MLA

Richmond’s birth tourism hubs untouchable: MLA

There’s not much that can be done when it comes to businesses linked to birth tourism, according to Richmond-Queensborough MLA Jas Johal – particularly if those companies have all their paperwork in place.