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A fire broke out on Mitchell Island in Richmond Monday afternoon. Matt Blair, who was passing by, said the lumber plant was on fire with flames visible from Knight Street Bridge.

Fairchild TV, a Richmond-based Chinese language media organization, has faced backlash after airing a coronavirus-related news clip over the weekend.

Council committee votes unanimously to shut down most City of Richmond facilities

An accident has traffic on Bridgeport Road blocked both ways west of Shell Road. Traffic reports are advising avoiding the area from both directions for the time being.

All three North Shore mountains shut down as of Monday evening

The ever-expanding global COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak has now led to Canada closing its borders to foreigners (American citizens excluded), but experts note that Ottawa’s call to keep trade open makes sense in the bid to balance Canadians’ health a

Downtown Eastside task force responding to low-income residents

Due to developments over the weekend regarding the coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19), Spul’u’kwuks elementary – which is on an alternative calendar – will close for spring break as of Tuesday, more than two weeks ahead of schedule.

It will look 15 per cent brighter and seven per cent bigger than a regular full moon

Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) and Trinity Western University (TWU), both with campuses in Richmond, are joining other post-secondary institutions across the Lower Mainland in suspending in-person classes March 16 to 18.