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$50 for paper towels? Beware these Craigslist deals that play on COVID-19 panic

$50 for paper towels? Beware these Craigslist deals that play on COVID-19 panic

Sellers on Craigslist are offering paper towels 'that can be used as toilet paper' and masks that may or may not be out of date
Richmond religious schools express 'fear' over Highway to Heaven changes

Richmond religious schools express 'fear' over Highway to Heaven changes

Richmond City Coun. Harold Steves said he doesn't want the world-renowned Highway to Heaven to become a Highway of Schools. But a proposal to stop any more schools from being built on the No.
Victims of domestic, sexual violence to get paid leave

Victims of domestic, sexual violence to get paid leave

The provincial government has introduced new legislation allowing victims of domestic or sexual violence up to five days of paid leave.
Emergency Support Services finds new home in New West – and needs volunteers

Emergency Support Services finds new home in New West – and needs volunteers

Emergency Support Services is in need of volunteers to help out their fellow citizens.
Paralyzed by targeted shooting, Vancouver boxer returns to the ring

Paralyzed by targeted shooting, Vancouver boxer returns to the ring

Bullets knocked Leo Sammarelli down, but it didn’t kill his passion for the sport
Updated: Richmond Hospital parking nets $1.2 million a year

Updated: Richmond Hospital parking nets $1.2 million a year

Richmond city council will ask the province and Vancouver Coastal Health to have two hours of free parking at hospitals across B.C. They are also asking for a system whereby patrons pay as they leave, to cut down on stress caused by pay parking.
A rare disease and an uncommon resilience

A rare disease and an uncommon resilience

She was a patient without a diagnosis. From the spring of 2016 to that winter, Emily Chan bounced from the neurology department to the psychiatric department and back again as health-care professionals applied the right cure to the wrong disease.
No impact on pool reconstruction from lawsuit: City of Richmond

No impact on pool reconstruction from lawsuit: City of Richmond

The reconstruction of the aquatic centre at Minoru Park is “on schedule” said the City of Richmond – three years after it was originally supposed to open.
Missing New West woman in video footage obtained by police

Missing New West woman in video footage obtained by police

Missing New West woman Nirla Sharma appeared in video footage from the day she disappeared, but not the footage widely shared by news organizations earlier this week, according to New West police.
Burnaby backs call for free contraceptives for women

Burnaby backs call for free contraceptives for women

Burnaby city council is backing a growing movement calling for the province to offer free prescription contraceptives to women. The push is coming from AccessBC, a group fighting for free access to prescription contraceptives.