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B.C. waives tuition for youth from foster care but could do better, says advocate

B.C. waives tuition for youth from foster care but could do better, says advocate

Province could look to Florida or Connecticut for ideas on how to help former kids in care
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BC Hydro proposes one per cent rate cut, followed by hikes

BC Hydro proposes one per cent rate cut, followed by hikes

A one per cent rate cut next year would be followed by increases in 2021 and 2023
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Update: RCMP investigating xenophobic rant in Richmond parking lot (Video)

Update: RCMP investigating xenophobic rant in Richmond parking lot (Video)

A troubling video of a woman yelling at a Chinese immigrant to “Go back to China where you belong” in the parking lot of a Richmond grocery store went viral on Chinese social media Friday afternoon.
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Burnaby food app Fantuan will now run errands for you. Cool

Burnaby food app Fantuan will now run errands for you. Cool

With the app running in cities across Canada, Fantuan is also in Seattle and set to open in New York and Los Angeles in September
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Richmond bus stop memorial ad censored with newspaper

Richmond bus stop memorial ad censored with newspaper

A memorial advertisement for the 30 th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre was recently defaced with newspaper. According to transit user Karen Felix, the electronic ad had been running for about three weeks at the No.
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How Vancouver’s first Chinese accountant faced racism to help hundreds

How Vancouver’s first Chinese accountant faced racism to help hundreds

Bing Wong, Vancouver's first Chinese accountant, dies at 95
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Richmond crepe restaurant offered free meals to rally protesters

Richmond crepe restaurant offered free meals to rally protesters

“I love China; I love Hong Kong” was the secret password at a local crepe restaurant on Alexandra Road last Saturday.
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Rise in impaired driving arrests attributed to stepped-up enforcement, say police

Over the last five years, total impaired driving violations are up 33.2% in Coquitlam, 2.3% in Port Coquitlam and 28.4% in Port Moody, according to Statistics Canada data
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Richmond SPCA says it's been overrun with cats and kittens. Can you adopt one?

Richmond SPCA says it's been overrun with cats and kittens. Can you adopt one?

It may be the dogs days of summer, but it’s cats and kittens who are urgently needing homes, according to the BC SPCA.
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Canada-wide chicken recall after possible listeria contamination

Canada-wide chicken recall after possible listeria contamination

Two popular chicken products are being recalled from the marketplace Canada-wide due to a possible listeria contamination. The food recall warning was issued on Aug.
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